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CLEVELAND COUNTY ENTERPRISE
VOL. XX
Che jCaryeat and S2e*t Sietuttpaper Published in Cleveland County. Jill Che Diew* Uhile tt in View*.
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1912.
NO. 33
DEPUTY SHERIFF SHOT
BY WILL 0. GEORGE
While Attempting to Ma^e Ar-
rest Wednesday Noon. Some
Hope For Recovery
Wednesday about noon Deputy
Sheriff W H. Abbott, in attempting
to arrest and brine to Norman Wi I
O. George, who was thought to be
Buffering from mental derangement,
was shot by George and dangerously
if not fatally wounded.
For some time tbe people living in
the vicinity of Big Jim's erasing
have been greatlv disturbed and
frightened by ihe strange tctions of
Will George, a resident in that vi-
cinily, who haa been put into the
asylum some time previous; but re-
leased after a short tay, and they
complained to the county authorites J ^ And„rson. Each number wa8
heartily applauded. At five o'clock
A Delightful Afternoon Spent
One of the most delightful affairs •
enj iyed in Norman during the winter
season was the luncheon given Thurs- |
day afternoon by Mrs. Charles Want- j
land at her well appointed home on |
Pet'-rs Ave. in honor of Mrs. A. Grant
Kvans Beside tue members of the
Old Regime ot which Mrs. Evaiu was
one ot the most beloved. Mrs. Want-
land had «s special guests Mesdames
W. S. Moore, W. N. Hayes and Miss
Hitt of Oklahoma City Mrs. Hayes
being an associate member of the
club shared the bono-s of the after-
noon. Alter an exchange of greet-
ings tbe President, asked the ladies
to assemble on the frjnt porch that a
picture might b« taken of the club
ere the golden chain be broken, for
Mrs. Evan- leaves Norman to
join Dr. Evans in their new home in
Oklahoma City. A musical program
was given by Miss Dora. Mrs. Pritch-
ett and Mrs Maguire supplemented
with readings by Mrs. Wantland and
and Wednesday morning Deputy
Sheriff Abbott accompanied by Claude
Pickard went out to bring the man
int(*(|Iorman. The deputv was warn-
ed to be careful as it w is snmvn tha
Ge rge bad ii in for the officers strong
and had made threa s thit he would
kill any of them attempting 10 nrini>
him back and put him in the asylum.
the guests wtres ated fora luncheon
The labies were beautiful with hand-
some li iens and center piece of pink
and while c irn itio is, at each plate
lay a white carnation tied with yel-
low ribbm carrying out the club
colors, white and gold. The guests
were terved to "quail on toast" and
Deputy Abbott knew him well ami | Tlulr.,lrty tieinif.he last day of the
di 1 not take threats seriously Mr
Abbott ran into bis
tbe table at dinner
! q'ltil season this delicacy was much
linn s.tt a ! enjoyed. At tbe close luncheon, which
in a neighbirs
house; but as quickly as George saw
tbe sheriff, he jumped up from 'he
table ran into anotner room seiz d a
shot gun and ran out a door eoming
around the house to door sheriff was
entering and opened lire on tbe sher-
iff. One load of shot struck the door
facing and the second shot caughi
tbe sheriff on the left side of the
abdomen near the hip. George be-
gan running tor a ravine and Mr.
Abbott fired one shot towards the
tleelng man; but without effect.
Claude Pickard came to Socman
as quickly as possibly in his uto, and
doctors and a posse left Norman as
quicky as possible for the scene in
autos. On the arrival of ihe doctors
they found the sheriff in a collapsed
condition; bui he answered quick y
to restoratives but an examination
of the wooed mide with No. 8 sh 4,
caused them to think case was hope-
less; but as time wore on thev he-
was perfect in every detail, the roll
was called by Mrs Franing each guest
answered with some choice sentiment
on friendship. So biautiful were the
thoughts they will be printed in boo*
form and presented to Mrs. Evans
The president, Mrs Maguire, in her
usual bright and attractive manner
showered the honor guest with a
large boquet of white carnations, the
club (lower tied with a broad gold
satin bow. Mrs. Evans responded in
well chosen words making each mem-
ber feel that in her new home and
amid her new surroundings th y
would not be forgotten. Mrs. Want-
land takes Mrs Evans place in the
club and has already proven herself
a valued member.
DELEGATES TO THE
COUNTY CONVENTIONS
Deal Fairly and Squarely With the People in County and State
Conventions, and Reap the Reward of Enthusiastic
Support at The Polls in November
Files Information
j County Attorney Graham tiled an
I information in the District Court
i yesterday charging George Foster
with th" murder of Ed. Gieenhaw.
| Mr. Graham says be is ready to try
j the case 011 twenty-four horns notice,
and expects to get a trial about
I March 211111. and seems to think that
j he will have the same success as in
the Peltier and Fries murder cases,
j Every criminal case was cleaned off
the docket at Lexington during the
] term of County Court there last week.
Can Democratic delegates to county and state conventions j
afford to ignore the significance of the following expression of
the democratic voters throughout the state as revealed by the j
canvass of the vote cast in 14 days by readers of the Daily Okla-1
human and Fanner-Stockman. The ballots cast in the contest
were all clipped out of the 14 daily issues of the Oklahoman and
the two issues of the Farmer-Stockman. The vote represents,
perhaps as unbias an expression of the Democratic voters of the
state as it would be possible to secure.
First
Second
Choice
Choice
Woodrow Wilson
13,103
7,4H7
William .J. Bryan
7,5!l(j
3,988
20,li!>9
11,485
Champ Clark
4,881
7,158
Jndson Harmon
-125
!I51
5,: ;ob
8,10!l
Special Premium Awarded
MissKuby Barthomew was award
ed the $12.00 Gold Handle Umbrella
last Thursday, as a special premium
in the Publisher and Merchants Prize
Contest, she having seemed the larg-
est vote the lirst three weeks period
of the contest Her vote was 127.64.").
The second three weeks period is
now in progress. Who will he tbe
winner?
Present Problem of Kctallcrs
The following resolutions passed by
the National Shoe Retailers Associa-
tion at the January Convt ntiou:
Against Fictitious Prices
"Resolved, that we cond 'inn tl.e
practice of some Manufacturers of
stamping lie itious values on shoes of
their production, who thereby aid
and #bet the "fake" retail dealer in
deceiving the public; and therefore,
to a more or less extent, demoralizing
Democratic party in this state as Democrats would desire it to the business of honest, legitimate re-
From a careful examination of the above vote it is an easy
matter for men to determine definitely, who fite Democratic vot-
ers in the state favor for the Presidential nomination, and ii the
policy of "Let The People Rule" is as strong and virile in the
Seriously Injured in Kuiiaway <
Last Tuesday afternoon about 3
o'clock the Crittenden delivery wagon
c.-me from the west side ot Norman
came more hopeful and Thursday a'°ng Main Street like the wind with
morning, as we no to press, they and
friends are greatly encouraged by
favorable condition of patient.
The po-se after Geor/e was liea d
from dur ng ihe nigot but no news ol
capture bad reached Norman as Wo
go to press. It is a mostcertain that
capture will be made but fear is en
tertained that he will not be taken j
alive and that some more men mav j
be slkit, for it is known George will
resist to oeath capture, if an oppor I
tuuity to risk is offered
The Vole Was Light
In the primaries held throughout
the cotinty last Saturday for the pur-
pose of securing an express! >11 from
the voterson Presidential preference
and to select delegates to the county
convention to be held Saturday in
Norman little interest was taken out
side of Norman and Lexington.
In Norman quite a lively interest
was taken and a good vote brought
out. Ou presidential preference G • v.
Wilson won over Speaker (Nark by 11
votes. In the 1st ward Clark won
over Wilson by 1 vote, the 2nd was
Wilson's by 4, in the 3id it was a tie,
and the 4th was Wi'son's by 8.
The Clark and Harmon forces in
the city combined and worked to-
gether like trujina and succeeded in
running things over the ■' ilson men
in the two strongest V\ ils in wards in
the city. In the strongest Clark
wards the Wilson forces won. In Nor-
man Township Wilson won by a vote
of almost 2 to I The ollice holders
in the county all teemed to be out
working bard for Speaker Ciark's en-
dorsement for the Presidential nomi-
nation; but the people in the county,
whenever anything
! Mrs. Crittenden holding to the rib-
1 lions for dear life and trying at tlie
| same time to care for a chi d. She
1 succeeded in getting child dumped
into back part of the wagon, but was
| unablo to check the terrific speed or
! the horse until colliding with a rig
I in front of Holland's Store. Mrs.
j Crittenden was hurled to the pave-
ment android-red unconscious and it
w s feared dangerously injured; but
Wednesday m or n io g the doctor
thought she was not seriously hurt:
but had only been stunned by th^;
fall I he child escaped without a
scratch.
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES
Most all of the clerks have report-
ed the census of their district, and
the indications are tint the scholast-
ic popu ation will be some larger than
last year.
From the last State apportionment
Norman received $1882.50, Lexington
$535 00, Stella $290.00, Noble, $210.25.
The township spelling contests are
set for March 29ts. Every school
should be represented. If your
school is not represented, tbe fact of
the same will be very strong evidence
of poor teaching in spelling.
We see by the different Teacher's
monthly reports that there are sev-
eral arranging programs for Lincoln
and Washington's birthdays.
be, the delegates to the county and state conventions, will not
j^nore the voice of the peopi.k and heed the voicr. of tiik
politicians.
In this state the politicians a it clamoring for Clark and
Harmon and the people are calling for Wilson and Uryan. In
the caucusses held throughout the state last Saturday the Clark
and Harmon forces worked together harmoniously and diligently
to control the party caucusses and will work in the same manner
to control the state convention. The Harmon forces in every
state in the Union are fighting Wilson and saying not a word
against Clark, and'the Wilson forces in evffry state in the I'nion
are fighting Harmon and saying not a word against Bryan.
This clearly points out the fact that in the National Conven-
tion the contest will be between Clark-Harmon and Wilson-Bryan
forces. In such a contest on which side do you want to see the
young progressive state of Oklahoma take Iter stand!' In the
character of delegates the counties send to the state convention
determines the stand the counties desire to take in the National
contest and in the character of delegates the state sends to the
National Convention will determine the stand that the state de
sires to take in the National contest.
Is Cleveland county for the Clark-Harmon combination in
the National Convention? Is Oklahoma for tbe Clark Harmon
combination in the National Convention ' No use to close your
eyes and deny the existence of such political combinations as 1
outlined above. That the same exists lias been manifested in j
every Democratic political caucuss held throughout the country 1
in the last sixty days and strongly manifested throughout Okla
homa in Saturday's caucusses. In every county in Oklahoma the
Clark-Harmon forces worked together and in Ward 3 of Norman
the Clark-Harmon forces put a well known Harmon man on the
Clark slate of delegates. This act enabled the Clark slate of del
egates to win by a few votes, although the vote of the ward stood
58 tor Wilson and 58 for Clark and 7 for Harmon as Presidential
preference in said ward.
It Looks Like Wilson | The farmers are getting ready to
The primaries for the election of seeding' oat fields A goodly-
delegates to the county conventions ! portion of the land is plowed both
were held throughout the State last for oats and corn and some for cotton
Saturday and because of the failure ni;illv 'he gardens and truck patch-
to instruct such delegates in a large e? :lre "'so being shaped up for seed-
per cento' the piecincts, it is a ycr.v i 'nK act' a K°od soaking rain is hoped
diliicult matter to forecast bow tbe ^or before planting and seeding is
counties will lineup 011 Presidential starttd
candidates at the county conventions am' >n need of rain anil wai nier weath
to be held Saturday, but the best poll er ,vou 11 ,le a great revivoi of not
only vegetation; 1 ut of the spirits of
tbe people. Already many are be-
ginning to fear another dry season
because there is not the amount, of
moisture in tt:e ground now that, is
"want to be" at this season of the
year.
tailers."
Publisher and Merchants Prize
Contest
Below is the standing of can-
didates in the Publisher and
Merchants Prize Contest.
Kuby Bartholomew .
Sadie Hyde Beavers
h'athrine Osterhatis ....
Judith Lindsay
Baptist Ladies Aid ...
Virgil George
Katie Kier
Ethel Monica!
Leona Grotts
Mary Spencer
Grace Bumgarner
Newcastle Baptist Ch.
Mary Black, Noble . ..
Osie Williams
Bethel Church
Clearbrook Singing Class
Beatrice Cobble
127, t >35
101,530
74,720
50,580
31,010
110,050
(J,450
7,505
5,350
1,460
3,705
1,075
1,025
1,000
1,000
,000
. 100
John Sp.irgo
The great social worker and Lectur-
er at the Opera House, Tuesday
evening Feb. 2oth. Third number on
trie University Lecture Course.
A great man talking about things.
Single tickets 50c.
GOV. WILSON EASILY
MFIRST CHOIGE
The Clark- Harmon Forces
Combined Against The
New Jersey Governor
Last Tuesday morning the reports
from the primaries held throughout
the State very clearly indicate that
Gov. Woodrow Wilson is easily the
first choice of the democratic voters
in Oklahoma for tbe Presidential
nomination. As predicted the Har-
mon forces combined throughout tbe
State with the Clark forces to elect
( lark delegates to tbe State Conven-
tion: but even this condition has fail-
ed to win out, and the indications
now are very promising that Okla-
homa will send a Wilson delegation
to the National Convention with Bry-
an as second choice candidate.
The activity of the Harmon forces
in the State in behalf of the election
of Clark delegates has caused the
Clark-Wilson democrates to think
that there is something more than
hot-air in the charge that the Har-
mon forces in this state were work-
ing for a ( 'lark di legation to be u-ed
for Harmon in tbe National Conveu-
tio 1, after casting some complimen-
tary votes for Clark
In Cleveland county there are, per-
haps, not more than 50 democrats
j who would yote for tbe nomination of
j Harmon as a lirst choice anl perhaps
| practically all ot the Clark demo-
11 rats would vote lor Wilson or Bryan
| as their second choice, and toe second
choice of practically all of tin Wilson
democrats would be Bryan or Clark.
In the hope of capturing the Clark
democrats for Harmon the Harmon
forces have joined in assisting to elect
Clark delegates. This should not be
without significance to a Clark-Wilson
democrat.
Hy the election of a Wilson dele-
gation the Clark-\Vllson democrat
can rest assured that his inlluetice
will never be cast for the nomination
111 the National Convention. If 11
ClarK delegation is elected the Clark-
Harmon democrats are likely to exert
influence to nominate Harmon.
If the oklahoma delegation to the
National Convention should go over
to Harmon after voting for Clark for
a time, tbe ell'.ctof the same would
tell heavily against the success of
the democratic candidates incoming
fall election in this State. From the
popular vote on Presidential prefer-
ence as taken by the Oklahoman it
can lie readily seen that the demo-
crats will make no mistake in this
state by sending a Wilson delegation
to the National Convention. The
yote as shown by the canvass made
by tbe Oklahoman is Wilson 13103,
Bryan 75!)(i, Clark 4881, Harmon 425.
The combined Wilson and Bryan vote
and tbe Clark-Harmon cotnbin-
vote 1)306
Card of Thanks
We wish to thank those who so
kindly assisted us during the sickness
and death of our beloved one, Alex
Fischer.
(1. .1. Fischer and family
Mrs. Alex Fischer
late Brady Knocked Out
In the primary contest, waged in
Washington county, between Gal-
breath and Brady, for the endorse-
ment of tbe county for National
like the vote of j committeeman, Mr. Galbreath won
of the precincts obtainable indicates
221 delegates for Wilson 1k2 for Clark
20 for Harmon with 115 doubtful.
The sentiment in the state is strong
for Wilson and it is very reasonable
to expect that he will secure tbe
j major part of the doubtful delegates,
j I he Harmon delegates are all from
Muskogee county, the home of Kx-
Governor Haskell, and they will pro-
bably be for Clark as second cboiec
Last Saturday the news came to
Norman of the death of one of cleve-
land county's pioneercitizens,Thomis
Blackburn who died at his home near
'°"k brCWn j Franklin last Friday from an attack
of pneumonia. Mr. Blackburn was
well and favorably known by the
old settlers in this county and al-
ways had a smile and warm hand-
shake to great his acquaintances.
He .vas a man w ith a sunny ar.d jovial
disposition and will be neatly missed
in the community where he resided,
He leaves bebin I a wife and a nnm
her of children.
A Good Idea
Congressman Slssion of Mississippi
has introduced a bill putting a tax
upon concealed weapons and estim ti-
es that it would add two millions a
year to the nations revenue. A good
idea: two millions taken from the
necessaries of life and laid upon the
luxuries would lie in line with demo-
cratic premises.
Piano to trade Por Lots
A line $3.30 piano, 2 years service,
to trade for good west side vacant
lots.
See .Ino. S. Allan
the p ecinct was secured showed up
strong for Gov. Wilson.
W hy the political ollice holders in
the county should be so strong for
Speaker Clark is not quit "Clear.
They don't seem to ntta.cn much im-
portance to the doctrine of "Let tbe
People Hole.''
course, the Clark delegates in the
State Convention will agree to Hai-
ti,.ids down carrying nearly every mon as second choice in the National
voting precinct in the county. Brady Convention. See the hole in the
was known us the Haskell candidate doughnut? It is there,
and Galbreath.->s the Owen candidate. 'ver' p,a!n Bml e:i^' 10 we-
Presbyterian Church
liie subject of the morning sermon
. „ .. ., , . will be ■■ the C'borch". The suhject (
in ihe State Convention, prov ded of , ,, ... . , 1
11 1 of the evening sermon will be "A
Question Without an Answer.''
S. K. Henry
Use Maylield's cold tablets.
County Attorney Ceo. G. Graham
has tiled complaint against W. D
George for assault with Intent to kill.
I'he 10 year old daughter of Mr.
W. Van Camp is down with a light
attack of pneumonia.
. The two year old daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. B. H. Pendleton, so serious-
ly sick from an attack of pneumonia
i is on the road to recovery.
MinisU-r in char, e
W. O. Jack, of Moore, trans ct d
business in Norm n Wednesday, lie
reports that he has his land ready to
sow oats but waiting for rain. Si
much feed t i buy that ini'k business
is much work and little profit in same
for idi 1 k prouueer
iv I!. Johnson left the lirst of this
week for his ranch in the Pan-handle
country to look after his 0000head of
c ittle and learn how they pulled
through one of the severest win ers
ever experienced in years in that
pirt or Texas We 1 e r 11 that
his lo->s is oni\ 2 held of cattle
which indeed is remarkable. Plenty
of feed enable 1 the stock to with
stand t e smnv an.I eel I weather.
Acree Plgg
Mr. Mauies Acree, aged 23. of Nor-
man and Miss lltttie Pigg, age 2o, of
Oklahoma City, were happily married
at the office of Justice .I, W. Linton
February 8th. The Justice olliciateo.
The groom is a tine young man,
and is now in the employ of the Ok-
homa Sanitarium Co , while the In-ide
is a very popular and accomplished one at lodgi
young lady, ' registei _u
Basket Ball
There will be a Basket Ball game
between Chickasha and Norman high
schools at the I'nlversity Gymnasium
Friday night. A good game is pre-
dicted. Don't fail to attend.
There are six secular nights in
each week. (Jot. of the s:x some men
spend one at Ii >me and live at lodec,
while others spend live at home and
In which class slja 11 we
name?
| Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Sawyer ol near
[ Lexington were in Norman the first of
I this week called by the serious illness
of Mrs. Harriett Green.
| Mrs. Will Gardiner, of Washington
j and Sam Davis of Oaemah were in
1 Norman, last week called by the ser-
' ious illness of their lather Mr. R M.
Davis.
fi ne Ambrister left the lirst of
this week for Kansas City to take a
business cotes- In a commercial col-
lege. He comp eted hlscourse in the
I'nlversity recently.
W. K. Bain, of \Vinfield, Kans., was
in Norman Thursday shaking hands
with old friends and acquaintance?.
He formerly lived on a homestead iu
the Ten Mile Flat.
Have you any news, tell the editor
and he will serve it in a la mode. In
case you do not happen to meet him,
use the telephone or the mail. You
will be helping to make your town
paper of grc .ter interest and thereby
serve the general community. What
ever news may interest you, must
surely interest many others.
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