Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-21
CITY NEWS IN BRIE

MRS. INA HICKMAN of Kiefer is
here for visit to Mr.. and Mrs. G. C.
Summers.
A MARRIAGE LICENSE was ISSUED
yesterday to Alva G. Mikel of Niota
Kan, and Florence Hamilton OF
| Niota, Kan.
DIR. G. Il. EARNHEART, county
farm instructor, will speak to the
| high school agricultural class during
visit they will make to the county
iarm this afternoon.
MRS. w. II. WlIISMAN of Tulsa
underwent serious operation in
Kansas city Monday and her condi-
tion is reported as critical Mrs. w.
IL. Lee and Miss Margaret Lee,
mother and sister. are with her
SUIT FOR DIVORCE was filed
yesterday by Louise Calder from her
husband. Elmer Calder. in the su-
fendant abandoned her in May. 1913,
The couple were married at Belpre,
Ohio. in 1892.
ON ACCOUNT OF Illness, Frank
w. Byerly has been forced to cancel
his Tulsa engagement. He was sched-
uled to give his Rocky Mountain
travelog at the Y. NJ. c. A. tonight
under the auspices of the Estes Park
club of the Y. w. G. a.
HERON FOUNTAIN, who is en-
ployed in the offices of the Henry
l.. Dohcrty company in New York
city, arrived in the city yesterday for
a several weeks visit with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs Alba T. Fountain,
724 South Guthria avenue.
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AT THE LUTHERAN church the
Passion week services are increasing
In interest and attendance. Thursday
in interest and attendance. Thursday
services at 3 o'clock p. IN. and also
at 7:45 o'clock. Possibly a service will
be held Saturday at 3 o'clock. The
services are held in the upper room
and are open to all.
THE LADIES' AID society OF the
First NJ L. church will meet this aft
ernoon as follows; East circle with
Mrs. G. w. Henry, 5l0 South Elgin:
southeast with Mrs. c. W. Grimes,
9l5 South Cincinnati; southwest with
Mrs. j. NJ. Glover. 1903 South Chey-
enne. and west circle at the church,
to quilt.
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A STREAK of optimism has been
thrown upon the situation in local
peach orchards. 1t has been known
for some time that this years yield
would not be over fifty per cent. but
Elva G. Barrows, one of the local
fruit growers, now comes forth with
the statement that what peaches
there are will be above average
quality.
FUNERAL SERVICES for Mrs.
Carolyn NJ. Ballard, wife of L. c.
Ballard. were held at 10 o'clock yes
terday morning at the home in Daw-
son by the Rev C. w. Kerr of Tulsa.
Burial was in Oaklawn cemetery in
Tulsa. Mrs. Ballard was 80 years
4 and died at her home Tuesday
She is survived by her
husband, n son and daughter.
ULYSSES ALEXANDER, 15-year-
old negro, was arrested yesterday by |
u deputy sheriff on the charge of |
stealing brass parts from Sand |
Springs interurban car while standing .
in the car barns at Sand Springs. |
Ulysses for several years has been the |
Billy Sunday of the negroes in this
section of the state and has quite a
reputation as an evangelist.
WEST TULSA is enjoying a build
ng boom at present and several new .
and business houses are
being erected. The new Fuller room /
ng house containing forty rooms has .
Just been completed and j. G. Harper /
s building a two-story business block. |
A large number of men are now en- |
ployed on the new Arkansas river |
bridge and West Tulsa is very busy |
place.
CITY COMMISSIONERS yesterday |
negotiations for the pur-
chase of 400 additional feet frontage |
for the Oaklawn cemetery at price |
Of $1,000. This now gives the board |
almost the entire plot of ground, n |
piece which Is very desirable for an |
addition to the plot already held 1t |
is expected that the purchase price |
will be returned to the city several /
times from the sale of lots in the |
newly purchased tract.