Farmers' Champion (Elgin, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 30, Ed. 1, Wednesday, April 12, 1916 Page: 4 of 4
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DRY GOODS I
SHOES
That are all leather
The largest Grocery Stock
The best Produce Market
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Elgifl April 12
Rev. W. T. Eustcr
K!ii-in wiil have thn ntitiortJ'ii-
ty to heir al! ainu' ti" i.c a anil Harold Putney wag so far a-
very Bucccssful inovumant in thu'"1""! i tli hurdle race that he
Methodist churcli of America and
in Inch all nroUtstunt ehurciiO'
ru nor nKnKd. IUv. W. T.
Kastflr furnor district Hiirerin-
tundent uf thii rouion will be
preeunt. He is now the wcrt-
tar? of this nc.v rnorornont hnv-
injf in ehiirjo till uf Okluh'm.;.
and northtcn Texan. 1IU ttiorne
will will bo "The OatlouK for
I'rotuntant ChriiiiHnitv In Aiikm'-
ien and thu Manner In Which the
i.Uthodtat Churcli 13 aolvinjc her
1'rohlems." ln will bo at flea-1
ver Uend in the rnnniini; of A-;
Iiril lGth nnd in ICIjjin in tho av
uriinir. U will preuch at both
lilucca upon tbih topic roproaent-
inr the claimant ..nmhii.
Th?. nihlr..ita will .. ii r.v..l.i.
tion to tho pjule nhout condi-
tions at nrcsont in thii Irind itnd
tlin nliiftntnrr nnm 1 1 1 Ir iru filmliM
wtilnh iw.i ...1 llua t..nn u.l
until this jjreat movement wuh
launched by tho general confor-
enco of the whurch and nil thr
IliflhopB of t'10 church K"t btck
of it in real earno't. All tin
friouda of thoenuHcof JVotostaii-
tiam aii. cotdinllvjinvitcd to come
out and hear
contddcr tho
kinjidom.
this now work and
value ot it to the
Stony Point Rumblings.
Some cooler weather and jdon-
ty of rnlu a bard fropi came
.Saturday nixht which Killed most
nil the fruit but KUiden und field
iralna not dainaKd.
Walter Hackettnnd wife. Ge-
neva nnd Geo. Kalii.!; Loilleantl
Volva Head uttended the min-
strel show afran at Apahe Mon-
day rii'nt.
L. P. Clayton wa? in Eltfln Sat-
urday. ). I) Orant motived to Lnw-
ton Monday
Mr. t'latt and daughter Eliza-
beth wern Elifin rnllera Saturday.
Johnny Mortis visltad with
Clarence Hardzoir Sunday.
Mls Ula Millar visited with
Sylva Mohler Sunday.
Miss Bernlee Portor visit J
with alias Ruth Grant Sunday.
Walter IlnrdzoK visitea' Tandy
Jlublw Sunduy.
IUM3KAM
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Hats and Caps
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Trek
Meet Snap Shots.
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at
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thal hje? U
tij W ttM dl Ktt.
Dotvxi "ran tu
n J b fo it weif.
own rftec
:5rehrH Engifeh lettKiefJ
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explain whv
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itwud the (isrocun
rt.
iu near aoiueuiinr I
j at Lrlon
When KittH.er rail ttiwp
.tie trjCit )fiie did nm k'i'iA
vnether it .a a dser or a ey-
'ode turned Iwoi.;.
tortjo' he nil u comuetitor and
fu.iL-d to finirtt) the rttcc.
Plenty of material left fur r'!e
VRultlni:. '1 he Clvin boys un-
dtr 10') pnundj went as hijrh a
Putnej'a ompelitorsin thu liigii-
er clans.
Ono K!kin nnn sid thnt in the
relay race ih FAvin baa could
havp Kont around the track the
joeond time and taken K-.-cond
ulacr aUo
I . .
j r te.irr profeir at thi
j vo"t . nio01 I'i have
n-ved. haven t they?"
pole
buon
only
! vault
m-ive.
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'.': .""H; ' DU.
i moved up.
l Bf?rnS
It
that Judire Hu'to
from Flotclier
Kave I'latcher
liisiand all the other contestants
second in all the intwlloctual con-
tvst. which showed that he was
"very" fair in a'll hiu dkcisions.
Jiidtfe llutto naid Waldo
Wettetmel iiiianronoiincnd H.o
( words dospicahlo" and "mauso-
1 1"1""" A $10 prize M hereby
!oiried to any one who" heard
him uie either one of theae two
words.
Waldo WotteriKel. flhiRlo hand-
nd and nlomr bucked aiv of ihn
Fletcherites in live difiVrcnt
.contcslH and was jiiven two (ir?tK
anil throe secondi a total of HI
I fail to crow.
iiioiuh. n-u riutcnor UU r.ut'i. . '0i1...s..i ..... u 'i"'.
..i...- 11... t. : . . .
.. one-time honored "fltraw bonds"
Ilntto from Fletcher' arc not acceptable in eithercourt
mlRDronOUIired wnrrlsll.nl uii.l knmln ni.i u.. ..
Judge
credited
t .11.1 . ""'""' "'" ""i"j.-i iiiu.Ti. iic mi dhblll-
' V " 'lu.l0"t'r N'onKor to one ' ancu as good ns tho-Kh the mun-
j of tho KlKin speakers and tho- uy was deposited in tho bank.
aid to tho man
who
called his 1
attention to it
gentleman"
Aou
arc not a
The judges gave the Elgin do-
hator just twice iih many points
an the FletchordobaUr. At that
I "ito it would take three from
Hotelier to defeat him Hut
''''l(? Hulto'a Rradlnjf put the
; "etolier speaker far in the lead
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' Mr. 7 .-.. . . . .
(ns caller in Lawton Friday.
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1J f-y o- a p-1 'r '-t Use 7 -'i
: ffali- . . ;-srt i
2r aw.- r.utiifrt-f
it rm f'.- .U SB-
??(-. a inWt; r
. p-e r fc is it-?
at txJ i SHU-tni a M r
.stated. 7m fJl-iz rate ir-pt-ytbt
n ad. tree:
Cover? VW. $&.f0
PiticaJ A! rt jaemetMis
The rawm' CHAnrtov
LUMrt3d to tTHli tlMi
nves m tthcfc: for r-iirt-'J59
sbjei to tie TuisBwki
:d Aaron.
Subject Dwesoer.'.ic Pnisry-
For Shan ff
W. K iPIKE
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for CoKiy Clarfe.- -
!C5erc Lwtr.n
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'Stibjoe. Republican Pri:ry.
I For 3h'r"(f-
Hdnry Murphy Fcr j
Court Clerk.
H J. Murphy aonouneea u a
Jauiocratic CiiJifi.1fctf forr'.jrt
c;iX oi C'Hli'.co ct u av. tut
jet t' the ac'.i'.n of th trrimanes
n Ao.-rat 1 1916.
Th i2 one irwtanc in which.
ae not im man v.hinuru 45sa' - .
aku.R the office Wis r-ffice thu?d " Knoie. mother nf Mr.
.x .!kir.g the man forMr:'wll BntWjr awl Mr?. Enj.
Warpiiy's qaaliAicattons U fu!- j M'ntp:fntjry ja irj aic ut ti
AM the ojuoaof tiiiarjartieular'wntioK.
I atM ... I. t .l.A.kt.CVI.I 1..AW. S
...... hii t .. imitiii mui
oread (it of the entir! u.;ty. aailiMeCraW wt-re Lawton vUituji.
as far as sttoriiosand curt are ' Satjnlav afternoon.
.. -.-.- --r
cierK or me count v ciurt. insot-flt-e
of court clerk i the moit
dilficuU to fill acci'taldy of ani
in the count v. Thn dut'tfaare
not onl man. fold b.f reoir:-
knowledge sIock certain liof.
that the urdinit ciMzen cit.o
hope to possess. As one aftor
ney expressed it "You have to
bo h pi-'ltv j;o04l lawyer to take
care of court business."
Mr. Murphy is a very Rood law-
er indeed as far as com Miusi-
neea w concined but hai made
himself capable through five
years of haul eiud w.jrk and
experience. lie bad the advant-
age of bwiiiK a college maduate
add an expert t.vpist und anyone
familiar with office worK will
vouch for the fact that Henr
Murphy can accomplish in'ire
Y.orK in a day than any two
court men thev have known
For four 1 ears Mr. Murphy Jus
practically had charge of the of-1
ficc of court clerk tnd ut the end 1
of every month the husuiess has
been brought up to the minute.
These results were not brought
about by eijjht hours work per
day but bv working many nights
each month.
No longer nre leR.nl matters
co'iiieeted with county and dis-
trict umirts permitted o dra? a-
long imlehnitelv. t ourt costs
ore not only iveorui-J thov are!
c.i'lectd and thioiuh the ener-
jretir pfrsisten.t of Mr. AIurdn
inrne Htuns have been collected
and turned over to the county
treasurer whicb had been per
ihitte 1 to !anunh on the books.
As clifof diput it has been Mr.
11 1. .. 1 . 1 . . .. j .
niurunv a ci iiv in nns unnn un
wini n"l"HUI llllli IJIIIIIIBIIIPII
(have lorjr since letimed that th
Attorneys of the citv and coun-
find c.mitant AatisfuL'tion in
!i;
10 lsct that thev uro not mm.
pc'ied in every instance t6 visit
the courthouse and pour over the
uoneerrifd kwn tbrounhoat lm Mra Fraak Ford iaatl'i cofi ?'
.Ute. .Sme the Uw of th-f hr hmie wrb rhw...iti
dU;e provided foi the ama j.a.a- hw diuKter Mrs. Sarah tj. i
nun ot the distnct toJrt and)hre fur a visit.
rccoras to gain one source of in- been employed ns teachers in
formation relative to a cane for the Cyril bcIk-uIs for the eoming
thev enn call 011 Mr. Murphy.and term which will make their
without references to the files third year there
tell the number of tho case mid j
i" fu3!.9tS J 0 k ftlT0St M". R. H. Lasloy had a bug
as familiar with the records a 'lo fntt.r ono of r oar8 early
an odinary man Is with the state Saturday morning and her hits-
of his personal finances. 1 btnfi hRcl t( tnke her tc a 1Mcia.
Mr. Murphy announces that if list at Lawton to got it removed.
c: 'fir rt . .-- t
i fc.?el c--af. -; r.
Pi linl Admf-r.er.
Joe Siiidtof t Far
County Altornej
J S. Rbi-f or: f Law
xr.we re J a oncirrarc : - u
l'" frtM!Tl-M-fj f (
i r: e- vf t... pntuAa an '.
ut 1. VJI&
H is no nnte to tii- c
WK.'?f ;r o-sn;. ha. e
i a r:tfthr o' ft Itir r .
' M tE ter. Farrii fc Rr r f .
ai Laartj for Arot e3 '-
axtf l&t bte "saatl e r i- :
uaJy in Ue pmcuee of iar Hf
?z f tociai -iritfe tLri n a ' p
w i- i5th tb iotsr :.u ...
3T fOW.-t?.
la a 1313 a i 1 14
thit firm wa- etty ai-rrc.' '
Ls.uand ahttrtly after :.t
;ww bjt. Mr. Mct.b -xj
JaTiit! aatitt.nt af rt..
jr.-ra! and imi o ii e t . 0' -
!.hjtr.a :o; Mr Ferri vt r-
' ract:eaJ)r ali th "n
wasJ f.str-Ti an-i fur Hrt th-'
u r ar.ii a ha Mr Ra-:!-
:att iak eara f u.v t t:.'?
. riai gtfV.ra. beaidrs toaa other
lrrportaat tiwtt.
lie has ber active in ct--cratic
r!;Ut$ in the c.jb: for t
&dnbr of year- and ha !ei
gousht ay olTiee btfort henc j
f-!i that ho is eo tilled to ccr-;
vdertk.r at the htotls of tht
democrat!: voters.
j tPoliucfcl Adrertisement.
fciiitietoe Pickups
Sid WiJliama tnd s.i'e r
at the h-mit of Mr. Da via i; .v.- r
ing last SundaJ-.
A number uf oplc front hi
iiftriet attend&'i t tathlotic cu!.
rtkf. GfrAMatt.tf J.i .ari t.
t siina ma xt ri -
j Sundav schocd numbered 4
!et Sunday. .'v'.oernterurei
injr next Satir.iay ;tijht SjnJt
land Sur.de v.a.
j This i thp last week of .hno'
I at Mistletoe. 'ie 7ih anu i-'t
Krade examination c-.mes i-ex-(Thursday
and Friuav. Ou'
1 toHcher can give the rsov-nili
but the eighth wade will haw-
to go to some oilier place to take
it.
Miss Christine Scheetz return-
ed home iaturdaj fiom near A-
paehe where she ha; taught a
seven month school.
Mr.GoetzI is ery low at thi
wiiting.
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On The Elgin Routes.
Some time recently H. V. iJii
worth of the star route took un
to himself a wife a daughter ol
it. Attawav. and thus is batch-
ing no Jong'T.
Julius Himt carrier on tin
auto loiite took the examination
at Lawton Saturday for carriet
to fi'l a vacancy at Fletcher
caused by the resignation of
John Milr. Arch Hiixtnn rtr-
lied the mail for him that day.
T. 0. Miller ca:rifd the mHil on
route 2 Saturday h!u the regu-
lur carrier too hid wife to Law-
ton. W. G Sorrels and wife of route
'J atten 1 i t'u 1) inc-JerseyJsale
in Apache Monday.
Orange Putney of route 3 re-
tiirnod Tuesday from a week't
visit in Oklahoma City.
G. M. Uflin. 0. W. and J. W
Coaipton of route 3 were among
the numher attending the hog
sale in Apache Monday.
0. H. Putney of route 3 made
a trip Jo Lawton Tuesday.
Mrs Jpnnptt Crosby count)
superintendent of Bchoolfl atten-
ded the uchool contests here Sat-
urday. J. H. Harrison and wife have
fvsssm
ywsffim
gifSSSSX-SSMni'l'A
Piano j 5MkpiH
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Sweet Toned
Guardnteed 23 Years
T-j ii. 1 Ce :eil
Celebrated Starck Phycr-Piono
Tuis roaJerfnl 5nK--.-1 makes
S'ak--.!'.!usall. Thc u F .-.er-Pia.io
U rkh-toatd ea'v to cprrate
l.j dvtrbl. It Lki IS TT .' 'Jt tr b to-
lt iv-4 ia T f b ' - '-'i Ir'z. '
t:r jT-.i -f iti wt u4 ul jci.. o 4
Fre
e Music Lessons
tch l flbi... i auit'V'
ii )llll
P. A. STARCK PIANO CO.
Musafacturert CHICAGO
Mrs. G. W. WJker.
Mrs. Go. W. Walker died ?at-
urday night at her h me at H -rt
of typho.d fevr afteian
dlnes of seeral wen. Funer-
tl services were nv.d at tli t
;!aee Monday. S!ie is survived
fry her hu-baad s.nnh drt'iifhter.
ind her parents. Toe daughter
nas heen ill fr a r. umber of
weoki with the same disuse but
s hiitshtly impiowrd
Defuacd Wi he daMt'hter of
Mr. and Mrs. L'--wii Stanliil and
reiided in Elgin forufVi-nn veatri
no ;ing from hure to H ba t near-
ly one jenr a;o. Sua was of a
Kir.d dispo3itior made friends ot
ill her fiCM'iairtancc and no one
was ever hear i Xn say a word a-
gainst her. 'the iews of hor
death was certain!.- recuivti
with much sorrow he:e.
She was a member of the local
Yeomen lodge and owr one year
ago was converted at the reivi.l
meeting at the Math 1 n church
conducted by H!V C. A. Ruck.
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Wanted.
A youcg man or woman in this
community to earn a life scholar-
ship in the JlBTnoPOUTAN Com-
mkrciai. Coixnnn. No work.
just a cooperative nlan If in-
terestsd address W. G. Kills
Uok 476 Lawton Okla. xdv.
G. ILErclesfield returned to-
day from a visit at Washington
kansas.
For Silo Heifer calf nearly
three weeks old. piice $10 00.
H.P.Wottengel.
Win Hlunt left Thursday for
Perth Kan. where he exp'ect3 to
spend the summer.
H J. Murphy and J. A. DiiTen
lalfer
of Liwton were callers
hor aaturdny evening.
J. h Davis and wife of Sterl-
ing attended tho intellectual con-
test here Saturday night.
Rev. W. T. Kuster of Guthrie
will preach in the Methodist
church here next Sunday even-
in ff.
For Sale - White Orpington
ozt irom oolect pon of prize
winning stock. A large chicken
with fcatherlesa lugs good lay-
ers and gontlu dispositions.
IL P. Wottengel.
I Wanted A yountr man or wo-
lffian in this community to earn a
lifo scholarship in the Metropol-
itan Commercial Collego. Wo
I ian.1 iiit-t rn.ftnnrstfva olnn
If interested address W. 0. Ki-
lls Box 476 Lawton OWIa.
Fanwu Sweet Tcood
Starck
lanos
Direct From Our Factory
Vrifl Save You SICO or More
p.UR 2-!i O'ftr i to erid yoa f r j
p ra- '.eciarf ri 'ar
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tute. V a 'i; lit. a - i .
) r tin ey in zn r v ' A
j . is to t:-e fif i "
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p7 the aicitLt LLa wayi.
Easy Payments
r r. r n bi. a!trf A.
d ' i rt. t a u. t n
lutt j t e ti - .ii r -
I'-r r J rr wit'.ut
OUsi tte ccttf.
FRUE.
Piano Book Coupon
P. A. Sl trek Plus Co.
Uu Itirck BU(n C1ucr
Piiix srd i- 'ti tt t . a en r
I ! m t .uftrat'd p!ti .. i.til
1 rrrj tttm c r . CDlns fAwlcrr to Lwfu (i "4
toi em pajocct utci.
'(.
"..i.f.d
T9 tti Slalt.
j Ivan Stvno came Tnelcrfr
;anc with his brother. C St-ue
Ffr Sale-German mi'let sci 1
75c per be. T. A. Spencer A .
I W F Wolcott hns gold his Fo- 1
.to John Cost and bought a H'.ti-
mobile. ShctilF Richardao-1 of Iiiwti-i
r wab among the calk is hetn .-ia-'
urday.
Geo. B. Freenm 1 of Apnoi j
'was among the business cx.i ..1
-here Saturday.
! For Sale Sumac cane seed TV:
: per bushel. Phone or write A j
'Sorrels Elgin. Ukla.
1 W. W. Brunski!! and E. Wist"
.attended the UutoC-Jraej h'r
sale in Apache Monday.
E. Stone and wife went to Hu-
buit Sunday to attend the funer-
al ot Mrs. G. W. Walker on Mon-
day. K. V. Holler oF Chickashi
jeame dov.'H last Wednesday night
ion businss returning Thursday
J morning.
j For Sale-Uouten and metnna
irotton seed: Suinag and Oiango
1 Sugar cane. John Jneobi Elgin
Ukla. Star route.
Editor Tullls of the Comanche
I County Times Lawton was at-
tending the track meet hero
Saturday.
; For Sale -Registered Poland
'"i.!- .-!li. . 1 .1
uiiina Riiir.; a-iew gooti cows aim
heifers. Phone 23. Hue 9 Chan.
D. Campbell Elgin.
Mrs. Alma Howe went to
I -il. . -I 1 mt .
7"c8n.a AiiuiBiiay to wait on
who is ob the Bick list.
Wanted A young man or
woman to earn a life schol-
arship in Metropolitan Commer-
cial Collego. No work justa
eo-operativo plan. IT interested
addres W. G. Ellis Box -176.
Lawton Okln.
Wednesday Elgin Markcta
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iwheat l.oiM
Oftt3v 32
Kafn per bu. throsliod 4H
!Hogs 8.91)
.Cream 113
Butter 17-25
Egg! 15-1(5
Hoos v 11 1-2-ia
Springers
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