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Salisbury. The two had a corps of as
named Brown who made a few ranch
sketches before Mr.. Salisbury came on
from Chicago to direct the work.
When the work started in 1883, Mr..
Rea was reading law with Colonel
Pierce. He was a young chap In his
20's, who knew the country well and
liked to write. He had native gift as
an artist, also. He Joined the staff of
local writer's assembling biographies
end taking orders for the book.
At this time the railroad had not
built into Bozeman, but had reached
Livingston. Mr.. Stewart told him to
drive to Livingston, where he would
find Salisbury waiting for him. Rea
had a good span of horses and a buggy
not so good, and off he went to Liv-
ingston. When he got there he found
there had been a big poker game, run
ring all night. Salisbury had been
playing lucky, and had a thick roll of
bills. "What'n we do first?" inquired
Rea. Drive out to so-and-so's?"
Heavens, no." Salisbury retorted.
I'm going to bed and get some sleep"
Salisbury went to bed, and while Rea
was waiting for him he watched the
poker game. After while he sat in. He
played lucky, and quit $180 winner. The
bows made no bones about telling Stew
art how lucky they had been, but
Stewart was aghast. you'll ruin us"
he cried. "The people will think you're
soliciting their money and gambling
it off, and they'll shut down on orders
and you won't get a cent! They'll LOSE
all faith in U.s." So he promptly fired
Rea.
But Rea had faith in the project and
wanted to keep at work on it. I hao
to talk fast to talk myself back into q
lob" he says, "but I promised to leave
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-04-05
|MATRON TELLS OF
HER PIONEER LIFE
MRS. GEORGE BERRY OF GREAT
FALLS SPOKE AT KANSAS FARM
AND HOME WEEK MEETING

Mrs. George Berry of Great Falls
was one of the principal speakers at
the Kansas Farm and Home Week.
an educational vacation for women.
which was held at Manhattan, Kan.
recently. With kindly tolerance Thu.
woman who had gone to Montana a.
a bride and with her young husband
had shared the privations of other
western frontier families, asked her
listeners to compare today's farm Nv
ing conditions with those of her
young womanhood.
Her first home on her northwestern
range homestead was a log cabin on the
lower Yellowstone river, IS miles from
Wibaux, the nearest railroad. Her
closest neighbor wa sever miles distant
and social life was limited to an oc-
casional visit there, made with a team
and "buckboard.' Many were the times,
she recalled, that she had carried her
young son, Carl Berry, now president
of National Bellas Hess, Inc, on her
shoulder through a waist-deep slough
to get him started On his way to school.
The Berry family was the first to
install a small pumping plant in that
section and to grow vegetables. Visitors
came from a radius of 100 miles to see
the Berry alfalfa fields, the first in
that section.
buI Ior all ner nandlcapS, tins plo-
neer nome maker found time to make
Bingham curtains for the windows Of
her little log house, to organize a school
district and a Sunday school. When
the Montana Agricultural college es-
tablished it's division of extension VAL
ley county, the home of the Berrys, was
among the first in the state to ask
for a home demonstration agent.
Averring that the backbone of
America is her farm men and women"
Mrs. Berry placed upon them the re-
sponsibility of maintaining the high
ideals of the American home.
The upward trend of living stand
ards has automatically made the farm
home maker almost as conscious as the
city housewife of the Standardization
in foods and clothing and all the other
commodities that are concerned with
her family's daily comfort.
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Future Farmers of America chapters
in Montana are cooperating with
stockmen, who are faced with short
grass range due to continued drouth in
some favored areas Range rehabilita-
ton, soil erosion and water control
methods are being worked on by the
The Judith Basin chapter Of F. F.. A.
organized and instructed by Duke"
Wellington, was among the first to ap-
preciate seriousness of depreciation of
ranges.
Their opportunity to take construc-
tive action in a cooperative range re-
habilitation project with the local for
est office came when 1900 pounds of
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-04-05

MONTANA LIFE
IN GOOD SHAPE
ANNUAL REPORT REVEALS MON
TANA INSURANCE FIRM is EX-
CEPTIONALLY SOUND

Substantial gains over 1888 are re-
corded in the annual statement for 1884
of the Montana Life Insurance COM
pany which appears elsewhere in this
issue. Assets are SIP, 404, 1896. 78 compar-
ed with $12,319, sol. ~ in 1888. Policy
pany actually has On deposit with the
State Insurance department S11 ,316,-
1929, or 81 1916, 900 in excess of the
amount required by the stringent Mon
tana deposit law.
Assets invested in government secur-
tiles show a substantial increase over
1888, while the real estate item shows
a marked decrease, due to the COM
pany's policy of carrying real estate
only at current market values. The
nome office building, which cost S245,-
COO in 1924 and was carried at $4,000
in 1889 was written down to an even
500, 900 in 1884.
Surplus to policyholders Of 81, SOC, 900
remains unchanged from 1888, but the
contingency reserve has been increased
to $685., 225.17.
the Montana Life vas indicated in q
talk by Treasurer Alex B. Cunningham
efore the agents conventions at Bould-
er n Portland recently when he stat
ed that if the Montana Life sold at
present market values every security
1t owns there would be a substantial
balance left over the book values in the
1884 statement.
The ratio of the company's assets to
liabilities has progressively increased.
In 1880 the ratio was 114.89 percent; in
1881, 1861 percnet; in 1882, 117.38; in
1888, 1913, and in 1884, 1857.
The high standing the Montana Life
holds in the insurance world is re-
! Elected by an article in the February is
sue of the Western Underwater of San
Francisco, which refers to it as "the
famed Montana Life, Helena, long re-
garded in the trade as an almost ideal
istic company. -" The conservatism
Of this noted company is admirably re-
vealed in the financial report on 1884
operations So" The Montana Life
doesn't have to overtouch the picture
of its superior financial ruggedness-"
Carl Rasch of Helena, president ID
the Montana Life since the death d
Harry R. Cunningham, was reelected
at the annual meeting in February, and
! Robert B. Richardson, who has beer
general manager since Mr.. Cunning.
hams death, was elected executive vic
president.
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%i4i!64i4fH!f!f!f!i!6
(By GRACE STONE COATEs)

Wy M SAO4N- OO&AA-Sy
william Rea of Bozeman, pioneer
and son Of a pioneer of Montana, was
one Of the staff of young men who
compiled the biographical data for
Lessons history issued in 1885. Lee
sons history is the daddy of all Mon
tana histories, the forerunner of the
biographical histories of 1895, 1901,
1916 and 1926. Dozens of feature
story writer's have lifted their ma
terial from its pages, and all histor-
fans compiling material Later than
1885 have gone to it as a Dur book.
When it was compiled its material
was direct and fresh, and revealed
much between the lines.
Mr.. Rea not only became acquainted
with a great many old residents OF
Montana in the course of his work, but
was familiar with the circumstances
attending the plans, disappointments
delays and final completion of Mon
tana's first significant historical sur
vey.
The work was undertaken by D. J
Cfor,oyf IF Aparooco
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Iowa, an experienced
archivist and biogra-
pher who had been
successful in promot-
ing histories in mid
die western states, and
in Plumas, Sierra and
L a e n counties in
California. His original
prospectus promised a
strictly biographical
history of 600 pages, to
be sold by subscription
only, at $40. Space for
photographs sold for
$50. Associated with
Mr.. Stewart as photo
grapher and supervis-
ing artist was a Mr..
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was then placed in small water jars
and in this test came out about "a per-
cent. The nature of the country where
the seed was to be planted had an old
and unfavorable condition to be over
come. The only water hole in the near
by area was o~vergrazed. which led to a
trampled condition of the soil and ero-
sion. By planting blue grass, which
has a dense root system, it is hoped the
land will become sodded and take care
of both o~vergrazing and erosion. More
than a normal amount of moisture is
necessary before good termination will
take place.
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blue grass seed was received for plant
ing in the Stanford forest district.
Major consideration was given mea-
dow lands in the vicinity OF watering
places, which suffered abuse from over
grazing and tramping by livestock.
These areas were mapped, planted and
field notes made of various conditions
that might influence success of the
work. The plan, though in the nature
CT an experiment, constitutes valuable
training.
Before the actual field trips were
made, members of the F. F.. A. made
termination tests Of grass seed and
found that under the average blotter
test the seed would not terminate. Seed
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cards alone as long as I was working
for Stewart and he finally took me
back. I offered to 60 OF trip and
show what I could do" He went to
Willow creek, and came back with 5000
in cash and two other orders-and he
hadn't played any poker while he was
gone. He was in solid with Mr.. Stewart
again. He and Salisbury worked around
Virginia City, Pullers Springs and
Sheridan, Mont.
Seeing that everything gave promise
Of moving along all right, MI. Stewart
sent word to his wife, in Iowa, to join
him. She came by way of the North
ern Pacific to Livingston, and her hus-
band and Mr.. Salisbury met her there,
and the three went on to Red Rock,
the terminus at that time of the Utah
and Northern railroad.
Everything was going strong and Or
ders were pouring in. Men who had
come to Montana penniless had built
up big ranches and were proud of them,
and we're glad to have sketches and
photographs of their property and the
story of their success made permanent
in print. Others, growing old, knew
that their personal "reminiscences of
early days were valuable history, and
wanted them recorded. Even then the
Old West was vanishing. Men had seen
conditions that had changed, never to
come again. Civilization had arrived
with Fashion-as the top hats and en-
ormous hoops and bustles shown in
various street scenes of the history
abundantly attest. Many of Montana's
pioneers are in the homes of the silent"
says the preface to the book, and the
number remaining who car give all the
details of the earliest settlement is not
large. Fortunately their recollections
are 10 preserved. A few more years,
and the whole unwritten history of the
Territory should remain unwritten-
lost forever"
Hundreds of men, aware OF the Sig
nificance of the undertaking, were sup
porting the work and placing orders
when word came that D. j. Stewart had
contracted pneumonia at Red Rock,
and died.
Immediately all was uncertainty
Work was suspended. William Rea
found himself at Sheridan without
money, for all cash had been turned
over to Mr.. Stewart, with a big hotel
and livery bill to pay. This is his own
account of how he solved his difficult
ties:
when Stewart and Salisbury went
to meet Mrs. Stewart at the railroad,
they left me at Sheridan without any
money with a big hotel and livery bill
to pay. I had only 81 to pay a $40
hill rThnro uroc n rnGov. 90 mo 1nnin
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young men good at delivering books
and collecting for them. Some collec-
tors could deliver 100 percent of their
orders, and some found they couldn't.
MI. Rea remembers two customers who
refused books, whose biographies ap-
pear in the text. No especial pressure
was brought to bear on anyone who OBJ
jected to paying for the book after
he had examined it. The promoters
wanted satisfied customers.
E. S. Topping of Bozeman, author
of CHRONICLES of the Yellowstone" vas
in Helena with Mr.. Lesson. and gave
him valuable assistance. While work.
ing in the field, Salisbury found Mr.
Rea was apt with a pencil, and gave
him a few instructions in sketching.
Some of the views of ranch properties
are Rea's, as well as many of the bio
graphies. But the field work went
slowly, and was not well paid at best.
Expenses were high, and distances
great; and conveyance was slow COM
pared to present means of travel. In
the long run there wasn't much money
in it for solicitors. MIR. Rea says the
promoters and higher-ups made money
on the book, but the field men came out
at the little end of the horn.
Observing that the money was in
, promotion, not in the hack work, Rea
and Salisbury decided to go together
in promoting a similar history for Utah
territory. They secured the cooperation
of President Taylor, successor of Brig
ham Young as head of the Mormon
church. He was enthusiastic, and with
his backing success in Utah was as
sured. Their preliminary work met
with an enthusiastic response. By
strange coincidence, just as their plans
were we'll under way, as suddenly as
D. j.. Stewart had died, three years be-
fore, Bishop John Taylor died of pneu-
monia. Disheartened by this misfor-
tune, and without immediate contact
that would assure them of the neces-
sary Mormon support in their under
taking, Rea and Salisbury returned tt
Montana and abandoned the undertak.
ing.
John Taylor 18O8-188O an apostle
of the Mormon church from 1889, be.
came president of the - apostles upor
the death of Brigham Young in 1877
and ruled the church until his forma
election in 1880 as third president. He
had keen business sense and introduced
sugar beet culture into Utah.
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Opposing the introduction of talkies
employees of all theatres in Osaka,
Japan, recently went on strike.
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London has a no-parking campaign
Evening star., 1935-11-28

while Colgate has a romp against
Bl own.
In the Western sector Oklahoma,
under Biff Jones, looks the safer tip
against Oklahoma A and M, while
Nebraska has at least an even chance
against oregon State.
POP WARNER closes out his forty
first season with Temple meeting
Bucknell. Pop has had hard luck
with Dave Smukler, injured most of
the year, but he should have enough
left after the Villanova scramble to
move back into the winning section.
Western Reserve should finish
an unbeaten season against Case.
Western Reserve has been tied
once. but its scoring power should
leave 1t leading the 1885 field.
Texas and Texas A. and M. meet
in one Of the leading Southwestern
games, with little to choose.
Lou Little-that Columbia's 1885
season has only one more game.
Lou would be even more thankful II
Dartmouth went skiing Saturday at
home.
The Rose Bowl Committee-That
all the leading teams were not beaten
twice.
Joe Louis-That no opponent has
felt like throwing a punch to see
what might happen.
The Duffer-That there are not
five additional ways to slice a drive.
drive.
Harry Kipke-That Michigan Is
through with Minnesota and Ohio
State for 1885.
Duke-That North Carolina sup
porters happened to think OF to /.
Tiny Thornhtll-For pair Of coves
named Grayson and Moscrip.
Copyright. 1885. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. 1nc)
Evening star., 1935-11-28
Base Premiums on Records.


NATURALLY, our bureau would
have to protect itself by compil-
ing a list Of chronic divers and
congenital pushovers. The premium
on these specimens might be a bit
less. Business is business. after all,
and the customer should realize. when
he goes to see certain fighters, that
the bout has been rehearsed.
Our bureau figures to do a big
business on fights, but there is
plenty of room. for us in the horse
racing field as well.
We would insure the fan against
jocky spills, speed balls, blanket fin
isheS and the death Of the favorite.
But don't get US wrong. We are not
going to run a handbook. The only
people eligible for our policies are
badge holders who go to the track in
person and like to see the races run
clean.
In the same way we would insure
foot ball fans against scoreless tie
a sudden snowstorm, or clonk on the
head with the bottle Of rye belonging
to the undergraduate in the seat be-
hind. Ringsiders at wrestling matches
would have protection against the
possibility of being crushed or buried
alive under one Of the contestants.
Evening star., 1935-11-28
ARMY'S RESERVES
TROUBLE DAVIDSON
Coach Fears Subs Are Too
inexperienced for Good
Play Againt Navy.
BY the Associated Press.

w YEST POINT, N. Y. Novem-
M ber 28-On the theory
" " that a foot ball team Is no
stronger than its reserves,
Gar Davidson. Army coach, has adopt
ed the gloomy role" over Saturdays
encounter with the Navy.
Army's reserves haven't had much
chance to go into action this season
because of the Cadets stiff schedule,
and Davidson has devoted lot Of time
to the subs in the last two weeks. He
was not satisfied today as he sched-
uled final light drill before the team
leaves for Philadelphia.
I'VE only have about 10 men we can
count on with any feeling Of security,
Davidson explained. I'VE used our full
strength against Notre Dame. and that
was IS or 16 men. I'd like to cast my
starting players in the roles of iror
men Saturday, but don't think 1t viii
be possible. I don't believe the boys
could stand it,
Davidson pointed out that his team
slumped against Mississippi State after
reaching a peak against Yale, and
there was danger of the same trouble
as the Cadets climbed to new heights
to tie Notre Dame two weeks ago. He
also said most of Army's victories had
featured passes, which indicated lack
of individual brilliance and power.
Evening star., 1935-11-28
Promise Central Spirited Game ~ Battles
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Foot Ball.


George Washington VS.. North
Dakota, Central Stadium, 2.
North Carolina State VS.. Catholic
University, Griffith Stadium, 2.
Maryland VS.. Syracuse, Baltimore
Stadium, Baltimore, Md, 2:30.
Georgetown Prep at Iona High.
New Rochelle, N. Y.
Tech at Lane High, Charlottes.
vile, Va.
Washington-Lee High VS.. George
Washington High, Alexandria, Va,
10.
Howard VS.. Lincoln at Atlantic
City, N. j.
Heurich Brewers VS.. Celanese A..
c., Benning, 2:30.
TOMORROW.
Foot Ball.
Mexico City All-Stars VS.. Central,
District champions, Griffith Sta
dium, 2.
SATURDAY.
Foot Ball.
Georgetown VS.. Western Mary
land, Baltimore Stadium, Balti-
more, Md, 2:30.
Soccer.
Sherwood "B" VS.. Raymond,
Raymond, II am.
Mcmillan VS.. Georgetown, Nc
MILAN, II am.
Burroughs VS.. Park View, Bur-
roughs, II am.
Virginia Avenue vs.. RoSedale.
Virginia avenue, II am.
Evening star., 1935-11-28

No one so far mas been quite sure
whether N. Y. u. was an exceptionally
good team or Just pretty good team.
II it can take Fordham and hold
its place among the unbeaten, there
will be no question about its real
class.
Fordham Is no push-over for any
one, as Boston College. Pittsburgh and
st. Mary's discovered. It Is q tough
team to score against big, rugged
team, which has been coming along
In a hurry since the Purdue game.
Fordham, with a harder schedule,
should have a slight edge, even with
Smith throwing passes about as well
as any one can handle this assignment.
CORNELL should be outclassed by
- Pennsylvania. The Red and Blue
have the margin in weight, speed,
experience-in almost every depart
ment Of foot ball.
Penn's big, fast backs should be
more than Cornell can stop through
most of the afternoon.
In1S SnOulQ nave Dcch oale VI GILL
best years, and it already has been
one Of Corneli's worst.
TWO of the big games Of the South
find Vanderbilt facing Alabama
and Kentucky meeting Tennessee.
Alabama got away slowly this Fan but
has been romping ever since. Van
derbilt has two fine ends In PlaS1nan
and Geny, but no running attack to
equal the Crimson Tides, driven along
by Riley Smith. .t :,
Alabama has the advantage here.
In the same way Kentucky has
too much backfield power Tor
Tennessee.
johnson and Davis are two big, fast
ball carriers who should carry the
winning scores.
North Carolina has too much for
Virginia in another TRADITIONAL
classic.
Swinging back East. Pittsburgh Is
wall favored epsr Carnsue Tech.
Evening star., 1935-11-28
VISITING GR|DMEN
|. SEE G0NZAGA WIN
1876 Victory Over Western
Impresses but Does Not
Awe Mexican Boys.
BY RIIL DISNIER. IR.

BY ELL DISMER, JR.
TINE Mexicans, who meet the
public high school champions
at Griffith Stadium tomorrow,
u were impressed, but not over
awed, as they watched the prep schol
champion in action at Western
Stadium yesterday.
Their attitude, as they saw Con-
zaga romp to a 1875 victory over
Western. seemed to say. They're good,
but we'd like to get 'em!" although
Gonzaga revealed its top form, which
enabled it to finish a season as one Of
three best private schools in town.
And, by knocking of the Red and
White eleven in their annual game,
Coach Orrell Mitchells charges COM
.,Ieted not only successful season Of
four victories in seven games, but a
three-game campaign against inter-
high contestants during which they
lost but one-the first played, against
Eastern, when Gonzaga's sophomores
had not yet found themselves.
1t appears that the street school
can look forward with plenty Of op-
timism to next years schedule, when
four. and possibly all. of the interhigh
teams will be played.
McCray Finishes Well.
TN CLOSING his grid career for
Gonzaga, 1t was only fitting that
Bill McCray, senior tackle, should
play an important part in the victory.
1t was he who fell on the ball over
Westerns goal line in the first quarter
for a touchdown after his teammate,
Bob Merkle, had broken through to
block Johnny Hatchs quick kick from
his own IS, giving his team lead
which It never relinquished.
With the senior guards, Larry Wild
mayer and Charley Hechmer, provid-
ing the interference for 60-yard drive
in the following quarter, Gonzaga
scored what proved to be the winning
touchdown when Jim Boyle, ace half
back, took Ray Gormley's pass and
raced across from the 5-yard line.
Western scored on Hatch's perfect
pass to Edmunston, standing uncov-
cred across Gonzaga's goal line a few
minutes later, but subsequent threat
f1zzled.
Evening star., 1935-11-28

Tennis spectators would be entitled to
our special coming tower" insurance,
payable If the guy sitting in front of
you is too tall or wide to see through
Then there are honest citizens who
can visit base ball games only on one
certain day of the week. The rain
check does 'em no good at all, for
they can't be on hand for the next
contest. We would insure them heaV-
ily against the whirns and cockeyed
weather eyes of the magnates who call
of game at 8 pm. on account of
dew or darkness.
In fact, there is no end to the good
we can do the public and the protec-
ton we can give the sucker. But II
we do too much good we will lose
dough, and maybe that's the reason
why this bureau of ours will never be
organized unless Mr.. Rockefeller or
somebody can spare us million bucks
in the way of endowment.