The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-06-25

over 100 binders have been sold In
Haskell county this year.
Announcement has been made that
DR.. Calvin Moody has resigned his
position as president of Klnghsher
college to take effect July l.
Fire, which started in Scriviner
Bros grocery store at the town OF
Writ, in the Healdton oil field, des'
troyed thirteen small buildings.
Wetumka business and professional
men turned out about one hundred and
fifty strong to work the Lincoln high
way between Wetumka and Weleetka.
John Havely, 81 years old, was elect
rocuted while at work in garage at
Okmulgee. He was repairing the en-
CINE of his automobile, when he came
into contact with a live wire.
Muskogee's $4,000 Y. NJ. C. A. will
be opened to the public next Satur-
day. A large swimming pool, billiard
and pool tables, reading rooms, cat'
eteria and dormitory are features OF the
building.
Twenty graduates of the law depart
ment of the state university were
admitted to practice in the courts OF
Oklahoma by the supreme court. They
have passed the examination prescrib'
ed by the state bar commission.
Changes in fourth class Oklahoma
postmasters are announced as follows:
Elliott, Nowata county-Mrs. Rella
Lane, vice Emma Walton, removed;
Ford, Noble county-William E. Dom
eny, vice C. Gotschall, resigned.
Tom Patton, IS, and Clyde Ellis,
II, were instantly killed by lightning
four miles west of Norman. The young
men were working in harvest field
when rain commenced to fall and they
started toward a barn on the farm.
Seven township fairs will be held in
Johnston county this year, according
to ]. F. Nicely, county agent for the
United States department Of agricul-
ture, who has been active in organic
ing the township and county fair as
sociations.
Stilwell will vote on a 100000 bond
issue July 20, the money to be used
to build courthouse and Jail. The
bonds already have been sold by the
county commissioners to Edgar Hon
mold of Oklahoma City for a premium
Of $425.
Louis Thomas, farmer living near
Salt Fork, twenty-five miles northeast
of Enid, was killed, two children were
injured and the house of the family
blown away in cyclone which swept
The Arkansas river in that vicinity.
Hundreds of Oklahoma land contests
are affected by a decision of the q. S.
supreme court that Rastus Halves, a
white man. inherited an undivided half
interest in the land allotted, under the
Curtis act, to his wife, a full-blood
negro, enrolled as a Creek
After dragging through the courts
for three years the 100000 damage
suit of Mrs. Essie Carver of Musko-
gee. against the Midland Valley rail
road. for the death of her husband who
was killed at Pawhuska, was dismissed
in court, it being announced a settle
ment had been reached.
Offers of large salaries elsewhere,
which the University of Oklahoma was
unable to meet, have caused the res
ignations of w, c. Allen, assistant
professor of zoology; |. Perrine, pro
lessor of geology and paleontology and
Lawrence Trout, field geologist for
the Oklahoma geological survey.
Incorporated municipalities or towns
cannot engage in any business enter
Prise, unless such enterprise is spe
officially authorized by law, according
to a ruling of the attorney general!
office, in an opinion to d. Q. Childes
ter, town clerk of Lamont. He had in
ouired of the attorney general whethe
that town could engage in the bust
ness of a coal dealer. The attorne,
general advises that the powers of
, town are such as are expressed by tn
statutes only.