Claremore Messenger (Claremore, Okla.), Vol. 24, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, January 9, 1920 Page: 1 of 8
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CLAREMORE
MESSENGER
VOLUMIIi
CLAWUIOBE, ROGERS CX)UNTY. OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY. JANUARY . wo
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UMBT KITS WIES
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W «roat (Vwn'i Uni IriH.
J**, OMima hunt OhMni
CHmwh'i largoat Commercial
enterprise ku Juit eieeod the big-
gwt year that they km mt had,
the increase boiag xro«lmr
• tat jrwr.
A Meesenger npoitor upon inter-
vfawtec the head* .of this progres-
sive cooeera loaned that they had by
far outgrown their peaaont ftaitft*,
aadaathaiWfcnotabaftllag'inGtoo.
•mt* kr|t eaeugh toheaoe the eaor-
rn.rn.tnnk
that Ikqr m Mv
«w nM|li to are* a haMing
•aftahla tor tMr bihm, the work
of whM win start «t m At the
' ptmm* tfcsi the laaiaiae of tMg —.
' U, Inctoilaywaflto u<h i, *>ey oc-
ttrr On I 111 ling I, whloh make ft
tfry fcmwiriwt to poryeriy MV,
Dopartaidhl
North Vkohnk Homo dtf in
ifMiily huTjr business thia year,
hrt** timr wara toaed to thoir «ap>
acfcy tfaoi|>>0 the yw. Inr]t
_ia wry fortunate In
twins opportunity to benefit
""■Him of the bargain prim
■ada pnalUo bp tho buying powor of
thia large huelneas. And their policy
toln« "fairness to nil" they put it
ifbofc Now Bafliiag.
\ tho now Inno building that the
North Company wfll toon rtart to
araet will cover tho block between the
Baptm Church and the Iron Mountsn
traeka, «M will be 180 ft. by 180 ft.
wi<two «torieo high, but built so that
other atorlao may be added aa tho
b« iaena demand* It. No expense
will be aporod to make thia one of the
fineet equipped wholeeale houses in
the southwest. The front of the
building will be beautiful and very
expensively finish?!, and will be a
piece of art The office will cover a
floor area of M by 40 feet, and will
have all new and modern office needs
and equipment that an up-to-date of-
fice for the handling of a large vol-
ume of busineea necessitates. The
offiet space will contain private of-
ficea, credit department, bookkeeping
department, stenographic department
purchasing department and special
•▼try oao of his cuitogwrs person
ally, and he regards each of 'hem as
hi* parrtmal friend, 'here fore ho is
la charge of tho Hoi-ao Salt Dept.
Mr. 8. B. North, the Secretary and
Treasurer joiiyd in this business many
yaars ago and is one of tho best busi-
ness and merchandise exports in the
southwest, this Is easily reoogniaed
when sueh a largo busineea has been
built in such a «hort time. '
Mr. North is a dsep thinker and
succeeds in everything that be un-
dertakes. Ha i for everything that
means a * ettfer and greater Clare*
more. He Is first t«. ,/ve his services
ind th" first to give his money for
'1* urlift of our community. Ap
president-of the Commercial Club he
put Claremore on the map to stay, and
no mpp.is more responsible for tho
bigness of Claremore than S, B.
North.
I. B. Nichol, Supervising Manager,
CLAUSE'S Mill WATER
6ETS THE GOVERNMENTS OK.
Public Health Service Recommends
Use For Hoepltal
Washington, Jan. 6.—Surgeon Gen-
eral Blue of the public health service
today notified E. B. Howard, congress
man, of Oklahoma that the test of the
radium water at Claremore last week
has been so satisfactory that the gov-
ernment has decidcd to use is as a
cure for rheumatism and will begin
sending former soldiers, sailors and
marines there ik soon as facilities
are provided.
Congressman Uoward*for several
months has been urglnf the jyiblie
tealth service to investigate the wa-
►r at Claremore and at his sollclta
1 tion the examination was made a few
days ago.
j This opens the way for the great-
i est year in the history of Claremore,
and It makes the people feel good, as
■ they discuss the future of the city.
! The indorsement will go broadcast
over the country, and the city will
take on a new spirit this spring and
advance along all lines.
Elmer Harlcy of the four caught
with a team of stolen horses plead
guilty to the charge at the opening
J of court Monday, He has not been
I cntcnced as yet.
CLAREMORE ITEMS
C. J. Addington was in the city yes-
terday on business.
Joe cfiamberq was a Muskogee
visitor Wednesday.
Joe Chambers spent Wednesday in
Muskogee on business.
8. N. North, of Inoja, was in the
city Tuesday on business.
Ja t'S Strickland returned to his
in Norman Sunday
Mrs. J. C. Reed is on a visit tu re-
stives in J'Xvettevilie, Ark
•i C. B. Littlefield were
e iesd-y afternoon^
afternoon^
nWetVl).
J. B. Nichol
- Jf
M a
carried laada of freight,
parcel peat to ho distributed
out tho MHnmt Although the
North Cempaay hove Six traveling
roprooentativos covering five atates,
they wero anabloto meet the demnada
w hw Hiiii UMTvivfi vrvry cty
heegfct to Ctarsnora, many cuetem-
ere fer the whole—la department
Per (hey. had the nwJdmlta. they
had fart pew a eoaa% of goods,
hmas proieetiag their cmMmno.
•te ftetaJI Btarea.
Tht Mx Morth'a Tan Goat Stem
tho HpenUta of Mp. Nichols
m • mt*4 breaking laahp thiol
«aar. Then* aterea are the heeti
in the state. Icing strictly'
rooms for modem office devices such
aa muligraph awahlnes. dictograph
machibos, etc. Then wi l be a saw
pie room with floor space of 68 by 4C
feet, where the customers will d
their haying. A switch will be built
by the Iron Mountain R. R, to run
right up to the back doors of the
building, where ahipping can be don^
very conveniently. The plana of th>
building shows the thought of a mas
ter mind, and it was done by S. B
North himeclf.
The Orgaabatioa.
Mr. E. E. North, the active preti
dent of the company started a sma''
business in Claremore 12 years ago,
and through fair and square deal in
r huge business has been established
He is still exceedingly active in tho
dally basin ess of the '■ompony. His
•Teeteet pleasure is to meet each and
who heads the retail departnteit and
supervises the Six retail storei is a
man of exceptional business and mer-
chandise qualifications, he is a Ten
Cent' Store expert, formerly having
been with the S. H. Kress Co., who
operate more than 150 stores. Mi.
-A'iehol-maintains ~a standard of effi-
ciency in the retail stores that few
concerns have. His aims are the best
ano a vislt.to a North store will con
vinee ono of that fact. They compare
with any city Ten Cent Store and the
people get the best for their money.
Claremore is fortunate in having
such a progressive concern as their
benefactor, and if a few more busi-
ness houses would get the spirit of
the E. E. North Co, that of "Build-
ing up Claremore," we would have a
city of rare foundation.
Mr;- i-Sctter:field, m4|^iWl>. M
utter.fieid, hick with ^nellmoniac
Mrs. Myrtle Watsoi3fr'attending a
hiee day meeting of coutl^ demon-
woji .ij*ents in Muskt%ee. '«/
Income Tax Collector Hatchett, of
Oklahoma City is in town again look-,
ing up delinquents. He will start on
the Us ypara tax about the first of
Meoaiy-iwd will. her* often dur-
ing the spring months.
CLAREMORE MAN
HEADS TRUST CO.
The district committee of the Re-
publican party will meet in Tulsa Sat-
urday and man wof the party men of
Claremore will be in' attendance, as
the fight is getting hot on the Na-
tional Committeeman problem.
Besides the pury list published as
the regular papel, over fifty others
have been callde so far, many of
them from the city. There have been
two juries in the harness nearly all
week, with night sesions. While one
jury was out deliberating another
was being empanelel.
CLAREMORE TO BE TRAINING
GROUNDS FOR TWO LEAGUES
The Kansas City Blues, of the Am-
oi ican Association and the St. Joseph
Team of the Western League will
lake their spring training headquar-
era in Claremore.
The Omaha team will go to Okmul-
ee.
This information was received Sun-
day through Mr. Bourke, manager of
the Omaha team, who was in the city
i.i th ■ interest of the three teams.
The players will arrive about the
10th of March.
Claremore will have a chance to
see many match games between the
different clubs of the Western Leag-
ue and the American Association be-
fore the opening of their regular
schedules.
Many members of the teams will
arrive before the opening of the
training season to take the baths.
ARRANGEMENTS MADE TO
ACCOMODATE SOLDIERS'
ENUHEMEORS
mam
Census Enumerators are now at
work throughout tho county. In Clare
more the work will bo done by Mra.
Henry Haworth, and every cltlsen
should lend any aaaistance posible
to see that all the peple are enrolled.
Claremore is growing rapidly, and
widening out, and the down town
rooming houses and hotels are full
of local citisens who cannot bepro-
vided with homes, and the census will
no doubt be a surprise to those who
have not followed closely the large
number of new comers. Lets all see
that no one escapes, and that the very
best showing possible is made.
W. G. Ramsey, D. E. Gilbert and
Jim Stone of Newkirk were here at-
tending court Tuesday. The two
former are deputy sheriffs.
Judge Mason knows that the men
who serve on the juries at $2 a day
lose money; it wont pay for their
keep and if there is any way to get
them a decent salary he is going to
do it. Here is hoping he finds the
way .
The Commercial Club dined at the
Mecca Cafe Thursday and there was
a good attendance. The many things
that have come to Claremore through
this club .make the citizens interested
in it, and they will have it booming
again as soon as the weather is so
they can attend. President Wills is
making a good executive, and he has
the backing of the people.
Webb Littlefield becomes general
manager of a Trust Company organ-
ized by himself and his father, C. B.
Littlefield, at Muskogee, and he wiill
take-up his home there as 'soon as
arrangements can be made. The
company has good backing and is
incorporated for $150,000.00, some of
the leading bonks of that city being
interested aa stock holders.
WOULD RAISE GAS RATES
Oklahoma Cit, Jan. 6.—Applications
of four gas companies in northeastern
Oklahoma for permission to raise rat-
es on gas arp to be heard by the stte
corporation commission tomorrow.
The Pawhuska Oil and Gas Co., the
Vinita and Broken Arrow gas com-
panies'and the Kiefer S. and F. Co.,
are the organizations which will ask
Claremore will soon have a number
'of afflieted soldiers here taking +he
baths. W. J. Mendenhall, proprietor
of the Mendenhall Bath House, has
expressed a willingness to accomo-
date fifty-five of the men with lodg-
ing and bathing.
Dr. Scott, of the State Health De-
partment has been notified and the
men will be sent here as soon as the
wheels of the war department can be
put into motion.
At first only fifteen will be sent as
a test to the water, but the war de-
partment as well aa the people herei
are confident that the test will be1
successful and it will only be a short J
time until there will be many of them
in the city. Federal recognition of j
the waters of this city will mean a I
great deal to Claremore.
C. P. Penficld, representing the
Mergertthaler LLinotype Co., was in
Claremore yesterday coming from a
trip to Little Rock to his home in
Tulsa. He is one of the best men
the Mergenthaler people have in that
work. He is an expert machinist and
,a gentleman of high standing, who
makes friends wherever he goes. vMr.
Penfield was the head machinist of the
Tulsa World when he took up the new-
work, and he is also a practical
printer and pressman. -
Tne City Council has given the pav-
ing contractors 15 days to get busy
on the paving or drop the contract.
There has been a long delay and the
engineers have been on the job all
the time at a heavy expense. The
contractors had a representative pre-
sent at the meeting Monday night,
and they claim the delay is on ac-
count of the shortage of material.
But contractors on big jobs like the
large contract here ought to have
those things in mind before they go
after a job. What Claremore wants
is paving and she must get started
pretty soon to finish it during the
year.
Teachers Examination
The Chelsea Reporter omes out > A Teacher's Examination will be
h s week all set on the new linotype, held in the ofice of the County Sup-
J.r. Hester now has about $12,00(
tied up in his paper and the bu:'a/"j
it occupies, but he is in the best
Tlntendent of Schools on the 22, 23,
ind 24th, of the present month. All
teachers take notice.—Mrs. A. K. Ross
Farm Loans
Ma faaa to* wl m to* krga far an.
or lay off yoa Ina
v A Home Company
Fifat Mortgage Co.
• We Sell Shoes for
LESS
Why pay more?
Walker Dept. Store
SELLS THE BEST FOR LESS. WHY PAY MORE
Vista Our Under-
priced Basement
Store. It will pay you
Rubber Shoes, Boots
. and Over-Shoes
iMwatak
Last call on Ladies
Coats, Suits and Furs.
A < ti U the policy of «u Marc m t ti carry over any
Ladies Coots or Soita. we have aude a awoeptog red in-
tioa oa aB fall and wialcr garawau. u will pay you to
take advaatage of this ~Laat Cal Sal e."
Our First Shipment
or *«k« Sprtog Coats and 9 aMa haa J«t aihst
°a"« a aai the aew Me Coats aad (hoar pmty
Underwear next fall
will be 33 1-3 per
cent higher than
now.
Ladusear far acxt faU wUI to
•heal 1-i Miter thaa ase.
t he a goad iaveataeat far
•haae who caa afford k to eapplj
their faBa aeeds at I to preeeal price*.
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