Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-16
City News In Brief


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RALPH T.. THOMPSON died Thurs
day at the home Of his sister, Mrs. j.
T.. Diet2, 623 South Detroit, The body
was shipped for burial to Van Buren,,
Ind.
MILDRED GROUNDS, infant
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs, j A.
Grounds, died at the home, 6l7 South
Frankfort street, late Thursday after
noon. The body was shipped for
burial to Cedarville, Kan,
MARRIAGE LICENSES were is
sued yesterday to Rem Kellinburger,
rs, and Flossie Burke. l9, both o.
Collinsville. Ben Mcintosh, 20, Of
Coweta, and Ella Haynes, II, Of
Broken Arrow. Miss Haynes OBJ
tanned the written consent Of her
parents.
CLYDE CARTER, on October II
last, stole n large assortment OF ladies'
finery from the Frisco freight house,
Yesterday he admitted his guilt be-
fore Judge Breckenridge and was
given a 500 fine and 80 days Jail SEN
ltllN's ne Nhlut VI inc NAoltu bpOh0
was about one hundred dollars.
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TODAY IS THE LAST day Of grace
that the tax collector will give TO
Tulsa county taxpayers. This was the
positive statement OF the treasurer's
office yesterday afternoon. The is
per cent penalty WAS due the first OF
the year, but due 10 delay In receiving
the tax books the date of leVying the
extra assessment vas postponed in
order TO give all taxpayers an oppor-
tuntty to escape the penalty.
BECAUSE CHARLEY Burns, alias
Bin Thompson, tried to pass IL SOS
check by forging the name Of w. G..
Best, wealthy Tulsa county farmer, to
the paper, he must serve one year In
the penitentiary at McAlester. Burns
pleaded guilty to the charge before
Judge NJ. A. Breckenridge yesterday
and accepted a one-year sentence.
Burns was employed by Best at the
time he tried to pass the bogus check.
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TRAVELLING RAILROAD officials
who visited the local railroad termin-
ais yesterday were; &. h. Hopkins Of
Sapulpa, superintendent of the Frisco;
j. s. Rroughton of st. Louis, building
inspector OF the Frisco; II. X. Teas
dale Of Oklahoma City, division pas
senger agent Of the Santa Fe; j. w.
Ogle Of st. Louis, travelling agent Of
The L. II. q st. L., and j. M. Little Of
st. Louis, travelling auditor Of the
Frisco.
REV GEORGE Z. TAUBMAN of
the First Christian church is con
Quoting a very successful series of
~evangelistic meetings at the Christian
church I'm Sapulpa and Rev. M. f.
Ingraham of Sapulpa will occupy the
pulpit at the local First Christian
church tomorrow both morning and
evening. Rev. lngraham is a very
able nan and It is expected that q
large audience will greet him at each
of The services.
w. f.. PENNINGTON and Harry
Brown, self-confessed robbers of up
wards OF $1,000 worn of diamonds at
Centralia, Ill, January ,, will be taken
back to that place for trial today by
an official who arrived in Tulsa on an
early train this morning. The thieves
were captured by members Of the To-
cal police force at the local postof-
flee when they called for the package
" Nih'i'pl'NN "hANh 'hNS h"N hh"'iN'
from st. Louis.
"ONE Is AS BAD as another; I'll
discharge you and expect you back in
a few days" VIII Elan, negro, had
been arraiBned in municipal court on
a charge Of assault and battery on his
wife. Judge Clark disposed OF the
case in the above manner. They had
been married only eight months, but
her affection for him had been waver-
ing to such an extent that she was
paying some attention to other "col-
ored folk She alleged that he had
beaten her up, but the Judge gave
little credence to the charge. They
were not arm in arm when they left
the courtroom.
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JUDGE, PLEASE LET me go.
Judge please; I'm a good boy" pleaded
S. II. Harper in municipal court yes
terday morning after he had been
given a. 90-day sentence for vagrancy.
young man Is q confirmed user
Of morphine. After Jailer Wilhour
had placed him i'm the prison and was
standing at the door talking to a
friend, Harper made a rush and al
most regained his liberty. He was
stopped before he reached the street
entrance, Harper has been in the
prison for the same offCase pre-
vious 20 this.