The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-21
Allen Center Articles.

The weather is getting too hot again
for news Rev. Ault preached fol
us last Sunday. His next appointment
is in two weeks....... Several of the lit.
tie folks round about here are havin.
the whOoping-cOugh at present writing
........At the annual school meeting
last Thursday Leroy Runyan was
elected to succeed J. Il. Treadway us
clerk.........Miss Ida Marley will teach
our fall and winter term OF school, com
mencing Sept. 14th.. The Elm town
ship democrats held their primary at
Elm Dale school house last Saturday
evening, and elected the foilowin" dele.
gates to the county conventions: David
Morrison. ~. Fitzpatrick, Chas. Cole
L. Robcrtshaw, j. Stewart and Leroy
Runyan....... We are going out to Il
charivari tonight and if we have good
success we will tell you of it when we
get back: SO until then, adieu. = :
Now it came to pass that one Law
renee, surnamed Hardesty, had no
strong aversion tOgetting married. IN
deed, quite the opposite seems to have
been his thoughts and feelings on the
| subject: and 80 when he found "kin-
dred spirit" who was, willing to embark
| with him upon the placid waters of the
vast sea of matrimony, to share with
him the joys and sorrows of married
life, it WAS not long before he was
weighed in the balance and found
wanting''-a preacher. The preacher,
too, was "found wanting" a job of that
kind, and for stipulated sum, not
named in the premises, the knot was
in1 fN fIn Lot So g., N
concerned. All this Oh Monday night.
On Tuesday night there was mighty
gathering of the various clans at the
residence of Mr.. J.P. Remsburg. There
was 1.-THE celebrated Elm Creek Drum
Corps, consisting Of one snare drum and
two flies; the drums presided over by
"Cousin Soberly," while the flies were
handled by IA Teacher" and "Oid
Captain Blowliard." The Rose Hill
Brass Band was out in force and lent
its power and influence to the occasion.
1t consisted of one tin dinner horn,
ably governed by VIM. Myer. But
probably the most important and i'm
pressive of all the different troupes
cOngregated there was that of the Bell
Ringers. the troupe is modification
of the old Swiss Bell Ringers who used
to travel through the country and at
tract SO much attention; and if the
truth must be told, its members are
hardly rs skillfil in the use of the bells
as the Swiss were; but what was lack
ing in skill was more than accounted
for by the superabundance of noise. !
After the Captains which were to have |
arriven, had arrOven," the company
took up its line of march to the resi- |
dence of Mr.. Stafford, where the bride |
and groom were supposed to be. "Not
a drum was heard" not tune-or-a
note as the company slowly and steal
thily approached the house wherein
were the objects of their nocturnal Wis
it. AS soon,-or rather sooner,-as they
had arranged themselves around the
house the voice Of the bridegroom was
heard through the stiffness of the night
saying, "Let 'em rattle, boys" and
the music begun. But
where was OEr Rose Hill Band? and
where was William then? Just rs we
passed the door the third time he gave
'ent to its pent up music i'm blast so
Ong and loud that the neighboringI
Hills and valleys re-ec!ioed long the I
ounds. just then Lawrence came to
he door and said, "Come on in, boys"
Ind We did, and after pie and clke,
music and congratulations, left for our !
everal homes satisfied that We had $
one our duty, and also left the impress c
ion in the neighborhood that
Though Fourth OF July comes once a year. n
There's many noiser time, we fear" s
,.oNNY Ben. IS