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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-10-09
Crow Indidn tenn
Retuins Trophy

The Little Big Horn roping
trophy was retained by the
Grow Indian roping team when
they defeated the Hardin Ridin'
and Ropin' clubs five at the
Crow Agency fairgrounds last
Sunday.
The travelling trophy was
won by the Hardin team in a
match with Billings several
years ago, and since has been
won twice in succession by the
Crow Agency team. Any team
winning the trophy three con-
secutive times gains permanent
possession.
Ropers competed in chilly
weather, with 450-lb. calves
Sunday in the match which
was won by the Indian team.
Average time in the two-calf
go round for each of the rop-
erS was as follows: -
Crow Agency - Joe Blaine,
SIS; Junior Birdinground, 1925:
Cedric Not Afraid, GOT; John
Holds, 79.5; Joe Moccasin, 51.0
chest individual averaged
Hardin-Jess Schwend, 1910;
Buck James,, 55.4; Tex Allen,
1915; Charles Secrest, 1900;
Walt Secrest, GAS. '-AA ''%
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-10-09
arm Union Pldns
Membership Drive

Current events and plans for
a membership drive were con-
Sidered at a meeting OF the Big
Horn county Farmers Union
held at the court house here
last Friday. H. E. Smell, pres
ident of the group, presided.
Musical entertainment on the
program included numbers by
a boys quartet composed of
Donald Ross, Pat Fox, Bob Ruby
and Bill Evenson.
Speakers included F. F. DeX-
ter of Circle, state board men,
Der, and Gladys Kreider of
Sand Springs, who is doing ed
ucational field work for the
Farmers Union. j. j. Hill of
Bozeman, a guest, called at
tention to the golden jubilee of
Farmers Union, which is being
brought to public attention by
the introduction of certain new
departures in insurance.
Don Crosby of Forsyth and
Kenneth Rice of Billings, in
suranee representatives, were
also guests of the group.
Ice cream and waters were
served during a social hour
following the meeting.
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Senator Murray to
Speak Monday
At Legion Hall

U. S. Senator James E. Muir
ray will visit Hardin on Mon
day, Oct. 10, it has been an
nounced by Karney Redman Of
Wyola, chairman of the Big
Horn county Democratic Gen.
trail committee.
Senator Murray will speak at
the Legion hall here at 8 pm,
at a melting to which all voters
arc invited.
Murray began stumping the
state Sunday in behalf of
Montana Democratic nominees
for political offices and Gov.
Adlai Stevenson of Illinois. He
opened his campaign at Havre,
was in Glasgow Monday, from
where he came to southeastern
Montana for a number of ap-
pearances. He is in Glendive
today, will be in Miles City and
Billings during the week end,
and after visiting here Monday
will go to Red Lodge and
Roundup.
A tour OF western Montana
is being arranged to follow
Murray'S eastern trip. Accom-
panying Murray will be William
H. Coburn, counsel for the
Senate Labor committee and
formerly of LewistoWn.
Murray is urging the re-elec-
ton of Gov. John w. Bonner
and election to the senate for
Rep. Mike Mansfield.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-10-09
Spudding in for
Drilling of
kendriCk Well No. 3

Crews of the San Juan Drill
ing Co., this week are Spud-
ding in the George J. Greer Es-
tate-Kendrick No. 8 well, fol-
lowing sWahbing and prepare
tons for pumping of the Greer
Kendrick No. 2 discovery well
six miles east of Hardin.
While preparations were be-
ing made to put the No. Q well
on production, oil started flow
ing over. tn top of the pipe,
showing that there is enough
hydroStatic pressure to raise
the oil $500 # above sea level,
it was reported here.
Location of the drilling activ-
ity is approximately one half
mile northwest of the No. 2
well.
The Kendrick ranch mineral
rights are under lease to Mar
Gus Snyder, pioneer cattleman,
who for years had been trying
to get the area tested for oil
production. He succeeded in
getting Hunt and Mccarthy to
drill wildcat wells in 1949 to
1851. Two were drilled by Hunt
and two by Mccarthy over an
area within Is miles of the
present discovery well.
When these attempts appar-
emily failed, Snyder renewed
his efforts and succeeded in get
ting Greer to drill a series of
wells, the second of which re-
suited in the discovery.
Influential members of the
oil fraternity have named the
new discovery area the Marcus
Snyder field.
TWO 50O-barrel storage tanks
have been erected at the Ken
drick No. 2 well, and pumping
equipment will be installed in
the near future, it is believed.
The Ash Greek Shell No 2,
Grow, to be drilled to $500 feet,
was spudded in September 20,
and was last reported at a
depth of 2,150 feet. Shell will
test the Shannon formation.
Shell recently paid $110 per
acre on 742 acres in sections 2
and 8, los, 36E, in an oil lease
auction by the Crow Indians.
The land is located Immediate
ly north of the McDeromott
discovery well just across the
border in wyoming.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-10-09
Republicans Meet
At Speor Rdnch

County committeeman and
committeeman attended q
meeting of III, Big Holm CoLn-
ty Republican central commit
tee at the ranch home of Sen
ator and Mrs. w. B. Spear, Jr.,
at Kirby last Sunday.
The meeting followed the
serving of barbecued steak and
corn fritters by Mr.. and Mrs.
Spear.
MIR. and Mrs. Jim Amin of
CnIumbuS were special guests.
and Mr. Amin, state commit,
telnan, discussed briefly as
poets of the campaign, with
emphasis on financing.
I. L. Dehnert, county COM
mittee chairman, was in charge
of the business meeting at
which plans for local rallies
were considered and other cam
paign matters were discussed.
Candidates in attendance, in
addition to Senator Spear, were
Clyde L. Hawks, candidate for
reelection as state representa-
tive; Bert w. Kronmiller, can
didate for county attorney;
Goldie FinlaySon, candidate for
clerk of court, and G. A. Cor
kins, candidate for justice of
the peace.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-10-09
Commissioners Call
Special Election
November 4

At a meeting of the board of
county commissioners on Tues
day, Oct. z, the board adopted
a proclamation and notice of
special election to be held on
November 4.
The special election will be
held for the purpose of elect
ing a county treasurer of Big
Horn county to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Arthur
c. Sweeney. MIR. Sweeney, who
died October 4, was elected in
1850 for a term of four years.
According to Harry E. Cox,
county clerk and recorder, fill
ing of candidates for the office
will close on Friday, Oct. II, to
allow time for proper prepara-
ton and printing Of the special
ballots.
Voting places for the special
election, which are the same as
for the regular general election
on the same day, are as fol-
lows:
Foster precinct No. 8, Foster
hall; Old Mission, No. 4, Sorrel
Horse school; Tullock, No. 5,
Maschetah school; Sarpy, No.
6, Wolf school; Crow Agency,
No. Z, Baptist church recrea-
ton hall; st. Xavier, No. 8, st.
Xavier public school; Lodge
Grass, No. 9, Legion hall; Kir-
by, No. 10, Kirby hall; Decker,
No. II, Decker school; o. w. No.
II, Pine Butte school.
Pearl, No. IS, school house;
Wyola, No. IA, Wyola school re-
creation hall; Pryor, No. Is,
Pryor school; Nine Mile, No. 16,
Nine Mile school; Hardin, No.
IT. grade school building; Har-
din, No. Is, City garage; Har-
din No. 10, Catholic church
basement; Custer Park, No. 20,
IOOF hall; Corinth, No. %,
Corinth school; Lodge Grass,
No. Is, Lodge Grass school;
Busby No. 26, Busby hall.
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Ripping
of the Rivers

Got a letter last week signed
only "a disinterested reader
which we can hardly resist pub
fishing, but in keeping with
our policy, we publish only let
tiers written by persons who are
to sign their name - even
though the writer's name need
not be published.
The writer's principal subject
of discussion is completion of
grading and Surfacing of the
highway between Hardin and
Custer - and he intimateS that
this newspaper is against the
project and that we have not
and do not intend to anything
about boosting for the compile
ton of the highway" (uSing
the word loosely.
Aside from the fact we be-
ieve completion of the road is
deserved by the residents of
that area and that it would
benefit trade in Hardin, we al
so have a personal interest in
the road.
We have occasion to travel
that road quite frequently and
every time we do we think up
a few more uncomplimentary
names for the powers that be
because the trail is in such poor
condition. And the powers that
be in this case is the state
highway commission, and not
the county commissioners, as
some people may think, since
the road is a state highway.
As the "disinterested reader
no doubt knows, this newspaper
did everything possible in CO.
operation with the Big Horn
County Chamber of Commerce
in 1850, when a concerted drive
for completion of the Hardin
Custer road was made. In fact
a committee from Big Horn
county came back from Helena
with a promise from the gov
error that Highway At was put
on schedule and possibly some
work would be done that year.
We thought the wheels had
been set in motion, but it seems
to have been another one of the
governors promises that didn't
materialize.
The "disinterested reader,
among others, makes the fol-
lowing comment:
To-day you had an article
about Mr.. Hugo Aronson being
here this coming week and
meeting the local people. No
where could there be a better
opportunity to get out and So
licit the aid of this gentleman
in the matter of aiding this
county if he should become
elected. You have been such
an utter one sided sheet so far
that you haven't bothered to
even think about aid from the
other candidate. Why don't you
get out and have MI. Aronson
make a few solid statements
regarding the future of this
part of the state if not this
county. IF elected he has an
opportunity of appointing num-
erous state commissions and
boards. Get him to make a few
Continued on Page %
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EMCE Students Are
On Production Crew

Miss Maizie Bouton and Miss
Carol Kalberg of Hardin, who
are attending Eastern Montana
College Of Education at Billings,
have been chosen for the pro-
duction crew of Dream Girl"
a two-act comedy by Elmer
Rice, it has been announced by
Prof. Ray j. Harshfield, direc-
tor of dramatics at, the college.
The students will help in
painting the set and will work
on the reserve ticket staff for
the first dramatics production
of the school year. The play
Is scheduled to open for three
nights on November 4 in the
college auditorium.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-10-09
Teachers Attend
Institute Here

DR.. ON. Hartsell, state mus
ic supervisor, and Mrs. Lillian
Peterson, state rural school
supervisor, were in charge of a
teachers institute held at the
Community room of the court
house here Wednesday, Oct. 8.
A total of Is teachers of rur-
al and smaller elementary
schools of Big Horn county
were in attendance at the Ses-
sionss which began at 9 am.
David HILL, principal of the
Hardin grade school, acted as
chairman of the meetings, in
the absence of Mrs. Lura P,
Strand, county superintendent
of schools, who is recovering
from an Illness.
During the afternoon, Dr.
HartseIl visited music classes in
the Hardin schools, and Mrs.
Peterson visited Hardin ele-
mentary teachers.
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and international aspects of
home demonstration work.
A style show by club members
modelling better dresses, suits,
coats and cotton dresses they
have made will also be an i'm
portant part of the afternoon
program. Mrs. Jess Thomas of
Decker, director and commen-
tator, has written a lively
script for the show. Mrs. Mary
Evans will furnish the music.
Mrs. Sam Denny of Garry
owen, past county council pres
ident, will be mistress of cere-
monies for the program. Group
singing will be planned and di-
rected by Mrs. Uriel King of
st. Xavier.
AS in previous Achievement
Days the morning will feature
exhibits of work learned dur
ing the past year by the IS
clubs in Big Horn county. At
IL o'clock noon there will be a
lunch, planned and served by
the Sorrel Lights club for club
members, their families and
friends.
All club girls will baby sit
during the afternoon. They
have also planned recreation
for older children so that
mothers will be free to enjoy
the program.
Special guests from Sheridan,
Wyo., and Billings have been
invited. The public is also in
vited to see the exhibits and
to attend the afternoon pro-
gram which will begin prompt
ly at 1870 pm.
Miss Williams, principal
speaker, is a member of the
Riney Woman'S club, the first
Home Demonstration club to be
formed in the state of Wyo-
ming. Sheridan county, where
the club is located served as
guinea pig" for the idea when
it was new in this area in 1919.
Miss Williams has been local
club secretary and president
and has held all other offices
at one time or another.
She has acted as county
council secretary, state council
secretary, western regional di-
rector of national Home Dem
onstration council, representa-
tive for national at the trienn-
sial meeting of the Associated
Country Women of the World,
at Copenhagen, Denmark, in
She has been president of the
National Home Demonstration
council since January l, 1852.
She was elected for a three
year term. She will preside at
the National Home Demonstra-
ton meeting in Raleigh, N. c.,
October 1929.
Miss Williams says "I am
happy to be associated with
the largest adult education pro-
gram in the world and pleased
at its continued progress" Ma
tional now has nearly a million
members in SO states, Puerto
Rico and Hawaii.
Miss Williams operates a
ranch near Banner, Wyo., and
also teaches English in the jun
ior college at Sheridan.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-10-09
Hardin-HarIoWfon
Game Slated
Friday Afternoon

Hardin high school Bulldogs
SKINNED a 1918 win off Col
umbuS last Friday in a south
ern division conference football
game here, for a record of two
wins and one defeat in con-
ference play this season.
Hardin'S fourth game of the
season is scheduled tomorrow
(Oct. 100 when they journey to
Harlowton.
The Bulldogs scored a touch
down each in the first, third
and final quarters, in defeat
ing Columbus, 1918, on the loo
al field last Friday. Columbus
scored a touchdown in the sec
ond and two in the third per-
iod, but failed to earn the ex-
ira point in any of the three
attempts.
score in the first quarter, but
the Bulldogs held and took the
ball for a speedy touchdown,
with Bob Haug carrying the
ball on the touchdown play,
and also converting the extra
point.
David Fox of the Cougars
went over for the Columbus
score in the second quarter,
after his team had taken a
Hardin punt. A 20-yard run by
the Cougars helped to set up
the touchdown play. Their try
for extra point was unsuccesS-
full.
Columbus took the lead in
the third quarter when stat
ford Hersurd scored on the first
play from Scrimmage following
the Hardin kickoff.
The Cougars threatened again
after recovering a Hardin fum-
BILE. but lost the ball to the
Bulldogs on a tumble, and the
locals began a drive which end
ed in a goal. Robert KukeS car
ried the ball for touchdown
from the five-yard line on a
third down.
The Cougars second score in
the period was set up by a long
end run which took the ball TO
the three-yard line; Hersurd
again carried the ball for the
touchdown, but the plunge LOT
extra point was stopped SNORT.
Jack Helmann, freshman, who
took over the quarterback dut-
les when Jack Butorac, regular
quarterback, was taken out
with a slight shoulder injury,
called the signals in the Bull
dogs fourth-quarter drive which
was good for six points, WITH
Haug again carrying the ball
on the touchdown play.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-10-09
Inquest in Death
OF Trucker
Continued Tonight

An inquest called by County
Coroner John w. Bulls into
the death of Donald Morrison,
At, of Cleveland, Ohio, was con-
tinued until tonight at 7 pm,
after a number of witnesses
were heard last night.
Morrison was found dead at
approximately 2 pm. Tuesday
in a cabin at the Rio Deluxe
Courts in Hardin. Harold Fra
BILE, also of Cleveland, who was
sharing the quarters with Nor
rison was found unconscious
and was taken to the Big Horn
County Community hospital
where attendants reported he
will recover.
According to testimony at the
inquest last night, Morrison
and Frabel, employed as truck
drivers for a Cleveland firm,
checked into the cabin at 2:45
am. Tuesday and left word to
be called at 8 am. Victor Set
terlund, proprietor of the court,
testified he called the men at
8 am, and received answer. He
then presumed they had check
ed out and the death was not
discovered until approximate
ly 2 pm, when Mrs. Thelma
Erickson and Mrs. Dan Rat
ledge went to the cabin to pre-
pare it for the day and found
the men on the bed, Morrison
dead, and Frable unconscious.
Sheriff's officers and DR.. Roy
0. Yeats were called to the
scene. Frable was removed to
the hospital where treatment
was administered. He remained
in a semi-conscious condition
throughout the day, and is re-
ported to he recovering.
The inquest was continued
until tonigh>> 50 that Fraple
might testify.
DR.. Yeats testified, follow
ing an autopsj on the body Of
Morrison, tina: it was ITS he
'Jet death was caused by car
IJn monoXide yoi5 I."::.
Testimony of Setterlund, Mrs.
Erickson, Mrs. Ratledge and
sheriff's officers showed that
the only gas appliance in the
two-room cabin which was in
operation was a gas refriger-
ator. A gas range and small gas
heater were cold. and presum-
ably had not been in use.
Sheriff's officers testified
that tests with an explosive
meter at the cabin showed a
slight indication of the pres
ence of gas over the refriger-
ator at one testing, but on a
second testing after the cabin
had been closed for a number
Of hours, the meter showed no
indication of the presence of
gas.
1t is believed that the testi-
mony of Frable may aid in es-
tabliShing the cause 81 Nor
rison's death.
Members of the coroner's jury
are Bob Barker, T. z. Remmele,
Frank Elder, Keneth Lewis, il,
John A. Putnam and Ray Girls
we'll.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-10-09
Community Concert
Drive Completed

The drive of the Big Horn
County Community Concert as
ISOLATION for members for the
coming season ended Saturday
afternoon. Mrs. I. l.. Dehnert,
president of the local organ
ization, expressed her thanks to
the citizens of the community
for their interest and participa-
ton in the campaign.
Results have been tabulated
and the artists who will appear
here during the 1928 season
have been chosen and will be
announced as soon as Mrs.
Dehnert receives confirmation
of their appearance dates.
Mrs. Margaret Blackburn.
of Community Concerts, Inc.
who aided the association dur.
ing their drive, left for Boze-
man Saturday evening to con-
duct a similar campaign in
that city this week.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-10-09
National Officer
To be Guest on
Achievement Day

Big Horn county Home DEM
onStration clubs will hold their
sixth annual Achievement Day
in the junior high school gym
nasium here Saturday.. Oct. II.
it has been announced by Miss
Clementine Sittel, county home
demonstration agent.
An estimated 400 club men,
bers, some coming well over 100
miles to be present, will take
part in the event.
Miss Jennie Williams, pres
ident of the National Home
Demonstration council, will be
principal speaker of the day.
She will tell of the national
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-10-09
District Reilly Set
At Local Church

Open Bible Standard church.
eS will have a west sectional
district rally Friday, Oct. 10, at
the local Open Bible church.
Services will be at 800 pm,
followed by a pot luck dinner
at the American Legion hall,
climaXed by the evening rally
at 800 pm.
Rev. Norman LeLaCheure of
Rapid City, S. D., divisional
young peoples director of Open
Bible church youth, will be the
featured speaker.
The various churches of the
community are cordially invit-
ed to attend, it has been an
nounced by Rev. Carl Hart, loo
al pastor.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-10-09
Legion Posts to
Begin Drive
For Membership

American Legion posts in Big
Horn county will begin men,
bership drives Saturday to en-
roll Legionnaires for 1858, post
commanders have announced.
Hardin post No. 8, will seek
to enroll $50 members, accord
ing to James TorSke command
err. John Hill, commander of the
Crow Agency all-Indian post
said their goal is 26. Quota for
White Man Runs Him post at
Lodge Grass is 81.
Torske said the other 1870
Legion posts in Montana will
begin their 1858 membership
campaigns at the same time,
with a state wide goal of about
10000 members.
The commanders urged all
eligible veterans of World Wars
I and II and the Korean con-
flict to join the American Leg
ion so it will have strength to
carry on it's programs OF Amer
icanism, national security, child
welfare and veterans rehabll-
itation.
Torske said outstanding
American Legion activities in
Montana in 1852 included spon-
soring Boys State at Dillon.
This course gave basic train
ing in citizenship to 1872 boys
from high schools throughout
the state. Fourteen posts spon-
sored oratorical contests for
high school students, and "a
posts awarded American Legion
medals to outstanding students:
Other Legion Americanism
programs included sponsoring
Boy Scout troops by 49, posts
and making it possible for l.
500 Montana boys to learn team
spirit and fair play through the
American Legion Junior base
ball program carried out by IS
posts. .
The commanders added that
American Legion posts also
took part this year in tn
communities programs of col
Letting blood for the Red Cross;
financing hospitals, swimming
pools and ambulances; plan
ming and building parks end
Fairgrounds, and helping I'M
fortunate families. -