The Bozeman courier., February 25, 1927, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4

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

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COUNTY FOLK AT
PIONEER REUNION
Ataong the Pioneers and Sons and
Daughters of Pioneers in Bozeman
from other parts of the county for
the annual meeting on Tuesday, many
of them remaining over night and
some to visit and do shopping on
Wednesday were: Mr. and Mrs. Ho
mer Dunbar, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Dunbar, and Mrs. J. M. Lewis from
Three Forks; Mrs. M. W. Penwell
and her daughters Florence and Mrs.
William Cochran, her sons Parke Pen
well and Jfau Penwell and wife, Mr.
and Mrs. George §tim§Qn and daugh
ter Bèssîe from East Gallatin; Mr.
and Mrs, W, H, Patterson of Pass
Creek; Joe Gowin, Mr. and Mrs. Les
ter Crouse and the former's mother
from Springhill; Mrs. Brewington of
Fromberg; T. L. Tillery of Jose
phine; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cox of
Dry Creek; Charles R. Alderson of
Elk Creek; Mr.
and Mrs. Harry
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White of Manhattan; Mr. and Mrs.
War wood of Reese Creek; Mr. and
Mrs. D. P. Stone of Central Park;
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. McDonald of Bel
grade, G. D. Tribble, G. L. Yates and
Z. T. Miller from near Belgrade; Mr.
and Mrs. D. T. Powell and Dr. J. D.
C. Wipf and family from the Spring
hill road north of the city.
DENIES IS MEMBER
FEDERAL DRY FORCE
Denial of widely circulated reports
that he is a member of the federal
prohibition enforcement squad was
made Thursday by George W. Gran
ger, former chief of police of Boze
man and until recently an employe
of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul.
T have not been, nor am I now,
connected in any way with the fed
eral prohibition enforcement depart
ment,," said Mr, Granger, emphati
cally. "I make this statement be
cause reports to the contrary have
been circulated among my friends, - '
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POLLOCK GOES TO It
HOLLINGSWORTH'S
Effective March 1, L. A. Pollock,
who for the last two years has been
advertising manager at The Willson
company's store, will become assist
ant manager at Hollingsworth's.
Mr. Pollock came to Bozeman in
1925 from Pueblo, Colo., where he
had been associated with the C. C.
Anderson company, an organization
numbered among the largest of its
kind in the country. He is a man of
energetic type, with a pleasing per
sonality and a capacity for making
friends, and has bad a wealth of ex
perience in advertising, window dres
sing and merchandising.
Mr. Pollock expressed himself as
pleased with his new association.
Hollingsworth's was established No
vember 1, 1923, by William Hollings
worth, and has enjoyed a rapid and
substantial growth. Its prospects
for the future are of the brightest.
Recently Hollingsworth's took over
additional space immediately in the
rear of the Keene Shoe company, and
has devoted it to a millinery depart
ment, which is in charge of Mrs.
Francis Bray,, an experienced mil
liner. A complete stock of latest de
signs and styles has been installed.
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FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST,
SCIENTIST
16 West Olive St.
Sunday school 9:30 a. m.
Sunday service 11:00 a. m.
Wednesday evening meeting at
which testimonials of healing are giv
en hald at 8 o'clock.
Reading room in the Golden Rule
block open daily, except Sunday and
holidays from 2 to 5:30 p. m. All
are welcome.
ST. JAMES' EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
(Quinquagesima Sunday)
8:00 a. m. Holy communion. Cor
porate communion of Church club.
9:45 a. m.—Church school.
11:00 a. m. Morning prayer and
sermon.
5:30 p. m.—Church club.'
HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH, r- *1**
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7:30 p. m.—Evening prayer and
address.
W. FRIEND DAY, Rector.
Corner of Olive and Grand r
Class meets Saturday at 10 o'clock.
Sunday school Sunday morning
9:45.
Service Sunday morning 11 o'clock.
Sermon text—Luke 18:31-43.
League meeting Sunday evening
6:30.
Sunday service 7:30.
Singing every Thursday evening.
We welcome you to each and all
Come, tell others, and
bring some one with you.
J. M. JENSON, Pastor,
Residence 523 W. Babcock; Phone
941-W.
our services.
FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH.
Sunday school at 10:00.
Divine service in the English lan
guage at 11 at the Adventist church
on Black avenue, south.
A cordial welcome to all.
J. F. POTRATZ, Pastor.
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(SCORES ATTEND
ANNUAL RE UNION
PIONEER SOCIETY
(Continued from Page One)
ano. The Men's chorus of 11 mem
bers sang old time favorites that
were greatly appreciated.
Presidents Give Greetings
With a few well chosen words, Mrs.
Stephen White, president of the Pio
neers* Society, extended greetings
and a cordial welcome to all. W, H.
Reif, president of the Society of Sons
and Daughters, responded, and gave
greetings in behalf of the junior or
ganization. He said the sons and
daughters were proud of being the
descéndents of the pioneers who had
done so much for the state in the
formative period, and the real pur
pose of their organization was to aid
in carrying on the work started and
to help the pioneers enjoy the annual
reunion. A trio composed of Mrs.
W. N. Purdy, Mrs. P. D. Morrison and
Mrs. Fred P. Willson, with Mrs. E.
O. Holm accompanist, sang twp favor
ite selections.
High Cost of Living in 1864
E. A. Maynard, historian for the
Pioneers' Society of Gallatin County,
who is nearly 85 years old, contri
buted an interesting part of the
gram in reminiscences of 1864, '85
and '66 in Madison county, telling of
the high cost of living as he saw it
; n those days when void dust was the
-nlv circulatin' 1 - He told of
•'»vdnv SM v* nr.nnds of
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pro
flour
the territory being bought by
chant who advanced the price until a
"Bread Gang" was formed with flour
sacks for banners, and the flour
taken from this merchant to a large
hall, and sold at a dollar a pound to
those who had families. He paid
dollar a pound for salt, one dollar
for a box of matches such
purchased for five cents, and similar
prices for other commodities.
When he decided to go farming in
the spring of 1865, he paid 24 cents
a pound for seed wheat, 18 cents
pound for seed potatoes, and three
dollars a day for the use of a plow to
prepare his ground for planting. He
told of purchasing some hens for five
dollars each, and of selli^ the first
eggs from those hens in Virginia
City, the principal market in those
days, for three dollars a dozen. He
paid $26 a pair for a pair of short
gum boots.
Mrs. J. E. Moore gave a musical
reading "Fiddling in the Firelight"
with piano accompaniment by her
daughter Mrs. Marshall Phipps, and
"fiddle" accompaniment by N. H.
a mer
was
one
Hamilton. A graceful minuet was
danced by Jane Brotherton and Pa
as are now
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tricia Clark in costume, Mrs. W. N.
Purdy playing the dance for them,
Miss Rumsey's Greeting
Miss Lottie Rumsey of Helena, sec
retary of the Society of Sons apd
Daughters of Montana Pioneers, ex
pressed her appreciation of being h
guest on this occasion, praised the lo
cal organizations for having this an
annual meeting, differing from any
other in Montana, with the only coun
ty organization of this kind in the
state. She urged those present to
join the state organization, to attend
the state meeting in Missoula in Au
gust for which special railroad rates
have been granted, and to take an in
terest in the pioneers' cabin at the
state fair grounds.
Valenz Jones contributed two vocal
solos, with Miss Vera Seifert accom
panying. Announcement was made
by Mrs. E. L. Houston of the receipt
of a photograph of Mrs. George B.
Sproule of Helena, formerly Sylvia
Lyman, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. L.
B. Lyman, early pioneers of Gallatin
county, the first girl born in Gallatin
county. This will be framed and plac
ed in the custody of the Pioneers' So
ciety.
Absent Members
Greetings were read by the secre
tary of the Pioneers' Society, Mrs. E.
L. Houston, from Mr. and Mrs. George
Moss and Mrs. Kate Cowan in Cal
ifornia, from W. W. Curtis living
south of Manhattan, who was unable
come to the meeting. He believes
is the only one left of those who
settled on the west side of the Gal
latin river in 1864. He is nearly 86
years old. A telegram from Mr. and
Mrs. H. I. Border and Mrs. Flora Rar
don and daughter, Marie, in Seattle,
brought their greetings and thoughts
from other sons and daughters in that
city. Mention was made of the ab
sence of members on account of ill
ness, with appreciation for the at
tendance of so many pioneers.
On the death roll of the past year,
Mrs. Houston reported the name of
Nelson Story, a charter member and
past president of the Pioneers so
ciey; Mrs. John White, an early
pioneer bride, who was present at the
meeting last year; Mrs. George H.
Lyon, who came as a girl in 1864, and
served as a member of the executive
board of the society, and Mrs. George
Pease, wife of one of the junior pion
eers. Mrs. Houston expressed the
sympathy of all present to Mr. Pease
and his family, thinking of him and
his daughter leaving that day with
the remains of Mrs. Pease for their
Bozeman home. Attention was al
called to the dfath of Mrs. D. È.
Kramer, daughter of an early pioneer,
and to the sorrow in the home of E.
J. S. Moore, son of a pioneer, in the
death of Mrs. Moore's mother whose
so
funeral was being held at that time.
A trio of high schools girls, Patty
Lee Malsbury, Lulu Stone and Olive
Bartlett, sang "Dreaming" and "My
Rosary," with Leolyn Howard accom
panist.
Address by Mr. Dunbar
An interesting address was given
by Herbert Dunbar of Three Forks, a
sen of prominent early pioneers, re
ferring to early settlements in Mon
tana by Lewis and Clark, to the
monuments being erected in their
honor, and of Montana in its present
prosperous condition and future pros
pects being in itself a monument to
the pioneers. He gave reminiscences
as told by his mother of her trip by
steamboat to Montana, when she
and her sister. Miss Fannie Campbell,
played their piano, the first one
brought to the Gallatin valley. He
urged the sons and daughters to de
velop the broad mindedness and
strength of character exhibited by
the pioneers. The program conclud
ed with songs by Will Ennis as he
played the guitar.
Old Time Dances; Grand Ball
With music by A. W. Orton, pres
ident of the Society of Montana Pion
eers, on the piano, and Marsh Nelson
the violin, both pioneers past 7 n
old time dances were enjoyed for
three hours, two pionétarpabt-oighty,
T. L. Tillery and G. I* Yatek,' dancing
old time jigs for the entertainment
of those present. ^ > •
The grand ball, in charge of the
Sons and Daughters society, in the
evening, was attended by about 150
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til midnight to excellent music by
Mrs. Ema Devine Myers and her large
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lery and Mi*. Yates, giving their dan
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guests at the evening program.