The Daily Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 81, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 28, 1917 Page: 1 of 4
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HISTORICAL SOCIETY ,
Best Advertising
Medium in Town
VOLUME V.
The Daily Transcript
Local News
While It's Fresh
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 28. 1817.
Picnic Program
The following is the program of the picnic to be given
on FRIDAY and SATURDAY, AUGUST 31st and SEP-
TEMBER 1st, by the Old Settlers and W. 0. W. at the City
Park, honoring our soldier boys who are going to war.
Friday, August 31st, 1917—
Band Concert at 10,-00 a. m.
Speaking 10;30 a m-
Band Concert ' 2.00 p. m.
Entertainment of soldier boys from 2;30 to 4.-00 p. m.,
with L. J. Edwards as chairman of committee.
Base Ball Game 4:00 p. m.
Band Concert 7.00 p. m-
Speaking by Dr. Stratton D. Brooks 7:30 p. m.
Saturday, September 1st, 1917—
Band Concert 10:30 p. m.
Speaking by Hon. B. F. Wolf at 10;30 a« m. Subject, "Our
Flag/'
Address by Capt. Collin McKinney, on organiza-
tion of the country into a committee for the pur-
pose of keeping posted on the movements of all of
our boys drafted or volunteered corps in the army.
Selection of this committee from 11,00 to 12:00 a. m.,
and county organization to be perfected by the
committee at 1 ;00 p. m.
Band Concert 1:30 p. m.
Speaking 2:00 p.m.
Entertainment of soldier boys by committee from
2 to 4 p. m. Ball Game at 4 p. m.
Patriotic speaking to all girls between 10 and 15 years of age
at 5 p. m. For 1st prise $3.00; 2nd $2.00; 3rd $1.00. All entries to
be filed with the committee before Thursday. Half money only
unless 6 entries.
Mrs. J. I. Tucker, Chairman,
Mrs. Cora E. Hull,
Mrs../. .4. Ramsey,
Committee
Mrs. H. 0. Miller, Mrs. Sam Walters and Mrs. Scott Simmons,
judges.
Hand Concert at 7:30
Drill at 8:30 p. m.
Old Fiddlers' Contest at 8 p. m.
High Tension Line Carriers Convention
NI MBER 81.
Oklahoma (Jas & Electric Company ,lura, (arrifr8 of ,)k|ahomll
SANITARY
DRY CLEANING
Quality is the First
Consideration With us
You've had your clothes come home smell-
ing of gasoline and you didn't like it.
Your clothes leave our house perfectly
cleaned, with no odor about them, and in
a sanitary condition in every respect.
We Didn't do That Work
We don't Do That Kind
JACK BOWERS
415 S. Webster
Phone 305
Have Installed Their Perfect
Electric Service—Keeping
Their Promise*.
When the Oklahoma Gas &. Elec-
tric company took over the Norman
Electric Light company they promised
they would give their Norman pa-
trons the very best service possible
as quickly as possible; service equal
to that of Oklahoma City, which is
regarded as being nearly as perfect
as possible. To do this, they promised
a high tension Jine from a central
plant in Oklahoma City, which would
give a continuous service and fur-
nish ample power as well as lights-
equal, in fact to the best.
They are fullfilling their promises,
and, commencing on Monday night,
August 26, 1917, at 8 o'clock, when
the juice was turned on from their
central plant, commenced giving
splendid lights and an immense pow-
er. The electricity comes into Nor-
man over a high tension line to the
substation located on West Main,
which is equipped with three 150 K.
V. A. transformers (the very best
and perfect of all transformers), and
from there is distributed throughout
the city. It comes in with the tre-
mendous force of G3,000 volts, but is
reduced to 2300 volts before distri-
bution. This is sufficient to give pres-
ent patronge the perfect service re-
quired and will furnish ample elec-
tricity for all present machinery
needing power, and when business
improves and more juice is required
the company "has it. They have built
and are building not for the present
requirements only, but for the future
—for a city two or three times as
large as the present Norman.
They are now ready to furnish pow-
er for manufacturing establishments
and already have contracts to furnish
it for many leading institutions of
the town—such as the Norman Mill-
ing & Grain company, the Red Ele-
vator, the Norman Oil Mill company,
the Massey Elevator, the Norman
Steam Laundry, the cotton gins, the
S. K. McCall elevator in their new
store, and numerous others, besides
number of individual motors in
smaller establishments. The manu-
facturing institutions in time will be
ran by electricity furnished by this
company, besides a large number of
stoves for heating and cooking pur
poses.
The high tension line has thrown no
Norman man out of his job. All the
present force is retained and every-
one has plenty to do.
It is the intention of the Oklahoma
Gas & Electric company to give
Service," and while economy is nec-
essary in every line no necessary ex-
pense will be spared to give Service.
Many improvements have been
made by the company since it took
I charge, and now Norman has ser-
vice second to no city in the state and
| at a great reduced rate over former
prices. The company is doing all it
promised to do—and more—and the; Practical for the Rural Carriers, by
Transcript is pleased to chronicle the j Fred Lewis of Oklahoma City,
activities of such a soulful corpora-; Short Talks on the Benefit of Orga-
t'on- nization, led by S. I'. Wallace of Mays-
.. —— ™' {ville and H. C. Notson, Wellston.
Norman M.llmg and Oram com- Kt,p,)rt uf delegates to the Nation-
al Convention, L. V. Goodson, John
P6ole and Lee Johnson.
Election of Office™
1:00 p. m.
Unfinished business.
New Business.
Election of delegates to National
Convention at Kansas City, Mo.
Selection of next meeting place.
Round table talk for the good of
the organization and general good time
Adjourn by singing "God Be With
You Till We Meet Again."
Will
Meet in*Norman on Labor Day,
Monday, September 3rd—
Program of Exercises.
The Oklahoma Rurai Carriers As
sociation will hold their 14th annual
convention at Norman on next Mon
day. (Sept. 3, 1917—Labor Day) and
continue over Tuesday. It is expected
there will be a hundred or more dele-
gates, all counties in the state being
entitled to send one or more repre-
sentatives, besides a large number of
visitors. "The University City" must
put her best foot forward to show
these gentlemen a good time, for their
coming means that our little city will
receive much beneficial advertising—
and, besides, they are worthy genle-
men and entitled to the best we have.
Headquarters of the association
will be at the Cottage Home Hotel,
and meetings will be held at the court
house.
The following is the program:
Monday, Sept. 3, 1917, 9 a. m.
Convention called to order by the1
president.
Song, America, by the Convention.'
Invocation by Rev. E. R. Welch of'
the M. E. Church South.
Welcome Address, by Mayor Hutch-1
Welcome address on behalf of the
Norman Post Office force by a mem-:
ber of the Norman Post Office force.
Response to the welcome address, i
Drew B. Thomas, Altus, and the Presi-i
dent.
Address on Good Roads, by Hon.
H. O. Miller.
Appointment of committees, by j
Pres. John Poole of Wynnewood.
1:30 p. m.
Report of Credential Committee. ;
Address, Why We Organized the'
Rural Letter Carriers Association, by;
Luther Arnold, of Guthrie.
Address by Judge Brett.
Address, by Hon. Joe B. Thompson,
M. C., 5th District.
Address, Why We Should Organize
from the Standpoint of Fraternal
Brotherhood, by A. G. Tremblay, of
Deleware.
Address, 'What Benefit is the Rur-
al Service to the Public, J. C. Black-
well of Milburn, and W. L. Morris of
Dale.
Address, Where Can There Be Im-
provement in the Conduct of the Rural
Delivery Service, discussion leii by
Drew B. Thomas of Altus.
How Can We -'iain the Co-operation
of the Department in Our Work, by
L. W Burnett ot Wynnewood.
5:00 p. m.
Adjourn for auto ride.
Banquet at 7:00 p. m. followed by
toasts by different carriers; happen-
ings around the route.
Toastmaster, Hon. Stratton D.
Brooks, President University.
Tuesday, September 4, 1917, 9 a. m.
Song by the convention.
Invocation, by S. P. Wallace, of
Maysville.
Is a Co-operative Buying System
School Days Are Nigh
Educator
ShoT
ICTS THE'.
CHILD'S FOOT
GROW AS IT
SHOULD
Your Boys and Girls
Require shoes that will stand hard wear
Use common sense—
BUY EDUCATOR SHOES
and be safe
sold only by
RUCKER'S
The Busy Store
John Maxe} Dead: News came
to Norman last evening that John H.
Maxey, formerly a well known resi-
dent of this town, had died at his
home in the Mustang neighborhood
yesterday and would bu buried today
Mr. Maxey was married and a wife
and several children survive him. He
was a brother-in-law of Mrs. Lillian
Foster of this city.
—Work Completed: The work of
remodeling the office of the Norman
Milling and Grain company has been
completed and that firm now has one
of the best appointed looking offices
in the city. The removal of the show
windows has given an added space
that is being utilized with additional
deskB. The taking out of other fix-
tures also gives the office force plen-
ty of room in which to take care of
customers. The interior has been taste-
fully decorated and all in all the of-
fice is now one that befits the com-
pany.
—Professor B. L. Seawell of Mar-
shall, Mo., is here this week visiting
relatives and friends. He is at the
head of the Biology department of
Missouri Valley College, which is lo-
cated at Marshall, having filled this
position for several years. He expres-
ses himself as much pleased with Nor-
man, especially with the attractive ap-
pearance of the parks. The University
is quite a school too, he thinks, with
j good buildings, especially the Chemis-
' try building, whose laboratories com-
I pare favorably with the laboratories
I of Harvard and Kdinburg Universi-
ties, where he studied. Professor Sea-
well is son of Mrs. R. H. Seawell and
a brother of J. T. Seawell, Mrs. J. C.
Littrell and Mrs. 0. H. Benton anil
an uncle of R. M. Seawell and Mrs.
Hugh Jones.
—Mrs. Wm. McKeand of Guthrie,
who was here visiting her daughter,
Mrs. W. E. Harmuth, returned to her
home last evening.
jpany says $1.90 is about the top it
—Miss Judith Lindsay, who has [can pay for wheat today, and .$1.50
been making a visit to friends in [ for corn.
Missouri, returned this morning.
J —Wm. Morgan, the cotton buyer,
Unanswered: And the ques- thinks the price of cotton will start
j tion as to who got that barrel of wine,'around 20 cents per pound.
what was done with it, what is going
to be done about it, still remains un-! —The Transcript proposes to stand
answered. j or fall on the proposition that it does
J not favor murderous bootleggers and
—Hiring Expensive Lawyers: Chas whisky-runners, and is in favor of
Holden and John Jay, the two men I'he enforcement of law to the limit
who killed Grover Fulkerson, have'against them. They are criminals of
retained some of the highest priced' the worst description, and entitled to
lawyers in Oklahoma City to defend | no more consideration than mad dogs.
them, Moman Prueitt being their chief)
counsel. It is said Holden, who did i —Crops in the Etowah neighbor
the actual killing, will claim self-de-1 hood east of Noble are said to be per-i = —
fense. J. M. Tomberlin, the man whoj^ect—"The best we have had for tenjt0" at g°°<i prices. On a twenty cent
I....— says Mr Roselius, up from | basis, a 500 bale of cotton is going
Lincoln and Pottowatomie coun-
| ties are howling for cotton pickers,
j and say they can each use 500. There'll
be a big demand in Cleveland county
gave bond for High and Gravitt, is ■ >'"ar®'" says Mr- Koselius, up from! oasis, a auu Dale of cotton is going
very prominent in the defense of Hol-i,here t0'la-v Corn is fine, a good crop 1 to brinS *100 this year, besides the
;> u i.: i iilreadv matured, while cot.tnn nrmnjbig rebate for cotton seed.
fiuiuuitruL in luc ueiciise oi rlOI-1 vW .T « ««.
den and Jay, and it was through himI a,read>' matured, whije cotton prom
that the high-priced lawyers were re- 'ses a bale to acre on the bottom
tained. The preliminary trial of Jay lands- These conditions exist from —Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Strickle, who
and Holden will not be held for some Maguire east, but *est of that point ^ ^en visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
days, it is said, to allow excitement ,e*cept f°r cotton, the crops are not so ll8on an' iIr; and Mrs- John Ecken-
to die down—but excitement is not dy- i Kood- I y .or. t!'eir homc in
ing down appreciably. Certain things *ell,£?; aCC,0mpan'ed b* Mr' and
have hnnnennd ami ... k.nn.n;.n NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS Mrs vv ,ls° for a short v.s.t
have happened and are happening that
will not allow it to die down
We have letters every days asking
about
FARMS
Do you want to sell? See
McDaniel & Matthew*
Notice is hereby given that Paving
Taxes in the City of Norman will be
received at the office of the City Clerk
on or before September 1, 1917, after
which time the same will be delin-
quent.
J. MARTHA WISE, City Clerk.
FOR SALE OR RENT
A. W. Toberman's home place,
mostly furnished; immediate posses-
sion. 542 blvd.
—Try a classified liner.
Home From Medicine Park
We switched our trip from Texas to Medicine Park,
thinking Oklahoma health resorts were good enough
for us, and are home again—but not yet ready to get
down to business again. However, you'll find the boys
"on the job," ready and anxious tt> serve you. Call
I'hon* 31 or 221 and get their careful consideration of
your wants.
l ull and complete line of staple and fancy gro-
ceries, canned goods of first quality, all kinds of
fresh green sttiITs, 1'ratts chicken foods and
remedies. I hone and let the boys tell you about
anything in these lines.
n Al™,™£ntion is called to our MEAT DE-
1 AKTMENT—Fresh, cured and salt meats, fish,
etc. We can supply your wants in this line quick-
ly and satisfactorily.
5;>c
65c
Mason Jars
Pints
Quarts
Half-gallons
I'ull stock of lids and rubbers at corresponding
low figures.
Best Flour $3.25 £ck
TUBBS—The Grocer.
Nice Man to Do Business With"
Bargains in City Property and Farm Lands-See Pickard Real Estate Co., and Farm Loans
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