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The Norman Transcript
A LIVE REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER—DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF NORMAN AND CLEVELAND COUNTY.
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VOLUME XXVIII
NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1917.
NUMBER 14.
Red Cross Campaign
l.ooks as if Norman and Cleveland
County Will Oversubscribe Their
Quota—More than $5,000
in Norman.
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Norman and Cleveland
county's contribution to the
Red Cross cause will not be
less than $8,500 and may ex-
ceed that sum. Norman citi-
zens and business men have
contributed nearly $7,000,
which is $2,000 more than was
asked of them. From all over
the country, too comes the
cheering news that the $100,-
000,000 will be oversub
scribed.
Death of Old Settler
Thos. Standifer, Renowned Cleveland
County Man, Passed Away at
His Home Near Noble Last
Monday.
When Lincoln Spoke
Thos. Standifer, one of the very
best known men in Cleveland county,
a thoroughgoing men in all respects,
I and one highly respected and esteem-
[ ed by all, an old Virginia gentleman,
■ lied at liii home nenv Noble last Mon-
day, June 11, 1017, aged more than 85
years. The Noble Sun publishes th1
| following obituary of him:
| Thos. Standifer was born in Lee
I County, Va„ March 27, 1832. Was
married to Elizabeth Peavler, Sep-
tember 2, 1849, at Cumberland Ford,
; Knox County, Kentucky. They moved
J from there to Linn Crtinty, Mo., in
11851, where he joined Company K,
of the Missouri Cavalry in 1861,
where he served two years and re-
ceived an honorable disability dis-
charge.
There were born to them eleven
From Tuesday's Daily
The campaign in Norman and
Cleveland county for subscriptions
to the Red Cross national fund is
progressing very satisfactorily and ! S'r!s antl one boy, of whom eight girls
there will be no trouble raising the jare s'*" livint?: Ruth Lambert, Brown-
quota of $7,000 for the county. An-1 '"£• Mo"> Elizabeth Kennedy, Noble,
nouncement was made last night that j CJkDi.; Katherine Lacount, Mustang,
the first day's canvass among Nor- K^ln.; Moilie Lambert, Brookfield,
man's business men had netted $3,500, | Mo.; Docia Stufflebean, Noble, Okla.;
and tjlis without counting subscrip-1 -Matilda Head, Linneus, Mo.; Clara
tions from the University faculty and ! ®arnes' Anadarko, Okla.; and Zilplia
employes, who are expected to give Cartwright, Wheatland, Okla.
$1,500 more. If this is so, the $5,000 j Ttley nioved to Cleveland Coun'.y,
was raised in one day, and it is j ^k'a* in 1889, where he united with
probable $1,000 more will be sub- the M- E- Church, at Noble, Okla.,
scribed. News from Moore, Lexington,! September 1, 1903. Having been in
Noble and Moore said their quota j !'oor Health for almost four years, he
would be forthcoming. If Norman j departed this life at the home of T. J.
and Cleveland county could send j Stufflebean, at 9:30 o'clock, a. m.,
$10,000 it would certainly be a bright- 1 u,!f: 1^17, at the age of 85 years,
hued feather in her cap,
The meeting in front of the Ma-
sonic Temple last night was inspiring.
L. J. Edwards and his assistants had
fixed up the platform in a most ar-
tistic manner, with Old Glory and
the emblem of the Red Cross as a
background, and a large audience was
present.
One especial appealing feature was I
the seating on the stage of the
mothers of the Norman boys who From Saturday's Daily
have gone to war, a dozen or more The bi(, advertisement
2 months and 15 days. He leaves a
wife, eight daughters and a host of
friends to mourn the loss.
Funeral services were held at the
home of T. J. Stufflebean on Tuesday
afternoon, Rev. A. B. Carson, officia-
ting, after which the remains were
interred in the Noble cemetery.
Never since the memorable day when Abraham Lin-
coln made his celebrated "few appropriate remarks" at
the dedication of the Soldiers National Cemetery at
Gettysburg, in November, 1863, were his utterances more
pregnant with meaning than now. They should sink deep
into the hearts of every American. He said:
"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought
forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in
Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men
am created equal.
"Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing
whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so
dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-
field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of
that field, as a final resting place for those who here
gave their lives that that nation might live. It is alto-
gether fitting and proper that we should do this.
"But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate—we can
not consecrate—we can not hollow—this ground. The
brave men, living and dead, who struggled here have
consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or de-
tract. The world will little note, nor long remember what
we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.
It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the
unfinished work which they who fought here have thus
far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedi-
cated to the great task remaining before us—that from
these honored dead we take increased devotion to that
cause for which they gave the last "full measure of devo-*
' tion—that we here highly resolved that these dead shall
not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall
have a new birth of freedom—and that government of
the people, by the people, for the people, shall not per-
ish from the earth."
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
November 19, 1863.
Obituary
Rucker's Adv.
The passing from our midst of Mrs.
Alice M. Wickizer takes from our
number a talented and consecrated
worker. Nqt only will she be missed
from the church circles, but from the
various organizations of the city of
which she was a member. Mrs. Wick-
izer gave of her life in service, to
varied enterprises. She was one who
sought not her own, but the good of
| others. She is mourned by the entire
town.
Dr. I. N. McCash, President of
. , —„ of the
of the ladies taking these seats of | \y. N. Rucker's store in Thursday's ... ... TT •
honor. Back of them the members of, Transcript attracted a great deal of' 1'"'ips University, paid a most glow-
the local camp of the Boy Scouts ; attention and much favorable com- ' i"* ttn1b?te 4 °her «nd service,
were seated, and made a fine ap- ment. U was artistically displayed,! ?e ha „bee" a Pers°nal,frien<1 of the
. and told the story of the most ex- ?r * pen°t 21 /earus'
I he program was an intere^ing , c.ellent bargains in a logical> straight.!' r. A. L Correy, Secretary of the
one, and that all the audience was from-the-shoulder niflnnor Tiini if : lion, movement among
en rapport with the sentiments ex-. brought results was evidenced
manner. That it
by
the Disciples of Christ, filled the pul-
pressed was evidence by the frequent: the tremendous crowds that crowded 1 ,'it1 Su"day ™orninS for the pastor,
nmilancn fViof vn ir «<* nnd sniti : "Fnr Jl nilflpfpr nf n nan.
applause that met every utterance of ;nt0 Rucker's yesterday and today,
the speakers. I and the great bundles of goods car-
Chairman E. T " "
and said: "For a quarter of a cen-
tury I have known the good and
L. Cralle presided, | rjed out by all of them. "Rucker's
and the first applause of the evening becoming a household word in and
Red Cross Meeting
The committee having in charge
the subscriptions for the Red "Cross
fund are requqested to meet in the
Masonic Temple on Sunday morning,
June 24th, at 9 o'clock at which
time a complete report will be read
by our secretary of the work done.
We hope to have the confmittees
from Noble, Lexington and Moore
with us at this meeting.
If there are those who have been
overlooked by the committee having
charge of this work, they may yet
have opportunity to make their con-
tribution by going to any of the four
banks of Norman, who will gladly
furnish you with a subscription card.
To those who have so generously
subscribed to this fund, the commit-
tees express their thanks.
E. L. CRALLE, Chairman.
ARTHUR WILLIAMS, Secretary.
Something Doing—
Fourth of July
The committees having the Nor-
man Fourth of July celebration in
charge, met again last night, and an-
: nounced the following attractions for
i Tuesday and Wednesday, July 3rd and
■ 4th. They declare there'll be some-
| thing doing every minute of both
j days, and promise a fine cntertain-
! ment and perfect satisfaction to all.
| The following are some of the sure
t things:
J On Tuesday, July 3rjl:
I Automobile parade, with prize of
$10 silver cup for best decorated car.
j Best decorated store show window,
J patriotic colors, $5 cup and big ad-
| vertisement.
[ Athletic contests, foot races, sack
j races, etc., on Main street—with $50
j prizes given.
i Big new corousal, swings, Big Eli
ferris wheel, and ten tent shows-—on
' streets adjacent to Main,
j On evening and night of Tuesday,
July 3rd, all the stdVes will hold open
house.
| On the 4th, at the City Park, big
| barbecue with five big beeves, coffee,
I bread, etc., all Free, will be one of the
I chief attractions.
J Entertainments of all kinds includ-
ing:
Wrestling bcuts between Arthur
Saxon, strong man of Ringling Bros.
Circus and Oscar Dotson, the wrest-
_ ling blacksmith of Chickasha, recog-
nized champion of Oklahoma and
Kansas.
Baseball game in afternoon.
I Band concerts all day and at night,
j Big fireworks display at night. Two
j hundred dollars worth of best pieces.
No "Cheap John" affairs, but a
splendid display of most intricate and
pleasing pieces.
Free ice water, free parkings for
vehicles, free camping grounds, free
shade and lots of it, free everything.
Norman invites the surrounding
country to come to Norman on Tues-
day and Wednesday, July 3rd and
-ith. There will certainly be "some-
thing doing" every minute.
Signal Reserve Corps
Willard Campbell Has Enlistment
Blanks—Norman and Cleveland
County Men Between 18
and 45 Years May
Enlist Here at
Home.
A Fine Spirit
talented woman you all mourn. You
i may not know, but we know that she
came when he announced the most for'man°y miles" around Norman, "7t is ? "fional character. Her counsel
satisfactory result of the first day's being more and more recognized that and, W'8dom ha;. , „ . , . , , v
campaign—$3,500 subscribed, with- j the very best of goods and very best! °Ur natlonaI affairs> and 111 I of Norman's citizens today, which
out counting the University's sub- ^ bar(,ains can be seCured there our intcrnational conventions she has - — -----
scriptions. If vftn u„V4>n,f „f represented her people on the pro-
The Red Cross committees
been given at the ceived the following letter from one
Song—"America."
Invocation—Rev. E. R. Welch.
Quartette—"God Bless Our Boy—
Messrs. Hardie, Hinshaw, Thomas
and Keeble.
Short Talks—Prof. J. S. Buchanan,
Dr. W. W. Phelan and Judge R.
Brett.
Song—"Starspangled Banner."
Benediction—Rev. W. D. Pool.
The talks by Messrs Buchanan,
Phelan and Brett were truly inspir-
ing, bringing forth hearty applause
and much favorable comment. Each
of them was imbued heart and soul
with the importance of their sub-
ject, and told about it in flaming
words of vigor and earnestness.
The meeting was solely for the
purpose of giving our people an un-
derstanding of the work of the Red
Cross and its importance, and certain-
ly all who heard the speakers went
away fully persuaded of the serious-
ness of conditions and that we must
make every effort to do our part.
The singing of the male quartette
is worthy of especial mention. They
sang most feelingly and sympathetic-
ally.
If you haven't already seen one of
j the page ads, phone 43 and have one
sent to you. It will pay you.
Later: The advertisement, with
numerous changes and additions, giv-
ing more rare bargains, appears! , , ,
again in today's issue. It is worthy °n the '°relg" f!eId are. k"0Wn t0 heur
the perusal and consideration of all and re(fved length
these 1 "er counc" anc* prayers. She
Don't Stop
When someone stops advertising,
•Someone stops buying.
When someone stops buying,
Someone stops selling.
When someone stops selling,
Someone stops making.
When someone stops making,
Someone stops earning.
When everyone stops earning,
Everybody stops buying.
Therefore, KEEP GOING.
—Just received a nice line
Earthenware Cooking Vessels
Nolan & Martin's Hardware Store.
acterized her as being among the
I best. She is more than a national
character, for she is an international
character. Many of our missionaries
; was interested in educating a boy in
who wish to save money in
strenuous times. Read it, consider it
—and don't fail to take advantage of I , . , ,
jj. | number with her own family of chil-
j dren. I would not bring my message
i tonight on this great world theme,
There was an excellent Red Cross did I not know, could Mrs. Wickizer
meeting at Noble last night, the speak, she would say, 'Go on with the
high school auditorium being well message that will give to the people
filled. Speeches were made by E. L. | a larger vision of service.'"
Craile, Judge W. L. Eagleton, Judge ]yjrs wickizer has always been in-
Jas. M. Gresham, R. L. Ellinger and terested in the work of' Missions,
others, with music by the male quar- ; she served as state President of the
tette, and an earnest, enthusiastic Woman's Christian Board of Mis-
sentiment aroused for the worthy I sicms> in Iowa> and later in Missourii
cause. Noble will certainly do her ! and last!y in oklahoma. Mrs. Wick-
full duty in the premises and give a izer was able to name the many
liberal donation. missionaries sent out by this board,
j and tell of their work. She kept in
personal touch in a large way with
more than 200 missionaries in the
A Great Success
certainly shojvs the right spirit and
the true thought about this great
work:
Norman, Oklaf., June 20, 1917.
Chairman Red Cross Committee,
Norman, Okla.
Dear Sir: I have not been called
upon by the Red Cross committee,
but, feeling it my duty as well as a
privilege, I want to contribute my
mite along with the other millions in
this very worthy cause, so I am en-
closing my check for $50.00.
Very respectfully,
Let your light shine, too, if you
have been overlooked by the com-
mittee.
Red Cross Rene fit
The S. K. McCall company as will be
noticed by an advertisement in this
issue believes in practical support of
the Red Cross work, and in that line is
going to give five per cent, of the re-
ceipts of its sales all next week
towards this highly important war
measure. The money will be turned
over to the local Red Cross society, to
be expended by them as they see fit
So, if you desire to assist at this
same time for so assisting, this is a
good opportunity—for many great
bargains will be given by the S. K.
McCall company in all classes of
goods.
The local Red Cross will serve re-
freshments at the stove every day the
coming week, .it a nominal figure.
Don't fail to patroni/.e Ihe S. K.
McCdll store during Red Cross week.
By so doing you ,vill '.-e doing a por-
tion of your part towards this grcr.t
work.
Norman and Cleveland county male
citizens between the ages of 18 and
45 years who wish to enlist in the
Signal Enlisted Reserve Corps may
obtain "Application for Enlistment"
blanks from Willard H. (Bill) Camp-
bell, who was recently commissioned
a first lieutenant in the Officers' Re-
serve Corps, Signal Corps Branch.
Enlistments and re-enlistments in the
Enlisted Signal Reserve Corps will be
for the period of the war and when
the emergency ceases all men will be
discharged from service.
Pay for all classes of enlisted men
has been advanced recently. The
grades and monthly pay of enlisted
men of the Signal Reserve Corps are
as follows:
Master signal electrician $81.00
Sergeant, 1st class 51.00
Sergeant 42.00
Corporal 36.00
Horseshoer 38.00
Cool< 38.00
Private, 1st class 33.00
Private 30.00
Reservists are entitled to pay at
the rate of their respective grades in
the Regular Army during active ser-
vice, including the time required for
actual travel from their homes to the
places to which ordered and return to"
their homes.
As there are a number of young
men, of conscription age, in Norman
and Cleveland county who were
formerly members of Field Co. A.,
Signal Corps or Field Co. A., Engi-
neering Corps here at Norman that
would like to get back into service
and who wish to select the branch of
service which they will enter, an op-
portunity will be given them to se-
lect the branch of service they wish
to enter. A number of men from this
community have already taken ad-
vantage of this opportunity and are
now in service. It is generally possible
to obtain a higher rank if attention
can be called to the arm/officers con-
cerning previous experience and
training and by enlisting in the En-
listed Reserve Corps on the official
enlistment blanks it is possible to do
this.
Lieutenant Campbell als'o has en-
listment blanks for the Quarter-
master, Ordnance, Engineer, or Medi-
cal Enlisted Reserve Corps which he
can furnish to those who are inter-
ested in these branches of the service.
Wheat Drops—$1.95
The,Norman dealers are paying
$1.95 for wheat today, and say they
do not know how long they will be
able to pay that much. It started out
at $2.10, then dropped to $2J)5, and
then to $2.00. J. J. Nolan of the Ten-
Mile Flat sold 541 bushels yesterday
to Norman Milling and Grain com-
pany at $2.05. His wheat averaged 14
bushels to the acre.
Fine Enrollment St. Joseph's School
The Benefit Musicale given by the
D. A. R. for the Red Cross Fund on
Flag Day was a success in every way,
$42.50 being contributed that night,
and was given to Mrs. Scroggs to
buy supplies for this Red Cross
chapter to begin work on. Of this
amount $5.00 was presented by the
Coterie, $5.00 by the W. C. T. U., I years Mrs. Wickizer was prominent
$5.00 by the Y. W. C. A. and $5.00 by in the Christian Temperance Union,
the Y. W. C. A. Advisory Board—all i and always with her busy life ready
in memory of Mrs. Wickizer, whose | to share her strength and ability with
life was spent in doing good for i this great movement.
others. Dr. Phelan's address was most | But, aside from her public life for
interesting and patriotic and the two ! which she was so well fitted by
solos were enjoyed by all. A unique 1 preparation, being a graduate with
feature of the occasion was the j high honors, of Drake University, she
marching of the school children and | has always been an inspiration to the
their singing of America before re- young people where she labored,
peating the oath of allegiance.—Re-1 From the students, and from the
porter. I soldier boys who have gone out from
us recently, come words of apprecia-
tion and acknowledgement of her
worth to them. Her passing was un-
expected and came suddenly. She was
born in Iowa, December 23, 1866, and
passed on to the reward awaiting I
her, June 14, 1917. With all her busy 1
life she was an ideal mother and
homekeeper, and delighted most in
her home and family life. Public life
was her for service and not by
foreign field. Her life has always' choice because she loved it most.—
supplemented the work of her hus- j Communicated.
band. For the twenty-seven years of J I
their married life she has filled his j tieautltul Sd'VlCCS
pulpit, and in his absence carried on
hi« work. She was licensed by her
people to do all the work that was in-
volved in the ministry. For some
From Friday's Daily
The funeral services of Mrs. D. A.
Wickizer held at the Christian church
this afternoon were most beautiful,
solemn and impressive, and rendered
in the presence of an audience of the
deceased lady's devoted friends that
completely filled the edifice. The
floral tributes were especially num-
erous and beautiful, and the sermon
of Dr. McCash of Enid a most able
and impressive one. Most touching
and tender tributes were paid to the
lady, and the long line of automo-
biles that accompanied her to the
tomb demonstrated the love and
respect felt for her.
Despite the fact that many young
people were kept from attending col-
lege on account of the war, all sum-
mer session attendance records weie
broken at the University of Oklahoma
with the first week of registration for
the short term, according to an an-
nouncement from registrar. En-
rolment reached 1,156, an increase of
more than 45 per cent over that of
last year.
The r.n'v effect noticed on recount
of the war is the larger proportion of
women. Three hundred and twenty-
eight men are enrolled this yen',
practically no increase over t' e num-
ber last summer. Engineering and
field geology are bei.ig given for the
first time during a summer •ession.
Both are in unusual demand. Ai- oil!
tho3e enrolled in latter conrv is R. II.
Wessel, president of the Oklahoma
Press association, and a number of
prominent attorneys and merchants
of the state.
University authorities declare the
winter enrollment will show an in-
crease over that of last year, rdtl.ough
the increase will doubtless be uch
smaller than those of previous years.
Every effort is being made to n.lapi
the courses to the particula. needs of
the nation in war.
The Sisters will cor/duct a summer
session at St. Joseph's Convent
School, giving Music and Commercial
courses. Apply at once ^it the school
building for terms and particulars.
Splendid service in both departments.
—Sanitary Earthenware Cooking
Vessels. Great deal cheaper than
enamelware. Come and see it.—Nolan
& Martin's Hardware Store.
—Miss Mabel Morgan, daughter
of Rev. and Mrs. R. E. L. Morgan,
who was a student at Phillips Uni-
versity at Enid last term, has re-
turned home. She will enter the
Southern Methodist University at
Dallas next fall.—Ardmorite.
—Rev. A. E. Wardner, formerly
of Norman, was here yesterday from
Oklahoma City, and was pleased with
evidences of Norman's growth and
prosperity. His daughter has become
an Osteopath physician and associated
herself with Dr. Katherine Harris.
She will come to Norman two days
in the week. See card in this issue.
—Sanitary Earthenware Cooking
Vessels. Great deal cheaper than
enamelware. Come and see it.—Nolan
& Martin's Hardware Store.
—Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Carter and
children are here from Shawnee to-
day visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ray Car-
ter of the Carter's Nickle Store. Mrs
Chus. Carter and three children leave
this afternoon on a couple of months'
visit in Michigan.
—Camp stools, cots, etc.—Meyer &
Meyer.
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