The Lexington Leader (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 24, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, July 9, 1915 Page: 1 of 8
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Citv Council Lets Contract For Electric Lights On Wednesday
THE LEXINGTON LEADER
VOLUME 24
LEXINGTON, CLEVELAND COUNTY. OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY. JULY 9, 1915
NUMBER 43
Letter From Arizona
Editor Lexington Leader: Through
the columns of your (to me in Ari-
zona) very newsy paper I want to
answer some inquiries I have [had
regarding the State of Arizona.
First I will say that I believe'
under normal conditions this is a
fine place to live. Of course the
farming area is small but it is quite
a stock country and the leading
mining state of the Union. But
for the past year financial condi-
tions have been very close. All the
mines closed down, copper stock
went to the bottom and so many
men being thrown out of employ-
ment together with the usual tran-
sient bunch that winter in the val-
ley, made it very hard on all, made
wages cheap and as there was no
cut in expenses caused many to be
in hard shape. The crv was hard
times, but now copper stock is on
the raise, mines are opening up and
work is beginning to get plentiful
again and if nothing happens think
we will soon be up and sailing, j
If a man understands machinery or I
a gasoline engine he can get from j
$3.00 to $5.00 day—it depends j
upon his ability and gall as to how
much he can do and how well lie |
knows it. Ranch hands get from;
$30.00 and board to $75.00 peri
month with a house furnished to
live in.
As to climate from May 15 to
about September 15 the weather is
hot HOT; say 114 to 120 but is a
different heat to Oklahoma. One
doesn't suffer here like they do there
but if you have the cash you can j
leave here and in five or six hours j
land in the mountains and snow
and enjoy life. In the valley while
the days are hot the nights are
cold and a person can certainly
sleep.
I have had work most all the
' time only lost about two months
and I took that for a vacation.
Have a good position now with
the Union Oil Company of Arizona
and like it fine. While I am not
getting rich still I am getting what
I came after and that was health
for my wife. She is getting along
fine and if she continues to improve
as she has. in another year she will
be like a different woman altogether.
Now back again to the climate
subject. Arizona is the coming
tourist state for in her borders you
can find most any degree you want
any time in the year. We live in
Phoenix and at (he Santa Fe depot
is this sign, "Come up a mile and
smile a while," (Phoenix to Pres-
cott railway fare, $5.40). Where
can you beat it? Summer in the
mountains where it is cool and then
from October to May we have the
tourist from the east in Phoenij
getting out of cold weather—so
you see people can find any climate
in a small radius of Phoenix. It is
certainly a fine country for people
who have lung trouble and if they
will come here in time they will
lengthen their lives many years,
if they do not get well. I have met
quite a few who told me when they
came here they were down with
consumption and now they are
strong and hearty looking and work
all the time, and it all comes from
milii climate and pure mountain
air we have here.
As for farming it is a new thing
in this valley. Since the building
of the Roosevelt dam they have
been able to get water to irrigate
and the once desert plains are be-
ing turned into beautiful farms and
orchards. The past winter many
acres of oranges, lemons and grape
fruit trees were put out. also apples
peaches, apricots, in fact all kinds
of fruit and English walnuts and
almonds, so when all of these fruits
begin to bear with the other farm
products I see no reason why this
will not be one of the best places
in the United States to live in.
Could write more but fear it will
take up too much of your time and
space so will close. My boy takes
the Leader and we are always anx-
ious to get it so many things in it;
that seem home like. W ith best
regards to the Leader and its read-
ers and thanking you in advance
for time and space in same, I am
yours truly.—B. B. Smith, Phoe-
nix, Arizona, 1546 West Jackson.
Frank Holt Known Here
University students living in Lex-
ington remember Frank Holt, would
be assasin of J. P. Morgan, Jr.,
whom he attacked Saturday morn-
ing at his home in Glen Cove, New
York. He was assistant instructor
in German at the state university
in 1909-10. going out at the time
the state board of education was
created. At the university he was
regarded as a freak in his ideas,
and more or less of a recluse. He
married a daughter of Rev. 0. F.
Sensabaugh, formerly presiding el-
der of the Oklahoma City district
of the Methodist church, soufh.
Rev. Sensabaugh is well known in
Lexington.having preached at the
Methodist church here several times.
Holt has confessed to blowing up
the capitol at Washington Friday
of last week. He stated in his con-
fession that his idea was to stop
the war and thought by seeing Mr.
Morgan he could obtain his prom-
ise to not extend further financial
aid to Great Britain. riolt is re-
garded by* the authorities to be
mentally unbalanced.
Purcell Steam Laundry for first
class laundry work.
ONLY A QUESTION OF TIME
Evans in Baltimore American.
Is Choctaw Beer Moonshine
Liquor?
Pemeta. Oklahoma, June 20.—
Does the same federal law that
makes the owner of an illicit whis-
key still a moonshiner, also make
one of the fellows wl|o manufactures
Choctaw beer? This is a question
that is now being looked into-by
federal authorities in the old In-
For Control of Grasshoppers
Bran mash poison made as fol-
lows: 25 pounds of bran, 1 pound
of Paris green, (mix the bran and
Paris green). 2 quarts of syrup (any
old molasses), 2 or 3 lemons or
oranges (inferior grade), 2 gallons
of water. Squeeze the juice of the
fruit into the syrup, then chop the
rinds and pulp finelv and add these
dian Territory, where the manufac- to the syrup. Also add the water
ture of Choctaw i>eer is caried on to the syrup. Mix by thoroughly
extensively. j agitating them, then poor into the
Persons who are caught selling ! poisoned bran and mix thoroughly.
Choctaw beer are arrested and held If the bran still does not have suf-
| under the federal law taat prohibits' ficient moisture to cause it to form
j the introduction of intoxicating into a rather stiff dough more water
liquors into Indian country. The should be added. After a little ex-
arrested parties are placed in jail perience the mixture can be made
as a rule and the beer is confiscated.; to suit conditions.
Much of it is but little more than a : The mixture should be applied
slop, and to a great majority of peo-1 in early morning before sun up,
pie it is almost undrinkable
The Choctaw beer is
I since the young grasshoppers do
made on not become active until a little af-
Stop in at J. J. Franks when in
Purcell for a cold drink or light lu-
nch.
E. A. Denison for insurance, adv
Or. H. H. Wynne. Oculist.
Specialist of the eye, ear, nose
and throat, of Oklahoma City, will
be professionally in Purcell, on
Monday, July 19. 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.
m. to 12 a. m.
Inquire at the office of Dr.
R. E. Thacker or Palace Drug Store
in Lexington or Baird's Drug Store
or Love Hotel in Purcell
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STOVALL.
Van Bettes departed Friday for
an indefinite stay in Arkansas points
visiting relatives at his old home
town and other places.
Howard Friend claims to be the
champion fisherman of the county,
having set a net in the river and
caught close to 100 pounds of fish.
Mrs. V. Glenn was a pleasant
caller at Miss Robert Bettes Friday.
Mrs. R. Jarboe received a mes-
sage from Tishomingo Tuesday an-
nouncing the arrival of a new girl
at the home of James Rowntree and
wife. It is said that Grandpa Bob
Jarboe is stepping so high these
days that he only touches the
ground in the high places.
C. I. Adams celebrated the fourth
by wearing his new Panama hat.
Mr. Glenn and wife called on
Rev. Johnson Monday evening.
Misses Pauline and Grace Stover
of Mill Creek, spent several days
visiting their aunt Mrs. T. Wilson.
Mai Jarboe and Forest Nelson are
given a vote of thanks from the
Stovall bunch for sweeping out the
school house.
Prof. Joe Higbee has been em-
ploped to teach Denton the com-
ing term with Miss Lena Phillips
of Stovall as assistant teacher.
Vaughn Glenn and wife and Rev.
Johnson were Sunday guests of C.
W. Moses and wife.
Kemper Parnell and wife of Pur-
spent Sunday with Mrs. Roy Sher-
man.
Harry Bridwell and wife and
daughter Willie and Lee and Hul-
dah Morris attended the six o'clock
dinner given by Mrs. Ida Todd of
Purcell Monday. The affair was
given in honor of Mr. Bridwell's
sister, Mrs. Minuie Cobb of Dallas.
Mrs. Cobb who has been visiting in
Purcell for some time departed for
home Tuesday morning.
Miss Jessie Jarboe and nephew
Homer Rowntree of Tishomingo
spent several days the past week
visiting relatives near Corbett.
Mrs. Fannie Agee of Lexington
visited her daughter Mrs. Brue
Glenn Thursday.
Robert Jarboe and wife and M
Burns and wire of Willie View were
Sunday guests of Mrs. Tom Rose
Mrs. Claude Blackwell's baby is
quite ill this week with erysipelas.
Sunday school is still flourishing
with an attendance of sixty-four
Sunday. Visitors were Jack and
Will Loraine and Chas. Stewart of
Lexington.
Robert Jarboe and wife were
agreeably surprised • to see two of
their old time friends at the picnic
Saturday. They were A1 Medearis
j and wife of Shawnee who have
j been staying at Sulphur the past
j month and stopped over for a short
I visit with relatives enroute home.
H. Bridwell and wife and daugh-
ter were pleasant callers at C. H.
Sherman's Sunday afternoon.
Ed Clifford and wife were guests
| of Mrs. Lon Morris Saturday night.
Alonzo Wilson spent Saturday
' night with Leon MoBes.
\V. X. Carter and wife entertained
| the Stovall young folks Sunday
: evening. Among those present
J were Misses Lena and Cora Phillips
Fannie ahd Maude Johnson, Ruth
Friend and Willie Bridwell.
C. I. Adams and wife, Harry
Bridwell and wife. John and Dessie
Suchy, Willie Bridwell, Tom Odom,
Lee and Huldah Morris attended
the celebration at Purcell Monday
tne spot. Wherever a place is es-
tablislished to sell the liquor, there
it is made. There are many ne-
groes engaged in its manufacture
and they use anything in its com-
pounding that will ferment. Po-
tato peelings, fresh and old pieces
of squash, corn, bran—anything
they can get hold of—and to this is
added yeast and hops.
Heretofore, it is understood, the
makers of this beer have never
been handled as moonshiners.
There are many of them through-
out the oil fields where they find a
ready market for their product.
Several arrests have recently been
made in this section by Deputy
Sheriff Wesson, and as a rule the
parties have been negroes.
ter sun up. The mixture should
be broadcasted where the insects
aie thickest and should be scattered
on the ground before their regular
feeding time. They will seek it
and devour it quite greedily and it
will be effective in controlling them.
—C. E. Sanborn, State Entomolog-
ist.
night.
Purcell Defeats Lexington
Purcell defeated Lexington in
the celebration day game here by a
score of 9 to 6, after a game filled
with good pitching, good and bad
fielding and some heavy hitting.
Advantage seesawed back and forth
the lead shifting from one to the
other. At tiie opening of the ninth
Lexington lead 6 to 4 but Purcell
got busy and after filling the bases
on errors by Lexington, McElderry
crashed into one of Lucas' offerings
for a twobagger scoring three men,
two more scores were added on hits
by Boyer and.Bartlett. Lexington
could not connect in the last half
of the inning and Purcell walked
off with the victory. Lucas' pitch-
ing was ail right and had he been
given the right kind of support
would no doubt have won his game.
Bartlett and Mitchell officiated
for Purcell, while Lucas and Hig-
bee was the battery for Lexington.
"Bill" Breeding acted as arbitrator
and succeeded in coming off alive
after a very troublesome afternoon.
For Sale—One 20 II. I'. Steam
Traction engine; cheap. Rclertson,
Archer Co., Purcell.
Purcell Celebrates
Many from Lexington attended
the afternoon celebration at Purcell
Monday afternoon. In a good fast
game of base ball Blanchard de-
feated the Purcell team by a score
ef 3 to 2. Richmond pitching for
Blanchard struck out thirteen men.
In tennis the Lexington players
succeeded in breaking even, losing
two sets and winning two sets. In
the evening the crowd was treated
to a seven reel free moving picture
show on the high school campus,
after which a truly beautiful dis-
play of fireworks was sent up—the
fireworks were fine and pleased
everybody. Several balloons were
sent up also and while there were
no parachute leaps, the ascensions
furnished considerable interest.
Entertains Club
Miss Mamie Joe Ethridge was
hostess to the "Crochet Club" last
Wednesday afternoon. After spend-
ing the afternoon with needlework
and conversation, the hostess served
delicious refreshments to the Misses
Ethelyn Marcum, Elizabeth Keller,
John H. Asbury Trades Drug
Store
A deal was closed Wednesday
whereby Mr. John II. Asbury. who
for the past fifteen years lias been
proprietor of the Owl drug store,
traded it with a good share of his
Cleveland county holdings to G. T.
Oliver of Amarillo, Texas. In ex-
change, Mr. Asbury becomes the
owner of a large block of fine Tex-
as land.
The new proprietor has taken
charge and was here Tuesday mak-
ing preparations'to move to Lexing-
ton later on. He is a man with a
family and comes highly recom-
mended as a business man and a
good citizen. Fred Kemp will
have charge of the drug store tem-
porarily.
Mr. Asbury will remain here. He
has no intention of leaving, he says,
for he thinks Cleveland county
good enough for anv man. He has
been one of Lexington's stalwarts
for manv years, being postmaster
for nine years and an all round
"live wire" business man and we
are glad it is his decision to remain
here. With his hustling propensi-
ties, we look to see him "in the
harness" again before long and his
friends wish him success in any
business in which he chooses to en-
gage.
J. S. Little of Amarillo, Texas,
a former resident of Lexington, is
here visiting relatives and friends.
Mrs. Joe Higbee Sr. and daught
Clara Hackler Lillie Bohannon, and j er 'jennje. attended the picnic
Lotie Kostenbader. Additional' Purcell M°nday night.
guests were the Misses Nellie Lou
and Pearl Shockley.
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Plenty of money to loan on farms
hard times make no difference.
idv-47-tf See J. F. Shockley.
Peaches For Sale
Mamie Ross peaches, standard
variety suitable for canning, 50c
per bushel. 7 miles east of Lexing-
ton, phone L52.—Frank Jackson.
Notice To The Public
After the 4th of July I will be
prepared to do all kinds of wagon
and buggy work at S. S. Allen's
shop. Come and see me and get
your work done in first class order
and guaranteed. C. Paulson.
Farm Loans
I represent Bartlett Bros.. Land
& Loan Co., of St. Joseph. Missouri.
Branch office at Guthrie. Lowest
rates 'and best terms.
Mrs. E. A. Denison
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Ohlahoma CiJy, July i, 1915-
To Officers and Directors of all State Banks,
State of Oklahoma
Gentlemen: For the reason that the practice cf paying checks
which overdraw accounts is both illegal and out of harmony with sound
business principles, you are hereby advised that in the future this prac-
tice must be discontinued and you will so inform your customers
The Comptroller of the Currency is co-operating with this de-
partment in this movement and for your information 1 beg to state a
the National Banks of Oklahoma have received similar instructions from
the department at Washington. . -i
You are instructed to have this letter read at the semi-annual
meeting of your board of directors and your board must pass a smtabie
resolution in conformity with this ruling, and such resolution be spread
upon vour minutes as a permanent record Kespectrui >
upon your minu H j D Lankford, Bank Commissioner.
The above letter from the state banking department is self explanatory.
Security State Ka«k
E. M. Abernathy, President R- M. Evans, Cashier
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