The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-02-06


posits of nearly $1,50O,000.
The two banks of Falkland have
combined deposits of $150,359.
w. w. Gilstrap, Dewey man, wants
a wife and says so in want ad in
a Bartlesville paper.
Mr. and Mrs. T. e. Cullns of Ada,
have just celebrated the fortieth ami
versary Of their wedding.
c. M. Allen Of Marshall has an
nounced that he will be a candidate
for state superintendent.
G. T. Black, a farmer Of Bokchito,
has been sued by Fort Smith girl
for $4,000 for stealing kiss
Bristow has sold $4,000 worth of
bonds at par and will start immediate
construction of sewer system.
Combined deposits of Durant banks
now total $1,479961. This is an in
cerase of $S69,OOO over last year,
The entire business portion of Glen.
coe, in the northeastern part of Payne
county, was destroyed by fire entail.
ing a loss of about $4,000.
Samuel Moody has been held with
out bond, as a result of his preliminary
hearing on charge of numbering Will
liam Ransin, farmer near Warwick,
on January 2.
Abner Bruce of Bristow, county
clerk Of Creek county, announced in
the last issue of the Bristow Record
as candidate for the democratic
nomination for state treasurer.
DR.. P. ]. Mcclure, one of the veal
thiest property owners of Calvin and
a retired physician, committed suicide
by shooting himself through the head.
III health is assigned as the cause.
A strong Endorsement of the pro-
posed railroad line from Childress,
Texas, to Mangum, connecting with
the Rock Island has been given by
the Oklahoma City Chamber of Com
MERGE.
David B. Brazier, actor Of Valiant,
was convicted in federal court at Fit.
Smith Of violation of the Mann white
slave act in connection with his bring
ing to Fort Smith a 16-year-old Brok-
en- Bow girl.
A warrant charging white slavery
was sworn out at Muskogee before
United States Commissioner A. G.
Cochran against Philander Avery,
farmer and prominent politician Of
Mayes county.
Medley Jones, a constable, shot and
killed David Byars, farmer, In
small riot at a box supper at a school
house near ROLAND, and surrendered
to Sheriff John e. Johnston of Sc
quoyah county.
Henry Youngblood was sentenced to
five years in the McAlester peniten-
tiary by Judge Pitchford, at Sallisaw,
on charge of pandering. He was
charged with having enticeA young
girl from Paris, Texas, recently.
Poteau bank deposits now total
$493,OOO, gain of $12S,OO0 over the
November report.
The fifth annual Southeastern Okla
homa Inter-high school track and field
meet will be held in Durant, Okla,
April 10 and II, under the auspices Of
the Southeastern State Normal school.
After making a visit to Oklahoma
alfalfa really are, Charles Olnhouson
of Columbus, Ohio, has purchased
1000 acres of bottom land near Yeager
and will drain the piece and plant 1t
to alfalfa.
According to the reports from the
Chickasha compress, the number of
bales handled to date are about the
same as the record of last year at
this date. To date about 5000 bales
have been handled at the compress,
and there are now $500 bales on the
compress docks. The probabilities are
that the press will continue opera.
ton as late as June and the total re-
ceipts Of the year have been estimat-
ed at $4,000 bales. Cotton receipts at
the warehouse are steady with about
5000 bales on hand
Forty dollars In money was secured
by robbers who blew the safe in the
Frisco station at Morrison. The men
escaped before citizens were aroused.
In signed confession Roy E. Finley
stated that he had broken into the
postoffice at Waurika and had stolen
$40 in money together with guam.
tity of stamps.
Owing to an epidemic of scarlet
fever which struck Guymon several
days ago, and which is spreading rap
idly, school has been suspended in the
Arst second and third 0radea