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Newspaper
Farmers Champion
Location
Elgin, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1913
Page
4
In Elgin Oklahoma the hall owner and basketball coach ban profane language at games. The move, praised by readers as a step toward clean athletics, aims to attract ladies and boost community support and finances for success of the events.
The piece notes heavy rains with 5.5 inches in ten days and compares with 1908 and 1910 droughts. It cites M. P. Hartman of Hear Sterling who built two 200 ton silos holding 460 tons, sold at 5 dollars a ton for 2300 dollars, with net 1100 dollars after filling costs, and claims fertility value of 100 to 200 dollars.
A call to reform in Elgin athletics seeks a shift to clean competition after incidents of foul play and cheating raised concern among officials and supporters. The effort targets fair play and integrity in local sports.
Mr and Mrs H Vanne joined by Dee Walling and her parents and brothers with wives observed a second wedding anniversary Saturday evening in a quiet family gathering.
Local Lawton merchants Young & Wolcott’s advertise to buy produce and sell meats, offer Christmas goods at Hagle and Drug Store, and promote sales. Numerous residents including J. P. Kennemar, Mrs Christine Humphries, Thos Hayes, W D Pugh, and others are listed visiting, on business, or staying for weekends.
Elgin events include a turkey shoot hosted by Young & Wolcott on Monday December 22 and a basketball team traveling to Apache for an evening game. Local residents Mrs E J Crawford Haz el Cheena and others appear on a tick list while farm listings are sought through the Bank of Elgin.
To our friends and customers we offer quantity discounts to save money on staples. Flour per sack 1.10. kerosene oil and other goods priced to move. canned corn, tomatoes, salmon, peas, pickles, hominy, sugar, and more. Supply your pastry from our stock and you will have the best.
The Bank of Elgin prints the 1913 tax lists for Richarda and Chandler townships and the town of Elyn. Special care will be taken to ensure accurate property descriptions and strict accounting for all taxes collected. Visit for service and proper handling.
Comanche and Lawton notices list events including a meeting in Lawton, a sale of Indian lands, and dates beginning December 8 with a January poultry show in Enid scheduled for January 26 to 31.
Rev D L Miockiey, pastor, prints worship times for the Elgin circuit. Services are at Beaver Bend, Sterling, Beaver Bank, Mountain View, and Elgin on the specified Sundays and hours, including the first and fourth Sundays of the month.
Post office hours show openings from 8 00 a m to 4 00 p m daily with Sunday variations. Some entries indicate closures at 1 23 p m and 6 98 am and mention holiday and Sunday special hours.
D. W. Roger, once county treasurer, has accepted the position of cashier of the First National Bank of Walter and will devote his full time to duties starting after January 1.
Receipts priced at ten cents and small gifts tempt buyers in Elgin with offers on box paper toga games and other new articles at Hagle Drug store. The Bank of Elgin encourages deposits to support the town’s growth. Mrs G W Wade returns from Chickasha hospital improved after a four week stay.
Gov Crue issues a proclamation declaring Thursday December 18 as a day to burn trash and weeds along roads to kill the encroaching bugs. The order urges residents to participate to curb the insect problem.
A new broom factory in Lawton is now producing brooms in good shape. Machinery arrived last week and five workers are employed with plans to hire more as production expands.
In Comanche county a November report notes the stork defeating the death angel by 44 to 12, a phrase underscoring pro Roosevelt sentiment and comical local sports framing in a moralizing tone.
A new road grader from Terre Haute Indiana arrived this week for Chandler Township at a cost of 150 dollars. The township board has bought a total of 800 dollars in supplies from the same company.
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