Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-09


her homes. Her home at st Joseph now
has 62 inmates The branch at Rose
dale has Accommodations for large num-
Der of children. She takes un ortunate
mothers and children from all parts OF
Missouri and Kansas. and gives them
Temporary means of subsistence, prevent
ing the separation of mother and child,
as is usually the custom. Industrial
training is given in order that they may
be prepared to help themselves Mrs.
Baker is doing an excellent work. and
those who wish to do good can do no
better than to assist her in her noble
efforts. Mrs Lafierty is her represent
alive here, and any one wanting to know
more about these institutions should
call on Mrs. Lafierty..
Will Campbell chief lightning jerker OF
the Western Unions Santa Fee branch at
this place, took his departure this morn
ing to squander a month vacation away
from the tick OF the ticker and the dig of
the chigger. He will go into Chicago,
tonight, and after couple of days seem
the sights there he will go up into Mich
ipan, where his mother is visiting, and
together with her he will take a rubber
at the big fair n st Louie" on their re-
turn.
Our old friend Billy Weldon. formerly
of Greeley, now of Bcisc City. Idaho,
has our thanks tor a big box of the big
gest, latest, juiciest plumbs we have
eaten in many a day. Every time we
think of them, it makes our mouth wat
err. Rilly knows we like good things to
eat and he scnds us some plums occas-
ionallv in order to remind us that Idaho
grows some mighty hne fruit.
o. S. Lewis was up from Lone Elm.
| Yesterday. He and Mrs. Lewis have
b, lust returned from carlton, Neosho
county, where they visited their daugh.
ter, Mrs. Ben Mcbride. couple of months.
Mr.. Lewis saws that about all person
can hear in that country is "gas. "oiP'
and leases" He says he could even
taste oil in his vituals.
The Lincoln township Populists held
their primary last Saturday, to select
| delegates to the county convention 1t
was there decided that the township Of
fcers will be nominated on Saturday,
the 18th inst, at which time and place
! the Democrats will meet in joint couven-
ton with the Populists.
Miss Dot" Marshall, of Topeka, stop
ped here, Wednesday afternoon, on her
way home from Thayer, and spent the
| night with the AGITAToR. family. Miss
Marshall is an excellent musician, and
frequently takes part in musicales in To
peka.
Miss Bessie Farrow went to Kansas
CITY with Miss Mary Arnoldy, Satur-
day. As stated last week, Miss Arnoldy
will take course in music at st. Teresa
academy, and Bessie will take business
course in one of the business colleges.
Walter Riddle. of the Pittsburg Pa,
Leader, was in the city, Tuesday, VISIT
ing his old friend w. p. Mcdonald. He
has brother in the newspaper business
at Burlingame, and he is a cousin OF
Gov. A. p Riddle. of Minneapolis.
Mrs. !. II. Cannon received word, last
Friday, that her moeher, MIS- Blair, died
that day at her home. in Sedalia, MO.
Mrs. Cannon and her daughter, Mrs.
,Chas. Whiting ton, went to Sedalia,
Saturday. to attend the funeral.
Harry Bolson was down from Reeder
township, Tuesday, attending the Popu-
list convention, and dropped in and re-
newed for another years visits of this
great moral and religious weekly.
W. G. Cress, of Central City, paid us
visit, Monday He says the prospect
well put down by the German Syndicate.
on the Smiley place, was dry hole, and
has been abandoned.
Miss Lizzie Gregory returned from St.
Louis, Sunday, tor a visit with her faith.
er before going to Nevada, Mo-, to take
charge of Cole Bros millinery and
cloak department.
Mrs. |. p. Crane, who has been visiting
Ill summer with Mrs. Sarah Walker, was
called home to Kansas City, Wednesday,
owing to sickness in the family of her
son Lewis Crane. -
Misses Myrtle Rice and Cora Shupe
md Albert Ashburn came down from
Kansas City, Sunday morning, on the
EXCURSION train, going back in the even
ing.
Mrs Oscar Hicks was down from Kan
,as City last week. visiting her mother,
Mrs Handy, AMI her sister. Mrs. Roy
Redfeld. She went to Blue Mound last
friday, expecting to make that her home.
Rev. Metcalf passed through Garrett,
Wednesday, on his way home to lnde-
pendence from Lawrence, His little
laughter, who has been visiting here for
few DAYS, returned home with him.
Frank Crook, of Denver, Colo, and
Mrs. H. r. Harding, of Goodrich, Linn
county, spent Sunday with Mrs. Wise
Currier, leaving for Topeka, Monday, to
visit other relatives.
Bert Berry came down from Topeka,
Wednesday, where he is instructor in the
Physical Culture department of the
BOYS Industrial School.
The Anderson Miami Oil and Gas Com
pany brought in well No 9. on the Ayres
farm. near Paola. last Saturday, which
is said to be gusher
| Howard HERMAN. Harry Dedrick
and y. p Gregory attended the re union