The Iola Register from Iola, Kansas • Page 1

PURCHASE BUn-DlNQ ON flHE EAST SIDE OF THE WU IDD STORY will Remodel it and it Into a Lodge Halland Club The Bulldlnfl Was Purchaeed of L. L. Northnip Who Came Into PonesA- ion of it About a Year Ago. lola Aerie of the Fraternal Order of Bogies has purclisiscd of L. L.

the Kauffnian building on ihk east side of tlic square and by It and adding another liiory will convert it into a lodge hall and cliib rooms while the first story wni still be rented for store room purposes. llbebuilding wili cost the Eagles This includes two lots on West stOats, lots 4 and 5 in block 71, which torn in on the deal. The purchase was consuniatcd Inst evening -when the Aerie held its regular session. L. L.

Northrup purchased the building from the Kauffman estate something over a year ago. The Eagles will spend a good deal of money converting the building in- t6 a lodge home. It will be unncccs- ssiry to malcG any change on the first fiqor which will still be rented. The siacoDd etory is now divided into office rooms. These offices arc occupied by Judge E.

G. Hough's justice court, J. B. Goslvorn's law office. Ferguson's dnd Ira Fuller's ofQcee.

This story will be converted club rooms which will be among tbo finest in the state when coiiiplci- od. The third floor, which will be added will bo used for the lodco hall. Tbo building purchased is a modern one and when the proposed iniprove- misuts are made it will make a splendid home for the order. The lola Aerie of F. O.

E. was organized something over four years ago. It had a small beginning but it has grown rapidly, the increase in membership within the past Ing been particularly rapid. It now has a ipembership of nearly 300. The order has not only srrown in numbers but it has prospered financinlly until It has a very robust bank account.

The Ewigles have for a year or two been anxious to have a home of their awn. It was no small undertaking and a number of properties were fig- oui Then they succcedt'd in coming, to satisfactory terms with Mr. Jforthrup for the Kauffman building within a few montlis will have headquarters which will be a credit to order. tiEYIIfANT KANSAS SOUTHERN jlela Feople Tell Why the Electric Line Would be a Good Thing. T.

B. SHAN.NOX: "Yc E. it wauM be a great thing for lula. For iui.iance, wben there is a big day here like there- was Monday, it niians that everybody for miles around will, conic to lola. In other words.

It would roakr I.ii;i bub for the country for miliii uhuut. Just such on ma IXJS Angeles what she is. men and capltaliits wore cuntiuual- ly pushing the electric lines around about the city and thus kept feeding It with trade, etc. The roa.l in just what we want." J- FRANK TRAVIS: "The road ought to built for the reason that lola is the metropolis of this section of the country. It is generally conceded that the stores and other business jBSts compare favorably with that in "cities of thirty or forty thousand people.

This means that lola is a busi- center when people for miles aRKpid want the best of anything, Okoyi come to lola. They come here beeanse they can get what tlifey aad' npt have to take what they can geJL- are a Let us take OD all the features." C. B. NEWTON: "When capitalists vjfslt lola and see electric lines run- idns out of loia, even if business was not very lively, they would say this is thie place for us to Invest our money for lola has strings on the comifiunity for miles around. Some of the nearby cities might grow a little faster, but in the eqd they will contribute more tD lola than they will take away." Claude Culbcrtoon: "The Southern Electric is all right.

It will Join the country people and the nearby cities so closely to us that wo will all be one city. lola will gain imnionsily by having the road." CHANUTE IN THEJIKER CLASS The High Schooi Football Team Calls Off a Game Which They Promised to Play With tola. The Chanute high schwl foot ball boys are j)ikers. The boys speak the word more in sorrow than anger but it must be said. Channto lias call od off game schcdiilvci with local cloven.

Some weeks WIKH tiio approachinc season vas far enough in tlic future for Cliauuto tci think it had a cbanro of putting an victorious team in' the field an-: years defeats at the hands, and ieet. of loia by a score of 4 4 to 0, wa.s deeply burled in the past that It l.ad In a measure i'. muster(1 up courage to arrange a same with ola. Monday Harry Hanna, manager of the Chanute hish school cloven, ami iomo of the othor wore in visit to scene of form er defeat recalled unhappy mcniorios and Inspired dread. any rate thoy tancolled the InIa It is under stood that Chanute hopes by arranging a Echoduleof jianios witli c'liM ron's elevens, to win vonio vlrtoiks.

The diii intlniafo tliat lato In 'jie season whon his ok-von l)o como hardrnod uj) a lulslit venture to take a wiiii lola. SERVING SQUABS IN lOLA Bird is a Pigeon That Would Grew up if Given a Chance But No Such Opportunity is Given. Snualn; ur -j the (cj) line feature at the IcadtuK restaurants just now. A dquab is a bird which if given a chance would grow up and be a pigeon But it isn't given a chanco.Scarccly has it broken out of the shell and fairly stretched iiselt. than ruthless hands tear it away from its doting mamma.

It meets an untimely death at the hands of the executioner. It shows up nicely browned on toast and each one makes a tcmptins morsel. W. H. Wei 13, 01 Colony, has for several years raised equals and has built up nice business.

Heretofore he has been marketing them in Kansas City exclr.sively, but yesterday the Our Way a consisiiuient from him. NO UBOR BUSINESS The First Business in Police Court I for Four Days Was Transacted this MorP.ing. The astostnitn: of the customary Ine fo." iiitosication in police court his morning was tiie firot bit cf grist has conjf from that judicial mill in four day.s. Day. witii of brought no to Nor was there llie cu.sioniary attjnnath of on the cold, gray dawn of tin inoni Ing LOCAL NEWS.

DH. HKTLMUN: ''The Souths have tbe effect of tak- away lola. and! It nirill lutTe the effect bf -iglTing as Jffitofcij It iBOcb to the L. I'. HarncK to darnelt thi.s aftf-rnoon on buniness.

Mrs. Oakley went to Ottawa this afternoon to visit her Mrs. G. of 427 North Cottonwood went to Colony this afternoon for a short visit. L.

V. Orton, of Humboldt Is in town today. Deputy Sheriff Noyc-s returned from Humboldt today. Mr. and Mrs.

Taggart of Gas City went to Ottawa today to visit Mrs. J. R. Rhodes returned to Humboldt this afternoon after a short visit with Mrs. A.

Pruitt, 411 South State street. A. M. Finleyson, went to Joplln today to enter the empioy of the Union Brick Works there. Mrs.

J. Anderson returned to Colony today after a short visit here. Mrs. C. E.

Newton went to Emporia this alternoon to visit friends. Miss Martha Fisher returned to Kan sas City today after a visit with her Ijnother Mrs. Donald at 815 North MAIN EVENT OF GRAND ARIVIY ENCAMPMENT TOOK PLACE THIS MORNING. UNSJIS im PUCE III LIKL ParaUe Was a Long One and Many of These Who Marched Were Ex hausted When End Was Others Were Compelled to Drop Out of Line. Uiuver, Sept.

main the Giand cucanip'incnt y.iii; grand parade today. Many wore exhausted when end was and many others, by age, f-jll out of thy line lonj; Loforo tlie journey was rouiplot od. The- column formation for the was as follows: of mounted George W. Cook band and druip Marshal. ('ol.

(Jto. K. Handolpli ami 'oiiHnandor-in John U. Kiag. Chief of Staff ,1.

.1. nior Vice Commander C. W. Fat n. Surgeon tlem ral W.

R. King. J. E. Oilman.

Vice Commander E. 11. Still iUf'Ts. General (). I.

Ctiaplain In Chief J. H. Hradfon! Color bcan-rs. A toncT l(. liolconil).

Executive comlmlteo council of ail General T. D. Col. S. C.

Col. W. Colilus "lenl. J. Ilersey.

W. H. Arm Col. J. C.

Winans. Genera' ('e'orge W. Cook, of Denver (xocutive committee. National of Civil War Musicians, drum and fife corps. Disabled national officors in car riairos.

The various state dopartment.i in the following order: Illinois, Wiscon sin. Pennsylvania. Ohio. New York. Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jor Maine.

California and Nevada. Rhode Islanfl. New Hampshire. Vor iiont. Potomac.

Micliivan. Iowa. Indiana Kansas. Delav.aro. Mitmesota.

Mis Oregon. Kentucky. Vir vrinia. South Wasiiinuion. New Mexico, Ttnn os see.

Louisiana and Jlississippi, Texas, Montana, Idaho. or gia, Alabaraii. North Iiuii.ir. Territory, Oklahoma, aiiri Wyoming. Boarding House and Paraphernalia Destroyed by Fire.

Wallace, Idaho, Sept. catAing from forest fires three miles from Mullin, have destroyed the board Ing bouse, bunks and tents at Snowstorm mine and threatened the ore bins. Forest fires cast of here are raging with undue fury and are destroying hundreds of acres of timber. FEVER REPORT FAVORABLE The Mosquito Theory Is Said to Be a Succecs. Now Orleans, Sept.

the exception of Lake Provlilencc and Tallu lah, in Northern Louisiana, the yellow fever reports froni both city and country appear favorable in character. there are many evidences of the success of the mosquito theory, the most conapicious of which is the fact that the list of new cases for the preceding twenty-four hours there is not a single one from the original area of infection. THE CHOLERA REPORT. New Case Found at Deaths in Prussia. Hamburg, Sept.

case of cholera the third up to date, was found today in the heart of tho business district here. Bromberg, Prussia, Sept. death from cholera each here and at Posen, three new cases, and one death at Maricnwerder arc reported, add cholera Berlin Sept. official bulletin says thirteen new cases of cholera and two deaths were reported during the hours ending at noon INVESTIGATINGJJFE INSURANCE Former Governor Black of New York Addresses Committes. WAS A RELATIVE OF WITTE Young Russian Shot a Girl and Then Killed Himself.

St. Petersburg. Sept. sensation has boon caused at Moscow by flu Kuicide ot Madam Witto's nephew, Khotinsky. shot a rirl throurrti heart anil then turned the revolv- cro himself.

SOLDIERS WERE KILLED Dkck Tov.n" District of Baku on Start Trouble. St. Petersburg. Sop', from. today, say tha' iho'ijluek Town" district of that city is still burning.

I'hore is also trouble at fial- akhan.Bibiebat. Nomani and Saliunto. The losses amount to miliious of roubles. Baku is overhuns with a danse cloud of smoke and tlie flames the burning buildings illuminated the city all night long. It is alleged the disorders were started by the who.

disguised soi'llers, fired on the Russians and Tartars. St. Pet.Tsburg, Sept. police today raided a private house in Vas sily Ostroff quarter, broke up a secret meeting, arrested twenty-one participants and seized a cf arms and revolutionary proclamations. St.Petersburg.

Sept. advices from Klspinoff say thait street fighting continues there. The roughs are sacking Jewish shops. killing nrany inmates. It is snid more th a score of soldiers have been killed.

New York, Sept. Gov- -nor Frank Ulack, of this state, ap- ')ointcd as counsel for the Eijuitable (Jfe Assurance was before tlie joint I roinmltteo today, the committee conmienced Its nvesllgatlon of life insurance con lit ion in this Before the liear- iig opt iKiI Black said: "We" have nothing to conceal and 10 one to protect. Wc scok no legal vcimicalitifs to evade answering any Wo will aid in every way progress of- iiupiiry." Paul D. -Cravath was present in the aterost cf Thomas F. Ryan and W.

C. rullivcr attended as counsel for panics Hazon Hyde. Senator in outlining the of inv.ostigation will not bo to punish inybody for wrong doing in past to get at all of the salient feat- modern insurance business, so IS to to the next 4n adequate law that will not only irotect tho policy holders in all life companies, but will likewise the insurance company man- 'i from abuse at the hands of lesigning persons. As most insurance ompanies are mutual in theory, wc hall endeavor to pa.ss a law that will ompol them mutual in fact." Scvcrol of tho members of the York Life Insurance company who had subpocnactl, appeared before the committee as did also several officers who were not summoned. Dr.

Salmon Resigns. Washington. Sept. David F. Salmon, chief of the bureau of animal Industry, department of agriculture, has tendered his resignation effective immediately the appointment of successor.

The resignation was accepted, effect ive first, it was announced later. The resignation was made public by Secretary Wilson, but he declined to state whether the severance Is due to the charges filed recently against Salmon, of which the doctor was exonerated. FELL INTO HOT SPRING. Miss Fannie Wicks Dies as Result of Visit to Yellowstone Park. Livingston, Sept.

6. Fannie Wicks, aged 22, of Washington D. C. died today from the effect of falling into a boiling spring in Yel lowstonePark several ago. While viewing the geyser play she stepped backward and fell into the hot spring.

Her body was literally cooked from the waist dowB. She died after suf- fermg intense agony. John Heath wa3 in the city today to his home in Coyville. Mrs. W.

IL Woodward returned to Chanute today after a visit with J. H. Hufford at 832 East street. ARE SORE PUBLIC MEETING HELD TODAY WHICH DENOUNCED THE PEACE AGREEMENT. IRE SERIOOS BRT lOT IINeilll Resolutions Declare the Nation Tried to Stop the Gathering But Their Action Met With Such Vigorous Protest That They Discreetly Stepped TO TEST DRAINAGE LAW Tokio, Sept.

first turbu lenco of popular anger over the terms of peace with Russia took place to day. A mass mcetmg to protest acainst tho action of the government was called to take place at a park but the metropoliton police closed the gates and attempted to prevent the assemblage. The muncipality protested against the action of the police and finally the gates were thrown open and large crowds gathered and voted in favor of resolutions declaring the nation humiliated and denouncing the terms upon which the treaty of peace was arranged. The crowd was serious IJ its conduct, rather than angry, and the police handled it discreetly. Boston Sept.

and those of his party who came here last night were at breakfast today of the Nanlwa Dining Club, an asso ciation of local Japanese merchants of this city. Later the party visited Harvard university. Tiie party will leave for Now York this afternoon. PortHmuoth. Sept.

and thi Russian ntlssion departed today for New York. Those of the Japanese entourage, who did not go with Ko mura last night, also left today. Eacl. was given a hearty sendoff. Oyster Bay.

Sept. Konuir: and Takahira. the Jap.anes' peace plenipotentiaries It was an nounced today by Secretary Loob wii lunch with the president next Satur lay. The same evening Mr. Witte anc Baron De Rosen will dine at Sagamon Hill.

Telegrams were received yes terday by tho president from Baron oKmura and from Mr. Witt3 anr Baron Rosen announcing the signinr tiu; peace treaty between Russir. nnd Japan. FOUGHT TWO BATTLES Ja-s Annoi-nce the Killing of On-: Hundred and Thirty Russians. Tokio.

Sept 2. (noon, delayed if rauKr official report an aouncevi the complete and crushinp lofoat of liio remnant of the Russiai forces, aftci- five hour.s' of seven fighting at Naibutu, on the west coas of tho Island of Sakhalin. The Rus killed numbered loO. Casualtie: of the Japanese wore slight. St.

Petoritjurg, Sept. ing to lOmporor Nicljiolan under jf Soptori ported that tlie Jap started to road and coniiiionced ral LInevUch meso Septemljoi along Manlari! coniitructlng cn trenchmonts but retired after mee' ing the Russian artill (jral al.so reported ar cicnt by several of cav.lry and artiller: in North Korea September 3. but th result was not anno be sent off in the di; -2ror. fire. The gen offensive move (meed in time patch to the em Railroads Object to Cutting AVdRiy Their Embankmoits.

Topeka, Sept. warranto prq ccedings backed apparently by thei railroads interested here were filed day in the supreme court for the por pose of testing the validity of tbs statcdrainage law, under which author ity dykes are being built In the KaH valley to protect the country trom inundation. The railways are flghi ing the law because tho directors of tho drainage districts are trying t6 compel them to cut out some of embankments which obstnict the chan ncl of the stream. Roads centerioM In Kansas City, Kansas especially Interested. NO ANSWER YET Sultan So Far Has Paid No At tcntion to French Ultimatum.

Parls.Sept.- government still awaits word from Fez, regarding the Sultan's answer to the French ultimatum to Morocco, the time limit of which expired yesterday. It is the firm intention of ine ministers to enforce redress without reference to outside influences. VOTE AGAINST PROTECTION. Mrs. Wadman who nas been visiting friends at 512 North Washington loft today for her home in Mollne.

anglish Labor Unions Think It Would Be Detrimental to Them. London, Sept. attitude ot abor towards Joseph Chamberlain's iscal policy was emphatically attest 'd by a vote at todays session of tfie rados union congress which is holding is annual meeting at Hanley. By a ote roprosenting 1.253,000 members 2C.000, the congress or free trade, asserting that "Any dfe- larture therefrom would be detriment to the interests the working dasses upon whom the of pro- oction would press most heavily." ANGiOLA WINS Charter Oak Stake Goes to With Zephyr a Close Second. Harford, Sept finil loat and race for the Charter Oak take of ten thousand dollars was ttdb ly -Angiola; Zephyr was second.

Nor nan third and Glenwood fourth, rime 4 COURT MARITAL? "he Termination of tho Taggart Cat May Be Followed by Court. Martial. Wasiiingotn, Sept. The war der Is awaiting the Taggart divorce suit now in pro "Mi at Woostf Olilo, before Tg to take military action in the itc. General whose name fau ecn drawn into the case, has od formal charges against Taggart, nd a recommendation has boon made tho general staff by the proper rs that an inspector be detailed a thorough examination of the ostlmnn.v.

The general staff has sus- 'ondcd action upon the until the terniination of the suit. it undoubtedly will be approved nd upon the report to be submitted vill hinge the department 's decision to there shall be cpnrt lartial proceedings and whether or ot only Captain Taggart but other Jlcors whose names have been drawn ito tho case shall be placed on trial. LOCAL NEWS. H. Thompson returned last night rom Garnett where he was called on -3gal business.

Mrs. Thomas Boats was caBed to. White City today by the death of her iiothcr, Mrs. Williams. W.

T. Steele went to Humboldt to- lay to remain for the initiation trf a da.ss of six into the Woodmen of the there tonight. and Mrs. S. C.

Lyman of 625 iouth street, left this raoming for Wichita where they will take chatge )f a Free Methodist Mission school G. V. Ray returned to Ft, Scott to- lay after a short business trip here. O. U.

Wood returned to Ft. Scott today after a short business visit in the city. Mr. and Mrs. E.

O. Buell returned to Yates Center after a short vlptt here with friends. Mr. and Mrs. C.

G. Pearies returned to Strong City, Kansas today after a short visit with Wm. Vasslnger at 211' South Oak. WORKMEN today tearing the sign boards and clearing away the rubbish at the Sleeper block In order that the masons may begin at once the repair of the old building destroyed by fire a few years ago. The structure jrill merely oe repaired and rebuilt with no additions whatever.

Contractor Biclcford 'will do the onry work. ELLSWORTH, the prisoner at the county Jafi whtf recently gave signs of insanity was quite sick laM night. The confinement seems to ef feet him both physically and mentally. The officials at the jail fear that he may lose his mind entirely if be I.S kept in jail much His for the stealing of the Douglas team In Jul comes up this month..