The Liberal democrat. [volume], June 30, 1911, Image 1

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"Successor to The Liberal Independent"
Vol. 5. No. 9
Liberal, Seward County, Kansas, Friday, June 30, 1911
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GREAT SAVING
A Reduction of $1,000 a Year
in Insurance Premiums
on Business Section of
the City, if Bonds
Carry
An investigation of the insur
ance rates now in force in the busi
ness section of the town show that
more than $10,000 is sent out of
town every year in insurance pre
miums, to protect the business sec
tion of Liberal. Jt has been a con
stant source of annoyance to busi
ness men to 'find that the ration
their business properties and stocks
of merchandise were constantly go
ing up. There is only one way to
stop this and that is to provide a
more adequate firo protection for the
business part of the town. The in
surance department of the firm of
Ellsaesser & Henry have been busy
the past week working out the
amount that may be saved for the
merchants in case the bonds for
extending the present system of
waterworks carries at the special
election next week. The Insur
ance Bating Bureau of the State of
Kansas which fixes the tire insur
ance rates in this state, hf.s given
the firm here the basis for estimat
ing the reduction which may be in
force after the waterworks is built
up to the required standard. In
the business section alone, there
would be an annual saving of a
trifle over $1000 each year in pre
miums alone, to say nothing of
the feeling of security that a good
fire protection would inspire.
Many have holdings which are too
small to admit them to a fair
amount of fire protection under
the present insurance system. The
saving in the business section alone
will make it profitable for the peo
ple of the town to vote for the
bonds.
The department at Topeka ad
vises that the extension proposed
will doubtless change the class
from 6th to class 4, and possibly
four. The closing sentence of the
letter follows: "There is certain
ly justification for fire protection
in your city. It is an inducement
to the prospective merchant to
feel that he can locate in Liberal
and have that protection from fire
that is warranted, we believe, in
every town the size of Liberal;"
C. E. Woods left Tuesday for
Stafford.
Two new reels of pictures at the
Photoplay every night.
Homer Eidson left Tuesday for
Hutchinson to visit his brother,
Amos, who is in a hospital there
recovering from a recent opera
tion, i . K. ,
Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Land were
called to Hutchinson suddenly the
first of the week by a message an
nouncing the serious illness of M r.
Land's mother.
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AT THE BIG STORE
7 DAYS COMMENCING
) Saturday, July 1, Ending July 8
A BIG REDUCTION ON
Every Man's Suit Every Boy's Suit
Every Ladies Light Coat Every Ladies Skirt
There is a Reason for Everything
We are overstocked and have too much
money tied up in these departments and we
are willing to make the sacrifice at a time when
you can use a Summer Suit, Coat or Skirt best
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Men's Suits
Men's $ 9.00 Suits, $0.98
10.00 7.59
11.00 " 8.48
12.50 " 9.(58
13.50 " 10.48
" 14.00" ,10.98
15.00 " 11.48
16.50 " 12.48
18.00 " 13.89
20.00 " 15.48
" 22.50 ' " 10.98
25.00 " 18.48
27.50 " 19.69
Boy's Siyts
Boys' $2.00 Suits $1.48
" 2.25 " 1.08
" 2.50 1.79
" 3.00 " 2.39
3.50 " 2.89
" 4.0(? " 3.19
" 4.50 " 3.48
5.00 " 3.98
" 5.50 " 4.29
" 6.00 " 4.79
' 6 50 " 5.39
Ladies' Light Weight
Coats
Ladies $ 3.50 Coats, $ 2.19
4.50. " 2.98
" 5.50 " 3.49
' " 9.00 " ' "5.09
9.50 " 5.98
10.50 " 6.48
12.50 7.80
13.50 ' 8.79
15.00 " 9.38
Ladies Dress Skirts
Ladies I 4.00 Skirts $2.1)8
" 4.f0 " 3.(!9
' 5.00 " 3.08
5.f0 " 4.48
" 6.75 " 4.(19
" 0.00 " 4.78
" 0.50 " 5.28
" 7.00 " 5.49
" 7.50 "' ' 5.98
" 8.00 " 6.34
" 8.50 " (1.89
" 9.00 " 0.98
" 9.50 " 7.29
" 10.00 " 7.98
" -10.50 " 8.13
" 11.00 " 8.34
11.50 " 8.79
" 12.50 " 9.87
Just as advertised. Bring these prices with you and satisfy yourself.
Goods Sold at these prices for cash only
will be open all day as a place of
rest and meditation. One of the
pleasing features of the evening
will be a drill by the uniformed
ranks of the I. O. O. F., which
will end at the hall where the
speaking will be held. There will
be no admission charged to the
ball game, and the merchants are
donating a $100 prize to the win
ner of the game. Throughout the
day and evening the Liberal band
will play. Take off an extra day
if necessary, but be here early in
the morning, for there will be
something doing every minute of
the day in Liberal on July 4. 1911.
There will be free stall room at
the feed yards of the town until
six o'clock in the evening.
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Engineers Report
E. T. Archer of Kansas City,
and W. A. Scothorn of Hutchin
son, two civil engineers were here
the first of the week consulting
with the council as to the probable
extension of the water works here
if the bonds carried. It was esti
mated, in their report received
here Tuesday, that a well and
pump to furnish 300 gallons of
water per minute to a 100,000
gallon tank on a tower 75 feet
high, could be installed with 4J
miles of eight, six and four inch
mains for $30,000. The engineer
ing contract was let to E. T. Arch
er & Co. of Kansas City for 5 per
cent of the contract price, in case
the bonds carry. This should
furnish water to every residence
in the city limits, and will knock
out the objection that those living
in the outskirts of town will have
no water.
J. J. Padden has sold, a new
Cable and Sons piano to Miss Boyd
of Hooker. : ';"
Mrs. 1. 1). Shady of Great Bend
is the guest of Mrs. J. H. Cava
naugh this week.
Chas. Ellsaesser, Willis Wright
and O. M. Woods left the first of
the week on a business trip to Ar
tesia and Santa Rosa, New-Mexico.
The tirm of Land-Thayer has
purchased the Elite electric theatre
and will open same on next Mon
day with a vaudeville show.
The Liberal Light, Ice & Power
Co. is busy erecting the poles for
the new street lights. It is hoped
that the new street lights will be
in operation by July 4th.
Methodists Move Outside
Liberal Methodists have strung
electric lights and built a platform
and seats east of the church upon
the lawn. These, with over one
hundred and fifty folding chairs,
are for the use of the Sunday even
ing congregation which, until the
cool weather in the fall, will meet
outside,'unless unfavorable weather
intervenes. The first service was
held last Sunday evening and was
highly satisfactory.
City Property
MUST SELL
Price for one week $1600.00
If not Bold before July 8th price will be reduced
$25. It will be lower each week until it is sold.
House and Lot Must Go
Five room house, electric lights, city water, big
barn, hen house, coal shed. etc. On a good street
only two blocks from principal business corner of the
town. See
DAVID CURTIS
Office Phone 314 . - Liberal, Kansas
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COME TO LIBERAL EARLY
The Big Celebration Given by the Bus
iness Men Will Crowd Every
Minute of the Day
The arrangements for the cele
bration of the Fourth of July at
Liberal have at last been complet
ed. On account of the fact that
we were a little late in starting,
the commitees have been some
what handicapped, but we have no
apologies to offer. It will be the
best that we can make it, and that
will be better than anything in
this section of the country.
One of the best attractions of
the day will be a troupe of out
door vaudeville artists from Kan
sas City. This is the most expen
sive feature ot the day's entertain
ment and three performances will
be given, in the morning, afternoon
and evening. The troupe includes
tumblers, contortionists, and jug
glers. The races for boys and
girls, including the sack races and
potatoe races, wilt be held in the
morning on Kansas Ave., between
Second and Third streets. A cash
prize for the first and second
places in these events will be
given. The big trades displays
and Calithumpian parade will oc
cur at eleven a. m., and promises
to be the biggest and best ever
held here. There will be a cash
prize of $5 for the best float or
vehicle in the parade, and also a
prize of $5 for the most comical
thing in the parade. The address
of welcome will be given at the
City Hall at 11:30. After the re
sponse by R. M. Scarlet, the, Hon.
Wm. II. Thompson will lv e an
address on "Loyalty and Patriot
ism." Another vaudeville per
formance will be given at 1:30,
after which will come the base
ball game between LaKemp and
Guymon. These are the two
fastest teams in this country, and
the game will be a good one.
After supper there will be band
concert, another vaudeville per
formance and speaking at the hall
by L. W. Madison of Dodge City.
During the afternoon and evening
there will be a free dance at Craig
Hall, and the electric theatres will
run, free tickets being given out
this week by the merchants of the
town.' The churches of the town
DONT DO THAT!
YOU LL WANT IT
SOME i.fi
The money many "fool away" in one year would
start them on the road to true independance. When
one has once begun to travel this road by banking
banking his money he never turns back. It's a com
fortable feeling.
Make OUR Bank YOUR Bank.
Deposits Guaranteed by the Guaranty Fund of the
State of Kansas
CITIZENS STATE BANK
Liberal, Kansas
BETTER HAVE YOUR CLOTHES CLEANED AMD PRESSED BEFORE THE FOURTHPhonc 2.66