The Iola register., 1901-10-18
NEosHiu VALLEY.
c. L. ARNOLD, Corresponds

ment ran up to forty the first week
He seems to be well pleased with the
behavior of the pupils and forecasts
for himself a very pleasant term.
! a son-in-law of S 4 Enfield and his
family, who had spent about a week
and half here, returned totheir home
in Iowa Friday.
John Billbe, of Oklahoma, former
resident of the west side. is visiting in
lola and shakes hands with many old
friends who come into town and meet
him on the street.
Although expected, the death on
Wednesday night of slast week OF
James w. Drake was shock TO the
entire community for the reason that
at that time we were brought to realize
that the mighty slayer had taken from
citizens. His form, however, will still
staud before the vision of those who
have so long been associated with
him in neighborhood interests. To
speak of some of the strongest charaC.
teristics of Mr. Drake nature, we may
say he was iovialman, always ready
to influence turn of wit or humor,
| but would not bear thrust or insult
without resenting it.. He was per-
feet example of Industry. As result
of his labors his accumulations were
such that he could have retired from
active life number of years ago and
lived at ease, but his STIRRING nature
would not permit it, On Sunday
morning a short funeral discourse
was preached at the house by Rev L C
Beatty, after which a large concourse
of neighbors and friends, headed by
the Masonic order, accompanied the
remains to the lola cemetery, its final
resting place.
On Sunday Edna Preston was sud-
denly seized with convulsiohs, which
caused great fright to her parents. a
doctor was called and it was but a
short time until she was able to be
around again.
John Gay came in from the west last
Friday after being absent from the
neighborhood for number of years.
Perry Heath is building a house in
town. OF course we would not em-
barrass him with questions as to who
will occupy it.
Winfield Drake came up from Okla.
homa to attend the funeral of w
Drake.
Chas Mccoy and wife, living north
OF LaHarpe, were on the west side
Monday.
Some of the Neosho Valley people
will attend the U b annual conference
at lola next week.
j w Arnold has gone to Chanute to
spend few days with his daughter,
Mrs B f Clark.
! Although it is a very unpleasant
matter to speak of, it seems to be
again necessary to say to huntersthat
| your presence on our farms in that
capacity is not wanted. AS this senti-
ment has been so strongly verified it
is certainly strange that so many will
openly lay themselves liable and even
90 so far as to say TO the land owner
or tenant who may approach them that
did not see any notices, or 81
supposed if you did not want us to
hunt you would tell us So" Not all,
but some are so audacious that they
will 90 TO the back end of your farm
and enter the field almost within the
shadow of a notice. Realize the un-
pleasantness of chasing hunter al
over your premises and then repeat il
at every offence. to tell him you dc
not want him to hunt. In the frs
place game has become matter o
profit and no one has better right tC
it than farmers who feed it. Mex
place give freedom to hunters and yoI
will have your grain fields at the
mercy of your stock by open gates
OF course there is class of hunters
who engage in it for pasttime, who
hold themselves responsible for mis-
haps. that it would be II pleasure to
allow some privileges, but that class
are reasonable enough to know that i
could not be done without embarrass
ment. as it would cause others to fore,
themselves on our premises. Tn,
only way is to prohibit it, as al
reasonable persons will acknowledge,
Robert Shapel's boy is down with
bilious fever.
WEST COTTAGE GROVE.
NORA STEWART. Correspondent.