Cleveland County Leader. (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 40, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 7, 1893 Page: 2 of 4
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CLEVELAND C3USTY LE33ER.I
tANtY.
Proprmtcr.
Entered nt fite Po teMc* at LexiiiKtuu. UMa-
Mm.
lerriton, an «e on<<. taft* w illcr. f. r iranmiati-
O lUti'uK I .ill Ilk'I I
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btx u*ontbi. ,
apy ertisin.
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r u- convention held at Purcell
ln-t Saturday Wrtfl largely repre-
sented liy both llio ii i. la Iioiioi mill
I lie Indian loiritorios and « i >
liiiriuoiiloiiH throughout. Ja*. I'..
11uinj c * -y of I'urccll. whs mule
perm nicut rliiiii'iioin, it ti <1 Mort
llixtor of Norm.to, secret try. The
follow lug resolutions were adopted.
Ri.sot.VKl>, I'llnt wo favor the
pasxage by eoniiresa ol mi enab-
11nji net empowering n inn-titutio-
lial con vent inn be (•ulleil, creating
.1 state from the present ti rrltoiii -
of Oklahoma and Hie 11..Ii 111 Ter-
ritory, t* luini leil In the Carey hill.
Regolvetl, '! h it a* or n e I by
the en.tilling net herein pr.tyed for
would iiiivt* within its hnu'inluriea
over l'JH),tHMI inhabitants, tllilt it be
entilh I to three representative-
to congress from the c;-erite ron-
----- — ! gl•esslon.il districts to lie e-tithlisll-
TlO, Kansu# ib mocraey Is suld to ed by the eoustitutioual eoiiven-
be humping itself this year. M"''' territories in ncror-
clilliee with the provision of the
1st
Whereas, Til 111
Om lauitro, « r 7* i #ieli uis•• rt nti
r.nt'iHl Hoticr* f «•••! t< 1 er line for inch in
i rtion.
Rat^n for ftiniline mlrirtli'WfnUi made
krimm 011 apul r.itMm
Account* iiu-< the tirsi of rtrh month.
SATURDAY OCT. 7, l--':.
Tin: Oorliett-Mifchell tight i
boohed for December Is,
OZ1AH & BINGHAM
DEALERS IN
STAPLE & FANCY GROCERIES
Queensware
Glassware
Etc.
KELLER AND JAMES
North Side of llroadway
LEXINGTON,<>. T.
T. R. HOUGHTON
X) vitV -* .: ?>*
■ . '..l. .
< 'anleu a Knit Line of
dunce wiih Hi
Ik the country is not given tinan-1 Statutes of the I lilted JStati
ciul relief soon—it will not ho Uro-
ver's luult.
Mrs. jkiikkson Davis mid
daughter Miss Winnie, will .spend
the winter in New York.
Thk Edmond Democrat It is
been sold to the Sun—which gives
the Suu a clean sweep now.
The raitrend eonnianies have de-
termined to have an armed posse
to accompany mail and express
trains to prevent robberies.
Jurxit: Low'h bond as Secretary
of the territory is considered the
best bond ever offered in the terri-
tory. lie qualified for more than
$100,1100. when be wila only requir-
ed to give 120 000.
.I.i ME8 II Aiutis of Mill I'reek, a
son of ex-Governor Cyrus Harris,
has been appointed treasurer of
the Chickasaw nation to till the
vacancy caused by the resignation
of William Rennie.
TltK suspension of puymeut on
the Pott binds was an actof justice.
As the matter now stands no at-
tempt will be tnado to collect the
payments until the president mi
orders. Delegate Flynn had a
good deal to do with the suspen-
sion.—Times-Journal.
Thk republicans made a bold
attempt to frighten the democrats
of the house into letting
er.U election laws alone
was no go: these iniquitous laws
must he gotten rid of, and the dem-
ocrats in the house know that the
work cannot bo done too soon.
port ion of <>klu-
bom 11 known as the Wichita, Kio-
wa, and Comanche and other In-
dian lands have boon fairly treated
for and are awaiting settlement by |
the citizens of the I'ni'e I States
for two years or more, and
Whereas, A hill is now belore '
01 ngress offered by the Hon. T. D.
Flynn ratifying the treaties for the
purpose of giving these lands to
civil!/, ition •
Therefore, lie it resolved, That
wo ask congress to at once pass the
bill, ratify the treaties to open si.itl
lands to scttloiiK'ht to citizens of 1
the I'nilctl States as soon -a pus-
slhlo.
\v horeas, the present System of!
land holdings in the Indian territo- ,
ry is unwise, u 11 ci| 11 il ami unjust to
lite citizens of iho Indian tei ritory.
I'lierefore ho it resolved, that this!
convention favor a cIiuiil'o of land |
tenures in the Indian territory and j
favor a just and equal division ol
the domain of the entire Indian
territory among the citizens of
each 1 ution respectively.
Resolved, That each one of the
civilized tribes bo requested to
send a delegate to meet with the
executive committee ( Vtolier, 10, nt
Oklahoma City.
Resolved, That the memorial lie
printed anil ten copies be sent 10
the president of the I'. S., live to the
secretary of the interior and one to
each member of congress.
Resolved, That the president and
his cabinet be requested to use t v-
ery effort to accomplish such legis- j
islation as will provide for single '
stHtehood for Oklahoma and the
Indian Territory.
A memorial to congress was also
read by it. W. McAdam of Aril-
the fed-1 more, setting forth the unfortunate
Rut it I condition of affairs in the territory
under which the whites had to live.
Furniture, Tombstones, Cote and Caskets
JBUMH&IL JEXID38U3&
EMBALMING A. SPECIALTY.
ri'ltt'KI.L. I. T.
,-Y-
AvCRAIVSON, £■£}
PAINTING GRAINING,
AM) PAP Kit- IIANCJING.
ARii AGENTS FOlt TIIE
Deeririg Mower EagTe Hay Rake.
New American Sulky and Gang Plow.
The Celebrated Smith Wagon, Also Superior.
Press And Hoe Drill-will
Sow Anything' From Clover to Peas
LEXINGTON,
OKLAHOMA.
It is possible in this climate for
a farmer to so arrange his crops
that lie will need but little help,
and will not lie crowded with work
can lie
e mid-
dle of January. I hey are harvest-
ed early in Juno before wheat har-
vest. Corn is planted in March, is
out of the way of wheat harves1
and can be cribbed at any time af-
ter .September I. Harvest is out of
the way by July I, ami the month
of July is left for haying. If the
weather is not too hot. plowing for
I wheat can be done in August, but
Tin: Sandusky Register loll- of a ; there is no grout hurry, and if it is
successful business man who re-1 excessively hot the plowing had
marked the other <Tny, "the iner-, better be delayed The latter part
chant w ho is an incessant news- j ol .Septoml er and October js wheat
paper advertiser suffers least of all sowing time. Ivattir corn planted
from hard times." The man stated "h sod or on the wheal stuhhlc will
a truth which the experience of | also need attention about the mid-
It is generally supposed that
there is oue editor in heaven llow I at anv time. I'otatoe:
he got there is not positively known j planted at any time after
but it is conjectured that he pass-
ed himself off as a minister or rode
the blind baggage. When the
trick was discovered they searched
the realms of felicity in all their
length and breadth for a lawyer to
draw up the ejectment papers, but
not one could be found and so the
editor held the fort.-—Kx.
the most successful merchants
everywhere confirms. TI e mer-
chant who because money is close
and trade dull withdraws from
public notice and waits in silence
for trade to come, does the next owns 100 no-
thing to locking his doors and pull- of it in wheat,
ingdown the shades.
die of October. The remainder of
the time up to Christmas can lie
utilized in gathering corn, build-
ing sheds, fences, and getting up
wood. Rut suppose a farmer who
f land puts . ) acres
He is unable to do
| the plowing in season himself, si
must hire. From August lo to Oc-
Tl'KX the Indian Territory loose teber the l > is spent in plowing and
— loose from the clutches of nior- | seeding. Nothing more is done un-
cennry judicial leeches; loose from til Juno I. when harvest begins
the itching palms of Indian hood- j He is unable ti do the work him-;
lers; loose from mawkish senti- self, but is obliged to hire a hall
nientalists in the east; loose fromjdny.cn hands for a mouth, lie owns
full blood predjudice and ignorance a reaper and pay s out iT 'i or if inn
and tquawimin cupidity alio ob-! every year for repairs. The owner
struction; loose from the Texas of tne farm has employment three '■ Uirom;l
cowman, bloated coal corporations months in the year w ith such a ! the law
and land barons; loose from organ-j system and is compelled to hire j cans, f
ized bandits and deputy marshals;; help when it is the highest priced, the strip business,
loose from pull-back newspapers -—Times-Journal. pass new provision
run by white hypocrits: loose from
white-livered white sneaks w ho An Arkansas quill driver writ
'it this way: "You may liivi
' the stars in a nail ke , hang
' ocean on a rail to dry, put the
| ill a gourd to soak, unbuckle
belly-band of eternity and let
i the sun and moon, but never
lude yourself with the idea
vou can escape tna place on
wish their skin was red; loose from
timid things who thank the Indian
for tiie priviledge of breathing
God's free air on American soil;
loose from Judge Bryant, and bis
murder-fostering court, loose from
Texas and Arkansas congressmen
who have strings on us, loose from
the blithing hand of tribal misrule, other side of purgatory unless
loose from a half century of sav- pay the printer."
agerv, corruption, monopoly and . — . . ...
wrong. Arid the way to turn 'or Till payment w hi h was due at
loose," brethren, is by joining in ! the land otli ;o September bj
with Oklahoma in a red hot light those holding claims in the I'ott
for strtehood. Therein is our sal- oouutry has been suspended by the
\atlon. - Ardmore Ohicflan. Interior Ii partuient iudelliiitely.
all
the
sky
the
out
ile-
that
the
you
rt incut of tin* Ulterior
W ASH I NTON, 1).(\. ^t'pt r'.lSM.
Ho«i t>'r ami Hecoivor. Oklnhom it "klolioiim
l'crritory:
Oenilemen: 1 have'<> advise ynu
that there is now pending in con-
gress a bill for extending the time
within which the first payment of
purcha-e money in case of entiies
ol lauds cede I by the Citizens Hand
of Pottawatomie and Absentee
Shawnee Indians, anil of hi nils ced-
ed liy the Cheyenne and Arapahoe
Iudlu'is, is required to bo made,
under the Kith section of the net ol
March :!, I8i l, -<> Stat., 10J1,
The class ol lands first mention-
ed were opened to entry Septem-
ber I sill, and the two years per-
iod for ninking such payment will
expire in some cases before con-
gress will have time lo act unon
the bill referord to, 1 have, lltere-
foro, to direct, the references to
the Pottawatomie and Absentee
' Shawnee lands, above mentioned,
that you postpone making demand
for the tirst installment of purchase
money, under instructions of cir-
cular uf .lune S, Is'.):;, until further
instructions from this ollice, in ir-
der to afford time for congress to
act upon the proposed legislation.
The Cheyenne and Arapahoe
wore not open to entry until April
I!), ISIIl', ai il the period within
which payment of the lirst install-
ment is required to bo made will
not expire in any entry thereof lie-
lore April 20, 180-1. Res| eel fully.
(Signed) S. W. I.amoim > >:,
A pproved, ("0111 miss inner.
(Signed) Hokk Smith,
Secretary.
m:iv i.aivs wax 11.n.
Kvory once in a while we hear a
man commenting upon the frauds,
murders and trouble undergone
during the opening of the strip and
remarking: "why couldn't they
have opened the strip by lotWell
it was attempted but the extreme
intirall ts raised a how 1 about lot-
teries ind llio Interior Department
found Itself run smack up against
Hit; law. Other remedies were
sought but as demonstrated did not
entirely meet the requirmeiits ol
the ease. Under the existing laws
the strip could not have been open-
oil better, though its record is to be
greatly deplored. These laws
were enacted by a republican ad- j
ministration. The republican press
bowl at llnke Smith and thus,
through their ignorance denounce
enacted by the Vei.utili- j x
1 to avoid a repetition of i
congress must
for the open-
ing of lands. That is the only way-
out.—Democrat-Warrior.
clout interest can be awakened in
the people. As will be seen below
Hie speed program is a good one,
and other attiactions will lie pro-
vided to interest the people. The
j people of Cleveland County should
, taken pritie iu the matter siillicient
to make it a success as its failure
I will rolled iliserodit on the entire
county, ljet everpliody turn out
011 that date and make the affair a '
success in evoiy sense of the word.
Read the -Marki-t leptniol' the Pin -
cell Mill & Kleva'.or ('o„ui the local !
columns this week.
'an he found
i'.vi>/•;/; 91.1 .so.vie vh ni lf.
PURCELL O T
or Lexington I 1
drugs and medicines
I'alace Drug Store at
F. r pure
come to |ht
I'lircell.
The 1'a'ace Drug store makes a !
specialty ol piceriptions.
■ l! hutch a rd d- li'oods for kraut
and pickles
Cebiuet l'liotograghs. half price I
at Koiii's Art Studio, this and next
week. I'urcoll. I. T.
filmic hard & li'oods, Purcell
fur dried fruit mid rn/t tables.
Orercoats for all at Blanchard \
(£- I foods, Purcell.
Old drugs loose their strength ; j
Only pure fresh tlrugs at the I'al- '■
ace Drug Store.
Itlancliard & I funis hare
(h ad shut ia a ten
flannel. The heat iest ever sold at
the price.
('onie quick I to Kem's A rt
lio, Purcell, I T., nnd get tine
lure frames—at cost
LEWIS CRANSON,
RETAIL DEALER IN
GROCERIES, FLOUR, FEED, | PROVISIONS
L IM R
II. II MeELliOY. Sot .'.linn ii .
Masonic Building-, Lexington O. T.
D. N. KOSTENBADER, "
; CARRIES A FULL LINE OF PLAIN
Stu-
pic- j
FURNITURE.
MATTRESSES AND SPRINGS.
Blanchard ,!• /foods 7/7 n
fho/ri'i;/ the most s.'i/lis/t Inn ol
todies and children's clonks
the territory.
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■ - ; 3 c : z 2 z :
Coffins Caskets liurial Robes,
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The I'a!
4 in chart
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of A ill
loll Thill.
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1 in ' hp 1 ijr bolotr,
called for on or
a paiL
tine In i in 1 tiin j
nn<l Coffin Furniture.
FUNERAL DIRECTOR an'! EMBALMER
MUSLKY nroCK,
LEXixarox. o. T
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nod the rdgulation^
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It. V. MANGUM.
UNDERTAKER & EM8AL
m
PURCELL,
COFFINS AND COFFIN FURNITURF.
INDIAN TE! ftlTORY
i uik'i m. ulsbop,
Uoirl N*0. 4.
>t puMishfil in the Cle
FASIFUW 0- SAL(5©N.
SOUTH &IDE BRODWAY, LEXINGTON, O. 'i
/" ' ' 7,v
f'-z&h Ken Beer, Fine Wines am Cigars Constantly on Ha ;dt>
PROPRIETOR,
JIM ELKINS,
4'Iliiiiii tiinijiy la i' AnsoriJiltoii.
The directors of the Cleveland
County Fair A ssoeiation have tlxed
the date for the hrst annual meet-
ing, which will occur on Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday, Novem-
ber 1, 2, and 3. The dates are a
little later than is desirable, but it
was a necessity, because of the
strip opening, and the dates fixed
for the Guthrie and Oklahoma City
meetings. The weather however,
is tine as a rule, the first of Novem-
ber and the directors hope to liavs
a very successful meeting if sutli-
PATENTS.
It. I.ILTEIA.,
A'TOUKSV AND COUNSSLLOR IK PATENT.
TRADE-HAM C9P7MT CAS22,
Opposite Patent Ollice,
U ASHIXGTOX, D. ('.
(her twelve ye lira rxperienco. American
himI Fofeiirn i :itonr5. eiivcat-, nn«i nil bu-ine.'>
iiri«inc under the ; :itent l w promiitly ni.il I
curet iifly prooecutcd. Rejected en hps aoeorded
sreeial nttcntion. \\ rite for informntion.
I non receipt of nivnlel or sketch of invention, I
advise as tJ patentability without charge.
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