The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-11-28
Netcs of Sapulpa
.SAPULPANS WILL
FIGHT GAS HIKE
Citizens Held Mass Meet
ing Saturday Night
at G. of c. Rooms

so,.ia 10 The world.
SAP LPA, Okla, Nov. 27.--Plans
.,e being made for a determined
Geht to keep the oklahoma Natural
c9s company from raising their
r.,es city. Attorney L. j. Burt.
poner, KecnAa and others repre-
ssntiug tho icty will fight this raise
n the state corporation hearing here
~ Monday. Sapulpa takes the stand
,bai the company is entitled to "a fair
.e,nrn on the capital invested and
mat the company is now getting that
returr a special meeting Is to be
Md tonight at che chamber of COM
,neree rooms where the city's plans
car the gas fight will be discussed.
sNauur Boviatd. president Of the
kamber of commerce, has ask ed
T. any and all persons In Sapulpa
10 have a complaint to make about
,be scarcity Of gas or the poor SER
,Ire rendered by the Oklahoma Ma
m,,l Gas company should communi-
cs,e with the chamber of commerce
or IN, city Attorney l.. J. Burt.
There Is to be a hearing on this sub
,sct before the corporation commit
,ss next Monday. There IL also to
!. a social meeting of the chamber
~ commerce this evening to con-
slider the action that the city should
lake at The hearing.
Cripple Held.
boy about years old. who
walks with limp Is being held by
Mrs Mabel Bassett, humane agent
rbie an effort il being made To To-
rate his parents. >The boy was found
AZ Bristow by Sheriff Eldridge and
brought here to the humane office
mo hoy tells a story or how his
Eo,her is in California and his
E,her told him to wait at the First
National bank in Bristow and he
aonld come for him, but that he
waited but that his father never
came.
Frisco Official In Sapulpa.
UH Brown, official Of the Frisco
railroad is in Sapulpa today. He
rame here to confer with the city
officials in connection with new
yladuct and a subway that Will re-
nsve the congested traffic on Dewey
svenuue. While here ne will en-
deNor TO solve the freight conges-
tok In the yards here. This mas
betu accusing considerable trouble
lately
Miss Ieota Wetzel who was pain
tily injured here on Thanksgiving
night when an automobile hit her
ls nrorressing nicely. Miss ,Wetzel
haS started to cross the street in
front OF the st. James hotel and the
,ar hit her. Her ankle was badly
.prained and she was severely
The infant child OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Pack OF north Hodges street died
here Thursday and the funeral was
held here this afternoon.
YIN. &. A. Workers Return.
civ Commissioner Joe Gamblll
secretary Of the Y. NJ. c. A., ;. W.
Moore and NJ. L. Catterton have re-
turned from Richmond. Nire'hit'
where they attended the National i
NJ c. A. convention. TINS is the
first convention held since the Wal
Commissioner Joe Gambil said wniIe
at the convention Sapulpa de,csates
iaundched the proposition of having
abroad +, NJ. c. a. in oklahoma
civ as one IL needed very badly
there It was promised that the
proposition would be considered.
sheriff Bruce Receivers.
Sheriff Abner. who has been in a
hospital at Tulsa. where he had an
operation performed, Is back II
Sapulpa and able to be at the Of
flee.
May Raise Electric Rates.
letter was received yesterday by
J. II. N. Cobb. secretary Of the cham
Der OF commerce from Pau. Reiss Of
Oklahoma City, who IL attorney foi
the Muskogee Gas and Electric com
pany. ald,Nt is believed from the let
ter that me company has begun ac-
ton to have the electric rates raised
here In Sapulpa. An application
that comes with the letter asks fol
The approval Of the valuation OF ths
company as n foundation for read
luSment of gar and electric rates II
the various cities served by the com
hny Attorney Reiss states that 4
Is quite probable that Il readjust
ment OF rates will be asked In Sa
''pupa, jerks, Bixby. Mounds, Boyn
tor, Bristow and Beggs. The com
pany asks that a hearing be giver
on the matter as soon as possible
This company supplies the electricit,
used in Sapulpa. The city will make
Tight against the raise.
Girl Reserves Organize.
The Girls Reserve was organizee
asst night at the high school build
ng This is n branch of the Y. w
G A. but is to be known as th'
Girls Reserve. A large number o
e'rls who attend high school Joined
The organization. Miss Zerma Jones
senior In the high school was elected
~ president, Miss Dickham OF th'
nigh school faculty will supervise
Miss Andrews of the Y. W. c. a
directed the meeting. Mrs, Onv'
Gosh will help the girls