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The Sidney herald., 1961-06-21
Came To Sidney
In Emigrant Cars

Dear Pioneers:
My husband and my two
brothers, A. r. and B.. E.
Braucht, came to Sidney from
Iowa with two emigrant cars.
They had horses and some
COWS besides our household
furniture and a barrel of
cured meat. They crossed the
Missouri and mcyed every
thing to Nameless, N. Oak, to
an Uncle and Aunt of ours,
the A. O. Olives. Our home
stead was across the river di-
rectly east of Sidney.
In three months MIR. Bryant
had built our house, so our
baby Captain Theadore) and
l came. There wasn't a train
to Sidney and all we could
hear was the noise of cattle
and the bark of a coyote.
We had so many dry years
we finally left the ranches;
A. r. and his family moved
to Canada; B. E. and his wife
and son live in Salem, Oregon
and we moved to Sidney and
my husband worked for the
R. r. He passed away q years
ago. My son, grandson and
great granddaughter all five
in Helena.
Iwant to come to Sidney for
the Jubilee, June %, "a and
IS.
Susie G. Bryant
1 lot Anderson Ave
Billings, Montan;
The Sidney herald., 1961-06-21
The Sidney Herald--3
Wednesday. June FL. 1861

from North Dakota, and took
a homestead near the mouth
of the Yellowstone River near
Dore, in the area then COM
monty referred to as 'The Big
Opening" That was in 1907,
and I, of course, was very
young. My father taught the
old Mann School near Dore,
which was the predecessor of
the old Dore School. There
are several residents of this
area who were his pupils at
that time. He taught that
school for two years. Then we
moved west to another home
stead three miles southeast of
Andes. There 1 was brought,
up, and attended rural school
until 1919. The first school I
attended was held in a room
of a granary owned by
Charles Doran. My first teach
er was Miss Johnson, sister to
the late John w. Johnson, we'll
known farmer near the Bror-
son community.
I attended high school in
Sidney from 1919 until my
graduation in 1923. Several
of my old classmates are still
in this area, including Mrs.
Al Johns, Viggo Anderson,
and Lester Mcmillan.
I have taught school in this
area for a total of q years,
and have a total of SO years.
l spent four years in the
!, Judith Basin and five years
in Divide and Williams Coun-
) ties in North Dakota.
= My mother is still living
and was Sc years old in Nov
ember. | have talked to her
/ about sending in something
for your special issue and she
seemed to be interested.
Old-timerS are often asked
what their main impression.
are over the years, and mos
e of us say we are impresset
with the changes in the man
# ner of life since those ia
e away days. 1t is a far CT,
from the first log house i
which we lived when I wa
small, and the "old dobbin an
buggy" transportation, an
this jet age of powerful aut'
mobiles, super-highways an
i. household appliances. Also Il
1 bad part of the picture is tt
comparison of today's wor
tensions and the dangers tn
lie ahead for our nation al
way of life we have struggl
so long to attain.
Ii any pioneer has Learned
vital lesson, it is an apprec
81 ton of our progress and
~ determination that we ST
,os keep the benefits of that p
gress for future generate
he Sincerely yours,
Robert e. Arthal
The Sidney herald., 1961-06-21

Chamber of Commerce Sec.
Sidney, Montana
Enclosed is a $500 Post Of
flee money order. l would
like very much to have you
send me one copy of the Col
der Jubilee book, as ! know 1t
will be very interesting to me,
as l claim to be a pretty old
time waddy of the lower
Yellowstone valley, as | land
ed in Miles City, Montana the
very early part of 19OO's. |
rode the range between the
two rivers, Yellowstone and
Missouri with such fellows as
Ire Bendon, and Ira Alllne
and Al Obergfell. | helped
brand many head OF
CKLU and many others :
them was the good old day:
and good old boys that
worked with.
Gentlemen, l still have ant
ride Ira Alling's old rang
The Sidney herald., 1961-06-21
Mrs. H. VIM. Anderson
enid Dawe)
P. 0. Box 713
C~arpinteria, California
Tribute to A. Vaullx,

I would like to pay a little
tribute to August Vaux. /
have always felt that Mr..
Vaux deserved credit for
helping to make Sidney such
a good town. 2
One winter, during the first
World War, while we were
living on the ranch near
Andes, l had a load of pigs
and was out of feed. Word
came out that the price of
hogs was pegged at 1900.
Rather than buy feed I decid-
ed to sell them. 1t was an all
day trip to load and haul them
to Sidney in a wagon. / drove
to Vaux's barn and told him
what l had. slow large are
they?" he asked. l told him
about 100 pounds each
"Well," he said, "the price i.
not pegged unless they weigh
$50 pounds" Of course,
kicked. "Well," he said, "pu
I your team in the barn and il
the morning I'll look at them
1t was dark by the time l go
$ to Sidney, and, of course
/ could not take the pigs home
I If l had taken them to Sid
ney and any other buyer
D would have taken clever
S hents. In the morning Nj
: Vaux looked at them and sale
"Well, they are nice pigs :
:. we'll turn them behind tn
K cattle and | will give yo
I 1880"
| have always felt this VIZ
typical of Mr.. Vaux's way
o doing business.
$ A. G.. Horsley
& 1910 Parkside Drive
p Bremerton, Washing
The Sidney herald., 1961-06-21
Hoffstot Writes of Sidney's Progress

Marion Hoffstot came to the
Lower Yellowstone valley in
1906 and was a foreman on
the big Ditch" during it's
construction. During this time
one of his co-workers was a
young man named Elliot Paul
who wrote "Ghost Town on
the Yellowstone" about these
history making times.
Marion spent many happy
years in the valley and Sid
ney where he reared his fam
lily. He helped make the orig
inal survey after Richland
County became a reality and
later was the County Survey
or and County Clerk and Re
corder. He served his country
The Sidney herald., 1961-06-21
Attended School
In Granary Room

Fairview, Montana
May 8, 1861
Mr.. Schwartz
Editor, Sidney Herald
Sidney, Montana
Dear Mr.. Schwartz:
In accordance with the re-
cent letter sent out to all old
timers in the area by the
organization Pioneers of the
West, | am writing something
for your special issue for Sid
ney's 50th Anniversary Jub-
lice.
My earliest recollections OF
this area are from the time
that my parents moved here
The Sidney herald., 1961-06-21

which he operates and which
was formally opened to the
public by his mother in 1865.
Possessing an impeccable
vocabulary, a profound stu
dent of the classics and of
psychology and philosophy,
he has the appearance of a
distinguished surgeon or that
of a college professor. Some
years ago, and without an ap-
pointment, he strobe into the
famed Mayo Clinic at Roch-
ester, Mimi, for a check-up
on a throat condition. Follow
ing the examination, one of
the consulting physicians ac-
costed him and said: "Well,
doctor, when did you get to
town."
II am looking forward" said
Ball, "to the forthcoming fiji
tieth anniversary of Sidney.
During the past ten years, the
various civic programs, and
some of them were far-reach-
ing, has been gaining with
steady momentum.
"It is almost impossible to
visualize the magnitude of the
kaleidoscope change that has
, taken place. Sidney's paving
program has been a notewor-
thy one. During these years
two-thirds of the town has
been paved.
"And I might further point
Tout that during this time one
tforty unit housing project has
constructed while an
| Pother apartment project con
r sisting of 80 units was bull
u through FILA financing, Nor
n than 800 new homes were ais
built. Great civic strides Ger
ST tainly have been made"
Curt is the son of the lat
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Bal
81 His father who died in 1874
came from Washington, Ind
" while his mother was a n;
~ tive of Eu Claire, Wise. TT
n couple were married at Glel
az dive in 1893.
Prior to their marriag
William Ball operated a hor'
ranch for the then H. S. Hor!
Ranch Company on the Re
III Water river northwest of ST
ney. In 1891 he established h
- own ranch northeast of v
gu baux. In 1904 he bought
livery stable here.
Curtis father was an
Il, innate friend of the Ia
L. Charles Russell, famous we
soI ern cowboy artist. He was al
a friend of the late Sid Will
ne owner of the Mint Cafe
'iuT Great Falls whose walls we
I adorned by several of Russo
masterpieces.
VII. Curt Ball went into the
aio' S. Army in 1910, where
= spent 66 months. He was d
tlle charged at Ft. Lewis, Wa:
you ington. He was attached to
18th Infantry, Third Divisl
was Following his discharge,
: Oh was put in charge of a PC
camp at the fort.
In 1941 he married M
ye garet Gissendaner of AID
lgton vile, Ala. The couple nj
The Sidney herald., 1961-06-21

two adopted daughters, Kar-
en-, IL, and Deborah, 10. Both
are pupils at the Sidney Ele-
mentary School. Mr.. Ball has
been operating the hotel
since 1916. While he was in
the army the establishment
was operated by an uncle.
Curt says his hobbies are
flying and fishing. He holds a
pilots license.
The Sidney herald., 1961-06-21
Is Miles BY Horse
To Post Office

In 1909 when Andrew took
a homestead at, what later
became the Andes commun-
ity, his neighbors were scarce.
The nearest place to get his
mail was the Girard Post
Office located at the Pinkley
farm about fifteen miles from
his land. Needless to say it was
not every day he mailed a let
ter to me. Horses for trans
portation; no roads, only trails
across the prairie.
Shortly after bringing me
out in the spring of 1911, a
post office was established at
the Sam Palmer ranch with
Miss Inez Palmer as post
mistress. 1t was known as the
Nile Post Office and then it
was moved three miles far
Their west and became the
Andes Post Office; named for
the man that got to be Post
master, and on whose land it
was located.
When | came more settlers
were coming. Aside from
those on the old ranches ii
was young, happy and friend
ly people who came to make
homes there. Not being many
children of school age it was
the grown-ups that took part
in everything. Picnics in the
summer with ball games and
foot races. Always a Christ
mas program. In the spring {
spelling contest; and pie so
Gals. Andrew had never learn
ed to dance so it was very few
of them we attended.
For getting grain to marke
Culbertson was the closes
shipping place-some twenty
miles with several creek
and the Missouri River t
cross. The wagon boxes di
+. not hold grain so it all ha
to be sacked. Two loads
week was what one man coul
manage; sacking and loadin
one day, to town the secon
=. and back home the thir'
Having the grain in sacks w;
an advantage when the wage
% mired in a creek = you coul
unload, get the wagon out, ar
load up again without spillir
the precious grain.
Many of those we knew
the very early days live
other parts of the countr
to others have gone to the t
beyond and some, like
have moved to town and G
Joy being here to help Sidn
celebrate its 50th year of
corporation.
- Sincerely,
Mr.. and Mrs.
The Sidney herald., 1961-06-21

saddle that he had made by
AL Furstno of Miles City,
Montana. Also use the bridal
of old Walt Williams that
used to be one of our top
hands with stock. Boys | also
drove stage out Of Miles City
up the Tongue river to Bran
denburg, Montana in l9Oo
and again the Powder river
stage for the Truscott poys
in 191C from Miles City, Mon
tana to Powderville post Of
flee. This may be a little Dor,
ing to some of you boys thal
don't exactly understand
those days. How | woule
like to sit down and have
good chat with such fellow
as Dick Mutt and Jim Iur
ner and the Kelly boys an'
many others.
The Sidney herald., 1961-06-21

during World War l as a Cap
tain in the Engineering Corps
in France. In his later years
he became affiliated with the
Montana Highway Commits
sion and during this period
played a leading role in sur
veying and building the state
highway through the Bad
Lands pass east of Sidney. La
ter he was with the u. S. Blu
reau of Reclamation where he
helped build many of the
larger projects including
Grand Coulee dam.
He is now retired in Eugene,
Oregon, where he does a great
deal of writing and reminisc-
ing about the days gone by.
The Sidney herald., 1961-06-21

.n-chief of The Crocus, first
annual published in Sidney
HIGH School. Nina Hanchett
completed with honors in the
Essay Contest and like the
other four girls sang with the
Girls Glee Club for two
wears. Enid Dave played on
the basketball team, and was
Music Editor of the Crocus.
We certainly did not have
the outside activities that
schools enjoy today, so we
concentrated more on scholas-
tic duties. Each high school
student took the Latin-Eng-
fish Course.
The year 1928 was pro-
crossing very nicely and the
first semester was over when
the building burned. On Mon
day morning December 5th
the Sidney people witnessed
the school house go up in
flames. Nothing was saved
from the building but two
chairs. A few library and text
books which the children had
home over Sunday were all
the books that did not burn.
That morning Mr.. Nevins, the
principal, went to Glendive
on the train to get a new sup
ply of books, which he
brought back with him the
next morning. By Wednesday
morning school was going
full blast, housed in church
easements and upper store
rooms, using poorly ~construc.
ted tables as desks where the
books were neatly piled each
night.
In the early fall of 1913
temporary five-room building
was provided by local bushes.
men. The enrolment tina
year was sixteen, and the higl
school became accredited fo
two years work.
By September 1914 a thirt
year of high school was adde,
and two new teachers, Mis-
Ribble and Mr.. Brown, joine,
the faculty staff. In Decembel
exactly two years to the day
the new high school buildin
was completed, rebuilt on tn
old site. 1t cost about $3.50
including equipment. Now tn
fun began with glee club
parties, banquets, plays an
football.
The 1856 term adde
sewing as a new subject wit
Miss Adams as instructor. M
!, Nevins became Superintel
dent of Sidney Public Schoo
and gave up teaching excel
for Agriculture. Sidney w;
also accredited for four year
!, work this year. The first al
nual was compiled by this tt
| first graduating class. 1t w;
called the Crocus for the fir
4 flower of spring.
You might guess that OF
: Motto would be in Lati
' Vincit Qui Laborat (He CO:
quers who labors). We selec
t ed crimson and white as Of
t colors and the carnation as o.
flower.
S So started the first gradu;
o ing class of Sidney High
d 1916.
q Mrs. H. VIM. Anders
The Sidney herald., 1961-06-21
Old Time Waddy

Chamber of Commerce Sec
Sidney, Montana
The Sidney herald., 1961-06-21

Fairview, Montana
May 8, 1861
Navajo times., 1961-07-12

There ground crews lay a hose for
its use. The whirly-hrd ferries
five eight-gallon cans of water to
supply it.
The 'copter has two radios. One
is unit of the net linking fire STA
tions and ground vehicles. The
other is link in an air network of
planes, 'coprers and the dispatch
er's office.
Editors note: The heli-shot has
been tried on the Navajo Reserva-
uon. The results according to Rieno
Sarlin of the Navajo Forest Prod
ucts Industry were not 'itoo i'm
pressive". More jumpers with
parachuteS can be airlfted to a
forest fire than one or two hell
jumpers. And the winds on the lum-
ber areas of the Navajo Reserva-
uon would be vital force for hell
copter. These variable winds can
overcome by parachutist, but
could cause an accident to hell
CODter.
Navajo times., 1961-07-12
liifIs BsGvev RessdUp

DULCE, NM--Perhaps one of
the first of its kind ever fully de-
veloped. the Jicarilla Apache Tribe
is sponsoring the LITTLE BEAVER
ROUNDUP, July is - is.
The LITTLE BEAVER ROUND
UP will consist of a two day Rode0
beginning at 1880 pm, Barbecue
at Dulce Springs, 4-6p.m., authen-
tic Indian Dances by neighboring
tribes, and open-airWesternD Dance.
To keep within the theme, world
acclaimed and m ember of the
Jicarilla Apache Tribe, Troy
Vicenti as LITTLE BEAVER, will
be special guest and make two per-
sonal appearances daily at the
Rodeo. LITTLE BEAVER has ap-
peared on numerous shows. Among
those are: the popular daytime quiz
show Play Your Hunch. KOB TV 6
Radio, Gallup Indian Ceremonial,
Colorado State Fair, and of course
an annual performer at the Red
Ryder Roundup in Pagosa Springs,
Colorado. LITTLE BEAVER has
recently returned from one week
tour to New York City in which he
made several appearances in pop
ular shows.
The Jicarilla Apache Tribe ex-
tends hearty invitation to all her
neighboring friends to come and
enjoy plea SAINT and enjoyable time
in the heart of the cool. pine. and
good fishing country, Dulce, NM.
Navajo times., 1961-07-12
Copter Troopers Go TO War 49, Agoinst iii

makes a reconnaissance of tn e
blaze and radios report to the dis
patcher.
On the second pa SIS, the heishots
drop their tools, an axe and a shovel
On the third pass they jump.
Over their regular fire fighting
clothes they wear heaWly-padoeo
canvas suits, with cover extend
ing under each foot and a protect
i've collar around the neck. They
also wear football helmets with
face guards.
When they land. theyunzip. re-
move the canvas suits and get on
the job.
The 'copter carries horse tray
and can string 900 feet of 1 1/2-
inch hose in two minutes, according
to Biddi son.
Italso can deliver heli-pumper
ferry water in cans and bomb fire
with a 35-gallon waterbag.
The hei-pumper is small
pump carried to difficult spot.
Navajo times., 1961-07-12
BY jim MONTGOMERY
Copley News Service

Ramona, Calf. liver hear of a
''heli shot7''
It's the name for forest fire
fighters who leap onto the battle line
from MISREPRESENTATION para
chutes. This is fighting fires the
hard way, but it seems to be paying
off. This summer four men will be
jumping from 'copters in the Cleve-
Land National Forest whenever
things get hot.
They'll be dressed as smoke
Jumpers. The maximum altitude for
a 'copter jump without chute is
IL feet. Two of the hell shots, Dick
English and Pete Walker, jumped
last fire sea son. There were no
broken bones. But there can be.
Lynn BiddisQn, the Cleveland
forests fire control officer, says
the COPPER is especially effective
against lightning fires. They can
reach inaccessible areas, where
trucks can't 60 and where quickfire
fighting is the key to success.
After the Copper is dispatched
from the airport here, it fir st
Navajo times., 1961-07-12

among whom were the Little
Warriors" who so greatly pleased
the crowd. Club members want to
thank all of these participants also.
Planning will start early for the
1862 Navajo Ceremonial Days.
Members of tribes in addition to
the Navajo and Hopi will be in
vited to take part next year.
Navajo times., 1961-07-12
Soft Drinks In 81
To List Ingredients

All nOnalcoholic carbonated
beverages will be required to bear
label declaration of ingredients
after June is, 1862, the Food and
Drug A administration has an
nounced
These soft drinks have been ex-
empted from the requirement since
January 21, 1941, when an order
was issued exempting number of
foods on the assumption that Of
ficial standards specifying the in
gradients for these products could
be estabi shed within rea Sonable
time.
FDA said the standa rds. of the
J program have been delayed far be-
yond original expectations. for
number of reasons. On September
IL, 1857, all of the remaining un-
standardized foods given the ex-
emption were removed from the
exempt list with the exception of
nonalcoholic carbonated beverages
and vanilla extract.
Commissioner of Food and
Drugs George P. Larrick said that
propo sal for the PRONUNCIATION of
a standard of identity for vanilla
extract is now under consideration
in the FDA.
There is no proposal for the
standardization of nonal lc oholic
carbonated beverages and none is
contemplated in the foreseeable fu-
ture," he said. ''There have been
number of consumer complaints
because of the failure of carbonated
beverages to bear statement of
ingredients.
''It has now been concluded that
it is in the public interest that the
exemption from label declaration
, of the Ingredients requirement of
the Federal Food, Drug and Cos
me6ic Act should be terminated for
n0nalcoholic carbonat ted bever-
ages" he concluded.
Navajo times., 1961-07-12
Journalist Needed!

The NAVAJO TINES looking help
with certain qualifications.
The Of Assistant Editor Navajo
and needs to be filled possible.
The qualifications follows Navajo Indian High School Graduate
college preferred knowledge
ested position pays annually raises
and all the benefits Of working the Navajo Tribe
reporting circulation selling and all phases Photography
interested would
NAVAJO TINES
the NAVAJO TIMES Building g.
Window Rock
Navajo times., 1961-07-12
Thank You!


would like to thank publicly, for
their services in making success
of the second annual Navajo Cere-
monial Days in that city. the follow
ing persons and organizations:
United States Bureau Of Re-
clamation. Merritt, Chapman. and
Scott, Inc. Page Chamber of Com
merce, Page Recreation Asso-
citation. MIR. Giles C. Andersen,
MIR. Ray BradshOw, Mr.. Jack Do
land. MIR. Martin Duffy of Morgan
Elec trio Electricians, Merritt,
Chapman. and Sc Carpenters,
The Rangers of the us Bureau of
Reclamation, the Navajo Police,
the Navajo Tribal Band. the Green
Thumb Nursery. MIR. Willard
Wood. MIR. Bill Lee. MIR. Herman
Baker, the Circle Q Ranch Shop of
Flagstaff, Bert Layman. minister
of the Page Christian Church, Glen
Canyon Trading Post of Page, Page
Saddle Club. Tri-State Motors Co.
of Cedar City. Utah, the Page Boy
Scouts, Babbiu'S Page Market,
Page Radio and Telewision Shop.
MIR. Bill Lonegran. Mr.. Abe Be-
gay. MIR. Hoke Dentsosie, MIR. Will
sic Bitsie Of Tuba City, the Bureau
of Indian Affairs, and all of the
Navajo people who helped to make
the celebration the great success
that it was.
The group would also like to
thank all the ladies' both in and out
of the Navajo Ceremonial Club who
took part. The club would like to
apologize for the fact that the
pu1licized and announced Navajo
Wedding Ceremony was not held,
due to a change of plans during the
Ceremonial program, of which the
members of the club were not
aware, nor were the families in
volved.
The Wedding Ceremony had
been scheduled to be held at the end
of the Ceremonial program, with
its dances and other rites.
Money received from the Cere-
monial Dances and Rites went back
to the Navajo people. 1t has been
announced that the 1861 Ceremon-
ials brought in more people than
any event yet held at Page High
School Stadium.
The club would also like to thank
all of those who made the booths a
success, men, w o m G n, and child
rem, and also the builders of the
floats used SO successfully in the
parade held on June IL.
The Navajo Ceremonial Club
would also like to thank all those
who made the Cerem0nialS pro-
gram a success, men, women, and
children, both from Page ndfrom
the neighb0ring towns.
The club fed the members of the
Navajo Tribal Band and dancers
from out of town. including Hopi
dancers from Tuba City, who also
participated in the event. and
h~~~~&~~~&~~~%~~'
Evening star., 1961-03-12
iBy JESSlcA LEE
Hine Junior High Reporter

Hine Junior High School
is located on Capitol Hill in
Southeast Washington. Al
though the building is old,
our. school spirit is very
young. Hine is composed OF
several buildings put to-
gether. The oldest section
called the towers" was built
in 1894. The main building
which houses the offices was
built in 1897. A connection to
the two buildings was built
in 1925.
Our schools auditorium is
very small because it is two
Classrooms with the partition
taken out. Our old audi
toriurn was located on the
third floor, but it was con-
demned as a fire hazard. We
had a serious fire in it last
year. Hine has a small, paved
playground. When the
weather permits, we usually
make use Of it for games.
Hine has an enrolment
of about $50 pupils and is
very crowded. The lunch
periods are a problem be-
cause of limited cafeteria
space. Although our school
Is very crowded, the general
traffic is not too bad. With
some 400 seventh-graders ex-
pected next year, we don't
know where to put them.
The classes get bigger and
bigger and the building gets
older and older.
Hine is a member Of the
National Junior Honor So
Ciety and its chapter is now
two years old. The Honor So