Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-10-15
City News In Brief

II City News In Brief
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II. L. DIXON, who has spent the
pest week in Tulsa, returned yester-
day to Pittsburgh. Pa.
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SUIT FOR divorce was entered in
superior court yesterday by u. H.
Benefited from his wife Edna. Bene-
field charges adultery and asks for
the custody Of the couples child, Clay
Ellison.
THE ARKANSAS RIVER Improve
mcnt association has appointed Jack
Letcher former secretary of the COM
Mercial club, as chairman Of Tulsa
committee to solicit funds for the i'm
proyement Of the river
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GERTRUDE Allmon instigated di-
vOrce proceedings against her hus>
band, J. S. Allmon, in superior court
yesterday. The petition claims that
the couple were married in 1912 and
Allmon is accused of neglecting his
wife and gambling away his money
end later abandoning her.
MARRIAGE licenses were issued
yesterday to Edward Weeley Tulsa,
and Omar Tullwood of Tulsa: Arthur
Taylor, Tulsa, and Matte Moore OF
Tulsa; LOnnie Labaugh OiltOn, and
Gertrude Byron, Oilton James E.
Cunningham, Memphis Tenn, and
Ola ~ jackson Of Tulsa.
FUNERAL SERVICES for Frank
ID Bridges, who died Tuesday night
were held yesterday afternoon at the
home, 2Ol7 Hodge street The
this morning for burial His Wife,
father, mother, sister and a Masonic
escort viii accompany the body
ON NOVEMBER 30 the test case
which was filed by Fred Shaw to find
whether the state automobile tax was
constitutional or not, will be heard
in the supreme court. The outcome
will decide whether or not Tulsa will
bee allowed to tax the vehicles in this
city.
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THE REV. j. e. HARMON will ad-
dress a meeting for men in the Y. M.
c.. A. gymnasium Sunday afternoon.
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viii be utilized to handle the crowd
which is expected to attend. The
meeting Is 10 be held at 4 o'clock in
the afternoon and all men Of the city
are cordially invited.
DIR. FRED S. CLINTON, =. A. Glaff,
Daniel w. White and Doctor TrainOr
returned last night from Oklahoma
city where they had been in attend
ance upon the meeting Of the South
western Medical association The
meeting adjourned yesterday The
Tulsa doctors report that the meeting
was probably one of the most success
tul and interesting Of any held in re-
cent years.
COMPELLED to leave her homo
city on account Of the poor economic
conditions, Mrs. Anna Richardson ar
rived in Tulsa yesterday with her two
small children. She was without food
OF money and was forced to appeal to
Humane Officer f. NJ. Welch for aid
Mr. Welch viii help her to secure a
position in Tulsa and is keeping her
children for her at the Detention
home until such time as the woman
can properly support them.
LITTLE FRANCIS Schmidt, a six
year-old boy who says his father IS
Jake Schmidt, and that he is working
on a railroad bridge near Tulsa, ar
rived here yesterday. Not knowing
where TO look for his father he was
taken in charge by the DeaConess
Home, 10 West Fifth street, where
he remained last night. This morn
ing he will be left at tho Humane
society's office. Any ono knowing Of
his fathers whereabouts should phone
the Information to Humane Agent
Wolch S24. Francis Schmidt came
here from Alton, where he had been
at the home Of an unCse.
FOLLOWING a business session at
the First Christian church this even
ing at 1880 o'clock the members Of
the Baraca class Of that church will
attend a party given in their honor
at the home Of Miss Vaughn Marshall
on East Fourth street Several mat
ters of Importance are to be taken up
at the business meeting among
WEieh will be the semi-annual election
Of officers and a decision regarding
the placing Of basketball or an in
door baseball team III the field this
fan and winter. All members Of the
clpss who attend tho social affair at
tho home Of Miss Marshall have been
requested to attire themselves in