The Ralston Independent (Ralston, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1911 Page: 1 of 4
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Remember the Old Settlers' Reunion at Ralston, Sept, 21'23"Three Big Days of Free Attractions
The Ralston Independent
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VOL. 7, NO. 19.
Successor to the New Era
RALSTON, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1911
fl.00 PER YEAR
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
RALSTON, OKLAHOMA
SOME STRIKE IT RIC
BUT A SURE WAY IS
T0PUTALITTI.E
IN THE BANK
EVERY WEEK
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■C There is no doubt about your money when
placed in a bank. It is sure to grow and it is
safe. It may seem slow, but you have the sat-
isfaction of knowing that it is safe and that it
will grow constantly. Ask about our rate of
interest paid on time deposits.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Ralston, Okla
Ross, Huusaker & Co., are head-1 Office of Corporation Commission
List your farm for sale
Stock-dip at Monk Drug Co.
School begins September 11.
quarters for all kinds of machine
Rov Robe.
hardware
repairs, furniture and
of all kinds.
LOCAL NEWS
Dear Reader:-The date your
subscription expires is printed
with your address on your paper ;
Please see that you are not one
year in arrears, when we must
discontinue according to law. tf.
Use Rexall for your ailments.
Clarence Wright and wife re-
turned yesterday from Ohio.
Two good heating stoves for
gale.—See A. Logan. tf
A fresh shipment of Pratt s
Stock Food.—Monk Drug Co.
Hustle over to "Brown's Eat-
ery" and get a square meal, tf
There will be preaching at the
Presbyterian church every 4th
Sunday morning and evening.
Arthur Rector has accepted a
school 4 miles northeast of Fair-
fax and will begin teaching soon.
The Band boys will give anoth-
er ball in the opera house, Satur-
day night, Sept. 2.
Mrs. Ralph Jones stool her op-
eration fine at the Pawnee Sana-
torium last Sunlav and is improv-
ing nicely.
Patronize the merchants who
advertise in this paper, because if
were not for them you would
Have you sen the 5 and 10c tab-
let display at Dr. Shelton's? tf.
Butter fat 18c at Phillips Pro-
duce store. tf.
A fresh supply of insect pow-
der at Monk Drug Co.
Ruth Thompson left for Clark-
ville, Mo., Wednesday, where she
will enter school again for anoth-
er year.
Ring 30 for prices on feed and
produce. Prompt delivery.
For good Kansas corn at reas-
onable price, see V. D. Eberwein.
have no paper.
Mike Brooks has been suffering
the past two weeks from blood
poison in his arm, caused by a
small splinter.
Shave at Bryant's shop and
win yourself a nice shaving
E. James returned from Colo-
rado Wednesday, where he has
been painting for several weeks.
Remember the moving picture
show has a change of films every
night.
See our line of soft shirts for
men and boys at 50c to $1.50.—
Brooks & Clark.
Dan Haven and family were
Ralston visitors Tuesday and took
home with him a new mower and
rake from Levick &Dodson's.
When you place an ad in the
Independent you can rest assured
it is read in 500 homes at least.
For prompt delivery of every-
thing good to eat phone 28 Gates
& Robe. tf.
J. C. Coggins moved this week
from west part to south 6th street.
Gates & Robe want your pro-
duce. and will always pay the
market price. tf.
Take a chance on that pretty
sofa pillow at Jake's and get
some nice.
Buster Brown and White
House shoes are the best ever.—
Brooks & Clark.
Miss Powell asd niece left Wed-
nesday for Newton, KaKnsas, af-
ter a visit here with her brothers.
Pros and Helin.
U-Knead-lt flour, best made,
$1.25 a sack. Phone 59. Brooks &
Clark.
If you can't find it anywhere
else, try Hodge ana Son. tf.
Brown wants to see you-at his
photo tent. tf.
C. L. Trout. J. W. Files and J.
H. Tomiiu are among our new
subscribers this week.
How about your subscripion T If
you have no cash to spare we will
gladly receive any kind of vege
tables or fruit.
Sam Mann held the lucky num-
ber, "34" at the mug drawing
last Saturday night at Braynt's
Barber shop.
Joaie Beardmore
her grandmother home last Friday
to Council Grove, Kansas, where
she will attend school this winter.
R. Waddelow is the proud papa
of a fine girl that arrived at his
home last Saturday. Robert is
not very large, but says he is the
father of eleven children.
Oklahoma City, August 24,1911
Mr. A. Levick, Ralston, Okla.
Dear Sir:—Yours of the 23rd
to hand. I have just had a talk
with Mr. Ilenshaw, and the Com-
mission since receiving youd let-
ter as to what we would do with
accompauied the depot at Ralston. We have
Trade $50.00 with Gates &
Robe and they will present you
with a 42 piece dinner set.
mug.
Remember the Old Settlers Re-
union at Ralston, Sept. 21-23 un-
der the auspices of the Ralston
Concert Band.
Ring 2K for everytring good to
eat. Prompt delivery.—Gates &
Robe.
Look for the revolving barber
sign opposite Post Office, that s
the place to get shaved.
If you have a farm or city pro-
pprtv of any kind that you want
to sell, list it with Roy R. Robe.
Also writes insurance and farm
loans. Office on Main street.
W. E. Cox was kind enough last
Tuedav to invite us out for a ride,
an,l we took in Fairfax with her
many pretty buildings and good
people before we returned.
For farm loans and real estate
see Roy Robe ,at Gates & Robe's
store.
Art Flahart came in Monday
day from White Lake, S. D. for a
visit with his brother El.
Dr. Pyatt and wife returned
Monday from Claremore, where
he failed to find any relief for his
numbness of limbs. Dr. is up ag-
ainst a hard case and will porb-
ably have to resort to an invalid's
chair if he goes about any more.
Attend the Band Boys' Ball and
concert at the opera house Satur-
day night.
We handle everything in the
feed and produce fine, at best
prices.—McDonald Produce Co.
Phillips pays cash for Poultry,
Produce and Cream, and sells all
kind of feed. tf.
Mrs. Dell Grudier is the sad re-
cipient of a blood-poison finger
this week.
Buy a new piano and take mus
ic lessons. Grace Denny will sell
you a piano and give you in-
structions on easy terras. tf.
Robt. McFadden and wife, Jeff
Smith and wife. Fred Williams |
and others, left today for a few
days visit at Enid.
Jas. Allison has been enjoying a
visit from his brother, Win. and
famil yof Neosha. Mo., who leftj ——
for their home Monday. | F. M. Adams is laid up this
— ,week with a sprained ankle re-
A nice shaving mug with your ceived in a cistern at Union Cen-
name embossed in gold, will be,ter 8(.hoo, h when the gcaf
awarded the man holding the . .. . .. ,
lucky number at Bryant's Barber '"M Klve wa-v lettm* hlm
lUtAJ UUUIUVI u«
shop, every Saturday night, tf. out eight feet.
We sell some good white shorts.
and all other kinds of mill feed.—
V. D. Eberwein.
If you want a farm loan, or buy
or sell, see Roy Robe. tf.
There will be some good prem-
iums given on horse and mule
colts by our local breeders during
the Reunion here, Sept. 21-23. tf
Secure your McCormick and
Deering machine repairs at Ross,
Huusaker & Co.
This paper will put out a big
Booster Edition about Sept. 21st,
agreed to draw an order to move
that depot across the creek and
locate it at a point where it would
be more convenient anl accessible
to the people of Ralston, and the
people of the community.
We have instructed Mr. Hen-
sliaw to draw the order as soon as
he can get time to reach it. 1 am
only surprised at the people of
Ralston for ever tolerating it as
long as they have, and as soon as
the order is drawn, we will send
you a copy.
Yours very truly.
A. P. WATSON,
Commissioner.
M. S. Walden seems to be hav-
ing more than his share of raisfor-
tunes this season, two months ago To Confer About on po
' (Prom Courier-Dispatch)
lie had eight of fine hogs stolen, (j Raymond of Newton, Kan-
last week he lost eleven head of Nas general superintendent, and
cattle from poison in crab-grass g p Etter of Arkansas City, div-
field, and is just now getting over
a two weeks sick spell.
Fire Department Reorganized
The Ralston fire department
was reorganized last Thursday
night with 17 men. Wni. Shat-
tuck. chief, and W. C. Mann, as
sistant chief. Strict laws regard-
ing th conduct and attendance
Sam Mann has opened up a
new blacksmith shop at the old E
Moyer stand, and solicits a share
of your patronage. tf.
Mr. and Mrs. Hutchison left
Tuesday for their home in Calif-
ornia. after a few weeks visit here
with her sister. Mrs. W. E. Cox.
U-Need-It flour, $1.20 at
Brooks & Clark's. tf.
when our town will be just 18 j were drawn and regular meetings
vears old. It behooves every citi-1 will be held on the first and third
^ u:- j..*.. —-i ™ l-:" 'Thliridayg 0f each month. Three
taps of the fire bell signifies a
meeting, and fast ringing signifies
fire.
FOR SALE—A good set of res-
taurant fixtures, good location,
opposite P. O. good business, rent
only $10 per month, year's lease
on building. Cheap if taken at
once. Weatherly Bros. Ralston.
Okla.. tf-
W. W. Olmstead left Wednes-
day for Pawnee fair grounds,
where he will track four of our
local harnes steppers for the fair,
and some horse will have to go
some if Ralston doesn't win a few
heats at least.
Rose Glycerine soap.—Monk's.
zen to do his duty toward making
this a success, and a bigger and
better Ralston.
For sale or trade for land—an
eleven room cottage close to bus-
iness center in Ralston, good well,
cistern, basement, barn, granary,
chicken house with spring in cor-
ral, fruit and garden spot. A bar-
gain—This office.
Call and see me if you Intend
to have your city, farm buildings,
live stock or crops insured. I rep-
resent some of the best insurance
companies in the state. Call and
see me at my office on Main
street.—Roy R. Robe.
E. F. Etter of Arkansas City, div-
ision superintendent of the Santa
Fe, have arranged through Coun-
ty Attorney Cole for a conference
with the board of county commis-
sioners at Pawnee on Monday next
to discuss the Ralston depot gridge
situation.
The corporation commission has
made no order as yet concerning
the petition for a removal of the
depot to a point south of Eagle
creek.
Business Men, Beware
Don't be grafted by transient
newspaper boostres. The Inde-
pendent reaches nine-tenths of
It's a Girl your patrons and the advertising
Felix Bruraley and wife are the rate is only 10c per column inch.
proud parents of an eight pound
girl, who arrived last Monday
just in time for dinner. Dr. Bar-
ber reports the mother and babe
doing fine, hut has little hopes for
the recovery of the father. Uncle
Homer and Uncle Bill are also a
little stuck up now days.
We will put out a big l ooster edi-
tion in a few weeks, fully illustra-
ted with several thousand circula-
tion, when you can secure a six
colufn page, if you wish, for the
$15 asked by strangers for a small
ad.
Notice
You can buy a Singer sewing
machine on three years time with-
out interest. Send for free cata-
logue and prices, Siuger Sewing
Machine Co.. Tulsa, Okla.
Card of Thanks
We wish to thank our man)
friends for the kindnev, ^hown u-
during the recent illness a ixl <1
of our b 'loved sou. Earl.
•Mr. aud Mrs. I. W.
Dr. SheUou and foniily arrived
from Fairfax last week and oecu-
tv t lie Steinburger hiulding op-
. M.site Ross. H. & Co., Or. Shelton
l ,:omes well recommended as a doc-
tor and a good citizen, and we
gladly welcome them to our midst.
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Bryant, T. E. The Ralston Independent (Ralston, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1911, newspaper, August 31, 1911; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc161832/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.