The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-04-16

The First National Bank of Mincoy
capitalized at $4,000, has deposits Of
S1O5,OOO
National Bank of Commerce Of Fred
erick, capitalized at $4,000, has de-
posits of $233,665O5.
Oklahoma State Bank, at Cushing.
is capitalized at $4,000 and has de-
posits of $146,916.19.
Testimony also was heard by the
court relative to the donation of ten
tons of coal to Commissioner Watson
by the coal trust"
Supposedly taking carbolic acid by
mistake for headache medicine, Miss
Augusta Meiltz of Guthrie, died few
minutes after taking the drug.
More than 100 gallons of liquor were
confiscated at Sapulpa when the police
raided every known joint in the
city. The liquor was emptied into a
sewer.
Governor Williams has offered q
reward of 5000 for each Of the five
men who participated in the robbery
of the Stroud bank, and who are still
at large.
An interesting experiment is to be
made in clifton by the Y. NJ. C. A. OF
ufhi uyill
a Y. NJ. c. A. building there for the
men employed in clifton and the oil
field
The Elk city Chamber Of Commerce,
aided by farmers surrounding the city.
are actively engaged in road building.
The road leading from that city to
Berlin, distance of fourteen miles, Is
being improved.
Within a few days when the wire
less apparatus under construction at
the A. and NJ. college is complete il
will be possible to catch aerial mes
sages coming from either the Pacific
or Atlantic coast to Saltwater.
r. X. Wooten, president OF this
Chickasha Cotton Oil Company was
the first witness called to the stanl
Tuesday and he testified relative to a
loan of 81 900 he made to Mrs A. p.
Watson, wife of the commissioner.
The First National Bank of Drum.
right, capitalized at $4,000, has de.
posits of $152,SS369, and Drumright
State Bank, capitalized at $4,000. has
deposits of 1921 ,3O7S2. Drumright Is
one of the youngest towns in Okla
hmoa.
Anton II. Ciassen, president Of the
Oklahoma Railway Company. testified
concerning loan of $500 to Commits
sioner Watson in the fall of 1911. The
money had nCl been repaid, he said,
though he had requested it a number
OF times.
A gain OF 81 per cent in postal re-
ceipts at Oklahoma City is shown for
the first three months of 1915 in com.
parison with the receipts during the
same period in 1914, according to fig
ures prepared by Assistant Postmast.
er Graham.
Louis Holt is in the Texas county
jail awaiting preliminary hearing IN
connection with the killing Of his
uncle, Ed Holt Louis Holt was ar.
rested shortly after neighbors found
the body of Holt with a bullet hole
In the back of his head.
Fifty-nine employees of the Federal
Offices at Muskogee we're given their
discharges as the result of a big de.
crease in the recent congressional a..
preparation in the Indian offices. An
appropriation OF only $l75,0O0 for the
Muskogee Office was made by the last
congress.
Petitions signed by more than LOO
citizens of Noble county, asking that
the people be allowed to vote ON the
question of issuing 100000 worth OF
bonds, the proceeds to be used in the
construction of a county court house,
were presented to the county commits
sioners. More than one thousand OF
the signers are property holders in
Noble county. The commissioners
at once issued a call for the election
and designated May 10 as the date.
So crowded are the Drumright pub.
lie schools that the students are at
tending in shifts. In "some of the
grades children go only ahlf day.
When the present $4,000 school build
isg was erected it was believed it
would be ample to accommodate tho
children for several years to come.
but the city has grown so rapidly that
1t has been found necessary to erect
another building. A structure, costing
5000, is now being built but it will
not be available before next fall.
M. Mullins and wife, of Mexican
Springs, near Wynnewood, became
the parents of their sixteenth baby.
1t being a girl. last week. They SOW
have fourteen daughters and two sons.
and all are living and are healthy
chiIdran