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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-04-13
OLDETIME SHEEPMAN
DIES AT HIS Home
John F. Work, Prominent BOzeman
Citizen and One of Earliest Pio-
neers Victim of Paralysis

John F. Work, old time sheepman
and freighter and one of the earliest
pioneers in Montana died at his home
on South Grand avenue about five
o'clock this morning from the effects
of paralytic stroke which affected
him several days ago. The death
of John Work marks the passing of
one of the most interesting pioneers
characters of Bozeman, as we'll as
one of the most interesting pioneer
of the community. A quiet, kindly
man, a good neighbor and a man
whose word was ever as good as his
bond, John Work took his last trail
west blessed with the friendship of
all and the enmity of none.
The story of John Works life reads
more like tale of early western
fiction than the story of the adven-
lures of well known friend. He
came to Montana first in 1863, a time
when the west was at its widest and
the complete story of his many adj
ventures would be an epic of the
! growth and development of this west
ern country. He was born in Adams
county, Pennsylvania on June 80,
1885, near the scene of the historic
battle of Gettysburg. His parents
were John and Marie (Black) Work
and were of sturdy pioneer stock.
When he was a small boy he moved
with his parents to Missouri and
here his childhood was passed. Mr..
Works father was '49 gold seeker
in California.
AS early as 1857 he made many
overland trips with cattle from Mis-
souri, to the st. Paul and Minneapolis
markets and in 1859 he went to Col
orado over the Pixies Peak route,
coming back to Missouri the same
year.
On March 16, 1852 he and his faith
er started overland with a wagon
train, bound for California. When
the train reached Saltwater, Wyom-
ing, news of the Salmon River gold
discovery reached it and the tidings
sent Mr.. Work and his father to the
north. Reaching the Salmon river, the
Works did not like the looks of things
and journeyed on to Lewistown, Idaho
From here John Work went north tc
Walla Walla, Washington where he
worked for the government for a
time. The next year found him al
Placerville, Idaho and that fall be
worked as q teamster for the govern
ment and in such capacity came tx
Continued on Page Ten.)
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-04-13
WOMEN VOTERS LEAGUE
ELECTS MRS. BOLINGER

At the annual election of the
Women Voters league, held Monday
afternoon at the close Of the regular
program. Mrs. H. A. Bolinger was
chosen to head the organization for
the comming year. Other officers ell
ected including Miss Leora Hapner,
vice chairman; Mrs. F. D. Waldrof,
secretary and Miss. Mary Jones, tre-
asurer. Mrs. H. A Buell., Mrs. w.
C. Dawes, Mrs. Louis Vessel, Mrs.
C. ]. Sears, Mrs. B. B. Daniels and
Mrs. J. N. Kelly were elected as di-
rectors.
At the program Of the afternoon
Miss Lillian Clark of Los Angeles
sister of Mrs. E. Brook Martin, gave
a most interesting talk on "Ameri-
canization", relating many instances
Of her work in this line in Los Ange.
les and illustrating her points with
many examples taken from the store
Of her own experience. Following
Miss Clark, Mrs. G.. n. Arnett led {
discussion on Immigration" which
brought to light many interesting
viewpoints on this present importan
question. Moving pictures received
their share of attention and at tn,
next meeting Miss Hapner will Civ
a report on the replies to question
aires recently sent out with refer
ence to them.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-04-13
OLD CONTROVERSY
OVER ROAD RESUMED
Route of Paved Highway to Belgrade
Again Up for Discussion By
Rankin Ruling

According to report from Helena,
Attorney General w. d. Rankin is
reported to have rendered an opinion
regarding the diverting of money
voted for road bonds from the use Of
one road to another which may effect
the building of the state highway to
Belgrade, now under process Of con-
struction. Attorney General Rankin
is said to have told State Highway
Engineer Edy that when the people
of county vote bond issue for
the particular work that is to be
done, the money raised for the bonds
cannot be diverted to the building Of
any other road than the one designa-
ted at the time Of election as the
route upon which it is to be spent.
Last summer, when work was be-
gun on the aew Berlgade highway,
proceedings were started by those
living on parts Of the present Bel
grade road, which will be cut off by
the route of the new highway, to
compel the road builders to build
the road on the present route. Judge
Stark, sitting for Judge Law, decided
that the county commissioners had
the right to change the route Of the
highway to that desired by the state
engineers. This straight road ell
tContnued On Page -Four.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-04-13
GETTING DATA FOR
PROPOSED CUTOFF

A meeting of the transportation
committee of the chamber has been
called at o'clock, Thursday evening,
for the purpose Of outlining definite
plans of procedure in an attempt to
extend the Menard branch of the Mil
waukee railroad from Menard to the
main line. It is anticipated that a
research and survey of freight ship
ments in and out of Bozeman, viii be
one of the necessary steps.
Undoubtedly a subcommittee will
be detailed to go over the ground of
the proposed link--a distance of about
twelve miles-in conjunction with the
farmers of this territory, with the
view Of securing q right Of way.
/ The chairman Of the transportation
committee has announced the meeting
to be open TO all shippers, and their
attendance il urged. II is considered
Continued on Page Ten.)
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-04-13
Documents Submitted Calling for
Vote on City Manager Form of
Government and Containing
Signature of More than 25
Per Cent of Voters
NO CHANGE In RETURNS
SHOWN BY CANVASSING
City Officials Announced Last Week
Declared Officially Elected

The first really decisive in the pro-
cedure to put the question OF the
city. manager form of government be-
fore the people of Bozeman, to be
decided by their votes, was consumat-
ed last Thursday evening at the coun-
Gil meeting when petitions bearing
the signatures of more than % per
cent of the qualified voters Of Boze-
man were given to the council. The
petitions ask for the submission of
the question to the vote of the people
and they were accompanied by a certl-
ficate of J. H. Harris, county clerk
and recorder, stating that he had
checked them with the voting list and
found them to be correct. The mayor
was authorized to appoint a commit
tee to look into the petitions, see that
their form and the names were cor
rect and report at the next meeting,
at which time, providing the commit
tee finds everything so far done is
legal and dates of the election will
be fixed and other details arranged.
This action practically finishes the
preliminary work in getting the mat
ter of the city manager form before
the people for their decision. A few
legal steps must be taken, as outlin-
ed above, but the matter will soon be
decided one way or another.
A canvass was made of the votes
at the recent city election and the
returns as published in the Courier
last week were found to be correct
with the exception that one mistake
in the library vote was found which
made a difference of 20 votes in fav-
or of the library tax, thus making
its final majority 412. The returns
as canvassed by the council showed
that E. J. Parkin was elected mayor
Frank Kyle, city treasurer; E. A
Franks, police magistrate; w. E
Rider, alderman from the first ward
Frank Gray, alderman from the sec
ond ward; Amos Hall, alderman from
the third ward and Fred F. Wilson
alderman from the fourth ward.
The appropriation ordinance for tn,
fiscal year Of 1921, allowing the diff
ferent city departments the same rev
enue as last year, was introduced anC
read for the first time. 1t was re
ferred to the finance committee.
A resolution was introduced and re
ceived the unanimous support O.
those present to permit the deposi
OF certain sums in the cemetery funC
to provide for perpetual care of ceme
terry lots. The money will be deposit
ed in Bozeman banks and the revenu,
from it will be used for the purpos,
stated.
Continued on Page Four.)
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-04-13
LOCAL SPORTSMEN
] TO ORGANIZE SOON
Plan County Organization to Work in
Cooperation With State Fish
and Game Commission

Z Bozeman hunters and fishermen |
have been summoned to attend a |
ing in the grain room Of the COM
mercial club Friday evening at eight
o'clock to perfect a comprehensive
sportsman's organization which will
work in cooperation with the new
state game department and serve to
protect and foster the wild life in
this part of Montana. This meeting
is being called by the committee ap-
pointed at the last meeting to perfect
plans of organization.
This committee, which consists of
DR. Howard Welch, chairman, Fred
Williams, Allen Cameron, E. L. Cur
rier and E. H. Mcbride, has had two
meetings since it was appointed and
now have a perfected plan ready to
be submitted to the many who will
be members of the organization. A
set Of bylaws, some recommended
tions for the state board and tenta-
tive plans for local activities have
been completed and it is hoped that
the final action of forming the local
association will be completed Friday
/ evening.
i The new state game warden has ex-
i pressed his willingness to cooperate
with different local sportsman's as
sociations all over the state and also
with the state association and it is
confidently expected that by forming
! a local association the wild life in
! the Gallatin can be preserved as it
never before has been. While the
organization of the state fish and
game commission is not completed
the local men interested in it believe
that Gallatin is entitled to a game
warden and it is thought that the To-
cal associations recommendations
will go far in securing the appoint
: ment of a. desirable applicant. The
local association also wants a repre-
sentative on the state fish and game
commission.
: At the Friday night meeting NJ. S
Carpenter Of Belgrade, secretary ot
j.. the State Sportsman's association vii
be present to answer all questions
5 and help with the organization work
= Everyone who enjoys tramping th'
: game trails, hunting with either gun
r or camera or fishing in our mountain
streams is cordially invited to h
present at the meeting.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-04-13
AMERICAN FARM
BUREAU MAN HERE

R. c. Pollock, western organizer
for the American Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton, will be in Bozeman Saturday
afternoon and will make his first
talk in Montana in the Gailatin court
house at one o'clock. AS this is a
most important meeting in the well
fare of the Farm Bureau in Gallatin
county, every member, in fact every
farmer in the valley is invited to be
present.
Farm bureau, authorities in the
county will see to it that every mem
Der of the county executive COM
mittee of the Farm Bureau, an COM
munity Farm Bureau chairman and
that a committee from each Farm
Bureau district is present to hear Mr
Pollock.
MIR. Pollock proposes to outline the
organization plans Of the Farn Bur.
Continued on Page Ten
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-04-13
ELKS INSTALL THE NEW
OFFICERS AND INITIATE

At one of the biggest Elk meetings
held in several months the new Off
GERS for the coming years of the Boze-
man lodge No. 463, B. P. o. E., were
installed Tuesday evening and eleven
new members were initiated. The fea-
ture of the installation was the fact
that Past Exalted Ruler George H
Wilson installed his own son, Glenn
Wilson, as exalted ruler. This is
the first time in the history Of Mon
tana that father, past exalted rul-
er, has installed his son into a similar
position in the lodge.
Continued on Page Ten)
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-04-13
WORK EXPECTED TO
START This SUMMER
President Atkinson Hopes to Have all
Foundations Completed BY FAN

The most important announcement
affecting Bozeman in several years
followed the recent state board OF
education. meeting where expenditures
totaling more than a million dollars
We're proposed by the board for i'm
prOvements at the Montana State col
lege. Following this action by the
board, President Atkinson of the col
lege outlined the nature of the local
improvements at a special faculty
meeting held Monday afternoon. The
state board adopted a tentative build
ing program, which embraced four
branches of the University Of Mon
tana, proceeds for such program are
to be derived from the S5,0O0,000
bond issue passed last fall. The board
will meet again on April 25 when
formal resolution embOdying the pro-
posed expenditures viii be offered.
The total expenditures at the four
educational institutions will total $2,-
100000.
There will be five large buildings
erected at the Montana State college
and it is the expectation Of President
Atkinson and those in charge that
work will be begun soon and the
foundations for the buildings will be
completed by fall. This will mean
that in another year, or rather after
the next college year, the institution
will be equipped with ample space to
care for it's constantly increasing at
tendance.
The five buildings to be erected in
Bozeman include the main engineer
! ing, the first unit Of the engineering
4 shops, the gymnasium, the biology
building and central heating plant.
The new engineering building will
be located on the east campus on
ground recently purchased by the col
lege and will face west, making the
;. east side Of the quadrangle of which
the agricultural and main buildings
form the other two sides. The build
= ing will be Of the same general ma
e ture of architecture as the first
e section of the chemistry building,
erected last year, and it is under
! stood that Fred F. Wilson will be
e the architect. The building will cost
d S25O,OO0 and the first section of the
+ engineering shops, which will be built
! near it, will cost 100000.
The gymnasium will be built south
= of the main building, near the pres
ent location of the. tennis courts. The
gymnasium will cost $225,OO and will
u be the second largest building on the
hill. 1t will be complete in all its
o details and viii afford college athletes
e adequate facilities to pursue the diff
Continued on Fage Ten.)
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-04-13

Board of Education Meets in Helena Decides Spend
100000 Of Bond Issue BOZeman Institution Engineering
Building, Shops Gymnasium, Biology Building and
Heating Plant Proposed for This Year

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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-04-13
WHERE SCHOOL
FUND WILL GO

= Proposed buildings at state ?
}; schools and estimated costs: 5
= At Missoula university ST. /:
= 100000.
:: Library. :
y Heating plant.
:; Gymnasium.
:: Forestry building.
- Residence hall for women.
:; Residence hall for men.
:; Equipment and repairs for
:: present plant.
(" At Bozeman agriculture col
{: lege, S1,000,000.
y Engineering building.
:; Engineering shops building.
" Heating plant.
. Biology building.
y Gymnasium.
= Equipment and repairs for
y present plant.
= At Butte school of mines,
= $235,0OO.
- Completion metallurgical
y building, now under construc-
= tion.
u Stadium, estimated cost $685.
. 900 for building only.
= At Dillon normal school,
:: $4,000.
:: Repairs and extension to
= dining room and kitchen to
/" provide for enlarged summer
y school attendance.
= Total expenditures, S2,260,-
:: 900.
:; = :: = :: :: :: :: :: :: q Il :. ::
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-03
WILD VACATIONS
Jacksonville Times-Union.)


Yes, DO, wild is right-they're wild vacations
I'll say they are.
And you're the wild man that has taken them
hafta pay board for an uncomfortable uncertainty
You leave comfortable home where you don't
where you do and about four times what it's
worth just because you feel it is the correct
thing to do
You spend weeks preparing for it,
You buy a suitable outfit.
You must do it according to IIoylc or you Just
won't do it a-tall, so there.
Maybe you decide you'll so far from the Nlax-
ons maddng toot and get out among the tall
tmbers where you can lay your tired head on old
Mother Natures bosom and listen to her heart
beat
You say you've had enough of hotels and noun
tain trails and beach resorts so you say this year
you will go to quaint old fashioned farm house
and spend it quietly, lulled to sleep at night by
the music of the katydids and the crickets and
the chirpng of the frogs and the hooting of the
owls.
You mean to stroll along quiet woodlands and
learn the songs of the wild birds or play with
the calves and lambkins
JOY of joys you'll pick the luscious blackber
res, not knowing that every bush conceals a
snake ready to dispute the right of possession
with you.
You'll learn to milk and get the milk
pail kicked into your face for your pains,
You'll seek for some lovers roost with the
pretty school marin from the city and you and
she will both sit down in poison ivy and acquire
enough trouble at one sitting to last you life
time.
You'll go to study the busy little bee making
honey and fall over hive and get stung for
your trouble.
It's great life if you can stand it,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-03

because it wants to, but because it has to; that
it's acceptance of the allies terms is not due to
even minor awakening of a sense of justice, but
because Germany knows it is the only way out
for Germany. But the payment of these billions
almost life itself to France, and no matter
how heartily hate or despse Germany we
into abject poverty it must be saved by receipt
of billions of dollars from Germany.
Then America is interested. Not because this
nation is to have one dollar of reparations money
from Germany although we might we'll and just
ly have demanded some ten to twenty billions
on account but because if are ever
to get the billions France owes us they must first
come to France from Germany. England, with
its vast resources might be able to discharge it's
obligations to the United States even without
ever touching German mark, the student of
national debts will remember that Great Britain
failed to reduce its outstanding national obliga-
tions over a period of fifty years next preceding
the World War. And so it is with Belgium and
Italy, the other two big benefciaries from the
Preparations to be paid by Germany.
1t doesn't require any great deal of figuring
any unusual knowledge of how a nation makes
its financial ends meet to arrive at the sound
conclusion that unless country is able to do
business and do it on big scale it cannot meet
large obligations. So we say, without favoring
Germany, Give Germany a chance" Let the
German people do business with the rest of the
world, that they may pay this small part of the
debt they to the countries which cast their
best manhood and their treasure into the breach
to save civilization.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-03

the Senate BILL 81 $4,000, is not enough. The
board of control asked for $3,600.000. This
sum was cut in two under the imperative direction
of the state board of education, but even this re-
duction did not satisfy majority Of the senator's
This is not question of convenience, or of re-
trenchment, or even, except in most drastic sense.
of the ability of the state to pay, but of the needs
of our educational system. That should have pref
erence over all other claims and next to the duty of
providing for the common schools is the duty of
providing for the university.
This state can moi keep abreast of the other
states unless il brings its schools abreast of theirs
1t never get above its university which will be
accepted by the outside world as marking the
height of lis intellectual and cultural aspirations
1t can never bring its public school system above
the level set by the university Therefore, no mat
ter how sound the reasons may appear for cutting
university appropriations, no excuse for placing
them below the sum needed to meet all reasonable
demands can be accepted.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-03
JOINING FLORIDA

Miami and the stale of Florida are 10 be con
graduated upon the decision Of William Jennings
Bryan to JON both and become a full hedged
cracker He is valuable addition to cur citizen
ship While he is abundantly qualified for any
Office, no matter how big, he lends a peculiar
dignity 10 private life He has had strenuous
time of it since he flashed upon the political Stage
back in 1885, but, after Hfe's htful fever he lives
well. He is, to large extent the nation pryi-
legged character He looks into whatever at
tracts his curiosity He says what he pleases, and
always has the assurance of generous audience
He Is whole institution within himself, and
whether teaching Sabbath school class, preach
ing abstinence, exhibiting the cracks in cur social
system, handing cut fatherly advice to the Demo
cratic party or bringing out new paramount IS
sues. and trying them on bis eager friends. he is
always the same optimistic kindly, exuberant, con-
hdent and blazingly animated man whose personal
charms thrice carried him to the threshold of the
biggest Office in the world.
TIE Telegram IS glad that he has adopted
Miami, and wishes him a long and happy resi-
dencG as the first citizen" Of that charming city
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-03
FOR ANGLO-AMERICAN ALLIANCE

The plea of Sir Auckland Geddes before the
University of Virginia for an Anglo-American
alliance strikes responsive but regretful chord in
this country. Such an alliance would be ideal,
and constitute the best possible guarantee of world
peace, if it were not for few little circumstances
which make it unthinkable
The great English speaking nations Of the
world ought to be working together. Their in
terests, in the main, are IDENTICAL and united they
would constitute force which no other possible
combination of world powers could resist.
But the English imperial system stands in the
way Americans would gladly fight to protect
London or the British Isles from outside aggres-
sion, but they would not shed their blood for the
sake of permitting Englishmen to rule over India
or Egypt or Ireland. In spite of all he specous
sophistres with which it is bolstered, Imperialism
is fundamentally wrong The right OF nations and
peoples to determine their own destinies IS Just as
sacred to a FIindoc, OF an Irishman, or South
African Beer as TO an EngIishman, ard nterf2r-
ence with this right inevitably halts the develop
ment of civilization.
America has not been able to resist al
together, this tendency. 1t holds posses
sion of several places against the will of
the inhabitants, and refuses them the independ-
ence which they demand; but even SO, this policy
is not representative of the will Ct all the people,
probably not of majority, and a proposal to
form an alliance with an empire which is based
upon this principle would be resisted to the point
of endangering the stability of The nation.
Therefore, the dream CT uniting the English
speaking races must remain in allegiance until Eng
land modihes her preensions of world uIcrship or
America becomes as thoroughly imbued With that
notion as Great Britain.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-03
AS Others See 1t
GIVE GERMANY A CHANCE
(Tampa Tribune.)

(Tampa Tribune)
Don't mistake us when we say: Give Germany
chance" The Tribune hasn't taken Germany
as a nation the German people to it's bosom;
not bit of it.
But the other day the German government hav-
ing at last after futile and unseemy pickering,
let out its final "bleat' about harsh and I'M
Christian terms" and being driven into a corner,
accepted the reasonable measure of PREPARATION
which the allied nations laid upon it as instgator
of the greatest crime against civilization has now
come forward promptly and on the dot with the
first $2000GO,0O0 cash payment, and has contract
ed to pay nearly three-score billion dollars over
a period of forty-two years
Now, we know that Germany isn't doing this