The Lexington Leader (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 25, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, November 12, 1915 Page: 1 of 10
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Oklahoma Historic! Soclaty
THE LEXINGTON LEADER
VOLUME 25
District Court News Wild West Show Important Convention
The following jurors have been! Amusement lover, in this vicinity | The
serving durim- the November tern, j will have an opportunity to see the s.oners an, 1 Count) Clerk M eel s
of district court for Cleveland internatioiially.famous Miller Bros., are in Oklahoma C.tj to-day at-
LEXINGTON. CLEVELAND COUNTY. OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 12 1915
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Lexington Plays A Tie Game , siovall.
| Noble and Lexington high schools) Mm. N. Harryman had
[fought to a scoreleit tie on Nobltt'i (BWitiSuii sj, n.
Held Friday afternoon, neither side '«" daughter of Lexington.
| Mrs. II. Friend and daught
ms her! Ruth, spent Monday in the Will
Walker View neighborhood.
Vaughn (ilenn had a new
Misf Lena Phillips attended the \ Hue built in his house. Tin
tv 1 P Corbett \V C Weir, 1A Arlington?# 101 Ranch Wild Wert I tendjng s convention ol eountjr| being a 1 i i t much I teachers meeting at Norman Friday I was done by Claude Dilden.
T iynne^T Ha^W.ls in Purcell. Friday. Nov. 19.! commissioner, and county cle>k. tojington * very much ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Reek, C. Scott, W. B. Morter, I All the railway Uneo have made 1 talk over gH a jne they ^ vic. uncle. Bun Phillips. _ _
brick
work
county
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D. 0. Winkler, W. H. j. i —-
Claud Blackwell, Bill Dollar, A. E. j inn of visitors to the big show, and
Will. Henry Meyer, C. A. Herring-'no doubt this city will be well rep-
ton. W. R. Smith, J. N.Wade. JJ resented
>. Morin. * '* in*7 i *• • ■ , |
Flehartv,1 rangements to facilitate the carry-1 on the law and work m harmony
.. • . it UI . nntl i fiki> ftnn/l r/fiil< It IS PXllPCttlll
H. Rose, E. (!. Sullivan and J. B.
Sullivan and J. B. Eubank.
The following cases were disposed
of last week:
Dewees Sutton and E. 0. Alex"
ander. negroes, were sent up for
five years for stealing horses. 1 hey
plead guilty.
Minnie Mefford was granted a
divorse from Oscar Mefford.
Mary E. Marquart was given a
judgment against George Clarke et
al in a foreclosure suit.
J. R. Riley and J. A. Hohuboe
settled out of court.
The State vs. Pearl Owens and
Ed Jarboe dismissed and the bonds-
men released.
Attorney Torn Cheatwood. was
The 101 Ranch Wild West Show
is now the largest and most repre-
sentative exhibition of its kind be-
fore the public. It is an Oklahoma
enterprise, having originated on the
101 Ranch at Bliss. Oklahoma, the
for good roads. It is expected
something like 300 county officers
will be present, besides many other
prominent highway workers.
Among others who will address
the convention is Prof. J. I. lucker
of the State University, who has
been appointed a member of the
| State Highway Commission and
largest cattle range in the south-1 holds the position of "Consulting
west. Although the show is only Engineer." Mr. Tucker has made
eight years old. it has a reputation
on both sides of the Atlantic, and
it is the only big American show
that has ever exhibited in the City
of Mexico. It is called a real
wild west show" because it is be-
lieved to truthfully represent ranch
life, both past and present, in a
way that no other show has e\er
succeed in doing. Its cowboys,
cowgirls, Indians, Mexicans and
Attornev iom mrawwu, «= r re -
appointed" by the court to defend | other typical people are genuine ex-
F. E. Maudlin charged with larceny ponents of the life they p-t u> m
or domestic animals. j the arena. For good measure there
The case against Chas. Havill, j is a troupe of Cossacks, who lllu,-
charged with mayhem was di,-Urate the difference in riding in
missed on motion of the county at- vogue in the Russian Lral and
tiir among the cow punchers ot tlie
(ins Goodson plead guilty to western prairies.
adultery and was fined $250. ; A diversified and exilarating pro-
The case against Alt a Roberts gram is promised. lhere will be
was dismissed. !i euP eelebniiM headed b> j
Minnie lirittain «- granted a Jo-. C. Miller. White Chief of he
divorse from Allen Ci. Brittain. Poncas. and Chief Iron I nil. the
Alta Large was granted a "divorse r.oted Sioux Indian whose prohle
from W. IL Large. , is on the new "buffalo' nu-ke,: a
The Union Central Insurance genuine Indian ghost dance, a
Co was given judgements in the' round-up with the long horned
foreclosure against Charles C. Texas steers; a representative of the
Wheeler and the estate of Catherine old pony express; an attack mi the
A. Wheeler. j stagecoach, by- Mexican outlaws.
Fred Barder was given a judge-, Indian warfare; a buffalo hunt, and
ment against Lydia L. Myers ' ■■ ■ "> • other exciting episodes,
foreclosure suit.
District Judge Swank
pushing the cases through
delays—a gratifying way
i itut.
good roads and state highways a
study, and is coming to be re-
garded as authority of the class on
roads and highways in Oklahoma.
—Norman Transcript.
There is only one way to adver-
tise. and that is to hammer your
name, your business, and your lo-
cation so persistently into the peo-
ple's heads that if they walk in their
sleep they will constantly turn
their steps toward your store. The
newspaper is your friend in spite of
criticism. It helps build up the
community that supports vou.
When the day comes that the news-
papers are dead, the people are on
the edge of the grave with nobody
to write the epitaph. — Exchange.
. . . i ( .. 11 ..mi Harry Carter came down from
torious byl a score ol *■ to u ana * .
,. .. , , H .... i ht.I Norwro Friday and spent the wees
further Ni.l.lt- was strengthened by ' ™ ...
ii „n„„^,i end with home tolks.
the addition of some alleged out-
side talent. Ten and twelve min-
ute quarters were played and the
game was about even until the last
few minutes of the quarter when
Noble by a series of forward passes
put the ball within four inches of
Lexington s goal line but it stopped
there and the ball went over to
Lexington on the fourth down.
Time was called just as Lexington!
To School Patrons
As fast as we can prepare them,
we are sending you the reports of
your children's work for the second
Jay Sherman and wife were Sun- 'month. We hope you will carefully
day guests at the Chas.Moses home.' read these reports and if they are
Mrs. McCullough. daughter and : ot satisfactory, that you will co-
Clara Hackler of Lexington were j operate with us in an effort to make
Sunday guests of Mrs. T. Wilson. better. Please do not casual-
Miss Maude Johnson treated the ! '.V ask us how we are getting along
members of her Sunday school class! with our school, but come and see
to a delinhtful little picnic Sunday, "bat we are doing for your school.
Those attending were the Miiset Come any day; just open the door
Edith Jarboe, Beulah and Lizzie >md go into the room that interests
I Wilhite, Hattie Harryman, Jessievou most. If you had a farm hand
took the ball. ! Jarboe, Chattie and Nellie Bettes. | to whom you were paving as muc.
The Lexington team c r > • , ^ Rugliin(? HuMah Mo|.ris mR, as you are to us. I think you would
land in cars and buggies ® !, Mndys Adams. Messrs. Mitchell; visit him at his work once and again,
about 6 o clock. r ie 0 g|wilhtte, Arthur Graham, Clyde ; Vou foot the bills; we want you to
players were used. Louis _ ' John^n Lee Morris. J. D.Padgett, get the worth of your money. Here
Chas. Stewart. Lawrence N ,; phmipg J|)hn H.irrymani is about our standard of application
Joe Robinson, Jack Merritt, duck j i
1 Russell Center. Roy Gillihan, and j for the high school; Twelve hours
Whittington. Melvui ''"H1": ,|e68 Carter. A most enjoyable lor study and recitation, four hour
6arl Sherman, time was reported hut best of ali tor eating and recreation, eight
Gray- captain. Others who n ad* , ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ for ^ We knmv ym, are
the trip were Clint n , • Miss M^leFessenbeck pent Sun- intererted in the achool. I'alk to
Earl Stevens. Dr. y wit|, |,er sister, Mrs. Roy Kien-! "very one of us about it. and help
and Lee \\ hitsett. j o{ ^ gtnr | ug to make it better.
May and Jack Merritt and Earl ^ ^• Rice. Mipt
Gray were guests at the Carter home
Sunday.
John Sucliy went to Lexington,
Saturday to receive instructions
Some Difference. Eh?
(>in inspector \\ illiam Barnard
was here Thursday attending to of-
ficial duties iiul handing us report
Conference Appointments
The Western Oklahoma conference
of the Methodist church, south,
concluded its labors Sunday night
in Altus with Bishop Mmrah mak-
ing appointments for the coming
year. J. S. Sessions was assigned
to Lexington and J. D. Massey
here last year—will go to Perry.
at
Spring Hill
There will be a box supper
pring Hill Saturday night, |Nov
Everybody is invited t>
I ember '20,
for this pear up to October 20,1915. Rev. Sessums was in charge "t the
24'2 bales were ginned in Cleveland j Perry Held last year and come- tc
county up to that particular date j Lexington highly recommended as
this year as against 8,793 bales at | heina an aide minister.
the same time last year. Some
difference ii the number of bales
but just reinember at the same time
there is some difference in the price
and that's what counts. One bale
this year will soon be worth three
of last year's crop.
Dr. H. H. Wynne. Oculist.
Specialist of the eye. ear. nose
and throat, of Oklahoma City, win
be professionally in Purcell, on
Saturday, Nov. 20. lhe scientific
application of lenses (g:as-es) to
the eye receives my attention. One
regular visit each month. Lexing-
ton 1 p. in. to 5 p. in. Purcell 9 a.
m. to 12 m.
Inquire at the ofli<-e of Dr.
R. E. Thack.-r or Palace Drug Store
in Lexington or Baird s Drug
or Love Hotel in Purcell
The first big event of the day will
lS been 1 be a picturesque free street parade,
with no | which will take place in the liiorn-
to hold j ing prior to the opening perfoi-
mano . Exhibitions will be given | They're Coming To Lexington
i at 2:15 and S;15, and each it is an- Lexington's cotton market is
nounced. will he complete in every | llUHing cotton from all directions—
way. | they are coming from way over in
McClain county and almost every
Jesse Chenoweth-
Some Thresherman
Other appointments of interest t<>
local people are Rev. Ii. I- Ownhej
at Norman the past four year-, to
the pastorate of tlie >t. John -
church, Oklahoma City; II. E.
Snodgrassto Norman; T. G. Peter-!
son to Purcell; H. A. Brigham^ to j
Franklin, nine mitt* east of Nor-,
man.
Kev. W. M. Wilson wa.- named,
elder for the Oklahoma City dis- J
triet.
regard to the running of the tractor j attend.
engine recently purchased by the I vMiss Grace Christian returned to
county commissioners to be used in 1 |,er home near Wanette after
grading The roads. ! three weeks visit with relatives and
Misses Lena and Cora Phillips. I triemls near Lexington.
Mr.-. N. Harryman and son, Lee at- The new school liou.-e will he
tended prayer meeting at Lexington completed by Saturday.
Wednesday night. Everyone is getting along fine
On account of the series of lect- with their cotton picking in this
ures to be given the night of the 20th ! uommunUy.
the box supper at Stovall will he J. Oliver has been hauling out
Saturday night the !■'!. The pro- |,is winter coal this week,
ceeds to go to the Sunday school A number of young folks visited
to help in having a Christmas tree. t)lt. Haynes girls Sunday,
Milt Sherman and wife spent Prayer meeting was well attend-
the day with their son, Harold Slier- ,M1 Sunday night.
man and wife,
Mrs. T. Wilson «.• the uue.-t of Oklahoma City Friday, where Mis-
Emma had her eyes treated.
Buck and Emma Oliver went t*
and
Mr.-.
Ji--e Cheuoweth was in town
Thursday on business and in con-
versation with him he related a few
mighty interesting figures on his
season's threshing record. <>< ■ 1 <'>
Store ; bushels of these crops—kaffir corn,
milo maize, sudan grass, wheat and
i oats—and from 2,575 acres lying
over tlie south end of the county.
Some record. His new threshing
outfit—the finest ever brought here
has given eminent satisfaction and
has come through the season with
Hying colors. Jesse is mighty
proud of "her" and he has a just
FOR SALE: Two Registered j right to be as good threshing out-
Shorthorn bull calves will he one fits are scarce.
year old in spring. Al=o one:
matched span of fine young work j
mules 2 mile- south of Noble. Wanted at once, car load of hens.
J. C. Burkett. 1 Phone 141 Purcell.
Notice!
All persons who owe me tor colts
or anything else please pay to t .
T. Stein, or leave it—for me at tlie
Security State Bank and gi t your
receipt.—T. B. Peery.
day one can see farmers who
haven't been trading in Lexington
for several years. They come from
way down in the southeast corner
of iln county and even Pott county
farmers are joining the parade and
getting the good advantage of mar-
keting cotton here. It - a big thing
for the town.
Wanted: Smooth mules from 14i
Mr.-. W. N. Carter Tuesday.
Mrs. Oddom spent Saturd.i
Sunday with her daughter.
John Suchy,
Robt. Ja.boe returned from a visit
with his daughter at Tishomingo.
entertained the Misses
Saturday's Crowd
That Saturday, last, crowd in
Lexington caused old timers to set
up and take notice remarking that jj.j-j.,
it hearkened -them back to the days, (V|.a ftnd Lena pynj Mnud
when Lexington'.- streets were daily
crowded. The streets were filled
with wagon- of cotton and coin
there was that bustling air of busi-
ness and hurry that ha- given Lex-
ington her name all over this
to Hi hands high. Thursday and:, nintry a- an idea tr. lii - poim.
Fridnv. November 11 and 12 at: \ ti,.. di 1 a bk business.
iday. November
Bohannon's Barn.
id 12 at j x\\ the store- did
I Cotton came fron
business
fifteen milt
and
Fannie Johnson, (irace Wilhite.
Ruth Friend. Mi --rs. Li e Harryman
! and Jess Carter Sunday ev ening.
J. M. Toggle and wife ami Mi-,
Fannie Agee of Lexington
evening at the ('. I. Adams
Visitors at Sunday -chool were
T. L. Glenn and'wife, Rose LoelTel
Earl Minteer and Marshall Harris!
of Norman, fraternity brothers of just the -tarter ot a
Ewing Abernathy, were here Friday
to visit him. Mr. Minteer is the
Cleveland county agent for the
Maxwell automobile—a mighty
good car for the money.
.. „ • , . 1 ,.nm -dmost holz. May Merritt and Clifford Will-
radius on all .-ides and torn am. i
the same distance. Saturday was
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Want to use your money.
Want you to use our money.
Want to prove that we need you.
Want to prove that you need us.
Want to offer every banking conven-
ience.
Want you to use our better banking
facilities.
Want to be a bank like you would like
your bank to be.
Call In, Now and Then
President. M. R. Northcutt, Cashier
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For Rent: Lower part of good
business building in Lexington.
Will rent cheap. Enquire at the
Leader office or phone 24^ Purcell
bnsines- pace
that is going to out distance si-tei
towns and village -■
Mis
Idith
Jarbi e entertained
the member- of the Intermediate
!Sunday
chool class Sunday evening
— Messrs. Roy and Clayton Slier
I'lentv of dry cob- for - at our man and families enjoyed a pec:
elevator.—The Robertson-Archer Co | Saturday evening, It
; mostly a hunt though.
Sorghum and syrup label- print
ed by us look well and help sell
your wares. If vou need them. See
us. The Leader.
John Blackwell and family of
Denton attended preaching at
Spring Hill s nida.- .
Spring Hill Sunday school has
purchased another organ for the
new house.
One of the little Mobley boy- ha-
been very ill with scarlet lever but
is improving now.
J. C. Christian of Leonard,Texas
was la-re visiting his sister, Mr-. I.
J. Oliver, last week.
Improving Breeding Home
W. T. (Babe) Scott has just com-
pleted another of his artistic jobs at
the W. K. Breeding place, painting
, the home a beautiful white with
brown trimmings and the barn a
bright red with white trimmings,
! the barn being set off particularly
, with a red and white goose. I he
i Breeding place is now one of the
an 1 most attractive place in Lexington
was 1 —a credit to owner, painter and
I the town.
spent
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ForWife, Sweetheart, or Mother
A Handsome One Pound oi Maxixe
Chocolates and a Beautiful Oklahoma
Souvenir Spoon For
50c
Hurry or They Will Be Gone
the New Owl Drug Store
Sherman ft Sherman, Props. Phone
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The Lexington Leader (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 25, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, November 12, 1915, newspaper, November 12, 1915; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc110699/m1/1/: accessed March 28, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.