This Day In History - January 2
 | Author:
Linda Huth, Broadwater County Musuem Curator
Linda Huth: MT43 News Board Member and Copy Editor |
“What Happened this Week in History”
Submitted by Linda Huth; Sponsored by: The Broadwater County Historical Society and the Cotter Foundation
January 2
1919
"Local News”
Ship your hides, pelts, fur and junk to B. Leopold, Helena Mont. He pays cash market prices and all charges.
Miss Rosmary Averill who had been visiting her sister, Mrs. N.S. Poole, at Chicago for several months, returned home Monday evening.
C.B. Doggett of Diamond spent Christmas with Towsend relatives and friends.
This is the time of year most trying on those inclined to be constipated. Many dread winter because of it. Don’t worry, just take Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea, nature’s gift of wondrous herbs, so scientifically blended, results guaranteed. Townsend Drug. Co.
After the restrictions on sugar and wheat were relaxed and we might reasonably hope to have a piece of cake, just see what has happened to the price of eggs!
Mr. John Gravely of the lower valley transacted business in Townsend the fore part of the week.
Miss Nellie Reardon of Clasoil is visiting her aunts Mesdames J.P. Marks and Ernest Zimmerman for a few days.
Quite a number of people attended the ball at Winston Christmas night.
Mrs. E.H. Goodman and her daughter, Zeberna, have traced their family lineage back to the early days of this country’s history therefore have the satisfactory distinction of being Daughters of the Revolutioin.
1958
“Grade School Winners in Poster Contest Announced”
Broadwater County primary grade classroom winners in the Montana Tuberculosis Association’s (MTA) Christmas Seal coloring contest have been announced by Mrs. Mary Johnson, Broadwater County seal sale chairman.
Mrs. Johnson said more than 150 Broadwater County primary grade (1,2, & 3) children had taken part in the health education program designed to stimulate interest in tuberculosis control and aid primary grade teachers in creating interest in good health habits.
Classroom winners were selected by the teachers and forwarded to the Montana Tuberculosis Association for the determination of county winners.
The MTA will award cash prizes to state winners, to be selected by three prominent Montana artists, Irvin Shope, Mrs. Ray O. Bjork and Shirley Kemp Gannon.
The children colored an 8 ½ by 15-inch replica of the 1957 Christmas seal.
Broadwater County classroom winners announced today are from the Townsend school: Ricky Guffey, Jim Valentine, Gregory Toney, Leann Todd, Carol Ann Geisser and Tim Ragen; 1st grade.
Linda Huth, Freddie Noyd, Roberta Whitten, Shelley Iverson, Sandy Ewing and Lisa Lanning; 2nd grade.
Nancy Fryhling, Pamela Leanhart, Alan Freebury, Louie Stiles, Linda Schwisow, Susan Wallace; 3rd grade.
In the Radersburg school winners were: Marsha Miller; 2nd grade; Paul Harris, Susan Webb, and Jane Williams; 3rd grade.
1986
“East of Townsend News”
Christmas Eve dinner guests at the home of Keith and Robin Kirscher and family were Vivianne and Audie Anderson, Ken and Marie Romo and family, and Barbara Kirscher, Billings. Christmas day the whole family gathered for dinner at the home of Ken and Marie Romo and family. After spending the holidays visiting her children and grandchildren, Barbara returned to Billings Sunday.
Betty McArthur and daughter, Sandy Copeland, spent Thursday to Saturday visiting Joe and Linda Wickens and family in Kalispell. Lisa and Frank McArthur, Jr. were Christmas dinner guests at the home of Frank and Betty McArthur. Christmas Eve Frank and Betty were dinner guests at the home of Al and Sandy Copeland.
Sewell and Alma Marks spent a few days over Christmas visiting with their sons and families, Ron and Phyllis Marks, Garrison and Jerry and Sharon Marks, Missoula.
Christmas dinner guests at the home of Luke and Rene Dagnall were Mike and Felicity McFerron and Greg, Canyon Ferry; Rick and Julie Diehl, Winston; and Rob and Vicky Dagnall, Kate and Raymond.
Curtis and Susan Spatzierath and children were dinner guests Christmas day at the home of Curtis’ mother, Adelheid Spatzierath and his sisters. Also, there were his grandmother and aunt, Marie Nuss and Doris Nuss, Butte. Kellie Goodwin, Helena, visited Saturday with her aunt, Susan Spatzierath. Kellie was on vacation from her studies at Missoula.
2003
“Around Town News”
Ann and Wally Rauser hosted dinner Christmas for James and Beverly Schneider, Christopher and Marissa, Great Falls; Vicki Rauser, Helena; Connie Rauser, Tucson, Ariz.; Jeremy and Erin Rauser, Butte; Rob and Vanessa Rauser, Madison, Ashley and Kayle, Bozeman, John and Missy Rauser, Rachelle Samantha, Rachelle and Magedline, Toston; and Frances Etzwiler, Townsend.
Christmas Even dinner guests at the home of Chris and Lillian Arden were their son and family Douglas and Jodi Arden, Brittany and Kaitlyn, Toston, and Alan, Austin and Andy, Townsend.
Craig and Vicki Biggs, Albany, Ore. visited here over the weekend at the home of his parents, Lela and Kenney Biggs. Sunday they were business callers in Helena.
Christmas Day Eleanor Holling and her son, Spencer were dinner guests at the home of Mary and Pat Plantenberg. Joining them for dinner were Frances and Mike Koehnke and Elmer Simons.
