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The Norman Transcript.
VOL. 1.
NORMAN. INDIAN TERRITORY, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1890.
NO. 16.
CITY DIRECTORY.
Major D. W. Marquart.
' (M. McGlnley,
_ .. I P. Adkins,
Ouncilmen ' j A HeMer|
(.W. U. Mills.
Clerk J.E.Gripsby.
Treasurer • J';
Enflneor E. W. Wlgifltui.
Marshal .1. ti. Viti-num,
l'OaTOFFKK 1)1 UKCTOlt Y.
Malls North 12:2(1 p. m.
Mails South 4:85 p. m.
Office openB 7:80. Closes 8 p. m.
Open Sunday from 11:30 ti. m. to 1:00
p. m., ami from 4::l(l to p. m.
Mails close :M) minutes before departure
of train. 1). W. Mamjuakt, i>. m.
ciirnciiKH.
IRESBYTF.RIAN, MEET AT ODD
"" " 'V Sabbath at 11
a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sabbath School
Fellows Hall every
„ and 7:30 p. m. Si.
Bt 10 a. m. Service of song 7 p. m.
Rev. C. C. hkmhree, Pastor.
TIIE SOCIETIES.
T o.o.f. LODGE MEET EVERY
J- Thursday night at their Hall.
Any one holding a visiting card io
dially invited to attend.
G. W. wlesehann, N. O.
D. L. Larsh, Secretary.
NORMAN
AND FUTURE PROSPERITY.
Albert carter i ost g a r.
No. 4H6, Norman, I. t. Regular
meetings on Saturdays at 2 o clock p.
before the 2nd and 4th Sundays of
each month.
8. G. bundy,
Commander.
T. R. COOK,
Adjutant.
Victory Will be Ours and an All
Important Subject will be
Settled in our Favor.
Grand Work Done by Congressmen
In Favor of Norman and
Southern Oklahoma.
Norman Will ije A County Seat
And have A District Court.
A. T. & N. F. TIME TABLE.
west bound.
Oklahoma Express 4:5.5 p. m.
Ijocal Freight 4:10 p. m.
Through Freight 7.02 a. m.
east dound.
Passenger HI'
Local Freight £50 a. m.
Through Freight 0.20 p. m.
A. Kingkade, Agent.
Hu&kah! for Norman.
Oar watchword is progression.
What's the matter with Norman
bow?
Norman's growth i* healthy and
substantial.
Winter will soon be gone but
Norman's boom is only beginning.
Norman is coming to the front in
the proper manner and at a rapid
rate.
Oklahoma s needs are numerous
and we must have territorial legisla-
tion to make us happy.
Norman real estate is a good thing
to have at the present anil it will be
better yet in the future.
Norman is right along with the
band wagon in the procession of ad-
vancement in Oklahoma.
Tiik Chickasaw and Choctaw In-
dians will be visited by the Cherokee
commissioners next month.
Let all join hands in unity now
and Norman's prosperity will be
greater and forever assured.
Norman is doing well and the pros-
pects are that it will do much better
in the near f uture. So mote it be.
The Oklahoma ice crop is a failure
but that fact won't prevent the set-
tlers from raising good summer crops.
The settlers are bus) just now but
it is safe to say that they will take
time to attend the herd law meetings
to-day.
Why can't Norman fall in line
with many other cities and have an
Arbor Day? It would be a benefit
in many respects.
Tii* Guthrie Capital is authority
for the statement that but four towns
and cities in Oklahoma are free of
contest The statement is probably
true and Norman is certainly one of
the cities that is free, a fact that the
Capital overlooked in its enumera-
tion.
The farmers will settle the ques-
tion of free range or a herd law as
soon as possible and as they think
toest. It is a question of vital im-
portance with them and it is to be
hoped will be settled to the
tage of the greatest number.
advan-
Tiie herd law question is becom
ing a matter of much interest through-
out the entire country. In almost
every vicinity the farmers are hold
ing meetings to determine upon some
practical plan of action to restrain
stock and give the poor settler who
cannot afford to fence at the present
time, a chance to raise a crop the
coming summer. It has been the
hope of ever}- settler that congress
would afford relief by granting us
territorial legislation but it now looks
as though it will be some time yet
before we get it and the people will
have to do the best they can for self
protection until that time arrives.
The Transcript presents herewith
in brief, intelligible shape, a strong
array of facts demonstrative of all
that is claimed at the present time
that will tend to contribute to the fu-
ture success of not only Norman but
the entire country contiguous to it.
To the prompt and unfaltering efforts
of several of the enterprising business
men of this city, is due the credit of
gaining the active co-operation of
friends in congress whose timely aid
now gives promise of prosperity and
the up-building of a magnificent city
at this point
Norman, as is well known in Okla-
homa, is on account of its very excell-
ent location in the midst of a fertile,
expansive and well settled portion of
country, a prosperous city, so situa-
ted that it must of necessity be the
county seat of the extreme southern
portion of the Oklahoma Territory.
Mercenary opposition from surround-
ing towns has been brought to bear
to destroy Norman's commercial in-
terests and influence but by the zeal
and ability of the energetic workers
here and the vigilance and labors of
our gallant champions in Washington,
we are now in a fair way to reap the
full realization of our hopes and ex-
pectations in a manner by which we
can claim in the future as well as in
the past, by the presentation of con-
vincing and indisputable facts, that
in Norman we have to our credit and
honor, the best city in southern Okla-
homa.
Sometime ago when there was a
probability of the early passage of
the Springer bill through cougress,
correspondence was established be-
tween parties interested in the wel-
fare of our city and several of the
members of both houses of congress
looking to the establishment of Nor-
man as a county seat for the south-
ern portion of Oklahoma. It will be
remembered that the Springer bill
divided the Oklahoma lands into
four districts or counties, with coun-
ty seats at Kingfisher, Guthrie, Okla-
homa City, and at Ileno, thus
leaving the lower portion of southern
Oklahoma without a county seat
nearer than Oklahoma City, a dis-
tance of upwards of forty miles from
the extreme southern point As the
result of hard labor in behalf of Nor-
man's interests by those who had
the matter in hand, upon motion of
Hon. B. W. Perkins, the Springer
Oklahoma bill was so amended as to
create a fifth county with Norman as
the county seat, a>z the following ex-
tract from a tatter from Mr. Perkins
to Mayor Marquart will show:
"I shall do all in my power to
secure for the people of Oklahoma a
territorial goverment, and yesterday
in committee, upon my
Smith, of Illinois, Springer, Kilgore
and Mansur, have this day unani-
mously agreed to recommend the
creation of an additional county in
Oklahoma, with county seat at Nor-
man. I am Very Truly Yours,
Wm. M. Springer.
The Springer bill failing to pass,
the house committee began the work
of drawing up a new bill, the text of
which is given in the following dis-
patch from Washington on February
1st:
Washington, Feb. 1.—The house
committee on the territorial govern-
ment met to day and considered the bill
providing territorial government for
Oklahoma. The committee finished
the consideration of the bill. A sub-
committee, consisting of Messrs
Struble, Springer and Perkins, was
then appointed to draw up a report
on the bill and present it to the full
committee on next Monday. As fi-
nally agreed upon the bill establishes
district courts in the proposed terri-
ritory at the following places: Guth-
rie, Oklahoma City, Kingfisher. Ed-
mond and at a place in the southwest-
ern part of the territory to be hereaf-
ter designated by the governor.
It was apparent upon the receipt
of this news that Norman was likely
to be left out in the cold entirely, a
probability that our energetic people
did not relish nor propose to endure
if possible to avoid it aud a commit-
tee composed of several of our lead-
ing buoin«'ss men sent the following
dispatches by wire to Washington to
again remind our friends there that
Norman must not be overlooked in
the allotment of court and county
seat favors:
Norman, I. T., Feb., 3, 1890.
Hon. E. 11. Conger,
Care uf House of Representatives, Wash-
ington, D. C.
By late dispatches we find the Ok
lahoma bill provides District courts
at Guthrie, Edmond and Oklahoma
City, only fifteen miles distant from
each other, while the distance from
)klahoma City to the extreme south
ern boundary, is forty miles with
Norman in the center with a popula-
tion of about 1,500. Will you kindly
call on the Sub-Committee and urge
that the bill be so amended us to give
us a court at Norman.
D. W. Marquart, Mayor.
Goipmercia! Paijk
J. 51. RAGSDALE, President.
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Norman, I. T. Feb., 3, 1890.
Misbrs. J. S. Struble, W. M.
Springer and B. W. Perkins,
Washington, 1). C.
Care of House of Representatives.
We understand courts are to be es-
tablished at Guthrie, Edmond and
Oklahoma City, three towns only fif-
teen miles distant from each other
while from Oklahoma City to the
southern boundary, a distance of
forty miles, no court seems to be
provided for. This portion of the
Territory has the four towns of Nor-
man, Lexington, Moore and Noble,
and is certainly entitled to a court
south of Oklahoma City. Norman
being centrally located and a town of
importance commercially, jus well as
in size and number of inhabitants,
we would respectfully request that
you endeavor to incorporate in the
bill now under consideration a pro-
vision by which a court shall be es-
tablished at this point
1). W. Marquart,
Chairman Committee.
On the 4th, instant the following
lispatches from friends in Washing
ton, came in answer to those sent out
from this city the previous day the
first being from Hon. J. S. Struble,
the chairman of the committee on ter-
ritories, the next from Hon. B. W.
Perkins and the other from Captain
W. L. Couch, all of which conclusiv-
ly prove that the labor given to ad-
vance the interests of Norman has
not been wasted but will probably re-
dound to the future interests of this
entire community:
Washington, D. C., Feb., 4, 1890.
D. W. Marquart,
Norman, I. T.
Norman and all other county seats,
will have courts. The bill has been
agreed upon by the committee.
j. S. Struble.
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