The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-01-05
KANSAS CLIPS AND COMMENTS

1t was SAD DAY tOr Kansas Wnen
that person began disturbing the con-
gregation last Sunday night again.
The Arkansas City Traveller puts it
this way: May you live as long as
you want, and net want as long as
you live.
When the people of LaCygne heard
that a band had been organized in
town they sighed in chorus, "Well,
I'll swan"
Kansas women are content. AL
though next year is not leap year,
the boom in the marriage market
promises lively sport.
The only thing that convinces
many people that Kansas is not
heaven is the numerous marriages
and giving in marriage.
The editor of the Marshall County
News, as he looks back over the deeds
of the past year writes: "retribution
comes to some people in the next
world"
Steve Balch has shipped three car
loads of grape cuttings from his vine
yard near Wichita to Florida. The
world now knows whore Dave Leahy
got his start.
Chanute has played the hog 50
much lately going after new indust-
ries that she has decided it eXpedi-
ent to locate a hog cholera factory. A
stitch in Time, you know.
The reporter for the Pittsburg
Headlight saw ghost in the city jail
and the fright so affected him that he
wrote it up under the headline,
"Seen Ghost in the City Jail"
Steve Morris, q detective in St.
Louis, recently visited old friends at
Howard where he was raised. What
Joy that must have been to the Nick
Carter and Old Sleuth kids.
The Kingman Salt Company, or.
ganized by Detroit capitalists with
$3.50, 600 capital, will resume operat-
ing an old shaft at KiDgman. The
plant has capacity of twenty-five
cars daily.
A jointist opened up at Parker and
his first callers were number of the
prominent w. O. T. U. workers.
There was so little profit in their
patronage, however, that he left
town.
The Walnut Valley Times thinks
that when u tall man finds himself
short, he is naturally embarrassed.
The new year with its reminiscent
mood, brings out many and varied
statements.
A test case recently brought in the
State left the supreme court to rule
that man sentenced to the reform
atory does not lose his civil rights.
If he loses his civlity he goes to the
school all the time.
Hilliard Johnson, a young news
paper man who graduated from the
State University OF Kansas, and
whose life was saved by viii Snow
shortly before the latter's tragic
death, was found dead in bath tub
in San francisco.
The Republican says that the
church at Tribune is in fine shape,
having a new coat of paint inside and
out, and that if the congregation
could be submitted to similar treat
ment all would be well.
The Clay Center Times says that a
bride Of that place wore real orange
blossoms" at the wedding. She prob.
ably will not get along any better
than the bride who worries along
with pumpkin blossoms.
Papers all over the State in check
ing up the growth OF the town during
the past year are themselves sur.
,prised at the remarkable incI ease in
business and buildings 100 really
left little to sigh tor in 700.
All eastern Kansas is sending up a
mighty roar about the roads. In
fact a few millions of the wealth OF
this world might be we'll spent on
the roads and draw interest in the
next world by reducing profanity.
"No" said the editor to his fore
man who had just reported that by
mistake the article about delinquent
subscriptions had somehow got under
the headline, "Our Clubbing List, u
"You need not change it. 1t makes q
very suitable headline"
Ben Glover, fret president of the
Farmers Alliance, committed suicide
last week, because he found that hi:
mind was giving away. 1t Is al
awful thing tor an honest man to dis
cover that he has been advocating
take.
1t does the heart good to read in the
Erie Record about little boy of that
place who stuck his tongue to the met
al piece on the pump one frosty morn
ing and had to be thawed loose with
the help of the tea kettle. All wei
regulated men did that when they
were kids.
Wichita Eagle: The thing a Kansas
man misses most when he goes easl
is the wind A Kansas man who
went to Ohio once wrote back that
there wasn't enough wind in Ohio tC
blow away the swells. Another
Kansas man in the East says he
misses the wind dreadfullY, as he has
nothing to lean against.
AS an evidence of tho Improved
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