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Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-12-22
Anniversary Week
At The KOzy Theatre

Next week, Manager 'McCuan,
of thelKozv, celebrates his second
anniversary of giving high-class
amusement to Dresden, and has
booked some ofthe biggest pictures
obtainable, regardless !of expense,
to show his appreciation of the
Dresden peoples attendance.
"Cabiria," which is offered for
Monday, is in eleven parts, taking
three hours to show it, and is con-
coded by some to be the equal OF
the Birth Of a Nation.
For Thursday, the funniest man
in the world, Charles Chaplin, in
his masterpiece, "Tillies Punctured
Romance" a six-reel comedy, that
is said to be the funniest comedy
made.
Friday, Theda Bara, the famous
vampire woman, in The Two
Orphans" a very elaborate pic
ture, is offered, and gives Miss
Bara an opportunity to act a part
other than her usual vampire role.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-12-22
Christmas at Gen.
trail High School.

The following program will be
rendered at Central High school
building, Friday, Dec. %:
Welcome Song-Quartette.
instrumental Duet-Mary S. Bragg,
Mrs. Beard.
Dialog-sister Masons-S. l. s,
Piano Solo-Nora Newberry.
Song-Quartette,
Observation-Disclosures Negro-Six Bows
and Girls Blacked.
"Broddar Jonah"-Oolored Quartette
Tablaux-silent Wedding.
The Ladies' School Improve.
ment society, with the help Of the
school, have combined efforts to
make this the best entertainment
yet. The play, Sister Masons, !"
is PLAYED by eleven married ladies.
in which is brought out real GOAT
to initiate lnew members. The
"Mischiveous Negro" is by six
boys and girls, all BACKED, and il
very laughable all the way through,
Other numbers are good.
Admission, Is and Is cents.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-12-22
Girls Canning Club
Work a Success.

During the year, 112 girls were
enrolled in the different canning
clubs and eighty-six girls did
creditable work, with seventy
girls making final reports. This
is quite a contrast with the first
years corn club work, when
thirteen boys made reports.
These eighty-six girls and lady
co-operators bought sixty-three
Gamers and the girls alone canned
l21,675 No. 8 cans of tomatoes,
$500 cans of beans, 5000 cans
of corn and 1,70C cans Of various
other fruits.
Figuring these tomatoes at 10c
(and many OF them are getting
15c) the corn at 10c, the beans at
15c, the fruit at 25c a can, would
amount to $3,287.50 or an average
of$46.96 for each girl. On the toma-
toes and beans grown on their one
tenth acres, these seventy girls
averaged, above all expenses and
cost of labor, $21.62.
Annice Foley Of the Sandy
Branch club canned the highest
number OF cans from her one-tenth
acre, putting up 1926 cans of to-
matoes, sixteen pints Of catsup
from the patch. Verda Abernantv
came next, with 812 cans, Vera
Tillman, with TAG cans, Gertrude
Overstreet, 1872 cans, and ten girls
with 500 and over.
One girl sold her fruit that was
exhibited at the fair for 500 and
others sold for a nice sum, and
$194.6O in cash and other prizes
were given.
Taking everything in consider
alton, our girls have done well.
Our county stood first in percen-
tage of girls staying with the
work, which counts large. Louise
Holbrook was the only member Of
the Dresden club making final
report, and the only member Of
club getting a club pin.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-12-22
Corn club Boys
Make Good Report

The results Of the Boys Corn
club work in Weaklev county for
1916 is very encouraging.
OF the 1873 boys enrolled, III
did active work and 1O4 made
final reports. These 104 boys
made 1924 bushels of corn and
an average yield of 5.46 bushels
to the acre, The average yield
per acre for West Tennessee is
% bushels. Sixty-eight of the
boys made exhibits at the state
fair and 80 made exhibits at the
Tri-State fair, 104 at the county
fair, and in all 1856 exhibits were
shown at the county corn show,
with Sc boys present. Fifty-eight
dollars was won by the boys from
the state fairs and 1926 given in
prizes by the citizens of the coun-
ty. Every boy doing creditable
work received a prize. The high
est yield was made by Neal Simp-
son of Sharon, who made 1904
bushels, and Jones Gatewood
second, with 80.46 bushels.
Fully 80 per cent. of the boys
had the same kind of seed and a
prettier display of corn had never
been seen than that which was
displayed by these boys this year.
A finer lot of seed corn has never
been offered than that in the
hands of these boys.
During the year 44O visits we're
made by the county agent to these
boys, "a public and field meetings
held for them, one general all-day
rally day in the midsummer, and
the general roundup corn show
in Martin.
The 1917 lineup bids fair to
surpass all work in the past. The
leading citizens Of the county are
all back of the good work and no
efforts will be spared to give the
boys and girls every available
opportunity.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-12-22
DresdenlRural Tele-
phone to incorporate

A number Of the stockholders OF
the Dresden rural telephone COM
pany meet at the office OF Clerk
House on Saturday afternoon, un-
animously agreeing that the comp
any should be incorporated, and
set the first Saturday in January
for another meeting of all the
stockholders of the company to
meet at the office Cleark House in
the court house at 10 o'clock, for
the purpose Of finally disposing OF
the question. All are urged to
attend, that the matter may be
thoroughly understood.
There is also a proposition to
purchase new, modern and
thoroughly up to date switch. board
for this exchange, the present
board being too small to accommo.
date the increasing demand here
for rural telephones, though it is
in good condition, having been
we'll cared for.
There is no possible doubt about
the increasing popularity all over
this county Of the rural, and the
service is as good as any, and i'm
proving all the time.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-12-22
School House Damaged.

Glasgow's school house, near
Jewell, was considerably damaged
by fire on Monday morning,
Part of the roof was burned away
and a number Of rafters, besides
the damage done on the interior.
The fire started, it is supposed,
from the fue. The roof was
covered with snow to a depth OF
several inches, which, doubtless,
saved the building. All the seats,
etc., were removed by the teachers
and pupils. This is one Of the
new school buildings, just built a
year or two ago, and a nice build
ing. The loss is covered by in
surance.
All the news Of all the county
all the time-$1. tt.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-12-22
Mt. Pelia Tobacco
Growers Sell Crop.

Contrary to the predictions OF
many, the Mt. Pelia tobacco grow
ers sold their pool hast week to
pr. Rob Moss, at Martin, at
:, rices fixed by the growers-1l,
III and IL cents. Five crops OF
sun:cured tobacco of poor quality
were sold for 10 cents. The pur-
chase aggregates about 6OO'OOO
pounds. All the growers in the
pool were satisfied with the prices,
and Mr.. Moss expressed satisfac-
ton at being able to purchase sou
acres Of tobacco through three
men representing the growers
He was glad to come in contact
with these clever gentlemen, and
glad to save the buyers COM
mission. y
The association will be per-
petual. 1t has other objects for
the uplift and general welfare OF
its members. The organization
already has made up an order
among the members for 25O
bushels of lespedeza seed and will
buy fertilizer in car lots.
Saturday nights meeting, held
at Mt. Pelia, developed into a
regular old-fashioned Methodist
love-feast, in which the leaders
we're congratulated and common
ded and praised, an obligation
taken to perpetuate the organiza-
ton and strive for better and
nobler things for the farmer.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-12-22
Death Removes
A Noble Citizen.

Mr.. W. A. Smith died Tuesday
at his home, near Gardner, follow
ing a protracted illness Of leakage
of the heart. Mr.. Smith was about
fifty years Of age. He was a true,
loyal member of the Gardner Meth
odist church; in fact, he was a pill.
lar in that church, which will miss
his unsel6sh, untiring services in
behalf Of the cause Of christianity.
Mr.. Smith is survived by his
wife and several grown children.
His wife was Miss Childress before
marriage, a daughter of that noble,
good man, Esq. ]. L. Childress.
Mr.. Smith was an ideal citizen.
He was popular with all who knew
him, being progressive, wide-awake
to the community's needs and zeal.
GUS for its upbuilding, and in his
death the community suffers an
irreparable loss. We have found
Will Smith a broad.minded, liber-
al, generous, charitable man, and
we regret his death. Profound
sympathy is extended the bereav-
ed family.
Interment Wednesday at the
Gardner cemetery.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-12-22
Bishops Big Sale
Put off Till Spring

Mr.. Bishop announces the post
ponement of the sale OF the Moore
property, advertised for last Mon
day, until some time next spring,
when the weather is more suita-
BILE.
Monday morning came with the
biggest December snow in this
section for a number of years, and
it was not practicable to even at
tempt the sale of this most derir-
able piece of property. Mr.. Bishop
felt that it would not be fair eth
er to the owner or to several pros
pective purchasers who could not
get here last Monday to attempt
the sale Of the property. He had
been assured Of some lively bid
ding, but the weather made 1t I'M
possible for some Of his most fav-
orable bidders to reach Dresden,
so the sale was very wisely, we
think, postponed.
There is no more desirable
piecel of real estate in Dresden
than this, which is ideally located.
The old Southern home on it at
tracts the attention OF all who see
it, the adjoining lapd lies well, is
fertile, and, all in all, a desirable
place.
Ample notice of the date Of sale
will be given by Mr.. Bishop.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-12-22
Aged Lady Dies,

Aunt Polly Webb, eighty.six
years of age, died late Wednesday
afternoon at her home in the
vicinity Of Palmersville. Three
children survive her-Mrs, Edna
Speight and Messrs. Sol and Pone
Webb. The remains were laid to
rest Thursday at Blooming Grove.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-12-22

appeals through the Enterprise we nave l1au 6VVy 0I anu III
reading them 1--WE gone back to hdhoods happy days. when
EVERY goose was swan when every EHoWr was sWeetsened
when mark or scratch the chimney back made by
Santa Caus-wben life was long, continuous, happy sweet
dream
You will too if you read these childish letters full OF confidence
and hope and life!
1t affords the Enterprise pleasure to print them
Cod bless the children May Santa fill every stocking and grant
cheer every and lift burden Are there
children in your vicinity who will be disappointed YOU do not look
after them? Can you afford that there should be Don't allow
hrmas morn to dawn and find empty stocking
vent it, ,
Some letters came late for publication but through the
kindness Of Postmaster Bas6 we have mailed all the beae
letters on the Dixie Flyer Congressman Garrett at Washington and
ho hoe cont them direct to Santa Claus at the North Pole
A full Stocking, "A happy Heart, a merry Christmas
for all little Friends, is the
of he Enterprise
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-12-22
NUMBER 80
NOPAPER NEXT WEEK

-S NI HE ENTERPRISE will not be issued next week. The
I@y4N office will be closed part of the week and part Of
SMAn the time will be devoted thorough cleaning up Of
KGY4 the office This has been busy hard year for our
1 force and we believe the public will agree with us they
l.z-9g5Ssgs=I entitled to a vacation.
We want to say to the correspondents that we hope
will ahead and write the important items next week lust as
though the paper be published Get the letters to us by Fri
day. anyhow Write all the weddings deaths and lust the important
items Then next week send your regular letters of course
We Wish You All IA Merry Christmas
and IA Happy New YEN
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-05-04
Weekly Statement
of Federal Reserve Banks

WASHINGTON, April 29.-Bills dis
counted by federal reserve banks in
creased in the past week about $4,000,
000, according to a statement of the
banks condition April rs, issued today
by the federal reserve board 1t shows:
Resources.
Gold coin and certificates in vault,
$234 304 90; gold settlement fund, SIS,
Al coo; gold redemption fund will
United States treasurer, $l,457,000
Total gold reserve, S311 $4,000. Legal
tender notes, silver, etc, $12,0ll GOO;
total reserve, $323, 1900. Bills dis
counted and bought: Maturities with
in 10 days, $9,153.000; from II to sc
days, S15,291 000 from 81 to GO days
$27.6SS, 600; from 61 to so days; Sl4
10000: over 80 days, S2,406, 900; total
sG9633. .0G0. Investment United States
bonds s45,Sil 600; one year United
States treasury notes, $3.50, 900; mum
cipai warrants, s36, 1888, 900. Total earn
ine assets, S155647,0 900 Federal re
servo notes, net, s21, 1,604, 900; due from
federal reserve banks, net, S1465S000,
all other resources, $4,533a,000 Total
resources s519,635,00O
Liabilities.
Capital paid in, $54 900; govern
ment deposits, $4O,660,O00; reserve de
posits, net, S413,O11 900; federal re
serve notes net, $S,S5l 600; federal re
serve bank notes in circulation, 81 ,669,
coo: all other liabilities, 1851 900; to
tai liabilities, S519,635 900. Gold re
serve against net deposit and note liza
bilities, 69.5 per cent; cash reserve
against net deposit and note liabilities
1922 per cent; cash reserve against ne
deposit liabilities after setting aside
40 per cent gold reserve notes in cir
culation, S2S per cent.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-05-04
PARTNERS IN A
DISAGREEMENT
JOSEF ROMAN ClECAULSkY
eRlNGe, SUIT AGAINST A. l.
KNOX FOR ACCOUNTING.
CH)!lH?N ARE TAKEN FROM FATHER

Joseph oman Ciechulsky on Mon
day brought an action against A. L..
Knox For a dissolution of co-partner-
ship and an accounting. The plain
tilt sets ort that he entered into part
ncrshin with the defendant in Novem-
Der, 1914, ard that ON April %. 1916,
the defendant took possession Of the
books, stock and all partnership prop
erty and has since refused the plain
tiff access to them. He asks that
the partnership be dissolved, with an
accounting and that the property of
the firm be sold, the debts paid and
any surplus divided in accordance with
the terms of their agreement. y. Il,
Cheadle represents the plaintiff.
George W. Smith was before Judge
Roy Ayers yesterday upon an appli-
cation of Fred Skalicky. probation of
ficer, to have three minor children
taken from his custody on the ground
that they We're neglected. Assistant
County Attorney Raymond Dockery,
J. G. lluntoon and Mrs. Gillette. a
Butte attorney, looked after the in
terest Of the state. Mrs Gillette was
formerly Miss Easel OF Kendall, and
has for some time been practicing
law in Butte. She is relative OF
Mrs Smith mother of the children
and represented her at the hearing
The court declared the children wards
OF the state and ordered them turned
over to the custody of Charles Easel
OF Butte.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-05-04
CHICAGO GRAIN.

CHICAGO, May 3.-Reports of crop
damage from green bugs in Oklahoma.
and from Hcssian fly in Illinois. re-
suited today in higher prices for wheat.
The close was firm at Is a u c net ad-
vance. with May at $ll5i-. and July
$116A @1167s. Corn finished un-
changed to asc higher. oats a shade
off to &c up and provisions varying
from 15c decline to a rise OF 2i2c.
Wheat prices at first showed much
uncertainty. being influenced by i'm
proved weather in the northwest
Announcement that export business
amounting to 100000 bushels had
been transacted today helped to
strengthen the wheat market in the
last part of the session.
Corn did not make much response
to wheat strength. The chief reason
crossing rapidly and that Indications
pointed to fair and warmer weather,
Oats were bullishly affected by re
ports OF damage from green bugs in
Oklahoma, Tightness in the May op-
ton became more pronounced,
Lower prices on hogs pulled down
provisions Lard. however, made a
good recovery
Wheat May, open. Sl.lAEs; high
$1.l6; low. Sl.14; close, S1.i5la; July,
open, Sl15Ss. high. Sl17A, low,
Si.l5A: close, Sl.l6a4.
Corn May, open, 76Ac; high, 7TAc;
low, 7612c; close, 77Ac
Oats May, open, i6c; high, 47c;
low, Acc; close 467sc.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-05-04
AroundtheCounty
HILGER.

Lee fIilliard, with a large force of
men, left Tuesday to begin work on
the Plum Creek road. This road has
long been needed and it is to be hoped
that the work will now be rushed to
completion as the ranchers in that dis.
trict are entitled to better road facili-
ties
AS far as known there has been no
new cases of smallpox reported and the
danger of an epidemic of this disease
is pretty well past, but as a preventa-
tive it would be well for the parents to
have the children vaccinated
At the primary held last Friday, the
precinct of New Year had the distinc-
tion Of, having two women serve as
clerks of election. They were Mrs.
John Smith and Mrs. c. Berry.-Her-
aid.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-05-04

BAKER. Ore, May 2.-The Oregon
Cattle and Horse Growers associa-
tion closed its annual convention here
tonight at a banquet attended by Gov
crnor James Withycombe, and decided
to meet next year at La Grande. The
association indorsed the action of the
National Livestock commission in in
vestgating the depression OF meat
prices. The association advocated the
repeal of the herd district law and
will exert influence at the next legis-
lature to get an imperative brand in
spection law. The association went
on record as favoring congressional
action prohibiting importation Of
meat, hides and wool from countries
where the foot and mouth disease is
prevalent.
Governor Withycombe, in his ad
dress on Better Livestock" urged the
growers to- prepare for after-war con
ditions, when, he said, the deman.
would be heavy from Europe.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-05-04
PROCR[SS|vES
GETTING READY

CHICAGO. May ,. oscar King n;.
Wis. secretary of the progressive ma
tional committee, will arrive tomor-
row for the first meeting of the com
mittec. Work of passing on the ere
dentials OF delegates to the progress
sive nvenlion. which will meet here
at the same time as the republican
national convention. will be taken up
at once by the committee.
There viii be GIT voting units In
the convention but as some states
wish to send two delegations with one
half vote each, the number of voting
representatives on the floor will be
considerably IN excess of the votes
which will be cast
The auditorium, where the conven-
tion will be held, will seat about 1000.
and as the delegates, alternates and
their personal guests will take up
much Of the seating capacity the com
mittee has problem IN answering
the number Of requests for seats that
are arriving Five hundred seats will
be available for sale tomorrow, the
price fixed ranging from S25 to SIC
each.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-05-04
RED.BL0oDED AMERICANS
Continued From Page One.0


be better exercised by excluding the
recalctrant state from intercourse
with her associates than by a resort
to arms ?"
Professor Albert Bushnell Hart of
Harvard said that race tension first
must be taken into account in trying
to bring about world peace and to es-
tablsh a decisive tribunal
"Unless some outlet is given. the
world over, for the submerged yet
keenly conscious race factions" he
continued, there can be no guaran-
tee against the outbreak OF civil wars
which may easily lead to world wars.
Race hatreds. however. are not
the strongest elements in bringing
about modern wars. The wealth and
development of nations are largely
dependent upon their natural pro
ducts. combined with their access to
markets.
THE ultimate cause of all wars is
the desire of men to control the act
ions of other men and to drive them
into subsection by any needful force
The remedy for that state of things
/ is such combination of the weak
as makes them more powerful than
the strong
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-05-04
SAF ETY. FIRST
MEETING HELD
CiPkTE IN SESSION At THE
DEPOT FRIDAY EVENING.
RAILS FOR c. n. SPUR TRACK

4 meeting in the interests of Safety
First was held at the milwaukee, pas
senger station Friday evening, local
employees participating. Suggestions
as to how this important policy may
be carried out to the most minute de
tail we're given and received by many
who attended, most Of the points com
ing as a result of personal observa-
ton. How to minimize the amount OF
lost and damaged freight was likewise
discussed, this being another Of the
most important policies advocated and
practiced by the Milwaukee railway
system.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-05-04
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.

CHICAGO, May 3.-llogS-Receipts
1900 head; market slow: . cents un-
der yesterday $ average, Bulk OF sales.
So 1Om9,SO; light. $4,000 9.90 mixed,
s945M99 30; heavy, $9.30m9 So; rough,
S930G 9.45: pigs, $1,000 $50.
Cattle Receipts $4,000 mead; mar.
ket firm Native beef steers. $S.00m
$1,000; western crS, S190mS.90, :,
stockers and feeders, S5.3p6t S,65; cows
and heifers, $4.25m9.5u; calves. $6.2a
W9.25.
Sheep Receipts 1890 head; mar
ket steady. WetherS, S690d 9,35
lambs, S7T5M1 so
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-05-04
HERBERT litter AND MISS DRESCn
MARRIED At NEWARK, NEW JERSEY

Herbert litter, of the Coulter studio,
and enc of Lcwistown'S popular young
business mon. and Miss Katherine
iresch. of Newark, New Jersey, We're
married at the latter city Saturday
night, according to telegram received
by the Democrat from lis special
Washington correspondent Mr. and
Mrs. litter passed through Washing
ton yesterday ON their way to Lewis.
town, where they will reside,
II was strongly suspected " Mr 4 it
i"t'F friends when he left tor IN" east
4 few weeks ago that h" entertained
matrimonial design ard THIS news wll
u " therefore be so ul'ir,I :, NurprlS" As
Il confirmation.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-05-04
vELs DARLING, COMMUNITY
BUILDER, TO VISIT THE CITY

Nels Darling, the community expert
who is already well known in this city,
will arrive here on Friday, May II,
and will speak twice. On Friday
night he will address the high school
and grade students, and on Saturday
noon, an assembly of business men at
a luncheon.
At the luncheon it is anticipated that
every member of the Chamber of Com
meree will wish to be present to hear
Mr.. Darling for his fame travelled the
length and breadth of the town after
his brief Chautauqua engagement here
The invitation is not confined to Cham
Der of Commerce members, but is eX
tended to everyone who has any inter
est whatever in community improve
ment and expansion.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-05-04

ithers of great import are in the
,ncubating stage.
We are to have telephone ex-
hange, creamery, and possibly a
water system. Our streets are being
graded and Strengthened out and the
town has been given thorough clean
ing. The creamery project is one that
not only concerns the town but thi
country for miles around. We place
this enterprise first in Importance be-
cause it must have The hearty support
of farmers, who will be the chief bene-
ficiaries, to prove success
We understand there is a promise
that TOO cows will be MIXED If this
is made good, or even 400. it will go
far toward making the creamery q
permanent and paying institution-Re.
view.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-05-04

Johnny Hopkins, the well known
former pitcher and outfielder on the
lewistown team in the Midland En-
pirc league is not going to locate in
Roy and play with that club after all.
Mr., Hopkins has accepted position
at the Rialto pool hall, and assumes
his new duties tonight. He expects
to land a berth ON the l.ewistown
team, which is proposed for organiZa-
tion this season. The baseball com
mittee is still working on the plans
to purchase Il park, and with the right
spirit back OF II, the outlook seems
bright.