The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-05-29
oKMULGEE.
olSmulge Branch of N. A. G. p. Wins
First Skirmish-Color School to
Continue as Per Contract, Funds
Available.

When notice was given principal
Fort of the Negro school of Ok
mulgee that by reason of shortage
OF school funds for separate schools.
therefore ordering same TO close
May l4th. three weeks earlier than
the white school, mass meeting
was held in the auditorium of the
Dunbar school under the auspices
OF the local branch N. A. A, G. p.
Judge ID. j. Wallace, v-pres.. pre-
sided. Prof. ] w. Patton, secretary.
Prof. Fort stated that the entire
teaching force except on hand agreed
TO stay on their jobs according to
their contract with the board of
education. The Okmulgee members
OF the N. A. A. c. p. went on rec
ord as being unalterably opposed TO
anything less than the full term as
contracted. Wallace and Stevens
law firm were secured to look into
the legal side of the suit of the
N. A. A. G. p, meanwhile a COM
mittee of five were appointed to
wait on the proper authority with
reference to the matter of funds
for the remaining part of school
term. Judge d. ]. Wallace, Judge
Mereweathers, Mrs. Spencer Adams.
DR.. 2. p. Darden and 1. T. Staurt
constitute the committee. Suffice it
to say that sufficient funds were
found available and same applied
to the separate school until June
4th. Judge Wallace, Prof. Fort,
DR.. Darden in fact the entire popula-
ne
Rev. T. w. Kidd, B. ]. Wilson
and Mrs. B. A. Nance returned from
st Louis last week having attended
the general conference of the A. M.
e. church.
Drs. Wallace, Carpenter, Guess,
Long, Patrick and Kyle attended
the state Medical Association in
Tulsa last week.
Sam Harris, who owned valuable
oil land and living fifteen (15)
miles northeast of this city in a
white settlement in Ball Hill oil
field, was found murdered in his
home, May 14th with two bullet
wounds and both wrists broken. He
lived alone, is reported to have had
large sum of money on his person.
Several arrests have been made but |
released for lack of evidence. De- |
ceased was Creek Freedman and |
very wealthy.
J. e. Harrison and son, contract
ors are among the big contractors
Of Okmulgee. In the construction |
Of a thirty-five thousand dollar
bridge, which connects the depot |
with the Main street of the city. |
They filed in five-thousand yards !
Of dirt, passed two trucks across
he bridge last Thursday.
The Local American Express
Company of this city is very anx-
Gus to have the Colored ex-employ-
srs, who struck in January return
% their former jobs.
BY request of the city agent a
between the Colored |
sx-employers and Express agent |
we're held Sunday morning at 9:30
o'clock resulting in an agreement
favorable to both parties.
Quite a few of the members of
he First Baptist church attended
he big rally at Muskogee, Okla.
Mrs. Goldena Curry announces
he marriage of her daughter, Ur-
'eline Rosetta to Geo. w. Perry at
Ter residence on N. Porter. June
Lst.
The annual Thanksgiving services
If the U. B. F. and S. M. T., was
celebrated at the G. M. E. church
sunday evening, Rev. Grafton deliv-
red the annual sermon.
The hospital rally at First Bap-
list church Sunday was grand, more
han four hundred dollars was re-
,orted in cash. The finance COM
nittee reported nearly nough cash
o finish paying for the lot. As
DON as the balance is raised, work
N the hospital building begins.
he soliciting committee is hopeful
4 raising the necessary funds this
veek. :