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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-02-14
IMPROVEMENTS MADE.

When the present mayor and council
took charge OF affairs, there was between
twenty-four and twenty five hundred
dollars IN the treasury We have not
been informed as to whether there were
outstanding warrants or not. 1t was
during the present administration that
the water supply failed and the revenue
from the railroads was cut off. In fact,
all citizens who took water tor lawn
purposes We're cut off as far back as
last July. The people were demanding
water. Night after night, the council
was urged by the citizens to do some
thing. A public meeting, called by the
citizens, petitioned the council that steps
be taken to improve the lake and in
crease the water supply, If necessary 1t
may be said that, at the earnest request
of the citizens. the CITY council undertook
the improvements that have been made
at the lake. These improvements we are
Informed by Water-works Commissioner
Hubbard and the city clerk, have cost
the CITY abou, $4,000. This amount
has been paid out OF the general fund of
the city The improvements made at
the lake, in deepening the reservoir,
building filter and otherwise improv-
ing the property, is regarded by the citi-
zens generally as necessary, and as a
step in the right direction. By these
improvements, the city saved between
three and four hundred dollars worth of
mains, which we now have on hand.
The capacity of the lake, we are inform
ed by Mr.. Hubbard, has been increased
about one million gallons. There has
also, during the years past, been great
loss OF water by seepage. The Santa Fe
railroad company has attempted to rem
edv this matter bv unloading about
eighty. five car loads of quick-sand along
the west side OF the railroad embank-
ment. Toward the north end of the
lake, the city increased the thickness OF
the e,nbankment by depositing about
five feet OF the earth excavated from the
lake. The capacity of the reservoir,
since the impro vements, is about twenty
three million gallons. The monthly
consumption of water. when the city
has full supply, is about three million
gallons per month. 1t is estimated that
il the improvements contemplated are
made, seventeen million gallons per
month can be furnished from the creek.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-02-14

DR.. Kav's Renovation perfect system
rcnovator. At druggists %, so. 81
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-02-14
From Fridays Evening Ne VS.:

from friday Evening NeNS'
Men were TO-DAY finishing the work OF
placing the slate roof ON the new court
mouse.
Mrs. M. ]. Turrell and daughter. Min
ME, OF Union township. were callers thi
afternoon.
Fred Sigel, Harry Jones and Ed keezeI,
sfGreeley, are in the city to-day trans
acting business
Horace !. Smith. of Ottawa, was
among the registered guesto OF tn. Fourth
Avenue to-day.
I. F. Tibbets, the druggist, arrived
home from a business trip to Kansas
City last evening.
Mahan, the cigar manufacturer had
an extra force OF men at work making
cigars to supply his trade.
Preaching will be held regularly at the
United Brethren church every Sabbath
at IL a. m Rev. Williams occupying the
pulpit.
d. w. Wilcox travelling representative
Of Richards g. Conover, OF Kansas
City, Mo-, was transacting business
with our hardware merchants to-day.
Geo. Dew off to-day made a shipment
of counters for the office OF Underwood
g. Underwood at Ottawa, the Stereo-
scopic View People, and also prominent
loan agents.
H. K. Wagner, travelling representa-
tive OF the Case Thresher Manufacturing
Co., was business visitor in the city
to-day.
3. Sewell, of Garrett, who is here.
went out in company with w" b han
mum to show some land BUYERS some
land they have for sale.-Cherryvale
Daily News.
Will Wyatt has been quite sick for sew
eral days. But you cant keep good
man down" He is up and about the
house again, though he wobbles little
when he walks.
Yesterday the creamery company com
menced putting up an additional ice
house, I6x32 feet, that will hold about
$50 tons of ice They evidently do not
propose to run shy OF the CONCEALED ac
qua this ummer.-Westphalia Times.
Foster Murdoch and wife OF Garrett,
dealers in pianos and organs and all
kinds of musical instruments, were IN
town last Saturday. They sold piano
to John McClsnaghan and one to II. u
Butcher Graphic.
III. Cole, formerly manager OF the Cy
clone Store in this city, now manager o
the Cyclone at Nevada, Mo-, who has
been in the city the past week looking
after his hrms interest here, leaves thu!
evsnieg for Nevada. Manager Brooke o.
tte Cyclone in this CITY, reports a pros
psyous trade.
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:iar1ctt's First Merchant

=. Y odl III ,ItIN > I<NCTIIFIt, .NC'N"
I. ,owen, living one mile south of the
,"t". w q caller at the si,rCt'rn IF tn,
lathcr has Tie distinction If Dein4 til,
irst merchant tt, embarl, III business in
1arnett lie came to Garrett IN the
spring of 1857, and that year opened a
general merchandising store here, al
though at that time the town only had
A tew houses and Indians we're more
numerous than whites The house in
which he started in business is the one
now occupied bv Mr. Hicks. the property
OF the Creamery CD. MIR. T. Bowen i'm
parted the information that he wa.
born one mile south OF the city, AID is
a. years old, was born IN 1853.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-02-14
& PER CENT MONEY

" I am prepared to loan you money
on your Real Estate at &. per cent
straight. II. SLlCER,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-02-14
THE PARAMOUNT
ISSUE.
Facts Gathered from Different
Sources that Will Be Of In.
terest to the People.
The Water Works Question

reporter Of the EVENING News has
Interviewed several of the city and coun-
ty officials and has, to some extent, con.
suited the records relating to the present
financial condition of the city, its re-
sources and other matters that relate to
the citizens immediate interests and con-
Germ. There may be some mistakes in
what follows, the officers did not give
us written, certified statements. We did
not ask for them, but in the main, the
facts below, we trust, will be found sub.
stantially correct. Ii any serious mis-.
take has been made it will be promptly
corrected.
THE PRESENT FINANCIAL CONDI.
TON OF THE CITY.
By the city treasurer we are informed
that on February 1, 1902, the financial
status was as follows:
On that dav the general fund in the
treasury was overdrawn$722. So. There
was transferred from the cemetery fund
to the general fund 81 1902. 55, this being
all of the cemetery fund. The warrants
outstanding for January, and not paid
on February LIST, amounted to $592.90.
Since February !, from different sources
$1,000 has been collected. There is also
$1,000 in the hands of the city clerk to
be paid into the treasury. The January
warrants have since been paid out of the
above funds. leaving according to our
figures, the sum of $16.O7 now in the
hands of the clerk and city treasurer.
RESOURCES OF THE CITY.
The revenues of the city cannot well
he determined with absolute certainty,
but the approximate revenues for the
year may be said to be as follows: From
the county, last year, the amount receiy-
ed was about $2,752. We are informed
by the county treasurer that, this year,
it will be somewhat less, owing to a re-
duction having been made in the assessed
value of railroad property by the state
board. During the last year Of Mavor
Glass's administration, the total
amount received for license, fines, dog.
tax, rent of lake. ETC., was about $780,.
During the time of Mayor Henning's adj
ministration, the amount received has
been about $500. From the water.
works system, the revenue for the city
for years past has been running from
nine hundred to eighteen hundred dollars
per year.
DISBURSEMENTS.
The expenses OF tue CITY may he esti.
mated as follows: The interest on the
water-works bonds is 81, 300 per year.
For operating water-works, $3.50 per
vear-but this does not include repairs,
etc. For electric lights, $1,000. The
amount paid out for city officers, not
including the salary paid to the MAYOR
and council, $1.21O. We are unable to
get an approximate amount for money
expended by the city in building cross
walks and other street work, but these
ito ms of expense may be regarded as
important.
PRESENT WATER-WORKS SYSTEM.
The present ter-works system GOV.
ers the following territory: On First
avenue, there are no mains, and all the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-02-14
METER SYSTEM.

In conversation with the officers, we
learn that they contemplate doing away
with the hat-rate system, and putting
the system upon a meter basis. IT this
is done. there will probably be a saving
to the city of about one.half the daily
consumption of water, or the revenue
would be materially increased. 1t is a
notorious fact, as we gather from the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-02-14
From SATURDAYS Evening News:

From SATURDAYS Evening News:
Charley Lacy has been visiting his Sis
ter at Emporia this week, returning
home, Yesterday.
Miss Nettie Lynch, of Greeley, arrived
in the city yesterday tor a visit with
wiss Pearl Higgins.
AN. O'Brien. of Kansas City, has been
conducting the meetings at Gospel Han
during the past week.
w. D. Rippev, of Severance, kansas,
was among the registered guests OF the
Fourth Avenue hotel to day.
Our old friend K. Nelson was in town,
to-day, for the first ttnc m three weeks
He has been suffering rom rheumatism
for some time. bur /, ',bnut again.
The County Commissioners made a
good appoint rent Ia the person of ). J.
Haun,,u, Il. v,,l,t,:, le of Ga nett in the
plas..r p r. gao. hose 'ieathcaused
The vuca'lcy 80 u'>af
G +. Morse has II, ,Dappniuted rs jan
itur of the ucNv c1u!t hruse, ana VIII
also Ne the superintendent "t the grounds
HIS apo osiDen. a C ION the county
clinI1'-, 'ae,S H-..'i
rhc potter 4, b, ,;ad u c)nnscuot
with The tt'ljua tparniA, "i me ne
coir Gnu.o. arlir'. tn,' ~ ''niHE ~,
the anrA 81 p,i.'".: 1t in position VIII
commence tie iir,t f The week.
Misses Jennie and Della Earnest went
to Harris this morning, in response to
an invitation to sing at a school enter
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-02-14
Dfopsy

starting in the feet or ankles
comes from a weak or diseased
heart-a heart that cannot keep
up the circulation. The blood
then settles in the lower limbs
where the watery portions ooze
aut into surrounding tissues
causing bloat and swelling.
The heart must be strengthened
and built up before the dropsy
can be cured to stay; and the
best of all heart medicines is
DR.. Miles Heart Cure.
IT had palpitation, shortness
Of breath, pain in heart, swelling
Of fe"t aud ankles, hungry spells
na.l wns confined to my bed and
easy .nair. A few bottles of DR..
ililes' Heart Cure made me well"
llns. G. OSBORNE, Clyde, O.
The Press., 1902-02-27
The TOUCH DOES 1T

Benson's Plasters are like your other
friends-they hate to see you in pain or
In weakness and are dog-tired hearing you
complain about it. They want to cure you
and send you along to your business-whole
and happy. They can do it and Sot1 do it.
Try them on. What for? Why for any
cough or cold you may be troubled with, or
any bothering pain or ache, or worry with
kidneys or liver. Possibly some old clutch
of muscular rheumatism renders an arm or
. leg worth only half price just now. For
anything that makes the machine work slow
and stiff, with pain maybe in the motion Of
it, clapa Benson'sP Porous Plaster squarely on
the badspot. They are the out-to-morroso
plasters-not the sort that go to sleep on
your skin like a cat on cushion. There
h comfort and speedy relief in the touch Of
them. No other external remedy, no mat
ter how made or how called, il worthy
TO live In tho same street with Ben
sons Plasters. Pains and ailments melt
away under them rs q sheet of ice does I'M
der the Spring sun. You cannot foretel
the weather but you can always foretell
the effect of Benson's Plasters; 1t is a.
sure as the effect of q hot breakfast in Q
hungry mans stomach. But look out for
substitutes. Get the genuine. AL drug
gists, or we will prepay postage on any
number ordered in the United States on
receipt of 25c. each.
Seabury d johnson, Mfg. Chemists, NJ.
The Press., 1902-02-27
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
Items Of local interest taken from the columns
of The Press, thirty years ago.l
February 80, 1879.


Postmaster e. M. Wilton has bought
Of q. M. Ives the building site next south
OF Alvarado Howards house, and pro-
poses to soon erect dwelling thereon.
/ Fl. E. Maynard has leased the old bar
Der room In the basement of the Springs
House and also the billiard rooms and
tables, and will carry on both these
branches OF business.
The Congregational church and society
have held meetings during the week, and
voted to give Rev. Mr.. Hawkes. an invi-
tation to be their pastor at salary Of
$500 and rent of the parsonage, with
three weeks vacation.
Asa Simons, the oldest inhabitant of
the town, died on the 21st inst. at the ad-
vanced age of 100 years and five months.
The next oldest person in town is Mrs.
Harrison, now apparently in her last sick
ness. She Is In her 98th year.
There was exhibited at the office one
day this week plan for rather new
railroad. This proposed road would ex-
tend from Worcester to Hartford, passing
through Southbridge, and would form the
connecting link OF good trunk railroad
from the north to Hartford and New York
city. The young men who were the au-
thors of the plan are A. J. Marble, civil
engineer, and Frank w. Cherrington
architect of Worcester. They tell ue
that the Worcester and Nashua road are
interested In the project, and think the
route certainly favorable.
BoRN.-Stafford. Feb 18th, 1879, sor
(Nathan o. to Walter 0. Cook.
The Press., 1902-02-27

The Swiss girl is taught to be hum
BILE and practical from the moment
when, at four, she enters the infants
school until. at eighteen. she returns
finished from the pension. There is
absolutely no difference between the
treatment Of the masses and the
classes. They sit together at school,
are taught the same subjects by the
same masters. receive the same punish
ments and the same praises. Little
cares the daughter of the millionaire If
her bosom friend is the daughter of her
own fathers coachman. They have
been brought up together and remain
together without let or hindrance. The
Swiss girl is never ashamed of being
seen at her work, be that work of the
most humble description.
The Press., 1902-02-27

Sidney Cooper, the English artist,
happening one day to visit the Royal
academy, where some of his works
were on exhibition, while couple of
critics were examining the pictures,
strolled up to where they were stand
ing. AT that moment the younger of
the two critics exclaimed, "Any ma
chine could turn out sheep like that!'
Mr.. Cooper put his hand in his pock-
ct, produced his card and, handing it to
the newspaper man, said. with gravity,
"If you will kindly send that machine
to this address when completed. I'll
send check for $1,000 to the institute
for decayed Journalistic
The Press., 1902-02-27
what the Indian Eats.

The typical Indian home of today
consists of mud chipked log shack q
tepee or two, usually hay barn and
sometimes corral. AS a general rule.
they live in squalor, yet many Indians
possess nice homes and enjoy we'll
co ked meals from neatly set tables.
But the ordinary Indian eats meats
largely of questionable character. He
delights in dog stew and other savory
dishes He has excellent teeth and an
envied digestion.
Indian children are shy and close
mouthed to strangers. but the squaws
are often loquacious. Their doors are
always open to visitors. The red man
has an aversion for soldiers and frank
" tells them that he does not fear
them. Although he possesses an excel
lent constitution, disease finds in the
Indian an easy victim. Free
Press.
The Press., 1902-02-27

..Some years ago visited an old
friend of mine in Minneapolis" said a
we'll known Milwaukee railroad man.
land he spent considerable time taking
me about to show me the many inter-
esting places in that interesting city.
One day he took me out to see the ia
nous Minnehaha falls, and after L had
Toasted my eyes on this beautiful work
of nature he invited me to accompany
him down the gulch through which the
little stream fiows-at least half mile
and there called my attention to a
little cascade that is an exact min1a-
ture of Minnehaha falls.
"'What do you call this cascade? l
asked of my friend.
"'We call this Mime Giggle.' Mil
wallkee Sentinel.
The Press., 1902-02-27
First National Convention.

On May 2G. 1880. what was probably
the first national nominating cOnven-
ton in the history of the country met
in Baltimore 1t was attended by 600
plen. majority of whom were resi-
dents of Maryland. The convention
was called by General jackson. 1t was
called year ahead of the presidential
campaign in order that time might be
taken by the forelock in behalf of Cen
eral .Jackson's political protege, Martin
Van Buren.-Gunton's Magazine.
The Press., 1902-02-27
Classical Cannihal.

"But why" asked the subchief Of the
cannibal isles, do you insist upon hav-
Ing the man who fell while leading the
charge against us served up at the ban
nuet this evening? He seems to be
hard as nails.''
"Huh!' answered the chief of the
cannibal isles. Il read in a book of
poetry left by our last meal that the
bravest are the tenderest.' Baltimore
American
The Press., 1902-02-27

CLERKS WISE SUGeEsT1oN.-"I have
lately been much troubled with dyspep-
sia, belching and sour stomach" writes
M. 8. Mead, leading pharmacist of Attic
boro, Mass. ~ could eat hardly any
thing without suffering several hours.
My clerk suggested I try Kodol Dyspep-
results. have had no more trouble, and
when one can go to eating mince pie,
cheese, candy and nuts after such time,
their digestion must be pretty good. /
endorse Kodol Dyspepsia Cure heartily"
You don't have to diet. Eat all the good
food you want, but don't overload the
stomach. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests
your food. w. D. Head.
The Press., 1902-02-27
Don't Sheer.

Never bring a human being, show
ever silly, ignorant and weak-above
all, any little child-to shame and con-
fusion of face. Never, by petulance, by
suspicion, by ridicule, even by selfish
and silly haste-never. above all, by in
dulging in the brutal pleasure of a
sheer, crush what is finest and rouse
up what is coarsest in the heart of any
fellow creature.
The Press., 1902-02-27

A digrifed bishop while passing
along London street heard three veg
etable peddlers engaged in rather
blasphenous argument.
intending to rebuke them, he said to
one of the Offenders. "Ay good man,
where did you learn to swear like
that 90
lord luv yer. guv'nor," replied the
brawny peddler, clapping him genially
on the shoulder. Eve can't learn it! It's
a giftn'
The Press., 1902-02-27
TWO LOVES OF A SAILOR.

Oh, an old man sat and blinked + the sun,
And song of the sea sang he.
He sang song of mariner bold
And his sweetheart so true, the sea.
Sing no, 70 no, sing heyl
Ger crested pillows, through dashing spray,
With sails a-bu1ging, she scuds away
Away, away, Ger the waters gray
Away through the dying dayi
Sing no, sing heyi
Oh, the mariner bold his ain love pressed
To his heart and her sweet lips hssf~
Sweet lips that swore they would e'er We true
When he sailed away 4 the mist.
Sing hey, oh, hey, We holi
Through the singing tops the wild winds blow
Into the dank mists the ship doth 60,
And the mariner sings as he rolls below,
''My love will be true, trowl'
Sing hey, 70 hol
Oh, the lassie ashore forgot her man,
But his sweetheart, the sea, proved truei
She lulled him to rest her heaving breast,
And her white arms about him threw.
Sing no, We no, sing heyl
He went to his one true love that day
At peace in her arms fore'er and aye
Less lasting the lassie's peace, they say
She wed with lump O. clay!
Sing no, sing hey!
st. Paul Dispatch.
The Press., 1902-02-27
Millfons PuC tn Work.

The wonderful activity of the new GEN.
fury Is shown by an enormous demand for
the worlds best workers--Dr. Kings New
Life Pills. For Constipation, Sick Head
ache. Btliousness. or any trouble of Stom-
ach, Liver or Kidneys they're unrivaled.
Only 25c at A. q. Eaton's drug store, Stat
ford Springs, and w. P. Fuller's, Somers.
The Press., 1902-02-27

SAVED HIM FROM ToRTURE.-There is
no more agonizing trouble than piles.
The constant itching and burning make
life intolerable. No position is comfort
able. The torture is unceasing. De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve cures piles at
once. For skin diseases, cuts, burns,
bruises, all kinds of wounds it is I'M
equalled. J. s. GaIall, 81. Paul, Ark,
says: "From 1865 l suffered with the
protruding, bleeding piles and could find
nothing to help me until used Dewitt q
Witch Hazel Salve. A few boxes COM
pletely cured me-" Beware of counter
feits w. D. Heald.
Beggers flock around Carnegie like flies
around a molasses cask, and he has to
employ detectives to keep them away
from him In the streets.
Mr.. WHEELER Cor RID OF HIS RHRU-
MATIsM. During the winter of 1898 |
was SO lame In my joints, In fact all over
my body, that I could hardly hobble
around, when bought bottle Of Cham
berlain's Pain Balm. From the first APP
plication Il began to get well, and was
cured and have worked steadily allthe
year,. WHEELER. Northwood, N. r.
For sale by K. K. Taft, H. f. Cady,
Stafford; Gardiner Hall, Jr., & Co., South
Wilmington.
The Press., 1902-02-27
A killer.

Maude-Gaskell thinks he is regu-
lar lady killer.
Esther shouldn't wonder. l had to
talk with him last evening, and real
" thought should die, he wearied me
so.-Boston Transcript.
The Press., 1902-02-27

FAvoRITE NEARLY EvERYwHERE.-Con-
stipation means dullness, depression, head
ache, generally disordered health. De-
Wits Little Early Risers stimulate the
liver, open the bowels and relieve this
condition. Safe, speedy and thorough.
They never grippe. Favorite pills. w. ID.
Head.
The Press., 1902-02-27
GRIPPE!
Won't You Try VinoI For II on
Our Guarantee.

Grippe has come to this country TO
stay.
Too many people already know the
agony that Grippe causes.
III this mean and insiduous trouble
has left any of you weak and miserable,
nothing that we know of will so quickly
bring back strength as Vinol.
If you are fearing pneumonia, and
other dangerous after effects, please take
eur word for it, that there is nothing
that will prevent further trouble more
quickly than this great strength creator,
flesh builder and blood enricher.
Here is letter that bears directly on
the subject that reads as follows:
81 was taken with the Grippe: i was
30 run down did not care even to live.
/ was so bad that even had two hemor-
rhages when heard of VINOL and de-
cided to try it. was surprised at the
change which SO soon took place after
taking it. 1t surely is great remedy
and has done much for me both in throat
and lung troubles. MRS. F. G. BERRY,
High St., Middletown, Conn.,"
We are always glad to refund the NOM
ey paid for VINOL to anyone not sat
iSfied with its action.
The Press., 1902-02-27

"There's one respect at least in which
fishing is a good deal safer sport than
hunting"
GLOW Is that?"
eve don't make any fatal mistakes
cooking up men who happen to look
like h."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Press., 1902-02-27

The Russians, who are supposed to be
great tea drinkers, do not use as much
tea per head of the population as do the
people of the United States. /
The Press., 1902-02-27
Dizzy :?

Then your liver isn't acting
we'll. You suffer from bilious
ness, constipation. Ayers
Pills act directly on the liver.
For so years they have been
the Standard Family Pill.
Small doses cure. All druggists aSe;
The Press., 1902-02-27

The upbuilding of our navy In II years
has cost $256, 1885, 498.
The Press., 1902-02-27

When an old work horse is given
holiday, he spends it chiefly in looking
lonesome AtchisOn Globe.
The Press., 1902-02-27

Contentment is always perched on
the round of the ladder just above you.
Cbioonr Nnxrc