Cleveland County Leader (Lexington, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 8, No. 30, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 22, 1899 Page: 1 of 8
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Lkxtnctox, Oklahoma Territory, S.vitrday, April 2'J, 189',>.
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FROM SOD-HOUSE TO PALACE.
Thus has Oklahoma lisen, We ar>
Tia Year3 Old Today.
Tiinuks to the hand that open-
ed for settlement the rich garden
of Oklahoma. Ten years ago
today as the soldiers' pistols
cracked, a reckless, eager crowd
rushed over these barren prairies
to stake their homes. It was
then the home of the coyote and
outlaw. Today it is the dwelling
place of the most intelligent peo-
ple in the world—the home of
culture and law.
The attitude of the East to the
West lias ever been a curious and
interesting one to us. Whatever
it has been in the past, today it
is one of admiration, one of de-
served respect. There is an ele-
ment in the East, it is true, a
greedy, moss-backed element that
scorns the name of the West and
look; upon fair, blossoming
Oklahoma in contempt. But the
large majority of the common
people, who constitute the bone
and sinew of our government,
are longing restlessly to
ah id.: in our count rv. To them
it is iiie .happy hunting ground.
Biilan #>
! made Oklahoma the queen of the
| West.
, We are ten years old today; the
most rosy cheeked, healths ant
promising youth Uncle Sam evei
reared. When the sun of the
20th century rises abov her
golden horizon our most cherish-
ed hope is that we may thtf.t add
another golden star to the glori-
ous stars and stripes.
RAILROAD PROSPECTS 1UUGHT.
THE TOOT-TOOT OF THE IKON HOUSE
MAY BE HEAliD IX LEXING-
TON SOON.
t G. W. Lewis, cashier, and Presl-
; dent S. Clay of the Tecumseh bank
j and a Mr. Nichols, of the hardware
firm of Nichols & (loorge of that
| place, were in the city Thursday on
j railroad business. hevorai of the
j leading business men of the town met
I with them. These men are enrteavor-
| ing to iret a branch of tho Frisco road
built from Stroud through Tecumseh
I and Lexington and on into Texa.
The survey will b i made soon. Their
proposition to Lexington is for us to
subscribe £1, 00 to tho road—no
money due until the road is com-
pleted. It is aiso agreed that the
road shall bo completed within eigh-
l teen months, that it is to run as near-
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Peters Bros, old stand
ton, Oklahoma.
D^UG STO^E.
Always complete and up-to-date. The largest drug stool:
in S !i;thei".i ()klahoma.
f. "<■ "'•Ti)'-" ' A TT'"v:*7 A '"•'Tr
Hoots and Herbs, Eiizers,
Solutions. Emu! dens,
Para Brags, Stationery, Jewelry, Paacj Goads.
Paints, Rubber Goods,
Books, Soaps. Perfumes.
T) fijn \ 'pn Are the best and kent the way the smoker
UjL uiUliilO likis them.
When you fail t i find what you want at other drug stores,
you can get it at
BjILAW Sz A33I& f ATKY"3,
Iffidagtoa, O Itiahoma.
Immigration has always been to
ho U '-t, but today Oklahoma
has charms, lasting, valued
charms, never known to the
world before. Her vast prairies
..rpass all the rest of the world
for wi: ;at and e.>rn. This portion
of our fair late i soon to lie) pro-
duces the best quality of cotton
on earth. In climate, the mild
winter . and bloominy summers,
fair spring and rich autumn days
would be a good subject for the
Italian poets to sing. Her fair
climate gives her citizens an am-
bition unknown in the East. In
mortality her rate is far below
the avettigf of the older states.
The outlaw element that always
hinders a new country is gone.
Law is king with cultured educa-
tion robed as queen. Our schools
and universities are attracting
the attention of the educational
world. In polities, Oklahoma,
once a state, will present states-
men to lead the politics of all the
United States.
Then let the spirit of Oklaho-
ma people be proud. Let us do
honor to the rigid, nervy, persist-
ent men who have endured the
hardships of a new country and
ly as practicable on a direct '.ino from
Tecumseh into tho incorporate limit
of l exington, and not to go south of
i 1 arnett.
This road, if built undei* thoso
plans, foou will bj o{ miracul as
benefit to ! dngto:i. aud we believe
it will go through. There i no
chnneo to Do faked this lime, us no
money is to he paid or guarantee un-
til the road Is completed.
GEIfEEAI HEWS.
CUI.1.KD FROM EVERYWHERE.
A neighboring ejcchanee recently an-
nounced that if a certain married man
■ '.ill not discontinue hi.s visits to anoth-
er certain married man's house daring
hitters absence, that lliere would be
Ir •!(•. The n.-xt day lifteeti married
men of (he town called the editor out
and confidentially asked him if he had
reference to them.
Guthrie, Ok., Abril 14.— The secre-
tary of the Territory to-day granted a
charter to the Western Oil Mill comp-
any to conduct and operate a cotton
s ou oil mill and cotton compress at
Weatherford. Directors, J. 11. Maxcy,
lieeks Erick, J. D, Ballard, ,1. Taylor,
—Bradley of Weatherford; W.T.Bali,
Peter O'Connor and 11. 11. I lagan of
Guthrie. Capital stock $">0,000.
Articles of incorporation were also
filed for the Wichita and Denison
railroad company to construct and op-
erate a railroad from the city of Den-
is ai Texas through Grayson county,
Oliikasaw nation, Pottawatomie, Lin-
coln, Payne, Noble and Kay or Paw-
nee counties in the territory of Okla-
, homit, and the counties of Cowlev,
Sumner and Sadswick in the slate of
Kansas to the city of Wichita. The
road is to run through or near the town
of Shawnee, Chandler, Perkins, Tryon
and Stillwater. It v. II be miles
long. The cost is estimated to be $2,-
, 5'. O,O00. Capital stock i - ?">00,0()0.
| Directors—J.J. Shawfer, Stillwater; |
B. II. Fowler, Tryon; I>. F. Diamond,
Chandler; II. 1!. Dexter, Shawnee; W.
A. Knipe, Perkins. W. A. Knipe.
president; F. S. Diam mil, vice presi-
dent; ti. A. Lowry, sectetarv; II. I! i
Dexter, treasurer.
j Ardmore, 1. T., April 14.—D. W.
Vaun, a weel-known cattleman from
f airland, I. T., is in the city attending
jtheOdd bellows' meeting. Besides be-
ing a cattleman, Mr. Vann lias exten-
sive mercantile interests; in the Cher '
okee nation. In regard to the Chero-
i kee treaty being rejected .Air. Vann
! stat -s thai nearly every or.' fevered the
, n '!v treatv modi with the Dawc- coin-
mi ion, hat duspite (he ; eople's wishes
ami iiillueiice the treaty was rep ,.• • I
unfavorable by till! committee on Ind-
ian a ti'airs and was rejected.
'One of the reasons," Mr. Vannsav*.
"that n airly everybody favored the
treaty was that it gave nil individa I
title to I-iacres. The Curt is bill priv-
il"g.'s for on y a surface allotment. The
ti aty w i have supercede 1 the
Curtis bill had the same been ratified. I bas '
The Cherokees are bitterly oppes-d to ihealth. < ire l>. (
the ( in tis bill and are now hoping for ! ' V'
a new treat v. coed him.
'The people in the Cherokee nation' Havana, April 2 Wpani li
w ill tight iiimc\.ition with Ok'ahooia." | "IIW <1 noted at Nil is, the
says Mr. Vann, "on the grounds that | figure reached in this deca e.
Oklahama is in debt and the people Orders havr
t ink the live civilized tribes should be American camps t
I li'med into an independent state. who enlisted
it is reporti i that tho Texas h jisla-
I m e lias passed the Greer county
teacher's relief bill, or the bill which
provides for the payment of the school
teachers who taught in Greer comity
i'i ISI'vii. Much ellort has been cx-
Will buy a better pair of shoes than you can get elsewhere
for SI .50.
ONE DOLLAR
will buy more Dry Goods at the Dixie than at any other
house, aud the same servici* will One Dollar do at the Dixie
in Clothing, Hats, Groceries, etc. We can do no miracles,
but we can sell you goods for 25 per cent less than any other
house will, for von know "Goods that are bought cheap are
half sold." We bought some of our goods for 43cts on the
dollar and sortie for <oJts on the dollar, and we want to di-
vide the profits with you, so come and save your money when
you need Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Groceries, etc.;
bay «Sti
door west Wcit;:enhidler & Turk, l.exing-
High=C3ass Tailoring A,<' iVa'-ii ah.
Made=to=order Suits, Pants and Over-
coats at Prices Never Known Before.
Cut and M.id: toM casurc
Soils And
to measure ^ ' pward.
Punts q; O And
to lut'iisuro Upward.
Overcoat- aiiil l isters ,0 Aud
to measure Ujiward.
THE RACKET
Four doors west of Post otlice, - Lexington, Oklahoma
before the To
last session a
I vdsiature both at the
the present one, the i
that the
claims
their merits when
If the repoi! is true , how on their f;• i
1 teachers realizing
would pas. upon
properly -Iiowii.
a just claim is canceled and a number
of worthy servants oi the people will
get their just reward.
Washington, April 1".—John A>l li-
son Porter, private seci i-tarv to the
on account of
ortellyou. a -
will probably ic-
silver is
highest
n published in the
muster out tbo leen
glllars tor tin v. r.
There are about 800 of such men in
eighth infantry and some .>00 in
second art illerv,
Ctrbfiu Arn.y Muster RcIIp.
Havana, April 14.—The Cuban army
muster i dls, which were delivered 'asl
ninn to (iovenor General llrnole,
4S.000 niunes (>00)
couimissioneil oHieers and 42,000 i,un-
commissioned olllcers and privates.
Ml SIC U, CONVK
Tho third Hemi-Annnal Musical Con-
vention will be held at Manner, 7 miles
southeast of Noble, beginning April
li'09, at 10 o'clocli a. in., continuing
over Sunday.
The membership ofthi-i convention
will be composed of inu-ic teachers,
lendeis, ministers of the gospel and
Sunday school superintendents, also
Singing societies, school chorus, choirs,
church and Sunday school choirs.
The semi-annual address and ser-
mon will be arranged by the general
• arranging committee.
| Banner extends a hearty welcome to j
I all li vers of music. You can't afford j
i to miss this grand musical treat. This |
' is going to be the grandest session ill |
musical history. Come one and all and I
hear ibis lovely musical treat, both!
vocal and instrumental.
J. 11. Tahfi.ky, President, j
A. J. Stevkns, Secretary.
Mrs. I!. It. Clark, mother oi Mrs,
Co rca has returned t« hor home in
Mai ietta after a short visit hero,
ponded to bring this claim properly
Ladies' Underwear.
Want Priaa Money ■
Washington April it -(special) D< w
ev, his officers and in m have put 1
claim for piiz • un ;te>
Fine Ginghams.
Laces!! Lace^!! LacesH
Another $S00 Grdsr
Just Received.
We can furnish you witli everything
in that line from le to 50 yer yd.
It pays to trade with us
BLAMCHARDS,
Purcell,
«.< rca les ^
I ml. Ter.
Fine Nainsooks.
WILLOW YIKW CllCRCil
I ast Saturday and Sunday wen
: 1 n i see days with us. Ml dor Sherwood
n: the Wynnewood district, held the
ve-md quart r!v conference of the Lex-
nertoncharL'e Kev. Florenenol Nobli
am .' i l other ministers were pres-
ent with tiie pastor.
11. presiding elder oomplnnenteil
the i ll irts and reports of this c rirge,
and i . cts a larger report on the n "U
round.
The reports showed twenty new me'ii-
I an increase in spiritual inten
iin.' ce for (lie ijuarter was.i>24'.t.il4, aud
li v i Imrcli 11ouffe movement on t >
t Din The M" iiodi>ts are coming
'o tbe front on this circuit.
On Saturday and Sun say '-"V •-
Hi.-! v io 1 preached two able and ron -
ii, ' M inions to very large hii liences.
His I ■ lure to the Stewart* Mas a Very
i if li utfair.
Tli • elder i iiiiplinieoted th minister
1 in cl i ce lor his diligence, success and
eiiei.'v in the work, and instructed the
Hi ' ils to ially to their pastor's sup-
port with greater neal and intere -t 'I i •
| WUlow View people were lauded lor
i ilit '"-oitality aud gnod attendance,
etc.
Tho in--"t conference will ! • held at
Lexington the 4th Sunday in June.
A Hkakek.
ANOTIlKIt NEW BHICiv
( h.\s. Greemore and Philip IiooUer
j'liave bought the two vacant lots Uj-
twoen VV ynno llros. and Johnson s
drug storo, Judge Hocker and Jas.
1 Ijippin have been coatostiuir the lots
I ovor ^inco tho town was Incorporated,
and a compromise was oleotod whore-
by both parties Interested win pur-
ohasoii. Orcein ,re and llool; ;r wdl
build a largo brick at once. This has
boon a burren spot which Injured tho
I looks of tho town for a long' timo.
and wo will be glad to fco it filled up.
I Shave it Uoul- r's bar be -hop.
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Lydick, J. D. Cleveland County Leader (Lexington, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 8, No. 30, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 22, 1899, newspaper, April 22, 1899; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc108968/m1/1/: accessed April 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.