Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-02-07

! FROM tuesday News
We learn that Lvnnie Welsh is sick a
Ronda, Greenwood county.
John Fagg left for the territory las
/ night, to look after his claim.
John Cook. of Lincoln towns hip, ha
been allowed an mere ase of pension.
Ralph !. Brown and w. NJ. Shields, @
lola, were visitors in Garrett to-day.
MAY Osborne is now employed al
book-keeper in the First State Bank
DR.. Milligan has purchased the ]. l.
Caldwell residence on west Sixth avenue
]. ]. Cole, OF Nevada, Mo-. was a reg
istered guest of the Fourth Avenue hote
to day.
Miss Altha Lawellin went to Colony
this afternoon, to visit Miss Matte
Quiggle.
c. A. Axtel and wife left. to-day, for a
two weeks visit in the sunny south. v
New Orleans is their objective point.
AL Black left. TODAY, on a business trip
to Oswcgo, Cherryvalc. Erie and other
points in the interest OF his cigar factory.
DR. W. w. Jones. OF Bush City, has
traded his farm for a drug stock and
building at Piedmont, and will move
there.
F. d. Murdoch and vile returned to-
day from Greeley, and report the sale of
a $3.50 Ellinger piano to the family of
H. G. Butcher.
+. Sewell left. this afternoon, over the
Santa Fe, for Cherryvale, where he will
try and close big real estate deal in
Montgomery county.
Mr.. Sawyer, an old settler, living near
Harris died last night OF cancer. His
funeral will take place tomorrow MORN
ing from his late home.
H. ". Reed, of the iii III Of Cannon &
Reed, is now enjoying the balmy air OF
Colorado Nlc-is making a ten days
visit with an uncle.
Rev. Crawford Rankin passed through
the city. day, on his way from Ottawa
to Gutlcric, Oklahoma. where he will
have charge of a church.
Thompson Cook and wife who have
been visiting friends at Yates Center,
have returned They will leave on their
return 10 Canon City tie later part of
this week.
We arr reliably informed that the San
ia Fc road will send 100 men here soon,
instead of300. as wcslatcd one day last
week, and that they win he here at least
seven months.
o, l.. Taylor, travelling representative OF
t he Armour Packing Go, was in the city
today hooking over the conpany's affairs
here. lie speaks Acry highly OF Mr..
Wilson heir representative here.
6. ". Scarf will make public sale of
horses, cattle. hogs. implements, etc., on
Wednesday. Feb 18th, on the c. A. Cleve.
land farm, = mines east of Garnctt and
6 miles north of Brsh CITY.
Sheriff Moore today received a letter
from |. Is Gano, OF Barber county, an
nouncing his intention to start paper,
for tho benefit of shcriffs'. marshals. po-
iccnen and detectives: 1t will be pub
|ished at Medicine Lodge.
The ST. Louis Post-Dispatch contain
I'd an account Of the remarkable career
Of Mark w. Harrington, former chief OF
the United States signal service. ex-pro-
lessor of mathematics at the University
Of Pekin. China. and but recently presi
dent Of the University of \. ashington,
who is now a roller OF logs at Port
Washington, at wage OF
81 so dav. He was once the friend OF
cabinet officers, and Grover Cleveland
was proud to count him in his circle of
This man is cousin OF
townsman l.. ID Walrad. They were
boys toy, Their, living in the same town.
MIR. Harrington was a few years Mr.. |
Walrad's senior, and the latter went to
school to him. One day. they had a |
misunderstanding" and the teacher
to chastise his pupil but in
the scrap, the teacher got the worst Off
Young Walrad concluded that he hadre-
,eived sufficient educltio tor the time,
and he graduated MIR. Harringtons
}te story ts very interesting