The Liberal democrat. [volume], December 01, 1911, Image 4

About The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924

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See The Finest Line
Of Chocolates Ever
Shown in Liberal
Liggctts, Fenway, Eidson's, Donita, Lovvnoys
Crest, and Lowneys American Beauty in 1-2
pound boxes, I pound boxes, 2 pound boxes,
3 pound boxes, and 5 pound boxes. All
fresh. All the best. We will give
Ixtra ots
500
on our Piano Contest, with each sale of 1-2
pound boxes or larger. This sale ends Sat
urday night. Pick out a box for yourself,
your friend, or sweetheart. Lay away a box
for a Christmas Present, at the same time
help out your favorite candidate, in the Piano
Contest.
Saturday Spscial
I pound box Bars Assorted Chocolates, reg
ular 40 cent size, Saturday only 29 cents.
Prescription Druggists
Liberal, Kansas ij
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BROOMCORN
.W. F. Robinson, J. M. Johnson
and 0. D. Gasaway left last Fri
day for Chicago where they will i
attend the National Broom Manu
facturers Association which is in
session there this week. The east
ern trade journals have heralded
this meeting with much anticipa
tion. The trend or ideas in the
east seems to indicate that the
price has been, in a measure af
fected by this meeting, and have
been many who expessed the opin
ion that broomcorn would come
up again, after this meeting.
Manufacturers have not been buy
ing heavily, and many have been
waiting for this meeting at which
they expect to find out the true
condition of the broomcorn situa
tion over the country in general,
While there has been more corn
this year than was generally ex
pected, yet it is our opinion that
there is not such a big crop as the
eastern markets expect. For that
reason, when the manufacturers
find out the real condition, they
should buy freely, and the demand
from the east will strengthen our
markets here. On the other hand
if the opinion of the manufactur
ers meeting is that there is a big
crop of broomcorn this year, the
price will go down until they are
all out of brush.
The market here for the past
three weeks has been slow, but
little brush coming in. The de
mand was light,' and prices have
ranged from $35 per ton to $140,
with but little good brush on the
market. There have been a trifle
over 350 cars shipped this season,
and there are probably a hundred
cars in storage here. There is a
general feeling around town that
the market here will pick up, but
there are few who can give a lo
gical reason for their belief, Un
til the market here shows an in
crease over present prices, there
will be quite a lot of broomcorn
held by the producers in this ter
ritory. For Sale or Trade Fine ham
merless shotgun. See
11-29 2tp G. M. Glenn.
Wanted at the Democrat office,
clean cotton rags. Will give 5c
per pound.
J. M. Brown of Meridian, Ok
la., came back to Seward county
last week and will probably re
main here for the winter.
The Woman's Missionary Soci
ety of the Christian church, will
hold their annual program at the
city hall, Sunday evening Decem
ber 3rd.
JudgeS. H. Allan arrived here
Wednesday morning to spent
Thanksgiving with his daughter,
who is teaching in the High School
His home is in Topeka.
Dick Thomas, who ran the first
train into Liberal over the Rock
Island 23 years ago last May, was
a passenger on No. 1, Tuesday
afternoon, and stepped off the
train here for a few minutes chat
with several Liberal people who
happened to be on the platform.
He was on his way to Mexico
where he is interested in some
mining properities.
Dissolution Notice
McCamant & Mathews of the
City Meat Market have dissolved
partnership. Mr. McCamant tak
ing the entire business, and all ac
counts are payable to the under
signed. S. R. McCamant.
One of the very clever window
decorations in Liberal this week,
was the window of the New York
Department Store, in which a
turkey made of handkerchiefs was
displayed, attached to a small
wagon in which was seated a doll
holding the ribbon lines. .
Eureka Items
There was quite a number of
Eureka folks at the Shaffer sale
on Tuesday.
Bro. Williams closed the meet
ings at Eureka on Recount of hav
ing the la grippe. He expects to
hold meetings at Independence
this week to commence Monday,
27th. '
Bertha Morehouse spent Satur
day night and Sunday with home
folks.
Mrs. W. A. King and Mrs. S.
A. Capps were in Liberal Thurs
day. C. E. Morehouse was in Tyrone
Friday on business.
D. Ireland was in Liberal last
Tuesday.
C. H. Morehouse and family
spent Sunday at the C. E. More
house home.
Ed Hudkins is building an addi
tion to his barn.
Noah Newman was threshing
maize on Saturday.
Mr. Williams has moved on the
Gould farm.
We had some very cold weather
and snow on Monday and Tues
day of this week. i
Mesdames 3. E. and E. H.
Morehouse were in Liberal Satui-
! day and Miss Bertha Morehouse
accompanied them home. i
There was a good crowd out to
Sunday school Sunday, and there
was a very interesting study of
the lesson. '
Desk For Sale
A roller top office desk for sale
cheap. In excellent condition.
tf Farmer Bros. ,'.
Take your cream poultry and
eggs to the Liberal Creamery and
receive highest cash prices, tf ,r
A market the year around for
butter, eggs, poultry and hides at
the highest market prices, at the
Liberal Cold Storage plant. Bring
them to us and get the cash for
them, 8-t-tf.
AMONG THE CHURCHES
Baptist Church Directory
Sunday School - - . . 9:45 a., m
Preaching ...... . ii;00a m
B. Y. P. U. Meeting - - :30 p. to
Preaching 1:30 d. m
Teacher's Meeting, Tues. 730 p. m
Prayer Meeting, TKurs. . 7:30 p. m
-Morning subject; "Spiritual
Addition" Evening subject: "Spir
itual Substraction".
J. H. AGEE, Pastor.
Christian Church
Regular services at the Hall
next Sunday. .
Morning service at 11 a. m.
Young People's service at 6:30.
Preaching at 7:30.
We extend a cordial invitation
to all.
J. A. Cornelius. Minister.
Presbyterian Church.
Sabbath School 9:45.
Preaching Service 11 a. m.
Young People's Meeting 6:30
' Evening Service 7:30
C. W. Kellogg, Pastor.
Methodist Church.
Sunday School at 9:45.
Preaching services at 11:00 a.m.
Class meeting 12 m.
. Preaching services 7:30 p. m.
Advanced teacher training class
Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock
at the home of M. H. Scandrett.
Epworth League - 6:30 p. m.
It is not too late to join the
First Year Training class whiel'
meets in the Pastor's study at th
Sunday school hour, with J N.
Evans as teacher.
Topic for Epworth League "Re
producing the Model" leader Miss
Leona Miller.
At the eleven o'clock, service,
Mr. Bert Dubois will speak upon
"Tithing." ;' - -
In the evening 'the pastor wi''
present the second of the series
from the Ten Commandments, tip
subject being "The Second Com
mandment, or, Material Idolatry."
Tae lowest attendance at prayei
meeting for the month was 28 (bar1
weather); the highest 56; average
48. Let us make it better this
Christmas month." v 4 '?
We extend to you a cordial
welcome.
Wm. T. Ward. Pastor.
Ethelton Items.
f28 miles northwest of Liberal. -
J. I. Ogborn and family and J
E. Day took took Sunday dinnei
with P. H. Day and wife.
Mrs. Katie Briscoe and sister.
Miss Craft, attended Sunday
school at Ethelton Sunday even
ing. Miss Audry Hoyt was on the
sick list Monday and could not
attend school.
L. G. Vandeveer made a busi
ness trip to Liberal last week.
Fther Frye apd the Schweitzei
boys hauled their cane to Wat
son's place last week to have il
threshed.
There will be a prayer meeting
at Ethelton Thanksgiving.
Mrs. E. V. Allen spent Satur
day night with her brother, P. II.
Day and family.
Several of the boys and men
met at W. E. Ogborn's store Sat
urday afternoon to play ball.
John and Leonard Day and Geo
Beamer attended the farewell
party at Mr. Tucker's last Friday
evening. ' -
P. H. Day purchased two milk
cows last week and also a couple
of hogs.
J. W. Ray and the Schweitzer
boys bought hogs of Mr. Hutch
inson ud in Haskell county last
week.
A. P. Ridenour, Ether Frye, R
T. and C. L. Day were business
Visitors at the county seat last
week.
Bring your butter, eggs, poultry
and cream to us and get the cash
for them. Liberal Cold Storage
Co. 8-5-tf
Remember the Palace Cleaners,
all work guaranteed. East side
Kansas Avenue.
For the finest apples, see Black
Brother's
At the
Junction
Julian Grove, burdened with a
heavy suitcase and an humbled pride,
descended the steps of the yellow day
coach that formed half of the only
train on the Lindon Valley road. He
sat himself on an unused baggage
truck to wait until the south-bound
train should come along. -
Julian preferred the winter sunlight
and the crisp air to the lifeless heat
of the big stove and the reek of many
bodies. He was going humbly to con
fess his faults, and he wanted to keep
clear headed that they might remain
fresh In his mind.
'He felt that he needed to be watch
ful, for In his heart he believed the
faults to be few. There was grave
danger that he might forget again
that he was the offender, and take the
same attitude of injured dignity that
had caused Lottie Maynard to go hur
rying back to the city with the dec
laration that when he came to his
senses she might be ready to talk to
him again. : ,
There was an accent on the "might"
that left the matter In doubt, and
Julian felt that It behooved him to
keep vividly In mind what Lottie de
olared to be his offenses.
Mentally Julian recited the cate
chism of his offenses, punctuating his
self-examination with appropriate re
marks concerning a train that was
two hours late. He was still occupied
with this task when a distant whistle
sounded, and the watting passengers
hurried from the station to the plat
form. There was some grumbling
when it was seen that this was only
a slow train from the south instead of
the desired south-bound, but they
lined up along the platform to watch
the arrival of the few passengers who
were making a change. Then they
hurried back to the warmth of the
waiting room.
Only one girl remained behind to
walk briskly up and down the plat
form. With a glad cry of surprise
Julian hurried toward her. .
" "What are you doing here, Lottie?"
he asked, as he took her hand In his.
"Where are you going?" she coun
tered. "I was rufinlng down to town to see
you," he explained. "And to think
of finding you here, on your way to
Lindon." '.'.'.'-
"I .was not going to Lindon," de
clared the girl. "I was going on. but
somehow I stepped off the train
through habit, and the train went on
without me."
"I was hoping that you were com
ing back to me," he said tenderly,
but Lottie tossed her head.
"I told you that when you were
ready to admit that you were at fault,
that you might write, and that then
perhaps I would come. You dbn'l sup
pose that I would change my mind, do
your
"No such luck," he admitted dis
mally. "That was why I was coming
to you."
"To apologize?" she demanded, and
Julian nodded his head.
A gleam of triumph flashed. Into
Lottie's eyes, but she was not to be
won so easily.' She had very pro
nounced ideas on the proper way of
handling the man she purposed to
marry, and now that he was penitent,
he was In no hurry to make the
weet surrender that Julian sought.
"I suppose you are saying that just
because you want to make up," she
declared Judicially. "I don't know
that It should count."
"You said that when I would admit
that I was rn the wrong you would be
my friend again," reminded Julian.
"But what's the use of admitting
that you are wrong, when you don't
mean It?" argued Lottie. "You'll say
the same things again the first time
that you want to be nasty."
"Don't you believe It," advised
Julian with convincing emphasis, 'if
you would only know how utterly
miserable I have been since you went
back to town! That was why I de
cided to come, instead of writing."
"And almost missed me," supplied
Lottie. "I think, Julian, that I'H make
my visit, and in the meantime think
about coming to Lindon on the way
back."
Julian's face darkened. "I wish
you'd make up now," he pleaded. "The
fact that we met each other here at
the Junction proves that it was meant
by fate that we should be friends
again."
For a moment the girl hesitated.
She bad meant to keep Julian on the
anxious seat for a few weeks, but now
that he was coming, penitent and con
quered, she felt that perhaps It would
be well to surrender' before he should
again change bis mind. The patent
leather tip of her shoe dug Into the
now.
"It does seem a little like the work
ing of fate," she admitted. "Here I go
out of town to visit In Peltonvllle and
you are on your way to town to see
me. Tou are waiting at the Junction
for a train that Is late and I am left
behind by my train."
"Then accept the omen and say that
yea will make up," he urged. "We
can go back to town and pick out the
ring and then we'll come back to Lin
don and tell the folks."
For another tense moment Lottie
hesitated, then she nodded and Julian
gave a shout of Joy.
"There's the whistle of our train,"
he cried. "I'll hurry In and get yon a
ticket back to town."
"I'm glad that he didn't know that
I was on my way to give In," said
Lottie halt aloud. "It will be hard
enough, anyway, to manage him wlta
ut letting him know that"
Pleasant Valley
Ten mlle Dorthweat of Liberal. 1
After a short absence we are
on deck again.
Health is very good in this lo
cality. '
Most everyone has been busy in
t.hpSA nftrlQ t.llft nat. tarn nroalra
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Freeman
were trading at the county seat
hist week. -
A. M. Barker and Mrs. C. T.
Barker were at Liberal last Satur
day. Some real estate has been chang
mg hands in this vicinity recently.-
. ..;
Ed and Doc Scott 1 ave been
busy topping the kaffir corn the
past few days.
Tom Taylor had his broomcorn
baled a few days ago.
Willis Jones had his broomcorn
seeded last week.
J. W. Freeman and T. FI. Tay
lor had their broomcorn baled last
week. , '
Mr. Berg of the Hitch ranch
srJd 100 head of fat hogs a few
days ago.
C. R. Weir and Sol Burr have
ch stacked a lot of nice cane hay
recently.
The North Pleasant Valley
school is progressing fine. Miss
Gertrude Carpenter is giving good
satisfaction. :
Qbern Observing.
23 miles Northwest of Liberal.
the farmers are busy getting
'heir maize and kaffir out of the
field. ,. ,
Mr. Geo. Rowan and Mr. Levi
Davis made a business trip to San
ta Fe Friday.
Mr. Hockman was in this vicin
ity last week.
A number of young folks of
',his vicinity attended Literary at
the Segar school house Saturday
night.
Mr. E. S. Downing of Kansa9
City arrived here Friday' for a
visit with friends and relatives.
Miss Grace Stone returned from
Rush'couhty accompanied by her
uncle.
Eddie and Walter Davis are
satherlng corn for Luther Ellis.
Buster Brown shoes are still the
rage.
Suffrage Debate
The Y. P. B. Society will have
a debate and box supper at the
city hall Friday evening, Decem
!er 1st. The question of Equal
Suffrage will de debated, a short
musical program will be rendered,
the shadows of the ladies who
bring boxes will be sold to the
'tighest bidder and after supper
Mrs. Grinstead will give a talk in
favor of Woman Suffrage. Ad
mission 15 and 25 cents. The la
dies who bring boxes will be ad
mitted free.
On account of the illness of one
or ine aeuttiers we auair una uecu
postponed from the original date,
but we purpose to carry out the
program as advertised, Decem
ber 1st, sure. Committee.
MORE VOTES
As a special inducement to the
people of this community to stim
u'a'.e the voting in our piano con
test, we have decided to run the
voting for subscriptions on the
following schedule:
One new subscription 1500 votes
One renewal 1000
New subs, for 2 yrs 3500
Renewals for 2 yrs 2500
New subs, for 4 yrs 7500
Renewal for 4 vrs 5500 "
There are a number of commun
ities where the contestants have
fewer friends," but whose friends
are more loyal than in the more
thickly settled communities. In
order to give these a fair chance
to win one of many valuable prizes
we have decided to make the above
schedule. The Democrat is the
biggest weekly paper published in
this section of the country, and
the broomcorn news is alone worth
many times the price of subscription.