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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

September 12

1903

“Local News”

Roberts of Confederate Creek was in town on business Wednesday.

A.M. D’Arcy & Co. received yesterday a big installment of the newest things in dress patterns. The Panne cloth is a distinct novelty.

Emery Barrick, who was at Chico for three weeks seeking relief from an attack of chronic rheumatism, returned Saturday much improved. He has accepted a position in the machine shops at Helena where he will reside in the future.

Sheriff James Munden, who went to Livingston to witness the hanging of Martin Zidmair, returned Saturday. Jim says he didn’t mind missing the hanging bee, but life is too short to squander two days on such useless anticipation.

The town council are taking steps looking to the purchase of the old McFadden ditch which spans our town diagonally from NW to SE. This ditch, which, by the way, has been of but little use during recent years, has been of constant menace to those who live along its line. It has been a source of constant expense to the city, as there are a dozen or more bridges to maintain because of its existence. It has also been a dumping slough for wash water, slops and refuse of all sorts. We understand that Wicks, Page & Lamb have offered to pay a certain portion toward buying the ditch if the deal can be consummated within reason and we believe it to the advantage of our town both from an economic and sanitary stand point to forever stop the flow of water through the canal.

1925

“Local News”

Thos. Cotter is spending the week in Helena attending the state fair.

Old Time dance at the Auditorium soon.

A.B. Cook spent Tuesday in Townsend.

Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Hardy and daughters, Adele and Audrie, spent Monday in Helena attending the fair.

Dave Doig of Sixteen called on Townsend friends on Tuesday.

Get your milk and cream from Fuhs’ Dairy.

Mrs. John Tullock and daughter, Harriet, arrived in Townsend on Tuesday. Miss Harriet will attend the Broadwater county high school this year. Mrs. Tullock returned to her home in Lombard in the evening.

1970

“Local News”

Mrs. Patrick Gravage of Livingston visited a few days last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fairfax McCarthy. Mrs. Mc Carthy accompanied her daughter to Livingston and remained until Friday.

Mrs. George Lots of Dillon came Friday to visit her mother, Mrs. Marguerite Peterson, who was a patient at Broadwater Hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Holling, Tim and Mike Sullivan were in Butte Monday where they visited Columbia Gardens.

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sautter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Sautter and family and Mrs. Eliza Sautter attended the wedding Saturday of their nephew and grandson, Dan Davey to Susan Lucero in Helena.

Weekend visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sid Huckins were his mother, Mrs. Mary Huckins of Harlowton, and his brothers and wives, Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Huckins of Butte and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Huckins of Billings.

Chuck Wallace, who is employed in Nampa, Idaho, spent the Labor Day weekend here visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Del Wallace and his brothers-in-law and sisters, Mr. and Mrs. Ron Johnson and family and Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Plummer and son.

“Radersburg News”

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gillespie of Belgrade were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Puttin.

Mr. and Mrs. Sam Harris and baby son, Sammy Jr., of Helena spent Sunday with Mrs. Bud Harris and family and other relatives and friends.

Miss Marilyn Hargrove of Helena and Libby Hargrove of Townsend visited Mr. and Mrs. Art Roberts and family Saturday.

Miss Connie Roberts was a Sunday overnight guest of Miss Bryl Beyers in Toston.

Mr. and Mrs. Ben Skillman of Helena and their son and daughter-in-law and three children of Livingston, spent the weekend at the Skillman home in Radersburg.

Mrs. Topsy Ralls, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Ralls, Mrs. Jerry Eaton and a friend, Carol Hull, all of Helena, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ralls and Mrs. Dove Broderick were picnicking up Jenkins Gulch Sunday.