The Bozeman courier., June 24, 1925, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4

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THE* BOZEM AN ëÔV
Published Every Wednesday Afternoon ai
43 West Main Street, Bownui, Montana
"IN THE FAMOUS GALLATIN VALLEY"
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THE REPUBLICAN-COURIER COMPANY
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Established. 1871
Official Paper of Gallatin County
GALLATIN COUNTY ROADS
Gallatin county roads are in splendid condition,
considering the extremely wet weather "which
has made their upkeep a matter of almost con
tinual labor on the part of the supervisors. •
When it is considered that the road xnust be
dragged after each rain in order to fill up ruts
left by cars passing while the surface was soft,
it should be a matter of no small pride to the
county commissioners and the road supervisors
that our highways are in such good condition.
Work of gravel surfacing a portion of the road
in Bridger canyon is nearing completion. When
this is smoothed down, it will add another link
to Gallatin county's splendid system of highways.
The work was done by the county and the farm
ers of the canyon cö-operating and is the second
project of the sort put in there.
Last year a similar project was completed and
its success encouraged the farmers to put a second
this year. Our farmers are to be commended for
this public-spirited work, which is not only of
benefit to those living up the canyon but to
everyone who has occasion to travel over the road.
Highway maintenance is a big item in the an
nual expenditures of the county.
Our commissioners are alive to the importance
of getting a dollar's worth of road work for every
dollar expended and are keeping in personal touch
with the situation.
They visit the various road districts from time
to time, confer with the supervisors and see that
necessary culverts are put in, dragging done and
water diverted into ditches which would other
wise stand in the roadway.
By this method of direct supervision those who
use the highways as well as those who pay for
them are assured of the best roads the funds at
the disposal of the commissioners will secure.
The suggestion that a suitable marker be
placed upon each highway leading into Gallatin
county is a good one. Î • 4
This county has reason to be proud of her roads.
Tourists cannot but notice the change as soon as
they cross the. county line and the fact should
be brought to their attention that the good high
ways are in Gallatin county. •
This is a means of attaining favorable pub
licity which will be very effective and at the same
time inexpensive.
The condition of the highway is the first thing
the visitor notices. If the roads are better than
And we can capitalize these good impressions
he has been accustomed to traversing his first
impression cannot but be a favorable one.
If the county commissioners cannot see their
way clear to put up suitable markers, it strikes
this newspaper that the chamber of commerce or
one or both of the luncheon clubs could well afford
and forever link them up with the name of Gal
latin county at small cost.
to do the work as a part of their community pro
gram.
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THERE'S A MORAL TO THIS
Probably the folks who got stung by the smooth
stranger, as told in a story reprinted from the
Manhattan American, now wish they had patron
ized the merchants who advertise in their home
papers.
Your local merchant may not offer such allur
ing "bargains" but he stands behind the goods
he sells.
Read the ads and then patronize the adver
tisers. That is the sure way to satisfaction. •
GOOD PRESS-AGENT STUFF
The story, "A Vision in the Air," is our "33
Years Ago" department should be good press
agent stuff for the enterprising young men who
send out stories about the buxom bears and gush
ing geysers in Yellowstone park. Wonder if the
Mystic Maiden still hovers over the park at night
fall? And, if so, what her presence portends? |
Editorial Comment
LUCKY MONTANA
(Dillon Tribune)
Lady Luck plays many favorites and M
not always, but usually has been, one
Seemingly deserted for a time, the ]
of the Pacific Northwest is once m
favor. While the East and Central West were
sweltering in the oppressive and furnace-like heat
of the past week or more, Montana temperature
was most delightful. Blankets were in demand
at night and at times overcoats were donned for
comfort. Snow in the higher altitudes was fre
quent but not damaging.
In the meantime the welcome rains were falling
steadily upon a rich, receptive soil, not too much
or too little, but just right as if ordered.
The period of depression and drouth has been
passed and it, is the New Montana, courageous
and ambitious, starting under such favorable con
ditions upon .a long period of permanent prosper
ity,
The soil is soaked to a depth unknown for years.
The largest crop of grain,'corn, alfalfa, timothy
and native hay, peas, potatoes, sugar beets, beans
and vegetables that the state has ever seen wil
be produced this year. The many herds of high
grade cattle and numerous bands of well-brec
ewes and lambs am multiplying, growing anc
fattening on the range, with the grass so abun
dant that it is already preparing to reseed the
soil. 1 -
The winter was mild, the spring was early with
no seriously cold storms. The lamb and calf crop
is away above the average, and the wool slip is
up to the standard.
.'The fruit trees are bearing, the sawmills are
running, while the mines are working and pro
ducing much new wealth. The railroads have
ordered 50,000 more freight cars than were usee
Montana's surplus products for this season to
the markets of the East and West.
Prices are good and bid fair to continue so.
The men, women and children are happy, con
tented and enthusiastic, and working with an
energy that spells success. There is no quarreling,
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fighting Ox' jitter feuds between classes or. fac
tions, but everyone is at the bat doing his bit to
push the . good work along. i
With conditions so satisfactory arid production
so great, and prospects so bright, the state
justly earned the right to be called "Lucky Mon
tana.
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GO TO SCHOOL IN MONTANA
(Ronan Pioneer)
Each year Montana ha? witnessed the sight
many of our young people leaving the state
enter higher educational institutions of other
states. An increasing knowledge of the high
standard of college education in Montana has,
recent been this little
recent years, been cutting this percentage a little
each year, yet there is still a considerable number
who leave the state each year to enter "bigger
schools,
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It is a fallacy which is costing Montana many
thousands of dollars each year. It ia poor econ
omy for a father to pay taxes in Montana to sup
port Montana schools, then send à son or daughter
to an out-of-the-state school that.costs each year
maiiy times the taxes he pays for the support
of Montana's educational system. It is evident
that certain lines of training are not offered
Montana and must be sought elsewhere, yet most
of these migrating students take, mother institu
tions, the same college courses they can obtain
in Montana. -
• Montana's higher educational institutions are
recognized throughout America as doing a "stan
dard job." Our students and graduates are rec
ognized on a par with those of the most "famous
institutions of the United States. In some lines
there is" a distinct prerfeisence for Montana trainee
dtüdents. In engineering/ -science and agriculture,
Montana is offering work as thorough and
highly accredited as any of the so-called "Mg"
institutions of the east. The quality of our work
for women is proven in the admission of Montana
State college to the American Association of Uni
versity Women, the third time that this high
honor has been granted to any American schoo
which grants only the bachelor of science degree;
Get acquainted with higher education in Mon
tana. Montana is voting money each year for
training of youth in our higher educational insti
tutions, and Montana demands the best of train
ing. Go to school in Montana.
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A BASIS OF AFFINITY.
The American Chemical Society an
nounces that man H» not made of dust,
as commonly supposed, but of a gela
tinous substance which may be cor
rectly called glue. That is interesting,
and also helpful. We now know why
a thief is said to have sticky fingers.
Also we can understand the affinity
between two young lovers whom it
seems impossible to keep apart. And,
if we investigate the subject fully, we
shall prcbably learn that men stick to
their friends better in a warm cli
mate than they do in one that is cold.
Truly, this is a marvelous discovery.
PRIVATE SCHOOLS APLENTY,
In Butte, Montana, a new "School
for ^ lve f" 18 advertising for a hm
ited number of pupils between the
ages 0 f eighteen and forty-five. The
advertisement states that pupils will
be taught everything connected with
the duties of a n?odeTn wife - A staîI
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school is "more happy marriages and
less divorces.
It is claimed that this is the first
school of its kind. The first public
school, probably.' I can think of many
private ones. Kid McCoy, for in
stance, ran quite a school of his own
for a'number of years and, if we go
back far enough and take in foreign
ers, it would be found trat King Solo
mon and Henry VIII. had enough ex
perience to qualify them as members
of the teaching staff in any schooi
for wives.
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ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT NOW.
It has been but a few weeks since
the proposed child labor legislation
was voted down by practically every
state. The attitude of voters clearly
indicated their disapproval of any act
which tends to federalize human be
ings. It was felt that the rearing of
children is the duty of parents, and
not of government.
In finding unconstitutional the Ore
gon school law, which did away with
private and patochial schools, the su
preme court announced: "The child
not à mere creature of the state. . .
We think that the act interferes un
lawfully with the right of parents
regulate the education of their chil
dren." This decision is another blow
at the attempt of government
usurp the rights of parents.
Thèse twô precedents are of more
importance new than they would have
been at any time in the past. They
will materially affect the manner
conducting thé Controversies over evo
lution which are now raging in four
teen states.
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A REASONABLE STORY.
CAptain James'Doyle, of the Boston
fishing steamer Foam, tells of à
serpent which'he asserts he saw
miles south of the Bostôn lightship.
The serpent according to Doyia,
longer' than his ï36-foot ship, as large
around as a barrel' and hi général
formation, color and head-shape, simi
lar to à gigantic eet He says that'H
swam around the ship several tîntes
and was visible fbr twenty minutes.
It has been pointed
place in the Atlantic n
Ddyîé says-he saw
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of the yacht Osborne, near the coast
of Sicily, 29 years later,
most thrilling narrative of this nature,
however, was the description that
Captain Drevar, of the British ship
London, gave regarding a battle be
tween a sea-serpent and a sperm
whale, off the coast of Africa, in 1876.
Captain Drevar. said: "Starting
straight from the bc^om of the deep,
the gigantic serpent rcse and wound
itself twice in two mighty coils
around the largest of the whales,
crushing it in true boa-constrictor
style. The ribs of the illfated fish
were distinctly heard cracking, one
after the ether, with a report like that
of a small cannon.
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Mrs. Joe Sweeney who has been vis
iting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T.
Menard, has gone to Missoula to re
jon her husband, who is continuing
his studies in the summer school of
the State university.
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It takes only a few days for hair to get a bit too long
—a bit too ragged; and yet it isn't time for another trip
to the barber's.
Get a pair today for your own use at home—for all
the children, for every bobbed head in the family.
Anyone can use them.
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Phone 128
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Harvest time comes but once
each year. If hail comes before
harvest it may destroy your crop
in a few minutes.
The risk of hail damage may be
greatly reduced by securing hail
insurance from the STATE
BOARD OF HAIL INSURANCE
which has distributed over $1,100;
000 to farmers during the last
eight years. This is a much great
er amount than paid out by any
other agency.
State' hail insurance payments
are not subject to garnishment or
attachment, but may be assigned.
Application for hail insurance on
grain must be made to the assessor
of the county in which the grain is
growing. Full information will be
furnished by any assessor or by
the
STATE BOARD OF HAIL
INSURANCE,
Helena, Montana
A Hail Insurance Policy Will
Not Break You—
A HAIL LOSS MAY