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Monument For a Town
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Grit
Vim
Push
Boost
Energy
Schools
Churches
Morality
Harmony
Cordiality
Advertising
Good property
Talk About It
Speak Well of It
A Healthy Location
.Help to Improve It !
Advertise it in the papers
Elect good men to office
Fair competition in prices
Faith exhibited by good works
Try to make the atmosphere
healthy; Are all croakers, loaf
ers and dead-beats. Let your
object be the welfare, growth
and promotion of your town
and its people. Speak well of
public-spirited men and be
one of them yourself. ....
.Walter Clark wishes us to W. H. Higgins, of four miles
thank the many kind friends and) east of town, made us a pleasant
neighbors who did all in their
power for Mrs. Clark in her late
illness.
Mrs. S. E. Creamer, and
daughter, Jessie, returned home
Tuesday from Kansas, where
they have been visiting a son and
brother.
Mrs. T. R. Bennett and son
Monta. and Miss Linda Crawford
went down to Lawton this morn
ing, combining business and
pleasure.
R. B. Lasley, our esteemed
mail carrier on route No. 2, is off
on a vacation, visiting with his
mother in Missouri. He left
Tuesday noon.
call this afternoon. He will
leave for the eastern part of the
State Monday or Tuesday.
If you know any news, tell it
to us. We want to publish ev
erything that is news and would
appreciate it if our friends would
tell us anything in the news line.
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Local Newt Items
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Eggs 30c at Ribelin, Stone &
Walker's. (Advt )
The Elgin Grist Mill has start
ed up for the season.
Dr. Gamble was down to
Lawton Friday, on business.
The Farmers Champion is
hero to stay. -Subscribe for it. ,
Dr. Gamble was a business
visitor at the county seat Mon
day. Mrs. R. M. Young and Miss
Alta Hoffer were Lawton visi
tors Wednesday.
G. B. Stackhouse, our tonsor
ial artist, is on the sick list, with
acute indigestion.
George Pierce, of Fletcher, is
visiting with C. M. Stackhouse
and family this week.
Mrs. J. P. Kennemur was a
pleasant caller at the editorial
mansion Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Polly C. Rvan. Formerllv
of Nebraska, is here for the pur
pose of making her future home
with her daughter, Mrs. H. F.
Shirk, of the Elgin post office.
M. F. Richardson has again
moved back from Kansas. He
has moved out on his farm, some
seven miles southeast of town,
and we trust he is here this time
to stay.
J. A. West ai:d wife, of Wash
ington, arrived Wednesday to
visit with his parents Mr. and
Mrs. E. West, a few weeks.
They stopped at EIReno a few
days to visit with one of his sisters.
A corps of engineers, some six
teen in number, will be engaged
in surveying the Apache pasture
lands, immediatly southwest of
town, next week, and have en
gaged board and lodging at Hotel
Ulgin.
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From what we can learn, we
are led to believe that about two
thirds of the cotton has been
picked.
Don't fail to see those dishes
at the Old Reliable, they are
dandies and are being given a
way too. Avdt.
Jim Fuston, of Lawton, was
here Monday and Tuesday, look
ing after the interests of his farm
just east of town.
Mrs. C. M. Stackhouse return
ed Monday evening from Fletcher
where she has been visiting with
her mother a couple of weeks.
Our two elevators are running
full capacity now days. This
speaks well for the grain pro
duction of the codntry thii seas
on Mr. Thurman has moved in
from the country, and occupies
the GllHsple property, He came
"in to lend his children to our
Due school this winter,
C. W. Com p ton and Geo. Cof
fin was in Lawton Tuesday, visit
ing the Board of County Com
missioners, in regard to some
bridges in Chandler township.
We will likely get one across
Tony creek, and one across Rock
creek. Both ate needed badly.
F. C. Green and a gentleman
by the name of Perry, who live
five miles south of Sterling, were
in Elgin Tuesday with four bales
of cotton. This goes to show
that Elgin is a good cotton mark
et Come on gentleman, we can
accomodate you with the best
prices the market can afford.
Our buyers are a lively bunch.
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A. Kaubena, of Lawton, was
a pleasant caller at our editorial
den this afternoon. He was ac
companied by A. L. McPherson,
the esteemed President of the
Bank of Elgin.
L Mrs. W.mtor Clark died in child
birth Thursday afternoon. Both
mother and child were burried in
the same coffin Friday afternoon.
This was a most pitiful death.
The mother was a mere child her
self, being only fifteen years of
age. Her maiden name was
Lena Griffin, and , she was mar
ried to Walter Clark almost two
years ago. Her mother has been
dead for years. Cruel, cruel
earthly fate! We pray that it may
be brighter on the other shore.
The berieved husband has the
deep sympathy of the entire com
munity. J. T. Whitwell of 5 miles south
east of Elgin, was in town Sat
urday. After meeting Mr. Har
rison on the street and subscrib
ing for the paper, he glanced at
the editor's name and found him
to be the man who located him
on a good quarter section of land,
4 miles east of Sterling. He
hastily fovnd his way to the edi
torial den to renew pleasant ac
quaintances and talk over the
early days.
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Pilot Lodge A. F & A.M.
invited to visit Fletcher Lodge
on Tuesday night, when they
put on the third degree. Those
attending were Dr. Gamble, Tom
Richardson, E. B. Gregory, W.
W. Brunskill, Ben Hamilton, W.
D. Pugh and L. C. Coffin, all
from Pilot Lodge. Apache was
also represented by several of
the Masonic brethren. Fletcher
has a fine bunch of Masons, and
good entertainers. They showed
the boys a good time, had plenty
of hash, and smoke. The boys
can put the work on in good
shape, and are to be congratulat
ed on their proficiency. The
lodge here expects to be able
to return the compliment in the
near future.
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J. P. KENNEMUR
. . . For the Very . . .
Bargains in
GROCERIES
AND FURNITURE
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See Kennemur
Fine Kkchen Cabinet Given Away
First Door Weet of
Pott office
in, Oklahoma
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WEBER
HARDWARE CO.
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At wo have purchased tho ontiro stock of
Hardware KSJlVJSiu
moke tootti for our next year'a goods, wo aro
making tho following price on hoatort:
Boat grade of Round Oak Hoatort, ranging
in price from $15 to S2S.00
A full line of Hannoy Buggiot, wo aro toUiag
out at very low pricoo. Come m and look
our line over. WE CAN SAVE YOU HON
EY on anything you want in tko hardware
lino.
J. E Weber Hdwe Co.
tL Elgin, Oklahoma, A:
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HAGLE'S
DRUG STORE
For first-class line of drugs,
high-grade cigars, toilet ar
ticles, stationery, perfumes,
candies, wall paper, stock
condition powders.
Your Patronago appreciated,
H. H. HAGLE
Elgin, Oklahoma.
gADGER
Lumber Company
EVERYTHING!
In building material, gen
eral hardware, coal, posts
American Fall Fence, and
nice line of heating stoves.
Don't fail to let me figure
on your lumber aiidliiril"
ware bills.
T. R. Bennett, Mgt
Elgin,
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