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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-01-26
WHEN THE vDGDLAMTES OF MONTANA
COMING OF CHIEF JUSTICE H0SMER
(Bv MRS. M. E. PLASSMANN)

Among the many notable men who
were early officials of Montana was
Chief Justice Hezekiah L. Hosmer. OF
whom I saw a good deal, as our house
was his home during his brief stay In
Bannack. With him came his family,
consisting of his young wife, and two
children of his first wife, a boy and a
girl.
Our log cabin of four rooms afforded
but limited accommodations for our
family of eight, yet it proved sufficient
ly elastic to give shelter to these four
new arrivals from the east.
My father was familiar with Judge
Hosmer's reputation as a lawyer, and
editor of the Toledo, Ohio, Daily
Blade" But the rest of us knew of him
as the author of the "Octoroon," a
popular novel in anti-slavery circles.
He was so years of age when he came
here, and looked much older, his hair
what there was of it-being quite
gray. The only thing young about him
seemed to be his eyes, which were un-
usually large and expressive. He might
have been a handsome man but for
his protruding under lip, somewhat like
that of the Hapsburgs. OF medium
height, in appearance he was COM
handing. Gifted with a keen sense OF
humor, his conversation was always
interesting, and because OF his know
ledge of the world, worth hearing.
Both Judge Hosmer and my father
once belonged to the secret organiza-
ton known as knights of Malta" that
had for its sole purpose the fooling of
its initiates. Judge Hosmer took such
delight in recounting these experiences,
that he would laugh until the tears
rolled down his cheeks. My father
found him exceedingly companionable,
and enjoyed every moment of his stay.
On leaving Bannack, he went to Vir-
ginia City, which was not then the cap
ital, but boosted Of a larger population
than the little mining town on the
Grasshopper, where the first Montana
legislature met. Before the arrival of
Judge Hosmer, there was no law here
except what was furnished by the
miners courts, from which there was no
appeal; and the decisions of the Wig
lance committees, that were summar-
lily executed. AS it has been well said,
"Self liberty and self preservation made
men who regarded law as a necessary
attendant upon happiness, heroes in
those days." In such communities as
then were found here, the establishment
of law was certain to be difficult.
There was no law library in the ter
ritory, and comparatively few law
books. Fortunately the lawyers had
good memories and had studied their
textbooks to some purpose. No court
house having been built, it was decided
to open court in the dining room of
the Planters house, on the corner of
Jackson and Idaho streets in Virginia
City. The selection of this room prov
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-01-26
Coyote Increase
Noted on Rance

Numerous Montana ranges again are
becoming infested, r. E. Bateman, head
of the predatory animal control move
ment, reported recently at Billings.
General conditions, he said, show q
Wide increase in the animals on ranges
that we're practically cleared of them
but from which predatory hunters were
transferred or furloughed.
Many requests for services Of the de-
partment, he said, could not be COM
Piled with due to insufficient funds.
One trapper reporting to the Billings
office told of catching seven coyotes one
days with greyhounds on Woody creek
On the Grow Indian reservation. This
range, Bateman said, was cleared OF
the animals two years ago, but since
has been unprotected.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-01-26
MEN Get Elk in
"Su;cide Gu1ch"

Charles Bolin and sons, Edward and
Willis, of Martinsdale, went to Jardine
to hunt elk and returned with one each
two COWS and a bull. The canyon
where they hunted was locally dubbed
Suicide Gulch" says Mr.. Bolin, because
of the hundreds of hunters on the side
hills firing across the valley.
No serious accidents were reported,
but one mans watch chain was clipped
In two, and another's leather jackes
was slashed across the chest as bullets
sped too close.
Game wardens from all parts Of the
state were on hand to guard the lines
and enforce the opening and closing
hours, and hundreds Of hunters fired
literally thousands Of shots, MI. BoHn
states.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-01-26
WILL URGE CASH
FOR DAM PROJECT
J. J. HARRIS GOES TO WASHING.
TON, d. c., TO WORK FOR PRO-
JECT PLANNED Is YEARS AGO

A pioneer exponent Of the Big Horn
dam and one of the leaders in the
fight for its construction, J. J. Har-
ris, former Hardin resident, recently
went to Washington, D. c., to again
take up the cudgels for the $16,O00,-
600 project he conceived some Is years
ago..
This word was received by W. w. Gail,
chairman of the commercial club COM
mittee working toward the same end.
Although DR.. L. H. Labbitt recently
was designated by the Big Horn Dam
association to represent it at the ma
tional capital, the need for his imme-
date presence was deemed so necessary
by MI. Harris that he volunteered to
act until the arrival Of the Hardin
physician, Mr.. Gail was informed.
When DR.. Labbitt will 60 to Wash
ington has not been determined. The
club voted an appropriation Of $3.50
to help finance the undertaking.
Mr.. Harris spent several weeks in
Washington last summer and fall. He
did much to advance the project in
the eyes of the administration, Mr..
Gail said. He attributed the present
status of the undertaking to Mr.. Harris
initiative.
The dam undertaking is now under
consideration as a PWA project. It re-
Gently wa advocated by Senator B. K
Wheeler and has at various times been
Endorsed as a Missouri flood control
enterprise. Among its opponents is the
Missouri River Navigation association,
regarded as one of the most powerful
waterways organizations in the west.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-01-26
BILLINGS MAN
LOSES BUS CASE
NORTHERN PACIFIC SUBSIDIARY
WINS OPINION GIVEN BY
SUPREME COURT

With Associate Justice A. H, Angst
man dissenting, the supreme court
recently decided a TRANSFORMATION case
in which Harry w. Fulmer of Bill
ines asked the district court to annul
the order OF the state railroad COM
mission refusing him a license to op-
crate a motor TRANSFORMATION service
between billings and Miles CITY. and
it's order giving such a license to the
Northern Pacific Transport company,
a subsidiary Of the Northern Pacific
RAILROAD
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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-01-26

Old Ironsides was launched in 1797
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-01-26

ed not to be without its disadvantages,
as the court sessions were likely to on"
flict with the meal hours of the Plant
ers' guests.
OF the first session of the court, we
learn from the Montana Historical rec
ords: 1.-THE time for the opening of the
district court of the first judicial dis
trict, having both federal and territorial
nisi prius jurisdiction, arrived, it being
the first Monday of December, 1854.
The Planters House dining room was
cleared of breakfast dishes, a bench was
improvised by putting a number Of
another table on top OF them, behind
which the Judge sat. Another table
was for the lawyers, while the usual
dining o chair of the day, a stool
made of four pieces of wood inserted
in a piece Of board, was placed for law
yers and spectators"
The % lawyers who came together
On this occasion we're mostly young
men, and many Of them became dis
tinguished later, either in Montana, or
elsewhere. Most of them remained in
Montana and shared in her prosperity.
After Judge Hosmer had delivered
his charge to the grand jury, the court
adjourned, and a citizen approaching
the Judge remarked, I'VE are glad the
government sent you here. We have
some civil matters to attend to-, but
you had better let US take charge of the
criminal affairs" While the Judge did
not follow this well-meant advice, it
was indicative Of what he would have
to contend with, In the exercise Of his
duty.
After the court ceased to be held in
the Planters House. it met in the Union
League room. The floor was covered
with sawdust and made a very fair
court ROOM" but there being no front
entrance I'm order to get to the court
room it wa necessary to go along q
path on a side hill at the back Of the
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-01-26

Penwell Goes to Washington
Lewis Penwell, collector Of internal
revenue for the Montana district, left
for Washington a few days ago, to at
tend a meeting Of all collectors and
others affiliated with the Internal rev-
enue department.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-01-26

Havre Engineer Goes to New York
Emil Sandquist, Havre city engineer,
has left for New York city to attend
the annual meeting of directors Of the
Water Works association. Sandquist
Is q director.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-01-26

The manuscript of Keats lode to a
Nightingale" has Just been presented
BY Lord Crewe to the Fitzwilliam
museum, Cambridge, England.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-01-26

Ancient rock carvings Of elephants,
CRATES and other animals, found re-
Gently by an Italian expedition, indicate
that the Libyan desert once was fertile
and inhabited.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-01-26

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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-01-26

CALIFORNIA; division of state lands
estimates the value of the oil in the
state pool at Huntington Beach as in
excess of $50, 000, 900.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19

W when he wants to be, ItnHf hns tho most peculiar ring mentality thht one could imagine being being exhibited before millions Of people in tho ring, on tho stngO. in tho movies and through tho air, Tho point I'm trying to bring 0ut iB well Illustrated in h story con. earning M0Xlo elsewhere on theso pngon accounting tho tim0 hd uak |. cd trainer to give him Il "tln'' ohr, no thDt ho would Hook llk0 n prlSo lighter" Yot, no hBs what it stnkoH 10 win worlds champion ships with lh0 gloves and ihnt ls tho two hardos, hitting hands on record, Hut ns far nH boxing lh concerned thoro are plenty of IInorA more or l0As, but not many Browns, and lIill Brown Gnn do tho gnmo moro good In n month thnn Max l1n0r Cnn in h decade, And ] still believe, that Brown still privately believes what he Huld out loud ton dhys ago, dlaroRnfdlnR tho Gnrnorh C0nylnc0r, for he's h John h Sullivan light fan, md not an ndmIrof of ring clowns, oven though they hAVG what it tnkcG-- tho old wnllop.
 r. x, s-- almost forgot 10 mon
 ton thnt Camera was my
 choice t0 win, but hllbls hr0
 out of order thls BonH0n,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19

mighty good ball ckeN which really doesn't require hep he coeky fartsVic. C., distant and finally appears to pun the ba rom hs hip pocket
 'Id stand on my head could em that way" beams pitched In less than b6 gneS TOT the Los Angeles club last schs0n orgnal And tho tanned dealer fr1m Dx,S h relating how o took great pains to duplicate p mnnncrIans of one Harp walters n "sm'p'oeo"a' 'e'
 Trick Deliveries Usually Affect Control
 snrodth Harp Whers he asserts 'lt was Harp who bonnet that got me by
 laughed gyrations but he was talking sense there to fool the hitter Any tne delivery instead or the pa youte n much nowhere in haste 1us pumping hnt pst of tho believe I've beon good pitcher ever mncc" .,. It only limited percentage pitchers with trick deliveries make control either because th9 nre on their conorons or osc Sgh or he pne The waste of effort to some themselves ke pretze naSmueh as ,hHy "n' " strnighen point inc t phe up"" """''"e
 Must Have Regardless of Notion
 White Box couple or years ago
 
 to tic bhhooW mo""" the boys smelling him from tho premiscs
 Addo the good old days ana Fsa Browns and Yankees 70 yehrs g sscc vank back Slim Love stamped fussed. but the peculiar to LOOK hI
 WhitchI throws hs body way back the Kline wobbes Ike eo as nc ot or DvOtg on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19
TODANS SPORT%PAEADE. b8M$t!
By HENRY McLsMORE United Press Sum Correspondent

Eastbourne, England, June 10. --(UP) The desk clerk snid Mis- ter Crawford was in tho billiard room, 50 1 went Into tho billiard room, and sure enough, thore wna tho Wimbledon champion and cnp- tain of tho Australian Davis Cup team making some very Hwcot throe cushions.
 Mistor Crawford was very nice. Said yes, ho remembered me well, but that it would be impossible for him to talk about tennis. "You see," he snid "bcforo the team left Australia all of us had to sign n contract with tho Lawn Tennis association which snid, among other things, that we prom- iBed not to talk to reporters on any subject whatsoever. I'll tell you what I'll do though. I'll try and got Mister Youdale for you. H0H tho manager of the team, and tho only ono authorized to 500 tho press"
 Mister Youdale, after twice send. Ing for my card md twice being told I didn't carry tho things, barg- cd into tho billiard room looking very annoyed indeed.
 "Ycs," ho said. In voice that boro the same warmth na n tomb: stone, "Yeg, what do you want?" ] told him Ia llke to got n story on the team. ] snld ] had tried to interview Crawford but found no wasn't allowed to tnlk.
 "QuIto right. Quite right. 1ic isn't. Nor any of tho other play CTS. They ngroed to leave that 10 me before wo loft on tour. We can't havo our players talking to reporters. It doesn't work. Takes their minds off the game. Spolla their concentration. I say nli that's snid. What is it you'd like 10 know?"
 What did he think of his tennis chances of winning tho cup this | year?
 "Thats ono thing I never tnlk about. don't know how we'll do. How could 1 knowp Now what else?"
 How did no think Amcrlcn would do with Who's n professional? "f wouldn't liko to tnlk about that. All your players nro very | firm friends of mine, and 1 know they wouldn't appreciate my sponk- of them ono way or another. 1B there anything else? "Well. did hc think Fred Perry
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19
Boxing Bits

Edward Francis Hurley, Con. noGtlGut'B "b0y promoter" Of Inc lD2s trn, got off Co n flying Htnrt Inst night at Hartford In hla first professional offering of tho Aoaaon, whom Jimmy Loto md Lou AmberS fought 10 n Hlnshing ton round draw ht Capitol Park, before 2,200 paid customers who were well sat. ishod with tho entire show, and well they should b0, for in addition tO Inc main bout draw they saw Stove Carr of Mcrlden light an oven stephen oight round battle with Tony Coll of Worcester, and watched Hartford Eddie Rood put over aB neat n knockout as wna over thrown when ho caught Reno PolOquIn of Dnnl0lsOn on tho butt ton" In tho HcG0nd round, Incident. ally, Mf Hurley who claims hG used t0 be Il puHh0Vcr for tho ticket moOGhors, points with pride Co the fnct that only 32 "ohlnnmen" hnv6 entered his portals this season in two shows. He's got quite a layout with $l.Gb rinRBldcs and ten cent parking which should do business on the strnngth Of Inst nights opening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19
Platers Shaded
 By Eyelet Nine

Fifteen times bn,smon wore sent back yIn tho <, Q. route when thoy faced Dhsmnrls, pitching for tho pIntnrs in n Rnmo with tho Eyolot Room combine Of tho ScOVlll Mnn. ufDeturiDg Company in m Inter. Department I.onRUo contest Inst evening, The nnnl score 3-2 indl. G0tHB m interesting frny, TodcHco gave ln Co wIldnoB in tho nflh frame to BllDW tho tOtDI runs scored tO cross tho triangle, Dos. mRraiB and bhVhssour hit timely for ths plntors Tho score by in. nlngs.
 Plating Room ., 900 oO2 0--26 2
 HnttGTi6Ai T0doscO md Guerrora DoBmBrDis md I,h VDssour,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19

is deep, do your casting close Tn shore, and particularly around weed beds and areas thick with lily pads. Here pan Ash turk. be' cause it is here that the insects light and are sometimes blown Into the water.
 We have seen blucgills bump pencil weeds on which insects rested, knock their prey into the water. and then rush up and gob' bic them.
 Short jerks of the rod tip is the way to Ash for these fellows. This makes the dry fly or bug dance about. giving an imitation of q fly trying 10 struggle ID from the water. If there iB a pan Ash a- round. he'll soon make his pres. ence known.
 And, of course, there's alwayt the chance of landing a bass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19
Last Nights Fights
fBy UNITED I'IsIsss)

At ckensack, N J.--Buckey Reyes, t34 "a, Jersey City, stopped syivestr0 Matacena, 132 i-4, Ma pies Italy, CD; Six Second Powell, TAT 1-2, PlainGoId, Outpointed Joe Costentino, 147 t-4, Brooklyn (D; John MhngookO, 132 S-4, Rich- mOnd Hill ,0utpointcd Mike Bar deiio, t30, Perth Amboy, (D.
 oI, st Poe B-spgcec3U Unh1c
 At Hartford, Conn,-Jimmy Leto 138 3-4, Hartford, drew with Lou Ambcrs, 135, Hcrkimer, N Y. uO; Steve Carr. IGS, MerideD. drew with Tony celli, IG3, Leominstcr, Mass, (O; Angelo Mama, f2O, Worcester, dscisioned Baby Joe Guzmln, i2G, Florida, N6); Sam GsgIiano, 12f leg, decisioned Fred die Foran, f24. Burnside tD; Ed. die Recd, 122, Hartford, knocked out Rene Peioquin, i24, Wiiliman' tic. u.
 At Salem, Mass.--Paris Aplce f3s, Providence. H. l., 0utpolnted Steve aalek. l37. Lowell l0)i
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19
Byrnes 78 Tops
 Dusty Golf Scores

Frank Byrncs of the Connecticut Light and Power Company golf team gave all opponentB something to shoot at. when he posted q 30- 37---78 during the opening matches of tho newly formed Industrial Golf League last evening at Mattntucls Country Club. Tho four-mnn Power team defeated Scovill links men with an 1s point total under the Nassau point system in use. Lngerquist scored 87, Harry Bron. nan 80 and Ed Ely O3 in addition to tho top.noteh 7S, while tho sco- VIII scorog showed Kerr. 103, Fen ton, 06, Kiiloran, 90, Mcknight, 08. The Shoe Hnrdwnro-Ch mntch was not played. Chromium Cor porati0n and America Brass, Far. rel Foundry and Telephone Com. pany teams were booker to play this evening. but weather condi. tons may prevent the play.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19

For example, take the matter oe tho caullfiower car and his wretch cd battle against Pauline Uzcudun In Reno, July {, 1881,
 He was winning his share of lights and the money was starting 10 como In. But one thing worried him. He was to handsome. He thought he didn't look like n prize lighter. MRxic decided Co fix this. Ono day in m oakland gymna- slum, he walked up to Bob McAl. lister. his trainer.
 Nobody Home
 "Glve mo tin car, Mac" said Max. Every prize fighter should hnvo one"
 McAlllstcr was amazed. but or- dcrs are orders and he Smacked Max lustily on the ear. Tho mem Der fairly blossomcd and Max had his "tin ear" In later years ho was very reRretful of his folly when his otherwise perfect camera face In Hollywood was mnrrcd by ono normal eur and another larger than both of Clark Gabel's put to- gethcr.
 Tho Uzcundun farce. In which Mnxie was defeated inRloriously nf- ter 20 rounds, came Ut time when ho needed to make reputation. Ancil Hoffman, Mnx's manager, and Jack Dempsey, .-the promoter, told him he must beat Uxeudun to win reputation. Max smiled and looked dreamily ut Dorothy Dun bnr--the reason for his lcthnrgy against Pauline. Dorothy was vory beautiful and had been movie star.
 For f6 rounds Baor pclted Uxcu- dun. It appeared that the BHHquO would bo knocked out. Hut suddcn- ly Max quit fighting. Pauline had caught him with several jabs in tho face. Bnor threw guard about hls face and allowed Pauline to ham, nor him--hnywhore but tho fnco. An infuriatod Jack Dempsey, as referee, was forced to givo uxcv- dun the decision,
 Sudhcn Ho0kup
 Max smillngly climbed from tho ring, hurried to hts shower bath, thoh dressed in immaculate attiro md Joined Miss Dunbar. Tho next dny the couple married, only to al. yorce n year later.
 "t couldn't let him spoil my fnce," was Bncr's only explanation of his showing against tho basque. "A fellow cant got mhffiod wlth his nose out of shape and his eyes all black"
 The Rono fight all but counted Baor out of tho picture. Max eross- cd up tho critics, however. flo de. foated King Lovlnsky In 20 rounds under h hot Reno sun and ropented tho victory lntcr in n 10.round bat tlo in Chicago. 4 romatch with Ernie Sehnnf In Chicago resulted In knockout by i,aer. Schaaf was unconscious for three hours.
 Bncr hntoa to h" fnis sny that his knockout of may have pnvod tho way t"" lhttoFS death after n bout limo car. nern.
 Tho new chnmrion that ho packs donth wGll6p either of his fists. llc gave up ilRh.lng for almost q year in 1880 nfter Frankie Campbell, h Snn Francisco hohvy- weight, died from hoad blows do. livorod by fInor. In fnet, he almost quit tho gnmo entirely.
 Boxing fans call i.ncr a Killer In tho ring. Ills mother says hor "Honoy Boy" ia big hearted and hatoa to knock out opponents. Tnke your choice. There Ia precedent for 0it hhP dnHialan