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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-19
First published May 10, 1911.
Notice to Building Contractors.
County Jail, Liberal, kansas,

The Board of County Commissioners Of Sc
ward County, Kansas, will receive tenders
from contractors for the erection and compile
ton Of a two story brick jail and keepers res
idence to be erected at Liberal, Kansas. In
accordance with the plans and specifications
furnished by p. H. Weathers, Architect Kan
sas City Mo-, under the direction and super
vision OF said Architect. Entire structure, In
Guiding prison work complete, not to exceed
cost of Ten Thousand Dollars.
Certified check OF five per cent OF proposal.
payable to J. +. Fuest Chairman, must ac
company each bid, same will be returned to
entered into and properly executed a contract
drawn by the Architect and also acceptable
bond in amount OF proposal signed by Two or
more suretieS or reliable surety company.
Failing to enter into a valid and satisfactory
contract and furnish good and acceptable bond
within fifteen days after receiving notice OF
award. said check shall become forfeited to
the County Of Seward, State OF Kansas, to
| fully indemnify 1t against loss or damage
caused by such default on the part OF said
contractor or bidder.
The Board Of County Commissioners hereby
reserves the right to make second choice OF
] proposal to which bidder the contract may be
| awarded I'm case the bidder Of first choice falls
| to execute contract and bond as herein prov
| ided: and said second choice shall have thirty
days in which to execute acceptable contract
| and bond.
| All tenders should be made out on uniform
blanks, copy Of which together with copy OF
plans and specifications will be on ale after
May 22nd 1911; and may be seen at the Office OF
the County Clerk, Liberal, Kansas. or at the
offices of said Architect (Hall Bldg. Kansas
City. Mo-, and 1i2 Oklahoma Ave, Guthrie,
| Okla) Bids should be marked Proposal for
County JAIL and shall be fled by the County
| Clerk on or before twelve O'Clock noon the
| twenty-second day of June 1911.
| The Board Of County Commissioners re-
serves the right to reject any or all bids.
| Published by the order OF said Board this
18th day Of May, 1911.
(SeaD r. ID. COOPER,
County Clerk, Seward County.
Liberal. Kansas
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-19

Will land ever wear out--and how
soon---if used for wheat, corn and al
falfa in continuous culture and rota-
ton If no plant food is used? Wnat
should be planted in certain soils?
Vital questions those and some which
may be solved soon and maybe not
until 1910 for an experiment Is IN
nrogress now at the Kansas State Ag-
ricultural ollege which may last Tor
thirty years or until the secrets OF
the ground are discovered.
Sometime in the future, it may not
he for many years, it may take genera
lions. experts at the Kansas City Ag-
ricultural College, will have clue as
to Just what certains soils will pro-
duce Experiments, such as those that
have been in progress for year or
more at the college, have been going
on in England at Rothamsted Station
for sixty years. They have been CON
ducted in Ohio for twenty-five or
thirty years, and in Illinois for nearly
as long; all of which shows how i'm
portant is the information the agro
nomist seeks.
On the college farm at Manhattan
are 100 plots one-tenth Of an acre In
size. These plots are divided into
series of twelve. One series will be
planted continually to alfalfa, one in
wheat and one in corn. Three of the
series of twelve plots will be used
for a rotation of corn COW peas and
wheat in the order named. On four
of the series there win be sixteen
year rotation of alfalfa, wheat and
corn. Each of these series is to con
tain twelve paintings fortified with
different kinds of fertilizers and with
different applications Of barnyart
manure. 1t may therefore be sixteen
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-19
THE DENTIST
The Seward County Holiness
Association

EAooONl0AAOh
Will hold their Third Annual
Camp in Liberal, Kansas, June l
to IL, 1911. The sanctiffed en-
gineer, Rev. E. A. Fergerson of
Mt. Vernon, ILL.,, and our Confer
ence Evangelist, Rev. Isaac F.
Hodge of Wichita, Kansas will
Preach and testify, and sing I'M
til we die" while Sister Cole
presides at the organ and the
Saints come up to the help of
the Lord against the mighty. "
All sinners, backsliders, and carnal
minded christians, are especially
invited to come and get a sky
blue, blood red, snow white ex-
perience" that paints heaven on
the face and puts glory in the
soul while we magnify the Lord.
This is Gods opportunity to your
soul, perhaps the last; you can't
afford to miss it. May God put
wings on your feet, a new song in
your mouth, and make this camp
an epoch in your life.
7. B. PARAMoRE
Secy. and Treas. s. G. II. A,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-19

Chas. Summers the first of the
week said that he had not seen a
better prospect for a spring crop
here since he could remember.
This is rather Aattering to this
section, as he is one of the old res
idents of Liberal.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-19

At the present market price, the
fertilizing elements in corn cobs are
worth less than dollar ton. Used
as fertilizer, it takes long time to
get nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and
potassium-necessary elements-into
the soil.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-19

Mrs. Hattie Ford and little
daughter Marguerite arrived here
Thursday of last week from Terre
Haute, Indiana, to make their
home with the formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B, Hesse, of
this city.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-19
Announcement

There will be services held at
the Presbyterian Church the 2Srd
and oath of May at 8 p. m, con-
Quoted by l.. Clarkson Hinshaw,
Superintendent of the Kansas year
ly meeting of Friends. All are
cordially invited.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-19
stiutte.

Manager Stribling is very par
ticular to see that none of the pic
lures displayed at the PhotopIay
are in the least Objectionable.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-19

Ray Trip, civil engineer for
the Rock Island was here over
Sunday running levels in the yards
here for the ballast which will be
applied in the near future.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-19

LOST, STRAYED OR STOLEN
one small red COW, about 5 years
old. Finder please notify the
Liberal Dairy, Phone 172 Meal
aster line. 5 10 2tp
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-19

d. d. Land returned Sunday
from trip to southern Missouri,
where he closed three trades of
western land for Missouri land.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-19

Ralph Faxon had the nerve to
put this one over, the other day.
AS Gen. Sheridan said, Jaurez
hell"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-19

The murder trial at johnson last
week resulted in hung jury.
After being out for FIVE days and
nights the jury was dismissed.
The case will be retired on June
the Goth.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-19

Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Yocum de-
lightfully entertained a few friends
at cards Tuesday evening for Mr..
H. T. Igou of Hutchinson,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-19

Clarence Edison gave away a
number of big hats, made after
the sombrero style, Wednesday
afternoon. Printed on the crown
of each, is a nice advertisement of
his harness store.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-19

About the only food value corn cobs
have is to divide and tighten corn.
meal when fed with 1t, thus allowing
the penetration of the digestive juices.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-19
Lost

A Black Cocker Spaniel, ans
wers to the name of Bruce. Re-
ward for return to w. A. Custer.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-19

o. NJ. Woods has purchased the
little red Ford car of EIlsaesser &
Henry.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-19

A. A. Farmer returned the first
of the week from the Ozark coun-
try in Missouri.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-19

G. M. Glenn returned Tuesday
from an extended business trip to
Iowa and Nebraska.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-19

Who got you a deal on your
farm9 Whyl Moore and Falls,
of course.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-19

The tornado season is here. Dc
not go without insuranbe. See us
for particulars.
Ellsaesser & Henry.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-19

T. E. Kiddoo of Wichita was
here on business, Tuesday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-19

Two new reels of pictures at the
Photoplay every night.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-19
Cane Seed.

White Top or Sourless cane
seed at so cents bushel, at my
farm 9 miles north and four miles
east of Liberal.
ELI TAYLOR.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-24

To Be MADE
THIS EVE.

First overtures toward the settle
ment OF the Gary building strike, as
represented by a proposition of the
union bricklayers, will be laid before
the meeting of the Employers, Builders
and Material Mems association tonight.
1t is said that the plan of General
Vice Presid ent Preese il accepted
would go great ways toward set
Ting the strike, but employers declare
1t would mean in part a return to old
conditions and a knockout blow for
their open shop ideas.
However. the hope is expressed by
some that there Will be some settle
ment secured and efforts toward this
will be made tonight.
The bricklayers plan, it is said.
would call for the return of the car
penters. bricklayers, plasterers and
other unions back to their old jobs
with the resultant dismissal of the
non union men now employed. While
1t would not be a complete return to
old conditions it would be essentially
that
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-24
Crown Point News


new high school building, have been
transferred to Hammond for a few
days.
Miss Charlton is a Chicago visitor
today.
DR.. Charles J. Tinkham is transact
ing business in Hammond today.
Mrs. May Brown and Miss Belle Pc
terson returned yesterday morning
from a delightful pleasure trip of sew
eral weeks duration at New Orleans
and other southern points of interest.
Mrs. Charles Daugherty is visiting
friends In Hammond and Chicago to-
day.
Mrs Washburn, OF the Commercial
hotel, is visiting friends in Chicago to-
day.
The Erie accommodated" its pas
sengers with another long wait this
morning, one of their engines break
ing down between this place and Win
field, serving to delay the early morn
ing and milk trains over an hour. Erie
waits" which used to be considered
somewhat in the light of a joke have
ceased TO be such. especially to the
business men and lawyers who are de-
pendent upon its service to land them
at their places of business.
August Schumacher is transacting
business in Hammond today.
Deputy Sheriff Furman transacted
official business in Gary. Hammond
and Indiana Harbor yesterday.
Many of the farmers in this vicinity
are shy" on help for their spring
work. little want ad" in THE
TIMES has brought quick results for
others. VIII not to you. Send in your
name and we'll get you the man.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-24
BRITISH CAPITAL
MAY Be INVESTED

That movement is foot by
English syndicate to purchase many
grain elevators in small cities along the
Erie railroad is the explanation sug
gested by Erie men for the visit of
Sir Thomas Price. a man prominent in
the affairs of British South Africa. TO
Huntington Sunday in company with a
party of Erie officials. Minute inspec-
ton of elevators along the line was
made. No time was devoted to going
through those in larger Cities even
though of better construction. 1t is
argued that. had his trip been only to
secure ideas to modern elevator
equipment and construction, he would
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-24


client in a personal injury case by a
contract in which the lawyers agreed
to pay the cost of the clients room
and board until his case was either
settled or a judgment had been secured
other stories Told.
Other cases are told of the activity
of runners who get wind OF personal
injury cases and either direct the client
to the attorney or introduce him with
the understanding that he is to get
a per cent of the judgment
The lawyers themselves are not so
bold to go out after business. for
they realize that they would be jerked
up by the Bar association If they did
SO.
Some of them, however, are not
averse to making deals with the motor
ious runners" about the city who live
from hand to-mouth engaged in the
business OF getting attorney and client
together.
1t is this situation that will be TAX
en- up by the lawyers of the city and
county who would like to the prac-
tice of law in Lake county placed on
a higher plane than 1t ever has been
before
1t is not question of jealousy on
the part of the reputabl firms of the
county. for most of them have all of
the business they can attend to. 1t is
solely for the purpose of giving the
lawyers of Lake county good reputa-
ton in the eyes of the members of the
state bar. When the matter is brought
up an interesting discussion is likely
to be precipitated
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-24

GRAFTON this summer. Production at
Burlington will be increase by 10000 900
barrels annually. which will make the
entire output triple the present produce
ton The new additions at Burlington
themselves will turn out one-third of
the total capacity of the cement COM
pany
First Coke to BE Produced.
East of the Gary steel plant. and an
integral part of that organization. are
$50 coke ovens upon which $S.000.000
has already been expended. Fires have
already been lighted in seventy of
these ovens as part of the drying pro-
cess and the frst-coke will be made
next month. Four hundred more
ovens are to be built and the $50 now
completed will require the services of
$50 men all told to operate them. The
ovens will have an annual capacity Of
100000 tons
To Mako First Screws and Bolts.
South of the coke ovens preliminary
work has been started on the plant of
the Gary Bolt and Screw company, an
independents concern, which expects to
be ready for operation late in the year
and which will give employment to
1000 people.
First Structural steel.
! Machinery was first tested for opera
tons in unit number one of the Ameri-
can Bridge companys plant early this
month and by the summer the two
units with auxiliary departments will
be engaged in active production.
Twenty-Five Tin Plate Mills.
In Judge Ebert II. Gary's report as
chairman of the steel corporation to
the directorate he states that of the
twenty-five mills now under course of
construction by the American Sheet
and Tin Plate company west of the
steel plant four of the jobbing mills
will operate for the first time in May
and the remainder of the first units,
consisting of two large plate mills and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-24

Lookin ct some o. them tube. hobble
an harum skirts makes a Teller won
der eff tn great state o. Indianny amt
coopin' up TIL wrong set o. embiciles
in its state INSTRUCTIONS.
Prof. Curtis was the victor at the
shoot OF the Crown Point Rife club
last evening, winning over his oppo
nents. Krost and Swartz. by q score
OF 2e2 to their respective scores OF
go and 2Ss. The three marksmen are
running a close race for the club tro-
ply and at present 1t is hard to tell
who will be the permanent owner OF
the gold medal
Eddie Wagner OF Hammond visited
with Crown Point friends last even
ing.
Charles Doherty and VIII Hanlon.
who have been cutting stone on the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-24
The Doctor is
=
Coming.
Three Months Medical Treat
ment Absolutely Free.
Watch This Advertisement
For The Opening Date.

DR. Leedy of the Medical Institute of
Advanced Therapeutics of South Bend.
flee of the Institute in the city of Ham
mond, in the Rimbach building over
the Lion store. In opening this office.
they have installed new line of treat
ments, such as are mentioned below,
and his office is the most thoroughly
equipped to treat all chronic diseases of
any office in northern Indiana
Now in order to thoroughly introduce
this new line of treatments and to
tend acquaintance among the sick and
afflicted throughout Lake county. DR..
offer: To give his service entirely free
for three months (medicine excepted)
to all who call at his office during the
first few days.
consultation, examination and advice.
but all minor surgical operations and
the various manual treatments which
we are so amply prepared to give. Re-
member the object in pursuing this
course is to acquaint the sick and af
ficted with this new line of treatments
and to extend our acquaintance among
those who may need our services
In this office we have the X-ray, the
Violet ray. or Minon Light, and the
high frequency lights. We have dry,
nebulizers, inhalers and vibrators. max
ing the office especially equipped to
catarrh. bronchitis, lung troubles. eye
diseases, headache. deafness, neuralgia,
rheumatism. paralysis. heart disease.
tumors. constipation. piles. eczema and
all skin diseases. hydrocele. varicocele,
lost vitality. weak nerves, blood poison.
bladder. kidney and liver complaint and
all male and female weaknesses. Eyes
tested and glasses carefully fitted.
We especially invite those people who
have been treated by other doctors and
have been unable to get satisfactory
treatment elsewhere. At your first Wis
| it thorough examination is made and
| If your case is an incurable one, you
are frankly and kindly told so.
Watch this advertisement for the
| opening date, which is soon.
| For the present this office will be
| open only on Mondays. Wednesdays
| Thursdays and Saturdays.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-24

now approaches the $1o.0oo,o00 a year
mark. Exclusive of the cement mills
and the screw works the steel corpora
tion VIII spend this year the sum OF
$15.5oo,0o to get these plants ready for
operation
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-24
Millions to Gary Pay Roll

The placing of these plants in opera
ton will mean added millions to the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-24
sixteen sheet mills.

In anticipation of the large force re-
quired to operat the new Industries the
tin plate company is building 200 new
concrete homes in Gary, while the
bridge company will have under way
inside of ten days l42-new residences
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-24

have been more interested in the larger
grain storage houses to be found in
larger cities.-Huntington News-Demo-
crat.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-24

Only One "BROMO QUININE>
That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE.
Look for the signature of E w.
GROVE. Used the World over to Cure q
Cold in One Day. 25c.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-24
TOO MUCH LOVE

Too much love for fun, frolic and
rich food causes stomach, liver, kid
edies help you but DENNIS SURE,
SAFE AND SPEEDY cures you Our
discoverer, ten years a miserable suf-
ferer with the above troubles, and
RHEUMATISM for years, was cured
in one week. To prove our remedy,
while they last, regular size bottles
only 25c, at
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-24

and apartment houses, not counting
twenty-eight structures already under
the course of construction, to be built
a. a total cost of $1.5OO.00O.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-24
INDUSTRIAL
ACTIVITIES
TREMENDOUS

CONTINUED from rage cne.y
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-24
LAWYERS WILL
STOP PRACTICE

CONTINUED from Page one,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-23
Mysterious Murders
Foil Boston Police

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
BOSTON, Dec. 28.-Two mys-
terious murders of women today
confront the Boston police. One
Is that of Miss Mary Bolduc of
Manchester, N. H., believed to
have died through criminal op-
Grafton, and the other is the find
ing of the body of Miss Bridget
Pritchard, IS, stabbed through the
breast.
In the Hyde park morgue today
is the Bolduc girls body, partly
dismantled. 1t was found in an
apartment house in Forest Hills,
a suburb. In the same suite the
police say were two other women,
one a mere girl, who bore babies
a week ago.
Mrs. Jennie Shattuck, the owner
of the suite; Mrs. Hattie Hexlett,
her maid; DR.. John Ferguson Of
and Miss Mary O'Neill
have been arrested in connection
with the Bolduc girls death, and
the arrest of the man responsible
for her condition Is hourly ex-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-23
FRicheson Is

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BOSTON. Mass, Dec. 23.-Re-
covering from his standardization
in his cell here the former Rev.
Clarence v. T. Richesou was
stronger today and, II Ia announc-
ed, will be ready to face trial
January Is for the murder of
pretty Avis Linnell, whom he is
charged with having poisoned In
the fear of the discovery of their
Illicit relations. No explanations
has yet come from Richeson as
to his motive for mutilating him
self, but IL is believed he was lay
ing the groundwork for q plea of
insanity.
Indication that Richeson is still
dear to Violet Edmunds, the
heiress, to marry whom he is said
to have killed Miss Linnell, came
today when q big bunch of Ameri-
can beauty roses was carried to
the cell of the alleged minister
slayer. The trusty who carried
the box to Richeson said It con-
tanned Miss Bdmunds' name.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-23
Attempted to Bride
Bob" LaF gillette

If you struck me in the face you
could not insult me as you insult
me now He said:
wait, hold on was stand
ing. l said: No. you don't want
to employ me as an attorney. You
want to hire me to talk to the
judge about our case of the
bench He said:
81 did not think you would
take a retainer in the case. dtd
not think you would want to go
into the case as an attorney. How
much will you take as a retainer?
81 answered.: You haven't got
enough money to employ mo as an
attorney in your case after what
you have said to me- .
Well, perhaps / don't under
stand court rules. Anyway, let
me pay you for coming down
here
81 said: Not a dollar, SIR and
l Immediately left the room.
"This shocked me into complete
realization of the extremes to
which this power that Sawyer rep
resented would go to secure the
results it was after"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-23

{By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-Drama-
tic details of the tense situation
when the late United States Sen
ator Philetus Sawyer of Wisconsin
tried to bride Senator LaFollette
TO corrupt Judge Siebecker are
given today in LaFollette's auto
biography In the January issue Of
the American Magazine.
Sawyer asked LaFollette TO
meet him at the Plankington ho-
tel, in Milwaukee, and then shot
his proposition straight from the
shoulder. LaFollette says Sawyer
said to him:
mo one knows I am to meet
you. l don't want to hire you as
an attorney. And / don't want
you to go into any court. But
here is $50 and will give you
$500 more or $1,ooe more-I was
never able to recall the exact
amount-when Judge Becker de-
cides the states rights"
81 said to him." says LaFollette,
Senator Sawyer I don't believe
you know what you are saying.