The Iola register., 1901-08-02

INs
a Sterling man has figured that in
the past p years he has spent two full
years walking -, $50 miles to and from
his meals.
a dear Garnett old lady keeps a pan
OF water in her yard for the thirsty
little Lighting sparrows to wet their
whistle on.
On account of the drouth it is esti-
mated that several thousand Kansas
farmers cannot retire with Il million
before 1903.
Nearly every Kansas paper is print
ing letters from some citizen cavorting
on the everlasting hills or beside the
briny deep.
Stockmen assert that the coming
generation in the Kiowa country ought
to be pretty blooded for all the ma les
are registered.
"Willie" Stout, of Texas, weighing
ia pounds and aged > wears. is tour
ing Kansas. ia pounds and ia de-
grees. Weary Willie.
''It's hard to keep good man
down." remarked a whale to repre-
lNeDuDlltHn,
as he spewed up Jonah.
Fred Buchan. of Kansas City, Kas.,
who is lieutenant of cavalry because
he served with the 20th Kansas. is to
wed daughter of minister Conger.
y Fl Scott man is terribly indig-
nant because he is frequently mistaken
for man who acted as Joint spot
ter, The town is dry and thirsty.
At Wichita the possession of neat
rig and good horse is prima facie
evidence you're thief. Frank Black
was arrested for driving such turn
out.
Hearing a man remark that this
section needed only two things. better
society and more water bystander
Clipped in that that was all that allied
Hades.
y mover wagon passed through OF
tawa recently bearing this legend on
the cover: Father. mother. son and
daughter We're going back hunting
water"
f.. >. Lemon, of Lawrence. is visit
ing in Emporia. And if careless he
will probably get terribly squeezed by
the town girls unless some one goes to
his ade.
\ Wichita pickpocket touched j. NJ.
Poor of Iowa for 800. The thief ius-
titles himself on the ground that no
man with that sum has right to be
called poor.
There is man at Chanute who no
longer thinks a horse shoe lucky.
His beast kicked him in the mouth.
fracturing his jaw and knocking out
most of his teeth.
1t is refreshing to find something
that Kansas towns are ashamed OF.
Every town TO which the notorious
Bender family has been credited in
dignan;ly denies the report.
The three children of James Burch-
EFT of Atchison have sued the brewery
of that place for $1,000 each. They
say the brewery sold booze to man
who killed their father while drunk.
The manager of Topeka's ice COM
pany has been arrested for being Il
trust. And there is talk of several
small firms going into the business
iast to experience the cooling sensa-
tion of being frozen out of business.
Jrdge Vast of tho At,orro, ao,,o,
ais oiiic. has decidod tbot nni,, S,.iietr
having 800 600 canital ran 10 bnsi7 usia
ness in Kansas And now Tobn
Breidenthal. who had Young $50, 900,
one, is saying: "a trust to keep |
have"
4 farmer near Neodesha who eX-
pected TO have to sell his COWS on
account of the drouth finds himself
lucky. Recently they began sucking
each other and both are getting fat
while the farmers wife still pets
enough milk to make several Mound :
OF butter week.
Vic Murdock says it has come to
such pass in Wichita that on hot
nights men don't care whether neigh
bors see them in their shirt tails or
not. In fact it is rather the stickler
for etiquette who dons shirt at all
when he steps into the yard for a
breath of air.
The Concordia Blade saws that Mrs.
Edith Parsons of that place went in.
sane because ever since her son died
some months ago her fanatical neigh.