Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-02-21
LITTLE LOCALS.


Welda to-day.
Mrs. A. |. Smith has been on the sicl
list several days.
More snow to-day means more water
more wheat, more prosperity
We are glad to be able to announc
that Mrs. James Bell is improving
Ira Bierlv and family have moved bacl
to their old home. on Second avenue.
Editor Henderson. of the Richmond
Star, transacted business here, to-day.
Iohn Warren, OF Garnett, has recent,
been put on the pension roll. The
amount per month will be SIS.
10. Osborne, guardian OF Dollic and
Charley Laws, to-day, made annual set
Element in the probate court,
John McElnov, of Harris, and Mike
Mallory of this CITY, left, last night, Tor
kansan CITY, for a few DAYS sight seeing.
County Clerk Calvert, to dav, received
the statistical rolls Tor use of township
: trustees, and are now ready for de-
livery
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Stein now seriously i'll with pneumonia
at Mapleton, was reported as improv-
ing Yesterday evening.
Joseph Miller. OF Scpio, who died last
Monday, was buried here this morning
Undertaken Adams hearse conveyed the
remains to the cemetery.
L. and c. w. Wilmington TO-DAY made
annual settlement to Probate Judge
Higgins, as administrator of the estate
of $. d. Wilmington, deceased.
II. W. Sterling. cashier OF the Bank OF
Colynv, shipped his household goods to
that town, to-day. MIR. Sterling and
wife will make Colony their future home.
Friday is patron day at the East Side
school, and an appropriate program has
been prepared. Parents and guardians
should attend and note the progress of
the scholars.
Judge W. A. Johnson Yesterday even
ing st lrted suit against the Missouri
Pac,nc railroad for NJ Borough, of
WcStphalia. who wants damages for
hogs killed bv one of the companv's
trains.
| he Sewe-Hannum land company YES
tcrtav sold the old Flowers farm. about
five miles east of town and belonging to
(. S Veal. to J. A. Duncan of Conway
Springs. Consideration, 81 S00.--Cherry-
vale Clarion.
Ray Herbert, the optician, returned
home this morning from Kansas City.
Mo, where he has been the past three
~, eks on business. He will remain here.
and when his services are needed, can be
ound at Hcrbert's jewelry store.
George +. Whittich, one of the old
time merchants of Garnctt. and tor years
a member of the firm composing the
Kansas CITY Paper Co., of Kansas City.
Mo, has sold his interest in the business
to Carpenter Paper Co., of Omaha.
+. Rose and wife returned, yesterday
evening. from a visit with friends at
Yates Center, Kas. They were on one
of the passenger trains that took part
in the head end collision, near West
phalia, yesterday afternoon.
Miss Ella Kennedv's spring term of
school begins next Monday, This is a |
wise move on the part OF the board of
the Springfield district. as it gives the
larger boys more time in school. They |
usually miss the spring term, owing to
farm work.
The people in the neighborhood of the
Bennett boarding house were frightened |
bv what they thought was an earth
quake, this morning, and all rushed to |
the front doors and windows to find A.
!. Smith lying prone upon the sidewalk.
lie got mp with as much dignity as pos
siblc under the circumstances. and con-
tinued his way
There are society women and society
women Garnet has some of the best
of that class, For instance, q few days
ago. one of our societ, ladies held re-
ccption at her home. and the house was {
beautifully decorated with flowers /
When the reception was over the hostess .
divided the flowers into numerous bou-
duets, and sent them to a number OF
sick people in town, which. no doubt,
was great comfort to them.
Who sympathized with you when
your lii tie girl was sick? Was it Sears
Il Roebuck? Who carried YOU last win
ter when YOU were out of job and had
no money? Was it Montgomery Ward
& CO., or was it your home merchant?
When YOU want to raise money for the
church or for some needy person in town,
do YOU write to the Fair store in t'hicago
or do YOU go to your home merchant!
How much do Sicgel, Cooper & Co.
give towards keeping up sidewalks or
having the minister's salary? When
YOU were sick, how many nights did
Hubbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co., sit
IN with YOU? When yourloved one was
hurled, was it your home merchant who
dropped a tear of sympathy and uttered
cheering words or was it Marshall Field
& Co. Patronize home merchants.-Ex.
al feel well and we'll refreshed IN the
since taking DR.. kav's Reno
yator. Accept my thanks for the in