The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-12-08
State Forester Favors Growing
the Trees on Lands Sub
ject to Overflow.
WOULD THRIVE ALONG RIVERS
Under Favorable Conditions the Trees
Attain Large Size and Yield
Abundant Crop.


culturally Improbable might be made
source of revenue through growing
pecan trees, is the opinion of c. A.
Scott, Kansas state forester at the
Kansas State Agricultural college.
1.-The possibilities of pecan orchard
Ing as an industry throughout the
southeastern section of the state are
excellent said Mr. Scott. THE land
along the water courses is well adapt.
ed to the growth of pecans and re-
peated flOOdings in NO way iniure the
\ trees after thee, are a few years Of
age. II this land were utilized for
growing, pecans, the loss caused by
floods in this section Of the state
would be reduced to q minimum, and,
inasmuch as the flood season usually
is in early summer, there would
be no injury to the nut crop.
THE northern limit OF the natural
growth of the pecan is the Marias des
Cygnes river and its tributaries, while
the western limit is the Walnut river
and its tributaries. Under favorable
conditions pecan trees attain a large
size and produce large quantities OF
nuts. Some Of the largest trees are
fully three feet in diameter and 20
feet in height.
In years of heavy production, such
a tree produces from 600 to 500
pounds of nuts. During the last Is
years the price paid for these nuts has
varied from TO 10 cents per pound"
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Dies at Wife's Bier.-While standing
at the bier of his wife in Salina the
Rev. F. E. Saunders, pastor of the
Second NJ. E. church, collapsed and
died before help could reach him. Mrs.
Saund rs died the day before and it is
believed that the shock was the cause
of Mr.. Saunders death. The minister
and mis- wife were buried at the same
time.
Society Girl Gets Job.-Miss Caro-
line Clapp, society leader and daugh.
ter Of a Wichita millionaire, has gone
TO work in her fathers banking house
as an office girl. She says she will
stay with the job until she has earned
$125 which she proposes to invest in
furniture for special room in local
hospital and present the furniture to
the hospital. =,
Chiropractors Elect officers.-The
sixth annual convention of the Chiro
practors of Kansas met in Emporia re-
Gently. Officers elected are: A. C.
Foy, Topeka, president; E. ]. Bourne,
Parsons, first vice-president; w. F,
Lippardt, Great Bend, second vice.
president; J. n. Gabriel, Topeka, sec.
retary-treasurer.
Form Law and Order League. "A
law and order league. with a member
ship of about 300 business and profes.
sional men and church workers, has
been launched al Wichita as a part
of DR.. E. ]. Bulgin's evangelistic cam.
paign. w. c. Coleman, manufac-
turer, was elected chairman. The ex.
ecutive committee is made up of a
minister and active church workers.
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Got 100000 for college.-E. R.
Burkholder of Mcpherson, chairman
Of the financial managers of the $780,.
600 endowment campaign for McPher-
son College, stated recently that the
campaign had been successful. Mr.
Burkholder himself gave $4,000.
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New Station for williamsburg. -
The new Santa Fe station at VII.
liamsburg was dedicated recently by
Miss Hazel Anstaett, who broke a
bottle Of "'cistern champagne" across
a corner of the building. II was the
biggest day Williamsburg has had in
its fifty years. More than two thou.
sand persons attended
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Bandits Raid Gypsum.-Motor ban.
dts the other night robbed two banks
and three lumber yard offices at Gyp-
sum, small town near Salina, and
escaped with 5000 In money, stamps
and other valuables.
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Early Settler Dies.-John Brandon,
one of the early settlers Of Leaven-
worth, died at his home there recent.
ly. He had been sick for more than
year. He was a native of England
and was IS years old.
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College Fund Past 0,000-The
records in the office of the fiscal sec.
rotary of Southwestern College at
Winfield show that more than u mil
lion dollars of the total endowment
unit Of 100000 has been subscribed.
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Boys Confess to Robberies.-The
mystery surrounding series of petty
robberies at independence was partly
cleared with the confessions of quar-.
tet Of boys, from Is to 20 years old
arrested with a motor car stolen from
Doctor Stafford of Walnut in their