The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-30
MADE IN
Oklahoma
Facts and Fun Acquired With the
Scissors.

Have You played. TAP the Cocoa.
nut /" Then you don't know what
you've missed. II is the latest thing ia
games. II was invented righ, here in
Oklahoma and probably will be one Of
the favorite sports OF the state during
the coming summer. The game orig.
mated with John Moran, deputy United
States marshal Of Tulsa. The cocoa
nuts were found in an automobile from
Joplin. Three sacks OF EN-. All Of
'em filled, too. And not with water,
either.
A policeman at Tulsa is carrying a
bad time around with him as the re-
suit Of . little unpleasantness q few
nights ago. He attempted to arrest
thres Mexican gentlemen. They OBJ
Jected and showed the strength Of their
conscientious scrupin against arrest
BY sticking theis knives several times
In the policeae6A 'watch. The Tulsa
World says II Is still running.
Bet the Madill Record editor handled
. plow himself at Or time. or else
he couldn't have put so much sting
Into this A headline says. Farm
srs Must Pay" There's nothing new
about that They've been doing the
paying ever since we knew anything
about them.
-. Who wouldn't under the circum.
stances, muses. X. w. Walton Of the
Pauls Valley Democrat after reading
On item in which il is recorded that
sPapa" Joffree kissed Miss Mary Cur
ley daughter Of Mayor Curley OF Boz
Ton after she had presented him with
check for $4,000,
"A dispatch in an Oklahoma City
paper says that there is not enough
water here to care for any number of
troops at Fort Sill. However, the cap
ital city for number of years has
not had enough aqua pura to give a
canary bird q bath" says the Lawtou
News. All Of which brings 10 mind
The thought: Gee. wouldn't YOU like 10
gee 4 canary bird big enough TO bathe
h our new $l,s00000 water supply
system.
One disadvantage of leading a
harum- -scarum career is pointed out
neatly by the Tulsa Democrat Il says,
"Dr Warren Waite Is said 10 have
looked upon death as a great adven.
ture; but he cannot write ANYTHING
sbout il for the Sunday newspaper
Since |, has been commented upon
already. Il probably isn't libeious "a
cay that the Blackwell News bvsines,
manager Is at least decidedly careless
Here's what the Ponta City Courier
has to say about him: "fhe wors,
piece Of extravasanee we have run
across yet 10 the practice OF the Black.
veil News IN running page OF blank
paper in some Of its issues. Il indi.
Gates either burdensome wealth o,
reckless waste
This one Is run without comment
sCharlie Sanders expects to 70 over Il
Blackwell this evening, where he
rather fears that he may connect ar
with . job in the Dilworth oil regions.
--Ponea City Democrat,
What hes become Of the old fash
Ioned democrat who could fish all da,
without drinking or drink oil day with
cut fishingl lnnoeently inquiries Jotu
Shepler Of the Lswton Constitution.
Orrin L. Browning Of the. Rais,o,
Tribsns hslm the press lcAg enough I,
etsts thst just because q chap wears
ilae on both lapels and q strip o
bsntiau for Q necktie Is no indicatio,
that he wouldn't run for Canada II IN,
Mexicans crossed the Rio Crande.
John Shepler Of the Lawton Cons,i
tuition observes that when q woma,
has four or five children who lool
like their father she doesn't devot
much time 10 criticism Of Greek drama
DhtisA Author Diss.
LONDON, MAY n. - Lieutenant
Coone Natksmiei Newnham- Davis. au
thor and playwright, died here Mon