The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-12-30
Rock Creek.

Rock Creek.
Christmas has come and gone
many little hearts have been made to
beat with joy. The pleasant remem-
berances of the Christmas tree will re-
main fresh in their minds for many
days to come.
We had Christmas tree at our
school house, conducted by Mr.. w. l..
Jacoby, our teacher, and we considered
it a success in every respect. Mr..
Jacoby deserves great credit for trying
as he did to make the evening pleas
ant one to all. The remark made, in
our hearing, in lola, by man of in
fluence that the selection made for the
school by the teacher assisted by Mr..
and Mrs. Miles Fisher and Mrs. Giles
pie, was one of the most sensible that
he had sold for the holiday. In this
matter the ladies deserve their share of
credit for the manner in which the
house was decorated. The vocal
music was good and the instrumental
music, as it came rolling forth from
MIR. BaXley's organ, played by Miss
Nettie English, was splendid, and we
think that all present will agree that
the people Of Rock Creek had a pleas
ant time and will never regret the lit
tie time and means that it took to
make pleasant evening to all pres
ent. We were glad to see lola repre-
sented; although the names We did
not know yet the faces we recognized.
We noticed Prof. Clendening and Mr..
Harry H. Jones, from Usage township.
We hope, friends, you enjoyed your
selves come again.
Mr.. and Mrs. BaXley held reunion
of their family relatives at their home
on Christmas day. Those that gather
ed around their we'll filled Christmas
board were thirteen children, six boys
and seven girls, also twenty-One
grandchildren, two sOns-in-law, Mr..
Merchant. of lola, mechanic, and
Mr.. Sigler, acting as clerk in some of
the departments of the Wichita Road,
aAl one daughter-in-law, making in
all 80 persons. There has never been
a death in this family, and but very
little sickness Of any kind, and thus it
was an unbroken number that gather
ed abound the board prepared by Mr..
and Mrs. Baxley. Is there another
family in Allen county or even in the
State who can gather around them as
large Il family as this and then look
back over the past and say with these
old folks that the hand of death has
never been laid upon them? We
think that cases of this kind are rare.
We must congratulate the head Of this
family that he has been so highly
and that they have been per-
mitted to spend these 56 years of their
lives 50 pleasantly and now as old age
comes on they are blessed with this
interesting family OF children and
to comfort them in their
years. We hope their f;lmi-
ly may all live to be useful men and
and that Mr.. and Mrs. BaXley
may live to see many happy Christ
mas days.
We are sorry TO announce the death
of the babe of Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph
Wenzel, which passed away on Christ
mas eve. 1t suffered great deal but
it is now at rest. We extend our SYM
pathy to the bereaved family and say
to them to trust in Christ their Savior
and they will meet their little babe
where sorrows never come and parting
Is no more.
One more harp is tuned in heaven.
Mingling with the angels fair;
Ifyour hearts to Christ are given
You shall meet your baby there.
We are requested by Mr.. and Mrs.
Wenzel to extend to the friends of the
family their thanks for services rem
iered during the aff1iction, also to Mr..
w. L. Jacoby and school for the man
ner in which they showed forth their
for the bereaved family.
Rock CREEK.