The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-11
CiTYBRIEFS

Chamber Gets Manuals on Canning
Manuals on home drying and canning
have been received by tho Chamber "
Commerce for distribution here, The
booklets tell In simple terms how fruits
and vegetables may 10 dried for use
later,
Building on Increase During the first
ten days OF July. building permits al
lowing work at an estimated cost OF
tlO2S'5 have been issued by tho building
Inspector OF tho city. For tho month of
July. this Is considered All unusually
large amount OF building
Congratulations Received A letter con
graduating Oklahoma CITY on uycr.suh-
scriblng by 80 percent to the Liberty loan
was received today by X T.. Tracy, pres
ldcnt OF the Ad club from II \ Houston,
president OF the National Advertising ad-
viBory hoard OF the Associated hd Clubs
OF the World
Mr., Houston said he was sure tho over.
subscription to tho bonds In this city was
due In great measure TO the efforts
OF tho local Ad club.
Frozen contectlons"-Thers will be
no Ice cream for sale in Oklahoma
tlty when the new milk ordinance goes
INTO effect, probably this afternoon. To
get around high standards set up by the
measure. Ice cream mnnufaotuiers viii
label their product frozen confections "
ADV
June Rainfall 204 lnches-The average
precipitation In Oklahoma for June was
sOt inches compared with normal OF
5by lnCnes and state average OF & 90
inches In June last year Tho mean tom.
peraturo was 1858 degrees compared with
normal Of 1872 degrees.
Hyde Proposes Wheat Loans - c. II.
hyde or Ava. member OF the state
COUNCIL OF defense, proposes that the fed
eral government lend seed wheat to farm
era IN oklahoma counties where tho crop
iailed ms year, He says tho loan could
DO mace In wheat and that l06 bushels OF
grain should bc paid back for each 100
bushels borrowed from the government.
Ed l.. Hahn, Funeral Homo. w. 22-Ady
Nichols Case Settled The dI,trIbutlop
.of tho estate of Enos Nichols according
10 me decree OF hcirshlp made by Harriet
NICHOLS Cook who died November 2I
l'ld' was ordered by the supreme court
Yesterday, the court refusing to recog,
nutc nutc lost VIII" claim presented BY
Eta Phebus OF Pittsfeld, m
states Crops 6etter-Okia homa's crops
thls year are much better than in IRi6
according TO government estimates. Some
oi the estimates for this year with the
yleld last year follow: Wheat, 81 500 900
bushels, 1915. 29.800. 900. cotton, pOt 400
bales. 1919 S2a,62s bales; corn, Sb, 900 900
eusheis; 1918. 63.s2b,oO0 Oats, $500, 900
bushels: 1916. lb0s0 900 Potatoes. y.
$4,000; 1915. l,s02. 600 Peaches, 1, l,O22. 600
bushels 1915, 100000
NlAA ~
Two persons are taking tho regular er-
ANIMATION OF the state board OF phar-
macy, aqd twenty tho assistants exami-
nation. The test closes today. The sen
ate chamber at the capitol is being used
Tor the written test and the laboratory
OF Emergency hospital for the practical
work.
Negro Must Serve Out Torm-Jess
Kemp, negro. who was convicted sew
ersl months ago In the district court on
charge OF burglary and sentenced TO
serve one year In the county Jail, but
who was paroled by Sheriff Johnson after
serving nine months. was arrested yes
terday AZ Tulsa on charge OF burglary
He will be rrturned to oklahoma City 10
complete the rest OF his Science here and
VIII then be required TO stand trial In
Tulsa on the new charge.
'N"ns ou''y 'IfHF0n,
charged with bigamy, pleaded guilty today
before District Judge Hayson. He was
sentenced to serve one year In the state
penitentiary at McAester.
Alleged Slayer In JalI-county Attor-
ney Selby notified Sheriff johnson this
morning to tnRe Al Hawkins from the
hospital where he has been confined for
the past five weeks and place him In the
county jail. Hawkins is held on n charge
OF numbering Jamci Allen. He was shot
tho Same night Allen wns killed and has
been In tho hospital since that time, but
has recovered sufficiently TO be removed
Divorce Given on Petltlon--whcn tho
divorce suit OF Anne Gist Parks agn,n.,
George Parks was called before District
Judge iiayson today the defendant was
given permission to fila an answer and
cross petition, This was done, and after
tho testimony was heard Judge Hnyson
granted the divorce TO Parks on his cross.
petition.