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OKLAHOMA. CITY
iClSTOTMCAI, SOCIETY
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VOL. VI. NO. 241.
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA. TUESDAY, JAN. 7, 191!)
PRICE H\F CENT'
Good Roads Meeting Five New Buildings
at Court House at Sanitarium
Dr. D. W. Griffin, superinten-1
Don't fail t0 be at the Good dcnt of thp oklahoma Slate Hos-1
Roads meeting at the Court House pita, jg p,eaged Qver the outlook j
INTERESTING DATES
FACTS OF WAR WORTH SAVING
Norman Building
and Ix>an Asso.
tonight(Tuesday). It will convene
at 8 o'clock. Be on time, and
bring you neighbor with you. It is
a meeting in the interest of some-
thing of vital importance to our
city, county and state, and every
citizen should hear the matter dis-
cussed.
for new buildings at that institu
tion during the next two years. He
made a clear, concise and compre-
hensive statement to Gov. Wil-
liams. Gov. Robertson and Jthe
State Board of Affairs, setting
forth the needs of the institution,
and asking for three new buildings.
A leading member of the Good ; g0vern0rs an(j the members of
Roads Association of the state will sja|-e board of affairs were so
be present and explain the aitua- thoroughly convinced of the ne-
ti°n, and outline what is proposed ceggity for the buildinBS that they
to do with the $50,000,000 bond is-1 Raye Mr Grjffin two more buil(1
sue proposed by Gov. Robertson j .n^s than he requested, and will
for hard-surfaced roads. This | recommen(j to the legislature that
proposition is certain to be favor- appropriations be made for three
ably reported upon by the Legis- (
lature and become a law, to be
submitted to the voters of Oklaho-
ma for ratification.
The meeting is being held under
the auspices of the Chamber of
Commerce and other matters of
Importance for the upbuilding of
the city and community will be
discussed.
EVERY LOYAL CITIZEN OF
NORMAN AND VICINITY WILL
BE PRESENT.
new buildings in 1919 and two new
ones in 1920.
It is probable, however, that the
institution will have to wait until
1921 or 1922 for its new adminis-
tration building, but when it does
come, it will be a good one.
It is evident there is going to be
something doing along the lines of
improvement in every way at the
Central Oklahoma State Hospital
to make it the model of its kind in
i the Southwest.
N.
H. Cochran Dead President Wilson
j Sends Cable
Mr. Newton H. Cochran, whose ]
serious illness was noted in yester-j President Wilson's cable to Mrs.
day's Transcript, died at his home, | Roosevelt said:
No 309 West Tonahwa at 11:50 "Pray accept my heartfelt syrn-
o'clock Monday night, Jan 6, 1919, j pathy on the death of your illus-
of pneumonia which developed i trious husband, the news of which
from influenza. Mr. Cochran was j has shocked me very much.
in the 37th year of his age, and was j WOODROW WILSON.'
a prominent Woodman
The funeral will be held on Wed-
nesday afternoon at 2:30 under
the auspices of Norman Camp W.
O. W., and conducted by Rev D A.
Wickizer.
UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA
The University Orchestra will
meet for reorganization and its |
first rehearsal Thursday afternoon,
January 9th, Room 205 Fine Arts ,
Mr. Cochran was a good citizen, Building: All persons expecting to
and a devoted husband and father. | this organization are request-
He leaves a wife and one son. a j to be present at this f.rst meet-
little boy four years of age. Other ; inK
survivors are a sister and four'
brothers. The sincere sympathies j
W,f the community go out to them j Miss Lcia u0]ti Miss Catherine
FREDERIK HOLMBERG,
Director.
Fred Reed was a business visitor
in Oklahoma City on Monday.
I Bowden and Miss Dilcie Norman,
young ladies of Purcell, attended a
dance in Norman Saturday night.
DON'T FAIL TO SEE THIS MIGHTY SHOW
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
Nations involved, Allies and U. S. 24; Central Empires 4; Total 28.
Men in arms, Allies and U S. 33,500,00; Central Empires 20.000.-
000; total 53,500.000.
Men killed. Allies and U. S. 4,400,000; Central Empires 2,685,000;
total, 7.085,000.
Men disabled, Allies and U. S. 2,225,000; Central Empires 1,950,000
total 5,175,000.
Money cost, Allies and U. S. $99,000,000,000; Central Empires, $48,-
000,000.; total $147,000,000
Duration of war—1567 days.
1914
June 28—Murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria at
Sarejevo.
July 28—Austria declared war on Serbia.
August 1—Germany declared war on Russia and invaded Lux-
emburg.
August 3—Germany declared war on France.
August 4—England declared war on^Germany.
August 23—Battle of Mons.
September 6—First battle of the Marne began.
September 16—Russians driven out of East Prussia (beginning of
Hindenburg's fame.)
October 9—Germans occupied Antwerp.
December 8—Naval battle of Falkland Islands.
December 24—First German air raid on England.
1915
February 18—German submarine blockade of England begun
February 19—Naval attack on the Dardanelles began.
April 17—Second battle of the Ysre; Germans used gas for first
I time.
May 2—Russians defeated at the Dunajec.
May 7—The Lusitania sunk.
May 23—Italy declared war on Austria.
June 2—Italians crossed the Isonzo.
October 5—Allies landed at Saloniki.
1916
February 11—Battle of Verdun began.
May 31—Jutland naval battle.
July 1—Battle of the Somme begun.
September 15—First appearance of the tanks (at Courceleite).
1917
January 21—Germany announced unrestricted submarine warfare
February 3—United tSates severed diplomatic relations with Ger
many.
March 9—Russian revolution begun.
March 12—Czar of Russia abdicated.
April 6—United States declared war on Germany.
June 26—First American troops landed in France.
August 19—Italians began drive on Isonzo.
November 6—Russia seized by the bolsheviki.
November 9—Italians defeated on the Piave
December 9—Jerusalem captured by the British.
1918
March 3—Bolsheviki-German peace signed at Brest-Litocsk
March 2—German drive on the Somme begun.
April 14—General Foch made commander in chief of the allied
forces.
July 6—Americans attacked at Chateau-Thierry, beginning allied
! counter offensive.
September 25—British smashed the Hindenburg line.
September 12-15—Americans wiped out the St. Mihiel salient.
September 30—Bulgaria surrendered.
October 6—Germany asked President Wilson to arrange an arm-
istice.
October 23—President Wilson sent the German armistice propos-
als to the allies.
October 25—Italians began offensive on the Piave.
October 30—Turkey surrendered.
November 3.—Austria surrendered.
November 4—Versailles conference agreed on armistice terms
November 6—Berlin sent armistice commission to the west front.
November 9—Kaiser abdicated.
November 10—Armistice signed, 12:40.
Twenty-Three Years Old and Re-
garded as One of the Best in
Oklahoma—Tremendous
Factor in Building
lip Norman.
The Norman Building and Loan
Association closed the twenty-third
year of its existence yesterday,
when the Stockholders met in reg-
ular annual session, listened to re-1
ports of the officers, declared
COL. ROOSEVELT
TO BE LAID AWAY
WITHOUT POMP
The Great American, Democratic
to the Last, Arranged His Own
Funeral Ceremonies Which
Will Be Unostentatious
in the Extreme.
The Clearance Salt
of S. K. McCall Co.
Notwithstanding the bamiira; s of
sickness in th* community, the
disagreeable weather and the bad
roads, the big clearance sale of the
S. K. McCall company has been a
glowing success, hundreds of peo-
ple braving the weather to get the
benefit of the extremely low prices
offered at this sale. It is continu-
ing, and, with favorable weather.
Reports from Oyster Bay are to promises to be ' vven greater mo-
12 per cent divirdend, elected of- the effect that Col. Theodore mentum.
ficers, and laid plans for the com- Roosevelt left explicit directions as The splendid success of the sale
ing year. The reports of the of-1 to the manner in which he desired , hears out the truth of what ,the
ficers indicated that 1918 had been his funeral services conducted. Transcript ha- preaching,,
one of the most prosperous years where they1 should be held and viz: The great . nefits to bv de-
in the history of the organization, where his body should be laid to rived from consistent advertising,
with the promise that 1919 was to rest. The services will be con- No matter what the weather and
be even more prosperous, for all ducted in accordance with his other handicaps :f a firm Has the
predict that the coming year is to wishes, and without |>cmp or osten- jroods and offers them at price s at
be one of the best Norman and t tatious display the great American which purchasers can save money
Cleveland county have ever exper- j will be laid away in the little they will get the business. The S
ienced. I cemetery at Oyster Bay, on a knoll K McCall company keeps on keep-
The same board of directors that overlooking the bay, after short jjj' 0n invitinir the public to theit
engineered the affairs of the as 1 ceremonies at the little Episcopal store, and evidently the public ap-
sociation in 1918 will look after I church of the. town. The services predate the invitations
tliem in 1919, viz: Dr D. W Grif- will be conducted by Rev. G. E.
fin, E. R. Chastain, D. L. Larsh, W. i Talmage, pastor of the church and
N Rucker, Chas Lauer, John G. there will be no music, no eulogy
and no flowers.
A telegram from Oyster Bay
i says that the body lies at the Sag-
1 amore Hill home, where it will re-
main until 12:45 on Wednesday,
when employes on the. estate,
gardeners and farm hands, bear it
PERFECT DELIVERY
Lindsay, John S. Allen, W. M. Ne
well and S. W. Reaves. The of-
ficers are:
President—Dr I). W. Griffin
Vice-President—E R. Chastain.
Secretary—A. McDaniel.
Treasurer—R. V. Downing.
The report of Secretary Mc-
Daniel showed assets of the ass-oci-
The Daily Transcript circulation
manager Mr. C. A Jennings, de-
sires to give perfect delivery, and
already the management is cer-
tain subscribers have noticed a big
improvement. If patrons will co-
operate with him by promptly
to the hearse. A prayer service pilonjng No. 3, giving instances of
or non-delivery, he will ap-
will be held at the home attended
wrong
ation to be in the neighborhood of j only by members of the family, and precjate it.
$150,000 and that affairs of the
organisation were in first class
condition. The report is published
in this issue and is worthy your
attention.
the casket will not be opened at
the church.
Thousands of telegrams are be
ing received at the Sagamore The
home, coming from high and low, Confederacy v. 1 meet *itn j is.
We study to please.
United Daughters of the-
The Norman Building and Loan extending sympathy to the family, Geo. Giles or. .*rida>* aft.i ioon,
because of their loss, including Jan. 10th at 3 o'clock All. members
many cablegrams from illustrious are urged toattend and . < > < <>r
Association was organised Febry.
4, 1895, and from the very first
has been a "going" concern, prov-
ing a tremendous factor in the
j upbuilding of the city an 1 country
| It is regarded as one of the best as-
sociations of its kind in Oklahom;
its organization and manner of
| conducting business being models
j for other like institutions.
| One man who has been a mem-
ber of the board of directors every
j year since it was organized and
the only one of the present board
who belonged to the first one, is
Mr. D. L. Larsh, and to his reco"
nized business ability and thorough
grasp of affairs is credited very
much of the success the insti-
tution has had. The stockholder
comprise Norman and Cleveland
County's most progressive citi
zens. Are you one of them ?
men of-all nations.
dially welcome 1.
Triangle Presents ij
A thrilling picture of trench life in France and prison
life in Germany. From the Saturday Evening Post story j „
J Shears Bros, have sold their Jit- lived in Norman some eight years
ney launch room to A. R. Bowles, and has a wide accjuaintancc.
who took charpre of it on Monday
ruinous morning. The Shears brothers, Jim
| and Charlie, have owned and oper-
i ated that establishment for a num-
ber of years, and built up a fine
| patronage. Mr. Bowles is exper-
which painted the Mock Patriot in true colors.
JACK LIVINGSTON
An American deserter redeems himself. A
love of praise.
"THE PRICE OF APPLAUSE"
W. J. Armstrong visited Lind-
say on Monday in the interest of
life insurance.
_ Special prices on shoes. Visit
His lust for notoriety plunges him into the trenches j
ienced in the restaurant work, has the shoe department at McCall s.
of France aid the prison Vamp of Germany but his mock ■
patriotism is ultimately redeemed under the scorching dis-
dain >f Vends rr 1 *^fe
—Also—
i Those Famous Fun Makers
MUTT ANT) JEFF
"01 lit FOUR DAYS
IN GERMANY"
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
(No. 5248)
OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA,
at the close of
made to the Comptroller of the Currency
business December 31, 1918.
RESOURCES
It Pays to Read
Advertisements
You've often heard the saying:
"It pays to advertise." That is
true. And it also pays to read ad-
vertisements—it pays you If you
read advertisements consistently
for any length of time you will
agree that this statement is also
true.
It pays you in money saved.
There are many real bargains of
fered from time t0 time in the ad-
vertisements appearing in this
paper Watch for them.
It pays you in satisfaction.
When a merchant asks you to come
to his store he obligates himself to
sell you quality goods "as advertis-
ed." You have a right to expect
satisfaction from what you buy
and you get it.
It pays you in time saved.
When you know exactly what you
Liberty Bonds
We have had many application- irom
our customers and the trade generally asking «'
we would accept Liberty Bonds at their feee value'
in exchange for merchandise, also in uaymeiit <*
their accounts with its.
We have made arrangements whereby
we are now in a position to accept any bond- y>u
may wish to dispose of at face value, either on «n-
count or for merchandise. This offer, however,
subect to withdrawal at any time.
Liberty Pond you wish to dispose of \m art- n
a position to accept them at par.
15
u have .
w in
McCall's
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF I'll!.
CONDITION OF
THE SECURITY STATE BANK
ANTONIO MORENO ANI) CAROL HOLLOWAY
In Vitagraph's Latest and Best Serial
"THE IRON TEST"
A hand-to-hand struggle in the cockpit of a speeding
n the
over the edge of a precipice—leaps
Death—fights—countless contests of brains and brawn! And ,
through it all a delightful story of a true and abiding love. A ar
and the steaPhy, fascinating figure of evil—the mysterious ash ami
Red Mask.
A Bi'r Keystone Comedv Completes the Bill
"ARE W1VES UNREASON ABLE?"
See This One For Fun. It's a Feature Comedy
— —— —— i Capital Stock
KIDDIES 5c — TRY US ONCE — ADULTS 15c surplus
$437,459.77
1,837.00
Loans and Discounts
Overdrafts . , ___
IJ. S. Bonds 146,852.31
Stock in Federal Reserve Bank ,3199'??
Banking House^ "'nnn'm
Furniture and Fixtures 7 7mm
airplane,"thousands'of feeFin the air—a mad, mad gallop ( Other Real Estate Owned "'SOOOO
ti tha pHctp of a nrecinice—leaps for life and battles with ! lntere^earned but not collected
Warrants and Securities 38,456 70
Exchange 151,728.97 $$41,185 67
NORMAN, OKLAIIOM \,
At the close of business December ol, 191f>.
RESOURCES
want to buy and where you want to Loans and Discounts —
buy it, you don't have to "look Overdrafts
around" and waste time finding it. Warrants and Securities —- —
Don't you want to save money Hanking; House, I'urniture and I'ixturcs.-
and time? Wouldn't you like to Payments made for customers, 4th 1' )"£ #•
be sure of getting satisfactory ser- Liberty Loan 55 699*1®
vice and quality goods every time I • S. bonds
you go to a store? Then read the
Sr41.V3U.bT
37<v25*
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advertisements and patronize the
stores which can serve you best.
Bills of Exchange
Cash in bank and due from banks.__
20,'H.
^41 ..'ti
TOTAL
Mrs C. S. Bobo went to Davis on
Tuesday on business connected
with the erection of the dor- C apital
mitory building in the Univers-
ity part of the city. This
Cof'ing Wednesday and
"The She-Devil." The latest Theda Bara super production.
A passionate powerful love story of a wild Spanish girl. Also
a Paramount Mack Sennet Comedy, "Whose L'ttl - Wife are
jYou?" with "Hands Up."
Coming Friday and Saturday—Another one of those
woader pictured with Theda Bara. "The Clemen- au Case.
The story of the World War, a law case that is now on in
France. Also a Big Sunshine Comedy, "Damaged No Goods
Als* the "Wolves of Kultur."
TRuriSay—Theda Bara in ^divided profits, net
J - • Reserved for taxes—Acct.
$856,828.06
LIABILITIES
nj 5OQOOO0 project, which is being engineered
iq'000 00 ^ ^a(l'es Church,
- South, of the Western Conference,
230 05 ^as been in statu quo during the
5 Q00 (X) war> but is now reviving and there
48 000.00 's ''very prospect it will be pushed
t" a successful conclusion
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
Stock
K-i5-y
$345,354.^7
Surplus —T
Reserved for taxes and interest
Undivided profits
Unearned discount
Pills pavable with Federal Reseve Bank
17,000.00
715,840.70
TOTAL — — -
The above statement is correct.
$856,828.06
WM. SYNNOTT, Cashier.
Sidney Bobo, accompanied by his
f; md, Mr. Byrd, was here from
1 1 rt Sill over Sunday v-i ing his
1 i rents, Dr. and Mrs. C S Bobo.
dney will be here until t morrow.
. $ .><: OfWXJjD
«..(««(JO
J (Jt
* 7.15
307.026.'%
. kl4?,354.7r
Tilt; customers of this bank are a genuine part oi this ban If
We are vitally interested in their success. We ,offer di-tri-ctive
service and a hi£H order of business methods and pulu-t - f
rhe officers of this bank are qualified by experience ;>f>4 lonfe
vouf financial al
TOTAL
acquaintance with local .conditions to handl
fairs, Their counsel is obtainable at all times. New in
welcomed.
unts uij
C H. BESSENT, President.
R. W 11 I' l li 1 ■ r.sJ !ei
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