Lottery for Land Draws Winners in Oklahoma Field
Oklahoma land lottery opens at El Reno with 1000 top 160 acre claims awarded. Stephen A. Holcomb Pauls Valley and Leonard Lamb Augusta draw harvest claims. James R. Woods Weatherford and Miss Matte H Beal Wichita draw Lawton district prizes worth 20000 to 40000 dollars. Crowds exceed 25000 as excitement builds for next day drawings in Lawton district.
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Oklahoma
el Reno
Stephen A. Holcomb
Paul's Valley
I.T
Leonard Lamb
Augusta
James R. Woods
Weatherford
Lawton
Battie H. Beal
Wichita
Ian
Woods
Lawton Town
Col. Dyer
Mattie TH. Beal
Kan
Theo Cal. Dyer
Record Winter Wheat Crop Soars to 725 Million Bushels
The drought spared winter wheat, producing the largest harvest in U S history at 725 million bushels. Western farmers faced losses in corn while Kansas and Missouri fields were being harvested. Ideal weather aided the wheat yield despite drought conditions.
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Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Gil
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
Iit
Rain Brings Relief to Damaged Crops Across Regions
The article notes rain easing drought harm to crops, with reports of crowd activity and application draws in El Reno and Lawson districts. It details delays in handling envelopes, a first number draw by Stephen A. Holcomb, and humorous crowd reactions. It also cites crop forecasts across Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Nebraska, and the Dakotas, predicting record wheat yields despite drought impacts.
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Lot
el Reno
Lawson
Dra
Bean Heyler
Col. Dyer
Macey
Stephen A. Holcomb
Paul's Valley
I.T
Crop report notes mixed rains improving crops in many states
The weekly crop summary reports heat and drought varying by region. Rainfall improved corn and cotton in several states while Ohio and Tennessee show continued drought effects. Apple and fruit crops suffer in central valleys, with yields below average in many areas and harvests delayed in others.
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The
Agricultural Department
Mississippi
Missouri
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Atlantic
Carolinas
Virginia
Pacific Coast
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Mississippi River
Ilinois
Michigan
Middle Atlantic States
New England
North Pacific Coast
Red River Valley
North Dakota
Minnesota
Middle Atlantic
Arkansas
Texas
Kentucky
Central Valley
Indiana neighbors report drownings and curious wonders
Brief state items recount drownings from Brook to Brazil and Jeffersonville, an infant eye injury from Windfall, a fatal runaway in Yorktown, a missing Linton coal miner, a pearl valued at 500 to 700 dollars sent to Tiffany, and a 98 year old inmate slated to inherit up to 80 million dollars. Local events include a Petersburg wheat harvest, Sullivan merchants forming a retail rating group, and Kokomo water plant talks ending without agreement.
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Cyril Hinchman
Brook
Poplar Grove
Marion Pullen
Wise Hills
Anderson
Wabash
Piow Handle Point
Berry Bellamy
Madison
Roscoe
Edmund
Louis Willis
Truman Township
Sullivan County
Ohio River
Melvin Knowland
Jeffersonville
Goodlet Goodrich
Petersburg
Alvin Gerton
Eel River
Brazil
John M. Lockman
Princeton
Tiffany
New York
John Lowman
Flora
Alexander Cauble
Salem
Lewis Huddleson
Frank Workman
Yorktown
Sarah Coonrad
Montgomery
Elmer Wickham
Linton
Merchants of
Sullivan
State Association
Samuel R. Engle
J. H. Madden
Francisco
Oakland City
Kokomo
Lloyd Bownie
J. W. Kerr
Pendleton
Simon Jones
Frankfort
Mr. Jones
John Bond
Mitchell
Sally Seabold
Allen County Infirmary
American Waterworks Company
Thas City
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Ware
Jorma
Vai
Fiscottm
Suerreryor
ARK
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Wiscom Sih
Zoria
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Olarare
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Anna Mobgrove
Springfield
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Ohio
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South Dakota
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