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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-10-02
COPPER
FATAL

In the spring of 1914 the family
moved to Hardin, Mont, farming
in the Big Horn valley until the
spring of 1921, when they moved
onto the farm on Sioux Pass creek,
which has since been their home.
Mrs. Hamilton died in a Hardin
hospital in 1927.
Mr.. Hamilton was married a
third time to Mrs. Marian Hite of
Lodge Grass who, with the four
children by his first wife, Dalton
and Tom Hamilton, Mrs. Clifford
Smith and Mrs. Jack Mattox, and
Billy, by his last marriage, all of
Lodge Grass, survive.
LATE Hamilton was a good citi-
zen and neighbcr and had a wide
circle of friends throughout Big
Horn county who will be sorry to
hear of his passing.
The funeral will be held at 1:3c
this Friday afternoon at the Bap-
tiSt church in Lodge Grass, LIie
pastor, Rev. Hubbard, officiating.
The pallbearers will be Hubert
HobSon of Hardin, Fay T. Abel,
Percy R. Forman, Ole Nelson, Ray
Marvel and James Brown, all Of
Lodge Grass. Following the church
services the remains will be taken
overland in the Bulls Crilly NOR
tuary funeral car of Hardin, fol-
lowed by relatives and friends in
cars to Sheridan, Wyo., where iE-
terment will be in the family plot
in Mount Hope cemetery.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-10-02
Lafe Hamilton Is Victim of Smut
Preventive Used To Prepare
Seed Wheat.

Lafayette Hamilton, 63, familiar
ly known to his intimateS as Late
Hamilton, for nearly a quarter of
a century a prominent farmer of
Big Horn county, died of a heart
attack, Wednesday forenoon about
1890, at his dryland farm on
Sioux Pass creek, about nine miles
east of the town of Lodge Grass.
With his son Dalton, who has
farmed with him since early boy
hood, he had for several days
been seeding wheat. They already
have seeded about 800 acres of
the $40 acres they contemplate
seeding this fall. Each morning
they treat the seed to be sown
that day with copper carbonate
smut preventive, and around $3.50
they finished treating the days
seed and had gone out into the
field to serve the machinery for
the days run. Mr.. Hamilton had
filled the seeder with wheat and
was preparing to drive the truck
in which the seed was hauled to
the field to a remote corner where
it would be out of the way. AS
he got into the truck, he conf
blamed to his son that he felt
cold and weak. The son offered
to drive him to the house, but
the father said he would soon
be himself apain, and started to
drive the truck. The son got on
the tractor pulling the seeder and
started around the field. When
ne arrived at the corner where his
father was to leave the truck, ne
noticed it was not there, and
pushing on until he met the truck.
he found it standing still and
his father reclininu in the seat
in a semi-conscious condition.
The son got into the truck and
drove his father to the house,
where he was assisted by his step
mother in carrying him into the
house and placir" him in bed.
Dalton then motored to Lodge
Grass after his sister, Mrs. Cliff
Tor Smith, DR.. Taggart ond Mrs.
w. A. Thomas, a nurse. With them
he was back at the ranch by
1880, but his father had passed
away about 20 minutes before.
DR.. Taggart gave it as his opin-
IoAA GAAdU IA1. I1dI1lllGOIl 5 uedGL max
been affected by the poison fumes
from the copper carbonate, bring
ing on the fatal heart attack.
Lafayette Hamilton was born at
Litchfield, ILL.,, July IS, 1873. When
a small boy he moved with his
parents to eastern Kansas, and
from there to Mcdonald county,
Missouri, where he resided until a
man grown and where, on July
Is, 1894, his 21st birthday, he vas
married to Miss Sarah Wimpev.
To this union were born four
children, two sons and two daugh-
tiers. In 1902 the family moved to
Oregon and for seven years Mr..
Hamilton engaged in farming IA
miles north of Pendleton. Here
Mrs: Hamilton died May 8. 1908.
In the early spring of 1910 with
his four children Mr. Hamilton
moved to Newcastle, Wyo.. where
he was married a second time to
Mrs. Martha Littell.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-10-02
PRAIRIE fire CAUSED
BY BLASTING STUMPS

was threatened by the red demon,
which was consuming the barn,
corralS and other buildings. The
EnouS family had already given
up hope, and hitching up their
team had fled to the hills. while
the chickens and other inhab-
itants of the barnyard had sought
refuge in the brush.
The fire was about 100 feet
from the house when the workers
got under way; and due to their
earnest, frantic efforts, the house
and machinery were saved.
While flames leaped and crack
led and black smoke rolled uD-
ward, the two crews of IECW boys
from Lamedeer and the PWA
workers and representatives from
the Flying v, Four D, Three Cir
Gle and other ranches, all the
way from Kirby to Birney, fought
steadily onward, and by shutdown
had the fire under control.
But, shortly after dark, a steady
blowing high wind started up
and soon sparks were living up
ward and among the timber, and
flames started roarino once more,
but by steady work were gotten
under control by the PWA work
ers and ranchers by two o'clock
in. the morning.
When the workers left the
scene Wednesday morning, 10
men were left to guard against
any fresh outbreak.
Due to the hospitality of Mrs.
Chas. R. Foley, the workers we're
given a good suroer with nlenty
of hot coffee Tuesday evening,
and at midnight Mr.. and Mrs.
Dean Johnson gave them a sup
per and Wednesday morning, a
hot breakfast, all of which was
sincerely appreciated bv the
thoroughly worn out workers.
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the
Red Cross
Big Horn Co. Federation Women's
Clubs to Sponsor the Annual
Red Cross Roll Call.

Miss Virgil M. Iams, field rep
r~eSentative of the American Red
Cross, with headquarters at St.
Louis, Missouri, made a special
trip to Hardin, Saturday, Sept.
20, to attend the meeting of the
County Federation of Women's
Clubs.
FOLLOWING the meetin~ of the
clubs, the local chapter of the
Red Cross was pleased to make
public announcement that tn e
Federated Clubs of the county
would sponsor the annual mem
bership roll call of the Red Cross,
this year.
Miss 1amS was called away Sat-
urday evening, but returned to
Hardin, Monday evening, and
snent Tuesday and a part of
Wednesday assisting in the per-
fecting Of the roll call organiza-
ton.
Mrs. Helen E. Woodley, presi-
dent of the County Federated
Clubs was selected as general
chairman of the count and the
Wyola district, with presidents of
each member club as chairman
Of their respective districts: Mrs.
Helene Barnett, Hardin; Mrs.
Ray Chagnon, Crow Agencv: Mrs.
Marjorie S. Clannin and Mrs.
Fred Given, Lodge Grass.
The funds used in the work of
the American Red Cross come
from several sources and the
money derived from the member
ship fees is the base or ground
work on which the financial
structure, both local and national,
is built. So it is especially pleas
ing to know that a highly inter-
ested and efficient organization
will present the invitation to the
people of Big Horn county.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-10-02
Dale Creek, Near Kirby, Visited by
Serious Blaze, Tuesday
Of Last Week.

A serious property destroying
fire, about Az miles northeast Of
Kirby, on Dale creek, ragged for
over 10 hours, Tuesday afternoon
and night, steadily defying the
frantic efforts of PWA, ECW
workers, and ranchers. The blaze
had a front of over az miles and
covered an area of TOO acres OF
range and timber land On the
Enous, Holmes and Johnson
ranches. Barns, corrals and other
outbuildings were completely de-
stroyed on the Enous place, while
three h~aystacks were burned
down on the Ray Holmes ranch
and n stack in the Dean john
son pasture.
The fire was started about
1920 Tuesday morning, when Ray
Holmes, Ben Enous, Leonard Sears
and Walter Enous were blasting
stumps and logs for nosts with
the use of black powder. A small
splinter from one of the loos set
a small fire, which spread quickly
and the four men were unable
to nut at out. They battled 1t
alone until, l o'clock, at which
time Ben EnouS made a trip to
the Monument Creek school house
where the WPA workers were at
work.
A call was made for all the
able bodied men, and leaving
their teams tied to the wagons.
the workers, headed by Chas. R.
Foley, were rushed by truck down
the Rosebud to the scene of the
fire some 10 miles away.
At the same time the call for
help had been made to the PWA
workers. Telephone calls had been
made to Lamedeer for IECW boys.
and the Indians and ranchers
were already battling the flames
when the PWA workers arrived.
Chas. R. Foley aptly handled
his men, stringing them out along
the north. east and south lines
of defense. The Enous house
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JOINT ACTION FOR
IRRIGATION DAMS

WA VAN 4AVAV NOAH4O VI
days and it is expected that a
very complete hearing win be had
on it., in the hope of securing
from Washington an approval of
the project and q ruling which
take other similar worthy projects.
"A committee of committees to
be known as a steering commit
tee" was appointed, consisting Of
one person from each locality
interested. The committee being
George Morrison from Sheridan
Chamber of Commerce; Matt
Tschirgi of Wyola; j. C.. Lintha-
cum of Lodge Grass, and H. W.
Funston Of Hardin. This commit
tee organized and selected H. W.
Funston as chairman, J. C. Lin
thacum and Matt Tschirgi, vice.
chairmen, and George Morrison,
Secretary-treaSurer.
It Is hoped that a fund of $500
can be raised at once to defray
incidental expenses n nected
with endeavor to secure &C
ton on these projects.
The Big Horn County Beet
Growers Association, through their
directors, last Saturday led the
way by making a check for 500
to help out their fellow beet pro-
ducers no secure water for late
irrigation. It is hoped that the
Lodge Grass people, Wyola valley
people, the Hardin community.
through the Lions club, and the
Sheridan Chamber of Commerce
will bring in the other $500 at
once.
Frank S. Morrison of Hardin
and Jake A. Koebbe, president of
the Big Horn County Beet Grow
ers Association, as members of
the dam committee appointed by
James T. Durkin, president of the
Lions club, attended the meeting
ing. Persons wishing to help on
this work can make their con-
tr1butions to Mr.. Koebbe of Har-
din, Mr.. Linthacum of Lodge
Grass, MI. Tschirgi of Wyola.
or Mr.. Morrison of Sheridan.
For some two years litigation
has been carried on between the
government and purchasers of
land in the Little Horn and Lodge
Grass valleys over rights of water.
Inc people OF those communities
know that litigation will never
solve their problems; they know
that there is 27,OO0 acres of land
in those valleys with distributing
water systems. comrlete; that
only about $4,000 acres are being
attempted to be irrigated, with
very uncertain and at times dis
astrous results; that litigation
which helps one will necessarily
injure another. They know that
the only way to solve the problem
is to secure water storage which
will store water sufficiently and
ample to irrigate all the q, 1000
acres. The run-off of those
streams during fall, winter and
spring seasons is many times
more than is needed to be stored.
There is no valley in Montana
which excells these in fertility,
and production and all they need
IS water storage for late irriga-
ton. With sufficient water stor-
a"n to permit successful farming,
these valleys will rank second to
none in Montana for production.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-10-02
NEXT WEEK, OCT. 4 TO 10
is FIRE PREVENTION WEEK

Oct. 4.to 10 is fire prevention
week. I wish at this time to call
your attention to q few things
that may cause fires at this time
of year. a
Do not let rubbish, such as old
newspapers, or ashes from furnace
accumulate in the basement; oil
mops and furniture polish in
clothes closets; dust in sweeper
bag. All may cause spontaneous
ignition.
Examine your chimneys before
coldWeather, especially those OF
you who r burning gas. Gas
seems to have a tendency to dry
out and crack the common brick
chimney.
Many fires are caused in zero
weather by forcing, or trying to
force, your fire to give more heat.
Fave your furnace overlfauled
by someone who is competent to
do the work before cold weather
sets in.
C. E. FORD,
(hiof
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-10-02
SUNDAY FELLOWSHIP
DINNER CONG. CHURCH

Sunday is Rally Day for Sunday
school, church and all church
groups at the Congregational
church! All members and friends
of these groups and strangers in
our village are most cordial III
vited to take a part in any or all
OF the activities of the day.
AS soon as church is out and
tables and food can be arranged
there will be a Fellowship dinner
Tor old and young, whole families
In the dining room. Here, as a
Fellowship and it will be a memoir
able occasion. For eats at the pic
mic Fellowship Dinner there will
be a group of women who will
make quantities of hamburgers
and people may bring other food
as they desire. Buns and meat
VII! be provided and those who
wish to do so may help pay for
the h~amburgers instead of fur
nishing other articles of food.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-10-02
Near 1000 Nav
Vote on Nov.3
Registration Shows Increase q
S25 Voters Since Primary
Election in July.

The official register in the Of
flee Of County Clerk Harry E.
Cox shows that the heaviest vote
in the history Of Big Horn county
will be cast at the general election
November 3. The total registered
vote lacks just eight of being
1000, the exact number being
1892, an increase over the regis
tered vote at the July primary
election Of 1875. The registered
vote by precincts is given below,
the first column giving the num-
Der registered for the July pri-
mary election, the last column
for the general election Nov. 8:
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-10-02
SECRETARIES COMMERCIAL
CLUBS TO MEET DECEMBER

Montanans, Inc, Montana's state
chamber of commerce., has tenta-
lively set Saturday, Dec. s., as the
date for a meeting at Helena of
the secretaries of all chambers of
commerce in Montana to give con-
sideration to subjects which the
commercial bodies of the state
would be interested in having en-
acted into law by the next legis-
lat1ve assembly. which will con-
vene in January.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-10-02
OnHis Return
From Crusade
Crow Agency Pastor is Presented
With Friendship Book by
His Friends.

FIeV. y. n. 6SLtley, pastor OF the
Baptist Community and Indian
churches at Crow Agency. returned
from a four weeks deputation trip
to Nebraska, Saturday night. While
IN that state he reports that some
OF the cities visited were Lincoln,
Fremont Valley, Tecumseh, Falls
City, Nebraska City, Pawnee City,
Blair and Omaha. These were all
located in the eastern part of the
state and were included in the
First and Omaha Associations Of
Baptist churches. The purpose Of
these meetings was to inform the
churches of the denominational
program, to relate personal exper-,
fences in the Indian work, and mi:
part inspiration that the church..J
might enter into the task of the
mission enterprise with greater
enthusiasm.
Planning the service for last
Sunday night, which was his first
evening service for the fall, he was
told by m of the members that
there were two special numbers
for the program, but was not in
formed as to their nature. In his
own words Mr.. Bentley said:
THE first real surprise came
when two boys, bearing an Ameri-
can flag and a Christian flag,
came to the front of the church
and led in the dedication of these
flags as being presented NV the
Sunday school to the Burgess Me-
mortal Indian Baptist church. Lit
tie did I realize that any such
surprise was being planned. Then
a few minutes later in the pro-
gram Mrs. Frank Shane, repre-
senting the Dorcas Society of the
Indian church, and Mrs. Art Davis,
representing the Ladies' council,
came to the front of the platform.
Then in a well-worded but short
speech Mrs. Davis presented me
with a purse containing 500, which
had been given by friends near and
far for the repair of our church
building. And along with this
purse Mrs. Shane presented me
with a Friendship Book" contain
ing five hundred names of friends
and neighbors in Big Horn county
and from the east to the west,
from Massachusetts to California.
Words failed me to express my
SASdt dPUIcCAdCIOIl 1OT GIllS 1lIlG
response in money and the loving
expression Of so many friends, both
old and new. One of the first
names to be included in the WON
dereul little book was that of DR..
Charles A. Fulton of Syracuse, N.
Y, formerly of Boston, Mass, who
baptised me back in 1911.
1T is with a deep consciousness
of my own weakness that I ex-
press to my friends here and else
where my hearty appreciation Of
YOUR friendly interest in our work.
I am sure that Mrs. Bentley would
wish to be included in this ex-
preston of appreciation. Much
credit is due the Indian women
and the white women for sponsor
ing this fine gift. It was a won
derful home coming service, full
of surprises for the pastor and I
hope, of inspiration to our people.
We are moving forward this year
in the work of our church and we
invite all those in our community
who r interested in a live or
ganization, that is commissioned
to help men enjoy the abundant
life, to tie up' to our church
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Womun's Club
Activities
Reception to Teachers, Trustees
And Wives, Friday-Meeting Co.
Federation, Saturday.

A very pleasant event, last Fri
day evening. was the annual re-
ception given by the Hardin Wom-
ans Club at Pine Lodge for the
Hardin teachers and school board
members and their wives. The
lodge was decorated with autumn
flowers and a fire on the hearth
added to the cheer. About sixty
were in attendance. A short pro-
gram of music was given with
vocal selections by Merrill Even
son, and by the trio comprised Of
Cecil Ross, Gordon Brekke and
Harry Pattison with Marian Brek-
Ike at the piano; two violin solos
bv John Swindle, accompanied by
Mrs. D.. w. Maddox: a reading by
Margaret Gustafson and talks by
Mrs. H. H. Barnett, local club
president, and Mrs. Gladys Helm
rich, president of the Montana
State Federation. Mrs. E. L. Kel-
ley was introduced as state cor
responding secretary; Mrs. M. A.
Thompson as vice-chairman Of
the international relations de-
partment and Mrs. N. E. Hannant
as chairman of the law observ-
ance department in the State
Federation.
After a time of visiting and
getting acquainted, a dainty lunch
was served with Mesdames Bar
nett and Heinrich presiding at the
tea table.
The committee in charge was
Mesdames E: L. Kelley, L: H. Lab
bitt, c. S. Elder, R. B. Saunders,
DnIv11o A II;A4~ -.~l
Miss A. Ross.
The Big Horn County Fedora
ton held its regular quarterly
meeting at Pine Lodge on Satur-
day, as guests of the local club
women. Mrs. Art Shaw of the
Wyola club, presided. Several
items OF business were the feature
of the morning session, among
which was a unanimous vote to
have the County Federation spon-
sor the membership drive Of the
Red Cross in November; voting
money to fence the marker at old
Fort c. F. Smith, and the election
of the following officers: Mrs. E.
c. Woodley, president; Mrs. H. e.
Clifford, first vice-president; Mrs.
Grace Garrison, second vice-presi-
dent; Miss Edna Tobias, secre-
tary; Mrs. Fay T.. Abel, treasurer,
and Mrs. A. J. Sheets, correspond
ing. secretary.
Ms. Mabel Franklin served the
n noon luncheon to about forty
The afternoon was a program
and social session, with group
singing, a reading by Miss Gus
tafson, reports of State Federation
by several who attended and a
talk by Miss Virgil M. lanes, from
the district office Of the Red
Cross in st. Louis.
A" dessert luncheon was served
about 4 O'Clock by the County
Federation committee, Mesdames
N. e: Hannant, o. E. Anderson,
Mary Lang and GA. Baker.
The first meeting of the club
year will be held next Tuesday
evening, Oct. 6, at 8 o'clock in the
assembly room in the basement
Of the county library. There will
be a very short business session
at g. p. m, followed by the piving
Of reports Of the State Federation
at Billings BY Mrs. H. H. Barnett,
Mrs. M. A.. Thompson, Miss Anna
belle Ross and Mrs. N. E. Ham
nant. All members are urged to
be there promptly at 8 O'Clock to
take part in the business session.
which is an important part Of
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Ralph E. Graham, for IL years
prior to five years ago a resident
OF Hardin, but for the past four
years in the employ of the state
highway department at Buffalo,
Wyo., arrived in town Thursday
evening, and will spend Friday
here.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-10-02

Among the 376 students enroll
ed at the Billings Polytechnic and
1ntermountain Union College at
Billings, at the opening of the fall
term was Miss Barbara McDow-
ell, daughter of MI. and Mrs.
am E. Mcdowell.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-10-02

GUY c. Derry, one Of the four
nominees on the nonpartisan tick
ct for the two district judgshir
in this district. was a Hard:
visitor, Thursday. /
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-10-02

Among Sarpy section residents
in Hardin. Mondav were noticed
J. B. Jannev. Hubert Nickols, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry H!te, MI. and
Mrs. Jess Criswell, and Omar
BearSS.
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club membership. All interested
women who have not yet become
members are also invited to at
tend.
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Nice autumn weather now pre-.
walls in this section.
Smyrna times., 1936-09-24
LIMA bean CROP
BEST IN 5 YEARS
Farmers i'm Lower Delaware
Report Having Profitable
Season With Prices High
SOME GET OVER $1,000

Farmers throughout lower Della
ware, who annually devote large
acreage to lima beans for canning
purposes, have had the most prof
liable season in many years. While
the season is not expected to end
before the last of the month and
probably the first week in October,
good prices have prevailed from
the beginning of the season. The
acreage this year was larger than
last, and the yield, according to re-
ports, has been the best in five
years. Some growers, it is stated,
will realize more than $1,000 from
their crop. Next year they are
planning to greatly increase the
acreage. The lima bean belt of
lower Delaware is the eastern sec
tion of Sussex County, extending
from Glendale, eight miles north
of Georgetown to Rehoboth Beach.
1t was in this section that they
were first grown for canning pur-
poses on an extensive scale. Grow
ing lima beans for canneries was
started in the Milton section a few
years ago, and the crop proved so
successful the first season that
many farmers turned their atten-
tion to it.