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Claremore Progress.
AND ROGERS COUNTY DEMOCRAT
VOL. XXI.
CLAREMORE, OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY. MAT 9. 1918.
Ho. 10
HOMER DENNY
Is the largest hog buyer in Rogers
County. Remember, the heaviest buyer
pays the highest price at
FOYIL AND CLAREMORE
lice Kill Profits
Imil'iml poultry nlvr. knew thai
poultry Ikr r.Jfc, profit. PuuMrr • ut n< v.r
do a ll thin tortur-4 with Ik*. I.ou-y
k.na ■•>'! toy, luuay clilckaae Mat |N«.
prtiP PowMUctUUr
vitrrinlnataa Ilea. II duaa tha arorfc tkur-
au«kl>. <iul. kly and at aiicbt cum.
Ma aa4 Ma par yvkM*.
-law Maaay Back V It VMW
U«a II tar all klnda of aoallry. a ad i>,. pro-
du> iIv.um. of your b.na *111 ka lara-ly lu-
ar.aaa«.
O. 8. Webb, Claremore, OkU.
ASRANGKMKNTS FOR FAIR IINMR
WAV.
A crowd of representative citizens,
compoeed mostly of members of the
Retail Merchants' Association, mat at
tha court house Monday nigbt and
plana were talked over toward hoMinc
the annual Rubers County fair.
At this meeting a committee of seven
was appointed to make all of the ar-
rangements for tha fair and in fact to
have the entire matter in chance.
It was also decided to hold the fair
on the same dates as last year. Sep-
tember 24, 14& and 26, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday.
Catalogues will be gotten out as soon
as possible and the work of advertisii«
the fact that Claremore is goinc to
have a fair will be put under way im-
mediately.
I
SEVENTH GRADE ENJOY
PICNIC.
The students of the seventh grade of
tha public school enjoyed a picnic on
the Elliott farm seat of the city Thurs-
day afternoon. The spring afternoon
waa pleasantly spent by (Whine, b
various other forma of
which is popular to the
late ho
At an i
ti spread waa
laid oat upon the snow white table cloth
which was At for n kit* to eat Id
aay that the Imagery young peoole did
justice to thie part of the day'a pleasure
would be putting it mildly. The eat-
ablee fairly flew. The young folk re-
turned as darkness fell, tired, happy
hat not hungarjr.
Mies Ford, the instructress of tUe
All of the small towns grade, chaperoned the etudents and it
surrounding Claremore will be thor-
oughly ranvaaaed with advertiaing
matter and if the fair thie veer ia not
a success it will net he from the feet
that it has not been given-the required
amount of advertiainu and publicity.
Arrangements will be made with
the railroads to give ratee to thia city
during the fair and also for eume ad
vertiaing to be done by tbeee roeda.
The fair if round* will be put in A ret
class condition, the track will be gmd
ed end made as faat aa poaeible and
several new stalls will be built at the
herns In fact the fair ground* will
be made to look like new.
The executive committee Will meet
at the court house Friday night when
other mattens pertinent to the holding
of the fair will be diacuased.
Claremore ia going to have
fair the like of which ha* never been
held in this city before.
Plana were talked over at this meet
iag toNid the Lest exhibits shown
at the fair to the Ury Farming Con-
gress which if carriea out will
good plan to show what the people of
thia section can do in the way of farm
lag.
Each and every citizen should sppeint
himself as a committee of one to booet
the fair. Talk it to your neighbor*.
You mey think it ia a little premature
to start boosting the fair at thi< date,
hot we think not. This year every-
thing is not going to be left until the
last moment before the fair begins.
01RU.
0 K. Vas binder, who came to thie
city to take Radiem bathe, died at the
roome over the Strickland Drug Store
in Radium town Batarday. Mr. Vaeb-
binder wae 63 yeere of age. and leavee
a wife to roo'irn Me leee. It to probable
that the body will be shipped to Me
may be said that they were very well
pleeeed with the neat manner ia which
she performed the duties of this offl. e.
TKACMUU kLKCfRH.
At the meeting of the school board
Monday night a number of the prsssnt
tear he ra were re-employed for the com-
ing year. The board thought there
would probably be changea made in the
policy of the achool which would reault
in a aaving of anywhere between one
and three thouaand dollars, and ao the
principala for the varioua buildinga
have not been employed.
No teachers were elected for the
school on the west side of the creek,
which last year waa only an sxperi-
(uent and aa a reault 1,600 haa been
saved to the tax paye rs thereby, as
two teachers are thereby saved, the
rent, water, fuel coot cat off, as there
is plenty of room ia the regular build-
ings for the school.
The teaahera re-elected by the oM
board at (66 per month were: Mieeee
Ford, Min>ard, Oakea, Lane, Carr,
Painter, Bayee, Eaton, Hamilton and
Helm A tew of the teachers were not
re-elected st their own request, as they
were unable to return for the eomiiw
year, and all principala were passed
over to the new board's action.
The old beard will tarn the reins
of govern meat to the new hoard at the
next regular meeting an Monday aight.
COMMERCIAL CLUS PLAV.
The Commercial Club will stage a
show at the Windsor Opera House on
Mdaday night. May 12th. which accord-
ing to the program sshoduisd to be Ma-
ttered, will be s dsndy.
High class musical numbers by the
beet talent ia the city will be heerd.
Vocal and piano solos, iastruaMatal du-
MTI/.KNS GATHER.
About twenty-flv« business men aa-
NBbied at the Sequoyah Hotel Friday
at 1 o'clock p m., and a hearty dinner
having been diapoeed of, plans for the
betterment of the city were diartissed
pro and coil.
C. B. lattlelleld |>repidrd over the
meeting, and delivered a very intereet-
ing and inetroctive talk on the queation
which ia now confronting the citizena
of Claremore and the farmera in this
vicinity; good roeds. Mr. Littietield
made a report of the work done by the
Rogere County Good Roeds Association.
He eta ted in part thst a plan had been
on foot before this organisation, to
build a road between this city and Chel-
sea. That the citisena of Chelsea,
Claremore and the sssall towns be-
tween, bed not been hard to interact in
the movement, a dsy had hsen tet for
the building of this road, but trouble
waa experienced from soms of the farm-
ers in refusing to grsnt a right-of-way
through their land for the read. When
this obstruction was placed ia their
way, 'he Uood Roeds Association deem
ed it unnecessary to |« into the matter
aay further.
Mr. Howard Informed the meeting
that aince that time, a atrip of lend
haa been condemned for such road, aa
far aa Foyil, ao no more difficulty will
be experienced in aecuring a right-of-
way.
It is the plan of thoee interacted in
good roeds to meet with the township
boards, get all the farmera interacted
in helping to make good roeds.
also the citlaens of Chelsea. Foyil.
Bushyhead and Claremore la building
this road to such an extent that they
will be willing to take a day off and
help to build It. a united effort to-
ward that ead will be made.
Only a few days u« the pepers gave
an account where a road was built
acmes the entire state of Iowa. Now.
if the citixene of Iowa can build a road
acraee their state, we ought to be able
to build a read to Cbeieea by the same
plan.
The diacussion of irood roads it) the
city was then token up. and after
moch talk on the subject, which moult-
ed in the fact being brought out that
the street work la being carried on in
an unsatisfactory manner. It wae de-
cided that a committee be appointed to
meet with the city council and request
that they order all operatlone on the
etraeta dispseisii with, until plana and
tpeeiflcatlona could be drawn up for
the improvement of same C. B. Lit-
tlefield chairman of the meeting, ap-
pointed the committee, which will meet
with the council at their next meeting
night.
Plans for the perk, which had been
drawn by Carl Chalfant, a public school
hoy, for the inspection of the gather-
ing, were looked over snd adopted.
Carl is the son of John Calf ant, superin-
tendent or the City Light & Water
Works. The plans provide for an elec-
tric arch at the entrance and electric
fountain in the center, band stand st
the rear next to the alley, alao flower
beds, grase plots and sests. The plana
call for walks msde out of either chat
or cinders. The members of the meet-
ing decided that the plana could not be
improved upon, and much surprise waa
ahownwhen the fact became known
that a lad drew them Soma difficulty
was experienced in clearing the lot of
the little shack which sits on one of the
front corners of the park site, but a
means wae revealed st this meeting by
which thie may easily be accomplished.
Work will be commenced upon this
meting place right away, and would
have been started already bad it not
n for the above difficulty being en-
seuntered.
The report of the publicKy man, W.
H. Candler, waa then . heard and ap-
proved, and the fact waa brought out
that the publicity mom ia coating much
tom than had been figured on, and that
the anbeeription raised to finance thia
mem will last much longer than had
etta, classv deslaasations and ehoice | The meeting then adjourned with the
readings wiU be rendered Inthe usual | understanding that tha di
pleasing
always palls off such stoats.
r which the k
DON'T DELAY!
Start Your Silo! Build the "Com-
mon Sense Silo" and Save Money!
Farming ia a buninem. The nilo in
making it a more profitable busiuess and
no when a buninptw man begins to save
money he beginn to make money. The
8ommon tense tile tor buainena-
e farmera It nave* money on the cou-
nt ruction anil it wiU make them money
the rent of their active life.
It is Easy to Build the
'Common Sense Silo'
You fiirniah u hammer and aaw.
material and plana. Briefl
ia built of lit.vern of two-l
twelve alden aa the builder
We will furniab the
Ho
to
an
leflv: the Common Sense ti
o-by-foum and haa from eight
twelve aitltw aa the builder may ase fit. It ia lined with an
excellent grade of roofing. Tha const ruction ia very aim pie
yet the plana #e fiirniah you are complete in every detail,
(let the "Common 8euw Hook at our office today. Uet
ready for that ailo. You are going to need it and now ia
t he time to build it. Come and nee na today.
Minnetonlca Lumber Ca.
ild
bo continued, tor no better time for
diseuseing waya aad means has yet
bean found than right after dinner
Fridays.
RF.P RT
Of Publicity Bureau for week ending
Friday, May 2:
During the week ending Friday, May
2nd, we have ana'wered 23 letter* of in-
quiry and wrote to 12 people whoee
names were handed in by visiters and
people about town.
We have sent out near a hundred
personal eprciato of people hem taking
the hatha. In sending out them spec-
ials we do not mention any particular
bath houar or hotel. In making up
thoee specials from the lieto furoiahod
by the bath housea we try to pick oat
es near aa poaaibic the moot prominent
people. Them am some people who
come hem for the bathe who am
scarcely known in their home town.
It ia not worth while to weate time
and poatage on thee*. On the other
hand we try to urn every available
means to obtain the namse of lawyers,
bankers, merchants, minister* -menof
affaire and importance. The editors
of the papers em glad to get them
specials concerning prominent men and
women of their city, and publish them
promptly. One such special coming
from such people will do us mom good
than twenty live of the unimportant
kind. We want to ask the bath bourn
men to aee that we get the names and
addressee of all important people aad,
where pooeible, an interview, so that
we can follow it up with all the pub-
licity pooeible.
In connection with the feature story
work, we want to any that Claremore
ia being kept before the reading public.
Mornday and Tueeday morning we sent
out a feature story to 30 of the largeet
daily papers in America. Thia feature
story will he released Saturday night,
aad will appear in the feature section
of all them papers Sunday morning.
The#e papers will go before approxi-
mately ten million people the majority
of who i will road of Claremore and
Radium water.
A certain individual about town, who
has caused quite a lot of trouble by his
questionable methods of doing business
is reported to be openly booet ing for
certain bath houees and boarding hous-
es, in defiance of Ordinance No. 9U,
and the bath bouse contract with the
Commercial Clab. We am anxious to
get together all the evidence possible
in this connection, and will thank any
one who will give us information. For
the welfare of our city, for the pi
ti on of the internet* of bar dtieene, for
the comfort and safety of the many
visitors who am coming daily, and in
justice and fairness to all, we want to
rid our town of such characters, and
t ha only way to do it ia through con-
certed action. So long aa we stand by
and permit sny man or set of men to
meet strangers at tha gatea of our
city with a lot of "free advice," warn-
ing them against certain bath house*
and hotels, snd recommending certain
others, our work, our money, time and
energy are thrown away. No matter
what we do in the way of publicity,
this abominable and venomous practice
will counteract it and will ultimately
terminate in our abject failure.
We alao want to call attention to one
or two important feliowa about town,
"know it alls," who bave not only
gone up and down the etraeta criticia-
ing our work, ard doing everything in
their power (which fortunately ia lim-
ited) to make light of our efforts. It
ia very amusing, indeed, to watch them
fellows, and I want to take advantage
of thia opportunity to aay to them that
the buainrss men of our city, men who
am attending the meeting of the Com-
mercial Club and executive committee,
and who are familiar with the inaide
workings of this movement-the men
who have their shoulders to the wheel
pushing, helping us in our efforts to
put Claremore on the map-are laugh-
ing at their ignorance and * bee nee of
common "goat sense."
Publicity Bureau,
W. H.
DISTRICT JUDGE HONORED
Judge T. L Brown received notice
this weak that be had been appointed
to serve an the reception committee at
the banquet ta be given at the Hotel
Aster in New York City on the even-
ing of May Mb. in celebration of the
one bandretb anniversary of the treaty
of dent Thia banquet baa been ee-
pecially arranged for the entertain
meet of the dolegatee who will be in
attendance at the International Con-
ference of all RngUah speaking people
aad will be aae of the moot elaborate
banquets ever epraad in the city of
New Yerk. Sunk men aa the A atom,
the Morgana aad ether Eaotom mil-
lioeairaa will be la attendance at this
beaqaet, and to aay that it will be a
awell affair woaM be putting It mildly.
Mr. Andrew Carnegie will aerve na
tenet master,
Jndge Brawn deee net thing he will
be able to attend this spread bat sp-
The membevo of the "Nut Society"
of the eighth grade ef the pabUe school
of thie city enjoyed a line party ta the
Electric theatre Meaday night, after
which they vtoitod the Radiate Cato
where they ate their fUl of pie. They
COUNCIL FROCRCDIMCS.
The old council met in regular
aion, at their last meeting before tbsir
term expired, Monday night, with all
members present except Webber,
The hood of the contractor on sewer
dietricte number ten and eleven wne
epproved end accepted, both construc-
tion and main tone nee.
All claims were thm
The new officer* and raaarllaiea were
then ewora in and the whnele of the
new reign was started into action. The
officers who received the onth of office
am aa followa: C. & Holtaendorff.
mayor; Chaa. Casden, city clerk; W.
D. McClure, city treneorar. John W.
Leach, chief of poliee; Ault. Martin,
Brawn, Feesel and Remtor, mancilmon.
The old meeihere of the eoancil who
worn held over am Atktoeon, Crawell
and Griswold.
The bonds of W. D. McClure, Jehu
W. Leach and Chaa. Cardin were then
John W. Uech, aa chief of poliee,
appointed Ed Plank na hie a-latent.
Jadd Perry waa appointed aa aight
The eolored polieemma, George Ctori-
day, wae removed, aad W. E. Hatehlne
wee given his place on the 'erne.
Council then adjourned to meat again
in special session on Thuraday night.
It to thought the qaeettoa ef a new In
chief will he takea up by the anw eoan-
cil at that time.
R. A. McFarland,
Union Savlnge Association, ef Hon
Fella. S. D.
a
OLD CHEROKEE CITIZEN DIRS.
A. B. Crittenden, aged BO yenre, for
many years a resident of claremore,
waa' ran over by a awitch engine in the
Friaco yarda at Tulss, Saturday morn
ii« at 2:15 o'clock. He died at the Tul
aa Hcapital Saturday afternoon at S
o'clock, after a deeperate effort bad
been made to rave his lile.
He to supposed to have gone to sleep
on the railroad track. Many Indiana
ham toot their Uvea in this way during
the peat year in Tutoe. The accident
oecnrrad on a paaaing track, between
Detroit end Elgin avenuee. The
switching cmw dissevered that a man
had been run over, and an automobile
ambulance was rashsd to the scene re-
moving Crittenden to the Tuls^ Hos-
pital. He waa a eitisen of the Chero-
kee nation.
His toft tog and thigh aad r«ht foot
worn badly maahed, and he alao suf-
fered internal injuries. Aa attempt to
save hie life waa made by the rurgeon
at Tutoe by amputating the meshed
limb, bat be wee not able to bear the
operation, and pnaaed away soon after
ite completion.
The body arrived in thia etoy Satur-
day night and wae taken ia ckarge by
the J. H. Moore Undertaking* Monu-
ant Co.
Mr. Crittenden leaves a wife ard
two small children in this city, sndako
two sons by a former marriage, one of
whom lives in Collinsville snd the other
in the state ef Waahii«ton.
Interment waa made at Woodtown
Cemetery at 3:30 o'clock Monday after-
noon, under the direction of the Kagle
Lod«a.
JOE KNOX RQBBtD.
Joe Knox was peacefully sleeping at
hia room to Wm. Helm's boom on Cat-
ale avenue Friday night and so deep
was bis slumbers that he waa not a warn
that robbers worn going through hia
room snd relieving bim of all of the
valuable* in sight but such waa the
*e.
Robber* entered his room some time
during the night Friday and searched
hie room. When Joe awoke Saturday
morning and began to don his clothes
he found that his trowsers were miss-
ing. After a thorough search of the
room he Anally located them on the
porch. Joe waa a little curiooato know
juat how hia trowmra c«uld walk from
his room to the porch in the night time
aa he was sum that he dU not leave
them on the porch when he retired on
the night before. Joe probably re-
membered times in his lifetime when
he hsd removed his shoes before he bad
gone in but never the erticle of wear
in question.
Upon invsstigstion of the said trow-
ers Joe found that his wstch and eight
dollars in money wem missing which
fact be reported to the police Saturday
morning but John Leach, chief of pol-
ice, reports thst aa vet he haa found no
clue as to who committed the burg-
lary He and hia assistants hsve ee-
arched everywhere for the where-
abouts of the man or men who had
committed tha robbery but Saturday
morning not even a bum bad been die-
covered in hiding in the city. Mr
Loach says that several men wem seen
to board a frtcght train on the Iron
Mountain south bound Saturday morn-
ing and that it to probable that the
goilty party was smong them.
The foundation is being isid for the
Bnyleas-Davis store building, opposite
the Little fie Id Lend A Loan Co. When
thia building has been completed it will
take the place of another of the rap-
idly growing tom eye sores from Third
mjndav school clais bar picnic.
Early last Saturday morning D. Far
rara's Sunday achool claas of the Chris-
tian church, conaiating of twanty boys,
drove to Dr. Former's model farm,
about four miles wsst of the city,
where they held their first annual pic-
nic in grand atyto.
Aa perarranged. each boy hmwht
his dinner. Upon arrival at the farm
the picnicers were very cotdially greet-
ed by Mr. and Mrs. J H. Wileon. who
ham charge of the farm, and their
aona, Oral. Norman and Zina, and at
ooee the boys ware glraa the free-
dom of the place. The foroaoon waa
apsat in looking over and studying the
green fields, the bams, ths silos, and
the different kind* of aeeda and ani-
mate. At noon all gathered in the Mg
haymow for dinner and each waited
upon hi met-If in boy aeoute' style.
After dinner they divided themsehreo
into two groupes, the Btaee aad the
Reds, ard a four-inning spirited bam
ball game was played ia which the
Bluee won bye score of 10 to ft. Other
gamee were indulged la, bat the pcet-
tieot eight for the boys waa when Nor-
man dram the fifty bend of milch cowa
to the barns for milking, each eow go-
ing to ita regular place. The milking,
feeding aad value of each eow (among
them were four thormvhbrad Jersey*
bought lor IMO) was explained bf Mr.
Wilson, after which the boy* voted Mr.
Wileon and hia good family royal aa-
tertainer* It waa about fear o'clock
whea the jolly bunch gam the Witooa'e
three cheer* aad a tiger and atarted
back home.
After eupper the "scoots" roaaeam-
bled at the Electric Theatre aad took
in a good show. Ths oating was con-
sidered by all preeent both ptoasent
and laatructive. And thua tail art the
ftrat aanual picnic of the jolltoet bunch
of boys in Claremore.
shurgrt-crim. ^
A very quiet wedding waa celebrated
at the residence of D. M. Faulkner, on
Fifth atreet, Wednesday evening, be-
tween Mr. Edward Shabert. of Naah-
vilie. Tenn.. and Mtos Gladya May
Crim. , ef SalHaaw. Rev. a. S.
Cameron officiating. The sertooa ill-
ness of Mr. Faulkner prevented a mora
elaborate and public ceremony.
The young couple toft Wedneaday
aight for Saliaaw and Ft. Smith. Be-
fore reaching NaMiviile they will viait
St. Loato, Chicago, Milwaukee, Terra
Haute and RvanevHte, and win be at
home to frionda, 818 Pahter Place,
Naahville, Tenn.. after .. ay 16th
The beet wiebe* of the many friende
of Miae Gladya go with them.
A. S. C.
PRESIDENT PEACE RESTORER
Preeident Wileon for the fourth time
vieited the Capitol Wedneeday while
the members of congrees wsm busy
grinding out tows and politico. This
time he went ss a peace restorer, and
it is mid from the smito he wore upon
the termination of the meeting, one
would judge that he waa not unsuccess-
ful in his mis*ion.
The.trouble srose ab ut some ap-
pointments upon which the member* of
congress were divided, and regardiiqr
which much has been aaid aad done,
but the preeident, aa urual, put a qui-
etua to the wrangling, leaving the
members in s good humor.
M. C. Jones apprehended e couple
of gentlemen with euitcaee containing
forty hslf pints of whiskey at the Iron
Mountain depot at Oologah Friday
night. The two men wem placed un-
der street and brought to this city by
M. Jones, of Talala.
WE HAVE
ANY STYLE
YOU WANT
IT DOE8 NOT MATTER
■ what atyle or pattern yon
want, we have it. Our atock
of Men's Suite lor spring ia
so complete we can auit the
the moat fastidious taste.
The styles this asason sur-
pass anything we have ever
shown before.
We have the exclusive
selling right in this town for
Adler'tCoDegian
Clothes
Prices range from
•16.50 to $25.00
Other makes $10 to f 15
W. B. Boren
Clothing Co.
TO REMODEL BUILDING
The old mart bouse building, com-
monly known aa the Eaton bailing, ho*
longing now to Oacar Jefferiea, of Inola,
will, to tha near futum, be treated to
eome needed improvementa. It to tha
intention of Mr. Jefferieo to tower tha
foundation of the building aad make a
corner entrance, atoo many other rale-
able improvementa, which will aerve
not only to beautify thia buataassboose
but will make it mm convenient tor
the occupanta.
New Bulgariuii
Lace Collar*
and Jabots
25c
50c
#1.00
ConunencemeiitFiocKs
and Dress mateilais
Silk Hose black
white and tan
pair 25c
Black, white
and evening
shades, pr. 91
In our White Goods Department we are showing a beautiful
assortment of white material for graduation dresses
French Pearsian Shamrock Lawns, per yard 25c to 76c
Mercerized Batiste and Flaxon, per yard 15c, 25c and 50c
Also a pretty line of dainty Lace and Ribbon for trimming same.
White Pumps, Hose and Fans, and many pretty things for graduating gifts
You should see what prettv 27-inch Swiss Flouncing we are showing for 26c ths
yard and those 45-inch $1.00 Embroidered Voils at 09c per yard are extra special
Special Showing Ladies' Fine Tailored Shirt Waists
We have just received and placed on sale 10 dozen Ladles' Pure Linen Shirt
Waists, made with the new pointed collar, very special, each $1.25
Child's
28c, 00c
The Store that Sells Wooitex
•1.00,19.00
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Claremore Progress. And Rogers County Democrat (Claremore, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, May 9, 1913, newspaper, May 9, 1913; Claremore, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc181363/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.