Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-12-15

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Mr. and Mrs. White, Mrs. ]. w. Hol-
ingsIiead's parents, came up from Lane
Saturday, on visit.
Thirteen townships will be represented
at the patriotic contest in the opera
house tomorrow night.
II. X. Robinson and wife sold then
property at Baldwin, and are stopping
with Frank Hills and wife, temporarily
Frank Brown was down from Topeka
Saturday. Since then, he and Cy Leland
have gone to Washington. There seems
to be trouble in the camp.
Will Gear and wife came down from
Kansas City, Tuesday, to visit his faith
er, Mai. W. A. Gear, of Greeley.
\ rare patriotic treat awaits those
who attend the county patriotic contest
in the opera house Saturday night, the
10th
County Superintendents E. L. Smith OF
Ottawa. and Grant Billbee, of lola, will
assist Sunfower Circle in the patriotic
contest Saturday night
The silk flag, Bible and book OF po-
ems offered as prizes in the patriotic con
test have been on exhibition i'll Parks
show window, this week.
The first snow of the season, here, tell
last Monday, and it was pretty good
sized snow-storn, too. In fact, it con
tlnued for two or three days.
Sam Fuson, of Greeley, who lately re-
turned from Spokane, Washington, was
in town, Tuesday. He says he will re-
turn to Washington in the spring.
John Warren, manager OF the Edger-
ton creamerics, went up to Johnson
county, Monday. He is negotiating for
the purchase of real estate in Anderson
county.
Judge Schoonover is attending the De-
cember term of the court of appeals at
Garden City Mrs. Schoonover accom-
panied him as far as Lyons, where she is
visiting friends.
Misses Grace and Kate Lewis, nieces of
c. T. Richardson, arrived here fro m Sac
City, Iowa, Tuesday, on visit. They
will go from here to to New Mexico, for
the benetlt of Rates health.
Richard Smith, son of w. A. Smith,
of Washington township, who has been
living in Coffey county, has purchased
the south half of the Bob Whips farm,
and has moved over. Mrs. Smith came
over last Saturday.
Elder J. N. Judd writes from Palmer,
Oregon, that his sister, Mrs. Storr, is
rapidly failing in health, and needs con-
slant attention. His son, Curtis, has re-
turned from Klondike, having failed to
make fortune there.
Richard Morse, brother of ::''Doc"
Morse and Mrs. AL Black, is here on a
visit. He has been in Central America.
Old Mexico and other CORNERS of the
earth" His whereabouts were unknown
for several years, and his visit here was
Mrs. X. S. Shaver. mother of Ed l..
Eaton, who, for years, has lived near
Cherrvvalc, visited Ed and family over
On Monday, she left for Visa
liza, California, where she will reside.
Her husband preceded her several weeks.
Ed accompanied his mother as far as
Ottawa.
Mrs. Wib Chick and Miss Anna Chick,
of Welda, left, this week, for Chick,
Louisiana, a small village near Column
bia where Wib has a. big saw-mill.
They will make that their home. We
are glad to learn that Wib is doing well
down there.
E. L. Gibson, who has been agent at
the X. N. & D. depot during the past
two years, has been promoted to the po-
sition of cashier at the Grand avenue de-
pot of the Missouri Pacific road at Kan
sas City. Mr. and Mrs. Gibson were
among our most popular young folks,
and they will be greatly missed