Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-05-31
Lone Elm Items.

&C. Mcdowell and son Ed were Gar
nett visitors last Saturday.
DR.. Will Bostick is visiting in Missouri
this week.
Chas. Rogers was hurt by his horse
falling on him, last Saturday, while on
his way to town.
We learn that Oliver Nokes is seriously
i'll at his home, in the north part of the
township.
F. Swearingen and wife spent Sunday
with relatives at Bronston.
Bud Sprague has been doing some
plastering for r. E. Patterson and J. Is.
Lockwood last week.
Miss Estella Wallace returned home to
Welda last Friday morning, accompanied
by Miss Effe Mcdowell, who will make
an extended visit with Miss Wallace and
other friends.
The Rebekahs initiated two or three
new members last week. The grangers
also initiated, and had feast
S. Noon and wife visited friends near
Colony, Tuesday.
Miss Enid Routzong went to Kincaid.
Monday, returning Tuesday.
The NJ. Il. church people are preparing
for Children's day services, Sunday even.
ing, june 9th.
Mrs. Kelseys mother, Mrs Babb, is
making her an extended visit. Mrs. Ben
Babb and Mrs. Hogan, OF Willow Springs
Mo-, sister of Mrs. Kelsey, visited them
day or two this week.
Mrs. o. -. Nokes' sister, from King
man, is visiting ner. She has been with
relatives in Miami county for several
months.
Father Mathews. of Prairie View, is
sick.
THE CONTEST.
The contest of Lone Elm township was
well attended last Saturday night, and
was an interesting entertainment. Above
the stage was the class motto, Hitch
your Wagon to a Star" After the invo-
cation by Rev. Magill, of Welda, Miss
Carrie Miller rendered the first number
of the declamatory contest, declaiming
"Roderic Lee" very creditably. The sec
ond number was Miss Pearl Smith, of
the north part OF the township, who re-
cited Mrs. Smith and lightning" with
good Evolutionary effect. The next num-
Der was vocal solo by Miss Enid Rout-
gong. Miss Anna Irwin recited angels
of Buena Vista" in very attractive
manner Miss Amy Carpenter renered
"Thora" in an easy, pleasant manner.
Music, SOFTLY Roam" by Miss Enid
Routzong.
Miss Maggie Kelsey commanded good
attention as she recited Lost in the
Mountain" Miss Ethel Kincheloe was
the last of the contestants TO recite, her
selection being 1.-THE Incompatible Bow
feet, commanding the close attention of
the audience. The address, to the class
by Rev. Magill was very appropriate and
interesting. He took the class motto, in
sections, by letters, then by words. His
address was very instructive and en-
couraging to the class. The scholarship
offered for the highest grade in scholar
ship by the Ottawa University was
awarded to Miss Amy Carpenter, as her
grade was, by small fraction, the high
est of the class. Miss Maggie kelsey's
grade was almost the same. The judges,
Rev. Magill, Miss Harrison and Mrs. Rich.
ards. all of Welda, decided Miss Pearl
Smith was entitled to the first place in
the contest, and Miss Ethel Kincheloe the
second. Little Misses Ula Mcdowell, Eva
Babcock, Cecil Woodruff and Lois Web
Der presented the many and beautiful
flowers to the class. The class song was
then sung.
LATER.-Since writing the above, we
learn the judpes of the contest have re-
considered the grades of the con testants,
and decided that Carrie Miller should
rave first place, Maggie kelsey second
and Pearl Smith third.