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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-21

Mrs. w. B. Cogsweu of Stratford will be hostess at the meeting of the Wednesday Morning Art club this week.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-21

Miss Fannie Perkins entertained Mrs. Anna and Mrs. Bessie Baitelman of New York city over the Easter holidays.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-21

Miss Esther Sherman of 104S Penn broke street is spending the Easter vacation as the guest of friends in New York city.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-07-17
ARE YOU GOING TO HELP
GET RID OF GRASSHOPPERS

Secretary Millman Of the Chamber
of Commerce says he has not yet
heard from near all of the farmers
who should be interested in the big
campaign for the killing Of the grass
hoppers. Of course, he relies that
all Of them have been extremely busy
with the finishing of the harvest
work, and many of them have not
been to town, but this is so important
a move that they should take time
to write him a line and announce
their intention to join in this con-
certed movement to rid this territory
of these pests. The fall row crops
and the next wheat crop are going to
be greatly damaged if this work is
not carried out and the earlier the
arrangements can be carried out the
greater the results that can be ex-
/pected.
If you can't come to town, take
time to drop Mr.. Millman a few lines
expressing your desire to take part
in the movement, and he will then
notify you of all the details of the
work as it is lined out.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-07-17
LIBERAL TO RAISE $675
FOR SALVATION ARMY

Rev. W. T. Williams, pastor of the
Congregational Church of Kinsley,
Kansas, was in the city this forenoon
to outline to our Chamber of Com
merce the expectations from Liberal
in aid of the Salvation Army Welfare
Fund being raised in Kansas.
The state as a whole is expected to
raise 100000. Sixty thousand dol
lars of this sum is to be used in the
establishment of home for the res
cue of fallen women. The allotment
which Seward county and Liberal is
expected to raise is $675, and Secre-
tary Millman assured Rev. Williams
that this would be Forthcoming.
The campaign for this fund will be
made the first week in September.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-07-17
CITY COUNCIL HAS
A BUSY SESSION

The regular semi-monthly session
of the city council was a busy one,
as reference to the numerous ordin-
ances published elsewhere in the col
umns of this paper will show. They
had a full attendance-City Clerk
Holland says it was because it was
rainy, and there was no other place
to go. At all events they had good
meeting, and a very agreeable time
until they came to the problem Of
Can creek-and then, when Engineer
Knott could not prove that it was not
knotty knot to unite, they got
where they could not decide, and de-
cided to adjourn.
Before this, however, the matter
of letting the contract for the lay
ing of water main was granted to c.
H. Everett of Hutchinson. This COW
ers the laying of an eight-inch main
from the new we'll to be put down at
Eleventh and Lincoln to Seventh and
Lincoln; six-inch main on West
Second from Jordan to Clay; four
inch pipe from Eleventh to Eighth on
Kansas Avenue; a four-inch pipe
from Tenth to Sixth on Grand Ave-
nue., and a four-inch pipe from
Fourth to Second on Sherman. There
are 72O feet of old pipe to be taken
up. Permanent connections are to
be made to avoid having to tear up
pavements in the future, and dead
ends are to be avoided, all sections to
be tied where possible, thus improv-
ing the water pressure.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-07-17
NEW 100 HORSE POWER
DIESEL ENGINE HERE

The new one-hundred horse power
Deisel engine, to be used by the Light
Milling and Grain Company has ar
rived, and is being unloaded from the
freight car. This is one of the latest
types of this superior engine, which
has proven most successful in num-
ber of the largest power plants in this
vicinity, among them the light and
power plants of Kinsley, Beaver and
Forgan. 1t will take three of four
weeks to get the new engine installed
and then the mill will be able to
greatly increase its output.
A second miller has recently as
sumed his duties at the mill, and the
mill will soon be running on a
twenty-four hour schedule. The lar
gest part of the mill output at the
present time is worked at night, when
the other power using plants are not
consuming the power supply of the
city plant The new engine will put
an end to their shortage of power.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-07-17
KNoTT'S KNOT NOT HAPPY
FLIES BOTHER KNOTT'S KNOT

City Engineer Harry Knott has a
bald knot, and he has not had a hap
py knot, because the flies bothered
Knott's knot. Not because Knott's
knot is not generally happy knot,
but the city hall was not properly
screened, and the flies bothered
Knott's knot not having anything
smoother to light upon. This being
the case it became necessary to put
new screens on the city hall doors,
and now Harry Knott's knot is not a
general landing place for the aerial
pests. Knott's knot is not now un-
happy, as it is not longer necessary to
cover Knott's knot with cap while
unraveling knotty knots about Can
creek, the city paving, the water sup
ply, and what not.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-07-17
THEY PUT 1T DOWN
IN BLACK AND WHITE
But When the Objector Heard They
Were Coming, He Had Important
Business Somewhere Else Than in
Hugoton.

AS was announced in the Democrat
last week, a party consisting of G. L.
Light, J. W. Baughman, H. W. Ma
gruder and Ray Millman, Secretary
Of the Chamber of Commerce, all
Liberal business men, and o. P. By
ers and son, Walter, who propose
building the railway between Liberal
and Hugoton, drove over to the latter
city 70 meet the interested people Of
Stevens and Morton counties, and
Mr.. Crawford, the Stevens county
man who has seen fit to get out .
restraining order against the sale Of
the bonds in Stevens county for this
project. .
True to form, Mr.. Crawford, the
objector, had found important busi-
ness out of the city. The citizens of
Morton and Stevens counties, how
ever, were there, and evidenced
their hearty support of the project
they had voted to help.
AS it was impossible to secure an
understanding with Mr.. Crawford,
Mr.. Byers, with the aid of County
Attorney Eddy, of Stevens County,
drew up a contract, which in detail
outlined a plan whereby trustees
would be appointed for the sale Of
the bonds, and these trustees to pay
for the road as completed, mile by
mile, evidencing his absolute good
faith with the people along the route
of the proposed railway. He does
not ask for a dollar that he will not
give value received in return,
With this understanding, the party
left the matter with the people of
Stevens county and Mr.. Crawford to
work out. Mr.. Byers is ready to go
ahead with the construction of the
road, but he wants no litigation about
the proposition.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-07-17
CAUGHT CHANNEL CAT WEIGH
ING SIX AND HALF POUNDS

A party of three, Ed Guymon, Lee
Larrabee and Joe Bryson, returned
last Friday from fishing trip out at
the Club on Beaver River. In their
catch, they displayed a beautiful
Channel Cat Fish that tipped the
scales at six and one half pounds.
This particular speciman was
caught about 1000 o'clock Friday
morning by Mr.. Bryson, with an
ordinary cane pole and line, and he
states that it was one of the hard
est pulls he ever had on line. In
his experience he has caught a great
many bass, and before getting this
fish out of the water, he had con-
cluded it was about an eight pound
bass.
Mr.. Bryson never fishes with a
reel, preferring the old cane pole
and a good line. His good success
puts him in demand as shaperon
for fishing parties.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-07-17
MUST DO SOMETHING
TO SAVE THE TREES

Sheriff W. o. Nelson brought to
the Democrat office short section
of the small trees which have been
planted in the Court House yard that
had fallen as a result Of the ravages
of the borer worms. The body Of
this tree was not more than one inch
in diameter, but in the heart of it
was a large worm that had ground
the pith for distance of six inches
at least. Hundreds of the fine shade
trees of Liberal are dying this year
as a result of the ravages of these
worms, and it seems that there is no
one who knows of a successful plan
of saving the trees after they are at
tackled by the pests. Whitewash and
lye have been used to great advan-
tage, especially where the dirt has
been dug away from the tree and the
upper parts of the roots thoroughly
saturated and colored with the white
wash. The trouble with this remedy
\ Is that no one thinks to use it until
eEbey find the borers at work, and
then it is too late.
Mr.. Nelson says that three Of the
nice trees in the Court House yard
fell within thirty-six hours, and that
several of the other trees seem to be
doomed. He is using chloroform shot
in the holes with a syringe to reach
the borers, and then plugging the
holes, but the holes are so numerous
in many of the trees that this is an
almost endless job. Next spring he
intends to commence the work with
Eye and whitewash early in March,
and thinks that if all the trees in the
city are given the treatment, many of
them will be saved. Hundreds Of
them will perish this year in spite OF
all that can be done.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-07-17
MRS. w. E. STALLARD
is SERIOUSLY ILL

The many friends of Mrs. W. E.
Stallard will be sorry to learn that
she has been very sick for the past
week, and that for a time her life was
despaired of. In fact her illness was
so serious that DR.. Morrow Of this
city, DIR. McCloud of Tyrone and DR..
]. H. Stallard Of Gueda Springs,
Kansas, an uncle of Mr.. Stallard,
were called to her bedside. Yester-
day her condition was greatly i'm
proved, but it will be sometime be-
fore she win be able to be around
again.
Mrs. Stallard's sickness is especial.
ly depressing to her just at this time
for the reason that thir elegant new
place Of business was just in readi-
ness for a formal opening. Mrs.
Stallard has taken a great deal of
pride in the furnishing and arrange
ment of this, probably the finest bak-
cry and refreshment place in the
southwest, and her cheerful greeting
is missed by their many patrons.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-07-17
NO SUCH STORE
FOUND IN LIBERAL

The Pratt Union says: Two ladies
were talking Tusday about where
they buy goods. In some way a
name was mentioned as not being a
desirable place to buy, when one
lady said, "Well, I declare, it has
been so long since heard that name
or saw it in the paper, that had for
gotten they were still in business"
One Of the most noteworthy things
about Liberal, is that she does not
possess store that does not adver-
tise. In fact there is hardly busi-
ness institution of any nature in the
city that does not use the columns Of
her newspapers. And when you get
a bunch of such business men in any
community, it is the greatest asset a
city can have. It is an evidence OF
intelligence and enterprise that is
recognized wherever her city papers
go-in fact it enables her papers to
90 a long ways. In the last few
years the writer has travelled over a
large section Of the southwest, and
everywhere there is comment on the
wonderful enterprise and thrift Of
Liberal business men. This is as il
should be.
To be sure, there are a very few
business men in Liberal who follow q
party bias or seek to dominate with
their patronage, but the fine con-
sideration shown by their competi-
tors should surely awaken their con-
sciousness to this error.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-07-17
ARE MAKING OVERATURES
TO GET A RAILROAD

Farmers living west of Liberal
and along the state line between
here and Elkhart have recently held
two meetings at the Banner school
house, to Consider plans to get rail-
road from Liberal to Elkhart, via
their part of the country. They are
in earnest in their efforts, and are
ready to pledge a most liberal sup
port to such an enterprise. At their
last meeting they appointed Messrs.
Parker, Roehr and Parker Jr. a COM
mittee to present their proposition to
Mr.. o. P. Byers at the earliest oppor-
tunity.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-07-17
MORE MEN ON THE
STREET-PAVING JOB

With the finishing of the local har-
vest, more workers are coming to
town, and work on the street--paving
is being resumed. Superintendent
Hunter, of the Stanton Construction
Company has made quite showing
with the brick and asphalt on south
Kansas Avenue this week, and work
will be resumed on the running of
the concrete on East Second Street
tomorrow.
A force of negro workers are ex-
pected the last of the week from
Hominy, Okla. The negro has
proven himself to be the best help
the paving contractors can find.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-07-17
HOLINESS CAMP MEETING

The Camp Meeting of the South
western Association will be held in
Liberal from August 7th to 18th.
Those having charge of the SER
vices will be DR.. Harmon, who was
here last year, Harry Hays, of New
burg, Oregon, and Bro. and Sister
Mccoy, who had charge of the song
services last year.
You are invited to attend and
bring your friends. These are able
evangelists, who will be here, and we
are anticipating great good time.
Anyone desiring information can
write to B. H. Albertson, President,
or to Paul W. Light, Secretary.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-07-17
is STILL HANDLING
LALLEY LIGHT PLANTS

Mr.. B. E. Heating, Of the Liberal
Sheet Metal Works informs us that
the report being circulated that he
was no longer handling the Lalley
Light Plants is not correct, and that
he wants to meet anyone who is in
need of a home or farm lighting
equipment. This lighting system
has proven one of the most success
full on the market.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-07-17
READ THE ORDINANCES

1t might not be bad idea for the
citizens generally to read the Ordin-
ances in this issue, relative to the cut
ting of weeds, as we understand that
following its publication it is to be
rigidly enforced. The order had no
bite before this ordinance was passed,
but the marshal can now make it in
teresting for those who fail to COM
ply with its regulations.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-07-17
A PRETTY HARVEST WINDOW

One Of the most appropriately
dressed windows you could find in
a weeks travel is the work of Joe
Stickler of the Star Grocery. He
used the elegant window space there
to splendid advantage, intermingling
wheat stalks with good things to eat
in such a manner that they attract a
great deal of attention and compl-
mentary mention. In the south win
dow he has a neat arrangement Of
fruit jars and pantry ware.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-07-17
OLD CHURCH STRUCTURE
is BEING TORN DOWN

The old Christian Church Building,
which since the building of the fine
new structure, has been resting on
the west side of the Lincoln school
house yard, is being torn down. 1t
has served as an overflow school room
since its use as a church.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-07-17
A FEARFUL INCIDENT

July 9Th, owing to the dimness of
the headlight or the lack of sign
board, Prof. S. A. Coffman of Hugo
ton was struck by the midnight ex-
press on the Kansas G. Oklahoma
Railroad at a point midway between
Liberal and Hugoton. dreamy AS
a result of this on Wednesday morn
ing, July 9th, it was. ascertained by
demonstration that the blow had
paralyzed the right arm and limb of
Mr., Coffman. He was brought to
Liberal by John A. Kelly in his Max
we'll Six which bowled along at the
rate of sixty miles per hour, hasten
ing the patient to the Morrow hos
pital, where he is recuperating.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-07-17
w. c. T. U. MEETING
FRIDAY AFTERNOON

There will be meeting of the
members of the W. C. T. U. at the
home of Mrs. T. B. Moore Friday af-
ternoon at 2:30 p. m. All who have
clothing to be distributed by the
missionaries are urged to bring it
at this time.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-07-17

C. A. Coleman has been appointed
local agent for the Standard Oil
Company, to succeed ]. ]. Edwards,
who recently resigned and has started
out with his threshing machine to
gather shekels from the great wheat
yield.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-07-17

pltal, Where ne is recupeTaClnS.
Prof. S. A. Coffman saved the bond
election for the railroad in Stevens
county. Sunday, July 9th, it was
conceded by all the leaders in Hugo
ton that no bond election would be
held, owing to legal entanglements
surrounding the proposition All were
directed to vote mo" to clear the
bond election of the injunction filed.
The whole railroad proposition had
fallen thru. Learning at this late
date the true situation, Mr.. Coffman
Immediately drove to the Lone Star
neighborhood and was greeted with
the remark stated regretfully: "The
railroad is blowed up" But Mr.
Coffman replied that he would REIN
state the proposition, prevent the
polls from closing and secure legal
citation to inspire confidence in the
bond election. Each man there was
eager to see something done if pos
sible. Whereupon Mr. Coffman was
delegated to take up the issue. Mon
day morning at sunrise, Clyde Cohe-
nour drove Mr.. Coffman to Liberal
where they sought Mr.. Light, attor-
ney, for an opinion regarding section
82 Session Laws concerning railroad
building. The opinion showed the
proposition to be true blue, and other
Investigations proved that Mr.. Byers
does things. Mr.. Coffman then went
to the Secretary Of the Liberal Cham
ber of Commerce and was shown
copies of the petitions used for the
proposed railroad bond election and
found that the propositions were the
same in Seward as those in Stevens
county. Mr.. Coffman requested Mr..
Millman, the secretary, to phone Mr..
Byers concerning the conditions in
Stevens county and what he thought
Of the proposition. This statement
was copied. Mr.. Cocman then opened
the wires to Mr. Byers explaining the
conditions fully and requested au-
thority to push the election and Mr..
Byers agreed to inform Mr.. Kelly
likewise After this rushing back to
IIo o,o Ctor J;etr;,t oaucipn q
general phone ring to be made and
about sixty farmers of the east end
of Stevens county assembled and Mr..
Coffman recited his Investigations. A
little later a number of the crowd
motored to HugOton and found the
city council in session. Here the
party found every man had been in
structed to vote "no" on the bonds
in order to save the probable injunc-
ton process 1t seemed that no ar
gument could convince those men
that voting Eyes" would leave the
proposition safe for the voters and
the municipality. Two members of
the party called upon Mr.. Kelly at
the midnight hour and he was found
to be undecided on the proper step
to be taken in the election, but a
short time later when Mr.. Byers's
telegram reached him, Mr.. Kelly and
many others accepted the plans made
by Mr.. Coffman and when the cleo
ton was over the bonds had carried
by good majority.
Prof. Coffman wishes for the peo-
pie of Stevens county to stand for
the bonds for the railroad, knowing
that no autocratic law or ruling
should prevail as judges Of modern
courts will not sustain such.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-07-17

And that brings another little re-
mark Of Mr.. Craig's to memory-one
that he made the other day on his re-
turn from Guymon, where he went to
oversee the unloading of the derrick
and drilling machinery. 1t was that
Guymon was up on her toes in in
terest in this oil development-that
the people down there were wide
awake to its meaning, and the price
of property was increasing and were
Growing that Guymon would be the
big city and oil center of this great
southwest field. We believe if she is
it will be because Liberal is too good
a waiter.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-07-17
BIG OIL COMPANIES
ARE WATCHING LIBERAL

letters from interested parties during
the last week, and from some con-
Germs who are anxious to tie up with
them for development purposes. But
all of these companies want the local
people to pay a large part of the bill
of development, by purchase of stock.
If the local people pay for the de-
yelopment, they might as well have
the satisfaction of knowing that the
officers are local men who will keep
faith with local people. We have
reason to hope that next week we can
announce more progress in this di-
rection.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-07-17

Mrs. W. R. Dillingham; of Sabetha,
Kansas, came the first of the week
for visit with relatives and friends
here. Mrs. Dillingham; was the or
ganizer of the Red Cross Chapter of
Seward county.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-07-17

The Liberal Auto Company have
received the bill of lading OF a car
load of Fords shipped July 9th that
ought to be here most any day, now.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-07-17

Monday, Berk G. Stewart threshed
5000 bushels of fine quality wheat on
the Smith Bros. farm south of town.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-07-17

1t must be evident to lany man
about town who keeps at least one
eye open that our territory is being
watched by the big oil companies. In
fact it is known that at least one or
more of the representatives of such
concerns are keeping company with
us Liberal folks most all the time.
Just why they do it we can't say for
certain. But it looks very much like
they thought we had something here
worth keeping in touch with. 1t
seems to be kind of watchful wait
ing on their part, and as we said be-
fore, Liberal has been a good waiter.
But this watchful waiting COM
panionship, while many times salts
factory to the wooers, grows weari-
some to the fond friends who have
been anticipating developments.
Just so about our friends-the big
oil companies. If they really love US
we would like to see something doing
And if they do not get busy, some Of
the lotharic's of the golden sheen are
liable to capture the prize, ,and we
predict that is the way she will be
captured.
Our little comments of last week
have had one good result at all
events. It has developed the fact
that a number Of our citizens who
have previously been among the sat
isfied walters are becoming aroused
to the Importance Of action. They
have given the word that they are
ready to do their part, and we look
for the announcement that they have
Joined the ranks Of the oil develop
ment boosters within the next few
days This is as it should be, and is
the sure way Of getting early results.
The oil we'll promoters have been
known to find dry holes and after
ward the same holes would sell for
good big sums. A company Offered
and dominated by Liberal citizens
won't find any dry holes.
Last Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
geologist named Wrighter, and
hailing from Tulsa, was shown over
the north lot, and he trailed the notes
he had in his possession down into
Oklahoma. 1t developed that the
notes he was carrying were from the
compilation of eight other geologists,
who had covered this territory, and
that they checked off and tailed to
a dot. 1t is believed that he repre-
sented one of the big Tulsa compan-
les, which one we do not know. But
why so many oil we'll locators if
there is no oil here That old saying
that there must be some fire where
there is much smoke, seems applica-
BILE.
The Seward County Oil & Gas
Comnany have received a number of