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The Norman Democrat-Topic
Historical Society
VOLUME 25.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF CLEVELAND COUNTY AND CITY OF NORMAN.
NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1914
NUMBER THREE
♦ „r al any time within a few days the
'b PUBLIC HEALTH DEPART- 'I* baby's eves appear inflamed, congest-
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*!• Conducted by Dr. J. C. Mahr *
State Commissioner of Health. ♦
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ork.
Fresh Air
For:
Resistance to disease,
Efficiency and effective v
Sharpening of your wits,
Health and Happiness.
Assurance of Long Life,
Increasing your earning power,
Restoration to health.
♦ * *
Diphtheria
In its presence get busy,
Prompt treatment is necessary.
Have a good doctor call early,
The earlier the better.
Hold the case in quarantine.
Every suspect, too.
Regard sore throat with suspicion,
Immunize your well children,
Antitoxin cures and immunizes.
If you are not able to buy diph-
theria antitoxins for your children
the state will furnish the same
through the State Beard of Health
free of cost.
Every teacher should have a work-
ing knowledge of the principles of
sanitation and hygiene. If the school
room is a place in which one's health
is subjected to unfavorable condi-
tions, immediate steps should he tak-
en to remedy the evil.
Let the teacher proclaim the prin-
ciples of right living in the school
room and the children will carry the
information home.
« * * *
Health Alphabet.
A is for Adenoids, which no child
should own,
B is for bright breathing, to give the
lungs tone.
C is for cough, which we should not
neglect.
1) is for Dentist, who finds tooth de-
fect.
E is for Evils of foul air and dirt.
I" is for Fresh air—too much cannot
hurt.
G is for Gardens, where boys and
girls play;
II is for Hardiness, gained in that
way.
I is for Infection, gained from foul
drinking cups.
J is for Joy, in bubbling taps.
K is for Knowledge of rules of good
health.
L is for Lungs, whose soundness is
wealth.
M is for Milk; it must be quite pure.
N'is for Nurses, your health to in-
sure.
O is for Oxygen, not found in a
crowd.
P is for Pencils—in mouths not al-
lowed.
Q is for Quiet, which sick people
need.
R is for Rest—as a part of our creed.
S is for Sunshine, to drive germs
away.
T is for Toothbrush, used three times
a day.
U is for Useful health rules in the
school;
V is for Value of learing these rules.
W is for Worry, which always does
harm.
X is for 'Xess—indulge in no form.
Y is for Youth, the time to grow
strong,
V. is for Zest. Help the good work
along.
♦ ♦
Blindness.
It is an alarming fact that more
than one-third of all the blind child-
ren of this country are unnecessarily
blind. These children are doomed
to a life of long darkness because at
the time of their birth their eyes
were not properly washed and treat-
ed by the physician or mid-wife.
Keep infected material out of the
baby's eyes and use preventive solu-
tion. If within a few hours after birth
ed (bloodshot) or there is a thick,
sticky, whitish, yellowish discharge
in the baby's eyes and the lids become
swoolen a physician should be called
immediately. Failure to properly
care for the eyes at this time may
make you responsible for the child's
blindness or partial blindness
Saturday with hei
man.
Nor WARNING AGAINST UNCOOK
ED AND RAW PORK
PROMINENT FARMERS AC-
QUITTED.
$ «£> <g< t|> $ <§> tg«
4. + * 4 * * 4.
Miss Ruth Klinglesmith visited in
Chandler Saturday and Sunday.
M'iss Jennie Williams returned from
Purcell after a short visit with her
sister.
Mrs. C. S. Hobo was hostess to
the Old Regime club Thursday after-
noon.
♦ * •
Monday afternoon Auction club
met with Mrs. Harold Bozell this
week.
♦ *
Mrs. C. M. Griesmer and Mrs. Win.
C. Weir spent Wednesday in Okla-
homa City.
* ♦ ♦ *
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Johnson are
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sneed at
Tulsa, Oklahoma.
♦ # * *
Mrs. Stratton Brooks was at home
from four to six to her many friends
Wednesday afternoon.
♦ * * ♦
Mr. and Mrs. John Hardie's din-
ner guests Sunday were Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Baggett and Mrs. Chesney.
* * * *
Dr. and Mrs. Griffin and family
spent Sunday in Oklahoma City the
guests of Dr. and Mrs. John Thread-
gill.
♦ ♦
Mrs. Ray Berry invited the mem-
bers of the Bide-a-Wee club to a line
party at the Orpheum Monday even-
ing.
The Humanist club met with Prof.
Sturgis Thursday night. Prof. Brewer
was the leader of the lesson for the
evening.
♦ ♦ ♦
The Coterie met Friday afternoon
with Mrs. Jess Rader. Mrs. Pol-
hemus of Oklahoma City was a spec-
ial guest.
• ♦ * *
Mrs. Jack Lambert and little son
Robinson McMillan of Chelsa, Okla-
homa, are visiting Judge McMillan
and family.
• * *
The Popular Science met Tuesday
with Prof, and Mrs. Taylor. Prof.
Bozell read a paper on Application
of Electricity."
* ♦ *
Rev. and Mrs. Alexander enter-
tained Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Boyd
and Mrs. Bogle for dinner.
* * ♦ ♦
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Lindsay enter-
tained Dr. and Mrs. Walter Capshaw
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lindsay, and Mr.
and Mrs Mfred McCall for dinner
Sunday.
♦ * * ♦
Mrs. John Taylor invited Mrs.
Robinson McMillan. Mrs. Jack Lam-
bert and son and Misses Bess and
Mary McMillan for twelve o'clock
dinner Wednesday.
# * ♦ ♦
Mrs. R. Phillips invited Mesdames
L. C. Lindsay, Alfred McCall. Ray
Lindsay, Will Abies, Geo. Wymore.
and Misses Edith Barrett and Agnes
Edwards to play "500" Tuesday even-
ing.
Miss Yetta Alden came to Oklaho-
ma City Friday to hear Madame
Schumann-Heink but as the date of
her appearance was canceled Miss
Alden spent Friday afternoon and
Music in the Home
There is nothing better to have the
boys and girls spend their evenings at
home than for the parents to supply
the home with an up-to-date talking
machine. We handle the Victor and
Edison with all the latest records. The
prices range from $25.00 up to $200.00.
When you are in town call at the Pal-
ace Drug Store and we will take pleas-
ure in explaining to you this elegant
line of instruments.
FRED REED, Proprietor
The Merry Makers spent a very
pleasant afternoon with Mrs W. C.
Smith Saturday. The members of
club will entertain their husbands
with a banquet Friday evening at the
home of l>r. and Mrs. Stratton D.
Brooks.
• * * *
Mrs. Ralph Downing entertained
with a Thimble party Friday after-
noon for Mrs. Arnold Lauer. Ice
cream and cake were served. Those
invited were Mfesdames Monnet, Ed-
wards, Dwight, Bozell, Holmberg,
Maguire and Ephraim.
♦ * > *
The ladies of the Missionary So-
ciety of the Episcopal church assist
ed by Miss Roscoe entertained with
a tea Thursday afternoon at King
Hall from three to five. A delightful
musical program was given by Miss
Louisa Brooke assisted by several
young ladies at the Hall.
♦ * •
The St. John's Guild met Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. Gayfree Ellison
The afternoon was spent in sewing.
A lovely course luncheon was served
to Mesdames Griesmer, Berrigan
Monnet. Dowd, Turley, Morrow
Dwight, Brown. Holmberg, Bozell.
Reaves, Curtis, Perrine, Tucker and
Miss Roscoe.
• * * ♦
Mrs. L. J. Edwards and Mrs. Phil
Kidd met Mrs. Corine Fletcher Fran
kish in Oklahoma City Monday who
came to Norman for a few hours
Mrs. Frankish was returning by the
southern route to her home in Cali
fornia after attending the funeral of
her mother in Hardin, Missouri, and
spending several weeks with her
father and sister in Coyle, Oklahoma.
Mrs. F. O. Miller was at home to
the members of the Bide-a-Wee club
Thursday afternoon. The afternoon
was spent in sewing. A collation was
served to Mesdames Mount, Berry,
Boyd, Chastain, Clement, Newblock
Holland, luce. Crawford, Vincent,,
and Meyer, and tlj^ special guests
Misses Mary and Van Hughes. The
next meeting of the club will be with
Mrs. Mount.
♦ * * ♦
Dean F'redrik Holmberg returned
Tuesday from a month's visit in
Iowa. Illinois. Michigan, Wisconsin
and Minnesota. He spent several
days in each place looking over the
fine arts school. While in Ann Arbor
Michigan. Mr Holmberg was enter-
tained at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
W Humphreys and Mr. and Mrs.
John Rue who lived several years in
Norman before going to Michigan.
FERRIS DIVIDES PATRONAGE.
Washington, Jan. 10.—Representa-
tive Scott Ferris, who has had part
of his Congressional district lopped
off by the recent State redistricting
act. has relinquished to Representa-
tive Thompson, Weaver and Murray,
the three Congressmen at Large, his
postoffice patronage in Pottawota-
mie, Murray, McClain, Garvin and
Cleveland Counties. In regard to his
action Mr. Ferris in a statement to-
night says:
"Our State was unmercifully gerry-
mandered before statehood by the
Republicans and 1 had more patron-
age than I was entitled to, and under
the curious precedents prevailing the
Congressmen at Large are accorded
no patronage at all other than that
which is voluntary relinquished to
them. I think each Congressman
ought to control the patronage in the
district he represents, so the people
can hold him responsible at the polls
at the succeeding election. Again, I
have enough to do to look after my
own district and the Western coun-
ties that at present have no represen-
tative."
Under the arrangement Weaver
and Thompson will get Cleveland,
McClain, Murray and Garvin Coun-
ties. while Murray will get l?ottawa-
tamie .
A LUCKY ESCAPE.
A mule team belonging to the
county got beyond the control of the
driver on East Comanche street
Tuesday afternoon and run west to
the depot where it struck the car-
riage belonging to Mr H. W. New-
man containing his family. Stella,
the 14-year old daughter was stand-
ing on the carriage steps and was
struck by one of the mules bruising
both arms and breast but not ser-
iously. The pole and one spoke of
the carriage was broken The acci-
dent came near being very serious.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
(iarrett L. Hill, 28, and Miss Corda
Beard 28, both of Norman.
Seward R Tucker, 21, and Miss
Fannie Sawyer. 18, both of Lexing-
ton.
Mr Garrett Hill and Mrs. Corda
Beard were united in marriage last
Sunday by Rev. J L. Patterson at
the home of the bride's parents. Mr.
and Mrs Roberts, on West Main
street.
Miss Ida Hartley of Eldora. Iowa,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. L. Day
While \merican people as a rule
prefer cooked pork which is whole-
some there are many who unknow
ingly or deliberately consume pork
in an uncooked condition, either
the form of raw or smoked sausage
In many district3, particularly in se
tions with large foreign populations,
a great deal of pork is made privately
or commercially .into such products
for home use or,for sale.
Great risk always attends the use
of raw or undercgoked pork. The ill-
ness which may result from eating
raw pork, is known as trichinosis
caused by a parasite or a worm,
microscopic in size, which occurs i
the flesh of the hogs. There is no
known effective method of treating
the disease. The patient dies or re-
covers apparantly irrespective of the
nature of the treatment. Many who
do not die have their health impaired.
Statistics based on microscopic in-
spection of over H.(MX).(XK) hogs during
a period of nine years in this country
have shown that 1.41 per cent, of the
hogs were infested with live trich-
inae. This fact alone makes it im-
portant that everyone who eats pork
should for the protection of health
eat it only when thoroughly cooked.
How to Eat Pork Safely.
The trichina parasites die and be-
come harmless when exposed to a
temperature of 140 degrees F. for a
short time. In. the case of uncured
pork the thoroughness of the cook-
ing can be judged by whether the
meat clear to the center of the piece
has lost its reddish bloody appear-
ance and has hecotnc more or less
white in color. In order to obtain
a temperature of 140 degrees at the
center it is necessary that the tem-
perature to which the piece of meat
is exposed during the cooking should
be considerably higher than 140 de-
grees.
How Long to Cook Pork.
The following rule for cooking
pork by boiling is based on careful
experiments carried out by a Danish
investigator:
Cook the meat 15 minutes (sum-
mer) to 18 minutes (winter) for each
pound of weight if put into boiling
water, keeping the water boiling
throughout the cooking process. If
the meat is put into cold water, de-
duct half the time required to bring
the water to a boil.
Examples: How, l-Vng should a 10
pound ham be boiled if placed in boil-
ing water?
10 times 18 equals 180 minutes,
3 hours.
How long should a ten-pound ham
be boiled if placed in cold water and
if 1 hour is required to bring the wat
er to a boil?
10X18—.10 equals 150 minutes, af-
ter boiling begins.
The 18 minute per pound allow-
ance should be followed in summer
if the meat is taken from a refrigera
tor and cooking begun before it has
had time to reach the ordinary house
temperature For high altitudes
where the temperature of ho;i
is considerably less than at sea
level, the time of cooking must be
lengthened.
A man named Johnson had several
prominent men of Canadian township
arrested some time ago charged with
taking him out and severely beating
him with ropes. The preliminary
hearing took place before Justice of
the Peace Fthridge at l.exingt
Uuesitay and the men proved ■;
alibi. The defendants were repre-
sented by Attorney Ben 1 Wil-
liams. County Attorney 'Grigsby
prosecuted them.
It appears that several nights ago
a traveler appeared at the dugout of
Johnson and claimed he was a trav
eler. Johnson came out of his dug-
out and started to get the man on
the right road when a number of men
pounced upon him and severely beat
him with ropes.
It is said that the trouble was
brought about because Johnson who
was divorced from his wife went to
her home and sponged off of her.
The Johnsons some time ago were
divorced in the district court here
and their 80-acre tract was divided
each getting 40 acres. Mrs. Johnson
had the care and custody of their
five children and Johnson was on'v
allowed to visit the children once a
1 if-nth.
Mrs. Johnson and the children had
a hard struggle and the neighb is
vave them assistance. It was com-
mon tumor that Johnson being too
la/y and idolent to work, obtained
his grub from Mrs. Johnson. This
incensed a number of unknown par-
tie- and they proceeded to give John
son a flogging.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
NOTICE 89'ers.
To all Eigthy Miners and the public:
I11 April this year we celebrate the
25th anniversary of the opening of
Oklahoma. This quarto-centennial
should be given more than ordinary
notice. Every county in the State
f Oklahoma should be represented.
All persons residing in 1889 in any
part of what is known now the State
of Oklahoma are entitled to partici-
pate in this celebration as 89'ers.
A meeting of 89'ers in our county
is called to meet at the court house
on Saturday. January 31, at 2 o'clock
select a representative to meet at
the court house in Oklahoma City on
Saturday. February 28. to arrange
the program for the April celebration.
Many distinguished visitors will be
guests of the state at the celebration,
and the 89'ers must arrange an ap-
propriate participation in that occas-
ion.
J. E LOVE,
President 89'ers Association of Okla-
homa.
THE NORMAN KNIGHTS TEM-
PLAR.
Organized a Cominandery last
night with Sir Knights I. C. Oliver.
R V Downing and R. D. Lindsay as
principal officers. There are fifteen
Knights in the present organization
and a number of eligibles are waiting
to take degrees of the Red Cross,
Knight Templar, and Knights of
Malta.
Subscribe for the Democrat-Topic.
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MACHINERY FOR SALE. <t
A good second hand circle
saw and lathe, just the tools
♦?' a first class carpenter needs.
4* Call at the Democrat-Topic
office to see them. A bargain
if sold by January 1st.
The stockholders of the First Na-
tional Bank of Norman held their
annual meeting on January 13, 1914,
and elected the following directors
E. B. Johnson. Jas. D. Maguire, R.
C. Berry. C. H. Bessent, < D. Ad-
kins. Phil C. Kidd. Chas. S Smith.
Wm. Synnott and F. Carutbers.
At a meeting of the newly elected
board of directors the following of-
ficers were elected for the coming
year:
President— E. B. Johnson.
Vice President—Phil C. Kidd
Cashier—Win. Synnott.
Asst. Cashiers—Bert Baggett and
E. H. Stubbeman
The following resolution was
adopted by unanimous vote: "Resolv-
ed, that ;he Cashier he authorized and
empowered to notify the Reserve
Bank Organization Commission of
the acceptance by this association of
the terms and provisions of the Fed-
erated Reserve Bank Act and of the
intention of this board to subscribe
on behalf of this bank to the capital
stock of the Federated Reserve Bank
to be organized in the district in
which this bank will be located."
NORMAN STATE BANK.
1 he stockholders of the Norman
State Bank met Tuesday and elected
the following directors: H. Down-
ing, J, W. Barbour. R. S. Barbour,
O. J Martin and J. L. Rader. The
directors then re-elected E. K. Hitnes
as Cashier and Miss Alice Himes,
assistant cashier. Mr. J. L. Rader
was re-elected secretary of the board
of directors.
FARMERS NATIONAL BANK
The stockholders of the Farmers
National Bank held their annual
meeting Tuesday and re-elected the
old board of directors, viz: Chas.
Lauer, R. V. Downing, J. M Gresham
W \. Rucker and L. M Lauer
The board of directors then elected
Chas. Lauer. president; W. X. Ruck
er, vice-president and R. V. Down-
ing. cashier.
INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS.
Rev W. M. McIntosh, of Mississippi, who will conduct revival services
at the M. E. Church, South, beginning next Sunday morning.
JUDGE HAYES FOR SENATOR.
Samuel \\ Hayes of Chickasha,
( hief Justice of the Oklahoma Su-
preme Court and ex-member of the
Constitutional Convention, 011 last
Saturday authorized the announce
ment that he would be a candidate
in the Democratic primary election
next August for the United States
Senate, to succeed Senator T. P
Gore Judge Hayes says that he will
resign from the bench not later than
April 1. Hi- decision to enter the
race. Judge Haves says, comes after
a large personal solicitation from ev-
ery section of the State extending
over the last five months His state
ment in part follows:
" I he office of United States Sena-
tor i- worthy of any man's ambition,
who desires public office for tin op-
portunity it affords to render great
public service, but I have had no de-
sire to be a party to contest for this
position, unless I felt assured that
there existed among a large number
of the Democratic party a sentiment
favoring my candidacy. My own per
sonal interests and the interests of
the party demand that such should
be my attitude in the matter I have
made no statement, bccauase I had
hoped that before reaching a decision,
I should have an opportunity to visit
at least many, if not all. parts of the
State and interview my friends at
their homes and ascertain in that
manner the sentiment relative to my
becoming a candidate. But I have
not been able to do as desired, be
cause during the past four months,
more important and emergent litiga-
tion has been presented tn tin court
before within tin si me time during
the six years of the < iutt's xist
there were official luties to be per
formed by me, or when there was
public business to be transacted in
which it was my duty to participate
It is true, that under the Constitution
three membeis <jf the court consti-
tute a quorum and may transact busi-
ness. and my presence at the capital
has not been absolutely necessary to
the court But the fact that a quo-
ruin of a legislative body or of a
court may transact business does not
justify members of such bodies in
absenting themselves from the ses-
sions therof for the purpose of devot-
ing themselves to their personal af-
fairs or of promoting their political
ambitions.
"From the information I have re-
ceived, I am surprised that there ex-
ists in the State a sentiment favoring
my becoming a candidate for the of-
fice of the United States Senator suf-
ficient to justify me to aspire to that
position, and it is my intention to be
a candidate."
M E. CHURCH, SOUTH.
I vangelist \Y M McIntosh will
preach next Sunday, beginning a ser-
ies of revival services which will con-
tinue for some time Mr. Lucius J.
\11derson will have charge of the ser-
vice of song. The people of Norman
ar< cordially invited to attend these
services Dr McIntosh has a long
record of successful services as an
evangelist and it will be a blessing
to sit under his ministry.
At the I-pworth League service at
' 30 p. in., Mr. Paul Darrough will
lead, and the hour will be spent hear-
ing reports front the recent Student
Volunteer convention at Kansas City.
R I OWNBFY. Pastor
"Throughout my public
as a member of the Co
Convention of Oklahoma
member of the Supreme < •
life, both
stitutional
and as a
have
in t
mad* it a rule not to be absent wlun
Mr and Mrs Albert Has well of
Nebraska are here visiting Tom Has-
well and family and J. M Tubbv He
says that the cofft crop in bis section
was a failure last year.
The following officers of Norman
Lodge W. () W , and the Woodmen
Circle were installed on Thursday
night. January 8th by Mrs. Addie
Berry, State Banker of the VVoodmer
( ircle.:
Norman Lodgt VV. O VV.—1 <
J. F Carrier; A. L., J. M Stogner
Banker. R. F.. Clement; Clerk, II
G. Goodrich; Escort, S. II Met all
Watchman, Logan Green. Managers
—N, I. Soiners, Claud Summers, V\
A. Husted; Physicians—Drs M 1
J. Capshaw, G. M Clifton and I A
Davis.
Woodmen Circle—Guardian, Mrs
Klla Levy; Advisor, Mrs. Saddie Col
litis: Banker. Merta Manire; Clerk.
H. G. Goodrich; Chaplain, Alice
Johnson; Attendant, Annie Ballard;
Inner Sentiel, B. F. Hughes. Manag-
er®—Addie Berry. Mattie M Ford
and Lou Sale; Physicians apshaw
and Davis
A CANNING FACTORY
Hi H. E. Waiker has traded for a
first class canning plant factory and
is ready to locate it He prefers
Norman as he believes that there is
almost absolute assurance that it can
be made to pay. As Norman and
vicinity needs a plant of this kind the
question should be taken up at once
and thoroughly investigated.
Rev D. A. Wickizer left Monday
11 a business trip to Houston, Texas.
WE EXTEND
To our customers and fiiends
a Prosperous New Year.
Remember we can supply
you at the least possible price
everything in the Drug, Book,
Stationery, Jewelry, Paint,
Wall Paper, and Glass line.
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