THE RALSTON FREK PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1905
Tin Them fewa.
The wholesale grocerymen are
visiting the farm houses over the
country at present and are
soliciting orders for stuff from
all the people. The duty of the
farmer is to turn these people
who carry out of the country the
money the home merchant de-
serves. He is the man who
gives you credit and borrows at
ten per cent to pay his own
obligations just to accommodate
you. He never skins you and
gives you all the time you need
when you are in traightened cir-
cumstances. If you are sick he
sits up with you and when your
barn burns and lightning strikes
the house he is the first to head
the subscription list that some
fellow starts. Don't load your-
self down with a lot of groceries
that you can buy just as cheap
and often rofm the home mer-
chant. He stays by you year
after year and dcsn't swear at
the country when it is too wet
or too dry for his business. You
owe him what you have in the
way of purchases and it is really j
due him. You get a package of
green goods in more ways than
one when you invest in the
foreign man's talk. Don't take
a shot in the dark when you can
have the opportunity to take it
in daylight. Stand by your
home man and see how quickly
you will hear of better times all
around.—Chandler News.
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Oklahoma's hpalatin.
The following statement of
the population of Oklahoma and
the distribution of the same by
counties, was issued by the office
of the secretary of the board of
agriculture. The figures given
are those of the federal census
ot 1900 and a careful compution
of the population of the territory
on June 90th, 1904:
Counties 1900
Beaver 3,051
Blaine 10,658
Caddo   
Canadian 15,981..
Cleveland 16,388
Comanche   
Custer 12,264..
Day  2,173..
Dewey .8,819..
Garfield 22,076.
Grant.. 17,273..
Greer  .17,922.
Kay  22,530 29,223
Kingfisher  19,501. 20,202
Kiowa   23,587
Lincoln  27,007 26,376
Logan 26,563 30,205
Noble 14,015. .16,103
Oklahoma 25,919. 50,112
Pawnee 12,366. 15,705
20,909 25,808
26,412- .36,950
6,190 21,366
15,001 23,966
34,975 56,289
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Wh-.n you drink. Drink the Best.
ELK'S HEADQUARTERS
Is the place to set pure whiskeys, fine
imported and domestic wines and ci-
gars. A full %stock always on hand.
Elk's Headquarters.
WILLIAMS
Proprietor
U. K. Thompson, Pres. W. K. Berry, Vice Pres. K. A. Bullock, Cub
First National Bank
OF RALSTON. OKLAHOMA.
CAPITAL STOCK, $25,000.
T OCKHOi.D*RS:—W E. Berry.—H. E Thompson.- B A. Bullock.•
'Turner.— J. L. Thompson.— O. J. Shapard,—L. L.
Lewis.—Win King.—W. H. Thrasher
Does a General Hanking Business
•■«••• Collections Promptly Remitted For.
J U.
1904
7,872
18,990
28,129
.19,905
.18,887
39,692
22,195
10,006
.18,292
31,386
..21,071
29,223
American Cafe
v
Arthur Murdoch, Managkr.
Ralston, Oklahoma.
I BestShor
Order In Town. 1
Always Neat and Clean.
Payne 
Pottawatomie
Roger Mills
Washita
Woods 
Woodward  7,469 32,827
Unorganized 1R. 13,873 . 12,401
Total 398,331. 715,617
The population figures for the
year 1905 will not be available
for computation for some weeks
yet. These figures, which are
authentic and reliable, show that
the population of the territory
has not been much, if any over-
estimated. It is believed that
Oklahoma can easily show a
population of three-quarters of a
million people at the present
time.
We want your produce
and will pay the highest mar-
ket price for it DAVI.8
Jewelry
I carry a full and complete Itne of
Watches, Clocks, and everything
you need in my line. I make a
specialty of fitting glasses and will
test your eyes free of charg . I al-
so do Repair work, promptly and
correctly. Call and see me.
0.0.3IMP80N
ralston, okla.
$1,000,000
To loaii on farms at low-
est rat* of interent. Will
meet all competition and
pay you your money the
same day your abstract
in made. Sidney Sapp.
* * *
Nolice to Pay Do; Tlx.
All parties owning or keeping doga
within the town limits are hereby noli-
ll-d that a tax of ti mual be paid into
the town Iresturey for each do*.
All d igs upon which aaid tax ia not
paid AT ONCE will be killed.
R. T. PROCTOM.
City Marshall.
***
Oct it of Davit.
To Our Patrois
We have bought the subscription list
of I he Ralston R  fleeter and will send
the Kree Press u  all Reflector subscrib
era whose time Is unexpired.
All subscribers who do not wish
Free Press sent to tbein will plenst
notify this office at once.
THK FHKK Piies
Statehood Coiventioi
Oklahoma City. O. T. July 19 1905
For the above occasion Santa Fe will
sell tickets to Oklahoma City and retun
for one fare plus 50c. Rate fron
Ralston 98 80. Tickets on sale July
Uth and 19. return limit July 14th.
J O. Cales. Agent
Wilted
Men kad women in this and adjoln'ng
counties for home or traveling work
representing and advertising the whole*
sale abd Educational Departments of
an old established Manufacturing House,
Salary 08 50 per day with expeneai
•dvanced. Rig furnished when necess-
ary: position permanent. Address.
Blew Brothers A Co Dept. B. Chicago
111.
Jft Jt Jt
Bring us your produce— Javis
Just Receivedr-A C«r of Hunter'*
Cream Flour- E K Davis.
Growiif Aches aid Paias.
Mrs. Josle 8ummer. Bremond. Texas
writes. April 15. 1009 "I bsve used
Ballard's Snow Liniment In my family
for thrse years I would not be with-
out it In the hott*o I have used It on
my little girl for growing paines aches
in her knees. If cured her right away.
I have also used it for frost bitten feet,
with good success. It Is the be.t linim-
ent I ever used." 95c, 50c and 91 .—Bold
at City Pharmacy.
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How Failure is Possible.
It was to have been expected,
says the Oklahoma City Times-
Journal, that some one or more
of the editors, who visited the
territory would have gone home
and written vicious attacks on
the territory and on the people.
Among the thousands of people
in the newspaper business a few
evil, uglytetnpered creatures
may be found who denounce
everything which comes within
their observation, but in the
case of the visit of the editors to
Oklahoma not a word has been
written by them as far r.s we
are able to learn, which could
cause the least resentment on
the part of the people of the
territory. Every article writ-
ten by these men was in praise
of the wonderful fertility of the
soil, of the well kept farms and
thriving towns and cities.
Every article tells of the fact
that the people of the territoreis
should be granted statehood,
and with this declaration goes a
million and a half of people.
It would be hard to over esti-
mate the effect these articles will
have on the cause for which the
people fight. The whole country
is being appraised of the fact
that the people of the two terri-
tories very much desire to enter
the union and stand on the same
footing as other states. The
people of every section are being
informed of the fact lhat the
territories are settled by people
of the Caucasian race and that
the settlements are permanant
and that 1,500,000 people cry for
simple justice when they ask for
the right to govern themselves.
These editors are breaking
down every barrier to admission
and as far as conditions bearing
onthis question from without
are concerned success is assured.
Not a congressman or senator
will oppose statehood unless the
people within the territories
manufacture reasons for such
opposition. If a fight is sprung
in congress, excuse for the fight
must have its origin within the
territories. Opposition fron*
without has been silenced and if
the same harmony prevails with-
in the territory as has always
held here, statehood will
before the Christmas holidays.
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NOTICE.
Pint publlahed July 7.
Territory of Oklahoma, I _
Pawnee fount*. f ■ ■
llefore c H Deskeet a Juattoe of the
K,l:53ifr0rr,%!CM#k
pora^ftM^/,0WC0-W' •-
d aU°' M°°lur* lio"U MoClar^ Defen
J •"•Clare and Loele
McClure will Use notice thai they bars
been awed In the above named court upon a
•""■SESaSaSis
bin of
and n
'aM5rney>fee. ae proved'f Jr'u'SaSl
• 111 be tendered accordingly.
C. H. Dbbukkt. Justice of the Peace,
R L. Cantrrnses. Attorney.
Nor ICR.
Notice la hereby that the uad
alined haa tbla day made application
the County Clerk and Hoard of Oomulaal
nder-
oo to
taeloa
Notloe la hereby that tha
" ' lay made apt *
and Hoard of C
uity. Oklahom
Mil malt, apl
JMB Lot. 0 Stock
tin tha CJIty ur Vllllage of Hlack-
•led*I n?h " oflloe1 'o *°tho
re of Pawnee (Jouity. Oklahoma Terrltor;
Iquora upon ~
dtatrlct I la tint Jlty
bura Pawn
and haa
'or a llcenae to
II
aooma Territory
WttMKXi
IllM. of HUM-
, ttm
a ld Uounty a petition bearing the alaaa-
tun> of Mrealdent taapave rs of the ward
or district In ahlch a%|a budneae la to be
oooduoud.
. , Any peiaona dealrlag to sake
objection to the laauance of aald llcenae
will «le their proteit on or before the Uth
dny uf July IMS.
Dated tbli Mth day of June IMA.
O. J. LnnnAHD.
Nothing small
prions
about Davis bat his
THF
gem pharmacy
jmjm
Just opened. Everything Fresh
and new. Drugs, Paint, Qlaaa
Toilet articles etc. Come In nnd
get ncqunlntnd. First door west of
Tbn Famous 
Ralston, Oklahoma.