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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-04-24
LIFE OF FRED E. MILLER
COMES TO AN End

Fred E. Miller was an upright,
honorable citizen, a good neigh
Dor, kind friend, and since the
death of his wife nearly IT years
ago, had filled the relation of
both father and mother to his
children. He had a wide know
ledge of the land ownership of
Big Horn county, gained through
his long service as chief clerk at
Crow Agency and through his
service as county clerk, county,
assessor, and as deputy in the
court house since the creation of
the county until a couple of years
ago.
He will be missed not only by
his children but by a wide circle
of friends as well.
Funeral services. under the dl-
rection of Bullis-C rilly Co., will be
held this Friday afternoon at two
O'Clock at the Hardin C%ongrega-
tional church, the pastor, Rev. N.
E. Hannant officiating. Interment
will be beside the remains of his
wife in the family plot in tie
Hardin cemetery. The pallbearers
arr Carl Rankin, R. P. Ross, r. A.
Vickers and Stanley A. Yergey Of
Hardin: Henry E. Clifford and
Henry Small of Crow Agency.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-04-24
Roush Elected
Chuirmon
At Organization Meeting Monday.
Miss Juanita Fish Again
Chosen Clerk.

The board of education of Har-
din school district No. 17H met
Monday afternoon, canvassed the
votes cast for trustees at the an
nual school election held Saturday,
April 4, and declared Frank S.
Morrison and E. L. Jacobson elect
ed for the three-year term and
H. B. Frailey for two years, to fill
a vacancy in which he has served
by appointment since the resig-
nation of w. B. Plympton, some
months ago, on his removal to
the state of Nevada. MI. jacobson
also succeeds himself while MI.
Morrison was elected to succeed
Chas A. Corkins, for 10 years a
member of the board and who
declined to again be a candidate.
The vote stands: ..,
Three-year term two to-. be
elected)LF. s. Morrison, 500; E.
248: H. D. Kenyon, 223.
Two-year term-H. B. Frailey,
612: no opposing candidate.
The board organized for the
coming year by choosing Arthur
n. Roush. the oldest member Of
the board in point Of service.
chairman, and Miss Juanita .Fish
was reelected district clerk.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-04-24
Struck by Auto Driven by Drunken
Driver, Last Sunday Mite
In Billings.

Miss Kathryn Corwin, eldest
daughter Of Mr.. and MIS-. Gerald
F. Corwin of Martinsdale, a native
of Hardin and a student at the
Eastern Montana Normal, Billings,
lies at the point of death in a
Billings hospital, the result OF in
juries received about midnight,
last Sunday, when she was struck
by an automobile driven by George
Johnson, 81, of Billings, who YVES
arrested Immediately after the ac-
cident, charged with reckless driv-
ing while intoxicated, and is neld
in the Yellowstone county jail
pending the outcome of Miss Cor
wins injuries.
The accident occurred at the
corner of First avenue North and
Twenty seventh street. Miss Cor
win was WALKING south from the
Security Trust & Savings BAN;
corner on her way to the post
Office to mail a letter to her
mother when she was struck by
the speeding automobile and hurl-
ed against the car windshield.
breaking it and smashing in the
front end Of the car. She was
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-04-24
New Officers
All Council
Mrs. J. Cook Chosen Pres : Glen
GustafsOn, Vice-Pres.; Mrs. O. E.
Robertson, Sec:Treas.

A countrywide All picnic in
June and All club fair In Sep
TENDER are the two county wide
activities Of the club year, plan
ned at the meeting of the All
Council, held last Monday in the
court room.
The council officers elected for
the ensuing year r Mrs. ]. Cook,
president; Glen Gustafson, vice
president. and Mrs. O. E. Robert
son, Sec'y-treaS.
Seventeen All club leaders at
tended the all-day session, which
was featured by a leaders train
ing school conducted by r. E.
Cameron Of Bozeman, state club
leader. He discussed training
demonstration teams. directing rec
reation activities, and general or
ganization work. -
The meeting here was one Of a
series of IS being held in Montana
this month.
A large increase in the number
of All club members in Big Horn
county is expected. The council
will be represented by two dele
gates at Bozeman in June. when
the annual state convention of
All leaders is held. The Ali
club work IN Bio Horn county is
under the direction Of the county
extension service.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-04-24
FUNERAL FOR MRS. MAXHAM
AT KIRBY LAST SATURDA1

The funeral services over the re-
mains of Mrs. Sophia c. Markham
at the Maxham farm home neal
Kirby, at 2:30 last Saturday after
noon, were largely attended by
neighbors and friends. The SER
vices were conducted by Rev. Al
fred Habegger of Busby, W h G
preached an eloquent and touch
ing funeral esrmon, paying tribute
to Mrs. Maxham's great hospital
ity and service to her neighbors
in time of sickness or distress
The floral offerings were numer-
Gus and beautiful. "
Active pallbearers, were Ernest
Richard, Lodge Grass; Paul Brock
EFT, Fort Mackenzie, Wyo.; Harold
X. Williams, Sheridan, Wyo.:
Gregg Penson and Warren Adsit
Kirby, and Bob Lee, Decker.
Honorary palrbearers were TON
Penson, Charles Young and Char
lie Clark, Kirby; J. L. Davis,
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-04-24
Custer RATTL
COMMUNICATION IS
ASSUMING SHAPE

| ing, at the request of Hal Cheyney,
secretary OF the Sheridan cnam-
Der OF commerce., Chairman kron-
miller, H. d. Kenyon, u. l.. Egnew,
A. Knowles, L. Roy Cool and Jens
kalberg motored to Sheridan and
me- with that body. Definite
plans were outlined for the OBJ
servance of the Goth anniversary
of the Custer battle. Secretary
Cheyney announced that h e
Sheridan committee would be
made up of heads of the three
Veterans organizations and the
heads of the various civic bodies,
and from this group three men,
bers will be selected to act as the
executive committee for Sheridan.
The first of the week Chairman
Kronmiller and Roy o. Chambers
met with the Billings Commercial
club. which is taking similar
action, which means that tine
committee on general arrange
ments at Hardin will work jointly
with committeeman from Billings
and Sheridan.
Word from the war department
is to the effect that the command
ing general of the Ninth Corps
Area at San Francisco has been
authorized to assign a contingent
OF the U. S. army to take part in
the program, June 25th.
Gen. John ]. Pershing sends his
regrets that he will be unable to
deliver the principal address. as
he will make his annual trip To
Europe in June.
Col. Geo. Webb, commander Of
the National Indian War Veterans
. writes from st. joseph. Mo-. that
a delegation of Indian War Vets
will attend,
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-04-24
Hardin Man
s Honored
Harold Koontz Receives DIS MOlay
Legion of Honor Degree
At Kalispell.

Harold Koontz returned Monday
morning from a five-day trip to
Deer Lodge and Kalispell. He
motored to the former city, arriv-
ing there Wednesday evening OF
last week and visited his parents
until Thursday noon when, il
company with % members of the
Deer Lodge chapter De Molay, he
took a bus for Kalispell, where the
boys attended the twelfth annual
conclave of the Montana De Molay
association Thursday, Friday and
Saturday.
Delegates from the 20 De Molay
chapters in the state were in at
tendance, the total number OF
delegates being 578, the largest
gathering of De Molays in the his
tory of the state.
There were seven candidates lof
the Legion of Honor degree, the
highest honor that may be con-
ferred by the grand council,
among them Harold Koontz, which
was conferred by Chandler Co.
hagen of Billings. member of the
grand council of Montana. as
sisted by Commanders DR.. r. w.
Brown of Livingston. and Hugh c.
Sutherland of Great Falls: Grand
Marshal George H. Hammer of
BILLINGS, and Grand Chaplain Ern-
est Thomas of Butte.
The 1887 conclave will be held
in Billings.
Mr.. Koontz. the genial head
clerk in the Hardin w. G. Wood
ward & Co. store. is an ardent
worker in the De Molay organiZa-
ton and to him is due the credit
for the unit of this order in
Hardin.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-04-24
Between Fifty and Sixty Attend
Banquet Last Tuesday and
Listen to Program.

Tuesday evening between fifty
and sixty members and husbands
and friends of the Hardin Won
ans Club met at six-thirty around
the dinner tables made lovely with
flowers in the club colors, blue
and gold, at the Congregational
church parlor, where a delicious
dinner was served by the Ladies'
Circle.
While at the tables part of the
program was given, with Mrs.
Grace Garrison, president, presia-
ing. Mrs. NJ. "A. Thompson gave a
very interesting and comprehen-
sive history of the work of the
club during the past year; Mrs.
H. H. Barnett, the president-elect,
gave a short talk in which she
spoke of what the club could and
should. mean to the members and
the community. Mrs. N. E. Han
nant presented Mrs. Garrison with
a past presidents pin, a gift
showing appreciation by the local
club of her untiring efforts as
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-04-24
Billings and Sheridan To Assist
Hardin Committee Put Over
Event May rs.

Arrangements are rapidly being
rounded INTO IOrIl for the conu-
nlemoration OF the slxtieJn ami
versary OF the Custer battle, fought
June I5tn, 1876, between the US.
Seventh cavalry, under Gen. GA
Custer With the hostile sioux and
Cheyenne Indians on the NIL
overlooking the Little Horn river
valley, Is miles southeast of the
present city OF Hardin. The COM
mlttee On general arrangements,
headed by Attorney Bert W. Kron-
miller, is working indefatigably.
Besides Mr.. Kronmiller the COM
mittee is made up of o. E. Ander-
son, j. w. Bulls, R. o. Chambers,
L. Roy Cool, D. L. Egnew, Jens
Kalberg, H D. Kenyon, A. Knowles,
F. S. Morrison, j. A. Putnam, DR..
w. A. RanSier, R. A. Vickers and
Supt. Robert Yellowtail of the
Crow Indian reservation. Jacob
Marquisee, who was chairman of
the general committee which had
charge of the arrangements for
the fiftieth anniversary observ-
ance, June rs, 1925, now residing
at Syracuse, N. Y, has been ap-
pointed eastern representative of
the present committee on ar
rangements.
During the week just passed, tine
Hardin committee has been aug
mented by committees named by
the Billings Commercial Club
and the Sheridan, Wyo., chamber
of commerce. Wednesday even
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-04-24
Concert by
Local Talent
One of the Best Musical Literary
Programs Ever Given in
Hardin, Promised.

Attention is called to the dis
play advertisement elsewhere in
this issue Of the local talent con-
cert at. the M. E. church next Fri
day evening, May /.
Several outstanding performers
will. contribute. their. talent and
this will undoubtedly be the best
musical and literary program ever
presented. in. Hardin. Local talent
from Hardin, Lodge Grass and
other: points in the county will
take part. The concert will be
under the direction of w. j. Brek-
ke and the proceeds will go into
the Methodist church building
fund.
Watch next weeks paper for
program.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-04-24
Lodge Grass :
IRancher Killed
Army Collins Has Chest Crushed;
Dies on Way From Hardin
To Billings.

Army c. Collins, As, died en-
route from Hardin to a Billings
hospital, Thursday morning at
$40, from injuries received We'd
nesday afternoon while running
a grain seeder in a field on his
farm near Lodge Grass. He had
a bronc in the team and the
horses ran away. His chest was.
crushed and a rib had punctured
his lung. His right leg was broken
at the ankle and he suffered
numerous cuts and bruises about
the head and body. He had two
brothers in Billings, DR.. zChas.-P.
and Curtis Collins. The injured
man was found in his field late
Wednesday afternoon and was
rushed to the Hardin General
hospital and at an early hour
Thursday morning his brother, Dr..
Charles P. Collins had him placed
in an ambulance and started for
Billings.
Besides the brothers in Billings.
he is survived by a son Robert
H. Collins, aged 10, who lived
with him; a sister. Mrs. G. R..
Marsh. and two brothers, Frank
and Thomas. all of LewistoWn,
and three other brothers, Fred A.
of Sheridan, Wyo.. Arthur of Chi
cago, and Joy of Portland, Ore.
Arrangements for the funeral
have not yet been announced.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-04-24
CLUB ladies'
L LEAP YEAR DANCE

of Mrs. Grace Garrison, chairman
of the entertainment committee.
Good music, good eats and other
interesting features. Two prizes,
will be given, one to the man and
n to the lady holding the lucky
numbers. Fifty cents pays for
dance and lunch. Invitations
have been extended to the newly
organized Townsend club at Lodge
Grass and other clubs in the Mid
land empire and it is anticipated
that this meeting will be the
largest and most enthusiastic held
by the local club, which is adding
new members regularly, the NELL
bership now being we'll over the
200 mark.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-04-24
TOWNSEND CLUB
INVITED TO BILLINGS

Billings Townsend club No. /
has extended an invitation thru
its president, J. P. Thomson, and
Mrs. Callie B. Carter, secretary OF
Hardin Townsend club No. l, to
the members of the Hardin club to
attend the Billings clubs next
regular meeting Monday night,
April 81, when the speaker of the
evening will be Hon. James F.
O'Connor of Livingston, candi-
date for the Democratic nominal
ton for congress from this, the
Second congressional district.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-04-24
New Set-uP
Form Program
Elect Community Committeeman
Each of the Five County
Districts.

The farmers meetings being held
this week to explain the 1886 az
ricultural conservation gram
are being well attended according
to Geo. W. Gustafson, county
agent, who is in charge. A great
deal of interest is shown in the
new set-up for the county. Many
farmers are signing the register
of membership in the Big Horn
County Conservation association
which is merely an intention to
cooperate with the program.
The temporary organization
committee consists of Jake Koeb-
be, chairman; c. P. Davidson,
vice-chairman; Geo. w. Gustaf-
son, secretary; Hubert Hobson,
Ed Torske and H. A. Williams
Big Horn county will be divided
into five districts for the admin
istration of the new program
They will be known as Decker
Lodge Grass. Grow, North Hardin
and West Hardin.
A communitv committee will be
elected in each of these districts
to assist with the program. The
chairman of each committee will
serve as the director of the boarc
Of directors of the county asso.
citation. "A countu allotment com.
mittee will be elected from tn,
board of directors, which will bt
in charge of the administration
work
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-04-24
Big Horn County's First Clerk and
RecOrder-Chief Clerk at
Grow 13 Years.

Fred E. Miller, the first county
clerk and recorder of Big Horli
county, passed away during Mon
day night at his home on North
Cheyenne avenue, where he had
been living alone. While he had
been in i'll health the past couple
of years of diabetes, he was not
bedfast and was around town
nearly every day and did consider
able writing daily on a history of
Big Horn county, which he was
compiling.
He was down town as usual,
Monday, and that evening the
neighbors noticed a light in his
home. Wednesday forenoon, w.
M. Bryant, the federal project
manager at Grow Agency, came to
Hardin and went to the Miller
home to ask Mr.. Miller for the
loan OF his surveyors instruments.
Getting no response to a knock
at the door, he went around to
the bedroom window and, looklns,
In, saw Mr. Miller's body lying on
the floor. He Immediately came
up town and gave the alarm.
Sheriff w. B. Spear and Coroner
J. w. Bulls went to the Mliier
nome and found that Mr.. Miller
had been in bed, had visited the
bath room, and while returning to
his bed had evidently been strick-
ken with a diabetic coma. tc
which he was subject, and had
fallen to the floor beside the bed
and expired.
Fred E. Miller was born in Chi
cago, Aug. Is, 1868. When a child
his parents moved to Cherokee,
Iowa, where he grew up and at
tended the public schools, COM
pleting his education at Iowa
University at Iowa City. On COM
pleting his education he entered
the civil service and in 1898 went
to Helena, Montana, as a clerk in
the U. S. land office. Two yeas
later he was appointed chief clerk
OF the Indian service at Crow
Agency, a position he held l3
years, until Jan, Is, 1918, when lie
became the first county clerk OF
the newly created county Of Big
Horn, of which Hardin is the
county seat. While at Crow Agen-
cy he was also justice of the
peace and U. S. commissioner.
At Crow Agency, on Easter Sun
day, 1905, he was married to Miss
Emma Smith of Baxter Springs,
KaS., who was visiting her sister
Mrs. Harry Throssell at Crow
Agency. To this union were born
four children. Hulda, wife Of
Ralph E. Fields, assistant super
visor of the St. Joe national for
est at st. Maries, Idaho; Edward
H. Miller, stock clerk for t h e
Standard Oil Co. of Indiana. Bill
ings, Mont; Robert Miller. of
washington. D. c., and Miss Ruth
Miller, employed in the general
office at Crow Agency. Mrs. Miller
died Nov. 8, 1919.
Besides his four children, all Of
whom save Robert are here for
the funeral. he is survived by three
grandchildren, John and Nancv
Fields of st. Maries. Idaho. and
Gwendolvn Lee Miller. DAUGHTER
of Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Mile.
of Billings.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-04-24
WoMAN'S CLUE
N u A BIG G.

president; and Mrs. r. H. Frank.
lin, secretary, read the minutes o.
the last meeting and presented {
request for a donation to thu
Florence Crittenden home, which
was allowed.
The group then went to thu
auditorium for the remainder o.
the program. Two piano solo!
were beautifully rendered b,
James Anderson; Miss Margaret
Gustafson gave two humorou.
readings: Miss Tucker, a guess
from Billings, sang, "At- Dawning'
and led the group in singing thu
popular Hawaiian song, "Alohs
o." accompanied by Mrs. w. A
Russell. Two brilliant piano solo.
by Mrs. Russell were also muci
appreciated by the group present
The speaker of the evening was
Rev. Ida A. Green, of Billings
who gave an interesting talk or
Hawaii, she having spent many
months in Honolulu, two years
ago. Her pictures were not shown
because of a misunderstanding in
securing the proper equipment
for showing them, so the informa-
ton came by way of the ear in
stead of the eye. Her talk wa
full of instruction in the history
and life of that beautiful and ro-
mantle island and people, and was
well received.
Thus the very successful pasl
club year came to a close, a year
of splendid programs and groul
support of worthy causes under
the capable guidance of Mrs. Gar
rison, who has served the club
as president two years.
A splendid corps of officers fol-
the coming year assures another
year of live activities and worth
while efforts, which should claim
the loyal interest and support oil
every intelligent woman in Hardin
This is not an exclusive group
but an organization of womanhood
interested in public welfare as
well as in inspirational programs
The women of the community
are invited to join in this great
work. Dues are $3.50 a year.
Next years work will start In
September with the teachers re-
ception at Pine Lodge, under tae
leadership Of Mrs. H. H. Barnett
president: Mrs. Helen Koch. LIST
vice-president; Mrs. Grace Garri-
son, End vice-president; Miss Sig
Dahl, secretary; Mrs. Chas. A.
Corkins. treasurer: Miss Margaret
Leikvold. historian: Mrs. o. E.
Anderson, auditor and Miss Anna
belle Ross, parliamentarian.
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Tuesday Evening, April %, Hardin
Grade School-E. p. Conwell,
Red Lodge, Speaker.

The ladies of the Hardin Town
send club No. l will give a Leap
Year party and dance on Tues
day evening, April %, at the
Hardin primary grade school
building, following the regular
business meeting of the club, al
which the principal speaker will
be E. P. Conwell of Red Lodge
county attorney of Carbon county
now serving his fifth consecutive
term as prosecuting attorney
There will be a musical and lit
erary program under the direction
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-04-24

Members of the P. ]. O. club
were entertained last Friday by
Mrs. Jake Linthacum as hostess.
They enjoyed a motor trip To
Billings, where they enjoyed a
luncheon and attended an after
noon show. Members making the
trip to Billings were: Mesdames
j. H. lesser, Jens Kalberg, Matt
Brown, A. E. Callahan, Dave Kill
patrick, Lyle J. Tintinger and the
hostess.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-04-24

Sheridan, Wyo.; Harry E. Clifford,
Crow Agency; BENZ. F. Shreve,
Decker; Dave A. Ramp, Hardin,
and Jack Hope, Birney.
Interment was beside the re-
mains of her husband, Frank A.
Markham, who died June q, 1881,
in the family plot on the Markham
farm at Kirby.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-04-24

C. E. Erbaugh, Young's Creek
rancher in the Decker country,
attended to business in Hardin.
Thursday of last week. En- route
here he stopped off at Wyola and
induced w. B. Luckett, his BROTH
er-in-law to accompany him here
as chaperone. He says the winter
wheat in his section looks good.
While here he renewed his sup-
Scription for another year.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-04-24

Sumner Dahl. wife and three
children have moved from Decker
to the Dave Badboy irrigated
farm at Dunmore, which he has
leased for a term of five years
Their daughter, Violet. 10, after
q mastoid operation at the Har-
din General hospital March 10, is
convalescing.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-04-24
ANNUAL MEETING OF
THE BAPTIST CHURCH

This Friday evening the annual
business meeting and election Ut
officers will be held at the Bap-
fist church. Brief reports of the
years activities will be given aid
plans laid for the coming years
work. Rev. Bentley will be the
guest speaker for the occasion.
This is an open meeting and all
are invited to attend.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-04-24

then taught the Nine Mile school,
down the Big Horn valley from
Hardin. a couple of wears. taught
near her home at Martinsdale.
and then enrolled at the Eastern
Montana Normal and is a men,
Der of this wears graduating
class.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-04-24

Hardin Post No. 8, Am. Legion,
nlans Memorial Day exercises a.
the Custer Battlefield National
cemetery, Nav 80. M. R.. Calder
wood, Rev. C. A. Bentley, G. w
Gustafson, Troy D. French, VIII
lard j. Scott and w. A. Walker
are the committee in charge. Dc
tails will be announced later.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-04-24

William A. Dorvall, clerk of the
Iron. Springs school district, was
in Hardin Tuesday attending to
business matters. He states that
the winter wheat in his section is
very spotted and that it will re-
qire a good rain to determine
just what percent of the winter
wheat was winter killed.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-04-24
BASEBALL MEETING is
CALLED FOR TONITE AT 8

Manager Sam Poullos of last
years Hardin baseball team has
issued a call for all those inter-
ested in baseball to meet at Jacob
sons cigar store. one door south
of the Hardin Tribune-Herald Of
flee. this Friday evening at eight
o'clock, to organize and elect Of
ficers for this seasons play.