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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-15

Basing his assertion on the increase
in hog production in the northwest
and a general decrease in south cen
tral states, John T. Caine, III, chief
of the Packer StOckyard administra-
tiOn for the United States department
Of agriculture, told Montana farmers
at Farm and Home Week meetings
q Montana State college last week
t the center Of hog production i'm
the United States was moving toward
the northwest. This movement is
brought about, Mr.. Game said, by the
increase in corn and other feed crop
production in northern stats.
In general the live stock outlook for
the coming year appears favorable,
Mr.. Caine advised. While hog prices
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-15
WRITER ERECTS STATUE.
"TO THE MEMORY OF
EVE, THE FIRST
WOMAN

Robert M. Quillan, a news
paper writer of Fountain Inn,
South Carolina, has erected a
monument on the lawn in front
of his bungalow, ''TO the Mem
Ory of Eve, the First Woman" "
The shaft is Of Georgia Gran
ite, and at the base there is an
apple carved out in bas-relief.
Above the apple, there is the
inscription, "To the Memory of
Eve, the first woman"
Mr.. Quillan writes editorials
for the Baltimore Sun, and fea-
lures for the American Maga,
zine, besides writing for the
Publishers Syndicate of Chicago
The town Of Fountain Inn
where the Eve Memorial is lOcat
ed, has a population of about
1000. The statue is 6 feet tall
Photo shows Mr.. Quillan be
! side the Eve Monument.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-15
]. FRANSHAM
IS REAPPOINTED
AS POSTMASTER
Nomination Confirmed by Senate
on January 6-DuratiOn of
Term Is Four Years

News Of his re-appointment for a
term of four years was received this
week by William ]. Fransham, post
master at BOzeman. Mr.. Fransham's
nomination was presented to the
United States senate by President
Coolidge, and confirmed by that body
January s. He will enter upon his
new term as soon as his new com
mission is signed by Mr.. Coolidge.
Since Mr.. Fransham took charge of
the Bozeman pOstoffice four years
ago, steady increase in the business
done has been noted. With gross
receipts of barely $4,000, the min
imum for a postoffice of the first
class, when Mr.. Fransham first as
sumed his duties as postmaster, the
income has grown until in 1925 the
gross receipts were $45,98O.39, of
which $42,9O1.20 was from the sale of
stamps alone.
During the Christmas holidays lust
passed, the BOzeman postoffice hand
led the largest volume Of mail matter
IN a limited period in its history.
This huge mass Of letters, postcards,
and parcels was moved speedily and
without fuss or furry to addresses,
and with satisfaction to both the
pOstoffice department officials and
the public.
Local pOstOffice business for 1926,
it is anticipated, will show a further
substantial gain.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-15
STATE PRODUCED
S327,275,236 new
WEALTH in 1925
This Is an Average of S589.O2
For Each Man, Woman, and
Child in Montana

HELENA.-The total value of all
raw wealth produced in the state Of
MOntsna for 1875 was 1927, ,275, ,236,
according to revised climates pre-,
pared by the division Of publicity, de-
partment of agriculture. This Is an
average of S589.02 for every man,
woman and child in the state, based
upon an estimated population Of
555,617 in October, 1925.
The total value of all farm crops
was estimated to be S112,99O, 900
Wheat yielded 34,6O1, 900 bushels
valued at $48,234,OOO. Corn was
valued at $6,255,0O0; hay at $685.
600. There was a reduction in the
value of farm crops from the valu-
alton of 1924, amounting to $15,191,-
600.
Livestock products were valued al
$67,25O,OO0. Beef cattle sold brought
to the state S24,12O, 900. Sheep, lambs
and wool added .$22, ,199 900. Milk and
milk products, butter and cheese con
tributed an estimated total Of $1O,'
dOUgUUue LlNCobOCA pAOuACSo HCAs
valued at S53,814,OO0 in 1924.
The gross value of the products Of
all metal mines for the year was es
timated by the state board of equal
ization to be $66,OOO,OOO, an increase
over 1924 of $1O,251, ,O43.
Manufacturing establishments sucl
as sugar mills, flour mills, printing
plants, brick yards, etc., are estimated
to have added values Of $51,500,0
to raw materials.
Lumber products brought in $14,
$4,000 in additional revenue. Goa
mines produced 3,185,799 tons, value,
at the mines at $9,161,3 800. The stat
board of equalization has estimate
the oil production at 100000 barrels
said to be worth $6,O23,876. This j
an increase in the value of the pre-
ducts of oil wells of $2,SO5,663 owe
1924.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-15
RANCH HAND RUNS
AMUCK With knife
Attacks and Severely Wounds
His Employer, Andrew Bur
kenpas-ThOught to Be
Insane

Andrew Burkenpas suffered severe
wounds Tuesday night, when James
Baker, an emplOye on the Burkenpas
ranch west of BOzeman, ran amuck
and attacked him. Burkenpas was
first struck down with a shovel, and
then slashed with a knife. His most
serious injury is a deep cut over the
kidneys.
Baker was brought to Bozeman and
lodged in the county Jail, where he is
being held pending arraignment and
hearing. He is thought to be men
tally unbalanced.
According to. Andrew Burzenpas
and his brother, Baker appeared to
hold a grudge against another bro
ther, who lives on an adjoining ranch,
and Tuesday night proceeded to wreak
his spite upon Andrew. The attack
was made without warning, and had
not his brother heard the scuffling
and come to the resuce, Andrew might
have been killed.
Justice Axtell has announced that
he viii not consider a proposal that
Baker be held to answer a charge of
third degree assault, assessed a nom
inal fine and allowed to leave the
valley. eff Baker is unfit to be at
large here" Justice Axtell said, che
is not fit to be at large in any COM
munity. He should, if mentally un-
balanced, be placed where he cannot
harm others"
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-15

When is added to this total the hum
dreds of sums sent through the post
offices at Belgrade, Manhattan, Three
Forks, Logan, Trident and Willow
Creek, it can safely be said that
eastern mail order houses were en-
riched in 1925 by more than 100000
at the expense of Gallatin county
business firms.
This tremendous Outgo Of hard
earned cash is a severe blow to valley
business, and many Of the larger
mercantile concerns of Bozeman are
now busy with plans to checkmate the
moves of the mail order folk and di-
vert many thousands Of dollars back
into the channels Of local trade.
Advertising Is Key
The alert merchant realizes that
the success Of the mail order house
is built almost entirely upon the gen
erous use Of highclass advertising
With no store here, and lacking dis
play window and counter space, thl
mail order establishment must de-
pend upon catalogues to bring II
wares to the notice of Gallatin val
ley folk.
Catalogues such as sent cut by an!
one Of the larger mail order concern!
cost, even when ordered in quantitie
Of hundreds Of thousands, not les
than $1.OO each. Twice yearly thes
firms send catalogues to their Gus
toners and prospective customers
thus making the advertising cost pc
family $500 per annum.
It is a fact that the columns of tn
Courier and Of other Bozeman an
Gallatin valley newspapers are close
% mail order houses. No newspape
published here would be So rankl
disloyal 70 home merchants IS @ SCI
space to mail order concerns, althoug
such firms are always ready and wil
ing 60 take large quantities of eus
space, even &c greatly Increased rate
Fight Devil Wle Ere
Isl Che opinion o Wsil-lnlorln q
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-15
CENTER OF HOG PRODUCTION is
moving TOWARDS NORTHWEST

are high and production low, a cOndi-
ton which is generally followed by
increased production, figures from the
recent live stock census in the mid
die west indicate that the number Of
sows to farrow this spring will not be
great enough materially to lower
hog prices. This means, says Mr..
Caine, that the hog raiser is likely
to enjoy favorable prices during the
year and that the beef producer is
not likely to suffer from competition
with low-priced pork.
Mr.. Caine pointed out that during
the past year cattle men showed in
creased returns; that, while praeti-
cally the same number of cattle were
marketed as in 1924, the returns were
S20,000,00O greater. He explained,
however, that range cattle did not
share prOportiOnately in this increase
| and most Of it went 20 the feeders
Of the middle west and shippers Of
finished cattle.
The outlook fer wool and lambs
continues good, said Mr.. Caine. Earli-
er reports indicating that a possible
slump might occur are not being
borne cut and there appears no sign
of any great change IN the prices Of
these products. He explained that Of
all meats lamb was the least effected
by changing economic conditions in
the country, since lamb is largely
consumed by the wealthier classes in
the eastern centers of population.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-15

fOrward-loOking Bozeman business
men, the only way to combat the mail
order menace is through the use of
the very methods such firms employ
to get business. To the local mer-
chant are open the columns Of Gal
latin valleys newspapers, through
which he can cover the field far more
thoroughly than can the mail order
house with catalogues.
Comparatively, the cost to the local
merchant is much less. AS contrasted
with the mail order firms expendi-
ture of $500 a year per family, the
Bozeman and valley merchant can
reach more people, oftener, at fan
less cost.
The Question Of Cost
Taking The Courier as an example,
the advertising merchant can reach
with a quarter page display, one fans
lily for a.cost Of One-half a cent. In
other words, he can place before that
one family, 81 times a year, a quar-
& ter-page display advertisement for the
Insignificant sum Of only Is centsl
Carrying the illustration still fur.
ther, to reach 1900 Gallatin valley
families with catalogues twice yearly
would cost the mail order house
$4,000. The Bozeman merchant car
I place before these same 1,500 familie.
a quarter-page newspaper advertise
I ment So times 5 year for only $3.50
and a fun half page for but $3.50.
i WIN They Wake Up2
Whether, Ia 1926, Gallatin county
merchants are going e. sit back and
see the mail order hcnses rob them o.
possibly three quarters 81 million
d0IlsTs that rightfuliy belongs here
IS question that only The merchant
can answer.
One thing s th unles
she maxi order IS fought Wt.
tac same effective weapons t pses s
captue G3latin e0nnty trade. it VII
soon be mot than 3 menace IanI
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-15
". S. trent dies
in SANTA MONICA

w. S. Trent brother of Mrs. F. L.
Benepe, ST., and once a resident Of
Bozeman, died January 4 in Santa
Monica, where he had made his home
for the last 21 years, according to
word received from Mrs. Benepe by
Mrs. Emma Sears of this city.
Mr.. Trent had been in poor health
for some time. The cause Of death
was kidney trouble with heart COM
plicatiOns. Funeral services were held
in Santa Monica Thursday, January
n. Mr.. Trent lived in BOzeman for
nearly two years, and had a consider
able acquaintance in this city.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-15
BOHEMIAN and VALLEY MERCHANTS lost
over HALF MILLION DOLLARS LAST Year
THAT SUM WAS SENT OUT TO MAIL ORDER HOUSES
WHICH OBTAIN BUSINESS SOLELY THROUGH
ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

than half million dollars lost to BOzeman and
Gaatn valley merchants in 1925 by being sent to eastern mail
order houses, careful estimates show
Of this total between $25OOOO $SOOOOO of
city and territory Immediately tributary thereto
Nearly $5OOOO it is estimated represented by money
orders purchased at the local postoc and undoubtedly fully
transmitted the form of checks drafts express
nrder
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-15

Charles Hoffman has returned from
Utah to continue his studies at Mon
tana State college. Mr.. Hoffman for
several months was with a surveying
party in that state.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-15
$50 HEAD OF ELK
ITO Be SHIPPED BY
EXPRESS. TO MASS.
To be Taken From Montana Ma
tiOnal Bison Range West of
MissOuIa; Loading Diff
ficuIt Job

Six hundred-and twenty head of e.k
two solid trainlOads - will make a
1900 mile migration by express this
month from the Montana national bi-
son range west of MissOula to Mid
dlebOrO, Mass.
It is characterized by Northern Pc
cific traffic officials, who will handle
the elk for 1900 miles On the initial
lap of the journey east, as the great
est. single shipment Of wild animals
of such size ever made in this cOun-
try.
The animals are being sold by the
government to prevent overcrowding
of the range, the purchaser being the
Elk Breeding and Grazing association
of which Percy R. Jones, Pearl
street, Middleboro, Mass, is president.
Negotiations for the purchase Of the
elk were carried on through E. w.
Nelson, superintendent Of national
parks, Washington, D. c. The elk
association has a $4,000 acre game
preserve near Middleboro. Part Of
the animals, it is stated, will be sold
to smaller private preserves. Thirty
fine animals are being kept on the
Montana range cut of a herd now
numbering $50.
Loading Big Problem
Elaborate preparations for corral
ing and loading the elk are prae-
tically completed. This work will be
under the direction cf Park Warder
Frank H. Rose, who admits that the
job will require all the strategy the
skilled rangers Of the preserve have
learned in their many years of deal
ing with it's big herds.
The buffalo pens on the preserve
erected more than a year ago fer tn
roundup when the buffalo herd wa
reduced to prevent overcrOwding, vii
be used for holding the elk, prepare
tory to leading them into auto trucks
These trucks which will transport tn,
animals to the Northern Pacific track,
at MOiese, Montana, the loading point
have been fitted with special en-
closed bodies.
Before being loaded into the car
the bucks of the herd will be de
horned.
Five Miles of Fence
Perhaps the most delicate part o
the whole loading operation will b
the ccrraling of the elk in the pens
Long wings embracing a total of fiv
miles of woven wire fencing hav
been built out into the range, an
Warden Rose and his rangers pla
gradually to work the animal
F through series Of 1S heavy gate
into the corrals.
: Sixteen 7O-foot Northern Pacifi
7 baggage cars equipped with doubl
2 doors will be necessary to handle th
shipment on the basis Of approx
, mately 40 elk to the car, according
the railroad officials. Six pens wi
: be built in each car and six or MOI
S elk viii be placed in each pen. Th
il weight Of each animal is about IS
f pounds.
Evening star., 1926-03-18
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Evening star., 1926-03-18

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Evening star., 1926-03-18
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Evening star., 1926-03-18

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-31
NJ u S | c.
By Helen Fetter.

" HE coming has professional concert first
oanee here this OF the Boston Symphony Orchestra
under leader Serge Koussevtsky This apparently
quiet week however but the calm before of all
when the Chicago Opera Company will
here In addition there will be by Erem Zmbst
fairly under February will aggard presenting musical
offerings Later this shortest all the Moseiwtsch
eth kehoerg Metropolitan soprano on the 18Th and Benjamin us
Metropolitan tenor the 10Th These all high lights for the month
There number will
from time to time during the month
THE Washington Society," years leading organization
circles the subject reorganization last Tues
day night the Thomson School, when about 40 enrolled and
Edwin N
head public school charge the and hopes to
very large enrolment by the time hearsa are begun for this
This choral society has lived through few vctudes with
fine achievements under earlier will be interesting
see what Dr. Barnes will do with it.
OPER bssonng more and more popular s Am1tsa .d All over the
auspices club recital with Excerpts
generally persistent
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feenty this youngest OF has not kept the fields Of
uncany growth OF interest in and for the especially music
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-31
New York Symphony
In WAGNER PROGRAM
THE third concert Of the New York

THE third concert of the New York
Symphony Orchestra in Washing
ton this season will be held Febru-
airy 9.
''Rienzi" and "Parsifal," Wagner's
first and last operas, have been select
ed for excerpt presentation. The solo
roles will be sung by Della Baker.
Kathryn Meisle, Ernest Davis and
Frederic Baer. The chorus will be
made up of 900 Philadelphia men and
women, who will be brought to this city
by special trains. They are members
of the Matinee Musical Club, of which
Mrs. Helen Pulaski Innes Is director,
and the University of Pennsylvania
Glee Club, of which DIR. H. Alexander
Matthews is director.
Five excerpts will be given from
"Rienzi." ipri':Ging: Overture, Chorus
CT Peace Messengers, Miss Della Ba-
ker and women's chorus; duet for
Irene and Adriane. Miss Della Baker
and Miss Kathryn Meisle; prayer, Err
nest Davis, Battle Hymn" Mr.. Da-
Wis and mal. chorus.
For the second half of the program
the entire cathedral scene from Act
will be given, including the process
sional of the Knights Of the Holy
Grail, the Ceremony Of the Lords Sup.
per, the Lament of Amfortas and
the Divine Prophecy. Frederic Baer
will sing the role of Amfortas, assisted
by the entire chorus.
Tickets are on sale at Mrs. Wilson
Greene's office, Thirteenth and G.
streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-31
Ziimbalist Will Play
Wonderful Violin Here

0NE of the four finest Stradavarius
" violins, it is announced, will be
heard in the present concert season
for the first time since it was pur-
chased from the famous maker, 208
years ago. known as the Titan"
it was acquired over a year ago by
Efrem Zin1balist, the virtuoso, who
will appear here under t. Arthur
Smiths auspices February IL at the
National Theater.
The other three are the Joachim"
owned by the wealthy Berlin banker,
Mendelssohn, descendant of the COM
poser; the Messiah" in the posses
sion of Hill, the London dealer, who
has withdrawn il from sale, and the
"Alard," owned by a wealthy Scottish
family. Since its purchase in IT'S
the Titan" has had only four own
ers. The original buyer was the
Count d'Evry, from whose family the
Count de Sauzay acquired it. Next
the firm of Bernadel. predecessors of
the ancient house of Caressa & Fran
Gals, obtained 1t, and in 1872 1t went
to a wealthy American living in
Paris under a deed of sale that it
should be sold only back to Caressa
& Francois. 1t remained in this fam
lily for SO years, during which time
neither dealers, collectors, writers
nor photographers were permitted
access to it. The owner dying two
years ago, 1t was returned to Caressa,
who intended to withdraw it from
sale.
Mr.. zimbalist had been trying for
some years to persuade the owner to
part with the Titan" Late in the
Summer he learned there was a posi-
bility of acquiring it. AT the same
time he learned that his old friend
and fellow artist, Jascha Heifetz, was
to sail the next day for Europe. Zim-
balist packed hastily and went with
him, sharing his suite. In Berlin, he
sought out a friend who was close to
Caressa and commissioned him to ne.
gotiate with the Partisan dealer. The
sale was quickly consummated, the
Berliner returned with the Titan
and Zimbalist took it to England, there
catching the first boat back to Amer.
lea His friends and acquaintance
remarked the speed with which he had
gone over and back, but they did not
learn the reason until q New York re-
porter, happening to be in Mr.. Zimbal-
lists Park avenue home, accidentally
got the story. The Titan" cost Zim-
balist $4,000. said to be the highest
price ever paid for violin.