The Daily Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 184, Ed. 1 Monday, February 15, 1915 Page: 4 of 4
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WHEN IN NEED OF-
Coal, Feed, Flour, Cornmeal and
Feed Stuffs
Take the matter up with
PETTY'S MILL
PHONE 475, and full information as to kinds
and qualities, with prices, will be cheer-
fully furnished.
The Daily Transcript
J. J. BllKKE, Editor and Owner
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Entered as second-class matter
January 17, 1914, at the Postoffice at
Norman, Okla., under the Act of
March 3, 1879.
Issued Daily except Thursdays and
Sundays.
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Sad will be the day for
every man when he becomes
absolutely contented with the
life that he is living, with the
thoughts that he is thinking,
with the deeds that he is do-
ing, when there is not forever
beating at the doors of his soul
some great desire to do some-
thing larger, which he knows
that he was meant and made
to do because he is still the
child of God.
The Transcript is authorized to an-
nounce S. M. MOORE ("Dad") as a
candidate for the office of Mayor of
the city of Norman. His announce-
ment is made subject to the choice of
the Republican voters at the city pri-
mary election March 16th.
The Transcript is authorized to an-
nounce CLYDE BOGLE as a candi-
date for Mayor of the City of Nor-
man. Announcement is made subject
to the action of the Democratic vot-
ers at the primary March 10th.
By O. HENRY.
Sam Durkee had a girl Her numa
was Ella Baynes. They appeared to
be devoted to each other, and to have
perfect confidence In each other, as all
couples do who are and have or aren't
and haven't. She was tolerably pretty,
with a heavy mass of brown hair that
helped her along. He Introduced mo
to her, which seemed not to lessen
har preference for him; so I reasoned
that they were surely soul-mates.
Miss Baynes lived In Kingfisher, 20
miles from the ranch. Sam lived on
a gallop between the two places.
One day there came to Kingfisher a
courageous young man, rather small,
with smooth face and regular features.
He made many Inquiries about the
business of the town, and especially of
bookcase and began to look them over,
whistling "Thd Cowboy's Lament" ab-
stractedly. Afterward he ordered the
best two horses on the ranch saddled
and tied to the bltching-post.
Now in the fuel business, in all sec-
tions of the country, I have observed
that In one particular there is a deli-
cate but strict etiquette belonging.
You must not mention the word or re-
fer to the subject In the presence of a„
feudist. It would be more reprehen-
sible than commenting upon the mole
on the chin of your rich aunt. I found,
later on, that there is another unwrit-
ten rule, but I think that belongs sole-
ly to the West.
I yet lacked two hours to suppcr-
tlme; but In 20 minutes Sam and I
were plunging deep into the reheated
beans, hot coffee and cold beef.
"Nothing like a good meal before a
j long ride," said Sam. "Eat hearty."
I had a sudden suspicion.
"Why did you have two horses sad-
dled?" I asked.
"One, two—one, two," said Sam.
"You can count, can't you?"
His mathematics carried with it a
momentary qualm and a lesson. The
Correct Abstracts Important
M. F. McFARLAND
BONDED ABSTRACTER
My years of practical experience with the records of
Cleveland county have given me a thorough knowledge
of farm lands and city property in this county and the
records connected therewith. I know—and you may
be certain your abstract is absolutely correct if made
at my office. • ______
OFFICE AT THE COURT HOUSE, ADJOINING THE
REGISTER OF DEED'S OFFICE.
PHONE 494
NORMAN OKLAHOMA
the inhabitants cognominally. He said
he was from Muscogee, and he looked had^'occurre"d'to" him that
it. with his yellow shoes and crocheted th(j thought couId po8slbiy occur to
four-ln-hand. I met him once when I me nQt tQ r,de at h)g slde on the red
rode in for the mail. He said his road tQ revenge and juBtlce. it was
name was Beverly Travers, .which (he hlgher calculuB l waa booked for
seemed rather improbable. (he traU j beRan lQ eat more bean8
One day, when I was messenger for ,n &n hQur we get forth at a 8teady
half a gross of cigarette-papers and a eastward. Our horses were Ken-
couple of wagon-tires, I saw the al- tu bred fltrengthcned by the mes-
ieged Beverly Travers in a yellow o{ the West. Ben Tatum'a
wheeled buggy with Ella Baynes driv- gtee()a have been Bwlfter. and
ing about town as ostentatiously as he had d lea(J; but lf he had
the black, waxy mud would permit. I hpard fhe tua, th)ldB of th(, hoof3
knew that this information _ would Qf thoEe trallerg of ourB born in the
The Transcript is authorized to an-1 bring no balm of Gilead to Sams soul, ,,eart of fPl](j!and, he might have felt
nounce B. 8. MORGAN as a candidate 80 1 refrained from including it in (bat retribution was creeping up on
CLASSIFIED
LINERS
FOR SALE: Good small mare, cheap.
A. McDaniel.
—HARDWOOD FLOORING makes
the most handsome, economical and
satisfactory floor that money can buy.
Cheaper and better than good carpet,
and it will last for generations. It
makes house work a pleasure. No
home is modern without it. I am
equipped to install hardwood floors in
any style desired, 10 years experience.
C. F. Green, 323 East Main street.
—Miss Gola Bible visited friends in
Oklahoma City, Sunday.
the news of the city that I retailed on
my return. But on the next afternoon
! an elongated ex-cowboy of the name
subject to the action of the Democratic j ()f gimm0ns, an old-time pal of Sam's,
voters at the city primary election on | whQ kept a ffied gtore ,n KlngfiBher>
for Street Commissioner of the city of
Norman. Announcement is made
March 16th.
—R. P. Phillips of Arapahoe, Okla.,
returned home Saturday after a few
days visit with his daughter and son,
who are enrolled in the University.
—Trad Ferguson, son of ex-Gover-
nor T. I!., and brother of Walter, was
here Saturday on his way to Jaurez,
Mexico, and other points in South
Texas. He has sold his paper at Shat-
tuck to the Socialists and is seeking a
new location.
rode out to the ranch and rolled and
burned many cigarettes before ho
would talk. When he did make ora-
tion, his words were these:
"Say, Sam, there's been a descrip-
tion of a galoot miscallin' himself
Bevel-edged Travels impairing the at-
mospheric air of Kingfisher for tha
past two weeks. You know who he
was? He was not otherwise ti , n Ben
Tatum, from the Creek Nation, son of
old Gopher Tatum that your Uncle
Newt shot last February. You know
ROOMS TO RENT: Two good fur-
; nished rooms, steam heat, for young
j men. Christian Dormitory. See Rev.
I Wickizer.
the hoof-prints of his dapper nags.
Our first sight of them we had in
Guthrie.
"What are you waiting for, Sam?" I
said in a whisper. "Let him have it
now 1"
Sam gave a melancholy Bigh.
"You don't understand; but he
does," he said. "He knows. Mr. Ten-
derfoot, there's rule out here among
white men in the Nation that you can't
shoot a man when he's with a woman.
I never knew it to be broke yet. You
can't do it. You've got to get him in j 3. C. RHODE ISLAND RED cockerels
a gang of men or by himself. That's for sale by J. M. Hockenberry, north
why. He knows it, too. We all know, j of city park; Phone 299.
So, that's Mr. Ben Tatum! One of the —
FOR SALE: Good second hand cook
stove. See J. M. Thompson or A.
McDaniel. —Dr. Torrey wishes to announce
FOR TRADE: 7T,are large enough that he can be found at night in hil
for plowing, etc., for a good lively I office over Barbour s Drug Store, re-
driving pony. See W. D. Roane, car- " ~
risr on R. F. D. 5.
cently occupied by Dr. Luehrs. His
telephone number is 235 and can be
found in the present telephone book
under the name of Dr. H. E. Luehrs,
office number 235.
SEVERAL thoroughbred Barred Rock
Roosters for sale. Mrs. G. L. Iluey, ♦
Phone 529. i o
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FOR RENT: Nine room modern
house, on west side. J. W. Linton.
O. K. TRANSFER AND
STORAGE COMPANY
Reutepholer & Frick Props.
OFFICE PHONE 225
RESIDENCE PHONE 263
Your Patronage Solicited.
—Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hoskins were
visitors to Oklahoma City today.
—A. E. Lyons, who so satisfactorily
I painted the standpipe and smoke stack
' at the water works a couple of years
—Mrs. M. Z. Anderson is in Kan-! ;ljr0| was here Suturday trying to get
as City purchasing her new spring ] the job again. It is a ticklish job,
millinery goods. j but Lyon is a firstclass "steeplejack"
' ! and does good work.
—W. C. Henton returned this morn-,
ing from a Sunday visit with his sis-1 —The Transcript regrets to hear
ter in El Reno. j that Mr. Harrison Brown suffered a
stroke of paralysis this morning from
which it is feared he cannot recover.
He is one of Norman's most respect-
ed citizens, and many will be the
wishes that he may soon recover. He
is in the 80th year of his age.
—Rev. V. E. Griffiths returned Sat-
urday from a visit to Ardmore and
other southern cities.
—Miss Myrtie Manire and Miss
May Croak spent Lincoln's birthday
visiting in Oklahoma City.
—Mr. J. L. Swails has been here
from Newalla the past week visiting
his daughter, Mrs. W. J. Hess.
—Mr. and Mrs. Frank Starer and
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Schirck visited
friends in Oklahoma City yesterday.
—Mrs. Lizzie Rogers, who was vis-
iting her daughter, Mrs. Frank Car-
der, left yesterday for her home in
Byars.
—Mr. and Mrs. Dobe Womack were
here from Oklahoma City yesterday,
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ed H.
Burke.
—W. N. Rucker left yesterday for
the eastern markets'to pick up some
bargains for his eight of ten big
stores.
—Tomorrow (Tuesday), in' Judge
Linton's court, Clarence Jones and
Alden West will have their prelimi-
nary on the charge of burglarizing R.
M. Bernard's residence. The evidence
against them is so strong, it is
thought they may plead guilty.
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'pretty men!' I'll cut him out of the
herd before they leave the hotel and
regulate his account!"
After supper the flying pair disap-
peared quickly. Although Sam haunted
lobby and stairway and halls half the
night, in some mysterious way the
fugitives eluded him; and in the morn-
ing the'veiled lady in the brown dress
with the accordion-plaited skirt and
the dapper young man with the close-
' clipped hair and the buckboard with
FOR SALE: White Plymouth Rock
hens. Mrs. E. Levy, 567 West
Main, Phone 178. 89-3
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WANTED: Stenography and
writing. Phone 81, afternoons; or
cpII ft 317 West Main from 1 to 6 p.
m. Your work will be appreciated
May Croak.
—The report of a gun heard by res-
idents of the east part of town about
midnight last night was Night Watch
Mays taking a shot at a gentleman
who had returned on the owl car from
Oklahoma City. The gentleman was
a sprinter, however, and the shot
merely accelerated his movements,
and he got away.
—The Peace services held jointly
by the Presbyterians and M. E. Church
South, last night, attracted a large ! saulting Roy Johnson; ?10 and costs,
—Arthur Whitwell, of the Franklin
neighborhood, seems to be a bad prop-
osition. One day this week he plead
guilty to malicious mischief; taking a
wheel from a buggy at a meeting in
Franklin and substituting an old
wagon wheel. Ten dollars and cost.',
total $20. Then he plead guilty to as-
congregation and were very interest-
ing. The music was appropriate to
the occasion, and the addresses and
talks enjoyable.
total $19. And now he is awaiting
trail on the charge of carrying a gun.
Arthur had better quit it. It's cheap-
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Mclntire 'Jitney'
—Service —
. -Ford and Buick Automobiles—
Watch for cars flying red and white Oklahoma
pennants. They are Mclntire Jitneys—five cents fare.
Meets all Interurban cars, and go directly to the
University. Schedule: Round trip every twenty min-
utes. Follows paved streets.
Will also carry small parcels for delivery anywhere
along the line at same rate as passengers—5 cents.
Pumped Six Bullets Into the Body the
Brown Dress Covered.
what he done this morning? He killed
your brother Lester—shot him in the
co't-houBe yard."
I wondered if Sam had heard. He
pulled a twig from a mesquit-bush
chewed it gravely, and said:
"He did, did he? He killed Lester?'
"The same," said Simmons. "Anc
he did more. He run away with youi
girl, the same as to say Miss Ella
Baynes. I though you might like ta
know, so I rode out to impart thf
information."
"I am much obliged, Jim," said Sam.
taking the chewed twig from hit
mouth. "Yes, I'm glad you rode out
Yes, I'm right glad."
"Well, I'll be ridin' back, I reckon.
That boy I left in the feed store don't
know hay from oats. He shot Lestei
in the back."
"Shot him in the back?"
"Yes, while he was hitchin' his
hoss."
"I'm much obliged, Jim."
"I kind of thought you'd like to
know as soon as you could."
Simmons rolled a cigarette and
stabbed his pony with both heels.
Twenty yards away he reined up and
called back:
"You don't want no—assistance, as
you might say?"
"Not any, thanks."
"I didn't think you would. Well, so
long!"
Sam took out and opened a bone-
handled pocket knife and scraped a
dried piece of mud from his left boot.
I thought at first he was going to
swear a vendetta on the blade of it,
or recite "The Gipsy Curse." The
Prancing nag3 were gone.
jVu Five miles farther we came upon the
- future great western city of Chandler.
The horses of pursuers and pursued
were starved and weary. There was
one hotel that offered danger to man
and entertainment to beast: so the
four of us met again in the dining
room at the ringing of a bell bo reson-
ant and large that it had cracked the
welkin long ago. The dining room
was not as large as the one at Guth-
rie. *
Just as we were eating apple pie—
how Ben Davises and tragedy impinge
upon each other!—I noticed Sam look-
ing with keen intentness at our quarry
where they were seated at a table
across the room. The girl still wore ■
the brown dress with lace collar and
cuffs and the veil drawn down to her |
nose. The man .bent over his plate
with his close-cropped head held low. '
"There's a code," I heard Sam say,
either to me or to himself, "that won't
VI: TOR IRON SAFE for sale. A. C.
Smythe, Variety Store.
ROTOSPEED FOR SALE: For print-
ing letters, postal cards, office
forms, etc. An ideal machine. Call
at Transcript office.
—Mrs. Everett Sherman and child, |
who were visiting her parents, Mr.
ii !: Mrs. J. R. Holland, returned to
Lexington yesterday.
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BOB STOGNER, BARBER
Bob Stogner desires his
friends to call and see Iiim at
his shop on East Main street,
first door east of Stubbeman's.
He has his room fixed up in
good shape, but expects to
make many improvements
upon it. In the meantime, he
promises good work, smooth
shaving, artistic hair cut and
courteous treatment to all. He
solicits a share of your pat-
ronage.
day afternoon at 3 o'clock with Mrs.
Bert Baggett on South Crawford Ave.
A full attendance is urged. The
study books "In Red Man's Land,"
have come and the first lesson will be
given, so do not fail to start with the
class. A short business session will
be held following the lesson. The pro-
let you shoot a man in the company I £ram committee have the yeai books
of a woman; but, by thunder, there j ready for distribution.
ain't one to keep you from killing a
woman in the company of a man!"
And, quicker than my mind could
follow his argument, he whipped a
Colt's automatic from under his left
arm and pumped six bullets into the
body that the brown dress covered—
the brown dress with the lace collai
and cuffs and the accordion-plaited
skirt.
The young person in the dark sack
Euit, from whose head and from whoso
life a woman's glory had been clipped,
laid her head on her arms stretched
upon the table; while people came
running to raise Ben Tatum from the
floor in his feminine masquerade thai
had given Sam the opportunity to set
aside, technically, the obligations ot
the code.
(Copyright, by the Frank A. Munsey Co.)
—The Missionary Society of the .. *
M. E. church, South, will meet Tues- • ♦ NOTmCUl L CLtlCiy *
Kitchen
R. S. DAVIS & SON, Props.
HOME-MADE CANDY A
SPECIALTY
Fresh line of Fruits, Nuts,
Cigars, Etc.
Your Patronage Solicited
He Had to Explain.
I am a dentist and one night the
boys had asked me to "sit in a little
game." I told the.n to telephone me
and say that Mr. Johnson wanted me
to come at once and pull some teeth.
At 7:30 the telephone .call came and I
said: "Yes, Mr. Johnson, I'll be right
down."
"Of course," I told my wife, "I am
sorry to leave you alone, but business
Is business." I returned at 1 a. m.
Next morning my wife asked:
"Where is your dirty handkerchief? 1
few feuds I had ever seen or read j must send the washing away today."
about usually opened that way. This I I told her that it was in my pocket,
one seemed to be presented with a In a few minutes she came back
new treatment. Thus offered on th« with some white, red and blue poker
stage, it would have been hissed off \ chips in her hand, which I had dropped
and one of Belasco's thrilling melo- j in my pocket the night before and for-
dramas demanded instead. j gotten. Sweetly she asked: "Are
"I wondeis" said Sam, with a pro- j these Mr. Johnson's teeth?"
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N. H. SPENCER
CARPENTER AND CA3INET
WORK
Job Work a Specialty
No. 326 East Main
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Horses and Mules
FOR SALE
Several teams of Horses and
Mules. Terms if desired. Davis
Brendle, Norman, Okla. Phone 5.
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Expositions \
That s the Santa Fe
way-—the only line
to bnth Expositions.
Pueblo Indians, petrified
forests, painted deserts
for you to see en route.
And the Grand Canyon
oi Arizona, earth's scenic
marvel.
Reduced fare during Expo- «
•ition period. Ask for illu*-fr
Patronize Mclntire's Jitneys
foundly thoughtful expression,' "if the
cook has any cold beans left over!"
He called Wash, the negro cook, and
finding that he had some, ordered him
to heat up the pot and make some
strong coffee. Then we went into
Sam's private room, where he slept
and kept his armory, dogs, and the
saddles of his favorite mounts. He
took three or four six-shooters out of a
That was my most embarrassing mo-
ment.—Chicago Tribune.
On the Sea.
"For goodness' sake, captain, don't
let that man sing!"
"Why not?"
"The passengers will think you are
sounding the fog horn."
tratedfoldcraaboutCalifornia,
the Exposition,
and what to ,e«
op the way.
J. J. BAKER
Agent
Norman, Okla.
C. F. GREEN
General Contractor
and Euilder
Furniture and Cabinet Work
Made to Order
Plans furnished, estimates
cheerfully given.
See me before you build, for
I will treat you right. Prompt
attention given to job work.
Shop 323 East Main Street.
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SAM HARRIS ♦
Contractor in Plastering, ♦
Brick and Cement Work of all ♦
kinds. Repair work done ♦
promptly. Phone 133. ♦
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