The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-01-01

aud saw the darkest side of the
pioneers struggles and knows what
it means when he says that with in
dustry and economy man can make
home for himself in Kansas. He
keeps his date on the REGISTER well
ahead.
J. VI. ELAN
A young man who rents land and
for many years we have known him
as the support of his aged mother.
He raises grain and feeds what cattle
he can handle, he doesn't talk calam-
ity and is a friend to the Republican
paper of Allen county.
MRS. SELLS
Lives on the farm where her father
Arnold Leak, settled i'll '66. She is
planning to build on her land i'm the
spring we learned. her son and SON.
in-law farm the place.
DEXTER E. CURTIS
OF Perry, y. Y. bought 100 near
Martin creek in '69 with only cabin
and hay stable on it.
We found him with his youngest
son, busy. Three older sons are Oh
farms not far away. He handles
stock on an extended scale feeding
over 40 steers and 100 hogs beside
other stock. His barn is model
with stable for teams and feed trOughs
and shelter for his fattening steers
below and corn, hay etc., in upper
story and a wind mill near by that
pumps the water for all his stock. A
nine room house with large spreading
rounding it. We were introduced to
Mrs. c., and their daughter who very
pleasantly added their testimony for
Kansas as a pleasant place to live.
They went back East once but Mrs.
Curtis says Kansas was always home
for her after she came west and they
have never cause for changing again
Just across the road we stopped for
the night with
JAS. X. McQUIGG
Who was enjoying the evening at
home and when he got wound up he
kept us interested till time to retire
and next morning and on each day
have met him since. doubt not that
wherever one may meet him he is
ready to tell of the good times he has
seen in Kansas during his forty one
years residence.
Turkey, deer, wild cats and wolves
were common game and he lived off
the fat as "batch" long time.
| Miss Jenny Leake came to Kansas i'm
66 with her father and in SO she mar
ried Mr. NJ, and they have lived on
this $50 and now after years of strug-
| gle and labor are surrounded by
plenty and peace, their two child
rem grown and no debt or worry to
harrass.
ORIN. b. MILLER
Came in 10 with his parents to the
upland of 120 acres where we found
him enjoying a mild attack of grip
but not too sick to make our call a
pleasant one. He handles few
stock cattle with hogs and what
| horses he needs ON the farm. He en-
| joys the confidence of his township
and has for years been their efficient
| trustee. He advocates the assessment
of all property at full value and the
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dred dollars as it's results are de-
trimental to a just levy of taxes. Mrs.
NJ. is thankful for good health and
pleasanter climate than at their Iowa
home.
FRANK DENNY
Came to Kansas from Wis. with
his father in 80 and has lived nearly
all his days near Geneva. He and
his family live on nice 120 acre farm
where he is fattening a number of
steers and has other stock. They
think Kansas is as good a place to
live and enjoy life as they could find.
Mrs. ID. adds to the general prosperity
by the use of "a NewcOme patent fly
shuttle loom" which does the work
intended SO nearly automatically that
we involuntarily thought of the ''goOd
old timesn we hear of and when our
mothers wore their lives out running
the old beam looms.
c. y. SPENCER
Lives on a farm west of Geneva,
but was absent. Mrs. Spencer was
found busy making Christmas pres
ent for one of her many little friends
and was in as happy and chatty
a msOd as if but a girl herself. They
were young people together here 30
years ago and have lived on farm
near Geneva ever since except once
in California for seven months. They
prefer this locality to any other spOt
between the two oceans, both of which