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The Sidney herald., 1955-11-24
Montana This Wool. >.

iorage supply, especially the win
ter range, available for +ben,
1 feel that the fish and garn,
uepartment has proceeded Yer,
~SdQIously IN working toward fbe
only solution that appears faae,
lole. Likewise, this NAV be- III,
- me legislature. The Iawm7k-
ms BODY has hesitated to NEE
11llS situation decisiveIy. But 1ae.
winter the assembly did tal-e
some forward steps. inc1udino
auJhorlzation to the fish and
game commission to establish two
user seasons when the need Is
In conformity with This a,,+ho,
ny the commission DESIGNATED
SIX areas where a hunter wol1Id
pc permitted to kill two deer IF
sItner sex. In all but one of these
areas this liberalized season
seems to have caused no com
motion, but the contrary was tr1e
up IN Lincoln county where 4
Two deer Kill was allowed in the
WON creek = Fisher river area
northeast of Libby. The editor Of
ene Libby newspaper charged the
ISn and game commission with
actlng arbitrarily and without
consulting the sportsmen. If 7 am
not mistaken about his inference
ne appeared to fear that a DO
Iltlcally minded fish and game
commission had set out to reduce
the deer population of the Koo-
tenal to a point threatening deci-
nation.
The fact is that the fish and
department was far from
or arbitrary in this de-
c1sion. For several years the de-
partment had studied the situa-
ton, and in reaching its conclu-
SlonS it relied on competent and
careful surveys.
According to the departments
the Fisher river area. of
which Wolf creek is a part. has
Whitehall deer and $500
mule deer. The average hunter
harvest since 1949 has been SGT
Whitehall deer and So mule deer.
field research, the department
Jays, indicates that this deer herd
could support an annual kill
many times that ever achieved.
Here, as in other Montana re-
lions, the problem is one of
winter range. On the Kootenai
lver drainage in Lincoln county.
severe winter causes appalling
-eer losses, and even in a mod
rate winter the toll is not light.
The Sidney herald., 1955-11-24
y Ernest Immel

Helena ~ What some Mon4on.
sportsmen, real and pseudo +,
not seem to appreciate is thai III,
rapid increase in big game +
some parts Of the state has craaf.
ed an acute problem. With refer.
ence particularly to deer an+o.
lope and elk, the problem is how
TO keep them in proper balance
with the range on which fbeT
must depend for subsistence anS
to keep them from overrIlnnino
ranchers pastures and raidino
haystacks.
Another thing some Of these
SportSmen do not seem to annro~
ciate is that they have no nrior
claim to the game that bannane
to be IN their locality. Wild Came
is the property of all the peonle
Of the state. If I purchase a Ii
cense and conform to the other
requirements Of law, I have &c
much right as anyone else to kill
a deer in the Kootenai country
an antelope in Carbon county or
an elk in Park county.
For at least a quarter Of
century 1 have observed contro~
versies about species of the daer
family, controversies which
sometimes have brought heated
clashes between sportsmen and
Stockmen. There are extroroia4a
on both sides - on the one band
those who infer that ali foraot
and mountain grazing should he
Denied to domestic livestock and
reserved exclusively for elk and
deer; on the other hand tboea
VINO imply that all this rance
should be assigned to cattle and
Sneep. In either case, the nosi~
Ion IS untenable. Fortunately
theSe extremists are becomino
fewer, and in general a reason
able viewpoint and meeting of
opinion now prevail. LivestocL
wild game are both impor-
tant IN Montana's economy They
Will have to continue to live TO-
gether. ~
The state fish and game de-
estimates that Montana
now has more than 100000 mule
1eer, from $4,000 to $4,000 white
All deer, approximately 10000
Tx and around $4,000 antelope.
last few years the expansion
tne deer family population has
brought a realization to game adj
Illustrators that measures are
imperative to keep these bands
within limits consistent with the
The Sidney herald., 1955-11-24
PROCEEDINGS OF
COUNTY BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
OF RlCHLAND COUNTY
SIDNEY, MONTANA

SIDNEY. MONTANA
october 81, 1885
iV:0O a. NJ. the Board met IN
oPecIal Session with the folIowino
members present: Donald w. PentS
acting chairman. James E. Sn1,reann
member and Clerk.
Inc meeting was called for the
urpoS of discussion on the naoac-
SIty OF a Poplar-Brockton bridge
was had until noon al
arn;n Unne, on motion made and
carried recess was had for lunch
AT 1:O P. M. the Board
ca with further discussion on road
land County.
At 500 P. M. on motion made and
carried, the Board adjourned
OFFICE OF THE BOARD Of
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF RlCHLAND COUNTY.
SIDNEY, MONTANA
November z, 1855
n Board convened at 900 a. m
IN regular session pursuant to law
Win the following members present.
George Eikhoff, Chairman: Donald
W. Pentz, James E. Spurgeon, members
and Clerk.
The meeting was duly proclaimed
by the Sheriff. The minutes of the
IasG meeting were read, approved and
ordered filed.
On motion made and carried. the
IouoWlng officers were given permits
SION TO leave the State: County Com
mlss1oners, Attorney, Clerk and Re
c0Iaer' Clerk Of Court, Superintendent
oL schools, Treasurer, Assessor, Sher-
III and ms Deputies and Surveyor.
On motion made and carried. the
6oafd set a special meeting for
thursday, November 10, 1855 and the
CefK was instructed to post notice
AZ ~accorQance with the law.
IN motion made and carried the
Board recessed for lunch.
Az LOO P. M. the Board re-convened
win all members and Clerk present
AL pending road matters were laid
Board. u upe
Claim for gasoline tax refund was
submitted to the Board of Foualiza-
Ilon on 1884 gallons at &c per gall
Ion; total $587.58. s
AT this time the Board met with
Representative of the Fish and
lame Commission regarding sale Of
80 acres South of the road in +ba
So OF the SW14 in Section 4. Town
SNIP Y, Range IS, appraised at $1,000
Current matters occupied the an
tentlon OF the Board until 500 p M
at which time, on motion made and
carried, the Board recessed until
November 8, 1855
AZ SOO A. M. the Board reconvened
WIN an members n Clerk present.
Routine matters occupied the at
tentlon OF the Board until noon AT
winch time recess was had for lunch.
AT loo P. M. the Board reconvened
with all members and Clerk pres
The Sidney herald., 1955-11-24

IL IS estimated by the depart-
ment that the winter loss of daer
IN l949 in the Fisher-Wolf creek
district was 1928, while in 1853
approximately 1900 deer died Of
starvation.
50 as to the KOotenai and soma
9Iner Montana areas, the cues
aon IS whether it is better to
provide Tor a bigger kill by hun
sefs or leave the matter to The
raVages Of cruel winter. The an
sWer should be obvious.
one might think that deer
would not be a problem in the
Wen settled Yellowstone valley.
But just a few days ago, a man
with whom I was riding between
Big Timber and Columbus point
ed out a haystack where a night
or two before he had seen 20 to
50 deer gouging on feed that the
rancher had put up for his cattle.
That is a typical situation in
quite a number of localities in
Montana.
While travelling over the state
IN 1852, I talked with ranchers
and farmers in central and east
ern Montana about their deer and
antelope problems. It was pretty
much the same story everywhere.
Only a few years earlier. in most
OF these places, the difficulty had
been almost solely with ante
lope, but now deer had increased
SO much that even farm gardens
were invaded. And that Situation
has not improved.
one day this fall while on q
trip into central Montana. 7 SION
ped In to chat with State Renre-
sentative w. j. Nelson of Golden
county, who farms south
81 Barber. Being interested in
roses, | admired those Mrs Mel
son had in her garden. She Hold
ne that her trouble was a bl,ncb
u deer that stole in at night and
llpped the blossoms - not on1v
ne roses, but other blooms. The
Nelson's had put up the most fer
Trying scarecrow I have ever
cen, but it apparently had no
encouraging effect on the deer
l recall a conversation I had
lurlng the 1858 legislature with
Wo senator's, both of them ranch
rs IN the eastern part of tba
tate and both disturbed about :
antelope problem. One told of
nelghbor who was trying to I
alse certified alfalfa seed. Rnt Z
ne antelope got the seed cron
nd the best he could do was - F
Ut the second crop for hay This {
IAN was supporting about 2O0
ntelope - and he wasn't even 4
lcky enough to draw a num- a
er permitting him to kill n of
lem. 3
In some localities, elk have r
cen a problem for years, but in
general sense they are now c
VerShadowed by antelope and c
Ger. This is a problem that can
ot be ignored forever. Good {
lntlng is an objective much to c
: desired, but there is a limit
the number of the deer family I
1t is possible to maintain in D
.ontana without serious DAMAGE
the states farming and live :
ock economy.
II were to criticize the fish
game commission at all if
ould be because it has been
o hesitant to face up to a situ-
ION that inevitably would have
be reckoned with reaIisticaTv
q d~eclSively. I believe that +be
eater authority granted by the
5lSlature waS needed, and there
S been nothing to suggest tn
that this authority is being
unwiSely, arbitrarily or
thout due consideration for the
serests OF big game hunter and
interests of the people of
ontana as a whole.
lY and Sell Yha W.. 30
The Sidney herald., 1955-11-24

Auditing of claims occupied the at
enuon of the Board until 500 .. m.
Mnen; on motion made and carried.
I Its board recessed until November 8,
November 9, 1855
AZ goo A NJ. the Board
Wlth All members and Clerk present
Auulblng OF claims occupied the at
vsILon OF the Board until noon when
recess was had Tor lunch.
,vjaS Ivy r A. the Board reconvened
4xLln al members and Charlie q
Walker and Clerk present.
on motion made and carried. tba
9oara tabled the claims for ne wei
1aLe department until their rseII-
la- meeJlag GA December 5, 1888.
All allowable claims havinp baen
aJIl1eu, they We're ordered paid as
The Sidney herald., 1955-11-24

Faith of our fathers. living
still
In spite Of dungeon, fire and
StDoTd."
History reveals that
throughout the centuries
there have always been those
who have stood true to the
Faith. 1t has cost some the
price Of their lives. Others
have suffered terrible injuries
and injustices, but in spite of
all this they have stood true
to the Faith.
This "Faithof our fathers"
was not a foggy, indefinable
loyalty to a certain manner
Of life. 1t was not an emo
tional attachment to any or
ganization. The Faith to
which our fathers were true
was the Bible message of sal
walton through Jesus Christ.
This is what the Bible de-
scribes as "the faith which
was once delivered unto the
saints" dude 81
Bible-believing Christians
who took their stand on the
Bible were willing to follow
the truth wherever it led.
They were willing to stake
their lives on preserving the
pure Bible message of saliva
ton.
In our day, too, there are
thousands of congregations
of Bible believing Protestants
who have centered their lives
in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
They are not trusting in their
The Sidney herald., 1955-11-24

Lambert street lights IL 90
The hour of 500 P. M. having ar
rived, on motion made and carried
Ine Board recessed to meet in Spe-
clal Session on November 10, 1855.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF RICHLAND COUNTY.
SIDNEY, MONTANA
November 10, 1855
AT 900 A. M. the Board met with
gne following members present: George
ElKnott Chairman; Donald w. Pentz.
James z. Spurgeon, members; Charles
u Walker, County Welfare Supervise
or; Mrs. Evelyn Herbert, State Field
supervisor and Clerk.
George Kopp, newly appointed TO
manager of the Sidney Home for the
Aged, reported on his work at the
Home. Welfare matters occupied the
attention of the Board until noon
Wnen recess was had for lunch.
At 100 P. M. the Board
with all members, Charles C. Walker.
county Attorney and Clerk present
Routine matters of a Welfare ma
ture occupied the attention of the
Board until 500 p. m. when, on mo-
tlon made and carried, the Board ad-
journed.
E. L. Hooker,
Clerk of the Board
The Sidney herald., 1955-11-24

H k-A-4A45 UaNln2 hanT
aGIl1eo, they We're ordered paid a
NA,rr GENERAL FUND
At5en, Grace. October avn
salary .-.--.. e17s "a
DsI1er. Thelma, October
salary 007 o.
beenSon, DR.. r. D., October
Dave. nene. October iOO'VO
salary ~ co
Johnson, la, October
DdldIy 1Qe 10
KesndalL. Alice. October lo0'i1
Rocker. E. l., October i0'O4
Salary one ~
Krey, Velma Marie, October -OO's
SaEary 1aE on
Tinker. Molly. October feO'SO
Salary ~ Of
Li9ker. William. October
Loken, Hattie. October 1''z
Lovelace, Beverly, October Ai70
Sdlafy 100 M
Mcdonnell, Mary. October 'O
MURPHY rEy Alma. October -is
Poff; Ernest R., October 1O0'Si
Rees, Roxy. October
Sdlary 132 OF
Reh6ein, Mary Alice. October
Scott, Martha, October 242.Sl
salary 1S2 Ak
Shields. Irene, October
Salary 10e %
Thorsen. Mildred. October
salary 0o4 81
Wasmund. Roy J.. October
Woods, J. J., October 04
salary 10S m |
Wright, Jessie D.. October
chiiders. S. W.. October 1921
salary 05Q 70
Collins, John. October 40O''S
odary PISS 5
Wasser, Glenn, October
Salary ono e.
Nielsen, Lee S., October
Salary "a co
LaSsey, Charles E., October
salary 50 II
Hackley, Kathryn, October
odIdry pit
.owery, Effie,
Extra help 1dn m
1lkhoff, George, Regular &
special sessions IN oe
Donald W., Regular &
special sessions 157 70
'purgeon, James E.. Regular &
special sessions 1o2 65
Book Company,
BOOKS II nc
American Law Book Co.
Law books ~ so
5eagle, DR.. J. s., Professional
services 80 =
'hllders. S. w, Board of
LoOllSIS 73 IN
S. w. '
T0Uacfioa4iO,-
go -----.-- 1888
lty of Sidney, Water Dept,
& Rec. Petty Cash,
Office expense "A m 7
lutte Office Equipment.
Supplies % 90
community Memorial Hospital
Services u on 7
J. B., Justice
fees $500 +
The Sidney herald., 1955-11-24

y AA6A& nv
own moral standing or in the
good deeds which they do.
Their faith is founded on the
Bible message Of salvation
through Jesus Christ, because
they have come to understand
that "while we were yet sin.
ners, Christ died for u.s." (Ro-
mans 5: 81
The fathers of the Chris
tian Faith demonstrated their
complete trust in the death of
Jesus Christ as the sole
ground for their salvation
so do Bible-believing Chris
tians today. The Bible clearly
states that our attitude to-
ward Jesus Christ is the de-
termining factor in our sal
walton. GAS many as received
him (Jesus), to them gave he
power to become the sons of
God, even to them that be-
lieve on his name" (John
i: 12)
You are sure to find a well
come wherever you find a
Bible-centered congregation
Of Christians. The pastor and
the members of such a con-
creation will be glad to help
you understand the Faith of
our fathers"
A pamphlet has been pre-
pared to tell you in more de-
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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-03
Orange Spheres
Mark Wire Hazard
At Ada Airport

Motorists travelling between here
and Ada in recent weeks have strained
their neck at the sight of what appear
to be five big orange balloons sus-
pended from an electric line near the
Ada airport west of Route SO.
The colored spheres are actually
of aluminium and serve now as a
warning of low-hanging electrical
wires to aircraft approaching the
Ada landing strip from the east.
The almost invisible wires had been
the. cause of several minor accidents
in the past due to the inability of
pilots to see them. Now the 18-inch
orange spheres make the wires stand
out like "sore thumb"
"The hazard of unmarked wires on
runway approaches has been serious
problem for many years." said c. E.
A. Brown, state director of aviation
and secretary of the newly-formed
Aviation Division of the Ohio State
Safety Council.
He lauded the "progressiveness' of
the United Rural Electric Coop, Inc,
of Kenton, in eliminating the hazard
at Ada.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-03
Harry CribIez
Loses Four Fingers
In Farm Accident
AmputatiOn Necessary After
Hand Is Mangled In
Corn Picker

Harry Criblez, 25, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Criblez, RID 2, Bluffton
underwent the amputation of four
fingers of his right hand at Bluffton
Community Hospital Tuesday after
noon after the digits were badly
mutilated in a corn picker.
Criblez, who lives on Route BON,
northeast of Vans Corner, was oper-
ating a corn picker on his fathers
farm about 1890 p. m. when stalks
or husks apparently became caught
in the rollers. Criblez repeatedly
reached into the picker to free the
rollers when his hand became caught
in the husk roller.
His father, who was working in
the barn nearby, heard Harry cry for
help and he, along with another son,
Arley, rushed to the aid of the strick-
en- man and turned off the machine
After freeing him from the picker
they rushed him to Bluffton hospital
DR.. B. w. Travis performed the
surgery on the injured hand, finding
it necessary to amputate all -four
fingers to the palm.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-03
W. A. Howe, Is Yrs.
Mayor, Refuses To
Run Another Time
Complete Democratic And
G.. o. P. States Filed
On Wednesday

In contrast to the last municipal
election when Mayor w. A. Howe
ran unopposed for his seventh term.
there were three hats in the political
ring up until Wednesday morning
when Republican and Democratic
nominating petitions were to be filed
with the Allen County Board Of Elec-
tions.
Two Democratic candidates will
necessitate a showdown in the May
primary election. 1t win be David L.
Riser, incumbent councilman and
former Bluffton restaurant maA,
against Jackson Koontz, service sta
ton operator. Riser was selected
by the party caucus and Koontz en-
tered the race as an Independent
Democrat.
Republican party leaders, unable to
persuade their veteran warhorWe
Mayor w. A. Howe, TO run for an
eighth term, selected a candidate new
to Bluffton municipal politics, Joseph
Urich, owner of Urich's IGA Super
market.
Both parties will present almost
complete states in the November elec-
ton. The Democrats will not oppose
Republican A. ]. B. Longsdorf for re-
election as village clerk, and will sub
NIT only two instead Of three candi-
dates for the board of public affairs.
The Democratic candidates are as
follows:
For mayor, David L. Risser and
Jackson Koontz; for treasurer, Frank
l. Todd; for members Of councz.
Francis L. Reichenbach, Gerald e.
Swank, William N. Gaife, Edwin
Badertscher, John r. Hermann, and
Garnette Foltz; for board of pubic
affairs, Herbert R Conrad and
Francis Marquart.
Risser, Todd, Reichenbach, SvanlC
and Conrad are serving in municipal
offices at present. Gaiffe and Bad
| ertscher are both former councilmm.
The complete Republican slate Of
candidates which was to be filed We'd
nesday is as follows:
For mayor, Joseph Urich; fOr
clerk, A. ]. B. Longsdorf; for treas
urer, Harold Balmer; members Of
council, Ed Miller, Charles Hanlish
Jr, Wilbur Amstutz, Edwin Rice,
Brooks Root, Bernard Schiffke; for
board of public affairs, Harvey Bau-
man, Clayton Harkness and Cleon
Triplett.
With the exception of Longsd0f
and Bauman, none of the candidates
are presently serving in municipal
office.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-03
Special Edition Of NeWs
Wins AWdrd In State ShOU

helped Antioch College in a fund
raising drive.
News coverage of The Bluffton
News also rated an honorable men,
ton by the judge, who reported " -.
an unusually broad budget of news,
well written"
Also included among local winners
in the show named for the late Prof.
Osman C. Hooper, founder of the
Ohio State University school of
journalism, was the neighboring Ada
Herald. The Herald received second
place in news coverage and third
place in makeup among papers pub
lished in towns of $500 to 5000 pop
ulation. The Herald won high praise
by the judges for it's selection Of
type faces and general Typography
and for the thorough way in which il
covers the news of its community.
The top winner in the show was
again The Oxford Press, Oxford
Ohio, which was awarded the plaque
for Community Service" for the
second year in a row, and secont
prize for General Excellence among
papers its size. Other General Excel
lence award winners were the Eator
Register-H Herald, the Berea News anC
Georgetown News-Democrat.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-03

The Bluffton News special edition
of Last May 13 commemorating the
5Oth anniversary of The Triplett
Electrical Instrument company, cop
ped first prize for special editions in
the Osman G. Hooper Newspaper
show held last Friday in conjunction
with the Ohio Newspaper association
convention in Columbus.
The special edition was selected
for first prize among all of the
states weekly newspapers regardless
of size of community or circulation.
In part, the judge commented in
his written report:
"The News printed a 10-page sec
ton devoted to the fiftieth annivers-
ary of local industry, Triplett Elec-
trical Instrument company. All was
done in keeping with the golden an
niversary idea and followed the
pleasing News layout style. The
Triplett supplement displayed fine
Typography, pictures and headings
Reproduction of the entire News
was excellent"
Second award in special editions
went to The Hilltop Record, a large
suburban newspaper of Columbus
and third prize went to the Yellow
Springs News for an edition which
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-03
RaWSOn 2-Yr-Old
Burned To Death
In Kitchen MiShap
Matchbox IgniteS And
Catches Little Girls
Clothing Aflam

A box of matchest burning which
caused severe burns Vhen it ignited
ber clothing caused he death of a
swo-yeare bid Rhwsonl girl Sunday
ho9riQg 6espite~the efforts of the
ghls mother to save her by rushing
IheNto the Bluffton Community hos
pital.
Elaine Sue Miller, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Miller, Route 1, Raw
son, died at 1910 p. m. in Bluffton
hospital brdy two hours after she was
burned ky the burning boa of match
es which fell on her when her mother
struck match on tne boy and con
tents ig&ted. IL
Services were heN Tuesdky in St
Pau's EUB>ehafch with the Rev. c.
d. Osborn officiating. Burial was in
Powell cemetery.
Survivors in addition to the par
ents include two brothers, Anthony
P. and Charles N. and sister, Cheryl
A, at home; grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Forest 7. Miller, Findlay; Mr..
and Mrs. Francis R. Fahringer,
Morenci, Mich; and great-grand-
parents, Mrs. Almeda Fahringer,
Napoleon, and Adam Dietrich, Bluff
ton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-03

bitter because the same team stop
PEG the Pirate winning streak at
seven straight during the Christmas
Carnival at the Bluffton gymnasium.
The loss to the Bulldogs marked
the fifth consecutive time that Co
lumbus Grove team has whipped the
Pirates. They have not defeated the
Putnam county crew since Harris
took over the coaching duties at the
local school three years ago.
The contest Tuesday night, which
gave the Pirates a record of ia, was
decided from the foul line and the host
club was as hot as the Pirates were
cold. While the winners collected 81
field goals to the Pirates IS, they
cashed in on 13 of II charity tosses
as the locals weer able to garner but
Is of % attempts.
After a close first half which found
the Bulldogs in front 1912 at the
quarter and 1929 at intermission, the
Pirates made their first real attempt
for victory in the waning minutes OF
the third period as they tied the Bull
dogs at 44-44.
Then, after Grove Tailed fv:
straight points to make the score 40