The Daily Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 92, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 8, 1920 Page: 1 of 6
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vol viii. no. 92
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DAILY TRANSCRIPT
NORMAN. OKLAHOMA. SUNDAY, AUGUST 8. 1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
WILL BUILD FREE
FAIR BUILDING
Labor is Contributed and Campaign
To Be Made for Money. Will
Be Built at City Park.
The Norman Chamber of Com- •
merce have taken up the matter of
building a Free Fair building at the
City Park, to be the property of the
city of Norman.
At the meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce la-t Wednesda" noon, at
the Sooner confectionery. Mr. L. A
Stone secretary of the carpenter' un- I
ion of Norman, put the plans before
the body for the construction of a
building. Three plans were presented
that of three buildings, on the unit
system. By this plan separate build-
ings could be built at different times,
either one, two or three being con-
structed now. The Chamber delib-
erated on the matter and decided it
would be best to build the whole thing
now. and have it.
Therefore it waa decided to put up
a building 44x200 feet at the City park
to lioust tl^e Cl-v.'.ind Count" Free
fair in ISeotember and have for all
i mar occassions in the future.
Material At Cost.
The material for the building is to
be furnished by local firms at the cost
price in Norman, and will cost $2150.
This will furnish a house 44x220 feet
and will furnish it properly for the
holding of the fair, and will assure
the county a meeting place for occa-
sions of such nature.
Labor Donated.
The Carpenters union of Norman,
through their secretary, Mr. L. A.
Stone, have agreed to donate the nec-
essary labor to construct the building
without cost. This is a very patriotic
action on the part of the carpenters
of the city and shows that they have
the interests of the fair and of the
agricultural interests of Cleveland
county at heart.
Committees Appointed.
The committees will report to the
office of Ralph C. Hardie Tuesday
morning for instruction and supolies,
and Tuesday will mark the day for
raising $2100.
Norman citizens will not let the car-
penters put anything over them and
will subscribe this money early Tues-
day.
The committees for the business
part of town are as follows:
West of Peters north of Main
Norman Schools Open
On September the 13th
Norman schools open Monday,
September 13, by the decision of the
board of education in their meeting
last Monday ni"ht. acording to the
statement oj Superintendent A. S.
Faulkner.
Nearly all teaclleis have been elect-
ed and if the last tw > or three are de-
HO E HOME MAKES
RECORD SALE HERE
Mrs. Hardie Dislikes Building More.
Delapiane Pays $20,000 fdt
Beautiful Home
Saie of the new Hardie residence,
WILL INTERURBAN
RAISE THE RATES-
cided upon within the week, assign- under construction yet at the corner
mcnts wil be made to grade and build- of I Diversity boulevard and Eufaula
ing for announcement soon. j was made almost under protest in
Forty-five instructors is the mini- spite of the $20,000 price, which is
mum that will be required for the said to be the highest ever received
adequate instruction of Norman's
youth next year, il is understood.
Forty of those have been chosen and
negotiations for the rest^of them will
close soon.
for residence p.roperty in Norman,
according to Mrs. John Hardie.
"1 just told Tom B. that he did us
>vrong by ever letting Mr. Delaplane
consider our house t'ar a minute. Be-
-ide thai I Set the price high enough
. . . .. , . | that they wouldn't take it, I thought."
Th.s week marks the change in res-dec,ared when re!atinK how Mr.
the McMillans.
idence of one of our leading families
of Norman. The "Judge McMillans"
are leaving a city full of loyal friends
and admirers and their place will
never be filled in the old town.
The Judge and his wife have en-
deared themselves to all who were
fortunate enough to count themsel-
ves as their friends and neighbors
and their daughter, Mrs. Robert Tay-
lor, Miss Bess McMillan, and Mrs.
Inez McMillan Lambert were social
leaders of the younger set. Mrs.
Matthew.-, of McDaniel and Matthews
real estate firm had showed his client
every place on the list before being
induced to stop and show them the
Hardie residence which caught their
fancy as t hey passed.
The house is large, and one of the
most beaut if i -ind bfst built in Nor-
man. Mr. Hardie building for his own
home, and putting the best of material
and the most of his time and energy
into its construction. It is worth the
leaucrs ui we yuuiikci sci. aviio. , . , . , «.
Lambert has recently d,monstrated |P"-pa.d and probably Mr Hard e
her undoubted ability as a politician
and campaign worker, and with h
wit and charm will dwell in the mem-1 on
ory of Normanites.
thinks at tfTat that it is not enough
for the thought and work he has spent
street: J. W. Billings, E. B. Kimber-
lin, Robert Taylor.
East of Peters, north of Main
R. G. Whitwell, Ben Fleming, Joe
Meyer.
West of Peters south of Main: S.
K. McCall. Phil Kidd. F. M. Truby.
East of Peters, south of Main: R. ,
C Berry. W. N. Rucker, Earl Min-' the house vcaated by the Bert Baggett
Too Much Building.
The prospect of having to build
avrain in some other part of Norman,
when she had counted so lone on ha
inij her home ready by the first of
September is not so pleasing to Mrs.
Hardie, who stated that this was the
third or fourth house they had built
here and sold.
the Hardies will move into
teer
: he committees for residence dis-
tricts by wards are:
Ward one: Clyde Pickard, J. A. Vin-
cent, R. E. Clement: ward two: H.
G Lindsay, Jack Foster E. P. Ingle;
Ward Three: A. H. VanVleet, T. E.
Clement, L. C. Giles: War'd four: M.
F. Fisher, A. McDaniel, Fred Reed.
Work will begin soon, and the
building will be completed in plenty of
time for the fair next month. This is
one of the best tKngs that Norman
has undertaken for a long time. Let's
get the money early Tuesday, so there
will be no delay
family at 324 West Symmes until
they can build another home.
Their next house will probably not
be as large as the one just sold and
will likely be located on a building
site on either DeBarr avenue or west
Eufaula.
Progressive Farmer
D S. Delaplane is a well-to-do
farmer of Watonga whose desire tp
give his two daughters the best edu-
cational advantages in the state, in-
duced him to buy here. It is udre-
stood that he owns several farms near
Watonga and had just sold one of
Hiem recently for the amount he put
Hearing Before the Corporation
Commission Monday
August 16.
Mayor Barbour has received notice
from Art L. Walker, of the Oklaho-
ma Corporation Commission, that the
Oklahoma Railway Co., has petitioned
for an advance in passenger rates on
their interurban lines of approxi-
mately 12 1-2 percent.
A hearing on the petition will be
held on Monday, August 16, at 10
o'clock before th? commission at Ok-
lahoma City.
Manager Gater has taken the mat-
ter oi the rate increase up with the
Chamber of Commerce, relative to
having a meeting of that body with
a representative number of citizens to
discuss the petition and make a
showing before the corporation com-
mission as to conditions on the inter-
urban line to Norman.
Announcement will be made of the
diitt of this, and all persons interest-
ed in making a protest before the
corporation commission should at-
tend and express their views.
NORMAN INSURANCE MEN
GET TRIP TO ST .LOUIS
Aaron McDaniel and J. W. Arm-
strong local agents for the Missouri
State Life Insurance company, start-
ed Saturday oh a trip to St. Louis to
attend a conference of agents at the
company's headquarters there.
The trip was free with expenses
:>aid by the company for all repre-
sentatives who sold as much as $100,-
000 worth of insurance during the
last year, and these two successful
agents both had gone considerably
over the required amount, according
to Tom B. Matthews, partner in the
firm of McDaniel & Matthews.
Pleasurelioating trips on the Mis-
sissippi and Missouri rivers will be
taken by the two dflriti^ their stay
which will last nearly a week, it is
understood.
Scout Camp Costs
Reduced by Truck Use
Through donation of the use of two
army trucks to haul scouts to their
summer encampment in the Arbuck
les near Davis cost of the trip t<>
scouts has been reduced to $7.50 each
according to announcement of Scout
Commissioner Ben G. Owen, at the
inlet troop meeting last Thursday at
the Me'hodist church. North.
By the original plan to make th
W. it, HUCKER HAS
RETURNED FROM EAST
Country Seems Prosperous, But No
Lower Prices. Glad to
Get Home.
Mr. W. N. P. icicef. of the Rucker
store, returned Friday from a vaca-
t.on trip to norin rt. stages and Cana-
i>y me uriKiimi piun iu uiaivc mc uuu n ■ 1 "
trip by rail, every scout had to put da, during which !■: v'sited relative,
up $10 to defray expenses of the trip. ! and spent a roup! cf weeks in the
Change of arrangements and free u*e n nrkets of C'nicag' and New York
of army trucks and another that will [ ( ty.
be procured, has lowered the expenses | Mr. Rucker and f.'"iily left Nor-
$2.50. Scouts will be given the bene- j man July 6 by automobile and wem.
fit of this and the local council will j to Kansas City and Bethany,
put up the $5 ior each scout as agreed |and D-- 1 = ,(l
heretofore.
Mo..
ia..u is- Moines, la , wnere they vis-
| ited relatives. From there they went
Troop four was awarded the flag j to Chicago mid spen. sevtral days
for the best attendance the third time in the markets .buying far .lie chain
out of four.
Court of Honor could not be held
since only Dr. Day and Superintend-
ent Faulkner were present. Honor
and merit scouts who wish to get the
formalities over before going to the
encampment the last of August
should attend the next meeting Thurs-
day evening at the Methodist church
for awards, according to Executive
Howe.
"Mary Had a William Goat," "Pollv
Wollv Doodfe" and other familiar
of Rucker stores in Oklahoma.
From there they went to Canada.
Niagra Falls aid Mr. kicker and
Robert went io the New York City
markets, where they picked up a good
deal of merchandise of high quality
at some very good prices, which will
be passed no to the customers of his
stores.
Goods Hard to Get
Mr. Rucker says that the wholesale
houses are limited on their supplies,
many times not being able to get
Why Not Own a Home
Of Your Own?
In this day of thrift, fast business, you should
not overlook the fact nor the apportunity to pre-
pare and own a home for your family. There are
no rent houses in Norman vacant. The one you
live in may be sold. Then you would have to
move—where would you move to—where is
there a house in Norman you can rent ?
You had better think seriously over this mat-
ter. You can own and live in your own home
much cheaper th.ui y >u can rent.
Our yard is full of building materials of all
kinds. We have the largest stock that has ever
been in Norman. You can find here anything
or any kind of lumber from the best grades
down. Come in and let us figure with you
whether it's a new home or a bill to repair the
old one.
Carey's Blue Ribbon Paint
\\ e are exclusive dealers in this territory for
Carey's Blue Ribbon Paint. We believe this to
be the best paint on the market and we guaran-
tee every gallon to be as represented.
CAREY, LOMBARD, YOUNG 8* CO.
Established 1889
Wollv Doodle ann otner iamniar many «•« is-
and special scout songs were practiced | nearly al they order and that this lim
under the leadership of Joseph Ben- itation is passed on down to the re-
ton and Superintendent Faulkner. tailcr. The large_ jobbers feel that
losh Lee, who was expected to be the market in this country will be
with the boys for reading and general some higher as soon as the foreign
{unmaking, could not be present. exchange is in better condition.
Scout masters nresent were O. M. While there are some lines in which
Walter of troop 1, Tom Matthews of the price has fallen some from its
troop 2 and George Abbot of troop lofty height of the past few years, as
3 a general thing there is no break in
the wholesale prices and in many in-
stances a substantial increase in fall
BEG PARDON. stancei
In the story of the Providence Bap- pnces.
tist church which is being almost en-
tirely by community labor in Ben-
nett neighborhood thirteen miles east
of Norman, omission was made of
part of the members on the building
committee.
Crops Look Good
The crops all the way, viewed from
the car. presented an aspect of pros-
perity to the entire country. Okla-
homa looked better than for many
years and in southern Kansas there
Roy Scovil and Bradford Risinger
went to Sulphur Saturday for a few
days visit in Oklahoma's summer re-
sort.
IllllllktVVI t v « 111 j h u ... -
Miss Vestus Mittebarger is secre- an unusually fine prospect for a
tary of the church building committee iarRe fruit yield
and Hugh Sadesberry is a member !
whose name was omitted entirely. j
Miss Mittebarger's last name was left
into the residence he bought in Nor-
man.
Stock raising and farming on a
large and progressive scale has been
Mr. Delaplane's occupation at Wa-
tonga Whether he will engage in
I business here or direct his Watonga
interests from Norman is not known.
A port cochieve on the north with
drive from both Eufaula and the
J boulevard will be the only changes in
the plans of the house to be made by
the new owners.
I Tom R. Matthews is assured that
! 'he Delaplane fatni'y will be a valu-
ible addition to the citizenship of
! Norman. Both the daughters will be
■ lents of the university, this fall.
jih of them having been a freshman
I i' "c last year.
out through some error that was not
intentional.
Friends of Bennett community in
Norman wish the enterprise all the
success that such a worthy cause de
serves.
KIMBERLIN HAVING SA^E.
Mr. &.- B. Kimberlin. of the ICim-
berlin men's furnishing store is ad
Compliments His Sales Force.
Mr. Rucker savs that this is the
first time in the thirty years that he
has been in the mercantile business,
that he has left his business for as
long as thirty days. Mr. Rucker was
vet'.' mtn 11 pleased with the condition
of his business at Norman when he
returned.
Mr. Jodie Burnett, manager, and
the entire sale^ force were highly
complimented for their good work
berlin men's furnishing store is ad- ^ ;lttention t0 the interests of
vertising a big sale on mens clothing str>re
md furnishings, in which lie is offer- Qlad tQ Get
ing some exceptional bargains in this Thp prjce,i ian<ls of the older
line of mercmhandUe. . states will produce no more than
Mr. Kimberlin has some of the best ok|ahoma farmg aiul Oklahoma .has
known and most popular makes ot c]imatjc .-^vantages over them, and
clothing, and With the great discount wc fan ra;se a greatcr variety of crops,
he is making, is having a very grat- , ^ Rucker thinks that with the
ifying trade. I xvonderful prospects for crops in the
R ad hi- advertisement and take ad"j whok, count,y and this part especially
vantage of the prices. 1,i,'at we will have a very prosperous
Mrs W I' Glenn i-it 1-iday for period for some time.
I -iwrer.ee Kansas ami ooii-s in Mis- The family is st.l at a summer re-
:;,„ri for a visit With rela • • _________
"Is this the Vincent
Cleaning Co.?"
"Send your driver out for that other suit. \ou did
much better with this one than I expected. And the little
dress was just as nice as when 1 bought it. Every trace of
stain was removed perfectly."
Many calls each day are similar to this. We strive to
give each order our personal attention. Because—if you
are pleased with our work you will come back again.
About time to consider looking up those hats you layed
away last spring. Why buy new hats this fall, when we
can clean the old one, reblock it, and make it just as good
looking as a new one? Send them in now. We have an
expert who gives his entire attention to our hat cleaning
department.
Phone 2S1 and our drvier will call.
VINCENT CLEANING CO.
JOE VINCENT, Manager
118 West Main Phone 281
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