Norman Daily Independent. (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 25, Ed. 1 Monday, February 1, 1909 Page: 1 of 8
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NORMAN DAILY INDEPENDENT.
VOL. 1.
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1909.
NO. 25
Hi FORGER If:
MAN ACCUSED OF SELLING
FORGED MAGAZINE AR-
TICLE FAILS TO SHOW
UP AT TRIAL.
United Press Report:
New York, Feb. 1.—Broughton
Brandenburg, accused of selling a
forged letter from Grover Cleveland
attacking W. J. Bryan during the
last campaign, couldn't be found
here today when his trial was call-
ed. A bond of fifteen hundred dol-
lars was ordered forfeited and a war-
rant issued for his arrest.
CHAIRMAN OF DEMOCRATIC
CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
SUMMONED TO TES-
TIFY IN WORLD
LIBEL SUIT.
United Press Report:
Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 1.—Chairman
Mack of the Democratic Campaign
Committee, was today summoned be-
fore the federal grand jury in New
York to offer testimony in the
World libel suit resulting to the al-
leged Panama scandal.
ARE MAKING REPAIRS.
United Press Report:
New York, Feb. 1.—All the big
steamship companies are planning to
make extensive improvements. All
the steamers are to be fortified with
wireless service to prevent a repeti-
tion of the German Lloyd disaster
some time ago. Water tight com-
partment engine rooms are to be
installed, and two separate boats
supplied each ship.
FLEET AT GIBRALTAR.
I nited Press Report:
Gibraltar, Feb. 1.—Long continued
tiring marked the arrival of the Amer-
ican fleet here yesterday. Battle-
Ships from England, France and
Russia offered formal salutes. The
American fleet will exchange salutes
today.
WILL SUE FOR DAMAGES.
United Press Report:
La Crosse, Wis., Feb. 1.—A Chico-
go, Milwaukee, and St. Paul passen-
ger which has been stuck since last
Friday night near Marrowville, pro-
ceeded on its way today. A large
number of passengers have secured
counsel with instructions to sue the
rompany for damages, claiming that
<he train could have fought its way
©lit of snow if it had wanted to,
and that the delay was therefore un-
necessary.
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United Press Report: ; that the captain and forty-seven of
Melborne, Australia, Feb. 1.—The the crew perished. Eighteen mem-
British Steamer, "Glen Renald" was-bers of the crew were rescued and
wrecked last night in a storm near brought here this morning. Twelve
Edithsburg'; Details of- the wreck of the eighteen were Asiatics, the
cannot be obtained, but it is known other six English.
EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO.
L'nited Press Report:
Mexico City, Feb. 1.—Two slight
earthquake shocks were felt here
this morning. The walls around the
city are considerably crackcd as a
result and the people are fleeing to
places of safety outside the city.
.CALHOUN BRIBERY TRIAL
CONTINUES.
United Pres Report:
San Francisco, Feb. 1.—The fourth
week of the Calhoun bribery trial
began here this morning. There are
four places to be filled on the jury
yet and it may take two more weeks
to fill the jury.
EL RENO MINISTERS WAR ON
SUNDAY AMUSEMENTS.
El Reno, Okla., Feb. 1.—(Special)
El Reno is to be the model moral
city of the state if plans laid by
the local ministerial association do
not miscarry. The association is to
make a determined war against all
Sunday amusements other than secu-
lar and include in the list motion pic-
ture shows, base ball, hunting and
fishing.
DENIED REHEARING.
United Press Report:
Washington, Feb. 1.—A petition
|K>r a rehearing of the Consolidated
Gas Company of New York in the
eighty cent gas case was denied by
the United States Supreme courf
here today.
RAILROAD BUILDING ACTIVI-
TY.
United Press Report:
Winnepeg, Canada, Feb. 1.—The
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
opened their shops here this morn-
ing and began running .the largest
force of men in the history of the
shops. The company is preparing to
begin a record road building cam-
paign, which was announced during
last summer. The Canadain Pacific
will build six thousand miles of new
track, the Canadian Southern five
thousand, the Grand Trunk 2 thous-
and, and the Great Northern four
thousand miles.
SEC. WILSON'S ORDER RE-
GARDING BLEACHED FLOUR
GOES INTO EFFECT
TODAY.
Unitd Press Report:
St. Paul, Feb. 1.—Secretary Wil-
son's order against bleached flour
went into effect today. Millers will
have until June 9 to dispose .of the
stock on hand. After that all flour
must be cream golden colored in-
stead of white.
IMES I ill
POPULAR BUSINESS MAN OF
NORMAN SUCCUMBS TO
FAIR SEX.
United Press Report:
New York, Feb. 1.—Yesterday viras
the coldest day in the winter here,
Thousands of homeless people arc
suffering intensely. Many people are
moneyless, having been out of em-
ployment for some time. Others who
have been earning only a small
For a number of years Mr. Ed M.
Yates of Norman has served as the
president of Norman's bachelors'
club and was thought to be immune
from the blandishments of the fair
sex; but alas, poor Ed met a coun-
try lass at the Ferry he endeavored
to establish across the South Cana-
dian river and from that time Ed has
been wandering around with a dart
Hn his heart that he could not ex-
tract and last Saturday surrendered
and had his friend F. O. Miller pro-
cure for him a marriage license. On
Sunday evening, at the home of the
bride's parents on the ten mile flat,
with Mrs. J. L. Harrington playing
the wedding march,, Ed M. Yates
| with fair Miss Euna R. Haswell on
his arm, marched down stairs into
• I., r. , , P;irl°r> beautifully decorated for
amount ate in a bad shape. School ui, u • i
the happy occasion and marched up
has been abandoned, the buildings boldly to where Rev. O. J. McLaugh-
being too cold to accommodate the
children. 1 housands arc begging for
food, shelter and clothing. Relief or-
ganizations are overtaxed. The cold
is increasing in bitterness today.
SCHOOL BOARD MET SATYRDAY
NIGHT AND LET CONTRACTS
FOR NEW SCHOOL BUILDING
trimmings. It will be heated by
steam, and will contain a physical
labratory, an office for the meeting
The school board held a special 1 °f \ht b°ard °f education> a superin-
meeting Saturday ni«ht. The bids jtendenl9 office' a library< 8even reci-
on the construction of the new school tatlon 900m9. and an auditorium with
a seating capacity of 700.
buildings were opened and the con-
tract let to the lowest of about
eight. The successful bidders were
Campbell and Okeefe of Oklahoma
Citj. The piice was 139,271.
The new high school building will
ee located on the old Court bouse
square and is to cos to $26.848 It is
to he built of No. 1 CofTey vllle press-
ed brick with Bedford limestone 112,423.
The Washington building will have
the roof removed and a portion of
the Aralia rebuilt, providing ample
halls and another wing flanking the
sides of the walls now standing, when
completed the building will be
equivalent to a new one through and
will be absolutely safe. It will cost
in had arranged to meet them. Ed
blushing some, answered the ques-
tions propounded, firmly and in the
affirmative, (and they do report that
one of them was "love and obey")
and the bride gave an affirmative
answer to the questions, whereupon
Rev. McLaughlin pronounced them
man and wife and closed the cere-
mony with his benediction. The par-
ents of the bride then invited the
happy couple and friends present in-
to the dining room where a wed-
ding feast was . spread and at the
sight which Ed soon recovered
his composure and fell on the viands
as a hungry Japan a Russian.
Mr. Yates has long been one of
the -live, progressive business men
in Norman and the bride is the
daughter of one of the pioneer and
well to do farmers, Wm. Haswell,
of the ten mile flat. The many friends
of both parties join in wishing them
a long; prosperous and happy wed-
ded life.
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