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NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1908
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Recommend Teaching of Reading, of the Daughters of the Confederacy, Convention Endorses Bryan.
After earefful Inspection and study I suggested that the two women's or-| The democrats of Cleveland county
of the work done In this branch I ganlzatlons unite in raising the flag, j met in mass convention at the dls-
aiu clearly of the opinion that bet"whereupon the woman in charge of jtrict court room last Saturday after-
ter work cau and ought to be done, j1 he flag question, in an indignant I noon. The meeting was called to
Many of you teachers have gotten; tone, respond* d that she would not'order by County Chairman 1.. H. Hlg-
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We expect to maintain as usual the highest standard
of purity with the lowest possible prices to our customers.
"Only the best for the people of Norman and Cleveland
county," is our motto. Thaking you for past favors and
soliciting a continuance of the same we are sincerely yours,
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excelled planter.
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heads and wire reel can be easily detached.
Mas a very strong frame, one which i- ni;ui.-1
this i( sjx'ct, As n model planter, v.i'h all ti i -
work, we recommend ilu. I'uiitou us the \ j-rj he-
id the change
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adjusttnents for
NOLAN & MARTIN
into a t ut with your reading class, j sit on the same platform with u rebel
J while others are hardly teaching the
' subject at all. Most of you accept
work that is too poor You have not
j set your standard of requirements
j high enough.
; It is not sufficient to merely listen
to Johnnie wade through the first
| paragraph, .lane the second, WjlUe
the third, and so on until the closo
of the lesson, then assign a lesson
and dismiss the class. Just such work
as this is being done every day. Re-
member you are there to teach the
pupils to read. It is not necessary to
see how many lessons can he passed
over in a term.
lake more time for each selection
usually one week in the advanced
grades. When a class having a uew
lesson is called, devote the whole
I of the first recitation period to a
discussion of the lesson and discover
if the pupil thoroughly undrestands it.
Have them to write down and bring
to the class all words they do not
understand. The meaning of these
words may then be explained or the
dictionary used to enable the class
to get the correct idea. He sure the
class has fully grasped the thought
of the lesson before attempting to
read.
Let the next recitation of this class
be d<*\ oted to spelling the difficult
words of the lesson and writing theui
diacritlcally or you should require the
pupils tu find the meaning of the
words and use*them correctly in sen-
tences. Do not have reading and spell-
lug during the same recitation. 11
there are woids to be spel'ed In con-
nection with the lesson, assign them
for separate lesson at which time
there will be no reading nor prepara-
tion of reading. It is not right for
a pupil to spend part of the time of
preparation in learning to read and
part in learning to spell. By the time
of the third recitation the class should
be abb* to begin to read, although in
the fifth reader one day could be
profitably spent in the study of the
author and his works. If pupils read
slowly, studying some of the words
as he proceeds, he is merely studying
his lesson, and this should not be
accepted as satisfactory. Have him to
read the lesson over again until he
can read it well.
A very common way is to have the
pupij read a verse or paragraph and
when he is through, tell him of his
mistakes. This has not proved a good
way of teaching him to read. Stop
him at any time he makes a mistake
and have him to read it over again,
beginning at the first, a is well for
you to frequently rend the line or
sentence for him to indicate proper
mphasis, inflection, etc. As a 'ule
have each pupil read the same para
graph. You may finish only two or
three paragrpahs in one lesson but
you will have the satisfaction of know.
ing the work is well done.
The pupils will begin to see how
poor their reading has been and will
make better preparation. Many pupils
just study the lesson once and that
u-y have it and that you will be
Uisfied it they only get through
some way. I believe it is well to
have all poems read during the term
ommitted to memory by each mem-
ber of the class. However, do not
allow them to read or speak
ing song manner. Teach the pupil
memorize easily and quickly.
little practice in class will accomplish
his. Take a verse and repeating it
two or three times, bring out clear
nnd strongly the thought of each
line and you will find that in a very
short time the whole class can re-
peat it-
hope these suggestions wjlj help
you do better work.
Yours very respectfully,
ii. it. Mcdonald,
County Superintendent.
bee. H. Downing was elected chair-
man and J. O. Fox of Lexington sec-
retar> \ motion was carried instruct-
ing the chairman to appoint a com-
mittee of five upon resolutions and
five t0 nominate nineteen delegates
to the Muskogee «'onvention. Hpou
resolutions the chair appointed M <\
Human, I'. I McOlnley. .1 O Fox
W .1. Hess and Itov OlttlnKet
The nominating committee was com
posed of It. F Williams Jr., Roland
Hughes. S. W llutehin, John E Mil
Johnson.
committers were out
W'ynue and Kepreseii-
«r add it ss« d the coil-I
the
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Ha6kell Clears G. A. R. Wrangle.
Former United States Judge Diek-
erson of Chickasha, in a letter to
Governor Haskell, revives the flag
question that recently involved some
women of the 0. A. It. and incited
some eaus: ic remarks fr0m some mem-
bers of that organization, expresses
his sore disappointment at the go\-
ernor of the "greatest state In the
union" refusing to accept In tbeuame
of the state Old Glory, "except upon
conditions which could not be com-
plied with by the donors," and says
that he believes the governor could
not make a mistake by "accepting a
flag from his political opponents, or
from any humble waif that walks the
sod"
1 do not concede that you are en-
titled to call the Grand Army of the
Republic a political opponent," writes
the governor in his reply. ' I resent
the insinuation that the Grand Army
>f the Republic is a Political organi-
zation, as it includes, regarless of
politics, many of the grandest men
of ail political parties."
The governor then recites the his-
tory of the flag incident. A Guthrie I
woman who is a member of tb<,
Women's Relief Corps of the Grand!
Army, applied to the governor and
asked that her organization be per-
mitted to superintend the raising of
Hie flag over the state house. Later,
Secretary of State Cross, on behalf j
woman." The governor then withdrew
his promised acceptance of the flag,
and this resulted In the wonian break-
ing into print with more expressed
indignation.
In closing Ills letter to Judge Dlck-
erson Governor Haskell says:
"The survivors of the great con-
flict of 1861, I am sure, have the
greatest respect for one another and
desire to live as brothers in a com-
mon country loved by all, and when
an Individual, through hasty expres-
sion or ill-considered remarks, Is like-
ly to inspire an unkind feeling, it is
certainly time to stop it If possible
The blue and the gray, our grandest
citizenship, should dwell together in
harmony."
Ruling of Removal of Red Booze.
The attorney general has given an
opinion to the county attorney at
Altus that a person who conveys
liquor from the express office to his
Place of residence violates the prohi-
bition law of the state. He holds that
If p rsons are moving fron, the state
there Is no violation iu carrying the
goods with them.
Ardmore attorneys havw laid before
the attorney general a complaint that
the officers of Garvin and McClain
counties were seizing liquors at the
Santa Fe depots without authority of
law The former claim the road can
not refuse shipment., of liquors when
the same are interstate under the
Wilson ad of congiess, and by the
terms of which jurisdiction doe.-; not
attach until the liquors reach the
consignee. The attorneys also apply
the sanie rule to the C O [> and
shippers' orders.
It is the opinion of the attorney
general that the railroad could refuse
to handle shippers' orders and C. O.
1). shipments when the railroad Is re-
quired to collect the price and iuti-
mates that the state will proceed in
cases of such violation.
liy reason of the seizures, the Ard-
more attorneys state that company
shipping the liquors Into Oklahoma
threaten to sue the railroad for the
failure to deliver shipment to con-
signee, and In this way establish that
officers have no authority to arbi- Hon of Oklahoma's democratic dele-
trarily seize liquors in possession of u gation in both houses of congress,
common carrier--Monday s Guthrie and especially declare our confidence
leader. |jn our representative from the fifth
district, Hon. Scott Ferris, for his
Liquor Sh.pments and W hen Legal. , untiring efforts and for the am0Uut
Liquor purchased in an adjoining j of work that he has done in so short
state and shipped to the purchaser in a time. W,. especially commend his
Oklahoma can be conveyed from a| bill to prevent gambling jn farm pro-
railway station to the home of the ducts.
purchaser according to an opinion by j W e declare lor Gov. <\ \ Haskell
Attorney General West. The opinion and Hon. Lee Cruce as tw„ of the
sa>s: tour delegates at large from Oklaho-
"The Oklahoma law put in force by ma to the national convention, and
the constitution against the sale, bar-' we instruct the delegates of this con-
ter, manufacture or conveyance of in- veution t,, the state convention at
toxicating liquors includes by jmpli- Muskogee to u.4e all honorable means
cation in its terms the right to make lo secure the election of those two
an interstate purchase and shipment men at the head of a delegation pledg-
of such liquors, if it did not do so. 1. d to William J. Ur.van.
it would be unconstitutional, it there- \Yfurther instruct our delegation
fore must be construed us including u, the Muskogee convention to vote
within its terms, by implication, the as a unit on all matters according to
lawful purchase by Interstate contract the Judgment of the majority ot ,he
and shipment of intoxicating liquors, delegates.
Therefore if a person by an inter- j Mr. M. LI. Fulkersou who met with
state contract and shipment purchase the committee on resolutions asked
intoxlcatirg liquors in Texas and the that a plank be added to the lvsolu-
same were shipped to Durant such a tions endorsing Parcels post. I'pon
purchaser could convey such liquors motion the proposition was lost by
from point to point within this state a vote of ii to l\ Hess and Gittingei
because it would be conveyance of a voting in favor of parcels post and
law t„i purchase as authorized in that the other three members against it
The nominating committee reeom-
in* ud< d the following persons to be
Roland Hughe#' Abstract Office elected to the state convention N
First door south of First National K. Sharp, it. p Wynne, I Vanda-
aBnk. 38 veer. I' J. McGinley, M. < Kunyau.
lar and K. H
While the
Senator K. 1*.
tative Vaudav
ventlon upon
legislature.
The following resolutions w«r, r -
porM'd and unanimously adoptt<i
We, ih«. democrats of Cleveland
county, in mass convention assembl-
ed, do hereby re-affirm our devotion
to the principles of democracy as lai*
down by the greut Xebi'askan. We
declare it to be our belief that he
has fairly and honestly won the a'-
legance of the masses of the people
his constant and consistant sup-
port of popular rights and popular
govi rnnvnt. Therefore wr heartily and
unanimously endors<> William J. Ury
• a ai our choice for the next Presi-
dent oj- the I'nited States, and furth
er declare a our belief that he will
be nominatul and elected, thus bring
ing our ftovernmeut back to thos«
principles upon which it was founded
ai'd upon which it should rest
ue congratulate ours, lves that wt
are finally freed from the position of
Thralldom In which the republican
party of the nation has kept us so
long and we rejoice that we have
the right of Participating In the regu
latlon of our affairs. \\'e especially
congratulate ourselv s that we l|v
in the democratic state of Oklahoma
We endorse the administration o!
('has. N. Haskell, and of the other
state officials as well, as being an
ideal and typical democratic state ad-
ministration. We endorse our state
legislature as being honestly and wise-
ly striving to win the approval of
their constituents.
W e desire to express our apprecia-
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Wolf, II. Downing,
linger. John E. Millar, W
J. O. Fox, John Terrill. (i
V. Williams Jr., L. I
Hoy (lit- f Commission issues Order.
J Hess,: The corporation commission lateSat-
o. Smith, i urday Issued an order directing the
Hlgbee. j Santa Ke railroad to re-establish the
Cowan, K H. Johnson, S W tiain service which was reduced last
Hutchins and Roland Hughes. The Satmday by the elimination of six
above nominations were endorsed. i'assenB,.r trains, four of which have
Mr. M. M. i'ulkerson offered a reso- been running on the main line,
lution endorsing the parcels post , The commihslon s ultimatum com
which brought out considerably dls-1 "ninds that the employers' time table
us.sion by several democrats. Hpon j N« . -I", put into effect November 10,
motion by Dr. Davis the reoslution j |;,"T. and all schedules and supple-
was referred to the next democratic ! ments thereto in effect on February
mass convention. j I be maintained."
'ihrough the extreme kindness of i 'he company will be granted a
he chairman against the protests of I bearing on the order February 20. In
i large number of democrats, liut- 'he meantime, in the opinion of the
nsky John S. Allan was allowed to I•'ommlssioii, the trains will l>e put
day the W iliiam CJoat a<*t and made (back on. The board's action is 'he
result of numrcous protests that have
followed on the heels of the railroad's
published intention to withdraw the
trains for 'retrenchment, purposes."
It is within the Power of the board,
according Attorney (ieiieral West,
to order the re-establishment of all
in !1 fallis within the holders of the state,
where U is held to be necessary to
imaginary .Moses for |accommodate public traflic. The "no
years has both by day and by night jseat no fare" idea was promulgated
opposed the democracy of Cleveland by Mr. West. All that the state can
county. Last summer he imagined lv (do to prevent a congestion in travel
was called upon to tell the democrats jw"I be directed against the removal
whom they should nominate for gov of the heavily patronized trains on
• rnor and went so far as to at- j the Santa Fe.
tempt to vote In the primary. Hut j
it democratic board wa* present and; Cardinal Gibbon's Interview.
of his usual shot gun speeches,
course this king bee of anti-de-
mocracy never misses an oppoi'tuni-
y to pounce upon Mr. Hryan and
assail his ideas. A few years ago this
county was a bot bed « i populism but
under his leadership it passed ;iway
tike a mld-suiniuer night's di'eam in
a few short months.
This
asked hIn
refused. 'I
vbieh he j Cardinal (iihbot
on and lowing interview
uper ad question at New
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sign the
atnpaign
catrd the adoption of the constitu- j
ti At a Moore picnic prior to the j
etion this f-elt'-appoln'ed leader made
speech; he was smoked out and
then and there declared lie would vote
against the constitution.
Tnls self-styled leader with the
assistance of his perpetual candidate,
Handy Andy Barker, organized the
Independence League and actually had
the nerve to put ft county ticket in
the Held, whose candidates in SeVera'
instances would go te> the republicans
and tell them that they would vote
for Frantz and against the constitu-
tion and would tell democrats that It ii,
they were for Haskell and the con- th,
-litution. The Independence League r
andidatcs lead by the«e two uiajes- tri
Lie leaders lead their party to the |
slaughter pen. tal
Today the Independence league|b.
has been dropped and these W'illle (dri
Nlilies are again claiming to be the
resurrectors of the old time populist
party. Their work will he In vain as
the rank and file of the one-time
populist party are believers In Wil-
liam J. Bryan and his principles and
will be found working for democracy
The subject of the latter part of
tills article Is a dead duck politically
and his whole ste>ck in fade Is to
butt-in and attempt te> raise a dls jtr of hi:
turbancc. ty-flve y
The democratic Party in state and in Nob|e<
nation wants and welcomes recruits sided foi
but they only need the kind who j
wants to assist In building tip the j Dr Sn
party. As a reminder we would sug-
gest that when you attend a politi-
cal convention never hutt-ln unless
you are Invited or belong to the
party holding such convention.
Orient
out I he i'ol-
prohibltlon
last Sjuur-
i, s.-ttisi'led it is practically ini-
to put prohibition into et-
anv large cotuinunlty, and the
■ in- the'efot. to | roiiiote tetn-
is to limit the number of sa-
y high license.
uld be in i";ivt#r of inflicting
punishment on proprietors of
hjiis who
t instance, and iu t
ice of violation I
license ahogeihir
"In country places I
ptlon as an excellen
iolated the lau in the
and iu the second In-
I revoke
men
s for
if in
judgment of a majority of vot-
the sale of liquor should be en-
ly eliminated.
Laws like prohibition that the Cer-
i to !"• violated are best not to
miiib'. for tin* inc.ssant violation
dow n upon them disrespect."
Death of John Arp.
The body of John Arp arrived Pom
San Antoiiia Sunday afternoon. The
funeral services wei> eonducted ut
the Lut hern church Monday afternoon
and the remains were laid to rest in
the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
The deceased and Mrs. Arp Went
to San Antonia last tall for the bene-
fit of his health. Mr. Arp was seVeii-
ty -fi\ • • yea's old and own d a fraiu
nship where he had re-
sided for several years.
Dr. Sione is in (luihrie this week
makm^ arrangements to open an of-
fice for the practice of his profession
Dr. Martin will huvo charge of the
Norman office while Dr Stone will
spend pari of his time in (luthrie.
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