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


DIR. ALONZO j. HUNT of Wekiwa.
81 years old, died at his home or
pneumonia Wednesday evening. The
funeral was held from the home yes
ierday.
ID. w. BURGER, aged 32, died at
the Tulsa hospital at an early hour
yesterday morning. The body was
shipped for burial to his home, Mon
terey. Pa. Burger was an oil drilleT.
ROY FRENCH, 3-year- r-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. II. C. French Of Collins
Vile. died at local hospital Wednes-
day morning. The body was shipped
to Collinsville for burial yesterday
The child had been Ill with pneumo-
mia for some time.
L. s. RATCLIFFE, mayor of Ada,
Okla, and president Of the Oklahoma
Municipal league, was IN Tulsa yes
terday on public business. Among
other things he called at the office OF
T.. Il. Cline, city auditor, to get copy
OF the city gas ordinance. A gas COM
pany Is installing service In Ada at
the present time.
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y. l.. HOWARD OF Parsona. travel
ing passenger agent Of the NJ, n 4
T.; w. j. Fisher Of Muskogee, travel
ing freight claim agent Of the NJ, X.
gee, travelling auditor Of the Katy,
were the railroad officials who visited
In Tulsa yesterday.
AT THE INSTANCE OF the couty
attorneys office, w. Nj. Lance.
charged with grand larceny. was yes
terday afternoon released from GUS
tody Of the county officials. The in
formation, which charged him with
stealing some well drilling apparatus,
was filed In Judge Shaffer's court.
Insufficient evidence brought about
the dismissal
JOSH LEWIS. alias Will Lewis, negro,
who has been held In the county Jail
for the past month, will be given a
preliminary hearing before Judge
Daniel Saturday morning. Lewis Is
charged with assault with intent to
Kill q. r. A. Kimball, white 1t Is
set out in the information sworn to
by Kimball that Lewis used a heavy
screwdriVer In his attack on him.
TUESDAY NIGHT Mott Shutz, ne
gro, stole two cows from Jacob
Barnes. white farmer of Alsuma,
and the following day sold the ami
mails to Weldy Bros of Tulsa. Yes
terday morning ne was arrested by
deputy sheriff and lodged In the
county jail, Shutz secured $S2 for the
stock, despite the fact that they were
worth more than 500. The case has
been filed in Judge Shaffer's court.
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JOE GALE Of Oklahoma City, CIV
Ing up his present position with the
NJ. X. Il I. to accept a place with
the corporation commission. has oc-
casioned several changes In the local
Katy offices. ]. A. Young of Parsons
Will succeed +. ID. Sanford as train
master, Sanford going to the Choctaw
division; F. b. Stocker, formerly of
the Choctaw division, will assume
Gales duties today.
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THE TENTH anniversary celebra-
ton of the Silver Plume lodge. !
knights OF Pythlas, is to be held al |
the local X. Of p. hall Thursday, jan
uary 7. 1t was enormously stated in |
Yesterdays World that the affair
would be held Friday night, January |
l. Donations Of old clothes, food and |
be turned over TO local charitable or |
ganizations for distribution among
the poor of the city.
FIVE BOYS, ranging in age from
IL to 10 years of age, all of Collins |
vie, were picked up by Tulsa police |
tuesday night and kept at the city |
prison until returned to their homes
yesterday afternoon. Their names
were Tony Reedy, Walter Sanders.
Ralph and Elvin Electman and Tom
Ferguson. When asked why they left
nome they replied that their desire to
sec the big city had prompted them.
Iheir parents, smelter workers OF Col 4,
iihsVille. communicated with the po-
nee department Wednesday asking
sters.
ALLEGING non-support. desertion
and cruelty, Frankie Koontz filed a
SUIT In the superior court yesterday
asking for divorce from Grant |
koontz. The Koontz's were married
IN sulphur In 1907. Koontz was then
put IA years old, according to the ne |
tluon. She asks for the custody of
their 6-year- old boy, who is now in
charge Of the father. The PLAINTIFF
claims that her husband is physlcalIv
and mentally able to earn n livelihood |
lie Is carpenter, says the petition.
The action claims that during the
seven years or their married life that
the defendant has dissipated a farm
worth several thousand dollars.
THE MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
has not agreed upon any closing
schedule Tor New Years day, II be-
ing the sense OF the majority of the |
merchants that there will be but very
nttie TO be gained from trade stand. |
point. Nevertheless, they exoect IN |
commence taking stock the first dav
OF the year, and for that reason tho |
sentiment to hold open seems 10 preS
dominate. However, as far ms the
Merchants association Is Concerned 70
VIII De optional. and practically in
every line OF business some Of Tho
stores Will close at noon for the hal
,,nce ~ OF the day; In fact. several OF the !
,diser downtown Erocers have de- |
Jared their intention to do SO. There
Iore. II will be we'll for the consnr,-
ers 10 make their purchases before 10
m. New Years day. -
CRARLEs W. BROOKS q, Hon.
ION, Tex, had the unusual experience
ol testiying in his own behalf md
as the city's witness at the same tina
,ss.eruay In police court. He Was
.narsed with carrying concea,aS
weapons. while "Blackie" placr q S
1river In whoso oar.s. $3.50, Cau