The Liberal News from Liberal, Kansas • 1

The Liberal News Devoted ro the Interests ot the Southwest VOL. 22 LIBERAL. SEWARD COUNTY. KANSAS. THURSDAY.

DECEMBER 3, 1907. NO 31 Sparks From the Rail Bv Special Correspondent Grain Letter By The Liberal Commission Co YJ.1U fl LIBERAL? Movement on Foot for a Society of That Kind In This Town. Mr J.J. Whiting, the Liberal Commission company's manager, and others in town, are working up enthusiasm for a Y. M.

C. A. in Liberal. Mr Whiting has already become busy in making investigations and today has an armload of letters regarding the matter. Mr Whiting has a plan on which he is now working and if the citizens of Liberal will become interested in the matter the institution will be a success.

Trains Nos 51 and 52 running between Liberal and Wichita, now have a train auditor. His lay over will bo at Liberal. A heating plant is being installed at the Hound House; but will bo several weeks before it will be fn operation. Round House Foreman, Mc Will iams is having his private offlctJ fixed up in metropolitan style. Obituaru Sarali E.

Winslow was born August 19, 1837 in Perquennis county North Carolina, and died November 25, 1907, at the residence of her son B. M. McAlister of Tyrone, Oklahoma. She was married March 10, 1864 to Zachariah McAlister, and to them were born five children. Her husband survives her also her five children who are B.

M. and J. F. McAlister of Tyrone, Oklahoma, J. E.

McAlister and Mrs Annie Homey of Liberal, Kansas; and Mrs Laura Barkley of Alva, Oklahoma. Mrs McAlister was an earnest christian having been raised in the faith ol the Friends church, and afterward joining the Christian Church. She was a devoted wife, a tender, self-sacrificing mother, and a helpful friend. She has departed this life but she still lives in the hearts of her family and friends, and will do so until "we meet 3'. B.

Lusk left for Tucumcari, New Mexico, Wednesday. supper at the- Don't forget the Hall December 12. Kansas Cltu Bank Closes Doors The National Bank of Commerce of Kansas City closed its doors this morning as a result of the flurry. This failure will not affect the local banks as neither of them has a dollar deposited there. We could receive no further particulars, but the dailies will tell the story.

How it's Done fU Guumon On November, 28-29-30 there was held the Tri-County Association in Quymon Oklahoma. Teachers from Beaver, Texas, and Cimarron counties Oklahoma, and the states of Texas and Kansas were there. To me it was an occasion of both profit and pleasure. The amount of work done, and its excellency really surprised me, and I felt as if our people should know of it. On Thursday the visiting teachers were shown around the city in carriages.

In the evening between fifty and sixty free tickets were given them to attend the French Oliver Lecture, complimentary from the members of the Commercial Club. By nine o'clock Friday forenoon at least seventy-five teachers were in attendance, in the afternoon several hundred were present, including parents and pupils. Many good papers upon educational subjects were given, followed by discussions which will be helpful to the teachers. The entire session was presided over by the able superintendent of the Guymon schools, Mr George Wilson. In the business Corn White and mixed corn are the only staples remaining unchanged the past week, the general sentiments on corn prices being toward an advance.

Cane seed There is really no basis of figures on cane seed, the southern markets refuse to commit themselves in regard to establishing a price for the season, advice received fron the cane growing district show a large probable increase in the amount to be marketed over last year. Kafir corn Large consumers of kaflr corn have dropped down 9 cents per cwt. during the past week and our customers from all points express their belief in a still lower market. Wheat During the past ten days there has been a shut down of eight flouring mills in Texas and five in Kansas, the output of wheat from foreign countries has been largely in excess of the figures upon which the market was based on the last Bradstreet report, the present situation leans very strongly toward a much lower market on wheat and we look for it to occur during the next few days. The variation in the prices since we wrote our last letter, has been around 3 to 4 cents, the mills are today 2 cents perbushul lower than the prices at which we bought on November 22.

Bran shorts The price of mill feed stuff does not necessarly follow the fluctuations of wheat and under The price of wheat is on the decline, and the situation in the near future is not so very encouraging. But this situation will not hold out long. When the springtime comes wheat will be worth money, and the farmer who can hold grain till then will be ahead. This may be only a guess, but it appears to a logical one to us during these days of flurry. jGospel and Temperance Notes? Box Supper A box social will be conducted tn the Wideawake schoolhouse evening of December 21.

You and your friends are expected to be therewith a firm and determined mind and fal pocketbook to buy a well filled basket of good things to eat. Miss Onm Keplar is in charga of the school. Miss Jessie Wilmot of Bawyer, Kansas, is visiting the I. B. Jordan family this week.

Church Supper The best supper you ever ate 1H your life and all for 25 cents at tho Hall Thursday evening, December, 12, 11107, given by the ladies of tho Christian church. Everybody come. Ico cream and cake for those who don't want supper. 0 to midnight. Mrs L.

H. Johnson of Taylorville Illinois is visiting her sister Mrs I. B. Jordan. The county commissioners were Edited bv Minnie Tohnson Grinstead.

The rapid passing of trie train of 8e881on one aay 11118 wee to ai-time has carried us past the station low bills to be naid for labor 0,1 the of Thanksgiving and I really won- court house- Work 0,1 the new der if we were grateful for spiritual ,8 progressing meeiy affairs of the association and the and material blessings. We women were surely thankful that we had plenty of work we might continue in the lists of the industrious and have had small chance to become idlers or vagrants. We should recall the blessings of home, friends, loved ones, church privileges, business opportunities, the delightful autumn weather and countless other things. The two lectures at the Hall which management of the pedagogical discussions, Mr Wilson can have no isuperior in the southwest. Mr Browning of Hooker, Mr Grimm of Stratford, and Mr Payne, county superintendent of Texas county, gave very valuable assistance.

Mister Brown Of Shopless Town 1 mm'' 9 1 mw I I i 1 the present existing conditions the mills are not as anxious to get rid of feed products, as the majority of them are only sunning half time and have ample room in their warehouses to store bran and shorts. Besides this, the best part of the wheat now arriving at the mills is what was brought on a very high market, and they are holding their feed stuff at above prices, that are not based upon the present market price of wheat. Church Notes Rev H. O. Vernon will hold services at the Presbyterian church next Sabbath morning, No service in the evening.

All invited. Services will be held in the school house north of town at 3:00 p.m. H. O. Vernon will preach.

Revival meetings are now in progress at Wideawake school house, were recently given were gospel in essence. The first by French Oliver on "Man, The Masterpiece" inspired to higher mental and spiritual endeavor. Strong and deep at times and then rediculous to a fault, every heart, if it had the power of reception of good, must have been bettered by this message. The other, just as helpful, by Gillilan was given in light humorous The Guymon orchestra rendered some fine music on Friday evening. In one of the papers was given this thought, "He who can snap the cords of his environments and rise above his surroundings, is the truly great man," and as I listened to the work done I felt that the association truly was exemplifying those words.

I came home fully determined to help Liberal schools, and Seward county teachers, if they but will help me. We must move around and keep abreast with the great educational movement of the land, and not let our sister, Oklahoma, with her youth, and fresh blood, and her flags that wave oyer every one of her school houses, outdo us. Percis O. Hough. Married Cornelius J.

Plautch and Francis Woodsome both of Tyrone were married by Probate Judge Hultz in his office in Liberal on December 4, 1907. Services every night this week. Sabbath morning 11 and 7:30. All invited. H.

O. Vernon. psi I hi I 1 HkQrn I ZwJ Mrs C. G. Stevenson was at Kansas City and saw the Jayhawks skin the Tigers on Thanksgiving day.

T. J. McDermott handed us a number of papers which were published at Dublin. There were nice appearing papers, and one favored the Wichita Eagle in size, but in quality the Eagle soars miles above it. style and brought tears and laughter.

Old hearts grow young again and young hearts felt fresh inspiration. From childhood he carried us to the sunset of life and portrayed in poetry and prose the humor and pathos of life which follow all the way. It did us good and may such bearers of sunshine come often to us. Bro Phillips made one of his strongest appeals for Christian manhood last Sunday evening, he has made. The text "Show us a was well enlarged upon and men who could resist such a sermon and refuse to accept the Christ are indeed hard to reach.

The Hall was filled with eager listeners and strangers elbowed with strangers, few knowing the mass that tilled the place. It is getting to he popular to he on the prohibition side of the liquor question and press and politicians are lining up. The south is going dry and soon the whole nation will have tabooed the saloon. It lias 110 excuse for its existance, except a commercial one and this is a flimsy LETTERS TO SANTA. GLAUS As in the past, The News will receive letters from the little folks boys and girls under and not over ten years of age to Santa Claus and will publish them that the old gentleman may know just what to bring.

All letters must be in this office not later than December 14. Make your letter short, simply say what you want and then sign your name. Santa Claus will be busy and it would not be right to take up his time to read a long letter. You can ask for several things with a short letter and let not your letter contain more than twenty words. Write now that your letter may be sure to appear before Old Santa Claus.

1 i 9 a a a Behold a man of Shopless Town; His name is Obadiah Brown. He says the town does not improve, But runs along its ancient groove. He'd like to see it spread and grow, And yet he does not help, you know. Instead of buying things for sale Right here in town, he's sent by mail For many years and bought his things From those faroff Mall Order kings. No wonder, Obadiah Erown, This home of yours is Shopless Town! one.

I just heard ofDavcMuirof Cimarron committing suicide, I knew him as a quiet kind boy, and little dreamed he would become a victim of the drink habit. He did and his brain was fired with the devilish stuff, his nerves unstrung, bis courage gone, arid he attempted the distinction of the beautiful girl to whom he was betrothed and then pressed, the pistol to his own vitals and ended the mad dream he knew as life. Ah, men of strong nerve, Why drink the hellish stuff, Why play witli this demon rum, Abstain and you will be strong. Abstain and help the weak, Oh, men in the nameof theChrist Master yourselves and you have won. THE NEWS SANTA CLAUS DEPARTMENT.