The Democrat-Topic. (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, September 1, 1899 Page: 2 of 8
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We do not mean $1.00 worth tor 75c,
but $1.00 worth for Fifty CentsV*"
We Have the Goods, Too.
We want your money, and if you want to trade 50c
for $1 worth of summer dress goods now is your chance.
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| Summer Dress Goods.
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3HDimities, Lawns, Piques, Crashes
Organdies, Crepons, or AN\ I HING
in our Summer Dress-Goods depart-
ment, 1 yard or the bolt, for 50c on
the $1.00. <^> g^P-
Tfi^We know it is too cheap; but
what do we care. If we don t profit
our customers will. It is a nice line
of stuff but we want to close it out.
This is not talk. If you are from Mis-
souri we will show you. No monkey
business but $1.00 worth of Summer
Dress Goods for 50c.
| Laces, Laces.
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^ ^Thousand of yards of Laces,
worth for 50c, or 2c worth for ic.
want, 1 yard or the entire lot.
You can buy $1
Take what you
Shoes and Slippers.
Your choice of 150 pairs of Children's and Misses
Slippers, size s'i to 2 for 50c on the $1.00 just one
half their actual value. You will find the greatest
bargains here that have ever been offered to the
people of this county. Don't fail to come and look
our bargain counter over. \ o will find indeed some
of the greatest values ever offered.
| <**100 CENTS WORTH FOR 50 CENTS.** |
This sale lasts \2 days, beginning AUGUST 16.
1800. Yours for Bargains,
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THE DEMOCRAT-TOPIC,
HUCCE88O It TJ
THE STATE DEMOCRAT.
THU rERRlTORlAL TOPIC.
(UOTH UNDKRONE MANAUKMKNT.)
The Official Paper of Cleveland County
TOMjARUOE, - - • Editor.
GEOKGB A. ALKlKli, Hilauiesa Mg'r.
Telephone No. 25.
This paper Is in favor of the free
and unlimited coinage of silver
and gold ut the ratio of US to 1.
It favors an Income t;<\, believing
such a tax, taxes the resources of
the country, rather than mort-
gages the industry of the nation.
It is opposed to the national banks
issuing the currency of the coun-
try. It is opposed to an increas-
ed standing army of 100,000
men. It is opposed to the annex-
ation of the Philippine Islands,
believing that such annexation is
not in harmony with the declara-
tion of war as made by the I'llltcd
ahotlier, twenty one bushels to tin.1
] acre. I tinil that small fruits <1"
Iwell here.
.1. II. Lambert, living near Moore
raised eighteen acres of oats this
year which averaged seventy bushel
to the acre. S. ti. Darr, of the
same neighborhood threshed sixty
] bushels of oats to the acre, as did
Cornelius Neal. Mr. Lambert
| threshed li06'2 bushels of wheat
from one hundred and ten acres.
Noble.
I Any description of Cleveland
county would be incomplete with
out a few facts concerning the little
i village of Noble. Standing on an
' eminence 011 the North bank of the
! South Canadian ltiver overlooking
the Chickasaw Nation it commands
a view of the surrounding country
j that is enchanting to the beholder,
i who may catch a glimpse of four
other cities from this advantageous
position. 1 his fact at once im-
presses the mind that for health
Noble is preeminent, with abun-
dance of pure water water, high
Ielevation and rolling, well drained
Mown site. This is an important
shipping point, ranking second in
I number of earloods of cattle ship
ped by the Santa Kc in Oklahoma.
1 The last census taken in the Fall
of 'tis', showed a population Hear-
ing the four hundred mark and the
principal busmes- establishments
i are, Murphy liros., Geueral Mer-
chandise; Held & Pel kins, General
Merchandise; A. l'Titncr, Lumber
and Hardware; Horter & Palme
Harness shop; \V. J, Kcid, Drugs;
I (and no saloons, a fact which many
citizens po'nt out with pride,) two
blacksmith shops, livery stable,
restaurant, grocery and brick yard
Also a splendidly equipped gin, and
States against Spain. II heartily
endorses every syllable, word and
sentence of the Democratic plat-
form adopted at Chicago in duly
IHlXi.
I'KOSI'KltOUS OKLAHOMA,
(Continued from Supplement.)
W. P. Bennett, fifteen miles
southeast of Norman. Corn wil|
make from thirty five toiifty bushels j
to the acre in my section. Cot'.on
;s not so promising however 1 nni
not discouraged for I have lived
here seven years and have never
had a crop failure."
,J. li. Harbour, a member ol the
board of county commissioners, ban
lived iu Cievelan 1 county since the
opening. lie has a quarter section
of laud two and one half miles from
Norman, lie is originally from
Cooper county, Missouri, an I lil -
this county much better than I oop-
er. "Farming is no experiment il>
this county" said he, "I have never
experienced a failure in crops since
coming here on the other band I
hive raised ninety buslni of corn
to the acre and I am confident
wheat has averaged, one year after
| DON'T FEEL RIGHT
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Do you wake up in the morning tired and unre- ]
freshed? L)o yon perform your daily duties 1
languidly? Do v011 miss (he snap, vim and
energy that w.is once yours? II Uiis describes ,
your condition you are in urgent need of
prickly mn
BITTERS
Your trouble ui'sos in a clogged and tor: ? I v.-ndifjoii of the liver ^
and bowels which, if allowed to continue, will develop mala-
rial fevers, kidney disorders < i vjine other troublesome
disease. PRICKLY ASll 151TTRBS drives out all
poisonous impurities, f.t renpthens the vital
organs, promotes functional activity,
poocj digestion, and vigor and
energy of body and brain.
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^ SOLD AT ALL BHDS STORES. PRICE, Sl.00 PER flOTTLE. ^
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BLAKK A UEK1I gpeWul l("nll.
from a point of general utility and
public welfare, ranks foremost the
bridge of the South Canadian
Bridge Co.; this bridge stands
prominent as the only lirst class
wagon bridge on the South Cana-
dian. It was completed and opened
for traffic the 10th of August, '!>£,
at an expense of $7,000. The floor
is 400 feet. The style is the I'at.
Bowstring Suspension, resting on
two stone and concrete piers built
from a solid rock to a height above
the highest known water mark
which makes the same absolutely
safe from any damage from
water. The largest test load has
been about sixty thousand pounds.
The structure is owned by a cor-
poration of citizens who at all times
maintain it in perfect and safe con-
dition, which fact is well attested
by the constantly increasing stream
of travel south and north which is
diverted to this route through
Cleveland county.
Our Public Schools.
To say that Cleveland county
stands in the front ranks in her
educational advantages signifies
much to those who are conversant
with the most excellent educational
system of Oklahoma. The fact
that Oklahoma is now in her eleven
tli year and that our present school
system has just passed into her
seventh year is not sufficient reasons
for that prevailing idea entertained
in many of our states, that we are
their inferiors in our educational
facilities, but being brought into
our existence at a period of national
prosperity and progress and at a
time when all states were endeavor-
ing to perfect their school system
and enlarge their resources for
educational advantages, we wisely
avoided the mistakes and accepted
many of the commendable features
of our sister states and territories
The general management of our
public schools is in the hands of the
Territorial Superintendent, Terri
torial Board of Education and the
County Superintendents; thus what
is true of the school system of
Cleveland county is also true of the
schools throughout the territory,
however ditferent the results ob-
tained may be.
Our schools are maiitained lirst,
by the funds derived from the
leasing of one and one half million
acres of school land. This land
was set apart for school purposes in
the opening of the territory and is
known as section 10 and 30 of each
township. This is known as the
territorial school fun 1 and is ap
portioned among the various schools
"per-capita. The second source of
revenue is known as the county
fund. This is a tax, not exceeding
three mills levied on all the taxable
property in the county, and is ap-
portioned among the various schools
per capita. The third is known as
our special tax and is voted upon
the school district by the qualified
electors at their annual meeting.
From these three funds our schools
derive a revenue, which in many
districts in tlie county amounts to
ten dollars per capita.
The length of school term is from
four to nine months with the entire
county making an average of six
and one fourth months. Many of
our schools have adopted the grad
ed course of study with very grati
tying results. This Course of
Study provides for eight years work
systematically arranged and in
completing the eight years course
the pupil receives a very handsome
common school diploma.
Cleveland county has sixty nine
school districts for white children
and six for colored, and with but
few exceptions the districts are
provided with large comfortable
buildings, furnished with modern
desks, slate-board, charts, maps and
globes of t'le latest style.
The appraised value of school
buildings and facilities ol this
county aggregate $S0 000 while the
real cost f ir exceeds this amount.
However much may have been the
necessity for economy in times of
financial distress, .an amount of
taxes, that would appear extravag-
ant in many stales, have been con-
tinually voted by our citizens for
the support of our public schools.
And to day while we have incurred
heavy expenses in new buildings,
and furniture, anil keeping up our
standard of teacher's wages, the
districts of Cleveland county have a
cash balance of p ore than three
tlmusnii' r ' i ui and above all
warrati redness. There is no
. inter cyidenoo of tlio loyalty of our I
DID YOU
MENTION IT?
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you did we don't care, as it is an
open secret that you have been told that g
I all kinds of goods are up; yes, away up ft
out of sight.-S-S-^Don't you believe any ;;;
such stuff Come to our store and in- |
i spect our immense new FALL stock of £
DRY-GOODS,
CLOTHING,
BOOTS, SHOES
HATS, CAPS
and GLOVES.
and we will convince you by showing p
| you the goods, that prices are down-
away down. Other people who do not
buy from first hands or work the mar- ;.
kets may have paid more, but that is no
fault of yours. So don't pay for their |
want of knowledge. You have enough
troubles of your own to look after. Go
to headuuarters to buy your goods.
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Yours for Low Prices,
The Boston Store,
KENDALL BROS,, Props.
EJlraJli
citizens, to our educational inter-1
ests, than that found, in the special j
tax voted at the annual school !
meeting. The records in the.
County Superintendent's office show j
that out of 09 schools districts in j
this county fifteen have voted two j
dollars on the hundred; seven have j
voted one and one half dollars on .
the hundred and twenty five have
voted one dollar on the hundred for j
school purposes; thus two thirds of
the districts in this county are pay-!
mg a school tax, greater than the j
entire tax of many states.
There are three grades of certi- j
Scales issued itiythe territory; Tor a
third grade the mininum is 50 per
cent and general average 70 per
cent; for second grade the mininum
is 00 per cent and general average
80 per cent and for first grade
mininum is To per oout and general
average 00 per cent on the follow-
ing subjects: Heading, writing,
spelling, grammar, arithmetic,
history, geography, civics, theory
and practice, stimulants and nar-
cotics, composition, physiology,
book-keeping, and physics. And
as evidence of the fact that the ex-
amination on these subjects are up
to the standard of any state in the
union, we need only mention that
we have some of the best teachers
from almost any state in the union,
and at present only have ten avail-
able first grade certificates in the
county. M my of our teachers who
hold slate certificates from their
home state are satisfied with second
grade certificates in Oklahoma
Tr.l'a-fnf
Citizens Bank of Norman.
For every 25c paid on subscrip-
tion 10 ballots.
For every 50c paid on subscrijK
lion 20 ballots.
For every 75c paid on subscrip.
tion 30 ballots.
FREE TRIP
TO KANSAS CITY
TUi: DKMCCKAT WILI, SUM)
TWO CLEVELAND COUN- *l !,au1 nsobscr.ption
TLYNS TO KANSAS
CITY.
50 ballots.
J No ballots will be received at
l this oflico unless they bear the signa-
ture. of one of the firms indicated.
A Delight fill Trip Free ol'Cost . They arc the only individuals
Hotel Accomodations Furn- j authorized to issue ballots.
ished. Parties renewing their subscrip-
i tion to this paper are entitled lo
.. ,, , ! ballots the same as new subscribe rs^
Commencing with tomorrow |
morning, Saturday .Inly, 20th, tin
Dkmoi uat will inaugurate a voting
IIOW TO SECl' 11 Ii 11Al,LOTS,
Urge your neighbors ti
contest, testing the popular,ty of subserihe for the Dkmoci
the school teachers of Cleveland -,vu ,,iem y0„ deHiriJ
county
Urge your neighbors to reiiew or
it at at once,
take t lie
r , ., . delightful trip proposed by this
... „ , I lie teacher receiving tlio great- and conclude by urging thern
After carefully studying the edu-1 est uunib. r of' vote, (explanation ot bo sl|rc aud ^ f()r
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cational advantages of this county, ! s;uno following) will hive the j ri•
we are convinced that the progress j vilege of selecting a companion and
... , : tins paper will provide each tickets
ot our public schools have kept pace i fmm' N((rm.u| ,<(ll„as cily aml
with all other advancements in our rcmril «Vinl in addition furnish hotel
various industries and and as tjie j accomodations, while in the tflty.
population in our county lias in The trip a delightful one
crojvsed in the past yoar, so has \n jaud will be made at a season of the
tercst and attendance iu our public J1'"- W,1P il ai" he enjoyed.
school increased, until this ye,r the , alk,' "''Uest wiU
, , ,, r , , , ! be fouud at Isarbour & boys; W. l\
school bells of Cleveland county, . Maylit-hls: and Rbikc A Heeds,drug
will assemble six thousand children : j.,|ln |j Ooilin, Lexington,
in our public if.huQls, j Ok They will issue ballots on
iCoutlqueU to Krst Page.) t'je following basis.
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(io to hustling, organize your
friends in your behalf, make a close
canvass of every precinct and school
district in Cleveland county anil
secure every ballot possibly.
Every individual in the county,
man or woman, holding a teacher's
certificate, is eligible to enter the
,.oii test.
The date, closing the contest, wilt
be announced later.
For new and up-to-date jewelry
call in at the City jewelry Co. 3 ti
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Jarboe, Tom. The Democrat-Topic. (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, September 1, 1899, newspaper, September 1, 1899; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc117111/m1/2/: accessed March 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.