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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-04-03
School Poll
Saturday PM.
Three Trustees To Be Chosen From
Five Candidates-Two by the
Sticker Route,

The annual school election will
be held Saturday, April 4, the
polls opening at two o'clock in
the afternoon and remaining open
until six O'Clock in the evening.
There r II polling places in the
Hardin school district, namely:
Hardin, Crow Agency, st. Xavier,
Halfway, Sarpy, Wolf, Spring Creek,
Tullock, Maschetah, Soap Creek
and North Bench.
The official ballot contains the
names of two candidates for the
three-year termI. L. Jacobson,
to succeed himself, and Frank S.
Morrison, to succeed Chas. A.
Corkins. who declined to run
again, having served 10 years,
the past three years as chairman.
Two three-year trustees to be
elected.
Since the expiration of the legal
time for filing nominations and
the printing of the official ballots,
two other candidates have enter
ed the race for the three-year
term, A. D. Sfblev, Hardin drug
giSt, and H. D. Kenyon, head Of
the Hardin Oil Co. who will make
their campaign by the stickcr
method.
H. B. Frailey who was ap-
pointed to serve in place of W. e.
Plympton. resigned. when the lat-
ter left the state, has been NOM
mated to fill the vacancy now be-
ing temporarily filled by him.
He has no opposition.
All are good men.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-04-03
Gruesome Discovery Made by Bob
BrOwder, a Truck Driver On
Thursday Morning.

As the result OF a fire of n
determined origin in four Oil
tanks at the battery tank camp
in the Soap Creek oil field, about
SO miles south of Hardin, Henry
Daniels, aged 81, brother Of
George Daniels of Hardin, presi-
dent of the Daniels Petroleum Co.,
now drilling for oil on the May
lease at the eastern entrance to
Hardin, was burned to a crisp,
was brought to the Bullis-Crllly
mortuary in Hardin, Thursday
afternoon in a basket.
Henry Daniels has for the past
two or three years been in charge
of the battery of oil tanks at
Soap creek. from which oil is
hauled to Hardin for fuel for oil
drilling operations here. He was
last seen alive by Bob Browder,
who drives the oil truck for the
Daniels Petroleum Co., when he
left the oil field to come to Har-
din last Sunday night about ten
o'clock. Thursday morning, when
BroWder returned to the oil field,
he found the battery of four oil
tanks where Henry Daniels work
ed. in ruins as a result of fire,
and only a few cremated bones
of the unfortunate man beside a
collapsed tank.
Browder brought the news of his
gruesome find to Hardin and
Thursday afternoon Coroner J.
w. Bulls. accompanied by Under
sheriff Sam E. Mcdowell and
George Daniels, repaired to the
scene and conducted an investi-
cation. From w. T. Lavoies, who
lives on Soap creek. some distance
above the oil field, they learned
that he had been told by Charley
Wolf, a rancher on Upper Soap
creek. that on Tuesday, while on
a hill nearby he noticed smoke
arising from the tanks and was
sure there had been a fire. but
thought little of it.
John E. Keough. postmaster at
st. Xavier. reported that an In
dian told him he had seen a fire
at the Soap Greek oil camp late
SUNDAY night. Thus, it seems
probable. that from some cause
not yet apparent, the tanks caught
fire and Henry Daniels persisted
in it. While his body was almost
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-04-03
Will Use q
Men at Crow
Various I. E. C. W. Reservation
Projects, Including Tractor
School, Going Fine.

Robert YeIowtail, s~uperintend-
ent of the Crow Indian reserva-
ton, and Ray C. Chagnon, junior
forester of the I. E. C.. W. at Crow
Agency, were in Hardin Wednes-
day on business. They report the
l.. E. C. W. work is progressing fay
The lie. c. w. of Crow held an
other tractor school class on Sat
urday, March 18th. The school
was scheduled to go to Lime Kiln
road. but the adverse weather
conditions made it necessary to
hold the class at Crow Agency.
Attendance was good despite tie
cold. Another class will be held
as soon as weather conditions per-
NIT.
A mess camp went on to the
field to build reservation boundary
fence Monday, March 30th. This
is the second fence camp to op-
crate since March 1st. Both
camps are under the direction Of
Blake Whiteman. foreman, anu
Percy Stops, sub-foreman. One
camp is located on the Fly Creek
road and the other is on the
south side Of the Hardin-Billings
highway, opposite the Ballantine
road.
The county commissioners in
spected the I.E. C. w. truck trail
being built from the headgate on
the Big Horn into the Big Horn
mountains. The truck trail, which
may ultimately be taken over and
improved as a county secondary
road met the approval OF the
commissioners. John Mc1nerny.
engineer and Becker Littlelight
are working on the completion of
this road from Lime Kiln creek
to the Big Horn valley road.
John McInerny is also surveying
a route for a proposed truck trail
from Lodge Grass to St. Xavier.
The extreme bad weather of Feb
ruary and March has held up
much of the survey work which IS
necessary before I. E. c. w. prof.
ects can be accepted by the Wash
ington office.
If. C. w. has enough work
scheduled ahead to employ about
200 men. It is hoped that the
work will be profitable to the in
dividual as well as the tribe. Ev-
cry effort will be made to allow
the tribe members to learn as
they earn"
More crews will 60 out on the
field each week and more men are
needed. Applications should be
filed at the +. z. c. w. Office a;
once.
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Next Monday
Election nay
Mayor. Treasurer, Police Judge and
| One Alderman From Each Ward
Are To Be Chosen.

Two tickets are in the field at
the annual Hardin city election
next Monday. On the lndepend-
ent ticket Mayor M. R. Calder
wood is a candidate to succeed
himself. He is opposed by Or.
w. A. Ransier, hardin dentist,
who heads the Peoples party tick
ct.
Chas. B. Schneider, who has
served several terms as city treas
urer is a candidate for reelection
on the Peoples party ticket. c. E,
Ford is a candidate on the In
dependent ticket for that office.
Neither party nominated a cam
didate for police judge.
For alderman, Chas. S. Elder
present incumbent in the First
ward is a candidate for reelection
on the Independent ticket, with
nc opposition.
There are contests in both the
Second and Third wards for al
derman.
In the Second ward Richard Z
Warren, present incumbent, is a
candidate on the Independent
ticket, while J. B. Quest seeks the
office on the Peoples Party ticket
r. B. Saunders is a candidate
OF the independent ticket for re-
election as alderman from tile
Second ward. J. H. lesser, wink
was nominated on the People!
Party ticket, opposes him.
There are l78 registered voter.
in the First ward, ia in thu
Second and 249 in the Third, {
total of 6Ol.
The polling places are-First
ward, Becker hotel; Second ward
City Hall: Third ward, Baptis-
church. The polls will be ope1
from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m.
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Farm Se+uP
Ready Soon
Meantime Farmers Should Look
To the Completion of the
Old Program.

Geo. w. GustafSon, county
agent, returned Wednesday morn
ing from BoZeman, where he at
tended a conference of the county
extension workers for the purpose
of studying the new soil ~conServa-
ton and domestic allotment pro-
gram. Representatives from Wash
ington attended for the purpose
of explaining the new setups to
the county extension agents who
are to be charged with the work
of explaining the program to the
farmers of the different counties.
Before it can be thoroughly ex-
planned and its benefits under
stood it will be necessary that the
administration at h ington
make further interpretations and
regulations to further clarity
many of its important features.
As soon as this is done the plan
will be presented to the farmers Of
the county.
Just how soon this additional
information is available cannot
be determined. In the meantime
farmers of the county should look
to the completion Of the program
offered under the old contract.
Winter wheat producers who lin
tied their acreage according to
the adjustment recommended by
the old A. A. A. administration are
entitled to 1886 payments In adj
dition to those pavments still due
on the 1885 contracts.
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Union Services
In HoIyWeek
Begin Next Sunday and End Good
neutrality-suspicious., NJ. E.
Baptist Churches.

Sunday evening the union ser
vices which will be conducted by
the Baptist, Congregational and
Methodist churches during Holy
week will start with a service at
the Congregational church at 7:3O
o'clock.
Two services will be held in
each of the churches, with special
music each evening by the choir
Of the entertaining church. The
schedule for the week is:
Sunday, Congregational church,
sermon, Rev. c. L. Shook.
Monday, Congregational church.
sermon, Rev. F. c. F'ulford.
Tuesday, Baptist church, SER
mon, Rev. N. E. Hannant.
Wednesday, Baptist church, SER
mon. Rev. F. C. Fulford.
Thursday, M. E. church. Com
munion service, Rev. N. E. Han
nant.
Good Friday, M. E. church. SER
mon. Rev. c. L. Shook.
The public is cordially invited
to these special meetings during
Holy Week and it is hoped that
everyone who can do so will at
tend all the services. Such an
observation of Passion Week will
give a new and deeper meaning
to Easter. @s''"<"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-04-03
CONGREGATIONAL LADIES'
CIRCLE TO HEAR OF KAGAWA

The Congregational Ladies' Cir
Gle will meet on Thursday. April
9, at 2:30 for a business session,
about $3.50 p. m. Mrs. Hannant
will give a second talk on the life
of Toyohiko Kagawa, the great
heart of n-and of the
world. Much interest has been
shown in these sketches and all
who are interested are urged to
be on time to follow the complete
story of this very challenging per-
sonality. All members and friends
of this working group are always
welcome to attend these meetings
without special invitation. Host
esses will be Mrs. Wallace All
dersOn and Mrs. Joe Riggs.
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L XVII, No. 50
DANIELS IN
SOAP CREEK OIL FIRE

entirely consumed, his identifica-
ton was established by the find
ing where the remains were
steel measuring tape and his
metal spectacle case with the
heat broken lens inside. No ar
engagements have yet been made
for the funeral.
Besides a daughter, Mrs. Hazel
Hall of Buna, Wash, Henry DAN
iels is survived by three sisters
and two brothers in California,
two brothers in Colorado, one
brother in Wyominp and his
brother, George Daniels of Har-
din.
During his residence in this
community he made many friends
who are grieved at his tragic
death and who extend sympathy
to the relatives.
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JESSE w. MOORE HIT BY CAR
' AND KILLED AT LONG BEACH

According to a wire received by
VIM. B. Moore of North Bench,
his father, Jesse w. Moore, who
has been visiting his daughter,
Mrs. M. I. Masterson, at Long
Beach, Calf, since September,
was run over by an automobile
and killed, last Sunday. Mr.
Moore left at once for Long
Beach to accompany the body
back to Hardin, where interment
will be had. There are no par
ticulars and the date of the fun
eral has not yet been set. Jesse
w. Moore would have been "a
years old next Sunday. He was
born in Tennessee and nearly 40
years ago moved to the Gallatin
valley, coming from there here In
1912, when he bought the Mike
Powers homestead on North Bench.
He is survived by three children,
W. B. Moore, Mrs. M. I. Masterson
and Mrs. Elsie Cowan, the two
latter of Long Beach.
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Women to See
Kopac Movies
At Hardin W0man's Club Meeting
Next Tuesday Mite. Annual
Election To BE Held.

The Hardin Woman's Club will
hold its regular meeting next
Tuesday evening with the election
OF officers for next year the i'm
portant business to be considered
at the 7:30 o'clock business SEES
sion. All members are urged to
come early enough to help IN
these decisions.
At 8 pm. the members and
friends present will have the
great pleasure of seeing the pic
lures of local scenes which Ed
Kopac has taken and is showing
and giving a talk on the many
local beauty spots. This Is q
pleasure that members will not
want to miss.
A social hour, with Mesdaines
George and Jens Kalberg as host
esses, will follow the program Of
pictures.
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Sugar Beet Growers Factory
Committee Express Gratitude

III. -,vt f,,, do,,s IN bouo q f,,r4b-
~ .nd oone,,,I;1a ~c,nferance nth
r.. Liz &c. ,ononanS re,atiwn
- 10 nion saaorIinp ~ h,,;;ns
mo If a fac+ory here
A. th;s t;roa tho fao+orv com.
r,itto. If ~ peat crou.ars .esn-
nia+;on ~ III nio Torn no,,ntv w;sh
thr0,,nh ~ 5orS;n H.
eId IS ov ,,r +hair ~annrac;at;nn
fau - 49, haart.d ei,rnn-t ~
y nr,,raro - thfs corernmni+v
S yt az v,sh =, 49, tha IioTc
=, 81 1ora;n ~ +hair nono
str',o+,ua aTnrts ~ uardin ~
800 HereId has aiven frao,r, of
~ snaca ~ TIC peat crowers as
sos;otion 49, ;s certo;niv ent;+Ied
to the annreciation of our erow-
ers and the thanks Of the citizens
Of this community for its nero
ity To the merchants who nave
SO generally co-onerated in the
merchandising of our nroduct and
in the EXTENDING of credit to our
we extend orr sincere
ennreciation and in view of tn.
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ACCIDENTAL GUNSHoT
WOUND PROVES FATAL

stepped through the door, holding
the gun under his arm, and it ap-
pears that the knob On the end OF
the spring-bolt firing pin probably
caught on the door jam as the
boy passed through the door and
was drawn back and when re-
leased the pin hit the cartridge
and exploded it.
Mr.. Metzker Immediately got out
his car, placed the wounded man
IN the rear seat and while he
held him Mrs. Metzker rapidly
drove to the Hardin General hos
pitaI In Hardin, where an emer-
gency operation was performed.
The charge of shot hit the I'M
fortunate man in the lower LETT
abdomen, severing the main in
testineS, and he fingered until 3
a. M, Monday, when he died.
An inquest was held Tuesday
morning at ten o'clock at the Bull
lis-Crilly mortuary by r. A. Wick
ers, justice of the peace, acting as
coroner in the absence from the
state of Coroner J. w. Bulls, and
the following jurymen: o. E.
F. J. Elder, Jens Kali
berg, Joe Herman, N. E. Hannant
and C. H. Butler. After viewing
the body and hearing the tes-
timony of Undersheriff s. E. Nc
Dowell and DR.. L. H. Labbitt, to
the effect that the Mexican, after
the hospital told them
that the shooting was accidental,
and after hearing the boys tes-
timony, the jury brought in a
verdict of accidental death and
that no blame can be placed on
William Metzker.
Ruiz had a sister. Mrs. Polio
carpio Fraga at Zaragoza, Coahui-
Ia, Mexico. who has been notified
of her brothers death. Funeral
services were held at the funeal
Wednesday afternoon at
three, Rev. Father Balfe, oficiat-
ing. Interment was in the Har-
din cemetery.
Ruiz was well spoken of by
those who knew him.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-04-03
SAWYER AMATEUR HOUR
SEMI FINAL ON APRIL

Much interest has been mani
tested in this community each
Sunday in Sawyer's Amateur Ra-
do Hour. Next Monday, April 6,
the first of two semi-finals will be
held in the Lyric theatre in Bill
final will be held one week later,
on Monday, April IS at the same
hour. The winners of the two
semi-finals will compete in the
grand final on Monday night,
April 20. The grand award which
the winner of this contest re-
ceives is a trip to New York, ex-
penses paid. There will be 1f
entries in next Monday evenings
semi-finals. none Of them from
Big Horn county. il.
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For Assistance Rendered Them
BY the Community in Efforts
To Bring Factory Here.

Last December, at the request Of
a committee from the Beet Grow
ers association of Big Horn county
and the Lions club of Hardin, a
conference was arranged for at
Colorado Springs, through Wiley
Blair, president, with the officials
of the Holly Sugar company, con-
corning the building of a factory
at Hardin for the processing of
the 1886 beets. The committees
were received and Given full OPP
portunity to present their case
relative to our request and at that
time were informed that a decision
would be forthcoming from the
company within a reasonably
short time.
w. l.. Lawson, vice-president
and manager OF the Holly COM
pany, came here in January of
this year and carefully checked
our territory relative to its pres
ent status and the needed i'm
provementS in territory and
which either have been or are
now being made.
Our territory has been greatly
improved in the past year. At
the urgent request of our field
men a great deal of fall blowing
has been done. Many new farmer
beet raisers have come into the
territory and a very satisfactory
acreage has already been con-
tracted. It is expected that when
the contracting is completed 1t
will equal, if not exceed, the
-
January. The Holly Sugar com
pany from the field men to the
president have co-operated with
the people of this community in
bringing this territory to a
state of production where it would
appear to us to be unwise 10
longer haul our beets from this
locality.
The committee from the Beet
Growers association expect within
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At Her Sons Home in Hardin After
A Several Weeks Illness
OF Influenza.

Wray H. Essex, for many years
operator at the Burlington depot
In Hardin, has the sympathy OF
the community in the death of
his mother. DR.. Lou R. H. Essex.
OF Sheridan, Wyo., which occurred
last Sunday morning at the home
of her son here.
The following sketch of the
career of Dr.. Essex is taken from
last Monday evenings Sheridan,
Wyo., Press:
"Dr. Lou Rachel Henry Essex.
widely active in civic, political
and other circles here for nearly
l6 years, traveller, lecturer and
holder of a doctor Of philosophy
degree, died Sunday morning at
the home of her son, Wray H.
Essex, at Hardin. She had been
i'll for several weeks with influ-
enza and was removed to her sons
home Monday, March %.
she was born In Washington,
Ind, and was educated there. Fol-
lowing her marriage to william r.
Essex, one time employe of the
Burlington railroad here who aled
April S. 1890, she and her hus.
band moved to Barton county
Mo-. where both taught in public
schools for many years. DR.. Es-
sex later taught in Lamar COL
lege. Lamar, Mo-, until 1906, in
which year her son graduated
there. Later she attended the
Missouri state university at Co.
lumbia and Washington university
at st. Louis. She possessed the
degree Of Phi. D.
"Dr. Essex was employed as pro-
baton officer in the Juvenile
court at st. Louis for 10 years
and held a similar position ir
Houston Texas, for one year.
about 1920 she came to Sheri-
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Joe Ruiz, Mexican Beet Laborer,
Shot by Boy Sunday Evening,
Died Monday Morning.

A tragic accident occurred at
the Philip Metzker farm home,
AZ miles north of Hardin, last
Sunday evening about $40, when
Joe Ruiz, aged Al, a Mexican beet
laborer, who had been employed at
the Metzker farm the past couple
of years, was fatally shot in the
abdomen when a 40 "uage shot,
gun held under the arm of VIII
liam, the 14-year-old son of the
Metzkers was accidentally dis
charged.
The boy had Just returned from
hunting rabbits and was invited
by Ruiz into his cabin. The lad
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each one in attendance; messages
were listened to from several who
were unable to be present, among
them being word from Mrs. Kath-
ryn Palmer of Shamrock. Texas.
and from Mrs. Warren O. Cain,
formerly Mrs. Laurel Flickinger
who now resides at 1884 Marine
Drive, Bellingham, Washington
Mrs. Rowland served an appe-
tizing lunch to those present, the
Easter motif and the pink and
Green colors OF the order pre-
dominating in the menu.
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Dr.. on Rachel Essex
Passed Away Sunday

dan and became active in various
affairs, including church and civ
ic. She was president of the
travel section of the Wonlan's
club for 10 years and held the
office at the time of her death.
She also was president of the
women's Republican club.
She had travelled extensively,
visiting many Eurouean countries.
Cuba, Canada. and Hawaii. She
enjoyed travel lectures and often
lectured the Woman's club and
other groups in Sheridan and
vicinity.
She was the first woman 10
hold elective office in Missouri,
where she was elected county
superintendent of schools for Bar
ton county. She pioneered in the
cause for equal suffrage and was
ever an ardent worker for i'm
proved educational advantages.
She was born in 1864.
survivors are her son, Wray of
Hardin. two sisters. DR.. Nina H.
Maynard, medical missionary now
In Shinganga, Tanganyika Terri
tory. East Africa, and Mrs. Sarah
Stanford. Washington, Ind, and
Wrav Henry Essex. Jr.. and Stella
E. Essex of Los Angeles. grand
children"
Funeral services we're held at
Champions drawing room in
Sheridan. Wyo.. at 2:3O O'Clock
wednesday afternoon with Rev
Donald g.. Smith and the Rev
S. r. Mccarthy officiating. In
terment was in the ceremetry at
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STARS, DEMOLAYS,
RAINBOW GIRLS TO CHURCH

Next Sunday is Palm Sunday
In accordance with custom the
members of the Masonic and
Eastern Star bodies will attend
church on that morning. This
year they will attend the Wesley
Methodist chapel, as will also the
members of the Hardin DeMolay
and the Rainbow Girls.
Special services will be held on
this occasion and the pastor, Rev,
Fred c. Fulford, himself a Master
Mason. will preach a sermon on
the working Tools of the Divine
Architect" Also, mention will be
made concerning "FIadeless Rain
bows" and the Magnitude of
Some Stars" There will also be
special music appropriate to the
occasion. The. weather premit-
ting the church should be filled.
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The p. N. @. club. met at the
home of Mrs. J. W.. Rowland
Wednesday afternoon, when that
body was reorganized and Mrs.
Chas. Miller was chosen to lead
the members for the coming year,
with Mrs. Lester Orr and Mrs.
Ray Jones as vce-president and
secretary-treasurer. Roll call was
responded to with a stunt by
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TOWNSEND CLUB
WILL MEET NEXT TUESDAY

The Hardin Townsend club will
meet at the primary grade school
building next Tuesday evening at
1880. Owing to the fact that sew
eral dances are scheduled for
next week, the Lean Year dance
has been postponed until the next
meeting. Tuesday, April %, when
E. p. Conwell. county attorney of
Carbon county, will be the speaker.
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HARDIN LIONS CLUB
MEETS NEXT MONDAY

The Hardin Lions club will meet
at Its den in Pine Lodge next
Monday, April 6. at $50 y. m. The
serving committee is John l..
swindle, Lee Terpening and Rich
ard E. Warren.
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COUNTY FARMERS UNION
POSTPONED TILL APRIL /;

In order that all farmers and
their friends might hear State
President Rolph, who will be here
on April 18th, the regular meeting
of the county farmers union will
be postponed from next Tuesday
evening until that date.
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Buck Foley, who operates the
Texaco gas filling station at
Parkman. .Wvo.,, was in Hardin
Thursday. He reports lots OF
snow there.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-04-03

The Rainbow Girls will hold "a
Food Sale Saturday, April 4, at
the Montana Power Office. Up
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When in Parkman. fill up with
Texaco gas.-Buck Foley, Prop. 1p'