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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1901
Page
5
Local shop promotes Royal Tailoring with the claim of good workmanship, fit, and value. Advertising emphasizes that customers can pay less and dress better, promising a wide range of choices and exclusive local rights held by Clifton 7. Hiatt.
Judge Higgins issued a marriage license on the 10th to Prank Mayer of Oklahoma City and Miss Mary Brahm of Scipio, with the ceremony at Mt. Carmel Catholic church. A license was issued Monday to M O Watkins of Ottawa and Gloria Smyer of Greeley, with the wedding that evening. An inquiry found Percy R Lewis of Washington township of unsound mind, unfit for the insane asylum. On Saturday 8 F Powers of Kincaid was adjudged insane and sent to Oxanatomie asylum. County commissioners awarded the wooden furniture contract for the courthouse to J Q McAfee and the vault fixtures to Art Metallic Construction Co of St Louis. Mrs Rebecca Phillips of Colony was up making annual settlement of Curtis Phillips estate.
The Garnett gathering elected J. M. Kauble as chairman and H. H. Bolson as secretary. On motion, Wm. Wycoff nominated L. D. Walradh who was chosen county chairman with C. T. It as secretary. The meeting adjourned after the motion.
Mrs Jonie W Brown Mrs Ellen Black Miss Mae Blenkie Mrs Eliza Wise Mrs A Morrison Geo A Nelson R Bennet W Hay J C Caldwell H J A Hays Frank Holder R E Glaasel Mrs Johnnie Collins Mrs Rhoda Meiregor Dr C H Jones 2
The remains of Mrs J H Vansickle were brought from Ottawa for burial last Friday. No funeral services were held locally, the body was taken directly from the depot to the cemetery. The family formerly lived in Garnett for years, now in Ottawa, except their son in Jackson township. The paper notes sympathy to the family and mentions a promised obituary from M P King that has not yet been received.
Nelson Lord returns to work at Parsons while W B Johnson builds a foundation for a new house Mrs Saulabury of Moran visits Mra Reeve Capt Smith builds barn on his farm Hastings family visits county seat coal hauling continues Mrs Routzong in Geary Oklahoma many locals visiting or returning from nearby towns Rich mix of residents moving visiting and traveling to Kansas City Ottawa Manhattan Fort Riley and other points Postmaster McDowell moves to new postoffice space and local stock trains depart with cattle hogs and stock handlers Two local doctors operate on Mrs Clyde Miller and a death from heart failure linked to Rocky Mountain Tea noted. several social and business visits referenced.
An item recounts Sidney McDonald ordering Ed Wright to kill a horse named Harry, a failed plan, and a subsequent bargain where a stranger ends up with the horse. It also covers F Russell's campaign in the district, anticipated turnout, and notes on local travels, a dead horse, land claims near El Reno, a Kansas Republican convention critique, and party optimism.
Old advertisement argues blood quality governs health and energy. It promotes Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil as a remedy to restore nourishing blood, claiming benefits for men, women, and children. The ad lists Pearl Street New York as the supplier and contains garbled trailing text.
The snippet reports J L Caldwell visiting from Jackson township and Martin Woods from Kansas City, several distant relatives visiting for days, upcoming weddings in high life, Mrs Chas Judy visiting Chanute, Mrs Chass Stein in Lawrence, Belle Hollingshead from Topeka visiting, Rev Eaton and wife attending burial of Mrs Eaton’s mother, J A Bilis selling snares, Geo McFadden from McPherson visiting and employed in a local mill, plus a Honolulu Hawaiian club debate on Rocky Mountain Tea temperature and effect.
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