The Democrat-Topic. (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, September 16, 1898 Page: 1 of 4
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VOL. X.
NORMAN. CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1893.
NO. 6.
THE POPULIST
CONVENTION,
TO NOMINATE CANDIDATES
FOB COUNCIL AND ISE-
l'BESENTATIVE,
Met In Norman I.ust Wednesday.
The populist convention called
to nominate a candidate for coun-
cil from the fifth district and rep-
resentative from the 9th. and 10th.
representative districts met at the
opera house in Norman last Wed-
nesday.
The convention was without in-
terest, and only about half the
number of delegates that were en-
titled to seats in the convention
were present while about a dozen
spectators witnessed the proceed-
ings.
J. C. Wails called the convention
to order at eleven o'clock a. m.
Mr. DeFord ar.d J- M. Corn were
placed in nomination for temporary
chairman. The vote by ballot re-
sulted in the election of J. M. Corn
by a vote of 24 to 25.
S. J. 1'eterHon waB nominated
for temporary secretary by acclama-
tion.
The usual comtaitiees, that of
credentials, organization and order
of business and resolutions were ap-
pointed after the committees were
appointed the convention took a
recess until one o'clock. Upon
convening after dinner the commit
tees made their reports. The com-
mittee on credentials recommended
that Pottawatomie county, be given
its entire vole. This proposition
Drought out quite a discussion how-
ever the Pottawatomie county
delegates were empowered to cast
the entire vote of that county.
The resolution committee report-
ed a middle-of-the-road platform
which was adopted,
When nominations for council
were called for almost every school
district had a favorite son. 0. H.
Nie, Doc Grillin, A. D. Hickok, J.
S. All n F. W. Hendricks and J.
W. Klinglesmith were placed in
nomination.
After nominations had ceased,
the convention resolved itself into a
dime museum, which was hardly
worth the price of admission. The
candidates lor the notninination for
council weje asked to walk to the
front and let the delegates take a
peep at them. A. I). Hickok and
J. S. Allan were the ones who went
on exhibition.
.). S. Allm was nominated for
council on the first ballot. '1 he
Pottawatomie county delegates
voted solidly for him, while Nor-
man, Ins home, gave him but two
votes. His nomination was very
distasteful to the Cleveland county
delegates.
In accepting the nomination
Mr. Allen said he waH very glad to
be nominated and said he had
made no eft'ort to receive it, but
had talked some to the Pottawato-
mie county delegation regarding
the matter. He said there would,
no doubt, be considerable dissatis-
faction over his nomination.
He said the candidates for the
nomination would feei sore ''and
I do not care if a certain one of
them does, I have no appology to
make to him." Mr. Allan did not
statu tho individuals name
J. C- Wails was nominated for
representative in the tenth district
and E Duffy in the ninth district.
Mr. Duffy was very much out of
sorts over the nomination of Allan.
He said that Allan's home men
would not support him and lie was
compelled to go to a strange land
for support.
THE REVIVAL.
I I I u
COURT IS WILLIAMS'
IN SESSION. REUNION,
,11'IKiE HI ItWIXE HAS n WILLIAMS, of nokm.vn,
Tl'BNED OUT NK\ EHAL SI (itiESTSTIIAT THE Wl L-
OBISTS THIS WEEK. MAMS
The
Lnited States
lteiiiiiou.
I told A
|{o\. {HIpepper's Bin; Meeting In
Progress.
Thus you will find in. More
than ever we are determined to way
undersell 011 everything. While in
New York we bought with the
cold cash, matchless bargains, such
bargains that it made us open our
eyes and wonder, and now we will
present them to you as we got them
and give you the benefit of our la-
bors, knowing that it will be appre-
ciated; that quick sales and small
profits are what are making our
trade; and that Underbuying and
Underselling will always succeed.
OUR BUSINESS RELIGION,
We mark in plaia figures, be-
cause we do not want to raise the
price on anyone who may not know
the value.
Sell to all alike; quick sales and
small profits; cash before delivery.
We treat the penny customer as
well as the ♦*25.00 one; thus giving
the man who has little to spend the
same advantage as the man wi'.h
thousands.
We invite you to come to see us
and get a share of the bargains we
offer. We carry every thing.
We buy of the greatest commer-
cial King the world has ever seen,
the founder of the cash system, the
only man who has the courgage
to sell for 5 per cent, who has a
world wide reputation, and is
know to buy for spot cash, goods in
any quantity at the right price.
Manufacturers manufacture a cer-
tain amount per day week or month.
•ay they fail to sell nil they
manufacture and some factory is al-
ways doing that, they soon have a
surplus which must be disposed of.
They must sell or stop the factory.
Rather than stop the factory they
are willing to take actual cost or
less for surplus.
They know Mr. Kouss. Mr.
Kouss knows them, lie underbuys
the other wholesale houses. Then
he undersells, lie sells to us only
in this town so we can easily under-
buy and then at 10 to 25 per cent
we can way undersell. I hats
plain, and when we sell lineup* for
2c it still makes it plain
Or say 200 count box matches let.
or24 sheets of paper 2 cts, 0 « /.
ovcralss 50 cts; ladies heavy fleece
lined long sleeve vests 20c, those
things are stubborn facts. It is
useless to try to tell what we have,
our stock is so complete. We can
fit you out in hardware, tinware,
dry goods, notions, silks, shoes
and boots, rubbers, jewelry eaj s
und chineese goods, washers etc.
In tinware we have a large 10 qt.
flaring pail for 10c. \N here can it
be beaten?
We have just received over 5iu)
school buckets from 5c up. II
you need any, we can save you
money on them ns well :is on all
The (.«rand jury Completed Its 01
Work Ami Adjourm <1 Weil
licsduy.
; From Wichita Be anon.
, , t'v Williams, of Norman, O. T.,
Judge Burwell lias disposed of ia fuyor of rcnnionll Several
week in thn die- ()^,g hc reail t!l0 Beacon
where the Smiths of the 1 nitcd
pleted its labors lust Wednesday SliUeB hul(1 reulljon a„d the
afternoon and adjourned. There,
were but few indictments returned ;
MILLS WRITES
A LETTER,
THI-.IIAItllKOlT,. AT IT'S OLD
TRICKS AGAIN.
11asks 1111: ti.oim.k if
iaky n\ him to
WCUHI FOK TlllM.
Several Thousand People \ Is
itcil Norman Thursday.
lie Solicit:
Your W«
Fall.
several cases this
trict court. The grand jury corn-
idea
furmod itself in his mind tliat it
would be a good plan to have a re-
union of the Williams' people. lie
savs: "I am inclined to think the
Williams family is quite extensive
ill these United Slates and I think
t we could nearly equal the Smiths in
'number. Why not have the Wil
liaius family hold a reunion ill 1800
at scuie convenient place?'' Mr.
Williams would be pleased to hear
from anyone whose uuiue is \N il-
liams ou his proposal.
this terra. The report of the grand
jury condemned the suniiary regu-
lations of the county jail and rc-
piu'ted that lliey could not learn
the names of those implicated in
the Wallace affair.
The following eases have been
disposed of.
Hartley vs Hartley: order to
confirm s ilo of real estate.
Territory vs Hardwick: Mo-
tion to quash summons over ruled.
Territory vs Clyde Darnell, dis-
missed.
Territory vs Edwards Rogers,
plea of not guilty entered.
Territory vs Cavanauph, V. W.
Brewer appointed attorney M>t de-
fendant.
Oolliar MoKinnoy Suey Mo-
Kinney, attorney fee granted de-1 East and West Norman was held
f .ntUvnt. at the probate court roam in Nor-
,Joseph Dayton vs Chas. F. Day-'man last Saturday evening to elect
non. Divorc; granted and alimony j seven delegates to the legislative
DELEGATES
Populists of ICast ami West Nor-
man Mot ill Muss MeetIliJ,'
Saturday ISvoiiUig.
A mass meeting of populists of
The big barbecue as advertised
for Norman Thursday September
•lulling This l">tl> was well attended. The
crowd was estimated at from three
In six thousand, probably four
Do you want ;i county w eigher; thmisand would include the nil in
If one is elected will you patrpui/.<-!
linn? Why not patronise the i n. j i leveil o'clock fifteen bun-
weigher, the law compels him t
THIS VOICE M XICEH HOME MIS-
ltKI UKS|-:VI\\TIONH or
ItlCOHllS.
of 120.00 per month and #40.00 at
torney fees.
Territory vs Cavanaugh, De-
mur to indictment sustained.
County Attorney instructed to like
matter before grand jury.
convention which met in Norman
Wednesday.
The following delegates were
elected J. M. Corn, C. 11 Mayabb
E. 1'. Itingo, II. E. W. Inc., 'I ■
J. Overetreet, A. M. McCormio.k
ill If I ucumu ■
C. Dunham vs W. II. Lee ft and J. 1 . Scott
al, J. B. Barbour appointed re-
ceiver under ♦•>00.00 bond.
Territory vs J. M. Alexander,
court sustained defendant's de-
fendants demur as to the charge of
selling mortgaged property.
Territory vs Roxie Green, de-
fendant entered a plea of not guilty
a .<1 ease continued --to next term.
The
J. (
delegates
WaileB
were instructed for
for representative.
One feature of the meeting was
the voting capacit) of those pres-
ent. There were twenty present
hut twenty-six votes were cast.
They figured, no doubt, that, it
would require twenty-six votes to
win.
stay at his office at all times. It is
with you whciv you weigh )< ur
products not with the man wh
buys. 11<- sets the price and that i-
enough and it is for you ti say.
wher • it shall be weighed. Then-
arc some who don't want county
scale weights, they are too close for
them. That class don't want a man
to weigh for them that is under
bond and under oath. 1 hope the
farmers will study this matter and
see if it would not be to your in-
terest to patronize county scabs
You are the one who pays lor the
weighing. The weigher is under
♦ 1000 bond and the sheriff inspects
the scales they being the only scales
that arc inspected.
This year 1 shall insure any cot-
ton left on cAuiity yard al a reason-
I able rate and I want to say the cot
ton yard as well as wagon and stock
scales is run by the county weigher
alone ami I want to say lor the
benefit of all, that W . 1). Mills is
Co. weigher and the scales are not
run in the interest of any man or
set of men so il you don t want ac-
tual weights don't come to scab--1.
I am a candidate for the office of
County Weigher but my busiiic•.* <
prevents me making a canvass of
the county so I ask you in this
way for your earnest support it
November elect ion and I am,
Respectfully ^ . 1>. Miu.s
Democrat oandidate lor Co weight r.
The Guthrie Free l'ivs> is mak-
ing rapid strides toward the fr« .it
ranks of Oklahoma journalism. If
it would devote more space to news
and less to roasting the t apital and
toador it would bo of greater inter
est to its readers,
It is lliuleuvorini* (o
People.
I>eceivo The
Riv. Culpepper did not reach
Norman until Tuesday afternoon, J o^her goods.
delivering his first sermon Tuesday mir opening
evening. He is, at this early hour, ,s
awakening considerable interest, gale ot fall goods, 1 hursday,
The meeting promises to bo an ,n" j prjday and Saturday, Septem
teresting one, resulting in great; ,
good to the community. | bcr 15th, .6th and . 7th, .89S
Hev, Culpepper is an earnest ^ , a<.ket.
well as eloquent speaker.
1 r. l people assembled atU'-v. ('ill
pep;-crp largo tabernacle and
listened lo Hon. DennisT. Flynn's
address. Mr. Flynn did not dis-
politics to any extent but re-
vi wed itt length his record in con-
grrss. His speecii was well re-
■fiived. The ppeak-r was intro-
lund by I'rof. Uice of this place.
Th-' Lexington band was present
and furnished some good music.
The street fakirs were very
much in evideuce and several
dimes and quarters found llieir
way into their private coders.
Several beeves and sheep were
barbecued. A tent was stretched
or blue It south of Main street on
I'eters Avenue where the hungry
crowd was fed. Those in charge of
tli tables complained of those who
rushed over the tables and helped
tin niseives to meat bread, etc.
1 lie crowd wis an orderly one.
At this writing, three o'clock, p. m.
the police had not made 1111 arrest.
Considering everything the event
was a siucess.
AT WORK.
The Norman Mill ami Klevator's
Cotton <iin, In ICiiiiniiiK
< )ril«r.
The Norman Mill and Elevator
Company's cotton gin, commenced
work last week and is turning out
onsiderablc work at the present.
During the summer all the old
nachinery of the gin, was removed
and new machinery, including en
giue was installed. The plant is
now complete in every detail and
can do very fine work.
I\ L. Lai>h, the manager, is do-
ing some excellent work for the
company.
l i e large oil mill has also under
gone many changes and improve-
ments. It will start 111 a very short
time, possibly this week.
Wc notice that Kay « uuty has
been put into tlioh. i i "I : rrtteivcr.
When the populist - 1 ■ >k obao(
affairs iivthis i oun'y ago
this county w:i> in bankrupt con-
dition. Two yi us of populist rule
put this county on .1 iro.nl financial
basis hum a good start w is made ui
reducing its outstandin • indebted-
icss. Tho last two years of I totuo«
ratic rule ha^ a . ti a :;"i t!i • liuanccs
of the count) into had shap taking
a ♦-'00.00 overdraft to 111 : its in-
terest on its indebi allies- wllii in-
tercst again failing due im .m mouth
without mou v i 1 tie ' • ; ury to
obb may
ing their
iod hIi ipe,
- attempt-
at
Besides the General Departments—Serials,
Short Stories and Sketches—
will mail The Ladies' Home Journal, begin-
ning with the October number, to January i, iHgg,
also The Saturday Evening Post, every week,
from the time subscription is received to January 1,
1899, oil reccipt of only Twenty-five Lents.
In The Ladies' Home Journal ^^'™Ening post
Mrs. Rover, who writes exclusively
for The Ladiks' Home Journal,
will continue her cooking and do-
mestic lessons. In the October num- Men and Women of the IlOUr
ber she tells what should, and what
should not, be eaten by men follow-
ing certain occupations. I wenty-
five desserts arc given for all sorts
of stomachs.
Some Special Features include
churches decorated for Christmas,
Easter, Fairs and Weddings, photo-
graphed and described.
Interiors of tasteful and inexpen-
sive homes pictured and described,
showing pretty corners, tables set for
dinners, luncheons and teas, etc.
- lll'llull *1,-
1(1 ;l('t iT )>'}'
Brief biographic sketches and characteristic
stories ot people prominently before the
public, with portrait illustrations.
The Post's Series of
Practical Sermons
Each week is given a strong sermon, simple,
direct and unsectarian, on vital topics, by one
of the best religious thinkers of the world.
The Best Poems of the World
Beautifully illustrated by the best American
artists, are accompanied by a portrait of the
poet, a biographic sketch and the interesting
story of how each poem was written.
THE CURTIS PUBLISHING COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA
THANKFUL
( levclaiul County Toiu'licrs l.v-
in-c-s Their Sincere Thank*.
The te o tiers of Cleveland county
desire to express tlieir feeling* by
the following resolution:
Resolved: '1 hat we heartily
commend bupt. E. L. Cralle und
President !>• R. Boyd for uniting
the work of the Normal Institute
mill Summer Semester of the Uni-
versity.
That we extend our thanks and
good wishes to our instructors, who
labored so earnestly and patiently
1 for the advancement of the teachers
I That we hereby express our
■ thanks to the regents of the Uni-
versity for the use of the Univarsity
building.
That we thank Misses Allen and
McCune for their assistance in fur
iiishing music for the institute.
DISAPPOINTED.
Col. Johnson Blocked The Com-
mittee on Invitation.
meet it and th • 'ommiasbml r« will
doubtless, have lo in
time loan t<> m > t tli« i >iMv*t e< m
ing due. Daniels lt
be men capable <x
own private Ijiihi.i •>-
but tlu y are dismal f
ing to conduct tin- business of n
county." People
The ahoy.- wan publiHhed in tin
People's \ oic( last Wi jk. Tbfcl
publication is at its old titck
of deceiving the people.
Facts as sh a 11 by the county re
eoriIs are as follow
County sinking (u I m hiitid
September 1, I >. ^142^^.'..
County bond Ininl, . m !i is j•.irt
ot the sinking fund, i 1.7-J. To
t|| pinking fund on band September
Int., *1010/2 . In' r • and com-
miaeion du 1 m 1 p i 1 t
418.5*i. Balance on h
ing interest. « HH' -
The Voice said it w is neoeeaafy
to make an ovev dr " ' f > -' * , to
pay i hi> interest The Vo ce just
missed the truth sj.
This is the sane tactics udoptcd
by the Voice during the late c un-
palgn. Perhaps the ■ ditor will say
that it "does not
eiieo if the «t:i!einents in
paper are not trn . just
pie believe tin in."
Now we believe that the honest
truth loving populist is just as much
entitled to a fair statement of facts
gi the Democrats and Republicans
and we further believe that it is the
duty of a newspap r to c >rrect mi -
g'.ateinents of l .e d rt c mis oven
if it should result in tli defeat of
the editor of the \ >i > an 1 the en-
tire populi*t ticket at tin pulls in
No veil i be . ^lr.eli i-< j;:-! as sure to
happen as the sane- policy ltd to
their defeat two years ago.
MA Kit I KD.
any differ-
t te by his
, tliu |,eo.
roNtniastcr
IjIIcU
Poj
Itiiedy And
click Married.
A I
■tidy, of
I. ickcuck
last Tuea-
hdle at tho
well
master Ben
Moore, aiul M';!s .1 ■
of Moore wer nnirr
day hy Itev. W W.
laters home.
The bride and :
and favorably kno -. o t > our peo-
ple. The former is one of Cleve-
land county's m nt charming
young ladies and ti'1' latter, a suc-
cessful business man of our little
neighbor town on the north.
Tliev are mi .1 Oiiiii' .t attend-
| ing the Kxp .-Ition. I - v will re-
turn in a lew days and hi* ;il home
to their friends at M>-o .
The Ukmoi'hai ia- -n
ooiigratulations to Mr.
Reudy.
Is cord'ttl
and Mrs.
The
IMPROV ED.
Opera House I Ins
Circatlv Iniiu'oxed.
Been
opei
opens
The committee to procure speak.
crs for the barbecue wrote three i
letters to Colonel J. \V. Johnson,
of Oklahoma City, asking him to
address the people assembled here
that day. lie was urged to advise
the committee at once whether or
not hc could accept so that in the | When tho
event of his failure to come some Norman will haw is ne.it an opera
j on • else could be obtained. Ho did house as e:in bo lound in Oklahoma,
not as much as answer tho commit* Manager John V railing, lias been
i • letter. By his course, the com- busy all sunini i repairing tho build*
1 mittee was deprived the opportunity ing. He has elevated the lloor
of securing another speaker. The papered, painted and in vle many
'members of that committee will re- other necessary improvements.
1 member the curly haired colonel for He will secure some goo I CO 111 pa*
I his kindness. (?) nies for (lie season.
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