Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-01
! CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

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WOODSON T.. NORVEL, who has
been i'll for the past nine days with
pneumonia, was able to be about yes
terday.
THE BODY Of Virginia Cecilia
siege. i-year-ld daughter OF AIR. and
Mrs. Harry Siege, 1898 South Detroit
avenue, who died at the home OF the
parents yesterday morning, will he
shipped to Kansas City FOR burial
today.
FOUR MEMBERS Of the Tulsa
Gospel team united with representa-
| ti|es of the "Gideons" of oklahoma
city Sunday and held a rousing meet
ing in Henryetta, Okla. Those who
made the trip were: A. l.. Toole, l..
W. Moftit G. w. Dodge and \. Il.
| lountaine.
FOUR SUITS FOR divorce were
filed in the supreior court yesterday
as follows: Neva Sommer VS.. w. +.
| Sommer: Georgia Jones VS.. +. i.
Jones: Bessie Barney VS.. Samuel Bar
| ney; Mary Elizabeth Mcbride VS..
Charles b. Mcbride.
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PETITION FOR divorce was filed
in the district court yesterday by
Pearl Z. Keelan from Leonard A.
keelan. The plaintiff alleges deser-
ton. The couple married in James
town. n. Y, June 25, 1913. The mother
asks the custody of her S-year-old
daughter Gail.
JAY PROTHERO jr, leader of the
Shrine band of this city, left yester-
day for Joplin, Mo-. where he was
called by the death of his father, Jay
l'rothero ST. The elder Prothero was
the leader of the Joplin military band
and for several years head of the
Rinsling Brothers circus band.
THE REV. l.. S. BARTON of the
BoSton Avenue Methodist chuch is
now making preliminary preparations
for big revival which he is planning
for his church during the entire
month of May. A tabernacle will te
San Antonio. Texas, wiz have charge
of the effort.
MISS GRACE WILSON, who was
operated on last Friday at local
hospital, is reported to be doing as
well as could be expected, but is still
in a critical condition. Miss Wilson
was until recently teacher in the
Emporia, Kan. schools and is the
sou of this city
BECAUSE WHEN a raid was made |
on a pool room at the corner of Arch |
er and Cincinnati Sunday evening the |
only evidence Of gambling was a stack |
OF cards on the table, four negroes |
were set free In municipal court yes
terday morning. -Four others who |
were arrested at the same time for |
feited their bonds of $40 each.
COMMON. ORDINARY white
mule" reached its record price yester-
day morning when four bottles of Il |
cost James Lancer exactly $25 per
bottle. Lancer was arrested Sunday |
night in an alley In the business dis
trict and was charged In municipal
court with peddlng the liquor. Judge
Clark gave him the fine of 500.
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WORD WAS RECEIVED yesterday
that j.. A. Chapman and Horace Barn
ard, both of the Nc Man Oil company,
who went to st. Louis last week to
operations for appendicitis,
were recovering from the operations
and probably would escape any i'll
effects. Mrs. Chapman and Mrs.
barlaru are Win their husoap"s.
A. X. WEBB and c. w. Shannon
failed to put in their appearance when
their case was called in municipal
court yesterday morning and their
bonds of $25 We're forfeited. The two
men were arrested Sunday morning in
the basement of residence at ia
South Frisco avenue and were
charged with the possession Of opium.
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AGAIN TULSA followed It's usual
habit of leading the country in show
ing the largest Increase in bank clear
ngs of any city in the United States
Or Canada last week. The increase,
s figured over tho corresponding
weeks business of 1915 and Tulsa
turned in gain Of 1864 per cent.
had 6S.s per cent and Okla
homa City 4o'1 per cent
SEVERAL PRISONERS in the
county Jail were arraigned yesterday
IN the district court SO that their
cases may be tried when the criminal
.erm begins next week. ]. NJ. Hollo-
way, charged with the murder of his
wife at Broken Arrow q year ago,
pleaded not guilty as did Steph
vronatz. a German. and Albert Tate,
,olored. held on charges Of murder.
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HOLDING THAT THE evidence
vas not sufficient to warrant convic-
ion, Judge Clark Of the municipal
,ourt discharged T. b. Jones yester-
lay morning. Jones was arrested
Sunday afternoon as he was cleaning
, glass In the West Tulsa drug store,
he officer taking 1t for ganted that
,e intended to serve two men who
we're in the drug store at that time. A
,ottle of whisky was found on his .
,erson. II
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