Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-03-01
City NEWS

owing to the absence Of Commls-
sioncrs Downing and Forsythe from
the city yesterday the city commits
sion held but a brief meeting and
practically all Of the time was de-
voted to matters strictly routine and
to the matter of outlining a plan for
schoolboard membership.
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Here is want ad that recently
appeared in a Muskogec newspaper
Can you imagine anybody in Tulsa
doing trick like this? Greatest
bargain ever offered in Muskogoe.
Large room modern home elegant
location, within walking distance;
lot so 140; fine large barn, SER
wants house, close to school and car,
$500; obod terms. Golden Inv. CO.
los 4th ST."
Both of Tulsas new buildings, the
Fred S. Clinton structure, eight stor-
les in height, and the Jankowsky
building, five stories, are rapidly
nearing completion, and both of them
are models of construction and are
quite "A source of pride to Tulsans,
giving an aspect of something do
ing TO visitors in the city.
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The Tulsa grounding has proved
himself to be somewhat of a prevari-
Gator, Usually, the Oklahoma ground
hog has more respect for himself
than he has shown this year, but he
has certainly gotten in bad with the
people hereabouts. All day yester-
day, snow fell Internationally, until
about an inch had fallen by night.
fall. Although there were frequent
intervals when the sun shone, it re-
mained chilly throughout the day
Wet streets became glazed with ice
by nightfall and pedestrianism was
careful where it stepped.
Tulsa is the stopping place these
days for nearly everybody who Is
passing through Eastern oklahoma.
on every line Of railway entering
Tulsa, ii is noticeable fact that
nearly all Of the coaches are emp
tied at this place. This does not nee
essarily mean that all of them come
here to make their homes, but it
gives assurance that the lveliness Of
Tulsa has gone forth into all parts
of the country.
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Services for Charles w. Leaman OF
Broken Arrow, who died Thursday.
were held at the home of his son,
Charles ID. Leaman, East Seventh
street at 2:30 o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon. Rev. ]. G. McGavran. pas
tor of the First Christian church.
read the funeral sermon. Mr.. Lea
man lived in Tulsa from 1904 to 1909
having come here from Iowa. For
the last four years he has lived at
Broken Arrow. He is survived by a
wife, four daughters and two sons.
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THE BANK CLEARINGS Of Tulsa
keep on climbing month after month.
For the month just ended Yesterday
according to the figures of Manager
Brownlee of the Clearing House as
sociauon, the clearings were but a
little under the million week clip,
of S3,949,31S. For the same period
last year the clearings were $4,000
600. The gain was about 50 per cent.
The bank clearngs in Tulsa have
constantly grown since the establish
ment of the clearing house. but for
the past five or six months, especially.
have remarkable gains been made.
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THE PAST TWO DAYS have been
lively ones in the history of Tulsa.
Thursday the Muskogee Boosters were
here and the bands We're playing. One
inaugural train left on that day, and
Its band hit up a few licks before
departing. The day before, the Boy
Scouts were ripping the air with
music all over the CITY. and late yes.
terday evening the second inaugural
special pulled ont from the Katy
yards
MRS. BELLE WINDBERG. wife
Of Frank Windberg. passed away at
local hospital yesterday about noon.
The funeral will be held today at II
O'clock. conducted from the Baxter
Undertaking chapel on West Third
street by Rev. p. r. Knickerbocker.
Burial will be made in Oak Lawn
cemetery. She is survived by the
husband and two daughters. II and
15 years old. Mrs. Windberg was 80
years old and had made hr home in
Tulsa for the past three years. Mr..
Windberg is proprietor Of the Enter