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7 5b?Tr "1 ixwf'li' yl .fin- 1 , --' J i'i- 4- -"- ' ! U-i 11 . '-VI, 11 Farmers ion I - 7 r r if I, t' VOL. IV. ELGIN, OKLAHOMA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1914 NO.47 ChamD B l i I'"' lF I Clothing Men's And Boys' Suits At Actual Cost Shoes of all kinds for men, women, and children. Come in and look at my Village School Shoes. The prices are right. a W. Double Robbery. 'Some time Thursday night partiei broke into the store of G. W. Walker and the Frisco de pot in Elgin, stealing goods at both places. At the store a Tower light in a rear window was broken outand some canned goods were stolen. They pulled the handle off the money drawer in attempting to open it, though it was empty. At the depot a pane of glass in the uiiDer sash of the window juat west of the telegraph in strument was broken out so the. lock could be turned and the lower sash pushed up. Here four gallons of whiskey were taken and the window closed a gain. Some canB of goods were found in a box car near the de pot but no trace of the robbers could be secured. Two men were hanging around Walker's store late Thursday evening and were seen by different persons. Mason-Vaught. At 3.30 o'clock Sunday after noon, at the Methodist parson age in Elgin, occurred the mar riage of Jepley Mason and Miss Nannie Vaught, Rev. D. L. Hinckley officiating. Those present: Shelton Man ning and wife, Frank Manning, and T. J. Page. The groom is a nephew of John Mason, living north of Elgin, and the bride is a sister of Mrs. T. J. Page. They will go to housekeeping on a farm one and one half miles south of Fletcher where the groom has been batching. Champion ads pay best. ! TO THE X TL1. LL. u.NI alarllw An (nr x inn iu " w " - X thing that a good bank can enable profit j L-..L. an rnnlinui j HO . ! am t a. J amawa we T Tk. Slat Guaranty Law your deposit BANK OF ELGIN W. W. Brunskiil, Pres. F. M. English, Vice-Pree. B. M. BrumkiU, Cashier. 4- At Cost! Walker Neighborhood News. Last week there were four births in five dayB at Cement, each one being on a different day. The 4 mill additional levy at Cement carried SO to 14. The Caddo county Fair at Anadarke has been postponed to Oct. 5 to 10. Tom Smith of Walter, charged with the murder of his father-in-law. has been released on $7,500 bail. Two loads of wheat sold at $1.00 per bushel in Frederick last Thursday. Sam Finley, Tillman county's expert broom corn man, says there will be 40 cars of broom corn in that county this year. Hollister, In Tillman county, has voted $1500 bonds to en large the present school build ing. The county commissioners of Cotton county have been enjoin ed from paying five claims for bridges amounting to $5,265.70 because there was no levy for it. The first bale of cotton at Snyder was marketed on Mon day of last week, bringing $133.10. The marchants made up a premium of $73.50 and the bale sold for $59. GO. The Swanson County Singing Convention held an all day sing ing at Mt. Park Sunday. The Apache school board has decided that children that will bpcome six years old by the middle of the school year, may enter at the opening of school. Younger children cannot enter until the next school year. 4 : PUBLIC i vrnrtViv natrnriB Vmrv. ! "- ' ---- .j. do with safety and reaa- X lone in business and do 3 - -- . T f , protects every dollar of ? QUARTERLY MEETING. Last of Year for Elgin Cir cuit. Reports Read and Officers Elected. The fourth quarterly meeting of tho conference year of the El gin charge, Ft. Worth district, Oklahoma conference, was held in the Elgin Methodist church at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon, District Superintendent W. T. EuBter presiding. H. P. Wet ten gel was elected secretary. Besides the dist. supt. and pastor, threebth' r minister wore present, Rev. C. A. Rock of A pache, Rev. W. W. Fitzgerald and Rev. J. C. Watkins. The report of the pastor. Rov. D. L. Hinckley, showed that during the quarter ho had made Gl pastoral visits, preached 30 times and in order to do that had traveled 485 miles. This shows that there has beon con siderable additional work cauned by preaching only one sermon at one place on one Sunday, go ing to three appointments for three sermons in one day. S. F. Lockwood was confirmed as superintendent of the Sunday school at Sterling and Mrs. R. C. Choens as superintendent of the junior league in Elgin. Misses Alta Hoffer and Mabel Black were appointed as lay del egates to the annual conference to convene in Guthrie. Wednes day, Oct. 14, and O. H. Putney as alternate. Following arc the officers and committees elected for the ensu ing conference year: Trustees; Elgin, O. H. Putney, Alta Hoffer, J. C. Byrd, H. P. Wettengel. A. J. James; Sterl ing, F. H. Schaper, F. S. Loc!.- wood. Levi Hollowell. H. M. Winn, John Elsass; Beaver Bend, J. H. Black, W. W. Gar wood. L. R. "Majors, L. C. Cham- berlin. Stewards; Elgin, O. H. Put ney, Alta Hoffer, Mrs. Fannie Coffin, Mrs. R. C. Choens, Mrs. A. J. James, Mrs. J. C. Byrd. Mrs. Jessie Fitzgerald; Sterling, F. H. Schaper. F. S. Lockwood. O. E. Winn, Mrs Anna Malvern; Beaver Bend. . J. H. Black. W. W. Garwood, L. R. Majors, Mrs. L. C. Chamberlin, Mrs. Nellie Fullcrton. District Steward, H. P. Wet tengel. Class Leaders; Elgin, O. H. Putney ;Ster ling, F. H. Schaper; Beaver Bend, W. W. Gnrwood., Local preacher, B. L. Watson, Beaver Bund . Foreign missions; Jno. W. Garwood, Jno. D. Watson, A. J. James. H. miss, and ch. exten: Mrs- Jessie Fitzgerald, Mrs. Alma Howe, Mrs. b. H. Schaper. Sunday scIwoIb; Mrs. R, C. Choens, Mrs. Nellie Fullerton. Tracts; Faye Black, Mary Garwood, Florenco Winn. Temperance; Mrs. F. 3. Lock woood, Mrs. L. C. Chamberlin, Mrs. A. J. Jnmes. Education; C. F. Kirkland, Mrs. Myrtle Harrison. Freedmen's aid; O. H. Putney, W. W. Garwood. Hospitals; Florence Garwood, Mrs. J. H. Black, Mrs. O. H. Putney. Church records; 0. II. Putney, J. W. Garwood. Auditing accounts; H. P. Wet tengel, A. J. James. Parsonage nnd furniture; Alta Hoffer, Mrs. Mnble Miller, Mrs. Jessie Fitzgerald. Church music; II. P, Wetten gel, Alta Hoffer. Est. ministerial support: H. P. Wettengel, 0. H. Putney, W. W. Garwood, S. F. Lockwood, Alta Hoffer. Examination of local preach ers; Rev. B. L. Watson, W. W. Garwood. J T. Watson Trier of appeals; O. H. Put ney. Notice. Any person having any claim against the estate of the late Henry P. Hansen will please present same to John H.Hansen, Elgin, Okla., withih 80 days from Aug. 24, 1014. (adv.) 4 W - ---- The Germans Have But we are still doing business at the same old aland. If you are in need of a buggy, remember that we carry the old relia ble brand that lasts longer, better than any other buggy made, the Moon They have stood the test and it has been proven that they arc unequaled. Come in, and if we have not just the style in stock that you want, we can take your order and deliver the buggy to you la a very short time. Yours for business and hot prices, Vaughn Hardware Go. kv SMl k. kv jL jk - - kv sfr kv fcv g k. kv 'ik School District Sued. The Van Arsdale Osborne Bro ke! age Co., western agents for the St. Paul Insurance Co., has brought BUit in county court a gainst the Elgin school district No. 16 for the collection of a warrant given about ten years ago in payment of insurance premium. ' The members of -the board claim that they knew nothing of the warrant until a year or so ago, when domand for payment was made, and that they ueiieve the company would not have held the warrant that long with out presenting it. The case is set for Thursday. Sept. 10. New School Books. New school books will bo used when school opens in Elgin Oct. 5. but all old books, regardless of their condition, will be taken in exchange at half price for the new books in the same subjects and grades. For instance, If a fourth read er cost 40 cents, an old fourth and 20 cents will get a new fourth reader. Should any deal er refuse to accept the old books at half price. State Supt. Wilson requests that an affidavit of the fact bo made and sent In to him. Noexchaugejof books after July, 1915 Smashed Telephone Pole. Last Friday Ed Buckley got tho new tires on his automoblla and started out for a drivu. Now Ed Is not an experienced man at the helm, but not boing daunted by this fact ho started out at a lively gait. When returning to town and near tho Hoffnr residence ho crashed in u telephone polo and hit it with such momentum that he broku the pole into three pieoes. Some who heard Ed after the crash say ha sum tulked to that nuto like to a team that hud been badly scared in a runaway. Auto Turned Over. Thursday afternoon Dr. Gam ble's automobile turned over once and nearly half way over again near the residence of G. W. walker. Tho doctor Beemed to be unin jured and about the only dam age done to the car wub som? bent rods. Tho trouble was caused by his letting go of the steering wheel to button his coat, when the front wheels turned and cramped the car, turning it oyer once and leaving it resting on two wheels on the second turn. . -- Allies On Bros. Buggies OF ELGIN Choir Organized. There was a good attendance at choir practice at the Metho dist church Tuesday evening and some good work done. Two persons with violins join ed In the practice and it is ex pected that some other instru mentn will be .added. Friday evening was selected as the reg ular meeting night in the future. The question of thoroughly or ganizing the choir and adopting rules of procedure was discussed and some officers elected as fol lows: Business manager. Dr. Hils meyer; Organist, Mrs. Alice wolcott; Choir director, u. P. wettengel. Killed At Cement. Rev. A. R. Spicer of Oklaho ma City passed through Llgin Tuesday noon on his' way to Lawton to preach the funeral of Lloyd Denham of Lawton, who was killed in the switch yards at Cement early Sunday morning. He was breaking for the Fris co and it is believed he slipped nnd fell under the train. He is survived by his parents, a wife and baby, two brothers and one sister. Hearing Thursday. Tho Gregory Critcher county clerk contest will come up before Judo Tolbert of iiobart nt Law ton Thursday of this week. THE ELGIN GIN J Has been thoroughly overhauled and is now ready to gin your cot- ton at any time. I B. V. HAMILTON, MANAGER The Run! Sandy And BeWir, In the reeeuic el Ike primary, anois last week aaaJy W.f Gregory was declared taeaeav;' inee for county elerk intf BaSl. 71 ert Mcuaisseat tor sheriff. The reeoaat y former majority of and' Bob's lead evt Pit PMtatjf h was redeeedfom SIM If tTJfg -, dy's vote was reduced ft and Miss Critcher's raised W. Pierce's vote was raised It and Summers' vote was cut dewn a- bout the same amount Tbeee are the only effleee where re counts were made but frees Um Sterling returns it is believed there was much more reeked work done there. On account of there Mag no ballots ia the Zella box. Mies, Critcher asked that the box Be thrown out, as that weald give" her 13 majority, but this the' county election board refused m " do. Entertained. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Merekf gave a party last Wednesday evening, in honor of Mrs. Debt- ney of Oklahoma City. Those present from Elgin were: W. W. Brunskiil and wife, J. Fitsger ald and wife, w. F. wolcott and wife, D. E. McAnaw and wifej also Miss Leone Miller of Okla-' homa City. W o dsBWr O'li j T4 fi ri, rfr it K '43 ,i;j 'i1 V, w ,t f i X X v, 9 i ' v m r r Aw. t. I