The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-01-29

to those whose orchards are suffering
from the sharp teeth of the hungry
rabbits. And that is to cut off some
of the small limbs and let them lie
under the trees. The rabbits like the
tender bark OF the twigs better than
the hard bark of the trunk. He says
that he twists crab grass around his
young trees.
Kerosene lamps in lola are rapidly
going to join the Mound Builders, the
Crusaders, and the TrOubadOurs
The plumbers are kept busy putting
in gas lights in public halls, stores
and private dwellings. Those who
have tried it find the gas as great a
luxury for light as for fuel, while at 10
and ) cents a month there is a very
considerable saving in expense.
Every dollar sent out of town for
goods that can be obtained here is
sent away to the detrlment of the
city's business interests, and every
dollar that is spent here, stays where
it belongs, and adds just as much to
the city's growth. Therefore patron
ize those who have placed their cap
ital in our midst, and whose interests,
in the aggregate, constitute the city.
John H. BeadIe died at Rockville,
Ind, on the 10th, He was the author
of several books relating to adventures
in tho far Northwest, as well as of
many sketches of that region, aud
was also a newspaper corr espOndent,
and author of newspaper syndicate
articles. He was brother of Mrs. G..
A. Cummings, of Carlyle, and has
frequently visited lola where he had
many friends who will regret to learn
of his death.
J. J. Wray. of Carlyle, R. 5. Spen-
Ger, of MarmatOn, H. f. Billbe, of
Elm, and G. l.. Sutherland, of Mar
mston, were bidders for the county
poor farm. 1t was awarded to Suther-
land whose bid was $3.50 for the farm
and g 40 week for adult inmates,
81 .25 for children, and $3.50 for HARM
less insane,-the same terms as last
year. Leonard Sutherland is good
man and we are glad he got the con-
tract.
"Old Bus" the most popular pro-
fessiOnal tramp printer on the road,
struck lola Wednesday on his way
south and took the case that is always
waiting for him in the REGISTER Of
flee. Pm out of everything but
hope" he said to one of the boys as
he borrowed a chaw of tobacco.
When last here. four years ago, he
was leaving Kansas because a Rebel
had been elected to Congress. He is
leaving again now because that same
Rebel has been elected to the Senate.
4 queer duck is Old Bus.
Winter arrived all at once about
seven o'clock last Saturday night,
and has been here ever since, keeping
the mercury uncOmfortably close to
the zero point. The long wet spell has
left the roads fearfully cut up, and
this freeze puts them into an almost
impossible condition. 1t is all right
for the ice men, though, and they are
all preparing to reap the first harvest
they have had for two years. If the
freeze continues few days longer
hundreds of tons will be put up here
and we will be fixed for next summer.
J. a. Robinson returned last Fri
day from his trip to Indiana. He re-
ports times fearfulIy hard there, the
stringency being caused largely by
the collapse of crazy boom in farm
lands. He says he knows one man
who bought a farm a short time ago
paying $1,000 down, and he now offers
to deed it back and say nothing of the
$1,000, but the seller refuses to take it.
Mr.. Robinson's brother, Warren, has
sold out his lumber business In Rem
sselaer and will come out here soon
to help US boom lola.
Linn County Republic: Reports
indicate that the past year has been
a profitable one for creameries and
the cresmeries of Kansas.
The creamery owners have not only
made fair profit on money invested,
but the institutions have been an ex-
ceedingly good thing for farmers
They have been able to make money
off their cows, getting a much better
price for their milk than they could
have possibly gotten by converting it
into butter and then exchanging the
butter for groceries. In every COM
munity where a creamery has been /
run the past year comes reports of a
better financial condition among both |
and farmers.