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7 k • '• FIRST SECTION v m Courier iff * > f wm I • ~a 5= BOZEMAN, MONTANA, FRIDAY FEBRUARY 12, 1926 56TH YEAR PAGES 1 TO 8 NUMBER 9 FIRST SECTION ! COUNTY OFFERS $500 REWARD FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO ARREST AND CONVICTION HANSEN'S SLAYER • V ¥> Five hundred dollars reward for the arrest and conviction of the person who. on the evening of December 15 j last, shot and killed Frank Hansen as he sat in his cabin near Salesville is oFfere,? by Gal'atin county . Action was taken Wednesday by theJ Offering of the reward was made in conformity with Montana laws, which expressly provide that n o member oi the board of county com missioners, the sheriff, or other coun ty officer receiving a salary shall be entitled to any part of n. Posters announcing the offer are being posted The commissioners acted in the hope that the monetary inducement might bring to light information that * boarc oi county commissioners, which had taken cognizance of the general public criticism over the lack of acti vity shown by peace officers in con nection with the case. - throughout the county. RABIES-INFECTED DOG ATTACKS BELGRADE PEOPLE; TRIO BITTEN; TOWN ANO STATE TAKE ACTION F< r the 'first time in the history of Gallatin county, rabies, commonly known as hydrophobia, appeared with in its boundaries when, a week ago Monday, a dog affected by the dread; discase viciously attacked several per sons < n the streets of Belgrade. Two. Mrs. Bertha V. Eblen, man Hirer of the Belgrade telephone office, and Jesse Mottesheard, assistant cash;er of the Farmers* State bank of that place, were bitten. The others escaped with torn clothing and a se ighl Immediately alter the attack the killed by City Marshal ; % « was -T Charles McDonald and the carcass at Montana State college lor exam mat ion. Ihree days later scientists at the laboratciy announced that ex arninaticn of the dog's brain had re vcaled a wol! developed case cf rabies. Belgrade Council Acts Precautions of several kinds were ught to the veterinary laboratory > at once taken. Anti-rabies serum with which to treat the persons bit ten had already been ordered, and on Tuesday evening of this week the Belgrade council in special session at which Dr. W. F. Cogswell, state which Dr. W. F. Cogswell, state health officer; Dr. C. F. Jump, county health officer, and Dr. Howard Welch of Bozeman were present, passed an ordinance requiring the vaccination of every dog within the town limits. The order became effective Thursday, Ranchers in nearby teiritory were warned to keep their dogs at home or run the risk of having them im pounded and shot. Enforcement of the new ordinance was entrusted to City Marshal McDonald and assist ants. «< • A among dogs at Belgrade have défi nitely developed. The persons bitten arri being treated with the serum, w'hich reached Dr. Frank Oberg, Bel grade health officer, last Saturday, The treatment covers a period of 14 days, injections of the serum being A . : * No More Cases So far no more cases of rabies given daily, and is known to be efifi- [ » BOVEE, PADDOCK TAKE OVER VOGUE CLOTHING STORE Stock, fixtures and business of the Vogue clothing store, formerly owned by George Chavey, have been pur chased by R. F.' Bovee and D, J. Pad dock, who for nine years were con nected with the men's clothing de partment of the Chambers-Fisher ' The new firm will be . •.*? company. known as Bovee and Paddock. The transaction was completed Sat urday, and after an invoice of the^ stock on hand has been taken, the new owners will conduct a cléarance sale prepartory to putting in fresh goods. The store itself will be re modeled to suit the ideas of its pro prietors, who assert they will make it one of the most up-to-date estab lishments of its kind in this section. Mr. Chavey had been in business here for 15 years, first as a partner •of Henry Jacobs in the Vogue, and later, after Mr. Jacobs' retirement, as sole owner of that store. He has not announced his plans for J * *51 future. would aid in solving the murder mys tery. Public sentiment is strongly commendatory of the course they have ;tak^n. Developments in the Hansen case the body, with shot wounds in the head and neck, was discovered on December 17 have been virtually nil. The scene of the crime was inspected by the coroner, the county attorney, and deputies from the sheriff's of fice, but so far as is known, no clues were found, questioned without dieting any in formation of value. They were later released, and because of their obvious innocence of connection with the mur der, no publicity was g&én the mat Outside of these few futile ef forts, nothing is known to have been j done towards solving the mystery of Hansen's death. K. since One or two persons have since been taken into custody, brought here and ter. cacious. Close watch is being kept upon alb animals in the town, although in all probability the danger has now passed. According to Dr. Jump, the Boze j man c ity council is prepared, if any mere trouble is experienced, to pass a n ordinance requiring the vaccination of all dogs within the city limits, and further to provide that such animals either be kept at home or be put on leash. Every precaution to safeguard residents of the city will be taken tfiWML ÉHMMK» «Lu&u; sa j ( j > W'holescle Vaccination News from Helena Tuesday an nounced that f r the purpose of clim inating char;ce of the read rabies in the state, Dr. W. J. Butler, state veterinarian, and Dr. W. F. Cogswell, secretary of the state board of health, would soon issue a request to the councils of Montana cities and towns to pass ordinances requiring the vaccination of all dogs. At the same time, Dr, Butler and Dr. Cogs well expressed the belief that there was no particular cause for alarm, the proposed action being in the na >* na ture of a commonsense "safety first measure. >* . °" ly 'wo cases of rabies, according .to Dr. Butler, have been known in Monta „ a _ one last May at Great Falls and thc one at Belgrade. The state's freedom from the disease is credited ■to the strict quarantine regulations obtaining within its boundaries. But since ^he advent cf the "jitney tour ist," Dr. Butler points out, enforce ment of the quarantine regulations i* sometimes impossible, and to correct this condition the wholesale vaccina tion plan will be resorted to. At Belgrade the two patients under I the improved Pasteur treatment hâve 1 developed no unfavorable symptoms, j according to a telephone message this morning from Dr. Oberg. During the week one dog, suspected of being { sick, was shot and the carcass brought veterinary laboratory here examination. WEATHER HANDS SOME FASTONES 10 VALLEY FOUL Prom blizzard to April showers, May sunshine, swd hack, to blizzard again summarizes Bozeman's and the Gallatin valley's weather for the last eight days. Near midnight last Thursday a sudden drop in temperature occurred, followed by a real blizzard from the west which continued for an hour. Then the wind abated-and the mer cury rose. Succeeding days brought altemate sunshine and showers, with the sunshine predominating until yes terday afternoon, when skies again clouded and the air took on » sharp ness that called for overcoats and mufflers Thursday morning folk awoke to find snow falling, the storm continu ing moat of the day. The tempera tore was high, however, and ln «m n became cov the next week the » with glua j . ^ predict. W3 to 4 * C ■ ■■ ■ ; ' y .. : x" ; ' — - fe -X i «8 ■ ' r m-m ■■ : ü \ % ? % •f ■ mmm Xxl i -■ ; * - - ■ mn mm : ■; : m « * ;■ x twi /■: ■ •: X tm ■ 5 ; y? : ,V •: m. :■ ii $ ' ' 0 m ■i • fh ■ mj : V » S:*': m mm ■ mi ; A >; * ■ ■ - . ••• ;• . i SS * ■: ' ■ agi .. . x '> : ; : - •' ; ; ■ ■> -, • . • . ix - •• ; Wm ■ ■ ;• ■v' i m. ■ > mm mtWm . ■ ■ i> : iv I mm : ■ ■ II >: . & v . -, : ■ m x ; 1 " ? « ' X; Ï Vi .. ;i ■ m ■■■ :• V . - Y- x ..yS: ■y'-y &■ : : >■: ' ' S ■ :• : v x m y : ■ > ■ ** t j. ■ - - / ÿ . : X - V m : ; x : 'xx - ... ..... I v; .. - I < . y. ■ x: til x ' rnOTOi hy *Vk.»W<3C. t*H*ù m —XT - |y -T — • April 15,1 865 F ebruary Ijj, 09 1 — D ■y ip ■ 7.. m ■w \ i-i & ySBilgi mSmwm 'M :V _ ii*. - ¥ ■■ . : yy ;-X;X x :•*.;* ■ ■ <■ . V , ■ m m i P ■ 5 i ■ * ■V X * -, m % VI : Sv4 > - m ■ •I X. X m ' ■: y <<• ■x •v : p ■ ! <■ SHERIFF MUST PAY CHRONICLE'S COSTS OF SUIT Smith's Libel Action Stricken From Docket by Order of Judge Law Judgment and execution against the property of the plaintiff was granted by Judge Ben B. Law in dis trict court Tuesday when he ordered dismissed and stricken from the dock et the libel suit of Sheriff James Smith against the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. The costs total $7.50. Smith sued for $10,000 actual and $10,000 punititive damages after pub lication by the Chronicle of testimony in the trial of Berl Henderson, charf - ed with grand larceny in connection with the robbing of a c ; ,fic box car in the yard ust, 1924. Northern Pa s here in Aug The sheriff alleged that the Chron i c \ e ' 8 report of the proceed'ngs con stituted a virtual accusation that he was m with bootleggers and °tber criminals. * Recently, in uphold in K a demurrer filed by the defendant l" 5 * J """ ary 8 H - f , '?*. *® r Sf d d ' s ^ ahfled he ' d 'J** ' he * rUtl *. ul W5*»» w " "t ff® 1 by innuendo; tlmt it *» the, sworn teat. .. t ii "îî, 0 !!. f T V 'S' *5f " ^ **: ^ ?! v th TT^ a ? l?-?A^Î? ntlon ' ««nplaint did not StRte a c * ntw action. Q* MonBay the statutory 1ft ^ r { ® nn f bt , amend h gï wTt^ W amM!d T ""* ay W LAW ' John G. Brown, widely km a REBEKAHS STAGE DISTRICT MEETING: With nearly a hundred delegates present, a district meeting of Re bekahs of District No, It was herd last Thursday at Manhattan. Lodges represented at the meeting included Belgrade, Manhattan, Three Forks, Salesville, Livingston, Wilsall, Bozeman and Pony. Business session was held in the afternoon, and the evening program included a supper and the exemplification of degree work by members of the Bozeman lodge. Jean Penwell came to Bozeman Monday to transact business. ■w LINCOLNANlAN GEM ■ y - " m x. ■ ■ ■ ; ; n mm X-.;; . d it u ,, mm: IM ■ i f ia r**H This i * hi te ef «he ; Y E 0 W! BOBCATS HIT THEIR STRIDE; WIN THREE GAMES Meet Butte Miners Saturday, Then Leave for Six-go Series in Utah Hitting their stride without a falter, the Bobcat basketball team of Mon tana State college during the week covered itself with glory by defeating Brigham Young university twice humbling its ancient foe, the "Griz zly*' quint of Montana U, in a most decisive way. The games with Brigham U. were played Thursday and Friday of week and resulted in scores of 36 31 and 41 to 18, respectively. Tusday night the Bobcats took the Grizzlies into camp, 36 to 23, to the huge" light of a big crowd. Saturday evening the Bobcats again play at home, meeting the "Ore Digger" five of the Montana School of Mines at Butte. .Predictions that the home team will win handily, although the Miners are not antagon ists to v trifle with. Early next week the Bobcats leave for Utah, where they will play games against three conference tutions—Utah Agricultural college, Utah university, and Brigham Young university, within a few days boys have climbed of the ladder to a point that is within Striking distance of the tap. According to Salt Lake Cjty "* * are now consider It is significant the Montana from the bottom papers, èd MYSTERY STILL SHROUDS DEATH LEON V. DAVIS Coroner's Inquest Fails to Throw Light on Crime—Wife Tells How Body Found Mystery still shrouds the death a week ago last Monday morning of Loon V. Davis, a former resident of Bozeman, whose body, with two bul let wounds, was found behind tho counter of his drug store at 549 South Main street, Butte, after his wife had j become alarmed because the store had j not been opened as usual and had in* j stituted a search. I A oi roner's inqviest, which ended at noon Monday, failed to reveal any in formation which might point to the identity of the person or persons who shot and killed Davis, or any motive I f :r the crimç, and merely resulted ini a verdict that Davis was mortally; wounded by "an unknown assassin" between 9:30 a. m. and noon of Mon y / ) * day, February 1. Born in Bozeman Leon V. Davis was a son of the late W. E. Davis and Mrs. Davis, who for a number of years resided in Boze man. He was born here in 1888, but later his parents moved to Livingston, where young Davis obtained his schooling, graduating from Park County high school in 1908. Soon thereafter be returned to Bozemaa and tock a position in Roecher's Drug store, where he was employed while taking a course in pharmacy at Mon tana State college. He completed that course and received his degree in 1914. Believing Butte offered a better field, Mr. Davis accepted a position with the Nevvbro r.h*ug company of that city, which he retained until about three years ago, when he pur chased the Family Drug st re at 549 South Main street, where the murder occurred. He and his wife, who was • Miss Helen Magson of Butte, con . ducted the store, residing in an apart ment overhead, Mr. Davis' father, W. E. Davis, died" • suddenly in Livingston a few days ago. While in Bozeman the elder Mr. Davis was employed as a brick mason, . and had a large acquaintance here. Mrs. Davis still resides in Livingston, as do her two daughters, Mrs. Yard 'Smith and Miss Mari n Davis. The body of Leon V. Davis was tak- ; en to Livingston last Thursday for burial beside the grave of his father in Mountain View cemeteiy. It was accompanied from Butte by the wid ow, the mother and two sisters of the » dead man. dead man. Widow' Testifies At the inquest in Butte, Mrs. Helen Davis related the circumstances pre ceding the finding of the body of her husband on February 1. She testi fied that he arose at 8 o'clock on the morning of his death and went down stairs to open the store, bu^ that she had remained in bed and was still there when, some time later, she heard persons inquiring why the establish ment was closed. Dressing, she went down and found a note, reading "Closed until 10 o'clock," upon the door. times and tried the door, but it was still locked, and I began to worry, she testified. About 11:30 o'clock, she said, she endeavored U> gain en trance through the rear door, but it was also locked. She then summoned assistance and had a side door bat tered in. The finding of the body, (Continued on Page Four) I came downstairs several (i ff and % WILLIAMS AGAIN ELECTED TO HEAD CITY'S SCHOOLS last t'i de will are i D. S. Williams was re-elected to succeed himself as superintendent of Bozeman's schools for a term of three years, at the February meeting of the beard of trustees of District 7, which includes Fort Ellis, this week. Superintendent Williams' services, according to members of the, board, have been thoroughly satisfactory. He is, they say, eminently qualified for the duties of hi* office, ,and an edrccator who is at once forwatd ing and up-tod-date. « His selection again to hfad the district's grade schools appears to meet with popular routine matters, the board for the appearance, of the State co-lege chorus at the six news -look that Stat? ap cr d » Besio. rj •a * in festival, to be r'*t to be determine E *