The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-06-11
Dry Law Is
Held Constitutional
WATKINS AND VICINITY

Geo. Parker is visiting in Jordan
4 Mrs. Chas. O'Brien has been at the
Adams home several days this week
School district 81, voted on issuing
bonds to build a teacherage June 7th
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Fletcher were
calling on Watkins friends recently.
! Mrs. Rourke has with her the little
Anderson girl whose mother died with
| the Flu last winter.
Deputy sheriff Chas. Bell took a
few hours off and rounded up some of
his horses he had not seen for six
months or more.
| J.. C. Albers who has been at his
| Timber creek ranch for a month seed
| ing several hundred acres has return
ed to the store.
Born-to Mr. and Mrs. j. Lloya
Adams June 4th Cd Sh pound son
Gerard Quincy. Our congratuia-
tiong to the happy parents.
Mrs. Claude Tillottsoh of Circle has
seen the guest of Miss E. J. :dorsman
at her ranch. Miss Morsn.an enter
tanned Mrs. Percy Floyd also several
days.
Do you remember the old camp
meeting song, Mercy drops round US
are falling, but for the showers we
plead. The weather these days re-
minds us of it.
A number of Watkins people at
tended the play giyep by members of
the Rrockway High School June 4tiI
aud speak in highest praise of the
welk of the young people.
The Woman's Club was entertained
by Miss Morsman June 5th. There
were eleven members present and Mrs
Tillotson was guest for the afternoon
AT the business session it was voted to
change the time OF election Of officers
to April,so as to conform with other
clubs in the state federation. The
hostess served delicious lunch. The
next meeting will be with Mrs. Guild
borg June 18th and with Mrs. Fletcher
June 26th.
The White Mans Burden
Recently l saw cartoon represent |
ing a white man with a load on his |
back as big as house. The load was !
made up of many parts each labeled |
taxes. debts. politics, sports, fashion, |
etc 1t appears that the mans slim |
legs will collapse as he staggers along |
his eyes bulging from their sockets, |
while in the shade of their huts sew
eral heather with no burdens are /
laughing at him.
The great naturalist Thorean once
said il a man builds two room house
when he needs but one he has doubl
ed his burden Shelley said more than
a hundred years ago before we had all
these labor saving devices that four
hours a day would supply the world
With its necessities.
The achievements of our civilization
ire three-fourths superfluities. Whole
lrmies of high class workers whose I
ife is the manufacture of vanities are
higher wages and shorter {
lours. while we producers of the neces
ities are hampered by want of help
nd day light saving schemes.
Our whole life is becoming artificial
We go without bread to buy gasoline,
without eggs to buy silk hosiery. /
When we look at the load we are
arriving and compare it with the free
ife of a heather, who can blame us
or signing as we hitch our load over
n the other shoulder to rest an achin S
MUSCLE.
It came as a drink of cool water re- t
eutly to your scribe to hear woman ! i
ay. mo, we have no car, we shall 7
ever have one till we have honestly
aid our debts.
Think these matters over and If s
here be any truth in them. pouder
1em we'll II