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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-05-17

ard Sunday schools as follows
Hayne, U. B. at Kismet, First Chris
tian, First Presbyterian and First
Methodist in Liberal. He showed a
beautiful penant which had been
awarded Seward county for another
year. 1t was one Of fourteen to re-
ceive recognition at the State con-
vention as standard county. One
, of the requirements of standard coun-
ty is fer the secretary to furnish the
State worker complete report al
the time of the county convention.
In order to maintain this standard the
county secretary and j. H. Light
made drive Of 4S miles to get the
last report. This makes good start
toward maintaining the standard for
this year.
The Sunday school parade Sunday
afternoon was one Of the enjoyable
features of the convention. The pa
rade formed at the Baptist church at
2 o'clock.
The procession was led by two
men, one carrying large American
flag and the other a Christian flag.
They were followed by the county
president, Ralph Heath, and Presi-
dent N. L. Falls who carried umbral-
las of red, white and blue, containing
appropriate mottos, some of which
were: Righteousness Exalteth
Nation" "Where Men Go Boys Will
Follow" "Where Kansas Leads the
Nation Will Follow" "Bone Dry"
etc.
Then came the Liberal band, which
rendered the stirring strains Of that
hymn, "Onward Christian
Soldiers" The line formed at the
Christian church and the route trav-
eresed was as follows: East to Sher-
man Avenue, north to the Christian
church, then east on Third to Kansas,
south on Kansas to Third, then west
to Sherman where a division was
made, the men and boys going to the
Christian church and the ladies and
girls to the Baptist church. Both of
the buildings were filled to capacity
for the services.
The different Sunday schools car
ried their banners, American flags
and Christian flags.
There were something like 600 in
line and the parade was an inspiring
sight.
At the last session of the conven-
tion the following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved, that this convention ex-
tend a vote of thanks;
/. To the Liberal City Band for
its kindness in providing music for
the Sunday school parade;
p. To Mrs. Chappell and DR..
Staffer for the interesting instruc-
tion, splendid inspiration and helpful
plans given at this convention;
8. To N. L. Falls, our efficient
county secretary, for his untiring de- J
votion in behalf of the Seward coun- |
ty Sunday school association.
G. E. Matkin, Jr., as vice-president,
Rev. MacLennan, as superintendent
Of administration, and ]. N. Evans,
as superintendent of teachers train
ing, were the only changes made in
The list Of officers.
The convention is over. After the
convention, what?
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-05-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. W. Cav are
entertaining their son, Richard W.
Cav, who returned Sunday morning
from South America. He is a civil
engineer, and this is his first visit
here for four years. He expects to
enlist in the government service at
the close of his visit.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-05-17
County S. S. Convention Well
Attended. AHelpful Session
Sunday School Parade Feature Over 600 in
Line With Flags and Banners.

The Thirtieth Annual Sunday
Convention Of the Seward county
Sunday School Association is past.
Those who attended claim it to have
been above the average. 1t was a
decided success when judged from
the viewpoint of helpfulness from
suggestions made by the speakers,
inspiration from their addresses, en-
thusiasm created and work planned
for the future.
The time for holding the conven-
ton was against the success of the
convention, especially that Of Satur-
day afternoon but notwithstanding
this fact nine Sunday schools were
represented at the first session on
Saturday afternoon. Action was TAX
en- at this convention requesting the
general secretary to give us. Wednes-
day and Thursday in the future in
stead of Saturday and Sunday as it
has been for several years.
From the opening session we were
favored with the help of two State
workers although the second worker
was not expected until the second
day Of the convention. The work of
Mrs. Chappell, who is the State ele-
mentary superintendent, and Of Rev.
E. Stauffer, who is member Of the
State executive committee, was con-
sidered enjoyed by all who attended
and those who failed to attend miss
ed something worth while.
Mrs. Chappell's address on "Needs
of Rural Sunday SCHOOL, was doubt
less her best address. She told a
story of grandfather's visit to his old
home in which he showed consider
able discomfort on account of the
many changes made in the modern
home but was perfectly at ease when
he visited the old church and found
everything exactly as he had been
accustomed to years before. Some
of the needs she mentioned were:
1. Superintendent with vision.
2. More perfect organization.
8. Better rooms in which to meet.
a. Better equipment.
5. More trained workers.
g.. A missionary vision.
Rev. Stauffer's main address was
delivered on Sunday evening at the
Christian and Methodist churches.
His subject was "Boys" and no one
that heard him doubts in the least
that he understands his subject. The
Christian church was wholly made
quate to the task of accommodating
the crowds. After it was filled until
there was not another seat to be
found, then the Methodist church was
also pretty well filled and the ad-
dresses and secretary's report were
given at each h>church.
His report showed much improve
ment in the individual Sunday |
schools. Three new churches built
during the year, Wideawake Metho-
dist church, Mennonite church north
west of Kismet and United Brethren
church at Kismet; two new school,
Valley Center and Riverside; the res
direction of one dead school in the
northeast part of the county; and an
increase in the enrolment Of more
than thirteen per cent and five stand
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-05-17

Mrs. Clarkson of Tyrone was in the
city Monday to visit her friend, Mrs.
Marcellus, who underwent an opera
ton in the Liberal hospital recently.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-05-17

Clay Pennick of Texhoma came up
Wednesday to unload Buick Six for
w. A. Wharton and took it back to
Texhoma.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-05-17
Seniors Are Busy People With
Plans For Commencement
Glass Sermon, Class Play, and Graduation Exer-
cises Close at Hand
THE SENIOR PLAY

Tuesday evening, May %, rura
play entitled EARN Folks" will be
presented by the Seniors of the Lib.
eral high school, beginning at $3.50
o'clock, at the Majestic theater.
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Philip Burleigh, New York, Joe Black
Dave Weston, Farmer, Hiram Jarrett
Amos Goodwin, Farmer ......
Loyal Patten
Bijah Finn, Jack Of All Trades ....
Thompson, Burleigh's Servant So.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. John Wooden
Grace Burleigh, His Daughter.
Velda Reynolds
Sarah Goodwin, His Wife ..........
Louise Falls
Mrs. Peasley, Goodwin's Neighbor
........... Vera Young
Della Slocum, Goodwin's Hired Girl
...................... Gladys Carson
Flora Goodwin, farmers daugh-
ter, is engaged to Philip Burleigh, a
young New Yorker. Philips mother
wants him to marry society woman,
and by falsehoods makes Flora be-
lieve Philip does not love her. Dave
Weston, who wants Flora himself,
helps the deception by intercepting
a letter from Philip to Flora. She
agrees to marry Dave, but on the eve
of their marriage Dave confesses
Philip learns the truth, and he and
Flora are reunited.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-05-17

Miss Elizabeth Fleming of the
Summers dry goods store spent Sun
day with home folks at Meade.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-05-17

o. W. Spradling spent Wednesday
in Bucklin and Pratt on business.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-05-17

be seen that the amount Of grain on
hand March 1, 1915, was valued at
$125,000, while grain on hand March
l, f917, was valued at but $4,000,
making difference Of $101, 900,
which is made up in one value Of
other personal property this year.
The valuations are as follows:
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-02-10

tons to another. AS he neared
station he would be observed by the
station keeper, whose duty 1t was to
keep sharp lookout for the oncom-
ing rider. This carekeeper would
lead out fresh horse all saddled.
and, as Hall drew rein, he would
spring to the ground and leap up
on the back of this fresh mount,
carrying the mail pouches with him.
and be gone without so much as a
word of greeting.
These mail pouches were import
ant parts of the riders equipment,
for in them was securely locked the
mail which was being taken across
the continent. There were four poe
kets in the bags. which were made of
heavy leather and of such shape and
length that they would hang over
the horn of the saddle with two
pockets in front of the rider and
two just under his legs. In these
pockets the mail was put, having
first been wrapped with oilcloth in
small bundles of about 200 letters
each. These letters were generally
written upon tissue paper as the
rate of postage was $3.50 per ounce
or fraction thereof. The purpose
of wrapping in oilcloth was to keep
from wetting the letters as was Of
ten liable to happen in a storm or
when the rider was fording the riv-
er.
The stations were generally about
10 to 20 miles apart. according to
local conditions, and the proximity
of water. Halls heat" as he cal
led 1t, was over desert country
and the stations here were over 90
miles apart. Once he was out OF
sight Of a station. he would likely
not see another human being, ex.
cept Indians, until he neared the
next station. Imagine his consterna'
ton, then, when one day riding
swiftly along over the trail to Will
low Springs his horse. "Nigger,
stepped into a gopher hole and fel
fiat. Halls foot caught in one Of
the stirrups and the horse ran across
the open plain dragging the helpless
rider. Fully 200 yards he ran, be
fore the foot slipped from where I
caught and the poor boy lay, bleed
ing from mouth and nose upon thu
barren plain, while the horse gal
Hoped back to the station.
Rescued by Station Man.
Hall relates this incident as thou
gh it was but part Of the days work
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-02-10

question. Yes, there were some In
dams about there in those days and
some bad ones. But / always make
IL a rule not to talk about the bad
things, there are too many good
things. Big Mary, we used to call
her, who lived at the Willow Springs
She was a good woman, but well
remember one morning as I came
galloping into the station, she came
out swinging a scalp by its long hair.
'Yip!' she yelled, we had three In
juns fer breakfast
Then they told me that three In
dams had come into the station ear
ly that morning and sneaking around
saw that there were two women
folks and, they thought, only two
men in the place. So they talked
among themselves and planned to
kill the two men and then run off
with the women. There was a fell
low there named Slater who could
understand their language and he
knew what they were up to, so he
called three other men that were in
the tent and told them. Then the
whites tried to get the guns away
from the Indians and soon they were
in a fight. Slater was a dandy shot
and he got two out of the three, one
of them ran up on the side of the
hill. but they got him too. I helped
bury all three after I got in camp
there that day. There were other
times like this one, but we can for
get them, for 1t was cruel neces-
| sity."-Deseret News.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-02-10
RECOLLECTIONS OF A
PONY EXPRESS RIDER
Sam Hall of Wellsville, Cache Coun-
ty, and Col. w. +. Cody OBufalo
BilI Were i'm the Saddle Together
i'm 1.-THE Good Old Days"

Sam Hall, who now resides at
Wellsville, Cache county, was one of
the pioneers of Utah, arriving here
with his parents in 1851. In 1860.
then lad of 10, he became a Pony
Express rider on the first transcon-
tinental mail route established by
Uncle Sam. He rode this route for
nearly two years and then came to
Cache valley and settled at Wells
vile, becoming thereby a pioneer Of
that now fruitful valley. In this
town, seated in his comfortable lit
tie home, found him last week,
a hale man of rs, glad to meet a
stranger and willing to tell his in
teresting history in modest west
ern way.
yes" he replied to my ques-
ton about his having been a pony
express man, II was one of the first
riders on that mail route. My beat
was from Dugway station, some
where about on the Nevada line, this
way to Willow Springs. w. F..
Cody buffalo BILL was riding
about this same time over in the
eastern end Of the line and occasion
ally we would hear something about
what he was doing, for, though we
riders did not get to meet each other
often, yet we knew the name OF about
every man on the line and also
whether he was yellow or had good
sand in him. Cody had good sand
He was in a dangerous part of the
country and I suppose he had more
exciting times often than we had al
this end"
Mr.. Hall seemed thus to be more
willing to talk of the exploits OF
Cody and other of the riders thar
of himself. But I called him bach
to his own experiences, for to ms
and other readers of The News,
felt this of most interest. Then h,
told me all about the equipment am
some of the troubles and joys o
the life he had on the pony express
route.
on and On in Hurry.
Each rider was furnished with |
relay of horses that he would rid
at top speed from one of the sta
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-02-10
KEEP THE KIDNEYS WELL
Health 10 Worth Saving, and Some
Logan People Know How to
Save Il

Many Logan people take their
lives in their hands by neglecting
the kidneys when they know. these
organs need help. Weak kidneys
are responsible for large amount
OF suffering and Ill health-the least
delay is dangerous Use Doan's Kid
ney Pills-a remedy that has helped
thousands OF kidney sufferers. Here
is a Logan woman's recommends
ton:
Mrs. Martha Nelson, Of River
Heights, Logan, says: II was taken
with an attack OF kidney trouble and
grew worse until could hardly
move, because OF the pains in my
back and sides. Different kidney
medicines failed to give relief until
used Doan's Kidney pills. One box
removed the aches and pains, and
three boxes cured me-" Statement
given May %, 1910.
OVER TWO YEARS LATER
Mrs. Nelson said: Whenever my
kidneys need strengthening and my
system requires toning up. Doan's
Kidney Pills help me as nothing else
can"
Price soc. at all dealers. Do moi
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that Mrs. Nelson has twice public
! " recommended. FosterMilburn Co
Props, Buffalo, New York.-Adv.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-02-10
AMERICAN LINERS TO
BE HELD IN PORT


New York, Feb. 7.-Sailing of
the American Line steamships, st.
Louis and st. Paul, now in the port
of New York, have been indefinitely
postponed, 1t was announced here
tonight by P. A. s. Franklin, pres
ident of the International Mercan-
tile Marine.
The announcement followed an Of
fetal statement received by tele-
phone from the state department at
Washington declining to advise pri-
vate persons as to whether or not
their ships should start on voyages
which would take them within the
| war zones laid down by Germany.
The state department pointed out,
however, that neutral vessels may
arm themselves for defense If the
| owners so elect and that it is tho
\ right of an American vessel to ira
verse any part, of the high seas.
After receiving the message from
Washington. Mr.. Franklin issued the
following statement:
1.-The American line announces
that the sailing dates of the steam
ers st. Louis and st. Paul, now in
the port of New York, have been in
definitely postponed. The following
message was received today by tele-
phone from Secretary of State Lans-
ing:
1.-The government cannot give ad-
vice to private persons as to wheth-
er or not their merchant vessels
should sail on voyage to European
ports by which they would be COM
PEELED to pass through the waters
delineated in the declaration issued
by the German government on jan
uary 81, 1917.
at. however, asserts that the
rights of American vessels to ira
verse all parts Of the high seas are
the same now as they were prior to
the issuance OF the German declara-
ton and that a neutral vessel may,
IL its owners believe that 1t is liable
to be unlawfully attacked, take any
necessary measures to prevent or re-
sent attack
1.-THE American line officers have
now taken under consideration
whether to sail their steamers with
, in prohibited waters or whether II
is their duty to provide guns and
gunners on their own account"
Negotiations to establish for Nor
wegian, Swedish and Danish passen'
ger ships British port of call which
would enable them to avoid Kirkwall
with its attendant dangers from
mines and submarines, were reported
here today to be progressing between
|, Great Britain and representatives Of
, the Scandinavian lines. 1t has beer
suggested, according to the agent o.
one Of the lines, that Halifax oil
. Bermuda be substituted for Kirk
' wall as a British port, where shop'
$ may stop for inspection of cargo ant
9 passengers.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-02-10
Something Good.

Those who hate nasty medicine
should try Chamberlain's Tablets for
constipation. They are pleasant to
take and their effect is so agreeable
and so natural that you will not
realize that it has been produced
by medicine. Obtainable every
where.
Adv
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-02-10

II " VI "A ~
adding that the carekeeper came
back soon leading the horse and that
he mounted and rode on to the next
station, splitting blood all the way.
Several experiences such as this, had
he, as he assures me, did every hor-
seman in that day. So often would
the recovering horse flee from him
after fall, that this young rider hit
upon the ingenius idea of always
riding with rope tied to his wrist
at one end while the other end was
fastened to the bit. This assured him
that he would be able to stop his
mount should he again be thrown by
O fall.
Hall began riding the express in
April, 1860 and stayed with the
work until August, 1861.
Had you no lay-offs during this
timer" inquired.
"Once I did. There was a little
Irishman came out to take my place.
He was very brave at first, but the
second day they sent me word to
come out again, for the poor boy had
got lost the first day and now a
storm had come up and he was cry
ing for fear he would have to go out
on the next ride, which wouldn't be
for two more days, So / came back
out and stayed until quit in 1861.
81 weighed 1876 pounds when I
went out there. for that was the
weight they required But after a
man learned just how much horse
could stand they didn't care so much
how much he weighed. l weighed
$50 pounds when I quit and I could
have stayed on there riding as long
as I wanted, because knew just how
much horse could stand and how
much he could not stand"
Speaking of Indians" he contin'
ued. in answer to my suggestion that
he must have seen some occasion
ally, ;there were no great numbers
out there on the desert. We saw
more horses and steers that had
been lost by California immigrants
than anything else. You see lots OF
them travellers didn't know how to
rowl a horse to keep him from get
ting alkalied, so they would get lots
of them alkalied along this road
, and then they would just go off and
leave them. but II they had rowled
: them, they would never have lost
, a single horse"
Crude Desert Surgery.
What is this rowling?" I asked
him.
= "Well," he replied, you just ruI
big needle, like a sack needle o.
mattress needle, through tn
fleshy part of the horses breast ant
+, leave IL there. You keep moving
this around every day or two as 20,
? drive along over the plains and b,
@ the time you reach the alkali re
. gions you have a running sore her
on his breast. That seems cruel
but it amt, for it lets out the poisol
from the horse when he gets to-
. much alkali and he does not ge
sick"
"Did you rowl your saddle hors
esq" I asked.
"Rowl 'em!" he repeated. well
l. I guess we rowled 'em; only we di
Z. 1t with our spurs and we did 1t fror
: their ears to their tails. Some @
them brutes we had to ride wer
devlish lazy ones, and gosh! didn
we rowl 'em!" The old mans eye
sparkled as he spoke and could Sc
him in my imagination. little la
of 10 rowling" half broke
broncho across the desert in fulfill
ment of his duty.
"But you asked about Indians.
he recalled himself to my origins
KEEp TnE KInNEYH We'll
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-02-10

We have some old newspapers we
are selling for sc bundle, just the
thing to start the fire with.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-02-10

Be loyal to your state and patron
ice Utah industries.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-02-10

on and On in a Hurry.
Each rider was furnished with a
relay of horses that he would ride
at top speed from one of the sta
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Men

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only.
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Her iMBITIONS are TO Run A
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