The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-05-16

City.
The Rosedale Record is endeavorlng
to organize brass band among the
town boys.
A Gage, Okla, man is searching
for his wife, obtained by the mail
order route.
The banks of Arkansas City have
given notice that every Thursday after
noon will be holiday.
The Mayes County Democrat prints
a lengthy essay from congressman
on the subject, "How to Get a Post
Office"
Oklahoma undertakers are COM
mencing to print testimonials from
surviving relatives of those embalmed.
Exchanges from over the state men,
ton number Of buildings struck by
lightning during the recent thunder
storm.
An exchange views with alarm the
fact that local undertakers are going
to give banquet to the physicians of
the town.
Mrs. Jacob Schrall, aged 81, was
thrown from her buggy and died from
injuries sustained when the team be-
came frightened at two motorcycles.
The Pauls Valley Free Lance tells
Of local boy, arraigned in district
court who offered to plead guilty on
the condition he would not be SEN
fenced to Granite.
Believing that possibly the high cost
OF living affects policemen as 1t does
other people, the Blackwell city coun-
Gil has raised the salary of the local
keeper Of the peace.
The Tulsa Democrat thinks Colonel
Roosevelt's press agent is framing up
war between Uncle Sam and the
Mi'-ado in order that the Wwar lord
mt ny break into front page stories
again.
Because lady school teacher in the
Mountain View school took unto her
self husband, the school board fired
her, and she brought suit against the
board and recovered judgment for her
salary.
Three young men hired a team Of
horses from a livery stable and at
tempted to drive across Bodoc creek,
near Ponca City, where a bridge was
removed, and the venture terminated
in the drowning of both horses.
For the town marshal to shoot stray
dogs is perfectly proper, says the
Longdale News, but it wants stopped
the practice of killing the dogs in the
presence of the latters only friends
the little children of the town.
We could never understand why
these biologists who know that bill
lions and billions OF dollars worth Of
minerals lie beneath the surface of the
earth in certain communities refuse to
give up jobs with small salaries.
The Free Lance says the last ship
ment Of booze into Pauls Valley was
a disgrace to the Woodworking boot
legRors, as 1t contained too much acid.
The editor wants to go back to the
good old days Of peruna and red Ink.
A Muskogee woman left the gas
burning during the night, and when
she arose next morning and struck a
match an explosion resulted which
wrecked the second story of the house
and caused her death.
The Sterling Ledger tells Of a cit
lien who, while digging In the bottom
of a clstern. struck a dynamite cap
and as a result of the explosion fol
lowing was horribly mutilated and
will probably lose his eyssight
With its mileage more than doubled
over last year, the Clinton, Oklahoma
G. Western railroad filed It's return
with the state auditor for taxation
purposes. The total trackage reported
in 1913 amounts to Sc, O6 miles against
% miles for the previous year. The
assessment for 1912 was $112,500 and
the return for 1918 is given in. at
$3.50, 900.
Newkirk is going to celebrate the
Fourth OF July. This has been fully
determined upon. The commercial
club has taken the matter In hand
and with the assistance Of the entire
citizenship OF Newklrk to help the
thing along, July 4, 1918, will be a big
day in Newklrk.
Paden brothers shipped 318 head OF
fat cattle to the Oklahoma City mar
ket last week that were without doubt
some of the finest stock ever sold at
that market. About three hundred
head of these were fine Palangys
steers which bought 800 per head.
The balance we're good fat stun that
brought around $40. The cattle were
bought by a buyer who came here for
that purpose The Padens are now
feeding about three hundred more
cattle.-Geary Booster.
Alfred Green, who shot and killed
his father in a quarrel at Suffer, Okla,
was convicted of manslaughter by a
jury in the district court at Poteau.
and was sentenced to serve ten years