The Lexington Leader (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 25, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, June 30, 1916 Page: 1 of 8
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dklahoma Historicl Society
THE LEXINGTON LEADER
VOLUME 25
LEXINGTON, CLEVELAND COUNTY. OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY, JUNE 30 1916
NUMBER 42
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IT'S DIFFERENT NOW
0
HOW WfUifOTO Ru>
WHtrt /v M0e:>ei.ei5 went
now, wtoe t-utky if vie
Reach Tut ct/ep alive
(Copyright.)
Saxun Six Takes
Two Blue Ribbons
Before 5,000 enthusiastic ^spec-
tators, a stock Saxon six captured
two firsts and a third place, and
County Court
Judge Wolf held county court
Lexington Saturday. A number of
probate cases were settledand sever-
al continued. No civil or criminal
won the most points in the dem-!cases vvere 'a'cen "l1-
onstration contest just held at the j
San Diego exposition motor demon-] Joe B. Hiqbse Withdraws
stration show. Although exceeded. I have decided to withdraw from
in both power and number of cy- j the race for the Democratic nomi-
linders by higher priced entries,; nation for County Superintendent,
the Saxon was the only car which j Under the circumstances f consider
won ttie trophy in two events. {it to my interest to withdraw and
The performance of the Saxon | in so doing I wish to sincerely
was so convincing that a spectator
bought and paid for the victorious
"six" on the exposition grounds
and without waiting to get it
cleaned up, drove the .winning car
home.
thank all those who had promised
me their support and influence.
Joe R. Higbee.
Card Of Thanks
We wish to thank our friends
The hill climb, which the Saxon
was one.a? the. most erne"—1 4'ul nei*hbora' wl,° nssis,H,i 1,1 tlie
ever staged
event were required to
Contestants in this
j sickness ami death of our littie-dur-
Joe
, , I ling son and grandson.—Mr
drive down ... n.
Stover and Mrs. Hoffman.
the 55 per cent grade of Expo^Jtioti |
hill and up the 35 per cent pitch. I
Then, the drivers were obliged to £amji(jate f()r Sheriff
turn around and reverse the order j
•of descending and climbing. The j
Savon not only made the best time J
but was one of the few cars able to
reach the top of the 55 per cent
grade.
More expensive cars were de-
feated by the Saxon in the relay
race. The Saxon romped around
the track in fast time, winning the,
award of the judges, the applause ,
of the assembly and five additional ■
Commissioner Sol Ward W. T. Mobley For Sheriff
It is a sad commentary when the With this issue of the Leader we
I patriotic services of such splendid | ar" authorized t" announce the
citizens as Solomon. Ward,must be j name of W. T. Mobley as a candi-
subjeffed to such attacks as ap-' date for the Democratic nomination
peareid tn the Democratic Topic for the office of sheriff of Cleveland
last; - j county. - —
When the Citizenry of this Com- j Mr. Mobley has been a resident I
iiiissioner's District called Solomon ' of Cleveland county for ten years. |
[Ward to represent their business | farming east of Lexington most of j
interests, irom a sense of patriotic | the time. He has been buying '
duty that abides in the heart of j mules in this county for a number
every true American, he responded: of years and is known to nearly
—not for the compensation that is j every man in the county as a inule
attached to this to the position, for | buyer and has always been a man
it is a matter of common knowledge who the people have had the most
of confidence in.
Mr. Mobley says that if he is
nominated and elected that he will
do his duty. He considers that
when a man is elected that he is
only hired by the people and that
he should be the same conscientious
worker in a public office as when
hired by an individual. That when
a man is elected he should enforce
the laws and that is what he pro-
poses to do.
Mr. Mobley is a Democrat, reared
that way and believes in the prin-
ciples of the party as practiced and
advocated by that political faith.
He will appreciate your vote and
influence, and we believe that if
you vote for Mr. Mobley you will
have ho reason to regret your action.
Consider his claims before you
cast your vote August 1st. His
past record is open for your inspec-
tion and criticism.
HOW TO MAKE A FLY TRAP
that the incumbent in this position
not only sacrifices his time? his fi-
nancial interests, the society of his
family and immediate neighbors,
but permits himself to become the
subject of severe criticism. Every-
one who knows Solomon Ward
knows the unjustness of the anath-
emas attempted to be hurled in
this unkind exercise of the privileges
of the press.
The writer has always regarded
the Press as a public benefactor
because of its extraordinary oppor-
tunities to disseminate knowledge
and to increase the facilities for
broad and general education of the
populace. It is not believed, how-
ever, that on account of its position
the Press is licensed to vent the
personal spleen of some individual
whose sagacity and familiarity with
the interests of Commissioners Dis-
trict number two have never been
passed on by impartial judges and
stamped as superior to that of
Commissioner Ward. We, who
know Mr. Ward, know him to be a
man of careful consideration and
that when he casts a vote as a rep-
resentative of this district he has
conscientious reasons for believing
that he thereby subserves the best
interests of his constituents. We
must conclude by attributing
thoughtlessness, not malice, to the
writer of the attack on Commiss-
ioner Sol Ward and refer him to
Proverbs 12-10, "The preacher
sought to find out acceptable words,
and that which was written was up-
right-even words of Truth."
E. B. Nelson.
Church of Christ
"rofessor Armstrong is now con-
ducting the revival meeting.
We are very anxious for everyone
in '.ejington and surrounding cora-
uitffiity to hear him for he is a man
of rare powers as a Bible teacher.
Come and bring your friends.
N. O. Hay
Jep Knight for State Senator is
the right vote. adv.
Get a soap box of large size. Substitute wire netting for the top and two
sides. Cut a round hole In the bottom and Insert in it a wire netting cone with
a one-elghth-lnch opening at the bottom and a half-Inch opening at the top.
Place a fish head or piece of food Inside for bait. Elevate the trap a few
Inches from the ground so the fles may enter. When the trap h crowded kill
the flies with boiling water.
'Suffer
Obituary
the little children
Change In Scenery
One recent change has been
come unto me and forbid them not j made in the prominent scenery of
Lexington which we have failed to
chronicle, which fact, nevertheless
does not make it any less import-
ant. The particular defacement of
the landscape to which we refer, is
the mowing of that verden thicket
which so beautifully graced the
ripper lip of our esteemable grocery-
man, Henry Dodson.
Howsomever, this seemingly rash
act on the part of Mr. Dodson may
be accounted for, though he has
never given u« a hint as to the
truth of our guess. We just pre-
sume that that young son got too
bandy about yanking the lsng and
graceful ends of |bf> foliage.
jtot'- • hi'-da1, ,our ta'<! arc
for of such is the kingdom of Heav-
en."
Died at the home of his mother,
ten miles northeast of Lexington,
on Sunday, June '25, at one o'clock,
Adrain, the infant son of Mrs.
Joeseph Stover.
Adrain was born near Maguire,
July 10. il915. Thus it can be
seen his little life in this world was
soon spent as he was only eleven
months and fourteen days old when
Jesus called him to dwell among
the Angels.
It seems so hard to part with our
little darling and while he was only
a tiny bud in this world yet we
know h will In i i -ip' • v f• <
Heaven and will only be a stronger j methodical apd legal friend, Attor-
tie to bind us to our Saviour and ney Wm. Moutaw, came up minus
tbat.Jioroe. j>hov«. - • the faci il decorative appurtenances
Funeral seruices were conductedj which we have so long been accus-
by Rev. E. M. Hitchcock at the' tomed to seeing him wear. For
Maguire cemetery after which the I what mad purpore these delightful
| Miss Florence Walkfir of
| homa City is visiting at the Scott
Whorton home this weefc.
little one was laid to rest by the
Okla-1 side of his father.
See Mrs. E. A. Denison for, farm
loans ate lowest rates.— adv
Mrs. Mary Mithcell spent the
first of the week visiting tier
daughter, Mrs. W. C. Breeding.
Try the Leader three months, 25e.
A precious one from us" is gone.
A voice we loved is stilled.
A place is vacant in our home,
Which never can be filled.
By one that loved him.
The Parry bugg;
light running and
Marcuni ifc Isom.
is one of the
•trong built kind.
points.
Then, just to demonstrate itsj
flexibility ill the quick get-away
event, the Saxon won an even j
break with a higher-priced machine |
for third. The time of one twelve- j
cylinder and two eight-cylinder
cars were bettered by the Saxon.
Probably no stock car lias ever j
given a better demonstration than j
the San Diego i pnign from now until the priman
•limb-' and will see all the democratic
first in I voters in the comity. I am asking,
especially, the support of the farm-
ers, as I am a farmer myself.
Yours truly,
Fred Amrein.
Let the Children Kodak
Keep the date and title of your pictures by usinji the
autograph Kot'.ak. f here are no jjame laws for those who
hunt with a camera.
ikinu
the Saxon gave at
exposition—first in the hill
ing, proving ample power;
the relay, -showing high, speed; and j
third in the quick get-away' coin-,
pleting the remarkable showing i>f;
the car.
Palace Drug Store.
Perscription Driiridisiis'
Fred Amerien was down from
Noble this week after the demo-
crats, looking for the votes for sher-
and delightfully ticklish appendages
were ever cultivated by these two
gentlemen in the first place we are
at a loss to explain, but since they
had been for so long tenderly cared
for and curled and petted and then
so unceremonously sawed off (with-
out any reason, especially in the
case of our attorney friend) we can-
not come to understand.
But then, we suppose, we all
come to see the error of our ways-.
Colorado nut coal, the
] best coal on earth. Try
! be convinced.—L. llle. I
only
and
and
39.!
Nigel Denison was over
| Maysville Sunday visiting
j mother. Mrs 1',. A. Denison
friends.
CARD. OF THANKS
We wish to thank our many
friends who so kindly gave us as-
sistance during the illness and after
ther the death "f Mrs. Myrtle Mc-
i Jemsey. We will ever be grateful
from!10 these 6'°d friends.
In- YV. A. McJini-ey and family,
and ; Mr-. America Lasiter
Hot weather is coming When
J. B. W heel:- u down from j you are in Purcell, rember the cool
Norman Monday looking after h; and refreshing fountain at J. J.
political feiu-Hu Bell "who i- i-' Banks's where the soda dispensers
„i,* ,ii ire always ready to serve thirst dis-
making a hard race for the nom - I peIlers
nation for sheriff.
Try the Leader office for job work.
Jep Knight deserves ti
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irniers State Guaranty Bank, oldest and largest bank
The F. lgton.
in Lexii
We are ah#
on good sec,
care of our cu
We solicit your
principals, which
State of Oklahoma
vays in position to loan money to our customers
urity. And we have the reputation of taking
•stomers wants at any and all times.
business and deposits on safe conservative
are the Depositors Guaranty Funds of the
Farm and City Insurance
Fire, Tort.ddo and Mai!
FARM LOANS
MRS. E. A. DENISON
NOTARY PUBLIC
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Royaltey, Harold H. The Lexington Leader (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 25, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, June 30, 1916, newspaper, June 30, 1916; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc110732/m1/1/: accessed April 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.