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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-09-29
PEDDLERs LICENSE SHOULD BE
,e INCREASED

Last week travelling dry-goods
peddler struck Liberal and started
peddling his wares from the rear seat
of an automobile. One of the mer-
chants called up this Office and want
ed to know IL he could be stopped.
Upon investigation 1t was discovered
that the man had paid the $40 fee and
nothing could be done to prohibit
him from selling his goods. This IL
cense is far too small and should be
raised until 1t prohibits such mer-
chandising, not only for the protec-
tion of the merchant, but also for the
protection of the consumer. They
have no Comeback" on this class of
people and the only thing they have
when he is gone is piece of goods of
inferior quality which they could
have bought much cheaper of the
home merchant.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-09-29
CHAs. e. LoGUE DEAD

Chas. q. Logue. who has lived in
or near Liberal ther past several
years, died Saturday afternoon of ty-
phoid fever. Mr.. Logue was born in
Stafford county, Kansas, October 81,
1888. and died September 23, 1916,
aged 81 years, IL months and 2 days.
Deceased leaves a wife and two child
rem. The remains were shipped to
Stafford, Kansas, Sunday for inter-
ment. Mr.. Logue was sick several
weeks and seemed to have no chance
to pull through from the very start.
The Democrat joins the family's
friends in extending the hand of SYM
pathy In the loss Of husband and
father.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-09-29

Liberal has good fire-fghting
equipment; Liberal has good bunch
Of volunteer firemen; Liberal has
water pressure heavy enough to take
care of any ordinary fire, but Liberal
HASN'T got any system about getting
the aforementioned equipment, fire.
men or water to the scene of fire
in an orderly manner. No pains seems
seem to be taken to notify the man in
charge Of the fire wagon where the
fire is located, and the fire whistle is
generally blowing full blast before
the department is notified. There
should be system worked out where
by the firemen will know the street
or ward wherein the fire is located by
the time the whistle starts. Running
the fire fighting department all over
town before finding the fire is going
to be costly pastime some day.
Rev. McMunn and wife, w. F. Hub
bard and Pete Fox, all of Optima,
were in town attending to business
matters and receiving medical treat
ment few hours Wednesday. Mr..
McMunn was pastor of the Methodist
church at this place about ten years
ago and will be remembered by lots
of Liberal people. Mr.. Hubbard was
one of the founders of the Democrat
(at that time the independently about
the same time, and both expressed
great surprise at the growth of the
town since they left here. He is now
engaged in the mercantile business
at Optima.
You will notice half page ad. this
week of speech by the Hon. John s.
Simmons, Republican candidate for
congress from the Seventh district.
The speech will be given at the court |
house next Monday evening at
o'clock and the Republican organiza-
tion invites everyone out to hear
Mr.. Simmons on that date.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-09-29
HUTCHINSON MAY LAND TT

Quite few business men and
farmers of Liberal and Seward coun-
ty attended the hearing of the Fed
eral Farm Loan Board at Hutchinson
last week to give their testimony re-
garding the advantages of having one
of the land banks established in that
city. Hutchinson is centrally locat-
ed and is the logical point for the es-
tablishment of that institution in this
state. 1t seems that the men who
conducted the hearing were we'll
pleased with the conditions they
found in Hutchinson and 1t will no
doubt receive serious consideration
when the time comes to locate the
bank in Kansas.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-09-29

T. F. Hopkins, one of Seward coun-
tvs most prominent farmers, has an
immense stock sale advertised in this
issue of the Democrat. Mr.. Hopkins
does not intend to leave the country
but is merely holding this sale to get
rid Of some of his surplus stock. He
has about the best bunch Of livestock,
mares, mules and hogs listed in the
bill we have seen in this country and
we invite your attention to the bill.
There will be free lunch served at
noon.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-09-29
Piano Ruined by Small Blaze

wednesday morning the gong
sounded and the fire department
started north to the home of Matte
Cohenour from where the alarm call
for help had come. 1t seems that the
blaze had been discovered in the par
lor of her home near the piano. Be-
fore the fire was extinguished, 1t
burned pile of music, the piano
stool and ruined the piano entirely.
1t is supposed that the children had
been playing with matches about the
place and had set fire to the music
that lay near the instrument.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-09-29
CAN REGISTER AT CITY HALL

Arrangements have been made
whereby the registration books will
be kept at the city hall for three days
some time between now and election
day, in order to give those people a
chance to register who find it diff
cult (or impossible) to climb the
stairs to the city clerks Office over
the Miller building. This will be
quite an accommodation to those who
are afflicted in such way as to rem
der stair climbing tedious job, and
they should watch for the dates
carefully. This doesn't necessarily
mean that only those so afflicted can
register at that time, but it will be
help to them. Anyone who is legally
qualified to vote at the November
election can register those days, and
we urge every voter to show up with
in the next few weeks and do so. The
dates at which the books will be at
the city hall will be published in our
next issue.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-09-29
STAR ROUTE STARTED MONDAY

The star route from Liberal to
Hugoton, mention of which was made
in these columns several weeks ago,
was put into operation Monday, Chas.
e. Butcher, who made the lowest bid,
being the carrier. The route goes
from Liberal to Hugoton by way Of
Ematon, returning the same day by
way Of Lafayette. 1t is 35 miles long
each way and will have a daily SER
vice. The carrier leaves here at 1900
a. M, and returns at 900 p. m. This
is the route that has been asked for
SO long by the business men of Liber-
al and the people who were former
ly served by 1t, and had 1t not been
for the strenuous efforts of Senator
Thompson in cutting short several
miles Of departmental red tape, It
is doubtful II It had ever been re-
established. It will be decided ad-
vantage to the people of both towns
to have this route again running, to
say nothing Of the patrons of the two
other Offices served by 1t and the
folks living along the route itself.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-09-29
BOY KILLED BY LIGHTNING

While working on the Bert Allen
farm two miles west of town, Charley
Tice was struck by lightning and in
stantly killed. 1t happened about
four o'clock Saturday afternoon dur
ing the awful electric storm that
swept this section of the country
The lightning was intense, and is re-
ported to have struck many times
around Liberal and the adjacent vi
cinity.
1t seems that Charley and COM
panion were drilling wheat, and when
the storm became rather severe drew
their teams up facing each other,
then sought what shelter from the
rain they could beneath the animals.
Charley was standing slightly be-
meath the neck of one of the mules at
the time the lightning struck, and his
companion was not more than two
feet away. Tice was working four
mules, three Of which were killed, the
most peculiar feature of the tragedy
being that the lightning killed two
mules on one side, skipped one, and
then killed the one on the other out
side. Tice's companion was knocked
in semi-conscious state, but after
some moments regaind himself suf-
ficiently to crawl and try to walk only
to stagger and fall, until he reached
the Charley Miller place, a quarter
of a mile away. Doctor Knisely was
Immediately brought to the scene,
but all efforts to revive him were
useless. He was then removed to the
undertaking establishment where a
lung motor was applied in the hopes
of restoring respiration, but this also
proved futile.
The untimely death of Charles Ed
ward Tice was great shock to the
entire community. He was widely
and favorably known, having lived in
and around Liberal several years.
Funeral services we're conducted
from the Methodist church Sunday
afternoon by Rev. Hestwood, and in
terment made in the Liberal ceme-
terry. There were many floral offer
ings, and one of the largest crowds
in the history of Liberal was pres
ent at the funeral to extend their
sympathy to the heart-broken family.
Charles Edward Tice was born De-
cember 26, 1895, and died September
20, 1916, being less than twenty-one
years Of age. He leaves father and
mother, three brothers and two sist-
ers, all of whom were here at the,
time. The Democrat extends sympa-
thy to all in their bereavement.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-09-29
Frank s. Sullivan, grand chanc

Frank s. Sullivan, grand chancel-
lor Of the knights of Pythias for the
state Of Kansas, was in Liberal We'd
nesday and met with the local lodge
that night. A good attendance was
present and work in the third rank
was exemplified. Mr.. Sullivan made
an appreciative talk at the close Of
the meeting, in which he declared the
members to be 80 44-1O0 per cent
efficient in comforting the work. A
lunch was enjoyed by the members
at the Annex Cafe after lodge.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-09-29

Vernon Spencer, the young man
who escaped recently from the re-
formatory at Hutchinson, stole a car
near Tyrone, and then stole several
more cars in New Mexico and Colora-
do, was finally caught in the latter
state, tried and given two years in the
pen, according to word received by
Sheriff Dobson from officials in that
state.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-09-29
CONGRESSMAN SHOUSE HERE
OCTOBER II

Congressman Jouett Shouse of the
Seventh district will speak in Liberal
on Wednesday evening, October IL.
Mr.. Shouse is good speaker and will
give an interesting account of the
happenings at Washington during the
last two years and the part he played
therein Announcement of the place
of speaking and the hour will be
made in our next issue.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-09-29

Down near Floris word came that
a man on the Mesnard place had been
rendered unconscious but is recov-
ering. A mule and horse had been
killed by the same bolt.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-12-09
METHODIST NOTES

Sunday school meets at 10; 30 a. m.
preaching service at II a, m Theme:
fha Brook by the Way"
Juuior league meets at 2;3O p, m
fopc Stewardship of Times" Miss
Jessie Oyster is leader. Young
peoples Bible study me is at $3.50
p, m The lesson will be a written
examination on giving the names and
divisions Of the books in the old
Testament Epworth league meets
at 6;30 p m. Topic "Epworth Her
aid Day. Victor Dalberg is leader.
Evening preaching service at 7:30 p.
m Theme Choosing ones Read
ing" This subject was postponed
last Sunday evening on account OF
The rainy weather Teachers, stu
dents and all who are interested in
literature are especially invited to
attend this important service on
choosing ones reading Miss David
son will sing a solo at this service.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-12-09
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that / viii
apply to the Honorable Board OF
County Commissioners OF Gilmore
County Idaho, at the regular meeting
OF the said board in January, 1917, 10
the authority to appoint one deputy
treasurer aud tax collector to be
stationed at Mountain Home, Elmore
County Idaho.
MRS, MILE E, LONGFELLOW,
Treasurer and Tax Collector
Elmore County. Idaho.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-12-09
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

Sermons Sunday on the Christ and
Christmas Series. Sp clal music at
both services.
Sunday school al l2:lO Noon.
christian Endcayor at $50. Edna
soy leader Howell Gibson gave
very Interesting "a k last Sunday eve
nns on us experience in army life.
Fh monthly teachers meeting next
tuesday evening with Miss Irene
Breglab,
Prayer meeting Wednesday contin-
lies that Hebrews nth on Faith.
Ladies Aid Thursday afternoon in
sections. Choir rehearsal Thursday
evening.
The Christian Endeavorers will
have am Efficiency Social this week
Friday oyening with Edna Boyer.
Young people invited,
We hope to send, as we have every
year some young men to the colder
Boys Conference of the Y. NJ. C. A.
a Pocatello, Dec t5-17, next week,
The pastor and wife were In Boise
Tuesday and Wednesday in committee
meetings Of the Congregational state
conference and the Womans Mis-
5.onary onion Rev and Mrs. Sears
Of Bruneau We're on the same commit
lees and all went In his Ford.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-12-09
BAPTIST CHURCH
Bible school 10 a. NJ

Bible school 10 a. M
Morning worship and sermon II a.
m Theme Christian Conserva-
ton Communion service, 1850 a.
IN An important business meeting
at the close of the communion ser
vice.
B. y. p u. meeting, $50 p, m,
Evening preaching service. 7:3O p,
m. Subject The hands of Jesus and
What They Touched"
The b. Y p U. will hold ba-
laar and lunch In the lower room,
December Is, afternoon and evening.
The next church advisory board
meeting win be held January 3, 1917.
The annual church business meeting
viii be held January 10, 1917
w r. r. HARTLEY,
Minister-in- Change.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-12-09
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that / wall
apply 10 the Honorable board OF couu.
ty commiss .oners OF Emort county Ida
no, at the regular meeting of the said
board in January 1917 for the au-
thority to appoint one deputy asses
sor and one clerk, both to be sta
TONED at Mountain Home, Idaho.
THOMAS TRATHEN,
Assessor Of Elmole County, Idaho.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-12-09

Report of Carnegie public library
Mountain Home, Idaho, for The month
of November, 1916
Resident visitors, G95, Visitors. 2,
total yisitatous 697. Books checked
out, BIS. Fines from overdue books,
)5c, rent from new books 1888. total
collections, $3.50.
Respectfully submitted,
MARY l. BRIEGLEB,
Librarian
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-12-09
NOTICE

Notice IS hereby given That / wall
app9 10 the honorable Board Of
County Commissioners 0. Eimore
County, Idaho al tue regular meet
Ing OF The sad board IN January, 1917
for me authority TO appoint one dep.
uJy sheriff TO be stationed a, Noun
tam home, one deputy sheriff TO be
stationed al Glenns Ferry and one
deputy sheriff to be stationed at A.
Ianta, ali N Gilmore County, Idaho.
ARTHUR A. STEVENS.
Sheriff OF Eimore County, Idaho.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-12-09
M~ ~ ----~-v
On the
Day Alter
Christmas

~ UR word SANTA CLANS is = cor.
81 "a untion of tho Dntob San Nic-
al olas ond tho storr NJ Tho
~A original soint FROM, n.hon, tbo
name and tho custon, cone IL told
in the Fncvclonndio p,ttanniro nc foI.
lows: "St. Nicholas hisb,n of AIvro
in Lycia, n saint bopareI h, tha Greeks
and the Tatlns ON Dao
His cuIt is ne ,orahratod nc bis his
tory is obscure An ,bn accounts TINT
have come down IN MS arc Of - nnraly
legendary charocter and II is imnossi.
bic TO find any sipnle incident confirm
ed historically
"Tbe main facts 0f his lifo ira ns,o1
ly given as follows Te wos btshon ~
Myra at the fine Of tbo rmnoror mo
cletian. was porseeuted. tortured for
the faith and kent IN pri24n until tha
more tolerant roign of Constgntine ANA
was present at the counci Of Nicoa,
ut should be observed thnt this Ios,
circumstance is ignored Inv oll bisto
RAN and that 81 Athonasins n.nn
knew air thp DotabIa Di#b.ns If tho
period never mention. Nigh'ns tish
CD of Nyra Tho cJ1pst Ea,v., ,,.,,.
ment of the cult Of 81 Nichor,,.s,o,,s
to be the Church of Sis prts.ns and
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-12-09
LIBRARY REPORT

Attest. Z. NJ. HoBBs. Glen.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-12-09

. UR word Santa Claus is a cor.
ruption Of the Dutch San Me
olas, and the story of the
OriginAl salnt from Whom the
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-27
He Worried the Judae.

\ story used TO be told of the elder
Judge Peckham, father of the supreme
court justice. In the early days of den
tistry hickory plug was put into the
cavity to I'LL The space where tooth
ought to he. This plug had to be gen
fly pounded into its desired position.
The old Judge was somewhat addicted
to strong language, and when the den
fist began his work the Judge INDUCED
in some classic comment. AS the tap
ping OF the plug continued he threw all
dignity to the four winds of heaven
and his language became decidedly
more forciblc than elegant" When,
however, he arose from the chair after
what seemed TO him an intcrminable
period of agony he pulled out all the
stops In his vocabulary for grand eli
max The impression on his listener
seems TO have been deep and lasting.
AS the judge passed out the dentist
grlmly remarked to waiting patient:
wasn't II beautifulY II wasn't really
necessary to pound half so long, but
did so enjoy his infection that almost
pounded the hickory plug into spllnters.
Wonderful command of language the
Judge has"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-27

We will lay aside partisanship and
but we will never surrender
the great principles for which we
stand and have stood. We will follow
only leader, whom we know stands
for them and is able to put them
Nelson jackson.
Why not come out openly and say
that you will support no one but Roose-
welt? Why talk of laying aside parti-
sanship and prejudice when everyone
knows that the most hide bound parti-
san this generation has known is the
man who cannot see anybody but
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Enterprise
There is lot of truth in this state.
ment from the Enterprise. The Pro
gressives pride themselves on their
fairness and willingness to do as they
would be done by. If they are sincere
in this purpose they should be willing
to meet their old friends and party as
sociates half way. The nomination of
Hughes will be a reasonable com.
promise. He was not a partisan in the
split Of 1912 and his record as COVER
nor of New York is a guarantee that
speaks louder than words.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-27
STATE NEWS NOTES
Campaign for improvement and Beau
tifying Of Roads.

Campaign for improvement and Beau
tifying of Roads.
A meeting of "wayside wardens
was held at Barre Friday to hear re-
ports of the surveys which have been
made by the various committees rep.
resenting the Woman's club of Mont.
pelier, the Philomathian and Pierian
clubs OF Waterbury, the Rural Good
Luck. the Village Improvement and
the Home Study clubs OF Williams
town, the South Barre Grange and the
Woman's club of Barre This is an at
tempt by these organizations TO start
a campaign for the Improvement of
the road sides from Waterbury to vii.
Jamestown gulf, movement which is
in line with the work being carried on
in various localities through the coun-
try. The most extensive in New Eng
land is THE Circuit" which Massa-
chusetts people are now at work up
on. This Circuit" starts from Boston
crosses the state by way of Worcester
Springfield and Pittsfield and, return
ing through North Adams, Greenfield.
Fitchburg and Cambridge. covers 800
miles of Massachusetts highways and
passes through 81 cities and towns,
every mile OF which has been closely
scrutinized by the promoters of the
scheme with a view to improving the
road borders by planting trees where
desirable, making openings where fine
views may be obtained, covering un.
slightly cuts or banks with vines or
low-growing shrubs and in every way
possible making the waysides a JOY
to the traveller. While this attempt
by the women of central Vermont is
much less ambitious in scope than the
Massachusetts Circuit its promoters
hope that from this modest beginning
may radiate lines of beautiful road.
sides throughout the whole common
wealth as other communities take II
up When the women have appealed
to property owners to plant trees, cut
underbrush or clean up an unsightly
spot along the highway passing their
| premises they have nearly always met
a cheerful response with a willingness
to help on the good work.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-27
UP WENT sEARcAr, CRADLE AND ALL.

lave any scenery they put Bearcat in
the cradle and set EN- back of the
teachers desk before the crowd came,
He is only four years old. and nhcherl
enough he fell asleep. and when the
Glee club turned loose 1t didn't wake
him. The first thing he knew he was
climbing heayenward out of dream
with something pulling at him.
Forgetting where he was he gave
yell and grabbed the cradle. Up
they went. Bcarcat. cradle and all.
The load was heavier than the boys
outside expected, and they buckled to
it right ably. SO when the kid drop
ped the cradle about three quarters of
the way UP the reaction caused the
boys to yank him against the ceiling
with n fury that like to have busted
the poor little feller's crust,
You never heard such believing
out of a four-ycar-old in all your life!
Although he's my boy, | had no idee
he was half so fluent"-Tom r. Nor
gan in Judge.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-27

a teacher was inStructing a class OF
boys and had spent half an hour try
ing to drive into their heads the diff
ference between man and the lower
animals, but apparently with little sue
cess.
Tommy" he said coaxingly to 1T
tie chap. do you know the difference
between, say, me and pig or any
other brute?"
Nc" replied Tommy innocently, but
another teacher standing by laughed
London Answers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-27
CAUGHT the Senator.

When DR. Edward Everett Hale was
chaplain of the senate he once asked
Il certain senator with Il good deal Of
solicitation IL he was church mem.
her. Tho senator was glad to he able
to say that he was. Two or three days
later. according to the story. Dr. Hale
REQUIRED to the subject and asked the
name of the church. The senator gave
II name. Two or three days later again
Dr. Hale remarked to the senator with
regret that he had looked up that
church and that he was sorry to find
that it had been burned down twelve
years before and never rebuilt
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-27
Are you annuited &?

In other words, have you purchased
a guaranteed income payable to your
order annually, semi.annually, quarter.
ly or monthly as long as you live?
Rates on application. National Life
Ins. Co, of VI. (Mutual.) Earle S.
Kinsley, General Agent Mead Build.
ing, Rutland, Vermont. ADV.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-27
SPOILED THE TABLEAU.
A Brilliant Scheme That Didn't Work
Out Exactly Right.


MY least boy. Bearcat, showed Off
some at the cantata in the SchOolhouse
luther night" related Mr.. Gap Johnson
of Rumpus Ridge. 'Mongst other
things they perpetrated tableau cali
ed Empty Is the Cradle; Baby's Gone?
"They had cradle on the platform,
and Bearcat, all trimmed up in white
robe with wings on the back, was "
ing in it with belt around his waist
under the gown and Il wire running
over a hook in the ceiling and out
through hole in the winder pane.
The Glee club was going to get off the
song, and at the proper moment a
bunch of boys outside would pull the
wire and haul Bearcat upards, per-
doocin', it was estimated, Il solemn and
moving spectacle.
But they wanted to have the tableau
along towards the last. and as the
platform was small and they didn't