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HARDIN LIONS STAMPEDE-COUNTY FAIR GROUNDS-TUESDAY & WEDNES DAY, JULY 3 & 4-MISS IT AND BE SORRY
VOLUME XXVI, No. 25
MONTHLY FARMERS UNION
MEETING WELL ATTENDED
State President Allard, Board
Member H. D. Rolph and Tom
Howard Speak.
The gymnasium at the grade
school building was well filled
with farmers, their families and
friends, on Tuesday evening, for
the regular monthly meeting of
the Big Horn County Farmers
Union.
The meeting was called to or
der by County President J. A.
Perry who, after a few remarks,
placed the meeting in charge of
County Agent O. A. Gustafson,
who introduced the speakers as
they appeared on the program.
Wm. Allard of Terry, state
president of the Farmers Union
was the first speaker, making an
eloquent plea to the farmers to
OL P. MIINLEY GIVEN
31-2TOIOYEARSINPEN
With L. A. Jordan Found Guilty
at Sheridan, Wyo., of Stealing
15 Head of Horses.
Oliver P. McKinley, for more
than a quarter of a century a
prominent rancher and stockman
of Big Horn county, his home
ranch being on Davis creek, about
35 miles southeast of Hardin,
was on Wednesday sentenced by
Judge James H. Burgess of the
district court at Sheridan, Wyo.,
to not less than 3*/ 2 nor more
than ten years in the Wyoming
state penitentiary at Rawlins. L.
A. Jordan, convicted with him last
Friday, was paroled.
Wednesday evening’s Sheridan
Press publishes the following ac
count:
The two convicted men were
brought into court to learn their
fate at 10 o’clock, Wednesday
morning.
R. G. Diefenderfer, counsel for
the defense, in making a plea to
the court for leniency for Mc-
Kinley before his sentence was
pronounced, pointed out that
McKinley was an old man; that
he was an old timer here; that
being a rancher he was in hard
financitl circumstances and that
if sentenced he would lose all his
pasture leases, and that in John
son county in a similar livestock
stealing case, the defendant had
been paroled and asked that the
same be done in this case.
Prosecuting Attorney N. V. Kurtz
made but one answer to Mr.
Diefenderfer’s plea; that if Mc-
Kinley was an old time rancher
that it merely increased his of
fense.
After Judge Burgess pronounced
McKinley's sentence he explained,
“That means that if at the end
of "3% years your conduct has
been exemplary you will be pa
roled; this parole of course Will
continue for the full period of
10 years, pending your good be
havior. You may retire in the
custody of the sheriff.”
“Now as to Mr. Jordan,” Judge
Burgess continued, “I will take
the matter of his parole under
advisement. I am of the opinion
that McKinley was the originator,
and I feel that Jordan was just
an employee, and was not in
any way the originator of it. 1
would like to know something
more about Mr. Jordon. He is a
stranger to me and I will take
the matter of his parole under
consideration.”
Judge Burgess, accompanied by
Jordan, then retired to his pri
vate chambers. Shortly the at
torneys for both the state and
defense were called in. After
a brief discussion, Jordan was
paroled and instructed to report
twice a year at the beginning
of each term of district court.
Jordan, not being able to pro
vide bond, had already served four
months in the county jail since
his arrest.
He and McKinley were found
guilty of stealing 15 head of
horses from gus Rockelman, local
livery-man, by a Jury composed
of ranchers and tradesmen, after
two hours and 35 minutes of de
liberation, last Friday,
The horses in question were
taken on the night of February 17
of this year, out of a 60-acre
nasture leased bv Rockelman near
Lakeside Inn. The animals were
found in the possession of Mc-
Klnlev and Jordan at dusk the
following dav below Kliby, Mont.,
nearly 80 miles from the pasture,
bv E. F. Walsh, Sheridan county
livestock insnector. and C. R.
Foley, of Kirby, Mont.
THE HARDIN TRIBUNE-HERALD
join and stick by the union. He
was followed by H. D. Rolph, state
board member, and a member
of the state legislature from Jop
lin and whose talk dealt mostly
with the necessity of the farmers
belonging to the union and get
ting back of men in the state
legislature who will work for the
farmers’ interest. J. T. Kelly of
Castagne, former state president,
now a candidate for state railroad
commissioner, was then called
upon for a few remarks and ad
dressed the audience in his usual
genial manner, adding his elo
quence to that of the former
speakers in a plea to all farm
ers to make their organization
one-hundred percent strong. H.
Anderson of Billings, bean buyer
for the Fanners union, was called
upon for a few remarks, but gave
his time to the speaker to follow.
The main speaker of the even
ing was Tom Howard, a former
board member of the National
Fanners Union and now one of
the directors of the AAA at Wash
ington, D. C., who for nearly
two hours addressed the meeting
explaining the purposes of that
body and urging the farmers to
get behind the AAA in its at
tempts to bring the farming in
dustry out of the deplorable con
dition it is now in.
The business meeting was fol
lowed by an enjoyable social
hour at dancing.
Four ladies were hostesses to a
miscellaneous Shower for Miss
Dorothy Fischbach, who is soon
to become a bride. The shower
took place Wednesday evening,
June 20, at the home of Mrs.
Lawrence Breid with Mrs. Breid,
Mrs. Hattie Larson, Mrs. Bert
Slater and Mrs. Tom Hammer as
hostesses. Miss Fischbach received
many beautiful and useful gifts.
At the close of the evening, which
was spent in conversation and
games, delicious refreshments
were served by the hostesses.
MRS.FLORAB. DREW DIES
AT HOMEOFBER SISTER
Came Here Only Few Months Ago
From Nebraska— Funeral Was
Held Wednesday.
Flora B. Hunt was born near
Croton, lowa, Dec. 31, 1879. When
a few weeks old she was taken to
Missouri, where she lived with
her parents until 1886, when they
came to Nebraska, where she
grew to womanhood and received
her education.
In 1826 she was united in mar
riage with Walter Drew at Te
kamah, Nebraska. Mr. Drew died
in 1933. In February of this year
she came to make her home with
her sister, Mrs. C. A. Wort, at
their home north of Hardin.
Soon after coming here she was
taken ill and was bed-fast for
several weeks. Early Tuesday
morning, June 19, her spirit slip
ped away to be with God and all
that was mortal was taken charge
of by the Bullis-Crilly mortuary
and arrangements were made to
lay the body to rest in the Har
din cemetery.
Funeral services were held from
the Baptist church, Wednesday
afternoon, in charge of Rev. E. H.
Wendland, pastor of the Meth
odist church, who preached from
the words: “They that sow in
tears shall reap in Joy.” Rev.
Howard Cain of the Baptist
church read the scripture and
offered the prayer.
Mrs. Litton, Mrs. Glen Gustaf
son, Ivan King, and Glen Gustaf
son comprised the quartet who
sang several fitting songs.
The body was laid to rest by
the ritual of the Methodist church
to await the resurrection morn
ing. A. G. Bird, Philip Metzker, R.
H. Franklin, J. H. Keir, Dr. D. W.
Carper and F. B. Taylor were pall
bearers.
Thus in a few brief words we
have summed up the life and
labors of a fellow pilgrim in this
life, who has finished the course
and run the race and beckons to
us from the eternal city.
Mrs. C. A. Wort is the only sur
viving member of the family, a
brother. Fred, having died some
years ago.
Mrs. Florence Jeffers of the
Madison valley town which bears
her name, after a few days visit
at the home of her brother, T. B.
Switzer of the Cottonwood
left for her home, Wednesday
She was motored as far as Bill
ings by her nephew and niece,
Mr. and M!rs. Eric C. Walker, and
sister-in-law, Mrs. T. B. Switzer
CONTINUING THE HARDEN TRIBUNE and the harden herald
HARDIN, BIG HORN COUNTY, MONTANA, FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1934
DISTRICT SUPERVISOR
MEASURING GRAIN FIELDS
Do Not Measure Fields Which
Have Been Abandoned 1 For
1934 Harvest.
W. I. Warden of Broadview,
district supervisor in charge of
measuring and inspection of fields
in the Wheat Allotment associa
tion, spent the first part of the
week in Big Hom county, going
over the work already done by
the local farm supervisors.
The measuring and Inspection
of farms in the county under
wheat allotment contracts is part
of the requirements of the con
trolled production program. The
men doing the measuring are
equipped with measuring devices
which renders the work efficient
and accurate. Fields that are
abandoned for 1934 harvest need
not be measured, but such aban
donment must be certified to by
the operator and community com
mitteeman, according to Mr. War
den.
Five supervisors are working in
Big Horn county as follows:
Arthur Gustafson, Hardin; Guy
Johnson, St. Xavier; Donald
Blake, Lodge Grass: Geo. Miller,
Big Horn; W. T. Ragan, Decker.
The inspection of the wheat
fields of the county is under the
direction of the wheat allotment
committee consisting of Ed
Torske, chairman: A. B. Kamp
and C. P. Davidson.
L O. O. F. & REBEKAHS IN
ANNUAL CONVENTION
Hardin Man Chosen Vice-Pres.
I. O. O. F. Mrs. Lucilla Bullis
Secy-Treas. Rebekahs.
The streets of Hardin were en
livened on Saturday morning by
the arrival of more than one
hundred Oddfellows and Rebekahs
from Red Lodge, Absarokee, Joliet,
Laurel, Billings and Hardin, who
gathered here for the annual
convention of Montana District
No. 12, which includes the coun
ties of Stillwater, Carbon, Yellow
stone and Big Horn.
The joint meeting at Court
House hall was opened with the
singing ,of America by the audi
ence, after which Mayor M. R.
Calderwood welcomed the visitors
and his address was responded to
by Miss Lyn Jordon of Laurel,
president of District No. 12, for
the Rebekahs, and Harry L. Brant
of Absarokee, president of District
No. 12 for the Oddfellows, after
which the Oddfellows repaired to
Pine Lodge for their business
session, the Rebekahs remaining
at Court House hall. Among the
notables present were Mrs. Wilma
Coe of Whitefish, president of the
Rebekah assembly of Montana;
Mrs. Mame Henderson of Red
Lodge, past president, and Mrs.
J. N. DeVore of Hardin, oldest
living Rebekah in the state of
Montana, and K E. Collins of
Billings, Past Grand Master for
the state of Montana, and J. N.
DeVore, oldest living Oddfellow
in Montana.
With Mrs. Jessie Rowland acting
as Noble Grand for the Hardin
chapter, Alpha Rebekah lodge
welcomed the sister delegates and
conducted the opening ceremonies
after which the meeting was turn
ed over to the district officers and
an interesting program consisting
of exemplification of the work
of the order, a question box and
the usual routine district busi
ness, which lasted throughout the
day and far into the evening, was
carried out. Alpha Rebekah Lodge
No. 96 put on the work of ballot
ing. One especially interesting
feature of the program was a
short talk by Mrs. J. N. DeVore
MUSICALE AT THE CROW AGENCY GYMNASIUM,
ON WEDNESDAY EVENING. WAS WELL ATTENDED
Benefit for Catholic Mission By
Local Talent Was Much
Enjoyed.
The musicale at the Crow In
dian gym at Crow Agency, Wed
nesday evening, for the benefit
of the Catholic mission, was
largely attended and was much
enjoyed. H. M. Critchfield, of the
Crow agricultural department, an
nounced the numbers on the
program, which was prepared by
Misses Eloise White Bear and
Jeannette Burns. A large number
of Hardin people motored to
Crow Agency to attend. Following
is the program:
Chorus, “Neapolitan Nights,”
MASON GETS ONE YEAR
FOR HORSE STEALING
Pleads Guilty To the Theft of
Max Big Man’s Horse—Three
Divorces Granted.
In district court, Thursday af
ternoon, Judge Robert C. Stong
sentenced William Mason, who two
weeks ago entered a plea of
guilty to a charge of stealing a
horse from Max Big Man, promi
nent member of the Crow tribe of
Indians at Crow Agency, on May
12, to serve one year in the state
prison at Deer Lodge. Mason took
the horse from near Crow Agency
to a point in Rosebud county,
where he was caught and brought
back to Hardin and lodged in
jail.
Judge Stong also granted three
divorces, as follows:
Charles F. Mbberly from Mary
E. Moberly. H. W. Bunston was
attorney for plaintiff.
Virginia Nochez from John
Nochez. Guinn & Maddox were
attorneys for plaintiff.
Juanita LeForge from Freder
ick Knows His Gun. Guinn &
Maddox were attorneys for plaint
iff and Bert W. Kronmiller for
the defendant.
The Plenty Coos Oil & Refining
Co. are down between 200 and
300 feet in the first oil well drill
ed by this company in the Soap
Creek field, spudded in the latter
part of last week.
of Hardin, who enjoys the dis
tinction of having been a Rebekah
longer than any living member
in the state of Montana and who
told of her initiation at Melford
Center. Ohio, in June 1877—just
57 years ago. Mrs. DeVore wore
a unique Rebekah collar which
was given her about that time.
At the close of her talk she was
presented with a beautiful bou
quet of cut flowers from the Har
din lodge, and a gift from the
Assembly.
Election of officers just before
the close of the afternoon session
resulted in the choosing of Mrs.
Gladys Brant of Absarokee as
president; Miss Gladys Bowman
of Red Lodge, vice president, and
Mrs. Lucilla Bullis of Hardin, sec
retary-treasurer.
The Oddfellows spent a very en
joyable day at Pine Lodge, the
program being started off by an
address of welcome by Harry H.
Brant, district president, and re
sponded to by Sam Hazleton, dis
triict secretary-treasurer. This
was followed by a round-table
discussion until about 3:30 in the
afternoon when the following of
ficers were elected and installed:
James Jensen, Joliet, president;
C. A. Corkins, Hardin, vice-presi
dent; Sam Hazleton, Billings, sec
retary-treasurer. Joliet was se
lected as the place in which to
hold the 1935 convention. At 4:30,
most of the visiting Oddfellows,
accompanied by a goodly number
of Rebekahs, were taken to the
Custer battlefield for a sight-see
ing trip.
More than one hundred tickets
were sold to delegates and mem
bers of the two organizations for
the banquet which had been pre
pared by the Congregational La
dies’ Circle and served in the
church parlors. After the meal
the company adjourned to Court
House hall where a joint installa
tion of officers was exemplified
with Zelda No. 14 and Billings
Star lodges in charge of the cere
monies. A dance, the music fur
nished by Wagner Brothers’ or
chestra. was a fitting close for
the district meeting.
Mary Burns, Eloise Whitebear,
i Katherine Li x and Jeanette
Burns; violin duet, “Under the
Double Eagle,” Traumerei, Helen
and Johnny Bums; piano solo
"Paderewski’s Minuette,” Mary
Burns; dance, Becky Scott; vocal
T Take You Home Again
Kathleen,” Eloise Whitebear;
reading, Mrs. L. A. MacLeod;
dance, Fern McLean; song, “Alice
in Wonderland,” Maxine Barrett
Helen Bums and Irene Carlo;’
piano solo, “Barcarole from Ober
on,” by Weber, Eloise Whitebear;
dance, Lois McLean; violin solo.
Berceuse,” Jeanette Burns; piano
duet, Johanna Kray and Robert
Kopriva; dance, Fanchon Barrett;
chorus, “Mountain Streams.”
37 CANDIDATES OUT
FOR COUNTY OFFICE
Sheriff’s Office Leads With
Eight—Six Are Willing to
Serve as Assessor.
Thirty-seven candidates for of
fice in Big Horn county have filed
with County Clerk Harry E. Cox.
Of this number 20 are Republi
cans and 17 Democrats
There are eight candidates for
sheriff—four Republicans and four
Democrats, while there are six
aspirants for assessor, two Demo
crats and four Republicans. Fol
lowing is a complete list of fil
ings for county offitee:
State representative: Republi
cans— E. L. Jacobson and Robert
A. Vickers, both of Hardin; Demo
crats—Omar E. Bearss, Sarpy, and
Robert J. Miller, incumbent, Lodge
Grass.
County commissioner: Republi
can—B. H. McCarty, Hardin, in
cumbent; Democrats—J. A. Koebbe,
Hardin; Harry T. Mann, Pryor;
Robert B. Saunders, Hardin.
County clerk and recorder: Re
publicans—Harry E. Cox, incum
bent, and M. Ruth Tanner; Demo
crat—Lorraine Reyburn, all of
Hardin.
County treasurer: Republican—
Bert Slater, deputy treasurer;
Democrat —Rev. W. E. G. Hum
phries, both of Hardin.
Sheriff: Republicans—Jonn H.
Kifer, Sam E. McDowell, J. A.
Perry, all of Hardin, and E. A.
Steen, Crow Agency: Democrats—
Jesse H. Criswell. Sarpy; C. O.
Smith, H. E. Vance, incumbent,
and J. W. Wasson, of Hardin.
Assessor: Republicans—Harvey
H. Barnett. Fred E. Miller, incum
bent, A. C. Sweeney. Russell White
Bear, all of Hardin: Democrats —
Earl Cammock. H. B. McDonald,
both of Hardin.
County attorney: Republicans—
D. L. Egnew and Bert W. Kron
miller, both of Hardin; Democrat
—Charles C. Guinn, incumbent,
Hardin.
Superintendent of schools: Re
publican—Lillie A. MacLeod, Har-
MISS MARIE MONTANA
TO SING BERE SUNDAY
In Concert at the Congregational
Church for Benefit Hardin
School Band.
The music lovers of Hardin and
vicinity will be given a rare treat
next Sunday evennig, when Mar *
Montana, concert singer of r
tional fame, will give a cone
at the Congregational church,
proceeds of which will go ir
fund for the benefit of the Ha r _
din School Band.
The concert is sponsored ev _
ery organization in Har< and
the church should be p' b
the friends of the Hard school
Band, which is in need financi
al assistance if it is to contin
ued as a branch of the school
activities next year.
Originally it was ; announced the
, concert would be h ria O n Monday
evening, but the date has been
changed to one day earlier—Sun
day, June 24. The program will
begin at 8:30 in the evening. Ad
mission will be fifty cents to all.
Miss Montana began a tour of
Montana, Thursday at Miles City.
She adopted the name of her na
tive state when she went abroad
to study and has used it since.
She has made a pronounced suc
cess on the concert stage. Follow
ing is the program:
“Polissena’s Invocation to the
Gods,” (Radamisto) Handel; “O
No. John,” Old English; “The
। Seagull of the Land-under-Waves ”
Hebridian Folk Song; “Love Has
Eyes,” Arne; “O, For the Wings
of a Dove,” Mendelssohn; “In the
Silence of Night,” Rachmaninoff; I
“Do Not Go, My Love.” Hageman: 1
“Midsummer,” Amy Worth. Inter
mission.
u French Shepherdess Gro u p
est au Roi.” Weckerlin;
“Non, je ne crois pas.” Weckerlin
“ L’Eventail” (The Fan), Mas
senet: “Chant de Rare” (Laugh
ing Song), Auber,
Italian Peasant Gr o u p—“ln
Mezo al Mar,” Sadero: “Fa la
?™. a ’ Baby), Sadero;
Villanella,” Sibella; “Stornellatta
Marinara (Sea Poem), Cimara.
A reception in the basement of
the church will follow the pro
gram.
Chas. B. Schneider, Sam Poullos
and Al Maher went fishing in
upper Lodge Grass creek, Thurs
day, and brought back after a
couple of hours’ fishing the limit
for each. Some of the trout
weighed over a pound.
VOLUME XVI, No. 4
din, incumbent; Democrat—C. R.
Stobaugh, St. Xavier.
County surveyor: Republicans—
None; Democrats—C. A. Randall,
incumbent, and W. L. Dillon, both
of Hardin.
Coroner: Republican—John W.
Bullis; Democrat—None.
Public Administrator: Republl
c a n—Carl Rankin, incumbent;
Democrat—None.
Justice of Peace, Hardin twp.:
Republican—C has. A. Corkins;
Democrat—M. M. Brooks, both of
Hardin.
In addition there are precinct
committeemen and committee
women filed in about half the 26
precincts.
A
Albert Miay, Sarpy ranchman,
was in town, Tuesday, with a
load of hogs.
ROSEBUD BATTLE SITE
IS FITTINGLY MARKED ,
■ - —. _ — f
Last Sunday, 58th Anniversa’ j
in Appropriate Ceremony "
by Billings D. A. R.
A large number of people
Hardin and various parts f r-
Horn county took advan* 01
the beautiful, sunshiny d' 01
day, and motored to tb Sun-
the Battle of the Roseb’
Tom Penson ranch, a . on ,
miles south of Kirby r e ‘ B "'
witness the dedicator .-»ostoffice, to
by Shining Mount ® ceremony
Daughters of the A chapter,
lution, of Billings, merman Revo
erected by that r of the marker
The people ass' irgamzatoon.
Sunday formed ed th e re las ‘
that has gathe- t he lar e es J-
valley since f. \ d «
years ago, w fateful day, 58
Cheyenne I * en the and
Crazy Hors ndlans ™ der t ctd e f
cavalry an ? . Ba ve battle to the
eral Geor d m t an try under Gen-
trooners S e Crook, slaying nine
r r and wounding thirty
estimat 4 Cro ° k ’ s com I n^ ad ' K *
were , ed well over 1,000 people
Thf ,n attendance.
impr • exercises, which were very
of । essive, were held on the crest
Jie hill, overlooking the battle
jp xi. where had been erected a
r onument. fashioned'" from the
ed lava stone which abounds in
that locality, in which had been
set a bronze tablet, bearing the
following inscription—
“ln grateful recognition of thg.
valor and sacrifice of the soldiers
killed in action fought on these
grounds between U. S. forces un
der General George Crook,
Sioux and Cheyenne Indians un\
der Chief Crazy Horse,” • '.
Under this inscription are the'
troopers
who feU there: Sergt. David Mar
shall Sergt. Anton
Privates William W. Allen Rich ’
ard W. Bennett, Brooks Conner
Eugene Flynn, Allen J. Mitchell
George Potts, and Gilbert Roe ’
Below the names is the fol
lowing:
Erected by Shining Mountain
Chapter. Daughters of the Ameri
can Revolution, Billings, and citi-
Counties SebUd and Big -•
June ” " a ' -
, I he „ m^ numen t was draped with
a u. s. flag and on either sjde of
it. mounted on horseback and in
full regalia were four aged sur
vivors of the Cheyenne warriors
who took part in the fight 58
years ago, Louis Dog, Old Limpy,
Weasel Bear, and Beaverheart,
each of whom is now past the
four score years and ten mark.
To the east of the crowd around
the monument, seated on horse
back in a semi-circle were a score
or more of Cheyennes, each in
feathered head-dress and typically
clothed. To the south and west
of the hill on which the cere
mony took place was a Cheyenne
camp of upwards of thirty lodges,
where the Indians taking part in
the ceremony were camped.
Mrs. R. C. Dillavou of Billings,
state regent of the Daughters of
the American Revolution, had
charge of the ceremonies, and
was assisted by Jack Arnold of
Birney, state representative from
Rosebud county. The ceremonies
opened with a prayer by Mrs.
Micheal Brown of Billings, state
chaplain of the D. A. R., after
which followed the salute to the
flag by all present.
Major Ben Harwood of Billings
was introduced and delivered an
interesting historical address of
45 minutes’ duration in which he
gave a graphic description of the
battle, taking his hearers with
him through its various phases
(Continued on Pace sis)