The Exponent. (Ralston, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 2, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 22, 1905 Page: 4 of 8
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THE EXPONENT,
Published every Saturday.
Advertising Rates
Display advertisements, per inch.. 8c
Locals, per line 5c
Subscription, *1 ;i year, in advance.
w. a. smith, - - Publisher.
Application has been made at the
postofflce at Ralston, Oklahoma, to
have this paper admitted through the
mails a.s second-class matter.
The weather has been extremely
cold and disagreeable tor several days.
If you can't get us over the 'phone,
break into our shack and let us figure
with ycu on job work.
We are hungry for local news, so if
you know anything of a local nature,
please come in and tell us about it.
Wheat never looked better and pros
pectsare favorable for a big yield.
Corn is not looking so well; the ex-
treme cold weather is holding it back.
K. M. Crawford is having an addi-
tion added to his residence. The struc-
ture is 14x20 and when completed
he will have a neat and commodious
residence.
LEVICK & LANG.
STOWE 2v£^SG£TS.
Contractors and Builders,
Ralston,
Oklahoma.
OSAGE MEAT MARKET,
J.W. BOLTON, PROPRIETOR.
Wholesale and retail dealer in all kinds of fresh and salt
meats. Oysters, Fish and Game in season.
Ralston, Oklahoma.
. When a feller has to set type with
his overcoat on it is rather an up-hill
business, but that has been the con-
dition of things this week.
W. M. Bess was the first man in
Ralston to subscribe for the Exponent.
Mr. Bess is conducting a grocery and
provision store on East Main street,
and seems to be doing a nice business.
J. H. Schenck, one of our popular
blacksmiths, has an advertisement in
the Exponent. Mr. Schenck can tire
a wagon or shoe a horse so he won't
tire, and when it comes to plow and
general repair work he's hard to beat.
Henry's dog show was well attended
last Saturday night, and from what
we car; learn everybody was well sat-
isfied with the entertainment. We
held down a reserved seat until 9 p. m.
waiting for the performance to be-
gin, and finally froze out and went
home without seeing any of the show.
We printed sale bills for Mrs. May
Drake, this week. She is advertising
cattle, horses and other things for
sale. The sale is advertised for Wed-
nesday, April 20, 1905, at the C. C. M.
Drake farm, six miles northwest of
Ralston. Sale to begin at 10 a. m.
The Eastern Oklahoma branch of
the Santa Fe is doing as much, if not
more freight business than any other
railroad in the territory. There is
hardly an hour in the day but what
you can hear a train, either going
north or coming south. Truly, the
Santa Fe is a grand system.
,j. W. Beck received a letter from
northeast Missouri the first of the
week, in which the writer reports two
inches of ice, with the ground covered
with three inches of snow. This ac-
counts for the severity of the weath-
er at this writing in Oklahoma.
We visited the oil well Sunday, near
town, and looked over the situation.
We are not much of an oil expert, but
believe that oil can be obtained here
in paying quantities if the people will
go after it. We understand that the
drillers are down :$00 feet and expect
to keep right on drilling until they
ubtain results, either favorable or
otherwise. '
Every man, of course, has a right to
trade where he has a mind to, but
most men like to think they are doing
their share to build up their own
county. The man who regularly deals
with mail order houses, however, is
not doing this. He is benefitted by all
Dray hud Transfer Line ^
v otwtbinrr tV nt i*; loose at both ends, ^
We move anything that is loose at both ends,
and all work entrusted to our care will re-
ceive prompt attention and safe deliv
ery. We solicit your patronage.
? H. BUSBY & SON, 4
—"THE PIONEE 11"=
LEVICK.
DEALER IN
Hardware, Farm Implements,
Wagons and Buggies,
RALSTON^ - OKLAHOMA.
s-iuvc bass,
PROPRIETOR OF
THE RALSTON BAKERY.
Fresh Bread Every Day.
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ELK'S HEADQUARTERS
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Is the place to get pure whisky, fine
imported and domestic wines and ci-
gars. A full stock always on hand.
F. R. WILLIAMS, Proprietor,
RALSTON, - OKLAHOMA.
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ALBERT McGUIRE.
PROPRIETOR
lUis Line and Livery Stable,
Ralston, Oklahoma.
The Exponent.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
the home enterprises that are carried
on; the value of his land is enhanced,
his market is made better, his burden
of taxation is lightened, and the coun-
ty in which his home is located is made
richer, more pleasant and more at-
tractive on account of the business
enterprises into which other men are
investing their money. But he him-
self is doing nothing to help and en-
courage these upbuildersathome. All
he gets to spend goes to distant cities.
If all men took this short-sighted view
there could be but one result The
towns would die; the country would
stagnate, and the great monopolies of
the city would do all the business. It
is a satisfaction to know that the
great majority of people prefer to
throw their trade where it will do
their neighbors good and be a benefit
to their home community; and nine
times out of ten they can get better
service for their money by so doing. —
Jewell County Republican.
Socialist Platform
The following resolutions were adopt
ed at the last meeting of the Socialist
party, held in Ralston, March 13, 190o:
Resolved, that we the Socialists of
Ralston, Oklahoma, in convention as-
sembled, announce our unfialtering
allegiance to the principles of inter-
national Socialism, and extend to the
toilers of our city the immortal invi-
tation of Marx, workers of the world,
'unite."
In this period of our economic de-
velopment, when graft reigns su-
preme in our officialdom, the Socialist
party offers to the world the only rem-
edy able to cope with the disease. Un-
like other political parties, we come
before the voters of Ralston as the
party of the wage slave, and invite
his class-conscious co-operation in the
elimination of capitalism—not by re-
form pallatives, but by revolutionary
changes, which will bury beyond res-
urrectian every vestage of our pres-
ent system of exploitation of the
.wealth producer.
In persisting this purpose we warn
the prolatariat of Ralston that our
movement is world-wide and cannot
be localized, and that isolated muni-
cipal victories cannot accomplish the
inaugeration of Socialism, but the
Socialist municipal officers can con-
duct the duties of their position so as
to reflect credit upon themselves and
honor upon their class.
The first duty of the Socialist offi-
cial will be to correctly answer in all
his actions, the query: "Will this ac-
tion advance the interests of the work
ing class and aid the workers in their
class struggle against capitalism?"
If it does, the Socialist party is for it.
If it does not, the Socialist party is
against it, absolutely.
Believing firmly that policy is sur-
render and surrender is cowardice to
the wageworkers, the Socialist party
holds aloof from all political trickery,
combinations and fusions, welcoming
to its ranks only those who recognize
the class struggle between the work-
ers and the snirkers; the despoilers
aud the despoiled, and warning poli-
ticians "that efforts to divert Social-
ism by promise of pie will fail utterly,
and that no nominee of this party
will be permitted to stand as our can-
didate who accepts the nomination or
indorsement of any other organiza-
tion; nor will this party indorse the
nominee of any other party or organ-
ization.
Resolved that any member of the
council moving out of ward in which
elected shall immediately resign.
Be it further resolved, that any offi-
cer failing to perform his duty ac-
cording the constitution and laws of
the Territory of Oklahoma, shall for-
feit his office and will be compelled
to sign his resignation immediately
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thereafter.
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