This Week In History
 | Author:
Linda Huth, Broadwater County Museum 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
August 14
1902
“Local News”
Bear signs are plentiful. M.L. Duckett informs us that he will furnish gun, ammunition and provisions to anyone who will hunt bear. He also promises to pack or lead in all they kill or catch.
Attorney George Cowan, of Boulder, transacted legal business in town Monday, returning to Boulder on the 4:30 train the same evening.
Thos Dixon has been improving his property back of his place of business, by erecting a high tight board fence around the same.
L.S. Robison and Thomas Howell are finishing the steps and railing to the entrance of the new Catholic church. They are making an easy flight of stairs, which being about four feet wider at the bottom than at the top, they will be very convenient and commodious.
Chas. Coleberg of Hassel, came over the Indian Creek Road on Friday morning and reported it a difficult matter to travel over it, even on horseback.
The Indian Creek Road was badly washed out during the heavy rain Thursday. McCormick’s stage was obliged to pull over the Whipcracker hill Friday morning.
1941
“Local News”
Among end of week visitors at the North Montana Fair in Great Falls were Miss Joan McCarthy, who was the guest of Miss Gloria Kapinos, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Peterson and daughter Peggy, Mrs. D.S. Buisson, Mrs. Paul Ragen Mrs. F.W. Pinney, Mrs. Fern Canty and mother, Mrs. Blanche Canty, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Whaley, Miss Mary Whaley, Mrs. Dora Koger, Mr. and Mrs. Les Goodwin, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Anders, Mr. and Mrs. Omer Boeh, Ronald Kelly, James Gill and Miss Ann Gabisch.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Schreiner and Mrs. Mary Schreiner spent Sunday in Helena visiting at the homes of Mrs. Schreiner’s daughters, Mrs. DeWolfe and Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Ormiston.
Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Wallace spent the fore part of the week in Billings and on Wednesday were accompanied home by their daughter, Miss Mary, who will remain at home here the few days prior to her wedding to Jack Thompson, which is announced for Sunday.
Al Olsen has accepted a position as meat cutter in the meat department of Mac’s Cash Grocery.
1958
“Local News”
Mrs. George Lots and daughter, Marcia, and Mrs. Marguerite Peterson left Tuesday for a visit in Yellowstone Park.
Ben Jones, Bud Davis, Mike Huth, Heinie Huth and Barney Buzdikian spent the weekend fishing at Edith Lake. Bud says the fishing was rotten.
Mrs. Hilda Perry is spending this week with her sons at Virginia City.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Etzwiler, Jim and Mary, visited Mr. and Mrs. William Carlson of Basin over the weekend. Jim and Mary remained for a longer visit.
Karen Ann Olsen, Janice Kieckbusch, Barbara Neild and Ann Rauser were in Helena Saturday afternoon. On the way home they stopped in Winston at the home of Doreen Davies for a barbecue dinner.
The Garrison Rains family enjoyed a three-day trip through Yellowstone Park first of the week. They also visited Virginia City.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Olsen returned home Monday from California where they had been visiting Lt. Com. John Olsen and family of Oakland, Calif., and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Davey, Jr. of San Jose, Calif. The Olsen’s son, Ronald, who was discharged from the Army August 7, returned home with them. He had been stationed at presidio of San Francisco.
1975
“Toston-South of Townsend-Crow Creek” News
Teresa Flynn, Trish Berberet, Twila Arden and Jan Nelson represented the Toston Blue Ribbon 4-H Club Friday evening at the Style Show.
Tonda Rasmussen, Deena Horne, Jorja Hensley and Connie Rauser represented the Crow Creek Clover 4-H Club in the Style Show.
Jeffry Webb of Great Falls is spending a week with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Webb.
Andy, Reba and Ruth Johnson visited with Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Johnson Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Anzik were in Helena Friday to attend the Last Chance Stampede and Fair.
Mrs. Andy Bruce and Andrea attended the 4-H Fair Friday and Saturday.
Barb Berberet of Yellowstone Lake spent the weekend and the first part of the week with her parents, Mr. and Ms. Bill Berberet and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Sanderson and boys visited with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Sanderson and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Arkie Cross were fishing on Dry Creek Sunday.
