The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-11-19

Mountain Park Herald says thal |
LOSS bales Of cotton have been ginned
there this season.
All but $4,000 has been raised for
a packing plant at Enid, starting with
a capital of $4,000.
Cleve moore, charged with murder,
broke from jail at Enid and still is at
large This is the third jailbreak there
in the last nine months.
w. A. Newton. former cashier Of the
First State Bank of Rush Springs, was
arrested on the charge of enlbezzling
81 1854 from the bank.
Claude Williamson, 10 years old, fell
from freight train at Haskell and was
instantly killed when the train passed
over his body, severing both legs.
The traction line at Ardmore has
been put in operation again and the
receiver announces that the cars will
be kept running until the linz is sold,
January l.
Owing to the death OF a Hobart high
school boy the result Of an accident
in recent game there, football has
been abolished as a sport by the local
board Of education.
While E. " Lemon was entertaining
died from an attack of heart failure.
His wife and child we're at Calumet
visiting relatives when his death oc.
cured.
Investigation by farmers in Woods
county develops that the hessian fly is
busy in the early sOwn and volunteer
wheat. Some of the fields were found
so badly infected that there is no prob
ability Of their making crop.
James and Hood Baldwin, residing
near Broken Bow, who were convicted
several months ago in Severie county,
Ark, on a charge of bank robbery
were pardoned by Governor Hays last
week. The brothers are among the
leading residents in the Broken Bow
vicinity. They were serving six years
each. The Baldwns we're accused Of
being the masked bandits who robbed
the bank of Gillian of $1,000 in day.
light last April.
A. ]. Discher, of Bartlesville, recog.
nized as the greatest authority in the
world on the production and market,
ing of natural gas, is said to be at the
head of a company, capitalized at
$1,500,000, organizing to construct a
pipeline into the Newkirk gas field
Sheriff John s. Barger of Muskogee
county has issued notices that begin
ming November Is he will arrest the
owners of all automobiles which are
not carrying state licenses. Penalty
for conviction of such an offense is Q
fine of from $50 to 800.
Edgar A. Nelson, of Guthrie, San
ia Fe railroad fireman, has been mott
fed that he will not only receive 6
Carnegie medal for heroically saving
a young man from drowning in the
Cottonwood river, in 1913, but that HI
! will be awarded 81 600,
3. E. X. Gaylord, in letter to the di
rectors of the Oklahoma City Chambe
of Commerce, rendered his resignation
|, as president of that organization ant
h Ed. S. Vaught, an attorney, vice presi
n dent Of the chamber, was electe
n president by ~ unanimous vote. MI
Gaylord is removing to Arizona for hi
health.
Already three carloads OF pecan
g have been shipped from Shawnee an
n the seasons output will be heiNy. Bot
a as to yield and quality the years pr
n duction locally will be exceptlona
y The nuts come from wild trees, and tn
d, crop from a large tree will bring $25.
William NJ. Haney, aged 81 year
n shot and killed himself at his far,
20 home FIVE miles east of Red Roc
N Haney was in Perry the same day an
70 entered into written agreement wit
20 his wife concerning a division Of the
property as part of divorce proceeding
whish Mrs. Haney instituted in PER-