Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-28
W00DMEN BOOM
Successful Organizer Working
in BOZeman.
THE MISSIONARY SOCIET
Numbering of Houses Completed-602
Citizens Must Pay Poll Tax.
Examination Held.
Bozeman, April %.

Bozeman. April %.
This evening was a memorable one for
the local lodge of Woodmen of the World.
Forty-eight new members We're taken
into the lodge and such a crowd as as
sembled in the lodge room never before
was gathered together in the hall of a
fraternal society in this city. The Odd
Fellows hall was damned to the doors
and those present enjoyed themselves
hugely with the mishaps of he candi-
dates that went over the rocky road
that leads through the tall timber in
which the Woodmen do their work. This
lodge is now third in the lodges OF the
state and before the next meeting night
there will likely be additions to the lodge
that will bring it up close to the top
notch. Organizer Will F. Locke is IN
the city and is working with zeal to
bring the membership up to the next
highest in the state and says he is con-
fident that a weeks work will do it. He
is one Of the most successful organizers
that has ever come to this town n to
his efforts and those of the lodge men,
bers who have ably assisted him the
work of this evening is due.
At the meeting of the Ladies Mission
airy Society of the Baptist church held
Friday at the home of Mrs. j. H. Feath-
erston a very interesting programme
was carried out. The devotional eXer-
cises at the beginning of the meeting
were led by Mrs. NJ. L.. Hickman and
the Cross .Alone?" followed by a scrip
ture reading by Mrs. Hickman and the
opening prayer. The devotional exercises
closed by singing Rock of Ages and
prayer by Mrs. Featherstone and Mrs.
Perkins. after which Mrs. Robinson,
president of the society. took the chair
and the programme of the meeting was
taken up. The approval of the minutes
of the previous meeting was followed by
an address by the president OF the topic
of the day, China The first paper
read IN this subject after the interesting
talk by the president was by Mrs. Max
we'll. Her paper treated of the v%astness
of the domain of the Flowery Kingdom
n this ape was followed by a paper
by Mrs. Harmon whose article treated
of the extent of China compared with
other nations of the world. Mrs. Heron
read a paper on the population of China
and Mrs. Hickman drew a comparison
between the population of China and
other countries in an interesting paper.
A paper on the history of the country
was read by Mrs. Hill and Mrs. Feather
ston read a paper in which a comparison
was drawn between the history of China
and classic and sacred history. Mrs.
Perkins read a paper on the people of
China The president of the society
closed the meeting With a few remarks
and the topic was continued for another
day. Under the head of new business a
motion was carried to prepare a report
of the meeting for the Chronicle. This
duty was performed by Mrs. Sophia Per-
kins. secretary of the society. The meet
ing closed by a reading by Mrs. Feather
ston entitled How Mrs. McIntyre's eyes
i yVQ1,a En1iohfona 1 - and n SO -,,1-
Thou Sleepest' by Mrs. Perkins. A lunch
was served by the hostess at the close
of these exercises and a very pleasant
social hour enjoyed.
1t is the earnest desire of the friends
of the schools of this city that H. A.
Pease reconsider his determination to let
his election to the position of school
trustee of this district &C by default. Mr..
Pease has served so long that he wants
a rest but he has served so we'll thu the
friends of education don't want to give
him a leave of absence from the board
at this time. With the tax troubles COM
1ng on his presence on the school board
is needed more than ever before.
Fred H. Harris, eX-alderman of this
city. arrived from Tacoma Sunday. He
has been spending the winter on the
coast, is infatuated with the place and
Will 20 Ddck as soon as ne sells his prop
erty in Bozeman. Mr.. Harris has been
with Messrs. Yerkes & Fell in the pulley
factory they are operating in Tacoma
and says they are doing a fine business.
He reports the Ballard News, Mr.. Yerkes
new paper. as being almost as well
known already as some of the papers
that have been established for a decade
and says "A. X" has a fine future before
him and made a fortunate move in 60
ing to the coast.
The work of numbering the houses Of
the city was completed this week by
Street Commissioner Lansing. It is de-
sired by the city authorities that the
house number of the city should be
uniform n parties who have not vet
secured the official number can leave
their orders at the Office Of City Clerk
Pease.
Lester Pfersdorf completed the can.
vass of the city this week and compile
a list of the citizens subject to poll tax
He listed 6O2 residents who are eligible
to this levy. During the course of his
IVA he tabulated over 800 houses and
made a rough estimate of the population
which is somewhat at variance with thu
usual estimate of those who conside,
BOzeman a small town.
Friday and Saturday a teachers ex.
matt was held at the Office of Miss
cnrisman, county superintendent ii
SCHOOLS. and nine applicants faced the
oroeai or answering questions. This Is
the smallest number that has come t.
/ n av0 M inc tinn Foo ~ &c., 49,