The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-10

A railway from Ardmore to Sher
man, Texas, is contemplated.
The republicans and progresslves
held joint convention at Hugo and
nominated a fusion ticket.
E. A. Hill, prominent farmer liv-
ing a few miles north of Grandfeld,
was killed by team and wagon run
ming over him.
A Is day old baby was left on the
northbound Katy limited train at Dur
ant by young girl and woman, APP
parently her mother.
Henry Gramer, former rough rider,
was fatally stabbed at Burbank, Usage
county, and taken to hospital at Ar
kansas City. His assailant was Bob
Williams.
The Woman's Civic League of AL
tus, which has accomplished much
toward cleaning up the town and es-
tablishing other reforms, is arranging
to hold a better babies contest.
While riding horse, G. A. Blanton
Of Stigler was stricken by heat and
was found still sitting in his saddle,
but In an unconscious condition. He
died while being removed to his home.
The good roads meetings held in
Marietta during the past few weeks
have been resulting in excellent work
In getting the necessary money to I'M
prove the roads in the western part OF
Love county.
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs Cato
Sells has wired National Attorney w.
w. Hastings accepting the resignation
OF tribal officers and granting the re-
quest OF the tribal authorities for f.
nal dissolution OF the Cherokee tribe
of Indians.
Led by curiosity to see what was
inside Of a dynamite cap, the year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. M. w. Meek,
living near Guthrie, picked 1t with a
pin. The cap exploded, tearing away
the child's thumb and two fingers on
the right hand and badly lascerating
his breast and face, destroying the
sight in his right eye. The boy found
the explosive near where some work
men had been making excavations.
Three thousand dollars has been
raised by a committee of the Lawton
chamber of commerce for the purpose
of giving big anniversary celebra-
ton on August 5, and 7. The pro.
gram will include aeroplane races and
a mammoth street parade in which
the Fifth field artillery from Fort
Sill will be invited to participate
Alleging that her physical and men
tai conditions we're greatly affected
when she was locked out of a univer-
sity classroom during the summer
term of 1913 Of the state university at
Noramn, former student, Mrs. Pearl,
filed suit against President Stratton
d. Brooks and four members OF the
faculty asking damages in the sum of
$25,22O.
The federal government will bring
another large sale of Indian land at
McAlester on November 3 when $50
acres Of Choctaw timber land will be
placed on the market. The sale will
end on November 9 at Hugo. There
remains about $4,000 acres of unal-
lotted land other than the timber
tracts which will be sold, but orders
have not yet been received to place
1t on the market.
Fifty families of Kickapoo Indians
arrived at Shawnee from the state OF
Coahuila, Mexico. The constitutional
lists charged they were friendly to HUI
erta, confiscated their property ard
drove them from the country.
Work Of rebuilding the cotton seed
warehouse of the Madill Gin Co.,
which was destroyed by fire a few
weeks ago, has been commenced.
When complete the warehouse will be
the largest cotton seed warehouse in
southern Oklahoma and will be the
nucleus OF large oil mill to be built
and owned by Madill capitalists.