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T* *1. 011. /3 / 4 14. X 1,A N) l ase _ t eca- V sku A,10 °D Come to Moore \Where Wheat is King.\ LAND EMPIRE \The Land ot Opportunfty\ Judith Pasin \JUDITH BASIN'S WEEKLY\ VOLUME NINE MOORE, FERGUS COUNTY, MONTANA, DECEMBER 11, 191:is Number 15. HOME TALENT PLAY IS GRAND SUCCESS Odd Feltows and Rebekah* Present \A Noble Outcast\ To A Packed House. CHARACTERS WELL SUSTAINED -Perhaps one of the finest product- ions ever given by local talent here ava* presented Friday night at the Opera house by the Rebekahs and Odd Fellows to a paidied house. Man' ttiere unable to secure seats, and 's ending room was at '.„a .prennium. \IA Noble Outcast,\ the p4ay, had Innumerable farcical situations as k weld as dramatic points' and the rend- ering was well given by the, play- ers, Those who attended were de- lighted with every part and the ap- plause was frequent and prolonged. •Titte elaborate -costumes and stage settings gave an effect not only beautiful, but fitting. The play had heen: arranged to se. eure finances for the I, O. 0. F. and Rebekah lodges and the: plan was 'Successful', for the receipts amount- ed to about The performance was cleverly giv- en, each of the ten characters had emvle opportunity to show, their ability. V. V. David, as Tony War- ren-, the noble outcast, was in his usual -good form, and carried off the big honors by 'his more• than excell- 'ent work. Prof. Geo. Bodin, - as Weary Wayside and R. J. Facha as James Barclay, the villain, made hits 'With the audience. Jay David as iPhiltlitp Warburton, T. E. Rice as Iludge Van Cruger and R. M. Skyles \warden of Sing Sing prison, and who also took the part of a negro, were al exceptionally good. Mrs. Ed Ta . basinske, who took the part of Lena, the reputed daughter of Judge Van Cruger, was illimitable, tarrying out the finer parts of the chant -der to perfection. Miss Pearl iDethnert as Mrs. Van \cruet. the Judge's wife, Miss Margaret IliVood.s as Miss Sedley, a disagreeable odd maid and Miss Zeila Messner, the maid servant, filled their parts well. The company was very fortunate in selecting such a fine pilay, as it eontained countless amusing sit- uations and allowed some real, ap- prettable humor. This same play was presented at Straw on Saturday night and at Hobson Monday night to wellpleased audineces. PARCEL POST RATES AL BE REDUCED Washington, Dec : 10.—Postmaster General Burleson's policy to increase the weight limits of parcel post pack- ages in the first and second zones from 20 to 54) pounds, to admit books to the parcel post and to reduce rates in the third, fourth, fifth and sixth zones, has been ap- proved by the Interstate Commerce eommission. The :maximum weight, of parcels to 'all zones beyond the secOnd was in - Creased from 11 to 20 pounds. The commission's candlelit to the pro- posed changes was transmitted in three letters from .0hairman Clark to Postmaster General Burleson. The approved changes in rates and 'weights to 'be in effect January 1, 1914, follow: To reduce the rates on the third zone from 7 .cents for the first pound and 5 cents for each additional pound 'to 6 cents for the first pound and 2 cents for each additional pound. To reduce the rates for the fourth zone from 8 -cents for the first pound and 7 cents for each additional pound, to 7 cents for the first pound and four cents for each additional pound. • To reduce rates for the fifth zone from 9 cents \or the first pound and 7 cents for etch additional pound,. to S eettis for the first pound and 8 . cents for eaca additional pound. Tv reduce the rates for the sixth aqua from le cents for the first 'rotund au a tents for eadh add4e . \lona: pound. to to r. , ents for\the first' pound and 8 cents for each addi- tionn I pound. - It seems obvious,\ says the -com- mission, \that the service to the public will .'ae Promoted by these ittangeo, provided the revenue fro' the service is not less than the thereof. Your eXpelences altd attics seem to show elearlk the revenue will not be less thaa. the 'test of the service.\ MORE LAND TO HOMESTEADERS. Representative Lafferty has ,intro - ;tuned a bill to ;provide additional en- tries for homestead entrymen in Montana and other western states. It provides that any . person who . has Made final proof upon and receiv- ed patent for lands Ander the home- stead' haws in those states prior to the enlarged homestead act, who has not disposed of such lands, shall - be entitled to enter no much more non-intineeal, non-irtigablle, unreserv- ed and unappropriated surveyed pith - tie lands .witic.h do not contain any tnerehantable timber, located in a reasonable compact . body as when added he the original entry stalk not exceed 320 acres. ALLEGED HORSE THIEF HAS BEEN CAPTURED \!. • Elmer H. Blarichand was. arrest- ed Sunday afternoon by Meagher county officers, near the head •af./ !Swimming Women creek on the south side of the Snowy mountains, on the change of stealing a horse two weeks ago from the Hutterische col- ony 'located , narth of Moore on Spring creek. As ipreviottely mentioned in The Empire, Jacob Hofer, one of the colony, followed- the man from their home to Meagher -county, tracking thru the snow, bat was :un- able to catch him. Since then °M- ears watched for both the animal —Reynolds in Portland Oregonian, and man and on Sunday were re - 'warded by locating them. Blanehand is about 24 years old and has been in this, vicinity for FEB. us couNTy suNDAy six months, coming originally troll : •'. •- , _ _ • tnutrp.„.OME APPLES. Oklahoma. He had been at Lewis- : on that day wailitcd to the colony SCHOOL CoNvENTIoN CLOsEs h farm, where e obtained permission town prior to November 22nd and to stay .over night. That 'night he disappeared, and It is claimed ibe sad - WO DAYS' SESSION IN MOORIIC CLOSED TUESDAY NIGHT WITH tilled - a 3 -year old mare and rode THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS—MANY FROM ALL PARTS' OF away with the animal, which was THE COUNTY WERE IN ATTENDANCE AND ENTHUSIASM IS Missed at the same time. He is MANIFECT AT ALL SESSION'S. 'now in the county jail awaiting 'act- ion by the authorities. •••• After a two- days' session tifelNictean4P---1 1 0 the _meeption rcennalt• IMPORTANT LEGISLATION. tnatt'ual convention of the . Felgue tee wise met . all trains early and County Sunday School Assn. clue- late and assisted us very kindly in If the present Congress carries ed Tuesday evenin.e with the election out the outlined program it will of officers and. an address! by the 'probably be ill session until next secretary of the state assoctation, Deicember, ,j when the next regular Rev. J. A. Alford of Fielena. session begins, unless it eels a Officers for the ensuin.g year 'faster pace that the recently dosed -were chosen as follows: R. W. Soule, session did. After the banking and 'Lewistown, ' president, Mrs. .E. 0. currency bill is :passed, which will Hedrick, Moore, vice .president; A. take some time, there will be some J. Bourns, Lewistown, secretary—Vergus :conilfy, and who have pre - treasurer; Mrs. H. T. _Ramsey, Lew- pared for as this enjoyable program. tistown, elementary superintendent Fifth—To all who took part in the Mrs. Percy 1'. Carnes, Moore, second- program, for their presence and in- ary superintendent; Prof. A. A. structive and inspirng talks; Franske, Lewistown, adult superm- Sixth—Besalved that . especla un- important matters, including appro- tendetnt; Mrs. F.. DeVol, Lewis- predation 'be expressed to our priation bills involving an immense town, y'acher training superintendent state Secretary for his untirng devo- di rural banking credits,!c Panama anal elettges and regulation of shipping, anti-trust legiSlation, woman suffrage, Immigration restrictions, amendments to the constitution,- and many other amount. The .rueall credit. question. will be 'presented in bill form by the commission, ,which has been study- ing this problem, will report its find- ings in bill form. Unlike some gov- ernments, such as Germany which tends money to the farmers and 'charges him four per cent or less, U ns 'Uncle Sam has thus- fair been afraid to lend money to the farmer, but a %better day for the dweller; on, the farms seems to be Close at hand, !when our government will lend union - \y at a lower cost and on better terms than can be had at present. L. F. SPEER. Bangor (Pa.) Man In Charge, of Collecting Income Tax. wmiwoliiim rinlirmumommer conducting us to our places of teams tainment; . . TI•ird—To sil who have partici- pated in renderine . the delightful and inspiring music foe the convention; , Pourth—To the, county officera who .have been untiring in their- of - 'forts to upbuild the Sunday schools of W, A. Hedges, Lewistown, home and lion to the work of the Sunday •vlsttation superintendent; Mrs. F. J. &hoots thru out our state. •1,tob;nson, Lewistown, temperance sup Seventh—The committ(e on reso- er eiendent; Rev. G. C. Cress, Lewis- town, tniseionary superintendent. The district superintendents were chosen as fcriloWs: D. N. Hitch, Hobson; Dr. G. H. Woodcock, Denton Mrs. S. F. Beer, Winnett. The following resolutions were ...dopted by the committee: Whereas, The •Fergus County Sun- day School association it just Clos- ing Its helpful and enjoy;able Sixth -Annual conventon; Therefore be it. resolved that we extend our heart - !felt thanks First—to the good people of Moore who so, hospitably opened their homes to the delegates and. speekers; :nitwits 'recommends that a: special effort be made by superintendents and offisere of the various schools to assist the county officers in carrying Out their plans by answering letters, sending ileporte, etc. is Eighth—Be it received that we go 'hack to our 'work with greater en- thusiesm, inspired , to greater. and better, efforts,' and renewed conse- cration, realizing that the duties are ours and the results are God's. Edith B. Betten, Annie M DeWolf, W. M. Salley,, Committee. A COST OF LIVING QUESTION The Chicago Record -Herald has for conisideraille , time been running daily 'a column by Arthur M. Evans discussing :cora of living probleme. The other day the daily article was \opened with the following interesting question propounded by a Montana Iresident, Dr. A. E. Myrick, of Stan - \Thirty years ago,\ he writes, the Illinois and Iowa miller by law was allowed to take one -eighth of the Wheat for toll and delivered seven - eighths of it to the farmer. \Ire 1913 the Montana farmer sells tensheil of wheal for 56 cents and this bushel makes about 40 pounds of flour, or 75 cents' worth . of 'Wheat Will make a 50 -pound bag of •Cour. Then the farmer' goes across 'the street and pays $1.70 for the bag of flour. •\Ta other words, he gees back 44 per .cent of his wheat, while the Miller and the Middleman get 66 per cent. Who gets the money?\ J 'Mere Is a question which strikes 17 driven the local grist nigh out nr . •the business. :Where does the difference go? lAre ..pur boasted modern business i.o'othotle a, costly failure? Are we es,•eeting less efficient in manufact- , r.ye and distribution instead of more evident? -Much 'labor saving mach ! leery . has' been invented during the 'past thirty years. Railroads haul sy ice as 'Much to a trainload as they .11,i then. The methods of hauling 0 grain' ai the floqr are more , c,auletleal than they were. To be OF COMMUNITY DIES Andrew Last J. McCollum Passed Away Sunday Morning At His Daughter's Home, WAS A OIL WAR VETERAN \cute 'labor has increased to •a con- ' Andrew :I: McCollum passed away 'Sid I.' 13 We extent,. but hardly to so rast , S•onday at the hune qf his dough rent. an extent' as labor saving ter, Mrs. A. M. Samuels, .utter a Machines have gone in; and the rail- di:gyring illness of several weeks. 'Ways tell us that the Brandeis and 'The cause of his death was heart dis- •4ther men Who have made a stud/ t'-ase and dropsy., . Interment was (Continued on page two.) inia.de in Beaver -Creek cemetery, ,Rey. H. Durand .of the Methodist church BOYS AND GIRLS INDUS- 'conducting the services. Andrew 4. McCollum was born ,t•ti N il ' i o o l v n. 4 % TRIAL CONTESTS IN 1914 fc l u 8 1: 30 5;•cia H rs 'e ,tuld, to.Virginiti• and later from there , It has been decided tä continue the (o flllncis. He then went to Miesou- Industritai Contests next year among irl. where he raved for 51 yeays. lie Montana boys ad girls 'between the •eillsted n the Civil War, 'act/ling hges of twelve and eighteen years as ti - o the end. 111,1865 he was united in theN..itfore, rite contests attracted larfita•!!,e to Mary J. , Bradle y, wicse tate,res;t the, pa s t 3 . -ear Ha d th e I.hia.th 'cocurred June 5,' 1906. They \novocl, from Missouri to -Montana in . , :882, bringing with them their c: at rile expense of the State, were iy or elk Children, mid , Ice:lied / on pleased . with their trip, It was itli:ttanwood• creek, ,where he. took up •.IucatiuIaI, r.s wel as amusycs and la liOnr•;Itead. He has resided in this iaanuntinity ever - since. There are !iiacrestthg. These contest a will consist of1nak- frive sn..viving ahildroh, three sons, At. J. \:isti Sam D. M•ccorum of, Lew- Astewn, Wm. F., of Stanford and two. i dacighters, Mrs. Lucy AVelsh of Jonesi Veilowstotte, Custer, IlawsOtt. Rose- land .Mrs. Allison Samuels of Bile' mid and Big Horn' counties, and grow/tow - IL lug potatoes and exhibiting twelvel He was a Man. noted for his hon•-' specimens by boys in Fergus and the ,esty and integrity . and his word was - otlar f ccenties of the ,state. as good as his bond. He always did The gild and the boy In each oountl i bbit 'best to . do 'good to others and wianing the first •prizes will be en- during his reaklence here acquired it k d to a free trip to the State la Vile number of friends. t.'air at Helena next September. 1.t . liere meals, lodging, and Instruct - '.on in stock judging ad home science 'NW- be given free. The Fergus Publicity and persona solicitatiart , ..eattity winners in 1913, who attend are urged upon postmasters tiwough- de ,ilis iL ealr, .were a young lady of out the country in advancing the rAtkeiNITteftlfifertylliitifilt, residOortutteeN nf -the lineal; kwvings .eyst lug . as Be:11+er creek about ten Milea tem.. In a letter . .to postmasters east of Moore. Girls and boys In,: the Denartment assures each thet ?his vicinity should make their plane, with every new depesitor added '\you early to enter the lonteste next year . .:,! have contributed • • to the general prts ore iv no reason 'why the prized happiness and thrift of‘ the commun- e:mint be won here and it hoped a ity.\ lively interest Will be taken. \A serious drawback has been a Further infcination Mt be had l'ilersistent and systematic IlaKA of from the connty supfethtendent oftpubeinity,\ the .letter canting:ea in Schools and teachers, *ho have local i t:Uses-man the savings system.. \It 'management, or by addressing .1. H. Is surprising how little the public 'Hoist, Bozeman, Montana. ! knows generally about the operation . •,•alnig folks who - were fortunate , 4 tiuni;li to gu to the State Fair last Ing and exhibiting a corset cover :Or the girls, growing corn and ex- hibiting Am ears by the boys in GOING AFTER AFTER DEPOSITS. SWIFT—THOMPSON. Miss Edith Thompson, of C.04111'8.4, !sod Mr. John McRae Swift of 1,3w 0 ,- fistown, were united in marriage on Gunday, Nov. 30th, at Helena. The •wide spent a number of years in 'Moore 'and during . her stay acquirad 'numerous friends. Mr. Swift la ai- m) wal and favorably iknat \ tn In this 'city, where he was at one dine employed in the general office of the Montana, fiNevator • company. Hefts 'Row secretary and treasurer of 4e tmentana Flour Mills company st tLewletown. He Is an ambitious young man of sterling qualities and is wall !liked .by all, The Empire joins 'their many friends in extending con- igratitiations. I ' 'deep into the root out the present \cost of living problem. One can nippily it to many other lines be- sides wheat and flour and +the 'difference between pFodueer and coil- tsamer will be about the same. It does not alone apply to trill's in. the . 'Judith basin. ' It applies to mills 'everywhere. Yet it does not appear °that: the ff ur Willa of the cou l atry 'as a whole are making much more 'profit proportionately than they did 'under the old system. In .Minneapo- ills, the great milling center, the 'Pillsbury a, were probably making as high, or a higher percentage of profit -on , their investment than their- Hue- rettsors are today. Anyway, they made a good many millions whit* the difference between wheat and 'flour at the local grist mills wee 'what Dr. Myrick says it was, thirty Teat* ago—and the Pilleburye had' to eoingiete in a measure • against the local grist mills. In fact, the big Mills appear to have competed so '111100esefally that they have large - JAMES F. CALLBREATH 7 Denver Man is secretary of American Mining con g ress. 1 The Girls's club met at the .Mess- mer home last evening. - of the service. Our first imperative - ditty; then, is to acquaint the public, especially in the imager eit.Lea, with the facilities the service affords.\ WANTS TO WIN PRIZE AT SAN DIEGO EXPOSITION San Diego, Dec. 10.—Sch utna fielnk bias taken the occasion of her visit to her San Diego home to make what may be termed official: announcement.. that she is not only igoin.g to appear !at the. San , Diego Ex- position in 1915, herself, but that./ ,her children, all of whom are, rcLi- dents of San Diego, will exhibit at ';he Exposition something they have liaised on the Schuman.n-Heink ranch tit Orossmont, which is now reft!IY a suburb of Sun Diego, as the city 'has grown until it has almost sur- rounded the ranch. 4 1Wouldn't it be we:nebula' if some - giant my childrenThave raised would twin a prize at the San Diego Expo - 401°10\ Set umann-Heink said to the exposition officiate, when she made the announcem( nt. The great Winger seemed to think it would po 'one of the biggest achievements her children contd. possibly make, if by 'thence some of . the choice grapes, tor oranges, or lemons, or .maybe prodtwed on ' the Grosmnont ranch Moaned be prize winners at the great. Exposition, for her child- , ren really opearte the ranch, and the NV inn i g of such a prize would be in She nature of testimonial as to personal standing as horticul- rur el ts r ts As the San Diego )9xposition is going' to specialize to R large ex- i gent In exhibits of agriciritlye and (horticulture, and methods or Irriga- tion and. dry fa -rating as applied tu lands of the Pacific coast states, the pfficials assured Schiiman-lleink that It would certainly he an acheivement l Ho he prom1 to win a prize in the big competition in these lines that be on during the Exposition.
