The Ralston Independent (Ralston, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 9, 1911 Page: 4 of 4
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Oh! what a pretty day.
Loru Edwards made a business
trip to Pawnee Saturday
Miss Goldie Capstick of l'awne*
is out on the farm this week.
Young People's Meeting at
Masham every Sunday night
Mrs 1). W Garner is at Mr.
Pathcr's nursing sick folks this
week.
Mr and Mrs Fair and dang-
ler. Grace, of Virion Center spent
Sunday with Bill Garner and fam-
ily.
Karl Munson lias moved to
l'awnee and the Haga Brother*
have taken possession of the Muu
son raneh.
THE RALSTON INDEPENDENT, FEBRUARY 9, 1911.
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SKEDEE
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Ralston Market
'Corrected every Thursday)
Corn 52
Oata 35
Hay $7-50
Ilogs
Cattle
Butter
Kggs
Chiekens 07
Turkeys 13
Hydes 0.
Wood $2.00
Ralston School Notes
Irene LeBua and Mae Wadde-
low were absent Friday.
Alta and Otha Shafer were
high school visitors Friday aft«
noon.
The question for debate Friday
.75 was "Resolved that the nomwa
151 tion of candidates by conventions
re better than primaries.
" The
affirm -
decision was given to the
atiw.
Orle and Dean Keeton were ab-
sent Monday.
John Krow was absent from
________________ Boon si* Honda]
The question for dtblil text
had more amusement out of the Friday, is "Resolved that county
stunt than anything that has hap- roads should be worked by taxa-
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Mr. Piatt left Monday for Chel-
sea. Oklahoma
Mr. Gibson has sold his proper-
ty and is going to Idahe.
Miss Lewark came home Mon-
day from an extended trip in Kan-
sas
Rev. Dibble preached a very in
teresting sermon at the church
Sunday night.
Bern Wood, who has been sick
with pneumonia for some time, is
improving.
Webb Bros have sold their
stock to Whitt Bros., who have al
ready moved to Skedee
Mr. Porter has moved to Guth-
rie, where he takes a position on
the Railroad to Kiowa.
pened for a long time.
W. R. Smith, who owns the old
Poos farm, north of the cemetery,
came in from Poneto. Ind.. on
Tiu'sday of last week, and has
been circulating among old
friends since that time. He was
accompanied by R M. Souder of
Bluffton. Indiana, who is looking
over the country with a view of
starting something in the way of
oil development. Mr. Souder is
an oil producer of many years' ex
tion.
Mattie Webster and Gertrude
Meadows are in school again after
a week's visit in Kausas.
George Wills of Stillwater en-
rolled in Room five the latter pari
of last week.
Mrs. Tankersley reports fifty-
one enrolled in Room one.
Texas to Hear Haskell
Former Governor Charles N.
Haskell has accepted an invita-
perieoee and if he becomes inter- fj0il address the Texas legisla-
ted in development work here tui( Monday evening. February I
it will mean considerable to all bth M g 0>cl0pk and wil, lpave
concerned. f0r AUStin Sunday afternoon to
iTTTTTT * * * * i 'ill ^ engagement.
J The invitation was extended to
J Mr. Haskell at the request of the
MASHAM ' Texas legislature by Bob Barker.
chief clerk of the Texas house of
representatives.
R. E. Echols, senator in the Ok-
sec-
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Will Garner is sowing oats.
Harry Willard is hauling wood, j lahoma legislature from the
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UNION CENTER
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Augustus Drake visited Sunday
with Nora Bates.
Mr. Thornton and wife were
Ralston callers Saturday.
Mrs. Carlton visited Monday ev-
ening at the Newman home.
Mrs. John Henry is visiting at
the Graham home this week
of
Quite a number are out
school on account of sickness
Fern Wardlow spent Saturday
and Sunday with her parents.
S. S. Beck and wife visited Sun-
day with C. C. Krow and wife.
Dan iloggett is making prepar-
ations to move back on his farm.
Ralph Fair and family visited
Sunday in the Masham neighbor-
hood
Literary was grand last Friday
night, the best it has been this
winter.
J. T. Krow. wife and daughter
spent Sunday with her mother.
Mrs. Ivy-
Grandma Fellows spent Satur-
day and Sunday with her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Pearl Langley.
Quite a number of the young
folks met at the Graham home
Sunday to organize a singing
rlass.
We notice that the wheat fields
are looking quite green, if they
could only have a good rain we
believe we would have fairly good
fHmi
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A. .1. Spencer's little hoy isjond district, a native of Texas,
quite sick and at one time a "printers' dev-
Mr. Beck has hecn having the il" in a printing office owned by
grip lately. Governor C. B. Colquitt of Texas.
Herman Wilkerson went to Ral - aJ Torrell, J0*®*- kov®'
ston Saturday. «hal™ n of the °klah°ma corpor-
.. . ,e .. ... . ...... ation commission, and G. \V.
Mr. Fair and family visited Will BarefoW genator from the Fif-
Garner Sunday. teenth Oklahoma district, will ac
Tom Dove has put in a new f,omj)anv y\r, Haskell to Austin.
phone at his house. The invitation extended Mr.
We hear that Johnnie Haws is Haskell leaves the subject of the
expected home soon. address entirely with him and he
Mrs. Anna Garner is helping at has decided it shall be "Progres-
Mr. Panther's during sickness. sive Democracy.
('lark Garner «s knooked A rref"t ,¥"r ,from *,r I,ark'
leas hv « limb of a tree Tallinn on .w ,cr05? cvf
. jg |)(;H(] seinbled in Austin to listen to an
. . .. . .. .. address by an outside governor.
Mrs. leel ockrell of ( offey- |)(1 present February 6 to hear
vi '. Kansas, visited B. V Har- Mr_ IIa£elli Ho says applications
nion s last week. f0f rPServe(| 8eats are being re-
The young people of Masham eeived from persons in all parts
have organized a Christian En- 0f Texas.
deavor to meet Sunday evening.
Mva Beshears and his new bug- Qen. Cronje, Boer Hero, Dies
gy attended church at Masham KlerkBdorpi Transvaal, Feb. 4
Sunday evening -Lyla ells and _Gpnaeal i>iet A. Cronje, the not-
Vernie .lones occupied it. ed Hoer General, died today.
Earl Munson has moved to Paw- (}pn Cronje commanded the
nee. and Grover Ilaga moved on to western army of the South Af-
the Munson place, and Jim Gar- rj(.aI1 republics in the recent war.
ner took the place vacated by ,\fter numerous reverses, the Brit-
Ilaga. ish government sent out Field
Clyde and Jessie Walker are Marshal I^ord Roberts, and Gen.
visiting Harry Walker this week. Lord Kitchener with thousands of
Dona Beck and Lorn Edwards at- fresh troops to put down the
tended church at Ralston Tuesday Boers.
Here's Your Money Back!
No Arguments or Conditions to it—We have Nothing to Say
Dr. Hess & Clark make their "Guarantee"
Cover everything they make
READ THIS LETTER
Tudor Produce Co., Ralston, Okla.,
Gentlemen:—
To emphasize more forcibly than ever "Our guarantee" we authorize you to
post or publish this letter, making plain to everyone who buys Dr. Hess Stock Food,
Poultry Pan-a-ce-a, Instant Louse Killer, etc., lhat their money will be returned to
them without argument or questions if the goods fail to fulfill to the letter every
claim.
We authorize you to supply every one of your customers Dr. Hess Stock Food
sufficient to feed their stock all Winter—if after doing so they are not satisfied
that it has increased growth and promoted the general health and condition of
the stock, refund their money.
We authorize you to supply every one of your customers with sufficient Poul-
try Pan-arce-a to feed their poultry all Winter and Spring, and if on the first day
of August, they are not satisfied that it has paid for itself many times over in in-
creased egg production, besides keeping poultry in the pink of condition free from
disease, refund their money.
We authorize you to refund the money if Instant Louse Killer fails to destroy
lice on poultry, horses, cattle, sheep ticks, etc.
Our guarantee also covers every preparation that Dr. Hess & Olark make.
Signed, DR. HESS & CLARK,
Ashland, Ohio.
We are ready to follow instructions. Now is the time to get Big Profits from
feeding "Tonics" to make Stock Thrive, Hens Lay.
TUDOR PRODUCE CO.
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* BLACKBURN *
* From the News *
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The colt. Symbol .lay, which
was put up at J. P. Higgins' sale
last week sold for $395, which is
going some for a nine months old
rolt,
.1 F. Doss and family are here
from Sumner county. Tennessee,
and expect to make this their
borne. They are old friends of J.
L. Gilliam and family.
John Manlier, lineman for the
Blackburn Telephone Co., killed
a large bull snake while working
on the line Tuesday—something
unusual for this time of the year,
but unusual things are always
■bowing up in this section
A couple of Blackburn's young
men put on a masquerade stunt
Sunday afternoon that gave them
plenty of fun. They dressed in
female toggery and made the
rounds of the south part of the
town calling upon the residents on
various fictitious errauds Their
disguise was so well gotten up
that they escaped detection and
Teachers Association Program
FORENOON SESSION
Roll Call.
Song -Association.
Reading Circle work.
Leaders—E. C. Whitt,
Ryan, L. H. O'Kief.
General Discussion.
Business Meeting.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Roll Call.
Song—Association.
Invocation—Rev. Marsden.
"My Experience With the Bad
Boy"—C. C. Parkliurst. Jennings.
"Plans for an Interscholastic
County Field Meet"—P. A. Tan-
kersley. Ralston.
I "A Model Reading Class"
Maud Ball Pawnee.
Vocal Solo—Rev. Marsden.
"Pointers in Teaching English
in our Schools," J. E Wilson-
Blackburn.
'How an interest in Agriculture
May be made Permanent"—W.
F. Woodul. Ralston.
"What my Patrons Expect of
Me,,—Alverta Lady. Pawnee.
Special Music—Miss Ilann Paw-
nee.
Pawnee County's Place at the
State Association Meeting
Why We Should Attend"-
R. Robinson, Pawnee.
"How Sumbers Behave"—S. J.
Creswell, Pawnee.
The policeman is the only one
who can make a business of look-
ing for trouble and be commended
for finding it.
All their arrangement* were
completed by the early part
of February, 1000. Gen. Cronje
and his Boer forces were too
greatly outnumbered to withstand
the avalanche which fell upon
them. On February 18th. Cronje
was brought to bay on the Modder
Cordie river, near Paardcburg. where he
defended himself for nine days
and then surrendered.
"Funny graphs"
Can you write "1911" yet?
The uncommonest kind of sense
is common sense.
The Wright brothers' castles in
the air have all come true.
Everyone is in favor of his own
particular brand of harmony.
Woman can't expect to make
much progress while she wears a
hobble skirt.
Luck cousists of nine parts hard
work and the balance good com-
mon sense. ,
The person who expects but lit-
tle deserves credit for prophetic
fore-sightedness.
The man who wears out his pos-
terior can't expect to leave much
to posterity.
"Everything comes to him who
waits," it is said—and some get
what they have coming.
A father who makes the rules of
the house should, stick around a
bit and see to the enforcing of
them.
To be on good tenns with those
whom you do business is to have
your invoices stamped: "Terms
90 days."
A St. Louis woman says she shot
her husband "just for fun." She
made a hit with her humor, all
right.
A Chicago man offers to sell
"himself to the highest bidder. He
must have been successful at the
recent elation.
Repentence that comes only
when puuishment stares you in
the face will be materially dis-
Corn Contest Announced
Washington. D C., Feb. 6,1911
—Senator Gore lias announced'counted when you come to balance
that he will again this year give as accounts with* St. Peter at the
a prize a free trip to the national Pearly Gate.
capital to the champion corn rais- T .. .
er of the Oklahoma Boys Corn' A New Jersey farmer has
Club for which .1000 boys ami "Kalnsl "
dirls in Oklahoma competed last <"™« for trespasa-but he
vear Floyd Oeyer of Tishomingo ri' ' W|M he found that
proved the champion young far- th<?f "" K™""'8 for 8u|,h "
iner of Oklahoma last year and ac*10n
was given a trip to Washington,) ~ ~~~ .
where he was given a diploma by ! The residence of Frank Guinn,
the agricultural department. This ^our miles west of Ilennessy, was
vear "it is expected that fully Iburned to the ground Sunday mor;
1120(H) boys and girls in Oklahoma mn« between 2 and j o clock. It
will enter the corn growing con- ! * the «ene™l « Ppo«tion that the
test under the personal supervis- ^r,> 's r('sult threats made
ion and direction of agents of the lflst November against Mr. Guinn.
government agricultural depart- w'10 was an °le('<lon inspector in
Iment. The seed is furnished free rmon township of Kingfisher
by the Oklahoma agricultural de- '''ountv
and Par'men* I The hill by Thomas aud Frank-
"\Vm T. lin, appropriating $304,795 for ad-
Thc most sensible man, and .... , . ..,. . • *•
, ' 4l , . , t. ditional buildings at the six dis-
the one with the best chance tor ,
happiness, is the on,, who doesn't trK,t «5?"«'ultural •hools. which
trv to delude himself into the be- excited considerable discussion
lief that he understands women, when it was first under considera-
tion in the senate, was passed fin-
1 "Hobson now has a dream that Tl,™da.v without
apancse will eventually an-ior
debate.
nex the United States, says a| Under a section of the new pro
daily. That'll be an easy way of i |)il itiou bill adopted by the senate
doing away with all this war talk.
An exchange makes the state-
ment that "every time John D.
developed to a nicety.
Tuesday afternoon the possession
of liquor in any place of business
or amusement or in any club or
resort for any purpose is made a
years.
Rockefeller says he can do a
bigger day's work uow than lie
could do twenty years ago. But
even if bodily infirmity should
overtake him. the chances are j brt.ath e he draws $29 tiO " It Icriminal offense, and conviction
Mrs Rockefeller would not suffer i might also be added that he has under the section disfranchises
for plenty of everything to cook [the faculty of holding his breath | the person so convicted for five
and keep house with.
Dentistry
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Dentistry
I will be at my office over the First National bank at
Ralston from Fri. Feb It to Sat. 25, inclusive.
Remember the dates. All kinds of dental work done
at low prices and absolutely guaranteed. Gold and White
crowns $5.00; bridge work $5 00; set of teeth $8.00, $10.00
and $12.00 the very best grade. Geld fillings, $1.00 and up.
Gold and Porcelain inlays, $2.00 and $3.00. Silver fillings
any size 1.00. Painless extraction 50c. No charge for ex-
traction when teeth are ordered. My Seamless Crown and
Bridge work cannot be equaled. Examinations always free.
If you want strictly dependable work at honest cost, come
to me, where "painless dentistry that is painless," awaits
you. *or I will be at Ralston the last week
of each month after February.
Dr. J. H. Richardson
Over First National Bank, Ralston. Okla
The Comet
Our Comet store is chucked
full of Ladies' White Goods and
Ready to Wear Garments. All
departments are full of brand
new goods. We solicit your
patronage, for cash will buy
more of us than elsewhere.
Try us.
Hodge & Son.
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Bryant, T. E. The Ralston Independent (Ralston, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 9, 1911, newspaper, February 9, 1911; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc161804/m1/4/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.