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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-08-25
FARM PRODUCTS WANTED FOR FAIR
All Farmers are Especially Urged to Prepare to
Make Entries This Fall in the Agricultural
Department. Many Special Prizes to Be
Awarded Winners. of Exhibits.

To make the Southwest Fair splendid the manage
men has arranged number of special prizes to stimulate inter-
est and at the time make worth while to exhibitors Fol-
lowing list of prizes to be awarded and exhibits of products
particularly desired:
Special Prize of SIS for General Collection
There special offered for this year SIS for the
general collection exhibited by any individual of grains other
farm products All entries this property
of the Fair Association to be used making exhibit at the
State Fair at Hutchinson.
Special $35 Prize Contest
For the best single design piece made
decorated with farm products such grains fruits grasses
straw feathers hair WOOL horns of animals farm prod
ucts These designs sets be models of animals
buildings landscapes furniture vehicles machinery or other
special arrangement of farm products mounted wood card
board, paper, CLOTH metal or other material.
rlTSC prize -SZ0UO
Second prize .-........- ........... 1000
Inru prize 5UO
Exhibits to be judged from standpoint of neanes originality
work involved and resemblance in shape and to the
thing or idea reproduced
In addition to the above special prizes the following premiums
will be given subject to the rules of the department.
CLASS A GRAINS AND SEEDS
Oklahoma Texas this
not mature during the holding
maturing
demanded by the Superintendents.
fed.
Professional barred.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-08-25
MAY CURB RIVERS
The State is to Get Aid from
Federal Government in Eff.
fort to Control Floods.
ARMY ENGINEERS into WORK
Report on Larger Streams of State
Will Be Made by Col. Town.
send of st. Louis,

Army engineers are going to tackle
the job Of curbing the flood waters
Of the Kansas rivers, to the extent,
at least, of recommending some plan
for stopping their destructive effects.
Governor Capper recently received a
letter from Col. Curtis Med. Town
send of the corps Of engineers, sta
toned at st, Louis. Colonel Town
send said he had been ordered by the
chief of engineers to prepare report
in compliance with the provisions Of
the Rivers and Harbors Act. approved
July q.
This provides for an examination
Of the territory Of The KaM river and
". . ~.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-08-25
Big Prairie Fire Near eove.-Th,

Big Prairie Fire Near Gove.-The
first prairie fire of the season in
western Kansas burned a strip ten
miles long and five miles wide north
of Cove. Several stacks of prairie hay
was burned and hundreds of acres of
pasture ruined. The fire was stopped
by blowing the ground in front of the
blaze. There were no houses in the
path of the fire.
X X X
Anthrax In Kansas. = Anthrax, q
contagious disease, deadly to farm
stock, has broken out on the farm Of
E. H. Miller, near Jarbalo, nine miles
west of Leavenworth. Three cows
died and one was killed by order Of
the officials of the Kansas live stock
commissioner. The carcasses of the
animals were burned and quaran-
tine established on the Miller farm
and the neighborhood.
X
Ptomafne Poisoning Kills = Pto-
maine poisoning, supposedly from eat.
ing tomatoes or ham, caused the death
of Joseph Tull. so years old, at Atchi.
son recently. Tull had resided in
this vicinity all his life. He is survived
Sy ten children.
X X
Muscotah Grain Elevator Burns
The Calvert & Bevens grain elevator at
Muscotah, was struck by lightning the
other morning and burned. 1t con-
tanned six thousand bushels Of wheat,
t,lTee thousand bushels of oats and
tour hundred bushels Of corn.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-08-25

A private telegram received from
Berlin by the Neue Zuricher Zeitung
Of Geneva says the German subma-
rine Deutschland has arrived safely
at Bremen from the United States.
+ + +
The cities Of Ancona, Pesaro and
Rimini, Italy, were shaken by an
earthquake recently, says a dispatch
from Rome, No damage was done at
Ancona, but Pesaro and Rimini houses
were wrecked,
" r + +
Figures on the output Of German
iron works just issued shows the July
production was 1,134,000 tons, as
against 1,O47OO0 tons last year and
1861, 900 in 1914. The daily output dur.
ing the month was $500 tons, com.
pared with 36,O5O tons last year.
+ + +
An Athens dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph Company says that an at.
tache of the Greek legation to Ger
many was arrested by Italians while
on his way to Berlin and diplomatic
papers in his possession were con.
fiscated.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-08-25
Published every Friday morning
at Liberal, Seward County, Kans.
Subscription Price $1.50 Per Year

Entered as second-class matter January 6,
1911 at the post office at Liberal, Kansas
under the Act OF March 3. 1879.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-22
Captain Wood Was Killed in
Action

Official notice of the death of
Captain Stanley Willis Wood of
Kansas City while serving in the
British army. was received Sat-
nrday morning by Mrs. Edward
F. Holmes, 1855 Penn street in
Kansas City. The message was
from the ''Officer in charge,
Ottawa, Canada. and stated that
Captain Wood had been official
~ reported killed in action"
The message did not state where
death overlook the young Kansas
Cityan. Mrs. R. W. Wood, Cap
tain Wood s mother; lives in Kan
sas City.
Captain Wood was % years old.
He resigned from the United
States army to join the Canadian
forces.
The young officers body cannot
be removed to this country until
after the war.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-22
A German Air Hero Killed.

London, June 17.-Captain
Boelke, the champion German
aviator, who received letter from
the emperor recently, compliment
ing him on his success on bringing
down French aeroplanes, is be-
lleved to have been killed in an
aerial combat with the French
aviator, Roger Ribiere. A Fokker
painted yellow of the type known
to have been piloted by Boelke,
who also wore a large yellow
muffler, was shot down by Ribiere
two days ago between the German
and French trenches near Verdun.
Up to May 81 Captain Boelke
had accounted for eighteen French
aeroplanes.
A month ago the German air.
man was promoted from the rank
Of lieutenant to that of captain by
Emperor William in acknowledge
ment of his achievements.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-22
Killed "A Dry Candidate.

Huntsville, Ala, June 17.-Tw(
companies of the Alabama Ma
tional Guard were sent here to-
night from neighboring towns te
protect several persons arrested
after the body Of Judge w. T.
Lawler of the Madison County
Probate Court, had been found
today in pool Of water near here.
One report tonight said the men
arrested had been removed to 9TH
er cities. The sheriff refused to
give the names of his prisoners.
Judge Lawler had just been re-
nominated on "dry" ticket after
a bitter political fight. News of
the finding of his body with two
bullet holes in the heart and the
skull crushed caused crowd to
gather about the court house
and while most of the
people had gone to their homes to-
night, excitement still was high.
The three OR four men arrested
were described as men prominent
in the community. Other arrests,
it was said, would be made.
Judge Lawler, according to
county officials, had an engage
nent Wednesday night to meet a
political opponent at the court
house.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-22
ID Candidates Out for Governor
of Missouri,

Fifteen Missourians are running
for Governor. Seven of those arc
on the Democratic ticket, four on
the Republican ticket, and one
each on the Progressive, Socialist
Socialist Labor and the Prohibi.
ton tickets.
Following is a list of the men
running for Governor on all the
tickets:
Democrats-John NJ. Atkinson.
Doniphan; John 7. Barker, La
Plata; Frederick D. Gardner, St.
Louis; James A. Houchin, Jcffer-
son City; Arthur N. Lindsay, Gin
ton; VIM. R. Painter, Carrolton;
Cornelius Roach, Carthage.
Republicans-Henry Lamm, Sc
dalia; Hugo McIndoe, Joplin; G.
D. Morris, ST. Joseph; John E.
Swanger, Sedalia.
Progressive-Joseph P. From
tron, Kansas City.
Prohibition-Wm. H. Yount,
Macon.
Socialist-Wm. j. Adams, Kan
Socialist Labor-Chas. Rogers,
Kansas City.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-22

slderatlon fer the farm wa
1000, James Harrison, of But
Ter, represented Mr.. Gloyd, and j
\. Duke of this city, represented
Mrs, Preston.-~Adrian journal.
Mrs. Sophia Stone, IS years old
died at a hospital in Kansas City
Thursday evening. June Is, 1916
where she had been taken six
months ago for treatment. Mrs,
Stone sustained fall on the side
walk in this city and the injuries
received is said to have caused her
death. She is survived by six
grown children. Her husband
died here some ten months ago.
Rich Hill Review.
James p. Hedges, aged "A, was
found dead Sunday afternoon
near the kitchen door of his home,
five miles northwest of Merwin,
where he resided alone. From the
position he was found in it is sup
posed his death was the result of
bowel trouble. and had been dead
about twenty-four hours. The re-
mains were shipped to Lees Sum-
nit Monday and buried beside
his wife.-Merwin Sun.
Mrs. Eliza Harris died at her
home at Creighton Thursday
night OF last week, age q years.
She was in her usual health until
only few hours before her
death. Funeral services, conduct
ed by Rev, L. T. Cheek, were held
1t the home Saturday afternoon
and burial made at the Pembertont
cemetery in Johnson county, be-
side the body of her husband,
squire Harris, who died about Is
'ears ago.-Crich Herald.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-22
Chillicothe Votes Dry by 212

Chillicothe, Mo-, June 12.-The
dry forces, after a spirited local
option campaign, won today by
a majority of 212.
Monday morning daylight
prayer meetings were held at the
churches and when the polls were
opened at s o'clock the streets
were thronged with women work
ers. Children paraded up the
street singing. The election
passed off quietly, not an arrest
being made.
-Four years ago the city went
wet by 19 votes, after four years
in the dry column. The election
will put seven saloons out Of bust
ness.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-22
One Dead in johnson County
Storm.

Warrensburg, Mo-, June 15.-A
tornado swept over the farm
community in Post Oak and Chill.
howee townships, one and hall
miles north Of Warrensburg this
afternoon. The path Of the storm
was three miles long.
Mrs. J. A. Harding ran from
her falling farm residence and was
killed in the yard by flying tim
bers from the demolished barn.
The homes Of j. II. Boone and
Ralph Smith were destroyed.
The. storm % it passed along
the horizon south Of Warrensbure
furniGhpd : picture Of q hutS,
cloud ihipod liz ) balloon spr;n1 8
ng finn : rain clog
Eess Nj ne til
~ II ked the earth
ssead
<AS;< e = IS s q : -
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-22
BATES COUNTY PRHss
ASSO CIATION.
Interesting Meeting Of tho Bates
County Editors Held il This
City Friday.

II A called meeting of the recent,
organized Bates County Press As
ISOLATION was held in this city
Friday Of last week. At formel
meeting a committee was appoint
ed to prepare a constitution ant
bylaws. They reported. at thi,
meeting and the report was unani-
mously adopted.
The rise in the price of paper
was discussed and several sue-
gestions were offered to meet the
changed conditions but no action
was taken at this time, but it was
the opinion of the publishers pres
ent that they would finally be
compelled to raise the price of
their output in order to meet the
increased price of paper.
The officers Of the association
are j. E. Dowell, of the Adrian
Journal, president; Lewis Moore,
OF the Hume Telephone, secretary
and Mrs. Frank Pattee, Of the AM
sterdam Enterprise, treasurer.
The association decided to hold
a meeting each quarter, the next
one to be held in Rich Hill some
time this fall, at a date to be Sc
lected later, but probably in Aug
ust during the meeting of the.
Chautauqua.
Those present were: G. A.
Chambers of the Republican
Press; Lewis Moore, of the Hume
Telephone; G. W. Ellis, of the AM
oret Leader; E. Z. Bean, of the
Rich Hill Review; J. E. Dowell of
the Adrian journal: Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Pattee and Miss Cheshire.
IT the Amsterdam Enterprise; w.
}. Atkeson, of the Bates County
Record; and Sam w. Davis and
L. II. Henry, Of the Bates Coun-
Y Democrat.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-22
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Milton Hall to T. H. Hall 5 acres
section l Hudson $1.O0.
F. D. Gill to James Sylvester lot
block F Worland $4,000.
Sarah NJ. Dickinson to B. F.
Hainline lots 8 and 10 block 4
Sprague $500.
}. s. Gloyd to Sarah A. Preston
$40 acres sections 13 and IA Grand
River $2O,OOO.OO.
f. c. Aylor to Emma Howard %
acres section IL Usage $1.0O.
John S. Ogg ct al to B. F. Walls
so acres section 81 Mound &c.
10000.
Granville 7. Robinson to H. w.
Sinnard part block Is Walton's
addition to Rich Hill $4,000. /.
Geo. B. Carver to H. NJ. Klumpp
lots 3 and 4 block Z Connolly s ad-
dition to Rich Hill $1.OO.
Annie S. Lusk to Eta Lepp part
lot / block, 10 William s addition
to Butler $4,000.
A. Baker to T. P. Satterwhite
lot s block Is Sprague $4,000.
j. P. Gross to s. P. Wilson lots
II to II block IS Sprague $4,000.
A. Blaker to s. P. Wilson part
blocks II and 18, all block % and
part block 20 Sprague $4,000.
L. NJ. Raney to S. P. Wilson
part blocks q and % Sprague
$4,000.
W. l.. Hibbs to Mary G. Wilson
part block II Sprague $1.OO.
7. F. Wilson ct al to s. p. Will
son so acres section 7 Howard and
part block Is and II Sprague
t1OO.
j. W. Stephens to Martha E.
Stephens lot 20 Adrian $1.OO.
Daniel Kelley to F. R. Shu,aan
'3O acres section 6 Walnut $1.OO.
Malinda l.. Baker to JOSEPH
Walberg 30 aces section 81 HON
II $1OO.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-22
SHORT STORIES
OF Local Interest, Clipped from
Our Exchanges.

Appleton City is to have a
Fourth of July celebration this
year.
Capt. Dan ellison, a prominent
citizen of Appleton died at
his home in that city Wednesday
of last week.
E. Q. Walker returned Wednes-
day from Hewett, Oklahoma, with
Il bride, whom he married June l.
they went to the Walker home at
Ballard.-Adrian Journal.
Geo. Cable, of the &C Mercan-
tile Co., who is at present located
in Butler, where he is closing out
a stock Of goods, spent Sunday
with his family in this city. Cass
County News.
John Priestly shipped fine
yearling Galloway bull to Charles
Fyke at Fairfield, Iowa, one day
last week Bates county is hold
ing her own in the stock line
Amorct Leader.
The Methodist Sunday School
will celebrate the Fourth of July
with Sunday school picnic at the
Bell grove northeast of town. A
good program and music by the
Amsterdam band. Amsterdam
Enterprise.
A telephone report received
Wednesday morning said that
Louis Humble, residing. one and
one-half miles south of Horton.
lost twenty head of cattle by high
water in the Marmaton bottoms
Monday night, June 12.-Metz
Times.
At meeting held Friday night
to cnsider the street fair question
it was voted to hold three days
fair in the early fall. John Karr
was elected president; Malta ,
jackson, vice presidents. Harry
karr, secretary and Sterling !
treasurer.-Drexel Star,
Geo. Ellis and family, Of Column :
bia, spent few days the past !
week visiting relatives and friends
il. this vicinity. Mr.. Ellis was cir 4
among friends in this city r
while on their visit. He is editor =
Of the Missouri Farmer, one of =
best farm Journals .
Appleton City journal. I
Mrs. M. A. Rowe who has been s
an extended visit with her #
sister, Mrs. A. Norbury, departed
[or her home in England. Wednes- b
lay. She will embark from New a
York in the S. S. California and
will make the journey in about
en days. After all, we are not so i,
ar away from the war zone
Border Telephone. "a
j. w. Carroll who for thirty p
ears resided on a farm just east Is s
t Rockville, and about two years 8.
go moved to Ell Dorado. died in q
hat city Wednesday noon. The 1o
emains were brought here Thurs e. z.
ay and after . funeral service in =
he N. 3. church, presided over
= Rev. Mcfarland, were laid to -
ut IN the Rockville cemetery.- p
ockville Booster. e
]. 81 rldyd soad h;a so .aers 8
-, 8 i alhnd Ever toxnehip i'll =
9 los n ou & kfr 4
III 80 Nj Gl1yd eok s.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-22

Appleton City is to have a
Fourth of July celebration this
year.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-14
pEARLE HELMS.

The day after my terrible expe-
rience a. the restaurant" continued
Paula vlth her story. Il received a
visit from a woman reporter. She
2aS alert and seemed capable and
pros erous. and immediately the
thought came that perhaps !. TOO,
could do newspaper work.
I listened carefully 70 her cues
t.ons she had come for an inter.
view wirh Paula Newton The society
glhl Who vas having such hard
time getting job
oh don't want 10 BE- inter
viewed. I exclaimed. I Just want
% be- let alone
ITO starvee - she asked in a brisk
tone which fe'r vas very unteeling
why should ! need notoriety 20
get on 4" returned fretfully Thou
sands % girls get work and make
good money, vet the public never
hears % them
True she answered bus have
The Detroit times., 1916-09-14

1couYssthenia In a condition OF en-.
4 mno1i0n OF the nervous system, The
Gnnea are varied. Continuous work,
honfal or physical. without proper
moation periods. without proper at.
onttou 20 diet and exercise, also
oogry over the struggle for success.
~ the most common causes. Elk
oooos OF almost any kind may pro
noo Il. Some diseases. like the
nip. will cause neurasthenis. So also
WI : severe shock. intense anxiety
~ ey1ef.
The symptoms are oyersensitive-
49,. irritability. disposition to
eocSy over tribes. headache. possibly
snusea.
The treatment Is one OF nutrition
q the nerve cells. requiring a non
0coholic tonic. As the nerves get
y heir nOurishment from the blood The
boatment must be directed towards
1uilding up the blood. DR.. Williams
Pink Pills act directly on the blood
nd have proved OF the greatest bene'
d n many cases Of neurasthenia. A
ondency % snemia. or bloodless'
less. shown by most neurasthenie pa
tents. Ia also corrected by these
pnic pills.
Two useful books Diseases Of the
Nervous System" and What 20 Eat
and How TO Eat" Will be sent free by
Ne DR.. williams Medicine Co. Sche'
aectady. N, Y Your own druggist
SeIls DR.. Williams Pink Plls.-Adv'
The Detroit times., 1916-09-14
j. L. Hudson Company
Celebrates Its Thirty
fifth Anniversary
OFFERS GOODS
WORTH 100000
All Departments CO.
operating To Make
Occasion Memorable

The thirry-ht'h anniversary OF the
J /. Hudson store is being cele.
brated Nv grea, sale in which the
entire organization is cooperating
with al The zeal which animates the
heads Of he concern According
20 those In authority every clerk.
errand boy, and janitor. is as inter
ested In the sale as II be were a
stockholder. and each has a certain
stated task 70 accomplish in order
10 make the sale success
We are one biz family here
said one OF the executives. and We
all work together
In 1851 J L. Hudson started
mems clothing store under the old
Detroit opera house ID The store
previously occupied by the New.
com b. Endicott Co Later he moved
20 Woodwsrdave- whore the san.
ders candy store NOW stands In
1891 he moved INTO the hrst unit
OF the present building. Gratiotave
and Stste-st adding "a feet 70 the
building in 1907 The next addition
was 40 feet on Wood ardaye in
1911. and the present mammoth
store was completed in 1914
Before coming 10 this city. J L.
Hudson ran a mems clothing store
in lonia. his early home and after
coming 70 Detroit was frst en-
ployed by C. r Mabley
The present l. Hudson com
pany employs 2,200 persons. about
20 per cent o. whom are women l.
has recently established a minimum
wage OF 80 per week. and the
wages OF employees are continued in
case OF illness for a considerable
period. II has a restaura1t where
its employees are served with meals
al cost. aud II also maintains hos
pital with three nurses in atteudanc,
and ehiropo5ist 70 look after the
feet OF its salsspeople These
nurses visit sick employees in their
homes, help care for them and keep
the heads Of tho establishment in
formed as 70 their condition.
A new delivery plant has just
been put in operation. sort OF
clearing house where all purchases
are sent. sorted and delivered This
IL said 70 do away with much dupli-
cation OF routes. and is the latest
thing in efficiency in delivery.
The anniversary sale starts Thurs
day. when $500 900 worth OF goods,
made by the best manufacturers IN
America. will be offered for sale
Much OF this material and many Of
these articles have been purchased
especially for this sale and ars
greatly reduced in price. Last
years anniversary sale made a rec
ord OF ,l33 0o0 in one day and this
years IA expected 10 exceed g.
All clerks are Interested 70 show
goods and The arst three days Of
this week are called days of cour
tesy" The sale Hill continue from
Sept "a TO 20
The Detroit times., 1916-09-14

High school girls Of Price. Utah,
have adopted uniform costume OF
simple pattern and wpriced mate
rial.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-14
MEXICO PROBERS
MAKE PROGRESS
General Bliss To Give Facts
About Border Con-
diti0ns
BY CARL d. GR0AT

4 f6sGG Cofyesp0S csnf iesgcJ Press
NEW YONDoN. Conn. Sept. IA
The American and Mexican com
px1ssiouers In conference here. dug
uors deeply thar heretofore into
the direct problem Of the withdraw
4 4 OF American troops from Mexico,
Gen. Bliss. assistant United States
army chief OF STAFF. Vas to arrive
Aere today. prin,ed with facts as 10
border conditions and recommends
lions for future border patrol. He
y understood TO concur in Gen. Fun.
bton's recommendation that Gen.
Pershing's forces be withdrawn, thai
militia be substituted for regulars
"a the border and that the patrol be
reduced as much as possible 10 in
sure safety.
Close observers OF the conferences
believe that the MexicanS have care
billy laid the ground work, not alone
cbr withdrawal OF the American ex-
oerition. but likewise for an Amer
ian loan.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-14

DALLAS. Te~. sep Hills
metal police badge Won on n"
frcnt Of Ms blouse. saved he life n
Motorcycle Oficer Jared McConnicn
carls he other morning when his
roommate. Johr J Glco On. shot a.
him. thinking be was a burglar Nc
COnnico was entering 'he room
through window 20 get some match
cs. having left Ms key IN his room
Glea son awakened 10 sec the form
OF a man az the window and seiziug
his pistol fred one shot The oul-
let struck McConnlco's badge anil
turned 70 one side into his left
lung His condition "a not serious
IL was said az The city hospital.
" here he was taken for treatment.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-14
NEWSBOY GONE
SINCE THURSDAY
EAGERLY SOUGHT

Forbes COPELAND. 10 years old. No.
EOS Tyleraye.. Highland Park. has
been missing since last Thursday
when he was punished by his father
for an ofrensc.
Forbes Is described by his father,
James COPELAND. as having light red
hair. blue eyes and rucdy freckled
face. When last seen he wore a
blue cap. black blouse. dark knicker-
bockers. black stockings and shoes
He wore a Highland Park news
boys license. No. SO. Forbes will
be welcomed by his parents with
open arms when he returns
The Detroit times., 1916-09-14

the use OF MY own nam. That =
the way 30 fame
You have started ms Paula New
ton don't change Tomorrow TIT
take YOU 20 a manager who NAV give
you q small part I'm a new play
Uava YOU enough money 20 Tide you
Ovar FOR The next month
Il think So I said
Then good bye until tomorrow
and dom worry about the Job The
story I'm going 20 write will help,
but YOU must not be thiusklpncd
when yoU read t.
81 am In for IT, thought. and
I'm going - play me game that EN-
ma is always talking shou