The Ralston Independent (Ralston, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 12, 1911 Page: 1 of 4
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Subscribe for the Independent this week and get a big State Weekly one Year FREE
The Ralston Independent
Successor to the New Era
VOL. 7, NO, 25.
RALSTON, OKLAHOMA, THUB SDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1911
$1.00 P1R YEAR
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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.
Prof. Whitt visited relatives in
Skedee last Sunday
Butter fat 22c at McDonald's.
S. E. Tudor and family moved
to Cleveland last Friday.
There will be preaching at the
Presbyterian church every 4th
Sunday morning and evening.
J. C. Coggins is enjoying a vis-
it from his parents of Center. Ok-
lahoma. this week.
Patronize the merchants who
advertise in this paper, because if
Dr. First and wife moved backj List your farm for sale
to Stillwater this week.
The best perfumes. Monk 's drug
store.
Have you a guess coming on4he
money jar?—Hdwe. Co., tf
H. E. Thompson of Lawton was
a Ralston visitor last Friday.
Roy Robe.
School books and
Monk'8.
with
tf.
supplies at
Mrs. Roy Robe left yesterday
for a visit with her parents at
Garnett, Kansas.
W. C. Mann is down on his new Domestic Science Club
farm near Norman, this week.! The domestic science club met
picking cotton. W. (.. ddn 11 at ^ |mj] ]Hst Thursday after-
work too hard. > . . .
noon at the usual hour. An inter-
. . . | esting business session was held.
Our cotton gin is now going in, aftep whicl) delicioiw fruit sand-
good shape after being delayed wicheg Hud coftVe vvm, demon.
w , 1 I strated and served by the commit-
some time on account of
lB'v tee.
and the pricp paid uow is $2.85. jirs j
Gates & Robe want your pro , ^rown wnnts to see vnu at his Kail
Whiles, Payne and S
Bryant, Mrs. .Take Kail, Clias.
Accident Results in Death
Louis Swanson of Fairfax, met
with an accident in this city, Mon-
day. Oct. 2, about 5 o'clock which
resulted in his death a few hours
later.
A wild bucking broncho was be-
ing ridden in the lot at the Thom-
as Feed Barn, where a number of
spectators had gathered to wit-
ness it. Mr. Swanson was among
| Ask us about our cash
tion. Harry Hdwe. Co.
proposi-
ti
, duee, and will jhlWtys
market price.
Pay your subscription this week
and get a big weekly one year
free.
Shoes and harness repairing
headquarters is uow at McDon-
ald's Feed Store.
'L| photo tent. tf.; oame new members
—— Mrs. J. Kail. Mrs. J. 0. Cales
The Ladies' Aid of the Christ-1and Mrs. R. 0. Clark will demon-
ian Church will have a bazaar, j strate next meeting.
commencing December 18, which j The club's guests for the after-
will be open all during the holi noon were. Mrs. Win. Harry and
days. Everybody watch for the Miss Alma Frame of Ripley, Okla.
Fred Whiles of Pawhuska, is | advertisemnt. I The club will hold its next regular
We sell for less and for cash
only. (Jet a guess on the money
jar.—Harry Hdwe. Co. tf.
mill Miss Bertha Kyler lie- tj(e numi,e,. The horse approach-
him and the rider being unable to
here this week visiting his
ents.
par-
| If you can't find it
| meeting on the last Thursday
anvwhere i this month.
of
Pay your water and light dues. Remember the moving picture
before the 10th of each month, oi s^ow has a change of films every
services will discontinue. | night.
Fred Levick is enjoying a visit
it were not for frhem you would j from his sister of Hutchinson,
have no paper. i Kansas.
Shave at Bryant's shop and When you place an ad in the
win yourself a nice shaving independent you can rest assured
mug- / jit is read in 500 homes at least.
Lewis Oiler rode the I. 0. 0. F; ~
goat last Tuesdav night to a fin-I Apples Apples Apples, good
ish. and says he' and Joy Tuns.! ono$ *>r $100- at car near depot,
will ride it double in the first d Hurry and get first choice.
gree next Tuesday night. All! ~~7 . ,
members invited to attend ! Se?ur« .vo,}r McCormick and
IDeering machine repairs at Ross.
barber jHunsaker & Co
that's
else, try Hodge ana Son. tf. j
Talk about the grafters who at-' The I).
Look for the revolving
sign opposite Post Office,
the place to get shaved
Frank Brown and others set
sail in their new boat for a trip
Mrs. Olive Snow and daughter, j down the Arkansas river Monday.
Gladys, of Seattle, Washington. | for photo purposes.
visited her sister, Mrs. W. E. Cox I
here this week. i Brown, the Artist, will be found
J just opposite the P 0. this week
Buy a new piano and take mus J and can FINISH JOTO PHOTOS
ic lessons. Grace Denny will sell | ^ THIRTY MINUTES
you a piano and give you in
structions on easy terms. tf.
Elder Huff of the Christian
Church will talk some on Odd Fel-
Miss Maud Cox was baptized | lowship at the Presbyterian
here last Sundav by Elder Huff, church Friday night, October 13.
who is holding a series of meet , and all members and Rebekahs
ings, preparatory to the building i are requested to meet at the hall
of a new Christian church. 7 o'clock sharp and march to
at <
the church in a body,
of N. G.'s.
Bv order
A nice shaving mug with your
name embossed in gold, will be ——
awarded the man holding the Mrs McDonald invites all the
lucky number at Bryant's Barber ladies of Ralston and vicinity to
shop, every Saturday night, tf call and see her elegant display of
millinery, at Red's Store
A. Roberts our rural mail man.
moved this week to the Ross pro-
perty in the west part of town.
and the Dr. Pingry property has
been sold to Markus Mosier.
For sale or trade for land—an
eleven room cottage close to bus-
iness center in Ralston, stood well,
cistern, basement, barn, granary
The Fairfax booster edition
came to our desk this week that
speaks for itself regarding the
united efforts of the business men
to boost for a rgeater and better
Fairfax. Mr. ('ames has proved
his ability as a newspaper man
and well deserves the splendid
success he is now enjoying in
Ralston offers an ideal location
just now for a Dentist, Lawyer,
and a Shoemaker, also a barber,
if he is a good band man.
Buster Brown and White
House shoes are the best ever.—
Brooks & Clark.
Mr. Ong. our photo man. re-
turned Tuesday from a visit with
relatives at Oklahoma City, and
attended the state fair.
We haudle everything in the
feed and produce line, at best
prices.—McDonald Producc Co.
Phillips' Produce Co., moved
across the street this week to larg
er and better quarters, for the vol-
ume of increasing business.
Trade $50.00 with Gates &
Robe and they will present you
with a 42 piece dinner set.
W. T. McDonald requests the (
return of his bridle and lines that ■
were borrowed from his barn Sun-j
day night.
How about your subscripion? I?
you have no cash to spare we will
gladly receive any kind of vege j
tables or fruit.
Guy Hanner of Granfield. is
one of our new subscribers th is |
week. Thank you. Guy, we won-
der how you got along without |
the Independent this long.
tended the reunion and the hand
boys outliving their usefnllness.
"Have you seen that $200 Ral-
stonian Booster Edition?"
Pure country sorghum at
Brooks & Calrk's 50c per gallon.
When you get sick you need a
doctor, so does your business.
Read "Business Building" on
page four and use it according to
directions.
D. Y. T. Club
Y. T. Embroidery Club
will meet with Mrs. Win. King
Friday, October 13, 1911, for the
purpose of organizing for the win-
ter.
All members requested to be
present.
Ross. Hunsaker & Co., are
quarters for all kinds of machine
repairs, furniture and hardware
of all kinds.
Jones Hotel Arrivals
Roy Hallman, Tulsa.
J. C. Hallman. Tulsa.
H. Seideman. Ijouisvillf. Ky.
Sain Candler, Wichita.
R R Templeton. Ft. Smith, Ark.
Geo. M. Mound. Kendrick, Ok
J A Cooler. Lawton
James Smith, Walters. Okla.
G H Bloekwood. Hominy.
H K Thompson. Lawton.
H H Tiramerman. Atlanta. Ga.
R Wvant, Shawnee.
Lawson Race. Winfield.
J F Butler. Cleveland.
J 0 Redd, Arkansas City.
A N Sullman. Wichita.
J A Meeks. Oklahoma City.
G W Deal. Bartlesville.
J W Lebert. Burbank.
Four Goats Strayed
A liberal reward will be given
by the Band Boys for the return
of four white goats that strayed
away during the reunion.
control him, he struck or rushed
against Mr. Swanson, knocking
him against the corner of the
barn with such force as to crush
his skull. He was taken to a near
by house where Drs. Jones and
Skinner attended him until death
which came about 8 o'clock.
Mr. Swanson had just come ov-
er from Fairfax that day to take
a position in the County Clerk's
office, and had not yet commen-
ced work. His family at Fairfax
were notified, and his wife and
brother Oscar, came to this city,
returning with the remains which
had been prepared for burial by
Cndertaker Johnson.—Osage
Journal.
Ralston School Notes
Bertha Talbert is still absent
from room five on account of cot-
ton picking.
Call and see me if you intend Quite an interest is manifested
to have your city, farm buildings.', in room? five in book reading,
live stock or crops insured. I rep- Good books are good companions
resent some of the best insurance to boys and girls.
companies in the state. Call and I
see me at my
street.—Roy R
office
Robe.
on Main
If you want a farm loan, or buy
or sell, see Roy Robe. tf.
Independent
Job Prices:
Ralph Levick has been absent
a few days on account of sickness.
The boys in rooms five and six
have organized a team for base-
ball. The cool days are coming
and they feel they can play.
Every boy and girl should get
in school as soon as possible- Oet
i into the swing and make your
J school days good. The boy or
I girl who uses his time well, will be
pleased in twenty years from the
present, that he was a student
now.
500
Letter Heads, large $160
i Letter Heads, small . 1.40
We are hoping to turn
twenty graduates from the
10001 grade this year.
$2.80
out
8th
Singer Sewing Machines
Envelopes, large
We Envelopes, small
fall
Statements, large
chicken house with spring in cor-1 Fairfax The Independent will
ral, fruit and garden spot A bar- j endeavor to return the cornpli
gain.—This office. ' ment about December 21st.
machine on easy payments.
sel to good farm*
Tansel and Carter, who are I make their payments in the
hauling the pipe and casing out,See our salesman. J. 1 Craig. Statements, small, .
to the oil derrick, say that drill Pawnee. Okla or write to Singer
ing will begin about Mondav and Sewing Machine ( o.. Tulsa. Okla., '
everything will he pushed ' from Send for free catalogue and prices, Bills ..
the start to complete it as soon as —<—- tw—~ ™~i
possible. Ralston now has a 10 t«< Sam Mann has opened up a 8
1 shot for a big gas and oil boom new blacksmith shop at the old Ejpoiters, med. sise
Keep your eye on Ralston andlMoyer stand, and solicits a share,
watch her grow 'of your patronage.
tf.
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1.40
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Other work in proportion
2..40
3.20
2.40
2.40
1.80
1.60
3.25
Parents encourage the boys and
girls at home. The schools exist
tor them We all have a duty to
perform that will make a better
school.
Work is progressing nicely in
all the grades.
tf
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Why pay $100 for a new type-
writer, when you can buy it sec-
150 ond hand for one half. Satisfac-
i 7* tion guaranteed for one year —T.
' E Bryant, Agt K C. Typewriter
Exchange
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Bryant, T. E. The Ralston Independent (Ralston, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 12, 1911, newspaper, October 12, 1911; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc161836/m1/1/: accessed April 16, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.