Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-15
City News in Brief

0. J. M'CANN, oil lease broker. has re.
turned from a months trip 70 Colorado and
the kansas oil fields.
BOB POWELL and Lucille Wilson. who
lives with him, were arrested the second
time within ten days Saturday night by po
lice, They put up $50 cash bonds each.
Powell is an old timer in Tulsa. both in citi'
Ienship and in law violations, according to
the officers He Is credited with being
1T is COSTING the city sA00 Q month 10
keep the sand out Of the intake OF the city
wsterworks near Crosbie Heights, according
port TO the city council. The commissioners
At oncc went out to look over the eonstruc-
tion Of the new intake provided FOR BY the
recent bond issue.
Captain wiIkerson Of the city police force
last night and turned over to the eounty 70
snswer charge Of robbing . esbooss In the
y.ass nights ss Ego anc sS:
Tulsa several days but came back yesterday
and vas promptly picked up.
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ALBERTA WILLIAMS had just entered
an sa!0mobile yesterday mernips tor 2 Sun. Sur.
yanked her out Of the car Whsreupou Al.
berta began fighting and scratching Jake and
sn ~: ,tpson pSss 5sn. pus
up S2s cash bond for himself and departed.
10 let Alberta spend the day behind the bars.
But one Of her dusky female companions put
up $40 for her and she was released.
sToNEwORK on the new city hall 10 be.
ing held up because Of the inability TO get
stone. The city commissioners win probably
.end q man TO Bedford, Ind, to look into con.
company Of that place, which has the con.
| tract for supplying the stone for the new
| building to ascertain whether there 10 any
prospect q the company .Hpplyins II. pred
will likely be cancelled and the commissioners
will look elsewhere for ..on''
| ITS NOT City Treasurer ]. n. Atkisson's .
fault that the city Of Tulsa !. not getting
ance while the state law requires that the
money shall draw not less than per cent.
The Tulsa banks simply refuse to pay any
passed . resolution sbsolving Atkisson from
responsibility in the matter. The difference
In the rate Of interest representa- . less Of
about $4,000 year to the city. The banks
| attitude 10, Two per cent is ell We sre 60
ing TO give YOU and II you don't like IT.,
take your money somewhere else" They
claim they cannot afford to pay more.
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UNCLE SAM 10 % greatly In need Of
stenographers and typists that examinstions
are being held In every city by civil serv-
ice boards In an effort to supply the de-
mand All sorts Of stenoeraphic positions
are open In Washington At salaries ranging
from 5000 to 1920 a year. The first fig
ure Ia the salary for the first year. There
10 en- increase every year thsreaftsr. Ray.
mond L. McCline, secretary Of the local civil
service board, announces that he will hold
an examln alton for stenographers and typists
In the federal building November 3 and any
young man or young woman In Tulsa who
wishes to take Il may obtain details BY can.
ing at the office Of postmastcr Crutchfield
and asking to see Mr.. McCline.
II. +. BAKER. who Is said to have been
doing 0 thriving business stealing fine.
blooded rs well a. common -blooded chickens
around Bartlesville and bringing them 10
Tulsa for sale TO local wkolesae concerns, has
come to grief Following up investigations
sAde for him by the Tulsa police depart.
ment, J. ]. Creed, deputy sheriff Of Rogers
county, has lSnded Baker In Jail st Bartles.
VILE Baker had Just completed Q trip TO this
city and disposed Of go worth Of high. class
lpoultry to Gus Anderson Of the Southern
Fish 4 Oyster Co. Anderson gave him 4
check for $50, which Baker cashed at the
Model Clothiers. In his last wagonlead
drought to Tulsa Baker had . number Of fine
Iregistered Buff Orpinetons and 80 bold was
he that he rode the front seat with the ex.
press driver when the fowls were delivered
10 Andersons firm