The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-04-27

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little nephew. Bobbie Schaak, will
celebrate his 5th months birth
day, May lst.
c. E. Astrope and daughter,
Miss Amy Astrope and Mrs. Paul
! son and children were in Hardin.
Saturday doing their weeks Shop
ping.
Several families have been liv-
ing on the Geo. Dimbleby place,
with MI. Ator. While the CWA was
functioning the men of these
families were employed.
A seven-pasenger. 4-c cylinder
Studebakcr was the first car in
this community. For many years
Hardin boasted of only one car.
How many are there now?
Miss Elizabeth Koebbe, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Koebbe, who
reside on the old Jack Candee
place. has been attending school
in Great Falls, this winter
Mr.. and Mrs. Uriel King, who
live northeast of Hardin, had
Richard Walker as one of their
guests at an early breakfast given
by them, one morning recently.
John Stewart Thompson, who
has been working at the Big Horn
| garage for some time, goes back
and forth each morning and v
ening to work. from his home on
the Gordon Brown farm.
The Iowa winds and dust
storms that are blowing the grain
out of the ground there. are Ger
tainly being felt here, arriving in
our community in the form of
clouds of heavy, settled dust.
The honey bees of the South
Bench community are certainly
making good use of the new wild
plum blooms in the reporters
front yard. The sweet perfume is
too much of a temptation for
them to stay away.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Clark came
down from St. Xavier. last Thurs
cay, taking dinner with their
daughter Lula. Mrs. Adolph
Schaak, also spending the after
noon with their other daughter,
Mrs. Mark Ferguson.
Miss Marian Plummer, who has
been in nurses training at a Bill
ings hospital. the past several
years. is at home at present, Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Plummer and brother and
sisters.
The news notes of this farming
community. past. present and fu-
ture. are written for the benefit
of the farmers here and people
in this community and for all
readers to enjoy. Nothing but the
truth is written or reported.
Mrs. Lyle McDonah, niece-in-
law of the Fergusons. here, writes
from Washington that it is very
hot and dry there. twenty-five
miles from Spokane. The farmers
here can still live in optimistic
hopes of rain and moisture.
Richard Walker was n of the
guests of the party given in the
recreation rooms of the Baptist
church at Hardin, a week ago
last Saturday evening, by Miss
Ruth King and Madelyn Phillips
for members of the B. Y. P. U.
The sugar beet growers IN this
farm community are anxiously
waiting the settlement and deci-
sion of the Costigan-Jones bill by
the U. S. senate. The delay in the
passage of this measure is a mat
ter of grave concern to sugar beet
growers in this section.
The social diversion of the
South Bench younger set in early
days wa long auto pleasure trips,
taken on Sundays to the Black
Canyon. Sarpy hills. Pine Ridge
and Little horn canyon. On these
trims the time was spent picnicking,
sight seeing and picture taking.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Ferguson
and Patricia O'Brien of Hallway
made a short call at the reporters
home in Hardin, Saturday morn
ing. MI. and Mrs. Ferguson were
enroute to Buffalo. to visit their
daughter. Erlise-Mrs. Dale Phil
lips. Miss O'Brien stopped off at
Billings to visit friends and rela-
tives.
Lyle McDonah. grandson of the
Senior Fergusons, who are retired
farmers from here, and nephew
of Mark and Charlie Ferguson,
who nov reside here, has recently
undergone a nasal operation at
the Veterans hospital at Walla
Walla. Washington. Lyle. Brother