The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-07-08
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EVERY once in a while we wax
PHILOSOPHICAL and get to think
ing about all the things that
are free to young and old alike.
The Fourth of July always re-
minds of the fireworks we had
as a kid and we feel that the
younger generation is gyped lust
a little because they are for
hidden.
Tuesday night, though, just
a couple of days after the
Fourth, old Mother Nature her
self put on a display in the
northwestern sky that made all
the roman candles and Skyroc-
kets in the world look puny in
comparison. The rays of the set
ting sun dyed a heavy cloud
bank a deep rose, with a lacy
trim of white and gray and a
strip of blue on the western
horison. Meanwhile, sheets and
forks of lightning added variety
to the scene.
It was a breath taking half
hour before the suns reflection
faded and the thunderheads
themselves went scooting off
to the north.
Those sunsets aren't at all
unusual in Hardin-and here
are a few other things that
have given our eyes a lot of
pleasure in the last few days:
The unusual greenness of Har-
din'S lawns, due to rains of the
past month-the shadow pat
terms of leaves on the library
facads-a double row of pansieS
edging the sidewalk in front Of
a little white houSe-the col
umbines in bloom in the depot
yard-a couple of black and
white kittens which, appropri-
ately enough, have adopted the
FiShes-the clean, brown boys
and girls Splashing in the pool.
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EVERYTHING always happens the
same week. One member of the
staff celebrated the holidays by,
gettin- caught by nightfaH on.
a mountainSide and not making
it to work the next day after
the double holiday. Said staff
member is still showing the ef-
fectS of that unfortunate eXper-
fence. The sad part of it is that
Is beautiful trout, which took
a heck of a lot of walking to
catch, spoiled on account of be-
ing out of the water over night.
We could weep.
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As for We ed, well we decided
that home was the best and
least hazardous and that we
were just going to take a couple
of days being completely lazy,
so that we could come back
and attack the typewriter with
renewed vigor. And what hap
pens, We get a jumping tooth
ache-just when the local den
fist is on his annual vacation.
We did get a little profit out
of t he holidays. Pauley, the
Tribune-Herald's most skilled
fisherman, brought us back a
nice mess of trout from his
trip to Wyoming. Now if the
darned' toothache will just let
up enough to Let us enjoy them,
well be completely satisfied
with life.
Oh yes, we heard about a
couple of other Fourth OF July
casualties. One of the younger
bloods lost several square inches
Of skin off his face diving into
the shallow end Of a swimming
pool. Our pooch, which is black
and abSorbs the suns rays, got
q slight case of heat proStra-
ton on the golf course Monday.
ut shouldn't happen to a dog.)
And the sunburnS are too num-
3 to mention. And then
there was the embarrassment
which might be called financial
caused a couple of local huS-
hands fof the fairly nsw var
ietv) whose Fourth of July trip
was financed by the proceeds
from their wives piggy banks
with all the small change in
tact. The gals even paid for
tire repairs in pennies.
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The very newest member of
the Tribune-Herald is having a
little trouble with the local
rules and regulations. First he
pot, a parking ticket, which
wasn't too bad. Then, hearing
firecrackers popping all over
town. ne decided a few torpe-.
does wouldn't be amiSs. After
all he hadn't read the city
ordinances. And who do you
suppose he picked to erplode
fha torpedo nearlout OF the
entire population? That's right.
The chief of police. From now
m he saws, "Im not gonna do
ANYTHING until 1 ask somebody
If it's against the laWl
And there is the local lad
Who couldn't see why everybody
was so tired after their fishing
trips-especially the ones in the
southern end of the county. He
figured he was pretty tough and
could scramble around on the
m~oIIntains all day. Monday he