The Lexington Leader (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 31, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, September 2, 1921 Page: 1 of 8
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Will, U*J«A
THE LEXINGTON LEADER
VOLUME THIRTY-ONE
LEXINGTON, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 1921
NUMBER SEVENTEEN
Bottoms' Store
1 MAN MURDERED
SATURDAY NIGHT
Come To Us For
PREMIUM
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Body Knn Over By Train No. 5 That
Had Been Shot and Placed On
the Track—Arrests Made.
NEW SHOES
For I he Entire Family
Young Man, come to us for a
NEW FALL
SUIT
Bottom's Store
Phone 35 Lexington, Okla.
HMH
COTTON READY
TO PICK
Many farmers are now ready to
begin picking the cotton. In many
places the boll weevil has done a
great deal of damage yet withal there
will be more cotton brought to mar-
ket than would be supposad from the
reports.
suit on hands. The wrecked buildings
destroyed by fire should be torn
down, or sign boards so arranged as
to hide the disfigurements. i D 11 t> • *
These buildings could perhaps he I ~Purce11 Raster,
made to pay the owners handsomely
i Sunday morning Purcell citizens
j were shocked by hearing of what
j seems to be a carefully planned
] murder. Train No. 5 on the Santa
J Fe ran over the body of a man just
across Walnut creek bridge Sunday
| morning, cutting it entirely in two.
I Tho crew saw the body and attempt-
| ed to stop but could not do so before
the train hit the man. The crew ex-
amined the body and found it cold as
if it had been dead some time. They
started back to Purcell with the hodv
but met the switch engine to which
'h" man was transferred and brought
to town. The body was taken to the
baggage room and the sheriff. John-
nie E. Ratliff. called. He called B.
H. Rackley and had the body removed
to his place where it was cleaned up
>ird examined. At this time a bullet
hole was found indicating murder.
Letters taken from the dead man al-
so indicated that he had been decoyed
to Purcell with the intent to do him
bodily harm.
This letter was supposed to have
been written at the instigation of fid
Exleton, proprietor of the Cottage
hotel, which with other evidence
caused his arrest by the officers.
The dead man's name was Earnest
Trimble, who is said to have had dif-
ficulties with Exleton over attentions
that both were paying to a Mrs
Vance who stayed at the Exleton
hotel. Mrs. Vance's son. Jesse Waters!
is also implicated. It is believed that J
he wrote the decoy letter and was i
arrested and is being held in jail at'
Norman. Exleton is in the Pauls Val-
ley jail at this time. Charges will be
formally made against both men and
j a preliminary held sometime next
week. The sheriff hopes to have
more evidence by that time.
The dead mail was known in Pur-
cell to the sheriff's force, having
been in jail here on other ocasions
one time about a month or more ago.
His parents and other relatives lived
in Cement, Oklahoma. He was buried
in Purcell
if they would get in touch with big
advertisers like Velvet Joe or Star
Tobacco, or "Wrigley Spearmint."
Why not investigate ?
W. N. Rucker of Norman, Okla-
homa offers the following premiums
to the babies of each township:
To the largest 2 year old baby boy
or girl, we will give a pair of shoes.
To the smallest baby boy or girl
we will give a ready made dress or
dress pattern.
To the tallest 1 year old baby boy
or girl, we will give an aluminum cup
spoon and plate.
SIDE WALKS NEEDING CARE
The sidewalks on the business
streets are in some places badly in
need of repairs. The holes are un-
sightly and dangerous and should be
looked after by the property owners
Last week a lady from out of town
stepped in one of the holes where
CARI) OF THANKS
We wish to thank our many friends
and neighbors for their kindness dur-
I ing the illness and death of our
husband and father.
MRS. P. M. WHITTINGTON.
I MRS. C. B. FORCE.
One farm 300 acres, one of 320
acres,one of 60 acres, all in Cleve-1 Earl C. Garey who for the past
land county, one 4 room house, one I three years has been publisher of
5 room house and one 6 room house! the Herald at Minco, and his father
FOR SALE
all in Lexington, for sale are rent,
priced right. See H. H. Everett. Pur-
cell, Oklahoma. Aug,25th tf.
Mrs. Lee entertained her Sunday
school class and also Mrs. Irving
Higbee's at her home Tuesday night.
After a couple of hours which were
spent in playing games, delicious re-
freshments of ice cream and cake
were served. All present had a most
enjoyable time and are grateful to
Mrs. Lee for her kind considerations
of the Sunday school classes. Those
present were Ethel Stewart,' Gladys
j Adams, Winnie Sherman, Daisy Low,
Alice Giles, Blanch Purnell, Ruth
the bricks are missing from the i Blackwell. Lucille Bounds, Aubery
walks, sprained her ankle, and if | Moses. Neal Carter, Milton Wright,
there had been a lawyer around, per-1 Van Hester Low, Van Buren Strong
haps Lexington would have a damage I and Carl Adams.
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razier Bros
J. C. Garey of Verden, Oklahoma
were in Lexington, Wednesday at-
tending to business. Mr. Garey in-
forms us that he has disposed of his
interest in the Minco Herald, and is
contemplating engaging in the news-
paper business near McAlester.
Mr. Wl K. Breeding is doing one
hundred feet of painting this week
on his building, which lights up the
corner and shows that Mr. Breeding
is willing to do his share in the im-
provements so much desired in Lex-
ington.
LEXINGTON MUCH
TALKED ABOUT
OF THE LEXINGTON COMMUITY| =
FREE FAIR
The management of the Lexington's
Free Fair i* in the hands of The =
Cleveland County Free Fair Associ-1S
at ion. The active management of the
fair is in the hands of a committee.
This is one of the Township Fairs and
is in the unit of the free fair plan. _
The county agent will send the town-' £
ship exhibit to the County Free Fair ' =
SATURDAY SEPT
10 1921, LEXING-
TON, CITY PARK
All entries in both County and _
Township Fairs are free. The Com- =
mittee shall determine all questions —
regarding the fair. The classifica -j =
tions for this fair shall be, Agricul ; =
tural, Fruit, Vegetables, Wombs' £
Department and Boys and Girls' j 5
Club Department, and Poultry
CLASS "A" jjj
1. Corn, 10 ears, any |5
variety _ $1.00 .50 =
2. Corn, 50 ears, any 1 ;■
variety 1.00 .50 j =
3. Pop corn, 10 ears, any r
variey
4. Kafir corn. 10 heads
5. Milo, 10 heads,
7. Kafir corn, 50 heads
6. Fetreita, 10 heads
8. Milo, 50 heads
9. Feterita. 50 heads
10. Cotton, 20 open bolls
11. Wheat, 1 pk.
12. Oats, 1 pk.
13. Barley, 1 pk.
14. Bundle, Alfalfa,
15. Bundle, Sweet Clover
lti. Bundle, Sudan Grass
17. Bundo, Millet
18. Bundle, Sorghum,
19. Cow Peas, 1 pk.
20. Peanuts, 1 pk.
21. Peanuts, 2 vines
22. Appes, plate of 5
23. Peaches, plate of 5
24. Pears, plate of 5
25. Potatoes, 1 pk
26. Sweet Potatoes, 1
27. Beets, bunch of 6
28. Beans, 1 gallon
29. Cucumbers, six.
30. Cantaloupe,
31. Cabbage, 3 heads
32. Egg Plant, three,
33. Onions, 1 pk.
34. Okra, 1-2 pk.
35. Peppers, 1-2 pk.
36. Pumpkin,
37. Squash,
38 Watermelon
CLASS "B"
. 39. Best Bread
40. Angle Food Cake
41. Any Other Kind of
cake
42. Doughnuts, half- doz.,
4-1. Any canned fruits or
Vegetables, (quarts)
CLASS "C"
44. Poultry, any standard breed (1
male and 1 female) $1.00, 50c.
A prize will he given on anything
if it is under the above classifica-
tions, but not named in this list, bring
it along.
Lexington Free Fair, September
10, 1921.
PHOSPHATES
ICE CREAM
HOOT BEER
Armand
COMPLEXION POWDER,
h 9kt LlTtlE PINK C WIlTE BOXES
Palace
Drug Store
ARTHUR SHERMAN, Prop.
LEXINGTON, OKLA.
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SUNDAES
CONES
SODAS
ALL that wo could tell
you—all that constant
users of Armand could tell
you of this wonderful
powder would not be as
convincing as just one
trial of Armand itself.
Wo carry Armand in
Bouquet of Paradise and
Cold Cream Powder. The
Bouquet is a fairly dense
powder which comes in the
square box, at $50c, and
Armand Cold Cream Pow-
der is very dense and
clinging, and comes in a
miniature hat box, at $1.
Palace Drug Store
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■ 251 oration have stabilized the cotton | greater injury was not received as
.251 market to a marked degree, accord- the train was going at a good speed
.<451 ing to Mr. Williams, who sees in J and the distance of the fall was
•2o these facts the reason for the in-, enough to give considerable injury
.251 crease of two cents in the price of | Mr. Thornton tells us that she is
.50 cotton within the past week. I getting along very well considering
j ' j the accident and exposure and will be
or o..„ it /i< i n ti ab'e *° he up and around again soon.
•|j> Purcell Girl Falls —Purcell Register.
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.25
From Moving Train
THE COMMERCIAL CLUB
Saturday night while coming to
Purcell from Kansas City with her
mother Miss Florine Thornton fell
.25' f''om the car window while asleep at
Vr, Ia point three miles south of Red
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Watch the Commercial Club. They
were guests last week of the Com-
mercial Club at Norman, where many
important matters were taken under
25 i Rock, Oklahoma. As soon as she was hardWa^ri^jHinT^
"^ missed the train crew was notified whic^ wi I he 7„r things
f? and telegrams were sent along the 1„£™} ,
line, und section crews were ordered ' j 1 ' t, 0 ^re. 0.n ^.e
by the^railmd.company I„* , ££2 ?£
are not of that spirit, get out of it—
because we need boosters—we are
tired of the knockers. Knockers get
us 110 where and the commercial club
.25
.25
will pull us out of the rut. Long life
and success to its members.
BAPTIST SOCIETY.
FIRST BALE
OF COTTON
for the missing girl. She was found
about sunrise three miles south of
Red Rock and was taken to that
town by the section crew. She had
rolled down an embankment and was
some fifteen or twenty feet from the
track.
As soon as notified Mr. E. H.
Thornton, father of the girl left on
train number six intending to help The Ladies Aid met in the park
in the hunt but on reaching Perry August 31, with eleven members
was notified that she had been found, present and one new one. Mrs. T. V.
j He went on to Red Rock, bringing Hill being the new member Their
j his daughter back with him. In the lesson was the 5th chapter of Rom-
accident her left ankle was badly ans which was read by Society and
sprained and a gash cut in her fore- discussed after business. They ad-
head. Other parts of the body were journed to meet with Mrs. Racheal
bruised and sore. It is a miracle that Barnelt next Wednesday afternoon.
ALWAYS READY TO SERVE YOU
Fancy and Staple
GROCERIES
A SPECIALTY
PRONE
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LEXINGTON, OKLAHOMA
FRAZIER BROS.
There is a great deal of comment
of the changed appearance of the
town of Lexington. Mr. Isom was at
Sulphur last week and there he met
Mr Stephen Hutchin who asked him
what we were doing to the town. He
stated that he had heard about us
way up on Little River. Mr. P .A.
Holmes also said that everyone was
r! 'c'iing him about Lexington, and
~ I that he would have to drive through
from Sulohur to see the improve-
ments. Keep up the good work.
THE WAY TO"
HAVE A GOOD
HOME PAPER
Never pay for it. Read it if some
one else pays for it, and then tell
everybody what a poor paper it is
Never tell the editor when you leave
town, but expect they will miss vou
and be sure and get the item. When
you have company, don't tell the
editor, but expect her to know it—
don't advertise, but expect the paper
to live without support. The home
paper is not a personal affair. It be-
longs to the public, and anything for
the good of the town will find a
ready space in the Leader. If you
want any improvements, do not be
afraid to have it made public. The
Lexington Leader stands for the best
interest of Lexington, not Purcell as
some have said. We are a Lexington
institution and ready to stand for all
things pretaining to the good of the
town, but we do'get everlastingly
tired of the knockers. Help your
paper for some day you will have
need of its columns, because you be
long to the town as well as the poper
does.
Harry Bridwell has the honor of i'
bringing in the first bale of cotton j,
for the 1921 crop. The commecial •
club will arrange the premium which
will be in the next issue of the Lead- j:
er. Look for it next week.
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Mr. Wade Stovall was on the sick
list the past week.
Oklahoma Cotton To
Get Loans From
The Government
The War Finance corporation an- j
nounced last week that negotiations I
for advances to finance agricultural j
products for export sale are ap-
proaching completion with the Okla-1
homa Cotton Growers association fori
200,000 bales of cotton and with the |
Texas Cotton Growers association
for 300,000 bales.
Negotiations with the War Fin-
ance corporation have been conduct-1
ed by Car! Williams, editor Okla- J
homa Farmer-Stockman and presi-
dent of the American Cotton Grow- I
ers exchange. Mr. Williams is also j
chairman of the executive committee j
of the Oklahoma Cotton Growers as-1
sociation. While the amount of the i
orojioaed loan is not definitely known
it is understood that the amount for I
which Mr. Williams was negotiating!
was .$16,000,000 of which $<5,000,000
was to go to Oklahoma and $10,000,-
000 to Texas.
State cotton marketing associa-j
tions actually participating in thei
■\merican Cotton Growers exchange
this year are: Oklahoma, Texas, Mis-
sississippi and Arizona. Associations
now forming in Arkansas, Alabama, |
North Carolina, South Carolina and,
Georgia are expected to join in the [
exchange as soon as their organiza-1
tion campaigns are completed.
The knowledge which is becoming I
general in cotton circles and on Wall||
street of the formation of thest vari-1
ous associations, their ability to do j ■
business and'their complete financ- ,
iag through the War Finance eorp-'
AMillionBales of r
Cot ton\early in Oklahoma
"THESTATE BEHIND ITS STATE BANKS "
The biggest single farm crop in Oklahoma is cotton. Okla-
homa ranked fourth in the United States last year in the
production of cotton.
The cotton farmer in the last year has gone through one of
the most difficult periods of his existence. The readjust-
ment hit the cotton farmer all at once and with little warn-
ing. In this crisis the state banks did everything possible
within the bounds of safe banking.
But the farmers who raise cotton are resourceful and not
easily daunted. They are coming back strong, mixing up
their crops and watching their cotton acreage to prevent
excessive production.
The experience of the cotton farmer holds a lesson for all
of us. Let's not stake everything on one turn of the wheel.
And we must save against the day when the need will be
great and urgent.
This bank pays interest on savings accounts and our de-
posits are protected by the STATE GUARANTY fund.
"No depositor has ever Lost a Dollar in a State Bank in
Oklahoma."
FARMERS STATE
GUARANTY BANK
CHAS. GREEMORE, President.
ROBT. M. EVANS, Active V-Pres.
R. A. FRANKS, Cashier.
J. B. HACKLER, Asst.-Cashier.
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Denison, Mrs. E. A. The Lexington Leader (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 31, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, September 2, 1921, newspaper, September 2, 1921; Lexington, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc110900/m1/1/: accessed March 28, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.