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The Peoples Voice
VOLUME 11.
NORMAN OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER, 10, 1902.
NUMBER 12
250 MINISTEKS ARE IN
CONSULTATION.
Five Hundred People Have
Come to Attend.
LARGEST IN HISTORY
Of Norman- Noted Baptist Minis-
ters From all over the Nation
are Present.
Bill Cross in Cleveland County.
Your Uncle "Bill Cross" made a
two days tour through Cleveland
county this week with Judge Ames
of Oklahoma City and J. O. Blakney
of Shawnee as side partners. Their
meetings were advertised as Anti-
Republican in hope that a crowd
would be drawn out, but the crowd
that met the orators at the several
points in the county were neither
large, demonstrative or enthusiastic.
The fellows who as a rule attend
all the political meetings that come
along attended your Uncle Bill's
meetings as a matter of habit. At
Norman by reason of the District
Court being in session and the jurors
and witnesses in town his meeting
was, perhaps, a little larger than
the usual.
OIL IN OKLAHOMA.
0. N. Gould, Geology in the University
says there is probably oil near Ft. Sill
C. N. Gold professor of Geologist in
the University here returned Sunday
from a trip tothe Wichita Mountains.
He says there is probably consider-
able oil and gas in north of Ft Sill
but that it is deep. He passed
through Medford, Oklahoma on his
return and inspected the water con-
ditions there. The people at Med-
ford are like the people of Norman
in putting rlown holes in the red beds
expecting to find good water. Med-
ford to get good water must go about
a mile and a half west into the sand
hills.
The Baptist opened one of the best
attended conventions Wednesday
morning, that has every been con-
vened in Norman, nearly all the
Baptist ministers of Oklahoma and
the Indian Terrritory were here to
take part in the opening service.
They were all enthusiastic and start-
ed things off splendidly. There are 250
preachers from Oklahoma and about
the same number of visitors. Some
of the best ministors of the Baptist
church are here, the most noted are
Rev. F. C. McConnell, of Atlanta,
Ga., and Rev. J. N. Clark, oi Kansas
City, Mo.
Rev. Mr. McConnell who is chair-
man of the board of Home Missions in
the Baptist church will preach Fri-
day evening.
One whole afternoon, Thursday
was devoted to reports from mission-
aries from the different parts of the
Territory. Mr. T. K. Tyson made a
report on the condition of mission-
ary affairs in northwestern Oalaho-
ma and Hey. L. H. Holt reported
from the new country. Conditions in
these two divisions are fair and good
results are promised.
Almost every department and
division of the church will be held
in discussion by compitent ministers
Home mission will receive special at-
attention at 10 a. m. Friday morning.
In the afternoon the woman's work
in the church will be taken up by a
general discussion. The B Y. T. U.
will be treated the same way Friday
evening.
Norman is proud to be the city
where so many highly moral and cul-
tured people convene. She welcomes
them heartily and invites them to
come back again.
Dr. Randel Returned From St. Louis,
Dr. Randell the Optician has re-
turned from St. Louis where he went
to take a post graduate course in
his profession. Dr. Randell has been
in Norman a little over two years and
his work has been of such a charac-
ter that nearly every case he has
treated has become a good advertis-
ing agent for him and as a conse-
quence his business is increasing
every month. He makes regular
trips to Pauls Valley where he also
enjoys a big business. His motto is
"deal honestly and fairly with parties
coming to you to have eyes treated.
If you believe you can treat cases
successfully say so; it you are in
doubt be just as frank."
McGuire Debates With Gore,
Bird McGuire and Judge Gore de-
bated the statehood question at
Cement, Oklahoma Monday. Mc
Guire showed that the Democrats in
congress had been unanimosly in
favor of the Flynn bill Gore who is
acknowledged by the Democrats to
be the orator and scholar of the
party, could not refute McGuires
arguments from within his platform
so he went outside of it and re
fused to assert that he was opposed
to the Flynn bill. The Democrats
are fighting a bad fight this fall and
and no one is more conscious of the
fact than they are themselves.
Looking After His Political Fences.
Hon J O. Blakney, of Shawnee,
and Democratic candidate for the
Council in this District, was in Nor-
man last Wednesday looking after
his political fences. He found them
in very bad shape in this county,
Senator Duffy, having run over them
until it was with much trouble that
Blakney ever found where fence
formerly stood. This week Senator
Duffy is over in Pottawatomie count)'
and when Blakney gets home he will
find his fences in Pott county in a
very dilapidated condition for Duffy
is not doing a thing over in Pott
county, but tearing up Blakney's
fences, Blakney will have to keep
both of his eyes open if Senator
Duffy dpn't come out of Pott county
with a majority on the 4th of Novem-
ber. In Cleveland county Duffy's
majorit}- will be anywhere from 600
to 1000.
Snyder Convicted.
The first trial of the parties re-
cently indicted in connection with
bribery of the St. Louis council has
been held and the jury in 59 minutes
returned a verdict of guilty and
fixed the punishment at five years
in the penitentiary. The first case
tried was that of Snyder. The con-
viction of Snyder has given the rest
of the fellows under indictment a
very bad scare.
Prosperous Farmers From Texas,
W R. McElvany, H. M. Hudson
and T. C. Walham all prosperous
farmers of north central Texas left
Norman last Saturday for Shawnee
and Tecumseh where they will stay
a few days and then return to their
homes in the Lone Star state. They
expressed themselves as highly
pleased with Norman and its locality.
They may locate here in the near
future. We are always glad to
welcome people of their class to our
city.
Fir3t Pupils Recital.
The first pupil* recital of the Uni
versity school of Music will be given
! at Music Hall Wednesday evening
Oct 15th. The program will be
J unusually good and it is hoped by
, the Director that all patrons of the
i school as well as those interested in
| music can be present. Please re-
j member that these recitals begin on
| time. First performer will appear
! promptly at 8:15 p. m. at which
time the doors are closed.
The Split in Democraoy.
Tom Johnson is swee ping things in
Ohio. His big tent can't afford
standing room for the throngs who
Hock to hear him. It is a rare thing
for a man like Johnson to appear on
the stage. No man before in the
history of this country has ever com-
bined, as he does, wise sagacity and
cold business judgment with human
sentiment and profound enthusiasm.
He is tearing up the old Democracy
like a threshing machine, and put-
ting down the foundations of a "new
Democracy. He is such a Democrat
as Jefferson was, but the money of
the trusts will defeat him for the
nomination. Then will come the
grand climax. We believe the peo-
ple will compel him to take up the
banner of Reform. We are con-
fident that intelligent Texas Demo-
crats will then repudiate the State
machine with Mr. Bailey and his
idol, the protectionist and coal
baron, Gorman. Now is the time to
get in line before the rush.—South-
ern Mercury.
McCall
HAS IT FOR
LESS.
District Court Oonvened,
Last Monday morning Judge
Irwin convened District Court in
Norman and spent the forenoon in
empaneling the grand and petit
jurors. The usual number of ex-
cuses were presented to the Judge
and a few of the jurors succeeded in
getting excused by the court. A
few of the jurors arrived a few
minutes late and Judge Irwin wanted
to know what they wanted him to
do for them—fine them for being
late—They objected to accepting a
fine and the court did not impose the
same; but he looked very much to
the late jurors that the fine was
going to be assessed. They will
hardly be late any more In the
afternoon the time of the court was
taken up in disposing of motions and
demurrers and setting down cases
for trial.
Farmer Killed by a Switch Engine.
William Osborn a farmer living
| north of Hico was killed at Oklahoma
j City last Saturday. Be was getting
a load of Hour at the Acme mills and
j caught between car and mill plat-
I form by car being pushed back by a
I switch engine. He lived only a short
time after receiving injury. He
leaves a wife and two small children
to mourn his untimely death.
Een Brown in Jail Again.
Ben Brown, the negro who was in
j jail charged with grand larceny
! and who broke jail some time ago,
iiut who fell into the jail at Ardmore
i J
| was brought to Norman last Satur-
j day by Sheriff Smith and unless he
j succeeds in breaking jail again he
will have to stand trial.
He Gets Away.
A jail delivery occurred here at
the county jail last Sunday morning.
A fellow named Grow was given the
liberty to be in the runaround with-
out a guard. He took the liberty to
pry off some bars and made his es-
cape. The blood-bounds were placed
on his trail and deputy sheriff Wadley
and Marshal Fuller followed, the
trail was soon lost and Grow is still
at large. Grow was from the Chicka-
saw country and was held here
awaiting trial foi selling whisky to
Indians.
Essex & Wails New Meat Wagon,
Essex <& Wails have purchased a
new delivery wagon for their meat
market. They had it made to order
by the Oklahoma City Carriage Co.
It is a two wheeled concern, the
driver standing and close to the
ground so that he saves climbing on
and off. It resembles in a manner a
chariot.
Appearance Much Improved.
The Cleveleand County National
Bank building has been in the hands
of the painters and paper hangers
j this week and as a consequence its
j interior appearance has beeu very
I much improved.
For President of the Woman's Club,
i Mrs. C. M. Barnes has received the
| unanimous endorsement of the
I Guthrie Federation of Women's
' Clubs as candidate for President of
the Federation of Woman's clubs of
I Oklahoma and Iudian Territories.
Senator E, Duffy Renominated.
The Peoples Party Council Con-
vention for the 5th Council District
met at Asher Thursday Oct 2nd and
was called to order by Council Com-
mitteeman R. J. Nisbett. On
motion Mr. Nisbett was chosen tem-
poary chairman and John S. Allan
tempoary secretary and later they
were made permanent, chairman and
secretary of the convention. The
committee on Resolutions reported
the following platform and the same
was unanimously adopted.
PLATFORM
1. We endorse and reaffirm the
national platforms of our party from
Omaha to Louisville, and call par-
ticular attention to an article of our
faith—the initiative and referendum
or Majority Rule—as the only way
in w hich the people can express them
selves fully and freely upon all po-
litical questions, and providing the
open door through which all other
reforms may be brought about.
2. We also endorse territorial
platform adopted at El Reno last
August and commend the wisdom of
that convention in not putting a con-
gressional candidate in the field this
fall.
3. Recognizing in the labor unions
a powerful ally for advancing the
interests of those who toil, we favor
practical and clear cut legislation
in the interests of Labor Unions.
Nominations were called for and
the name of E. Duffy was the only
one presented and under a suspen-
sion of the rules he was nominated
by acclamation. JohnS. Allan was
chosen as Peoples Party Council
Committeeman, for the 5th council
district after which the convention
adjourned. The Republican county
convention which met at Asher on
sa.ie date we also understand named
Senator Duffy as the Republican
candidate for. the council in the
5th District and this insures Senator
Duffy's re-election by a big majority.
The Democrats at Shawnee and in
Pott county are not pleased with the
Democratic nominee and have as-
sured Senator Duffy of a big Demo-
cratic support in Pott county. In
Cleveland county Senator Duffy will
run like a prairie fire and many
citizens in this county think he will
go out of Cleveland county with a
1000 majority. His good work in the
council two years ago made him
friends in all parties and having
tried him and found him all wool and
a yard wide; they will hesitate to
vote for an untried man even though
he might prove a good council man.
The Meaning of Arkansas.
A very interesting article on the
Flint Implements of Oklahoma
written by Prof. Gould appears in
the October number of Popular
Science News. The professor de-
scribes the location and appearence
of the flint mines in northwestern
Oklahoma and shows that the flint
I implements used bv the Indians of
| the plains who inhabited parts of
| Oklahoma and Kansas were used to
getting flint there. Several letters
J have been received by Mr. Gould
j asking about different subjects re-
lating to these implements. One
from a government official at Wash-
ington stated that the meaning of
Arkansas which is an Indian word,
is Flint river and asked if this river
might have derived its name from
these quarries. Mr. Gould thinks
that the river probably derived its
name from the range of Hint hill
through which it cuts its way in
| northeastern Oklahoma.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Oompiled from the Daily Report of the
Andrew Kingkade Company's Real
Estate Agency.
The following are the real estate
transfers for the past week:
G. L. Abbott to N. W. Abbott nw i 15
0-3w, $3500.
Alex. Biggs to Ira York, w j ne, J 28-
6-le, $1200.
C. E. Elkin to J. S. Schlax, lots 5, (i,
7 and sw ± nw ± l-61w, $3000.
A. J. Lawson to Owen Donnelly, Pt.
nw i 29-ft-2w, $$750.
Willian Kiausmayr to J. W. Craig,
Pt. se i 27-9-2w, $1000.
H. W. Vincent to M. A. Pinkerton,
lots 25-28, blk. 3, Jones Addition,
$150.
J. M. Bilton to Joel N. Burton, lots
22-24, blk. 2, Larsh's 1st add., $075.
Mary A. Haley to Henry N. Railey,
lots 6 and 7 and e ) sw i 6-10-3w,
$2500.
Peter Quashma to J. M. Zachary, swi,
1-(i-le, $600
Hon. B. Willis Visits Norman and the
University.
Hon. B. Willis assistant directon of
the U. S. Geological survey was in
Norman last Tuesday and Wednes-
day. He is in the west looking over
the irrogating problems. He will
visit western Oklahoma soon and
take note of chances for reservoirs
and the amount of water there. It
is thought that about $1,000,000 will
be spent by the government in
western Oklahoma for irrogation
purposes. Mr. Willis gave a very in-
structive talk at the University
chapel exercises Wednesday morning
on the U S. Geological survey and
its uses. Oklahoma has not yet been
surveyed but will soon. The survey
has been carried on for twenty years
and has succeeded in getting over
about one third of the U. S. Mr.
Willis addressed a meeting of all
the Gelogy classes in the University
on the subject of river growth. He
talked very interestingly for an
hour and illustrated his lecture by
drawings on the blackboard.
Allied Meetings.
Hon. Jay Sheman, Jno. S. Allan, S.
W tlutchinaud others will meet the
following appointments.
Kim Grove t-chool house Monday night Oct 13
Gland Valley " " Tuesday •• Oct U
I'nuls " " Wednesday " Oct 15
Hound Top " •• Thursday " Oc-r 18
Harmony " " Friday " Oct 17
Kails " " 10-2W Saturday "Oct IS
Berry "lrt-2w Monday " Oct 20
Liberty '• " 10-1 w Tuesday "Oct 21
llill " " 10 le Wednesday Oct 22
Stella " " Thursday "Oct 23
Meeks " " Friday "net 24
Denver " " Saturday " Oct 25
Judge Mosier, J. C. Wails and
others will meet the following ap-
pointments.
I'lttHHAnt Hill S H t)2w Monday night Oof 13
Capsiiaw " " !ilw 'luc«.lay 44 Oct 14
Union 4• 44 8 2w w rdnenday '• Del 15
Liberty 44 44 9-3w Thursday 44 Oct 10
Star 44 10 8w Filday •« Oct 17
Clothier •' " 10-2w Miinrday " Oct 1#
Ktowah 41 •• Monday 44 Oct 20
Wildcat 44 " Tue«dny •• Oct 21
IliKhlnnd 44 44 W«dneHdny 44 Oct 22
Enterprise 14 44 Thursday " Oct 23
Adair 44 44 Friday 4 Oct *24
white Mound 4i ** Saturday " oct 25
Notice to Township Committeemen.
In this issue of the paper appears
a list of Peoples party meetings to
be held next week. Tell your neigh-
bors about them and be sure and at-
tend if meeting is in s chool house
near where you reside. The town-
ship committeemen are urged to look
after the meetings and see that the
school houses are in shape so that
speakers and crowd can gain ad-
mittance.
Ex-Campaion Committee.
Have Resigned.
W. J. Jackson has resigned as
Chairman of the Democratic Cam-
paign Committee and it is also re-
ported that B F. Williams has re-
signed as Secretary of the Demo-
cratic County Central Committee.
Jackson and Williams, doubtless,
desired to escape all blame for the
defeat awaiting the Democratic
party in this county November 4th.
Change of Venue.
In the case of Territory vs. Sam
Morley charged with the Hartman
murder a change of venue was asked
for and granted and the trial will
probably be held in El Reno.
A Serious Accident.
While jumping with weights at
I the depot last Sunday afternoon one
j of the boys let loose of a weight at
the wrong time. The stone Hew off
to one side and struck Chas. Tate
on the forehead cutting him serious-
ly. The gash was large and bled
profusely. It required eight stitches
I in dressing the wound.
Political Speaking.
On Friday night Oct 10th the Popu-
lists will hold a meeting at Frank-
lin. Several good speakers <vi)l be
j present and the county affairs dis-
cussed. On Saturday night Oct 11th
a like meeting will be held at Den-
ver. Several of the county candi-
dates will be at these meetings.
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