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HTSTOmCAT- SOCIETY
The Norman Transcript
VOLUME XXVIII
A LIVE REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER—DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF NORMAN AND CLEVELAND COUNTY.
NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1917
NUMBER 22
Cleveland Co. Development Company.
Statement from the Directors—A Mu-
tual Enterprise Worthy of Your
Earnest Support—What
the Company is doing
and Proposes
to Do.
For the information of every citi-
zen of Norman and Cleveland coun-
ty we submit this article.
As every reader of the Transcript
well knows, there has been and now
is, much interest in the future de-
velopment of either oil or gas in
Cleveland county .
At the present time there is no less
than five locations in this county and
one or two others in the edge of the
adjoining county, and there is actual
drilling on four of these locations
this second chance as nearly as pos- ;
slble.
We have under lease some -four
thousand acres well blocked around j
this location and in as compact a body j
as was possible to get.
We have a small capitalization, only 1
twenty thousand dollars, and should
we find either oil or gas in commer-
cial quantities this stock would show j
enormous profits to the stock holders.
We never expected to drill a test I
well for twenty thousand dollars, but I
we do believe we can buy all the ma- j
terial and will depend on the sale of j
a portion of our acreage to drill the
hole.
We have at this time interested I
some larger companies in buying our j
Every big oil company in Oklahoma j acrea«e' amon« thL'm: The G^y 0il =
has been securing leases in this coun- ' °'' barter Co., The Producers
ty for the past six months and much
Use Your Forgettory
There are great wrongs for which only exposure and
punishment can mete out justice, but it is not the great
wrongs that sap life of all its joys. It is the little, every-
day, thoughtless things that wear on patience and de-
stroy good nature. Put these behind you and forget. When
such thoughts come, think of something good and pleas-
ant quickly. Dwell on fine things and the ugly thoughts
will disappear. Real courtesy, which is kindness, a smile,
a good word spoken in time, a helping hand, will con-
quer more than half the ill feeling any one may have
shown you. Resenting small offenses opens the way to
greater ones. There are those who so entirely forgive
as entirely to forget. These persons make friends of
enemies. They are the peacemakers of a neighborhood.
They follow a course that tends to bring out all that is
good in those with whom they have to do. Forget your
troubles, or, if you must be thinking of them, do not
make a practice of talking them over to everyone and
on all occassions.—Milwaukee Journal.
individual leasing has been done.
This proves to us that the oil peo-
ple have their eyes on Cleveland coun-
ty at this time.
Oil Co. and some smaller ones. Mr. Stevens Suicides
We own and have on our location j
the heaviest derrick <tte could build;' I). M. Stevens, 61, of 514 East Hubert,
have all the necessary fuel, have ten
thousand dollars worth of casing, have
From what information we have at a flrst clasa strlnE of tools and are
hand we have every reason to believe now ,lrillinK at 300 feet with an ei*h-
that these tests will be made to « !teen lnch ho!e. ™k.ng sure of a deep
depth satisfactory to those who are
interested and will test out this coun-
ty in a way that will satisfy the land
owners and general public.
All oil propositions are for profit,
nnd we venture to say that ninety per-
cent for individual profit; that is,
those who have the propositions in
charge will make money irrespective
of what becomes of the small stock-
holder.
Less than a year ago there was a
company organized in this county on
purely a mutual plan; not to make
money for any one individual or set
of individuals, but for the benefit of
every citizen of this community.
The Cleveland County Development
Company is drilling a well for you
and for every other citizen of this
county and this company believes
every man should have an interest in
this test well.
There are two elements of chance
in oil venture. One the general public
lose sight of it altogether, and that
is the most potent one, viz: Does the
money paid in for stock find its way
into the legitimate channel for which
it was intended ?
We have elimiinated this cance en-
tirely. Not a penny goes out of our
treasury only for actual expenses, and
we have a voucher for all bills paid.
Up to a few years ago the average
man did not pin much faith to the
work of the geologists, but facts have
been brought home to the thinking
man and he finds he was mistaken.
Today no well organized oil company
would think of drilling a test well
without first consulting a geologiist.
The Cleveland County Development
Company has gone to the expense of
having two well known geologists
make a location for them, one Dr. M.
G. Mehl of the State University, and
the other Mr. Julius Fohs of Tulsa,
Okla.
These men made the same location
on the same forty acres and show to
us that we bave a well defined anti-
cline or structure. We have eliminated
test.
We have as our superintendent Mr.
J. M. Schafer of Drumright, Okla.,
a man of thirty years experience in
Commits Suicide by Blowing the
Top of His Head Off.
From Tuesday's Daily
Successful
Out of forty applicants for teacher's
certificates, the following eighteen
were successful at the examination
held by County Superintendent Clark
|on August 2, 3 and 4:
D. M. Stevens, aged 61, old settler j pjrst Grade: R. Lewis Barton, New-
and well-to-do citizen, committed sui- aUa> now teaehiinij at New Hope.
cide this morning about 3:10, at his Se(.(m(, (;rade. Mrg D R sto(;ner>
home, No. 514 East Hubert, in the Norman; Blanche Jack, Moore; Bryan
northeast Part of Norman, by blow-' Jennin(?Sj and w. w. Jennings, New-
drilling and when he went on our io- his head off, using a Winchester. ajja. Mary Petty, Noble; Ella Ball,
He is thought to have been mentally Norman; Zella McBride, Moore,
unbalanced, for he was in good cir- j Third Gradp; M
C. Garrison and
cumstances and had little to^ worry ^ Claud Jones, Newalla; Katie Haxel,
and Flora Milani, Noble; Viola Ball,
Work of the Selective Draft Board.
List of Real Soldiers Secured Since
Examination^ Commented—
List of Rejections and
Those Claiming Ex-
emptions.
cation he was so well pleased with
the looks that he took an interest
both in some of our acreage and
stock.
We have a crew of experienced
drillers at work and every man has
told us he wanted some of our stock;
that it looked like an oil field. Mr.
Sehaffer believes in it, the drilling
crew believes in if. Dr. Mehl belle\es
in it.
If we strike oil or gas it means
more to this county, to you and to
every one inte ested, than all others
interests combined. Every man, old
or young, rich or poor, should have
some of this stock.
If you own a farm, it means a big
about. The officers were notified and
a corner's jury summoned by Judge
Grigsby, returned a verdict of suicide.
The jury consisted of W. H. Fleharty,
Dave Ince, John Schader, Chas. Roff,
Levi Wynne and Geo. Johnson.
According to the testimony, Mr.
Stevens has been worrying for some
time, threatening to kill himself and
his wife and little son, and at one
time suggested himself that he be put
in the asylum to keep him from doing
something desperate. This morning
about 3 o'clock he got up from his
bed, and, getting his Winchester, went
increase in its value, if you have a | ou'; hack porch, where, placing
business, it means doubling up of that muzz'e °f the gun against his
business; if you own property in Nor
man, it means an enormous increase
in ,Jts value; if you art a laboring
right temple, pulled the trigger with
his foot and blew the top of his head
off. Brains and blood spattered the
man, it means more work at a better I s'de house, and part of the
wage, in fact, it will be so far reach-; hrain was f°un(' a distance of fifteen
ing that every citizen will feel the j ^eet'
direct effects. i Undertaker Jackson was called and
Our shares are ten dollars each, |took charSe of the body- The funeral
non-assessable and fully paid. You | w'" n°t he held until the children
can buy one share or twenty just as S can he heard from and burial will be
you like, BUT BUY. j in Moore cemetery.
A few shares bought now may mean ' ^r- Stevens owned a fine farm in
a competency for you and your fami-■ the Ten Mile Flat, one worth $12,000
ly the balance of your days. !or $15,000 and had other properties
We invite the closest investigation and money. He leaves a wife, and son
of this proposition and ask every citi- J :lKed 9 years> and a son and daughter
by a former marriage. He was an
honest man, did not owe a cent, and
a large circle of friends sympathize
| with wife and children.
zen to take some of this stock.
Very truly,
WM. SYNNOTT,
CLYDE PICKARD,
S. W. HUTCHINS,
W. L. EAGLETON,
C. P. KLINGLESMITH,
WM. BARR
C. R. LAWRENCE,
J. M. SMITH,
E. K. HIMES,
C. W. HUGHES,
S. K. McCALL
Directors.
Mr. Steven's funeral was held to-
Robert Russell, Doyle Pope and
Blanche Hedley, Norman; Mae Hol-
loway, Lexington; Juanita McBride,
Moore. .
County Superintendent Clark starts
on his visit to the district schools
next week, and will try to put "pep"
into teachers and pupils.
Marie White in Jail
Marie White, who seems to be hav-1
ing a world of trouble, is again in
jail, awaiting bond in the sum of
$1,500 to appear at district court to
answer a charge of keeping a house I
where intoxicating liquors could be
purchased.. She had her preliminary
in county court on Tuesday, and Judge
Burke held her to that amount of
bond. The testimony of several wit-
nesses indicated her guilt, and the
evidence that she got a gallon of
whiskey at Noble consigned to Fanny
Carmen, signing Mrs. Carmen's name
to the express book, was further evi-
dence of her guilt.
—W. C. Weir is in receipt of the
pleasing news that his son Ralph was
made a first lieutenant at Fort Ben
Harrison in Indiana on Wednesday
and will be home on Friday on a ten
days furlough. Ralph is a graduate
of Perdue college in Indiana. Okla-
homa boys seem to be "making good"
wherever located.
—Ora Jackson was here from Dal-
las, Texas, the past few days, visit-
ing his sister, Mrs. John Barbour. He
is stil connected with a high class
lumber firm of Texas and doing well.
—If you have not already invested
in Cleveland County Development
stock, get in quick, for it is going
rapidly. See J. M. Smith, at Vincent
& Muldrow's office. It is still $10 per
.share, and every Norman man should
invest.
University, and he and Mrs. Lindsay
have a world of friends to congratulate
them over the arrival of their first-
born.
Corn Only $1.50
From Tuesday's Daily.
Corn took another slump yesterday,
and Norman dealers were paying on-
ly $1.50 per bushel today and not car-
iing a continental whether they bought
even at that figure, there's no market
for it, they say, neither is there any
market for wheat, and no price is
quoted.
Got Commissions
A Number of Norman Boys Made
Captains and Lieutenants at
Fort Logan H. Root—
Seward Sheldon a
Captain.
Three hundred and five Oklahomans
out of the 521 enrolled at the Fort
day (Tursday) at the First M. E.j Logan H. Root training camp for of-
| Church, with Rev. Pool conducting I ficers, received commissions, which is
; the services. Interment was made at a mighty good showing for our boys
Moore. j The names of the winners were given
out yesterday, and among them were
a number of Norman boys, viz:
Seward Sheldon, son of Mrs. C. D.
Sheldon, was given a commission as
captain in the artillery branch.
Will E. Goe, son of Mr., and Mrs.
B. F. Goe, gets a second lieutenancy
in the regular army.
Will Eagleton, son of Judge and
Mrs. W. L. Eagleton, gets a second
lientenancy in the artillery branch.
Claude McCortney, formerly of
Moore, gets a captaincy, as does also
Senator Ben Franklin of Purcell.
Evan D. Cameron, nephew of W. M.
Newell, is second lieutenant in the
cavalry branch of.the regular army.
Other Normanites were:
Jas. D. Tucker, second lieutenant.
Milton M. Heath, first lieutenant.
Prof. Walter S. Campbell, captain.
Chas. L. Roff, second lieutenant.
Virgil C. Presson, second lieutenant.
Clay W. Armstrong, second lieuten-
ant.
Clifford C. Meyer, second lieuten-
Franklin Items
wm—ammammmmfmm—mmmmmtmmmm—mmtmmtmm Hit' Baptist closed a gOOd meeting
-Roy Carter and Clyde Bogle have I |jer* Sunday- Services were conducted
stands at the big W. O. W. celebration | ,'y „ ,ymer °f Lexl"gton, assisted
at Washington today, and expect to | , y. . CV' ewls Corbett. Mr. Garrett
make a "killing." Randolph Chancellor'1 , L°" £jren<'c ar" we are a" g'ad
is assisting them. : 0 *ear ,that *** Rymer was called
j hack, and wish him success.
—Born: J. L. Lindsay, Jr., son ofj4.Mr\ ' Smith is visitinJT "la-
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Lindsay, of 206' "S "'^0Ur a Illln°is this week.
West Symmes, arrived this morning',S 6 'e an<^ children of
(Thursday, August 16, 1917) aboutla y ls visitin* relations
11 o'clock. All parties doing nicely. „ _
Mr. Lindsay is financial agent of the . . Sa™ Lawson is visiting rela-
tives in Mo.
Rev. Perry was here Monday from
Clear Brook where he is holding a
meeting. He reports his meeting at
Stella fine.
Mrs. Charlie Bonham is visiting her
—The S. D. Morgan new and sec- v,t__ m_„ t> i • ™ ,
. , , i uv u i .... daughter, Mrs. Elnor Pennock in Okla-
ond-hand establishment on West Main | )10ma
got in avery large stockofnew furn- Mr E]mer Smjtherg and ^
l the past week, and it is going Ransas arfl visitjnK relation herp
out about as fast as coming in It is Mrs John Hanipr vis|ted near ste„
becoming recognized that Mr. Morgan |ast weej.
is a .'good man to do^business with,'' ' Master' Cecil Wyett of Norman is
visiting his grandmother, Mrs. Shultz.
Mrs. Stevenson of McClain county
is visiting her daughters, Mrs. Jessie
and Mrs. Carrie Garrett.
Miss Ollie Hames and brother of
conscientious, fair and square in all
his dealings, and giving customers
good goods at the lowest prices.
FARM TO RENT: One and one-half
miles east of Franklin; eighty acres, Denver visited relation here last week.
40 in cultivation; fifteen acres fairly Miss Etta Gill was the guest of
good corn in the field to sell. Apply | Misses Pearl and Orpha Wright Sun-
to S. C. Rogers on Route 4, Norman,! ,
Care Lloyd Freeman. j
Wesley I. Nunn, second lieutenant.
Freeman P. Gait, second lieutenant.
Manford Cox, first lieutenant.
In addition to these, quite a number
of former University students well
known here but recently residing else-
where, secured commissions.
—See J. M. Smith at Vincent& Mul-
drow's office for Cleveland County
Development stock. It is "good stuff"
and will be worth much more than
now. Still $10 per share.
Passed and Accepted
From Wednesday's Daily.
Thos. W. Davis, Noble.
Homer Tefferteller, Noble.
Homer Montgomery, Norman.
Scott H. Kennedy, Norman.
Barney H. Rogers, Newalla.
LeRoy Bruesh, Norman.
Wm. C. Claxton, Norman.
Kyle G. Crawford, Norman.
Ray W. Whitwell, Norman.
Lee Jones, Norman, R 6,
Herman Fortman, Norman.
Jas. E. Hall, Norman,
Mark T. Davis, Norman,
Woodson P. Bryan, Trousdale,
Leslie B. Denison, Lexington.
Marion S. McMurtrey, Norman,
Hugh B. Davis, Norman.
Russell II. McLennan, Moore,
Joe Kossakas, Newalla, R 2,
Vance Trantham, Moore, R 1,
Clarence E. Cox, Norman,
Chas. E. Brockhaus, Noble, R 1,
Davis E. Magers, Noble, R 1,
Geo/W. Merritt, Lexington,
Roy Burkett, Lexington,
Alvin Renner, Norman, R. 5,
Luther E. Castleman, Noble, R. 1,
Robert E. Brown, Noble,
Vergne L. Collings, Norman, R. 1,
Clarence Dossett, Lexington,
Sherman Smith, Norman, R. 3,
Joe Straka, Moore, R. 1,
Ben H. Cooley, Norman,
Daniel Loy Garrett, Norman.
Claude L. Canfield, Norman, R. 5,
Thos. R. Garrett, Tonkawa, Okla.
Garvin T. Ferguson Norman,
Wm. Hunt, Lexington,
Bart Strong, Norman,
John L. Upchurch, Trousdale,
Fisher Armstrong, Lexington, R. 2,
Chas. O. McDniel, Norman, R. 1,
Delbert S. Saxon, Norman.
Malcom C. Oakes, Norman,
Willard Darrow, Norman.
Sam Pogoloff, Oklahoma City,
Clyde W. Sprowls, Noble.
Adam H. Duncan, Lexington,
Theodore Kruse; Noble,
Jos. M. Zonek, Moore,
Soldiers secured today (Thursday)
up to 2 o'clock wrere:
Samuel C. Shar)>, Norman,
Jas. W. Gray, Lexington,
Homer T. Vowell, Norman,
Those rejected because of physical
disability were: Roscoe Prock, Hollis
Jarboe, Chas. M. Harmon, Richard
C. Lawson, Thos. B. Weemer, Richard
W. Hughes.
Those passed and claiming exemp-
tions were: Jet S. Shobert, Lexington;
Clint F. Johnson, Norman; Gordon
Mauldin, Newalla; Marshall Eldridge,
Lexington.
Today's examinations closed out the
first 302 called for examination. To-
morrow will begin examination of
the second call. The board will probab-
ly take up and pass upon claims for
exemption this afternoon.
From Friday's Daily.
Of those examined today the follow-
ing had up to 3 o'clock p. m. made
claim for exemption: Joe Snake, Nor-
man, R 6; Melvin January, Norman,
R2; Thos. J. Hall, Moore; Lawrence
B. Scott, Moore, R3; Nolan J. Gross,
Moore, R. 3; Jas. R. Burt, Trousdale;
Wylie E. Mauldin, Noble.
Those who have failed to appear
for examination on the first three
days were: Ernest W. Tallm&n, Nor-
man; John Motsenbacker, Lexington;
D. Loy Garrett, Norman; Wylie F.
Smith, Lexington; Leslie Salter, Nor-
man, Henry Caldwell, Norman. Thus,
as they are certified as recruits, they
make twenty out of the 92. All of them
are already probably in the army or
navy, but the board has no record of
their enlistment.
ington, R. 3; Thos Townley, Lexing-
ton; Wm. M. Green, Norman; Harley
A. Sullivant, Moore, R. 3; Gustave
Struhal, Oklahoma City, R. 8; Pasco
M. Henderson, Norman, R. 1; Ezra
Sloan, Norman; Fritz Fehrle, New-
alla; Wm. Hughes, Lexington; Allan
Hitchcock, Noble, R. 2; Alonzo E.
Henson, Newalla; Elmer Alexander,
Norman; Leon W. Banning, Norman,
R. 6; Leonard Kimmey, Newalla; They
based their claims upon having wife
and children or dependent relatives.
From Monday's Daily.
Those rejected today \vere W. F.
Holland, C. H. Black, C. E. Bates, Will
I. Graves, Clark Snell, A. F. McNabb
and Ed A. Fischer, all on account of
1 hysical disability.
Those examined and passed bat
claim exemption are: V. W. Whfele.*,
Moore, R. ?; F. L. Walton,Trousdale;
Monroe Co\ Lexington: Geo. W. IVtc-
Danid, Norman, it. 1; John L. Tug-
man, Newalla, R V!; I'.ugh L. Pun",
Lexington: Chas. E. Jlobaugh, Noble;
Goo H. Skinner, V anette; JoV> T.
Coker, Noble, R. 1; Arthur A. Bruesh,
Norman, R. 3; Thos. W. Murray, Nor-
man, R. 1; W. E. Miller, Norman;
Lester L. Payne, Lexington; I. S. Hig-
bee, Lexington; Forrest Park Geyer,
Norman; Wm. Holden, Trousdale. All
claimed exemption because of depen-
dent wife and children or relatives.
Homer C. Helms, reported in Sat-
urday's issue as having made a claim
for exemption, states it was a mistake
that he is ready and willing to go.
However, the records show that his
mother has asked that he be exempted
as she is a widow and dependent upon
him for support.
From Tuesday's Daily
Rejected: Chas. A. Stinson, Jas. H.
Cossay, [yl Linthucum and Henry C.
Stibbens, all on account of physical
disability.
Claimed exemption: Pervy. N. North-
cutt, Andrew Jansing, A. R. Garland,
Albert A. Smith, Artie Ward, Ed.
A. McDaniel, Daniel Gibbs, Delbert
N. O'Haver, Frank T. Spybuek, John
N. Dufrand, Marvin J. Wilcox, Fred
E. Burns.
. From Wednesday's Daily
I Those rejected because of physical
j disability were: Jos. M. George, Jas.
| A. Cable and Theo. Morrison.
Those who claimed exemption were:
| Geo. L. Vanderpool, Norman; Wylie
j E. Miser, Moore, R. 2; Willie H.
! Erdman, Moore, R. 3; Don J. Xewis,
I Lexington; Roger V. Tuckneis, Nor-
j man, R. 3; Emmet G. Dodd, Norman,
R. 3; John M. Hodges, Moore, R. 3;
Frank W. Novak, Oklahoma City, R.
6; Rudolph P. Fitz, Norman; Ben A.
Brawley, Norman, R. 7; Martin Wink-
ler, Norman, R. 3; Lee H. McCoy, Nor-
man; Oscar L. Homer, Noble; Homer
H. McNamee, Norman; Sam C. Lasi-
ter, Lexington; Jas. E. Lessly, Moore;
('has. E. Tarbet, Norman, R. 8; T. C.
Johnson, Lexington; Cash Burnett,
Lexington; all on account of haviing
a wife and children or dependent rela
tives relying upon them for support.
The board has not yet definitely
decided upon any of the exemptions.
They will not, probably, get to any
of them before Saturday.
The following are those who have
passed and made no claim for exemp-
tion up to today. With these 45 and
the 5 today an even 50 soldiers have
been secured or about one out of every
six examined.
From Saturday's Daily.
Those rejected today because of
physical disabilities were: Henry F.
Boyd, Norman, R. 4; Frank C. West,
Norman; Joe Dollies, Martin C. Berry,
Moore; Loney L. Mayfield, Newalla;
Will Weiland, Noble; Jas. Boyd White.
The following made claim for ex-
emption today: Walter Renner, Nor-
man, R. 5; Herbert W. Tuckneis, New-
alla R. 3; Ovid E. Abies, Norman;
Joe Bruhl, Norman, R. 4; Sam D.
Womack, Lexington; Tom White, Nor-
man, R. 6; Homer C. Helms, Nor-
man; Willie Bruce, Moore, R. 3;
Spurgeon Kidd, Lexington; Robert E.
Howard, Moore; Martin Cavence,
Noble, R. 2; Walter Coleman, Lex-
—The will of Chas. E. Paul of near
Moore, disposing of some $40,000
worth of property was offered for
probate in county court today. It is
j understood his sister, Mrs. Earlywine,
is the chief beneficiary.
—Miss Bertha Ford's Insurance:
Bruce Givens, correspondent of the
local lodge of the Brotherhood of
American Yeomen, received a check
a few days ago for $1,498, payable to
Miss Hyla Ford. It was the insurance
upon the life of Miss Bertha Ford,
who committed suicide about May 20th.
1 She and Hyla joined the order some
eighteen months ago, Aid each had
I her policy payable to the other. The
j Yeomen raises no question of liabil-
' ity in the case of suicide after one
year's membership.
—-Emmet McNeal of the Etowah
! neighborhood is in jail awaiting trial
! on the felonious charge of using brass
1 knucks in a fight with young Coffey
! a few days ago. Coffee was pretty
badly ground up.
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