Cleveland County Enterprise. (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 3, 1911 Page: 1 of 8
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CLEVELAND COUNTY ENTERPRISE.
VOLUME 20
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA THURSDAY AUGUST 3, 1911,
MORE RAIN
HELPS CROPS
Fifth Good Downpour of The
Month Came Saturday
With Inch of Water
NUMBER
HARRY HUGHES GOES TO CO! 0.
CROPS IN SPLENDID SHAPE
Some Corn Will be Raised.
Oklahoma Makes Others
Take Notice
Saturday of last week saw a good
shower, the fifth good rain since the
fourth of July. About an inch fell
during the day. It came in the
same way as did the other rains-
gentle and steady. The ground seem-
ed to be able to handle every drop of
it too which will not cause any dis-
appointment among the farmers.
The late feed stuffs planted a few
days ago aie now six and eight inch-
es high and a- full crop assured
Late corn, millet, kaffir, milo maize,
in fact all kinds ot feed looks thrifty
Will Act As Football Couch At
State ASM College During
Coming Year.
Word cime to Norman Monday,
that Harry H. Hughes, last year
physical iustructor, at the University
had been elected to that position in
the Colorado Agricultural school at
Ft. Collins, Colo. Harry has been in
Ft. Coiiins the past week lookingover
the field and accepted the offer of
the school. The position carries
with it a salary of $1200 per year,
with an opportunity of eventually
reaching $1800 to the man who makes
good. As un instructor Harry has
all the qualifications of making a
good one. He will take up his work
there September Gtb.
POLITICS VS.
EDUCATION
Politics of State Board of Edu-
cation Does Not Seem to
be a Judicious One
COURSE IS VERY UNSTABLE
Gives Institution a Doubtful Po-
sition Among the Higher
Educational Institutions
E. E. HOLMES HERE THURSDAY
University Graduate Secures Good
Positions for Fellow Class
Mates at Norman.
E. E. Holmes, who formerly attend-
ed the University, was here Thursday
looking for a teacher of mathematics
to take a position in the public
schools of Marlow. Mr. Holmes is
superintendent of the schools there
and is a booster for Oklahoma grad-
uates. Miss Minnie Forbes and Al-
year. Mr. Holmes just finished his
work in the Marlow Normal Institute.
ALL AROUND THE COURT HOUSE
, , „,L . | bert Young, both graduates of the
and o dark green color. The farm- Unlvergit in th„ B ,8 c) w„
tW ".'"Pa '^ haTT; pr0b" I instruct in the Marlow schools next
ably as rich as if there had been a
corn crop. It is hard to give up the
idea of a bumper corn crop—and we
are right here to say that there will
be quite a bit of corn raised yet.
Some fields will yield a good 40 bush-
els to the acre.
Oklahoma can come out of the kinks
faster and better than any state in
the Union—we dont bar any of them.
If Oklahoma had plenty of rainfall
she would be one of the seven wond-
ers of the world But even when a
drouth comes and everything looks
good for starvation, a week's time
and a good rain will upset all the
frowns visible. Missouri blows about
her showing qualities but it takes
Oklahoma to make the wise ones sit
up and take notice.
GIARD LANDS GOOD POSITION
Will Be Connected With Columbia
School Of Music At Oklahoma
City, With Salary Of $2400
Prof. Giard of the Fine Art* de-
partment of the University wbo was
"let out" by the state board of edu-
cation recently, has accepted a
position with the Columbia School of
Music at Oklahoma City for next
year at a salary of $2400 00 per year.
Mr. Giard isione of the most skdlful
and talented musicians in the south-
west and the University loses a very
ableinstructor.
Frank Asbury Died In Mexico
Word came to Norman Monday
from Silver City, New Mex., of the
death there Sunday of Frank Asbury,
son of Mr, and Mrs, J. Asbury and
well known here. He was spending
a year in New Mexico in hopes
of benefitting his health. His death
was due to tuberculosis. His condi-
tion had been serious several days be
fore his deith,
The body was brought here for in-
terment. The funeral services will
be conducted at the residence of his
parents in Northwest Norman this
morning at 10 o'clock.
Frank Asbury was about thirty
years old. We extend our sympathy
to the bereaved.
Improvements on Main Street
The Farmers Co-operative company
and J, 13. Dlckerson are putting in
cement sidewalks in front of there
business houses this week on Main
street. Hight in line with the pro-
gressive spirit at work in Norman.
More ought to follow their good ex-
ample. We have lots of good side-
walks but we need more.
Frank Flood and force are busy
this week putting in concrete steps
at the intersection of Main and Pet-
ers Ave. Th-i steps have been badly
needed and will st-rve as a great halp
in mounting to sea level. The steps
are inclined and make a better "hep"
to mount than the square variety.
County Officers in Midst of Vuiet
Summer Time. Cupid
Also Vacation.
Judge Swank will open court at
Lexington Monday, August 7th.
Cupid took his s'unmer vacation
this week, so there was no marriage
licenses granted.
A suit for money was died in dis-
trict court this week headed, F.J.
Koepke vs. Oscar Haynes.
A three days session of district
court will open today (Thursday) with
Judge McMillan presiding.
Miss Ellen Yeargin has been ap-
pointed deputy under Judge Swank
during the sickness of R. R. Corbert.
Ben Hopkins plead guil y at Lex-
ington Saturday on charge of disturb-
ing the peace. He was lifted $5.00
and costs amounting to $20.00 by
Judge Swank,
The case of Maysel Hell, by her
next friend J. E, Hell vs. J. O. Fox
et a!, which was filed in district
court three weeks ago, was dismissed
Monday, the plaintiff paying the
costs.
W. Kinsey, a farmer living on
the Jordan place northeast of Frank-
lin, was arrested Tuesday by Deputy
Sheriff W. H. Abbott on a charge of
assault and battery. The alleged as-
sult was on a neighbor by the name
of Connor. He was brought to Non
man but was allowed to go free on a
$500 bond,
Elzi Carr escaped last Saturday
from the officers at Lexington. No
trace of him has been found up until
Wednesday afternoon, but a search
will be keptnp-until he is landed in
jail again. Elzawas dbing duty on
the chain gang near Lexingto t, and
the guards were busy attei ding to
some other business when Carr es-
cheweij the time ripe for tbe"leg"bail
proposition. He ran a-.d is sti 1 run-
ning or else he is taking th-i re^t cure
in some secluded spot, He left no au-
dress, nuking hie location a matter
of mystery-
On a lOOO-Milc Auto Trip
Claud Piekard, Ralph C Hardie
and Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Ha es of
3ecos, Tex., left Tuesday afternoon
| on a tbousard tirle automobile trip
in Pick-mi's Fo d, h und for PI iin-
view and Pecos Tex, They will visit
a week, and at Pecos will leave
the automobile which has been bou-
ght by Mr. Hayes. Claud says he is
going to make 200 miles a day which
is going st,me, that is "if" ihe"blow-
outa" dont pile up to freely.
Political administration of educa-
tional institutions has always and
ever will be the wrong policy.
Political machines should not be al-
lowed to feed upon the medium of
appointments to posit'ons in the de
partments of our institutions of
higher learning. Dissatisfaction, in
efficiency and injustice will result.
No other condition can exist A poli-
tii-ism is a polit'Can and although it
takes a smart, shrewd man to suc-
cessfully play the role yet it goes
without saying that a tpolitician
should not in any sense be intimately
connected with the governing policy
of an educational institution.
As long as political dictates are
allowed to direct the course of
educational institutions, advance-
ment will he unstable and insecure.
Political ambitions and po itical
machines sacrifice the established
for the unknown. Occasionally a
change may better conditions, may
strengthen a department, but credit
should not be due to political bosses
for the political boss making such a
change, nine rases out of ten, never
considers the educational qualificat-
ions of the man he would recommend
for the place. The political boss
looks at it this way, "Here is one of
my henchmcnand be must be taken
care of I'll put him in a chair in
one of the educational institutions
and take care of him that way."
Logic will tell you that such a course
is ruinoas and weakening. Politics
and education are like oil and water.
They wont mix.
I o instruct in the higher education-
al institutions a mac must spend many
years in preparation in order that he
may be as proficient as possible; in
order that he may be reputed a suc-
cess in his chosen life's work. He
spends years in study, in advanced
work, in research, in travel and study
abroad. In fact he works toward
making himself an authority in bis
special work. He secures a good
position and builds it up, broadens it
out, helps young men and women to
gain a thorough knowledge of his
subject. He is interested in his work.
How much of this preparation, and
efficiency does the political machine
consider':'
The outside standing of a school is
affected by political changes in its
faculty. Larger institutions place 1U>
tie confidence in such a school. Yearly
changes, with no established source
of determining who's who, gives the
school a doubtful standing and her
credits are thus affected. When
capible men are let out to give way
to an unknown, not upon the recom-
mendation of the dean of the school,
but to satisfy the wishes of a political
boss, other schools of established re-
putation are prone to say it is a pro-
gressive institution. They condemn
it as a ruinous policy to pursue in
building up an educational institu-
tion
UNIVERSITY
WILL CLOSE
CUPlD AGAIN PLIES IDS TRADE
Summer School Exercises Will
be Held Friday Evening
With an Address
ONLY TWO WILL GRADUATE
Session is Well Attended This
Year. Many County Su-
perintends Enrolled
1 he Summer School commence-
ment exercises of the University of
Oklahoma will be held Friday even-
ing at 8:.10 p. m. in the University
chapel. Dr. A. Grant Evans will de.
liver the commencement address. De-
grees will be conferred on two stud-
ents, Miss Dorothy Von Bell, and Mr.
E. E. Dale. Both are A. B. from the
College of Arts and Sciences.
Special music will feature the ex-
ercises. Mr. Eber Roller will furnish
at least two numbers. Mr. It dler has
attained a national reputation as a
violin virtuoso.
The summer school has been well
attended and the enrollment has been
near the one hundred mark. Several
county superintendents have been in
attendance doing research work.
Jesse Lee leader And Mary Francis
Simpson Married Wednesday.
Are Now In Colorado.
A marriage of e.-ptcla! inteiest to
the younger set, occured last Wed-
nesday evening when Miss Mary Fran-
cis Simpson, daughter of Mrs. Sally
Simpson, and Mr. .lesso Lee Rader
were married at the home of the
bride's mother, by the Rev A Grant
Evans, former president of the Uni-
versity of Oklahoma. The bride was
charmingly gowned in a white dress
elaborately trimmed in cluny lace
over cream messallne. A bullet
luncheon was served.
The bride is a graduate of the
University of Oklahoma, a member
of tho Delta Delta Delta sorority and
t.iught English in Norman High
School the past year. Mr. Rader is
also a graduate of the University, a
member of the Sigma Nu fraternity
and holds the "position of head li-
brarian at the University. The guests
who numbered about twenty were
members of two Greek letter societ-
ies. Many handsome presents were
received.
Mr. and Mrs. Rader left immed-
iately after the ceremony for Okla-
homa City via automobile, accom-
pained by Mr. Errett Newby. They
left Thursday morning for Colorado
Springs, where they wili spand sev-
eral weeks.
Mr. and Mrs, Rader will beat home
after September 1st at their pretty
home on West Eufaula.
OUR ANSWER
TO REGISTER
Purcell Paper Arraigns Nor-
man Publications for Fail-
ure to Print the News ,
HOW WE LOOKTT TIE MUTTER
I he Black Bordered Page of
Asylum Deaths is Not
Our Idea of News
FARMERS SHOULD SOW WHEAT
Norman Gardener Makes a Logical
Suggestion for Fall Feed.
The farmers should plant wheat for
fall and winter pasture. This sug-
gestion was made by a prominent
gardener of Nornun Saturday and
he says its the logical thing for the
'armers to do. Many farmers over-
look this fact when a condition exists
such as is being experienced just now.
They are planting millet and kaffir
and such things as will mature be-
fore frost, to be used as feed stuff.
Wheat can be planted now and by
fall will make the finest pasture pos-
sible for stock. It will last through
the winter also and keep stock In
good condition. The coat Is very
small and the benefits and profit gain-
ed from a pastures of webat is im
measureable. The ground is in prop-
er condition for planting wheat now
and it will pay the farmers to think
over this advice. It has been tried
and the farmers of the older states
say that ft is the best move they
ever made.
I1ARBI3RT AND PAR I V TO PECOS
Left Tuesday Morning (or Texas
Country of the Pecos Val-
ley Land Company
Charles Harbert and his party of
land buyers left Tuesday nnrning for
Pccos Valley Texas, where they will
look over the good real estate offer-
ings of the Pecos Valley Land Co., of
Norman. In the party were W. D.
Milan an I .1. W. Davis, of Lexington,
P. H. Roliin, Allex Fisher, Barney
Welcbart and Marvin Baursmith of
Norman. They will be joined at Ft.
Worth 1-'. L. Nations, a banker of
Rocky, Okla. The party expects to
be gone about ten davs and under
the leadership of Charlie they ought
ti) have a rippin' good time
TUBBS GUARANTELs MIS FLOUR
Kev. Matthews and Wife Here
Rev, W. H. Matthews and wife of
Tennessee have been visiting at the
homes of Mr. and Mrs H. H. Bradley
50ti Uni. Boulevard, and Mr. and Mrs.
J. S. Buchanan 530 Uni, Boulevard, T.rnes are
A few years ago when I worked by
the hour,
I was compelled to buy high priced
Hour;
But now I am a merchant and belong
to no miner
For $2 50 hundred I'll sell you 8l)-;r.
J. B. Dudley Home From bast
J. B. Dudley arrived home Friday
niirht from a two weeks trip to the
Atlantic coast, John B. Mosier ac.
compained him and the two attended
the National Convention of the com-
mercial collodion association. They
visited all the points of interest in
the East.
I
the past week. Rev. Matthews filled
the pulpit at the South Methodist
church Sunday and gave an excel-
lent sermon. He and nis wife are
missionaries to Japan.
nade hard this day and
hour,
Because of the Trust in all our Hour
But now you can buy nothing finer
Than Norman's Brand 89er.
Sold by McKlnney Grocery.
PROF. DUVAL TO PRINCETON
Will Be Assistant Instructor In
Mathematics At Eastern School
Next Year, A Good Man.
Prof, E. P, R, Duyal who has been
at tho head of the department of
mathematics of the University and
J failed of reappointment recently,
| has been elected to the position of
assistant instructor in Mathematics
I Ht Princeton University, one of the
I oldest and most influential colleges
in the country. Good men are sought
I after and Prof. Duval is one of that
'kind.
COUNTt SCHOOL NOTES
Miss Lelia Piekard was in Norman
Saturday, she reports her school, in
district No. 50, progressing nicely.
Miss VanZandt, one of Cleveland
count s best teachers was it\ from her
school in the Corn district Saturday.
The apportionment of the school
funds is being made this week and
will be re&dy for distribution about
the liith of this month ,
The Whitsett sisters, Johnie and
Pearl have moved to Lexington with
their parents where they expect to
make their future home.
A letter from prof. G. M. Roberts
who is visiting in Missouri states that
he will be back to Cleveland county
about the 0th or 7th of this month.
A full supply of Clerks and Treas-
urers records, Teachers records and
warrant books are constantly kept on
hand at the county superintendent's
office.
The following teachers have been
employed since our lant report.
Ruth Hurch at McIntosh. Adelia Tay-
lor at Denver, Mary Sawyer ac En-
terprise, Misses Johnie and Pearl
Whitsett at Denton.
1 rof. Oliver Akin was in Norman !
Monday on business connected with
the school at Moore where he will
teach this year. Prof Akin is mak-
ing preparation to make Moore the
school center of that part of the
county.
The new warrant books will be
ready by the lo'.h of this month and
can be secured at the County Super-
intendent's office, the price isoOcts,
Remember that you must have one
these new books before you can draw
any more warrants.
Prof. Luttrell and party are back
from their trip to the Washita and
report a splendid time, Prof. Lut-
trell is spending a couple of weeks
on the farm and he says there is
where you fine real life especially at
meal time, Oh you chicken.
On account of not getting a report
~~ I from the state equilization board the
Police Court seems to be a very pop- j excise board could not make the tax
ular place these days. If business levy Saturday but will make it as
get9 much better, it will be necessary | soon as they can and send the esti-
toseta regular hour for daily ses- mate out to the District Clei ks. fu-
sions. All of which goes fo show til the clerks get this report no funds
that Norman is getting to be a very can be paid out. Full directions will
wideawake town with an efficent be in each warrant book for drawing
force of police officers. I the warrant.
Handles the Kind of Flour that
Makes Bread Worth While
Bread is the staff q{ life, so the
stronger the staff, the stronger the
hold on life. It pays to buy the right
Kind of material in miking the staff
and this is where U. S. Tubbs makes
his strongest claim. He absolutely
guarantees his Creirn Loaf Flour,
which he sells at $2.45 per hunbred,
It is high patent Hour and the kind
of bread it makes has already estab-
lished a repulation for it in Norman
I'-very user of it speaks of the pice,
Huffy, flaky, light, wholesome and
creamy loaves of bread that it turns
out. Everybody is "strong" for good
bread—it helps one to look at life in
the right way it gives him strength
to fight ones battles,
Tubbs also han^Us the '8S>dr flour,
j which he sell* at $i'.30 per hundred!
| He does not guarantee the Stter flour.
I But let it be remembered that he
does guarantee hta Cream Loaf High
Patent Flour at *2.45 per hundred.
U. S. Tubbs.
Notice to Cut Weeds,
To the Public:
All property owners and agents for
property are notified to cut the weeds
on all vacant lots and ocupied proper-
ty, or 1 will be compelled to cnt them
and charge the expense of cutting to
the property, as provided by ordi-
nance No. 134. Out them now and
save extra expense. Help to clean
up the city.
B. M. Bracken,
Street Commissioner.
It is through mistakes that people
profit, but in this instance we are
prone to admit that we are In error,
rather would we say, in all justice,
that our sister publication, The Pur-
cell Register, seems to be the party
at fault. Listen, Hear our plea!
In last week's Register, the papers
of Norman were severely arraigned
because of their failure to publish
the facts concerning tho death of
Mr. .1. W. c. Malugen, a former cit-
izen ol Purcell neighborhood but
more recently an inmate of the San-
itarium here, dying Thursday. .Tulv
13th.
Speaking of the death, the Regis-
ter says, "From some cause, we wero
unable to find a line regarding the
matter in any one of the three pa-
per* published in that town last
week, nor, so far as we can learn,
was there anything in them regard-
ing the death the week before. Why
th1 - strange silence upon the matter
of a death in the town where the
local asylum exists, we are unable to
say."
V\ e will say, We sincerely regret
of Air. Malngen and extend our sym-
pathy to his bereaved relatives and
friends. Although not personally ac-
quainted with the deceased, our
feelings are touched by his unfortu-
nate condition—the most pitiful
within the conception of man kind.
We, like the other Norman papers,
make no attempt to relate the cir-
cumstances and facta of the deaths
at the Sanitarium. Why should we?
funeral notices, when necessary, are
all right. Hut too much of the ''sob
stuff" will weaken the effect intended
as well as to become a burden to the
leaders. A black bordered page
might appeal to some of the more
morbid of our fellow citizens, but
from our view point, psychologically,
we would consider it a menace to the
reading public as a whole.
How many deaths at tha asylum
are of vital interest to the people of
Norman - One in a hundred perhaps.
With eight hundred insane patients,
many violent, how many deaths
would be likely to occur? Don't at-
tempt an answer because you have no
way of ascertaining. Hut, take it
from us, there would be a tew too
many to publish a detailed account
of each death. Since we are not in-
terested, either throngh acquaint-
ance or any kindred condition, we
leave an investigation of the patient's
death to those who are concerned,—
his re atives, his frieods, or his
guardian. They can secure all the
information they desire from the
State Hoard of Health of the State
of Oklahoma, to which board the
Sanitarium makes a full and detailed
report.
Mr. Malugen, like hundreds of oth-
I ers, was unknown to us. He was one
{ ol the many hundreds suffering from
a loss of mind and reason. In fact he
J was nothing more than an asylum in-
I mate a man to be pitied. He died
| like a hundred others, with the same
I conditions to which to attribute his
| death insanity, a body-racking mal-
| ady. We did not report the death
because we were not in the slightest
| way interested. Nothing unusual
| about his death to make it a feature
| story, Practically unknown in Nor-
man, we deem it wholly superfluous
to have published his obituary. As
we have said before we make no pre-
tense in writing up every death at
the asylum.
If this man's death appears to be a
matter of mystery, we will kindly let
j the Register investigate and super-
intend the probe, then tell the
I world how it hanpened, but as
it happens, we are unable, eco-
! nomically, to carry on such a pro-
ceeding. We cannot see where we
would be any better off in the final
outcome. Feature stories will got
the readers, but we will let the Regis-
ter scoop us on all the asylum deaths
they want to.
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