Vol. 10.
L!:XIN(}TOX. OKLAH()MA TERRITORY, FRIDAY, J(JLY
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Yes, and I Find that the stock of
Lumber
and prices on same at
JAMES BROS' YARD
Can t be duplicated in Cleveland County.
Say, that Premium Leudinghaus Wagon is a peach
and the boy that ge«s that stylish Hoon Runabout is
tov Yours for trade arid traffic
LEXINGTON, 0
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Has a large s- A
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UNDERTAKING r'
MATTING, WALL PA.
always on hank and a full line of
Farm Implements, Wine! r ^:G sad Pumps. Also
agent for Deermg Harvest!^ -ch™y and (wine.
I®*I will sell a limited amount of furniture or aiivtUiu« in the
farm implement line on fall tiihe. Cail wl" o l!> tee
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Sundries, Paints,
Oils and Varnishes
Prescription work a
Specialty. A Share of
  yonr patronape Asked.
NEW DRUGS.
Ttw Ice Oram Parlor in Connection.
► Dr: Johnston's Office. Next door to lied Front.
: J. H. Asbury & Co.
The Drawing- for Claims will be
Under the Supervision of a j
Democrat, Populist
and Repubiica
El Reno Okla., July 10.— Com-
missioner Richard said today that
the drawing for both land cilices
would tane plucr at El Rtno on tie
same platform and at the same time.
The devise from which the ideut ii
cation cards will be drawn and num-
bered has not been built, but will le
some form of a wheel. Secretary
Hitchcock is opposed to a regular
lottery wheel, as the association of
ideas distresses persons opposed to
lotteries. The most delicate features
of the drawing, to be manipulated
as carefully as nitroglycerine, will
be the takeing of the first three or
four envelopes from the wheel, the
| persons whose names appear upon
the cards in the envelopes will be
entitled to select in the ordor of
drawing valuable homesteads adjoin
ing the townsiteSi Any accident vr
blunder would arouse instantly the
cry of fraud which would cause
mutcn embarrassment to the repre-
sentatives of the government.
Commisioner Richard says that
he will employ ever possibl means j
to secure absolute fairness in ever
detail of rhe drawing. The persons
who will be selected to draw the en-1
velopes from the wheel will have to
draw numbers from a hat to see
whic will have to draw the first en-
velope from the wheel. The others
will draw in the numerical order.
I his will prevent any possible coll-
ision among these enployees in draw-
ing the first 3 or 4 numbers. After
these numbers have been withdrawn
the drawing will sail along smoothly
as one envelope will be as good as
! another.
Thecommissioner* who will super-
intend the drawing will probably be
citizeus of Oklahoma, one a Republic-
an another a Democrat and the third
ja Populist. Commisiouerr Richards
made this statement today. He will
recommend the persons to pe ap-
pointed.
PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION BUILDING^
Xew 'i okk Ki'ii.i>ix<;
i nis St;ti;  building
IM l>c a permanent
edifice. The material
of which it is cons-
tructed is white ma-
bio, the style of arch
itect is that, of a Doric,
Temple Attleclos-
of the Exposition this
magnificent structe
will become the prop
frty of the Buffalo
Historic il Society it
will cost upwards ot
<0.000—the state
Spit? ;iirr/i,,"! hy the
Cl,y ol Buffalo contributing the balance.
contrbutiug Sioo.ooo fo tin
Historical St>i ictv and
W. C. T. U. Meeting- Land Opening- Years H--e
/iV'"'1? Bean Drouth Yeari.
  . O. 1. I. of Lexington Okla.! . .,
meet in their regular meeting. Fx- 1 COIUCldet)ce '
erei.es opened at « , o'clock w i ° "e""' 10
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Mr?-
tr r i i 1-iid been thrown oi
Hymn, Just as 1 am. Praver dv t i . , ' "
I'rnti l? ii ii • i i -I. ' 0 e(n n drouth vt r \
i ies. Roll call with the following
members present, Mesdaines Fred
W. James, Frank Wynne, I). N.
| Kostenbader, I. P. Keys, J. W. Mc
I Bride, S. B. Pan tier, Aunt Iva
George. Minutes of last meeting
read and adopted. Leaflets dis-
tributed and read. Talk from Pres.
in regard to organizing a "V" dep-
artment for the young people. Mov.
ed and seconded that a "V" Dep.
be organized with .Mrs. I). X. Kos-
tenbader as president and Aunt Iva
George Vice president. We eordi-
ally ask our young people to take a
part in this work which is needed
so badly in our town, Wo also ask
all the members of the W. C. T. lr
to be present at our next meeting
Thursday, July 25, at 5 oelock P.
M. at the Methodist church.
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The Lexington and Purcell town
site Co. have a large petition for
a townsite to be set a part, in the
Kiowa and Comanche country. It
is signad by most all the best bus.
mess men of Lexington and Puree"
| They have
   i hosen as a loeatien for
Creek Indians can sell their land 11 t,)w" :l Half section about 20
The president lias signed the
proclamation putting the Creek cre°k-md the survey of
j most general drouth was ex;
when old Oklahoma was
1880. The same thing ce- •
cjssively in 1800 when the ^
Fox country came iu, in ]
the Cheyenne aud A raphe
was op.meu, aud in IS',):! r '
Cherokee strip was s-ettlei'.
Kiekapoo country was opened
corn crop was a total failure.
Methodist Meetir. r
Begining Sundoy .lulv -j;<ii ;.t
to continue as long as the u -t-tint
demands, at the niethodis: oh-uvf
in Lexington. Every method ist m
and near town and all who are it*
sympathy with the cause 1 1 Cjin«^
.ire earneastly asked to ait mi ! .-nil
aid. A. B. L. Ilunkapihn cS l'.v.ili-
Valley will aid in the pre i. !.ii::j.
II. 1J. Ilourr—Pastor.
THE GERMAN SALOON
1LLE & KUTTER, PROPS.,
Has moved back into their old stand
With a full line of OLD KENTUCKY WHISKIES
WINES. AND CIGARS.
THREE KINI>S OF BEER.
Ft. worth., IE3a,"tost,
a,ncl Budweiser.
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Four blocks of business houses in
Eoicl were destroyed in less than 3
hours time by a fire that started after
midnight Saturday, July lfi. The
water supply was inadequate and it
was necessary to blow up building*,
with dynamite to check the flames.
Eqalization Board Failed to
Agree.
There is no report of the board
of equalization. The board failed
to agree as to how to set the total
of averages for the real eastate.
There is such a vast amount of
Owing to the continued drouth difforenoe in the valuation returned
everytuing burned like match wood
A light wind was blowing from the
southeast and saved the eastern part
of the town. The total loss is es-
timated at $200,000. Insurance light.
When you want lumber, call at
Little Smith's Lumber Yard, Fast
Side, North Main Street, Lexington,
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by the different county assessors
that the territorial board is greatly
troubled in adjusting the difference.
Just now the audtior's office is
simply black with figures, great
sheets of them laying around
upon which the territorat tax esti-
mates are I eing figuered. Tin
board will meet again next week.
treaty into effect, which provides
that Indians can .sell their lands
to white people, also gives titles
to town lots. The Creeks have
some live million acres of fertile
land and a great rush of white
settlers from the states are ex-
pected. Already capitalists are
seeking investment. The Creek
nation contains the late big oil
find at Red Fork. The Muskogee
town site commission lias been
re-estadlished and work resumed
again in accordance with treaty
covered by president.
A terrible tragedy occurred in
Xewton Saturday night. Miss Oma,
the beautiful 18-year-old (laughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beers, was
shot aud killed by Herbert Shaek-
lett, a stable boy formerly in the
family's employ, who afterwards
shot himself through tiiehcart.
The notorious Younger broth-1
ers have, after a confinement of
twenty-five years, been released
from the prison at Stillwater
Minn. They were overjoyed to
regain their freedom and marvel-
ed at the great progress which
has been made during the past
25 years. They desired to be rt
leased onSunday|acd theii pardon 1
came on that day. Their first' 1$'
words after leaving the prison | ^ ^
Died.
Guv, the si\ year <>!<! s 1 . .M• -.
J- I'. McFaddin after a I ■ i!', > -i
died Mondayjmorning abo r
on July 15. The remain•< were la ti
to rest the same evening , bout >'■ <■
  clock in the Lexington ee.-'iutery
miles South of Ft Sill on big Cach ,he "f ■>'* father. The nervi'm
the Rock IWert* UI1^L''' l'a' auspices o: ;i.eW.{j.
Island railroad between Sill and I ^ ' '1,0wita the «.om}
Henryetta. i I,,u"''.v sympathizing with the !*■-
, rcaved mother.
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Our Hardware Department is complete
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