The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-12-28
News Stories Show
Year Progress
In Big Horn County

The year now closing has
been an excellent one for Har-
din and Big Horn county in
many respects, with the coun-
tvs principal industry, farming
and StockgroWing, producing
one of the largest yields in re-
cent years.
Building of a great number
of new homes and business
buildings in Hardin and outly-
ing towns reflected the prosper
ity of the community, although
the county had its share of set
backs through fires and other
cataStrophes. Hardin showed a
healthy gain in population, &C
cording to the official govern
ment census, while the county
as a whole recorded a slight
decline.
Among major news stories
from the files of the Tribune
Herald were the following, re-
corded weekly:
January 5-Cold wave strikes
county with the beginning of
year; state commissioner of ag-
riculture speaks at annual
meeting of Soil Conservation
district; Hardin school faculty
member, Edwin E. Olson, dies
of heart ailment; new building
of Church of God dedicated;
funeral services held for John
Albert LesSard; Hardin Bulldogs
win over Sheridan in basketball.
January 12-Services conduct
ed for H. P. Davis: schools hosts
to citizens at directed tour;
Crilly chosen to head Rod and
Gun club.
January 19-Mrs. Elizabeth
Pitsch dies at Garryowen; serv-
ices conducted for Mrs. Silvie
Pattyn; Bulldogs defeat Big
Timber. lose to Forsyth.
January 26-KiwaniS club OBJ
serves 55th anniversary; Mrs.
v. E. Setterlund dies of heart
attack; $205,0 900 loan approved
for Big Horn County Electric
Cooperative: Hardin loses to
Billings Central, wins from
Roundup in conference basket
ball.
February Mrs. Ellen Lar
kin, resident since 1910, passes
away; Albert E. Williamson. in
dustrial engineer speaks at an
nual meeting of Big Horn
County Chamber of Commerce;
services held for Mrs. Esther
Van Gundy.
February Beet growers
accept contract for season;
Water Compact commission dis
cusSeS Big Horn river; Daniel
LaForge, World War veteran,
buried al Custer Battlefield.
February 16-DEwart asks
Yellowtail dam be put under
construction: BULLDOGS close
basketball season with so per
cent record of wins.
February 23-Valley Imple-
ment Co. opens new building;
Big Horn Refrigeration and APP
pliance Co., opened by Frank
Highbaugh.
March Geo. Daniels named
president Chamber of Com
merce; services held for Frank
Litton; 4-H members present
plaque to Hardin Lions club in
recognition of service.
March eBuSby wins class G
district 5 tournament: district
meeting of Royal Arch MaSonS
held here; Kuehn appointed
manager of new Community
Center.
March Is - Reservation
RancherS name officers, direc-
tors; bids asked on st. Xavier,
Wyola road work.
March 2ILammerS building,
city landmark. destroyed by
fire; Community Center form
ally opened; Big Horn County
Livestock association holds an
nual meeting.
March 30-Rudy'S Motor Sales
moves to new building; Glen
Helmann, local plumber, injured
in Helena accident.
April 6-Val Glyn, dean of
Montana State College, speaks
at annual athletic banquet;
services conducted for Mrs.
Elizabeth Yukert.
April 13 r. F. Herdman
heads Bureau group on Korean
project, membership drive OF
Chamber of Commerce begun;
commencing of city mail deliv-
cry announced; army cutWormS
threaten county wheat crops:
Aprol 20-Walter Hepler dies
at Billings; Boy Scouts run city
Of Hardin. for day; Governor
Bonner advises highway At to
be considered.
April 81 - Ford tri-motor
suray plane crashes at airport,
five slightly injured; Montana
Dakota Utilities Co. buys Big
Horn Oil & Gas Development
Co. property.
NAV 1.-TWO district govern
ors visit Hardin Lions club; be
gin resurveys of townships In
Hardin area; Hardin school
music groups compete at Mis-
Soula.
May 11-Weevil spray expert
mentS conducted at Lodge
Grass; seven candidates file for
primary election; Walter Ham
mer. first treasurer of Big
Horn county, dies; Walter w.
Anderson of Kirby dies OF heart
attack.
Nav 18-Begin construction OF
drive.in theatre: Montana-Da-
kota pipeline from Worland,
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