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Vi T rr-WStfT1" i'f ,wv ,- f rf 4 ti rj& ,, .i . 4 Farmers' Champion 1 1 s- ) f" f -, 'i .A VOL.V ELGIU, OKLAHOMA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1911 NO. 40 Let Byrd & Wolcott i Handle Your Cream teieteiemeteieiei tie MR. FARMER We are in the mrket far your grain every day. We don't open and close out elevator to suit our own convenience, but take the farmer's interest into consideration and are prepared to handle your grain EVERY day. Is this worth anything tt you, Mr. Farmer?. Brunskill 1 H.G. SMITH, ! On The Elgin Routes. A baby girl was born Thurs day at the home of E. E. Reh wnlt on route 2. On Thursday Carrier Buckley stopped at the home of T. T.My ers to water his "horse" which was getting in a warm condition. It being near the noon hour a kind invitation was given him to take dinner and Ed says "how the fried. ohickni.and other good thing did disappear " " Miss ChrlsttnaSeheet of route 1 it attending tee state normal at Edmond. Carrier Cost and family return ed Saturday from & week's risit with friends at Brinkman. Mrs. Joaia Cleveland and Miss DeLene Adams of Lyons, Kan., mother and niece of Mrs. G. M. Coffin of route 8, came last Wed nesday evening for a visit at her home. Carrier Buckley entered upon his 15 days' annual vacation Monday and Substitute Cremer is carrying the mail on route 1. E. E. and Scott Walling of rout 3 attended the; party at the Uuderwood home oh route 1 Sat urday night. Mrs. Herman Bentley of route I is gone on a visit to relatives in Arkansas. Several members of the Hen derson family are visiting at tlio home of Geo. Daniels on route 3. Miss Beatrice Coffin of route 3 and her cousin, Miss DeLene Adams, had an exciting experi ence one day recently when the pony they were driving became NEW GOODS, 15 lbs Sugar $1 00 1 lb Peaberry Coffee ... 20c 1 lb Arbuckle Coffee .... 20c 1-2 gal. Mason Fruit Jars, per dozen 70c 1-4 gal. Fruit Jars, dozen 55c 4 lbs Navy Beans 25c 4lbflBett Rice 25c 4 lbs Soda 25c 4 cans Eagle Lye . . 25c 4 pkgs Corn Starch 25c 4 cans No. 2 Tomatoes.. 25c lO lb Bucket Snowdrift.. $1.00 5 1b Bucket Snowdrift.. 40c These prices are good until the next issue of this paper. ELGIN MERC CO. -m4!"!"SW'-k-: : Elevator - MANAGER 4M'M frightened and turned them both out of the rig, spilling five gal lons of oil. J.T.McCraw anil wife of route 1 Have been visiting old friends in Garvin county. C. G. Coffin of route 3 has his face badly disfigsred with a car buncle on his nose. While taking his vacation as a rural carrier at Lawton, L. C. Rankin has been looKing after his farm on route 2 L Fourth-Class Post Master Examination. Saturday, Aug. 14. 1915. The United State Civil Service Commission announces that on the date named above an exami nation will be held at Lawton, Okla , as a result of which it is expected to make certification to fill a contemplated vacancy in the position of fourth-das.) postmaster at Steiling and other vacancies as they may occur at that office, unless it shall be de cided in the interests of the ser vice to fill the yacancy by rein statement. The compensation of tho postmaster at this office was $409 for the last fiscal year. Age limit, 21 years and over on the date of the examination, with he exception that in a stato where women aie declared bv statute to be of full ago for all purposes at 18, women 18 years of age on the date of tho exami nation will be admitted. Applicants must reside within the territory vupplied bv the post office for which the examination is announced. enoBHicaan NEW PRICES Mt. Scott Items. Farmers are threshing '(he?r wheat this week wllrne some time before threshing will beov er. , Crops look flrie now but Won long it we don't get rain sobn Abundance of 'beaches and plums this year in Oklahoma: plums Simply are fine; mod till the womenjitre busy canning' fruit and beans for the winter. :- t; Good Sunday school -at chbrehl aunnay. iMccieu news .upurjiif tendent and teacher, Our pro tracted meeting commences Fri day night, tbe 1G of this month' every body is Invited to attend Will have a. preacher; hope" we will have a good meeting. All Christains pray that we will have n troncl revival. Mr. Coaer and wife visited with G. W. Wade's family Sun day and Mr and Mrs. Gregory1 and their son and wife and Missl Ressie Carver were visitors therej Sunday evening. The Ladles Aid will meet at Mrs.Coger's residence Thursday' every one is invited to attend. G. W. Wade went to Elgin Saturday: said the road was dry and dusty but he got thereall, ngiu wun nis nuuKjsaiu me nmu part of his hack had beeh getting there first. ' Rav Shroventook Miss Bl to the Indian meeting at the Mis- sion Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.rDowninff' werdj iiuiiiK uvvi ilia cuuiiiijr ill men ii'w'nuto f ' G. W. Wade said he had rath-' er ride in his own rig to towm IBBmmBSmFSfB STAR BRAND SHOES ARE BETTER i We have put in a new line of Star Brand Shoes and if we haven't the style you want we will be glad to get them for you in a few days notice. Call and get our prices. Star Brand ' Shoes Are Leather ELGIN MERC CQ. than ride in Lon's automobile and have to watch every crossing of the road and then blow the horn for Lon. Mrs. Mcguire spent last Mon day with her daughter Mrs TJff Ballou; her granddaughter, Miss Mavme Ballou. came home with 1 her to assist in canning Reaches. Mr. Hale and family spent Sunday evening with Ray Shock ley and wife. Will Ballou, wife and tittlo son Lewis went to Apache on busi ness last Saturday. Mi"s Clara Ballon spent the week's end with her grand mother, Mrs. Mcguire. s If we could see beyond today As God can see; And all tho clouds should roll a way, Tho shadows flee: O'er present griefs we would not tret, Each sorrow we would soon for get, For many joys are waiting yet For you and me. Violet. Preaching Sunday Morning. In a card received yesterday from Rev. D. Lf Hinckley ho states that Rev. Miller of Fletch er will preach here in the Meth odist church next Sunday morn ing instead of the evening. He also states: "Wo will fclose here not later than TuesdayorfWednesday of next week, We,! come direct from hero to Iteming and begin there net later than the 23rd of this month, Brother Mantling is to -held me at Sterling and then we gf to Beaver Band;" , Stony Point, District 124. S. L. Porter and daughters, Mollieand Helen, were visitors at the home of J. H. Porter Sunday. Born to Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Gilliland, Wed. July 7th, a fine baby girl, weizht 8 1-2 lbs, moth er and baby doing well; Mr. Gil liland revived manfully from the shock but says he will have to have an Overland car for her to ride in. Raphael Morris was given delightful surprise Sunday even ing. Among those who came in wei-: J. A. Wolf and family, A. L. Gibson and family, Ollie Gilli land, Avah Helen Bevan. Ver die, Lola, and Dudley Argo, Mrs. J. H. Porter, Mollie Porter, Mcrl Gilliland and Pearl Fross; re freshments of ice cream and cake were served and all report ed a delightful time. Miss Avah Helen Bevans of A pache came down Saturday foi a visit with Marie Morris, return ing to her home Monday night, D. D. Grant and wife made a business trip to Lawton Satur day. Among those who attended the road meeting at Lawton Thurs day were: Pearl Fross, T. A. Morris, N. A. Argo and J. W. Head. Mrs. John Misel was a caller in Elgin Saturday. I Mrs. Rex Shaffer spent the 'day at the Gilliland home Satur day. Misses l !e Gill und and Mar in Morris were callers in Elgin Tuesday of last week. Mrs. M. A. Thralls, who has been visititing her daughter, Mid. T A. Morris, left Monday for a visit with her son, J. B. Thralls, who resides north east of Apache. Mrs. Metcalf, Mrs. Tailor, Mrs. Henrv Miller and Mis. C. E. Gibson wore callers at the home of Mrs, D. L. Gilliland Sunday evening. A ten pound boy was born at the home of Mr. and Airs. (J. U. Gibson Monday which is the sec ond visit the stork has made to our community during the past week. Wheat Yield. The yield of the wheat around Elgin is not what was expected. No definite figures have been learned but tho general talk in that it is ranging from 8 to 20 bushels per acre, most of it a round 12 bushels. The abundant rainfall made heavy straw but light grain. . Wheat IS Miles. Several loads of wheat were brought to the Brunskill Elevat or today that had been hauled 15 miles passing Up tome nearer towns, which shows that Elgin is a good grain market One man is hauling 1C0O bushel here that distance. School Eight Months. At the annual school meeting Tuesday, T. Ryan was re-elected member of the board, nn extra levy of three mills was voted and and eight months term of school to begin in October. The CHAmMON 8 months, 25o $100.00 By Figuring With D. E. McAnaw! J In Lumber, Coal, Cement, Building Hardware, American Fence, Bois D' Arc Posts. Handled your grain for 14 seed and the BEST MARKET! Passed 8th Grade. This year the manuscripts from tbe 8th grade examination from all the rural and town schools of the county were sent in to the county superintendent of schools for giading, which work was just completed and the result) announced last week. Those of the 8th grade who passed and Ret their mail from Elgin are as follows: Dillard Bell, R 2JCate Barrett, Frank Hunt, R 1, Nona Hayes, James Haste, Haute King. Earl Mergaar R-Zrwawte tfciheal, . 1. Osio Nix. R 3. Charlie Rich ardson, R 1, Fred ileich, R 3, Floyd Sanders, R 1, Harry "Sel lars, R 3, Minnie Sawyors, John S.taulfcr, R 2, Anna St suffer R 2, Uhristino Scheetz, R 1, Ida Schoet7, R 1, Erne3t Scheetz, R I, Jesse Townley, R 2, Dott Wol cott. Others near here who passed are: Lorcne Bour, Apache, Anna Doyle, Apache, Geneva Eakins, Apache, Theresa Jacobi, Sterling, Grace Littlefleld, Fletcher, Al bert Marxson, Apache Fannie Stamper, Apache. u Garwood Elected. At 4he election held at the Methodist church Thursday even ing to select a delegate to the annual conference at Tulsa this fall, W. W. Garwood of Bea ver Bend received all the votes cast here and as he was being supported by his home people, was duly nominated. See H. P. Wettengel for insur ance, farm loans, real estate, In diana silos and notary work. -- We have just installed our new Bowser Underground Gasoline System, which means better gaso line at the same price. We still sell coal oil at 8 cents a 1 gallon. 4 Don't forget we carry a good line of t Hardware, Implements. Furniture. Vaughn Hdwe. Co. : , SAVED! ! i years, finding the beet 4 4. -V 4'4 New Y. M. C. A. Secretary. P. W. Wetmore of Gakaburg III.. Hrrivod laat oraak Mai ku entered upon his new duties as general secretary of the aew( Liawion x. m. j. a. This item is ef double iaterest to the Champion. First it-is glad to kaow that Lawtoa has taken advaneed greand ea Mora! issues and its better cStiseaship has given its MseeH fer the es tablishment ef taisasseelatiaa, which is a great apllft fer the Vnuna Mian at aomaauaJla. J the Bewsecretar,K.whe has been an aedjuaintanee of the1 Champion editor for the past 18 years hav--ing been schoolmate at Kaex college, Galesburg, III.' During the fall of 1897 both made the ' foot ball team at Knox, Wetmore as full back and Wettengel as left guard. This was the team that stopped the use of profaaity in one of the college yells by five men threatening to quit tbe team if continued. Flying Machine. While Elgin is on the boom it must he admitted that one of its neighboring towns has it bested in rino respect, An article last week said that a man and his wife "made a liyiag trip to Law ton Saturday." It certainly is gratifying news to know that this modern method of transportation is coming into use so near home and the pro gressive citizens of Elgin must wake up or they will be badly distanced in the enward rush of civilization. M I it a i m -.. i -V ', I 59 h v y I l ' 15 i