The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-24

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Epwerth csss Appesisd-Notice OF ap-
peal Of tho suit Of the State Life lnHur-
ance company against Epworth univer.
sty and others was given In open court
today when District Judge Clark ordered
the drcision which he gave several weeks
ago placed on record. Attorneys Tor the
State Life Insurance company. the plain
tn University Development company.
one Of the defendants In the suit, wera
the ones who gave notice OF appeal
motion for new trial.
Women Fined 80 Charged with theft
OF a tablccloth and some clothing. Mrs
the municipal court today. The com
plant against her was signed by Mrs.
Jessie Shaw. i2i West Reno avenue.
Cases before Commission cases
against the Kansas Natural Gas company
poration commission today. Violations OF
| tho commissions orders on plugging
wells and making reports are ailegcH
Retailers Banquet, October = - The
quarterly meeting of the Oklahoma city
! Retailers association will he held at the
Lee -Iiuckins hotel on Thursday evening,
| October l. N In to he In the nature ~
banquet and the talks are to be on the
subject OF advertising.
Alleged Burglar Arrsstsd--D A. Wat
son In held al the police station o ia
charge Of house burglary lie was ar
rested for entering the residence At 2b
North Western avenue.
The trial of c. =. Tompkins on n
charge OF obtaining money by false pre-
tense by means OF confidence" game.
IL set for tomorrow In district court II
from David u, Knight father OF Jess
convicted Of murder In the district court
here and sentenced to the penitentiary.
Negro Placed on rriai-The trial of Jim
Boil, n negro, on a charge Of perjury, was
begun In district court today before
Judge Clark. He'll was a state witness In
the trial OF Jim Taylor. another negro,
for murder. The state charges that Bell
| told an entirely different story Oh the
witness stand from the one hs told the
county attorney the day of the killing
| Jim Thompson, another negro, Ia also
charged With perpurlne himself while a
witness In the Taylor trial lie will be
tried later this week
| Two loiterers Fined - Frank Kendrck
and W r. Bsssell. charged with 'loiter.
ing around a place where liquor was sold
were fined ~ and costs each In the mu.
al the Rex hotel. where Pete stamps
was arrested for selling liquor.
Fire insurance wal 81. Ts. Upshaw
ADV.
Complaints Against contractors-Com Com-
plant against Gin and Conners. CON
tractors was signed at the polite sta
! uon today by J. NJ. Anderson, building
Inspector They are charged with build
ing houses without first obtaining = per
mi, from the city.
Eight ALLEGED prunks Arrested-Eieh
persons were arrested Saturday and last
night charged with being drunk. Those
who were tried In the municipal court
Army Needs enocts -- Major Hugh
Scott, commnn nndirg officer OF the First
field hospltsl. who is stationed at the
information bungalow" at Main street
and broadway, has sent out call for
"sklnners," In other words horse shoers
A. the auto In In a great measure ellml-
mating the horse shoer. there In n great
demand In the army for this sort Of an
assistant. Men are wanted In Nhis de-
psrtrent which makes up the sanitary
train Of the Thirty sixth division, L. \. A
Ardery coliogr, on stiles Park will
open october ADV
Mr.. r. W. rrtle has purchssed n
beautiful south front building site, 100,
~ feet on Enst Fourteenth street near
Lincoln boulevard. In Howe's Capitol Ad-
ditun, and II now preparing plans for
one of tho large and most substantial
homes In the city, This IL now n modern
district ADV.
Two Bonds Forfeited - Bonds Of $50
each placed by l.. q Rllls and A. Fur
rs were declared forfeited by Judge
Mitchell when the defendants failed to
appear In court today They we're
charged with having morphine in their
possession
Trsf'e Law Vlolator, - Five spcedrrs
ana i've patkers were arrested last night
by the police, Those were the ten viola %
tons Of the city trnffic ordinance al
legged to have been committed last night.
Zimmerman Returned. pepu,y sbert,
Adrcon returned last niHht from Kan.
sas city, bringing with him J H. zim-
norman, whom he arrested on nm alias
warrant Zimmerman was arrested on n
charge OF selling liquor In violation oi
the prohlbltory law lie was released on
, bond and then LEI, the state Adrcan
went to Kansas City TO hook for another
man wanted here and saw Zimmerman,
whom he had arrested The man tho
deputy was looking for was not apprc.
hcnded
Hrittor Man Placed In JsIi-Charred
: WIN grand larceny, X " Reynolds wV
placed In the county jail TODAY hN Dep
uty Sheriff llishop n Rtitton lie viii 10
given a preliminary hearing before Jus
tice Of the Peace John v Martin
I'D l. nshn, Funeral Home. W .?-Adv
Negroes trres,sd-Chsrl Nor,eomer,
and Henry Rccde negroes. were arrested
, last night hy DEBUT, sheriff Nash and