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Sttccette to Indian Champion el - VL3 i ELGIN, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, IM2 Ne. 4 Vh. ddWaWMUWkMCMIt sa OkUheWi Sah I !! llWIIIWaVl III I 1 1 'i ;" Ur &.. wir- ( (? r ' ;fe D. E. MGANtW H ' i r. .- "'li. , -,;: Lumber Company Dttler in . . AH Kindt of Building Grain, Cotton, Coal. Bet t Mexico Coal S7 a tt The Bank That Bank of Elgin Elgin. Oklahoma r'K- JSUS '$ rVi: "xiv-" J T - Deposits Guaranteed' 5 VA r J If you are not already our customer, open an . account without delay. . v A, L. McPherson, Pres.. 0. A, McPherson,. V. P. E. McPuehson, Cashier. fc WE OFFER v THE FOLLOWING: 8 boxes matches.. a cans kraut .8 sani, hominy-.. S 1-pound pkn Eagle Thistle Ipkf S.Washington Urisp x mm Oream of .Wheat m. - T".M. S.pkffi fraee-nuUi . , . 2 25c bakirtf powder. . 65c plcge tobaeeo;. ., . 8 lOe pkrs teeacea .'v. a.psn eraM-nuie lb pounoe susjer., ........ Kaw Syrup 'parfsjioq . . . . Fieur. Met 4t. '- ,...;. ;eart. laUMry tpae. '.a -: . RibeHn, i ir Tie patrific Material Ton ' - ' r TTTTTTTTTTVTTTTTTVtTTT Accommodate .1 aS.'itfK?? 11 f T T T H"M''MH'-' "..... 10 i,.... .25 ...v 25 Soda .?..,. .25 A .. xb X .35 .35 $1.00 .45 1.15 .25 It f , t I ' i .. it' .V. Stone Jc IK- Alwaye HkU- fetgaii'ii j ""'? "3r. "? man cal Paper wmcmmm ?Mmmmmmi Senator Thomat- P. Gore, the .ir: - '" Did, Much to Secure Woodrow Wilson' Nomination I ftjNDER the title of '" , Political Armies," M Munsey's say about the part taken by pur Gore, in securing the nomination W bovs' used to refer to Gore as ... ..jwlbfthe Bght frtjV nnmmation.phwrnintMqCombljai heln of one of he mflst- far-sivrhted blindtmkh' that ever'fltrured a nolitical situation. Senator Thomas P. Gore of Oklahoma. his function, during the pre-convention contest, to answer all ques tions, decide all policies and dictate moves when nobody else, had the wisdonvqr the nerve to do it. The truth is that this man Gore is just about the biggest political personality the current campaign has developed. He is only forty-two years old. and although total ly blind since' he was cleyen years old, he accomplished the won derful feat of fighting his way into the United States Senate before he was thirty-seven. He became a Wilson supporter early, staked all his political capital on his. judgment, never hesitated or waver ed, never doubted that success would come and contribed more to winning' the fight, I suppose, than any other one man. save Wilson himself or W. J. Bryan. It was Gore, more than anybody else, who convinced Bryan that he ought to take up the Wilson cause and make those wonderful assaults which at regular intervals stood the Baltimore convention on its head, and each time shook down a new bunch of delegates for Wilson, till at last the nomination had been shaken down." Indian Fair Echoes In the educational training of the southwest tribes of Oklaho ma, the newest departure was the recent establishment of an Indian fair at Lawton, at which agricultural products, live stock and industrial products of the Indians, old and young, could be exhibited in competition for va rious prizes, and in which; with practical examples before them,, writes a correspondent to the Ok lahoman, the Indians dan be in duced to discuss the best methods in production. The idea was conceived only a few weeks .ago suggested by the unusual interest manifested in 'theComariche Indian school exhibit at the state fair-but When the date arrived it had al ready aroused such interest that the fair attendance for the two days registered fully 8,000. Al most 1500 of these were Indians, Comaaehes, rApaches, Kiowas, Gaddep and ' Wichita, and the school 'campus was a city of near ly 00 tehts,n,3 " , 1 Between three and four hun dfefl crop exhibits were entered by the older members of the Va rious tribes, One wholw tent was Pride of Oklahoma, Who TheGeneral Staffs of the Jleorganized Magazine has the following to beloved blind Senator, Thomas P( of Woodrow Wilson as President: m ouc The Old Man Wisdom, and it Was his filled with needle work and art exhibits from the different Indian schools, and in another tent, was Indian bead-work and buckskin garments valued as high as $3000. One dress alone was on exhibi tion for which $250 had been re fused. There were five genuine eagle-feather war-bonnets, any one of which could be sold for $150, and there were four headed spears which could not be pur chased for $200 apiece. The Comanche Indian school took the sweepstakes prize for the best general exhibit. On de partment exhibits, first, seconds and ,thirds were pretty equally divided between the six 'schools entered the Comanche school at Lawton, the Riverside school at Ariadarko, the Anadarko board ing school, the Rainy Mountain school ntGotebo, the Cache Creek Mission at Apache'ahd Apache Mission on theTort Sill Reserva tion, Prizes for crop exhibits in the competition by older Indians were won by members of all the affili ated tribes. These consisted of useful urtlcles for the heme or farm, furnished by merchants of J Lawton. The State Geologieat Survey re cenHfcmade public some point in connection with Oklahoma'!) salt deposits, withhich her peo ple are not generally acquaintedi Thiu survey has established thg fact that there is enough aalb water gohig to waste bn the plains of Oklahoma to make sufficient salt to load 100 .railway carBjev ery day in the year. And, yet the bulk of 'Oklahoma's salt is derived from other states, awl ia sold to our merchants at $1.79 per barrel. But two counties in the state now produce salt for commercial purposes Harmon and Blaine. In 1010 these coun ties produced 2564 barrels of salt The largest salt plain in the state is located in Alfalfa county. It covers an area about four-by-four miles square and the surface is encrusted with glistening white salt crystals. The plain is level and white, absolutely barren of vegetation, and is fed by salt springs. In the valley of the Cimarroni Woodward county, are twoothtr" very promising salt plains, which are also fed by salt sprihrsWIt is estimated that in this one coun ty alone there are over 1,000, of these salt springs. r-O ' O -J Champiento Elgin o i - ' I The Champion, owned alra.ee ited by J; s.,5ouie, js new aya$j .h.!1:...'-''-!; itfeat;tmn.-. VA pUblisbwirair Lack of 8UBrtonttw'irt!er the businessmen oflnsMloiaW' is given as a reason zor'fpt pifc, ," Eer's removal. Indiahoma it , ,t e condoled; in he lose of ile'e-., terprismg weekly Mr. Bottle 'm an able writer and a splendid cit izen, and Elgin is to be cbngratf ulated upon being selected as the f utare home of the paper and its editor. News and Star, o What Our Victory Meant Senator Owen says "The over whelming Democratic victory fn the United States means the over' throw of corrupt businesa in al liance with corrupt politicians ! it means the overthrow of control by Republican leaders, for selfish interests; it means' taking the governing power out of the haade of the special interests and put ting it where it belongs; it means the mandatory direct primary, by the preferential primary for president; the direct election of United States Senators, the short ballot, and the initiative, rofer endum and recall." o ' Indiahoma Lost Champied Announcing lack of; support front the business men of India' homa as the reason for hia action J. 3t, Soule, editor and proprietor of the Indiahoma Champion, ii moving his newspaper plant from that place to Elgin, in the north' eastern part of Comanche county, .Mr." Soule was a candidate in thejDemocratic primary for aom nation for, the S&ate Legislature. He has been editing one one of the livest weeklynewspapers iri the county, but- says he he net been able to make a living in In; diahoma. Tho ' business men of Elgin, however, have! pledged a support whieh will guaraatee he Champion a good business at that place. The first edition of the Farmers Champion it is under stood. will appear thj weeki Constitution, tM.k.A.4c4 isjb hereafter, dm D .i , .C i!VSI r. jT- ..J 5Vj ' il WJ. mi :'ji 4 wm h"HJ IP r a 4