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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-27
Allen Center Articles.


Guess we'll write some items once again and
see IL we can get to send them in time for pub
LEGATION.
A friend hands us the following: One of Mr..
Remsburg's boys declared he saw the ground
hog come out from under railroad tie the
other day, and few m ,ments afterwards saw
Mr.. Swinney crawling out of the ditch at the
foot of the hill into which he had suddenly gone
sled fashion.
Colds seem to be an epidemic at present and
several persons have been very sick in conse-
quence. Several of Mr.. Thompson's family,
some of Mr.. Crowell's, Mr.. Snyder's and Mr..
Brister's have been about the worst.
Moving time is almost here and several
changes will be made in this neighborhood.
Greeley Rinehart moves onto the HOagland
place, ID. f. Thompson moves on the place he
vacate,. The place now occupied by Thomp-
son will be occupied by the person who bought
1t of Mr.. Burtis. We do not know where Saml
Wheeler will go, but Ed. Wilson moves onto
the place at present occupied by him.
Mr.. Lemaster has been very sick the past
week.
Mary Remsburg has closed her school and is
now at home.
MIR. Crowell is putting up a frame Darn on MS
premises size 22x2s feet.
Allen Center lyceum last Friday evening W as
the best we have had this winter. 1t looks
like we might be getting back some of our old
time vim and by the time our lyceum closes for
the season will feel that our society this winter
has not been in vain. The following officers
were elected for the term next ensuing pres
ident Leroy Bunyan, vice president j. I.
Tredway, secaetary Ada Nash, treasurer ID.
ii. Morrison. There will be debate Saturday
evening on the subject, 'sShould Women be
| Allowed to Vote?'' Mr.. Tredway, being a
married man, will open the discussion with the
declaration that they should, while Leroy Run
yam, being single and consequently
not AFRAID of having his hair pulled
will do his best to convince the audi
ence and honorable judges" that there is nc
very pressing need present for their vote.
Rosa Nash was out from town to attend the
literary Friday evening.
Rev. Swartz breaches next Sunday evening
Rev. E. S. Miller preached last Sunday even
| ing.
Give lis rest on the snow business.
| BoNNY Ben.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-27

ing and shipping corn merely for the fun Of the
thing, think this IL primo facie evidence that
corn should command better prices In Moran
than 1t does But, as said before, we do not
blame our buyers.
The Moran public school will give an enter
tainment in the near future, the proceeds to be
used in the purchase of q school bell
George Stricken has moved into the Bainim
property.
We have alittle.post Office war on..our hands.
The contestants are ID. B. Higgins and r. Daw-
son. ''Whoop Ter, up boys; the longest pole
knocks the persimmon.
Prof Adams informs me that the public
school entertainment will be given on Friday
evening, March 9Th; all are invited.
J. G. Norton informs me that they have FORM
ed shooting club and ordered their balls. The
shoot Saturday was success.
Mr. Cofrman is confined to his room with
rheumatism.
Post Office petitions on all corners and some
times between corners
Mr.. s. c. Warner has bought thoroughbred
Hereford bull This is business. PENCIL.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-27
Elm Leaves.

Elm A68Ve0s
We have had SO long aud severe winter that
all autumn leaves have quite faded, but still we
can recognize the beautiful among the faded; SO
George tn ught when he asked to see Lizzie
home, while Lew was waiting at the door.
Pleasant Prairie school district have organic
ed spelling class to meet once week for mu-
tual benefit. President, r. L. Manley; vice.
president, Lennie Lowe; secretary, Charles
Baker, We wish 1t success and benefit to all.
Mr.. Heath has rented a farm six miles north
west of lola and will soon be moving. We wish
him prosperity.
A. Paske and family will also soon be leaving
us for England. We hope to get as good neigh
Dor in his stead.
Many farmers here are making extensive
preparations for fencing in the spring This
does not indicate that they are leagures; oh, no
they are not.
j. w. Edwards is preparing to build stabling,
machine shed, etc.
Messrs. Baker and Smith were called to visit
the school house this morning to witness the
work of tramps supposed to De- The stove was
broken in pieces, coal scattered around, and
window and door open. wonder If they are
second or third class Please ask the lola tramp
to define them. Where is the best place to keep
such people until work comes In the spring.
Miss Bell Weaver is visiting at Edwards.
The loais of furniture taken from Moran Sat-
urday indicates something unusual going on.
Z. Paske has bought a fine span Of horses and
outfit.
Mr.. Sickely sold his hay at $50 in the stack
Mr.. II. Crigler will conduct his farm on the
rented plan this year. Mr.. JonstOn Is the hap
Ply tenant.
Mr.. Hendricks is dead and I fear our r. r.
station is alsn. UN0.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-27
FROM THE WORLDS FAIR.

l am receiving frequent letters
thanking me for the letters 1 am writ
ing and hereby reply to YOU that it
pleases me to know that I am adding
anything to the pleasure of others and
to the common fund of human knowl-
edge. lam not writing for pay nor
getting any except good wishes, which
1 appreciate and will try to spare the
time and trouble to write more. The
spring is really coming on here as the
maple and elm seeds are already near
ly grown and the trees are beginning
to swell their buds. By this l mea n
the trees that cast their leaves in the
fall, for there are many that are ever
green. Your zero weather of last week
was felt here in little frost, for one or
two nights and damp, chilly days.
The two "Allen county apples" that
arrived last week, are in the room adj
joining this, and seem to keep pretty
we'll in this climate. I think they are
not only the biggest but the lovliest
apples at the Exposition. We have an
ear of corn in the state display that
rather beats the visitors. 1t is %
inches long and well proportioned.
There is one in the Colorado exhibit
too, but visitors often say when they
see ours that "the big. ear in Colorado
is larger but it is made by hand and
the Kansas ear is not" But l know
that lady in Chanute grew that ear
of Kansas corn in her house without
rain or irrigation within less than a
week. Everybody seems pleased with
the Kansas display, but 1 know that
it might have been made better with
little different management. Had
the money expended on the state dis
play of fruit been turned over to the
State Horticultural Society, as the
Commissioner was asked to do, it
would have been much better and cost
less. But L do hope that the unwise
action of Mr.. Bacon in regard to the
jeff Davis parade will not prevent the
legislature from making further ap-
preparation to enable the management
here to carry out the origInalintention
of the exhibit. was an eye witness
to the whole thing. and when saw
our commissioner holding one of Jeff's
arms and Beauregard the other, and es-
corting him to the seat of honor in the
music hall, I feltindignant. But it was
mistake with good intent 1 know.
Let this blunder not be charged to the
Southern people for it was gotten up
by three or four block-headed commits
sioners who thought they were doing
smart thing. The people here treat
us with respect and in every way the
best they know how.
Yesterday was through the exhib-
it of the U. S. Life Saving Service.
There is an Island, large and COM
plete house, such as is used on the
lakes and sea; it is fully equipped
with boats and all other apparatus for
assisting those who are wrecked.
There is life-boat, built in the strong
est manner for plunge through the
breakers and over rough seas. 1t is
SO arranged that if capsized it will
right itself, as the keel is made of
wrought iron, and then bale all the
water through number of valves
fixed in holes through the bottom.
This seems strange but it is true, that
the motion Of the boat will pump the
water through these valves down.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-27
keep warm !!
By buying your stove wood of ADAMS Il FISHER
Lawrence & worst's old stand.
DRY STOVE WOOD,

Cut any length delivered to any part Of
the city.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-27
Carlyle Correspondence.

Those that love cold days and snow are sure
ly pleased.
Mr.. Dean has bought the house and lot at the
post Office where Mr.. Shrek lives and intends
to move into 1t as soon as the weather will per-
nit. Mr. Shrek and family will move to Col
ony; they will be greatly missed at Carlyle,
especially by the young men.
A dinner given by Thomas and William We
zie was enjoyed by friends last week.
Trial Winchester is improving worry slowly.
The entertainment at Maple Grove on last
Friday evening was well attended and all were
pleased with the performance. o. SEE.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-27
lola coILEcTloN AGENCY.

Par js.cundd est, but how can you
have il unless you pay what you owe.
The war is inevitable ana let II come.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-27

and by and by. how sweet. we will get that
long coveted cents.
We were over to Bronson the other day and
found the business men feeling good and still
selling lots Of cheap goods. The Weir folks
are closing their entire stock. We felt lone
some in not seeing the genial face Of Hairy
Evans at the old stand; but friends must part
SO good by Harry. PILGRIM.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-14
!. ]. RosEMAN AND THE COWBOYS.

A few lines in the EAGLE, "cow punchers
wanted, might ordinarily be very innocent
in itself to the casual observer but it turns
out that the COW "punchers," good word.
no doubt among the Kiowas, have got on
their ear and want back certain big Ameri-
can dollars bowed in on r j. Roseman, an
employment agent, for procuring situations.
Roseman has been keeping an employment
agency at the Sedgwick house and the be-
fore mentioned ad brought together certain
men who wanted employment,on applying to
Roseman he stated that he had authority to
employ one hundred men, but exacted the
fee He had also authorized the kerby
agency to procure men, which he did to the
number of twelve. On these twelve men
enrolled at this agency the money was
turned over to Roseman. Yesterday morn
ing it became noised around that the enroll
ment of these men was a fraud, and the men
to the number of twenty congregated at the
two agencies clammoring for their
money to be paid back. Roseman
claimed that the thing was all regulur and
he would see that the thing was made all
satisfactory. But the whole day passed and
the men did not see him, and they became
very angry as some Of them had been on
expenses for several days. They appealed
to the county attorney for writ but for
some reason none was issued. Late in the
evening Roseman WIS cornered on the
street and promised to refund the money in
the morning. The case Is liable to go into
the courts yet, and we defer further state
ments until it is more fully made known.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-14
EPISCOPAL LAWN FESTIVAL.

An EAGLE reporter dropped into the Epis-
copal lawn grounds Wednesday night on the
occasion of one of the Ladies Guild enter
tainments and found the most excellent con-
gregation of that church and a number OF
other ladies and gentlemen present making
up very appreciative audience. The re-
freshments were feature in the entertain
ment, and the programme was arranged
with some very choice selections.
The entertainment opened with an over
ture, Heineway, by Miss Baldwin and was
well received.
Panel Pictures, "The Lilly" by Miss
Niederlander; "The Rose," by Miss Ssppen-
field, we're each interesting and artistically
arranged. Duet, "When night comes DER
the Plain" also, "Ava Maria" were rem
dered BY Miss Wadsworth and Prof. Moore
with a good deal of musical talent and was
received with favor by the assemblsge.
Longfellows children by Rector Edson's
little girls; The Angel, Miss Niederlander:
st. Agnes, Miss Cora Parsons; The
Yelled Vestal, by Geneva Jocelyn,
were superb in conception and
were the interesting scenes Of the even
ing, the conception was quite worthy of the
ladies who conceived and executed them.
Violin solo-"Carnival of Venice" Pag-
ami, by Prof Wolf was rare musical treat
and performed with talent that an apprecia-
tive audience could admire.
On the whole the entertainment was by all
admitted to be rare treat and with ices and
cool surroun dings and intellectual! converse
the evening passed happily away.
The ladies of the guild who gave
this pleasant entertainment and
to whom is due unbounded
praise for the rare taste of arrangement are:
Mesdames Jocelyn, Pratt, Evans, Jackson,
Buckner. Ennis, Oliver and Cogdell. The
funds &c to aid in the repairs and enlarge
ment of their church, now in course of COM
pletion. Mr.. Edison also lakes great inter-
est in the work so nobly entered into by the
ladies of his church and displays his energy
and application to his pastoral duties.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-14

The Rock Island and Pacific are arrapg
ing for an excursion from Kansas City Il
Coifax Springs, Iowa, to start August 81
Round trip ten dollars, good for ten days
These springs have become famous on 90
count Of their medicinal qualities, more par.
ticularly are they noted for the cure OF
rheumatism. kidney and liver complaints
They have now . national reputation FOL
their curative qualities. The first Of Sep.
tsmber 10 the time for Kansas people to seek
cooler chimes and escape what is really the
most unpleasant month Of the year. The
hotel facilities are extensive and various with
prices to suit all classes. We consider this
. rare opportunity for those who need rest,
Is the cost will be but triAe compared
with the benefits to be derived from q trip OF
that kind. There seems to be no doubt but
that the water Of these springs have abso-
lutely cured great number of people Of
distressing ailments. Parties contemplating
making trip can make no wiser or better
selection than to Colfax Springs, Iowa.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-14

KNoMAx, August II, rs.

| AS0AASp NAoBd 49, ~
To the Editor of the Eagle.
The day has been hot and this evening
was sultry and not breath Of air stirring
but at this hour, $50 p. m. we are having
splendid shower with prospects Of more rair
before morning.
There is what Is called circus in towr
to-day. Tho only parade upon the street'
was the band and that only compared fav'
orably with the circus lemonade.
Everybody should remember Billy Ker.
sands Ministries Friday night and attend al
Almonds opera house. You will be pleased
and get your moneys worth. It will be the
entertainment of the season.
Tomorrow Il the day Get apart
for grand search for the body
ofyoung Crumley. The article in to-day's
EAGLE has bestirred the whole town, and
the general remarks from nearly everybody
is that the nail was hit sc,are on the head.
viii it do any good!s
A match to shocsn MY glass balls has been
made between A. F. Washburn and G. A.
Bogsrdus, to take place It the fair grounds
tomorrow, for 500 q. ode. Wsshburn to
use . shotgun and Boeardus ride Bets
are in favor Of Washburn winning. -
The change OF time Of the Wichita &
Western IN some respects is good one, but
il deprivcs US of the EAGLE until o'clock
instead Of 2 o'clock in the afternoon, as
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-14
BURNED BY oAsoLlNs.

A most distressing, and a. now reported, q
fatal gasoline accident occurred at No.
Gil east Central avenue, near the Santa Fe
railway, at 3 o'clock yesterday, in which
Miss Emma Shepherd, "a yean old, was
frightfully burned. se3SeA
The particulars obtained BY an EAGLE
reporter, who was on the spot within half
an hour after the accident are as follows:
Mrs. Shepherd, wife of Mr.. T. ]. Shepherd,
began to Gil the reservoir of gasoline stove
in the kitchen, having the gasoline IN q
pitcher. The burner IL somewhat defective
and the light cannot be entirely shut of:
The family were all in the room but none
can tell exactly whether some of the gaso-
line spsttered or dropped from the pitcher
on the blaze or whether the heated pipes
caused the fluid to explode. At any
rate it exploded and that In the
pitcher ignited and burned Mrs. Shepherds
hands, upon which she threw the pitcher
upon the floor. The burning fluid blazed
all over the floor and caught Emma's dress
whereupon she ran out upon the street.
Mrs. Shepherd ran into the front room. All
the family were excited and nobody knew
the girl was on fire. Mr.. Shepherd set
about extinguishing the flames in the house
and his father-in-law came in from the barn
to assist him. On gong out after more
water the burning girl was seen and both
men rushed to her rescue and tore the burn
ing clothes from her body sustaining fright
full burning Of their own hands in the sct.
The girl was then carried into vacant
house adjoining the residence and laid upon
a cot. Drs. Oldham and McBurnie were
and were doing all in their
power for the unfortunate girl Her back
and neck were frightfully burned, and her
breast and face also, though to less degree
The doctors covered her body with cotton
batting saturated with linseed oil and made
every possible effort to relieve her, although
they said the chances were against her.
Mrs. Shepherd had her hands done up in
batting and oil and Mr.. Thurston had both
his hands in a sling. Mr.. Shepherd was
found down cellar with both hands soaking
in milk, expecting to draw the inflammation
out that way. Miss Clara Lynch rendered
great assistance to the afflicted family. Our
reporter visited the scene again about 7 p.
M, and learned from Miss Lynch, who was
in attendance, that the poor girl was rest
ing more quietly, but about $50 . gentle-
man called at the EAoLE Office and reported
that the girl had died.
LArER-Our reporter visited the house
again at II o'clock last night and learned
that the poor girl died suddenly about if
teen minutes after he had left in the even
ing, viz at Z O'Clock
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-14
RAIN. CROPS, AND OTHER MATTERS


Mr.. Howard Soule. WHO has just returned
from tour Of the western counties. was il
the city yesterday, and in conversation with
an EAGLE reporter gave bis views at length
on TIE crop and business prospects.
"The recent copious rains, which were
pretty general, have enriched this part OF the
state by millions Of dollars" said Mr. Soule.
'out through the western counties the rain
fall has been greater than in the Arkansas
valley. l was cut through Finney county,
and at Garden City, where usually
there is very little rai5 and the roads were
quite muddy"
The crops are simply immense, said Mr..
oouie, You cannot travel over so much ter
ritory in any other state in the Union with
out finding some section where the crops
are partial failure, but in southwestern
Kansas il is one unbroken field, AS YOU
might say. Of the most luxurious crops and
that in many places where nothing has been
done but to turn the sod over on the seed.
There is but one thing 10 hinder all this ser,ion
becoming suddenly rich, and that one thing
is better markets. Low figures for our
product is the only drawback, and if all
those proposed lines of railroad which The
EAGLE is striving with NIGH, and main 70
push forward are built, thus opening con-
hection with the great marts of the north
ana south, renumerative prices for ous
product and cheaper goods VIII be the re-
SUIT ana thus the one barrier to the rapid
accumulation Of wealth in this section is
removed and with a continuation of our
oonntfui harvests Southwestern Kansas will
become immensely rich"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-14
GONE TO sssr

The girl mentioned in w sdGe.ds,'s EAGL1
~ having fallen appareai', dea in III
Union depot and who Wa. I ~ TO thu
poor house, died at. about ii o'clock
Diligeht search failed TO discover anything
very reliable Of her antecedents. In tht
morning young man who is stopping al
the Kennedy house on Fourth avenue, and
whose home is in Clay Center, informed an
EAGLE reporter that he had read t he accoun!
In the EAGLE and had visited the poor house
saw the girl, who was then alive and wa
sure her name was Ella Cashier and that hel
folks lived at Clay Center. In the absence
Of John Stewart from his house some par
ties called and one man whose name Mira
Stewart did not ask, stated that ne knew q
man who bad dealings with the girl md
that few days ago he gave her a dose Of
something that made her sick and that on
the day she fell sick at the depot the same
man had administered another dose. 1t
10 pity that mans name was not ascer-
tanned as such information might have led
up to startling revelations. Mr.. Stewart
made diligent search for him during the day
but failed to Hnd him, having but little to
identify him by. Mr.. Stewart also searched
industriously for some clue to her identity,
but obtained little of reliable character.
What be did learn was that the name was
Helen Casby which tallies pretty closely
with that given our reporter. Another
name connected with the case as given to
him vas Lou Priest whoever that is, or in
what wsy that person was connected with
with the deceased, we know nothing. It
was the intention to defer the burial until
to-day but about last evening her condi-
ton was such as to make immediate inter-
ment imperative, and Mr.. Stewart came
down town to see Mr.. Kendle for thst pur-
pose. There was no inquest and no investi-
CATION. although if the slight information
obtained by Mr.. Stewart in connection With
the case is reliable, there is little DOUBT that
that clue followed out would develope facts
that would throw some light on the cause of
this unfortunate girls death. Among other
things which Mr.. Stewart picked up, was
that man named J. w. Freeman had been
paying the girls board.
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Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals will be received by the
township officers or Grand River Township ior
the building Of two bridges across Sinnescah
river. Proposals mast be accompanied with
plans and specifications security of double
the amount Of the cost of said bridges will be
required Of the successful bidder for faithful
performance Of the contracts. Bids will be re
ceived until Aug =, 1855. IL O'Clock m The
board reserves the light to reject any or all bids.
Wls-.ts OLIVER BUDD, Trust.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-14
DEATH TO BLUE GRASS AND WHITE
CLOVER.

To the Editor OF the EAGLE
How often we see beautiful blue grass
and white clover lawn killed out by the i'm
proper use Of the lawn mower When blue
grass or white clover il clipped below the
sprouting joint it takes SO long for il to re-
cover that other spontaneous wild grasses,
such ms crab and tickel grass, get such a
hold that II cas- to suceumb TO this enemy.
We found out long before coming TO Kan
sas, by experience, that il did not take more
than two or three seasons with the use of
the lawn mower to entirely Kill tame grass.
If the mower was always set high this bad
result might be avoided But this care il
seldom taken. We have observed num-
Der of blue grass lawns in Wichita tina: had
every advantase-pienty Of water and not
too much shade, for life, almost entinely
by wild grass, while outside, close along the
fence and even inside close, where the mower
cannot come, the blue grass remains well set.
Its the nature of blue grass and white clover
ie-ohoke out all other grasses, and it will do
]. where il has fair show for its life, but it
cannot stand a close shaving mower more
than one or two years in this country There
are a number Of lawns now in Wichita that
might recover themselves if tine sythe was
used instead Of the mower, while if this is
not done it will only take one more year
10 kill the last vestage of the beautiful blue
grass and white clover.