The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-05-05

| line Majestic ln6dUer Will run
Saturday matinee including pictures
and vaudeville. Bring the children.
S and 10 cents.
County Treasurer Smith of Stevens
county. accompanied by his father,
Newt. Smith, transacted business
matters here Wednesday.
Mrs. Brice Crawford and daughter
of Hugoton were among the specta-
tors at the May-day festival last Mon
day. While in town they were the
guests of Mrs. Crawford's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Bane.
Paramount travel picture for April
9-"Strange Birds and Seals" Birds
and seals of Polominas Islands which
lie off the coast of Peru. An excep-
tional picture, and one that is highly
Instructive.
Mrs. H. A. Howard Of Lloydmins-
ter, Canada, who has spent the winter
here at the home of her sister, Mrs.
1. E. Hill, left Friday for her home in
Canada. She will spend short time
with relatives in Cove City, Kansas,
on her way home.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Haynes and
daughter, Miss lila, of Bucklin, accom-
panied by Editor Miller of the Buck
lin Banner, passed through here yes
terday on their return trip to Buck
lin. They have spent several weeks
in Colorado and other western states
on the trip.
Miss Faye Boyd of Hooker won
second prize in the piano solo contest
at Guymon last week. Miss Boyd is
pupil of Mrs. w. R. Molthop of Lib
eral, who has music class at Hook
er. Miss Mildred Layman, another
of Mrs. Molthop's pupils, won second
prize in the recitation contest.
Mrs. E. F. Printz accompanied her
son, Earl, to the hospital at Halstead
Sunday. The latter has been having
considerable trouble with sore hand
and arm during the last few weeks
and 1t was for the purpose of getting
treatment for the same that the trip
was made.
w. H. Vickers left Sunday for Kan
sas City on a business and pleasure
trip. A night letter from him to his
family reports that he is enjoying
life while attending the grain dealers
association, Billy Sunday meetings
and visiting his son, Aldwrid Wick
ers.
Fred Bowers of Emporia Is here
this week concluding the organiza-
ton of the Liberal chamber of com
merce. Mr.. Bowers is an expert
along that line of work and will un.
doubleday get things started off about
right. He expects to be here about
a month.
Chas. c. Sealey dropped in Tues
day from Dodge City to look after
business matters and shake hands
with old friends day or two. Char.
lie is getting fatter and better look.
ing right along, and claims the
world is using him just about right
these days.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Rucker re-
turned Friday from several weeks
stay at Hot Springs, Arkansas. They
made the return trip in Ford with
any mishap, which speaks favorably
for w. LIS driving qualities consid-
ering the number of hills and noun
tains you encounter in that part of
"Arkansaw."
| The county commissioners met in
regular session Monday. They will
meet on the first Monday of each
month from now on, instead of each
quarter as formerly. The business of
the county has grown to such vol
ume that it seems almost impossible
to ever get through with it when the
meetings are held every three
months, hence the change.
| Auctioneer Barmore and Bart.
Thompson, two good scouts of Stew
ems county, transacted business mat
ters in Liberal Saturday. These gen.
tlemen will have a sale of horses and
livestock week from tomorrow at
the Strickler barn, an ad. of which
you will find in this issue. Look it
up and come to town on that day il
you need any good stock for your
farm.
The cold, damp weather during the
past week has been the finest ever for
the growing wheat, and barring occa-
sional losses by hail, Seward county