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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-17
MM WITH OUR WOMEN--BOoks for
the Children PrOve the Ideal Gift

tiOn Of WOmans' clubs had its quarterly
meeting at Nashua. Addresses were given
by Mrs. BOssuet, and Mrs. Frank Webster,
of Havre. The former spoke OF Federation
Problems including the American home,
and the latter asked for greater cO-Opera-
ton in club work. Jury service for women
was advocated, and also that a committee
from each club should inform the newly
elected Legislators what the women expect
of them.
Mrs. J. NJ. Peterson, Of Nashua was
elected president; Mrs. Ira B. TOurtlotte,
of Glasgow, vice president; Mrs. A. T.
Olson, Of Opheim, secretary; and Mrs. Ar
thur Lindsey Of Frazer, treasurer. Meetings
will henceforth be held twice a year, in
stead Of quarterly, as was customary here
tO-fOre.
The state election over, the wOmens' clubs
are preparing, it seems, to see that their
wishes are not ignored. It would be well #
all voters would guard as vigilantly their
interests, as do the women; but in that
event Legislators would not sail over IN
troubled seas.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-17
G. N. WILL BUILD
CARS IN MONTANA
GREAT FALLS SHOPS WILL GET
A BIG SUM FOR CON-
STRUCTION
for Box Car Construction
Daring 1927 is S6,OOO,O 900, One
JciFd of Which Will Probably be
AtaBt ST. .:,c Electric City

T. He'giy - 'ted "a by the Great
n" e&sstN rRh,s&~ TO the Great
FATS SIS - - .ss third OF the
box ear ,9f~ ~c.s- ,asrlsc 60 10 meet
the reqRirr2sNnEg p o eEGs @s
has been anNOUn e. 1T -. 49, 50
Budd. president az tle GasssS la.,rth ~
his return from Chicago. = o ann ass.
ment was a detail of the semi-3lficihy
1927 program OF the railroad.
The budget for the the box car con
than $4,000, OOO, which will be expended in
the shops at Great Falls and st. Cloud and
Superior. What part will be allotted to
Great Falls has not yet been decided, but
Mr.. Budd explained that box cars, from
the west will be rebuilt at Great Falls
rather than to bring them all the way to
Minnesota points.
The car-building program Of the Great
Northern in 1927 calls for the construction
of 1000 freight cars. Decision to build them
in the cOmpany'S shops makes an innOVa-
ton in railroad activity in the northwest.
1t always has been the policy Of the
Great Northern to furnish as much en-
plOyment as possible to men in its terri
tory" Mr.. Budd said. 1--WE have found
that our shOpmen can build steel under
frames for box cars cheaper than out
side manufacturers can build them. This
will he the first time that the railroad
will have gone intensively into the car
building business. Great Falls will be
given its share of this work along with
the shops at st. Cloud and SUPERIOR"
President Budd repeated his former an
nOuncement to the effect that the 33-mile
Richey to Circle extension of the Great
Northern will be the first link in the
eventual completion Of what is known
a sthe New Rockford cutoff, connecting
New Rockford and Great Falls. Request
for permission to build the Richey- Circle
extension has been filed with the inter
state commission by the Great
Northern.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-17
SchmitZIer Grows
100000 i'm Wheat
I'm Roosevelt Co

More than $4,000 bushels of whea
bringing an average price of S1.35 n
busheI was the crop harvested this year
by j. w. Schnitzler, banker and farmer
Of FrOid and senator from Roosevelt
county, who was in Great Falls recently
on his way home from Helena, where he
attended a meeting o fthe Montana Auto
mobile association of which he is a d.
rector. In Great Falls he conferred with
A. j. Breitenstein, secretary of the assoc
citation, to discuss road matters. Mr..
Schnitzler Is one Of the largest farm Oper-
atOrs in the eastern part of the state,
having 100 acres of land under cultiva-
ton. In 1924 he threshed $4,000 bushels
of wheat. This year Roosevelt, Sheridan
and Daniels counties have produced
about a seventh of the states wheat out
put, according to Mr.. Schnitzler.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-17
TAX RULING
WILL AID STATE
STEWART SEES MORE LAND SET
ELEMENT AFTER PENAL
TIES RENTED
S. M. Weekes, Former Manager of
Auto Finance Corporation at Great
Falls ParOled After Serving One
Year in State Prison

(By Our Helena Correspondent
A new lease of life for the agricultural
Districts and particularly the dry land
sections of Montana is the result seen by
James T. Stewart, of the state tax conn
mission, in an opinion by Attorney Gem
eral Foot uphOlding the right Of counties
to abate penalties and interest on delin-
quent taxes.
While the question came to the attorney
general from Lewis and Clark county, the
matter is Of greatest interest to nearly
every county. During the years following
the agricultural depression, there was piled
up approximately $40, 1000, 1000 in DELINQUENT
taxes. The law adds interest at 1 per cent q
month, together with a 5 per cent penalty
and land valued at around $4,000 0has been
unable to throw off the load.
AS a result, the counties have become
purchasers of much Of his land at delin-
quent tax sales. The attorney generals
opinion is in effect that, where the title re.
mains in the county, the county commits.
sioners have the same rights as an indi-
vidual owner to write off the penalty and
interest and sell the land for the amount
of the delinquent taxes alone.
"The opinion is far-reaching and, if sus
tanned by the courts, will aid materially
in maintaining the upward trend Of de
velOpment throughout the state,' Mr.. Stew
art commented. I'm many cases the delin
quent taxes and penalties have piled VI
such a financial load that it is almost i'm
possible to transfer the property. This fac
is especially true in the dry land districts
If new settlers are given the opportunity
of taking over this land with the title anC
taxes clear, it will mean greater agricHI
tural development"
"In my OpiniOn.' the attorney genera
says, 1.-THE board of county commissioner
in the absence Of fraud or bad faith, may
in its discretion, in proper cases and when
ever in its Judgment the best interests o
the county are thus subserved, waive tn
whole or any part of the interest or penalt.
on delinquent taxes upon property struc
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-17
THE PROPERTY

THE PROPERTY
Our property consists OF ONE THOUSAND ACRES in a solid block extending
for nearly three miles along the pex Of what is known as TIT IOoIe suWGue
in Township So North, Range / East in the northeast section O. the field
This acreage was obtained on the strength of geological surveys showing it
to be the most promising structural high" in that section OF the neOI IN
which oil should be found at not over 1000 feet
IL is northeast II the Kanspen- Coleman well, brought in a few weeks ago,
which extended the producing area another mile east M0 Is WstH IS 5rt
company and n by the 10y Oil Co., the latter well being now down 800
feet Almost due south Of Our acreage another we'll, the Pike, is now III g
approximately 12h per cent more than the average held by other companies
now operating In the field.
We have six months in which to complete our first we'll whereas most leases
now being granted in this field require drilling N 80 Q SO days.
THE PROPOSITION
Twenty Thousand dollars viii provide sufficient funds Tor taking up the
viii be returned in fun. Upon subscription Of a total Of $4,000 the books viii be
closed and lot another snare Il stock win be offered tn after this. well Is
complete n hem only to those who subscribe noW
The officers and directors Of this company desire that when oil is found
those who have financed the drilling shall reap the rewards. Accordingly
those who invest now at the price at which the block OF 10000 shares IS
Offeed-one dollar par-wm have. the privilege. of buying an equal amount
to others at any price until the original purchasers have had opportunity 70
exercise this option.
This holds whether e get a ten barrel wen o a ten thousand barrel gusher-
you can double your holdings at ONE DOLLAR per SHARE and your certificate
as IN original stOCkholdeE win 81 provide
Just consider for a moment what that offer means. We have ONE THOUSAND
; ACRES OF oil land. The bringing In OF q well would Instantly raise the MARKET
value b. our acreage to at least $1,000 an acre and perhaps many times that
as vas the case with ont tract in this field which lest than three years ago
THOUSAND DOLLARS AN ACRE CASH.
The lease on this One Thousand Acres has been placed in escrow and our
option on IL runs JUST THIRTY DAYS In other words THE MONEY MUST
Be RAISED BEFORE CHRISTMAS, and the sooner the better. THIS CALLS
FOR QUICK ACTION.
t call. for particularly quick action on your part 4 YOU desire to give
advantage Of this opportunity to invest ahead Of enc arm In an enterprise
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-17
When You Catch Cold
Rub On MusterOle

Musterole is easy to apply and works
right away. 1t may prevent a cold from
turning into ''au" or pneumonia, It
does all the good work Of ~grandmother's
mustard plaster.
Musterole is a clean, white ointment,
made of oil of mustard and other home
simpleS. 1t is recommended by many
doctors and nurses. Try Musterole for
sore throat, cold on the chest, rheuma-
tlsm, lumbago, pleurisy, stiffneck, bron.
chltis, asthma, neuralgia, congestion,
pains and aches of the back and Joints,
sprains, sore muscles, bruises, chilblains,
frosted fect-cOlds of all sorts.
To Mothers: MusterOle is also
made in milder form for
babies and small children
Ask for Children's Musterole.
Jars & Tubes
[LLN3NI1
900 ~~S
Better chan a mustard plaster
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-17

off to the county and where no assignments
Of the certificate Of sale has been made by
the county"
S. NJ. Weekes, former n for the
Montana Auto Finance corporation Of Great
Falls, who pleaded guilty to the execution
OF a false statement Of the affairs of the
corporation and who was sentenced to
serve a term Of not less than two years
nor more than four years, was released
from the state prison a few days ago and
Immediately boarded a train for New Yess
city.
Weekes' release followed the action o.
the state board Of prison commissioners
in approving his p9rOle as recommends
by Warden Austin B. Middleton, in COM
pany with paroles recommended for many
other cOnvicts who were eligible to parole.
No protests against the parole had been
received and it was formally approved by
the board, which consists Of the governor,
secretary of state and attorney general.
WeekeS was received at the prison on
December 4, 1925, and on Friday, Deem
Der 3, 1926, he had then served One-half of
his minimum term, making him eligible
to parole under the state laws providing
the county attorney of the county from
which he was sent up does not object, and
the warden has indicated his approval be-
cause of good behavior.
During his Imprisonment WeekeS has
been assigned to duties in the office of
the registrar Of motor vehicles at the
prison.
Erring young men who are serving time
at the state penitentiary at Deer Lodge in
cases Of mistaken identity-that is. where
they mistOOk the identity of a prohibition
law enforcement officer to be that of 9
prospective custOmer-believe there is 8
Santa Claus, and, if the sheaves of letters
being received at the governors office in
each mornings mail may be taken as an
indication of trend of thought, they believe
Governor John Erickson is subbing fol
Kris Kringle. The burden of their appeal;
to the chief executive may be summarized
in the words:
please, Mr.. Governor, now that Mon
tana's liquor laws have been repealed, can
we get out and go home for ChristmaS?'
Inasmuch as the crimes for which the!
were convicted were committed while stat
anti-liQuOr laws were effective, the long
suffering governor has turned a deaf ear
Yes, I'd like to let them out sale
Governor Erickson. IF I knew there wa
to be no more murder, it might be wisdom
to pardon the murderers. If we knew tina
there would be no more grand larceny i
might be wise and justice to pardon tn
burglars. In similar manner if we knew
{ there was to be no more Bookkeeping an
that all men would hereafter respect Law
and order, pardOns might be issued. Blu
( they didn't build this old world that way.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-17

self, therefore 1 repeat the bookstore leg
SHAPPY IS THE CHILD WITH A
BOOK"
The first week of November, a free
cooking class was held in Great Falls, with
Miss Jeanette Boyer as instructress. The
meetings continued for four days, the at
tendance increasing from the. beginning to
the close, until, on the last day, the house
was packed beyond its capacity, and only
standing room remained, it being estimated
that 1,4O0 women were in attendance.
The meetings were held in the Rainbow
theater, it's stage providing IN artistic
setting for the instructess, and her work.
On it were grouped a kitchen cabinet; a
beautiful white refrigerator; two ranges,
one an electric, and the other a gas range;
two white work tables, and other tables,
or stands; a dining table, with tall slender
lighted tapers at its four corners, and a
large floral centerpiece, pOted ferns set
about this imprOvised kitchen provided a
decorative feature.
Arrayed in sp0tless white, Miss Boyer
in appearance was fully in keeping with
the rest of the picture. She spoke with
ease, her voice having a good carrying
quality, and her enunciatiOn was excellent.
1t was a pleasure to watch her deft hand
ling Of food materials, and to witness how
invariably everything she made was a sue
cess. There were no heavy cakes, or
scOrched dishes.
There were few, if any men present, and
that was we'll. for had they been there to
follow Miss Beyer's lessons, they would
have certainly formed the opinion tha
cooking is an easy task. and there was no
excuse for failures. which is no doubt true,
always provided it could be lone under
similar conditions, and in such surround
ingS.
Here everything in the way Of culinary
utensils was new, and of the latest pattern,
The heating of the ranges could be guaged
accurately, without any of the Old-fashiOn-
ed tests, like holding the hand in the oven
or browning paper. The teacher knew the
heat was right to begin with, and could
tell to a minute how long rolls or cakes
should remain in. She prepared g dish, and
cooked it; and there her responsibility
ceased. All materials were placed before
her by her assistant, who also removed the
used dishes; wiped off the table, and die
the disagreeable jobs which fall to the LOT
of the ordinary cook, unprOvided with
Kitchen police"
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-17

Those lessons were given to a crowd of
city women, who, If the bread or cake box
is empty, have only to 20 a block or so
to refill it. The recipes were tempting as
Miss Boyer demonstrated, but most of them
were designed for people of leisure, and to
stimulates sluggish appetites. A lot of hun
CRY threShers are not Indifferent to food,
but they care more about its substantial
qualities than its decorative. It is the same
with most workers, on farms, or elsewhere.
AS l watched Miss Boyer, absorbed in
her connection of tOOthsOme dishes, with
nothing to distract her attention from the
business in hand, my mind reverted to a
stage station not many miles distant from
Great Falls, and nearly a half century ago.
1t was dark when the stage arrived, and
the weather being cold, l was asked, OF
rather permitted to sit in the kitchen. II
was a dingy room, poorly lighted by one
small kerosene lamp. It being uncertain
when the stage might be expected, or how
many passengers 1t would have, dinner was
not ready, and the little woman of the
house must prepare it right away, Ind in
a hurry.
She set about it at once, and journeyed
back and forth, back and forth, from table
/ to stove, with one child hanging to the
skirt of her ugly print gown, and another
seated in a high chair, who was young
enough to require some attention If it wa:
to be kept quiet. An empty baking powder
can took the place of a biscuit cutter. Al
empty beer bottle served as a rolling pin
The bacon and potatoes were cooking OF
up VI LnC oluf& Mutu TIE DlSCulL went luIl
the oven, and there was no attempt to dec
crate the finished product, when it fOunC
its way to the table-a rough affair, cover
ed with a red tableclOth. Flowers Their,
were none. Delicate tapers there were none
But those seated around that board neve
missed them, they were toO hungry Il
crave nonsentialS. The cook was also tn
S waitress, and wherever she went, the chill
! still chung to her gown, impeding he
4 steps. I marvelled at her patience, an
? efficiency under such circumstances.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-17

Social service is rapidly being increased.
This is shown in the interest taken in the
health Of school children and babies. An
example of this is given by the dental
clinic held in one Of the Great Falls schools
Another year it is hoped that such clinics
will be held in all the schools OF the city.
November 6, the Valley County Fedora
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-17

On ranches all over Montana, there are
women engaged in the labOriOus task Of
cooking three meals a day, unaided by the
cOnveniences to be found in the majority
Of city kitchens, and accepted as a matter
Of course. These women have no sinks with
hot and cold water; no electric or gas
ranges; no oven thermometers; and often
the ranges are poor affairs, incapable, one
would think, of cooking or baking any
thing well. In every way such women are
hampered in their work, and have neither
the time nor the strength to do more than
supply the absolute needs Of their families.
A cooking school, like that held in Great
Falls would be of little benefit to them.
What they might find Of use would be
lessons in efficiency and economy. They
are forced continually to practice these
but it is possible that many might be
taught new methods which would prove
helpful. If I am not misinfOrmed, it is this
branch Of extension work which the State
college has undertaken.
In 1916 the Montana Bankers Association
established a loan to aid students, either
men or women. The money was subscribed
by members Of the association, and placed
in the hands of the chancellor to be loaned
at his discretion. Within the ten years So
students have availed themselves OF this
aid. S30,410 have been loaned to 331 stu.
dents, and $23,71O have been repaid. There
are remaining seventy-seven unpaid loans
The interest charged is two per cent
and the loan is made payable on January
1 following graduation. This fund is alOns
the lines of Harmon Foundation OF New
York City, and reflects great credit on tn
bankers who establish it.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-17

self, therefore 1 repeat the bookstore leg
end:
"HAPPY IS THE CHILD WITH A
BOOK"
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-17

sponsored and directed by responsible business men and experienced oil
men whose connection with 1t should be sufficient guarantee that the money
raised is going into thu ground and NOT into he pockets II promoters. and
that tn ground it is going into is structurany most favorable for oil
A THOUSAND DOLLARS is ALREADY SUBSCRIBED
This amount was taken last week by people Of on community aon and the
total will be much higher by the time you read this announcement Your sub
scrpdOn should be made a Once. Use blank below, attach check or draft and
mail to Kevn-Flathead OIL Co, Shelby, Montana.
=. DIRECTORS
b. J. Radlgan, A. w. Simon r. J.. Buscher w. W. G&I
Hon Frank HazelbakeE Dr. J. L. SOmerB
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-17

KEvuE-FLATHEAD OIL COMPANY,
shelby, Montana
4 hereby subscribe for -------- shares, OF the capital stock Of che
Kevtn-F7athead Oh Co.. at the par value OF uOO pr share. and enclose
the sm Of &--------- in fan payment therefor. This subscrfp-
ton is made on the understanding that n $4,000 is not raised the
amount I have paid is TO bo returned 60 nae I'm fun, and that when this
sum Is raised I am 70 receive . oertincats- for the number Of shares L
have paid for, which certificate shall carry a oDson 70 purehase AN
equal number Of shares at the sam price within 50 days after the first
wen Is completed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-02-22
GEORGE WASHINCT0N'S CHARACTER
EREVEALED BY APENKNIFE WHICH
WASCIVEN TO HIM BY HIS MOTHER

Not the famous hatchet of George
Washington, but a dainty, WHITE
handled penknife reveals better his
character.
SO says DR.. Paul +. Bloomhardt,
professor Of biography at Witten-
berg College, Springfield, 0.
Washingtor's father gave the Ai,at.
chet, as even school children remcm-
Der, in February, and George struck
down choice cherry tree in the or
chard. Later he confessed, ard
promptly.
But the penknife was given to him
by his mother. She was so pleased
with the lads behavior, that she
gave him the bit Of fine cutlery. cau-
tioning the young man always to
obey his superi9rs.
= Always Carried It
This knife he carried as tails
man.
1t was a part of his personal
equipment as general of the Ameri-
cans who fought for their liberties
in the Revolutionary War.
At the lowest ebB Of the Revolu-
tion with weak Congress failing to
provide even food for his half-cloth-
ed men in Valley Forge, Washington
once wrote out his resignation.
lie struggled with himself. This
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-02-22
LEADERS ARE
CONFIDENT0F
QUICK ACTION
Prompt Ratification Of Tax
Bill Expected Despite
Threatened Fight
DEATH TAX THE ISSUE
C0nferees Restored Inherit.
ance Tax, But Yielded to
Retroactive Cut
DEATH TAX THE ISSUE

Washington, Feb. 22-CP1-With .
Tight brewing in tho houso against
the provision in the compromise rev.
cnuc bill for I retroactive cut in the
inheritance tax, Chairman Green Of
the ways and means committee has
warned that an increase in taxes
may boz necessary at the end of n
year.
Nevertheless the $387, 100000 tax
reduction measure, agreed to by con-
fcrccs Of the senate and house. will
be taken up tomorrow in the lower
chamber with leaders confident Of
its prompt ratification.
Mr.. Green, who headed the house
confcrces, declared last night that if
an increase is necessary, full re-
sponsibility rests with the senate"
Senate Repealed Tax
The senate voted to repeal the in
heritance tax and to make the re.
troactive cut in this tax whe ereby the
increased rates vOtea in 1924 would
be eliminated in favor of>the lower
rates effective in the 1921 act.
House conferccs obtained the res
toration to the bill of the inheri-
tance- tax, but against the wishes Of
Mr.. Green were forced to yield the
retroactive cut in this tax which
will mean the eventual loss Of $685.
100000 in revenue from taxes al
ready assessed on estates during the
period in which the increased rates
were effective.
While Representative Newton, Re-
publican of Minnesota, has given no.
tice he will seek to have the bill sent
back to conference with instructions
that the provision be eliminated,
house leaders confidently expect ap-
proval Of the bill by .tomorrov night.
The senate will then act, with rati-
'fication expected within day.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-02-22

was his greatest battle, says DR..
Bloomhardt, who studies and teaches
the lives Of Great Americans.
General Knox came into the cabin
which was general headquarters at
the valley and Washington showed
him the resignation as written.
g Knox was dnMbfounded. and did
not know what to do until his eye
caught the CLINT Of the penknife on
General Washington's desk.
Knox knew its story, and without
any utterance. gently pushed the
keepsake under the clenched hands
of George Washington.
Washington flushed.
Resignation Not Sent
Knox said, "You were always tt
obey your superiors. No one has
commanded you to cease leading this
army"
Within half an hour the rcsigna-
ton was tossed into the log fire, and
the great Washington carried on.
The haichet showed the truth-stufi
of the boy; the penknife showed the
stability of the man.
The knife should replace the
hatchet, Dir. Bloomhardt says.
The knife is among the Washing
ton relics in u Virginia Masonic
lodge.