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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-03-17
Officers Elected al
Meeting Of
Ranchers Group .

Officers and directors of the
Reservation Ranchers and
Farmers Cooperative aSsocia-
ton, Inc, were reelected at the
sixth annual meeting OF the
group held at the Legion hall
in Hardin Monday, March IA.
Attendance at the meeting was
exceptionally large.
Reelected were Winfield JEFF
fers, president: Jess Blanken-
ship, vice president; Clyde Rad
er, treasurer; Jas. w. Stanton,
secretary-manager, and Jess
SchWend, William Graham,
Leonard O'Brien and elem Cor
mier, directors. e
RAIDER gave the annual finan-
cial report, based on a recent
audit of all association books
and records. A sound financial
condition was indicated. Mat
tiers of policy and action to be
taken during the coming year
were thoroughly discussed and
acted upon by the members.
County Agent N. A. Jacobson
discussed the grasShopper con-
troll program and the prairie
dog poisoning program relative
to Big Horn county. Members
of the association voted unani-
mously to lend their support to
both programs.
The PRINCIPAL purpose of the
association. it was stated. is to
promote, foster and encourage
the development of the live
stock and agricultural enter
prises of its members. The con-
dition of the association has
become sound and workable
through its past years of ex-
perience and the membership
at this time is exceptionally
strong, officers said. f..
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-03-17
Boosters Drew Bye
In First Round
Of JaYcee Tourney

The Hardin Boosters drew a
bye in the first round of the
annual Jaycee invitational bas-
ketball tournament to be held
March 18 to 20 at LeWistoWn.
The local squad will meet the
winner of a game between the
Fort Peck American Legion and
the Havre Merchants, at 8 p. m.
March Is.
Among the Is teams Compel
ing is the Lowell, Wyo., Jaycee
club which recently won the
National Basketball Congress
title in Atlanta, Ga.
There will be a total of 80
basketball games exhibiting the
best cagerS in the Northwest.
Winner of the tournament will
receive $2n0 EXPENSE money:
second, $3.50; third, 500, and
fourth, $59.
The Boosters are being fl
nanced to the tourney by the
Bio Horn County Chamber of
Commerce and members of the
team today expressed their APP
probation to the Chamber for
making it POSSIBLE to attend the
tournament.
Those who will make the trip
include Bill Three Irons, Junior
Pretty Weasel, Alvin Stewart,
Willie Jones, Joe Koebbe,
George Ward, jim Pooers,
Dooley Pauley and Ray Krone.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-03-17
Seven Candidates
File for Office
In April 4 Election

Seven candidates had filed
petitions with the city clerk OF
Hardin by Yesterday (Wednes-
day. for various offices in the
city election to be held Mon
day, April 4.
JenS Kalberg is the only can
didate to file for mayor to date.
A. NJ. Crilly, present mayor OF
Hardin, has Signified that he
will not be a candidate for re-
election.
Others who have filed petit
tons include Cedric Pond, for
city treasurer; Ray Morissette
and Richard Fox, aldermen
second ward. C. A. Corkins, in
cumbent, police judge: Austin
G. Slattery and Cornelius
Roush, aldermen, third ward.
Officers to be elected are
mavor. treasurer, police judge
and two aldermen from each
of the city's three wards.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-03-17
P-TA Meet Scheduled
For Mdrch 80

A number of reports will be
heard at the regular monthly
meeting of the Hardin Parent
Teacher association to be held
March 80 at the grade school
gymnasium.
An account of the Bingo
party held last month and re-
ports on a project which is be-
ing planned and the project of
school legislation recently corr
pleted, will be given. All mem
berS are urged to attend, eS-
pecially those members who
were present at the February
%. 1948 meeting when the as
ISOLATION agreed to s~onsor the
Montana Citizens Committee on
Education.
Since many new families
have moved to the Hardin area
in the past year, the Parent
Teacher association is extend
ing an invitation to all new
romers to attend it's meetings.
The association feels that a
better understanding between
parents and teachers results in
better handling of the individ-
ual problems of school children.
Anyone interested is urged to
attend and participate in the
local P-TA meetings.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-03-17
Local Girl Candidate
In College
Popularity Contest

One of more than two dozen
candidates for the most popular
Irish lad and lasSie contest be-
ing staged at Gonzaga univer-
sity is Mary Ann Koebbe,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Koebbe of Hardin.
The contest is held in con-
junction with the annual st.
Patrick's day show put on by
the Gonzaga student body. Miss
Koabbe is the candidate select
ed by the university Sodality.
She is the secretary of the
Montana club, a service organi-
zation on the Gonzaga campus.
Miss Koebbe is the first
woman to ever hold an office
in the Montana club. Gonzaga
opened its doors to women for
the first time in the fall of
1948 with the announcement
that Gonzaga would be coedu-
cational. She also serves as a
yell queen at the university
athletic events.
Winners of the contest were
to be announced March 16.
Prizes to be awarded to the
winners include a box of sham
rocks to be flown to Spokane
from Shannon, Ireland. Two
major airlines are cooperating
in flying the shamrocks to
Spokane for the st. Patrick's
program.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-03-17
BILLINGS Mon Spedks
At Club Meeting

Approximately 100 members
and guests attended the reg
ular meeting of the Hardin
Ridin' NJ Ropin' club at the
Legion hall Monday, March
z, when Bill Hagen of Bill
inos was guest speaker.
Members of the club were
requested to attend the State
Saddle Club association meet
inc and banquet to be held in
billings on March 10 and 20
Registration will be at the
Northern hotel, and the Bill
ines Saddle club will be host at
the banquet.
PROGRAM of the annual con-
yention in BILLINGS is as follows:
Registration, March 19, North
ern hotel, 2 to 6 n. m: banquet
and dance. March 10, BILLINGS
Saddle club house; business
meeting. March 20, 10 a. m;
lunch, IL a. m.
Following the Monday bust
ness meeting, a local band fnr-
nished music for dsncing. on
the serving committee were MI.
and Mrs. Ernie Romine. Mr..
and MRS. Joe hammers and Mr..
and Mrs. Bud Harris.
The next meeting will he relo
prril 4 with Mr.. and Mrs. BUD
wilcox. Mr.. and. Mrs. jess
S,hwend and Mr.. and MIS-,
John Lawrence on the serving
committee.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-03-17
Lions Hear Talk,
Make Plans s..
For Annual Carnival

A talk by I. T. Hermanson,
party survey leader of the flood
control office in Hardin, was a
feature of the program at the
regular meeting of Hardin Lions
Monday rsght. Discussion of
carnival plans was the topic for
discussion at a meeting of the
carnival committee following
the regular dinner-meeting.
HermanSon gave a word pic
ture of the organization of the
flood control office, telling of
the purposes of and methods
used by the party in it's work.
He gave a detailed account of
work being done by the party
in the Mustard creek area near
Miles City, and used maps and
charts to illustrate his talk.
The speaker said the purpose
of the flood control party is to
gather Information on damage
from floods in the area and to
prescribe most feasible means
of control. The information will
be included in a report to
Congress.
Elmer Skeie, superintendent
of School Dist. 17-H, also spoke
briefly on the Montana high
school association.
Two new members, Roy Jones
and Logan Gookin, were receiv-
ed into the club. The serving
comittee for the next regular
meeting was announced as fol-
lows. Nj
Rev. RI. Ludden, chairman;
L. C.. Lippert, Dan Maddox,
David Mann, George Mehling
and Ray Morissette.
Progress on plans for the an
nual carnival to be staged
March 25 and 26 at the SEN
ior high school recreation room,
was made at the meeting of the
carnival committee following
the membership meeting.
1t was announced that the
grand prize to be given away
a l,200-Ib. Steer-haS been Sc
cured. Other prizes are now on
display in the window of the
Hardin Bakery. 1.
An added attraction of the
carnival this year will be anna
teur boxing to be staged at in
tervals both evenings of the af-
fair. In addition the carnival
will also have numerous games
including Bingo, penny Bingo
for the youngsters and several
other new games and conceS-
sionS. An eats counter will also
be installed as in former years.
Prizes will be given each night,
with the Grand prize on Satur-
day evening.
It was also announced at the
Monday meeting that the score
by quarters of the Hardin team
playing in the state class B
basketball tournament will be
telephoned from Deer Lodge to
the carnival committee at the
building and will be announced
as rapidly as received.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-03-17
Many inAttendance
AT Open House
Of Indian Agency

More than 500 persons at
tended the one hundredth an
niVerSary celebration of the
United States Department of
Interior last Friday when the
Indian agency office at Crow
Agency held open house.
Directors OF various depart
ments and employees were on
hand to explain exhibits on
display and tell of the work be-
ing done and plans for the flu
ture. Old historical documents
and records as well as personal
effects of famous Indians and
others, and hundreds of pic
lures both old time and modern
were features of the display.
One OF the Oldest historical
documents shown was the GER
tificate of appointment of Eel
lows D. Pease, first agent tor
the Mountain Crow tribe of
Indians in Montana. The paper
was dated February 2, 1871 and
was signed by Ulysses S.
Grant.
An outstanding exhibit was a
display of personal effects of
Chief Plenty Coups, famous In
dian chief. One article was a
rifle with the inscription, Pre-
Sented by Albert First Prince
of Monaco to Chief Plenty Coos
on occasion of his first meeting
with an Indian chief. Cody,
Wyo., Sept. IL, 1915" Also in
the collection were the chiefs
coup sticks, MS sacred bundle,
pipe and pipe cleaning instru-
ment and an autographed
photograph Of Theodore Roose-
welt.
The coup sticks-early dry
equal of the modern war medal
are ITO in number. Each s.g-
nifies a war deed and because
of the great number belonging
to the chief it is SAID the name
Chief Plenty Coups is derived.
The sacred bundle contains
ceremonial and sacramental
articles Slgn1fylng the religious
beliefs of the owner. These
were always carried on war ex-
peditions.
An old picture Of the first
Grow delegation to visit Wash
ington, d. c., in 1870, was ALSO
on display. The delegation,
headed by Major Fellows Pease,
travelled on horseback to Sail
Lake City and from there took
the Union Pacific train to the
East.
Among the records on dis
play was a detailed account of
the murder of DR.. Frost by the
Sioux on Sept. ri, 1872. The ac-
count was contained in a let
ter to Col. Hancock at Ft. ILLS,
from L. B. Brown, in charge
of Crow Agency.
Records of the establishment
of The first InaidL SehbpI 1t
Cow Agency, Aug. 81, 1872, and
lContinued on Page 10
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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-03-17
Judges Announced in
VFW Essay Contest

Mrs. C.. o. Lundberg, local
chairman of the National VFW
Auxiliary Essay contest, this
week announced that the dead
line for receiving entries in the
contest is April /.
Local prizes in the contest,
which is open to students of
any high school in the county,
are SO first prize, SIS second
and $3.50 third. Local winning
essays will be entered in the
state contest, which in turn
will select entries for the ma
tional contest.
The chairman also announc-
ed that judges for the local
contest will be Mrs. Joe Olenik,
Mrs. Russell Peterson and the
Rev. A. Clair King.
Contestants are asked to sub
init their entries either to Mrs.
Lundberg or to their English
teacher before the deadline,
AQr1l J.. s E@yaa4. 4aH 1~
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-03-17
Local Men Attend
S~porfsn1en's
Meeting in Billings

Jens Kalberg, president, and
Carl Rankin, vice president of
the Big Horn County Rod and
Gun club, together with A. M.
Chilly, Frank Stdrina and Frank
Elder, attended the quarterly
meeting Of the Southeastern
Montana Sportsnlen'S aSsocia-
ton in Billings asst Sunday.
Rankin was named a mefl-
Der of the nominating commit,
tee to report at the aSSocia-
tons annual meeting in May.
Joe Enrico of Red Lodge is
president of the association.
Appointed on a committee TO
discuss with officers of the
Billings club organizatioaal
changes was A. NJ. Crilly of
Hardin.
Kalberg spoke briefly at the
meeting, thanking sportSmel'S
groups of Billings for money
given for grain purchases for
feeding ducks and pheaSantS
during the severe part of the
WINTER.
Principal speaker at the
meeting was DR.. E. 6. VedoVa
of Roundup, district commits
sioner of the state fish and
game setup.
DR.. Vedova said condition of
big game animals is exception
ally good considering the sever
ity OF the winter. Pheasants
generally had Wintered well and
prospects for the 1949 hunting
season appear to be better than
in former years, he said. 4:
Other speakers were Ion
Brown of Roundup, assistant
big game leader of the state
fish and game commission and
Walter C.. Nye of Billings, eX-
ecutiVe secretary of the Dude
RanoherS association.
Three counties, MusSessheli,
Golden Valley and Prairie, were
added to the association at the
meeting, making the associa-
TONS boundaries correspond
with district 5 of the state fish
and game department.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-03-17
EIGHT Cases TIeard
II justice Court

Cases heard recently in the
justice court of @. A. CorkinS
are as follows:
March 2, Henry Sehenderline,
drunken driving, 500 and 90
day sentence.
March g., Vim. H. Olenik, ex-
ceeding speed limit, $40 fine.
March 5, Emit Leroy Sears,
centerline driving, posted S.
bond.
March 9, jim Lefebre, center
line driving and no flags or
flares, $40 fine.
March 10 Albert Pattyn, inn
proper parking, $40 fine.
The highway patrol was COM
planning witness in the above
traffic cases.
March g, Carl Leader, dis
turbing the peace, $25 fine and
90-day sentence. Max Big Man
was complaining witness.
March g., Arts King and G.
H. Crawford, disturbing peace,
$50 fine each. A. E. Holland,
complaining witness.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-03-17
BPW Club Meeting
TuesddY Evening"

Grace Dillon had charge of
the program of the Business
and Professional Women's club
which met at the home of
Helen Olenik Tuesday evening
with Iva Goe as co-hostesS.
The program chairman re-
viewed an article from the In
dependent Woman which told
about the luncheon given by
the National Federation at
Washington, d. G. honoring
Margaret Chase Smith, who is
United States senator from
Maine.
The business of the evening
consisted of making out the
yearly reports of the various
comittee chairmen to be sent
to the National Federation.
Plans were also made for the
Public Affairs dinner to be Civ
en- April 10.
The Hardin club has accepted
an invitation to visit the Lodge
Grass Civic club on March %.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-03-17
Hardin High School Bulldogs viii Meet
Fort Benton in State
Class B Tournament Next Thursday
Lose to Centred in
Division Finul
TO Tdke Second Place

Hardin high schools Bulldogs,
! southern division runnerS-up,
will meet Fort Benton in the
first game of the state class B
tournament next Thursday,
March "a, at 2 p. m.
After defeating a tough Laur-
Ell team, $3.50 on Friday night,
the Bulldogs stumbled in the
championship game of the
southern division tourney at
Laurel Saturday night against
Billings Central and landed in
the runner-up spot with a IT
SO defeat.
After leading at halftime,
27-25, the Bulldogs cooled on
shots in the second half of the
championship game, reneatedly
missing field goal attempts, and
failed to overcome a seven
point disadvantage in the clos
ing moments of the game.
The Bulldogs trailed at the
end of the first period by a
score of 1914, led at half time
27-25, but we're again trailing
1886 to start the final stanza.
Dillon, Central center, spark
ed the winners by dropping in
II points as well as controlling
a great number of rebounds
under both backboards. Kron-
miller was high point man for
the losers with Is, followed by
Ragland and Saunders with II
each.
The game was a thriller from
the start with the score tied
five times in the third quarter
before Central edged away to
a Seven-point lead in the final
quarter and que1led a Bulldog
rally three points short Of a
tie at the final gun.
The Hardin quint pounded
out a $3.50 win over Laurel on
Friday evening to advance to
the Championship game. They
had little trouble downing Har-
loWton, $3.50 in the first game
of the tourney Thursday after
noon.
After trailing 17-12 at the
first quarter of the Laurel
game, Hardin pulled to a mar
row 1926 lead at halftime, but
Laurel made it 36 all at the
close of the third frame.
The final quarter saw the
score knotted twice before Lau-
rel pulled to a 44-39 advantage
with five minutes remaining.
With only three minutes re-
manning, Laurel was leading by
a score of AZ to Al but couldn't
hold down a determined Bull
dog drive which tied the score
at AT all with less than two
minutes remaining.
The score was again tied at
SO all when Haug bucketed the
winning field goal with 10
seconds to go. A free throw by
Kronmiller added another point
as the game came to a close.
Saunders naced the Bulldogs
with 20, followed by Ragland
with Is. Philips of Laurel was
high scorer for the game with
%. Bill Sorg had 18.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-03-17
Chamber of Commerce Committees Are
Named for Coming Year
AT Directors Meeting on Wednesday
Organization Sponsors
Booster Tenn
To Lewis.own Tourney

Committees for the year were
named and other business was
discussed at a meeting Wednes-
day, March 9, of the directors
Of the Big Horn County Cham
Der Of Commerce.
The directors decided to
sponsor the Hardin Boosters,
third place winners in the dis
trict AAU basketball tourney,
to an invitational tournament
in LeWistoWn this week end.
Also discussed were plans for
a BANQUET in honor of the high
school basketball squad on their
return from the state tourna-
ment at Deer Lodge March "a
20.
The agriculture committee of
the Chamber will have MEM
bers present at a meeting on
March 81 at the court house
here when state and federal
men will meet with local peo-
pie to discuss the graSshopper
control program.
In connection with highway
No. 8, George Daniels, chairman
of the road committee, report
ed on a recent correspondence
with State Highway Engineer
Scott Hart. Mr.. Hart informed
Mr.. Daniels that the work on
highway No. 8 will be placed
under contract just as quickly
during the 1949 construction
season as the plans can be pre-
pared, the field inspection by
Public Roads Administration
and state enpineers ACCOMPLISH
Continued on Page 12)
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-03-17
Montana May Get
MuIfi-MiIIion
Dollar Atom Plant

According to an article ap-
pearing in a recent edition of
the New York Times, Montana
may be the site of a multi
million dollar giant atomic eX-
perimentaI station which will
be located somewhere in the
Midwest"
The article says the new
plant would compare in size
with the atomic plant at Han
ford, Wash" now the Atomic
Energy Commissions largest in
Stallation.
The cost of the new plant
was estimated at several hum
dred million dollars"
No decision has yet been
reached on the site of the
Giant. Acc officials said .thalf
a dozen sites" were under con-
sideration, including areas in
southeastern Idaho and Mon
tana.
In all, the officials said, the
new experimental station would
require "about three or four
hundred thousand acres"
The machines likely to be
constructed at the Midwest in
stallation would be used MAIN
" in the development of atomic
energy for power purposes, Of
ficials said.
Construction of the new
plant has been under consider
alton by the commission since
last fall. Commission officials
said they hoped a site could be
selected within a month or So
so that construction could start
early this summer
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-03-17
Telerutes Chosen to
Fttend Girls Stute

Lee Joyce Tavlor and Catser-
inc Paulson. DELEGATES. and Jean
Kern and Charlene Davis, al
ternates. were CHOSEN this wee's
to attend the second annual
Girls State which will be held
at the Rockv Mountain Colleoe
campus in Billings June 17-24.
Unit No. 8, American Lec1on
Auxiliary announced the selec-
ton which was made from
members Of the junior class
OF the high schcolo on the basis
Of character, Qualities of lead
ership and scholarship. Both
faculty and junior class pirls
voted. with the firal choice be-
ing certified TO the Unit by H.
r. Salyer, nrincipal.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-03-17
CHORUS TO MEET

All members are urged to at
tend the meeting of the Com
munity Chorus to be held Mon
day, March 81. at 8 p. m. in
the Congregational church. The
regular meeting place, Com
munity room of the courthouse,
is in use that evening and
members are asked to note the
change of meeting place.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-03-17
Hedlth Council Meet
MonddY. Murch Il

The Hardin Health Council
will hold its monthly meeting
in the Community room of the
court house Monday, March 81,
at 8 p. M, it was announced
this week.
Frances Mcdonald, rural
health specialist for the Mon
tana State College Extension
Service will address the group
on the subject Planning for
Health
All member organizations are
urged to send representatives
to the meeting, and the general
public is invited to attend.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-03-17
WEEKS WEATHER

Recorded by Holly Sugar Cor
poration, Hardin, for week end
ing 5 p. m. Wednesday, March
IL.
Maximum temperature: 43
DEGREES, March IL.
Minimum temperature: IL,
March Is.
PRECIPITATION for the week:
so inches.
Precipitation for the year to
date. 2.37 inches.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-03-17
WILL SPONSOR DANCE

Hardin Post No. 8, American
Legion will sponsor their an
nual st. Patrick's dance at the
Legion hall on Saturday, March
1e.
The hall has been decorated
in a st. Patrick's motif, and a
Local orchestra has been secur-
ed to furnish music, members
said. The dance is not only for
Legion members. but is also
sopen to the public.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-03-17
MARRIAGE LICENSES

March IL, Alton Z. Pratt and
Margaret Ann Volk, both of
Hardin.
March Is, Gus Old Bear of
Grow Agency and Annie Long
Sioux of Lame Deer.
March II, Wilhart B. Presyler
and Therisa Schmidt, both of
Hardin.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-03-17
FORMER DIES

Word was received this week
of the death at San Gabriel,
Calf, of Otto j. Waldschmidt,
on March 1. Born in Indiana,
MI. Waldschmidt was a resi-
dent of the Hardin area for
many wears before going to
California about Is years ago.
He is survived by his widow.
Services were held at the Pierce
Brothers mortuary, Alhambra,
Calf, on March 5. Burial was
at Ell Monte cemetery.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-03-17
FOR

Jim Door and T. w. Johnson
were arrested by city police this
week and each paid a SIS fine
in police court on a charge OF
drunkenness. Door was arrested
on March 10 and Johnson on
March Is.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-03-17
SERVICES o INDIAN

Funeral services for Old Little
Nest, about 80, were conducted
Tuesday, March Is at Wyola.
The Indian died March Is at
his home at Wyola.
Bulls Crilly of Hardin was in
charge of arrangements.