Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-01-30
OKLAHOMA NtKS NOTfS

TIE good roads -crsrs-; seems &c
,are the center Q. -. tsozrcs 5ov, Il
Cc,to. county
7. n Dzricscr- q s;iris-. Ere~-
ss the golden rsls ss.ire las -
turned from q rissi 70 rs former to-s
IN Alabama
Aecsi ooe hz,5-es an1 t.-y rs-
srs engaged IL cors-ructi,E . -s-
cxcs- rad bs;~ss- ths OF ros- a..
Yor Sill r,ili.x-y post
Rev. Stove. for-e- pastor .. tte
Presbyterian c.urct q; Pu-csl o--
lirersc lis farewell sermon there.
haring accepted q cal si Blackwell
Sickness IL the community cs1se1
the publlc schools si SSyrs ~ be
CLOSED 70, gsek tut they have
reops1s6 and u. vc-k las be.a re-
s1rsd
Revival meetings are II progress
IL many towns srd cites 0! the state
and Reports indicate al are ts.rg
well attended and TIE Interest Il tie
sermons keen
Dick Jocss, Who ssrvs1 Lsrton IL
the capacity Of mayor for two yssrs,
has shisd his hat into ne ring and
sould occupy the o.tcs Of oonris-
tionsr Of public property.
In several sections o. the state,
reported. but prsesuiionE are being
-
taken IN each instance 10 guard
xgsinrt spread Of the diseases
wsnstte. In Poitswstoris county,
may soon have electric lights Tse
citiIsns Of that thriving town are
seriously considering the voting o.
bonds TO secure funds with which 70
install plant
Postmaster Hooker :, Purcell an
nosnces that rural route No. 2. from
Purcell To Criner. Okla will be IN
suggrated April !. with regular rural
free delivery between Purcell and star
route pouch TO Criner.
DR.. J. X Carson. prominent physi-
clan Of Coalgate. slipped on an icy
psvemen; lsst week and suffered a
broken leg lie IL advanced in years.
but the attending physicians think be
will recover from the injury.
Al Q recent session Of the board OF
county commissioners he'd at Ramona,
plans for the new courthouse at that
place were approved and accepted.
NJ fr.p L. ~
soon as The weather will permit.
The 5000 funding bonds recently
isued ty Rals,on have been approved
by the court and attorney general. and
that town will shortly have funds with
which TO pay of it's Indebtedness and
install steam at the power plnat
Collinsville will wipe out all out.
standing Indebtedness through the is-
suance OF funding bonds which run
twenty-five years and draw interest at
per cent The issuance Of the bonds
has been approved by the district
Judge at Claremore.
J. 8. Blankenship, OF Hoyt. who is
one OF those interested in the move
ment to organize a stock company TO
take over and manage the Haskell
county fair. reports the work OF rails
Ing funds Is progressing satisfactorily.
When stock TO the value OF IS. 600 has
been sold the company Is to be organ
lied and incorporated
William Johnson. cashier OF the
First National bank OF Eureka. Kan.
and Willard Johnson. president OF the
State National bank at Shawnee. who
are twin brothers. celebrated the
fftieth anniversary OF their birth
The celebration took place in Shaw.
nee. and both bankers were were the
recipients OF many hearty congratula.
tions and well wishes.
Fire destroyed the Baptist church
at Hobart. originating from an er.
plosion OF an oil stove kept in a tent
erected In the tabernacle for use OF
the Boy Scouts At meeting OF the
church officials was decided TO begin
at once campaign 10 raise s25. 900
10 replace the burned structure.
With the completion OF a few add.
tional Improvements at the water
plant. Bartlesyille win soon he able
TO boast Of one OF the fines, water
systems In the state. improvements
aggregating s75.O9G have been made
within the past six months. including
the installation OF a fltering plant.
and the other improvements are 10 be
made as soon as practicable.
The Lawton chamber OF commerce