The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-10-29

City.
Property in Pawnee is valued at
$1,2l6,115 for taxable purposes.
The Shawnee National Bank, cap
italized at 100000, has deposits of
$1,O59, 577O1.
Attorney General S. p. Freezing has
approved sewer bonds to the amount
of $97 900 for the town of Weleetka.
A Roosevelt cotton gin advertises
that il will pay $25 ton for cotton
seed. One year ago the prevailing
price was around S13 ton.
More than fifty Scottish Rite Masons
of Oklahoma are in Washington, d. c.
to attend the dedication of the new
50 900, 900 temple in the capital city.
Another dipping vat has been blown
up by dynamite in Mcintosh county
This time it was the Shay vat on Shell
creek. Just north of the town of Hanna.
Quail are so plentiful in the north
west part of the state this season they
are making their way in from the
rrairies and river bottoms into the
cities.
Several cases of diphtheria have de-
veloped in Sallisaw and to avoid the
possibility of an epidemic the public
schools have been closed for an in
definite period.
Rev. ]. d. Catlin Of Atoka has &C.
cepted a call to the Culbertson Heights
Presbyterian church at Oklahoma City.
He will take charge of the services
Sunday, October "a.
A moonshine still with capacity OF
turning out 100 gallons of whisky day
was captured on Black Fork creek
south of Heavener by Deputy Sheriff
Johnson and posse. The operators of
the plant we're not found. The still
was destroyed.
DR.. J. c. Bushyhead of Claremore
has received samples of imported
wheat from ]. F. Laderer of Mcpherson,
Kan, and will give the new seed a
thorough trial on his farm near Clare
more. The wheat Is of the Russian
hard wheat variety. Very little is
known here of its adaptability to the
soil and climate of Oklahoma.
Beginning November l, cattle COM
ing into the state from the South, or
quarantine territory, must be dipped
twice before crossing the line into Ok
lahoma, under rules of the board of
agriculture which will go into effect
at that time. The new rule is calcu-
lated to prevent other than strictly
clean cattle coming into the state.
Captain L. T. Wylls of the new
formed company of state militia of
Clinton reports that shipment of over
three thousand pounds of military
equipment has been made and upon its
arrival active work in drilling the new
recruits will be ommenced. Renovar-
ing and improving the new Nance &
Currie hall has commenced. The new
company will start with seventy-five
men.
Governor williams has received from
the president of the Panama Exposition
a gold medal which was won at the eX-
position by Fred Studeville of Alfalfa
county for the best exhibit Of corn from
OklahOma
The total loss resulting from the re-
cent fire at Drumright, which destroyed
nine buildings in the business section
Of the city, was $42,10O, according to
the official report of the fire filed with
State Fire Marshal c. C. Hammonds.
or this loss only $500 is covered by
insurance that amount being held by
one man.
Oklahoma county will be called on
to contribute 1907, 830.67 as its share
of the state taxes. This is a part of
the total of $4,16O,S5796 to be raised,
and includes one-fourth mill for the
state highways and one-fourth for COM
mon schools. Tulsa county comes next
with $177,46596 Muskogee follows
with 66,35S.52; Garfield, $120, 481 .05;
Creek, $1O9, 972.O7 and Kay, $1OO,351.52.
This includes county valuations and
the valuations of the public service cor
porations in the various counties of
the state.
After some weeks of controversy and
litigation charter was granted Mon
day to the Interstate Rural Credit AS.
sociation, which altered its former
name, the State Rural Credit Associa,
ton, because of the secretary's refusal
to grant it charter under that name,
upon the ground that such name was
misleading as giving the impression
that the company was a state institu.
stion instead of one conducted by private
parties. Several changes also were