The First State Bank General Banking Services
The First State Bank conducts a general banking business with equal careful attention to all customers, whether their needs are small or large, promising consistent service.
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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1902
Page
5
The First State Bank conducts a general banking business with equal careful attention to all customers, whether their needs are small or large, promising consistent service.
A compact scan of Welda area notes from Eve Wednesday’s Evening News: locals visit, moves back to Second Avenue, pensions and guardianship settlements, journeys to Kansas City, and a series of community notices. Mentions Mrs. Bell’s improvement, Weldan travel, annual probate settlements, school term updates, and local social events amid brief business trips and civic items.
A correspondence notes uncalled for letters at the Garnett post office listing addressees J C Patton W A Thompson Brewin Masters Geo Hartman Curly Merean y William Beasley R A Agatti with no further details or actions provided.
Citizens and taxpayers Garnett, W. O. Knight, W. L. Brown, M. Schoonover, A. J. Smith, Rev. A. Church invite the public to the Thursday Feb 27 1962 meeting at 8 o clock in the courthouse to present reasons to support the water works bond.
A fragmentary verse contrasts night and day with refrains on sight and life. The speaker notes the mind’s many eyes and the heart’s single one as light wanes at sunset. The line about a “court billion” appears as a stray fragment in the text.
Mr Richard J Carpenter and Miss Jennie Henning were united in marriage at the brides parents home on February 19 at 8 oclock Rev WH Mathia officiating. After the ceremony a small wedding party enjoyed a substantial supper and pleasant converse with relatives and friends. The couple are well known in the community and will reside in their old neighborhood.
The Cherryvale Clarion notes Pastor Eaton advertises for the Lord's service space in the paper marking a new practice for ministers to buy ads. The move aims to profit from religious promotion and follows Eaton’s Garnett ties through his Garnett wife Miss Vansickle. The note suggests Garnett ministers might learn from his example.
Wednesday’s blizzard halted trains on the Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific lines, with passenger No. 202 due in Garnett at 8:22 p.m. It failed to arrive by 7:30 p.m. due to a snow drift at Wellh. Eight engines battled the drift as yards held several MoP freight trains. KY and DL lines blocked by the northbound mixed train and required working train crews. Snowfalls this winter are heavier than before and hurt local business as farmers stay away.
The United Brethren Church announces preaching services over the next three months with scheduled sermons and church activities to followers and community members.
A lodge named The American Benefit Association was organized last night at the Knights of Pyth Hall with headquarters in St. Louis MO. It is fraternal in nature and aims to offer accident and sick benefits. Prominent city figures are charter members, with W B Campbell of Topeka as state agent assisting. Tomorrow night the Martha Washington Reception to the Congregational church features lunch for 10 cents and free admittance.
The Garnett Firemen hosted a pleasant winter event at the Auditorium with a concert by Graves orchestra preceding the ball. About forty couples danced the waltz while the audience enjoyed the performances. The event netted over $60 for the Fire Ladies.
Visitors read a large cardboard sign on John Vaughn’s desk this morning. The display, painted in lamp black and serpentine tones, was a shop joke by the store boys while Vaughn was away arranging furniture for his future home.
Seekers petition to vacate a public road in Anderson County Kansas. Road viewers and county surveyor J R Causity, John Peterson, Richard Hagan and John A Rankin to view, survey and vacate on May 14, 1902 at 10 AM. Citizens must file damage claims with descriptions, or rights to damages forever barred. Dated February 18, 1902 by county clerk J B Cauvert.
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