The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-17

saw beautiful slgnt. a large Dfick
furnace is built with 224 holes, 112 on
each side, for the zinc to run from, and
from each of these holes issues flame
of fire of different color, and the col
ors keep changing constantly. We
returned to Webb City about o'clock.
Willis Henderson and the writer were
invited to supper at the pleasant home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lawyer which
they did-you-bet!
The lola people who are living in
Webb City all seem to be prospecting.
Geo. Lawyer is in partnership in 3
large hardware business with Mr.
Harrison. He is looking we'll and says
he is getting rich. His wife Is also
enjoying the best of health. Mr.. j.
Casmire is working for Harrison, Law
yer & Co., and says he is well and hap
py and he doesn't look any other way
either. Mrs. Casmire is enjoying her
usual good health and likes her new
home very much. Messrs Lawyer
and Casmire occupy the same house,
which is a model of beauty and COM
fort in every respect. Mr.. Frank
Lawyer is still the same rustler as of
yore. He is part owner of a black
smith shop and says he is getting a
long nicely, only he isn't enjoying very
good health. Mrs. Frank Lawyer is
in good health and says she likes her
new home very much. 1t is interest
ing to note the receipt of the lola REG
TER among these former lola folks.
They are always as glad to get it as
they are to see an old friend and Mr..
Geo. Lawyer says, "Why we couldn't
keep house without the REGISTER"
We left Webb City Friday morning
about Sis, and have travelled in an
almost directly southerly direction.
We reached Neosho Friday evening
and camped about one mile east of the
city on the banks of little creek. Sat-
urday morning we received our mail
among the most welcome being the
REGISTER.
We left Neosho at noon, southwark
bound, and reached Indian Creek on
Saturday about o'clock coming over
some of the toughest roads imaginable.
Dear Reader, when you think you
have rough roads in Allen Co., just
take team and drive from Webb City
to Indian Creek, and when you again
strike Kansas roads you will think
you are in paradise. We are now in
the foot hills of the Ozark mountains
and the farther south we 60 the high.
er, sleeper and rocker the roads are.
We have already come to the cedar
and pine trees.
Our camping ground on Indian
Creek is the most pleasant one we have
had since we left Moran. We have
plenty of wood for fire and we had q
rousing big one last night to keep
warm by and plenty Of shade today to
keep cool by. On the south of us is
creek of clear cool water and west Of
US rise the bluffs, some of them to q
height of 200 feet almost perpendicu-
lar. The atmosphere is much cooler |
here in the mountains than on the |
prairie, and the fire felt very welcome
this Sunday morning when we left
our beds, at 4:30 A. NJ, to get warm.
We spent today in numerous ways,
fishing, climbing the bluffs, washing
our clothes, going in swimming, etc.
The afternoon has been spent chiefly
by all in writing letters. All In all
we are having good time. The coun-
try through which we have passed this
week has been mostly heavy woods,
with hills and valleys. There doesn't
seem to be much farming done here.
But the corn all looks about the same
as it does in Allen county, only it has
suffered more from drouth. You can
see corn growing on the sides of hills
here that in Kansas would be left un-
used, and most all of the corn fields
are full of small rock. The people are
very good natured and seem to be glad
to give any information or help
that they can. They are not as rule
educated as the Kansas farmer for
they have fewer advantages. They
live mostly in log houses, some of
which are well BULL, but good substan-
tial farm houses are a rarity. The ;
farmers still use the old fashioned
cradle to cut their wheat, oats etc..
and raise very little hay, cutting most
Of their corn into fodder. They are not
D talkative people but they have all
treated us well and are mostly un- I
willing to take any compensation for
services rendered.
Perhaps your readers would like to :
more of us boys and how we live and I
put in our time. Rev. Squier acts as J
thief cook and bottle washer and has
he privilege of calling upon whomever
he may choose to help. We general
v put in the days on the road. OF 4
course we are always watching for v
to shoot ut, but seldom see 4
larger than rabbit or bull e
rog on whose hind legs we are getting T
at. Our fare usually consists Of black G
Office, potatoes, bacon and bread. We \
% to bed with the birds and get up
With them,-and make them "hard to
atch" in the daytime too. ID