The Norman Transcript. (Norman, Indian Terr.), Vol. 01, No. 01, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 13, 1889 Page: 3 of 4
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Norman - Transcript.
Bl7BHCKIKTION KATES.
strictly ix advanck.
Une Year ...
six Mouttn*
Three Months
50
POST OFFICE HOURS.
Arrival aud Departure of Mulls,
Mails North h:OUh m. | Malls South 8:30 p in.
Malla clone 3u minutes before departure of
t ruins. OfticeupeiiM at 7:Wi a, m. ana closes at
9:30 p. ui. Ofllctt opens on Suuday at 7:00 a.
m. to 9:00 an<! 7:00 p. m. to 9::W p in.
D. W. MARQl'AKT.Poet master.
CITY DIRECTORY. *
T K. Wamtoncr, Mayor,
J. E. Urlgiiuy, City Clerk.
K. W Wfgglna, vTty Knyln
P. C, Scott, City Marshal.
J, a. Hesaer, I*. A ilk lint, a. Klngkaile, M.
Mi-tilnlcy, Councilman.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Here at last even though we are a lit-
tle bit late.
Considerable railroad material ia
at eked up here.
Subscribe for Tint
you will be happy.
Transcript and
Norman already haa many good a id
aubatautial building*.
Persoual Matters.
J. P. Cruce is up from Purcell and ia
propaiing to build a residence here.
M McOinley baa been ou the
ick list a couaiderable portion of this
week.
G. W. Weieeharn waa here Friday
and expects to occupy his new buildiug
here aoon now.
W. P. Norman, the jeweler here came
down from Mul\ ane, Kar.sV*. tbitf-week
and has already established himself lu
business.
Dr. J. M. Steade has been here this
week looking after his interests in Nor
man. The Doctor expects to erect a good
business and residence building here at
an early day.
R. Y. Mangum haa been here this
week and haa let the contract for the
erection of a good buainess building
which will occupy as soon as completed
with a stock of dry goods.
A telephone system connecting our
thriviug little town with our enterprise
lug nelhgbbor* both north and south is
one of the possibilities in the near fu-
ture.
It still rains rnd there Is no prospect of
a drouth in Oklahoma thia aeason.
This is a Norman newnpaper as you
can tell by n perusal ot ita columns.
We want it understood th at our plat
form ia for Norman iirat and for all
time.
Norman ia a railroad town and that la
whore we have the advantage over many
of our neighbors.
Yes, this is a booming sheet and we
have the country and town to back us up
in every assertion.
Wheat and corn pay better than grass
and the rustling settlers of this vicinity
will prove it in due time.
The Commercial Hank of Norman is to
he an establishment here in the near
future. And so wo boom.
Send a copy of this paper to your east-
ern frleLids. It will help to advertise
our beautiful town and country.
Much fine fruit from the Chickasaw
and Pottawattamie nations is brought
here for sale now nearly every day.
Theold soldiers oi .this vicinity have
already taken steps toward the organl
zation of a (J. A, It. post at this point.
For a neat, clean aud healthy looking
town this city has a complete walk over
on the the rest of tho Oklahoma towns.
The season lh favorable now and ad-
vertisements planted in this journal
will soon bear paying fruit for our pa-
trons.
A great many strangers have visited
our town of lato and we shall hear from
and see many of them again in the near
future.
A person does not have to be preju-
diced to say that Normau is a live and
thriving little city aud ono that in the
future be heard from.
Hood and couifort xble homes are be-
ing built hero at a rapid rate. There
are no tlies on tho rustling energetic set-
tlers and citizens of Nerinan.
Present prospects are that tho whole of
the western country will be blessed with
abundant corn crops this season. Corn
will be cheap for our people this year.
No complaint of lack of rain this sea-
Hon aud better growing weather could
not leasouably be expected in any cli-
mate.
The Norman post ollice was a good
long time in getting here but it is ap-
preciated now in every sense of the
word.
The city council meet again Monday
evening and It is presumed several mat-
ters of importance will receive their at-
tention.
Norman, the future county soat of the
Southern Oklahoma country. That's
what people call this thriving town
when they refer to it.
You can't throw a rock at a person here
unless you tackle a building rock. This
portion of the country is prairie and no
stone is in sight.
Visitors to our thrlxing little town
carry away gooil impressions of the town
and country and consequently Its lame
is spreading all the time.
Many of the farmers are preparing to
sow wheat this coining fall and that sta-
ple promises to become a leading crop
in this vicinity in the future.
Our readers are requested to excuse
imperfections tbis week. On account of
haste in issueing this week much good
matter is crowded out until anothor
time.
Tho families of our business men are
coming in town now every day. Resi-
dence buildings are going up at a rapid
rate and an era of progression aud pros-
perity prevails.
Kvery settler lu this community
should subscribe for and read The
Transcript. 1 bey will then be ablo to
keep posted upon wlfat is going on
around them.
Our columns are short on personal
inatters tbis week but hereafter we ex
pect to be around to note every occur
rence of importance in this aud the sur-
rounding vicinities.
With good water, good soil and other
good thiugs too numerous to mention
certainly our people aie to be congratu-
lated because of their good fortune iu
their choice of location.
Norman never was a tent town.
most everybody who came here came
with the intention to stay because
they had interests here and that Is just
what makes us prosper.
The Canadian river bottoms are pro
lifio this season in the way of sand
plums. Thousands ol bushels have al
leady been gathered and thousands
more are on tho bushos now.
The Kansas wheat crop will thresh out
thirty-four millions of bushels according
to the estimate of Secretary Mohier, of
the agricultural board. Tho yield last
year was not half so much.
Town lots hero aro constantly increas-
ing in value and those who desire to ob-
tain a foothold here must get a tnovo up-
on themselves or be left in the rear of
tho procession.
4
Don't be alarmed about not being
able to obtain copies of this paper for
distribution among your friends. Wo
have been ('through the mill" once aud
being forewarned by past experience,we
have made ample provisions to supply
all demands fcr this paper.
A committee of gentleman, consisting
f Messrs. Sargent, Moran, Earl, Clark,
Chester, Reynolds, Rock and Ragsdale,
caino down lrotn (luthrie Thursday af-
ternoon to talk to our people upon the
matter of provisional government, Sev-
oralof them spoke at a meeting held in
the evening and the matter was
thoroughly discussed from all sides.
They left for borne that evening well
pleased with the tesults of their visit
and loud in their praise of our town and
its people.
There will bean old soldier's reunion
at Arkansas City, September 10th, 11th,
12th and 13th. The compositor made a
mistake yesterday in correcting the
proof on this announcement.
They say that fishing ponds aro nu-
merous in the streets of Oklahoma City
and that unless the authorities thore
make an effort to drain the town at
once much sickness 1 bound to occur.
A railroad man remarked to us vostor-
day that the way the cattle men are get-
ing their stock out of the Chorokee strip
he is inclined be of to the opinion that
they intend to clear that land.—Traveler
Tho Oklahoma farmers may not be
able to cause two blades of grass to grow
where but ono k'rew before but they can,
however, cause the many lertile acres
here to produce grain and that will pro
duce prosperity for us al).
There has been an abundance of water
every whore this year. Kansas has been
especially blessed. In some places there
has even been too much rain. It isgraii-
fyiug indeed to hear such roports from
the westorn counties. Tho crops there
will be good this year.
The Pottawatomie and the Shawnee
tribes of Indians aro coming here in
largo numbers to trade. Norman is their
nearest railroad point and our merchants
will in future nave a large trade from
tho rod brethren east of here.
It is the general impression of the
people that t'ie city council should ar-
range for a better water supply in the
town. There is plenty water without a
doubt, but the public wells are n«t nu-
merous enough to supply the popula-
tion.
One of the great needs of the farmers
of our new country is some protection
for their growing crcps. Iu many In-
stances but little crop is planted and the
farmer wants it it for his own use and
not lor tho benefit of his neighbors'
stock.
Enterprise will build a city at this
point aud with the energetic business
men already here and the addition of
those who will in future arrive, Norman
will flonristi lu a maimer wonderful to
bohold.
Hundreds of progressive farmers are
awaiting the upbuilding of this towu
and the large trade that will necessarily
becarriod on here in the near future by
a thriving community will speak vol-
umes in favor of future prosperity for
the peopie here.
The prairies are covered with beauti-
ful blossoming' flowers at this season of
tho year and are an object of attractive
attention to the territory traveler who is
seldom afforded the opportunity to view
such a variety of wild flowers as grow
iu this community.
Parties who have lately visited the
laud office say there is no trouble in fil-
ing uow in one day. The ninety days al-
lowed for tiling upon claims will expire
tho 22d instant and those who have not
yet filed upon their claim had better be
attending to tho matter.
lu the minds of nil fair-minded i**V-
sons there is no doubt but that the reg
istration and protection or building lots
here has proved to be a good thiug for
the towu.In any nuiber of li-stanccs par-
ties have already built or are making
preparations to do so, who nad they
beeu compelled to build at once would
have left the town never to return as in
terested parties.
ljuitea number of persons have lately
visited this seotion in search of desirable
claims, aud those who wish to relinquish
their rights could probably do so iu
short order if they would let the lact
that they wish to sell be knowu.
This community does not sutler for
the lack of vegetables. V any of the set
tiers have line growing gardens aud the
Chickasaw and Pottawattamie farmers
bring iu and tiud ready sale for much
produce from their farms.
The small amount of trouble occa-
sioned here by lot jumping has caused
considerable bad feeling between sever-
al parties each of whom as a matter of
course, considers his opiulon to be cor
rect, It has been fully demonstrated
that the majority or t'lt people believe
and phold the city council In their re-
cent stand for protection according to
the city ordinances, ai. ' tuaf. being the
case, it is to be hoped thrit there will be
no further occasion for any proceedings
similar to those ot last woek.
OR- STEWART ACQUITTED.
Clay Centkr., Kan., July 11.—The trial
or Dr. J. P. Stewart for the killing of J. H,
Wellington, which haa been before the
district court for the past three days, re-
sulted today In acquittal. The jury after
being out less than ten minutes brought
lu a verdict fluding tho defendant not
guilty and completely exonerating him
from any wrong doing whatever for tho
killing of J. B. Wellington. The verdict
Is universally approveu and received in the
:ourt room with cheers. Tho doctor is re-
ceiving the hearty congratulations of hi a
friends.
THROWN DOWN 9TAIRS.
St. JOSBHB. Mo., July 11.—John Mar-
shall, a young man about 25 years of age,
was thrown down a flight of stairs on Ed-
mond street last night aud received injur-
ies that will prove fatal. Marshall wen*
uu stairs and tried to enter the room ot r.
woman named Howell. There was another
party in the room who objected to bis
coming In and made good his objections by
throwing Marshall down stairs, aud when
bo struct: at the bottom ho had a fracture
of the skull and other serious injuries. He
was taken to tho heppital and the young
barber named Gabriel, who ejected him,
was arrested and taken.to jail. Marshall
has never regained nousciousnoss and Is
thought to be dying.
NORTH DAKOTA COMMITTEES.
Bismarck, N. D., July 11.—The stand-
ing committees of the convention were an-
nounced by the president today. There
are twenty-three committees, of which tho'
Demoorats receive tho chairmRnships of
three, that on the judicial department be-
ing under Judgo John E. C'arland, of Bis-
marck; A. F. Appleton, of Crystal Citv,
chairman of tho committee on county and
township organization, while W. E. Pur-
cell will preside over that committee
which has miscellaneous business for its
consideration. The Republicans get,
M.McGINLEY,
^The General Merchants-
-OF-
Norman
Oklahoma
My hstabliBbment is now well Stocked with u new and complete as-
sortment of
artment, executive department, elective
ranohise,education, public inst itutionsand
buildings, public debt and public works,
militia appointments and representatives,
revenue and taxation, municipal corpora-
tions, corporations other than municipal}
schedule, school and nubile lands, ternoer-
nnce. revision and adjustment impeach-
ment and removal from office.
After adopting amotion conferring upon
tlie chairman of the committee ou militia
the title of colonel, the convention ad-
journed until tomorrow afternoon.
Clay Center, Kan., July 11.—The most
terrible acoldent that ever occurred in this
ounty happened today Just before noon.
Tho home of H. II. Olney, a dentist, caught
fire from a gasoline stove. His wife, who
was a most beautiful and estimable young
woman, took their small children to a
place of safety, then returned to try and
save some of the valuables. She went in
and out safely twice, but the third time
she did not return. It is presumed the
smoke and heat overcame her.
When assistance arrived the house
was Isolated. No response could be
gained to their calls and the house was
too far gone to risk an entrance.
"When found the remains seemed to in-
dicate that the unfortunate woman had
sunk forward on her knees aud she clasped
the family bible in her arms. The whole
town is in sorrow and the young husband
is prostrated.
-^General Merchandise*
Furniture, Hardware, Stoves, Harness, Etc. A Fine Stock of Groc-
eries. Canned Goods, Etc. Glass, Tin and Queeusware iu
abundance. Give uie a call when in town.
M, McGINLEY.
South Side East Main Street
Norman, I. T.
A Philosopher: ••In nine cases out oi
ten tho man who abuses the editor or
the paper, is in arrears for his sub-
scription, aud iu the tenth case he does
not take it at all, but borrows it from his
neighbor. Tho kicking never comes
from the man who pays his subscription
in advance/]
There is no longer any complaint
about inadequate freight facilities on the
Santa Fe through the territory. Business
is not so brisk with the company now as
it was some time ago and outside of an
occasional delay that is caused by a
washout, everythingtalong the road
moves with promptness.
We would like to be ablo to give our
readers a comprehensive and accurate
write-up of all the business establish-
ment! in this town but to do eo would
take considerable more time man we
are at present able to devote t« It. We
will,however, in a short time get around
to it, and in a manner that will reflect
to tho credit of our little city.
We note the fact that some very fine
building rock has been brought to town
to be used in foundations for buildings
here. No doubt there are extensive
ledges of stone to be found near here,
and we are or the opinion that tho same
will prove of great value when the de
A DEADLY QUARREL.
Pkeston, Kan., July 11.—At 2 o'clock
this afternoon Thomas Martin and C. M.
Middleton, a well-to-do farmer living two
miles south of here, by whom Martin had
been employed, quarrelled over the owner-
ship of some grapevines that had been
planted jointly, and Middleton is said to
have threatened an assault on Martin with
a monkey wrench aud a long file, but be-
fore he could act Martin had emptied three
barrels of a revolver into him. One builet
passed through his heart, another entered
the right side and the third the hip. Death
was almost immediate. Martin gave him-
self un aud claimed self defense.
JAKE AVOIDS THE AUTHORITIES;
Columbus, Ind., July 11.—Kilraln and
party unexpectedly appeared here late this
afternoon. They came from Sf. Louie to
Seymour over the Ohio & Mississippi rail-
road. At Seymour tho news reached the
party ot Sullivan's arrest. The announce-
ment came unexpectedly and disturbed
Kilrain, who evidently feared that his ar-
rest would soon follow. A conference was
held, resulting in their resolving to leave
the Ohio & Mississippi train and come to
Columbus, and if luuible reach Cincin-
nati by another road a^fnly. Once there
they expressed a feeling thry would Ikj ta-
ken care of by friends. When the party left
the train here they were immediately
recognized and soon a largo crowd sur-
rounded them. They took a hack and were
driven to the Bhsell hotel, where Mitchell
registered for ail. Ho attempted to foil
the people by gMng fictitious names
They were at once shown to their rooms,
Where lvilrain proceeded to take a good
wash.
Whenaskod for an interview Kilrain
said "D-^- the newspapers; they have ruin-
ed mo already." lie was stripped to the
wafcfe and bore marks of the terrible pun-
ishment he Lad received. His body
appeared badly swollen and was
covered with piasters. A big spot on the
right side, which was not oovered, was
jblood red and bloated. His arms were in
shape, He suffered intensely as
>ore assisted him to put on an un-
He could barely stand to have
the collar buttoned. The party ordered
■per but beforo it could be prepared.
Jrphy had stepped out unobserved and
dered a cai rirgo at a neighboring livery
table. In about two hours from the
time of chelr arrival it drove
up to the rear door of the hotel and the
party were hurried into It and driven' off
at a high rate of speed, passing «ut of thel
city and north into the country. It is |
St. James Hotel
WM. GREED, PROPRIETOR
NORMAN, • - - INDIAN TERRITORY,
Good Tables and Accommodations for Commercial Men.
South Side East Main Street, .... Norman, I. T-
J D MAGUIRE,
-DEALER IN
Hardware
and Agricultura
pliments.
Im-
North Side West Main Street,
Norman, I. T.
*J. S. BRISCOE
Livery and Feed Stables.
Oppooite Depot
NORMAN IND. TER.
Good Rigs, Plenty of Feed aud Accommodations For all.
*E. P. WHITE,n-
Norman,
I ndian Territory
Painter, Decorator, Grainer and
PAPER HANGER!
Sign Work a Specialty.
I buy .my material at Wholesale
and can give low prices for any
work in my line.
Anderson & Long
-DEALER IN-
DRY PINE LUMBMR, SASH,
Doors, Blinds, Posts, Screen Doors, Etc.
West Main Street,
norma::, i t
presumed that they wert bound for Shel-
by ville or Edinburgh the flormer being
about thirty miles (llsruit and the latter
twelve miles.
Kilruin and Mitchell have M9A.v friends
, „ . , , , in Shelbyville, and it is thOQght to be
maml lor It grows greater as it probsbiy i their Intention to reach that place, where,
will soon. I thoy will take the Big Four train to CJn
/t'nnati. •
Norman Saddlery.
G. W. Hemley, Proprietor
—aTAKE VOUR#-
Watcljes, Clocks, Jewelry and Sewing Ma-
chines When Needing Repairing to
w. P. NORMAN,
InLarsh & Waggoner Building
Harness, Saddles, Whips, Brushes, Etc., always in Stock.
Repair Work Especially.
SOUTH SIDE GRAY STREET,
West Main Street,
NORMAN, I. T.
Palace Drug Store.
Norman
I. T
Norman,
Indian Territory.
Planters' Hotel
Geo. Blake, Proprietor.
NORMAN,
INDIAN TERR1RORY.
Hall and Adkins, Proprietors. Low Rates. Satisfaction Guaranteed
Opposite the Depot, West Side Railroad Track.
Dealers iu Drugs Medicines, Paints, Oils. Brushes, Toilet Articles,
l ertuiuenes. Soap* aui' F ucy Goods, Fine Cigars. Pie
scrlptions caretully Compounded. Come aud See.
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