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The Bozeman courier., 1921-04-20
FARM BUREAU CHIEF
TALKS TO COMMITTEE
American Farm Bureau Federation
Man Tells Local Committee of
Work Being Done

r. G. Pollock, western organizer
for the American Farm Bureau fed
Grafton was in Bozeman Saturday and
gave a most interesting talk to the
executive committee Of the Gallatin
Farm Bureau and other farmers who
were present to hear him. Mr.. Pol
lock, who is a quite and convincing
speaker, devoted his talk maily to
what the Farm Bureau is doing for
the farmers in it's work in the east.
Among other things which he at
tributed to the activities Of the Farm
Bureau federation was a reduction of
the governments valuation of the
railroads from $21 ,OOOOOO,0OO to $17,-
0O0,OOO,OO0, which meant that the
valuation on which the rates were
based was cut down four billion dol
lars. Another activity of the feder-
alton, according to Mr.. Pollock, was
the furthering of the Great Lakes to
ocean water way. This project is to
dredge a deep water way so that
ocean going boats could come to Chi
cago and other lake ports and thus
decrease the freight cost on wheat by
at least 10 cents, bushel, inasmuch
as the wheat price in Minneapolis
and other American terminal markets
is determined by the price in liver
pool.
Mr.. Pollock also told of how the
Illinois farmers broke up car shart-
age in that state by tabulating the
empty freight cars and sending in a
memorandum of the same to head
quarters. He said also, that the fed
Grafton was working with the govern
ment Committee of IL in their mark
citing scheme and that the American
Farm Bureau federation had given its
approval to the plan. He predicted
that this plan would be in working
order so that the United States Grain
Growers Inc, as the Committee of II
working organization will be known,
would be able to handle at least a
part Of the farmers crop this coming
fall.
Mr.. Pollock advocated an increase
in the Farm Bureau membership to
So to $40 instead of the 81 fee now
obtaining in Gallatin county. He
clearly explained his position, that he
was not here to try and sell an ex-
pensive organization scheme to the
farmers, but he endeavored to show
how the extra working capital OBJ
tanned in this way would work bach
directly to the farmers benefit. HI
spoke highly of the Farm Bureau anC
predicted that it would be the great
est farm organization ever formed.
After listening to Mr.. Pollock th'
executive committee Of the Farm Bur
eau for this county consulted togeth
er and announced that as long as th'
york for this year had been starte,
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The Bozeman courier., 1921-04-20
HARMON UPHOLDS
dixon SENATORS
Tells Truth of What Went on at Hell
elna and Who Blocked Governor
Dixon

In a speech where he talked
straight from the shoulder and told
the truth of what really went on at
Helena, Senateor w. E. Harmon ad-
dressed the meeting of the Mems
Service club at the Presbyterion
church last night. Mr.. Harmon de-
voted most of his talk to telling his
audience what the governors polici-
es were in regard to legislation and
the methods that were used by the
Edwards faction in defeating these
policies. He numbered among the
important Dixon measures that were
defeated wholly or in part by the Ed
wards faction the tax commission, the
primary law, the oil tax, the inherit
ance tax and the automobile tax.
Mr.. Harmon told of the organiza-
tion of the senate and how, when once
the forces were lined up, the reaction
aries under Edwards had a majority
of about three to two. This natural
ly affected the appointments on COM
mittees and in that the Edwards men
had the best of it. He said that Ed
wards and his cohorts defeated the
tax commission, giving as their rea-
son the fact that it was defeated at
the election last fall. Mr.. Harmon
told of the fight on this measure and
how it was only by fluke that the
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The Bozeman courier., 1921-04-20
FEW ARE CLAIMING
PENALTY TAX MONEY

According to County Treasurer Bell
but few people of Gallatin county
have yet appeared to claim the penal
ty tax money that they are entitled
to under the act passed by the last
legislature assembly. The act in ques-
tion provided that the ten per cent
tax penalty should not be added to
the regular taxes on Montana prop
erty until October 1921 and that all
penalties paid should be refunded to
the tax payers if application for the
same was received by the county
treasurer before June 81.
This year there were not many
Gallatin taxes delinquent and hence
(Continued on Page Five,)
The Bozeman courier., 1921-04-20
HIGH SCHOOL NEEDS
CURTAILED BY BOARD

The reduction in revenue due to the
reclassification of land has hit the
county high school in much the same
manner as it affected the library
and other local institutions. At the
board meeting held last week the mat
Der Of finances was gone into very
carefully and as a result the art de-
partment Of the high school will be
suspended for the coming year and
the language work will be taken care
Of by two teachers instead Of three,
as was the case this year. The sus-
pension Of the art department viii
not only save the salary of teach
er but also the rent of room in the
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The Bozeman courier., 1921-04-20
SPECIAL ELECTION
TO BE Held JUNE 2O
City Council Takes Formal Action
and Sets Date for People to
Vote on Question

The special election whereat the
voters of Bozeman will state their
viii regarding the proposed change
from the aldermanic to the city man.
ager form of municipal government
will be held on Tuesday, June %.
This decision was arrived at at a
special meeting of the city council
held Thursday evening for that pur-
post.
The petitions asking for the special
election were filed on the 30th. day
of March and according to the state
law the election must be held within
80 days from the date of filing the
petitions. The date set brings the
election just within the time limit
set by law.
The committee appointed at the
last meeting to check up the petitions
Alderman Howard and Westlake and
City Attorney Aiken made their re-
port which was as follows:
eve have examined said petition
and checked the same, and find it suf-
ficient under the law to require the
council to require the election as re-
quested, and recommend that the
council call the election for June %
1921 OF as near that date as possible
There was no discussion of the re.
port or opposition to the adoption o1
the report. When this had been done
Alderman Howard presented a reso
luton regarding the election which
was unanimously adopted. The reso
luton was as follows:
Resolved, that pursuant to the re
port of the special committee, a.
adopted, the election, for the purpos'
of submitting to the qualified elector
the question of changing the form O.
government Of the city of Bozemal
from the present form to the commits
siOn-manager form, as provided b!
chapter 152, laws Of the fifteenth leg
islative assembly Of the state of Mon
tana, be and the same is hereby call
ed for June 28, 1921"
This means that all the necessar
legal steps have been complied wit
and that all that remains to be don
in regard to the city election is t
get out and vote.
In the absence of Mayor Swee
Alderman Amos Hall, president of tn
council, presided at the meeting, 9
which all the alderman were presen-
The Bozeman courier., 1921-04-20
SPORTSMEN FORMING
LOCAL ORGANIZATION
BOzeman Rod and Gun Club Officers
Are Elected. Jackson Tells of
Fish Spawning

At we'll attended meeting held
Friday evening in the grain room of
the chamber of commerce local hunt
ers and fishermen banded together to
from the Bozeman Rod and Gun club.
Officers were elected, bylaws adopted
and an affiliation completed with the
state association. The object Of the
new association is the propagation
and preservation of the wild life Of
Gallatin county and to stimulate more
interest in the keeping of the game
laws. Trout fry will be distributed to
the valley streams and the club will
act as local advisory to the state
association and also to the state game
warden il he so desires. About rs
have signed up as members so far and
it is planned to put on a comprehen-
sive membership drive and bring the
total up to 400.
The following officers were elected:
c. w. Jackson, president; Allen Cam
eron, vice president; DR.. Howard
Welch secretary-treasurer; Burr
Clark and Fred B. Williams, directors.
The five named will act as a board
of directors for the club. Regular
meetings will be held the second Fri
day of every month and membership
dues will be one dollar a year. The
constitution and bylaws, as reported
on by the committee named at the
last meeting for that purpose,
were adopted and are in harmony with
the policy of the state association.
Game Warden Frank Marshall of
Three Forks was present at the meet
ing but tok no official part in the
proceedings. He announced that
Michener and Levinski springs in the
upper West Gallatin were officially
closed for fishing during the months
of March, April, May, September and
October, as they have been designated
| as spawning places.
Other streams in the county that
are closed are the Sixteen Mile from
where the middle and north forks
join to Ringling. Bridger Greek anC
its tributaries are closed from the
Story mill road to the source. Rockey
Canyon Creek and its tributaries are
closed from the mouth Of Soul
Dough to the source. These stream:
are all closed for two months, Apri
and May, because Of fish spawning
1t will be the aim of the club t
temporarily close more streams mex
year.
In speaking of the work the cluI
can accomplish President jackson
said, II particularly want to call at
tention to- the fact that spawnin,
fish are not fit for food. we do no
think of eating any other animal a
the time It is giving birth to it
young and in this respect fish do no
differ from other animals. The nes
! Continued on Page Five)
The Bozeman courier., 1921-04-20
WRESTLING BOUT
SCHEDULED HERE
Crack Middleweights Will Go to Mat
Saturday Under Legion
Auspices

The first wrestling bout to be
staged in Bozeman under the new
state law will be held next Saturday
-2et the Municipal theatre under the
auspices of the American Legion club.
The participants in the bout will be
B. W. Jones of Fort Benton and
Archie Beale of Butte. Before the
wrestling bout two three round box
-. matches will be staged by local
boys.
Jones is said to be about the best
wrestler Of his weight in Montana.
He will be remembered in Bozeman
as putting on an exhibition bout with
Frank Knight at the college during
the meeting of the county agents here
last winter and despite the handicap
in weight, had no difficulty in dispos-
ing of even as good a man as Knight.
He is the county agent of Choteau
county and it is said Of him that
when he first took his position, in ord
er to get better acquainted, he offered
to wrestle anyone in the county.
While in college at Utah State he
achieved some celebrity because of his
wrestling prowess and was contend
er for the championship of Utah and
the Rocky Mountain conference. Oh
late months he has wrestled success
fully a number of times in the north
ern part of the state and is well liked
wherever he has appeared.
Beal, who wrestles with Jones, il
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The Bozeman courier., 1921-04-20
COMMITTEE REPORT
ON MILWAUKEE ROAD
Think Menard-MauldOw Extension Is
Feasible Project and VIII
Work on 1t

The transportation committee of
the chamber Of commerce held meet
ing Thursday evening at which the
matter of the proposed Milwaukee ex-
tension between Menard and Maud
law was gone into as thoroughly as
circumstances would permit. This is
a special committee of the commercial
club and was appointed to work on
this one project. The committee was
unanimous in reporting that they
considered the project feasible one
but that no results in that line could
be looked for during the current year.
At present the committee is at work
gathering data on the subject and pre-
pairing to properly present this data
to the railroad officials.
Some minor railroad men OF the
Milwaukee have been consulted and
they consider the project possible but
as yet it has not been taken up with
the higher officials Of the road. The
committee will take up the matter
with the requisite railroad men and
find out just what is needed in the
way of information to present the
matter TO the heads of the Milwaukee
road in the most favorable light and
will then go ahead and prepare the
matter.
At the meeting Thursday zade Nor
gan was present to represent the
farmers of the region between Maud
low and Menard and he stated that
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The Bozeman courier., 1921-04-20
Wind STORM worst
VALLEY HAS SEEN
Much Damage Wrought in Farming
Districts by Hardest Blow in
Valley History

The wind storm which started early
Thursday and lasted until Saturday Is
said, by old timers in the valley, to
have been the worst ever seen in the
Gallatin. The storm extended well
all over the valley and was perhaps
strongest north Of town in the Flat
head and Springhill country, reaching
as far west as the limit of the cou-
ty.
The storm started early Thursday
and grew steadily stronger through
out the day, blowing great clouds of
dust from the fallow land and making
Main street in BOzeman a canyon of
dirt, old papers and dust. The wind
came mainly from the east, veering
little to the north at times, but in the
main coming from due east. AS night
came on Thursday the wind increased
and about II o'clock it reached its
highest point, 48 miles an hour. This
speed was maintained through most
of Thursday night. On Friday the
storm abated somewhat but maintain
ed a rate Of around 25 to 80 miles
an hour in Bozeman. In the country
} north Of town the wind must have
been considerable stronger, but there
was no way Of measuring its velocity
save by the damage done,
In Bozeman itself the wind caused
little real trouble. A few sheds were
blown over, the streets were rather
= plentifully sprinkled with shingles and
the plate glass windows in the corner
: of the Robinson Wilson company
n were blown in, something which never
o happened before in the history of the
+ city. In the country north of town
d the wind was a different matter. II
I the Walker settlement, on the upper
e road to Springhill, several barns were
demolished. These were strong, sub
stantial structures and not old make
shifts. The barn on the Walker
place was torn apart by the wind
the upper story being almost complet
\ ely demolished and pieces twenty fee
square blown clear across the road
The barn on the Bridges ranch wa
blown off and eight head of horse
d tied in it were left standing uninjur
ed in their stalls. On the John Wal
ton ranch only the prompt use o
heavy poles saved the new barn from
e going down and even the low garag
re was moved by the force of the wind
d At Belgrade several front window
ID were broken by having porch swing
l. and other things blown through them
'e On the w. o. Bohart ranch a machin
l. shed was demolished and the barn o.
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The Bozeman courier., 1921-04-20
NO BIDDERS At PAR
FOR THE BOND issue
Commissioners Do Not Sell Road
Bonds Because of Low Bids.
Plan Another Sale

Despite the fact that there were
representatives present from five
bond buying mouses, all of which had
submitted bids at the sale Of road
bonds advertised to take place Mon
day, the bonds were not sold nor were
the bids even opened. At the begin
ming of the conference the county
commissioners asked the bond buyers
if any Of their bids were for the
bonds at six per cent par, and none
answering in the affirmative, the
bonds were left unopened. The pro-
posed issue is for SIPS 900, the money
to be used in road building this COM
ing summer.
There is clause in the state law
which prevents county road bonds of
this nature from selling below par
value and hence, even had they beer
so inclined, the commissioners could
not have legally sold the bonds fol
less than their par value.
The bond buyers were given indi-
vidual conferences with the county
officers and in each case they claimed
that the money market was so tight
that they were unable to sell even
bilt edge securities like Gallatir
county bonds for sufficient to en-
able them to pay par for the same
What few people as have money to
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The Bozeman courier., 1921-04-20
CLUB DIRECTORS
HOLD MEETING

The regular monthly meeting of
the board Of directors Of the Boze-
man chamber Of commerce was held
last Wednesday evening in the Of
flee of the secretary. Aside from
making an appropriation of $500 to
cover the Bozeman assessment for
the Yellowstone Trail the board did
little outside of the usual routine of
business. A number of committee
reports were read and approved.
The Bozeman courier., 1921-04-20

The rain of the past few days, heav-
ier in the rural districts than in Boze-
man, is regarded by the farmers as
a great benefit after the drying winds
of last week.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-06-10
Give attention
TO GARDEN PLOT
Likely to Be Most Profitable
Acreage on Farm tor Pro-
ducing Food for Family.
REFUSE SHOULD Be REMOVED
Ccnside able Increase in Farm Income
Can Be Made by Sale Of Young
Plants in Hotbeds Ready
for TranspIantino.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Whether L is conducted on an eX.
tensive scale to supply the marke. or
whether ii is TO produce food Ter the
family the garden plot is likely TO be
the most profitable acreage on the
farm.
Any rubbish. dead vines or plants
and bean poles or tomato stakes
should be cleared away.
The earliest and choicest vegetables
are harvested by the man who main
tains few hotbed sashes and uses
them TO start his garden. He is able
to handicap the frost line by several
weeks. and to set strong, well-devel-
oped plants in his garden at time his
neighbors are planting seed.
Increase Farm Income.
The farm income is at its lowest
point IN the early spring, but II can
be increased considerably by the sale
of young plants grown in the hotbeds
and ready for transplanting, Tomato,
cabbage, eggplant, and pepper plants
are always snapped up when the first
warm planting days come, and they
are easily grown in the hotbed. A lit
tie more space and a little more seed
than the grower needs for his own use
are likely TO bring good profits. Be
fore the ground freezes in the fall is
a good time to clean out the old hot
beds.
Unless the soil used In the hotbed
to be exchanged for fresh earth II
should be shOveled from the bed and
tossed into a pile nearby. The decayed
manure from the bottom Is scattered
over the pile and thoroughly mixed
with it to form rich soil for next years
| beds. Over this goes coat of straw
or leaves held down by bits of board
| to keep it from blowing.
Some farmers find 1t convenient to
use evergreen boughs instead of straw
for the outer covering
Aotbed Should Face South.
New hotbed pits should be dug sc
| that they will face the SOUTH and thu
location should be selected SO that thu
beds will be protected from cold nortl
winds and late spring storms. Some
times the earth taken from the new
pit Is suitable for use In the hotbed
but this is the exception rather thai
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-06-10
URGE BEST EGGS
FOR INCUBATINC
Those From Vigorous Breeding
Stock Necessary in Order
to Get Strong Chicks.
FREE RANGE OF IMPORTANCE
One Vigorous Male viii Take Care Of
From to ~ Hens Of General
Purpose Class and IL to
IS Of Smaller Breeds.

prepared by tie United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Fertile eggs from vigorous stock are
essential in good Matching. They are
obtained only from stock properly
mated and kept under the best posi-
BILE conditions to secure health and
vitality. Eggs from overfat b. ceding
stock do not usually produce many
strong chicks.
If breeding birds are confined, they
should be fed n varied supply of grains,
meat. and green feed. The green feed
helps to keep fowls ID good breeding
condition, say poultry specialists Of
the United States Department of Agri-
culture. Free range is usually inpor-
tant In the production of hatchable
eggs, as it is much easier to keep up
the vitality of stock handled in this
manner than in birds that are yarded.
From s TO II females Of the Amer
lean or general-purpose class and IL
to IS of the Mediterranean class can
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-06-10
A SCOUT is A FRIEND.

Frederick Hall of Troop 10, Bridge
port, Conn. proved himself a true
scout last winter by coming to the
aid of young girl who was battling
against great odds in trying to feed,
clothe and keep roof over the heads
of herself and her four young broth
ers and sisters. Scout Hall, who sells
newspapers, read, MS did many other
citizens of Bridgeport, the story in
the morning paper of Jane Grams
difficulties but he didn't stop
with reading and saying Dear
me, what pity!" He got busy
in practical way. He cut the
story from the newspaper, pasted
II on cardboard box. cut slot in the
box and started out, on house-to-
house campaign, showing the story
wherever he went.
All day he kept at his self-appoint-
ed task and at night brought Sl1.70
in pennies, nickels and dimes, and a
few larger denominations into the
newspaper office, announcing that II
was for Jane Cram and he hoped she
and her family wouldn't suffer any
more. Others took up the work where
the valiant scout led the way, and thu
little family was relieved Of Its worst
plight.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-06-10
LEeAcIEs FOR BOY SCOUTS.

The following letter was sent by the
legal committee of the Hartford
Comm council to all the lawyers in
the city:
"The Hartford Council, Boy Scouts
OF America, Inc, has to date been
the recipient of two requests. We
arc a Connecticut corporation without
capital stock and empowered TO re-
ceive requests, hold property. etc. 1t
Is probable that you, as an attorney,
will be requested at times to suggest
to clients who are making their wills
the name Of worthy charitable or
philanthropic movement which Is In
need of an endowment, and in this
connection we feel that the Boy Scouts
uf America deserves your Endorsement"
The national council Of the Boy
Scouts of America from time to time
receives notification of requests in
Wills. and 1t is gratifying that the
movement Is receiving this kind Of en-
dowment.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-06-10
WElL-kEPT DIARY IS
VALUABLE TO FARMER
Profit Gained From Record OF
Daily Happenings.
Many Farm Problems Encountered
Every Year That Might Be Solved
More Easily if History OF
Property Was Handy.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture
A well-kept diary is the most inter.
esting and valuable volume in its
owners library. For the farmer, the
diary will preserve record of farm
happenings and personal experiences
which will be valuable in the future
conduct of his business IT, when he
finds his alfalfa field swarming with
grasshoppers, he can look back In his
diary to summer ten years before
and find the poison-bait formula that
controlled the insect then, he will
save much valuable time. lie may
wish to know the exact location of
tile drain that was laid down When
he was youngster If the event was
noted in his own, or his fathers diary,
a ten-minute perusal will give him
more definite information than days
digging with spade. There are
dozens Of farm problems encountered
every year that might be solved more