The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-07-27
Allen Center

Our Township Sunday School pic
nic on the 18th was q great success,
and by vote at the close the Town.
ship Association was asked to make
an annual picnic part of their pro-
gram in the FUTURE The attendance
was estimated at near 500. TheRems-
berg band entertained the audience
at various times with selections of sa-
cred music, to which they have given
more attention than cOrnet bands usu-
ally do, and for such occasions are
most appropriate and highly appre-
ciated by our people who are proud of
sour band" as they are Familiarity
spoken of, and farther evidenced by
q volunteer contribution taken up for
them, which, although small, because
unexpected by the audience was ex-
short speeches by all the ministers
present, interspersed with music by
the band and the various schools. The
speakers were Revs. Clark, Gamble,
Wright and Mrs. Wright of Hum
boldt, Squier and Faust. The ad-
dresses were all short and we'll re-
ceived, but that of Mrs. Wright was
very much cOmplimented. All -FOUR
of the schools of Elm and two from
Salem participated and, with one ex-
ception, displayed a neat banner on
the stand and several nice flags were
added to the decoration. After the
dismissal of the attendants the Exec
utive Committee of the Township AS
ISOLATION convened and made prelimi-
nary plans for our annual Township
Convention of Sunday School work.
ers, which time and place will be ad.
vertised in ample time. The attempt
to add base ball annex to a Sunday
School picnic did not meet with the
approval of enough to make much of
break i'm the crowd, and our people
hope that such attempts in the future
may not be made. Base ball is all
right but some things mix better than
Sunday School and base ball. 49,.
Mrs. Baxley visited her daughter this
week. 80. Grandpa Delaplain has
been sick for several days. His grand-
daughter Myrtle, of Parsons, is here
for her health, which spell of fever
seems to have broken. The Miss
es RuxtOn of LaGrande visited Mrs.
viii Switzerland last week. 80. Ella
Bostwick and Nellie Delaplain have
ly... &C. G. Null was seen on our
highways this week AS no one
has replied to the Editors query con-
corning case of hydrophobia, we
mention two cases that have come
well authenticated. Some years ago
Mrs. Mary +. Barker lived near a
neighbor, whose boy was bitten aud
died of the disease. She declined to
see the patient on account of the hor-
rible sight, but Mr.. Barker, who has
since deceased, did see it. The other
case was that of near relative "a
LADY, of Mrs. will Switzerland now
of our vicinity. Mr.. Beck has
traded the Brown place to Mr.. Smith
of SavOnburg, so we are informed
Clyde Smith is working for Roy Run
yam. j. l.. Wood bought some
cows and calves of Mr.. Davis.
Monday the 30th is the day of the
July meeting of the township boards
$500. The Remsbergs threshed $50
bushels of wheat frcm the field of Mr..
Jeffries in about eight hours, having
to set the machine three times, and
Saturday 592 bushels of oats for Boat
wright i'm hours work Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Switzerland have brought
their church letters from LaGrande
to the Center Reformed Church. 80.
Our Horticultural Society picnics are
attracting the attention of the people,
not only for the social enjoyment de-
rived, which is no small factor, but
for the interest taken in the various
subjects discussed. "What to do i'm
time of a drouthh came near being a
universal question, as well as the
question for discussion at our last
meeting ..... Mrs. Kelso, who was
visiting her parents (the Newtons)
started Wednesday for her home in
Denver, Col. 80. Miss Crosby is at
present visiting her old home in Rome,
Ohio. -. Mr.. Burtiss has returned
from Illinois. . The members of
our G. f. society have organized a
Bible class to meet each Monday eve
ming at the school house, to which ev-
eryOne is cordially invitsd. E. 1.
Crowell shipped pig to Jefferson Co.,
Kas., and has an order for two from
Ohio. George Ingram says the
chinch bug season has just commenc-
ed in his crops. Ours is past and no
bugs seem to have any business, al
tho we are needing rain badly-hav-
ing had probably not more than one
half as much as fell at lola on the 10Th.
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