The Lexington Leader (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, April 4, 1913 Page: 1 of 10
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THE LEXINGTON LEADER
VOLUME 22
LEXINGTON, CLEVELAND COUNTY. OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY, • APRIL 4. 1913
NUMBER 2<j
SPELLINC
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CONTEST
all in his power to make these
contests a success.—B. R. McDon-
ald, County Superintendent,
Represenratives to Be Se-
lected to Go to State
Contest.
WINNER GETS MEDAL
County Contest to Be Held at
Norman on the 25th Day
of April.
The state spelling contest will be
held at Oklahoma City, May 15
and 16, and each county is entitled
to one contestant. In order to
have a good representative from
Cleveland county the contest com-
mittee has arranged for two con-
tests prior to the state contest.
The first will be held in the contest
districts April 18 at 2 p. m., and
the county contest will be held at
Norman April 25 at 8 p. m. There
will be given a gold and silver
medal at the countv contest to the
first and second best spellers.
Any pupil of the seventh or eighth
grade who has not received a diplo-
ma is eligible to enter. The words
will be taken from Doubs' speller.
Each pupil must pronounce the
word before attempting to spell.
The pupil will have only one trial.
The teachers of the contest districts
or a committee will make all rules
and settle all disputes weich may
arise in the district contest.
The spelling contest districts or
groups are as follows:
District 1. School districts No.
1, 2, 3, 18, 21, 65. 66 and con no. 1
to be held at Stella.
District 2. No. 4, 5. 6, 15, 16,
19, 22. 23, and 24 at Robinson dis-
trict 16.
District 3. No. 7, 9. . 10, 12,
13, 14, 25, 26 and 62 at Star dis-
trict 13.
District i No. 33, 34. 35, 42,
43. 44, .'52, 70 and 67 at Bennett
district 34.
District 5. No. 30, 31 3S>, ii7,
38 and 63 at Independence district
37.
District 6. No. 27, 28 and 30 at
New Hope district 28.
District 7. No. 40. 41. 48, and
49 at Noble district 40.
District 8. No. 45, 46. 47, 52.
and 53 at Science Hill districi 52.
District 9. No. 54. 55, 60, 61,
and 68 at Valley Grove district 60.
District 10. No. 50, 51, 56, 57,
58, and 59, at Lexington.
District 11. West Normah.
District 12. East Norman.
Each school district will lie al-
lowed to send three pupils to the
district spelling match, then the
three best in the district contest
will represent the district at the
county contest. The winner of the
gold medal will represent the coun-
ty at the state contest.
It is hoped that each teacher will
have one or more representatives
at the district contest, and will do
. Is Christianity doing its greatest
good when believers in God clique
together and apparently try to re-
convert themselves in place of going
out and trying to bring in some
new member of the fold? Have
you observed that many times
Christian people admonish their
children to leave this person or that
person alone because as they say
association with them might con-
taminate them. It is the duty of
that Christian to go and associate
himself with that man or woman
and not to discourage them by put-
ting the Btamp of the blackguard up-
on him. Christians perform a very
inconsequential duty when they de-
vote all their time to their certain
clan, already supposed to be work-
ers in the cause of Christ. Yet that
is the case, go where you will.
Christianity means to help up, not
to push down. Remember a kind
word and smile is better than an
underhanded thrust in the back.
—Ex.
Henderson
I Mr. C. C. Reed is visiting at
| McGuire this week.
Mrs. Mattie Stanley spent Sun-
day afternoon with Mrs. Mattie
! Glenn.
Tom Sasser at Willow View was
' in Henderson Saturday and Sun-
! day.
Claud Hamilton and wfl'e spent
the day with H. B. Harman and
wife Sunday. •
Albert Harmon and Bill Cobj)
attended Sunday school at Etowah
i Sunday.
| S. C. Carpenter made a business
trip to McGuire.
John Smith was in town Sunday.
John Cobb and wife made a
pleasant trip to Lexington Satur-
day.
John Cure of Lexington is vis-
iting Noble Glenn at this writing.
Charlie Harmon made a pleasant
trip to 1. M. Hopper Sunday.
Violet.
Willow View
Corn planting and garden making
are familiar sights in Willow View
now as we think winter is over.
J. W. York and Walter Williams
were in Willow Willow View Sun-
day.
Louis Umphres made a pleasant
call at the Willimet home last Sun-
day evening.
Bill Sanders and Miss Myrtle
Sasser were the pleasant guests of
Misses Myrtle and Beulah Wallace
Sunday evening.
Tom Sasser visited his sister at
Henderson Saturday and Sunday.
Edd York and Ray Webb called
at the Wallace home Sunday eve-
ning.
Mrs. Frank Willimet near Hen-
derson was skipping at the Willow
View store Friday.
John Cobb and wife passed
through here Saturday enroute to
town.
Miss Myrtle Sasser was the pleas-
ant guest of Miss Beulah Wallace
Monday.
Denuie Cole and family were vis-
iting home folks Sunday.
The Dance at Dock C'lines Wed-
nesday night was well attended by
a number of boys. All report a
delightful time.
Sam Gilbert and family were vis-
iting J. B. Sasser and family Sun-
day.
Frank Conkling and Bruce (liv-
ens passed through \\ illow \ iew
Saturday evening.
J. B. Sasser our hustling mer-
chant is on the sick list this week.
Miss Anna Sasser was the guest
of Jiliss Emina Hatfield Sunday. .
Robert Ramsey and wife were the
guests of J. B. Sasser and wife Sun-
day.
H. 1'. Sasser went to Lexington
Monday.
Ben Dowdy and family passed
through Willow View Monday en-
route to town.
Blue Bell.
German Club Meets
The Deutches Gesellschaft held
one of ite most interesting and in-
structive meetings of the entire
year at the home of Herr Edgar
Keller last Friday evening. The
lirst part of the evening was spent
with the usual lession, each mem-
ber giving a German proverb, which
was followed by a very interesting
paper on the social life of Germany
by Fraulein Madd Northcutt. The
latter part of the evening was spent
in games. Delicious refreshments
were enjoyed by everyone. It was
not until a late hour that everyone
decided to leave.
The invited guests present were
Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Edwards,
Misses Mayme and Lois Perkins,
Hazel MeBee and Constance Th«ek-
er. The members of the club pres-
ent were Misses Mabel Thacker,
May Hackler, Anna Sandusky'.
Maud Northcutt. and Messrs. George
Merritt, Lueiaa and Razzie Stevens
Chester Garrett Edgar Keller and
Adolph Ille.
TROUSDALE
Some lovely weather since the
snow which left very poor prospects
for a peach crop.
Born to W. M. Coleman and wife
a fine boy; mother and son are do-
ing well.
\V. R. and John Roselins of Eta-
wall were welcome visitors at .J. B.
Boecks Sunday.
J. H. Martin and wife, Miss Jul-
ia Knox and Johnie Coleman and
I wife were visiting with J. T. Cole-
man and.family Sunday.
Mrs. Ada Sanders of of Lexington
and children are spending the week
with Mrs. Minnie Boeck and fam-
ily.
A. I'. Hammer is doing' some
well needed grading on Buckhead
creek.
Keller's Grocercy is headquarters
for bulk garden seed.
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Road Improvement
A. I'. Hammer one of our road
I supervisors on Route 3 has been
: doing quite a bit of grading in the
j McIntosh district. Mr. Hammer is
! one of the kind of men that Cleve-
j land County needs for supervisors
J as he believes in keeping the roads
j in the best of shape. If all of our
supervisors were as wide awake as
j Mr. Hammer our roads would be
j in good shape all the time.
Dr. H. H. Wynne. Oculist.
Specialist of the eye, ear, nose
and throat, of Oklahoma City, will
j be professionally in Purcell, on
Saturday, April 1'.). The scientific
I application of lenses (glasses) to
the eye receives my attention. One
regular visit each month. Purcell
8 to 1 p. m. Lexington 1 to 5
j p. m. Inquire at the office of
Baird's Drug Store in Purcell or Dr.
I R. E. Thacker in Lexington, adv
I.. G. Pantier, Doctor of Dental
(surgery. Office over the Chickasaw
National Bank, Phone 319, Purcell,
| Oklahoma, lies Phone 129.
A Scene trom the Fop of the
High School Building
I (A.composition by
of the Lexington High School)
One afternoon in early January
as I was on the top of the high
school building, I looked down
upon one of the most beautiful
scenes which nature can exhibit.
Directly in front of me was a small
town which stretched out in full
bloom over a sloping hill. There
are many beautiful houses in the
town. At the top of the hill stands
a large two-story house painted in
a tint of yellow, overlooking the
many objects in the level valley be-
low. Almost in the center of the
town a large standpipe rises far
above the remaining objects and
seems to be standing as silent
the Sphinx. Scattered around over
the hill are the residences, and in
many of the yards trees of various
kinds are stretching out their bar-
ren branches against the beating
north winds. At the foot of the
hill are the business houses and
men and women can be seen walk-
ing up and down the streets.
Beyond the town is a small river
meandering through it large bed ol
sand and is finally lost to sight in
the distance. The current of the
river is very small and is hidden
from'view in many places by the
rising bank. The bed through
which this river flows is composed,
largely of sand with a few trees and
scrubs scattered aaound over the
surface. Over this river extends a
long bridge which is standing very
firm and is waging a life-long strug-
gle with the forces of nature, which
are always trying to tear it down.
The heighth of the bridge is the
same until it almost reaches the
opposite bank wliere it abruptly
rises.
The opposite batik of the river
presents a very beautiful picture,
At the foot of the rising tank runs
a railroad track which curves in
and out. picking the more level
places for its route. There are
many cars stationed around on the
switches, while at a short distance
to the south a long train is slowly
moving toward the depot. Large
volumes of smoke are pouring front
the smokestack which indicates the
struggle which the engine is having
with its heavy load. A town is sit-
uated on this bank directly opposite
the one in front of me, and the
towns seem to be watching each
other in the hope of seeing some
method in which one might excel
the other in beauty. North of this
town is a row of red hills, the near-
est of which is much the larger.
The tops of these mounds, are com-
posed of rock which does not yield
very much to the process of weath-
ering, but the sides of the hills are
made up of clay and large boulders
have rolled to the bottom of the
hill.
Beyond this bank is a very beau-
tiful landscape. At a short distance
to the west is a long row of trees
making large turns which mark the
route of a small creek. Beyond
this are the smooth sloping plains
which are covered with a brownish
sheet of prairie grass which moves
easily to and fro in the breeze. At
the top of a.small hill just a short
distance to the southwest, the once
bright and glorious sun is almost
half hidden, but seems to be linger-
ing as if to get a farewell glance at
the objects until she shall mark the
coming of another day.
0. G. Club Meets
Last Thursday afternoon the
Sryati GrilHn j O. G. Club, Lexington's newly or-
ganized socitjJ and educational club,
held its second meeting at the home I
of Mrs. E. A. Denison.
The club met at 3 p. ni. and en-1
gaged in games and < other social
features after which dainty refresh-
ments were served to the members |
by the hostess. The afternoon was
very much enjoyed by all.
The members of the club report
that its work is very successful and
is progressing nicely. Its object is
to advance the social and educa-
tional interests of Lexington and
her people. The members are
Mesdames E. M. Abernathy, 1!. O.
Smith, Elizabeth Denison, Tom
s I Keller, Robert Isom, B. B. Smith,
E. J. Keller and Robt. Evans.
New Restaurant Firm
This week a deal was consumated
whereby C. E. Danner bought a
half interest in the New Merchants
Cafe, from Ren Fetreter. Mr. Dan-
ner has for the past year and a
half been manager of the Good Ser-
vice Telephone Co. where he made
good with the people of Lexington
on account of his management and
courteousness. No doubt the res-
taurant under the management of
Herreter & Danner will prosper and
enjoy the same patronage or even
better in the future than it has been
in the past. Ben has always want-
ed to give Lexington an up-to-date
eating house and just lately moved
to new quarters and installed new
fixtures. The addition of Mr. Dan-
ner as a proprietor will no doubt
mean an even better restaurant for
Lexington.
MAD DOG
IS KILLED
Takes Nine Shots to Put
End to the Vicious
Animal
an
BE ON THE WATCH
It Is Thought That No Dogs
Were Bitten Before He
Was Killed
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and take all the risk. adv t. f.
Lasr Sunday afternoon ft was re-
ported that a mad dog was loose
out near Charley William's place,
City Marshal.W, T. Scott was noti-
fied and he immediately left for the
scene, taking with him Andrew
Gordon and Ed Blackwell and go-
ing out in Ed's buggy they soon
located the dog. As soon as they
got within a short distance of the
dog he was shot. The shot had
very little elTcct on him and the
boys continued to shoot until nine
loads had taken effect Before he
dropped over dead. It is not
thought that any dogs were bitten
but as warm weather is coming it
is well to watch all dogs that act
queerly. The dog which was killed
was a rather small one and looked,
something like a shepherd. As a
side incident Ed's buggy disap-
peared mysteriously while the dog
was being disposed of and he
walked back to town. Later it was
found at home. Someone must
have anticipated April 1.
Heavy Snow
Egeland, N. I). March 31.—With
their train buried by snow in a cut
near Blutnbaug, fourteen miles
from here, a Soo line freight crew
has been forced to make regular trips
to this place to procure supplies
and fuel. 1 he train has been bur-
ied in a cut for two weeks, and
there is no apparent relief from the
situation.
The men are forced to crawl
through tne cupola of the caboose,
in which with almost all light cut
olT, thev
Human Pincushion Loses One
tif Legs.
Sharon, Pa., March 28.—Melvina
Morford, known as the "human
pincushion," was compelled to un-
dergo amputation of her left leg to
tjave her life, When quite young,
Miss Morford stepped upon a pack-
age of needles. Scores of che
needles entered her foot and began
to work through her body. At
times physicians have been able to
pick needles from under the skin.
Needles were found under the arm-
jpits and one was taken from her
i breast. The girl finally grew so
j helpless that amputation was re-
solved upon. The operation was a
success.
Dr. Morgan. Saturday 12
Dr. Morgan of Ardmore will be
at the Palace Drug Store in Lex-
ington. Saturday. April 12th. If
your eye needs attention, see him.
adv.
Some alfalfa and prairie hay for
sale by Edgar J. Keller. dav.
SALESMAN WANTED to look
after our interest in Cleveland and
adjacent counties. Salary or Com-
mission. Addres The Harvey Oil
have been living for two! Co. Cleveland, Ohio.
weeks. —Atlanta Constitution.
E. A. Denison for insurance. I
Come in and let us tell you
j about our premium offer on garden
seed. — Keller's Grocery.
Farm Loans
1 represent Bartlett Bros., Land
& Loan Co,, of St. Joseph, Missouri
Branch office at Guthrie. Lowest
rates and best ternis.'
E. A. Denison.
Paint your house now before hot j
weather. When you can buy your
1 paint and oil at a bargain price |
I front Edgar J. Keller, adv.
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