The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-06-05
KiSmet Items

LlDerdl VlSltorS thursday DeCWeel
: trains.
Mrs. H. D. Massoni went to Mul
linville Wednesday to stay over foI
the program Decoration Day.
The Niles sisters, Nettie and Irma
left Saturday for Garden City, where
they expect to visit a while.
H. A. Reickers has the Ford habit
also. He now owns Ford with q
new racer body, buying same at Lib.
eral last week.
Mrs. NJ. c. Hicks and children and
Mrs. A. C. Jones were Liberal visit
ors Friday, to have dental work done.
A large number of the Kismet PEG
pie attended the services held at
Liberal Decoration Day. All enjoyed
being there for the day.
Services for Decoration Day were
held on Sunday in Kismet, as so
many were absent Friday. Mrs. Min
ME Grinstead delivered an address
in the afternoon, before marching
to the cemetery to decorate the
graves. Although it was bad cold
day the people turned out we'll and
there were lots of flowers for dec
Grating.
Thursday evening party was
given at the Ben Smith home for
Misses Irma and Nettie Niles. A
large crowd gathered, and the even
ing was spent playing various games
and each enjoyed themselves.
o. E. Thomas left Saturday for
Laverne, Okla, for few days visit
with home folks.
Chas. DeWeese motored to Liberal
Saturday and was looking after some
carpenter work and contracting.
Mrs. R. E. Benson and sister, Mrs.
Leslie Smith, were at Mullinville
visiting home folks Friday, also at
tetnding Decoration Day services.
Mrs. Buler Burr returned from
Mullinville Saturday, where she had
been for Decoration Day services.
G. H. Beale of Baxter Springs
came in Monday to visit his son, c.
H. Beale, Jr., and family for a few
days.
Ralph Hickman had the misfor-
tune to lose his barn Saturday. Mr.. !
Hickman was burning mites in a
chicken house close to the barn. He
left his work to help boy hitch up
the team, and soon discovered the |
barn on fire. With little or no water
and no help, it was impossible to put |
out the fire.
Mrs. H. d. Massoni, Hazel and |
Floyd, drove to Moscow Saturday
evening to visit at the Murphy home
near there. The rain caught them
at Moscow, and they did not get
home until Monday on account of so
much mud.
Mrs. R. E. Benson, Mrs. A. C.
Jones and A. G.. Mutt accompanied
H. D. Massoni to Liberal Monday,
Mr.. Marroni attending commission
ers meeting
Kismet was very much alive Sat
1rday. People from the country
around swarmed in like bees to vote
on the Rural High School PROPOSE
ton.
Saturday evening Kismet and vi
cinity experienced another hailstorm.
The hail was bad in town, but north
and west some of the wheat is COM
pletely hailed out. Some have put
in claims for as high as 80 per cent
to the insurance companies, and 9th
ers not so much. There was quite a
rain following the hail, and the
weather turned very cool for two
days and nights. The wheat that es-
capped the hail still looks fine.
Edwin Gouldner and Josephine
Simonson, who were married some
two weeks ago, have just returned
from a visit with Mr. Gouldner's rel
atives in Denver, Colorado. Mr.. and
Mrs. Gouldner will make their home
on the Gouldner farm southeast of
town with his mother and family.
H. A. Rickers was in Liberal be-
tween trains Friday to consult the
dentist.
Chas. DeWeese made a business
trip down to Floris, Okla, Monday.
Mrs. doc" GRADER of Liberal has
been visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Stoll, northwest of town.
Her sister, Anna Stoll, went home
with her Friday for a few days visit
in Liberal.
f. R. Hess has been east on trip
and the mill is running part of the