The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-04-05

hugging.
The storm Monday and the freeze
that night worried the old settler so
he plum forgot to vote.
The Kansas City Star notes that
Fred Funston won his star like true
Kansan: "Ad astra per aspera."
II. Briggs of Burlington has started
to drive through to old Mexico, 1000
miles in a wagon behind mule team.
Up at Baldwin the Republican tick
ct won on the platform, electric lights
water works and holding the Univer-
sity."
A Cotfeyville man running for Office
put card in the city paper stating
that he is q Buffalo the day before
election.
| An Eldorado man is recently a
grand father and the Times says he is
stepping as high as blind horse in
stump patch"
There was something in the air at
Arkansas City just before election
that made the Traveller positive there
is gas under the town.
The Atchison papers never run out
of tissues" The Globe knocks on the
rest of creation and the Champion
knocks on the Globe.
Eldorado Republican: A kiss is like
the three Graces because it is faith to
a girl, hope to a young woman and
charity to an old maid.
Vol. l, No. l, of the Baldwin Re-
publican is out, with Gum a. Webster
at the helm. 1t is a:neat, newsy sheet
and looks like healthy child.
The Sterling Bulletin suspects sew
eral girls OF that town of disliking
mustaches and showing it by regularly
setting their faces against them.
The Clay Center Times doesn't like
men who look at your vest buttons
when talking to you. 1t believes in
the "put your eyes in mine" plan.
The Spring Hill New Era stated that
the new preacher came from Heavens
vile, and the next week, after meeting
him and hearing him preach took it
back.
Since the finding of the Beaumont
gusher, Cawker City is seriously
thinking of striking oil. She has
been drinking it from her wells for
year.
1t is reported that the young ladies
of Marysville organized a new club
called the p. l. G. Club, and notice
able fondness for pork is evident
among the young men
VIM. Raymond, the travelling man
arrested at FIT. Scott for selling to-
bacco too cheap, showed that he is up
to snuff by digging out of the city
calaboose and escaping.
The Greeley Republican suggested
that as the commissioners met on
April LIST they might play good joke
and allow no bills, and several old
timers fell dead from fright.
After the election the FIT. Scott Mon
itor exclaimed with sigh; "Now we
can attend the revival meetings." and
the Ottawa Republican,: Nov we
can look after that new hotel"
j. Swink is under arrest at Emporia
for assault with intent to kill Lee
Music. 1t is hoped the man will be
convicted and precedent thus es-
tablished for numbering music"
Salina Union: "Johnnie :" called
his mother sharply, you've been
| loaiing all day. Satan always finds
some work for idle hands to do. Take
this basket and bring in some'wood."
The Marquette Tribune is laughing
at the discontinue of local Democrats.
The city waterworks plant is in, a new
water tank at the depot and the river
out of its banks, and the town is very
"dry."
A $500, 900 estate got into the Coffey
county probate court last week and
money was willed right and left, all
because small piece of the estate is
located there. None of the heirs are,
however.
Lawrence's city clerk is several
thousand shy and a search revealed
none of the cash which he is supposed
to have buried. IL is now learned
that part of the money came from the
Cemetery fund"
The Vidette says that Jack DeVault
of Highland looks as if he might pos
sibly be worth 80 cents, whereas he
owns roo acres of fine bottom land and
two smart, pretty daughters all accum-
ulated since 1861.
"A burlington Blrl Is receiving Sdllp-
les of infants wearing apparel from
department stores addressed to her as
Mrs. So-and-so, which will be the
name of the wife of the young man she
goes with steadily.
1t was about a year ago that the
promoter began the cotton mill at In
dependence, but to day the eye can see
only a lot of well chewed rag. Now
there is talk Of building the mill prop
er where cloth is made.
Here is warm. one from the Col.
umbus Advocate: "How many stops
has your organ?" asked the curious
neighbor. "Three" sadly answered
the father of themusical family "break
fast, dinner and supper"
A Butler county woman paid $2(
fine for her son who went on a drunken
spree and the next day mortgaged hel
house to send another sonto the Kelley
institute. If this fails she intend!
sending for Mrs. Nation.