The Free Press. (Ralston, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, August 29, 1902 Page: 1 of 9
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Ralston, Pawnee County. Oklahoma, Friday, August 29, 1902
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LOOKS LIKE A BOOM.
Thirteen Ston*) Buildings-
Under Construction
at one Time.
From the preeent nnlook Rhlston is to
be u. eJ'v—a city of-stowv Within thir-
ty. d.iyb from. todiy there- will be in
-ourtt of construction- thirteen beautiful
aiid substantial stone buildings.
liitrry Bros. , reoently from I*arsons
Kansas, have bought two lots adjoining
ihe corner lot at Fifth and Main streets
and v, i!l build on both. On the corner
'ot J jhn Lamberson will erect a two*
story sion«, and abutting Hbrry Bros, on
the cast B. M. Day will .build. .Thorp,
Conklin and Wm Curley wilt put in-
tlireo floe buildings pn the opposite side
■f Main street end adjoining the Cook-
Tluart- Eberwein block. A.. Levick will
i;a7e building at the corner of M*in
and Sixth, started'within a few days*
Including: those already mentioned',
"vith the First National bank and Mos-
flar's, upon- which work has already,
begun, there will be thirteen stone bus-
iness buildings going;up.
Aside from these on Main street,
many resrdenccs will be built soon. IFar-
iy Bros, have bought lots and: will build
'.wo good residences in the west part of
'own. McClure will build soon. Cales,
Watsoc md McCoy each have splendid
•evidences upmost completed*.
1 lie new 12,700:00 school house in the
oi th part of town-is looming up in fine
abape, and will be completed for the
winter terml The new Baptist ehurcli
is practically completed and is an edifice
iu which all the citizens of the town
have a just pride.
Ralston is rapidly assuming the prtv
portions ol a city, and right now has
'he brightest futu'e of any town in the
territory^
Preacher vs. Saloon Keeper.
Last Saturday a Methodist preacher
'mhI a saloon keeper, at Pawnee, mixed
things a la Jefferies, with odds favoring
the latter.
Rev. A. R Grant was accosted by
Do • Patton, oue of the proprietors
of th^ Blue Bell saloon; and invited to
inspect b!s place to see that no unlaw-
ful game devices ware operated In his
•'-loon. When they had gone through
'.Ue house and returned to-the street, the
i'roprietor of the saloon said to-the man
of U ' 1 that-he had shown hin> all, and
'b ho wanted- to hesr no talking about
hiui on th" part of the preacher. The
: wo men disagreed* an some points un-
•Itr fhscuBsior, which' disagreement re-
ulted as above stated.
Must Account- for Fe«et.
Tuesday, iuilge Roberts, attorney gen-
eral for Okiihouoa, tendered an opinion*
ttvldina I bat probate judges in the terri-
tory innst account for fees received for
'issuing an-.! eoo^lng marriage licences,
but u<-t for fees- derived from perform-
in -uarriagc ceremonies and taking de-
position* Hte also held that a county is
jevcr Mahfu for probate judges' fees in
criminal Caste; thnt iu all cases a probate
fudge s salary '< made up from fees coN
'ectedfvona individuals.
Pawhuska After tlie Katy.
The Osage Journal says:
"Awakening to the existing condi-
tions, becoming alarmed at the absolute
refusal of the Katy to consider Pawhus-
ka, the business men ami the citizens of
the Osage Nation who. are interested in
the future well fare of the country and
people, held a muss meeting Wednesday
night to take some steps regarding a rail
road through the agency."
"On motion the chair appointed a
committee of three together with the
cLair who were to act as a railroad com-
mittee, whose duty it was to- take up the
matter with the Katy and see what could
be done in- the way of inducement, to
prevail upon them to include the agency
on their proposed route.,r
Territorial Normal School,
Ths fall term of the Territorial Nor-
mal Sehool at Edmond open# on Sep-
tember 9th. Tuition in- all' departments
is absolutely free. A faculty of more
than twenty specialists. Excellent li-
brary and reading worn free to all stu-
dents. First-class labratories in all the
science departments. A training'school
unsurpassed-in excellence. Diploma, n
territorial certificate good for life,
Rooms, board, and general- expences
very low. Location unsurpassed in
healthfulness. For further information
addiess-the president.
F. H. fhraoLTz,
Edmond Oklahoma.
Redwfne Campaining.
Wi;l H. Redwine, candidate for rep-
resentative before next Tuesdays pri-
maries was in town Tuesd'ay. Mr. Jfed-
wine attended and participated in the
recent big democratic ralley at Guthrie,
and is very euthusiastic in the interest
of "Your Uncle" Bill's election. He
believes Cross will be elected easily, and
peedicts that [Pawnee county will give
him several hundred majority.
The Free Press Moved.
Last Wednesday the Free Press office
was moved from' its former lecation to
north Sixth street—just north of the
First National bank's new building
The lot made vacant by our removal is
now occupied by the the Bagby A Graut
dhig store. We are not quite eo handily
located as before, but we trnst our
friends will1 not forget to d#op h and
give its the news.
Socialist Meeting.
A meeting of the Socialists of Pawnee
county is called for Sept. 6th, 1:80o'clock
p. in. a* the court house at Pawnee, for
the purpose of putting a Representative
ticket in the field and for such other
business as may be necesary to consider.
All socialists urged to come.
By Order of Committee.
Pure Colorado Honey.
t have a few hundred pounds of honey
that T will close out at $3.25 per 24 lb
case. Call or write iwc at Pawnee, or
Teave orders at this office,
BI. A. Gould.
Polling Place.
The primary election in this prccfuct '■
will be held in the Steen building on '
i east main street next Tuesday.
TO INVESTIGATE AGENCY. I D-«UNK johnson,
jflTTORMEY-iIT~LflW
The Department Officials are i pr ct,«®« in aiioourts.
Looking After the Inter- ! Rauto"'
est of the Indians.
C. J.Wrightsman,
The Hughes-Harvey aggregation, of
Pawnee, manipulators of dead Indian
land deals, seems to be up against it,
from newspaper reports and the maneu-
veriDgs of department officials. The
dispatch says:
These gentlemen have been putting in
full time at the agency, seeking to dis-
cover Just what is causing all tha trouble
here regarding the dead Indian allot
ments. George I. Iiarvey, the agent,
returned from Colorado the early part of
the week to assist the inspection, but
John C. Hughes left for Guthrie almost
before the inspectors had gotten fairly
to work.
Mr. Hughes has been deeply interested
in Indian affairs. He has had printed a
large number of contracts or powers of
attorney especially for the convenience
of the Indian in signing, in which the
name of Mr. Hughes is printed. These
contracts, whan signed by the heirs to
allotments give Mr. Hughes the power
to sell their lands for them for which he
is to reccive a fee of $50 for each piece
of land sold, and also 7i percent of the
amount for which the land is sold, the
minimnm price for which the land is to
be sold being specified in the contract.
For instance, one piece of land, a choice
quarter, Mr. Hughes is to get not less
than $2,500 for, notwithstanding the fact
that a farmer of Pawnee coikity had
offered to buy the land for $3>500. Un-
fortunately for Mr. Hughes' project, one
of ihe heirs to ibe land was a minor,
and, strangely enough, had a guardain
in the person of a man who wanted to
protect his ward's interests. The far-
mer went to Mr, Hughes and told his
story, and Mr. Hughes told him that he
would fix it so they could both do well
on the land: that if the farmer would
favor him he would also favor him.
The farmer wenf, then and hunted up
the adult Indian heirs and asked them
about their land "Sold, all sold."—
"How much did you get for it."—"Don't
know.''—"Who bought it."—"Don't
know; white man." This was the ex-
tent of his information from the Indians.
Mr. Hughes had told him not to worry
about the guardain, that be weuld fix
him all right. But the guardain would
not be fixed, and all Mr. Hughes now
hai the "power of attorney" signed by
two of the three Indians, in which he
probably has something more thnn the
cost of the printed matter invested.
Hughes has had several Indians at
work for him, rustling up Indian heirs,
and for a short time they swarmed into
his office like flies. Mr. Hughes had
lots of business.
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Practices in all the Courts. *
Pawnee, Oklrhoma.
John C. Hughes,
at
Office west side square,
Hughes—McGuire Building.
Pawnee, Oklahoma
Charles A. Chasteen-
A-ttoney a Law,
Room 3 over Arkansas Vally Bank
Pawnee, Oklahoma.
G. A. Stafford,
Physican and Surgeon.
Office West Main Street.'
Ralston, Oklahoma.
Dr. L. C. Barber,
Physican and Surgeon.
Sick calls promptly attended.
Office at City Pharmacy. Ralston, O • T.
T. M. Broaddus,
Has a complete xbstra^ oi all •
Town-Lot! and Deeded Lands
in Pawnee County.
Get him to furnish Abstract bsfors
You Buy.-Pawnee, Oklahoma.
DR. E. L, Baoby,
Physician and Surgeon..
Office at Hotel Shamrock.
Ralston, Ok la.
Dk. M. E. DRAKE,
DENTIST,
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Office, First door West Ralston Bank.
RALRTON, OKLAHOMA.
RALSTON LODGE NQ M I O O F.
Meets rues<lay night of each week
Visiting Brothers cordialy invited.
Hhattrrn Alt Recant*.
Twice in Hospital, F. A.Gullage, Ver-
bena, Ala., paid a vast sum to doctors
to curc a severe case of piles,, causing
24 tumors. When nil failed Bucklin's
Arnica Nalre soon cured him. Subdues
inflamation, compiors aches, kills pains.
Best salve in the world. 25c at L. C.
Barber's drug store
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RALSTON CAMP, NO 7787.
M. W.of A.
Meets 2nd and 4th Saturday of each
Month. Visiting neignbors welcome.
F. M. Lott, V.—E. B .Dunaway, Clerk.
C. C. HOPKINS.
The Shoemaker.
Boot* id Shoes Made to
Order.
Repairing Promptly and Neatly Done
Call and see me.
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Coulter, J. N. The Free Press. (Ralston, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, August 29, 1902, newspaper, August 29, 1902; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc159106/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.