The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-02-11
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WANTED - Light housekeeping
rooms for out-of- town patients.-Dr.
j. d. WEIGH, Chiropractor. Phone 10.
"Will it be boy or girl?" asks an
advertiser in the Plains Journal. We
don't know, but are hoping it will be
boy.
OLD PAPERS FOR SALE AT
this Office. just the thing to build
fires with these cold mornings. 5
cents per large bundle. tt
c. Barnes of Hooker transacted
business here yesterday. He was ac-
companied by a bunch of land-seeke S
from New Mexico.
J j D. MEL of Tyrone transacted
business in Liberal Wednesday The
Democrat acknowledges a call and
the price of years subscription from
Mr.. Daniel.
Cashier Hayward of the Hugoton
State Bank passed through here Mon
day on his way to Kansas City, where
he will spend few days on business.
Mrs. Warren Zimmerm and son,
Richard, came up from Guymon the
last of the week to spend a few days
with Mr.. Zimmerman and Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Long.
Rev. II. F. Bolton of the Christian
church reports having performed five
marriages since New Years, and
thinks this will be a banner year if
that gait continues.
Thos. Atkins arrived last week
from Pueblo, Colorado, to spend
a few days with his mother, Mrs. T.
G. Atkins, and other relatives. He
returned to Pueblo the first of the
week.
Fl. A. Morse has again opened his
peanut and popcorn stand at the
Summers corner. Mr.. Morse has been
laid up with severe attack of the
grippa for several weeks during which
time the stand was closed up.
County Attorney Commons made
business trip to Topeka Monday.
While there he will take dispositions
in the case Of O. T. Wood VS.. Pru-
dential Insurance company. He ex-
poets to return today.
The w. c. r. U. will meet Friday.
February Is, at 3 O'Clock, with Mrs.
h. Romer. An members please come
prepared to pay the spring dues and
the 10 cents per capita for our dis
tIict presidents salary, or send it to
the secretary by March if possible.
Visitors are welcome.
Our typesetter was taken sick on
Thursday afternoon of last week and |
consequently several important items
of news were left out of last weeks |
paper. One man more or less on the |
force on press day makes consider
able difference, and if some important
item gets by in the future you will |
know the cause,
We note in the Tyrone Observer
where Grover S. Mann was married
last week Grover is now in the ma
chnery business in Tyrone but has
dabOled in the newspaper game lit
tie at different times. He is a good
scout and his Liberal friends will join
us in wishing him and his bride the
best there is going.
The steel manufacturers are threat
ening to increase the price of steel
S20O per ton If the government goes
into the armor-plste manufacturing
business. If this socialistic scheme
gets by congress it might take lot
Of enthusiasm out of the professional
igitators for immense preparedness
expenditures, as well as deprive the
patriots of their incentive to save the
nation from foreign foes,
The little flurries of snow, Sleet and
mist the country has been enjoying
5he last several weeks has been just
the proper thing for the wheat plant.
Although good rain would be APP
This continued moisture
md cloudy weather Is worth lots OF
money to the growing crop, provided
jhe elevators can get cars enough to
move last years crop before the new
)ne comes on, which looks doubtful
1t this time.
j. n. Teats and Alfred Morgan of
augoton were here on business a few
hours Wednesday. Mr.. Teats is band
master at Hugoton AMI is getting
,ood results from the boys. He call
ID on us few minutes while here
md talked over the days he was en-
ragged in a similar occupation ten