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The NORMAN DEMOCRAT=TOPIC
VOLUME TWENTY-EIGHT
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23 1917.
NUMBER 10.
rT"UiU Cleveland County Development Company wa>
I chartered bj the State of Oklahoma August -4th, 1916,
with iv. AlcLall, \\ . L. iiuyleton and S. \\ . Hutch-
ing, as incorporators, A contract uu.-> made with j. M.
bnnth and j. V\. \\ ilson to secure the funds for a test well
lor oil and yas in Cleveland County.
Oil and gas leases on ^,tAAJ acres in townships 8 and 9,
ranye 1 cast, which had been previously secured by C. 11.
Lessent, et ul, were assigned to the Company absolutely
without cost.
itiis move marked the culmination m' the ehurts ui the
citi/.ens oi Cleveland County lor the past twenty years to
yet some test work done m iiie county and also the beein-
Cleveland County Development Company
T
mug oi activit)
tlic iiiap as au c
lur tests in ■ c v
parties, m Uii
ineliis are prac
an early day. i
ue
the I
J nil
1 he dome
l promises to put cleveland County on
lu. Already pi eparations are under way
itiiei j.iaces, nve ut tiiese trom outside
e in uie two local companies, arrange-
) complete ana operation will begin at
.eveuiud County Oil and tias Company,
Kleut, hi townsiiip u, range 1 east, and
inipany, e ii. liessent, president, with
i ui which lias vet been published,
strticiuri runnii,:; through the east side
SMITH & WILSON, Fiscal Agents
Vinient & fVtir'i 'l^eal Estate Otfice
PHONE SO
of Cleveland County, is located on the property of the Cleve-| very similar to the fields oi Shamrock, Drumright an.I
land County Development Company. It is a choice bit of
acreage, the very cream of the territory.
At a stockholders meeting held December 4th, 1916, the
following well known business men were chosen as a Board
of Directors: S. k. McCall, of the McCall Department
Store, president; Clyde Pickard, of the Pickard Company,
vice-president; C. \\ . Hughes, vice-president of the Security
State Bank, Win. Synnott, cashier of the First National
Bank, F. K. 1 limes, cashier of the Norman State Bank, Win.
Liarr, farmer, C. P. Klinglesniith, retired farmer, C. R. Law -
rence, farmer, W . L. Eagleton, attorney, and J iM. Smith,
of the State Rural Credit Association. Organization was
 completed by the election
lleadton. These reports, together with the fact that there
are producing wells north, south, east and west, gives us
faith in the property.
The rig timbers and irons are on the ground. A force of
workmen are on the ground and busy. A committee, con-
sisting of S. k. Met.all, Clyde Pickard and t W ilughr-.
have charge ut tile work and will arrange for and superin-
tend the drilling. The first well will be drilled 3,500 t'eet it
oil and gas is not found in paying quantities before. Ar-
rangements are being made for a second test if the lirst "tie
should fail.
11E citi/eiis of Norman and Cleveland County can
scarcely realize the impetus tins lest has given to the
county. More than 1U0.U00 acres of land has been
leased in tile county. 1 he recorder s otlice and abstract ot-
j lice have doubled their forces and are working overtime and
i all lines are teeliiig the effect. If oil or gas is lound it means
< that Norman will be another Bartlesville or Wichita Falls.
If we find oil, and we believe we will, it will mean more
than mere development to Norman, as the stock of the com-
pany is w ldcly held here at home in small amounts, and when
we consider the large acieage and small capital, a small in-
| vestment will make one rich if we succeed.
I he company has decided to offer to the citi/.ens of Cleve-
i land County the remaining JUU shares at par of ^lU.UU each
through the fiscal agents, Smith i\ W ilson.
II \CM DON"1 GFT' lis ON 1 HIS ^Ol WILL AL-
WAYS RFGRF'l IT.
before it is too late telephone or see the fiscal agents, or
leave your subscription with the president, S. K. McCall, or
the sccrctarv, F. K. 1 limes.
K. McCall as president, Clyde
Pickard as vice-president and F. K. 1 limes, secretary-treas-
urer. I he treasurer's bond was placed at SIO.OOO.IJO. The
entire board of directors at once began to work in earnest
with the fiscal agents, to add to the acreage and to put the
business on a solid, permanent basis, with the result that
the Company now owns practically 4,()<H) acres surrounding
the location.
st tin
Photo by Triggs
•1- . '1 K m the Foreground; Walking Beam. 24 feet long 14 inches wide by 24
' t(l Walking Bean is Main Sill 28 feet long 16 inches by 16 inches. Logs furnish-
ed by John M. Glenn. Finishing of lumber and hauling by W. H. Hoy and Ira Hoy.
1"^ 111S land is in a solid block and. all luld, 11a
company less than seven hundred ($700.00) dollars.
The work done for the Company by the directors has
been without compensation and no officer receives an\ pas
for his work.
I he property has been surveyed and examined b\ F
Julius Fobs, of Tulsa, one of the most widely known and
quoted Commercial Geologists of the state, who pronounces
it a favorable oil prospect and who made a location on the
southeast quarter of the southeast quarter, section 31, town-
ship 9, range 1 east. The Fiscal Agents then secured the
services of Dr. M. G. Mclil. of the Oklahoma liiiversitv,
without informing him of the previous work. After nine
days' work on the property with his assistant. Or. Mehl de-
scribes an oil anticline anil made the same location. Dr.
Mehl asked tile Company to issue him stock for his services.
Experienced drillers and oil men who have been looking over
the property, are agreed in the opinion that \vi have more
than a fair prospect and that the surface indications are
Photo bv Triggs
DOME OF ANTICLINE FRONTING SOUTH. THE POINT FROM WHICH WORK WAS
BEGUN IN SURVEYING THE PROPERTY BY DR. M G. MEHL. WELL WILL BE LO-
CATED THREE HUNDRED YARDS SOUTHEAST.
Board of Education
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
R. H. Wilson, Superintendent
E. A. Duke, Asst. Supt.
Oklahoma City
THE RAEMAEKERS CARTOONS.
\ou will rc
Christmas
the -tatc-
rural scho
duct the ii
ior i>nbin
distribute
Mil that soon after
1 wrote to you concerning
vide li.mpai.^n ior better
i- which we plan to con-
t week in April. Our bul-
ining information to be
.iIxt i s in tins campaign has
re (I to the board of affairs
lion and will lie ready to
iy tin lirst of March. Most
oi tin i unty superintendents have
ordered supplies 01 these bulletins. It
you have m.i, please send in your req-
uisition at once.
Invite every minister in your coun-
ty to speak Sunday, April 1 >t, on Bet-
ter Rural education. Endeavor to
have sell., ■ in- speak in every school
house in your county during the week.
Advertise tin -e meetings and get all
the public >i irited men and women in
3 our county who are interested in
I letter rural schools to take an aetive
part in this campaign.
it is our de>ire to bring before the
peoph in tin most forceful way the
of t dui ation. The school
i i and broader than the
>choul lion «hh1 the school ground,
lis purposes are as follows.
1 ii>t, to ;  ach the children to read,
write and spell, to give them com-
mand oi art, expression and communi-
cation.
Second, to give tin young people
subjects like gcog rapliy, history, lit-
erature, and music, which will show
them a way to employ leisure mo-
ments, for nowadays there is much
time for leisure.
Third, to impress upon pupils the
safeguarding oi the health. This
should not be done by stilted physi-
ology ; but the aim should be to in-
' inner the conduct of the pupils.
I ourth, that pupils may be trained
it ivies, town and rural. They must
be taught to be good citizens at home.
i itth, that pupils n ay be taught the
effective u-t oi tin hands, such as
u. t rainin.. and industrial
Mnphasi/ing especially ag-
truc purpo.1
must be bi
skill in
educatio
riculturc
art.
Sixth, that by means of the above
si: .j. ris iiie purpo i < f education may
be to instruct the students in good
habits, to teach them punctuality,
ppiniphu , responsibility, service,
Jieatness, to do di
with a cheerful smi
•able
work
•pt re-
iltty,
to
others.
these are the qualities the world
wants in nun and women. Two that
>tand out pr« * niinently are accuracy,
There are now on exhibition in the
nave of the Episcopal church, at Asp
Avenue and Lind street, prints of
cartoons by Louis Raemaekers, the
Dutch artist. They illustrate the hor-
rors of the great* war, as felt in a neu-
tral country, Holland, and as depict-
ed by a sensitive and powerful mind.
I rnni neutral Holland their appeal is
■ • neutral America; for they bring us
a convincing argument, if one were
needed, in favor of the peaceful settle-
ment of international difficulties—
when peace abides with righteousness
and justice. The religious feeling of
the artist should produce in us deep
heart-searchings and the earnest pur-
pose to free our own national life
from any such political, economic,
and social sin as that which preceded
the present frightful calamity in Eu-
rope. A study of these drawings will
form a fitting introduction to the Len-
ten season of penitence and prayer.
I hey may be seen on the afternoons
of Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
I urn ye unto the Lord, your God."
M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH.
Last Sunday was a glorious day at
our house. The services were well at-
tended and the Lord was present in
- ''eat power in the services. Many re-
marked that Sunday was the best day
we have had in a long time. It grati-
fies us so much to sec the good peo-
ple taking such interest and manifest-
ing such a warm desire to get closer
to God. It portends great things for
our coming revival the first Sunday
in March. It looks like we are get-
ing ready.
The Sunday school was up to the
250 mark and interest great. Two
•'la-'st s were organized for a forward
drive. Our music continues to elicit
great praise. God is good and our
faces are still to the east.
Next Sunday bids fair to be another
ila day. The pastor will preach in
the morning and will give his cliau-
tauqua lecture "The Religious inter-
pretation of American History" at
night. 1 he house will be overcrowd-
ed. You arc welcome, but you must,
come early to get a seat. Of course
it is free. God bless one and all.
E. R. WELCH, Pastor.
OZARK TRAIL MEETING.
About a hundred persons attended
the Ozark Trail meeting Tuesday
night. Dr. A. H. VanVleet, Cleveland
county's vice-president of the asso-
ciation, gave a report of the Harvey
meetings held at Blanchard and
Chickasha last week.
I'rof. Tucker, Cleveland county's
engineer, and consulting engineer for
tin state highway commissioji, read
his estimate of the cost of rhe con-
struction of the road for nine miles
in Little River township. He estimat-
ed the total cost at $19,(XX). This es-
timate of course means if the actual
dollars were expended for material
and labor. After considerable discus-
sion on ways and means it was decid-
ed to add three members to the
chamber of commerce committee on
roads. This committee is getting busy
this week formulating plans. It was
decided at the meeting that a two
days' holiday will be proclaimed and
every person in Norman and in the
county will get out and build the
roads to the Pottawatomie county
line.
AT THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
11, Morning Prayer and sermon.
Subject: Temptation.
8:00, Evening Prayer and short ad-
dress.
On Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock
and on Friday at 5, there will be Len-
ten serviecs.
On Saturday, February 24, in the
cast parlor of King Hall, there will
be a sale of good things to eat, a
"I'ure Food Sale," under the auspices
of the Missionary Chapter of Saint
John's Guild. Hours, between 3 and 6.
BONE DRY BILLS.
Mrs. Dr. Hinshaw of Winfield,
Kansas, arrived Wednesday to visit
her son, Thos. Hinshaw, of the Unit-
ed Sales company. Mrs. Hinshaw is
enroutc to Texas on a visit.
and thoroughness which should be
taught in a school of good works.
Yours sincerely,
R. H. WILSON.
State Superintendent of Public In-
struction.
The Oklahoma legislature passed
a "Dry Bone" law last week. It is re-
ported that Governor Williams will
let the bill become a law without his
signature. The object of this law is
to prevent common carriers from
hauling liquor into the state.
The national congress on Wednes-
day passed a bill preventing liquor
being shipped into dry territory. j
Should President Wilson sign the bill
no shipment of liquor can be made i
into states having a prohibiton law.
The measure passed the lower |
house of congress by a vote of 318 to !
72 The senate passed the bll by
vote of 55 to 11.
BANKS LEASES GARAGE.
O. C. Banks is now in charge of
the Frank Hoggs garage on East Main
street having leased it the first of the
week. Mr. Banks disposed of his
horses and rigs on Wednesday to
Mose Hewitt and will not have a
public sale tomorrow. Besides doing
an auto livery, bus and baggage busi-
ness lie will repair cars, handle oil
and conduct a storage for autos.
Notice.
The Southern Methodists have re-
cently organized a live Sunday school
at the Corn school house and preach-
ing services twice a month will be
held from now on. At Bethel church,
which is a Southern Methodist church
satisfactory arrangeemnts are being
made to give good preaching services
to that community.— E. R. WELCH,
Norman Pastor.
DENVER ROAD MEETING.
There will be a mass meeting at
Denver tonight (Friday) to push the
Ozark Trail route. A large number
of Norman people will meet the citi-
zens along the route and formulate an
organization to push the road.
THE TESTS OF A BORE.
Do you monopolize the con-
versation wherever you go with
breathless accounts of your own
affairs?
Do you live over some trip
you have taken with a friend
until those around you never
want to visit the regions you
discuss?
Do you tell pointless jokes?
Do you talk round and round
a subject before you finally get
up to the point you want to em-
phasize?
Do you interrupt another's
conversation with "That reminds
me—" or "By the way—?"
Do you insist on pointing out
every place of interest which is
interesting to you, but not to a
stranger?
Do you talk mutual acquaint-
ances and then ask your hearer's
opinion upon them?
Do you chatter on for the
sake of filling up a silence?
Do you take delight in ex-
plaining the why, wherefore and
when of something in which
your companion may take slight
interest?
Do you fill up conversation
with stories of people whom
your audience does not know,
never will know, or has any de-
sire to know?
Do you jump at every oppor-
tunity to trace a person's family
connections and ancestry to the*
fourth generation?
Do you read the letters at the
movies for the benefit of the
entire theater?
Do you annoy a concert by
beating time to the music or
humming with the singer?
Do you talk shop out of shop
hours?
Do you laugh at your own
jokes before anyone else has a
chance to emphasise it?
D.i you say. "Oh, \ < -, I've
heard that before," and take
away the pleasure oi another's
story?—Irish World.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Compiled by L. C. Palmer Mimeo-
graphing and Stenographic Work.
J. W. Boatright to T. E. Skinner,
northeast quarter northwest quarter
section 25, 6-1-east, $1,000.
J. B. lligbee to S. L. Higbee south-
west quarter southwest quarter sec-
tion 21, 6-1-cast $1,500.
I L. G. Kershaw, to C. C. Kahler,
one-half interest lot 24, block 23, Lex-
; ington, $700.
j F. M. Joyce to R. M. Stikney north
cast quarter southeast quarter sec-
i lion 5, 7-1-east, $500.
H. McComb to E. D. McLauchlin,
part lot 10, 11, block 4, Colley's sec-
I and addition to Norman, $1,250.
! E. H. Stubbeman to I. Wheeler lots
i 11 and 12, block 3, Larsh's Univer-
sity addition to Norman $000.
j J. D. Pierson to W. R. Haines, lots
| 14 to 16 block 19, W aggotier's first
| addition to Norman, $2,500.
J. W. Taylor to H. t . Peters, lots
| «S, 9 and 23, block 70, Larsh's first ad
( <1 it ion to Norman, $0(X).
G. Swisher to S. Jackson, south
half northwest quarter section 27,
10-2-west, $1,700.
N. A. Childers to W. I Burt, the
northwest quarter section 24, 0 1 east,
$500.
G. Martin to M. Wottc, northwest
quarter and southwest quarter section
34, 9-2-west, $9,000.
J. J. McKinney to A. .s Kendrick,
lots 23 to 27 and 31 and 32, block 9,
Lexington, $1,000.
J. Sontag to H. J. Jansing, stiuth
half southwest quarter section 14, 9-
2-west, $1,375.
F. E. Decker to M. L. Dowd one-
half interest southeast quarter sec-
tion 7, 10-1-west, $400.
M. T. Sprowls et al to II I' Ma-
honey, 3 acres and south half south-
west quarter setcioti 23, X-l-t ast, $500.
DEATH OF MISS MURT MC-
CARTY.
Sister M. Philomenia, aged 29 years,
formerly Miss Murt McCarty, daugh
tcr of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry McCarty,
died last Sunday in the convent at
\\ ichita, Kansrts. The funeral services
were held Tuesday at 9:30 o'clock
a. m.
Miss McCarty joined the sisters
-i\ years ago and spent three years
in < olorado.
OKLAHOMA STATE HOSPITAL
The Oklahoma legislature will in
all probability appropriate $20,000 to
purchase 340 acres of land from K. I'.
Johnson. The land joins Norman on
the north. An appropriation of $85,000
will be made for a main building and
$52,000 for a heating plant.
COUNTY COURT NEWS.
j Will Main plead guilty last Satur-
) day to bootlegging and drew from
I Judge Burke 30 days in jail and $50
fine.
Walter Wilson of Harrah, Oklaho-
J ma, filed a replevin suit against Maylr
! L. C. Lindsay and Nprman ( ity foi
the recovery "f a Ford car found by
the officers several w< eks ago north- i
west of Vorman. The plaintiff also
wants $300 for damages.
Knimctt McNeill was arraigned |
Tuesday charged with abandoning his i
wife and two children. In default of j
$500 bond he was remanded to the j
care and custody of Jailor Pledger, j
A marriage license was issued this i
week to I). W. Osborne, 23, and
Marie Salver, 20, both oi Oklahoma i
City.
DEATH OF MRS. RECTOR.
Mrs, lla/el Rector, a.ed 23 years.}
wife of Mr. J. P. Rector, died at her
home on West Tonahawa street at 51
o'clock last Saturday afternoon. Herl
little child died on Friday night a few
hours after birth. The funeral services
were conducted at the residence at 3
o'clock p. m. Sunday, Rev. Wickizer
officiating.
A large number were present and
the floral offerings were numerous.
I he ( ). F. S. conducted the services
at the I. O. O. F. cemetery
The deceased was the daughter of
Mrs J. R. Gilmour and had a host of
friends. The sympathy of the en-
tire community goes out to the be-
reaved husband and other relatives
in their hour of affliction.
CHARGED WITH STEALING
AUTOS.
Board of Health
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
Dr. J. W. Duke, Commissioner
Guthrie
Six men, J. R. McGarrah, F. 1
Hawkins, Jess Anthony, Frank Re-
in olo, Karl Thayer and W. F. Weber
are in the county jail ehargi <1 with
stealing the P.en Barbour and Oscar
Gibbs Ford cars.
McGarrah and Hawkins were ar-
raigned last Monday and wai\« 1 their
preliminary hearing in the Barbour
car theft. It is run: red that McGar-
rah and Hawkins intend to turn
state's evidence.
The last four men were arrested bv
Sheriff Wheclis and some Oklahoma
' ity officers last Monday morning at
3 o'clock a. m. at a rooming house on
Washington street. Tt is said that
each of the men had gatling guns
under their pillows when surprised bv
the officers. These four men arraigned 1
before Justice Grigsby Monday af'ei 1
noon and their preliminary hearing 1
set for tomorrow.
Tom F. < arey left Wednesday even ( •
ing for a week's business trip in Mis- I 1
souri.
Rabies Precautions a Necessity.
While the situation in regard to
rabies in Oklahoma is not such as to
cause public alarm or panic, it is em-
phatically a situation demanding
prompt and drastic action on the part
of county, city and other local au-
thorities. More persons have recently
bei n bitten by dogs suffering from
rabies in this state than ever before
in the history oi Oklahoma. The num-
ber is not decreasing. It is growing
larger. There is every reason to be-
lieve that it will continue to grow
unless measures to protect the people
.in taken. Just what form these meas-
ures should take is a matter for the
local authorities to decide, but it is
the duty of the state board of healh
to issue a warning that the situation
is serious and needs prompt attention.
During the past month 20 heads of
dogs suspected of rabies have been
sent to the state laboratory ior exami-
nation. A very large per centagc of
these heads have been found positive
—that is, the dogs in question actu-
ally were "mad." Every one of these
dogs had bitten at least one person,
most of them had bitten more, one
dog having bitten six. During the last
thirty days an average of one pasteur
treatment per day has been sent out
by the state board of health. Even be-
lore the beginning ot {he year an
alarmingly large number of pasteur
treatments were being sent out and
the increase since has been marked.
Twenty-eight pasteur treatments were
given in one city within a few weeks
and finally the situation there because
s<  alarming that under the direction
wholesale killing oi stray
made. The situation then
irom the federal govcrn-
• indicate an increase in the
t mad dogs in the adjoining
Texas and Arkansas. It is
hat such dogs running at
I in many cases .ross the
ite persons or gs in this
ead the
id thus steadily
i heii is no question that all dange"
of i ydrophobia can be greatly reduc-
ed, it not eliminated. All that is nec-
essary is to require the muz .ling of
dogs running at large. By this means
it has been driven out of England,
Denmark, tin- t Germany and oth-
(i lai l;e (lis; icts. Hydrophobia is not
a common affliction, but it is a ter-
one. It is true that in most cases
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