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
November 13
1902
“Local News”
Con Mannix and family of Canton are comfortably domiciled at the courthouse building for the winter.
Winston Homestead No. 771, American Yeoman will give a grand ball on the 26th of the present month and all lovers of the art are cordially invited to be present.
Attorney Geo. Cowan and Ed Ryan of Boulder were in town Monday on business connected with legal claims. They departed for Boulder on the evening of the same day.
J.P. Sanders is located in town with a full fledged photographing outfit. He has rented the blue house formerly owned and occupied by Joe Hemmerl, at which place his tent is pitched for taking your photos.
J.H. Deadmond is engaged in building a warehouse for J.W. Henton on Oak Street just east of the M.E. church. Mr. Henton owns two lots in that locality and will eventually use the warehouse for a barn.
M. Gurnett and family have removed from the ranch to town for the winter.
Thos. Cotter has removed his family from Canton to Townsend for the winter.
Mrs. Van Voast will give Opals away. Call and get one.
1941
“Much New Building is in Progress in City and Rural Districts”
A new business building is going up this week. Dave Langevin, having broke ground for a modern barber shop the latter part of the week, and by now framework for the walls are up, the excavation and foundation are completed. Carl Hov is engineering the building. His site is on a lot between the Wilson Dress shop and Connors Mortuary, one door from the location of his present shop.
Other buildings going on at the present time include the finishing of the service station and shop on North Front Street. The dwellings are three-room modern houses made from native peeled and treated logs with natural grooved knotty pine interior finish. The same treatment is carried out in their modern service station and blacksmith shop and later they plan to erect some tourist cabins with the same design.
Mrs. M. Hench is having an addition made on her home in the north end of town. Edgar Dawson is having a milk house and barn constructed on his ranch east of town. A.G Guffey is the contractor for the Dawson improvements. At the Mannix ranch near Canton, now owned by Ed Kane of Helena, there is work well underway on a very fine and modern country home. Hustad Bros. of Helena have the contract for that building. Walter Clark is improving his ranch dwelling near Toston and there are many other minor building improvements underway in and out of Townsend at the present time.
1958
“Bulldogs Whip Superior for Western District Title”
With a grinding ground attack and devastating passing the Broadwater Bulldogs swept to their second straight Class C eight man state championship with a 26-0 victory over the highly touted and somewhat favored Superior Bobcats.
There was no doubt in the spectators’ minds as to who was the finer team as the Bulldogs punched out scores in every period while holding Superior to only one serious threat, which was set up by a Bulldog penalty. This game completed an unbeaten year for Broadwater and marked their 18th consecutive win.
Superior kicked off to Townsend to open the game and held the Bulldogs on downs. The Bulldogs then held Superior and got a lucky break on a fourth down when the whole Bulldog line blocked the Superior punt and then recovered it. From there, Dennis Miller and Brad White, who filled in very well for the injured Jim Van Meter, moved the ball to the Superior twelve yard line, where Pete Carson scored on a quarterback sneak. The kick for extra point was blocked. The Bulldogs had another drive fail in the first period on a fumble, but minutes later in the second quarter carried the drive on out. This touchdown was set up on passes from Carson to Miller, and end Don Lewis. Carson then scored on a roll-out play. Townsend had another threat thwarted just before the half on a fumble. The half ended 12-0. The baffled Superior team called frequent time outs to try to cope with the tenacious defense of the Bulldogs. Pat Delger was particularly rugged as he broke through the Superior line to throw the Superior passer time and again for losses. This, combined with the stalwart play of Norman Bruce and Allan Damuth, held the Superior line plays to minimum yardage. The Bulldogs kicked off to Superior to begin the second half and now the Bobcats tried to sweep the ends. But Lewis and Dwain Lavinder, the Bulldogs’ defensive ends, rose to the occasion and kept them from gaining significant yardage. A pass interception by Miller started the Bulldogs toward their third period score. This, combined with a beautiful run by White and then later a pass to Van Meter, set the stage for Miller’s crash to pay dirt. Miller also swept the end for the extra point. This made the score 19-0
The Bulldog line again held Superior’s next set of offensive plays as the final period began. The ball was moved to the Superior ten on a beautiful pass from Carson to White and power plays by Miller. Miller went over for the score and then ran the extra point to make the score 26-0.
Coach Keltz, soon after, cleared his bench, but the Bulldogs were still full of fight. They moved the ball to the one yard line on a pass to Van Meter and runs by Miller and Van Meter. A penalty, however, killed the drive. Superior desperately ran the ball out to the forty yard line, but it was too late as the game ended 26-0.
A great deal of credit for the Bulldogs’ successful season goes to the cheerleaders, Linnie Baker, GayAnn Sullivan and Colleen Siebold, as they kept an avid cheering section for the Bulldogs.
1975
“East of Townsend” News
Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Bieber and children of Helena spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bieber. The Bieber children, Brenda, Penny and Travis were baptized Sunday at the Shepard of the Valley Lutheran Church in Townsend.
Mrs. Monty Hankinson, Brenda and Cody of Dillon spent Tuesday to Friday with their mother and grandmother, Mrs. Ed Neild.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Sanderson and boys of Belgrade were dinner guests Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Bucy to celebrate Mrs. Sanderson’s birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Flechensar and Heather of Belgrade and Betti Christie of Dillon spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Doug Christie and Sally. Mr. and Mrs. Joel Flynn joined them Sunday and they celebrated the second birthday of Heather.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Bucy and Mr. and Mrs. Monte Armstrong flew to Seattle, where Monte had a checkup at the hospital there.
Doug Diehl of Helena spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wes Diehl and family.
Gerald Olsen, Cathy, Gerry and Randy were at the Shindoll place Sunday gathering up cattle to move over the hill.
