The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-08-09
In remarks we have made from time

friend NJ. +. Sickley, of Elm. is one OF
the illustrations we have had in mind.
We happen to know that be came
here years ago and went in debt for
his farm. In that uine years, without
any outside help, he has paid for that
farm and bought two or three others
and paid for them, so that he now has
nearly 800 acres of land all paid for
and something stuck away in a stock
ing besides. lie dropped up into the
REGISTER office the other day and we
asked him how he managed it. 81
have done it with sheep" he said. II
never kept very many, but in these
past nine years I haye sold close to
s. 900 worth of wool. My clip this
year averaged me $3.50 q head" He
went on to illustrate the difference in
the profits Of cattle and sheep raising.
"Gou can buy first class COW for ST..
Keep her year and if the butter she
has yielded and the calf she has raised
bring you SO you have done well. For
that same s2l you can buy first-class
sheep. Keep them a year and they
have brought you Sl.5O worth of wool
each. and at least ) lambs which are
worth 3 piece in the fall,-a total of
s20.50, and they have cost you very
little, if any, more to keep than the
one COW would" The worst drawback
to sheep raising in this county, Mr..
Sickley said, was the dogs. He has
had valuable sheep killed every year
by worthless ours, and there was no
recourse. He wishes that more farm
ers would go into the sheep business
so they could form an offensive and de
fensive alliance for the protection OF
their flocks.
Kincdid Dispatch. Kincaid is ex-
periencing at this time quite q lively
building boom. The sound of the saw
and the hammer are once more heard
on our streets. Four new houses are
under construction, one of which is to
be large two story brick school
house, the other is furniture house
two story frame 40x50 which is being
built by our lumbelman n. L. Hand
and the other two houses are resi-
dences, one of which is being built by
N.Sisson, a neat four room frame house
The other is neat frame residence II
stories which will contain elk rooms
and is being built by A. L. Osborn.
This is only the beginning. We ex-
pect to see many more under way be-
fore the season passes.
By reference to the statement show
ing the tax levy for this year and last,
it will be seen that there is a reduction
in every township except lola and
Carlyle. the former Of which is raised
five cents while the latter remains the
same as last year. Humboldt is espec.
tally fortunate showing q reduction of
IS cents. With the constitutional ex-
emptions and with personal and real
estate property assessed at one third to
one fourth of its actual value, it would
seem that the people of Allen county
cannot complain of oppression" when
tn cir taxes for all purposes range from
Sl.60 to 81 90 on every 500.
The commissioners held q special
meeting last Monday to make the tax
levy, noted elsewhere. They will
meet again on the 18th to award the
contracts for building abutments for
the new bridges. There is some talk
also that they will be petitioned at
that time to re-arrange the commits
sioner districts of the county, but it is
doubtful if any action will be taken.
We understand also that an effort will
be made to restrain them from issuing
the bonds voted by Humboldt town
ship for the purchase of a park.
The band was out serenading We'd
nesday evening and filled the night
with music that was highly ap-
preciated. And this reminds US to
say what we have long intended: That
arrangements ought to be made with
the band for open air concerts Satur-
day afternoon or evenings. The boys
will make their terms very reasonable
and we have no doubt that money
would be cheerfully subscribed. Let
some one with an hours leisure circu.
late paper and test the matter.
The REGISTER is indebted to Col.
Woodward for complimentary TO the
Neosho Falls Fair which will be held
Aug. 1923. In the accompanying
note the Colonel Gays that the man
agement have taken extra pains this
year to make the Fair success and he
gives full assurance that the exhibitors
and all others who attend will be well
satisfied. We trust the expectations of
the management may be more than
realized.
Since our last report from the Pro-
bate Judges office marriage licenses
and Miss Ella Lockwood and to H.
x. Hutton and Sarah Bennett, all of
Allen county. On Monday an inquiry
was made into the mental condition of
VIM. H. Zentz, of Usage, resulting in
a verdict of insanity. The patient is
in Jail pending application for his adj
mission to the asylum.
Under the heading"The Right Kind
of Talk we print on our first page an
encouraging letter from an Iowa farm
er,which we trust will be widely read.
We call special attention to the para
graph numbered 5. Even if crops are
ing to know that they are better-esti-
mated by purchasing power-than
they were 80 years ago.
J. a. Sampsers cigar factory was
sold the first of the week under fore
closure of mortgage, and was bought
by Fred Heilman, who has been Mr..
Sampsel's foreman for q number of
years. Mr.. Heilman is pleasant gen.
tleman who knows all about the BUSH
ness, and we trust he will make it a
success.
THERE'S nothing uncertain about the
effects of Chamberlain Collie, Cholera
dan Diarrhea Remedy. The fact is, it
il the only preparation in the market
thst can always be depended upon and
that is pleasant and safe to take. 25
and 80 cent bottles for sale by all drug
glsts.
Great bargains in wagons, stoves,