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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-05-16
fARn LANDS

FOR SALE-Small farms. near Otta.
wa, as follows:
10 acres, improved .........S 1000
40 acres, fair improvements. $1,000
rs acres, well improved ..... 5000
so acres, well improved. ...... 14,010
Is acres. improved ....... $500
20 acres, half timber, i'm
proved 80. ................ $500
35 acres, half timber, i'm.
proved 80. ............... 5000
"a acros, half garden. i'm
proved ..... .............. 10,50)
lis acres, fair improvements. $4,000
Easy terms.
w. b. PUSEY,
CeptrAl Life, Ottawa, III
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-05-16
WANTEU

notwithstanding and sewing:
gontIcmen's silk or cotton shirts
specially MISS T. NJ. ORR, over
Brands shoe store. Phone 3SS-K.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-05-16
MISCELLANEOUS

| STILL HAVE some young elm tree
for sale. 1t is not too late to plant
them. Phone 934-K. +. G. Al
BRECHT, HI Poplar st.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-05-16

INSURANCE-Fire. Tornado, Auto
mobile and Casualty
w. II. BARNARD,
Tel. 222. College Bldg.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-05-16
Classified Advertising
IlCLPWANTED

WANTED-Women or girls to he.
como nurses. Bellevue Place SAM
tarium, Batavia, III. tNear Chicago.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-05-16
CHICAGO, OTTAWA & PEORIA
RAILWAY
NC zu
OTTAWA, ILL
Effective October u. ts3o-
EXPRESS HANDLED ON ALL CARA
AT LOW RATES.
EkSTBOuND,

Eastbound cars leave Ottawa sta
ton for Marseilles, Seneca. Norris,
Minooka, Rockdale and Joliet, III. In
a. m. $40. b6:35, 1855, s:5b. HISS,
In .. m. 1855, b2:56. 1855, c4:65. S:ss,
sos, l:05.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-05-16
WANTED-Gir in the country. Ia
Quire at this office.

WANTED June list. a competent
maid for general homework. 5l9
Chapel street, phone 1S5.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-05-16

CT ERNS. Cmon, women over H.
for Postal Mail Service. $40 month.
unnecessary For free particulars Of
instruction, write J. Leonard. formor
civil Service examiner 81 quitabIe
Bldg, Washington, D. G.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-10-13

A. F. German drove to Meade
Sunday. Roy Twist returned with
him for a short business visit.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-10-13
First published Sept. Is. 1921
SHERIEF'S SALE -

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given
that under and by virtue of Judg-
ment rendered in the District Court
in the County of Seward, in the
State of Kansas, in an action wherein
The Peoples State Bank. Corpora
ton, is plaintiff and Mary l.. McCor-
kle, and others were defendants, and
If an order of sale issued on said
Judgment, to me directed and deliv-
cred, will, on Saturday, the 18th
day of October, A. D., 1921, at
20 o'clock, a. M, of that day, at the
eront door of the Court House in
liberal, in the County of Seward, in
the State of Kansas, offer at Public
Sale and sell to the highest bidder,
for cash in hand, the following tract
Of land, situate, lying and being in
the County of Seward, in the State
Of Kansas, namely
Lots 10, II and IL in Block IL,
of the Terwilliger- Weidensaul
Addition to the. City of Liberal,
Kansas;
W. o. NELSON,
Sheriff.
sheriff's Office, Sept, 10, 1921.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-10-13

Raymond Schact of Springfield,
Ohio, is a visitor in the city at this
time.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-10-13
coMINcl coMINcn coMINcnl
Burl's Big Uncle Toms Cabin Com
pany Under Mammoth Canvas

Will exhibit at LIBERAL, Monday
night, October 18th.
Among the many tented organic
atoms in America that have become
famous, the Rinling Bros. and Barn
um & Bailey Shows are conceded to
be the largest and most popular
circuses. But the largest dramatic
organizations exhibiting under can
vass is "Burk's Big Spectacular Pro-
Quoting of Uncle Toms Cabin"
This Mammoth Amusement En-
terprise is the acknowledged BAR
MUM of all '"Uncle Toms Cabin
Companies;" like the big curcuses,
they travel in their own cars and
require a special train of their own
to otransport their paraphernalia
from one city to another. This or
gaanization embraces more men, wo-
men and Children more Horses, Po-
MES Donkeys, and Siberian Blood
Hounds, more Chariots, Floats, Tab
leaux Wagons, ETC., than any other
similar exhibition in America. The
Parade which may be seen daily on
the principal streets wherever this
Mighty Show exhibis is the largest
of any Dramatic exhibition in the
'yorld. The immortal play, "Uncle
Toms Cabin" is Mrs. Harriet Beech
err Stoves Masterpiece of Dramatic
Fiction. The management of Burk's
Big Company has spared no expense
n securing a Metropolitan Cast to
7roperly produce this grand old dra-
ma. In combination with. the drama
tic talent the management presents
Contingent of High Class Vaude-
vile Artists consisting of Merry
Makers, Jubilee Singers, Dancers,
Wire Walkers, Hoop Rollers, etc.
These Artists are introduced during
the action of the play and always
create the greatest of satisfaction.
Burk's Famous Concert Band and
orchestra is also one of the many
strong features of this up to date
Modern American Amusement Or
gsnization which is coming in all its
vast entirety and will exhibit at Lib
eral Monday night, October, 18th.
nder Mommoth Water Proof Pal
nee Pavilion Theatre seating $500
eople.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-10-13
SYNOD OF KANSAS
TO MEET AT MARYSVILLE

The Synod of Kansas of the Pres
byterian Church in the U. IS. A.,
will meet at Marysville, October II.
1921.
There are 44,49S Presbyterian
members in Kansas and 3S,843 Sun
day School members. The number Of
new members received ION tconfes-
sion in 1921 was 10 per cent more
than the normal average, figured
on tn ebasis of the records for 1915
1919. There was 32 per cent in
crease over last year. Sunday school
membership has grown 8 per cent
over last year, but it is still 3 per
cent less than normal. 1t took 1876
Presbyterians in Kansas to make
one new communicate The denomi-
national ratio is IA to 1. so that
Kansas was slightly better than aver
age.
Presbyterians in Kansas have
contributed under normal condi-
tions, $723,216, to all church pur-
Noses, per year. The report this year
is that $98,373 has been contributed,
an increase of SO per cent. Contri-
buttons to UNCONVENTIONAL benev-
olences, as administered by the
great boards of the church. show an
increase of 70 per cent
Highland Presbytery, which acts
rs host to the Synod at Marvsville
has the best record in evangelism of
the eight presbyteries of Kansas 1t
COX 1915 Highland Presbyterians to
add one new communicate. This
resbertry has this year, made an
ndvance of 38 per cent over normal
in giving to denominations bnevo-
fences and an extraordinary increase
of 1T per cent over normal for To-
II chuch work.
|. Wichita is the leading presbytery
IN giving, having registered an in
creased of 1874 per cent over nor
nal for UNCONVENTIONAL benevolenc-
os and Sc per cent over normal for
CONGREGATIONAL purposes and setting
% highest mark for per capita Civ
ug.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-10-13

The custom OF keeping kennel
of blood hounds to aid officials in
hunting is old stuff What's
needed is pack of hooch-hounds
for still-hunting. Hutchinson Gaz-
cite
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-10-13

c. A. Goldman of Englewood was
a business visitor here Saturday.
C. L. McDaneils of Los Angeles,
is visitor in the city this week.
]. F. Case of Wichita was in the
city the last of the week.
George Biglow of Crissman was
an out of town visitor Sunday.
Mrs. B. H. Albertson is reported
i'll at her home west of the city.
C. F. Sewell of Nevada, Mo-, is
business visitor in the city this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sharkey of
Perryton, were visiting in the city
the first of the week.
Mrs. ]. C. Crawford of Gray, Ok
lahoma was shopping in the city
the last of the week.
Raymond Schact of Springfield,
Ohio, is visitor in the city at this
time.
S. W. Hemetta of Oklahoma City
was visitor in the city the last Of
the week.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-10-13

G. M. Bedwell of Hooker was a
business visior in the city the first
of the week.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-10-13

Miss Eldearie Riggle is again at
work in the Riggle Bros. Grocery on
north Kansas Avenue.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-10-13

Ray Bollinger returned Monday
from an extended visit in Missouri.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-10-13

Roy Womack and John LaRue ex-
pect to make drive to Colorado the
last of the week. Mr.. Womack is go
ing to look after business matters
on his farm near Springfield.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-10-13

J. W. Jones of Hutchinson was
attending to business matters in the
city Friday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-10-13

Miss Alene Ford of Beaver Cit!
spent Saturday and Sunday visiting
Miss Montra Barber.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-10-13
G. E. Chilson was business Wis
tor in our city the first of the week.

A. F. German drove to Meade
Sunday. Roy Twist returned with
him for a short business visit.
NJ. P. Mcpherson of st. John, Kas.
was attending to business matters
lere the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Williams Of
Shawnee, were visitors in the city
the first of the week.
Mrs. A. l.. Johns of Newton, Mo-,
came Friday for a visit with her
daughter at Forgan.
George Reber of Wichita was an
tut of town visitor in the city this
week.
Joe Murphy of Wichita was at
tending to business matters here
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Chapman of
Buffalo, Oklahoma, were visitors in
he city Sunday.
Chas. G. Day Of Hooker was at
tending to business affairs the first
4 the week.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-10-13

Miss Eldearie Riggle is again at
work in the Riggle Bros. Grocery on
north Kansas Avenue.
Z G. M. Bedwell Of Hooker was a
business visior in the city the first
of the week.
Miss Alene Ford of Beaver City
spent Saturday and Sunday visiting
Miss Montra Barber.
.Robt. J. McClurkin was down
"cm Garden City Saturday trans
ting business.
]. A. Pickett of Pueblo, Colo,
was visiting in the city the past
week.
C. V. Rice went to Frgan Satur-
day to meet his wife and children
Who had been in Oklahoma visiting
relatives for some time.
Miss Elves Written returned
from her vacation trip Sunday and
is again at work in the office of
Atty. G. l.. Light.
H. E. Hemphill of Kansas City,
TO-, was looking over the city and
tending to business affairs the
past week.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-10-13

Chas, G. Day Of Hooker was at.
tending to business affairs the first
e the week.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-10-13

S. w. Hemetta of Oklahoma City
was visitor in the city the last Of
the week.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-10-13

Robt. J. McClurkin was dowr
'cm Garden City Saturday trans
ting business.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-06-24

to Bauxite junction by the pusher en-
overtake the "Flyer." But ven in
that case it might be an agonizing
hour or more before we could hear
anything.
In little while Disbrow had clicked
in his call to Kirgan, and when the
undertaker's wagon came to gather up
what was left of the dead dispatcher,
the car-record man was hurriedly writ
ing off his list of doctors, and Mr..
Van Britt had gone down to super
intend the making up of the relief
train. True to his theory. which.
among other things, laid down the
broad principle that the public had
right 10 be given all the facts in
railroad disaster Mr.. Norcross was
just telling me to call up the Noun
linking time reports upon the train
sheet. flung down his pen and snatched
at his key to "break" the chattering
sounder.
Mr.. Van Britt had come upstairs
again. and he and the boss were both
standing over Tarbell when the "G-S"
break cleared the wire. Instantly there
came a quick call. "G-S" "G-S" fol-
lowed by the signature. "B-J" for
BauXite Junction. Tarbell answered,
and then we all heard what Bauxite
had to say:
"Pusher overlook Number Four three
miles west OF Sand Creek and has
brought her back here. What orders
for her?"
Somebody groaned. "Oh, thank God !"
and Mr.. Van Britt dropped into a
chair as if he had been hit by a can
non ball. Only the boss kept his head,
calling out sharply to Disbrow to break
off on the doctors list and to hurry
and stop Kirgan from getting away
with the wrecking train.
When 1t was all over, and Tarbell
had been given charge of the dis
patching while a hurry call was sent
out for the night relief man, Donohue,
to come down and take the train desk,
lHcTe WAS d llltic NIettlHS
in the general managers office. with
the boss in the chair. and Mr.. Van
Britt sitting in for the other member.
"Of course, you've drawn your own
conclusions, Upton" the boss began,
when he had asked me to shut the
door.
81 guess So" was the grave re-
joinder. ''rm afraid 1t is only too
plain that Durgn was hired to do it.
What became of the money!"
81 have it here" said the boss. and
he took the blood-money bank-rolI
from his pocket and removed the rub
Der band. Count it, Jimmie" he or
dered, passing it to me.
l ran through the bunch. 1t was
in twenties and fiftles, and there was
an even thousand dollars.
"That is the price of mans life."
said SIR. Van Britt, soberly. and then
Mr.. ljorcross said. "Who knows any
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-06-24


Sheia
Noos
Macae stopping Portal City accepts Dod ohears be-
admit completely Chadwcks kidnapping their object being keep
eopardize interests To monopoly
manifest
in
the
Jimmie follows emay the
impossible
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-06-24

to look, the mischief was done. Dur
gin had crumpied down into mis-
shapen heap on the floor and the sight
we saw was enough to make your
blood run cold.
You see, he had put the muzzle of
the pistol into his mouth and-but it's
no use: can't tell about it, and the
just minute before been man, ~
ing there on the floor makes me see
black and want to keel Ger. What
he had said about sending Tor an extra
undertaken was right as right. With
the top of his head blown off. the
poor devil didn't need anything more
in this world except the burying.
Somebody has said, mighty truth
fully, that even a death in the family
doesn't stop the common routine; that
the things that have to be done will
go grinding on, just the same, whether
all of us live. or some of us die. Dis
brow had jumped from the telephone
at the crash of Durgin's shot, and for
just a second or so we all stood around
the dead dispatcher, nobody making a
move.
Then Mr.. Norcross came alive with
a jerk, telling Disbrow to get back ON
his job of calling out the wreck wagons
and the relief train, and directing
Bobby Kelso to go to another phone
and call an undertaken to come and
back to the train desk to keep things
from getting into worse tangle than
they already were in, and to wait or
the dreadful news, and the boss stood
by him.
This second wait promised to be the
worst of all. The collision was due
to happen miles from the nearest wire
station; the news, when we should
get it, would probably be carried back
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-06-24

one, they said-glanced up and nodded:
"The calls in," he responded: "'Cen-
trail says she can't raise anybody"
For the next three or four minutes
the tension was something fierce. The
boss and Mr.. Van Britt hung over the
train desk, and Tarbell kept up his
insistent clatter at the key. 1 had an
eye on Durgin. He was still hunched
up in the record-man's chair, and to
all appearances had gone stone-blind
crazy. Yet l couldn't get rid of the
idea that he was MISUNDERSTANDING
as if all of his sealed-up senses had
turned in to intensity the one Of hear
Ing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-06-24
MRS. McCrae isn't a widow at
ALL"
(To BE CONTINUED
Had About Given Up Hope.

A certain Dormont mother had &C.
casion to scold her five-year-old son,
the tad taking the call-down very much
to heart. After the operation was
completed, son disappeared. His fail
ure to reappear caused the mother to
worry and she began looking about
to locate the culprit. In the bathroom
she found him. There he was, with
the door closed. talking to himself.
johnny" the mother heard him
say. you are bad boy. You are a
very. very bad boy. You are too bad
for this family and ought TO be taken
away. You are disgrace; you are
son-Of-a-gun."
That was enough for the mother.
Soon there was hugging match. and
sonnie was assured that he was none
of the things he had been calling him
self. Still. 1t took some time TO con-
vince him. Pittsburgh Dispatch
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-06-24
CHAPTER XII
The Helpless Wires

When Bobby Kelso shot his news at
US we all made a quick break for
the dispatcher's office, the boss in the
lead. Durgin, the night dispatcher,
had been alone on the train desk, and
the only other operators on duty were
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-06-24

the car-record man and the young fell
low who acted as a relief on the COM
mercial wire. When we got there,
we found that Tarbell had happened
to be in the office when Durgin blew
up. He was sitting in at the train
key, trying to get Crow Gulch, the
one intermediate wire station between
the two trains that had failed to get
their meet" orders, and this was the
first 1 knew that he really was the
expert telegraph operator that his
payroll description said he was.
Durgin looked like a tortured ghost.
He was thin, dark man with sort
of scattering beard and limp black
hair; one of the. clearest-headed dis
patchers in the bunch, and the very
last man, you'd say, TO get ratified in
a tangle-up. Yet here he was, hunched
in a chair at the car-record table in
the corner, a staring-eyed, pallid-
faced wreck, with the sweat standing
in big drops on his forehead and his
hands shaking as if he had the palsy.
Morris, the relief man, gave us the
particulars, such as they were, speak
ing in a hushed voice as if he was
afraid of breaking in on TarbelPs
steady rafting of the key in the Crow
Gulch station call.
Number Four"-FOur was the east
bound "Flyer"-"is five hours off her
time" he explained. GAS near as
can get it. Durgin was going to make
her meet with Number Five at the
blind siding at Sand Creek tank. She
ought to have had her orders some
where west of Bauxite Junction, and
Five ought to have got hers at Banta.
Durgin says he simply forgot that
the Flyer was running late: that she
was still out and had meet to make
somewhere with Five"
Brief as Morris explanation was,
it was clear enough for anybody who
knew the road and the schedules. The
regular meeting-point for the two pas
senger trains was at point well east
of Portal City, instead of west, and
So of course, would not concern the
Desert Division crew of either train,
since all crews were changed at Portal
City, From Banta to BauXite juno
ton, some thirty-odd miles, there was
only one telegraph station, namely,
that at the Grow Gulch lumber camp,
seven miles beyond the Timber Noun
tain "Y" and the gravel pit where the
stolen 1016 had been abandoned.
Unluckily, Crow Gulch was only a
day station, the day wires being han
died by young man who was half
in the pay of the railroad and half
in that of the saw-mill company. This
young man slept at the mill camp,
which was a mile back in the gulch.
There was only one chance in a thou
sand that he would be down at the
railroad station at ten o'clock at
night, and it was on that thOusandth
chance that Tarbel was rafting the
Grow Gulch call. If Five were max
ing her card time, she was now about
''Y" and Crow Gulch. And Four, the
"Flyer," had just left Bauxite-with
no orders whatever. Which meant that
the two trains would come together
somewhere near Sand Creek.
Mr.. Van Britt was as good a wire
man as anybody on the line, but it
was the boss who took things in hand.
''There is a long-distance telephone
to the Crow Gulch saw-mill; have you
tried that?" he barked at Tarbell.
The big young fellow who looked
like a cow-boy-and had really been
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-01-21
SQUARE MILE IN DUBLIN
Is CIRCLED BY SOLDIERS

Dublin, Jan. 16-The whole sec
ton of North Dublin was cordoned
by soldiers and police last night and
today. The street railway service
along the north quay was suspend
ed.
The center of the cordoned district
includes Church Street and the place
where the soldiers were ambushed re-
Gently and North King Street. The
scene of fierce fighting in the Easter
rebellion.
A total area of square mile is sur
rounded, and the biggest raid Dublin
has yet experienced has been under
way. Only the military have been
engaged inside the Gordon, and it is
believed every house will be syste-
searched, the raid lasting
several days.
Hundreds Of soldiers are taking
part and field kitchens are provid-
ing them with food.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-01-21
DRY BANQUETs MORE ORDERLY

Col. Bryan is pleased with what has
been accomplished so far by the anti
liquor amendment to the constitution.
ut is Splendid he remarked, ito
see the good order that now prevails
at political banquets. In the old days
there was considerable drunkenness
at these affairs. cat such a banquet
one evening the chairman said to a
rather noisy guest: Excuse me sir,
but may ask your manner"
"Morgan's me-hic-name," the
guest replied.
your full name, mean; what is
your full name?"
''The guest pulled himself together
and hiccuped once or twice, cts
ust the same he said, "full or sober"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-01-21
OIL LEATHER ARTICLES

Government experts advise that
shoes and other leather articles
should be oiled from time to time in
order to prolong their usefulness.
Dress shoes may be treated with cas-
tor oil. Clean the Shoes, rub the oil
well into the lather and wipe off the
surplus. After few hours they may
be polished in the usual manner. Tan
shoes will be darkened by the oil.
Neatsfoot oil, tallow, vaseline or fish
oil may be used on shoes that are not
to be polished. Wash harness in te-
pid water and neutral soap. Oil be-
fore the leather dries. Wipe off the
surplus oil before using.
Leather in the past has been so
plentiful and cheap in this country
that people have not learned to take
care of such materials properly.
Leather in time will lose its oils and
become stiff and weak, whereas if
kept well oiled it will last indefinite
ly Mineral oil is not so good for
leather as animal oil, though it is bet
ter than nothing.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-01-21
PERMANENT 9TH LIBERTY
LOAN BONDS READY JAN. 3

Holders of temporary bonds of the
fourth Liberty loan may now present
them to their banks to be exchanged
for permanent fourth Liberty loan
coupon bonds, or registered bonds,
according to their wishes. As was
done in the case of other Liberty
bond issues, the banks will give the
holders receipts for the bonds turn
ed in, and will notify them when the
new bonds are ready to deliver.
Deliveries of the new bonds, with
all interest coupons attached, will be-
gin here January 3. and will proceed
as rapidly as supplies are received
from Washington. The banks and
trust companies turn over the tenn
porary bonds to the Federal Reserve
Bank, by which they are cancelled
and forwarded to the Treasury De-
partment. The Federal Reserve
Bank, however, does not receive
bonds for exchange from individuals.