The Exponent. (Ralston, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 49, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 2, 1910 Page: 1 of 8
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THE EXPONENT.
Vol. 5
RALSTON, OKLAHOMA. SATURDAY. APRIL 2. 1910.
NO 49.
$
$60 Day Subscription Contest ft-
$
• v To-the lady or gentleman jjjj
^ who secures the most votesj^
Ben Jones and J.R. Quillen and; President, Mrs. J. V McMahon,
wives spent Easter out on the i Vice Pres. Mrs. S, E. Tudor,
given to subscribers before
^ 12 o'clock noon Thursday,^
jyMay, 12, we will present'^
^choice of a Blick Typewrit-
^jeror a paid scholarship inj^.
^either Guthrie, or Oklaho-/^ |
^ ma City Business Colleges.^.
^ The other prize to the one^i
^securing the next highest'^
^number of votes: ^
j/jNew subscriptions at $1.00^'
jjj per year, 500 votes 7
renewed fubscribers 400 " $
^back subscriptions collected j
(^300 votes: 5 years advanced y
^subscriptions, $5 00 5,000$
g votes. 25 vote coupon in.J.
$each paper. $
^ Here is a chance for the.J
young man and lady to se-J|j
^cure an $80. scholarship^
rjj-certificate from a business;^
^colleage, or a $55. Blickens-^
\$defer Typewriter, FREE. ^
Y# Call and see us, opposite^
^postoffice, and let us start J
•$you in the race. $
(Jjj The names and rank of$
^contestants will be publish-$
t^ed each week until May 1st V
ij^when the voting box willty
^ he kept locked until the!.1
^ final count, May 12. ff
We promise a fair and V.
^square deal to all who en- V.
\Hter into this contest, and
$ personal assistance to none.5
Hi The Ralston Exponent. $
Only three ladies have entered
the Exponent contest as yet, and
we are at a loss to know why
more would not appreciate a busi-
ness education or a nice type-
writer.
Contestants Rank.
Rubv McKill 1,000
Rozela McKnight 400
Leatha Scott (Belford) 2b00
farm w.th Bud Quillens.
For gasoline engine cilender
oil, go to Mann's.
Lanty Stroud was up from
Merramec last Sunday visiting
his parents.
R. H. and Co., does all kinds
of tin and sodder work.
Secy. Miss Mary La port, and for
Tres. MJs. W. T. Levick.
A good attendance was present
and at the close of the meeting
five new members were added to
the society.
Mrs, J. V, McMahon will entor-
tain the society at her homo next
Wednesday at 2;30 P.M, refresh-
ments will be served, and all the
T . ments win oe serveu, anu an me
Alex Lo?an is the proud papa are ed (& aUeKd
a hounciner babv boy. born
Just received a new stock of
fancy and plain screen doors
Long Bell Lumber Co.
of a bouncing baby boy
last Monday. Dr. Pyatt reports
mother and boy doing fine, but
Alex recovering slowly.
R. H. and Co., is headquarters
for filling tackle and base ball
goods.
Percy Monk tnd wife of Paw-
huska who now own a half inter-
est in thePingry drug store were
here Sunday visiting Dr. Mur-
docks.
R. H. and Co., has the largest
and best stock of wall paper
ever shown in Ralston.
Don't buy your low-cuts or
pomps-until >ou see the new
line at Brooks and Clarks.
Mortfn LhroD of near Yale,
one of W, A S nith's old friends
was killed last week by a burn
ing tre^ falling on him.
For screen wire and poultry
netting see R. H. and Co'
Any one Wishing a
farm hand, apply at
attn - Fxponent office,
W. C. Mann has for sale • the
thoroughbred White Plymouth-
rock e^gs. $1.50 per 15.
C. L Walters of Lecompton,
Kas., was her^ last Saturday to
attend his mothers funeral, after
which the body was shipped
there for burriel.
See that big new line of cook
stoves and ranges at R. H. and
Co.
The Ladhs Aid Society of the
M. E. church, met with Mrs. W.
T. McDonald Wednesday after-
noon Officers elected for the
following year were:
DlvOi-UTlON NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the
firm of Jones & Bryant is this
day dissolved, Bryant going out,
and P. B. Jones continueing the
business, who will collect all ac-
counts.
Ring 23, Mann's blatksmith
shop fo" ali kinds of blacksmith
and repair work.
Cird of Thanks.
We desire to extend our heart-
felt thanks to our many friends,
who so kindly assisted us in the
recent illness, and death of our
beloved mother.
Mrs. E. James.
Call and see that new Gasoline
Engine and feed grinder on ex-
hibition at Levick & Dodsons.
J is, McSpadden came near
having a bad fire Wednesday,
when some one threw away a
lighted match onto the floor
where some gasoline had escaped
from his light tank. This is the
third fire started this windy week
and evey care should be exercis-
ed.
Buv vour DRY-GOODS at the
COMET.
See that new band stand?
That means a street concert
every Friday evening, paid for
by our live business men. A
eord band does much for a town
an 1 a good town will do much
for her band.
Buy sugar at the Comet. It
is advancing rapidly.
Henrv Chouteau and family
moved from Skedee, to his farm
about 7 miles s. w. of Belford,
last Saturday, ordered the Ex-
ponent to follow.
A new full line of Forbes ex-
tracts at Brooks and Clark?.
home and that he has been cruel
and abusivo. - Pawhuska Capital.
I Horse-Shoe brand Mound City
paint is the best by test. Secure
it at the Long-Bell lumber yard.
Millet Seed, $1 50 per bu. the
| pure German, Levick & Dodson.
| When you can't find what you
want any where else in town, go
I to Finley Bowls.
Ring Bowls for everything
good to eat. Prompt delivery.
Wanted — A no. 1 good heavy
Belgim or Purcheron stallion to
make the stand or certain days
of each week, in the Fush Gar-
ner district.
For carpets and mattings see
R. H. and Co.
The kickers on the farm are
not so bard to gpt along with as
thp kickers in town. On the j While in town trade with us.
farm there is the kicking cow, We are prepared to accomadatc
and our long pared friend the you. Hodge and Son.
mule, while in town there is the
old mossback who wants all the
municipal improvements with-
out paving for them. The cow
Native Lumber.
1 have a nice lot of native
> « ■■ ■ lumber at my saw mill 3 miles
mav be sold for beef, the mule i south-west of Belford on the
traded for a shot gun, but noth-1 - *
ing but a funeral will get rid of
the old "mossback" town kicker
Don't forget to attend th W.
E. church revival meetings
every night at 7:30.
Mrs. M, J. Foley
Sues for Divorce
Arkansas river. Best grade $16
per 1,000 feet. Second grade $14
per 1,000 feet. D. A. Long. 25A
Hats and Shoes at the Comet,
a new line. Look over those
waists and skirts at the Comet.
A Plain Duty
There is a duty that every man
U-Kneed-It flour always the
best at BROOKS & CLARK. ,
See that new line of Cluett
shirts. Prices $1.-1.50 and 2 00
at Brooks and Clarks.
For Sale - One Humphrey
bone grinder. W. C. Mann,
Have you seen that new Tom
Ray autimatic neck-voke center
at Mann'a? Its a good one.
Mound City paints wear long-
est, look best, last longest. For
sale by Long-Bell Lumber Co.
„ _ , . . .owes his family that is too often
Mr?. M. J. Foley has tamn over]ooked. In the9e days for
«uitintheOa«(reeoontvArtnct!new and ma(?izine9 n0
court against her husband.hrav-, ^ jg excusab](, for permitting
in - for a divorce; the of | ^ fgmi|y t0 gIW up in ignor.
their three ehiWren and ahmonv:anceofthpevery day happen.
in the anm of $5000 Mr. i inB8 of the w„rid, and depriving
is the proprietor of the Hotel, . . leBgure instruction
Ponton at Fairfax. The petition
alleges that he makes from $150
to $200 per month He is charg-
ed with being a habituaf drunk-
ard and with wasting his sub-
stance. Thev were married in 1
them of the pleasure, instruction
and refining influence familiar^
ity with the current literature of
the day brings, to say nothing of
the injnstice and injury he isdo-
ing himself by depriving himself
stance. Thev were married in 1 th valueable and u8e.
Elk county, Kans. in 93 and have , u, hin,9 and su(r8estions con-
three children, two sons of 13 ^ jn (he varjm]8 c|ass
and 9 respectively and one daugh-. puh|ication3 devoted t0 matter
ter of 4 years. The immediate,.^ whjch he j3 particularly inter
charge is that the defendant
drove the plaintiff out of his ^stea.
" " Condensed Statement of Condition of the 3
FIRST NATIONAL BANK, j
RALSTON, OKLAHOMA. ;
As Called for by the Treasury Department of the United States, January 31, 1910. «|
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^RESOURCES.^
Loans and Discounts $91,108.43
Overdrafts - 210.19
United States Bonds 25,000.00
Real Estate, Furniture and Fixtures ... --- 10,000.00
Cash and with Banks $57,210-68
Cash with U. S. Treasury ... !,250,00 58.460 68
Total : $184,779.30
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^LIABILITIES. &
Captial Stock $25,000.00
Surplus and Profits - 5, 204.89
Circulation 25,000.00
Deposits 129,574.41
Total ...$184,779.80
We respectfully call attention to the above statement of condition of this bank showing deposits
of $129,574.41 and Resorces of $184,779.30. We offer to the public every advantage of a
criner, and carefullv managed bank. E. A. BULLOCK, PRESIDENT.
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Bryant, T. E. The Exponent. (Ralston, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 49, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 2, 1910, newspaper, April 2, 1910; Ralston, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc169320/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.