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VOLUME XXVII, No, 1 MASONS AND STARS JOINTLY INSTALLED In Pleasing Ceremony at Lodge Room Thursday Evening, Last Week. The newly elected officers of Saints John Lodge No. 92, A. F. &A. Masons, and of Jasmine Chapter No. 65, Order of the Eastern Star, were inducted into office for the ensuing year at a joint installation held at the lodge room in the court house building, Thursday evening of last week. Following are the officers of the two bodies: Mason s—Charles A. Corkins, worshipful master; Matt R. Cal derwood, senior warden; Henry A. Peck, junior warden: Carl E. Bowman, treasurer; Kenneth A. Lewis, secretary: Robt. P. Ross, trustee, three years; Arthur C. Sweeney, senior deacon; Wilbur S. Fish, junior deacon; Rev. C. A. Bentley, chaplain, Robert A. Vickers, marshal; Frank S. Mor rison. senior steward; Charles Spencer, junior steward; Frank Starin a, tiler. Court Enjoins Drilling in City Judge O. F. Goddard Issues Order Restraining Drilling. Is Returnable Jan. 17. In district court, Thursday af ternoon, Judge O. F, Goddard, on the application of Gertrude M. Pruett, A. M. Hicks, First National Bank of Hardin, Frank J, and John C. Kopriva, principal stock holders of the Hardin Mercantile company, and Helen I. Koch, granted an Injunction against John W. Goering, owner of several business blocks on Center avenue, Hardin, and Pierce Miklesen, own er and operator of a gas well drilling rig, temporarily restrain ing them from drilling a gas well on one of Goering’s lots, at the rear of the building occupied by the Siblev Drug Co. on the west side of Center avenue. The re straining order takes effect on the filing by the petitioners of a bond in the sum of SSOO. Goering and Miklesen are or dered to show cause on January 17 why the temporary restraining order should not be made per manent. The petitioners set forth in their petition asking an injunction that the drilling of gas wells within the city of Hardin creates a fire hazard, endangering the property of Hardin citizens and fire insurance rates now prevail ing in the city may be increased by the insurance companies. Within recent weeks two gas wells have been drilled by local citizens, one, at the rear of the Hardin Auto & Suppb- company’s garage at the comer of Third street and Cheyenne avenue, which is now furnishing heat, light and power for that com pany's garage, machine shop and filling station, the other by John W. Goering and L. C. Linthacum of the Camp Custer tourist park. This well is located just without the eastern limits of the city, at the John W. Goering home. The homes of both Mr. Goering and Mr. Linthacum are heated and lighted by gas from this well, as is also the Linthacum home, tour ist park and auto machine shop, garage and filling station. The citv council has granted permits to drill several wells within the city limits. COUNTY PLANNING BOARD TO MEET AT HARDIN, JAN. 9 A meeting of the Big Horn County Planning Board is called for next Wednesday night, Jan. 9th, at 8:00 o’clock, at the County Relief office in Hardin. 0 : After spending the holiday va cation in Hardin with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Buzzettl, and Mrs. Buzzetti's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Kelley, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Buzzetti and little daughter, Ruth Ann, departed yesterday for Circle, where Mr. Buzzetti is an instructor and athletic coach in the high school. A WILL REORGANIZE NORTH BENCH LOCAL The farmers of the North Bench and vicinity are urged to attend a meeting at the North Bench school house on Friday evening, January 11, when the fanners union will be re-organized. The Ladies’ Community club will also meet at the same time. THE HARDIN TRIBUNE-HERALD Stars—Pearl Calderwood, worthy matron; J. J. Ping, worthy pa tron; Lillie A. MacLeod, associate matron; Frank S. Morrison, as sociate patron; Lura P. Strand, conductress; Goldie Finlayson, associate conductress; Blanche Baker, treasurer; Jessie Bennett, secretary; Gladys Rhinehart, chaplain; Lillian Morrison, mar shal; Marian Brekke. organist; Wilma Kalberg, Ada; Cora Kelly, Ruth; Pauline Fish, Esther; Hel en Lewis, Martha; Edna Tintinger, Electa; Anna Sloan, warder; Mar ian Garrett, sentinel. Following the installation cere monies of each order, tokens of appreciation of the membership for the services rendered by the outgoing presiding offiers were presented as follows: To Kenneth A. Lewis, outgoing worshipful master of Saints John Lodge No. 92, A. F. &A.M., a beautiful white gold Waltham watch appropriately engraved with the pastmaster’s emblem, the name and number of the lodge and Mr. Lewis’ name. The pre sentation was made bv Rev. C. A. Bentley on behalf of the lodge and was feelingly accepted by Mr. Lewis. On behalf of the lodge, L. Reu ben Elarth presented to A. M. Crilly. who voluntarily retired from the secretaryship after eight years’ service, a fountain pen as a token of appreciation of the lodge, which Mr. Crilly gratefully accepted in a brief speech. Mrs. Anna Sloan, the outgoing worthy matron of Jasmine Chap ter No. 65, Order of the Eastern Star, as a token of the chapter’s appreciation, was presented with a beautiful, appropriately engrav ed, pastmatron’s jewel, the pre sentation speech being made by J. J. Ping, past patron. Mrs. Sloan, in a gracious speech,' ac cepted the token. 7 A pleasing and unusual feature of the program was the presen tation by the four sisters of Mrs. Pearl Calderwood the newlv in stalled worthy matron, of a beau tiful pearl necklace, the presen tation being made by one of the sisters, Mirs. Ruth Ping, grand conductress of the Montana grand chapter of the Eastern Star. This beautiful token was accepted by Mrs. Calderwood in a speech of heartfelt appreciation. The evening’s entertainment closed with a social dance, music for which was furnished by Swindle’s Dance Band of six nieces. Refreshments of ice cream a nd wafers were served. During the installation ceremony aoprooriate hvmns were sung by the Eastern Star Quartet, com nristng Mesdames J. J. ping. W. A. Ransier, W. J. Brekke and L. p. Strand, with Mrs. Carl E. Bow man, accompanist. To Carry Fight to Legislature Montana County Protective Ass’n Is Opposed to Forced Consolidation. The Montana County Protective Association, formed in Helena last month by representatives from 29 of Montana’s counties is preparing to take its fight against the pro posed forced consolidation of the state’s counties to the next legisla ture. In an effort to checkmate any effort along the line of forced consolidation the county protec tive association will ask the legis lature to pass a bill -which would call for the submission at the nex: general election of a constitutional amendment which would make it impossible to consolidate or dis member any county without the consent by vote of the people of the county or counties concerned, each countv having the privilege of rejecting any proposed consoli dation. Although this amendment would make it possible for counties to consolidate if they desire to, it would forestall any future efforts at forced consolidation. The county protective asociation does not favor any sort of county con solidation but the proposed amendment will enable any coun ties to combine if the people of the individual counties desire it. The county protective associa tion will continue to oppose any attempts to force counties to con solidate, either by legislative en actment or by an initiative meas use. CONTINUING THE HARDIN TRIBUNE AND THE HARDIN HF,RAT-1* HARDIN, BIG HORN COUNTY, MONTANA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1935 RED CROSS PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE HERE A Carefully Planned Health Program Being Prepared For Big Hom Co. Miss Borghild Dahle, the Red Cross public health nurse for Big Horn county, is on duty and a carefully planned health program is being prepared for this county. A meeting of the Red Cross health committee and the Red Cross ex ecutive committee has been called for Friday evening, Jan. 11th, at 8:00, at Chairman Yergey’s of fice in the First National Bank building in Hardin. Every member is urged to be present as the work schedules and activities for the balance of the school year will be discussed in detail. BUYS HIS BROTHER'S INTEREST IN STORE Frank J. Kopriva Now Sole ''"•’’er Hardin Merc. Co. J. C. Kopriva Goes to Powell, Wyo. Frank J. and John C. Kopriva, just 22 years ago the first of this month, came to Hardin from Langdon, N. D., and purchased the S. K. Gibson stock of general merchandise, which formed the nucleus of the Hardin Mercantile company, now the largest mer cantile establishment in Hardin. Since this firm was incorporated the brothers have expanded, build ing a fine brick building, 50 x 140 feet in size, with a balcony and a full basement, all of which space is stocked with merchandise. Last week John C. Kopriva transferred to his brother Frank his one-half interest in the stock and good will of the Hardin Mer cantile company, but retains his half-interest in the store building, in which Frank J. Kopriva will continue the business of the Har din Mercantile Co. John C. Kopriva left Thursday morning for Powell, Wyo., where he has entered into a partnership with his brothers, Paul and Clar- MONTANA MAN MEMBER FARM CREDIT COUNCIL R E. Brown of Bozeman Receives Highest Vote Among Six Candidates. R. E. Brown, Montana farm owner and president of the Boze man Production Credit association, on January 1 became a member of the 12th district Farm Credit council, a governing board which supervises the Federal Land Bank of Spokane, Production Credit corporation. Federal Intermediate Credit bank and Bank for Co operatives. He received the highest vote among six candidates nominated and ballotted on by the local di rectors of the Pacific Northwest’s 30 production credit associations. The PCAs are the farmers’ own permanent co-operative organiza tions, now serving every county In the northwest. They make pro duction loans to their stockholding members on a sound business basis at actual cost. Mr. Brown suc ceeds W. S. McCormack of Kali spell, a veteran member of the land bank board, whose term ex pired December 31. Next year co-operative market ing and purchasing associations which borrow through and own stock in the Spokane Bank for Co-operatives will elect their rep resentatives on the Farm Credit, council, or central board. In 1936 the national farm loan associa tions composed of land bank bor- First Nuptial Knot Tied In Big Horn County In 1935 Alexander Spencer and Bessie Smith Married at 12:10 New Year’s Morning. A wedding of local interest oc curred at the Congregational par sonage on New Year’s morning at ten minutes after midnight, when Alexander, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Spencer, and Bessie Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Latham Smith of St. Xavier, were married by Rev. N. E. Hannant, using the ring ceremony. Wit nesses were Mrs. Hannant and David Hannant Both of these worthy young people are well known here and “MONTANA HISTORY” IS PROGRAM THEME At Next Meeting Hardin Woman's Club by Local and Out of Town Speakers. “Montana History” will be the interesting theme of the program for the Woman’s Club at their club room in the library, at eight o’clock, next Tuesday evening, Jan. 8. There will be a local speaker on pioneer conditions and it is also hoped that there will be a speaker from out of town on the geological surveys of the state. The program hour will be pro ceeded by a business session at 7:30 p.m. Members and friends are invited. ence Kopriva, who recently sold the Powell Mercantile Co. business, in the purchase of the Jeffries Service Store, the largest general merchandise store in Powell, which the three brothers will operate. John C. Kopriva’s family will re main here until after the close of the Hardin public school, next spring, when they will join Mr. Kopriva at Powell. I During his residence of nearly a quarter of a century in Hardin John C. Kopriva has built up an enviable reputation as a citizen and as a progressive business man, and has taken a prominent part in civic affairs, serving at the present time in the city coun cil as an aiderman from the Sec ond ward. Since locating in Har din he has married and he and Mrs. Kopriva have an interesting family, their eldest son. Robert, being a member of the Hardin high school class which gradu ates next spring. They will be missed bv social and business cir cles in Hardin and will carry with them to - their new location the best wishes of the people of this community. rowers, will nominate and elect their candidate to the board. The council will then be made up of three members represent ing the three classes of farm ad ministration borrowers and four appointed by the governor of the FCA. Mr. Brown’s term is for three years. # SEVENTY-FOURTH CONGRESS CONVENED YESTERDAY The seventy-fourth congress convened Thursday at Washing ton, D. C. Joseph W. Byrns, Dem ocrat of Tennessee, was chosen speaker by a party vote, receiving 322. William .B. Bankhead, Dem ocrat, of Alabama was chosen house floor leader on the second ballot, receiving 156 to 66 for John J. O’Connor, Democrat, of New York. Vice-President John N. Garner of Texas presides over the senate, while Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas was re elected Democratic floor leader. Bertrand H. Snell, Republican, of New York was again chosen minority leader in the house by a vote of 85 to 1. Senator Mc- Nary of Oregon will continue as Republican senate leader. The senate stands: Demccrats, 69; Republicans, 25; Progressives. 1; Farmer-Labor, 1. The house: Democrats, 322; Republicans, 102; Progressives, 7: Farmer-Labar, 3; vacancy 1 < Indiana Republican died.) are graduates of the Hardin high school, the bride being a member of the Class of 1934 and the groom of the class of 1931. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer will re side for the present at Crow Agency, where Mr. Spencer will run the Tepee Texaco service station. The good wishes of the community are extended to these young people in their new home and work. * The trial of Bruno Richard Hauptman, accused of the murder of the Lindbergh baby, is on at Flemington, N. J., before a jury of 8 men and 4 women. TO FORM A DISTRICT BEET GROWERS' ASS'N Meetings of Beet Growers To Be Held at Various Points in Big Horn County. Sugar beet contracts have been signed by a majority of beet grow ers of Big Horn county during the past few days, according to Geo. W. Gustafson, county agent. During the next few’ days, the organization will be perfected in this county as part of the Sheri dan Factory District association. Five communities will be organ ized in Big Hom county out of the nine communities which make up the district organization. A committee will be elected in each community consisting of three members. The first man elected to this committee in each community is chairman of the community committee and is also a member of the board of directors of the district association. Only growers who have signed contracts are eligible to vote in the elec tion of community committees. The following community organ ization meetings have been sched uled for the five communities of Big Hom countv: Hardin communitv—including all producers who deliver beets to the Hardin loading station —Saturday. Jan. sth. at 7 30 n. m.. at the Hardin grade school. North Hardin community—in cluding al! producers who deliver h°et<; to the Demar and Holly leading stations—at Nine Mi’e hall. Monday. Jan. 7th, at 1:30 p. m. Kinglev communitv—includ ing all who deliver beets tn the Kinglev and loading stat’ons—Monday. Jan. 7th at 8:00 p. m.. at Foster hall. Crow community—including all growers who deliver beets to the Dunmore and Garryowen loading stations—Tuesday, Jan. Bth. at Hardin court room at 1:30 p.m. Lodge Grass community—includ ing all producer;: -who deliver beets to the Petzoldt and Wyola loading stations—at Lodge Grass on Tues dav. Jan. Bth, at 7:30 p.m. All producers are urged to at tend these organization meetings, as it is important, that the most representative and able men be elected to these committees. It is espicially important that the best men be selected to serve on the board of the district association which will govern the affairs of the Production Control association. From the board of directors will be elected five members to con stitute the control committee, which will be the executive body of the organization and must cer tify to the production of beets by producers and sign all beet ad justment payment contracts exe cuted by growers of the district. Land owners of Big Hom county having tenants on beet farms are Old Year Good To Hardin Men Another Good Oil Well Brought in on Seth Clarkson Lease in Cut Bank Field. Ed Lawlor and Bill Hoerr, form erly of Hardin, now of Cut Bank, were smiled on benignly by the old year before its departure. In the Cut Bank oil field a well was brought in last Saturday by Charles Grant, drilling contractor, which has all the earmarks of a large producer. Lawlor & Hoerr hold the operating lease on the Seth Clarkson farm on which the well is located. The well is in the southwest quarter of the south west quarter of section 9. township 33, range 5 west. The producing sand was picked up at 2840 feet and when the sand was pene trated but a few feet, oil rose rapidly in the hole. Drilling was continued until 58 feet of satu rated oil sand was opened and after swabbing for one hour pro duced 70 barrels of oil. This would indicate a w’ell good for at least 100 barrels per day steady pro duction. The depth of the sand will guarantee a long-life well. This is the third well in the Cut Bank field drilled by Lawlor and Hoerr and their operating interest covers 87% per cent of the pro duction on 200 acres which thev have under lease. The last well was drilled in a new area being developed southeast of the town of Cut Bank which was known as the "Baltic Dome,” some years before oil was discovered in the now famous field. VOLUME XVI, No. 38 asked to call at the county agent’s office and sign contracts with their tenant producers, as this is nec essary before they are accepted in Washington. ♦ Next Monday morning the state and county officials throughout Montana will assume their various offices, the statute providing that the time for the change of of ficers is the first Monday in Jan uary, following the regular elec tion. This year it happens that the newly elected officials will be unable to get up to the pie counter until nearly a week after the first of the year, the first Monday falling on January 7. In next week’s issue of the Hardin Tribune-Herald a detailed ac count of the induction into of fice of the various officials will be given. There will be but few -hanges in personnel in this countv, most of the officials now in office having been reelected, regardless of which ticket they were on. Beet Growers Elect Officers J. A. Koebbe, President; 11. W. Bunston, Regional Director— Name Factory Committee The Big Horn County Beet Growers’ association, at the an nual meeting of stockholders, transacted routine business and held in Hardin last Saturday, elected officers for the ensuing year, as follows: Jacob A. Koeb be, president; Dave Pitsch, vice president; Herb A, Williams, sec retary; H. W. Bunston, Big Horn county Regional director. These officials, together with William Kern. Fred Benzel, Joe Olenik and George Groskopn constitute the county board of directors. The growers approved the action of the Regional in demanding a 60-40 contract, with the 60% of the proceeds from the sugar and all by-products going to the grow ers. It is believed that the pro ducers have an investment of two-thirds and the processors one third of the capital outlay in the production and processing of the sugar, and that the producers take practically all the risk and that the proposed 60-40 division of the proceeds would be much more equitable to the growers than at present. A large number of growers were present and satisfactory progress in the signing up of govenment contracts was reported. A committee composed of H. W. Bunston, J. A. Koebbe, and H. W. Bunston was appointed to work with a committee of the Hardin Lions club named at the last meeting of the club, towards se curing the moving to Hardin of the Sheridan sugar factory, or getting another factory for Big Horn countv. Strong sentiment was generally expressed that un less this territory can have the benefits of the use of the by products here fnv feeding pur noses. our soil will soon be so de pleted and our ner acre tonnage will be so reduced that beets can not be profitably grown. A rising vote o f thanks was eiven to all officers for their ef ficient service during the past vear. POPULAR HARDIN TEACHER IS MARRIED ON VACATION The many friends of Miss Jean Starr, for the past two years in structor in English and dramatics in the Hardin high school, were surprised to learn on her return from her holiday vacation that she was married at Sidney, the day before Christmas, Dec. 24, to Weldon Higham, of Belfry, Car bon county. Mr. Higham is a graduate of the Montana Univers ity, class of 1932, and is a mem ber of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon social fraternity. Mrs. Higham will continue her duties as a member of the Hardin high school faculty until the end of the school year, which will be pleasing news to the patrons of the school, as she has made an especial hit by the manner in which she has trained the high school Oronyx drill team of 24 girls. The Tri bune-Herald joins with her friends —and they are legion—in ex tending congratulations and best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Higham. ~ j