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OF MONTANA, HELENA. * FIRST l v ' ';: V I % m? T . FEBRUARY 26, 1926 NUMBER II BOZEMAN, MONTANA, 56TH YEAÄ FIRST SBCTIÖN PAGES 1 TO 8 *— * HÖKERS OF 011101 ton YOUNG IN SPIRIT IF NOT IN YEARS, THEY VISIT, DINE, DANCE AND ENJOY FINE PROGRAM ON WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY By Mrs. E. L. Houston Monday was an ideal winter day, and it brought together a large number of men, women and children from all parts of Gal latin county, and some from other parts of Montana, for the thirty-third annual meeting of the Pioneers' Society of Gallatin County and -the* Society of Sons and Daughters of Gallatin Pion eers, at the Elks' home in Bozeman, this event being celebrated on the anniversary of Washingion's birthday since February 22, 1894. The day's festivities began with a social gathering at and closed with the strains of "Home Sweet Home' at mid noon, night. the During noon banquet, the members of the two or ganizations enjoyed a social hour in the parlors of the Elks' home, paid the annual dues to the secretaries, Mrs. E. L. Houston for the Pioneers' Society, and Walter Davis for the Sons and Daughters' Society, the for mer receiving the gold colored, badges and the latter the blue badges, both being decorated with log cabins and suitable lettering. Mrs. W. J. Beall, president of the Pioneers' society, to whom has been assigned the duty for the . a number of years, of giving out badges for the pioneers, was again ap pointed for this honor, and thus had opportunity to greet her many old time friends. She was assisted by a .junior pioneer, Mrs. Ray Holloway. Mrs. Stephen White, vice president a of the Pioneers' society, was chairman of the reception committee, the other Q members being, Mrs. W. J. Beall, Mrs. H. A. Mardis, Mrs. Katherine M. Fowler, Mrs. William James, Mrs. W. 0 L. McDonnell, Mrs, R. M. Esgar and Mrs. Ray Holloway. The banquet was served at the | Kramer banquet hall in the Elks' din the tables being decorated with jonquils and _ pussy about 140 being seated. The committee included Mrs. Roy A. Pur dy, Mrs. John Robertson and Mrs. E. L. Houston. ~ n an ing room, willows, banquet t Social and Program After the banquet, all went to the Elks' hall upstairs, where they were joined by a number of other members of the societies and their families, and by men and women who are eligible to the state societies of Pioneers and Sens and Daughters, guests for the afternoon. After spending a half hour visiting, all enjoyed the program arranged by Mr^. R. M, Esgar, Mrs. Ray Hollc-way and Mrs. Whitfield James W. Arnold, president Spain. of the Society of Sons and Daughters of Pioneers, announced the program numbers, all being received with gen erous applause. The first number, a trio from the College chcrus, Miss Erlene Jacobs, Miss Ada Wert and Miss Ethelyn Loughridge, with Prof. Joseph Adam, head of the music department of Mon tana State college, accompanist, sang Carry Me Back to Old Virginny'' and, O Susanna, Don't Yoii Cry for Me," bringing forth remarks that "My mother used to sing' those songs to me when I was a child." President's Address Mrs. J. W. Beall, serving for the fourth time as president of the Pio neers' Society of Gallatin County, Bozeman's first pioneer woman, de livered in a remarkably clear voiçe, the following address, receiving gen (Continued on Page Eight.) ». NO HOPPERS HERE, A BUT WEATHER MHO . in appearing Grasshoppers eastern Montana, a Miles City dis patch reports, and recently a , small snake was captured near that city. Prom other sections of the state come stories of like character. are ■:, », While thq Gallatin can boast of nothing more spring-like than mea dowlarks, several of which were seen near the State college and around Belgrade recently, the weather in this section during the last week has not been at all wintry. Occasional snow squalls, with early mornin" drops of temperature to well below freezing, have been the rule. However, noon finds Old Sol xm the job, and everyone correspondingly t ' grateful. 'Whether Bozeman and the valley will get any real winter weather this year is a question that most folk are now willing to answer in the negative. If Old Man Winter Intends to spring anything, he will have to hur Technically, winter w|li end in » ry. about thnee t cBnibs higher each-di «old weather diminish GALLATIN'S PIAN WITHIN LAW, SAYS BOARD CHAIRMAN Decision of Attorney General "i can sa y that the new inter^reta tion of the law does not perticularly ff ec t the board of county commis sioners of Gallatin county," declared eor «r e Darlinton, chairman of the board; w hen his attention was dir ted yesterday to the recent opinion - £ Attorney General I*. A Foot re ard j n g the charging of per diem and expenses for inspecting roads, A summary of Mr. Foot's opinion will f oun< j the second section of this Does Not Affect Road In spection Practice Here issue of The Courier. We have already received a copy of the attorney general's opinion," said Mr. Darlinton, "and have studied it carefully. The matter first came up at the meeting of .county commis sioners in Billings, before the opinion was issued. At that time we explain ed to John G. Brown, a well known Helena attorney, the procedure. fol lowed in Gallatin county and he de clared it was tlie only one possible under the law. Later he addressed the gathering, outlining Gallatin county's plan and recommending it to all boards of county commission a » ers. The statutes, Mr. Darlinton explain ed, provide only for the regular monthly meetings, which are held on the first Monday, Tuesday and Wed nesday of each month. It would obviously be impossible, he continued, i4 for any board of com missioners to take care of all county business in those three days. There fore we have, under authority con ferred by law, been calling special meetings each week, giving the legal five-days notice thereof. In this way we have been able to transact all county business at a minimum of expense. When we must inspect roads, we do so on the days these special meetings are held and there is no extra per diem charged for that work. M u As a matter of fact/ the law, while putting the burden of keeping'up the roads directly on the shoulders of county commissioners and holding them personally responsible, does not ■make specific provision for inspection of established highways —something that is, qs everyone knows, absolutely necessary if they are to be kept in « good condition. Road supervisors are competent and conscientious men, but they have no executive power, and the commissioners must know what should be done before authorizing ex penditures. To gain this knowledge, a personal inspection is often neces sary. We shall continue to inspety all roads in Gallatin county, for .we are within our legal rights and be believe «ich inspection cannot be dis pensed with.** ' v ACCEPTS SE ION IN FALLS « B. P. Seidlitz, vice president and a ■ of The Willson Falls, where be tion with Strain I oi ^Bröthen / Lifeboats Liner Now 1 ' I ïm - y/k v\ ■m m : ■ : M ■■■■ :<S wIMi > \ «SW* $ ägfcfe# ■ < ' î JT' - iS» , ■ .-y. y M |. i \ & ■ T • I ! j .V i * ? S j y ■ >■}? V 'Ï HR \ 1 V Vi i a ? I M /• I»* ■■ h - if ili ■W: r r . & JF • • .. . >> : I ■•■ m pi Æ $X & 3 Deck view on the Pacific liner Harvard, in drydock at Los Angeles, where she was equipped with salting lifeboats. Tfie boat deck of the bis liner has an odd appearance with the lifeboat sails hoisted. I COUNTY SAVES $17,000 BY RETIRING $100,000 OF ITS 4 3-4 PER CENT BONDS / Saving to Gallatin county of more than $17,000 in interest charges has been effected by the board of coun - . . . . . commissioners by the purchase,, through the Wells-Dickey company of Minnea polis, of $100,000 of Gallatin county general obligation per cent refunding bonds, which Will be tired. '**■'"* ^ Mohey for the purchase was taken from the sinking fund. The bonds were issued December 1, 1915 and were due December 1, 1935, with the option of being called in 1933. The price paid was $104.90 and accrued ty ' interest. Figuring interest at 4% per cent the bonds, if left outstanding until Sol Peterson, until last September commander of the service company, Montana National Guard, here, but who went to Helena to become United States property and disbursing of ficer for the guard, has been promoted to the rank of major, according to an announcement .made in Helena this week by Adjutant General E. H. Wil liams. Major Peterson served with the 362nd Iif'antry, 91st Division, in the World War and was decorated with both the Distinguished Service Grossi and the Croix de Guerre. As dis bursing officer at Helena he succeed ed Major Jack Long, who resigned when he left the state. Major Peter son is active in American Legion af ' ——- Justice of the Peace Lloyd M. Joh^ son was absent from his office this week, due bo an attack of the "flu." SOL PETERSON NOW A MAJOR fairs. = * Steaming the Snow - Off a Building in Boston ' - m m MB 9 • f' | . . • I - ; j the optional date, 1933, would have obligated the county to pay out ^ 3 ^ 50 ' the . ln " i i terest, $10^200, that wrould have been received on the cash in the sinking j fund, plus the premium, $4,900, paid i for the bonds, leaves a balance of j $17,850, which represents the net sav-1 ing to the county. j ' The commissioners believe- the ; transaction is one based upon sound i business principles. Bond4 of the • j character issued by Gallatin county | always command a premium in the ! open market, and where that premium j | is not so large that is cuts deeply into possible interest savings, much . is to be gained by retiring bonds as rapidly as money is available. . Negotiations for the purchase o. the business property at 26 East Mam street have nearly been completed by Georgé «C. Davenport and The Re publican-Couxier company, the latter being represented by its business manager, T. H. Sears. The property, a two-story brick structure, is the west half of the Nichols block and was owned by the NicK>ls estate. lib is now occupied by ! the Keene Shoe company, which prob : ably will remain there for some time, The location is considered one of the best in the business section of Boze man. , \i.' - > -- : - * Congratulations from friends here j and in cities, gifts cf cut flowers, a birthday cake made D. P, Kiggins of 302 Bozeman Avenue south happy on Monday, January 22 , when be celebrated his seventy-first birthday. ^ DEAL FOR BUSINESS BLOCK UNDER WAY MK USES OF SH MD; J • , ' * I* • T MAD DOG AT SALESVILLE; ANOTHER AT BELGRADE MENACE SERIOUS—QUARANTINE AND VACCI NATION OF ALL DOGS ORDERED With the shooting Tuesday afternoon at Salesville of a dog wh|ch, it was found later at the State college veterinary labor atory, was suffering from rabies, and the development a few days ago of a new case at Belgrade, a wave of well-founded alarm Wednesday swept over official circles of Bozeman and Gallatin county, and immediate steps were taken to safeguard the public from what is, now regarded as a serious menace. Official notices declaring a 30-day quarantine on all dogs in city and county and decreeing their vaccination' against rabies appear ip this issue of The .Courier. The quarantine order is effective at once, and the vaccination rule must be observed Monday and Tuesday, March 1 and 2. r ; t : HARDWARE MEN'S CONVENTION BEST OF KIND IN YEARS j ! j ! "This year's meeting was the larg- J est and best ever held by our associ- ! „ . , , » n I ation, declared A. G. Ta Image, sec ' I retary of the Montana Imp.ement and i Hardware association, upen his re turn from the eighteenth annual ses-' organization held at Great 1 Falls February ig to 20 1 • . * . j Officers for 1926 were elected ^ 1 follows: President, VV. A Lund an I, j Great Falls: vice piesident, 7arl A. rj , secretary-treasurer, | i a mage, Bozeman (re-elected) , | directors, three year terms, W. J. i _~, ewe * ' ^ .p r ^ e 1 "• "• ^ ark c n "1* unexpired term cf Mr. Ka n ; as a uiember ot tne hoard o, a,re(; * : j . i Attendance at the sessions was un- ' usually good, and at the banquet Sat- ! urday evening, Mr. Talmage said, | more than 90 members and guests | present. Among the prominent ! speakers who addressed .the or nvention j during its sessions were W. A. Dodge '■ of the Minneapolis Machinery C :m-i pany; C. V. Wilson of the Helena Hardware compary; F. W. Benepe of the Owenhouse Hardware company, ß ozeman . p h. Nolan of Moline, His.; A H Vaireil of Spokane, Wash.; Sam gy^phenson and O S Warden of Great Falls> and w M Packer C f M}Tmeapolig> ' * R „ i Wt7pma _ Inasmuch as all of these speakers were Electric city men and praised their own town highly, Mr. Talmage, after thanking the people of Great Falls for their hospitality, took occa sion to do a little hosting for Boze man and the Gallatin. ] «y ou are quite justified in boost ij n g your own city," declared Mr. Tal mage, "but you have not seen Boze-; 1 , man." -Then he enumerated some of the beauties and resources of this ; section, capping his argument by as j setting that "if it were not for the | rivers originating in the Gallatin, 1 there would be no falls in the river bed near your city. Secretary A. C. Talmage Reports | on Sessions Held in Great Falls Last Week Attendance Good were »> j ■■ j One notice issued by Dr. C. F. Jump j in his capacity as city health officer, iicrders the quarantine and vaccination, and prescribes the procedure to be followed in respect thereto. Dog owners who value their animals are urged to comply with the law's and regulations therein cited, under pen alty of having their dogs impounded and killed and becoming liable them i selves for a maximum fine cf $300 i for violations of the ordinances ap 1 plying. ! . 1 • > Covers County Also Another nurice, issued by Dr. Jump as county health officer, reinforces the city's vaccination order by extend ing it to include every dog in the county, and warns stock owners in the area in which the infection is known to exisi.; to be watchful for ' ../?•, , .. • ., _* svmnt'ms ct the dreed disease m their ÄT 1 i nt als. In the citv, Dr. Howard Welch and Dr. O. L. Devore have .been designated to administer anti rabies vaccine, wrhile Constable Frank Slaughter, as deputy countv health of ficer, will have charge cf the enforce ment of the quarantine and vaccina ^ crders outs id e its limits, A third notice, promulgated by City Onager Fred M. Brown, directs at tenticn of all Bozeman dog owners to no ^| ce s ig ned b y D r . Jump, and inr addition stresses the necessity of se curing, net later than Friday, March 5 ^ licenses fer their animals. It alro warns that on Monday, March 8, a general and systematic campaign will be begun ( to catch and impound, and to kill if not redeemed, all dogs run ning at large in Bozeman, Eight Dogs Bitten The mad dog killed Tuesday at Salesville was first seen abou,t 9<30 Tuesday morning at the C. V. Hud dleston ranch on Middle Creek, six miles from Bozeman. It bit Mr. Huddleston's dogs, but escaped be fore it could be killed. It appeared at Salesville between 3 and 3:30 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, running through the streets and biting every ! dog in its path. According to Frank L. Stone, cashier of ,the Salesville | State bank, who later shot and kille«? I the animal, it attacked and bit no less j than eight dogs within 20 minutes, j n itg ramblings it passed through a' | group of school children, but luckily ;oone of them was dirwtly in its path ! and they escaped being bitten. The j carcass was immediately brought to ! the laboratory here and Wednesday the diagnosis of rabies was made, i Yesterday Chairman George Darlin I (Continued on Page Eight) » *• ■H • * REV. 0.0. WOLFE TAKEN BY DEATH Death early Monday morning termi- ■ |nated the sufferings of it^el Rev. George D. Wolfe, pastor of the Metho dist: Episcopal church at Livingston, who for several weeks had been crit ically ill at the Deaconess hospital here. He was 65 years of âge, Monday afternoon the body, accom panied by his widow and children, was taken to Billings where, Vi ednes- % day at 2:30 'tfciock, funeral service* held at the Methodist church. Burial, with Mnsonic rites, was in the e Rev. Mr. Wolfe whs a native ot Ireland, but came to the United State* I ing man. For m ». t ban a promise: , hawng serv 4 if Mountain