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The Daily Transcript
VOLUME in
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1915
NUMBER 54
n
liimberlin's New Store
We have just opened a NEW CLOTHING
AND GENTS FURNISHING GOODS STORE
in the Boyd building, 4 doors west of the
Farmers National Bank.
We are now prepared to furnish you with
the very best of Men's and Boys' Wearables.
We guarantee our merchandise to be the
best that money can buy.
In case a customer isn't satisfied with his
purchase we will cheerfully refund the money.
Our line consists of Men's and Boys' Fine
Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Caps, Shirts, Under-
wear, Neckwear, Belts, Suspenders, Gloves,
Overalls, Trunks and Suit Cases.
We would appreciate a visit the first time
you pass our store.
YOURS TO PLEASE AND SATISFY,
E. B. Kimberlin
Fine Clothing for Men and Boys
GLASS BOY GETS FIXE HOME POLYGAMY WILL BE FAVORED
Prof, and Mrs. D. W. Ohern Are New; B.v
Parents and His Name is "James
Bryce Ohern"—Final So-
lution of the Trouble
Women of Foreign Countries, So
Says Grand-daughter of
Brigham Young.
San Francisco, Aug. 12.—Polygamy
In county court this morning Judge' as a means of repopulating Europe
B. F. Wolf made final disposition oi after the war is being seriously ad-
the boy known as James Glass and vanced by Miss Emma Lucy Gates,
whose case has attracted a nation- granddaughter of Brigham Young, pi-
wide attention during the past month oneer Morman leader.
or more, by giving him into the cus- Coming from Europe since the out-
tody of Prof, and Mrs. D. W. Ohern, break of hostilities, Miss Gates pre-
who have legally adopted him and giv- diets that the women of the war-
en him the name of "James Bryce drained nations are today ready to ae-
Ohern." Certainly this is a most pleas- cept polygamous marriage. She bases
ing solution of the problem, for no- her belief on twelve years' association
where could the boy have found a with European women in various old
j better home or more earnest, christian world capitals.
j foster parents. Miss Gates, who for many years
J The petition upon which the child sang with the Royal Opera at the
! was brought before the court was kaiser's theatre in Berlin, was recent-
drawn under the foundling act by ly here as a soloist with the Mormi .
Judge J. M. Gresham, who represent- Tabernacle choir. She spoke freely of
ed Mr. and Mrs. Ohern in the pro
' ceedings, and was as follows:
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA
In the County Court of Cleveland
County, State of Oklahoma.
her faith in polygamy.
"I have," she said, "known many
families in Utah where there were
several wives, and I have known
many unmarried girls in Europe-
CLE! GROCERIES FOR THOSE
WHO CARE
WATERMELLONS ON ICE
FRESH TOMATOES
PEACHES
GREEN PETERS
GRAPES
CABBAGE
APPLES
CANTELOUPES
SWEET POTATOES
BANANAS
LEMONS
ORANGES
BLUE HILL CHEESE (PLANE AND CHILE)
Bowling's
In the Matter of the Adoption of wj1Pre matrimony is the only career
James Bryce Ohern. and j am convinced the woman who is
_ Petition. 0ne 0f many wives is happier than the
1st. D. W. Ohern and Eugenie G. permanent spinster.
Ohern, husband and wife, petitioners, "Many girls in the old world have
state to the Court that they are rest- told me that they would much prefer
dents of Norman, Okla., that this being a plural mate of a man who
Court has in custody a boy aged four cou]d „jve theni ., pleasant home,
years (4) familiarly known as "James where they could live a useful life, to
Glass," or "Chas. Douglas Glass." i beinfr an old majd.
2nd. Said boy is a foundling; and « j was for twelve years in Berlin, All indications at present are that
diligent search has been made by this and j have heard numbers of German 1915 peach crop of the United
Court, the Sheriff of this County, the women say they thought it far better states will be the largest in the his-
Marshal of this City and many of the, to |,ave a home and family 011 a polyg- tor,. 0f the country. The total of 58,-
citizens of this County for the parents! anious hasis, where a husband took 000,000 bushels reported on July 1
of said boy, and have made diligent proper <.ai-e of his children, than the was an increase of eight per cent over
search for a relative of said boy; that SyStem of monogamy, which in Europe iast year's figures for the correspond-
said persons have been unable to find tacitly permits several affinities. ;,„i i„,t t,0ii0v0rf tw ihe.
RECORD PEACH CROP
AT THE CHURCHES
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
or locate either parent of said boy or .<And as a result of this war I firm-
ing period, but it is believed that the
real extent of the crop when corn-
Services as usual Sunday. Sunday
school at the regular hour. Preaching
at 11 o'clock. It is expected that
every member be out to the morning
services. Our services have been
holding up well this summer and we
id ^aTVelieves the men of all re- J®
S LP„0.n"b^iy,o±f^"!f very pleasant, thus our church a. all
1,1, 1 ■ .1 , • 1 1 1 i*MU v I Cdl CAltlll Ui lilt vwivii l*u,a
j anyone related to him; that said boy s jy Relieve these ideas regarding mar. p]eted will be greater than is indicat
; real name is unknown. riage are going tb be generally prac- ed bv these figures. Many of the
3rd. Petitioners are of legal age, ticed. larger producing areas will have sub-
and each of petitioners is more than Miss Gates said she did not espouse stantiafiy increased yields, in some of
ten years older than said boy; that pe- - - ' ■
I titioners are able to take care of said
boy and to educate him; that said boy
j should be adopted and given a home men she asserted. "But I believe jn which the crop is noticeably shorter tii ,
, and training and education; that these every woman has the right if she than in 1914. The Texas yield will be ^ 'emher the voung people's work
petitioners desire to adopt said boy chooses to seIect her husband." much larger than last yea, : Oklaho- at thT uTual hour-7 o'cloT We have
James6 Brvce° Ohern'hatsawTam -^labout her views on eugenics, ma, will establish a new record; Ar- f ^Zt we all are very proud rf
• was us^ in the Style of this proceed- necessarv i'"'c,;d, and. rightfully so. Our.y. un,
1 ing for the reason that the real name wher
| of said bov is unknown. 1 qu1,
4th. Wherefore, petitioners pray same for men as_ for women. Eugenics Pennsylvania; Delaware, New Jersey,
and Connecticut yields will be good;
western New York, big; Ohio district
ss iiates repueu; kansas and the Missouri territory win = 1 pd
"I do not hold eugenics necessary ,how bifJ (jKures; Georgia will equal ' '
lere men live like our Mormon boys. |ast year. new records will be made in 1 , ' . '
ir Mormon standard of purity is the west virpriniat Maryland and western 1 J „
LEXINGTON LEADER NOTES RECEPTION
Misses Mary Baker and Bess El-
the Court to grant them a decree of is superficial where both sexes have
adoption of said child under the au- ciean standards.
j thority of the laws of the State of Ok- good deal of misapprehension
lahoma. i exists regarding polygamy in my
J?- ^,^,SEi!ISATIT,r>vT grandfather's day. For instance, the
EUGENIE G. OHERN, , Mormon women had an equal vote
Petitioners.. wjth the men in the church. So if llcalllc£,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Mellor have they lived in ia^ states of these big producing districts will de-
_ waived all claim to the child and was be"'use, svst'em ' velon at about the Same- P-n0,i- '
abandoned the habeus corpus proceed- < , ^ ,^h^en" were kind a„,, L;ood to
TO KENDALL BOYS !"gs to secure possession of him giv- families. My grandfather, who
ing_ him gladly over ntojhe. custody children, never made
Michigan, about the same as last
year; the Northwest, with a great in-
crease, may break the record; and Cal-
ifornia will have fully as many
neaches as last vear. As some of
:ire doing a most splendid work,
all the youn" people be out for
our services.
At night we join the union services
at the park by the Christian church.
Let's have a great crowd for that ser-
vice. W. E. GUY, Pastor.
ker and Bess E1-, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Clement gave an °fMi\ and Mrs. Ohern. Sheriff Pick- a discrimination in giving then
lege of Norman are attending a house enjoyable party last night at their puh^'s residence" nnd°afLrThe olesents- Nor were the wives discrim
party at the home of Miss Joy Sh.nn beautiful home on DeBarr avenue in 3 1a"d-aftttleBr inated against.
«nir Vii\ArViArtr) fV *a nraair k .... r 1.1 ■ 1 ir i countv coui c m oceeuinsrs took tne bo\
marketing problem involved will be
one requiring the most expert atten-
tion ir. order that the distribution may
be made to the best advantage.
OFF FOR THE PANHANDLE
That is true today. I am intimate_ anu ^
acouainted with the four wives of , ' .."
,.f the Mormon tamlly Kot 2
Mr. and Mrs. Ed B. Johnson and
awav this morning for
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
First Church of Christ, Scientist:
Regular services at the church edifice
on West Eufaula at 11 o'clock. SuJ>-
iect: "Soul." Wednesday evening
testimonial meeting at S o'clock. AH
are cordially invited to these services.
Sunday school at 10 o'clock. Th#
reading room is open from 2:30 to 5
o'clock p. m. Wednesday afternoons
when literature may be read or pur-
chased as desired.
M. E. CHURCH. SOUTH
in Corbett neighborhood this week. honor of their nephews, Vesper and cou,n!-' court Proceedings took the boy
Mrs. J. B. Phillips and little daugh- Erwin Kendall, who are visiting here ?'ld hls J?arents, thef-, 0her"
ter came Sunday to visit a few days at; from Lawrence, Kas. The evening home- The Transcript heartily con-1 p ident Smith of tne mormon .. tn ,hP Johnson
th, D. N. K,ll,y ..d H. K. Phillip, p,«,i„tl, l„ ggjjj. J ZSti
Chas. Devorss and wife and babe of mentsTrve^. "Those6 "wVen™ wire ;vor,h>, in «v®ry, ,W8y the excellent 0t 3 There''were Enough meZbers^f Morning worship at 11 a. m. Preach-
Norman were guests of W. C. Kemp Misses Frances Buchanan, Edna Bes- home he will have. PAYING THE BILLS > f !->ilv it home to comfortably inK by the pastor. Subject: "The
and family Sunday. . sent, Gladys Crawford, Hessie Frost. f.Noth,nf ™or^s been heart from I A1 1M(i m ; ""tnId Ihn on a .d his Cal- -f the Flowers." Solo bv Mr.
We are in receipt of the following Froma Johnson, Arline Johnson, Sam- J^e reputed mothei, Mrs. K'sie A1 countv commissioners have exnected to ioin Reade Bridgewater, "Fear Ye Not, O
card: "Born, August 8,-a white hope, my McCall, Laura McCall, Irma b^$h- an.d Probably now that the The county t^mn^sts^0erdavs al. fonna Paity are exPe.lt^ t0 Israel," by Dudley Buck.
weight nine pounds, eyes black, hair Lowther, Marv Spencer, Marguerite child has been legally and properh , ■ daims against the countv, the " I , 1 / fj..0 Vattle on this Evening union service on the Chris-
Mac!, height 22 inches; name J. C. Pendleton and Xyla Pendleton; Mes- ""opted,b>' ^ people, she will not ''^'^enuali.ation hoa," having re- f°™eh end w move about 500 church lawn at 8:15.
Crossmam Both trainers doing nice- srs. Roy Foster, Ralph Vincent Rob- trou ,le her,el. fuither about .m. ■ {he con.ected valuation of the of ' t0 his ranch near Minco and Epworth League service at 7:15 p
y-. J3ongratulations. s ert Rucker, Wayne Rucker, Joseph THE HESS-WARD FIGHT county and thus allowing the excise n ,()! hls hi(, ;arms in McClain | "J A cordial invitation is extended to
J. H.^Stull has returned to his home, Virgin, Graham Johnson, Harry Phil-
near Dixie, Okla. ' lips, Whorley Taylor, Okla Bobo,
Fire destroyed considerable wall oave Morris,"Jas. Buchanan and the
paper stock and did other damage in two Kendall boys.
the store of Geo. L. Baughman, Sun-;
day. Origin of fire unknown. _ _ „ _See the new skirts
board to ap' rove
levies. The
—7 , county.
What with the war in Europe, the board has succeeded in getting the country
. • ■ ■ i 1 . 1_— _..l 1 ^ « 1 1 M«ir 4 li Am t A 1Y1 1 L* ll 1
window. Have you ever
M. F. Marsee has purchased J. H.
Teague's barber shop. styles like these shown before ?
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Harryman_ _ of -
Norman visited at the home of Mrs ——
N. Harryman in Stovall neighborhood j
last week.
Crops
and on all
state board to allow them to make a some of the best he ever raised,
general raise of two per cent, on the
valuation of all property listed, in-
stead of picking out a few articles.
This will be much more satisfactory.
1 Panhandle aH-
ranches are
R. L. OWNBEY, Pastor.
CAPPER FOR PRESIDENT
And now
—Watch our windows tonight for
the new styles. Always something
new. Rucker's.
—Mrs. J. L. Goodrich left today to
visit relatives at Purcell a few days.!
Store will open
Watch for it.
Fruit Jars
—Carter's Nickel
about August 20th.
—A fine rain this -morning—a rat-
tling good shower—measuring .61 of
an inch was quite acceptable. The
rains are sure coming timely these
davs.
—Just received a car "of Yukon's
Best Flour. $1.65 per sack. Flem-
ing's Grocery.
—The Adams road grader, which
Mr. S. E. Henry is representing seems
to be giving most excellent satisfac-
tion and doing fine work in the test
which is now going on north of town.
The best is none too good for Cleve-
land county, and we ought to have a
grader that will do good work on the
hills as well as in the valleys. No
grader ought to be purchased until it
is tested on all sorts of roads.
Car Load of
Fruit Jars
Jar Lids
Jelly Glasses
U. S. TUBBS
scrap in Mexico, the revolution
j Haiti, the trouble between Bob Wil-
p, , , j liams and Bill Franklin, and the des-
KucKer s perate fighting between So! Ward and
seen any; \vijjard Hess, the equilibrium of the
i world in great danger. Mr. Hess
delivered what he considered a knock
out last week, but Old Sol, although See them at Rucker s.
somewhat groggy, came back this " ~ _ , .
week with a solar plexus which jarred —Prof, and Mrs. E 1'.. Ho mes, wno nominated, would make a strong race
Willard's back teeth loose. The popu- have been visiting Mrs. Holmes par- and a fine chief executive—for the
lace is waiting with "baited" breath ents. Mr. and Mrs. C. G. r orbes, left Republican candidate in 1916 is al
for the next move, which is Willard's. at noon to visit Mr. Holmes folks m0Jt certain to be elected. All Re-
Will be come back? near Lexington. publicans and Progressives could com-
. . bine on Gov. Capper, for he is recog
—The newest in ladies' wearing at —Strayed, or Stolen: A white nix- njzed as a Progressive Republican
parel can be seen by takm"* a look at; months old bull dog, female, close
CHRISTI AN CHURCH
, ... Arthur Capper of Kansas for the Re-
-Newest in fall suits and skirts. pUhiican nomination for President.
He would certainly get the prohibition
vote almost unanimously, and, if
Rev. L. T. Monnett of Norman will
peak at the morning service. No
they are talking of Gov. evening church service. Bible school
at 9:45 a. m. Endeavor at 6:30 p. m.
All are invited to all services.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
All services as usual in the base-
ment of the new church tomorrow. All
cordially invited.
E. S BENJAMIN, Pastor.
Rucker's window tonighc.
—Mrs. Jess Button came down from
Capital Hill this morning and is the
guest of Mrs. Wr. O. Spencer.
—Try our "flat work"
Saves you money and work.
71. Norman Steam Laundry.
—We add a new one each day. See
what we have new today and tonight.
'ipped ears. Finder will be reward- ^ small showing of new fall Lots more on the way. Watch us for
J by notifying Transcript office. wearing apparel for ladies at Ruck- the leading -tyles. Always in lhe
.er's. See it in their East show win-, lead. Rucker's, of course.
—"Shears Bros. Eat Place, Like dow tonight. !
You Like It," is the slogan flung to I —Mrs. W. M. Newell and daughter
the breeze by a fine new artistically .—Rev. G. W. Thurman, a Socialist Ruth, and Mis- Helen DeBarr were
painted sign in front of that estab- orator of renown, is in the city from ruests of Oklahoma City friends ves-
Phone J lishment.
-Miss Lillian White left on
noon train today for Childress, Texas. '
Bring your job work to the Tran-
the script office. Neatness and dispatch
our motto.
Sulphur, and will take part in the terday.
Socalist picnic at Big Jim's crossing.
barter's NicV-'l Store will open
—Old napers for sale at th" Tran- -bout \ugust 20th. Watch for it.
script office— 5 cents per bundle
—A clean shirt and collar is such *
satisfaction. Let us launder your
shirts and collars for you. Phone 71
Norman Ste?m Laundry.
in California and in other state!
—W. D. Lamar, over from his Mc-
Clain county farm this morning, says
the corn is made and this part of Ok-
lahoma will raise more than any year on the Pacific Slope. It is said his
since 1908. He says there's a large health has greatly improved.
last acreage in his locality and it sure .
was looks fine.
—August Miller left today for Stil-
—Guy Spottswood is expected phnr, Okla., to take the benefit of fhe
home today from his three month's waters a couple of weeks.
Yukon's Re--<- or Tmnerial Flour.
$1.65 ner sack. Fleming's Grocer'-.
Fine Kansas City residence to trade
for Oklahoma property.
See
A.
me quick
McD AN I EL
23
—Mayor Lindsay returned
night from Sulphur, where he
called as a witness in a murder trial.
but was not put upon the stand. He —A Mrs. Hopper of Iola, Kas., has
says Sulphur is not very lively this -ued for a divorce and^ the Wichita
year, the crowds at the national park Beacon wants to know if she secure
not being very large. it it would be proper to refer to her
as a Grass-Hopper.
—Mrs. S. T. Burch has returned —
home from Alex, Okla., where she has —Now is the time to figure on that
been visiting. tall suit and coat, so remember that
we always show the latest and newest.
—John S. Allan returned this morn- Rucker's, of course.
ing from Girard, Kas., where he had
been called by the death of his uncle. —Geo. McArthur was electrocuted
He was accompanied home by his at Watonga, Okla., on Monday, while
uncle, Mr. Robert Andrews, of Illi- repairing telephone wires. The wires
nois, who will visit with him a few had become tangled with electric light
daVs. wires. A current of 2.200 volts was
nassing over the electric wires at the
I —Let 11s launder vour Palm Beac'i time, and when McArthur put h cut-
suits. We charge 75 cents. Phon: ters on the wire the current struck
71. Norman Steam Laundry. -ind killed him instantly. He could not
be taken from the wire until the pow-
i —Colorado? Shucks! There's er had been cut off This is the sec-
hardly heen a night in Oklahoma this ond man who has been killed within
I summer that vou-alls have not had to the past year at Watonga in the same
get more cover. manner.
-Call Fleming's Grocerv fot
fruit ;ars, lids and rubber-.
prices
Cruel and unusual nunishments
are being visited "non the Russians
bv the Germans As soon as he is
For Sale: Team of mares, sound; cantured ho is disinfected and (riven
soring farm wagon, harness, and a p bath. Wh"-*" torture this must be to
voung mule. Chean for cash or good the average Russian who is onlv l ntn-
• .,te See D. D. Wright, 719 East.ed twice—once when he is born r>n1
Eufaula 2dlw again when he is prepared for burial.
FOR TRADE
$2,400.00 stock of Groceries, Queensware, Notions
and Millinery—This is nice clean stock.
Want acerage clos"> to Norman, or Norman prop-
erty.
VINCENT & WEIR
See
Phone 5#
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