The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-06-05

Sept. 1s-1S-Pittsburs County Fair
Sept. 16-1S-Lincoln County Fair,
Prague.
Sept 22-24-Dehware County Fair
Grove.
sept; ss-oct .. 1slt--stats Fair, Okla
Oct; 7-l7-Dry Farming Congress.
Wichita
october-southeru Commercial Con-
gress, Muskogee.
Poultry shipments from Hobart
have aggregated $4,000 in value since
September 1.
The third annual convention Of the
Southwestern Water Works Associa.
ton will be held at Tulsa beginning
June 18th.
The money stolen from the Bank of
Millerton, twenty-five miles east OF
Hugo, amounting to $1,000 was recov.
cred, but the robbers escaped.
A special law enforcement club has
been organized at Muskogee as a re.
suit of activity upon the part OF
liquor and gambling law violators.
Charles Harper, a tie cutter OF
Spiro, ran amuck and killed two per.
sons, May Harper, a sister-in.law OF
the latter and Elias Bias, a tie cut.
ter Harper is in Jail.
In the annual debating contest be
tween Ardmore and Shawnee high
schools, Ardmore won The subject
was, Resolved, That the Government
Should Own and Operate the Rail
roads,"
Pleas Collins, year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Collins, who live two
miles west OF Cordell, was drowned in
Doggy creek when the bank on which
he was standing caved in and he fell
into the water.
Governor Cruce appointed Willard
B. Bleakemore of Ardmore to the
supreme court bench to succeed JUS
tice Stilwell H. Russell. The new JUS
tice has been county attorney of CO e
ter county, and is considered one of
the best legal practitioners in the
state.
Commissioners of Tulsa county are
considering plan to replace the
present bridge across the Arkansas
river at that point with a 100000
bridge. Plans are tentatively agreed
upon and it is probable that the prop.
osition will be submitted to a vote
at the coming election,
The twenty-fourth annual encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Re-
public was held at Saltwater last
week, Meeting with the veterans
were the United Spanish war vete-
rams and their auxiliary, the Women's
Relief Corps tauxiliary to the Grand
Army and the ladies of the G. A. r.
The University of Oklahoma is pre-.
pairing to receive the largest number
of students ever enrolled for summer
work. This years session will begin
Immediately after the close Of the
commencement exercises, registration
taking place on June II and 10 and
actual class work beginning on Mon.
day, June Is.
Suit has been filed against the first
state bank Of Wainwright and its
surety for 100000 by Muskogee coun
ty. This amount is due from the bank
as the result Of the transactions OF
w. H. Wainwright, former treasurer
who was recently convicted of EN-
bezzlement in the Muskogee county
courts and sentenced to seven years
in the penitentiary
Will Young, the sixteen-year-old sor
of ]. D. Young, negro school teach
er of Ada was run over and his bod,
ground to pieces by a Katy train OF
a bridge a half mile north of the sta
ton. The boy was lying on the tract
when the train approached H,
raised up his head and looked at thu
engine but apparently made no effor
to get off the track.
The city Of Wagner through speak
ers representing the united church
municipal officials and others wei
coined the Cumberland Presbyterian
general assembly and responses wer,
made in the presence of 1900 dele
gates and visitors of the church, ant
1000 .townspeople.
The old Baptist church building.
little frame structure which was on,
of the first three buildings erected ii
McAlester, the last of the land mark,
of the city, is being razed to tn,
ground, its timbers to be used in new
buildings.