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THE FLATHEAD COURIER.
VOLUME 11
^2.© S>^ POLSON, FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1921.
NUMBER 39
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CHAUTAUQUA SYSTEM WELL KNOWN POLSON
!L MARRIED
An event of far-: caching consequence cccurred in Portland when the Ellison-White Bureau .operating hundreds-c?remony UB™* the double ring ser-
Miss Gladys Parks of Poison and
F. H. Reeves of Kalispell were united
in marriage at $ie Presbyterialn
Manse in Missoula on December 31,
1920.'  Rev.  McLain performing the
of lyceum courses, festivals and chaut-
auquas throughout the west, placed
their business on a strictly non-profit
basis, at one step this places these ent
ertainmnt and educational assemblies
on the plane of the school, college and
church.
Two years ago Mr Ellison and Mr
White were prime movers in an attempt to place all bureaus in the United States on non-profit basis. It was
defeated through selfish interest on
part of some of the smaller companies
of the east. The western firm has now
taken the step and it is expected that
within a few years the movement will
be nation wide.
The new association takes the name
of the Ellison-White Lyceum and Chau
tauqua association. It is sponsored by
vice. The bride, who for three years
has had charge of the local telephone
exchange, went to Goloma, Wisconsin
a few weeks ago to visit her parents.
Mr. Reeves met her in Missoula on
her return trip. They went to Kalispell to visit his people and to White-
fish to visit Mrs. Reeves' sister, Mrs.
Olson. On their return to Poison
Mrs. Reeves went back into the tel
ephone -service where sh will remain
for a time.
The patrons of the telephone office
are very glad to hear the voice of
Mrs. Gladys Parks Reeves "central."
LADIES AID SOCIETY
The Ladies Aid Society of the Met-.
i hodist church will meet in social ses-
some of the leading men and women of. sion Thursday afternoon the 13th at
the Pacific coast. | the home  of  Mrs    A>   L.   Graves.
There are nine members of the board Mr&. Graves will be assisted by Mrg.
of  trustees,  seven  of whom  wil be*Nels   Carlson.    A   cordial   invitation
elected from year to year by lyceum extended to all ladies,
and chautauqua patrons in the diffrent |
districts.     The board of trustees forj ' * '
present year is. as folows. C. Ten-'
ney, president of Gooding college Good j
ing, Idaho representing District No. 1!
of (Louisiana, Texas Arizona; L. L. Mc-'
Coy.   banker   and   capitalist   of   Red
VALLEY    VIEW
Mrs. C. W. Blomburg and Misses
Mary Carroll and Pauline Blomburg
niJ!.   _, ... ..      _.. . . .  were visitors  at  the  Milleson home
Bluff. Californa, representing District last Thursday
No 2 California; Geo. W Gearhart at-J    Meggrg Edw;rd p John Hum_
torney-at law, Portland. Ore     "pre-jnier, Chellis Beavers and Fred Mur-
sentmg District No    3 Nevada Utah. dock WQrked Qn ^
Colorado; Gov. D W Davis of Idaho, phone Hne lagt week>
representing District No 4 Idaho and     ^  and M       Em Eschom and
Wyoming; A C Strange, superintend-, Miss..Ruby, Middleton spent the week
tntof schools Astoria Ore. represents, with Mr# and, Mrs> p€ter McMartin
ing District Nc,6 Montana;;;Mrs Jose-     Mr#  and Mrg>  ^  p       flnd
phine, Corliss Preston, state, superm- ^    Mr_ ^ Mrg   L   A and
tendent of public instruction and presi^ boys Mr. and Mrg> Fred D lag and
dent of the National educational assoc Mr> and Mrg ^ Murdick attended
iation representing District No. 6, fche annu&1 Christmas ba t ftt the
Wfshmgton;H E Cross, president of Qdd FeUows Hall last Wednesday
Willamette Valley Chautaugua associ
ation Gladstone. Ore, representing Dis
trict No. 7 Oregon; J. R. Ellison and
C. H. White, ex-officio members.      |
evening.
The Misses Mary Caroll and Pauline Blomburg were dinner guests of
Miss Hilma Peden at the Peden home
The Ellison-White chautauqua and-Friday
lyceum business was founded to 1918,    Frank Middleton of charlo was a
by J. R. Ellison of Portland, and CH.;caller       ^ home Wednegd
White, of Boise Idaho. In eight years Qf Jagt weefe
it has gro^ from a tiny company to Mr> ^ ^s Henry Rondfeldt
the largest organization of its land in ed -^ Hudg(m ]ace lagt ^
the United States, opdratmg either ly-| ,
ceum festivals or chautauquas in prac- j M'r_ and Mrg_ pefcer McMartfal Mr-
tically every town of the west. Several |and Mrg> Quy McMartin) Mr. and
hundred people are employed the year, Mrg> mis Eschom were Sunday visit
around and approximately three and a,org &t Norrigvale>
third million people in the western, Mr> and Mrs> D A Cuhhage en_
states attended their lyceum and chau-, terta.ned at a ^^ party at their
The following
,   .    ,,     ,   „..       ........  „,v &„w™.    -.«.  and Mrs.   G.
Calary. Alberta, and Auckland, New Mmilgon  Mr    and Mrs. Andrew
The  Fireman's  ball    New    Years - '_•___ .  __
night was well attended.    The net re-
tauqua   assemblies   during   the   part j^ New Years ....
year. Offices are also maintained in ^ Mp>
/~X _1  All. A..l._ «« «*J        A i-irtl*-! nwrl M nnf *-*
ceipts were $80. This is the most
they have ever realized from this annual affair.
Beavers and family, Mr. and Mrs.
C. W. Blomburg, Francis Blomburg
and the Misses Pauline Blomburg and
Mary Carroll.
The Valley View Farm Bureau and
 •-»--•  j the . Friendship   Club   combined   and
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH held  a  Watch  Party  at the   school
^ «-     j, ,.*.    * ■- I house  Friday evening.    Supper was
Comor C and 5th streets ,     , *    i.   * 	
. served at  seven.    A  short progrom
Horace Turner, Pastor ! was given during the evening.
Parsonage next door east.    Phone 65,    Mr. and Mrs. Fred Murdick spent
Services for Sunday next, Jan. 9th New  Years  day  at    the    Plummer
as follows: | home.
Sunday school, 10 a.  m.    A class      Mr.   and  Mrs.     Peter    McMartin
Ng Poon Chew, the eminent statesman, humorist and journalist will be
at the Liberty theatre, Monday, January 17. This is the third number of
.the Lyceum course, and it is the only
lecture in the course Dr Chew was
on our Chautauqua program last
summer and all who heard him then
will be glad to hear him again. He
will speak upon a different subject
than he spoke «n at the Chautauqua
Every seat should be taken at the
Liberty Monday evening, January 17.
Single admission; adults, 75 cents;
juniors, 35 cents.
'Ng Poon Chew is an Oriental Mark
Twain" said the San Franisco Call
recently
"He is the father of Chinese jour
nalism in America." wrote a well
known newspaper biographer.
"He is a real statesman," commented the St.  Louis Republic
Dr. Chew deserves all these com'
ments and more. He is a Chinese
gentleman^ of fine Chinese instincts,
a colege-bred self-made man of broad
mentality and splendid culture-- a
loving husband and father whose
busy life in America has been dedicated, first of all. to his home and
family.
He founded the first Chinese daily
paper in America—and it is now the
largest publication of its kind in the
United States. He is a man beloved
by those of his own race, but by a
wide circle of American admirers who
have found in his splendid character
an inspiration for greater effort and
the better things of life. He is a
man of broad influence—an influence
which reaches out.across the seas and
which has played no small part in the
rejuvenation of China during the past
few years. He is vice president of
the Chinese Mail and Steamship Co.
of San Francisco
The platform points with pride to
Dr. Chew. He is an orator of the
first rank, and his every sentence
teems with a crisp humor and a keen
satire that has caused the leading editors of the nation to give him more
than passing mention in the countries
greatest dailies. His brilliance, his
wit, his profound knowledge of international relations as well as domestic
problems, together with his excellent
COUGAR LIKES THE
RIGHT LIGHTS
Poison has a new citizen and he is
a very undesirable one so much so in
fact that many people have been out
gunning for him. "He" is a full
,grown cougar and was first seen last
Saturday evening by Oral Smith who
ran onto the critter on the vacant lot
just west of Dunbars store!. Mr.
Smith first thought it was a dog until
<fche animal crossd under a light. He
at once notified a number of hunters
and they went after the big cat but
although they found plenty of tracks
in the fresh snow and followed the
animal to a point near the mill did not
see it. A couple of nights later one
of the Hepp boys ran across the critter in Grandview; but as he was not
hunting cougara right then the animal
again escaped. There has not been
enough snow to make it possible to
follow the animal any distance but if
he hangs around long enough someone
will surely get him.
EUREKA WILL PLAY
IRESATIDAl
Much interest is being shown in the
basket ball game scheduled for Saturday night when Eureka will meet the
local team in a game that promises to
be one of the best of the season.
Eureka is making a bid this year
for the championship of the Northwestern District and a large crowd
should greet their appearance in Pol-
son. The game will not be called
until after the first shows or at nine
o'clock,
On Thursday, January 13th Kali-
spell will meet the Palson five in
Grays Hall and Saturday January 15
Poison plays the Missoula county
'High School in Missoula.
HE PURCHASING
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One thought brought out in some of
the Special Sale Advertising in the
Courier this week, is worthy of consid-
bushell of wheat on the present market, will buy at the sale as much or
more dry goods or clothing as in 1915
or any year since. On the face of the
statement it sonuds unreasonable but
a careful comparison, of prices of
wheat and the things advertised would
ai^e'r to bear out the statement and
o justify the advertiser who suggested
the» tKought in his claim.
0. E. S.
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The following officers of the 0. E.
S.  were installed Tuesday night:
W. M., Hattie Fast; W. P., B. J.
Wilson; A. M., Mrs. Meek; Con.
Inez Hanson; A, Con. Mrs Pace;
Treas., Mrs. Margaret Graves; Secy.
command of English  and  his  fluent Mrs. Rakeman; Chaplin Mrs. Hudson
delivery, have won sincere appreciation everywhere he has appeared!
UNNY SLOPE TO
THE FRONT
The people of Sunny Slope are very
proud of the advancement they are
making in school affairs. The teacher, Mrs. Smith, is experienced and
knows just what they need to bring
their school up to standard, and that
is their aim. Among the many improvements made the last few months
is: a well, new blackboard, playground
equipment, primary supplies and the
flag has been placed on the building.
They have also purchased a victrola
Marshal, Mrs Fedderson; Organist,
C. E. Disbrow; Adah, Mrs. Millar;
Ruth, Mrs. Stimson; Esther, Mrs.
Snell; Martha, Mrs. Wade; Electa,
Mrs. Disbrow; Warder, Miss Ellsworth; Sentinel, Mr. Meek.
After the installation tables were
laid and oyster stew was served.
Everybody had a pleasant social time
over, not the teacups, but the stew,
and are hoping that the same refreshment committee may be called upon
again soon.
Council met January 3rd at 8 p.
m. regular meeting.
Called to order by Mayor Marsh.
Councilmen present, Holding; Loveland
Spaberg; Von Euen; Lambeth and
Davidson.
Minutes of meeting of Dec. 20th
read and approved.
Contract from the U. S. R. S. to
City of Poison for use of waters of
Hell Roaring Creek was considered
and referred to Attorney Foot of Kalispell for his attention and report.
Application of F. P. Browne to
cross Third street with railroad spur
from the Poison Flour Mill spur to
lots 12 3 Block 1 Central addition was
considered and permission wasgranted
to cross said street. c
Mrs. Cowman and Mrs. Wall was
before the meeting regarding the paying of salary of Librarian beginning
with month of December 1920. The
council agreed to take care of salary
from December 1st 1920.
The mayor appointed Mrs. M. D.'
Pace to fill vacancy on Library
Board caused by Mrs". Nellie Lovinger
moving from the state, clerk was instructed to notify Mrs. Pace of said
appointment.
Motion was made by Loveland seconded by Holding that Sewer number
one be connected with the sewer number two at the outlet, and that work
be paid for out of balance in Sewer
District No. one fund, and balance in
other special improvement district
funds motion was duly caried all mem
bers voting in favor of saidmotion.
Motion made by Loveland seconded
by Holding that Clerk advertise for
bids for work of connecting said sewers said bids to be received at office of
Clerk up to 8 p m^January 27th. said
motion was duly carried..
Clerk ordered to check up amount
of tile to be used; and get other in-
, . „   , f-itorma.tiqn needed for biding on said
In the writeup of the Holiday fes- 4ork> Matter of-iocatio„ 0f-.'cbrinect-
tivities, in some way the annualjing with gewerg to be left S.'ithe
Christmas celebration given by the|Health and Safety committe.
I. O. O. F. was omitted. But that The matter of leaging to the boat
does not mean that it was not up to'company certain ]ake ghore landg wag
the usual high -andard of these1 taken up at thig tim2 and gtreet com.
gatherings. It is reported to have ittee who were to look inlo tte mafc.
been the best ever and that is saying ter gtated the regult of their invegti.
a goc. de..4. Ihere was a picnic gationg_ Motion WM duly made by
dinner., arc - Ch.lstmas tree for the Loveland seConded by (Lambeth that
children. A four piece orchestra fur-j w# j. Burks be instructed to draw up
nished music and everybody had
good   time.
Max Lovinger has leased the Model
Bakery and Cafe tc Miss Bess Master-
son and her sister Mrs. Maude Lar-
rivee. Both ladies are from Dayton.
Miss Masterson has been working at
the "Bakery for several months and
has become so conserverant with the
business that she will be able to manage it nicely. There will be no
change in the working force..    Max
eratibn.   The claim  is made  that a!does not expect to leave Poison but
■'.ys that he is going to take things a
little easier.
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CELEBRAT
CHRISTMAS
a! contract with  the  boat  company  for
the use of said lands; that said con-
I tract be a revocable contract; and
rental of said lands to be one dollar per
1 year. Said motion was duly carried
i all members voting in favor.
I City Clerk was instructed to see
j Attorney Sawyer regarding the old
1 suit between the City of Poison and
! the boat company and ask that im-
  i mediate action be taken on said suit
The new board of county cornmis- -so same may be settled at once,
sioners of Flathead county met and     The condition of alley back of lot 5
organized yesterday and W. O. Hut- block 31 reported and matter referred
j'chinson of    Whitefish    was    elected to street and alley committee.
Mrs. F. L. Gray and Mrs. F. H.. chairman.  He and Clyde W. Weyth-      The regular monthly bills wer al-
Nash returned Wednesday from Butte j nian 0f p0lson were the new mem- lowed .
where they spent ^ part of the Holi- bers> c. H. Brintnall of Kalispell be-'
OF THE
day  season.
ing  the  holdover   member,   Andrew
the  Parent-Teachers  association  will
for everyone.    Come and bring your spent New Years with Mr. and Mrs.
family with you.   . Guy McMartin.
Morning worship 11 o'clock. Spec- Mr-, and Mrs, Fred Harlan and
ial music. Solo, Mrs. Koons.. Solo family moved back to their homestead
Mrs.   Elmer   DeGolie^.    The   pastor last week.
will give a report of the Area Rally;     School opened Monday after a two
held in Whitefish the 3rd and 4th.     j weeks vacation for Christmas. ,,,,     „   ,. ,-, .,      .^u
Epworth   League  6.45   p.   m.    A      Mrs:   C.   W.   Blomburg   and   the be held the first Friday in February
young people's meeting which you will ( Misses  Pauline Blomburg and Mary  ~o—	
enjoy.    Come and bring a friend.     , Carroll were entertained at the Mur-.
Evening   Service! ;7.30.    We  -weU dick home at dinner Tuesday. j
come  you  to  all  of  these  services.'    The  Valley 'View  Telephone  Com-:
Make this a year of church attndanc pany held their yearly meeting at A.
|J.   Lowary's  office  in   Poison.    The
the
Miss Hotchkiss, Mrs.  Dr.  Holmes'; gwaney and William Cusick were the
aunt, died at the home of her niece j retiring memberrs, Swaney being the
in Missoula, January 3, after a short! rotjrjng chainman.   The  other  coun-
. illness with pneumonia.    The Holmes ty 0fficers also took office yesterday
and  are  now planning to fence  the,famU    have  the  sympathy  of their'4h the    exception    of the    county
school   grounds      They  have   organ- n ^.^ | treasurer' who takes office March 1.
1Zed  a  Parent-Teachers     association     A#  ^ Lowary and c    M#  SawyerlThore were fw chai)ges in the offi-
with  Mr.   Padgette  president.      An^re transacting business in Kalispell cial family. raost of the officers hav-
Lng   been   re-elected   lase   November
! Hi™
excellent    Christmas     entertainmentjth.g week-
was given with a Christmas tree and Mrg_ M\ D. Pace was appointed by
a treat for all. Not least among the aia Margh the appointlnent being
many things they have done is ,the | approved by the council at its last
equipment for serving hot lunch to|imeeting to fm the vacancy on the
the  children.    The  next meeting  o£;Ub board caused by Mrs    Lovin.
; officers    for the    ensuing year are
The basket ball game between the Fred Murdick, chairman; Andrew Bea-
'(high school and the alumni last Fri- vers, vice chairman; and A. H. Hud-
!day night was won by thealumni. The son secretary-treasurer,
i.score was 42 to 37. c j     While  playing with  a  shell  which c building,   Tuesday   evening , Januarjt
Poison  stores   are   certainly   doing
. their part to reduce the high cost of
[living and are certanily slashing the
bottom out of every kind of merchandise.      This is proven by the sale ad-
vertissmer.ts in this \Veeks issue.  The
Golden   Rule   is    just   starting    the
greatest price cutting sale in the history of   that institution.    Harbert is
offring some of the biggest reductions
Washington,    Jan.  5    A   total of! ever shown, The Wade Clothing Co.
on the Board of County Commissioner; 2.325000 workers are out of employ- j are als0 "ght in    the s™m ready to
Mabel Tupper and little son Went in this country, according to a;meet a» competition. The Miller Fur
gers absence. The board is now
Mrs. F. L. Gray, Mrs. M. D. Pace
and  Mrs.   M.   J.   Cowman.
Clyde Weythmcn went to Kalispell
the first of the week to take his place
LIS OF IN
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Mrs.
Jack went to Spokane the first of the (survey of the industral situation byiniture Company   are    making   some
week to visit her siatcr Mrs.  C.  L J Clint C. Houston for the current is-1 mighty atractive prices on furniture.
Angel I sue of "Labor." official organ of the'wI»le  even  in  groceries  The  Poison-
The regular Farm Bureau meeting!     Clarance Brown went to Anaconda I says   that   the   survey   disclosed  the | Mercantile with their jlosing out sale
will be held at the Poison High school today on  a business trip. ! greatest   industrial   slump   since   the', arc cutting downioni everything.
and  Mrs.   Horace  Turner  at-i 1907   panic.   The   larger   groups   <rff j buying public will find Poison a
Mr.
The
good
W. D. Trow left Monday for Seat-'Ms parents thought was empty,, Mas-: nth. Basket lunch after 'meeting.! tended the Area Rally of the Metho- unemployed given by the survey are:j
tie where he will take up his elec- tor William Anderson struck a match'Harry Blair will discuss the affrima-! dist church at Whitefish Monday and! Building trades, 300.000; automobile,
trical work. Mr. Trow will be miss-'to it causing it to explode, The tip of j tive side and George McAlear the i Tuesday cf this week. Fine crowds'250000; textiles 225.000; clothing!
ed in musical circles. the first finger and the thumb on his, npnative side of the following resolu-' were in attendance at all the sesions  150000;   railroads   200000;   steel   and!
W.   C.   Beotcher and  wife  arrived  left hand war, badly shattered and his'tion.    Resolved- 'That it be made a'Bishop Bums and many noted speak-' iron products 150000: shipping 125000j
home  this  week  from  a  two  weeks face was also somewhat bruised.    He, penitentary offense to sell oerals vvith-
visit with relatives in South Dakota. -.  -,vas immediately rushed to Poison to out their first having been owned by
Dr. Dogge returned this, week from the hospital where Dr.  Richards am-; the seller."   A general discussion of
Helena where he attnded the gover- nutated the thumb and the finger at marketing of grain to follow,
nors recption   . the first knuckle of'each. j Committee.
place to trade
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WATCH  PARTY
The officers of the Degree of Honor
were present to address the  con-j food  products    100000;    amusements | crd;--.-  held   a   watch  party  on    New
cri; from diffenrent parts of the coun-1 75000;   metal   mining     50000;     ship-jYenr's  eve at the home of Mr.   and
vtjntion,.    Rev.   Turner   will   give   a! imiWing   300000;   rubber  50000;   shoe'-Mrs.   Wilkinson.    The   evening   was
report of thismecting    Sunday morn-^and leather 5000o; printing 50000 and:spent with 500 after which light re-
lcasual labor 50555. ■ freshments  were  sei'ved.
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