Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-17
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Adams apple. Although serious the
wound VIII not prove fatal both
were arrested and placed IN the
county iau. II is announced by the
Officers that Ashby viii not t'le any
Information against Keys ana VIII
let the matter rest by accepting tine"
, In the municipal court for being
Intoxicated
BARTLEsvILbE, May ia
r new bank will open lts doors m bar
: tfcwille Monday morning. The an
nounccmcnt Of the new bank was
made by Rev Charles H. Hume or
, the Red Cross war drive puhlicl'y
committee The building u 10 be
erected at the junction OF Third ana
John avenue by the carpenter q
union Thursday after the o.cIoch
quitting time ana finished ready TOT
, occupancy before dark The carpen-
iers are constructing the building as
, their donation 20 the publicity work
, NJ the Red Cross In this drive.
Washington county will raise its
! $50 600 quota under the direction OF
Mayor Easter,
OKMtrtGrE. May ts.-ArrnnEe-
ments have been completed Tor the
purchase by the city of okmulgce or
tho creek council house property,
which occupies an entire block In
the henrt OF the business district OF
the city. At a special meeting ol
the board of city commissioners, the
special comfaAtee OF three business
men, which was named seVeral
months ago 10 begin neTotlotions tor
the purchase Of the property. was
authorized TO buy the property for
500 900 and 10 hold II in trust, as
trustees for the city, until the city
can make arrangements To pay for
the property in fun and take It over
as a municipal asset.
ARDMORE, Nav 10 Mayor W.
b r. Roberts. has returned from Okla
p homn city and found n large num-
Der OF police court cases awaiting
, him. He made a statement that was
, an echo OF his trip to the state capi-
tai At n conference there with tho
. attorney general. the mayors Of sew
, eral cities and a number OF peace Of
, ficers from the more populous coun-
ties Of the state. brought about di-
rectly hv complaint filed by rep
resentative of the federal govern
mont against the city OF Tulsa
where. 1t was stated an investiga
ton showed there are many houses
: Of vice and the government demands
I that all these in the state he closed
as "A matter Of protection to drafted
! men. The attorney general will take
charge Of ali the larger cities OF the
state, incluu,ng Ardmore, which are
to come In for attention by federal
: inspectors
= MADILI. MAY t6,--Here is city
Manager a. 7. Marsh's platform to
give the place a clean government;
II stand squarelP with the county
e, rouncil Of defense in what they are
: requiring IN the way OF vagrancy
laws being enforced. and with the
enforcement OF the slogan; Go to
work. 60 20 war, or go To Jail We
are after the fellow that's not doing
J anything. We have no place for
! the gambler, and our city laws In
7 regard to gambling in any form
= such as playing the slot machine,
Q pool, punch boards and any game ~
{ chance, will he enforced The small
> boys as we'll as older men are vast
ing money and learning the game
our boys dre in the front and get.
ting ready TO 90, and we must do our
part 10 win the war. The low down
scoundrel that won't help--and II
he does help a little takes the ad-
vantage to profiteer to get even--i'
not our kind Of an American citi.
zen."
NOwATA. May ie.-According tc
farmers crops in every part OF the
county are looking fine. Those whc
have been in tho county for year,
state that never before did the wheat
and oats show up SO good and al
agreed that, with little more favor
able weather, the crop would be the
largest In the history OF this part oi
| the state, With a bumper crop com
| Ing on the farmers will be assisted lr
| harvesting the crop by the Nowatl
| county wa board which Is seeing tc
| It that every unemployed man goet
l to work Many OF the unemployed
who have secured temporary situa.
lions will ne ready 10 go TO the har.
vest fields and II also looks a
though the farmer boys who are ir
the draft will not be called In thi:
county until after tho crops are
taken care Of II II is necessary tn,
business and professional men oI
this city will be organized and spend
a part OF their time In the field help.
Ing the farmer shock his crop.
| PONCA, May 16.--George Nix
who used to go about here bare.
footed and with one Eallus, has
struck oil. and is seeing better days
lie recently gave banquet in Black,
we'll to the people who arc inter
ested In the royalty on that farm
Tuesday night. Covers were laid
for forty eight. McGee's orchestra
furnished fine music and Mayor
Thomas T., Kirby was the toastmas.
ter. while Olo Goodson, vice presi-
dent OF the First National bank, was
manager, Mr. and Mrs Nix received
the congratulate OF the oil men
and were the recipients Of their best
wishes for future success and abund-
ance Of the liquid gold. The 16O-
acre tract is now paving n royalty
In the neighborhood Of 5000, 900 an
nually Mr. and Mrs Nix own one
half Of tho royalty interest having
sold a. half prior TO making their
trip 10 California last fall The
guests present represented over one
million dollars In wealth made in the
Blackwell field
ENID, May i6---The Enid cham