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The Norman Democrat-Topic
His<orleai Soclely
OFFICIAL PAPER OF CLEVELAND COUNTY
VOLUME 24.
NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1913.
NUMBER FIVE.
PATIENTS
REMOVED.
THREE HUNDRED PA-
TIENTS GO TO EAST
OKLA. HOSPITAL.
IN SPECIAL TRAIN.
Absolute Secrecy Was Maintain-
ed.—No Trouble Experienc-
ed in the Transfer.
Three hundred of the less violent
patients at the asylum were transfer-
red Tuesday to the East Oklahoma
Insane Asylum at Vinita in the north-
eastern part of the state. The transfer
of the patients from the hospital to
the train was conducted with as much
privacy as possible, and instead of
great crowds being at the depot only
about a dozen people were there when
the patients arrived.
Dr. Felix M. Adams, supeirnten-
dent of the institution at Vinita, and
a staff of attendants were here to sup-
erintend the patients to their new
quarters. Dr. (iriffin and his assistants
had charge until the patients were
safely on the train.
A special train of one baggage car
and four coaches arrived at 5 o'clock,
and the patients began leaving ti--
Sanitarium soon after 6 o'clock. Bn--
es, wagons, cabs and other vehicles
conveyed the patients to the depot,
though many walked. Of the three
hundred removed half were women
and half were men. No negroes were
transferred.
The trip from the asylum to the
depot was made in less than an hour
and no trouble was experienced,
though many objected to leaving but
did not make any physical protest.
The train started on its journey at
7:30 o'clock.
Before leaving the Sanitarium Dr.
Griffin assembled the patients in the
dining room for breakfast and made
a short talk praising their new home
and wishing them good luck and good
fortune. Many of the patients regret-
ted to leave, owing to the good treat-
ment they had received at the hands
of Dr. Griffin and his staff of able
assistants and attendants.
Dr. Adams is avery pleasant gen-
tleman and is sure to win the con-
fidence and good feeling of the pa-
tients as has Dr. Griffin.
The Oklahoma Hospital for the In-
sane has proved a very paying invest-
ment for its stockholders and under
the supervision of Dr. Griffin the in-
stitution has grown in favor and pop-
ularity until it has become one of the
most popular institutions of its kind
in the southwest. The state should
purchase this property in the near fu-
ture and place Dr. Griffin in charge
NEW GARAGE BUILDING.
Lum Adkins has purchased the lots
and frame buildings on West Main
Street just opposite the Agnes Hotel
and will erect a fine concrete build-
ing 50 by 70 feet to be used as a gar-
age. These old buildings on these
lots have been an eye «ore to pub-
lic pride and every citizen in Nor-
man will be glad to learn that they
are to be torn away and a splendid
concrete building is to take their
place. West side Main is coming to
the front by leaps and bounds—it has
more than caught the spirit of civ«c
pride.
MARRI AG ifLICENSES.
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
On last Saturday afternoon the
house of representatives of the state
legislature voted impeachment pro-
ceedings against State Auditor Leo
Meyer and State Printer Giles Farris.
The committee on impeachment who
had the matter in charge refused to
hear any evidence from Mr. Meyer
and Mr Farris. They carried out
the same proceedings as a grand jury
does by only hearing one side.
The trial of the accused men will
now be heard by the state senate with
Chief Justice Sam VV. Hayes as pre-
siding officer. The trial will likely be-
gin within the next ten days. A special
committee of the lower house formu-
lated thirteen questions for Attorney
General Chas. West to answer. Mr.
West gave out his first installment
Tuesday.
The state senate by a vote of 19 to
22 refused to confirm Ben VV. Riley
secretary of the state election board
We honestly believe that Mr. Riley
was entitled to the vote of every dem-
ocrat in the senate.
On Wednesday the senate confirm-
ed John B. Doolin state game warden
by a vote of 36 to 8.
Senator Gore addressed the legis-
lature in joint session on Tuesday
night. N
On Wedneshday by a vote of 54
to 41 the Muskogee state fair bill
passed the lower house.
A ONE-MAN AND
ONE-TEAM CROP
ON LESS THAN 50 ACRES OF
LAND A $2,000 CROP
WAS RAISED.
A GOOD RECORD.
What A. C. Ayers of Tishomingo
Did Last Year Others
Can Do.
A large one man- one team crop
was grown three miles south of Tish-
omingo by Acie C. Ayers. From
twenty-five acres of cotton he gath-
ered twenty bales which marketed
for $1,500. On twenty acres in corn
he grew 800 bushels, worth at gather-
ing time $350. He raised enough oats
to feed his teams through the sum-
mer until corn gathering time From
half an acre of sweet potatoes he sold
$100 worth, besides retaining an abun-
dant supply for himself and family.
Mr. Aytfrs raised this crop without
hiring any help and he did all the
work himself except for the help )f
his two small boys. He did the plow
ing with two mules and a cultivator
On less than fifty acres of land Mr
Ayers raised a money crop of $2,000
By scientific farming and keeping
everylastingly at it. never stopping
when the rains failed to come in due
season this man has broken the rec-
ords in Oklahoma and has set an ex-
ample worthy to be tried out by every
farmer in Oklahoma People in Ok-
lahoma are waking up to the fact
that it isn't tlie number of acres they
have in cultivation that counts but
the methods in which the land is cul-
tivated. Experience teaches that thir-
ty acres well cultivated will produce
far more stuff than sixty acres that
has been given a "lick and a miss."
Nicholas Dollmeier. 21. and Miss
Margaret Martin, 21, both of Norman.
The couple was married Tuesday at
the Catholic church, Rev. Father .Me;
ter officiating.
Jesus Pedrosa, 21, and Mi- Mary
Louisa Valdez. 20, both of Norman.
They were married by Justice of the
Peace S. M. Moore.
Boost, don't knock
DIED AT MOORE.
Word has been received here of th
death on Tuesday of Uncle Henry
Applegate at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs Paul R. Simms, at Moore.
Old age and general debility was the
cause of his death.
"Uncle" Henry, as he was familiar
ly known, was a pioneer ctoizen of
Cleveland county, having come here
it) an early day. He was a highly re
spected citizen and his death is great-
ly deplored by all who knew him. He
was buried in the Moore cemetery.
COUNTY COURT
ADJOURNED.
THE JANUARY DOCKET
PRACTICALLY CLEARED
AT THIS TERM.
A GOOD RECORD.
Numerous Bootlegging Cases
Were Tried.—Several Con-
victions.
The January term of the County
Court adjourned Saturday, the docket
having been practically cleared. The
following cases were disposed of since
our last issue:
Irvin Nichols pleaded guilty to the
charge of receiving whisky at the ex-
press office under a fictitious name
and was fined $50 and costs.
Frank Wolf was tried by jury on
a charge of illegal possession of
whisky and was acquitted.
The cases against Roily Smith and
T. S. Smith for violating the prohibi-
tion laws were dismissed.
The motion for a new trial in the
case of Bill Briggs charged with vio-
lating the prohibition law was heard
Saturday and the motion overruled^
The defendant filed an appeal bond.
Motion for a new trial in the two
cases against Oscar Bruehl were also
overruled and the defendant likewise
filed an appeal bond. He later pleaded
guilty and was committed to jail
In the case of the Oklahoma Book
Company vs. Robert B Keenan a
verdict was rendered in favor of the
plaintiff. The plaintiff was represent-
ed by J. B. Dudley and the defendant
by A. E. Jenkins.
J. A. Ayers vs. C. A Blum, judg-
ment for plaintiff. Gresham & Gresh-
am represented the plaintiff and Ben
F. Williams and George O. McGown
of Ft Worth represented the defend-
ant.
In the case of the White Sewing
Machine Company vs Jennie Gor-
ton the attorney made a satisfactory
settlement. The plaintiff was repre-
sented by W L. Eagleton and the
defendant by Ben F. Williams.
Dr. John W. Duke through his at-
torney Ben F. Williams won his suit
against Cleveland county for witness
fees in the Wm, George murder trial.
In the case of Dr. Robert E. Thack-
er vs. Cleveland county a judgment
was rendered in favor of the plaintiff.
This was also a claim for witness
fees in the George trial.
Dr. H. C. Childs vs. Etta Avant.
Judgment for the defendant. The plain
tiff was represented by W. L Eagle-
ton and the defendant by Ben F. Wil-
liams and W. M. Newell.
In the jury trial of the case of J.
L. Hiteman vs. T. G. Harryman a
verdict was rendered in favor of the
defendant. The plaintiff was repre-
sented by Gresham & Gresham and
the defendant by Ben F. Williams.
Fred Erdman and Devero Ard were
released from jail on a $500 bond.
; Would Give University $500,000.
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Among the new bills intro-
duced in the Senate of the
state Legislature Thursday is
one by Senator Thompson ask-
ing for an appropriation of
$500,000 for additional build-
ings and improvements for the
University.
The title of the bill is No.
222, Thompson, to appropriate
$500,(XX) for additional build
ings and improvements of the
University of Oklahoma, at
Norman.
Snator J. B Thompson who
introduced the bill, is United
States Congressman-elect, is
one of the strongest politicians
in the state and has always
been a staunch suppotrr of the
University.
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DR. D. R. BOYD
IN NEW MEXICO.
ADDRESSES COMMERCIAL
CLUB AT ALBUQUERQUE
LAST WEEK.
SOUNDS KEY NOTE.
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Greismer & Forman
REALESTATE
AND LOANS
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We have a cash buyer for a good one hun-
dred and sixty or eighty acre farm.
Price
must be right. See us at once.
;; A well improved three acre Chicken
Ranch
for rent, cheap
WHERE WAS JACOBS?
Early in this month a county farm
cr^ mass convention was held in the
district court room at Norman f. r
the purpose of electing one delegate
and one alternate to the Farmers'
State Institute to be held at Still-
water on the 15th Inst. Mr. H. H
Jacobs was elected as delegate atul
James L. Wadley as alternate.
Mr. Jacobs in a signed article in
the Transcript of last week and the
Daily Oklahoman of last Sunday tells
what he actually saw and knew about
"The Beast at Stillwater."
Mr. Jacobs in his signed article
fails to state whom he cast his vote
for for the two members from this
district. From the careful perusal of
Mr. Jacob's article you would natur-
ally believe that Mr Jacobs was
"Johnny on the spot" and watched
the "beast" from the tips of its ears
to the end of its tail.
We can hardly cuncieve how Mr
Jacobs could have been an eye wit-
ness to the Stillwater proceedings on
Wednesday January 15th when he
stepped off the southbound passenger
train in Norman at 9:50 a. m. on the
morning of January 15th. It was
physical impossibility for Mr. Jacobs
to have been at Stillwater on the
morning of the 15th as he arrived in
Norman at 10:35 p m . Tuesday night.
January 14th.
Mr. Jacobs ate dinner in Cleveland
county on Wednesday, January 15th
left for the north on Santa Fe train
N<> 18 and arrived in Stillwater after
7 p. m . Wednesday. Jan. 15 After ex
amining our almanac we have come
to the concluison that Mr Jacobs did
not -ee Stillwater by daylight on
Wednesday, January 15th. when th
election of members for the state
board of agriculture was held. It
looks like Mr Jacobs handed the
Transcript and Daily Oklahoman an
article based on hearsay and imagina
t ion
The Democrat-Topic will be glad
to publi-h an article from Mr Jacol
relative to the actual part he took in
the Stillwater convention held
Wednesday. January 15th
Big Booster Gathering at Univer-
sity Town.—Norman
Should Awaken.
At Albuquerque, N. M . one even-
ing last week the Commercial Club
held a "booster banquet" attended by
over three hundred Albuquerque citi
zens. One of the principal speakers
was Dr. David R Boyd, formerly
president of the Oklahoma State Uni-
versity but now president of the New
Mexico State University at Albuquer-
que.
Dr. Boyd still has that booster
spirit: fact is, he always carries it with
hioi wherever he goes and his en-
thusiasm and loyalty to his town and
state is always felt and appreciated
by all loyal citizens.
In the course of his remarks Dr.
Boyd dwelt upon some splendid ideas
which are certa./ lv applicable to
Norman and the State University of
Oklahoma. Some of the ginger germs
of his speech are taken from the Al-
buquerque Evening Herald:
"The future of the state depends on
the kind of people we produce
"We need to find out more about
our own resources
"Our greatest resources- are in our
men and women and particularly in
our CHILDRE N
"We must develop the brains of the
state if we are to develop her physi-
cal resources.
"Every child must have a chance
to get a good education.
"Good schools tremendous asset.
"State University must be raised
from lowest position among similar
institutions in the west."
The general manager of the Santa
Fe who traveled 600 miles to attend
the "booster banquet" said there was
a spirit of harmony and a desire to
co-operate the equal of which he had
never observed in any other city or
town on a similar occasion.
It must have been a tremendous
outpouring of loyalty and enthusiasm
and we wonder why the business men
and citizens of Norman could not
pull off a similar banquet or booster
meeting. We have the men. the brains,
the town and the country and last,
but by far not the least, the State
University which is growing in
trength and favor and which has the
most brilliant future outlook of any
other similar institution in the south
west All we have to do to make Nor-
man grow and yepand is for the busi
ness men and citizens to get together
and do something. If we haven't al
ready got the spirit of co-operation
let us absorb some of the "overflow"
from other organizations in this and
other states.
Boost, don't knock.
BOB WINGATE SELLS POOL
HALL.
Bob Wingate sold his pool hall
Tuesday to H L. Fulkerson, of Cush-
ing. Okla . and the tables and all the
paraphernalia were boxed and ship-
ped to Cushing the same day. Bob
was enjoying a splendid trade from
the best class of men and young men
of the city, hut had a chance to sell
at a good margin of profit and could
not resist the opportunity He is
decided as yet what he will do
the future
SCHOLASTIC CENSUS.
J W \mstrong has just completed
the scholastic census of Norman and
his report shows 735 boys and 738
girls, a total of 1473 The report in
1912 showed 702 boys and 729 girl
The 1913 report shows a gain over
last year of 42. the boys gaining 33
and the girls 9
Born To Mr. and Mrs Ben Bar
bour on Tuesday a fine ten pound
girl baby All parties doing well.
NEW OIL AND
GAS COMPANY.
GRIGSBY'S SPLENDID RECORD.
STOCKHOLDERS COMPOS-
ED OF BUSINESS MEN
OF NORMAN
CHARTER ISSUED.
Much Activity in Oil Circles
Throughout the State.—
The Outlook.
The Norman Oil & Gas Company
i- the name of a new oil company
which was organized in Norman re-
cently The company is capitalized
at $10,000 and received its charter
Saturday. The following is the per-
nnel of the company, all of Nor-
man :
K. B Johnson, president; S. W.
Hutchin, vice-president; R. C. Berry,
secretary; I J. McGlnley, treasurer.
H W. Stubbeman and J. B. Dudley
It is the intention of the company
to lease as much land as possible and
put down a well as soon as the pre-
liminary arrangements can be made.
Parties will be put in the field at once
for the purpose of making leases. In
dividuals in the company already own
something like 3,000 acres of land
and may put a test well down on some
f this land
The company means business. It
is composed of bankers, business and
professional men all of whom have
lived in Norman and Cleveland coun-
t) for years and are among our most
prominent citizens.
The Little River Oil & Gas Com-
pany is placing its stock on the market
and getting ready to drill on some of
its leases east of Norman. The com
pany i- capitalized at $50,000 with
ome of the best and most reliable
citizens of Norman as officers and
tockholders.
The company is offering its stock
for sale at par, $10 per share. A neat
and attractive little pamphlet has
just been printed, giving the plans
and purposes of the organization.
The managers of the company are
more than optimistic In their belief
that oil will be found in paying quan-
tities.
It is stated by oil operators that
never was there more incentive for
the development of new oil fields
and an expansion of the producing
and refining feature of the industry
than now exists. It is claimed that
independent oil interests are gaining
strength and that the former oppre,
ing tactics of the so-called mono-
poly upon the smaller competitors are
no longer being felt.
The demand for kerosene and gaso-
lene is much greater than the pres-
ent supply and the erection of a num
ber of large oil refineries and the en-
largement of the producing territory
as well as a vast increase in market-
ing facilities are some of the plans
outlined for the present year. The
of crude oil on roadways and the
increase in its. use for fuel in various
lines of manufacturing industry has
greatly widened the demand for that
product, and this is probably one of
the main reasons for the great ac-
tivity along the line of new field de-
velopment.
Anyway the interest is remarkable.
New fields are being opened up and
paying wells are being brought in
wherever a test is made.
Let us hope that the Little Rive"
Oil & Gas Company will be equallv
as successful as other companies in
the state and that their first test will
be successful even beyond their great-
est expectation.
FIRE TEAM CALLED OUT.
The fire team was called to th
Hickman residence in Southeast Nor-
man about 6 o'clock Saturday ev
ing and by heroic action saved part
of the building and part of the con-
tents.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
It started in the bed room and was
well under way before discovered
Everything in the way of clothing
was lost to the flames. The building
was owned by J. W. Linton. It wa1
a six room structure and three of th«
rooms were practically destroyed, en
tailing a loss of about $300 fully cov
cred by insurance. There was no in
surance carried on the household
goods.
County Attorney J. D. Grigsby is
taking hold of his work in fine shape
and is making good in the superlative
degree. His first work in his official
capacity was during the recent ses-
sion of the county court which ad-
journed Saturday. The cases were
piactically all filed before he stepped
into office, but he made a splendid
record nevertheless. Out of six crim-
inal cases tried three were convicted
and three acquitted. There were three
pleas of guilty with four cases pend-
ing, one of which was filed after
court began and one in which the de-
fendant has left the county.
Attorney Grigsby is a fair but fear
less prosecutor and will certainly do
all in his power to see that the laws
are enforced to the letter. He is more
than meeting the expectations of his
friends, all of whom congratulate him
on his successful beginning.
ARE MAKING
SOUNDINGS.
KANSAS CITY BRIDGE COM-
PANY ACCEPTED
CONTRACT.
ARE NOW AT WORK.
A Bonus of $1,190 Given if Bridge
Is Completed by Sept. 15.
—Other Bonuses.
The Kansas I ity Bridge Company
has accepted the contract to build the
bridge across the South Canadian
river at the Adkins crossing and arc
here this week making soundings and
getting ready to begin work right
away
Representatives who are here are
very optimistic in their belief that the
job can be competed by the 15th of
next September. The only trouble
they ever feared was in getting steel
in time, but they believe they have
overcome that difficulty
The contract price is $36,810 and the
bridge must be completed in a year
There are three conditional bonuses
which the directors of the local com-
pany thought might hasten the work
to final completion by September the
15th or thereabouts. First, if the bridge
is completed by September 15th, the
company is to receive $38,000, a bonus
of $1,190 Second, if completed by
October 1st the contract price is $37,
"02.50. a bonus of $892.50. Third, if
completed by October 15th, $37,405, a
bonus of $595.
It is safe to say that the bridge
company will do all in its power to
complete the bridge by September
15th, as the bonus of $1,190 is worth
working for.
"THE IDEAL
STOCK FARM."
T. E. SMITH OWNS HALF
SECTION OF LAND
NORTH OF CITY.
F 1 N E HEREFORDS
Will Take Seventeen Head to the
Stock Show at Ft. Worth,
in March.
DEATH OF MRS. MOORE.
Mrs. Mahala Caroline Martin, wife
of J J Moore and mother of Mrs.
Geo. W Giles, passed away at her
home in Norman on Monday, Janu
ary 27, 1913, aged 7l years, 6 months
and 14 days.
The funeral services were conduct
ed from the M. E. church, south,
Wednesday, January 29th, at 10:30
o'clock a. m.. conducted by Rev. R
L. Ownbey and the body laid to rest
in the I. O. O F, cemetery.
Mrs. Moore was a highly respect-
ed old lady, devoted to her husband
and children and her death comes as
a shock to the community.
To the sorrowing relatives and
friends the Democrat-Topic extends
its sincere sympathy.
The Davis Confectionery has install
ed a fine Sextrola at a cost of $1,000
The instrument is one of the finest
of its kind made and the music is of
a fine tone and especially pleasing
The newspaper fraternity of Nor-
man was given a special invitation by
Mr. T. E. Smith on Monday to visit
his "Ideal Stock Farm" just north of
town.
Mr. Smith has a half section of as
fine land as can be found in this sec-
tion of the country and his improve-
ments are in keeping with his pro-
gressive spirit He has recently com-
pleted a fine barn 34 by 100 feet with
all the modern conveniences. In the
center below is a feed trough 80 feet
long with a 10-foot drive way all
around, and at the walls on both sides
are stalls for his cattle The upper
story is used principally for feed. His
silo stands at the north end of the
barn and extends about three feet on
the inside of the building| It is 16
by 31 feet and holds 132 tons. The
cost of the feed in this silo is esti
mated at $1.75 per ton. Everything
connected with the barn is so arrang
ed that the stock can be fed from
above through means of "shoots"
over the stalls and trough. The barn
is lighted with electricity, making it
as easy to feed at night as in the
day time.
Mr Smith makes a specialty of reg-
istered Hereford cattle and at pres-
ent has about 51 head. He is arrang-
ing to attend the stock show at Fort
Worth, Texas, in March and will
show seventeen head, thirteen bulls
and four heifers. This stock is as fine
as the country affords and Mr. Smitii
is very confident he will get his share
of the coveted prizes. He says it is
the best bunch he has ever had on
the farm and that's saying a whole
lot. His old bull, Beau Dandy Jnd,
now past two years old, is the grand
champion Hereford bull of Oklaho-
ma. He won first in the junior yearl-
ing class, won the junior champion-
ship and beat the old bull for senior
championship. Beau Dandy is certain-
ly a "dandy"—he's a beauty. He tips
the beam at 2,250 pounds and is sure
to weigh twenty six or twenty seven
hundred by the time he gets his full
growth.
It is the intention of Mr. Smith to
sell all his young bulls at the stock
show. He usually gets from one hun-
dred to five hundred dollars per head,
owing to the size and age of the bull.
Those of our citizens who have not
seen this selection of show stock
should take advantage of the occasion
before they go to the show. It would
do you good. It would make you
love and appreciate your countiy
more and would encourage you t" do
more boosting for Norman and Cleve-
land county than you Tiave ever done
before.
Another thing we noticed on this
I farm was two fine brood mar's which
i have paid for themselves over and
j over again, colts selling for $25(1
I each without any trouble. Mr. Smith
1 ^ays every farmer should have at
least two brood mares as they are
one of the best assets to a farm.
Taking into consideration the fact
that everything on this farm has a
place and a place for everything it
certainly bears the right name, "The
Ideal Stock Farm."
Mrs Harry HugTies of Colorado
was a dinner guest of Mr and Mrs.
Bennie Owen Saturday afternoon
TALKS TO BOY SCOUTS.
Prof. H II Lane, of the geological
department of the University gave
an interesting talk to the Boy Scouts
last Saturday night. His subject was
birds, and he explained the different
species in such an interesting man-
ner as to hold the attention of every
scout After explaining the differ-
ences between birds in general, he
showed the boys through his muse-
um and explained in detail the dif-
ferent species and eggs from which
the birds are hitched It was an in-
teresting meeting and the boys will
be greatly benefitted by the talk
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