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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-12-04
The Story of Radersburg
During Its Hectic Period

to 1882. He, too, knew how to walk,
and paid $40 for the privilege of walk
ing beside a wagon for protection, from
Fort Benton to Helena, upon his ar
rival in Montana in 1867.
The Cowans, both George F. Cowan
and Mrs. Cowan, were teachers in
Radersburg. The story of their trip
to Yellowstone park, and their fear
full experience with Nez Perez Indians
is we'll known, and Mr.. Moore remem-
bers their arrival in Radersburg after
they were rescued, and how wildly
they reproduced the Indians gestures
and broken commands.
The school term meant only three
months in winter, at first. But schools
grew fast. BY 1872 there were 81 chill
dren enrolled for a summer term, and
a new frame building to house them
One of the lively manifestations OF
life" when Tommie was seven years
old, was a campaign visit by Warren
Toole, when he was running for con-
gress. Crowds of men went in two
and four-horse wagons to meet his
party at Warm Springs station, ter
miles from Radersburg. The omni-
present Tommie was with them. A
gale was blowing, and off Toms hat
would go, rolling over the prairie. The
men would stop and get the hat, but
they chased it more and more impa-
tiently. At last they told him if he
lost it again they wouldn't stop. A
gust of wind, a wall from Tom, and
the hat was gone. The men were as
good as their word, and kept on 60
ing, too. But in the good-natured BAN
ter after the experimenting was over,
they told Tommie to tell Mr.. ToOle
that he had lost his hat going to hear
Toole speak. Nothing abashed Tom
told the story, and Mr.. Toole was SO
amused by his seriousness that he took
him into a store and bought him a new
hat. He always recalled the incident
when he saw Mr.. Moore in later years,
Before he was ten, Tom was earning
money to help his mother. He herded
sheep, during lambing, for Huntley and
Clark, n of the biggest outfits OF
that vicinity. They operated the first
SIdSc ullc pCCWCClA oO1CAidAA diAO AACA-
ena, and eventually developed an
enormous stock, business. They bred
mares from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific, and a newspaper Of 1868 en-
phasizes the extent of their holdings
by the comment: I'VE understand
there is one state where Huntley and
Clark have no stock" Their ranch
was at Horseshoe Bend, six miles be-
low the present site of Three Forks.
Here Tom went out with three men,
on the lonely job of herding. The
crew lived in tents in the brush, and
did their cooking over a Dutch oven,
Their bread was made OF -four, baking
powder, salt and water. They had
bread and bacon, and, rarely, potatoes;
dried peaches and dried ground-cher-
ries, hard as flint, from Utah; black
coffee, and when they could find a
wether fat enough to butcher, fresh
mutton. The herders had breakfast
together, then separated for the day,
each taking his lunch of bread and
bacon grease.
For a month that seemed a lifetime,
the boy followed the sheep over the
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-12-04
MONTANA ROPER
LASS0ED BEAR
FORMER MISSOULIAN is SORRY
HE TRIED TO ROPE KODIAK
BRUIN IN ALASKA

A thrilling demonstration Of Mon
tana r0ping recently was given to
the natives Of Alaska by Charles
Kirkland, former Montana resident,
according to information received at
Miss0ula. According to the reports,
Kirkland recently was a member of a
boating party which sighted a Kodiak
bear swimming off the coast of the
Alaskan wilds. Thinking 1t would be
sport to study the bears behavior in
public, Mr.. Kirkland tossed a Iariat
and succeeded in roping the animal.
The bear, according to the account
regarded the gesture as an invitation
to come aboard and much to the cha.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-12-04

Of character and flrmneSs OF 1ndlvldu-
atty are characteristics the parents
have impressed upon their children.
Exercising a justifiable pride in his
children and in his achievements. Mr.
Rieger feels there is extant IN Montana
many opportunities for all. With an
eye single upon the future develop
ment of the commonwealth, he feels
that what he has accomplished Is
only an earnest of the direction n
which the influences he is setting n
motion through his offspring will lead
them to greater heights. He is not
living for the present alone; he Is
building in his family those elements
that make for great states where the
exploitation of natural esource afford
opportunities for advancement and sub
stantial success.
There is no larger family, native to
Montana, it is believed, within the con-
fines of the state where every member
is living under the same roof and work.
ing together for the accomplishment
of that which is considered desirable
to enhance the family fortunes.
While the father may become con-
fused sometimes in remembering where
his children may be at a given time,
1t is not so with Mrs. Rieger, who al
ways knows where every one OF her
children may be located. When ar
rangements we're made by the Schnel-
der studio of Baker to take a picture
of the family in a group, all OF the
children we're not Immediately pres
ent. -Four of them were at Westmore
attending Sunday school. five were at
Plevna attending church, four had gone
to a neighboring farm where the own
err was setting up q piece OF farm
ing machinery, a combine, in which
they were interested. 1t was four miles
distant. Mrs. Rieger knew and made
the arrangements to call her little
flock together that they all might be
included. There is never a night, or
during the hours of the day, but what
she does not know what her children
are doing and where they are, Mrs.
Rieger said.
All of the children express lively at
titudes in their surroundings. They are
energetic in the carrying out eacn tIeu
appointed duties on the farm.
Adolph Rieger offers no challenge to
n other family to show there are
more children in the home than are to
be found in his. He Is n OF those
earnest souls who believes in home life
and who takes a pride in having his
children about him. Whatever handl-
caps have come to him, he has con-
uuered them. Whatever discourage
ments may have come to his house
hold he has dissipated them. What
ever is in store for him in the future
he knows that it will come to him in
profitable measure for he is laying a
foundation built upon hard work, the
s~uperstructure of which will be a mon
ument to his success, the evidence OF
which is present with him now. His
real future is his work, his labors and
the potentialities that rest in his chill
dren. There are II Of them now, and
his is the largest native Montana FAM
lily in the state, is the belief exercised.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-12-04

BENNINGTON AND GUIDE TAKEN
INTO CUSTODY AT COLUMBUS
BY COUNTY OFFICERS

Ike B~rewington and Earl Guide OF
Park City were taken into custody by
Undersherif Jack Benjamin of Still
water county for killing cattle in the
Park City territory. Stockmen have
been confronted with the problem
of having stock stolen for some time
and officers had been working to find
some trace of those who have been
responsible for the losses.
Benjamin had a mar posted in the
Park City territory to notify him When
ever a certain automobile was seen IN
that part of the country. He received
a call that this car was neal the town
So Immediately Benjamin set out for
Valley Creek school house, drove up a
coulee for two miles, parked his autD
and walked up half a mile to an old
deserted ranch where he located the
men at work in the barn.
He waited until the automobile was
driven up to take the meat away and
then captured Brewington and his SON
in-law, Guide. The officer took Brew
ington in his car and made Guide
drive his own car ahead on to Colum-
bus where the men are now confined
in Jail awaiting trial.
Brewington confessed to the theft
and tried to make it appear that Guide
was hired TO bring the meat away and
did not know anything about the theft
The heifer belonged to Early Kenyon
of Park City.
The Saltwater County Cattle assD-
citation offered a reward Of $3.50 for thu
arrest and conviction of anyone steal
ing cattle belonging to any member OF
the association.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-12-04

grin of the roper, accepted Quoting
an Alaskan paper, kirkland took To
the mast and the sky was the limit.
Other members of the party dived into
the nearest hiding place and their in
vited' guest, the bear, was proud mon
arch Of all he surveyed"
Mr.. Kirkland and other members OF
the party experienced much difficulty
in convincing the bear that the party
was over and that "he really should
go home"
gusted with the lack of hospitality,
plunged back into the sea and swan
to shore.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-12-04

lonely hills, praying sometimes, and
crying, and thinking of his mother.
Two high spots brighten that memory:
his mother baked him a jelly cake to
share with the men; and mi night Mr..
Wells, living at that time directly
across the river from Toms range,
rowed across the Missouri in a skiff
and took Tom home with him for the
night. A real supper, a chance to visit
with winnie" a real breakfast, and
pockets full Of cookies when he left!
There was no shelter for the sheep
but brush, no feed but grass. During
the lambing cas- they died in fear
full numbers. Starving lambs sucked
dead ewes, and the men worked and
sWore. But at last the month was
over, and Tom was free to go home
The first thing his mother did was
to scrub him and give him clean
clothes. The next thing on the pro-
gram for Tom was to go out and col
lect all the children, and show them
his paycheck-$1O.5O! He had earned
SIS, but $3.50 had gone for a pair of
bull-hide boots.
The next summer he herded the buck
band for SIS, and the following summer
he herded horses for Hugh Galen, father
of Albert j. Galen-still for SIS. An
old stage horse bucked him of In a
patch of prickly pear, and he did what
children the world over have done. He
waited until he had shoes, and stamped
the patch of cactus into dust.
When he was Is years old he worked
for George P. Ross in Grow creek val
ley, six miles west Of Toston; but the
next year came his first real advance
in wages, when he began to drive a
double yoke of oxen for William Davis
at $50 a month.
In the meantime he had acquired a
COW and a calf or two. Bill Decay,
sheriff Of Jefferson county, had given
him a pony. He had taken charge
Of the town herd, and was selling milk.
Soon he had a team, and thereupon
set up a. a teamster, bringing wood
and lumber from the mountains, haul
ing freight. turning his hand to what
ever work came his way, and from that
time he vas his own master and never
again needed to work for wages
AS the mines played out, the drift
was always toward the immensely rich
agricultural and stock country Of the
valleys Population began to center In
Boulder, and in 1883 that town became
the county seat. But those who had
faith in the old camp always awaited
a new discovery, that would restore
Radersburg to its old magic place. In
1883, Dick Hammer discovered fire clay
OF exceptionally fine quality IN the Vi
cinity of Boulder Now, at Radersburg,
eastern companies are developing mar
BILE quarries, claiming a product SUI
perior to anything found elsewhere in
the United States, in tremendous
quantity. So the old camps rise, and
wane, and find new wealth, and cher
ish the never dying hope Of renewed
activity.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-12-04

The thriving town of Radersburg
was the first county seat of Jeffer-
son county. 1t made an overnight
growth when john A. Heating dis
covered gold in 1866. Last week Mrs.
Coates story told Of the early min
ing ventures, the high cost Of living,
and Of some of the early-day pi0-
neers. Tom Moore, now living at
Lewistown, was the first child in
Radersburg, and a great deal OF Mrs.
Coates information was obtained
from him. Just as friendly persons
In these days offer children candy
or gum or a nickle or a quarter, in
those days miners scattered gold
nuggets among the children of the
town. MI. Moore has a heart -shaped
nugget that an old miner gave him,
when he was little more than q
baby.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-12-04
(By GRACE STONE COATES)
IN TWO INSTALLMENTS-PART

NH1LDREN were sent TO ScnOOl SO
young, in those days, that it was
a recognized part of a teachers
business to bed them down on a con-
venient bench for their afternoon sleep.
Miss Mary Gilman, the first teacher in
Radersburg, used to see that Tommie
and the other infants were comfort
ably at rest before she continued her
older classes. The legal school age was
four years, but some of them cheated
a little, and came when they were
three. Miss Gilman taught in a two
room, log cabin, dirt-roofed. She was
one of the rare, warm-hearted In
structors forever remembered with af-
lection. She became the wife Of DR..
Billiard, and lived for many years IN
Helena. After he had reached man
hood, Mr.. Moore visited here there, as
doubtless many Of her old pupils did.
She was the exception to the general
run of teachers. There were at that
time no legal qualifications for teach
ers, or at least none were enforced;
and any chance conner fairly well
dressed and glib of speech who needed
a Job had a good chance OF getting the
school. Gamblers down on their luck,
prospectors needing a stake, politicians
out OF a job or not yet in one, these
we're some who asked for the school,
and taught.
Tom recalls old southern poll
tician who spent the week ends in the
saloons, gambling and drinking. Some
times he sobered up for his Monday
duties, and sometimes he did not. An
other teacher, an irascible attorney,
beat an orphan pupil, stripping his coat
to ribbons, cutting his hands and al
most putting out his eye. This case
involved the teacher In a law suit. But
brutality continued altogether too COM
mon. Public letters Of Cornelius Hedges,
superintendent of public instruction, at
a much later period, made insistent
demands that cruel and excessive pun
ishment of children be stopped.
Mr.. Hedges held many offices, and
was superintendent of public instruc-
ton from 1872 to 1878. He was a Yale
graduate Of 1852, and walked the en-
tire distance from Independence, Iowa.
to Virginia City. His successor was
E. McSorley. superintendent from 1878
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-12-04

New Slogan On Indian Reservation
"A COW or milk goat for every Indian
family" is the slogan taken by the
home demonstration clubs organized on
the Fort Peck Indian reservation, &C
cording to Miss Elizabeth Hart, home
demonstration agent.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-12-04

OF the state. he
and Mrs. Rieger
are the parents of
II children, 16 Of
whom are shown
in the Illustration,
as one child, a
girl, was born to
the family since
the picture was
taken in early No
vember, this year.
The father is 43
years Of age and
his wife is four
years his Junior.
yIJhon Mr. Pic.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-12-04

The largest locomotive in the United
States is the Northern Pacific 5000,
1884 type, which, with tender,
weighs l,ll6,0O0 pounds.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-12-04
FATHER OF M0MTAMA'S CHAMPION FAMILY
is SUCCESSFUL FAll0w COUNTY FARMER
CBy "MON TANA LOU" GRILL")

MIGRATING TO Montana shortly aft
er his marriage in Campbell
ty, South Dakota, in 1910, Adolph
Rieger has not only earned the title Of
the most successful farmer in south
eastern Montana, but is the head of the
largest family in the eastern portion
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-26
FANS PREPARE
TO HAIL HOGS
Defeat by Lowly Owls Fails
To Dampen Ardor Of
Razorbacks

FAYETTEVILLE. Ark, Feb. IS
P)-Even a final defeat at the
hands Of the Rice Institute Owls
in Houston failed today to dampen
the conquering Razorbacks heroes,
bringing to the University OF Ark
anSas a fifth consecutive South
west conference basketball title.
The Razorbacks were handed a
surprising 81 TO is defeat last night
by Rice Institute in Houston. lead
ing contender for cellar honors In
the current basketball race.
Rice allowed Arkansas only four
field goals. all made by Captain
Schoonover IN the first few min
utes OF play.
This ant.-climax to the basket
ball season in Houston had its
companion event in Austin last
night, where the University OF
Texas quintet rolled up M Of the
largest scores ever registered in
Southwestern conference COMPETE
tho. defeating Southern Methodist
University so TO IA. The victory was
in the nature Of revenge for the
close game in which the Mustangs
defeated the Longhorns by a lar
row score last week. eliminating
them from chances OF gaining the
conference title.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-26
OTHER BOUTS
GET INTEREST
Eight Nationalities Are
Represented On
Card
BY ALAN GOULD

Associated Press Sports Editor
MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 26-tP)- The
sixty-six ton whale that has been
on exhibition along Biscayne Bou-
levard gives way tomorrow as an
attraction TO a mere ton OF heavy
weights.
With not a great deal more to be
said about the proceedings, even
by the loquacious manager OF Phil
Scott, ten assorted big fellows Of
the ring. collected from five coun-
tries. but representing eight ma
tionalities altogether. will be toss
ed into the arena tomorrow we
ming In the second annual battle
Of the Palms. They will be put on
view by the Madison Square Gar
den corporation. in winter head
quarters here, for the edification
Of the social aristocratS OF the
Florida winter colonies and others
who NAV have been persuaded by
the balmy air OF the ballyhoo to
pay from S5.49 TO SIS for a peek
at the flstic festival.
International Bouts
Most Of those who motor out 10
the wooden arena on the outskirts
Of town expect 10 see the American
Jack Sharkey, flatten the British
heavyweight hope, pale and gang
ling Phil Scott. in a main event
that is billed for Is rounds and not
expected TO go beyond three or
four by a substantial quorum OF
experts. II the show Is a financial
and artistic success. IL probably will
be in spite Of the main event
which has developed insufficient
interest or rivalry TO promote much
ballyhoo.
On the other hand. an extra
ordinarily attractive card OF five
International bouts has drawn a
big influx OF the faithful. The
semi-final joust between the $50
pound Argentine. Victoria Campolo
and rubbery John Risko or Cleve-
land, has aroused keen speculation
with the South American ruling a
slight favorite. Other entertainment
Is expected from the bouts pittinc
Tommy Loughran. former ligh.
heavyweight champion. against the
hard hitting Belgian. Pierre Char
les. and Jimmy Maloney, the BoS-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-26
RECRUIT QUITS
TO STUDY Law
Breckenridge Sends Mack
Resignation From
Athletics

FORT MYERS, Fla, Feb. 26-tF
Bill Breckenridge. right handed
recruit pitcher with the PhIladel-
phia Athletics last year. has resign
ed. The former yarmouth ace, now
studying law et Oklahoma Uni
versity. wrote TO Connie Mack he
was quitting baseball at the request
Of his father. a judge in Tulsa, for
the bar. Mack had expected TO send
him 10 a minor league for expert
ence.
Breckenridge found a year with
the champions quite profitable. lie
was given $4,000 as n bonus trr
signing a contract. $1,000 for salary
and slightly more than 8 5000 a. his
share Of world series money. He
turned in something like six or
eight innings OF Big League Pitch
ing and a few innings OF exhibition
work.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-26
Donna Wins; Lower Bracket Race Still Up in Al
Odds Favor Shaykey 3 TO I on Foe of Miami Fight
ton veteran. against free swinging
Noise Bouquillon or France.
Many Has Beens

ton veteran. against free swinging
Noise Bouquillon or France.
Many Has Beens
There are at least a half dozen
present and former ~contenders foI
high heavyweight honors on the
card. though the principal signifi-
canoe Is attached to the main bout.
The Sharkey-Scott match is one
OF the last OF the long drawn on.
SERIES Of heavyweight eliminations,
the winner OF which IS slated 10
box Max Schmeling OF Germany
for the worlds championship AZ
New York in June.
The prospects today were that a
crowd Of between $4,000 and $4,000
will pay upwards of S200,0C0 TO wit
ness the show. Frank j. Bruen.
general manager or Madison Square
Garden, and his box office experts
were optimistic that the gate would
pass $500 900. This would insure a
substantial profit. There was no
chance whatever Of a sell-out. which
would mean an attendance OF ST.
600 and receipts Of more than $780,
600. Last years show drew 10000
fans and a gate OF $407 900.
Speculation over the outcome Of
the main bout was centered prin-
cipally upon how long 10 viii take
Sharkey TO win. the odds on the
American. following the completion
OF the long training grinds. SEEM
ed inclined TO rise. instead OF short
en-. A 3 to / favorite right along
Sharkey appeared likely 10 enter
the ring at 5 10 !. with no takers
Most OF the wagering has been on
the length OF the fight. with a
concensus favoring about four as
the limit. Bigger, stronger. faster
and punching apparently harder
than ever, Sharkev has looked every
part Of a champion in training.
Scott Slow
Scott. tall and OF a~pprehensive
mien. has alternately impressed the
critics with his boxing. or discour-
aged by his awkwardness the small
number who hold out any nope for
him. The general feeling Is that
the Briton has no real defa lse for
S~harkey's left hook or speed TO save
himself in a crisis. Scott Is a slow
starter and maybe an early mark
for Sharkey's rushes, If the Amer
lean Is III the mood for one OF his
savage attacks. His training has
indicated he is. on the other hand,
If Scott ear weather the storm in
the first few rounds. by staying
strictly on the defensive then re-
gain poise and confidence. he con-
ceivably may have a change 10
make ID close or at the very ont
side, win on points.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-26
EGHTS LAST

NV The Associated Press

Wy AAAG Ao1OlAaN1G AA1H1f
HARTFORD. Combat Battal-
inc. world featherweight champion.
outpointed Ignacio Fernandez. Chile
Q0), (non-title).
INDIANAPOLIS-Jackie Purvis,
Toronto. outpointed George Ker-
win, Chicago. d0D.
ST. PETERSBURG. Fla.-Farmer
Joe Cooper. Terre Haute. Ind, out
pointed Relampago Saguero. Cuba.
O0). Harry Muche. Ohio, and
Mario Paulo. Cuba, drew. (8).
LOS ANGELES Eddie Mack.
Denver. outpointed Maurice Holt
ger. France. Q0).
ST. LOUIS-Johnny Peewee)
Kaiser, st. Louis. ou%tpointed Lon
Terry. ST. Louis, Q0l.
KANSAS CITY-Speeder Kelly.
Kansas City. outpointed Jack Gibbs,
Kansas City. uo).
DENVER-Ham jenkins. Denver,
knocked out Louie Mays, DeS Moin-
es, Ia, CD.