The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-08

.CreeEan, a hardware merchant OF Sapulpa,
filed verbal complaint with the cor
poration commission this morning against
n proposed Increase IN the rates Of tcle-
phone service In tho city Of Sapulpa.
DR.. J. Il Dean dentis,. 53i Lee Bldg
This City Filth Oklahoma City was
fifth In the United States In percent
age Of increase In bank Clcarings for the
week ending January I. according 20
Pradstreetr weekly report. Tulsa, okla.
was first with clenrings Of i5.l29.O 900 and
a percentage Of 1879. Youngstown. ohio.
Was third with clearings Of 81 626,0 900 and
percentage ~ 1913 Akron, ohio, was
third with clearings OF N.y0s 900 and q
, percentage OF 1872. Cleveland, Ohio was
fourth with clearlngs Of t6s 1908 600 and \
! percentage OF 6Ji, and oklahoma Citys
cleartngs were b.3li,000 and our per
centage 81
Public installation Of officers Of Broth
Ierhood American Ycomen postponed To
Monday. January l5.-Adv.
Court opers-and Adjourn. Municipal
court was opened this morning at .
! o'clock by Judge VI l. Sptler II was
Immediately adjourned until tomorrow
I morning at o'clock.
/ WtHtt W Jus'lIo sNlilV il'll
! charged with gambling. eight drunks.
two liquor trhnsporters and one vagrant
arrests made by the police yesterday
and las, niyht-are due for tial before
Justice Of tho Peace A r. Early holding
court IN the municipal courtroom this
afternoon.
CAMP Completed-The camp house al
the new waterworks site is practically
completed and Guy Mcclure. city cngi-
A.. 81. 80
ture installed tomorrow, The cookinl
room Is being fitted up today. Plans fol
a big feed" Wednesday noon arc undei
way.
Two Cars Stolen Police are lookinI
for two five. passenger Ford cars stoler
last night. One OF the cars was taket
from the home OF I. J. Sparks. g0l Yves
Chickssaw avenue. and the other. th'
property OF II. q. Lindsey OF Norman
was taken from the corner OF Eight
street and Robinson avenue
Case to be Appeaie Municipal Coun
sellor Byron Shear was notified toda,
, that the case OF Frank Swanda ct u
against the city and the Ambursen Con
iffs seek TO prohibit the letting OF tn
contract for the main dam at the ncN
watcrworks plant. Is TO be appealed L
the supreme court The case was re
] CentlN NrCi0eu IN favor OF the neltnuhnl
In the district court.
Record Number In County JalIATh
county Jail is going To establish rccor
In number of prisoners incarCerated be
fore the close of the day Eighty -on
are held there now. Fifteen to twent
are expected from the city arrests he
fore night The former record Is eighty
six. Extra mattresses have been brough
In. The county Jail limit Is supposed
be a hundred
County Court Collects Fees The cour
" court collected fees for the count
treasury to tho amount Of Sb5ss0 la'
month, and $3.50 for the sheriffs offic,
The county ferret hunted down 222.
In delinquent taxes, earning fee
tsS
Neproes Appear In Suit A suit brougi
by Ben Rogan, 327 East First stree
against Grsncvillc Scales, 329 East Firs
both negroes. for $500 damages TO N
{ property by the erection Of buildin
on the htter's land. said to he too clos
to the line, went to trial today hefor
Judge John W. HHyson. Scales answer
that the dripping from tho caves of h
house onto the Rogan properly coul
not have damaged n $500 worth! bccRus
{ II was worth only $500 to start with
Donnelly In California Postcards r,
ceiVcd at the city hall thls morning frol
I Mke Donnolly. commissioner of account