Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-02-16
Looking Backward

Owing to our unwilling Imprisonment
at home, due to sliding down an icy
cellar-way, we have been "killing time"
| by looking over some old numbers of the
Garrett Weekly Journal, under the man.
agemcnt of DR.. Geo. w. Cooper. Wegot
! a world of enjoyment it too. Many old
faces were called up before minds eye as
we read the names of residents of Gar
nett and Anderson county. The dust up.
on the blackboard of memory had almost
covered over the names stand out to
view.
The first number of the Journal con-
tanned but little local news but here are
few items of interest:
! At meeting OF the city council on
New Years evening. the following APP
continents of city officers were made to
| fill vacancies occasioned by designations:
Police Judge-Milton Mills.
City Clerk. ], Hoffman, Esq.
City Marshall-John Nixon.
We go to press in the midst of snow
storm such as seldom visits this portion
| of Kansas, 1t don't come, as Dryden
says:
soft as the fleece of defending snow I"
1t comes in ordinarily huge flakes driven
/. by young hurricane from the south east.
Notce-All persons indebted to the
| firm of Williams & Pattee are requested
to settle the same with b. F. Pattee,
who alone is authorized to settle the ac-
counts. ). n. Williams.
The weather for the last four weeks
has been cold in the extreme for this lat
itude, 8 miles north OF 3Sth degree. We
anticipate and are usually favored with
a short dry winter. This winter is an
exception. In an experience of 16 years
in this county we have never seen the
present winter apprc minated for sever
ity Old Boreas, the God OF the north
wind, has undoubtedly favored us with
one of his special artistic blasts, decim.
atng (if possibly Zephyr, and CONCEAL
ing our blood at the rate Of lS degrees
below zero.
DIED.-S. w, Arant, an old and respect.
cd citizen of Reeder township, died at
his residence, near Central City, last
Tuesday, of sinking chill. Mr.. Arant's
residence in the county dates back to 1S
81. He was a steadfast friend, kline
neighbor and reliable man. We sincerely
sympathize with his bereayed family
J But recently he had buried his Oldest
daughter There is nothing more uncer
tain than lie; nothing SO certain a.
{ death.
Members of Garnett Lodge, No. 16
| will bear in mind next Tuesday even
; ing's meeting. There is business of vita
importance to the lodge to be transacted
andevery member of the lodge is earnest
ly requested be present, and F. 9. NJ. K
"A. Hic facet is the watch words of tn
evening.
BRIDGE MEETING.-1 here is to be
meeting held at the Court House in Gar
=, nett on the evening of the 9th inst, t
discuss the pros and cons of the bridg
:. question. Everybody is expected to b
present and by their presence not a-bridg
: the meeting.
i SERENADE-We were serenaded on Ne
c Years evening by the Garnett Bras
/ Band, one of the institutions of our pre-
gressive city. This band has scarcely
n years practice and yet they "discour'
>, most excellent music" They have on
most intense regards for the compliment
There is few gentlemen in Garnet
Inanifesting bent in certain directio
:. that is not conducive to public morals
We advise them to dcsist. Publicity is
bad thing when it leaves the imprint o
a human character.
MARRIED.
BY the Rev. A. K. Johnson, at the resit
: encc of the brides father, in Garnett, ,jai
'1st. 1878, Mr.. Edgar Stie to Miss En-
ma Vines. all of this city.