The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-03
State Briefs

\ CHEROKEE. Aug. John W.
Y Boston, formerly of this community
is now en- route 10 London as del
egate to the world peace conference
Of the society OF Friends.
CARMEN, Aug. 2.-Threshers in
this vicinity were forced to suspend
operations this week because the
gran could moi be marketed and stor-
age places were not available.
HOLDENVILLE, Aug. .. - The
farmers Of Hughes county report the
best prospects for cotton and corn
crops in its history. The late rains
have made the corn, and the cotton
is IN excellent condition.
UNGFYSHER, Aug. M. NJ.
F1ickinger. manager OF the fndepen-
dent telephone company, seriously In
Jured himself by a fall through an
open door into a cellar seven feet
deep.
HOLDENvILLE Aug. 2. - The
Holdenville band is being reorgan-
lied with "a pieces. At one time this
organization was considered one of
the best In the state, but the war
took many OF its players away.
BRAMAN, Aug. 2.-Thieves made
heavy haul Friday morning when
the made away with over $4,000
worth of goods from the store of the
Garrison Mercantile company. The
robbery evidently occurred about 2
o'clock. Officers of this and adjoin-
ing counties are making n search for
the thieves.
KINGFTSHER, Aug. 3.---Thinking
TO unearth a case of premature in
terpent, Delbert Rush and others,
wf1o were startled by a continued
talrnping noise appearing to come
from the graveyard, investigated and
found two large catfish en-
gagged in an argument in a hollow
log.
MERVINE, Aug. al. d. Rich
ardson, farmer, had a narrow es-
cape from death Saturday when run
down by a runaway team from
Newkirk coalyard. Richardson was
crossing the street when the team
struck him, Luckily he escaped
with minor injuries.
BILLINGS, Aug. 2.-Willsam D
Splawn, young man OF Idabel, was
drowned Saturday in a lake on the
Robert Glenn farm, in which he and
several others were swimming, lie
had been working In the harvest In
this neighborhood and had just quit
work with the intention OF returning
home. The body was recovered with
fsine and shipped to Idabel.
PoNCA City, Aug. 2. Sheer
owners have had a recent scare on
account OF several cases OF blacklee
in herds in the north central portion
OF the county, hut no spread OF the
disease is anticipated by c. s. Merry
dith county farm agent who is keep
ing in close touch with conditions. W
II. Taylor, living north of town, has
lose several head of sheep recently
but their death was due TO bloat.
NEWKIRK, Aug. 2.-Mr. and Mrs
4 4. Heiheson, natives OF France but
for a long time residents of thi'
county, have returned from trip Il
their native land, He reports Franc,
greatly handicapped for lack oi
means and that little has been done
toward rehabilitation, the battle-torr
territory being as yet quite desolate
Thy Helbesons who live at New
u, have recently become wealth,
through oil royalties.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 2.-Mis
q Ethel n. Hawley. head OF the stat
3 vital statistics department. will b'
the only woman director. in th'
United States TO attend TIE 49ti
annual convention of the American
Public Health association whicl
meets in San Francisco In Scptem
Der Miss Hawley will also deivH
II 4 nrnnarnh ahlrnas hnfOrn tho con