The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-17
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SEVEN MORE DAMAGE claims
against the city growing out OF the
riot n year ago were presented TO
the mayor and commissioners Tues
day. They were all promptly dis
allowed. Most OF the claims were
from owners of residence property
The largest one filed was that for
alleged damages to the Mt. Zion
Methodist church. This bill was for
$4,000. There are already on file
with the city claims totaling moro
than ss.000,O00 as an aftermath OF
the riot.
THE MAYOR and commissioners
Tuesday declared "a nuisance the al
legged insanitary condition at tho
rear OF III North Cheyenne, AID
ordered the nuisance abatod. Ac-
cording to a report from the legal
department. the Adams Poultry
company operates an establishment
there. and kills and dresses fowls
without disposing OF the refuse In
"a sanitary manner
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THE CLAIM OF Mrs. Virginia
Jopling for s627 for damages
caused to her home and automobile
when the house on adjoining prem
ises was demolished by gas ex-
plosion was disallowed by the mayor
and commissioners Tuesday. The
| house In which the explosion oc-
| CURED was owned by j. NJ. Reed.
| Accompanying the bill presented to
! the city was n copy Of petition
| which. according TO Mrs. Jopling's
| attorneys. IL TO be filed in district
| court against the city, the oklahoma
/ Natural Gas company, Reed and
others,
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| THE CITY OF TULSA was named
| defendant In a suit for s2l,350
brought In district court yesterday
| by Mrs. j. II. Nelson. IN her potl-
| tion. Mrs. Nelson set out that March
"a. Of this year. she was walking
north on Main between Third and
Fourth when she stepped into a
water box" on which the lid was
broken. She says she was thrown
to the sidewalk and saSerly injured.
| A claim presented to the city com-
missioners. she claims was refused.
Her attorneys are Randolph, Haver,
and Shirk.
JAMES TRYON. negro. was found
| guilty of second-degree burglary by
n district court jury yesterday. ],
was the first conviction OF the
|
bert G. Hunt said that he would
pass sentence on the black May 26
The blacks attorneys excepted &c
the jury's verdict and gave notice
OF intention.to appeal.
DIVORCE PETITIONS filed
Tuesday: Il. o. McDole against Alb.
bic McDole; Lula Clark agalns
George Clark: Electra Burtor
against Kellis II. Burton; Ellis
Barnes against Joseph Barnes
Rosa Miller against Horace Miller
Less Baughman against John A
Baughman; Helen Wall Brady
against Roy A. Brady
A. =, PRATT, who was arroste,
yesterday by Deputy Marshall w. NJ
Shue, entered "a plea of not guilt,
when arraigned before ". S. Com
missioner william J. Melton. Tn
commissioner set his bond at 100
and the date for the preliminar
trial for May "a. Pratt has been tn
object OF n federal search sine
December 16. 1921. when a warran
charging him with violation OF tn
federal prohibition law was issued.
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J. II. HAWKINS. 10 n. Main. ha
been in Claremont for the radiun
baths. and he reports very satisfac
tory results.
WHEN MRS. o. r. PLUMMER
who was arrested Saturday by po
| lice officers In n raid on the Osag
rooms, entered a plea OF not guilt
yesterday to a federal charge
violating tho prohibition act. u s
Commissioner william j. Melton 2
her preliminary hearing for May /
and placed her under a 1000 bono
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