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VOLUME XXVII, No. 2
REV. I. L. CORY. AGED 84
LAYS ASIDE THE HARNESS
Resigns Billings Pastorate—S<
Years Ago Served Hardin
Church for Eight Years.
One of the most lovable min
isters of the gospel in all Montana,
Bev. Isaac L. Cory who, from
1913 to 1921 served as pastor of
the Congregational church at Har
din, going from here to Laurel,
and after seven years there be
coming pastor of the Community
Congregational church at Billings,
last Sunday tendered his resigna
tion. Monday’s Billings Gazette, in
publishing the announcement,
says: •,
The Rev. Isaac L. Cory, one of
the few ministers in the Western
part of the United States who has
actively served in the pulpit for
the last 58 years, tendered his
resignation as pastor of the Com
munity Congregational church
here Sunday night.
The pastor came to Billings in
1929 as associate pastor of the
First Congregational church and
pastor of the Community, church.
Despite the fact that the Rev. Mr.
Gory planned to retire some 25
years ago, he again entered church
work when he came to Montana
in 1913. He occupied the pblplt at
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REV. I. L. CORY*
Hardin sos. years, moving: to
Laurel in 1921 and remaining there
as pastor of the First Congrega
tional church for seven years.
The Rev. Mr. Cory has been con
fined to a local hospital for the
last week, where he is rapidly im
proving from a slight cold, accord
ing to his physician. The Com
munity church congregation cele
brated his eighty-fourth birthday
Sunday.
While taking his seminary work
at Oberlin college, Ohio, the Rev.
Mr. Cory supplied the pulpit of
the First Congregational church
there for 15 months. Following his
graduation, he went to Sauk Cen
ter, Minn,, where he served as
pastor of the Congregational
church for four years. He was or
dained there in 1879. In 1881, he
went to Excelsior, Minn., where he
served with the First Congrega
tional church for four years. Later
COMPETITIVE EXAM FOR
POSTMASTER AT HARDIN
a
Applications Must Be Executed
and Filed in Washington, ’
D. by January 23.
The U. S. Civil Service Commis
sion announces a competitive ex-'
amination for postmaster at Har
din. Applications must be filed
with the Civil Service Commission,
Washington, D. C., prior to the
hour of closing business January '
23, 1934. Forms for application
may be had on application to the
civil service commission at Wash
ington, D. C.
Joseph M. Astle, for several
years prior to a few months ago
chairman of the Big Hom county
Democratic committee, was last
fall named acting postmaster at
Hardin, relieving Stanley A. Yer
gey, who served eight years in the
position under the last two Re
publican administrations.
Competitors will not be required
to report for examination at any
place, but will be rated upon their
education and training, business
experience and fitness. Applica
tions must be properly executed
on Form 10, and filed on or be
fore January. 23, 1934.
TO ORGANIZE PRODUCERS’
CREDIT ASSN AT BILLINGS
Andrew Kallen, Big Hom county
director of the Montana-Wyoming
Beet Growers’ Association, Is in
receipt of a letter from F, 3. Cox,
secretary of? th* association, noti
fying hhh that A meeting will be
held at thS COmmerclal club build
ing gt Billings, today—Friday, at
10 a. m., tor the purpose of organ
ising a Producers’ Credit associa
tion in accordance with the pro-
THE HARDIN TRIBUNE HERALD
he went to Miankato, Minn., re
maining there three years before
accepting the pulpit of the Pilgrim
Congregational church at Milwau
kee in 1891 for a period of five
years. Later he went to Waukesha,
Mich., where he occupied the pul
pit of the First Congregational
church for 13 years.
Due to failing health in 1911,
the Rev. Mr. Cory decided to take
the pulpit at a small church at
Clinton, Wis., when he also first
thought about retiring from the
ministry. After serving two years
at Clinton, he came to Montana
to join his two sons and daughter
who were living at Miles City. His
two sons, Hobart and Judson, now
live at Omaha, Neb. His only
daughter. Miss Olive, lives at Liv
ingston at the present time. The
pastor’s wife died in 1912.
The Rev. Mr. Cory was a cousin
and boyhood playmate of the late
Dr. H. P. Cory, formerly head of
the state synodical mission of the
Presbyterian church of Arizona,
who died in 1929.
“I know nothing of law, medi
cine, or any other profession,”
said the 85-year-old pastor, •‘but
if I were going through life again,
and had a work to select, I would
devote my life to ministry.”
In commenting upon the pas
tor’s resignation, the Rev. C. S.
Rice, superintendent of the Mon
tana Congregational conference,
said: “Dr. Cory is the gra.id old
man of the Congregational con
ference and it is with deep re
gret that the conference accepts
his resignation.”
IN WASHINGTON TO PUSH
BIG HORN DAM PROJECT
John J. Harris, Former Hardin
Resident, Again on the Job
in National Capital.
Pioneer exponent of the Big Horn
dam, and one of the leaders, in
the fight for its construction, J. J.
Harris, former Hardin resident,
Tuesday was enroute from Chi
cago to Washington to again take
up the cudgel for the $16,000,000
project he conceived some 15 years
ago, says Wednesday’s Billings
Gazette.
This word was received by W.
W. Gail, chairman of the Com
mercial club committee working
toward the same end.
ARhouo’h Dr. L. H. Labbitt re
cently was designated by the Big
Horn Dam association to repre
sent it in the national capital,
the need for the immediate pres
ence was deemed so necessary by
Mr. Harris that he volunteered to
act until the arrival of the Hardin
physician, Mi-. Gail was informed.
When Dr. Labbitt will depart for
Washington had not been de
termined Tuesday. Last week he
planned to start at once. How
ever, it was said that his de
parture probably will be delayed
until after the budget drive of the
Billings Commercial club. The
club December 30 voted an appro
priation of $750 to help finance
the undertaking.
Mr. Harris spent several weeks
in Washington last summer and
fafll. (During his stay he did much
to advance the project in the
eyes of the administration, Mr.
Gail said. He attributed the pres
ent status of the undertaking to
Mr. Harris’ initiative.
The dam undertaking is now
under consideration as a PWA
project. It recently was advo
cated by Senator B. K. Wheeler
and has at various times been
endorsed as a Missouri flood con
trol enterprise. Among its ex
ponents is the Missouri River Nav
igation association, regarded as
one of the most powerful water
ways organizations in the west.
The Big Horn county jury Com
mission comprising B. H. McCarty,
chairman of the board of com
missioners; Treasurer Walter Ham
mer and Assessor Fred E. Miller
on Wednesday completed draw
ing the list of taxpayers eligible
for jury duty. There are about
1200 in the county, several of
whom are Indians.
visions of the Farm Credit Act of
Juhe, 1933.
The object Is to furnish fi
nances for the beet growers of
Big Horn, Carbon, Sweetgrass,
Stillwater, Treasure and Yellow
stone counties. • Secretary .cox
suggests that beet powers gener
ally should attend this meeting.
President Wm. Ketn ofthe Big
Horn Co. Ideal and Director An
drew Kalleh'W: attend the
CONTINUING THE HARDIN TRIBUNE AND THE HARDIN HERALD
HARDIN, BIG HORN COUNTY, MONT*NA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1934
COAL TRUCK CROWDED OFF
ROAD BY FREIGHT TRUCK
J. C. Kelly of Crow Agency, re
turning from Ranchester with a
truck load of coal, last Friday
evening, was crowded off the road
by one of the big freight trucks,
about two miles south of Wyola.
His truck was upset and it was
some little time before he came
to from a bump on the top of
his head. He reports that there
was a blinding snow storm, with
a heavy wind blowing at the time
and he doubted if the driver of
the freight truck even saw him,
as he did not stop. There were
seven more cars and trucks in
the ditch that evening, between
Ranchester and Wyola, some of
them just sliding off the grade
while others were bottom side up.
INDIANS REJECT POWER
ATTORNEY LEASE SYSTEM
VOTE UNANIMOUSLY TO FOLLOW SYSTEM IN VOGUE
SINCE 1928—APPROVED TSCHIRGI, MOSS, DANA
BIDS—FAVOR BIG HORN DAM PROJECT
In one of the most largely at
tended councils of the Crow In
dian tribe held in years—there
being over 400 present, Wednes
day, it was decided to send a del
egation of three members of the
tribe to Washington, D. C., to
represent the Crow tribe in mat
ters pertaining to their affairs.
The meeting which was presided
over by Charles Yarlott, vice
chairman, was an adjourned ses
sion from the Wednesday before.
It opened Wednesday afternoon at
two and continued until 1:30
Thursday morning. A recess was
taken at 6:30, when all sat down
to a feast of buffalo meat, sent
the tribe from Yellowstone Nat
ional Park.
The principal speakers for the
Crow tribe were Robert Yellow
tail, Harry Whiteman, Max Big
Man. Frank Yarlott and Russell
White Bear, while the Indian de
partment was represented by R. D.
Millin, acting superintendent of
the Crow reservation.
The main question before. the
council was whether to accept or
reject the proposal of the gov
ernment that each member of the
Crow tribe give a power of at
torney to the agency superintend
ent to lease their lands on the
permit system for a period of one
year.
The Indians contended that this
would be an Infringement of their
rights granted them in the con
gressional leasing act of 1920. In
the course of the discussion the
Indian speakers cited the stand
taken March 11, 1932, by John Col
lier before his appointment as
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
condemning former Secretary of
the Interior Wilbur and former
Commissioner of Indian affairs
Rhodes for their action in approv
ing the power of attorney and
permit system.
After the discussion closed, the
tribal council unanimously voted
against accepting the power of
attorney and permit system, and
"DOC" SPEAR, 67, PIONEER
CATTLEMAN, IS NO MORE
Dies Monday After Brief Illness
of Pneumonia at Sheridan,
Wyoming, Hospital.
The people of Big Horn county
and eastern Montana and north
ern Wyoming, generally will be
grieved to learn that William Hul
lett Spear, known throughout this
section as “Doc” Spear, died last
Monday evening at the Sheridan
County Memorial hospital in Sher
idan, Wyo., after a week’s illness of
pneumonia. The following sketch
of his career is reproduced from
Tuesday evening’s issue of the
Sheridan Press:
A life that could serve as the
leading character in a rugged
frontier novel without any em
belishments was brought to an
end with the death of William
Hullett (Doc) Spear, 67-year-old
Montana cattleman, Monday even
ing, at the Sheridan County Me
morial hospital.
Mr. Spear, a true son of the
west, crossed the plains in a cover
ed wagon when he was but eight
years of age. The wagon train
of which his family was a part
was in constant danger of being
attacked 'by hostile Indians; In
later years, after serving in the
various trades ot the frontier, he
became a range manager of one
TIME OF CLOSING MAILS
AT HARDIN POSTOFFICE
Due to a change in time of de
parture of mail trains, the fol
lowing will be the closing time of
mall for dispatch to these trains:
Westbound, Train No. 41—4:35
p.m.; No. 43—6:00 p.m. East
bound, Train No. 42—8:25 a. m.;
No. 44—6:00 p.m.
The habit of depositing cir
culars, sale bills, etc., in rural
mail boxes or other mail recepta
cle, has brought from the post
master general an order to mail
carriers to take up all such mat
ter on which postage has not been
paid, and take it to the post
office to be held for the required
postage.
Read the grocery ads this week.
in turn voted to follow the sys
tem that has been in vogue on
the Crow’ reservation since 1928,
namely, that the lease term be
for five years.
The council then directed the
Indian department to accept the
lease blds offered by Matt H.
Tschirgi, Woodson Moss, the E.L.
Dana Cattle company, and some
others. In regard to the contro
versy between the Harry Snyder
Sheep company and Harry Mann,
representing the Castle Rock Cat
tle company, the council decided
to readvertlse for bids the range
known as the Harry Snyder lease,
the said lease to be let to the
highest bidder.
The matter of the proposed
construction of the Big Hom can
yon dam, which would be located
almost wholly on the Crow Indian
reservation, was left to be handled
by Ihe delegation of three who
will leave in a few days for Wash
ington, D. c., they to appear for
the tribe in any negotiations which
may be had, looking towards the
building of the dam. The great
majority of the Crow Indians are
favorable to the dam’s construc
tion, but they wish to be sure
that their rights are fully pro
tected.
The personnel of this delegation
will be determined within a few
days. The tribe originally wished
to send a delegation of six to the
national capital, but in the line
of economy, Indian Commissioner
Collier requested the council to
cut the number in half and send
but three. This the tribal council
agreed to and have so wired Com
missioner Collier.
Acting Superintendent Millin has
advised the officials of the tribal
council that as soon as he re
ceives word from Washington he
will call another meeting of the
tribal council so they may choose
the three delegates they wish to
represent them. It is probable an
other council will be held at Crow
Agency next Wednesday.
of the largest cattle companies in
the northwest—the Spear Brothers
Cattle company.
He was born Oct. 22, 1866, in
Rockport, Mo. In the fall of 1874,
the family arrived in Evanston,
Wyo., following the wearisome
summer-long trek across the range
land. His father had become dis
satisfied with the state of Mis
souri because he thought it was
becoming too thickly settled.
It was Montana that held the
most fascination for Mr. Spear’s
father, so soon the family was
once more on the move. They
iourneyed to Philipsburg, Mont.,
but afterwards settled at New
Chicago, Mont.
Tiring of Montana, they came
to Big Horn, Wyo. The old Spear
ranch is now the property of Ed
ward S. Moore, Jr.
Besides riding the range as a
cow-puncher, he drove a “jerk
line” freight team between Big
Hom and Junction City, Mont.,
for a number of years, freighting
in supplies for the pioneer stores
of Big Hom.
Fbr eleven years, he and his
brother, former state senator, ran
a horsepower threshing rig in the
Sheridan, community. Only three
ranchers, ; Will Roberts of Prairie
(Continued on Last Paxe)
PEDAGOGUES FORSAKE
SINGLE BLESSEDNESS
M. A. Thompson, Superintendent
of Hardin Schools, Weds Miss
Elsie Allen Thomas.
Murche A. Thompson, superin
tendent of Hardin school District
No. 17H, and Miss Elsie Allen Thom
as, teacher of the lower grades of
the Community school in district
No. 16, twelve miles north of Har
din, were married at five o’clock
Saturday afternoon, Jan. 6, at the
Chouteau avenue home of Mr.
and Mrs. A. W. F. Koch, in the
presence of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. David M. Thomas, her two
sisters, Misses Margaret and
Gladys Thomas, and Mr. and Mrs.
Koch, who attended the couple.
Rev. N. E. Hannant, pastor of the
First Congregational church of
Hardin, officiated, using the ring
service.
Mr. Thompson is a native of
Wheatland, Missouri. He attended
the public schools of his native
town and completed his education
at the State College,
Springfield, Missouri. After grad
uating from this institution of
learning, he taught three years in
IN CARE OF SPECIALIST
AT A BILLINGS HOSPITAL
Rev. E. H. Wendland, who last
week fell on the icy sidewalk in
front of the M. E. parsonage on
Crow avenue and fractured both
bones of his right leg between the
knee and ankle, was taken to the
Deaconess hospital in Billings.
Monday, in order that he might
have the care of a specialist.
Reports from his bedside are tltat
he is resting easily.
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FORMER HARDINITE DIED
AT MISSOULA WEDNESDAY
Emery C. Flickinger, Who Served
Big Hom Co. as Surveyor
— V-" Several Years. -
Word was received in Hardin,
Thursday that Emery C. Flick
inger, for many years a resident
of Hardin before removing to
Hamilton, about five years ago,
died at Missoula, Wednesday night,
following a lingering illness.
Emery c. Flickinger was born
at Fayette, Ohio. 45 years ago.
In 1908, when a youth, he came
to Huntley, Mont., and made his
home for some years with his
brother-in-law and half sister,
Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Russell, and in
1914 came to Hardin. He was a
civil engineer and served Big Horn
county two or three terms as
county surveyor and as such had
charge of the construction of
many of the roads in this county.
He was married at Townsend,
20 years ago, to Miss Laura Poole,
a daughter of a Montana pioneer
who, with two children, Mrs. Leys
Christie of Butte and Jack, aged
16, survive. He is also survived
by a half-sister, Mrs. George Craw
ford of Belding, Mich.
He was a member of Saints John
Lodge No. 92, A. F. &A. M„ of
Hardin. The funeral will be held
at Missoula under Masonic aus
pices at a date not yet announced.
Mr. Flickinger had a wide circle
of friends throughout Big Horn
county among whom news of his
untimely death will cause genuine
sorrow, and whose sympathy will
go out to his widow and children.
SEVEN CROW BOYS SENT TO
FORT APACHE RESERVATION
Will Attend Leader Camp Until
March, Then Return to Act as
Camp Managers, Etc.
On January 3, there left from
Crow Agency seven representa
tives of the Crow reservation to
attend a Leader Camp at the Fort
Apache reservation in Arizona.
These seven boys were to re
port on January 6, and will be
in attendance at the camp until
the latter part of March. These
boys were picked from the vari
ous Conservation Camps on the
Crow reservation, after having
demonstrated their leadership
and trade ability. After having
completed this winter camp, they
will be returned to the Crow’ res
ervation and will be expected to
act in the capacity of camp man
agers, sub-foremen, and so on,
in the Conservation Camps next
summer. The camp to which they
were sent is made up of repre
sentatives from the Blackfeet,
Crow, Fort Apache. Fort Belknap,
Fort Hall, Rockv Boy, Shoshone.
Tongue River, Uintah and Ouray
reservations.
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his native state, the last two
years as principal. He has been
in Hardin seven years, the first
five as teacher of history and so
ciology and the past two years
as district superintendent.
Mrs. Thompson is the second
daughter of David M. 'fhomas,
day school supervisor on the Crow
Indian reservation, and is a
charming and talented young
woman. She was born at Bontoc,
Philippine Islands, where for ten
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MURCHE A. THOMPSON
years her father was superintend
ent of schools under the insular
; government. When a small child
• her parents returned to the United
Statofc and the greater part of
|her*life has been spent in the
Various states where her father
I was employed in the U. S. gov
ernment service. She is a gradu
i ate of the Valley City, N. D.
I Teachers’ College. For two years
| after graduation she taught in
• the public schools of Hurley, Wise.,
jand a year -ago joined her father,
i sisters and brother at Crow Agen
cy. Since Oct. 1 she has taught
the lower grades of the Com
munity school, succeeding Miss
Ruth Asbury, who accepted a po
sition in the government school
at Reno, Nev.
Mrs. Thompson is an accom
plished reader and is a dramatic
director of ability. A few months
ago she directed the Indian oper
etta, “The Pioneer’s Papoose,” with
an all-Indian cast, which was
staged at Crow Agency, Hardin
and other towns of this section
with pronounced success. She will
continue to teach at Community
until the school board of school
district No. 16 elects a teacher to
take her place, after which she
. will join Mr. Thompson in Hardin
। and they will go to housekeeping,
i The Hardin Tribune-Herald joins
their legion of friends in congrat
ulations and best wishes.
PIANO RECITAL, SUNDAY
BY MRS. BOWMAN’S PUPILS
A Very Entertaining Program Is
Given at Her North Cody
Avenue Home.
The piano pupils of Mrs. Carl E.
Bowman gave a recital at her home
on North Cody avenue, Sunday
afternoon at one-thirty, the au
ditors being the parents of the
pupils. Those performing and the
numbers rendered were:
Kathleen Powers—“La Clnquan
taine” by Theodore Lack.
Jean Kuehn—“Granddaddy’sClock”
by Claude Hackleton. and “Silent
Night” by Gruber.
Mary Roberts Rhinehart—“April
Showers” and “Who Has Told
My Secret” by John M. Williams.
Margaret Powers—“ Swinging” by
Louise Rebe and “Gentle Night”
by John M. Williams.
Betty Stocker—“ Cinderella March”
by Engleman.
Marilyn Kelly—“ The Five Picka
ninnies” by Helen MacGregor
and “The Little White Rose” by
Mathilde Bilbro.
Blanche Franklin—“ The Burly
Bear,” “Rose of My Garden” and
“Dream Boat” by John M. Wil
liams.
Betsy Ross—“ The Merry Bob-o-
Link” by Mae Erb.
Phyllis Dunham—“ The Tale of the”
Blackbird,” “Sing, Robin, Sing”
; and “Ding Dong Bell” by George
L. Spaulding. ” K
Earl Conver—“The Cello” by Doro
thy G. Blake and T<mg
Ago” arranged by John M. Wil
hamS‘ ' '
Prof, and Mrs. Bennett oif the
Community school, Were in War
din, Saturday. •*... i- -1