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POLSON, FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA,   THURSDAY,   JANUARY   3,   1918
NUMBER 56
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Letters of acknowledgement and
thanks are coming almost daily to the
Poison Chapter A. R. C. from the
boys who have received their Comfort Kits and Christmas packages.
All write in good spirits and pay
high compliment to the Red Cross
E. R. Swart writes from Charlotte,
North Carolina.
"The articles in the kit are indis-
pensible to a soldier and while we
don't like to sew on buttons and patch
clothes we must do it as Uncle Sam is
very short of clothing.
I like the army first rate and would
not get out of it if I could.
No one can realize the great work
m PASSE!
Seines, Mont. Jan. 2, 1917
Minutes of December 27th(  1917.    j    Jlrs.  L.  G.  Wymore met with an
7:80 o'clock p. m.    Special session   All!accident    Monday that might    have
i members present.   Mayor Gillam pre- j proved very serious.   She with a boy
! siding. j by the name of Moore who is working
j Ordinance No. 123. Regulating the! for them came to Poison Sunday
Report of the Spring Valley Auxil- supervision and control of the construe! from the Wymore ranch on Lost Lake
iary American Red Cross for the tion or alteration of the water distri- j They came after hay and other sup-
quarter ending Dec. 31st 1917 is as bution an sewer systems of the City plies. Monday morning as they were
follows: Members now on the list of Poison, the licensing of plumbing,! going out on the load of hay, when
forty seven. The members added dur- j establishing rules and regulations - about three miles from town the
ing the quarter are: Mrs. Wdith.Hyde, governing same, providing penalties;-Wheels on one side of the wagon went
Mrs. W. S Burton, Geo. H Halverson,; for the violation thereof, creating an j into a deep rut^ turning the load over
J. M Smith Alice' emergency and repealing Ordinances \ Mrs Weymore falling underneath it.
White'
Nels  Thorsrud,
Smith  and  Frank   L.
'"Your father died this afternoon The Poison High School basket ball
of heart trouble.' This was the mes-! team arrived home Wednesday after a
Vsage received by Robert Gillam Mon-jtrip to Whitefish, Eureka Libby, Col-
day evening. And he with Mrs. Gil-! umbia Palls and Kalispell! The results
lam started Tuesday morning for San j of the games would make a poor rec
Diego where his father and family'ord for the local boys if it was not
were spending the winter. No fur- known that bad luck and unfamiliarity
ther news has been received. I with   the  floors  was  responsible  for
D. J.  Gillam was one of the pio-some of the defeats.    And   although
the highest regard for your organiza-
etion."   •• •:
E. M. Nyberg at Camp Merritt,
New Jersey says: "It sure is great
the good work the Red Cross Is doing
for us soldiers."
Chas. W. Reynolds writes from Columbus, New Mexico.
I received your Xmas package today
and was sure glad to get it. I thank snot-as large as hoped for but the pro
everyone of you for it. The checkerboard especiallyi as we are on outpost
for the month of December and have
very little to do to pass the time while
not on duty." :
W. H. Kelley's thanks came from
Camp Lewis, Washington • as did also
Neal Bratton's.
Work Numbers 107, 108, 113 and 117 of the i The driver was not hurt; so that he "eers of Polson-.   **e    building    the j they lost four out of the five games
finished and sent in during the quarter. City  of Poison,  Montana  was  read, soon removed the hay that had fallen |.J™8' n°W°ilZ       *       ^ ™        1 ™   >* tea™ bemnd
on   Mrs.  Weymore;   but  found  that, s™^°f 19v10-    , , .    j the screen.   The team was fighting in
he could not move her. She being un- . Mn GllIam has ah™*s been acteive, every game and played an excellent
able to even raise her head. So he ln everything for the upbuilding of IRoor game wherever the hall was large
rode one of the horses back and got!Polson- He had the greatest faith in enuf for such a style of game to be
a man to bring her to town.    Where i,ts future and would have been glad  Played-    A  failure  to  shoot baskets
to have resided here permanently but accurately  followed   the   team   along
Bed shirts 12, Helmets 12, Leggins 12' After due consideration and discussion
   _„..„„   a _ pairs, Ice bags  1, Knitted wipes  19, it was regularly moved by Gregg and
you"are "doing quite" so* much "as"the IWash cloths 19, Pa jama suits 13, Bath' seconded by Chambers that all resolu-
men in the service, and they all have robes 2, Surgeon gowns 10, wristlets' tions or orders of the Council or parts
PLACE LIKE POLSON
Seattle, Washington,
Editor Courier:-
Will write you a few lines to let
the friends of myself and the rest of
the crowd know that we arrived here
WH O. K. Had a fine trip making it
1through in about four days. Saw
some good country but did not see any
place that looked as good as the Plat-
head. My advice to all wh are inclined
to kick about Poison and the valley is
3 pairs, Handkerchiefs    15,    Socks 21 thereof, which would in any way pre
pairs, Sweaters 2, Muffler 1 making a! vent the adoption of Ordinace No. 123 j.she was taken to the - home of her
total of 153 pieces We feel especially! at this meeting be suspended, and that; aunt Mrs. Blethrode where under the
thankful to the High School girls of i the consent of all members of the j treatment of Dr. Holmes she is rap-
Poison who braved the exceeding bad J council present be granted for its im- idly recovering.
roads the evening of December 22 to' mediate consideration and final adop-j 1"*""*	
give us an evening of enjoyment and tion and that the said Ordinance No j D|j QflM   Qfl! fllf-R ROY
also  to  serve to increase  our funds.: 123 be approved and adopted. jTILuUr   uULlJlLii QU I
Owing to the weather the crowd was Vote   Ayes-Gillam, Chambers, Gregg*     iimiTrn ISiirriFflTIMA   i rTTT
■        Nays-Non,                                           IIS liEHIIG   LEIIE
ceeds, including expenses, was $20.60  j    The Mayor declares the motion car-,  ;	
Mrs.  Harris,  the  aged  mother of'ried and Ordinance No. 123 duly ap-
Mrs. Ida Baker, is not feeling as weii • Proved and adopted
as usual
•Mrs. Dorothy Bancroft is seriously
Ordinance No. 124—Requiring   the
Poundmaster to  collect  the  sum  of
.„    .   ..    , „ , ■    _      _        $5.00 for each animal impounded and
ill at the home of her son, Guy Ban- ., -. ,. nn ,      .     .    ,.
'      *      .    the sum of $1.00 per day for feeding
.   | each animal during the time the same.
There has been little, if any, im-' js kept by the City of Polson,-was
provement in the condition of Martin reacj and after due consideration it was
Christopherson who is confined, to the. regularly moved by Chambers and sec-
house and part of the time is not able J onded by Gregg that all resolutions or
to sit up. ■ orders of the Council or parts thereof
Rev. A. B Morris, son Ivan and which would in any way prevent the
daughter Mary are moving to Poison' adoption of Ordinance No. 124 at this , . .      .
where the children    expect to  enter meeting be suspended   and that the we do not get much sugar or cake etc
school iconsent of all members' of the council!    W* ha!e had a touch °f Montana
T „  ,. .   „, .   „ I x r. 4. j /,     -4.   •       -j- x    weather the last couple of weeks, and
J. D. Lyons is in Whitefish where he present be granted for its immediat-' -    - *   ■
expects to remain for some time.
Mrs Arthur Larrivee spent the Holi
days with her sister in Kalispell
Miss Hazel Reynolds, the teacher at ^l^OrtinZZ No"."IsTduTy In- ff * * a dai|v si*ht to see two and
the log school house,-spent her vaca- A     A    ,    +  , '    three thousand new comers or "rook
i.- -J.Y. i.     * •    j     f „. ... i proved and adopted,
tion with her friends at Rollins. i    mi_    .-,,   , .    .      , .,' ,      _.•»
j    The Clerk was instructed to notify
John Seines shows his smiling face'the Public that any one having orders
130th Aero, Squadron, Kelly Field,
So. San Antonio, Tex.
Poison Chapter A. R. C.
Just a brief note letting you know
that the Xmas box was received, and
greatly appreciated .It was the fii'st
" j received in my squadron, and the other
boys were wishing that they had a Red
Cross society in their home town that
was as active as the one of Poison.
Delicacies and sweets are greatly
appreciated although we get all we
want to eat of good wholesome food,
on   account   of   Mrs.   Gillam's  health its trip and came to a grand climax
he changed his residence a year ago' at Kalispell.
to their old home at Lansing, Michi- Follows the   scores of the   different
gan.   But he still retained all his busi games:
ness interests here and told the writer, Whitefish vs Poison, Dec. 27 at White-
when he made his last visit to Poison j    fish.
that he hoped to be able to come back Line up for Poison:
some time in the future to stay.   He i Line up for Whitefish
was active in the Presbyterian church J. Cline L. G.
still holding at the time of his death V. Mallory   R G.
a place on their Board. :H. Covalt     C.
Suitable memorial services will be C Higgins L. G.
held for him at the Presbyterian N Murray R. G.
church Sunday morning.
Sullivan R. F
Ferris       L. F
Riley C
McClench     L. G
Dillon R G
iOffl P0« Li
i Scores by players—Cline 15, Mallory 8,
Covalt 6^ Murray 2 Sullivan 0
Scores by Teams Poison 31 Whitefish 9
(Eureka Vs. Poison, Dec. 28, at Eureka
|      Poison Eureka
rii-rrr-n     una on    <-ninrr'J'  CIine L-F- Sinclair R F
ESTERS JUHir MIE ;j~ RCF-R GMiu*°™
  ' C. Higgins L G Peltier L G
The following from  a  Sacramento A Higgins R. G Driscoll     R G.
paper will be of interest to the friends V Mallory Jt. F.
of the Nyberg family.    Mrs. Nyberg   Scores by players-Murray 10, J. Cline
.    Arthur's mother, who has been knit- 2, Covalt 2,   Sinclair 5    Robertson 2,
i consideration and final adoption  anJ|a .fire f„eel* Qujte comfortable, but in tmg fpp the Po]sQn ehaptei. A< R G_ Miller 20
'that the said Ordinance No. 124 be,feplte  of, . ,° .c   d weatner' the  tentjWill feel a greater personal interest Scores by teams-Eureka 27 Poison 16.
.camp, which is a camp for the newiin herwork Referee Tupper, Umpire Price.
I comers, is increasing m size every day, PELTIER  L0SES   CHAUFFEUR , Libby Vs. Poison, Dec. 29, at Libby
approved and adopted.
The Mayor declares the motion car-
an-
les
the same
AND GARDNER TO ARMY        Poison
, .       . , ,       i     George   W.   Peltier   is   driving  his J. Cline, L. F.
marching into camp, but about'Qwn motor car today an(] he ig ]ike,y v Mallory R# F
I in the valley again.
or complaints to make in connection
that they take a trip out and if they1    Tne Home Guards met at the Log, with the City Water Department can
don't become boosters for the Flat-' School House and the Red Cross at leave same at the office of W. A. Gregg
number of partly    trained fQ  face  lawn   am,   prunjng  hig  own H Covalt . c>
men leave for other camps to finish j rosebushes> not necessarily as further C Higgins L. G.
their training.
evidence of his well known versatility N. Murray R. G.
Libby
Williams L. F.
Dolan        R. F.
Farr C.
Wagell R. G.
Richards L. G
My squadron has just moved into'but becauge the war has invaded his Scores by players Mallory 4   J. Cline
head   I   will   go
down."
way
back  and  set the home of Mrs.   Arthur    Larrivee and Company and their wants dill be,the barracks> and we are certainly glad menage with a vengeance.
I Wednesday    evening.     There was a given prompt attention.
10, Covalt 2, Murray 7, Williams 12,
For mv part give me Poison, not' £00cl turnout for both meetings and     On motion duly made and carried wl"ch a?e plentiful in Texas
to get away from the wind and dust, J    Yesterday Arthur Nyberg, who had 'Dolan 12, Farr 2, Wagell 6   Richards
only because it is the best place that I, after the business meetings the men the council now adjourns.
have seen but there one can start down! wei-e served an excellent lunch by the j  , «. . 	
the street, and it is Hello, Cowman,'Iadies at Mrs. Larrivees followed by
Stone, Harbert, Browne, Lowary arid.a dance to the music of a victrola.
etc., but here it is "look out" or youjThe Red Cross realized $2.10 from
will get run over and nobody cares the sale of the lunch The next meet-
and at night you can't sleep for the' inS of the Guards will be at the Spring
noise so I'll take Poison for mine. j Valley School House Wednesday even-
There is quite a bunch of Poison 'in£ February 6th, the Red Cross meet
j been working as Mr. Peltier's chauf-  Scores by teams Libby 34 Poison 23
We are treated very nicely and have (f0l]1. fop  some   tim6j  enlisted   in   the Referee Snider Umpire Tenney.
about the best of every thing from aviation. corpB of tho army and when Col Pall8. Vs. Poison Dec. 31, at Col.
Uncle Sam.   Most of the boys attend |the news waB rep01.ted at the Pe]tier Pall8i
classes of different kind.    This camp:homo   Marsh   yincent,   the   gardener,        Poison
seems to be   more of a large   school iofto]. digesting the good  news aver- J. Cline L. F.
than an army camp. | vcd thafc h£j>d be blowed (oi. words to Murray N. li F
IIIPTAii    BirUT   SfifSMnM/i     /   % *   .    ■ ,    ,     ,.,   TP"ed that he'd be blowed (or words to Murray N.
NO ALL   ilfl     MUnllfAtl    ^     am    enjoy1"8' g00d   .health I,that effect)  if he would take a back Covalt     C.
■ u .      h ^e tQ e ot Poison, I seat for tUArt„ and immediately hied G Higgins L. G.
Mission Lodge No. 86. I. O. O. F. and also wish them all a Merry Xmas
boys here, they make their headquart- i"S the same evening at the home of will confer the Initicatory Degree on and a Happy New Year.
jdrSi c. B. Nunnally !tw0 new members on Monday even-     Thanking you many times for the
ing Jan 7th; 1918. splendid Xmas  box. I am
ers at Ben Sturtivants    cigar sfore
and all are at work with the exception
D H Sizemore. Austin Snider and
of Dan Creek, "who says that he will: Ben  Schlegl.e--believe in starting the '■
The installation of officer's will be
go to work as soon as he has taken in new year right as they could be seen    e y s        •     •
Respectfully yours,
Joe O. Irvine.
all the sights.   Even C. M. Mansur is' out in the field plowing just like it —'  -.    — —- ■ ' —^rrrrr:~:r
working having a job at one of the was in spring j —   , *~^ «   n     it     •, a ■» w-^ %,
Shi?yards- ;    .„   ,     ■,      ,..       Austin Snider is just about to com-1 List      Ot   OOllCltO'fS.   Alld KeSUllS
Well Cowman 1 will close for this piete the construction of a nice big log! '
time again advising you to pass this
on, to the first and all the knockers
you meet If> they don't like Poison
and the Flathead take a trip and they
will change their tune. For I have
looked and looked for a place where
nature has bestowed more resources
than it has on Polsn and the Flathead
and have failed to find it, and do not
believe there is another place where
barn. j
Mr and Mrs. H. H. Pogue have mov-1
ed to Big Arm It is understood that \
they take charge of the hotel there.
Ray Nunnally, Beulah Williams,
Kenneth and Lois Lyons spent Xmas
evening at the home of Mrs. E. R.
Dorris.
Mr and Mrs Geo Russell and Mr.
opportunities   grasping  hand  is   ex-jand   Mrs-   Wm-  Sarver  spent  Xmas1
tended hearterier to the faithful man.lwith Mr. and Mrs. B Gottleib [
Your friend, \    Mrs E. D. Dorris spent Xmas with'
H. M. Plumlee Mr and Mrs. Williams. I
  Mr H Forman and family of Dixon
spent Xmas week with Wm. Forman'
and family. .    j
* Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kramer are
rejoicing over the arrival of a son as'
I a Christmas present and Mr. and Mrs.
MASONS   AND  EASTERN   STARS' J. J. Williams a son as a New Years'
The joint installation exercises of pre^fn     XT „.        ,_     .„.,..   J
the Eastern Star   Masons and Royal     ,Mlsses Nelhe and Bessie Standiford
Attained In The Xmas Drive
For Members For A. R. G.
joint raws
Arch  Masons at their hall  Tuesday
evening was
are    attending    Poison     High
Annual
Solicitor Dues
Mrs. C. L. Zimmerman .". 52
Mrs. E. P Nunnally 69
Miss Ilo Riebe 66
Mrs. Howard Light  99
Miss Margaret Graves 113
Mrs. George W. Allen 6?
Joe. Wilson  2
Miss Brusletten    21
Miss Doris Johnson 26
. .Mrs. C. E. Caffery i....11
Mrs. D. R. Brockmah 10
Miss Erma Davidson   14
Mrs C. W. Weythman  28
Miss Margaret Higgins 24
Mrs. Webb   7
Mrs.. H. L. Upham  22
Magazine
Subs
Donations
Total
1
3.00
56.00
69.00
66.00
1.00
100.00
1
114.00
7
2.50
76.50
2.00-
Col. Falls
Neitzling     C.
Murray R. F
Zorzi        L. F.
Imholt      R. G.
him  down  town  and  enlisted  in  the C. BroWn       R G Johnson L. G.
Sacramento Braves. Scores by players-Cline 2, Murray 4
Nyberg, who is 28, has a wife and  Covalt 8,    Neitzling  20,    Muray  16,
baby and Mr. Peltier announces that Zorzi, 14.
they    will  become    members of    his Scores by teams-Col. Falls 47, Poison
household for the duration of the war 14. Referee Hanson^  Umpire Snyder,
or until such   time as "Art"   comes Kalispell Vs. Poison
marching home again.    Vincent is 12        Poison
and .above the ago for enlistment in J. Cline •      L. F.
the regulars but was showed a cordial V Mallory R. .
welcome into the Braves which is ac- Covalt        C.
C. Higgins L. G.
N Murray     R G
in 1, at Kalispell
Kalispell
Twoed    L. F.'
Stendal R F
. Burn:; C.
Odegard L. G.
Sanford R G.
i Dismore L. G.
Bradley R. G.
Scores by playcrs-Cline 4, Covalt 2
Murray 4, Tweed 20, Stendal 12,
Burns 2, Odegard 6, Bradley 2.
Scores by teams Poison 10 Kali-
  spell 42. Referee Tupper.
Poison  merchants  are now taking __ »	
up the matter of comply;r- with tha WATCH-NIGHT   SOCIAL AT   THE
ccpting recruits up to 45.".
MM ADOPT G8EDEM?
Mr STSHM
METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
well attended    After the' scn0°l  sPent  their  Holiday vacation   Pete Gingras    and Michel 15
installation popcorn and apples were
passed around and a pleasant social
time was enjoyed by all.
with their parents.
The Green Mountain School report1
for the first three months is as fol-j
lows:    Total  enrollment  17, percent
Mrs. B. G. Shead  90
Mrs. H. Nash   ...15
Mrs. McCabe   ■• 3
Mrs. M. J. Cowman   16
Mrs. Wm. Wall   -2
Miss Ida M. Cooper 4
Mrs. J. J. Rosenberger 4
.25
government order in regard to making but one delivery of goods a day.
This matter has been under discus-
21.00 sion by the federal authorities for New Year's eve from 9 to 12:30
27.00 some time and it is now almost an as- was spent at the above church by over
11.00 sured fact that the order will be is- one hundred young and old. The Ep-
11.00 j sued. worth League of the Methodist church
14.00 j There is no necessity of every store invited the other Young People's So-
28.00 in the town having a delivery wagon cieties to come and join with them for
and making three or four trips a day a social evening,
to the same section of the town as it The first part of the evening was
is a great waste of time and labor, spent in games then a lunch was serv-
and it is understood that the federal ed, followed with a short program,
board will insist that the stores adopt The following took part,
the  co-operative  delivery   plan   and >   The Junior Girls Choir of the church
24.00
7.00
22.00
16.00
91.25
17.00
  attendance 99, cases of tardiness none
ROYAL NEIGHBORS and M. W. A*s ''lumber perfect in attendance 14, visitors 11.   Those perfect in attendance
A good crowd was in attendance were Beulah^ Edith, Edward and Glen' Ben Mills 2
at the   installation   services '.of  the na Williams, Bessie and Loran Morris' Karl Knudsen 4.
Modern Woodmen and Royal Neigh- Ruth Morris, Cleta and Ivan Forman,' Wm. H. Fedderson    3
.bors last night.    Refreshments were 'Ruth Kramer, Agnes Strome, Harold Frank   Middleton    fcL2
served and after the exercises an in- Halverson,  Amelia  Allen  and   Reva Miscellaneous  13
formal dance was held. * Moon. Total 814
16
6.75
3.00 i that the wagon makes but one trip a Miss Cooper-reading ; Piano and Vio-
16.00  day. ; lin Duet Misses Stella Matthews and
2.00      The campaign has so far been con- Vera Gabb, Piano Duet-The    Misses
4.00   ducted   by  correspondence   and    has Gabb; arid Solo by Miss Doris Harbert
4.00  been confined to the larger cities in accompanied by  her mandolin/   All
2.00   the main and has resulted in the re- numbers were so thoroughly enjoyed
4.00  lease of over 15,000 men for the army, that each one was called back for a
3.00  It is now the intention of the board second time.  Rev. Turner spoke a few
12.00  to go  over the  entire  country and words just before  mid-night which
13.00 Ipress the  adoption ( of the/measure was followed b'y'!pra5yer.'  ••'
838.75'everywhere. ' 4 I    A' grand everiin'gf was enjoyed by all.
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