Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-07

GUTHRIE-AccusingF Fred Gels, retired
farmer of Enid. Okla, Of having taken his
wife to Colorado. living with her as his
wife and finally perSuading her to divorce
him, DR. F. f Siefert today filed S29,ooo
damage suit in the district court of Okla
homa county.
NowATA-The condition. Of the city water
IS now so bad that it is almost Impossible
to use II for any purpose. The fluid Is
of a light yellow color and has an odor
which is indescrihable II Is not even II
to bathe in and to use it for houshold
purposes is out OF the question
BARTLEsvILLE- order to take care
Of the increased attendance at the SUNDAY
school the members Of the Methodist church
YESTERDAY erected wooden tabernacle on
the lot adjoining the church on the south.
This addition, temporary structure that
will be occupied until permanent nuiid'
ing can be constructed, will be used by
Bible study classes Of the Sunday school.
M'ALESTER- Postmaster P. 5. Lester
reports substantial gains in receipts OF the
McAlester post office for November as com
pared with same month last year. The re
GENTS for November, l9l5 were S3,49I.05,
and for November, 1916, S4,O5O.6d. gain
Of S556.6l.
OKLAHOMA CITY - Quail are more
plentiful in Oklahoma this season than last
The shooting season began December l and
will close January SO far the hunting
licenses issued in Oklahoma this year mum
bered 37,7l5 This is 10000 more than
were issued last year.
mwArA- Claude f. stadtman, the son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. Stadtman OF this city,
was given commission as second lieutenant
In the United State army recently, after
having passed the necessary examinations
with credit
OKLAHOMA CITY - The criminal court
Of appeals has reversed the case Of Jim
Wiley. convicted in Pontotoc county for
years Imprisonment The opinion is by
Judge Doyle
MusKoGEE 1t is said tha, approximate
ly $4,000 Of the nearly 80 600 coo which
congress last Spriue authorized 10 be paid
per capita to members Of the Choctaw,
Chickasaw and Seminole nations, has not
as Vet been distributed. The local Indian
ofdse has experienced considerable diff
Guilty in determining the amounts TO be dis
trihuted 20 the heirs Of deceased members
of the above mentioned tribes, II being eSti.
mated thar fully uue-third Of the enrolled
members Of the three tribes have died since
the tribal rolls were approved in 1902
URANT-Johnuy Jones has been arrested
and landed in Jail here charged with having
held up the winner at a poker party along
the Red river recently and escaping with
$3.50.
AnA-Trial Of Gus Jones, held in con.
nection with the death Of his niece, Sadie
Jones whose body was found in q creek
near her home at Maud. Okla, last spring,
was today postponed to February 3. The
charge was made in court that two Of the
states most important witnesses cannot be
located and that the prosecution believes
they are scouting from service. An attempt
will be made to reach them.
LAwToN Captain Robinson and tho mo.
toreycle squad Of the school OF musketry
at Fcrt sill viii take one week hike to
the eastern side Of the state in the near
future. The squad is TO go to Ada and
thence to Oklahoma City returning from
Oklahoma City to the post
MOUNDS W. B. Fitzpatrick, former Gle.
vator and grain man here, charged with hav.
ing dcfrauded the First National bank and
Wilcox y Son, Tulsa grain buyers has been
arrested at Portales, New Mexico, and will
be brought back here for trial.
HBNRYETTA-JAek Fuller was arrested