Cleveland County Enterprise. (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 5, 1914 Page: 1 of 8
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' CLEVELAND COUNTY ENTERPRISE.
VOL. XXII
NORMAN. OKLAHOMA. THURSDAY. MCH. 5. 1914.
NO. 35
Commissioners Proceedings
"In the matter ot' printing, the
Democrat-Topic is hereby awarded
the contract to furnish all printing,
hooks and records for the year 1914
at prices to be agreed upon by said
Democrat-Topic and the County
Clerk."
Approved March 2nd 1914.,
W. D. Milam
W. R. Jennings
Chairman
The above award in the county
commissioners proceedings looks !
somewhat suspicious. Just why
the Board would designate one to j
whom the contract was awarded,
suited to be one of two persons to
agree upon the price is not clear,
unless possililp the Commissioners
had some fear that the county might
not pay full - value unless party
furnishing supplies be designated
to fix the price the county should
pay for the supplies. A golden
opportunity is opened up for the
clerk and the Democrat-Topic to do
some graft business by agreeing on
prices much in excess of the cost
of the work. They won't do it
Have Big Meeting at City
The Woodmen and Woodmen
Circle of Norman chartered a car
Thursday evening and about ninety
went to Oklahoma City where they
attended an open meeting of those
orders, there being about 60(1 pres-
ent.
The girls drill team of Norman,
consisting of twenty little girls,
put on the Circle drill work, and it
is said they received many compli-
ments for the excellent work they
did. There are only two little girl
drill teams in the United States,
[the other team being at Sherman,
i Texas, and it is very likely that the
: Norman team will be taken to the
i next National Grand Chapter to
put on the work, as they are very
thorough in the drill.
The Woodmen drill team, which
is also a good one put on the Wood-
men drill to the satisfaction of all.
Those present at the meeting re-
port a most excellent time.
Norman One of the Live Ones
Socialists Mold Meeting
Last Friday the Socialists in this
county to the number of 25 met in
Our present County Clerk would j Norman and held a meeting in the
not stand for such a thing; but] Court House, for the purpase of
some men would not over look such | getting the county organization of
a golden opportunity. that party into shape to comply
In order to protect the taxpayers | with the new election law.
from possible graft we have filed J. W. Davis, of Moore, was chos-
witli the county clerk a bid by the j en as State Committeeman and J.
Cleveland County Enterprise to M. Bishop, of Lexington, was se-
publish the County Commissioners j lected to serve as County Chairman.
proceedings for .".0 per cent less j A county committeeman was nam-
per square than county has been ed for each voting precinct in the
paying The Democrat-Topic and | county and some $30.00 cash raised
25 per cent less on all job work | to begin an active campaign.
than prices paid The Democrat- j The representatives of the party
Topi,. i in Norman displayed the usual op-
For such printing as books and timism characteristic of members
records that must be printed out-
side of the county we will furnish
same to the county at actual cost.
Had the board of county com-
missioners endeavored to save the
of that party organization. They
don't quite understand why the
people cannot see as they do in
matters political. They expect to
poll a very large increased vote in
taxpayers money upon the printing the county and state in the coming
of the county they would have giv- j election.
en all of the Democratic papers an
equal opportunity to bid for the M E. Church, South
work; but the commissioners refus-1 "The Negro Problem From the
ed to consider the claims of other | Standpoint of a Southern Methodist
democratic papers other than their i Preacher" will be the subject of a
pet paper. The motto " Equal i lecture-sermon by the pastor next
rights to all and special privileges Sunday evening.
to none" is unknown to our pres- At the morning service next Sun-
ent board of county commissioners, j day the pastor's theme will be:
The Enterprise is an old establish- "TheSoeial Mission of Jesus" con-
ed paperin this county and entitled tinning the serieson "Social Christ-
to consideration and expects to be ; iamty.
considered.
Ed Hicks Plead Guilty
In district court Monday Ed
Hicks, charged with forgery, plead
guilty and was sentenced to serve
1 year and 1 day in the penitentiary
at South McAlester.
Alonzo Howell was granted a
divorce front Rosa Howell. The
plaintiff charged gross neglect of
duty.
Sunday School at 9:45 a. m.
Classes for everybody. Prof. E
E. Holmes, superintendent.
Epworth League at 6:30 p. m.
Paul Darrough, President.
Everybody always welcome at
this church.
R. L. Owntiey, Pastor.
She dropped a cup upon the floor;
it made a fearful din,
And carpenters were celled to put
brand new floor plank in.
Mrs. J. W Craig went to Cache
Saturday for a visit with Inn'daugh-
ter Mrs. Minnie Foreman
Mrs. Lizzie Smith visited friends
in Edmond Sunday.
First National Bank
of Norman, Oklahoma
dent
the r
IF F ICE Its AND DIRECTORS—E. B. Johnson, presi-
I'hil C. Kidd, vice-president, Wm. Synnott, Cash.;
L). Maguire, C. S. Smith, C. H. Bcssent, F. Caru
. C. D. Adkins. R. C. Berry.
This bank is always prepared to meet the legitimate
business needs of its patrons, and solicits your business
on merit. Courteous treatment and careful attention to
business matters combined with a conservative business
policy assure security and satisfaction.
A Local Bank For Local People
FIRST NATIONAL BANK of NORM AN, OKLA
Norman seems dull until you vis-
it other cities in the state. Outside
of-the oil towns and cities Norman
! is the livest city in Oklahoma at
the present time. A normal crop
^ raised in the state this year will
| make Norman grow like a girl blos-
soming into womanhood or a youth
beginning to start a mustache.
Norman has not been dormant
during the past five lean years; but i
has been steadily improving along
many lines and getting foundations j
laid for a permanent and substan- !
tial growth.
A new steel wagon bridge at a
cost of $40,000 has been thrown
across the South Canadian river,
many new buildings, the best on
the University campus have been
completed, an interurhan car line
with an hourly service connects this
I city with the metropolis ami state
capital of the state and handles
freight as well as passengers. The
electric light plant one of the best.
in the state is installing over
$20,000 worth of additional new J
machinery, the telephone system
has been made almost entirely new j
and greatly enlarged and the erec-
tion of a fine central telephone
i building is'assured for this summer.
The waterworks system has been
j extended and new wells drilled,
giving the city an inexhaustible j
j supply of the finest water to be
j found any where. Many of the i
; leading streets in the city have
been paved and new parks opened
up and the civic committee has the
work well started and underway
(making things beautiful and in\it-
ling to a new population that is
S corning. Norman is ready to meet
land accommodate a very large in- j
crease in population. In fact has
been getting ready for the coming i
j of the same during the lean years, i
i knowing full well that the same!
I was heaued toward Norman and j
; would come as soon as normal con-
| ditions returned to the state. Nor-
j man is not a mushroom city, but
j one of steady and substantial growth j
I destined in the near future to be
I the home of double its present, popn-
! lation of 4500. The church con-
1 gregations in Norman are making
| a noise like bumblebees under a 1
i galvanized tub. The first church j
j edifices are too small and primitive j
j looking and no longer meet the
| needs of the congregations but the
j matter of raising the funds to erect i
i new buildings that will meet the;
! needs for another generation is a j
| perplexing one at the present time. j
I In building a city like Norman dm
| ing the past generation with its
j present equipment of schools, and
! public utilities, on the prairie and
S from the proceeds dug out of the
i virgin soil has been no small un-
' derstanding for the present popula-
! tlon. The church buildings were
I among the first buildings of an\
i pretentions erected and the citizen-
i ship still feel that the new church j
i homes in the city must be among
the most pretentious buildings in.
' the city for years to come. Twenty-
two years ago a $2,000 church
i building in Norman looked as pre-
tentious as would one costing
#15,000 to $25,000, now.
A city hall is also a need the city
[ feels and also a new ward school
building In due season all of these
: needs will lie met; but at the pre-
sent time prudence suggest - ti.at it
is best to go slow and if needs lie
1 suffer some inconvenience until the
people get into taller dover than
1 unfavorable crop conditions ha\c
j favored the state with for the pa*t
five years. Normal conditions in
! the state have been returning dur-
ing the past two years and at the
present time the soil is back to
former conditions of moisture and
we can look forward to a bountiful
harvest in 1914 in confidence.
Going to Celebrate
One year ago the 11th of this
month the good people of Norman
awoke to the fact that a grocery
store had changed hands Just
two young men starting in the
grocery business. They have got
started. For a tin) you didn't
know they were here. Now, you
not only know it, but have reason
to be glad of it. Why.' Because,
Mansur & Brewer have raised the
standard of the quality of groceries
i.i the town of Norman. They do
things, they have struck a blow
against price cutting, and the cor-
responding weight cutting, or
quality cutting—which is the worst 1
Are Mansur & Brewer doing any-
thing? you ask. Ask our competi-
tors and come and see. Ask 200
satisfied customers over this coun-
try. Next Wednesday. Mar. 11th
we are going to celebrate by giving
10,000 votes to the dollar on every
thing in the house except flour and
feed. Just to make our contestants
ir friends to
glad, to encourage
help them more especially on that
day, we will give 10,000 votes for
every sack of the I'ettj French
Stone Ground Meal" made at Noble.
It's super-fine, if you haven't tried
it, that is the only reason you don't
eat corn bread every day.
At Mansur & Brewer's the place
of the Upton Grand Piano, watch |
the contest, get the thought. There!
are four active contestants going to
win a prize in this contest, not onei
that, has quit. Get your order in
for groceries and a sack of meal
next Wednesday, and sec that you
are one of the four.
Chas. Rowling for Court Clerk
With this issue of the Enterprise
appears the announcement of Chas.
Bowling for the democratic nomi-
nation for Court Clerk of Cleveland
county, who has lived in Norman
since early boyhood, although he is
a Missourian by birth.
He was educated in the schools
of Norman and fitted himself for
the profession of teaching, which
profession he began at the age of
twenty in the "Clearbrook" Dis-
trict, No. 35 in Cleveland county,
at which school he taught one six
months term and was t hen elected
principal of the Jefferson, or east
side school, in Norman, which po-
sition he still holds.
He is well fitted to perform the
duties of clerk, has never before
held or asked for any public office
and asks for the nomination on the
Democratic ticket solely on the
grounds of honesty, industry and
ability to conduct properly the work
of the office.
Give the claims of Chas. Bowling
due consideration before casting
your vote for Court Clerk at the
primary, Aug. 4th.
Some Automobile Oay
Thursday of last week was a re- j
cord breaker for the sale of auto-!
mobiles in Norman
Wm. Morgan, Jr purchased a 7- j
passanger Cadillac, while E. K.
Chastine purchased a 5-passanger
Cadillac, Thos. Vincent bought a
5-pasetiger Ford and T. W. Baker
sold his 5-passenger Cadillac.
♦ I'l'l I I I II I I I l' "H H I II Hit* HI > I H'H I'll I'M I II t I II ■'
J. A. Fox For Commissioner
In the announcement column of j
the Enterprise this week appears
the announcement of Jno. A. Fox, j
subject to the action of the pri- j
mary, August 4th.
John Fox is not a stranger to the
voters of this, the 3rd district, liav-1
ing served them as a commissioner |
for two terms, in which position he I
made an exceptionally good record.
He has always stood for economy
in the administration of the affairs
of the county, and having had the
experience of commissioner he is in j
\ better position to render more valu-j
able service in the future than in j
the past.
A county commissioner should;
be a broad-minded man of business j
ability, and that is the kind of man
that you will find in Jno. A. Fox.
He has taught school, farmed,
conduced a mercantile business,
and in every instance proved his
I ability to make good.
If given the nomination by the!
democracy a, the primary in Au-
gust, Jno. A. Fox will help to roll
up a large majority for the demo-
cratic party in November, and he
will give satisfaction to the citizen
of Cleveland count.)
County Court News
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Pickard fil-
ed petition in county court Monday ;
for the adoption of Olive May Wal- j
lace, 9 years old, and daughter of
Nathaniel Wallace of Blanchard
An appeal was taken from the j
justice court to the count\ court in
I he case of \\ N Rucker vs
Casey. The plaintiff was granted
judgment in the justice court for
the amount sued for. +20.
Mahriaoi; Lickn-sk
Grant II. Taylor. S2 Alice Baley,
19. Both of Moore
Jno. Woods. 32, Willie Wadley,
20. Both of Norman.
O. L. Hooper, 21, Lucille ( Hiss.
Hi. Both of Noble
S. H. Vaughan for Commissioner
We are authorized to announce I
S. H. Vaughan as a candidate for
the democratic nomination for com-
missioner of the 1st district. Mr.
Vaughan moved to Cleveland coun-
ty with his parents in July 1889,
and filed on the farm he owns five
miles east of Norman, afterwards
married and raised his family at
that place, living there until Jan-
uary of this year, when he moved
to the farm he recently purchased
1 mile west and 1 1-2 miles north
of Denver.
For seven years Mr. Vaughan was |
a member of the Norman township
board, during which time the town- j
ship taxes were reduced from 10 to ;
1 1-2 mills, and the township was;
always on a cash basis.
He is well aware of the fact that j
taxes are too high, and is strongly i
in favor of lower taxes His mot-
to is: Less Politics and Lower
Taxes.
Carefully consider the claims of
S. H. Vaughan before casting your
vote for commissioner of the 1st
district. He will appreciate your
support.
Standing of Contestants
The following is the standing of
the contestants in the, #400 Piano
Contest for the week ending, Feb-
ruary 25th.
Each contestant failing to turn
in or have turned in personal votes
will be dropped as in this bulletin.
Any contestant may again have
their number published by turning
in as many as 25,000 votes not
counting the free voting slips
No. 13 3187060
16 3061775
29 2735335
40 .4195910
43 1762270
47 210270
49 3315215
57 2679500
60 2832055
62 3341245
71 4227610
84 1974745
103 3311321
11 2 .2636180
11 3 2502990
117 2845920
142 2412050
150 3258050
156 3098510
160 2027745
16 3 942200
16 4 3632950
168 . .2996935
170 3973170
3175 people more or less will
show their loyaltj to both their
friends and "Home Industn ' by
buying meal made in Oklahoma ami
securing votes for their friends.
Do all your friends know you are
in the contest'
Wednesday is voting day tell
your friends. If you are not get-
ting much help—perhaps you are
not trying much.
Watch the Cleveland County En-
terprise for the next big feature of
this contest. 25,000 votes given
with every subscription for the
next few days.
Examination for Fourth Class
Postmasters
Local Secretary Morter, of the
Norman civil service, received in-
structions Monday to hold an ex-
amination at Norman on April 18,
1914, for postmasters at Noble and
Moore. Those positions arc now
being held by Mr. John DeLong
and Mr. A. J. Smith, respectively,
and neither of ot them will be ap-
plicants for the positions. Quali-
fications for the position can be
learned by addressing .Mr. Morter.
Applications must be residents ot
of the territory supplied by the
office for which they are candidates.
Subscribe for the Enterprise.
Meal-Cream-Meal
100 sacks to be sold in one
day, more if needed. 10,000 votes
to the dollar on every thing in the
store-except flour and feed and
10,000 on every sack of meal alone
Wednesday March 11, the day to
stock up, on meal, canned foods,
everything good at
Subscribe for the Enterprise.
Asa general thing, when then
arc several lawyer- in u ease Ihert
has to be a lot of witnesses to make
the litigants feel like their attorneys
are all working.
MANSUR & BREWER
The Firm Just 1 Year Old
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Fox, J. O. Cleveland County Enterprise. (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 5, 1914, newspaper, March 5, 1914; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc108441/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.