Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-15
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
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! CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
THE w c. T. u. will meet this aft
erncon at 2 O'Clock at Y. w. c. A.
hea qquarters
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A MARRIAGE license was issued
yesterday to Watson T.. McDorman OF
Drumright and Harriet NJ. Coruman
OF prumright.
TIE BEAUTIFUL HOME built at
III North Cheyenne by X. *. Park
hurst will be occupied by Roger Is.
Durnbell. recently of New York city.
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MRS. ROSIE SWEET, aged 81,
wife Of T. l.. Sweet. died at their
home in Sand Springs, yesterday
morning. Burial was in Oaklawn
cemetery.
YESTERDAY WAS Thomas JEFF
ferson's birthday anniversary. The
day was observed in some of the
schools with appropriate programs,
but there was no general observance.
MUCH BETTER SERVICE was es-
road yesterday when cars went the
entire loop of the tracks for the first
time since the flood last spring which
washed the tracks out.
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MIR. AND MRS. X. f. BERGER,
309 South Lansing avenue, who found
an infant on their doorstep last Mon
day, turned the child over TO Humane
officer A. NJ. Welch, yesterday. The
baby is now at the Detention home.
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FUNERAL SERVICES for Arthur
Phillips, jr., 12-year- old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Phillips, who died at
the home of his parents, 521 West
Second street. yesterday morning, will
be held from the Neighborhood
church, this afternoon. Burial will be
in Oaklawn cemtery.
FOLLOWING A RAID on repair
shop at the corner of Boulder and
First street, the police arrested Robert
johnson and Frank Rogers on charges
OF unlawful possession. Sufficient
liquor WAS found. it is said. to make
a case against the men and their trials
will be held Saturday morning.
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PLANS FOR A MERIT badge club
among the Tulsa Boy Scouts were
perfected at a meeting of a squad of
the leading scouts of the city at the
Y. NJ G. a., Wednesday night. Only
first class members will be eligible
for membership and then after severe
tests. III. II. Townsend and f.. j.
Wright scoutmasters, are behind the
movement.
FRANK EASTON appeared before
Judge j. +. Clark on the charge OF
speeding and was fined s25 in muni-
cipal court. Easton was driving or
the wrong side of the street Monday
when he collided with Motorcycle
Policeman Iiingey. inJuring him and
damaging his machine. Easton told
the court he had turned out to drive
into a garage. but the judge assessed
| the fine.
| IT TOOK TWO undersheriffs tC
satisfy a squatter by the name of Will
son that the Sand Springs railway had
a perfect right to extend its right of
way through his ground. The ground
had been condemned and purchased
from the government for the purpose
of establishing double tracks, but thu
| obstinate pioneer held the construc
ton for two days with a shotgun be
fore the law was brought upon him.
| PHENOMENAL gain in bank clear
ings over the corresponding week las
year, was evident in the weekly re
port of the Tulsa Clearing Hous
association. yesterday. The repor
shows a gain of 147.4 per cent owe
the same period year ago. Thi
makes the eighth consecutive weel
that the percentage of gain ha
passed the 100 per cent mark. Clear
ings for the past week were $3,393,
961 as compared with $1,371,527 TO
the corresponding week last year.
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L. BEE GUTHRIE. one of Okla
homn's pioneer newspapermen, ha
become resident Of Tulsa. Guth
rie recently disposed of his holding
5 at Sallsaw. Okla. He is now inter
ested in the oil business with hi
brother and as n SIDE line will edi
5 the Tulsa County Chief. which h
: purchased this week from ]. d. Jones
Guthrie is one of the best know
newspaper editors in the state. /
; addition to being capable scribe h
is a lawyer and admitted to rractic
in oklahoma.
LEARNING THAT bootlegger
were in the vicinity of Fisher yester
$ day, Sheriff James Woolley and Dep
uties Frank Wolf and r. X. Reynold
hurried there in an automobile wher
D they found that three entire wagon
loads of liquor had been dumped int
the river. When the officers returne
e they brought with them oight barrel
3, of beer, four barrels of whisky. a larg
sack OF choice wines and another q
c fancy drinks. Sheriff Woolley de
e clared the drivers of the wagons ha
knowledge they were pursued and hi
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