The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-05-22

June lO-12-Christlan EnuehVor cohNeh-
| ton, Enid.
July 6-Aug. Cotton school. still
July 9-McIntosh- Hughes annexation
| election.
Sept. S-9-10-Caddo county fair, Bingen
Sept. S-1O-Photographer convention
Oklahoma City.
sept. 22-oct. 8. 1s14-state Fair, Okla
homa City.
Oct; 7-17-Dry Farming Congress-
| Wichita.
october-southern Commercial Con-
gress. Muskogee.
Newkirk is erecting new $4,000
high school building.
The firemen's state association met
In Oklahoma City last week, with the
usual program of contests.
The big democratic rally held at
Alva last week was attended by about
two thousand or more democrats.
Young democrats of Pawnee county
have organized branch of the Young
Mems League of Democratic clubs.
Women of Tahlequah have organ
lied civic improvement league and
will begin work to beautify the city.
George Humes, negro, shot and
killed his wife at Ardmore and then
the gun upon himself with fatal re-
suits.
The safe OF the postoffice at Ramo-
ma, 35 miles north of Tulsa, was dy-
namited by burglars who escaped
with 800 in cash and several hun.
dred dollars in stamps.
Edward Mayors, 10 years old, COM
mitted suicide at the farm of his faith
er nine miles southwest of Oklahoma
City by blowing off the top of his
head with a Colts forty-five revolver.
Rev. DR.. s. ]. White has rendered
his resignation as pastor of the First
Christian church of Guthrie, and will
accept a call to the pastorate of the
First Christian church at Joplin, Mo.
To keep pace with the expansion
Of the city's industries the Ardmore
chamber Of commerce, with an az
gressive membership, has been or
ganized to replace the smaller COM
mercial club.
Every store and every shop in
Eufaula was closed up tight last
Thursday and between four and five
hundred men of the city we're engaged
in working the roads leading into the
city from different directions.
Oklahoma will harvest twice as
much winter wheat this spring as
last-35, 100000 bushels, according to
the first estimate of the United States
board of agriculture just made, show
ing condition Of crops up to May l.
Farmers who lost wheat in the
South Canadian river foods refuse TO
mourn. Papers in the flood districts
announce that wheat land will be
planted to cotton and feed crops as
soon as the water runs back into the
river.
For attempting to burn their own
home to destroy goods for which the
police were making a search, three
negroes, Henry Smith, John Smith
and their sister were placed under
arrest at Okmulgee Saturday charged
with arson.
When his love was spurned Jack
Lancaster, of Brant, attempted to
shoot himself through the forehead at
a lonely spot along country road.
He is now at deaths door. Lancaster
had known the young woman for less
than a month.
Jewel Rammage, a small boy. of
Bertrand, Cimmaron county, was bit
ten by a rattlesnake while on his way
to school. Medical aid could not be Sc
cured Immediately and when the doc
tor arrived the child was in a serious
condition. but may recover.
More than 1000 members of the
order of knights of Columbus gath
cred In Tulsa to attend the ninth an
nual convention of that organization.
George Humes, colored, shot and in
stantly killed his wife at Ardmore and
then turned his pistol upon himself
with fatal results. The couple had
been separated for some time. The
shooting occurred when the woman
went to her husbands home for her
trunk.
Fish which he had eaten for din
ner, caused the death of E. P. James
a youn attorney OF Durant. For some
time the attorney had been suffering
with heart disease and when stricken
with ptomaine poisoning after finish
ing the pleading of case his heart
gave way.
Material is now being collected by
the extension division of the Univer-
sity Of Oklahoma for a new bulletin
on municipal government which will
discuss the different methods of city
administration, especially those which
have recently been adopted in cities
in Oklahoma and elsewhere, including
the commission form and modified
commission form with city manager
Northwestern Oklahoma has the