The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-07-20
KANSAS CLIPS AND COMMENTS

The Free Press of Usage City men
tons a nearby village called Pant
Tag" Wouldn't that bifurcate you?
Lena Higgins, who fell into Cha
mute cellar way and sued the city for
$1,000, was given judgment for "a, 1858.
Afterreading the multitudinous kicks
made in the Democratic platform, one
admires the selection of mule as the
party emblem.
Ed Murray, of Reno county, walked
into his threshing machine, the teeth
of which were hidden by straw, and
was instantly killed.
The Junction City commercial club
has asked the Rock Island to put on
a flyer from Kansas City in the morn
ing, returning at night.
The Eureka Herald notes the birth
to Il former citizen of IAN eight and a
half pound boy And yet people say
We are born free and equal.
Parsons and Coleyville are quarrel
ling a, 20 which has the fewer funerals,
and indications are now that hot blood
will result and bad blood he split.
Bryan will not attend the 1T. Scott
convention, but will conhue his speech
making to one blast at Topeka Since
the rain he may change his mind.
Nearly every one has weakness
which friends never speak boldly
about. The Seneca Tribune suggests
"lepidomania," for the Belgian hare
craze.
News of injury to stock from barbed
wire comes from Salina. y small boy
tore one of his calves on the wire. He
man yes TO get around on a crutch and
the other calf.
When the Osawatomie gas company
opens new well reception is given
and speeches made at the derrick
What do you think of that, southern
Kansas gas towns?
The morality of the mining region
is improving. In one week Il Galena
man was fined SO for beating his wife
and a Joplin girl was ordered to keep
her head above her heels.
Hutchinson News: 1t is Il game of
'heads on tails" in China. with the
| indications that a good many China
men will lose both before things are
quiet in the Celestial empire.
Yates Center shot her gas well which
! flowed a small stream steadily. Now
it is stopped by the broken stone halt
way down, and the Center folk are like
a man who has pushed the cork of his
only bottle half way down and can't
get 1t out.
In response to the oft-repeated ques.
ton, Button, button, who's got the
button?" the Ottawa Republican comes
forward with the announcement that
Mr.. Arthur Little of that town has.
He welded Miss Ella Button, of Pc.
mona, last Tuesday.
The Abilene Reflector, by request OF
subscribers, prints the law about es,
trays. The law requires full descrip
ton to be published, giving color, age
sex, marks and brands. So many po
litical lines are being jumped that Dick
inson county politicians wish to bt
safe.
Rev. James, the Mcpherson man who
went TO England to get an inheritanc,
of 5000 600, is back at home, withou
the millions. He found an impedimen
in his way, but he may console himsel
in the assurance that he has the deep
est sympathy of all to whom he haC
promised gifts.
This from Puck, happened in Kan
sas; Uncle "Humph, it's cam
paign year, and | hain't had an,
political documents sent me yet.
Aunt Serena-"Well, that's queer
-Four years ago the country was goin
to ruin hull month earlier in tn
season than this"
Under the caption, "Where Fairie
Fit" the Seneca Tribune publishe
this maginal note of how two Senec;
Democrats helped select a guide of tn
ship of state at Kansas City: 1T wa
the night of the Fourth. In bowe
in Turner hall garden in Kansas City
sat two fairies slipping nectar from
nagons which the genii of the plac
brought them. Beside them sat tive
Memorials, admiring the golden hal
which was hanging down the fairies
backs. The mortals had left thei
wives at home and were out for a goot
time. 'What'll you have, girls, sal,
they, Give us bird and cold bot
tie gurgled the fairies in chorus
They got 'em. The mortals were Sen
eca men. What t'ell?' -