Cleveland County Enterprise. (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 24, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 6, 1916 Page: 1 of 8
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NORMAN. OKLAHOMA. THURSDAY. APRIL 6, I91ft.
NO. 40
THE MONTHLY CHOP
SUMMARY FOR
Growing condition of the fol-
lowing: 100 per cent representing
prospect for a full crop. Wheat
67 per cent, oats 75 percent, alfal-
fa 82 percent, Spring pasture 7!)
percent.
Percent of the following grains
produced in 1915 that, is still in
the hands of the farmer. Corn 27
percent, wheat 08 percent, oats 17
percent.
Prospects for a full crop of the
following fruits: 100 percent rep-
resenting full crop. Apples 79
percent, pears 78 percent, plums
82 percent, Cherries 82 percent,
peaches 66 percent, apricots 71
percent.
Condition of the soil as regards
moisture 100 percent represen-
ting perfect condition. 69 per-
cent.
The acreage to he planted to the
following crops, compared with the
1915 acreage. Last yeas's acreage
being represented by 100 percent.
Cotton 107 percent, corn 104 per-
cent, kaflir corn 87 percent, feter-
ita 70 percent, milo maize 73 per-
cent.
Wheat— The growing condition
for march is 67 percent. This is
6 percent below the growing con-
dition of last month and 1!) percent
below the growing condition on
the same date last year. The low
growing condition is caused princi-
pally by previous freezes and con-
tinued drv weather. The soil
throughout the state is very much
in need of moister, especially in
various parts of the wheat belt.
The farmer still has on hand
from the 1915 crop, 27 percent of
coan, 08 percent of wheat and 17
percent of oats, having consumed
or marketed 09 percent of corn.
04 percent, of wheat and 10 percent
of oats, of last year's crop during
the month of March.
All fruit seems to be in fair
shape, with the prospect of an av-
erage yield for the coming season
The peach crop has been damaged
to some extent by freezing.
The acreage to be planted to
cotton this year will lie 07 percent
more than the 1915 acreage. Our
preliminary estimate for this year
is 1,945,000 acres.
The acreage to be planted to
corn tnis year will be <>4 percent
more than the acreage planted last
year. The preliminary estimate
for the 1916 acreage to be planted
to corn is 4,24!!,000 acres.
Kaffir corn, feterita anil milo
maize will have a decrease in acre-
age as compared with last year of
13 percent, 30 percent and 27 per-
cent respectively.
P. M. Gaitlt, Pres
The Democratic County
O011 volition, Saturday
FAMOUS ART COLLECTION
HT UNIVERSITY
J. M, Corn Candidate
For County Surveyor
The democratic county conven-
tion, held in Norman Saturday,
was perhaps the most harmonious
convention ever held in Norman.
In pursuance of a regular autli- |ttrt rooms of the University of Ok- at the primary, August 1st
coining Mr Corn served Cleveland
count) two terms as surveyor, sev-
RAISING 51,0011 FUNG
MISSIONARY IN BRAZIL
Entertains Friends at
Banquet at Cottage Home
this issue of the Enter-
A hundred lithographs, property prise appears the announcement of
of the American Federation of j -J M. Corn for county
Arts, are now on display in the subject to the action of
Mr. I, I Edwards entertained
Present indications are favorable about twenty friends at a banquet
y surveyor, that the goal of *1,000 set in the at the Cottage Home Friday even-
t the voters Frank Long campaign being con- nig. The banquet was greatly en-
orized call of the State Central I lahoma, where visitors are
Democratic Committee for a con- almost daily from surrounding
vention to be held in Oklahoma | cities to view them. The collee-
City, the democrats of C leveland j tjon was recently exhibited at the
j county held a convention of the World's Fair at San Francisco,
.delegates from the various voting , where it attracted wide attention.
ptecincts ot ( loveland county this Among the artists represented j est and upright Christian gentle-
j Satinda\, April 1st, 1916. They ju tlte collection are Joseph Pen-1 man, and in every wav worthy and
| elected as their representatives and ne^ Etbel Gnbain, McClure well qualified for'the office,
delegates to assemble at Oklahoma Hamilton, J .Kerr Lawson, Harry J He moved to Cleveland county
j ( it.\ at, the above named conven- | Becker, and a number ef others as | at the opening of Oklahoma and
era! years ago; and in that office
rendered valuable service to the
county and land owners
He is a good, practical, an hon-
ducted by the student body at the
university, will he successfully)
reached before the dose of the
campaign Friday night. Wednes
j tion an April 11, 1916 the foljow-
| ing named delegates to wit:
R. McMillan, W. .1. Hess, W.
j L. Eagleton, M. C. Runyan, J. W.
| Harbour, Hugh .Tones, W. M.
j Newell, J. R. Stogner, F. B.
Swank, H. Downing, 11. L. Sad-
ler, Dr. G. M. Clifton, .1, B. Phil-
well known. The pictures will re-
main in the University art galler-
ies until April 10th.
activities he has evidenced the ca-
pacity and experience of a quarter
of a century. We endorse every
officer of our party throughout
lips, .Mai .Tarboe, .1. 0. Fox, Wm. the gtate and natioil
E
Man tow, J. A. Morrison, Geo.
Burke. Clias. P. Klinglesmith,
O. Miller, Jno. Brockhouse, II
Muldrow, S. (j. Howery, W.
Barnard, Dr. C. C. Nail, J.
Peters, Clias. Turner, Albert Stev-
| ens, M. T. J. Capshaw and Thorn-
ton wilson.
Cleveland county, under the call
wes entitled to 15 full votes, but
by a unanimous vote by conven-
tion they aggreed to increase the
number of delegates to .30, giving
each attendant thereby one-half
vote.
Upon unanimous vote upon all
questions, save one single excep-
tion, the convention instructed
the delegation to Oklahoma City to
vote as a unit. This will give
them a large and enthusiasts
egation and will prevent any
sion of the vote within the
convention.
K. McMillan
•I A Mohkison, Chairman.
Secretary.
had been raised.
Frank Long, an alumnus of the
university, is a missionary in Bra-
zil. Last year the "Oklahoma in
Brazil" club of university stud-
ents raised $600 tor his support,
which allowed a salary of $1.65
per day. This year they purpose
to raise this salary to $2.75 per
He is a democrat from principle, j day.
a good citizen, and to know him is Long received his A. 15. degree
to admire him. i from the university in 1908 and
If nominated and elected coun-i his M. A. in 1909. He worked
ty surveyor he will give the county j his way through school by run-
joyed by all present, also the
splendid talks by Mr. Edwards and
his guests.
The object of the meeting was
day noon $590 of the total amount to discuss plans for making Nor-
man more beautiful, and many
opening
has been a permanent resident ever
^ ■ j Where there have been sconnd-
" - J rels we have exposed them: it is
'' I equally right that where we have
I found good men that we should
' commend them.
We endorse as our delegate to
the national convention to assein
ble at St. Louis the Honarable
Ben F. Williams. We recognize
in him a democrat without guile, a'
an administration that would be
satisfactory to all.
(iive the claims of J. M. Corn
due and careful consideration, lie
will appreciate your support.
mug a pressing establishment called
the Hub," and also helped sever-
al others through. He was a var-
sity football player. At present
he is stationed at Recife, Brazil.
Since going there he met and niar-
County Assessors Notice ie<l the daughter of
a missionary.
The county assessor has com-
plied with Chapter 193 if Session
Laws 1915, in making 1916 assess-
Wliite Sox Defeat Sooners
man who seeks an office and who
I nicut.
del-
divi-
state
stands among the people as a lead- i
er in democratic thought and in- j
tegrity of action.
We commend the harmony that i
has prevailed in our party and be-1
speak that it continue, that as be-1
ing in favor of free government oft
the people, no taxation further |
j than the necessity of government
j requires and that we stand togeth-
[ as one man.
W. M. Newell, •
Chairman
C. P. Klinhlksmith
C. ('. Nail.
He will be
The Chicago White Sox and the
I Sooner base ball teams crossed
oflice at the bats at the university grounds
t\\ent\ da.\s Monday afternoon. The result
was that the Sooners were defeated
by a score of 11 to 1. These
games, however, are a means of
great experience for the Oklaho-
ma aggregation. It shows them
just where their fault- are, and
inowledge of
RESOLUTION
Speaking Dates of
R. S. Davis of Norman
R. S. Davis of Norman, will ad
dress the citizens of the following
precincts in Cleveland county, on
the Registration Law and Taxation.
Speaking will begin at 7 :•'!(>
o'clock at the school houses :
Valley Grove, Monday night,
April 10, Red Springs, Tuesday
night, April 11, liose Hill, Wed-
nesday night, April 12, Union
Hill, Thursday night. April 13,
Lone Star, Friday night, April 14.
Mr. Davis is quite familiar with
the new registration law and tax-
ation, and it will lie to your advan-
tage to attend one of the above
meetings. He is an interesting
talker and has a message for yon
"Is your son pursuing his stud-
ies at college?"
Yes; but he hasn't caught up
with any of them yet. — Baltimore
American.
Be it resolved, That we the rep-
resentatives of the Democracy of
Cleveland county in convention
assembled, deem it but right that
we express the sentiment of our-
selves and people.
We congratulate the nation that
it has passed to a great extent into
the control of the democratic par-
ty. This party stands today as it
stood at the opening of this gov-
ernment, and before, for the rule
ot the people, the absence of un-
necessary taxation, the intelligence
of the masses to think and act for
themselves and the common good.
We endorse the administration
of the President of the United
States, the Honorable Woodrow
Wilson, as being an administra-
tion of wisdom, prudence and
safetj He has kept us from war
and from all alliances and in his
administration this nation has
progressed as no other has in
annals of history.
With equal willingness we
dorse the administration of
Honorable Robert L. Williams, I
democratic governor of Oklahoma.
He has stayed by his trust and
kept every pledge made by him to
his party and to the people of this
State. We have heard him criti-
cized for cruel economy, but if lie
has been economical in his admin-
istration he has done only what he
promised to do, what the people
have a right to expect and what
democracy has always advocated.
His will be counted in history an
administration of wisdom, fore-
thought and integrity. We endorse
with pleasure the administration of
the Honorable .Ioseph I! Thomp-
son, our representative in congress.
Though a new member, iu his
W. L. Martin for
County Weigher
11 his
county seat the next
for the purpose of assessing those
who have not assessed their prop-
erty for the current year. At the
expiration of twenty days those
who have failed to assess their
property tor the eurrent year shall
lie declared as delinquent, and the gives them a bette
penalty of $1.00 for such failure1 the game
'shall be added to his or her tax,
and entered on the tax books, and
collected by the county treasurer
; and when collected, shall lit- paid
: to the deputy assessor or his de-
partment, who assessed said delin-
quent property. Provided, that
no assessor shall be authorized to
proceed by giving notice, as this
i section provides, until the board
; of county commissioners of such
county shall have authorized such
| proceednre, by resolution duly pas-
sed in regitIm or special session,
Hid lie published at least once in
good ideas were advanced for more
extended improvements in our
city.
One of the main objects of the
gathering was the discussion of the
new Park Commission, and it was
the unanimous opinion of all pres-
ent that Mr. Edwards he made
chairman of the Commission.
It is Mr. Edward's idea to beau-
tify many more parks during this
year, and those present agreed to
assist in the movement.
Mr. Will II Clark, superinten-
dent of Fairluwn cemetery of Ok-
lahoma Cit\ was a special guest,
lie made a most interesting talk,
and how Norman was being talked
ot ui other cities, for her beautiful
parks.
Mr. Edwards was extended a
vote of thanks for his elaborate en-
tertainment.
II. O. Miller Issues Statement
The Oklahoma men played real
well considering their opposition.
However, the failure of Owen's
men to give proper support to the
pitchers at critical times caused
several of the runs to made.
Death of Mrs. Borjes
the
en-
tlie
With this issue of the Enter-
prise appears the announcemen
of W. L. Martin, of Taylor town-
ship, for the democratic nomina-
tion for county weigher, subject to | some newspaper of general
the action of the voters at the pri-j lation in the county.
mary, August 1st.
Mr. Martin was county weigher
from 1905 to 1910, in which office
he gave general satisfaction, giv-
ing honest weights to all.
He is a hard working man. a
good citizen and a true and tried
democrat. He lias always been
active in politics, and has labored
faithful for the success of the dem-
ocartie party.
•Since his term of office expired
lie retained his residence in Nor-
man for some years, moving to the
farm last year.
If nominated and elected county
weigher, W. L. Martin will prove
a good man for the place, same as
he did when he was an official.
(Jive his claims careful consider-
ation before casting your vote for
county weigher.
County Court April 17
A jury term of county court
will convene in Norman, Monday,
April 17th.
•Ittdge Wolf informs us that he
expects to clear the docket at this
term.
Marrige License Issued
I he following marriage license
have been issued during the past
week:
(it
• E. Long, 30, and Emma
M. Bradley, 26, both of Noble.
Walton W. Perrine, 30, and
Florence McKennon, 21, both of
Oklahoma ( ity. They were unit-
ed in marriage Tuesday by Kev.
E. S. Benjamin.
City Election Tuesday
The city election passed off very
quietly Tuesday. There were con-
tests in only two wards. 2nd and
3rd. The result is as follows:
Ward 1—Clias Richards( D) 88.
Ward 2—
SI. F. McFarland (IM
C. VV. Kirwitsky (D) 1
Ward 3—
J. A. Davis (D) 103.
R. L. Pierson (K) 88.
Ward 4 —
Mrs. Deitrich Borjes, aged 47
years, died at her home, 113 West
Symms street, at 10 o'clock Wed-
nesday morning, after an illness of
several months.
Mrs. Borjes was a native of
•lamesport. Mo., and was united
in marriage to Mr. Borjes in Colo-
rado twenty -four years ago.
She has been a resident of Nor-
man for more than twenty years.
She was a faithful wife and a kind
and loving mother, and a devoted
Christian lady, having been
member of the Christian church
since she was 15 years of age. She
was well known in Norman, and
to know her was to like her She
is survived by a husband and four
children, two boys and two girls.
The funeral services were con-
ducted by Rev. D. A. Wirki/.er a:
the Christian church this afternoon
at .'i o'clock, with interment in the
10 (• F. cemeten .
County Commissioners Moot
bnan
held
of
Life Imprisonment
for W. D. January
The motion fon a new
the W. 1). January case
gued before Judge Swank
by Williams iV Luttrell.
trial in
was ar-
Friday,
Judge
>0.
■Swank overruled the motion. The
|attorneys gave notice of appeal to
t he (: 'riminal Court of Appeals.
sioner
first of this week.
The general r<
was transacted.
TV busv
of busine
the
It is altogether different
11. Burbour (D) 8s. military, but in social life it i
For Hog Ordinance 221. playing hands that leads to hand
Against Hog Ordinance 275. i to-hand lighting.
I mnginatlon and Sense
"Bob," said Coyote Jim "what's
one i f these here optomists?"
"Well," answered Broncho
Bob, "As near as 1 kin make out,
an optimist is a fellow that looks
at a pair of deuces an' imagine it's
as good as three kings, an' still
have sense enough not to bet on
the hand." — Washington Star.
Subscribe for the Enterprise.
In announcing my candidacy for
renomination for the office of rep-
resentative on the democratic tick-
et at the primary August 1. 1916,
I wish again to sincerely thank the
J democracy of Cleveland county for
! the honor bestowed upon mo in
1914 and trusi that my services to
I our county and state meets with
j your approval. The legislation
! enacted by the fifth legislature is
! manifestly beneficial for the mas-
ses of the people that we may
all look with pride upon their
i splendid and efficient, work.
The most important legislation
that I believe will meet with your
, approval is the gross production
lax law. The regular session of
the fifth legislature passed a 2 per
■ ■cut gross production tax which
i he oil men contested payment.
The special session raised this tax
to 3 per cent and so safeguarded
the law so it will certainly be up-
held by the courts if contested,
j According to recent issues of the
newspapers the oil men are com-
ing through and paying the tax.
It. is estimated that the tax on oil
will amount to more than $3,000,-
000 per year from property that
formerly almost escaped taxation.
1 also want to call your attention
a I to the fact that the republican
I, representatives voted against the
gross production tax. The social-
ist representatives to a man voted
against the vitalization of the con-
stitution on the usury question.
I would also all your attention
j to the efficient and economic man-
ner of handling of our state insti-
tutions made possible by legisla-
tion and appropriations. The Ok-
lahoma State Hospital is located
in Cleveland county. The legisla-
ture passed an appropriation of
$100,000 to buy this institution.
The first twelve months the state
saved $92, 798.6(1 in maintaining
this institution which nearly paid
the purchase price of the Oklaho-
ma State Hospital. And in fair-
ness to my republican friends 1
desire to say that several of the
republican members favored the
purchasing of this institution which
the socialist members opposed. I
desire to sa,\ to the democratic vot-
ers that the democratic majority
in the legislature were loyal to
their trust and labored for the
general welfare of the people of
Oklahoma and not for special in-
terests hut for equal rights to all.
I stand squarely on my record in
the legislature and invite the clos-
est inspection. The only pledge I
can give if renominated and elected
is, that 1 will be faithful in the
discharge of my duties to the
state.
Your servant,
H. O. Miller.
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