Cleveland County Enterprise (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 27, No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 2, 1918 Page: 3 of 4
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Cleveland County Enterprise
A
Funeral of Mrv Cook.
GOOD KOADS.
(Continued.)
The construction of hard sur-
It was a beautiful and_.mpressive faced roa(,s jn a tematic m#nner
service on Thursday afternoon at
the funeral of Mr. J W. Cook, and
attended by a large number of
was inaugurated in Scotland in the
early part of the 19th century by
Thomas Telford and at about the
same time in England by John L.
ceased. Rev. D. A Wickizer ma.le Macadam Thc Tt>lfort. system
a most appropriate addresS and the uge(, (frave] am, the Macadam
music by the quartette was beau- cracke(, stone The |atter prove(,
ti The <">" bearers were six of t„ be the best and easiest to main-
Mr. Cook's Masonic brethren, viz: tajn for wouW sprea(, un,,er
K. B Johnson, Key Boyd, Ed P. whce, preasure while the cracUed
Ingle, M B Shives and J. J. Burke rock no(> bu{ settled down under
The Masonic burial services at the
road travel. The Romans used
cemetery were conducted by Past asphalt jn road buildin(r but in
W. M . G. P Vanderpool, assisted countrjes whero asphalt coulll not
by W. M„ Phillip DeLong. bc secured such material as coun.
The floral tributes were espec- {ry affordcd had to be used. The
lally numerous and beautiful, thr expense of transportation ()f roa(i
casket being literally covered with buildin(? material is an item that
tliem, and Mr, Cook presented a musj be reckone<l in road construc-
very natural appearance as he lay tion In oklahoma we have easy
among them, apparently sleepmr access tQ gravel macadam (crack.
After the services the flowers ed rock) and asphaIt In oklahoma
were taken to thc Oklahoma Staff ^be material necessary for the eon-
Hospital. struction of good roads is abundant
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that I,
Ercle Ray Rath, who was convicted
on the 18th of July, 1918, in the
District Court of Cleveland coun-
ty, of the offense of Grand Lar-
ceny, and sentenced to serve a term
of five years in the Penitentiary,
will, thirty days after the date
hereof, apply to the Governor of
Oklahoma for clemency.
Dated this the 12th day of De-
Tom, Dick or Harry for less than I ''rnprr RAY RATH
they are worth. The quotations are .
about $47.50 for a $50 00 bond and j
$95.00 for a $100 bond, and he who I
takes less than that is very foolish, i Notice is hereby given that the
™ ,. . , ,, , lU I annual Meeting of the stockholders
Don t trade them for any other i o{ tbe Norman Building and Loan
Association will be held January
Liberty Bonds.
It is the duty of every owner of
Liberty bonds to hold them just as
long as possible, but if you must
sell them, take them to one of the
banks or to some responisble bus-
iness man and get what they are
worth. Don't trade them for chips
and whetstones or sell them to \
STOCKHOLDERS NOTICE.
sort of stock. They are "good
stuff" and holders should get every
cent for them that they can.
and so distributed over the state
as to make the cost of transporta-
tion, no bar to its use. Labor is Paris, Mo., has recently installed
the great item of expense necessary a device for detecting leaks in the
to consider in the construction of city water mains and has discov-
Over shoes, heavy gum boots,
rubbers, in fact everything for this
damp cold weather is being sold
at thc United Sales Company at
prices far less than you are com-
pelled to pay elsewhere.
HOW ABOUT NORMAN'S?
6, 1919, at 4 o'clock P. M. for the
purpose of electing a board of 9
directors to serve for the ensuing
year and to transact any other bus-
iness that lawfully may be brought
before said meeting.
Attest: 1). W. GRIFFIN,
A. McDANIEL, President.
Secretary 25-2t
NOTICE OF^ APPLLKjATION OF Mr and Mrs. J. I). Young are j Years greeting bringing the cheer-j
'n receipt of a cablegram from ing news that he is well and happy.
To the unknown owner, occupants, their son, Edgar, who is overseas It was the first cablegram they
claimants or holders of a legal in the Engineers It was a New ever received
er equitable interest in and to the
Mr. Cook was a native of Penn-
sylvania, but moved to Indiana
when a boy, and was a pioneer in
Kansas, where he lived for forty
years. At the first call of Presi-
dent Lincoln he entered the army in this state Money ered it has been losing from 65.000
and served during the entire war. * ^ tQ ?0000 Rallons of wat(jr a (]av
He joined the Masonic order over ^ ^ ^ A m]mber of Wj? ]eaks have
1 y years go an was eve wisely used in the employment j ready been located and stopped,
active and earnest member, as he '
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF
FINAL ACCOUNTS
State of Oklahoma,
County of Cleveland, ss.
In the County Court.
Notice is hereby given that fi-
nal accounts have been filed in the
following estates, in the above en-
titled court, in the City of Nor-
man; that said estates are ready
for final settlement and that said
accounts will be examined and dis-
tribution made on Friday, the 3rd
following described real estate.
You and each of you are hereby
notified that on the 1st day of No-
vember, 1915, the following de-
scribed real estate was sold for
taxes by the County Treasurer of
Cleveland county. Oklahoma, and NORMAN, OKLAHOMA—JUST EAST OF UNIVERSITY
Tax Sale Certificate No. 28 was is-
sued thereon by the county treasur-
er of said county of Cleveland and A nnrnir<a,| K,s
said certificate has been assigned " I I ' ^ C (1 l)\ V jOVCrnillCIlt
and transferred by law by the
county treasurer of Cleveland
county, Oklahoma, to the under-
signed covering the following de-
scribed real estate, to-wit: The
S M; NE'4 Sec. 23, 7-1E, 80 acres,
situated in Cleveland county, Okla-
homa, and unless redemption be
made from said sale within sixty
days after service of this notice,
or sixty days after thc first publi-
cation thereof, a tax deed will be
demanded and same will be issued
as provided by law.
JOHN T. EMERY,
Owner and Holder of Certificate.
25-3t.
CLEVELAND GENERAL HOSPITAL
Private Rooms Reserved
Accepts Medical and Surgical Cases
NOTICE OF APPLICATION OF
TAX DEED.
To name unknown, owner, occu-
pants, claimants or holders of a
legal or equitable interest in and
to the following described real
estate.
You and each of you are hereby
notified that on the 4th day of
November, 1912, the following de-
' f VlipHf' aT Universal labor is a good stimulant to and as a result pumping hours day of ^#nUR\l7',inv1?n Ih <? Trnintv i bribed real estate was sold for
•. " -J -I.:' quicken business activity in all have been reduced over half. The • ' " *a"f ' ?.L ritv of Nor-' taxes by the County Treasurer of
regret is expressed over his demise, bu~ ^constantly Monroe County Appeal says the
but he had lived ten vnnr« mnm •
,, "Ti* "T ' %* Vn r employed at remunerative wages is saving on coal alone is over $
than his allotted span, years full of xi ' L J t , _ 1# r
activity and £ od deeds.
years more
employed at remunerative wa^e
the best known elixer for the a day.
growth of a higher and better civ-;
j. . - p ilization. "Idleness breeds mis- 4 CORRECT DOPE ON DAI).
Ueatn OI iVIr. chief," leads to discontent if not
Garland Wright employing at remunerative wages When pa was young, so he tells
the unemployed people of a com- us now, his greatest joy was to
Mr. Garland Wright, son of Mr. monwealth. It is the duty of the milk the cow, to split the kindling
and Mrs. Major Wright, and one of commonwealth, be it a county a and chop the wood and help his
the best known and most pro"res- state or a nation, to use every ma as much as he could He never
sive young farmers of the Frank- means available to provide remun- brought home a bunch of boys to
lin neighborhood, died on Satur erative employment for all of its fill the house with their mud and
day evening, Dec. 28, 1918, of inhabitants and the inauguration noise; he stood at the head of his
pneumonia, which had developed of a systematic improvement of class in school and tried to nrac
from an attack of thc influenza. ",e public highways of the country tice the Golden Rule; he polished
Mrs Ciirland Wright, it will be re- would seem to be a feasible one his shoes and brushed his clothes
membered, died a few weeks ajo for the employment of labor, an and never came home with a bloody
of tl i > ime ailment The fune,j improvement that would redound to noe; he never ate more than he
a' v ; ; held today from the M. E the benefit of all the inhabitants icould hold and washed his face
Over fifty per cent of the popu- when he was told—but grandpa
lation in this country dwell in the winks so no one can see and ivs
cities as tenants-at-will This that pa was a lot like me.—Mrs. V.
on 'lit not to bc the case. Govern- W. S.
ment should stimulate home build-
ing. A nation is strong only as We have several ladies' coats
it fosters the fireside. True pat- left that come in large sizes only,
riotism dwells in the homes'of the These coats are all of splendid ma-
people held in fee simple. France terial and thc sizes run up to as
and good citizen. The earnest is a nation where the suburban big as 50 bust measure. They are
sympathies of the community "o home has been developed as per- worth about $15 or $20 each, but
out to the bereaved parents and haps in no other country. The we have said that every coat nm •
Court room of said City of Nor
man, to-wit:
Estate of William Douglass, de-
ceased. Mary E. Douglass, for-
merly Mary E. Douglass-Viles, Ad-
ministratrix; Guardianship of Ger-
aldine Gilbert, Ed Gilbert, Guar-
dian.
Witness my hand and thc- seal of
said Court this 17th day of De-
cember, 1918.
(Real) GEORGE ALLEN,
25-3t- County Judge.
church. South, in Franklin, wit'-
Tiev. R A !'• igham conducting the
services. Two small children sur
vive him.
Mr Wright was a very active
and earnest worker in all war
activities, and one of the mo?'
highly res- ected men of Cleveland
county, an honorable gentlem:
relatives.
Dea h of Mrs. Hart
Mrs I. M. Hart, a highly resneci
eci and esteemed lady of the tlha e'
French people are home owners— go, so pick them out at $5 each,
not tenants. True, their estates The United Sales Company, of
are no large, but it is not neces- course.
sary that the home possession be
a large one t0 house a patriot and ■■ AWFUL WASTE
a freeman. The modern conven-
Installation W. O. W.
and Woodmen Circle
The Woodmen of the World and
Ivy Grove Circle are making ar-
rangements to have a grand and
glorious time at their hall tonight
(Wednesday), when installation of
officers will be conducted and a
good program rendered, The fol-
lowing are the officers to be in-
stalled in the W. O. W. Camp:
J. W. Harrington, C. C
J. B. Phillips. Advisor
Boyce Fulkerson, Banker.
R S. Davis, Clerk
S. II. McCall, Escort,
Logan Green, Watchman
J. J. Fox, Outside Sentry
1 K. Jones, Manager.
Dr M. T. J. Cipshaw, Dr. ,J. A
Davis, Dr. G M Clifton and Dr
J. R McLaughlin, Physicians
Cleveland county, Oklahoma, and
Tax Sale Certificates Nos. 419, 4.14
and 435 were issued thereon by the
County Treasurer of said County
of Cleveland, and said certificates
have been assigned and transferred
by law by the County Treasurer of
Cleveland county, Oklahoma, to the
undersigned,covering the following
described real estate, to-wit: Lots
No 1 and 32, in block 84 and lot
No. 1 in block 85 in the town of
Lexington, situated in Cleveland
County, Oklahoma, and unless re-
demption be made from said sale
within sixty days after service of
this notice, or sixty days after the
first publication thereof, a tax deed
will be demanded and same will be
issued as provided by law
L. W. BLAKE,
Owner and Holder of Certificates.
(25-3t)
First National Bank
OF NORMAN OKLAHOMA
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
ED. " JOHNSON C. D. ADKINS WM. SYNNOTT
JAP MAGUIRE PHIL C. KIDD F. CARUTIIERS
R. C 1RRY CHAS. S. SMITH
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 conservative business
policy assure security and satisfaction.
A LOCAL BANK FOR LOCAL PEOPLE
First National Bank of Norman, Okla.
Charlie Acree, one of the finest
looking young soldiers we have
_ . seen—and that is saying a whole
Hill community, twelve miles east lences arul eomforts tbe people can, "When a senator dies at least lot—is here on a visit to his par
of Lexington, died at the home of enj03J ln cltlt's has att"lcted eight thousand volumes of eulogy ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Acree. He
her brother. County Attorney Tom P^ ^tion to our cities and the ,jre prjnted and distributed by the y, a chief electrician in the radio
Cheatwood, in Norman, on Friday of sanle country has government," said Professor Pate department, a wireless operator at
night, Dec 27. 1918. The funeral ten<'et' lo <i.^trac' lrom fan" alld | "This is an awful waste, and " port Arthur, Texas, and has been
was held at Chapel Hill on Satur- ^U1 )Ut! an .e' ^as always | "jf- js indeed," replied J. Fuller in the navy something over five
I will sell at public auction at my farm one and one-fourthll
miles east of Noble. Oklahoma, and four and one-half miles*!
west of Maguire, on what is known as the old Smyres farm
on
MONDAY, JAM. ®, i9S9
Commencing at 10 o'clock a. m. the following described
stock and property.
day, conducted by Rev M. L. But-
ler, presiding elder of this district,
and Rev. Perry, pastor in charge.
Mrs. Hart leaves a husband and six
children and a host of warm
friends to mourn her demise. She
was 37 years of age
Mrs. Hart had come to Norman
to nurse her son, Marshall, wh
was sick with the influenza. After
she had been here a few days she
was herself taken down with the
disease, which developed into pneu-
monia and after only a day or
two's illness she passed away.
Always complete line of mer-
chandise at right prices at Rucker's
been too wide a chasm to cross I e-
tweeo country and city life. With
a hard smooth-surfaiui road v.-n,
pn automobile this chasm car. a"
most be clot id. The telephone ani
electric ligl.t wires ca • be rur. into
the country and surburban homes
and the postman depjsi" and tase
up mail on:e or even twice a day—
in other words with GOOD ROADS
it is possible to live n the coun |
try and not "live out of a pape i"
bag." Rapid transit is goi*g to
check the influx of population
citywards. The lack of hard sur-
faced avenues of travel is the ob-1
stacle in the way now and it must j
be met and overcome. At first
blush it may seem to be grappling
Death of Mrs. Harris: News w'th a mountain proposition; but
comes this morning of the death as y°u approach it will vanish like j
at her home in McClain county of a m'rase in the desert. The plan j
Mrs. Lee Harris, which occurred attack if wisely arranged will j
last evening (Thursday, Dec. 26, make the undertaking easy and not
11)18) after only a few days' sick- burdensome on the taxpayers. The j
ness with influenza. She is sur- compensating benefits will be J
vived by her husband and seven quickly realized and thus lighten
children. The funeral will be held the burden until it won't seem to
at Franklin on Saturday afternoon be a load. The benefits to be J
with burial in the Franklin ceme- derived is to0 great to make a
tery. Rev. L. H. Havill will con- burden out of the first cost. The
duct the services. ,c08t per mile as estimated now is
\ from $20,000 to $25,000 but with
Funeral of Iiennie Westervelt: the counties equipped to do the
The funeral party of little Bennie work we bave no doubt that this
Westervelt arrived from Shawnee estimated cost can be greatly re-
at noon today and services will be duced.
Gloom. "In most instances three \ears. He is on a furlough, expect-
cheers would be more appropri- jing to return to his duties on Jan-
ate." |uary 1st.
L. C GILES PHONE 59 W. C. WEIR
OFFICE—First National Bank Bid.
Giles-Weir Investment
Norman, Okla.
FARM LANDS AND CITY PROPERTY.
Call and see us, we have some good properities listed
worth the moeny. See us if you desire a loan on farm
property. If you have property for sale list it with us.
held at the First Christian church
at 10 o'clock a. m. tomorrow (Sat-
urday) with Rev. D A. Wickizer
conducting them. The body will lip Rev R. a. Brigham came up
in state at the home of his grand- jfrom Lexington this morning and
mother. Mrs. Mary 1 Westervelt. ^vent out to Franklin to conduct the
JOHN S. ALLAN.
(To be continued )
The little one (two years and eight
months old) was an exceptionally
bright and loving little chap, and
the parents, relatives and friends
feel his loss more than words can
tell. He was a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Claude Westervelt who have
resided in Shawnee for a number
of years, Mr Westervelt being with
the Rock Island railroad.
Subscribe for the Enterprise.
funeral services of Garland
Wright. He tells us the influenza
is very prevalent in Lexington and
vicinity, with a number of deaths
One of the latest was that of Wal-
ter Wynne, 16-year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. W. Wynne, of Lexing
ton, which occurred on Sunday. He
was a fine young man, and his
death is universally regretted.
Subscribe for the Enterprise.
Jas. D. Maguire
EVERYTHING IN HARDWARE
Established 1889
Dealer in STANDARD LINES
KEEN KUTTER EDGE TOOLS
YALE LOCKS AND BUILDERS' HARDWARE
CHARTER OAK STOVES AND RANGES
OLIVER PLOWS AND CULTIVATORS
BAIN WAGONS. ANCHOR BUGGIES,
DEERING MOWERS ANI) BINDERS
BLACK HAWK CORN AND COTTON PLANTERS
BLACK HAWK ANI) OLIVER RIDING LISTERS
ALWOOD HOG FENCING, BARBED WIRE
AND GENERAL HARDWARE.
NINETEEN HEAD HORSES
AND MULES
One bald face mare, 11 years old, weight 1050
pounds.
One bay mare, 9 years old, weight 1150, in foal
by jack.
One bay mare, 7 years old, weight 1200 pounds
One bay mare, 5 years old, weight 1100 pounds
in foal.
One 2-year old bay filly.
One yearling iron gray filly.
One yearling iron gray horse.
One yearling mare mule.
One suckling mare mule.
One black jack 11 years old, 14 1-2 hands high.
One yellow horse, 9 years old.
One bay horse, 4 years old, weight 1000 pounds
One blaze-face bay horse, 4 years old, weight
1000 pounds.
j One bay horse, 7 years old, weight 900 pounds
One bay mare mule 6 years old, weight 1000
pounds.
One iron gray mare mule, 5 years old, wt. 1100
One black mare mule, 4 years old, weight 1150
pounds.
j One black horse mule, 4 years old, weight 1100
pounds.
| One bay horse mule, 2 years old, weight 1000
pounds.
Household furniture consisting of beds, stoves,
dressers, stands, rugs and other things too
numerous to mention.
NINE HEAD OF CATTLE
One roan Durham cow, 5 years old, fresh in
June.
One brindle cow, 6 years old, fresh in April.
One red cow, 3 yeais old, fresh in February.
One red cow, 3 years old, fiesh in May.
One red spotted cow, 4 years old, fresh in
March.
One Jersey COW, 5 years old, fresh in April. *
One Jersey cow, 2 years old, fresh in February
'ne yearling roan Durham heifer.
One yearling red heifer.
FARM IMPLEMENTS
One 3-inch Bain wagon, new.
One 3-inch Springfield wagon, cut-down.
One 3-inch lowwheel wagon.
One new set of heavy leather harness.
Two sets of leather harness.
One rubber-tired surrey.
One Moline riding cultivator.
One Moline riding cultivator, almost new.
One J. I. Case disk cultivator.
One John Deere stalk cutter, almost new.
One Moline 1-row corn and cotton planter.
One Case 2-row corn and cotton planter.
One Good Enough riding sulky, 14-inch.
One 12-inch turning walking plow.
One 2-section harrow, 60-tooth.
One McCormick mowing machine
One 14-inch riding lister.
About fiive dozen chickens.
Three blue geese.
Some kafir corn and hay.
LUNCH ON THE GROUND AT NOON
TERMS—All sums of #10 and under, cash. On all sums
over that amount a credit of ten months' time will be given
on approved security bearing 10 per cent interest from date
of sale. Notes to be approved by the First National Bank of
Noble, Okla. No property to be removed until settled for.
Five per cent discount for cash.
R. J. MURNAN, Owner
COL. G. D. GRAVES, Auctioneer.
JIM STUFFLEBEAN, Clerk.
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