The Ralston Independent (Ralston, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, June 5, 1914 Page: 1 of 8
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The Ralston independent
VOL. 10. NO. 4
RALSTON, PAWNEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, JUNES, 1914
$1.00 PER YEAR
Local Items
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Greiner
returned home Wednesday after
about three weeks absence.
A. Levick made a business
trip to Pawnee, Wednesday.
See us for best binding twine
we have the Wisconsin State
Prison Twine, quality first, prices
right. — A. Levick,
Miss Pauline Reed went to Paw
nte, yesterday to attend the
Yeomen meet there.
Lords Day morning service at
Christian Church; Subject--
"Method of divine Government"
Evening Service, Family Sermon
Dr Noble, Pastor.
Mrs. J. E. Gates left yesterday
for a visit with her mother at
Blackburn.
Miss Margaret Piatt who has
been staying with her sister,
Mrs. J. C. Nixon, for the past
three months, left yesterday for
Stillwater and she with her fath-
er will drive to cheir home ii.
Maramec,
Misses Sadie Loper and Nellie
Owen spent Sunday at Jobes,
with Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Krow.
D. Y. T. EMBROIDERY CLUB
The D.' Y. T. Embroiderv
club was entertained at the home
of Mrs. L, C. Barber, May 22nd.
Will meet with Mrs. E. P. Payne
BAPTIST AID MEET
The Bapti.t Aid met on Wed-
nesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Allison. A very pleasant
and profitable afternoon quickly
passed, this being th« first of our
social meetings. After our pro-
gram which was well rendered
and enjoyed by all, a delicious
luncheon was|served by the hos-
tess, Mrs. Keeton and Mrs. First
We will have our social meet-
ings the first Wednesday after-
noon of each month. Everybody
come and enjoy them and bring
your dim s if you want to, not
to pay for your entertainment,
nor the blessings we receive in
Christian fellowship, but as a
free-will offering towards get-
ing new seats for our church.
Mid. CjfnWjf **
the Reb ka Lodge, Wednesday
n ght.
We have just received notice
from P. M. Wardlow to send his
paper to him at Warsaw, 111., he
also states it is awfully dry up
there.
Two weeks ago to-day a 10 lb.
baby boy came to the home of
J. C. Nixon and wife, they have
decided to keep the young man
and have called him Arley James
Mr. and Mrs. William Loper
entertained at d nner Sunday,
Mr. and Mrs. J. W Webr, Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Barmettlor and son
Olen, Mrs. C. Evans of Indepen-
dence, Kansas' Will McFadden
and. famiiy and Mr. ans Mrs.
Charles Loper.
One can tell in a glance thru
the local paper, who the live mer
chant is, and where to do their
shopping, always patronize the
merchant who advertises it will
pay you.
Misses Grace Bullock, Grace
Covert and Marie Levick attend
<id the Methodist Convention in
Pawnee, Wednesday.
Miss Elsie Clark of Kildare,
Okla., daughter of Rev. C, S.
Clark, stoped off here Thursday
for a visit with her many friends
Miss Clark was one of the dele-
gates to the Epworte League con
vention held at Pawnee. She
was honored with the offiie cf
fourth Vice President of the
Blackwell District League.
Will have a car of threslrng
coal on track about June 20tl.
ROBINSON LUMMER CO
JOBES. OKU
LUMBER
Our stock is bigger, better and
cheaper than ever before,
ROBINSON LUMBER CO.
JOBES, OKLA.
The place where you nsver
pay too much,
MR. MERCHANT *
Did it ever occur to you that
the editor of a country newspap-
er must have a <y«i$ood? And
did it never occur to you that the
said country editor is as much
dependent upon you, Mr. Mer-
chant as you are upon the farm-
ers or the consumers of your
goods. Where is the use of talk
ing "trade-at-home" when those
same local merchants, do not
support their home paper,
In the current issue we have
placed before the public several
foreign advertisements. Here-
to-fore we have turned down all
such offers with the hope the
local merchant would not make
it necessary. However the time
has come, and we have been
guarenteed that all we have ac-
cepted are exactly as represented
and we say again as we have in
the past, that it pays to adver-
tise and it pays to patronize
those who advertise.
Rev. and Mrs. C, A. Morrison
returned home Thursday night
from the Blackwell District Con-
ference held at Pawnee this week
They report it to be the largest
District Conference they have
ever attended and the homes of
Pawnee were thrown wide open
and gave the visiting delegates
a most royal reception. Bishop
Mclntyre's Lecture on' 'Buttoned
up People" was something great.
Ralston was honored with two
of the District Epworth League
Offices. Miss Jennie Krow who
aoted as the Secretary at the
Conference was elected District
Secretary and Treasurer and
Miss Ophelia Gaskill was elected
to the office of third Vice Presi-
dent. So Ralson carried off her
share of the honors.
James McSpadden's is head-
quarters for everything good to
eat.
YEOMEN MEET
The District meeting of Yeomen
at ^Pawnee on afternohn and
night of June 4, was largely at-
tended. The afternoon program
could not be filled on account of
a funeral except the car ride to
the Buffalo Park where a large
and enthusiastic bunch through
the courtesy of Major Lillie and
wife were allowed to inspect to
their hearts content. One and
all were well pleased with the
reception accorded them rnd
wish to thank the Major and wife
for the curtesy. At night the
Ralston Degree team and Ladies
assistant team exemplified the
Yeomen work to a large class
and we want to add right here,
in a manner befitting Yeomenry.
Drill team contests were engag-
ed in by Stillwater and Glenco
Yeomen Guards, the Stillwater
team reaping the reward. Major
Fry, captian of the Yeomen
Guards Champion team of the U
S used a short time in fancy drill
which was almost flawless. The
intervals were filled by splendid
music by the Yeomen Orchestra
In brief everything was splended
and we all come home well satis-
fied with the time spent. The
next big Yeomen meeting near
will be a three days pidnic and
celebration at Ralston Aug. 27,
28 and 29. Get busy early and
h*ln us make tbe?e ? Red Letter
days for our town.
Riverside Homestead 3098.
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At the Model Theatre
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Annals of the Fiji Kings.
Tanoa, Cacobau's father and great-
grandfather of the present Ratu, was
one of the most villainous of all the
kings who ruled In Bau. The history
of his atrocities makes professional
ogres like Nero and Catherine de
Medici appear like martyred saints
At his death his son, Cacobau, who
succeeded him, strangled his father's
five wives, his own mother among
them, in accordance with the custom
of the land. Later in life, Cacobau
embraced the new lotu—Christianity
From the date of his conversion he
committed ho more outrages and dis-
carded all of his wives save one
whom he married with the church
ceremony when both were baptized
His son, Ratu Abel, did not look very
favorably upon the new religion, and
mixed very little with foreigners, yet
no charges of cannibalism or other
cruelties were laid at bis door. The
present Ratu Dadavu Is a well-educat-
ed man, and with his cousin Ratu
Pope, attended the University of 8yd
ney.—Christian Herald.
Detention Heme.
The reason his name Is James is
because it isn't. If It were, his wife
would Identify him at once and there
would be no end of trouble. He went
to a physician the other day and said
in so many words: "When a man
has smallpox what should he do?"
"Do you mean that you have small-
pox?" was the affrighted response.
"If you have," said the doctor, without
waiting for any further remarks, "you
must go to the detention home at
once."
"Detention home?" queried the oth-
er. "I have that already. My mother-
in-law Is visiting me."
Cigarette 8moked by Qeorge Sand.
A curious relic of Qeorge Sand has
just been sold by publlo auction at
Paris. It is a cigarette case that be-
longed to the author, which contains
the charred end of a cigarette smoked
by her at the house of Doctor Lallo-
mand. In the case, too, as guarantee
of the relic, Is a note signed "Cauvert.
engineer." "Cigarette smoked by
George 8and at the house of Doctor
Lailemand, member of the institute,
in the evening of November 8, 1840, at
Pari*."
Threshing Coal
A good grade of Kansas
lump coal, just the kind
For threshing—
$5.25i!A Ton
Long-Bell Lumber Co.
D. W. SMITH, Mgr.
f TWO MEXICANS HUNG |
around town for an hour Saturday,
looking for a place they might obtain an
outfit for the harvest field.
BOTH KILLED
a lot of valuable time before they found
our Furnishing Goods Department,
where they were fitted out with every-
thing'necessaryjrom Mexican straw hats
to Endicott Johnson Elk Shoes.
And don't forget our-
HARDWARE DEPARTMENT
for binding twine, hay and grain forks,
harness and harness repairs.
Prices never MORE, mostalways LESS
^ HARRY BRO'S ^ ,
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