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
April 2
1903
“Winston Notes”
Rev. Fisher departed for Wyoming last week and he does not expect to return to this place again. He finds it a very hard task to bring the sinners of Winston to repentance. During his stay at this place, Rev. Fisher has been a very hard worker for the upbuilding of the morals of this place and the M.E. Church erected here is a monument of his untiring efforts. We are very sorry to lose him and his estimable wife.
“Toston Topics”
Homer Nickerson has been suffering from neuralgia in his head for the past week, but at this writing is a little improved.
Attorney George Cowen of Boulder, who has been in Townsend on business in court, came to Toston on business Sunday and visited a few days at the pleasant home of B.F. Bembrick.
B.F. Bembrick and family of Spring Creek have been sick with lagrippe for the past week or ten days, but are a little improved at this time.
1925
“Local News”
Howard Doggett and Mr. Van Iderstein came down from the University of Montana last Friday and spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Doggett, returning to Missoula on Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Martha Ridgeway and daughter, Ruby, motored out from Helena on Sunday in company with Earl Koehler and spent the day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Ridgeway.
John Frey came over the range from Fort Logan on Friday of last week and spent several days among old friends here.
Miss Marie Bliler spent the quarterly vacation of the University at Missoula with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Bliler at their home in the valley.
Paul Carson spent the quarterly vacation in Townsend with home folk coming over from the University at Missoula, where he is attending school.
Brown Bros. sold a J.I. Case tractor to A.B. Cook and delivered the same Wednesday.
“Winston News”
Bish Williams of Townsend was in Winston Monday, looking over mining interests in Weasel Gulch.
Senator Muffly and wife returned to Winston Sunday for the summer.
Mr. Geo. Mires and two little daughters, Marjorie and Rosella, and son, Elmer, were Trident visitors Sunday.
Mr. B. Lanning of Winston, the expert miner, instead of hitting the drill, hit his hand and fractured one of the bones. Bert says, “When you are drilling, you never want to look at the head of the drill, but hereafter he will look at the head instead of his hand”.
1953
“Radersburg News”
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Williams were Townsend callers Friday.
Wayne Miller and Jack Greenfield were in Amsterdam a couple days last week painting.
Mrs. K. Thurston took her mother, Mrs. Rose Griffin to Bozeman one day last week, leaving her there.
Thomas Williams and sons, John and W.D., attended the bull sale in Bozeman Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Sitton and children of Townsend, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ralls and children, Daryl Johnson and Linda Doughty were Three Forks visitors Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Greaves and son David, and Mr. and Mrs. Skip Hargrove and daughter, Vicky, of Helena, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Harris and Mary Grandchamp were business callers in Bozeman Tuesday.
Cope Berg came home Monday from the Rest Home at Townsend, where he spent the winter.
1970
“Keith Kirscher Is One of Seven 4-Hers to See April 11 Apollo 13 Launch.”
Keith Kirscher, Broadwater County High School Senior and honor student, will have a ringside seat for the Apollo 13 launch April 11 at Kennedy Space Center.
He will be one of seven 4-H club members from throughout the nation selected to represent 4-H at the launching, scheduled for 2:13 p.m. (EST). The other 4-Hers will be from Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Wisconsin and Oregon.
The National 4-H Foundation will pay $100 of expenses, with the Broadwater County 4-H Council and county 4-H Junior Leaders to help Kirscher finance the trip. The Brevard County, Florida, 4-H Council will be host to the seven boys.
Kirscher will fly to Florida April 9 and will participate in a space flight tour the next day.
Commander for the Apollo 13 flight will be Capt. James A. Lovell, veteran of previous manned flights. Others scheduled for the third moon landing are Navy Lt. Comdr. Thomas K. Mattingly and a civilian lunar module pilot, Reed W. Haise. They are scheduled to land at Fra Mauro, near the lunar equator, and to splash down in the mid-Pacific at 3:16 p.m. (EST) April 21 with the Iwo Jima as recovery ship.
NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, will be host to the 4-H members. Kirscher was picked on the basis of his 4-H program, leadership and achievement. He is in his seventh year in 4-H and has completed tractor, beef breeding, weeds and other projects. He is president of his county Junior Leader Club and a National Honor Society finalist. Kirscher plans to study engineering at Montana State University in Bozeman.
