The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-04-23
OUR FOLKS AND OTHERS.
A Good Report

Moran Herald: w. A. Ross bought
and sold 400 cars of grain and 8 cars
of broom corn last year and expects
to beat that the coming year. He
has, up to date, loaned about 100
bushels of fax seed to the farnaers
near here and at Bayard. To some
this may not seem to be of much con-
sequence, but the simple fact that it
will snw 2400 acres of ground, and
this yielding fairly well will raise
10000 bushels of flax, and that at
fair price will bring into the commun-
ity about 900 makes it big thing.
Just to think, SIS, 900, to the farmers
in this vicinity early in the season-it
means something! 1t means assis-
lance TO the farmer when he most
needs money. Some say, oh, that
looks better on paper than in reality.
That is true too, but then, isn't it a
fact just the same?
Some Real Spring Poetry.
Minneapolis Messenger Spring has
come See the sparrows gathering
80 million strong. Spring has come
Hear the buzzing of the lazy hOusefly's
song. See the hOOdlum playing hook
ey as, with can of bait, he sneaks
down the alley, through the suburbs
and goes fishing to the creek, Oh,
we love the merry springtime Oh,
we love to taste its joys; how we'd
like to dig some grub worms and go
fishing with the boys; how we'd like
to shake the office and put on orr
csst-Otf clothes Oh, the fun we'd
have a fishing-and get blisters on
our nose!
No Politics in It.
Moran Herald: lola unlike Moran
this time had two tickets in the field.
and warm contest, there being go
votes cast. The contest was not
political enc. The question agitated
was the city ownership of gas, and
We believe the people did right in
defeating it.
Good Enough to Frame.
Humboldt Herald: The lola REGIS |
TER thought Will Whites famous
editorial "What's the Matter With |
Kansas" goo I enough for reprOduc- |
ton last week 1t is good enough to
have framed and hung on the wall |
every day in the year.
ne VIII De mere sure.
Humboldt Herald: Wepredict that
if the lola people succeed in getting |
Henry WattersOn TO lecture there he |
will have large hearing. He is one |
of the most eloquent speakers i'm the !
country and if he comes to Kansas a
great many people will improve the
To hear him.
Don't YOU Believe il
X. g. Journal The next Kansas
town To be visited by a cyclone is
almost certain to be lola. The people
down there have convinced them
selves that the lay of the country is
such that cyclone cannot reach them
Ought Not lola to Follow this Good tx
ample?
Moran Herald: Some of our citizens
have suggested the idea of raising
car of corn for the victOms of the
terrible famine in India. Ournational
has taken the lead in this
aid and has made arrangements for
free transportation. Our citizens pro-
pose To raise a car of corn, and Mr..
Ross has volunteered to shell it free
Of charge. There is not citizen in
Moran or a farmer who would refuse
to give 5, 10, 10 or % bushels of corn,
If in their means to do so. Each
church will probably have a COM
mittee of solicitation, but if you wish
10 MAKE an offer Mr.. Ross will re-
ceive it at the elevator. People in
good circumstances do not know,
neither can they comprehend, the des-
titute circumstances of those poor
people who are actually starving to
1eath.