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Vol XIII.
NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, FEB. 14, 1902.
No. 29
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li. S. TATB. T. K. CLEMENT
• TflTt & CLEMENT
Farm Loans, Chattel Loans, Insurance, Bonded
Abstracters, Notarial Work.
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After a year's successful business we desire to say to our many
customers and tlie public generally, that we are better prepared, than
ever before, to handle all business in our line the coming year.
We have many pieces of both city and country property for sale
and if you want to either buy or sell we will be glad to have you see
us. We can and will make farm loans on the most favorable terms,
rates and privileges yet offered in this county. We are enabled to do
this by reason of our unequalled facilities for handling all loans, that
are good. We mean what we say, and it will pay you to see us before
closing your loan.
We want all the good chattel loans that we can get, If you want
to be carried over until next fall and can give a good note, come in and
see us.
We represent fourteen of the best insurance companies doing busi-
ness today. We can write fire and toruade insurance on short notice.
We are bonded abstracters and will make you a correct abstract of
title to any property in the county. Remember us when you have any-
thing in this line.
If we can serve you in any way we shall be glad to do so.
iFirst National Bank. • TATE & CLEMENT. (j>
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Fresh Groceries
kept at all times
BIRCH & ESHMAN
BONTON
MEAT
MARKET
Louie R[nner, Proprietor.
Will buy Hides and Furs.
Game in Season.
East Main St., Norman, Okla.
BILL ABBOTT,
...Auctioneer
NOltMAN, OK.
Report on New Country.
The report of ex Governor Rich*
ards, assistant commissioner of ihe
land office, to tlie secretary of the
internr, regarding the opening to
settlement and entry of the Kiowa,
Comanche and Wichita land, has
just come from the public printer.
The report is a model of brevity and
condensation in its statement of fact
and is made attractive by the repro
duction of numerous photographs of
registration scenes The entire ex
pense to the government incident to
the surveying, subdividing and plat
tint; of the townsites was only $5,
284. Ihe report shows that the
number of lots sold and receipts
were as follows: Lawton, number |eral \ ears
sold, 1.422; receipts, §414,845;
Anadarko, number sold, 1,129; ie-
ceipts. $188,455. Hobart, number
i sold, 1.308; receipts, §132,733 To
I tal for the three townsites,£736 033.
[ The total expense to the govern-
! ment in selling the lots in the three
townsites was §5,881. The follow
ing summary of the entries at the
Lawton and El lieno offices is pret
sented: At the Lawton office, 5,805
entries were made, including sol
diers' declaratory statements filed,
and 805 either failed to appear or
were found to be disqualified.
There were filed at the Lawton office
242 soldiers' declaratory statements
and 275 such filings were made at
the El Reno office. There were346
women who made entries at the
Lawton office and 424 women who
made entries at the El Reno office.
In the sixty days prescribed by the
proclamation 1 1,538 filings were
made, of which 518 were soldiers'
declaratory statements and 770
Young Men at The Helm
•'This is the age of the young man
in government, ss id Chief examin-
er of the civil service commission
Set ven," the practical man of Uncle
Sam's big employment agency. He
is an encyclopedia on the successes
and failures of the men who have
enlisted in the classified service and
is probably better qualified to advise
the young man with ambitions for
public oftic« than any other official
of the government.
"The frequency with which gray
haired old men are turning over the
reins of government to the young-
sters in the twenties, thirties and
forties is amazing." continued the
chief examiner We now have the
youngest of our presidents in the
White House, some mere boys in
congress,unbearded youths entering
the insular service, well nigh to the
top of the ladder, it is so in nearly
every executive department as well,
I have been looking the matter up.
The boys destined to become pub
lie men are those who are educating
themselves. The great majority are
going to reach public office by way
of the college. 1'he other day I was
looking at some statistics of what
are supposed to be the people of at-
tainment, in America, and I found
that nearly four fifths are persons of
higher education.
"In these days of higher and more
complicated development of civili
zition the man or woman with sys-
tematic menial training and who
enj ys average health, has four
chances out. of every five to become
a leader in some particular liue.
The fifth chance must come to him
who has made ail extraordinary effort
toward self improvement .
"A knowledge of stenography,
coupled with that of law, is enabling
young men to rise rapidly to higher
positions in all branches of the fed-
eral government The supply of
stenographers for the civil service
h is been below the demand for sev-
Will cry sales in any part of
the county. Terms reasonable
and satisfaction guaranteed. 21
DR. J. F. CAVE,
• DENTIST.
Office Over Phelps & Co.'s Store,
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA.
Office hours—8 to 12, and 1 to 5:30,
"Next to law, teaching has sent
nvri men to congress than any other
profession. It has furnished many
recruits to prominence in govern-
ment generally. A notable number
of men in public life have in their
early days, while preparing for
higher fields of usefulness, earned
their support while serving as in-
structor.
A ijotable case of the successful
young man in government who have
entered through the qualifications
mentioned nbove is George B. Cor-
telyou, secretary to the president
lie is still in his lhirties. After
finishing a normal school education
at 20 he studied stenography and
began work as a general law and
verbatim reporter.
Secretaryships are perhaps the
best aprenticeships for those arabi
tious to become statesmen and pub-
lic men. The secretaries to sena-
tors, representatives, cabinet filers
and bureau chiefs are in elbow
were made by women, and 1,362 tout h with the most influential men
holding numbers entitling them to of the nation every day
make entries, failed to do so. Frank Vanderlip was but 35
when made assistant secretary by
J. M. Burch councilman from Promotion from the position of
the sixth ward is being talked of private sttretary to Secretary Gage.
for Mayor. Mr. Burch has cer- 1Ie be8a" on a farm> workt'a in *
tainly made a splendid record as machine shop, studied in two uni-
councilmun during the past year, versities became a reporter, financial
Should the party nominate Mr. editor, and then went to the treasury
Burch his election would be as- dt-'PartineDt"
eure(j "John E' Wilkie, chief of secret
service is another example for young
Considerable interest is being ta men. He was in his thirties when
ken in the plan of nominations. President McKinley gave him his
Gail Save von Mono
I! You Will Buy Your Goods at Our Store
Nothing but first class goods handled. Our dry goods de-
partment is complete in every particular In groceries we
lead, others follow. Call at our Mammoth Double Store
and be convinced that we are headquarters for things in
Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots,
Shoes and the Best Groceries
3d door East Cleveland Co.
National Hank
w. N. Pledge
appointment. He began newspaper
work when he was 17, but improved
the spare time with reading and
study.
"Mr. Ridgeley, the present comp-
troller, is also a young mm. James
A WetiU'ire, chief of 'lie law and
record division of the treasury is still
in his thirties. Commissioner of
Navigation Chamberliau, was but 37
when appointed He was a Harvard
graduate and newsp iper correspond
ent.
<-\V. F. Willou-thby, who w;s
made treasurer of Porto Iti< o the
other day. is but 34 He is a uni-
versity graduate. Felix Brannigan,
treasurer of the Philippines, and W.
Martin Schuster, collector of cus-
toms, for the islands, are both
young men."
Barrett in Memphis.
Charles Barrett, of Shawnee,
O T., a delegate to Washington in
the interest of single statehood for
Oklahma and Indian Territory, was
in Memphis and addressed the Busi-
ness Men's club today telling them
why the territories desire single
stitehood and asking endorsement of
the movement to secure favorable
egislation.
Mr. Barrett succeeded in arous-
ing lively interest in behalf of single
statehood and the club promptly or-
iered letters written to Senator
Carmaok and the representatives in
congress from Tennessee requesting
a prompt hearing for .Mr. Barrett
and urging aid in securing the pas-
sage of the Stephens Patterson bill,
which is endorsed by the advocates
of single statehood
While here Mr. Barrett also se-
cured from the Memphis Commer-
cial Appeal a pledge to use its
powerful influence in behalf of the
single statehood bill. *
I11 an interview granted to a local
paper Mr. Barrett, who is a sterling
democrat of the uncompromising
t)pe, stated that the sinyle state
hood movement is absolutely non-
partisan and has the endorsement of
fully seven-tenths of the people in
the two territories.
Mr Barrett Hpeaks of the proposed
state as God's own country and
says the new Oklahoma will be one
of the grandest states in the union.
Of course a country with foreign
possessions requires numerous
strategic naval stations so we will
proceed to pay out a few more mil-
lions for the Danish West Indies,
nine tenths of the population of
which are negroes.
No One Disputes
Every One florees
To the Fact
That wc are offering in
Our Clearing Sale the
best bargains ever offered
in this place.
We can give you some excellent
values in shoes.
Ladies' shoes worth $2 to S3.75
go now at less than half regular
price.
Cautou Flannel, 3^ to 7 cents.
Big reduction in Canton Flan-
nels; just conic and see what
elegaut values we are offering.
Men's heavy fl ece Underwear,
worth 50 to Coc, now
35C
Ladies 25c Underwear, goes at
I5C
Men's Hats, fully worth Si.50, at
98C
Men's and Boys' heavy winter
Caps with ear-warmers,
I5C
and up,
Unbleeched Domestic yard wide
Lot of Corsets,
I9C
Lot so cent Corsets reduced to
38c
Lot of Facinatora at
I9C
Lot of Mittens at
5C and up.
Lot men's heavy Mittens, worth
25 cents, now
I5C
And in fact an unlimited list of
just such reductions If you
want to save money come to
MflPHIS
BROTHERS
Dept. Store.
Look lor Hit; Si^n 011 lilack
I'ost. It's in l'ront of our Store
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