The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-04-10

Twelve thousand eggs were mar.
keted in Ripley In one day recently.
Two banks OF Kinghsher have COM
bined deposits OF more than $4,000
ID. G. Woodwork, editor OF the
Kingfisher Times has been appointed
postmaster.
The United States Indian agent 1T
Pawhuska has Just finished another
Usage payment.
Dr. John w. Duke of Guthrie for
mally announced his candidacy for
the democratic nomination for cover.
nor.
Creek county is preparing to erect
soon a new $145.OOO courthouse. The
bonds we're voted at special election
recently.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Spencer died at Wilson
from burns received when a can OF
oil with which she was kindllng a
fire exploded.
In meetings held at an Indian school
near Kinghsher. forty-nine members
OF the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes
we're converted"
At meeting of the city council Of
Alva twenty-five large arc electric
lights were ordered placed in different
parts of the town.
Freight shipments from Devol from
January, 1918, to March, 1914, total
227 carloads OF agricultural products
and 1874 bales OF cotton.
The 19-months old child of ]. C.
Crow, a mechanic, was instantly killed
by an Oklahoma Union Traction Co.
car at Tulsa. It's head was completely
severed from the body
William Joseph Hanks, aged 81.
nephew Of Nancy Hanks, mother Of
Abraham Lincoln, died at his home at
Enid. He was a member OF the Third
Missouri cavalry in the union army.
Because she refused to withdraw
divorce proceedings, Charles Thomas,
attacked his wife at Guthrie with a
knife, inhlcting injuries which will
probably cause her death. Thomas
escaped
w. e. Looper, clerk, OF Muskogee
county since statehood, was found
guilty OF neglect OF office by a jury
and removed from office. His conylc.
tion is the third obtained in a month
against officials.
Contracts for the construction OF a
new $4,000 freight depot for the Rock
Island Railroad Co. at McAlester have
been awarded to the T. K. Leakes Con.
struction Co. of Chicago, and it is an
nounced that work will commence as
soon as materials can be assembled
on the ground.
Drumrights first bank was opened
last week and more than $40, 900 de-
posted the first day.
Believed 10 have become mentally
deranged on account of poor health,
]. d. Thomas, farmer living twelve
miles west OF Walter, committed sui.
eide by blowing off the top Of his head
with a shotgun.
Major Winfield Scott, state COM
mander OF the United Spanish War
Veterans has issued an order making
Adjutant Walter A. Dayton. special
organizer to organize a camp of Span.
ish War Veterans at Fort Sill.
The discovery Of four feet OF oil
sand at depth OF 2,1O0 feet is caus.
ing great excitement among the stock
holders OF the Merchants Oil and Gas
well, southeast OF Oklahoma City. The
sand showed traces OF salt water
DIR. c. T. Rogers, secretary Of the
election board for Muskogee county
and chairman of the democratic city
central committee, filed a suit for
S25, 900 damages against F. f. Turner,
w. D. Hume and E. H. Ford, alleging
malicious prosecution growing out OF
election cases.
Three Bristow banks have com.
bined deposits OF $S56S5S. 1t is as
serted that the First State bank Of
that town is the largest state bank
ing institution in the state. 1t has
deposits OF more than half million
and combined assets of $63S,000.
One OF the most horrible accidents
that has occurred in Woods county
since the opening of the strip was
reported when 1t was learned that
John Flanagan, his wife and little
daughter were killed by the caving in
of their dugout, thirty miles south Of
here.