The Lexington Leader (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 26, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, June 1, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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THE LEXINGTON LEADER
VOLUME 26
LEXINGTON. CLEVELAND COUNTY. OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY. JUNE 1 1917
NUMBER 38
Lexington is To A Fine Fruit Crop What a Govern-
Have a Chautauqua Around Lexington ment Bond
The Cadmen Chautauqua Company
'of Topeka, Kansas, haa contracted
with Lexington for dates and the
ompanys advertising agent whs
ere Monday posting his advertis-
ig matter and giving suggestions
the business men who have this
tertainment in charge. A meet-
<i of these men was held Monday
atrnoon in the Farmers State
<*lranty Bank at which time Mr.
fc^Low was elected president and
Mrjohn Kemp secretary and treas-
urejpf this body. The duty of this
fcodjwill be to see that the chautau-
lut a well advertised, the season
ticket sold and everything in read-
ness vhen the company arrives for
fceir ipening performance.
Thifiis a well known company and
presenting a very interesting and
«<Ucatijg program. This is I.ex-
initon's first undertaking of this na-
^ and the entire town should
j to0< t it and help make this a great
sucess It is a great advertiser fon
a t>wn and will bring* people of
Lexi\gton and surrounding commun-
ity. .nd neighboring towns together
on ttese dates.
Tht dates have been set from the
22nd o the 26th of June, including
t o programs each day except the
last day which will liave three, thus
making a total of eleven numbers,
further advertising will be dis-
P'lrther advertising will be dis-
full stalls. Watch for these and
in themeantime boost for it by tell-
ing yot^ neighbors, and be on hand
to get ipui' season tickets early.
Sunday Dinner
Mr. and 4rs. J. I). Bland had as
their Sunday dinner guests Mr. and
Mrs. Roscoe .lines, the Misses Net-
tie Dermid and Kdna Jackson, Messrs
Johnnie Jameson and Prof 1 R.
Beeson of Hush Springs. After par-
taking of a delicious dinne.r the
guests and host and hostess motored
out to Willow View cemetery and at-
tended the W. O. W, decoration re-
maining for singing at the Willow
View church that evening. All re-
port a most enjoyable time
Reports from the several fruit
growers of this end of the county
state that there will be a bumper
crop this year. The peach and ap-
ple crop will be specially large. This
wil mean a great thing for the peo-
ple of Lexington and community and
will assist greatly in cutting down
the high cost of living. There are
some very large orchards in this part
and no doubt Lexington will be able
to more than supply the wants of her
own people.
Childrens Day Exercises
Childrens day will be duly ob-
served at Stovall Sunday when an in-
teresting program will be rendered
at the school house in the morning,
followed by a basket dinner and pic-
nic in Johnson grove. All are invit-
ed to come and bring well filled bas-
kets and enjoy the day.
j Points to Remember
Is About Registration
The government of the Inited Washington. May 26 In its cam-
States hu two methods of raising; paign to stlmplaie interest In regis-
money. One is by taxatiou. The oth \ [ration. June f>. for the war army,
er is by the sale of bonds, and an- j the war department today issued a
other, that of borrowing money. memorandum emphasizing the seveu
The government bond Is the print- cardinal points to be remembered,
ed promise of the government to pay , particularly by men betw een the
back the borrowed sum of money at,'ages of 21 and 30. inclusive, when
a certain time* The government they will be required to register,
barrows money in this way only at- The memorandum follows ; *
ter it has been given the right to do
so by act of congress, approved by
the President, and the terms of the
loan are set out in the act. Back
of the 'promise of the government
stands the honor of the government
and ail its taxing resources. Really
the whole nation stands behind (bis
solemn promise of the government
to pay.
This makes the United Stales gov-
ernment the safest investment in the
world If the bond of the United
States Is not safe, no property in the
Mr. Ber
Sturdivant
by Rev. N. O. Ray. of the Church of
Christ Sunday afternoon at 2:30
at the home of Rev. Ray .
Both young people are from the
families of two of our prosperous
farmers of tin? Denton neighborhood
the bride being the daughter of Mr
and Mrs. T V Sturdivant and the
groom the son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Anneler.
The young couple have a number
of friends in the Denton neighbor-
hood and Lexington who wish for
them a.happy, prosperous anil long
wedded life.
Decoration Sunday
Decoration Services will be held
at the Lexington cemetery Sunday
June •!. 1917.
The W. 0. YV. and the Odd Fel-
lows will pay their annual respects
to their dead with fitting ceremon-
ies. and the strewing of Hower? on
j the "raves.
, ! The \V. O. W. ceremony will
Notice ot Registration 1 commence promptly at 3 o'clock
All male persons between the ages''""! ,lie ^ Fellow* ceremony at
of 21 and 31 years both inclusive, : ' ° clock.
living in 6-1 west must see C I. \\'e |1((pe everv Woodman and
Adams for that purpose between the 0(|(, Fe„ow in rea(,h wjU bp
hours ot 7 :30 a. m. and ft p . ni. on L •
June 5th [sent, hverj'body
tend—Ed Low
Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Kidd went to
Asher Saturday to visit over Suday
with Mrs. Kidds' parents.
United States is safe. Ifthe United
Married State# cannot pay its bonds, it is
to protect the citizens iu their other
Anneler and Miss Opal hardly probable that it will be abl
we,re united in marriage
t. There is only one da.y for reg-
istration, June 5, 1917.
2 Bver.v male resident of the
United States who has .reached his
twenty-first and has not reached his
thirty-first birthday, must register
on the day set. June 5 ,1917. The
only exceptions are persons in the
naval or military service of the Unit-
ed States, which includes all officers
and enlisted men in the .regular army
the national guard and the national
guard reserves, regular guard ser-
vice, the officers' reserve corps, the
! enlisted rese.rve corps, the navy, the
rights
The Liberty Loan Bonds of 1917
are especially attractive investments.
Not only have they this absolute
safe characteristic of all United
States bonds but they are tax free,
not only from all existing taxes but
any war tax that may be subsequent-1 sense of this duty th
ly levied. No state, city or county | l>rtsonme t, not fine
marine corps, the coast guard and
naval militia, the naval reserve corps,
the marine corps reserve and the na-
tional volunteers. f
3. Registration is distinct from
draft. No matter what just claim
you have for exemptioft you must
register.
4 Registration is a public duty.
For those not responsive to the
penalty of im-
is provided in
Mystery Theatre On Pequot Well Spudded
Universal Circuit! In Monday Morning
may tax them. The inheritance tax
of the United States and some states
may effect them, or rather, affect
their transfer after the death of the
owner by will or by inheritance.
Another adyantage these Liberty
Loan Bonds possess is that if the
government issues bonds later on
during this war at a higher rate
interest the holders of the Liberty
Loan Bonds will be allowed to ex-
the draft act.
Stovall School Closed
The school at Stovall closed Fri-
day. the closing day being featured
| by a picnic and program in the after-
j noon A game of baseball was also
I payed between the school team and
nl I the second team of Lexington high
j school resuting in a score of 21 to
20 in favor of Stoval, After the ball
refreshments were served to
change at par their bonds tor bond
I gaun
bearing the higher rate of interest. j fh, pupil!i and palrons amJ vlsttors
during which time Miss Kmpo Mayes
Raise More Feed
the teacher, received many oonipli-
nients for the success she has made
of the school the past term.
pre-
is invited to at-
OwiijK to present situation ot1 feed
stut't every one should raise his own
feed for uexf • year. There may be a! n in • o .•
good corn crop made hut it will take i nUTSil LiirTlCfS UOnVCHtlOn
an extra *oo<i crop ti) supply tlie de-. Annual Tci-Countv Convention
mand of howe people to sny noth- ()f tfae rura, w.|g ^
ing ot the immense amount that will I ... , ...
be sent to France to supply the ar. I w Tuesday. Decoration Day. I I.e.
mies that are fighting tor us. If the i meeting: was held in the court house
cool weather has made it necessary j and a goodly number was in attend-
for you to reninut some of vour cot- ' ti i . • r i
/ 1 ance. The regular routine of hus-
ton take an inventory of the amount 1 .
• was taken up. nans were
For Sale
.Mr. J. M Tuggle, who is serving
on the jury in the Federal term of
court now in session in Oklahoma
City, spent the week end here with
his family.
Harold H. Royaltey of Knid was
here Saturday visiting old time
triends. Itarold is now operating a
linotype machine in the Knid Kvents
One Acme Binder. Good as new.
Will sell for a bargain if sold at
once. See or write Oscar Dragoo,
Route 3, Trousdale, Okla.
Barn: To Mr. and Mrs. Scott
Whorton. a ten and one hall pound
baby girl on Thursday night. Moth-
er and babe doing nicely Scott
says he feels like a "two year old "
of feed your farm is certain to pro-
duce* this year, before planting all
this land to cotton again, and if you
think you will not have enough feed
of your own raising, then for your
own sake and the good of the coun-
try plant some variety of feed
r. T. V. Hill returned
from Sulphur where he has
itiug for the past two week
effort to improve his health.
made for the state convention to I e
held at Xortnan September ■"> and 4
1917. The old icers were re-elected
It. O. Smith, president, J. I), Bland
vice-president. L. W. Burnett, sec-
| retary and treasurer. Those |>re
Monday sent were John Poole and I. W.
been vis-1 Burnelt of Wynnewood; Geo. Cah-
in a"! all and W. M. Alexander of Nor-
man: I'. 0. Handel and (ieo. Morris
crop.
The Miss
Mary and Anna San
j of Noble. J. I). Bland. R. O. Smith
and K. C. Mathies of Lexington.
Best way to refinish
Buggies and Fords
dusky went to Norman Monday. They
will attend the summer session of
the Central State* Normal. [ Wanted:—To know the wbere-
j abouts of Isom Pendergraft or his
Mrs. Geo. L. Baughman of Lind-' brothers. Henry and Walter Pender-
say came in Saturday to visit a few ' frraft. Send all information to Mrs.
days with friends and relatives. j T. J. Critcher, Lexington, Okla.
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Blank notes at the Leader office is your paper paid up?
L «t week Mr. J. D. Hackler of
the Mystery Theatre received his
first run of Universal films alter btv
ing placed on the Universal circuit'
He will now show the Universal pic-
tures atogether and Lexington will
have the opportunity of seeing as
equally good line of pictures as is
shown at any of the larger theatres.
Good Crowds In
Lexington Saturday
On account of the fine rains dur-
ing the past week and the beautiful
day, Saturday was a very busy day
for Lexington merchants. Many
farmers were iu town mingling with
each other and getting their supplies
for the coming week
Building Garage
Postmaster W. J. Stevens is this
week having a new and substantial
garage built at his home on east
Broadway, which will lie occupied by
his new Maxwell automobile which
he purchased several days past
First Crop of Alfalfa
The alfalfa raisers of this end of
the county have succeeded in saving
the first c.rop in good condition, the
large majority now being safely stor-
ed in the barns. The crop was ex-
tra good and made a large yield
Much has been loaded in cars and
shipped to distant markets and sold
for high market prices. It is thought
that live good c.rops will be harvest-
ed this season which will be of great
advantage in the lowering of the high
feed bills now being witnessed by
the farmers and stock raisers.
Sam pson-Waggoner
i he wedding of Miss Klsie Samp-
son and Mr. Roy Wagfconer was sol-
emnized last Friday evening at No-
ble.
Both young people are well and
favorably known, Miss Sampson be-
ing the daughter of Mr and Mrs. T.
H. Sampson, a prominent farmer of
the Canada neighborhood.*and num-
bers her triends by her acquaintan-
ces. While the groom is the son of
Mr. and Mrs A. M. Waggoner of No-
ble. a young man of sterling quali-
ties and in every way worthy of the
lady of his choice.
They have the best wishes of their
friends for a long and happy wedded
I i f e
Miss Pern Hardwick, daughter of
Mr and Mrs. H. M. Hardwick, has
gone to Colorado Springs where she
will spend the summer with her aunt
Mrs Seward, in an effort to improve
her health.. which lias not been good
for some time.
M.r and Mrs. Klmer Booker and
son. Wallace, were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr and Mrs. Tom Rags-
dale north east of town.
. The Pequot well located on th*
Jarboe farm in 33-7-1 east was spud
ded in Monday morning, and drill-
ing has been going on rapidly ever
since. It is predicted that by the
latter part of the week the drill will
be down some four hundred feet.
Thi scompan^ is going about their
work as if they mean to find out
what is hidden under the ground in
that district in a short time. And
no doubt they have, good reasons to
believe that their work will not be
in vain.
This makes the third well that is
being drilled neafl Lexington and
there is good hopes of three more
being started before the summer has
passed.
It is said by men of oil experi-
ence that the Pequot well has a very
promising location and that a good
flowing well will be brought in. We
all hope that these men know aud
that Lexington will sooil ,<o down on
the map as the center of a large and
promising oil field
Our New Serial
Begins Next Week
"Liberty" is the name of our new
serial story which will begin in our
next issue. This story is a very
thrilling revelation of the "now"
lconditions on the Mexican border.
In it is the soldier boys of every
State and the sturdy regulars of
Uncle Sam's standing army play an
important part.
A serial story "Liberty" has the
added value of being produced as
a motion picture serial complete in
twenty episodes, one of which will
be shown at the Mystery theatre
on Thursday night of each week,
beginning June 1st. The picture wil!
follow the story as published in the
Leader each week.
You cannot afford to miss this
! opportunity of reading this thriiliivg
story and seeing it reproduced iu
i motion pictures.
Attention!
Mr. J. I), Peters th is week re-
ceived a letter from the Adjutant
General a{ Oklahoma City stating
that the Kirst Regiment of Infantry
Oklahoma National Guard was still
short flOO men and that the reput-
ation of Oklahoma was at stake.
The letter also stated that if every
member of the Democratic organ-
ization of the state would send one
man between the ages of 18 and 4r>
th3 required strength would, be
reachvd in a short time. See Mr
Peters and transporation to Fort
Still, Oklahoma will be furnished.
Messrs. Hosea and Bmmett Tuggle,
prominent grocers of Lindsay, drove
over Sunday and spent the day with
their parents, Mr. aud Mrs. J. M.
Tuggle.
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Whitsett, Lee. The Lexington Leader (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 26, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, June 1, 1917, newspaper, June 1, 1917; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc110779/m1/1/: accessed April 20, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.