Cleveland County Enterprise. (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 22, 1914 Page: 1 of 8
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CLEVELAND COUNTY ENTERPRISE.
VOL. XXII
NORMAN. OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY. JAN. 22, 1914.
NO. 29
Questions and Dates for De-
bates Are Agreed Upon
Broke Out Anew
Leave of Absence For Five Profs.
Questions for the debaters in
which the University of Oklahoma
will meet the universities of Kan-
sas, Colorado, Arkansas and South-
ern California have been decided
upon and the dates selected in each
case, with the exception of the coast
institution, according to an an-
nouncement made by Debating
Coach B. F. Tanner. .
On April 8, on the question,
"Resolved that the several states
should adopt a unicameral form of
legislature," Arthur K. Wolfe, Jo-
- seph Poth and John Rogers will
meet the Kansas debaters on the
local platform. On the same date,
Gleu Helmick, Thomas YValdrep
and Eugene McMahon will meel
the representatives of Colorado at
Boulder, debating the same ques-
tion .
On April 13, at Fayetteville, J.
Roy Orr and Walter A. Morrow,
both freshmen, will argue the ques-
tion, "Resolved that minimum
wage legislation should be enacted
in the United States," with the de-
bating team of the University of
Arkansas. ,
The question but not the date
has been selected for Oklahoma's
first contest with the University of I
Southern California. William R. j
Rea and Ural A. Rowe will debate
with the representatives of the Los I
Angeles institution the question,
"Resolved, that deposits in all
banks should be guaranteed by a
government tax on all deposits."
This debate will be held in Norman,
and will follow the other three.
Valuable practice for the debat-1
ers is to be afforded through a plan i
by which members of the teams'
will go to cities in the central part
of the state and discuss the uni- j
catneral legislature and other ques- j
tions before popular audiences. Ar-1
rangements have already been made!
to send teams to Shawnee and Lex- j
ington.
Another Attraction Secured For
Norman
Standing of Contestants
For several months the contest for
appointment as Norman's Postmas-
ter to succeed J.J. Burke whose time
expires on the 25th of this month,
has been waged principally by two
candidates, the rest of the contest-
ants dropping out of the contest by
reason of a well founded belief that
only the two in the contest would
be considered seriously by Hon.
Scott Ferris to whom the matter of
suggesting a new Postmaster had
been assigned. On a show down
it seems that Mr. Ferris did not
care to decide between the two con-
testants and feeling that this coun-
ty being no longer in his district,
that the matter of suggesting the
name of a new Postmaster for Nor-
man should be left to the congress-
men-at-large residing in the new
district, to-wit: Hon. Claude Weav-
er and Hon. J. B. Thompson. The
Postmaster General there upon ap-
portioned the counties in the new
district and Cleveland county was
assigned to Mr. Weaver who ac-
cepted the same and has notified
the people here to that effect
this week. This notice has revived
interest in the contest and up to
present writing 15 have made ap-
plication for Mr. Weaver's favor
in winning the contest and more
are looking over the fence with a
view of jumping over into the con
test.
Postmaster Burke smiles and
gives evidence of hugely enjoying
the contest, believing that it is go-
ing to take sometime for Mr. Weav-
er to settle upon his successor and
the more time the better it will suit
Mr. Burke. In fact Mr. Burke
seems to be perfectly willing to hold
onto the job indefinitely and not
let Norman suffer the want of a
Postmaster. He is not wiring for
the Post Office department to send
him a successor.
Five professors in the University
of Oklahoma have been granted
leaves of absence for next year by
the state b.iard of education, in ac-
| cordjince with a plan adopted by the
! board last year which entitles a pro-
fessor to a leave of absence on half
pay after he has served on the
teaching force of the university for
seven years. Professor House ot
the department of modern languag-
es will spend the year at Strassburg,
Germany and Montpepier, France.
Professor Roy Gittinger will study
European history in France. Pro
feasor 11. H.Lane will make a spec-
ial study of embryology under l>r.
Franklin at Princeton university.
Prof. Lewis Turley will study path-
ology at Harvard university, and
' Prof. S. W. Reaves will stud\ pro-
jective deferential geometerv at the
University of Chicago. Professor
Edwin DeBarr of the university
j faculty is now in Germany on a
leave of absence granted on the
same plan. The absences are grant-
ed in order to give the members of
! the faculty an opportunity to keep
up with the development that is
being made in all subjects.
Visits Norman
The "Twentieth Century" Art
club of Oklahoma City consisting
of thirty ladies, visited the art ex-
hibit at the University. The ladies
came down to Norman in a special
car chartered for the oceassion, on
Saturday afternoon and returned
at 5 p. in.
Refreshments were served by a
committee of ladies eonsiting of
Mesdames L. J. Edwards, J. H. |
Felgar, J. D. Maguire and Kae
Lindsay who were appointed to
meet the visitors and remain with j
them while in Norman. The visit-j
ors were profuse with words of ap-
preciation and admiration of the j
university, the art exhibit and of j
our city.
Januarv Business Better
More than three times as much
business is being done as we did
last January. This is especially
true at the store where "better
goods for less money" is the motto,
and every clerk as well as the pro-
prietor is a booster. People are
learning it now and appreciate the
honest goods at fair profits sold by
a man who works "for the good of
the people, not the greed of gold".
Ce-tainly to treble and quadrupple
the business of a store in one year
is success which could come only
by the motto: "Better goods for
less tn mey" followed by the New
Deal Store.
W hit well's Farmers Store
Norman (Retail Merchants' Asso.
There was a fair attendance of
the retail merchants of Norman at;
! the council chamber Monday night {
when Mr.Meek, state secretary and ,
I manager, made his statement of
! the aims and objects of the organa-
jzation, which is, briefly, a uniting j
I of the merchants of the town in an
! organization for mutual benefit and
| protection, and to get a line on
j dead beats and other gentry who
j prey upon the unsuspecting merch-
ant. It is a state-wide organization,
j and rapidly becoming nation-wide.
The Norman branch was organi-
zed with Arthur Williams, as pres-
ident, Fred Reed as vice-president,
E. W. Wilcox, as treasurer and
IS. K. McCall and Frank Morris as
members executive committee. Mr.
i McNeeley was elected secretary.
Twenty-one merchants signed the
j roll and a number of others expres-
sed an intention to join. Next
j meeting w ill be Monday night.
It is "Worth While." Every re-
I tail merchant in the town should
belong, and join in fighting the
| mail order business, and making
common cause for self protection.
Tlic Shuhert Symphony Club and
Ladies Quartette, which is one of
the best organizations of its kind
traveling in the United States will
appear at the Franing Theatre Sat
urday night, January 31. They
are sure to be greeted by a large
audience of Cleveland county peo
pie.
This organization has been ap-
pearing before the American peo-
ple tor over twenty-five years and
has won national prominence for
their great work. It will present
violin, mandolin and vocal solos,
quartette selections, ami readings.
Appearing with the Shnberts is
Thomas Valentine Purcell, the dis-
tinguished American violinist. Mr
Purcell has become known as one
of the best American violinist. He
has studied under t he best artists
of America and Europe. It was
Mr. Purcell that tested the best
American violins in an exhaustive
test to find the best. One of Mr.
Pureell's many violins is valued at
over seven thousand dollars.
Miss Hazel Corby, who is known
all over America on the Lyceum
platform, for her reading, will also
be here with the Shnberts. No one
who loves good reading can afford
to miss hearing Miss Corby
The Shuberts will be one tit' the
| organizations that will appear in
| Norman this year. They are hon-
oring Norman with one of their
I few stops in the state.
The following
I the contestants
Contest for the
uary 14
1 189950
3 86150
is the standing of
in the #400 Piano
week ending, Jan-
No.
Going Higher
The average citizen of Cleveland
county does not need to be inform-
ed that the cost of living, burying '
the dead and paying taxes has been !
climbing higher each year but for
a citizen in Norman to receive I
notice of a 20 per cent raise in his J
church subscription for the year
1914, from the official board with- j
out an reference whatever as toj
the citizen having fallen heir to a
fortune or come into the posses- j
sion of one through an oil gusher,
or an increase in family, is certainly
calculated to arouse an inquiry as j
to where all this sort of climbing is
going to lead to and what sort of
fare is dished up at the poor farm.
B. R. McDonald was herefrom
Pawhuska, Friday, and stated his
folks were all well and that ho was
prospering in his new location.
Married -- Cole-Keedlng
Mr. Joe B. Cole and Miss Vera
Reeding, both of Oklahoma City,
were married by Rev. R. L. Own-
bey, Sunday at 5 o'clock, in the
presence of Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Setzer.
Subscribe for the Enterprise.
Lets Contest for Drilling
At the annual meeting of stock-
holders of the Little River Oil Co.,
| the same board of direciors and offic-
j ers were re-el"cted. A contract was
also made with a driller, who will
go down at least 2000 feet if neces-
!sary.
The company gives the driller:
I the use of t he derrick already erect-
| ad at Mardoek, leases on 3000 acres
j of land and pays him $1000 in cash.
I Work, it is said, will begin just as
soon as the driller can get his ma-
! ehinery on the ground.
First National Bank
of Norman, Oklahoma
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS—E. B. Johnson, presi-
dent; Win.'SynnoU, cashier; Phil C. Kidd, vice presi
dent ,md as>t -cashier; S A. Ambrister, vice-president,
H. Bessent, C. S. Smith, F. Caruthers, E. DeBarr,
.. D. Maguire, J. M. Curtice.
ti
Tills bank is always prepared to meet the legitimate
business needs of its patrons, and solicits your business
on merit. Courteous treatment and careful attention to j.
business matters combined with a conservative busings 'X
policy assure.security and satisfaction.
A Local Bank For Local People
*■
FIRST NATIONAL BANK of NORMAN, OKLA
I'll I I11 I I I l"t"H I II I I I I I I < I I I I H
The Woods Are Full of Them
The article in last week's Demo-
! crat in regard to Judge Robertson's
candidacy for Governor attracted
I no little amount of favorable com
ment throughout this county It
j would seem this county is solid for
the Judge He has a host of friends
l in every nook and corner of Pot
tawatomie county who are anxious
! to get in behind him and assist in
| rolling his wagon, should be a can
didate for Governor. If Judge Rob
ertson could hear one-half of the j
expressions of approval of his can
didaey, or his suggested candidacy
the editor has heard in the past
week, he would certainly feel very
proud. There is possibly no man
; to the voters of this county who
could poll a larger vote for any
office than could Judge Robertson.
Tecumseh Democrat
Demon Hi raHon Train to Stop
Through the efforts of the Nor-
man Chamber of Commerce the live
stock special train operated by the j
A. & M. college and Santa Fe Rail-
way, which starts next week for a ,
tour of the state, will stop at Nor-
man on Friday, Jan. 30t.h, from |
11:15 o'clock a. m. to 1 o'clock p.
m. This is a special train carry-
ing exhibits of the live stock of the
college and many other exhibits of j
the institution, as object lessons of
what is being done in the work. '
It is accompanied by expert lectur-
ers, who will demonstrate how the
best breeds in cattle for beef and:
milk are secured, how cattle and
live stock should be handled to se
cure best results, etc. The enter-
tainment will be first class in every
respect and every farmer within
driving distance of Norman, and
every citizen of Norman, should be
present
Judge J. B. A. Robertson of Lin-
coln county, who was a member of i
the supreme court commission re
signed such position Saturday to
announce his candidacy for gov
eruor. Judge Robertson i- well
known in this part of the state and
will poll a big vote in the primary
—Osage Journal
Little River Christian Church
Next Sunday at the Little River
Christian church (old Holland
church) at 1:30 p ra Judge Gres-
ham will deliver an address on
Church and Sunday School Work.
Everybody come out and hear him
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Red Oak Items
All the wide awake farmers are
busy plowing now and plowing
the land deep
Dick Sutton and Harry Jefferies
cast their lot with Uncle Sam for
four years in the navy.
The subject, "Resolved that
lynch law is never justifiable" was
debated before a packed house at
Council Creek las! Pi ida\ night.
Affirmative: Atty. Welch. Luther
and Homei Smith Negative C.
('. Baile\ Richard Brown and E.
lj. Castile. Decission in favor of
affirmative.
Sooners T o I'luy Chinks
Two baseball games have been
scheduled by Manager Smiser of
the Sooners for April 3 and 4 with
the Chinese university of Hawaii.
The Orientals toured the I nited
States lust year, losing only one
game to ii college game. They are
said to have a stronger team than
last season and the Sooners expect
a hard game for the early season.
The game with Edmond, reported
as being scheduled April 3 and 4,
will come on March 27 and 28.
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Voting was very interesting this
week. Many heretofore inactive
contestants taking part and turning
in a high score.
5000 votes for every dollar paid
on subscription I his week Sample
copies always ready for the con-
testants.
JAS. D. MAGUIRE
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Fox, J. O. Cleveland County Enterprise. (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 22, 1914, newspaper, January 22, 1914; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc108435/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.