The Democrat-Topic. (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, June 16, 1899 Page: 1 of 4
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NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY. OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, JUNE16, 1899.
NO. 45.
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Buying Here Means Money
^Saving for You.^-
—^S^^'I'his is the basis on which we solicit your patronage. We
would not expect to obtain it on any other arrangement. In these
days of close buying we would not be apt to get the large business
that we have built up here did we not win it by value giving which
attracts all well posted shoppers, and people should always bear in
mind that low prices do not always indicate good value. Quality
must back up every price quoted, otherwise the goods are not cheap.
This is the keynote of our success, and the prices we quote below
are samples of the June Bargains ready here for all the people of this
vicinity.
WASH GOODS. J 5 doz laundried Sunbonnets, worth
We have taken out every piece of j 25C| S° ^or 20C'
Lawn Dimity etc., carried from last J SUMMER UNDERWEAR,
that sold at 7J4 to 10c and oner them j
for 5c per yd. j Ladies Swiss Ribbed Vests 5c to 25c.
i | Men's balbriggrn shirts and drawers
25c.
Men's fine French balbriggan shirts
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SUMMER CORSETS.
5 doz Summer Corsets worth 25c to ! and drawers 50c.
goat 19c. J Scrivens patent elastic seam drawers 75
Good quality Summer Corset, long J see our up-to date line of Negligee Shirts
waist, 5 hooks, worth 50c, for 40c.
Neckwear, Collars, etc.
ED. ANTHONY & CO.
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ARE PAYING
THEIR TAXES.
Till; TltEASUBKKS OFFICE
DOING A HUSHING BUSI
NESS AT PRESENT.
Treasurer Stow Collected
:!1'.).( (> to Date,
$17
While farmers are quite busy in
tlio harvest just now, still a great
many of them are calling at the
treasurer's office and gaying their
taxes.
County Treasurer Stow reported
having collected ♦•'1000, Tuesday
and 11000 Wednesday,
Mr. Stow estimates that not to
exceed ten per cent of the tax will
go delinquent this year. This is
certainly a good showing and
speaks well for Cleveland county.
His estimate is, it seems, conserva-
tive, if collections for the first six
months are any index to future
business. The tax roll amounted to
*77,: I9.00. Mr. Stow has collected
♦ 47,:il(l. and Mr. Aniol, his prede-
cessor, collected $5,400 before go-
ing out of office, representing a total
$52,719 of between seventy five and
eighty per cent of the entire amount
to bo collected.
Mr. Stow is expecting quite a
rush from now until the first of July
at least.
G. M. Bessent has recovered from
a slight sickness.
Mrs. Fred Duliug was reported
quite sick last week.
R. L. Philips went to Gainesville
Friday to look after business mat-
ters.
W. J. Reed and wife of Norman
are at the Grand Avenue.—Okla-
homau.
John F. Rlioades and sou, of
Medora, 111., are here with a view
to locating.
W. T. Mayfield and wife of Nor-
man came up yesterday to visit
friends.—Oklahoman.
Ed Ilennessy returned Monday
from a two week's visit to points
in southern Kansas.
J. H. Dibble, Fred Reed, Rob-
ert Moffatt aud Orville Cunningham
have bought chainless bicycles.
Fred Reed. Dave Hooper and
Jack Ivabrich went to the Washita
the first of the week to liuiR and
fish a few days.
At a recent meeting of the city
council the salary of Andy Bible,
city engineer, was raised from
$50.00 to $(>2.50 per month.
Prof. Boyd and wife end W. M.
Russell were among those who
took advantage of the Frisco excur-
sion and visited Eureka Springs,
yesterday.
WILL MOVE
TO CHICKASHA,
SENATOR B. P. MAG NESS
WILL, MOVE FROM THE
DISTRICT.
Will Locate at Cli icka.slia
Where He Will Practice
Medicine.
Senator B. P. Magnesa, was down
from Moore Friday of last week,
he has decided to move to Chick-
asha, where he will practice
medicine.
His father, of Gran bury, Texas,
I will be associated with him at
| Chickasha. Regarding his #re-
moval Dr. Magness said:
"I dislike, very much to leave
Cleveland county and I desire to
thank the voters of Cleveland and
Pottawatomie counties for their
kindness in electing me their
representative in the upper house
of the Oklahoma legislature.
"I represented my constituents
| to the best of mv ability but being
] in the minority I was handicapped
to a certain extent.
"I am not going out of politics
by any means, when we have one
great state out of Indian and Okla-
homa territories, I expect to nsa
my very host efforts to advance
democracy."
Mrs. D. R. Boyd of Norman
is in the city.—Oklahoman.
NO KNIFE
For Varicocele.
NO MERCURY
ForBlood Poison.
And I Cure Every Case Undertaken.
It is no longer necessary for a man to allow a VARICOCELE
(enlarged scrotum) to remain and deny his Vital Organs the nutrition
they need and which supplies him with the very Essence of Life.
I have cured hundreds of cases and therefore I know that this trouble-
some disease can be Cured to Stay Cured without the pain, danger
and loss of time of a surgical operation. My illustrated booklet
"Without the Knife," sent free, sealed, gives full information.
HLOOD POISON, Primary, Secondary and Tertiary, causing
sore throat, falling hair, ulcers, rheumatism, etc., permanently cured
without mercury or a trip to Hot Springs. Bookjree.
NERVOUS DEBILITY, Lost Vitality, and all weaknesses and
diseases of men cured to stay cured. Dr. H.J. Whittier is conced-
ed to be the leading and most successful specialist in Blood, Nervous
and Urinary diseases, Don't be deterred by a sense of false modesty
from securing the relief that is within your reach at small cost. No
promises made that cannot be fulfilled. Books and Blanks free.
Write or call in confidence.
• DR. H. J. WHITTIER,
jjj Near Junction, lO West Ninth St., Kansas City, Mo.
Mrs. I). B. Wynne is recovering
[rapidly from a severe sickness.
E. M. Yates shipped three cars
of hogs to Kansas City Monday
evening.
Kay Shanfelt visited with friends
and relatives at Perry the first of
the week.
The Globe has an interesting ad-
vertisement 111 this issue regarding a
nine eeni sale now on at their store.
Head it.
The board of directors of the
East Side school, will, we are told,
employ an assistant principal today
or tomorrow.
John G. Chambers, L. C. Kendall
and wife and Miss t)ora Hartley
I went to Wynnewood Saturday to
j visit relatives over Sunday.
Misses Mertle Hartley, Blanch
Morgan and Alice Boyd went to
Wynnewood Saturday afternoon to
visit Miss Mertle's parents.
E. I). Davison returned from
Pauls Valley, Monday where he
has been several days, ilis branch
restaurant at that place is doing
nicely.
Parties in from Little River yes
terday reported that stream bank
full- P. K. Durkee says he does
not believe crops were injured by
the rain Wednesday night.
PRISONERS
BROKE JAIL
FOUlt CLEVELAND COUNTY
PRISONERS liKOKE JA1
LAST SUNDAY.
Their Liberty Was ol' Short I Mir
ation—Three were Captured
Within Thirty Minutes.
There was considerable excite-
ment in the neighborhood of the
jail last Sunday afternoon occasion-
ed by a jail delivery.
Four prisoners, Fred Lundy.
Henry Johnson, O. H. Koss and
Tom White, an Indian, succeeded
in breaking out of the jail between
six and seven o'clock Sunday after
noon.
When outside the jail building
they had but little dilKcu1 tly in
climbing the high wall surround-
ing the northern portion of the
building and when this was done
they trusted to their legs to insure
them the freedom they were am hi
tious to enjoy.
A trusty, Chas. Cooper, gave the
alarm and in less than five min-
utes after their escape, men and
boys on horseback, 011 fiot and on
bicycles were in pursuit of them.
Lundy, Johnson and Ross started
east and the Indian sought refuge
toward the setting sun.
J. C. Dowd recognized O. H.
Ross as he passed Mr. Dowd's
house. Mr. Dowd stopped Ross
who said he had been out on bail
for several days. Mr. Dowd did
not believe the statement and re
turned him to the jail. Sheriff
Newhlock caught Johnson and
Lundv at a point one-half mile
northeast of the jail. They were
soon back to the point of begtning.
An investigation at the jail
showed that the large iron door,
leading from the interior of the
corridor, had been sprung, leaving
an opening through which they
experienced no difficulty in pass-
ing. They then removed a screen
from a window in the main build-
ing and were soon on the outside
While seated in th«; jailors ofiice
waiting for the jail door to be
placed in condition, the three pri
sioners conversed with a Democrat
representative regarding the mat-
ter. They seemed very much cast
down over the matter. Lundy
was heard to declare to his
fellow prisoners: "It is all up now.
We have made a bad job of it."
i<undy was placed in jail Thursday
of last week, as mentioned in the
last issue of this paper. He passed
bogus checks 011 Mannie Parker,
the New York Racket and a gentle-
man named Lea h, west of town.
He is wanted at Gainesville, Texas,
for forgery. His home is Shawnee
where he has a wife and child.
Lundy talked freely to the Demo-
crat and answered all questions
asked him. Lundy said: "We
commenced working on the big
door Sunday afternoon about two
o'cioc kand except when the jailor
was in his ofiice, we worked like
beavers. I don't remember who
first suggested the plan of escape
but it had not been under consid-
eration very long. We fastened
chains, taken from bunks, around
the door andjerked and pulled un-
til it yielded. All the prisoners
talked the mattar over and all as
sisted in opening the door "
The latter portion of Sunday's
statement is denied by other pris-
oners and, no doubt, they are cor-
rect in the matter as none except
those named above made any effort
to leave the jail.
Chas. Cooper, a trusty, followed
the prisoners out and gave the
alarm. He notified Sheriff New-
block within Sve minutes after they
were gone. Cooper said the big
four threatened to kill the first man
who informed the officers. He was
very much opposed to entering the
jail for the night being afraid, he
claimed, they would do him bodily
injury. Cooper said he had been
sick ih re* days and had noticed
them conversing (jtiite frequently.
They did not, however, take him
into their confidence, Cooper said
they made no attempt whatever to
break jail until after supper was
served and that in ten minutes
after they took up the work, they
were out and gone.
Will Shelton, who feeds the
prisoners, savs he took their supper
to them about six o'clock that he
noticed nothing unusual in the
action of the prisoners or appear
anceof the jail. No doubt they
made no effort to escape until after
supper.
Jailor Appleby was away from
the building when they escaped,
having gone to his home for a short
time.
Deputy Sherriff Will Newhlock
and constable Billy Daily captured
the Indian fjurteen or sixtean miles
east of Norman the morning fol
lowing his escape. They had
stopned at a farm house to rest
awhile and while there the Indian
came up. As soon as he saw 1 he
officers he started to run. Th
officers chased him several hun-
dred yards and fired several shots
before capturing him.
"I am told that parties are blara
ing me for the delivery" said Jailor
Appleby Wednesday morning. "1
desire to say I have done 111 j duty
to the best of my ability and my
conscious arc clear."
Mrs. Richard Hill and daughter
are visiting friends at Purcell.
J. C. Dowdy, a Lexington busi-
ness man, was here Wednesday.
Mrs, C. W. Brewer left yester-
day morning for Springdale, Ark.,
where she will visit her parents.
J. M. Burton has returned from
New Mexico where he has been
looking after his mining interests.
Frank Wise declares he will al-
low nothing to prevent hi 111 visiting
his best girl at (Juincy next Sunday.
Fred Duling and Frank Patter,01
were among the farmers who coin
menced harvesting last Monday.
They live north of town four miles.
J. T. Phelps has eighty of wheat
near town which will make twenty
five bushels to the acre. He in-
tended to commence harvesting it
yesterday.
N. Wallace and wife have
turned to their home three miles
north of town. They made an
overland trip through the Chicka-
saw country.
J. C. Wailes aud J. F. Belknapp,
have ordered lumber to be used in
their brick business houses to be
erected on Main street. Work will
commence in a few days.
Tom Johnson, of Fort Worth,
was here this week, llis mother,
Mrs. T. J. J. Johnson, who has
been visiting at Fort Worth for
some time accompanied him.
Norman's new steam laundry will
soon be in working order. The ma-
chinery will be in place in a few
lays. Improvements 011 the build-
ing to be occupied by the plant, are
almost completed. The laundry
I be a great convenience to the
citizens of Norman. Manager Kidd
says nothing but first class work
will be permitted to leave the laun-
dry.
The Democrat has made inquiry
from many portions of the' county
regarding the heavy rainfall Wed-
nesday night. All farmers with
whom the writer has talked are
confident 110 damage resulted to
growing crops by reason of the rain.
Delay iu harvesting is the greatest
damage reported. No wind, to
speak of, accompanied the rain,
hence wheat was not blown down.
Members of the A. O. U. W.
lodge at this place elected the fol-
lowing officers last Tuesday even-
ing: Frank Flood, M. W; S. L.
Sykes, foreman; John W. Barbour,
finance; George O'Connor, receiver;
Aubrey Rodgers, overseer; E. N.
Payne, recorder; Judd Graham, I.
W.; John Philpott, O. W. A.
Nicodeinus was elected a delegate
aud W. J. Jackson, alternate to the
Grand lodge.
Hon. Richard P. Bland of Mis-
souri, died yesterday morning after
an illness of several weeks. He re-
turned from congress in March and
was taken sick a few days after
reaching home His private secre
tary has notified the clerk of the
lower house of congress, of Mr.
Bland's death. The clerk will ap-
point a committee of members to
attend the funeral which will occur
to-morrow afternoon at four o'clock.
TO ENFORCE
ORDINANCES.
CITY MARSHAL, M1TCIIIXL,
SERY KS NOTICE ON VIO
LATEKS OP ORDI-
NANCES.
Th© Dog Tax, Must lt<> raid.
Sidewalks Improved and
Hiding Wheels on
Sidewalks Stopped.
"I wish you wonld say that all
owing dog tax must pay at once;
those having defective sidewalks
must repair them and all who have
been riding bie.yc.lps on sidewalks
must stop it" said City Marshal
Mitchel Wednesday morning:
Continuing he said: "Commenc-
ing next Monday morning I will
make a special effort to enforce the
ordinances govering the questions
indicated. All owning dogs must
pay the tax 011 them, sidewalk
must be put in better condition and
the weeds cut.
4,I have a great many complaints
from people regarding bicycle rid-
ing on sidewalks. This is in viola-
lation of a city ordinance and I will
certainly arrest every one guilty of
riding their wheels on sidewalks
after next Monday.
"I hope all will observe the ordi-
nances and avoid trouble."
Ex-Sheriff Downing was in the
city luesday buying binders twine.
Giles I>1111 tree brought in a car-
load of cattle from Texas this week.
Mrs. II. W. Stubbeinan, son and
laughter have returned from Ohio.
E. E, Hennessey, referee in bank-
ruptcy, went to Norman yesterday.
—Oklahoman.
Mrs. Tom Jarboe and sou will
leave tomorrow for Missouri to
spend the summer.
Miss Laura MaGill returned
Wednesday, to her home in El R0110
after a pleasant visit with friends in
this city.
Smith tt Dibble sold a house :iii
lot in Jones addition last Wednr
day belonging to Thomas Co wan t
I, T. Phelps
The ball game played on the
campus last Friday by the Purcell
and University teams was the best
game witnessed here this season,
and resulted in a victory for the
University by a score of 11 to 8.
The game was a much better one
than the score would indicate,
being warmly contested throughout
aud replete with brilliant plays on
both sides. Roberts Ford and
Parker were iu the points for the
University and Lalling and Martin, Wglker> j M j. „ Dibble>
for Purcell. Lack of space pre- NH ||utoher, V. I . Partington
vvnts publication of official score. and S. P. Render,
Jay Shottenkirk living three
miles north of town, has seventv
acres of wheat which looks real
well. He says it is much better
than last year.
John Shelton was iu from his
farm seven miles southeast yester-
day. He marketed some new
potatoes while here which were
tine. Mr. Shelton has about three
acres of potatoes.
A pound social will be given at
the Southern Methodist church to-
morrow evening in honor of
Rev. Pickens. All member and
friends of the congregation are in-
vited to be present.
James Cowan, living near Clark's
grove, marketed the first home
grown peaches of the season last
Wednesday. They were nice ones.
Mr. Cowau will have about two
hundred bushels this year.
john S.Allan is iu receipt of a
letter from Avoca announcing that
Tom Berry, well* known here, is
quite low of consumption aud is not
expected to live. Mr. Berry has
been in poor health for a number
of years. His friends in Cleveland
county will be grieved to hear of
his condition.
Jugs, almost as disastrous as gold
bugs, have made their appearance in
Norman and are getting in their
work on evergreens. John Essex
brought an evergreen branch to this
office Thursday which was covered
with the insects. They are a pecu
liar kind entirely unknown in this
section. They are one third of an
inch long and resemble the currant
borer. Its body is black and cov
ered with a web resembling ever
green twigs.
Prof. John T. Clayton has been
Iected priucipa1 of the Yukon
public schools. Mr. Clayton is
numbered among our very best
iucators, and the Board of direc-
tor made a splendid selection when
they employed him. He holds a
splendid first grade certificate.
Yukon is a town of seven or eight
hundred people aud supports a
plendid school. Four teachers are
employed, principal and three as
sistants. Prof. Clayton is attend-
ing the University at this pi
for the summer.
W. II. Seawell reports business
quite good 011 the road. He is rep-
resenting a lumber firm.
A. I). Acres has removed his
mustache and it was necessary for
him to be introduced to his friends
Thursday morning.
The Junior Endeavor league, of
the Christian church, enjoyed an
outing Tuesday, spending the day
at MeCullough's grove, near town.
Dinner was served on the ground.
11. P. Alder, of Siloam Springs
Arkansas, who bought the Dibble
business house 011 Main street re-
cently, has arrived with his family.
He will put in a stock of jewelry.
Chas. Stone was in from Case
township Wednesday. He har-
vested oats Tuesday. He says far-
mers are rushed with their work at
present. A grqat many are har-
vesting.
It is re}
ins and F,
a stock of
side in a s
orted that Judge Wilk-
M Redding will open
groceries on the West
liort time. Both gentle*
men are well and favorably known
to our people.
Several friends of Robert Dunn,
about twenty five iu number, came
down from Oklahoma City Thurs-
day afternoon to witness the gradu-
ating exercises of the music depart-
ment of the University. Mr. Dunn
was one of the graduates.
T. W. Hendrix and family in
tend to leave next Sunday for
Colorado where they will make
their home. Mr. Hendrix has
leased his property, the Victoria
as mentioned else where in this
issue.
At a meeting of the board of
directors of the Dixie Gold Mining
Co., held in the city council chain-
bcr last Tuesday afternoon, the
following officers were elected: W
T. Mayfield, president; John Helvie
vice-preident: Rev. J. II. Fergu-
son, secretary and I). L, Larsh,
treasurer.
On Monday night the following
officers were elected by the Knights
of Pythias for the ensuing term:
T. E. Clement, C. C.; C. C. Wil-
liams, V. C\; Ray Shanafelt, Pre-
late; W. L. Crippen, M. W.; E. M.
Maphis, M. E ; Lee Clanton, M. A.;
J. R. Durkee, I. G ; John Fox, O.
G.
A number of Norman's
folk went out to Clark's
Wednesday afternoon and
few hours very pleasantly,
who went were: Misses
Wallace, Anna Kendall,
young
grove
pent a
Those
Clara
Bessie
Kendall, of Orange, Texas, Maude
Wingate, Anna Challis, Emma
Davis, Luciie Bodine, Jennie
Threadgill, Daisy Armstrong, Lida
| White, Mesf: Tom Clement, Fred
Botsford, Tom Johnson, Sam
•C. II. Bessent received a letter
Thursday morning from his daugh-
ter, Miss Nina, who accompanied
Prof. DeBar and family to Michi-
gan recently, where she will spend
the summer. She is having a de
light!ul time. She says the weath-
er is such they are compelled to
have fire mornings and evenings.
A meeting of citizens was held at
Red Men's hall last Friday evening
to diseu&s the proposition of E. B.
Johnson to build a hotel building in
the city. There were about forty
present. The matter was discuss-
ed, all favored the proposition, a
finance committee appointed and an
adjournment taken until early in
July when the finauce committee
will make its report.
Alpha Chapter, the Uuiversity
organization of Eta Kappa Un, a
college fraternity, held its first an-
nual reception at Red Men's Hall in
West Norman 011 Friday evening of
last week. The program consisted
of music, games, and dancing, fol-
lowed by a bauquet at which
Roscoe Helvie presided as toast-
master. Many toasts were given,
which of course were responded to
with true "frat" wisdom. The
event was pronounced a success by
all present. Alpha Chapter is the
first organization of the kind per
fected 111 the territory.
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