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Newspaper

Farmers Champion

Location

Elgin, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Nov 05, 1913

Page

1

Singing Class Notes Updates and New Members

Friday evening practice noted good work despite some missing. The class, now with three lessons, will meet at 7 30 for new members and beginner minutes. Parents welcome to accompany children. New members include Mrs. Alice Wolcott Velma Abbott Mae Hale Merl Strother Gladys Choens. Total to date 43. Practice on church porch Sundays when no services. Second order of song books arrived.

Alice Wolcott Velma Abbott Mae Hale Merl Strother Gladys Jen Choens

Halloween incident injures Elgin boy and rider fall

A boy in Elgin broke an arm during Halloween ranks. Bus ter Wolcott was riding a horse on the street when a buggy top was thrown into the road and he was thrown off, breaking a bone near the wrist. Some shooting was heard about midnight Friday but no injuries were reported.

Hallowe'en Elgin Buster Wolcott

Subscribe for the Farmer's CHAMPION Offer

Local newspaper promo advertises the Farmer's Champion subscription at three months for 25 cents. Includes limited time deal for readers to access ongoing local news content.

New FARMERS' CHAMPION Subscribers List

A two month roll of new Farm Journal subscribers shows names such as Minnie Gilliland A J James FR Weber J H Willhite Merrel Harry Simmonds W P King Mrs Richardson Tom Elliott M Barerkae J M Morrow Rev D L Hinckley Mrs J A Whaley Fletcher Finley H N Whalin Robt J Whalen Greeley Neb J J Dillon W T Gray J W Compte Mill FF Chiefs Meich G Wade Mt Scott and notes subscriptions discontinued for RK Sperling Lawton W S Bentley Elin O Connor.

Farmers’ Champion Minnie Gilliland A. J. James FR. Weber J. H. Willhite P. Merrel Harry Simmonds W.P. King Richardson Tom Elliott L. Barerkae J. M. Morrow J. M. Ae D. L. Hinckley Mra J. A. Whaley Fletcher W. E. Finley Ee Gang Lawton Edge H. N. Whalin J. Whalen Greeley Nebr J. J. Dillon Win T. Gray Compte Mill Ff Chiefs M. Meich G W. Wade Mt. Scott RK. Sperling Lawton W. 8 Bentley Elin O'Connor

Bread Orders Highlight Mrs Stackhouse's Busy Start

Since starting in the restaurant business about four months ago Mrs G Stackhouse has ordered 1830 loaves of bread from porkenne waten is on average over per week besides some she baked

G. 8. Stackhouse

Sold Cattle By D F McAnaw To Moffit and Fuson

D F McAnaw sold more than 50 head of cattle to Moffit and Fuson on Tuesday. The buyers drove the steers to Lawton to place in their feed yards.

D. FE McAnaw Moffit & Fuson Lawton

Pupil notes from District Eighteen Missives from Mistletoe

District Eighteen pupils whisper news of visits by Annie Elsass Sam Monery and others. Community updates include visitors from Lawton Haven and Marion, a new baby, a Sunday school with 85 attendees, and imminent schoolhouse preaching by Rev. Humphries. Other items cover local travel, purchases, and school attendance, with October roll showing eighteen present and few absences.

Annie Elsass Sam Monery Lawton John Ray Lorena McCraw Ernest Montgomery Wil Bentley Lizzie Spencer L. 8. Miller L. P. McCraw Tom Sperling Stork All Bentley W. K . Humphries J.T. mcCraw Marion Seturua Miss Mabie Atay Pleasant Valley Nnes Mistletoe

Joe Wolf Overcoat and Suit Sale in Lawton

Joe Wolf, Lawton's one price clothier, slashes prices for overcoats and suits during November. The sale runs all month at Joe Wolf's Reliable One Price Store, promising money savings.

Joe Wolf Lawton

Radford Cleared in Lawton Federal Court

Thagh Radford was acquitted in federal court at Lawton of shooting former Enid sheriff Charles Porter with intent to kill. The verdict ended the murder attempt case against Radford and left Porter’s status as a former law officer noted in the record.

Lawton Thagh Radford Chas. Porter Enid

Cache Register Succeeds as Comanche County Booster Begins

The small town paper shifts names with the Cache Register being replaced by the Comanche County Booster. It signals a local media refresh and continuation of community news under a new banner.

Cache Register Comanche County

County News Highlights Murder Trials and Clerical Moves

The November term will hear two murder cases T. J. Scott and Anna Scott for killing George Horton, and John Tremont for killing Sherman Woodward. Rev. Henry Stuyter resigns from the Comanche Apache Mission near Ft. Sill and takes a Louisville area pastorate. Rev. James Dykema of Chicago succeeds him. County Treasurer Porter reports 160 collected for mortgage filings under the new law. A Lawton merchant ran three advertising pages in one day, underscoring advertising value.

T. J Anna Scott George Horton John Tremont Sherman Woodward Henry Stuyter Ft. Sill Louisville James Dykema Chicago Treas Porter Lawton

Leckey Indicted In Cache Supply Fraud Case

Former Cache Supply cashier Leckey and associates Janks Hannon Trope and Simpson were indicted by a federal grand jury in Lawton. The scheme allegedly involved heavy ore purchases and embezzlement totaling about 20 thousand dollars. the firm went broke, officers vanished with funds. Leckey reportedly fled to Old Mexico. bond of 5000 was paid by Equitable Go. in a related action.

EA Leckey Erie Ice Cac Federal Grand Jury Lawton Ek Janks Jake Hannon Morria Trope Morris Simpson Leckey Equitable Go Old Mexico

Tuesday Elections Show Shifts in Major Offices

John I. Mitchell, fusion candidate, won New York mayoralty by about 75 000. David A. Walsh, Democrat, elected governor of Manisa patent by around 60 000. James F. Fielder, Democrat, won New Jersey governor by about 15 000. Blair Lye, Democrat, elected to U S Senate from Maryland. William Sulzer, deposed New York governor, elected to state legislature as a progressive.

John I. Mitchell New York David A. Walsh Manisapatent James F., Fielder New Jersey Blair Lye United States Senate Maryland William Sulzer

Resches Majority Celebrated At Byrd Home

A group of young people and older folks gathered at Ewall Byrd’s home on Friday to celebrate his 71st birthday. The event marked a milestone with friendly wishes and shared memories.

Ewall Byrd Pete

Fragmented note about Chas. Wave at Lawton event

A damaged OCR fragment mentions Chas. Wave at Lawton and a bell tolling in a room, with unclear context and missing details. The readable bits point to a person named Chas Wave and a Lawton location, but no clear action or outcome is observable.

Local Grocery Prices and Supplier List

Prai selling like potatoes at seven fifty per bushel. Ladies long coats ten dollars. Men’s overcoats. Peroxide four ounce. Cabbage per pound. Sugar twenty two and a half pounds. Matches three boxes. Compound ten pounds. Kraut two cans. Louis Tomatos. Best Red Salmon. Oats white. Karo syrup. Onions six pounds fancy yellow. Knit wrist gloves per dozen. Eggs paid twenty six cents. chickens nine to thirteen cents. Ribelin Stone Walker.

Stone & Walker

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D. E. McAnaw Umber McAlester Nut B. V. Hamilton Tin District Eighteen J. H. Sellars Waain W. W. Brunskill Geo.Coffin C. H. Putney Edna Sam Everette Joe Herber Decker J.P. Kennemar C. W. Compton Jim Compton Dorothy Hasenbeck Frank Hansen Chickasha Kinchen Marshall Row Jetcher A. BE. Con Bert Hehen Bern Albert Conard Gertrude Harry Fedde D. A. Myers Oklahoma Sunamayy Jerry Ashley Fletcher Hotel Callus Niaut J.C. Diss Optaspatrist Radford County News Elgin Markets Eva da. J. F. Gamble Oklamoma Weber Home Resches Ranh Chas Lawton, Ao Bank of Elgin
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