The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-01-01
COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS.
From Register Reporters-Whati is Being
Done Throughout The County-Eyents
and Gossip of the Week.
SaleIn.

good many have been sick within the last
two weeks. W. ; Lyle was down that he
had the doctor jack was sick abed for some
days l.. b Pearson was very sick Wednesday
night the :3rd Several Others have boon more
or less under the weather but we believe all are
better now
Kansas can i'll afford 10 spare Preston Il
Plumb now. Surely II prince in Israel has
fallen" lie was the most practical legislator
that Kansas ever sent to the Senate Who will
take his place and come any where near filling
it? He stood nearer the common people than
any man who has ever represented Kansas in
Congress and that was the secret Of his power
in the State, The remark used To- he often made
when one had failed To- get hearing in some of
the departments through other representatives.
/ We'll, write TO Plumb. he'll make IL. and ~
times in loo he did. And that one thing
/ that killed him lie filed place in the Re-
publican party that no other man Gun fill
soon
Cabb Buchcr has moved ON to the Squircs
farm.
! The Christmas tree at Prairie Hall church
/ Christmas night all that could De wished
4 large crowd. fine presents and happy children
! Salem is getting To be u township of churches
/ she now has three
! Twenty -Ono years ago the winter was very
much like this one,-plOws are going in almost
every field
happy new year to you. and may the bless
/ ing Of divine Providence rest ON you.
! l., Il. Pearson and Harry liOeken were sowing
/ rye last week,
| quite II number of the farmers of Salem and
! surrounding country have bought that S,iS doll
UT stove, but whom they go into Humboldt and
find that they can buy the same stove for SS.
! they feel a. though they would like to have
somebody besides themselves kick them
Walter Thompson, of lllinOis,a nephew of 7.
W jury il here visiting.
In the death of Henry Burgess Salem loses
one Of its oldest settlers and the writer of this
one Of his trucst and best friends: He came to
Kansas in the fall of lsi7 and took homestead
on the land where he died. lie was born in
Mississippi was Il slave for 10 years, aud bore
on his body the marks of the cruel institution of
slavery, lie was Al years old nj his death. He
was thoroughly honest max aud his hands !
bore the mark of many years Of toll.
Tho girls Of Salem are yowing vengencc on
I'll" boys during the next year Boys. il is leap 7
year, and you want To look ''lecdle' out. for
they mean business We have been taken into
their confidence. 50 we know whereofwe speak. I
l"n want To learn how Ia say yes in the right 4
way. and the falling into their bOsOmS yuu had
better practice among yourselves, so a. Ia know .
how tu do ii i'll scientific way. One fellow /
says If he sees girl coming during the next /
year. he is going TO light out until she goes (
away.
Mrs. Masby. mother of Mrs Buckingham
died of lagriPpe last week and was buried in .
the Maple GrUVc cemetery.
Dr. Trcgo is not very wcll-Lagrippc
&. + Scott will deliver his impressions of
Europe" at Salem school house the night of Jan. ,
u 1t will not contain what has already boon
published. hut what he saw and heard. and i'm
preSsons he received not spoken of in his let
tiers \ supper will be served free. but we nm
believe. of ~ cents. The proceeds go to pay
the ministers salary Come. every one. and
get full mentally aS well rs physically
Spring Branch.
There is still great deal of sickness in this
ncighborhood.
There will be quarterly meeting at Pleasant
Valley un the 18th
The Wise school visited the Deer Creek school
Thursday. Miss Arnold treated all her pupils
and visitors The vacation lasted only one day
Mr. Jctt whom We mentioned rs being called
to Harper county last week by the serious i'll
ness of his mother. informs us that she was dead
and buried when he reached there When he
returned he found his wife i'll At this writing
she is very low.
Jim kinsman moved the first of the week into
the Garrett house north of the Valley church
Mr.. Garrct has gone IL the Indian Territory.
Al Evans while wrestling Monday at school
fen and broke one bone of his leg.
Elmer Rcmsbcrg WAS visiting the Deer Creek
school Tuesday
santa Claus visited the Deer Greek school
lat Thursday and made the children glad with
presents of candy and apples. The teachcrwaS
not forgotten by the school which presented her
with copy of Ben Hur."
Willis Killing i renewing old acquaintance
around Rock Greek this week
There is more blowing being done this winter
than ever before
Mr. Anderson is having the big barn ON the
Dell tiarncr farm painted this week which is
quite an Improvement
\ + Wright was in this ncighbOrhOOd buy
ing hogs Christmas. ,
Dr Martin j. attending most of the sick folks
in this ncighhOrhuud, and Doctors Scott and
BnulSon art waiting upon the rest ,
Mrs Stanley who has been confined tu her
bed for about ten months is worse.
Mr. COfiicld and Others chartered car and
started for the Territory Friday ,
Mrs. Kennedy started To the State of Wash !
ingtOn last week.
NeOshO Valley.