The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-10-24

McAlester last week.
Marshall county recently voted $751;
900 in bonds for new courthouse and
$4,000 for new bridges.
w. H. Hampton, city commissioner
of Oklahoma City, was acquitted OF
stealing a house belonging to the city.
President Wilson has sent the name
of Robert Landers to the senate for
confirmation as postmaster at Lawton.
A number of oil experts visited Ken.
ton last week investigating conditions
incident upon opening new oil field.
Governor Cruce is going to make
Tulsa the capital of the state during
the sessions of the dry farming con-
gress.
Mayor Miller of Muskogee declared
holiday and with a crew OF one hun
bred volunteers spent the day working
the roads.
The cornerstone of the new Atoka
county courthouse was laid at Atoka
recently. Masons were in charge Of
the ceremonies.
Clinton Methodists have just COM
pleted new church edifice. 1t is one
of the finest church buildings in west
ern Oklahoma.
Sheriff Mahoney Of Guthrie arrested
a negro doctor named Cossillie, who Is
wanted in Noble county for Illegally
practicing medicine.
Pauls Valley merchants have start.
ed a subscription to maintain nine
months school there. The regular
school funds were sufficient for only
a six months term.
Fort Gibson clans the distinction of
having one of the smallest horses in
the country. 1t has a five.year-old ami
NAL which is only 26 inches in height
and weighs 60 pounds. The animal iB
perfectly formed.
The corporation commission gave
authority to the NJ. o. & G. to meet
the competitive freight rate on slack
coal from the Kansas fields to the
Tulsa group in Oklahoma. The new
rate will be As cents a ton.
The Carter county ginning figures
show 5,328 bales up to October this
year, against 1927 before same date
last year, a gain of 1900 bales. The
figures may not represent an In
creased crop, but prices show the
farmers are getting the money.
Beginning with November 1, a num-
Der OF inspectors employed in tick
eradication under the board Of agri-
culture will be laid Off The appro-
priation for the year for this work Is
only $4,000 and the board has al
ready spent most of this in the work
this year Twenty-four inspectors have
been employed by the state during the
spring and summer.
Governor Cruce sent letter to the
governors Of twenty-five states, invit'
ing them to attend the Tulsa Inter
national Dry Farming Congress on
Governors Day." Oct. 20.
Jim Ballard was found guilty Of
manslaughter at Chickasha in the kill
ing of A. ]. Goodnight, brother-in-
law Of Billiards.. The killing occur.
red on the night Of July o.
The $4,000 funding bond issue for
Garvin county has been sold to G.
Edgar Honnald of Oklahoma City.
They we're sold at par and will draw
5h per cent interest, maturing in
twenty-five years.
Elmer Ward is dead, Jessie Quigg
is dangerously wounded and Charles
Quigg is in Jail charged with murder,
as a result of quarrel between the
three men near Okmulgee. All had
been drinking Choctaw beer
The trial of w. A. Borah, charged
with the murder OF his wife pnd
daughter whose bodies were found
burned in their house on August 80,
will be held in Atoka. 1t is expected
the trial will be begun about Novem-
Der 4.
A Baptist minister and Catholic
priest of Okeene carried on relig-
ious controversy in an Okeene paper
for several weeks. AS a result, the
priest sued the minister for $4,000
alleging libel.
Declaring that they do not get a
square deal; that they are dissatisfied
with the administration of justice in
the county; that they are closer to
Stigler than Muskogee and prefer to
be a part Of Haskell county, citizens
of the lower part of Muskogee county
are working on petitions asking to be
annexed to Haskell county.