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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Ike Burch and wife. OF Salina, and Ike
Schoonover and wife, of Lyons, arrived
here. Saturday night. on visit to DR.
Scnoonover and family, VIM. Schoor:
over and family and other relatives
Yesterday, they all met at the home q,
Vim. Schoonover, and had an old-fash-
Toned family dinner. They had NOT all
met together for thirty-fve years. The
visitors started home, to-day.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02
MANAGER WANTED.

Trustworthy lady or gentleman to
manage business in this county and ad
joining territory for well and iavorably
known house of solid financial standing
$4,000 straight cash salary and expenses
paid each Monday BY check direct from
headquarters. Expense money advanced
position permanent. Address Manager
61O Monon Bldg, Chicago, Ill.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Plenty of singing and dancing special
ties woven into a strong play, mounted
with beautiful scenery and excellent stage
effects, 60 to make up the PERFORMANCE
of THE Missouri Girl" which comes t 4
the Garnett Theatsr. Friday, Oct. 16. =,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Adrian Walker came up from lola,
Sunday morning to see his mother, Mrs.
Sarah Walker, and his twin sister. Mrs
Ada Bowman, Sunday being their birth
dav. Adrian returned home, Sunday
night, accompanied nv his mother.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Mrs. Della Hoffman arrive d from Hia.
watha, Saturday. to visit her parents
VIM. Schooncver and WIFE She went
to lie Roy, Sunday, to visit her her sis
ter, MIS-. Will Watt. She returned with
her mother and Mrs. John Schoonover
Tuesday night.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02
Santa Fe Excursions.

To points in Mich Ohio and New
York.-Dates of sale daily until Sept. 30
Return limit Oct 81. One fare plus 81
for round trip.
c.. S. Coleman. Agent,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02
Missouri Pacific Excursions

Sept. LIST, Sth and 18th and Oct. 9th,
the Missouri Pacific will sell roundtrip
tickets to all points in Ohio and In1iana
at a fare and one third; return limit. 30
DAYS from date Of sale.
S. c. BYBEE.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Rev Church left, Monday, on two.
weeks campaign along missionary lines
preaching two sermons day. He will
return tomorrow for his Sundays work
in Garrett, and resume missionary work
again the first of the week
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Two freight trains on the Missouri Pa
cihc collided, Monday morning. at OF
near Duncan, signal station between
Lane and Osawatomie. Five cars oil
cattle were wrecked and only fifteen head
of the cattle were saved. Nobody was
severely hurt
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

T. ] Hassey spent a portion OF last
week in central and western Kansas
visiting Greeley, Ness, Barton and Rice
counties. He says the farmers out there
are in fine shape, and that business gen
orally is rushing.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Mis-. VIM. Schoonc yer and Mrs. John
Schoonover went to lie Roy last Friday.
to visit MIR. and Mrs. Will Watt.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

earle Champe returned from Lawrence.
Wednesday evening. The ASTAToR ex-
poets soon TO. do, it's own picture making.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Mrs. |. S. Mason entertained few
friends at 6.oclock dinner, Wednesday
evening, in honor of Mrs. Ben Henry.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Misses Ella Kennedy and Stella Young
were over from Osawatomie. Sunday.
They are well pleased with their schools.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Clark Richardson went to Chanute,
Tuesday, on business. He may engage
in the newspaper business there.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Mrs. A. II MeKitrick and daughter
Grace, spent the latter part of last week
with friends at lola, and attended the
fair.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Mrs. Ben Henry and little daughter,
of Olathe. are visiting Mrs. ]. S. Mason
and other friends in the city.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Mrs. John Anderson entertained au
dinner, Wednesday, the following ladies;
Mrs. Nola Eaton, Mrs. Molonev and
Mrs. All Black.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

The United Brethren have their church
finished. and will hold services there
next Sunday. A fresh coat of paint has
added much to the appearance of the
building externally, and inside it is very
neal and coy.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Miss Nellie Warner comes up from Col
onv, to-day, to visit two or three days
with Mrs. Ern Stevenson.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Gus Graves went to Baldwin last Sat
urday. to visit his parents and his little
daughter. He says his parents are well
pleased with Baldwin.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Lieutenant Dan Craig arrived from
Fort Hancock. N. j., last Saturday, on
a visit to his parents and ether relatives.
On Tuesday. he and Mrs. Mark Craig
went to Leavenworth, to visit Mark.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Rev. Geo. Bickerstaph and wife, mis-
sionaries to Brazil, who have been visit.
ing the Grahams for some time, went to
Kansas City. Tuesday. and will go from
there to New York, for the winter.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Miss Hattie Osborne expects to leave
in few days for Harrison. Ark to
spend the winter with her sist r, Mrs.
Nav Aus.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Benz F Walker went to. Ottawa,
Thursday, to attend a sale of thorough
bred hogs.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Geo. Patton and wife and Aunty BIZ
chanan, who have been visiting o. W.
WYATT and wife. in Kansas City, returned
home, Wednesday
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Rev. Crawford Rankin, of Guthrie,
Oklahoma. took dinner with Judge Ham.
ilton and wife, today.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

l.. NJ. Shrake is putting tin root on
another business house in Blue, Mound.
This is the fourth job of this kind which
he has done this summer.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

]. A. Mann who has been visiting old
time haunts in Ohio the past month, re-
turned home. yesterday. He. saws he's
glad to get back to Kansas; that he
wouldn't think of living in Ohio.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Mrs. L. b. Smith, who has been visit
inc relatives IN Ohio for some time, re-
turned home, yesterday. And Dads
smile reaches from year to year.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Thos. Stewardson and wife, of Welda,
were shopping in Garrett. yesterday
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Ellsworth Trigg has purchased the
Downie property. on Second avenue,
west.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

H. K. Robinson and wife came up
from Little Rock. Ark, the first of the
week
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Mrs. Myrtle De Sellem, of Denver,
Colo, is visiting at 'the home of her
uncle, Toe Porter.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Mrs simons, wife of our new county
,reasurer. was called to Hiawatha last
Friday. by the illness of her sister-inlaw,
Mrs n. Nelson. She was accompanied
nv her brother, N 6. Nelson.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Merritt Adams, who has been in Cali
fornia the past SIX years, arrived home,
Wednesday.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Jay Woodcock arrived from Fit Worth
Texas. Sunday, to see his mother.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Mrs. Carrie Cloud Bowen, of Fort
Scott, was I'm the city the latter part OF
last week, visiting W. o. Knight and
wife, Mrs. Abigail knight and other rel
atives and old friends
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Fred Trigg went to Kansas City, Mon
day, returning on Wednesday.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Some of tine novel and interesting
specialties ever witnessed viii be seen
with "The Missouri Girl" which comes
to the Garnett Theater. Friday, Oct. 16.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Frank Stevens has sold his farm and
town property to James Bell, who for
merly lived on the Archer farm, and is
getting ready to move to Texarkana,
Texac
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Mrs. Nola Eaton left, this morning, on
her return to Texarkana.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

A. B. Vincent and wife were down
from Ottawa, Sunday, visiting their
daughter, Mrs. Ellsworth Trigg. Mr..
Vincent came back Wednesday evening
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Mrs. Kate Johnson, of Kansas City,
has been visiting her brother, Jos. Mar
tin. and family several days. She was a
food sufferer, losing all she had.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Mrs. Margaret ]. Morris, MRS. Stafford
and Jacob Evans, of Sullivan, Ind, who
have been visiting Philip norris and fam
ily, lett Wednesday, on their return home.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Charley Wilmington has moved his
law office to Kincad for the present, as
it was necessary for him to take charge
of his brother Genes business, owing to
the latter's Ill health.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Mrs. Mamie Rice and little daughter
arrived from Houston, Texas, last Fri
day, after an absence of several months.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02
tMah~ :

lG tV%>E.$V34N IN
(@@I@I@I@I@I@li9I@|@l@I@
Wedding bells! wedding belIs!-Don't
you hear them?
Well, they are going to ring.
"Shield" us "Shield" us, Master Cupid,
From the "Row" that this will bring.
Beth Bowman was up from Welda,
Sunday.
Roy Judy is home from California, Wis.,
iting his parents
Cheap meat at Carriers Meat Market
ON the north side.
Lee Cayot and wife drove over from
Westphalia, Sunday.
Judge Schoonover had legal business
in Wichita, this week.
Louie Gehr, of Greeley, paid us well
come visit, Yesterday.
An evangelist is conducting series of
meetings at Bush City.
Mise Carrie Seiss went to lola, Wed.
nesday, to visit friends
Miss Jennie Earnest is studying vocal
music in Kansas City.
Miss Pearl Penny visited Kansas City,
Wednesday. on business.
Mrs. Nola Eaton left, this morning, on
her return to Texarkana.
Fred Trigg went to Kansas City, Mon
day, returning on Wednesday.
Law Woodcock arrived from Fit Worth,
Texas. Sunday, to see his mother.
Thos. Stewardson and wife, of Welda.
we're shopping in Garrett, yesterday
Ellsworth Trigg has purchased the
Downie property, on Second avenue,
west.
H. K. Robinson and wife came up
from Little Rock. Ark, the first of the
week.
Benz. F Walker went to. Ottawa,
Thursday, to attend a sale of thorough
bred hogs.
Merritt Adams, who has been in Cali
fornia the past SIX years, arrived home,
Wednesday
Mrs. Myrtle De Sellem, of Denver,
Colo, is visiting at 'the home OF her
uncle, Joe Porter.
Rev. Crawford Rankin, of Guthrie.
Oklahoma, took dinner with Judge Ham.
ilton and wife. today.
Miss Nellie Warner comes up from Col
onv, to-day, to visit two or three days
with Mrs. Ern Stevenson.
Mrs. Ben Henry and little daughter,
of Olathe. are visiting Mrs. ]. S. Mason
and other friends in the city.
Clark Richardson went to Chanute,
Tuesday, on business. He may engage
in the newspaper business there.
Mis-. VIM. Schoonc yer and Mrs. John
Schoonover> went to lie Roy last Friday.
to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Will Watt.
Mrs. I. S. Mason entertained few
friends at 6.o'clock dinner, Wednesday
evening, in honor of Mrs Ben Henry.
Misses Ella Kennedy and Stella Young
were over from Osawatomie. Sunday.
They are well pleased with their schools.
earle Champe returned from Lawrence.
Wednesday evening The ASrAToR ex-
poets soon TO. do, it's own picture making.
Mrs. A. H MeKitrick and daughter,
Grace, spent the latter part. of last week
with friends at lola, and attended the
fair.
Miss Hattie Osborne expects to leave
in a few days for Harrison. Ark to
spend the winter with her sist r, Mrs.
Nav Aus.
Mrs. John Anderson entertained at
dinner, Wednesday, the following ladies'
Mrs. Nola Eaton, Mrs. Molonev and
Mrs. AL Black.
Geo. Patton and wife and Aunty Bu-
chanan, who have been visiting U. W.
Wyatt and wife, in Kansas City, returned
home, Wednesday
Gus Graves went to Baldwin last SAT-
urday, to visit his parents and his little
: daughter He says his parents are well
pleased with Baldwin.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Miss Pearl Penny visited Kansas City,
Wednesday. on business.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Mrs. Rev. Church and sister. Miss ALLEN,
of Greencastle, Ind, Mrs. Nola Eaton.
of Texarkana, and Mrs. AL Black spent
the day. Tuesday, with Maj. l.. M.
Earnest and WIFE,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Mrs. Edna Hackett, who has been Wis.
iting her father, ]. NJ. Craig. and other
relatives here for some time, left, Satur-
day. on her return to her home at Rich
mond, MO,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Miss Jennie Earnest is studying vocal
music in Kansas CITY.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-02

Mise Carrie Seiss went to lola, Wed.
nesday, to visit friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-05
Foul Streets and Alleys.

We have three hot months ahead of us, and we begin those months in this city with alleys and back yards, and even streets, in an unclean condition. The gutters are clogged with dirt and grass; the alleys are dumping grounds for tin cans, dead cats and hundred other objectionable objects, and the back yards are as a rule abominably filthy. Flies are numerous, and reports of fever cases multiply.
 The spurts of activity shown by the city authorities in the alleys are value less unless they are backed I'D with an inspection of backyards and strict enforcement of sanitation ordinances and laws. Birmingham needs a gen eral cleaning up," and unless 1t gets it much disease may be expected be- fore the cool days and nights of Octo- Der bring relief.
 The streets would look better if all would remember that waste paper should not be thrown into them. Nor should fruit eaters throw peelings or rejected fruit into them. All trash should be kept out of the streets and placed where it can be removed by the garbage wagons. That is their mission, and all garbage should be placed where the garbage carts will find it.
 But what is most needed is a rigid inspection of backyards and alleys, and unless such an inspection is soon made we cannot expect immunity from disease in the three hot months of the year-July, August and September. Let the city authorities see that every backyard and alley is inspected, and that owners are given short and per emptory notices as to their respective duties and premises. Let the notices be followed up by a second inspection and by summary action wherever filth is found. We need and must have q clean city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-05
Judge Parker in Georgia.

The New York jurist was greeted in Georgia with the cry, "Hurrah for our next President" and yet he says he is not talking politics-that he is law yer among lawyers, and that he has no eye or corner of an eye directed to- wards the White House. This Is the merest nonsense. He came to Georgia to corral the Georgia delegation, and he knows 1t and all Georglans know it. All the rest of the world knows it.
 In other countries there Is no such timidity and evasion. If Judge Parker were not a candidate for the Presi- dency he would not seek the heats )f Georgia in July; he would go the other way-to Labrador rather than to Geor- gia-to any other place that offers lower degrees of temperature. And why should any man, on or off the bench, be ashamed to aspire to the highest office in the gift of the people? Judge Parker and all other aspirants should deal frankly with the people. They should say they are Presidential aspirants whenever they really are at heart and In fact.
 Judge Parker's address before the Georgia Bar association was properly free from politics, but he was banquet ted in Atlanta before he went to Tal- lulah Falls, and In that speech he should have defined his position and his desires, and yet he took especial pains, says the Atlanta News, not to touch upon his connection with Presi- dential possibilities, or to indicate his own consciousness of any unusual at mosphere in his neighborhood.
 This is all very unreal and very foolish, deceiving no one. Neither Henry Clay nor William Mckinley ever posed more distinctly as Presidential aspirant than did Judge Parker in Georgia. He had a full right to do so, and there are many who consider him an available possibility, as they have right to do All that The Age-Her- aid pleads for is more frankness and directness in Presidential aspirants. Let each and all come out in the open.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-05
Baseball Popularity This Year.

From far away Buffalo. and all along the line-from sea to sea, from the gulf to Winnepeg or even beyond come like reports of the enthusiasm this year over the national game. This enthusiasm is prevalent in the small town, in the large town-in all towns, among all classes and among all cir cumstances. All sections harbor 1t, and if one has gone baseball mad all have. All are hopelessly insane over tie national sport.
 But none of them are mad. All are seeking outdoor amusement in hot weather, and each man, woman or child finds that baseball affords more entertainment for an admission price than any other amusement does in hot weather. It is longer. more engross- ing, more quickening to the pulse than any other. and 1t is therefore patron ized as no other is. A baseball game
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-05

between well matched teams, well played, is as full of interest and recre- ation as an egg Is Of meat.
 The best of 1t is the sport Is athlet- icism in its most wholesome form, al- most wholly free from betting, and helpful morally, physically and ora torically. The spectators at a base ball game express their views as to plays and players on the spot, and f criticism were as free and spontaneous in the theatre or circus we would have better plays on the stage and better acts in the ring. To take away the right of criticism as the game goes on would indeed be futile and foolish. It should be encouraged as the healthful play of fancy in the overwrought spec tator. He relieves in that manner his nerves and heart, both of which had been overworked as the game pro- gressed.
 The enthusiasm and attendance of the present season Is a renaissance of our one national pastime. Golf or what not may have diminished at times Its glory, but the thousands that now turn out in all parts of the coun- try to see baseball games is plain proof that the people have returned to their first outdoor love The game with all it's faults is far better than other sports, being more wholesome, more satisfactory, more popular. It has won prominent place in the hearts of the American people, and it Is this year more of national institution than 1t ever has been before. It's rules are now well settled and given com petent umpire 1t is sure to be con test of skill, endurance and good judg- ment, calling alike for quick action on the part of both brain and body.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-05
Queer Occupation.

From the Detroit Free Press.
 'Talk about your queer occupations, give a guess at mine" said one old pen- sioner to another as they sat cozily smok- ing together on park bench.
 T can't guess" said the other man; what do you do?'
 Well. I can't work at my job just now" said the old soldier, because I'm away from home. I'm here visiting my nephew But when I'm at home I scrub tombstones for all my extra money Yes, sir; In our soldiers cemetery I scrub them with a wire brush and soap and water; can do about 300 a day. About the time I get over the whole ground-several thousand the first ones need it again, and so it keeps me busy
 Oh no, it's not hard work; it's a good comfortable job. The soldiers cemetery is pleasant place-lots of trees, flowers green grass and birds I can sit down in the shade and rest whenever I want to; and while 1 am at work I have plenty to think of-all about the war and the brave fellows whose bones lie under the sod But It's strange job. isn't 1t, to scrub the tombstones for the government? In the winter, of course I knock off but every nice day in summer I'm hard at 1t all day long,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-05
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT AFFAIRS CONCERNINC4
 BIRMINGHAM AND THE COUNTY AT LARdl

Havls should be given In the penitentIary. These figures were added Up and divided by twelve-the number of Jufors-and the jury agreed to give him that number of years in the penitentlary. Certainly tho jury did the best 1t knew how to do and the public will have to accept the verdict as 1t Is.
 It Is beginning to strike me that that increase in the mayors salary Is to be rather a good thing for Birmingham. am told that Mayor Drennen is putting in ten hours of honest labor a day to earn the new salary, and that he pro- poses to listen to all complaints and rem edy them when he can. observe that he has been straightening up the streets and is actually filling up Magnolia park on the South Highlands preparatory to making 1t play ground for the children.
 Mel has an opportunity to make much of himself and of Birmingham right now if he will but keep up the pace he has set under the impetus of his new wage scale. Indeed the mayor is getting full union wages now, and I believe he is going to give us honest union labor for it.
 The afternoon newspapers are yet serapplng over circulation. Both are giv- ing conspicuous space in their issues to ,worn statements of circulation and even the newsboys are antagonistic to one an-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-05
IN HOTEL LoBBtHs.
National Hotel Keepers.

aI have attended larger meetings of the National Hotel Keepers association than the one held in Toronto in June, but ney- CT attended one that was more agreeable in every respect" said c. II. Nabb, pro- prietor of the Hotel Hillman.
 T always derive benefit from contact with the leading hotel men of the United States and Canada and this years expe- rienoe was no exception to the rule,
 While in Toronto MT. Nabb stopped at the King Edward, which was only opened about the first of June. This hostelry cost $25OO,OOO and is one of the largest and handsomest in the world. It's exterior is plain but it's interior is magnificent Mir. Nabb says it's furnishings are unsur- passed, perhaps, unequalled. The Turkish rugs alone are valued at $75000.
 The big hotels in Canada are run alto gether on what we call the American plan, but in all the large cities of the United States the American plan has giv- en place to the European plan.
 Speaking of local hotel conditions MT. Nabb said that June was usually the dull est month In the year in Birmingham. Business picks up early in July and from the 18th of July on the rooms are well filled. Business at the Hillman has been highly satisfactory ever since the hotel was opened" remarked MT. Nabb, and I look for a continuance of good busi- ness"