The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-01-23

Feb. 3-4-Poultry show, Muskogee.
Feb. 3-4-Eastern Oklahoma AgricU'-
tural Association. Muskogee. nj.
Feb. ola. India Temple Shriners FAR
Oklahoma City.
Feb 12-Republlcan state convention
Tulsa.
Feb. 2s-Progresslvs state convention.
Oklahoma City. -
Sept. 22-oct. =. Isl4-state Fair. Okla
homa City.
Kingston has granted franchise for
an electric light system.
The county assessors Of the state
met at Oklahoma City last week.
Soper has started the new year with
campaign for a general stock law.
More than 5000 chickens we're mar
keted in Devol in the past two weeks.
Sallisaw has a smallpox epidemic,
fourteen cases being reported so far
The city commissioners of Ada are
arranging to purchase new auto fire
truck
Last year 1862 cars of agricultural
products were shipped from Lookeba,
Caddo county.
The city clerks safe at Hobart was
stuck for two weeks and required an
expert to open it.
The Southeastern Poultry Associa-
ton held its first annual exhibit In
Durant, January and 10.
Costs in a lawsuit over Latimer
county hog worth $14 reached more
than double that amount.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Simmons died at Shawnee as result
Of falling into pan Of scalding water.
The child's flesh was literally cooked
and fell off in great pieces.
Petitions are being circulated on the
streets of Sapulpa asking the county
commissioners to call bond election
in the near future for courthouse.
The Citizens National bank of Sal
lisaw opened its doors for business
last Friday, having been authorized
by telegram from the comptroller
Of the currency.
Thomas Isbell Of Vinita, who says
he fired the first shot at the Spaniards
on Cuban soil in the late Spanish
American war, battle of Las Guasimas,
was convicted Of bootlegging at Mus
kogee.
The mammoth wolf and rabbit hunt,
staged at Eldorado was participated in
by most Of the population in south
western Jackson county, and four
wolves and innumerable rabbits were
the net results.
AS a result of the third degree prac-
ticed in the county Jail to secure con-
fessions to crimes from prisoners, a
jury in the district court of Wagner
has convicted former Sheriff j. e.
Long, and the court imposed a fine
of $3.50.
While the two children of Dr. and
Mrs. J. F. Howell were playing in a
bedroom, the mother, in another part
of the house heard a pistol shot and
going to the room found her youngest
child shot through the neck The little
one lived about two hours.
Whit Wade, in Garvin county, dis
trfct court before Judge R. Mcmillan,
was convicted Of embezzling $4,000
fro mhis own child, Harold Wade,
an Indian minor, while the father was
guardian of the child He was sem
fenced to three years in the state pen
itentiary.
On instructions from the court, a
Jury in district court Of Greer county
returned a verdict finding w. w. iHet-
tigo not guilty of the charge of causing
the death of an Legitimate child to
which his daughter gave birth, Oc-
tober 81. The corpus deficit" in the
case has not been established, ruled
the judge.
More than $2,5OO,OOO passed over
the shelf of the money order division
in the Oklahoma City postoffice during
the year 1918.
Petitions were circulated at the
churches at Chickasha, requesting the
managers of the various theaters in
Chickasha, to close their show houses
not later than o'clock Sunday even
ings, beginning with February 1.
Representative H. H. Smith of
Shawnee has announced his candidacy
for the democratic nomination for
congressman from the fourth district.
Smith will oppose Senator c. F. Bar
rett, Senator Reuben NJ Roddie and
Senator C. c. Shaw of Johnson coun.
ty and Congressman William H. Muir.
ray, for the nomination.
Two postoffice robberies in this state
are under investigation by postal auth.
critics. One of these was committed
at Avery. Stamps and postcards
valued at few dollars were taken. AT
EarIsboro, stamps and change valued
at $26.70 were taken. A man giving
his name as w. J. Hall is In Jail in
Guthrie charged with the theft. Hall
waived examination and was Jailed in
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