The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-20
WELLS ASKED TO RESIGN
FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD
IN THE CITY Of MUSKOCEE
Former Federal Office Holder in
Ardmore Seems to Have Made
Bad Break.

Everyone in Ardmore whose
memory barks back to the days be-
fore statehood recalls Oscar A..
Wells, Oscar the debonar, carefrec
and self satisfied mortal. OF course
you do and you may be interested
in the most recent cxloits Of this
creature OF the old federal regime,
for Oscar was a deuty in the United
States district court clerks office
in Ardmore and at times was also
attached to the United States mar
shaps office. Leaving Ardmorc he
went 10 Alaska to which point form
er United States district attorney
George r. Walker had gone to take
similar place by the grace of an
appointment from his old friend Bill
Taft.
But this is another story. The
Alaska job run out with the admin
istration and Oscar found his way
back to Muskogee, another hot bed
OF federalism. Here is the latest
from the Muskogee Phoenix which
would seem to indicate that Ard
more is not the only scene of muni-
cipal house-cleaning atthis time:
A resolution demanding the rcsig-
nation of Oscar A. Wells, vice presi-
dent of the Southern Surety Com
pany, as member of the board OF
education, on the ground that he
solicited and accepted a commits
sion of $3.50 from II. S. Shelor,
state agent for the National Surety
company on the bond of +. J.. Mil
lion, treasurer of the board OF edu-
cation. was introduced and spread |
on the minutes OF the meeting De
cember 2.
Final action on the resolution was
deferred at the time because of the
illness of Mr.. Wells, which prevent
ed him from being present to offer
an explanation or defense. Frank
Lee, president OF the board OF cdu-
cation, stated yesterday that a spe-
cial meeting is to be called prob
ably for Monday night, at which
Mr. Wells will be expected to he
present and make his defense.
Mr.. Wells was in Little Rock last
night and no statement could be OBJ
tained from him regarding the reso-
luton. 1t was announced yester-
day that Mr.. Wells has been served ;;
with copy of the resolution and
that every effort has been made
10 keep the affair quiet until he had =,
been given an opportunity to make >,
MS explanation. y,
A check for $3.50 from the Ma
ional Surety company, made pay
lble to Mr.. Wells and with an in
iorsement purported to be that of
Mr.. Wells, and a carbon copy of u
/ letter alleged to have been writ :,
en- by Mr.. Wells to the board of
ducation requesting the payment
# the premium on the bond, are
ocked in the vault with the minutes
nd other records of the board OF
ducation in the Phoenix building.
Following is the resolution which q,
dH plCStuLCu ny IT, -. " NClNul' ST
RESOLUTION r
Whereas: 1t has come to the eC
OF the Board of Educa- p,
on OF the city OF Muskogee OF the re
tate OF Oklahoma that one mem W
er viz. O. \. Wells did wiiully "
nd knowingly solicit a commission
II the bond Of f. +. Million, treas II
rer OF the Board OF Education, tn
hch bond is furnished and paid ce
,r by the Board OF Education, on th
r about July 1st, 1913, from II. S. br
helor, State Agent for the Ma
onal Surety company, and, tc
Whereas: On October the 3lst +,
)lS, the said O. A. Wells did make tb
ath to a claim against the Board
t Education for the sum OF $22500 Re
remium on the said bond, which sn,
aim was properly sworn to by the OF
id O. A. Wells before Irma Beau
ont, notary public, employed in ba
5 office. and which sum was an eX- ne,
SIS rate and an illegal rate for said pa.
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