The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-12-17

and the following officers we're
elected for the ensuing year. Con-
sui Commander, Willie Frank An
drews; Advisor Lieut., J. RUFF
Thompson; Banker. z. A. Bnllard;
Clerk, D. S. Bishop; Escort, John D.
Andrews; Waterman, G. R. Grimes;
Sentry, Grady Cook; Physician, DR..
lJ.C. Walker and Manager LII.
Thomas. The camp will give a ban
quot Friday night Dec. 18th and
many new members will he initial
ed into the mysterious regions of
His Honorable Mister ButtinsAi. Sir
Willyum Goat. All members are
specially invited to be present by
the Consul Commander and the
Clerk. This makes the fourth year
that Mr.. Bishop has served the
camp as Clerk and he hasfully done
his part thu it all-realy more
much more. Members fail at times
to come across with regular dues
and Staff, not wanting them 20
lapse, supplies the deficiency.
When several do this il amounts to
quite a burden on him and all mem
bers should be careful to help him
khep themselves from lapsing. His
work is tedious and it is really the
pivot of the camp, for whOt he does
in collection and keeping the boost
ing spirit going is the nie of the
| great W. o. W Right now there
are former members of the camp
who owe him for dues that he will
never get-thereby adding an extra
burden to his already trouble Of
/ plaster casts and jacket Few years
/ ago a certain clerk Of HOulka Camp
kept members paid up for over II
months, likewise many others from
time to time, having out quite a
large amount during his whole
office. After a year he asked the
member to kinder help pay his
back dues and the man said rather
sheepishly, "Er-er | thought told
you last year to let me drop" He
dreamed it-and the dues are still
unpaid. A true WOodman KNOWS
HIS DUTY.
Fired by the burning desire to or
der either a gallon of Big Horn or
Old Ok, two negro boys, almost
grown, Tucker HObsOn and Lee Ba-
ker decided to STAY, Kill or put out
Of business two big milk COWS be-
longing to DR. Tom Paden near Pa
denis Quarters few miles east Of old
HOulka. So last Wednesday they
sought the bovines in a dense wood
and proceeded to loosen up their
artillery for the slaughter Bang,
bang, missed, by gOlly, bnng again
and one COW tOppled serenely over.
| Knives sharpened for the fray, rip
ped and slashed thru the hide. OF
now to the next COW. Trembling
and watching and listening they
raised their weepOn" to fire again.
| Another COW dead and hide "skunt
quick. Then wrapping the hides in
bag they liked jubilantly To
HOulka. L L Thomas aid j Z CObt
bought the hides and went theiI
way -unsuspecdng wrong. fright
here, the "whiss" is supposed tC
have been ordered.) Next day Dl
Paden found the remains of his fine
COWS. Immediately he sent a mar
to Houlka TO see about the sale Of
hides. An, detective, the trail be
} gins. But III the meantime, the
hides had been shipped to Raucf
Produce Co, in POntOtOc. A de
} scription Of the hides given by Mi
= Cobb and Mr. Thomas Tailed witt
: the mans knowledge of the cows
J So after finding out from Mr. CObl
: who sold the hides to him, and TIT
same from Mr. Thomas, the wrOnt
doors we're carried TO POntOtOc L
, identify the hides, Confession va
: the next part Of the proceeding
T and nov they are quietly and mo
Al.