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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-27
Other FATALITIES
EXPECTED WITH 10
INJURED BY BLAST
Fireman and Engineer Only
Dead identified; Dozens
Thrown Clear Of Wreck
OVER 100 MEN ON TRAIN
Piece Of Cab and Cars Thrown
100 Yards; 6uckling Of
Fire Box Blamed

Montgomery. w. Va, Dec. T.-(R-
Fifteen miners were killed and at
least 20 injured Thursday by the ex-
plosion Of q locomotive Of . train
taking workers to mine Of the Elk
lorn.Piney Coal company. On the
heart of this mountain country.
The firemGn and engineer were
among those killed.
The blast, said to have been caus-
ed by . buclkling Of . fire box cover
and the subsequent loosening Of the
boiler tubes, echoed throughout the
valley along which the little train
daily hauled the workers to and from
their homes.
Pieces OF the locomotive and cars
were blown 100 yards away and the
flying debris cut or bruised those Of
the workers who were able TO flee the
wreckage itself.
More than 100 men were riding on
the three-coach train.
OF the dead only the fireman and
engineer were identified Immediately.
They were: w. M. Blankenship,
about 81, Of Montgomery, the en-
gineer; D. L. oxley, IS, formerly Of
Lincoln county. w. Va, the fireman.
Hurts Passenger Clear
The blast hurled dozens Of the pas
sengers clear Of the tracks and the
injured cried out in pain 8 they lay
exposed to . chilling cold.
Company officials, rushing TO the
scene In autos, trucks and buses,
quickly gathered the dead and In
jured and rushed them 70 . hoBpt-
tai here.
At the hospital IN attache said:
I'VE are afraid . number Of the
injured men will de-
Within an hour the streets In front
OF the hospital were filled with men,
women ana children. who rushed
from the mining settlements looking
for their loved ones.
The explosion occurred ct 6:2l ..
m. (E6p q few seconds after the
putting locomotive paused to get up
steam.
There was some difficulty definite.
ly establishing the number Of dead,
some estimates placing the toll 1t u
and some ct Is.
C. r. stahl, division superintendent
OF the coal company. said:
1.-THE boiler left the trucks and
came down on the first coach, killing
and injuring . number Of men.
There are Is bodies In the NOR
que. I don't know whether any q
the others viii die"
Montgomery, = town Of about 2,200
Inhabitants, Is In the heart Of the
mountain and bituminous coal re
gious Of the state. The explosion oc-
CURED II miles below here.
The railroad belongs to the coal
company. which Is subsidiary Of the
Koppers Coal and Transportation
company OF Pittsburgh.
The entire countryside was rocked
by the terrific blast and building
rear the tracks was wrecked.
The locomotive cab was blown
apart, the top thrown through the
roof Of small house beside the track,
narrowly missing the bed In which
Mrs. Earl Morris was sleeping with
two baby sons.
The body Of the engineer, Blanken-
ship, was thrown ass feet and that Of
the fireman WAS hurled over . house
into the rocky bed Of = creek.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-27

Generally fair tonight and Friday:
colder tonight; rising temp. Friday.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-02-09

1934,$4. Coming two, three and
four-year-old, 1883, 1884, IS. All
others, except five-year-old, 1884,
81.
County assessors are to use
their discretion in fixing the as
sessed values Of horses, foxes and
bees.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-02-09
CITY COUNCIL PASSES
new Beer
Retailers Pay $50, or 500 Cut
Heavy Penalty for Unlawful
Liquor Possession.

In this issue is published an
ordinance passed at tho meeting
of the Hardin City council, Tues
day evening, providing for the
regulation of the sale of beer and
fixing the license of dealers in the
amber fluid.
The ordinance provides the fol-
lowing annual license fees: retail
ers, $150-a reduction of 500 from
the license fixed in a previous
ordinance; wholesalers, $500;
clubs, $50; brewers. $3.50; fair
ground and rodeo permits, $40
per day, no license issued for less
than $25. The ordinance provides
for the enforcement of the Mon
tana beer act.
An ordinance previously enacted
provides severe penalties for the
unlawful possession of hard liquor,
whiskey, and under a recent con-
viction obtained in the Hardin
police court, the defendant was
fined 500 and given a Jail SEN
tence Of thirty days, which he is
now serving.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-02-09
HARDIN HIGH LOSES ITS
FIRST GAME IN SIX TRIES
Lodge Grass Hi in Return Game
Here Drubs the Bulldogs
BY a 1920 Score.

The Hardin high school basket
ball team, the Bulldogs suffered its
first defeat of the season, last Fri
day night, on the Hardin high
school gymnasium floor, at the
hands of the fast quint from the
Lodge Grass high school. This was
the second time these teams clash
ed, this season, the Hardin five
winning a fast game on the Lodge
Grass floor, some weeks ago.
The Hardin boys, who had won
five consecutive games, were be-
ginning to think they we're in
vincible, and this defeat probably
will be a blessing in disguise, as it
will teach them not to hold their
opponents too lightly.
The first quarter was fairly even,
ending with a score of 6-5 in the
visitors favor, but at half-time
the locals were trailing 5 to II,
not making a point in the second
quarter while the visitors made II.
In the last half the Bulldogs
showed spurts of their regular
form, but were too far behind to
catch up, the final score being IS
to 20.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-02-09
CARS LIGHTS GO ON BLINK;
RUN INTO BY ANOTHER CAR
Result, Youth and His Sister Go
to Hospital and Are
Sewed Up.

Thursday night of last week,
while on the highway leading
down the valley, the lights on the
car driven by Fred Relic, 16-year-
old son of Jake Relic, residing
just north of town. went on the
blink and another car crashed
into it, badly wrecking the car
and severely injuring young Relic
and his sister. Miss Esther, a
couple of years older than he.
They were taken to the Lucy VIM
hospital, where their injuries were
dressed. The youth suffered gashes
In his head and one elbow and
severe bruises in his legs and
shoulders, while the young lady
suffered a severe scalp wound. It
was necessary to take several
stitches to close the wounds of
each patient. The young lady was
able to 60 home after her wound
was dressed, but the boy remained
at the hospital for a few days
treatment.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-02-09
ACCIDENT BEFALLS
GENE LONGEARS AT CROW
Caught by Limb From Falling
Tree and Life Instantly
Snuffed Out.

Eugene Longears, aged "A years,
was instantly killed, about $50
Monday forenoon, at Grow Agency
while engaged with other members
of the CCC crew in cutting trees,
removing every other tree along
the street on which the irrigation
office is located, to thin out the
row. The unfortunate man, a pop
ular member of the Crow tribe of
Indians, had just assisted another
Indian in the saving off of the
tree, which in falling caught on a
neighboring tree, breaking off a
large limb, several inches in di-
ameter and perhaps eight feet
long, which crashed down on his
head, crushing his skull and caus-
ing instant death.
Eugene Longears was born and
grew to manhood at Grow Agency.
He attended the grade school there
and later spent seven years in a
school at Rapid City, S. D. He was
a likeable man and had many
friends among both Indians and
whites. He was a musician ana
had belonged to bands at differ
ent times, being considered a very
fair tuba player.
He is survived by his widow, two
daughters. Edith, about 16, and
June, about 10; one stepdaughter,
the wife of Edward Standoverbull.
of Pryor, and two brothers, Ben
Longears and Pretty Paint.
Funeral services were held at
the Crow Community Baptist
church, Tuesday morning at 10
o'clock, the Rev. C. A. Bentley, Of
floating. The funeral was one of
the largest ever held in Crow
Agency, and the floral offerings
| were numerous,
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-02-09
Two Well Known Members of the
Crow Tribe "KOdaked" by
World Herald, Omaha.

On their way to Washington, D
c., to do some missionary work
towards bringing about the early
construction of the Big Horn dam
"a few miles south OF Hardin, and
to look after other matters at the
national capital of interest to the
Grow tribe of Indians, Harry
Whiteman of Hardin and Max Big
Man of Crow Agency were inter-
viewed by a reporter for the
Omaha, Neb., World Herald of
Jan. 81, as per the following:
Max Big Man and Harry White
Man, two full-blooded Crow In
dians from the Grow reservation
in Montana, were in Omaha, Tues
day, en- route to Washington for a
conference with Indian Commits
sioner John Collier.
The Crows want to get in on
the PWA funds for a big dam on
the Big Horn river on the reserva-
ton, and want to talk it I'VE with
Commissioner Collier and with
President Roosevelt. They will also
take part in a conference of cattle
men and the commissioner over
the leasing of Indian lands for
grazing purposes.
We're the only two Indians on
the Grow reservation who are not
chiefs when we get away from
home," said Big Man. I'VE are just
plain Indians, not chiefs. There
are no more Indian chiefs, you
understand"
Big Man wears long hair and
dresses in the old Indian fashion
when he's away from home. When
in Montana, he dresses just like
other men.
I'm going along for my looks
said Big Man. Harry is going for
his tongue and BRAIN"
White Man will do the talking
to the president and to the In
dian commissioner. And he uses
the language of the college gradu-
ate that he is.
1--WE r going down to discuss
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-02-09
ANNUAL FIREMEN'S BALL TO
BE HELD TUESDAY, FEB. 13
Date Advanced One Day Because
Feb. IA Falls on the First
DAY of Lent.

The date for the oath annual
ball of the Hardin fire department
has been changed from Wednes-
day, Feb. 14-which is the first day
of Lent-to Tuesday, Feb. -. Ev-
erybody should bear this event in
mind and purchase a ticket, as the
fire laddies need a few dollars
with which to purchase necessary
equipment that they may be better
able to protect your property from
loss by the fire fiend. Remember
the date has been changed to one
day earlier than at first ANNOUNCE
ed, Tuesday Feb. 10. The dance will
be held in the Warren hall and
Swindle's Dance Band VIII furnish
the music. A dollar for a ticket is
a dollar we'll spent-everbody go!
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-02-09
certain claims which the Crow
tribe has before the department."
said White Man, 1.-The tribe has

certain claims which the Crow
tribe has before the department."
said White Man. The tribe has
not prosecuted them for several
years because we did not wish to
embarrass congress and the presi-
dent. Our tribe, as you PROBABLY
know, "a always friendly to the
whites, helped the emigrants in
early days and never objected to
white settlers in those days. But
our old men are dying OFT and if
our claims are just we feel that
they should now be adjusted that
these old people will receive bene-
fits before they die. That is one
reason we are going down to
Washington. We have been dele
gated by our tribe to discuss these
matters with the department."
There are 1,900 900 acres in our
reservation. It is used mostly for
grazing. On February 5 there is
to be a conference in Washington
between the commissioner and
certain white cattlemen on the
leasing of this land"
The power dam proposition has
been discussed for several years.
The Indians believe now that
money may be obtained from the
PWA.
THE proposed dam will be in
the Big Horn river where that
stream breaks through the noun
tains," says White Man. statistics
show the Big Horn brings more
silt down to the plains than any
other stream in the Missouri river
basin. This dam would keep just
that much silt out of the lower
Missouri. It would provide water
for irrigation over a large part of
u reservation. And it will pro-
vide a minimum of 100 thousand
horsepower for use in that district.
We are prepared to show the Of
ficials that there is a market for
all this electric energy right there
in Montana"
The two left Omaha Tuesday
afternoon and will arrive in
Washington Thursday morning.
They attended shows here. one
after another, until train time.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-02-09
LIVESTOCK VALUATIONS
FIXED FOR THE YEAR 1884
Cattle Assessments Will Be Lower
While Sheep Values Are
Increased.

At a meeting of the state board
of equalization in Helena. We'd
nesday, the schedule for the 1884
assessed valuations on livestock
was fixed as follows:
Cattle-Purebred, 1888, $50; 1884,
$45. Coming year-old, 1888, SIS;
1884, SIP. Coming two-year-old,
1888, $40; 1884, $18. Coming three
year old steers and stock bulls,
1888, $35; ,1934,$30. Stock and
range cows, three years old or
older, 1888, $21; 1884, $40. Dairy
cows, 1888, $35; 1884, $50.
Sheep-Purebred, 1888, So; 1884,
$12. Stock rams, 1888, S.; 1884, 81.
Coming one-year-old, 1888, 81;
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-02-09
LEN0RA FRANCES BELL
DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Had Been Ill of a Stomach Ailment
Three Years Funeral Was
Held on Friday.

Funeral services we're held at
the Hardin Baptist church, at 2
p. M, last Friday for Mrs. Lenora
Frances Bell, aged Ct, wife of Will
liam Bell, who died at the family
home in the Custer Park addition
to Hardin, Wednesday of last week,
Jan. 81, her birthday, after a three
years illness Of a stomach all
ment. Rev. Howard Cain, offciat-
ed. Appropriate hymns were sung
by the Baptist church choir. The
pallbearers were Frank j. Kopriva,
Ed Lawlor, r. P. Ross, L. R.
Elarth, J. A. oKebbe and Emanuel
King. Interment was in the Har-
din cemetery.
The family came here from the
Tullock section in 1926, and for
the past seven years have lived in
the Custer Park addition. Mr.. Bell
has for some time been in en-
ploye of the Antler Sheep Co. of
Wyola.
Mrs. Bell was born at Cheyenne,
Wyo., where she grew to woman
hood. In October, 1901, she was
married to William Bell at Mcleod,
Alberta. Canada. While they had
no children of their own, they
reared Mrs. Leila Slough of Har-
din. There are no other near rela-
tives. She was a motherly woman
and will be missed. not only by
those near and dear to her, but
by her neighbors and friends as
well.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-02-09
SEN. JOHN A. PUTNAM
TALKS TO HARDIN LIONS
III. b. NO. 82-Appropriates
$75O,O00 for relief.

N. q. N q. oZ@AppIOpCIdCeS
$750,000 for relief.
IS. B. No. PERMITS counties,
cities, towns and school districts
to fund or refund their indebted
ness in outstanding bonds and
registered warrants, lawfully is
sued, in an amount in the ag-
gregate not in excess of fifty per-
centum of the total indebtedness
which may be lawfully incurred.
Advantage of this law must be
taken by May /. 1885.
H.. B. No. 5-Doubling the in
heritance tax.
H.. B. No. 12-Providing a tax
on electric energy.
III. B. No. 28-Taxing natural
gas at the rate of Is of one
cent per one thousand cubic feet.
IS. B. No. 5-Authorizing liquid
alton agents of closed banks to
borrow money from the R. F. c.
IS. B. No. 7-Authorizing county
treasurers to accept payment for
auto license for the current year
providing ten owner presents an
authentic and regularly issued
certificate of title to any motor
vehicle for which he desires to
obtain a license, whether or not
the license was paid the previous
year; the treasurer shall accept
payment and issue the license,
but nothing in this act shall be
construed as a waiver of the obi
cation of the applicant to pay any
and all delinquent registration
fees due for the previous year on
such motor vehicle.
There were many other good
measures passed, such as reducing
the beer license and removing the
Limitation clause so as to prevent
anyone from obtaining a monopo-
" on the business. In lowering
the license, the tax was raised on
the beer from fifty cents to one
dollar per barrel, so the law will
bring in just as much, or more
money than it did before.
Zone of the major issues of the
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OF Relief Measures Enacted BY
Recent Special Session
of Legislature.

At the regular semi-monthly
meeting Of the Hardin Lions club,
at its den in Pine Lodge, Monday
evening, State Senator John A.
Putnam, one of the charter men,
bers of the club, made an inter-
esting and instructive talk on the
accomplishments Of the recently
adjourned special session. Senator
Putnam said, in part:
The special session of Montana's
23rd legislative assembly came to
an end after being in session
fitty-four days, and we are all
glad to be back to our homes,
once more. This session lasted
much longer than anyone had
anticipated, but it was necessary
for us to stay there until the pro-
gram for relief was put over, or
all of our work would have been
for nothing.
There were eighty-three bills
originating in the house, with only
twenty-four in the senate. s. B.
No. "a, allocating one-half Of the
profits from the liquor stores for
state relief for the first year and
one-half to the state general fund,
seems to be a fair measure, as the
counties would not get an even
break the first year, anyhow; be-
cause of the fact that some of us
will not get a store for a few
months.
In order to not take up too
much Of your time, I will just
briefly mention some of the new
laws that we are most interested
in.
H. B. No. PROVIDES for the
reduction of the auto license to
IS On all cars under the weight
of $3.50 Tbs. and on all cars over
that weight it is $40; all trucks
up to 1k tons capacity, IS; the
scale from there up is the same
a. last year.
H. B. No. 4EPostpones the de-
linquent date of the first-ha1f of
1888 real estate taxes to March /,
1884.
H. B. No. 6-Provides for a
~ten-year amortization of delin-
quent taxes. This will enable those
who owe a few years back taxes
to make application to the county
commissioners for a contract Of
all of their delinquent taxes and
pay them out in twenty semi
annual payments.
H. B. No. 39-Creates the state
water conservation commission
and defines its powers.
H. B. 46-Increases the per-
sonal income tax.
III. B. 47-Reduces the cigarette
license tax from $25 to SIS per
year.
III. B. 51-Increases the tax on
telephones.
III. B. 57-Provides a tax on
telegraph companies.
III. B. No. 60-Provides for the
licensing of contractors.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-02-09
PRESIDENTS BIRTHDAY
BALLS HERE GROSS S487
This Community Splits a Net Of
$424 Between Billings and
Georgia Hospitals.

From reports available on the
proceeds of the numerous dances
given throughout Montana on
Tuesday evening of last week,
January 80, President F. D. Roose-
velt's SIND birthday, It appears
likely the Billings orthopedic hos
pital, which specializes in the
treatment of crippled children,
will receive in the neighborhood
of $4,000 as its one-half share of
the proceeds in Montana.
Population considered, Hardin
stands first of all the cities in
Montana, if not in the nation. In
Guiding $50 turned in to Treasurer
r. P. Ross as the net proceeds of
the dance given that night at
Lodge Grassland this, size of
town considered, is also right at
the top-the Hardin committee, of
which J. A. Koebbe was chairman,
had total receipts of $487.0 S
The disbursements for the rent
of both halls, the two ~orchestras,
and miscellaneous expenses-all
furnished at about half the regu-
lar rates-totaled $62.25, leaving
net proceeds of $424.5O. This net
was divided equally between the
orthopedic hospital for crippled
children at Billings, Mont, and the
w farm Springs Foundation at
Warm Springs. Georgia, where
President F. D. Roosevelt was
treated after he was stricken with
infantile paralysis in August, 1921.
Herewith is given the amounts
raised for the Billings Orthopedic
hospital by towns reporting to the
Billings committee, according to
| Wednesdau,s RininoS Ca zette.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-02-09

Verne Sankey, notorious kid
naper, committed suicide last eve
ming at Pierre, S. D., in his cell.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-02-09
DELINQUENT TAXES MAY
BE PAID in 20 PAYMENTS
New Law Passed at Special Session
of Legislature, Provides
Easy Method.

The recent special session of the
legislature passed a law which
makes it possible for those having
delinquent taxes to pay them in
twenty semi-annual installments,
The Big Horn county commits
sioners have had application
blanks printed, and any taxpayer
in arrears may make application
at any time before January !, 1885,
to enter into a contract with the
county board to pay in 20 semi
annual installments all taxes due
prior to 1888.
In order that those wishing to
take advantage of the law may
familiarize themselves with its
provisions. the law is printed here
with, in full:
CHAPTER As
Substitute House Bill No. 6
Section /. All taxes and-or as
sessments heretofore levied against
personal real property and all tax
IS heretofore levied against per-
sonal property and which are a
lien against real property, to-
gether with penalties and interest
thereon, which were delinquent
and unpaid November 1, 1888, may
be paid in twenty (20) semi-an-
nual installments extending over
a period Of ten C10) years, under
the terms Of a contract to be made
by and between the board OF
county commissioners of the coun-
ty wherein said property is To-
Gated and any taxpayer concerned,
provided that no taxes levied dur
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.......... .5U
R. P. ROSS,
Treasurer.
J. A. KOEBBE,

Chairman Koebbe desires to ex-
press his thanks and appreciation
for the fine assistance given his
committee, Miss Star and the high
school girls for putting on their
beautiful drill, the American Le-
gion for taking care of the doors
and decorating the halls, and the
Hardin Tribune-Herald and the
Big Horn County News of Lodge
Grass, for the liberal advertising
given.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-02-09

A. J. Morgan, Wyola rancher,
was a county seat visitor the first
Of the week.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-02-09

Following is an tented report
of receipts and expenditures as
prepared by Treasurer R. p. Ross
and signed by j. A. Koebbe as
chairman, and R. P. Ross as
treasurer:
The Washington times., 1934-04-24

Inc lilly has the packing OF the
western turf fans to capture the
Kentucky Derby on May S, regard
less of the fact that only one filly
has won the great classic. Her
owner Charles T. Fisher says:
"She, certainly has done every.
thing that has been ask of her
in trials, and 1 will start her in
the Derby regardless of the track
conditions"
The filly possess enough speed
and stamina to show the way to
colts and geldingS who will oppose
her over the mile and one quarter
route.
If the Fisher filly wins the
classic, Trainer Van Dusen will
join the select circle of trainers
who have sent two horses out TO
win the classic. Clyde Van Dusen,
named after the trainer, won the
derby for H. P. Gardner in 1929.
Mata Hari wound up her two.
year-old campaign in a blaze Of
glory by, winning the Kentucky
Jockey Club at Latonia on Octo-
ber % by two and one-half
lengths from practically the same
field that will oppose her on
Derby Day. She ran the mile
route in 1:39 AS and carried 119,
and at the end was fighting for
her head. Horsemen who wit
messed the contest claim that
the great filly could have raced
all day.
A week previous to this event
Mata Hari shattered the track
record for the Futurity course at