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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1901
Page
5
The city enlarges the water works lake but critical needs remain unmet as water runs low. A council meeting failed for lack of a quorum while a committee's report on sinking a well near the lake was delayed and no action taken, risking fire safety and future supply. The piece urges council resignation to allow real progress.
One hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh case. FP J Cusenny Co of Toledo endorses Cheeney as honorable in business and able to meet obligations. West Travx Wholesale Druggists, D Ware, Kinson Marvix Toledo sell Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally. Price 75 cents per bottle. Testimonials free. Hall's Family Pills advertised as best.
A dated advertisement touts Dr B J Kay of Saratoga Wyoming offering Dr Kay's Renovator pills and liquid for stomach liver bowel and kidney diseases with no cure no pay. It claims thousands treated yearly, free confidential advice, and prices 25 50 and 81 cents for tablets and 19 cents for liquid.
A letter from A L Berowr, chairman, announces a Kansas City mercantile club delegation of over one hundred visitors to our city on November 18 arriving at 10:20 a.m. and departing 11 a.m. same day. The group plans a jovial stop to spread fellowship, with strict conduct rules for speaking and mingling and a press committee tag.
On the 11th Judge Higgins issued a marriage license to H. L. Woodruff of Lone Elm and Lula B. Robertson of Kincaid. Rev Church performed the ceremony. On the 11th Arthur J. Whitney filed annual settlements as administrator of the Whitney estate. On the 12th he settled the guardianship of Chas Gleed Whitney. On the 12th Geo Smith was named administrator of Lucy Smith's estate.
An engineer named Bowers from St Louis was killed in a wreck at the My RK. &. T. crossing near Paola on the Abasouri Pacific last Saturday night after losing control of his train and colliding with a freight ahead. His fireman was seriously injured as fourteen cars and the locomotives were demolished.
Local items from Lone Elm recap visits and moves, new occupations, births, illnesses, and community events. Names include Mrs Hart, Miss Ola Miller, Miss Pearl Flowers, Abe Babcock, and Annie Decker's family relocation to Oklahoma. A Presbyterian meeting, wedding announcements, store changes, and a derailed train near Judge Stein’s farm are noted among social updates.
Mrs Sarah Burnham went to Chae nule on Wednesday on business and John Warnock departed on Monday for Independence and Wichita on business.
A burst of visits and departures marks Garnett social life with J N Cline and wife visiting daughter Mrs J P Brandon in Paola. Mrs I J Cayot hosts cousin Mrs Teuscher of St Louis. Judge Gordon greets friends at home. Eliza Gowdy and daughter visit Thos Gowdy. Ned Gowdy visits from Pawnee. Old timer Thos Walker from Shelby County visits Garnett. Schoonover and family visit Dr Schoonover. Paxton group heads to Kansas City and Resicray for Townley Co. work. Local business shifts as Charley Sheake fills Hoyle’s hardware, Warbritton family moves near Bayard Aflete County. Editorial notes express value of Populist neighbours and hints at local gas wells. Notices of Dr Kay’s remedies appear, promoting Lung Balm, Renovator and Laing Ball with druggist ads. Koots of New York visits Garnett, daughter Mary marries a railroad conductor with many friends in town.
Central City reports visiting relatives including Mrs Stral Hudson and T C Hudson with family. Miss Blanch German visits her sister Mrs Ainsworth near Kansas City. Local farming notes cover wells being dug, a new barn on the Hampshire farm, water from wells and corn shipping by farmers. Voters in East Westalia township travel far to Westphalia to vote and a Manhattan Experiment Station bulletin No 102 on Forage Plants of Kansas is recommended.
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