The Ralston Tribune (Ralston, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, September 13, 1918 Page: 1 of 8
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Entered nt the Poet Office .t R.Uton. Okie., ». Sreond Clra. M..I Mntter__
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Volume III Number 12
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“Was mix«snip P
msm school ras
and Events.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard, M"’ ’L
S^asSLr jess ss s -rT’
Lvdq vrom TWO OF OUR HOME
WL1U Ml HO OERSHL HIM
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___ itERS FROM TWO OF OUR HOME
SHi)V*lum Inkiow «•
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— 1 GRANT TO THEM, AND ALL OF
, . I OUR BOYS A SAFE RETURN WHEN
JUZZZZZSZ. H™ STRIFE IS OVER.
Mri. gtowon. .ho he. been tn theism H'attdr UUr.
hoepltal nt Wtehiu undeegolii* nn opera-
tion h doin* finely and I. ebont ready to
go home.
Somewhere in France, Aug. 14, 18
My Dear Little Mur—
I will try and anawer about forty loi-
ters. 1 suppose you thought that I had
forgotten you, but 1 have had no chance
to get mail to you. I have just destroyed
about a doaen letters that I had written
and thought they had got through, but
they were all handed back, hadn’t been
censored. The last thirty daya I have
Had no chance to write, Walter has
been in the Hospital twice and had a
Cb'tuary.
Georgia Rose Ella Spaulding was born
September 15| 1861, at Will&msvttle, -
°W0- U inonSatp'dayn ****’ School opened Meral.,. September 9th
yearn. 11 mont^ 19 days. ^ lgg&> to I with the following teachers:
o V Brandonbura- To’them wore born Superlurendent. f. D. Hamden. B. S.
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ih. ^lra.da-^.srata Ula —
alM haa two broth, ta livtnc In Calilor-1 MrtlficaW.
”toMr. Brandenbur waa convert*! In Mlaa Flrat Grade eerUfirato.
HoUnraelaltb In l»W..»d conMmred
t0The funeral services were held from the 1 Miss AMna.First
home Thursday afternoon, Rev. Turner. Another teacher is nmiad,OM there
of Pawnee, officiating.
All those wanting dressmaking done,
will do wd to call at Mrs. Eyler’s shop.
Anoimr »• ........ —
am 88 pupils in the fourth grade.
The school started off in splendid forsa
all the teachers taking held ae though
they had always taught at Ralston.
The boys are very mutt in the minor-
ity in the high school.
In France, August 8th, 191A
Dear Folks:—
W81 write you a line poday, whBe I
ten the chaaee. I resolved two letters
toe ether day. 1 think $ have receivsd
the m mt e# my mad, except when I was
throe letters
nominee ij« »**”•■•*• -— — -------
boon in the Hrapittl twl» nno n.o . I Wedoradny, loobin, rirer poUUrarare.
JT —I *2“^ra.b.n^orn^
and will be able to tell you a whole lot if elected,
when I gethoase. I ** sorry to hear'
The high school promises to he the
S. W. Oenton. of Cleveland, democratic best jn toe history of the towu. The full
amlnee fyr thei«ff. was in Ralston (our y^. High School course wffl ho
taught and the oehocl placed an the
University credit Hot.
that Bml is going k> got into It, but I
guess it can’t be helped. I received your
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____it can’t bo hodped. I received your i FOUND- -Bald-faced sorrel horse,
deturo about two months ago and 11 right hind log white, left front Isnwhite:
MLnyit in my Mouse ell the than. Now I ringbone on right front foot, shoulder
^ntyoutobonareni^ send me slot brokedevra. Owusr ran havehorss by
M ______* *----- anil T umHf iKst ABA OI I Mimiflff ifto
, but had a real nor-
.not yet
rZt£u£mPv.n4 send me a lot brrim dewn. Owner can havo horn.-by whkhwill
of you/pktuna, and I want thatcono of coming aftor him Wi«l for this Ing prims
Ma^mdSU. I want you folks to I notlea Old Bud Quillen farm. 4 mOm F£
top right an wilting because they del was and S north. _ ___
ju ju! toan anything I know of. 1 -
Wo ware in Pnris the Fourth, hi
luvwmjr tiwiup
Military drill Tuesday and Thursday
from 4:00 to 4:46 p. m.
Float and Peed.
The Glenn Produce Co. have just re-
el ived n ear load of Flour and Feed
which will ha disposed of at the follow-
f
had a
time. Sines |
umn i nwupp * 1 m
hare. New I don’t
mas. torapoei ones. It cut a hale thoough bore. New I dsu*t ^ _ . 1
and knocked me down, but did sot hurt about me end not hearing, becouoo wi
| giM bad my pack shot of ray I not my fault, because 1 will write every 1
h«- back. About.half my company wns|ttmaleam. TeH Mamma and Dnd that
killsd or had to be sent to the hospital,. this latter will have to da far them alL j
wtort l left. I don’t know how Herschel | It is all the paper I have. The Magw I
If arrv la. yet I triad to find him the | am over here the more I
* w fa iKu KfMnitil. but i VafKav and Mother like
Mrs. Wm. Shattoek left for the
pitel at Stillwater Wedneaiay.
i —-— - a amir a nmaxii a. auww mw*» " ■ ae W ------ —
_______ And him the j im over here the more I appreciate a
MtMce Ruth Jones and Jessie Glenn ’ j Mnt to the hospital, but j Father and Mother Uke^ I have, and
spent Sunday in Arkansas City. eould not, but think he isohkeh yet, or
, 11 would have heard shout it.
™ I We wont to the front when the big
Mr. Henry Soltaer, of Little Chief, I ^ started, and have been here ever
was bore visiting friends Tuesday, and ; -DBtt but think we will be relieved soon,
i J. R. Rucker horns with him to lay Tb# Q^ni have made a stand now,
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MTonuhoma some counolot icriNse
took J. R. Raekor ------- -
l a foundation of a now bungalow.
not, DUV IIUIIA wc waaa ww —------
Tho Germans have made a stand now,
but think wo will soon got thsm started
back again. Their infantry won’t fight
, .. «a at aU, but they sure do shell H — out
Miss Li sals Jones is absent from the j ^ ^ w^th their machine guna.
bank this weak, takings weeks vacation. We ^ .<ovw toe top” twice in lees
- - — I tonn t«o hours, and belie vs mo, they
—sum did shell m. km. There was two
•Mgp MIMOtss ^ •2S2T i men hillod ffv. bMdnd
trr« AOO UO«« l am in a platoon scout. When we
CIUM'TO 6W« TWtm AfO. J toe top we advance thirty paces
tome hava started a abend of the Cosapaay . ,__
when I get home I am going to stick I
around close to Dod and Mother. Tell I __ , , a**.
Jake and Mn that I kavua’t forgotten Pmid>nt Wilson s statomont toJoe-
thom, either. Well, in fact, I haven’t Franklin K. Lane to’the effect
forgotten any of tho folks. I am tarty ^ ^ M toe war continues there will
to hear that Shock ran a nail in his foot. . nn^ Qf ^ large numbers
ZLZZZl«U ..; - e. -J- ^
Well, when I was in Paris I weighed MO ough training for war service of men.
lbs. and as brown as an Indian. Now, I lands’’ is expected to serve ne an impe-
I think I will weigh about 146 lbs. 8o| “go-to-collsge’’ campaign in
you can see that I 1 - - ---V,J- ““ “ 1
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e sf.
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every similar cr*
mn to the s«r
faad of thb Bal-
ia tho
«ut of tho
^^Ttho^iub dlvieloa- vh!»h has
•at about ta half raise Chicago s
aaota of tho war fund, are » clubs
?r«?sm»tlag ovary Mg social aad
business ovgaaiabtlaa la the citr
Ther hasa arpaaiaad a war couuetl
Ifclutowboeeparpoec tt wjll be to
•ao that their M.000 members ooa
tribute to the fuad aad that dabs
ta other cities Jo** '* *he movemeat.
Among tha Chioago duhe which
ore beMaA the aeovemeut are tha
Chicago Athletic Aesocimioa. (Aioa-
go Automobile Club. Chicago End
•oars, CKy Club. Coveuent
Mamlltoa Club, ledustrial Club. Ua*
UTiJSW. a»*. r-’r“»,ca5-
Proas Club. Chicago Club aad CM
sao District Golf Association.
been
I think in about one more week we
will shoot Germany up with our big,
Naval guna, and when we do the war is
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going to end pretty soon.
Well, I must does for this time.
WALTER TBTBR.
p g#_i am back with my Company
News of
Ralston Red
rail I uStatai i» th.lorm.« I I_I CwXtJdd
I over get a chance to goto Paris I will I toe Students Army Training Corps haa 1 • <- . .
have a tittle money l given sulXantial becking. I Wednesday nftevnosa. Sept. 40, tho
We ere camped out in the woods. 11 the War," the President writes. 1 work r9mu waa open, Mrs. Mrfipaddsa.
havo slept on the grobnd the Inst two «<|hem will be urgent need, not only for ftn(| |fre. Guy Marshall Imehnspa.
—*•» 1 don't kw. wfc«t 1 would A. U^rad IraA^jP •» (M Mra. John Morel. Mt ran. for —
u i xot • chance to iImd in a bed. I .-i.i *MmAi«4tl. social and civic me« __
. ------------- , tua to tao "gO*W» --—-- — I
you can m that I havo gone 1 toil state, to which tha announcement 11 |l U I
Have you received your policy and any ^ to* State University end the Agrt- II ■ ■ I
more allotments? I have juot draw three .tun| ^ Mechanical College will
months pay. I havo about $40.00, ao if oflM> ^ury training la the form of |
----1 tramou mm-™* - ■-7 ... ,.(a I Mrs. John Morris took yarn for —
if I got a chance to sloop in n bod. trial, commercial, social and dvle Ufa, BWgaUrm>
Well, I must ring off for this time. * but for n vary high average of intolU- ‘ ^
want you to keep tho letters coming. I and preparation on the pnrtofnU Mrs. Heckendorn got yora for seeks.
got eleven nt one time, six another, that toe people." This, the Mrs. McSpadden yarn for n sweater.
1. tk. I Mt tham. Give nv love to I j__(■ .uffieient of He ml reeogniuon
WALTKR i m « *». el#v#n oae UnM> .ig another, that toe people.” This, the campaign leaomi
P. 8. -I am back with my Company I ^ ^ wgy j g«t them. Give my love to doclara, is sufficient official recognition
now. Found Herschel O. K.,_ eure made | ^ ^ (oibs and a Mg hug to Mamma. I Qf tbs great need of education today to
me feel good. Thera was three I Keep your spirito up, little lady. This 1 nuM ft largely increased enrollment la
there for me, one from Don, one Iro I eftn>t ^ for«ver. I will be home one of I toe schools of higher education in the |
Emma and one from Mamma.. | ^ days. 80 with all the love in the I this fall.
May go over the V?™ world, a big hug and kim, . _
tha way It looks I ■thli* ws1 w * I am yours, ____.** •.•■
1 _hsrs-J "FOLLOW ON
WmGHUUVOBD NEW9^; SS
Mrs. McSpadden yarn for n sweater.
Mrs. Rpraing a skein of sock yen.
Mrs. Teter brought la oae sweatee
Satarday.8apt.lat.
Mra. McSpaddai la charge of tha
work roam There wore a number «f
ladiee in both Aram the city and country
Mra. Frank Quillen, two pairs of eeeka
returned.
SORGHUM FORD ~
_____ Clare Mosier, and Thelma Moaiaraau | u(|furi toelr service Sag on that night. ^ gdaa 1
end Chi- Andrew and OUto Hellowny *, They expect to place a star, for every New York.
da. I bed, to be placed in an American hospital g^ng into the service from this lovely with
passed’ hn Paris, Franc*, for one ymr, M the dJgtrict.
ie unael- n, teoo.OO. for the benefit of Oacff*_______
xr*rsz> i
nous judgment of the represents I County boys. The names of thaaech
ttves ot the various clubs. “•*"**" dranwttlbeei*ravedon a copperplate
of’the war eauncll of ^htcsMo Cluha j ^ (MUngd on the head piece of the
that the cause of the Salvation Army I
Is a most worthy ona and *• “j1 I Mark Moaiar motored
aeatu recommend to each member Mr. and Mrs. Mura
r’.ub that aa Immedlata sad urgent | to PdobuRka, Monday. Alto Mrs. Hol-
nppti1 be made to its
far contrlhutiona. ’
and urgem lo Pi(Wbi»ka, Monaay. » —----
____ membership I jowmy mnd her brother, Jim Matthewe.
tr oontrlbutkjne- ’ Mrs. H. B. McFarUn mads a trip to
•*' "ZrZriT£ aU Still w,«r U.I. —k.
* tM and OB the recomaieade I |B much better than nt^the fore part ol
f tha national rlflclale. have ar-1 wgab.
tloa of
aa the
ism a “flying euuadroe" and will
only canvass members, but carry
is drive among the miecellan
trades of tha eMff.
H. E Andrews, of StiUwnter, la visits-
ing at H. B. MeFarlin’n
Everybody come to the Ice cream and
pis supper at Prairie View school house
Naffro Deserter Cauffht Hare
On information from the Wnr Depart-
ment ot Jefferaon City. Mo., received by
Chief of Police Jones of Ralston, that
one William Roadin, a negro deserter,
wos here end authorising hit arrant, he
was located in Osege county, and appre-
hended by the city marshal of Ralston,
and delivered to •* Local Board at
Pawnee, end rant from there to training
camp in Iowa,
Lovely lassies in SalvnUon Army _ _
U rtc*!! to old Urn-1------------
May In “The Bella ef t >ok yarn for another ns.
New York.** Edna wae Perfectly
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mureaem and it wne the boundon fla-
2 love*wtth 5S2t Tie mriid.
practical, unafraid ef any
skis instead of a eomplexloa and
nludldr coordinated brad, heart
SThSda. who pute the
i. Solvation Army work not ifs
marely pretty damsels, though these.
Aad beauty. Uke It fram
J. Koala, ie Us own sxeuee for
Mr. ArisOtmed, of Cherryvals, Kes.,
is hsre visiting friends.
Mra. Tompkins tank yarn for e sweat*
r
Union Center got 9 skeins of yarn for
oeka.
Grace Bullock brought in a sweater,
and get yam for another sweater.
Mrs. Lanes Mitchell, one pair of aoeks
and a muffler returned.
Mrs. McSpadden brought in a sweater.
Monday. Sept. 9th. the work rooms
wero opened in the afternoon to oow,
r. amwi •» ~ --- m_ | Mra. McSpadden and Mra. Marshall In
Am (Mr Uvt boyi Ml tattw ®®8Wr• I ^rq| UiUm nn In
wwaranrthoBleeeed Damosal laaa| charge. Several ledtae were la a
^ out 'from the gold bar of heaven aneo. _
M Ml morn beautiful than M. Mrs. iama Hedge returned a
bravo S. A. girl with her retinae m I an(j took M( yorn for eaothor«
isiakers end hot ooien.
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Lawrence, Charles H. The Ralston Tribune (Ralston, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, September 13, 1918, newspaper, September 13, 1918; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc907771/m1/1/?q=War+of+the+Rebellion.: accessed July 16, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.