The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-05-09
COUNTY NOTES.
FROM REGISTER REPORTERS.
What is Being Done Throughout the
County-Events and Gossip
CT the Week.
Usage Notes.

Nuw am ready to take it all back. Yes, this
snow storm has taken all the stuling and starch
oHt of this spring. | can't praise our country
any more on account of its salubrious, early
springs No, sir! just think of two day in
ctssant showing the 2lst and 22nd of April 1t
gets away with anything tlat ever saw in this
state for sixteen years, that being the time that
have resided here. Gonseberries, cRrrants,
pears, plums and cherries all out IN bloom and
leaf and vcred it'll snow it does look very
odd When was in Utah we thou.h hit nothing
of snow like this in April, May or June
saw big snow storm as late the 22nd day
ofJune in tn spring of lSti, and the 18th and
18th of June in 1855. But a big snow storm in
Southern Kansas to fall on vegetation and
cats and corn that is spearing through the
ground makes me want to sell out and get fur
Their south. Yes, ifyou see anyone that wants
. to buy a good, well watered and timberel farm
please send them to me- our ranch is for sale
from now 1t is in good shape to make big
money on as | have lots of tame grasses just
nicely started and growing.
| have been scattering timothy, clover and
blue grass seed all spring for the widow and il
l. all doing nicely" l think this is a splendid
season for sowing tame grasses.
Cook Il Erwin, proprietors of the Blue Mound
Nursery. met with sad loss the other night.
The lightning struck their dwelling and burned
the house and most of the contents and left the
two families and twenty hands out of doors in
the night, and it was raining all the while.
Rather damp, don't you think?
Well, the racket has broke out again about
our Fort Scott Il Topeka railroad. hear the
Conn any are getting ready to commence work
SION. They say mo foolshness this time, hut
business Ii seems to strike me very forci-
bly, that lola could do a big thing for herself by
looking up this talked of road from Rich Hill
Humboldt is making still hunt for this road.
and will try to get it and have it cross the
Wichita at or near LaIIarpe and make that the
county seat of Allen county. These are facts
t. the best of my knowledge.
Prospects for all kinds of fruit. excepting
peaches, are splendid yes, plumbs, cherries,
crab and other apples, aud all kinds Of small
fruits never was better. The trees and shrubs
are loaded with bloom.
To-day is a splendid day for young geese and
ducks, so far as wet weather goes.
My neighbor a MIR. Slusher, has bought the
Riggs farm, laying west of Joe Beatty's. Call
on Geo. A Bowlus for further particulars.
Mr.. Editor, am anxious t. know who are
the prominent men for the legislature this fall.
1 think Usage Is entitled to the man, and If We
are We want to begin to look around and see
who is best qualified to represent us skill
fully and honestly next winter at Topeka.
Now, in case we get the new railroad from
Fort Scott to Topeka, We will build another
good town over our way this season. The town
will he apt to be located either in Bourbon or
Lynn counties and will make good town and a
grand opening for business houses for there are
lots of people in our vicinity to be supplied.
aud although Moran, Bronson and Blue Mound
10 us lots Of good. one more burg right in
our midst will catch good trade In all branch
of business.
I want to ask the public few political ques-
lions the residential election this fall. Iwant
q Republican elected. "why ?" asks my Dem
"cratic friend. Because want our present f.
nsncial policy carried on one more term. or four
more years. Our finances are just as good as
want them and the Republican party made all
the land grants and want that party to
strafghten all the crooks up and set this trUub-
ted land question Alright and satisfactory with |
and for people all over the United States /; yes,
and adhere to the tariff question so that the |
southern states can get start in the manufact- |
griug business. Yes, they need protection just |
as much as the North and East ever did. 1
want to See them get 1t and have the benefit for |
3 term of four, or eight years, if necessary.
The people never have seen such prosper |
',us times since can recollect they have ell |
joyed In 1855 and 1874. and will the same for |
fpur ears more if We will only elect Repub- |
lican president this fall.
1t is raining and the prospects for lots Of wet |
weather this spring are good. II seems as
-hough when it does rain 1t pours. think the
rain master has lost his plug or water stopper,
and am afraid that he will fool around and
1t the water all run out too early in the season.
The farmers were brought TO a stand-still In
clanting corn this week, it being too wet, and
The prospects now are he can it'll stand, 80 far
any kind Of farming goes. j. NJ. Davis
sold me Saturday that from OTTAWA, north to
KANSAS City, farmers had not planted any yet,
hat they We're behind with their work in all
res, ects. L. q. Gilbert was up to Kansas
City last week. He says this part of Kansas Is
ahead, and it Is good enough for luckey; that