The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-07-30

Judge Frank Olsmith has re.
ceived notice from Washington of his
appointment as postmaster of Guth.
rie.
Dave f. Booker former chief OF
police of Ardmore, was appointed re-
ceiver Of the Ardmore Electric Rail
way Company
man and woman, both deaf and
dumb, we're arrested on the streets OF
Pond Creek on a charge of disturb.
ing the peace and each fined SIPS.
All oil field workers, just the same
as men employed in other lines OF
endeavor, are entitled to benefits un.
der the workmen's compensation law,
according to the belief of members OF
the state industrial commission.
Trial of the Henry Starr gang OF
bank robbers, including Starr himself
when called on the docket at Chandler
was postponed until August 2. Starr
represented that he had not retained
an attorney. He has not been ar.
raigned.
While playing with a shotgun in the
absence of their parents from home,
the little son of Sam Keith, of Lone
Grove, Carter county, accidentally dis.
charged the weapon The load struck
his small sister in the head almost
completely severing it from the body.
DR., Charles B. Hill of Guthrie has
been appointed superintendent of the
state asylum for the insane at Fort
Supply, succeeding Dr. E. S. Newell,
resigned. The salary is $4,000 a year,
and DR.. Hill will take charge August
l. The place was first offered to DR..
VIM. Rucks of Guthrie.
From returns submitted by seventy.
two Of the seventy-seven counties in
the state and from action already
taken by the state board of equalza.
ton on the great majority of the pub
lie service corporations, State Auditor
f. b. Howard estimated that the as.
sessed valuation Of Oklahoma this
year will be approximately $2,2S2 700.
600, or about $1OO,O0O,00O above 1914.
Boise City, the "farthest west" town
in Oklahoma having any commercial
Importance, now boasts bank-the
First State Bank Of Boise-which
opeend for business last week.
The state board of equalization has
discovered that tank cars to the value
Of $S,263,204.60 operating in the Mid.
Continent field have never been as.
sessed. There are 5,019 cars used in
that field Of which 31S5 are credited
to Oklahoma. The board also has dis.
covered that the Guymon Electric
Light Company, at Guymon, Okla,
was not on the states tax rolls for the
years 1909 and 1910. Both companies
will be assessed this year.
When Bob Newberry, &c years old,
grabbed Texas Jack" Clemshire's
horse at Dewey the latter showed him
away. This angered Newberry who
slapped Clemshire twice across the
face and body with a knife. Clemshire
started to run and when he saw New
berry was going to overtake him, he
hit Newberry over the head with
board. Newberry dropped dead with
his skull crushed. Clemshire, who is
"a years old, is held for murder.
Lottie Martin, aged 6, died in a
hospital at Vinita as a result of in.
juries received when she was run
down by a Katy freight train near
Kelso. A sister, hurt at the same
time, is dying.
Martin Clark of McAlester, former
deputy mine inspector, was appointed
by Governor R. L. Williams as a mem.
Der of the state mining board. This
is the first appointment on the mining
board since Governor Haskell's admin.
istration. Under the Cruce rule ali
old members held over.