The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-11

we have seen elsewhere this year. Al
though torn i'm Allen county we bad
never before set foot i'm Usage town.
shin. and must say that.we were sur
prised at the beauty of the landscape
and the fertility of the .oil. Certain
ly no section Of Kansas can furnish a
handsomer farming country or more
prosperous neighborhoOsl, and it Is not
to be wondered AT that every one you
meet there should, as our good friend
expresses it, '.feel good and happy"
w. A. Scott's house, on Washing
ton avenue, had narrow escape nom
fire last Sunday morning. While the
family were at breakfast the wood box
sitting near the stove in the kitchen
caught fire. The door between the
kitchen and dining room was closed
and the fire had run up the lathing
and into the roof before it was diseov-
cred. The alarm was Immediately
given and i'm q few minutes q large
crowd of men were on the grounds
working actively to put out the flames
! Their efforts were successful after
about half an hour, and the house was
only damaged to the extent perhaps,
of 500. There was no insurance. lt
was certainly a narrow escape as tile
house was very dry and quite breeze
was blowing. In addition to the DAM
age done to the house, Mr.. Scott had an
oyercoat ruined and some bed clothes
badly damaged. The usual number OF
unaccountable things, always done at
a fire by some well meaning but ex-
cited person, were done, such as the
tearing off of window aud door screens,
the knocking out of windows, DO, dc.
One of the most am using things per-
haps was done by lady who picked
up a small glass dish with little but |
ter i'm it and carried it carefully across
the street to one of the neighbOrs, ask
ing them to please take care oft. The
great majority, however, of those who
offered their services acted with good
sense and judgment anil it is due to
their prompt and energetic work that |
the fire was checked with so little
damage.
Mr.. Harvey Winchester, of CARLYLE,
reports quite lively "bull fight" at
his house one day last week. Some of
Capt. Christians cattle, which were
being driven past his place, broke into
the field. The driver followed them,
and succeeded in getting all Of them
out but one yearling steer. This one
ran into fenced lot where a young
son of Mr.. Winchester was standing.
The painting and Infatuated animal
made lunge at the boy striking him
about the breast, knocking him sew
eral feet. Mr.. Winchester then pick
ed up rail and as the steer rushed at
him struck it over the head. The rail
was rotten, however, and broke with
out hurting the animal or impeding
his progress. Mr.. Winchester drop
ped the rail and caught him by the
horns but he was near wood pile and
and fell with the beast on top
of him. Other parties bad arrived by
this time who succeeded in driving the
steer away. Mr.. Winches-
ter got up and started for the house,
but sank down just as he reached 1t,
with a terrible pain i'm his breast and
spine. The boy that had been hurt
was carried to the house where he lay
for several hours in "a semi-uncon-
scious condition, moaning with pain.
DIR. Fulton was sent for, but before he
arrived the boy had gone to sleep, and
upon examination the doctor decided
that he was not seriously injured.
Mr., Winchester was found to have
sustained a severe wrench of the neck,
having had it nearly broken in fact,
and that he was quite severely hurt in
the region of his heart. When he call
ed on us Mr.. Winchester was still
complaining of a soreness in his neck
and was suffering from palpitation of
the heart, but thought that nothing
serious or permanent would result
from it. The boy has fully recovered.
The affair was certainly serious one
and might have resulted fatally.