Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-01
OKLAHOMA NEWS NOTES

voted out poolhalls.
Ryan, Okla. is to have n band. Prof.
Ward. late Of the U. s. navy, has been
secured as director.
Among other assets owned by the
McCurtain state bank is the local
electric light plant.
While drilling for oil in Pawnee
county. a twenty-foot vein of coal was
struck by the drillers.
A vast acreage of wheat has been
sown between Aline and Cherokee, ac'
cording to the AlneChronoscope
So many Guthrie citizens attended
the Crescent Opening celebration"
that no one was left In town to blow
the whistle that day.
Robbers blow the postonlce safe at
CARRIER recently, obtaining a few dol
lars in change and leaving a package
Of stamps untouched.
Lightning recently killed four
horses for Mr.. David who lives north
OF FL Reno. Mr.. David was plowing
with the horses at the time
Two Kiowa county citizens went to
law over $40. and one received "A
Judgment OF $1.75. after the total costs
in the case amounted to s175.
The burning gas well on the j D.
Mayes place. near Shay, has attracted
the attention of gas men and as re-
suit leases are very much in demand.
tinue to remain on the free list not
withstanding the governments action
pf several years ago, says the Thomas
Tribune.
An auto firm in Duncan has re-
ceived four car loads of autos which
have been placed in the city and
county. Twenty-eieht cars comprised
the shipment.
Robbers secured $4,000 at the noon
hour recently from the Calvin Ma.
tional bank The robbers. It is be.
Neved, entered the bank room through
. cellar beneath the building.
A company is being formed at Dur
ant to be Incorporated as the South.
eastern Oklahoma Fair Association
and capitalized at $12,5O0, and Il is
stated that the fair grounds will be
built within the city limits.
Plans have been perfected and the
preparatory work Is under way for the
construction OF an air dome theater
at Checotah. II will be so arranged
that II necessity demands. It may be
converted into an opera house.
The Muldow Press wants the state
capitol buildings built on wheels. so
that they may be dragged around from
place to place. and every town in the
state may then have the honor, once
. year. OF being the capital.
To provide water for domestic pur.
poses as well as street sprinkling
citizens at Waurika have installed
filters In Beaver creek. the source of
local water supply. A street sprink.
ling system is being organized by
local merchants.
After eight months OF continuous
work water has been turned into Ho.
barts new 100000, 900 gallon storage
reservoir. covering seventy acres of
land. Water is taken from Little ELK
creek. five miles above Hobart
through an eighteen-nch flow line and
the fall Ia thirty-eight feet. necessitat.
ing no pumping. II is estimated Il
Will take eight months to nj the res.
crvoir, but the water shortage of the
past In believed solved The reservoir
Is owned by the city and constructed
at q cost of $4,000.
Coffeyville has voted to donate $50.
900 to the Siggins Electric Company
and an electric line Ia now assured as
far as Nowata.
The big round up" that has been
held In Dewey for several years and
which has proven so popular in that
section of the southwest. is to be
staged again this summer. AS usual
II 10 to be held July 4, 6 and 8.
That the nre which destroyed tn,
City hotel at Wilburton recently wal
purely accidental was the verdict o
C. {. Hammonds, state fire marshal
who has been at Wilburton for tn,
past several days investigating tn,
blaze.
Active deveopment OF the biz
dolomite quaries at Creta. Is miles
west OF Altus. on the Frisco railroad
In the near future Is promised In q
letter TO Altus capitalisis from i C