The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-01-02
Salem

II makes one tired to read all the Thanksgiv-
ing and Christmas stories that appear in the pa
pers nowadays.
Mr.. Diamond has had three colts die lately.
Two of them were running in the corn stalks.
We do not know what killed the other one.
Some are having hogs die by the cholera. We
have never lost any by that disease because we
have always managed to fix them so that they
can not pile up in winter or bad weather, either
by having only a few in place or by fixing
platform over their sleeping place just high
enough for them to walk under to lie down, but
not high enough for them to lie in pile one on
another. The hogs should have plenty Of air,
and dry place to sleep in. We have come to
the conclusion, after careful stndy of the mat
ter, that hogs huddle together closely and get
very warm and then take cold, and fever sets in
and we call II cholera.
We see that some of the Carlyle folks are over
run with rats Here is our wsy Of getting rid
of them: lake corn meal and -four, equal
parts, and mix well put 1t some place where
only rats can find 1t and leave IL until they get
thoroughly baited, which will be in three or
four nights and then mix arsenic with it and you
will have such destruction of rats as will do
you good to see. To keep on in the destruction
you must change the hiding place of the mixture
to other places occasionally. This recipe is
worth the price of the REGIsEER year to any
one that has many rats at the present price of
corn.
/. B. Pearson will go to Topeka Friday or
Saturday Of this week
very pleasant party of the young folks Of
Salem was had at c. II. Frosk's on Christmas
night. ."
The Christmas tree and the exercises which
were to be held at Maple Grove church Christ
mas eve were postponed on account Of the
weather until the next night.
We noticed A W. Rowland i'm this neighbour
hood the other day.
G. d. Brady went sometime ago to TeNarkan-
ma, Texas, TO visit his sister.
Abner Wood has dug new well on his place.
J.. b. Pearson threshed over 200 bushels of
fax and nearly G3s bushels of millet recently.
He has lot of flax seed which he will keep until
spring 1t is of the large Russian variety, and
aud being stacked well the wet weather did not
hurt it.
Mrs. Porter has moved house that was on
one of her farms to the farm that she now lives
on TO be used as a kitchen. 1t makes them very
comfortable for room now.
Messrs. Grennel, Reese anu hOH1nan sou. u lOt
of hogs last week. The price ranged from 81 80
to $500
The resolution of the County Assembly in
structing our representative TO vote against j.
J. Ingalls, for Senator, meets with almost uni
versal condemnation down this way. and il re-
ports be true it has cost the Order some of its
members. The farmers will get what they ask
a great deal quicker when they go before our
lawmakers together, .and ask for what they
want. Both parties are interested in granting
what is wanted. A party of one class of our
people arrayed against another or all others
never has succeeded for any great length of
time in this country, and never ought and new
err will That Ocala convention was the begin
ming of the end of what might have been great
good to the whole country by keeping questions
agitated that needed reform. 1t looks now as
though it.would end in the formation Of new
political party and a scramble for Offices.
Lettuce fresh from the garden is on the table
OF some OF the farmers down here.
Cora and Maggie johnson came home from
Wichita where they had been attending school,
to spend the holidays.
And now a Happy New Year to all.