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The Sanders County Independent-Ledger (Thompson Falls, Mont.), 28 Feb. 1918, located at <http://montananewspapers.org/lccn/sn86075282/1918-02-28/ed-1/seq-5/>, image provided by MONTANA NEWSPAPERS, Montana Historical Society, Helena, Montana.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1918 lez ra Mt lot lea A los lei les THE SANDERS COUNTY INDEPENDENT -LEDGER es les Psi len les les Ist les Ott t Ite THE TIME TO SAVE IS WHEN YOU HAVE Each pay day should see some ad- dition to your reserve. The easiest way is a savings account in the FIRST STATE BANK OF THOMPSON FALLS W. A. Barto, President L. R. 1 . 3„arto, Cashier PRESTON'S FIRST CLASS AUTO SERVICE To Any Part of the County Phone 42-J SANDERS COUNTY ABSTRACT & TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY ABSTRACTS OF TITLE Thompson Falls, Montana S. G. SKULASON LAWYER Thompson Falls, Mont. H. A. ABERNETHY ATTORNEY -AT -LAW Thompson Falls, Mont. A. S. AINSWORTH ATTORNEY -AT -LAW Office Phone 33 Residence Phone 36 Thompson Falls, Montana JOHN HEBERT \The Leading Barber\ Agency Missoula Laundry Hot and Cold Baths—Tobacco THOMPSON PALLS MONTANA SIMPSON BROTHERS AUTO GARAGE SUPPLIES Goodyear Tires Ford Repairs Plains, Montana UNDERTAKER & EMBALMER E. T. McCAFFERY Funeral Director and Embalmer Full Line of Funeral Furnishings Plains, Montana. WANTED --the name and ad- dress of the party who wrote Dodd. Mead & Co.. New York. re- garding exchange of aritannica for New International Encyclopaedia. Write at once tobodd, Mead & Co., Seattle, Wash. Crescent Baking Powder is daily proving its economy to thousands of grateful house- wives. 25c a pound. Ask your grocer. Crescent Mfg. Co.. Seattle. Wash. CRESCENT double acting Baking Powder 1 ...News Of All The County... 222222222122222222222223 232222 IS PLAINS 22:322222222222222:22222222222 Farm Bureau Meeting. The county Farm Bureau meeting which was held at the Odd Fellows hall last Friday evening was well at- tended and proved a very interesting and enjoyable affair. A splendid •'Hooverized\ banquet was provided by the women, and during the even- ing ,music was furnished by the Plains Juvenile band. The objects of the Bureau were explained by County Agent F. M. Hillman and Prof. F. S. Cooley of Bozeman, and a perma , nent organization was effected. Rep- resentatives from all parts of the county were present. Sheriff 'Hartman made a trip to Hot Springs Friday. J. I. McNair was a business visitor at Hot Springs Monday. Mrs. John Eckman of Piradise, was shopping in town Tuesday. G. W. Murray of Stevensville, was transacting business in town Monday. Mrs. Carl Peek came down from Paradise Tuesday and did shopping between trains: Asa Hammons was a business vis- itor in town from Hot Springs the first of the week. Ray Schursad of Perma, was in town the first of the week to receive medical attention. Mrs. B. V. Edworthy will 'enter- tain the Community Circle Thursday afternoon at her home. Chas. Bail and Mr. Anderson left for Seattle Tuesday morning where they are seeking employment. Arthur Larravie of Hot Springs, left Plains Monday morning for Spo- kane on a business mission. Mr. and Mrs. Del Courser received a card from their son Walter, saying he had arrived safely in France. Sheriff Joe Hartman and Under Sheriff Roy Hart were attending to business matters in town the last of the week. Miss Leona Dorris came in Sunday morning from Spokane for a visit with home folks, after being absent from home for nearly a year. The M. E. Ladies Aid meets March 7th at the home of Mrs. Ed Costlio. She will be assisted in entertaining by Mrs. Thomas Stanton. Mrs. Pearl Argo, assisted by Miss Mary McNamee, entertained the Bridge Club at the home of Mrs: Argo Monday evening. C. C. Willis, Pete Carter, George wens and Willard Willis 'arrived home from Thompson Falls Wednes- day after being in attendance at court. Mrs. Marie Shepberg and son Dan departed for their home at Latah, Wash., after a several weeks' visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Christenson. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Toulmin came in Sunday afternoon from their ranch, Mrs. Toulmin leaving for Thompson Falls to assist in the school examina'- tions. Miss Evelyn Scarlet, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scarlett, left last week for Washington, I). C., where she will prepare herself for a government position. Tom Dougherty, who is attending the agricultural college at Bozeman, spent last Sunday with home folks. His mother has been very ill for some time. Tom Pendergrass returned from a week's stay in Spokane, Wednesday morning. His son-in-law, Jim Crow- ley, was in charge of the Pendergrass hotel during his absence, Henry Stanton, city marshal! and Mr. and Mrs. A. Fiman and C. C. Willis were called to Thompson Falls Tuesday as witnesses in the district court. Rose McCaffery came home from Missoula for a few days' visit with her parents. She returned Sunday to resume her school work at the acad- v my. Dr. A. H. Brown came in from Hot Springs Friday and was a guest at the Shipley home until Saturday morning when he left for I,os An- geles, Calif., for a short visit with lis wife and son Hillis. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Delaney have moved to the Ed Hand cottage next door to the M. E. church this week, as Mr. and Mrs. Tom Longstaff are planning to come back to Plains to live and will occupy their house. Miss Gladys Middlemist and her grandmother, Mrs. 0. T. Johnson, ar- rived in town froM Dixon Tuesday evening. Mrs. Johnson had been vis- iting her daughter for a week and Miss Gladys accompanied her home. The flag raising at the post office took place last Friday. The flag has i() stars in honor of the boys who departed from Plains to serve their countrf. Chester Dunham gave an address and a large crowd was pres- ent. Miss Belle Anderson gave a Red nnunnunnunnunnn B TROUT CREEK • ss U n'ununnnannnn Mrs. Elmer Kay has gone to I -lope, Idaho, to act as third trick operator. Irene Hagel went to Thompson Falls Wednesday to take the exam- inations. The heaviest snowii of the season, ,19(inches, fel) Monday afternoon and evening. W A. Eplin and son Neil, went to Thompson Falls Monday, returning the following day. Jas. L. Adams went to Thompson Falls last Thursday on business, re- turnng the same day with Helen and Barkus, and Mrs. Brown. Mr. Moore, a United States deputy marshall from Great Falls, was in Trqut Creek last Thursday looking fdr a Jack Clark who had failed to register. ' \Princess Patricia\ donated to the Red Cross by 0. E. Woodson and J. L. Adams, and dressed by the Hy- lents, made her appearance at the dance hall Saturday evening. 126 chances at 25C eich were sold. She will spend the week from February 27 to March 6 at Larchwood ,and then will be at Tuscor until March 12, when she will return to Trout Creek. The lucky number will be drawn here at the dance Mar0 16. The proceeds will go to the Red Cross. The Red Cross dance Saturday evening was a big success a'N%1 a fine fund was raised for the wor . 56 tickets were sold, 36 baskets brought in $141.75, an apron donated by Mrs. F. W. Cox sold for $1.25. The total receipts were $200.75 and the ex- penses were $36.60, leaving a net bal- ance of $164.15. The cheapest price paid for a basket was $2.50, and Eddie Kortte,carried off the honors by pay- ing $20 for a basket. Rollo Older acted as auctioneer. Thanks are ex- tended to Messrs. Adams, Cox and Older for their share in the enter- tainment. UBBU ISIS 22 22 21 23 21 21 21 22 32 CAMAS RBUUBBUUBBUBISBB L. Brooks of Oliver Gulch, was in town Tuesday. Mr. Cluzen of Lonepine, was a Camas visitor Tuesday. Ma Davis and Louis Beauregard were Plains callers Monday. Mesdames Peeso and Billings were shopping in Plains Monday. W. A. and M. A. King of Spokane, arrived Friday to take the baths. Mrs. W. P. Hall and little son are visiting with the Ventling family. C. A. Jellison and Wm. McGill are hauling feed front - Plains this week. Wora receved from Oscar Mar- ques states he has arrived safely in France. Miss Fannie Cook returned Satur- day from a- visit with relatives at Niarada. Kelly Boswell came in from Plains Monday for a visit with Camas friends. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Davis and little son returned Friday from Mis- soula. Mrs. M. S. Lee and Miss Search, sisters of Mrs. F. E. Cook, were Camas visitors Sunday. Cross \knitless tea\ at her home Sat- urday afternoon. The ladies spent the afternoon in playing games and visiting. A Hoover lunch was served and $3.40 collected and put into the Red Cross funds. Mr. and Mrs. Fred McCulley re- ceived a letter last Sunday that their son Ernie had arrived safely in France. They also received a tele- gram front Washington, D. C., stat- ing that their son-in-law, Leon Rich- eson, was on the \Tuscania\ but escaped without injury. R. J. Zell and family arrived in town last week from Niarada where lie has been employed by the govern- ment. The construction on the gov- ernment dam is closed down and the Zell family are stopping at the home of fir. D. H. Billmeyer until the last ;f the week when they will leave for Spokane where Mr. Zell has a po- sition. A large crowd was resent Tues- day .evenng to witgr ' s play 'l'ay Me\ at the Green Itbsiji theatre. Among those from Paradise who at- tended were: Mr. 'and Mrs. W. C. Calkins, Mr. and Mrs. Moffitt, Mr. Ind Mrs. D. 13. Cardy and son, Mr. And Mrs. Wm. Floyd, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Daniels and *mother Mrs. Morris, Mr. Wilcutt and others. Mrs. Marie Shepherd chaperoned t crowd of young folks Saturday -vening to Hot Springs to witness 'he basketball game. The party con- osted of Harrison Billmeyer, Albert %very, Ivy Benedick, Malvina Hop i -II, Blanche Billmeyer, Mrs. Sh p- 'lerd. Otis Avery took the party in is car. A basket social was held ifter the game end there was plenty of fun for all. IS HE LOOKING FOR THE ENEMY? [ANXIOUS TIMES FOR THE ADMIRAL I NOT MUCH! A REAL FRIEND -THE ORDERLY WITH OUR SUPPLY OF W -B CUT. / i YES -AND IF HE DOESN'T HURRY I'LL GIVE HIM A WEEK IN THE BRIG!r j flUB nunnonnunn DIXON DOINGS II ttnnunnunnunnunn First \Sale Day\ a Succsas Dixon's first \sale' day\ which was held Saturday under the auspices of the Commercial club, proved suc- cessful far beyond the hope . of its promoters. Ideal weather conditions encouraged the attendance and a large number of farmers from all directions came . in. An auctioneer was provided free of charge, and while the sales were not large, good prices were obtained for the various articles put up and the sales were spirited at times. A meet- ing for the farmers was addressed by Prof. F. S. Cooley of the agricultural college, R. M. Barr of the Missoula Sugar Refinery, and County Agent F. M. Hillman. The attendance was good and some valuable instruction was given. In the evening a basketball game and a Red Cross dance were given and about $50 was raised for the or- ganization. Commercial Club Meeting A rousing meeting of the Dixon 1\ -ire-„„ Commercial Club was he ' the Community hall Tuesday vening. The \Sales Day\ idea was v ted a success, and similar sales will be held on the last Saturday of each month. The club endorsed Robert B. Bates for road supervisor for the coming year. Mr. Bates has filled the posi- tion to the satisfaction of all, and has a petition signed by most of our citi- zens, in addition to the club's en- dorsement. ,The committees all reported prog- ress and the next .thing on the pro- gram will be the community \sing\ which will be held Friday evening, March 8th. The school children will have part in this program. Don McDonald and Kate Raymond are under the care of Dr. Heidletnan. K. R. Muchinson is building a new ferry boat for our ferryman, A. T. Ebel. , George Rush will fence 200 acres ot land across the river for H. C. Neff ner. Andrew Madsen is doing prelim- inary work on the new bank building at Chariot. The little engine on the branch has a full load at every trip. Passenger traffic is steadily increasing. The Jocko Lumber Co. loaded out three carloads of building material this week for nearby points. Rev. Jesse Buswell of Perma, will hold services at the Union Congre- gational church Sunday. Oscar Chute has returned from a trip to Washington. While there he purchased a fine Shorthorn bull. Charles Austin, one of our first settlers, but now a resident of Mis- soula, was visiting Dixon friends Monday. Orrin C. Wellington, who is leaving soon for Oregon . , will hold a sale of livestock, household goods and farm implements this week. The Indian service auctioned off a Reo car Tuesday at the office of the U. S. Commissioner. It was 'bought by Jack Morrison for $385. Hay is in demand and is hard to get. Parties who have orders in are finding difficulty in getting it shipped because of the freight congestion. Roy Elliott arrived in town Fri- day from the south, lie has returned to look after his farming interests after spending the winter in Arizona and California. The Community hall is receiving its finishing touches. The Ladies' provement League is an institution Of which the town may well be proud. Credit for the Community building is due to them. The regular business meeting of the Dixon branch of the Red Cross was held at the office of H. C. Neffiner last Wednesday evening. Mrs. Geo. M. Thomas was elected preaident. The reports showed the organisation to be in a very flourishing condition. YOU May be needed to help WIN THE WAR SKILLED MECHANICS AND TRAINED WORKERS WANTED MILLIONS OF MEN WILL BE NEEDED IN AMERICAN WAR INDUSTRIES PATRIOTIC SERVICE ENTIRELY VOLUNTARY—GOOD WAGES ENROLL NOW GO WHEN ASKED ONLY, IF SATISFIED WITH WAGES AND CONDITIONS U. S. Public Service Reserve U. S. Department of Labor APPLICATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED BY FOREST SUPERVISOR, Thompson MARION LARSON, Noxon 0. E. WOODSON, Larchwood S. H. SWANSON, Whitepine W. A. BARTO, Thompson Falls E. L. JOHNSON, Plains RUEBEN DWIGHT, Perma ED ERICKSON, Paradise H. C. NEFFNER, Dixon A. J. WHISTON, Hot Springs JESSE BUSWELL, Camas Prairie Falls 222222212223122232222322222SE 22 HERON 22 23 22 22 22 SS 13 13 ti a 12 II 22 II 22 22 F. E. Owen has purchased a new Overland 6 -passenger car. John Colberg has just returned home from Spokane much improved. The Red Cross ladies met at Mrs. Knott's home Wednesday to do some sewing. The big dog belonging to Mrs. John Colber.g m as killed Monday by other dogs. N. P. Matheny, agent at Hope, was a visitor at the Owen home Fri- day - evening. J. K. Honberger and James Mc- Neil were visitors at Thompson Falls the first of the week. Adolph Schwindt, who e'en ill at Camp Palo Alto, , is now able to be around ag Louis Matson an Guy Allan have gone to Evarq where they are work- ing in the woods for Joe Moderie. The railroad company shipped in lumber to build a four -room house for the use of the second tick operator. Mr. Sisty is here to relieve Mr. Owen at the depot. He is accom- panied by his v.ife and eight -year -old twin boys. Mr. Wickstrand has returned (rom- a several days' stay in Spokane where his daughter has been ill with pneu- monia. ^ The Red Cross box supper and (lance at the hall Saturday evening was %tell attended and the boxes brought good prices. A very pleasant surprise party was held recently at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank LeBert, four sleighloads to spend the evening. Dancing and cards provided the amusement and several musical selections by Mr. and Mrs. Owen were very much enjoyed. Corrine Dennctt of Lewiston, Ida., daughter of Mrs. Everett, spent a few days visiting With her mother, and from here ssent on to Burke, S. Dak. • F. A. Bump is wearing a smile that won't come off these days be- cause of a favorable report from a very valuable invention. He has sent in a second model. Jesse Lee has recovered from an at- tack of the measles and returns today to his post at Camp Lewis. E. L. Lee and son Flave are expected home from Waco, Texas, shortly. Mrs. C. W. Percy, who was to have been agent at Heron, evidently changed her mind, as she returned to her regular position at Kildee after spending two days here. 'County Agent F. M. Hillman and a representative of the agricultural college will give a demonstration on poisoning gophers here Friday. This is the first of a series of similar meet- ings to be held in the county. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Owen, who are to leave soon for Cabinet, Idaho, were - honored guests at a luncheon given by Mrs. John Bump and son, F. A. Bump,s at which the following were present: Mr. and Mrs. F. Dunn and son Joe, Mrs. Schwirolt, Mr. and Mrs. Owen and sons Glenn and Harry. Mr. Owen has been agent for the Northern Pacific here for the past*ar and a half and both he and his wife have added a great deal to the social life of the community Irk their musical talents. They are mov- ing to Cabinet because they have a fine ranch near there which they wish of friends_ going Out to their ranch s to develop.
