The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-14
State Briefs

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~ HOLDENVILE, Aug, 13.-The
organisation formed In this city. J.
X. Bachelor is the president and
W. w. West the secretary. Tempo
rary quarters will be Occupied until
the new building Is completed. This
makes two wholesale grocer firms
for Holdenville,
KINGFISHER Aug, l3,-Farm-
ers allege that crapsh ooting sharks
have been following the threshing
crews for the purpose OF Fleeing
the young men of their high wages
at night. County officials are en-
deavoring to get line on the mis-
creants and stop the game.
PONCA CITY, Aug. 13.--With the
aid OF his wife, his mother and his
sister. Elwood Young has completed
the harvesting and threshing of his
100-acre wheat crop, yielding
total of $500 bushels, or 35 bushels
per acre, one OF the best crops re-
ported in Kay county. He and the
three women of the family. planted
tended, cut, shocked, threshed, and
Is stored for a better price, as the
family unanimously decided the
present figure was too low.
BLISS, Aug, 13.-In order TO take
care of the product from their 750-
acre cotton patch. the l01 ranch
management will build it's own cot
ton gin according to the statement
OF Zach Miller. A Loulsina cotton
laR t.ng hA
they feel certain OF getting from
ouc-half to one bale per acre, or
total OF 200 bales, This is the first
time cotton has been grown on this
ground for II years.
OILTON, Aug, 13,-Farmers in
this part Of Creek county report the
best prospects for corn ever had in
Oklahoma, some stating that the
early corn will run from rs to 100
bushels OF corn to the acre, and
Almost unheard OF yield. Cotton l.
also looking exceptionally healthy
and strong, but is somewhat late
owing to the wet weather.
KINGFISHER, Aug, l3.--Rev. ].
T. Douglass COlOrcd pastor of "a local
church. has written Sheriff George
Long alleging that his expenses for
aiding him on election day was 81 SO
and suggesting that donation
would be appreciated. The sheriff
may respond to the request
PAWHUSKA, Aug, IA. VI
Buckley, street commissioner, IS eS-
pecting soon to order the construc-
tion OF sidewalks to the amount OF
two miles. II is intended to connect
The new school building. the new city
park, and various residence sections
and new additions.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug Ia
A meeting of the state senatorial,
congressional and legislative com
mittees Of the negro democratic club
OF oklahoma hes bcon called by
Frank w. Reod, president, and A. W.
Watkins, secretary The meeting will
be held Monday and Tuesday Of next
week. Plans for state convention
Of negro democrats VIII also be
made.
KINGFISHER, Aug 80. o,
Maine has been placed under bond
on the charge of stealing a wagon
load Of wheat from the threshing
machine owned by Verde Baker
while on the Bin Mead farm near
town,
PAWFAIjSKA Aug, 13.--Plans for
a Jail break were frustrated yester-
day, when county officers upon in
vcstigating the county jail came
across a number OF saws. What Were
regarded as several bad characters
had recently been lodged in the jail
and a plot was suspected which led
to the investigation.
BLISS, Aug, l3.--W-hat was re-
garded as the second best COW Of
the Dutch belt dairy herd OF the l0l
ranch was killed yesterday by a
Buick car bearing n Kansas license
driver unknown, The cows were be
ing driven along the highway 10
pasture when the car COllided broad %
side with the animal, after which the
driver stepped on the gas and was
soon out OF sight. The cow was
valued at not less than $3.50, as she
Was giving eight gallons Of mlk
daily.
KINGFISHER, Aug, 13.--Lse and
ION HOLLOWAY are under arrest iui
stealing suitcase OF clothing from
Il. A. Bottoms while with a thresh-
ing machine on John Meads farm.
PAWHUSKA, Aug, l3,---Howard
stanton is under a $1,000 bond to an
sweT to the charge OF having In his
possession an automobile with a
mudlated number.