The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-11-14

Twenty thousand fruit trees have
been sold in Adair county this fall by
one nursery.
Durant banks now show deposits
OF $1,195,000, a gain Of nearly $780,
600 over the same date last year.
The biennial convention of the
State Federation of Women's clubs
Will be held in Tulsa November 12-l4,
inclusive.
A cotton seed oil mill is the latest
addition to El Reno's industries. The
new plant is conducted by Sautbine
Bros. in connection with their alfalfa
mill.
Rev. L. Kellar evangelist under the
Southern Baptist convention for east.
ern Oklahoma district, died at Nc
Loud, where he had gone to preach.
Death followed ptomaine poisoning.
BY vote of 1872 to 1874 the citizens
of Coalgate decided they could get
along without the services of water
works superintendent, and following
the vote he stepped down and out.
The Oklahoma crop bulletin issued
Saturday reports an increase of 80
percent in the winter wheat area
sown in that state, which makes It
about two and one fourth million
acres.
Two hundred and fifty business
and professional men of Lawton as
sembled at banquet given by the
chamber of commerce in honor of
Senator T. P. Gore, and Congressman
Scott Ferris.
Charging that D. e. Booker. chief
OF the Ardmore police, has failed to
enforce the prohibition law, the Law
and Order league has lodged charges
against the chief with the commits.
sioners asking for his removal.
Not needing the caution of her
father not to try to use the gun in
any way resulted in the death of the
seven-year-old daughter of w. r. Jor-
dan, when his older daughter dis.
charged rifle she was carrying.
At the conclusion of an inspection
OF Durant by members of the Okla
homa Fire Prevention association,
urgent recommendations were made
to the city officials that the fire de-
partment should be better equipped
and more men employed.
With bullet hole through his body
just under the heart, a man giving
his name as AL Easley and his home
as Tulsa, lies in Jail at CollinsvilIe
charged with attempting to rob an
alleged bootlegging "1oint" in the
rear of Tulsa hotel.
Whether the states should adopt
the proposed plan for a legislature of
single house of few members is
the question to be discussed in the
coming triangular debates in which
the universities of Oklahoma, Kansas
and Colorado annually contest.
An unknown burglar broke in a win
dow of the j, B. McAlester hardware
store at McAlester and stole two shot.
guns and escaped under fire of four
McAlester policemen. Bloodhounds
were placed on his trail. They fol-
lowed him five miles and lost the
track.
The first story of the Confederate
home at Ardmore is completed and
work has been commenced on the Sec
ond story, 1t is announced by the con-
tractors that the building will be COM
pleted and ready for occupancy by the
first of the year. The building will be
first class in every particular.
The town of May Is to be incorpor.
ated, the voters favoring such prop
osition in recent special election by
big majority.
Three local banks have combined
deposits approximating 100000, &C.
cording to statements published IN Wa
nette, town of only 800 population.
Ben Garretson of Herring, a small
town in Roger Mills county, operates a
meat market, barber shop, cleaning
and pressing establishment. lunch
counter, soda fountain and poultry
and cream market On the side, he
acts as postmaster and is mayor, and,
just to have something to occupy his
spare moments, he has applied for the
position of station agent for the Gin
ton, Oklahoma & Western railroad.
The largest sale of broom corn re-
ported this year is that of o. o.
Lying, living three miles south Of
Elk City, who has sold ninety7eight
bales of broom corn raised on eighty
acres of land, receiving therefor $1.7OO.
Several large sales of brush have been
reported from Elk City, which is the
banner broom corn market this year,
but Mr.. Lyng's sale almost doubles
any of the others.
Frank Reed, student in the Univer-
sity of Oklahoma, and a son of Mr..
and Mrs. S. s. Reed Of Pauls Valley,
has been appointed to a cadetshlp at
West Point