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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
November 6
1902
“Local News”
J.W. Merritt of Hassel was in town during the fore part of the week.
W.A. Duff of Radersburg called on Townsend friends Wednesday.
A.E. Spriggs was in Townsend Monday and Tuesday of this week.
Miss Lillie Doggett, who is teaching school in Hassel, spent a couple of days with friends and relatives in town this week.
O.T.H. Allen and wife arrived in town on Tuesday from the Radersburg country and visited a few days with friends and relatives.
Last week proved to be a gala season for the dance-loving people of the county. There were fine gatherings at Canton, Radersburg, Winston, Toston, and Townsend besides small parties at Townsend after each political speech.
John Pauley has finished his threshing in the valley and moved his machine back to Beaver Creek.
1941
“Local News”
Mrs. Henrietta DeWalt of Helena spent Tuesday and Wednesday here attending to business and visiting friends. She accompanied her son, Clarence and wife here while they were engaged in photography work in their studio at the Townsend House.
Mrs. Agnes Warner left for her home in Portland yesterday after having visited a week with her sisters, Mrs. Henry Harer, Mrs. John Graveley and Mrs. Frank Holloway and with her brothers Chas. And Howard Matthews.
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Ness accompanied their daughter, Caroll, to Spokane last week, where she entered the Kinman Business College.
Activities were noted again the first few afternoons of the week at the Red Cross cutting rooms, when Mrs. W.G. Kirscher volunteer chairman called on workers again to cut additional required garments.
Lawrence Simons, student at Carroll College, Helena, spent the week home with his parents here.
“Social”
Jeff and Bill Doggett, twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Doggett passed their 11th birthday anniversary on Wednesday of this week. To completely celebrate the auspicious event, they have invited the boys of the sixth grade to accompany them to the Rex Theatre tomorrow evening with a theatre party at their home following the show.
1958
“Bulldogs Take District Title; Play Superior for State Crown”
After threatening all afternoon, the Broadwater Bulldogs pushed across two tallies in the fourth period to nose the Whitehall Trojans for the divisional title by a 14-6 margin in Whitehall. The game was played last Friday. The Bulldogs will now play Superior on the home field this Saturday at 2:00 p.m. The school is looking for a huge crowd as it is seldom, indeed, that a state championship game comes to Townsend.
The Whitehall field was very dusty and many times it was difficult to tell just what was going on.
In the first quarter, the Bulldogs threatened as Norm Bruce and Pat Delger opened big holes in the Whitehall line to allow the Bulldogs back averages of about six yards a crack. The Bulldogs were stymied this time by a pass interception. Midway in the second quarter, quarterback Pete Carson fumbled in the Whitehall end zone and Whitehall recovered to kill another drive.
Carson’s passes were clicking very well as he frequently threw to backs Dennis Miller and Jim Van Meter, and ends Don Lewis and Dwain Lavinder for big gains.
In the third quarter, Townsend had a touchdown run called back because of a penalty and lost another drive because of a fumble. Finally, the Bulldogs clicked in the final quarter on a sparkling seventy-five-yard punt return for a touchdown. Miller got beautiful blocking on this play from Delger, Allan Damuth and Van Meter. Minutes later, Brad White threw to Dwain Lavinder for the Bulldog’s final touchdown. The extra points by the Bulldogs were scored on a run by Miller and a pass from Carson to White. Whitehall drove for their only touchdown with one minute and thirty seconds left in the game.
Defensive standouts for the Bulldogs were Lewis, Delger and Bruce.
Members of the Bulldog team are: Coach Don Keltz, D. Lavinder, A. Damuth, P. Delger, J. Van Meter, P. Carson, D. Miller, N. Bruce, D. Lewis, B. White, R. Etzwiler, B. Iverson, A. Bruce, G. Berberet, B. Strong, B. Deadmond, D. Fandrich, Gary Cruson, R. Schwisow, S. Wogamon, P. Campeau, G. Marks, H. White, T. Plummer, P. Nash, C. Plymale and P. Quinn, Asst. Mgr.
1975
“School Bus Driver”
Nothing starts the day better than a smile from a familiar face. Jack Gillespie greets his riders with a smile in the morning and a smile at night. He began driving school bus just this year and has the Toston Route. He drives approximately 60 miles a day and feels it will be tough this winter. Jack says, “I’ve never driven a bus before, but I wish I had a penny for every mile I’ve ridden on a school bus.”
“Toston-South of Townsend-Crow Creek-Radersburg” News
The children in Toston enjoyed Halloween by trick or treating and ending with a party at the school
Jean Berberet returned to her job in Wyoming on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ward Scoffield and family attended a Halloween party Friday evening at the Mike Kieckbusch home.
Saturday night at the girls’ basketball game was parents’ night. Those parents attending from this area were Franklin and Judy Slifka, Wally and Ann Rauser, Ray and Betty Horne and John and Janelle Hanson. Each mother was presented with one long-stemmed red rose.
Curt, Whitney, Shawn, Shay and Lisa Diehl were in Bozeman on business on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Arden took off last week for three days. They visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Arden in Billings. Mrs. Wayne Herrington of Winston came down and stayed with their grandchildren, Twilla and Douglas.
The Longs brought their cattle down from the mountains Friday and Saturday. Bill and Meri Berberet, Frank McArthur and Bill Flynn helped them trail.
