Cleveland County Enterprise. (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 31, 1913 Page: 1 of 8
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CLEVELAND COUNTY ENTERPRISE.
VOL. XXII
NORMAN. OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1911
NO. 4
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It Does Make a Difference Whose More Prizes For Boys* and Girls*
Ox Is Gored. Clubs
YVey Baroour
Mr Paul VVey, of Leedy. Okla.,
Tlu* editor of tne Transcript, at The premium list tor the New and Miss Myrtle Barbour, of this
the present time seems to lie wond- Slate Fair at Muskogee. ()ct-(i-U, city, were happily .named at the
erfullv wrought up concerning even is just out'. It shows a very liber- home ot the bride s mother, Mrs.
al premium list, especially for the J. l!. Harbour on West Apache
V. S. Depiiritnent of Agricultural street, Wednesday
Bovs' and <> iris' Clubs.
the time of payment on the pave-
ment in districts l.i. Hi and 1 t and
is pouring round after round of
soap bubbles into the city council,
mayor and whomsoever, might pos-
sibly have been in any way instru-
mental in causing the lirsl payment
of the paving in said districts to
evening, July
The same 23rd at l> o'clock, by Wev. .Ino. S.
Bridges, pastor of the First Baptist
church, in the presence of relatives
and a few dose friends of the con-
tracting parties.
Miss Barbour is the youngest
daughter of Mrs. .1. 15. Harbour
general rules apply to the contest
at the New State Fair as govern
other state- w ide contests. Arrang
ments have been made whereby the
same exhibits may be entered al
fall due next September instead of 1 each of the statewide fairs, includ-
a year from next September. ing the State Fair and Exposioion and is an accomplished and charm
True the people in said paving ! at Oklahoma ('ity, the New State ; ing young lady. while the groom,
districts may have been deceived Fair at Muskogee, and the Dry a prominent merchant of Leedy
by representations of the Transcript Farming Exposition at Tulsa
editor and others into believing The premium list for the New for a
thai when signing petitions for j State Fair at Muskogee shows that j which they will be at home at
paving in said distriHs. that first a total of over $1300.00 in cash ] Leedy.
besides some merchandise
In (Juick Succession
They left on the f>:30 Santa Fe
hort wedding trip, after
prizes
prizes
; V. S.
Clubs
prizes
each will
122 bovs.
payment on same would not fall
due unt il a year from next Septem-
ber; lmt sncli representations were
not bindingon either the city coun-
cil or the paving companies, who
under the law were entitled to their
pay as soon as practical after
I he completion and acceptance of is offered in 75 premium
their work.
If the work had not been complet-
ed and accepted until after August
1st the law would have made the
lirst payment fall due a year from
next September; but
completed and aecep
August lsi the first payment is
made in fall due on the 1st of Sep-
tember following, by the provisions
of the paving.
True that time of the completion
and acceptance or the paving in
such districts Was so near the 1st
of August, had the city eonne.il de-
sired. it could have very consistent-
ly delay ed action until after August
Vole hor Proposition No. 00
August 5
At a meeting of the graduates of
the Agricultural and Mechanical
college of the state of Oklahoma,
located at Stillwater, the said gradu-
ates being residents of St ill water
and vicinity, the following resolu-
tions were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, the last legislature, up
on request, submitted to the people
i of the state of Oklahoma, for their
adoption or rejection, at the polls
on August f>, 1913, a proposi-
tion to amend the state constitution
in such a manner that the number
of members of the board of agricul-
ture, in control of the Agricultural
and Mechanical college and other
schools, of the state shall be reduc-
ed from eleven members to live
members, and repealing the present
I lie Summer Convocation
Norman, Okla.. .Inly 30.— The
summer convocation of the I nner
sity of Oklahoma will occur on
August eighth. The exercises will
lie held in the ev ening, out of doors
There will be twelve candidates
who will receive the Bachelor of
Arts degree at that time, ami one
who will receiv e the degree Master
of Arts. The Ke\ li. A ('liasc of
Oklahoma City will give the com-
mencement address Mr. Chase is
well known as a speaker of unusual
ability. The convocation on Aug-
ust eighth will mark the dosing of
t he summer session. w hich has been
by far the most successful in tlie
history ot the I'niversity The at-
tendance has been ninety per cent
larger than ever before.
JACOBS RE-ELECTED
PRES. OF INSTITUTE
At The Meeting Held in
Norman Saturday. E.
Levy, Secretary and
Treasurer
The Cleveland ('
Institute, as per ca
dent ,11 II. Jacobs
lar session in the
unity Farmers
I of the presi-
met in regu-
district court
he apportioned among
lu katir and milo $20(1
ranging
from $1.00 to $5.0(1 each. In the
cotton club $350.00 is divided into
127 premiums ranging from $1.00
to $15.0(1 each. In the girls' can-
ning club $300.00 will be appor-
liaving been tinned into 71 premiums, ranging
ed prior to from $1.00 to $10.00 each. This
is a fine premium list. The boys
and girls of this county should get
1 lege and said schools and of the
i people of the state, and will result
i in correcting many abuses preval-
! cut in the management of said
schools and in securing a more ef-
lst without the paving
having had a just: cause of com-■ teresting The girls of a neighbor-
plaint, for in order to get the pro- I hood are notified in advance to be
ceedings through before August 1st at the home of one girl on the date
it was neceesary for the city conn-,of tlie demonstration. Each girl
cil to hold an adjourned meeting brings with her a basket of some-
lo the contract, i ning of the same is done by the
ouncil felt kindly i girls under the instruction of the
and also to suspend the rules of
the council iu relation to the pas-
sage of ordinances; but after work
was completed and no quest ion as
to same not having been done
full compliar
naturally city
towards contractors, and without woman agent, and with the assist-
thinking anything about the effect j ance of the mothers. Very often
of their action on time of their pay- the men folks attend, and the
nicut, can easily see how it was; demonstration becomes a neighbor-
possible that the passage of the or- hood affair.
di nance was so e\ pedit ed as to make ! flic state otlice has received notice
lirst payments fall line September j from the Department at Washing-
Is! of instead September 1!
laws governing their selection, said
are offered members of the |„ Quick Succession proposition,being known as "State
Department of Agriculture "Yes," said the man just back ! Quentinn *No. (i0:
In the corn (dub 122 cash fl>iinl (he west, "when I went out An(j wJ,ereas, we believe that the
anging fiom $1 <i(iio$.>0.(M) t () jVJ out una. Idid what nearly every adoption of said proposition will be
other tenderfoot does—bought one j fol. tju, |,est interests of said col
of those broad-brimmed fell hats
like the ones stage cowboys wear.
and put it on at the lirst opportun-
ity.
''Mine wasn't the only one in
town, but I felt conspicuous just j Anient, board of agriculture;
the same. Somehow or other I And whereas, the reduction in
hadn't acquired the knack of wear- members of said board will be a
ing it. One windy day and be Slivjng to the taxpayers of state
lieve me, it can blow some in B all(| j,, |jm, with the growing de-
without half trying 1 walked down maud of the people for smaller and
busy and win their share oi them, the main street of the town hold- m«re efficient, legislative bodies:
Canmno ( u b Schools ing onto my hat with one hand and!
The .15 women agents in charge I my ,„at wi}h the other. As I turn- yPlir!J 0, experience with seperat,
of the (jirls' Canning Club WoVk|e(la corner the wind' seemed to j v)oards of rei^jnts tor the different
in as many counties of Oklahoma. , gtop blowing, and I let goof the j S(.hool systems has found it wise to
are now engaged in conducting can-|hat| wllen a sudden gust came., p|aue aii ti,.-. ites diools under the
ning schools in their respective ter- ! took it 0ff my head.and sent it I management of one b.wrd consist-
ritories. These canning schools! rolling like a frightened hoop j ot- tjlree members:
Therefore, be it resolved, that
when we |,e|ieve this amendment to be a
another hatless man he was a sure ..(pp in the right direction, and we
enough westerner, too took me by : heartily indorse and favor the adop-
the arm and and said : | tion of said proposition at the polls,
Don t chase it. p ar dner; jan(| that we call upon and request
there'll be another one along i" a ;l|| /, ietl(is of public education in
minute! | this state and of the Agricultural the line, where such
; and Mechanical college and other attended to. There
Credit I*he Harm I iiirly
What the farmer receives from
the farm he too often fails toeouut.
The farm is not credited with what
it furnishes Wood, water, grass,
vegetables, milk, butter, chickens,
eggs, fruits, all properly go with
the good farm, and they conic so
much as a matter of course that
many forget that the farm furnish-
es them. When a farmer moves to
town and finds that he must pay
for wood, water, grass, vegetables,
milk, butler, chickens, eggs, fruits,
and other things the farm furnish-
es he begins to appreciate the farm,
and when lie takes a ride, or his
family rides, and he pays $3 per
And whereas, Kansas, alt.ei forty (|av fu]. a "rig" he begins to ap-
preciate the farm anew All these
things cost heavily in town, and
the bills must lie paid in cash it
\ not '*at the end of each month,—
Farm and Hunch.
ompaiiy are proving very profitable and in- dnw'nthe street.
'I started to give chase,
thing to can, her dinner, and her
mother. The woman agent provid-
es a home canner and other neces-
1 sary equipment. The preparation
in of the fruit and vegetables andean
Her Hanking system
With a good deal of an air she
walked up to the pay ing teller's win-
dow in the bank, and informed flit
person in charge that she was desir-
ous of opening an account. She was importance of more
directed to a window further down Sunday schools iu tin
matters were
ic told again
iu view of the promises made and
the understanding property owners
may have had in regard to time of
lirst payment on paving bonds, if
known by the city council, in view
of the fact that the time of pas-
sing ordinances could have been
delayed until after August 1st with-
out so much as subjecting them to
critieismjbv anyone they might have
delay ed the passage of the ordin-
ances.
No serious injury lias been done
however, to property owners in
such paving districts and no
fusion is given for editor of Trans-
cript becoming so bellicose simply
because he chances to have property
in one of such pa\ ing districts.
The property owners in paving
district No. 3 well remember, that
when they brought suit against the
ParkerWashington I'nvtng com-
pany about 3 years ago to protect
ton that an increased appropriation
will be available for girls' (dub
work next year. This will make it
possible to add a number of new
counties to the work. Parties
interested in securing this work
should address Boys' and Uirls'
Clubs, Oklahoma City, Okla.
the
Oh,
The Last Straw agricultural schools, to vote for and what she wanted.
By Walt. Mason _ ✓ support such proposition at the 'What is the sum vou wi-
e.ould stand the sizzling |polls; I deposit?" inquired the clerk.
h b
heat and wear a sweet seraphic
smile, and 1 could waltz on joyous
feel as though my soul contained
no bile, and I could bless the sum-
should go
he paving
council,
f Dr. De-
alt paving
>1 gone in
s made iu
it' Tran-
script had no property in such dis-
trict ; but was this fact sufficient
justification for his refusal to pub-
lish said statement'
Property owners iu district No.
II think not an I as a matter of fact
look somewhat askance at any deep
concern manifested by the Tran-
material used
to the construct ion of
contracted for by city
True such statement
irr re''. „led the fuel I h
! in district No. had no
. i accordance to pm\ isions
: in contract and that « ditor
themselves from the payment for a script editor for
pavement wl
lieved had u
eh they honestly lie-
been constructed in
accordance to contract entered into
bv said company ami was of a much
interior character than they believ-
ed said paving should be, how the
editor of the Transcript not only
refused b
rcira rd 11
lie,I
and
had bi
owner
cil and ace
Washington
ap|"
sh a statement
ill paving prepur
by I )i I >cBarr; w
I'cted by lb
in tod by tin
i.pled by t
company,
property
it\ conn
Parker
see to il
Welfare of the
property owners iu districts 15. Hi
and 17 as against the paving com-
pany's interest.
t^uite certain property owners in
district 3 do not feel that said editor
felt quite the. same towards them
as he manifests toward property
owners in districts 15, lli and 17
in quite the same towards the re-
spective city councils
Yes indeed, it makes a difference
whose ox is gored, even with such
an impartial editor as sits on the
lul al the Transcript office.
Resolved, further, that in the
event such proposition is adopted,
we favor the selection of at least
|one graduate of the Agricultural
mer day, the brazen sun, the sky | and Mechanical college as a mem-
of blue, if no one held me up to say; ! ber of said board of agriculture.
"Well is this hot enough for you I .1, H. Hamilton , Chairman ; Em-
I am a gentle, patient guy. I suffer ma Chandler. Secretary : Maggie
long before 1 light: all day . with-' Walters. Minnie Walters, 1!. Ii.
out a groan. 1 fry, without com- Shively•, R. II. Moore, W. !'. Wat-
plaint I stew all night ; but Cerserk j son, Edwina Morrison Berry , Vel-
blood gets in my eyes, and I see ma Walker Kwinford. Bertha Buf-
| red instead of blue, when some | tlngton, Katie O. Kirkpatrick. Cecil
!cheap skate comes up and cries: I Kirkpatrick. Iva McBride, Anna-
" Well, is this hot enough for you I bel Stewart, -lula Walters. Mary
The worm will turn at last, they I Cox, Ahnira Freiday. (iertrude
say. audi though far from being j Talbot, V. I. Correll, Charles R.
bold, sometimes go forth and slay j Bowers, Alice A. Hastings. Lola >*>
I and slay, and strew my dead across j Thankersley McAniuch, Florence,1—
thewold. On (lory fields I thus Watson, lvu Neumann, A. li.
have basked, on fields that wore a [Evans. Chester II. Dowry.
crimson dew; 'twas when ten mil- |<(. j.- f,
lion chumps had asked: "Well is |je it resolved, by the house of
this hot enough for you!" All, j representatives and senate of the
Fourth legislature, that the secre-
tary of state is hereby instructed to
prepare and submit to the people
of Oklahoma for approval or re-
jection at the special election to be
held August 5. 1913, the following
proposed sect ion to the constitution
The section, to be submitted shall
be numbered Section )I1 of Article
VI, and if adopted shall be iu lien
of Section 34 of Article \ I of the
(institution, and shall
"Oh, I don't mean that kind
an account," she replied "I
an account like I have at the big
stores down town.
Choice residence property, vacant
or improved, in West Norman, for
sale on easy terms, See
John* S. Allan
()ffiee over Broken Dollar Store.
and animal quarantine regulation,
and shall be the board of regents
of all the state agricultural and
mechanical colleges, and shall dis
chaige such other duties and receive
such compensation as now is. or
reafter lie provided by law . "
room in Norman Saturday after-
noon at I o'clock
The main object of the meeting
was the election of officers H H.
.lacohs was unanimously re-elected
President and E. Levy was elected
Secret, ary-Treasnrei without op-
position Mi llcwett and -I. B.
Diclim were elected as two of the
executive committee.
Ill iarland, demonstrat ion agent
id' McClain county was present,
and made one of the best talks on
scientific and diversified farming
we have had the pleasure of listen-
ing lo foi some time, and as Mr
(iarland is a practical farmer add-
ed much strength to the ar-
gument. .In a forceful manner he
told the farmers what to plant and
how to cultivate the crops. In
part lie said plant a variety of feed
crops and you will always have
teed for y our stock. also he advo-
cated a small acreage of Spanish
peanuts, and use" the best seed
obtainable for all crops.
•fudge W • E Eagleton was the
next speakers, and discussed the
i co-operation and moral side of the
question lie made a most appeal-
ing address along the liries of c0
operation among the business men
a n d ad v o e a ted organization
among the farmers in every
precinct in the county, also the
hurdles and
•iirnl districts
consolidated high schools and good
roads.
It is to be regretted that only a
small number of farmers were in
attendance and only two mer-
chants were present, as the ad-
dresses of both speakers were more
than worth the time of any far-
mer or business man-
Now is the time when the far
mer and business man should co-
operate for the benefit of both.
Cleveland county si ould have a
demonstration agent, and with the
right effort put fourth we will have
one. Now is the time to net.
('. Burl
N<
Atty .
ington.
on legal business.
Re\ II. 11. Evep
ton, was a Norman
day.
uriic. of Lex-
an Tuesdav
I. of Lexing-
visitor Tues
y es, it's hot enough for me, but I
could smile to beat the ban, and!
broil and sweat and melt with glee!
if that old question could lie can- i
lied. The sun might bake me to aj
crisp and 1 d be glad the long day
through, if no one ever stopped to
lisp; "Well is this hot enough for
Bromide Herald longs for the
good old times when the editor was , present
; the recipient of watermelons, iu
in season. Says that although the
present season is getting well ad-
vanced, n it a single one has been
brought to I lie office Newspaper
times are not like they used to lie.
sa\s I he editor
day for
visit.
Myers and wife left yester-
Sulpliur for a two weeks
read as follows;
"Section 31. A board of agri-
cnltuiV is hereby created to be com-
posed of five members, all of whom
shall be farmers, and shall be se-
lected in the manner prescribed by
law .
"Said board shall be maintained
as a part of state government, and
shall have jurisdiction over all
matters affecting animal industry
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Fox, J. O. Cleveland County Enterprise. (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 31, 1913, newspaper, July 31, 1913; Norman, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc108410/m1/1/?rotate=90: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.