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The Washington times., 1935-03-21

"Red" Mesaw game on the
map. Not only with his brilliant
performances on the maple-ways
but helped to organize leagues
and taught young bowlers the
finer points Of the now popular
duckpin sport.
Sweepstakes Honor Him
So, in appreciation for his fine
work, the City Duckpin Associa-
tion is sponsoring a sweepstakes
in his honor. OF course the
event is called the Red" Megaw
Sweepstakes and the first block
gets under way Saturday at 2:30
o'clock on the Lucky Strike run
ways with the final block COM
mencing at 8 o'clock at George
town Recreation Alleys VIII e
Megaw is assistant manager. Ten
games will be rolled. Entry fee
is $3.50, including price of games.
Ed Schelgel, manager of the
Georgetown Alleys, and business
manager for the Megaw Stakes,
claims at least 40 bowlers will par
ticipate. He says:
BARNES TO COMPETE
"We expect about IA from Bal
timOre, two from Annapolis, five
from Norfolk, and the rest from
this city. Ray Barnes is coming
over from Baltimore for the
event, and I'm quite sure that
Ray Won Dreele will be here.
Both are real bowlerS.
"Megaw is apt to win his own
Stakes. 1t will be good night
for the others if he gets a hot
hand"
The Rosslyn Girls, who at pres
ent, hold first place in the Ladies
District League, travel to Balti-
more Sunday to bowl the Patter-
son Girls.
The Rosslyn team is composed
Of Blanche Wooton, Eveolyn Ellis,
Mae Sherher, Lucy Rose and Ruth
Rothgeb.
Joe F'reschi rolled his forth 400
set in the Nautical League last
night, which boosted his average
to 1881. Whitley RAIDER, Joe's
teammate on Davis Floats team,
rolled a 394 set.
The Ross1yn lasses continued
their march toward the pennant
goal in the Ladies District League
by taking two games from the Bill
Woods.
Lucy Rose starred for winners
with a 137 game and a 337 set.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-01-04
BUYS HIS BROTHERS
Interest IN STORE

ence Kopriva, who recently sold
the Powell Mercantile Co. business,
in the purchase of the Jeffries
Service Store, the largest general
merchandise store in Powell, which
the three brothers will operate.
John C. Kopriva's family will re-
main here until after the close of
the Hardin public school, next
spring, when they will join Mr..
Kopriva at Powell.
During his residence of nearly
a quarter of a century in Hardin
John c. Kopriva has built up an
enviable reputation as a citizen
and as a progressive business
man, and has taken a prominent
part in civic affairs, serving at
the present time in the city coun.
Gil as an alderman from the Sec
ond ward. Since locating in Ha--
din he has married and he and
Mrs. Kopriva have an interesting
family, their eldest son. Robert.
being a member of the Hardin
high school class which gradu-
ates next spring. They will be
bv social and business cir
cles in Hardin and will carry with
them to- their new location the
best wishes of the people of this
community.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-01-04
POPULAR HARDIN TEACHER
IS MARRIED ON VACATION

The many friends of Miss Jean
Starr, for the past two years in
structor in English and dramatics
in the Hardin high school, were
surprised to learn on her return
from her holiday vacation that
she was married at Sidney, the
day before Christmas, Dec. "a, to
Weldon Higham, of Belfry, Car
bon county. Mr.. Higham is
graduate of the Montana Univers-
ity, class of 1882, and is a men,
Der of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon
social fraternity. Mrs. Higham
will continue her duties as a
member of the Hardin high school
faculty until the end Of the school
year, which will be pleasing news
to the patrons Of the school, as
she has made an especial hit by
the manner in which she has
trained the high school Oronyx
drill team OF "a girls. The Tri-
bune-Herald Joins with her friends
and they are legion-in ex-
tending congratulations and best
wishes to Mr.. and Mrs. Weldon
! Higham. ~~,
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-01-04
Frank J. KOpriva Now Sole N"'er
Hardin Nero. Co. J. C. KOpriva
Goes to Powell, WyO.

Frank J. and John c. Kopriva,
just % years ago the first OF this
month, came to Hardin from
Langdon, N. D., and purchased the
S. X. Gibson stock of general
merchandise, which formed the
nucleus of the Hardin Mercantile
company, now the largest mer-
camille establishment in Hardin.
Since this firm was incorporated
the brothers have expanded, build
ing a fine brick building, 50x 140
feet in size, with a balcony and
full basement, all of which space
is stocked with merchandise.
Last week John c. Kopriva
transferred to his brother Frank
his one-half interest in the stock
and good will of the Hardin Mer-
camille company, but retains his
half-interest in the store building,
in which Frank j. Kopriva will
continue the business of the Har-
din Mercantile Co.
John c. Kopriva left Thursday
morning for Powell, Wyo., where
he has entered into a partnership
with his brothers, Paul and Clar-
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-01-04
ToCurryFigh+
+oLegisIature
Montana County Protective ASSN
Is Opposed TO Forced
Consolidation.

The Montana County Protective
Association, formed in Helena last
month by representatives from 70
of Montana's counties is preparing
to take its fight against the pro-
posed forced consolidation of the
states counties to the next legisla-
ture. In an effort to checkmate
any effort along the line of forced
consolidation the county proLec-
tive association will ask the legis-
lature to pass a bill which would
call for the submission at the next
general election Of constitutional
amendment which would make it
impossible to consolidate or dis
member any county without the
consent by vote of the people of
the county or counties concerned.
each county having the privilege
Of rejecting any proposed consoli-
dalton.
Although this amendment would
make it possible for counties to
consolidate if they desire to, it
would forestall any future efforts
at forced consolidation. TIL e
county protective association does
not favor any sort Of county cor
solidation but the proposed
amendment will enable any coun-
ties to combine If the people of
the individual counties desire it.
The county protective associa-
ton will continue to oppose any
attempts to force counties to con-
solidate, either by legislative en-
actment or by an initiative meas
use.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-01-04
SEVENTY FOURTH CONGRESS
CONVENED YESTERDAY

The seventy-fourth congress
convened Thursday at Washing
ton. D. c. Joseph w. Byrns, Dem
ocrat of Tennessee. was chosen
speaker by a party vote, receiving
322. William b. Bankhead, Dem
ocrat, of Alabama was chosen
house floor leader on the second
ballot, receiving 1856 to sc for
John J. O'Connor, Democrat, Of
New York. Vice-President John
N. Garner of Texas presides over
the senate, while Senator joseph
T. Robinson of Arkansas was re-
elected Democratic floor leader.
Bertrand H. Smell, Republican,
of New York was again chosen
minority leader in the house by
vote of IS to l. Senator Nc
Nary of Oregon will continue as
Republican senate leader.
The senate stands: Democrats,
SO; Republicans, Is: Progressives,
l; Farmer-Labor, l. The house:
Democrats, 1922: Republicans. 1902;
Progressives, 7: Farmer-Labor, 3;
vacancy l Indiana Republican
died.)
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-01-04
Old Year Good
ToHurdin Men
Another Good Oil Well Brought
in on Seth ClarksOn Lease
in Cut Bank Field.

Ed Lawlor and Bill Hoerr, FORM
erly of Hardin, now of Cut Bank,
were smiled on benignly by the
old year before its departure. In
the Cut Bank oil field a well was
brought in last Saturday by
Charles Grant, drilling contractor,
which has all the earmarks of a
large producer. Lawlor & Hoerr
hold the operating lease on the
Seth Clarkson farm on which the
we'll is located. The we'll is in the
southwest quarter of the south
west quarter of section 9, township
33, range west. The producing
sand was picked up at 2840 feet
and when the sand was pene-
trated but few feet, oil rose
rapidly in the hole. Drilling was
continued until So feet of satu-
rated oil sand was opened and
after swabbing for one hour pro-
duced 10 barrels of oil. This would
indicate a we'll good for at least
100 barrels per day steady pro-
duction. The depth of the sand
will guarantee a long-life we'll
This is the third well in the Cut
Bank field drilled by Lawlor and
Hoerr and their operating interest
covers 87k per cent of the pro-
duction on 200 acres which they
have under lease. The last well
was drilled in a new area being
DEVELOPED southeast of the town
of Cut Bank which was known
as the Baltic Dome" some years
before oil was discovered in the
now famous field.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-01-04
RED CROSS PUBLIC
HEALTH NURSE HERE
4 Carefully Planned He a N
Program Being Prepared
For Big Horn Co.

Miss Borghild Dahle, the Red
Cross public health nurse for Big
Horn county, is on duty and a
carefully planned health program
is being prepared for this county.
A meeting of the Red Cross health
committee and the Red Cross ex-
ecutive committee has been called
for Friday evening, Jan. 18th, at
800, at Chairman Yergey's Of
flee in the First National Bank
building in Hardin. Every member
is urged to be present as the work
schedules and activities for the
balance of the school year will be
discussed in detail.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-01-04
Beet Growers
Elect Officers
J. A. Koebbe, President; II. W..
Funston, Regional Director
Name Factory Committee

The Big Horn County Beet
Growers association, at the an
nual meeting of stockholders,
transacted routine business and
held in Hardin last Saturday,
elected officers for the ensuing
year, as follows: Jacob A. Koeb-
be, president; Dave Pitsch, vice.
president; Herb A. Williams, sec
rotary; H. w. Bunston, Big Horn
county Regional director. These
officials, together with william
Kern, Fred Benzel, Joe Olenik and
George Groskopp constitute the
county board of directors.
The growers approved the action
of the Regional in demanding a
60-40 contract. with the 500 of
the proceeds from the sugar and
all by-products going to the grow
ers. It is believed that the pro-
ducers have an investment of
two-thirds and the professors one
third Of the capital outlay in the
production and processing Of the
sugar, and that the producers
take practically all the risk and
that the proposed 60-4O division of
the proceeds would be much more
equitable to the growers than at
present
A large number of growers were
present and satisfactory progress
in the signing up of government
contracts was reported.
A committee composed of H. w.
Funston, J. A. Koebbe, and H. w.
Funston was appointed to work
with a committee of the Hardin
Lions club named at the last
meeting of the club. towards Sc
curing the moving to Hardin Of
the Sheridan sugar factory, or
getting another factory for Big
Horn county,. Strong sentiment
was generally expressed that IN
less this territory can have the
benefits of the use of the by
products here for feeding pur-
noses. our soil will soon be so de-
pleted and onr per acre tonnage
will be so reduced that beets can
not be profitably grown.
A rising vote of thanks was
oiven to all Officers for their eff
ficient service during the past
year
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-01-04
X E. Brown of Bozeman Receives
Highest Vote Among Six
Candidates.

R. E. Brown, Montana farm
owner and president of the Boze-
man Production Credit association,
on January l became member of
the 18th district Farm Credit
council, a governing board which
supervises the Federal Land Bank
of Spokane, Production Credit
corporation, Federal intermediate
Credit bank and Bank for Co.
operatives.
He received the highest vote
among six candidates nominated
and ballotted on by the local d.
rectors of the Pacific Northwest's
80 production credit associations.
The peas are the farmers own
permanent cooperative organiza-
lions, now serving every county in
the northwest. They make pro-
duction loans to their stockholding
members on a sound business basis
at actual cost. Mr.. Brown sue
ceeds w. S. Mccormack of Kali
spell, a veteran member of the
land bank board. whose term ek,
pired December 81.
Next year cooperative market
ing and purchasing associations
which borrow through and own
stock in the Spokane Bank for
Co-operatives will elect their rep
resentatives on the Farm Credit
council, or central board. In 1886
the national farm loan associa-
tions composed of land bank Dor
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-01-04

Next Monday morning the state
and county officials throughout
Montana will assume their various
offices, the statute providing that
the time for the change of Of
ficers is the first Monday in Jan
uary, following the regular cleo
ton. This year it happens that
the newly elected officials will
be unable to get up to the pie
counter until nearly a week after
the first of the year, the first
Monday falling on January 7. In
next weeks issue of the Hardin
Tribune-Herald a detailed &C
count of the induction into Of
flee of the various officials will
We given. There will be but few
changes in personnel in this
county,, most Of the officials now
in office having been reelected.
regardless of which ticket they
were on.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-01-04
In Pleasing Ceremony at Lodge
Room Thursday Evening,
Last Week.

The newly elected officers of
Saints John Lodge No. 90, A. F..
ga. Masons, and of Jasmine
Chapter No. IS, Order of the
Eastern Star, were indicted
into office for the ensuing year
at a joint installation held
at the lodge room in the court
house building, Thursday evening
OF last week. Following are the
officers of the two bodies:
M as S-Charles A. Corkins,
worshipful master; Matt R. Cal
derwood, senior warden; Henry A.
Peck, junior warden; Carl E..
Bowman, treasurer; Kenneth A..
Lewis, secretary: Robt. P. Ross,
trustee, three years; Arthur C.
Sweeney, senior deacon; Wilbur
s. Fish, junior deacon; Rev. C.
A. Bentley, chaplain, Robert A.
Vickers, marshal; Frank S. Nor
rison, senior steward; Charles
Spencer, Junior steward; Frank
Starina, tiler.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-01-04

MASoNS AND STARS
JOINTLY INSTALLED

Stars-Pearl Calderwood, worthy
matron; J. J. Ping, worthy pa
iron; Lille A. Macleod, associate
matron; Frank s. Morrison, as
sociate patron; Lura P. Strand,
conductress; Goldie Finlayson,
associate conductress; Blanc h e
Baker, treasurer; Jessie Bennett,
secretary; GLADYS Rhinehart,
chaplain; Lillian Morrison, mar
shall; Marian Brekke, organist;
Wilma Kalberg, Ada; Cora Kelly,
Ruth; Pauline Fish, Esther; Hell
en- Lewis, Martha; Edna Tintinger,
Electa: Anna Sloan, warder; Mar
ian Garrett, sentinel.
Following the installation cere-
monies of each order, tokens OF
appreciation of the membership
for the services rendered by the
outgoing presiding offers were
presented as follows:
To Kenneth A. Lewis, outgoing
worshipful master of Saints John
Lodge No. 90, AT. & AM, a
beautiful white gold Waltham
wa tch appropriately engraved
with the pastmaster's emblem.
the name and number of the lodge
and Mr.. Lewis name. The pre-
sentation was made bv Rev. c. A.
Bentley on behalf of the lodge
and was feelingly accepted by
Mr.. Lewis.
On behalf of the lodge, L. Reu-
ben Elarth presented to A. M.
Chilly. who voluntarily retired
from the secretaryship after eight
years service, a fountain pen as
token of appreciation of the
lodge, which Mr.. Chilly gratefully
accepted in a brief speech.
Mrs. Anna Sloan, the outgoing
worthy matron of Jasmine Chap
ter No. IS, Order of the Eastern
Star. as token of the chapters
appreciation, was presented with
beautiful, appropriately engrav-
ed, pastmatron's Jewel, the pre-
sentation speech being made by
J. J. Ping, past patron. Mrs.
Sloan, in a gracious speech, &C
cepted the token. =
A pleasing and unusual feature
of the program was the presen-
tation by the four sisters of Mrs.
Pearl Calderwood the newly in
stalled worthy matron. of a beau
tiful pearl necklace. the presen-
tation being made by one of the
sisters, Mrs. Ruth Ping. grand
conductress of the Montana grand
chapter of the Eastern Star. This
beautiful token was accepted by
Mrs. Calderwood in a speech of
heartfelt appreciation.
The evenings entertainment
closed with a social dance, music
for which was furnished by
Swindle's Dance Band of six
nieces. Refreshments of ice cream
ard waters were served.
During the installation ceremony
appropriate HYMNS were sung by
the Eastern Star Quartet. COM
nristng Mesdames j. J. Ping. W.
A. Ransier, w. J. Brekke and T.. p.
Strand, with Mrs. Carl E. Bow
man, accompanies.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-01-04
of Beet Growers To Be
Held at Various Points in
Big Horn County.

Sugar beet contracts have been
signed by majority of beet grow
ers of Big Horn county during the
past few days, according to Geo.
W. Gustafson, county agent.
During the next few days, the
organization will be perfected in
this county as part of the Sheri-
dan Factory District association
Five communities will be organ
lied in Big Horn county out Of
the nine communities which make
up the district organization.
A committee will be elected in
each community consisting of
three members. The first man
elected to this committee in each
community is chairman of the
community committee and is also
a member of the board of directors
of the district association. Only
growers who have signed contracts
are eligible to vote in the cleo
ton of community committees.
The following community organ
ization meetings have been sched-
uled for the five communities of
Big Horn county:
Hard n communitv-inclnd
AL producers who deliver beets
to the Hardin loading station
Jan. 5th. at 100 .. m,
at the Hardin grade school.
North Hardin communitv-in-
cluding all producers who deliver
heets to the Demar and Holly
lcadine stations-at Nine Mile
hall. Monday. Jan. It'll. at 100
p. m.
Kinglev mmunitv-inclld-
ing all growers who deliver heets
tn the Kinolev and Garner loading
stations-Mondav. ian. 7th at 800
p. rr.. at Foster hall.
Crow communicated all
growers who deliver beets to the
Dunmore and Garryowen loading
stations-Tuesday, Jan. 9Th, al
Hardin court room at 100 p. m.
Lodge Grass conmunitv-inc7ud.
ing all producers who deliver beets
to the Petzoldt and Wyola loading
stations-at Lodge Grass on Tues
dav. Jan. 9th, at 7::30 pm.
All producers are urged to at
tend these organization meetings
as it is important that the most
representative and able men be
elected to these committees. 1t is
ESPECIALLY important that the best
men be selected to serve on the
board of the district association
which will govern the affairs oil
the Production Control association
From the board of directors will
be elected five members to con.
stitute the control committee
which will be the executive bod!
of the organization and must Ger
tify to the production of beets b,
producers and sign all beet ad
justment payment contracts exc
cuted by growers of the district.
Land owners of Big Horn count!
having tenants on beet farms ar
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-01-04
Court Eni oins
Drilling in City
Judge o. F. Goddard Issues Order
Restraining Drilling. Is
Returnable Jan, II,

In district court, Thursday af-
ternoon, Judge o. F. Goddard, on
the application of Gertrude M
Pruett, A. M. Hicks, First National
Bank of Hardin, Frank J. and
John c. Kopriva, principal stock
holders of the Hardin Mercantile
company, and Helen I. Koch,
granted an injunction against
John W. Goering, owner of several
business blocks on Center avenue
Hardin. and Pierce Miklesen, own
er and operator of gas we'll
drilling rig, temporarily restrain
ing them from drilling a gas well
on one of Goering's lots, at the
rear of the building occupied BIZ
the Siblev Drug Co. on the west
side of Center avenue. The re-
straining order takes effect on the
filing by the petitioners of bond
in the sum of $500.
Goering and Miklesen are Or
dered to show cause on January
II why the temporary restraining
order should not be made per-
manent.
The petitioners set forth in
their petition asking an Injunction
that the drilling of gas wells
within the city of Hardin creates
a fire hazard, endangering the
property of Hardin citizens and
fire insurance rates now prevail
ing in the city may be increased
by the insurance companies.
Within recent weeks two gas
wells have been drilled by local
citizens, one, at the rear of the
Hardin Auto g. Suppl, company's
garage at the corner of Third
street and Cheyenne avenue,
which is now furnishing heat,
light and power for that conf
pany's garage, machine shop and
filling station. the other by John
w. Goering and L. c. Linthacum
of the Camp Custer tourist park.
This well is located just without
the eastern limits of the city. at
the John w. Goering home. The
homes of both Mr. Goering and
Mr.. Linthacum are heated and
lighted by gas from this we'll, as
is also the Linthacum home, tour
ist park and auto machine shop,
garage and filling station.
The city council has granted
permits to drill several wells
within the city limits.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-01-04
MONTANA HISTORY"
IS PROGRAM THEME
AT Next Meeting Hardin Woman's
Club by Local and Out of
Town Speakers.

Montana History" will be the
interesting theme of the program
for the Woman's Club at their
club room in the library, at eight
o'clock, next Tuesday evening, Jan.
8.
There will be a local speaker on
pioneer conditions and it is also
hoped that there will be speaker
from out of town on the geological
surveys of the state.
The program hour will be pre-
ceeded by business session at
7:3O p. m. Members and friends
are invited.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-01-04
Alexander Spencer and Bessie
Smith Married at 1910 New
Years Morning,

A wedding of local interest oc-
Cured at the Congregational par
sonage on New Years morning at
ten minutes after midnight, when
Alexander, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. c. Spencer, and Bessie Smith,
daughter of Mr.. and MRS. w.
Latham Smith of st. Xavier, were
married by Rev. N. e. Hannant,
using the ring ceremony. Wit
nesses were Mrs. Hannant and
David Hannant.
Both Of these worthy young
people are well known here and
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-01-04

After spending the holiday va
cation in Hardin with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Buzzetti, and
Mrs. Buzzetti's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. L. Kelley, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. J. Buzzetti and little daughter,
Ruth Ann, departed yesterday for
Circle, where Mr.. Buzzetti is an
instructor and athletic coach in
the high school.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-01-04
WILL REORGANIZE
NORTH BENCH LOCAL

The farmers Of the North Bench
and vicinity are urged to attend
a meeting at the North Bench
school house on Friday evening,
January II, when the farmers
union will be re-organized. The
Ladies' Community club will also
meet at the same time.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-01-04
First Nuptia| Knot Tied In
Big Horn County In 1895

are graduates of the Hardin high
school, the bride being a member
OF the class of 1884 and the
groom of the class of 1881.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer will re-
side for the present at Grow
Agency, where Mr.. Spencer will
run the Tepee Texaco service
station. The good wishes of the
community are extended to these
young people in their new home
and work.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-01-04
MONTANA MAN MEMBER
FARM CREDIT COUNCIL

rowers, will nominate and elect
their candidate to the board
The council will then be made
up of three members represent
ing the three classes of farm ad-
ministration borrowers and four
appointed by the governor of the
FCA. Mr.. Browns term is for
three wears.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-01-04
COUNTY PLANNING BOARD
TO MEET AT HARDIN, JAN.

A meeting of the Big Horn
County Planning Board is called
for next Wednesday night, Jan.
9th, at 800 o'clock, at the County
Relief office in Hardin.