The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-06-12
NEWS HAPPENINGS
OVER THE STATE
EDGAR FENToN, or LEHIGH, IS
ELECTED PRESIDENT OF
LABOR FEDERATION.
NOWATA P. 0. ROW IS SETTLED
Miss Hattie Gore Lands the Place
Which Was Sought by Editor
Jeffries.-Other Big and Little
Stories of the State.

While no official count of votes in
the election of officers of the State
Federation of Labor has been an
nounced, very close estimate on the
majorities has been made One hun.
dred unions were represented by about
$500 votes. The balloting opened
May l and closed June /.
According to the unofficial estimate
of the votes Edgar Folton OF Lehigh,
was elected president by majority of
about 1000 over Pete Hanraty Of Nc
Alester. Sam Adkins of Shawnee, re-
celved an estimated majority of 500
over Joe Johnson Of Henryetta, for
first vice president. George f. Brady
of Coalgate, was elected second vice
president by a majority of 1,l00 over
A. w. Bennett Of Chlckasha. John
Kirk, Sr., Of Coalgate, was elected
third vice president by majority Of
zoo over L. c. Watson of Shawnee.
Red" Doyle of Dewar was elected
fifth vice president by a majority of
300 over T. A. Bird Of Chickasha
Ollie S. Wilson of Oklahoma City,
was reelected secretary-treasurer by
q majority of 500 over Arthur Hitler
of Coalgate. Lee Payne Of Phillips
was elected to the Legislative com
mittee by majority of 1000 over Pat
rick O'Shea of Phillips. D. y. Fergu-
son of Ardmore. Alex Bayoris of AL
. derson, and NJ. K. Akin Of Shawnee.
were elected in the order named for
auditors and tellers
The new officers will take up their
active duties at the annual convention
to be held in Muskogee on August 18.
They will hold office for one year.
Woman Gets Nowata Postoffice.
NoWuta-With the confirmation of
the nomination of Miss Hattie Gore
as postmistress of NOwata, the long
fight over the office comes to termi
nation.
The name of j. H. o. Jeffries, editor
of the Nowata Advertiser, was sent
to the senate for confirmation during
the Taft administration, but following
the arrest of Jeffries, who was charged
with the murder of Irene Goheen, con
tirmatiOn was held up. Jeffries was a
member of the republican state cen
tral committee and cOntended at his
trial that his arrest on the murder
charge grew out Of his aspirations foI
the postottice The trial at which he
came clear Of the murder charge was
followed by a change in the admins
trat<on at Washington, which practi
callV eliminated Jaffries as an annli
cant
Officials Touring School Territory.
Secretary of State Ben Harrison, G
T. Bryan, president of the state board
Of agriculture, John r. Williams, sec
retary of the state school land depart
ment, and r. l.. Lunsford, specia
agent for the school land department
are on an extensive inspection triI
through the panhandle country, witt
the view Of placing on sale more thar
100000 acres of new college land
located in Texas, Beaver and Cim
aTTon counties. From Oklahoma CITY
the party went to Alva on the traiI
and from there the trip will be made
in automobiles, going in a direct line
from Alva through Woods, Harper
Beaver, Texas and Cimarron counties
Plans will be made for placing tn,
land on sale by the first of September
All of the 1850 acres with the excep
tion of that portion believed to contain
mineral deposits, will be offered TO
sale at public auction.