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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-05-02
FAVOR RAISING
SCHOOL LEVY
Big Meeting Advocates More Money
for City Schools Through
Raising Taxes.

Raising the school levy for Boze-
man to maintain the efficiency of the
schools was unanimously declared to
be the best solution of the school
question. This resolution was passed
Thursday night at an open forum
meeting at the Chamber of Com
merce.
The present state of the schools
finances was discussed and the con
ditions in both the county high school
and the city schools was shown by ].
A. Woodland, Fred Brown and Mr..
Cunningham, superintendent of the
city schools.
j. A. Woodland, in commenting on
our high school, stated that it was
impossible this present school year to
/ maintain the efficiency in teaching
that has been manifest in previous
years. He stated that the reason was
, due to a cut Of $4,000 in the budget
for teachers. In his speech ne brought
out the fact that while the district
, high schools at Willow Greek, Sales
NhlS anu DSlSfduS TSCS1NSu per-
capita apportionment of county high
school funds, they did not maintain
the vocational courses Gallatin high
did. He declared that much of the
schools funds went for these activ-
tiles.
Fred Brown, of the school board
stste6 that the twelve teachers, who
resigned recently were not prompted
by salary cuts, as was previously re-
ported. He maintained that with the
closing of the Irving, efficient teach
ing could be maintained, because al
present the other three school build
ings are far from being crowded. Ar
though the city has approximately
$1,000 more with which to operate
this year, it is attempting to put the
city schools on a cash basis.
Mr.. Cunningham, superintendent o
the public schools, stated that whil
the city Of recent years has grown
considerable, the property assessed
for taxation has not kept pace witt
: the growth of the city.
Continued on page twelve.)
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-05-02
RINGLING ASKING
DAMAGES IN COURT
Sues Two Different Firms for Al
legged Breach of Different Busi-
ness Agreements.

Richard T. Ringing, of the firm
of Ringing & Work, appears as
plaintiff in two damage actions filed
in the distract court late last week.
In these actions damages are asked
because of alleged violation of busi-
ness agreements,
One suit is against H. W. Van Du-
zen and George Wallace, in which the
plaintiff seeks to recover a cash pay
ment of $2,700 alleged to have been
paid the defendants as the initial
payment on a shipment of lambs
The complaint alleges that the lambs
were not delivered, and the amount
of the cash payment, $2,700, is asked,
in addition to S4,860, said to be the
amount lost by the failure of,the de-
PENDANTS to deliver the livestock as
agreed upon.
The second complaint is similar in
nature, with Thomas Anderson named
as defendant. In this action, 81 800
is said to have been the initial pay
ment on 800 lambs, and $3240 is al
legged to have been the sum lost by
Ringing and his associates by the
failure of Anderson to deliver the
lambs.
Ringling is represented by Attor-
ney II. d. Bath
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-05-02
KIWANIANS WANT
NO CHARGE MADE
Object StrenuOusly to Proposed Nom
inal Charge at Tourist Camp
by City.

The project of charging q nominal
fee of so cents a day for all tourist
cars taking advantage of the tourist
camp in Bozeman met with vigorous
opposition at the Kiwanis Club lunch
con Monday. and a committee con-
sisting' of Morris Wright, Howard
Green and George Dier was named to
take the matter up with the city COM
missioners and the park board to
thoroughly discuss the advisability of
the plan.
George Pease spoke vigorously
against the proposed change. He
said that tourists, when they learned
there was a charge here, would stop
at some of the other towns in the
valley where camping privileges were
free. He said that the thing we
wanted most in having the camp at
all was to attract tourists. 1t was
for that reason that $350,000 had
been spent on the West Gallatin road.
He believed that Bozeman should do
everything to make the tourist camp
attractive and encourage transients
TO stop here as long as possible; that
the town should strive to get the
VI OCltiS CilC itiO~b AiOSJAbAOAC III
the west. Referring to the Middle
/ Creek canyon, he stated that charge
here would be a detriment to the use
of that canyon by tourists and that
the mouth to mouth advertising Boze-
man would get through a Hospitality
conducted camp would be worth far
more to the city than the small rev.
enue to be derived from 50-cent
/ charge.
4 Morris Wright spoke in the same
vein, stating that he had made ar
investigation of the various tourist
camps in the country and that rela
lively few of them made any charg'
whatsoever. He said that some cite:
went TO far as to furnish small houses
fitted with electric cooking stoves.
There remains some work still Il
be done on the Kiwanis cabin at thl
camp and volunteers from the clul
were asked to meet there Wednesda.
| and Friday afternoons at 4 o'clock.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-05-02
COMMISSIONERS
Change PRECINCTS
Baker Discontinued and Parts of Cor
don and Middle Greek Added
to Liberty.

At the meeting of the county COM
missioners Wednesday afternoon,
some important changes were made
in the boundaries of the Liberty vot-
ing precinct, and the Baker precinct
was discontinued altogether, the vot-
ers in that precinct being assigned 70
vote at Mauldow.
In the past, certain voters living
near the west boundary of Gordon
precinct have been forced to go clear
20 Fort Ellis to cost their votes.
while others residing near the north
edge of Middle Greek precinct had
to go to the Anderson school to bal
lot, a distance of several miles. To
make it easier for the voters in these
sections to cast their ballots, the COM
missioners took parts of Gordon and
Middle Greek precincts and added
them to Liberty. The polling place
in Liberty precinct Is a little county
house on the Morgan ranch on the
Huffine lane.
The sections added to Liberty pre-
cinct are as follows: Sections %, z3
"a, 25, 26 and Sc, T. 5, R. 2;sections
l and II. 7. 5, r. 3; sections 6, z
west half of and 8, 10, the west
half of 20, 80, west half of 20, 81
and west half of So, of T. 6, r. 2
Included also is all of section IS, T
6, R. 2, that is not included in the cor
porate limits of the city of Bozeman
While this will add a good deal Il
+; the size of Liberty precinct, tJ'
change is thought to be a decided ad
vantage, as it will enable the voter
affected to cast their ballot withou
going so far on election day. Th
voting place in Liberty is situate,
just outside the city limits on a goo,
road and is in the central part of tn
precinct.
A map showing the changes is ol
file with County Clerk and Recorde
Harris and may be seen at any time
In addition, Mr.. Harris will write
| personal letter to every voter who's
precinct has been changed so tha
there will be no mistakes arise.
ter arise.
Such a handful of votes has bee
cast at Baker precinct the last fe'
elections that it was deemed need
less expenle to the county and so
was decided to discontinue it and a
| low the Baker voters to cast the
ballots at Maudlow.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-05-02
WORK TO BEGIN
On new station
Northern Pacific Soon to Start Con-
structiOn of Lcng Planned
Station Here.

After a good many years Of wait
ing, Bozeman is finally t. have It's
new passenger station WORK will
begin within a few weeks. This is
the announcement following a meet
ing between j. E. Craver, general su-
perintendent of the Northern Pacific,
and a number of Bozeman business
men. Plans for the new station were
shown and met with general local ap-
proval.
The following officials of the
Northern Pacific were present at the
meeting in the Chamber of Commerce
assembly room: J. E. Craver, gen.
eral superintendent; G. H. Jacobs,
division superintendent; F. G. Taylor,
division engineer; w. E. Merriman,
traffic manager, and J. j. Collins,
agent. About so representative busi-
ness men were in attendance.
The revised plans were presented
by Mr.. Craver. The plans show that
the new station will be commensurate
with the size of Bozeman and with
the volume of business at this sta
tion.
The building will cost $4,000. It
will be faced with Hebron brick, and
will be a pleasing design, similar to
the new station at Glendive. The
present station building will be faced
with the same brick as the new
structure, and will be useG as a
freight and express depot.
The roof of the present structure
will be removed and replaced by a
slate roof in uniformity with the new
building. The entire structure will be
raised one foot and the platform, of
vitrified brick, will be raised 16
inches. The platform will be 900 feet
long.
The new station will be modern in
every way and will contain a commod-
ious general waiting room, a parlor
for women, and a smoking room. Tne
smoking room will have a tile floor
and tile wainscoting, trimmed with
marble.
The building will also be equipped
with an up to date heating plant anC
modern plumbing fixtures will be
used throughout.
The brick platform win be vel
lighted.
After some discussion and many
questions at the meeting, it was
moved by Nelson Story, Jr., and sec
onded, that the plans as presented b.
Mr.. Craver be approved by the Cham
Der of Commerce The motion wa
carried by a unanimous vote of th'
citizens present.
The matter of the extension of tn
paving in front of the new station
was discussed, and it is understood
that the paving will be extended o.
Front street to Aspen street, at TIA
end of the railroad parking.
/ According TO Mr. Craver, il is tn
intention Of the Northern Pacifi
company 70 begin construction on tn
CONTINUED on page seven.)
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-05-02
BOzENAN HOTEL MAKING EXTENSIVE
IMPROVEMENTS To ENTIRE BUILDING
New Hotel Attractive With Beautiful Lobby Cafe
Private Dining Rooms, Best Sample Rooms in State
and Many Convenient Features.

the corridors are having new floors
and being redecorated. Indeed, from
basement to roof the hotel is being
done over in first-class style.
One feature of the hotel is a wo-
mems rest room, where ladies from
the country or the city can go to
wash and "fix up" as it were. The
use of this room is free the gen
eral public and not confined to guests
of the hotel. Mr.. Dier is emphatic
on this point, as he wants Bozeman
people as well as guests to feel tney
are welcome to the hotel at any time
A new Otis electric elevator has
been installed, wash rooms have been
installed for men in the basement,
and host of other minor improve
ments, all adding to the comfort Of
the hotel, are being fitted out.
The cafe, which will be one of the
attractive features of the building
will have a grade entrance to the
street at the place of the present
main entrance to the hotel. The new
main entrance will be on the south
east corner of the building.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-05-02

For a good many years in the past
Bozeman has felt the need OF more
adequate hotel facilities. In the early
history of the city, Bozeman had
what was then one of the best hotels
in the state. But passing years and
the building of more pretentiouS
hostelries in other towns rather made
for uncomplimentary remarks about
Bozeman. Of recent date we have
had some improvements in our other
hotels about the city, but it wanted
for the present pretentious improve
ments being made on the BA.eman to
give this town a hotel that could be
compared with other places In Mon
tana.
George Dier, for many years past
the owner and proprietor of the Boze-
man, is spending in the neighborhood
of $4,000 on improvements to that
hostelry, and so ingenious and at
tractive are the plans that no one
would know the place was one of the
early day hotels.
In the first place, the old lobby,
always a dark and gloomy place, has
been dispensed with entirely. The
new lobby will be located at the cor
her of the building, its wide windows
giving ample light and a good view
Of Main street. Instead of dull walls,
the new lobby will all be decorated
in light colorG, a big fireplace has
been built, and altogether the room
will be one of the most attractive and
comfortable in the state.
The old dining room has been made
into sample rooms, each with It's
folding closet bed and bath allowing
the commercial travellers to sleep
with their samples, and likewise max
ing splendid rooms for the use OF
cots when the town is crowded, a. at
the tournament and other times
These sample rooms are the best in
the state, according to a travelling
man who occupied one for the first
time yesterday, and are one of the
best improvements in the hotel, from
the commercial mans standpoint.
The old lobby of the hotel will Ht
changed into a cafe, and this will bC
one of the most modern In this parl
Of the state. There will be a coun
ter, tables and private booths. Sup
Elementary to the cafe, the old sam
pie room on Main street will be turned
into banquet room, with a capacFt!
for over 100 guests, to oe useu To-
club banquets and such activities
There will also be a small dining
room with a capacity of %. Alfret
Dier will give the cafe his persona
supervision and has already engaged
one of the best known chefs in tn,
state. The chef is already supervis
ing the arrangement of his kltche
and is enthused over the modern an
sanitary convenience being installe
therein.
The improvements in the upstair
of the hotel have been as sweeping
as those on the first floor. The en-
tire ct of rooms is being refurnishe
and redecorated, soft greys and whit
woodwork taking the place of tn
more sombre hues used in the pas
Sixteen new bathrooms have been ii
stalled, thus giving the hotel nearl
80 rooms with bath, about half of 1t
total rooms. New furniture Of til
most attractive design is being re
ceived daily; battleship linoleum an
attractive rugs will be on the floor
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-05-02
MEN AIR
TROUBLES IN COURT
Ringing Sued for Huge Sum by Cum
ningham and Biering. Busi
ness Disputes Cause.

As a result of business differences
for the past two years, Richard L.
Ringing was named defendant in two
damage suits instituted last week in
the district court by Hans Biering
and M. S. Cunningham, in which dam
ages totaling 100000 are asked for
alleged violation of business agree
mentS.
The two actions are thought to
form the largest suit for damages
ever filed in the district court here,
with a single individual named as de-
fendant.
The plaintiffs in one complaint ask
for 100000 damages for alleged vio-
lation on the part of Ringing of an
agreement entered into by the three
parties relative to the Taylor Park
Cattle Company, which was succeeded
by the Southern Montana Livestock
Company.
Biering and Cunningham charge
that Ringling was made the principal
stockholder, with them, in the COM
pany for financing a sheep-raising
venture.
In connection with this agreement
the complaint charges "that said
plaintiffs "-Biering and Cunning
ham-"have in all things complied
with and fulfilled their part of SAID
contract. That the said defendant
(Ringling) has willfully, wrongfully
and fraudulently failed, neglected
and refused to comply with all or any
of the terms of said agreement" al
leging that Ringing failed to turr
over 10000 head of marketable ewes
as agreed upon, but instead turned
over to said corporation about II y50'
ewes which were old and which wer'
not good and marketable
1t is further alleged that the de
fendant appropriated $4,000 pro
duced by the corporation to his owl
use, "for the purpose of placing tn
said Southern Montana Livestoc
| Company in financial difficulties, an
said defendant has. in other ways
taken large personal profits out O
Continued on page twegve.)
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-05-02
BOZEMAN Will stage CLEANUP WEEK
ENTIRE CITY TO help IN THE WORK
Meeting Tonight Will Appoint Committees and Work Will Be
Carried Through Civic Organizations Schools
Churches, Boy Scouts, and Others

In keeping with a custom that has
been in vogue for several years past
Bozeman is to have a cleanup week,
a concerted effort on the part of all
the citizens of this community to make
the city the beautiful place it should
be. The dates for the cleanup week
have been set for May to II. There
will be public meeting tonight at
the chamber of commerce rooms to
lay plans for the work of the week.
The idea is to have everything we'll
organized this year. A general COM
mittee will be in charge of the entire
campaign next week, with special COM
mittees for city schools, inspection of
alleys, publicity and other depart
ments. The work will be pushed
through the various civic clubs, the
churches, the schools and the boy
scouts.
New ideas for a more beautiful
Bozeman will be welcomed at the rally
this evening. and any idea that is feas-
ible has a splendid chance of realiza-
tion.
Contests for the promotion of gar
dens and lawns will be announced
Pledge cards for grade and high school
pupils will be on hand.
Cleanup Greed.
The pledge cards form a splendid
civic creed for either youth or adult
The following pledge is inscribed upor
them, with space below for sigma
ture:
Il want Bozeman to be clean anC
beautiful, and promise to do all tina
| can to make it so, especially in the
following ways:
81. / will not throw paper, lite,
or trash of any kind into the streets
alleys or on the lawns.
"2. | will not mark, cut or other
wise deface buildings, fences or side
walks.
"3. l will not unnecessarily eros
or trample down grass or grass plots
"a. l will not break down or destro
shrubbery or flowers.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-05-02

IS. will help keep the front yard
and the back yard of my own home
as clean as possible.
"6. l will always protect birds and
ANIMALS, and all property belonging to
others.
"7. l will always remember that
Bozeman is my city, and l will help to
make it neat and attractive.
IS. / will obey the laws and ordi-
nances, and will be a true and loyal
citizen"
Mayor Hall has issued the follow
ing proclamation:
Proclamation.
Know all men, women and chill
dren by these presents:
THAT whereas, the national clean
up, paint-up campaign has resulted
in many ADVANTAGES to community life
throughout the United States;
"In safeguarding health;
"In promoting thrift;
In furthering fire prevention;
'In stimulating civic pride;
In making the whole city beauti-
full;
'Now therefore, by virtue of the
| authority vested in me as mayor, and
with the hearty approval of many
| far-seeing, Jealous citizens, we here
by proclaim the week of May to
May II as the opening week of a
continuous cleanup and paint-up cam
paign in the city of Bozeman.
owe need this thorough cleaning
and renovation. 1t is the sensible
thing to do for the health, safety,
thrift, pride and happiness of our peo-
pie. In this worthy movement, we
urge each citizen to do his or her part
to make our city clean and beautiful.
"AMOS HALL, Mayor"
"BOzeman is naturally a beautiful
town, one of the show cities of the
west, a home town, pure and simple.
If we are to keep it so, to make the
right sort of impression among the
thousands of tourists who come
through here every summer, every
! citizen must do his part" said one OF
the leading business men yesterday
in talking of cleanup week. Nothing
looks better than a neat, well kept
town." he continued, "there is some
, thing attractive about the pretty yarC
that can not be surpassed. 1t doe:
not make much difference what sort
of house you live in, you can make
| it one of the attractive parts of the
= city II you care to spend the time anC
trouble.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-05-02
CHANGE is MADE IN
FISHING RULES
Many Section of Gallatin County Now
Open to DevOtees of Isaac
Walton.

Closed season for fishing on sew
eral of the rivers and streams of
Montana were changed as a result of
a meeting Of the state game and fish
commission in Helena last Friday.
This revision includes twelve sections
of the Gallatin valley, which will now
be closed from October / to Decem-
Der Is, inclusive.
According to the new ruling, the
Missouri river from the Milwaukee
bridge at Lombard to the mouth of
Wolf creek, will be closed from jan
uary 1 to March IA, instead of from
March 10 to May %. The closed sea-
son in the Yellowstone river in Park
and Sweetgrass counties will now ex-
tend from January l to March 10.
Petitions presented for the chang
ing of the closed season on the Mad
ison and the Shields rivers were de-
clined. The commission was peti-
toned for the changes III the Yellow
stone, Missouri and Gallatin valleys
Fred Williams, president of the
Gallatin County Rod and Gun Club
presented the petition for GallatiI
valley, while committee of four Hell
ena men presented the petition for tn
change on the Missouri, which is saf'
to have contained $500 names.
The commission was reorganize'
in accordance with the state laws, an
7. n. Marlowe, of Missoula, wa
again made chairman. c. A. Jak
ways, present game warden, wa
again chosen game warden and ex
.officio secretary. Commissioner Rich
ards, of Chinook, is the only new ma
on the commission.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-05-02
VETERANS BUREAU
Man To SPEAK
All Former Soldiers Urged to Attend
Meeting Next Week to Discuss
Insurance.

In a determined . effort to hasten
the adjudication of pending claims
and to bring to the attention of ex-
service men facts concerning govern
ment life insurance, numerous meet
ings of former veterans will be held
throughout the state, according to
Lief Fredericks, special representa-
tive of the u. S. Veterans Bureau,
who srWnt Wednesday in the city on
an official visit. While here Mr..
Fredericks conferred with officials of
the local post of the American Le-
gion which has charge of the meet
ing scheduled for Bozeman. This
meeting is called for Tuesday even
ing, May 8, in the Legion hall. All
ex-. ervice men, regardless of affili-
ations, are urged to be present
Matters of extreme Importance to
every person who was in military
service during the late war will be
discussed by able speakers" said
Mr.. Fredericks. 80. G. Lamport,
state adjutant of the Legion, will be
here. His talk will throw light on
numerous questions that are not now
clear to many veterans. He is an
able speaker, knows his subject, and
no one should fail to hear him
"The Veterans Bureau will have
several representatives here. includ-
ing an insurance expert, doctor, and
claims official. We are going to
stress the Importance of government
life insurance at this meeting. Dur
| ing the war few persons in military
service did not carry a policy. Un-
| fortunately few of them continued
their premium payments when the
war ended. AS a result most war
term insurance policies have lapsed
Mr.. Kelley, our insurance experi
from Minneapolis, will discuss the
subject of government life insurance
at length next Tuesday evening. he
will answer all questions that may
arise. He will show the advantage
of holding a policy, and we hope t
reinstate many lapsed policies while
here. There can be no safer Of
cheaper protection. 1t is a ssmps
matter to reinstate. If person cal
pass an ordinary physical examina
ton, all that is necessary is the pay
ment of two premiums, one for tn
month in which the policy wa
dropped and one to cover the pre-
, MUM for the north in which he re
instates. A doctor will be with tn
: party to examine, free of cost. appii
; cants for reinstatement. Govern
ment insurance is now written IN a
the standard forms of policies, sue
!, as ordinary life, 20-payment life, sc
! payment life, 20-year endowment, &c
year endowment and endowment 9
the age of 81"
: Mr. Eredericks states that bot
Legion and Bureau officials viii n
: main in Bozeman the entire day arts
: the meeting, 70 assist men wit
a claims and reinstatement Of :nsul
ance.