Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-09
News of the State

MUsKoGEE Yesterday was the biggest
DAY in the county clerks office Of the last
three years 1t was in the v,rnaculnr oi the
office 800 day when Is sign OF un.
usual business. Another evidence Of the fact
that Muskogee and the surrounding country
are getting more and more prosperous rs thht
altho great many releases were iilcd yeSiet'
day very few mortgages were made OF record
pURANT- Grcssett was instantly
killed near Utica. Okla. when a tree ne Was
choppiug down broke limb from anoiher
tree striking him on the forehead
ADA-Three hour. Of canvassing for funds
with which TO build new Presbyterian
church here netted the canvassers So'ooO IN
pledges.
HENRYETTA Local doctors have removed
the left eye " John iIager Of Pierce, OKLA
who was injured when dynamite cap eN'
plodcd, imbeddiug portion in his eye.
ADA-The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
A. Barrnger was burned to death when ihe
Barriuger home was destroyed 10y hre during
the absence of the child's parents
M'ALEsTER December - has been des'
i.nated as annual tree planting day In Nc.
lester and every citizen Is supposed TO plant
nj loust one shade tree.
HENRYETTA -Hcuryetta is now reveling
In the commission form Of government rhicn
missioner. in addition To- Mayor Ira Martin,
are Charles l.. Wilson and T. j. Collyer.
ARDMoRE Another tragedy was added
70 the large list Of killings that have oe,
CURED at Ragtowu.' since the opening OF
the oil fields near here, when Frank Jones
shot and killed Roy McCgrtain while the
latter was attempting 20 holdup joint.
OKLAHOMA CITY Y-Because OF the in
crcasiug number " grass fires thruout the
q. 4 ItsttIr .tst11 hn sd
to regulate the burning Of grass and rubbish
MUSKoGEE Gordon Murray, q Christian
Science practitioner, is critically i'll at his
home 1917 Boston Last week practitioner
from New Hampshire was in attendance. This
week a local practitioner is in charge of tho
case The trouble Is thot TO be Bright
disease and friends hold little hope for his
recovery.
M'ALEsTER- city of McAlester will
trade off its horses and horse'drawn fire
equipment and motorze the department.
OKLAHOMA CITY Voluntary increase of
10 per cent In wages was voted yesterday by
homa Ice & Cold Storage Co. The increase is
pavuble in the case OF the former concern
only 10 its drivers, OF whom there are 30.
An the employees of the cold storage company
viii receive the additional pay. Officers Of
both companies explained the increase as due
entirely to the high cost OF living.
NORMAN -- In mandamus proceedings
brought by W. r. Clark Of Norman in the
district court Of Cleveland county against
the county superintendent Of Cleveland county
to have his contract with the school board
signed and his certificate from Custer county
irdorscd. the court held shat the supern-
tendent had no discretion in the matter and
ordered the instruments signed
OKLAHOMA CITY-Tired OF the refusal
OF victims to prosecute wher- thieves are
caught three empolycS Of the Morris packery
were set free aud presented with hams and
lard stole Morris company refused to prose.
cute so the police let the prisoners 20 with
the goods
LAWToN-Mnrtin Slogan. government en-.
ploye at the Fort sill Indian school while
feeding a corn shredder at the school today
got his left hand in the machine and was
badly injured lie was rushed to the Indian
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