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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1897
Page
5
A public warning against cheap John dealers who load towns with bankrupt goods and export profits. Local merchants pay taxes and sustain the community, while drive-in traders avoid duties and abandon towns after unloading stock. Citizens urged to support home merchants to keep profits local.
An item notes Itarry the Matter will repair old garments and transform a shabby bam into a fresh look, offering hat overhauls to latest style. Advertises Monroe Baking Powder and local shop near the railroad. Includes brief society notes on visitors, travel, and upcoming bank hours.
District court adjourned Tuesday and jurors discharged until Monday noon. An order draws twenty more jurors, raising total to forty eight for service. Listed jurors include A Guldwell Rich township, Borror Weatphalia, Kinney Marrnes, Ben Woods Putnam, James Scirader Bien, Tippin Putnam, Donaldson Weatphalia, Edwards Garnett, Lawrence Jackson, Mont Reader, Beommel Potnam, Sollmeyer Indian Creek, Martin Borman Putnam, Joseph Stevens Lone Elm, Caller Indian Creek, Cotver Reeder Barry Union, Shaefer Reeder, Fanning Reeder, Thornton Garnett, Ianae saurer Walker, Arnoldy Jackson, watt Garnett, Sutton Weatphalia.
A profitable Silver Club gathering at the silver headquarters Monday night featured addresses by County Attorney Richardson A J Smith and Wesley Hoff. Prof Provonky and Andrew Voorheen provided music after the meeting. The Ladies Bryan Club then held a business session and urged all silver men and women in the city and vicinity to attend the next meeting.
The Anderson County Reunion Association will meet in Garnett on March 27 at 2 p.m. to choose a site for the annual reunion planned for September 7 to 9, 1897. All veterans are urged to attend. Dax Moons is president and R L Row secretary.
Farmers prepare for sowing water and Lille Ferguson concludes a successful term, plans a new term near Westphalia next Monday. A farewell at Nathan Stanley's, schools reopen after holidays, Virge Manlove moves to Frank Sampson’s former place, Frank to his mother’s. Logan Hall shifts to Charles Paulphe R. Cullison. J L Tompoon and family visited. ME Whitehead trip to Independence. Ki I Moore owns and loses a two year old colt. Mike Reynold and Arch Thomp visit Parker. Residents consider changes and plans likely to benefit financially.
The readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh at all stages, a constitutional disease. The remedy is taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces, with a $100 reward offered if it fails. Testimonials available from VJ Newny & Co. Toledo Ohio. Sold by Druggists. Pills also recommended.
The Bradfield Regulator Co of Atlanta Ga highlights in a local notice a free book titled To Expectant Mothers. The pamphlet, mailed at no cost, claims to offer valuable guidance for expectant mothers and praises the remedy as beneficial, based on the experience of many happy mothers across the continent.
Community notes from Lone Elm report Mrs. Braught’s death prompting calls to Mrs. Shockey, while Colony residents like Chaus and Ulacs engage in moving and business. School patrons enjoyed Friday literary exercises as Mrs. Howard Heatar visits Franklin County, and others purchase horses, discuss creachery, and relocate.
Leanna Talley remains occupied with current affairs in Lincoln Township. James Stark and wives, Joseph Geddis and wives visited Squire Mitchell's. roads are nearly impassable again. Editor Brooke will manage another farm, John Ridgeway family set for Oklahoma, Burgewanlove rents Alva Torn farm, Worthy Stiller heads to Red Oak, John's employment secured. Slwayahall sale yielded fair prices amid hard times. C L Brooke and wife visited J L Pugsley. mourners recall Mrs Winkler who moved away recently to Garnett. John Cook near Bushjcley ill. Township trustee John Hay to survey residents’ worth. N N Wilson ill with grippe.
A fragmented notice from a freight meet lists passenger movements with terms like Cannonball and goats. The readable items reference Kannan in Nebraska and mixed directions North and South, with incomplete phrasing and unclear specifics. The report preserves the core names and places from the OCR fragment.
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