Cleveland County Leader. (Lexington, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 10, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, February 8, 1901 Page: 1 of 8
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CLEVELAND COUNTY LE/ WR
LEXINGTON, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY
15)01.
Letter from J. L. Denton.
Matador, Texas,
Jan. 30th, 1901.
Mr. Geo. Matham. Dear friend:
' —I thought I wonld write you a
few lines. We are all well anil
hope to lind you all the same.
We arc having the finest winter
you ever saw; we liavu't had any
rain or snow and hardly an}* ice.
and stock is doing well.
We are sorry to learn that Mr
Earnest Jenniugs is sick at Mr. Con-
eys with smallpox.
A pleasant dance was given at the
lome of Mr. libyues Tuesday uighs.
ill report a nice time.
Silver Creek.
Cotton picking is a thing of the
past
There : Several people of this neighborhood
.. , ~ . . hav the Klip.
«ire quite a number of emigrants
coming to this country from the I Tbe Ki?wa,an,d Comanche country
. , . . • . . J is the'topic of the day.
east and our town is ' humping
rteelf. It has two meat markets, j H;u' a c°Piou* rai" in tbl9 Kettl°-
. i.i, ,• . , ment last Saturday night,
two hotels, two livery stables, a | } 8
"high shcool. two blacksmith ! Mr-William Hollowell smiles, and
u r . , , i says we have a new girl at our house
shops four stores, two drug stores. I , K
boot snop and a numer of new ' Science Hill school has only half
j it- , ... , ! "n attendance on the account of the
dwelling houses; it going to have smaiipox.
agin and bank in the ne*r future. c , . ...
tj , . . ' AlonzoxSanders has bound himself
It has grown more in the last six I 0lIt t0 work for A1 Whittington, of
months than it ever did before. : Etowah.
Land is getting to be very high.
Patented land is *2.50 per acre
and school land is from $1,000 to
•S12U0 per sectidu. Stock cattle
■still stays up. They are selling
at about $22 per head.
Choctaw Commission to Meet.
Denison, Tex., Jan., 2').
Spriug Creek school has been
closed for two weeks on acconnt of
the smallpox.
Mr. and Mrs. Hollowell have been
on the sick list for several days, but
are some better at present.
Magic lantern shows seem to be
in good progress, two entertainments
Holmes Willis, of Willis, I. T., J*'"8 giren Ut Spring Creek r«°ent-
recently appointed by Gov. John-' '
son of the Chickasaw nation to T,
act with other members of a com- ">„i< mm
thC G0V*! Mr Henry Child's school at Red
crnor, received a telegram yester- A , . .,
,i ,. . w , Oak is moving smoothly.
<lay calling him to Muskogee, -r, , , . . .
, , . 1 lie school at Davis is a comnlete
ere e wi meet with a like Huccess under the efficient manage-
commission from the Choctaw na- ment of Mr, Pool.
tion, appointed by the Choctaw Mr. Hale is slowly, but surely
Govnernor, to meet with tne Da- causing Progressive Hill school to
reflect credit on its name.
Mr. A. F Baden, with II. H. Nier-
man, has just returned from Norman
Final proof is the result of the trip.
wes Commission and make a sup-
plementary treaty with the Chick-
asaws and Choctaws, preparing
to close the rolls of the Nation
and settle some other items in dis-
pute, or misunderstood, relating
to the Atoka agreement.
Guthrie, Okla., Feb.—A num-
ber of new claimants to citizen-
ship in the Choctaw nation have
\b scribe has just returned from
Tecumseh where he accommodated
some of our enterprising neighbors
by paying their tax "Ye gods" im
ag'ue my surprise when I found the
rate to be near 0 per cent of valua
tion. What are the people to do
-- r "uuuu uavc ......v «■ ^ two prupir? (u UU
appeared in the Chickasaw nation ! wh,,n their land is placed on the list
-met icrnco f T 71 1 « ua fov.U.. «
71 r, *"uaiiuu
just across the river from Violet
Springs, Okla.. and are staking
off lands belonging to the Choc-
taws. The leader of claimants is
T. J. Ovestreet of Norman, who
makes claim through his grand-
father, and if the claim is allowed
he and each of his children will
be entitled to about 500 acres of
and.
If VOB wish to buy either farms or
•city property, either in Lexington or
I'nrcell, *ee (ite P. Latham, lie has
■\ larger list ot desirable property for
sale than any one. He makes a sped
ality of loaning money on approved se
enrity. If vou want anything in hit
line^rton't fail 10 see him,
.Tames 15rns. are looking for a tine
display wagon from Oklahoma City.
\V e will let yon know when it comes.
Don't fail to see it.
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
Spring Creek.
Leslie Hoi I' iwell went to see his
best girl last Sunday.
Next Sunday, Feb. 10th, will be
Rev. W. A. Howe's regular appoint
ment at Willow View.
If ,is 'feared that something will
have to be done with Mr. Palmer. I
^uoss we cau call him grand pa.
Prof J E. Turner of Willow View
was trying to lind out what his pu
pils knew, last Thursday and Fridaj
Wanette News.
Health in this community is much
better at present.
Our school is progressing nie< Iv
nrffler the manugcinunt of Mr, Ear-
iesl J' ji.iiiugs.
Miss Mandy Northcross has been
wry low with pu umonia, but is in:-
iroving at present.
Mi. Ed. llosenbaum has moved to
nir little village where he expects to
ork for Mr. feck.
as taxable property?
Our deservedly popular Dr. and
legislator, Nesbett, brightened the
eyes of his many friends and glad
dened the heart of his estimable wife
by his short visit home this week
Representative Nesbitt needs no eu
logv from this pencil, suffice to say
those who knew him best love him
most and he oulv needs to be under-
stood to be appreciated.
I like to see young teachers hare
rules and enforce them, but there is
such a thing as being over zealous.
The teachers of Red Oak and Davis
schools are trying to enforce the no
ted first rule oyer in th* adjoining
districts. Our fair daughters hare
been taught obedience from their iu
fancy, but when that Child at Red
Oak tries to "Poole" our girls diey
may find a refractory c^ass.
Rev Heath has added some sever
al neresof our valuable land by pur-
chase, to his already well improved
farm. Mr. Lewis has also bought h
choice tract of land adjoining his
premises. Likewise, Messrs Blair
and Moseley have followed in thr
wake of the afore said neighbors and
they have bought 40 acre tracts.
These prosperous sons of toil have
prophetic eye sights to see the glo-
rious future of this part of the nior
al vineyard. All said land brings
from #10 per acre upward.
The smallpox are not so small ns
might be supposed. They have ad
led the family of Shepherd, Hani ens
et al., being no respector of persons
it is becoming serious Ye scribe
having lived under the protection of
a board of health, shrinks from this
loathing disease. Stal Kin- unohtl
lenged, abroad at church, p. t office
and school. 1 see the sign daily
providence hns sheltered ns thus far, 1
but the credit or praise is not due to
any 0110 in authority. Schools are
closing down, teachers fleeiug and
yet no recourse. I shall get vacci-
nated and see the end, if there be
one, to this scourge. Frozen Water.
One Round of
Bargains
FOR
ONE WEEK
BEGINNING
Monday,Feb 11
TO CLEAR OUT
Winter
Goods.
20 per cent off
On all Ladies' Shirt waists,
X made of Taffita Silk,
French Flannels, Outings,
etc., made in late styles
and finish, and first-class
goods.
20 per cent off
on all Skirts.
Some excellent goods in
this line, from a first/class
tailor-made skirt down, in
most all cloths, and colors.
You can get a skirt in this
sale worth $6 for $4. Our
best skirts.
Our beautiful
line of
^olored
Underskirts,
Made of Farmer^' satin
and satteen, etc., go in this
sale at 20 per cent dis-
count also.
PLOWS! PLOWS!
.E. .1. Keller lias just arrived from Kansas
City, where he bought ti complete stock of
Farm Implements,
CONSISTING OF
Stock Cutters, Harrows.
Plows, Brush Plows,
Riding and Walking Culti-
vators.
Corn and Cotton Planters.
Check Row Planters,
Double Shovels, Georgia
Stock,
and anything in Farm Implements at the 1 west cash nrice
or on time at j
E. JL KEL L &f?'S I
FURNITURE AND IMPLEM, H :U F,'
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LEXINGTON, 0.T
20 per cent off
on Blankets,
< omforts, Matting, Floor
Oilcloth, also Clothing and
Woolen Underwear.
In order to Make
this sale
effective
we will give 10 per cent
off on all other goods for
for this spccial sale. This
so c go< >d fcr one week
only, Begins Monday the
11th and closes Saturday
the 16th.
L.S.Fietd & Co
One-Price Cash Store.
PURCELL, A IND. TER.
Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 4.—The
arrest of Garnett D. Ripley at
Newcastle last night, on a bench
warrant issued upon an indict-
ment returned by the grand jury
just adjourned here, it is said, will
be followed by other arrests of
persons against whom indictments
chsrging complicity in the Goabel
murder were returned, but not
made public because the parties
were not in custody. It is claimed
here that the Ripley arrest is one
of the most important yet made.
He is a distant relative of the I
Breckenridges.
School Notes.
Steve Graham was absent from the
11th grade Tuesday evening.
Rosa Weitzenhoffer was absent
from the High school Wednesday.
W F. Ledluw entered school again
Tuesday morning, after a weeks ah-
'els.
Kietirburn
Piu« and Miss
Mary Alois were u t d m m.irri-
age at the (Vn >.'ie enurcli in
Purcell on Tuesday, Feb. 5' Wc-v.
Father Williams officiating. Af-
the ceremony the happy couple
repaired to the home of the groom
where a bountiful supper was
partaken of, followed bydancing.
I he "light fantastic" was tipped
until the we sma' hours,
School is progressing nicely in ev-
ery way All ihe rooms are well filled
with students.
Next Fridav is our next time to
have literary. A nice program is ar
ranged and a fine tune is anticiiiat
ed.
The critic's report gets shorter
and shorter, and sometimes we don't
nave it at all. Tins shows the bene
fits to be tfainwl in being a student
of Lexington's High school.
Mrs. L. S. Field of I'nrcell is very
sick this week.
Geo. Charlev of Wayne, an old friend
of G. D. Latham, i in the city this
week.
Mosley Trent.
-Mr. F. IJ. Mosley stole a march
on his many friends at this place
and Purcell and hied himself
away to Gaiuesvill, Texas, where
he was united in marriage to Miss
S. E. Trent of St. Louis, Mo , on
the 30th of last month. After
the wedding Mr. and Mrs. Mosley
returned to Purcell, where they
will reside unttll the gentleman
can prepare a home on this side
of the river in which to take his
his bride, when they will remove
to this place. The many friends
of the groom wish him and his
bride tne greatest happiness and
prosperity on tlieir matrimonial
voyage. We are pleased at the
prospect of having Mr. and Mrs.
Mosley as residents of Lexington.
Jim Tnucfli is (rettinc some better,
lie has been very sick with the com-
mon disease
Rev. G. \V. Herrineton has moved
into his new residence recently pur-
chased of Thomas Owens some time
asm.
tff'jUST RECEIVED
iS\ a full Car Load of
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LEXINGTON,
IMPLEMENTS
WYNNE BROS.,
The famous "CANTON LINE" of Turning Plows, Culivators,
Harrows, Cotton and Corn Planters, Listers and Drills.
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Latham, George D. & Coombs, Charles W. Cleveland County Leader. (Lexington, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 10, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, February 8, 1901, newspaper, February 8, 1901; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc109022/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.