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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-12

Senorita de Alvarez, the Spanish ten
mis- star who is thought in some Europ-
can sports circles to be the loglcal
heiress to Suzanne Lenglen's crown, ex-
presses admiration for the courage OF
Mile. Lenglen and Miss Mary K. Browne
in stepping from the amateur into the
professional ranks. She thinks the tour
of the professionals will be a great
success, but believes Ciss Browne, while
the equal of neraly every other femin-
inc player in the world, never will suc-
eed in running up large score agains
the French woman.
"For my part" declared Senorita de
Alvarez, II would never give a peseta
to see a Browne-Lenglen match. 1t
Miss Elizabeth Ryan were playing, 1t
would be another matter"
Meanwhile, the Spanish girl, playing
at French seaside resorts, continued to
pile up 60 scores with such regularity
that tennis enthusiasts express the
hope that it may yet be possible for
amateurs and professionals to meet,
and that she will again cross racquets
with Suzanne.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-12

The little village of Saint Simeon in
the department. Of Orne, is mourning
the dean of all French Mayors. M.
Laigre- -Lessart, chief official of the
town, is dead, after hvaing been 5S
years in the mayors chair.
F'ifty-eight years is a long time as
mayor But there is another record
connected with St. Simeon. For more
than 22 years NJ Laigre-Lessarts
father was mayor of the village, yield
ing to the son, and his father before
his occupied the chair for "a years
Thus the same family held the mayor
atty of the village without interruption
for 104 years.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-12

Representatives of Frank ]. Gould,
the American capitalist, and M. Aletti,
French hotel proprietor, have startled
Europe with the announcement that
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-12

EvwyVS : ". YIA 81 S':'.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30

we'll, but where I come from they
don't know nOthin' else but COWS and
how to handle EN-"
I trailed along with Windy, got a
job on the "chUck wagon" and knew
him for several years as a top
hand" at his trade, but he always
sighed for the good old days that had
passed and would admit no good in
the present. If he is living I wonder
how he regards the status Of the
present-day cowboy.
Not long ago I attended one Of the
hundreds of "rOdeOs'' which are now
held every summer in nearly every
community throughout the west;
which have also invaded the east and
have been displayed in foreign cOun-
tries. On both slopes of the Rocky
Mountain region they are an annual
affair in most communities under
the various names of stampede"
"rOdeO," roundup" ETC., where
farmer boys display their skill riding,
rOping, "bulldOgging'' and racing,
and I venture to assert there is
more real skill displayed in these
contests today than there ever was
in the heyday of cOwpunching when
it was a real business and all these
things were a part of a days work.
No farmer boy of the west nova
days thinks his education is com
plete until he can ride the bad ones
and cut all kinds of figures with q
rope. If we accept costume as a
mark of their trade there are more
cowboys today than there are wild
horses to break and it is a fact thai
most of those affect the "twO-gallOn'
hat and "bat-wing" chaps are there
with the skill to back up their pre-
tense.
This bizarre effect given to the
streets of our country towns by the
presence of reminders of a by-gOnC
trade forces the conviction that {
new profession has been evolved and
more c%Onclusively proven by the fac
that the western" is the type of mo
tiOn picture which has held the pub
lie favor the longest and is still {
drawing ~favOrite the world over. NJ
circus travels nowadays withOu
the wild west" adjunct and annua
exhibitions of cowboy stunts on
/ grand scale by shrewd promoter
have earned. a worldwide recOgni
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30

pected cold weather; the cattle turn
ed out, and the freight the wagons
held left guarded. The mex spring
when the owners of the train came
out with a new supply Of cattle, to
take the place of those it raj thought
had persisted, the wagons were found
where they had been cOrralled, and
the supposedly dead cattle were not
only very much alive, but they were
In fine condition.
The fact that they lived was not
surprising; it was remarkable that
no one seemed to realize that where
immense herds of buffalo could find
s~Ustenance in 'the Great American
Desert" cattle might also. The
range was unlimited in extent; but
where were the cattle to be found for
stocking it?
Down south in Texas there were
wild cattle, the descendants, IN
dOubtedly Of some which had been
imported from Spain. The principal
value Of these was limited to their
hides, as they furnished poor beer.
They were rangy animals with eX-
~-~A-0AJ LUMA MUAA0a live w. &~'
the educational movie, THE
Iron Horse" if they knew anything
or Texas cattle could not but smile
at the representation Of a Texas
herd Of HerefOrds and S~hOrthOrns,
or dehorned cattle the film presented.
It was recognized that Texas sup
Piled a good breeding ground, and a
nucleus for future herds. Then an
other brilliant mind did a little
thinking, with the result that sires
or better breeds we're introduced in-
70 Texas and the stock improved.
Young cattle bought ia Texas were
driven north, literally living off the
country they passed over. Arrived az
tneir destination, they were turned
loose 70 roam at large and grow fal
on the native buffalo grassland.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30

miliar to us all, from Maine to Cali
fornia,
The advent Of the cowboy was a
surprise, and his sudden elimination
as unexpected-fOr he had the stage
but a short time, yet while there he
made a decided hit and an enduring
impression. The two causes for his
passing were the invention Of wire
fencing, and the coming of settlers.
Like the fur traders, the cattlemen
viewed with apprehension the steady
advance of the frontier. Homestead
ers began to claim the public lands
and the stockmen had long regarded
these as their own. They even re-
fused to respect the domains included
within the wire fences.
Everything being fair in love, war,
and above all in business, it is said
the cattle men were given TO shut
ting off access to water, and thus rem
dering the adjacent land undesirable.
They gained possession Of these sites
through various methods, many Of
them illegal. WOuld-be homestead
ers began to show unpleasant Curl
osity regarding these acquisitions,
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30

two mediums we are on familiar
terms with him. He wore Chaps
and vas bowlegged from constant
riding. I once heard a West Pointer
give that result of riding as his reas-
on for not Joining the cavalry. The
cowboy had no choice; a cowboy be-
ing necessarily almost constantly in
the saddle. AS to the rest of the cow
boys apparel aside from chaps, it
varied, there being nothing further
distinctive in his garb, except the
bandana about his neck, and the
Wide-brimmed hat he wore. Of
course he carried one or more re-
vOlVers, and was an expert in their
use.
When his pay day arrived, he was
likely to raise the lower regions in
the town where he spent his money,
and where the lOng-suffering inhabi-
tants hustled to cover at his ap-
prOach. Prohibition had no charms
for him, and despite his bOwlegs, he
liked to dance, nor was he averse to
gambling.
In his defence attention may be
called to the fact that the amuse-
menLs 10 which / have referred, were
about the only ones available then in
the average frontier town, and he
felt justified in working off his SUI
perfluOus vitality in the only man
ner he knew. He was no h~ypocrite,
and never tried to conceal his deeds,
which were enacted very much in the
open, and he had many virtues Of
which he was somewhat ashamed
Such was the cowboy; but how did
he come to be2 That is a question de-
serving an answer. He was the out
growth Of the meat packing industry.
Before these great slaughterhOuses
were in operation, the common me-
thOd Of preserving meat was by salt
Ing, OF drying It, and that man was
held to be a good provider, whose
barrel Of salt pork was never empty
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30

trappers, vOyageurs and Indians, and
there was a marked similarity be-
tween the three groups, in manners
and morals, the balance, probably
being in favor of the Indians. The
combination ruled the Northwest, I'M
til the steadily advancing frontier
caught up with them, and forced
them out of business. There was end
less romance connected with this
period of our history; but for some
unexplained reason, it does not ap-
peal to the imagination of the ma
jOrity of readers, as do the next two.
After the fur traders the miners
dominated the scene, their arrival
overlapping the final stage Of the fur
trading industry, the interest in them
today, centering largely about big
gold discoveries; their conflict with
desperadoes; and their peculiar code
of morals. We still have mines and
miners, out the latter have learned
to conform themselves more to civil
liked standards.
Our third historical period was that
of the cowboy; the darling Of popular
fiction, perhaps on account Of his
being unique. Certainly we eve had
anything like him before his advent,
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30

ton. Cheyenne, PendletOn, Calgary,
BOzeman and dozens of other cities
have cOmmercialized an extremely
popular and spectacular entertain
ment and the enormous crowds at
tracted to these fOresighted cities
have justified the capital invested,
and demonstrated the hold they have
upon popular imagination.
The farmer boy, as he twirls his
rope and practices ''bulldOgging''
with the aid of the dairy calf, no
doubt has visions Of some day win
ming the big prize at Cheyenne or
Pendleton, and as he enters the buck
ing contest at the neighbOrhOOd 70
dec, he wonders if he will be good
enough to mount a real ''sunfisher''
and ride him to a finish with perhaps
a movie contract or a cirucs job at
the end.
Yes Windy Jack in his best days
would have nothing on the present
day "%buckarOO" and wouldn't be
deUce-high as regards r%esplendeDt
raiment.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30
COLONIZE
WESTERN STATES
Billings GROUP FORMS COM
PANY TO AID NEW
SETTLERS
North American Industrial and Gel
O%niZatiOn Association Would Acf
AS Intermediary Between Land
Sellers and Buyers.

Organization of a colonization
company to bring settlers to the
agricultural lands Of Montana and
to promote the dairy industry and
to assist farmers i'm getting start
ed under proper conditions, is pro.
Vided for in articles of inCOrpOra-
ton Of the North American Indus.
trial and Colonization association
which haV been filed with Chris
tian Yegen, Laura b. Yegen and
Mildred Foster Of Billings, as in
cOrpOratOrs. The association is
organized for 40 years with an aU-
thOriZed capital stock Of $4,000.
The association proposes to en-
courage and aid immigrants from
other parts of the country and from
Canada and Europe, to come to the
northwest to develop agricultural
and dairy industries. Acting as in
termediate between land sellers and
buyers, securing loans for farmers.
financing those upon land sold under
foreclosure and in getting purchasers
are some of the activities proposed
The company also enumerated pos
sible activities as manufacturing
Ld4b4u6s UuyAu6 anu bC4AAu6 AdAm p4O-
ducts, developing water power sites
and development of irrigation AND
dealing i ntOwn site or subdivision
building.
One of the activities which will be
stressed most, at least at the start, is
the development of the Swiss cheese
industry in a similar way to what is
being done in Wisconsin. Mr.. YegeL
believes that there is a great future
in this form of the dairy industry
Already a start has been made with
the factory being operated by Erns-
A. BrOg at Livingston. Arrange.
ments are being made at other points
of which the most advanced pro.
ject is at AbsarOkee. The assOcia
ton plans to cooperate in financing
and directing these factories, and il
assisting in cooperative marketing
plans. Other projects being cOnsid
cred IRE seed houses, vegetable anC
fruit ~canneries, cOndenseries an,
creameries.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30

or following his passing. He was the
o~utgrOwth of a combination of cir
-cumstances; was never known in the
east, and his resurrection is impos-
sible. Many of us have seen him,
during his short sOjOurn in our midst.
and there r now on exhibition in
some portions of the state, those who
aspire to be his understudy; but he
flourishes mainly today in the NOV
les, or in the pages of magazines
which are supposed to picture West
ern life. 1t is needless to describe
his appearance, for through these
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30
The Third Stage 5. nh; %:'' to; .s =! a 9a's: Era

right here enters the cowboy. The
cattle had to be looked after; brought
together for the roundup, and brand
ed; while those fit for slaughter
were loaded on the cars to send East.
This was the work of the cowboys,
which is not dwelt upon at length by
the writer's of Western fiction; more
attention being given to their divers
ions, such as shooting up a town; at
tempting to lassoO anything from a
chicken to a jack rabbit; making
things lively for credulous tender
feet, etc. 1t is an old, old story IA
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30
shorten GIacier In

Three changes in the Great North
ern line between BlackfoOt and Ola
cier Park station, shortening the dis
lance and eliminating curves, will be
completed and in service within a
few weeks, according to W. r. Smith.
general superintendent. Grading for
this work was done last year. The
new trackage, all Of 11O-pound steel
covers about five miles. This win
reduce maintenance costs and speed
up service, Mr.. Smith said.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30

Canning meat made it possible to
send it long distances, and refriger-
atOrs increased the use of fresh meat,
both at home and abroad.
The canned meat sent to Montana
in 1864-65, was boiled, seasoned, and
put up in twO-quart cans. It was
of excellent quality. I do not think
much was brought here, and I never
saw any like it elsewhere.
That there might be profit in
range cattle was discovered by acct
dent, it is said. An OK train was aban-
dOned on the Plains because of Unex-
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30

and in some instances were able to
invalidate titles.
This was not all. Homesteaders
we're fenced; and fences interfered
with free range. The day of the
range cattle industry ended with the
.resistless advance Of civilization. It
is as we'll, for the three earliest stages
in u history are more attractive ia
retrospect than they were in reality
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30

while I was going to do the best I
could with any job that turned up.
Windy was a ready talker and 1
learned something of his philosophy
of life on that long ride.
"Tn tell yu, kid, cOwpunchin' amt
what it used to be any more. These
yere ranch boys in Montana put on
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30
A Lady of Distinction

Is recognized by the delicate, ~fascinat-
ing influence of the perfume she uses.
A bath with Cuticura Soap and hot
water to thoroughly cleanse the pores
followed by a busting with Cuticura
Talcum powder usually means a clear,
sweet, healthy skin.-Advertisement.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30
KNIGHTS OFTHE UNGLNG SPURS AND
AS THEY WERE IN THE EIGHTIES AND AS THEY ARE TODAY

see nothing good in present day ways
and bewailed the passing Of former
glOries. We detrained at Living
stOn with our "war boys" n
Windy's saddle which 1 helped him
pack up the street to the restaurant
for which we were searching, for we
had had nothing to eat since break
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30

with me and I'll learn yu all there
70 TO know about cOwpunchin'. Any
way the chances is just as good for a
JO0 up in the Shields River country
DIS arOUn' here. There's some big
ranches up there and it's gOin' to be
d big roundup crew with the '33"
outfit and mabbe yu can get on the
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30

fancy chaps an red handk'chiefs and
swell round town with jinglin'
spurs and think they know it all, but
down on the long trail they wouldn't
be deuce high handlin' the wild
ones"
Windy was only running true to
form. Like all OId-timers he could
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30

fast. Under the influence of the pre-
sence of a pretty waiter girl Windy
demonstrated the source of his nick
name by mOnOpolizing a large part of
the conversation:
'Ell tell yU, kid, yu don't want no
job of skinnin' mules or shOvelin'
hay this summer. Just come along
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30

chuck wagon to start with. No, thank
yu, I wouldn't wish any of THAT
butter, (this to the waiter girl)
please shove those mOlasses this way.
Thank you kindly. Yes, indeedy,
kid, I'll show yu what real cow
punchin' is like. These Montana
ranch boys is good fellers and means
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30
CBy MRS. M. E. ~PLAssMANN)

ONTANA passed through three
Ms interesting and unusual periods
4VA before she settled down into
her present Babbitized condition,
with the usual proud claim for the
Far Western states, "You can't tell
the difference, in important particu-
lars, between us, and the East" This
was not always so; the earlier days Of
Montana resembling but slightly
those of the Atlantic states.
First came the fur traders with
their picturesque accompaniment of
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30

Mrs. r. L. MacFeat, secretary az
the Irish Free State legation, is the
only woman member Of the foreign
dlpomatic corps in Washington.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30

The puncher, Of course, carried
revOlvers, for there were always
those at large who had taking
ways with young unbranded calves.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30

CUTTING OUT-PriO to the advent of wire
fences on the Montana Plains, the annual roundup
was THE great event i'm the p~UnCheF's life. 1t call
ed for plenty of action, but it was a time of get-tO-
gether and friendly competition.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30

WINDY JACK I'm his best days
would have nothing on the present.
day "buckarOO,'' and wouldn't be
deuce high as regards resplendent
raiment.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-01-15

Send the Gateway to friends.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-01-15
Jack Lein, who was scheduled to

JACK Lem, who was SCHeuuleu lU pitch for the Cable Office was as- sisted off the diamond after injur- ing a knee cap in a collision with Hopkins at the plate Jack gamely endeavored to play on, but it was inn possible to do so. Snyder thereupon took the mound for his gang and Ratliff was injected into the c. O.. lineup at second base.
 Slender" was a Chinese puzzle to the league leaders for the first three stanzas, in fact he had most of them completely fooled all along, but the fourth inning saw things begin to happen on the other side of the score book. Painter, limping to bat after crashing a two bagger against the balcony, the first clean hit off Snyder, scored the initial Nile Park run. Selby, subbing for Erwin, cross- ed the plate moment later, on his own single and a hit by Paulsteiner.
 The Nile Parkers scored one more in the fifth, four in the sixth which included a homer by lessen, and then Tom Dyer, the leagues star twirler and pride of the N. P. Giants, tied the score when lie raced con- pletely around the circuit on his double and two bad throws by Ca- ble Office men. McEwan, borrowed from the Bankers played a valuable defense at second for Nile Park, staving off defeat in one instance by a leaping catch of one of McLaugh- lin's line drives when two were out tually played the whole game for his team of cripples. Tom stopped the slugging Cable Office batters dead after the fourth inning, con- pletely blocking them through the following seven frames to the finish; his hit and daring base running put his mates in a tie for the lead in the seventh, and then he batted in the winning marker in the eleventh.
 It was a good game, besmirched somewhat by the usual rag chewing, but was full of excitement and could have gone either way. In teamwork
Seward daily gateway., 1926-01-15
F. MEJSTRIC ADJUDGED
 INSANE AT ANCHORAGE

Frank Majstric was declared insane by jury last Saturday afternoon in the commissioners court at Anchor age.
 It seems that Majstric invested a large sum of money in lumber en- terprise in Seward here about two years ago, which was promoted by Soo Hoo Gong, a Chinaman. The en- terprise failed and Majstric lost all his money. He seems to have brooded over the affair and had emotional at tacks from time to time, when he would loose control of himself. The attacks have been getting worse and worse until his mind apparently gave way.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-01-15
NILE PARK WINS :. GAME FROM FAST
 CABLE NINE, 9-S
LEAGUE LEADERS HAVE BATTLE ROYAL; SPECTATORS ENJOY
 FAST CONTEST.

Two things were well defined in the fiercely contested eleven inning game that the Nile Park Giants, by the close score of g to 8, snatched away from their old rivals, the Cable Office gang, last night; the game of indoor baseball has proven to be the medium that has come to pep up Se- wards athletes, instilling spirit and fight into them to measure that has caused a transformation for the betterment, and the onlookers that filled the gallery, every one of them retaining their seats until the win ming marker was sent across in the eleventh, and applauding vigorously turnout the entire game, vociferously displayed that the local public gloats on thrills.
 Better baseball has been exhibited in previous games as compared to last nights playing, but no other contest contained as many thrills or was as bitterly struggled for Over whelming their opponents with a burst of speed, the Cable Office men, in spite of the fact that they lost one of their most valuable players, in the very first inning, launched a rushing attack and piled up a total of eight runs before the Giants had chalked up single tally. Not only was their batting and base running of high caliber but the Signal Corps defensive work in the field was sur purb. Thinker, third base, and Rob- ison at first, played faultlessly, break ing up many an N. P. rally by their timely precision.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-01-15
Lineups for Girls Game ?
 Tomorrow Night; General
 Admission Price Lowered

The admission charge to the girls's basketball game tomorrow night has been lowered from 35c for general ad- mission to 25c and for children the price will be 15c instead of 25c.
 The lineup for the High School team will be Roberta Mcintosh and Elsa Larson, guards; Katherine Ne vile and Clara Manthey, forwards; Cecil Leslie, center and captain. Sig rid Rosness will sub.
 For the town team, Elsie Leslie, center, Mrs. Hannon and Mrs. Robin son, forwards; Mary Mcconnell and Mrs. Valade, guards; Mrs. Jacobson and Mrs. Shellhorn, subs.
 Miss Bevier, coach for the teams re- ports both teams in excellent shape for the contest.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-01-15
Photographer Snaps Pictures of Green Seward Park Strip

To impress the tourists of next sum- mer with the remarkable mild climate of Seward and this district, photogra- pher Otto Schallerer, Alaska Shop, obtained a number of fine views of the town this morning, in which were included snaps of the greensward of Nile Park, the triangular beauty spots opposite the Arcade building.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-01-15
School Board Elected
 Yesterday Mission Area

Nineteen votes were cast at the el- ection held yesterday in the mission area, a straight ticket being voted Those elected to the school board were J. o. Preston, director, Jas. s. Bogart, clerk, R. V. B. Dunlap, treas urer.
 Judge for the election were Mrs. J. o. Preston, Mrs. J. s. Bogart, Mrs. A. Olson.