Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-05
State Briefs

MUSK OGEE. March 1.-Two mo
torcyelo cops have been assigned to i
the Job OF protecting citizens of Mus
koEee from reckless speed demons.
MUSKOGEE. March Mrs. M.
81. Anderson, "A teacher In the mnior
high school. has been suspended Tor
inflicung corporal punishment on
the l4-yrar- Old daughter OF Superior /
Judge Guy r. Nelson.
KUSA. March THE smallpox |
which has been In force |
here FOR some time was lifted today, |
All the schools churches, theaters
and public meeting places were
closed during the quarantine,
BARTLFSVlLLE. March t,-Be-
ginning March II. Or. ID. u. Tuckss, !
federal Inspector Of sanitation, viii /
give Washington county the once
over She VIII lecture in the Diff
forent towns on rural sanitation.
ARDMOUE. March Mrs. Otis
Weaver was placed In Jail here Sat
urday on charge OF killing her hus-
hand. They had been separated and
when the man came to their former
home In the north part OF the coun-
~ the shooting occurred.
ARpMORE. March - While tear
irg down tho old building formerly
used for the United states court
one OF the old landmarkr--a fall
ing wall caught Henry Pruett, a
workman. and crushed him to death.
A Aieh wind -eHtiseti th- wntt to top
rle over.
MUsKO0EE. March t--W o..
Goldsmith has been arrested here
under an indictment returned against
him 10y the federal grand Jury at
Guthrie last week. charging him
with having transported his wife
from Texas 10 Oklahoma for immor-
al purposes.
McALESTER. March t.-Lloyd
Neels, "a coal mine owner of Haley
vile. In lying In hospital here with
broken bhck. and the attending
phyHicians who performed an oper-
alton on him by removing three
pieces of the backbone, arc hope
ful OF his recovery.
OKMULOEE. March THE new
county courthouse ls nearing COM
pletlon and II Is expected that
part of tho building, at least, will
be occupied next week, This Ia one
OF the finest buildings In the state,
The building In four stories with the
jail on. the top floor.
WAGNER. March i.--f.eslie, Re
bee i2-year-old9 boy OF Rex. has
been arrested for stabbing the Ia
year -old daughter OF Anirew Webb
In childish quarrel on the school
grounds at Rex. The stabbins was
done with a pocket knife but the In
jurles are not serious.
STROUD. March Paul eCurry,
the is.year-old delivery boy who
shot and captured Henry starr. hank
robber and leader OF gang who
lust robbed two local banks two years
ago, hns enlisted In the infantry and
will go at once to Camp Travis and
try for place ms sharpshooter.
OKLAHOMA CITY. March a.
Judge II. l.. Tisinger of Mansum has
been appointed justice OF the state
supreme court to- take the place OF
the late Charles NJ Thaeker. This
makes five of the present members
of the supreme court whom Cover
nor Williams has appointed.
OKLAHOMA CITY. March &C.
+. Culbertson, sentenced to life Inn
prisonment for the killing OF
| druggist named Mcdonald In tins
city in 1918, has been paroied by
Governor Williams on report OF
physicians that Culbertson would
soon die OF tuberculosis II kept In
confinement His sister will he al
lowed To take him to Virginia.
oKMULGEE. March t--The ap-
praisement of the old Creek council
house at Okmulgee has been In
creased from SOS. 900 to st00.0 900,
| The city has decided 10 purchase
| the property at tho former APP
praisement in order TO prevent cut
| ting up this old historic spot into
town lots and selling To individuals.
OKLAHOMA CITY. March -
| The criminal court of appeals has
decided that John Henry Prather,
negro, must Aie In the electric choir
on May 3 for killing his cell mate
last year Prather In 1911 was s~n-
fenced Ito death for the killing OF
W II. Archie IN Oklahoma CITY, but
| Governor Cruce commuted his sen
tence to life imprisonment He had
served six years when he did the
| killing for which he must now die.
ARDMORE. March 4 - MRS
Charles Carter wife OF Congressman
| Garter IL one OF fifty women In
| Washington who have enlisted In the
uniform motor corps division Of the
womens volunteer aid, an auxiliary
of the American Red Cross The
motor corps is composed OF women
who give the use OF their cars and
| a minimum OF 2i hours a we.k In
| the general transport work of the
| Red Cross IN and near Washington