Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-01-16
]. 5. SOULE. Publi her
OKI AHOMA

Muskogee dairymen have orgnized
an association.
Simon Jones. aged 75. a pioneer resi-
dent at Tulsa Is dead
Durant's municipal lighting system
for a municipal hospital.
Clinton has voted $4,000 in bonds
year 1912 was 40 cents.
Tulsa's per capita fire loss for the
began operating January |.
Annual Woods county spelling con-
test will be held at Alva March 20.
OIL developments are causing Hen
ryetta and Weleetka to take on new
life.
Woodward breeders captured many
OF the prizes at the Shattuck poultry
show.
Muskogee claims to have expended
100000 for betterments during the
past year.
J. W. McMurtry has sold the Ham.
mon News and will resume he prac.
tice OF law.
The new oil town OF Tiger sustained
a serious fire, several frame buildings
being destroyed.
That department OF development es-
tablished by the Frisco line will do
much for Oklahom
The Beckham County Singing con-
vention will be held at Mt, Carmel,
near Erick, March 29-30
Rev. James T. Cook, a pioneer resi-
dent OF Salt Greek Valley in Blaine
county. passed away last week
With the beginning OF the new year
the stat" bank at Techumseh national
lied. II now is the Tecumseh Nation
al bank.
The real estate agent being asked
by the prospective purchaser Of some
Arkansas river bottom land IL the
river didn't sometimes overflow its
banks replied Sure. the Arkansaw
isn't one of those sickly streams that
are always confined to their beds"
twenty-five negroes OF Pawhuska,
OF the better class, have formed an
organization to compel law observ-
ance by the tougher element OF their
In that Thau hau n
lished an unsigned warning In the
Pawhuska Capital
The Tulsa World calls attention to
the fact that the coal output OF this
state is valued at 100000 oil, $780,
100000. Oil producers pay taxes on
more than 100000. 900 of property in
the state. The mining industry has
proper state Inspections; the oil indus
try has not. The World thinks the
legislature should provide an assist.
ant state inspector who shah be a
competent man engaged in the bust
ness.
Carl Dougherty, a former resident Of
Custer county who for two years has
been In Oregon. says the coast country
is no good for man without goodly
supply Of that the love of which is the
root OF all evil. The question they ask
out there Is. Have you money!" II
not, why not? Before you can cut
very large chunks of CONCEALED moist
ure in these parts you must get your
self well heeled with mamrS,n." II
appears that II is a game of graft or
get grated out there and the fellow
who gets his graft in first is at" Mr..
Dougherty says he can keep his fam
lily here for half what II cost there
A Garvin county farmer claims to
have gathered $40 pounds of pecans
from one tree The nuts were sold at
10 cents per pound
Bud Easley, Of Terral. was arrest.
ed at Waurika and placed In jail to
await examination as to his sanity
because OF his announcement that he
was en- route to Oklahoma City to set
tie the capital question. He was re.
leased from the Texas state asylum
opout "a year uBo Eie utb sluCe Dteu
principally engaged In exploring the
banks of Red River and dug many
holes hunting for buried treasure.
When arrested Easley possessed two
wooden guns styled after 45-calibre
Colts, and so perfect was the mech
anism that they could not be detected
from the real thing at any reason.
able distance, Lead bullets were sunk
into the cartridge chamber and the