The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-01-28

As a regular feature Of the city
school system at Ardmore, the might
school has been established with a
fair enrolment.
Alex Smith of Gotebo is dead as a
result of injuries received when the
hot water heater in his barber shop in
that city exploded.
Miss Elizabeth High, who received
serious burns in the fire which de
stroyed thisteen buildings at Writ in
the oil fields, died at Ardmore.
Martin Charles, Indian, about q
years old, shot and killed Benson May
tubbi another Indian, at the home OF
Francis Charles, four miles east OF
label.
The population of the state of Okla.
homa on January /, 1916, was 2,15S, 194
as compared with 1867, 155 in 1910, ac-
cording to unofficial estimates that
have been compiled.
Jacob Good, president of the Chick
asha Commercial club, director of
the Grady county fair and one of the
largest land owners in Grady county,
was drowned while skating on lake
east of Chickasha.
The Calumet State Bank has filed
suit against the Southern Surety Com
pany for $1,000. A former cashier was
bonded by the company for $4,000 and
in February, 1912, a shortage of over
$1,000 was found.
J. o. Welday, former department
head in the Oklahoma City high school
and state chairman of the socialist
party, committed suicide in room on
the eighth floor of the Kingkade hotel.
The suicide came on the eve of his
announced wedding to Hiss Olive Todd
of this city.
Pleading guilty to charge of con-
spring against the government to in
troGuce liquor into the Indian country
of Oklahoma, Hiram Mincer Of Chi
cago, formerly a wholesale liquor deal
er in Fort Smith, was fined $1,000 in
the federal court at Fort Smith. He
was given until June / to pay the fine.
The United States civil service CON-
mission has announced large number
of examinations to be held in Okla
homa City during March and April.
Male stenographers and typewriters
are in demand. Detailed information
may be obtained from the commits
sion's local secretary at the Oklahoma
City postoffice.
Guy E. Miner, 81, formerly Of Ponca
City, but lately resident of Augusta,
Kan, has confessed to POstoffice In
spectors r. S. Brauer and j. S. Blough
that he stole a mail pouch at Augusta
on January to get the insurance on
an imitation diamond ring which he
had mailed to friend in st. Louis and
insured for $50.
A. w. Vandeveer of Tulsa was elect
ed president Of the Oklahoma Retail
Dealers Association at the closing SEES
sion of the annual convention at Okla
homa City. S. E. Brady of FL Reno
was elected vice-president and ]. F.
Harbour of Oklahoma City, treasurer.
A secretary was not named. That Of
flee will be filed by action of the newly
elected board of directors.
Oklahoma postmasters were con-
firmed by the senate as follows: T. r.
Dunlap, Ringing; ]. A. Miller, Beaver;
c. NJ. Foil, Jennings; ]. L. Buckley,
Texhoma. The nomination of ]. Y.
Callahan to be register of the land Of
fee at Guthrie has been held up at
request of Senator Gore until Former
Receiver Campbell is nominated for
receiver. Campbell was was receiver
before the consolidation Of the office
with the Woodward office.
William r. 6oushee of McAlester, so
years old, a conductor on the Rock
Islands Ardmore branch, shot himself
on the train Just as it was pulling into
Olhey. dying almost instantly and
leaving the train conductorless for the
rest of the journey to Haileyville.
The University of Oklahoma is now
being taken every day to 3,700 people
of the state who cannot come to the
university. The work is being done
through the visual instruction depart
ment of the extension division, which
is now going to 496 communities in
fifteen counties.
A total of $685. 5$.4s was contrib
uted by Oklahoma to the nations fire
loss during 1915. This s-the largest
loss recorded in the state during a
single year since the creation of the
fire marshals office It is due mainly
to the 100000 loss resulting from the
Ardmore gasoline tank car explosion,
lightning striking oil storage tanks and
burning of several big cotton gins and
cotton seed mills. OF the total loss
for the year, 81 400, 9OO.63 was on build
ings and $1,965, 75O.S5 on contents.
The total loss in 1914 was S2,6S2,-
35510: in 1913 it was $2,471 ,155,343,
and $2,19S,OS49O in 1912.
New members of Divisions Nos.
and of the supreme court commits