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VOLUME XXVI, No. 48 THANKSGIVING DAY SERVICES AT HARDIN Mayor and Aldermen Sponsored Appropriate Program at Barnet Theatre. Thanksgiving Day was observed at Hardin by a community thanks giving service at the Harriet theatre, Thursday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 o’clock. The service was sponsored by Mayor Matt R. Calderwood and the Hardin city council, and was well attended. The theatre stage was appropri ately decorated with the national colors and with shocks of corn on either side and numerous pumpkins, a row of which extend ed clear across the front of the stage. On the platform were seated Mayor Calderwood, who pre sided, Aidermen Chas. S. Eder of the First ward; Richard E. War ren of the Second ward; Robert B. Saunders and Stanley A. Yer gey of the Third ward. Alderman John W. Goering of the First ward and John C. Kopriva of the second ward were out of the city. With them on the platform were Rev. N. E. Hannant, pastor of the Congregational church; Rev. Nel lie Ryan, one of the pastors of the Four Square Church: Rev. Howard Cain, pastor of the Baptist church, and Attorney Dan W. Maddox, the speaker of the day. The program was as follows: Prelude Mrs. D. W’ Maddox Doxology Audience Invocation.... Rev. Howard. Cain Anthem. "The Earth Is the Kirby Couple Wed Sunday Charles Buchanan Foley Leads Miss Millie Young to the Hymeneal Altar. The marriage .. of Charles Bu chanan.. Foley and Miss Millie "Young of Kirby Mont.,- was per formed in Sheridan, Wyo„ on Sun day, Nov. 25, at the Lutheran church, by the Reverend Lofgren. The bride is the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Albert E. Young, old time residents of the Rosebud country and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Foley of Kirby. The ceremony was per formed in the presence of the bride's parents and a sister, Miss Fern Young, and Mr. Foley’s par ents, and an uncle, R. K. Foley of Hayward, Wis. The bride has grown to womanhood in the Kirby country and the groom came to Hardin when a boy and when Hardin was still in Yellowstone county, some years ago with his parents moving to Kirby. After the wedding the happy married couple left for Crow Agency, where they will make their home and where Mr. Foley is em ployed by the government. BOXING BOUTS AT CROW WERE FAST AND FURIOUS Main Event Last Monday Night, Lasted Quick —Good Bouts For Saturday Night. The boxing show sponsored by McLean & Stewart at Crow Agen cy, last Monday night, proved a success and the large turnout enjoyed the entire program. A number of hotly contested bouts were fought in the preliminaries. The main event of the evening , was of short duration, lasting but 40 seconds. Joe Smith, the North Dakota battler, met Gideon Medicine Body, the fighting Sioux from South Dakota, who rushed out of his corner at the sound of the gong and after feinting for an onening, suddely launched a terrific hook to the jaw and Mr. Smith sank to the floor, where he was counted out by Referee Bill Scally. Herb Dunham of Hardin chal lenged Gideon, the winner, and his defl was accepted and this bout has been arranged for tomorrow— Saturday night. Dec. Ist. at the Crow Agency gym. as the main event, with another interesting • program of preliminaries. Many fight fans of Hardin will probably come out to see Herb in action against the Sioux war rior, who has made himself pop ular by his impressive showing and will have many backkers when he crawls thru the ropes against Herb Dunham. — * Mrs. Sam Poullos. who was oper ated on for appendicitis at the Hardin General hospital at an early hour. Wednesday morning, is reported as getting along as well as can be expected. THE HARDIN TRIBUNE HERALD Lord’s”.. Community Chorus Reading of President’s Procla- mation.... Rev. Nellie Ryan Solo, “The Pilgrims,” 1 Mrs. H. M Strand Remarks.. Mayor M. R. Calderwood Anthem, “Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled” Community Chorus Song, "America” Audience Benediction.. Rev. N. E. Hannant The Community Chorus of twen ty male and female voices was di rected by W. J. Brekke, with Mrs. Dan W. Maddox as accompanist. Mrs. W. J. Brekke accompanied Mrs. H. M. Strand in her solo. The Thanksgiving address by Attorney D. W. Maddox was a masterly effort, replete with rea sons why we should be thankful, listing the many blessings the present generation enjoys a s against the few our forefathers were thankful for. SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL PLAY PACKS THEATRE The senior class of the Hardin high school “did itself proud,” last Friday evening, when the three-act comedy drama, “Holiday” was presented to a packed house at the Harriet theatre. Miss Jean Starr, who directed the play, is entitled to much credit as is each one of the cast for the perfect in terpretation and portrayal of the various characters. Those in the cast were Robert Kopriva, a s Johnny Case; Mary Stimpson, as Linda Seton; Elizabeth Koebbe, as Julia Seton; Edmund Kelley, as Edward Seton; Fred Frailey, as Ned Seton; Paul Parry, as Seton Cram; Mildred Rowland, as Laura Cram, and Marie Metzker as Susan Potter. ♦ George Fink of Forsyth and Lil lian D. Kurtz of Hardin were married at Billings, Tuesday, by W. E. Downs, justice of the peace. High School Honor Roll List of Tthirty-Two Students Whose Average Is 90 or More With No Grade Under 85. Thirty-two of the 276 students enrolled in the Hardin high school made the honor roll for the sec ond six-weeks period of the first semester. Students, by classes, having an average of 90 or over and no grade below 85 are: Seniors—Allan Roush, 97; Alfred Hammer, 96; Robert Kopriva, 95; Edmund Kelley, 94; Ruth Egnew, 93; Charles Sweeney, 93; Hazel Drake, 92; Bill Bequete, 90; James Clawson, 90; Judith Wagner, 90. Juniors—Marybeth Shreve, 96; Frank Randall, 95; Flora Olive Shreve, 94; Dorothy Holmes, 93; Flora Landon, 93; Betty Kopriva 92. Sophomores—Alberta Ewing. 95; Lydia Reichert, 95; Betty Rowland, 95; Clarice Koebbe, 94; Geraldine Rennick. 93; Eleanore Zilke, 91; Dorine Waterman, 90. Freshmen—Yyonne Kalberg. 92; Esther Kopriva, 92; Wanda New kirk, 91; Alya Rowland, 90. Eighth Grade—Marjorie Sikken ga, 93; Samuel Dillon, 92; Mary Roush. 91; Betty Labbitt, 91; Elmo Ellis, 90. JOIN THE RED CROSS CAMPAIGN IS NOW ON The local Red Cross chapter is in the midst of the 1934 member ship campaign and each individual man and woman is asked to join. If the soliciting committees miss you. leave your membership fee with Mrs. Chas. B. Schneider, membership .chairman, or with S. A. Yergey at his office—the Red Cross headquarters tempo l rarily—in the First National Bank building. If you are an out of town resident and are missed, in quire of your neighbors—some one Is covering your district. It is the privilege and duty of each and everyone to aid in the work of the Red Cross and organi zation depends largely on the ■membership fees for funds to car ry its great humanitarian work. So. let’s all do our bit with no great sacrifice on anyone's part, but if we all Join the end will be gained and the emer gency relief and health work will be carried on. Miuch of the money obtained through the member ship fees stays right here In our own county where it serves our own people. CONTINUING THE HARDIN TRIBUNE AND THE HARDIN HERALD HARDIN, BIG HORN COUNTY, MONTANA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1934 NEAT SUM REALIZED ON ANNUAL CHARITY BALL The annual charity ball, given last evening under the auspices of the Hardin Associated Charities, was well attended and added ma terially to the charity fund, $102.96 being the net profit. The advance sale of tickets was the largest in years, 104 tickets being sold by the selling committee composed of Mrs. Jake Linthacum and Mrs. Lyle J. Tintinger. Td the Kalberg Motor Co. goes the distinction of being the largest purchaser of tickets, a total of eight being tak en by the management and em ployees. The funds of the local charity organization are used for direct relief -for needy families which are not taken care of by other means. A HUNDRED SPORTSMEN AT GUN CLUB BANQUET Speakers from Outside Points on Program; Over Quarter Mil lion Trout Planted Here The annual banquet and busi ness meeting of the Big Horn County Rod & Gun club, held at the Savoy case, Monday evening, was attended by upwards of 100 sportsmen of southeastern Mon tana and northern Wyoming, there being representatives present from Laurel, Billings, Forsyth, Wyola, Lodge Grass, Crow Agency, St. Xavier and Hardin Montana, and from Sheridan, Wyoming. Mayor Matt R. Calderwood, who also is president of the Big Horn County Rod & Gun club, presided as toastmaster and opened the meet ing following the banquet of veni son and Mallard duck, with all the trimmings, by delivering a brief address of welcome to the visiting sportsmen. The table decorations were sug gestive of the season when “the frost is on the pumpkin and the com is in the shock.” the tables bearing at intervals miniature grain shocks, beneath which rested small oranges representing pump kins, and miniature bronze turkev gobblers, alternating with small twigs, on the ends of the branches of which were placed varicolored gum-drops, suggestive of fruit. The various viands were cooked to the “queen’s taste” and the service by a corps of efficient young maidens under the direction of Mrs. Harvey Jones of the Savoy, could not have been better. After the reading of the minutes of last year’s meeting bv secretary George Kalberg. President Calder wood announced that at a meeting of the board of directors of the various districts of the county held last month, the nominating com- I mittee submitted a list of nomina- Wertz-Kelley Nuptials On Thanksgiving Day Miss Virginia Kelley Is Bride of Wesley Warren Wertz of Helena. At a very pretty wedding at the home of the bride’s parents, at the corner of Fourth street and Crow avenue, Thursday afternoon at three o’clock, Miss Virginia Cleora, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Kelley, became the bride of Wlesley Warren Wertz of Helena. The ceremony was performed by the bride’s paternal uncle. Bishop J. Stanley Kelley of the Reorgan ized Church of Latter Day Saints, of Independence, Mo., in the par lor of the Kelley home, before a green background of smilax and baskets of chrysanthemums, with floor candlabra on either side. The bridal party marched into the room to the strains of Men delssohn’s Wedding march, played by Miss Patti Buchanan of Billings on the piano and Mrs. Frances R. Cornwell of Lodge Grass on the harp. First came the matron of honor, Mrs. Ed J. Buzzettl of Cir cle, sister of the bride, gowned in bittersweet velvet. Then followed the bridesmaid and groomsman. Miss Dorothy Kelley, sister of the bride, who wore a gold velvet gown and carried a bouquet of Talisman rosebuds, and Sherman Wertz of Missoula, brother of the ,groom, dressed in the conventional black tuxedo, and wearing a bou tonniere of gardenias. Next came the bride, a vision of loveliness, leaning on the arm of her father, who gave her in marriage. She was gowned in a beautiful crea tion of candlelight satin and car ried a bridal shower bouquet of hardin lions club PREPARING FOR CHRISTMAS The Hardin Lions club, in ac cordance with its annual custom during the holiday season, this week erected a 30-foot spruce tree at the intersection of Third street and Center avenue, which will be wired and each night, beginning next week, will be electrically lighted until after the holidays. The committee in charge of pro curing the tree and arranging a Christmas program comprises Frank S. Morrison. L. C. Lintha cum. Orrin Y. Weir and L. Roy Cool. * Leo Lind, 21, and Dorothy De nece Sapp. 18, both of Hardin, were married at Billings, Wednes day. tions for office for the coming year, for the consideration of the meeting. On motion the action of the committee was unanimously adopted, and the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: A. M. Crilly, president; Jens Kal berg, vice-president, and George Kalberg, secretary-treasurer. Di rectors from the various points in the county are: Crow Agency—H. A. feck: Lodge Grass —Fay T. Abel: Wyola—E. L. Wiley; St. Xavier—O. E. Robertson; Hardin— Charles S. Eder and Carl Rankin. The annual report of Secretary George Kalberg showed that dur ing the past year 227,500 native and rainbow trout have been planted in Big Horn county streams as follows: Lodge Grass creek, 53,000 fingerlings; Soap Creek, 82,000 fingerlings; Dryhead creek,’ 25,000 two and one-half inch fish; Little Horn river, 24,000 fingerlings, 30,000 two and one-half inch fish and 13,500 six-inch fish. Called on by President Calder wood, brief talks were made by the following: Judge A. J. Freeman of Forsyth, president of the Southeastern Montana Sportsmen’s association, who delivered a humorous talk, in terspersed with several stories as only he can tell. Vint Johnston, of Ranchester, Wyo., who is a members of the Wyoming state fish and game commission, made an interesting talk. Among other things he stated that there are between 1,500 and 2,000 deer between two streams near Sheridan, Wyo., and that the feed for them, owing to the recent drought, is very scarce, and if there is a heavy fall of snow this winter, permission will have to be given to kill many of them, or they may starve. William K. Moore of Billings, for <Continued on T.ast Pasre) lilies of the valley. Following the impressive mar liage ceremony a reception was held from four to six o’clock. The reception table was decorated in white ’mums, with cutglass and silver service, and rosemints in yellow, white and green. The groom’s cake was a dark fruit cake; the bride's were individual cakes, decorated with lilies of the valley, orange blossoms, hearts . sa^ed nuts, and each guest, of whom there were 175, was given one, contained in a small white box, tied with a varicolored silk ribbon. Mrs. Wertz of Missoula, mother of the groom, wore a gown of black velvet ad her corsage was of French roses and English violets, while his sister. Miss Montana Wertz, was gowned in electric blue velvet. Mrs. J. Stanley Kel ie/ of Independence, Mo., aunt of the bride, was gowned in claret E ' L - Kell ey, mother or the bride, wore a gowm of brown velvet and a corsage of French roses and lilies of the valley. The Kelley twins, Jean and Janice, sisters of the bride, were dressed in yellow organdie. The groom’s brothers, Sherman and Milton Wertz of Missoula; his former law partner. Eugene Grandy of Circle; the bride’s fath er, E. L. Kelley, her brother, Ed mund L. Kelley, Jr., and her broth er-in-law, Ed J. Buzzettl of Circle, were dressed In conventional black tuxedos. AH of the above with the bride and groom, stood in line at the reception. Mrs. E, L, Kelley was assisted at (Continued on Last Pare) RESTOCKING CANYON WITH HERD OF BUFFALO Three Shipments Comprising 85 Cows and Four Bulls Being Made This Week Superintendent Robert Yellow tail of the Crow Indian reserva tion, with a fleet of nine motor trucks manned by members of the Crow tribe, left Crow Agency, Wednesday morning, for the buf falo ranch maintained by the Yel lowstone National Park authorities near Mammoth Hot Springs. The trucks carried 27 crates, into which were loaded, Thursday morning, 25 buffalo cows and two buffalo bulls, which were brought through Billings and Hardin to the head gate at the mouth of Big Horn canyon, 40 miles south of Hardin, where they were unloaded and trailed up through the canyon to the range in the Big Horn moun tains on the east side of the Big Horn river. The buffalo motor caravan pass ed through Billings around the noon hour, Thanksgiving Day, ar rived at Hardin early in the after noon and at the headgate at the mouth of the Big Horn canyon while the sun was high, so that photographs of the unloading of the bison and the beginning of their trek to their new range in the Big Horn mountains could be obtained. Through the co-opera tion of Harvey W. Willcutt, man ager of the E. L. Dana Livestock Co., and several of this company’s cowboys, a bunch of about 25 head of cattle, familiar with the trails leading to the Big Horn mountain range, were used as scouts and led the buffalo to their new home. This Friday morning. Supt. Yel lowtail, with his fleet of nine trucks, and their drivers left on the return trip to the Yellowstone park after the second and last consignment of 25 buffalo cows and two buffalo bulls, with which he expects to be back at the head gate earlv enough Monday after noon to permit of taking another No Chance To Make a Profit By Feeding Cattle for Market. Feed Costs, Commissions, Etc., Take All Receipts. As an evidence that under pres ent conditions it is not profitable to ship cattle to middle western feed lots to be fattened before putting them on the market, J. Porter Kennedy, managing part ner of the Faddis-Kennedy Cattle Co., of Lodge Grass, who was in Hardin Wednesday, cited the ex perience of two stockmen of his district. One of them shipped 80 head of Hereford yearlings and two-year olds to Fremont. Neb., where they were fed corn 132 days and mar keted on Nov. 19. They grossed 84,084.32, and after the cost of the feed, commissions and other ex penses were deducted, the owner received a net of $158.45 for the 80 head. Before shipping to feed grounds, he received an offer at home from the government emer gency drought relief office of SI4OO. On the same day the above cat tle ■were sold, another stockman of the same district sold 66 head of mixed yearling steers and heif ers for $2840, gross. After deduct ing feed, commissions, etc., he had left just $5.30 for his 66 head. A MRS. E. G. HOERR WINS FIRST PRIZE EDER RUG CONTEST The winners in the Congoleum Gold Seal rug contest conducted the past month by the Eder Hard ware Co. are as follows: Mrs. E. G. Hoerr, first prize, a 9x12 Gold Seal Congoleum rug; Mrs. C. W. Peck, second prize, a 6x9 Gold Seal Congoleum rug; Mrs. J. E. Mahaney, third prize, a 3x6 Gold Seal Congoleum rug. Mrs. Hoerr, as first prize winner, also stands a chance to win a Ford V-8 automobile, and if she wins it. she has the option of taking SSOO in cash. TO PUBLISH LIKENESS OF HARDIN’S CENTENARIAN Next Sunday’s Denver Post will contain a likeness of Hardin’s cen tenarian, Alexander C. Henderson, reproduced from a photograph taken by Mrs. W. A. Ransier of Hardin, Nov. 15, on the occasion of the celebration of Mr. Henderson’s one hundreth birthday anniver sary. VOLUME XVI, No. 27 set of photographs during the sunlight. Supt. Yellowtail sees the ful fillment of a long cherished dream in the landing of this "thundering herd” of 50 buffalo cows and four buffalo bulls. Upwards of a dozen years ago he initiated the move ment to have the government do nate buffalo from the Yellowstone National Park with which to stock the ranges of the Crow reservation with buffalo in the hope that in time the bison would increase in numbers until the Indians might in the not far distant future be furnished with meat from this source as well as robes from the hides. For years he met with no encouragement, but since becoming superintendent of the Crow In dian reservation a few months ago. his constant urging has been successful. A Mr. and Mrs. William E. Corkins and little sons. Billy and Corky, motored over Wednesday evening from Ismay, where Mr. Corkins has been stationed the past couple of months as a case worker in the federal rehabilitation service. He has just been transferred to Baker, to which point he will re move, with his family, next week. After spending the Thanksgiving holidav at the home of their par ents. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Corkins of the Tribune-Herald and M!r. and Mrs. C. E. Ford, they left this morning on the return trip to Ismay. J. O. Booen Succumbs I Passed Away Monday Last After a Several Weeks Blness of Pneumonia. The many Big Horn friends of James O. Booen, the Miles City photographer, will be sorry to learn that the kindly old man passed away at the family home in Miles City, Monday morning last, after an illness of several weeks of pneumonia. He was tak en ill, late in October, at Laurel, where he was with his Trail Photo Studio, taking photos. He went to his Miles City home by train and his son Leslie, who had been assisting him in his work, with the help of Frank Ewing of Har din, brought the Trail Photo Stu dio to Hardin and parked it on the vacant lot on Center avenue, just north of McDonald’s Cash and Cary grocery, where it has since stood. Mr. Booen had been coming to Hardin at intervals during the past several years, taking pictures, He was about 75 years of age and is survived by his widow and son Leslie, who most of the time op erates his father’s studio at Bow man. N. D., where the family used to reside. MRS. FRANK TAKES THE GUN DIES AT CROW HOSPITAL Succumbs After an Operation. Funeral Sunday, Largely Attended. Mrs. Annie Takes the Gun, aged 29 years, died Friday at the hos pital at Crow Agency, following a major operation. Besides he rhus band sue leaves two children, a girl of five and a boy of three to mourn the loss of a devoted wile and mother. Funeral services were held at St. Xavier, Sunday last, services being conducted by Father Charles L. Owens, who preached a touch ing funeral sermon. The funeral was large ly attened, by both In dians and whites, among the many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Takes the Gun being County Attorney C. C. Guinn, B. H McCarty, chairman of the board of county commission ers; R. p. Ross, clerk of the dis trict court; Frank J. Kopriva, Mr. and Mrs. Jens Kalberg, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Kalberg, Robert Yellow tail, superintendent of the Crow Indian reservation, who is an un cle of Frank Takes the Gun. The flora lofferings were profuse. Annie Lincoln, when a small was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Old Coyote, parents of Barney lid Coyote, who reared her to woman hood. May Old Coyote, Barney Old Coyote’s wife, is a sister to Frank Takes the Gun and a niece of Supt. Robert Yellowtail. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Old Coyote’s daughter, is the w4fe of Allan Old Horn. The sympathy of the com munity goes out to the bereaved husband, little children and other, relatives.