Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-06-11
City News In Brief


PROF. JOHN BASFORD is recov-
eriug from his recent illness at Hotel
Tulsa.
HAROLD WEST, 3l4 South Quaker,
is I'll with smallpox. He has been
taken to the city pesthouse.
REV. i. e. FLOYD, First Baptist
church pastor, is attending the state
convention of the b.. Y. i. L.
TWENTY representatives Of the
Grace and First Methodist churches
of Tulsa are attending the Epworth
league convention at Wagner.
WILLIAM BAILEY and Rife Webb,
Tulsa boys who were students at the
University of oklahoma, have re-
turned home for the summer vaca-
ton.
L. NJ. IHRIG, AGED So, died at a
local hospital yesterday. The body
was shipped for burial to Maunford,
Okla. the home. A widow and a
child survive the deceased.
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
will meet today as the board Of equal
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tail and hear any complaints which
may be brought before them.
L. X. CONE, Grant K. Mccullough
and A. j. Hammel left yesterday for
the Carter county Fishing and Hunt
ing club at Hunter, Mo, where they
will spend several days fishing.
Q
LESTER AND BERNARD GIL
.LESPIE, Bud Colley and John Cur
ran, all Tulsa boys, have returned
home from Kansas university where
they were students during the past
year.
A. r. LINGAFELT, district man
ager Of the Western Union Telegraph
company with headquarters in Okla
hOma City, was in Tulsa yesterday
comforting with Local Manager Elmer
LouderbaCk.
PAUL WILSON, GRADUATE in
law from the University Of Missouri
at the June commencement, has re-
turned home for a few days before
choosing the place where he will
practice. lie will take the state bar
examination next week. Wilson Is a
graduate of Tulsa high school. lie
was a student at Henry Kendall be-
fore going TO Missouri.
=. J. JOYCE, an officer OF the de-
teCtiyc bureau OF tn. Tulsa police de
partmcnt, was host at n party given
at his residence last evening in honor
of Thomas white and Y. w. White,
who left At $40 o'clock for old Mex
leo in connection with some oil bust
ness. A number Of friends of the
two men were present and the affair
was quite an enjoyable enc.
DRESSED IN THE FLOWING
black robes OF hts order, a Greek
| Catholic priest who makes occasionaI
visits to Tulsa, made the rounds OF his
parishioners in Tulsa yesterday. Hc
presented a unique figure on the
streets. A long flowing white beard
and snowy white hair covered by the
/ peculiar hat Of the priesthood marked
him as n figure Of Interest as he
passed along the street.
O
l. T. WYSONG OF MUSKOGEE,
newly elected commander of the Okla
homa department United Spanish WaI
Veterans, has announced the personnel
Of the legislative committee which Is
composed Of the following veterans
| Wlllldtn MtckS OF Nlnlld, IL - Il
Rooney OF Tulsa, r.. b.. Stewart OF
Iawton, Edwin II. Brown OF still
water. John Y. Gardner OF Fort Sill
George Gatti8 OF C%hickasha and Will
lam Crawford OF Pawhuska. Spanish
War Veterans are highly interested In
a bin long before congress which seeks
20 pension widows and orphans Of men
who saw military service during the
war with Spain This bill has twice
passed the lower house by an almost
Unanimous vote. IN the senate. how
over. II bit tho breakers due TO the
AHtnR2nism ~ senator Y. L. Gore, who
assigned hs d reason for oppoHing this
bill hat tho Democratic party, nc-
oofding 10 his Interpretation OF It's
/ policies. In unhltefably opposed ia
pension Legislation. Spanish Wal
Veterans throughout tho nation arc
Inclined 10 hold Oklahoma guilty fol
the failure OF this pension bill to get
through. County Attorney Ed Cross
land. who In n member OF Fttzhugh
Lee camp Of United Spanish War
Veterans, will preside at the Flag Day
celebration in convention hall next
Monday night. The request was made
that the Spanish War Veterans select
a presiding officer on this occasion
and Comrade Grassland was the
unanimous choice OF the camp.