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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-05-24
La HARPE.

Mrs. f. NJ DAVIS, Correspondent.
May 2l.-In the ball game played
between LaHarpe nine and Big Creek
nine last Saturday at the.latter place
Elmer Stansbury;had both bones of
his left leg broken square off between
the knee and ankle. He is doing well
but it will make him keep quiet for
some time.
Mrs c d Mullen and daughter Ruth
and Mrs Ohlfest and two children
and Miss Bernice Davis, all took the
train Sunday evening going east.
Mrs Mullen to Chicago and Mrs OIL
fest to Indiana, both on a visit, and
Miss Davis to her home in Franklin
Tennessee after spending the winter
here with her brother +. M. and
family.
Mrs Graham and son and sister-in
law all went east this week for visit.
Mrs Chas. Adams and son Mars
Adams and family all went to Kansas
City last week to consult the Hospital
physician. Mrs Adams returned Sat-
urday but Mars will be there another
week.
Mr. Patterson and family returned
from Uniontown last week where they
have been on visit.
Mr. Tobey's house looks very much
better since being painted.
Miss Minnie Ohlfest goes to Law
renee Wednesday OF this week to at
tend the school of instruction being
held there for Rebekahs and Odd Eel
lows. Mr. McCarty and Mr. Houser &C
from the Odd Fellows Lodge.
Rev. Maclean of lola conducted the
Quarterly meeting in the M. f. church.
Presiding Elder Durburaw not having
time to attend.
Miss Mae Williams goes to Fit
Scott this week to attend the c, e.
Convention held at that place.
Mrs Hackney and Mr. Donnan have
some New York relatives visiting
them.
Elm township will hold its Sunda.
School convention in the LaHarp
Presbyterian church on Friday jun
7th.
The old friends and neighbors o
Mrs Weisner are very isorry to hea
of her serious illness at her home il
Illinois, She has many friends here
Mr. Gordon Danforth and Mr. Reeve
started overland last week towards
Hot Springs, They expect to be gon
some time for the benefit of thei
: health.
MrCurry has returned from bust
ness trip TO New Albany Kansas.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-05-24
LIBERTY.
Mrs. FLORA T. JOHNSON, Correspondent.
May lS.-The rain did not come any
too soon. Every one was glad to sec

Mrs. FLORA L. JOHNSON, Correspondent.
May lS.-The rain did not come any
too soon. Every one was glad to see
it.
Mr.. Murphy purchased two more
colts from the Simmons Thursday.
Lu Roush and Anna Johnson spent
Sunday afternoon with Cora Sloan in
Pleasant Valley neighborhood.
c Cornell filled one car of corn
and is filling one with wheat this week.
50 per bushel for wheat and 80 for
corn.
Quite a number of the young people
of this neighborhood attended the
dance at Mr. Royce's last Tuesday
mighty
Mr.. Murphy's had a dance Friday
night. 1t was well attended and
everybody had a nice time.
Last Monday as j. PEGS and j.
Heath were coming home from lola
Mr.. PEGS left left his team to follow
behind and he got in the Heath
wagon to have chat and they be-
came so interested they forgot the
tea m behind or else scared the team
with their talk for they ran away
There was very little damage done
Fred Kramer sayshe don't know which
they were arguing religion or politics
We think it must have been McKinle.
and the dry weather.
There were several young people
from Pleasant Valley at sMurphy'
dance.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-05-24
ROCK CREEK.


May 81 A B Null and family at
tended the funeral of his uncle, Mr.
Sherwood, Sunday.
The ladies' society met at the home
OF Mrs A b Null last Wednesday.
They all report good time and they
Toasted on strawberries and cream.
j p Lake has purchased a new cul-
tivator.
Mrs Bruce and daughter visited at
Savonburg last week.
Rev. Kirkpatrick has changed his
appointment from morning till even.
ing. His next appointment will be
June /.
Mr. Kingsley is building an addi-
ton to this house. Mr. Ruby is doing
the work
Mrs II II Jones returned from Kan
sas City Saturday.
Some of the youngsters of this part
had a fishing party last week.
Mr. Jim Wooster and family visited
in town Sunday.
Some of the young folks of this part
attended the band concert in lola Fri
day evening.
Mr. II II Jones went to Colony or
business the first of the week.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-05-24
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NERVE TONIC.
NORTH MAPLE GROVE.
REMEDY AN

LoRA FIFE, Correspondent
May % Theta Brewer, OF lola,
visited Edna Ball over Sunday and
attended church at Carlyle.
Mrs Anderson and Miss Cunning
ham returned to their home in Normal,
ILL.,, last Monday.
T N Funston attended the S S con-
vention at Topeka last week. He is
the son Of A Il Funston OF Jetmore,
Kansas. He met him there and came
home with him. They stopped over
at Lawrence one day and visited the
University.
An old colored man an inmate OF
the county house died this week.
G b Randall died Sunday at his
home four miles north OF here. While
not resident of this neighborhood he
has many friends here who will re-
greet to hear OF his death
Three Of 7 S Balls horses got out OF
the pasture Sunday and no trace OF
them has been found.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-05-24

Colorado today with his son Aura
whose health is very poor. They will
60 in a covered wagon and camp out
in good weather.
May 10th was the SEVENTEEN ami
versary of the birth of Rev w S Will
son, so few of his friends took we'll
filled dinner baskets and went in and
spent the day with him. He was taken
by surprise but was equal to the occa-
sion.
Mrs John Gilkersou is over in Mis-
souri, visiting relatives.
There was a party at Geo Ander-
sons Friday night in honor of Miss
Cunningham of Illinois.
The painters were out from lola one
day last week and painted another
corner of the church.
T NJ Vezie returned from Colorado
last week satisfied to remain in Kan
sas a while yet.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-05-24
SOUTH LOGAN.
A. L. SwARTzMAN, Correspondent


May 2l.-Miss Selma Hanson has
come from Ottawa to spend the sum-
mer with her sister Mrs Ida Larson.
Bertha Young spent last week at
her aunts near carlton returning Sat
urday.
The farmers delivered many hogs at
Chanute the first Of the week at 1925
per hundred; which is not bad for
those who have to sell.
The crop prospect in this neck OF
the woods is about thus, corn coming
slow, poor stand: oats not very fiat
tering but improving since the rain;
flax about an average though very
slow coming up; wheat in the bottoms
looks very fine, some damage done
some fields by the tlys they" say.
BY the way canIany of the wiseacres
tell us what it means, that is, what the
'sign" is when fully one-fourth of the
peaches are ''twins," that's growinglin
pairs together?
last week after making us two weeks
visit.
The Humans set trout line Sat
urday night and got one l6 pound fish.
some very fine fish are being taken
from the river here now.
Mr. Hart has put out very large
orchard on the farm he bought last
spring. The Iowa farmers are hus
tiers.
Mr. Tippie sheared his sheep las
week with one of the clippers and was
welled pleased with its work,
We have the handsomest bed o
pansies in Allen county, so there"
Can any one tell us the cause anC
"cure" for.the fungeus growth on ceda
trees known as cedar apples.
Hurrah for the new court house!
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-05-24
SILVER LEAE
Mrs h wenzel, Correspondent

MIS- ~ hCuHtlt Correspondent
May 14.-Mr and Mrs Weber spent
last Sunday with Mr.. Webber's broth
er, near Carlyle.
The Misses Eastwood. Clara and
Crystal, returned from a weeks visit
in Bourbon county.
Miss Maggie Powell was pleasant
caller since our last.
Mr. Easton and family and Mr.. Web
ber's will start for Oklahoma Thurs
day OF this week.
Miss Bell Delyarno attended party
at Mrs Delp's last Thursday night.
Melvin Amerman took pleasant
trip to Humboldt one evening last
week.
The minutes of the Sunday School
convention will be read May 10Th.
Charles Eastwood purchased a 500
sewing machine.
Mr. and Mrs Stansbury were out
from LaHarpe and took dinner with
Mr. and Mrs Forsythe Sunday.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-05-24
PLEASANT VALLEY HILL.
MISS OSBORN, Correspon


May 2O.-Miss Nettie Osborn has
been in Yates Center several weeks
visiting and sewing.
Mr. and Mrs UT visited relatives in
Yates Center last Sunday.
Born to Mr. and Mrs E Baird May
10, girl.
Mrs Reed Ross parents from across
the river visited with her Sunday.
There was quite crowd at church
at the Valley Sunday, there being
baptizing. Rev. Montgomery's wife
accompanied him at his appointmnnt
One of Jno. Beahm's work horses
died last week.
Geo. Culbertson has returned from
Kansas City.
r Il Culbertson is able to be our
again.
Mat Beahm's expect to get their new
organ this week.
Frank Bales will now ride in rub
ber-tired buggy behind that fas
trotter.
Grandpa Van Nice is growing worse
and the doctor was called Sunday.
He says blood poison is setting il
on his foot and ankle.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-05-24
PLEASANT VALLEY.

D. Il. SMITH, correspondent
May p People are generally through
planting corn.
Lloyd Koontz has eftHoyt Fackler's
and gone to lola for "a job at the
cement plant.
Gene McGregor is working for Hoyt
Fackler.
A Mr. Rumley from Colony is work
ing for Earnest Wilmoth.
John Mourer has sold his farm to a
Mr. Crews. Consideration $50 per
acre.
Let everybody who is interested
come out Saturday at p m and helT
clear up the Pleasant Valley cemetery
Pleasant Valley will observe Child
ren's day the first Sunday in June il
the evening,
Mr. Gilbert from Warrensburg, Mo
is buying wool here.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-05-24
MORAN.

Mrs II. BAssErT, Correspondent.
May l6 @ Warner has moved his
goods into the building south of the
Moran bank.
ST Whitlow has bought out Mr. De-
Hart and now does tn draying for
Moran.
All the churches here are arranging
to observe Children's Day.
Miss Lulu Earring has gone to lola
for a few weeks.
Miss Annie Evans of East st Louis
spent few days with Miss Keith on
her way to Leavenworth.
Mrs G NJ Nelson, Alfred, Lawrence
and Miss Grace visited relatives here
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs Weast went to Dudley last week
to visit her son Charles.
j S Miller is drilling well on the
lot to which he recently moved his
residence.
Mrs Charles Mccormack from Bates
City, Mo, is visiting her parents, MI
and Mrs II NJ Hodges.
G Strong went to Lawrence on
business last Monday.
Home Mission day was observed al
the Christian church last Sabbath.
Arrangements are being made fol
the Marmaton township Sunday schoo
convention to be held the third Sab
bath in June,
Mrs Smith who has been mission
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-05-24

airy In Burmah spoke both morning
and evening in the M e church last
Sabbath. Such addresses are inter-
esting and profitable.
The members of the M e church
have decided to enlarge their church
and when their plans are carried out
they will have beautiful and COM
modious building.
DIR and Mrs Jewell, Mrs Samuel and
Mrs Merrill went to Savonburg to at
tend Bible Society meeting.
Rev Frank Brown VITO has been a
missionary in China five years and
who was connected two years with the
United States consulate will address
union meeting at the NJ f church
next Sabbath evening.
This weeks items.
May 20 Last Friday evening the
seniors OF the High School we're the
guests of the middles. The hospitable
Mendell home was the scene of their
festivities and merry time they all
had. After some surprising artistic
efforts they enjoyed the dainty and
bountiful refreshments served. Music
and other diversions filled the evening
which will be long and pleasantly
remembered.
Mr. Hoddy is building an addition
on the west side of his residence.
Arthur Jewell came up from Elsmore
asst Saturday to spend Sunday at
home.
L Kline and Miss Bessie went to
lola last Thursday.
Mrs S ID Jewell came from Butler
last Wednesday week to spend fort
night with relatives here.
Last Friday afternoon the Inter
mediate room was filled with invited
guests who much enjoyed the exercises
and the fine exhibit of school work.
All the recitations we're we'll rendered,
the dumb-bell aud flag drills were
very pretty and the singing was good,
especially the Whip-poor-will song.
1t would have taken hours to carefully
examine the school work displayed.
1t was credit TO Mrs Collins and her
pupils.
Rev Frank Brown addressed the
Junior Christian Endeavors at the
Presbyterian church last Sabbath
afternoon explaining some Chinese
pictures that illustrated their customs
and superstitions. AT the union SER
vices at the NJ + church that evening
his address was intended for adults,
but the children who we're there en-
joyed it. Mr. Brown wore the Chinese
costume and showed number OF
curios. Having lived so long in the
Middle Kingdom and being so deeply
interested in the work there he gives
facts and details that are accurate and
interesting.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-05-24
SALEM.
W. s. LYLE. Correspondent.

W. s. LYLE, Correspondent.
May 20.-Thanks to the good giver
OF all good gifts for the excellent rain
we got. 1t makes the farmers wear a
broad smile all over their face.
George Porter and George Wood
each had horse cut so badly with
barbed wire that they think of killing
them.
Friday was the last day of our
school. We had our usual big din
ner. The teacher and scholars de-
serve mr. oh credit and praise for the
excellent program they gave in tie
afternoon.
L. x. Fronk and wife went over in
Woodson county to visit Mrs. F-onk's
sister, Malain StaufIer.
Mrs. Mason, Grandma khoads
Mrs. Wood, Mamie Frank, Allie
Petit and Annie Lyle gathered il
and surprised Aunt Emile Pearson
last Thursday. They report pleas
ant time.
Mrs. Blair, OF Leanna, has been Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs. Lucy ellis
Our gas we'll that Mr.. Horton pro
nounced dry hole and of no account
has enough gas escaping from 1t afte
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-05-24
GENEVA.
A, II. WOODRUFF. Co,

A. II. WOODRUFF. Correspondent.
May p Frank Cease from Okla
homa vi sited with the Reeses' last Sat
urday.
The Misses Christy have lady
friend visiting them from lola.
Dennis Myers is building summer
kitchen onto the east side of his house.
Mort Leavitt sold his land on the
VIM Miller place to Mr. Mckinley re-
Gently.
Mr. Webster Johnson from lola con-
Quoted the Christian Endeavor last
Sunday evening and gave us very
interesting and profitable talk.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-05-24
CENTER GROVE.
Belle Reynolds, Correspo.

Belle Reynolds Corresponds nt'
May 20 Russell Thompson of New
Scotland and Edith Butts of Maple
Grove visited at Mr. Dale's Sunday
evening.
Willie Bushman has treated him
self to new buggy.
Mrs Reynolds of Fair View visited
at her parents, Tr Thuney's, Sunday.
Edna Burns of Humboldt is visiting
at her uncle's, Mr. Dale.
Mr. Aettinger went to Kansas City
last Friday.
Frank Gibson of New Scotland and
Leila Foster of Maple Grove spent
Sunday with we scribe.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-05-24

having two plugs drove in it that 1t
throws out abarrel of water every
three minutes.
II. V. ellis found curtain belong
ing to surrey. The owner can have
the same by calling at his residence.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-05-24
CARLYLE.
ID. W. LnMAsrnR, CorrespC

10. W. LEMAsrER, Correspondent.
w II Evans, of Topeka spent sun
day with relatives he'e. He expects
to be transferred to Washington, ID.
G. the lst of June.
Mr. T G Green expects to start for
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-05-24
COUNTY NEWS
GOLDEN VALLEY.
MRs. HATTIE GULLETT, Correspondent.
Last week

Mrs Foster Funk visited her mother
Mrs John Brown last week.
Mrs johnson from lola was out and
visited Mrs Switzerland, Mrs A Funk
and Mrs G Ayers.
DR. Ayers and son sold 1000 bushel
of corn for 39cts and delivered it to
lola Friday and Saturday.
HJohnny Funk and sister Margaret
we're our pleasant callers Monday
evening.
Missionary meeting at the Valley
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs A Funk and Mrs Johnson were
our callers Thursday.
Mrs Margaret Funk and Beulah
Kohler attended the commencement lat
Humboldt last week. 1t was their old
class that graduated.
This weeks items
May 20 Mr. Owens was up from
Crawford county.
w Doneld and family received an
Invitation to attend the wedding of
their niece, Miss Della Potter, of
Beulah, Kansas.
Mrs L Preston had. the papers of
.administratix taken out last week.
G S Walker had some young friends
visiting him last week from Illinois.
George Seymour and F Curfman
went to LaHarpe Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs Harry Boeken and Fred
and Maude and Mrs Hardesty were
our guests since our last.
Mr. and Mrs p Kohler and daugh'
ters we're the guests OF Mrs F William
since our last.
Lydia Wood cleaned house last
week.
Mrs ] M Prestonis burning gas.
MIR Cannon csmped on Elm creek
with few friends and went fishing.
John Montbeck took stroll to the
creek, the same creek he has fished in
for over seventeen years.
Mr. Kamsdsy has a patent door
lock of his own invention.
Misses Margaret FFonk and Bulah
Kohler returned from Humboldt.
d Ayers returned home to lola after
helping to deliver 1000 bushels OF corr
to LaHarpe. 1t looked natural to see
him at manual labor.
Mr. Krayger and family were visit
ing in the Valley Saturday.
Arthur and James Pinckney went to
their home in Lebanon, Mo, Monday
Paul Carroll hired alivery team anc
went TO Piqua to attend social hop
While there ,one OF the horses died
The horse was the property of Nh
Smock of Moran.
win Martin hauled milk to tow
Wednesday for Walter Kerr who IL
running the milk route.
Mr. L Ayers papered last week.
Mr. Freed from Savonburg papereC
for II Boeken and j r. Stewart las
week.
II Williams and family and j
-Kohler and family took days outing
and went fishing Thursday.
+ NJ Preston, a brother-in-law II
Mrs L J Preston and j w Gullett, /
in very poor health. He has beef
having hemorhge of thelungs. He ha
visited in Allen county quite GOO
deal but lives in Crawford county
His friends regret to hear of his i'll
ness.
Miss Stella Mckinney is givin
music lessons to Maude Andrews an
Maggie and Lennie Woodland.
Mr. aud Mrs Ell King are on thei
way home from Africa where they wer
as missionaries two years ago. OWN
to poor health they have had to retur
home. Mrs King had rheumatic feve
until she has lost the use of one arr
for quite while. They will land i
Kansas about June l. They ow
property in lola.
Mrs NJ Curfman will build a ne
house soon on her farm.
Mrs Charles Bollinger went to LIZ
Harpe Friday.
Mrs w Doneld, Mrs George Lyle
and Leonard Doneld visited Mrs
Willoughby in Moran Friday
j p Kohler was breaking a co
Friday.
SALEM.
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New General Secretary Y. M. O. A.
Welcomed to Washington.
ADDRESSES BY PROMINENT CITIZENS
The Secretary Responds, Express
ing His Appreciation.
SKETCH OF HIS CAREE r

Yesterday was a great day in the history
of the Young Mems Christian Association.
The annual New Year reception, from 8
to o'clock, was one of the most success
full ever held. it being estimated that nearly
1000 men called during the afternoon. The
building was most tastefuily decorated Mu-
sic was furnished by the association orches-
ira. under Prof. D. B. Mcleod, and the
Association Mandolin and Guitar Club I'M
der Mr.. VIM. f. Todd, jr. Mr.. Lyman L.
Pierce the new general secretary of the
association, was presented to the members
and their friends as they called during the
afternoon and in the evening. The gymna-
stun was the scene of very enjoyable exer-
cises, consisting largely of words Of greet
ing to Mr.. Pierce from the various inter-
ests represented by the speakers.
Mr.. Henry B. F. Macfarland presided.
After a cornet solo by DR.. F. A. Swart-
won't. Mr.. Macfarland spoke as follows:
We celebrate tonight. this first night OF
the twentieth century, notable accession
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CITY AND DISTRICT


Literary and Devotional Exercises.
About 200 people watched the old century
out at the First Congregational Church.
The program was both literary and devo-
t!onal. Tennysons Death of the Old
Year and Longfellow's Midnight Mass
for the Dying Year were read by Mr..
Hawxhurst and Miss Anna Hughes, respec-
lively. Miss Snyder read Ring Out, Wild
Bells from Tennyson. An estimate of the
nineteenth century, in the language of one
of its most eminent philosophers was read
by Mr. P. 3. Johnson from John Fiske S
book 1.-The Idea of Cod Mr.. w. c.
Lee gave a statement Of the work of the
Hague conference, and read Longfelovs
prophecy written in the arsenal at SPRING
field. The pastor, DIR. Newman. instead of
a formal address, read suitable extracts
from BrOwnings Rabbi Ben Ezra" Long
fellows Ladder of St. Augustine and
Rossetti's River of Time, mingled with
comments. DR.. Newman sails that he con-
sidered Browning the truest Interpreter %
the deeper life of our time and of man s
relations to God and 10 his own future that
has appeared during the century Just past
The exercises Were interspersed with sing
Ing and prayer.