Jan. 18, 1922

NO BUILDINGS GO UP WITHOUT CITY'S PERMIT

The city now has a building ordinance, passed at an adjourned meeting of the city council last night and which will be in force and effect after its publication.

Such an ordinance has been contemplated for some time and at a former meeting of the council, City Attorney Hummer was instructed to prepare an ordinance and submit it to the council.

Mr. Hummer, in drafting the ordinance passed last night, had before him many ordinances of other cities where the intricate questions surrounding the construction of buildings and the city's regulation thereof, have been threshed out for years and the best features finally determined.

From all of these Mr. Hummer took the best, finding many of them embraced in an ordinance passed by the city of Okmulgee and much of this entered into the new ordinance he drafted.

The ordinance provides primarily that no building of any kind of material, constructed in any part of the city and costing $100 or more, shall be undertaken until a permit shall have been first obtained from the building inspector.

It is provided that plans of the structure and the estimated cost shall be presented to the inspector before he issues a permit. Severe penalty is provided for any person under

Severe penalty is provided for any person undertaking the construction of any such building without first having secured a permit.

The placing of material in the streets for building purposes, the space to be occupied, the time it shall be allowed to remain there and the matter of care to prevent accidents, are all thoroughly covered by the ordinance.

Also the matter of regulations and cut-offs for gas and electric current outside of building is provided for.

The council took up the matter of a new contract with the electric company and much time was given to a thorough discussion of the subject.

A final conclusion was not reached, but it is understood the company is making come concessions on prices but what the mayor and councilmen are contenting for, especially, is a provision in the coming contract giving the city the option of buying the "high line," that is the poles and wires to the pumping station. The subject will be again taking up at another meeting.

The Munger bill, relating to a private sewer which the owners desire the city to buy and take over, was again considered. This has been before the council for a long time and last night it was referred to the mayor, the superintendent of the waterworks and the city attorney, for adjustment.

The city attorney was instructed to begin proceedings in court to condemn blocks 1, 2 and 3 in section BB and blocks 1, 4 and 5 in section B of West Henryetta, for an addition to West Lawn cemetery.

This property was at one time laid out in 25-foot lots and is owned by persons scattered all over the country.

The mayor has frequently called attention to the necessity of the city securing more ground for burial purposes, and he was not in favor of establishing another cemetery if sufficient ground could be secured to enlarge West Lawn. The property sought to be condemned adjoins the present cemetery.

The fire chief submitted the report of the department for the year 1921 which showed the following: Calls, 43; loss, $12,303; property at risk, $519,795; blocks traveled, 614; hose laid, 7,850 feet.

Street Commissioner Bonar submitted his report for the month of January showing collections of poll tax amounting to $653.40.

HOSPITAL ANNIVERSARY

January 12 is the anniversary of the opening of the Henryetta hospital, and escaped attention at the time.

Later, however, we questioned the founder, Dr. Ira W. Robertson, and got the following facts:

The hospital opened on January 12, 1915, with two nurses and eight beds. It was in a rented house, and soon needed more room.

A larger house was then secured, being a ten room house on Broadway. Another nurse was added then, and the hospital continued to occupy that building until the present brick building was erected in 1916. It belongs to the hospital, so that since that time they have lived in their own home.

In 1917 a Nurse's Training School was instituted and fully accredited by the state board. In 1919 this training school was moved from the

In 1919 this training school was moved from the hospital to the nurse's home nearby in order to increase the number of beds in the hospital.

The constant growth of this institution is the best evidence of its need here, and its success is attributed by Dr. Robertson due to the splendid co-operation of the medical fraternity as well as the general public.

An earnest effort on the part of the hospital staff to render efficient service to the public is fully appreciated by the people, and the prospect is that the institution will be conducted in the same spirit in the future as in the past.

This city could not get along without the hospital now.

SLAYER OF WALTER WEIR IS ADMITTED TO BAIL

A write of habeas corpus admitting Lee Orum, game warden of Dewar, to bail on the indictment charging him with the murder Christmas eve night of Walter Weir, a coal miner, was granted yesterday by District Judge Mark L. Bozarth.

The bond was fixed at $7,000 which he had not furnished last night but his attorneys, Eaton and Carter, said the bond would be filed early this morning.

Weir is said to have been shot in an altercation over his refusal to open a door for Orum. Orum is said to have been intoxicated.

Weir lived two days after the shooting.

The grand jury returned the murder indictment against Orum last week, and a petition for a writ of habeas corpus was filed late Monday.

POLICE COURT

In police court this morning W.H. Dunham, residing on East Division street, was charged with the possession of whiskey and was, on conviction, fined $75.

A young woman, who said she came from Muskogee, was found on the streets last night in a dazed condition. She was booked as "drunk and dopey" and her case was held over this morning until the police made further inquiry into it.

DIVORCE CASE

Maybelle Spoon has filed suit in the superior court against her husband, H.A. Spoon, for divorce.

She alleges in her petition that they were married at Okmulgee, October 22, 1920; that from May 1, 1921 to December of that year, the defendant has been guilty of extreme cruelty toward her, in that he has cursed, abused, struck and beaten her and has falsely accused her of infidelity.

She also alleges that he has been guilty of gross neglect of duty in failing to provide for her support.

She asks that she be decreed the sole owner of her personal property.

Jan. 19, 1922

BULLET FROM BANDITS GUN PROVES FATAL FOR CAPTAIN SPAULDING

By Associated Press. OKMULGEE, Jan. 19 - Police Captain Homer Spaulding died at 9:25 this morning as the result of a bullet wound received on the morning of January 9, in a gun battle with a gang of six alleged bandits.

His death came while he was undergoing an operation.

Captain Spaulding and Officers M.L. Lairmore and M.E. Spence, while on a scouting trip of the city in the morning of January 9, met a band of six alleged bandits working on an automobile.

While the officers were questioning them, one of the men pulled a pistol and ordered Officer Lairmore to "stick 'em up."

Instead of complying, he drew his own gun and the bandit fired.

Another of the gang opened fire, wounding Spaulding at the same time.

A gun battle between the three officers and the six men erupted.

Jimmie Sexton, of Tulsa, fell dead with a bullet through the heart and one in the head.

Captain Spaulding was wounded and Officer Lairmore received a bullet wound in the fleshy part of his left thigh having knocked down the gun of the bandit, who faced him as he fired.

Two of the men who were held gave their names as Ed Lansing and Frank Hadley and who have since been identified as ex-convicts, were captured by the officers, but the other three men fled through the darkness and escaped.

Hadley and Lansing have been indicted by the grand jury on four counts.

INFORMATIONS FILED

Informations have been filed in the superior court, charging Louis Cartasses and Alex Gaci with the unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor.

Cartasses is alleged to have had 1 quarter of whiskey, 30 gallons of wine and 16 gallons of "choc" while Gaci is charged with having had in his possession one-half gallon of whiskey, 2 gallons of wine and 18 gallons of "choc."

HUNTING HER HUSBAND

A woman called at the mayor's office this morning to find if her husband was in jail.

She was informed he had been but had been turned loose when he got sober, leaving a $10 cash bond for his appearance in police court to answer a charge of drunkenness.

She said he did not come home and wanted the police to keep him in jail, if they found him again, until he was over his spree.

She said he cashed a check yesterday evening for $100, and would not get sober until that was gone or he was locked up.

NEW OFFICE BUILDING

It is said that a three story office building will be built at once on the corner of Seventh and Main.

This would answer a crying need for more office room in town.

A man in position to know remarked recently that a hundred office rooms could be rented here in a week - if only they were available.

Now to make a large office building available will be to confer a favor on the public, the town, and incidentally turn a good trick in business.

THREATENS SUICIDE

The young woman from Muskogee picked up by police Tuesday night and alleged to be "drunk and dopey," was released yesterday only to be found gain last night in a complete state of intoxication.

She was said to have been very drunk.

This was the "morning after" and she was very much in want of a drink.

She told the chief if she was not quickly liberated she would do something desperate, indicating that she might commit suicide.

NEW BABY

According to an announcement coming from Claremore, there has arrived in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Pugh a wee daughter to whom the classical name of Naomi Lucille was given.

Pugh was formerly an employee of the Free-Lance, and left here to join the army for the world war.

NEW FIRM

John W. Work, of Durant, has cast his fortunes with us, and has formed business relations with O.E. Carter in the real estate business.

Mr. Work is a brother-in-law to Postmaster Orendorff, and also to Mrs. J.A. Smith of this city.

LIFE FOR MASSENGALE

Roy Massengale, charged with murder in connection with the killing of Policeman Burden, at Okmulgee last May, was found guilty by a jury in the superior court last night and sentenced to imprisonment for life.

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS

A number of little folks were delightfully entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A.B. Gillis, 1310 West Cummings on Wednesday evening, the occasion of being the birthdays of their son, Fulton Berry, age 8, and daughter Margaret Jayne, age 2.

After an hour spent in games and music a luncheon of cake and popcorn balls were served.

The hostess was assisted in entertaining by Miss Aileen Allison.

Those present were: Mary, Elizabeth and Robert Taggart, Berdit and Mary Sandlin, Junior Morris, Lula and Janet Morgan, Sammy Cook, Maxwell, Margaret, Fulton and Marcus Gillis and Virginia Nell Hamilton.