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VOL. 46, NO. 37
Well Known Painter of American Indians
Was Crow Agency Resident in Early Days
J. H. Sharp, well - known
painter of American Indians,
who died at his Pasadena, Cal.’
home, August 29, is remembered
with affection by many in this
region, particularly those resi
dents of Crow Agency from
1901-13.
The bustling little man with
the sharp goatee was an in
terested and amiable partici
pant in agency life of those
days, although he was totally
deaf. The cabin built for him
which he and his wife occupied
during part of every year they
lived at the agency, stillstands
on Crow Agency’s main street.
His studio was across the road
behind the cabin in what was
then an open field.
In 1901 Sharp had just start
ed to devote his entire time to
painting Indian life. For some
years before that he had been
Pryor Man to Be
Buried at
Custer Battlefield
Funeral services will be con
ducted at the Hardin Baptist
church at 2 p. m. Friday, Sept.
10, for William N. Cosgrove, 63.
of Pryor, w’ho died September
6 at the Veteran’s hospital in
Miles City following an illness
of one year.
The Rev. Clifford Gates of
Pryor will be in charge of ser
vices and burial will be in Cus
ter Battlefield national ceme
tery. Mr. Cosgrove had been
a resident of Pryor for the
past 28 years.
He was born at Belle
Fourche. S. D., January 25,
1890. a son of Mr. and Mrs.
George S. Cosgrove. He came to
Big Horn county in 1912. and
w’as employed at the Frank
Heinrich ranch for a number
of years before moving to Pry
or.
He married Pearl Reed at
Billings May 8, 1925.
Surviving are his wife; two
sons, William K. Cosgrove and
Burton D. Cosgrove, both of
Pryor; three daughters, Mrs.
Walter Gilreath of Custer, Bet
ty Mae Cosgrove and Carol J.
Cosgrove, both of Pryor; three
step-sons, Daniel C. Frost of
Crow Agency, and Vernon G.
Frost and John L. Frost, both
of Pryor, and ten grandchil
dren.
He is also survived by four
brothers, Archie B. of Rapid
City, S. D., Ralph L. of Silver
City, S. D., and Bertrand and
Hugh, both of Deadwood, S. D.,
and two sisters, Mrs. Nester
Erickson of Deadwood, and Mrs.
Florence Webster of California.
Services Conducted
For Fred Froze, 60
Funeral services were held at
the Burgess Memorial Baptist
church at Crow Agency Tues
day afternoon for Fred Froze,
60, who died suddenly at his
home six miles south of Har
din Saturday, Sept. 5, at 5:45
p. m. The Rev. C. A. Bentley
officiated at the services and
burial was in the family plot
six miles south of Hardin.
Mr. Froze was born March 1,
1893, on the reservation and
had farmed in the Hardin vi
cinity all his life. He was mar
ried in 1917 to Elizabeth White
Fox at the Hardin Episcopal
church.
Survivors include his wife;
four daughters. Mrs. Katie
Pretty Weasel and Mrs. Betty
Yellowtail of the Hardin vicin
ity Miss Jane Froze and Miss
Vera Froze at home, and a son,
Danrall, at home.
More Than 500 View Exhibit and Sale
Of 4-H Club and FFA Members Monday
The 4-H club and Future
Farmers of America exhibit
held Labor Day at the fair
grounds in Hardin was attend
ed by nearly 500 persons, ac
cording to H. M. Kilpatrick,
county agent.
Those attending viewed ex-
Evangelists Will
Speak Sept. 16
The Rev. and Mrs. Reinhold
A. Barth, evangelists, will be
featured at a meeting of the
Youth For Christ to be held
Wednesday evening, Sept. 16,
at the American Legion hall.
The Rev. Mr. Barth spent
three years in Germany as a
Youth for Christ International
Representative and has preach
ed in dozens of cities and
towns in addition to his ap
pearances before high school
and junior college groups.
Mrs. Barth is a well-known
radio and recording artist who
broadcasts twice weekly over
W.M.8.1. and through the
Christian Association in Ha
waii.
Che fiardin CribuneWnld
DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF BIG HORN COUNTY
Hardin, Big Hom County, Montana
an instructor in the Cincinnati
Art Academy where he had be
gun his study of painting at
the age of 14, and had spent
only his vacations painting In
dians. In 1893 he first went lu
Taos, N. M., to visit the an
cient pueblo and a few years
later became a charter member
of the world-famous Taos So
ciety of Artists. He maintained
a residence in Taos, where he
spent most of his summers.
After the death of his first
wife his visits to Crow were in
frequent. although he kept his
property there until the 1930’5.
His last visit was made in the
fall of 1923. At that time he
spent a day in Hardin visiting
friends and held an impromptu
exhibit of paintings which he
happened to be carrying with
him. These included a large
portfolio of work done in Spain
and North Africa the winter
before.
During Sharp’s first few
years in Montana, the Smith
sonian Institute bought eleven
of his Indian portraits and Mrs.
Phoebe Hearst purchased 80
portraits and scenes for the
University of California, at the
same time ordering many more
for delivery at the rate of 15
paintings a year for 15 years.
Sharp's paintings have received
gold and silver medals at sev
eral international exhibitions
and are represented in many
art galleries, particularly those
of the west. Many of his small
er canvasses are owned by res
idents of Big Horn county and
Billings, most of these being
gifts to friends.
Mr. Sharp would have been
94 years old Sept. 27. He is
survived by his wife, sister of
the first Mrs. Sharp, who was
several times a visitor at Crow
Agency in the early 1900’s.
Dr, W. A. Petzoldt
Leaves on
Speaking Tour
Lodge Grass—Dr. W. A. Pet
zoldt, missionary extraordinary,
left last Sunday for his an
nual speaking tour which ‘this
year will take him to Indiana,
Kansas, South Dakota, Penn
sylvania and Minnesota.
On the morning of Sept. 6,
Dr. Petzoldt conducted the full
service at the Presbyterian
church in Sheridan and left
immediately therafter with
Mrs. Petzoldt for Chicago. They
plan to be gone three months,
returning home November 25,
in time for the 50th anniver
sary celebration for the Crow
Indian Mission.
During his fifty-two years
of missionary service, Dr. Pet
zoldt has spoken in every state
of the Northern Baptist Con
vention, except Utah and Del
aware, and including Baptist
churches and Rotary club in
Mexico and Canada.
An expert linguist, he has
spoken without interpreters to
congregations composed of
Greeks, Jews, Armenians, Ger
man, Swedish, Norwegians and
Danish. With interpreters he
has spoken to Mexicans, Puer
to Ricans, Italians, Russians,
Czechoslovakians, Hungarians,
Japanese, Chinese, Poles, Ru
manians, French and to most
of the Indian tribes of the
United States.
He has also been honored
with the privilege of occupying
the pulpit of the largest Prot
estant church in the world,
that of the Abyssinian Negro
Baptist church in Harlem, New
York City.
hibits, observed the showman
ship demonstration and partici
pated in the 4-H livestock sale
during the afternoon.
The Hardin chapter of FFA
exhibited two purebred beef
heifers and three purebred
swine. Other exhibits included
home economics projects made
by girls in various 4-H clubs,
and dairy and beef breeding
cattle and poultry by various
club members.
In the showmanship demon
stration, 4-H members were
given instructions on showing
and fitting dairy cattle, beef
calves and sheep.
Local businessmen and others
supported the 4-H livestock
sale, for which Schaller and
Lackman acted as auctioneers.
Clyde Rader graded the lambs
prior to the sale.
The average price received
frr the seven steers was $27.11
oer cwt. The 20 lambs averaged
$19.38 per cwt. Particioating
were the Little Hom Beef Rus
tlers of Lod^e Grass, the 4-A
club of Kirby, and Sunshine
Armies and Mountain Silver
clubs of Hardin.
Plan Open House at
New School Building
The public will have an op
portunity to view the newly
completed elementary school
building in Hardin when they
attend a reception for the fac
ulties of the Hardin schools
given by the local PTA Wed
nesday evening, Sept. 23, ac
cording to an announcement by
Mrs. E. W. Riebeth, president
of the local PTA, and H.
R. Salyer, superintendent of
schools.
Final plans for the reception
and open house will be made
at a meeting of the PTA ex
ecutive board Thursday eve
ning, Sept. 10, at the high
school, according to Mrs. Rie
beth.
Mrs. Raymond Savage has ac
cepted the position of maga
zine chairman for the PTA for
the coming year and Mrs. Har
lie Brown, Jr., will serve as
health chairman, Mrs. Riebeth
announced.
TO MEET FRIDAY
Team captains and interested
sponsors are requested to meet
at the Community center Fri
day, Sept. 11, at 8 p. m. to help
in completing the bowling
schedule for the coming sea
son, Bill Smith, center mana
ger, has announced.
W. 0. Campbell Was Prominent Resident
Of Area Since 1919; Services Saturday
William Oren Campbell, 81,
retired farmer of Hardin, died
September 9 at the Big Horn
County Community hospital.
Death was attributed to a
stroke. He had been a resident
of this area since 1919, and
had lived in Hardin since 1945.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at the Open Bible
church in Hardin at 10 a. m.
Saturday, Sept. 12, with the
Rev. E. P. Fulton officiating,
and at the Community Pres
byterian church in Hysham at
3 p. m. the same day. Burial
will be in the Hysham ceme
tery.
Pallbearers will be Paul
Gamble, Arthur Gamble, Bob
Campbell, Cliff Campbell, Os
wald Nichols and Rich Howard.
Mr. Campbell was born Jan
uary 15, 1872, at Springfield,
Mo., the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Wade Campbell. On November
23, 1892, he married Eliza Jane
Winfield at Walnut Grove, Mo.
The couple resided in Missouri
until 1901, when they moved to
Edgerton, Kan., residing there
six years. They also lived in
Pullman, Wash., for six years
before coming to Montana in
1919. For many years Mr.
Campbell operated a ranch in
the Sarpy area.
Mrs. Campbell died in 1944.
Deputy Warden to
Sell Antelope
Permits Sunday
Approximately 100 antelope
permits will be placed on sale
in Hardin on a first-come,
first-served basis beginning
Sunday, Sept. 13, according to
Deputy State Game Warden
Frank Starina.
Starina said the permits will
be on sale Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday at his home, 519 N.
Crow Ave., unless the allotted
number is sold out in less than
three days.
The deputy warden said he
does not yet know the exact
areas for which the permits
will be issued, but they will be
for the eastern part of the
state. The permits are a part
of a number to be sold by the
state fish and game commis
sion following the regular per
mit drawing recently completed.
Although applications for some
areas in the state exceeded the
number to be issued, other ar
eas had been allotted more per
mits than there were applica
tions for, Starina said.
The permits to be sold next
week will be partly either sex
and partly buck only. The dep
uty warden said that those al
ready holding an antelope per
mit need not apply, since no
hunter will be allowed more
than one permit.
Kirby Man President
Of Flying Farmers
Torrey Johnson of Kirby was
advanced to the presidency of
the Montana Flying Farmers
and Ranchers association dur
ing the annual convention held
at Roundup September 5 and
6. Leonard Sorenson of Boze
man was elected vice president.
For his first act as president,
Johnson obtained unanimous
approval of the convention del
egates to start a post graduate
course for all pilots interested.
The course will consist of sev
eral night meetings concluding
with trial in the Link tranier
or blind flying.
Thursday J
Activity in Ash
Creek Area
Holds Attention
Drilling in the Ash creek area
holds top interest in oil ac
tivity in Big Ham county this
week as the McDermott No. 2
Govt, is being tested for pro
duction at a depth of 5,694
feet.
The well, located in SW SW
SW3-10S-38E, is of importance
in possible development and
extension of the north end of
the Powder River basin.
In the same general area, SW
SW SE3-10S-38E, drilling is
continuing past 3,570 feet at
the No. 3 Crow Tribal.
Location has been made in
SW SW SE2O-9S-40E, near
Decker for a Shannon sand
test. The well, known as For
est Oil-No. 1 Simpson, will be
drilled with a rotary rig.
In the Soap Creek field, Pe
troleum Products Refining and
Producing companys No. 4
Crow, has been established at
100 barrels per day at a depth
of 1,941 feet. Drilling is con
tinuing past 1,200 feet at the
Crow Tribal 6/978, in the Soap
Creek field, after fishing for
lost tools.
Mr. Campbell retired and
moved to Hardin in 1945, and
in 1946 married Lena McMillen
Campbell.
Surviving are three daugh
ters, Mrs. Leetah Gamble of
Hysham, Mrs. Elizabeth Yaw of
Granger, Wash., and Mrs. Anne
Dust of Hysham, and three
sons, Willard D. of Pocatello,
Idaho, Orville of Myers, and
Clifford of Custer. He is also
survived by a number of grand
children and great-grandchil
dren.
Five Treated for
Accidental Injuries
Six persons were injured,
none seriously, in a car acci
dent which occurred approxi
mately three miles north of
Hardin on Highway 47 Tues
day evening.
Sheriff Roy Riley said a 1949
sedan belonging to Wilhart
Preszler and driven by Francis
Braaten of Hardin, left the
road near a curve and over
turned, coming to a stop right
side up in the barrow pit.
Most seriously injured was
Shirley Preszler, who suffered
a scalp wound. She was treated
at a physician’s office and was
not hospitalized. Also treated
for cuts and bruises were Mrs.
Preszler, Gloria Jean Preszler,
Sandra Lou Preszler and San
dra Kline.
Extensive damage to the ve
hicle also resulted.
Week's Weather
Recorded by Holly Sugar
Corp., Hardin, for week ending
5 p. m. Wednesday, Sept. 9:
Maximum temperature: 88
degrees, Sept. 7.
Minimum temperature: 38
degrees, Sept. 4.
Precipitation for the week:
.03 inch.
Precipitation for the year to
date: 6.87 inches.
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Board Explains New
Ruling on
Bus Transportation
Children living less than
three miles from school will not
be transported to school this
year by the school buses of
district 17-H, according to H.
R. Salyer, superintendent of
schools, in announcing a deci
sion made at a recent meeting
of the school board.
The action was taken at the
meeting of the board because
of the overcrowded conditions
on the buses of the district,
Salyer said. “According to law,
the school district is not re
quired to transport children
living less than three miles
from school and no financial
provisions are made by the
state for that purpose,” Salyer
said.
In explaining the necessity
for the action, Salyer stated
that trnsportation of children
living within the three-mile
zone had been done In past
years as a courtesy, but buses
in some locales are now so
crowded that children have
been forced to stand in the
aisles.
“The board feels that this
condition presents a safety haz
ard and so the measure pro
hibiting the transporting of
children within the three-mile
zone was deemed necessary,”
Salyer said.
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Officers Seeking
Identity of Man
Found Near Tracks
Big Horn county and railroad
officers are seeking the iden
tity of a man found injured
near the Cj B. & Q. tracks
Wednesday morning and who
died en route to a Billings hos
pital.
The man, thought to be
about 30 years of age, was
found by Fred Haug of Har
din, section crew foreman, who
reported to Sheriff Roy. G. Ri
ley. The section crew came
upon the injured man about
2^ miles west of Hardin on
the south side of the railroad
tracks, at 8 p. m. Wednesday.
His right arm was almost
completely severed, he had a
severe head injury and other
cuts and bruises about his
body. The man, who was in a
state of unconsciousness, was
taken by ambulance to the Big
Horn County Community hos
pital, and removed later to a
Billings hospital, where he was
pronounced dead upon arrival.
The body is at Bullis Mortuary
in Hardin.
Sheriff Riley, Coroner John
W. Bullis, and F. W. Patterson
of Sheridan, Wyo., who are in
vestigating the death, said that
no means of identification was
found in the man’s belongings.
He was 5 ft., 7 inches in height,
weighed approximately 140 lbs.,
and had brown hair. He was
wearing overalls and a tan
shirt.
Riley said it is believed he
fell from an eastbound freight
tr tin which arived in Hardin at
about 10:20 p. m. Tuesday, and
was injured beneath the wheels
of the train.
Indians Will Open
Football
Season at Dayton
Lodge Grass — The Lodge
Grass high school football sea
son will begin with a non-con
ference game at Dayton, Wyo.,
on Sept. 11, and the reserves,
coached by Jim Hoffman, will
go into action on the local
giridiron the next day in a
game with Ranchester.
Coach Bob Nees issued suits
to 25 players, 18 of them letter
men, in the opening practice
last week. With the completion
of enrollment, Nees anticipates
between 35 and 40 candidates
out.
Powerhousing the main
string will be a 200-pound ju
nior, Bill Jappe, and fleet El
wood Schenderline, 185 pounds,
and also a junior, who will be
back at fullback position.
Others lined up for the first
team are Gary Curry, quarter
back; Myron Pease, wingback;
Bob Chandler, fullback; George
Bonawitz, end; Wesley Wagen
aar, end and Roger Ball, end.
Of his team’s prospect this
year Nees says, “It looks pretty
good. The boys are in fine
shape after a summer of ranch
work for many of them. We’re
carrying more weight this year
while still retaining ouir speed.”
Youth Is Recovering
From Polio Attack
James McArthur, son of Mr.
and Mrs. James McArthur of
St. Xavier, was released from
St. Vincent’s hospital last week
and returned to his home fol
lowing what his physician diag
nosed as a “mild” case of polio.
Young McArthur is continu
ing treatment for the disease
at the Billings hospital, how
ever, according to his brother
in-law, James Hyde of Har
din. The severity of the young
ster’s case was minimized due
to the prompt diagnosis and
treatment, according to the at
tending physician.
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BOND IS FIXED
Bond was fixed at SI,OOO for
Jack R. Cargo when he ap
peared in Justice court of C.
A. Corkins September 8, and
was bound over to district court
on a charge of removing per
sonal property under a condi
tional sales contract from the
state.
The complaint was signed by
Henry Ruegamer.
Pictured, left to right, are
Helen Rae Jeffers, Gilbert Eg
gart, Joyce Landon, County
Agent H. M. Kilpatrick, Inez
Noblett, Charles Murdock and
Mrs. J. J. Weinberg, leader, who
attended the 4-H club congress
in Bozeman from Big Horn
county.
Th county delegation com
peted with club members
throughout the state in live
stock and home economics
judging. Gilbert Eggart and
Charles Murdock of the Little
Horn Beef Rustlers club re
ceived a blue and a white
award in cattle judging.
Joyce Landon and Helen Rae
Jeffers of the Hi-Ho club from
Lodge Grass received a red and
a white award in clothing and
a white award in the dress re
vue, while Inez Noblett, junior
leader from Lodge Grass, par
ticipated in the leadership pro
gram, where no awards were
made.
Bear Don't Walk
Mimics Name
In Marine Corps
Lodge Grass—Raymond. Bear
Don’t Walk, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Bear Don’t Walk of
Lodge Grass, was the object of
considerable attention and
publicity at the NATT training
center in Jackson, Fla., where
he is stationed with the Mar
ine Corps.
Private First Class Bear
Don’t Walk’s picture appeared
in the Jax Air News recently,
with the following caption:
“Heap Big Sit Down Strike—
Strictly for the sake of a
posed picture, PFC Raymond
Bear Don’s Walk mimics his
name while Lt. Clyde Butter
field pleads, ‘lt just isn’t done
in the Marine Corps and please
get up’.”
The story concerning Bear
Don’t Walk reads in part, “If
you should hear someone call
for Private First Class Ray
mond Bear Don’t Walk at mus
ter, don’t head for the showers
for a reawakening. That’s the
real name of a lad stationed
here.
Raymond Bear Don’t Walk
has reported to aviation store
keeper school at NATT center
from basic training at San
Diego Cal.
Proud of his Orow Indian
heritage Raymond’s home is in
Lodge Grass, Mont., a part of
the Crow reservation where his
grandfather, the original Bear
Don’t Walk, was a chieftain of
the Crow tribe.
Raymond’s mother is a de
scendent of the Chippewa
tribe. He and his three broth
ers and one sister can really
claim true American ancestry.
The 19-year-old student will
serve three years with the Ma
rine Corps and is at present
a student at aviation store
keeper school.”
In his battery tests for Ma
rine entrance, Raymond placed
high in his company.
Bulldogs Will Test Light Line. Speedy
Backfield in First Grid Game Friday
The 1953 Hardin Bulldog
football team will be light, ave
raging about 155 pounds for
the line and 150 pounds for the
backfield, according to C. A.
Emerson, coach.
“What we lack in weight we
hope to make up for in speed,”
Casey said, adding, “Our de
fense looks fair and the boys
are all alert. As yet our of
fense is unknown.”
The opening game: at Red
Lodge Saturday, Sept,, 12, at 2
p. m„ will be used to experi
ment with new plays since it
is a non-conference game,
Casey stated. First home game
of the season for the Bulldogs
will be against the Laurel Lo
comotives at 2 ’j. m. Friday,
Sept. 18.
Forty-three uniforms have
been issued so far this season,
Casey said, with more boys ex
pected to turn out as the sea
son advances. Adam Singer, at
195 pounds, is the heaviest man
on the squad.
Tentative starting line-uo
for Saturday’s game is as fol
lows: Singer, left end; Bob
Warren, left tackle: Bob De
vore, left guard; Don Kray,
Ballots to Choose
Committeemen
Mailed to Farmers
Ballots for use in choosing
PMA community committeemen
for 1954 are being mailed this
week to all eligible voters of
record in Big Horn county, the
county Production and Market
ing Administration committee
said this week.
Ballot forms list the nomi
nees for committee posts in
each agricultural community
and also the names of candi
dates for delegates to the coun
ty convention. Ample space is
provided on the ballots for per
sons to write in the names of
any persons other than those
nominated for whom they wish
to vote either for committee
men or convention delegate.
Each voter is requested to ex
press his preference for five
persons for the community
committee and two persons for
convenion delegate.
The three individuals re
ceiving the most votes for com
mittemen will be elected to the
community committee and the
two receiving the next largest
number of votes will be alter
nate committee members. Sim
ilarly, the person receiving the
most votes as delegate will be
chosen to represent the com
munity at the convention
which will elect the county
committees, and the person re
ceiving the next largest num
ber of votes will be alternate
delegate.
The committee states that
every eligible voter should re
ceive a ballot form, but any
one who is overlooked can se
cure a ballot at the county
PMA office.
Voters have until September
18 to either mail or deliver
their voted ballots to the coun
ty office.
Kids Day to Feature
Parade, Free Show
The observance of National
Kids’ Day here will include a
free show at the Harriet thea
tre at 2 p. m., a kid’s parade
with prizes, and a fund-raising
button sale, according to Vince
Seipp, chairman of the Har
din Kiwanis club boys and girls
committee, sponsors of the
event.
The celebration will take
place Saturday, Sept. 26, in
Hardin, in conjunction with
similar activities sponsored by
Kiwanians throughout the
country.
Details of the parade, which
will be led by the Hardin high
school band under the direc
tion of Frank Solazzi, will be
announced later, with prizes
planned for several categories.
All proceeds from the button
sale will be retained by the lo
cal Kiwanis club for use in
youth projects in Hardin, Seipp
said.
center; Gene Lenhard, right
guard; George Old Elk, right
tackle, Merrill Evenson, right
end; Jack Heimann, quarter
back; Lester Muhlbeier, left
half; Eugene Hauck, fullback;
Roland Croghan, right half.
Others who are expected to see
action during Saturday’s game
are Bob Doyle and Willis Med
icine Horse at the two end
positions; Leonard Landrie at
center, Gary Kaiser at left
half and Cecil Ward at right
half.
Casey said that pre-season
surveys give Worden and Cen
tral the edge as the strong
teams in the eastern district as
both teams lost less men and
average more weight than other
teams in the district.
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Weather Outlook
Forecast by U. S. Weather
Bureau, Helena, for area east
of Continental Divide, through
Sunday:
Temperatures will average
above normal Wednesday
through Sunday. High temper
atures 70 to 85, lows 35 to 50.
No important changes. Little or
no precipitation.