The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-04-03

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May S-s-state Editorial Association.
Sept $40, Photographers convention.
Oklahoma City.
Sept 22-ocS. 8, 1914 State Fair. okla
October, Southern Commercial Con-
gress, Oklahoma City
Hartshorne's two banks show ap-
gregate deposits of approximately |
$750,000.
Eighteen banks OF Alfalfa county |
have combined deposits of nearly one
million dollars.
The battleship Oklahoma was chris
tened March 20, at Philadelphia, by
Miss Lorena Cruce.
Combined bank deposits of four Hol.
denville financial institutions total APP
proximately $565,OOO
G. H. Rives and NJ. r. Chilcutt OF
Ada have purchased the First State
bank of tSonewall from ]. A. Cowling.
Chelsea's two banks have combined
deposits OF $45S,OO0 This is an aver
age Of $275 per capita, greater than
any town in the state, 1t is claimed.
Miles Smith, an Oil field worker,
was burned to death and his wife and
young son we're seriously burned In
a fire and explosion which destroyed
his home at Avant
Pete Kelly, commonly known as
Mexican Pete, was shot and instantly
killed by his wife, Lucy Kelly, at their
home in Ell Reno. Domestic troubles
were responsible for the tragedy.
Judge r. H. Loofbourrow of Beaver
will be candidate on the democratic
ticket for the nomination to succeed
himself as associate justice of the
state supreme court from the fifth SUI
preme court judicial district.
The discovery Of four feet OF oil
sand at depth of 2,1OO feet is caus-
ing great excitement among the stock.
holders of the Merchants OIL and Gas
well, southeast of Oklahoma City. The
sand showed traces of salt water
Another echo Of the Bond-Gore trial
Is a suit that was filed in Oklahoma
City by Ross Lillard, who was one of
the attorneys for Mrs. Bond. He is
suing s. P. Render of Oklahoma City
for $1,325 which he claims is due as a
fee in the case, and which he claims
u,oo ouorontaad hu Randar ,uhiia tho
case was pending.
Despite the unsatisfactory crop re-
suits of last year recent agricultural
report shows that Oklahoma was
about 2 per cent In advance of any
other state in the drouth district In
point Of production In 1918 and on a
ten-year average is slightly ahead Of
all other states In the United States.
Oklahoma is in the 35inch average
rainfall list.
In fire caused by gas explosion
at Ardmore, Mrs. Dora Murphy, her
daughter Corrine, and Miss Mabel
Cults, we're burned to death. Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Finley was probably fatally
burned and her husband was seriously
injured.
Fred Behning, who killed r. L. Bow
man, federal enforcement officer, has
been located at South Bend, Wash,
and officers have started from there
with him to Bartlesville. 1t is under
stood when the trial comes up Behn-
ing will enter plea of self-defense.
Mrs Belle Taylor OF near Luther,
Oklahoma County, instituted suit in
the superior court against VIII Arthur
and his father, VIII Arthur, Sr., for
$4,000 damages, as result of the
death OF her husband, who was killed
on December 10, 1918, by Will Arthur,
Jr.
Combined deposits Of three Marietta
banks amount to more than 100000.
Because she refused to withdraw
divorce proceedings, Charles Thomas,
attacked his wife at Guthrie with a
knife, infiicting injuries which will
probably cause her death. Thomas
eSChpeu.
Geary bank deposits total nearly
a quarter million dollars. A substan.
tial increase is shown in the last state
ments over those Of January.
Dynamite Ed" Perry of Coalgate
and P. H. Weathers Of Oklahoma City
waived preliminary hearing before
Justice OF the Peace T. F. Donnell at
Oklahoma City on the charge of at
tempting to bride Pat Goulding, men,
Der Of the state capitol commission by
offering him $4,000 for his vote and
influence in the selection of an archi-
tect The two men were ordered
bound over to the district court.