Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-07

ing friends and building up nice bust
ness, when the big fire wiped out their
building ana their stock OF goods
They will doubtless regain their old Gus
tom at the start.
Mrs. Maude left and little son ar
rived from Toledo, Ohio, Monday even
ing, after an absence of six years. and
will visit for some time with her par
ents, W. K Hollingshead and wife, and
her many oldtme friends. Her hus
band. Frank Teft, is an electrician, and
he expects to locate in Kansas CITY
soon.
Our old friend ]. W. Lawellin, of lack
son township paid us visit Tuesday
He intended going down to Sherwin'
Wednesday. to visit his daughter Mrs.
Ben Leisure, but he became very sick,
tuesday evening, and had to postpone
his trip. DR.. ]. B. Jones reports him i'm
proving.
The farmers of the Indian Creek town.
ship are organizing company TO build
telephone line connecting Northcott
and Westphalia. At the rate these ru-
raj telephone lines are being built, 1t
will not be long before Anderson county
will he a net work OF telephone lines.
| Sam Henderson was in town last Sat
urdav, shaking hands with old friends.
| Sam lives down on the line between Linn
and Bourbon counties. He saws The is
eating three square meals day, doesn't
owe dollar and has a clear conscience,
! so he is in pretty good shape.
Mrs S. A. Tompson, OF Tama, Iowa,
who has peen visiting her parents, Oscar
Parks and wife, her sister, Mrs HYDE,
and her brother Lie, went to Argentine
last Saturday, to visit her brother
Elierv Parks and wife. From Argen'
tine she returned to Iowa.
G. ri Ingersoll. of California, Mo.
came up from lola, Tuesday, on visit
to his daughter, Mrs. ]. A. Baldwin
He attended the funeral of nephew,
Alfred G. Delaplaine, Monday. The
young man died, Saturday night, of can
cancer of the stomach.
Leroy is soon to have a vitrified brick
plant What has become of the Gar
nett brick plant which was talked OF
some time ago? We have more and bet
ter shae and more gas than has Leroy,
and we ought to have brick plant. II
not, why not?
Miss Tersa Dellinger came down from
Topeka last Friday, and paid short
visit to her brother, ] F. Dellinger. She
VAS on ner way to Winfield, where she
mas position for the institution for
feeblc.minded children.
At a meeting of the city council. Sat-
urday night. the water-works bonds
were sold 70 w. S. Falls, of the National
Bank OF Commerce, This is as it should
be. That is, it is better that home men
hold these bonds.
". S Falls has been hobhling around
on crutches the past few days-the re-
suit of playing basketball with the
girls, Monday evening No; the girls
didn't hurt HIM His ankle turned and
was severly sprained.
MIR. Fry, VINO recently came here from
Missouri and purchased the Gregory |
farm, in the Spring Branch district, is
now pretty well settled, and he and his
two sons arc pushing their farm work |
ahead in fine shape.
Rev. Oliver c. Bronston, who has |
been occupying the Methodist pulpit at !
Princeton the past wear, has been sent !
to Leroy for the ensuing year lie Wis
tied his brother Jake day or so this |
week
The Presbyterian church and parson
age have received coats of fresh pant. |
Elon Beck is putting some artistic |
touches on the interio, of the church, |
and it will be ready for services soon.
l.. J. Fuller was in from Spring Branch,
Wednesday. and paid us visit He |
saws the farmers III his ncighborhnod !
are well along with their spring work,
and arc all hopeful OF good wear,
This is Arbor day. Did YOU plant a |
trcc7 The pupils OF the west side school !
observed the day BIZ planting trees,
plants, shrubs and vines in the yard |
around the scnool house.
CLAIR Lincoln and George Lacy are
moving the old Downie house back sew
era feet from the sidewalk, and will re
model the house and fix up the premises. !
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