Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-02-23
City News In Brief

firm OF Martin u Moss has returned
from Atchison, Kan. where he was
called few days ago on account OF
the serious illness Of his mother
MANY OF THE offices in the court
house will be closel throughout the
day in observance Of Washington :
/ stenographers Will spend the day out
of the city.
PROF. ROBERT BOlCE Carson
was elected director OF the Y. W. .. a.
| Choral club at its initial meeting sat
uloay night. The large interest
shown at THIS meeting bids fair for
the success of the club.
\ GOOD QUOTA of young ladies
reported at the Y. w. c. a. last night
| II initiate the sewing class started by
that association. Miss Clark. who will
nave charge of the class, started the
class on its first lesson.
FUNERAL SERVICES for James
Calvin Pool, aged 81 who died at his
home, Fourteenth and Elgin, Sunday
afternoon, were conducted at the sal
Walton Army Yesterday afternoon.
Iurial was in Oaklawn cemetery.
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MRS. SARAH NJ. BELL of 224
North Denver celebrated her eighty
fifth birthday yesterday. A number
of her friends dropped in to remind
her they had not forgotten and the
afternoon was spent in a social way.
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WILLIE LEE BOOTH, aged %,
who was brought to Tulsa from his
N Ia
died at the home of his mother, Mrs.
j. NJ. Weese, yesterday. The body
will be shipped to Mannford this
morning.
TWENTY GIRLS OF the Koga
campfire girls went on n nut chase in
Miller mountains Saturday. Half of
the company took an hours start AMI
distributed nuts behind them to make
a trail which the others attempted to
follow, making an exciting day for
both parties.
FOOTBALL STARS will play the
parts of athletic helbes in the arrival
o. Kitty" which is to be given by
students of Kendall college at the
Grand opera house March Z. Miss
Margaret Wyndham, director of ex-
preston, will have charge of the
staging of the play;
FOR THE FIRST time In two
weeks members of the Y. NJ. c. a.
plunged into a pool of clear filtered
water. For some time it has been
necessary to use city water on account
of disability of the pumps. The re-
pairs were completed just in time for
hot weather popularity.
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ONE OF THE means of comparing
Tulsa's status with that of other cities
in the state is to compare bank clear
ings. While Tulsa reported a 297.Gl
per cent gain over the same week last
year. Muskogee achieved only 54 per
cent better than its past figures and
Oklahoma City made 81 per cent.
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FOUR SUITS FOR DIVORCE were
filed In the superior court yesterday
They are Margaret l.. Vandersal VS.
ID. II. Vandersal; Ada Thompson vs.
Albert Thompson; Effie NJ. Frew VS.
S. ]. Frew; lola Weakley vs. Daniel
Weekly. AS against this record two
colored couples procured marriage
licenses.
DEPUTY SHERIFF Walter Over
by yesterday arrested Bill LAWS at
320 East First. Just as the officer
entered the door he saw LAWS pour
out drink from a half pint bottle
and serve 1t to a customer. LAWS is
now in Jail in default Of $1,000 bail
and must answer u charge Of unlaw-
full possession.
FUNERAL SERVICES for Joe
Hoskin. yoar-old son of Mr.. and Mrs
Howard Hoskin. So North Guthrie
avenue, who, died at the home of the
parents Sunday morning, were held at
10 o'clock yesterday morning. The
Rev. ]. w. Darby conducted the serv-
ices from the home and burial was in
Oaklawn cemetery.
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PROFESSOR GEORGE Wilson of
the oklahoma Agricultural & Nc.
chanical college will speak at a Joint
meeting of the Patrons Teachers as
ISOLATION of Horace Mann and River
view schools to be held in the Horace
Mann auditorium tonight. Mr.. VIII
sons subject will be Home and
School Gardening,
FTFTY-FIVE MEMBERS Of the
Tulsa Motorcycle club enjoyed a run
to sapulpa and return Sunday. The
trip was remarkable for the fact that
every machine made tho run without
an accident. The club has planned
Muskogee and other ne,ghboring
points during the spring.
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SARAH A. GEARHART, aged 70,
wife Of John r. Gearhart, died Sunday
afternoon at the home OF her daugh-
ter, Mrs. A. II. Young. 1901 East Sec
ond street. Funeral services were con-
Quoted from the home yesterday aft
ornoon by the Rev. l.. u. Floyd. Mrs
Gearhart was visiting her daughter In
this city when taken Ill and the body
was shipped last night to her home In
Lathrop. Mo. She is survived by a
husband and three children.
WHEN T. A. HOLLIS, a driller at
tempted to place his tools on the
property occupied by Mrs. w. F.
Fleming. a half mile south Of Red
Fork yesterday, he ran into all kinds
Of trouble. Mrs. Fleming declared
there was an error in tho contract
covering the lease and told Hollis not
to come to tho place. When he did
she tore a picket off the fence and
struck him over the head. Hollis
attempted to enter another gate but
found himself looking down the bar
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