Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-04-01

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| John Rankin returned from Oklaho ma
Yesterday morning He purchased a
farm down there, and he and his family
will make that their home
| Miss Belle Beeler, who has been at
home for some time. nursing a sprained
ankle. returned to the insane hospital
at Osawatomie, Wednesday.
NJ. Molonev went to Leavenworth,
Monday, to visit his daughter. Gertrude.
From Leavenworth he goes to Washing
ton, Iowa, tor two-wceks visit
Mr.. AMI Mrs. Carpenter and Grandma
Coberlv. of Chula, Mo. W no have been
visiting at Mrs. Danes the past few
week returning home, yesterday
| Will Cunningham left Tor the oil and
gas field this week. intending to make
his first stop at Peru. He thinks he
will find location in that section, and
move his family there later.
Kip Scott left, Tuesday, tor Roswell,
N. NJ. to take a position with Bolman's
Wholesale and Retail Grocery Co. This
is in the way of promotion for his servi-
ces IN the Bolman store here.
w. II. Cooper will soon move into the
house he recently purchased of Col. ID.
w. Houston, in Orchard Park addition.
He will build an addition to the house,
and will make a nice home of it.
Mrs. Y. Fixmer, OF Westphalia, who
has been visiting her daughter. Mrs. p.
II. Cayot, returned home, Tuesday, ac-
companied by her grandson Claude,
who is now clerking in his uncle's store.
T. |. Hassey spent Sunday al Neodesha,
and put in the time looking at the oil
tanks and other sights. He says things
are lively down there; that every town
in that part of the country is growing
rapidly.
| After doing business for eleven wears
at one stand, in the Masonic temple,
: John Dellingcr has moved his harness
shop into the building just east OF the
Rcd Light, recently vacated by NJ. j..
Wassmer.
c. Holder and daughter, Mrs. Louise
Scott, of lthica. \. V, who have been
spending the winter in California, arrived
, here. Monday on a visit to ID n. Sim
IN ons aud wife, Mrs Hedges and other
relatives
Johnny Blum came down from Kan
l., l,rn In
er lake and his sister, Mrs. Jas. Iogue,
and to see al, ut gas. Johnny has farm
in the gas belt, and it NAV prove a very
valuable piece of property.
Link Cunningham came up from Cha
mute last Saturday, 10 visit home folks
He is very enthusiastic over the boom in
the oil and gas regions-especiallv about
Chanute. He says 'everything's right
up and a-coming."
We understand that Claire Harrington
is preparing to sink shaft in search Of
paving lead ore, on the Borror farm,
south of town We hope the report is
true, and that he will strike pay dirt
good and plenty.
W. G. Cress was in from Central CITY,
yesterday, and dropped big round
dollar IN the till Mr. Cress brought in
$50 worth of eggs. He brought i'll $2l
worth, Monday. He must have been
running the hens at lively rate.
Harry Manners has charge of the wash
goods department at the Bee Hive in
Kansas City. His department held a
special sale last week and the sales ran
higher than ever before, and Harry is
quite jubilant over the fact.
Jonathan Marshall, OF New York city.
! arrived here last Saturday, to visit his
brother. Rev. +. Marshall, and to trans
act some business connected with the
estate of their deceased brother. Rev.
Thos Marshall. MIR. Marshall is a
prominent lawyer of New York.
! !. l.. Scnter has started his ice-cream
factory. at the creamery, and rhe AGI-
tTAToR was favored with a bucket OF
frozen sweetness. which wos fine. MIR
Senter operated n plant of this kind at
Ottawa last year and shipped ice cream
to number of towns. He was formerly