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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-22
AWFUL MADLE

Miss Mabel Mnlte, aged II, Is In
Jail here, now, charged with having
forged four checks on o. NJ. Woods
account, last Friday. She cashed the
checks at several different business
houses around town. One at the Cut
kate store, and one each at the
Economy, +. &. Boles and Southwest
Hardware stores. She then went to
me depot and purchased a ticket to
Logansport, West Va. On Saturday,
when one of the victims presented his
check to the teller at the First Ma
tiOnal, the fraud was, discovered.
Immediately complaint waR sworn
out against her. Sheriff Edison
found out what train she had boarded
and wired ahead. She was taken on
at HerringtOn and held by the officers
there until the arrival OF MIR. Edison.
lie brought her to the Seward county
Jail Sunday on train No. /.
Somehow there had been suspicion
aroused that there were some men
mixed up In the deal somewhere and
an Investigation was held. AS re-
suit OF the investigation q very sad
state of affairs was discovered and a
young man in the city belonging to
one of the oldest and best families in
the country is arrested and out under
$500 bond, charged with very grave
Sffe..NA
The girls preliminary trial was
held this week; she waived hearing
and was bound over until the Decem-
Der term OF District court. She will
perhaps be sent to the House OF Cor
rection or be parOled and sent to her
grandmother In Virginia.
The young man Is of age and 1t Is
possible that he will 90 to the peni.
tentiary.
1t has been decided late today not
TO carry the case OF the forging tC
the district court, The girl will b(
sent home.
IL is fervently hoped that the Other
complication OF the case can be ar
ranged without any big noise,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-22
BROOM CORN IN KANSAS DEATH FOR THE

Kansas in 1911, on $4,000 acres,
produced / 5 million pounds of broom
corn with value of $S9S,O0O. The
greater part of this corn is produced
in the southwest counties, Stevens
county leading last year with 1000
acres. This acreage was almost four
times that of any other county. The
counties of Stevens, Morton, Seward,
Meade, Kearney, Hamilton and Grant
are the large growers in the south
est, whIIe the counties OF Reno,
Rice and Marion are the big counties
in central Kansas, Allen in the south
east and Cheyenne in the northwest,
and Republic in the north central.
Liberal is one of the important
shipping points for the southwest,
as many as 100 to 900 cars being
shipped out OF that point annually.
During the selling season about 80
brokers made their headquarters at
Liberal. Wichita is said to be the
largest broom corn market in the
world, and in that town there Is
forage capacity for 400 car loads.
Broom corn prices are lower this
year than last, and as a result rails
ers are holding their brush. 1t is
said that not more than 40 cars are
now in storage in Wichita. Dealers
declare that the prices paid last year
were too high owing to the invasion
OF Kansas by eastern manufacturers
who, as a result. loaded up with high
priced corn on which they lost money.
This year manufacturers are buying
..e cautiously. Growers about
Liberal are confident that prices will
De better and are determined to
hold for higher prices. The highest
price paid last year was 5000 ton.
Four acres in the southwest produce
a ton of broom corn. This is $50
gross per acre for the crop.-Kansas
Farmer.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-22
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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-22
SWARTz HOUSE BURNED

The residence OF r. p. Swartz was
burned last Thursday night, and ev-
erything in the house was destroyed.
The first alarm was given about |
o'clock, but there wasn't enough
alarm, as very few people went to
the fire.
Will Woolwine succeeded in drag
ging the hose cart to the scene after
a long time, but he had no one to
help him pull the heavy cart, unroll
the hose or do a thing. When the city
water was turned on, there was no
pressure, as the big tank was shut
off. After the house had burned to
the ground everyone hiked of to bed
and Mr.. Woolwine had to work alone
for several hours rewinding the hose
and heaving the hose cart and chem
ical engine back to the Garage, lie
was quite angry the next morning
and we don't blame him for being
80. There was little Insurance on
the property. No one was in the
house that night or had there been
the day before. MIR. and Mrs. Swart2
were both away. The building was
Of one story,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-22
BURN THE CHINCH BUGS
Organization OF Farmers Is the Most
Effective Way to Work

Organization OF Farmers Is the Most
Effective Way to Work
You may have been nightly
worked up over the election, but
don't forget that while you argue in
the corner grocery millions OF chinch
bugs are settling down for their win
teT's nap 10 the bunch grass and the
other clumps In your fields and hedge
and fence rows. Get busy. Organ
ize your 4neighborh0od~ int@Sa grass
burning society and have some one
In charge OF the work.
Many queer remedies have been
suggested to combat the chinch bugs,
but after all nothing succeeds like
fire and extreme cold. Therefore, II
pays to burn the grass after the bugs
have gone into winter quarters. Burn
it close to the ground and what bugs
don't die in the fire will perish In the
snow and cold this winter. A party
was organized, recently, near May
field, Kansas. A president was elect
ed and man appointed to oversee
the burning In every section OF sew
eral sections laid out.
This Is certain: II the winter should
be mild and the spring favorable the
farmers OF Kansas and the Middle
West generally are going to have an
exceptionally hard time, next sum-
mer, with the chinch Bugs. Every
thing points TO this conclusion.
1t won't do to wait until spring
Catch the bugs in their homes. You
cannot get them next April Burn
the chinch bugs now. Organize. You
cannot blame your wheat loss to any
political party, next July. It's your
own fault II you lose. e.--Industrialist.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-22

Eph Whangleather says that the
greatest foe to snakes is the hos
when once properly trained. He says
that at one time he was raising hog
down in southeast Kansas where rat
tlesnakes were very plenty. In .
short time the hogs became expert
snake killers. They would also eat
snakes as fast as they killed them.
In this way he fattened 200 head
hogs one summer, didn't give them q
bite of corn, just let them run OUT
on the grass and eat acrons and
snakes. when | drove the hogs ir
to ship them to market discovered
that the snake feed had effected them
80 that all their tongues were forked
and at the end of every full grown
hogs tail there we're twelve rattles
and a button. | loaded them onto
the car just at dusk and when the
brakeman came along after dark to
couple the car onto the train for Kan
sas City he was scared nearly to
death. He came back TO where | was
and yelled to me that three was the
allfiredest nest of rattlesnakes in
that car that anybody ever heard of.
All there was to 1t was that the hogs
we're shaking their tails"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-22
NO COLLEGE

The Draughon Business College
scheme for Liberal has fallen
through. That is, there will be no col
lege for while, at least.
]. T. Carlson, the representative
from Kansas City, came about two
weeks ago and started to organize
the college, and he had quite little
castle in the air when whirlwind
came from Guymon and knocked il
all down. The whirlwind was in the
form of a wild storm Of protest
against the starting of the college
1t seems that Mr.. Pence, the Super
intendent started college at one
time at Guymon and then (trials and
trlbulations) did not make good, and
they were afraid that Liberal would
get stung, too. We believe that MIR.
Carlson Is square and honest, hut hr
began to wage a losing fight right
away and 1t was not long after the
warning from Guymon that the Lib
eral business men asked Mr.. Draugh-
on to put up bond. Things didn't
seem to go smoothly, though, and
people are suspicious these days like
they must be. There was no bond
forthcoming and Mr.. Carlson had to
give up the proposition, although the
College here has been authorized.
Liberal is willing to have a. busi-
ness college and we think that the
town will support one. but the bust
ness men cannot afford to trust
MICH money to men like Pence.
Mr.. Carlson has the appearance OF
an honest fellow We believe that
he was dealing fairly and that he did
everything possible to make a salts
factory arrangement.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-22
KILLED BY TRAIN

The following regarding the acci-
dent on the Rock Island last Thurs
day evening at Goodwell, was taken
from The Times:
Alvin Black, son of S. w. Black
of the p. A. |. at Goodwell, happened
to an accident at Goodwell, last night
that will very likely cost him his
life. He was riding a freight from
Guymon. When the train reached
GoOdwell, he jumped off while the
train was in motion and as he did
so he encountered the mail crane,
which threw him back under the
train, the moving wheels severlng
both legs from the body. His skull
Is also fractured.
The unfortunate patient was
taken to the hospital at Dalhart i'm
mediately.
Many of the Texhona people are
acquainted with Alvin and ne ls a
good boy in every particular. He is
about twenty years of age, and grad
uated at the p. A. |. at Goodwell
last year A couple of months ago
when Blake Bros. moved their store
from Goodwell to Texhoma, Alvin
accepted a position with the firm
and has been in Texhoma since that
time until a few days ago.. when he
went home on q visit"
The young man died Saturday
morning. He was known by several
Liberal people. The Vickers family
were we'll acquainted with Alvin and
they went to Goodwell Sunday to at
tend the funeral The young man
was well known to the editor of the
Democrat as he attended the same
college and they were in several
classes together.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-22
FOUR GUNMEN
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
New York, Nov. 10 -"Gyp the
Blood" +" Lefty Louie" Whit
ey" Lewis and "DagO Frank" Cir
Ofci, the gunmen charged with the
murder of Herman Rosenthal,
were all found guilty of murder
in the first degree by a jury in tie
supreme court this afternoon.
The jury only deliberated an
hour and ten minutes.
The jury in the case OF Lieuten-
ent Charles Becker -deliberated
nearly seven hours before reaching
a verdict. He is now in Sing
Sing, sentenced to the electric
chair for having instigated the
murder.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-22
BANKERS ASSOCIA.
TION TO MEET HERE

C. f. Woods of the First National
Bank of this city, and Frank Sum
mers Of the Citizens state Bank, were
elected chairman and secretary Of the
State Bankers Association, cOmpos-
Ing Group Six. Mr., Woods and Mr.,
Summers are now making arrange
ments to have the next annual meet
ing here. Group Six includes twenty
four counties which are located in
the southwest part Of the state. 1t
Is the largest district in the state as
to counties. There will be many
bankers here and they will be shown
good time.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-22
WHY? HOW?

Every once in while, and some
times Oftener than that, | find some
farmer wondering why the boy wants
to leave the farm. Why wonder?
Especially when we know that the
10Y knows that his father really
wants to do the same thing as soon
as ne has saved up enough money 10
do 1t in the way that he wants to,
Is II not fact that too many OF US
by our daily lives and examples are
teaching him the farm is only place
on which to work hard, and to live
harder? And for what? To make
enough money to move into town
after you are too old to enjoy things,
and when your spending muscles
have been paralyzed by years OF in
action and disuse. II your daily lives
are along these lines, do not be sur
prised II your boy beats you into
town by several years. And it may
be that II will require years of tramp
ing over the crippling pavements OF
he city before he realizes that after
ALL the plOwed ground was easier on
his corns and conscience-and far
better Tor his comfort. It is up to US
to keep the boy on the farm. How?
By teaching him. both by precept and
example, that the farm is not merely
a place to work and win wealth, by
the sacrifice of many pleasures, but
teach him that the farm Is the only
place God ever invented on which TO
live, broad, free, efficient, seryiceable,
helpful, healthy human lives. Thou
sands and thousands Of such lives
are being lived today upon the farm,
out in the open OF Gods sunshine.
And 1t is because of this fact, In a
large degree, that this country is
great and good-and growing better.
Farm Press.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-22

Mrs, o. NJ. Woods entertained last
Friday evening In honor OF Claude
Jarrett OF Springfield. Mo-, cousin
of Mr.. Woods A number Of the
young folks were invited In, among
whom were Misses Hazel and Ruth
Wolly. Miss Leo Reynolds, Miss Faye
Adams, Mr.. Harold Sutton, Mr.. Cor
dan HigginbOtham and Mr.. Kllpat-
rick. The young folks formed line
party to the Photoplay. After the
show Mrs. Woods, assisted by Mrs.
Jim Cavenaugh and Mrs. VIII lyman,
served light refreshments.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-22

The services held by the Christian
Endeavor Society at the Presbyterian
Church last Sabbath morning, were
inspiring, and very interesting. These
young people are developing a ca
paclty for work along this line that
is a splendid factor, both to them and
to. the community. Their society
is not yet great in numbers. but they
have the spirit of the Master, and GER
tainly no one can attend their ser
vices without resolve to live more
nearly in accord with what is right,
and uplifting. They are to be con-
graduated upon their efficiency
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-22
KIRKPATRICK PROPERTY SOLD

John H. Prentice, retired stock
man who came here some time ago,
form Pratt County, to make Liberal
his home, this week purchased the
Kirkpatrick residence on .he south
west corner OF Third street and
Sherman avenue. This Is one OF the
finest residential properties In town
and the Prentice family - to be con-
graduated on its acquisition. They
will get possession in short time
and the Kirkpatrick family will go
to California some time during the
coming winter. The sale was made
y the Light & stoufer agency of this
city.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-22

A certain man In town was walk
ing down the street. The man In
question is a very thin specimen OF
humanity. On this particular day a
lank, hungry-looklng dog was follow
ing this man. II worried him exceed
ingly and many times he lodged
around corners to escape the dog but
without avail. He was passing a
small boy who was standing on the
corner and spoke to him, asking him
II he knew why the dadburned dog
was following him all over town. The
boy looked at the dog, then at the
man, and said: 81 suspect, Mister,
that he thinks you are bone"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-22

There has been a large bunch of
toughs hanging around town since
the fair that have been making life
miserable for the last month, ogllng
and half-witted flirting with every
woman that passed. The most OF
them have disappeared sudde lly. We
would like to put in print, the cause
OF their sudden departure, but sup
pose we had better not.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-22

Meade is burning chips. They must
be. They are not burning coal be-
cause the town has no coal. At least,
letter from there to prominent
coal dealer here would lead one to
the above conclusions. The letter
is as follows: Meade, Kansas, Nov.
49,, ~. Would there be any way
Of shipping me a ton Of Canon City
lump or Niggerhead coal. None here.
II you can think of any plan and the
ex pense is not too great, / would take
ton; maybe more"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-22

Abe Peters says that about the
meanest man he ever knew used to
live down in Crawford county. The
man was so miserly that he used to
force his wife to eat green persim-
mons so they would pucker her
mouth up till the only thing she cou d
take in the way of sustenance was
soup and she had to take that
through a straw. Then he would
plug the straw.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-22
MARRIED

Mr.. Ross Martin and Miss Lola
Hargrove, both of Hugoton, were
married at the Carson House Satur-
day evening, November 16, by j. W.
Campbell, Probate Judge.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-22
HARNDEN BUYS MORE LAND

w. G .Harnden, one of the promi-
nent and successful farmers north
east of town has just closed a deal
for another quarter OF land adjoin-
ing his fine farm. Mr.. Harnden has
been raising good crops and felt that
ne needed more land to keep himself
md his stalwart sons busy The deal
was made through the Light & Stou-
Ter agency of this city, who roper
sented both parties to the transac-
tion.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-22

Mrs. Strlbbling and Mrs, Allen
Black are hostesses at the Majestic
Range demonstration at the South
western Hardware Co., this week,
The biscuits they make are fine, light
and fluffy, and the coffee is above re-
proach. en.,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-29

.,..,;.l.n outlined against the wind-swcpt, rain
-.l NIGHT beyond my freight. turned and icgncd
o., ~c,tipv myself lest reveal the hrst tWngc OF my
I,.. \, last looked up again-shc was gone. |
r.tt., the door Elizabeth, Elizabeth. cred INTO
.~,.n.s, Il forgive YOU al, Oh, Elizabeth wait.
.. g,,b you-vou Shall want nothing further. Eliza
irt Elizabeth Wait for me. come.
..-,.r. was no answer. But family through the
.,,, wind seemed TO hear q dull echo OF looscned
~Grnifathcr,"
And all night long gropcd with my hands Der the
g. T. lace of the mountain. Next day they found hcr
~. g. hundred feet below my cabin. But no man
h. aver known tina, She had reached me first. They
.t...t, She had persisted on the way. No man has
... .o,Vn that my cnvcnOmcd shafts OF bitterness
tr hurled her back TO her death. NO man has ever
lr.sr thai, | was her murderer.
ASSN. had fallen IN So strange manner as to shelter
t.. ..a. with her body. You were unhurt. | sought
. .... sick husband, your father rs one who moves
g. .-Irn gave him my cNpcdlcnt,- false comfort my
81 .., which only Gods mercy could have altered
.7,,r.c Gold also gave him, bidding him return
w.. his child 10 his own country ms own people lest
.-II And since that time | have sought 10 cN-
- living in isolation with the Word OF God. Be
,-, have now hurled il from mc-rcvcalcd as | am
. ..,-IN Nv ccasclcSs touch must surely have pro-
t.- / WAS her nurlcrcr-yct all these years my
T.. seemed righteous and dcvout. My crime has
i. L.uowlclgcd. Only God has known me. And
mi. n the skies and al beneath them shall hcarkcn!
T, shall cry my guilt aloud.
A.. spoke soo,v clouds had lowered across the face
y the mountains. Far below the trcctops rocked
. ,~,4rcl with forcbodingS OF storm. y kissing
- If lightning dartcd from the heart of the uttered
d. uc~, and torkcd against the gray crag o(iru mem
,.s a .r.I, king like the toss of a mighty whip,
..- .. Though the heavens had split from end To END
IT,. 4hoyc the two at the summit OF the leaning wall
, Tree kissed of that fiery bolt, bowed to lis doom
..I Slid down the rocky acG win roar HN' inc 's'
- waters. 10 lie across 'hc ledge at their icct.
The i,rDact of its outer wigS Stung the old man Out
e.,ba1 harf. r,. she's from scorpion, SO near hao