Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1912-11-21

Five burglars dynamited the bank
Of Ochelata, at Ochelata. Okla. SO
cured $4,000 and escaped.
The Oklahoma State Manufacturers
association will hold its annual meet.
ing In Oklahoma City on December 16.
The new postofiice building at
Oklahoma City Is open for business
and the old postofIlce is abandoned.
Burglars entered the postofiice at
Willow. new town thirteen miles
north OF Mangum. and cracked the
safe. but got very little money.
Lew Gren Of Guthrie was convicted
by Jury in the district court and as.
tessed fine Of $50 on a bootleggins
charge and $:5 for resisting an officer.
Green Is negro.
Albert A. Small, president OF the
Consolidated Electric Railways. says
construction of an interurban line
from Tulsa to Sapulpa will be com.
menced within thirty days.
were married a, ,.cAlester at the
home OF the brides parents, Dr. and
Mrs. e. H. Troy. Mr.. McAlester is
the youngest son of Lieutenant Gov.
ernOr and Mrs. J. ]. McAlester.
w. r. Saunders Of the Seminole
nation was in rolice court at Okla.
homa City on charge OF plain
and inoffensive drunkenness. He was
released when he declared II was his
first drink in twenty years.
Although his relatives did not know
exactly what was his age. II is be.
lieved that r. p. Haws. who died at
McLoud last week, was los years old.
II Is believed he was the oldest white
man in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City will on December
3. 4. and 8 entertain the State
DcdicTS dSsOcldIlDn
regular convention. and arrangements
are being made now by the local com.
mittees to make the visit OF the deal.
ere interesting.
More voters cast ballots south OF
the Choctaw line OF the Rock Island
railroad in Oklahoma than ever before
In Oklahoma's history, and to this fact
Is credited the big increased vote OF
the state which will reach nearly
100000
Attorney General West has formally
presented an application to the cor
poration commission for an order re-
quiring the Pioneer Telephone Co. to
make an accounting preliminary to a
refund to Oklahoma City subscribers
Of excessive charges for service ap-
proximating 100000.
The state committee OF the Pro.
gressive party is called to meet n.
Oklahoma City November 30. for the
purpose OF preparing for a state cam
paign two years from now. The call is
signed by Alva l.. Mcdonald, chair.
man. and Orwell J. Joh'Gon. secre
tary OF the state committee.
When cotton reached 1875 cents a
pound at Mountain View 1t is believed
TO be the highest In the state and the
highest for several years. The price
brought lots % the staple into the
city and farmers were pleased to get
the money. II Is believed however
that the price will go higher before
the season Is over II the market re-
mains as II is there will probably not
be much cotton stored In this part OF
the state.
With the completion OF the new
federal buil' ing the official residence
OF United States District Attorney II.
n Poardman has been transferred to
Oklahoma City from Guthrie.
Bill Raybourn, farmer living near
Grady. Jefferson county, was shot and
killed by Alex Parker. According to
Parker. he had rented farm from
Raybourn and Raybourn later had told
him to vacate, under penalty OF death.
Raybourn came to Parker's house on
Wednesday, mnrpfpo ap1 Tho t.i,it.-