The Daily Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 172, Ed. 1 Friday, December 28, 1917 Page: 1 of 4
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The Daily Transcript
VOLUME V.
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1917.
NTTMRER 172.
GERMAN BOMBS
NO FAITH PLACED
U... ...rn.n.t.n IN GERMANY'S
KILL AMERICANS promises
CHRISTMAS IN FRANCE
PUBLIC INSTALLATION
OF MASONIC OFFICERS
GOVERNMENT CONTROL
BUY THRIFT STAMPS
With the American army in France, Washington, Dec. 28.—Germany's
Dec. 27.—A corporal of American en-! proposals to the Russian Bolsheviki
gineers was killed and one private was J envoys through the Austro-Hungar-
wounded Christmas eve when a Ger-' 'an foreign minister for a basis of
man shell dropped near a party of peace, have attracted little more than
American engineers working in trench- passing interest here, chiefly because
es on a section of the French front.! the attitude of the United States Gov-
The engineers for several weeks had i ernment has not changed in any de-
been working along the front with vet- j ^ree since President Wilson solemnly
teran French engineers for purposes : to'1' congress that the word of the
of instruction. | present rulers of Germany cannot be
During a recent moolight night Ger-1 accepted for anything worth while,
man aviators dropped bombs near a j Moreover, officials here think the
certain town and two American pri-! very conditions * imposed by the
vates who were in a camp in a wood,! Teutonic plenipotentiaries stamp their
were killed. The German airmen flew | promises of no arrtiexations and no in-
low and dropped their bombs accurate- i demnities as insincere,
ly. ! It has been assumed from the first
j that the object of the Germans would
—There was a large crowd at the Ibe to keoP thc Russians talking as
H. J. Schmitt sale yesterday and prop- j ,on£ as Possible, confuse the situation
erty brought good prices. The fine!in every conceivable way and thereby
stallion, however, was not sold, as no I ^a'n l'me for further troop move-
one seemed willing to give anything | ments to France, while impressing
like a fair price for him, and the bids Itlieir PeoP|e at home with the idea that
on the registered hogs were also so the kaiser really wants to make peace.
With the American Army in France,
T.'esday Pec. 25.--The American e> -
peditionary 'jr.- ■ in Fr :i -e celebrate.!
Christmas :ri u howling snowstorm,
which rolled in from the mountains in
the early hours, continued all day anu
showed no signs of abating tonight.
Despite the difficulties due to the
storm, few features of any program
were cancelled, foremost of the festiv-
ities were held indoors.
Even the celebration at the quart-
' invited guests who were not
| members of the orders. Judge W. L.
low that they were withdrawn from
the sale.
-W. J. Gault, former well known
j lumber man of Oklahoma City and
-—This cold spell sure does hang on j Democratic candidate for mayor some
most persistently, and is steadily re-; years ago against I'M Overholser, was
<lucing the stock of coal in this city, j arrested on Wednesday for running a
However, dealers say there is a suf-1 gambling house at 116V4 North Broad-
ficient quantity to supply all demands way. Mighty good thing he was not
Notwithstanding the cold weather,
there was an excellent attendance at
Masonic Temple on the evening of St.
John's Day to witness the installation
of the officers of the several Masonic
bodies. St. John's Day is December
27th of each year, and is set apart for
this work. The officers installed were
for the Knights Templar, Royal Arch
Masons, Blue Lodge, and Eastern Star,
and the ceremonies were interesting
\ f ,« . . . and impressive, and witnessed bv a
ers of the American air squadron was , -
... , 'number of
. carried out, although a bunding snow
'swirled into the hangar where a tree i ^ . ...
had been erected for the children of a i ®Cted a,s '"sta',mK f°r
near-by village. There Santa swooped! v ' , "'K.1 S. . r! '"', ' '''
ti c iii . • , , v andepool for the Blue Lodce and
1 down from clouds dripin^ white and!,- , „ „ „ 7,
i ur;.L „ , ,• , , . - Mrs. II. (ireenman for the hastern
I with a pack on his back, stepped from v. . ,, ..
inn airplane. His goggles, cap, red suit '^ V , lnsta"at'°'V ,the ,Kas^"
land sack were dusted heavily with I 18,1,68^'«lunch ,n
•snow-flakes, much to the delight of; hall of the Temple and en-
la bout a hundred small children who i in \ ln^soua '•j"1®;
huddled within the shelter of the hang-1. th.e MaSOn,(' b40<l'e.8 "f Norman
ar i have a large and steadily increasing
i membership, and have a beautiful
DEATH OF J. W. BUTTON hc'" thril ">AV Mas""i''
—Jim Gray of Lexington was in
town today visiting friends. He is on
his way to Dayton, Ohio, where he will
be a member of the 172nd Aero Squad-
ron, having been transferred from
Camp Travis. Jim is a graduate of
I The action of President Wilson in I '/o* you invested in the War Thrlft
taking over the control of all the mil- ."";1Sav'ng Stamps?
I roads seems to be meeting with al-| , T' T 7 I
I most unanimous approval, the heads of',. , to tu' |,os'<,fflto aid learn P1"'-
iticulars about them, ana then invest
for yourself and your children. The
| thrift stamps are only 25 cents each,
and every time you buy one you loan
[the government just that much to car-
ry on the war, and if at any time you
need to cash them you can get your
money back. Whenever you have 25 or
50 cents or a dollar to invest, go to the
postoffice and buy stamps. It is a
rattling good way to save your money.
The Norman postoffice has sold
something like $430 in these thrift
stamps and savings stamps, with No-
ble postoffice coming to the point with
the sale of $130. Postmaster Swank
will be pleased to give you all particli-
the railroads being especially emphat-
ic in their words of approval. While
immediate improvement in moving of
freight is not expected, it is believed j
there will be improvement within a
very short time. It is also believed the
tremendous salaries paid heads of thc
different companies (from $50,000 to
$150,000 per annum) will be reduced
to a much lower figure, and that wa-
j Kes of the lower classes of employes
I will be increased. There will probably
jbe no construction of new buildings,
but the rolling stock will be steadily
increased.
if consumers are careful. "Mine run
coal is about all that can be furnished,
the lump and nut being all gone.
—Mr. and Mrs. Truman Endicott
will move to the Endicott farm near
Noble along about the 10th of Janu-
ary. The Endicott boys went to the
Schmitt sale yesterday and purchased
a fine team of mares, paying $450, for
use on the farm.
elected mayor, for Oklahoma City
would have been a real wide open town
with him at the head of it.
—Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Foster and
family now occupy a bungalow at
Elm street ..aving w t'~ > 'iesf-
dence pr enrutford tp
Mrs. A. i ^jgstder*
ation was
—Mr. and Mrs. "Spot" Geye.' are
here from Ponca City spending the
holidays with Mr. Geyer's parents.
"Spot" is now connected with an oil
company at Ponca City as geologist
I and doing well. He says the oil and
I gas activities in Kay county are mak-
ing that part of the state very lively.
p
- -Miss Mary Harness, formerly one
"•"uman's most popular young
j, here from Quincy, 111., visit-
friqiids. She is head of the Y. W.
A. work at Quincy.,
Mr. John W. Button, old resident of
Cleveland county and the father of
our former townsman, Jess Button,
died at his home, four miles south of
Moore on Thursday, Dec. 27, 1917, at
o'clock p. m. Mr. Button who was j Norman high school and his numerous
some 61 years of age has been a suf-. fricnds here are pleased to see him
ferer with heart trouble for several
years, and his death was not unex-| _Mrs. W. H. Newblock believes
pected, but nevertheless greatly re-1 thoroughly in the value of the Trim-
RED CROSS AT NOBLE
Mr. R. F. K1 linger, manager of the
gretted by his many friends in Nor-
man and Cleveland county. The most
earnest sympathy goes out to the be-
reaved family and relatives.
The funeral will be held from the
late home of the deecased on Saturday,
Dec. 2!)th, at 1 o'clock, with interment
in I. O. O. F. cemetery. The funeral
will be in charge of Funeral Director
I. M. Jackson.
—The preliminary trial of the men
who assaulted Prof. E. D. Cornelius at
Noble some days ago will be held in
Judge Grigsby's court tomorrow—
Saturday, Dec. 29th. Ben Williams has
been retained to defend them, with
fo.mty Attorney Cheatwood prosecut-
ing. Mr. Cornelius is able to be out and
is steadily improving, although still
feeling the effects of the assault.
script as an advertising medium. She
advertised yesterday concerning the
loss of a $5 bill Christmas eve. It was
found by an honest man (Frank
Boggs) and she now rejoices over its
recovery.
—Subscribe for the Daily
script—all the home news.
Tran-
UNIVERSITY CHURCH
A prospective of the new University M'1"" caah the plan cannot be
M. E. Church building which it is pro M( '
posed to construct on the church lots !
in West Norman is now on exhibition '
in the window of the S. K. McCall j
company. It shows an exceptionally I
fine building, and if Rev. Welch sue- Red Cross at Noble, writes that that
ceeds in his endeavor to build such a j city and vicinity secured 413 member-
fine edifice he will certainly be "go- ships. Among these are included:
ing some." It is now proposed to raise) Mrs. A. L. Lewis, of 7-2 west, $75
$100,000 for the edifice, and Rev. | A. M. Fisher, of Enterprise, $35.
Welch reports that he is receiving] Gladys Barto and Ethel Monical, ot'
most excellent encouragement from all Independence, $2K.
Miss Hardin, of Sunshine, $17.
J. L. Mauldin, of Maguire, $60.
—If not a patron of the Jitney
Lunch Room you should give it a
trial, best of coffee and eats, at mod-
erate prices.
—The irrepressible Geo. Wymote
was here today from Oklahoma City.
He is still traveling for the Brecht
company of St. Louis, and doing well.
parts of the state. An early issue of
the Transcript-Enterprise will contain
a picture of the proposed church build-
ing.
FOR SALE: Several Barred Rock
chickens, good strain. Inquire at Jit-
ney Lunch Room.
—Modern Bungalow for Sale, near
University; cash or terms. Also house
to rent.—Giles Wier Inv. Co. 3t
—Modern Bungalow for Sale, near
University; cash or terms. Also house
to rent.—Giles-Wier Inv. Co.
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The Christmas
Rush Is Over
and we have a great many things
which we are making real cut prices
on to clean up, such as Boy's Over-
coats, Roy's Suits, Men's Overcoats
and Suits, Macanaws, Sweaters, etc.
If you are hunting for real bargains
see us at once. You will be surprised
at prices we are making on all lines.
Medium size Blankets $1.49
Large size Blankets $2.49
A few Bath Robes at One-fourth Off.
Scarf Sets at Cost Prices.
Morrison's
—Mr. C. L. Baird of Katy, Texas,
manager of the Weller Lumber com-
pany, was here yesterday visiting Mr.
and Mrs. W. N. Rucker. Mr. Baird had
been to Iowa attending the funeral of
Mr. Weller and visited in Guthrie on
his way home. Mr. Baird was former-
ly manager of several of Rucker's |
stores in Oklahoma.
—Moderate prices and a clean, neat
and cosy place to dine—Jitney Lunch
Room.
—Mrs. Knox of Oklahoma City and
Miss Lida White are guests of Mrs
W. T. Mayfield, Miss Lida com-
ing from Guthrie, wliere she is con-
nected with the University. Her moth-
er, Mrs. N. White, is now in Chicago,
making her home with her daughter,
Miss Nannie White.
—We cater to all classes. Farmers
especially invited—Jitney Lunch room
Most for your*money.
—E. I). Pledger is in jail on the i
charge of forgery. He cashed a check
at the First National bank of Noble
for $15.50 on Thursday. It was drawn J
on the Farmers National bank and j
was purported to be signed by O. D. i
Adkins, but was pronounced a forgery.;
Pledger will have his preliminary trial
in Judge Grigsby's court in a few j
days. 1
—If its coffee or good eats go to the j
Jitney Lunch Room, all classes wel-!
come.
—As soon as M. F. Fischer & Son i
get out of the building on East Main j
occupied by their plumbing shop, it j
will be remodeled and occupied by the |
Holtschue Motor Car company, local I
agents for the Maxwell.
Model Delivery
SERVICE
In accordance with recommendation of Dr. Stratton D. Brooks,
Federal Food Administrator for Oklahoma, the Retail Grocers As-
sociation of Norman will undertake to place in operation a
MODEL DELIVERY SERVICE
Tuesday, Jan. i, 3918
Beginning
COAL.
I received 110 tons of B. C. mine
run coal yesterday. I have a car of
Briar Creek or Lehigh lump coal in
transit. I look for; it about Monday
or Tuesday. If you want a ton of this
coal call at my office and leave check
for it and I will save it for you. I
think it will all be sold before it gets
here.—J. W. MITCHELL.
Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, January 1, 191H, the Retail Grocers' Association of Nor-
man, Okla., will inaugurate a Delivery Service in accordance with recommendation of Dr. Stratton D.
Brooks, Federal Food Administrator for Oklahoma, as outlined in the letter published in connection
with this notice, and in every way possible comply with such recommendation. There will be but two
deliveries per day, one in the morning and the other in the afternoon, 7 a. m. and 1 p. m. All orders
received prior to 12 o'clock rtoon on any day will be delivered that afternoon, but orders received after
12 o'clock will have to go over until the morning delivery of the day following receipt of order. NO
EXCEPTION WILL BE MADE FOR ANY PERSON, but the rule strictly adhered to in all case? How
ever, should customers desire special delivery they can secure the same by paying three per cent on value
of order, but in no case shall this charge be less than ten cents.
The following is thc letter of Dr. Brooks upon which the Retail Grocers' Association has taken this
action:
Mr. E. J. Simpson,
Chairman Retail Grocer's Ass'n,
Norman, Oklahoma.
Dear Sir:
In answer to your inquiry, desire to state that the problem of reducing the number of deliveries, is
a very important one, both from the point of view of freeing labor for other important duties, and from
the point of view of reducing expenses. Of these, 1 recommend the following, as probably best suited to
the conditions in Norman:
1. There should be but two deliveries a day. All goods ordered prior to 12:00 noon would be deliv-
ered in the afternoon, and all goods ordered after 12:1)0 noon would be delivered the following morning.
It is important that no exceptions be made to this, even though the delivery wagon has not yet passed
your store.
A supplementary service of special delivery with a ten or fifteen cent charge, might be made to
meet emergencies. In a short time, however, the housewife would learn that the delivery wagon
leaves on time and that she must have forethought enough to order her groceries at least six or eight
hours before she needs them.
STRATTON D. BROOKS,
Federal Food Administrator for Oklahoma.
No deviation whatever will be made from this rule, and we trust patrons and customers will do
everything possible to co-operate with us, so that the new departure may be a complete success.
Respectfully,
ROKT. C. BERRY,
BARBOUR'S SANITARY GRO.
F. J. McGINLEY,
NORMAN CASH GROCERY,
U. S. TUBES,
S. P. VICARS & SONS,
CRITTENDEN GROCERY,
W. S. FLEMING & SON,
W. J. McKINNEY,
M. M. FURRAY,
L. M. WYNNE,
RUCKER'S CASH GROCERY
City Property and Farm Lands-See Pickard Real Estate Co., and Farm Loans
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