The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-26

A. P. Harris and Lewis Cofiield re-
turned last Monday from the Kiowa
country where they secured l60-acre
farms. Both declare their intention
in case they really are successful of
moving onto the lands and raising
wheat. In their day each has shown
his ability to raise very luxuriant
quality of Cain and this knowledge
will help them with their wheat.
A. c. Rankin, as the REGISTER has
previously noted, is raising an expert.
mental crop of cotton near the CO.
ment plant. He says the season is
fine and the cotton is now ripening
beautifully. He says he believes good
farmers had cotton instead of corn
crops they would be in good shape
this year. At present Mr.. Rankin
daily wears a cotton blossom in his
buttonhole.
The price of feed is soaring beyond
the reach of even vivid imagination
and the liverymen are planning to
elevate the price of board at their
stables until horses board bill will
The present rate is about $l2 a month
and it is said the price will rise to Sl5
the first of August. 1t is only mat
ter of time until the only animal one
may keep economically will be the tin
can eating billy goat.
The Kansas State Agricultural Col
lege offers a thorough training in
Agriculture, Domestic Science, Me-
chanical Engineering, Electrical En-
gineering and General Science. a
preparatory department is maintained
for persons over eighteen who have
not completed the common school
branches Tuition is free, there are
no charges in any department.
Necessary expenses, exclusive of car
fare and clothing, ueednot exceed tl00
per year. No other investment will
pay as we'll. Catalogue or other in
formation free. Address +. II.
Nichols, President, Manhattan, Kans.
/. II. Kasebeer the real estate man
who lived in Allen county many years
before coming to town and is authori.
ty on the subject says the corn pros
pect in this county is not visible &c
the naked eye. He took a thirty-fve
mile drive Monday and says the sight
is disheartening. Possibly there viii
not be 1000 bushels of corn in the
county but ralnsof coursewill increase
this minimum estimate. Farmers own
ing blooded stock are hard hit. Al
present blooded cattle and hogs cos
as much to keep and are worth little
more than scrub stock and it is very
serious problem how to keep stock
without going broke feeding it.
Coroner Teas returned last Tuesday
from Humboldt where he went to in
vestigate the death of the young Ger
man who recently came to this country
and arrived at the hCme of his cousin
Henry StranghOrner near Humboldt
He found no cause for action. The
young German insisted on working il
the hay field although the family pro
tested. On July 3 he quit work in the
l., 81, h.. oil liA - nd At n1 ri or
as was supposed for the house. He
got but short distance and keelet
over dead The body was not founc
until Sunday although a careful
search was made and the family had
decided he had left for the east.
KoKoMo, IND, Aug. 10, 1899.
PEPSIN SYRUP CO.,
Dear Sir:-For the past 10 years
was troubled with my stomach. Aoou
4 years ago was taken down will
rheumatism: was not able to do ;
days work for years. All medicin,
seemed of no benefit to me. A yea
ago was advised to to take DR.
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. | truly be
lieve | would have died but for thi
medicine. My rheumatism is entirel.
gone and my stomach is in good con
dition. 1t has saved my life and
cannot recommend it too highly,
, Very respectfully,
ELWooD MCCRACKEN.
Sold by Chas. b. Spencer lola an,
Kline q Son Moran.