Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-02-22

sued yesterday morning 70 Nlllldlh
Fortmer, ager 50, of Tulsa. and Mrs
Catherine &, Kelley, aged l5, of
Guthrie They will make Tulsa their
future home.
JOHN W, TUCKER, 90 years OLD
Cherokee Indian of Turley, okla
died in Tulsa yesterday following a
brief Illness, lie leaves a vie ana
siN children. Funeral arrangements
have not yet been made.
CHIEF or POLICE Edward Yod-
or, who Is quarantined at his home on
account of smallpox, was reported
yesterday to be greatly improved. lie
will be- able to be out, It is thought
by the latter part Of the week
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT re-
sponded to a call yesterday afternoon
at 1924 South Cheyenne whore a
quantity of dead grass had accident
ly caught fire and was gaining much
headway toward the house and fence.
Very little damage was done
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THE TULSA PRESS CLUB will
meet in the editorial department of
The World office at o'clock this
afternoon for the purpose Of eiecting
officers and attending to other urgent
business matters. All journalists in
the city. whether members of the
club or not are urged to be present.
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AFTER TOURING over Russia.
England, ireland, Scotland. Germany
France, Spain, China and Japan, con-
suming more than six months in the
trip. DR.. &. \. Cantrell returned to
Tulsa yesterday. He took short
post graduate course in dentistry
while In Berlin. He viii make his
permanent home in Tulsa, he says
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JOE LEE, WHO was injured in n
railroad accident near Rcd Fork sew
cral DAYS ago Is rapidly improving ac
cordinG to the reports from the Tulsa
Hospital. He was crushed by a freight
train 1t was necessary for one Of his
legs to b. amputatod DR.. Fred s.
clinton, of the Tulsa Hospital per
formed the operation.
AN ENTIRE CARLOAD OF glass
was received last week. consigned to
Charles Page for the Sand Springs
greenhouses which he is building. The
new greenhouses cover about a half
acre of ground and will be finished
within few weeks. They will be
devoted to supplying the Sand Springs
Home and grounds with necessities.
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FLOSSIE MEADOR has been
granted an absolute divorce from
George l.. Meador the decree having
been given by Judge BRECKENRIDGE in
the superior court The plaintiff, In
her petition. charged extreme cruelty.
The defendant did not appear in
court to resist the charge. The cou-
pie were married in November, 1911,
at Miami, Okla.
larry BARR, WHO was arrested
n Tulsa two weeks ago by "A special
Pinkorton detective was released yes
tcrdav afternoon after serving tea
daN tentcrce for Vagrancy Barr was
charged, at first, evidence to plI,h
prosecution lacking. with check for
gerry. II WAS the contention of police
officers that he forged checks ON
prominent Joplin. Mo. business men.
through an organized agency, which
he maintained in Tulsa.
J. W. FUNSTON. proprietor Of the
pool room under the postofllce build
ing was arraigned in police court yes
terday morning TO answer to charges
OF permitting minors to frequent his
place of business. The case was con-
tinued until Tuesday to give time to
secure witnesses for the prosecution.
The ordinance governing the pool
room freQuenters makes 1t a law vlo-
lation for proprietors to permit boys
under 10 years of age visiting them.
THE SAND SPRINGS line yester-
day completed its road with heavy
steel from Tulsa to Sand Springs.
Work OF ballasting the roadbed with
crushed stone has been In progress
for the past couple of months and
the rock application has been given
to about one-half of the roadbcd.
The road is also having made an
electrical freight engine for delivery
within few weeks. II will be the
only one OF Its kind In this section II
the country.
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FOUR NEW CLERKS will be given
positions In the postofilce this week.
according to an order received yes
terday from Washington by POST
master Crutchfield. The new clerks
will be selected next week from list
OF eight applicants all Of whom have
passed tho civil service examination
creditably. Postmaster Crutchfeld
says that he asked for six new clerks
but that temporarily he will be able
to handle tn, business with the num-
Der allowed. The business Of the
postoflics has greatly increased dur
ing the last two months.
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THAT THERE Is Mt least one man
In Tulsa who has a frm faith In the
growth Of Tulsa II emphasized BY the
fact that Charles A. Sanderson, ex-
secretary Of the commercial club and