The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-03-22

marks carries you back to the days
when wagon dope was a big factor
in lubricating his line of stages that
piled their way between Bozeman and
Yellowstone Park.
Last Sunday 1 was privileged to
witness the 25O-mile auto race at Bev-
erly speedway. Sixty-five thousand
people paid admission. When you
speak Of admission, and to give your
readers some conception of an event
of this kind you will remember. that
a dollar don't get you inside the en-
trance. General admission $3.50.
Add to this, if you want a seat on the
bleacHcrs. 100 more. Now, maybe
you would like TO mix with the 400,
and purr'"s "a a crand-stand seat, but
if 81 yoc vi re to dig up from
three cartwheels to a SIS note. This
would make this seat cost you $3.50
TO $3.50. An average Of 81 would re-
alize for the promoters the enormous
sum of 100000, not to mention the
cost Of concessions. OF course $751;
600 of this went for prizes. The track
is one and a quarter miles around,
built entirely of lumber, two by
Fights set on edge, and built saucer
shape, only on the turns, where the
saucer is at least SO per cent grade.
The Italian, Bardino, came all the
way from italy to show the Ameri-
can pilots how to cut the breeze. In
his practice stunt he done 11S miles
per hour. but when it came to the
real brush and he had to contend with
men like Milton, Murphy, Hartz and
DePalma, he never had a chance,
and dropped out of the race entirely
after completing 100 laps, or half the
race.
Milton run the $50 miles in two
hours and Is minutes, with Murphy
and Hartz two laps behind at the
finish.
This is one diversion if you have
the price, and when you consider
$4,000 people bowling themselves
hoarse for their favorite and ma
chimes doing right at two miles a
minute, it offers a real thrill.
Sunday evening we were privileged
to hear Col. Bob Smith, the hero of
the Lost Battalion in France. He
gave a thrilling description and kept
his audience spellbound with the Won
derful revelation of this famous
battalion. He spoke of the brave men
that fought under him, the different
nationalities that were represented.
He had Ole Olsons, Jews, Scotch,
Irish, in fact every nationality was
represented.
1t fell to the lot of a Jewish boy
to carry a message through the Ger
man lines. In parting with him, he
said farewell, knowing he would never
see him alive again. By crawling
through the darkness the boy succeed
ed in delivering the message that
meant help, but on his return he was
caught sight of. His legs were shot
off, but he was rescued near the
American lines. He lived long enough
; to tell his colonel that they would licl
them yet, when he passed TO the be,
yond. e
Gala Curcia is another attraction
and one not enjoyed in the smaller
hamlets. The. entire house was sold
but we were fortunate enough to ge
8 seats on the stage-the only one left
This will be a rare treat, to hear thi
famous songster. Reserved seat
$3.50.
These few features are only an ev
y eryday occurrence. There is plent
of diversity if you are willing to com
o across with the price. The main feat
: ure of the Californians is to see tina
z they furnish the attractions in ez
change for the American eagles or
greenback. l could speak of man
O other diversions enjoyed by. the tour
list to this wonderful pleasure groun'
,7 Los Angeles still moves ahea,
There were more than double tn
number of building permits issue
during the month of February 8
against the same period last yea
1t looks like this city will not ste
N until It reaches the shores of the P:
eific, some twenty miles distant. I
give you some idea of values, a 2
foot lot turned the other day fl
$77.625, about S3,035 a front foot.
"a We have heard here that a counts
club rs in the course of formation
% Bozeman- / have chased the Wi
golf ball for the past two seasons an
my opinion of the game is that it flu
nishes more Iife-giving tablets tbs