The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-06-26

homa City.
October-southern Commercial Con-
gress. Muskogee.
Roff voters will decide on July
whether to permit the further opera
ton of pool halls.
Ray E. Braggs, aged 10, was
drowned while swimming in Bellamy's
lake, about mile distant from Ell
Reno.
A Butler merchant sold 5000 pounds
Of binder Irvine in one afternoon to
farmers getting ready for the wheat
harvest.
George Wade OF Grove, 70 years OF
age, has married his sixth wife. the
other five being buried in the cemetery
Of that town.
A locomotive spark set fire to a
Grant county wheat field and before
he flames died out 2S5 acres Of wheat
1ad been destroyed.
A farmer named Dornier recently
died near Jet and left fine farm and
money in bank, but no known rela-
tives to mourn his death
The Frisco Railroad Co. is imnroV-
ing its passenger station facilities ut
Thomas by tearing out the old beard
structure and building fine brick
platform.
A woman was killed and six per
sons were injured, two of them per-
haps fatally when a wagon loaded
with picnicers was struck by switch
engine in the Muskogee railroad yards.
The president sent to the senate
the following nominations to be post
masters in Oklahoma: Thomas Stone,
Custer; Monroe Moore, Lamont; Omer
Schnoebelen, Moorehead; Eugenia F.
Turner, Krebs; d. r. Wright, Taloga;
II. S. Blair, Drumright.
Two men were killed and team
and wagon blown to atoms on the
banks of the Verdigris river, twelve
miles south of Claremore when $40
quarts of nitro-glycerine being hauled
overland from Tulsa to Inola eXplod-
ed while being ferried over the river.
Word has just been received from
Dean Julian c. Monnett at Leland
Stanford university, California, where
he went to investigate call to a
chair of law at a salary considerably
higher than he receives as dean of
the university law school here, that
he has finally declined the offer. He
said he considered there is greater
field for usefulness in Oklahoma.
A big electric light is to be placed
OH the Texhoma water tower.
Because he says he could not work
In harmony with the people of the
town. DR.. e. D. Murdaugh rendered his
resignation to the state board of edu'
7ation as president of the Durant Nor.
NAL School
Judge ]. W. Harreld, who has been
referee in bankruptcy in Oklahoma
for the past eight years, has rendered
his resignation to Judge Campbell at
Muskogee and w. T. Ward, his law
partner, and who has been clerk OF
the bankruptcy court for the past five
years, has been appointed to succeed
him.
David B. Teen, a chiropractor, was
placed under arrest at Madill, County
Attorney Coakley having lodged two
complaints against him. One com
plant charges him with practicing
medicine without a license, the Other
charges him with manslaughter. 1t is
ALLEGED in the complaint that Teen
by the methods used by chiropractors
caused the death of little boy, aged
8 years, whose parents had brought
him to the doctor for treatment for
bowel trouble.
DOYLE Norman, 3-year-old son OF
Mrs. Doyle Norman of near Davis, was
drowned in a pond near their farm
house. Mrs. Norman is a school teach
er and was attending the annual sum
mer normal at Ada when her son met
death.
A well-merited honor which has
lately been conferred upon the Right
Reverend Theophile Meerscheart, bis
hop of st. Joseph's Cathedral, Okla |
homa City, is that Of the Royal Order
Of the Crown, presented by King Al |
bert of Belgium, for long service e
the church.