THE SHAMROCK BROGUE 1-15-1916
BUILDING SIX RESIDENCES
Six neat residences are being built at the corner of Dublin avenue and
Fourth street by Elijah Ham of Stroud and John Murphy, president of
the Citizens Bank here. The first dwelling was occupied, as soon as
completed by a good Irishman, J.E. Ragan, the local manger for the Atlas
Supply Company.
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HE’S GOT OUR NUMBER
In regard to the Brogue: Al Holland says in the Daily Yale Democrat;
“Volume 1, No 1 of the Shamrock Brogue has appeared. Corb Sarchet
is the editor and Ben Berkley business manger. The paper looks well,
but isn’t that a pretty pair. They both came from Guthrie where
everything is smoked Irish. However, we know that are white through
and through. As for being Irish, Corb is French and Ben an American.
Both of them have kissed the Blarney Stone, so here’s success
to the Brogue.”
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DR. NEWMAN IN SHAMROCK
Dr. M.H. Newman of Cody, Neb., has located in Shamrock and has his office
temporarily in the Erin Hotel. He will erect a business block here and
also a residence, and Mrs. Newman will also be a citizen here in the
near future. At Cody the doctor was a surgeon for the Chicago and Northwestern
Railroad. In regard to him the Cody Cowboy says: “Dr. and Mrs.
Newman departed for their new home in Oklahoma on Wednesday. Dr. Newman
has enjoyed an excellent practice in the five years he has been located
here and has made many friends by the careful and conscientious work.
The doctor is moving to a larger place where he will have a better opportunity
to practice surgical work for which he is especially qualified.”
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PURCHASED THE MARKHAM GAZETTE
The Markham Gazette, established over a year ago at Markham by John
D. Carter, changed hands today when it passed to C.M. Sharchet and Ben
Berkey, owners of the Shamrock Brogue. The deal goes into effect with
the coming week and it makes the Brogue a legal publication. It is understood
that Carter will locate at Pemeta and publish a paper at that point.
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PERSONALS
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Shamrock now has three mayors among her citizens; James Farrall, mayor
of Shawnee for several terms; Ben F. Berkey, twice mayor of Guthrie,
and Ed. L. Dunn former mayor of Oklahoma City.
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W. H. Schwake, one of Shamrock’s heaviest property holders has
been here all week superintending the construction of the Killarney
Theatre.
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Henry Fulton, civil engineer of Oilton, has been here for the past two
weeks making drilling locations for oil producing companies.
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L.B. Grove, in charge of construction on the Sapulpa & Oil Field
railroad has moved his family to Shamrock making this town his headquarters.
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Dr. Prentiss of Markham, the republican nominee two years ago for secretary
of state, visited Shamrock this week. He believes Weeks of Massachusetts
will be the Republican nominee against Woodrow Wilson.
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Dennis Maher of Kingfisher came to Shamrock just for an opportunity
of getting back to the auld sod once again.
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Hon. Miles Allen of Meridian, member of the Second Oklahoma legislature
is in Shamrock with the purpose of changing his headquarters after 25
years in Logan County.
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David Richey, geologist for the Uncle Sam Oil company, accompanied by
his wife and son. John Richey also an oil field expert, were Shamrock
visitors during the past week.
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C.K. Bullin, in charge of the Hill Oil company yards at Depew, is planning
to locate in Shamrock. He a former Stillwater boy.
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Postmaster Morgan says the cancellation of stamps for the month of December
was not only the greatest in the history of the Shamrock office but
greater than October and November combined. That shows how Shamrock
is growing.
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Sam Ricks Jr. 2-year-old son of Mr. & Mrs. Sam Ricks, living southwest
of Shamrock, died Sunday night the result of la grippe and pneumonia.
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Mrs. George Fredericks of Oilton has been visiting in Shamrock with
Mr. Fredericks stopping at the Hotel Erin.
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Fred E. Cragin of Guthrie, owner of the Cragin lumber yard here, was
looking the situation over in the Shamrock field during the past week.
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Mr. and Mrs. Chester Trask and babies are now making Shamrock their
home. He has completed a dwelling on West Forth street and moved here
from Avery.
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Mrs. Anna McMahon’s café, the Irish Queen, was given a
coat of green paint Monday by D.M. Hisey, who donated the work; the
carpenters had donated their services in erecting the building.
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Col. John Dunloe Carter, former owner of the Markham Gazette, announced
while here, this week, that he will launch another newspaper in Markham.
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Robert Seymour has completed a building on Dublin avenue and will engage
in the grain and feed business. He was an early day lot buyer in Shamrock,
sold his first lot and made sufficient profit to launch in business.
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Walter R. Eaton of Shamrock is in Oklahoma City as a member of the lower
house of the legislature. He has promised his constituents that he will
oppose any measure that tends to shorten the road to Tipperary.
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Miss Anna Dale Hamilton is the bookkeeper at the Citizens Bank. She
held the position with that institution prior to the bank moving here
from Avery.
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H.B. Granlee, superintendent and auditor of the Oil Fields & Sapulpa
railroad, and E.K. Conwell rate expert have taken up permanent offices
in the new station building here. Mr. Conwell was in the Frisco general
offices in St. Louis for fourteen years prior to coming to Shamrock.
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Ben J. Dye and H.E. Coburn of Drumright are having homes erected on
West Fifth street, between Ireland and Bantry and will move their families
to Shamrock.
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Earl Harkness, driller with the oil company has the distinction of getting
the first water well on East Tipperary Road. H.E. Speaker brought the
second good one the next day. Both have moved their families here.
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John Pyle of the 101 Barber Shop is having a cottage built on West Fifth
Street, next to the school house and expects his family here soon from
Bristow.
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Elmore McGinley, the Gurthrie-Tulsa Irishman, was in Shamrock the past
week and declared himself while here for Colonel Roosevelt for president.
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Frank Hudson, generally known as “Fat”, opened his café
Friday night be giving a free oyster supper to all Shamrock people who
cared to eat. He has a new building on Dublin Avenue.
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Phil Hall, the prosperous Oilton gents furnisher, has the distinction
of being the first paid subscriber to the Brogue, with W.C. Sills the
Oilton photographer, a close second.
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Miss Mary Hall of Lindsey was the guest of Mrs. Marion Lee at Lee’s
Dining Hall several days the past week and made arrangements to have
several buildings erected on Tipperary Road.
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Drs. Ellis and McFarland of Oilton have visited Shamrock several times
recently and announced they will open an office here.
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FIRST BABY BORN IN SHAMROCK
Being the first baby born in Shamrock is a distinction that belongs
to little Miss Kathleen Wheeler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Wheeler
of East Tipperary Road. She made her debut into the world Sunday Morning.
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HE BELIEVES IN SHAMROCK
J.H. Kuhns, the well known drilling contractor who has two strings of
tools going at the present time for the Hill Oil & Gas company,
just east of Shamrock, is a firm believer in the future of this town.
He has purchased eight lots on East Tipperary road, declaring that Shamrock
will be the busiest center that the Cushing oil field has ever known.
He is erecting a dwelling and will live here.
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NEWKIRK GOES TO SAPULPA
E.W. Newkirk, who has been with the Oklahoma Natural Gas company at
Shamrock for some time in charge of field work, has resigned to take
a position in Sapulpa with the glass factory. His work in the field
has been to superintend the connecting of gas wells with the company’s
pipe lines, carrying the gas to the big compressing station a mile north
of town.
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MEXICAN IS NATURALIZED
Leo Enrique, the Mexican who has a tamale and chili parlor on Dublin
avenue, is a naturalized American citizen and is glad of it. He took
out his papers in Texas, about twenty years ago and ahs lived in Oklahoma
for sixteen years, principally at Chandler. In regard to the Mexican
situation Enrique is confident that Carranza will bring about a stable
government.
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NO RED INK IN SHAMROCK
The usury law proposition has cut but little figure in Shamrock since
J.E. Moore, cashier of the First State Bank, has announced that nothing
but green ink will ever be used by the banks in this town. This does
away entirely with red ink, he says, and no person in this town will
ever be in the “red” at the banks. This gives Shamrock a
distinction that no other town in the world possesses.
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