The Peoples Voice (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, September 12, 1902 Page: 1 of 8
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The
Peop
Voice
VOLUME 11.
NORMAN OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER, 12, 1902.
NUMBER H
THE BEGINNING- OF ITS
THIRTEENTH TERM.
Enrolled 110 in the
Three Honrs.
First
DOUBLE ANY YEAR
The Faculty of Twenty-Eight
Were all at Their Post Ready
for Duty.
Last Tuesday afternoon at two
o'clock Registrar Bucklin began writ-
ing out enrollment cards for the
eleventh school year and within three
hours 110 had enrolled, double any
corresponding time in the history of
the institution. A large per cent of
the present enrollment is new stud-
ents and their graduation ranks high-
er than ever before, as many are
graduates from high schools that
affiliate directly with the college de-
partment of the University.
The faculty of twenty-eight persons
were all here ready to begin
their year's work. A number of them
spent the summer in eastern institu-
tions taking a post graduate course
while the remainder were bllsy, study-
ing and outling their future work.
Since Sience Hall has been reraode ed
and the enrollment so greatly increas-
ed the University will be very much
crowded until University Hall is com-
pleted which will be ready for occu-
pancy by January 1st.
The institution is in its eleventh
year and has been under the wise
supervision of President Boyd
ever si tide its organization and it
has made rapid progress each suc-
ceeding year but eleventh opening
assures greater advancement than
ever before. This is the result of
much systematic advertising; in this
the president has no equal. The
forepart of the summer he was
struck with the idea of advertising
among the business men of Oklahoma
so he sent letters to all the bankers,
lawyers and physicians over the ter-
ritory and this week he is receiving
the rewards of such advertising.
The enrollment the first day and
a half this year was 250 and in the
corresponding time last vear only
107.
20th Wedding Anniversary of Pres. and
Mrs. David R, Boyd,
Last Saturday September (ith
commeorated the 20th wedding
anniversary of Pres. and Mrs. David
R. Boyd. The day was spent in a
very enjoyable manner with a few
of their closests.,friends. The invited
guests were Mr. and Mrs L. .T. Ed-
wards, Dr. and Mrs. W S. Hamilton,
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kingkade,
Prof and Mrs L. W. Cole, Mr. and
Mrs. E. B. Johnson and Mr. and Mrs.
W. C. Smith. Pres. Boyd has spent his
entire married life along pedagogi-
cal lines. The first eight years were
spent in Van Wert, Ohio, where he
was city superintendent of schools
for nine years. He was then elect-
ed city superintendent of schools of
Arkansas City which position he held
four years. At this point he was
elected President of the Oklahoma
University and has held this honored
position for the past ten years, ever
since the institution was founded.
Pres. Boyd has the credit of putting
the Van Wert schools to their high
standing in Ohio: he was given the
honor of placing the Arkansas City
schools in the first rank among the
schools of Kansas and today he has
the pride and honor of making the
University what it is to the citizens
of Oklahoma.
Santa Fe Conductor Shot,
Conductor Fennell on the north
bound passenger train Tuesday after
noon was shot just after the train
left Perry by an Indian and now lies
in the company's hospital at To-
peka with but little hope of recovery.
He was shot through the watch
pocket bursting his watch all to
pieces. Returning from a circus at
Perry some sixty Otoe and Pawnee
Indians got into a quarrel on the
train and Geo. Iiullow an Indian
policeman pulled his gun and began
firing. This caused others to pull
guns and the fight became more or
less general. One Indian was killed
and several wounded besides conduc-
tor Fennell.
An X Ray in Operation,
Arnold and Weatherby of Okla-
homa City were in the city Tuesday
and Wednesday putting in the wires
for Hamilton & Abie's Motor to
j operate their fine X Ray machine.
The power for running the motor
will come from the Steam Laundry
power house and wires will connect
with the X Ray in their office and
j the motor at the laundry. When
I this machine is placed into operation
| the doctors will be prepared to
j handle many diseases heretofore
! impossible in Norman.
PH0F, BUTCHER RESIGNS,
City Schools Opened,
Last Monday the city schools of
Noman under the efficient super
vision of Supt. Starr opened up with
a very gratifying enrollment. By
the second day 701 had enrolled
being much larger than any corre-
sponding time in any previous jear.
The thirteen rooms in the east side
building are full and the additional
enrollment will make the different
grades pretty badly crowded. The
five rooms on the west side are also
full over two hundred enrolled the
first two days of school. The outlook
for this year's success is very grati-
fying as the enrollment is great and
with a corps of eighteen earnest
instructor.! the school are sure to ad-
vance. Not a one of the teachers
failed to be at their respective
places last Monday and every one
seemed anxious to begin their years
work.
Railroad News-
Another charter has been taken
out for a railroad from Ft. Smith,
Arkansas, to Vernon Texas Theline
of this road is through Seminole
Nation, Pott, Cleveland and Cotn-
niancne counties in Oklahoma.
Judge M osier of this city is one of the
incorporators. The capital btock is
$5000.000.
University Workman Knocked Uncon-
scious.
One day last week Mr. Hill, head
j workman on the new University
building was caring for a mule team
I which belonged id the contractors
j when one of the team kicked him
J senseless. Mr Hill has not been
| able to tell what bruised him up, but
i it is almost certain that he was the
j victim of one of the mules hitidfeet.
I He is improving rapidly and will
resume his duties on the building in
a very few days.
A Town Lot Sale.
j A company has been chartered to
; plat the 80 acre tract of land re-
i maining in the Jones quarter sec-
i tion in the north part of the city
| and it will be sold as residence prop-
J erty. It is very suitable residence
' property and close enough to the
I business center of town to make it
j desirable. The work of platting
j and getting the property ready for
| the sale is being pushed by the com-
pany.
' Another Norman Corporation.
A charter was granted by Secre-
tary Grimes to the Norman Develop-
I ment company with a capital of
| $10,000.00. The incorporators are
E. K Himes, Hubert Jones, John H.
Mosier and W. N. Hayes all of Nor-
man
He Becomes a Part of the Largest Invest-
ment Company in Oklahoma.
N. E. Butcher for many years a
resident of Norman, has resigned his
chair of History and Civics in the
Edmond Normal to become a part of
the Classen Investment, the largest
of its kind in Oklahoma.
Prof. Butcher came to Oklahoma
and started at the very bottom of the
ladder of fame but has been climbing
ever since.
He was for a time a student in the
University but his excellent services
were in such demand that good posi-
tions kept him from graduating and
today he only lacks one half year in
the University to entitle him to a
diploma. He was principal of the
East Side Schools in the city for sev-
eral years and he held that position
till he was elected to the chair of
History and Civics in the Edmond
Normal, which was last year. This
latter position he held to the satis-
faction of all till recently he handed
in his resignation. Mr. Butcher has
given up teaching as a profession to
become a member of a strong com-
pany in a large town and it is inter-
esting to notice the rapid progress
he has made in the past few years
and it will continue so, to note his
achievements in the future.
Ardmore the Largest Cotton Market in
the United States,
In 1898 more cotton was hauled to
the town of Ardmore I. T., by wagon
than any other town in the United
States. The nnmber of bales received
being 52,700 with the largest acreage
ever planted in the Chickasaw Na-
tron buyers expected a greater
yield this year than in 1898. Pro-
longed dry weather and hot winds
have caused a big shortage. The
local crop last year was .'54000 bales,
counting two round baled as one.
A low guess on this season's crop is
28,000 bales.
Nominated for the Legislature.
Dr. John Threadgill, we notice is
the republican nominee for repre-
sentative in Oklahoma county. If
elected he may not make as much
noise in the legislative halls of Ok-
lahoma as was made by "grist-mill"
Jones; but when it comes to getting
what he goes after he has several
laps the advantage of the "foghorn"
statesman from the "cross roads."
He would make a valuable man in
the legislature for Oklahoma and
valuable for Oklahoma city.
Unveiling.
Stella Camp Woodmen of the
World will unvail a W. O. W monu-
ment at the Odd Fellow's cemetery,
one mile north of Norman on Sun-
day, Sept, 14th at 3 o'clock p. m.
Everybody invited. All Woodmen
requested to meet at W. O. W. Hall
at 2 p. m.
John A. Fox,
Master of ceremonies.
Time of District Court Changed,
In the supreme court at Guthrie
Wednesday Se|jt 3rd it was decided
to change the district court of
Cleveland county from Dec 1st to
Oct 0th. In this court will come up
some very important cases and the
time of this session should be re-
membered.
A Reception to University Students.
The Christian Endeavor of the
First Christian church will give a
reception to the University students
| Friday evening Sept 19 1902. A
novel and well arranged program
will be rendered
A Home Made Happy.'
Born to Mr, and Mrs. C. W. Brewer
at nine o'clock Saturday morning a
large boy. This adds another demo-
crat to the Cleveland county link
and great will be the politics in 1923.
McCall
HAS IT FOR
LESS.
New Employees,
Will Newblock is selling goods for
M. C. Runyan.
H. W. Rucker is clerking in I. B.
Elledge's groery.
Miss Winnie Pool is clerking for
the Boston store.
Perry Ince is back at his old place
in 11. L. Risinger.
Miss Lee Williams is clerking in
the new York Racket.
P. B. Avali of Texas is S. K. Mc
Call & Co's new tailor.
Joe Vincent is back with his broth-
er in the dry goods business
Frank Piper of Watonga will work
for Fred Reed this school year.
Fred Carder is bookkeeper for the
Carey Lombard Lumber Company.
H. H. Everett is yardman for the
Carey Lombard Lumber Company.
L. C. Kendall says that he has
gone to work and it is possibly a fact.
II. H. Murry and Frank McKitte-
rick are in the grocery side for W.
N. Elledge.
Dan Kelly of New Castle I. T., has
been employed by B. L. Webb for
the fall and winter season,
Miss Myrtle Clopton of New Castle
I. T., has accepted a position with
W. N. Elledge Dry Goods Co.
Jack Auping is on the dry goods
side at Berry & McGinley's store.
He is a German speaking clerk.
L. C. Laws of Lawton will be with
Barbour & Sons this fall and winter.
Owing to the great demand for books
this week Misses Jennie Barbour
and Vivian Harvey are assisting in
the book department at Barbours.
WHAT OKLAHOMA
An Exchange,
The Ladies aid society of the Cum-
J berland Presbyterian church will
jgive an exchange Saturday 13th
from 10 a m to 1 p m at the Hullum
building known as the Globe store.
The dirt, on the proposed line of
railrood to run down Little River is
not flying yet: but it is thought work
will soon commence.
Real Estate Transfers,
The following are the real estate
transfers for the past week as com-
plied from the Andrew Kingkade
Company's reports:
Geo W Carson to H P Doughty wy
lots 20, 2i, 23, block 11, Norman,
$35°-
Preston Watkins to T C Parkliurst
n ]/i sw Y\ 24 to 1 e, $600.
John W Wilkins to Samuel F Slode
se Y\ 18 8 iw, $2,500.
A J Olds to Robt Brannon, se sw
)i 27 9 2W.
Ben F Clay to John B Akin lots 1 4
block 1, $1,500.
John B Akin to Benj F Clay lot 21,
sw ){ ne y2 and lot 34, se^f
2 7-1 e, $2,000.
Madiline Bergeron to B F Brurnley,
w Vz ne Y\ 7 7 re, $320.
Thomas Adams to A A Hine ne '/£
ne Y 29 6-2W, $1,000.
E D Coata to Robt M Fowler se y
ne Yz 2 7 le, $200.
John D I.acy to W A Ines, nY sw
'*4 35> 9 ,w> $600.
Marion Turner to Jesse Sullivant sw
1 4 53 9"1 ,,v> $5000.
Marriage Licenses,
The following marriage licenses
were issued the past week by Judge
Botsford:
| Thos. J. Willingham 19
Mary P Brown 17
I Fred C. Ellsworth.. 29
I Sarah J. Howard 28
j Leslie Hollowell 23
! Eunice E Webb 19
A Card of Thanks
i The ladies of the Y. W. C. A. de-
■ sire to express their appreciation for
j the kindness shown them by the
; livery men and others of the city in
furnishing conveyances for the new
j students from depot to the Arline
Home.
I Will Ince returned last Monday
night from Nebraska where he has
been traveling in the interests of
the Acers-Renfrow Cabinet. Will
1 reports an excellent business in that
1 state.
A great number of Norman demo-
crats attended the representative
convention at Lexington last Tues-
day for the purpose of nominating a
man for representative.
Would Look Like if She Were on Wheels,
A Remarkable Showing,
If all the wheat produced in Ok-
lehoma in an ordinary year were
loaded into standard grain cars, and
the cars were made up into a solid
train, counting space for only one
engine the train would be 380 miles
long.
The corn crop, loaded into cars and
coupled onto the train containing
the wheat, would add 750 miles to
its length,
Bring the cotton, load it up and
and couple onto the last car of corn,
and it will string the train out 19
miles longer.
Then the oats; there would be
12,000,000 bushels of them, filling
20,000 cars, and stretching out 331
miles.
The potato industry is in its in-
fancy, but the 1902 crop would fill
5,000 cars, occupying over 30 miles of
right of way.
The melon crop would fill ears
enough to reach 22 miles.
The castor beans would add 2£
miles to the length of the train.
The broom corn would take up 28
miles of room.
The fruit would fill at least 7000
cars reaching over 45 miles.
The engineer would have to pull
up something' like 2,000 miles, to
make room for the crop of hay
alfalfa, millet, cane etc.
The million head of cattle would
require 250 nulen of trackage.
The horses would occupy 100 miles.
The hogs would want 45 miles and
not be hoggish about it, either.
The 600,000 people would fill 10.000
standard coaches reaching out 112
Add on another hundred miles for
odds and ends, to say nothing of the
products, of the manufacturing con-
cern, and you have a train 4,036
miles long and every car will be
loaded too.
The train could take on the popu-
lation and the products of some of
the states which have been keeping
Oklahoma out of the union, and
hardly notice the difference.
It could unload enough wheat in
Chicago to keep that city in bread
for three years, and have enough
left for seed.
It could furnish each family in
j New York City three pounds of
beef per day for over nine months.
By grinding up the castor beans it
I could have enough castor oil to doc-
tor all the colicky babies in the
world until they begin to wear long
pants.
The brakies could unload a bushel
of spuds for each man woman and
child in Ireland.
If a volcano were to bury all the
people in Deleware, Idaho, Nevada
and Wyoming, the train could re-
people those states, and have enough
left to make a city almost as large
as Kansas City; but it couldn't
furnish enough illiterates to re-
place those in four counties of North
Carolina.
Great indeed is Oklahoma.
But she is only a territory—Enid
Eagle.
University Umpire.
The commencement number of the
University Umpire is much more than
an average college paper. It illus-
trations are of the finest, and are ar-
ranged with such taste as to give in-
creased attractiveness to the paper—
which can not always be said of illu-
strations. The review of the year's
work will be highly prized, especially
by those who have been a part of it.
Not a "class," "society1' or "team"
in the University hut will take pride
in this number of the Umpire. The
University is to the front in college
journalism.—School Herald.
Called Meeting of Commercial Club.
There will be a called meeting of
the Commercial club next Tuesday
evening and all members are earn-
estly requested to be present.
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