The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-11-26

City.
Heavener, LeFlore Co., voted to is.
sue 100000 bonds for the erection of a
municipal electric plant. he vote was
ninety-six for and forty-nine against
Erection of the plant will begin at
once.
Edmond Harry, 76, one time member
of the Creek house of warriors, died at
his home near Bristow last week.
Marion Jones' an Alva boy who hurt
his heel several days ago while motor
cycling, developed 1ockjaw and died.
The hard surfaced road from Miami
to Baxter Springs, which will connect
with splendid driveway to Joplin, is
nearly finished. The connecting link
between Commerce and Cardin is be-
ing worked on now.
Ralph E. Hager, a merchant of
Guthrie, Friday filed, in the United
States district court at Oklahoma City,
petition of voluntary bankruptcy
Hager gives his liabilities as $5,273.S7
and his assets as $4,627O9.
Suit was instituted at Tulsa by W. P.
Blevins 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 first arrest following the recent
grand jury probe at Tulsa was that of
R. P. Allison against whom eight
counts rest. 1t is charged that he
has leased the Baltimore hotel and
that for several months past that
gambling devices have been operated
therein and liquor sold constantly AL.
lison made bond in the sum Of $4,000.
The Pierce Oil Corporation was
cited by the corporations commission
to appear on December IA and answer
the complaint filed against it several
days ago in which discrimination in
the retail price of gasoline in TexhOma
and Guymon is charged. 1t is alleged
the company charges 16 cents gallon
at Texhoma and Ia cents a gallon at
Guymon.
The cotton compress of the Inter
state Compress Company located at
Altus, was destroyed by fire involving
loss of 100000, as 5000 bales of cot.
ton on the platform were burned, in
addition to the compress plant. 5000
bales of the cotton belonged to farm.
ers and was uninsured. Insurance
was carried on the compress.
A shortage of $3.50 has been found
in the accounts of Andrew Nc.
Cutcheon court clerk at Mangum, from
January 6, 1918, to August 5, 1915,
dCCOIuluS W AllIul JOhNOi NOpuNy
state inspector and examiner, who has
been working on Jones books for some
time.
Edward Hembree was convicted by a
jury in the district court at Antlers
as one Of the three bandits who tally
beat up Pat Hearne, Frisco station
agent, September 16 for the purpose
of robbing the station. Punishment
was fixed at life time in the peni.
Tertiary. The Jury deliberated three
and a half hours. Earl Everidge ana
Floyd Aikens remain to be tried In
connection with the same case. The
bandits beat Hearne unconscious and
placed him on the railroad tracks.
Governor R. L. Williams, State Au.
dltor E. B. Howard and President F.
NJ. Gault Of the state board Of agricuf-
ture voted to reject the $4,000 bid of
E. w. Marland for oil and gas leases
on sections of school land in Lincoln
and Kay counties at the meeting last
week. State Superintendent r. H
Wilson and Secretary of State ]. l.
Lyon voted to accept the bid. The
commission amended the rules so as
to grant the concession asked by Mar
land, it is said. but announced that II
would be necessary to resdvertise for
bids.