The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-09-26
ARE BUILDING ADDITION
TO ARMORY BUILDING
National Guardsmen Will Have Plen-
ty of Room When Addition
Is Completed.

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room will be ready for occupancy.
When the building was erected as
a community enterprise many years
ago it was little dreamed that in the
future it would be, used for such a
purpose, but times change, and while
it answered the purpose for which it
was built at that time, it now comes
into good use for a greater purpose.
The company is hard at work drill
ing. and hiking and if it should be
necessary to use them before the war
is over, they will be fit and ready to
figh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Morrell Of
near Moscoe were shopping in the
city the last of the week.
Mrs. J. L. Hall went to Camp Funs-
ton the last of the week to spend a
few weeks with, Sergt. Hall.
Misses Mae and Edith Andis, who
have been employed here for some
time, returned to their home in Mon
tezuma Tuesday.
E. d. Cooper, Perry Eaton and
others from Liberal made a trip to
Springfield, Colorado, the first of the
week on land business.
Miss Nadia Farmer is enjoying a
weeks vacation from her duties in
the post Office. She went to Hutch
inson Friday to attend the fair.
Roy Booker Of Jefferson Barracks,
near st. Louis, who has a thirty-day
farm leave, is assisting his brother
in Beaver county with his crops.
DIR. Emma E. Mann, the mechano-
theropist, who has been visiting rela-
tives in Pittsburg, Kansas City and
Topeka for several weeks, will return
home next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Fuller were in
the city Tuesday visiting Mrs. Full
ler's sister, Mrs. Pearl Bangs, as they
were moving from Kismet to the Cur
tis farm near Hooker.
John w. Baughman and E. D.
Cooper left Thursday morning in Mr..
Baughman's car for "A several days
trip in the vicinity of Denver, Colo
RADIO, on land business.
John W. Baughman and A. F. Cor
man made a business trip to Dodge
City and Garden City the fore part of
this week, having made the trip in
Mr.. Baughman's Hudson.
Sixty good books of reference and
fiction have been placed in the lib
rary. They were contributed by Mrs.
S. A. Fields, Mrs. George R. Arm
strong, Miss Kate Wright and Roy
Harrison.
The W. C. T. U. will have a good
literature bracket in the passenger
depot soon. 1t will contain church
papers, Sunday school papers, tenn
perance literature and other good
reading matter.
Ray Kennedy is driving a nifty
blue roadster with wire wheels. Ray
generally has something different
from the other fellow and we are
just wondering if this isn't just an
other form of a disguised Ford.
Gurney Kyle returned from a visit
with his sister, Mrs. John Neeley,
near Goodwell yesterday. Mrs. Nee
ley and children accompanied him
for visit at the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Kyle.
The first Texas county boy to give
his life for democracy was Joe Je-
rome Peugh, son of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
H. Peugh of near Goodwell, who was
officially reported as killed in action
August 7th. Young Peugh enlisted
March 18th in the infantry.
]. L. Coleman and son, Gilbert, of
Pleasant Hill, Missouri, who are look
ing after business in Winfield, Kan
sas, spent Sunday with the P. A. and
J. B. Craig families. Mrs. Coleman
has been here some time visiting the
Mesdames Craig who are her sisters.
H. M. Goss received word Monday
evening of the death Of his wife's
father at the hospital in Halstead,
Kansas, and left for Halstead Tues
day morning with two of his chill
dren. Mrs. Goss and brother, Horton,
was with her father at the time of
his death.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter McFarlin re-
turned from Alton, Illinois, the last
of the week, where Mr.. McFarlin has
been the past two months, having un-
derwent an operation, being in the
hospital six weeks. He is much bet
ter and able to be about his work at
the Rock Island.
Mrs. Minnie ]. Grinstead and Mrs.
D. C. Wood left for Wichita Tuesday
to attend the W. C. T. U, convention,