The Norman Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 61, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 22, 1921 Page: 2 of 12
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THE NORMAN TRANSCRIPT—NORMAN, OKLAHOMA
NORMAN TRANSCRIPT
Pubhftboi by Tra* cnpt-Ent«rph « Pub. Co
Norman, Oklahoma.
Eatered as second class matter at the pos
Office. 2IS East Main Street. Phone No
aft.ve. Norman. Oklahoma. January 2, 1414
under Act of ConfTew
Tuesday. Tlruradays and Sunday Mornsnji
OLD REGIME CLOD
VALEDICTORY MEE,
Mrs. John Hardic Reads Intrrent-
in« Paix-r on "History of Nor-
man.' To Be Prewrved.
The Old Re Rim c club held its val
edictory meeting of the year at the
home of Mrs Tom Clement on
Thursday afternoon After a beau-
tiful tribute to our beloved member.
Mrs Buchanan, whose place can never
be filled. Mrs Harr\ Lindsay, who
encircled the frlobc, so history says,
little uc.iid r then she can product
i-ie cities.
The "Birth" of Norman
As you perhaps do not all know.
Norman was born in a box car on the
sant;. Fe railroad beiori the day ol
In formal opening Some months
■ rior to .the opening of this country.
, section gann was stationed here
ith a section boss by the name of
\ firman. These men were living in a
\ car anil were here vorkinx upon
- railrnad track when this country
opened. The section boss had a
H p'ed brother bv the name of "1'er-
•. Norman." who was afterwards a
jeweler in this town Some one
.iKuested that this place be named
Norman" and so it was eier after-
ward called. The Texas Surveying
o in the first day, made a rude sur-
i■ v *ilain street, and a few cross
streets.
Some of the first settlers were—
The South Texas l.umber L'o.. with
Mr. Blackmail in charge. Anderson &
.ong Lumber Company. Tyler Blake.
• arey. Lombard Lumber t'o., Perry
Norman. Kd Ingle. Mayfield. Larsli
\citcment occurred when the "Com- Asp avenue, now one of the two mam dcr a contract with the trustees fo
inittce Oil Territories" at Congress University thoroughfares, was named ten years He was appointed oy
reported Norman a part of (Jkla- for Col. Henry \>p. ishop (>alloway anil lit strengthen-
huma county, instead of in a county It is not claimed that *he will ever ed the taculty. reorganized the school
!„, Its own. rills would most cor- be a great metropolis, but a city of and bryan the w. rk with tour train-
tainly iave gone into operation had homes, a desirable place to live, home ed teachers, all regular graduates
not lames D. Maguire been a personal i. the dearest, sweetest place on and .lolding diplomas 1 his milling
' iricud ol Asher J. Carruth, who was earth, and the advantages of educa- is now known as 1 he Mate
, m« j_i 71: Finis Hicks. 69: Robert Wingate.
t>8; Rae Lindsay, 61.
Six members of the local club who
- - = live at Lindsay were expected for this
In Gun Club Shoot shot, but failed to appear
Pi''kard Has Medal
For Highest Score
> a
Hospi-
Ciatide 1'ickard by scoring 91
.. .. .... , wc«- '= """ ■V'""" " broken pigeons out t a possible 100
congressman for the city ot Louu-ition, schools, churches have a ten- tai lor the Insane, and the pathetic ^ ,|le Norman (jtin club
Mile, Kentucky. Mr Maguire wrote I dency to throw a Chri-tian enlight- part is. that this Kev \\ orley who A.ot, t^,e ri ht t- wear the gold medal
old friend, who immediately j cned environment and draw a -uper- gave so [or. J teu; t fh#i xt match held here in the
; unit. i cucu ciluiuiuuvMi «• -i '"I ° "ul'v • "" — ........
brought betore the Congressional ior class of t>coplc. When the i>op- it. was an inmate in this place at the
Committee and caused the repon to u'.ation had reached three thousand, tun*, of his death. , ,
be withdrawn. The Committee ot history say* they were all white with \orman is trcquently cal ed. >
territories then reported that Norman the rxceptioc ot one Chinese, who those who know ot it. the \t.un>
should be placed in a county ot its had had his picture taken and con- of Oklahoma on account ot it* won-
own and should be county seat, eluded to take up his residence here, lertui advantages, and m m it> pres-
Discussion then arose over the narn-j Highgate College en.1 °"H°° she will continue to main-
ing of this county. Dan Marquart Hiehgate Tollege was founded by |am merit the name already JJ^en
in.si^ted upon the name ot Lincoln, * ,j,e oklahoma District Conference ot ?ler Athens ot C lahoma.
many others proposed "Cedar" on ac- the j: Church. South, held in
great cedar then existing \orman \prii. 1890. Bishop Hen-
Mr and Mrs* S. K McCall left
Thursday for M:lf« rd, Te^as, where
rhcy will attend the graduating exer-
Country club
This solid g"ld trophy has been
the property of local gunners here,
c id Norman Gun cult) was
organized in 1906. although the clnb
lisb-nccd the following vear and was
c .rganized only last fall Shouts
re he'd here every sec■ nd Thurs-
y and ti e medal is worn succes-
sivel*f v winners.
Scores on 100 Pigeons
Scores of others who shot the full
LIBERTY RAISES MONEY
FOR ORGAN BY AUCTION
Helped somewhat by a dozen Nor-
man folk, Liberty community threw
a benefit pie supper and auction
\Vednesdav n ght that proved highly
successful fiom the "barrels of fun '
o the approximate $70 raised for an
oraaii to be used for school and
church services.
Agnes Cook of the visiting city
crowd got the box of candy which
was purchased on a competitive basis
to be given the most beautiful and
popular girl in the house. The con-
dy brnui'ht $-'J. The highest bid nic-
he filled. -Mrs Ham i.masay, wnu v(>r;nan, Kd Ingle, Mayfield, l arsn
has made such a splendid president .furniture dealer). Mack McGinley.
during the year 19J0-J1. formally an- Ro^0rt .\niols. Andrew Kincade, Jim
nounced the final program. Mr*. Heddens and James Maguire. A num-
program
John Hardie was the leader of the
day and w<T- assigned for her sub-
ject—"The History of Norman." Her
paper was so cleverly written and
showed such painstaking research,
that the Old Ht«im«- unanimously re-
quested that a copy he printed in our
Norman Transcript, and als< be
spread upon the files of the Histor-
ical Department of the State l edera
tion of Women's Clubs Mrs. Har-
die also requested the following la-
dies to speak upon subjects appropri
atelv assigned them. Mrs. < has Bes-
Norman people attending this sup-
per included: Mr. and Mrs. B. I.
Fleming. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Cook.
Misses HI la Smallev. Leon Taylor
and Agnes G ok. and Key B' yd
IXtMKIl .Uil"l.1. WIUi V *1 ' J •••
Heddens and James Maguire. A num
-er of the big cattlemen, among them
.he Urants and Sam Garvin, came up
from the south and graded and sur-
. c\ ed the present iownsite ot No-
ble at their ovsn expense, intending
10 make a big p ace ot Nobic, and
thereby kill Norman, liven the L.
commissioner v/as located there at
Noble. They even caused i. K. Wag-
oner, an early mayor oi Norman, to
be arrested tor surveying town lots
at Norman and I.o be taken to Noble
ior trial. James D. Maguire went
on his bona. But in spite of Noble,
- Min J0UIJ« 0!1, / y. * ctHK"", _
78: Jack Bowers. 78: L. H. McCoy, and A. R. Campbell.
aiCl* d?3l(!lllU ltto . . ... ... wr.._ .
sent gave careful -tatistics concerninv: fule Sp0jwt. ami Norman steadily grew
resources and political and economic wtlIjc Noble tided out.
conditions of Oklahoma, before and Qne a|1j one-halt years later
since statehood. Mr> John 1 ranninj ongress authorized Loir^ and Col.
spoke of the early water system ot j^y^. lo acl ^ d town site commis-
Norman Mr> ..P.roojte showed us.the sjon a|1(j sUrV(.y Norman m the name
wonderful ^fnwllv of the State Cm- t|lc government. The first bank
versity since her iir-t coming '.o ^or ^ iatabl,shed was the "Citizens
man. Mr- F.fl Jotu^on gave us the . ls la(, ,,resem old rock building
real derivation of t^^ln' i#!^ i ull ■■totuitr ot Maui -Peters
••Oklahoma" and Mrs Maguire spoke, j ^u, i, built of native rock,
of the <ncw Jt | I Jc Cir^C ci urch \vas the M. E., Southi
twentv-fivef ^riPtwo.J] < f^riicP-Vvv^yi.'ne contributed and buirr
All of the members of the Cluo;,^ and imuvht the bell, it
All of the members of the club j charcl and bought the bell, it
vied with each other in giving nitet - ,JSC(j as a tov.n meeting house
esttng experiences of their mtroduc- • a—.c
I dJ* MwVU " ' 1 1 °
cmiuk ..r. introduc- | pther dcnoiuiiuitions .as wc.ll.
- <KWI ter Norman, and '>" and - a Sa16dns*carae the first Jay, but there
crow««1 her the faireot, c<ty of ««=!uils vcr>. «--•
State of I iklahoma.
in- in i Severs nau an uiu ami
At the close of the meeting Mrs UsCl[ nl t|le naVy, this he put on
Maguire favored us with the soni; ;ul^ actcj as marshal, but really had
iklahoma." . .. ^uihoritv.
little Uwnesslcss. I-red'
had an old star .which he
Oklahoma.
Mrs John llardie's iiaper follows:
no authority.
, About live or six days alter the
History of Norman opening, a meeting was held oil a
We will introduce Miss Norman to ^ luI11ijer jCrU5s troin the depot,
our club by saving >lie is an aristo- ^ ille purpose ot electing town ol-
cr tic cultur'.'d daughter of Oklahoma. 11CLl3 t |us Aa> in tllc M. Ricli-
th.:t wonderful state with its as yet on- arj>011 |uraber yard. 1'rior Adkins
developed resources nowhere exceueo ^elected tirst regular mayor oi
in the rich expanse of the L tilted Xormill] \ splendid spirit prevailed
States, its name derived from Indian v^rj 0|1(. protccted ever;, one
w rds translated stands for l air rights. There were 110 laws ex-
G d or Beautiful I.and, contains ^ on t|K high seas—arson
O'er twenty-five million acres ot as ^ murdcr. A lew accidents oc-
fi! - la1"1 asiun ^-cli has currcd, but no real crime, but great
its fame as The Beautnul Lard has ,
count of a great ceuar men exisuug Norman April. 1BW, itisuop men
011 the Canadian River. (This brake dricks presiding, and a board of trus _
was afterwards cut down tor cedar t was appointed. J P. Jackson, J w,|' ®t,en^ ,nf Rfaauatmg exer- Scores of others who "shot the full "*1,1"'^' "jV75 Pies ~ave*raged some-
posts used ior building 1 but the name M Chastain. J. E. Turnet. W. H. clses OI. 'ie " y academy. iuln ]-c<j pigeons as given by Robert , " a dollar each and there
ot Cleveland County was finally se- Seawall. J A.' Jones The first ses- -om which ins,„„t,on their daueh- l ay,or ^rctarv of (1,c c|ub, are *«at over , dot ar eacn
lected and seemed to please all. Nor- sjon was opened in September, 1890, tcr Miss iTor"thy. graduates this ._,jven here, the records of those x. ' •• i.:~ —
man then settled into the steady, .vj^ Prof. J. T. Farris as president, year. 1 hey w 11 visit triends and re- shooting less than 100 shots being
peaceful growth she has always en- average attendance for the first latives in Dallas. Waco and other omitted:
joyed, and the salt of the earth in LWO j.cars was about 150 scholars points. Mr McCall is expected home H G. Lindsay. 87 W. C. Parker.
citizenship began to flow hi, bringing jhere is no account of sororities ex- the fir-t of the week, but Mrs. McCall S-4: E. II. Kimberlin, 84: Sam Taylor.
oyalty. courage, strength of charac- j5ti„g jn this school. Rev. Wortey andMiss Dorothy will remain for a Jim Johnson, /'>: C. W. Vanghn,
ter, that in defiance of all obstacles f0nOWed E'rof. Harris, and was un- more extended visit. '--1- p — '
they kept faith with Norman, and the
starling Christian character oi men
,ike C. H. Bessent, T. E. Smith, E. I
ii. johnson, J. A. llullum with many
others still remain, and as the u;d |
ullage says, "The mill will never grind
aga:n with the water that is past.
t liese energetic workers are still on
the job, ana the wheels of progress i
grind steadily on. I jj
The Streets of Norman |i
Xhe iirst streets laid out in the 1
Lnivertity City were Main, Peters,
Gray, Eufaula and Symtues, all ot
which took their names iroin men
who made up the party of Santa l'e |
engineers who camped on the railroad j
-itc before the territory opened. This
was in 18«y, before the run, they
Spread their tents over as large a
*trip of country as posible, to lead
those making the run to believe it was
a townsitc. The place was not home-
steaded. University boulevard has,
it is believed, perhaps the most uni-
uut history pt a^y street in the state.
find 'ntf*this'jTi-eet was deeded to
the territory and Boyd street ioi f
University I'oard of Regents. WPcn |
tlie University was located m ;rvor- |
nian, tile territorial government fiU- S
Sisted tliat a road from town to the f
University be laid out. lhc deeu _
co\ired a strip 1U0 feet wide and al- ^
most a mile long, down the center |
oi this was a line of trees, making a I
double drive, these trees were re- 1
moved later when the street was pav- J
ed. It still is in the possession ol I
the state instead of the city. Jenkins 1
street here was named for \V illiain 1
Jenkins, governor of the territory, and
Uoyd street for Dr. David Boyd, *
first president of the University ot ''
OkUhoma. Del'.arr street was named V
tor Dr. Ldvsin DeBarr, now the old- L
ets faculty member in the university H
in point ot service. Mr. Boyd nam- c
ed Elm street and College street.
Every one of Our Taffeta, Satin and
Canton Crepe Dresses
Reduced Half Price
t%
Own a Home at Your Own Price in
"The University City"
Heights Addition to Norman, Oklahoma
Heiirhts \<lditi"n is locate! in the Northwest part of the I niversity City,
Vliacent h. the Uitv Park, lhc lots in this addition are high, level and
well drained, making it one of the most desirable buildup sites placed on
th- market Streets have been graded, lots staked out, and arrangements
madt ;o offer you building ^tes at a price you wish to pay. Ihe plan will
be by auction to the highest and best bidder.
Auction Sale Starts Monday, June6
1 o'clock p. m.
Heights Addition will become one of the most desirable locations for a
permanent home in all Norman 's °n'> hlock- from the high
seho.il, four block- from the Washington graded school and only seven
blocks from the heart of the business district ot Norman.
PAY WHAT YOU BID—WITH TERMS
The auction plan allows you the privilege of bidding just what you think
the different lut> arc actually worth. \Ye expect the lot* to go ai the pricoe
bid, but we reserve the right to reject any or all bids, if in our judgment
they are not made in good faith.
Those who have that desire to own a home of their own and have not
the location on which to build should avail themselves of this opportunity
to secure an ideal building site at small outlay.
A payment of only one-fourth of the amount bid is required to be paid
down, the balance will be extended to suit the buyer.
1'i'rtlier information regarding these lots will be furnished at any time, and
if you wish we will take you out to see them. Call at the office or telephone
a'.ijut ihcm.
Bruce Land Company
These dresses are n<rt placed on sale because they represent
antiquated ;nnt inl<Hur tputlity fabrics. Rather, they embody
the most falhtcVriaf'le fabrics—taffeta.' satins and canton crepes.
Styles and shades that are still enjoying a wide vogue by well-
stressed -written. w,~
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Prices Were $29.50 to $75.00——
Now Halt Price
Tricotine and Serge Suits
In this department you may select any ?25.00 to $98.50 Suit at
Half Price
New Arrivals
in Organdies,
Voiles and
Dotted Swiss
We have some fetching models to show you that have been created by
the foremost artist designers. Our efforts to procure the pick of the gar-
ment production of this season have been commendably successful. \\ hether
you wish severe, superbly tailored garments or elaborate effects suitable tor
clros\ affairs we have members of distinctive styles to offer you.
Their high style and superior finish would naturally lead you to expect
high prices, but that isn't the way of this store, lligh styles and low
and these offerings most successfully embody it. We are
to list such splendid values at only $14.95 to $25.00.
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prices is our l
pleased to be
requi
' ' S >u.h Peters A''f me
T -i'ephi me I? 1
There is alwavs one or two, or more, little things that every mother
res ior the little one every now and then to make it cosy and comfy
and to keep its appearance looking stylish and
attractive. And there is no place it seems
that mothers manifest more delight in pur-
chasing these things than here. We are al-
ways able to present them with splendid as-
sortments oi the necessities they desire, to
choose from, and we always have every article
on display marked with a price which she
knows is low ior an article of its kind.
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we had in mind their convenience—the children will he so easily kept clean
In selecting this new display of dresses and rompers for the little ones
if a icw dresses or rompers are at hand. And the price, like other things
in this department, is very low—Dresses at $1.49 to $3.50 and the Rompers
98c to 82.98.
BERRY'S
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Ladies' Ready-to-Wear Department
Infants' Department
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