The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-03-13

Sept 22oc;. 8. 1914 State Fair. Okla
homa City.
October. Southern Commercial Con-
gress, Oklahoma City
Kiefer is preparing to pave its prin-
cipal business street.
Frederick has Senator Gore club,
which will be organized with a mem
bership of several hundred members.
Territory fourteen miles square was
covered in a Grant county wolf hunt
held February %, Washingtons birth.
day.
Coalgate recently voted to adopt the
commission form of government and
freeholders have been elected to write
a charter.
The Stilwell Standard-Sentinel has
started campaign for a $4,000 bond
issue to erect a new courthouse in
Adair county.
Pawhuska is boosting for a $250000
federal building. The bill providing
for the appropriation has been intro
duced in congress.
County Treasurer S. H. Wainwright
OF Muskogee, accused of embezzling
100000 during his two terms in Of
flee, is now on trial.
The main pipes Of the Bridgeport
water system froze last week and
bursted, more than fifty thousand gal
Ions of water escaping
Fire RACED an enire block occupied
by the st. Louis G. San Francisco rail.
way station at Hugo. The loss was
estimated at 100000.
Blackwell high school defeated Still
water high school in the inter-high
school debate, held under the auspices
of the University of Oklahoma.
Robert Cox, youthful horse thief,
was at liberty only twelve hours after
breaking jail at Guymon before he was
recaptured and returned to a cell.
Word has been received from Frisco
officials to the effect that work of re-
constructing the depot which burned
at Hugo would be begun Immediately.
II. G. Faust, superintendent of the
Frederick public schools, has refused
an offer to become vice president of
the state normal school at Tahlequah.
Damage estimated at $4,000 result
ed from a fire at Weleetka which de-
stroyed two brick buildings and two
frame buildings before being brought
under control.
A 60-page brief attacking the lin
crow" law of the state of Oklahoma,
was filed in the United States SUI
Y'eme court by attorneys for the Con-
stitutional League, a negro organiza-
ton.
The corporation commission has
fixed March as the date for the TAX
| ing effect OF the new express rates in
the state, and notices have been sent
to all express companies to that effect
The new rates make a reduction Of
about 25 per cent over the rates now
in force.
Gid Graham of Pryor, superinten-
dent Of the State Orphans home, has
decided to again be candidate for the
nomination as state senator from the
third district. Mr.. Graham was
member of the last senate, but re-
signed when he secured the appoint
ment as superintendent of the or
phans home.
]. A. Pollard, the government gas
expert, is in the Ardmore fields and
will remain there until he fully demon
strates his method OF shutting in gas
wells. He is now shutting in the
Foster & Wrightsman well, which has
been wasting from 100000 to 10000
600 feet of gas each day for several
days.
Melon growers OF the south central
part of the state gathered at Chick
asha to organize state association
anu lOIlluldJc pldnS lOl CCull al bGll-
ing organization. Representatives of
the following local organizations were
in attendance Terral, Rush Springs,
Alex, Ninnekh, NARROW, Cement, Mus
tang and Verden.
A double charge of murder now
rests against Everett Norris, the
young farmer living southwest of
| Wellston, as a result Of the death of
his father, W. w. Norris, which took
place at his home in consequence OF
wounds inflicted by Norris on Tues
day, February H. Norris, while en-
ragged, shot his father four times,
killed his father-in-law, w. w. Riley
and wounded Lon Alcorn. Alcorn will
recover.
The National Bank Of Commerce Of
Frederick has announced an increase
in its capital stock from $4,000 to
SIS, 900 and an increase in its surplus
fund and undivided profits to $4,000.
making total of capital, surplus and
profits of 100000.
Rev. s. A. Bryant, the new pastor
OF the First Presbyterian church Of
1 ii 4.