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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-01
GALLATIN IS FREE
OF TUBERCULOSIS
COUNTY AGENT AND FEDERAL
MEN COMPLETE TESTING OF
CATTLE FOR DREADED AND
DANGEROUS DISEASE.
Few Cattle React
OF the $4,000 Head Tested Compare
lively Fed Had to Be Killed
Because of Disease.

County Agent Bodley has recently
returned from the upper Madison,
where assisted by the federal veter-
marian, he completed the testing for
tuberculosis of all of the cattle of this
county. Aside from three or four
herds that were not tested because the
owners did not feel the necessity of
the test, all of the cattle have now
been examined. 1t has been a big
job, well done, and indicates the far
sightedness and vision of our farmers
and stockmen; they have looked ahead
and seen what a tuberculosis free
county will mean to us in the years
to come. The benefits are now so
apparent that already other counties
in many of the other states are fol-
lowing Galatians example, in fact,
congress recognizing the advantages
of the new system over the old in
passing a recent appropriation bill, has
required that certain Of the funds be
available only when this system is fol-
lowed. Started almost two years ago
the work has steadily progressed dur
ing the winter months. Through cold
weather, snow, mud and fair weather
alike those doing the work of testing
and those cooperating by lining UP
the herds and transporting the mer
have kept steadily and persistently
on. 1t would have been the easier
task to pass by the herds of those
owners living in isolated places OF
those herds that were difficult to get
but the persistence and thoroughness
that has characterized the west gov.
erned the me- in charge ard every
owner was given the opportunity o.
having his cattle tested for this dread.
ed disease without a cent of cost tt
him.
The response from owners will
practically no exceptions was equa
to the enthusiasm of those doing the
work. Our bad centers of infection
have been found and by retesting af
fected herds it is confidently felt thai
the cattle of our county are now a,
free from tuberculosis as our noun
tain streams are from impurities. /
was a case of every one doing his BIZ
in a big community job. The farm
bureau, and all of those who assisted
and c~o-operated in the work should b.
congratulated on the Importance o.
the work and for the thoroughness il
which it was done.
Counting those herds where reactori
were found and retests have. beer
made, well over $4,000 head of cattl,
have been tested. 1t is doubtful i
any larger unit in the entire United
States or the world can boast of al
of its herds having been tested.
AS the years go by the benefits from
this important work will be more ant
more far-reaching and apparent.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-01
STOCK JUDGING
Team On BIG TRIP
Six College Men Will Take in Western
Fairs in First Judging Trip
Since 1911.

Montana State College, for the
first time since 1911, will be repre-
sented by a stock-judging team in
contests to be held in some of the
biggest stock shows in the west. Six
men are to be chosen from the many
contestants, to enter the stock-judg-
ing contests at the Western Royal
livestock show at Spokane, and at the
Pacific international livestock show
at Portland on November 5.
1t was only through the able assist
ance of J. H. Burke, president of tn
Montana Stockgrowers association,
that the present trip is possible. The
generous financial aid given by the
the association enables the boys to
meet the heavy expenses incurred
because of the long distances.
Up until a late hour Wednesday the
team had not been chosen. The
members are to be selected from the
advanced classes in stock-judging ano
will leave for the west on Thursday
Some keen competition between the
t DIS t~nveuieissedcn 1905. r RI
students is evinced because the TRIP
will be we'll worth while to every one
composing the team.
The college team will compete with
the biggest schools in the west, in
GLIDING the University of Idaho
Washington State college, Oregon
Agricultural college, University Of
California, University of British Col
umbia, and the Utah Agriculture
college.
Prof. R. C. McChord has beer
coaching the team for the past month
while Prof. c.. N. Arnett, head of the
department, has been active in max
ing it possible to take the trip.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-01
RAIN INTERPRETERS
Cuts Down Crowd Attending Good
Roads Day i'm BOzeman.

The storm of last Saturday, which
was general throughout the valley,
seriously inte1fered with the plans
for the Good Roads Day celebration.
Greasy roads in every section save
the very roads whose completion was
to be celebrated cut down the attend
ance very materially. But at that, a
surprising number of farmers came
into Bozeman for the day.
1t was interesting to hear the COM
ments of the different visitors on the
good roads. While some of the auto
lists were loud in their praises of the
cement highway stretching a part of
the way between Bozeman and Bel
grade, the majority of the farmers
were rather stinting in praise of this
particular bit of road and at the
same time were enthusiastic over the
gravel road and the macadam high
way between Central Park and Man
haitian. Farmers claim that when the
cement road is wet, as was the case
Saturday, they can haul but a light
load with horses, whereas the gravel
and macadam roads are real all-the-
y~ear-round roads for them. If the
farmers have the say, judging from
the talk Saturday, there viii be little
more cement road built in the Gala
tin.
The picture shows put on by tbs
citizeTs as a compliment to the visit
ors were enjoyed by those who saw
them, and while the crowds were mol
large, they apparently appreciated
tho shows, especially the one Of Mid
die Greek pictures,
The different merchants Of the cits
report very good patronage at ehs
special bargain sales put N for ths
day.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-01
GOOD SHOW AT WILSALL
Gallatin Men Win Prizes at Show
Over the Mountains.

Cooperation between farmer and
business man is rarely more effect
lively shown than in the livestock
show and community day celebration
held at Wilsall, Friday, October q.
Every event was put across on sched-
ule; keen interest, good fellowship.
and optimism seemed to be the key
note of the day. The banker, the
merchant, the editor, the farmer. all
alike were interested and took an act
i've part
The program started promptly at
IL a. M, by a big parade through the
town. B~right-faced, keen, happy
school children from the first grade
to and including the high school.
boy scouts, prancing four-horse
teams, high grade dairy cows, and the
local band all combined to make the
parade, the first event Of the day, a
big success.
All afternoon long, farmers and
business men alike watched with the
keenest interest the livestock judging
and listened to the reasons for placing
as given by the judges. The dairy
stock exhibit was the principal part
Of the show. It was constituted al
most entirely of cows from the high
class herds owned by Orville De-
fields, Frank Bohaxt and J. L. Fran
chs. These men, as well as n or two
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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-01
STAND BY GOVERNOR
A Local Rancher's View of State
Political Situation.

One of the farmers of Gallatin
county was asked to pay his taxes,
whether he has been hailed out, or
burnt out, or went behind raising
grain and potatoes that cost him
more to raise them than he is getting
for them. We have our money in
vested in our farms-anywhere from
$4,000 up to $500 900. We go be-
hind for any of these reasons. Our
taxes are not lowered one cent. The
big interests have their money in
vested in mines, smelters and oil,
from small amounts up TO millions.
If they make a profit on the invest
ment, they pay taxes; if not, they
get off without paying any Now, if
the farmers in this state just paid on
their income. where would we be at ?
Joe Dixon stands for tax commits
sioners, for equalization of taxes.
Now as to our choice as TO Sem
ator. w. A. Clark went to the SEN
ate once. Why? Because he had
the money. Now, we don't think the
big interests will put up enough
money to get Wheeler there. AL
though they say they are for him,
Why were they not FOR him two years
ago? They could not stand for him
as governor. They want some big
loans at times. They go TO New York
after them. The moneyed men down
there say, 4Who rusiooy vg0ernr
there say, sWho is your governor
If they said Wheeler, the moneyed
men say, mo; another Frazier; look
at Nozfb Dk-broke." Bat they
could ssand him in the Senate If be
happened TO get there; anything te
beat Joe Dixon. We are going t.
get Riddick there just as sure as VS.
are going to have an election Aiss
our me- 10 Congress. Men that We
know will work for our interests, ant
we are going 10 send our men bach
to Helena. Men that we know vii
back Dixon the same AS they did a
the lass session.
Would not khak ighoramus Of I
mwyar be . fire fellow for the farm
axs OK this valley to send over h
Helenn. believing ovex the coen
<Connnd on mgs e..
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-01
TRAIN TO MISSOULA
Half Necessary Tickets to Insure
Special Are Sold.

me latest report from the commit
tee this morning shows that only go
tickets out of the necessary 1875 have
been sold for the football special to
Missoula. With still 10 days to 90,
1t seems as though the special will 90
through. However, the student body
of the college has much to do in order
to put the train through as big as it
should be.
The business mel of the city have
come through in great style and il
seems that their support is more en-
couraging than that of the student
body.
A special invitation has been ex-
tended to NJ. S. C. alumni to attend
the Armistice Day game at Missoula
1t is understood that a special invita-
ton is now in the mail for M. S. c.
alumni members to be guests of the
university alumni after the game al
an entertainment. Scores of NJ. S. C
alumni are going to Missoula on the
special train on November IL.
If the band proposition goes
through, it viii mean the sale of 81
more tickets, thereby practically
cinching the special. The college viii
have their own section in the stadium
md with the band, the loyal suppori
# the students and business men, Il
S hoped that the special train will b.
che most successful one ever sent on.
from. Bohemian.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-01
DIXON TALKS IN
GALLATIN TOWNS
SPEAKS IN LOGAN, BELGRADE
AND THREE FORKS ON MON
DAY-FARMERS BRAVE STORM
TO HEAR HIM.
Enthusiasm High
Big Crowds Greet GOvernOr-Great
Interest Shown When He Explains
Tax Equalization Program.

Greeted by two of the largest au-
diences that have ever assembled in
Belgrade and Three Forks, Governor
Dixon spoke in these two towns Mon
day. There were no bands, no blare
of trumpets and clash of cymbals to
greet the governor, but earnest, at
tentive audiences of farmers and
tOwnspeople who were anxious to hear
the report of their chief executive
on their states business.
Let him who hath no stomach for
the fight DEPART" was an ultimatum
issued by Governor Dixon amidst an
outburst of applause from those who
have stood with him in his struggle
for relief from taxation burdens to
the benefit of the common classes.
The governor declared that he in
tended there should be no war made
upon industry, but he did insist that
corporate interests contribute a more
equal share toward the upkeep of op-
Grafton of state government.
He urged that the mining interests
have not been paying their just share
Of taxation, and illustrated how che
newspapers allied with the bipartisan
machine had attempted to poison the
minds Of the people with consolidated
propaganda spread from one source
of the opposition in Helena.
Governor Dixon declared that the
opportunity for the people to assert
their rights had arrived, and that
there should be no let-up in the fight
for release from control of the octo-
pus. He showed during his long
residence in Montana how steadfSst.
ly he had followed the progressive
principles of the Republican party
and asserted that the Republican par
ty now has within it's grasp the op
p~ortunity to save the state from fin
ancial w~reckage. The crisis is pass
ing, he exclaimed, for a new day i:
dawning for Montana.
In part, Governor Dixon said:
I'VE took over a state government
with an empty treasury and with out
standing obligations, unpaid and bear
ing interest, amounting to abou
$4,000, 600. We took over the respon
sibSity of your state government
when the expenditures had been ex
ceeding the states evenu at thu
rate Of about S1,000,000 each yea
for the three previous years.
In Number One of a series of adj
run some time ago by the Montan;
Power Company, is found the follow
ing figures as to the gross produc
ton of the various resources in Mon
tana. According to the ad, the fig
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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-01
wIDTSOE TO SPEAK AT
IRRIGATION MEET

John "A. Widtsoe, commissioner Of
education of Salt Lake City, will be
n Of the principal speakers at the
fourth annual convention of the Mon
tana Irrigation and Drainage instf-
tute. to be held in Bozeman December
Ia, Is and 16. DIR. Wiitsoe is a fore
most authority upon irrigation prob.
lens and recently was connected with
the Utah Agricultural college. He
has done considerable experimentation
work and has written books on the
subject
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-01

President Atkinson, of the State
College, has set aside Tuesday, June
u, 1928, as Alumni Day at the State
College. This will be made an alum
nj homecoming day, and attempt will
be made to get hundreds of M. s. c.
graduates back 70 rthe meetings.
Dedication of new buildings viii be
part of the days program. An al
umnus of M. S. C. will give the 1928
commencement address, it is planed.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-01
Wheeler SPEAKS
TO LOCAL PEOPLE

ADDRESSES AUDIENCE IN EMER-
SON AUDITORIUM SATURDAY
NIGHT-JUDGE JACKSON ALSO
SPEAKS.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-01
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CANDIDATES IN NARROW
ESCAPE.

Coming from Three Forks
to Bozeman Saturday evening,
the automobile containing B.
K. Wheeler and Judge Jackson
left the grade near Manhattan
and turned completely over.
Aside from a severe shaking
up, the candidates were un-
hurt, although the accident de-
layed their arrival in Boze-
man by over an hour. Sena-
tor Muffly, riding with them,
was badly bruised.
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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-01
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DUNN IN STATE-BACKS


w. F. Dunn, former editor
of the Butte Bulletin, a radical
of the first water, and one
who would put America in the
same plight as Russia, has
recently returned to Butte and
IS making speeches and is
otherwise active IN Silver
Bow county on behalf of Mr..
Wheeler. AS a result, the
Wheeler stock in that vicinity
has taken a decided slump.
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, 1922-05-27

About two years ago the West Co.
lumbia Pool was pierced beneath a salt
dome-its production startled the
world, and even today it is one of the
most consistently productive fields in
Texas.
West Columbia is a salt dome
bear this in mind.
1t seems but yesterday that the
Orange field was opened up-its
mighty gushers were like an echo of
the Lucas.
Millions of dollars of new wealth is
being created right now from the salt
dome wells of the Orange Pool.
Orange is a salt dome-it is the
third sensational high light in the lurid
history of American oil development.
Montalba-evidently another salt
dome-is, in my opinion, destined to
be the next meteor to fash across the
oil armament and light the way for an
other group of million makers.
Midway between the Mexia field
on the southwest and the Caddo Pool
on the Observation-Disclosures the two
fabulously rich "backwaters'' of Ma
lures oil tide-Providence placed
Montalba-a huge buckle" in the
earth's surface-a monster dome-a
great natural upward fold of the
earth's surface, and l believe that be-
meath it lies a pool of oil as great as
Spindletop.
1000 acres astride this dome be-
longs to the Roeser Petroleum.
After % years of successful expert
ence in the oil business I am ready to
stake all that I = own on Montalba, for
here 1 see what appears to me Ameri-
cas- next great oil field.
, 1922-05-27
THE HOW and Why OF SALT DOMES

Oil is tickle, elusive, migratory, even
fugitive.
Unlike any other mineral, oil seems
to violate every law of nature-be-
meath the oarth's surface it migrates
uphill instead of down-its vehicles of
travel are diverse.
1t turks in porous limestone-it's
there today and gone tomorrow.
1t seeps through crystal sands in
the bowels of the earth and forms ed
dies, against great subterranean bar
riers like the BALCONIES Fault.
The greatest natural reservoirs of
crude oil in the world are along the
coastal plains of the United States and
Mexico, from the mouth of the Missis-
sippi to the peninsula of Yucatan.
The worlds most famous gushers
have been drilled in this area, for here
oil gathers in veritable oceans be-
meath the so-called salt domes, which,
when pierced by the drill, belch Pc
troleum in staggering quantities.
Upon n of these salt domes the re-
nowned Lucas was drilled. 1t burst
into production, yielding 10000 bar-
rels of oil a day, and opened up to
mankind the greatest gusher field
America has aver known-Spindletop.
Mind o now-Spindletop was a
salt dome,
, 1922-05-27

So great is my confidence in Roeser Petroleum that I would not
hesitate to take a poor mans last ten dollar bill, because if / re-
fused it and then brought in a booming gusher and sold out Roeser
Petroleum for Fifty Million Dollars, 1 could never ease my con-
science of having denied a worthy person his just heritage of Ma
lures bounty.
Then again, if 1 financed Roeser Petroleum among a few rich
men they would expect to dictate its policy, to dominate the enter
PRISE to freeze out the little fellows, and 1 will have none of this.
Within eighty days 1 expect to complete a we'll on Roeser Pc
troleums 1000 acres on Montalba Dome, and 1 will hazard the
prophecy that my first well will be the biggest well completed in
Texas since the 70,000-barrel Lucas was drilled in at Spindletop
some years ago.
When these things are accol. pIshed, I anticipate no difficulty in
disposing OF the assets of Roeser Petroleum for at least $50, 100000.
1 plan to drill many wells for Roeser Petroleum, all of which
you will share in.
Those who join me early will participate in all present and
future operations of Roeser Petroleum.
Only 100000 shares of Roeser Petroleum are offered at 81 90
par and L must reserve the right to withdraw any remaining un-
sold shares at any time without notice.
In my % years activity in the oil business I have made millions
of dollars for my associates, but most of these were rich men ere
they met me; and I get but little thrill out of making rich men
richer.
THIS TIME I AM TO WIN A BIG FORTUNE FOR A LARGE
THE COMMON, EVERY DAY JUST FOLKS" OF THIS NATION
TO ENROLL WITH ME IN ROESER PETROLEUM. I WANT
TO MAKE THOUSANDS OF POOR PEOPLE RECKON WITH
THE INCOME TAX COLLECTOR, AND IT SEEMS TODAY AS
IF NAUGHT A MIRACLE CAN THWART MY AMBITION.
But little time remains to join me, and nothing can be gained
by waiting, because my shares may double or treble in value any
day now-so if you believe in me, and if you wish to share the al
most certain wealth of Roeser Petroleum, you must act promptly.
1t is not my disposition to plead with people-you have m
story. The facts are yours-Reason-Acti
Very truly yours,
, 1922-05-27
Eleventh Hour Flash
ROESER'S ROTARY RIG ROLLS
TOWARD MONTALBA
Citizens of Anderson and Adjoining Counties Look for
Interesting Developments on Salt Dome.

Palestine. Texas, May rs, 1s22.-The
giant rotary rig of Rceser Petroleum, to
be used IN their fint drilling test on
MontaIba Salt Dome, left Palestine
today, and by the first of next week one
of the most important test wells in East
Texas should be drilling on Roeser Petro-
leum's 1000 acres around the Montalba
Salt Dome northwest of here
Never since the days of Spindletop has
so much interest been shown in a test,
ard those who recall the intense excite
ment that followed the completion of the
Lucas well on Spindletop predict hat
within two months Palestine will expert
, 1922-05-27

ence a boom greater than that which
built Beaumont. after the Spindletop dis
covery.
MI. Roeser's geological staff and field
forces have made a thorough examina-
ton of the Montalba Salt Dome, and the
interest the big companies are showing
in Roesers Montalba test prove that
most of the successful operators in East
Texas anticipate a gusher of staggering
proportions on Montalba Salt Dome.
The Roeser rig is the heaviest type
used in Texas and is capable Of drilling
several thousand feet below the 2,700-
foot horizon where Roeser Petroleum ex-
poets to encounter the Woodbine sand.
, 1922-05-27

Once our well No. l is drilling on 1000 acres
on Montalba Salt Dome it is very probable that
the value of my shares will increase several fold.
I will drill rapidly on Monta1ba, and perhaps be-
fore I make many more public announcements our
financing campaign will be drawing to a close and
our drill will be approaching the oil freighted
Woodbine sand.
There is still room in Roeser Petroleum for
many small stockholders, and these are the folks
with whom I wish to surround myself in this en-
~terprise. I don't want men with five or ten thou
sand dollars to join me want the little fellows
men and women who can send me $500, or $3.50, or
500, or. as little as $50, or S25. 1t is this class
of people l wish to enrich from Roeser Petroleum.
There are thousands of little investors in this
country who have lost money in oil, and if pos
sible 1 want every one of these people to join me
in Roeser Petroleum, if they buy but $40 worth
of my shares.