The Lexington Leader (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 24, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, August 13, 1915 Page: 1 of 8
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THE LEXINGTON LEADER
VOLUME 24
LEXINGTON. CLEVELAND COUNTY. OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY. AUGUST 13 1915
S T 0 V A L L. I Cora Burkett of Lexington..
"C. I. Adams, who was called to 5 Mrs. N. Harryman and son,
Okeema by the serious illness of Frank, who have been sight-seeing
his brother. Olanthue Adams, re-; in Sulphur returned home Sunday
turned Monday and report- that lie j and report having a splendid time,
is some better. ^ j Mrs. J. D. Phillips and daughter
Mrs. Rev. Johnson was a pleas-; of Norman were guests of Mrs. H.
ant caller at Mrs. W. X. Carter's j M. Phillips several days the past
Sunday evening. I week, they also visited Mrs. D. N.
,T. F. Keinlen and son-in-law j Kellev of Lexington several days.
Randall Kistler, called on C. H. Tom Harryman and wife of Nor-
man spent several days visiting at
the home of Mrs. N. Harryman.
HELSGIiL
Ray Kelley and Russell Conklirig
| were elected delegates to represent
i the Science Hill singing class at
Sherman Thursday morning.
Lance Little and wife of Purcell
were Sundav guests of Mrs. Vaughn
Glenn.
Visitors at Sunday school were j
Joe Higbee and wife of Lexington,
Crosby Strong. Chas. Stewart,, . . .,
D D, , the singing convention to be neiu at
Floyd Harryman, Belton Phubeck. =
, . n „ n , Science Hill next Sunday.
John and Russell Center. 1 _ , . , ...
. , 01 1 j t ;i.. The Canada baseball team will
Richard Black and family have |
lit meet the Helsel boys at Willow
been attendine church at Lexing- j
ton the past week. | VleW" ^ , "T , "T I
Mai Jarboe writes from Sulphur | exPeded ? Uf!Ci,!na,,la ^
that he is enjoying himself and
will probably be home some time
this week.
basket
county
ball
Held
j the championship
! and baseball at the
meet last spring.
Mrs. Arthur Higbee and children The Pe°Ple in thi? dist.ri<!t aI*
oi Corbett spent the week end at fortuI)ate 111 «■"'f,0.d ( A
1, >7 • 1 I tine ram Monday afternoon put a
Mrs. H. Friends. 1 , , ,
and wife. Mrs. J. I g°od season 111 the ground and the
D. N. Kelley
Massev of Lexington, H. M. Phil-
lips and wife, Cora and Lena Phil-
lips and Vaugh Glenn were guests
of Mrs. Ruff Davis Friday and en-i
joyed themselves immensely eating i:4° p- m-
J. L. Conkhng made a
ice cream.
Ruth Friend visited relatives at tr'P tf> Norman ^ week
Corbett Sunday.
The young folks of Stovall were
guests of C. H. Sherman and wife
Sunday evening. Those present
were Missus Lena and Cora Phillips,
Maude Johnson, Empo Mays, W il-
lie Bridwell, Rose \\ ilson. Cariie
Bettes, Joe Higbee and wife of Lex-
ington. Miss Susie McCready of
Noble. Messrs. Jess Carter. Leon
Moses, Alonzo Moses. Argo Gra-
ham. Chas. Stewart, Floyd Harry-
man, Clyde Johnson. Russell Car-
ter and Rev. Johnson. After sing-
ing most all departed to attend
preaching at the "Old Elm Tree."
Sawse Booker is substitute for
R. 0. Smith on route 4 this week.i
Mr. Cliver is repairing the roads I
on route 4 this week. Peaches! Nectarines!!
Mrs. Fannie Agee of Lexington Attention Right NOW
; late crops are greatly benefited.
Remember the meeting at Science
Hill. Plenty of good seats. Sing-
j ing services begin each night at
business
Ed Arnold has been in Purcell
j the past week taking treatment
, | under the new rubbing doctor.
The Little River Baptist Asso-
ciation will convene August 26 with
the Mt. Zion church 12 1-2 miles
east and 4 miles south of Lexing-
ton. Everybody come.
T. A. and \V. T. Scott went to
Wayne Tuesday to build a barn on
the James Hall ranch southeast of
Wayne.
Farm Loans
I represent Bartlett Bros.. Land
ifc Loan Co., of St. Joseph. Missouri.
Branch office at Guthrie. Lowest
rates and best terms.
Mrs. E. A. Denison
Ward Says Something!
Since Mr. W. J. Hess has seen
fit to continue his very gentleman-
ly (?) attack upon my record as
county commissioner in his Demo-
crat-Topic of August ti, I feel that
it is due to my constituents to ex-
plain as clearly as I can my posi-
tion on the many accusations made
by Mr. Hess in that article. Mr. j
Hess has not made a direct accusa- j
tion against me for fear of incrimi- j
nating himself which leads me to
return one of his compliments,
"Some coward aren't you W. J."
You knew you couldn't prove so
you insinuated—just your natural
wav of dealing with facts.
That little bridge talk of yours,
let me say and I dare you to re-
fute the truth of any assertion I
make. I received a check for $50
from the A. L. Greenburg Iron
Company of Terre Haute, Indiana,
in 1912; so did W. R. Jennings and
J. A. Fox. All boards of county
commissioners all over the state
received them. I returned my
mv check with the others. Shortly
afterwards mine was returned to
me. I have a witness that I burned
that check. I never received any
check in July of
the people whom vou are mislead-
ing what the real truth is, if you
Our Home Schools
Why go or send outside the home
can. 1 state to school?
Never have I voted for the letting ; Time was and not far back,
of the county printing except to the , when the schools of the southwest
lowest bidder. How many bids | were woefully inadequate. Our
were you to make on the letting of public schools weie poor, our higher
the printing in 1912? One and | institutions were weak. Educv
that was all, but after a little man- tional advantages in other states,
oeuvreing you learned that you had particularly in the east, were much
superior to those at home.
We sent our sons and daughters
east. Through the constant stream
of our patrtnage we helped to build
and maintain a host of schools, too
many of which were founded and
operated for profit, "finishing
schools" they are called.
At the same time patriots at
home were at work. Our public
been underbid, so you rushed in
with a second bid. Some business
man! But you got away with it.
Why was J. O. Fox awarded the
contract this year? State in your
next issue what the contract of
1915 on printing is and whether it
means better service to the tax-
payers and how it compares with
what you received last year.
Since you have dug up a private
matter of business in regard to a
farm implement that you claim I
backed down on. let me ask you a
little question and I would be
pleased to have you tell the world J recognition from the great universi-
the exact truth. A long time ago tjeg 0f the northeast.
when an election was being held in ' Rut the patronage of the eastern
NUMBER 48
Union Hill
Miss Masy Baker and Bess El*
lege of Norman are visiting Miss
Joy Shinn.
Dick and Holmes Bolding and
Charlie Medearis have returned
home from the harvest.
Little Alleese and Forest Peters
are spending this week with Mrs. J.
E' Peters of Lexington.
Miss Joy Shinn entertained at
supper Sunday night in honor of
Bess Elledge and Mary Baker the
following young people: Misses Ed-
na Jackson, Nettie Dermid and
Clemmie Hill, Messrs. Lester Jack-
son. John Holmes, Ernest MdNut,
and Earl Shinn.
Roscoe Mitchell left for Kansas
Tuesday where he will find employ-
school'1 steadily improved. Our ment with the thresher.
colleges, usually operated with a | Miss Ada Hammer spent Sunday
deficit from year to year, made j with Miss Eva Ward.
much of scholarship and character Miss Tempa Jones has re turned
| all the while, and at length forced
regard to the establishment of a
county high school at Lexington,
did you receive $50 from a Lexing-
ton citizen to let up on the fight
you were making on the proposi-
tus year, but I 11'011 and did you 'eave Norman
did get one in March 1915. That
is at my home in a dresser drawer
and it is going to stay there forever
if 1 want it to. Sure tiling, it will
never be cashed nor has any check
ever been cashed from those people
by me and never will. It was sent
for transportation and marked to
that effect. We have never bought
one dollar's worth of goods from
that company. I have never been
to Indiana, did not take any trip
there in 1912 or since and have
never been to Indiana. and
have never favored that particular
the day of election? Did you sell
out for that $50 when they would
have paid you $200? Did you quit
the home folks who were opposed,
almost to a man, to the establish-
ment of a county high school in
Lexington? If you did, tell your
readers and friends about it.
About that county fair. I am
willing to leave it to a vote of the
schools has continued. Boys an/1
girls every year leave the very
shadows of colleges whose work is
accepted by Yale and Harvard to
attend boarding schools hundreds
of miles from home, schools not
known in the world of real educa-
tion.
Every argument is in favor of the
home school. Their work is recog-
nized as standard, which means it
is good as the best and better than
much. Their students are nearer
j home in case of any need. The
j boy and girl at the home college is
forming associations with other
home from the city where she has
been visiting her sister.
Misses Mary Baker. Bess Elledge.
Joy Shinn and Mr. Earl Shinn took
supper with Miss Edna Jackson
Tuesday evening.
Sunday school Sunday nioruiiu
and Bible reading Sunday after-
noon. Everyone is invited.
You can sell your Elberta peaches
at thi^ Caskey Canning company
fos 25 cents per bushel.
farmers whether they want to spend j young people of the state that will
$1500 to $M000 for a fair. I hat last and profit a life time. They
would be a fine piece <>f business Lre strengthening the home institu-
wouldn't it?
like the rest
spent most of last week at her
daughter's, Mrs. V. Glenn.
Miss Beulah Odom is spending
the week with her sister. Mrs. Jolin
Suchy.
W. Pearcy's family was badly
frightened Sunday night when
lightning struck one corner of the
house tearing oft a number of shin-
gles. running along the guttering | Iiexington
and completely destroying the til-1
ter to their cistern.
Miss Roee Wilson and brother
Alonzo. returned from a two weeks
visit to Mill Creek Thursday and
reported a pleasant visit.
John Suchy has been
You can get fine large Chinese
Cling peaches, 50c per bushel, four
miles and a half southeast of Lex-
ington: Nectarines $1.00 per bushel.
Send orders at once for what you
want, or come to the orchard.
Ready this week! Hurry now! Fine
peaches won't last long.
H. FRIEND.
Route 4
Dr. H. H. Wynne. Oculist.
Specialist of the eye, ear, nose
and throat, of Oklahoma City, will
be professionally in Purcell, on
I Saturday, Aug. 21. The scientific
busy re-1 application of lenses (glasses) to
pairing his car this week. ' !the e>'e reives my attention. One
... r , . .. , ... | regular visit each month. Lexmg-
Ed,th J;irboe vlB,led ton 1 p. in. to 5 p. m. Purcell 9 a.
Bess Rose Tuesday morning. 1 U1 (0 J2 a. in.
Grandma Jarboe who has been! Inquire at the office of Dr.
quite ill she past week is reported! R. E.Thacker or Palace Drug Store
If you were a farmer
of us perhaps you
dollar
bridge company with my vote for! could realize how an honest c
supplies from them. Their price ! should be spent.^ I voted right and
was too high and I'm for economy |ancl 1 8a>' that ' '' 1)er cellt ot tlie|
and unless thev make a fair price ! farmer-voters agree with me. A
they will never get my vote for an 1 air '■ * «nd it's all right but
order. 1 trust that this clears up
the Lest exhibition of fair-minded-
ness is a good bank roll in the fall.
You can rare and pitch all you
want to but my record will sustain
me in every case. I don't bar any
vote I ever cast. I'll stack up my
judgment against yours any time
and at present I feel certain that
the majority of my constituents are
satisfied. I invite the closest crit-
tions, and their education, often-
times better, almost invariably costs
considerably less than in the north
I and east.
The boy and girl seeking real ed-
ucation cannot afford to pass up
our home institutions for the "fin-
ishing" schools of the east just for
such a serious accusation. If it
isn't the truth I will quit my place
as commissioner, much as I desire
to serve in such capacity. I worked
hard for the place and I will defend
anything that I have done.
You say. "Fifth: Against allow-
ing a special deputy in the county
judge's office which carried." De-
ception! Yes, but whose on the icism of my record. You can spend
batting end? I voted against thei11" the time you want to poring
hiring of a man for that place, j «ver it, search out my mistakes,
Was it for personal gain or for sav- 'eli jour readers about them hut
ing to my constituents? Didn't Ilie certain to stick to the record. I
the county judge read law to the
board for two hours showing where
he was allowed a special deputy.
Manager Bethel Burton of the
Burton's Comedians which open*
for a week's engagement in Purcell
was here Wednesday afternoon on
business. Mr. Burton offers a good
clean show. Read the announce-
ment in this issue.
Notice to Trespassers
Any one found on my farm with-
out permission will be arrested for
trespassing. If you want fruit and
have not the money to pay for it
come to the house and get it.
KEEP OUT.
R. E. Thacker.
Plenty of money to Joan on farms
hard times make no difference.
idv-47-tf See J. F. Shockley.
some better.
Miss Lena and Cora Phillips
spent Saturday night with Mrs.
in Lexington or Baird's Drug Store
or Love Hotel in Purcell
Try the Leed r three mouths, 25c.
Did I show any backbone? Ask
the other two gentlemen of the
board as to my position on the
matter. Tell about it in your next
issue. Stick to the record and tell j
fully appreciate your cleverness in
saying these things so witty but
if you dealt in lacts I am afraid
you would fare rather poorly in
exciting any great amount of oppo-
sition to my official acts.—S. A.
Ward, County Commissioner.
Try the Leader three months, 25c.
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r11 LEXINGTON, OKLAHOMA 1
DEPOSITORS GUARANTEED
MR. FARMER!
Are you going to hold your wheat or
oats?
I have a large stock of LUMBER suit-
able for graineries. If you wish to one
come in and talk it over.
Do you want a silo? I have the port-
able kind—I am selling them low on fall
time.
Highest market price paid for wheat
and oats. Threshing coal—I have. Oat
Bags— I have them. Come see me.
W. H. P. Trudgeon
Wayne, Washington. Rosedale, Purcell
Lexington
the name or social good time.—
Farm & Ranch.
TROUSDALE.
An unusually heavy rain for this
season of the year fell Monday and
Monday night, filling the creeks:
full and putting an excellent season |
in the ground for fall plowing.
Large crowds have been attend-
ing the revival services at Jumper!
school house. There have been |
j several conversions.
T. (i. Hart is having a new
dug.
James Quillen of Denison, Texas, . , , •- .
is vifiteng his brother J. F. Quillen At orchard begin ripening
and family at Eason.
Mrs. R. I). Steele and children
spent Saturday and Sunday with
Mrs. Steele's myther and family
near Adell.
Mrs. Eliza Hart and children vis-
ited Mrs, Bertha f'heatwood and
children Monday.
Mrs. N. B. Cheatwood and child-
ren visited Mrs. T. (J. Hart and
Important Notice To
Canners and Peddlers
PEACHES!
Peaches!!
Five thousand bushels
Elberta Choice; Chinese
11 Cling Choice to Fancy
50 cents per bushel
family Monday.
August 5. All fruit on
young trees well sprayed
and clear of worms.
Glen=Wood Fruit
Farm
One Mile Last of
Lexington, Oklahoma
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