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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1896
Page
5
City & County notes raise a query about Manford Schoonover, named as a candidate for the appellate judgeship, with a demand to disclose the corporation for which he has acted as attorney. The lively local column also reports assorted town news, sales notes, and civic events across Garnett and nearby areas.
The A T and F offer round trip tickets to Ottawa with ore fare for the journey. Sale dates are May 18 20 22 and 26. Prices include Tongued cultivators 15, Tongueless 14, 125 for 18 inch breaking plows at 13. W CHICK Welda.
Mr. Fred Miller of Tryigg Illinois reports long illness with kidney problems but notes swift relief after using Electric Bitters. The ad extols Bitters as a cure for kidney and liver ailments, praising its quick results and chemical balance, priced at 50 cents to 1.00. Local mentions include a temperance meeting planned for Lone Elm on May 19, and social notes about church services, funerals, and residents visiting nearby towns.
Train schedule notes Southbound No 201 and 208 run through to Wellington with connections at Winfield for Oklahoma and Texas. No 202 connects at Kansas City for Chicago and east, with Sundays exceptions. No 202 and 204 connect at Cherryvale with Frisco line for St Louis and Frisco points east. Nos 203 and 204 offer Pullman palace sleepers and free chair cars.
The Garnett National Bank and local officials clashed over a proposed compromise settlement of tax liens and penalties. The board refused the bank’s plan, citing inequitable discrimination and the need to protect taxpayers while preserving county funds and legal remedies.
The article extols a proposed railroad from Kansas City to Port Arthur, the Kanes City Pittsburg Gulf Railroad extending over 500 miles toward a Deepwater Gulf Coast City. It highlights opportunities for both the poor and the wealthy, claiming vast prospects along the line.
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