The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-11
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wELEETKA. Dec. lo--Ira ROWS and
w, II. Blake OF Okemah, have bought the
two lots at the corner of Main street and
creek avenue from the Kingwood on com
psnY and viii erect two-story brick
building on the site, work TO begin soon
after the first OF the year. Ths lower
retail stores and the upper rooms viii
bo used by the Mssons as lodge hall
PAwHusKA, Dec. io-Horeb Chapter.
No. ss Royal Arch Masons, elected Of
fioers Friday night Frank o. HstEel
kins. The chapter had added tho nau,ss
Of IS new members TO It's rolls the
past year. Plans are sfoot to ban
quet the Master MSsons the night Of
PADEN, Dec. lo.---Th. first official
meeting OF the Okfuskes county high
school aumns was held Friday night
Officers for the organizAtion elected at
this meeting were Miss Mabel wyekotf
president, virgil Tins. vice president and
Miss Mildred Kern, secretary and treas
urer membership drive Is being plan
ned for the Chrlsmss holidays
oKEMAH, Dec. io.-At the lAst meet
ing Of the weleetka chamber OF com
club and the night OF December II was
set as the time when an election win be
held to elect three men 70 &C, es in.
coming year by the club were, =. ",
Higgins president; w. L. Jsckfnan, vice
E. Brazil. s s.cI.aiT s&qPsT rss sscus 7s
COMMITTEES includes w II. Plnoham. chair
man; J. W. Gregory. F. e, oliver L. L.
Bsattis and L. 7. Newton. u Y
oKMULGEE, Dec lo.--Eftort on the
part Of city authorities TO fix rsspon-
sibility for the explosion OF last Tuesday.
resulted yesterday in the arrest OF A. c.
Barnard, proprietor Of the Merchants
Lunch room, in which the explosion oc-
" ed =
OF violating a section OF the city plumb
ing ordinance which torbids persons who
20 make repairs or In any way tamper
with plumbing or gas lines. Bernard
disolalins any knowledgs OF tn. removal
Of any pipe and states that the gas
meter was removed November 25. the
day hs moved into a new location. Ten
ants OF the building reported several days
smeiled gas but the leak was not dis
covered until too lato.
MONS, Dec. 1o.-Frank Reynolds,
teamster. 81 years old, was killed last
night when he fell from his wagon which
was loaded with oil field tools. The rear
wheel Of the wagon passed over his head
crushing his skull. He was taken to Ok
mulgss but died before that city was
reached. The accident occurred about
three miles southwest Of okrnuigee. lie
In Kansas City.
1ARTLEsVILLE, Dec. io.-B. A
Lewis Bartlesyile attorney, was elected
by the members OF the kiwHnis club to
head the organization during the com
Ing year at the weekly luncheon OF the
club ct the Marie hotel The other Of
tGes' cs e,eSiSG TeFea I o G1een, ton5 [S5
vice president. A H Boles. treasurer;
J. o. Hudson, district trustee. The d.
Bayor 1907 'hS Sa%or SCPns ys fS BUCK w Leon
Clemmons, s. b. Collins ). c. Dunn.
Fred Hayes. L A. Rowland.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Dec. lo.--Ths next
term Of federal court which is scheduled
Of the most interesting. well I'm
portant that has been held here In sew
eraI years. The Importance Is attached
are nS eSpsctsd @ to Be aeS dSTns tho term
and probably one county official
co1LINsvILLE, Dec. lO.-under the
sponsorship Of the Tulsa HI Y. HI Y
club Is being organized In tho Collins
VIE high school. few weeks Of study
and preparation will preeeds the formal
otEanIzation and enrolment so as to be
better able to start the work in earnest
Mr. Rssse;i Of the Tulsa HI Y. and
talked 70 group OF the future mem
bers one day last week to clearly explain
and outline the work.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Deo. lo.-Aoting
upon an application from the Muskogee
Electric Traction company, stating that
local conditions made II desirable to re-
dgcs street car fares from cents 20 7
cents the corporation commission issued
ah order approving the reduction. the
December 8. The company management
stated that It was not receiving an ex'
cessive rate at the scent fare, but II
believed that a greater number of pas
seugers VIII ride cars in Muskogee IL
tickets, ~ '''' - '''''-' -
sPlRO Dec. ia new $4,000 high
September 1929 will be erected in this
city II the plans launched at mass meet
Ing Wednesday night and indorsed at a
meeting OF the Business Mems club Thurs
day night, are carried out. Committee:
were appointed 70 select site and "a
election to submit the ' question Of ,.Su,
ing bonds will be held within a short
time, II Is announced, but the date has no'
yet besu selected
DURANT, Dec. lO.-Capt T. p. Mat
thowS chief engineer on the Bryan coun-
~ hard surface road project has been
commissioned major in the Oklahoma
national guard, according to word re-
6ered by AdJL Gen. Charles F. Barrett,
Gov, J. B. A Robertson.
MALEsTER Dec. lo.-"Gov. Elect J.
G. Walton has very unenyable job on
his hands for the next few weeks" re-
marked Walter A, Evans. McAlester real
estate man who attended the state real
tors convention In Oklahoma City last
Thursday. Evans was scheduled to re-
ply 70 the address Of welcome which was
10 have been delivered by the mayor, but
the latter was physically unable to de.
liver his address Evans says Walton
deserves the sympathy Of the good peo-
pie throughout the state IN his effort q
appeass the army Of office seekers In
contest OF five-minute speakers. e1
tolling the merits OF their respective
towns, Oklahoma City took first prize
Iawton second and MoAlsster. third
Evans represented McAlester in the con
test,
Kansas
PARSONS Kan, Dec. iO--Aors thar