The Ralston Tribune (Ralston, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, February 15, 1918 Page: 1 of 8
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EVERY BREAKFAST MEATLESS - EVERY SUPPER WHEATLESS - MONDAY WHEATLESS DAY - 1UEST AY MEATLESS DAY
WEDNESDAY WHEATLESS DAY - SATURDAY PORKLESS DAY - IF YOU ARE NOT OBSERVING THESE, THE KAISER IS GLAD
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Ralston, Pawnee County, Oklahoma, Friday, February 15, 1918
Volume II Number 35
INVESTIGATING
SEDITIOUS TALK
Federal Officer Throws Scare
Into Some of the Disloyal
Ralstonians.
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All’s quiet along the Arkansas,
a great silence broods over the
town where once the voice of the
German propagandist and the
anti-war agitator resounded loud
ar.d long. No longer is treason
talked on the street corner nor
wishes for German victo.y heard
in the market places.
Last Friday, a Federal agent
quietly made his appearance in
town. He appeared to have a
pretty accurate account of most
of the disloyal and pro German
talk that h*s been going on here
since the beginning of the wa>*.
ar.d he proceeded to pick up such
additional information as he
deemed necessary.
He made no arrests, but it is
rumored—how truly we do not
know —five or six persons will be
summoned before the authorities
later to show reason why they
should not be placed in a deten-
tion camp for the duration of the
war.
There has been entirely too
much disloyal talk permitted here
and it is high time for something
to be done. The country is a’
war and the future of our Nation
and of civilization itself depend*
upon the successful prosecution
of this w ar. To allow persons,
w ho are in sympathy with the
enemy, to try to stir up discord
and dissention, thus hindering
side, about two miles so ith d YOTWF/? Oil
town*. The road at this point hss 1 ~Z _ _ _ . ~
a gulley on each side and, in | BOOM CUM//VG
advoiding the one on the east
| business callers i n Pawnee,
Monday.
Eral Pitts was out joy riding |
RALSTON BOY IS
AMONG RESCUED!
with HazelTnompsonand Blanch t>. n r n *l
side, Mr, Shields drove the car'Location of Test Well, Four Tucker. °len Uinl\cy Escapes Death
into the one on the w est. Fort-
unately the car remained right
side up and the occupants were
only jolted up a bit, while the
car run its nose in the rr ud and
*as smashed up some about the
front w'heels and axles.
That car of Shields’ must have
been made in the dark of the
moon on Friday, the 13th. ''s
every time he has made a trip in
ithehai had trouble of dives
kinds.
Work Progressing
On New Railroad
Between five and six miles of
ihe grading between here and
PawhusKa has been finished on
the new line from Owen to Rais
ton, and several more construe
tion camps are to be established
along the right-of-way within
the next few days.
We understand that the Fair
fax people have at length pre-
vailed upon the Santa Fe to es-
tablish a station on the new line
two miles east of the present
town so that the people can get
better train service in coming
down to Ralston to do their shop-
ping.
Miles Soutb, Awakens
Interest.
The announcement that the
Devonian Oil Co. has made a lo-
cation, four miles south of town
near the Arkansas River, and
will have a rig up within sixtj
days, has reawakened intersst in
oil prospects here, and much ot
the land south and east of town,
not already under lease, has been
leased during the past two iveeks.
From $2 to $L5 per a:re is being
offered which in i ates that oi1
men consider the new location a
promising one.
Heretofore the test wells in
this section havdi all been west
of.town, and all tne maps issued |s veral friends, Thur.-day
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Stowell
visited Mr. and Mrs. Whiles
Sun lay.
Mrs H. S. McMillen and son
left for their home in Ponca City,
Wednesday.
Miss Mae Tucker visited with
When the Tuscania Goes
to Bottom.
Olen Binkley was the only Ral-
ston boy aboard the ill-fated Tus-
cania, which was sunk by a Ger-
man submarine off the coast of
Ireland, last week, an 1 he, for-
Miss May and Katie L nn, Sat- tunately. was among those res-
urday evening. Cjed.
The Bel ford school is preparing
Binkley has been in training
an enterainment for the benefit a’ Camp Travis since last fall,
of the Red Cross. and the aPP^rance of his name
among the list of those aboard
Mr. Tucker has purchased a the Tuscania was the first inti-
new team of horses and expects matjon people here had that he
to start farming soon. was on way to France. His
County Superntendent, John f ends spent several anxioun
P »rter visited Belford school and days before word came that he
Baby Bonds
A Tnrift Stamp costs 25 cents.
Sixteen Thrift Stamps and 13
c*nts or $4.13 this month buys a
War Savings Stamp.
The government redeems the
War Savings Stamp at $5 January
by the State Geological Survey
chart a large pool lying to the
west and north. This latest lo-
cation, however has been made
without reference to form* r
wells, but will Le a test of the
theory held by many oil expeits,
that the pil bearing formations
tollow the course of the water-
ways and that if oil is present, it
will be found near the streams.
That there is oil west of town is
a proven fact, though in what
quantity nobody knows. Whether
there is also oil south and east of
town remains to be seen. Persons
who are versed in oleaginous
matters —if that is the proper
term- consider prospects good
for a strike in this new location
war movements is the superlative J L 1923.
of foilv. Your profit is 87 cents, or four
For their own protection such
persons should he taken care of
by the authorities, for when the
reports begin to come back that
some of OUR boys have been
killed in the trenches or sunk to
the bottom of the sea. the life of
the man who is openly disloyal
will be in danger and great
danger too.
Hodge & Son
to Sell Store
Harry Hodge announced the
past week that owing to his
failing health he w ill sell “The
Comet’’ t'e general store which
uer cent interest compounded
quarteily.
Buy Stamps at postoffices,
banks and patriotic stores.
You are saving money for the
future, and helping the govern-
ment win the w ar.
Begin buying today.
BELFORD NEWS
Joe Rice and family left for
Ardmore Ok'.a, Monday, where
they will make their future
home.
Mrs. Rainey has been on the
s'ck list for the last week but is
reported some better at this
writing.
Mr. and Mrs. Triplet Ruth and
Mary Lynn, Hez0! Thompson,
Hazel Cales and Felix Lynn
spent Sunday at Belford.
Some of the Ospge County
boys attended the wedding dance
at Capstick’s Saturday night aul
reported a very fine time.
Mr. and Mrs Pat Lynn and
daughters returned from San
Antonio, Texas, where they
v si ed their *on Jim Lynn, who
is in training at Camp Travis.
had landed safelv.
Two Fairfax boys, Tom Boone
and John Kemper—both well
known here—w"re also on board
the vessel and Kemper, it is be-
lieved, was drowned.
Several boys from other near-
by towns were on the Tuscania,
out no others were lost.
Later: Kemper’s name also
appears in the latest list of sur-
vivors.
New Pipe Line
Building
A survey has just been com-
p'eted lor a new pipe line from
the Kansas oil fields to Tulsa It
will pass about two miles east of
Ralston on the Osage side of the
Arkansas. One thing is certain,
whenever the Ralston oil field is
he and his father have conducted
at this place for several years, 'developed there need be no wait
and will retire to his farm in ii,g for means of transportation.
Lew §rock has moved back to
the farm.
Alpha Williams is working for
Pat Lynn.
J. A Faust is moving to Paw-
nee county.
Jess Triplet is putting an ad-
dition to his house.
The Red Cross meets at
Bierman’s, Tuesday.
Miss Hazel Thompson is board-
ing with Mrs, Triplet.
Noel Tucker was a caller in
Pawnee Sunday night.
O. J. Harvey and son Howard!
Nebraska Mr. Hodge has never
bie;: strong since he was operat-
ed upon at Kansas City a year
ago, and it recently became
-vidtnt that he would be obliged
to give up his work in the store,
at least temporarily. Th" Comet
is cue of the best paying stores
ii the town and Mr. Hodge
should have little trouble in
■ 'curing a buyer.
The elder Mr. Hodge left,
Monday evening, for Nebraska
ai d the rest of the family e •-
poet, to follow, ju»*t cs soon as
some difpoaitio” is made of thp
storj.
One pipe line passes through the
t»wn, another two miles west
and this one two miles east and
they ought to he able to carry
away the oil fast enough.
To Cio as
Keel Cross Nurse
Miss Mary Stowell of Kansas
City, niece of R V. Stowell of
this city, left Tuesday for
Chicago, to take up a post-
graduate course in nursing at the
Cook county hospital.
Miss Stowell, who has been a
guest at her uncle’s home for the
last two months and has made
To Demonstrate
Chevrolet*
Fred W. Carter, managtr of
the Ford Garage, announces that
there will be a special demon-
stration of Chevrolet cars Sun-
day. February 17th, consisting
of a free trip for everybody to
Fairfax, Skodee and Pawnee.
Thirty-five Chevrolet cars will
be u»ed and everybody is cordially
invited to make the tiio. Cars
will start promptly at l:00o’clock
from the Ford Garage, and those
who wish to go should be on
hand at that time.
Oklahoma City
Visitor*
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Cales, and
Mr. and Mrs. Ora Cales, Mrs.
Thompson, Ira Cales and Miss
herself" a" warm ’ place" in" the I Ehubeth Jones, spent several
hearts of the young people, is a'days at Oklahoma City this week.
Red Cross nurse awaiting orders
to the front. In the time which
elapses between now and the
date of sailing in February, Miss
Stowell will be resuming htr
Social at
Chriwtian Church
was in Ralston Saturday. * | studies as a postgraduate nurse
.o j .inChicbgo. She will be detailed
Miss Mae Tueker spent Sunday :t3an exped,,ionary hoapita, in
evening with liazel Cales.
Mr. and Mrs. Tucker drove
down to Morrison Sunday.
Mrs. Daisy Smith was a visitor
in Belford, Monday morning.
Laly.—From a Petersbury, III.,
newspaper.
. Miss Stowell is sister of Chas.
Stowell, of the Bend. Mr.
Stowell just received word that
, t . ! his sister had contracted septic _ „_
„ „ .. C^dPitts was a caller at the, monia „ hile in lining at
The Senior and Intermediate Whiles home, Sunday evrning. lhe Cook Cou„ty Hospital and iaj
Mr. Jess Triplet made a busi-1 very sick.
Jas McSpadden and Bud Quil-
len are attending to business
matters in Oklahoma City this
week.
We Sell
Corn Chops at_____$3.25 per 100
Kaffir Corn Chops...3.00 Per 100
Corn Bran, the feed
for milk cows.......2 00 per 100
Corn Meal at.....4*c per pound
Good second hand sacks wanted.
-V. D. Euerwein.
Endeavor Societies of the Chris-
tian Church held a social in the
basement of the chuich/Wednes-
day evening of this week. Re-
freshments were served and a
general good time was enjoyed
by all who were present.
Almost
Something Serious
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Sr.ieldsand
baby h td a narrow escape from
death or serious injury, Sunday
afternoon, w'hen their* car in
which they were riding went into
a twelve foot ditch at the road-
Preaching
at M. E Church
Rev. F. W. Galyon, of Skedee,
will preach at the Ralston M. E.
Church Sunday, February 17, at
2:30 p. m. Every one is cordially
invited to attend.
Have you bought a W. S. S.?
ness trip to Ralston, Satu day.
Miss Clara Williams visited
Miss Ethel R' binsons Sunday.
Curley R.finer and faminy are
visiting in Pawhuska this week.
Henry Faust called on Miss
Helten Stowell Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Ora Cales left,
•‘Yinda. morning for Oklahoma
City.
The Red Cross ladies met last
Thursday and sewed at Mrs. Lee
Cases.
Repairing
Waterworks*
The upright main leading to
the city water tank, which froze
up and oursted a few weeks, ago
is being repaired this we »k, by
the insertion of several joints of
new pipe. When finished the
main will be reboxed so that
there will be no danger of its
freezing again.
Chritttinn Church
There * i 1 be regu’ar preaching
services at the Christian Church,
Sunday morning and evening.
Everybody is cordially inuited to
attend.
Remember in buying Thrift
Stamps, you are helping both
yourself and Uncle Sam.
John Borror of Drumright,
came in Monday, to viait friends
and relatives.
Trade v ith the home merchant j Dr. Barber reports a son born
Mr. and Mrs Jim Rice were -it will fay you. ,to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Oiler. ,
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Browning, Orrin L. The Ralston Tribune (Ralston, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, February 15, 1918, newspaper, February 15, 1918; Ralston, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc907494/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.