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PIGS IS PIGS
But they are mighty j.nud eating when
they are dead. Our hams, shoulders,
bacon, and sausage are tender, deli
cioue, appetizing, and never a "squeal."
Oar steaks are fine and juicy.
Bring in your cream.
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G. W. WALKER
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WILLIAMS IS DEMOCRATIC
NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR
Will Have About ?.000 Plurality Over Robertson In State.
Candidates For Congress And County Ticket
The elnctioci retufnB in t.h3
statu seem to be very slow in
gutting in. One weok after the
primary seven counties did not
have their official returns in to
the state, election board. Coman
che b one of the seven not re
ported though tho votc on stats
officials in this county had been
- iriven our locally two days after
tlie primary.
Today tho counties are nil in
but ihree Kiova, Washington
mid Tulaa, and in the 74 counties
Wil'iams leads Robertson by 1M3
votes. The other three counties
,it is believed will increase thin to
over 2,000. Robertson ad.Tnitu
hia defeat, hut he and Jennings
have both served notico that
they will contest the cLctiun.
With the counties in, the in
dications are tiiat the following
are among the nominees.
For Governor, II. L. Williams
with J. B. A. Robertson i close
second.
For lieutenant governor. M.E.
Trapp with Ben LaFayette sec
ond. For Rrcretpry of state, J. L.
Lyon with J. S. Askew second
For attorney general, S. P.
Freeling with Geo. D. Key eec
ond. For state treasurer, W. L. Al
exander with J. C. McClelland
second.
For state superintendent, R.
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PLENTY OF SHORTS AND BAR
REL SALT ON HAND NOW.
Brumkill Elevator
H. Q. SMITH, Manager.
Cash 20c, trade
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II. Wilson with C. M. Allen sec
ond. For state examiner, Fred
Parkinson with Hugh Germer
becond. i
I'" Btnte auditor Frank Car
ter is leading E. B. Howard,
though Howard claims to have
private reports from all the
counties which gives him n
plurality of 927 votes.
For corporation commissioner,
A. P. Watson.
For state mine inspector, Ed
Boyle.
For state labor commissioner,
W. G. Ashton.
For insurance
A. L. Welch.
commissioner,
For commissioner of charities,
V. D. Matthews.
For Congress,
1st Dist James S. Davenport
2nd " W. W Hastings
8rd " Charles D. Carter
4th " William H. Murray
5th " Joe B. Thompson
Gth " Scott Ferris
7th " J. V. McClintic
8th ' Henry S. Johnson
The 8th district is the only re
puMican one in the state and
DitkT. Morgan, republican, was
re-nominated in it.
For District Judge
Chnm Jones of Wnurika was
nominated over Johnson and
will buy
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McElhoes of Law ton.
Frank Beauman of Wauriku
was nominated over Morris aiid
Davis of Duncan for senator.
The Vote In Comanche.
Following is the democratic
'o cast in Comanche countv
' A 4 for governor and county
oftkers:
For Governor
Jennings 923
Williams 649
Robertson 429
Dunlop '. 140
Wear 106
Herring , 81
Oounty Judge
Ray 1280
Whalin 1153
County Attorney
Orr 1584
Henderson .' 879
Sheriff-
McCalmant 650
Pierce, 499
Hull 420
Summers 411
Edwards 297
Hefley 175
Saddler 77
Trosper ..26
Seigler 25
Court Clerk -
Compton 975
Simpson 936
Pope .....535
County Clerk
Gregory 1219
Critcher 1159
County Superintendent
Crosby 1338
Dickson 1018
County Assessor
Gordon 90S
Roberts 692
ThomaB 460
Fox 325
County Treasurer
Porter 2116
County Surveyor
Joy ner .. -.r ....2039
County Weigher
Adams 2096
State Committeeman
Hay nes 1050
Bixby 1030
Commissioner, East. Dist.
Weaver 863
Williams 247
Japp 121
Collier 114
.Com, Western Dist.
Davis 463
Cox Ill
Com. Law ton Dist.
Talmadgo 332
Tcdford 29S
Elrad 147
Galyon 79
Mend 76
Two Justices Peace, Lawton
Armstrong 476
Harper 450
Manning 293
Home 268
Constable, Lawton
Moncrief 507
Jones 347
Jackson 303
Mitchell 6-1
House Burned.
The Ihrau room house on the
-- Too-A-Suy Indian quarter two
S miles east of Elgin was struck
A i by lightning about daylight this
'ti.nrniug and burned to the
$ ground.
Ijl j No 'ie was living in the build
If.jiig but It was tilled with hay
; and jTain Lewis Porter had
1C bet ''. n 400nnd 500 btmhfls of
v o;it! u'.d 6.' hales of hay in it, Ed
R( 1 had 40 bales of hay and the
Indian had some hay in it.
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r. Porter had all hia feed in
but one or two tins of has'.
Tho lire wis first discovered bv
J. W. NoI'jm, who livs just east
of this farm.
Look Out.
A. P, Harney our genial bar
ber, bought u new buggy and
harness Saturday of the Vaughn
Hardwaro Co. and is also in tho
market tor a horde.
Andy is still a single man so
the girls no do:ibt will be on tho
lookout for him. ,
And by the way, business is
picking up Wonderfully at tho
Vaughn Hardwaro Co. They
are firm believers in advertising
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OF ELGIN
Bp.11 Game.
Anoth.'.r ball game was played
Saturday afternoon between two
teams of local f:ii3, one team
hwded by James Sawyers and
the other by I. Stone.
The latter team was minus a
pitcher and about every man on
the tram took hia turn at the
box, the result bdirijf 10 to 1 in
favor of the Sawyers team.
Tho lineup was an follows:
Hinckley c
Fite p
Rose f b
Everett s b
Stone t b
West b s
Vaughn r f
Putney c f
Simpson 1 f
Sorrelo c
Sawyers P
Davis f b
Hajrle t b
Montgomery t b
Wolcott s s
Studyvin r f
Simpson c f
R. Wolcott 1 f
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MISSIVES FKOM MISTI.m'OB
Every one in all fimiks over
the nice rain that fell Monday
morninjr.
Most every one in this neigh
borhood attended the celebration
at Lawton last week.
Miss Lizzie Dotson, who ha?
been visiting at Tuija, returned
homo last week.
A. B. Spelling wna a visitor in
Marlow last Saturday.
Clyde and Otta Kins returned
home from Texas 'J hursday.
Mra. Charley SpermiK'd Ristor,
who livea near Husli Spt inirs,
visited at their home Saturday
and Sunday.
MeRsn. Hrndricks, Goetzol,
and Sheets filled choir kilos lajt
week.
Miss Jessie Pattft, wlio livon at
Norman, is visiting lu'r couoiu,
Mius Pearl Utidt'rvood,
Ernest .V.n'itsomt'rv and fami
ly vicltjd atl)o home of Sid
Williams Inst Sunday.
Jell' Caldwell put down a well
at the school house last weokjhu
sayn there is plenty of water
there now,
Mr. und Mra. Sorrela'daugrhter
is here viBitins thvm.
The health of thiu community
is line ixt this writing
Frank Seaner io hauling turn
ber to build a new houue.
Quite a, number from this dis
trict attended church ae Cannon
Sunday and Sunday night.
H18T1.HT0B OOWUJUOHDNT.
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PlftH pay your nub3Criytion
The cost of one
month would amount to $2,400.00 m fir
yearn.
A pieco of labor saving farm machinery
costing a fow dollars will do the werk ef
two men, thus saving you the cost of one.
Is this worth thinking about?
Here For
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County News.
Atty. J. A. DitFendaffer of
Lawton bad his arm broken last
Thursday while cranking his au
to.
Mrs. Young Short died of can
cer in Lawton last week, age 51
yearn
Prof. J. A. Dickson, recent
candidato for county superin
tendent, Iin3 been employed as
principal of the Manitou school
fur the coming year at a salary
of 5.900.
The pchool board at Gernnimo
U tidvcrtisitiK "h" sealed bids to
paint and repair their school
house.
Ab Hales has moved from
Binijer to Lawton to serve ns
district manager for the Chick
uahn Cotton Oil Co.
W. T. Pyhnt of Cache has
opened a grocery store in Luw
ton. After the Lawton celebration
had cloned some of tho mer
chants began to discover that
ruised billu had been passed on
them, one dollar bills being
raised to $3.
It. B. Thomas of Cache, one of
tho candidates for county naao3
sor, was married in El Reno on
Juno 21 to Miss Mittio Frone
herger of Lawton, but kept it
secret till this week.
A house occupied by E. E.
Popples at Lawton was Htruck by
lightning during the rain Mon
day morning while the folks
were in bed. The roof was torn
to pieces but no one waa injured.
Mr. and Mrs. P. 3. E. Amos,
the former being private secre
tary to Gov. Cruco, are spending
tiieir honeymoon at Medicine
Paik, bc'ng married July 30.
A Good Rain.
Rain began fnllimr about 2
o'clock Mondnv morning and con
liuiod moat of the time till day
ltsht, uiuking a total of about
two 'nehes of rainfall.
Thip comefl too late to bo of
any bnn jflt to the corn but will
help th" cotton and late feed
crop, h isidaa putting the ground
in Bhoue for wheat plowing.
This in' tho first nood rain since
Decoration Day, or ten weeks a
go Saturday.
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"Uncle Tom" Nominated.
Id tho republican race for
nheriir Uncle Tom Richardson of
EIrio received 110 votes and ids
opponent, II. VV. Channcll 88
vnti'H. tliiia Bivinif tho nomtna
tion to Aichardson. Hbii first
class gentleman, a good mixer,
and who known hut tbat-hbftmy
be the next RbovitT of the coun
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farm hand at $40.00 i
Business
Attended Celebration.
Amonir those atteadinv the
Lawton celebration Thursday
we have learned of the follow-
ing: Mrs. Alma Howe, Mra.
Helen Jackson. T. R. Benaatt
and wife. C. P. Brandon aad
family, W. Tt Wolcott and faaH-
ly, C. M. Wolcott, and wife, O
nr ucaey. wife
Rout. I. Whalen and wife. Ml
Cline and family. O. A. Jon v.
J. II. Harrison. Jamee Haaie.0.
N, Dean, W. T. Gray, H. S.
Green and family, Thee. Hayes
and family. Byron Vausrhn and
family, L. C. Coffin and wife. H.
F. Shirk and family, John Rea
fro, H. P. Wettenael, wife and
three youngest children, Harry
Cremer.
Those on Friday were: H. H.
Hagle and wife, T. O. Miller
and wife, Orange Putney, Al
bert Cremer, Perly and Monta
Bennett, I. Stone, J. E. Byrd,
Misses Jodie Wiggins, Edna
Putney.' Linda Crawford,' Au
drey West, Dott Wolcott.
Dates.
Caddo county fair, Bjnger,
Sept. 3 to 10.
Photographers' Convention,
Oklahoma City, Sept. 8 to 10. ,
G. A. R. encampment, Guth
rie, Sept. 14.
Tho Sterling Fair, Sterling,
Sept. 1C to 18.
Peanut Carnival, Duncan,
Sept. 16 to 18.
Dry Farming Congress, Wich
ita. Kan., Oct. 7. to 17.
Caddo county fair, Anaiarko,
Sept. 7 to 12.
Oklahoma State Fair and Ex
position Oklahoma City, Sept.
22 to Oct. 3.
Shilling-Mason.
At the Methodist parsonage in
Elgin at 5:80 o'clock Sunday
evening, Rev. D. L. Hinckley
united in marriage Arthur W.
Shilling of near Fletcher and
Misn Ruth Mason, in the pres
ence of J. H. Abbott and T. J.
Page, the latter being a cousin
of the bride. For a short time
they will reside at the home oi!
the bride's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J, T. Masoa, north of El
gin. O '
Arm Fractured.
Ruth1 Brandon had the Boneo
inhi, lower right arm fractare't
Tuttriay evening by falling t
ofa sec-.saw Jwara. TNoarpj
waa set bnclHri shape mid uli ji
getting along nicely.
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