The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-10-01

OhClih D. u NOleHndu anu MS uepu-
ties destroyed 236 quarts of bootleg
whisky under an order of the court OF
Cotton county last week.
During the State Fair, from Sep
TENDER rs to October 2, the Santa Fe
railroad will operate a sleeper service
between Ardmore and Oklahoma City.
Mrs. Elmer Wilson, residing three
miles northwest of Indiahoma, is dead
as the result OF the accidental dis.
charge OF gun IN the hands of her
eight-year-old son.
John Rifle and Nick Barrow, the for.
mer a Greek Indian, both of Eufaula,
were arrested at Cordell on a charge
of horse stealing, the two having in
their possession seven head o. horses.
Michael McGraw, 80, and John
Grant, As years old, and two teams Of
horses were drowned near Tulsa when
broken culvert let the horses and
wagons into nine feet of flood waters
from the Arkansas river.
Willie Latham, a negro, deliberately
pushed hole in the Payne county Jail
rof and escaped. Before leaving he
rified the pockets of several fellow
prisoners while they slept and secured
several small sums Of money.
Business men Of Wilburton have per-
fected plans which will result in the
reopening of the Great Western Coal
compaDy's mines which suspended OPP
erations in February of 1914. The
company is now in the hands of re-
ceiver.
Crops are excellent in eastern Wash
lta and western Caddo counties. Wheat
is averaging 20 bushels per acre
Corn, kafir, milo and feterita are eX-
cellent. Recent rains have put the
land in excellent condition for wheat
sowing.
The book compiled by Secretary Joe
S. Morris of the state election board,
giving the complete official vote of the
last state election, will be OFF the press
and ready for distribution within a
week or so. The proof is now being
read by Mr.. Morris and his assistants.
Contracts have been let for fifty
additional modern residences and
three business buildings in Kusa, the
new town in Okmulgee county. One
of the business buildings will be a
two-story brick structure. Work on
a temporary school building to accom-
modate a large number of children of
factory employees will begin within a
few days.
The Mutual oil well, near Oklaohma
City, which is down $500 feet and has
"cost" $4,000 is to 90 900 feet lower.
A new company of business men has
secured three-fourths interest in the
well by agreeing to spend $1,000 more
Congressman Thompson notified
| the United States land Office at Guth
RE that President Wilson had just
issued an order consolidating the
Woodwrd land Office with the Guthrie
office to take effect Immediately, and
that there would be changes in the
| Guthrie officials. This makes the
tenth and last Office in Oklahoma tC
be consolidated with the Guthrie of
fee.
From figures gathered at the Offices
of the various firms here, it is esti
mated that no less than 300 carload.
of glass fruit jars were billed from
Oklahoma City to various points in the
state, during the present canning sea
SON. Twenty-Five carloads were useC
in Oklahoma City and the vicinit!
alone. While the jobbing houses her,
have handled more than any othe
single city in the state, the houses il
the larger cities all report recorC
output.
In a quarrel resulting from dis
pute over the ownership of som,
horses, John Morris, "a, farmer re
siding IA miles northwest of Vinita
shot and killed his son, John, Jr., q
and fatally wounded his own wife.
With the promised donation of
$4,000 site the citizens of Miami will
on September %, vote on the question
of issuing $4,000 in bonds for the COZ
struction of county courthouse an
JAIL At the same election bond is
sue of $4,000 for the erection of seN
sral steel bridges in the county will b
voted on.