Cleveland County Leader. (Lexington, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 10, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, February 15, 1901 Page: 1 of 8
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Vol. 10.
LEXINGTON, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1901.
No. 20.
Ifyoa wish t*> buy either farms w
city property, either in Lexington n
Parcel), see Geo D. Latham. He ha
a larger list ot desirable property f<>
Bale than any one. He makes a speci
nlity of loaning money on approved se
carity. If vou want anything in his
line don't fail to see him.
Negotiations tos i.ctnsfer.
\ New York, Feb, 12.—The new
negotiations touching- the trans
fer of the control of the Carnegit
Steel company to J. Pierpont
Morgan and his associates, wen
first, that Mr. Carnegie is to re-
ceive $1500 for each §1000 share
of his stock; second, that minority
holders who desire lo sell may re-
ceive the' same terms as those
given to Mr. Carnegie, and third,
the first public announcement in
connection with the pending ne-
gotiator consisting of a state-
ment from E. H. Gray, president
of the Federal Steel company,
confirming the news that J. Pier-
pont Morgan is planning the ac-
quision of the properties of some
the largest iron and steel com
f nies in this country. If, as it
^•ow seems certain, Mr. Carnegie
is to receive $1500 for each $100V
share of his stock, the transfers i
in this one case alone will be,
equivalent to nearly $130,000,000,
inasmuch as the great steel mag- \
nate's holdings at the present
amount to $S6.00l),000. If. as it ,
seems probable, the minority
holders arc to be looked after by
Mr. Morgan's syndicate, the fin-
anciering will involve the cquiva- '
lent of $240,000,000.
.
Another Nation Imitator.
'Auburn, Iud , Feb. —Mrs. j
Tom Creal "Carrie Nationed" j
Bohley's saloon, using a hatchet j
and a beer bottle. Creal was in
the saloon at the time.
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Methodist Meeting.
The R iv E L Massey, presidium,
elder will hoi 1 the secoud quarters
conference for the Lexington c hurch
on Feb. 23d nn 1 1?4 < h Every body
take uotice and come out nud hear
him. H. B Henry, Pastor
The W II \l. S< >ciety of the Meih
odist church held a very intere-itiuL'
meeting thin week at the par*unage.
Next week's meeting is to be at Mrs
C.J. Seln Decker's. All are invited.
Before buying your tailor-made
suits go to Isom'a and try on one
of his. They can fit you in an
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Up-to-date style.
Geo Bowhn, brother-in-law to
Arthur l'ruitt and C. D. Hay-
worth, of Greenwood, Neb., was
visiting in the city Thursday and
prospecting for a home.
Tut! business men of our city have
already he^in laying in their sprint
stocks of Iry g id Is nn t grueeri** . We
also notice a large line <if hardware in
and aron id the liar I v.tre Blares of the
town. You can «et anything you want
u Lexington,
* ' Pho <:i y council at a fheotlng last
?rtdav night p isard an ordinance pro*
hibiting the rnnn! •% of plot machines
in sal of the village of Lexington*
making it punishable by a fine not to
exceed $10 for any one violating tin
'ordinance. At the same meeting an
ordinance was parsed prohibiting tile
playing oi cards in any public place,
either for nionov or Diislime. Roeial
piuiies in private residences are not
prohibited, however,
\ ■ < T'uii day night Mips l.ilv Spruce
gave a nice social parly to her many
friends of L> xl gton aijd soino few of
them frern Purcell. There wnu a good
crowd pn sent and all enjoyed them-
selves nicely. Afier the usual games
had been indulged in supper was ha'
\ .nd at a lata hour all retired Ihankimr
V ;. s Ltiy for I ho occasion and hoping
\r el jov another urh timo in the neur
future.
A Sure Enough Wedding.
According to expectations on
last Sunday Mr. Herman Mttller
of Purcell and Miss Irma Lis-
iauer of this cit}' was married by
CJ. S. Commissioner Pleiffer at
his residence in Purcell. After
the legal ceremony the young
couple came to Lexington where,
according to the custom of their
people, they were remarried in
good old Jewish style at the home
of the bride's brother, Mr. Chas.
Lassauer. After the second mar-
riage the happy couple with their
numerous friends partook oi a
fine supper, after which amid
great rejoicing they started for
Purcell where they will reside.
Mr. and Mrs. Muller will be at
home to their friends on Adams
street and Second avenue from
now on.
Going After it Now.
The advance corps of the survey
ors connected with ihe engineering
department uf the Ruck Islind rail
way Co , are at work surveying the
Kiowa and Comanche reservation*
preparatory to the early opening of
that country to settlement The firs'
corps consists oT about CO men and
was <m the 10, in-.t , followed oy
about the same number. The allot-
inij commissions who are now oil the
ground will follow iu the wake of the
surveyors and mike the towusite
pint*. The wo"k is to be completed
bi Juiy 1st.
Beware of Street f akirs.
Three of the smoothest street fakirs
strncK this town Wednesday that, has
disgraced our city in many a day One
of them went around learning the boys
how to make dimes out of copper cent
pieces and ten dollar gold pieces out of
quarters, while another oneol thatr o
oretfsed in a broad rimmed hat and a
long tailed coat stood up in a buggy
and sold brass rinirs to the old farmers
at from 25c to each and gave them
such a smooth talk that about thirty of
ttie purchasers of the spurious jewelry
expressed themselves as being well
pleased with their purchase. Men
bought rings who had not thought of
sucn a thing iu twenty five years and
acknowledged in the presence of a hun-
dred witnesses that the* felt good over
paying two dollars for a two cent Drasa
ring. The fakir went so for as to for-
get to give hack the change when he
was handed a i > bill. Tue doners made
no kick, however; until he had started
to leave town when it was rep irte I to
Marshal Maxwell who followed the
vend irs and arrested them bringing
liiem hack to town. Of course, they
gave back the change, but not the ring
inonev.
We think that it is now high time lo
put a stop to such things Traveling
fakirs should not be allowed to atop on
our streets or open up for the sale of
their spurious wares at anv prico. They
should be arrested on siuht and jailed
or made to leave the town on short
notire However, this is a lesson to
those who acted the psrt of a sucker.
To Be Advertised.
The enterprising business men
of Purcell made up *100 cash one
day last week and gave it to the
representatives of four of the
largest leading* newspapers of the
eastern states to have printed in
them a statement of conditions
existing in the Indian Territory
with reference to' the uon-educa-
cational conditions in the rural
districts of that country and of
other abuses of morality and grood
citizenship, so that the people of
the United States may know of a
truth that there is great need of
immediate legislation in order to
relieve the people of the Indian
Territory of the handicapped con-
ditions which prevail here in the
heart of the United States. We
think this was a wise step, as
there is no better or more sure
way in which to get a hearing
from the public than through the
judicious use of the public press,
A shrewd business man does not
have to be told of this fact—if he
is abreast of the times he knows
it.
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OKLAHOMA GOLD MINE.
Big Strike Made at Granite. Ore
Runs $350 Per Ton.
Graniie, Q 1' , Eeb. 12.—Granite
is all excitement over the bio strike
made just at the head of Maiu street
yesterday by twoold miners fr. m Old
Mexico named W. H. Farnum and
W, F Walker, who tiled on a claim
and are now taking out • re that, run*
fr >in $250 to 8350 per ton of gol.1
with considerable
silver.
FLOWS! PLOWS!
E. J. Keller has just arrived from Kansas
Cit.y, where he bought a complete stock of
Farm Implements,
CONSISTING OF
Stock Cutters, Harrows,
Plows, Brush Plows,
Riding and Walking Culti-
vators,
Corn and Cotton Planters,
Cheek Row Planters,
Double Shovels, Georgia
Stock,
and anything in Farm Implements at the lowest cash prico
or on time at
E. J KELLER'S
LEXINGTON, 0. T.
ROBBERS CAPTURED.
Deputy Sheriff W. T. Harris Makes
An Important Capture.
Bert and Geue Shadrick and Mitch
Ualugau, three Lutie River toughs,
charged with robbing A. R- Froman,
about a week a*;o have beeu captured
and lodged in jiil at Norman by W
T Htrris. liert. Shadrick was cap
aired Sunday morning hbiut day
ureak where he was iu hiding at the
a line of tfillaU I Dutrgers ou Little
River Hirris found him in bed with
a lot ol extra lied clothing piled on
him. After pulling the bedding off
ihe officer threw down tin Shadrick
telling him to throw up his hands.
H ' wai -li>it in in ■ arm previous t i
i nis and was therefore easily takeu
11 i is considered a Very tiad man
L'o • eli i- • was n it, one a^ conviction
ilieius 99 . ears in iti-- peni etiary.
city has a board of trade with
officers elected for the express
purpose of working for the up-
building of public enterprises and
other interests of their towns,
lexington is one of the best
copper, lead and tiding poiuts in all Oklahoma,
which fact cannot be denied by
any of our neighboring towns.
But there is one thing which is
greatly needed, and that is unity
of her business men so that we
may all pull together for the best
interests of our little city. The
Lkadkr will pledge its support
to every effort toward unitingour
forces for the betterment of our
condition.
Who will be the first to call a
meeting tor the purpose of organ-
izing a board of trade? Now
don't all speak at once, but let us
all come together and mutually
work in unison for the good of
all concerned.
how would he find out whether
we wanted his enterprise or not?
There is no one vested with au-
thority to make any proposition
or hold out any inducements for
him to locate among us. So let
us meet and at least clcct a presi-
dent and secretary and enroll our
names as a board of trade for
Lexington.
Heard from.
This week we lind on our desk among
our exchanges a nice nowsv little paper
of six page*, t of which are all home
print «nd very nea'lv (rotten up which
was headed Coalgate Courier with Os.
M. Stevens A Hickman sat down as edi-
tors and proprietors, which had "Oh.
M., Editor, Howdy buys, X X" written
on one corner, which means that ho
wants to exchange his paper for the
Leader Os. seems to tako the lead in
his new location in trying to build up
his town which is a mark of patriotism
and one thing the home editor always
docs, but seldom gets any credit forptt,
Mr. Steven* is one >if our old timoiqjti-Y
Good Roads.
As good roads are always a melius
of drawaiug tradi to a city or town,
the business moil of Lexington should
see to it that the roads leading cant
ward to Box, Bison, Jefferson City
aud elsewhere iu that direction are
kept in good condition for travel.
Win n people wish to market the
products of tlinir farm they always
tike into consideration tlio roads
leading to the markets and t'midly
the market having the lie r rev's gets
the | linn. Tie road i I \ i !:en
and Eason are not nur'h as n man
would like to have his *e ri draw
a heavy load ovm and In.j^ bhouid
Kens aud for over a voar was editor '(fu n
No town ever grew to any itn-j the You Ails Onin's published at, ,iih>% w
j portance without a united effort j p'ace i>y \jru. M iry Stevens, We ar*>.i
I on the part ol its citizens Many know tloit Os. has succeeded jUm
I a town has died or slumbered in j him-elf again and ItMMNtiKflfcfc*
, , r r I on his old profession. if,./:
Pull For Lexington. .its lethargy for years for the want ... .... , , . •
run rui inAiuniu". j j. ^ j ^ | We wifh htm abundant Rncne8S;in.)hiHi!
One of the most injurious con-j1'^ PL 'he spirited meu to snoulder j |aI„ venture with the Coalgate Cuuii v.
dilions for a town to get into is j *-'ie rcsponsibility of public enter-
tor the business men to be disuni- j prises and cari v them to success, i
We Think So, Tqo.
ted. "in unity there is strength,''
"where there is division there is
weakness." Especially is this
true of a town where it requires
the full support of all its citizens
t i build up a good bu .ine ss town.
The town is just what its citizens
make it. If they are jealous of
each other and pulling against j
each other they are only tearing
down their own interests as well
as that of their fellow townsmen,
and is a detriment to the interest
of the entire town. No town or
citv can build up under such con-
ditions F.very np-tu-date busi-
ness man knows that it is to his
interest to work for the upbuild-!
ing ol his town. So iet us all
work together for the welfare of
oue little city; do all you can for
eveiy public enterprise aud tor
each other. No man can build I
Suppose some one should come { If the le^id it ore hasn't auy ot|ier
here to look out a location for a j business than cu-ting the loyal i-atp !,:
canning factory, ice plant or some 'or priuiiug, which is uow us luw < a e
other greatly needed enterprise , in any oilier c immunity on eattli,;it' '
that would materially benefit our 'hud better itdjium and go homo'--'
town, who would he go to see or Okluhuman. ( )j
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a full Car Load of
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be repaired <it once fur the benefit of
public travel. The Leaubb i^:pect | himself up by tearing down his
to use what influence it uny havo to neighbor or his neighbor's busi-
Hgitate this matter nud get it atten
ded to as foou as possible
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Latham, George D. & Coombs, Charles W. Cleveland County Leader. (Lexington, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 10, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, February 15, 1901, newspaper, February 15, 1901; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc109023/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.