Month: September 2010

“The Wade Family, Monongalia County, Virginia, now West Virginia” published by Franklin Marion Brand in 1927, includes mention of a John Wade Vincent. John Wade Vincent was preparing himself for the ministry in the Baptist church at a seminary at Liberal, Missouri. He died while a student there in the year 1881 and was buried…

In Gridley Adams’ “Prose and Worse” column in Volume 46 of “Everybody’s Magazine”, 1922, we find: (Liberal. Mo. News) To The Late Mr. S. W. Cooper’s Friends: Several who have been interested enough to ask me if the banjo was returned that the man borrowed from Mr. Cooper before his death. I wish to say…

A report, “Conditions Affecting the Value of Market Hay”, published by the Department of Agriculture in July 1909 issue of the Farmers’ Bulletin (362), included an experiment conducted by Caleb Lipscomb. Caleb Lipscomb had arrived in Liberal in 1899, coming from Fort Scott, and had founded the Lipscomb Grain & Seed Co. J. P. Moore…

From “Stone, An Illustrated Magazine”, Volume XI, June to November 1895. The Carter-Dorsey Stone Company, Liberal, Mo., have begun work preparatory to taking out stone from their quarries on the Othen place. They have erected a blacksmith shop and are building three large derricks. One large space of the store has been uncovered, and work…

“The Home Missionary”, published by the American Home Missionary Society and the Congregational Home Missionary Society, listed in its appointments for June of 1884, “Rev. Frank S. Van Eps, Verdella, Iantha, and Liberal, Mo.” Appointments for January of 1885 included, “Rev. Richard T. Marlow, Verdella, Iantha and Liberal, Mo.” Appointments in May of 1885 gave,…

From “The Inland Printer”, Volume XII, October 1898, edited by A. H. McQuilkin, published out of 212-214 Monroe Street in Chicago, USA. W. A. Martin, of Liberal, Missouri, contributed to the “Notes on Job Composition” column, “The card and notehead of the Ozark Hotel are very good for work of this class. The composition on…

On August 1st, 1893, the semi-monthly “Pharmaceutical Era” reported: “The principal business block in the town of Liberal, Barton county, Mo., was wiped out by fire a few days ago. The drug store, building and household goods of T. Webb were destroyed.”