The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-01-21
PROUD OF FRED.
Kansas Newspapers Say a Lot Of
Nice Things About Our
Gallant Sold err.

X. G. Gazette: Fred Funston lacks
the age, but he comes home with
every other qualification necessary to
admit him to the old veteran class.
Wichita Eagle: Fred Funston was
in Cuba so long that not only were his
two legs broken, his hip aud his lungs
broken, nut the English he speaks is
broken.
Ft. Scott Monitor: When Fred
Funston RECEIVERS from his Cuba ex-
perience he might go over to Ohio
and enter politics or join profess
sional foot ball team.
Newton Republican,: Fred Funston
may be disfgured and crippled for
life, but the American people who
love the cause of liberty will applaud
him for his energetic efforts to free
Cuba.
Topeka Capital All Fred Funston
now needs to place him on the high
road to wealth is q few magic lantern
slides, and then he can afford to do
nate to the Cubans that 81 900 back
pay.
Newton Republican: Fred Funston,
for Cuban Independence, is back to
this country. He should receive a
magnificent ovation when he returns
to his native state.
Leav wentworth Times: Col Fred Fun
ston liz on his way home to Kansas
after his brave service in Cuba during
which he received hard treatment
and serious wounds. Kansas will
proudly welcome him back to we'll
earned rest.
Sedan Times-Stdr: Fred Funston is
back from Cuba. He is in a hospital
I'm New Pork, badly used up from
wounds and disease. If he gets well
he'll tell Charley Scott all about the
Cuban war and Charley will print 1t
and then we can all read about 1t.
Marion Record: Fred Funston is on
his way to Kansas. Why doesn't
this fact furnish way out for the Re-
publican Congressional problem in
the second district? With Senator
Morgan at one end of the capital and
Fred Funston at the other, the gov
eminent at Madrid and Havana
might well tremble.
Lane Graphic: Fred Funston, OF
lola, and son of our ex-cOngressman,
arrived IN New York this week. He
Immediately went to hospital where
he will receive surgical attention and
as soon as he feels able, will start for
Kansas. He attained the highest
rank of any foreigner in the Cuban
army.
Fredonia Citizen Fred Funston,
Lieutenant Colonel in the Cuban in
surgent army, has landed in New
York and is coming back home to
Kansas, "sick, sore and wounded, u
with a brilliant record as brave and
efficient soldier, but with less of the
FIR o m-shrieked- hen X osciusko.
fell sentiment animating him than
did when he went away to battle fol
Cuba libre.
Topeka Capital After being shot
through both lungs, taken prisoner
shot through the hip, having his
legs smashed by his horse falling or
him, fighting twenty-five battles and
going through a few other little ex
periences of the kind, Col. Fred Funs.
ton feels that he is entitled TO a few
weeks rest. Fred is likely to find
things little dull in this country
until the fall campaign opens up II
Kansas.
Miami Republican,: Fred Funston
the brave young Kansan, who haI
been fighting the war of liberty fol
the Cubans, landed in New York {
few days ago and IL now in a hospita
recuperating from wounds received
in Cuba. He returns pretty badly
wrecked, but cheerful and determined
az ever. He is done fighting for Cubt
however. 1t is all we'll enough to b'
patriotic and courageous, but 4
strikes us that farming in Kansas II
more conductive to long life and hap
piness and pays better profit on tn,
Investment than fighting other peo
ple's battles.
MINNEAPOLIS Messenger: Colone
Fred Funston, OF the Gu ban army ha
returned home after being sho
through both lungs, shot through tn
hip, having his legs crushed by hi
horse falling on him, fighting twenty
four battles and being taken prisoner
This would seem to entitle the youp!
man to few weeks rest but 1t is dol
lars to nickels that he will be hunting
for new adventure before he ia out G
the hospital month. All the same
Colonel Funston il one of the younj
men Kansas is proud of.
Burlington Republican: A NeN
York dispatch of January 10 say
Fred Funston has arrived there 10
; steamer. He holds the tirI
of lieutenant colonel and is the chic
of artillery in the Cuban army, an
WAS publicly complimented for gal
lantry 10y Gen Garcia. May he hav
complete recovery and come bac
to Kansas loaded with honors. II
Is today the most distinguished cit
: zen of the State, and no honor c
, mark of distinction that our peopl
can hestow upon him is too grea
Hurrah for Fred Funston
OsaWntoDaie Graphic: Fred Funsto
has arrived in New York with h
ambition to do battle for the cause
Cuba HbTen very much abated II
s has fought for glory and rustled CRU
for himself for several months bee