The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-08-09

E. J. Thayer has gone to Lamar,
Colorado, to advertise the Southwest
Track Meet and attend to some BUSH
ness matters.
Miss Brown, who has been visiting
Mrs. Geo. New, returned to her home
at the home of her brother, Mr.. and
at Hutchinson Tuesday.
D. X. Baty of the east part of Sc
ward township, was visitor in the
city Saturday. He was one Of the in
terested men in the seed wheat
meeting.
Lee Jones, H. L. Ginns and M. W.
Dunlap have gone to Leedy, Okla
homa and vicinity to look after the
broomcorn. The brush will soon be
on the market there.
Mrs. George W. McClain of Lees
Summit, Missouri, who had been
visiting at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. H. Gartung, returned to her
home last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Taylor and
family have gone to Lincoln, Mime
sofa, and will spend a few weeks
fishing, and visiting relatives and
friends.
The boy scouts of this city have
been assisting the Red Cross chap
ter the last week by delivering milk
to the creamery. The Boy Scouts
are usually busy.
C. F. Hoffman, assistant cashier
of the First National bank is threat
ening to take his vacation in few
days. His wife is now at Hiawatha
enjoying a visit with homefolks.
Austin Gebhart of Pratt was Wis
itor in the city Saturday. He drove
to the city in his Maxwell and
brought his family with him. They
were looking after their land in
Oklahoma near the Kansas line.
A. S. Neff, of BlueBell, was in the
city Monday and brought sample
of his broomcorn. The brush is of a
fine quality and he will demand and
secure good price for it. He has a
field of about thirty acres of the
brush.
Henry Allen of the Wichita Bea-
con and William Allen White of the
Emporia Gazette start for France
this week. They will inspect the Red
Cross work annd Editor White will
tell about the trip in the newspapers
and magazines.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Etzold motored
to Plains Saturday, evening and spent
Sunday with their daughter, Mrs,
Hall. The two daughters, Mary and
Irene, who had been visiting there
for some time returned home with
them Sunday evening.
E. L. Heller, who lives twelve
miles south of Liberal was a visitor
in the city Tuesday. He had some
sale bills made and will offer al
public sale his livestock. Says hi
has more stock than he needs. He
reports a heavy rain at his place
but the hail stripped his kafir ant
maze crop of the foliage.
Frank A. Swan, who has been will
the Rock Island here for the las
nine years, was checked out Tues
day, and has gone to Wichita to lool
after his new work, the management
of the broomcorn warehouse for H
L. Ginns. Mrs. Swan is visiting a
Tyrone for the present and will JOIN
her husband later on. Frank is anx
ious to enter his new work and be
lieves he can do more for himself
than to be in the ticket office Of tn
railroad.
Mrs. Francis Morgan and Mis-
Edna Nelson have established col
lection agency in Liberal and hav
their office with the Liberal Dray
Transfer company on east Secon
street. Mrs. Morgan has recently re
ceived commission as Notary Pub
lie and is prepared to execute lega
papers of all kinds. They will handl
collections for anyone needing thei
services, either personally or by mai
! at reasonable percent. All wor
entrusted to them will be handle
promptly and satisfactorily. If 20
want your collections made prompt
ly on the first of the month call ther
up and give them your bills an
watch the money roll in. Both mem
bers of the firm are experienced Co
lectors and have a wide acquair
lance which is invaluable in this bus
mess. Their phone number is 454.