Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-11-01
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From the Enterprise

The village of Sites, through its citi.
zens, showed the true spirit Of patrio.
| tism Wednesday afternoon in turning
out enmasse and attending a meeting
and program, under the auspices Of the
public school,
The exercises began when the pupils
of the school, some 100 in number,
mached from the school grounds down
Main street to the Ivy theater, to the
beat OF the war drum in the hands of
Master Cleo Baldwin. The classes were
draped in the red, white and blue, each
scholar bearing small American flag.
In addition, Old Glory was borne aloft
by Will Hood and Orville Burke.
On assembling at the hall, program
IN red, white and blue was distributed.
The exercises opened by the reading of
the president proclamation by Superin-
tendent Grosjean, followed by the open
ing address of Mayor Wentworth who
In brief but pointed manner set forth
our duties as a nation and individuals
toward the food conservation plan of
the government. He warned all of the
danger through excess of eating and
other wastes of food. The foodstuffs
of the nation we must conserve that our
4 allies and our own soldiers may have the
sustenance and strength necessary to
meet the foe upon the battlefields, he
said.
The numbers following were led off
by the little ones OF the first and second
grades in "Dixie Land" which as
usual brought down the house. "'The
Flag by Robert Willard, and 1.-THE
Flag Goes By by Leah Baldwin, both
patriotic recitations, were given praise
by the enthusiastic audience. The
songs, Columbia by the fourth and
fifth grades, "My Native Land by
the sixth and seventh grades, and
America First" by the eighth grade,
all were well rendered and claimed the
applause of the audience. Mr.. Grosiean
on The Causes of the War and What We
Are Fighting For,o brought out fully
Americas justification of her entry in.
to this world war. 1t was an excellent
review and held the attention of the
audience from start to finish The Rev.
Hood was the next speaker and his sub.
ject, "Slackers,' brought out a full
measure of contempt and sarcasm for
this creature who would enjoy the bless.
ings of civilization and refuse to fight
for their preservation. Mr.. Hood did
cular class, but made them broad enough
to cover the citizen who will not fight;
the citizen who will not conserve the
| nation S resources and the citizen who
will not help the nation financially, in
the matter of buying Liberty bonds and
the Red Cross Stacker who could but
will not aid this great organization in
its errand of mercy.
| Owinp m the Illness If tho .nnntx.
school superintendent, Miss Sweet, her
scheduled address on food conservation
was omitted, as was also the address of
e. Nj. Butler, who was unable to attend,
owing TO another engagement.
After the regular program, there fol.
lowed a discussion by the business men.
! Postmaster Strecker and Forest Leeper
spoke for the Liberty bonds, explaining
their issuance. their purpose and how
attainable and upon what terms and
urged the public to invest and help the
nation in its hour of need.
Other speakers We're Phil Hartman and
DIR. Anderson who entered into a
spirited discussion as to one 5 ability to
buy bonds.
f. w. Murray, a resident of Sites
since 1912, died Sunday evening. after
a long illness.
Mr.. Murray was born in Beluret
canada, but removed to Michigan while
a boy, where the greater portion of his
life was spent, with the exception of
four years in Alaska. He was engaged
i'll the lumber business. but on account
of poor health was obliged to sell his
business and come west, locating in
Sites in 1912.
He is survived by five brothers, c. A.
Murray, of La Grande, Ore; james Muir
ray, of Teloda, o.; L. NJ. Murray. of
Detroit Mich; Albert Murray, of
Marysville, Wn.; and Walter Murray.
of Glendale, Colo; two sisters in Mem
phis, Tenn, his widow and a son, Ted
p. Murray.
Services were held at the home Mon
day afternoon during which time all
business houses in Sites were closed
and Tuesday morning the body was sent
to Mason, Mich, accompanied by Mrs.
Murray and son.
Work has begun ON the South Fork
bridge here. r. b. Speck with force
OF men is now at work on the founda.
tion for the piers and some lumber is
being placed ON the ground.
/ The bonds voted by the district to