The Lexington Leader (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, August 30, 1912 Page: 1 of 8
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THE LEXINGTON LEADER
VOLUME 21
LEXINGTON. CLEVELAND COUNTY. OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY. AUGUST 30. 1912
NUMBER 50
< CANNING FACTORY
IS A SUCCESS
Ralph Hardie of Norman was inl Or. C. ('. Reed of Henderson was
j Lexington Monday. Ihere Saturday attending to some
! Edgar J. Kellar -ell.- the ijajn | business matters.
wagon—the best 011 earth.
Charley Travis made a short trip
to Wayne Tuesday.
The
, rw ... For Pure Lard at the right
Ranks ill Quality With price see James Crawford.
Fruit Put lip
the Best of California'Fruit and
Is a Credit to Lexington.
WILL EXHIBIT COOPS AT STATE FAIR
Dr. Emmett Thacker Will Arrange for
Booth at the State Fair and Exhibit
Some of the Products There.
Misses Georgia Niceols and Cora
Bentley returned to l'ureell Monday
I after a week's visit here.
Newt Kelley went to Norman
j Saturday morning 011 business.
i Ciet ready to buy your fall suit.
I Full line of samples at J. 15. Collins.
q Riley Watson returned Friday
| from Moore where he has been
1 working in the harvest lields.
See Mrs. E. A. Denison for farm
I loans at lowest rates.
Louis Boughman of Fort Cobb is
here this week visiting his parents.
A Pleasant Surprise.
i Mrs. J, D, Simpson who has been
As a class men are not always v;8jtjng ]ier daughter in Chickasha
thoughtful about planning little ' returned Saturday.
pleasantries for the housewife to' My Jersey bull is sold. He will
help break the monotony of the not serve after Tuesday Sept. 3.
commonplace things in her every j I*. \\ . Booker.
day life. But Banker Will Ward is, Mfg w M M;uvuni WeQt to 01;.
an exception to the rule, and Thurs-! ]ah0ma City Saturday for a short
his | visit.
se !
The
-ale by
genuine
Edgar .
Fish wagons
I. Keller.
foi
Tuesday afternoon the writer had
a long talk with Dr. Emmett
Thacker.of the canning factory con-
cerning the progress that has been
made since the plant opened.
During the short time that the
plant has been in operation there
has been over one thousand dollars
paid out for help and over eight
hundred for peaches. PracticaHy
every dollar spent has been money
brought into the county from out-^
side sources. This has without
doubt been a great factor in en-
livening business conditions up the
past few weeks. plans that the good wife did not i L. G. Pantier, Doctor of Dental
, ... , . surgery. Office over the Chickasaw
The fruit put up compares very .even suspect anything and : Xat10i;al Bank. 1'hone l'ureell.
favorably with the best of the high ready to go out to. the country—as | Oklahoma. lie- Phone 120.
she thought—to get some water-
melons. But while waiting for her
friend to come and take her she de- j
cided to rest and soon passed into
to j dreamland, and perhaps was dream-
been 1 ing of trying to carry the largest
day afternoon of last week gave
wife a delightful birthday surpri
by inviting a number of her friends j
to meet at her home for, a socialj
time.
So secretly did he devise his
lans
priced California fruit and 111 some
respects is much better as 110 lye
is used in peeling the fruit.
The doctor informs lis that many
.people have a mistaken idea
the quantity of fruit that has
Miss Lois and May me Perkins
t to Wayne Tuesday.
L. G.
E. Carpenter was in Lexington
Tu ■sdav.
Charley McClain was over
Purcell Monday attending to
ness matters.
from
busi-
lost. The percentage of swelled watermelon out of the patch, when
cans has been less than the average j a peculiar noise awoke her. 0 1
in most canning factories over the going to the door a i >wd of worn, ci
country. Ti.is has been very en- j rushed in and took possession, and
couraging especially when it is tak-! soon the rooms were echoing with
en into consideration that all the the laughter of a merry crowd who
hands have been inexperienced and j spent the time in many humorous
that the farmers
have not yet
learned to properly gather and sort
their fruit. One peach which is a
little sour when it goes into the can
will spoil it and cause its loss.
Farmers if they wish to receive a
good price for their fruit should
start in early in the season to care
games.
Mr, Ward, curious to know if his
wife would be equal to the occasion
under such a sudden surprise,
stole away from his place of busi-
ness, and going home passed quiet-
ly in, and found that she was not
only entertaining all in the most
for it. First it soluild be thinned ; satisfactory way, but that she was
so that every one can develop into!queen of the situation. She ex-
a large, well formed fruit. Trees J pressed her appreciation to him for
should he sprayed if necessary to his thoughtfulness of her, and he
do so to get rid of worms. When
it comes time no gather fruit to be
canned one must not mix varieties
if the top price is to be demanded.
No matter how fine the peaches or
other fruit they will bring an in-
ferior price if mixed. Another one
of the things that has bothered the
factory this year has been the oyer
ripe fruit. Fruit to be canned has
to be firm in order to give the best
results.
went back to his work with the
consciousness that as we dispense
happiness to our loved ones at
home so we feel the same response
in our own lives.
Ice cream was sent up by Mr.
Ward, and several of the ladies
brought cakes, so all repaired to the
dining room, and the hostess was
assisted by several of the ladies in
serving the refreshments.
Those present were Mesdames
This fall Dr. Diacker will arrange | jegg Teague, Dodson, Wes Nesbit,
for a booth at the Oklahoma stUte 1 Qhas. Greemore, E. M. Abernathy,
fair and will exhibit the products . K M Evans, A. M. Miller, H. H.
of the Lexington canning factory in 1 Everett, J. F. Shockley, Jack Eth-
competition with those from any ridgei w K Breeding, Mary Mit-
place.
We are informed that next week
the factory will start in canning
tomatoes and perhaps apples also, j
chell, R. E. Thacker, Arthur Sher-
man, Glenn, B. B. Smith, R. 0.
| Smith, W. C. Breeding, J. B. Col-
lins, W. M. Marcum, Robert Isom,
I Travis, J. A. Brownell, S. 1.
Wright, Homer Bradford of Okla-
! homa City and Gillett of Purcell.
A guest.
Dr. H. H.#Wynne, Oculist
Specialist of the eye, ear, nose |
and throat, of Oklahoma City, will,
be professionally in Purcell, on j
Saturday, Sept. 21. The scientific 1
application of lenses (glasses) to:
the eye receives my attention. One j
regular visit each month. Inquire jtliere will be held at Jack Ethridge's
at the office of Baird's Drug|"ffice an election for the special
Store or either physician locally in ! levy of 3 mills for the town of Lex-
Eiectlon Notice.
Tuesday, September 15, 1912,
If you make a success raising
wheat and oats you must plant
your see ! right. You can do this
by buying a Buckey Grain drill
from Edgar J. Keller.
Miss Willie Bridwell of Stovall
spent the week end with Miss Win-
nie Travis..
We have made arrangements with
the Dallas News whereby you can
get the Leader and the Semi-Weekly
Dallas News for $1.75 per year.
Take advantage of this and keep
posted on the news at home and
abroad.
E. M. Abernathy and wife were
Washington visitors Tuesday.
Good four room house for rent.
Pleasant location on the hill. See
Mrs. E. A. Deni son.
Rev. John Tabor and family of
Shawnee spent Tuesday night here
en route to Sulphur.
For De Laval cream separators
see Edgar J. Keller.
Claude Pickard, candidate for
sheriff on the republican ticket,
was in Lexington electioneering
Monday.
E. A. Denison for insurance.
Misses Grace and Mabel Thacker
came home Monday from Harrah
where they have been visiting for
some time.
Full line of suit cases and travel-
ing bags. Price from $1 to $(> at
.J. C. Dowdy.
Guy Mitchell of Pauls Valley has
been here this week visiting his
brother-in-law, C. E. Danner.
Miss Blanche Jacks who has been
visiting Rev. H. IT. Everett re-
turned to her home at Moore Mon-
day. ' •
Chil-Lax for chills and fever.
Mrs. C. E. Danner is visiting in
Maysville this week.
Earl Holt left Friday for Denver.
Colorado, where he will he about a
month.
Purcell or Lexington.
^ Premiums to My Customers.
The second Saturday in Septem
j ington and 5 mills for school dis-
i trict no. •r>7. Polls open 8 a. ni. to
i r
11> p. m.
her I will hold a colt show at the1 CARD OF THANKS
J. W. I >oe barn in Lexington and | We wish to thank our neighbors
give to my customers $45 in pre-land friends for the kindness ex-
miums to be divided in six pre-! tended us through the illness* and
miums. So bring all your cotys ■ burial of our baby Noble.
•T. B. Peerv I Mr. and Mrs. Sam Askew.
A big deal
Keller.
m \\ ire. See Eds.
For Rent.—One good furnished
room. See Mrs. Ott Stevens.
Miss Lelia Holt of Purcell is here
visiting Miss Bertie Glenn.
The old reliable Domestic Sew-
ing Machine for sale to.- Edgar
]. Keller.
Clarence Northeutt was an Okla-
homa City visitor Friday.
(!G6 for rheumatism and gout.
Will Hawk was down from Okla-
homa City Friday visiting friends.
Mall.v Jarboe. who has been
down at Bonham, Texas, for the
past eight months is now at Noble
for a few months.
A good full line of shoes at ,1.
Dowdy's. Plenty to take care of
the trade.
Judge "Sam Hooker of Oklahoma
City, is out visiting J. B. Kendrick
who lives live miles north of Lex-
ington.
LISTEN! For 30 days 1 will
make a full upper and lower set of
teeth for $12. Fit and quality
guaranteed.— Dr. Bhaniiam, Lex-
ington, Okla.
Mrs. Fryer has returned from a
visit to her daughter's home in
Texas.
Mr. Pascall of Davis, Ok-
lahoma, is visiting Rev. Mqor-
head'jj family this week.
Kill-Pois for bad blood.
Miss Nellie Moorhead returned
Sunday from a visit to relatives in
Texas.
Special reduced price on clothing
see J. C. Dowdy.
On Monday, August 21, there
was horn to Clarence Horrtor and
wife a nine pound boy. Clarence
is all smiles now.
Tom Keller and children left Sun-
day for a summer vacation at Car-
othersville, Indiana. That they
will have a most enjoyable time is
assured.
Ewing Abernathy left Saturday
morning for Kingfisher to spend
the week end. From there he went
to Sulphur."
Get ready to buy your fall suit.
Full line of samples at J. B. Collins,
Tom McCombs of Norman spent
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
her. the guest of John G. Hardie.
Courtney Full Vamp shoes at
cost at J. B. Collins until they are
all gone.
A Bargain—A buggy, horse and
earness for sale cheap. Must sell
by Saturday night as I am leaving [
for Tulsa. The entire outfit is in j
the best of shape. Call at this office
for particulars.
The Methodist church has on dis-
play at Abernaihy's store a new
5 1-4 horse power gasoline engine
donated to them by the Galloway
Engine Co,, of Waterloo, Illinois,
to be auctioned off and the pro-
ceeds to be used toward a new
church. Go and see it.
Mrs. F. M. Morton of Texas is
here visiting her brother Will Pur-
nell this week. This is the first
time Mr. Purnell has seen his sis-
ter in a number os years.
Earl Stevens returned from Sul-
phur Tuesday.
Mr. Connelly representing the
state department fo labor was in
Lexington Wednesday making in-
spections of all industrial plants.
Mrs. Sewell and two bovsof Nor-
man are visiting Mrs. D. W. Lee
and other friends of Lexington.
News has arrived from Santa
Anna, California, announcing the
marriage of a former Lexington
girl Miss Loise Eschwiz to Paul
Bradley.
Miss Josephine Miteheltree who
has been in our midst for the past
six months left Sunday for her
home in Burnet, Texas. Miss Jose-
phine by her unvarying hospitality
and courtesy which was extended
to everyone, gained a score of
friends of both sexes, the old as
well as the young who will miss her
presence.
Wasted—Agent For County:
| A life business for the right party.
I A doctor at home. A home remedy
(case that supplies* all needs. In
| getting this you have a business
! built up for you. Address at once
or county may be gone, only one
sold to a person. You have abso-
t lute control of your county. Ad-
dress Home Remedy Co., Oklaho-
ma City, Oklahoma.
BIC INDIAN
WAR DANCE
Dance of tlie Pottovvatomies
and Shawnees as Seen
by W, A, Owens.
! chant and the set lasted half an
I hour.
Then it went on until daybreak
; on the 23rd when they broke camp
and pulled out for Shawnee .where
they were going to dance Saturday
night, Sunday, Sunday night, Mon-
day. and Monday night.
W. A. Owens.
On the night of August 21st until
day break the 23d it was the Pot-
towatomie, fihawnew, and a few
Kiowas. After an all day ride 011
liOrse back through the country,
just after dark, I found them
camped 011 the allotment of Little
Jim, Shawnee Indian of note among
his people. The dance ground was
a level place cleaned off in a circle,
and tramped until it was hard, in
the center of this sat a few Bucks
with a tom-tom 011 which one of
them beat while the others chanted
a song which seemed to have 110
words at all, but which sounded
very pretty.
About 8:30 o'clock the women
began to dance, first came one,the
leader bare footed, next was one
with a pair of patent leather slip-
pers 011, the next one wore mocca-
sins.
Some of the others wore shoes
others did not, for a while the
women danced by themselves.
Pretty soon the drum was thrown
back and the men formed the
dance. They still sang, or chanted,
but it was a different tune,being
more lively than the other. A
Buck would lead out with the
dance and sing while the others
would base it in a coarse yoice.
The women never said a word,
just dance. They have a graceful
movement. You can scarcely see
their bodies move while they' I et
are moving like lightning.
After a while everybody were in-
vited to take part in the dance. We
needed no second invitation for the
song or chant seemed to have hold
of us. There were rome ten or
twelve whites, girls and boys
dancing. The dancing is just
going around in a large circle with
a fire built in the center. If you
keep time with the chant, it will
sure make you sweat. About 10:30
o'clock the dance broke so 11s to
give them rest for the wild ride and
the real war dance in the morning.
The wild ride was the bucks or
warriors with their war paint 011
and dressed in their war clothes.
The ride was led by Chief Joe
Billie, who is a shrewd man.
They forced everybody to stand
back one hundred yards while they
rode round and round the camp.
Five times they went around and
then commenced the war dance
proper, no one but the men and
boys taking part in it. It is a
sight worth seeing but one cannot
describe half of it.
There was a little of every kind
of dancing that I had ever seen
and a lot which I had never seen.
They cut all kinds of capers and
got their faces in all kind of shapes.
They danced until noon and then
ate the dinner which the squaws
brought to them. After dinner it
was the same old thing over with
a speech now and then from some
old warrior, who would brandish
his tom-a-hawk at the white folks,
shake his head, after which he
would give the tom-tom beater a
chew of tobacco. Then they would
all would take a good laugh and
right back to dancing.
There were two kodaks ou the
ground but the Indians would not
allow any pictures to be taken.
They took one kodak from one
boy and the other one had to hide
his. I think he gon four views of
the wild ride first. At six the
dance was closed until night when
everybody were invited to dance.
We all accepted and there were
some two hundred people dancing
in single file. There was a lively
A Cow in the Cellar
Cows as well 11s men, it seems
sometimes get afraid of clouds
which may dcveldp into storm*.
Rev. Louis Moorhead has such a
cow. Last Sunday while Mrs.
Moorhead was at church the cow
broke into the smoke house which
is built over the eelhtr. • She then
entered the celler by means of a
irap door. When Mrs. Moorhead
returned from church she looked
around for the cow and finally
found her. The neighbors came
over to help and it took twelve
men to get her out.
Handkerchief Shower
Class No.,5 of the M. E. church,
south, gave Miss Elizabeth Keller a
handkerchief shower last Thursday
afternoon in honor of her fourteenth
birthday.
The class was very pleasantly en-
tertained with games and contests.
Miss Garnly the teacher and Misses
I la/.el McBee and Mamie Jot> Eth-
ridge were the winners of the prizes.
Mrs. Keller assisted by Miss
Elizabeth served dainty refresh-
ments at six o'clock after which the
guests departs I wishing Miss Eliza-
beth many such pleasant birthdays.
Central Christian Church
10:00 a. 111. Bible School.
11:00 a. 111. Sermon.
8:0p li. m. Sermon.
Come worship with us.
Roy E. Ethridge, Minister.
Baptist Meeting.
Next Sunday, September 1, the
Baptists will begin a meeting in
Lexington. Rev. Gordon Barrett of
Cordell will assist in the meeting.
Every Christian is invited to co-op-
erate in leading souls to Christ,
Louis Moorhead, Pastor,
Little Noble Askew Dies.
Little Noble the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Askew was taken very ill
Saturday night and suffered much
until Monday morning when he was
called to his home above. Little
Noble was a sweet child but he
was budded on earth to blbom in
heaven. Interment took place at
the Lexington cemetery Tuesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Funeral
services were conducted by Rev.
Dodson. The family have the
sympathy of the entire community
in their sad hour of bereavement.
By a Friend.
Meeting Closes.
The Methodist meeting^ held for
the past two weeks in the tent near
the gin closed Sunday night. Good
crowds have attended every night
and made the meeting a success.
Rev. J. V, Stanley of Purcell and
Rev. A. M. Miller of Lexington did
the preaching.
Dr. II. H. Wynne, specialist of
the eye, ear. nose and throat, of
Oklahoma City, was professionally
in the city last week. He is solitit-
ing cases of children requiring the
euncleation of tonsils and the re-
moval of adenoids through the aid
of the physicians of the state. He
will be in Lexington again Satur-
day, September 21, at the office of
i Dr. Thacker and in Purcell at the
j office of Dr. MeCurdy.
Mr. Joe Keener and wife of Birm-
' ingham, Alabama, are here visiting
j Jeff Boston. Mrs. Keener's father.
Last Sunday Mr. Boston had a fam-
ily reunion all his children and
I grandchildren being present. Mr.
Keener left Wednesday for Sher-
man county, Texas, to look after
' some land he owns. He .will re-
;turn to Lexington in a few days.
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