The Bozeman courier., January 08, 1926, FIRST SECTION, Image 1

About The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954

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BOZEMAN, MONTANA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1926
FIRST SECTION
PAGES 1 TO 8
56TH YEAR
NUMBER 4
M. W. PENWtLl. PIONEER OF 'C3
FUNERAL IN BOZEMAN WEDNESDAY—WAS OUTSTAND
ING FIGURE IN HISTORY OF THE GALLATIN
AND A MAN BELOVED BY ALL
Menltt W. Pencil, Montana pioneer of '63 and for nearly
62 years one cf the mcst widely known and respected residents
of the Gallatin valley, died Monday afternoon at 3:40 o'clock!
at Penwelton, his ranch home 12 miles north of Bozeman on the
East Gallatin river. Death was caused by pneumonia with heart
complications. Mr. Penwell was a little more than 8a years of
age.
Funeral services were
nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from
the First Presbyterian church in this
city, with the Rev. Ralph W. Orr,
pastor of the Belgrade Piesbyterian
church, officiating. Burial was in the
Bozeman cemrti ry. The pallbearers
were Charles H. McDonald, W. P,
Porter, Sam Allen, Hampton Hecox,
George Stinson and C. R. Grogan, all
of Belgrade.
Scores of friends of the pioneer
family attended the services, and with
the exception of a son, Guy Penwell
of Moscow, Idaho, who is in charge
of a flour mill and could not arrange
for a substitute, all members of the
immediate family were present. Doz
ens of beautiful floral tributes were
banked about the casket, testifying
to the high esteem in which Mr. Pen
well was held by all. Two favorite
hymns were sung by a quartet com
posed of Mrs. S. C. Allen, Mrs. W.
H. Moore and A. L. Olson of Bel
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grade and the Rev. H. G. Klemme cf
Bozeman, with Mrs. Julia Moore of
Belgrade accompanying; Mrs. Made
line Phillips Purdy of Bozeman sang
The Sands of Time Are Singing,
and at the close of the services the
Rev. M. Klemme played an appropri
ate recessional upon the pipe organ.
To Valley In '64.
Merritt W. Penwell was bom Sep
tember 24, 1840, in BentonviHe, Fay
ette county, Indiana. His education
was obtained in the common schools
of that state. In 1863 he came to
Montana, making the 90-day trip
across the plains with a party of
emigrants, and located at Bannack.
He did not remain there long, how
ever, but moved to Alder Gulch, where
he engaged' in mining and later in a
business venture that netted him a
basiness venture that netted him a
It was in the spring of 1864 when
Mr. Penwell and his brother, Jona
than, came to the Gallatin valley and
located on the land which afterwards
became his through homestead entry
and upon which he had since made his
home. In 1865 Mr. Penwell put in
his first crop, about 75 acres, and in
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considerable sum.
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BELGRADE'S HARVEST FESTIVAL AND
COMMUNITY DAY VERY SUCCESSFUL
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ATTENDANCE SETS NEW RECORD FOR HUB TOWN'S
CIVIC ACTIVITIES — FEASTS, MUSIC
AND SPEECHES FEATURES
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Belgrade (Special Correspondence)—One of the largest crowds
ever present at a local affair of the kind, it is estimated, attended
the Harvest Festival and Community day of the Community
Center Association, held at Belgrade on Monday, January 4.
From the public auction at 11 a. m. to the "Home Sweet Home
of the Community dance at night, the people evidenced an
enthusiasm and spontaneous enjoyment of the occasion that was
gratifying to the leaders of the community enterprise.
immediately
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following the free community dinner
at neun, proved to be highly mstruc
live as well as entertaining, as ire
quent outbursts of laughter gavei
proof. "Uncle Sam' Hampton, act- •
ing as toast master, gave an intro
ductory talk making plain the pur
pose of the occasion which, he said,
was in the nature of a celebration or
community's prosperity and of
the good will that has developed be
tween Belgrade and the surrounding
population.
For Common Good
A. E. Stiefel, introduced as a lead
ing citizen of Belgrade, in making
the welcome address, made an ap
peal to the people to get away from
entirely selfish and mercenary ideas
and work for the common good. He
announced that Belgrade was pre
pared to give financial aid toward
providing good roads six miles in ev
ery direction from the city and asked
. that the people living upon these
roads furnish teams and workers
This, he said, would do more than
any other thing to bring the inhab
itants of the community closer to
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Mr. Stiefel prophesied a
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YOUNG PROWLER
COMES TO GRIEF
Companion Escapes and Hastens
Out of Town—D. H. Budd
Foils Attempt Robbery
One cf two Bozeman youths who,
New Year's eve, either with felon
intent or in search of adventure
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entered the home Of D. H. Budd, 823
Third avenue south, came to grief
and although not held to answer the
law, is today a sadder and a wiser
young man.
Mr. Budd, well known Bozeman con
tractor, Wednesday made the facts
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^ ar door, reaching it in time to ob
serve a strange ycuth leaving.
Believing no further disturbance
probable, Mr. Budd locked the coal
bin, switched off the light and re
turned to bed. He had been asleep
only a fewt minutes when another
racket downstairs re-aroused him,
Now thoroughly awake and deter
mined to find out what was going
on, Mr. Budd seized a revolver and
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public only because,
cident may prove a deterrent to oth
ers similarly inclined.
Slumbers Interrupted
On New Year's eve Mr. and Mrs.
Budd retired early. So<cn thereafter
they were awakened by the ringing
of the doorbell, but when Mr. Budd
arose and reached the door, he saw
two people leaving. He had scarcely
again closed his eyes, however, be
fore Mrs. Budd aroused him and re
ported having heard someone down
stairs. The noise being repeated, Mr.
Budd got up and, noticing that the
cellar light was on, concluded that
the young man who removes the
ashes was late with his work. He
called to him, but received no an
swer. Thereupon he went to the cel
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ag 0 pj n i on that the protein Te
in wh eat is the biggest
p ro bi em c f local farmers at present,
He closed ^ an assurance of the
interest of Belgrade in the welfare
of the farmers
Pure Seed Paya
A. J. Ogaard gave a talk on the
"Pure Seed Crusade" urging the pol
icy of using pure seed. In outlining
the principal problems of agriculture
at present he mentioned first that of
irregular, irresponsible, hit and miss
production. The high cost of pro
duction he next discussed, in which
he showed that the use of pure seed
was cheaper in the long run as it
would produce more of a crop to the
acre. Standardization he stated to
be the farmer's third biggest need.
"Farmers work i nci surely too
much," he declared. "They need to
get together in the same communities
and develop the same varieties of
stock and crops. They neet to heed
the voice of
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FAMOUS "HUSKIE" HONORED—MONUMENT TO HIM ERECTED
IN CENTRAL PARK, NEW YORK CITY
In Central Park and 68th Street, New York City, a monument of bronze was
unveiled of "Balto," the huskie who, driven by Gunnar Gassan, earned fame
for both self and driver, when last winter they drove to Nome, Alaska, with
diptheria anti-toxin to relieve the epidemic there. The statue was executed
by G. R. Roth, of Englewood, N. J. Photo shows at the unveiling, Gunnar
Kassan, Balto, and the statue in his honor.
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PLUCKY BUTTE GIRL
BAWLS OUT" BANDIT;
NERVE SAVES CASH
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BUTTE—Facing a gun that wa%
pointed at her with an order to
open the cash register and then
throw up her hands, a cashier in
an all-night cafe early Tuesday^
morning told .the holdup man that 1*'
his manners were terrible to come ;
into the place in such fashion, and i
at the same time she pressed a
button under the counter, and the
would be bandit fled as he heard
the bell summon a cook from the
kitchen with a cleaver. Then the
girl fainted. Later, a suspect, who
gave his name as Michael O'Brien,
and said he came from Billings,
was arrested with a revolver in his
possession.
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MRS. H. A. BOUNCER
IS SCHOOL TRUSTEE
Mrs. H. A. Bolinger was Wednes
day named by the beard of county
commissioners as a member of the
board of trustees of Gallatin County
High school to succeed Mrs. T. B.
Story, who resigned prior to leaving
last week for California. Mrs. Bol
inger will fill out the unexpired term,
which ends January 1, 1927.
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GOVERNOR ADVOCATES LEGISLATION THAT
WILL BRING FARMER SOME REAL RELIEF
ORGANIZATION AND CO-OPERATION AMONG FARMERS
THEMSELVES ALSO NEEDED, HE DECLARES IN
ADDRESS TO FARM BUREAU FOLK
Legislation that will bring real relief by taking care of the
surplus products of the farm should be insisted upon by farmers,
declared Governor J. E. Erickson in an address Tuesday morning
before the Montana Farm Bureau Federation, in convention here
during Farm and Home Week at ^Montana State college.
may not be a perfect bill, but it cer
tainly is pointing the right way." ■
Farm legislation is sorely needed,
Governor Erickson continued,
stabilize fanr( values and to place
the farmer's dollar on a parity with
the dollar of ether industries. Along
with legislation there should be or
ganization and co-operation anrng
the farmers themselves, so that they
may be in a position to take advan
tage of favorable legislation. All
other industries are and have been
highly organized for years. The pro
duction and distribution of the com
modities of organized industries are
under perfect control, while farming,
the greatest of all productive indus
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tries, alone remains unorganized.
Farmer the Goat.
"The farmer has always had to pay
too much for what he has to buy and
receives too little for what he has to
sell. They say that the prices of all
commodities are fixed by the inexor
able law cf supply and demand. This
is technically and economically true,
but the truth is that every other in
dustry has been able through legisla.
tion and through organization to ccn
trol the supply, and thereby control
the price. The farmers have not been
assisted by legislation of this kind.
Congress has legislated in favor of
labor, in favor of the great industrial
organizations, railroads, banks, and
the like, but net in favor of the farm
er.
While the character of this legis
lation cannot be considered directly
as fixing prices, yet it is in reality
a species of price fixing, and through
legislation these organizations and
these industries have received from
congress and legislatures valuable as
sistance in controlling competition,
limiting the supply, and enabling them
j to maintain profitable prices for then
; commodities, and having in this way
i received advantages which have been
! denied or withheld from the greatest
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Farm Life Better
Speaking of farm life in contrast
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BOBCAT QUINT TO
. BE HOME SUNDAY
End of Long and Successful Bas
ketball Invasion of Coast
States; Colorado Game Off
The Bobcats of Montana State col
lege will be back in Bozeman Sunday
a long and successful
j basketball invasion cf Pacific coast
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Crime Coihmitied Early Wed
nesday Morning—Loot In
cludes Seven Watches
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Loot valued at $700 was obtained
by burglars who robbed the S. A. E,
fraternity house, 811 South Willson
avenue, early Wednesday morning,
according to reports made to the
sheriffs office.
The booty included
seven watches, some money, and other
valuable articles.
Evidently the thief,
or thieves,
worked hastily, for much plunder
overlooked. Entrance
was
was gained
through the front door, and only three
or four rooms on the second floor
were ransacked. The crime was com
mitted some time after 1
before 'the first early risers were
astir at 5:30,
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May Be Clue
The S. A. E. house was formerly
the residence of T. B. Story,
bers of the fraternity sleep on the
third floor, the second floor being set
aside as private quarters and dressing
Only articles lying about on
dressers and easily and quickly ob
tainable were taken,
are said to be readily identifiable,
each having initials or a monogram
engraved thereon. Among the stolen
goods was a new sheeplined coat, the
property of Pat Harris, and in its
place was left a ragged garment, in
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The watches
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a pocket of which was later found the
name and address of a man who for
merly lived here.
The losses
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were discovered early
in the morning and the authorities
notified. Investigation disclosed no
definite clue beyond the obvious fact
that the borglary was the work of
amateurs. It is recalled that during
the evening two strangers were seen
near the place, but beyond the old
stereotyped phrase "a tall man and
a short man, roughly dressed,
particular description of them has
been furnished the officers.
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Among the S. A. E. members who
suffered looses are Frank Hunsaker,
Dillon, gold watch; George Nilson,
Great Falls, gold watch set with
diamonds; Duncan Matheson, Ana
conda, gold watch; Stewart Norton,
East Helena, gold watch; Ernest Elge,
Helena, gold watch; Bob Morris,
Roundup, gold watch; Pat Harris,
Bozeman, gold watch and sheep-lined
coat; Elbert Brentnall, $6.50 in cash;
Ralph Cushing, Dilkn, small sum of
money.
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BOZEMAN GREETS
THE NEW YEAR IN
SEDATE MANNER
Bedlam of Noise Con
spicuous by Absence, Obser
vance None the Less Joyful
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Dances, entertainments, watch par
ties and general manifestations of
hilarity and joy marked the advent
of the New Year in Bozeman » vA the
Gallatin valley.
But the hilarity was very subdued.
Wild scenes such as have greeted (ha
Old Year's zero hour in the past wem
missing, and had it not been for the
blowing of a few whistles, the ring
ing of a bell or two, and scatter ing
revolver shots let off by the bc-Vr
spirits many would not have Ira «
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until too late that the New Year
making its advent.
The principal public festivals
New Year's eve were the masquerade
ball given by the local lodge of Elks,
an annual function deserving more
than passing notice, and a ball of
similar character at Bozeman Hot
Springs, at each of which young and
old danced the Old Year out and the
new one in. Then there were pro
grams, watch services, midnight
feasts and delightful little gather
ings of friepds and neighbors at num
erous homes, both in the cit$ and in*
the country.
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woman the vail
more than ordinarih
of tins section
for