The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-04-21

urday, April %.
DR.. Morrow reports the arrival OF
boy at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Young yesterday morning.
w. v. Griffith and l.. E. Johnston
spent few days in Coldwater, Kan
sas, the last of the week on business. |
Fred Sweitzer of the Lorena COM
munity transacted business matters
in Liberal Monday.
John Starr and Mr.. Grower OF the
Grower Produce Co. of Hutchinson,
were here on business Tuesday.
Mrs. J. w. Thompson of Beaver
visited at the |. E. Hill and Mrs. Du-
Point homes the first Of the week.
Mrs. Emil Hall of Tyrone was a
visitor at the Robert Hall home Tues
day.
Special Table D'Hote luncheon will
be served Easter Sunday at the New
Sanford Hotel Customary prices.
Usual hours between IL and p. m.
The Democrat is full of good ads
this week. Look them over and
check off the things you need, then
come to town and get them.
B. j. wilkins arrived Sunday night
from Yates Center Kansas, to spend
week at the Wilkins homes in this
city. This is the first time he has
visited the folks in several years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Thurman, Mrs.
Guy Hickman, Mrs. Jas Ogden and
Miss Olena Wadley, all of Tyrone,
were Liberal visitors Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Blake returned
Saturday from years stay in Cali
fornia. They came back to stay and
A. e. has settled down to office duties
once more.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Magruder well
coined the arrival of son into their
home Friday morning. The young
man will answer to the name of
Hugh Wallace.
Earl Printz arrived Wednesday
from Trinchera, Colorado, where he
has been holding down his claim. His
hand that was injured some time
back is again giving him trouble, and
1t was to obtain medical relief for the
same that he returned.
The county commissioners are hav-
ing brick vault built in the pro-
bate judges Office this week, to re-
place the large safe formerly used.
The records of that Office have be-
come so bulky that the old safe could
no longer accommodate them.
Sidney Cousins of Hooker is now
prescription clerk and chief soda
jerker at the Wiley drug store. Sid
ney is an experienced druggist and a
good ball player, and his coming to
Liberal will help out both institu-
tions.
Miss Cora Brown, who is doing |
missionary work in Hanghwa, China, |
was here several days last week to |
meet with the missionary societies of |
She gave interesting lectures of her
work at several places while here and
aroused much enthusiasm among the ;
workers of the different churches.
She returned Tuesday to Topeka.
A bunch of soldier boys passed !
through on No. 2 Tuesday. They
were going east to be mustered out
of service. The boys claimed the
reported death of the bandit Villa
was only another hoax to throw the
United States off the scent, but the
search for him would go on until he
was either found or positive proof |
of his having cashed in was estab-
lished.
VIM. Hyde and Fred Deal, two
good fellows at Satanta, were here on |
business Tuesday. These gentlemen |
are circulating a petition to have a
road laid from Satanic to a point six
miles southwest of there, which
would bring it to the bridge across
the river, and from there through
Seward county into Liberal. We hope
the commissioners of the two coun-
ties will see fit to grant the request
When it comes to matter of trim
ming shade trees we will have to
hand it to Judge j. w. Campbell. He
got out his trustworthy saw the first
of the week and went after the trees
on the court house lawn in a way
that looked like business, with the