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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-10
PRAIRIE CENTER.
MRS. II. SMITH Correspondent.

Mrs VIII Stevens of Rest, and her
sister'in-law, Flora Stevens, visited
friends here last week.
VIM Rogers died Sunday morning
and was buried at the cemetery here
Monday afternoon.
Mrs J f Johnston visited friends in
town from Saturday till Monday.
Albert Wood and Cora Laid were
married last Wednesday at theU b
parsonage at Salem.
Martin Benson and Mary Tasche
were married last Wednesday eve-
ming at the brides home, REV Fem
officiating. Some of the boys were
soon on hand clamoring for treat
They were well treated they say.
+ w Dickinson is suffering from a
severe cut on his hand.
The meeting that is being carried
on at the school house here by Rev
Fem is very interesting. Already
there has been eight or nine con-
versions. May the good work go on.
Quite number from town have at
tended and we were pleased to see
them there.
Lila Thompson, who has been
working for Mrs f w Dickinson, re-
turned to her home near Rose last
Monday.
Our sick folks are all improving.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-10

to mnch business there, although we
all go there for treat to see the town
grow and wish it well.
Will Troxell has moved on his
brother Charley's farm and will help
farm with his father.
George Davis is making a success
at farming from the amount of stock
he is getting around him.
Charley Bowers and family visited
MRS McGlnnis, MRS Bowers mother.
Joe Turner and Albert Smith are
preparing to farm quite extensive this
year. A great deal of small grain
will be sowed in Old Elsmore this
year, flax and millet.
Our community was surprised when
they heard of Mathew Mitchell's we'd
ding. He has shelled corn in this
community for the past year and
made number of friends who wish
him success.
Some few are preparing for garden
ing this month as the cold weather
got away with the potatoes, they had
saved for spring use.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-10
FUNSTON
MISS AMY SEYMOUR, Reporter.

MISS AMY SEYMOUR Reporter.
Report of the Prairie Hall school
| for the month ending February "A,
$780, Number OF pupils enrolled -,
average daily attendance II, names
of those present every day this
month Prentiss and LaDolle Donald
Walter Lyle and Jeanette Sey-
mour. w q Shinkle teacher.
The first horsepower threshing
machine we have seen In q long time
was in our neighborhood last week
and threshed for Messrs b + Curf-
man, III Boeken and VIM Donald,
Willard Lytle is going to try bach
ing 1t this summer.
Mrs Josie Williams spent Wednes-
day with Mrs Gullett.
Clarence MGCollum went to Newton
Kans, last week.
Mesdames l. J Preston, j w Gull
lett, w G Walker, q w Lytle and
w Seymour spent last Thursday
very pleasantly with Mrs Elwood
Walker.
Oren Long went to FIT Scott last
week where he expects to attend
school for several months.
The supper that was to have been
given February % was postponed on
account of the weather.
The l. A s elected the following
officers last Wednesday: Pres Mrs
Gullett, V Pres Mrs Seymour, Sec
Lulu Myers. Treas Mrs Curfman.
The young people from this neigh.
borhood who attended the box supper
at Bethel report a fine time.
Mr. Shrinkle moved his family
back to their farm last week and he
will board at G w Lytle's till school
closes. There was no school Monday
on account of sickness i'm his family.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-10
The New York Store.

dress on the subject OF Temperance
last Saturday evening. Owing to the
stormy weather only few were pres
emit. He Ia announced again for
Wednesday evening, March 8 when
he hopes to organize local union.
MT Lockhart has moved back to
his farm, one mile east of Silver Leaf.
Rev f w Montgomery will preach
next Saturday evening, Sunday
morning and evening and perhaps
continue meetings during the follow
ing week.
MRS Harvey has lost nearly all her
stands of bees. The winter has
proved too severe for the little work :
ers in honey, and all were frOze but
two stands,
f J Blood had shipped from Kan
sas City two prairie Staten incu-
bators which are now ready for work
He expects to bring off several fam
lilies of chicks during the summer
from these machines.
During the past week the mercury
ran up to summer heat, "A degrees
above, and then two day later, down
it went almost to zero. This gives us
variety of winter weather in "Sun-
ny Kansas"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-10
SILVER LEAF
Mrs. s. B. Blood, Reporter.

Rev Frasier will give temperan ce
address at Silver Leaf next Saturday
night. Everyone interested in the
cause of temperance and law and or
der should come and hear him.
Stewart Montgomery expects to
build a new residence on his tract Of
land near Silver Leaf in the near flu
ture. We are glad Mr. and Mrs
Montgomery have decided to stay in
our neigh borhood.
Mrs + Lust attended the we'd
ding of her youngest sister near Piqua
last week.
II II Jones attended our Sunday
School last Sabbath morning, and
added much life and interest by his
presence. The s s 10 doing finely,
but every earnest worker will find
room and welcome here.
Several farmers in our vicinity have
been threshing their Kaffir corn the
past week.
Rev Montgomery has written that
he will fill his regular appointment
the second Sunday In march and will
probably remain and preach every
evening during the week.
Crystal Eastwood has almost en-
tirely recovered from her injury and
entered school again being absent
but three days.
Rev Fraser gave an excellent ad-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-10
LIBERT Y.
LULA MALcoM. Reporter.

Mr. and Mrs John Murphy attended
the funeral of Mrs Tom Heffern
which was held at Owl Creek church
last Thursday.
Minnie Jones and mother were in
lola last Friday.
Silas Malcolm went to Will Hecox's
last Monday where he has engaged
employment for the summer.
Mary Murphy entertained Anna
McCabe from near Piqua last week.
Mrs Perean's daughter, Bertha, has
returned to Moran.
Ye scribe is contemplating a visit
to Burt, Kans., before long.
Geo Malcom helped G Cloud to
move to farm near Chanute last
Thursday.
viii Murphy surprised the home
folks by coming out and spending the
day with them last Wednesday.
Oscar EcKler is working for
Laurence Town send at the carpenter
trade.
Some of our young folks attended
the entertainment at Union last Wed
nesday evening.
There was surprise quilting at
Mrs Murphy's last Monday.
Chas Miller will work for Mr.
Murphy this summer.
Items are getting very scarce.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-10
GOLDEN VALLEY.
MRs. HATTIE GuLLErr. Reporter

MRS. HATTIE GuLLErT. Reporter
Our best wishes to Mr. and Mrs II
Sullivan-may they live long and en-
joy this life and live 30 as to enjoy the
life to come.
Perry Johnson sold NJ Wood some
hay and was calling in this commun.
ity. He said Pearl had got letter
from Oklahoma saying they wanted
him to come down in time for the
wheat harvest.
Willard and Tip Williams and John
Boeken called at w Gulletts. Mil
lard changed ponies and went ON his
way rejoicing.
Mrs Preston and Wayne went to
Moran to meet Mr. Preston.
Mary Miskey was thrown off one O
her horses coming from school. Owing
to the mud she was not hurt. Her
father was just in from the field with
q load of corn and started to see what
was the trouble and met her coming.
Horses seem dangerous this year even
If counted gentle.
Some want hands in this communi-
ty.
Robert and Johnnie Stewart were in
our community testing their ponies
speed since our last.
MRS Myers, Addie and Lulu went to
LaHarpe.
Albert Ihrig has been doing some
mason work for Mr. Brister.
Mrs Mathew Mitchell and MRS Hoov-
or Kerr went to LaHarpe since our
last
n Stewart and j w Gullett ship
ped cattle to Kansas City. Mr. Gullett
accompanied the car to Kansas CITY
and returned Friday.
Toney Stewart went to Moran We'd
nesday.
Little Ruth Stewart has had quite
a tussle with cold.
j Larry furnishes meat for mum.
Der in LaEarpe.
Q Harmon went to lola.
Mathew Mitchell and Hoover Kerr
were hauling corn last week. Mathew
slipped to lola and took unto himself
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-10
SPRING BRANCH
Mr.. FRANK JACKSON, Reporter.

William Davis was down from EN-
poria few days last week and was
calling on friends in this part, He is
one OF the assessors of Emporia now.
Claude Sawyer had to give up the
last week of school on account of an
attack of pneumonia fever, she is still
under the doctors care.
We are asked to say that there will
be basket supper and social at the
Waverly school-house Friday night,
March II, for the benefit of the school.
Every body is invited to come and
help make it success and have a
nice time. Quite number from this
district expect to go.
Mr and MRS Fred Daniels celebrated
their second anniversary Friday.
MT j Skinner lost nice cow last
week from too much stock field past
ure.
While playing hide and go seek
Thursday evening Floid Dillingham;
five years old hid in front OF the horses
under the manger, one of the horses
paved him out and the other tramped
him up pretty bad, breaking one leg
in two places before the other children
could get him out Doctor Wood from
LaHarpe was called and reduced the
fractures and the little fellow is get
ting along as well as could be expect
ed.
Lawyers Bennett d Campbell and
son Leslie, Rev. Veesie and wife were
in this immediate vicinity Thursday
on business and pleasure.
G w Smith has been retained to
teach an additional month of school
in connection with the Elk months
winter term that expired the middle
of this week.
Roy Howard accldently mashed one
of his fingers last week.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-10
PRAIRIE DELL.
Mr.. GRO. BARrH, Reporter.

- phO' RSPoiVois
Dave Baxley has moved down into
Cherry Grove district.
The genial Irish peddler, John
Gallagher, of Kansas City, who left
his goods at Geo Sherrill's last jan
uary on account of bad weather, re-
turned last week, took his goods and
started on his trip through the coun.
try to supply those in need of his
wares.
Glenn Kreuter of lola was in this
neigh borhOod last week buying fat
cattle.
Jason Sheriff. and wife made ready
the house on the Deer Creek farm
belonging to Ben Sheriff. and moved
into &c last week.
Mr. Cuppe of Cherry Grove has
moved two miles north of Piqua.
A Mr. Riggs from Nebraska was in
our vicinity buying horOes last week.
The McClelland boys loaded their
hay into the cars TO ship last week.
Robert Sullivan and Mamie Barnett
two more of our young people
united their destinies last Wednesday
evening, March l, and started TO sail
DER life's ocean in the same craft.
Miss Barnett was born and raised in
Prairie Dell. Mr. Sullivan has lived
near here for several years. The
young people have number OF
warm friends who wish them q long,
pleasant and useful life. They re
ceived a number of valuable presents
to help them start i'm their house
keeping, They will move onto the
Greening place in a short time.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-10

n wife and came hone and surprised
them all. He will live at home and
he aud his brOther-in.law will farm
the Mitchell ranch. Matt. is u good
industrious young man and he also
has made good choice in wife and
we are glad they have settled down
IN our community.
Mr. Shinkle bought some stock, of
Willard Lyle.
Maggie Funk and brother Charles
have had siege of the grip and have
recovered so as to attend school again
at Humboldt.
Albert lhrig and Robert Duncan
have moved on the old Ihrig farm.
George Sears is finishing Walter
Woods summer house.
Thee. Farnley has moved on the
farm where Mr. johnson lived.
J Il Wood bought some stock cattle.
Mr. Preston reports wheat killed in
crawford Go. so 1t will have to be
plowed up In some places.
Crowded out last week.
w Mitchell and son are feeding
two cas- loads of cattle and they are
'"Nhihk huo IVY dIulesS VI bnb Dau
weather. They are coming out ahead
of the southern cattle.
Frank Myers was one among the
firet to go to blowing this spring.
Mr. snd Mrs Leroy Ayers and daugh-
ter Lottie were in lola calling on |
their parents, Mr. and Mrs ID Ayers, |
who have moved to lola, and say gas |
is all right.
Fred Seymour and wife were call.
ing in the Valley community.
Mr. johnson has moved on the Sny-
der farm.
Some say peaches are not all killed,
We will tell you what we think next
August about it.
Willis Asop will not come back to
this summer.
Walter Woods has been practicing1
with the Independence school for an
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-10
PLEASANT VALLEY.
D. 7. SMITH. Rennrior.

~ l. SMITH, Reporter.
Rev Strauahan preached his fare
well sermon last sunday, but owing
to the storm but few were out to hear
him.
Pleasant Valley $ 5 was reOrgan-
lied last Sunday. Ira Sergeant super
intendent and Connie smith secre-
tary.
Ionic Vickers closed a very sue.
cessful term of school last Friday at
Wise. A number of the patrons
came in and brought their dinners
and good time Is reported.
People are much on the move this
week.
Grandpa Burton moved from lola
onto the Harris Wise place for which
he traded.
The workmen finished John
Moures's new house yesterday Tues.
day. and he will move into 1t in a
few days.
Mr. Newman goes from Mr. Frances
down between lola and Humboldt
and MT Riggs OF lola will move there.
Ernest Wilmuth moves to the
Post place.
Billy Wilmuth and wife OF Wilson
county came up to attend the we'd
ding of his nephew, Ernest Wilmuth,
and visit friends.
John Mouner and Frank Strickler
returned from Labette county where
they went to buy SOME cattle.
They failed to get any.
James Monyhan went down to
Thayer Friday on business.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-10

shaw performing the ceremony. The
same day Grace RuXton and Louis
Gibson were married at the home of
the former in Usage township, by
Rev Moore of this city.
Mr. Gallon and family arrived i'm
moran last week from Pek in, iii, and
moved on the farm which he recently
bought from / Walker. We are
glad to welcome them and hope they
Will be pleased with their location.
Jesse Mccormack, n nephew of Mr.
II | Mccormack, arrived here Fri
day and will work for his uncle on
the farm this summer. He comes
from Lafayette county, MO.
Charley Webster has been made
foreman of a section below Pareons.
II Simpson has decided not to
leave Moran. Oklahoma was not
what he expected to find it.
Wesley Jones went to Pittsburg
last week as a delegate from Moran to
the Grand Lodge of the A. o. U. w.
Charles Hesson has moved on to |
Mrs McGuire's farm southeast of town. |
Geo Bunner has moved into the |
house south of the M Z church.
e ID Rapp takes possession of the
restaurant and meat market where
the Walker Bros. have been, who
are going with their parents on a
farm near Girard, much to the regret
of their many friends here.
Rev ID Jewell and two children
came over frem Butler last tuesday.
James and Grace are still here visit
ing their relatives.
Mrs Barton entertained last Tues
day evening in honor of her friend.
Miss Marie Conner of TT Scott, who
spent several days with her.
h Simpson has returned from Okla
homa and will remain in Moran.
& g Thomas went to Kansas City
last week and was present at the
opening of Convention Hall.
j c Strong has been quite sick for
the past week.
G p Keith is a victim of pneumonia. ,
Lucille Warner came down from
'olony last week to visit relatives
and friends here.
Emma A Bassett who has been
spending the winter with relatives i'm
Butler, Mo, returned home last We'd
lesday.
Rev G NJ Cantrell went to Kansas
City and Topeka last week. In his
absence Rev l. | Drake, ID ID, filled !
he Pres byterian pulpit last Sabbath.
The Home Coterie spent last Friday
'vening at the residence of II l.
}assett. c
The High school entertainment CIV C
m Wednesday evening was listened a
o by large audience. The program
consisted chiefly OF music, recitations,
dialogues and tableax. The flag drill
Iiven by twelve girls from the second
and intermediate depart o
nents was beautiful and the music a
njoyed by all. The tableaux de-
erve particular mention being some NJ
4 the prettiest parts OF the program. d
The entertainment was considered a {,
uccess by all, which speaks we'll for
hose who took part. The proceeds d
will 90 to the library fund and some a
lew books are expected before long.
Bert Hunt Is now "full fiedged" F
arber at Gas City.
MT and Mrs J Warner entertained G.
n Friday evening in honor of their d
iece, Pearl, and their sons, Roy and a
'lyde. A very enjoyable time is re-
orted by those present. ~
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-10
OLD ELsMoRE.
Crowded out last week.

NVHVFFWNW VFTF WNNNV
MI Brook Is moving on the old Bar
Der farm where Ed Barber spent his
youth as a tiller of the soil.
The opening of bank In moran was
good news to number at Old Els
more, as lola is too far away to attend
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-10
THE co UNITY NEWS.
Interesting Items From An Over
Allen County.
THE MOST IMPORTANT DEEDS
DONE by YOUR NEIoHBoRs FAITH
FULLY AND lMPARTIALLY SET
DOWN BY REGISTER
REPORTERS

The Reporters whose names appear at the
heads OF these letters are agents of the REGIS.
HnR and are authorized to solicit advertising
and receive subscriptions. Any assistance
rendered them in gathering the news OF their
respective neighborhoods will be appreciated
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-10
GREEN.


Since the recent cold spell Mr. Peno
has been quite sick with asthma.
We have very bad roads in this vi
entity.
Ollie Griffin is troubled with q very
sore throat
Mr. Lender and family were visiting
relatives near Yates Center one day
last week.
The literary and deba ting society
will postpone their last mt citing until
the night of the TWEEN w. first of March
Wild ducks are plentiful now on
the creek.
Chas. StToth has gone up toward
Yates Center to work for Mr. Stocka-
brand.
Bad colds and sore throats is the
general complaint here.
Mrs b f Brown who has not been
able to teach for some time returned
to her school last Monday.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-10
The New York Store.

QUALITY IN MERCHANDISE CHARACTER In VALUES BARGAINS IN
, PRlCES: This the eptOme of success "
TH needs speech The NEW YORK eloquent in itself
Come and see yourself We of your
Judgment right your Patronage.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-10
ONION CREEK.
LILLE THORNTON, reporter.

Mr. King and family have arrived
to take possession of their farm, for
merly owned by Mr. Moore. Some OF
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-12-06
Trying to CheapeL Cotton.

New York, Nov. 3O-Yesterday
the New York papers published an
advertisement reading as follows:
"Cotton-lmmediate and sensations u
break certain f; exports sure of crop of
IL 900. 900 bales tremendous slump
inevitable. Crisis has been reached
south. carrying enormous quantities
"a slim margins. having pyramidsd
from 9 cents mp; ehort interest en-.
tirely eliminated. To whom are bulls
to cell + Market unwieldy aud ub.
cafe. Sell cotton for 100 points pure
profit Further particulars. address
'Truthseeker.'"
This 10 followed today by another
advertisement reading:
"Cotton-My prediction of slump
wss Immediately followed by Q l6
point break. showing precarious con-
dition Of present market. Liverpool
and Memphis we're heavy seliers
Neill, the sblest cotton expert in the
world, is more positive than ever that
yield will now exceed 1900, 900
bales. Market is honeycombed with
stop orders Il is, but . question of
hours when they will be- reached.
Information socn to be made public
90 to cotton hello by interior will send
January below 6 so Full informa
sion sod facts given Address
'Truthseeker >"
We do not know who the author of
these advertisements 10. but it 10 RI
mored that they have been inserted
10 tho interests TOT . group of bucket
shops whose customers are heavy
long Of the market. and whose only
possible sslvation 10 to bring about q
break that will wipe out margins. We
think the public ought to be brough,
to On understanding of the situation.
Private cables to % from Liverpool
today advise an advance there of
2 "a % . result o; the good trade,
demsnd and tho healthy condition in
Manchester, which. it 10 stated,
promises to continue There is,
therefore. no reason Why owners of
cotton should expect auy lower
prices than genuine trade conditions
lustiiy, or be terrorized into selling
by anonymous advertisements
Price, Mccormick & Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-12-06
Hester's Views Argue In Fa.
vor Of Predicted Short Crop.

New Orleans, Dec l Secretary
Hester's New Orleans cotton OK
change statement issued today shows
the monthly movement to Nov 30
and the weekly movement to Dec / i.
inclusive
The total for November was $3.50.
2l2 against 1852 .906 last year and
2,349. 75l year before lsst.
The amount of the crop brought
into eight for the three months from
September to November inclusive is
i 900 600 bales behind last year
The movement from the first of
September to Nov 30 includes total
receipts at oil United States delivery
porte. 3 029.7 against 4,:77.7sS
last year (; overland by railroads
across the Mississippi, Ohio and
Potomac rivers 5Sl ,033 against 4O3,.
O64 last year southern mill tskings
exclusive of quantity consumed at
southern outports. 4l2.l50 against
375.670 last year. and interior stocks
in excess Of those held at the end of
the commercial season, 4SS.465
sgsinst 544 1926 last year.
The total amount Of the COTTON
crop brought into sight during the
three months ending Nov 30, 4.5ll..
3sl against 5,6Ol. .397 last year and
5.3ll, ,087 year before last
Foteign exports for the first three
months OF the season have been
l 1855. .222 bales, showing q decrease
under last season of 333,659
Stocks at the seabosrd and the %
leading southern interior markets on
Nov 80 were l.S55,5s5 against
l.973,4 ,495 the same day last year
Up Nov 80 last year 49 SO 100
per cent of the cotton crop had been
marketed and for the same three
months in 1897 the percentage of the
crop brought into eight was AZ
AZ 100; percentage marketed was
81 SO 100
in addition to the monthly figures
Secretary Hester issusd todsv a
statement of the weekly movement
Tor seven days ending Dec. /. in.
elusive. showing total brought into
sight this week 367.l75 against
SIT 1916 for the seven dsys ending
Dec l. inclusive. last year 535 999
year before last and 408 294 the
same time in 1896.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-12-06
Notice Of Registration,

The State OF South Carolina-Sumter Couo.
ty-Ohce OF Supervisors of Registration.
sumter County, Sumter, s. G., February
let, 1899.
Notice is hereby given TIM, 10 accord nc.
with an Act of the General Assembly, and in
conformity With the requirements of the State
Constitution, The books for the registration
OF all legally qualified voters, aud for the
issn'ng OF tra1sers, ETC.,, ~il be open ut the
of1cs OF Supervisors Of Registration in the
court house, bet" cen tha hours Of 9 o'clock
a. N. and O'Clock p. m on the firstMop.
day o. each month, until thirty DAYS before
the next general election. kinors who shall
become OF age duriog that period Of ,hi,;y
days shall be eotited to registration before
the books are closed, if otherwise qualified
Ihe requirements for qualified voter are
that The applicant for registration shall be
able to read ard write correctly, or possess
10 his own name property to the amount of
three hundred dollars, upon which he pave
taxes e. r BURROWS,
+. D DuBOSE,
j N KNIGHT,
Supervisors Of Registration Sumter Co.
Mch |