Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-03-22
Kansas Hews Motes.
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At Hope one of the "pX-joints" is
being fitted up as millinery store.
A Decatur county man and wife
show combined weight of 700 pounds.
House cleaning is on in Emporia and
only forty women have found time tc
register.
S. ID. Wilmington. who was killed
by lightning near Eincaid, left $50, 000
in life insurance.
Under the new Kansas law, insane
persons will be tried before medical
board instead of a jury.
Judge David Martin never tasted
liquor in his life, never smoked and
never uttered profane word.
The Jefferson county man who lost
his entire alfalfa crop by fire can no
longer be said to be in clover.
Judge Theodosius Dotliin has de-
cided to quit Kansas. and will locate
in Salt Lake City or Ogdca. Utah.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor Harvey has
declined the Democratic. nomination
for Judge of the Topeka city court.
A Cherryvale restaurant man very
cutely advertises "Since the joints
have closed come to my place and get
full"
The mayoralty issue at Abilene is
whether chickens must be cooped up
in garden time or allowed to run at
large"
Chorryvale has voted $4,000 bonds
to secure the northern terminus of the
Kansas. Eastern Oklahoma & Texas
railroad.
Mutton chops have been the pre-
vailing dish at Anthony since a flock
of 5000 sheep have gone into pasture
near the town.
Miss Louise Ogilvy, a Topeka girl
aged 10, is missionary III Korea. A
letter written January l mas just
reached her folks.
The Rock Island will DO its share to-
ward Identifying Smith Center by con-
verting a waste plot of ground into a
handsome little park.
C. ]. Lantry. the Strong City rail-
road contractor. will stock his ranch
with pheasants. having purchased
dozen settings from a I.abette county
man.
Jerry Simpson had a cattle sale at
his ranch in Barber county few days
ago. The bunch brought 81 223.5O. and
with the exception of one small note,
1t was all spot cash.
Gilbert Campbell, former citizen
of bingham, is now one of the rich
men OF Canon City. Col. He is build
ing residence which the local papers
say is Colonial in style"
A bridegroom at Bartlcsvlle the
other day could have piled eight of
his years into sack aDd chucked |
them into the creek and still have
been twice the age of his 17-year-old |
bride.
A Lawrence paper notes that "our
state university, like other state in
situations open to all the people, is
great leveer." Which is abundantly |
illustrated in that fight in the mud
the other day.
a printer working for the Emporia
Gazette was unable to rent house
because of his three children. He ad-
vertised for house, Offering to kill
two of his children. Providence"
says the Gazette, got even with him
for his levity by sending him a pair
Of twins this morning. Moral: Don't
get gay"
There are no people in the world
who can keep themselves quite so busy
as the Kansas people. They go every
where, turn up in the most unexpected
places, and keep something doing"
all the time. OF all of which we are
reminded by letter published in the
Sedan Times-Star from a former girl
Of that town, who is now a proof
reader on a Honolulu paper, while her
husband manipulates a Mergenthaler
machine in the same office
In a divorce suit filed in Brown
the wife alleges that her hus-
oand went off to dances and other par
les and had a hilarious old time,
while she was compelled to keep COM
)any with the cat at home.
Miss Jessie Morrison is in Jail again.
Her second trial was called last week. :
rhe case was continued till June, and
The was required to give $4,000 bond.
As her bond was not ready she was
committed to Jail again. Her aged
ather, who was her devoted friend
throughout her first trial, is very sick
md did not accompany Ter to court.
she looked worried and nervous and
,roke down and cried.
The Goetz Brewing company has
ued Sheriff Campbell of Nemaha
for SOC, the alleged value of
ONE joint fixtures which he smashed
he other day. The sheriff claims to
ave had an order from justice of
he peace.
One of the institutions of Kansas is
he farm auction sale, usually held I
,hen some farmer decides to leave
he country. Near Downs last week
here were three auctioneers and 500
eople at such sale and stuff to the
mount of $4,000 was sold for cash.