The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-11-30
COUNTY NOTES.
FROM REGISTER REPORTERS
What is Being Done Throughout the
County-Events and Gossip
of the Week.
Allen Center.

Uncle Johnnie Barker, who has for eleven
months been an invalid, passed peacefully to
the spirit land on Wednesday morning. He
removed from Indiana to this place about 20
wears ago, and has been an esteemed citizen
ard an honored member of the NJ. E. church
since our first acquaintance, holding his MEM
bership at Salem, at which place the funeral
services and burial were conducted Thursday.
The bereaved family have the sympathy OF
the community in their lost.
Last week Mr.. Watkins fell from the top OF
fence upon the edge of manger so injuring
himself that he can scarcely walk.
Messrs Null and son shipped some fine
steers to Kansas City last week. j. W. Wolf
shipped some miNSd stock this week to the
same market.
The members of Mr.. Wilson's family, who
were troubled with "Rosiola"as the attending
physician terms their affection of the throat,
are recovering, but one of Mr.. Nash's little
girls had similar attack.
Grandpa Delaplain and Grandpa Edwards,
who are brothers in the LaHarpe NJ L church.
each celebrated the 10Th anniversary of his
birth, on the same day in September
Thomas Newman has gone to Kansas City
and taken the place of his brother L lawson, in
the switch yards, while the letter is a. home
taking care of a crushed hand
MIR. Tredway has horse under the treatment
of the travelling Veterinarian who is stopping
at lola and in whose skill he has great faith.
Mr.. John Delaplain of Leroy is visiting his
father and brother this week. His son, Ernest
who is telegraph operator, is with him enjoy
ing the first clay orr he has had for two years
He is certainly entitled to be styled steady
young man.
Mr.. E. L. Barker reports the arrival of
bouncing and beautiful daughter at his home
Friday last.
Mrs. CroweIl is a sufferer from an attack OF
rheumatism.
Miss Mary Remsberg has returned after
few weeks sojourn with Mrs. Flock.
The pension of l.. ID. Wisner has been in
creased toss per month, which is just one-third
of the amount recommended by the democratic
board of examiners.
We see that Miss See the favorite. teacher at
has been to see the home folks at
See?
The funeral of Mr.. Barker was so largely at
tended by friends and acquaintance from far
and near that the Salem school house was tax
ed to its utmost to accomoda tie all, Mrs.
Nokes, of Anderson county, sister OF Mrs
Barker, and several members of her family at
ended the funeral.
Harry Thompson has rented Mr.. Runyan''
last place.
Father johnson continues much the same as
at last report.
An ardent but sincere third party friend
few days since said to us There are 20 million
aires in city as a result of your pro-
tectiye tariff But it didn't seem to occur to
him that this vast sum of capital, which was
in the iron industry, represented employment
to an army of workmen who were making
good wages until President Cleveland's mes
sage last December, since which the furnaces
have been comparatively idle. The last issue
of the New York Tribune reports an immediate
revival of the iron industry upon the certainty
Of Harrison's election, commencing in Alabama
aud relating the same in the factories of Penn
sylvania, and various opening up new furnaces
building, and wages advanced at once from old
prices ten to fifteen cents per day voluntarial-
" by the employers. ELM ITE-