The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-08-14

Washita Valley bank, Fort Cobb,
Okla, with capital of $4,000. has
deposits of $4,000.
The First State Bank of Tahleouah,
with capital of $4,000. has deposits
of $4,000.
Cheyenne proposes to construct a
new hotel and become known among
the travelling public as the best sun.
day" town in western Oklahoma.
A Woodward citizen, according to
the News-Bulletin. was driving a nail
when the spike flew and struck his
daughter in the eye cutting the eye
ball.
The Bank of Mounds with a cap
ital of $4,000 has deposits of $105, 900.
500 men are needed at Enid to as
sist in harvesting the broomcorn crop
of Garfield county.
The civil service commission adver.
tised for an examination for rural car
riers out of Shattuck last week. Thir-
tg applicants have applied for admis-
sion to the examination.
New wheat is bringing 10 cents a
bushel on the Shattuck market and
much of it is changing hands, as much
as 1000 bushels being sold in one
day. Broom corn and kafir corn are
making big yields and the brush is
selling at a good price.
DR.. F. B. Fite has received notice
from Secretary McAdoo that Musko-
gee will receive $125,00O government
funds to be used to aid in moving
Oklahoma crops. The money will be
distributed among seven banks and
remain in Oklahoma until next win.
ter.
Ground has been broken at Ringing
for the erection of a two-story bust
ness building to be owned by the First
National bank. The first floor will be
occupied by the bank, while the Sec
ond will be cut up into business offices.
The material for the building is on the
ground.
Chairman Arthur H. Geissler an
nounced that the republican state
campaign will begin Immediately and
that an aggressive campaign will be
made in every county of the state.
The campaign was opened by John
Fields, nominee for governor, at
Chandler on the afternoon of Satur-
day, Aug. 8.
Farmers of Canadian county are
making extensive plans to participate
in the Canadian county fair to be held
on September 16, II and 10. From
the great interest being manifested
this year record breaking attend
ance and an unusually large number
of entrants for the various prizes are
expected
In spite of the unfavorable season
and the shortage of rainfall in western
Oklahoma, the broomcorn crop is do
ing we'll Throughout Ellis county the
crop yield will be good In Beaver,
Harper and Woodward counties the
dry weather has been broken a mum.
Der of times within the last few weeks.
The crops of broomcorn and kafir in
the three counties will be large.
AS the result of throwing a lighted
match into the grass, a farmer a few
miles east of Guthrie started a fire
which burned several hundred acres
of pasture and hay land. Twenty men
fought the fire for several hours be-
fore it was under control, while the
man with the match ran away and
left the others to fight the fire he had
started.
Anew figure in Oklahoma oil de-
velopment is j. NJ. Sullivan of New
York City, brother of the late Big
Tim Sullivan of New York. The
brother was also a member of Tam
many hall and is well known IN New
York city political circles. He has
been in Oklahoma looking for an op-
portunity to break into the oil game
for the past six months and only re-
Gently he came to the Healdton field.
Crockett Williams, negro. held IN
the Jail at Eufaula, charged with the
murder of Johnson King, Indian, was
taken from the jail and lynched.