Cleveland County Enterprise. (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 29, 1911 Page: 1 of 12
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VOLUME I;
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,.I'MRER r,
COUNTY JAIL
HOLDS THEM
Would-be Escapers Find Diili-
culty in Boreing Through
Concrete Walls
PRISMS ILL TREATED
Holdover is Modern and Sani-
tary, and Food is Clean
and Wholesome
To the man who has just finished a
jniI sentence there comes a sort a'
horror of his condition when he first
steps forth to meet ttie world attain
and itwou <3 seen) that the experience
could never be erased fruin his mem-
ory; tlio life an I his jail associations
would appear to have affected his
ihiracter, but after an obi-ervatton,
I lie existance of the Cleveland Coun-
ty-jail is anything but a tletn trailxing
one. The accomodations could scarce-
ly he bettered, the rooms are well
ventilati d. the food is yoo.l, and some
recreation is afforded the men in
whilintr away their sentences. Ke«l
work is provided i i the way of bet-
tering county roails, ho lding cro--
sinus, working the poor farm and al
so keeping the court house lawn in
an up-to-dat e condition. 11 is I rue the
county jail is a prison, but it i.one
whose rmors arc not so terrible as
shown by the action of two young
men, who recently made goi d their
getaway and then returne) to Sheriff
I. I!. Sale and asked to be put in
again.
Kvery few days another "unfortu-
nate"' is brought to the jail and the
unlocking of the doors announces
that "another man's life has been
blighted,-' otttini s phrased by that
way the the "old timers." If it is the
young man's first experience he is
"kidded" for a few days and is gen-
-raliy the sob- source of amusement
for the other inmates. If he takes
thints as his proper lot be is soon
given his wonted p ace and the "kid-
ding" ceases, bat if he shows him-
self to he a "luuehj ' Individual he
is "put out of bis system" In time
be will 1) come one of the "devilss".
Breaking out ohlieClev
tv j i i 1 is a rather compli
a lid on, i ha t the ordin-t
of common jud„'em >r>t Mould he-itate
to tackle. The II or it. solid concrete
so that, burrowing through such a
surface would lie an wrduous as well
as a slow task. A basement with rock
and ano her concrete ba-e is beneath
the main jail floor. The outer windows
are covered w tli thick iron bars,
next to imposible to cut in the old-
time way i f s-iwini', when a jiil de-
livery was made.
A corridor extends around the iron
jail cells an I in the daytiuie the
men who are accredited with good
behavior are a lowed the liberty of
the c irridor walk, At closing lice
they are put in their cells ai <1 locked
up. Two in"ii usually occupy a cell.
A jailor keeps watch over the prison-
ers at all bonis. ,\n escape is Hlmust
impossible. Of course there have
been escapes which unavoidably
come to every prison. But jail de-
liveries fro n the Cleveland county
lock-up have been as lew as the rains
we sometimes have in Oklahoma.
Leon Fri-.s escaped 1'riun the Feder-
al jail at Ardmore, recognized as one
of the safest places in the st«t-> for
Keeping prisoners, hut he never ac
compiished the fent while be visited
with Sheriff Sale Pris mors hive es-
caped from ihepoor farm but their
chance in such a case could not he
romp'red with an escape from the
SUMMER ENROLL MEN! LHilll
Cutting out of Preparatory Cours-
es Wakes Slight Uccrsasc, hut
Many Teachers arc Mere.
The enrollment in the Criivers tv
of Oklahoma for the summer o orsi-s
is about 130. t,ast year at this tlino
150 students had enrolled. The do
crease Is accounted for by reason oi
fact that a great many of the pr •
paratory courses have been cutout.
liHSt year many students were nalc-
ing up defecencies, while this year
the majority of the students are
teachers a ltd advanced pupils. The
average scholastic standing for the
summer session is the equivalent of
the standing of .luniors.
Several high school instructors and
a few school superintendents are
taking some of the summer courses.
It is expected tbat the euro linent
will bj increased somewhat, however,
as there are often late entries. Man.v
of the courses which are listed in the
Summer Session Ilulletln have been
cut out on account of the lif;bt en-
rollment.
land cpun
ated task
v prisoner
in by friends or sympathizers. These
gi fts are a! ways appreciated by the
men.
The spirit of good fellowship e\i-ts
in most cases am->ng the prisoners.
'I hey visit with each other and smol><
talk oyer all the nuestions that are
| puzzling the nation and how they
won d do things if they had the doing.
I One or two of the men are music
j ians and in i he cool of the evening
they get together and "buck 'em up"
j with a good lively tune. "Turkey in
the Straw" and other good national
airs hold a favorite place on the
! musical program. The men who
brought a little change with them
! are allowed to send out and buy
smoking tobacco and enjoy the p c t-
| ore of their pi pes. Some high class
music may be hoard most any night
by passengers at the Santa IV sia-
tion. Too much jollitica'son is al-
j ways promptly suppress d. Vislto s
! to the jail often leave a cigar or a
little change and tbo;e are never re-
fused.
[ Most of the men who have served
I a jail sentence nevercome back, while
many do. They are the habitual crim-
J uiinals and are the ones who arc not
I at home unless they are viola ing tlo-
law, Sheriff Sale says that there are
I one or two of the men who be has
been keeping off mil oo since I s
| term of ofll ;e began. They are his
"star boaders" mid winter and sum-
mer they always stick around for iiu-
thre : square meals. Winter tun
sees the jail comfortably li.ioii. A
good lied and prison grub appeal to
those whose conscience is goto- and
they see in it a chance.for a compar-
ative life of ease. Toe innovation of
hard work has had a ra' her depos-
ing effect on the easy-life proposition
and the Sheriff's motto of "AM work
and no pay" dont exactly lit their
I views on economic questions The
Cleveland county jail is a well k.-pt
place, it has the proper sp rit in its
treatment of criminals, the life is
strenuous enough on the ou'.-,i le
end of conflnment to make up forany
\ ease on the insale. A return is not
fosteri d among the men but they are
not treated as in the days of yore
with a dirty, filthy, gertny ce 1 with
no ventilation and a h d of straw
and a rotten mattress. They uro giv-
en the benelit of modern civilization's
idea of living and yet not living in a
certain sense of the wore.
Church Notice
Most of th • prisoners are very well
ronton ed and ol ituna after they ha va
made their escape they return and
want to serve their time out. An in-
stance of this eli intcter oceured just
last week when t*o boys trot away
and were at lib.-rty f r two davs.
They returned and said orison life
with the sheriff was not such ad s-
agreeable one, sial th 'y were riirht
for, from ill- arnoont of food stull'
t iat is carried to the jiil at every
uieal tour, it Would seem that from
the standpoint of ration-, the
prisoners have a henlthy lif.. The
fool Is substantia', with now and
then a f-ma-l delicacy. Of course they
are not 1). mju ted in a st < 1 ■ tha' one
would maybe think fr m the forego-
ing statement, .1 lie oldtiine hardtack
and water does not appear on the
menu. Of en, little treats are sent
The po-tors and the official boards
j of the Kirst Baptist and the firs'.
Methodist Kplscopal church iavc
made the following plans for Sund.i
| evening services during the n inths
of duly and August. On the li >t four
| Sunday eveniu-js or on July ti id, !lth,
i Kith,and 23rd there will be services
1 at 8:15 at the Baptist c mrcl:, and no
services at the Met bo list, church ()n
the next four Son lay evenings or on
•luiy : ih, August nth. 13th, an 1 2l)tli
there will be services at the Meih -
diet Episcopal churca at S:l."> a-i l no
' services at the Baptist church. Both
I churches will maintain all the tun 1
their regula" Sunday Schools at 1 (>:<>■>
a. t)i., morning preaching services at
11:00 a. m., and Young Peoples ser-
vices at 7:15 p. in. Evening preach
j ing services at both churches wis! be
| resumed on August 27t!i.
D. P. Stilus
Pastor 1st M. I1' church
Geo. VY. Tact
Pastor 1st Baptist church
PLANTING FOR TO CELEBRATE
FEED IS ORGED TWO BIG DAYS
Tlie Entkkpuisk Piano
Contest closes Wednesday,
July 5tli at (i o'clock p. in,
(Jet busy contestants.
Agricultural Experts Advise July 1'hird and Fourth Will
Farmers to put in New Be Busy, Joyous and
Corn Crops Probably Noisy
COWPEAS ARE ALSO ADVOCATED TO HAVE FOUR BALL GAMES
Expected Shortage Causes
Many to Sell Their
Surplus Stock
The report that eom • of the farm-
ers of the county lire .selling their
stock because they are afraid that
the feed crop will be light, has caus-
ed Norman business nu n to urge the
planting of crop* which will be good
fof stuck f< eding purposes. Newspa-
pers <>\ -r t he st ate are advocating" the
planting of cow peas, k; Mir corn and
maize, as we 1 as oilier kinds of feed
which could vet he i> anted.
It is hIso said that many farmers
in the county and over the state are
replanting their corn crops. Experts
ra.v there is pi- nty of time for "Mine-
ty Day" corn to in tore. Many Nor-
man merchants h iv <. put in supplies
of seed corn and report good-sales.
W. D. Lamir, who has a farm
across the r-\er, was here this week,
and said that he has leplanted nis
corn crop.
A. W. Anders n of the K rst Nation-
al Bank here, with a number of other
businers men are making efforts to
get the farmers of CI- vela il county
to follow the advice of th * h st a ri-
cultural authorities i the country,
arid put their vacant land t use.
Oeorgc Keeder, director of the
Mi souri Climatic Bureau acivises the
farmers of the west to plant cow
peas In order to avert a feed famine.
Mr. Iletder's statement, which was
print ed in many of the Missouri, Kan-
sas. Oklahoma and Arkans s papers,
advised agriculture! ists to "p .ante >w
peas and avoid st .rvatlou".
.Mr. Anders)ti says that upon inves-
iigation, he linds that many of the
farmers of the county are planting or
have planted, c nv p*ns and other
feed products. The outlook for crops
is better in some sections of the
Manv Attractions Scheduled
For the Entertainment of
a Large Crowd
Norman will celebrate Independ-
ence Day July 4th She will also cele-
brate duly .'Ird. The people of Nor-
man, Cleveland county and adjoining
counties will indulge in two big days
lllh'd with all kinds of atnihcujcnts
MANKIND llfcKI Wl DNLSDAY
Koymoud C. Berry and Zorn Noble,
ill the Home of \1r. and Mrs
R. C. Herry .
The. most impoit int soci.:l event of
the wr ek was the marriage of Mr.
Raymond c. Berry and Miss '/<>ra
Edith Noble, occured at th • home of
the groom's pirents, Mr and Mr&.
11. C. Berry, 50i North I' > rt- r avenue
Wednesday, June 28th at o'clock
p. ui. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. H. F. It?ed of the First
Christian Church. Only the*relatives
of the family and Mr. Fred Jepson
and .vliss Ola Meyer, were pres nt.
A delicious wedding supper was ser-
! ved immediately after the ceremony
from the fiery orator to the red lom- aml tbe >'"un" 0011P1'' lcf; on lhe
onacle man. The commtltn- In charge |K l"' train lor C'olorailo Sprinp«,
of the arratifiemt nU have l.een work- j Manitou and other points, where they
iiijT hard duriiifj the past, week and | w'" sP(n<' tw" months.
have things mapped out for one of mar riagfe marks the union of
the (rrandest and greatest pn-nics | tw0 Poplar young people Tli- hride
that Norman ever partlclpsted In I,ias been In the employe of the I'nion
and by the way that, is conceding ! Tra<le™ company and also the State
quite a point. Norman hai repu- ; ■"▼estment company during the past
tatioii of helngone of the best cele-'1wo year!i- During this time she has
brntion points in Oklahoma and lor ma,'e a host of friend-, f;:: , rll who
the last six years has entertained all ; were attached to her because of her
the way from fi.Oul) to 10,000 visitors lru|}'womaill>'wa>s She has a charm-
on avery Fourth of July, | ing personality that is the envy of
Next Monday and Tuesday, despite! ,Dany «f her young girl friends,
the dry weather, a crowd of at leas
tive thousand is looked for. Sever- j
al teattne entertainments will at-
1 As for the groom, no boy ever lived
in Norman who had more friends than
he. lie has been raised in Norman
and is a Cleveland count" native son.
Hois a graduate of Norman High
school and has also attended school
at the Annapolis Preparatory school
at Annapolis. Maryland.
The many friends of the young peo-
ple wish them all the success and
hanpiness coincident with married
life.
r )uniy than in nth
that the cropof f< «
bablv wi 1 i b i'Jit
but
it is
tract the country people. There will
be a baseball tournament for the
baseball fans. Pri/.es to the amount
of $:!."> no will be given to the winners.
Noble, Denver. Norman and Lexing-
ton will be entered in the series. Two
eame- will he played Monday and $10
will be given to each one of the win-
ners. A $15.00 pri/.e will he awarded
the winner of the linal game, to be
P ay on the Konrtli. All the teams VOUNG FACULTY MKMBER DIES
stand about evenly ni itched and some j
exciting contests are looked lor. A Samuel Holmberg, an O. U. Art In-
iloubl -drop balloon ascendion will be struct( r. Succumbs at his
anew feature from the somewhat; * Home in Lindsburg, Ks.
>>ll it v
being
Nt
publish e-
who has made
lid ad vie • is
ike
i a ivis
they ;
••corn will
haif crop,
uMe yet. It
si comes in this
a il U inds of time
my ki d of feed
the farmers
e sure their
advocated, is taken
'lhe L ve Count
a letter from A ( . (
ment special Hgeni
careful invc tiiiat ons
a> follows;
If you are sure that
not m. Ice something
there is an tin r c
four months until t
country and th re i
to make and maturi
crop >'o [ w u 1
of mv district, i
corn i> ru net1,
half crop, to pla
rows of the co ii j - > t jis t
rain b/gins. Ii the weath
are cTreci g< ne al rains
about the 25th of June.
give ample ti ire to
the way of feed.
corn, sorjjum, mi le', kallir
ma'/e or cow peas will mature.
:?o if the drouth is broken by the
first of July, there is time t> make
plenty of fee i stuff for another year.
The cotton crop was never liner and
if there ran b' plenty of feed made
prospe ity wi'I reign.
Yours very truly,
A. (i. ti uah am,
Special Agent
tame ones that were formerly put up
as death-defying acts.. An ascension
will b'i made euch day. This event in
itself will be one worth coming miles
to tee. Footraces,horseraces,sack rac-
e , potato races, fat mans race, three
lei!.!' <1 raee, jumping and other track
events wil: all ord plenty of exercise
as we i as a chance to pick up some
as the !
jphets
Tha
Children Bitten by Dog
IJ. Lvle, of Uos ,'da'e, McClain
t}' brought his t
other child., of 1
Norman Tu« s 'a v
woutid exam it led
by a dog sup| o-
Hccident occured
whs ki led imnu
was sent in t the
Heal h and the do-r
packed in ice and br
ra'ory « t tbe stat
ment at Nan an to
to \\ hether it wm> ra
was mad ttj• chi <1 re
to the Pasteur ii sti
I good prize mon y. Speaking for the
j more conservative advocates of a safe
: and s nw Fourth will be provided for
| in the way of some of the best public
j sneakeis in tbe slate. Local piat-
| form m n will give their views and
' opinions on matters of local conse-
quence. Vou will bear of patriotism,
commercialism, new nationalism and
all the other isms correlated with
&ach celebrations Prospective coun-
ty candidates will he there to meet
you. Baby contests, farm produce
prizes and other exhibitions will be
and will not make j provided. A good band will furnish
iii th * middle of | music. The always enjoyable merry-
L'O-round will be on hand to give the
children a real celebration. The red
lemonade in in, confetti-thrower, rub-
her balloon man, nigger-baby rack,
row anything in j Unite rack, general stands and candy
Common Indian man will afford you plenty of mediums
for spending your Fourth of.July
money. The "Great White Way"
will be open both nights. A grand
street parade down the Main street
is scheduled fortae morning of the
Fourth and several expensive floats
wi l be seen in the oageant. The I
parade will consist of the Marshal-of-!
the-day, City and county ofllcers, j
speakers, lloats, lodges, cowboys, rag-
riiutTins, automobi es, fire department
baseball teams,'BUers, Soiner wagons |
and band wagon. Speaking will be; |
held in both tbe morning and after-1
noon. There will be plenty of seats, 1
shade and ice water. The two days j
will be tilled with every sort of
amusement to make the celebration
an enjoyable one. Make arrange-;
nients to be here, limig your famil-
ies and enjoy a picnic dinner. Two!
liau-ly. A report 1 hig days, Monday and Tuesd iy, July
■ Commissioner ol -; '1 ami 4th at the City Park.
corn,
Word cane- to Norman Monday
morning of the death of Prof. Samuel
Holmberg t Lindsborg, Kans,, early
of tbat day. His death was due to
a complicated stomach trouble but
he had been ailing only a few days, j
His d i) a t h eame as a great
shock to tbe people of this common- ]
ity as few kne v of his sickness. He I
was well known in Norman b ing an
instructor at the University of Okla-
homa in the department of art and
painting. He was recently "e-elected
to that position by the Hoard of Kdu-
cation. His work was always tho-
roughly satisfactory and he was re-
cognized ns ooe of the most talented
young artists in the state. He has
been connected with the University
the past two years. Mr. Holmberg
was also a cello player of note. Some
of the greatest mastersof music have
pronounccd him one of the most
siti 11 fu 1 eello artists la this country.
He has appeared in concerts all over
Oklahoma and his work has been a
rare treat to tbe mu-ical element of
Norman.
Samuel Holmberg was 2(1 years o'd
and a brother of Krediik Holmberg,
Dean of the Fine Arts department of
the University. 1'rof. Kredrii; Holm-
berg left Monday afternoon for Linds-
borjr to make the necessary funeral
arrangements.
MAY GET FREE
DELIVERY SOON
City Council and Postmaster
to Measure Sidewalks
Before Inspection
ENOUGH NOW, II IS BELIEVED
First National is Designated
as U. S. Postal Bank
Depository
With more than $!." ,000 per year to
the credit of the Norman post olTlee,
another attempt to obtain free city
delivery of mail will be made in a
short time. (M. Iveiger Harry
Lindsay and Williani Morgan, mem-
bers of the city council have been
placed on a committee to investigate
the sidewalk conditions.
.I.J.Burke, postmaster, with th?
committeemen will go over the city
and make measurements before an-
other inspection is asked for It is
saiil tbat Normun now has a sutt'icient
amount of side walk, a former in-
spection showed that there was not
sulTicient sidewalk and tbe free de-
livery was refused.
Postal Depository Named
The First National Bank has been
designated as the Postal Savings
Hank depository, according to a letter
received at the hank Tuesday, from
the secretary of Treasury. Mr. Burke
said Tu« sday that the postal hank is
causing much interest and that in-
dications are favorable for its suc-
cessful operation.
He has not received full instruct-
ions as yet but that taat tbe bank
will be < pen for deposits by .luly 10th
is known positively. Cards about the
size of poet cards, hooked off in nine
section-, will be sold at the bank for
ten cents each. Deposit stamps at
ten cents will be col I also. These
may be placed on the card until all
the spaces are filled, when the card
can be deposited as $1.00 No person
will be allowed to deposit more than
*100 00 in any one month nor more
than $.">00 00 under one name. How-
ever $.">00.00 will purchase 2* per cent
interest, bearing bonds. The deposit
will bear li per cent interest.
jun-
0 ch idren and an-
s neighborhood to :
1 vi ning to have a !
which was caused
d to he mad, Tbe
Pue-day. The dog i
SKIPS WITH LODGE HUNDS
Message Comes Offering a $100
Reword for the Capture of
John N. Nelson.
The following telegram was receiv-
ed by Marshal .J. M. Sadler. Wednes-
day headed S mth I3end, lud. "The
Order of Owls will pay a $100.00 re-
ward for the arrest and conviction of
John N. Nelson wanted at Norman
for embezzlement. Vou may find him
there or at Dawson, New Mex. Su-
preme Head of tbe Order of Owls."
I he man is missing from Norman but
a close lookout is being kept up by
the officer*, lie was here Saturday
but left for Oklahoma City on the
afternoon train. It is alleged lhat
he took a lady friend with him.
Nothing has been seen of him since,
his friend returned Saturday ni^rht
on th<? late train.
Nelson was more commonly known
here as tbe "Owl man" because of
the fact that ho established the local
order here lit- presented a very
good appearance hut this word just
WM. JOHNSON SEIiKS DIVORCIi received seems to upset the dope on
j him.
He Alleges Cruel rrestmcnt as
Grounds for Separation Arc N()w Taking stock.
from Ills Wife.
William JnliM-u„, through his at The work of taking -took in the
t< me\ - (it < li.iiu .V On -ham, ha- . .
filed suit in tli. di-trid rutin, ful a "tore of J. li. Holland which was part-
<livorc« fr<>m In- w in lie- u- John ly destroyed by lire, Monday night,
son, alleging cruel treatment in that June 18, was begun Monday. The in-
surance inspector was here Saturday
id ant
ly -ti
The
and s<
tin
■i ordered
• bt to thi
to
ab-
h alth depart- j
■ investigation as '
I) d. I f the animal i
n will be taken!
ute at Ok lahoma
City. Hr
Santa Fe
tn appear<d all right at the
station 1 uesday evening.
For Fire and Storm Insurance en
on W. W. McCullough at Abstract
Office.
IMly! get th
our Enterprise
hatchet papa forgot
Prof. Ilrewer On Big Trip.
Prof. Theo lore U. Brewer, lett
Monday for an extended summer trip ,
During his absence he wiil visit '
Louisville, Ken.. New Vork City, and
will a s > travel n the eld ceuntry.
fl will spend .-'in weeks in Pans,
se. ing tile real aignta of life. Ho will i
no doubt have a great trip and one i
that we would all like to take, but- I
Whats the use?
the d
and angri
ed hi s life.
ried elevi
1, 1911. 'I
an inmat
tariuni, b
adjudged insane and
the asylum after their
Mrs. Julia A. Hi ! ~
E. Downing and I'ini-
i- the title of a civil -u
tiict court this week.
Iuentl> . violently
hiin and threaten-
ile have been mar-
tin all
parated J^
s at pre.se
k ninintte
separat io
vs. Mi...... ..
I. Downing vef
i filed in dis- r
Plaintiff asks
and reviewed the damaged stock.
Mr. Holland's force of lerks are now
going ovt r the stock separating the
damaged and undamaged goods,
prior to a -ettlement with the ad-
juster- No idea as to the amount of
the settlement can be obtained as
judgment on note
$455 with Sol inter'
a mortgage, $43._\]
attorney'- fee of S
for the sum
a. $70 interest
as taxes and
of Dr. Arthur C'reasy,
ticion, will locati
ment later.
-radiiate Op-
Announce-
Marriage Licenses.
.1. W. Mc.Xabb, of the Route 4
neighborhood, was in Friday and re-
newed his subscription to the Enter-
prise. He says a good sbowor visited
Raymond Clyde Derry, -0, Nor
man, and Zora Kditli Noble, JO, \or
""\Villiam r. Shields, 21, Moore, and I hU Tlciuity Thursday, but that crops
Myrtle- Beau, 20, Moore | still need it badly.
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