The Lexington Leader (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, June 13, 1913 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME 22
LEXINGTON. CLEVELAND COUNTY. OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY. JUNE 3. 1913
iUMBLK
.THE DEED
18 MADE
Lexington Now Has a Real
Park.Acquiring Ground at
the Water Works '
TO
Nil"
Nellie Gray.
Nellie Gray was'born in s -.(«•>*
county Arkansas, September 7,
1*92, ,1nd died at the liome f her
parents. E. C. Gray and wile, 2
miles northeast of Lexington, June
I 8, 1913, at the ago of 20 years, '•
[months and 1 day, with a eompli-
; cation of diseasi s resulting from a
I severe case of measles. .
! No funeral services were c.on-
dllet' il 011 account of the in< ' lie i;
The 0. G. Club An Important weather and the fact that her -i-1-
Factor in the Attaing of
the Park
was very ill with the same di.-c i e
at the time of the burial. Inter-
i ment was made at the lexington
; cemetery.
| The deceased had been here but
j live weeks. She had been teaching
j school in Texas and had come to
spend the -unimer with her folk
| She was a faithful member of die
Baptist church lmvili i :•<>!«• d : <t
adjoining the water works on Clir'8t ll,,d unit,'d 'ith "the
known as the Horttor' cliurcli at the age of 13 years. |
At la«t one of tht4 dreams of a
number of Lexington's citizens is
to become a reality. The ground
for the . ity y> irlrluts been pijrMia •> 1
and a deed hag been ifiade to the
city so that Lexington really owns
the land. The lots purchased
tho
the w( -t
property, T*esc lots when thrown ! th. young, t „f a family
' • . ,i (,„■ wnrl-s I °f eight children all of whom sur-
togethef With the watei works . «• _
•r • M ;,1( lnnd 1 IS SI Sl-toi* of f* . ( . (rl:iV
property will ive considerable land i .
ol the linn ol ( imy <y I ravis.
for park purposes. . '
, ... i ... „ ; ll'-r manv triends in her ici iv
Mavor Jav Sherman lias ap-
ji .6.,'-, ' I I state and ose she has made dm-
poifted as a park commission . nn
' , . ,r .,..,1 \\- 1 mg her short si y here vp!l be
H. Asbury,- lom Critchei and u. t
,, ,, shocked anil sad v grieved to hear
K. Breeding, these men are pro-
gfeiive, wide-a-wak* citizens and Nthe departure of one so young
will push the park until it is an •
ideal resort in the heart of our little j TROUSDALE.
city. The old building will be re-
, . il Williams and .J. L. lioecK
moved bv the Horttors who ha\e , . .
, iveie business visitors to Henderson
retained it. Then the fence around .
, , i .Saturday.
the'waterworks will be nloved so as
\ ii ! Mrs. J. \\ . Hudson and two son
to include the new property. Altei 1
the property
fence movi
! 'Mrs. J. \\ . Hudson and two sons :
e the new.property. Alter 1 1
1 1 .1 ol lopeka, Kansas are taking their
ertv is cleaned up and the , . ..
, , ,u. „ summer vacation on then- larm'
ivi i then tli'vbeautlfication . .
will be begun. This will be in
charge of the park commissioners
who 110 doubt will ' e open sug-
gestions from all citiz. '■ u
In connection with the park the
ladies of the O. G. Club are to be
heartily commended for the part
they have taken in the move for a
better Lexington. They are in 110
small degree responsible for the
agitation which lias culminated in
the aquisition of the park. 1 he de-
tails connected with the park and
its upkeep will probably be turned
over to them after the rougher more
arduous labor of getting the ground
in shapaus accomplished. , Special Announcement
The park will be. when all plans j *
1 4 1 h'.rKtfni 1 he most popular general news
are earned out be a most delightful j ' . ,P ,
, ., 1 „„ «nd farm paper 111 texas is ltie Hal-
place to spend the long summer 1
evenings and the Sunday afternoons.
near her
M. W. Coleman and family spent
Saturday night with Johnnie Cole-
man and wife.
Miss Iva Sautters and Mi--Ciiari-
sie Chambers were in the vicinity
of Lexington recently applying for
a school. Miss Cliarlsie obtained
a position teaching the Lone Star!
school.
Horn to Walter Hay nee and wife
a fine boy. All parties reporled to:
be doing well.
Mrs. Eliza Hart has .recently pur-
chased some very line berries from
Mrs. Minnie'Baeck,
WORD.
Hope Baptist church
f Li xinuton. Ok
sons
unaay
Monday.
1 1 L'li : 11.
rn",'TrrnTnmTiTt
\\ hat 1
spiritu
Kennr ti
in tlit' 1
A. Ward
:mif'
hay ram
rn and
111' 1111 ■ i> 11 •! 1
ton ti
Journal.
11 urcia \
ROUTE ONE.
irev Shackelford who has hi
visiting at J. J. Stevens returni
[o hi- 1. ime at Wvnnewooil tin
vim; Inn
mceh
what
Oklaho-
I hl".: s
!• rida\
ran
Lucian Stevens went to
iwr Ci<? Fr! lay t tal tS ••
Academy examination. He also
visited friends at Edmond returning
Saturday night.
Misses Maynie and Jewel Thomp-
son. Nettie Stevens and Edith Hunt
and Messrs. John Stiver and Thoui-|
as Thompson went to \\ ayne Satur-j the 11 enry home Tuesday,
day evening to visit at the lhorn'-| Mi-> Carrie Bettes \va- the
StCV^.I!
Thing' are
lie rain.
Miss Lena
the sick li-t.
Walter Johnson
gtiests at the Henry
day evening.
Miss f.illian Burkett was
j at the Bettes home Friday
M. 'Treat was a Purci
1 Sunday.
Mrs. Mattie .larboi wa-
ll caller
guest
,'llt st
Large line trees are already on the
ground and it will only take a short
time to get grass*and llowers started |
and make a spot that every citizen
will be proud of.
The acquisition of the park marks
one step forward for Lexington and j
now since the spirit of improve-
ment has been awakened it should
never be given an opportunity to
fall asleep.
las Semi-Weekly Farm News. It is
read by more people than any oth-
er publication in the southwest. It
is the favorite with men readers.
Pastnre to Rent
200 acres of as fine pasture land
as there is in the state, 3 1-2 miles
north of Purcell. Plenty of good
water and shade and good grass.
*l!ate $1 per head per month. For
further particulars see W. ii. Bandy
Woman readers and boy and girl
readers, because it has something
for all of them, and the best to be
had at any price. The Lexington
Leader and the Semi-Weekly Farm
News will be sent a whole year to
any address for $1.7"). We accept
and receipt for all subscriptions at
this office. We do all the ordering
and take all the risk. adv
Farm Loans
I represent Bartlett Bros., Land
& Loan Co., of St. Joseph, Missouri
Branch office at Guthrie. Lowest
rates and best terms.
adv E. A. Denison
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52 Per Cent Reserve
The Farmers State Guaranty Bank of Lexington has
the largest cash reserve of any bank in Lexington or Purcell
This is a broad assertion but nevertheless figures will tell
anyone having any knowledge of banking. They will show
our claim is right. See the call statement of bank condi-
tion April 4 and compare.
This bank is under safe, conservative management.
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We want your business.
FARMERS STATE GUARANTY BANK
Clias. Greemore, President. M
Directors—Chas. Greemore, M.
Whortnn, G. W. Merritt, O. L. Beekner
Northcutt, Cashiei
l>. Northcutt, W. S.
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ton home.
Miss Jennie Kepler returned to
Denison, Texas, last week. She
has .been visiting with her aunt
Mrs. Etta Blair.
Miss Delia Milam of Noble spent
last week with her aunt. Mrs. Ben
Milam, who resides near Alamo.
Cicero Merritt left for Norman
Sunday evening where he will at-
tend the institute during the sum-
mer.
(f. H. Garrett a ltd H. L. Black-
well transacted business in Lexing-
ton Monday.
Lee Garrett is having a new well
bored on his place. (Probably
prospecting for oil.)
J. M. Stiver and son John are
visiting at A. J. Thompson's.
The weeds along the public high-
ways are beginning to be very ob-
noxious and it is high time that
they be reduced to more humble
proportions.
Tom Deal who has 'been sick for
some time is able to go about bis
business again.
The Banner Oil & Gas Company
has everything in readiness to begin
drilling at an early date.—Vet.
of Miss Mac Henry Sunday night.
Elmer Keller of Oklahoma City
was a caller at the Henry home
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. I larry l'lidwell and. daughter
were in Lexington shopping Satur-
V,
Mrs. Tom Caskey has been visit-
ing Mrs. Lee Caskey* for the past
week.
Gladys Adams is visiting re
tives at Lindsay this week.
Mrs. Lee Caskey has been on the
iek list this week.
Miss Elzie Brown was in Lexing-
ton shopping Saturday.
Bernie Blackwell. Bert Queen
mil M. Treat are getting ready to
go to Kansas to work ill the wheat
harvest.
10:00
Jim Long
"Should a
pastor who 1
munion or
L. Dilbeck
of Lexington.
11:00. Preaclnn
lem
2:00. Devotional
lev. Corn.
2:30 p. m. Woman's wi
Mrs. Corn.
1^:00. Board Meeting.
jtional services
IT. Cordell.
8:30. I'reaehin
Norman church. ' Subj
second coming of Christ.
SUNDAY
10:00 a. m. Sunday fi
talk by S. T. Bingman.
11:00. Dedication sermon
lloscoe Dodson followed by .1
Dilbeck at 2:30 p. m.
H. M. Price. N.
"The
liool and
L. Garrett and Mrs
son.—Committee.
Futrell,
I!. Rich
M.
ard-
Millinery Sale.
Beginning on Saturday and last
ing ten days H. M. Swartz will
put 011 a big sale at his ladies' Store
in Purcell. During the sale goods
will be sold at cost in all depart-
i incuts and in the millinery depart-
1 ment good- will be sold below cost
Everyone 'knows the quality of
goods Swartz handles and the sale
will mean much to the buying pub
i lie.
Notice
100.000 strawberry plants (or salf
this week at 25 cents per hundred
Phone R35, Glen Wood Fruit Farm
Elmer Claunch, Manager. Lexing
1 ton, Oklahoma. adv
Corn For Sale
I have good corn for sale at my
place 1 mile south of \\ illow View
or •") miles northeast of Lexington,
adv ;>9-2t
their work.
oilier crt,>ps too.,v
hind being kept
crops while saving
ever everyone was wi-!
good rain and it.came..
There was a good si'io
night which was followei
day and Monday by t
It rained Sunday morning and con-
tinued interniittantly through Mon-
day night. The rain varied from
hard showers to a slow drizzle and
left the ground in much better shape
than the same amount of water
falling as a torrential rain would
have.
Every farmer with whom we have
talked says that the season couldn't
I be better for the time of the year
and corn is sure to make.
Willow View
A nice rain fell Sunday and Sun-
day night and crops are looking
good.
Dennis Cole and family visited
at John Wallace's Sunday.
E. C. Cline and wife have re-
turned home from their visit to
Tennessee where they have been
visiting relatives.
The ice cream supper at J. A.
Lohden's Saturday night was well
attended. All present report a de-
lightful time.
Miss Myrtle and Reulah Wallace
spent Sunday night with their sis-
ter Delia Cole.
Ernst Nance passed through \\ il-
low View Saturday.—Daisy.
See J. F. Shoekley, the loan man.
adv'
Notice!
To all my ice customers: O11 Sun-
Day if you want ice send in your
orders in the morning so that the
ice man can have a half day rest
from his week's work. Phone 39.
Leopold I He.
Or. H. H. Wynne. Oculist.
Specialist of the eye, ear, nose
and throat, of Oklahoma City, will
lie professionally in Purcell, 011
Saturday, June 21. The scientific
application of lenses (glasses) to
the eye receives my attention. One'
regular visit each month. Purcell1
8 to 1 p. m. Lexington 1 to 5
p. nr. Inquire at the office of
Baird's Drug Store in Purcell or Dr.
R. E.Thacker in Lexngton. adv
L. Pantier, Doctor of Dental
surgery. Office over theChickasaw
Duncnn National Bank, Phone 319, Purcell,
i Oklahoma. Res Phone 129. adv
Get Ready For The Picnic
I!ny your hats of Mrs. Elkin.
Outing hats former price $2.50 now
$1.00 or children's hats 50c and 7-ic
I also have a nice line of shapes
for dress hats at very reasonable
E. A. Denison for insurance.
prices.
•2t.
NO PROFESSIONAL EXPERI-
MENTING* but all the latest
known safe methods used to make
dental operations painless by Dr.
S. I). Wilson, Detitist, Purcell, Ok-
lahoma. adv
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You can depend upon accommoda-
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with us.
Although times are hard and money
scarce our depositors always get the accom-
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We Have Money to Loan on Short Time
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