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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-05-04
FIR LOSSES ARE
SMALL FOR YEAR
Ieport of Chief Alexander Shows 20
Fires With Per Capita Loss
Of S4.74.

Fire Chief W. G. Alexander pre-
sented his annual report to the retir-
ing city council Monday evening and
in it were contained some interest
ing statistics. It was Chief Alexand-
er's thirty-second annual report as
fire chief of Bozeman.
The report showed that during the
past year the department answered
to 30 alarms, only one of which was
a false one. The duration of the fires
totalled Is hours and 45 minutes. Of
the fires % were extinguished by
chemicals from the chiefs car, five by
water and three by water and the
chemical engine.
The damage done to the buildings
was $1,116.38 and to their contents
$28, 8,260.00, a total loss of S29, ,376.38.
Of this there was $2,O18.38 insurance
on the buildings and $24,91O.0O in
surance on the contents, a total of
SIG, 6,928.38.
The value of the buildings on fire
amounted to $183,74O and of the con-
tents, $1,082,815, a total of $1,226,-
-555. Insurance amounted to $685.
600 on the contents and S84,95O or
the buildings.
The per capita fire loss for Boze-
man amounted to S4.75.
The expenses of the department
amounted to, salaries, $6,231.68i
maintenance, $98O63, a total of ST..
212.31.
In concluding his report the CHIEF
made two recommendations first
that the two-platoon system be in
stalled on the department to give tive
shifts instead of the "a hour shift
as at present, and second, the pur
chase of 500 feet of new fire hose.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-05-04
National FRATERNITY
CONCLAVE TO BE HERE

The national home economics fra
ternity, Psi Upsilon Omicron, will
hold its national convention at Karst
Cold Spring ranch, in the West Gal
latin canyon on June 18, 19 and 20,
according to announcement recently
made by members of the active chap
ter at the college. The local chapter
has been after the honor Of enter
tanning the national convention for
several years and this year their eff
forts were successful and the conven-
tion awarded to Bozeman. 1t is eX-
pected that there will be at least so
delegates attending the convention
from the different active and alumni
chapters.
1t is the intention to combine q
trip through the Yellowstone Park
with the convention, although definite
plans for this have not yet been
worked out. This is the first time in
the history of Bozeman that nation
al fraternity has ever hald a conven-
tion here.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-05-04
DISABLED VETS
ELECT OFFICERS
Ref Heads New Organization of Ex-
service Men,

Montana Post No. of the Disabled
Veterans of the World War met FRI
day and completed it's organization
by electing permanent officers. This
post was started several weeks ago
but the election of officers was post
poned until such time as a full local
membership was acquired. w. H..
Reif was elected president; Vernon
B. Zacher, first vice president; j.
Aitken, second vice president; H. L..
Lang, secretary; H. Smith. treasurer;
Francis Walker, sergeant at arms and
John Mahan, national committeeman.
President Reif and Johnnie Mahan
were elected to serve as delegates to
the national convention which will be
held in Detroit June 27 to 30.
This organization has as it's primary
purpose the furthering Of the inter-
ests of the disabled veterans of the
war. It is working in complete har-
mony and cooperation with the
American Legion, but it can look af-
ter it's own men in a more intimate
and personal manner than is possible
under the Legion auspices.
Bozeman has the first post of this
organization to be Installed in Mon
tana and owing to she number Of in
iured men here taking vocational
| Continued on Psge Ten.)
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-05-04
CHANCELLOR ELLIOTT OUTLINES
FUTURE COURSE OF The COLLEGE
Efforts Made Raise Quality of Student BOdy-Actual
Building VIII Be Started Soon and 81 100000 Will Be
Spent Here in Next Year and a Half

In a speech before the Bozemal.
Rotary club Tuesday noon Chancellor
e. c. Elliott of the University OF
Montana outlined the future course
at the educational institutions of the
state in regard to students, course
that will mark radical departure
from that pursued in the past. The
kevnote to the chancellor's entire
talk was the fact that IN the tuture
only the best students will be retained
at the different educational institu-
tions and that quality of the students
rather than the number will be the
governing factor.
Chancellor Elliott started his talk
by first stating that the outlook at
the college was both the most promis-
ing and the most discouraging that
it has ever been in the history OF the
school. Taking first on the promis-
ing situation, he told of the work to
be started in the way of new buildings
and other improvements and then
took up the discouraging factors.
''The whole educational problam,
said the chancellor, sin Montana as
well as other states is discouraging
There has been a great influx Of col
lege students since 1914, indeed there
are several thousands more than dou
BILE the number of students attend
ing. state institutions now than there
were then. Other states are also fac
ing the problem Of too many students
The question arises, "Is it profitable
for the state to educate on whole
sale lines: Is this influx of student
in the right direction?' The grea
weakness is the fact that too man,
students are going to college VIII
have no business there; who are lack
ing in the serious purposes of life
The problem of how to weed on
these students, how to raise the stan
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-05-04
CITY ENGINEER
ANNUAL REPORT
l.. S. Thorpe Sums Up Expenses. and
Gives Suggestions for Work
That Is Needed.

The annual report of L. S. Thorpe,
city engineer, given at the council
meeting Monday night, showed that
the engineering department spent the
greatest part of the city revenues.
Mr.. Thorpe also included in his re-
port list Of recommendations which
ne asked the council to consider.
In the recommendations the first
matter called to the attention of the
council was the dangerous condition
of the bridges over Sour Dough creek.
The bridges in the alley back of the
Bozeman. hotel, on South Church. East
Story and East Mendenhan were
characterized as being particularly
dangerous. Mr.. Thol pc said that the
bridges should be put in such condi-
ton as to preclude the possibility Of
accident.
Inc next recommendation was that
Babcock street be opened from Boze-
man to Rouse avenues, to facilitate
the traffic on this important street
Of the city, and to overcome the dan
sehOus corner at baDcock and BOZe-
man.
Mr.. Thorpe brought out the fact
that the entrance to Bogert park
formerly used was now closed and
suggested that the city proceed to
make an entrance from Olive street.
The South Church avenue sewer
was next taken up and it was recon-
mended that storm sewer for that
district be Installed, as there was all
ways more or less trouble because of
present conditions, the sewer being
flooded from an adjoining ice pond.
A storm sewer system for the part
OF the city lying south of Cleveland
was also recommended.
The wooden water mains, particul-
fConfinned On Page Ten.l
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-05-04
MAYORS APPOINTEES
FOR CITY OFFICES

Fire chief: w. G. Alexander.
Firemen: w. o. Matthews,
Ernest Robertson, Will Satterfield.
City clerk: c. A. Spieth.
City engineer: L. S. Thorpe.
City attorney: H. A. Bolinger.
City health officer: DR.. Floyd
Jump.
Chief Of police: James Smith.
Policemen: Charles P. Gray, J.
N. Pratt.
Jailor and janitor: Ed. Franks.
Street commissioner: Albert Mel
ton. IS. ..ssstsa
Utility foreman: Bert Lay.
Stenographer: Miss Kathryn
Gray.
Park commission: A. j. Busch,
Paul J. Davies, C.. A. Spieth.
Cemetery board: Miss Elizabeth
Bogert, F. w. Bull.
Library board: Mrs. Walter
hCooper, Miss Elizabeth Bogert.
Board of health: D. B. Swingle,
DR.. Floyd Jump, H. F. West.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-05-04
AMERICAN LEGION PLANS
ANOTHER BOXING SHOW

At a meeting Of the executive COM
mittee Of the American Legion, held
Thursday, preliminary plans were
laid for another boxing exhibition to
be held probably on May Is, at which
there will be some % rounds Of fast
boxing. The first two matches held
IN Bozeman by the Legion have not
been a financial success and the OF
ganization faces a deficit of over 81, >
900 as the result. In the next pro-
gram the same high quality of pro-
gram will be maintained but the
match will be better advertised and
an effort made to get a full house to
witness the exhibition.
Several other matters came up be-
fore the executive meeting. One of
these was the small attendance at
the Legion meetings, which makes it
necessary for few to carry the en-
tire burden of the organization. II
was decided to hold a series of pro
grams and entertainments in connec-
tion with the meetings in an effort tc
secure a better attendance.
The boxing match, which will be
held in the Ellen theatre on Wednes-
day evening, May IS, will be of par
ticular interest because of the several
Continued on Page Ten)
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-05-04
SUGGESTIONS OF"
CITY ATTORNEY
Retiring City Officer Outlines Work
Needed and Tells what Should
BE Done.

At the last meeting of the old city
council held Monday evening, the re-
port of Walter Aitken, retiring city
attorney, was read to the council by
Clerk Spieth. Mr.. Aitken made a
number of recommendations and
briefly summed up the legal situa-
ton 5f the city. He pointed out some
of the major tasks that confront his
successor, taking them up in order.
The first thing Mr.. Aitken spoke of
was the temporary character of the
arrangements made to meet the city
lids which fell due on January 1,
1921. Other arrangements will have
to be made in this connection the
city attorney must needs work as the
financial adviser of the city. Mr..
Aitken also touched on the issuance
of funding bonds by the city.
Another matter where the city can
save some money, or rather get mon
ey due it is in the sewer connections
and the assessments due on the main
trunk sewer that was put in by bond
issue. The abutting property own
ers were meyer assessed the regular
district sewer assessment and this
coupled with the back connection costs
would bring in from $4,000 to $27,-
600 to the city treasury.
Mr.. Aitken also called attention tt
keeping alive the present paving dis.
tricts that were created last fall anC
for which contracts were not let be
cause of prevailing high prices.
In the collection Of city taxes ht
s,l5mitted written opinion to Treas
urer Kyle.
He called attention to the danger
Gus condition of the bridges over Sou
Dough creek on South Church avenu'
and characterized this as a matte
Continued on Page Ten.)
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-05-04
TRACK MEET WILL
BE on SATURDAY
BOzeman Contestants Will Be Taken
To Belgrade Saturday Morning
By ROtarians.

The annual county track meet will
be held in Belgrade on Friday and
Saturday of this week and all pre-
lininary arrangements have been
made to make this meet the most sue
cessful in the history of the county.
In the rural districts try-outs have
been in progress for the past week
and the selections of contestants to
represent the different schools have
already been made. The list of these
has been turnd into the Belgrade
schools and is not available in Boze-
man as yet.
Two teams, one Of boys and one of
girls, will go from the Emerson
school Of Bozeman. These teams will
be taken to Belgrade in autos fur
nished by members of the Bozeman
Rotary club, who will take the young
sters down in the morning and go
after them in the evening.
A great deal of healthy interest in
the outcome of the contestst has been
worked up among the school children
of the county and there will be a
large attendance of both youngsters
and grown ups at the meet. A de-
clamatory contest and spelling con-
test will be held in connection with
the track meet though naturally the
athletic events hold first place in the
estimation of the younger generation.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-05-04
.WINDIEST MONTH
IS one JUST PAST
april Takes Record for Wind In En-
tire History of Gallatin
VALLEY.

The big wind storm of two weeks
ago, while the heaviest that the coun-
y has ever known since records were
lept at the college, was by no means
he only windy day in the month of
April and the records show the wind
,ept up a velocity of 12.4 miles an
lour. On the day Of the big storm
he average velocity was 31.3 miles
n hour.
When one considers that the aver
lge wind velocity Of the Gallatin is
letween seven and eight miles an
lour, the strength and number of
)reezes experienced in April becomes
nore apparent. Indeed there are
hose who believe that the country
as turned about and Bozeman anC
livingston have switched places or
ne map.
CONTINUED on Page Five)
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-05-04
GALLATIN PIONEER
DIES IN CALIFORNIA

Alf Johnson, a pioneer of Gallatin
county, died at his home in Elsinore,
California on April 25, according to
word reaching Bozeman. Mr.. john
son came to the valley in 1864 and
settled in the Pass Creek country.
where he owned some 800 acres. He
lived on his home ranch for more
than 30 years before removing to
California some four years ago.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-05-04

Harry Healey, who has been i'll at
his home on South Grand for several
weeks, is now again attending to the
business of the Story Work Sheep
company.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-05-04
FARM BUREAU HEAD
TO BE IN BOZEMAN

J. R. Howard of Iowa, presi-
dent of the American Farm
Bureau federation and probab-
ly the most influential farmer
In the United States will be
in Bozeman tomorrow for a
conference with the extension
staff at the Montana State
college. The object of the
conference is a discussion of
the methods to be used in the
future marketing Of Montana
grains. Mr.. Howard repre-
sents, as head of the Farm
Bureau, several million Ameri-
can farmers.
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White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-23
fajtered. Had he not heard. or dia
he know. already?

n
fajtered. Had he not heard. or nio
he know. already!
.rd Ike to have a meeting. a con.
ference, tomorrow morning. klekaro
was speaking. MIR. Hardin. VIII you
set the hour at your convenience
Because il was so kindly done. liar
din showed his first resentment. III
will not be possible for me to be 'here'
I'm going to Los Angeles In the morn
Ing. . He turred and left the ONCE
Estrada following him.
ooh, Mr.. Hardin, you mustn't TAKE 1t
that way he expostulated, concern IN
each sensitive feature.
"lll take orders from him. but he
gave me none." growled Hardin. ITS
not what you think. I'm not sore. But
| don't like him. He's a fancy dude.
Hes not the man for this job.
'Then you knew him beforeF' IL
was a surprise to Estrada.
AT college. lie was my-er-in-
strucsor. Marshall found him in the
classroom. A theory singer
Estrada's thoughtful glance rested
on the angry face. Wa this genuine,
or did not Hardin know OF the years
Richard had served on the road OF
the job In the heat-baked barraneas
of Mexico. where Marshall had found
him? But he would not try again TO
persuade Hardin to give up his trip
to Los Angeles. II might be better,
after all. for the new manager to take
charge with his predecessor out OF
the way.
"MacLean's coming down tonight
he threw out. still watching Hardin's
face. with Bahcock."
81 won't be missed" Hardin's
mouth was bitter. ESTRADA, IL ] had
the sense of IA goal I'd sell out, sell
my stock to MaeLcan and quit. What's
in all this for me? Does anyone doubt
my reason for staying? II would be
like leaving a sinking ship. like de-
sorting the passengers and crew one
had brought on board. God, I'd like
To go, But how can /? I've got hold
of the tail of the bear aud | can't let
goi'
NO one doubts YOU began Is
trada. Hardin turned away, with an
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-23

Oohsies Osemd1 was 100 ouooen.
work Is going along nicely. better. l
might say. adjusted as II now Is. than
1t did before"
II heard that they had sent a man
from the Tucson ONCE TO represent
Mr.. Marshall"
did you hear his namsf" STAN
mered Ogiivie.
Richard"
The auditor recovered himself. II
would have heard Of II were Ii true.
I am In close touch with the Los An
geles Office"
at Is true"
"How do you know7" Ogilvie's dis
may was too sudden the fabby facial
muscles betrayed him.
SIN Richard" The new general
manager took the swivel chair behind
the flat-top desk. "Sit down. I'd like
TO have q talk with YOU
"If you will excuse me,"-Ogilyie''
bluff was as ancmic rs his crushed mp
pearance. Il am busy this morn
ing. Might trouble you-for Q
few mInutesf My papers are In thi'
desk"
Richard now knew his man to tbs
shallow depths of his w~hite-corpus
cied soul. "If l won't be In your wa,
I'll hang around here. I've the day t.
kill"
His sarcasm was lost In transit
Ogilvie said that Mr.. Richard would
not be In his way. lie would move
his papers into the next o tomor
row.
The engineer moved to the French
windows that opened on the alfalfi
lawn. A vigorous growth of willows
marked the course of New river
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-23

urIy oath. The Mexican stood watch
ing his stumbling anger. "Poor Har-
din
In the office Richard was speaking
Ia NocLean. whom he had drawn to
one side. our of earshot of the checker
players.
81 want you TO do something for
me not nj all agreeable !" His tone
impllcd that the boy was not given
The chance To beg of. what time
does the train pull out in the MORN
Ingf'
"Slx-ifteen."
"Ill have = letter for you at the
hotel at six. Re on time. | want TO
catch Hardin before he leaves for Los
Angeles. Ii he's really going. I'll give
him today to think ii over. But he
can't disregard an order as he did my
invitation. ! didn't want Ia rub 1t In
before the men,
MarLean stared. then said that he
thought he was not likely to.
Richard left the Office in time to
/ see Hardin shutting the outer gate
| behind him. Ills exit released a cho-
rus Of indignant voices.
AN outrage"
"A ID shame!' This from
Wooster.
"Hardin's luck -
on the other side Of the door Rick
ard deliberatea. The hotel and It's curl.
n loungers. or his new Office. where
Ogllyie was making n great show OF
occupation. lie had not seen Estrada.
lie was making a sudden dive for his
hotel when the gentle voice Of the
Mexican hailed him.
"Will you come TO my car? It's on
the siding right here. We can have a
little lunch and then look oyer some
maps together. l have some pictures
of the river and the gate. They may
be new TO YOU
Richard spent the afternoon In the
car. The twin towns did not seem so
hostile. lie thought he might like the
Mexican.
GRO BE CONTINUED
The subscription list Of the White
| Pin News is grow ing fast. Are YOU
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-23

.Used to be the general managsrs'
Ogilvie uses It now
"And who did you say was Oni-
yie7" They turned back Into the
room.
you can go In. He's not here. He
is the new auditor, an expert account
ant from Los Angeles. Put In By the
o r. when Ii assumed control last
year. He used to come down once
a month. After Hardin went out he
came down to stay"
"whose s~ay-so?"
81 don't know. The accounts were
rotten. that's no Office secret. The
world knows that. Hardin Is plameq
for 1t. 1t isn't fair. Look at Sather's
stone palace In Los Angeles. Look Mt
Hardin's tent, his shabby clothes
I'D like to meet Ogilvie," observed
the general manager.
"Oh, he's not much to meet. A pale.
whlte-livered vegetarian. a theoso-
phist. You've seer 'em. Los Angeles
is full of 'em. He was here when Har-
din was fred. You could see him see
his opportunity. His chest swelled
up. He looked as II he had tasted
meat for the first time. He thought
that he could woozle into the empty
placel He went back TO Los Angeles,
convinced them that the audlt9r
should be here, project the eohApany's
interests. II sounded mysterious,
s%leuthlike. as II he had discovered
something. so they let him bring the
books down here. He Is supposed to
be ferreting. but he's 'woozling.' He
used 10 be In the outer offfce. Said
the noise made his head ache, so he
moved In here. All the committee
meetings ere held here. and occasion
ally the directors meetings. Water
companies, too. Ogilyie's taking notes
wants to be the next general mana
ger; it sticks out all over him"
"What's the derivation of woozle?"
this with deep gravity.
"Wait till you see Ogllvie!" laughed
his entertainer. Then us an after
thought, This is all public gossip.
He's fair game"
The door opened behind them, and
Richard saw the man whose descrip-
tion had been so deftly Knocked OF.
He recognized the type seen so fire.
quently In southern California towns,
the pale, damaged exile whose chance
Of reprieye Is conditioned by stern
rules OF diet and sobrlety. 1t was the
temperament which must perforce
translate n personal necessity Into a
religious dogma.
This gentIeman's just-is just
looking around" stammered MacLean,
laundering. confused.
The vegetarian nodded. taking of
his felt sombrero and putting II on a
chair with care.
by this time II was apparent that
no one save Hardin knew of his COM
Ing. He was ahead OF Marshail's let
ters. He did not like the flavor OF his
entrance.
what provision Is being made for
the new general m~anager7"
The question, aimed carelessly. HIT
the auditor.
"They are not talking Of filing the
position just yet" he responded.
There Is no need at present. The
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-23
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