13 Sep 1916
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Newspaper
Farmers Champion
Location
Elgin, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1916
Page
1
A garbled OCR text fragment mentions Mistlatee, Weenel, Kansans Savi, and Mist principle with unclear places such as Saco Vieite and Lincoln Myt. It references teens, a party, and visits, with names like Olive Mayrayen and Shan, amid scattered lines about eateries and colleges.
Fragmentary text describes a journey involving Elgi James Mitchell and V. poute to Marlow. Details are unclear due to OCR errors but point to travel or movement between places with mention of a route or entry to a location. No clear events, dates, or organizations are identifiable.
The readable portions describe a jumble of place names and initials, mentioning UAE, Blewpdie Wis, Blewite, and hospital mid lines. It appears as a distorted notice or shorthand with no clear event, date, or identifiable persons to summarize into a coherent item.
A lengthy recap describes a ten inning baseball game with excitement from the crowd. Walters leads with a first inning dash and strong defensive plays. The narrative mentions Blain Priday and a dramatic late rally, with key moments including hard hits, a spectacular defensive stop, and a tense finish as fans hope for a winner.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a basketball event with players named inexactly and scattered actions. The passage mentions a Tuesday afternoon game, defensive plays, first five minutes, and rough play around the lane. It references Vinon or Vivian and other unclear names with no clearly defined outcome or teams.
Fragmentary report describes a baseball game between Elgin and Walters teams with mixed names. Players Spier appear twice, others listed uncertainly. multiple misspellings and garbled phrases obscure positions and actions.
Mrs TR Bennett underwent no operation Sunday morning and is reported to be doing as well as could be expected at this time.
Fragmented text lists names and places with unclear context. Mentions include Rial, Roe, Batre, Boueb, Hid, Haugh and Bareh Illinois, plus scattered descriptors that imply a local listing or notice without clear events or actions.
A vivid description praises a display contributed by the ladies in Comans ha county during the street fair. Viewers testify it was among the finest seen in the county and rivaled only by Oklahoma state fair exhibits. The building buzzed with people admiring the wondrous display prepared by the ladies group.
A letter from Professor W, aged 86, explains a promotion dated Sept 2 and requests the transfer to new duties as supervisor of day schools across Cr, wlae, and nearby reservations including Spokane and Lapwat. The message thanks friends for support and expresses hope for a smooth transition to the new position.
Mrs C J Tipps sister of J G Wade of the Wade family died unexpectedly after seven months of illness. She recently resided in the Tennesee region and returned to her home with her mother. The obituary notes a prolonged poor health prior to death.
Preparations underway as locals and groups gather near Stony Point to support efforts by Morrie and Clanadie amid the energy push. Speakers stress resilience and identify routes to boost oil flow and regional development.
Monday morning enrollment lists show 6th grade students Earl Herr Geerl Brooks Geerl Brooks Lyman Mayes Ernest Kitsmiller Id Sorrels Louise Dillberg Elva sl Veira Head Briddie Batt, 10th graders Louis Behumann Oscar Rose Evelyn Hicks ae lie King Nona Hayas Dott ott, 11th graders Delbert line Frank Hunt Don Bruns ill Mae Whitman Ada Marre, 12th grader Waldo Wettengel.
A Thursday basketball game between Sterling and Elgin finished 22 to 9 with two 16 minute halves and a 10 minute intermission. At halftime Elgin led 8 to 3 as Magnansen Kitsche Vatney Cline Hagle Will were among the players listed.
Thursday winners announced in a local meet with Ar thur Murray taking first in the boys latrow race and Velma Hagle earning second in the under 13 girls. Cherie Dillbarg also placed second in a separate event as the page lists multiple young competitors.
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