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w WF WONDFR WHY TK Af WAYS THIN-THE MAN WH0 KN(W H,s T0N NEVER vis ff Li f f VnULilV f f il I 1 lij fLi f T t 1 ij J IlUk). THE MAN WHO ROOST!; HIS NFir.UROR NFVFP r.PIFVFC THE MAN WHO BOOSTS HIS NEIGHBOR NEVER GRIEVES FARMERS CHAMPION VOL. XI ILGIN, OKLAHOMA. WEDNESDAY. JUNK 8. 1921 NO. 35 -'M--n-: ! Convenience And Safety t 4. I'ay your bill- by check I is more convenient tlian carrying cab and much safer. When yon pay by cah yon frequently have no record of the transaction. Your cancel" cd chock is a leal receipt showing payment of the liilt. This bank 'elcomes your checking account V- f 1 sure that yot will agree it is more satisfactory to pay by check. It i in aid to sHving, too, for you wi find th.it you are not so likely to spend as much monej if you place it in the bank OPEN A CHECKING ACCOUNT NOW, WE'LL BE GLAD TO SHOW YOU HOW. "NO DEPOSITOR HAS EVER LOST A DOLLAR IN A STATE BANK IN OKLAHOMA." mBLa, VT? X --"-SS C I? tvl I I . P M 5 . ,'s' S S'iT. l, .- T- T V ' .S.S. 's&yiYf&HriW The Old Reliable lusti line uf King's Dehydrated Fruits g Vegetables 1 t 1 ! Bank Of ! A STATE BANK Elgin ELGIN, OKLA- . What Does Your Family Think of You? The real tent of a nun's religion is hon hiacuat home. Are you kind, audible and weet in jour fjniiv circle? "Hear ye one another' i burden and so fulfill the law of Christ," in the teaching of Christianity We can follow Christ's teachings without u'oini; to church, but wr thus deny ourselves many opportunities to help other. Help the church exert thr inlluence in the rntnniunit) ihat it ought I .ink .ur effort with the energies of those w ho are try ing to build up the best thing in town. Come to church Sunday. Also a Nice Line Of CANSM ED FRUIT And a full line of groceries, shoes.dry- goods, flour and meal, dried fruit and kerosene, we do not mix them. Yours anxious to please, ! L.C. Coffin, Prop. - . . i ; ; T 1 t 1 1 t 1 1 -. lrJHf'4"'-yrWr1rtr'Hrr'-4 :' rtftt si r it '.. AivWJ I COPLE OF OUR TOWN Tlie Hl'iti Kami. J All KxuilinK Gam . Twogmicsof Lt.i -t Ij.iII weie plaedtit tlie picnic lhu.sd.i iilternoon liicli 1 . mn oil owr four hours time. Tin first game was 'letweii the S'crlinif and Cai'he ten nit- and was a desper ate stiiitfule from start to finish tliroimh eleven lull inniriL'. as neither team Had been defeated previously thi- season, ft vsasiieuce at the picnic liliit Gin IWintcil. 1 i-iiiiivi'd Picnic. 1... ... ,, ... -.. ... . ...j ., . . uier.iK'n uiimi came into tuci t lime itfiit rhiir-.d.i, .1- not iii.iny The Kliim (Jin, seed house and ' A I arm1 crowd ;i-se m lij.-il lien people realized lli.it Elyin i,k , c. tton liouhe vei e burned to the Tlmisd.ij to enjoy the I'arm-r' sued a musical or.iiii.ation. ' jfnuiml lietweeu !l .mil 10 oMock , Union picnic, livi r thimr went Thoii!.'h most ot the platers are last WedueMlay evening, the on- olT in fine shape though a few in civ bovs. -nme of whom re-' iv Hi'iiil' let t bcinir the scales and cliiiuues in the printed pioL'iim cctulv enti r d their 'teen-, Vi-t the niuic tney produced was a Ki'eat surmise 10 thu laru'c aud- coniiiered bv maiiv as the best l.ame of lull played on the local diamond in years. The tiu.il score -tood 8 to G in favor ol Sterling. Sterling was first to bat and made noihiin: 10 tlie fn'st inuiut; while Cache cro--ed the home pl.ite three limt.s during the first lecived w inning iiirouu'ii i.ici. 01 proper Uy Ke, support for the Sterling pitcliei. i 1 1 e v olaveil at liferent tunes 'e during the forenoon ad nfier noon and Hi'tjiTal'SH'ol.n'k in tbg eyruinsjave a baud concert for nearly an hour at 111 stand which had been erected lor the speaking. 1 ne tirsi start tnc tioys re in the life baud I. (I Cridland. From tin- ioince. How the lire stinted will prob- al.ly always be a my-tcrr. U111- in' the vinil s'.orm six ilis pu-- li.nl to be made. Cl'iuds hid the Mm most of the dii vshiCit made it cixlei. but tueie vsas only a lijjlit spiinkMe in the aliei 1101111 dm inu the lii'sl ball flnvvil noil olll.M stiltllt il. in. ' lialll . n! done and on the day of tliei Rev. l'i ice. could not be prc fire an ad jiibter was heie to 'set-'en'l to nive the Welcome Ad tie for the (lain.'iL'c. He tind S lire's and as another speaker iou. the smoke slack was blown I they learned some on reading Cache remained in the l,..,d ""t. s and plmu .hi eas-y uisti u thioiiL'li s.'een inninus andat the ent. which was a jjrcat help b.uiuninc of the 8th inninr the ! when they look hold ol the more score stuod a to - in tin ir favor In the first half of (he 8t .1 tn W. Nichols, the local aeent lor the Gin. looked over the prupei ty and l-.'lt it about 4 oVlocl. in the afternoon. He lemailieil here to no wi st on tht iiimIihIu train so uas, here and uatciied the propt-i ty burn. The lire sta 1 led 011 the inside of the sjiu and was discovered SiriTuiK batter;, besj.in to land on the pitching ol "Biir Jim", the Inilian ho nitCK d lor Cache and Iv I"1 who has been a star in the box for years, and run in lour scores putting Uterliut; one ahead. This set the spectators wild. In the last half of Hie Dili inn in i; Cache made one more score noil the Uth closed G to G, Neith er side scored in the IO1I1. Ster ling made two more scores in the ls half of the Uth and Cache failed to score, John Jacobi, Jr. was pitcher and Geo. K'other was catcher for the Sterltni; team. Sterling was sti oner on pitclruu and at the bai than Cache, but Cache was stronger on catching and base riniuiiig than Sterliui;. The Ft. Sill boys then played a 7-inninjf uime with the ivinners lnch resulted 8 to (5 in favor nl Sletlitm. The Stirling boys were tired and the c.amc lacked pep. Hert St'ssums pitched for Sterling. It was getting la to anil not many stayed to s e the end of the game, The first inning Ft Sill scored 1 and Sterling none but Sterling took the bad after that and kept it to the end of the game. difficult instruments 1 by those living near .mil peistin- The more difficult pirt of Hi.-ir l"" the sliei t win. noticed a lug instruction has come from C. (5 litfh". Atth.it time it had not Coffin, who has worked uniiriny-. Ii-"kcn through the roof but wa Purebred Durocs Henry W. Hasenbeck the buy.' ad vancemeut. ill burning on the inside. Snmc Someol the b-ys have appiecia-!,"u' '", l" lllt Picture show a lei Mi w effort, 111 their l.eli..ll..inil moi K awavauu leitoii 111.11 tlie have practiced regulaily. whileiK'" w'' '"ii'K- H'c aiidien.e Mime ollnrs have not. and they ! dispersed and the show i,, (,. Iia b.-en gmll of jjoing listing be completed about an hour la and swimming on band practice ' ll-'r-nights. J The lire lit up the country fm Following are tire players and ' '",''- ""und aiid could be seen instilments' j easily at Hotelier and Sterling Cornets. C. G. Coffin, leader, i ?."" '"''' " c'i;v d.ove LeRoy Dock..,,,, Gilbert Haule. "-:""" town without lights ,., .. ., v I because they wee not woil.ing, I ub.i, h. K. Mailman. , using the light made by the fire. Clarionet, nniitir wettengei, 1 ,in said he would have to set Kob't HalbrookM U.iritonus. A. W. Jones, f, Jorgensen. Trombones, Archie Hagle, bert Abbott. Alto, Osc.tr Fuller. Tenors, Richard Lodes, mcr Shirk. Snare Drum, Floyd llerndou Uass Drum. Porter IJrandun L ICl- Ho- soinething on lire to get nark home. 1 The Ins was well covered with j insurance in different compan 'its but the total amount was not ; learned. The gin was owned by 1 the lndiahom.i Gin Co. of Chicka- slui. Whether they have reach led any decision about rebuilding ' has not been learned. i In Clilciio Daily. Ootid Services. The Chicago F.veni Itov. A. P. Price h.n t;ivrn able di.s- j,mt. 2 contains the cotir.se) nt thi MethmlUl church I! llg l'Ost f poem eini- 1. ..... ... . ..nun , tinu aim mil 1'i'L' anil .lerrv evening this week. He will preach a-' composed bv Waldo Wettengei Rnln tmil(?ht, each evening thu rest of and his n.iine's attached thereto. thlH week and next Sunday mornlne. ,.t , f)n iuU. 22 w.ilh) w bfi ; ,1"t:l"cK' .the chaiitainua at Briilgtlnirg. .. . i f.. .....!.. ... . .1. .1... . f . iwuiiii io,jui across uie one 1101,1 Uuffalo. N. Y. and being that 1 cl se to Niagara Falls, says he is N Stinnrtt sure going to see that noted a girl born ' place. His perlorniauce conies I on the third day of a 4-day cir- cuit. Birth. Mr and Mrs, J. ire the parents of ! j last week. GEORGE M. MALVERN Oil Lands, Leases And Royalties Leases near drilling; wells Farm Lands, Loans And insurance Privntu money to loan on farms Sterling, Oklahoma had not lieen -ecilied, II. P. Wei lengil, master of ceremonies, gave a few remarks along that iiue" 'I lie Red. Wliite and Blue drill bv 14 gi Is accon, pained by the IkimI. pleased the audieiue so well Ihat it was repeated in the aflei noon. 1 Pud. A. K. Wickii'i". president of the Cimeron school hi Law ton, failed to arrive nut I 11:1(0 on iu- Count of heavy rain and muddy, roads at Lawton, o his address was postponed until after din-, tier. , At l-:43 p in. the bmd began' to pi, iv which was followed bv I an able address b Prof, Wick-' uer He did not dwell much on crop pi oiiucl'on lint gave main! facts of gener.ii imoortauce to I the public, living gieat stress on 1 the com nt. nty spirit. j This was followed bv another 1 able address from 10. iJulTy oh Lexington, who has been an ac tual firmer for yei.r, but ha also been engaged in getting matters of intei'i st to farmer before the slate legisNtnre. ' A pa rod v of nine st. inas 011 "There is i, Fountain Fi'ler -Wi'l. Blood", given recentlv in one of the farm papers, was ung b ' some of the audience. Following this the races were held, then the ball games, then' the bind concert, all of wine1 have been given in other articles. There was Mo interval lietween' art during theintire afternoon ' and night but the program wn , hurried through on account of threatening lain which failed to1 come, s - s criuoa? 5UliUK.jG The Winners. In the ililTercnt racing and athletic events Thursiiaj the fol lowing were Hit winners: Climbing greased pole, Spurt vVoleott. Boy's 100 yard race, under KM) pounds, Gilbert Hagle. Free for all race 100 yards, F.aiucst Kitsmiller. Fat men's race, f0 yards, CM. Stackhotisc. (Jills' race, 50 yar.U, Mildred Bellis. Sack race, Joe Price. Horae-cigar race, ritling 100 yanN, gelling oft and lighting a cigar, thru riding birx 100 yards, Harry Keddc. Auto race around liarrets In I road, C. G. Coffin jit ip JJ hpc jonds, K R, iJauiiian 2)tl in 'IX Mccuntis, I lie liixiei'liir Kin's Mm, 11 in Mrri N11 I eery ilr tn see Unit I lie Wheel lire till i" the Pull'i'iili after wlilili lie Tries Out nil 1 1 1 - Slnre iiml Mnirl t'luilr.s iinmiul luuii. A111J uln.irpr In II111N 1111 l'll"lif.' I till I cl 1 lit: ol Tele pliime Pi.ii- lie I'illiiillr S'linU l.jr tlie liulir und UnlilK It Up I On The Kjtfin Rputes. A bridge has been taken out on route A about a mile east of Elgin and a new bridge will be put in. A crossing has been put in 30. that it can be traveled. Mis S. K. Moore, who had been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. K.. Lerowou tgutc A, left Sitiirday for lior home at Parsons, Kan. Mi. Kcildler died Thursday at the home of his daughter. Mrs. (J J.Scheetz 011 route A. The body was shipped to Newkirk for burial. Rufus Stinnett of route 'i is re ported on the sick list. John Cost of route 2 began cut- Sunday School Report. j Following is i?lvel, it report uf tlie Klgin Metlic-diit Sunday nchool of the 'attpiiihincu and eulledtion last Sunday. ' CIiwh Attumlnnco Col. Hlhle in ,3S I Star (YmniK people) M 1.19 Conqueror b (Unyn) J 3 ,20 Uleamera (CilrU) 13 ,26 SunbeatriH (I ittlu folks) 16 .08 Officers and Teachers 7 Tol 83 ;.'U Crossing In. Last week a bridge wis taken out on tlie road east of 'Klgin and for several dys that ro.nl could not be traveled. Op Mon day and Tuesday afternoon of this week several men from Li ght went out and put a tempora ry bridge so that it can now be traveled with light rigs. A Correction. In the last issue of this paper it was stat'ed that Miss Bessie Cable was a daughter of Mi'S.M. F, Cable. Since then it ha been learned that this is not correct but that she is a daughter of Mr. jnd lrt, f. fi. Cable. His Downfall. From Will Tail, confessed inurilei c r ol Russell Spr.ic.uc uf Law ton. Corn whiskey, wild wumeu and the gav life. I ijiies, was respon sible for my downfall. Mother always lived a Chri tiaii life and I reciton you uu dei stand thai means sniucthiig, with nine kids in the laniily tried the best he could to gel.,i)(, Saturday, being among ,s ummvii ... .... 10.- u,..i- ,,1C fjrM t) b in 1 gu.S she has raised em al-' right but me. I'm the black 1 sheep-strayed off Horn the Subscribe For The Champion bunch, 1 When I was about fourteen or lifteeu yea is ulil, I begun loj dodge Sunduy school like most' J kids do. if thev can. She'd slat 1 1 J me to church, and I'd play hook-.;. ey, net, sue tliougli' t was in htiiidv school. I'd be off fisliiu' or s .vim uiin'.or out in some hack lot with the "di.ty iloeu"--e-ry town's got . 1 "Dirty ilojen" you know- nnokin' cigtnet, driukiu' whisky and raisin' In II 2 generally. 'I' wasn't much Iron- lilt to get whisky then, day f I'd get about half soused, and X llll.lL' I vi'fi .1 "tiiiit limit. T 1 Elgin Wednesday Markets. Com 47 Cij Wheat No. 1 1.30 !i IIiiIh .'IB'T HhorlH 1.00 Mill Hiiii 1.50 llriin I. CO Kafir per. ewt .B0 Horh CIO Croain - Butter Egip limn Old tooiteri. '.'6 J'J ir. 0 'fry the Champion throe months for 85centH or h months for W cent!.: you tjiay like it'otjtert, du- SIX GILLETTE BLADES WITH HOLDER $1.25 PREPAID In Attractive Case Satisfaction Guaranteed or Money Rofundcd This offer for a limited time only. Remit by money ordtr or c3lino itmpi. Frad Razor Co, 1475 BROADWAY nfwyowon h ,'(, -; y ;; i t 'ftiih f