Lexington Leader. (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, August 13, 1909 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME 18
LEXINGTON, CLEVELAND COUNTY OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY. AUGUST 13. 1909
NUMBER 47
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Facts Beat Arguments To A Standstill
Knowing you to be a person interested only in facts, we want to
help you to "Keep The Records Straight." Remember
A business house which does not recognize the fact that it pros-
pers only as its customers prosper can not remain long in existence
—The foundation of The Farmers State Guaranty Bank of Lexington
was laid in 1891. It lias earned a good name these Twenty Years and
now has a reputation to sustain.
—It was then, that this institution tirst began helping the farmer.
It's still helping him and every one else who deserves help and credit,
but in a greater degree than ever before.
-The Farmers State Guaranty Bank of Lexington has the largest
number of Stockholders of any bank in Cleveland County—Twenty Six
of them.
The Lank By The Farmer
Of The Farmer For The Fai *mer,
Both in fact and in name. Their combined wealth, will no doubt
exceed A Million Dollars.
—While you are earning, you should be savifc One Dollar will
open your account with this strong bank. Start tot
DEMOCRATS HOPE IOR
NEXT HOUSE
Congressman Scott Ferris Believes Tariff Law
Has Changed I he Complexion.
IS
Congressman Scott Ferris, of The Big Fifth District.
''Oid Boys" Reunion
The American of today, the mid-
dle age and the youth, know but
very little of the civil war.
The northern soldier and the
southern soldier each felt that it
was home and fireside that he was
fighting for, hence it is that history
bears out the claim that more
bravery and human endurance .was
exhibited in that war than is re-
corded in any modern war.
Each—the Federal and Confed-
erate—did himself honor and rc-
flected honor on the cause in which
he was inlisted, with his very life's
blood, where fate decreed. In this
thought is much that should ap-
peal to the patriot of today, no
matter what his political affiliations
or belief. We should be thankful
that those days through which a
nation had to pass in order to be-
come as one people, one govern-
ment, inseparable, are no more.
At the same time we should hear
in mind that the "old hoys" arc
fast leaving us, and on every oc-
casion where they choose to hold
reunions at which they may ex-
change expressions o f brotherly
love and renew old ties, all encour-
agement should be given them.
The grand state reunion to lie
held by the I'. ('. Vs. at Chickasha
on Wednesday, Thursday and Fri-
day, Aug. 25, 20 and 27, should not
only be liberaly attended by the
vets, but all persons who can as
well spare the time as not should
help to swell the great throng that
will gather on this occasion.
It will be a three days outing for
those who attend that should do
good to both mind and body.
The citizens of Chickasha are
making preparations to entertain
the old veterans in a way to make
all who attend go home feeling
that it was good to have been there.
Two Bound Over
I'hillip Marcum. I>olphine, Ii. L.
and Buck Jones, who were charged
as being implicated in the stealing
of the horses of Jack Fairehilds, on
the night of may 22nd, were tried
before Justice Win. Moutaw. in
Lexington Wednesday.
Phillip Marcum and Dolphine
Jones were discharged, and (I. I.,
and Buck Jones were bound over
to the next term of district court.
Will Move {o Quash
Federal Indictment
Guthrie, Okla., Aug 12.—Attor-
neys lor Governor Haskell/>xpect
to file with the Federal court at
McAlester next Saturday a motion
to quash the Muskogi e town lot in-
di-'t to lit returned by Federal
grand jury at Tuls . in April. Ii is
indicated that the document will
contain a bout 10,00(1 words, and
treat fully in aflid avits improper
practices alleged to have been in-
dulged in by Government represen-
tatives. Arguments upon the mo-
tion will not be heard until Judge
Marshall, of Utah, returns during
the term at Ardmore in October.
Attorneys know nothing of 11><
cases being set for trial during the
( hickasha term, following the ses-
sion at Ardmore, which appears
from press dispatches, to have been
information given by Attornoy Gen-
eral Wickershani in Washington-.
The belief in state circles is that
the motion to quash will he sus-
tained.
Ships Car of Booze
Many Farmers at
Stil!watnr Meeting
Stilluat. i <)kla . Aug. 111.—Tin
Farmers State Institute and the
State Agriculturial Society met
jointly in second annual session in
the chappie of the Agricultural and
Mechanical college yesterday with
about 100 members in attendance.
President J. If. Council presiding.
Discussions daring the day relat-
ed to the productive capacity of
the farm and the farmer and trans-
portation facilities.
President Conner*, of the state
board of agriculture, will deliver his
annual address and the annual re-
port of Secretary ('has. F. Barrett
of the Mate board will be rc.nl.
Vacancies in the board will prob-
ably be filled late this afternoon.
This afternoon addresses w. rede-
livered by K. I). Cameron, siate
sup. rintendent of public instruc-
tions. Prof. W. Ii. Bobinson, of
Pawnee, John I ields, editofr of tin-
Oklahoma Farm Journal, of Okla-
homa City: Dcatl Ii. ('. Pittuek, of
the Agricultural and Mechanical
college; and President J. II. Con-
ncll, of the Agriculturial and Me-
chanical college.
Ian Ion. I )kla . . JO. ,\s .i
result of the recent tarifT session
of congress, ii is generally conced-
ed, both by Democrats and I'epuh
licuns at Washington, I believe,
that the republicans will not con-
trol the next house of representa-
tives," was the statement today of
Congressman Scott Ferris, of the
1" ifth < Iklaho -a ilistriel, who has
just returned from \\ ashington.
"False promises and broken pledg-
es can not he rewarded with suc-
c' -- at the hands of an intelligent
and thinking American people."
And with a democrat ie house
there is a strong possibility of se-
curing tin amendment to the con-
stitution providing I'm the election
of I nited State Senators In direct
vote ol the penph and thus within
the next few years changing also
the politic ti complexion of the up-
per !„ is,
It is to be regretted that the
ti re. (Ikhrioina republicans in tic
houst Ironi the l'ir-(, Second and
I hird district iv. re not willing to
1 '1*1 their vole and their influence
with progressive r, publicans of the
West ill helping carry out the pledg-
es made to the people. While the
democratic delegation from Okla-
homa worked and voted eonsistant-
ly against the eastern trust-fed ma-
chine, Oklahoma - republican rep-
resentatives became a sourctPof de-
rision among western members of
their own party, who looked to the
.best inten st of (heir constituents
and their action has undoubtedly
marked them for the slaughter'
when they ask for re-election."
Never in the history of this
country were the republicans in
congress so badly shattered; never
in the history of the country were
the democrats s,, united as under
the leadershin .-f Champ ('lark .if
Missouri. It is tm, that a few
democrats favored the bill, hut al-
together there were but
thi se in both blanch. - of congress,
while, on the othyr band, there
were twenty-six republicans in con-1
gress. who voted with the demo-
crats. The result should be entire-
ly beneficial to the democrats."
Ardmore Scandalized
By Shooting Affray
Ardmore. Okla., August 9.—Mrs.
J. O. Voting, cultured, well dressed
and pretty, was wounded in the leg
by a 32 caliber revolver in a fash-
ionable restaurant here during a
sen file in which she sought to with
hold possession of the weapon from
Mrs. Pauline Mills, cashier or the
restaurant.
Mrs. Mills became irate when
Mrs. Voting, after entering the res-
tauiant, accused her openlv of hav-
ing broken up her home by stealing
the love of her husband.
Hardly had she resented the
charge when Mrs. Young reached
into the folds ot her dress, produc-
ed a revolver and leveled it at her.
Mrs. Mills, instead of running at
sight of the gun, darted at her op-
ponent and the two women grap-
pled for its possession.
I he weapon w as discharged t wice,
fhe first bullet fired taking effect in
the ceiling. After the shooting the
police arrested Mrs. Young and
provided medical attention. She
was released on her own recogni-
zance later and lclt for her home in
icliita Falls shortly after.
"'It Is Different Now"
<)nce on a time a local new -paper
suppressed a story hecaijse a tearful
mother, bowed down with grief,
begged the tavor. A big-headed
man jumped the editor about it and
said lie was a coward and didn't
have nerve enough to print the
news. Soon-after tliat a shadow
I' ll over the big-he.ali i I man's home
and he rushed to the editor and
begged him to say nothing about
right, said the editor,
but do you remember calling me
a coward for iiot printing the news?"
Oh yes, the bluffer admitted, I
ought not to have said it, and he-
si les it is different now." A news-
paper olten -pares a guilty person
lor the sake ot the innocent, who
\\. Mi 111 sillier and then some thought-
less person says the editor is a cow-
ard or was paid to suppress the
st iry. It is always best to leave a
story untold when its telling would
do more harm than good. If peo-
ple generally would observe this
rule there would be a lot less trou-
ble in the world. Do as you would
be done by."—X-Rays.
Strawberry Romance
Sours on Victim
Barbecue at Nobl
If it's a buggy, surry or spring
wagon you want, J. Brown has
them, he also has best prices.
Guthrie, Okla., August, 9.—The
State Agency department annoum
es that a car load of confiscated
booze w as shipped out of the state
and sold to a firm at Gainesville.
Texas.
I he money derived from the sale
of this confiscated liquors is used
in the prosecution of violations of
the Oklahoma liquor law.
Delightful rime
Ouite a large crowd of Woodmen
and their families enjoyed a most
delightful time at the Woodmen
hall Saturday night. It was an ice
cream social and all present had
plenty of ice cream and cake, and
a general good time was spent.
Salesmen Wanted
At one. . Local Men to taki i
ders for high grade western grown
nursery stock. Experience tint, .
essary. Outfit f-c. Cash we kl\
Write for terms.
Any one intending to plant should
aak for our catalog, it's f,v. . Ad-
dress. N.VnoNAI, Nl'ltSKKIKS.
• I Lawrence Kansas.
Higlit work, right prices- Leader.
I he barbecue and picnic held at
Noble Till ,da.\ was ittellded lo.
more than two thou.-and citizen-
and a great day was enjoj ed.
liarbecue. lightbread. pickles
and ice water was in abundance,
which was certainly enjoyed jit the
noon hour and even one' appetite
was justly satisfied.
Representative L. I'. I!.,-- of Law-
ton, was the |ii iiK ipal speaker iil
ti'1' day. and entertained tin crowd
for moii than an hour in hi - m .
terlul manner. Man;, short talks
were made and several fun \ „ al
-elections were rendered.
I he ball game h tweeii Noble
"iid I.i xingt. n was (|uit< in(. n -t
ing and e.\, iting. The remit was
" to 7 in favor of Nuhli .
I 1 e Occasion will long be re-
membered by the vt -itors who en-
joyed the hospitality of Noble's'
cit izens.
Having roof trouble" V, well
see |he Lee Lumber Co. They can
cure them w ith Malthoid *Roolim'.
Railroad Buildi g in Slate
filed survey o| the Colorado Ti \ is
and Mexico railroad which was
i'er«■.I iii I'.hii; In-; iii during the
last Week, the line being run be-
tween Klk <'ity and the north fork
of the lied river The road is al-
ready surveyed south of Mangum
and the grade completed for several
mill s. \\ ork on the line in Okla-
homa is lo commence w ithin thirty
days, eighty-pound steel rail- are to
lie used on the line. The survey-
ors will continue south from the
Bed River to Ci)| jc ot he Ti xas
. fhi main pi .nioter of the ('olo-
'ado Tex i, and Mexico is Morris
b. Locke, of Abilene. Ie\as, presi-
dent if |||i ' . . 11:11 :11 \ 'fhi r'o ,.| i-
route.l vi i i hillicothe. Abiicm
M' rkcl, Bradj I I.,no. Kagle P ,~
illi I Arkan.-as I'a.-s.
• Pleasant"
I f one must die of overdrinking,
how pleasant it must be to have
the coroner's physiean call it "re-
fined alcoholism."
Muskogee, Okla., August Ii.—A
note from an Indian maiden, found
in a box of strawberries, was the
lure which lead Max McGregor, of
Hutchinson, Kan-., |j,„t |() Salli-
"'w and then to Muskogee, where
he is now in j il reflecting upon a
romance th.it soured.
\\ lien Met iregor found the note
he answered it. This opened a cor-
respondence with in Indian girl at
Sallisaw, named Amanda Kuvken-
dalil. who picked the bcrrii - and
the love letters flew thick and last,
one finally inviting McGregor to
come to Oklahom t. lie . mic. hut
according to the charges against
him, brought $1 I which his land
lady had intrusted to him to pay
her rent and leading an |s board
bill besides.
In jail Meliregoi admits he took
the, money t . pav his fare to Salli
saw.
McGregor is to answ > r a charge
of embezzlement, the money he
used to find the herrypieking maid
en.
Thorntons Entertain
Mr. and Mi . T \ Thornton en-
tertained quit' i crowd of young
Iriends Monday night in lioin r of
their nephew and niece. Paul and
Miss Willie McNair.
\ most pleasant evening Wa en-
joyed. Refreshments consisting of
ice cream and cake, were served.
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