davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-01
QUARANTINE MAY BE
LIFTED MONDAY MORNING
If Present Conditions Prevail School
Will Be Opened First of
the Week.

The scarlet fever situation is very
encouraging at this time. New cases
show up at intervals, but the num-
Der is small enough that it is known
the disease is under control.
The quarantine of the school chill
dren has been very strict and gen
orally observed without any trouble,
and this is given as the reason for
the checking of the spread.
If conditions continue to improve
school will be opened Monday, but
this has not been definitely decided,
and cannot be until possibly Sun
day when the information will be
given.
DR.. Smith, county health officer, is
well pleased with the cooperation of
the people in regard to the quaran-
tine. He says that while there has
been, as is always the case, a few
violations, the majority of the peo-
pie have been loyal in their support
of the preventative measure.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-01
RAILROAD NOTES

Paul Guyer of Dalhart and W. A.
Franklin, motor car instructor, left
Tuesday for Harrington The divis-
ion is to be inspected all of the way.
Number one was thrown into a
ditch Monday just this side of Tex
homa. Not much damage was done,
but it took quite a while to get the
train back on the track.
B. H. Mcnamara, master carpen.
ter, of Dalhart was in the city Mon.
day on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Wideman left the last
of the week for Pratt, called there
by the illness of his father.
Mr.. Worthington, president of the
Monon Route, passed thru here
Saturday in a private car attached to
number one, en- route to FL Paso,
Texas.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-01
LANDMARK
is BEING REMOVED

The fire in the Stark Music house
so damaged the building that it was
found necessary to tear it down and
workmen are performing the last sad
rites as the paper goes to press.
This building is one of the old
landmarks of the town and was at
one time considered a very desirable
business building. 1t housed various
firms at different times, among them
a picture show, Taylor's drug store,
the Riggle grocery and later the
Stark music house.
The corner looks peculiar since the
building has been removed and here's
hoping Mr.. Stevenson will soon see
fit to erect a commodious brick on
the site. 1t is one of the few good
business locations left and will no
doubt afford a good building.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-01
FRANK MEYER ACCIDENTALLY
ELECTROCUTED AT ANTHONY

Frank Meyer, aged 16 years, a
brother of j. A. Meyer of the Liberal
Oil & Supply Company and Miss
Irene Meyer, teacher in the Liberal
high school, was electrocuted at his
home in Anthony last Thursday.
He was found in the barn by his
father, lying near an electric light
bulb, and the charred condition of
his hands plainly showed the cause
of his death.
Mrs. Meyer, the boys mother, was
in Liberal at the bedside of her
daughter, Miss Irene Meyer, who has
scarlet fever, when the terrible news
came calling her home.
The family have the sympathy of
a host of friends in their sad be-
reavement.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-01
WHY DON'T THE STREET
LIGHTS BURN?

This is a question being asked
hundreds of times daily and nightly.
There is a reason, and if the Demo-
crat can ascertain the facts correctly
we shall give them in our next issue.
We made an effort to get them in
time for this issue but were unable.
At the present time the blame is be-
ing placed on the light company, but
we have an inkling that the company
is not to blame. We expect to know
definitely by next week and whether
it be the company or not we are go
ing to tell why. After spending all
the money Liberal has to install the
white way the public has a right to
know why it is lightless and we ex-
pect to give the information.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-01
LIBERAL HAS NO SMALL PoX

A dispatch to the Hutchinson News
one day this week gave the informa-
tion that Liberal was quarantined
with small pox. This is a grave error.
There is no small pox here and has
been none for months. The informa-
ton was probably given because of
the quarantine of the school children
to prevent a spread of scarlet fever.
However, the town has not been
quarantined. 1t is true that pub
lie meetings have been discontinued,
but aside from this and the fact that
school children were compelled to re-
main on their own premises, there is
no quarantine.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-01
DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING

A meeting of the Democratic vot-
ers of Seward county is hereby
called at the court room in Liberal
on Friday evening, April 9, 1920, at
the hour of 8 o'clock for the purpose
Of electing delegates to the state con-
vention to be held at Wichita, Kan
sas, April %, 1920.
All voters, both men and women,
are urged to attend this meeting and
have voice in the selection Of these
delegates.
This is a matter of utmost import
ance and every possible Democratic
voter should be on hand. If good
men are to lead the party the people
must take the proper interest in mat
ters pertaining to the selection of
candidates.
Remember the date, Friday, April
8, at s o'clock, in the court room.
Z Ladies especially invited.
By order of
E. ]. STUTSMAN, Chairman,
County Central Committee.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-01
LIBERAL BUILDING & LOAN
ASSOCIATION READY TO co.
Charter Granted and Permission Civ
en- to Transact Business
Capital $5,OOO,0OO.

The Liberal Building & Loan As
sociation is now ready to transact
business. The charter has been
granted and all preliminaries COM
pleted, authorizing the association to
issue stock.
The matter of building and loan
association has been agitated for
some time, and finally enough SEN
timent was aroused to make it feas-
ible to start. Once the start was
made the, people fell in with the plan
and it was not a great while until
Scharter was applied for.
The customary red tape incident
to such a proceeding was gone thru
with, and a couple of weeks ago
notice was received that the charter
had been granted.
The company is well differed,
some of the most substantial bust
ness men of the city being included
in the board of directors.
J. N. Evans of the Peoples State
Bank is president, Herbert Hobble is
vice president, and W. E. Wilson of
the Wilson Furniture Company is the
secretary-treasurer. These with A..
F. German of the Economy dry goods
store and M. H. Scandrett of the
Scandrett & Fuest hardware firm,
are the directors.
The authorized capital of the asso-
citation is $5,OOO,OOO, and while this
seems large amount it is not too
great, as it is expected to make this
one of the big building and loan in
stitutions of the state within the
next few years, and another reason
is that it is necessary to go thru so
much red tape to secure an increase
of capital that it was thot advisable
to make it ample on the start.
The association bylaws confirm to
the requirements of the State Bank
ing Commission and all business is
subject to the supervision of the
commission, making it absolutely
Gafe as an investment proposition.
W. E. Wilson, secretary-treasurer
has recently returned from Topeka
where he went to familiarize himself
with the details Of the work, and as
soon as the necessary supplies are
assembled the association will be
ready to receive money and make
loans.
This is a forward step for Liberal
and with the growth the town is
making it is bound to be success.
A meeting of the stockholders will
be held in the near future, at which
time plans for pushing the business
will be made.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-01
Now everybody, altogether Let's
boost the track team.

o. D. Nickel, the National Tile
Silo man, is feeling good again. He
has received word that he has a
couple of shipments of tile on the
way as well as the workmen to lay
them. These are for water tanks
and silos, and o. D. says he just
naturally has the best thing going
for these. The tile has been so
scarce that he has had to turn back
several orders, and is naturally glad
TO get some of the needed material.
anyone wanting tile from these ship
ments had better see him at once.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-01
CITY ELECTION TUESDAY,;
ONLY ONE TICKET OUT
Caucuses Did Good Work and No
One Was Dissatisfied Enough to
Start Another Ticket.

The city election Tuesday will be a
quiet affair as there is but one ticket
in the field, and no opposition,
We failed to mention in our ar
ticle last week that G. W. Law was
nominated for City Treasurer, and
he, also, has no opposition. 1t looks
like it was going to be a harmonious
affair and we feel sure that good
men are going to win as that is all
the kind which were nominated.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-01
SCHOOL BOND ELECTION
HAS BEEN POSTPONED
Slight Error in Amount of Bonds in
the Official Call Is
Responsible.

Owing to slight error in the
amount of bonds to be voted, as an
nounced in the official call for the
school bond election, the date has
been postponed and a new call will
be issued.
1t was expected to hold the elec.
ton at the same time as the city
election, but the error was discovered
too late to have new call issued il
time to be published this week.
The council will meet Tuesday anc
set the date for the election.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-01
DIPLOMA EXAMINATION

The Diploma Examination will be
held Saturday, April 8, as was at first
planned. The only change is that
the examination will be held at the
high school building. The building
will be thoroly fumigated and there
will be perfect safety to come. The
pupils are requested to bring theil
dinners if they intend to stay all day
as they will not be allowed to come
down town.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-01

Reports from outside towns say
that Liberal is under quarantine, no
one being allowed to enter or leave
the town. Nothing is further from
the truth. There has never been any
talk of town quarantine. Every pre-
caution has been taken to make it
absolutely safe for persons to come
and go, and there is and has been no
danger, neither has there been a
quarantine. Such stories are det-
riment to the town, and it is to be
regretted that they gain circulation
when unwarranted
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-01
KiSnet News

left Thursday of last week for
Hutchinson in the Combs car.
The school children and teachers
went on hike last Friday after
noon down to the Beeler Burr farm.
j. b. Fletcher and wife took dinner
at the Geo Rose home last Wednes-
day. They left for their home near
Bucklin Friday in their Maxwell.
Hazel Massoni came home last
Thursday from Liberal as the school
was closed there on account of scar
let fever.
Mrs. Geo. holland and children
went to Greensburg Friday evening
to visit with relatives, returning Sun
day.
f. E. McReynolds of Montezuma
was here a short time Sunday.
Mrs. Chase called on Mrs. Geo.
Rose last Friday.
Frank Pinkerton left for Great
Bend, Kansas, last week.
Mrs. Pansy Mcclure and son re-
turned from her visit at McCraken,
Kansas, last Thursday.
Mrs. Aetna Higgins spent Satur-
day and Sunday at the homes of II.
A. Reickers and d. R. Snyder.
VIM. Bryant and wife went to
Pratt, Kansas, the last Of the week
for short visit, returning Monday.
Mrs. P. A. Smith and babe left for
Wichita Tuesday for visit with
relatives.
Roll Fellers, Harry Lepper and
Mr.. Ellis of Hayne left for Colorado
the first of the week to look at land
near Lamar.
Mrs. Jessie Stockton left for her
home in Castle City, Mo-, Saturday
Louie Combs returned from Hutch
inson Tuesday.
Tom and 0. C. Kirk came in from
| Colorado the latter part of last week
D. V. Fox went to Greensburg last
Saturday.
Paul Warden and Carl Bible went
to Mullinville last Wednesday to at
tend the basket ball tournament.
Mrs. Chas. DeWeese made hel
final trip to the dentist at Liberia
last week.
f. C. Lepper moved the soda foun
train from the hotel here to his place
in Meade last week.
Miller Browns two youngest child.
rem are having the whooping cough
real bad at this time.
A baby girl arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. T. Wedel on
March 10.
Mrs. 0thel Stocton of Towanda,
Kansas, came in the first of the week
for a visit with relatives.
Kismet was well represented at the
Lyceum number at Plains Tuesday
night, there being about six car loads
going up there.
The children are preparing a short
program for Easter services next
Sunday.
Ms. J. W. Pinkerton called on Mrs.
Jack Hams Tuesday.
f. r. Hess made a business trip
to Wichita and Arlington the last
of the week
The Juvenile Entertainers have a
date to play at the Western Star
School Friday night.
Mrs. NJ C. Hicks and Mrs. E. R.
Hess entertained the Ladies Aid on
Thursday of this week. Light re-
freshments were served.
Geo. Rose bought fine milk COW
the first of the week.
Little Everett Beale had the mis-
fortune of getting his hand burned
on the stove last week.
The little son of John Bruner is
suffering a great deal with rheuma-
tism at this writing.
The high wind blew the brick fue
off of the barber shop last Sunday
morning.
There was a party given last Sat
urday night in honor of the four
teenth birthday of Pauline Brown,
Della Smith and Ruth Reece. All
ranort a oood time
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-01
GOING TO WORK IN EARNEST
TO SECURE RAILROAD FUNDS
Chamber of Commerce Appoints
Committees to Assist in Taking
the Subscriptions.

the Subscriptions.
The outlook for the building of the
Kansas & Oklahoma railroad looks
brighter than for some time.
For a while it looked as if the
proposition might go by the board,
but a new bunch of pep was injected
into the proposition, and it now looks
as if the road would be built.
AS much as the proposition has
been talked it looks like it would be
understood by this time, but it seems
that this is not the case. Wild
stories and rumors gain circulation
and this has retarded the work of the
men who are to build the road.
A meeting was called for March
9th, but owing to the quarantine
regulation against public meetings it
had to be called off. However, the
Chamber of Commerce stepped in
and appointed some new committees
to help with the work and these are
now out ironing out the wrinkles in
the proposition.
Word comes from Beaver that
since the folks down there have the
assurance of real service they are
ready to get back of the road. This
is a big step in the right direction,
as the road will not only be a big
help to Beaver, but the Beaver peo-
pie can be big help in building the
road, and we will all be benefited at
the same time.
OF course no one can blame the
Beaver folks for being wary A
citizen of that town told the writer
several years ago that they had had
their fill of paying their money fol
railroads that never got past the
paper stage, and they would onl!
did up when they knew they would
get a road Now that they have
been satisfied that they are really
going to get the road we believe the!
can be relied upon to do their par
as they always have done in the
past. ..
They are a live bunch down there
but they are not going to fall for an,
"skin games" and we don't blam
them.
And Liberal is waking up a trifie
too. Liberal realizes that should an
other road build thru this countr!
and cross the Rock Island east o.
west of us we would soon have som,
real competition, and she is going tt
exert every effort to get the roaC
built.
However, neither Beaver nor Lib
eral, nor both, can build this road
The financial load is too heavy. II
is going to take the combined effort
of the towns and the farmers be.
tween to build it, and the farmers
subscriptions must come along with
the town money. This is not merely
a town boosting scheme. 1t is de-
velopment project in which all will
share, and neither town nor country
can lay off and make it success.
We are building the southwest, not
any one or two towns or counties
1t is a big proposition, and deserves
to be looked at from that angle. We
can build for the generations to
come as we'll as our immediate bene-
fit, and we owe it to the good people
who braved the privations incident to
taking this country to carry on the
work they started.
Will you do your part?
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-01
ORAL PARKER INJURED BY
OVERTURNING OF CAR

Oral Parker of near Hayne was
injured Friday as he was returning
from Liberal. He had the misfor-
tune to turn his car over and had his
collar bone broken and one of his
eyes slightly hurt. Three passengers
were in the car but he was the only
one hurt
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-01
LIBERAL BASKET BALL
TEAMS MADE GOOD SHOWING
Boys Won IL, Lost 7.-Girls Won S
Out of 6 School Games
Track Work On.

OlHce Jne close OF Cne basket Dali
season in the high school summary
of the results of the activities of the
two teams is quite interesting.
The boys team played 18 games,
winning IL of them. Four games
were lost early in the season dut to
the fact that the team had not ar
ranged for a place to practice and
went into the games with practically
no preparation. After steady prac-
tice was started they lost but four
games, one of these being the game
with Oxford at the state meet AL
tho they had been twice defeated by
the Meade team they turned the
tables at Lawrence and defeated
them 30 to lS.
The prospect for a good team next
year is excellent. Coach Wood, af-
ter a years work with the boys, will
he has good bunch of subs to draw
from should there be vacancies at the
beginning of the season.
The girls team made an extraor-
dinary showing, having gone thru the
season without loss except to the
Haskell Indians in the state meet at
Lawrence. They played 6 school
fNpn mil hn ltxy
also as town team against the
Hooker ladies town team. The only
team which was really interesting
competition was the Indian team, and
the fact that they so far outclassed
their opponents in this section was
one thing responsible for their los
ing that game. They had never been
made to work as fast as is necessary
against such a strong team and they
lacked wind.
1t is probable that the entire team
will be in tact next season, but in
this team also are several fast subs,
should someone drop out. The only
trouble is in finding games for them
another season, and some of the
stronger teams from the eastern Sec
tion of the state may have to be i'm
ported to work out properly.
Now the students are turning their
attention to the track team and many
have come out for places. Those who
will go on the team from last years
team are Randles, Taylor and Stou-
fer in the dashes; Wehmeier in the
weights Ellis 440 and $50; Schnei-
der, mile run; Harnden and Ma
honey, high jump and hurdles; High
land, pole vault.
Some of the new men who are
showing up well are Jones, Reust,
Pearcy, Odell Mahoney, Dillon,
Smith, Davis and Black.
Coach Wood will have the teams
out to work just as soon as the quar-
antine is lifted, and says he expects
to have II winning team.
The following events have been
scheduled.
April 23-Panhandle Meet at
| Hooker.
April 3O-Southwest Kansas Meet
at Cimarron.
May Rock Island Meet at Buck
lin.
May S-State Meet at Manhattan.
1t is hoped the people of Liberal
will keep up their support of the
track team as they have the foot
ball and basket ball teams With
such support the boys will work
harder, and it is nice to have win
ming team.
The following is the results Of the
seasons basket ball games:
Rova Team
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-01

Mrs. Floyd Kelly returned to her
home in Tyrone Thusday. She had
been in local hospital fo the past
two weeks.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-01

Workmen are again at work stead
lily on the Liberal Auto Company fill
ing station and the structure is as
suming proportions that leads US to
believe it will soon be completed.
It is going to be humdinger when
finished, and an ornament to that
part of the city.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-01

Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Prather of
near Elkhart left Thursday for New
ton, Kansas, for a visit whit rela-
tives.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-01

Keith Rosson and J. W. Timberlake
of Plains were in the city Thursday
on business.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-01

Harley Burns left Thursday for
Manhattan to enter school. Harvey
left the same day for Hutchinson.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-01

Hamp Jordan returned Wednes-
day from Hutchinson where he has
been attending school.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-01

Jack McGee Of Elkhart was greet
ing old friends in our city Thursday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-01

Mrs. Will Dohms of Kismet was a
Liberal shopper Thursday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-01

The school in District No. 18 will
close Friday, April 2. Miss Scott is
the teacher and has taught a very
successful term. At noon the
patrons of the district will bring
their dinners and enjoy a feast after
which a program will be held by the
school children.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-01

Mrs. Jerry Graber left Wednesday
for a short visit with relatives in
Kismet.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Freeman of
Gray visited Wednesday with their
daughter, Mrs. Cora Eldridge, the
depot matron.
]. D. MCLEOD accompanied his
wife and children as far as Kansas
City Monday. They were going to
Trenton, Mo-, for a visit with rela-
tives.
H. E. McMullen, trainmaster from
Dalhart, was in Liberal Thursday on
business.
Mr.. Mccain, civil engineer, of Dal-
hart was in Liberal the last of the
week looking after business interests.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-01

Rev. Perkins of Beaver was Lib
eral business visitor Thursday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-01

Mrs. E. S. Irwin and Mr.. and Mrs.
W. P. Irwin went to Kismet Thurs
day for a short visit with friends.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-01

William Knott of Plains brought
his little daughter to a local hospital
Thursday. She fell off the bed and
broke her right arm just above the
elbow. An X-ray picture was taken,
the arm set and the little girl is get
ting along as well as could be ex-
pected.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-01

Boys Team
Liberal 19-Guymon Al.
Liberal 14-Plains 16.
Liberal 21-Bucklin 15.
Liberal 20-Meade 80.
Liberal 19-Guymon 33.
Liberal 21-Goodwell 10.
Liberal 37-Hugoton 8.
Liberal 46-Hooker 20.
Liberal 53-Fowler 12.
Liberal 27-Greensburg 29.
Liberal 27-Ashland 26.
Liberal 14-Meade 20.
Liberal 26-Greensburg %.
Liberal 44-Hooker 8.
Liberal 47-Fowler IA.
Liberal 13-Edwardsville s.
Liberal 30-Meade 18.
Liberal 18-Oxford 80. |
Girls Team
Liberal 29-Hugoton 10.
Liberal 34-Hooker 18.
Liberal 39-Guymon 9.
Liberal 24-Hooker IL.
Liberal 23-Guymon II.
Liberal 18-Haskell 33.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-01

G. L. Light returned Thursday
from a business trip east.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-01

Mrs. W. A. LaRue Of Plains was q
Liberal shopper Thursday.