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THE LEXINGTON LEADER
VOLUME 25
LEXINGTON. CLEVELAND COUNTY. OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY. AUGUST 18 19I6
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Your attention is called to the statement
of the condition of the Farmer's State
Guaranty Bank at close of business. Aug. 1
Resources
Loan? and discounts $($.>.444.SO
Real estate. Furniture and Fixtures 5,954.62
Bonds and Warrants Slf>,.)8S.22- ,.
CASH and SIGHT EXCHANGE S2.205.02 47.793.24
Total. *117.192.66
Capital stock
Surplus and profits
DEPOSITS
Money borrowed NONE
Total
Liabilities
... $15,000.00
. 3,741.43
98,451.23
$117 192.66
Please notice our Deposits and Sight Exchange. This
is the largest we have shown since date of our organization.
Plenty of money to take care of the wants
of our customers.
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To Celebrate Grange
Day-First Time
Oklahoma City day will split
honors with "Grange Day' at the
Oklahoma State Fair and Exposi-
tion on Wednesday. September 24.
In deference to the request of
many members of this organization
this honor was granted to one of
the fastest growing movements in
the state It is composed of farm-
ers and farm women and is affili-
ated with the national body.
Prominent speakers will lie se-
cured to address members as-
sembled on the state fair grounds.
A headquarters tent will be main-
tained on the grounds throughout
the fair.
Hot weather is coming. When
you are in Purcell, rember the cool
and refreshing fountain at J. J.
Franks's where the soda dispensers
are always ready to serve thirBt dia-
pellers.
Accident At Bridge
Holmes -Perkins
The marriage of Miss Lois Per-
I kins to Mr Haskell Holmes was an
Sunday afternoon at the west end j event of Saturday. August 12, in
of the Lexington-Purcell bridge, a
near serious accident occured. Cros-
by Strong and Ernest Holloway
were driving in a buggy and had
pulled to the. side of the road to let
a car pass, when another car came
Oklahoma City. Miss Perkins is
the charming daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. P. Perkins of this place,
and the young man is to lie genu-
inely congratulated on winning for
himself such a real prize for a life
around the corner. To avoid a col-1 helpmeet. Mr. Holmes is a reliable
lision. the boys pulled the team ! and prosperous young business man
over the bank of the road. The , of Wilson, Oklahoma, and the hap-
buggy was up-set and badly i Py couple will make their future
damaged, but
was injured.
fortunately
I
GOOD OATS
home at that place.
We join the many friends of the
couple in congratulations and wish
I for the young married people a
| long, happy and prosperous wedded
Milt Sherman threshed his oats
last week and got 57 bushels to the! The bride was royally entertained
( by her Lexington friends here last
harvest i week before the wedding, by the
members of the "Linger Longer"
he was a member.
acre.
We hear of another good
near Lone Star where the average
was near 60 bushels. These are 1 club °f wliieh
Oyt Wednesday evening of last
week, the club entertained for her
with a picnic supper it "PleasaYit
good turn-outs.
LIFE INSURANCE is a recognized
necessity under modern conditions. It is
the sustaining hope of millions of men and
women who have others depending upon
them, and for themselves in old age.
More than SO per cent of persons who
die leave nothing at all: 95 per cent leave
less than $1.000 ■ inly 5 per cent leave us
much as a Thousand Dollars.
The aggregate annual income of the
people of the United States is over Fourteen
Billion Dollars and less than 4 per cent is
invested in life insurance—yet as a result
of this small relative investment in lift' in-
surance. S7 1-2 percent of all estates left
for administration consists of life insurance
policies.
COATES & TUCKER, I!. M. EVANS.
General Agent Agent.
.->08 Terminal Building Equitale Life
Oklahoma City. Okla. Ins.'Co. of Iowa
: Park." The clufi members and
J their friends were present. Guests
were Miss Brown of Norman. Misses
I Thompson of Wayne. Miss Keller
and Mr and Mrs. Chester (iairett.
if last week, j wer
i Thursday evening
| front s to II o'clock Mis.- Maude
Northcutt entertained Mi-* I'erkin-
. the club members and a few inti-icasi >n
mate friends. The moonlit lawn of
the Northcutt home was delightfully
attractive in its setting of green sur-
j rounded by magnNicicnt old trees.
| In a cozy nook on the lawn an ap-
propriately arranged table bore a
| large punch bowl from which punch
I was dispensed throughout the even-
ing.
Friday afternoon the club gave a
"i o'clock luncheon, honoring Miss
; Per ins. at the home of Mr- W M.
Whitsett.
The rooms were artistically dec-
orated with potted plants and cut
flowers—yellow ami green—the pre-
dominating colors. Covers were
laid for twelve, on the dining table,
which had for its centre piece a
huge basket of yellow dahlias grace-
fully reclining upon a cool, green
bed of foilage. A large, green how
of tulle ornamented the handle of
the basket. Each guest's place was
marked by a charming little Kewpie
resting in lithe centre of a huge
dahlia. Innumberable golden pet-
als strewn over the luncheon cloth,
lent a pleasing effect. The bride's
chair was tied with large bows of
green and yellow ribbon. Chande-
liers shaded with green, giving out
a soft yellow light, further enhanced
the beauty ol the scene. Seated at
the table were the Misses Perkins.
Thompson. Marcum, Northcutt,
Whorton. Holford. and Whitsett.
A dainty two course luncheon was
served in which color scheme
was carried out very effectively.
The club presented Miss Perkins
with a handsome cut glass mayon-
naise set.
A fitting finale to these enter-
tainments occured Saturday at high
noon, when the bride and groont
generously -howered with rice.
Id shoes, etc.. and their car
t -ged"' and decorated as the oe-
depiaiidcd their leaving
for the City where the wedding
was to take place that afternoon.
We
give your business
the same careful atten=
tion we do our own.
We will be glad to ren-
der you any assitance
we can, financial or oth=
erwise.
COME IN AND LET'S TALK IT OVER
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From t lie interest HMuilfetted in Automobile races
througlioul the country (1iis year, it is eviiienl this sporl
is as popular as ever. Obviously no other sport has sup-
planted it.
In arranging the program for the tenth annual Okla-
homa State Fair and Exposition, this wan one of the tirst
features arranged and drivers known throughout the
country have already entered the several events sched-
uled for the two days' racing
Art Klein. Kddie Hearne. Tom: m\ Milton, J. Mais
Cliff Woodbury and Gotoff, a Rus an driver, are thi
speed fiends who will compete for i handsome prize
and trophies offered by the State l''alr. A novelty tha
will be interesting to spectators, will be the appearand
of Mrs. Johnny Mais, the tirst woman driver in this
country who has made a praetieal success of racing. She
drives in the races Willi the men and a?ks no handicaps
Wednesday, September 27. and Saturday, Septeinbet
SO, elosiug day, are the auto racing days.
DRILLING TO BEGIN
DENVER SOON
Kor months and years the Trans-
I cript litis befit declaring that it be-
In cil there was oil till I gas in
I Cleveland county, and been
some of our people to take ti
cs.-ary steps to find out: to ot
! a i ompany. .-ecure leases i
j necessary amount of land.
' <lt ili t and ha\ < ti thorough i
u 11ton made .it i- therefore
ed to death" that it- thought
words now seem to be I
Iruit. for a company has I"
gani/.ed to go down into the
of the earth and find out what we ve
got—if anything.
The company is known as the
Cleveland , County Development
Company" and was chartered by
Secretary of State last Friday. Its
capitfil stock is $20,000, and par
value shares $10.00. Its officers
are Steve Hutchins. president;
S. K. McChII. vice-pres; Judge W.
L. Eagleton, secretary-treasurer,
and in addition to these gentlemen
there are a number of Norman's j
best men taking stoe:k in it. ''" Iff
company has secured lean s on I
2.0110 acres of land in township- *•] 1
east and 9-1 west, and sonn ,vhe e 9
in oi.e or two other of those town-jl
si,II s the first tesi well will be put||
down. The i oiupany before seeur-
ing the leases had three geologist-
go over Cleveland county with an
idea of getting their judgment as
to where in the county the indica-
tions were best and till thr«-e picked
on this 2,000-acre territory as the
most favorable. This territory is
in the neighborhood of Denver,
seven or eight miles east of Norman,
and steps to put down the first
well are now being formulated.
Everybody is going to be asked
to take stock in the enterprise: to
take as many shares as they pos-
sibly can, so that all may share in
the benefits, if there are any bene-
fits—eir in the losses if nothing is
found. This is as it should be. If
gas or oil is found there, and a new
field opened up (and this is by no
meant! impossible or improbable)
think what it will mean to Norman
anfl Cleveland county! If nothing
is found, we will have trieei our
best and there will be no kick
coming.
Let us all get into the banel wag-
on—or the funeral car. I.et us all
take a little stock in it. Kor its
own part. The Transcript believes
there is oil and gas in that locality,
and is willing to go its limit on the
proposition.
Golly,,wouldn't it he gn :t if we
would strike it.
ROLL of HONOR: The list of
shareholders in this enterprise will
be a Roll of Honor—A roll of those
men and women who desire to help
in every way possible to put Nor-
man and Cleveland to the front —
Norman Transcript.
We hope this oil prospect may
turnout with a big field. Hue
I thing seems to he sure—we will
! soon know for certain whether
not there i- any oil in the Denver
'-ling ] countrv
The attivities of the big oil
western McClain counties seem to
indicate that there are very good
prospects for oil in these counties,
and we see no reason why this test
should not show oil or gas in pay-
ing quantities in this county.
Geological surveyors have report-
ed Cleveland county as being in
probable oil territory, and in this
we hope they are right.
We will anxiously await the re-
sult of this test.
Thanks To The Voters
I wish to express my thanks to
the voters of the county for their
support of mv candidacy for nomi-
nation of county assessor and ex-
press my appreciation for the nom-
ination. f am now with you for
the cause ot Democracy and the
Democratic candidates in the gener-
al election in November.
Yours truly,
W. E. Barnard.
PICKING COTTON
Reports from several farmers say
that the" tirst bale of cotton will be
brought in soon. Picking is being
done as rapidly as the- bolls open.
Prospects of good prices and a
i good crop ate creating an interest
among the cotton raisers here. The
cotton will bring lots of money
here this fall.
NEAR
Party At Claunch Home
Monday night at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Claunch,
merry party of young peoplt gath-
ir an evening's entertainment.
The octiasion was in honor of the
J Misses Theresa Auff and Thelmti
Kemp. The affair was very enjo>-
<>nri" j able and those present left well
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Royaltey, Harold H. The Lexington Leader (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 25, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, August 18, 1916, newspaper, August 18, 1916; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc110739/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.