The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-02-22

spring-like days that they were
heartily welcomed as relief from the
bitter cold weather of the past two
| weeks.
Fred Funston gave his lecture in
Kansas City, Kan, last Saturday
night and the Star gave him a quar-.
ter of a column write-up. Fred is
making a great success of his lecture
Yesterdays blessings are forgotten
in day; the misfortunes of the past
are treasured in the memory with as
much care as if they were valuable in
some other respect than as a mere
experience.
MIR. Miner who purchased the prop.
erty now occupied by S. NJ. Jennings,
is building an addition on the south
side and is making some other i'm
prOvements. He expects to take pos
session soon.
Bert Mitchell is at home again this
week. He spent last Sunday in OF
! tawa the guest of Miss Maude Par
menter and reports a most delightful
time. He will remain at home for
awhile now.
There will be an exhibition given
/ by the Rock Creek school at the
school house Saturday evening, Feb.
%. Music will be furnished by the
Utopian string band. Every body cor
daily invited.
One pushing advertiser brings great
or thrift and prosperity to a town
than half dozen business men who
wait for people to find out what they
have for sale by coming into their
places of business.
4 rotten egg can easily conceal its
identity in basket full of good ones,
but when called upon to stand alone
its worthlessness and offensiveness
are disgusting to everybody with
whom it comes in contact.
Iola's public schools not only have
plenty of musical and literary talent
but they have some of the prettiest
girls that ever trod American soil and
some of the most enterprising young
men that the world has ever known.
CofeyUille Journal: Rev Freed, of
the NJ. f. church, has arranged with
Miss Clara Welch, a graduate of
Trueblood's School Of Oratory, and
teacher of elOcution at the last Ottawa
Assembly, to give an entertainment
in this city.
Clarence Lowe was in from North
Maple Grove Saturday last and made
this office a very pleasant call. He
reports the meetings conducted by
Rev. King at that place as progress
ing finely, great many conversions
being made.
Last week when we wrote that local
about Mr.. Gard we said it was G. r.
who was going TO move back to lola.
1t wasn't G. R.-it should have been
Jacob. G. r. Gard is the Tustling
little lawyer down there. Forgive us,
gentlemen, this time.
Star: One of the best records-if
not the best-made il the present leg
islature, will be packed in Charley
Scott's grip and be taken to lola next
month, and yet he didn't pull the
dishes off the table at the Leavenworth
banquet. He just turned his glass
down.
No fruit has been injured yet, so
farmers say, but the cOfd weather
has been severe on stock, especially
that which entered the winter months
thin. Feed has become rather scarce
in this part of the county, yet people
are hopeful of being able TO run their
stock through.
The ''rainmakers, whom every
body supposed were dead since their
failures of the past two seasons to
"make it rain" when most needed,
are bobbing up serenely in the west
ern part of the State trying to work
their contract dodge again. They
might wait until the snow was gone.
We are requested to announce that
on Tuesday night, Feb. 26, the Sons of
Veterans will meet in the G. a. r.
hall for the purpose of recognizing.
1t is earnestly requested that all old
members be present. Hard tack and
coffee will be served and a good time
is expected. Turn out, buys, and or
ganize a good strong camp.
The ground is frozen as deep, if not
deeper than for many years. 1t is
said by those who claim to know that
frost is splendid sub-soiler and that
it will leave the ground in a loose
condition. Should rain fall shortly
after the frost goes out, the earth will
drink Up the water like sponge.