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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-11-20

Particulars as to the death of
one of the historians Of the north
west who devoted a great deal of
attention to research in Montana
and whose writings on historical
subjects are looked upon as au-
thOrity in this state, have just been
received by David Hilger, secFe-
tary of the Montana Historical
library.
This historian, Olin D. Wheeler,
was widely known in Montana and
only an inkling of his death, which
occurred in the Northern Pacific
hospital at St. Paul, September 10,
had previously been obtained here.
His death vas due to the infirmities
of age. He was 70.
Mr.. Wheeler first came into the
northwest when engaged on a tOpO-
graphical survey for the United
States government. After several OF
these expeditions into the northwest
for the government, he settled in St
Paul in 1882 and 10 years later be.
came the head Of the advertising de.
partment of the Northern Pacific
railway, and later became its his
tOrian.
In this capacity he furnished the
material and edited wonderland" Z
well-prepared, deliberately illustrated
and handsomely printed annual book
let issued by the Northern Pacific il
setting forth the history and thu
Industrial advantages of the cOuntr!
traversed by that system.
He spent much time in research
and as the result of this he wrot.
''The Trail Of Lewis and Clark" pub
lished in two volumes in 1904. al
late as in October, 1922, he contrib
uted an article for the Pioneer Pres
on prehistoric glacier formations il
Montana, but his last work was tn
preparation of a valuable paper Of
the Lewis and Clark expedition fo
the Upper Missouri Historical EXpe
dition of last July, which was read a
the exercises for the dedication Of tn
monument at Meriwether, on th
Blackfeet Indian reservation, mark
ing the extreme point reached b
Lewis on his journey up the Maria
river.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-11-20

An agreement for adjustment of
boundaries Of four national parks
Yellowstone, Grand Canyon in
Arizona, Mount Rainier and Sc
QuOy-has been reached at WASH
ingtOn through efforts of a COM
mission organized by the presi-
dents committee on r-ecreations.
Adjustment of the boundaries of
the Yellowstone National park in
Wyoming provide for the addition of
the Teton range with its mountains
towering 1000 feet above the sur
rounding country. This area lies be-
low the southwest end Of the park
and it is planned to administer it as
a separate unit, leaving the area i'm
mediate to the north of the Tetons
in the Teton forest. The watershed Of
the upper Yellowstone river, which
includes the thoroughfare basin.
Bridger lake, and the entire drainage
of the upper Yellowstone, is added
to the park. In proposing this addi-
ton, provision was made that this
wilderness area should be kept In
tact and free from either road or
resort development Of any kind as a
protection to the game. All the graz
ing and hunting directly south of the
park, which il had been proposed to
include in the park, remains in the
Teton national forest.
The park line Is drawn back to the
Snake river, thus making a natural
boundary at this point. and making
70 the West Yellowstone entrance Of
Ia this section By having the Snake
river available for logging opera.
tons. These proposed changes viii
add over 100000 acres tc the Vel.
lowstone park.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-11-20
n ANOTHER page OF this issue

y N ANOTHER page of this issue
there is printed an article de-
- scriptive of the Blackfeet re-
servatiOn town of Browning, which
is located not many miles from the
eastern entrance to the Glacier Ma
tiOnal Park, in what is now Glacier
county, Montana. To the ordinary
tourist, and to the average MOntanan,
this little town signifies little else
than an ordinary village whose pOpu-
latiOn is composed largely of Black
feet Indians and members of the ag-
ency official force.
But Browning represents a great
deal more. In addition to being a
reservation town, it is significant of
the last home of a fast vanishing
race-perhaps the most intelligent
nation of redmen that in the earl
lest years of the west, inhabited the
plains and foothills of the eastern
Stops of the Rocky Mountains. At
least does Browning mark the home
of the remnants of the once most
powerful Indian ~cOnfederacy in In
dian history.
In the early days of the last cen
fury the BlaCkfeet nation comprised
approximately 10000 Indians. This
great nation, or confederation, was
split into three divisions, the Black
feet proper, the Blood and the Pie
gans. All sprung from Algonquin
stock. They spoke a common Ian
guage, recognized their kinship to
each other, were usually united in
war, had the same customs and fire.
Quently inteTmarTied. In their tri-
bal government, though, they had
three distinct councils, separate
chiefs and separate Sun dances.
Before the white man came to re
strict them, these three ~interlOcked
tribes dominated all of this section of
the west between the Yellowstone RI
yer in Montana and the North Sas-
katchewan in Alberta, east of the
main range of the Rocky Mountains
to about the 1O5th parallel of long
titude. Originally, it is said, this
cOnfederacy lived in western Canada.
and their name comes from the dark
fertile loan of Alberta, now a great
wheat growing country. In damp
weather, the black soil stained their
moccasins, hence the name ''Sikssi-
kaua," in the Blackfeet language.
meaning "Black MOccaslnS, or as
translated into English, "Blackfeet.
OF all of the tribes east of the
main range of the Rocky Mountains
they were the most warlike and ad.
v%enturOus. They were quick to re.
Sent an affrOnt, and when Captain
Lewis on his return trip from the
Columbia more than a century ago
killed a .Piegan hOrsethief on the
Marias river, they declared wal
against the white race, and for three.
fOurths of a century their hand was
always against the whites, because Of
this age-Old deed. They made it par
ticularly hard for the fur trappeTi
and traders who followed in thu
wake of the Lewis and Clark expedi
ton. The first of these traders tt
enter what is now Montana, wa
Manuel Lisa who came in the de
cade following the experiences o
Lewis and Clark. His first trading
post at the mouth Of the Big HOrl
river was too far out of the Blackfee
domain for mOlestatiOn, but his Sc
cOnd fort built at the Three Forks o
the Missouri, was wiped out root AM
branch within a few months after it
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-11-20

souri, 100 miles below Fort Benton.
In 1857, Fort Shaw was built on Sun
river, and Fort Ellis on the east Gal
latin. In 1869 Camp Baker was es-
tablished on Smith river, near where
Fort Logan later stood. Fort Shaw
was headquarters for the district OF
Montana.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-11-20

At that time, the only military post
within the present bounds of Mon
tana was the abandoned Fort HOWE
on the Missouri below Fort Benton,
established by Acting Governor
Meagher to resist the Sioux. The in
fantrymen from the east came and
established Camp Cooke on the Mis-
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-11-20

Red is the color OF good fortune.
among the Chinese and yellow is The
next most popular color. Green Is
dlaliked ae unlucky and white and.
blue are the colors 81 mourninr.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-11-20
FAMOUS WESTERN
HISTORIAN DIES
0. ID. WHEELER SUCCUNIBS TO
LONG ILLNESS IN ST.
PAUL HOSPITAL

Wrote '"The Trail Of Lewis and
Clark and Other Famous Works
on Northwest; Edited wonder
land and dbl Research Work.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-11-20
BIG AREA ADDED
TO YELLOWSTONE
CHANGES IN PARK BOUNDARIES
INCREASE SIZE BY ABOUT
100000 ACRES

Watershed of Upper Yellowstone Ri
YER, Which Includes ThOrOughfare
Basin, Bridger Lake in Territory
Which is to Belong to Wonderland
, 1925-04-09
BarrOs Join Music
Producers Sunday

Joe Barros. considered m OF the
best trumpet players in the west will
Join the Parco Producers next Sun
day. At the present time he Is play
ing at the Orpheum Theatre In Salt
Lake and previous to this he played
In Denver and In Jaurez. Mexico.
The addition OF Barros TO the or
chestra will be OF great help to the
orchestration and Will make possible
the splitting OF the players into two
groups OF five each In case OF de-
mand. This orchestra has been and
IL one OF the greatest sources OF
amusement to the public throughout
this part OF the state that has been
heard for u long time and 1t Is with
n great deal OF interest that new ad'
ditions and improvements are watch
ed The orchestra will now consist
of ten pieces and the balance In the
brass part Will be greatly improved
by this addition.
Several dances have been arranged
for in Parco and Rawlina to take
place Immediately after lent.
, 1925-04-09

all of them are of the best calibre.
The main event will be a ten round
go between Heinie Shuman of Raw
Inns and Bull Moser of Denver.
Both these boys are in the weller
battlers. In addition to this Burke
of Parco will meet McDance of Raw
Inns, Marx of Parco will meet Harris
of Rawlins, Mickey Stanton of Cas-
per will meet Rhciie of Rawlins and
there will be a three round curtain
raiser to start things off with a
bang" Tickets will be on sale for
this event within a few days.
The Riviera Theatre will have a
unusual week of excellent shows
starting mex Sunday and Monday
with THE Mirage" Tuesday, 1.-THE
Next Corner" wednesday, Hold
Your Breath" and Thursday, and
Friday, John Barrymore in Beau
Brummel," Saturday, THE Trouble
Shooter" will be shown featuring
Tom Mix.
Hold Your Breath" is an unusual
AL Christie feature, featuring Dorothy
Devore, Walter Hires. Tully Marshall,
Jimmie Adams, Priscilla Bonner and
Minnie Harrison. This picture has a
lineup OF characterizations that in
cludes blackface, German, Irish, He
brew. English and American comedy
impersonations.
April the 26th Secrets" will be
shown featuring Norma Talmadge
, 1925-04-09
TO
BE GIVEN IN
PARC0 FRIDAY

On Friday evening, April 10, 1925,
at the Riviera Theatre a chorus of
twenty-five voices, under the direct
ton of w. II. Hunt. will present
Stainers "Crucifixion," a pre-Easter
cantata, depicting the agony and
death of Christ.
Fol this event the Music Club of
Parco and st. Thomas Episcopal choir
of Rawlins have united to form the
largest and best balanced chorus
that has yet been heard here
Solos are for mems voices only,
the soloists being John Arnett, A. S.
Cartwright, H.. Breitenstein and w.
II. Hunt. Accompanies Mrs. Bible
and Mrs. Gaskell.
This cantata will be held directly
after the first show at the Riviera
and it will be free to all.
, 1925-04-09

The Rawlins = Parco Bus Company
is working hard for paved roads.
Ride the Bus.
, 1925-04-09
BRIEFLY TOLD

1t is estimated that the good
roads being built throughout the
country ave those who own auto
mobiles 80 millions of dollars a year
and while this is true there are parts
of the country that owe the motorist
money for not having improved their
roads.
In London, England, the motorist
pays a license tax of S125 per yea
There are advantages in living in the
United States.
The signal corps was the first
branch of the United States army to
utilize the automobile in any ca
pacity. This was in 1896.
In the early 9O's an automobile
manufacturer advertised that he was
building a motor vehicle which "can
be operated in all seasons"
The stupendous figures showing
, 1925-04-09
THE PARCO NEWS
BY H. 7. DUCE

Morning worship 1O:45 a. m. Sub
ject: THE Eternal Miracle of Gods
Son."
Christian E%ndeavor, $50 p. IN.
Easter topic with Lois Bennett as
leader.
Evening service 7:45 p. m. with
special program as follows:
Hymn, Invocation and Lords
Prayer.
Doxofogy. Responsive Reading.
Hymn. Scripture lesson.
Announcements and offeratory.
Anthem, selected
Sermon THE Masterpiece of Gre
alton"
Hymn, Benediction.
Special music has been arranged
for these services and several solos
will be sung by members of the
choir.
, 1925-04-09

yard in order to keep track of his
young son.
Chas Gill has purchased a new
Ford coupe which is to be delivered
within a few days. He sold his
Chevrolet touring car to Floyd Sim
mons a few days ago.
L. NJ. Desonia, foreman at the
Dubbs stills, is back at work after
several days illness with the flu.
Tony Ferraro, Jake Vincent and r.
Barker We're the dinner guests of
Art Rabe at his home in Parcu last
Sunday.
S. Curtis was the dinner guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. p. X. Wilson last Mon
day night.
Mr.. and Mrs. F E. Green arrived
in Parco Wednesday from Indian
apolis, Ind. They expect to make
Parco their permanent home. They
are the parents of Mrs. Lynn Snider
of Parco.
Mrs. F. e. Richardson was hostess
at a foursome of bridge last week.
Her guests were the Mesdames r. Il.
Wertz, Harry ~Breitenstein, Fred
Capen of Casper and Geo. Fieser.
Miss Marian Ferris is spending the
Spring vacation with her mother Mrs.
Alice Ferris Marian is attending
Kent school in Denver.
II. G. Neill went to Denver Satur-
day evening on business. lie re
turned to Parco Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Patterson re-
turned to Parco from Denver We'd
nesday.
Tom Newman, formerly in charge
of the telephone system in Parco for
the p. and r., left for Waco, Texas,
where he will be employed by the
Humble Oil Co.
E. w. Wise, formerly in the en-
ployment of the p. and II. in the
electrical department, left for Chey-
enne where he will be employed by
the Mountain States Telephone Co
J. L.. Farrell, member of the en-
gineering force at the p. and r. re-
finery, is showing marked improve
ment and his early recovery is look
ed forward to by his many friends.
The Rawlins = Parco Bus Company
is working hard for paved roads.
Ride the Bus.
, 1925-04-09

Mrs. Fred Capen Of Casper return
ed to her home in hat city after
having spent the past two weeks in
Parco visiting with Mrs. r. Il. Wertz.
l.. r. Crawford, vice president and
general manager of refineries and
sales of the p. and R., spent several
days in Parco on business last week.
Tom Curley. general foreman in
the Parco refinery, is now back on
the job after several days illness with
the flu
Bob Tisdale spent last Friday even
ing in Rawlins visiting with friends.
Mrs. r. E. Wertz entertained at
luncheon and bridge last Thursday
in honor of Mrs. Fred Capen of Cas-
per. The guests were the Mesdames
f. E. Richardson, Otto Frederick, w.
H. Hunt. Gus Fleischli, Geo Fieser,
C. d. Skipworth, H. B~reitenstein.
Mrs Breitenstein the consolation.
Mrs. T. A. Glenn and daughter,
Alice Katherine, returned from
Cheyenne the latter part OF last week.
l.. T. Moore, Joe Handy, E. r.
Mcmahon, sam Moss and Lee Gomez
pursued the wary trout Tuesday of
lulS Wtth.
Bus Boyle had a tendency to lose
his shirt in Parco last Saturday night,
at all events he lost part of it.
Chances on the Ford Coupe being
ratified off by the Parco Music Club
are fast going and since there is no
way of deciding who is going to win
until the official drawer takes from
the box the winning number it is
probably still at large and can be
had for the small sum of one dollar.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. e. Richardson
and l. r. Crawford spent Sunday
fishing.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. C. Johnson and
r. w. Adams were seer fishing last
Sunday but to all appearances the
fish were equipped with binders
anyway zone of them had fallen for
the bait.
John Ferry, Tom Whiting and l.,
F. Beatty were among the first fisher
men to east for the trout last Thurs
day.
Contrary to expectations Richard
Brown and Harold Magnes did not
go fishing last Sunday.
F.. C. Black, Joe Wirth, Pete vii,
son, Harry Egle and C.. + Briggs
made up one of the successful fish
ing parties of last Sunday.
Barrel House" Boyer and Dor
Swindler spent Sunday fishing in the
Platte and returned with a fine
specimen of sucker about a foot
long.
Stanton Curtis, Louie Kridelbaugh
Banjo" Snider and Harry Warren
spent Sunday fishing.
Aileen, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. V. Mcknight, is improving
rapidly from a severe attack OF
pneumonia fever.
T. r. Glenn purchased the Over
land coupe previously owned by c,
S. Hartley.
Necessity is the mother of in
vention" and Shorty" Haynes is o
building a fence around the back
, 1925-04-09

the widespread use of the automobile
are manifesto of a social and me
ic revolution. They mean the invest
ment of billions of dollars in a new
industry; thus shifting the economic
center OF gravity to a new point, ne
cessitating many important financial
and industrial readjustments. They
mean good roads, which one fact is
calculated to change our whole mer-
chandising n transporting system
and at the same time profoundly af-
feet the living conditions and char
, 1925-04-09
acter of millions of people

acter of millions of people
Apart from the salutary changes
which the automobile has brought to
country life are its effects upon all
life. in city as well as country. The
great outstanding social result of the
automobile is the increased fluidity
of life. 1t has dissolved, as by magic,
fiXed conditions and habits, and
started everybody to moving on. This
may or may not be a good thing,
but the fact remains to be reckoned
with.
, 1925-04-09
LOCAL NEWS

The Parent-Teachers Association
will meet in the Parco Community
church Friday night April 18th in
place of Friday night April the 10th,
the latter being Good Friday.
Mrs. Geo. Fieser entertained at
luncheon and bridge Wednesday of
last week. Her guests were the Mes
danes Fred Capen of Casper, r E.
Wertz, H. ~Breitenstein, F. r. Rich
ardson.
, 1925-04-09
CONSTRUCTION
PRACTICALLY FINISHED
COMPLETION OF MAJOR CONSTRUCTION WORK IN
PARCO REFINERY FINISHED AND COMING
months WILL SEE INCREASED OUTPUT

Throughout the past two years the majority of the work in
Parco has consisted in the construction of the refinery and.
every effort has been turned towards the building of one of
the most complete, modern and efficient plants in the country
But now the major construction work has been finished and the
balance of that class of work consists of improvements and.
the addition of new features. The efforts of all are now turn
ed to the manufacture Of petroleum products for the markets
There is every indication of a large increase in the use of these
, 1925-04-09

There is every indication of a |;
products during the coming months
II refineries throughout the country
are bending every effort to be in a
position to meet these demands. The
Parco refinery is in a position to
meet them to the full extent of her
capacity.
1t is true that with the advent of
spring and summer weather the de-
mand for gasoline, lubricants and
the like increase very rapidly and
throughout the past years each sue
ceeding year has shown a marked
increase over the preceding one. Ac-
cording to the latest estimates there
will be $4,000, 600 autos in use, an
increase of approximately 1000, 900
over last year. This in itself will
call for an unusually large supply of
products but along with this fact
there is also the building of addition
al roads and good roads are a great
foundation of desire to the motorist
that is seldom overcome, consequent
ly, there will in all probability be
several more miles travelled per car
than in previous years. In addition
to these things there are reports of
exceptional years for the farmer and
to a great extent this class of people
is dependent upon the oil industry
for the power with which to prepare
for their crops and finally harvest
them. Practically every conceivable
industry is dependent upon the oil
industry in some phase or other for
its continuance and nearly every one
of them is on the increase and So it
is hat the oil enc of the game must
keep in the lead OF all.
A week or so ago there was a drop
in production Of some 1000. 900
barrels per day the second largest
ever on record, and this combined
with the previous drops have given
the industry IN incentive to develop
structures in areas that were in the
past considered to great n risk. This
season will see a large amour of
this work dom in an effort to keep
the production up to its normal status
anc among these areas throughout
this part of the country. Carbon
couny will undoubtedly see her share.
Now that the major construction
work has been practically completed
on the Parco. refinery a great deal
of attention is being given to the
production. Everything possible Is
being done to keep the output up to
maximum II to put On the market
products that will give the
the greatest value for his money
Parco petroleum products have made
n name for themselves as being the
best procurable and It is the inten-
tion of all concerned to hold such
n record. one of the most valuable
assets of the refinery is the employ
ees. Seldom Is the personal interest
of the workers SO. manifest as at the
present time In the refinery. Each
one OF the operating force have shown
an interest and desire to put out the
best product obtainable and the many
suggestions from this source have
assisted in solving many of the
problems that have arisen from tine
to time.
Throughout the construction period
s .. -,
, 1925-04-09

April the 22nd n big boxing Ex-
hibition will be held In the Parco
gymnasium under the auspices OF the
Parco Athletic Association. Full ar
rangcmcnts have boon made for this
event and assurances Of an cxccp-
tionnl card are guaranteed.
There are 80 rounds scheduled and
, 1925-04-09
Coming Attractions

Saturday night the Parco Music
Producers will entertain at the usual
dance.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-11
WARNS SEWARD
 DANGER LOSING
 WESTARD TRADE
Libbyville Cannery Official Asserts Seward Is Proper Point for
 Airpane Service
WANTS SEWARD TO GET BUSY
Similar Company as Interior Would Be Paying Proposition for
 Its Promoters

A prophecy was made yesterday by Dave w. Branch, Libby, McNeil & Libby cannery official, who returned to Seward yesterday from a trip of in- spection to the Kenai plant, when he said if Seward did not take immediate action to have this port serve as an airplane base for the westward dis trict some other town would beat us to it, thereby losing much traffic and business which it otherwise would get. Every man who makes the trip to the far westward points would pat ronize such service, he stated
 Some smart chap should line up local capital and purchase a couple of good planes" MT. Branch continued. Get the best aviators you can pro- cure, men like Pilot Noel Wien, who is flying for the Fairbanks Airplane Company. There is an aviator for you. Go get him if you can. Offer him better salary than he is now getting and, for example, say ten per cent of the profits
 ''The Fairbanks company, as far as one can judge, is financial success, and here in Seward you people have as good, if not better, opportunities for making the venture a commercial success as the Interior company. You folks want to get busy.
 T should judge fair estimate of the cost of going into the Bristol Bay region, at the present mode of travel at around S100. The round trip would be around $2OO. What canneryman would not pay this for one way via air plane? None. Think of the time ami Inflated and the comfort in making the voyage as compared to what it is now. Short side trips out of Seward could be made for moderate sums to many points nearby, and to Cook In let
 Only a few days ago I heard that MT. Wolf, business man from BoZe- man, Mont, wanted to go to Katmai, but owing to transportation difficul- ties cancelled the trip and returned to the States. This is simply one reason out of many why airplane ser vice should be inaugurated from this port at once. Get good planes and get them started" MT. Branch exclaimed, "and they will lead to better things"
 MT. Branch had intended to make an inspection trip to the six canneries at Libbyville, but owing to an attack of rheumatism had to forego the trip this year. He will depart for his Se- attle office Sunday on the Alaska.