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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1902
Page
5
Local notes show Chayley Lewis traveling from Wales Center and many relatives visiting kin in Emporia Perry and Paola. Health leaves include C A Weideman heading to El Dorado Springs and Judge Harder returning home from El Dorado Springs. Several births, home purchases, and travel to Kansas City, Ottawa, and Winfield mark a busy period among families and neighbors.
A Good Man Gone recalls the death of Mr Newton at 12:20 after a long cancer battle. He leaves a wife three sons and a daughter, with funeral at Garnett cemetery and neighbors praising his upright life. The column also reports a busy Garnett picnic day, bee incident, a near skull injury to Wm Watt, a wedding, railroad accidents, returns from Texas, corn stalks, and local obituaries.
A reader describes the farmers room in the basement south end of the new county courthouse. It could be improved with a small collective effort by Garnett merchants to create a resting area for farmers returning from county drives.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal church holds its regular free will offering service next Sunday morning August 17 at 10 40 in the Methodist church. Chinese student Yung Liang Wwang of Baker University will address the meeting and preach at the evening hour. He was sent to this country by former pastor Robert Maclean. All are invited to attend.
Mrs. O. B. Neal has been ill for several days. George Currier was in town Saturday afternoon. Ackerly of Osawnatontic attended to business in a nearby town Monday. George Rand traveled to Colony last Friday and returned Sunday. George Heap visited J H Hill at Cherry Creek Tuesday afternoon. L. R. McLellan was in town Thursday night and believes his chances are good. W. E. Hudson has been hired to teach in school district No. 66 for the coming term. V. E. Racky continued in the area with minor notes.
Lively social week diaries from Lone Elm note Mrs E N McDowell traveling to Iola last Friday, a social hop at Geo Patrick's, and a Monday night dance at St Serene's. Local residents Chas Hawley, R J Heathert, and families visited Colony friends. Church and family visited Garnett to see Rev TL Church. several farmers hauled hay to town for shipment and Geo Balcock shipped to Kansas City. Mrs N Ewing and Miss Anna returned from Iola with plans to move into a new home, while Orr Olmstead and Miss Clara Alexander visit in Iola county aided by friends.
Tourist rail specials list Missouri Pacific trips from Butte to Mont on sale dates from Aug. 11 to 221 with returns by Aug 23 and fares from 1.00 to 202. Fort Scott and Fort Worth region trips span Aug 16 to 28 with modest prices. In Jackson township Thos Warren was thrown from hayload Tuesday morning and sustained serious injuries. Dr Sentt reports he is not in danger and improving.
An advertisement promises to cure a cold in one day using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It states druggists will refund the money if the remedy fails and includes E W Grove's signature with a box priced at 26 cents.
The Garnett post office advertises letters for George Collett R C Rice Dolly Davin William Rogers Mary Portner two James Hoffman Key Harris A Miller and Mary E Kemmeering in the latest list of addressed mail.
The text argues that skill in engineering, telegraphy, printing, breeding, farming, and ranch management relies on prior experience and training. It promotes weekly agricultural and livestock papers as essential for progressive farming, noting that The Kansas Farmer, established 1863, offers both its paper and The Agriculturist for $1.95.
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