The Lexington Leader (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 32, No. 4, Ed. 1 Monday, May 29, 1922 Page: 1 of 8
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THE LEXINGTON LEADER
Volume Thirty-Three
LfcAlNOlON, l LfciV bLAJNl) CUUMY, OKLAHOMA,^MONDAY, MAY 29, 1922.
Number Four
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Bottoms Store
Have Enough Signers
For Asking Election
■ Hoped that Itoad Election May lie
:! Held During Regular August
Primary
Yes,
Thank You
Call Again
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.Business Firms
Changing Loactions
Three of Lexingtorf's business
fims will be found in new locations
after Monday. Higbee and Higbee
will move their stock of goods to
Corbett where they will consolidate
with Alvie Higbee, merchant at that
place.
W. C. Butler & Co., will move to
the building in the Breeding block va-
cated by Higbee and Higbee, Marcum
and Isom will move their stock of
hardware and furniture in the I. O.
O. F. building vacated by W. C. But-
ler and company.
Residence Robbed
The home of R. L. Carpenter liv-
ing in the Valley Grove district, was
entered Sunday morning and robbed
of between seventy-five and eighty
dollars in cash, a gold watch, pair of
eye glasses, some jewelry and other
articles. The family was away from
home at the time and made the work
of ransacking the house more con-
venient for ,the robbers.
Missionary Society
The Methodist Missionary met
Tuesday with Mrs. Blanton. The 18
and 19 Chapters were read and dis-
cussed. Those present were Mmes.
Collins, Milt Sherman, Lillian Sher-
man, Scott Whorton, W. S. Gray, M.
P« Frazier, Stella Baughman, Ed
Low, J. F. Shockley. Miss Itura
Strong was a visitor.
Delicious refreshments were serv-
ed.
The Society will meet next Tues-
day with Mrs. Scott Whorton.
The Singing Convention
Car loads of Lexington folks at-
tended the singing convention at Can.
ada Sunday. Many took their din-
ners, and had a real feast of good
things eat( which were spread und-
er the shade of an immense tree, by
the road side, although just over the
fence in a good neighbor's yard.
With plenty of ice tea to refresh the
inner man, a real picnic was enjoyed.
The singing was good, but as yet we
have not learned to whom the honor
belongs. Lexington was represented
by her best vocal talent.
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I BUSY
I CORNER STORE !
E' Enough signatures have already
= I been received on petitions asking that
E an election be called for voting on
E i the $600,000 hard surface road bond
issue to guarantee that the election
will be held at the regular August
primary, members of the County
Good Road5 association reported Sat-
urday.
With intensive campaign work for
the proposed hard surfaced road
bond issue having been carried on in
every community of the county by
the Moore, Noble, Lexington, and
Norman executive committees of
the county good roads association,
about 600 petitions, sufficient for
holding 18,000 signers have been
broadcasted over this county.
Petitions In by June 3
All petitions in the count are
expected to be in the Norman office
not later than June 3, so that they
may be presented to the county com-
missioners at iheir monthly meeting
on June 5. If county commissioners
should set the date for the road
bond election at the regular August
primary no extra expense would be
incurred, road boosters say.
Work of advertising the hard sur-
faced road bond issue will slacken up
until commissioners have met and
set the date for the election. Im-
mediately after June 5, county road
machinery will be thrown wide open
and members of the four executive
committees will visit all sections
holding road meetings and get-to-
gether sessions of good road boost-
ers.
Five Meetings Held
Five meetings at school houses in
Norman district closed the local com-
mittees' petition work Friday night.
Local citizens pledged assistance in
their respective localities and countj
committees will cooperate with' them.
Tuesday night a meeting was held
at Little Axe by members of that
community with Dr. A. H. VanVleet
and N. E. Wolfard of Norman in at-
tendance.
Wednesday a large delegation of
Norman citizens went in a body to
a good roads meeting in the Denver
community. Among those who at-
tended were: L. C. Lindsay, Dr. A. H.
VanVleet, M. F. Fischer, N. E. Wol-
fard, Will Warren, George MoKin-
ney, H. H. Herbert, and C. W. Ku-
witzky.
Thursday night Dr. A. H. Van-
Vleet, N. E. Wolfard, and C. W.
Kuwitzky, attended a meeting of the
Franklin road workers.
Friday nigh,t two meetings were
held in an effort to conclude the
work of circulating the petitions.
Friday night a meeting at the Grotts
school was held by Dr. A. H. Van-
Vleet and the Grotts citizens. The
other meetings were held at Adair
with E. F. Sherman and C. W. Ku-
witzky of Norman as visitors.
And Swimming Pool =
"Should Old Acquaintance be forgot?" E
The seventh annual opening of the E
i ity park was held Friday night, Ma; =
-0, and as usual on this annual even- —
the park \vas crowded with town ami 5
■ country people to do honor to an oc- j =
iasion which always brings the peo E
pie out, for judging by past experi- =
ence3 they know they will have ii E
] royal time. =
A good program was prepared and j E
given as follows:
| America—by the Lexington Com-
mercial Club band.
Invocation—Rev. J. B. Ward.
Address of Welcomt—A. Hutchin.
Music by the band.
Reading—Miss Eloise Evans.
Music by the band.
Quartette, Mrs. Sterling Thomas-
son, Alvin Huffman, J. O. Motsen-
bocker, and J. B. Ward.
Music by the band.
Address—Arthur Sherman, presi-
dent of Commercial Club.
Quartette, Messrs Motsenbocker,
Burke, Lurry and Ward.
The opening of the park and the
swimming pool is an occasion on [
which people of social inclinations
love to assemble. Here they meet
and converse with many old time j
friends, renewing old acquaintances
and making new ones.
Lexington stands first among the,
towns of its size in public spirited en- j
terprises, and to own and operate a
public play ground and provide for j
those who wish to take a plunge in
the sparkling waters of a swimming I
pool, is, and should be regarded as a'
good advertisement for Lexington, j
In the past we have heard some ad-
verse criticism in regard to our]
swimming pool as a place of amuse-
ment, but from the speakers endorse-
ments Friday night we see those ob-
jections have been withdrawn ' and
threfore we expect the pool to get
along "swimmingly" in the future.
. Mr. Ed Low, the efficient manager
oi the park and pool, worked long
and hard to put the place in first
class order for the opening night,
even going so far as to sweep the
ground, walks, and platform of all
trash, such as falling leaves and
twigs.
Extra lights, many new swings.
and a fountain in the middle of the
pool, add greatly to the improvement
of the park for the season of 1922.
School Is Out
and
Spring is Here
KODAKS
For Fishing and
Vacation Trips
Palace Drug Co.
Arthur Sherman, Prop.
Large package Oa,ts 20c
Peaberry Coffee lb 7.. 25c
Crackers, lb 15c
Red Devil Lye 10c
Palm Olive soap 7c
Three packages Arbuckle coffee.. .$1.00
Lewin coffee, lb 35c
[ M. P. Frazier |
| Phone 27 |
LEXINGTON, OKLAHOMA
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Borden-Ethridge
Wedding Saturday
( The wedding of Miss Mamie Jo
Rthridge and Mr. Raymond Parker
j Borden took place Saturday afternoon
i at 4:30 o'clock in the home of Mr.
I and Mrs. Summers Searcy, in Oklaho-
j ma City.
Pink Irases and southern ismilax
decorated the rooms and formed the
improvised altar before which the
marriage service was read by the
Rev. Forney Hutchinson of St. Luke's
Methodist church. The bride wore an
afternoon gown of tea rose pink
georgette made over satin the same
shade, and a large leghorne hat trim-
med with flowers. Her boquet was
a shower of brides' roses and lillies
of the valley. Miss Lucile Searoy
j bridesmaid, wore a gown of green
and white canton crepe with a garden
i hat and corsage boquet of pink ros-
es sweet peas and lillies of the val-
[ ley. William Gaines Roach carried
i the ring in a pink rose. Mr. Carl
! Modenbach acted as best man for Mr.
j Borden. Miss Thelma Searcy play-
ed the bridal chorus from 'Lohengrin'
j a3 the bridal party entered the living
i room.
| After June 10, Mr. and Mrs. Bord-
! en will be at home to their friends at
423 East Fourteenth street. The
| bride is a member of the Bachelor
| Maids club. Mr. Borden is associated
j with the Liberty National bank.—
| Daily Oklahoman.
LEXINGTON
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1 Alvin Barnett (
= Phone 11, where you get what you want i
Sunday School Picnic
One of the most enjoyable affairs
among the younger sets was a picnic
given by Mrs. Isom's qlass of Central
Christian church to the class of
Arthur Sherman of the Methodist
church. The two classes met at the
home of Mrs. Isom at 5:30 Wednes-
day evening and went from there to
the John Boatright grove north of
Lexington.
Arriving at the picnic grounds
games were played after which a
bounteous feast was spread of all
kinds of sandwiches. Then, too,
there was ice cream and punch. Af-
ter the supper the party returning
to the city went to the city parq
where they were treated to a weinnie
roast by Miss Flossie Stone. Those
present were Mary Thacker, Winnie
Sherman, Daisy Low, Ruby Wash-
burn, Ruth Brownell, Flossie Stone,
Esther Lisseaur, Marguriete Lissoaur,
Fern Hardwick, Beatrice Bottoms,
Irma Moore, Helen Keller, Margu-
riete Denison, Itura Strong, Mildred
Keller, Eloise Evans, Blanch Lis-
seaur, Verle Northcutt, Robert Gar-
rett, Harce Conley, Carl Sherman,
Guy Dowdy, Van Hester Low, Ray
Teague, Carl Adams, Ebbie Wright,
Lynn Moses, Aubrey Moses, Zaber
(freenway, Chas. Herzog, Edgar j
Hardwick, Alma Barnes, John Oliver,
Furman Puryear, Virgil Greenway,
Monty Ba'toms, Mr. R. A. Franks,
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Evans, and Mr.
and Mrs. R. A. Isom.
WE HAVE—
Jar Lids, Rubbers, Parafine, Sealing Wax, Jelly Glasses,
Fruit Jars, for your Canning Purposes.
Blue Ribbon Peeled Peaches, box, 15c
(The Sanitary Pack)
HAPPY HOME COFFEE
We can honestly s,ay it is Extra Go°d
HOT BARBECUE EVERY DAY
Bring your bucket artd get some gravy with it. We charge
noting extra.
Lexington, Oklahoma
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I The Farmers State [
I Guaranty Bank I
Pioneer Bankers of Lexington 1
Buys a Home
Miss Flossie Stone, genial sales- E
lady at the Palace Drug store, re- n
cently purchased the half interest of —
her brother, John, in the residence oc- E
cupied by her and her parents.
Miss Flossie is to be congratulated =
for the wise manner in which she i3 E
investing her savings. =
Lorenze Hill of the firm of Hill! s
and McEwen suffered a severe sprain | E
of the ankle Wednesday morning =
which caused him to walk with a IE
Don't let distance deprive you of
OUR SERVICES
If you can't come personally, write or |
phone us.
Place your banking business in our |
hands. We will look carefully after your |
interests. |
FARMERS STATE I
GUARANTY BANK
CHAS. GREEMORE,. President.
ROBT. M. EVANS, Active V-Pres. . E
R. A. FRANKS, Cashier. E
J. B. HACKLER, Asst.-Cashier. E
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Denison, Mrs. E. A. The Lexington Leader (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 32, No. 4, Ed. 1 Monday, May 29, 1922, newspaper, May 29, 1922; Lexington, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc110960/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.