The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-01-12
KANSAS CLIPS AND COMMENTS

A Wichita man has discovered how
to break q slot machine and o cash |
register He uses an axe.
1t has been decided that when a |
school beard closes school 1t must pay |
the teachers just the same.
Otto Grief ls manager of the Pitts |
burg creamery, but he has to keep q |
cheerful face while on duty so as not |
to sour the milk.
Ed Little has fixed up luxurious
offices at A Abilene where he can re-
celve delegations which call and urge
him to run for office.
The three daye fog which has visit
ed eastern Kansas is said TO be the re-
suit of the Lawrence and Topeka peo-
pie playing so much English golf.
Cy Leland's sol advertises in the
Troy Chief "If you have hides to sell
see me before going elsewhere" 1t ia
supposed elsewhere" means to the
old man.
A typographical error in the
CherIyvale Clarion refers to lady as
"a rath demur petit lady" When
she saw it her wrath had nothing
petit about 1t.
clyde Matuox, the notorious Okla
homa murderer. Is now boarding close
to the twine plant at the Kansas
penitentIary. His room is engaged
for twelve years.
The Topics man of the X. G. journal
rose "A little early recently and dis
covered that the headlines of a west
'rn Kansas wedding announcement
read Early
Down at ChanHte, according to the
SuD, the expression appear n per-
feu, ease in society," means that one
laughs and talks as loud as if on the
back porch at home"
Joe H. Borders, formerly of the
Great Bend Register, has collected the
reflections which he reflected while
out on short grass in a book entitled
Queen of Appallachis."
Leavenworth is planning to issue
bonds, buy coal lands, sink shafts and
induce factories to come and use the
coal. This is that kind Of a coalition
that does things beside resolve.
A mass meeting has been called at
Hiawaths to tend to lately develop
ed masher who is married man.
When that mass comes down on the
masher it will be sight worth seeing.
There is talk of the Mormons build.
ing a temple on the site of the old
sugar mill at Attica, Harper county,
Kansas.-And If 1t is tried the neigh
bors will probably begin raibing Cain
again.
A title Wathena girl wanted a new
doll for Christmas and when her
mother declared the old one good as
new, replied: "Well I'm just as good
as new but the angels brought you q
new baby"
The Moran Herald wants new de-
pot because in winter the ladies can
not get to the stove. The larger the
room the more forlorn the women will
feel, looking at the men huddle6
around the stove.
One of the palaveTs Kansas editors
are giving their readers now refers to
making 1900 better year for Punkin-
vile than 1899 was. They thought
90 ought to be good year. and say
that go doubly ought.
One brick company has plants at
Cotieyville, Cherryvale and Inde-
pendence, but stamps all the brick
"Coffeyville.n The two other towns
are making 1t 80 hot that the com.
pany needs no gas at their plants.
An Atchison man wants divorce
and alleges that he would as soon live
with wooden woman. Ttat comes
from marrying ian old stick" aud
any woman will inform any man who
Of their mutual acquaintance are old
sticks.
People who have groaned in the
dentists chair and then paid the
dentist money for the torment will
rejoice at the news that Junction
City lawyer has been given judgment
for $4,000 against local dentist for a
bad job of tooth pulling.
A member of an Enterprise lodge
moved at a recent meeting that a res.
olution of sympathy be passed in
favor of the Beers. This started
row that nearly disrupted the lodge,
bat quiet was restored by tabling all
the resolutions and amendments for
100 years.
ID. A Valentine opens the can thus:
The Times has had a very prosperous
year the past twelve months thank
you, and it has just spit on its. hands
for another chase after some more
friends, subscribers and advertisers.
The paper likes such folks"
Some thoughtless person has started
an item to the effect that Quakers do
not have to take out marriage licenses
in this State, but go to the license of.
ficers any day and you eau see
quakers, and none other, buying
licenses.
A new book on etiquette from the
effete east Is being circulated in the
State. Ore of its rules is: "Never
bite fruit, etc."s If the author had got
his work into Adams hands he might
have done some good, but it is now
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