Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-01-09
OKLAHOMA NEWS NOTtS

ketchum is the name of new
town on the NJ. o. 4 G.. road
Tulsa is remodcling some of its
Indian village ordinances"
Guthrie is after an umbrella fac
tory that employs $50 people.
Former Governor Haskell is drill.
ling an oil well near Okomah.
J. l.. Harnagc. prominent Tulsa law
yer, has quit the law to conduct
farm
TahleQuah is going after a stavc fac.
tory which carries a $1,000 weekly
payroll
The county seat war at Jay appears
TO have dwindled down to type.
writer campaign.
Leedy has just sustained n S25 600
fire loss. But Leedy will come again.
better than ever.
Sapulpa business men are propos.
ing automobile service from that city
10 the Cusning oil held.
A prize fighter and a gun man"
collided in Bartlesville the other day
Gun man got the worst of IT,
Canadian oil producers are receiv.
ing s. per barrel That price in Okla.
homa would mean many fortunes
Rents are dropping in Oklahoma.
Cotton county officials are getting
county headquarters for 81 year
The farmers OF eastern Oklahoma
are called to meet at Muskogee Feb
to organize development associa
tion.
farmers OF Cowskin Prarie. near
Jay. In Delaware county, will parti.
cipate in the war of determination
againet the chinch bugs
The number OF marriage icen.
ses issued In Oklahoma county In
1912 is nearly goo less than were
issued in 1911. To be exact the dif.
ference is 17s, there being 1880 Is
sued in 1911 and LOSS IN 1912.
The Renfrow Tribune man hitssthe
nail on the head thusly: Don't make
sport Of the cUantry paper: maybe
there isn't much news in H. maybe
II is a dinky little sheet, maybe Won
could run better paper Yourself. but
you will usually find that the little
paper is as good as the town in which
II is published
The ST Louis Globe-Democrat prof.
fers the information that coal is found
In one-third Of the counties Of Mis-.
souri,. and is found in large quantities
in Illinois Iowa. Kansas. Arkansas
snd New Mexico We rise to a oues.
tion OF personal privilege. and desire
10 state that Oklahoma produces a
better quality OF coal than any OF
these states with the possible excep.
tion OF New Mexico whose coal may
be as good, and that the center of
this great field is McAlester. Okla.
homa, L. s A.
Contract for the new sewer system
at Eufaula has been awarded 10 the
McPeay CONSTRUCTION company Of
Little Rock for s67.c5O The people
OF this city recently voter bonds IN
the sum OF $4,000 FOR the sewer sys.
TEN, and the work on Il will begin
Immediately. The waierworks system
is also to be enlarged and when com.
pleted Eufalula will have one of the
most perfect water and sewer sys.
tens In the state
The fruit jar factory at sand
Springs soon will be In operation.
With New Year near at hand. here's
a very good suggestion from Bob Bur.
dette: get away from the crowd for
a while and think stand on one side
get acquainted with Yourself and see
what kind OF a fellow you are. Ask
yourself hard questions about your
self Ascertain. from original sources,
II YOU are really the manner OF man
YOU say you are and IL YOU are always
honest: II you always tell the square.
perfect truth In business details; II
your life is as good and upright az
IL O'clock at nishi as Il Is at noou:
II you ara as good temperance man
on hshing excursion as YOU are on
Sunday school picnic: IL you are as
good when you go 10 the city as you
are at home, IT, IN short are YOU
really the sort OF man your father
hopes you are and your sweetheart
believes you are, Ge, on intimate
terms with yourself, my boy, and
believe me. every time YOU come out
Of one Of thOs. nrivata iptnrvf,vs