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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-11-20
Turning to Montana Mining Camps as Outlet for Beef,
When Texas Market Was Glutted, Nelson Story Trailed
In First Herd of Range Cattle, and Vast Industry Grew
by sheepmen until recent

followed by sheepmen until recent
The herd of sheep which Grande and
Smith brought into the MuSselshelI
country in 1877 consisted of 1000 Mer-
inc ewes for which they paid $3.50 a
head. On their way to Idaho for the
sheep they had to dodge the Nez Perce
Indians, who had started over the Lolo
trail across the Rocky mountains, pur-
sued by United States troops under
General Gibbons.
The Indians had been cleared from
their path before the return trip and
the sheep were brought into Montana
by way of Horse Prairie, Bannack and
RaderSburg, crossing the Missouri river
by ferry at the present site of ToSton,
The sheep were taken to the Smith
ranch neal M~artinsdale and were
owned in common by Grande and Will
liam and John Smith, brothers, who
later and for many years operated
on a large scale as the Smith Brothers
Sheep Co.
Unexpected Price Saves the Day
About 1900 lambs were raised the
first spring. The sheep were SHARED
and the fleeces piled on the ground,
as no bags were available. A Boston
wool buyer in Helena bad been paying
six cents a pound. That was the closest
market. Grande went to Helena to
negotiate the sale of the wool only to
find that the buyer had been called
in and that there was no market for
their clip.
He returned to the ranch, had the
wool hauled by OK team to Carroll, a
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-11-20

City girls, imbued with the spirit
of adventure, wrote their names
and addresses on a piece of note
paper. thrust it into a bottle and
cast it into the Yellowstone river.
To reward them came a letter. rel
Gently, addressed to one Of them
one. however, who last February
passed away-little Patsy Johnson.
Patsy would have been quite thrilled
about the event because she had ar
IDENTIFY desired to have her name in the
paper Just once"
The other girls whose names were
in the bottle were Norma Hunt and
Laura Villanger: Patsy, however, had
written a note. 1t said:
whoever finds this please write to
me so I car see how far it goes. I am
a beautiful blonde. Love and hope.
Patsy
The letter received vas from Rose
mary Hackenberg, Williston, N. D., sis
ter of two boys who found the bottle,
Joseph and Franklin Hackenberg. In
part the letter said:
MY brother found the bottle and
your lanes. He wouldn't write, so I
will as I'm his sister. The bottle was
found on an island about 10 miles west
of Williston while herding cattle. The
bottle was dry but the cap rusted so
we had to break the bottle to get the
letter. 1t was found Oct. 10, 1886.
THE bottle was found about half
way between Trenton and Williston on
a large island containing about 1000
acres. If you look on a map you can
see Williston which is on the Missouri
river not very far from where the yell
lowstone river enters the Missouri. I
don't know whether this will ever reach
you girls as it has been quite a while
since you let the bottle go. If this let
ter is received please let me know if
possible
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-11-20
Fisher Directs
Guide Book of Idaho

Yards Fisher, formerly OF the Eng
lsh department Of the State uni
Passion Spins the Plot" and Il Am
Betrayed" has, in past months, been
serving as director of the Idaho fed
eral writer's projects. idaho, a Guide
in Word and Picture" compiled under
his direction, is slated for publication
soon by the Caxton Printers, Ltd. of
Caldwell, Idaho. To procure good pho
tographs Of Idaho's primitive regions,
MI. Fisher and a number of Boise
boosters flew the entire area.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-11-20
NOTE FL0ATED IN
BOTTLE ANSWERED
MILES CITY SCHOOL GIRLS, MAIL.
ING LETTER IN YELLOWSTONE.
HEAR FROM WILLISTON

Just two years ago, three Miles
City girls, imbued with the spirit
of adventure, wrote their names
and addresses on a piece of note
paper. thrust it into a bottle and
cast it into the Yellowstone river.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-11-20

EarlS-Ddy flOIeer VINO 1Tdllcu
Texas Cattle Into Montana in the
MidSixties; In Later Years MIR. Story
Was a Resident of Bozeman, Where
Relatives Reside Today.
he was afraid of being trapped by
fire in its skyscraper hotels. He was
known as a guest who always asked
of the hostelry which he p%atronized.
He always carried with him a long
rawhide rope with which he planned
to slide to safety in case of a on
%flagration. He died at his home in
Bozeman at the age Of So years.
AS Story cultivated friendly rela-
tons with the Crows he was enabled
to extend his ranching operations on
their reservation in the Yellowstone
Story employed Indians to care for his
herds in the winter, thus materially
reducing his losses.
Dislodged Political Enemy
Story's memorable political battle
with United States Senator T. c. Power
resulted from an effort made during
the administration of President Har-
rison to ust him from his ranch
holdings on the Grow lands. Story be-
lieved Senator Power, at the instigation
of Paul Mccormick of Billings, wealthy
CdII1cll1d11 dllO UuSllltSS dSSOCLdCc Va
Power, wa responsible for the issu-
ance of the order to remove his stock
from the reservation, knowing that If
this were done he would have to sell
his cattle and that Power and Nc
Cormick would be able to buy his herd
at considerably less than it was worth.
Story sold his cattle, but opposed
Powers reelection to the senate. Sem
;atorS at that time were chosen by the
state legislature and Story was so sue
cessful in his efforts to defeat Power,
that, after a long legislative deadlock,
Thomas H. Carter was named his sue
ceSSor.
! In the meantime the sheep business
had been spreading out. The original
eastern Montana herd trailed from
California by burgess, was purchased
in the spring of 1877 by George M.
Miles, later and for many years pres
Miles City, and a nephew of Gen. Mel
son A. Miles, then commanding the
Fifth cavalry.
Miles proSpered in the sheep business
despite the inroads of wolves and coy
otes. Indians, too, were troublesome,
being given to shooting arrows among
his flocks. In 1877 his wool clip was
shipped by boat down the Yellowstone
and Missouri rivers to Yankton and
thence to Boston by rail.
~"Antelope" Swarm Over the Hill
One incident related of the arrival of
sheep in the vicinity of Miles City in
the fall of 1876, is that the residents,
having had no word that a band of
sheep was coming into the country,
mistook the animals for antelope when
they first appeared or the bluffs over
looking the town, which then was only
a military camp. Hunters sailed forth
tn the discovery that A Civilization was as
upon them with the launching of the
sheep industry in their territory.
, Doubtless Miles purchase of the
flock was made easy by the fact that
the winter of 1876-T was a hard one.
No hay was available and it was nee
essary to use snow plows on the range
to uncove the grass. The sheep would
then Craze down the aisles thus made
through the snow. This practice was
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-11-20
FARMERS FURTHER
IRRIGATION WORK

Since flood irrigation work was first
undertaken by the extension service in
1881 in Powder River and Custer coun-
ties, more than 80 ranchers have been
assisted in developing projects, ac-
cording to N. A. jacobsen, extension
agent for the two counties.
The work has varied from surveys
and advice on the construction of small
dams, to laying out bitches and bikes
on fields of so to 100 acres or more. In
addition to completed systems, many
are under construction or planned for
early building.
"A number of ranchers have built
projects without assistance from the
extension service. Possibilities for de-
veloping new projects are unlimited,
Jacobsen states, because practically all
the land suitable for hay production in
the two counties is ideally adapted to
flood irrigation.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-11-20
Runways Approved
for Helena's Airport

With federal approval for hard-sur-
facing. the three runway strips at the
municipal airport at a cost of $1i3.-
228, Helena is assured of one of the
finest air travel terminals in the north
west.
Fred B. Sheriff, commissioner of
aeronautics for Montana and member
Of the Helena airport commission, said
the airport project would consist of
laying asphalt surfaced center strips.
each 100 feet wide and 5000 feet long,
in the center of each of the three run
ways.
The runways are 500 by 5000 feet,
running east to west, mt northwest
to southeast and n northeast to
southwest. They are oiled at the pres
ent time. Part of the $113,228 will be
spent in grading the center strips of
surface.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-11-20
SPECIAL MEASURES

Special measures approved at q general
election become effective the day the gov
ernor issues q proclamation to that effect,
according to Attorney General Enor K. Mat.
son. Unsuccessful measures cease functioning
as soon As the official count Is announced,
the attorney general said.
Evening star., 1936-09-08
TARGET SHOOTERS
FIND YOUTH DEAD
Pair on Way Home After
Shooting on Lake Discover
Boy, II, Bullet in Temple.
b. the Associated Press.

By tne ASSOCIATED PreSS.
ANNAPOLIS. Md, September g.
Two men who had been shooting at .
mark IN the neighborhood found the
body Of 12-year-o -old Charles Hutchens.
shot once in the right temple, today
on his grandfather,s farm on the
Defence Highway near here. Anne
Arundel County authorities said the
death apparently was accidental.
The men who found the lad are
John Hundrall and John Chamblitt
Of Ferndale. They said they had been
firing at targets on the shores of the
Annapolis Water Works Lake and
started up Q wooded hill.
They reported that they came on
the body. propped In a sitting position
against q small tree, an undischarged
shotgun on the lap. Sheriff Joseph
Alton said young Hutchens had been
dead about an hour. Relatives said
the boy left home early in the day
to shoot squirrels.
Magistrate Luther Nichols called an
inquest for Thursday night and asked
Hundrall and Chamblitt to appear.
Evening star., 1936-09-08
FUNERAL IS CONDUCTED
FOR JAMES H. JOHNSON


Funeral services for James Herbert
johnson. general manager Of Julius
Garfinckel & Co., who died Saturday.
were held at the Shrine Of the Sacred
Heart at 9 am. today following .
private service at the home, 5000 Six
teenth street. Burial was in Mount
Olivet Cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers were William
e. Schmid, Harvey ]. Cheston. H. P,
Firestone. Arthur Grow, Frank Flani-
gan, Wilbur Claflin. Otis Beall Kent
John Colpoys. Robert v. Fleming
Horace Dulin, Harry Dulin, Otto J.
De Moll, Edward r. Brownley, Capt
George Adamsen. Martin T. Wiegand,
John T. O'Neill and DR.. William Lloyd
Sheep.
Evening star., 1936-09-08
WIFE, NEAR DEATH,
ACCUSES HUSBAND
Mate Insists CoIored Man
Shot Suffolk Woman
Three Times.

SUFFOLK, Va, September R.-
Mrs. Doris Philhower. about IS, lay
dying In Lakeview Hospital here today
from three bullet wounds inflicted
early this morning.
HE did It," she said, pointing to
her husband, Jake Philhower, former
railway engineer and operator of an
automobile service station on Route
58, mile east Of Suffolk, where the
shooting occurred.
Philhower insists "a tall yellow
Negro shot through the window"
Sheriff Frank Culpepper of Nanse-
mond County. Q nephew Of Phil
hover. is holding his uncle in custody
An investigation Of the shooting is
being made by the sheriff and Charles
B. Goodwin, jr., Commonwealth's at
torney for Nansemond.
Either Of the three wounds. 1t was
said at the hospital. might prove fatal.
The woman was shot in the chest. the
bullet penetrating the body and COM
ing out of her back: q second shot
entered the body at the left side. near
the lower ribs, and a third entered
the right thigh and glazed the spinal
column. causing paralysis from the
waist down.
Mrs. Philhower's mother Mrs. w. H.
Hogge, and q sister. Mrs. J. j. Mead
ows, both Of Portsmouth. we're at the
bedside.
Evening star., 1936-09-08
1n Mrn1urtat1t.

LINDEN. LILLIAN z. In sad but loving
IAN insInhSanee # SsS Ssovsa dsushtsT
life life two years ago today. September 8.
The fiowers I've placed upon your grave
But the love hold id FOR Hsess; You in my breast
viii never fade away
My heart still aches with sorrow.
God only sef knows s1ss how soSse1 MISS miss you
At the end OF two sad years.
She had smile for every one.
heart as pure as gold;
To those who knew and loved her.
LoNEGY sS asmafH AND T psTs5 fsSy Mo12sa 4ls
MEAD, ANNIE SHEPHERD. In sweet and
lSSi2G sNNIE gapSFy gSnSErb sf eur devoted motheI
this life four years ago today. September
You were ere faithful o1 fond id'a and "nra true:
There is not a day that passes
HER DEVOTED SS PxudHfERsI. pa S5Tf Il I'f Bottle
ANNIE PICKETT. Sacred to
NJ M f NJ sSyed Who oe:T s:c.4tsa An
this life twenty years ago today, Sep
tember g. 1915.
Sleep on. dear mother. Gods way is best.
csed home your worH Is den. rest
Some day will meet you when my work
HER DEVOTED DAUGHTER. HELEN
MONTGOMERY.
PRESTON. MARY L. In sad but loving
L. PRESTON who departed this life two
years ago today. September 8. 1884.
Often to the graveyard wander
Flowers to lay with loving care
On the grave of my dear sister
Who Is so sweet, sleeping ssf;Fssa shs5s
NV heart still aches with sadness.
My eyes shed many tears:
God only knows how / miss you. mother
At the end Of two sad years.
nAU0HT3R,
Evening star., 1936-09-08
DR.. JOHN SCHMITZ
BURIED IN ARLINGTON
0ptometrist, Native Of Virginia,
Came to District as Boy.
Wis Veteran,

DR.. John Sshmitz. 40. optometrist,
Of 1901 Fifteenth street. was to be
buried today in Arlington National
Cemetery with Masonic ceremonies.
DR.. schmitz,I who died here Friday,
was born in Louisa County, Va, COM
ing to the District as a boy. As
youth he belonged to the old Corcoran
Cadets. He was graduated from Co
lumbia University.
He served With the optical unit of
the Army Medical Corps during the
World War. Chateau Thierry being
among the battles In which he partici-
pated.
He belonged to the Benjamin B.
French Masonic Lodge, Almas Temple
and the Veterans Of Foreign Wars,
Front Line Pest.
DR.. Schmitzis survived by his widow,
Mrs. Nora Dagis Schmitz; his father,
Andrew J. Sckmitz, and several BROTH
ers and sisters living in Richmond.
Evening star., 1936-09-08
MRS. JAMES P. DAVIS,
FORMER RESIDENT, DIES
Expires at Home Of Daughter in
Connecticut-Son Lives in
Chevy Chase.

Mrs. Mildred Logan Davis, former
resident Of this city Tor q number of
years, died Sunday at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. David w. Stroop, Glen
brook. Conn. She had been Ill about
two months.
Mrs. Davis, widow of James p.
Davis. had been living with her daugh-
ter for seven years. but had visited
here each year. She formerly was an
active member of the Wallace Me-
mortal United Presbyterian Church
here.
Besides the daughter. she leaves .
son, Paul A. Davis, $500 Western ave-
nue.. Chevy Chase, Nd, and six grand
children.
Funeral services will be held here
at 10:30 am. tomorrow in the Birch
funeral home, 3034 M street. Burial
will be In, Rock Greek Cemetery.
Evening star., 1936-09-08
CHESTER A. BALE
FATALLY STRICKEN
Brother Of Maryland State Sena.
tor Dies Suddenly at Home
of Friends.

Py The Associated Press.
WESTMINSTER. Nd, September
8.-Chester A. Bale, So, brother of
State Senator J. David Bale Of Car
roll County, died Unexpectedly of a
heart attack last night.
Bale was stricken at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Bennett. He
dropped in to see them. was taken
Ill and died about IL pm. The Ben
netts live on the Washington road
near here.
At the time Of his death, Bale was
managing a fraternity house at the
University of Maryland. He formerly
was a merchant here.
Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. Thursday at the home of his
nephew and niece. DR.. and Mrs. X.
B. Boyce. of Sudbrook. Interment
will be at Druid Ridge Cemetery.
Bale was the son of the late Jesse
Bale and Anne Louise Engler Bale
Of Carroll County.
He is survived by four brothers, Sem
ator Bale, j. Raymond Bale, San
Antonio, Tex: william Bale of Med
ford, and Roland Bale Of Medford.
and two sisters, Mrs. Jesse Snyder of
York Haven, Pa, and Mrs. ]. Howell
Taylor Of Sudbrook.
Evening star., 1936-09-08
FUNERAL RITES HELD
FOR SEABOARD. OFFICER
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, September B.
Funeral services were held here today
for Eugene C. Bagwell. chief operating
officer Of the Seaboard Air Line Rail-
way, who died at Southern Pines, N. c..
Sunday night of heart attack. The
body will be sent aboard q special
train to Raleigh, N. c., for interment.
Funeral services here were conduct
ed by the Rev. E. Ruftin Jones, D. D..
rector of st. Andrews. During the
service, operations on the Seaboard.
which Mr.. Bagwell had served for more
than Is years. were suspended for
one minute.
Evening star., 1936-09-08
Births Reported.

Sydney and Alma Bradley. girl.
Gordon and Amelia Buholtz. boy.
Louis and Elizabeth Klauder. boy.
George and Edna Manuel. boy.
James and Ethel White. girl
Donald and R1alee Stubbs, girl.
Adolph and joyce Sten. girl.
Maurice and loretta Jones. girl
Harold and Heen Smith, girl.
Leo and Jessie Watkins. boy.
Edward and Annie Clark, boy.
Evening star., 1936-09-08
WIDOW OF MINISTER
DIES IN TAK0MA PARK
Services for Mrs. Emma Luke
Hays, 76, Will Be Held
Tomorrow at 2 PM.

B, STAG Correspondent OF The Star.
TAKOMA PARK. Md, September
S.-Mrs. Emma Luke Hays. rs years
old. died here yesterday at the home
OF her daughter. Mrs. j. Vance Nc
Nary. at ia Park avenue after Q
brief illness.
Mrs. Hays, widow Of Rev. William
M. Hays Of Burgettstown. Pa, had
been living with her daughter since
her husband died seven years ago.
In addition. to her daughter she Is
survived by four grandchildren. Helen.
Ruth, William and John McNary. all
of Takoma Park, and two sisters, Miss
Anna Luke and Miss Lulu Luke, both
Of Grove City, Pa.
Funeral services will be held at the
home Of Mrs. McNary at 2 O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon and burial Is to
be in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Evening star., 1936-09-08
SELASSIE IN NEW PLEA

LONDON. September 8 OP.-Haile
Selassie declared today two-thirds of
Ethiopia is unoccupied by the Italians
and a provisional government Is func-
tioning normally In the western prov
inces.
Il appeal" the Negus said In state
ment issued from the Ethiopian Lega-
ton. Ito the peoples of the world to
translate into practice the sentiment
OF good will, love and justice which
are so widely expressed and without
which there can be no durable peace,
by saving the Ethiopian people from
the hands Of the aggressor."
Evening star., 1936-09-08
NEW JUDGE FOR HARLEM
First Colored Magistrate in New
York's History Inducted.

NEW YORK, September 8 R.-
Harlem, home Of the largest colored
colony in the country. today had the
first colored magistrate in New York
City's history.
Myles Paige. colored lawyer and
leader, recently appointed by Mayor
La Guardia. was inducted into office
in Harlem Court, where 880. 900 cases
were handled last year.
Evening star., 1936-09-08
Deaths Reported.

Henrs G Heauah So g. iss ss2c Eth h0ta st. ST. Sc.
Theodore Mueller. 20. 1905 Goth st.
Georgia Weldon. g., 46l q st.
Morris e. Bladen. 81, Gallinger Hospital
James Ferguson. SO. Sibley Hospital.
Sadie @. Dennis. 81. 53S 10th St. Sc.
Doris Coleman. "a. Gallinger Hospital
Horace Coleman. 81. Freedmen's Hospital
Infant Eugene Roper. Children's Hospital
Evening star., 1936-09-08

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howard. MARY A. On Monday. Septem-
Der z. 1886. at her residence. I517 Van
Buren st. NV. MARY A. HOWARD.
wife of the late Col Phocion Howard.
Funeral services at the S. H. Hines Co.
funeral home. 29O1 14th st. NV. on
Wednesday. September 9. al 10 am.
lnterment at Danville. Ill.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-16
Engineers To Hear
 State College Head
Dr. A. N. Jorgensen to Address Bridgeport Congress
 July 25-Amplifiers Will Be Used

Bridgeport, July 16.-Dr. Albert N. Jorgensen, president of the State College at Storrs, is to address The Congress Engineering Congress on the subject of our "Connecticut State Engineering Problems" on July 26th, at the Stratfield hotel ,AThe putting into effect and en- forcement the legislation enacted into Connecticut law with penalties attached, requiring registration oi engineers, and the establishment oi the State Board of. Registration foI Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors has emphasized the importance of high stands for en- gineering education in Connecticut pr. Jorgensen is vitally interested iil this subject and has definite opinions on the necessity for the de- yelopment and improvement of ta. cilities for engineering education IT. in this state. His talk will be oi great interest to all Connecticut en- Rineers and those interested in tech nical and scientific progress.
 pr. Alebrt Jorgensen is one o' the younger college presidents. Ht was born in Lanark, Ill.,, in 1899
 Ie spent his youth in Sabula, Iowa and was educated in the public school of that town. He attended Coe college and was graduated from there in 1921 with a B. A. degree. He obtained his M. A. from the State University of Iowa in 1925 and his Ph,D. degree. He obtained his M Al. from the State University ot Iowa and his Ph.D. from the same institution in 1927.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-16
NEW HAVEN FIRE
 DAMAGE $5O,OOO

New Haven. Conn, July l0-(uP) Three hundred guests at the Hotel Taft were reused from their beds and huddIed in the lobby early today as flremen fought Q three alarm fire in Q restaurant across the street.
 For time it was feared the blaze might spread to the hostelry, and to the Hotel Spencer, which ad- joined Kaysey's restaurant, where the blaze was discovered.
 The fire was discovered by sam uel sudock, part owner of the res- taurant, and Stephen Bishop, an electrician, who were together on the third floor when the lights were extlnguished.
 They fled the building and turned in an alarm.
 The screaming whistles of the third alarm aroused nearby Yale students and hundreds of towns people who gathered in the streets, praying the smoke and fumes to get q close view of the blaze.
 The fire broke out at 12:S4 Q. m,