The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-06-05
OKLAHOMA NEWS NOIfS

PoteaB claims 70 BE- me only town
in the country without a kFocker With
IN the city limits.
To test the durability of a trunk
q Tonkawa firm will throw one on the
water tower Of that city.
The Greenfield Hustler observes
that Blaine county fsrmers and pros
perlty are shaking hands.
TOnkawa wants more rain FOR the
crops, and B8rilesviIle wants less 20
people can attend the shows.
The Hsmmon Booster tells Of a local
farmer who seven years ago had a cap
ital ~ 1z5 and now owns 400 acres Of
farm land.
An operation was performed on the
editor Of the Adslr Republican poi
ton Of the skull being raised from the
brain.
While gathering vegetables In her
garden Mrs r. Markley. of Geary,
N1h nbAhJhFN W an VII ntsN npI I~eN'Hb
vifer and sustained three bites.
It takes a deposit Of $40 to institute
bankruptcy proceedings, and the NC.
Alester Capital says man with that
much money could organize an oil
company.
The Coweta Times tells of a negro
preacher who converted the wife Of
deacon, who had g40O, and then in
duced her 10 get the coin and eloDe
with him. He iB now in jail.
Citizens OF Haskell county will hold
a convention June z 10 discuss a pro-
posed bond issue, the proceeds Of
which would be used 10 build court
house, jail and public roads.
The Muskogee Phoenix is pleased
with the way In which Secretary
Bryan handled the Japanese situation,
and is strong for peace until the Pan
anna canal is finished and In good
working order.
Not an editor in Oklahoma died
last year" says the Wakita Herald,
which causes an exchange 10 remark
that several went busted, got punched
in the Jaw or were sued for libel,
which was worse.
Southwest Oklahoma is busy swat
ting the fly, swatting the mosquito
and Bwattng the grasshopper. with it's
right hand. and trying 10 sign recall
petitions and petitions for grand jury
with It's left hand.
The Okmulgee Democrat tells OF a
telephone wire falling across a heav-
ily-charged electric cable, with the re-
suit that the telephone switchboard
was burned out and damaged $500.
The health officer Of AltuB notifies
citizens II back yards and alleys are
not at once cleaned up, photographs
will be taken and thrown upon screens
in picture houses.
An employe or a cotton mill at
Roosevelt had three fingers torn of
while nj work, and the company
offered $175 to the injured man, but
finally had TO pay $500.
Chlcknsha was selected for the next
annual convention OF the Oklahoma
Letter Carriers association and J. e.
Westfall OF that place was elected
president at the annual convention In
session in Oklahoma city
william Pearson, the proprietor ct
o hotel at Sallisaw shot his wife, at.
tempted TO shoot his daughter and
then put a bullet through his own
head while temporarily insane The
shooting occurred al the residence Of
Pearson and next door 10 the post
Office.
The bodies Of Walter Moore and
wife and 14-ycarold daughter who
were drowned while picnlcking near
Sapulpa. have been recovered.
A Durant man bough. an ordinary
Jersey COW that suddenly commenced
giving seven gallons OF milk per day
with n butter production Of two
pounds per day.
Jackson county farmer gathered
up half bushel OF grasshoppers on a
half acre OF land, and worked only
twenty minutes Merchants are aid
ing the farmers in destroying the
pests.
The Howe Star thinks It was rob
bing Peter TO pay Paul when the legs