Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

lake Henderson, and Chas. Pendleton,
veteran oil well digger from Pcnnsyl-
vania drove up to Garrett the first of
the week. Garrett is negotiating with
the Ianyon drill now at this place, to
sink some prospect wells Mr.. Pendleton
is in the employ of the Lanyon company,
and his step-son Mr.. Ed Miller, is the
manager of the drill Mr.. Pcndeton
made the trip on business and
Jack went along for company.-lt isre-
ported that a company of Garnett cap
italists will sink three wells in that city
prospecting for gas. If an insufficient
quantity or no gas is found, they will
consider the ACCESSIBILITY of piping it
from La Harpc. In that event Elmites
may yet have the pleasure of toasting
before good gas fire, as our city is al
most on direct line from La Harpe to
Garnctt. Mrs. Hunter and children of
Garnett and Mrs. Jno. Miller and family
of Kincaid were the guests of their
mother, Mrs. s. Miller, and Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. D. Miller, Sundav.-Lone Elm
Ledger.
Ralph Adams was helping Billy Wor-
den load some stock, Wednesday
night 1t became necessary to push
car nearer the chute, and Ralph and
some other boys ran to push the car. In
running, Ralph stumbled over a stick or
some other obstacle, and fell, breaking
one of his wrists. Dr. Douglass was
called to atted him, and soou had him
az comfortable az possible under the cir
cumstances.
l. F. Wcdner, who lived on Mrs,
Smiths farm, west OF town, left the
community very unceremoniously with
his family, last Saturday morning. 1t is
not known where they went, but it is
thought they went to Indiana.
Alex Cook and wife. who have been
living in California for some time, re-
turned to Garrett, Saturday morning.
They were on the Missouri Pacific train
that was hcld-up near Kansas City, and
lost some clothing.
c. H. Rice left town on the Santa Fe,
Monday. He wouldn't say where he
was going, but we surmisc he went to
Topeka, to see the Carnival Queen, and
didn't want the folks at home to know
ANYTHING about
Mrs. Ben Leisure, who has been visit
ing relatives in North Dakota, returned
several days ago. After visiting her
father, !. w. Lawellin, few days, she
returned, Saturday, to her home at
Baxter Springs.
c. w. DcWolf was struck and knocked
down by cable car at the Union depot
Kansas City, last Friday evening. One
arm was fractured near the shoulder,
and he also has an ugly scalp wound
Drs. Davis, the dentists, write that
they will open their office here Oct, 3rd
that they are coming here to stay, and
will try to merit their share of patronage.
Miss Ada Vaughn returned from San
Francisco, California, Saturday, after an
absence of several months. She says the
BOYS of the Twentieth are as fat as pigs.
Amos Savers and wife came down from
Iowa the latter part of last week, on
visit to James Black and wife Mrs
Savers and Mrs Black are sisters.
0. B. Aldrich, of the First State Bank,
who has been frustrating" in the west
ern part of the state, returned home,
Wednesday.
J. NJ. Higgins and wife, of the Greeley
Graphic, went to Topeka, yesterday, to
attend the carnival and visit relatives
o. F. Sutton, of Union township,
called on US, yesterday, and made the
printers heart glad
The material is arriving for the new
Santa Fe depot, and work wllcommence
in few days,