Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-04-23
City NEWS


entered plea Of not guilty
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S. W. WARD who was convicted
last week IN the federal court OF forg-
Ing a postal money order, was yestor-
day sentenced by Federal Judge You
mans. lie was given ninety days in
the jail at Muskogoe and fined $3.50.
s.
AT A MEETING Of the executive
committee O; the Tulsa County Iu-
name society last Friday night, a reso-
lution was passed. extending vote Of
thanks 10 the press Of Tulsa for their
hearty and valuable cooperation In
the humane work.
.
+. A. GARRISON, state secretary
Of the Y. NJ G.. A., with headquar-
ters In Oklahoma City, was here yes
terday comforting with local Y. NJ. c.
a. Secretary c. T.. Buchner in regard
to the building campaign that is TO be
launched here next fall.
0
RAY FELLOWS was last night APP
pointed by the school board as a
committee OF one to confer with the
teachers in regard to having "A special
exhibit Of the work Of the domestic
science and art departments down
town next month.
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VICE PRESIDENT W. c. NIXON,
Of ST. Louis and General Manager w.
T. Tyler Of Springfield. Of the Frisco
railroad, were In the city yesterday
| for a few hours. They went over to
| West Tulsa and looked over the
ground on which 1t is planned to build
the big round house and terminals
this spring.
INDICTMENTS against five men.
charging them with holding up and
robbing a Kansas City Southern pas
senger train in lie Flore county about
year ago, were returned by the re-
cent federal grand jury. All Ave Of
the men have been in custody for
some time. They are Art Rasback
Clyde Crockett, Grady Mitchell, Kel-
sey West and Bum Wormington.
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GEORGE SPRAGUE, recently in
dicted by the federal grand jury on a
charge OF white slavery, was ar
raigned before Federal Judge You
mans yesterday and entered plea of
not guilty. He has been under arrest
for several weeks and is charged with
transporting young girl from Pitts
burg, Kan, to Muskogee, for immor-
al purposes,
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COLONEL GIBSON, of Bigheart.
whose name viii be forever linked
with the history Of the Usage Indian
nation is a visitor in Tulsa this week
attending the district conference OF
the NJ. Il. church. Col. Gibson who
is now over so years old had charge
of the moving of the Usage Indians
from their reservation in Kansas to
Oklahoma over 40 years ago
CITY ATTORNEY RAMSEY
brought to the attention Of the com
mission yesterday the matter of de-
fectlVe concrete sidewalks In many
parts of the city He said the con-
tractors furnished the city bond
that the work would be maintained
for two years and suggested that a
survey of the city be made and all de-
fective work repaired. No action was
taken by the commission, however.
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w. A. MILLER was yesterday ap-
pointed special sidewalk inspector to
take charge of the large amount OF
sidewalk contracts that the city is
preparing to make City Engineer
Hughes told the commission that in
view of lhe large amount of work
pending, a special inspector was need
ed because the regular inspector would
not have time to devote to the work.
Miller will receive s75 month.
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THE CITY COMMISSIONERS
yesterday received a letter from Joe
w. McNeal, local banker. IN regard
to discriminatory freight rates be-
tween East Fort Madison, Ohio. and
Tulsa. Mr. McNeal asked the coop
GRAFTON Of the city in taking the mat
ter to the Interstate commerce com
mission. The commissioners decided
to refer the matter to the Comr ,er-
cial club for action.
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FRED l.. ERWIN. OF Fort Scott.
Kan, is in the city for a weeks stay
in the interests OF the Western Auto
mobile association. This is the cheap
est and most necessary insurance a
machine owner can carry. II protects
you against accidents done the per
son or property Of another and the
cost is only $40 to SIS a year. Mr..
Erwin is at the Brady and any one in
terestcd can phone him there and he
will call and explain.
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AT THE GRAND opera House on
next Friday night will be held a bene-
At musical performance to assist in
the building of a public reading room
for colored people in Tulsa. Several
well known singers and dancers Will
have places on the program and some
comedy sketches will be staged. All
the first floor has been reserved for
white people. The two upper floors
will be or the colored people
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