The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-02-08
COUNTY NOTES.
FROM REGISTER REPORTERS.
What is Being Done Throughout the
county7Evenis and Gossip
Of the Week.
Salem Senteucos.

Township Clerk George Rhoads was in lola
last week
George Beady was up to lola last week look
tons.
We attended the Kansas Day exercises last
Tuesday night at Center Grove school house.
Aint lthissn, futb,r. The :
ed; the program was excellent and we'll car
ried out George Renolds read q short history
Of Kansas which showed good deal Of re-
search; also the essay on Natural Cas-" by
Frank Thuny was equally creditable. The mu-
sic was very good indeed, Is was the singing
by the school The defamation were well
rendered, as was nearly everything else. 1t Ii
hardly fair, though, to mention any particular
one where "a a whole It was so we'll DONE The
Center Grove folks have good school house
Of which they are very proud. It has good
well and large play ground, and they take
pride in all. as well they may. They have,
also, as bright lot of children as can be found
anywhere. and we presume they are proud Of
them also. The house was nicely decorated
with evergreens, flags, etc. What lesson Of
patriotism that dag teaches. 1t cost great
deal or blood. too. Be It what 1t may, 1t ar
CUES well for the'rebublic to see any National
emblem SO dear to the hearts Of the children.
DCL't wander that the bachelors gave sigh
Of relief as the last day Of leap year passed.
When they think OF the great number Of we'd
dinss that took place just at the end of the
year. The girls must have got. desperate,
waiting the whole year for the boys and then
had to pop to them after all. There is one old
ha oh 1nx HI kbok
Wish they would, though; be has been great
deal of trouble to us for these many years. He
is we'll to do, girls. and wants wife. Why
don't you pop to m no W, some Of you? He
is awful modest. Don't come ont too sudden
on him.
Alfred Cunning has been very sick with
pneumonia, but is better now
"Occa wants to know why the Salem town
ship officers have ''met all these years" to
transact the township business on the wrong
day. Oh! "Occa." it IL easy enough to ex-
plain, AND LET ELM BE WARNED! Salem has
been democratic "these many years." until
this year!
Tom Kelley's letters are ''mighty interest,"
ing reading" as Horace Greedy would say.
There is to be an entertainment nc Salem
to- night
Ben Davis hauled OF last week the remainder
of the hay he had pressed at the beyinni ng of
winter. He said it was not much damaged.
Mr.. Bradwell, OF Cottage Grove, was in Sa-
lem last week buying hogs. He paid OF per lb.
David Byrum shipped carload OF cattle to
kansas City last week. He has several car
loads yet.
Mr.. Ellis and daughter, of Humboldt, were
visiting at j. d. Smiths the latter part Of last
week.
We are sorry to lose 'ElmIte'' from the
was one Of the best and was always reliable.
Here is our hand, "Elmite," at parting and
may your lines be cast in pleasant places.
Your mantle seems to have fallen on good
shoulders.
While the correspondent is often blamed for
what he does or does not do, IL has its pleas
ures and one Of these is the bond that seems to
bind one to the other. u 10 hardly ever that
one drops out but It seems loss to those who
remain. THE REGISTER by fair treatment Of
its correspondents retains them for years,
which causes the bond to strengthen,
Towards the last Of December when two of
the classes which j. F. Flynn had been teach
ing In the Humboldt schools were going to a
higher grade each class made him fine pres
ent as expressing their regard for him as a
man and their appreciation Of him a. teach
er. Jim" used to live in Salem and lives
very close to it now.
Mr. Busley's article on growing peas is at
tracing good deal Of attention down this
way, and will probably result in quite a num-
Der sowing them II the seed can be had. In
York State almost every farmer grows q patch
OF peas for early feed for hogs. They are
also good feed for horses. Mr.. Busley Is one
of Elm's most thrifty farmers and speaks from
experience. He has made farming pay since
he came to Kansas Why don't more Of the
farmers give their experience in the crops that
they had experience with? -.