Cleveland County Enterprise. (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 10, 1913 Page: 1 of 8
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CLEVELAND
VOL. XXI
IS NORMAN TO
HAVE A BOOM?
It Never Has Experienced
One. Her Growth Has Been
Steady and Natural
NORMAN. OKLAHOMA. THURSDAY. APRIL 10. 1"13.
NO. 40
In the spring of 1!) 10 the great-
est resilience I mill) in<^ epoch in the
history of Nornmn was inaugurated
and during the summer and fall of
that year the building contractors
in lumber and cement were rushed
to the limit in the construction of
new and the repairing of old resi-
dences in this city and it was a
vear before work began to slacken
along the building line.
Heal estate changed hands brisk-
ly during the same yearatfair valu-
es; but not at boom prices, for
nothing was doing tocreate a boom
and no one realized that anythnig
out of the ordinary was taking
place in the city. It was simply a
natural growth and a demand for
more and better homes in the city
and no speculative attraction of
any kind played a part in this per-
iod of activity in the city, in the
building or real estate line.
The disastrous crop season of
l'Jll and the tightening of the
money matters throughout t lie coun-
try caused the influx of population
to cease and during 191.2, outside
of the state buildings being erected
on the I'niversitN (' anipus at the
cost of about $:(.-><>.ooo and a few
verv ti lie residence buildings and
fraternity -houses little in the way
of public work or in the building
trades was under headway and real
estate in the city ceased to exchange
hands; but unlike in other cities,
it did not slump in value to any
appreciable extent. I here was
simply no buyers at any price and
no one seemed to be in position
where a serious sacrifice was nec-
essary and today values in real
estate in Norman are nearly as
good as they were three years ago.
• The fair crop season of 1912
caused some revival in business and
the people began to plan for future
building and improving.
The population of the city shows
some, though not a heavy increase,
during the past three years and
a rapid increase is looked tor-
ward to during the coming year by
reason of the more favorable con-
ditions existing for growth. A few
things have been started in Nor-
man recently to stimulate a growth
one of which is tin nstruetion of
a fine steel wagon bridge across
the South Canadian river four miles
southwest of the city making tribu-
tary to Norman a large body of the
finest agricultural land in the state,
nearly all of which is under a
good state of cultivation and tilled
and terminal purposes
A committee of the Norman citi-
zens aj-e out procuring the right-of-
way at the present time and appre-
hend no difficulty in securing the
same, for every farm touched b\ the
line will be enhanced in value and
benefitted by reason of the build-
ing of the line. The line will handle
freight and on coal freight alone
will save enough in year to
compensate the farmers along the
line for any imaginary injury or
i n c o li V e li i e 11 c e they may
suffer by reason of the building
and operating of the line through
their farms. It w o u I d seem
that if Norman property is to ex-
perience a boom the same is about
due at this time.
If the holders of vacant property
in Norman, who do not contemp-
late improving the same, in our
judgment, will do the wise thing,
not by boosting the price but by
turning it over to some one who
will improve it, at a reasonable
price. In other words, don t put
a speculative price on such proper-
ty, at the present time, to parties
who would purchase and improve
the property.
A greater population is the thing
to be deserved for Norman, the
present townsite. \ acant and un-
occupied property within the town
site is not
agricultural pur]
PATRONAGE SEEKERS
IN WASHINGTON
Murray Makes Recommen-
dations for Postmasters.
Other Items of Interest
.1. I Nelson; Henryetta .1, I!
j Williams; Fairview, •' U Wilson
j Ivan Williams. Tonkawa
Klauhntigh W 0 s-oft
('hanil.its Hoan, N t.
Nowata. I> N. Uwson.
1 ctlsliitors Visit Unlverslt>
Wade
old.
Washington. April 191-
Democrats young, Democrat
So many Democrats they
be told,
Democrats tat: Democrats slim,
Democrats hanging upon the
limb.
Democrats handsome, Democrats
bald.
All feel they are chosen ones
called.
Democrats hungry
Ten fourth clas- postmaster,
have been commissioned in Okla-
homa in the past few da>s. th<->
being; Edgar O, Oraft, Hethany,
Curtis S.HIankeuship, Cai-t'-rsvillc.
11 .lusepli M Terrell. Kstalla . Kdward
C. Roberts. Ixinlock Kied A I'.alk
| er, Kinnison . Amy I oou, M.Lum.
Ellen T. Goss. Meers . Tclntha A
Kogcr. Alt. Scott; Marvin IKid
dell. Rosedale.lolin C Shook,
Sterling
David Thursday morning quite a mini
Smith bpr the representatives and sen-
ators came down from Oklahoma
City for a visit to the University
to look over the buildings and as-
certain the real needs for more
buildings and improvements at
this time.
They were met at the train by
President Brooks. Vice-l'resident
DeMarr, faculty members, also
citizens of Norman, and were
taken to the I'liiversity where they
were given a royal welcome by the
student body in chapel. Short ex-
ercises were held, with Prof. -John
Alley presiding, after which Presi-
dent Brooks introduced Senator
Hen Franklin and others, bach
pledging their support for the real
Is of the institution, and it was
Senator Owen has fully recover-
ed from an attack of ptomaim
What's the use. If an etnbry-j 1'"'""""" "1 their desire to make the University
for several days. ,|H. UM„lt institution of the state
Suonera clout rhe Sphere After which the guests were shown
over the buildings and grounds,
The Sooner baseball team started and at 12-.Ma nnquei wa-served
the season with a showing that is the gymnasium
onic doggeral writer continued the
outburst naming all the various,
kinds of democrats from Oklahoma j
who have come to Washington or
written here for jobs in the feberal I
services, the "piece" might run ^'°gj7anguineto say the least. In It appeard to be the unanimous
into the middle of next September I e ()))eninK KUi„e which was plav opinion ot those pres.
and get fiost bitten. It would j ^ j]()11(],iv on Hoyd Field with the Prcsindent Hrooks and
then feel like the office seekers. j T( it.jl(,ners, the Owenites tie were only asking for what was luidly
feated the professionals by a 9 to'J needed, and all expressed them-
ar,(,re In the two opening college.selves that they would do then
that the necessary itn-
- >f ever}' tho«g-1 8tete"Normal School I provements and buildings wen
uitable for profitable I office seekers from Oklahoma ]>„,yd Field. Friday seen red
and as an will "et jobs. Most of these have I , ..
it dial
faculty
RIGHT OF WAY
AND DEPOT SITE
Have Been Secured On The
East Side Of The Santa
Fe Railroad
The committee on r-ight-of-way
for the Internrhiui Itailway Co.
| has been very busy the past week
in securing options through the
farms on both sides of the Santa
Fe from Moore township ti. Nor
man. On the east side they
have been f o r t ti ti a I e in se-
curing the right-of-way troin the
Moore township line to Main
street gratis and #1,000.011 be
sides, also have secured six lots
free for depot and terminals. On
the west side they have secured
right-of-way " I "I a mile, and
have met with many obstacles in
securing the remainder
At the present time it looks at-
though the Interurban will conic in-
to Norman on the east side of tin
! Santa Fe, however the
! has not yet definitely decided
what will be done
That would be too bad.
Now restoring to plain unvar-
nished facts. games which were played with the best to
"ossiblv two out of every thous-1,,
11 s^clinril di'iivi'in
Farms I
and Saturday, the Si tone
investment its additional value is been picked for the places which | showed remarkable early
created by the improvement of the are at the disposal of the members
surrounding property and the price j 0f Congress from the state. In ,
of vacant property within the other words 99S of every thousand!
townsite should be kept low enough had better tie a string about their
to induce building on the same j po^et books ami cling tightly to
rather than to force the opening up their wherewithal. It will do little
of new additions. good to continue the made pursuit
For the present population Nor for office i Ditcher.- for the 19P2 team, a
again In the afternoon they visited the
leason Sanitarium and were much im-
formaud defeated the normalites pressed with the ulition of that
inst it ut ion.
Conch Owen has a plethora o:
ii, ,l,.„„ i,„ Wants Your Patronage
material trom \n 111«■ 11 toui.iw ml
regulars this year and a gratify ing This much must be admitted m
fact for those interested in Sooner favo-of the advert isei lie wants
baseball athletics is the able staff of youi business, he comes into ti,
de-
The rush of application
Oklahoma has been tremendous.
Member of the Uklalioma dele
gation have not had a moment s
rest since it wsa definitely known
that Wilson would l c President,
mail is now seattered over too much
territory to make the city improve-
ments needed and give eitizens
the kind of service, on the part of
the city, at the price they should
pay for the same. Let Norman
property owners continue tlie policy j,ls| Xoveinhe
they have persned inth^past to- patronage seeker-
wit, "No wind and hot air in real
estate values in Norman and no
slump in values of the same to lie
expected should a temporary check
in growth overtake the city. a>
cities throughout the state experi-
enced by reason of the l'.MI crop
failure."
.., pitc
partment of the national gann m
which Oklahoma has been weak in
the past seasons. rI lie heavy sehed
ule of twenty games is now on in
full swing, and the Sooners will l.e
kept busy the rest of the season
And the horde of | y.n )li(. str(„1|;(.!)t (.(,||eKi,lte
c demanding)
Oklahoma High Schools Recognized
that their requests for places be
met at once. This is possible.
President Wilson has let it be
known that there will be no great
changes tor mouths and the ex-
pectations of the pie lovers that all
Republicans would be kicked out
boots, baggage and breeches im-
mediately have failed of realiza- j
tion The administration must;
11 " require
and is going slow, patronage seek
ers demands notwithstanding
Consequently it is practically im
possible tor members of Congress
to meet the request, of their con
aggregations ot the Southwest
Jumping rtie Hurdics
At the recent meeting of the
North Central Association of Col-
leges and Secondary Schools which
was held in Chicago, Inspector A.
C. Parsons obtained the recognition stitnents, even though they desire
for fourteen Oklahoma high schools. to
This means that the graduates ot j
these schools can enter any college
or university of this association
without examination. The number
of the Oklahoma schools to receive
this recognition is growing Jrom
The residents on Muskogee ave
nue are likely to devdopc into
strong athletes it jumping the hunl-
, les tends to develope athletic prow
ess. It is not thought that iu the
future any city ordinance will be
to keep bicycles off of the
sidewalks on Muskogee avenue
As a matter of filet the lowering
Tof the sidewalks to correspond witl
the paving I imperative
Pedestrians other than those wle
desire to take strenuous cxcndsi
when they go on' walking will 11■->
to shun the el1 >valks aloicj Mm-
President Wilson in letters to |joge and the aby carri
members of the Oklahoma delega-1 have )(( 1m. (iu ;ll,|e,i 11,
bv a live set of farmers. The eon- j year to year. This is largely due
tract for the building of this bridge! to the standards set by the State
bus been let and the work is to be University which have stimulated
completed bv September 1st. The a large number of the schools of
most of the material i- on the the state to improve their high
gtouttd and a number of the steel j school courses.
and retc piers arc in place and The number of schools now so
a big force is hard at work 011 the j recognized includes Anadarko,
job. About a mile and a half of; Ardmore, Blackwell. Chickasha
tion in Congress has expressed his
regret that he will be unable to at-
tend the International dry farm-
ing congress which will be held in
I Tulsa next October. Hig, and
pressing national problems are ex-
| pec ted to keep him close to Wash-
ington for the first year of his
administrat ion
OltU
open to bid for it. lie puts his prices
down in black and white w here you
can see what they are, he gives you
his name and number and you will
find him at the door ready to wel-
come you.
The generous advertiser is in-
variably a generous fellow lie
bubbles over with enthusiasm and
optimism and when you have met
him you feel like y on had been in
contact with an invigoration bree/.e
right tr 1111 the sea.
The advertiser must lie given
credit for being a pusher, and this
is further attested by the fact that
a m o 11 g the fell o w s who 111
lifes race have "got there lie
numbers nineteen to one compared
with the fellows who ignores print-
er'- ink.
No knocker is this same generous
advertiser: and lie is big and
broad, liable,—the driving, success-
' ful man of the community
Like Lincoln
I In depth oi thought, in felicity
1 of expression. the Wilson inaugur-
al stands sido by side with the best
■in. The
A 120 acre farm, 11H) acres under!
cultivation, good house, cribs and j
barn all fine corn and alfalfa bot-
tom land. A bargiu at $.*.0.1)0 per
acre but for a short lime we otter
this farm at $.">00(1
A tine SO acre farm, good house
barn and other improvements
Fine quality of land ime nearly all
in cultivation. Can give immedi-
ate possession spun) cash will
t. O. I>. Parcel Post
Postmasters have received copies
of a general order providing fur the
installation of the collect on-deli\-
im v system for the parcel post The
Omaha World-Herald says The
I new rule provides that after -luly
1. lill.'l, packages may be sent by-
parcel post, C.O. I> . provided that
the full amount of the postage on
the package is paid and 10 cents in
parcel post stamps in addition to
the amount required for postage,
be attached to the package. I'pon
delivery of the package the person
to whom it is addressed must pay
the charges on the package and
sign a receipt, which also serves as
an application for money order
This tag. together with the amount
collected, is returned to the money
order department, where a money
order is made out to the sender of
the package and forwarded in a
penalty envelope, the money order
serving the sender of the package
as a receipt for the goods. No
goods so sent may be examined un-
til the charges oil the package have
been paid. No package can be re-
turned after delivery This new
branch "I the parcel post service
will undoubtedly increase the bus-
iness. and it is estimated by some
(that it will in time entirely do away
with the express business in the
I'nited States. Any package s,.
scut is insured for its value, which
shall not exceed $W0, without extra
charge. C.O I >. packages may be
received by and sent to money
order offices only
LEGAL INOTICL
and
A Hill acre l.i-ui U20 acres under
culti vat ion ,40 acres line pasture.
Pair house and barn. Nearly every
acre tillable black sandy loam Con-
venient to best market in the state.
$(>000 cash will handh
A fine 21 )0-acre
under culti vat ion.
black sandy loam
improvements. «•!<
i'ai'i
1, 100 acre
in pasture,
(inod farm
s.-hnol and
I'apoose basket
The sidewalk- md parking alon- speeches of Abraham L
Muskogee avenm should be lowci t'amou Liii« olin:in t '
led at once betoif the tiling ot dam
age suits against the cit\ are in
! stitutcd. The n untenance of r«-d
lights at street and alley cn >siiigs
along this avem <• will be more ex-
pensive than a ! tt station.
market. >b'jOO will handle
1 .IN,, > \ I.I. \ \ .
ADIEU
In making my departure from
Norman. 1 desire totliank the pub-
lic for the liberal patronage given
my little cand\ shop. While 1 was
proud of the increasing trade,
there's another feature I'm prouder
of—thats your trieiulsl.ip—the tie
that binds I shall long <
von friends and I real!>
bid you adieu, cspeeiall> ' I
people whom I had learned i
and appreciate so well
Sincerely,
|U.s K. Tou:r
Norman Interurban Railway < o.
•niber
ret to
young
-teem
sage
t (lit
Melieving that the voters of the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Debates
street paving has b<
in readiness fi
work well under headway at the! gee, Oklahoma City. Milpliur,
present time and more street pav-j Shawnee, Tulsa. Vinita, and I'lnl-
mg contemplated. On I lie heels of lips University High School
this comes the news that the long
talked of Interurban car line from City Council Meet.
Oklahoma City will build into Nor- The City Council held a very
man this summer and that mater- busy session Tuesday evening, at
ial for its construction was being I which time an assessing ordinance
ly. who shall be tlie presidential the annual intercollegiate debate-
nominees of the various political t() be held this week between tic
parties, Senator Owen, early in this Universities ot Kansas and t <>|.
session of Congress will introduce a nido. Oklalcn 1 argues in ta\<>i
resolution calling for constitutional I of substituting mother system «d
amendment providing for a prefer- federal control ot trusts in tin
ential primary. place of the Sherman law against '
the Rocky Mountain orators at 1
"" "Vi'a '^Moore'-lnd'teanis and1 was passed for Street Improvement Hcprescntative "Alfalfa Bill" Norma,,, while be lakes the nega
assembled at Moo, II d t an, .urn P ^ Mum,v limde the following. five of the same issue against the
fl v'rk "at 'once' the'' interurban j A petition was filed for paving re .Herniations for postmasters Kansaiis at lawrence I I... gr.-a-
1" • ' ries1 Mail street to Muskogee avenue, in Oklahoma: Knid. Frank llamil- foretisi nte- «.U l«- held ....
coni]iany having a ^ | Star^ ton: li Hawk,,. Car- April llfb. -both
sary tmoneial arraugciiients foi tin. he I ,, . ..mi. r.t Sllll weii prepared tli--\ will make-tronj
the line into Norman e,„. and a Intion calhng for men. - J W, Elk Crty^8am ElaboratJ
without further cost to the eitlren* bids was passed II, . u sua , In J , , . • preparations have I made at Our cane and millet seed is
r"v a-H h-trrz.,wh,.«
* - «■
"the mystic chords of memory",
and the awakening of noble purpose
by the better angels of our nature,
is irrestibly called to mind by such
a paragraph as this: '1 he feel
ing- with which we face this new
age of right and opportunity sweep
across our heart strings like some
air out of God's own presence,
where justice and Mercy arc recon-
ciled and the judge and the brother
are one. We know our task to be
no mere task of polities, but a task
which shall search us through and
and through whether we be able
understand our time and the
„,.,.il of our people, whether we
be indeed their spokesmen and in-
terpreters, whether we have the
pure heart ti inprel.end and tin
rectified will to choose our high
course ot action —Buffalo, (N
Y ) Time-
A charter was issued Friday for
the Norman Interurban Itailway
Company, Oklahoma t ity t api-
t.al stock ^loD.OtM, The
tors are: C4eo: W Knox tiny 1!.
Treat, J. -I. Johns.., W -I
Mouse and Charles Hoope- Okla-
homa Cit.v.
Notice for Proposiils for pt
street iraprovements
Notice in hereby given ttiul in | >ir
HI SkQM Mwolution ad( d bj tbl M:i\
or and Citv'Couneilnien of the < ity « a
Norniun, Oklahoma, on the sth "hiy of
April 1913, Moaleil proposals h> oon-
tractorn will be rereiveil at the "tin« 1
th- < 'itv Clerk of Haiti < ity uniil x "o
o'clock I' M. April 22ml, ltil i. t'«>r fur-
nishing the iiiaterisln ami for perform-
ing the work in iloim: the
neeeHHnry gnuling, curbinK guttering
draining and drainage appurteimnei- if
hereinafter -1 forth and irving with
Sheet Asphalt upon live . 1!" ' "rt'
land Cement Concrete base. ,1. in si«-
cordanee with the plans and speciti-
eations on file in the office ot the ( it>
Kngineer and adopted l y the Mayor and
< ouncilmen, upon the portions ot the
hereinafter named and described street-
i.f said City. Each said proposal shall
be sealed and endorsed Proposal for
paving District Number 17". Each
-uch proposal shall be accompanied by
.•heck for the sum of two-hundred and
| fifty dollars ($250.00), «ueh eheck being
certified by a bank in Norman, Oklahoma.
payable io said city of Norman. All
1 proposals shall be submitted upon . tnk>
prepaired by the City Kngineer, from
whom same may be obtained
The following is the numbered, named
and described district for wl. > such
proposals a re invited, vi/
1 i-trict number 17 embi' m- '
street from the Host 1 in* " '' r
Avenue t<i the West line of 1 tskOg e
\ venue.
The successful biddt
to execute to the City
struction bond in -
eijim' to 30'* of the
ditioned for the full
t rmanee of the conti ,
\\ M. Davis, formerly "1 stella
in this eoiinty and "•••H known to
nian> of the . iti/.ens in this .-i.unt>
has been appointed I'ost-u a-slci at-
(Ikctilah, connt\ -• it 1,1 ' 'kins
kee Ullltv
Kaeh l.i.l.lnr shall stat.
the nuiubcr of working •!
will undertake the compl
iract. Bidders up mvit
their prorosals a state in t'
periance in street paving
of their financial ability t
contract.
Proposals so rec-ived v
nt
id conside
tin
Mm
Poultry supplies, o>
miea iirits. ground m
meat meal, blood 11.• m
seed, ehan'oal, mixed
for all sizes of chickens
having 1 ad luek wit li
ens, you need these I
result- —1 S Tuhl
ter shells,
sunflower
chick feed
If you are
OU! ehick-
U tur licst
For commercial jolt printing 1 all
at the Knterprisc otli •
Councilmen f said ( iiy.it i
be held at the <'ity Coun-il
the court house buildiii-' in
- 00 p. m April 22, 11)1. '«
tract will be awarded to the
best bidder thereunder.
being given to the quality . i the
posed paving material, the tini. in
the bidder agrees to complete the
tract, a- well as to the prici - offer
each proposal, and the May " md
Councilmen reserve the right to
any and all bids.
A K i i: M KS
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