The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-03-07

/ Guy P. Bedford left for business
trip to Kansas City Sunday.
Mrs. d. Hemphill and son visited
friends in Dalhart yesterday
w. C. Stewart made business trip
to Dalhart yesterday.
Mrs. Guy Speakman was in the city
today for osteopathic treatment.
Miss Ruby Cotterell left for Arl-
! ington this morning to spend month
with her sister.
S. D. Still left for Kansas City this
morning where he will receive medi-
cal treatment.
| Mr.. and Mrs. L. F. Parsons Of
Plains are in the city today taking
treatment Of the osteopath.
J. L. Lynch of near Hugoton was
transacting business in the city to-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy R. Hickman and
daughter, Lucille, visited Mrs. Marie
Du Pont last evening.
Mr.. Wilbur. cashier of the First
State Bank of Gray, was business
visitor in the city today.
Miss zelda Reynolds is attending
to the Office work for the Liberal I'm
dertaking Company.
Mrs. l.. M. Reynolds returned from
few weeks visit with relatives in
Wichita last night.
Mrs. VIM. C. McDavid of Hugoton
is in the city this week taking osteo-
pathic treatments.
Lieut.. r. T. Nichols, who spent a
few days last week in the city looking
after business matters, returned to
Camp Funston Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Matkin returned
| to their home in Bucklin yesterday
after few weeks visit with Mr.. Mat
kin's parents and brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Bridges left
for Sedan, New Mexico, this morn
ing. They 90 to make their home on
the farm they recently purchased
near Sedan.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Wright returned
from a few weeks visit with Mr..
Wright's parents in Indiana and other
relatives in Ohio and Tennessee last
night.
Miss Elderia Riggle has resigned
her position as bookkeeper for the
Liberal Transfer Company and is now
assisting in her brothers store, the
Riggle Brothers Grocery.
Sheriff o. E. Dobson left for Lam
sing and Hutchinson this morning
where he accompanied two prisoners
who have been sentenced to serve
sentences in the state institutions at
: those places.
Ray. B. Price of Ford passed thru
Liberal Thursday on his way to Och
. iltree, Texas, for visit with rela-
: tives. He was guest of the Demo-
crat family at supper last night and
attended the Mems meeting this
, morning.
Charles Edgar Hoole is the latest
addition to The Democrat force. He
| resigned his position as foreman of a
paper at Vinita, Okla, to prepare
to answer a call to the colors. He
did not have to leave as soon as he
expected and will help out in this
Office for time. He is an excellent
j printer.
E. C. Walden has returned from a
trip to Arkansas. He brought home
:. with him samples of corn raised there.
: 1t is a good looking sample. Mr..
e Walden says he will plant some of the
5 grain this spring. Seed corn is one
5 of the scarce grains this spring.
{ Dave Jones, a ranchman on the
Palo Duro, was visitor in the city
: yesterday. Mr.. Jones owns consider
able property in this city and states
that he will hold it indefinitely. Says
the price Of real estate will become
more valuable later on. and will make
1 no price on his vacant lots. Perhaps
he has visions of Liberal being in the
: center of an oil district one of these
days.