The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-24

Happy are we, Tor we are travelling
at last homeward. 1t seems like
years since we left good old lola, and
we will be as glad to get back as we
were to leave. So far everything has
gone lovely and without accident
worthy of mention. Bert Miller has
had few chills but that comes from
his talking so much in his sleep. Mr..
Squier is happy. Willis Henderson
and Alfred Delaplain are indulging
in hot debates as to who has the
greatest number of hairs on his upper
lip. Ross Claiborne came in contact
with some poison vine and is going
around without his shoes to our dis
pleasure. Chas. Travis cooked his
hands trying to wash dishes in hot
water. Adlai Ewing and the writer,
well they don't or can't do much, on
account of constantly getting their
feet tangled up in their whiskers.
But with the usual diet of bacon,
bread and coffee, we think they will
all come home alive. NJ. w. b.
HOME AGAIN.
lola, Aug. II, 1894.
1t was with light hearts and willing
hands that we pulled out of Vinita, 1.
T., on Monday morning and turned
our horses heads to the north and
homeward. Our stay in Vinita was
not a very pleasant one on account OF
the extreme heat and the poor water
that we were forced to use, and so we
left there without regrets. We trav-
elled north all day and about three
o'clock reached the Kansas line.
Those who heard us come to town
can imagine how we crossed the line.
1t was truly the most pleasant sight
we had seen for many days. We
would have known we were in Kan
sas even if railroad sign board had
not told us so, because on one side OF
the road you could look for miles and
see nothing but wire fence and on
the other side Of the road could be
seen houses, barns, orchards, hedge
fences we'll kept, and in short, all the
farms were fairly well improved. We
found good water and plenty of it in
wells as soon as we had crossed the
line, also plenty of fruit and above all,
good crops. We camped at night on
Labette creek, four miles north OF
Chetopa, in very pretty grove.
Here we made the acquaintance OF a
Mr.. l.. ID. Bovee, who is a Kansan
sure enough. He was very good to
us and gave us all the water we want.
ed to use, told us to come over and
enjoy his shade trees, of which he has
an abundance, gave us chicken to
fry, milk for our coffee, all the apples
we could eat, told us to help oUrscl-
yes to his straw and when we want
ed to buy some oats for our horses he
sa id: "WelI boys, have only got two
feeds of oats but you may have one of
theEl". After supper he came over to
our camp and We enjoyed listening to
him talk very much. Mr.. BOvee has
been resident of Labette county for
% years and you may be sure that he
is true blue Republican. 1t is a
treat to meet such men and you don't
meet them every day either. Tues
day morning we left our very pleasant
camp, but not until We had mess OF
squirrel for dinner, and travelled all
day, passing through Oswego and
Parsons and again camped on La
bette creek, two miles north of Par
sons. We spent the evening in swim
ming and were on the road early
Wednesday morning. We travelled
hard as we were anxious to get home.
AT night we campedthree miles north
of Leanna postoffice-in Allen county
After supper was over and the dishes
washed we were so glad to be in AL
len county again that We whooped
and yelled, turned flip-flops, stood on
our heads and cut other capers too
numerous to mention. But at last we
settled down to sleep in newly cut
meadow and were serenaded most of
the night by a den of young wolves.
We awoke Thursday morning and
were on the road by 3, not stopping to
even get any breakfast. We had
hardly got started when it commence
ed to rain but we didn't care for a lit
tie thing like that for we were coming
home and besides we were used to it.
We reached lola about ten O'Clock
morning and right glad We
were to get back. We saw lots of
some pretty and some not,
some good crops and some awfully
poor ones. We all have good appe-
tises, for bacon. bread, sorghum and
black coffee are good appetizers, and
we all feel better, and are healthier,
and furthermore, we believe that
Kansas is the best state in the Union.
Allen the best county in the State and
lola the best town in the county.
And thus ends one of the most pleas
ant expeditions that any of us ever
knew. MAYNARD BUSH.
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