This Week In History
 | Author:
Linda Huth, Broadwater County Museum Curator
Linda Huth: MT43 News Board Member and Copy Editor |
Article Published: 05/08/2026 Volume: 4 Edition: 44“What Happened this Week in History”
Submitted by Linda Huth; Sponsored by: The Broadwater County Historical Society and the Cotter Foundation
May 7
1903
“Toston Topics”
Jake Ross and wife, accompanied by their niece, Ruth Linton, went to Helena Saturday, returning the same night. Miss Linton stayed with her mother for a few days.
What might have proven a very serious accident occurred last Friday evening, when the Misses Lillie, Ruth and Myrtle Linton and Nellie Benham were returning from a ride. They had driven up in front of the store when one of the horses rubbed its bridle off. Miss Lillie was stepping out of the buggy to put it on again when the horse saw that he was loose and started to run, throwing Lillie down and running over her limb. The team ran over the hill and back of Mr. Nolan’s barn and started down over the point of the hill near the blacksmith shop, where they turned, throwing the girls out and upsetting the buggy. It was thought for a while that they were hurt very severely, but all are getting along nicely at present. Nellie, however, is compelled to carry her arm in a sling.
Cliff Rader returned from Jardine last week and will remain to help his father during the summer.
1925
“Local News”
Mrs. J.D. Doggett spent a couple of days this week in Townsend, coming in from her ranch home.
Miss Margaret Connors and Miss Mae McCormick, accompanied by Helena friends, attended the Junior Prom here last Friday evening.
Mike Massa was a Townsend visitor on Monday, coming down from Toston.
R.L. Dickey took a car of young swimmers into Broadwater plunge Sunday and the youngsters tried out their swimming strokes to see if they had forgotten when last used last fall in the old swimming pool here. The boys reported a dandy time and a good feed after their swim, which is known to be a wonderful appetite invigorator.
Mr. and Mrs. H.O. Miller of Diamond were in Townsend Monday.
Mayor Gene McCarthy has been on the sick list for the past week, suffering with a severe attack of the flu, but is reported better at the present writing.
Miss Clara Shaw spent Saturday and Sunday with home folk here.
1953
“Has Party”
Little Miss Lynda Sue Damuth was four years old on last Thursday, so she had some of her little friends in to help her celebrate the occasion. Those who came to play and eat some of the birthday cake and ice cream were Mary Lou and Marcia Thompson, Kay Davis, Anita Olsen, Johnny Poole, Claudia Crawford, Susan Rains.
“News Briefs”
Mrs. D.L. Hollaway and daughter, Deena, and Mrs. Dennis Scoffield were in Helena Saturday, Mrs. Scoffield taking her Merit Examinations to qualify her for secretarial work in the office of the Case worker here.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sherwood and children returned Wednesday from New York after several months’ absence.
“Radersburg News”
Mr. and Mrs. Art Sitton and family were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Williams last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Vennekolt of Townsend were Radersburg visitors one day last week.
Mrs. Estelle Knight was a business caller in Townsend Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Harris and Mrs. Lan Allen drove to Butte on business Thursday evening, returning home on Friday evening.
A group of men here met the truck with young fish on Monday and planted 36,000 Eastern Brook trout in Crow Creek and the Swamp Creeks. These are the little Eastern Brook trout that will be available for planting, since the hatchery has quit breeding them.
1970
“Piano Students to Present Recital”
Students of Merle Turman will present their piano recital tomorrow night, (Friday) May 8 at 8:00 in the new gymnasium.
Those participating will be Valerie Horne, Kathy Kimpton, Susan Foster, Betty Lau, Pat Welch, Jackie Sautter, Theresa Vesely, Donnie Walters, Susan Sautter, Kimberly Bucy, Tama Bucy, Jenelle Jersey, John Sautter, Sally Christie, Vallie Trarbach, Beth Meyer, Beth Armstrong, Eddie Armstrong, Karin Foster, John Foster, Kimberly Bieber and Stephani Bieber.
Prizes will be awarded to recent contest winners. Everyone is welcome and cordially invited to attend.
“Local News”
John Rains and a friend, Bill Baker, students at Montana State University, Bozeman, spent the weekend with John’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Garrison Rains.
Tim Ragen, Tim Evans and Dale Sprout were here from Western Montana College, Dillon, to spend the weekend at their homes.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Scott and daughter of Dillon visited over the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Leanhart.
