The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-08-18

Fate ruled that l was to come back to
Glasgow. had some hard luck and
had to give up the Pendleton position
but I am not at all sorry that l am go
ing to spend another year in Glasgow
not if the coming year will be as pleas
ant as the last year vas. My sister
who sent you the alligator will be
there too SO perhaps you will have to
give her an honorary membership in
your society. 1 think we'll have a
wonderfully happy year to look for
ward to if we'll all stick together
"One for all and all for one"-the mot
to Of the "Three Musketeers" would be
a good one to adopt for this year, or
who has a better one?
Both my sister and ] were offered
positions here in Missoula, also at
Greybull, Wyoming, and Bimidji, Min
nesota, but since I originally had
planned for either Pendleton or Glas-
gov l abided by that decision, and SO
as matters stand now I'll see you all
soon, when we can relate our vacation
experiences. I heard Clyde Osmundson
tried some cowboy stunts and had some
bad luck and I have received several
letters from others which l have ap-
preciated very much. I smiled when I
saw your letter in the Courier, Grace.
/ had checked over every name in the
list of students that passed given in
the previous issue and l knew it must
be a mistake. 1t was just like a Pep
timist to investigate matters and let
the facts be made known at once. I
hope those who were unfortunate in
their examination will be real little
philosophers and meet this laundering
knockout blow, and come back with a
laugh" etc., as your poem suggests.
Missoula is a beautiful place. What
interested me most at first was the
mountain scenery, the many cool, clear
mountain streams and the great var
iety of trees and flowers. One need not
walk very far before you can have a
nice cool drink from one of several
springs around here and the city wa
ter supplied by the Rattlesnake River
is almost as cold as ice water. It is
lovely to wash in too, for when soap
is dissolved in it, it fathers just beau
tifully. l think 1 shall miss this water
more than anything. Fern Osmundson
and I have taken a great many hikes
and climbed two high mountains. Last
Saturday we hiked clear to the Bitter
root River-six miles, had a boat ride
and a swim. We had a ride all the
way back and about one mile going out
there. Next Saturday our nature stu
dy class will take a trip into the Flat
head country to Jocko River. This
river rises in the Mission Range and
flows around one end of it, later join
ing the Missoula.
This part of Montana seems to be
fairly alive with old time tradition and
the last two weeks we have been work
ing on Pioneer stories in journalism.
I have literally lived in the library
and some of the stories Of pioneers
and pioneer days are more interesting
than fiction. For instance today l read
about Saul Brown who brought the
first sheep-8 Merinos-to Montana.
They came all the way from Virginia
in a wagon. Mr.. Brown was the son
of John Brown. who was hanged at
Harpers Ferry and he was one of the
old pioneers who attended the Pioneer
conventionin 1919. At that time he
lived in Spokane. These conventions
of the Society of Pioneers are held
every year and this year they will meet
in Missoula. According to the plans
made for their entertainment, there
will not be a dull moment for the "old
boys" when they meet each other here
Aug. "a to 26th. James Brown, chair
man of the entertainment committee
is the O of an old pioneer, "Sandbar"
Brown, the historian for the society,
and he has made every effort to make
this a gala time for the old folks. Tom
Buchanan, 81 years old, who sings like
a canary, and John Foy, who has the
voice of a coyote, according to Mr..
Brown will be here to lend tone and
volume to the old time songs that will
be a feature Of the convention. Such