The Peoples Voice (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, August 1, 1902 Page: 1 of 8
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The Peoples Voice
VOLUME 11.
NORMAN OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, AUGUST, 1, 1902.
NUMBER 2
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E ARE now in our New Building at the Old Stand 1st. Door
cast of the Post Office and earnestly solicit your patronage.
Very truly, BARBOUR & SONS.
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A FINE SURROUNDING
COUNTRY.
Excellent Sanitary Con-
ditions in the City.
for occupancy before the close of the
year. The University can then
handle 1000 or more of the brightest
youths of our Nation and with an
able faculty of thirty-one, chosen
from the best Universities of Europe
and America she can do work equal to
Harvard or Yale the colleges that
have been established for centuries.
Many thousands of dollars have
already been expended to equip
laboratories with apparatus in the
departments of Physics, Biology,
Anatomy and Geology. Before the
year closes a large Steam Heating
HER SUPE'RTO'R SCHOOL and Electric light plant will be i n
UXiIb ouriilliuil OL/nUUll, operatjon and a $10,000.00 gymnasium
will be put in as soon as the contrac-
tors can do the work. So one can
readily see that the University with
these accessories and many others
not mentioned can cope with any
eastern institution.
| While Norman feels proud of the
University and ot its remarkably
| rapid growth, yet she feels none the
Norman, the metropolis of South-1 ^ess P1"00^ °f her public schools which
FACILITIES AND NUMEROUS
CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS.
MAKE AN IDEAL PLACE.
ern Oklahoma, with her temperate
climate, healthful sanitary condi-
tions superior schools advantages
and numerous church organizations
makes a very ideal place for one to
live and invites to her limits the very
best class of people our nation pro-
duces the cream of the west.
The fertility ot the soil of the
surrounding country is veritied in
its diversified products. Cotton yields
from one half to a bale and a quarter
per acre, and of as high quality as
that raised in the Lone Star state
the leading cotton producer in the
United States. Corn brings in a
harvest of from40 to GO bushels per
acre. Wheat, mostly soft, yields
from 20 to 40 bushels and oats from
60 to 90 bushels. Fruit and vegetables
have a luxuriant growth and daily
shipments are made to northern
markets throughout the summer
months. Where this productiveness
exists a commercial center must be
established and this fact is certainly
manifesting itself in the rapid and
substantial growth of our city.
There is no other town in the two
territories that can boast of as ex-
cellent sanitary conditions. No cess
pools nor stagnant water to create
malaria or other infectious diseases
are found in or near the city of Nor-
man. The streets have been so
perfectly graded since the past year
that within an hour after a heavy
freshet the water is clear from the
streets, havingf found abundant out-
let through the viaducts to the river.
are second to none in the Territory
WTe have two large school buildings
containing 18 rooms entailing a cost
of $21,000. The city school board
employs 18 teachers to instruct the
1200 pupils that attend here and a
lirst class high school is also maintain-
ed which affiliates directly with with
college department of the Univer-
sity. Within twelve months the
present school board will vote bonds
for a $40,000.00 High school building
which will give them in all three
buildings The Catholics have a
convent here costing several thou-
sand dollars, well equipped to ac-
commodate 130 students. The con-
vent possesses a corps of very able
instructors and the school would be a
credit to any city.
What has already been said of Nor-
man is sufficient to prove that she is
especially blessed, but when we say
she has the best religious influences
of any town in the Territory you
will perhaps doubt it until you have
perused the following facts. There
are twelve churches in this city and
thirteen denomination with property
valued at $55,000.00 and with a total
membership of 1700. Just think
there are six hundred homes in Nor-
man with 1700 christian people and
twelve hundred Sunday school
scholars. There is a strong Y. M.
C. A. organization in the University
which sent four delegates to the
Lake Geneva convention and last
year the ladies organized a Y. W. C.
A. which is growing very rapidly.
worth $1 200.00 and a membership of
140. The Lutheran church is in the
southern portion of the city. It has
$2500.00 worth of property and a good
membership. In the extreme nort h-
ern portion of the city limits is the
Evangelical church with property
valued at $2000,00 and a membership
of 55. The Adventists and Episco-
palians both have churches here with
an excellent membership.
As has been shown Norman is a
healthy town, a school town, her very
atmosphere is intellectual, and a
strictly moral town. At present her
water system is inadequate but is
being strengthened rapidly and the
city council is at present considering
an electric light proposition; so we
are growing to feel that we are the
the "Hub" of the universe.
TEN BRICK BLOCKS.
UL
in
SEND
AN ATTORNEY
TO ST. LOUIS.
A Preliminary Survey Made
Several Months Ago.
THE BEST ROUTE HERE.
THIS ROAD DETERMINES OUR
FUTURE AS A COMMERCIAL
TOWN OF IMPORTANCE.
All to be Two and Three Story Buildings
And Work to Begin at an Early
Date.
Ten large brick blocks will be
erected on the following lots just as
soon as brick can be secured and some
have already begun work.
Prince Bros to Thwing lot 11 block
5 $2300.00
Prof. Elder to Judge Brigger lot
8 block 5, $1900.00 j The Commercial Club received
Foote to Foster lot 6 block 5 $1,500 j letter recently from the Katy
Burch to Walch lot 4 block 14 J authorities at Coalgate, I. T., relative
$3500.00. ■ to the new railroad which will soon
Corret to Abbott lot 10 block 5 be built from Oklahoma City to that
$2800.00. [place. They advised the railroad
Kenner to Johnson lot 14 block 13 j committee of the club to go to head-
$2200.00 j quarters at once in St Louis and
Myers will soon build a fine brick something might be done towards
bringing their line to our city. At-
good force of|torneyJ. H. Mosier leaves this week
for St. Louis where he will look
and make a
prevail on the
the
on lot 15 block 13.
H P. Alden has a good force
men excavating for the foundation
of his' brick block on lot 12 block (i j into this matter
The commercial club will let the j desperate effort to
contract this week for their fine two I Katy authorities to consider
story club room. This structure will j Norman proposition.
be built of pressed brick front and , As the readers are aware some
side, trimmed in Kildare store. months ago a preliminary survey was
| made from Oklahoma City to Coal-
The Republican Convention,
Harmonv Prevailed-
Last Friday morning at
Perfect
gate locating the
line
I l'
10 o'clock 1.
miles east of us, but that
about ten
being such
. .. - rough country the authorities
in the Cleveland county court house -.-..ij ,,
... ... „ . ,, , /, „ ... | could be very easily convinced that
W . W. Kendall called the Republican Norman ig the bgst rolUe tQ choc
nominating convention together with | taw coa, fle)ds anJ .f thg husinegs
Speaking more in detail we will take
Norman has alwavs been a fairly j up the leading denominations and
healthy place and is extremly so j 8tarting with the Methodist we find
since our sanitary officers have done they have church property valued
their lasting and very efficient work. at $2500 and an active membership
During the heavy rains of May and of mo. On the same block, west
June when Oklahoma City and many , js the Presbyterian church with
other territorial towns were partially j property valued at $5000 and a mem-
underwater our city was entirely- I bership of 110. Just north on the
exempt from such unhealthy con-1 game block is the M. E. church south
ditions. The atmosphere 'around ! with property valued at $0000 and a
Norman is as pure as in any western , regular membership of 300. On the
state and nothing is allowed to put- block directly east of this is the
rifv in or near the city limits. magnificient Catholic church with I
Norman can aptly be termed the ! property valued at £21,800 and a j
Athens of Oklahoma and when we I membership of 250. If you go one '
say she has the best school facilities ; block south of Main street on Porter
a full delegation.
I. M. Little was elected temporary
chairman and J. Burk temporary
secretary. Three committees were
appointed, one on credentials, one
on Rules order of Business and per-
manent organization and one on
resolutions. The convention was
then adjourned.till 1 o'clock in order
to give the committees time to make
out their reports
The convention was called to order
by I. M. Little at 1 o'clock and the
committees reports were read and
accepted after which nominations
were made for a county ticket..
men
here will be alert and pull together
it is no question but that we can
secure that line. This certainly
means something to Normans future
growth, afc aline east of us would cut
off considerable trade, especially
cotton which amounts to several
thousand dollars in a single season.
Norman cannot afford to let slip this
excellent opportunity of securing one
of the best railroad systems in the
United States which determines her
destiny as a commercial town.
A Swell Whist Party.
Last Tuesday evening Mr.
Perfect harmony prevailed through ■ Davis gave a whist party at his
out the convention and a better j home, inviting a few of his closest
ticket could not have been placed in j friends and a very swell game of
the field. The following popular | whist was played. In the game
ticket was nominated. I three prizes were offered: the first
Sheriff, L. P. Barker, acclamation. \ was a silver card case won by John
I reasurer, S. W. Hutchin | Davis: the second a silver ink stand
of any other town in the territory it | avenue
is unquestionably a fact. The Ter-
ritorial University, the pride of Ok-
lahoma is located here and this great
institution has been wonderfully
blessed out of the funds of the ter-
you
will
find the First
Christian church with property i
valued at $6500 and a membership |
of 233. If you are a Baptist go west of
the railroad track on Webster street ]
and you will find their beautiful '
f
ritory. On the sixty acre campus is j building with property valued at j
located a large 21 room building j $3,200 and a membership of 195
called Science Hall, erected in 1892 j Just across the block on Eufaula I
with a cost of $40,000,00 and through 1 street is the Cumberland Presbyte- j
the noble generosity of our last leg-, rian church with property yalued at
islature we were given $911,000.00 J $2590,00 and a membership of 85.
more for another building which will The Church of Christ is located on
contain 50 rooms and will be ready1 Tonhawa street and has property
Register of Deeds, J. D.Jones "
Assessor, J. S. Adair. "
Commissioners (1st and 3rd Dist) A.
V. Hulse and J. F. Harbert, accla-
mation. Commissioner 2nd Dist, Fred
S. James 47 Richardson 28.
Co Clerk, Barrier 314, Williams
49, Shinn 83J.
Co Attorney Judge Botsford accla-
mation.
Probate Judge, Mosier, acclama- j
mation.
Co Supt Meeeker 514 Kendall 112;
Co Weigher, Mosier 3, Haynes 07
Shelton 92.
Co-oner, Dr. Hamilton 102*.
W. H. Sandmeyer and wife returned
Saturday from t heir three weeks I
visit with friends and relatives in |
Missouri. They both had a very I
beneficial one in the way of recrea-1
tion.
and calendar in bronze tray won by
Miss Pearl Naylor and the third was
the boody prize won by Mr. Sewell.
After the game refreshments were
served consisting of ice cream, fruits
and other delicacies.
Those present were Misses Ham-
bric, McCarty, Page, Naylor; Ben-
son and Naylor. Messrs Day, Sewell,
Newblock, Auping, Elder arid Davis.
100,000,000 Population,
Duluth, Minn., 21—In 1910, when
our next census it taken, I expect the
population of the United States will
have reached the 100,000,000 mark,"
said W. R. Merriam, director of the
census, in an interview here. "This
will include our new possessions,
Hawaii, Porti Rico and the Philip-
pines, but it will demonstrate in no
uncertain terms what a world power
this country has become."
Real Estate Transfers.
The following are the real estate
transfers for the past week as com-
plied from the Andrew Kingkade
Company's reports.
Trustees of Norman to Thomas Bandy
lot 5 and 0 block 4, Norman, con-
sideration $7.50
Trustees of Norman to Rebecca A.
Keeling lot 30-32 block 41, Norman,
consideration $7 20.
Trustees of Norman to Rebeeca A.
Keeling lot 17-21 block 30, Norman,
consideration $22.50.
Eliza J. Appleby to Chas. E. Garden
s w 4 28-8 lw $1.00
Cleveland Co Bank to Norman cotton
011 mill pt s e 4 6-9 lw, considera-
tion $100.
Geo. A. Teague to Rocetha V. Yoho
lots 7-8 block 50, Lexington, con-
sideration $l,0oo.
Edward A. Ruedy to J. W. Payne
lot 26 block 14, Moore, considera-
tion $20.00
Mary E. Burch to Lewis Walch lot 4
block 14, Norman, 3500.00
Pabst Brewing Co to Andrew King
kade lot 5 and 0 block 60 Larshes
University addition, Norman, con-
sideration $20,00.
Jas. Crawford to Ed Erleton lot 19
and 20 block 27 Lexington, consid-
eration $126;00.
Chas. McCluie to Rosa Chainbless
n w i s e i 27 6-le, consideration
$450,00
L C. Kendall to M. E. Morguart lot
13-16 block 8 .]' nes addition, Nor
man consideration $1200.00
Joel T. Sizmore to David Hill n i sei
28-6-le, consideration $1000.00.
J. N. Burton to Walter A. Harris
lot 1-8 blocK 19, Jones addition,
Norman, consideration $250.00.
J. S. Ruedy to J. W. Payne lot 27 28
block 14, Moore, consideration,
$40.00.
A. A. Stone to J. W. Warlick lot 9-12
block 12, Lexington, consideration
$600 00
Harry E. Warlick to J. W. Warlick
lot 17-18 block 24-31-32 block 23 Lex-
ington, consideration $350,00.
A. B. Honnold to M. A. Roller lot 9
12 block 16 Wagoner addition,
Norman, consideration $650.00
J. M. Cnrtice to M. H. Jackson lot 4
block 22, Norman, consideration
$100 00.
M. McGinley to J. A. Jackson lot 6
block 22, Norman, consideration
$90.00.
R. J. Brook to Renner & Bessent lot
6 blocn 22, Norman, consideration
$435.00.
R. J. Brock to Louis F. Renner lot 4
block 22, Norman, consideration
$600.00.
Lyda E. Riordan to John Bennett wi
sw± 10-8-2e, consideration $600.00.
The Jeffries Fitzsiminons Fight.
James Jeffries knocked Bob Fitz-
siminons out in the 8th round in San-
Francisco Friday night and Jeffries
still retains the championship of the
world. Fitzsimmons is badly hurt
in body and mind. He faints when
j his trainers rub him down and burst
| into tears when approached about his
j defeat.
No More Double Headers.
The Santa Fe company has stopped
| running douoble headers through
i Oklahoma. Last week all their
[ double headers transferred to other
divisions and some of the largest
I englns on the system were put on
this division. One can now see a
eight drive wheel locomotive pulling
the regular trains.
Miss Mamie Askren who has besn
visiting her father and brother foi
the past two weeks returned to Iowa
last Monday.
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