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CLEVBlAND COUNTY ENTERPRISE.
VOL. XXI11
NORMAN. OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY. JANUARY 28, 1915.
NO. 30
News From The
County Court House
Death of J. C. Miller
What Our Officials Are Doing
Mr. J. C. Millerdied at his home
north of this city Thursday morn-
ing of last week, age 81 years.
Funeral services were held at the
Judge B. F. Wolf will convene home Friday, conducted by Rev.
a term of county court at Lexing- Mathewson and body laid to rest in
ton Monday. ;the Smith cemetery.
The apportionment of the school Mr. Miller was one of the 8!)ers
fund of the county is 55c and the and quite a noted character in the
state $1.20 per capita for the frontier life of Oklahoma and In-
school year. [dian Territory. He had consid-
Assessor Brown has returned to t,ral,le experience in the courts,
his work, after spending a few havint? been tr,ed 0,"'e at Fr
days with his family on his farm Smith betore Ju,lge Parker 0,1 !l
| murder charge and acquitted. The
['harge was for killing a negro who
had killed one of Mr. Miller's sons.
He was a man of good natured
i ability and at one time in the cat-
tle business amassed
Two Noted Men
Visit Norman Monday
Potato Growers, Attention Piauo
ProhibitIon 1 earn (intliers Large
Crowd at Christian Church
Monday Night
southeast otNorman.
The county assessor will put
his force of deputies to work Mon-
das in the various townships of |
this county for the 1915 assess-
ments.
The enumeration reports are be- j
All parties interested, intending
in desiring to grow potatoes on a
commercial basis are invited to
meet at the Court House in Nor-
  man, Saturday, January ;tllth,
Monday evening, at the Christian 1!H5, at 2:0(1 p. m., to consider
church in this city, the people of the advisability of attempting to
Norman met two of the noted men grow potatoes on a commercial
of the nation and were pleased and basis this season.
thrilled bv their addresses. The The acreage necessary
two noted personages were Ex-
Governor John P. St. John of
Kansas, the man who led in the
liattle to make Kansas a prohibition
state, winning the light; and for
35 years Kansas has not had a
licensed saloon*within her borders.
In 1884, Ex*-Gov. St. John was the j a strong and entertaining feature
Prohibition candidate for Presi- ! on the program and was furnished
considerable dent of the United States, makiug b> Miss Hayes, who presided at the
Recital
Wednesday Evening
and that
•an be counted upon, varieties best
mited or most adapted, types of
-oil and the preparation of same
ind other features pertaining to
he subject. Ja.mks Lawkbncf.
County Demonstration Agent.
money; but with the settling up of
I the countrv, did not prosper so
ing received by the superintendent | we„ as R farmer He w(l8 „ well
j known character on the streets of
of Norman for years, coming to
the ,
this;
a memorable campaign and polling j piano, and .Miss Bnehingham, one
a surprisingly heavy vote for a new of the finest solo singers in the
party. After a battle of 35 years I country.
town often, in wagon or buggy,
with something to sell or attract
attention. He seemed to enjov
getting a crowd of men or boys
around him and was always pour-
ing out a tale of wrongs some one
had done toward him.
and the prospects are that
enumeration will be greater
year than last.
The county superintendent is
now working for an oratorical con-
test and atheletic meet in connec-
tion with the spelling contest,
which will be held in April.
There will be a special one day
term of the district court, Satur- He was rough and in a measure! fought and won by the hosts who
day, February, (ith, for the pur- uncouth on the exterior; but on are marshaling now for the tight,
pose of transacting such business! the interior kind, sympathetic and 1 he battle is being waged along
that may be brought brought be- generous towards assisting the less \ t'1(> line to see that no man reaches
fore the court. t'ortuate of his fellow being. Me the presidental chair in DUO, who
In the case in county court, possessed many good traits of j does not favor National l'rohibi
wherein the. Slate vs. Wilmering, character and with all a man that
et. al. last week. Fisher was tin- bore acquaintance well. He was a
ed $100.00 Monday, from which he hardy, fearless and blunt frontiers-
appealed. His bond was fixed at man, with much good in his tnake-
$500, which he gave. up and some faults. He was
County Commissioner Fox has|known a<5 Deaf} Miller b> lea-
just sold l^ales of cotton which
innal Prohibition.
were raised on the county farm,
for 7 l-2c per pound. Total weight
was!),676 pounds, for which the
county realized $673.32.
Marriage License
Clerk Adair has issued the fol-«
lowin marriage license the past
week:
G. W. Dockery 22 and
Miss
Laura Dean, 19, both of Wash-
ington.
Jas. A. Powell, 24, Clinton and
Miss Eva Lee, 24, Norman.
C. I'. King, 40 Fort Worth, Tex-
as and Miss Alma Green, 33, Coy-
le. They were happily united in
marriage by Justice J. W. Linton
at, the court room Tuesday.
County Treasurer's Report
The report of County Treasurer
Clement for December is as follows;
Amt.on hand Dec 1st,$4.1,420.44
Collected during mo.,$37,350,86
Total, .... $82,771.80
Disbursements . $10,640.53
Balance on hand Jan. I $72,130.77
District Court
The American State Dank of
Rosedale has filed suit in the dis-
trict court against Win. Ward,
Lula M. Ward and B. F. Tress-
son of his "deafness" which varied
in some degree as to whether he
wanted to hear and understand, or
not. He was deaf in a measure;
but anything that, he really want-
ed to hear and understand, was
easily made known to him without
the use of a trumpet; but trumpet
would not avail should he not
want to hear and understand.
1 lerk. Suit for $1,072.00 and in-
| terest. on promissory note.
Jessie Boatright has tiled suit
in the District Court against Wiley
Boatright. She alleges desertion
| and abandonment,, and asks for
j divorce, and care and custody of
I their two minor children.
for nation-wide prohibition, the
oi l veteran, at the age of 82 years,
is still in the fight, vigorous and
forceful, and promises to live to
see the triumph of his cause. 1 n-
less all signs fail, the battle for
National Prohibition will be won. New Line of Paints
In the next National Election, We have just added a new line
the battle of Waterloo will be of paints to our already large stock
and have just erected a new paint
stand upon which we have an ele-
gant display of the B. P. S. paints
and B. V. S. varnish. We are
selling Ibis ready mixed paint for
$1.50 per gallon, which is a bar-
tiou, and with upwards of an army gain price for a high grade paint,
of live-million voters enlisted under We have an extra large supply
the banners, pledged to vote for of paints,varnish,oils, lead, turpen-
no candidate who does not stand tine, glass, wall paper and, in fact,
pledged in his national platform1 everything in painters supplies,
for national prohibition of tin and our prices are such that you
liquor traffic, it would seem flial [can afford to paint, varnish
Wednesday evening music stu-
dents and music lovers i>t Norman
had the pleasure of hearing a young
pianist of the greatest talent and
one who has developed in our very
midst.
The Franing opera bouse was
comfortably filled, and when Miss
Vesta Hastings appeared mi the
stage, a pleasant stir of anticipation
was noticable throughout the audi-
ence. Her program, which was
i extremely well - selected, among
other things, was composed of a
j number of pieces by Edward
McDowell; several selections b\
Moskowski; the Bach Prelude and
j Fugue in B Major; the famous
"Maerchen" by UatV;and a ver\
dainty number, "Papillions," by
i Olsen.
Although only fourteen years of
age. Miss Hastings possesses an
GOVERNOR HONORS
DEAl) PIONEER
Governor Robert 1.. Williams took
J,iis first respite from official duties
Saturday afternoon and went to Pur-
cell, where he paid his last respect,
along with a host of other friends, to
"Uncle Charlie" McClain, the widely
known Oklahoma pioneer, whose
death occurred Thursday. Governor
Williams and "Uncle Charlie" became
close friends during the constitutional
convention. The old pioneer was a
faithful follower of the brilliant Du-
rant lawyer in the constitutional con-
vention. Governor Williams appoint-
ed him first assistant game warden.
His death occurred before he could
take the office. The governor ex-
pressed deep sorrow over the death of
I Colonel McClain, whom he greatly ad-
| mired for bis rugged, sturdy, manly
I qualities.
FARMERS f NION MEETING
A big crowd turned out to wel-
come the distinguished guests and,
„ . . , unusual technique, and an cxtra-
a goodly sum ot money contributed | . .
to press the fight onward for Nat-
£>upt. Holmes Resigned
Prof. E. E. Holmes, superintend-
ent of the city schools, tendered
his resignation to the Board of
Education at a meeting Thursday
night, which was nnanimonslv
accepted.
Prof. N. H. Edwards, formerly
principal of the high-school, was
unanimously elected superintend-
ant for the remainder of the term
at a salary of $125.00 per month,
1). F. Meyer was elected principal
of the high school.
New Year Proposition j
  i" i
I have a few STOCK FARMS list-
ed at right prices. How would
you like one? See
A. McDANIEL
Hh&r
victory was in sight. The Ex- j
Governor is now in the field with
Hie "flying squadron,'' organizing!
the forces for the final battle in ]
this long and bitter struggle that j
has been waged to banish from un-
der the protecting folds of "Old
Glory" the greatest curse of man-
I kind. In American history the j
Great Emancipator of the nine-
j teenth century was Abraham Lin-
coln, of the twentieth century, it
1 will he Ex-Governor John P. St.
John of Kansas, and his place in
the halls of fame, history of his
country, and hearts of his country-
men is as safe and secure as that
of Washington, Jefferson, or Lin-
coln.
With the "Flying Squadron" ]
was Eugene Challin. twice the nat-
ional standard bearer of the Pro-
hibition Party for President of the I
United States, one of the
platform champions the cause of!
national prohibition ever produced ■
and lie still posseses the power to
thrill and convince his hearers
from the platform as few men ever
possessed such power. lie made!
the principal address of the even ing
and the keynote of his speech was ;
similar to the one made by Abra-
ham Lincoln in his debate with
Stephen A. Donglason the doctrine
of "state rights" and "state sove-
reignty," "let the people rule"
and such slogans, which he con-
tended had never been used save
| to shield crime. The champion-
ship of such doctrines had buried
in oblivion "Lewis Cass," the
originator of the doctrine,
-lames Buchanan and Stephen A
Douglas, Roger Taney, its early
defenders, and President, Wilson,
Oscar I nderwood and a few other
present da\ -talesmen who would
I seek to resurrect tlii.s doctrine to
I shield the liquor traffic, are begin-
i ning to shuffle themselves toward
the scrap-iron heap. Chas J. Hall
another member of the "Flying
s Squadron" was the humorist of
the squad and one of the best it
was ever our fortune to listen to.
He was simply a sensation in en-
tertaining a crowd.
The music for the occasion war,
per, at a price within your means.
Come in and see us and talk the
matter over with us, for we are
always glad to advise with vou on
anything in these lines.
Mavfikuv's lii'.xALi. Stoke.
First Christian Church
Sunday school at 10 a. m. Dean
gar, Supt. Special clas-
J. H. F
ses for young men and for young
women.
Public worship at 11 o'clock,
subject, A Forward Movement.
At 6:30 p.m. Mr. L. J. Ed-
wards will speak to the young peo-
ple of his trip around the world.
We call special attention to the
union meeting of all the churches
at. the Christian church in the ev-
ening.
We desire the members of our
congregation to join in this service
''st and to make special effort to be
present.
Matters of supreme importance
are to br presented to the Chris-
tian people of Norman.
Frank M. Alexander, Pastor.
ordinary discrimination for one
her age. She played with great
taste and brilliancy, singing the
j melodies in a most beautiful way.
i While she seems to possess an un-
| usual strength for one of her years,
] it is in the light dainty passage
work that she excells. Her playing
was highly expressive, as is her
| piquant, little face, and from the
i time she stepped on the stage until
the close of her final number, the
audience was with her
Among the most generally appre-
i ciated pieces on her program was
a burlesque, called "Jumbo's
Lullaby," which Miss Hastings
j played io such a manner that one
| could almost see the antics of the
| awkard little Jumbo The care
with which Miss Hastings brought
out, each part of the composition
is one of the chief characteristics
j of her playing.
While not i  progidy in the real
I sense of the word, .Miss Bastings
possesses a world of genuine talent,
combined with a judgment far be-
yond her years.
Oklahoma City possesses the dis-
tinction of being her home town,
yet as Miss Hastings has been con-
nected for some time with the mus-
ical affairs at the University, the
people of Norman would like to
claim her as one of their number.
Miss Hastings has been a pupil of
Mr Geard, of the Fine Arts school j
of the University, for the past five
years, and Wednesday evening she
played her fifth annual recital in
Norman. She is a fine example of
success which Mr. Geard has with
his pupils.
There was an open meeting of the
Farmers Unions of Cleveland county
at the court house in Norman Satur-
day at 1 o'clock. President H. H. Ja-
cobs presided, while J. F. Smalley re-
corded the proceedings. Homer Sol
ierx was elected county nrgani.
A very interesting talk was made
by B. C. Belt, which was followed by
some timely remarks by Mr. Drake, a
representative from the Rocky Point
Union, also W. H. Bates, representa-
tive from Falls Union was present.
After discussion of various sub-
jects for the benefit of the farmers
they adjourned to meet at the court
house, Saturday, February fith at 2
o'clock.
J. H. GOODIN ACQUITTED
J. II. Goodin arrived home Sunday,
after a week's tussel with the Federal
Court at Guthrie, clearing himself of
n charge of procuring whiskey for two
Indians, who were in attendance as
witnesses at a previous term of court.
Mr. Goodin entered a plea of "not
guilty" and the jury after hearing the
evidence, returned a verdict sustain-
ing the plea of Mr. Goodin. A number
uf Mr. Goodin's friends and neighbors
wera in attendance at the trial and re-
joiced with him at the verdict of the
jury.
We solicit the accounts of those
desiring safe, sound and conser-
vative banking principals.—Se-
curity State Bank.
Mr. and Mrs. J. I). Wise lyid
daughters entertained at dinner
Sunday Mr. and Mrs. W II. Robb
of Washington, Mr. and Mrs. R.
F. Ellinger and family, Miss Elsie
llereeiie and Connie Walton, of
Noble, and ('has. Ellinger of Pick-
ell. Neb.
The Security State Bank would
appreciate a share of your business
Will Buy
War Horses
and Mules
15 to 1G hands high, from 5 to 9
years old.
GILES BARN. Norman
CHICKEN THIEVES
VISIT NORMAN '
Chicken thieves traveling in an au-
tomobile visited Norman Monday 1
night and appropriated a dozen fine
hens from the chicken house of Chas. i
Cox and two dozen Barred Rocks from
J. II. /.ink.
The automobile was seen by Mr.!
Cox in the early morning, but at the
time did not suspicion the loss of his
i>irds, therefore paid no attention to
the r;,r, but when he went out an hour
later tr feed his chickens, he discov-
ered that his hen roosts had been raid-
ed, and at once took up the trail of
the car, which he followed to Norman,
and it is thought the thieves went
north, probably to Oklahoma City.
The chicken raisers should orga-
nize against these petty thieves who
are fast reducing the crop of chickens
of Cleveland county.
"BETTER
FOR
19
$1.00 Dress Shirts with collar, Special 75c.
Carhart Overalls, all sizes.
Another lot of men's high grade roll collar sweat-
ers at prices that can't be beat.
12 l-2c outing for 10c,
Blankets at prices you can't duplicate.
Peters "All-For-Wear" The best work shoe in
the world. Buy Peters Shoes and you will wear "Dia-
monds."
Whitwell's