The southern argus., 1892-01-14

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Nevada, Mo-, last week.
The receipts Of the Shiloh Babtist
church exposition was $3.50.
Miss. Victoria Wallace of Garnett,
visited in Fort Scott last week.
Come out and hear Sam Jones to-
night on .sCharacter and Characters"
Miss Emma Jones, Of st. Louis, is
visiting Mrs. Ella Allison at 6l5 Couch
st.
Mrs. Frances Helmes, Of Topeka is
here on visit, the guest of Mrs. Il.
VIM.
G. S. Mortimer Of Willow Springs,
Ark. will visit here next week for few
days.
Our churches were well attended last
Sunday despite the inclemencY Of the
weather.
Lewis Lawless lett for Little Rock.
Ark. Wednesday night he will be absent
several days.
Howard Jones left Monday night for
Cherokee. Kan, to take position in
hotel at that place.
The thermometer registered two
degrees below zero, the lowest It has
been for two years.
The sewing circle meets at the
Parsonage of the A. Nj. E. Church
Saturday afternoon.
Read Or. B. Joseph-s AETNA adyer-
tisement he cures la grippe. SOB -3O4
Hill Block. Fort Scott.
Jerry white came up from Girard,
Ks, last Friday, to enjoy himself at the
great ARGUS entertainment.
Rev. r. Barton. of Southern Kansas,
delivered an able sermon at the "A. nj.
E. church last Sunday evening.
Subscribers who do not receive their
papers promptly will please. notify rs, 50
that we may look the matter up.
Elder Ellis Pitman and r. Barton,
made the ARGUS a pleasant call last
Monday. Call again gentlemen.
Miss Fannie E. Moore, Of East
Carondalet, Ill, will please accept our
thanks for copies of the st. Louis Chron-
icle,
Miss Rebecca Clemens. spent three
days visiting friends in Nevada, No,
last week. She reports a splendid
time.
If there is city in Kansas that is
improving faster or doing more bust
ness than Fort Scott, please tell US
about it.
Mrs. Maggie Conner nee Chilcoat,
formerly of this city, but now OF To
peka, is here visiting with friends and
relatives.
Rev. w. s. Blake, Of Nevada, Mo-,
spent several days visiting among his
many friends in this city during the
past week.
Fort Scott is surrounded by fertile
and productive farming country and is
mderlaid with rich beds Of coal and
other mineral.
Thomas Allen as sheriff and Eugene
Goss as deputy We're sworn into Office
last Monday, and are now full pledged
county officials.
If our ice merchants do not get their
ice houses filled this week it will be
their own fault. Nature has certainly
done we'll her part.
Saturday and Sunday last were the
coolest of the season, the thermometer
tiuttered around in the neighbOrhOod
OF zero for several hours.
Miss Jennie Otey, who has been i'll
for several days is now convalesing.
Her many friends hope to see her out
among them again soon.
Will Howard has accepted a position
as head porter in Hotel Higbee.f
managed by Sam Webb, formerly Of
this city. We wish Billie success.
Miss Nellie Thompson of Kansas City.
Mo, passed through the city Sunday
last on her way home after very
pleasant visit to Parsons Kansas.
Our newly elected county officers.
county clerk, George Requa, registrar Of
deeds. /. N. Try, coroner, Dr. Warmer,
surveyor. John Hall and county com
missioner w. III. Deesler, received the
oath OF office last Monday, and imme-
diately assumed the duties Of their
respective offices.