Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-30

for Camp Sherman at Chillicothe,
Ohio. Most of the men were glad to
90 and not n one of them wanted to
he a Stacker, reporting here early Fri
day morning as they were told to. and
were all ready at the Frisco depot
several hours before train time.
BRISTOW: The two moving picture
houses In this city will raise the price
of admission at ther houses tonight
20 meet the cost of the war tax which
has been imposed on them. The prices
10 be observed here will be Is cents
for adults and & cents for children.
This price was agreed upon by both
playhouses and will be met by the
public with no kicks.
BRISTOW: J. w. T'eter, an old
time resident and formerly president
Of the First National bank of this
city, has sold his residence property
and twenty acres adjoining Bristow on
the north to a. A. Rollestone of the
Continental Refining company of this
city. Ii is understood that Mr.. Teter
viii soon move to Oklahoma City and
engage in business Mr.. Teter has
always identified himself in the ad-
vancement of Bristow and will be
missed as one OF the most prominent
boosters of this city.
QUAPAW: The Southwestern Bell
Telephone company, which has ex-
pended near SIS, 200 in Ottawa county
principally in the mining district in
the past year, is now making arrange
ments to establish an exchange at
Quapaw. The Quapaw business is now
being handled thru the North Century
exchange, which handles the business
of the district. Work has started on
the new exchange and will be COM
pleted in about thirty days.
BRISTOW: Bristow Is enjoying the
most prosperous growth at the present
time in the history of the city. There
are at the present time about twenty
new residences under construction and
many more planned for with the COM
ing of the spring months. The Masons
will begin the erection of their new
temple at once and the city will begin
in very short time the building of
the city hall. Both buildings will he
ready for occupancy in the early
months of 1918.
BRISTOW: J. w. Riley. Creek
county farm agent, was called to a
farm few miles south and west of
kellyville last week where a number
OF hogs We're sick and some of which
had died. He held a postmortem
examination of the carcasses and
found that they had died OF cholera.
He believes that he will stop the dis
ease where it now is for he was called
spread.
COMMERCE.: The Commerce COM
mercial club was reorganized at
banquet held last Friday night in the
Star restaurant at Commerce. G. s.
Coy was elected president; John West,
vice president Lon Edwards. secre-
tary. and Ross r. Bayless. treasurer.
The club will meet regularly the first
and third Thursdays of each month
and campaign for new members will
be made right away. W. IL. Seed, sec
retary OF the Miami Business Mems
league, assisted In the reorganization.
BRISTOW: The Southwestern Tele-
phone company is now considering
leasing the entire second floor over
one of the new Ed Abraham buildings
on Main and Seventh streets. Its
present quarters have been outgrown
and the company will soon install
new twenty-position board, which will
call for more room. The new plant
will be of the central energy type and
will be gladly welcomed by Bristow
subscribers, as the one now in use
has been worn out for some time but
owing to the scarcity of material the
new one could not be secured.
BRISTOW: The Brlstow water sys-
tenn will soon be a double unit system.
The water at the present time Is
only drawn from the wells by an
air lift system, but three big steam
head pumps will soon be installed at
the plant so as to be ready for use
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