Monday Storm Hits Farms With Lightning Deaths and Losses
A heavy Monday afternoon storm struck several farms. The Pugsley barn near Emery Wilson burned after lightning, valued at 6000 with 300 insurance. Henry Thompson lost three horses, Joe McGinnis near Bush City had a damaged barn, Frank Ober lost five cattle, and a Tom Warren cow died. Despite damage, crops benefited from the rain.
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Pugsley
Emery Wilson Sone
Henry Thompson
Joe McGinnis
Bush City
Frank Ober
Lincoln Township
Tom Warren
Cheap John’s Gasoline Stand Amid Standard Oil Challenge
A Garnett grocer named Cheap John, D. S. Marinas, announces he will keep selling gas at 17 cents per gallon and coal oil at 19 1/2 cents, despite Standard Oil refusing to sell gas if he handles another company’s oil. He pledges fair business and low prices, avoiding handshakes while serving customers.
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Standard Oil Company
John
Marinas
Prop
North Side
Garnett
G A R Encampment in Philadelphia September Event
The Santa Fe offers a rail opportunity to visit the historic G A R National Encampment in Philadelphia from September 4 to 9. Special through cars from Garnett available. for full details and stopovers contact CS. Coopman, Agent.
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G. A. R. National
Philadelphia
The
Santa Fe
Phair
Garnett
CS. Coapman
Santa Fe Excursion Rates and Dates
Santa Fe excursion advertising round trip fares to Denver on Sept 6 7 and 8 with $19 rate. To Cherryvale Kansas Aug 20 26 with round trip $29. Ninuted note references Aug 28.
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Denver
Cherryvale
Kansas
Local Notes and visits fill Garnett week recap
Rev Pulliam and dozens of neighbors travel through Ottawa and Garnett. Mrs. Black and Mrs. Brad Gehr visit from Greeley while Frank Stevens and Anna Matteson depart for Lawrence. A serious threshing accident injures Amos Brock. a big German picnic at Greeley draws no report.
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Brad Gehr
Greeley
Maud Biddle
Danville
Ind
J. W. Ramsay
Commissioner Herrington
Washington Township
Kansans City
Osborn
Axtell
Amos Brock
Central City
Mex Kelling
Brock
Ander Che
Local notices from Garnett and nearby towns
A crowded garland of social notes records visits and travels across Garnett, Ottawa, Chanute, and nearby places. It notes births, engagements, and relocations, with many names including Miss Emma Paxton, Rev. White, J. J. Pry family, Anna Robinson, and Sherman Androw, among others, and mentions the Garnett colony’s growth and a gas company development. Mrs. Bel Calvert dies near Greeley, with references to her Garnett ties and long residence.
Commissioners' Proceedings Garnier Kas Aug 7 18
County board sets levies for year 1801 including state railroad tax county general fund sinking funds and district road taxes. Listed are township and district allocations for various counties and roads such as Missouri Pacific and Indian Creek with district 6 references.
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Garnier
Kas
Board of County Commission
County General Fund
Bondini County
Poor Utiline LL &G
Missouri Pacific Sinking Townsiity L
Lone Elm Items and Visits Gathered This Week
Local notes from Lone Elm record cattle men stopping near Liu House and visits by Miss Lad Webber and Lucele Van Bushhirk of Kincaid. Frank Jennings improving at his father's. Dave Howard moves to La Harpe for work. Woodmen’s lawn supper nets twenty dollars. Mrs Phoebe Smith visits Eureka relatives. Frazer sixty eighth birthday celebrated near Lone Elm. Ft Scott men laying telephone poles to jola route. Army worm appears but harm limited. Jacob Hendersoit returns from Ne Vail for magnetic healing practice.
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Missouri
Liu House
Lere
Bey
Lad Webber
Lucele van Bushhirk
Kincaid
Tommy Webber
Blu
Jesse Sanders
Merville
Frank Jennings
Dave Howard
la Harpe
Frank Smith
Gallia
Nicholy
Johnson County
RK. B. Patterson
Chas. Swan
Ft. Scott
Jola
Jacob Hensdersiot
Nevail
Hoo-Hoo Convention Fare Offer From Denver to Pueblo
The Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo in Denver announces a round trip ticket deal for members traveling from Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo. Tickets priced at one fare plus two dollars for the round trip cover travel September 6th to 14th with return validity limited to September 15th.
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Hoo-Hoo
Denver
Colo
Aussouri
Colorado Springs
Paeblo
Beth. BE. B. Gilson
Hemnent's Umbrella Recovery Service Advert
We make a specialty of recovering umbrellas and parasols, save your top frame and get them recovered at Hemnent's.
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Hemnent's
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