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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-01-12
POSTOFFICE is
RATED FIRST Class
Yearly Receipts Put in From Second
Class to First. Increase
in Clerks
BOHEMIAN POST OFFICE
RATED FIRST CLASS
AZ ! ree,sfY of r.

Asa result Of TIE volumn Of bust
ness done during the past year the
Bozeman post office is removed from
the second to the first class. Accord
ing to the regulations Of the post
department, when an office does g
yearly volumn of business exceeding
$4,000 the office becomes a first
class post office. The figures for
the past year show that the Bozeman
office exceeds the $4,000 mark by
several hundred dollars.
The rating from second to first
class makes a number of changes in
the office. Of chief interest to the
patrons is an increase in the box rent
The post master gets an increase in
salary and two more clerks are per-
tilted than under the old rating. The
salaries of the different clerks in the
office are not raised.
The increase in the Christmas busi-
ness over last year had something to
do with the change in rating and when
it is considered that the office force
handled this increased business with
two clerks short, the post office force
deserves a lot Of credit for the lacs
of congest on of Christmas mail.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-01-12
DEACONESS NURSES
GRADUATE NEXT WEEK

The seventh annual commencement
exercises of. the Bozeman Deaconess
Hoapital Training school for nurses
will be held at the Methodist Epis-
copal church Wednesday, January
18th at 500 P. NJ.
Six young ladies will receive the
hospital diploma at this time. Bishop
Charles Wesley Burns viii give the
address Of the evening. Mrs. w. A.
Davis Mrs. w. N. Purdy, Miss June
Hartman and Mrs. E. L. Currier will
render vocal, instrumental and violin
selections.
The public is cordially invited to
attend the exercises. The Bo-omar
Deaconess Hospital announce the fc-
NAL opening of the new hospital il
the afternoon and evening Of Jan. Is
and the afternoon of Jan. 10.
1t is hoped the many friends who
so graciously helped to make the
splendid new hospital possible will
take this opportunity to see it.
The young ladies who graduate
next week are Misses Dorothy Schock
Laura Osness, Annabelle Harper, R
Lee Barthols, Esther Johnson anc
Elizabeth Brakeman.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-01-12
AMERICAN Legion
= PLAY IS NEXT WEEK
Red Acre Farm" to be Given January
is by Home Talent
Legion Actors

On January 1S the American Leg
ION will stage their home talent play
entitled "Red Acre Farm" at the
Ellen theatre. This play is a New
england comedy that furnishes many
laughs and little pathos, a play that
VIII send you home more than salts
fled with the efforts of the local
eople.
The plot is somewhat similar to
many other New England plays, but
there are bits of comedy that are
well worth while and the capable man.
ner in which they are being handled
speaks for both the players and their
manager. The Legion is putting or
the play for the purpose of raising
funds for the home they eventually
hope to build here, but are not asking
for support on that grounds alone
They intend to give the audience it.
moneys worth and with that in view
are sparing no pains to make tn,
production the best ever seen in tn,
line of home talent. Besides the pla.
there will be good vaudeville feature
between the acts.
George Davenport, who has had con
siderable professional experience i
the director of the play and numbe
Of well known people are included i
the cast. Among those who will ar
pear back Of the footlights are Nj
and Mrs. Chester Roecher, Fran
Knight, John Mahan, and many othe
well known Bozeman people.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-01-12
COURIER OWNER
DIES ON SUNDAY
Henry F. Sears, Publisher of the
Bozeman Courier, Victim of
Heart Disease
IN GALLATIN MANY YEARS
Came to Valley in 1885 and was
Prominently Identified with
BOzeman

After a losing fight of several
weeks duration against heart disease
Henry F. Sears, owner and publisher
Of the Bozeman Courier died at two
o'clock Sunday morning in his home
on South Third avenue. BIr. Sears
death came a. a shock to the COM
munity, for while it was generally
known that he was i'll at home, but
few realized the seriousness Of his
disease or its inevitable end.
Henry F. Sears was born near Lon
don, England on October 16, 1866.
When a mere boy he moved with his
people to Canada, locating at Brant-
ford, Ontario, where he learned his
printers trade From Canada he
worked for q short time in both Buff
falo and Detroit, coming to Bozeman
in 1885. re worked for the old AvanI
/ Courier and later, with his brother
G. J. Sears, took up homestead mean
h)c-AeSN il+c. AAtiiiS tDr@io NOANSN ~
town TO supply money for the new
homesteads while his brother farmeC
them. In 1900, together with John H
Dawes, he started the Gallatin Coun
ty Republican which absorbed the
Avant Courier in 1905, the new paper
being run under the name of the Re
publican Courier and its name chang
ed within recent years to the Boze
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-01-12
MAJOR SHERIDAN'S FATHER
DIES AT RANCH HOME

Word was received in Bozeman last
evening that A. d. Sheridan, father of
Major Charles Sheridan, adjutant
general of Montana, died at his ranch
home near Wilsall at 2o'clock in the
afternoon. Mr.. Sheridan formerly
lived in Bozeman and had many
friends here. Major Sheridan was
with his father when he died. Under
taker West left yesterday evening to
take charge of the body, which viii be
brought to Bozeman for the funeral
and interment.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-01-12

thing over three millions. When the
fixed charges for taxes taken out
but $4,000 was left to run the city
for the year. Going into the details
Of lack of correlation between the
different departments and the city and
the county, Mr.. Smith said that for
one thing all the taxable property
lists of the city should be available
for the councilmen to see when they
fixed the levy.
Speaking Of the city water works,
the greatest investment and at the
same time the largest revenue pro-
ducer for the city, Mr.. Smith said
that it was not now being run as it
should be. The committee in charge
were good men and were doing the
best they could, but there was nc
recognized and responsible head to the
institution. The water works, accord
ing to Mr.. Smith, are actually II
worse financial condition than the city
and should have a directing heaC
similar to private owned public utili
ties such as the electric light anC
telephone.
With a city manager there would b.
men under the manager to look afte
the different departments, but tn
manager would be directly responsible
The different city commissions woul
cease to exist and the whole cit.
would be run as a single business
! Whether or not such a system woul
work out for the financial better
ment of the city, Mr.. Smith did nc
predict but he said, emphaticall!
: that something had to be done. Their
is at present a lack OF money every
where, even in the sinking funds fo
the different bonds, which have bee
drawn upon or rather borrowed frol
> to help out other funds Of the cit,
Mr.. Smith gave a most comprehel
;. sive and interesting talk and wa
listened to with deep attention by h
!. audience.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-01-12
MISS QUAW'S FILM
LIKED IN BOzEMAN
Performers Enthusiastic Over Their
Antics on Screen. Jackson
Hit

Saturday afternoon at 4:30 the To-
cal people who took part in the movie
picture put on and directed by Miss
Mignon Quaw last summer, under
the auspices of the u. S. department
of agriculture, cooperating with the
Montana State college, saw the picture
for the first time at the Ellen theatre
The performance was a private one
and run especially for thise who took
part in the picture. Needless to say
everyone liked the film.
Owing to the necessity of getting
the pictures in given amount of film
feet the picture was cut considerably
in parts and the idea of the story was
not as well carried out as Miss Quav
originally planned. However, for th'
purpose for which the pictuEe it t.
be used, the futhering OF the farm
bureau idea, it is admirably suited.
4
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-01-12
loan ASSOCIATION
HOLDS A Meeting
Southern Montana Federal Farm
Loan People Hear Reports
and Elect Officers

The SoU eheIn Montana Farm Loan
association met yesterday afternoon
in the court house their annual meet
ing Of the association. Despite the
cold weather there was a good atten-
dance, it being necessary for more
than half the members to be present
to make a quorem. The meeting
was called to order by DR.. c. S. Smith,
president of the association and the
secretary's report was listened to with
a great deal of interest
In his report P. c. Waite, secretary
Of the association, brought out the
fact that there was 10 applications
for loans before the association when
the law was suspended pending a de-
cision of the United States Supreme
court regarding the validity Of the
farm loan act. This suit was brought
by the Farm Mortgage Bankers as
scciation, with headquarters in Chi
cago. The bankers association grought
the suit to have the farm loan act
declared unconstitutional and has been
in the supreme court for year. The
suit was argued last October and a de-
cision has been expected for some
time. Until this decision is made are
the loans of the association are be-
/ ing held up. In case Of favorable
decision the local association viii al
once start doing business again.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-01-12
WEEK At
THE STATE COLLEGE
Men From All Over State are in
BOzeman Attending Sessions
at College
MARKETING IMPORTANT
Expert Gives Splendid Talk on
Marketing Farm Products
of Montana

A varied and interesting program
is in progress for the Farm Bureau
men and women who are attending
the conference at Montana. State col
lege this week. Glasses and demon
strations are being conducted in all
Of the agricultural and home econo-
mics departments. The work Monday
was in seed testing, farm manage
ment surveys, poultry feeding, pota-
to growing, swine feeding, hog diseas-
es, field crops and swine judging.
Tuesday classes and demonstrations
were held in silage crops, marget-
ing Of poultry products, grain grades
feed for dairy COWS, feed and manage
ment cf dairy COWS, home gardens
Judging and selecting dairy stock anC
feeding for protection.
In the domestic science department
Miss Franks, head Of the department
discussed some novel methods for US
ing and preserving native wild fruits
The pectin test was suggested as be
ing the most satisfactory method o
determining the jelly value Of frui
juices and the amount of sugar need
ed. Many of the women present con
tributed receipts for jellies and jam
'rof wild fruit.
When the invitations were first sen
out for the conference it was adveI
Continued on Page Fonrl
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-01-12
CITY And BANKS
IN AN AGREEMENT
Banks to Cash City Warrants With
out Discount to Amount
of $4,000

The first meeting of the city council
for the new year marked the column
nation of the agreement, between by
the city of Bozeman and the four
banks of the community regarding the
oashing of outstanding warrants, by
the passage of a formal resolution
providing for the payment of munich
pal warrants during the coming year.
The resolution is merely the formal
recording of the agreement between
the city council and the banks that
was entered into at the last meeting
of the council. 1t sets forth that
there are outstanding warrants of the
city which with accured interest
amount to $51 ,955.25 and that the 10.
cal banks refuse to cash any more ex
cept on discount; but on consideration
that the city of Bozeman will use th'
cash coming in from the count,
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-01-12
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
Brings IN NAMES
Over One Hundred New Names Added
to 7. NJ. G. A. List as Result
of Campaign

The three days membership drive
conducted last week by the local Y.
NJ. c. A. resulted in a gain of 102 i'll
the memberships of the institution.
While the goal set for the drive was
300 and the number gained but a
third cf this amount, still in view of
the existing conditions the authorities
Of the "Y" are not discouraged and
feel that they have accomplished
about all that could be expected The
workers on the different tsams took
a deal of interest in the contest and
keen rivalry developed between diff
ferent teams. The results of the con:
test by teams and divisions was as
follows:
Division A, Business Mem. ...
Team l, c. N. Wood, captain, ninc
members, $143.00
Team 2, E. H. Staehling, captain, 2S
members, $339OO.
Team 8, C. S. Kenyon, captain, three
members, $4,000.
Division b, Business Men:
Team 4, Fred w. Mckay, captain
three members, $54.00.
Team 3, w. ]. Fransham, captain
! six members, $500.
Team 6, L. D. Conkling, captain
six members, $4,000.
Division c, High School.
, Team 7, c. j. Gabriel, captain, L
t members, $3.50.
: Team 8, Wallace Keown, captain
two members, $3.50.
Team 9, Olaf Anderson, captain
r two members, $3.50.
4 Division ID, College.
? Team 10, A. B. Kirk, captain, 1
= members, $4S.OO.
2 Team IL, Geo. McFarlin, captain
!. one members, $2.25.
s Team IL, w. H. Buttelman, captain
v six members, S17.50.
e Total members, 1O2.
e Total money, $818.75.
Y P. c. Waite won division A chail
IS man prize.
w. B. MADDOX won division A seer,
l. tary prize.
IS J. r. Parker won individual priz
II division A.
n Fred w. Mckay won individu
D. prize, division B.
r. Charles Gabriel won individu
TX prize, division C.
sr A. B. Kirk won individual priz
- division d.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-01-12
VOCATIONAL BOYS
HERE IN NUMBERS
Conference of High School BOye
Proving Popular and Nearly
230 are Here
FROM ALL PARTS OF STATE
Boys Listen to Different Lecturers
Point of the Advantages of
Vacations

That the high school students in
the state are taking a keen interest
in the Young Mems Vocational con-
gress being held at the college this
week is evidenced by the fact that
there are nearly $50 boys registered
at the congress. Coming from all
parts Of the state, some of them from
the smaller communities, the weeks
work gives them a new point of view
On vocational conditions. The results
Of the second Vocational congress will
not be evident for some time, but the
enthusiasm with which the meetings
are attended and the interest shown
by the boys in all Of the speeches
indicates that it is an immense sue
cess. The ability of the speakers and
variety of entertainment is making
the conference very popular.
The young men arrived in Bozeman
and were registered by 1O:45 o'clock
Monday morning Miss Mignon Quaw
had charge Of the musical entertain
ment for the morning. J. nj. Hamil-
ton, dean of men at the college, and
Miss Henrietta Moebus, president -of
the Young Woman's council, each gave
an address of welcome to the visitors
William Barney, of the Helena high
school, gave the response. At one
thirty o'clock Prof. l.. D. Conkling
talked or Engineering as a Profes-
sion.". Coach D. Y. Graves, director
of physical education, spoke on, "Phy.
rical Fitness" The last speech Mon
day was made by Prof. w. f. Schoppt
who spoke on, "Fraternal Member
ship" Monday night the boys weg,
rircp a swim in the Y. NJ. c. A. pool
Tuesday morning at nine o'clocl
leader. spoke on Opportunities il
E<,ension Work. Wellington D. Ran
kin was to have given a talk on "Lav
as q Profession" but as he was un
able to be present Prof. w. B. Hol
mes talked on "Salesmanship as
--y.ession.' The subjects of Deal
Linfield's talk was, Outlook in Life.
Juhn Lovelace, manager of the Boze
man Wholesale company, gave tn
Qualifications for a Business Career.
tuesday afternoon Horace Ensinl
cave on interesting program Of song
and humurous sketches. Governo
Dixon arrived in early enough to Civ
a short speech to the boys.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-01-12
Smith Discusses Managerial Form of
Government to Interested Audience

Saturday evening Justin M. Smith,
former city attorney and a student
of municipal problems, spoke to a
good sized audience in the grain room
Of the chamber of commerce on mama
gerial form of government. The meet
ing was held under the auspices of
the Bozeman Rotary club and Alferd
Atkinson, president Of the Rotary
club, presided.
In his Introductory remarks Mr..
Smith traced the development of the
present form of city government from
the old town meeting, i'll the days
when civic problems were neither
many nor complex. From the town
meeting came the aldermanic form, d
form i'll fitted to cope with the in
creased size and complexity of civic
government and city institutions such
as water works, street railways,
paving and the many other activities
of every modern municipality. "Boze-
man is no isolated case," said Mr..
Smith, "other cities, some even as
large as Chicago, are face to face with
the same problems"
Explaining the managerial form Of
, government Mr. Smith said it had
, its principal advantages in having g
Capitalization and continuity of pow
er. The man in charge, the city man
, ager, would have the sole power tC
i, run the city. Associated with hin
! would be three commissioners bu
they would act rather as legisla
tive than an executive body.
o would be their task to appoint th
>. manager, who would have charge o
the executive end of the administra
tion. AS for qualifications, he mus
first be a financeer, then he must al
so have knowledge of police matters
water works, fire protection and b
good executive. Mr.. Smith EN-
phasized the fact that if the syster
were to be tried here with success
the city must secure a man big enoug
! : to fill the job and not to prune tn
{ job to the man selected.
The advisablity of having the mar
ager form Of government in Bozemal
" Mr. Smith said, was entirely matte
Of results. The city has SO muc
4 money to spend, would it be bette
TO spend it through city manage
- or through the council, as at presen
though but small hopes could be er
" tertained from the present systel
- for the simple reason that it has bee
- thoroughly tried out and yet the cit
is constantly running behind. NJ,
d Smith said there had been no col
% ruption of city finances, no real mis-
" management, simply lack of corel;
:" tion between the different depart
- ments and the fact that some of thel
~ were not run on a business-lke gasi
;" Speaking of the present financi
standing of the city Mr.. Smith sal
"Bozeman is broke, dead broke" ]
- prove his statement MIR. Smith the
gave some figures on the actual fiji
-- ancial condition of the city. He sta
ne ed that the tax levy was near Il
maximum and yet it did not furni.
~ sufficient funds to run the city. tt
taxable valuation of Bozeman, he sal
ee was about ten millions, which wou
give an assessed valuation of som
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-01-12
GAGE is ELECTED HEAD
OF CEMETERY BOARD

At the regular meeting of the ceme-
terry board Leslie E. Gage was elected
president Of that body to fill out the
unexpired term of the late E. H.
Fisher. The board was all present
with the exception of Mrs. d. D
Smith, who is in California.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-01-12

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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-03-03
ALONG THE SMOKY

Sid Eoffer she1led corn for Pete
Hubbard Saturday and on Monday
for L. S. Burt
Bert and Hazel Moore and Mr.. and
Mrs Clyde DeWolf We're callers at
the Zahn home Sunday afternoon.
]. D. Burnham took his mother to
Hays Saturday to be at the bedside
of her daughter who is seriously i'll.
We would like to see some mois-
ture in either rain or snow 1T would
mean the dust would stop blowing for
a few days at least.
Joe Schontha1er's have the well
dril1ers this week His well is some
thing over 500 feet deep and Joe is
going to drill it two or three hundred
feet deeper. Better look out, Joe, you
might get an oil well.
Scarlet fever, bad colds, chicken
pox and pink eye are the prevailing
epidennics along the Smoky at the
present time. We are thankful that
there are no more we might all
be afflicted if such were the case.
The G. E. Brown sale was we'll at
tended and most every thing sold at
a good price. Mrs. Brown and chill
| dren leave this week for Tennessee
and Mr.. Brown will remain here UNI
| til after harvest when he intends to
| dispose of his cattle and then bid
| farewell to Kansas and join his family
| in their new home.
The dances one at Benisch's and
one at Likes Saturday night were
| well attended and a jolly time re-
ported at both places. We also un~
derstand there was a supply of sfhome
| brew" which has been the custom in
the past and it appears to be increas-
ing instead of decreasing Some OF
these times some one Cor maybe
more) is going to be made an ex-
ample of and it will not be long il
there is not less boozing at our socia
gatherings. Maybe one or more ar
| rests and convictions would have s
| tendency to stop it for awhile or a
least check it temporarily. Eithe,
would be a blessing for the commun
ity. IF our sheriff is for law enforce
n1ent, which we hope he is, we wou1<
suggest he attend some of these so
cia1 gatherings and see for himself O
| if he does not care to attend then b.
) might instruct some one of his de
puties. A word to the wise is suf
ficient.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-03-03

dial is sick with typhoid fever.
Frank Beniseh made a business trip
to Voda last Saturday and took dinner
with his sister and parents there.
Mr.. and Mrs. W D. Guilbert were
pleasantly surprised by their friends
and neighbors last Wednesday even
ing.
The lecture given in the hall Mon
day night by Joseph Marek, the sew
enteen year old lad, of his FIVE years
experience in the World War, was
very interesting and instructive to
those who could understand his lee
ture- The photo slides of the foreign
countries were very good also
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-03-03

Frank Ma1inowsky and Noah Will
son left Friday night for Kansas City
on business.
The dance at Voda as usual was
largely attended as the people came
from all over
Grace Schwanbeck is at home this
week her school being closed on ac-
count of measles.
Mr.. and Mrs John Glenn ana fam
lily spent Sunday with Mrs. Lynch and
family at Voda.
Miss Hattie Malinowsky stayed
with Mrs. Noah Wilson during Mr..
Wilson's absence.
Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Krhut and
daughter are visiting the formers
mother this week
1t is reported that the youngest
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-03-03

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Rldgway were
Hays visitors Wednesday,
For Sale-Broke and unbroke
mules For particulars see Frank
Clark, Ogallah. adv 52-4t.
w. W. Cook, wife and baby and w.
E. Cook visited Monday with A. N
Cooks. w. E. Cook stayed for sew
era1 days visit with his son.
Mrs. Matte Marquand accompanied
Mrs. liter and daughter, Marie, to the
hospital Tuesday and stayed until the
operation returning home Wednesday
afternoon.
Last Sunday the children and
grandchildren, fifteen in number,
took their dinners and went to the
home of their father, c. c. Cahan and
| helped him celebrate his 9th birth
day. The children were Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Cocixre1 and children, Mr.: and
| Mrs. A. N. Cook and children, Mr. and
! Mrs. Jay Cahait and children. The
| other guests were Lee Marquand and
Lee Tucker, from Quinter- The din
| ner was quite welcomed so Mr. Ca
| hail stated as his wife is in Nebraska
and he has been patching for some
time.
Wednesday afternoon in WaKeeney
wedding took place the contracting
parties being Miss Mary c. McCon-
nell, of Ogal1ah, and Mr.. VIM Ed
wards, of Dunlap, Kansas The bride
is well known here this being her
home and the groom has been here
the past two seasons running a
threshing outfit Miss. Pearl Rogers
acted as bridesmaid and Mr. John
Mcconnell, brother of the bride, as
best man. The Ogal1ah News extend
congratulations and best wishes and is
| sorry that Mr. Edwards takes his
bride from this vicinity to his home
+ in Dunlap where they will be at home
to their many friends