The Norman Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 28, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 30, 1917 Page: 3 of 12
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Chesterfield
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
GARETTES
of IMPORTED and DOMESTIC
tobaccos — Blended
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"Satisfy?" Yes!
Yet, they're Mild!
Sure as you're a foot high.
Sounds strange, because you
never before smoked a mild
cigarette that did that.
Yes, Chesterfields "reach
home," they let you know you
are smoking—they "Satisfy"!
Still, they're Mild!
A new blend of pure, natu-
ral Imported and Domestic
tobaccos—that's the answer.
And the blend can't be copied.
Make Chesterfields your
next buy.
ijiU•* (V,
Wrapped in glassine paper
~ keeps them fresh.
20 for lO^
Jl They Satisfy!-- /
cmc{ yett/icy'su, MucC'
Tragedy Recalled
It is recalled that the road on
which Grover Fulkerson was killed,
and within a few hundred yards of
the scene of that killing, Ed Gree-,-
haw met his death at the hands of
Geo. Wolf some years ago. Wolf was
convicted and sentenced to eighteen
years, but was afterwards paroled
and is now at home. He claimed self
defense. Greenhaw was a well known
A Tribute
I From Monday's Daily.
j —Miss Mary Burke went to Taylor,
j Texas last night, to visit her grand-1
j father and other relatives a week or j
two.
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—Mr. and Mrs. Ralph C. Hardie
| were visitors in Purcell today.
—Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ripley are at
Sulphur, Okla., for a couple of weeks'
outing.
—Dr. D. R. Boyd is expected to ar-
rive from Albuquerque, N. M., Satur-
day, to look after his property inter-
ests here and visit friends.
—Ben H. Cooley, who has been
making his home with Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Martin, left last night for Fort
Worth, to visit his mother preparatory
to going into the army.
—Mrs. Josephine Scruggs and
daughters, Gladys and Dickey, are
home from their vacation. Mrs.
Scruggs spent the most of it in a
St. Joseph, Mo., hospital, recovering
from an accident in which she receiv-
ed a broken limb. She is much better
now and in a fair way to recovery.
—Gone to Market: R. C. Berry de-
parted last night for St. Louis and
other points in the east to look over
the latest styles being offered for fall
and winter. With the improvements
made in the dry goods department
of his store, giving him more spat^,
Mr. Berry has gone to market with
the idea of securing a sufficient
amount of goods to fill up that space
and give the people of Norman a
much larger variety to pick from.
Perfect
Coffee
at the
Turn of
the Switch
^7-
UNIVERSAL Coffee
Percolators have always been
recognized as the only Perco-
lators that make a perfect cup
of coffee, none of the bitter
tannin being extracted, nor
any of its aroma being lost in
steam, for the coffee is made
before the Water boils.
(UNIVERSAL!
Coffee Percolators
ELECTRIC
are connected by a cord to the nearest lamp socket
and operated by the turn of the switch.
The UNIVERSAL Percolator, Eltctric, circulates
six to ten times more water than any other percolator,
the goodness of the coffee is developed in proportion.
Coffee Pot Style, 6 cups, $8.25, and Urn Style, 6
cups, $10.00. Other sizes in proportion.
The heating unit is guaranteed for five years.
This is hut one of many UNIVERSAL Home Needs, Elec-
tric—others being, Tea Hall Teapots, and Samovars, Chafing
Dishes, Toasters, Sad Irons and Stoves.
McELDOWNEY & SONS
DEALERS
OKLAHOMA G. & E. CO.
Bode-Berry
The marriage of Mr. Henry Bode
and Miss Alpha Berry was solemnized
at the rectory of St. Joseph's church
on Wednesday morranp, August "2,
°I7, with Rev. Monsignor Metter the protection of those who stay at
While we are honoring the men
who are leaving for war and who may
be called upon to make the supreme
sacrifice for their country and for
—Back Home: Fred Reed and fami-
ly, L. A. Turley and Fred Holmberg
returned to Norman Saturday from
a ten days vacation at Medicine Park.
They all report having a good time,
with plenty of fish running to tempt
the followers of Isaak Walton. Good
catches were plentiful, but none would
commit themselves on any specific
"story." "Just had plenty of fisher
man's luck," is the way they de
scribe their part of the fun.
—Wholesale t'ardons: During Aug
ust, Gov. Jas. E. Ferguson of Texas
turned 141 convicts loose on the peo-
ple of Texas, a number of them be-
ing criminals convicted of grave
crimes and sentenced to long terms.
Ferguson was suspended from office
on Friday, and just before his sus-
pension pardoned a life-term convict
| and a number of others. Texas don't
I know what to make of Ferguson, but
many think he should himself be in
| the penitentiary—or insane asylum.
\ —Roy Balyeat Complimented: It
I is evident our young fellow-towns-
[ rpan, Roy H. Balyeat, son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. L. Balyeat, is well thought
of in naval circles. He is now at Port
Arthur, Texas, where he is "Chief
Electrician Radio, U. S. N." He writes
that he qualified for a commission
with the aviation corps, but when he
endeavored to get the endorsement of
his commander, the Commandant
telegraphed the department: "Appli-
cant is. indispensable to our radio
work, being exceptionally well quali-
fied." Coming from such a high
source, Roy feels greatly gratified
■at the compliment, even if it does
cbqflict somewhat with his personal
amblSons.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
From Monday's Daily.
— Mrs. Fred Holmberg and son re-
turned this morning from their sum-
mer vacation, spent with her parents
at Essex, Iowa.
Beating Back
According to the Oklahoman,
"Beating Back," the moving picture
protraying A1 Jenning's career, was
the cause of the killing of Sheriff Geo.
Arnold at Chandler a day or two ago.
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Eskew of According to thte story, Willie O'Con-
Tishomingo, are visiting Mr. and Mrs., nell, 23, and Louis Barnard, 16, went
J. L. Goodrich. Mr. Eskew is connect- to see "Beating Back," and the same
ed with the telephone company at j night broke into a mercantile estab-
Tishomingo and doing well. | lishment and robbed it. When Arnold
* went to arrest them, they resisted
— Lieut. Will E. Goe packed his ami s),ot him to death. The boys told
kit yesterday and started for El Paso, the officers: "'Beating Back' is a
Texas. He has been assigned to tl
34th Regiment, U. S. Infantry.
e I great picture, ain't it?"
officiating, in the presence of a few
intimate friends. The happy couple
will reside in Oklahoma City, the
groom being connected wit the Ok-
lahoma Street Railway company. He
liveryman of Norman, and the killing | is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Bode,
occurred about 9 o'clock at night.
(First Published, August 16, 1917-3t)
home, the women of Cleveland county
wish to pay a tribute of gratitude to
the man who has made this same sac-
rifice, equally for our protection,
while performing his duty here at
home.
Laws ate necessary to make this the
safest and best country in the world
for women and. children, and any
ORDER FOR HEARING PETITION
TO SELL REAL ESTATE
State of Oklahoma, Cleveland Coun-
ty, ss.
IN THE COUNTY COURT SITTING
AT NORMAN, OKLA.
In the matter of the estate of J. W.
Williams, Deceased.
Case No. 437
The Petition of John T. Williams,
Administrator of the estate of J. W.
Williams, Deceased, having been pre-
sented to this court, praying that an
ORDER be made authorizing said Pe-
titioner to sell the real estate de-
scribed in said Petition as the Court
shall adjudge necessry and beneficia'
at private sale, for the reasons stated
in said Petition.
IT IS ORDERED by the Court, that
Monday, the 3rd day of Sept., 1917
at 10 o'clock a. m., at the Court room
of said Court in Norman, be and the
same are hereby appointed as the
time and place when all persons in-
terested in the estate of said De
ceased, are directed and required to
appear before said Court to show
cause why an ORDER should not be
granted to said Petitioner to sell so
much of the Real Estate of said De-
cedent as is necessary in said Peti-
tion stated.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said Court, this 16th day of August,
1917.
(SEAL) GO. C. BURKE,
DUDLEY & HARDIE, County Judge.
Attorneys for Administrator.
—Don't fail to see the new fall
Dress Goods at Morrison-Whitwells.
First Publication August 2, 1917.
.. VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION
is a fine young man, industrious and
young lady, daughter of Mrs. An-
drew Berry, and many friends wish
them a long and happy married life, officer whose life is lost in the en-
— jforcement of those laws makes a
sacrifice for the sake of each of us.
All who have lived in "wide-open"
towns and who have seen the trouble
Cleveland caused there by drink, need only to
contrast such placs with the security
felt in living in Norman to realize
what a debt of gratitude we all owe
to the officers who make our lives
so secure,
The women of Cleveland county
wish to show this gratitude to Mr.
Fulkerson, who lost his life, not at
the hands of men who were fighting
—Dr. D. W. Griffin is in receipt of
news that his brother "Sharrk," well
known here, has been commissioned
a first lieutenant of Engineers in the
regular army, and has reported for
service at Washington, D. C. Those
of us who remember Mr. Griffin are
sure he will make an efficient officer.
.—Mrs. N. P. Morris is here from
Henryetta, Okla., visiting Mrs. M. C.
Woods, and the two ladies left today
for Marlow and Comanche, Okla., to
visit relatives a few days.
—Austin Lee of Tulsa, an old
friend of Joseph Nelson, stopped
over in Norman this morning for a
short visit. Mr. Lee is on his way to
various points in Texas.
—Mrs. W. Deitz has as her guests
her sister, Mrs. F. D. Fox of Kansas
City, and daughters Miss Helen Fox,
and Mrs. Joe Lavin of Ogden, Utah.
Are you holding your wheat?
Is it insured? We write
grain insurance by the month or
year.
McDaniel & Mathews
Deputy Sheriff
H. L. Sadler acted as deputy sheriff"
a few days since the death of Mr.
Fulkerson, and there is talk that he
will be offered the position of chief
deputy. Other names mentioned in
connection with the position are Will
Jennings, L. P. Barker and Ed. Mays.
Sheriff Wheelis tells the Transcript
that he has as yet gien no thought
to the matter.
(First Publication ug. 8, 1917—5t)
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ES-
TATE IN PARTITION
PROCEEDINGS
Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance of an order and decree of the
, District Court of Cleveland County,
i State of Oklahoma, made and entered
—Mrs. Clyde Pickard, Mrs. E. J.
Osterhaus and Miss Anna Kapellar
returned yesterday under the escort
of Clyde Pickard and E. J. Oster- j „n ju|y 2, 1917, in an action wherein
haus, from their short sojourn at Sul-]Mary E. Gill (formerly Patterson),
phur Springs, the men going down I and Alonzo Owen Patterson, Alfonso
on the morning train an.l acting as | £rank Patters°n^on^ari«vi^IZa^at,h
, ,, 1 Patterson, and Venice Vivian rat-
pilots of Mr. Pickard s auto 011 the j tersonj minors, by their mother and
trip home. guardian, Mary E. Gill (formerly Pat-
terson), were plaintiffs, and Earl C.
—J. M. Schatfer, superintendent Patterson, Florence P. Alsup (nee
. ~ . r> i„„ I Patterson), Neva E. Mayfield (nee
of the Cleveland County Develop- Patterson) and Eva Adell O'Keefe,
In fhe Dictrict Court of
County, State of Oklahoma.
In the Matter of the Application of
the Lexington Warehouse Com-
pany, a cotporation, of Lexington,
Oklahoma for Voluntary Dissolu-
tion. No. 4878.
NOTICE is hereby given that on
July 30, 1917, the Lexington Ware-
house Company, a corporation, of
Lexington, Oklahoma, filed its Ver-
ified application in the District
Court of Cleveland County, Oklaho-,. .
ma, praying for an order dissolving for their country and all they hold
said corporation, and that the under- dear, but whose life was taken by
signed, as the clerk of said court, is, one of the lowest types of criminals,
ordered and directed by the Judge of , an(| th extend their heartfelt .
said court, to give forty days notice | /
to all persons interested in said cor- Pathy to his wife and relatives 111
poration of the filing of said applica-! their gr£at bereavement.
COMMITTEE
—Fred Andrews and Raymond
Goodrich got away last night for San
Antonio, Texas, where they will re-
port at Fort Sam Houston for serv-
ice in the regular army signal corp.
Both fine young men and they take
with them the best wishes of many
friends.
ment Company, returned from Drum
right on Sunday and will now be con-
tinuously "on the job" until the drill-
ing is complete. He is still most opti-
mistic about getting something good
in the way of oil or gas.
—New silks, satins, serges, in fact
every filing new in dress goods at
Morrison-Whitwells.
—Mr. Tony Nolan, of the firm of
Nolan & Martin, who was called to
Wichita on Thursday by news of the
serious illness of his brother, County
Treasurer Sam Nolan, returned yes-
terday with the cheering news that
his brother had recovered sufficiently
to be moved to an eastern hospital
where he can rest up and recuperate.
His ailment was principally nervous
prostration brought on by too close
application to business. Seems as if
the human frame and nerves will
stand just so much and then they go
to pieces. The Transcript trusts Mr.
Nolan will soon completely recover.
Notice to Farmers
tion, during which time any and all j
persons interested in said corporation
may file written objections to the
dissolution thereof; said objections
may be filed at any time within forty
days from the first publication of this
notice. !
WITNESS my hand and the seal of I Be sure and get one of the Cotton
this court this the 30th day of July, Pickers Account Books that are be-
JIM STOOGNER, ' ing ^iven away by the First National
Court Clerk, Cleveland County, Okla. j Bank, as the book is especially ruled
Shartel, Dudley & Shartel, Attorneys j and enables you to keep a complete
for Applicant. record of all hands at work and the
' handliing of the entire crop. Get one
—Don't fail to see fhe new fair the next time you are in town as it
Dress Goods at Morrison-Whitwells. ; is FREE for the asking.
—J. A. Hullum was here from Ok-
lahoma City today and invested in a
goodly block of the Cleveland Coun-
ty Development Company's stock. Mr.
Hullum is regarded as one of the
most conservative investors in the
state and that he is taking stock in
our home company indicates he be-
lieves It is a "good shot." J
—Marie White Out Again: Marie
White, over whose activities there
has been much controversy, is out of
jail again. She was released late Fri-
day night, and took the train for her
home in Purcell, accompanied by her
father. She gave bond for her appear-
ance to answer to the charge of vio-
lating the prohibitory law. Her part-
(nee Patterson), were defendants, be-
ing ease No. 4789, commanding me
to sell, at public sale, for cash, to the
highest and best bidder, in the same
manner as in sales of real estate on
execution, the following described
real estate and premises, to-wit:
Description Appraised Value
Tract One
The North West Quarter
of section 31, Township
10 north of range 1 west
of the I. M„ Cleveland
County, Oklahoma, $7500.00,
subject to the homestead right of the
plaintiff, Mary E. Gill (formerly Pat-
terson), therein.
Tract Two
The South West Quarter
of section 20, township
10 north of range 1 west
of the I. M., Cleveland
County, Oklahoma, $1280.00
Tract Three
The North West Quarter
of section 29, township
10 north of range 1 west
of the I. M., Cleveland
County, Oklahoma $1500.00
Tract Four
Lots 9 and 10 in Block
4, Bancroft Addition to
Oklahoma City, Oklaho-
ma County, Oklahoma
$150.00
Tract Five
Lots 23 and 24 in Block
3, Central Park Addition
to Oklahoma City, Okla-
homa County, Oklahoma
$250.00
I will, on Wednesday, the 12th day
of September, 1917, at the hour of 9
o'clock A. M., at the East front en-
trance of the court house in said
released this morning after nearly
sixty days imprisonmeent. She was a
Pauls Valley girl, and the sheriff of
that county ordered her release.
-The work of putting on the fin-
—Gore to Resign: "Yes," he says,
"I will resign if President Wilson-and
the other senates and congressmen
will do the same, and all go before
the country fbr re-election. I'll re-
sign if Governor Williams and the
state officers of Oklahoma resign, and
we'll all go before the voters of Ok- ishing touches at the new location of
lahoma for condemnation or approval." | the postoffice started this morning
Will wilson and Williams and other j when carpenters went to work. An-
officers take the dare? Not on your I other week or so will see the end of
life. Still, seems to be a pretty fair | their labors and the government em
jail, Miss Willie Childress, was COunty and state, pursuant to said
proposition, don't it.
ployes located in their new quarters.'
order and decree, offer for sale and
sell, in separate tracts, said above
described real estate and premises, at
public sale, to the highest and best
bidder for cash.
Said premises cannot be sold for less
than two-thirds of the respective ap-
praised values thereof.
Witness my hand this the 6th day
of August, 1917.
J. B. WHEELIS,
Sheriff Cleveland County, Oklahoma.
J. B. DUDLEY,
Attorney for Plaintiffs.
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Burke, J. J. The Norman Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 28, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 30, 1917, newspaper, August 30, 1917; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc139427/m1/3/: accessed June 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.