1908-1912 George Bickle was born in 1860 in Wisconsin. He left his parents' home in Kanas when he was 19 and spent the next few years herding cattle and living outdoors. During this time, he was befriended by Teddy Roosevelt. He married Martha Hatfield in Miles City on April 2nd, 1885. The married couple had seven children and first lived in Terry, Montana, until 1889, when they moved to Havre. George was active for several years in the Republican Central Committee in Custer County and then Chouteau County. In 1896, George was appointed as Havre Township Constable. A few years later, he became the Chief of Police in Havre and continued to run his ranch just south of Havre. During the summer of 1904, George purchased a Clydesdale stallion shipped from St. Paul. The following February, the horse died, and to the papers, the "loss was a heavy one for the horse was valued at $1000". Bickle was a much-loved policeman in Havre, so it was no surprise when he was nominated to run for County Sheriff and won 2 elections. Each small township or town had a newspaper during this time, and everyone reported on the day's events. There were lots of "sheriff comes to town" along with a few horse chiefs, arsonists, men stealing beer, and even a bank robbery. The biggest headline he received around the state happened in July 1910 when he was returning home on the train from Great Falls, and a person fired a shot through the train windows. George was in luck. The bullet missed his elbow and lodged in the seat. After completing his last term as Sheriff, George and his family returned to Havre. Once back in Havre, he was elected to serve as Sheriff of the newly formed Hill County in 1916. Bickle died in 1934 in Havre.
1912-1916 Isaac M. "Ike" Rogers was born in Texas in 1872 and grew up in various Central and Western United States locations. At the age of 28, he was still living with his family in New Mexico. By 1908, He shows up in the Montana Newspapers as a deputy sheriff under Sheriff Frank McDonald. McDonald purchased a white Steamer, which was the newest and fastest car of the year. Sheriff and his Under Sheriff, Ike, made the trip from Butte to Anaconda in 45 minutes. During the fall of 1908, Ike ran for Sheriff against George Bickle but lost. He remained under Sheriff at least for a bit with Bickle as Sheriff, but the 1910 US census shows him as a farmer in Big Sandy. The census also lists his wife, Eliza, and his adopted daughter. A Gazetteer published in 1911 shows Ike owning four lots in Cleveland, Montana. Rogers ran again for Sheriff and won. An article out of a January 1913 Havre paper told of Ike's Occupation before becoming Sheriff of Chouteau County had been the area stock inspector. Ike was a well-liked and highly thought-of sheriff. A man captured and sentenced for forgery received 2 and a half years. Also, Horse stealing was still an active crime that kept Ike busy throughout his two terms. In 1921, Ike married Rose Ethel Linaham. The couple moved back to Texas by 1930, where they ran a package liquor shop. Isaac died in 1957 at the age of 84.
