The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-06-22
KANSAS CLIPS AND COMMENTS

covered an ola QarkeN, VINO II COunlSu
every time has participated in eleven
U. S. censuses and had four years to
spare.
Fred Buchan, formerly captain OF
Co. b., Goth Kansas but now with the
regular army, has been assigned to
the Regular Cavalry and will go to
Manila again.
Will White is standing valiantly by
his prophesy that this would be a dry
year. He sticks to it and notes that
there are only three inches of water
in the Gazette basement"
The millers of the State are putting
up vigorous kick on the railroads
hauling wheat so much cheaper than
flour that English millers can under
sell Kansas flour abroad.
In one of the larger cities of the
State an old maids club amuses it.
self writing answers to proposals.
They will lose no time when the pro-
pitious day dawns, if it ever does.
The editor of the Pratt Republican
is willing to take the measliest pig in
any 1900 litter for his paper for one
year, but there are few pigs which are
cheaper than the 81 regular price.
Lots wife recently died at Galena,
at any rate the papers state that the
estate of Mrs. Lott is to be settled up.
If this had happened at Hutchinson,
the connection would be moreobvious.
Kansas took several prizes at Paris
and now the Missouri Pippin has been
bue-ribboned. This is additional
evidence that the old Parisians have
a good deal of the old Adam in them.
Barney Sheridan has been fighting
for good roads in Miami county and
this week offers 800 in prizes for the
best five culverts constructed by
overseers between May l and sept
ember 80.
The people who are looked up to in
CherryVale are those with a barrel,
not of money, but of rain water. The
water supply is out and the barrels
mark mans standing in the com
munity.
Colony people take the new schooI
house proposition seriously. AT any
rate drama by home talent will bC
tried to raise funds-and few thing:
are more serious than home talen
, dramas.
A number of Pittsburg people stood
by and watched youth from thu
country tumble mail box in vain
attempt to open 1t. 1t is experience
like this which make country people
/ anxious for rural free delivery.
The ideath rate among newspaper
< men in the State has increased since
p the wars broke out. First it wa
Spanish names in Cuba, then Tagalol
names in the Philippines, later Dutcl
names in the Transvaal and nov
+ laundry marks in China.
While the local man of the Empori;
Gazette let's out the good news that {
west side widow and her daughter ar
n booked to receive SS0,000 as thei
share of money from England, h
carefully conceals the names until h
has arranged things with the $50, 90
= daughter.
# The johnson county convention di,
f not instruct for Baker as the News
. Herald wanted it to, but whenever tn
" editor feels sore spot coming to tn
+ surface he rubs the spot with the list @
d eighty new subscribers gained in te
q days and feels better.
a The Salina Union four years ag
II was dead moral certain that withou
l6 to / there wouldn't be a dollar i
e Saline county, now figures thatNf tn
wheat of the county brings 80 cents
It bushel il will net 500 to every maI
4 woman and child. 500 to one, beat
10 to | any day.
st The Lawrence journal expects tn
" POO American marines now landed
China to lick the whole Boxer mol
The chances are that if they woul
h catch that old Empress and box he
1T ears soundly the trouble would sin
o. plify itself. Her eyes have bee
pigeon-toed so long no wonder 81
~ don't know right from wrong.
N A hard-shell Democratic editor fro
Hardeman writes that it is only Il
10 eastern dudes who are kicking abol
III Kansas City accommodations. 1.-THE
of make us tired. All we want is plat
ht to sleep under dog fennel on VI
~ cant lot and badge emitting us
VI free beer at any bar in the city al
we can get along all right"
Brethren, a repentant man at
:! Lawrence revival meeting is quoted |
ur Arthur Capper as having said, mil
to is sad story. | was born in Atcl
NJ son, but soon went from bad
- worse" Chow long did you stay
III Leavenworth ?" asked long-whis
nd cred man who was sitting in one
or the rear seats.
~ The gangs of harvest hands viii
IS, are making for the harvest fields a
40 t,,ipp 1a6 with tpamps and all mann
to of riiiraif and the farmer who owns
" wheat field will be plucked if he isl
On careful. A gang OF these men recent
took charge of a freight train a
rode without fare, compelling t
train crew to obey their orders.
o.. For some time the Methodist chm
ut Junction City has been burden
zee with debt amounting to 81, $50. /
.ns lore the congregation recently I
pastor announced that an effort wou