The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-02-25

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DR.. Perrin made his regular pro.
fessional trip to Plains Monday.
Paramount pictures every Monday
and Wednesday. Majestic. tt
Editor Zimmerman of the News
transacted business matters and Wis
tied his family at GuymOn couple
of days the last of the week.
About the only patriotic institu-
lions in town Tuesday, Washington s
birthday, were the banks and post
office, all of which were closed dur
ing the day.
VIM. Morse, state factory inspec-
tor, was making the rounds of the
business houses in Liberal Friday.
The Democrat acknowledges an Off
cial call from him while in town.
Frank G. Boles and Miss Anna At
kins left Sunday for ST. Louis
where they will purchase the spring
and summer stock for the Boles dry
goods store. Mr. Boles will also
visit Chicago before returning.
Misses Bessie Printz, June and
| Stella Cox returned the last of the
week from business trip to Kansas
City and Chicago, where they pur-
chased the spring and summer stock
of goods for the Economy store.
FOOD SALE-The ladies' of the
Christian church will hold food sale
at the j. E. George grocery, Saturday,
Feb. 20, at 100 p. m. Everything
good TO eat including cakes, bread,
chickens, etc, will be on sale. Com
mittee.
NJ. Feinberg left Sunday for New
York, where he will purchase the
spring and summer stock of goods
for his store. While there he will
attend the convention of the Nation
al Clothiers' association which will
be held at the Waldorf Astoria hotel
on the 2Sth.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Hiebert drove
to Hoker Sunday afternoon with Mr..
and Mrs. w. r. Molthop, returning
Monday morning Mrs. Molthop has
class of music at that place to
which she devotes two days each
week
Mr.. and Mrs. I. ]. Burch, two
good people living near Optima, were
here Saturday to look after business
matters and visit at the home of
their daughter, Mrs. o. ]. Wilkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. wilkins returned with
them and spent Sunday at the Burch
home.
j. D. Walden of Tulsa, Oklahoma,
who has been here for two weeks Wis
iting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. w. Finley leaves tomorrow for
Elkhart to attend to business mat
tiers day or two. He will return
from there to his home in Tulsa.
Goe. Van Dyke, a printer on the
News force for the last several
months, left Saturday for Sand
Springs, Oklahoma, where he will
visit friends few days. Van was
a clarinet player in the local band
and will be missed in that organiza-
ton.
Mr., and Mrs. w. E. Farmer at
tended the funeral of Mrs. A. B.
Lynch, near Lafayette, Monday. The
Lynch and Farmer families were
close neighbors and good friends
while the latter were living on the
ranch in Stevens county. 1t was the
writer's privilege to know Mrs.
Lynch and we regret to hear of her
passing away.
According to the Topeka Capital,
the democrats have pushed John f.
Wagner of Larned out of the guber-
material race, The wish, in this case,
may be father to the thought, as we
believe Mr., Wagner would run Lit
tie A'thuh" Capper some race if he
decided to get in. He is one of the
strong democrats of Kansas and
could land the governorship without
any trouble.
Guymon is now threatening to have
an automobile race all its own. The
proposed route is through Hooker,
Tyrone. Elkhart, Boise City, Texho-
ma, Goodwill and return to Guymon.
A purse of sl,eOO will be put up, to be
divided fifty, thirty and twenty per