The Democrat-Topic. (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, September 1, 1899 Page: 3 of 8
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SUPPLEHENT TO DEMOCRAT-TOPIC.
NORMAN. OKLAHOMA, SKPTKMHKK 1. 1MW.
NO. 4
PROSPEROUS
OKLAHOMA,
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FARM Kits ltKGAKI>INO
CHOPS IN CLKVKLANl>
COUNTY.
('levcliiud Count inns ur<« Pros
|M*rhiK« Therefore Contented.
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To those who desire to learn of
Oklahoma, this edition is dedicated.
The splendid crops of this and pre-
ceeding years, have demonstrated the
agricultural possibilities of Cleveland
county, which is located in the South-
ern portion of Old Oklahoma, which
was thrown open to settlement the
twenty second day of April 1889. It
is bounded 011 the north by Oklahoma
county, on the east by Pottawotoinie
county, on the west and soutli by the
South Canadian river. For the most
part the county is level there are, how-
euer, slight elevations in the eastern
portion of the county.
It's past history, while brief, is in-
teresting, its present condition so
prosperous and it's possibilities for
the future are so vast that the most
enthusiastic have not exaggerated the
condition of the county.
Cleveland county has a population
of 19,500, is diviJed into sixteen Con
gressional townships and has a valua
tion of $1,738,000 on a basis of thirty
per cent of the actual cash value. In
this connection we desire to state that
there are thousands of acres of land
ia Cleveland county not yet subject
View of Main Street, Norman.
daughters to Norman where they will
have every educational advantage.
A sketch of Norman would not be
complete without a paragraph relative
stautial growth'from the start. Last ^ to the volunteer fire department at this
year five substantial brick business place. It eejoys the reputation of be
has a population of 4000 and is recog
nized as one of the best towns in Okla-
homa. The town has never boomed
but has enjoyed a gradual and sub
Tin* lTiiivertt!t(v.
business houses were erected on Main
street. This year four have been
completed and by the time this issue
ing the fastest in the territory. It's
excellent record has resulted in lower-
ing the rate for fire insurance in Nor
is on the press, work will be begun on j man, the insurance companies reali/
at least three more. 1 here are ten j ing they have a protection sufficient
church buildings ill which about fifteen ; to warrant a reduction, a fact appreci-
denomiuatious worship. } ated by all business men.
We have two large public school | By reason of the great number of
buildings in which fourteen instructors | illustrations used in this edition, the
are employed and nine hundred pupils Democrat is forced to observe brevity
are enrolled. The University of Ok ! in preparing copy. It cannot, however,
lahoma is located here More re- conclude Norman's sketch without a
garding this institution will be found brief reference to the manufacturing
in another column. A Catholic con- interests, chief among which, is the
vent, representing a cost of several Norman Cotton Seed Oil Mill, which
thousand dollars, has just bemi com- inauufacturs an excellent quality of oil.
pleted. The building is 40 by 50 feet Several are employed night and day,
two stories high, with a rear addition during the busy season, in operating
The fall term of the University of
Oklahoma, loca/ed at this place, opens
September, 12th. I bis will be tin? be
ginning of it's eighth year of existence.
In the summer of 1892 it opened with
four instructors incluaing the Presi-
dent. The faculty consisted of Pres-
ident Boyd, Profs. VV N. Rice, Edwin
DeBarr and F. E. Amos. They or-
ganized August 13th. and exercises
were opened by the President cutting
a water melon of the first grade of fla-
vor and succulence, The sessions in
th the first year were conducted in tin-
rooms of the second story of an old
stone building. The present building,
representing an expenditure of $80,00
was opened at the beginning of these
ond year. The ground, then bare and i
uninviting, is now occupied by six1
acres of forrest trees, surrounding the i
building and reaching to its second
are supported almost entirely by tin
tion.
The expense of living in Norman is
| very reasonable. The expense of a
j student for the school yrai of nine and
I one half months range from $120 to
! 5180. Judging from present indica-
tions the* attendance will be not less
than two hundred ami fifty.
\\ lint Some KarmerM Say.
J. A. V. Sherman owns four hun-
dred and eighty acres, one mile south
of Lexington. He has lived in this
county three years, coming from Knox
county. III. Mr. Sherman is delighted
with Cleveland county. He likes it
much better than Illinois. Regarding
his crop he said: "1 raise corn wheat,
oats and alfalfa. My entire wheat
crop averaged thirty two bushel to the
acre. One field of thirty seven acres
averaged thirty-eight bushels to the
acre. Mv corn averaged fifty bushels
to the acre last year, and it is equally
as good this year. Oats, 011 my farm,
will make fifty bushels to the acre. 1
have twenty acres of alfalfa; have cut
it twice this year, making two tons to
the acre each cutting, and it is now in
full bloom again. 1 will get the third
crop from it this year. Alfalfa is worth
four doll;!is per ton. I find fruit does
well here. I have apples, peaches,
plums and pears. Apples will yield
from five to si\ bushels a tree, this
year but peaches are light.
Six acres nnn
story.
planted
Business. Office and Composing Room of Democrat-Topic.
J. Morgan, Ag't Local Santa Fe.
to taxation. We refer to school and
Indian lands and homesteads 011 which
final proofs have not yet been filed.
When final proofs are made to all
homestead entries the valuation will
be many thousand dollars greater.
The diversity as well as extent of
crops raised in this county are clearly
indicated in interviews published in
this edition, to which your attention
is directed.
Parties coming to Oklahoma can se-
cure Home-seekers excursion tickets
over any road, connecting with the
Santa Fe, for one fare plus two dol-
lars for the round trip. Splendid stop
over privileges are gi anted on these
tickets. Ask your local agent for in-
formation regarding the matter and if
he can not give you the desired infor-
mation, write W. J. Black, Topeka,
Kansas, who will take pleasure in
answering all questions regarding rates
The Santa Fe has ballasted it's road
bed recently, rendering a trip over the
road very pleasant, even in hot, dry
weather, being free of dust.
Norman, the county seat of Cleve-
land county and Athens of Oklahoma,
18 by 24 feet. As there ia no cut of the plant. The entir
this building in this edition, as yet
there being no photograph of the
building, we will describe it further.
There are ten rooms, exclusive of
kitchen and pantries. Three down
stair rooms will be used for recitation
rooms, another, for a parlor and an-
other for a dining room. A chapel,
dormitory, library and study rooms
for teachers occupies the upstairs.
For the first year the institution will
not board pupils, conducting nothing
but a day school. The school will
open the first Monday in September.
One unique and well known feature
of Norman's population is there is not
a negro in the city. This has excited
considerable favorable comment in
sections of the territory where the fact
is best known. Laboring men regard
it favorable to their class, removing
a competition considered dangerous,
The Democrat is confident there is
not a city of Norman's population that
can show as high degree of morality
as exists here. This is a strong fea-
ture in the city's favor. Parents from
other sections of the territory, have no
hesitancy in sending their sons and
output finds a
local and fot ■
ready and satisfactory
eign market.
The same is true of the cotton seed
meal, which is fed to cattle and fattens
them rapidly. In addition to the oil
mill, we have three grain elevators,
two cotton gins and two flouring mills.
last spring and have made a nice growth
The avenue, now beautified bv five rows
of sightly trees, was then entirely un-
improved.
This yeBr the University will open
with fifteen instructors. It offers six 'trees are young, but last
ty-two courses of instruction in the ,six and seven bushels,
ollege department, twenty-nine in the
Preparatory School, eighteen in the
School of Pharmacy, it also offers a
I. J. M. Stovall owns a fine farm
near Lexington, "I have nevei raised
less than forty bushels of corn to the
acre on my farm, and have made
seventy-live bushels several seasons,"
said lie; continuing he said: "I have
twenty-five acres of cotton which will
make one-half bale or more to the acre,
I find fruits do well here. My apple
at yielded
>1. Stovall
has lived in Cleveland County ten
years, his farm has all conveniences
necessary to successful fanning.
Jas, D. Maguire's Building.
1) R Boyd, President of Uuiversity
The main line of the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe Railway from Gal
veston to Newton, Kansas, there con-
necting with it's own line Kansas City
and Colorado points, passes through
this county, Before passing, the
! Democrat desires to thank the accom-
1 odating officials of the Santa Fe in
| general and W. J. Black, general pas-
senger agent and R. J. Morgan, local
* agent, in particular, for favors extend-
ed in preparing this edition for the
1 press. To them the Democrat is in
) debted for many halt tone en's appear-
ing in this issue.
The Santa Fe has done much
toward developing the resources of
Oklahoma. It's pamphlet " Truth
About Oklahoma" issued recently by
the passenger department, contains
; many interesting articles, truthfully
I stated, regarding the territory in gen- j
eral. From this pamphlet we have
clipped some valvable matter for use ;
in this edition.
J. M. Davis, neai Lexington: "Ne* !
er raised less than fifty bushels ol j
corn to the acre. Will beat that this
year.
four years course in music ang the first 1
two years of a course in medicine. It
has a librars and reading room, con
taining altogether aboot six thousand
volumes and sixty of the leading mag
azines in addition to the weekly and
daily papers of the territory and met
ropolitan dailies. The privileges ot
the University ire open to pe >ple of
the Indian territory in accordance with
the recent resolution adopted by the
Board of Regents, on the same terms
as to citizens of Oklahoma. It is well |
for parents who have sons and daugh-
ters t. educate, to bear in mind that in
sending them to the University they
will have no tuition to pay. Most of
the private and sectarian institutions
((■dmtni i i) on pac.e j.)
Opera House.
University ui Oklahoma, Located at Norman.
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SCAR HAYNES, Prop.
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Oklahoma,
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gent. W. S. Ill RSr,
•itor for Cleveland County.
SCHOOL,
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nnio (freer, regular graduates ot the
ealing," urn pleasantly and convent
reet, where they will receive and treat
yon their personal attention. Also
inotirui, Mental Science and Sugges-
urse is Thorough and Complete, thea-
nd others. Give the ladies a call and
iring can obtain hoard in house at
have the care and comfort ol a home,
ion of Magneiiem, Mental Science oi-
ly to teach you thepe sciences in full
111 given our students. Call at .'?17
and learn our pricte.
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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/m1/3/: accessed March 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.