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• ' , • os. Armstrong of the Long Pines made proof on his home- The Eagle conies out this week stead esterday before Commis- minus the four interesting pages sioner Emswiler. of Montana news, which has so far this week failed to \done\ arrive. This is but one of the many inconvienences that has been caused by the delayed mail service between here and Baker. which of late has been the worst in the hiatory of the Ekalaka postoffice,. The delays are not en- tirely due to the weather. The orincipal fault lies with the con - Mrs. W. P. Nims entertained tractor in not providing his men the 500 Club yesterday. Mrs. with horses fit for this work. Jess Rockwoo.d_ won first prize If there is a_ humane society in and Mrs. John Pickard, the con- solation. Montana, it can do a noble work by ordering that the present A birthday party was held at ( stage horses on this route be the horrie of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. !given a rest and also something Elliott Monday in honor of their I besides wheat straw to eat.. VIM\ M special Prescription service When you have an important prescription to be filled, no consideration but that of reliable service should be thought of. Our store is popular with the people because they know we keep up with every scientific adVancement in / pharmacy. Our line of prescription drugs is large and fresh and all compounding is done by an experienced graduate pharmacist. ° You will I find our prescription service exceptional in every respeet---but this extra service costs you nothing. Let us fill you prescriptions. The p, Reliable Drug Store S. A. HOLT, Ph. G., Proprietor NIONEMIIIMMIIIIN El riimissi i III I\ .:r 4 ; . \ 5 .k• '‘‘ A .k VOLUME IX. EKALAKA, . (FALLON COUNTY) MONTANA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1917. NUMBER 5 LOCAL ITEMS 4 Interesting Town News Of / The Week Masquerade novelties at Holts. Bread for sale at all times— Mrs. W. E. Owens. tf Good hay for sale—see or write Geo, Bagley, city, 4tp. For . Sale—Nearly new Steger piano. Inquire at this office.43tf Mrs. G. S. Bradshaw was in town Saturday from the Chalk Buttes. Robert Yokley was in town the fore part of the week from his ranch.' T. F. Schofield returned last Friday from a business trip to Miles City. Harvey Chadbourne has re- turned from a trip to Marmarth and Baker. \Wanted a Home\. It's a Bluebird. At the Play licikise on Sunday night. Leanord Bartels was a visitor in town Monday from the Chalk Buttes country. Miss Cecil Markin has gone to the Chalk Buttes for a visit at the Bradsha... - hon.!. • Spring is coming. We under- stand it will be here on the same boat with the mail. John Pickard has been out ip the country the past week look- ing after his cattle. The last daily paper we have received is dated Jan. 28th. Do you blame us for no news?. Some of the members of the Gun Club went out to . the club grounds Sunday and tested their sight. Teachers examinations will be held Feb. 22nd and 2,3rd in Eka- !aka. —Stella Olsen, county supt. N h , o31s. daughter Maxine. A number of Merida of the little girl attend- ed. Win Rogers went to ,Baker on Thursday to take the train for Wisconsin, having received ..a telegram announcing the illness! of his father. He was taken tol Baker by Emil Johnson. Mrs. Joe Hoffman has return- ed from Omaha, Nebr. where her daughter, Miss Estella re- cently . underwent an operation for appendicitis. She reports her daughter improving and that she will soon be able to return home. • Considerable interest is being taken in the coming Firemen's Masquerade Ball, which will be held on Thursday evening, Feb. 22nd. Those who contemplate attending should prepare their costume now. Elliott's orches- tra will furnish the music and a big time is promised. Tickets are now on sale by all firemen at $1.00 each. The Amusement Co. has plan- ned a big free entertainment and dance in celebration of thc first anniversary of the opening of the Play Hcidse, Monday night February 12th. The first an- nouncement of the event appears in their adv. in this issue. That the boys will provide a first•class entertainment goes w ithout say- ing and the management assures us that everyone is invited. Some of our readers have been wondering why we have not given some reliable information on the new Sykes county bill as introduced by Senator Oliver. The fact cf the matter is. we have no \dope\. We hear some rumors, but if there is anything seriously doing, we are not aware of it. Possibly we are not to be put \%vise\. As aoon as we may secure the text of- the bill we'll shoot it to you. Needs Attention Miss Mary Baker entertained a number of lady friends it the home of IVIrs. Mat Carey. Music. and dancing was enjoyed. Before placing your farm loan see Grant & Fuqua. They have something entirely different which will interest you. tf IMP arm • • Printers Ink! • Is Responsible For Most of the business successes of this ter- ritory. Everyone in town may know you but they don't all know what you have to sell. IND Advertising Will Help You January Weather Tuesday—when we were hop- ing and dreardif of spring — along came the bicold snap of the season. The thermometor flew down to 20 below zero that Cigarette Is Doomed The Demon Rum has been a- bolished in South Dakota, so far as a statute can abolish it, we be- lieve, says the Great Falls Trib- une. They have a prohibition evening' and on Wednesday and law there with teeth in it and Thursday it reached 36 below. claws and all sorts of penal pro fhis morning the weather warm- visions calculated to make it im- d it ill b bl 1 ibl f th hi The bill also r brovides a penalty I for conviction of anyone harbor - flog a cigarette smoker or allow- ing cigarettes to be stnoked on I premises.\ I Now we were never very much I stuck on the cigarette ouselves. We like our nicotine in larger doses and the biggest, fattest, blackest cigar is none too strong for us, while real smokers' peace and enjoyment only comes fro.n a good old nicotine soaked pipe. But we see the beginning of the end of the smoker nqw that the Dakota reformer statesmen have got on the trail of the tobac- co user, even in the slight and \feed\ that had been prepared. foolish cigarette. First the cig- arette will go bodily. Then the At . the close of the business meeting, ten of the new mem- number of cigars that can be bers were eseored to the lower lawfully smoked without dangee hall to await their turn to ride of jail Will be set down in a penal the department goat. While the grievance committee were assist- ing the first candidate through the rather pleasant(?) task of acquainting himself with the in- ner workin's of the department, the boys down below, under the leadership of Captain Voss or- ganized themselves into a band that we venture to assert would \cop\ all honors were they so- journing in Mexico. At the o- portune time the command was tobacco in any form or the im- given and a regukar influrection portation thereof into the United ' commenced and it was not until Sajk ( s. several riot calls had been turnee And don't think that the . re- in that the candidates were con- formers will be satisfied even t i ducted or rather dragged, into then. By that time they will have; discoAered several other perni- tne presence of the initiation committee who speedily put them cious habits of the human race through the tests required of an that need reforming by penal 'active and ca able flrem ENJOY SMOKER Firemen Entertain Friends Tuesday Evening. statute. Then the hours of a day when a smoker may stnoke, with no smoking at all on Sunday, the slogan of the reformers. Finally a bonedry anti -tobacco law will be placed on the statute books of South Dakota, and an agitation started for a congres- sioal law or a national conven- tion to amend 'the constitution of the United States to prohibit the growing of - tobacco, the use of The Firemen's Smoker Tues- day evening proved one of the best events of this kind yet staved by the local fire depart- ment. A large number of the business men arid honorary mem- bers were invited to the \doins\ and many of them braved the storm and came to watch the fun observe the order of business of department and partake of the e up an w pro a y reac poss e or e t rsty sou . to enactment. How is the Da . kota Following the initiation of the 30 above during the day, get any alcoholic comfort or stim- citizen to know that he is giving Day Date Highest Lowest Monday, 1 33 11 Tuesday, 2 32 17 22 Wednesday, 3 Thursday, 4 . Friday, 5 Saturdvy. 6 Sunday 7 Monday, 8 Tuesday. 9 Wednesday 10 Thursday, 11 Friday, 12 Saturday, 13 Sunday, 14 Monday, 15 33 3i 40 34 38 43 29 29 38 40 -4 4 9 Tuesday, 16 12 Wednesday — -22- Thursday, 18 29 Friday, 19 29 Saturday, 20 27 Sunday, 21 -14 Monday, 22 12 Tuesday, 23 22 Wednesday, 24 23 Thursday, 25 32 Friday, 26 33 Saturday, 27 36 Sunday, 28 37 Monday, 29 30 Tuesday, 30 15 Wednesday, 31 -25 (-) denotes below zero. ; court of justice and imprisoned on him by using cork tips instead the department, Mayor S. Holt for life or electricuted, and he of rolling them himself, how is -- spoke of the pleasant relationa can still calm his troubled spii it the Dakota citizen to avoid pen• of the town council and the fire with the grateful flames of the l alty of thelaw IP he carelessly boys, and other visitors spoke tobacco plant—at least for a time. admits one to his hearth and words, of appreciation for The And that . time may be mighty short. For South Dakota reform- ers are not satisfied. Like Alex ander they weep for new worlds .8 of bad habits to conquer. And hy the Holy Profit and his mur• _ 6 muring water pipe. they have 13 found a new victim in out gra- 21 eious Lady Nicotine. Their bale. 15 ful glare is fastened on her grace - .21 ful and voluptuous form, and she .23 is doomed we fear. r e a es weie ulation, In his joyous moments food and shelter to a vile cigar- set and all enjoyed themselves he can still, we believe, drink ette smoker. He might examine with th - e lunch. Cigars were tea and coffee, and in his de- the tips of his guests fingers then passed and Toastmaster S. pressed moods he can comfort through a microscope before he . J. Emswiler called for talks by io his soul with water or ginger pop harbors any guest. But suppose those present. W. H. Peck res- 25 without , ,kting hauled before a the cigarette smoker puts it over • • • • dad 't1 f h . t 16 24 28 15 15 12 -8 -19 -19 11 Yesterday's Associated Press • 9 dispatches carried this ominons 17 dispatch from Pierre, S. D.: \A ta vicious classes, notably the 14 bill prohibiting the manufacture i cigarette smoker. 25 sale and giving away of cigaretts1 -1 . - 16 or material for making them with Strayed or stolen— Bay gelding 8 a penalty of a fine and jail sen- lbranded 1-1-1 on left thigh, very . -20 tence for violation, will be intro- -36 duced in the South Dakota sen- aie soon it was announced today. home. And is he to keep a - day and night to prevent a cigarette fiend from ligl work of the department. tray As a reminder of the occassion ing a menu cards were prepared, each oi iool ,..J CI 0 t i co 'A , 0 ,_. 0 At The Play House ... 7 14 / ___- In Regular Skedule , Mary McLaren in \Wanted a Home\ It's a Bluebird. Sunday, Feb. 4th. The Animated Weekly and a Good Mixed Prograni, Thursday, Feb. 8th. \The Chalice of Sorrow\ Bluebird, with - Cleo Madison. Sunday, Feb. 1 lth. Special Occasion. Big Free Annivdr- sary Entertainment. Monday, Feb. 12th.. 1 tool 1 En o ri 1 co coffin nail on his premises. est. bearing a pen drawing of that trivial practical difficulties in the particulhr person, which was the way of enforcing the proposed new law in*South Dakota are, of course, of Itttle interest to the wither of the bill. Doubtless he is already swelled up like a pois- oned pup. with admiration of his own goodness in thus legislating or trying to legislate good habits into the head of the South - Dako- gentle, $5 reward _for any infor- mation leading to recovery. W. L. Surface. tf work of Jess Rockwood, town cartoonist. The closing event of the evening was the administer- ing of the oath of the department to the new members. One of the very best waya to keep a secret, especially if you want it left out of the newpaper is to \spill your dope\ to the ed- itor and request him to keep hia mouth shut. Nine times out of ten we get the digest of secret meetings•anyhow, that is, if they concern the welfare of the peo- ple in general. This is Only a tip. Standardized Preparations I Our pharmacenticals and all preparations that we use in prescription work is of the highegt quality and purity. We only have the very best, no better can be purchased II by any drug store, they are standardized preparation's that yonfori 1 to the 8th and 9th or latest revision of the U. S. Pharma- copeia and N ttional Formulary 4th revision and come from the leading laboratories of the world. Our drugs are flesh, you get no stale goods, the .fact is, we give • you high class diug store service. The Ekalaka Druz Co. re—manrammm p=== ammi.
