The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-09-11

NOV. l1-l3-Southern Commercial Con-
Noy. 26-Colorado Agge VS.. A q NJ
Oklahoma City.
According to the latest government
figures there are 53O,796 dairy cows
In Oklahoma.
BY a vote OF 1853 to 2, citizens OF
Haileyville have voted a special tax
levy Of six mills to be used for gen.
eral school purposes.
James Landers. 12.year.old son OF a
farmer living four miles west OF Sa-
pulpa was bitten by rattlesnake
while blowing in a field. The boy
died three hours later
A young lady in Pawhuska recently
purchased a mail order shirt waist for
$49S, according to the Capital. which
contains cents worth Of material to-
gether with $3.50 worth OF holes.
A special election was held in the
school term can be held. The vote
on the question Of an additional levy
OF 7 mills, in order that nine months
school term can be heidi The vote
was 152 for the increase and A
against.
L. H. Love, president of the Chick
asha Compress Company, announced
that his company would begin at once
IN conStruct q uarabouaa IN Ardp,nra
Of sufficient capacity to care for the
surplus cotton which will come to the
Ardmore market.
c. l.. Hamilton, a farmer living nine
miles west of Alva, was instantly kill
ed by lightning. Hamilton was stand
ing in his barn door when the light.
ming struck the barn passed down the
rafters and struck him on the top of
the head.
Eschiti, chief of the Comanche tribe
OF Indians, died at his home in the
southwestern part of Stephens coun-
ty last week. His death was due to
tuberculosis and he was the third
or fourth member of his family to die
from this disease during the past
three years.
Tulsa is in the midst OF big dis
turbance over the city water. The
claim is that the water supply is en-.
tirely unusable for most purposes and
that the water department is ineffi-
cient. The newspapers are advising
patrons to force the issue to compel
the city to furnish better water by
refusing to pay more than so cents on
the dollar OH the departments bills.
The United States circuit court Of
appeals sitting at st. Paul last week
confirmed the decision recently made
by Federal Judge John H. Cotteral,
holding that surplus allotments OF
land to Usage Indians are subject to
will be to place more than a million
acres OF land in Usage county upon
the tax rolls and to make collectible
back taxes on this acreage since 1910.
R. c. Allen, national attorney for
the Creeks, has been notified that
congress has authorized him to bring
suit in the court of claims against the
United States on behalf of the Creek
Indians to recover approximately
100000 due them under their treaty
with the United States for equalizing
IL n1I nf &c Tho ntrfI ID
that each Indian should be paid
enough money to bring the value of
his allotment up to 5000. The
Creeks had money enough to their
credit to equalze up to $780, The
court of claims is to be asked to rem
der Judgment against the United
States for enough to make up the adj
ditlonal S240.
Marshall county has a new court
house in course of construction. Pend
ing the completion of the work, the
county officers will occupy the new
Madill city hall, which will be ready
for occupancy shortly after Septem.
Der 1st.
A meeting of business men Of
Hugo has been called for the pur-
pose of formulating plans for the con-
struction of warehouse in which to
store a portion Of the cotton crop
which will be gathered within the ap-
preaching four months.