Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-15

BRtSTOV. May IA o. According
to reports given out ny then farm
agent. j. w. Riley, and number
Of the most progressive farmers in
this section Of the county, Greek
county has prospects Of producing
the most and largest crop ever
raised in the cOuntyN Nearly every
foot of tilable land in the county
viii he farmed this summer, and II
is being divided about equally be-
tween cotton and feed stuffs, 1t is
thought that there will be more
sorghum cane planted this season
than over before, as IT not only
makes choice forage crop, but Will
Produce food for the farmers this
winter. The farmers propose to
save only the blades from the cane
and then make the stalks into sor-
Ghum The county agent with a
committee from" the Bristow coun-
Gil Of defense have been after the
farmers and tho landlords and havo
got practically all OF them to agree
10 the tifty fifty plan Of cotton and
foodstuGs II is believed that Creek
county will this year produce
enough foodstuffs TO feed itself dur
ing the coming winter and next
spring until more can be raised.
The wheat acreage is larger this
spring than ever before.
" RRTSTOW. May 14.-Albert Kelly
pr. G. r. Schradcr, w. j. Lyons and
T.. NJ Fears. delegates to the Re
publican state convention at Okla
huma city, loft this morning for
that place. They we're chosen at
the Sarulpa convention last Satur-
day afternoon and go instructed 30
support Harry II. Rogers of Tulsa
for the Republican nomination FOR
governor. Creek county was en-
titled to % delegates and Bristow
had four out OF that number.
NORMAN. May u. -- Richard
stokes and Alvin Thoes, two boys IN
the junior high school. have CON
fessed to starting fire which
burned two Park row buildings at
the University OF Oklahoma Thurs
day night, in order to hurry vaca-
ton days. This was the secoHd at
tempt in a week.
OKLAHOMA CITY, May '14.-Aft-
er being out 81 hours the jury in
the case OF William Toothacker was
discharged by Judge Cotteral in fed
eral court Saturday and a mistrial
ToothaCker Is charged
with having transported Frieda Sih-
lis from Bartlesville to Joplin for
immoral purposes
CHERoK EE, MAY 1.-THE Red
Cross chapter OF Alfalfa county plans
to establish a war historical society.
Complete data on every boy in the
service from this county will be com
piled.
MALESTER, May IA plea
unique in the annals Of iurispru- |
ienco in the district court of this |
county today secured for Galloway !
Miller, negro, four-year term in |
he penitcntidry, instead Of a more (
engthy one, on the charge Of muir !
Ter This Is the negro who was re-
'ontly brought back to this county |
harged with killing another negro,
'ahn Graham. at Dow, near here in |
9O9. He admitted the killing but |
nit up the def6hse that he had that |
hoiCe or see Graham kill his sweet |
cart because she had refused to
larry him.
BRTSTOW, May l4.--Police court |
as occupied today in the hearing |
( shooting scrape between the |
life Of John Patton and her hus-
and at the rooming house of Mary |
ohnson on South Main street. The |
alton woman shot three or four |
hots through the door OF the room
oE house when she was denied ad |
lissiOn and saw her husband make |
hasty exit. No one was damaged |
ut the Patton woman received n |
inc OF $40 for her fun, as Mary !
Ohnson proved she did not know |
he Patton womans husband was
\ the house and that the woman |
,ho caused the shooting was sick |
/ the time the shooting was done.
LaN-Fos With Pepsin.