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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-02-02
c. of c. HOLDS
MEETING

The Big Horn County Cham
Der of Commerce held their
weekly meeting at, the Chuck
wagon cafe with president w.
L. Reilly in the chair.
Reports were made on the
progress of the budget drive.
The drive will continue until
all amounts were turned in, it
was stated.
The chamber voted to send a
letter to the president of the
Senate Adair at Helena COM
mending him on restricting the
number of employees in the
house to the number provided
by statute.
Rev. c. "A. Bentley of Grow
Agency was an out of town
guest at the meeting.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-02-02
RED LODGE TAKES
INDIANS IN TWO

The Red Lodge Eagles defeat
ed the Crow CCC basketball
team twice this week, despite
lamentations of the Crow med
icine men.
In a charity game at the
Joliet gym Monday night Red
Lodge came out on the long
end of a 46 to 80 score, with
Frank Ward, former Golden
Bobcat star acting as spark plug
for the Eagles.
The Indians trailed only one
point, 16 to II, at the half of
the tussel Tuesday night but
were five points behind the
Eagles when the final whistle
blew. The tally was As to so.
The Crows will attempt to
avenge their defeats in a con-
test in the Agency gym this
Sunday beginning at 2:30.
Last Sunday, the redmen
chalked up a ST to SO win over
the Roundup Independents at
Roundup. The miners lead %
to 81 at the half.
Crow medicine men have been
giving exhibitions of tribal dan
ces and chants between halves
of the games, and are expected
to perform at the game Sunday
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-02-02
FORSYTH WILL
PLAY HARDIN
Locals Lose to Lodge Grass
Wednesday Night In
Fast Come.

'Swede' Mensor and his For
-syth mates will invade the Har-
din Bulldogs camp Friday night
when they come here to play
the local quint on the Hardin
naples.
Forsyth defeated Hardin in
a game played earlier in the
season, but with several new
players added to the lineup
Hardin is expected to show the
visitors an interesting evening.
Forsyth boasts of victories over
Lodge Grass, Custer and other
fast teams in southeastern
Montana.
Lodge Grass defeated Hardin
last night % to Is in a game
PLAYED at Lodge Grass. In a
preliminary game the Hardin
junior high team defeated the
Lodge Grass grades "a to 16.
Last Friday night the Hardin
quint defeated the Jordan five
SO to Is on the local court. Real
Bird was high point scorer with
IA points while Hinther and
Wigmore we're high for Jor-
dan with 8 tallies each.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-02-02
To Present Play
Here February II

The business and profession
al women of the Eastern Star
will present a play. THE Five
Men from Home" in the Mas
onic temple on Friday evening,
February II.
Ticket sales will be restricted
to members of the Masonic
lodge, Order of Eastern Star,
Order of Demolay and Order
of Rainbow.
The drama has been adapted
from a story by Miss Dorothea
Elder.
The cast is as follows: Owen
Bartlett Fender, wealthy depart
ment store oWner-Delbert Rob-
bins; Katie, the girl he loves
Mary Bennett; Miss Murphy
prison matron - Mrs. Henry
Small; Ellen-Elinore Rockwell;
Elaine Fender, wife of o. B
Pender-Sadie Fish; Dorothy FL
aine's sister - Mrs. Willard
Scott; maid-Marjorie Sweeney;
Barbara, daughter of o. B
Fender - Wanda Newkirk;
chambermaid in hotel-Mrs. R
P. Ross; Miss Merchant, owner
of dress shop-Mrs. G.. A. Bak-
err; Miss Stone, her secretary
Roberta Fitzpatrick.
Proceeds from the affair will
be used for the Temple.
The committee in charge con-
sists of the Misses Natalie ano
Frances Turner and MRS. Frank
Peterson.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-02-02
TWO INDIAN YOUTHS ARRAlGNED
IN SCOTT MURDER AT CROW AGENCY

were in the Big Horn county
jail, that seemed definitely to-
link Shane and Takes The
Horse with the crime, F. B.. l.
officers took complete charge,
since the crime was committed
by Indians upon trust patent
lands within the boundaries OF
the Grow Indian reservation:
The county attorney, the
Sheriff's office and Pinkerton-
had been at work constantly
on the case from the timee
Scott's body was discovered I'M
til the F. B. 1. took charge.
Local officers stated that the
post norton examination as
sisted in the solution of the
case. since it was definitely es-
tablished by this means that
the wounds were caused by n
80 ca'jber GUN. Other facts re-
vealed by the autopsy were that
the wound in the chest was
probably inflicted before the
wound in the left temple, and
that the bullet which entered
the left temple was fired from
close range. since powder burns
we're clearly observable around
the wound. 1t was also estab-
lished that the bullet fired in
to the occiputal bone at the
base of the skull did not act
uallv enter the bone, but that
it did cause a fracture.
The alleged murder weapon
and the bullets taken from
SCOTS body have been sent to
the F. B. I. ballistics labratory
in Washington, D. c., for ex-
animation and comparison.
County Attorney Bert W
Kronmiller and Undersheriff w
S. Brooks were the first local
law enforcement officers at the
scene of the crime after the
discovery of the body, it was
stated. County Coroner John W.
Bulls arrived a short time be-
fore they were able to reach
the spot.
Local officers alleged that
both boys confessed to having
a part in the Staying. Shane
allegedly fired the first shot
into SCOTS chest, and Taxes
The Horse was said to have
been responsible for the two
head wounds. The motive was
alleged to be robbery.
The county attorney, the
sheriff's office and Pinkerton
had made inquiries of all local
firms selling firearms to deter
mine if any weapon from which
the murder shots had been fired
had been purchased here re-
Gently, and in this way located
the lead. which resulted in the
arrest of the two boys.
c. c. Quinn has been retained
to defend the two lads. He sta
ted that they would probably
face indictment by a federal
grand Jury soon, and that
they will he tried in the spring
or early summer.
If convicted of first degree
murder, Shane and Takes the
Horse may be sentenced eth
er to the death penalty or life
Imprisonment, at the discretion
of the judge and jury, a local
attorney said.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-02-02
FROM TRIP

Mrs. I. L. Dehnert returned
Sunday morning from a trip to-
Washington, D. c., which she
made as national executive
committeewoman of the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary from the
state of Montana.
Mrs. Dehnert attended a ma
tional board meeting in Indian
apolis, Ind, and then boarded
a special train which carried
Auxiliary representatives from
all over the nation, to Wash
ington.
Among the group activities in
which she participated were the
annual pilgrimage to the tomb
of the Unknown Soldier and
the dinner given for senators
and representatives of the var
ious states and their wives.
She also attended the four
tenth annual Woman'S Patrio-
tic Conference on National de-
Tense.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-02-02
THIRTY DAY DIVORCE BILL WOULD
NOT BE AS EASY AS WAS IN 1864

different trails. She will take
on and me t'other. A miners
meeting is hereby called for
next Sunday on the flat just
above Nevada to hear our story
and give US splittin papers. Ev-
erybody cum" Signed, Jeptha
Wigs, Betsy Wigs"
After hearing their story the
miners obliged by untying the
bonds of matrimony. It is said
that thereupon Betsy immediate
ely received more than a dozen
fresh proposals. One of these
she accepted, and the husban-
that-WaS and huSband-to-be
repaired to a nearby saloon
where they jointly COVE a party
to the male members of the
mining camp.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-02-02
BAND CONCERT
TO Be SUNDAY
Local Legion and Auxiliary
To Sponors Program By
High School Group

The Hardin American Legion
post and Legion Auxiliary is
sponsoring a band concert to
be given by the high school
band here in the junior high
school gymnasium at 200 pm.
on Sunday afternoon, february
S.
The Legion and Auxiliary
chorus will also take part in
the program.
The band is under the direc-
ton of Jack Stovall, music in
structor at Hardin high school,
and Mrs. George A. Baker is
in charge of the chorus.
Numbers to be given will be
as follows:
Golden scentre Overture" by
Schpepergell. the band: Moon
beams" bv Victor Herbert, the
chorus; Down South" by Mid
dleton, "There's a Long, Long
Trail" bv Elliot and "Old Com
rades March" by Teike, the
band; harp solo, "Fairie' S
Dream" by Robinson, Jeanne
Kelley; Rose of My Heart" by
Lohr, the chorus: 1.-THE Way
side Chapel" bv Wilson. Song
of the Islands" by King and eel
Captain March" by Sousa, the
band: harp solo. believe Me
if All Those Endearing Young
Charms" Janice Kelley; Home
on the Range" by Guion, the
chorus; 1.-THE Glow Worm" by
Iincke, "Nola" by Arndt and
Victory March" by Shea, the
band.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-02-02
Women to Hold
Fellowship Tea

Methodist women of Hardin
will join with others of the
church around the world, Tues
day, February 7, to hold the
largest tea party in history.
Three million women will unite
in friendship and good will as
they take part in the third in
ternational Fellowship Tea a,
sponsored by the woman's de-
partment of the Million Unit
Fellowship Movement of the
Methodist Episcopal church.
Christian faith as a means OF
international understanding will
be the central theme of the
tea, according to Mrs. Jessie
Denning, woh is in charge Of
the local arrangements. She will
be assisted by Rev. Ernest Den
ming, pastor of the Hardin
church.
An important feature of the
program next Tuesday will be
the unison repeating of a prayer
written for the occasion by E.
Stanley Jones, Methodist mis-
sionary to India. Led by Mr.
Denning, the ladies will pray
the prayer over the teacups:
MAY this cup of tea, drunk
around the world in many
climes and among m ny
peoples, become the very chal-
ice of Christ in which we pledge
to Him our common loyalty and
our common determination to
carry out the Great Commission
among all peoples with whole
hearted zeal and loving devo-
ton, till the Kingdoms of this
world become the Kingdoms OF
our Christ"
This, the third annual tea,
has been expanded in scope
to include Methodist women
throughout the world. In 1887
and 1888 the tea had world fell
lowship as it's theme, but only
women of this country partic-
ipated.
Mrs. Denning has mailed 100
invitations to this program,
around the World in a Day" 20
local women. Any local ladies
who do not receive these invita-
tions but who are interested are
urged to attend. Invitations
were sent mainly to those whose
names are on the membership
roll, Sunday school roll, Ladies
Aid roll, mothers of youths in
the Epworth League, and to
constituents who have been in
terested in the church any time
during the last five years.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-02-02
Williom Shane. IT,. Enters
Guilty Plea. Peter Takes
The Horse Says Not Guilty

Two Indian lads. William
Shane, Jr., and Peter Takes
The Horse were arraigned Mon
day morning before United
States Commissioner Earl v.
Cline, in connection with the
fatal shooting of Burl Scott,
SO, on Sunday, January %, near
Grow Agency.
Shane pleaded guilty at his
arraignment, but Takes The
Horse entered a not guilty plea.
The boys we're arrested last
Thursday night after Sheriff
Henry H. Ulrich and Special
Agent Robert S. Pinkerton
learned from George hammers
that the youths had purchased
a .33 caliber revolver and a
full box of .38 Remington shells
at the Hardin Furniture Ex-
change, a short time before the
crime.
Upon receiving this clue, Ul-
rich. Pinkerton and F. B. I.
Agent Walter Grey went to
Crow Agency and brought
Shane and Takes The Horse to
the Big Horn county jail for
questioning. Later in the eve
ming, Shane allegedly admitted
that the gun had been hidden
under the porch of the house
where the other boy lived, and
the officers recovered the wea-
pom.
When officers here had un-
covered evidence, while the boys
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-02-02
BERGAN SPEAKS
TO LOCAL LIONS
Dinner Held Honoring
District Governor
Friday Evening

At a special meeting of the
Hardin Lions club in the ban
quet room of the Masonic tenn
pie Friday evening, Knute w.
Bergan of Browning, district
governor of district No. 81, in
Guiding Montana and the prov
ince of Alberta, Canada, was
guest of honor.
The meeting was called to Or
der by Bert Kronmiller, preSi-
dent of the local Lions, who
turned the gavel over to Rev.
R. N. England, pastor of the
Hardin Congregational church,
who acted as POSTMASTER.
During the course of the din
ner, several pep" songs were
led by Mrs. Lura P. Strand.
The program consisted of two
piano selections by Mrs. Ray
mond Morisette, two duets by
Earl A. Sibley and Willard J.
Scott and a humorous skit I'M
der the direction of w. S. Cow
ley, Smith-Hughes instructor at
the Hardin high school.
Three candidates were initla-
ted into the art of hoop-rolling.
Mr.. Kronmiller introduced
District Governor Bergan, who
delivered the address of the
evening.
Gold master keys were pre-
sented to Roy o. Chambers and
Charles S. Elder by the district
governor in recognition of dis
tinguished service.
The evening was brought to a
close by dancing, with music
by a local orchestra.
About 60 Lions and Lionesses
were present.
The dinner was prepared and
served by the Ladies Aid of the
Methodist church.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-02-02

Helena, Mont, Feb 2-(UP)-
Even though the 30-day divorce
bill now pending in the state
legislature passes, and is not
vetoed like it's predecessor of
four years ago, it still will not
be as easy to get unhitched in
Montana as the first martial
team found it to be.
Way back in 1864 in Alder
Gulch the first legal divorce of
record in Montana was granted
in a miners court to a young
couple who came west from
Missouri on their honeymoon.
Here is the notice which was
posted.
Betsy and me has agreed to
split blankets, and rustic on
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-02-02
Lions Will Meet
MondaY Evening

The Hardin Lions club will
meet in regular session Mon
day evening, February 6.
Rev. E. E. Fitch, pastor of the
Foursquare Gospel church, will
speak on his experiences in the
state of Mississippi. -
The serving committee will
consist of Charles F. Elder,
Sam Poullos, John A. Putnam,
and DR.. w. A. RanSier.
The local Lions club has sent
in names of 20 new members
in a national membership con-
test, ending January 81. There
are now a total of 60 member
in good standing.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-02-02
Miss Beull Tells
Of Europedn Trip

The principal speaker at the
meeting of the Big Horn coun-
ty Federation of Woman's clubs
at Lodge Grass Saturday was
Miss Yolande Beall.
Miss Beall teaches history
in the Sheridan high school,
and toured Czechoslovakia last
summer. She described many Of
the scenes she saw there, for
the group.
Among the events she des-
cribed was the gymnastic fes-
tival in Prague, Which she wit
messed. She stated that $4,000
persons assembled in the field
of the stadium and drilled to-
gether in perfect unison for
an hour or longer. Both men
and women gave displays. Al
though it was raining when
Miss Beall saw the performance,
the field was full and the
crowds dense. It was estimated,
she said, that over a million
people had come to Prague to
see the spectacle.
she adQed tnat a drill team OF
former Czechs who now make
their homes in America had
come to the festival and had
given a performance generally
acknowledged to be excellent.
Miss Beall also described 9TH
err occurances of her tour.
The meeting was held at the
Chivers Memorial chapel, with
a business session in the morn
ing. Miss Beall's talk followed
the noon luncheon, and musical
numbers by a girls glee club
and by inStrumentaliSts were
also a part of the program.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-02-02
TO
MEET MONDAY

Ministers of Big Horn coun-
ty will meet Monday noon at
the home of Rev. C. A. Bent
ley in Crow Agency for their
regular monthly dinner and
business session.
The program calls for a dis
cussion of church advertising
and publicity by Rev. Ernest w.
Denning, minister of the Hardin
Methodist church.
All ministers and their wives
in the county are cordially in
vited to attend.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-02-02
MARRIAGE

January 26, Russell Boshak
and Eva Humrich, both of Buff
falo, Wyo.
January 81, Malaquais Armjo
and Mary Consuelo, both OF
Hardin.
January %, Joseph E. Hope,
of Big Horn, Mont, and Barbara
Lucille Mcdowell of Hardin.
January g.. Victor ]. Strict
and Irene e. Hatten, both OF
Joliet.
February I, Harvey l.. Morgan
OF Sewel, Ia, and Dorothy
Beary of Hardin.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-02-02
County Gets Funds

Helena, Mont, Feb. 2-(UP)-
State Auditor John j. Holmes
today announced payment of
$14,514.25 in gasoline drawback
funds to residents of Montana's
Sc counties. and payment of
$132, 621 to the counties them
selves from the common school
equalization fund.
Big Horn county's share of
the drawback was $116.85, and
of the school fund, $4,000.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-02-02
LARGE EGGS

LARGE EGGS
Big Horn county hens seem
striving to Guido each other
during this usually unproduc-
tive season.
Last week, ]. j. Weinberg
brought in a four ounce egg,
and this week a hen owned by
Sam Poullos gave forth a re-
sounding cackle- and stepped
produly aside to reveal an egg
weighing four and a half ounc-
eS.
This egg, now on display in
the Tribune = Herald office,
measures eight and one quar-
ter inches in circumference the
long way and six and one-h half
inches around the center.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-02-02
MdnY Denied License

Helena, Mont, Feb. 2-(UP)-
Theodore r. Bergstrom, regis
trar of motor vehicles, has for
warded to Montana peace Of
ficers a list of 800 citizens who
have been denied renewal of
drivers licenses. The list in
cludes those convicted of reck-
less, or drunken driving, and for
other infractions of the motor
code.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-02-02
DeMoldYs Plan to
Hold Second Dance

Plans to hold a dance Friday,
February 10 were discussed at
a meeting of the De Molay
group last night at the Masonic
temple.
The Conclave benefit dance
will be held at the temple and
proceeds will be used to send
delegates to the state conclave
at MiSsoula in April.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-02-02
HOSPITAL NOTES

HOSPITAL NOTES
Edith Crow of Lodge Grass
underwent a major operation on
Monday.
William Carper underwent a
major operation Monday.
A daughter was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Alex Besel Friday.
A daughter was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Jake Cook of st, KAY
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Ter Sunday.
A daughter was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Wesley Brau Tuesday.
Fred Wilmarth entered the
hospital for medical treatment
Friday.
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1t was disclosed Wednesday
night that the administration
will soon ask congress for leg
islation to make the public
works administration a perman-
ent, billion -dollar-a-year agency
to combat unemployment and
to centralize federal relief pro-
jects.
Continued on Last Page)
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William Shane, J, 16 0eft), and Peter Takes the-Horse. I5
Gightl, Crow Indian youths, occupy separate cells in the juve-
nile detention ward of the Yellowstone county Jail Awaiting
federal district court appearan cs on charges Of murder IN
n nngnonte ra1lro so5h station n custodian stood who was shot down and
OFFICERS who arrested the two youths at the agency, anege
tney ADMITTED the crime. Billings Gazette Phofo.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-02-02
The Montana senate Wednes-

The Montana senate Wednes-
day killed the measure, senate
bill 81, designed to set up a
minimum wages - maximum
hours act for the state. When
the bill was reported out of the
labor and capital comittee, a
minority of the committee rec
commended passage. After re-
jecting the minority report Al
to IA, the senate adopted the
report of the majority, which
recommended the bill "do not
pass" Senate members debated
the divided committee reports
about As minutes. Senator Keel
ey of Powell was leader in the
attack against the measure, and
was supported by Senators
Mann of Big Horn county,
Burke of Yellowstone county,
Plumer of Treasure county and
others.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-02-02
News
Highlights
A Brief Summary Of
TodaY's National and
World News

A controversy over the sale
of American warplaneS to
France swept the United States
senate Monday, while European
comment also was heard from
all directions on the transaction.
AS congress weighed the i'm
plications of a foreign policy
aimed at helping the democra-
cies of the world arm them
selves against the dictator
states, German newspapers de-
nounced President Roosevelt as
a leading war agitator." APP
plause was heard from London
and Paris, however. Senators
objected to the deal because it
involved the United States di-
rectly in the threatening affairs
of Europe, they said. They also
opposed giving other nations
the benefit of american mill
tary progress, and they berated
the administration for throwing
a cloak of secrecy over the
transaction.
Evening star., 1939-06-18

a favor to Bill - to his mother. you might
say"
Audrey unbent little, but she was still
slightly batfled 1t seemed odd that Mrs.
Allison hadn't asked one of her own con-
temporaries to meet her friend. Audrey real
lied. vaguely, that Gene ancient car recently
repainted in checkerboard design of scarlet
and green and egg-yolk yellow, was not quite
conservative enough to appeal to any one
over seventeen But there was really no point
in saying anything about that - and possibly
hurting his feelings.
Il don't know why you thought was 60
ing to be sore" she said gently. Il mean -
what else can you do when you have an old
Evening star., 1939-06-18

lady wished on you like that? Well, / think
it's an awfully nice thing for you to be doing.
Ireally do
''Oh, well, it's nothing he said, avoiding
her eyes, And I'd better be pushing along,
guess"
This was abrupt - but Gene was frequently
abrupt in his departures. Audrey looked after
him with little smile of tender amusement
as he ambled down the street
He had lied to Audrey. The strange thing
was as he told himself morosely - he
hadn't had the faintest intention of lying.
Audrey had told him million times that the
thing she liked about him best was his being
50 terribly sincere He had meant to avoid