The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-07-01

peared In court In connection with
joint matters, has been compelled to
leave town accompanied 10y his moth
er because, for sooth the inhabitants
objecte to having their chickens
stolen by the whole sale. The thefs
have been going on for some time aud
were made with impartial regularity
of all the good chicken owners.
Died, at her home in lola Wednes-
day evening June 20, Mrs. Bert CO...
lett. lnterment took place in the lola
cemetery Friday afternoon Mrs.
COllett recently lost her first born
child and the immediate cause of her
death was septisemia, She was ap.
parently in perfect health and her
sudden taking off was very sad
blbw to the young hus band. for whom
his many friends have the deepest
sympathy.
One OF the most interesting events
of the Normal was debate Fri.
day on the question "Shall the
United States adopt the colonization
policy" The affirmative was sus-
tanned by Mr.. George Freeman and
the negative by Miss Gibson. Both
addresses showed thorough prepare
tion, hard thought and earnest con-
victon, and while two OF the three
judges thou ght that the stronger ar.
guments were brought forward on
the affirmative side of this qu N,
yet they were willing to admit hat
their preconceived iingoism msy
have uuconsciOusly influenced their
judgment. 1t was entertaining and
instructive. The only matter for re-
greet was that the day could not have
been given to it, and every member
of the Institute given an opportunity
to express his views.
Mr.. Isaac Homer, proprietor of the
Burton House, Burton, w. v, and
one of the most widely kucwn men in
the state was cured of rheumatism
after three years Of Suffering. He
says: ~ have not sufficient command
of language to convey any idea of
what suffered, my physician told
me that nothing could he done for me
and my friends were fully convinced
that nothing but death wonld relieve
me OF my suffering In June, 1894
Mr.. Evans, then salesman for the
Wheeling Drug Co., recommended
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. At this
time my foot aud limb were SWOLLEN
to more than double normal size and
1t seemed to me my leg weuld burst
but soon after 1 began using the Pain
Balm the swelling began to decrease,
the pain to leave, and now consider
that | am entirely cured For sale by
Campbell & Burrell.
There is not the slightest doubt in
the minds Of those who saw him
Saturday, that G. l.. Whitaker was
the proudest aud most pleased man
in town. Col. has the distinction OF
being the father of the youngest man
in the Twentieth Regiment of Kan
sas Volunteers now at San Francisco
and,he allowed his youthful heir to
go to war with many misgiviugs.
A bout one week ago the boys received
their first pay and straight as the
crow flies came draft from that
fighting infant to the paternal
ancestor draft for S25, five sixths OF
two months pay. aThe father took
the money to the hank and started a
bank account for II +. Whitaker
with credit of S25 The father was
so well pleased and with reason he
had suspicious look about the eyes
and there are some more fathers
who are willing to be pleased the
same way.
The following history OF the United
States flag is taken from neat add
vertising card gotten out by the Con.
tiuenlal Fire Insurance Co:
Gen Washington designed It, widow
Betsy Ross made II in her little house,
which still stands at 2So Arch street. Phila.
delpbia and the flag thus designated was
adopted by resolution Of Congress June
1ith III. Mrs, Ross sewed only thirteen
Stars into the flag which was dunR TO the
breeze by the Continental armies. aud now
there are forty'eght but the stripes will
ever remain the same, seven red and six
white when the immortal Washington
asked the widow Ross whether she could
make a flag, she replied: Il don't know,
but viii try" The flag which she cut
out aud sewed together with nimble
needle has had a progeny that may be
counted by the millions, aud 1t has been
seen a flutter on every sea, and is known
in every land 80 distinctive are the stars
and stripes aud so grandly are they ident
flied with human liberty that one may say
without fear of contradiction the American
flag Is recognlz d the world over the instant
IL is seen, aud never does II fail to thrill the
observer who knows the story of IL. origin.
SO rapid has been the march OF events since
the stars and stripes were first unfurled at
old Fort Schuyler, August, Srd, 1877, aud so
populous aud great have the Stat become