The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-02-05


informed that we will probably meet
the only son just coming home accom-
panied by his bride, but like many
prospective matrimonial reports do.
this one didn't pan out and we found
him at home in his working toilet
and deeming his condition normal
one we proceeded with our interview
and found him a very agreeable yet
young man who has grown to man.
hood here, having come with his
parents from Illinois 10 years ago,
when a small lad, and helped his
father to pasture cattle on the prairie
for another man and made enough i'm
five years to buy the so acers they
now own. Cullen is d prominent
teacher and is now teaching the home
school. They raise the usual variety
of prairie farm crops and have large
strawberry trade at Colony. They
are experimenting with kaffir corn
and have sOwn it broad cast to be har-
vested like millet, but think the most
economical feed, and the largest re-
turn for land and labor can be secur-
ed from drilled crop with 8 or a
stalks in the hill and the latter one
foot apart in the row. Stock of all
kinds like it ssand thrive upon it and
it stands hot weather better than In
dian corn.
A. and E. d. THOMPSON
Father and son live Oh the farm
where Mrs. VIM. Vezie lived when
she was one of the leading teachers of
Allen county, and the junior ThOmp-
son is teacher in Anderson county.
]. w. ROLL
Has very inviting residence lust
where the railroad crosses the county
line. He has 24O acres of prairie land,
is conservative gentleman who has
long read our paper but being so near
Colony gets his mali there and our
lola people do not often see him ex-
cept when brought here by business
at the county seat. Passing on we
lodged.with
]. P. T. FLOCK
Who came to the Allen Center
neighbOrhOod from Maryland a single
man, improved a farm there, went
back to Maryland and brought his
bride and they lived at Allen Center
many years. Some years since he
came to his present good bottom land
on Deer Creek where he has a good
home and enjoys life with his grow
ing family His son, Walter, now able
to share the farm labor with his faith
er is quite, pleasant lad and is faith
fully doing his part at home and at
school. The wet spring of last year
nearly cheated him out of his corn
crop but he has done well on hogs
and has fine lot of well bred stock
on hands and he and his family are
honOred citizens where ever known.
West of Prairie Union school house
lie the farms where the McCIures
used to live.
ANDREW J. McKELVEY
Owns west of the railroad and was
found breaking out an addition to his
plow land. West of him Oh the Beck
with farm Jesse McKelvey and his
sister have q we'll kept farm.
GEORGE SMELL
Also lives just across from these and
every body knows him for he has been
here long time. We always find
him in smiling mood although he
has seen some of the toughest times
Kansas has known.
The worst snow and wind storm of
the winter caught us out and we
passed
A SUNDAY AT CARLYLE
Although sharp wintry morn, we
found s. 8. gathered in the church.
Charles Adams is superintendent and
being well qualified musician he
leads the music, while Miss Wood, q
young lady who has lived here all
her life, presides at the organ. The
attendance was some 45 and the an
nual report just made indicated the
average for the year past was Il.
Rev. E. w. Beeson preached both
morning and evening and farmers too
far away to walk came with their
families in big wagon in spite of the
snow and ice. The lady who led the
dozen determined junior c. Es. coming
two and half miles, and they occupy
the church gallery while the Seniors
in the audience were led by one who
volunteered as the leader was absent,
and a good interest was indicated and
we are informed it was not an un-
usual meeting for these people. Hap
py is the pastor who has such band
of christian young people who show
their interest and enthusiasm in the