Edmond Twice - A - Week Enterprise (Edmond, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 33, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 26, 1908 Page: 1 of 8
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THE OFFICIAL CITY PAPER FOR THE CITY OF EDMOND, OKLAHOMA
Historical Socle,, !■ ■ i
edmond TWICE - A - WEEK
Published Every Tue'sday And Friday In The Interests Of Edmond And Vicinity.
Enterprise
VOL 8
EDMOND, OKLAHOMA. TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1908
NO 33
CITY SCHOOLS
GRADUATION
Fine Program Given in Metho-
dist Church Last Thurs-
day Night.
The graduating exercises of 1 lie
city schools were hehl last Thurs-
day night in the Methodist church
and the relatives of the graduates
and patrons of the school filled
the church auditorium to its ut-
most capacity. The essays and
orations by different members < f
the class were well written anil
delivered and reflect great credit
upon the pupils and their instruc-
tors. The diplomas to the city
graduates were presented by O. N.
YVeiser, President of the School
Board, and to the county grad-
uates by .Mrs. Mary D. Couch,
County Superintendent.
The following is the program
rendered and a list of the grad-
uates :
PROGRAM
Song, "Commencment" By Class
Invocation . .. ? Rev. R. L. Grant
Salutatory A«l«1ress Edna Fansher
Essay, "Working Under Difficulties,"
Nlta Felt
Oration, "Adams and Jefferson"
Raymond Fox
Kecltation, "Brace Up". . . .Mae Gordon
Cornet Solo Victor Dudek
Recitation, "Where It Takes a Man,"
Jesse Livingstone
Recitation, "Long1 Ago".... Katie Smith
Piano Duet
Velma Weiser, Glennie Shidler
Oration, "Adams and Jackson
Charles Schrameck
Essay, "Self Advertising"
Gladys Fellows
Valedictory Address Fdwina Farrar
Address, "Growth of Freedom"
Hon. John Roaten
( lly Silt tirade \
Victor Dudek Mae Gordon*
Edwina Farrar Ethel Kanaly
Edna Fansher Jesse Livingstone*
Gladys Fellows Charles Schrameck
Nita Felt Katie Smith
Lewis Fisher Katie Smith
Raymond Fox Velma Weiser
Tom Gordon*
County, Mli tirade II
John Dow Earl Miller
Ona Harris Thorne Robison
Win. Heyler Glennie Shidler
Lulu Lyons Martin Snider
Mary Martin Mamie Ward
William Monahan Fay Ilunley
•These also took the county examina-
tion and passed.
AGAINST SALE OF COMMENCEMENT NOTES PROM AFTER THE
SCHOOL LAND EXERCISES WASHINGTON CONVENTION
Kiowa County Farmers Form a Wednesday's Program Will Com- Weakly LetUr on What is Being Edmond Wants State Sunday
League to Prevent the Sale plete this Year's Work Many Done by the Oklahoma School Gathering
of School Lands. Visitors Present. Congressmen. in 1909.
Training School Exercises.
The Training School Commence-
ment Thursday evening was most
interesting. The talk by Professor
Nihart exactly fit in with the oc-
casion. He chose for his subject
"The Home as the Unit of Socie-
ty." The selections by the Train-
ing School orchestra and by the
chorus marked a proficiency sel-
dom seen in children of that age.
The program concluded with a
play "Sleeping Beauty." It was
nicely done. Lou Ester Fink as
the Princess. Wiot Clarke, as the
Squire and < >tt<> Listen, the Prince,
particularly, distinguished them-
selves. Every one else in the cast
did well, ll included: The King,
Joseph Potter; Man Servant, John
Sitlington; The Queen, N'ina Pick-
eril; Queen's Lady in Waiting,
Teresa Trinkle; Fairy Malvolia.
Laura Miller; Fairy Benvolia. Dea
Imel; Lady May, Clyde Tallant ;
Lady Bet, Irene Kibby; Lady Sail,
Emma Baier; Lady Priscilla, Jean
Brandt; Chief Mistress of the Ink
Bottle, Gladys Burgess; Lord
Gold - Broom - Stick - in - Waiting
Searcy Hunt.
Hugh Hoff and Roy Garrett also
graduated but were not cast in the
play.
One of the greatest questions to
come before the present legislature
was the question of the sale of
school lands. The house has
passed a bill carrying a referen-
Uluin clause, submitting il to the
people at the fall election, and it
| is now in the senate.
The Enterprise is willing to give
I some news space to a discussion of
this subject by advocates of both
sides of the question, and below
| presents some points raised by an
organization of Kiowa county cit-
izens and some remarks by Prof.
I Abbott, of the Central State Nop-
j nial.
'•A large number of Kiowa
|county farmers and Snyder citi-
jzens have organized the 'Anti-
School Land Sale League.' The
I officers are J. N. Smith, presi-
dent; •!. L. Ernest, secretary; J.
S. Hartley, assistant secretary, and
G. E. Wright, treasurer. This
organization is making an earnest
fight to save for the children of
the stale their magnificent herit-
age of common school lands.
"The following ringing procla-
mation, in behalf of the interests
of the people of the whole state,
and against the greed of the land
hungry, were recently issued by
this society:
l>< YOP KNOW?
That all tliej thieves in the
world could not steal one quarter
section of land? But one smooth
scamp in Nebraska got: $500,000
of public school money at one
grab.
That f 110,00(1 were lost in one
bank failure in Chicago last year?
That land is the safest and best
investment on earth?
That the. increase in value of
school land is about three times
as great as the amount of rental
received?
That about one half of the les-
sees are homesteaders or have
had the benefit of the homestead
right ?
That thousands of acres of
school lands are held solely for
speculation?
That many of the lessees live in
town ?
That thousands of acres of
lands are sub-rented contrary to
law?
That most of the money chang-
ers favov the sale of the school
lands?
That it is easier to lease the
lands than to loan the money?
That Dakota sold half of her
school land and was unable to loan
the money advantageously?
# That is is as bad for the state
to go into the loan business as
to stay in the landlord business?
That in all the states which sold
their school lands the funds de
rived from the lands are being
constantly subject to shrinkage?
That if the school lands were
held |>er]ietunl the school funds
would perpetually grow?
That many towns have school
lands adjoining the town that will
soon advance to be worth mil-
lions of dollars, and, if properly
leased, would bring an annual in
come ol hundreds of thousands of
dollars?
That if the school lands were
sold in 1en, fifteen, or twenty-five
years I'roni now. fifty years hence
The price would be considered ri-
diculously low?
That 320 acres of school land in
(CONTINUED ON ANOTHER PACE)
With Wednesday's program will
close another successful year's
work at the Central State Normal,
and a number of young men nml
young ladies will take their places
in the world of hard endeavor.
Many relatives and friends of
the students and many of the
alumni are attending the week's
exercises and renewing former ac-
quaintances. It has been a typ-
ical commencement week, lull of
work and worry, bampiets and re-
ceptions and preparations for the
last day. The sweet girl grad-
uates and the sturdy young men
who receive their diplomas are re-
ceiving the congratulations of
friends and the admonition of
their instructors, and go out into
the world with optoniistic spirits
and strong purposes to make a
place in the affairs of men through
their worth and work alone.
The following program will be
given Wednesday morning:
Chorus Greeting to Spring..
Strauss
Invocation Kev. It. L. Grant
('horns LesSvlphes . .liuchmnnu
Oration The It a ll'ul in Edu-
cation Ruth Fay
Oration The School and Social
Life Edith Staggs
Oration- Modern .Mental Eman-
cipation Vrch Fleming
Ladies' (Quartette The Miller's
Wooing Fanning
Annual Address A World Cri-
sis Dr. F. M. Fling
Chorus -Bridal Chorus (Rose
Maiden) ('owen
Benediction
Rev. K. E. Rosenstein
The "Removal of Restrictions"
jliill passed the Senate on Wednes
I day of last week, as amended by
I the Senate committee on Indian
I affairs and reported a couple of
weeks ago. There were several
j changes in the measure from the
form as it passed the House. One
of the radical changes was that
I which allows allottee up to one
j quarter Indian blood to have full
'charge of their lands, or in other
words, removing their restrictions
!entirely. The jealousy of Senator
ICurtis, of Kansas, who has an in
j tense feeling against Senator
jOwen, was probably the cause of
I the change. Curtis poses as the
|one and only man iu Congress
who knows anything about Indian
I affairs, and he wishes to enforce
;lii* ideas on Congress by donii
j ueering the Senate committee, of
! which Owen is the Oklahoma
member. The bill will go to con-
ference, where the throe conferees
from the House and three from
the Semite will light out the ques-
tions of difference between the
two houses. The bill as it passed
the House was regarded by the
House members as very fair and
it was hoped that the Semite
would accept it. But the Senate
bill is said to cut the acreage af-
facted down to about seven mil-
lions, and it leaves even Congress-
man Carter under restrictions.
In fact the quarter blood propo-
sition affects scores of represen-
tative citizens of old Indian Tor
ritory, among whom are promi
neill bankers, lawyers and husi
ness men.
The Baccalaureate Services.
In spite of the threatening
weather of Sunday morning, the
auditorium at the Normal was
well filled to hear the baccalaur-
eate sermon by Kev. Phil <'. Baird,
Ph. 1*., of Oklahoma City. The
anthems by the chorus and the
solo by Miss Staiubach were very
fine and greatly appreciated by
the audience. Rev. Baird dwelt
upon the realities of life, as they
would be encountered by the
class now completing its work,
and emphasized the need of
strength for the battle. 11 is clos-
ing words were strong and full of
good sound admonition.
Decoration Day Service.
We desire to call attention of
the people of Edmond and vicinity
to the fact that the Grand Army
post at Edmond will hold Decora-
tion Day services on May 30th.
At 10 a. m. the march to the cem-
etery will begin, and all citizens
are requested to take part iu dec-
j orating the graves in the cem-
etery.
The exercises at the M. E.
j Church will begin at 2 p. m. and
.-111 are cordially invited to attend
i and help make the exercises a suc-
| cess.
A full program will be carried
out. J. M. DAY.
Post Commander.
J. WERLEY ISLE,
i Adjutant.
OKLAHOMA FEDERAL
BUILDINGS.
Oklahoma will share very ma-
terially in the omnibus public
building bill which was reported
by the committee on Thursday of
lasi week, and passed the House
on Friday with only a few votes
against it. By the terms of the
bill the following cities will have
new postoffice and court build
ings within the next few years:
Oklahoma City, 9200,000; Enid,
$1 lill.liiIt!; for site only at Guthrie,
$35,000; Tulsa, ^O'.OOII; McAl
ester, l|fl5,000, and Chickasha,
$15,000. There was a total of
over twenty millions iu the bill,
of which $500,000 was for a new
city postofice for Washington, D.
(There were over eight hun-
dred bills presented t• i the com-
mittee. but they had but twenty
millions at their disposal and only
the most urgent cases were heard,
as the committee decided that it
would not take up other
next session.
Edmond is after the Slate Sun-
day School convention for next
year, and if hard work and ell laid
plans count for anything Ibis lit-
i le ity stand a fine chance to land
the plum. At the county con-
vention in Capitol Hill Wednes-
day and Thursday, the Oklahoma
county delegation gave Edmond
a boost and a special car
carrying this county delegation
iwll leave Oklahoma City .lane
1st for Tulsa to attend the State
convention. Local representatives
are preparing badges and printed
matter setting t'<■ %t It Edmond's
claims, and will do some great
boosting on the trip. The Okla-
homa county delegates are as fol-
lows :
I >elegates
Kev. Edmond.
A. O. Kill'.
■ I. \V. Cook.
L'cv. Spangler.
Dr. Gnuteher.
Mr. Staley.
Mrs. Stuart.
Mrs. Kunuedv.
C. E. Tool.
('. W. < loll Id.
Alternates —
I. A. Robison, .1 r.
I. II. Wiedner.
M. St renter.
Mrs. Munu.
Kev. Walker.
Kev. Essorey.
Mr. Gross.
Miss Myer.
A. < 'onistock.
I'.esides the above, thero tre a
lumber who hold credential# and
j Oklahoma county's vote will prob-
! ibly reach 25.
How Make a Merry Widow Hat.
NEW KI K'AL KOCTES ESTAB
LI SI I ED.
('ongressinan Fulton
postmasters of tin; establishment
of five rural routes last week,
two of which arc in Beaver
county, nml two in Texas county.
The town of Logan in the former
gets two routes starting on July
I. Tyrone and Goodwell each get
a route in the latter county. In
Dewey county the oI'Mce at Rhea
will have a route by transfer from
Aledo. Petitions were filed from
the offices at Guymon, Quinlan,
(CONTINUED ON LAST PACE)
j i From the Ohanule, Ks., Tribune)
Take one cartwheel; super-im-
pose on the hub a waslebasket;
•ditch on cover of white fishing
let over green mosquito bar fr.oui
vour last season's camping out-
fit. On this crown bank a few
sunflowers and daisies, brown
•oses, cerise and crimson clirys-
intlienmnis, a bunch of tall grass,
i spray of lavender lilacs, Alice
due hyacinfhs, a stock of holly-
hocks, purple and variagated pe-
benas and candytuffs interspersed
I with blue and brown forget-me-
j iots. Next take fifty-three yards
[ iif lavender colored ribbon all
| 'dged with cerise, and construct a
I lumber of loops for either side of
.lie front of the crown to outer
| '<lge of brim, using as braces of
stiffening long branches of bum-
j ioo. In the center of this dainty
j iiow place the garden gate, the
latest fad in the merry widow hat
nicklc. Should the ribbon not be
forthcoming, two canoe paddles
•iecurcd to the above mentioned
j'uickles and appropriately tinted
will serve satisfactorily. A golf
stick, a garden rake and a flag
pole will jfive a jaunty effect as
iiat pins. These are only a few
hints in regard to the material for
I i lionre manufacture of the popu-
lar Merry Widow hat. Any
''•linages may be made of fixtures
added to suit the maker, for nny-
j thing is in style if the size is main-
1 tained.
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