The Ralston Free Press. (Ralston, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 1907 Page: 3 of 6
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PRICE
AND
These are the two Essentials in buying. We combine them
This is the store where you always
get a Square Deal. We want your
trade and we will always treat you
Right. Our stock is Big and New
and Complete and our Prices are
fust as Low as we can make them
BROOKS & CLARK,
RALSTON, ^ s ^ ^ OKLA.
News of a Local Nature.
Shoes, Shoes, at the Comet.
Take your Produce to the
Comet.
See those newDishes at the
Comet.
Dr. Steinberger was a Pawnee
visitor Tuesday.
Mrs. J. O. Cales visited in
Glencoe Tuesday.
Prices are what talk. Trade at
the Racket store.
Geo. Smith and wife spent
Tuesday in Pawnee.
Lanta Stroud is suffering
from a crippled foot.
Erbine Mathers is visting here
from Pawnee this week.
Bert Pratt was here the first
of the week on business.
Ruby McKill was on the sick
list a day or two last week.
Fred Levick is doing stone
work at Skedee this week.
It is stated that Ralston is to
have a wedding next Sunday.
Come and see us since we have
moved—Ross, Hunsaker & Co.
Farm loans, the best rates, the
best terms. H. E. Thompson.
Ni. Hinicker returned Monday
from a business trip to Ponca.
Chas. Cook and wife visited
friends in Ralston over Sunday.
The Comet will not close till
nine o'clock after Sat. night.
Rev. Spillman is on the sick
list this week confined to his bed.
A sister of Mrs. A. J. Lowry
came in Tuesday for a short
visit.
The Comet Carries the Largest
and Freshest line of Groseries in
town.
Dr. Nauman is visiting at his
old home in Kansas this week
and last.
Steve Bryant and wife return-
ed to their home in Cleveland
Tuesday.
Word received from Denver is
that Mrs. Will Lones has been
quite siek.
Dr. Stafford made a trip to
Kansas City last Friday, return-
ing Monday.
Have your residence photo-
graphed. Cavnar & Hames will
do the work.
See us for a new lawn mower,
we have them.—Ross, Hunsaker
j and company.
i H. E. Thompson and wife are
1 expected home from Lindsborg,
Kansas Today.
W. E. Selby made a trip to
Fairfax Monday and took in the
| big ball game.
I Mr. I. N. Deaton's sister is
I here foom Roosevelt, Oklahoma,
I making a visit.
| A1 Eyler went to Shawnee
Sunday to see about getting a
job on the railroad.
Mr. Campbell of Yates, visited
his daughter, Mrs. Gid White
the last of the week.
Cavnar & Hames do all kinds
of photo work. Call on them
and see for yourself.
Full line of repairs for Deer-
ing and McCormick machinery.
Ross, Hunsaker & Co.
The little baby of E. A. Bullock
is quite sick of pnumonia,but is a
little better at this time.
Mrs. T. R. Newby returned
yesterday to the hospital at Ar-
kansas City for treatment.
L. P. Baker returned home
Sunday after a week's visit in
St. Joseph, with his sister.
We understand that Chas Cook
and family will move to their
home in Ralston next week.
Courtney's Full Vamp and Selz
shoes at the Racket. There is
none better and few as good.
Harry Walker and Paul Spaul-
ding have bought the Market
Bros. Short order restaurant.
W. T. McDonald, who has been
very sick for some time is said
to be a little worse the last few
days.
A ball game was played on the
Ralston diamond last Sunday
between a couple of pick-up
teams.
Buy your work clothes at
The best line
will save you
the Big Racket.
and prices that
money.
We understand that R. T.
Proctor has been commissioned
as Deputy U. S. marshall for
this place.
Mrs. Brooks, of near Filson,
who has been very sick fer some
time, is reported improving at
this writing.
Dr. Day, one of the physicians
of the Arkansas City Hospital
I was here last Friday the guest
of T. R. Newby.
' Manager Poe, Cof the Pioneer
' Telephone company has resigned
'and Ralston will have a new
manager from Remington.
I Wilbur Lady and fkmily
returned Tuesday from a trip to
Perry and vicinity. They report
| rains between here and there.
| Mrs. A. T. Stroud left for Ok-
lahoma City quite suddenly Sun-
day upon receiving word that
her sister is not expected to live.
I Levick and Harry had the front
doors to their Hardware store
widened so as to admit a vehicle.
| It was quite a job and was well
done.
"If yu undertake to hire a
man to be honest, yu will have
to raize hiz wages every morn-
in\ and watch him dredful close
besides.
Miss Hill, of Arkansas City,
the lady who has been nursing
Mr. Eberwein will return home
this afternoon. She is in very
poor health.
Word reaches here of the death
of one of the eight month old
twin babies of Lee Fadling, over
on Sycamore Creek, on Tuesday
of this week.
Geo. A. Barrier, south of town
is some extensive improvements
on his place. Re-plastering the
old and building a new addition
to his house.
Jaspar Krow returned to-day
from a weeks visit in Kansas
City. Jaspar says he would have
stayed longer if he hadn't run
out of money.
J. M. Moody and Sam Wooten
have been shipping cattle to
Kansas City this week. A train
load of over twenty cars left
Fairfax one day.
E. P. West, of Parsons Kans-
as is here this week visiting his
sister Mrs. F. 0. Harry. Mr.
West is a railroader in the employ
of the M. P. road.
0. N. Morton and E. G. Row-
ell, their wives and families, en-
joyed a nice camping trip in the
Osage last Friday getting home
just ahead of the rain.
Hubert Hunt has purchased a )
half interest in the Brooks meat
' market. The two gentlemen will
do a genera] stock business, buy-
ing, selling and shiping.
Peach season is on in good
shape and it is said that this
section will have a good crop,
though not so many nor of so
good a quality as last year.
Leveck and Harry are repair-
ing and re-building their scales
on Sixth Street. Joe Rucker
and J. C. Jenkins are boss con-
tractors in charge of the work.
F. C. Brader received his com-
mission from the cencus commis-
sioner and started in to work
Monday. He is progressing rap-
idly and will be through in a few
days.
Chas. Loper has sold his farm
west of town to Elmer Barmettlor
far $4,000. Charley says he
expects to buy another farm near
Ralston if he finds one that just
suits.
J. J. Vaughn has leased the
Bryant cottage on Seventh
Street and the same will be
opened for the accomadition of
boarders and roomers in the
near future.
V. D. Eberwien, who has been
very low with typhoid for several
weeks past, is reported no bet-
ter this morning. He is very
low and no hope is entertained of
his recovery.
Mrs. R. 0. Clark is spending
the week at the home of her
parents in the Osage this week.
Her brother Charley is qnito sick
with typhoid fever but is report-
ee improving.
WANTED: to make contract
with responsible party to bale
and seed 35 acres of broom corn
six miles east of Ralston. Apply
at once. W.L. and J.V. McNatt
Ralston, Okla.
J. W. Beck had the misfortune
of loosing his fine Jack, Jumbo,
Saturday night. This was a
valuable animal, Mr. Beck hav-
ing had an offer of $1,2000 for
him last spring.
Matt Williams is over from
Pawhuska on a visit Matt says
the impression has gone out that
he has grown rich and retired
from business. He came over to
correct the impression.
Are you on the market for
some desirable real estate? I
have some bargains in good
farms and leases. Some of the
most desirable town property is
for sale.-H. E. Thompson.
F. M. Adams returned from
Fairfax Saturday where he has
been doing stone work on the
new bank building. He is home
waiting for the arrival of more
stone to complete the building.
A letter from H. E. Thompson
at Lindsborg, Kansas, received
this morning reads as follows:
"Fine rains up here, best pros-
pect for corn in years. Will be
home in a few days."
A box supper was given Tues-
day night by the Epworth Lea-
gue which was pronounced a
very enjoyable affair. A short
program was rendered and well
filled lunch baskets enjoyed by
all.
Mrs. 0. F. Hicks is very low
again at this writing, Wed-
nesday afternoon, is not expected
to live but a few hours. She
has suffered a long time and
death will probably come as a
relief
Jas. Beck, E. C. Van Petten,
Oscar Harry and Chris Redd
spent Saturday night on Hominy
creek fishing for Bass. They
report the time of their lives
and brought home the proof of
their statement
On account of a mad dog scare
the city council has ordered that
all dogs be kept at home or kept
muzzled for thirty days. The
marshall has been ordered to
kill all dogs running at large
without muzzles.
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