Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-01-23
OKLAHOMA NEWS NOTfS

this year at Anadarko.
The new waterworks plant at kene
nck soon will be completed.
Several cases of spinal meningitis
are reported from Antlers.
Marietta already has organized a
baseball club for the 1913 campaign.
DR.. w. A. Clark is a democratic
candidate for police Judge at Durant.
Lee Newiin has sold the Binger tel.
ephone exchange to James Foster OF
Olney.
In Oklahoma II Is getting SO every
little hamlet has a gas well of it's own,
or an oil well.
The First National bank at Warner
and now Is Z state bank.
The Katy Mill a. Elevator company
plant at Caddo recently burned. en-
failing a loss of $4,000.
Rev. J. w. White. late editor of tho
ralihina Democrat, now is Methodist
presiding cider al Antlers.
G. A. Ryiulliller. former Oklahoma
City newspaper reporter, now is dep.
uty county clerk OF Caddo county. y
With the SHOWS and rains on the
program 1t looks as though Oklahoma
will come back in good form this
year.
L. II. Fawks, retiring county clerk
OF kiowa county, has organized and
Is president of the First National bank
al snyder.
Katy trains are making schedule
OF fyrty-five miles per hour between
PARSONS and MusRogee. "A distance OF
III miles.
Machinery has been ordered for the
electric light plant at kenirow. Inc
town soon will have ten street lights
In operation.
Antlers citizens will soon hold an
eleCtlon to determine who shall re-
ceive popular endorsement Tor the
pOstmastership.
In the arrest of Charles Howard OF
Carieton, H., Sheriff Shields of Enid
stores in Cherokee. Carrier and End.
John A. Harris, retiring district
clerk at Hobart. is out after the ap-
polntment as United States marshal
Tor the western district of Oklahoma
Doc Wages, an ll-year-old orphan
boy, was placed in the county Jail at
ecumseh charged with shooting his
uncle, John Suttlea, with whom he
lived.
The Prairie Oil and Gas company
has completed its second six-inch pipe
line to the Gushing field and now is
prepared to handle 25.000 barrels Of
oil daily from that point.
Wapanucka Press "A large acre
age of oats will be put in next spring
I he oat crop is invariably sure in
tnls country and always proves a
money maker. Where oats are sown a
crop Of kafir sorghum or cowpeas
can be grown on the same land"
Ponca City is said to be one of the
best lighted cities in Oklahoma for its
three blocks there are eight electric
light posts with five large electric
lights on each post. making a total of
forty lights To the block At that,
however. II must 20 some to equal
El Reno's fussy night illumination
is going on more rapidly now. with
good indications for strike within
the next few days Experienced oil
men who have visited the well say
the formations are similar to those
of the Cushing field and that pros.
poets for strike are very good
have engaged In business at Henry
eta, just now one of the livest towns
in eastern Oklahoma town with re-
markable opportunities.
Oklahoma is to furnish an African
hunter who will brave the wlds OF
the jungle In quest of big game.
Charles Cottar, one OF the county
commissioners OF Major county. whose
term Of office expired with the first
OF the year, will leave within the next
week for New York where he will
take steamer for Africa and spend
sly manila In tho innnlaa Ia Ia 1,iaiA. q,