Lexington Leader. (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, July 28, 1905 Page: 1 of 10
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All the News
All the Year
One I>ollai'
LEXINGTON LEADED.
(Consolidation of You Ails Dolus, Established 1899: Cleveland County Leader, Established 1891.)
"Entered June 9.1903, at Lexington. Okla. as second-class mutter, under Act of Congress of March a, 1879."
Clothing at Cost
Hurry, hurry, don't miss it
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LEXINGTON, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, JULY 28,1905.
NUMBER 44
FOR FAVORABLE FARM LOANS AND CORRECT ABSTRACTS OF TITLE SEE OKLAHOMA FARM MORTGAGE COMPANY. NORMAN, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY
"Tho Old Reliable*'
ft
Partners JSntional Hnnlc
Cap: till, - S >2,->,()()()
Individual lte&pon&ibility
Over - - & ti00,000
We Want Your Banking Business.
*♦*!
The Borrower.
CONTRACT
IS SIGNED.
Electric Line People Make
Good and it is Now up to
4! the People of Sulphur.
ASK FOR FRANCHISE.
4! Sulphur, luil. Tit. July 21st.
j.; Last night representatives of the
.(. Oklahoma City, Lexington \ Sul-
1 phur Springs Electric 'railroad sign-
I ed the contract on behalf of the rail -
1 road companies for the construction
of the railroad from Wynnewood to
Sulphur.
It is now up to the people of Sal•
! phur to make good, anil although
they have not signed the contract
it is thought that it will be signed
before the first of the week.
At a special meeting of the city
The writer asks the reader, if ever
guilty of borrowing, to exercise a council held last night, an ordinance
little serious meditation on the scrip-
tures in regard to the obnoxious act.
I Look up the full
"big" word.)
granting the railroad company per-
mission to use certain streets of the
meaning of this town for their purpose was intro-
duced, and after some discussion this
Palace of Agriculture and Horticulture at The Lewis and Clark
Exposition, Portland, Oregon.
The Palace of Agriculture .andi Au arcbed doorway it> tlanked by
Horticulture at the Lewis and Clark ; two towers, each surmounted by a
Exposition is the largsst duildiug on I domed pavilliou, while between the j K°°(' treasure, the heaven ti
the grouuds, being 200x210 feet in domes is au elaborately ornamented | 8'*6
size. The distinguishing feature of arch Surmounted dy au obelisk
Deut. 15:0 shows that it is good was deferred to the regular meeting,
for one to be disposed to lend to his which will be held on the first Mon
neighbors or others; but it is not do- ('ay August. The company was
iug them right to be running to also requested to lile maps with the
them for things they may have when council showing what streets and
you should exercise a little wise fore- how much of each street would he
| thought and provide yourself with ll8eli for tlle purpose of the railroad,
the various little articles you may Mr. Teague, who is one of the
ueed. It shows pror management,, promoters of the railroad, appeared
and it is a carelessness iu you that is before the council and explained to
not easy to look over. "Thou shalt'them what the railroad people de
lend unto many nations, but thou sired' He also signed the contract
shalt not borrow."—Deut. 15:0. ou behalf of the railroad company.
Again, the Lord shall open ui ko
REDUCTION SALE!
OXFORDS, SANDALS AND TIES
A
LI. ( >1 U stOi'k of >111111111-!' Shot- W
propose tu sai'riliiv for room for the
next thirty (,•">") days, Now is your
opportunity t<> Inn a cheap pair of
Low Cut Shi.e-. Al-i>
ENTIRE STOCK OF LAWNS.
\\ ill In* closed out at ('< 'i' ami tlii- means for
CASH OR CREDIT!
ABERNATHY'S
Max Mullins Killed.
rain unto thy land in his Max Mullins, a noted character,
season, and to bless all the work of Was shot and instantly killed by City
the structure is a great dome which! Considerable decorative effort has "''ue baud. am' "10" shalt lend unto. Marshal Marcum, Monday afternoon,
rises from its center and can be seen been expended on the corners of the ulall.v nations, and thou shalt not j(1 frout Qf city hall. Mullins was
BUILDING AT SULPHUR. pied and doing good business
. ^r* field says that beyond a
I i.i II . , _ „ .. ; doubt Sulphur will, within the next
J. Walker Field Says Railroad three years, become the pleasure am I
From There Northwest health resort of the southwest."—
Will be Built. , state Capital.
from every part of the grounds. The building, where rounded arches sitr
dome is covered with greeu translu- mounted by pilasters add greatly to
cent fibre. Its great ribs and the the architectural effect. In each of
finial which crowns it are thickly the walls in the center of the arch is
studded with electric globes, which a star window. The lower windows
at night shed a glow of light visible of the structure are Hanked by col-
from many points in the city and fori umus and richly decorated in a de-
borrow.—Deut. 2S:12. i drunk, and was arrested by Marcum
You may have been thinking: auil tilkeu ,)ut W.,J lf,lt.as(.(|
"What is a neighbor for?" Yes, Ln the prom;HH that he would go
what is he for, and, by the way, who, home_ Xo sooner had he started
when he turned in au angry manner,
up
add down the Willamette I sign w liich conn-to
river. them.
The mail, entrances are on the east , The Agricultural
a::d went facade-, and are identical, i >7-1,Oo'l.
lint above
Farmers' Institute,
The board of Agriculture, of () UI a-
IjOUiu, ha* st-t the date for the Cl ve-
Idiiii County Fanners' Institute, it
Norman for August 14th ami l" t!i.
The Secretary, Mr. MeNabb, and
fiome of the instructors of the college
Tood Game.
I lie game of ba-e liall between
Lexington Owls and Purcell Sunday
resulted in a victory for Purcell. It
was a well played game up to the
sixth inning, when the Owl boys
went to pieces and lost the game.
is your neighbor, any way ? Luke
10:2'.)-37 will show you who he is
and what he does (or you should I do
for the other person. Instead of
sponging ou and borrowing from
ntners see what good and friendly
offices you can render them and 1
warrant you will feel like this world
is getting better.
"rile rich luleth over the poor:
and the borrower is servant to the
lender." -Frov. 22:7.
Then don't belittle yourself by ' HXiimjl
borrowing but be not as a servant to Xicodi
at Stillwater, will be present to make The Purcell boys played a good
the meeting interesting and profita-' ««< «• >>«) hop* our home boys will
hie to farmers aud stockmen. j strengthen their .earn. Everyone
Remember the dates and make it' should take an interest in our home
a point to he present. Full program , boyu.
next week. ——
(i. \V. Evans, of near Corbett, is
Bad Fire. Ilyiug around in a new buggy.
Monday morning at 10:ii0, Hub Mrs. Jesse McBee has taken
Marcutn's residence was completly charge of the telephone exchange at' ooustruatiou of au intertirbBU electni.
others lest they come to hate you.
Lastly, "The wicked borrowed),
and payeth not again: but the righte
ous showeth mercy and giveth "
I's. 37:21. - A I{i:,\i>er.
Interurban Line,
H. E. Asp, solicitor for the Santa
Fe, and I . G Guss. president of the
Guthrie National bank, left Tuesday
with knife in one hand and attacked
Marcum, who drew hi« pistol and
fired three shots, two of which took
effect in Mullins' body, one entering
the left breast just below the nipple:
the other in the left side passing
entirely through his body, which
caused instant death.
A coioner's inquest was held Mon-
day night. A jury was select-
ed and about fifteen witnesses
examined before County Attorney
mil Coroner J as. Corn.
The jurors were: li >1 lieavi--. .1.
P. Perkins. I'M Kershaw, .lay Slier
man, Hugh Hardwick, Jr , and .1. \V
McBride. The jury was out but a
few minutes and returned a verdict
of justifiable.
Walter Mullins, of Junction Hill.
Kas., a brother of deceased, arrived
Tuesday night.
Th e remains were buried in the
phur northwi
nnpiuiy has
till begin the
lor Chicago on matters relative to the, Lexington cemetery Wednesday.
line from Sulphur Springs to Davis. Lost,
1, 1., a distauce of about nine miles. A pair of gold frame, double glass
This line would then accommodate spectacles, somewhere ou Boatriglit
passengers gping to farm. Will give liberal reward if
James Lappin.
all Santa F
destroyed by lire, which was caused 'his plaqe. as Miss Leonard has been
by the explosion of a gasoline stove, transferred to the Purcell exchange
Mrs. Marcum had left the house and There was a Union Ladies Aid So
goue to the garden, hence the fire j ciety met at Mrs. J. W. Marcutn's,
had gained its way to the rool before Wednesday evening, and sewed for Sulphur, the interurban making cou returned to owner
it was discovered. Everything iu ,\Irs. Hub Marcum There were nectious with the Santa Feat Davis.
the house was consumed by the fire, about 00 ladies, consisting of the: The fact that Sulphur is fast becom- There are several prospectors look-
except a trunk, which contained a. Baptist, Methodist aud Presbyteriau iug a great health resort makes this iug around at property this week,
few winter clothes. j Aid Societies. They all enjoyed a proposition quite probable.—Guth- and there will be several more when
The loss was partly covered by pleasant afternoon. After work, rie Daily jState Capital, Thursday, they bear of what the Electric Line
^ insurance. , hours refreshments were served. . July 27. is doing, (confidential).
Wind Mills,
HARDWARE it. "TOO CHEAP" # At WYNNE'S
Stock tanks Cost
My Competitor.* Say I Sell
Wagons,
Stoves
and
Qtieeusware
•I. Walker Field came up yester-
day morning from Sulphur where he
has been spending the summer. He
says that Sulphur is doing more
building aud developing more rapid-
ly than any town in the Indian Ter-
ritory.
"1 he Oklahoma City. Lexington A:
Sulphur Springs railway." -.aid Mr.
Field, ''is u o longer a proposed
scheme of promoter*, but a line that
will In- built. The representative of
the bonding company together with
the promoter'- of the electric road
signed up a contract with the Com-
mercial club, of Sulphur. Thursday
night and have bound themselves,
under forfeit to commence work
within thirty days, and have the line
completed and in operation ,i- far as
Wynnewood within six mouths. The
line will not touch Davis, but u ill
run direct from Su
The construction <
ready been orgauiz
from New Mexico
work of grading.
"This, together with an announce-
ment by the superintendent at Sul- .
phur that the department will lay
out and landscape the reservation
this fall, and expend about $7o,00(l,
bas resulted in a great deal of out-
Hide capital being invested in Sul-
phur. J, M. Bayless, who built the
large four story brick "Bland" hotel,
for which the government gave him
$50,000, together with several St.
Louis capitalists, have completed
their plans aud let contracts for a '
200 room pressed brick, four story
hotel, over ou the new townsite.
This will be much larger and tiner
than the Bland and will cost, when
completed, about $>80,(j00. It will :
be fitted throughout with all modern
conveniences, steam heat, electricity ■
and elevator, and will be, says Mr.
Bayless, one of the best in the south-
we«t.
"Since February 1st, the business
men of Sulphur have united together
and erected on the new townsite,
four solid blocks of two story brick
stores, and all of these are now occu-
The Cabbage Snake.
A veritable serpent, coiling aud
striking in rattlesnake "fashion, au 1
perhaps hissing, if she could have
heard it. a minute reptile was foun '.
in a head of cabbage by Mrs P. H
Terrill. Monday. She is a farmer'-
wife and she and her husband have
■quite a nice cabbage patch ou their
place about ten miles south and west
of this city. Mr. Terrill brought the
curiosity to town and it. is attracting
attention where it ii- on exhibition
the drug store of Curbin A: Lvnch.
Mr. Terrill has heard of cabbage
snakes and is anxious to hear any-
body that knows anything on the
subject. If ('handler housewives
have been having any adventures
with these horrid things they «hou!.!
speak out in the interest of the gen-
eral public.
Notice to Ice Users.
The manager of the l.exiugtou
Creamery and Ice plant requests
those who us.i ice to go to the Lead-
er office and get a card with the
word "I (' I'." on it. and when tle-\
want ice. hang the card on th- front
door. • Iu doing this it will help the
company aud insure prompt deliv-
ery. Henry Tarp. Manager.
IU; Pound Cabbage.
li. F. Gambill, living five miles
northeast of town, brought in a head
of cabbage Tuesday that weighed
10} pounds. This is the largest
head of cabbage so far raised in Ok-
lahoma, which is another evidence of
her productiveness.
Newman & Bonneau,
WILL ALWAYS
Sell You For Less!
BIG STOCK ALL THE TIMEl
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Hutchin, S. W. Lexington Leader. (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, July 28, 1905, newspaper, July 28, 1905; Lexington, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc110263/m1/1/: accessed March 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.