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Fergus County Democrat., 1916-11-23
GATHERING Of
ODD FELLOWS

DR.. O.. F. David, president of the
Central Montana Odd Fellows asso-
citation, informs Us that the third and
last meeting of the year for that or
ganization will be nelu at Harlowton
on Saturday, November 25. The cleo
tion of officers for the ensuing year
will take place and the speaker of
the day will be the past grand master
and grand representative, Wiley
Mountjoy, of Whitehall, Mont. The
staff of the new and live lodge at
Windham will put on the work as
will also those from Straw, the lodge
that made such success of the Odd
Fellow picnic this summer. The Rye
gate lodge will put on some special
work and Judge Roy F. Ayers will
be the toastmaster. A banquet will
be served at midnight and Grand Mas.
ter J. E. Parker will also speak. A
large crowd is expected and no fear
need be felt but that there will be
ample room for all in the commodious
Harlowton quarters. All Odd Fellows
are cordially invited to attend this
meeting as it will be live one.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-11-23
MAKES ADDRESS
At GUILD HALL
MRS. E. 3. WElRIck OF BUTTE
REPORTS ON CONDITIONS At
STATE INSTITUTIONS.
MANAGEMENT IS GENERALLY GOOD

Mrs. F. B. Weirick, noted Butte
woman, wife of prominent banker of
that city, who holds by appointment
a position which makes it her duty
to inspect all penal institutions and
the insane asylum. industrial school
and schools for the deaf. dumb and
blind. was in the city. and on Friday
afternoon made an address to the
women at the Guild hall, in which she
described the conditions as she had
found them in the various institutions.
Mrs. Weirick reported conditions at
the Boulder school for the deaf dumb
and blind as very satisfactory. There
were Sc feeble inmates with very
much longer waiting list of feeble
minded The institution should be
enlarged greatly and conducted on the
cottage plan. At the orphans home
at Twin Bridges there were 160 chill
dren in addition to 10 babies at this
time. The state penitentiary had
about 700 inmates, four being women.
A hard and successful fight had been
waged to secure a matron for that in
stitution.
At the insane asylum at Warm
Springs there were about thousand
inmates, 300 Of them being women.
It was the Judgment Of Mrs. Weirick
that the. asylum was conducted ca
pably efficiently and economically in
all respects.
The tuberculosis institute at Gray
ling bad accommodations for only
about one-half what it should have.
An effort would be made at the next
session of the legislature to secure
important improvements and enlarge
ments.
II was an excellent plan to have
inspectors visit these state institutions
and report to the people as to the
conditions. 1t resulted in better san
itary and other conditions She re.
ported favorably upon the conditions
at the county Jail here and the county
poor farm. giving DR.. F. f. Attix
warm praise for his work in this con
nection. The system in force here of
paying a superintendent instead of
letting a contract for the care of the
poor was warmly praised.
At the industrial school at Miles
City she found 81 boys and So girls.
The institution was well managed, but
more room was needed and all the
tage plan.
Following her report to be made
at the coming session of the legisla.
ture, Mr.. and Mrs. Weirick will leave
for California.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-11-23
OUR THANKSGIVING DAY.

The spirit of the golden rule beats through the annual Thanks
giving proclamation of President Wilson Our people
Our prosperous beyond computation 1t proper nat
give thanks bonfu Creator for the happiness which
enjoy but should the me give thought the misery which
fills other lands by Of devastating America has
wonderfully for the relief Of the innocent sufferers Of the Old World
Our bounty has saved the lives Of millions Belgium We have sent
vast quantities Of food and clothing Serbia and have made efforts
ae the suengs Of the dying Poles Through diplomatic
representatives have succeeded essenng the pvaons which
prisoners o. have been subjected all the nations We have
gwen given bu enough for this country lens
81 millions will suffer death the this winter
Our aid the only hope for numbers Of them. 1t should be
tended bouneou than before The president has chosen
appropriate time remind Of duty stricken humanity
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-11-23

dry ordered dry. Vast sections
other aooness by Of the operation Of local option
laws great majority of the people Of this country living under
dry conditions The day far distant when this majority will de-
what the minority do The prohibition movement
hyeca has back Of the impulse Of nation determined
free itself from the influence Of habit which has been undermining
the physical moral and strength of people When the
lives Of other great of earth placed jeopardy by the
cevourng flames of their leaders, first Of national Defense
either completely stopped greatly curtaed the of ntoxcants
The United States wisely doing time of peace what would become
Of her first duties should threaten We predict that
erhaps BOTH Of the national platforms Of the parties will
declare for national prohibition four hence Once this done
the reign Of King Alcohol will draw speedy close this big
country. ~
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-11-23
FORMER RESIDENTS Of ILLINOIS
TO FORM AN ILLINOIS SOCIETY

Arrangements have been made for
organizing here a County Illinois So
ciety, to-be composed of former resi-
dents Of Illinois. At preliminary
meeting held at the office OF DR.. John
T. Foley in the Diamond block, it was
decided to have banquet on Decem.
ber 4, which will be the ninety-eighth
anniversary OF the admission of IL
linois into the Union, although the ex-
act anniversary falls upon Sunday.
December 8. The banquet will be
held at the Fergus hotel. The COM
mittee in charge OF the general ar
rangements is composed OF DR.. Foley,
n. b. Gibson, Judge f. w. Mettler,
Edward McClenning and Dan J. Fox
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-11-23

the prosperity Of the twelvemonth.
In the realm of spiritual things, also,
Montana has gone steadily forward.
All OF our institutions founded and
maintained for the betterment of
mankind and the conditions under
which mankind lives have prospered
and widened their spheres of influ-
ence, all to the end that Montana
shall be nobler and greater in all of
those things calculated to make a
commonwealth desirable as place of
abode
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-11-23
Still
ADMINISTRATOR
BUT ORDERS SALE OF STEVEN
STROUE ESTATE.

Judge Ayers Thursday disposed Of
the petition of Mrs. Stevens Strouf
for the removal of Frank Strouf as
administrator of the estate of Steven
Strouf, deceased, by dismissing the
petition and continuing Mr.. Strouf as
administrator It appears from the
testimony, however, says the court,
that the estate is not paying its own
running expenses and of the widow
and minor child and the administra-
tor is directed to make a sale of the
estate within 20 days. A violation OF
the order will be punished as con-
tempt OF court and cause for re-
mOyal.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-11-23
PROHIBITION SWEEPING ON.

useless to close the probability Of prohibition be-
coming great national issue possibly the presidential election
hence The sweep Of the prohibition the
standing factors of national life today winning thrice where
losing The last election four great Michigan
Nebraska South Dakota and Montana the dry column Caor-
MIA and Missouri rejected but by vastly reduced maores Only
the great anro vote rolled the city of St. Louis saved the
brewers of the show me- Another try and the thing may be
done there Five thousand hundred and nneegh saloons
in the four states named close the result of that day
work Nearly hundred breeres find other work do
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-11-23
GOVERNOR SAM STEWART ISSUES
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION

HELENA Mont, Nov. 1S.-Gov.
Sam Stewart today issued the annual
Thanksgiving proclamation, setting
November 30 as the date. He said in
part.
Our beloved state has enjoyed hei
full share OF the bounties that have
been showered upon the nation in the
past year Our people have day by
day gone forth to conquer, not the
invader. but the soil, and the earth
has yielded bountiful crops to the
husbandrhan. Our houses of merchan
disc, our mills, our mines, our factor
les, have had good part and lot in
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-11-23
OvERCROWD|NG
At COUNTY JAIL
AYERS TAKES STEPS TO RELIEVE
THE PRESSURE AND IMPROVE
THE CONDITIONS.
SENDS PRISONERS 10 CASCADE

Judge Roy E.. Ayers Monday morn
ing received reports from James f.
Blevins, jailer at the county jail; DR..
r. F. Attix, county physician. and r.
Won Tobel and H. l.. Dekalb, attor-
neys, representing that the county jail
was considerably overcrowded, hav.
ing 33 prisoners confined there. Upon
this showing the court ordered that
seven prisoners now held there be
transferred Immediately to the Cas-.
cade county Jail in order to relieve
the pressure and permit proper con.
ditions to exist in the local jail.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-11-23
TO FIGHT TUBERCULOSIS.

L. D. Blodgett has been appointed
the agent of the Montana Association
for the Prevention of Tuberculosis.
Mr.. Blodgett is in receipt OF 10000
Red Cross seals to be distributed
among the merchants and other bust
ness men OF Lewistown, as well as
among individuals Red Cross films
will also be shipped from Helena to
be used in the local playhouses. 1t
is hoped that the doctors and nurses
of Lewistown will cooperate with Mr..
Blodgett and aid him in disposing of
these stamps before Christmas. All
funds raised by the sale of these
stamps will be used to help Is stop.
ping the disease in this state.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-11-23
BUYS JUDITH BASIN FARM

Roy Shayere of Stanberry, Mo-,
who has spent the past week in Lew.
istown, left Thursday for his home.
Several days ago Mr.. Shavere pur-
chased the Welch ranch on upper
Cottonwood and will return to Fergus
county about the first of March with
his family and will make his home on
the ranch.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-11-23

David Hilger attended the recep-
tion given in honor of Senator T. ].
Walsh Thursday night at the Placer
hotel. Helena. 1t was a very brilliant
affair, prominent citizens of all parts
of the state being present.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-11-23

The total number of cars of stock
shipped over the Milwaukee, since
August l, 1916, is $40 cars. Over so
per cent of these cars contained cat
tie, the remainder sheep and hogs.
Majority of the cars were shipped to
the Chicago markets.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-11-23

FUNERAL OF FRANK OOEGETTE.
The funeral of the late Frank Que.
lette, prominent halfbreed of the
Grass Range section, was held from
the Catholic church here Tuesday
afternoon The decedent died of
apopleXy. He was 6S years OF age.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-11-23

Three crews have been taken off
the Milwaukee on account of construc.
tion work being stopped during the
bad weather.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-11-23

While has apparently escaped the searching gaze of of
political anasis the fact that the states including Ohio which
pulled President Wilson the line the which William
Jennings Bryan did all of his campaigning might throw light upon
the general result.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-11-23

Mrs. Charles Doherty of Great Falls
is in the city visiting with her sister.
Mrs. John Beebe.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-11-23
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

1t scarcely necessary any longer suggest the adj
vantages Of dong Christmas shopping early movement which
started but few years ago induce holiday buyers their shop
ping several weeks advance of the actual has with great
everywhere almost the universal CUSTOM prior the
starting OF this movement for shoppers delay their buying until the
last week. and such system resulted harhps and dappont-
for everybody concerned Owing the great rush and madden
crowds the buyers unable any adequate
the sales people equally loss do their work we'll and shop
usually left with surplus Of holiday goods hands, The
shopping centers transformed into verae mad houses during
the three days preceding Christmas day. Clerks
PEELED to work under high and for long hours All of this
lastly changed under the and enlightened way of doing
that particular class business The merchants have te1
holiday goods their shelves least 30 days advance of Christ
day Shoppers have ample time stocks and pick
what they really desire buy sales people have the time devote
the Of their and the stoeepers have opportunity
clean the odds and ends Of their stock the closing day Of the
Sane fou and early shopping notable reforms
the habits Of people effected during the last decade
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-11-23

certainly sad day for political bosses Johnson smashed
small but powerful coere Of bosses California Boss Murphy Of
Iammany did show great advantage New York Boss Smoot
lost his state by overwhelming majority Boss Lpp
Boss Adch down defeat Rhode Island Boss DUPONT
got his Delaware Boss lagga among the also rams In
diana Boss Sullivan propered all Illinois, Boss Ganger of
New Hampshire his for Wilson Boss Penrose of Penn
ykana the normal republican majority of that reduced by
than 100000 Certainly lot Of bosses great and small went
into the political discard on November 9TH
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-11-23
RAILROAD NOTES.

Andy Bullwinkle, claim agent of the
Milwaukee, came in on Fridays
train.
S.. r. Bryan, travelling and freight
inspector of the Milwaukee, spent
Thursday in the city.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-11-23
High School News

Many competent boys OF the high
school need work. Several have been
given employment, but many more are
calling for work.
The following students have grades
above 80 per cent in four subjects:
Harry Eddy, Margaret Rauch. Helen
Shannon, Dorothy Sloat.
subjects for October:
Marie Barrett, Marion Bates, Henry
Bolles, Lydia Derrer, Rea Gage, Vesta
Guslander Bernice Hess, Edith John
son, Addie Mckenzie. Vernon Mickey,
Beulah Metz, Lillian Pearson, Reta
Simonfy, Abbie Stuart, Eleanor van
Hyning, Catherine Won Tobel.
Miss Petrashek accompanied Mrs.
Baker, the county superintendent, on
a visit to several rural schools on
Friday.
Vocational talks in assembly were
begun on Friday of last week. Then
Mr.. Freeman talked upon vocations
connected with the study of chemistry
and physics. On Wednesday and Fri.
day of this week. Judge Cheadle gave
practical talks ON the profession of
! law.
An instructor has been added to
the teaching force Mr. Underwood,
graduate of the Illinois college at
Jacksonville, who has taken a bust.
ness course and has had business and
teaching experience, is teaching farm
mathematics and English. class in
bookkeeping, one in typewriting and
one in algebra.
The enrolment has reached the $50
mark
Boys in the manual training de.
! partment have completed a cabinet
with 12O shelves to hold the drawing
paper for the students in drafting.
The stock Judging class are Judging
Mr.. Patrick's stock at the Dark Horse
barn, thus acquiring knowledge of the
points of good beef animals.
The Fergus football team left for
Billings on Friday. They will play
the Billings Polytechnic institute on
Saturday.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-11-23

Many competent boys OF the high
school need work. Several have been
given employment, but many more are
calling for work.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-11-23

Miss Petrashek accompanied Mrs
Baker, the county superintendent, or
visit to several rural schools on
Friday.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-11-23

The following students have grades
above 90 per cent in four subjects:
Harry Eddy, Margaret Rauch. Helen
Shannon, Dorothy Sloat.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-11-23

Boys in the manual training de.
partment have completed cabinet
with 120 shelves to hold the drawing
paper for the students in drafting.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-11-23

The stock judging class are Judging
Mr.. Patrick's stock at the Dark Horse
barn, thus acquiring knowledge of the
points of good beef animals.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-11-23

The enrolment has reached the $50
mark.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-11-23

The Fergus football team left for
Billings on Friday. They will play
the Billings Polytechnic institute on
Saturday
Evening journal., 1916-04-14
HERE'S THE WAY SOLDIERS TALK
WITH FLAGS IN MEXICAN DESERT!
Anyone Can Garry on Silnet
Conversation" a t Long
Distance by Learning
Simple Code!
In addition there are many symbols

-."7 S. .
Evening journal., 1916-04-14
eden LODGE OFFICERS
FORMALLY INSTALLED

At the regular session Of Eden
Lodge. No. "a. /. o. o. f.. last night.
Deputy Grand Master George n.
Bailey and staff installed the follow
ing officers: N. G., Harry W. Chairs;
V. c., Horace X. Weaver; r. s.. Ern-
est c. Parks; A. r. s., Alexander r.
Abrahams; r. S. n. G.. p. J. Isaac; /.
S. n. G., c. II. Burris; warden, John
c. Seckel: conductor, James ID. Muir
ray; chaplain, Charles Forwood; r. S.
v G., Cecil Grant; l.. S. V. G.. John
Moore; r. S. S. j., Harry Dickinson; !;
j. S. S, Charles T. A. Baird; o. G..
Alfred J. Hurlock; l. G. j. Harry
Wright
Delinquent Ommittee-Charles H..
Collins, Abraham Bachrach and John
$. Steward.
Finance committee - Chester ].
Moore. William A. Lang. Joseph r.
Ramsey.
Widows and orphans committee
William A. Moore. Il. r. Denney and
W. d. McElwee.
Music committee &C. p. Alexander
Publicity committee, Alexander r.
Abrahams.
Entertainment committee - Arthur
p. Hudson. II. f. Murdock and Harry
J. Stidham.
Following installation addresses
We're made and refreshments served.
On next Tuesday evening an open
meeting OF the bazaar committee will
be held at 7.S0 o'clock. All members
OF all subcommittee. as well as all
those interested in the bazaar. are
urged to be present. Il will be the
last meeting OF the joint committee
The advertising committee OF the ba-
zaar has issued a very unique whistle
TO boost Edenzaar, which will be
held the week OF April "a to 20.
Evening journal., 1916-04-14
METHODIST MISSION
society ENDS WORK

The concluding of the semi-annual
meeting Of the women's Home Mis-
sionary Society Of the Wilmington
District. which was held yesterday
afternoon in Scott VI. r. Church. was
featured by symposium entitled,
What Has Been the Most Profitable
Thing Accomplished BY Your So
ciety." and in which the presidents OF
The various auxiliaries took part. This
proved an interesting feature.
Talks on the membership campaign
and on the lenten Offering we're given
~ Mrs. T. l.. Tomkinson and Mrs j..
H. huntington respectively Mrs. Adam
Stengle read an interesting report
on the ovangelistic work in the alb
5enco OF Mrs. Fannie r. Joseph. sec
retary of that work The afternoon
devotiOns were conducted by Mrs.
ella Rhoades
An invitation received from Nc
Cabe Church to hold the October
meeting Of the-dlstrict in that church
was accepted"
Evening journal., 1916-04-14
W. c. 7. [. ACTnITIEs.

The calendar Of activities Of the
Kent County Womon's Christian Tenn
perance Union shows that much has
been accomplished by It's members. A
silver medal contest was recently held
In St paul's NJ r. Church at Clay
ION. Miss Frances Sewiil was award
cd the prize
Lewcs now has q young peoples
branch Of the ". C. r. l.. II was or
gani1od by Mrs. Lille V. Atkins State
secretary OF the Y. r. b..
An interesting meeting of the Lewes
branch was held ON April Z. Il was a
mothers meeting and the topic dis
cussed was Discipline" Sixty mem
bers OF the Lowes H. r. LIS attended
in a body. Promotions were made from
he White Ribbon Recruits to the
-oyal Temperance Legion. Addresses
IN alcohol narcotics and profanity
we're delivered by Mrs. Mamie, super
intendent OF the Lewes Legion, the
Rev. o. =. Jones and the Rev. Fred
erick Kullman, respectively.
Union Signal Day, March I. was OBJ
served by the Milton Union at meet
ing held at the home OF Mrs. Chandler.
The annual convention OF the Sus-
sex County Union will be held at Re-
noboth some time next month
Mrs. Ella Martin George who will
be the speaker at the W. c. T. U. con
vention to be held in FELTON,. will MI
he following additional engagements
In Kent county Monday evening,
April "a, Clayton: Tuesday evening.
April %. Kenton; Wednesday evening,
April 20. Cheswold; Thursday even
ing. April 27. Dover; Sunday morning.
April 30. Camden; Sunday afternoon,
Lebanon: Sunday evening. wyoming
Mrs. George has been president OF
he Pennsylvania Women's Christian
Temperance Union since 1907, and is
'egarded an able platform speaker.
Evening journal., 1916-04-14
NEW OFFICERS INSTALLED.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
ST. GEORGES, Del. April 14.-Dep-
uty Grand Master William Aspril in
stalled these officers OF Industry
LodSe. |. o. o. F.: Frank Diehl, p. G.. /;
robert Moore, n. c.. James Stanley.
V g.; Samuel Moody, secretary:
Charles Diehl, warden; William Har-
rington. r. S. to n. g.: John Lurty. L..
). to ~ c.; Reese Moody. conductor:
Lewis Rambo. l.. S. to V. c.. Edward
Burris. outside guardian; Clement
McMullen, chaplain.
Evening journal., 1916-04-14

In addition there are many symbols
and special signals With g secondary
meaning Some Of these are; 81 am
signaling by letters" - ; 81
am not using letters, but special sig
nalsy o.. Interval" .-~.-,
Negative lsame as ~. --.-- Get
ready d. --. "Annul what (
have sent you" CD. --. "Interro-
e,ltOry" 90, - - Affirmative"
1he wigwag is the nose frequently
used OF all the flag signals, for short
distances. u may also be used with
lantern or torch. II comprises one
position and three motions. Posi-
ton is with the flag, lantern or torch
held straight up. the signalman fac
! ing squarely toward the person whom
/ he wishes to signal.
In the first motion the flag is waved
to the right of the sender. the arm
starting from a vertical position, go
| ing to horizontal position, and then
returning to vertical The second
motion is the same but to the left OF
the sender.
To make the third motion the flag
is waved TO the ground directly in
! front OF the sender and instantly re-
turned 10 the vertical position.
The first motion Ito the right in
, dicates a dot. the second dash and
the third is called Front"
In1Brder TO save time the following
: efono a rn mead.
End OF word front.
End OF sentence -frOnt-frOnt.
End of message age-frOnt-frOnt-
front.
ErrOr-AA front.
Acknowledgement NM front.
Cease signaling - MMM front.
Repeat after (WOrd) &C front.
4 front (WOrd).
( Repeat last word &C front
front.
Execute-H front.
Repeat last message CCC
frOnt-frOnt-frOnt.
Move a little 20 the right-RR
front.
Move a little TO the left - Ill
front.
MONt n AAtNiC upAlit -- " iHNAts
Move a little dOwnhlll - DID
front.
Signal faster - IF front
Wait a moment .-...
The semaphore flag signaling sys-
tenn is the highest development OF flag
conversation. II is more rapid than
the wigwag and more difficult to
learn. but once learned il is capable
OF wonderful speed Signalmen on
warships and in the army work their
flags by this system so rapidly that
the civilian watching thema wonders
how they can attain such skill. How
ever. II is only a matter OF practice
and almost anyone can master H. The
pictures show the principal move
ments Of the semaphore code. The
dot and dash letters are used with the
following special signs;
Evening journal., 1916-04-14
THE sEMAPHORE CODE.

Repeat after (word), &C interval A
(word); repeat last word. &C interval
twice; repeat last message. CCC in
terval three times.
Wigwag flags are usually made in
two colors-white flag with a darker
square in its center, or a dark flag
with a white center. The white flag
is used before a dark colored back
ground. and the other before a light
background