The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-11-27

Five Mangum gins have turned out
3,848 bales of cotton this year.
Wheat sold for 81 bushel in Wood
ward last week; broomcorn prices
ranged from $35 to $40 a ton.
Philip Zachritz, So, was instantly
killed by freight train at Sapulpa.
He was on his way to work and. being
deaf did not hear the engineers warn
ing. Zachritz was a shoemaker and
had never been out CT the state.
Only eighty-fve votes were reg
istered against the commission form
of government at the election just
held at Mangum. One hundred and
eighty-three votes were cast in favor
of the change from the aldermanic
form.
Several hundred farmers and their
wives are expected to attend the an
nual winter short course for farmers,
which is to be held at Oklahoma A.
and NJ. college January 11-16 inclu-
sive. The program for the week is
now nearing completion.
Secretary and Registrar Errett R.
Newly Of the state university, was
married at Blackwell, to Miss Lola
North, a member of the class of 1914
This was the elimination of an inter-
esting romance which was begun
while the bride was a student at the
university.
Eight cars of oil are being shipped
from Ardmore each day by the Santa
Fe Railroad Company, owing to the
fact that the company's oil storage
tank in the Santa Fe oil field near
there is OVERLOOKING The capacity Of
the Santa Fe storage oil tank is 100,-
900 barrels.
When the Oklahoma Methodist con-
ference convenes in Chickasha, No
vember IS, new pastor will be sent
to the Broadway Methodist church
here. Rev. C. r. Gray, who has been
pastor there during the past three
years will resign and go to San Diego,
Calf, where he will continue in the
work.
Testifying that her husband ordered
her out of their house, choosing 'the
other woman" in preference, Mrs. Luz
cile Richards was granted divorce
at Oklahoma City from w. B. Jack"
Richards, former president of the
Young Mems State Democratic club.
Richards did not contest the case. He
was recently expelled by the Masons.
Under the direction of ]. NJ. Critch-
low of the Dundee Oil Company, a
church building is being erected in
the Healdton oil field for the benefit
of the many oil workers. Rev. Bean,
the missionary recently brought to
the field from Alaska by Critchlow,
will have charge as pastor. Critchlow
guarantees Beans salary for period
of six months.
Robert Dick, warden of the state
penitentiary, will have to break in
new barber at the state boarding
house as Governor Cruce relieved D.
P. Horton, who has been acting in
that capacity of his duties. The gov
ernor issued a parole 10 Horton. Hor-
ton was sentenced to two years inn
pirsonment from Beckham county on
February 6, 1914, for assault to kill.
Governor-elect R. L. Williams has
been appointed as chairman of the
state Belgian relief fund committee by
the Belgian consul at Kansas City.
The committee, which was recently
appointed by Governor Cruce, will now
report to Chairman Williams.
A number of men were reported to
have been wounded when John Keller
ton, small cotton grower in Stephens
county and his four sons fired upon
a band of masked men at their home.
cotton for less than ten cents a
pound. Because of the secrecy with
which might riders" are conducting
their campaign it was impossible to
determine who were injured.
Engineer, John Duffy was instantly
killed and Fireman ]. B. Pool was
seriously injured when Southbound
Rock Island passenger train was de-
rallied at Comanche. A mail clerk
and an express messenger were slight
ly bruised, the passengers escaping
without injury. The engine, tender
and baggage car left the track, the
engine turning completely over pin
ioning Engineer Duffy beneath. Fire
man Pool saved his life by jumping
Governor Cruce has appointed and
commissioned the following delegates
to represent Oklahoma at the annual
meeting of the American Civic Asso-
citation at Washington, December to
4: Mrs. Ben F. Harrison, Mrs. Reuel
Haskell, ST., Oklahoma City; Mrs.
James S. Davenport, Vinlta; Mrs. H.
Coulter Todd, Oklahoma City; Mrs.
E. S. Rexroat, Guthrie; Mrs. A. w.
Aucker, Perry; r. A. Sneed, superin-
tendent of Plat National park; Frank
Rush, Cache; Waddie Hudson, Table