Big Timber Pioneer 1914

              VOLUME XXV, NO  6
BIG TIMBER. SWEET GRASS COUNTY, MONTANA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1913
PRICE $1.50 PER YEAR
COLLEGE OF MONTANA
HAS GREAT HISTORY
Struggle forJExistence Shows Signs of Receiving Reward
—Early History of Struggle Reads Like
a Romance—Debt About Paid.
The addition of room and equipment
to the educational institutions for advanced work will soon place Montana
in the class with eastern states which
have been touched with the frost of
age.
Instead of one greater university,
as is commonly found, there are several in the treasure state and just now
the college of Montana, located in the
beautiful little city of Deer Lodge is in
the lime light. On Friday, December
19, the new gymnasium, 54x90, costing
about $15,000. with a fine swimming
pool and considered the best equipped
in the state, was dedicated before an
enthusiastic gathering of students and
friends of the institution; and best of
all, every dollar iB paid on the addition.
The history of the saving of the college, established in 1878, making it the
first venture for an1 advancedjjeduca-
tional institution at home, reads like a
romance and should be .familiar to every
resident.
The idea of building at Deer Lodge
"the old town on the trail to Bear"
first originated with Clinton H. Moore,
a resident of Butte for many vyears, a
pioneer in the west, and 'also in all
movements for good. In this work he
was ably assisted by Ed H. Irvine and
Addison Smith. After several meetings the actual work of the then "Montana Collegiate Institute" commenced.
The names of nine of the early pioneers are found upon the articles of incorporation filed: Ed H. Irvine, James
H. Mills, Hiram Knowles, H. H. Zenor,
L. J. Sharp, C. P. H. Bielenberg,
Thomas Stuart, J. Y. Batterton and
Phil E. Evans.
On April 6, 1878, the officers for the
first year were duly elected: President, Ed H. Irvine; vice president, W.
A.' Clark; secretary, Thomas Stuart;
treasurer. H. H. Zenor; trustees, W.
A. Clark. Conrad Kohrs. E. H. Irvine,
Dr. A. H. Mitchell, John Batterton,
H. H. Zenor, S. T. Hauser, O. B.
Bannon and John Caplice.
The finance committee appointed to
raise a fund of $20,000 for the building
started with $3,000 contributed by Col.
J. C. Thornton. Conrad Kohrs and Ed
H. Irvine. This was soon swelled to
$15,000, the school children giving liberally, Jand    the   college  was   issued.
So keen was the interest that it was
decided to open the school. in an old log
house, and this was done with Prof.
•Clinton H. Moore A. M., a graduate of
Dartmouth college,   as  its first presi
dent; Miss Grace Pike and Miss Anna
N. King assistants. »
The new building progressed slowly.
Exceeding the first estimated cost, as
is usual, the contributors became discouraged and the work was dropped.
A year or more went by and then the
women of the city got busy. October
4, 1879, a number of them met at the
district school rooms to consider plans
for the completion of the college building. The Ladies Educational Aid society was organized, and after resolutions were passed urging the trustees
to again take up the struggle, work
was begun in earnest. A fair for the
week before Christmas netted the society nearly $2,000, which was turned
in to the building fund. In December,
1880, the building was completed at a
cost of $50,000. Not having funds to
maintain the school, it was rented to
Mr. Wiley Mountjoy, who conducted a
private school there until 1883. At
this time the Presbyterian board of
education took over the institution and
with the assistance of the board of education paid off the indebtedness of
$5,800.
For several years the college flourished, and then it was found necessary
that an endowment fund be created
for jnaintainence. Dr. H. R. Francher,
president of the college for the past
five years, announced that James J.
Hill pledged $50,000 if $150,000 could
be raised for a permanent fund. This
the trustees and local people who had
given so freely to its support felt to be
among the •' possibilities, and finally,
after due consideration, the college
was offered- to Great Falls. Letters
from their chamber of commerce
thanked the trustees ior the offer^ regretted the necessity for same, and
said if there was no other outlook the
city would accept and furnish the
money necessary to secure the endowment. Right here is where a little
band of women and men, only six in
number, aided by the editor of the
Silver State, came to the front and
insisted the transfer not be made
and that Deer Lodge keep her own.
A mass meeting was called hurriedly
and the following committee appointed
to act in the face of protests and public opinion of the usefulness of the attempt. All honor to this little committee of Montana's sons and daughters. With Mrs. W. I. Higgins as
chairman, Mrs. David Oastler, Mrs.
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MUSIC AND MIRTH
JOY AND PLEASURE
REIGN SUPREME. AT TENTH ANNUAL MASQUERADE.
COSTUMES  ARE   VARIED
Pretty, Unique and Amusing-Hallowed
Concert   Co. Furnishes Delight-
Music—List of Prize Winners.
Bird's Eye View of Some of the Principal Building* of the College of Montana at Deer Lodge
SCHOOL MONEYS
ARE TURNED OVER
VAVIOUS DISTRICTS OF  COUNTY
RECEIVE THEIR SHARE.
TWENTY THOUSAND IN ALL
Big.Timber Leads With Largest Amount
and Reed Point Has Smallest Share
—Kent Lake Leads Country.
Two Divorce Cases
Started Last Week
Two divorce cases were started in
the district court last week, Attorney
R. S. Steiner and J. B. Selter s representing the plaintiffs.
The first one, represented by Attorney Steiner, is Viola Albright against
Albert Albright. Plaintiff alleges that
she and defendant were married at
Livingston, Park county, Montana, on
or about the 11th day of January, 1911.
At the time of her marriage she resided with her parents, Warren and
Louisa Weaver, in said county and
state. Furthermore, at that time, she
alleges, she was under the age of 16
years, to-wit, of the age of 14 years,
J months, and 9 days, and that she arrived at the age of 16 on the second
day of October; 1913. She further alleges that her marriage was contracted without the consent of her parents,
and that since arriving at the age of
consent she lived with defendant from
the second to the ninth day of October
of this year.
She asks for a dissolution of the marriage and whatever further relief the
court may see fit to grant. '
George C. Stanley is the plaintiff
represented by Attorney Selters, who
alleges that he was married to Loretta
Stanley in the city of New York on the
second day of February, 1908. On the
first dav of May, 1911, in the city of
Minneapolis, defendant deserted and
abandoned plaintiff, with the intent so
to do. and ever since has and still does
continue to live separate and apart
from him. Upon said date she returned to the city of New York, and has
since refused to live anywhere else
than in the city of New York.
He also makes prayer for an annulment of the marriage and for any
further relief that may be coming his
way.
Freak in Railroading
Hand Cars Have Bump
Livingston Enterprise: S. A. Woods
and M. Tino, section foremen on the
Northern Pacific Park branch, are both
confined in hospitals as the result of an
accident which happened Saturday
night between Gardiner and Electric.
Woods is section foreman at Electric
and had been to Gardiner with his motor hand car to get supplies. He had
left his headlight at Gardiner to get
repairs. Tino was on his way to Gardiner to get some supplies and was
without a headlight. Both were going
at a good rate of speed when they collided, and Woods was thrown about 25
feet into the air and fell on his face.
Tino was also badly bruised.
Word of the accident was wired to
the local offices of the general superintendent and E. D. Tilton, chief clerk
to Superintendent Johnson, made arrangements for a special train to rush
to the scene of the accident and bring
Woods to the city for treatment. After all arrangements had been completed word was received that Woods
would be unable to stand the trip and
government authorities at Fort Yellowstone courteously sent a carriage to
Gardiner and took the man to the hospital at the fort. He will be taken
care of there until he is able to be sent
to the company' s hospital. Tino was
taken to Missoula for treatment.
Both were on motor hand cars and
were going at a good rate of speed
when the accident occurred.
Mrs. Jessie F. Evans, county superintendent of schools, has prepared  the
December apportionment of the general school fund and filed the same with
County Treasurer R. S. Jarrett. The
apportionments for the various districts,
41 in all, are as follows:
Big Timber $5,471 <55
Swamp Creek ..? ".""l«w^70
Settlement  193 35
Basin   309 35
Melville  522 00
Glaston , 580 00
Howie  270 70
White Beaver  34s 00
Reed  Point  77 35
Kent  502 70
Upper Deer Creek  96 70
Otter Creek '  386 70
McLeod  309 35
Boulder  328 70
Grey Cliff  947 40
Lower Deer Creek  715 40
Duck Creek  444 70
Dry Creek  618 70
East Boulder  290 00
Wormser  483 35
Sanderson  135 35
West  Boulder  463 35
Marley  889 38
Morris  193 35
Bear Creek  212 70
Fish Creek  367 35
Harper  386 70
Dutton  367 35
Big Coulee  560 70
Burmeister  464 00
Carney  116 00
Sourdough  386 70
Busteed  38 65
Colony  444 70
Gugler  212 70
Cavil  309 35
Kent Lake  618 70
Barber  96 70
Duffey  464 00
Wheeler   Butte  232 00
$20,030.43
Anderson-Johnson.
Reed Point Ranch Sold
Frank Murphy of Reed Point was a
business visitor in the city Tuesday,
and while here closed a deal by which
he sold his ranch near that place to
Val A. Herman of this city, who recently sold his blacksmith shop to
Foreman & Sektnan.   The ranch  com-
| prises 160  acres   and  sold at $5,500.
i Mr. Hermann expects  to remove his
l familj to the place later on.
A quiet home wedding was solemnized Christmas at the home of Leon C.
Olmstead, when Miss Emmeline Anderson, sister of Mrs. Olmstead, was united in marriage to Mr. Thomas Johnson, also of the East Boulder, the Rev.
John C. Blackman, pastor of the Congregational church of Big Timber officiating.
The wedding was private, the guests
being confined to relatives—Mr. and
Mrs. James Anderson of East Boulder,
parents of the bride; Mrs. Dave Stewart of Custer and John Anderson of
Big Timber, the bride's sister and brother; Miss Laura Williams, a close personal friend; and Mr. and Mrs Olmstead
and son, 'Phil.
The bride was married in her traveling dress, a navy blue with hat to
match, and after an elegant wedding
dinner the happy couple left for a wedding trip to the eastern part of the
state.
Upon their return their legion of
friends and well wishers will find them
at the ranch home of the groom on the
East Boulder.
Sweet Grass Chapter
Elects Officers
Sweet Grass Chapter No. 22, Order
of Eastern Star elected the following
officers at the last regular- meeting:
Worthy Matron—Mrs. Stella Clai-
born.
Worthy Patron—S. A. Perrine.
Associate Matron—Mrs. Margaret
Bray.
Conductress—Mrs. Jessie Kelty.
Associate Conductress—Mrs. May
Witten.
Secretary—Mrs. Lena B. Clark
Treasurer-E. C. Hale.
The appointive officers are: Mrs.
Sebrah Kaiserman, Ada; Mrs. Addie
Lowry, Ruth; Mrs. Delia Phillips,
Esther; Mrs, Margaret Perrine,
Martha; Mrs. Mattie Shaw, Electa;
Mrs. Pearl Benedict, warden; Miss
Lesta Lowry, marshal; Mrs. Sarah
Gillette, chaplain; Mrs. Ada Busha,
organist; Axel Arvidson, sentinel;...' _. .
Melville Sends Good
Delegation to Dance
Melville sent a good delegation down
to the dance last night, the fact that
it was the annual masquerade of the
Modern Woodmen, that the Hallowell
Concert Co, would furnish dream music
from beginning to end, and the further
fact that it was good night to 1913 all
helping to swell the attendance. Melville has a dancing crowd all the time,
and last night the following came
down to take part in the last of the
festivities for 1913:
Mr. and Mrs. S. I. Hopkins. Mrs. A.
E. Hopkins, Misses Eline and Kather-
ine Adam and Bessie Porter; Robert
Scott, Lee Blackwell, Bert Green,
Cleve Dahlmer, Knute Knutson, Ed
Adam, Walter Morris and H.E.Warner.
Former President
Loves Whole Country
New York dispatch: A smile more
cheerful than any of his friends of longest standing could recall bespread the
face of William Howard Taft today
when he stood on a scale platform, slid
the marker along and saw .the scale
beam tip at 271 pounds 8 ounces, or a
drop of 66 pounds 8 ounces since he
left the White House last March.
Professor Taft later told how he did
it, and advised others how they might
dispose of adipose tissue. "Avoid
quacks who give dangerous advices,"
he said, and get competent medical advice. For himself he had to eschew
potatoes and all starchy foods, fatty
fish, pastry of all kinds and was allowed to use only limited amounts of sugar.
Lean roast beef and mutton was permitted, also vegetables that contained
little starch or sugar. This was only a
brief outline of his regimen, he said,
but he had found the   ordeal   worth
while.
"I am more alert mentally and physically than ever before," he said. I
can do more. I take more interest in
life. It is a greater joy to live. When
I left the presidency I was about on
the verge of nervous prostration. I
was jumpy and couldn't sleep. I
weighed 341 pounds. T wasn't happy
and I couldn't have been a pleasant
companion for anybody. Then I took
up a course of treatment and here is
the result. I'm as hard as nails. I
can work all day or play golf all day
and I love everybody."
Farmers' Institute
The schedule of farmers' institutes
for eastern Montana provides for a
meeting at Big Timber on the 16th of
February. Experienced and instructive speakers will  be in attendance.
XMAS PROGRAM AT
RAPSTAD SCHOOL
HOLIDAY SEASONS BEGINS WITH
PLEASING ENTERTAINMENT.
RECITATIONS AND SONGS
Please a Large and Happy Gathering-
Dialogues Also Form an Interesting Feature of Lengthy Program.
A delightful entertair ment was given
at the Rapstad school last week, prior
to adjournment for the holidays. A
large number of patrons were present,
and the pupils, under the direction of
Mrs. S. G. Webster, teacher, furnished
a very pleasant evening's entertainment.   The program was as follows:
Christmas Song By the School
Recitatioji^Salutatory,. .Jonas Manland
Recitation—Christmas	
 Vernie Hathaway
Recitation—Family Troubles	
 Cora Olson
Dialogue—Mattie's Lesson	
Cora Olson, Jonas and Anna Mauland
Recitation—Johnny Sleepyhead	
 Frederick  Coit
Recitation—Emily Jane Ole Gibbons
Recitation—An Easter Legend	
 Anna Mauland
Dialogue—Boy Talk	
 Frederick Coit, Orville Hathaway,  Jonas   Mauland,   Ora   Olson
Recitation—Christmas Time...OraOlson
Dialogue—Entertaining       Sister's
Beau Jennie Rapstad, Gladys
Olson, Anna Mauland, Oren Hathaway
Recition—Christmas Angels	
 Lillie Mjolsness
Recitation—Christmas Bells	
 Jennie Rapstad
Song—The Yule Log By the School
Dialogue—Where is My Cake?	
...Ola Gibbons,  James Gibbons,
Amy    Olson,   Edwin    Anderson,
Oren   Hathaway,   Harold   Mjolsness
Recitation—Teaching      a      Little
School Gladys Olson
Recitation—My Dolly Cora Olson
Recitation—Santa's Mistake	
 Edith.Gunderson
Dialogue—Mrs.  Jones Takes   Tea
With Mrs. Brooks	
 Ola Gibbons, Gladys Olson
Recitation—Poor Santa Claus	
 Harold Mjolsness
Recitation—Fooling St. Nick	
 Sadie Olson
Recitation—Waiting for Santa	
 Harold Mjolsness
Dialogue— Interviewing Servant
Girls...Helen Gough, Agnes and
Jennie Rapstad, Amy and Gladys
Olson, Anna Mauland, Lillie Mjolsness
Recitation—The Small  Stocking	
 Stanley Rudd
Recitation—Looks Like Pa...Alice Olson
Song—Christmas Bells By the School
Recitation—The   Bird's Christmas
Carol Anna Mauland
Dialogue—Social Difficulties	
Agnes Rapstad, Effie Olson, Laverne
Gough, Helen Gough,  Gladys Olson,
Recitation—Christmas Like It Used
to be Oren Hathaway
Recitation—St. Nick...Joseph Mjolsness
Dialogue—Getting   Ready   for   a
Visit Lewis
Rapstad,   Effie Olson, Anna Mauland
Recitation—To Santa Claus...Ora Olson
Recitation—The Bitter Root	
 Anna Mauland
Dialogue—The Capital Servant	
 Gunder Gunderson,
Laverne    Gough,    Lewis     Rapstad
Council Meeting Monday
The regular semi-monthly   meeting
of the city council,   the one  at which
all monthly bills are considered, will be
held next Monday evening.
The tenth annual masquerade of
Camp No. 10610, Modern Woodmen of
America, given at the Auditorium last
night, was but a repetition of its former efforts—a success in every particular. Additional tone was given
this effort by reason of the fact that
fortunate circumstances gave it the
Hallowell Concert Co., a ten piece orchestra, until 2 p. m., when the company left and further music was furnished by an impromptu orchestra.
From 8:30 to 9:30 the Hallowell people entertained with one of the best
musical concerts ever heard in the
city. Suitable seats for spectators had
been arranged on the stage back of
the orchestra, in the gallery, and two
rows extending around the main floor.
These were filled early and all thoroughly enjoyed the rare musical treat.
At 9:30 the grand march, led by
Miss Elsie Lowry and Sam Solberg,
was called, and from then until early
morning it was everybody's dance.
The costumes were pretty, original
and unique and the judges—Truman
Lanphear, Al McComb'and Frank Wagner—had considerable difficulty in placing the awards.
The following is a complete list of
the winner and the prizes given:
Miss Elsie Dodd, most original costume, $2.50.
Mrs. Ralph Mo, best sustained lady
costume, bungalow stool. '
Miss Katherine Adam, best lady
waltzer, leather stationary traveling'
set.
Mrs. Paul Severance, most comical
ladyr foot stool.       ;
Nellie Wilson, best original cow girl,
berry spoon.
Wm. Sandsness, best original gent's
costume, fishing rod.
Hjalmer Egeland, best sustained*
gent's costume, ink well desk stand.
Sam Sollierg, best gent waltzer, a
box of app'es.
E. L. Frang, most comical gent,
shaving set.
Al Hawkins, best orignal cow boy,
clock.
Buried at Seattle
The remains of "Big Fred" Sealoff,
who dropped" dead in the lobby of a
Seattle hotel last week, were buried
in that city. At first the friends of
deceased thought of bringing the body
to this city for burial, but conditions
were such that it was thought best to
have interment'made at that place.
George Pitcher May
Get a Free Ride
George Pitcher, for many years a
resident of Big Timber, but who has
lived at Columbus since Judge Lee tied
a "floater" to his coat tail for wife
beating, will face a jury in'the district
court of that county on a charge of attempted robbery. Of his arrest the
Columbus News says:
"But for the keen eye of Charles
Littleton, night bartender at the Headquarters saloon, a certain George Pitcher would probably now have several
dollars for his winter supplies, while
Charles Park, a sheepherder of the Pat
Patten ranch, would have disposed of
his two months' wages in a very short
iength of time. Last Friday night,
while Park was sleeping in a chair at
the Headqnarters, Pitcher attempted to
•frisk' his new acquaintance, but Littleton saw the act and immediately
summoned the officers, who put the
would-be robber in jail. When brought
before Police Judge Bohn the prisoner
was bound over to the next meeting of
the district court, with $500 bonds,
which he was unable to furnish.
"It is stated that this is not Pitcher's
first offense, he having just completed
serving a few days at Big Timber for
overstepping his legal rights."
Shipping Sheep
Charles McDaniels of Billings, who
is wintering many thousand sheep in
this and Yellowstone counties, made a
shipment of nine cars to the Chicago
market yesterday. They have been
wintered at the Hochbaum ranch.
Another shipment will be made from
Springdale the first of the week, composed of 22 cars belonging to Col. A.
B. Coit and six cars of Decker & Miles
of McLeod.