Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-06
OKLAHOMA NEWS NOTES

Mayor j. r. Biffle OF Pauls Valley
has announced for reelection.
J. e. BifYle, present mayor Of Pauls
Valley. Is a candidate to succeed him
sell
J. f. Walton has announced as .
candidate for postmaster at Wapa-
nucka.
The Georgetown Drummer" Is a
publication being issued by Albert J.
Nicklass at Sacred Heart.
Prospects are bright for an inter
urban line from Nowata to Coffeyvllle,
Kans., within the near future.
Street railway improvements to be
made at an estimated cost OF at least
$60.00e. are to be made at Tulsa.
The inclemnt weather has caused
serious delay in paving and sewerage
improvements under way at Coalgate.
The Unca oil district northeast Of
Ponca City is attracting attention and
experts say II has a promising future.
Drilling is under way In that section
now.
Reports from all sections OF the
state are to the effect the farmers
are busily engaged in plowing their
fields and preparing for bumper
crop this year.
Cameron Industrialist" Is the ,......s
Of a new publication started at the
Cameron Agricultural school at Law
ton. X. X. Robertson, head Of the col
lege. is editor in chief of the publica-
tion.
There seems TO be much oil and
gas activities In Norman and Cleve-
land county these days and all avail
able land is being leased. Drilling
may be expected there In the near
future.
At rousing meeting OF the Com
mercial club at Tulsa. attended by oil
men. producers. operators and citizens
In general, the club went on record
as opposed to the proposed per cent
tax on oil.
Farmers along the route OF the col.
lege agricultural special train are re-
ceiving much beneficial Information
and will profit much as a result Of the
trains visit.
There 10 a probability that one or
more test oil wells will be drilled In
the vicinity of Blanchard, Cleveland
county, representatives of three oil
and gas companies being In that sec
tion now securing leases.
BY unanimous vote of the city coun-
cti an election was called for March
is at Durant, for the purpose of voting
on the issuance OF $4,000 worth Of
bonds for the extension OF the sewer
and water systems.
Hobart will soon have a new water
works system, work on the same be.
ing rushed with all possible speed. II
IL stated water will be turned Into the
reservoir by March |, and the system
will be ready for service by that time.
Several of Lawton's citizens were
deprived Of their overcoats by officials
from Fort Sill The coats taken from
the citizens were the regulation army
overcoats, and are not supposed to
be worn by anyone not enlisted In
the army.
The plant Of the Stigler Light and
Power company has been sold at sher-
ms sale for $4,000 Joseph Ward,
president Of the Border City Ice and
Cold Storage company OF Fort Smith.
was the successful bidder. The plant
was sold under mortgage fore.
closure.
The new Carnegie library building
at Bartlesville has been completed
and an informal housewarming was
held.
The Missouri. Kansas & Texas rail
way Is arranging to have all trains
from southern division dispatched by
telephone instead OF telegraph
The $150,000 bonds voted at the
election In Muskogee on December II
for the purpose OF buying lot for
park purposes. will be offered for sale
by the city council on February H.
Durant may receive the Denison.Du.
rant interurban line as Christmas
present, the announcement being made
that II the road is built, the work will
be done this year. The contract for a
survey of the right of way has already
been awarded
The Commercial Club of Tulsa has
pdnntnA N tNe On