Cleveland County Enterprise. (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 30, 1911 Page: 1 of 12
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Cleveland County Enterprise
VOLUME 19
"Succcss«r to The Peoples Voice"
NORMAN. OKLAHOMA Tlll'KSDAV MAKC'll ::o, 1SU1.
NUMBER 89
CANDIDATES SHOULD GET BUSY
5,000
Votes on Every Year's
Subscription
FRANKLIN
M. E. Scutti Sunday Sohool
stella
Miss Emery
newalla
Winnie Way
Rosa Thompson
Myrtle Barton
Jewell Edwards
Wanette
Lula Menasco
HERE ABE THE BOOSTERS
Now is the time to have your friends,
relatives anil neighbors subscribe or
pay for their subscription for this
paper. They know that the Enter-
prise is the newest and best paper
published in tb's section and they
cannot be without it. By commencing
now you wil' have * be ter chance of
securing and collecting subscriptions
for if >ou wait a competitor will get
ahead of you.
We have suoscription blanks that The following' merchants are
youThl pVivilage of collecting and j boosting the piano contest and
receipting for subscr.ptlons Get are always pleased to give cou-
out and bust e you can win with a j pOOS or votes with your pur
little effort. Bemember we give ' cl)ase
prizes vaiued at $1800 and you are McGINLEY
bound to win one of them if you put * • ivJLU1'
forth the proppr effort.
In the rules and regulations will be
found ihe number of votes given on
subscript! ns and it is to the interest
of every candidite to read them. II
you are not a candidate it is not to
late to enter the race. The collect-
ing of a few subscriptions will place
you in the lead and may be the means
of you winning the piano or some
other prize. Send in >our name to-
day. Dd not wait.
Next week we will make prize of-
fers on subscriptions, therefore get a
book and start immediately prepar-d
to receive the bent tit of this special
offer. If there is anything that you
do not understand, do not hesitate to
askab.utit. We are always pleased
to give any information that may as-
sist you in securing votes so it may |
be to the interest of every candidite
to call at this office at an early date,
we can enlighten you on the different
ways in securing votes. Next week
we will publish the standing of tne
candiiw.tes. Try to ' ave your name
With the greatest number of votes.
Many are taking advantage of the
special offer made last week and are
send ng in their merchants' coupons
and ballots. Remember the coupons
voted b your Iriends count just the
same as if you vmtd them yoursell
Renin d your frienus and relatives
not to neglect voting their merchants'
coupons before the special offer
closes.
The Home Circle Column
Pleasant Evening Rcveries---A Column
Dedicated to Tired Mothers as They
Join the Home Circle at Evening Tide.
Crude Thoughts from Ihe Editorial Pen
The crowning
cheerfulness.
grace of home
THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES
A Brief History of Those Who
! Will be tlectc l as City Officials
I of Norman Tuesday, April 4th.
engag d in bu-iness and being an
ah e attorney he is amply qu llfied to
r nder exc< llent -crvice to Norman
in the eapacltv of city attorney. He
wants to see many improvements for
Norman in tne near future. Vote
for James A. Cowan and you win.
wished Itcoitld be shown to them how
they are wasting thero opp rtunities,
. bow they were stultifying their man-
Let Methol be yoVservant and not | ly spirit, how they are wrecking their
chances tor future prosperity when
your mas er. j ^ey jni'.ulge in games of chance,pool
* * *
Look on the funny
annoyances.
FOH MAYOK
Judge N. K. Sharp will be the may-
or of Norman for Ibe next two years.
Judge Sharp was probate and
couniy jui'ge of Clove and c untv fo"
eight years,which oHiee he till*d with
satlsfacton, am) asnriynr e 1 Norman
he will perform tiie duties in a fair
and impartial manner, id will Wbtr
for the u .bullillng of Norman. Don't
fall to cast your vote lor hnn.
* ] f your ' l>'ay*n^> gambling, and other vici* us j
Put To Bed By Friend; Robbed
Charged with the theft of $40 from a
friend while the friend was asleep Ed
Miller *as arrested by the secret ser-
vice department Sunday It is claim-
ed by J. E Fields, the fr iend, that he
nd Miller came to Onlahoma Citt
from their homes on adjoining farm-
near Norman, and that he (Fields)
had some money. Fields said they had
been drinking in the evening, and at
bis solicitation. Miller put him to bed
at a room at (ii West Grand avenue.
When he awoke in the morning $40
was missing and the arrest of Miller
followed. The proprietor
rooming house told the detectives
ih the had seen Miller in Fields'
room twice during the night —Mon-
day's Oklaboman.
, practices that rob them of th. ir
j night's rest and till their minds in
the day time to the exclusion of the
business with which they are intrust-
ed. Successful business men, he in-
sisted, could, in the majoiity of in-
, , « j stances, take care of their finances
The best way to get along in this fairly well, day time to the exclusion
world is to take things easy. If you 0f the business men tliat needs to be
The spirit of order must reign in a
house before the children can ac-
quire it.
are disappointed, laugh
resolve to enjoy yourself
an occasional streak of
Hard luck soon tires of
jol'.y disposition.
it off and cultivated with greater care,
in spite of j
hard luck
pursuing a
Whoever keeps company
wolf will soon learn to bowl.
FOR COUNC1LMEN
The counci man to be elect'd Irom
the llrst ward is A. Richards, one
of Norman's leading jevelri men ant.
businessmen. Mr. Riciar sli.s been
a resident of N Tin in f >r st yer.il
years and i- well vessel with the sit
uation in ever* re-peet. He is a tax
payer of the city and a man of ex-
ceptional judgement. He s < nerget-
ic and will be found working for the
betterment of Norman at all times.
Vote for C. A. Richards and help to
swell his majority.
Musical Recital
The music puoils of Mrs. Chtis. E
Kircher gave a Reci'al at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Foster on
Crawford Ave. last Saturday evening.
The icing people were warmly prais
ed for their efforts in musical pract
ice. The followi g program was
rendered:
Spring Song^ Ruth Foster
Dancing Round the Chri-tni's Tre-
He en Berry
Minuet Margaret Kircher
The Troubadour
Lela and Edna Blanchard
Song of the Rose
Mildred Lee Williams
STREET IMPRESSION
The street impresses lis with the
fact that life is full of pretentions
and sham. Whit subterfuge, what
double dealing, what two facedness!
of the | |-)0 B|i the people who wish > ou so id-
morning really hope y u a happy das *
Do all the people who shako han Is
love each other? Are all those anx-
ious about your health who incju re
CO' cerning it? Do all want to set
ou who ask von to call.J Does all the
vo'ld know half as much as it pre- a8mloi-t atrix of the estate of W.
ends to know? Is there tot minva U. .lime-, deceased.
wretch, d stock of gooes with a br.l-'j (J. H. lies- nt, . mi ii-tra'>r of the
ant show window? Pas-ing up and i estat ■ of R M. Roun rce, li ed ' is
down these streets to your business I annual report, which was approved
and your w irk, are you not impressed | Marriage licen-e were is-u>-i) to
with the fact that much of nt* i^ty. Milo E. Adams .li, Denver, t oio.,and
hollow and that there are -ub'crfug- Miss Eva B. Young, -0, Cleveland,
es and pretentions? Oh! how many | Ohio.
there are whoswagger and strut, an I II. M. Burgard, 21, Oklahoma < it v
how few people who are natural and j and Miss Pearl Childress, 21, Okla-
*alk. While fops simper, and fools bouia City.
huckle, and simp etons gigg'e. how
Official ballots are given by this
paper for special work.
NORMAN
Mrs. C. R. Lawrence.
Maysel Bell
Baptist Ctiurcli
Mrs. H. P. Myers
Etta Garber
Maggie Eskew
Madge Mays
Myrtle Britt
Ethel Riggle
Merta Manire
Anna Kalioe
Mattie Wise
Alie Lassiter
Goldie Dollarhide
Tine Webster
Mary Nolan
Myrtle Montgomery
Myrtle Levy
Katrine Abies
LEXINCION
Nettie Stevens
Edith Hunt
Bora Brown
Alma Massey
Mary Taylor
ElsieWynna
Elsie Kemp
Louis Perkins
Reuby Grittin
Mary Bowling
Moore
Nina Farris
Mable Boston
Mamy Smith
Barney Mauldln
Florence Larkin
Exsie W'omack
Winnie Bishop
Lillian Foster
Clara Black
Anna Hummel
Anna Harris
NOBLE
Lela Rogers
Bessie Wantland
Minnie Scott
Ethel Fessenbeck
Lilltan Jackson
Mizzie Mellord
Lullaby
Song
Little Sage'
Irene Ambriste
Margaret McC urt
March
Jeannette Barbou
Lovely May Loreta Hulium
Bear Dance Ruth Inc
Fain Qoeen Mildred Newblo.
Merry sleigh Beils Artie Fox
March of the Regiment
Leon* Flehartv
Hunting Song Eunice Holland
Selection Irom II Trovatore
t oleen Ilullun
Flight of the AirShip
Laughing Eyes
Hiittie Poyntz Moomau
Jolly Blacksmith
Alta Appleby and Eunic Holland
Ecstasy Lela Blanchard
Selection from Martha
Kdith Kircher
Intermezzo AltaApoieb
Fourth Mazurka Mrs David In
few people are natural and laugh.
I'he courtesan and the libertine go
down the street in b-auttful apparel,
while within tbe heirt there arc vol-
canoes of passion consuming their
ivts away.
Gets $1,000.00 Judgement
The mock trial given Saturday
night by the Zeta ethean and Soone
Bar Liteiary Societies was a dec.'ded
success. It was, peihaps, one of the
most interesting and amusing pro
gratus ever given by any literary
S ciety in the university. The case
was that of Williams vs. Dives. Th
facts of the ca-e seetned to be that
C. Williams made an engag rnent
with Ev> Daves to attend Ben Hut
in Oklahoma City on the n t;ht
Feb. 15, 1911 and that on that nigh
the defendant coluly refused to go
This caused the plaintiff so much
menial anguish that part of his bai
turned gray. The defendant alleged
that she had just cau-es for break
Ing the date as it was made under
I false pretenses and also that there
| was "another wonvin in tbe case
There wss not. however, sufficient
evidence to prove tbe latter.
1 ime after time during the trial
did the opposing lawyers object to
i esti mony as"incottipetent, irreveleet
and immaterial." For some time
there was some fear that there was
going to be a hung jury but after
serious consideration a verdict was
returned allowing the plaintitf $1000
damages.
Mr. BiU'ngslea acted as judge; Mr.
Fost-r a- bailiff: Miss Hurst, cierk:
M'ss Mats' , stenographer; Miss Clif-
ton and Mr Hurst, attorneys for
plai' tiff, Miss Haines and Mr. Lewis,
attorneys for defendant: Misses Mc-
Ferrnn, Brady, Swan arid Munch,
15 unds, Ro-'ii-t' in, Truett and Hern-
con witnesses.
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County Court News
Items of Interest at the county
court during the past week:
Mrs. Augusta M. Au-von was ap-
poin'ed adiiiinlsti atrix of th • es'ate
ot J no. P Aoweo, dec ase i.
S. M. Moore was ai po nted admin-
istrator of Mary A. Gorton.
| Mrs. Sailic Stokes was appointed
(administratrix ot the estate of W.
! H. Stokes, deceast d.
! Amanda L James was appointed
Mrs.
Death of Mrs. Carr
Martha I'arr, aged (ill years,
BEST WAr
The speediest and easiest
benefit mankind wou d be f
person to reform their own
ardltss of what others a
Such a policy would bring .ill > i a
change for the betti r in both pub ic
and private a IT li rs, and so alter the
relationship of mtnkind that every-
one would strictly mind his own busi-
ness Meddlesome persons who are
continually prying into other people's
affairs and c Trying tales be ween
friends ani acquaintances create a
great deal of mischief are best con-
tented when they can spr-a i sc indal.
It seeon more naiural for t ietn to
peak ill of a person than to utter
words of prai3e. and their habit of
osslpiog beco ties so tixe l t it th y
can talk scandal a1 most unc inscloua-
ly. It is just as easy to say good
words for friends and acquaintances,
even if not wholly des rve l' as it is
to speak ill of them, and th • f ct on
he community Is ahv tys lteio icial in
l general way. Scandal atb' rs
strength as it travels by word O''
mouth and can never be recti ed
when once in circu ation. 1 ry -peak-
ing well of anyone and see what a
change it will make in your own bap-
pintss as wejl t s in the we fare of
of o h m,
home of tier son, W. M. Carr, on West
Acres street, Monday.
j Mrs. Carr was a devou d christ an
I !ady and higly respdcte l by all who
Knew ner.
way to Th 'funeral services were conduct
ev ry 1 at the residence of Mr. Carr, 1'nes-
I'fe re- day afternoon at 2 o'cIock by Rev.
■ doi.'g ! Ree.l after which interment was
made in the I. O. O. F. cemetery
Tne Enterprise joins a host of
friends in extending sympathy to the
bereaved tnies.
Tbe second ward will be represent-
ed by E. Levy, one of the pioneers of
N< rman. Mr. Levy has been engag-
ed in business in Norman for severnl
years and is in • very way well ac-
ipiaintnl with th.- ne d-> of the city. ,
Me is honest, pali-tiklnp and ino-
gr s ve, and w 11 ce tainly o: op a
large majority in the s.coud ward i
for councilman
The third ward will be represented
by the popular proprietor of the Uni |
onfectionery, L. f'. L • d-ay r.
Lindsay has be^n a re- ti. ot ol Nor-
man formmy e^rs, and wi 1 k w
the nt e Is ot Norman in ihe wa\ of
improvements, lie h is b'en engag-
ed in business here lor several > ears,
and is one of Not m 'it's energt t c anil
prosperous vou g busint ss mi n, ind a
man who can al vay* i>e countea on to
work for the advancement of the
city Vote (or L. <-I.i'dsay for
councilman in the third ward and you
will vote for a winner.
F. E Westervelt, an ambitious
\oung business ti an of Norman is the
proper man to represent the fourth
ward in the city council. Mr West-
ervelt gi ew to manhood in Norman,
infant he has grown up with the
town, and is in harmony with the
improvements, and is only amletious
to s e more improvements being
made. A vote for F. E. Westerve.t
is a vote (or a Greater Norman, and
that is what every one should stand
for.
for city clerk
The ollie of city clerk requires the
attentio of a careful and painstak-
ing olli ial, and the present clerk, A.
R Clement lias proven his wortd in
that cap icity. He his mndo good
during lis present term, and should
ed by a la'-ge raaj irity on
v pi'il 41 u.
i ok ci i y marshal
II. L. Sanler will on Aptil 4th be
elected city marshal for Noiman.
Wben Mr. Sad er was night marshal
tor Norman he Clearly deiu'Htrated
the tact that he knew his duty and
would do it i eg i tilc-s of theclrcum-
stai ce . a id I e in ne it rather h-ird
lira law vio ator to escpe punish-
tne t. He i- the right man for tne
right p ace
for crrr AsstssoR
W. B. Morter, one of Norman's
most ptominent citlz-ns, will on
Tuesday be elected city a-sessor.
Mr. Moiter is in eyery way qualified
for the position to which he aspires.
FOR POLICE JUDGE
Judge J D. G. L'sby is again the
demon ti ca di I •'e for the olflce
ol pi iee j d . Fo lifte n yeirs he
.t ■ poii eju g of N rinan, during
Winch time tie nadearple did record
Judge Grigshy will on Tuesday be
elected to the office to which he as-
pires, and wi 1 in every way preform
the duties in a fair and Impartial
I in inner.
FOR SI RLE I COMMISSIONER
11. M. Brackin, the democratic
nomine for s'icet comuiiss oner, is
one hi Norman's hard working men.
He is a most industrious man, and
well ti ia 1 lie i for tbe po-ition. With
Mr. B ackin as st eet commissio ier
we will have a man on job that that
will do hi- whole duty and do it well.
Don't fail to vote (or bim.
Apron Special
At Rucker's. To each ladv buying
a dress pattern in any grade f>om
our 10c ginghams or wash g> od-
10c a tar i or abive, we will Sill you
a 25c and 33c apron, gingham or
whiie, for 14c, limit, one to a custom-
er.
Lawyer Locates Here
S. M. Byers, of Taloga, Dewey,
county, has located in No'unn f r
tbe nrtctice o' bis p ofession Mr
Byers was for six years probate and
county judge of Dewey county, and
will make a speci tltv of or 1> ite law.
Mr. livers will i i a sh irt ti li • one i
an ahs r «ct mc-h in conn ection
wiih bis law busi ioss.
VOK CITY ATTORNEY
.Iain's A. Cowan, democratic nomi-
nee for city attorney, is ona of the
county's most able attorneys. He
has b en practicing law (or the pa-
th- ee years, and has devoted his spare
time to the study of his chosen pro
fesston. He his taught school, beei
IHE WINNING TICKET
Democratic Nominees
For Mayor N. E. Sharp.
For Clerk A. R. Clement.
For Attorney—James A. Cowan.
For Poltc • Judge—J D. Grigsby.
For Marshal- 11. L Sadler.
For Assessor—W. B. Morter.
For sireet Commissioner—B. M.
Brackin.
For Councilman:
First Ward—C A. Richards.
Second Ward E. Levy.
Third Ward—L. C. Lindsay.
Fourth Ward F. K. Wesiervelt.
For -<chonl B >ar I:
Seconl W.ir — J E. Gilkev.
Thir i Ward—R dand Hughes.
Fouith Ward—M. T. J. Capshaw.
Outlying District—Geo. W. Miller,
L. K. Westervelt.
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TEACH THE BOYS
A well-known man, tne monument '
of whose exceptional ability as a
financier in tbe great dry go > s esiab-
lishment of which he is the hea l, con
tended that a discus-ion of th* sub-
ject from his standpoint would serve
nogood enn, since every merchant
was an individual, and for overy in-
dividual there would have ti be a
different prescription, adap ed to per-
sonal temperament, mental capacity.
What would be good for one might be
poison for another.
lie suggested that the way to make
good business men, who would know
how to acquire a surplus to ti -pose of
whether or not to invest in stocks,
how much money to keep on hand and
how to fuard against stringency in
he money market, was to give more
attention to the mor lis of t ie boys
[who were stilting in business. He
Another Fire At Tuttle
Tuttle was the victim of another
lire Mond ty night. One brick build-
ing was burned and one blown up.
Loss ar.out *2d,000. Three men were
Injured, however not fatally.
GENT'S FUKNlSiilNGS
Three Great Specials for I liree
Days
All bran Is of best overalls, sold
regularly $1.01) and $1.25, choice HOc
j Name the brand of overalls you
J want, and we will give it to you for
I !>0c.
I 50c. work shirts, choice, Jfc
I 75c dress shirts, 42 l--c
Money to Loan
The A 1). U. W Or ier of Ok'.ahcma
is i a po-itinn to make a few good
farm lotus in this county on 6 years
i t in at reasonable rates. See
John Allan.
I Offi:e over Broken Dollar Store.
The Very Latest .flrflfl)
I)
H)
I
liere's a share that
,appeals to the man who
likt • the new styles
wliili tlicy are really
new.
Its always our policy
to sho-.v the new styles
FIRST—to make this
the STYLE STORE—as
well as the QUALITY
STORE of the town.
Take our word for it,
This is the hat for this
season.
C nne in and see it in H
the ti liferent colors. It
4)
Don't take
chances o n
your hat. Get
the best—the
Stetson
E P H R A IM
The Men's Outfitter
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