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"Successor to The liberal Independent"
Vol. 5. No. 12
Liberal, Seward County, Kansas, Friday, July 21, 1911
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LIBERAL FIRST
In Line For Float at Kansas
State Fair.
The Hutchinson papers are giv
ing Liberal great credit for being
the first Kansas town to send word
that it will have a , float in the
Semi-centennial pageant at the
Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson
next September.
Liberal, the broom corn capital,
will have a float exemplifying the
broom corn industry of south
western Kansas, and this oppor
tunity to present the claims of this
city as the largest retail or wagon
broom corn market in the world
will be of the best.
Next Wednesday, , night, the
Boosters' Club will meet at the
offices of the Star Lumber Co.,
when the proposition of the float
will be fully discussed and con
sidered, and other matters of im
portance to this city and the sur
rounding country will be pre
sented. All of those who have
the welfare of this city and coun
try at heart are invited to be pres
ent at this meeting.
The following letter was re
ceived by Mayor Nichols, which is
self-explanatory:
Hutchinson, July 13, 1911.
To the Honorable Mayor of Lib
eral, Kansas:
My Dear Sir: In honor of the
Semi-Centennial of the admission
of Kansas as a state of the Union,
and in further honor of the guest
of the State the President of the
United States, William H.Taft
there will be a historical parade
on the forenoon of.Sep'tember 26,
in this city, where the celebration
of the Semi-Centennial is being
made the principal feature of the
Kansas state a air. ine manage
ment hereby invites your city,
through you, to participate in this
parade, by arranging for a float
representative of your city, or of
some historical incident of Kan
sas. It has been our intention
and our effort to have the people
of Kansas feel that this celebra
tion is for the whole state, and
that all are most welcome to par
ticipate in the event.
It is the first time that a Presi
dent of the United States has ever
accepted an invitation to come to
Kansas, except as he might be go
ing to or coming from some other
place. The invitation was extend
ed by the governor of Kansas and
the officials of State Fair. The
President understands that he is
to be the guest of the state. Your
participation in this parade will be
your part in honor of the Presi-
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suit, isn't it desirable to have another to
relieve the sameness? Here you'll find a
suit that will strike you just right and fit
to the tailors taste. It is identified by the
Sterling label which means correctness in
every detail. Especially desirable and
obtainable at such prices as these
$15, $20, $25.
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What do you think of a nice pair of
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dent's visit, and in honor of Kan
sas. We would be much pleased
to have you take this matter up
with your citizens and' arrange to
take a place in this parade. If
you should do so, and adopt cer
tain characteristics for your float,
we would be pleased to have you
describe same at your earliest con
venience, as it might prevent some
duplications. The floats will all
be built on automobiles. A decor
ator from Atlantic City will be
here to do our decorating, and
will do any other at a very reason
able cost.
Whether your city can be in
duced to join in this parade or not,
we wish to invite you, personally,
THOS. L HIGGINBOTHAM,M.D.
Diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
MILLER BUILDING LIBERAL, KANSAS
MUST SELL
Price for one week $1525.00
If not sold before July 29nd 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 Phono 314 r ;v.i Fono
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to be one of us, and assist in wel
coming the Chief Executive of
the United States to this city.
Hoping we may hear from you,
and that we may have your cordial
co-operation, I am, with best
wishes, Very Truly Yours,
Will S. Thompson,
Chairman Entertainment Com
mittee.
Following is Mayor R. S.
Nichols' reply:
Received your kind invitation
to attend the State Fair. We
will be on hand with a float. Will
send description later probably
will in some way represent our
great broom corn producing quali
ties, or it you wish, we can fix
one more of a historical nature
and give you some cow punchers
and jack rabbits.
We think we have passed the
frontier stage, though, and are
more interested in our farms.
Any suggestion from you will be
greatly appreciated. Thanking
you for the invitation, and assur
ing you that we will be there with
the goods, I am,
Yours Truly.
T. R. Nichols,
Mayor of Liberal.
KILLED BY
LIGHTNING
Gray, Okla., Man Meets a
Sudden Death.
No Schoolhouse
By an overwhelming vote at the
special school meeting, Monday'
afternoon, the petition of the res
idents of the south side asking for
a new school building, was turned
down. Only a few of them were
present, and as the majority of
those present were land holders
and residents of the north side,
the arguments for the establish
ment of a school south of the Rock
Island in this district had little
weight in the meeting.
Editor Millman and family left
on No. I, Sunday, for their outing
in Colorado.
Elmer Lowery, who has a home
stead five miles northwest of Gray,
Okla., was killed by lightning at
the store of A. W. Kuykendall,
at Gray, on Monday at 12:30 P.
M. Mr. Lowery and Mrs. Kuyke
dall were standing near the door
of the store, which is locate in a
small frame building, when a flash
of lightning came in through the
open door and struck Mr, Lowery,
killing him instantly. The bolt
entered his body near the fore
head and passed out through the
bed ot his left shoe. The bolt
then apparently was conducted to
Mrs. Kuyendall, who was standing-
nearby, and left her through
the toe of the right shoe, and
passed tnrougn the lloor, leaving a
small hole in the floor about the
size of a bullet from a 22 rifle.
Mrs. Kuykendall was severely in
jured, but it is thought at this
time that she will recover. The
entire shoe which she wore at the
time was torn from the sole. She
is severely burned, and is also suf
fering from the nervous, shock.
Mr. Kuykendall, who was standing
on the opposite side of the door
way, was stunned by the bolt.
There were three other'persons in
the store at the time of the acci
dent, but none of them were in
jured. They said that a ball of
lightning apparently rolled down
the floor, and finally broke with' a
loud report. This was probably
a form of globular lightning,
which is rather rare in this cli
mate. The relatives of the de
ceased were notified and arrived
Wednesday to care for the remains
of the unfortunate young man.
PRISONERS
WORKING
Three Men Are Digging
Cess Pool for New Jail.
Tuesday1 morning, the three
prisoners who are doing time in
the county jail, were put to work
digging a cess pool for the new
jail. This feature was not m-
the contract for the new jail, and
the county is giving the prisoners
a chance to work out their fines
and costs. This is the reason the
prisoners were brought back from
Meade. It is possible that after
this is completed, there will be
other work for them. This is'
rather refreshing to the tax
payers, as it provides a way for
the county to get some revenue
from prisoners who are unable or
unwilling to pay their fines. This
work was made possible in coun
ties like Seward by a law passed
at the last session of the legisla
ture. It provides that men may
be placed on diet of bread and
water if they refuse to work.
Brandom, "Cherokee" and Harper
were all at work Tuesday, under
the direction of Sheriff Eidson.'
The excavation will probably be
completed by the first of next
week.
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AND
BALL GAME
LIBERAL, KANSAS
SATURDAY, JULY 22
The Fats and Leans will Play Ball
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Ball Game Called at 3 o'clock Sharp
AH Business houses will be closed be
tween 5 and 6 p. m.
Admission 25 cents
For full particulars see article elsewhere
in this paper
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