03 Mar 1915
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Newspaper
Farmers Champion
Location
Elgin, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1915
Page
1
The Star Class of the M E Church gathered Wednesday at Miss Dott Wolcott's home for an evening of games and songs. A charity raffle with mystery novelties raised funds, as packages sold for 10?2 per item. Refreshments included a course lunch and apples, and guests departed around 12:30 a m praising the hostess.
Notice offers two readers free or partial subscriptions for spotting five mispelled words in the paper. First reader living on a rural free delivery route who brings a copy on March 3 1916 or later wins three months or six months subscription depending on the spelling error.
A young man in Elgin ate two suppers at J F Ballou's on Wednesday and later carried a concealed weapon. Taken to Lawton, he pleaded guilty before Justice Armstrong and was fined 25 dollars plus costs, which he refused to pay, awaiting 25 days in jail. Ballou laments losing his best customer.
The Elgin run finished its work last Wednesday evening and completed one bale weighing 700 pounds, the largest bale ginned this season.
C L Driggs left Tuesday for Cushing after a family visit. Cremer carries mail on route 2 due to Lasley’s wife illness. Walling’s new house on route 3 is progressing well. Roth is recovering from diphtheria. Mt View on route 2 opens as scare eases. Lon Morton finishes barn for L V Hill on route 2 and returns to Blain. Lizzie Dotson visits Fletcher family. J O Lake, road boss on Richards township route 2, notes good road work. Campbell travels to Oklahoma City on business. Ida Spencer visits Lawton home. J Danley visits father. Cremer of route 3 conducts Lawton business Saturday.
KV. Hoffer returns from Oklahoma City with a finely bred yearling Shorthorn bull to enhance his Stertine area herd. The solid deep red animal has strong breeding and quality points, encouraging other farmers to keep well bred stock rather than scrub stock.
Public notice announces a mass meeting in Elgin Oklahoma on Friday March 5 1915 at 8 PM to select a ticket for town officers to be voted on at the primary Tuesday March 16 1915. E Stone C M Wolcott Trasices.
A ventriloquist performed in town on Friday and fooled many residents by voice. Dr. Hilsmeyer opened his medicine case twice to calls induced by the trick, revealing he was among those misled.
The following Hat of letters remain unclaimed in the Elgin Oklahoma post office as of March 1, 1915. Odell, Murt Petti, Mies May en calling for the above please any, Advertised. I P Werrencin, Postmaster.
Miss Jipsy Braddy quits school and goes home to Rush Springs. In Friday debate on Columbus and Washington the Washington side won.
The pie supper planned for Happy Hollow Hall was postponed from tonight to Saturday due to unspecified delays. Organizers cited the week as the cause and asked attendees to note the new date.
Mildred Chamberlin goes to nova ark to care for Mrs Nick els while she is ill. The locality saw half a day's work before rain set in. Herman Bentley Miss Sal lia and their father visited Lawton last Wednesday. Mrs Bowman's Missouri relatives are visiting. Lizzie Dotson works for Mrs Dr Gamble at Fletcher. Charley Sperling’s wife visited sister Mrs Wade last Wednesday. Bessie May Bentley, recently ill, is improving. Several pupils miss school this week due to illness. M F Richardson and wife visited Fletcher Wednesday. Sperling sold hogs at Fletcher late last week. No singing Sunday due to bad weather. Richardson family visited Fred Stauffer last Sunday.
M Wolcott reports satisfaction with Home Insurance Co settlement for the livery barn damage and plans to rebuild. He holds four residences with the same company and notes the town of Bigin needs a new livery barn despite the business not being as strong as before.
Repair Shop Safe Hall offers cleaning pressing clothes shoe repair harness furniture and related work while J F Ballou expands meat shop and lunch service improving offerings to meet demand. Both businesses support the town’s economy and rely on public patronage.
Four times last week one of the office panels failed to arrive in time to dispatch the routes. In each instance the delay occurred every other day with a missing paper on one day and two papers on the next day.
J A Braddy of Elgin learned from the Ft. Sill train crew this morning his brother, a section foreman at Ft. Sill, had found the baby dead in bed at the post. No other particulars are available.
Charlie Crabtree until recently a clerk in the Lawton post is noted in local record. The item mentions his penitential duties and involvement with the penitentiary mail process.
In Memory Of Edith Shipley Mitchell Born Jan. 27, 1916, died Feb. 48, 1915. Another little child has To dwell with him gave. Another little darling Babe, is sheltered in its grave. God needed one more angel child: Ammidut his shining hand. And so he sent His loving amile And grasped little Edith's hand. Our hearts are sad and lonely Without our precious darling. She ip with little Cleo now. Where we'll meet to part no more. Papa, Mamma, Brothera and Siaters.
Heavy rains persistently flood roads in the region making travel difficult. Farmers report muddy conditions but no major complaints as ten days of drier weather offer some relief and crews plan for continued netting and field work.
The Yeomen lodge held its 18th birthday anniversary Thursday night. At the meeting Joe Zimmerman and Monta Bennett were initiated into the mysteries of the order. A large quantity of ice cream cake oysters and other delicacies were served with some indulging attendees navigating home on Friday.
Eli Sanderfer died at 2 o'clock Sunday morning in Winona Mississippi. He was 22, married last September, and recently underwent an appendicitis operation. His mother blamed a prior injury for his death and he was buried the following afternoon.
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