Cleveland County Leader. (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 12, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 24, 1894 Page: 3 of 4
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P EOF ESS I OX.HI ( :i i:! > S.
j. k. cook. j. n. ancr* 3.
COOK & SANDERS,
LAWYERS,
flUl y
OKLAHOMA CITY, O. T.
Commercial nnil carp >ration law
llooma 8 and tf, First Nuti unl Bank I
NEAL SMITH,
Notary : Public,
LEXINGTON, OKLAHOMA.
Office with li. Gwynne.
J II. EVEREST,
ATTORNE Y AT LA IV,
OKLAHOMA CITY, 0. T.
land Office practice a spcc:alty. Office:
Iloom l.Opora llous ■ block.
B. HAMMER,
ftttnrnBi] at Caw,
OKLAHOMA CITY, O. T.
Will priw-t'ee in all the courts of the Terri-
tory. Laud Office practice a specialty.
Uncus 5 ami 7 Opera Block, Lund Office
building. Lock b x, 27,
PURCELL.-. DENTAL
OFFICE.
lira. McCoy X . '• Si: WELL,
DENTISTS.
PURCELL, I- T-
J. L. ABERNETIIY,
Attorney at Law
LEXINGTON ooo OKLAHOMA.
W ill praetice in nil the courts of Oklaho-
no and Indian Territory, a id give prompt at-
tention to business.
Refers by permission to lion. J. K. Jones.
V. 6. Senator. Ark numa: Hoi .James VV. but-
ler. Judge ot 1 hird Judicial < mint. ilatcsville,
Ark : Hon John 1). Mcf'aleb, Judge ot Six-
teenth Judicinl Circuit. llvc*i.i« Miade, A rk.
it?"Offlcc three doors east of Postotlico,
CLEVELAND CQUHTY LEADER.
f CULibiiSu KV kUV SATUIiDAY, AT
L KAIXG 7'ON - OKLAHOMA.
; PURCELL MARKET,
CORRECTBII WEEKLY BY TUB
V
4.5
COMPANY.
WHEAT.
Strictly No- 2 Wheat (soft)
•' '2 " (hard).. ..
COIiN.
Strictly No. 12 white corn shucked
'• " 2 mixed " "
OATS.
Strictly No. 2 mixed
•• 2 red
liltAN
Bran per 100 lbs
MEAL.
Meal per bushel 55
FLOUR.
High Patent $ 1.75 j
Fancy Patent 1.(551
Fancy Family 1.50
Fresh Graham Flour per sack
LIME.
Fresh Lime per barrel $ 1.50
Blackstuiih'iig and domestic coal,
plaster and cement.
Puucei.l Mill & Elevator Co.
IOkl tioma Day.
The homesteaders of townships 6
nnd 7 will meet at Lexington on Sat-
1 ut'day, March 1, for the purpose of
appointing committees to solicit sub-
scriptions and make such arrange-
ments as may be deemod necessary
for the proper celebration Of April 22.
For bargains in hardware,
farm wagons, all kinds of
farm implements, screen doors,
etc., see Little A: Smith.
WILL1A MS,
['resident.
HOWARD ROSS.
Vice-['resident.
ii C
GAGE.
Cashier.
, 15. KIRKLANi),
Assistant Cashier.
PURCELL _ .... . . '
Capital, $.50,000. Surplus, $7,000. PURCELL I T-
A HOME HANK CONTROLLED HY HOME PEOPLE.
CoiSacfions a Specialty-
(S. L. Williams. Howard ItQSS.Oeo. 1'. Glazier, 11. M. Suiith,
Director.| ^ (, Wallt,.uld> K (; (}dl{8t p. \|, strong,
80
u<hi En:i.i<> Trniidft-r,
For the week ending March 24:
Lot number 26, block 39, from II.
L Forehand to Jamos Shinners; con-
sideration. $;! .
Lots 25 and 2I>, block 71. from .las.
Shinners to Charles Barshaw: coil- j j
bideration, $50.
Lot 25, block 41, from ['. M. 1 !'
Eades to Charlos W. Kutter; consid-
eration. |850. |
11. W. Stuart to Daniel Alkins, one
acre out of northwost quarter of sec-
tion 8; consideration, $">0,
11. W. Stuart to D. F. Aikins. one
acre out of tho northwest quarter of
.50 section 8; consideration, $50.
I H. VV. Stuart to A. C. Smith, one
acre out of the northwest quarter of
section 8; con ideration, |50.
♦err*-*
H3W "
LITTLE LEADERS.
Storm houses are in demand.
Archie Combj is again in the hai'
ness business,
Druggist Thill of Purcell paid l ex
ington a visit on Thursday.
Eagle gang plows, Eagle
riding plows, and Eagle walk-
ing plows of all sizes, either
wood or steel beams. The
j Eagle brush plow a specialty.
Harrows, cultivators, double
'shovels, Georgia stalks, stock
j cutters, carts, buggies, wagons,
j A kicker is generally a man who is - etc., at Keller iSs James .
not engaged in any business ot his The merohant who says that "ad-
own- vertising does not pay" does not ad-
j Such weather as wo are experlenc- ' ™rtlse- xhat is llow he happens to
inc at present can only be found in know-
. oklahoma. ^ j Little <fe Smith's store is
I Sam Turk, a brother of "Doctor". headquarters for barb wire and
Nathan Turk, spent sovoral days in ' (.vervt hill"1 ill their line.
i town this week. I * '
' Eighteen persons occupied a storm
house on the north silo Sunday night
during tno storm.
< Eiurcti rvli e.
l lder J. G. Ethridge (Christian)
will preach in the Masonio liall on
Monday night after the first Sunday
in April. All are invited.
Published and Printed at Oklahoma City, O. T
REGULAR PRICE, $1 A Year.
O I We have purchased One Hundred annual subscriptions to i T7 I
HPPP I Aoulaiiom.v Faumk.s, and to each of the first 100 farmers j V frjrf
! You!
We have purchased One Hundred annual subscriptions to
Oklahoma Fa km kk, and to each of the first 100 farmers
subscribing or renewing their subscription to the Clevk-
land Countv Lkadkr we will give Oklahoma Farmer, the
only a..': dtural, I. 1 '' j" -n:.1 published in
Oklahoma Territory one year free.
——————.. . —— ——— isaoBBsaseBssB^asssBmsmmm
Col. Abernethy wont to Ardmoro
on W' dnesday on professional busi-
ness.
Go to Little tfc Smith
choice alfalfa se ed.
for
II. C Easton had business at tho j
county seat Monday.
Blanchard & Woods, for re-
liable seeds and onion setts, at
Purcell, I. T.
i.htlion' Al.l Society.
There will bo a meeting of ladles
at tho residence of Mrs. VV. D. Car- !
Spenteron Saturday, at 3 o'clock p. m., j
to organize a Ladlos' Aid Society of
; tho Baptist church. All are cordially !
| invited to attend.
Tho man who talks loudost ab nit j
blood and bullets is generally the
first one to shin under the table when
the latter begin to lly and the former
starts to oo;:o.
! Tho Stuart building is about l!n-
l'aste this in your hat Mr. Farmer. , ished and will be occupiod by Jimmie
There is money to bo saved by buy- Elkins as a saloon.
ing goods from merchants who adver-!
tise in the Leadep. ! (;<Jt Davo Easton to toll you his holy
L. G WYNNE,
~g , . /. y 1 House cleaning time begins to loom
J USX ICG Ol X OtlCC UP and the heart of t'le average man
_AXn_ waxes sorel^heavy. j puree pumps and windmill
The wild geese are winging their pumps at Lexington Lumber
I ight northward. A true
that soring is here.
ATTORNEY - AT-LAW,
LF.X I N*(jT0N I' It 15 I NOT
Will prn *t p * io l,r( ti.it<1 nnd L>'Strict
courts, lw i le<t:i|i p ipors f Jircl uliy prepared
CoMfc ioiisfulicitt l.i.il rciuitta.i prompt*
ly in.id •.
Blanchard ct Woods, Pur-
cell, have the most complete j
list of general merchandise in
theB. 1. T.
wBmnmBWBsmamaammmamMKB aywhewt
water story. Davo says it is a fact.
TO THE I.F.A TIER.
BY Mils. S. C. LANEY.
Sueooss to tho LilADRi,
Oh, long may it wavo
ON r iho land of the freo
And the homo of the brave.
I r«nd it with pleasure
This beautiful «lay;
It cheers iny pad heart
And drives sorrow away,
I love its bright page*,
An 1 hope it will wave
For many long years
B r< it liukd to the gruvo.
Diloxi, Miks., March 10,1891.
The recent rains have boon a great
bonelit to tho wheat and oat crops.
Our town was crowded with people
last Saturday and there were not
hitching racks sufficient to accommo-
date tho multitude.
i Company.
Saddles and harness
paired by Coombs.
neatly re-
Mattress
Manufactory.
II ARK IS O. L U T£
HARRIS & E0TSF0ED
OK l>
LAWYERS.
( ocmbs is hero to stay. When you ,, n ( _
want work in the harness or saddlery v/OitOIl > i UK v. tiitei.
iiue cull and s^e him.
ller & James are having
of the Eagle Corn and
Call and
them.
aro n ivv tranufao-
1, Uio.-g or tluick at the
IHtAClTCU IN
Offuci s ■ iiT.-il It:.u.
ALL
('Ol' IiTS
man. 0. T.
Mrs. ('. H. Crlfiith, of Guthrie,
spent several d:iys in town last week,
the guest of ( htirllo.
K0S3LEY.
ATTORKE Y-AT - LAW
F. J. Bradford is a candidate for
alderman from the Fourth ward. He
is a live, progressive citizen, and
will, if elected, make a good alder-
man. See his announcement in an-
other column.
1,K XING TON, O
II .pi-i.-ticc in District,
J. R. SHAVER,
Notary Public,
The man who won't read his county
paper is not ' tit for treason, strategy
and spoils," nor anything else.
T. Tho robbins, blue birds, frogs, can- Plows frnm $(J to $18 ilt
t'rub.itc an<! di lates a id paper hangers are prom-j Keller Ar Jaitles'.
incut reminder, that spring has come. .
,, „ „ , . Mardi Gras day in New Orleans
1. 1. Hawes is st.ll carrying his waB a small affair compared with St.
right hand m a sling, t'.e etlects of a 1)ulrick.s day in ; 0Jtingi0n.
felon,
finger.
Dr. Johnston amputated the
STENOGU \PII KU. AN!) |
TYi'F WHITER Stevens, a bright younjr
tiking of newspaper man of Guthrie, and a
Special attention niven to the
Depoiitioni.
prom ptly,
LEXINGTON
All Natoiial
execute!
A. N1C0DEMUS,
Attorney atLaw
Will prnetiee in all the Courts.
L i; XIX (i TO N CKLA.II O MA.
Blanchard & Woods, of Pur-
cell, have just received a car
, load of New York seed
i toes.
pota-
brother-in-law of G H. Griffith, was
in town several days this week.
The men who live solely for re-1 Brannon and Tom Martin, two
venge aro laying up for themselves I'aul A alloy friends, were here
an inheritance in tho very hottest 1 uesday. W o were glad to meet
part of the groat fire box ol eternity, them.
Dli. W. CAHl1 liNTER,
PHYSICIAN
—AND —
SURGEON,
J VV. G. Overstreet, the traveling
| correspondent of the Oklahoma, rep-
| resented that journal here IVednes-
| day in a business way. He reports
the Oklahoman on a liig boom
A
Little
new line of pumps
tfc, Smith's.
at
I nrry Morris was arrostod near
Ruckhead Saturday by Officers Smith.
Maxwoll and Vardoman, He is
t apt Jim Shinners now building cliargeti with stealing cattle and now
on Broadway was slightly disfigured )ant^uliislioth bohlnil tho bars of tho
by the disturbance in the air last Norman jai].
| All fix s ..f inlltr.
. turid in Li xingfon—
j option ot' the pur hater.
j Country Produce tnken in cxehargo. Call
i and sec in •. The n .inufiiciory i- loe.ited ot
j Hi. Coot of ihe hill,oa the south silt of Broad-
I way. It. li. CAlt'iKU*
Lexington, M i rcb 17, 18P4.
OUDIXAXCE 1VO. 22.
An ordiniinoe amending ordinance No 8. < n'i"
t!•' I "An ordinauc - nrohibiMnar gunbling
within tho corpuriite liu.its of the villnge of
Lexington, Oklahoma Territory, aud atlixing
no a!tios and fines for Mftuie."
lie it oidain«'d by the Chairman nnd Board of j
Trusieos of the v.Huge of Lexington, Oklaho-
ma Territory,
See. 1. It any person shall he guilty of bet- |
ting any money or any valuable thing on any |
gaiuc til blutf. brag, uoker, seven up, thre. -up.
twenty ' ue, thirteen cards, the odd tr « k, forty-
live, wl.ist, euchre, high-ii/e. pitch seven- ip, I
or at other game of cards known by any name
ow known to the law, or with any othor or new i
naiue, or without any name, he shall, ou con- )
viccton be fined $10 for each off rise.
.See. 2 if any person shall be guilty of bet-
ting any money <r any valuable thing on any j
game of ha/..ird or skill, he shall on conviction
be flued in thy sum ot WiU for each offe se. '
•See. ;i. In prosecution* uu l> r the pr. ecdi g i
sections it shall Jo sufBsicnt for the informa i
iiiutioa or atlidu-vit to charge that the person
did bet money jr other valuable thing on a j
game of hazard or skill, or any gat ** whatever,
vvithoir. .tating with whom the game wan
played.
.see. t. That this ordinance Is and the
same is hereby doom rod to be hii emergency or-
dinance and wi t take eltcet and be in full
force tr on and after its first publicationUn the
Cleveland County Leader.
1'as.cd and approved March 11, lk,JI.
W. I'. Kino, Chairman.
Attest: Nral .Smith, Clerk pro tern.
A complete line of the above goods just received by
RAY. CROW & CO.
Sunday. The liussian style of arehi-
\ tectuie is not suitable for this windy
country.
Pumps of all kind
ington Lumber C
s at
LLX1NUTCN
Ofitee and resilience a
Kiohardson'i lumber yard.
0(1 ice with L)r. Dunn.
oklahoma, | Messrs. McLaiu und M In ton, of —-
present, adjoining purcell, professors of penmanship, ^ itizens or farmers who may need
proposo establishing a branch estab- work in tho harness or saddlery line
ZV „ ,, rm, . , „ • ,. ,i I lishinent in i o ington if sufficient in-1 should not fall to see Coombs, south
Dw. R. B. 1 HAt Ul'.lk, duccnicnts aro ollered. Thoy gave.Broadway*
an exhibition of their skill Thursday . . , , Z ZTr T~ .
Dhll5ician Sc irUVClCOll. night t the school building, and are1 Blanchard t\z \V ootls, relia-
^ ~~ J p'easod with tho encouragement so }jlt. merchants.
far nu t with. I
—. | Contrary to predictions March, the
H. I). I atterson, a contractor of juogt maligned month of all the other
Ardmore, was hero 1 uesday and got twolve, has behaved beautifully so
the contract for Little & Smith s new fa,. with ono or two exceptions.
brick building, which will soon be in
course of construction. He also got Keller Torres leiv
the contract for another brick, which !
will join Little & Smith's on the
east. Lexington is not on a boom.
mm ISA M I: ao. ::i.
An ordinance providing for tho punishment of
petit larceny within tho cornetnto limits of
the village of LcxingUbu, Oklahoma lerri-
tory
lie it r lainad by the Chairman an I llnarl of
Trustcv- of tlio vi.lago of Lexington, Oklaho-
ma lerritory—
Seetion 1. 1 n> , r■'rson ntl I o: th-
ofi'en. e "f petit larceny wiilnn toe ioip v.
limits of tho village of Lexington, Oklah- m.i
Territory, ehall bu lined in tho sum of $lu for
euoh offense.
•See. J. That this ordinance is and the same
is hc rt bv declared to be an emergency ordi-
nance and will take effect ami be in full force
and effect from and after its first publication in
the Cleveland County Leader
W . T. Kino, Chairman.
Attest: Nbal Smiith, Clerk pro tom.
DeBERRY'S SALOON
Keeps the best brands of
WHISKY, - WINE -AMD - HEER
Aiwa, sod hand. Everybody well treated.
J. H. DEBERRY,
North Side of Broadway.] - - - Proprk tor
LEXING10N, OKLAHOMA
f lflONT. PATRICKS
"•UllCELL
I. T.
W. T. KING,
DRAYMAN.
■intee satisfaction.
Daily trips to and frnm Purcell,
LEXINGTON, - - O, T.! but is coming to the front in a boIUI
• —— I * y-
CHARLIE PETRIE, I , ~7~ , , .
. , A S \ rp i \ T"> H has boon demonstrated over and
( T () ^ X XV 1 U It over again that Jn a town, no matter
ANl, how sharp tho competition tho mor-
- _ B __ __ chants who aro constantly advertie-
F? I J 11 F a? ing are sure'y gaining succoss. Every j
LEXINGTON - OKLAHOMA
—Estimates Furnished on Application.
l'rices Uea^onahlo and Consistent
♦It'A RANTER - SATISFACTION
SHOTO
just
got in a car load of THE NO-
TED TR< >Y WAGONS—they
ttre beauties and tliey guaran
tee them for one year.
All kinds of
by Coombs,
harness made to order
O MUX A A CE XO. U4.
An ordinance providing for the puniahment of
| « ffundt-rs against the ordinances of the vil-
lage <>1 Lexington, Oklahoma
I Ue it ordained by the Chairman and "oard of
Trut-ee °l ll10 village of Lexington, Oklaho-
I in i Territory—
i Section I. 1 pon the conviction of any per-
son of any offense committal within theooroo*
rate iimils ot the village of Lexington, for
which the ordinance! of said village provide a j
mmishnient. the Justi n of the Feicoof feaid ;
village shall render judgmunt against said:
I offender, audit' sain line and costs he not imme- I
iliately paid the convicted party shall bo re- I
manded tx> tho oustody of Hie Town Marshal of j
1 -iid villiuc of Lexington, t be punished by
impri<oiiineut in the villinro jail on > day for)
j each 7-'cents of said fine and costs, or ho may
| be ma I -to work out said fine and costs on the
streets ot said v illitge at tho rate of two dollars i
House Painter,
Sign Painter, and
Paper Hanger.
LEXINGTON.
OKLAHOMA.
advertisement adds greatly to a town.
A man from a distance always .,udgos
a town by the number of firms repre-
sented in a town pnper. Kvery busi-|
ness man should have an advertise- j
menu —Ex.
Dr. Ounn,
Purcell,
HI00 tor I. Il„!llr,
Mrs. Si II. Winship, 112 Washing-
Ion street, l'rovldence^ It. L, aftor
using ono boltlo of Drummond's
Lightning Keinody for lihoumatism.
wrote to tho Drummond Medicine Co..
18 Maiden Lane, Now York, saying
' sho would not take ono hundrod dol-
sho\ s that 'ais ,or "le 'jeno,i' received. If you
hols a live man as well as 'a good 'or® °f ^'""niatism and
MARK FT physicinn l inserling discard in tho [\d f . "■ ond to tho
IVInnrVC I ■ I.Th« doctor hM ju«l r* Diummond M«dl.
SffLNNEIiS & WILSON, turned from St. LouU whore ho has wi send to your express address Iwo
pbopiuktoh,-. been attending tho lectures all win bottles of the r remedy-enough for a
...j', I . „ „n month s treatment Agents wanted.
Wh«n you n«fd Fre,h Mf.tcomo n<l ««o u tor. He has kept abioastof all tho
W p Will guarantee you not only non i woliht recent discoveries and appliances in
but, good meat We have also a llakery in con hiH profession, is now ready to ti tend
nection with our market, where fresh bread H11 profossiontil cuIIh, And is, in adili-
Can be procured daliy. i tlon, an elegant gentleman with
LEXINGTON, OKLAHOMA, [whom It is a pleasure to moot
erdi
and eli
in the <
J' S<1
That thin ordinance is an I the same
bydio'a ed to be an emergency ordi-
nal will tike effect a; d bo in full force
ft from and after in first publication
ii velund ' ounty Leader.
il aud approved Mnrch l b IK'I
\V. I'. K ino, Chairman.
•: Nral Smith, Her'
. W . OZE AH,
ii ka i) qua it ti: ics ron
GEOCERIES and
QUEENSW ARE.
The finest line of Dricl Fruits in the city. Free delivery.
Lexington, - - Oklahoma
; month's treatment.
LIME, CEMENT,
Plaster and hair at the
(ington Lumber Co.
jCX*
would at ti rat
und Ktart with
FERRY'S
Prrry's Auurial tor
contnhiH tho huiii uml Mjbstnt
of tho latest furmlng knowl-
edge. Kvery planter ahould
linvo It. Bent freo.
D.M.Ferry fit Co
Petrol ti
Mich.
BEFORE BUYING YOU It
Boots, Shoes and Gents
FURNISHING GOODS
Coino and sco ino. I can save you
TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT
buy your boots, sho
s und furui-diins
aud all in th<
d fro
latest styles
I keep a full liue at all times
North Si*
S. L.
Maiu street. I
EASTON,
PURCELL
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