Lexington Leader. (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, May 1, 1908 Page: 1 of 8
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LEXINGTON LEADER.
(Consolidation of You Alls Doins, Established 1899; Cleveland County Leader, Established 1891.)
"Entered Juiie 9, at Lexington. Okla.as secontl-cia** matter, under Act of Congress of March s. 1H79."
LEXINGTON LEADER
FOR SUPERIOR JOB
PRINTING
VOLUME 17
LEXINGTON, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY, MAY I, 190S.
NUMBER 32
^ Cleveland County's Gold Fields
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Like gold fields of any country need work-
ing to get gold from them. Many poor men.
have gotten rich working Oklahoma gold fields.
In buying Cleveland County gold fields
you never get "Worked" and seldom find one
"Salted." Unfavorable seasons being rare,
Big Strikes are the rule, making tliein good in-
vestments panning out well.
If You live within banking distance of
Lexington, Okla., and have made your credit
good with the Farmets National Bank, you will
experience little trouble in borrowing money to
buy tools and supplies with which to make your
"Luckey Strike"
After you have made money laboring in
the fields you need a safe place to put it.
Eighteen years of Uninterrupted Success,
Ripe Experience and Substantial Growth is the
BEST GUARANTEE of a bank's Safety. So-
lidity and Strength; making this <>f the
most R ELIABLE BANKS in Oklahoma, with
which to do your banking business.
Cash
Capital
S25,000.oo.
Surplus
ft Profits
S20,000.oo.
. A
Restriction
Bill Will
• WATCH US GROW
Organized and founded January '25, 190S and liy Jau
uary 25, 1900 we expect to double bur busiuess bv treating
the people right aud not misrepresenting anything to them.
W.e have uot been examined preparetory to taking out the
guarantee as souie banks tell you they have, hut we have com
plied with the guaranty and have our certificate hung up iu
plain view iu our bank for public inspection.
We secure our depositors and it costs you nothing to get
the benefit of this security, when you deposit with us
Thankiug oue and all for the encouragement we have re
ceived from the people in the way of business, we are respect-
fully yours,
SECURITY STATE BANK
Pass Senate
The Removal of the Restrictions
From Indian Lands Means
Much to Oklahoma.
Special to the Leader.
Washington, D C., April 28, 1908.
— Kestriction Bill out of Senate.
Amended slightly, Will probably
pass this week No trouble iu con
ference. Scott Ferris.
The Oklahoma delegation saw their
first proud day. The Restriction
Bill, over which they have nursed,
plead for, worked for, fought for,
sat up with day and night, passed
the House without a dissenting vote.
It is one of the highest compli
ments that could be paid the State
j aud delegation. So well have they
I laid their plans, so well have tney
! labored and so diligently that when Ilcms of General Interest to the Public Picked ,p at the Capital
♦they came ou the floor of the House ^ 1
! with the bill, it passed uuauimousiv
City by Our Special C Correspondent.
[ The delegation from Oklahoma stood —
like Horatio at the bridge, guarding
I every passeiby while the bill was up
Read? at a moments notice to answer
I all questious, preseut all figures and
to do and act quickly aud intelligent
ly should trouble come. Numerous
R. M. EVANS.
Cashier.
CHAS. GREEMORE.
President,
J
NOTES FROM THE LEGISLATURE
Guthrie, Okla., April 28, 1908 — - visited the Senate and the Governor
The last thirty days of the present | asking their assistance ou the final
session will be busy ones aud the; vote. The proposition was lost.
final wind up will come on with a j The Senate Anti-Trust
rush Members are b giuuing to re | o{ tbe most effective
is cue
measures ever
* 11 • , alize that there is uo time to '-pare urittpn nn ti-.* anliiM** it
questions were asked, some si^us of ... wruieu ou tue subject, it is not iu-
li II ( I *1 iv:.lu.riil QYMrit c.f nnl i nil i* •<« i ■ .
Robert E. Lee
"He was a man without hate; a
friend without treachery; a soldier
without cruelty; a victor without op
pression, and a victim without mur
muring.
"He was a public officer without
vices; a private citizen without wrong;
a neighbor without reproach; a Chris
tian without hvpocricy, and a mau
without guile.
"He was Caesar without his ambi
tion; Frederick without his tyranny;
Napol'an without his selfishness, and
Washington without bis reward.
"He was obeditnt to authority as
a servant, aud loyal in authority as a
true King.
"He was gentle as a woman in
life; modest and pure as a virgin iu
thought; watched as a Roman vestal
in duty; submissive to law as Socra-
tes, and grand in battle J x Achilles."
—Benj. H Hill
School Notes. To School Boards of Cleve-
We had two visitors Tuesday. land County. Oklahoma
Jim Mitchell was absent from the ' The annual school meeting comes
Stovall Victorious
The Stovall aud Willow View hall
teams crossed bats on the Lexington
diamond Saturday and indulged iu a
most interesting game of ball, which
was hard fought from beginning to
end.
The Stovall team was victorious by
a score of 12 to 7
Isn't a Snap
Running a newspaper may be a
snap iu some places, but in Iialy it is
a tough proposition. The editor has
baled cotton ou the old-time presses,
fed threshing machines, grubbed,
10th grade this week.
Murray Nortbcutt aud Christine
Olsen were absent fscrn the 8th grade
Monday
Ou account of tbe board being un
able to procure coal, there was uo
school Wednesday.
Miss Miuuie Lee Edwards visited
relatives and friends in St. Joe, Tex.,
Saturday aud Sunday.
The teachers aud quite a crowd of
school children attended tbe annual
field aud track meet at Norman Sat
urday
The Juniors claim they are learn-
ing something of the Vision of Sir
Launfal, but from listening to their
recitations, we don't understaud.
There was only one entry' from
our tchcol, iu the field and track
meet at Norman last Saturday
David Fox whs entered iu five eveuts
but ou account of getting spiked ou
the ankle, was ouly able to take part
in two He tied with two other men
for second place iu the high jump.
Democrat-Topic's Edition
Messrs J. A Daie, J. Stotts aud
Joe Jepsen, three Very pleasant geu
tlemen, are^jreparing articles for the
special edition of tbe Demociat
Topic, of which 10,000 c"pi s will
be issued, and iu which Oklahoma
and especially Clevi-land county aud
Norman will be exploited. The
I three men are experienced write-up
ploughed and done everything else on I . , ... :u , i
r " J ^ men aud will certainly prepare an
a farm, but running a newspaper >s ,e(1ltu,u wbjch tti„ he of gre8t beDe
the w rae j .b he ever tackled. Hani' fit t(J cleveUl)(, County and Norman.
work does not put a fellow in a strafl ■ L^l[igtou a,s1 b, luWllinued t0|
jeome extent \
j It will be issued H'St Flifliiy.
this year on May 26th. Notice of
the time and place should be given
by the clerk of tbe school district,
by posting notices iu five public
places. The school trustees know
as directors should be elected this
election for a term of three years, all
other members who wer« appointed
should be elected. Each school dis
trict board should bold a meeting
five days previous to the regular
meeting for preparing the report of
the clerk aud treasurer, which should
be read at the annual meeting and
then be sent to my office.
The report should contain; 1st,
tbe number of school children, male
and female, with the white and col
ored designated separately; 2ud, the
number in attendance, their sex aud
branches studied; 3rd, the time
taught, names of teachers, and wages
paid; 4tb, the amount of money re
ceived from all sources and the man
ner iu which the same was disbursed;
6th; the amouut of mouey raised by
the distiict iu this year and the pur
pose for which it was raised
I have mailed to all the clerks aud
treasurers all supplies necessary, in
opposition appeared until at last, af j
ter Represeutatives Carter, Ferris
aud McGuirfe had spoken, aud Ful-
| ton and Davenport had worked and
he! 'led off opposition from their sec-
tiol.o a .id different lieuteuauts sta-
tioned over the House had managed ;
to keep down all opposition when
the final.vote w'ab taken
Nine million acres of land released
from bondage, released from Feder
al restraiut cau if the ludiau citizen
elects to do so, be sold to home seek I
ers and home builders Idle lands
cau be cultivated Tenants can be j
home owners.
It will equalize taxes all ovet the
state It will let each one pay a
little It will nut hang heavy on
any class. It will help build school
houses, churches and roads.
Both sides of the state have a
keen interest in this bill. It makes
the Indian free men. It makes their
lands share part of the burden. It
increases the value of land. It brings
new home builders to the state
WHOM DOES IT AFFECT?
It removes restrictions from all
freedmen, homestead aud surplus
It removes restrictions from Inter-
married whites, homestead and sur
aud a general spirit of activity is [tended mearly ti* pacify tbe public
taking hold of things Morning ses- demand tor an anti trust law, but to
sious are tbe rule rather thau the ex catcb Mull baug tbe tbief H(j wt,| u
ception aud eveniugs are utilized for declares illegal every act, agreement,
committee work. All propositions contract
to adjourn for recess met with de
feat. The idea was to adjourn for
two weeks aud appoint a committee
to select what necessary legislation
yet remained on tie calendar and
rush tbe same through ou re-oiuven-
iug The desire ou part s[ the mem-
bers to returu to their sadly neglect
ed business at home, though - une-
wbat selfish, was the cause of the
; failure of the proposal. Many, who
have bills well dowu toward the hot
tom of the calendar, are beginning
j to feel Hueasy about their outcome in
tbe final rush and it is conceded that
much needed legislation will have to
| be left to the next legislation, unless
the Governor should conclude to
call a special sesaiou.
If this legislature can frame a law
that will effectually stop the iusur
ance octopus, with its home iu New
York or New Jersey, from sucking
the life blood from this fare state it
will have doue well and is entitled to
tbe 1 oiiiage of a long suffering and
dowu trodeu people. Iu most of the
-mailer towns and citties of the -tate
like meutal strain that he must
dergoin getting out a uewspaper lie
reallfl does more for the town people I o
thau anybody else, throws more bou j Flash Ighit photos i I
quets at them, and receives more licks gatherings, interior vu-ws.
and less money and less appreciation etc, phm e 31 —Tne Cottagi
than any body. — Italy N^-ws Herald Studio.
plus
It removes all restrictions from 'he rates are simply prohibitive,
mixed bloods of less than half In <vbile !be farmers, though favored
dian blood, homestead aud surplus ' wi,b luore reils: Oable rate, are yet
Removes restrictions from all sur paying thousauds of dollars annual)
plus (#ot homestead) of mixed bloods as tribute to tbe Great King of
of half and more Indian blood. Trusts
It does not remove restrictions 1 A hard flight euded iu defeat, last
from full bloods, but gives tbe Sec Friday, in the House, when a move
retary of the Iuterior power to do so i men*, beaded by Representative El
on a showing of competency and for i lis was launched, to put a farmer on
tbe best interests uf tbe state. the Boar'd o' Health. Tbe advocates
will pass senate early wiTHon doubt ] of this idea ti tended that, nbile the
It will doubtless pass tbe Senate fanner* we e uot iskiug for repre
illation ot the board, yet there was
are going to follow the bill i ver to no reason '-by they should uot be
tbe Senate aud help what they cau represented A farmer would act as
there. Seuat TF Gore and Owen are a bulauce w . el and in-ure a square
both working at that end i f the line deal to eac ol the schools of rnedi-
o
They have little fear of its passage, cine Tbe ppo 'euts of the measure
but will have some trouble with Seu ridiculed ti ■ id-sa aud moved that a
ator Curtis, of Kansas. He is a a farmer h • g: .'en a place on the
member of the Kaw tribe aud is Surpreuie Courl anil on the Board of
ratber opposed to ludian restrictions Medical E;amit ers and that a<farm-
I'ut has agreed to be good He and er be mad- oBciel reporter of the
Alter a 24 hour chase, which look Owen bear tbe distinction of being House. T uieke the matter m re
I place east of Lexiutftou, by a crowd j ihe ouly two Indian-ever elect- d to rediculous bout lo of the members
uf about 20 meu, iu an effort to cap . the I' S. Senain. The Si-nators from paraded ti a so 'et- in i veralls aud
case some fail to get theirs, please a few days. The House members ■
notify me Hoping that these things
will bo attended to, and that you
will elect a director who will faitb
fully perform the duties of his office,
1 remain, yours with respecf
B. R McDonald,
Co. §upt of Public lust.
Successful WoW Chcse
; ture or kill a lar^
'Veiling j has infested the
parties
I'botc
gray wolf, w hich I Oklahi ma hope to get tbe
neighborhood of through tbe Sr-uatt- thtj week
Spring Hill for rnauy mouths, the
| wolf whs killed in the front yard of
IhCs Coule) Friday morniug.
Well casing 12c per (
I tor Hues, 35c; at J H. Fergu-uu's
b.11 j.impers a .d liroad brimmed hats,
headed by the brass band playing
Hot Time and Dixi^, shouting tbe>r
t, VHuti a- demand tint e fanner be p'aceil ou
the State lloe.ll uf Health I he)
r combination or other un-
derstaudiug contrary to public poli-
cy, which will in any manner affect
free competition cr fix the price on
an) commodity, or to teud to restrain
or affect production, or tbe price tn
be charged for c 'tail -
eluding the price or premium to V
paid for'insuriug property agair '
loss or damage by lire, lightning
storm By this means tbe off'
iug trust is placed i . !fc- attidui^e of
an outlaw, without right before the
law, its property may be confiscated
aud tbe offending person fiued aud
imprisoned from 10 days to 10 years.
Any foreigu corporatiou convicted
under this act cannot again engage
in busiuess within tbe state aud any
home corporation will have the char-
ter revoked. Among the other pro-
visions is makiug it unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation engaged
iu the manufacture or distribution of
any commodity of general use to dis
riminate against auy certain part of
the state or to favor au) community
by selling at a low«r price than is
charged iu other pottions of the state
lor the same article, except as is
caused by difference iu trauspurta
tiou or the facilities iu handling such
commodity. No corporation or com-
pauy under this act cau hold or own
stock iu any competing company,
Tbe law will protect tbe law abiding
corporatiou iu all its rights and priv-
elige. while tbe dishonest thieving
concern will simply ruu out of the
state.
Substitute bill No 4o7 is a com
perheusive measure by Murray pro-
viding for the sale of the school land
aud iu many respects is au improve-
ment over the old school land bill as
effered by the committee The bill
is very carefully drawn so as to meet
every possible contingency in the
matter of selling the school lands
aud throws every safeguard around
tbe purchaser aud every protection
is t ffrred the state against tbe would
be laud thieve-). Under this act any
lessee who has made bis home upou
his lease for a period of three or
more years will bave the preferance
right to purchase such lease at the
highest bid, provided, however, uo
person shall purchase over 160 acres
and that uo person who owns as
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Fox, J. O. Lexington Leader. (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, May 1, 1908, newspaper, May 1, 1908; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc110310/m1/1/: accessed April 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.