The Ralston Tribune (Ralston, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, December 14, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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ORRIN L. fefeOWNINC
Editor and Owner
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Ralston. Pawnee County, Okliiioma. Friday. December 14, 1917
Adrertiaing Ratee: Reeders, per tine 5 centa:
Display. inch. Transient 15c. Contract 11 1-1
Volume II Number 26
WHERE WILL NEXT BIG OILFIELD
IN PAWNEE COUNTY BE FOUND?
High School Notes
By the Freshtnan English Class .
LAWYERS TO GIVE [OKLAHOMA NOT BUY-
FREE LEGAL ADVICEl INCm ThRIET-STAMPS!
Past Experience ^Vould Seem
to Indicate Tbat Oil Pool
Liea Near River.
Why can't the oil business BE
a business, rather than all a gam*
ble, and be bandied like the in-
surance, bonding and banking
busmans? Can't it be governed
by the law of average?
A life insurance company fig-
ures every man will live to a cer-
tain age, that age being fixed by
the leverage lives of numbers
of men, and, they charge accord-
ingly. Bonding companies work
on practically the same basis; in
fact all according to the law of
average, which i* just as true as
the law of gravitation.
Now! Can w« not applv this
same law of average to the oil
business, and, bv this compari-
son, judge where one of the best
oil fields of this county is likely
to be found? Starting at the
Kansas line on the north we
have on the Arkansas River, t'ne
Newkirk, Ponca City,' White
Eagle, Cleveland, Glenn Pool,
Osage, Bixby, Okmulgee, Tulxa,
aad Owasso oil fields: all of these
fields extend down to and *om*»
into and across the river: in a
number of instances we find the
gas away from the river while
the oil seems to follow the stream.
In the Cushing field producing
wells are found practically in the
center of the Cimarron River.
The famous El Dorado and Au-
gusta fields of Kansas are on
tributaries of the Arkansas.
Returning to the law of aver
age—we have named thirteen
real oil fields, ten of which are
on the Arkansas river. We have
in the extreme northwestern
part of the county, six gas well?,
one of them the largest in the
Mid-Continent Field, and we all
know where there is so much gas,
THERE MUST BE OIL SOME-
WHERE. Do we ever see steam
without water being in existence
somewhere ^nearby? Tbis gas
was found about two and a half
miles south of the river. Then,
isn't it reasonable to say the law
of average points to the Arkan-
sas River as a solution to the
problem, “Where It the Oil?”
Don't you feel inclined to think
the historv of these other fam-
ous fields indicate favorably?
Judge for yourself.
BEG/AS BIG DRIVE FOR
R. CROSS MEMBERSHIP
Oklahoma City, Okla , Dee. 12.
Id the Christmas Red Cross
membership drive in which Okla-
homa's quota will be 500,000 new
members, a permanent card re-
cord will be made of every man,
woman and child in the state
Every home will ba visited.
Workers will get first the name
of every person solicted and these
will be set down in three classifi-
cations:
First, Those who subscribe to
membership.
Second, Those who cannot
afford to subscribe..
Third, Those who manifest lack
of sympathy with America in the
war. In the first two classes
will be embraced the children for
whom subscriptions are taken.
Governor R. L. Williams, in an
official proclamation, has
designated December 17 to 24 as
“Red Cross Christmas Member-
ship Week” and December 17
will be Red Cross Flag Day.
Active campaigning began last
week in all of the ten districts
end during the present week this
will be extended to embrace 102
counties in Oklahoma and the
Texas Panhandle. Speakers are
furnished through the councils of
d*f«n**>cad a strong battery of
Pour-Minute men have been
placed upon the ground by
structiooe from Washington.
“The Christmas Red Cross
membership campaign is the
most intensive of all war
activities instituted to date. It
has the greatest scope in its
personal touch, since no home in
Oklahoma will be overlooked”,
is the official statement from Red
Cross state headquarters.
(Some of the high school
pupils have complained that
the notes were not printed
aa they wrote them, hence,
this weeV( particular care ia
being taken to follow copy
exactly. Responsibility for
spewing ana punctuation is
waived. —Editor.)
Three of the High School boys
last Friday night helped the girls
team in a workout at basket ball.
After have a delightful time they
were escorted out by the Prof,
and told they need not play any
more basket ball for e week.
The Sophomores of Pawnee
High School have challenged the
High School team here to a game
of basket ball.
in-
Prof has opened up his heart
and ia going to let the High
School team play on Monday
Thursday and Saturday.
The boys registered as soldiers
are provided with free legal
advice and assistance in making
out the papers called question-
aries, that they will received
from the Local Board. Upon re-
ceiving these papers you are to
feel perfectly free to go to any
lawyer in the county for free
advice and assistance.
The Bar a£ Pawnee held a
meeting on Monday of this week
at the call of the County Judge,
who is chairman of the Executive
Committee, and mad** all necea-
aary arrangmenta to do this work
The Governor designated the
County Judge, E M. Clark and
Frank C. Shoemaker as an ex-
ecutive committee, and the other
m -mbers of the bar aa advisory
and assisting members, all of
whomwill serve without com-
pensation from any souree.
This notice is given oy direction
of the Bar Association.
The Freshman girls played a
joke on the Prof Monday and
put hia overshoes on his door
knob.
they practice some, the High
School girls had better watch
out or they will get beat.
Found on a
My dearest
Praahmen'a desk,
doubled distilled
sweet essence of a dew- drop. 1
don't see how I can ever live
without you I see you have
turned your ejections toward
---- If there are any hopes for
me let know.
The eighth grade History
lass was riciteing on the
Senator and Representative. The
Senator of Okla name i
Grubb. Ruth, says Mr. Brodell
you may name the Senator of
Okla. Ruth after thinking. Food.
Heavy Penalties For Sedition
The passage of sedition laws
patterned after those of Fred-
erick, Oxla., are under consider-
ation in a number of cities and
towns of Oklahoma. Shawm e
passed the “loyalty act” making
the uttering, publishing or
circulating of seditious talk
punishable by a fine of from $5
to $100 and costs.
There first picnic several weeks
ago the Freshmen were given a
rare treat by Sophomores and
Junors who invited them to goon
a picnic. This was the “Fresh
ies” first experience of this kind
sence they have entered that
wonderful hall of learning—High
3 c h o o 1. The party went
accrossed the river where lunch
were served, after having a
perfectly lovely time, they re-
turned home at a late hour when
other small childern of their size
were in bed. The Juniors feel
that the little ones were well
'aken care of however, as the
faculty chaperoned.
Mr. Brodell in arith. class
“Carl did you work your pro
blem”? Carl, “grandma work-
ed it for me and I went to bed.”
Mr. Brodell: alright grandma
geta 100 per cent.
Rush Explosive* license Plan
Oklahoma City. Okla., Dec. 12,
In order better to safeguard
properties in Oklahoma the state
council of defense is urging the
bureau of mines at Washington
to haaten the matter of licensing
purchasers of explosives.
S. R. Lewis of Tulsa has been
appointed the representative of
the state council on the new
licensing department.
Call for Bid*
Bids will be received up to 8 o’
clock p. m December 19th 1917,
for a new city well according to
the pi ins and specifications on
file at W. H. Shattuck's black
smith shop. The council re-
serves the right to reject any or
all bids, W. R. Nixon, City
Clerk.
Oklahoma Rank* First
Norman, Okla., Dec. 12. 1917,
Oklahoma leads all other states
in the number of signatures to
the food pledge secured above
her quota. Her goal was 150,000.
She exceeded this by 232,290,
Seventy per cent of her families
Mr. and Mrs, Will Brooks left,
Monday, for the Section 8 oil
field, where they will make their
home hereafter.
We have the best overshoe
made. Red Ball brand, shipped
direct to us—no middle man. —
Hodge A Son.
Uaher (at Lyceum to Ural
Ross) “I can find you some seats
down near the front. Delsie D
(excitedly to Ural) “Well tell
him to be sure and get them to-
gether.
Nellie had a little limp and
furrows in her brow. She could-
n’t wear a number two but tried
it anyhow.
Oklahoma City, Okla., Dec. 12.
Reports reaching the state
council of defense indicate that
Oklahoma has taken only a faw
hundred dollars worth of stamp*
in the Thrift campaign which the
government put bh December 8
and which will continue until
December 31, 1918. Thrift
stamps and war savings stamps
may be bought at all postolfices,
from most rural carriers, from
many drug stores and at other
places designated by county
managers.
In this campaign two rlasira
of “little baby bonds” are issued.
The Thrift stamp costa twenty
five cents and with the first one
goes a Thrift card containing
sixteen spaces. That costs $4
when filled out. One adds 12
cents in December or next Jan-
uary and for $4 12 one gets a
$5 war saving stamp. With the
first of these stamps you get a
war savings certificate which
holds twenty stamps and in five
years from January 1, 1918 one
can cash this in for $100. It
costs only $82.40 if one bought
the war savings stamps at $4 12.
This brings interest at the r*'e
of 4 per cent a year, compounded
quarterly. In February these
•tamps will cost $4 13. and they
will increase in cost one cant a
month through 1918. One should
keep war saviffc certificates for
five ye4rs to do' Uncle Sam the
mort good. But if one must cash
them sooner, one will be paid
interest at the rate of about 3 per
cent a year on what he bought.
If one does not buy twenty $5
stamps by January 1, 1919, he
will receive the same interest on
those which he does buy. No
one can buy more than $100
worth at one time.
Mr. Brodell: Delsie. tell us the
news. Delsie: I don’t know a
thing: Mr. Brodell: That isn’t
news.
A special song was given by
Miss Bates room, at assembly
Monday morning whick was
greatly enjoyed by all.
We expect a car of mill feed,
which we will sell at living price
Let ua book your order now.—
V. D. Eberwein.
Candies and nuts for Christ-
mas now in. Get our prices; we
buy in large quantities.—Hodge
A Son. tf
If you go with the girls you
a sissy. If you stay at home you
are a piker. If you have your
lessons you are a “mama’s
oov”; If you don’t have them,
you are a numskull—So why rot
be a Junior.
have been enrolled in the
conservation movement.
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Shields
have removed to the W. W.
Brooks property, on south Sixth
Street.
Glen Kidwell, of Kansas City,
food | is here visiting his sister, Mrs.
Will Shattuck.
Bright Erma: I don’t see why
they think a sixteen inch gun is
so big. Why they use twenty-
two’s right here.
Teacher—W h i c h was the
largest island in the world before
Australia was discovered? Paul
Gates - Australia Miss: If was
there all the time wasn’t it?
The teachers are going to have
a good Basket Ball team after
The english claas bought their
classics of “Robinson crusoe”
last week, after coming to class
they discovered that part were
brown and part were gray. Miss
Stratton said that she didn’t
know what to do and asked her
claas if they had any suggestions
to made. Rex replied that he
had, Miss Stratton asked what it
was, and he said, “Paint em’’
Anna Brant “I am so hungry
I could eat most anything,” Ora
Harry “Tell me what you want
and I’ll get it for you.” Anna
oh something sweet.’’
Ora * Take me then,”
Miss Stratton:—(quietdisgust
ed) “Well lay aside your books,
this certainly is provoking, we
can’t do anything when the
reading in these books are
different” How many have
brown? And how many have
gray backs at which there was a
burst of laughter from the freah-
(Concluded on Page 8)
Good fresh corn meal at $4.00
per 100 pounds in bulk. Don't
forget your sack.—V. D. Eber-
wein.
We have about 75 bushels of
spuds thatare still going at$1 75
per bushel (weighed.)—Hodge &
Son.
We have 800 pounds of cab-
bage we are selling by the 100
pound lota $2.75.—Hodge A Son.
Take Christina* dinner at
the Jones Hotel. Turkey and
all the trimming*. 50 cents.
Dr. Gay man leports a son
born to Mr. and Mrs. Tom Mur-
phy, the past week.
Dry goods, hats, caps, notions
—a complete line at Hodge A
Son.
A new line of candies just re-
ceived at the Rexall Pharmacy.
We have graham Hour for
wheatless days. Hodge A Son.
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Browning, Orrin L. The Ralston Tribune (Ralston, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, December 14, 1917, newspaper, December 14, 1917; Ralston, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc907828/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.