The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-08-11
A most distressing accident. {

which Roscoe, the son Of j. ID.
Stephens, was the victim, occur
red Wednesday afternoon. The boy
about ID years old-was unloading
some baled hay near the Mo. Pac. de-
pot when the team took fright and
started to run. A bale of hay soon
fell off the wagon and under the
wheel and Roscoe was thrown in such
way that his left leg was held be-
tween the brake beam and the hind
wheel of the wagon in such a position
that every revolution of the wheel cut
into the flesh of the upper thigh. The
team was caught after running about
80 rods, and the boy taken out and
carried into Mr.. Givler's house where
it was found that the wheel had di-
vided the muscles of the upper left
thigh, cutting to the bone and max
ing a wound that DIR. Fulton, who
was called to- dress it. said he could
thrust his closed fist into. 1t was
found also that the flesh of the left
little finger had been stripped off to
the bone, having been caught in some
way when Roscoe took hold of the
wheel to stop it from turning. The
wounds were dressed and the patient
will recover unless blood poisoning
should set in. But it was a terrible
accident.
X. C. Journal: DR.. J. w. Scott,
one of the inspectors of the microscop-
ical department at the Swift packing
house. has rendered his resignation,
to take effect August 81. DR.. Scott,
upon retiring, will spend time visit
ing his sons at Oklahoma, after which
he will return to his old home in lola.
He has been connected with the meat
depal tmrnt since its estab-
lishment at Swift's. Unless an APP
polntment be made this will leave DR..
Davis as the only inspector. Taking
a retrospective view of the work
which has been accomplished. and
the good which has resulted from the
of meats, especially pork,
DIR. Scott is strongly of the opinion
that it is worth to this country all
that it costs, and the proposed discon-
tinuance of the inspection by the au-
thorities at Washington he regards as
a mistaken policy. He gives as
reason for his resignation a desire to
retire to the quietude of private life.
advanced in years he feels
that he is entitled to a rest after many
years practice of medicine and close
to his present duties.
No merchant would expect to get
1000 circulars for the same price he
pays for 500. But once in awhile there
Is one who thinks he ought to get his
in 1000 papers for the
same price he pays to get it in 500. 1t
Is because he does not stop to think.
And then again, no merchant would
believe that he could get as much
good out of 500 circulars as he could
get out of 1000. But once in awhile
there is one who thinks that an adj
i'm a paper that has only
800 subscribers will do him as much
good as one in paper that has 1000
Or 1900 subscribers. That again is be-
cause he does not stop to think.
In an article on our editorial page
entitled "The Latest Outrage" we
have used some pretty strong lam
guage concerning the action of the
Council in having the rec
ord of the DunsmOre Rump House
printed as public document at the
States expense. If there is any Pop
ulist among our readers who thinks
our language is not justified. we
should be glad to have him take
space enough in the REGISTER to give
his reasons. We want to know
whether there is a man in Allen
county who will seriously defend the
action of the Executive Council in
this matter.
The County Commissioners met last
and confirmed the tax levies
which the clerk has been figuring on
for the past month. The total valua-
ton of the county for tax purposes is
81 $50, liz, which is about So, 900 high
er than it was last year. This in
crease is due entirely to the increase
in the railroad assessment which is
about $1,000 900 higher than it ever
was before. The levy for the State is
40 cents, county general revenue 80
cents. railroad bonds D cents, bridges
10 cents, which is the same as it was
last year. Here in lola there will be lit
tie change except that the school tax
will be about 40 cents higher on ac-
count of maturing bonds.
Capt. s. J. Stewart publishes card
in the Chanute papers announcing
that he will hereafter charge 10 cents
for admission to his grove and lake.
He offers very sensible reasons for the
new policy. "These grounds have
been open to the public for many
years during which time, the only
1 have had for their
almost daily use has been the salts
faction of seeing people enjoy them
selves. This has given me much
pleasure, but it does not pay taxes
nor help in keeping the grounds in
order. 1t is evident also that if this
beautiful grove is to be retained it
must have more care and attention to
prevent the destruction of the trees.
One thing can comfort US: This is
good haying weather if it is pretty
tough on corn. And the hay crop is
fine. Why wouldn't it pay US to let
up on corn a little and give more at
tention to hay? Tame hay is always
a good crop and it is always a fair
price. We know an eastern man who
owns several Allen county farms, aud
he is having them all seeded to hay as
fast as he can. He says hay pays bet
ter than any crop he has tried.
The Cherokee Strip will not be
opened until sometime in September.
but the line of men in front of the
Kingfisher and Guthrie land offices
began forming a week ago, and there
are now over a hundred in line at
each place, holding places so as to be
ready to file when the Strip opens.
1t looks as if the men who remain
at home until the day set for the
opening will have a slim chance to
get anything worth having.
Laurence Gazette: Mr.. Jehu Will
son, superintendent of the University
statc,d tI (s1.-ctEI