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THe Ralston Trifcmne
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Entered at the Ralston, Okla., Post Office as Second Class Mail Matter
Jly Orrin L. Browning
Official Newspaper of the Town of Ralston. Progressive in All Ways.
$1.50 the Year in Advance
Itulston, Pawnee County, Oklahoma, Friday, March 28, 1910
Volume 111 Number 27
L
HEWS OF TOE WEEK
Brief News Items Concerning
Local People, Places
and Events.
The Delphian Society has recently or-
ganized a branch in Ralston with the
following officers: Mrs. 0. 0. Simpson,
president; Mrs. Guy K. Marshall, vice
president; Mrs. M. W. Gayman, secreta-
ry; Mrs. Chas. Loper, field manager.
The organization while primarily a study
and research club will have its social
T--
1 Mrs. A. M. Harry, her spn, Melville,
and daughter, Miss Grace Bullock, at-
tended to business matters at the coun-
ty seat, Thursday.
Miss Dolores Brodell, of Skedce, was
the fiuest of her cousins, Misses Tressa
and Doris Hertzler and Vera Overman,
over Sunday.
Rev. Victor Van Durme, of Stillwater,
was in Ralston Monday and Tuesday
holding services at the local Catholic
Church.
MASS MEETING
A new line of house dresses and aprons
just arrived. I’d be glad to show you.— '
There will be a Township Mrs. J. E. Eyler.
Mass Meeting of the voters of
The Roberts boy who is staying with
Mrs. W. D. Nigh, son Clyde, and little
daughter Pansy visited from Friday un-
til Monday with frfends at
City.
Dr. Gayman reports having removed
Coal Creek Township at tilt 1 the Kissee family is reported quite si k
Ralston School Auditorium at by Dr Gayman.
8fo°r°the 'purposeSf electing two \    *''*• Guy Marshall and Mrs s A.
members Of the County and Hertzler and daughters motored to I au-
Township' Free Fair Associa-
tion of Pawnee County.
M. T. MAUDLIN,
Co. Farm Dern. Glenn Pro. Co.
Mr. and Mrs. J
nee, Saturday
Another car of feed and Hour just in
to be sold at lowest possible prices.—
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fyffe and fami-
Arkansas motored to Porter, Okla., to spend
the week end with relatives.
IEHIOFFICER US
OOMIMHD BOSE
Three* Men and Forty Cases
of Whiskey C aptured by
Marshal Tulk.
activities as well. Meetings will be held tonsils for Miss Edith Brandenburg and
Overy Friday evening.
J. C. Curry, a belting manufacturer of
Cincinnati, Ohio, was the guest of his
sister, Mrs. James Comer, and other rel-
atives several days the past week, leav-
ing for his home Tuesday. Mr. Curry
says business is in a very unsettled con-
dition throughout the country, and that
it going to need some careful manage- ; hig Qwn home W. B Wilson, Secretary
ment to prevent the coming of a general of Labor/. Long-Bell Lumber Co.
smash.
Mrs. John Chamberlain, the past week.
“During the war it was patriotic not
to be build: now we can best show our
patriotism by building.”—Long-Bell Co.
We have the largest stock of hoes,
rakes and garden tools in the town. Let
us supply your need.—Ross, If. & Co.
“I want to see every wageworker own
Pat Lynn’s two sons have returned
from the Army and are back on the job
on their farm in the Bend.
The first car of pipe for the Oklahoma
Pipe Line Co.’s new line came in Thurs-
day and is being unloaded.
Mr. and Mrs. Tannis Duc^tcy and
One of the biggest captures of bootleg
booze made in this section for several
years was effected by Federal officers,
P. Morris went to lastFiiday. Federal Marshal Tulk, pf
Pawnee, Thursday, to take Mrs. Mori.b' Grayhor.se, learned that some whiskey
brother home.    r. lining was to be attempted from Pc r.-
W. E. Selby and family were guests of ca City to Oilton or sjme of the other
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Rose, near Gray- oil town, and proceeded to get bu-y.
horse Sunday    Two cars> a Ford-and a Chalmers, left
Ponca, loaded w ith whiskey, and close
Minnesota grown POTATOES at $1. 0 on their trail came Marshal Tulk. lie
Eb-|
overtook the Ford four miles west of
per bushel while they lust, at V.
erwein’s.    R llston, arrested the driver and brought
Mrs. Lee and son Stanley returned, him and his car with its cargo of ten
Monday, from a visit with friends at cases of the juice that jubilates into
family, of Pawbuska, were guests of Mrs.' Fairfax.    , bown. After lodging the prisoner in the
Ora E. McCague, Sunday.    j 0ur Une 0f hardware is as complete as «ty jail, he went on in pursuit of the
T. F. Quillen and daughter, Miss Ma- I it has been years. I rices right.-Ross. ..... ..... .....
Mayor I. R. Hedges requests us to in
form the public thai, all yards, streets
and alleys must be cleaned up, and all
outhouses put in sanitary condition im-
mediately. If you don’t wish to run
afoul of the State Health Department,
get busy NOW.
Misses Cora and Zora White have
purchased the two lots adjoining their
lendencc property on the south, and are
having the old shack occuping those lots
torn away. The appearance of the block
will be greatly improved.
To All Ow ners of Dogs:—Dog tax is
Our 5 cent package of Garden Seed is
just as big and fresh as those you pay 10
cents for elsewhere.— Ross, H. & Co.
Serg. Tom Venator retu*ned, Sunday,
from overseas. He is looking fine and
is apparently very glad to get home.
Put your stock in good condition hv
bel, leave Thursday for a visit at Kan-
sas City and Norwood, Mo.
H. & Co.
A number of persons from this locality
and turned south on the State road. As
it happened another Federal officer was
on the trail of thi^ar, hut it was not
Mrs. E. J. King returned Wednesday,
from an extended stay with her daugh- week’
ter, near Winfield, Kans.
attended the dog races at Homing tm.^ ovt,rta^en untii r reached Meramec, hut
it was finally caught and rendered tv.o
FOR SALE:—300 White and Red Oak
Posts. Different sizes and prices.—Chas.
Stowell, R. 2, Ralston.    9tf
Do that fencing now with creosoted
feeding some of our tonit-s and remedies posts, guaranteed for twenty years.—
for livestock.—Rexall Pharmacy.
A party of Ralston young people mo-
Long-Bell Lumber Co.
Mrs. Hannah Henkel expects to leave    M. E. parsonage, Satuiday e\<
Mrs. L. D. Adams returned, Sunday, prisoners and thirty cases of liquor,
from a visit with relatives at Anadarko, i The officers returned to Ralston she i t
Okla.    |    ! ten o’clock that night, and after water
Henry Galyon has accepted a position >■* the ground in front of the City Ba-
as chief soda jerker at the Rexall Foun- tile with the thirty gallons of booze the
Ford contained (retail price $2,400) they
proceeded with thiir three prisoners to
The Junior League will hold a social; pttWhuska.
tain
tored out to Hill Chapel, Sunday even- the latter part of the week for a visit ing-
ing, to attend church services.
with friends at Tulsa.
due. See me at once, pay your dog ! ing his brother, Jonh Borror.
| John Bartlett is lieife with his H. D
Fred Borror returned, Sunday, from ! SPUDS! SPUDS! SPUDS! Northern j aftor spt‘nding six months in CamP ,>ike-
Arkansas City where he had been visit- grown are here now at $1.50 per bushel' Miss Jessie Glenn is making an ex-
CALL FOB BIDS
Bids will be received by the Town
Clerk up to April 16th for the construc-
■■■    ,    a culvert    Third Str< «t.
j at V- D- Eberwein »•    tended visit with friends at Kansas City. | C[}Wpft tQ bp 36 fvet »onRf 20 inches wide
We The Russ Huse home is under quarar-' Dr. Gayman performed a nasal opera- and 2j feet high; walls to be of grol
now
tax and save further trouble. This means j pjant your POTATOES early,
anybody who owns, keeps or harbors a have them here now.-V. D. Eberwein tine; one of the little girls has small-po-. tion for John Pradmore last Friday,
dog in the city limits.— R. J. JONES
City Marshal.
Mrs. Ivy Powell and son Everett, re-
turned to their home at Fairfax, Tues-
day. Mrs. Powell reports that her son
Owen is on his way home from the Ar-
my. He has been stationed on the Mex-
ican border.
The Chicken Ordinance is in force
from March 1st to October 15th of each
year. A word to the wise is sufficient.
Pen up your chickens in day time and j
the kids at night.—R. J- JONES, City i
Marshal.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Marshall took a
long motor trip through the Osage, la.st
Sunday, visiting Hominy, Pawhuska
and Wynona. They say the roads are
excellent over that w ay.
S. C. White Leghorn eggs for hatch-
ing for sale after March 25th. Fowls will
be penned and mated and eggs will be
strictly pure bred.—W. Y. EDW ARDS,
R. 1, Ralston.    H>tf
An extraordinarily large crowd was in
town, Saturday. Miss LaVerne Levick
reports that there were twenty-eight
cars parked in front of their store at one
time.
Jake Haxel came in Wednesday even-
ing from Camp Pike, w here he has been
stationed since August. He is looking
hearty hut seems glad to be at home.
A party of members of the O. E. S.
motored to Pawnee, Tuesday evening,
to attend a special meeting of the lodge
there. They report a fine time.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Shattuck are at
Wichita, Mrs. Shattuck being in one of
hospitals for treatment It is feared that
an operation will be necessary.
County Agent Maudlin was up from
Pawnee, Monday and Tuesday, organ-
izing a Boys’ & G ris’ Club, and boost
ing the Free Fair proposition.
Mrs. Nellie Aikers stopped over with
Ralston friends, Tuesday, while on her
way from her home at Stillwater to her'
school in the Osage east.
Jack Welker has just contracted for
the building of a good house and a large
burn on his farm, three und a half miles
south of town.
FOR SALE:—1 doz. Buff Leghorn hens
and 2 roosters: or will trade for White
Leghorns.—Mrs. Chas. Stowell, Route2
Ralston, Okla.    111 f
The American Red Cross
4
—Will Collect-
20 Million Lbs. of Clothing and Shoes between
March 24-31
For tlie People oi Armenia, Italy, Serbia, Roumama. Siberia, Russia, Pal-
estine, Now Freed from the Hun, but Cold and Hungry. Send all you can
GIVE SHOES
0
CLOTHING
BLANKETS
TO CLOTHE THE SUFFERERS OF
EUROPE and ASIA WHO FOUGHT
OUR FIGHT. - THEY NEED HELP.
REMEMBER
MARCH 2 4*t h
TO 31ct, 1919.
Tbe Ralston Branch of the Red Cross will do its share m this great work
Clothing Should Be Left with Mrs. A. Levick. YOU Do Your Share
Do Not Neglect this Very Important Campaign
! stone laid in cement, and top to be ce-*
- ment 6 inches thick and reinforced with
wire full length of culvert, also reinforced
with heavy iron not more than 16 inches
apart.
Bids will he received at the same time
for a street crossing on Seventh Street,
located at the northeast corner of the
school ground.
Council reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
W. R. NIXON. Town Clerk.
CABD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our many friends
for their kindness during our sickness
and burial of our infant son, Raymond
David. May God bless you all.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. W. Brooks.
This Spuee Donated by The Tribune Publisher
^liss Mae Zoldoski is able to be about
again after her long illness.
Mrs. W. H. Loper was in the county
seat, Thursday.
Mrs. J. W. Heckendorn visited in
Paw nee, Thursday.
Frank McFadden went to Pawnee on
business, Thursday.
We h;ve barbed wire and field fence.
G t our prices. Ross, H. &. Co.
We have a good assortment of house-
h dd paints.—Ross, H. & Co.
Need an oil stove? Come in and see
our dandy new line.—W’. E. Selby.
“Own a home for your children's sake
Build now.”—Long-Bell Lumber Co.
Liquid Veneer makes old furniture
look like new.— Rexall Pharmacy.
All the latest things in millinery com-
ing daily. -Mrs. J. E. Eyler.
“Keep times good by building now.”—
Long-Bell Lumber Co.
Mrs. Tina Waters is the guest of Judge
and Mrs. J. Whiles this week.
E. S. Bryant and family were at Paw-
nee, Sunday.
J. M. Allison was down from I’onca
City, on business, Monday.
W. T. McDonald is uble to be out of
the house again, after u long illness.
A. Glenn went to Pawnee on busines’,
Tuesday.
V. D. Eberwein was at Paw nee, Tues-
day, having dental work done.
Mrs. A. I>. Krow attended to business
matters at Pawnee, Tuesday.
John WedJ was at Enid on business,
last week.