The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-08-06

Prospects for record-breaking corn
crop in Seminole county are the best
for several years.
Miss Glenna Windham, II years old,
and her younger brother, Carl, l / years
old, we're drowned while fishing in
Shell creek, eleven miles east of Tulsa.
The first regular train service on the
Clinton g. Oklahoma Western railway
began last week. Extension of the line
to Harmon has just been completed.
Assessment of town lots in Okla.
homa City was increased by the state
board C equalization per cent above
the return made by the county assess,
or.
Arrested on a charge of violating
the probihitory law, Dr. c. E. Boutros
of capron has given bond in the sum
of $1,000 for his appearance in district
court.
A crew Of 25 skilled laborers has
began work at Bridgeport on the lay.
ing of the steel spans of the new bridge
being erected there at a cost esti.
mated in excess Of 100000.
The city of Purcell has entered into
contract with the authorities of Lex.
ington, whereby the town of Licking.
ton will be supplied with electric cur.
rent, both for street lighting and for
private use.
Responding to call from the county
commissioners of Woodward county,
State Examiner and Inspector Fred
Parkinson has sent one. of his men,
Evans Nash, to go over the books Of
the county officers named.
Within two weeks actual work Of
construction will commence upon the
sanitorium the government is erecting
on the mountains near Talihina for the
Choctaw Indians Material is arriving
daily and as soon as a sufficient guam.
tity of material for the foundations is
received ground will be broken. The
sanitorium will cost s25O,OOO and will
he erected by st. Paul firm.
The First National bank of Chick.
asha announced last week that its de.
posits had passed the million mark.
Three days, August II, 1S and 10,
have been fixed upon as the dates for
holding the annual old soldiers and
settlers reunion at Arapaho.
Through efforts now being made by
Congressman Scott Ferris it is prob.
able that breeding station for horses
will be established somewhere in the
new Sixth Congressional district by the
federal department of agriculture. The
objects of such a station would be to
produce horses for military needs and
encourage the farmers of the state in
the production of good horses for their
own use or for sale.
Petitions asking for a special cleo.
ton to vote on a bond issue for the
building of court house for Okmul-
gee county have been prepared and are
being circulated. This is the third at.
tempt to build court house within the
last two years, and is the second at.
tempt within six months. Cost of the
proposed building is to be $685. 900,
which is $4,000 less than the amount
asked for at the last election.
Ewald Schroed, aged %, or Orlando.
died of injuries received when an auto.
mobile in which he was riding was
struck by passenger train near Fair
mont. He never regained conscious.
ness. Three other injured are improv-
ing in hospital
Final report of the estate of the
late William Busby of McAlester
shows total receipts $32,645.31; dis
bursements, $27,6SS.S7, with a cash
balance in the hands of the executors
Of $4,956.44. This balance is held to
be paid on preferred claims against