The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-07-06
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When il comes TO rOdeO riders
il Is hard TO beat Browning and
the reservation for top men.
Leading the parade is Jack Wood
who makes the bigtime shows
as well as all the major state
shows. Jack has already collect
ed a nice sum here in Montana
and in Canada. but viii be ou;
of action for q while with a dam
aged blood vessel in his Ieg. He
will. however. be making the
rounds of the big ones.
We have Bud Connolly who Is
certainly no novice and who took
the top honors at the ChOteau
event last weekend, as we'll as
the All Around rider at the
Browning Rodeo over the 4th.
Then we have young Rick Peter
son who took the All Around
Cowboy honors at the state high
schOoi rodeo and came home
with an arm-full of trophies as
well IS the beautiful saddle.
We have several others who
have made names for themselves
in the rodeO arena. and who are
still going strong. We mention
the above names because they
are fresh in our minds this sea
son. and We just can't think of
another community that can make
the count We can.
After breaking our necks in
the shop the morning Of the 4th,
we took time off TO 60 out to
Heart Butte and take in a pOr-
ton of their Indian Days Cele-
bration- John TatSey had prom
ised US that II would be well
worth the trip. and also remind
ed US that We hadn't been out
there 10 take any celebration
pictures since We landed here.
With these two thoughts in
mind, we took off. determined to
at least get a few pictures e.
and We did get the surprise John
had promised.
Possibly should say that my
wife was more surprised than !
was when John walked over and
grabbed her by the arm and led
her into the dancing circle and
announced that Pete Stabs By
Mistake was going TO make an
Indian out Of her -. This he
did. giving her the name Of
Medicine Pipe Woman
At least I have the satisfaction
of truthfully telling her that she
can't even pronounce her name
in Indian. that is-and she
can't disagree.
Now that Browning has the
main street graded and oiled, IL
not only greatly improves the
looks of the town, IL makes the
merchants happy in that they
can keep their doors open with
out having a cloud of dust to
contend with
According to one of the town
counci.men, they are going to
try 10 oil a few blocks Of the
city streets each year. hoping
eventually TO resuface all
streets. This will be fine and ap-
preciated project, but will no
doubt cause a little pickering as
TO which street will get the pri-
. Ority treatment ... Patience,
says the city fathers. and your
turn will come.
The good people up at Babb
are becoming more than just q
little disturbed at the most I'M
pleasant free advertising they
are getting. responsible mainly
TO the conduct of the Canadian
Indians over the weekends-
The bars are closed on Sun
days, across the border, 50 nat
urally there is q flood Of our
neighbors from the north who
invade Babb over the weekends
10 do their drinking.
II gets pretty rough at times.
as anyone from there viii tel
you, and there seems TO be no
thing that can be done to con
troll the situation, other than
close the town up and tina
Of course. wouldn't be the RICH
answer.
Anyway, with the finding o.
the second Canadian Indian body
in the irrigation canal, within as
many years, the people are get
ting more than just a little con
cerned and determined TO find
ways and means Of controlling
the situation.