Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-07
City News In Brief

HOWARD PANKSTON, an eight
year-old lad who lives I'm the owen
addition, fell In a ditch Yesterday,
breaking his arm.
ROY w. PURPUS, for several
years secretary OF the oklahoma Iron
Works, yesterday resigned from the
position. Mr.. Purpus will devote his
time to the oil and baseball business
FIVE HUNDRED volumes yester-
day We're received by the Henry Ken
dan college library from the Collier
Publishing company. Kendall IS car
rying on Il campaign for 1000 VOL
umes.
NEXT MONDAY at noon District
Judge l.. NJ. Poe will join the rank
Of private citizen after eight years or
service as district judge. lie VIII pe
succeeded by Conn Linn, formerly
county Judge.
TWO GRASS FIRES one at Fourth
and Olympia and the other at Nlnth
and Cheyenne, yesterday calleu out
the fire department They We're
quickly quenched before spreading
INTO dangerous LeIllIoIN y
THE DIRECTORS OF the Recall
Merchants association viii meet NJ
the Mecca cafe this afternoon at 6:3O
o'clock for dinner. Matters of the
greatest interest to retailers during
| the ensuing year will be discussed.
.
TOM HOLLY, the blind Usage In
dian who, in company with another
Indian having all his faculties, comes
to Tulsa periodically to put on DIG
drunk, was again "pinched' tor me
same offense Tuesday night. lie es-
capped the usual lecture OF Judge Clark
Yesterday morning by forfeiting a 80
bond, but his partner, Sumpter Lee
was fined 50.
]. MORRISON, Indian, was just
going to 80 the train come IN Wheh
arrested at an early hour WEDNESDAY
morning, but If he had been AT lnc
gtatlon when Is arrived 1t Is likely
that the vision would have been dou-
bic or treble, according to testimony
introduced in police court TINS morn
ing. He was given small tihe anu
advised by the Judge not to repeat the
Offense.
A MARBLE STATUE Of Black
Hawk. noted Indian chief, was pre-
sented to Henry Kendall college by
the 1915 academy graduating class
Tuesday night. The piece Will be
placed in the library, where 1t VIII
be preserved as a precious glft oy the
college. The presentation speech was
made by Gaylord Simon, president OF
the class, and the speech OF accept
ance by pr f. w. Hawley, president
Of the college.
TWO LADS, aged is and 10 years,
whose name II is best to withhold FOR
their own sakes, put on the tlrst
drunk OF their lives Tuesday alter
noon. ]. G. Hughes. motorcycle Off
Ger. was called out TO take the boys
into custody. They spent the night
in the city prison and took the oath
of total abstinence before Judge Clark
I'm police court yesterday morning,
when they were discharged after be-
ing given q scathing lecture.
FOR SELLING a forged instu-
ment by which he obtained $50 in
money as we'll us making a payment
on his insurance, c. c. White was ar
rested Yesterday and placed in the
county Jail awaiting preliminary hear
ina. which will be held Saturday
morning in Judge Daniels court
White is charged with passing a check
for SSS20 signed by w. B. PINE, OK
mulgee oil man, written on the state
bank Of stroud, on ]. o. Campbell,
Tulsa insurance man.
"WAs HE RAISED with q silver
spoon in his mouth 2" The question
was raised at police court yesterday
morning when y. +. Doane OF Sand
Springs, charged with drunkenness,
was arraigned before Judge Clark
What did he have on his person.
demanded the public arbiter Of JUS
tice. Jack Whiteford, the day ser
geant produced a silver spoon which,
he said was taken from the leg
pockets OF the drunken mans overalls.
After delberating some time on Mr.
Doane's case Judge Clark decided that
the silver spoon theory must be
abandoned and he assigned the ac-
Cused TO 80 days at hard work.
SINCE THE FIRST OF the year
prominent railroad officials have
been flocklng into Tulsa in great
numbers, attending 20 the heavy bust
ness here. Among those who visited
In town yesterday are j. W. Dugan
Of Springfield. Mo, inspector Of
weights for the Frisco lines; w. T.
Trealeaven OF Chanute. Kan, divis-
ion freight agent OF the Santa Fe;
Pat Marks OF Springfield, Mo, travel
ing agent OF the Frisco lines: ID. l..
Ewing OF Kansas City. assistant gen
eral freight agent OF the Frisco; G..
Z. Tunstall OF Kansas City, travelling
freight and passenger agent OF the
Burlington route: George r. Hecker
Of Oklahoma City. district passenger
agent OF the NJ. X. & T.. G. q. Jack
son Of Oklahoma City. division pas
senger agent OF the Frisco: A. T.
Anderson Of Carthage, Mo. travelling
pa assenger agent OF the Pennsylvania