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THE LEXINGTON LEADER
VOLUME 27
LEXINGTON. CLEVELAND COUNTY. OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 1917
NUMBER 10
HEADQUARTERS NINETEENTH
DIVISION
IN MEMORY
NEW < !!! UCH SOON
The new Methodist church Is no
! longer an Impossible thing or far Off
d^eam. Rev. W. J. Richards went
Bureau of Publicity, Camp Travis, I I->ankHn Wyman Hill
Texas, November 10, 1917. \ We ot hlB Alabama home knew Wy-
To the end that parents, .relatives man as a little child. He left us as t(j Oklahoma City Monday to secure
and friends of the soldierB now com- such when his father moved to Ok- estimates on material and labor. Tlie
posing the 90th division. National lahoma, and we will always remem- details will ho th-pshpd nut nt thn nf
Army, stationed at Camp Travis, San . . . „ .... ueiaiis win De threshed out at the of-
Antonio, Texas, may be kept inform- " • a cnllu ficial board meeting Friday nifcht and
ed as to the health, progress and gen- Wyman was bo.rn at Winfield, Ala we hope to bo able to give something
eral welfare of the men composing September 15 1898, and spent the definite about the new cliurch in our
this army division, General Henry T first .part of his life here. He lived next issue
Allen, commanding, has established a
in .. „ rn i n in 'n OKlanoma about ten years where
Publicity Bureau. This Publicity Bu-
reau will each week send to the coun- "e "ied on October 21. 191 i. 270,006 l\ Ol) IMiFlDGES
try newspapers of Texas and Okla-! About two years ago he gave him- ; .
homa items of interest concerning 1 self to Christ and Joined in the Chris- Norman Okla Nov. IB. (Snec-
iffeorTw!rbfm?d«-toTtacVi?ize®hfse "an *ork wllh the Ml83Huri naptl8t lal.)-Oklahoma's" showing In the
church. f00(] pieiige campaign is gradually
effort will be made to localize these
Items that each newspaper will be
supplied with news that relates to
men from the county in which the
particular newspaper is published
General Allen is well pleased with
We can never forget his round and approaching the half million mark,
smiling childish face. He was admir- Reports from all over the state bring
ed by his playmates, petted by the the total number of signatures to
the progress the soldiers now at jlt'er ones and loved by all. the f00(j pledge up to 276.006. The
Camp Travis are making. If the in- We were severed from him some seven counties that have not report- ^
tensive training schedule that has years ago, but the hope was with us ed ave Alfalfa Beaver Bryan Cim- 8
tireBfCpr0ducPet0suchl%plen°dWC0re:; Bec hf ta*aln marr°n' Delewaro' Ma>'es and'Semi- '
suits it is the belief of those high j answer to the call of the Mas- noie.
In command here thai the 90th Di-^ tor, he has pone a little way further Reports from the cotton districts
vision win be trained to energetically from us now, leaving a father, moth- aro meager. owing to the fact that
ablate much el'^than* has" bee&n brother two Bisters 1!1'' « rt';- the school children and the entire ne-
planned. The first French officer %otod grandfather to mourn with .is gro population are in the cotton fields
who reached Camp Travis to assist the loss of him; yet the hope is still Returns aggregating 10,000 signa-
ln training this Division in the finer with us, "We'll see him again some tures are coming In daily
points of the war-same expressed dav." i i„u „i ..
himself as being agreeably surprised .... . ' Oklahoma has already surpassed
at the results of the training so farI If our children were not sometimes her quota and now ranks among the
given- | taken on before us. we might forget half dozen states that have done the
To the end that there be no irk- that we had an interest In the beau- 3ame That,g (he oklahoma spirit,
some periods of training, General Al- tiful home above. Let us grieve not ,, , ... , .
len has given special attention to pro- that he is not with us here, but turn
ylding ample and healthful recrea- homeward and be thank-
tion for the soldiers of his Division. . MARRIED
A.11 clean athletics are given official j *ul that there are angels to beckon
and energetic encouragement and al- us nearer to. God.
loted hours each week are devoted to J oh, ye ones whose hearts are bleed-
sports that make supple the muscles.! f
make keen the eyes and have in them I 8 . ,,
the zest of contest. il' rom the loss you ve just passed thru.
The general health of the camp xe- j We are in the pastures feeding,
ceives the constant attention of all1 of our Master kind and true.
Your Sale!
Our Sale!
We have represented so many Farm Sales in this com-
munity that we can offer you suggestions you will find of
much vale. We take a real interest in every sale we have
in charge.
Get Our Terms Now!
Security. State Bank
Mrs. E. M. ABERNATHY Pres. M. R. NORTHCUTT, Cashier
" iinil —inwin inn ib iimi11
nam
WAR STAMP TAX ON
HOST MAO.
PARCKI. THE PEOPLE ALWAYS RIGHT
| It has beon the conviction of the
greatest statesmen of all ages and
to a"
officers under direction of the medi
cal corps. Skilled attention is giv-
en every case of slight indisposition.
The sanitary regulations are formu-
lated with the sole idea that the sol-
diers now at Camp Travis remain
healthy in body
Nor is the moral and spiritual side
of the soldier overlooked. The camp
la fairly dotted with Y. M- C. A.,
We will stray and we will wander
From the Master's peaceful fold;
We will follow other pathways
Out into the dark and cold.
Then He calls us, gently calls us
That we wander not nor stray.
Hut we heed Him not and onward,
Follow in the stranger's way.
Knights of Columbus, and Young When He takes to Him our loved one
Vfen's Hebrew Association buildings messed lambs that call us home;
In these buildings every effort is 1 „. ...
made to provide entertainment, in- w e wU1 tura footsteps homeward
struetion and recreation for the tjol-1 We will heed their call, ane come,
diers. The moral atmosphere sur-
rounding the camp ia more pure than
is to bo foundI is any city of 30,000 There QUr heart8 wt„ eyer be;
population in the l.nited States. In-
stances where soldiers in uniform are And our lives bo overflowing
seen in the slightest degree under the \ With the peace He'll give to thee,
influence of Intoxicants are so rare; From his loving aunt,
Mattie Earnest.
The ladias of the Missionary so-
ciety of the Methodist church met in
Always where we've laid our trees-' regular session at the home of Mrs.
ure, | Walter atevens November 13. 1917.
At San Antonio, Texhs, Nov. 3rd.
1917. Mr. James Harvey Mitchell .. . , , ....
and Miss Fern Woosley were united Postmasters are Instructed to all countries that one could safely
in marriage. The contracting par- brlnS to the attention of their pat- trfu® the decision of the majority
ties are well known in Purcell and rons the provisions of the War Rev- affected'them0 ^h^nuhH^mi'nrt nlfrf
an .ss'sssj'ssi
Italnbok belore going to Camp Travis '■ S""ll,n ,st °< " Po'"" T
on Oct. 3rd with the McClain cunty Laws and Regulations as amended . j .1 work-
boys. Miss Woosley was the effic- October 27, 1917 and which goes into : „on.?i ,peoP e
p^OTe°companyrand K ^ ^ 1917
X10>Sofi0nrs "S1^' f^nedsRTn ed?o%^r,VpVaeymUeent8tSr?h:f^ VZTZ
wishing them every happiness that must be cancelled by the sender co<
can be bestowed upon them. placing, or causing to be placed
l thereon his written or stamped Inl^
| tlals together with the date npon
I which the stamps are attached or
j used. In no case, however, should
the sender cancel postage stamps af-
to pftroolni such oLauiyn must
be canceled only by postal employes.
MISSIONARY NEWS ITEMS
' Those answering; to roll call were
; Mmg. Collins, Richards, Ferguson,
Higbee. Milt and Roy Sherman, Jar-
The tax must be paid at all times
So much preliminary to the as-
sertion that the American people—
the great, sojier. reasoning majority
—the right today Without fuss and
feathers they have decreed a course
of action that tiball preserve the
national weal and the national honor
and they are not likely to be lightly
tumnd from tlirlr course.
"Vox pOpuJi, vox IMi," hover ho«l a
mure direct application than the at-
titude of the American people in the
T1IE OKLAHOMA EDUCATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
This is to remind our teacher read-
ors of the State Educational asso-
ciation to be held in Oklahoma City
November 29, 30 and December 1,
1917 Three important addresses
will be given at the first meeting.
Thursday night. The first by Stat®
Superintendent Wilson on Education-
al efficiency, followed by President
Stratton D. Brooks on the Teacher
and the War. The third address will
be by Grace C. Strahan. District Su-
perintendent of New York City. She
is an able speaker and is said to be
on of the ablest speakers In America.
The general themes of the meet-
ings will be educational measure-
ments. Prominent speakers from
uoruun "tn pp.w.toi^ w k Jr.ii
sup of the university of Iowa for
by internal revenue stamps. Postage present world crlcis. Bring, then, the four addresses; Supt- J- H. Gwlnn,
that literally thousands of soldiers at
Camp Travis have not once seen a
soldier Either under the slightest in-. „ .
fluence of intoxicants, or with the from the Marion County, Alabama
smell of intoxicating- liquor on his News.
breath. I
The protecting laws of the nation
arc keeping the soldiers clean In
bod). Each soldier has had impress-
boe, Stevens Brownell, Kldd. Mose- stampfl ahaU not be counted a" pay"| ple^sh^rnoron^y^VC buV.^xerXi Wh° ^ W°n dl8llncUou UH head of
| ment of the tax. nor shall the intern-1 BU0U1U n01 on'>' nave' hut exercise r... t „
i ley-
The above clipping was clipped; The lesson in the Missionary Voice!al rev6n°e stamps, in payment of the
supreme authority.
This we are failing to do.
•Kingdom of God in Medical Work" tax' be P vment of the ^'•nment Is Putl|nf forth
the schools of New Orleans; J. H.
Our *''ranc's of Columbus, Ohio; Mrs.
most Katherine Cook of the Bureau of
led by Mrs Richards, was taken part p0H,aKe
in by all. I If anyone should desire any further
Discussions for various phases of! information on this new postal reg-
HARVEST SALE
A Thanksgiving Harvest Sale will the work were indulged in and plan- j ulation they should see their local
ed upon his mind the extreme import- be al the Sunday School at the ned for. Visitors present were Mms. j postmaster
and^leadlng'a'cleanly meh'Vhe^odll Methodist church on Friday night, | Carson. Coleman, Garrett. Greemore. |
features are graually being devel- November 23 (one week from today.) Kemp, Evans and Low. After a I official CHURCH BOARD MEET-
oped and soon will be of sufficient All are invited, and each member and pleasant social afternoon we were
variety to provide entertainment for friends are requested to bring a pack- dismissed with our usual benediction- Next. Friday night November 16
AntonaioemakoS'it fprictic™to invito aK° worth « leilst a 1uarter whidl R"p"rter the official board of the Methodist
soldiers to Sunday dinners and at wiH he sold at auction. Refresh- , church is requested to meet at the
sonio churches' in San Antonio in- ments will be served, also popcorn. .The Ladies of the Baptist clturch Methodist church at 7:30 p. m- Let
vitations are entended to "Sill soldiers peanuts, candy, etc-, will be sold by will serve lunch at the Lealer office each and every one of the sixteen
-Who attend services to accompany h djfferent d.lsses. A program will Saturday. Everbody cordially invited members be present as we desire to
members of the ^^^aUonte^lr be gjven lncluding a interesting to lunoh wlth thenj
hurculean efforts to pilot the ship of Education will discUHH problemn of
state through the troubled waters, the rural schools; C. F. Hodge of
■c-. -1"'
that exceeds their loyalty, persist in an addreB8 on science and the war;
throwing every obstruction possible and Doctor Dobbs, professor of the
'11 G wa^ Manual Arts in the university of
This should not be. must not be.
The lives of the thousands of young
men who have responded to their Certainly the teachers from our
country's call must not be jeopardiz- part of the state will be richly re-
ed by the Judas at home. It is time paid for the small expenditure of
that the great loyal majority demand tIme an(, money that win be n0re8.
of the objector and
respective homes
discuss and settle the new church
ghost drill. The receipts from this
under tomily influences. ~ - - -
General Allen wishes a message of sa-le w'" So to the new church as -
encouragement and cheer sent to rel- contribution from the Sunday school,
atives and friends of the soldiers that Le[ everybody come and help build
the men at Camp Travis are proving church
worthy o£ the best traditions of this
nation and that they are responding
to the call of the hour with a zeal m L(ja(Jer thre(J 2y.
that, marks a high point in the train- (
ing of the armies that have made his-]
tory-
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proposition and it Is important that
you be there.—W. J Richards, Pas-
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Hobson of
Oklahoma City spent several days
here this week visiting Mrs. Hob-
son's parents Dr. and Mrs. Robt-
Thacker
Mrs. L. E. Angle left Wednesday
for Oklahoma City where she will go
on duty as a nurse in one of the hos-
pitals there
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We both cry the Sale
article at the same time
GIVE US THE TRIAL OF
A SALE
For dates (.-all office of
Transcript at Norman or Lex-
ington Leader at Lexington
Oklahoma.
J. E. BEAN A- W. L. BEAN
Saturday Sped'ils
$4.00 Stetson Dre>> Mats $3.50
$3 00 Dr.ss Hms $2.50
$2.50 Ore^s '' .ts $2.00
These prices forSaturday, Nov 17 only.
1 iar;, SJ).ii7nev a .i Marx Suits and Overcoats
\i.;ckinaws $7.50 to 518
Sh;> Un ti-rvvcI." S\ve:i'e: t u.;'>
W\\ r I A !V1 fTC Uents' FurnisbinOs,
. n . J A IN nb oLUo«.
Fail in Line
and become one of our Several
Hundred Satisfied Customers
A Bank Book
showing that when \ou have
money you Deposit with us, is
sufficient evidence that when you
need money vou can iret ii.
No Depositor
of this Bank was ever refused a
Loan that was consistent with
Sound Banking1.
FARMERS STATE GUARANTY BANK
that the voic
obstructionist be silenced—if not
one way, then another
There is something crooked about
a "conscience" <hat persists in ar-
raying itself against the national con-
science. Such a "conscience" is the
creature of many and varied influen-
ces, none of which make for the best
interests of American 'life.
It is time the reactionary were si-I
lenced The people have spoken, and j We can supply you in seed wheat,
their verdict should be final. The j See us before you buy. Robertson
sary to enable them to attend this
remarkable educational gathering
Quite a number of Lexington cit-
izens attended the Kansas-Oklaho-
ma football game at Norman Satur-
day
traitor to his country should feel
that country's displeasure in no light
degree.
AT THK BAPTIST CHI IU II
Sunday school 10 a- m.
Preaching 11 a. m
Choir practice 7 p. m.
Preaching 7 45 p. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30
p m
Lee L. Reeves, Pastor.
Gang plows for sale by Edgar J.
Keller.
Hlank notes at the Leader office
& Archer.
Prof. A
Grant Six
past week
Carson is driving a new
which he purchased the
Church of Christ
Bible School at 10 A. M,
Regular worship includine Lord's
Supper every Sunday at 11 o'clock
Preaching every 2nd and 4th
Sunday by N. O. Ray.
Prayer meeting every Thursday at
7.30 p. m.
(jood Fresh Chocolates
Just Received—Mueller-Keller's Famou? Sov-
ereign Chocolates
Thick-S mooth-Coating—Fruit and Ground
Nut Centers—Nothing Like Them
Movie Star Chocolates—1 lb. boxes for 50c
Ch oose Your Favorite Movie Star
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Whitsett, Lee. The Lexington Leader (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 27, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, November 16, 1917, newspaper, November 16, 1917; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc110803/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.