The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-11-02
Sage and Soil
By Mrs. Paul Scholler

HOlllSl0OW, Ill lily ull1lU, l lldNc
never conceived the IDEA tnat
We county commissioners were
particularly politicians.
lhey always seem an "act OF
Goo put here by tile vote of
tile people to serve the county
multitude by the bread tor 40
re mel that the hlgher-ups
choose to give them. 1T is a
clnch that there is no glory and
very little money in the JOB.
Iney are forced to have other
interests so that they may live.
So when I'm on the rave"
about county roads, it isn't these
illuStrious gentlemen I'm after.
After all, l believe Big Horn
county does have a repreSen-
tatlve and a senator in Helena.
1t has one of the largest midi
an reservations in the United
States and therefore is closely
connected to the Indian De-
partment. The set-up really in
Guides many factors.
1t is high time people of Har-
din and St. Xavier realized that
TINS upper valley is tie poten-
tai bread basket of the county.
Someone is going to have to
look into the "innards" of poll
tics where roads are concerned.
The state. county and Indian
department must pull together.
And if any of you have seen
three horses pulling against a
three horse evener" on a pillow,
you have some idea as to the
cooperation it is going to take
the state, with the county,
with the Indian department.
TO create a suitable roadbed to
serve this part of the county.
The old cry is that road
doesn't go any place" Isn't that
too bad! 1t still serves a large
proportion of the population
of the county.
In spite of all the maintain
ing and expense land we do ap-
~oreciate the effort) we still
have loose gravel, narrow brid-
ges and no oil, and I don't
blame the county commission
erS either.
Well. there hasn't been much
house keeping at our house the
past week.
I tagged after my boys, along
with a ne:ghbor, at the Junior
Fat Stock show and sale in Bill
lings.
I got a real bang" out of the
showmanship contest, both at
Hardin and Billings, and let me
tell you, when a little boy can
put on a show with a hog, he
really has the patience of JOB.
You should have heard the big
hand the yOungster got. His
Hampshire was a Jewel.
There was a whole school
from Big Horn county in at
tendance at the show. The
teacher told me they had used
the problems presented in the
All livestock show in their
arithmetic classes the past few
weeks. Maybe I'm a bit biased,
but it seems to me the lady is
getting down into the vitals of
our three RS" AS a youngster
I can remember desperately try
ing to apply some of my "larn-
in" to my own problems.
AS the youngsters go on to
the vocational agriculture. which
is in its infancy in the county
high schools, I hope those who
feel opposition to the farmer
boys and their activities will
have reason to see and feel
ashamed.
I have a brother who was a
master farmer. Though he did
not keep on in that line of
v-ork. it never hurt him. He
tells me often that his train
ing has helped him over many
rough Places. because people of
the soil soon learn that you
can't hurry nature.
Speaking of moons. have you
noticed Montana's harvest MON
the past few nights and have
YOU had a thrill from:
Bare branches against lis
bland face?
The wonders of a perfect for
nation of wild geese honking
a rhvthm in their southwark
flight?
The very supreme stiffness
that comes to earth in its mid
nicht radiance?
It's brilliance as the tempes-
tuous clouds of the first snow
storm tumble about?
The call of the owl?
The lace against the floor as
its mellow light filters through
he lace on the lattice?