The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-10-17

bales.
Stephens county will hold big edu
cational rally at Duncan on Oct. II.
Hobart cotton receipts for the sea-
son now total ins excess of 600 bales.
New Catholic churches at Geary and
Calumet were dedicated last Sunday.
An Indian farmer near Lookeba
cleared $500 from a 20-acTe field of
broomcorn, this season.
]. P. Ford has assumed the duties
of postmaster at Konawa, succeeding
j. E. Cunningham.
P. Marsh of Madill, has been notified
that he has been appointed to a cadet
ship at West Point.
Supply has voted bonds in the sum
of $4,000 to install waterworks and
electric light system.
A number of oil experts visited Ken
ton last week investigating conditions
| incident upon opening a new oil field.
The Zelma Oil Co of Oklahoma City
has struck light flow in McClain
county at 700 feet, only 16 miles from
| Oklahoma City.
1t is understood that the M. K. &
7. will participate in the bidding on
the Oklahoma Central when the sale
of the latter road is made at Chick
asha.
The ceremonial and official degrees,
81 and 32, were finished at the Scot
fish Rite reunion at Guthrie, and near.
ly 100 received the work of the Con-
cistory
Two safes robbed, several resi-
dences pilfered, one or two holdups
and an apptempt to rob the telephone
operators, is Miami's crime record for
one week.
After being for several months with
out a pastor, the First Christian
church of Shawnee called Rev. George
A. Hendrixson of Alva. The new pas
tor will take up his work Oct 10.
The city commissioners of Lawton
have purchased a new fire auto truck
with a chemical engine combination
for $4,000, and with this new equip
ment the department will be thorough
ly modern.
A large farm residence belonging to
p. w. Cagel, six miles southwest of
Blackwell, was totally destroyed by
fire. The loss is $4,000 with insur-
ance of $500. The origin of the fire
is unknown.
AS special attractions for the Bryan
county fair which will be held in Du-
rant October Is to II, the management
announces that addresses will be de-
livered by Senator T. p. Gore, Justice
R. L. Williams, of the supreme court
and candidate for the democratic
nomination for governor, and State
Superintendent of Public Instruction
K H. Wilson.
The A. H. T. A. of the western dis
trict of Oklahoma, which held its
grand lodge session in Lawton, elect
ed the following officers for the COM
ing year: President, e. f. Davis of
Jefferson, reelected; vice president,
Roland of Weatherford; secretary
treasurer, w. S. Collins of Okarche,
reelected; executive committee, Pope
Wood, Tecumseh; c. M. Meyers, Lib
eral Kan, and G. F. Japp, Lawton.
Thomas was selected as the next con-
vention city.
The general land office at Guthrie
has been instructed to begin prep
arations looking toward the sale of
the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache
remnant lands in the southwestern
section of the state. By special rul-
ing of the department it has been
held that these lands fall under the
jurisdiction of the land Office instead
OF the Indian bureau, 1t being held
that the government and not the In
dams hold title by virtue OF the Lone
Wolf treaty. 1t desired that these
lands amounting to about one hun
dred quarter sections be disposed OF
as early as possible and the sale may
be conducted some time during No
vember
A Carmen company announces It
has $1,000,000 to loan on farms in
northwestern Oklahoma.
The fall reunion of the Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite will be held
n the valley of South McAlester DC.
,ober IA, Is and 16.
Construction work on the new pow
or plant at the state university, con-
tract for which was let the Holmboe
CONSTRUCTION Co., for SAL 1900, was be-
gun last week, and it is expected that
he work will be finished by January
lbs.