The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-03-03
TYR0N i
Texas County, Okla.

try homes being modern in every respect
When Tyrone folks begin to have that "hungry feel
ing' they very apt to think of j. E. Grant, for
Mr.. Grant conducts grocery store and meat market
which is credit to the town. Mr.. Grant at one
time interested in the Tyrone Mercantile company,
grocery and market of ]. A. Quinn. There's need
for to try to tell anything about Mr. Grant for
eryone knows him and knows his ability as business
and the fine place he conducts. Few towns in
this section have good, that is sure and he has
fine business.
The Light Grain Milling company is one of the
enterprising firms conducting elevator in Tyrone.
c. A. Chrsty is manager for the company and has
proven himself capable manager The company con-
ducts elevators different points and large four
mill at Liberal, manufacturing that good flour, Lights
Best" The company is booster for the towns in
which it does business and is counted among the in
fluential concerns of the city
J. D. Sims & Son, dealers in Dry Goods and Gro
ceries among the old firms in Tyrone, having been
in business here for the past eleven years. They start
ed with stock invoicing about $4,000 and the bust
has grown to the point where it is necessary to
carry $12 100000 worth of merchandise to supply their
patrons. They have of the best buildings in town,
20x100 feet and it is double decked for thirty feet
All this is ammed with high grade goods. They
have big line of Dry Goods Groceries, Gents Fur
nshirgs Shoes Hats and Caps, and are real live
The Comley Lumber company is one of Tyrone's
oldest business firms having been founded by W. N.
Wright in 1904 The firm handles nothing except ma
teral which goes into onto building The general
office is in Wichita, Kansas, and the firm and
operates twentyone different yards in Kansas, Okla
Tyrone yard, Mr. A. L. Hiebert is former newspa-
per man, having at one time owned the Liberal DEM
ocrat The company has been in business over So
years and has always endeavored to live up to its
slogan-Quality and Service.
"The Most Modern Small Town Drug Store in the
Southwest is the way T. Brown advertises the Ty.
rome Drug Store Mr.. Brown landed in Tyrone about
ten years ago. The town was not as pleasant place
to live in at that time is today but Brown figured
that it would improve and he started doing his bit to
help He realized that town coud be better than its
institutions and worked to improve this, until today
the statement that he has the most modern small
town drug store in the Southwest is correct He came
from Fl. Wayne Indiana, having been in the drug
business there. He is the Republican member of the
county election board of the of the Tyrone
Observer and good fellow as well as good business
man. His lines clean and well filled and the pres
cription department is well handed
Rife & Gilmore, "The Old Reliable Grain Firm" is
the oldest in Tyrone and still the job G. W. Rife
and Herbert Gilmore compose the firm, which does
general grain business. The firm is member of the
Oklahoma Grain Dealers Association, and the MEM
bers are well and favorably known by long list OF
customers who have had transactions with them during
their many years business. They are held in esteem
by their farmer patrons well the business men Of
the town in which latter circle they are known as good
supporters of any movement for the betterment of
the town and country.
In 1906 when the settlers began flockng to this
section, the Tyrone State Bank organized with
capital stock of So 100000 In 1911 it was converted
into national bank and the capital increased to $685.
100000 The bank is operated and controlled by home
people and its business has steadily developed until it
one of the largest and strongest banks in the south
west territory It's surplus, all earned, is $685.,
100000, and its resources total between $4O0OOOOO
and $500 100000 The spirit of the bank is progress
sve and all through the years since its organization
has steadily used its in the development OF
officers live congenal fellows, human to the core
and men with whom it is pleasure to have business
relations
The Burdge Implement company, with stores at Ty-
rome and Hooker furnished the farmers of the terri
tory dependable implements with which to plant, har-
vest and convey their crops to the markets at both
Tyrone and Hooker. They handle the International
line of farm implements and do tremendous business