Cleveland County Leader (Lexington, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 8, No. 43, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 22, 1899 Page: 1 of 8
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County Le
.Vol. 8.
Lexington, Oklahoma Territory, "Saturday, July 22, 18l.HL
THE POLITICAL ISSUE III 1000
Leading Politicians think'the" Philip-
pine Question will cut a Swell.
1 Milwauke, 'July 17—General
Warner, president of the bime-
tallic ler.gKe, does not believe
that the silver question will be
tbe leading1 one in 1DOO. He says
if the Philippine war isno.t ended
by that time that the - strife on
the island will be one of . the lead-
ing issues of the campaign.
"I do not believe there will be
aiiv change whatever in the dem-
ocrat party on the silver question.
. At the same time, the<iflcreased
production of gbjd is, having the
jar.ie effect on ,the business of the
world that the restoration of sil-
ver would have had, had it been
restored to free coinage and there
has been no increase i;; the prod-
uct of gold. In other words, it is
the supply and .notihe,.partiruiar
color of the metal, that does the'
; vwc'.'.'k.
"The silver question therefore
; may u'/t prcsa'v, Rh the same force
• in that it did in 1%%.
"The currency phast'-ofthp
money question, howler, which
is'unaffected by the increase pro-
duction of gold, will.assume spec-
ial importance .in the coming sea-
sou for all recognize that curren-
cy legislation of some kiTid will
• be pressed at the next session of
congress. The money question
as a whole, will, therefore, keep
. a foremost place in the platform
and in the campaign bi both par-
tics in the campaign <of 1900."
Other issues he said, would be
trusts, and the Philippines. He
believed the administration would
not be sustained in the war for
subjugation of the Philippines.
. Jail Break.
Tecumsh, O. T., July 18.—Yes-
terday evening about 4:30 Cecil
Moreland and Dick View escaped
from the jail at Tecumseh, by
prying off some sheet Iron and
climbing through a scuttle hole.
Moreland was in for horse steal-
ing and View" for obtaining motl-
ey. under false pretense. No one
saw them escape and the last seen
of them was about 3 miles west
of Tecumseh and they were trav-
eling afoot.
Jailor Riddle and family were
at a live o'clock tea,given by some
neighbors, and knew nothing
about the delivery until they re-
turned to the j- i! where the} re-
side. Bud Logue and several
other important prisoners arc con-
fmcc" there, and a telephone mes-
sage, says that every prisoner
could have escaped, as the holes
made by the ones who got out
were left open. As soon as the
news spred several officers, arm-
ed to the teeth, went in pursuit.
They were about two hours be-
hind the escaped prisoners and ii
they are the least bit smooth the
officers will have a hard time
finding them.
Doc. Ashb'y's Case-
Doc. Ashby, the slayer of Cliar-
f lit. Griffith, the Weatherford
• druggist, was brought in from
El Retlo yestedav evening by the
sheriff of Canadian ( county. He
was accompanied by his attor-
neys, Shive & Shive. ofRapahoe,
and attorney Wheeler of Weath-
• erford. County attorney J. C.
McKnight, assisted by Judge
Ksuton of Oklahoma City, will
conduct the prosecution.
. It-was intended to bold tbe ha-
beas corpus yesterday evening in
order to allow the parties to rer
turn on the 7:15 train, but Judgp
Burwell decided that the titrfe
was to short, so the case went
over until to day. Witnesses
will arrive today and the question
of allowing bail will be settled.
•Ashby looks pale and thin from
his confinement but showed no
nervousness. He was recently
transferred from Arapahoe to El
Reno on an order from Judge Ir-
Win.
Pardoned.
Gov. Barnes has granted a pardon to
Albert Adams, who ha£ been in jaii at
Norman" for horse stealing. Adams'
wv.s arrested as charged and immedi-
ately pleaded guilty. Tbres physicians
pronounced him crazy, liis petition
for pardon wai: signed by mo-re.than a
tlmnsand of Cleveland county '&citizens,
—.G-uthrie Leader.
PE( 'AN.
Health generally good.
Crops flue but too much rain for
this section.
There is a Missionary Baptist meet-
ing going on now at the Adam s
school house under the supervision of
Bev. Crocker of Purcell. Wo hopo
much good may bo done.
Mrs, Ebright of Helton, Kansas,
arrived last Saturday and will spend
some time here with her mother,
Mrs, Chas, Latimer
On last Thursday, as was previously
arranged, the Valley Grove Sunday
school gathered at the Adanns school
house and the following program ren-
dered:—Singing by the-choir. Prayer
by Supt. J. P. Corbett. Singing'by
the choir, conducted by Prof. Rut-
ledga of Ft Smith At-i:. Welcome
address by ,1, 1'. ( orbett. Staging by
the choir, Spat, E. L. Cralle was
Uien introduced an 1 made quite a talk
on education in relation to Bible and
fyuaday school study. Adjournment
of 1.1 hours was then had for dinner-
Everybody was invited to assist in
j spreading the dinner tablo. which
waa over 50 feet long. Tho table
groaned beneath tho _ <jood
■ EQUALIZA TION BOAUD.
in the auditor's 6'ffice yesterday tbe
following. w:t who compose tlie terri-
torial equalization board •liovernor
Barnes, Secretary Jenkins, Attorney | fa
(ieneTafl Cunningham atjil Beputy^ud-1 • . .. ,
uenCT.io.-uun K made as thing#, prepared.by the good laaios of
Valley Grove. The little ones was
marched to the table lirst, which was
itor MOCabe. Levies were
follows for territorial purposes.
For general revenue, three mills.
For territorial norn.al school, one' nieely waited on by t-hocommittee,
half imll | Then the . young folks, girls on ono
'For territorial normal at Alva, one | side and boys on the other; then the
half mill.
For university, one tenth mill.
For agricultural and mechanical col-
lege at Stillwater, one tenth mill.
For colored agricultural and mechan-
ical college at Langston, one tenth mill.
For school for blind, one-tenth mill.
For school for deaf and dumb, two
fifths mill.—Guthrie Leader.
OlJtt MARSHAL.
Who is the man an tons am! lonn
Who iit'r.. n on our strpetj i.-'
A lrlond lo every in in, I ween
Our innrslnil.
Who, when tlier;'? any fnn in view
Jj j-iro ti. Ii ■ cm j - f flic jolly or, w,
Auil adds to tl;o scheme it point or two,
Our marilmt.
Who, whon our friends obey 'ho cull,
i ur heivrt - a re fiid, mid 1 • u rdropa fall,
Then wlfo is ouo lo b«ar the imil,
Our wafshnl.
Who for our town to win a name.
Ami i"l I I > her iiior'tming fame.
And luikko her pro per ii his aim.
Our marshal.
Who ha' a heart in his as an ox.
Sin from (lie poor his money locks.
And lor their aid wmltu give his socks.
Our marshal.
Some d iv we may hear of a weddinc. then,
"The -toMi'st word' of tongue or pen,
The i.nMo't are til mo 11 might hu\C been
Our now police judge.
old people were invited to partake of
the repast.. All ate and wore tilled
and of the fragments there were, more
! than 1 -J■ baskets taken away. At 2 p,
in, tho Sunday school formed a line
land K. Jackson's deputy photo-
graphed the school.
Hon. E, IlulTy was introduced and
raado a talk on tho history and ago. of
Sunday school wbrk,
A short address was made by J. F,
Sharp.
Then to tho baseball grounds. The
game resulted in '23 for liuckhead and
11 for Lexington,
BOX.
A good rain fell Sunday eve and
Monday morning. An average crop
of corn. Cotton gonorally looks well
nd if not injured by boll worms an ] Islo, living three
treatment. On • the return Friday
morning while crossing that ever
treacherous stream, the Canadian,
the wagon driven by Sovereign Pankor.
while in the deepest water decided
not to wag. 1 ho horsos • were
quickly unhitched and driven out on
dry: ground. Sovereigns Parker, Iii-
er, Morris. Everhart, Smith «t til,
plunged into the muddy waters and
after considerable work succeeded in
moving the wagon to dry land at tho
enormous? cost of ,r>0c. That's where
the mistake was, d'ye. sebP
Mrs. C, V. Smith and little daugh-
ters, l ela and Bessie, returnod homo
Tuesday from a week's visit among
friends and acquaintances near Aurora.
Prof. Kutlodgo of] Ft. Smith, Ark,,
ooaimenesd a singing institute at the
nev.'^church here tho 18th inst,. and
will eloso tho ,28th.
Word was received liere yesterday
icf the serious illness of Sovereign Ira
L, Hose of Lexington. Sovereign
Rose is a Woodman of lied Springs
Camp No," 12, Wo hope for his speedy
recovery.
On Tuesday the 11th. inst. the vo-
ters of school district No. til met at
the school house in annual-session a^
required by law. It was decided to
build a new house and bids will bo
received until Friday the 21st inst.
Tho old building was sold to Messrs.
G. C. Zachary and J. M. Matthews,
* Sov, Ed/Hiser made a llying-trip
to Jefferson City Tuesday.
Deputy '1 illey is Buffering Iro in
catarrh.
Sovereign G, ■ T. Jones 'started for
an extended tr'p to Central (>kla.
Geo. Pox has about completed his
gin building and will soon put in tho
machinery. Mr. Box is a hustler at: I
seldom "bites off more than he can
chew."
The first copies of the Sovereign
Visitor wore received by tho sover-
eigns Saturday last They expressed
themselves well pleased.
Our .oily saloon man, Win. Moulaw,
moved into his now build.ng Monday.
Mr. Moutaw. has the best and most
substantial building in our Utile burg.
I'atereon, a nativo of the Emerald
iles east of here,
from a severe illnass.
Evorybody getting ready for ti.i.
grand W. O. W. picnic this week.
Kin Simmons loft Monday for part-
unknown. W'-c wish him much plea--
uro on his trip.
Tho five boys who had to walk
from Norman have about recoveieJ
from their attack of sore foot,
Some rcckloss youths '.vere out Sun-
day night. They broke into lleuben
Smith's house and when followed anc'
approached by two men, brandished
revolvers with a request that they b.
followed no more, Thoy have not
yot been captured.
SHILOH.
This parti was visited by a tine rain
Sunday night. Crop1, are line.
Bev. Florence begr.n a, nrotractei
meeting-here iast Friday night, which
at progressing nieoly.
Tho Dripping Springs normal-be-
gan Monday morning. Prof. J. B.
Hell .of Texas will assist his-brother
in tho -instrumental work, llo plays
seven instruments at once lie will
play for tho W. O, W. in the opera
house in Norman Friday night,
Quito a number of friends ant:
neighbors mot at Shiloh last Sunday
and paid th:> last respects to the in-
fant child of Mr. and Mrs, Luther.
Mrs, Cora. Nichols and babe arc
very sick.
Miss \Rosa Massoy of Lexington,
visited Shiloh friends last Sunday.
From Cat Tail Springs.
The W.O.W. picnic here Thurs-
day came off in gyod shape. The
heavy rains Wednesday night
and Thursday morning prevented
most of the crowd from coming.
Four or five other W. O.AV.
camps would have been iepreseut-
] ed. Little was done before noon,
j \t K oVlocl" .cue of those mag-
nificent Pott country dinner* wa*
| spread ire. for all. After dinner
the ciowd .was addressed in the
j arbor by Rev. Dumas, Hon. E.
! Duffv and Editor Evdick. The
grounds arc the best in Oklahoma,
I Cat Tail Springs furnishing the
' most healthful,and refreshing wa-
ters. We expict -another grand
celebration about August 20.
Bridge on Canadiui,
The trip 1 starieof ibe .bridge
I across the Canadian i'' standing
jail right. -A meeting • of the
| stockholders was held in Purcell
this week. They votoc' -to. g6
J ahead with the bridge. The cost
is estimated at $25,Out). The |
J Bridife will be 14 feet wide .and
|
each span 14 feet sifitare. Ere:
long the Cauadian saitds will not I
be half so dreadful arid the sister ;
cities will be>almost as-or.e* when
! the bridge is done.
X. C. Burton of Elmore, 1. T.,' for -1
merly a lesident here, w as in thy city J
J this wotflf..
.excellent crop will be gathered, I was taken sick at tho drug store Mon-
The Hod Springs team of tho W. ! day. Ho romained with Soveroign J.
<), \\ . spent Thursday night of last j A. Perry until lucsday evening when
week at Johnsonville] I. T.. giving : ^ was ablo to return homo,
tho Sovereigns of that camp a.fair j Sovereign Chas, Menasco paid Lex-
■chance to -'ride the goat." Supper ; lngton a visit Wednesday.
was served to tho visiting sovereigns) John Cossoy has sold his saw mill
at 11:30 p. m. To say that the ladies 110 j^r 0f Wanette. Mr. Pock
of Johnson know how to prepare a L ^ave it in operation atthoobo o
repast that's tempting would be C[,m<3il place in a short-t'tne.
would
speaking of it lightly. After supper
tho organization of officers was per-
fected and the team begun its work,
during which some very amusing j
things oocurred . and a gr-and {jood j
time was bad. The team Gxteucls tc
■the Johnson sovereigns their heartiest ^lor Becovery.
thaiiks fo? theiri kind and courteous i ^irs. Simmons is slowly recovering
RlvD OAK.
Crops fii.oet in the world.
Health very poor.
Mrs. Atwood is very low, little hope
Odd Pants Odd Vests
Post "Y ourself tlirongh the
Purcell Leader.
BLANCHARD & CO.
Purcell, I. T.
Odd Coats
Odd Priccs
A. B. McCarty, the jeweler, has a
nice, new stuck of sets-for rings, pins,
or any kink of jewelry that requires a
set,.lie is also prepared to do nil kinds-'
of plating.
T!:p World's Letter Ca^.
Two-thirds of nil the letters
which j>a,s.s through the postof-
lices of the world are written by
Uiid sent to people who speak
English. There are substantially
500,000,000 persons speaking col-
loquially one or another of tho
ten or twelve hief modern lan-
guages, and of these about l!i) pc
cent, or 150,000-,000 persons, speak
Knglish. About 90,000,000 speak
Russian, 75,000,000 fJernian, 55,-
000,000 French, 45,000,000 Kpati
isli, ;i.",0(.<),(](/!) Italian, and 12,-
000,000 Portuguese, and the bal
anee Hungarian, Dutch, Polish,
Flemish, Hoheniian, (lat'lK, llou-
inaniau Swedish. Fitiuisb. Pan-
ibli and Norwegian. Thm-', while
only one-quarter of those who em-
ploy the facility's of the. tnit tnl
dei artments of civilized govein-
uit-nls speak, as their nativi
tongue, Knglish, . < wo thirds of
tlrose who correspond do so in tho
English language.
This situation arises from tin
fact so large a share of the oin
Hiercinl business of the world is
done "in English, even among
those who do not speak English
as their native language. Then
are, .for instance, more than lit',-
000 postofllcoH in India, tho '.nisi
nesH of which in letters and pap
era aggregates more than it00,-
000,000 parcels In a year, and tin
business .of these offices is done
chiefly in English though of
India's total population, which i ;
nearly 300,000,000, fewer than
IMO,0(t0 persons either speak
understand English.
Though 00,000.000 speak < :• i '
derstand Wussian, the busine •
the Russian post department i);
relatively small, the number of
lettvrs sent throughout the czar's
| empire amounting to less than
o' c-teTith the number mailed in
iv'eat llritain alone, though tie
population of (Ireat Britain i
considerably less than one-half of
tii>« population of Russia '-i Eu '
ope.—-loudon Tid Uits.
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Lydick, J. D. Cleveland County Leader (Lexington, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 8, No. 43, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 22, 1899, newspaper, July 22, 1899; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc108979/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.