The Ralston Tribune (Ralston, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1918 Page: 1 of 8
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THe Ralston Trikmne
$1.50 the Year in Advance
Ralston, Pawnee County, Oklahoma, Friday, May 31, 1919
Volume 11 Number 49
ALMOST COMPLETE NEW
FACULTY FOR SCHOOLS
Only One of Ralston’s Splen-
did Teachers to Remain
Another Year.
There must be a complete reorganiza-
tion of the faculty of the city school next
winter, as only one of the excellent corps
of teachers in charge of the school during
the past winter will be here for the next
term. Because of their excellent work
here other schools on the lookout for
good teachers offered them larger salaries |
than the district here will pay, and as a
matter of course the teachers went to
the more lucrative positions.
Prof. A. C. Brodell goes to Skedee;
Miss Ethel Henson to Fairfax, Miss
Grace Heckendorn has her choice of
several places, Miss Helen Maxey will
teach a school near her home in Mis-
souri; Miss Florence Wheeler and Miss
Elsie Shipman have both married; Miss
Gladys Bates will teach in Pawnee; Miss
Edna Vaughan alone of all the eight
teachers will remain in Ralston another
year. No superntendent has yet been
secured for the local school and only a
few of the necessary teachers.
There is a shortage of teachers through-
out the country and it is possible that
Ralston may be obliged to get along with
a considerably curtailed faculty this
year.
It is unfortunate that complete re-
organization should be necessary at this
time when the school had just been
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THE OLD FASHIONED GIRLS
This Charming Company in Appropriate Patriotic Program Rendering
the Songs and Stories of the *60’s, Second Day of Chautauqua.
placed on accredited basis, and is getting
in position to offer a complete four year
high school course, but it is hoped that
the board may be able to secure another
corps of teachers that will keep the
school up to the high standard already
reached.
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Mrs. Will J»ennis, of Hartner, Kans.,
Mr. f lifford A. Smiley and Miss Flor-^drove though in he- c~r, arriving here
ence M. Wheeler were united in marriage ’~f* t'*:J-- •----*■— J.......s“!* —i“-
at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr.
The above is one of the six numbers on the Ralston Chautauqua which will be held on Juue 17-18-19. Information regarding
the talent and the program may be obtained from R. F. Shields, chairman of the advertising committee. This advertisement
is donated to the chautauqua committee FREE of charge by the Tribune publisher. We trust we are not over-charging them
and Mrs. E. C. Wheeler, in this city, on
Sunday, May 19th. The bride is one of
Pawnee’s most accomplished young
ladies. The groom is the genial deputy
county treasurer. Rev. F. D. Stevick
officiated, using the beautiful and im-
pressive service of the Methodist Episco-
pal church. The wedding march was
played by Mrs. Jewell Mullins. Only the
immediate families of the contracting
parties were present. There were nu-
merous, beautiful and useful wedding
gifts. After partaking of a bountiful
dinner the bridal pair started on their
wedding trip. Many friends wish them
a long and happy voyage of life.—The
Courier Dispatch.
laft Fi ida: .'our a few deys visit with
her mother, Mrs. Sarah Gaskill. Mrs.
Dennis was accompained by her daugh-
ters, Misses Madia and Ruby, and her
son, Fenton.
Fay Kirkpatrick has sold the Red
Rock Record to O. H. Coxen, formerly
editor of the Wellston News. Mr. Kirk-
patrick has gone into the Government
service.
Elsie Waddelow . - Pair of piilow cases
Mrs. A. M. Harry - - woretsr quilt
Any one having anything salable which
they wish to donate to the Red Cross,
please bring it.
REMEMBER
Sunday—one meal wheatless
Monday—all meals wheatless
Tuesday—one meal wheatless
Wednesday—all meals wheatle s
Thursday— one meal wheat less
Saturday—one meal wheatless
Bob Lyles returned from Texas Satur-
day evening for a short visit with his |-.
parents, He left Wednesday for Paw nee , | {
and thence was sent to one of the train
in^ camps.
Sugar Certificate Cashed
Oklahoma City, May 29.—The first
cancelled sugar distribution certificate to
be returned to the State food administr-
ation has justbeen received from the Up
Grocery company of Tulsa which
“cashed” the certificate of R. J. Chambers
for 100 pounds of sugar.
Misses Clare and Irene Kennedy re-
turned to their home at Leavenworth,
Kansas, Friday, after an extended visit
with their cousin, R. F. Shields, and
family.
News of the
] Ralston Red
Cross
The following ladies registered at
work room during the past week;
Mrs. Ollie Overman and son, Vernon,
came in from Stillwater, Monday even-
ing, for a visit with her brother. Embie
‘*»w [ Hinecker, before he left for training
The new regulations provide that the i “___ ’
purchaser of BUgar must sign the certifi-
camp.
cate in the presence of the grocer,
certifying that he obtained the certificate
direct from the state food administrator
and agreeing to use the sugar in com-
pliance with the directions of the United
States food administration.
Miss Beulah Roether, w’ent to Still-
water, Sunday, to spend a couple of days
with her sister, Rosalee, who is in the
hospital at that place.
Olston-Shlpman
Miss Elsie M. Shipman and Mr. Ernest
G. Olsten, two of Pawnee’s most popular 1 s e *,u
young people were quietly married at the
Methodist parsonage in this city Sunday,
May 19th, 1918. Rev. E. D. Stevick
officiating. They left at once for their
wadding tour. They will make their
home for the present in Enid.
A host of friends will wish them a
happy life and much prosperity. They
will be missed from the circles of young
folks in which they moved.—The Cour-
ier Dispatch.
The Methodist people now have
s?rvices regularly every other Sunday.
The pastor of the Skedee M. E. Church
Embie Hinecker has been spending
the | us week visiting with his mother,
before leuving, Wednesday, for training
camp.
Tel 1 I s the News
Of course, dear reader, the editor
j SHOULD know when some of yours
friends or your wife’s relatives come to
j visit you. He ought to know them all
l by name, just where they live and all
i their family history, but the fact remains
| that he doesn’t know all these things,
and you can help make the local paper
Wednesday, May 22nd ____ _________r________________
Mesdames Lane, Heckendorn, Wadde- j better, if you will just call up No. 3 and
Mrs. R. C. Nash and son, Joe. and
Howard Hunsaker were down from Fair-
fax, Sunday, visiting friends.
OiuifteK to Have Election
There is going to be a bitter contest at
the Osage tribal election in Pawhuska
Monday, June 3. The mixed-bloods and
fullbloods will fight It out. 1 he pro-
clamation of Chief Lookout in calling the
election has been received here. Roman
L gan is a judge and Sam Burker is a
clerk.—The Hominy News.
Mo’ rain, Monday night and Tuesday.
Pretty soon we’ll l>egin to worry lest we
get too much moisture.
J. M. Allison and family, of
City, were guests at the Stuart
Sunday.
Ponca
home,
Miss Ophelia Gaskill was down from
Pawhuska, Sunday, visiting home-folk.
low, A. M. Harry, Loper, Adams Jesse
Venator and Miss Elsie Waddelow.
Friday
Mesdumes Heckendorn, Jas. McSpad-
den, Lane, A1 Eyler, Gertrude Krow, Lo-
per, Miss Faye Garner.
Monday
Mesdames Mesdames A1 Harry, King,
Cooper, Shields, A. Levick, Loper, Loucks
Misses Blanche McFadden and La Verne
Levick.
On Saturday the roon Was lot opened
until after the Red Cross Matinee and
we failed to get a list of those present.
There are two small boys in the town
who we think deserve honorable mention
for the work they have done for the Red
Cross. They are James Simpson and
Stanley Lee. James has knitted a sweater
and several wash clothes, and Stanley
has knitted a scarf. This we think is
showing the right patriotic spirit.
On Tuesday night Mrs. Otis Simpson
and her helpers will organize an anxiliary
at Crescent Star school house and Fri-
day night at Plesant Valley.
Saturday afternoon, June 1, there
will be a Red Cross sale of articles
donated below is a list of some of the
articles that have been received:
Ed ( lark - -.....A red pig
Mrs. S. O. Cooper - A turkey gobbler
Mrs. John Reed — — — » » Two rugs
Mrs. Geo. Barrier - A hen and chickens
Mrs. W. H. Wehr - - - - Chickens
Agnes Files......Chickens
Mrs. Loper - Hen and Chickens and
let the fact be know n when some one is a
guest at your home.
Moving to New Quarters
The Taylor Harness Shop and Mrs. J.
E. Eyler’s Millinery Store have moved
from the building one door west of the
Bryant Store into the Tittle building,
one door east of Bryant. The Tittle
building has been remodelled and re-
painted inside,
Boys to Rc&iMter June 5th
All boys who have reached the age of
twenty one since June 5, 1917, are re-
quired to register for military duty on
Jnne 5th of this year. Boys from Ralston
will register with the Exemption Board
at Pawnee.
FROM FRAGMENTS
Letter from Doctor McBride
Telia of Wonderful Work
In Surgery.
American Red Cross, No. 21, Paign-
ton, England, April 24, 1918.
Dear Mamma, Papa, and all:
I have really been trying for several
days to write you a few lines, but I have
just been so busy it seemed impossible.
I have been working or studying every
minute in the the day for the past week.
We have every bed in the hospital full
now. We operate eeveral cases every
morning and sometimes in afternoon or
at night. 1 have three cases in the morn-
ing to do. One is reduction (setting) a
fractured ankle, the others ure removing
bullets from legs.
I did a fine stunt yesterday morning.
I had a fellow with the upper bone in
his arm broken and it had failed to unite,
giving him a false joint. I took a piece
of bone about 4 inches long from his
lower leg and transplanted it into the
two broken bones of the arm, making it
fast. The operation^ is called a bone
graft and is considered one of the hard-
of all operations. We have an electric
ifferent kinds of circular
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told you
pieces of skin off the™ gooa *T£ auu put
th m on a big wound where the hide had
all heen blown off. It is growing nicely
and was a complete success. Another
case came in last night that I will do the
same operation on. He has all the inside
of his thigh and leg peeled off down to
the muscle done by a shell. I’m certainly
well pleased with the work I’m getting
do. It is fortunate because most of
those who came over with me are in
France in field ambulances, etc.
A fellew nearly bled to death from a
lung wound the other day and we took
2 pints of blood out of the veins of
anotheV patient and put it into the veins
of the (deeding man and saved his life.
He is much better now. These sound
simple to tell you about but are very
complicated operations.
I haven’t been sick a day since I've
been here. I think operating so long
yesterday make me get upset. I worked
3J hours doing that bone graft. I always
get out though and get a little exercise
every day. Am still increasing in weight.
Weigh 176 pounds now.
We have been very busy the past two
weeks taking care af the wounded in the
recent German offensive. It is terribly
cruel that the boys have to suffer so
many terrible wounds. W’e received a
convoy of 90 Tommies here Friday
(four days after the push began.) They
were badly shot up. We operated until
3 a. m. and all day next day, to relieve
the worst cases. Some had to have
arms or legs cut off, others we took out
their eyes and stitched up big open
wounds, etc. I have one fellow’ that has
one side of his cheek blown off; I’Jl have
to make him a new cheek from some
skin on his neck. One man has lockjaw
und will probably die. It was a terrible
slaughter to hear those boys tell it.
Your son.
EARL D. McBRIDE.
The above letter was written to Doctor
McBride’s parents at Watonga, and
appeared in Sunday’s Oklahoman.
Amos Bates orders The Tribune sent
to him at Athens, 111., where he has been
staying for several weeks.
Levick & Son have begun work on W.
H. Shattuck’s new brick shop, on Sixth
Street.
Will Harry is on the crippled list as a
result of running a nail in his foot last
week.
RfMignii Pai»torate
Bro. T. S. Stauffer, who has heen
pastor of the Ralston Christian Church,
for the past three years, has resigned his
pastorate and will preach his farewell
sermon next Sunday morning. Mr.
Stauffer has made many friends during
the time he has worked here and all the
people of the town regret greatly to see
him leave. No successor has been secur-
ed by the church as yet.
Crocheted yoke duy.
Company Dlabanda
The Rurton Comedians, who showed
all lust week at the Ralston Opera House,
disbanded, Saturday evening, as the
manager was called to report for military
————— duty May 29th. The company gave a
Virgie Rucker is re|>orted quite sick special matinee Saturday afternoon for
will an attack of chorea. the benefit of the local Red Crass branch.
■ ■ They said they expected to reorganize
Ural Rosa visited at Stillwuter. Sun- the company ufler the wur and start in
1 Ralston right where they left off.
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Browning, Orrin L. The Ralston Tribune (Ralston, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1918, newspaper, May 31, 1918; Ralston, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc907510/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.