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

The boys of the Twenty-first regiment
Kansas volunteers who went from Gar
nett, returned home yesterday.
Wednesday evening, Judge Schoonover
received telegram from Colonel Nc
Crum, stating that they would be home
Thursday, and the news was soon
spread all over the city.
Long before train time, the people be
gan to gather at the Santa Fc station,
and when the train arrived, the platform
and box cars were crowded and jammed
with people to welcome the boys home.
The little cannon belonging to Com
panv c., X. n. g., was on hand, ready
to add its voice to the cheers that rent
the air. The Garrett Military band was
there, playing patriotic airs and adding
to the general rejoicing.
1t was a happy time. Fathers, moth
crs. wives, sisters and swecthcarts were
there to greet their loved ones and vel
come them home There was cheering
and laughing and shaking of hands.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30
Judge Johnson Shot.

Last Sunday morning Judge W. A.
Johnson saw hawk 'fooling around
his chcken-yard, so he went to the house,
got "22" rifle and went after the bird
When he got back to the chicken-vard'
the hawk was not there, and he set the gun
down against the chicken-house, and
went in to look after the chickens. His
little grandson saw the gun, and con
cluded to try it. In handling the gun, it
event off" and the ball went through
an inch board and into the instep OF the
Judges foot. physician was called,
and he probed for the ball, but did not
find it. We hope the wound is not serious
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

Frank Fivecoats, Il tough from Cha
mute was arrested here by Sheriff Keen
ey, Sunday evening, for assaulting the
conductor and brakeman on the north
bound Santa Fe freight train. He was
stealing ride, and the train men under
took to put him off but he had an ugly
knife and an iron bolt, with which he
stood off the men. This happened at
lola. Sheriff Keeney received telegram
telling him to arrest the fellow, which he
did, but not without struggle. The
city marshall of lola came up after the
prisoner, yesterday.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30
Gas Meeting.

gas meeting was held at the court
house, Monday night
The committee reported, and recon-
,nendcd that the citizens raise the sum OF
$500 for the Milligan Bros. The report
Of the committee was accepted and acted
mon and the committee discharged,
4 A committee of three was then ap
,,,ointed to solicit the amount recon-
1aended. The committee is composed OF
III. Cannon, w. K. Shaw and Dr.
n ilkington.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

On Thursday of last week, the five
year-old son of A. B. Pecht, living south
of town, fell out of the hay-lott and
hurt one of mis- arms though, his parents
thought, not seriously. However, on
Friday, the arm hurt the little fellow so
much that Mr.. Pecht brought him to DR..
Douglass, who found that the arm was
fractured. He reduced the fracture, and
the child is doing necely.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

few days ago, little two-vear-old
girl in this city saw the new moon, and
pointed her finger Tit. "Sce the moon''
said the father. "Yeth, lisped the little
one. Then. after looking at it a moment
she said, ITS b'oke." "Who broke it?'
asked the father After studying a mo-
mcnt, she answered, "W'y Dodp'
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

Bill Fonger was in town again, Satur-
day, and gave us an item of news He
says the people Of Bush City are going
to bore for gas, and that he is to manage
the thing Bill is mighty good on sur
face gas, but when it comes to going
after gas that costs work and sweat
we fear he isn't in it."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

Mrs TRULY, of Lansing, Mich, who
has been visiting her nephew, Will Koch
and wife, for two or three weeks, left
Monday for Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Mrs
!. c. Ramey, of TT. Collins, Colo, an
other aunt of MIR Koehs, who has also
been visiting here, started back home,
Monday
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

Uncle John Crozier, of Lincoln town
ship, has rented his farm, and purchased
q block in Centerville, Linn county. He
will build and make that his home. He
says he'll not leave till after election
however, as he wants to help elect Leedy
and the whole ticket.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

One of the soldier boys who passed
through Garnett, yesterday, looked out
of the car window, at the crowd that
went to meet the Garnett boys, and
said: "Gemima! ! never saw so many
pretty girls in my life beforcl "
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

II W. Grimes, wife and children, who
came here from Washington county,
Pennsylvania, last winter, lett, yester-
day, on their return to their old home.
Mrs. Grimes is the eldest daughter OF
los Crocker and wife.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

Mrs. Ben Leisure who has been visit
ing relatives in North Dakota, returned
several days ago. After visiting her
father, ]. w. Lawellin, a few days, she
returned, SATURDAY., to her home at
Baxter Springs
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

As W. J, McMurray will have a
1big stock sale on his farm, Oct.
l2fh. See bills for particulars.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

o. F. Sutton, of Union township
called on US, yesterday, and made tht
printers heart glad.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

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 held-up near Kansas City, and
lost some clothing.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

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

The material is arriving for the new
Santa Fe depot, and work will ommcnce
in few days,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

o. B. Aldrich, of the First State Bank,
who has been frustrating" in the west
ern part of the state, returned home,
Wednesday.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

]. NJ. Higgins and wife, of the Greeley
Graphic, went to Topeka, yesterday, to
attend the carnival and visit relatives.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

|. F. Wcidncr, who lived on Mrs.
Smiths farm, west OF town, left the
community very unceremonously with
his family, last Saturday morning. 1t is
not known where they went, but it is
thought they went to Indiana.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

c. w. DcWolf was struck and knocked
down by a 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.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

w. ". stewart went 10 lOpcka MOI.
day.
Clyde Holiday went to Burlington
Sunday.
Uncle Toms Cabin will be here the 5tf
of next month.
w. IL. Manners and wife went TO st
Joseph, Mo-, Sunday
Mont Bell and Billy Belnis went tt
Kansas City, Sunday.
Read the north side furniture stores
add in another column.
Frank Handy and Mont Powell spent
Sunday in Osawatomie.
Mrs. Harry VOORHEES, came up from
Osawatomie, Yesterday.
Mrs ]. NJ. Alexander, of Wclda town
ship was caller, Monday.
William Rymus went to Omaha Sun
day, to visit the Exposition.
N. ]. Paxton and wife went to Topeka
Monday, to attend the carnival.
S. w. Sturdivan came over from
Mound City, Monday, on business
Rev Morcly left for Dana, kas., yestcr-
day, and will be absent three months.
w. II. Slocum and wife drove to Allen
county last Saturday, on visit to rcla-
tives.
d. L. Stephens and wife and Capt.
Hannum and wife returned from Ottawa,
Saturday.
Mrs. Phebc Norton, of Bismarck, ND,
the eldest daughter of J. W, Lawellin, is
here, on visit.
Mrs. Martin Woods and Miss May
Judy, of Kansas City, visited their par
ents, last Sunday.
Judd Kecney and wife, and Will kecney
and wife went to Omaha, Sunday to at
tend the Exposition.
O. c. Nokes and wife, of Lone Elm,
went to Topeka Monday, to attend the
old soldiers reunion.
Work at the gas we'll has been resumed
after delay of several weeks They are
running night and day.
Mrs. Clifc NJ. Brooke and Mrs. Harry
Brooke came down from Kansas City,
last Saturday, on a visit
Mrs. Chas. McCrum, who has been
visiting her husband at Lexington, Ky,
arrived home Wednesday.
Will Douglass, of the Twenty-Second
Kansas regiment, is in the CITY, visiting
his brother, DR., Douglass,
Miss Nellie Hubbard went to lola,
Sunday. She has secured employment
in a laundry ut that place
Mrs. Let Miller, of Osawatomie, ar
rived Sunday, on a visit to her parents,
W. p. Mcdonald and wife
One of Teddy Roosevelt's rough riders
stopped in thi. city, Monday. Ielooked
like he had seen hard service.
Z. Hays, of Mound City, was in town,
Monday, shaking hands with old friends.
He paid us visit while here.
Geo. Patton went to Salina the fl rst of
the week to see about putting in some
wheat. He has land in Saline county.
J. w. I.awelin and YIN, Wycoh will
have sale of livestock and farm nipple
ments at Mr.. Lawelin's place, Oct. 10th
Mrs. Flora Davis, son and daughter of
DcS MOlncS, iowa, arrived mere, Satur-
day, to visit her brother, II. p Alexan-
der, and family.
NJ. N. Butler, of Lansing, secretary of
the Law-and- Order Bureau was in the
city. last Friday, distributing literature.
He paid US a visit.
Ed Sutherland and Al Campbell went
to ST. Kouis, Sunday, where they have
secured employment in the Missouri Pa
cihc machine shops,
We learn that DR.. B. NJ. Lingo is quite
poorly. We sincerely hope that our
good old friend will soon be about again,
enjoying good health.
M. ]. Turrell and wife left Monday, for
Pittston, Pa, on visit. They will
probably visit Rochester and other points
in New York before returning
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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

Amos Sayers and wife came down from
Iowa the latter part of last week, on a
visit to James Black and wife Mrs
Savers and Mrs Black are sisters.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

Drs. Davis, the dentists, write that
they will open their office here Oct Bird;
that they are coming here to stay, and
will try to merit their share of patronage.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

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

II. NJ. Ellis visited Topeka this week.
Bob Milligan returned from Wichita
this morning
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

D. E. Stephens and wife and Capt.
Hannum and wife returned from Ottawa,
ca tnrdnr
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

Mrs. Phebc Norton, of Bismarck, ND,
the eldest daughter of J. W. Lawellin, is
here, on a visit.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

Mrs. Martin Woods and Miss May
Judy, of Kansas City, visited their par
ents, last Sunday.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

w. H. Slocum and wife drove to Allen
county last Saturday, on visit to rcla-
tives
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

Geo, Patton went to Saina the first of
the week to see about putting in some
wheat. He has land in Saline county.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

Judd Kecney and wife, and Will kecney
and wife went to Omaha, Sunday, to at
tend the Exposition.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

J. w. Lawellin and YIN, Wycof will
have a sale of livestock and farm imple-
ments at Mr.. Lawellin's place, Oct. 10th
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

M. ]. Turrell and wife left Monday, for
Pittston, Pa, on "A visit. They will
probably visit Rochester and other points
in New York before returning
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

We learn that DR.. B. NJ. Lingo is quite
poorly. We sincerely hope that our
good old friend will soon be about again,
enjoying good health.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

O. c. Nokes and wife, of Lone Elm,
went to Topeka, Monday, to attend the
old soldiers reunion.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

Z. Hays, of Mound City, was in town,
Monday, shaking hands with old friends.
He paid us a visit while here.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

Rev. Morcly left for Dana, Kas., yestcr-
day, and will be absent three months.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

Ed Sutherland and Al Campbell went
to St. Kouis Sunday, where they have
secured employment in the Missouri Pa
cihc machine shops.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

Mrs. Flora Davis, son and daughter, of
Dcs Moines, Iowa, arrived here, Satur-
day, to visit her brother, II. p Alexan-
Ter and family.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

Work Mt the gas we'll has been resumed
after delay of several weeks. They are
night and day.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

One of Teddy Roosevclt's rough riders
stopped in this city, Monday. Helooked
like he had seen hard service.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

S. W. Sturdivan came over from
Mound City, Monday, on business.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

NJ. N. Butler, of Lansing, secretary Of
the Law-and-O Order Bureau, was in the
city, last Friday, distributing literature
He paid US visit
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

Mrs. Cliffc NJ Brooke and Mrs. Harry
Brooke came down from Kansas City,
last Saturday, on visit.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

Mrs. Let Miller, of Osawatomie, ar
rived Sunday, on a visit to her parents,
w. p Mcdonald and wife.
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DISGRACING THE new YEAR.
THE STREETS FILLED WITH
DRUNKEN HoODLUMS.
"A Chinaman Shoots to Protect His
Property and Wounds John
Mitchell.

Just after midnight last night a gang
OF young and drunken toughs, who were
making night hideous on the streets,
made an assault on the door or a en-
nese washhouse on Fifth street, near
X, under the Pacific Hotel, and their
r3Wdyism came very near costing John-
ny Mitchell his life.
When the gang began kicking the
door one of the Chinese inmates very
properly took shot at the asSallants
AT the report of the pistol the gang
fled up the street, but young Mitchell
remained for he felt sharp sting IN
his left thigh, about midway above the
knee, and realized that he had caught
the Chinaman's bullet.
The patrol wagon was sent for and
Mitchell taken to the Receiving Hos
pital, where he was attended by City
Physician Nichols. The wound proved
to be not of serious character.
Young Mitchell declares he was not
one of the gang who assaulted the door,
He says he was sitting on the iron rail-
ing outside when the crowd came along,
and some of them began kicking the
Chinaman's door, and then the shot
was fired from within.
His home is on Eighth street between
R and S, and he is employed in the
blacksmithing department at the rail-
road shops. The fact that he was So
ber, while the streets were filled with
gangs of drunken youths, gives color
to his statement.
Nobody could identify the Chinaman
who did the shooting, and it is not at
all likely that he will be arrested.
Rowdyism was rampant on the streets
during the night Crowds of drunken
men and boys of ID to Is years Of age,
black and white, reeled along the side
walks, using filthy language and pulling
and hauling one another. While there
was less shooting of firearms at mid
night than usual, the rowdy element
were as conspicuous as ever, if not
more So
The record-union., 1898-01-01
Exposed.

There had been a high time at the
fashionable sumer resort for some
weeks, and the hero of it was a man Of
fascinating appearance and all the
usual qualities to be found in the hero
of modern fiction. When he smiled all
the women were at his feet, and not
simply because he was the only good
looking man in the place.
The gossips We're already beginning
to whisper and predict an engage
ment between him and the belle of the
town. They We're constantly together.
and the story of her heart could be read
in her eyes.
But the end came at last One day
they were sitting together in a secluded
corner, when he pulled his handker-
chief from his pocket and something
fell TO the floor The adoring girl i'm
mediately grabbed it, saying that she
would keep it as a souvenir Of him, but
when she looked at it their romance
was ended. There was no need to be
Sherlock Holmes to know that he
was family man, and, what was even
worse, that his home was probably in
Brooklyn The souvenir that she had
picked up was a safety pin.-Judge.
The record-union., 1898-01-01
Treasure-Seeking in Paris.

Some Parisians are actually kept from
wandering by conviction that there is
hidden treasure behind the walls, OF
beneath the flooring, or in the chimney
nook, or under the roof
You are told that during the num-
berlass sieges to which Paris has been
subjected and the internal revolutions
it has undergone, there exists not cell
lar or garret but has become the re-
ceptacle of some part Of the immense
riches accumulated in religious houses
and old families. There is, perhaps,
nothing irrational in the supposition
that in the good old times when con-
vents We're made the repositories, not
only of the secrets of the aristocracy
but Of the family jewels likewise, in
stances must have occurred wherein
these deposits were buried and remain
undiscovered, together with the treas
ure of the confraternity. But human
folly has of late years exalted this ra-
tional possibility into dazzling certain
ty. Every means is now resorted to,
and more gold and precious time ex-
pended than the most valuable treas
ure could repay, in order to seize the
secret which still resists discovery
While you of the matter -of-fact, plod-
ding Anglo-Saxon race are toiling and
broiling in Australia and California
searching for gold. we gold seekers of
Paris lind it here beneath our feet in
the old quarters of the city round Notre
Dame and the Hotel de Vile, where
gold is teeming in greater plenty than
amid the rocky boulders of Califo~ MIA
or beneath the soil of Ballarat," said
Ducasse, the great treasure seeker.
AS if TO mock this feverish and never
ceasing chase, not one of the great ira
ditional treaSureS-of which four are
believed to exist-has been yet brought
to light, although now and then some
token is vouchsafed of their real exist
ence. From time to time, for instance,
the tradition of the famous treasure
buried by Napoleon's order on his hur-
ried departure from the Tuileries before
Waterloo, is justified by the turning
UP in all parts of the palace garden of
gold pieces and silver crowns. The
boles OF the elm trees down the middle
alley of the garden We're all marked
with hieroglphic signs, which, ceasing
at certain points, began again on the
lime trees of the terrace of the Feuil-
ans. Eut the elm tree where these
signs began and the lime tree on which
they have ended have been uprooted
and the soil all about them turned over
without avail. Then, during the lay
ing out of the Bois de Boulogne, great
interest was excited by the fencing off
of portion of the wood close to the
Pre- Catelan, and the ransacking Of
this small spot for a month, under
the superintendence of a Government
officer: while crowds waited anxiously
outside the line to see one of the forty
workmen strike upon the golden de-
posit confidently believed to have been
buried there by Fouche, Duke of OF
ranto The hoard is actually calcu-
lated as part Of the family wealth.
Chambers Journal
The record-union., 1898-01-01

average of 80 degrees. The coldest
month was that of 1888, 1888, with
an average of ~ degrees The highest
temperature was sc degrees. on the
25th, 1891.
The lowest temperature was l9 de-
grees. on the 14th, 10Th, 1883. Avar-
age date on which first killing" frost
occurred in autumn, November 10Th
Average date on which last killing
frost occurred in spring, February 18th
recipitation-Averag for the month
4.10 inches. Average number of days
with .01 of an inch or more, 10. This
greatest monthly precipitation was
$40 inches, in 1896. The least monthly
precipitation was 0.15 inches, in 1889
The greatest amount of precipitation
recorded in any twenty-four consecu-
tive hours was 2.66 inches, on the 18th
1881, and on the Sd and 4th, 1895.
Clouds and Weather-Average mum
Der of clear days, 13; partly cloudy
days, 3; cloudy days, 8.
Wind-The prevailing winds have
been from the southeast. The highesi
velocity Of the wind was 4S miles, from
the southeast, on the 4th, 1895
The record-union., 1898-01-01
The Birth OF the .sGreater,, New
XnrE

With the dawn of the new year the
Greater New York is ushered into the
world full grown giant. The problem of
municipal government in this country is
to be put TO the supremest test on the
grandest scale. Within its limits is con-
tanned population equal to that OF thir-
teen of our sovereign States at the last
census, and as large as that of the original
thirteen States when the union was organ
ized. Provisions for the life and health
of this vast multitude of all nations and
chimes is an unsolved enigma, but profit
ing by the experience of half century's
success, thousands of sufferers in New
York and elsewhere can be wrested from
the grasp of that agoniZing complaint
rheumatism. by the timely and systematic
use of Hcstetter's Stomach Bitters. which
kidney trouble. and sovereign curative
of liver complaint. constipation, dyspepsia,
debility sick headache and nervousness.
Ii is an admirable appetizer and promoter
of sleep, hastens convalescence, and coun-
teracts the indrmities OF age.