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Historical Society "Successor to The Liberal Independent" Vol. 5. No. 10 Liberal, Seward County, Kansas, Friday, July 7, 1911 $1.50 Per Year Big Celebration Good Crowd Was Kept Busy All Day Taking In Program Probably the most successful celebration ever held in Liberal . occurred last Tuesday, when the merchants of the town took it up on themselves to entertain all those who could come here for the Fourth. From early morning till the morning of the fifth, there was something doing. The vaude ville artists who were secured from Kansas City were very clever and their three performances here were credible, Much interest was at tracted to the balancing act, which was performed by a small French boy dressed as a woman. Imme diately after this came the boys' and girls' races. In the race for boys under ten years of age, Carr Schanlow was first, with Warren Swan second. In the race f6r girls under ten, Larla Vaughn was first, with RadieZink second. Clara Evans won first in the race for girls over ten, with Mary Ken nedy second. Carr Schanlow also won the egg race, with Odell Ma honey second. The sack race was very interesting as well as amus inir. In this event Nelson Davis was first and Phil Habiger second. In the free-for-all foot race Otto Wallace won the prize. Alfred Rawlins won first prize in the race for boys under 14, and Homer Reece second. Promptly at eleven the marshals cleared the streets and the parade started from the corner of First St. and Kansas Ave. The floats made a very pretty showing for the business men of the town, the total of the parade being nearly three quarters of a mjle. longvThe Blake Hardware Co.; had by far the largest display of any firm in town. They advertised every thing from a needle to a thresh ing machine and most everything between the two was represented in their eleven floats. C. A. Hub bard was awarded the prize for the prettiest float in the parade, wbile'J. C. Rogers with his horse less carriage took the prize for the most comic float. There were many others that deserved special mention, but all were unique, and made the parade one of the best features of the day. After the parade a goodly num ber of people went to the opera house where the address of wel come was delivered by V. H. Grinstead, the response being ably delivered by R. M. Scarlett. The address of the day was then given by Honorable Wm. H. Thompson, judge of the thirty-second judicial district. His subject was" Loyalty and Patriotism", and in spite of the fact that the address was sched uled right at the noon hour, a goodly crowd went to dinner late in order to stay and hear his speech. In his pleasant manner, the Judge impressed a number of Dependable Merchandise 1 r'J 6MJ V: i Showing Inside Construction of a Sterling Bench-Tailored Coat Represents shrunken canvas. B Best of hair cloth. C Best quality of felt. D Wool sleeve head pad, soft and pliable. E Genuine felt snoulder pad. Cloth to cover edges of hair cloth. Pocket support. Special stay for pocket. Binding tape on edges of entire Coats retain their shape because of the care and attention we give to the inside details of workmanship. A customer of ours for years said to us recently. "Hike to trade with you people because I can depend on your goods and what you say about them." We would rather loose a sale than misrepresent an article, and we impress this point on all of our help. The more you know about our Sterling Suits the more certain you are to like them well enough to buy. Satisfy yourself by getting inside one of our High Class Hand Tail ored Suits. $15, $18, $20, $25, $27.50. Any one of these prices buys a Sterling Suit We'll back 'em up to the limit. - Thirty-Three Years of Successful Merchandising 9C Liberal, Kansas Cuymon, Oklahoma Dalhart, Texas good thoughts on the minds of his hearers, and mixed in enough anecdotes and stories to keep them in a genial good humor. The ad dress was indeed good and all were glad to have the privilege of hearing Judge Thompson. A number of people who lived a long distance away did not ar rive in time for the morning's sport but were present for the second act of the vaudeville troupe in the afternoon. The crowd then went to the Athlethic Park where LaKemp and Guymon crossed bats in a fair game. LaKemp easily rambled off with the long end of the purse by a score of 8-2. The boys played ball from the first, and showed themselves to be mas ters of the game besides being a crowd of mighty pleasant fellows. The motor cycle race was won by Guy Heckman of Tyrone, with Mr. Mann of Tyrone second. In the pony race James Woods won (Continued on page 4) MUST SELL Price for one week $1575.00 If not sold before July 15th 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 BONDS CARRY Very Little Opposition to the Waterworks Extension Liberal showed her progressive spirit Thursday in the election to decide upon the bond issue of $30,000 for extension of the water works system here. There was no organized opposition to the bonds, but several had expressed themselves on the negative side of the question, and the friends of the improvement were worried all day over the outcome. The real estate men were most active dur ing the day, and helped cet out a good vote for the proposition. The couDt was completed by seven o'clock. There were 284 votes cast, of which 252 were for the bonds, and 29 against, three bal lots being thrown out. The prin cipal objection on the part of those who opposed the issue was because the amount was not large enough. It is expected that the work will be started as soon as the contract can be let. The bonds are already sold to Sutherlin & Co. of Kansas City for a small bonus. This will make it possible to start the work at an early date. This redeems another pledge of the present ad ministration and shows the con fidence the people of this city have in the city officers. Methodist Church Rev. T. B. Lawrence, district missionary of the Pratt district, will preach next Sunday, July 9, both morning and evening. Sun day School 9:45 a. m. Class meet ing, 12 m. Epworth League, 7 p. m. The evening services will be held on the lawn. We bid you wel iune. Pe Wm. T. Ward, Pastor. Street Lights The present city administration redeemed an other platform pledge this week when the street lights were installed. There are now 21 tungsten lights in tlio business dis trict, each being 80 candle power. There will be eleven more of these lights placed as soon as pos sible. It greatly increases ttie beauty of the business streets after dark, besides being a good adver tisement for the town, as three of the passenger trains arrive after dark. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Thos. A. Tegarden, Wednesday, July 5th, a 10J lbs, boy. The Canton Pilot put one over in red and blue on the Fourth, in the Daily Pilot, Vol. 1, No. 1. As a result of the enforcement of the dog tax, Marshall J. T. Gray has killed more than 40 dogs in the past month. Workmen started the founda tion for a new residence on North Washington Avenue this' morning for Mrs. Abe Long. Miss Carrie Ennis, who has been in charge of the millinery depart ment at the Economy this spring left Wednesday for her claim on the Beaver. II. E. Belt of Waynoka, Okla., has located in Liberal and will open an exclusive shoe store in the building formerly occupied by the Taylor produce store on West Second St. The lawn social given by the Ladies' Needle Society at the Longenecker home Friday even ing was well attended, the people enjoyed a good social time and the affair was a success in every way. Wheat Special Will Visit Liberal Next Thurs day With Noted Wheat Experts. Every farmer, farmer's wife and farmer's son within driving dis tance of Liberal should be here bright and early next Thursday to attend the meetings which will be held at the wheat special, which is being run through the wheat belt by the Rock Island people. There will be a number of wheat experts along as well as a big bunch of exhibits, and we believe it will pay everyone interested in farming to be here. The speakers come largely from the State Ag ricultural College at Manhattan, and include President Waters, Di rector E. H. Webster, and Super intendent J. II. Miller, and a num ber of Professors from farming departments and various experi ment stations over the state. It is probably th'e greatest meeting of wheat experts held in the state this year, and their ideas are at least worth hearing and probably worth trying. The state, as well as the railroad is spending a great deal of money in an attempt to in crease the yield per acre in Kan sas, which ranks first in total pro duction and thirty-second in yield per aero. The train will arrive here in the night, and will be open for fifty minutes Thursday morn ing for the meeting. There will be bread, flour and wheat exhibits and lectures for the ladies in the first coach. The boys and girls will have lectures, seed sorting, and exhibits of wheat, flour, bread and machinery in the second coach. Farmers and business men will at tend the demonstrations arid ex Wbits in tlie third and -fourth roach es, Every boy and girl who can is urged to bring a handful of wheat as a sample for the use on the train. We need things of this sort here and we trus't that the farmers and wheat men will be en terprising enough to come and get the benefit of this meeting which will be held at. 7:45 a. m. Bo a booster for our farming, and come in, bring your familv and as many of your neighbors as possible. Mrs. C. W. Hardin and baby daughter came down from Meado and spent the Fourth with her husband, who is foreman at this office. DISTRICT COURT The Suit Asking For Injunc tion to Stop Building Jail Dismissed An adjourned session of the dis trict court was held here Monday for the purpose of hearing the jail case of 0. T. Wood vs. the Board of County Commissioners. After considerable argument by the lawyers of both sides, the issue settled down to the question of the value of the present jail. The court held that the basis of valua tion should be the value of the building as a jail and not on a basis of physical valuation. The plaintiff called two of the commis sioners to the stand. J. F. Fuest was asked what he thought the value of the present jail here was. He answered "about $50." That practically settled the case. He was a witness for the plaintiff and the plaintiff could not impeach the testimony of his own witness. The court held that the law was consti tutional, and denied the injunction asked for by the plaintiff in the case. The commissioners will go ahead with the building of the jail. It is possible that the case will be carried to the supreme court. John Riggle, Dr. Grimble and Walter Drummond were fined $25 and costs, having plead guilty to one count each for gambling. Frank Brandom plead guilty to selling liquor on one count and was fined $100 and costs and sen tenced to thirty days in jail. On the recommendation of the county attorney he was paroled but up to this morning had not given bond for $500 for his parole. - George Young "plead guilty to grand larceny and was sentenced to from one to fiye years in 1 the penitentiary. Frederick Dcppink was granted a divorce from Sadie Deppink on the ground of desertion, and was awarded the custody of the minor child, Nellie. Iown Ferguson was granted a divorce from Troy Ferguson on the ground of desertion, and was awarded the custody of the minor child, Walter. The new Eddington residence on North Sherman Ayenue is al most completed. ICE MELTS nmmmmj t mlf it m m in n i.uip 11 mi .ii,i rmmm nmfmrmm M DONT YOlTEEL SOST A LITTLE CNEA'SYatth NO BANK ACCOUNT? The banking business is the safest business in the world, because the banker takes no risks. Therefore, if you do not wish to actively engage in some business yourself, the bank is, beyond all ques tion, the safest place for your money. 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 C 'ANED AND PRESSED AT PEARCE SUITORIUMPhone 266 . A i