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This Week In History - August 29
Author: Linda Huth, Broadwater County Museum Curator
“What Happened this Week in History”
Submitted by Linda Huth; Sponsored by: The Broadwater County Historical Society and the Cotter Foundation
August 29
1912
“Doings of a Week”
Last Tuesday Chas. McCuin, the veteran stage driver and mail carrier, had a little mix-up with his team at Zook’s place which resulted in the wagon being overturned but only slight damage was done. One passenger was aboard, but both occupants of the rig escaped injury. Mr. McCuin is an old Montana stage driver and, in his time, probably came out of much worse runaways.
Fick McCormick sat down on a sheet of fly paper the other day and wore it around on his gable end for a while until some of his friends called his attention to the decoration. It was his best pair of pants, so he had to go to bed while the cleaner removed the fly catcher.
1940
“Canton” News
Wayne, Hubert, Laird and Fred Plymale and William Ringer, who departed for Yellowstone National Park on Monday of last week, returned home on Saturday.
William Cotter motored to Missoula on Wednesday of this week to attend a trustee’s meeting of Beet Growers Association.
The Canton Valley Woman’s club held their regular meeting at their club room in Canton on Wednesday p.m. with Miss Irma Mae Daniels, 5th grade teacher of the Townsend Public Schools as speaker. She gave a talk on her trip to the south and showed various scenes of her travels. Guests of the club were Mrs. Ed Ragen, Mrs. Paul Ragen and daughter, Mrs. Dan Sullivan and Mrs. Ed Daniels. Mrs. Walter Ragen was afternoon hostess.
1968
“Kay Gilstrap Home from Abroad”
Miss Kay Gilstrap who has been with the Sate Department since 1963, recently returned home after spending a little over two years with the American Embassy at Djakarta Indonesia. She had been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Gilstrap at Monteview, Idaho.
Kay, accompanied by her sister, Sally, was in Townsend last week visiting friends, and in Helena where they visited their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Doug Fell. The Gilstrap family formerly lived here and Kay graduated from Broadwater County High School.
Sept. 3 Miss Gilstrap will leave for Washington, D.C., for a three-day consultation before leaving for a new post with the embassy at Rawalpindi, West Pakistan.
1996
“Around Town”
Judy and Franklin Slifka attended the Weinerfest in Helena Friday. They enjoyed the afternoon of events and also entered their dog, Mocha, in events held throughout the day.
Thursday, Jan and Terry Stocks were dinner guests of Edith Alex. Friday, Edith enjoyed dinner at the Fireside with Hubert and Hilma White, Ray Wallace and Linda White.
Jo Lewis was a weekend visitor in Three Forks at the home of her granddaughter and family, Tracy and Edwin Spatzierath, Brittany and Brandy Jo.
Monday, Doreen Sautter, Helen Obert and LaVay Johnson visited at Loretta Ryan’s. While there they worked on crafts.
Thursday, Alta Townsley and Eleanor Holling visited Monte Olsen and Bradley and Gary and Judy Olsen.
