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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-03-01

NOTED PIONEER
DIES AT BOHEMIAN
LINGERING ILLNESS CLAIMS
JAMES GOURLEY. CAME TO
STATE ON FIRST STEAMER

James Gourley, "a, well-known Mon
tana pioneer, died at the DeaconeSS
hospital at Bozeman after a lingering
illness. He had been a resident of this
state for 72 years and was n of the
first men to locate at Prickly Pear,
where gold was first found in paying
quantities.
Mr.. Gourley came to Fort Benton On
the Emily, the first steamboat to ar
rive there, and or this boat "a also
former Gov. Samuel T. Hauser of Mon
tana. Seventeen days after the arrival
of the Emily, the Spread Eagle came
in, and a number of men from both
boats fitted out with pack horses and
went to Pioneer gulch, about 20 miles
from Deer Lodge, where gold was be-
ing prospected. From Pioneer, Gourley
went to Basin and then to Prickly
Pear, where he located June 20, 1862.
Born in Ireland
Gourley was born in the county OF
Armagh, Ireland, May 8, 1910, and re-
ceived his education there. In 1854 he
was apprenticed to Henry Hawkins q
Co. of Newry, Ireland, in the drapery
business. After serving five years, he
entered into an agreement with John
F.. Prize which stated that he was to
work for him three years and then open
stores for the company.
May 4, 1859, on his 10Th birthday,
Gourley landed in New York from Ire
land and went to Amboy, Ill, where he
worked three years before going to
Polo, ILL.,, and opening a store for Car
son g. Prize. It was upon a disagree
ment with MI. Carson that he came to
Fort Benton. For a number of years
Gourley lived at Helena. In the late
sixties or early seventies he came to
Bozeman and accompanied j. L. Yer
non and others on the Yellowstone K
position in 1873.
Was County Clerk
After returning from this trip he
lived at Bozeman and Helena for some
time and a number of years later was
elected on the republican ticket for
Gallatin county clerk and recorder,
which office he filled one term. Gour-
ley was employed by the A. Lamme
company for a few years and later
travelled for a grocery firm in the east.
He was a member of the Elks lodge
of Helena and lived at the Elks home
at Bozeman about is years; the last
four years he was a patient at the
Bozeman Deaconess hospital, where he
breakdown. Gomley wa a member Of
the Presbyterian church. He had no
relatives living.
Body Taken to Helena
G. F. Coleman, secretary of the Elks
lodge in Helena, arrived in Bozeman
to make arrangements for the funeral.
The body was taken to Helena Wednes-
day morning and funeral services held
there Wednesday,. Burial was in the
Elks' plot in the Helena cemetery.
There were no services at Bozeman.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-03-01

Dick Sapp was a gambler whose little
game of fair and easy" eventually be-
came his own nickname. step up
Dick would say, Everything is fair and
easy. An intelligent Californian is just
as apt to win as a lousy Pixies Peaker."
The train left Denver Feb. 2, 1868.
They travelled three and a half months
and reached Bannack May IA after con
siderable hardships. Their route was
through Fort Collins, by Elk mountains,
Pass creek, Fort Steele, Bitter creek and
Fort Bridger. From that point they
took the old Oregon trail to Soda Bay
Springs; then to 1.-The Chimneys" on
what wa later named Toponce creek
up the Snake river to Camas creek
tinental divide to Horse Prairie, and
o. to Bannack.
They crossed Ross Fort at a point
near Blackfoot, where a man named
Gibson, afterward a famous prizefight-
er, owned the ferry. AS they started up
the west bank of the river they found
a wagon train belonging to Livingston
and Bell surrounded by Indians. Bud
Worley of Salt Lake was in charge, and
the train was headed for Bannack.
Thirty were in the party
which had stood off the Indians fol-
eight days. The Indians retreated be-
fore the superior numbers of the Sec
ond train. One might assume that after
eight nights of anxiety the women
would have been ready to sleep, but
they stripped the wagon covers off the
wagons, spread them on the grass and
everybody danced till morning. The In
dams kept at a distance but followed
the combined trains all the way tc
Montana.
In Bannack Toponce's real adven-
lures began.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-03-01

run smuggled horses across the Cana
dian border-not very good training for
a lad, but he let the man who hired
him take the responsibility.
In 1855 he helped install Butterfield's
first overland stage from Missouri to
California. 1t was first routed by Texas
and New Mexico, but when the "Mor-
mon war" brought General Johnson's
army into Utah in 1858, it took the
northern route through Salt Lake. He
made two trips as a bullwhacker for
Majors and Russell. From West Port.
Mo-, eight miles west of Kansas City,
to Sante Fe was a 24-hour day trip.
They drove a pitching Betsy" with six
mules. The driver, side whipper and
lookout were armed with the latest
make of rifles. They drove SO miles,
changed teams, fed, watered and drove
so more.
The registered class mail sacks vert
closed with copper padlocks; the first
class sacks with iron padlockS, and the
rest with ~"puckering strings" The boys
were cautioned to ave the copper pad
locks first, in case of accident, the iron
locks next, and the "puckering strings"
last. 1t was rumored that a good deal
of mail was dumped on the prairies.
Eastern societies were sending lots Of
Bibles to the California heather, and
the United States patent office was
distributing patent office reports Law
ishly, so the boys got tired of hauling
the heavy sacks.
One day the line owner came to one
of the drivers, George Hall, and told
him a "fuzzy-shirt"-a government Of
ficial-was riding with him, and they
must be careful that no mail was
dumped.
where do you want to ride?" George
asked the fuzzy-shirt.
my aide and I will ride ON the rear
seat, facing the 'front.'" the official an
swered, rather stiffly.
The boys piled 400-pound sacks of
mail on the front seat, but at the first
stiff hill the rope broke CD and the
mail toppled into the generals lap.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-03-01
Grace Stone Coates

0f1o6 st6ne COATES SPARE on CLe euuCH-
ton Of their eldest son, and Alex never
had a days schooling. He resented this
and threatened to leave home. He left.
His father thought he would be back
in a few days, but he never returned.
He knew how to work. He chopped wood
at 37a cents a cord-hard wood, all body
wood-at that. In those days a minor
couldn't collect wages, so his sent his
father to buy his time" He had earned
over 500.
At IA he was helping an employer
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-03-01
AAA COMPLETES
URCHAS OF SEED
SUPPLY AVAILABLE AT ELEVA-
TORS, SEED HOUSES, APPROVED
BY DROUTH COMMITTEES

(MONTANA STATE COLLEGE)
Having conserved practically the
total supply of adapted seed grains
meetings its standards, which are not
held commercially for seed purposes,
n with funds appropriated for seed
conservation nearly exhausted, the
Agricultural Adjustment administra-
ton announces that seed conserva-
ton purchases of wheat, oats, barley
and flax are completed.
Emphasis in the government program
to alleviate seed shortage due to drouth
has now shifted to plans for rapidly
completing distribution of the stocks
of conserved seeds to farmers in areas
of the officially designated drouth ter
ritory where a seed-deficit exists, and
to methods for providing information
when requested concerning available
supplies of adapted seed grain in pri-
to Sam Sloan, chairman of the state
seed stocks committee.
Montana's quota under the distribu-
ton program gives 100000 bushels of
spring wheat, 200, 1000 bushels of oats,
$4,000 bushels of barley and $4,000
bushels of flax. Meetings have been
held in most of the drouth counties
where orders have been assembled.
Sloan said they are emphasizing the
Importance of making full use of local
seed supplies, where available. Some of
the orders for federal seed may be
cancelled when it is found local seed
is available.
Government stocks, as of Feb. S, in
Guided $500. 804 bushels of hard spring
wheat, SIG, lao bushels of durum wheat,
10, 1886, 098 bushels of oats, 1885, 1886
bushels of barley, 421 $50 bushels OF
flax, and SOL $50 bushels of sorghums.
Surveys have indicated deficiencies
of adapted seeds in North Dakota,
South Dakota, Montana, Minnesota,
Kansas, Nebraska, Illinois, Iowa, Mis-
souri,, and Oklahoma.
Local elevators and seed houses, ap-
proved by the county drouth commit
tees and placed under proper bond, are
distributing the government seed.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-03-01

tally he must have
been as great. His
courage and resource
fulness e v failed,
and he seemed to at
tract extremes of for
tune and disaster.
He was born in
Belfort, France, Nov.
~. 1889. His parents
brought him to
America when he was
seven years old. In
a c c d a n c e with
French custom, his
parents spent what
money they had to
$1,000 H. .-
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-03-01
BY GRACE STONE COATES
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There died in Ogden, Utah, IA
years ago, q Montana pioneer about
whom Montana histories are strange
ly silent. He was friend and associ-
ate of those whose names loom large
in Montana annals. He made, lost,
and retrieved fortunes in the Terri
tory, and became prominent through
the entire northwest; yet his name
appears in no biographical index, and
illusions to his work are usually in
cidental to others stories. Langford
refers to him as "a leading member
Of the committee" when he mentions
the Vigilanter who warned Slade that
his life was in jeopardy.
That man was Alexander Tcponce
The story of his life is incredibly rich
Toponce was powerful. Men.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-03-01
STAR FOR CHIEFS LAPEL

Assistant Chief of Police Jack Dug
gan was summoned ito the carpet at
a solemn conclave of the Butte Police
club while Officer Dan Reagan pinned
on the assistant chiefs lapel the club
gold star
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-02-02

"Your friend Diggs has fine coat of tan. He must be fond of out door sports"
 "He Is. That fellow spends two hours every afternoon standing in the hot sun in front of the baseball bulletin board"
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-02-02
LEAVE IT TO FEM

Did you tell your wife every thing you did while she was away" No, the neighbors attended to that"
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-02-02

Miss Slim-You're getting stouter, Mr. Jones, aren't youl
 MT. Jones-Yes, I weigh over 300 pounds now and Mrs. Jones says l am a pest during the hot weather, 1t takes me too long to get through screen door.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-02-02
WILLING TO WAIT

Jogging Pete-Say, mlssus, can ye gimme a job diggin' taters2
 Farmers Wife-Land sakes! We don't dig taters for another month yet.
 Jogging Pete-That's all right, ma'am, I'll live here till dlggin' time.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-02-02
NO JOKING

.'I took them to be a theatrical couple"
 'Did they wear spatsf"
 "No; but they certainly had plenty of them"
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-02-02
NoTrSo BAD

Crane-Well, what the n
 Ostrich-Just a little idea of mine to keep a cold in the head from set. ting down on the chest.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-02-02
NOT ENOUGH

Beauty is only skin deep"
 T consider that wise provision of nature, Gs with that limitation only the girls are kept busy enough" !"
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-02-02
WELL DONE

"So Tom lost his position in the city hall Did he get . raw dealT "No; he got fired on a cooked-up charge"
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-02-02

Mir. Jones (angrily)-I was the biggest fool In the world when l asked you to marry mel
 Mrs. Jones dangerously sweet)- Not the biggest, dearest. I accept ed you!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-08-29
Gaithefsburg News And
e.Sociaflifems

Rev. and Mrs. Norman O. Scribner
spent the past week end in Norfolk,
Va. Services at the Epworth M. E.
Church, of which he is pastor were
conducted by the Rev. William Wat
ers, pastor of the Faith M. E. Church,
Derwood, on Sunday morning.
Miss Hazel Briggs and sister, Mrs.
Leona Payne, returned last week from
a pleasant visit with relatives and
friends at Chesapeake Beach and Mt.
Vernon, Ohio, both trips being made
by motor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hogan and
daughter, Miss Helen Hogan and Mr..
Kenneth Meem left on Monday morn
ing for motor trip to Montreal,
Canada.
Mrs. W. D. Robertson was hostess
to the Fidelis Glass, Grace M. E.
Church, South, at her home here, last
week. The devotional service was led
by the class president, Mrs. Albert
Clagett and Mrs. Paul Thomas gave
humorous reading by way of en-
tertainment.
1t was decided to hold a bake sale
on September Z, the place to be an
nounced later. The annual election Of
officers will feature the Septembel
meeting with the president and Mrs
Paul Thomas as hostesses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Carlisle an,
Misses Minnie and Helen McBain lief
by motor last week for visit will
relatives in Schenectady, N. Y.
A dance will be held in St. Martin
Hall, here, on Saturday evening
:. August 81 from 9 until IL, with Mrs
Frances Mullican in. charge of tn
general arrangements. Music, will b
furnished by the Curly .Broadhurs
Night Hawks. Proceeds for the. bene
fit Of St. Martins Parochial School.
Mrs. Luther E. Otley and daughter
Miss Louise Otley and Miss Jenni
Gray, of Purcellville, Va, were guest
last Thursday of Mayor and Mrs. Wi
liam McBain. a.e 4s4a
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-08-29

Mr.. Abel A. Norris, Jr., was select
ed delegate from the state of Mary
land to the Supreme Convention of
the Knights of Columbus held in New
York City this week. Due to this fact
the September session of the Mont
gomery Council, No. 1923, of which he
is Grand Knight has been postponed.
Recent guests in our town include
Master Eugene Wilkinson at the home
of his aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dean Wilkinson and the Rev. John
Ayres and family at the home of Mrs.
Eyres sister, Miss Mildred Lewis, on
Walker Avenue.
Miss Ann Lane of Petersburg, Va.
who is visiting her aunt, Mrs. w. D..
Robertson, was the guest of honor at.
a buffet supper served by the Misses
Rosabel and Eleanor Gartner at their
home here on Wednesday evening of
last week.
Mrs. Herman Wilson and family are
now at their home on Russell Avenue
after months vacation spent at
their cottage home at Harold Harbor
on the Severn River.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-08-29
Nine Youths Join CCC
Camp Monday, August 26

The Welfare Board reports that
nine boys between the ages of eigh-
teen and twenty-eight were sent to
the Civilian Conservation Corps
from Montgomery County in the en-
listment of Monday, August 26th,
Of these boys, three were colored and
six were white.
Since all of these boys come from
families which have been receiving
relief and will send a large share
of their earnings home, this will
relieve the Welfare Board of some
of the financial obligations of the
families. The boys will have an
opportunity to learn various facts
about forestry, road building, etc.
and will have an opportunity tc
study.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-08-29
Otter, a Destroyer

That the otter is destroyer of fish
life has been proved many times. says
the Detroit News. Even as far back
as the days of Izaak Walton the otter
was considered a menace to fish life.
In Walton's angler" we find this bit
of delightful discourse: 'Piscator: !
pray honest huntsman. lei me ask you
pleasant question: Huntsman:
Sir, it is not in my power to resolve
you, but ] have heard the question
hath been debated among a great
many clerks, and they seem to differ
about it; yet most agree that her tail
is fish; and if her body be fish too
then | may say that a fish will walk
upon land for an otter does so some
times five or six or ten miles in a
night, to catch for her young or glut
herself with fish, but sir am sure the
otter devours much more fish and kills
and spoils much more than she eats"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-08-29
Howard County Hunt Race To
Feature Field Day September Z
Landowners And Farmers Show To Inauoura+o I,,n;o
Event-Entries In Other Classes Assure Lively
Competition At Gleneg

The presentation of a handsome
silver cup to the winner of the
Howard County Hunt race, in men,
DRY of the late E. Read Beard, one
of the founders and formerly treas
urer of The Hunt. will be one of
the new and prominent features of
the Landowners and Farmers Field
Day to be held at Glenelg on Sat-
urday, September 7th This trophy
will inaugurate the running annually
of a jumping race which quite con-
ceivably may become enc of the i'm
portant cross-country events of it's
kind, in Maryland. However, this
year for the first time the jumps and
distance will be comparatively short
as compared with the ultimate plans
and expectations of its sponsors.
The trophy is to be retained each
year by the owner of the winning
horse and is to become the perma-
nent possession of the person event.
ually winning the race three times.
The name of the owner and the win
ming horse will be engraved each
year on the cup.
Entries to date in other classes
ON the program which has been an
nounced Indicate good representation
ord livalx, cnnnnohition in all svarts
It is urged that all who have failed
to mail in their entries to the COM
mittee in charge, do SO immediately,
in order that they may be listed in
the final program. The final copy
for the program win go to press
on Monday, September 2.
Several entries have been received
for the Gay Nineties" class for both
double and single drawn entries.
Silver cups will be. awarded in this
class, the judging to be in hands Of
the spectators. The volume Of APP
plause following the respective en-
tries in their parade around the
show ring will form the basis for
the wards. State of preservation of
the vehicles, livery and harness, as
we'll as conformation of the horses
will also be considered. IA
Members of the Howard Hunt ex-
tend a cordial invitation to all land
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-08-29
Roadside Theatre To
Continued "The Henrietta"

That favorite comedy of genera
lions ago, Bronson. Towards "The
Henrietta" continues a second week
at the Roadside Theatre, the coun-
tvs only summer harm theatre. e
First produced in 1887, "The Hen
rietta" had a long and successful
run on Broadway as the vehicle of
William H. Crane and Stuart Rob
son, outstanding comedy team OF
their day. 1t was on the road for
several seasons, played in stock, and
was reviewed time and again during
the eos. Then in 1913 Winchell
Smith and Victor Mapes modern
lied" the play, Titled it "The New
Henrietta" and with Crane playing
his original role and Douglas Fair
banks doing Robson's part, II
achieved a. second success.
Boosting an average of 1.3 laughs
per minute-by actual count is
not difficult TO understand why "Ths
Henrietta" should retain it's place
as one, of the best American come
dies. 81,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-08-29
Experiment With Camels
I'D Not Last Long Here

1850 -A@OeAS
In lSa5,A when Jefferson Davis was
secretary of.war at lWashington-later
to become president OF the Southern
Confederacy in the war between the
states-congress appropriated $30.000
for the purchase of camels to be used
in military operations in the dry re.
gions of the Southwest territory. Lieut..
David D. Porter afterward to become
famous as admiral of the navy. was
designated to command a vessel to go
to Egypt and buy the camels. The ship
returned with thirty-three camels and
several native drivers. The animals
cost $3.50 each. Next year another
shipload. forty-One camels. arrived.
Both lots were concentrated at Camp
Verde, Texas, and a permanent camp
was established to breed the animals
and experiment in their use.
During 1857, according to the Kan
sas City Times. camels were used oc-
casionally in short scouting expedi-
lions and in building a wagon road
from FIT. Defiance, N. NJ, to the east
ern frontier of California. Lieutenant
Beale, in charge, was so enthusiastic
about their usefulness that Secretary
of War John B. Floyd, who had sue
ceeded Jefferson Davis, recommended
the. purchase. of 1000 camels. but con.
gress took no action on this proposal
The outbreak of the Civil war put
an end'4t the exploring expeditions
with the camels. In March. 1866. all
of them had been sold, mostly to cir.
cuses.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-08-29
Resistance of Glass to
Crushing Is Verv Great

Although glass has been known
long time and is even found in nature
as obsidian, black opaque glass, it
has remained for the scientist to show
what man can do. "As brittle as
glass" is an old saying which cannot
be said to be truthful any more. In
fact, glass will maintain its shape
under pressure which will make metals
bend like putty" says Popular Me
6hanics Magazine.
This is hard to believe but tests at
a glass factory, where every kind of
glass from bottle glass to that used in
the, largest telescope made, show that
sfhis Is true, The resistance Of glass
to crushing Is extremely great. It
would take about eight loaded freight
cars weighing about 350 tons, or 7OO.-
900 pounds. to crush a .rwo-inch cube
of hard glass. Even. cast iron. will
yield before this hard glass.
:. There are three main kinds of glass
There is the soda lime variety which
goes to make up BOTTLES and window
panes. Sand, lime and carbonate Of
f1soda. the ordinary washing soda. go
Unto isuch uses Lead glass contains
lead salts instead of lime The cut
glass. so popular years ago, was lead
glass which has great brilliance and
can be given high polish. Glass can
be made with SO much lead in i that
its weight will be equal to that of
gray cast iron. Such glass can be used
to protect X.ray teehhicians against
the dangerous effect of these rays
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-08-29
BOYD

Rev. William Waters of Derwood
will conduct services at the Presby-
terrain Church on Sunday morning.
A family reunion, was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Mich
olson on Tuesday night. Thirty-fve
members Of the family were present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Daymude en-
tertained at q crab supper on We'd
.nesday night in homer. of Mr.. Day.
nudes brother Mrsdohn Daymuda
OF ONO. s},~ ne s~t
Miss Bernadette Reed has returned
to her home. in Philadelphia after
spending several weeks with her
sister, here.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-08-29
DAMASCUS:

|
A talk on diphtheria, the fourth 81
a series of health talks, was given
Monday afternoon by Miss Martha NJ.
Keys, county health nurse, at the
Damascus elementary school building.
y. Mr.. and Mrs: Guy Howes. Miss Hill
da Howes, Miss Hester Vetter, Mr.
Milton Howes, Mrs. John W.uHager,
Mrs. Nellie Beall and Mr.. Paul Hager
have returned from a motor trip
through New England and Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Stanley Atterberry
and son, Edwin, of Lincoln, California
are visiting friends here.
Miss Evelyn E. Souder spent the
past two weeks at Ocean City, Md.
Miss Ruth Peck also spent a week
at this resort.
Jack and Burke Esaias, of Morrill,
ton, Ark, are visiting friends here;
Jack is staying with Sherwood Duvall
Jr., while Burke is visiting Leroy
Harris.
Mrs. Amanda Purdum, after spend
ing the past year with her son-in-law
and daughter, Rev. and Mrs. N. C.
Clough, of Philadelphia, is visiting
another daughter, Mrs. R. N. Poole, of
this place.
Mrs. Rebecca Gardner and daughter
Anne, spent the week end with Mrs.
Delma Souder Harris and Mrs.
Souder.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-08-29
Memory Unreliable

Memory is unreliable when recalling
things seen and heard during great
excitement. Once professor surprised
and frightened his class of 20 students
with faxed riot, writes Lenora Davis,
Emory university, Georgia. in Golfers
Weekly Four persons rushed into the
classroom. fought one another and
smashed furniture for 30 seconds and
then rushed out. When questioned, only
three of the 20 witnesses even knew
how many persons had entered the
room.