The Lexington Leader (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, May 22, 1914 Page: 1 of 10
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Skhiliome Mia Bocltty
THE LEXINGTON LEADER
VOLUME 23
LEXINGTON, CLEVELAND COUNTY. OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY. MAY 22. 1914
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STATE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT
Letter Discusses
Glasses, Rats and Hy-
drophobia
Did vour hoy or girl make their
grade in school this year? Have
you asked the teacher how many
failed to make their grade in your
school during the past year? it
costs $20 to $30 a year for each
school pupil. Vour'school board
will be selecting the teacher for the
coming year in a short time. The
question of school expense is one
that your school board will be con-
sidering at this time and as a patron
During the year of 1903, three
citizens of Oklahoma died from hy-
drophobia, and in the neighborhood
of three hundred were bitten by j
rabid dogs. We have no means of
Adenoids, i estimating the number of horses.
cattle end hogs that died from hy-
drophobia. At a meeting of the
State Medical Association in Guth-
rie, May 12, 13, and 14 one doctor
reported the loss of 120 head of |
cattle from hydrophobia. Why de-
lay taking precautionary measures
against this disease whew it is so
easy to prevent the same?
A WOMAN UNDER THE BED.
Spring Hill Items
The farmers of Spring Hill com-
munity are somewhat damaged on
account of rain anil cool weather.
Mr. Jim Sudderth and family vis-
ited at the Mr. Tillered home Sun-
of the school you should be making ■ day.
inquiry as to the number in your j Miss iva and Albertha Adkison
school who failed to pass nt the end i of Bloomfield, Missouri who have
of the term. Those children who
are costing the school district just
twice as much as the others for an
education.
There is a cause for this and it
will frequently be found to be a pliys-
cal defect with the child that has
been overlooked by the parents and
teacher. It may he one the can be
corrected with a pair of $2.50 eve
glassess; or it may be clue to ade-
noids. enlarged tonsils or defective
hearing, the result of adenoids. The
hoy orgirl who cannot seethe black-
board, who can't spell, who can't
breathe through their nose and can't
he interested, does not complete at
all with the normal hoy qrgirl.
Remove the adenoids, furnish
been visiting relatives near Lexing-
ton for the nast two weeks returned
home Sunday. We were nil very
glad to have them with us and were
sorry they had to leave so soon.
Miss Alta Peters was the guest of
Emma Oliver Sunday.
Eupha Waddle spent Sunday
with Sadie Daniels.
Mr. 1). V. Sudderth was the
guest of the Claunch home Sunday.
Mr. ami Mrs. Gillmore ' and
daughter of Norman visited the
Nelson home from Wednesday un-
til Sunday.
Dave Ilollaway of near liox visi-
j ted with his uncle, John Holloway,
I Sunday.
The lecture of the globe theory
.Ju.
in New York Lvcninq Sun.
them with glarses and make interest j wiU l)e Kiv,, on l1"'fourth Sunday.
possible and you will have fewer
reweaters in vour school, and all
pupils will he interested and the
teacher will he able to render much
better service and the pupils will
be much more interested in their
work, and you will have saved your
school fund the amount of the per
capita cost, multiplied by the nuni-
of repeaters.
THE HAT
The rat is a recognized carrier
Every body invited to come.
Mrs. Embry of Holdenville is vis-
iting her son Mr. Aring Embry.
Maggie Clauneh,* who has been
sick for some time is able to be out
again.
Rose Bud
lib-1
a number of diseases. He
ject to leprosy, cancer, trichinosis,
plague and other serious, maladies.
Rats are absolutely of no value and
are now recognized by the whole
world as a menace to health and as
carriers of disease, not only from
one community to another, but
from one country to another, as
they are noted travelers, especially
by vessels. From their great pro-
pensity to travel, the rat. from his
native home in China has over run
the entire world. To-day a serious
problem is the elimination of the
rat both as an economic as well as
a health measure.
that
are not will have bargains too—but
you must come to see.
Warning!
You are hereby given notice
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Tom Cheatwood For Sheriff useles- to say anything about him
in this issue of the Leader we! personally or ahout his record for
are authorized to announce Tom ] that is well known to all of the vot-
Cheatwood, as candidate for the!et> of Cleveland County.
Democratic nomination for Sheriff. Tom hasalwavs been a Democrat
of Cleveland County, subject to the , and has always done everything
action of the Primary Election, to within his power for the Democratic
be held on August 4th. 1914. j party and if nominated for Sheriff
In January 1911, Tom took in the Primary, his election in the
charge of the office of District Court fall will be assured, for he is one of
Clerk of this county and has made the best electioneerers that ever
a most efficient and accomodating went out among the people. Ilis
official. He now refuses to run for honesty and his straight-forward
a third term for the same office, as \ manner, his energy and his bust-
he promised the voters he would in ling qualities win the confidence of
the campaign of 1910. and has the people, and they can rest as-
Farmers. Come to town Satur-1 gtepped out to give room for other sured that he will always prove
day. Many of the merchants are , aspiring young men for that posi- faithful to any trust that they re"
, advertising spebial bargains tor t;on Tom Cheatwood, has made a pose in him. The Democrats
oj| that day and of course those that first cla-s District Court Clerk and should nominate their strong men
has always kept up with the duties for the fall election and no Repub-
of the office and has run the same lican can get near Tom in the Gen-
with dispatch and economy. He eral election in the fall, for he is
has done almost all of the work bv one of the fastest runners that ever
himself and at all times has done announced for an office. He has
to hitch your teams to telephone his best to accommodate everybody had strong solicitations to make the
poles in Lexington. We must pro- , who has had business in the office, race for Distri t Clerk again but re-
tect our property. A fine will be | Tom Cheatwood, is a native of fuses to do so for the reason that
imposed upon anyone disregarding the State of Mississippi, having he promised the people that lie
moved from thereto Texas where j would not make the race for that
he lived for four years and from j office for a third term, and he be-
there he moved to Cleveland County ; lieves in keeping his word with the
in the year of 1896 and has lived people.
here ever since. He has obtained Any man who votes for Tom
a good education by his own efforts Cheatwood, in the Primary can rest
and all of his acquaintances know assured that if nominated that he
what a hard time he had to attend will be a winner in the general
school, what time he found to do election, and he will greatly apprec-
so. He taught school in this county i iate the support of the people in
for ten consecutive years prior to the Primary August 4th 1914.
his election as District Court Clerk.
He was one of the county's'best1 Mrs. Chen0W3th Dies
teachers and did his work then like On Thursday, May 14, 1914, we
he has always dijne. in an efficient ; laid the remains of Sister Hattie
and honest manner. He is full of Chenoweth to rest in the burying
energv, is a hard worker and honest | ground near Willow View. She
and square in all his dealings with had lieen a great sufferer, for but a
everybody. No one ever asked him few days, with blood poison.
for an accomodation but what they I Sister Chenoweth's going away
received it if it was in Tom's power i was greatly felt in her neighbor-
tnis notice,
phone Co.
-Good Service Tele-
Dr. H.
H. VV^ine. Oculist.
Specialist of the eye, ear, nose
and throat, of Oklahoma City, will
be professionally in Purcell, on
Monday, June 1. The scientific
application of lenses (glasses) to
the eye receives my attention. One
regular visit each month. Lexing-
ton 1 p. m. to 5 p. m. Purcell 9 a.
HXDKOl'HOBIA
If all the dogs in Oklahoma were
kept muzzled for a few years and
no dog was permitted to come in
from outside the state, rabies or! m. to 12 m.
hydrophobia would disappear, j Inquire at the office of Dr.
The dogs tnen could then be un- R. E. Thacker or Palace Drug Store
muzzled without danger to man or in Lexington or Baird's Drug Store
beast. or Dr. McCurdy in Purcell.
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In This Bank's Success
Equal Treatment to All, Fair Interest,
Courtesy, Safety, Personal Attention, Con-
servative Management, Careful Loans, En-
terprising Service, Modern Safe Guards.
V\e Appreciate Your Business
The Farmers State
Guaranty Bank
Chas. Greemore, President.
M. R. Northeutt, Cashier
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R. E (Buck) Clement An-
nounces for Treasurer
In this is.-ue of the Leader R. E.
(Iiuck) Clement announces for re-
election to the office of county
treasurer and his name will be
found in our announcement col-
umn.'
It is needless for us to say
much concerning Buck Clement.
The voters know that he has made
an efficient and thorough worker
and has taken the best of care of
the affairs of the treasurer's office.
The trust placed in him by the
democracy of Cleveland county has
been honestly upheld. Economy
has been his watch word and the
taxpayers have been saved a sub-
stantial'sum by the manner lie has
looked after the expense account.
One good term deserves another
and Buck Clement is almost cer-
tain to have no opposition and
should not. lie will make Cleve-
land county as good—or better—an
officer as lie did during his lirst
term, which certainly merits a vote
for him for re-election.
Eighth Grade Graduating
Exercises
Despite tin inclenu nt weather of
Krid ay evening, a good sized crowd
ittended the Eighth grade gradua-
ting exercises at the Baptist church.
rof. J. II. Nihart of Central State
Normal delivered the address of the
evening and those who braved the j
weather were well repaid. Prof, j
Nihart gave a most instructive and
interesting talk. He dealt with the
four phases of development—physi-
cal. mental, moral and spiritual
and the talk was enjoyed by the
graduates as well as the grownups.
Prof. N. H. Edwards, after a
few appropriate remarks, presented
the graduates with their diplomas.
The eli is members were Jim Raugh-
man, Lawrence Northeutt, Loren
Center. Herbert Wright, John Rob-
inson. Jack Lee. Vergil Kliott, Rus-
sel Kemp. Ray Stine, Horton Hig-
bee, Willis King, William Walker,
Willie King, Jess Haekler, Carl
Gabriel, Fred Scott. Jeorge John-
ston. the Misses Ruth Lisszauer,
Nellie Lou Shockley, Grace Wilhite.
Lenora Moorhead. Winnie Sudderth,
Mabel Gray, Helen Washburn, Mar-
gie Hill, and Ella Thomas. Prof.
Nihart paid a high compliment to
the class, saying that yon seldom
find a class where the boys out
number the girls—the ratio being
much greater in favor of the girls.
NUMBER 36
A Road Suggestion-Now
And Then
j Quite consistently good roads
days fur the purpose of fixing the
grounds in the roads are gaining
ground in Oklahoma. Every good
roads day adds a little more to the
physical and material value of Ok
lahoma roads and faring and helps
make the people wealthier and hap-
ier. II Oklahoma had the reputa-
tion of having the best roads of any
state in the union, it would add a
j luster to her fame that never could
I be dimmed. As long as people
stay here they will have to have
roads; why not have good roads at
the outset, so that we may have the
enjoyment of them while we do
stay.—Alva Pioneer.
More than any other section we
know of, Lexington needs her sur-
rounding territory and its roads put
in the best of shape. Every men-
tion of the good roads cause should .
be given a boost. Nothing will
help to build up the town more—
with very little expense too and a
very lasting benefit. I se it in your
conversation and the tirst thing you
know some work will he in actual
progress.
TROUSDALE.
Work has been delayed this
week on account of the continued
wet weather.
Riggs and family and Grand-
father Riggs and family were in
Lexington Tuesday tranracting bus-
iness.
S. \\. Redwine and family of
near Lexington visited relatives in
this vicinity over Sunday.
T. J. Hart visited with J. B.
Boeek Sunday.
Mrs. J, \\ Ifedwine who has
been sick with erysipelas is im-
proving.
D. J. Miller transacted business
with J. R. Boeck Monday.
0. S, Sanders transacted business
at Lexington Tuesday.
Improving Residence
Leopold I lie i- doing sii'tlie exten-
sive improving on the interior of
his residence in the west part of
town. The house is being repapereil
throughout, woodwork repainted
and the home otherwise improved.
Cling. Hooper is doing the work.
Farm Loans
J'represent Bartlett Bros., Land !
& Loan Co., of St. Joseph, Missouri
Branch office at Guthrie. Lowest
rates and best t<-nps.
adv E. A. Denison
W. 0. W.'s And Every One
Else. Listen!
The box supper has been post-
poned until Friday night May 29.
This is a special invitation to every
body to come out and spend two
hours with-us from St.'lO till 10:80.
A good programme litis been ar-
ranged. The goat lias been hidden
away and the doors will stand wide
open to every body. Both the
Woodman and the Circle teams
will put on some of their floor work.
We will be on the ground floor, no
stairs to climb. Don't forget the
date, month, hour, nor the minute,
nor the girl. Signed one of the
W. O. W.'s great family.
Haekler's Theater for high class
motion pictures.
Ice! Ice! Ice
I am in the ice business again
this year and am ready and waiting
for your orders. Phone 89, Leopold
Ille.
E. A. Denison for insurance, adv
j to grant it. He will go out ofJiisjhood, and the entire community at-
way to do these things and that is' tended her funeral. She was born
only one of the reasons why he has August 7, 1886. at Burden, Kansas, j
so many friends. He lias always and was married to Jesse Cheno-
had to work for everything he re- wetli August 30, 1904. Two child-1
ceived and wants nothing that he i reo were horn to this union, and j
is not entitled to. I they. with the husband and father
There is a connection between J are left to mourn the loss of a good
the office of District Clerk and that j wife and mother.
of Sheriff that enables a person fa- j Yet in this dark hour there re-1
miliar with the duties of District j mains a bright ray of hope, for
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Clerk to better understand the du-
j ties of Sheriff. In fact there is not
any of the details of the Sheriff's
| office that he is not familiar with.
He believes in the enforcement of
| the laws of the state, and if elected
| Sheriff he will enforce them to the
! best of his ability. He is so well
known in this ownty that it seems —Thus. H. Ward, Pastor
God's word assures our hearts of a
gracious meeting on the other
side of the river."
We deeply sympathize with liro.
Chenoweth and would try to point
him to "him vho caretli for us"
ever looking for that glad day when
by His grace there will be a happy
reunion of the now broken family.
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volve a bank transaction and the officers and employees
realize the obligation resting upon them to keep such trans-
actions to themselves, quite as much as the lawyer or doctor
does the safe guarding of their clients and patients.
It is an unwritten law of this bank that all business
of whatever form intrusted to it shall lie a closed book ex-
cept to those vitally interested. You can depend upon this
absolutely.
THE SECURITY STATE BANK
Lexington, Oklahoma.
E. M. Abernathy, President It. M. Evans, Cashier
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