The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-01-25
KANSAS CHIPS AND COMMENTS

MISS DTdSS lives dJ Lawrence out
she isn't the tinklinh kind.
$4,000 month slips through the
Santa Fe's fingers at Newton.
Mr.. Roam of Coffeyville is to be
one of the whitest black men in that
city.
Leavenworth is being cussed by
every paper in the State, a roast for
roast.
"Golf Tees" are becoming fashion
able among old maids fond of that
beverage.
A rabbit hunting party near Parker
killed 1868 rabbits which should make
the Belgian hare love that prefix.
There is a young man out in Reno
county who has been allowed to vote
but once, when he was papa three
times.
There is hardly town in Kansas
too small for the small pox to fit but
that doesn't prevent the pot from yell
ing at the kettle
The Arkansas City Traveller points
out the false economy in saving the
price of an overcoat to spend it on
grippe medicine.
Topeka society is discussing a Jack
the Hugger, who operates on the street
of evenings. 1t isn't the act but the
place that astonishes.
f. r. Dysart, a little late but maxi
| ing good start on the new century
resolutions, has deserted fusion and
become Republican at F't. Scott.
The legislature has been presented
with copy of the congressional act
giving the State the old Fit. Hayes
military reservation of 700 acres.
The luckiest place for a Kansas boy
to be born is at Argentine where
| Lemon Bros show winters and the
animals are trained out of doors.
While bank commissioner Breiden-
/ thai was examining the bank of
Wathena its nominal head, young
man named j. f. Harpster, suicided.
Wichita, which the other day wit
messed a street war between whites
and blacks, is turning up her nose at
Leavenworth where negro was
burned at the stake.
Kansas. a grazing country, one
considered part of the American
desert. dug up SIS, 600, 600 in minerals
last year from among the roots of her
| 100, OOO,O 600 bushel wheat crop.
The Gazette says an Emporia man
presented his months gas bill to his
daughters steady, but the youth de-
! clined, urging that the girl always
turned down the gas soon after he ar
rived.
one editor says Mars is signalling
the earth to disclose Aguinaldo's hid
ing place. The Lawrence Journal
says that if it is Venus who is signal
ling, she doubtless wants the spring
style in hats.
II the report is true that while good
girls 60 to heaven sbad Kansas girls
go to the depot to see the travelling
men come in, the restoration of the
fast MALI was probably concession
to the bad girls.
Wyandotte county's political saw
agery has caused repeatedly a sug-
question that the mouth of the Kaw be
given TO Missouri, and now tits equal
y desirable to throw Leavenworth in
for full measure.
\ Mutual Burial association has
| been formed at Ottawa, modelled after
one at Wichita. 1t has 400 members
and proposes to assess each member
enough to plant each departing MEM
Der with 800 funeral
Billy Morgan is getting bold now
that he has secured the State printer
ship. In his paper he cites the death
of an Englishman in Oregon from
swallowing a toothpick as an excuse
for using ones fork tines.
The Lawrence militia is probably
sorry it didn't get to go to Leaven-
worth. Capt, Adna G. Clarke was to
have commanded the two companies.
have fought, if necessary.
The first act of Kansas new gov
ernor after taking the oath was to kiss
Mrs. w. r.. Stanley. Which shows
that n scandal was averted by electing
Mr., w. e. Stanley. Think if the
other man had won and done this.
Lawrence claims to be the second
city i'm the state i'm post Office receipts,
ana Congressman Bowersock is after
a 5000 federal building for the off
flee, The recipe for getting it is what
the rest of the state most admires.
Garnet Eagle: "Those stockings
bought of you last Saturday" re-
marked Garnett young lady
to clerk in dry goods store
'are no good. l never put them on
until this morning and they have a
big hole in them already" 81 am
from Missouri" remarked the young
fellow behind the counter, "you will
have to show me-. IL can do that"
she replied and she did. She had
them wrapped in a paper and carried
them under her jacket.
Another case where Kansas man
took the law in his own hauds. This
curious card appeared in the Garden
City Sentinel: ITO whom it may con-
Germ; / shall hereafter be known only
by the name of Baird, and try to for
get that | ever met such an evil and
avaricious spirit, such an infamous
liar as JUGb Moon. If the court will
do nothing for me | will helpmy IT,
Il. A. Baird -