The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-12-03

Chickasha banks have on deposit
$2,S91 ,43S03, according to their COM
bined statement at the close of bust
ness November 10.
Miss Katie Couch ended her own life
at Ada by drinking more than two
ounces of carbolic acid. She left moth.
ing that would give any clue as to the
cause of her action.
Jack Anthony, a negro, convicted
of the murder of his wife, Nancy An.
thony at Muskogee, three years ago,
was sentenced to death in the electric
chair. The date of his execution is
set for January 2S, 1916.
Suit was instituted at Tulsa by w. p.
B!evins against ]. s. Mccartney and
others to recover $500 because the dogs
at the city pound keep him awake at
night by their barking. Mccartney Is
the keeper Of the dog pound.
Unless granted clemency Crockett
Daggs, slayer of Mrs. May Harrison,
must serve twenty years in the state
penitentiary, as the state court of GRIM
inal appeals has affirmed the decision
of the Pontotoc county district court.
The demand for foodstufrs caused by
the European war has reached Elk
City. A local concern there has re-
ceived an order for three thousand bar
rels of flour from a New York firm.
The flour is to be shipped to Europe.
K. S. Ayers, president of the South
ern Oil Corporation, and considered
among Tulsa't wealthy oil men, has
been made the defendant in a sensa-
tional breach of promise suit filed in
the superior court here by Miss Mazda
Horn. Damages to the amount of
$25, 900 is claimed by the plaintiff.
Bryan county retains the lead
among Oklahoma counties in the
amount OF cotton ginned for the pres
ent season prior TO November l. ac-
cording to the report issued by Sam
l.. Rogers, director of the census, de-
partment of commerce. Bryan county
has ginned 1903 bales, according to
the report. Jackson county ranks
second.
or the seventy-seven counties Of Ok
lahoma, ifty.nine are represented at
the Central State normal school at Ed
mond and there are students enrolled
from twelve of the states in addition
to the students from Oklahoma. That
they came from many sections Of the
country is shown by the fact that
there is a student there from New
York. one from Arizona, one from Ida
no and one from Texas.
After having been out more than
twenty-four hours and after having
been once sent back after reporting a
hopeless disagreement, the jury in the
criminal libel case against o. S. Todd,
editor of the Sapulpa Herald was dis
charged. The case was brought by
police officials whom he accused of
grating.
The bandits who robbed the First
State bank of Adamson have made
good their escape. The last of the
possemen who took the trail shortly
after the robbery have returned from
the chase. Sheriff Collier believes he
knows the identity of at east one of the
men, however, and while the active
chase has been abandoned, it is hoped
the robbers may yet be apprehended,
They secured $500 by the raid.
John Wirth pleaded guilty in the
district court at Kingfsher to the
charge of having murdered F. c. Trio,
and was sentenced to life imprison-
ment in the state penitentiary, Mrs.
Wirth who has being held under ar
rest, charged with having been i'm
plicated In the murder was released
the charge against her having been
dismissed. The Wirths worked for
Tro, a wealthy bachelor farmer.
Hunters in Washington and Usage
counties are planning big wolf drive
as soon as the cold weather arrives
The hunt will be staged down around
Okesa in eastern Usage county where
wolves are said to be numerous. The
hunt will end with big dinner which
will probably be served at Okesa the
new town that is being placed on Ok
lahomas map as result of a town
site having been marked out. Hunters
will not only enjoy days sport, bu
they will be paid bounty by the state
for every wolf killed, besides receiving
so much for each hide.