The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-25
COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS.
From Register Reporters-Whati 10 Being
Done Throughout The COunty-Events
and Gossip of the Week.
Spring Branch.

Christmas gifi! Merry Christmas to all and a
! happy New Year is our wish.
The sick folks in this part are improving as a
general thing. but there are "A few who are still
very low
Ii will be rather lonesome Christmas for
[ some of us country people, as we know OF no
entertainments going on near here except sup
per at Carlyle Christmas eve.
The Rob boys received "A ton of baling wire
from Kansas City Saturday and viii continue Ia
press hay for about six weeks.
There will he no school ut Spring Branch and
Rock Creek till after New Years
The Hardin boys have been making some i'm
prOyements In the way of stable and Shedding
etc.
Mr. ROb's team ran away Monday. No dam
age was done
Mr. Browns team from west of lola also ran
away at Rock Greek Saturday night ut meeting.
No serious damage was done.
The Alliance viii charge a small admittnnce
fee at the Literary New Years night for the
privilege Of seeing and hearing the Choir sing.
Proceeds to go toward buying new lamps.
one of our neighbOrS went TO where the Il
LOniS stove pcddlcr was staying over night and
awuke him at three o'clock in the mOrnisg and
gave him sixty five dollars. or agreed to. il he
would go and put him up stove before break
fast lie went and put up the stove. Some far
mcrs will hardly let peddlers sleep when they
come along.
Quite II number of us gathered at Mrs Ken
nedys Thursday evening TO bid them farewell
before their departure.
John Clark moved to Colony Friday.
George Bird has moved I'm the house vacated
by Clark on the Farer place.
Mr.. Montgomery lost a fine horse sunday
The quarterly meeting at Rock Greek was well
attended Those from distance were, from
Mt. Carmel, Mr. Slasher and Mr.. and Mrs. Pine,
Salem. Mcssrs JacOby. Arnold, Brown, Mr. and
Mrs. Mckee, lola, B. +. Clark
Some eight or nine of the young folks of Rock
Creek are going TO the Quaker Church Saturday
night To help with temperance concert.
There will be an exhibition at Rock Creek
New Years night.
The sick folks this week are Miles Fisher and
wife, Mrs Jet Mrs Null. Mr. BoulsOn and wife
\ number of the young folks had a surprise
party mt Jake Lnwrances Saturday night. They
report good time
Jo Jctt received IL telegram Friday calling him
To- Harper county tO see sick mother.
Mr. and Mrs Miller of Chanute were attend
ing quarterly mecting.ns the guests of Mrs. 10
Reno.
Arch Montgomery and Mary Osburn spent
Sunday near LalIarpe visiting friends.
Allen Center.
The young folks have rcorganizcd the literary
society with Leroy Runyan ns president The
meetings will be held on Friday evenings.
The Y. T. : G. +. hold their meetin5s at pri-
waite houses, instead of ut the school house as
formerly. which change seems To he wise one.
Much road work has been done quite recently
and although we were lin il too we think il Is
poor economy for thc roads to he graded just aS
the winter weather sets in. We have long adj
vOCatcd stone aS Il substitute for lumber for
sulvCrtS, especially pine lumber. We believe
that suitable stone can be had for all culvertS of
not more than u X l. openings without hauling
far aud or large ONES we are persuaded, after
= little Investigation. that they can be archcd
over much cheaper than at first one uniformed
would think.
Ned Foreman was threatened with pneumonia
last week
Capt Stewards kind offer meets with a ready
response 10y the friends here. and they suggest
Wednesday evening. Jan. 9TH uS the time most
suitable tn hold n meeting and hear the subject
of EuSiagc explained AZ adapted to OuI yicin-
lily The Captain may keep one eye of his spec
taclcS on the lookout for some of our people to
come down about chOre time some evening be-
fore that date
We had an inquiry last week for Il stray hog
but Mr. McClclland got his notice in print be-
fore we could get In the office and my ncighbOr
had his hog in an hour after we Informed him
and he at once subscribed for the REGISTER.
also on Monday morning after We inquired for
IA lost sledge" the following was handed us
Yes ii man did pick IL up. an the road n
short distance north of Mr. BOatwright's and
been concealed nor in use. The "threshlng
outfit can call and get il and no questions
asked" J II Runyan.
This shows how closely its pages are watched
Now hand in your lost or found items
Mr. G. Jewell of Austinburg, Ohio, is visiting
his relative Mr. Port
Mr. Burch has left DIR Fultons farm aud Jas
Siron, a former occupant has returned To il.
Mr. McCloud informs us that his forty hogs
averaged over no pounds each What farmcY
can beat that?
John and Charley RCmSbcrg have decided not
To go To Maryland this winter
Henry Carter has bought Mr.. Sicklcys press
and is expected tn bale jas, nclaplain's surplus
hay this week
has 81 far recovered that lie can sit up in his
chair good part of the day.
Misses Crosby and CrowCll are at home for
the holidays, and the Misses Nash are both ex-
pcctcd to- be.
A merry Christmas ts all who read our jot-
tings ELNITE