The Lexington Leader (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, August 22, 1913 Page: 1 of 8
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THE LEXINGTON LEADER
VOLUME 22
LEXINGTON. CLEVELAND COUNTY. OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY. AUGUST 22, 1913
NUMBER 49
FIRST BALE
OF COTTON
Is Raised By Charley Rele-
phord On The Dr. John-
ston Placa
IS RATHER
Box Splinters
Sunday school at Box was well
attended Sunday.
A crowd from Box attended
church at Cross Roads Sunday
night.
Miss Ida and Dona Tombs spent
Saturday night with MisBes Bettie
and Gem Clay,
r. n, w Mrs. Frank Johnson returned
t£KLl home Saturday from a two months
visit at Oklahoma City.
Is Three Weeks Earlier Than
F/rst Bale Came In _
Last Year
The 1913 cotton season was in-
augurated in Lexington Thursday
afternoon when Charley Relephord,
who is farming the Dr. Geo. P.
Johnston place, brought in the first
bale to be ginned. The cotton was
bought by Alvin' Pamell at 10.75
and it weighed 405 pounds. A pre-
mium Jlist, circulated by Frank
Claunch and Alvin I'arnell was
raised amounting to $27.50, so
Charley netted a very neat sum in
scoring the first bale. v
The first hale of the 1912 season
was marketed by W. D. Chambless
living thirteen miles southeast of
here on September 6. 1 he bale
weighed 518 pounds and was bought
by J. E. Peters at 10.50. A pre-
mium of $22 50 was raised on tlie
bale, bringing Mr. Chambless 7(5.70.
The following was subscribed as'
a premium to Mr. Relephord:
Farmers Shite Guaranty Bank $2..>0
Chas. Greemore
Security State Bank
E. J. Keller (rocker)
Wynne & Massey
C. E. Danner
P. W, Booker
Leopold Ille
Neal Smith
W. K. Breeding
John Boatright
J. C. Dowdy
T. W. Keller
J. B. Collins
Smith Mercantile Co.
J. II. Teaglie
J. F. Shockley
Gray Grocery Company
K. A. Isom
Dutch
11 ackler & ( oiupany
J. F. Boydstun
Horttor Bros.
Lexington Leader (2 yrs >ub)
J. M. Tuggle
Sherman & Sherman
Bahner it Ward
A. llutchin
A. E. I'aruell
S. T. Williams
1.00
2.50
2.00
1.50
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1.00
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Born to W. H. Coffuran and wife
an eight pound girl Monday. All
parties doing well.
Ida Toumbs, Dona Tombs, Myr-
tle Christian, Bettie Clay, James
Clay, Roy Bryan, Tom Weaver and
Roy Christian were the guests of
Virginia Barber Sunday.
Julia Weaver spent* Saturday
night with Clemmie Hill.
Sterling Curry spent Monday
with Oliver Myers.'
Roy Bryan has returnsd home
from a few weeks visit at Wash-
ington, Okfahoma.
Quite a crowd attended the party
at Granville Toumbs Monday night.
All reported a nice time.
Dick Weaver spent Friday night
with Oliver Myers,
Jolyi Bivens and wife visited
their daughter Mrs. Rose of Mc-
Combs last week.
Bud MeClujig of cit' Lindsay vis-
ited his relatives J. M. Hill and
family Sunday.
Roy Brvan went over the road to
the«l I ill Saturday night.
The party at Mr. Clay's Saturday
night was well attended.
Mrs. Burns and daughter Lucile
were the guests of Mrs. T. N. Cur-
rv Sunday.—Clover Blossoms.
"RUTHLESS RHYMES" FDR MILITANTS.
WOMCflf
Muriel shot at the British Premier
But the bullet only grazed his ear.
"Pshaw!"sneered the militants. "What a lemon!"
"She'll never help get Votes For Women!"
Mollie bland
Mollfe Bland, wife of J, I). Bland,
died in St. Anthony's hospital in
Oklahoma City, August 19, 1913,
as the result of an operation for
appendicitis. The remains were
brought to Lexington on the even-
ing train and the funeral services,
conducted by Rev. J. ('. Foster of
Paris, Texas, were held at the
Church of Christ Wednesday after-
noon at -1 o'clock with the inter-
ment in the Lexington cemetery.
The funeral was a large one and
the procession which followed to
the burying ground was over three
quarters of a mile in length.
Rose Hill
Several from here are attending
the revival at Union Hill.
R. I). Steele is now picking his
first bale of cotton.
(1. W. Wood and two daughters,
Misses Nellie and Minnie of Holden-
ville visited his brother, mother and
sister in this community last week.
Born to J. H. Dare and wife h
12 pound boy Thursday. Mother
and son getting nlong line.
Richard Porter and family were
the guests of II. Dare and family
Sunday. *
Mrs. Nancy Baxter was the guest
of Misses Mae and Rachel Dare
Mollie Bland,, the daughter of jMonday.
Mr. and Mrs. George \ andiveer j J. Reeves and family spent
Sunday with A. P. Baxter and fam-
ily.
—Harding fn Philadelphia Press.
i whs bom near Gainesville, Texas,
nil April 24, 1887, being 26 years,
13 months and 23 days old at the
time of her death. At the age of
; three years she moved with her
j parents to a farm near Ardmore.
1 At the age of ten her family moved
' to Connerville. On June 5, 1904,
i she was married to J. D. Bland and
to this union one child, a son.
Doyle, was horn. She united with
the Church of Chris! on October 8,
1906, and remained a true christian
worker throughout her life. The
deceased had been a sufferer from
appendicitis lor tin past three years.
Mr. Bland at her request wrote a
lew lines of poetry:
Once I knew a I ie Rosebud,
It was growing in nature''- own
sweet way;
So much I admired this little bit
of womanhood
That I visited her dav after day.
William C. Breeding. Jr.
There is one individual in Lex-
ington, who, regardless of poor
crop prospects, drouths, etc., goes
about the streets with a jaunty air
and a happy smile. He feels very
j rich, and he has the very best of a
right to feel that way too for a son
a ten pounder, arrived at his home
bright and early Saturday morning
to take up his permanent abode.
The man i■. the case is William C.
Breeding and the new arrival has
been christened William C. Jr.
The mother is doing nicely and
both are receiving the congratula-
tions of their |i°st of friends. Lex-
ington warmly welcomes to her cit-
■ Mr. WHli'im (\ Breeding.
2.50
1.25
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2.001
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1.00
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Liberty News ' Richard Conkling Home
Liberty is one of our best Richard Conkling arrived home
churches. It is located seven miles Wednesday morning after spending
north and four east of Lexington, sixteen months in the Venezuelan
The writer was invited to help them i country in the employ of an oil
in a meeting which began the 3rd j company as geologist. He will re-
dity of August. To our deep regret j main here a month visiting his tain-
their pastor. Rev. John Dilbeck.! ily, J. L. Conkling and wife of the
could not be with us. Despite this j Helsel neighborhood and will then So dark and cold and drear,
handicap we went ahead and by i leave for Chicago where he will do 1-watched her continually,
the help of the unseen hand we had ' gradoate ".".r!:'"" T;ii i-HrdHik-pd tin' As ."In bloomed fttll grown into life,
a glorious meeting, with nine con- South American country very well ^,u' many happy hours we spent
I sought her companionship
My sorrows to share
And to cheer me when all set
versions and many renewals. We I hut the dangers to health are many
He returned via New York City
stopping off a day or two on the
lakes. "He looks well, but as said
it keeps one busy to be that way in
that country.
lzensi
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NO PROFESSIONAL EXPERI-
MENTING Hut all the latest
known safe methods used to make
dental operations painless by Dr.
S. 1). Wilson, Dentist, Purcell, Ok-
lahoma. adv
Notice
* The hamburger stand will be
open only on Saturdays untill fur-
ther notice is made. On that day
Plenty of money to loan on farms
hard times make no difference.
adv-47-tf See J. F. Shockley.
Dr. H. H. Wynne. Oculist.
Specialist of the eye, ear, nose
and throat, of Oklahoma City, will
be professionally in Purcell, on
Friday, August 22. The scientific
application of lenses (glasses) to
the eye receives my attention. One
regular visit each niorith. Purcell
9 <i. in. to ) Lexington 1 p.m. to 5
p. m. Inquire at the office of
we will be ready to serve you with j Baird's Drug Store in Purcell or Dr.
the best to be found in the way of R. E. Thacker or Palace Drug Store
a big juicy hamburger. in Lexngton. adv
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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 -1 and compare.
This bank is under safe, conservative management.
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were only with them one week and j
regretted very much that we could'
not stay until the meeting closed.
Although we were only with these
people a short time, we learned to
love them, not because they are a
great and good people but sor their
works sake. They 'are spiritually
dive We can ; ^ that we did our
best to be a blessing not only to the
lost but to the church and her I e-
loved pastor. We helped the
church in raising $16N.O0 for pas-
tor's salary.* This was done by in-
i dividual* and the church as a whole
will make same collection $200.00.
The pastor and church curried on
the meeting a week longer and the j
results were good I know. II God I
so leads me would like to visit and |
preach for old Liberty again. May
the God of heaven bless Liberty and
her pastor.
We presume there never was a
newspaper in any locality that gave
all the local happenings. It often
happen^ that the family is missed
several times and they get the im-
pression that the editor does not
care to make mention of them.
This is a mistake. In most coun-
try towns the local work is the
hardest work connected with the
newspaper. Personal and local
happenings cannot be clipped from
other papers, not by a'jugful. It
takes physical as well as mental ex-
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Notice
This is a call for a meeting of
the Cleveland County Cotton Grow -
ers Association to he held on tie-
25th day of Augfist in . ich - 1 • -1
district to elect a chairman and
secretary As soon as they have]
been selected send their name- to
the secretary of the general com-
mittee, J. M. Tuggle, Seci -t.ir,*.
Lexington, Oklahoma.
The Baptist Meeting
The Baptist meeting will begin
next Sunday at the tahcrnach on
the banks of Chouteau. Rev. Hid-
comb of Purcell will do the preach-
ing. Everybody is invited to at-
tend. Sunday school will b hel 1
at the tabernacle at the regular
time.
Red Oak
Jack Sasser and family of Port
Oklahoma, are visiting Mrs Sasser's
parents. R. M. Fowler and wife.
The remains of Joe Main of Eta-
Wah were interred in the cemetery
here last Wednesday. He died of
typhoid fever,
Mr. Cossey of Wanette and Miss
Dona Singer of Boonville, Arkan-
together
Planning our future life.
We planned a little cottage
So cosy and neat
And how our hearts heat with
ture
When we thought it would be com-
plete.
But alas our hope- were shattered,
One long summer of lute
When our good old family physician
Told us of our sad fate.
appendicitis,
lire he was right.
iort of an operation
linn
He said i' wa
lb was most
And nothing -
Could make
right.
We submitted
sion;
To the city we must go,
And now 1 am so lonely
As you all well do know
For my darling had to leave t
o
To the city up in heaven,
There to make hV-r future lion
Farewell, though not forever,
Little darling fare thee well,
And niav the Savior with a hi
Misses Addie Wood and Myrtle
Lewis, Messrs. Daniel Wood, Sam
Frapp, and Jesse Wheeler called at
A. P. Baxter's Sunday morning.
Miss Nora and Conard Baxter re-
turned home with tliein.
Fred Dare is better at this writ-
ing.
\\ esley Hughes has an attack of
typhoid fever but is getting along
very well at the time of this writing.
Will Simerath was the guest of
J. II. Dare and family Sunday.
I!. I). Steele and family were
Lexington visitors Saturday.
Mrs. Chirk and Miss Dora Bowl-
ing and Ed Baxter called at J. R.
\\ j, f- Miiini y morning.
J. R. Wood and J. E. Wheeler
transacted business in Lexington
Monday. •
(). J. Wood was a pleasant caller
at J. II. Dare's Monday morning.
J. II. Martin was in Lexington
Monday.—Lilac.
School tlection
Nent Tuesday both the city and
school election will be held to make
the tax levy. The city excess levy
will he 6 mills and the school ex-
cess levy will be two mills. All
should turnout and vote for the
levy. The school levy especially
should carry. Lexington has built
up an excellent school system and
her students receive all the benefits
of university affiliation. In order
I to keep nil this high standard it is
necessary to maintain a nine month'
t ehool doing four years of high
i-li wuii # l!i on hand next
I Tuesday and vote FOR the levies.
persua-
Farm For Sale
80 or 40 acres of land for sale all
mtd
| under fence. Good well of water,
also creek for stock water never
known to go dry. For information
-ee Mrs. E. A. Denison or Mrs. L.
E. Angle. adv
it Of ;
Little
et you at the river'?
conduct you to the
brink).
Palace
I'll in Heaven's court's so high
Where there w ill be no more t
parting,
Where there will lie no good bye.1
Walter Wynne left last
Jamesport, Missouri, to
j visit relatives. Although only ten
years old Walter made the trip by
; himself and arrived safely making
necessary changes.
Now that a cream market has
i been established buy your guaran-
Sce Mr:
iOuiis at lowest rate.-
. |, • , , i teed milk cans of John Boatright
h. A. Denison for furirii ^
adv
ertion to get four or six columes of|slls' visited at the Rev. I. M4 Hop-
local matter in a town this size. J l)er home last week.
Most people take the local paper to ; Kelley Croft and family visited
get the local happenings. Don't he ''ll" home of his brother Earl
afraid to tell the editor or reporter]Croft near Purcell last week.
I if you have a friend visiting you. I The entertainment given by the
There are lot- nf people who are in- Camp l'ire 1 lirls unde; direction of
terested in your friends. You owe tlie guardian, Miss Lura McDonald,
it to them as a duty to let your hist Friday night was a success, re-
friends know about their doings. | alizing u neat sum from the pie
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Directors—Chas. Greemore, !\l. R. Northcutt, W. S.
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partiality hut just see if they do
not treat you square if you give
them a fair chance.—Exchange.
supper which they will use in buy-
ing costumes. Prof. O. H. Akin
brought about twenty of his pupils
from Tribbey and spelled with this
school. lied Oak was victorious.
L. G. Pantier, Doctor of Dental I A field meet, baseball game,
surgery. Office over the postoffice spelling centest and debate will be
Phone 286, Purcell, Oklahoma. held between the two schools. Sat-
Res Phone 129. adv urday, August 26, at Tribbey.
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