The Norman Transcript. (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, March 17, 1899 Page: 1 of 8
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OKLAHOMA CITY'S STORM.
Saturday Morning's Wind Takes the
Form of a Cyclone in Oklahoma
County—Considerable
Damage Done,
I Saturday morning's storm, which was
i only a good ruin in this city and county,
; took the form ot a cyclone in Oklahoma
| county and tore things up generally in '
. j Oklahoma City. Fortunately no !lve9 j
NEW LAWS FOR OKLAHOMA
, ! were lost, which was remarkable, con-
frail* . . ' ,, , .
The Governor Has Signed
Number of Acts.
panies to sell their property and 1 ,
p sidering the buildings blown down and
c i8egj„ , .'destroyed. The Times-Journal's account
By Wails to prevent the spread of J
1 of it is as follows:
THIRTY SIX NEW MEASURES.
The Following List of Acts Passed
by the 6th Legislative Assem-
bly Have Been Filed with
Secretary Jenkins.
hog cholera nnd for forbidding the
J traflicing in animals dying of infectious
diseases.
By Stevens, appropriating $2,000 for
a monument to the memory of Rough
Hiiler Hoy V. Cashion.
By Malley, a fish and game law, per-
mitting game to be sold for home con-
sumption.
By Olmstead, fixing the rate of terri-
torial taxation.
By Olmstead, appropriating the reve-
nues from section 13 among the eduea-
tbe bricks scattered over the boule-
vards.
The west wing of the cotton seed oil
mill was crumbled into brickbats, al-
though the contents—a storage of cot-
ton seed cakes, stood like a wall against
the wind suggesting that the walls
should be rebuilt with oil cakes instead
of bricks.
Mr. llcndrlckson, in Maywood ad-
dition, lost his barn.
Two thousand panes of glass were de-
stroyed at the Oklahoma Floral com-
pany's green house.
Frank Kratliy's -store windows were
smashed.
A large and handsome new residence
belonging to B. B. Pollock, in the Mili-
tary addition, was blown down and the
timbers scattered.
The cotton compress stood tlie storm
The following bills are now laws,
having been signed by the governor [ tional institutions.
and tiled in the office of the secretary; ! By Merten, requiring clerks in cities
By Bellamy, authorizing cities of the | of Hie first class to keep a journal of the
first class to levy taxes for street sprink- j council proceedings.
ling. | By Wood, permitting regular pbysi-
A substitute for a bill by Garrison, cians and the territorial university to
establishing public libraries in public ■ acquire the bodies of paupers for the
schools.
By Winkler, exempting Kingfisher
college from taxation.
Committee on ways and means, re-
lating to county clerk's calendar of
claims.
By Houston separating the judg-
ment and sinking funds ir. cities of the
first class.
By Houston, compensating receivers
and executors for their official bond.
By Garrison changing time when the
terms of office of county treasurer shall
begin.
By Gandy, making the assistants
•qually responsible with the county
superintendent of schools.
By Havens requiring the revenue
from section 13 and 23 to be regularly
- desposited with the territorial treas-
urer.
By Tbacker, validating the change of
v the name ot D county to Dewey county.
By Winkler, substitute regulating the
inspection and sale of oil.
By Brett prescribing the duties of
the county surveyors.
By Biddison fixing the compensation
of stenographers to judges of the su-
preme court
At 4:40 this (Saturday) morning, a
storm of wind from the southwest struck
Oklahoma City with a force that reached
the fury of tornado. The weather
bureau at tills place recorded the
Severe stroke at 4:40 a. nl., and the "ki an Aj.n.
temperature changed almost instantly j
from G3 to 29 degrees. The barometer Death of George Wilson,
had been very low all day and during I DeHtt) removed nnothnr old settler of
the night. The rain fall accompanying j devejan(j county on Sunday, when it I
the wind was .74 of an inch, and it came t(jok ftway >|r G(,0_ VV|lson; for ycar8
in sheets while the storm lasted. one of our best known and most popu-
The rear of the wind was something j ,M men His ailment was pneumonia,
awful to the people who were awake, , accompanje(j with other complications,
and everybody sought places of safety #n(, b„ wag 8ick 0M,y a coup,e „f wetkg
on ground floors, cellars or "caves. ' ] He wa| ln h,8 gixtIe8i lll|(| |iveJ n ,ong
At the first on set the electric wires | an(, eventful ,lfc and WRg mo|, be,oved
were twisted, warped and paralyzed
purpose ot dissection.
By Wood, appropriating $3,000 an
nually for the encampment of the terri-
torial militia.
By Wilkins, fixing the time for list-
ing and assessing property at March
1st.
By Merten. allowing coroner's in-
quests to be held only when the cause
oi death is unknown.
By Sherer, fixing the salary of the
secretary of the park board, in llock
Island township, Grant county at $1.50
per day.
By Merten, legalizing the purchase
of real estate by the 'city of Guthrie.
By Thaeker placing Greer county in
the free range district.
By Bellamy, fees and bonds for ab-
stractors.
By McCredie legalizing the purchase
ofrealCBtate heretofoje made by the
city of Shawnee.
By Gandy defining the duty of
county assessors and providing for com-
pensation for their services.
iiy McCredie care ofhistoiical society
collections.
By Merten to limit tax in Indian
reservations attached for judicial pur-
By McCredie authorizing tbo town of p08es.
Chandler to lew taxes for water work?
purposes.
By Houston, creajing a school dis-
trict out of lands lying in Logan and
Oklahoma counties at Waterloo.
By Clarke empowering parties to
dismiss civil actions without order of
the court.
By Bellamy declaring doga listed for
taxation to be personal property and
the subject of larceny.
By Winkler establishing a Urritorial
board of equalization and prohibiting
the raking or lowering of the aggregate
of the valuations returned t y the dill
erent counties.
By Winkler appropriating $20,000 for
additional buildings at the Agricultuial
and Mechanical college and $10,000 for
similar purposes at Langston.
By McElrath permitting farmer's mu-
tual insurance companies.
By Holiday allowing justices of the
peace to receive more than $3 in a
single case.
By Malley repealing the school insur-
ance law.
By Merten taxing the property of
building and loan associations.
By Jones authorizing railroad cora-
Wk
By Williamson, banks and banking.
By Ballard, to promote and encourage
cotton manufactories.
By Merten, providing that term of
the county superintendents shall begin
on July 1.
By Beid providing for the organisca
so that during the storm and until day-
light Egyptian darkness brooded over
this city, save when the lightning's red
glare flashed through the inky gloom.
At dawn people were seen groping
about in the wreckage, collapsed build- j ^ jeoegge(j
ings, scattered awning3, etc., and many I
frame structures were found to have a
"lean" on them that are free from in-
cumbrance. Considering the severity j
of the storm, Oklahoma City people may
congratulate themselves that they
fared no worse.
Of course it would be impossible to
give a complete list of all minor dam-
ages, but the following will show how
the wind blew:
The smoke stacks at the water-works
pump house were blown down, but
Manager Johnson soon arranged a
blower, so that the system was in work-
ing order early.
The kitchen of the Santa Fe bakery
on California avenue was destroyed.
J. VV. Ozmun's house on Seventh
street was blown down, but the family
of Mr, Story, occupying it, escaped un-
I hurt.
j The colored church on California was
I smashed. The roof was lifted off and
let down 30 feet from the foundation,
the wall splintered and scattered but the
organ and seats remained in their
places.
Mr. Blair's house 011 Noble street was
removed from its foundations.
Mrs. F. E. Smith and Mrs. Harry Mc-
Intyre, living in the same house on
West Main street, peeped out after the
clouds rolled by and saw that the
by those who knew him best.
His funeral was held at the Catholic
church on Tuesday afternoon, conducted
by ltev. Fattier Metier, and a large
congregation of sympathizing friend
gathered to pay their last respects to
and to show their sym-
pathy for the Borrowing wife and child-
ren. The interment took place in the
Catholic cemctery.
Mr. Wilson leaves a wife and six
children. lie was well-to-do, the own-
er of some 320 acres of line land well
m proved, so that the family is in com
fortable circumstance0. . lie was a good
provider, a good citizen, a man who had
the courage of his convictsons and one
who was thoroughly upright and hon-
orable. A good man has gone to his
rest.
DARING ROBBERY.
The Turf Saloon Broken Into and the
Till Robbed.
McCarty & Kennedy's saloon was
broken into sometime on Monday night
or Tuesday morning and the money j
drawer robbed of $13 20 which had]
been left in it over night. How much
whiskey and how many cigars they
took Is not known, nor is it known j
whether or not they played the slot |
machine, i'liey overlooked a gold j
watch and a bag of silver, but will prob-
| ably be back l'or them They t-ecursd en- J
trance by breaking in one of the back j
' windows. There is no clue to them. ]
1 TWENTY-FIVE BAPTIZED.
By Rev. J. B. Boen at the Christian j
Church on Monday Night.
1 Rev.J. B. Boen, who has been hold-
ing a series of revival meetings in this
city for some weeks under the auspices j
of tlie Christian church, closed his
meeting on Monday night, at which
time some twenty-five converts were
baptized In the] new b.iptistry at the
Christian church. The result of tlie
meetings I111? been some sixty acces-
sions to the church and a great revival
among the members,
Kev. Boen is a tine preacher, im-
pressing all who conies under his minis-
try as an earnest christian man.
On Wednesday night a social and re-
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BASINS
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Superior to all others in purity,
richncRH and leavening fttronffth.
Highest Honors, World's Fair
Gold IViedaS, Midwinter Fair
i ceptlon was given at the opera house, j —
*e attended by a large audience. Fine' It "■ '
music was furnishsd by i'rof. Bell's
class and delicate refreshments served
by the young men of the church.
Grapes! Grapes! Grapes!
If you want a few nice vines for an
arbor or the garden, try the celebrated
"Mimson Hybrids." Finest quality;
Best growers. M ili.kb's Vinkyaki>,
Norman, O. T.
Teeth! Teeth!
Only $10 per set, until May 1st.
Teeth F.xtraeted Without l'ain. At
Woriy's Dental rooms over Citizens
Bank. Norman, Oklahoma.
—Buy your coal from the Norman
Milling & Grain Co. Delivered to any
part of the city.
Manager J. W. Wilson, of the
Missouri & Kansas Telephone line, says
the line will be extended from Norman
to Lexington and Purcell. Wires are
also being strung on the connection
north from 1'erry to Arkansas City,
which will give Norman direct connec-
tion with Wichita and Kansas City.
J. A. Hullum, Henry Johnson and
Smith shipped a train load of
cattlu to Kansas Ciiy on Sunday from
Noble. There were fifteen carloads in
the train, of which Mr. Ilullum's shaie
j was six cars, containing 140 head.
| They struck a good market. Mr.
Hullum still has 100 head to murket.
— J. J. Burke, editor of the Trans-
cript, was elected one of Oklahoma's
delegates to the National Editorial As-
sociation at the meeting of Oklahoma's
Press association at Guthrie last l'riday.
It meets at Portland, Ore., on July 1,
2, 3 and 4, 1899, and will be a notable
gathering of the newspaper men of the
country.
COME
tion of public warehouses and for grain kUuljen hft(1 disappeared, together with
inspector. kitchen furniture and clothing. The
By Stevens, the election law. floor of (llu kjtc|ien lodged against a
j neighbor's door, but the clothing went
011 towards old Missouri.
Billy Walker Being Investigated.
A soecial from El Reno to the
special no in jm ivchu >-"> At Judge Stone's residence, and else-
Wicilita Eagle of March 15, says where in the city there was a fill of
Special Agent Jenkins, connected , green onlnge leaves and other semi-
with tlie department of Indiana -j tropical foliage. The leaves were fully
fairs, is paying Major W.I, Wnlki'i j developed and must have traveled on
Indian agent a Anadarko, a \ isii j ^ wing8 0f tl|e wmj f„r nearly a thou-
A number of reports have reached j gnnd mUea
the department reflecting to some ex- | j0jln j{0Uer's carriage shed was
tent upon the conduct of affairs at j Uown jown an(1 some ot the vehicles
the Kiowa and Commancbe agency, , ,njuredi
and Mr. Jenkins has been oideied ; 1)irQ q g Russell was un-
there to investigate as to their truth j roofed_
or falsity,1 j 'i'iie barn at 428 Choctaw avenue was
destroyed.
The north end of Mrs. Hamilton'
two-story house on Grand avenue was
Do you owe Thr Transckipt on
subscription? The thing to do —the
real righteous act — will be to come in
and see us.
THE IMMENSE STOCK OF
Don't Be Puzzled
About Where
and Cheapest
to Buy the Best
Groceries. V V
The PALACE GROCERY is the
Place, in Opera House Block.
0al] There, gee (}oodp, Qzi price?.
They carry the largest and tinest stock of Staple and
Fancy Groceries in the city, and you can always find
just what you want
An Elegant line of China, Queensware, Glassware,
Woodenware, Crocks, etc.-linest lino in Southern
Oklahoma
Highest Market Price
J. A MILLER, Proprietor.
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caved in.
Three families occupying rooms in a
two story frame on West Main street
passed through a collapse and crash un-
hurt.
The residence of Charles Anderson
on Washington avenue was removed
from its founadtion.
At 120 Choctaw avenue a machine
shop was blown down.
On the south side of extreme West
Main street three barns were lifted and
scattered, but the horses were not in-
jured.
The Frisco round house was unroofed,
as was also the big water tank.
The electrie light plant was unroofed
and the walls damaged.
The canning factory warehouse was
smashed to a wreck.
On oast Second street Allison's and
Abernathy's barns were destroyed.
The vinegar factory, on tlie Choctaw
railroad was completely demolished,
A box car on the track there was pro-
pelled by the wind and traveled east-
ward rapidly, frightening a hobo cc-
cupanr out of his wits.
The California hotel, on California
avenue, a long symmetrical building,]
was swayed and poised 011 an angle
lik« the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
M uy chimneyj were blown down and 1
Spring aJjd Siiipiper Goods
We have Just opened and now have on
sale at our store- This is the most com-
plete line of seasonable goods ever
shown in Norman. Absolutely
EVERTHING NEW in DRESS GOODS
White and figured Piques, Satin Cord Novelties, Potig'ee Suitings
Delpbia Madras. Everything in Gingham from 5c to 40 cts. per
yard. All the latest most up-to-date styles in White Goods, ^ilk
Mull's, Lawn, Swiss and in fact everything from 5c lawns to
Organdies at #1.00 per yard
WE HA VE ALL THE LATEST NOVELTIES IN
Lacesj Eipbroideries and
Pp-ESS TriijiipiijgsM
Ladies, Call in and see those new style Ties, Collarettes and Fischue s,
Thing's out. Our line of Silk Shirt Waist patterns are unequal*
derwear and Fancy Hoiscry we have the largest line in town.
In fact we are headquarters for ladies wearing apparel and
CLOTHIKTG
for Spring and Summer, we can suit you in price
A Full line of Gents Ties; Collars and Underwear. Also a line of
Gents fine hand made shoes in Black, Chocolate and 1 an
Furnishing Goods, lints nncl Caps.
Enough of them to Supply all that come.
Come in and examine our new goods whether you wish to buy or not Respectfully.
he Swellest
And in Ladies Un-
See our silk Parasols
urnishings this season.
and fit.
RUSSELL & CO
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„.Bimiins ot eanh
year to report upon the private ...a
of the families under hla care.
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Burke, J. J. The Norman Transcript. (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, March 17, 1899, newspaper, March 17, 1899; Norman, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc137451/m1/1/: accessed May 27, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.