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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-06-10
ROBBERS MADE A BIG
HAUL IN BOLES' STORE
Forced Entrance in Rear Tuesday
Night-Took About $1,000 In
Clothing and Jewelry

When Frank G. Boles of the Boles'
Dry Goods store, and several Of his
clerks opened the store Wednesday
morning, they found the counters lit
tered with goods and the place in
more or less of chaotic state. 1t
was discovered that some one had
forced an entrance in the rear Of the
building through window and then
proceeded to help themselves. That
tkere were several robbers is more
than likely, from the amount OF goods
taken. There were missing four suits
of mems clothing, silk shirts, hand
kerchiefs, neckties, shoes, socks, un-
derwear, travelling bags and suit
cases, and five trays OF jewelty cost
ing approximately S250.00.
The total amount stolen will be
around $1,000, according to the store
authorities. There was $40 in cash
removed from the register and 81 in
postage stamps.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-06-10
LIBERAL TROUNCES
HOOKER 3 TO 2
First Game of Season Won by Lib
eral Team on Home Grounds
Attendance Good

With club gotten together in lust
SIX days time, composed of some of
the best men in the Western Associ-
alton, Liberal took Hooker into camp
Sunday 3 to 2.
W,arden's pitching was all to the
good although he never extended
himself until the last inning.
Leo Wister, catcher, also did well
and this battery hit like they had had
some experience in that line.
In fact the entire team showed to
good advantage with lots of pep, and
Manager Brannan believes that any
time his team plays they will give any
club a run for their money.
The most promising thing about
the game Sunday was the fight that
Liberal showed Hooker Hooker rot
the jump on Liberal in the first inn
ing but Liberal came back with the
old fight that makes baseball the fav-
orite sport of all
When asked whom he thought
were the best players on the Liberal
team, Manager Brannan said: "they
are all so good that could not saw"
Charlie Warden, pitcher, is a prom
ising young ball player. He comes
from Pawhuska, Oklahoma, team of
the Western Association. He won
most of his games in that bunch and
VIII give any club battle to beat
him,
Leo Wister the Indian catcher.
halls from Hominy, Oklahoma, end
he sure can hit as well as catch.
Warden and Wister look like the best
battery Liberal has had in many
years.
Arthur Sutton, the stock third base
man, halls from Ensign, but has been
playing with Springfield, Missouri,
in the Western Association until Lib
eral secured him a few days ago.
Bobbie Miller's home is at Clayton,
New Mexico and he is a mighty fast
infielder as well as a good man with
the stick.
Flemming, Craig, Malone. Bran
nan, Byers and Eaton are all known
here as they have played ball in Lib
eral previously and no one can say
anything but that they have the
goods.
Craig pulled a nice double play
Sunday. After catching a line drive
he made a quick return to Bob Miller
at second completing the play.
The attendance was good for the
opening game. The team looked
natty in the new uniforms and made
a nice appearance.
Mayor Griffith tossed the first ball
to Alderman Joe Bryson, as the of
ficial opening of the new park.
The next game is with Meade at
that place this afternoon and Ter
homa comes for a game Sunday af-
ternoon. TeXhoma has a crackeriack
team and has been playing several
weeks so the Liberal bunch will have
to hustle to get the long end of the
score.
Come out folks and let the fellows
know you are there.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-06-10
WOMAN'S CLUB LIBRARY
ADDS So NEW VOLUMES
Books to be Catalogued at Once And
Library to Open Week From
Saturday

The Woman's Club library has add
ed fifty-two new volumes TO its list
and the books will be catalogued at
once and the library opened a week
from Saturday, according to Mrs. Bert
Long, a member of the library board.
The new collection Of books were
recently purchased from Harper
Bros. and include the Confidential
Classics Of 20 volumes. These are bv
the prominent authors of Europeon
countries. and if one wishes to learn
of the life and problems of those liv-
ing in the foreign lands, no better
way may be chosen than reading the
fiction of the country as it depicts
the manner and customs, the prob
lens and conditions of the people.
Other new books are 12 volumes
by Reeves; 10 of Rex Beach; 10 of
Riley, besides private donations by
contributors to therbiarylthe .weta
local people.
On account of the scarlet fever
epidemic, the library has been closed
for many weeks, but the Board of
Health has given permission for the
building to be opened again.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-06-10
FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW
Being the third of fifteen articles written for the
Democrat by N. o. Shanks, Publicity Expert
on the Resources of Liberal and Seward County.

| $1,338.OO; for the 1919 the records
show the receipts were S25, ,469.00
divided into precincts as follows
Fargo, $7S95; Liberal precinct, SO.
1900 and Seward, $3,S6700, with
the city of Liberal, $40. No other
data could give a better idea of pro
gress of conditions on the farm than
this statement alone.
Seward county presents unusually
opportunities for dairying on a large
or a small scale. There is an excel
lent creamery in the city, as well as
many buyers. This is an excellent
dairying country; an ideal climate
for breeding grounds. The altitude
is just right, neither too high to make
the animals nervous and highstrung,
nor too low to make them sluggish.
Southwest Kansas is leading the
southwest states districts in the dairy
industry. That is the result of the
small farmer. Out where the stretch
es are still subdivided into smaller
tracts; where the ranchman still has
big interests the dairy COW comes
lSlONly HC Olu Jllllt
would not milk a cow with thousands
of heads around him. But it is diff
ferent with the small farmer The
dairy COW is his weekly pay check; it
is proving so here and becoming more
and more into prominence.
Let US look at some of the county
records regarding this dairy industry:
The 1905 records showed pounds
of butter made, 5,940 pounds; milk
and cream sold, $1,37000. Last
Years books show: 36,139 pounds
of butter made in the various pre-
cincts as follows: Fargo, 0,915 lbs; (;
Liberal, 23,05O; Seward, 100 lbs, and
Liberal city, 2,O74 pounds.
Value of milk and cream sold for
1919: $31, ,06100 with Fargo pre-
cinct having $1O,984.00; Liberal $5,-
78O and Seward, $14,297. In the year
1905, the milk and cream sold only
amounted to 81 $1,000.
The records also show for 1919 49,
$50 head of cattle/and 106 head of
registered cattle, all having vatua-
tion of 1851 100000. There were
2O88 milk cows, SO herd bulls, 3013
heifers and calves.
Horses, mules and asses, 5,37l head
with a valuation of 1868, 10000;
sheep, 1856 head valued at $4,000;
goats II head valued at $500.
The country lends itself particu-
laryly to the industry of hogs, poul-
try, and dairying; they all do well
here with a minimum of care; there
the tons and tons of surplus feeds
raised, and the farmer with even lin
tied means can make nice profit
They eat cheap feed; turn it into a
profit; they help to keep the cram of
the soil on the land; they help to in
crease the bank deposits.
They are here, will increase and
further assist in making Seward
county one of the leading wealth pro-
ducing counties in the sunfower
state.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-06-10
WILL PAVE ALLEYS IN
DOWN TOWN DISTRICT
Alleys From First to Third on Either
Side of Kansas Avenue to
Be Paved

At the past meeting of the city
council a contract was awarded to the
Stanton Construction company to
pave the alleys between first and
third avenues on each side of Kansas
avenue.
This matter has been under consid-
GRAFTON for some time but has been
held up on account Of the brick, but
now that the balance of the paving is
so nearly completed that enough ref
use brick is on hand to materially
help with the work which will he star
ted as soon as possible.
There were many brick not suit
able for the business and residence
streets that will be good enough for
the alleys and this will save consid-
cradle in the price for the work.
The Democrat is pleased to see this
step taken as it will help in getting
rid of the dust which has been a great
bother.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-06-10
BI-PRODUCTS OF THE FARM
DAIRYING, POULTRY, HOGS,
LIVE STOCK

This is the day of diversified farm
ing; the day of better breeding of
live stock; the farmers of Seward
county as well as other points in the
great southwest territory have learn
ed that all crops are certain in a semi
arid region such as southwest Kan
sas-so farming has been placed up
on a scientific basis. There is no one
crop farm; it is now the farm with
cows and the hogs and the chickens
and the steers and the "better males
at all times to build up the herds, the
flocks, the pens. Kansas is country
of silos which greatly enhance the
crop value; where there are dairy
cows, and where the farmers have
learned to market their feed crops
on four feet one will always find pro-
gressive, thrifty, bank account men
of the soil. Such is Seward county.
Seward county is only few years
removed from the trackless and un-
broken rairie; but today instead the
COW trails are the section roads. 1t
is not a matter of ranges but of pas
lures, of plotted farms and stock
and according to the county records
for 1919 having practically hun
dred thousand dollars in farm equip
ment, includin tractors and trucks,
and all the necessary and modern
farm machinery Of this advanced
age. 1t is interesting to note here
that the records snow that there are
663 wagons on the farm, having a
valuation of $20,00000.
Cheap feeds, forage crops, and lots
of it, and on non-eXpensive lands,
is what is making this territory a
leader in dairy stock, hogs, poultry
and sheep and cattle
In 1905 there were only 275 head
of hos in the county; by 1908, three
years later, that number was tenfold.
In 1905 the records show there were
3,159 head, but dropped off about a
thousand head in 1917, and last year
there were only 1913 head having a
valuation of $l8,050.O0.
As poultry and egg producing sec
ton Seward county could easily rank
as first in the state; the feed crops
are here, the climatic conditions-the
Biddie is gradually coming into her
own. The mixed flock of the old day
is passing; already there are many
thoroughbred pens. Today the farm
is being supplied with the breeding
or meat breeds. The market here is
one of the best in this section. There
are many buyers who give the best
market quotations. The fact that all
farm products have an excellent mar
ket in Liberal is what is making Lib
eral the ready market center of south
west Kansas, part of Oklahoma and
when the new railroad is built, part
of Baca county, Colorado.
Take some more county records:
In the year 1905 the records show
that the poultry industry meant only
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-06-10
TWENTY-NINE TEACHERS
EMPLOYED TO DATE
Liberal School Ranks With the Best
in the Southwest, and Still
Improving

The Liberal City schools are nearly
all complete as to its instructors for
the coming year. The following list
was prepared for the Democrat by
Prof. f. o. Rindom.
A. B. Steele, Superintendent.
High School - Elizabeth Henry,
principal; Emily Ryle, Hazel Scan
drett, Elsie Ester, B. w. Wood, Ella
Larner, Dorothy Edison, music, Mrs.
j. c. Crowell, Zelma Ross.
Junior High School-Josie Walker,
principal; Kate Barnard.
Grade Schools-A. V. Ebersole,
principal Garfield; Ole Brooks, prin-
cipal Lincoln; Aetna Higgins, Ruth
Barrell, Bessie Anderson, Effe Far
mer, Gladys Stewart, Pauline Station,
Blanche Amend, LYDIA Beasley, Lu-
cile Lake, Vaughn Fankhauser, Mil
dred Feather, Ethel Cain, Gertrude
Meyers, Fern McKibben, Josie Lip
prant.
The Liberal City schools have
reached a high state of perfection
thru the combined efforts of the
Board and Superintendent, F. o.
RindOm, who have worked many
years toward that end. Little by lit
tie, each term saw better facilities,
more improvements and the reputa-
tion of the educational advantages of
Liberal have gradually extended over
the Southwest until now there are
many out-of-town pupils among its
student list.
With the development of the
school has come the necessity of
more and better buildings, and an
other year will see the erection of
the 100000 high school buildings,
besides many repairs on the present
ones.
Prof, Rindom resigned his position
as superintendent of the city schools
in order to take up the study of law
which he has been reading for some
time.
While Liberal regrets losing Mr..
Rindom in the schools, he will still
be a citizen of Liberal and his in
fluence will be for the welfare of the
city as it has been in the past. Mr..
Rindom his devoted his entire atten-
ton to his work during his years of
service in the schools and the high
state of perfection that exists today
has been largely due to his conscien-
tious efforts.
He has made many friends in his
pupils and hundreds of children will
look back years from now with a
kindly feeling toward him.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-06-10
TO BOOST BOY SCOUTS
AND CAMPFIRE GIRLS
Organization Formed to Keep Troops
In Good Working Condition
And Add New Members

At a meeting of the Liberal Cham
Der of Commerce held last week a
committee was appointed to take
charge of the reorganization of the
Boy Scouts and organization of the
Campfire Girls.
This committee got busy the first
of the week and secured fifty mem
bers, called meeting for Tuesday
evening, and the organization was
perfected with the following officers
President, f. S. Irwin Vice Presi-
dent, Miss Mabel Evans; Secretary,
Miss Emma Thompson; Treasurer, j.
/ b. Miller.
The officers together with Rev. M.
o. Wolfe, Rev. A. F. Henry, Rev. T.
r. Barrier, Mrs. r. A. Tegarden and
Mrs. Bert Long compose the board OF
directors of the organization.
Upon motion n committee compos-
ed of F. O. Rindom, Miss Evans and
Miss Thompson were appointed to
formulate a constitution and bylaws.
These will be prepared and a meeting
called the near future.
1t is the purpose of the organiza-
tion to get back of the Boy Srouts
and Campfire Girls, see that suitable
leaders are secured and kept sup
piled with the necessary funds.
f. s. Irwin, president, will act as
head of the Boy Scouts, and Miss
Mabel Evans as leader of the Camp
fire Girls. Miss Evans has had some
experience in the work of the organ
iontinp and con handla bo,. mont or
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-06-10
AMERICAN LEGION BANQUET
A VERY PLEASANT AFFAIR
Out-of- Town Speakers Complimented
Liberal Post on Excellent
Showing Made.

The American Legion Banquet
held at the Sanford Hotel last night
was one of the pleasing events of the
season. The attendance was all that
could be wished for and the meal and
s, rvice equal to any ever given in
the city.
Speakers from Hutchinson, Garden
City, Dodge City and Syracuse were
present and the talks were exception
ally good. Local speakers also gave
some good talks.
T. F. Hobble of Dodge City told
of skirmish with Non-Partisan
League organizers at Dodge City in
which the Legion had part. Hobble
put plenty of pep into his talk and
while he dealt in facts his clever man.
ner of presenting them caused much
laughter.
Attorney Eustace Smith of Hutch
inson made a good talk, as did S. A.
Dougherty, Seventh District commit
teeman of the American Legion, Of
Garden City, and Mr., Clark of SYRIA
cuse.
John C. Newman, special represen-
tative of the War Risk Insurance
Bureau, of Wichita, was present and
urged the members to keep up their
war insurance. He gave much in
formation regarding both the insur-
ance and compensation.
H. Hobble quite naturally talked
on his favorite subiect-the Memori-
al Hall and auditorium. Hobble
knows this subject by heart and
aroused considerable enthusiasm for
this project.
Warren Zimmerman spoke briefly,
complimenting the splendid manhood
of the Legion and closed by reciting
a poem dedicated to the Flag, which
was warmly applauded
County Attorney G. L. Light spake
on behalf of the Boy Scouts, urging
a close cooperation between the Le-
gion and the Scout movement. His
remarks were timely and well re-
ceived.
Harry Gaskill very nearly thanked
the ladies for their effort in providing
the banquet and he voiced the senti-
ment of every man in the house.
DR.. M. H. Perrin acted as toast
master and exhibited much skill in
that line.
Every visitor praised the PEP
shown by the Liberal Post, and one
Of the speakers made the statement
that the Posts in this part of. the state
looked to Liberal for leadership, and
urged that the fellows stay back of
their officers and keep the organiza-
tion in a healthy condition.
One and all praised the meal and
the courtesy shown the visitors by
the local Post.
1t was a very enjoyable affair for
those of us not privileged to belong,
and after listening to the excellent
talks the real purpose of the organ
ization is clearer.
1t was explained that the Legion
was not organized merely to benefit
the members but to give back to So
ciety the best efforts to raise the
standard of Americanism in every
possible manner.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-06-10
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVoR HIKE

At seven o'clock Tuesday evening,
a jolly bunch Of young folks gathered
at the Presbyterian church for hike
and within a half an hour everything
was ready to go and the crowd left
for a place near Charley Lights. Up
on reaching said place, a number of
games took place and afterwards re-
freshments of ice cream and waters
were served, then some more games.
On account of The big rain storm
coming up, the young folks were
compelled to return home.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-06-10
JUNE WEDDINGS OF THE WEEK
Freeman-Kerns

Miss Osa Freeman and Mr. Gerald
Kern of Gray, were married at the
court house, Monday, by the probate
judge. Mrs. Kern is a sister of Mrs.
Cora Eldridge of this city, and is
well known to the young folks of
Liberal. She attended school here
and has been teaching since her grad
uation from high school. Mr.. Kern
is not so we'll known to Liberal folks
but is brother to Mrs. Luke Calvert
and Mrs. John Riggle of this city and
is a popular farmer living near Gray,
Okla. The Democrat extends con-
gratulations.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-06-10
NATIONAL LAND COMPANY
TO MOVE ITS OFFICE

The National Land Company will
move its office into the building on
Kansas avenue recently vacated by
the shoe shop. Carpenters ]. R.
Printz and U. J. Smith are altering
the interior of the rooms and making
then attractive for the real estate
firm. The National Land company
will take possession within a few days.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-06-10
INSURANCE MEN HELD MEETING

George H. Moeckle of Wichita,
agent for the Guarantee Life Insur-
ance Company, was in the city Mon
day and while here held a meeting
with the local agents to talk over the
affairs of the company. Those present
were j. E. Mann, Mr.. Oetinger, E. A..
Pennington, W. L. Jackson of this
city, E. R. Hess of Kismet, and R. R.
Schulz of Texhoma. Mr.. Moeckel
left on No. 2 Monday for Wichita.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-06-10
BEST GAME HE EVER SAW

]. A. Brooks is some booster for
the Liberal ball team. According to
Brooks the local team is a winner and
he agrees to back them against any
thing west of the Mississippi river.
He says the game Sunday afternoon
was equal of any league game he
ever saw and Brooks is an old ball
player himself.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-06-10
TO PLAY TEXHOMA SUNDAY

Liberal will play a lively game of
base ball with Texhoma Sunday, June
13, and this will be big game. Tex
homa as a good team this season and
an interesting contest will be shown
between the two teams.
The Liberal team will visit Meade
Thursday, June 10, and a crowd of
Liberal fans will accompany the boys.
Elkhart team will play Liberal on
the Liberal grounds June %.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-06-10
BIRTHS

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kindschi
Saturday, June 5, boy.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. D. W. Grim.
wood, May %, boy.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip KrafJ
of Forgan, June 6, girl.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. M. R
Hughes May 30, girl
Born 10 Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.. Light
June Z, girl.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-06-10
imball-Barthelomew

Lorel Bartholomew and Desta
Kimball, who were married in Wich-
ita last week, returned to Liberal
Sunday evening, where they will
make their home.
Mrs. Bartholomew has been
teaching in the Liberal city schools
for the past year and has many ac-
quaintances both in social and educa-
tional circles.
Mr. Bartholomew is manager of
the Sinclair Oil company here, and is
one of the splendid young business
men of the city.
The many friends of both Mr.. and
Mrs. Bartholomew join the Democrat
in extending congratulations.
Jesse Whitehead and Arvella Os-
borne, both of Meade, were married
by the Rev. H ,nry of the Methodist
church, June 3.
Chauncy Worden of Oklahoma
City and Nell Bordine of Drumwright
Oklahoma, were married at the court
house, June 6, by the Probate Judge.
Earl ]. Rose of Friedrich, Okla,
and Ruth Tendrick of Kismet, Kan,
were united in marriage by the pro-
bate Judge, at the court house, June
End.
. Carl D. Meyers and Lorraine Mae
Williams were married at the court
house, June 2, by the probate judge.
Gould j. Means and Nettie Mabel
Garret, both of Boise City, were mar
Tried by Judge Campbell at the court
house, June 2.
Dan Ester and Miss Mabel Buck
ner, both of Liberal, were married at
the Court House June 9th by the
Probate Judge.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-06-10
TO INSTALL SCALES

Johnson & Black Feed Company is
preparing place on the west side of
their business place on East Second
street for scales. The excavation is
about finished.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-06-10
LIBERAL WINS TODAY 1874

+ A special message to the Demo-
+ crat as we go to press, informs
+ our readers that Liberal won
+ the game today from Meade in
+ score of l6 to A. 2,
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 4~
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-06-10

Carl D. Meyers and Lorraine Mae
Williams were married at the court
house, June 2, by the probate judge.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-06-10

Gould J. Means and Nettie Mabel
Garret, both of Boise City, were mar
ried by Judge Campbell at the court
house, June 2.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-06-10

Dan Ester and Miss Mabel Buck
ner, both of Liberal, were married at
the Court House June 9Th by the
Probate Judge.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-06-10

Jesse Whitehead and Arvella Os-
borne, both of Meade, were married
by the Rev. H ,nry of the Methodist
church, June 8.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-06-10

Chauncy Worden of Oklahoma
City and Nell Bordine of Drumwright
Oklahoma, were married at the court
house, June 6, by the Probate Judge.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-19
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