The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-03-02

two years a resident of California, |
arrived in the city last week and !
will spend some time visiting friends. !
Quite number of Italian char
coal burners from Nevada passed |
through Bozeman last week, Ell route |
to Cooke City, having been employed |
to burn charcoal for the Republic
smelter, now in active operation in
that lively mining camp.
We are informed that the state
ment recently published about the
tax levy in Gallatin county was err
roneous; that the tax levy is actu-
ally Is mills instead of Is IL. The
half mill, however, applies to ali
tax payers who own $500 worth of
stock or over, in accordance with an
act of the last legislature.
The last issue Of the Courier con-
tains about three dozen saloon adj
vertisements. Bozeman must be the
boss bibulous burg = Madisonian.
| Well bet the cigars for the crowd
that Brother Baker Will know where
the best place to imbibe is when he
visits Bozeman. He evidently reads
the papers.
Phil Skeehan, we are pleased to
learn, has "sworn off,. Phil is one
of the most peaceable and enter
prising citizens OF Bozeman and we
are more than gratified to learn
that, following the democratic
watchword, he has reformed"
The vacant lots Immediately west
Of Spieth & Krug's brick block,
would make an excellent site for a
city hall, the only objection to them
being, perhaps, that they belong to
a member of the city council, whose
term, however, will expire next
month.
Great Falls is to have a bank
when the run is made on it we pre-
sumo it will be by water power.
The demi-monde of Bozeman had
terribly vexatious law suit this
week, the outcome of which came
to us too late for publication in
this issue of the Courier. The par
ties to the suit were Lou Couselle
VS.. Ollie Benson. An attachment
was issued against the last named
female, and her pet piano was at
tached. When the team hove in
sight to remove the rosewood must
cal instrument, Ollie got indignant
and threw stones with such vehe-
mence at the team as to start the
{ horses into run. For this offence
) Ollie was arrested for a breach Of
the peace and the trial was set fol-
Wednesday before Police Magistrate
Martin. The outcome We will pub
lish, with many of its interesting
> details next week.
Madam Grundy has had mos
delicious morsel of scandal thi
week, and her associates have no
been slow in giving the particular
Of the case a wide circulation. TIL,
principle features of the affair ar,
a new rendering Of the old and beau
tiful legend Of Pygmalion and Soup
tor, with some slight and yet start
ling variations. IN the origina
story, on which this present one !
based, an artist of renowned fam
carved a most beautiful woman from
a block of marble, and so. perfec
was his work, so lovely the statu
and so enhancing the beauty, tina
love succeeded admiration, and, a
an appropriate reward to the artist
the statue was at length endowe,
with life and returned his affection
In the Bozeman counterpart, an ar
fist was also imbued with the sam
:, feelings toward Marble being. Sh
reciprocated. Many a sweet an
stolen interview was had, until, i
an unlucky moment, the suspicion
of doting husband were aroused
t He feigned an enforced absence froT
: home, but instead of going Gu
town" he secreted himself in tn
garnet over his wife's boudoir.
convenient knot-hole served as a
observatory of all that was trans
= piring in the room. Only too 500
the artist called and was lovingl
welcomed fond embraces an
: tender words of undying affection
: and then-and then-the modest re-
: porter of the Courier draws We
: over the subsequent proceedings, r.
9 Stunning the narrative at that juno
= ture when the Infatuated husban
: had descended from his hiding plac
: and was raining sledge hamme
: blows, thick and fast, on the pal
: and classic features of the COLDER
: haired artist, whose whole soul BIT
moment before had been agitate
: by the most beautific emotion
% Alas! the present age is too prasai
4 and commonplace. The character {
Pygmalion is only possible in leger
- dairy lore, and the confiding BozG
T. man youth who attempts any sue