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Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-24
On The Elsin Routes.

Carrier Cost OF route 3 return.
ed Thursday from a trip to
Brinkman.
o. H. Putney and wife Of route
3 and their son Simrnie of Okla.
homa City returned Friday from
a tea days auto trip to New
Mexico.
Patrons of route 3 will remem.
Der that the carrier will begin to
go around section ID in Chandler
township one week from today,
Dec. l, and that after leaving the
Hayes.-Walling boxes the carrier
will be about 80 minutes later
than heretofore.
J. T. Hawkins Of route A has
rented the W. r. Woleott farm
recently vacated by G. A. Jones
who has moved to Texas.
L. c. Chamberlin, wife and
two daughters. Misses Mildred
and Ruth. of route 2, left Mon
day for q visit at Eldorado, Kan.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-24
GRAND, DISPLAYS
Will Be Seen At Poultry Show Thurs.
day To Saturday OF Next Week.
Fee OF 10 Cents Win Admit One Person To Both The
Poultry Show And The Lecture o. Friday Night By
Prof. Ahrens OF stifwatsr.-S Yeass OF Lsss Free.

Thursday. Friday and Satur.
day OF next week. Dsc. z 3, and
4. will be three big days in Eigin
wnen the first annual poultry
sho' of the Elgin Poultry Asso-
Ion will be held. And on
Friday sight of the show Prof.
+. A. AhreDs Of the A. & N.
College at Saltwater. who will be
the Judge at the show. will deiiv.
er a lecture in the school auditor.
ium that will be Of interest to all.
a fee of ten cents will admit
one person 10 both the poultry
show and the lecture on Friday
night. II you go to the show on
Thursday or Friday. you will be
given "a ticket 10 admit you 20
the lecture on Friday night. II
you pay 10 90 to the lecture on
Friday night YOU will be given a
ticket TO admit you to the show
on Saturday. -
Children eight years old or
Younger will be admitted free
when acccompa MED by their par.
ents, who must see they keeI
good order and do not meddle
with anything. Positively nc
children of this aye admitted
without their parents.
Considerable interest has al
ready been manifested in tht
coming show and several new
names have been added to ths
associations membership. Ey
cry breeder Of full blood poultr,
in this community should joir
] the association and then exhi oi
some birds.
Should no prizes be won it vii
be good place to I'D sertise a
the owners names can be place.
on the coops after the prizes hav,
been awarded And every ex
hibitor snoul | be ready 20 placs
MS name on the coops.
In addition TO the association,
cash prizes of 81. 90 for first ant
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-24
Ma Elpla snoot.

Elnla. 1I7- wife ot II alter
IS 1.5-. t..1il.ailu t.e.r rsNn
t1e L.5rAr Hotel FRIDAY
m.-.ak. was .a.Iil.s-t Sunday
after n1l boz L.rt91 c-le'er, :
tla-ral services Ucre b j q. the
E4uus. ahs.c. under directions
Dt l. B. Rite. I0l-r' ter.
Rev. L.rss. assel by Re-
iiosley. preached b. f.l,..a- Sc.
uaa rom this text taken from
'a- book ~ jeremiah. The sI0
las gone u,H8 while lt is ye.
oly." : appropriate 10 this
SAD occasion. when tfis sweet
Young life So fl' Of promise vas
torn from our HON >. and hls
blad. parents and loved ones are
left in darkness and gloom. The
services were beautiful. sad and
impressive.
Humid =; of friends viewed
the remains as il lay 81 ca.i.i"
sleeping beneath the heap Of
beautiful fi1wers. She token of
love and affection with which the
cssket and pulpit were strrwn.
We miss her joyous laughter.
Her kind and loving WAYS:
To know her was to love her.
To name her was 10 praise.
A SISTER.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-24

$50 for second. on cock, cocker.
el. hsn. pullet and pen on oil the
different breeds. the special prize
Of $40 or On incubator offered by
T. Ryan to the owners of barred
rocks exhibited from eggs bought
from him. will be given. This is
crea ing q special interest along
that line and breeders Of other
breeds should not permit tae bar
red rocks to outdo them.
Many breeders have been
stumbling along in utter dark
ness and have never had their
poultry judged by l.. competent
judge. II will be worth consid.
cradle to all breeders to have
their poultry entered and have
them Judged b. a competent
judge, ThiSis your opportunity
right at home and you should
not let II pass.
The show will be held in the
west room Of the Temple build.
ing which 10 being vacated this
week by the Elgin Nero. Co.
Besides exhibits in the various
breeds Of chickens there will be
exhibits in turkeys. geese. ducks,
and white and brown eggs. I,
will be no surprise to see severa
hundred fine birds on exhibit a,
this show and the room is amply
large to make a good display.
Those who intend to exhibit
should not forget to get coops
and leg bands and remenbel
that the entries close at noon or
Thurday. Dec. 2. For any far
ther information call on or write
T. Ryan, President. or H. P
Wettengel, Secretary.
Remember that the FARMERS
CHAMPION will in the next i.su,
after the show closes give tn
names Of all exhibitors and th'
kind of poultry exhibited. fret
Of charge.
! Everybody invited to come.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-24

Up to Nov. | OF this year there
had been ginne5 in Oklahrma
l7l.7 bales Of cotton compar !
with C50.355 M to same date LIST
year. In Conanche county there
were 6.762 bales this yea and
3.3i7 bales last year or about
one half as much this year as
last. whils in the state only a.
boat one fourth as much.
Last year the cotton sold for a.
bout half what it is selling for
this year and the CO OF produc-
tion and picking was about the
same so the farmers of this coun.
" will have mwe profit ont ot
their cotton crop this year than
they had last.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-24
Laadcd Turk cys.

Byrd & Wolcott hell a turkey
shoot Tuesday afternoon but
there was a very small attend
ance on account of the fine
weather TO work and the busy
season husking corn. picking cot
ton and laying sidewalks.
The weather was warm and
men were working in their shirt
sic ives which did not give them q
turkey appetite, so few could re-
aIize that Thanksgiving was so
near.
Byron NllThn seemed 10 be
the best marKsman present and
Ia Red two turkeys while several
others carried of one for their
turkey dinner.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-24
Tied For First.

Miss Ella Hasenbeck. teacher
Of the Happy Hollow school. and
her entire enrolment of pupils.
80 in number. attended the
the school rally at Lawton Fri
day and tied four other schools
for the $40 prize for best atten.
dance.
In fact she should have frs,
prize as this school had the lar.
yest enrolment. the next larges,
being %. Beaver Bend, ard these
pupils also had the farthest dis.
tance to 60. The tie has not yet
been decided.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-24
Claudis lialbrooks.

Claude, the little son of j. L.
Halbrooks. VINO hauls freight
between ElRin and Sterling. died
of diphtheria at the home OF his
parents in Sterling Friday night,
aged nearly two years. His
death came while he was under
going an operation TO have n
tube placed in his throat. Fu-
neral services were conducted nj
3 p. m. Saturday by Rev r. K
SeaT.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-24

z+>%>>~%Sr>ps,>Ss><>'>>%>>e$
Oysters at the Old Reliable for
Thanksgiving. ao''
s. M. Davis visited relatives
in Lawton Sunday.
New four room house for rent
See A. w. Dockum. AoV.
C. ]. Harrel made . business
trip to Lawton Friday.
F.. Stone make a business trip
to Oklahoma City Tuesday.
G.. n. Ecclesfeld went to Law.
ton on business Thursday return
ing Friday.
Mrs. II. W. Leininger and
daughter of Lawton visited
here Friday.
w. ]. Greer and Junior Pugh
went TO Snyder Sunday to pick
cotton near there.
Harry Kerneodle Of Sterling
has been working on the new
federal building" here this
week.
For Sale-Fine Young Short
horn bull, color dee, /, red. price
reasonable. Write or phone n
Y. Hoffer. Adv.
J. F. Dodson, who has been
csrpentering on the new 'feder
al building" visited home folk!
in Lawton Sunday.
Mrs. R. B. Laslsy ana son Will
lie returned Monday from BIZ
Spring. Texas. where they hat
been for the benefit Of her health
A few dishes furnished to th'
aides aid Thursday remain a
the CHAMPION Office because th
owners are not known. Call TO
them.
Mrs. Jesse Cost came Thurs
day from Brinkman. Her nus
,and had come before and the
axpec, to locate here if they fin'
4 house.
Among those who went I
Lawton Friday to attend tn
school rally were J. H. Willhits
Misses Cora Ray. Mildred Mu
lsp and Lorene Wolcvtt.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-24
Thanksgiving.

Tomorrow 10 Thanksgiving
Day. q legal holiday. and in COM
pliance with same the Elgin
postoffice will close same hours
as on Sundays. and the rural
carriers will not serve their
routes. So buy your stamps to-
day.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-24

I will take your subscription
to any paper or magazine
published, at regular sub.
scription prices and sead
them in without any extra ex
pense. n. P. Wettenscl.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-24
Places To Go.

Thanksgiving services at tn.
NJ. E. church Thursday evening
The moving picture show q
the Temple hall on Friday even
ing.
C. J. Harrel sale Wednesday
Dec. /.
The poultry show Thursday
Friday and Saturday, Dec. 2 to 4
Lecture at the auditorium Fri
day evening. Dee. 3.
ASv>~&Sn> IN <hn HuAA-oN
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-24
A Good Showing.

The sworn statement Of the
Bank of Elgin will be found in
this issue showing DEPOSITS of
more than $32. 900 which is the
highest the deposits of this bank
nave been for several years. II
shows a total of more than
s39, 90 and no money borrowed.
Get your sale bills printed at
the CHAMPION Office.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-24

Advertise in the CHAMPION,
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-24
Methodist Church.

Sunday school every Sunday morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
Prayer meeting every Thursday
night.
kpworth League every Sunday
night.
Ladies' Aid meets every two weeks
on Thursday afternoon.
Choir practice every Friday night.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-24

Among those who went tC
Lawton Friday to attend tn
school rally were ]. H. Willhite
Misses Cora Ray. Mildred Mul
,ep and Lorene Wolcvtt.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-24

ELGIN CITY OFFICERS.
W. W. Brun kill, Chairman.
DR.. l.. II. Hilsmeyer.
c. F. Brandon.
II L Ch,rL
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-11-18

1mas1nation is the sugar that sweet,
EMS life and wisdom the salt that pre-
IT,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-11-18
THE THREE

Once upon . time there VA Q beaur
tiful princess who was passionately
admired ana loved by everyone who
"a her picture in the leading fashion
papers week after week, as she sat on
a fence looking at a football game, -
was walking with her chow dog in Z
high wind.
One day the princess ordered II
proclamation to the following effect
sent out:
Here are three insurance policies.
The young man in all my kingdom
who can interpret any one of them
correctly a have my hand in matrt.
mony."
The news rapidly spread. and tho
next morning three young men pre-
scented themselves for the test.
Said the first:
'This means that in case your pal.
ace burns down you get 80 per cent Of
the difference between what it is ap-
praised at, less what the company
thinks you ought to have, minus what
the last legislative body thought ought
to be conceded on account of a bad
fire that took place in Constantinople
year before last"
Everybody cheered at this. and the
first sutton began to make calculations
on the back of an envelope as to the
cost of a wedding breakfast.
Then said the second suitor:
Hem! This is an accident insur-
ance, covering loss of limb or death or
other injury-provided that the de-
ceased was in good health at the time,
and did not suspect ANYTHING. Also,
if the moon was in the third quarter,
or he al lying under a motor car
with the west wind, then everything il
null and void. in which case the week
ly indemnity, II any. is subject to a
fine and possible Imprisonment, all
common carriers excepted"
The second sutton was also highly
applauded. and it really looked as II
be might get all the gate money, when
the third sutton stepped forward. He
was, as is customary, much handsom-
er than the other two. and very poor
and honest, and really needed looking
after; but when the princes handed
him the third insurance policy he
shook his head and refused it.
"Your majesty" he said, you win
have to pardon me, but ! didn't know
what the test was. I am young and in
nocent, but I know too much, l hope.
to attempt to interpret any insurance
policy in these days. Sorry to lose
you, but I beg to withdraw"
Then the princess threw herself IN
his arms, while the grand vizier order.
ed a couple Of underwriters buried
alive.
O" knew by the blank look on your
face, darling, that you were a sure
winner" cried the princess.-From
Life.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-11-18
BANK WEALTH GBOWS
; FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS MAKE
VERY FINE st,0Wrtc.
State Ranks First in WuthERer csptta
and Second Ia Bank Deposits
per Capita.

NO6king will show the prosperity q
q commonwealth better than. the con
ditionaof its financial institutions. The
banks of North Dakota easily keep
pace with its agricultural growth, and
viewed from q strictly financial stand
point the state shows marked evi
dences of prosperity.
The state has 642 sstate and 1853 M
tionai < banks, a total 1f 7S5 institu-
lions. This includes Tour trust COM
panies. The deposits in these institu-
lions total $92j8z5, $50. Their total
capital stock is $l4,791 900 and their
surplus and undivided profits $780,,
472. There is a hank for practically
every 800 Inhabitants. This lisa record
probably not exceeded by any other
state in the Union. North Dakota
ranks first of all the states In wealth
per capita, $2,993, and second III bank
deposits per capita.
A comparison with former years will
show the remarkable and substantial
growth of the states financial institu.
lions, and the increasing prosperity
and wealth of the people of North d.
kota.
Growth Of State Banks.
State Bank Examiner Johnson sub.
mits the following excellent report
upon the wonderful growth .of state
banks under the jurisdiction of that
department since 1905:
At the close Of business or August
IS, 1905, there were 269 state banks
and no trust companies reporting.
transactfng an aggregate business Of
$1S, 4SS, 930.89. On September 2, 1915.
there were '6SS state banks and four
trust companies in North Dakota with
total footfngs of so, 17s, 1858. Since
August Is, 1906, deposits have in.
creased SO ,92S;N16.67 I. Loans for this
period show a gain Of $43,131, 258. SO.
with a gain in banking capital Of S..
944, $50, and in surplus and undivided
profits of 81, SSS;;7s0:21.
The increase In deposits for the
period from August "25, 1905. to Sep.
TENDER 2, 1915, is divided as follows:
deposits 49,. $13, 772 $751; 5
SAVINGS dopOSit6, ,,.... %, 16O, .Oy
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-11-18
RICH COAL DEPOSITS,
oR1iistONs OF TONS OF ElaNrTg
usAoERLlE LANDS OF SExFIE.
Can supply III Own FusI Nssds Tor
Hundreds at Mears TO
C0gue.

That the western part OF Werth Da-
osota is heavily underlatn with beds OF
aisnite coal Of a high grade he's been a
matter Of common knOwledgesfor many
yeaEs, but amy Systematic develop
ment of these vast resources ;has been
. matter of only comparatively recent
years.
Governmental surveys disclose that
ct least 81 1000 square miles are un-
de1aain with deposits of this splendid
fuel the available quantity being ~esti.
mated at five hundred billion tons,
Mining Of this fuel was begun at irst
In a small way, but each year now
q vast increase in the output un'
til the average o reaches 1900
tons and is steadily increasing. This
product is used as fuel by all the state
institutions ard is furnished to a large
and ever-increasfng number of ,6Omes-
tie and industrial consumers.
A Valuable Fuel.
As "a fuel Ignite 10 thoroughly rec
ognf7ed to be Of great value. Recent
experiments have been successful in
producing a b%riquette, stable and
weatherproof. of about the same Spe.
cidc gravity as anthracite coal, equal
to the Halter in heating power and de-
liverabae outside the door of the o
sumner at a price below that of any
eastern coal. This cost is figured with.
out taking into consid Grafton the value
Of b~y-products procured during the
process OF manufacture which would
still further reduce the price at which
1t could be probably sold. Several
now exist for the manufacture
Of these briquettes and more are in
contemplation.
For production of fuel and illumi.
mating gas this coal possesses 4 value
superior to almost any other variety.
and when the vast deposits underlying
thousands of square miles In western
North Dakota recalled, some con,
'ception may be formed of the vast
now lying beneath the surface
awaiting development.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-11-18
FOR DIVERSIFIED FARMING
Tendency Of Farmers Of State 10 To-
ward Scientific Rotation
Of Crops.

Diversified farming, a salient need
in any community where it can be
prosecuted, is fast having it's benefits
recognized in the Sunshine state.
Without question the most impor.
tant happening in North Dakota's az
ricultural history, apart from the
phenomenal increase in production
and acreage, is the marked tendency
during the past few years, to abandon
the exclusive n or two-crop method
Of farming in favor of a scientific TO-
tation Of crops, and the maintenance
on the farm of the proper number Of
farm animals, such as horses. cattle,
sheep and hogs.
Good farming, good methods of cul.
tivation, intelligent tillage Of the soil,
10 the slogan in North Dakota. The
fact has been demonstrated beyond
any reasonable doubt that the yields
of the various grains can be greatly
increased and often doubled by the in
telligent cultivation of the soil, not
only increased in amount but rendered
It is now a demonstrated fact that
corn and alfalfa al be successfully
grown in every part of North Dakota.
thus enabling farmers to take advan-
tage Of these valuable crops in their
rotation, and also maintain the ami
mails that thrive on the hay, grain.
and ensilage thus procurable. These
conditions have also resulted in a
most remarkable increase in the dairy.
ing industry in the past few years, and
at the rate at which purebred and
high-grade dairy stock is being
brought into the state, and the large
number of silos being erected annual.
ly, all point to the time in the heal
future when this industry will rival
In volume that Of many of the older
established dairy states of the Union.
The agricultural college Of North
Dakota and it's various substations
and demonstration farms are making
demonstrations and exemplifying to
the farmers the best and most ap-
proved methods of farming 80 as to
avoid the loss and hardship that lack
OF knowledge often entails. With
these means of studying at first hand
the natural conditions and the meth.
DDS of farming best adapted to the re-
gion, and with results Of experiments
made by skilled and scientifically
trained men right on the ground. open
to the farmer and with published re-
ports of just what has been accom-.
plished, all furnished free, there is no
need for the farmer to be without the
means Of intelligently cultivating his
land and developing to the best ad.
vantage it's natural resources.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-11-18
l6uriaIs Differ.

The modes of burial differ widely
among various peoples, from the rud-
est ceremonies and methods of the
wandering tribes to the ornate, i'm
pressive, reverent services of "tie
heir of all ages, in the foremost files
of time"
Among some the dead are buried
lying, others sitting, as is the case
with several of the Indian tribes: and
instances are related where warriors
or leaders in the nations have been
buried seated upon their fSvorite war
horse, as was done with the famous
Blackbird, the chief of the once DOW.
erful Omahas.
But there is a remarkable agree
ment Of custom for the practice of
placing the body east and west. Some
times the body is placed with the head
to the east and sometimes to the west.
It is held by certain writer's that this
custom is due to solar symbolism, and
the head is placed to the east or TO
the west according as the dead are
thought Of in connection with the SUM-
rise, the reputed home OF the deity,
Or the sunset, the reputed home of the
dead. ~r.. r
There are, however, some tribes that
lay their dead north and south, and
others bury men with the face to tho
north and women with the face to the
south; while among some of the Afri-
can tribes, if m happens to die away
from his home, he is buried facing
his native village.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-11-18
THE DAIRY INDUSTRY
ACTIVITIES IN THAT LINE etsOW
YEARLY INCREASE.
Quaifty ~ North Dakota Dairy rro6.
ucts Cannot BE EkceIied In Aax
Part Of Couu4ry.

An industry that is fast coming in
to it, own In North Dakota is that Of
dairytng. Already the North Dakota
creamery product is recognized in the
eastern markets as q formidable. rival
OF the best brands of the great but
ter-making corporations, and the
North Dakota housewife knows aoth-
ing but butter and cream whose quail.
ity Ia of q uniformly high grade.
This year there are 23O,337 mich
cows In the state. There are nearly
one hundred creameries in the state
and many others will be rapidly added
as the special fitness Of the soil and
climate comes to be more fully recog.
ntzed. The more extended use of the
silo and the now thoroughly demon.
strated fact that corn and alfalfa can
be probably planted and matured
have both given additional stimulus
to the dairy industry which promises
In the nea future to be one of the
most important in the state.
Legislative enactments are constant
- OOAA6 AA0NO w OIL L40A SA0 ia
pervfsing power of the authorities so
that the public can be protected the
more thoroughly from unsanitary
methods of the manufacture and han.
ding of milk and cream. These laws
are being actively enforced with
most gratifying results.
Nearly 100000 pounds of butter
were made in North Dakota families
in 1914. In the same year farmers
sold the creameries 13,462. 900 pounds
OF cream and milk receiving therefor
%. 998.127
Dairy Production.
The comparative statement Of North
Dakota dairy production between the
years of 1910 and 1915 gives further
evidence of the steady and constant
growth of the state in this line Of
agricultural endeavor:
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-11-18

North Dakota, in 1915, had 1862, 965
acres sown to wheat, 2,571, 401 sown to
oats, 52S.593 acres to fax, 1.780,844
acres to barley, 245, 900 acres to rye.
1875 acres to speltz. 794,34S acres
planted to corn, S6.399 acres to pota-
toes. and other smaller acreages oe
lame roots and grasses.