Memories for the Week of June 18

June 18, 2004

10-years ago

Headline: Saco landmark is now historical site

Nearly 100 years old, the building formerly known as the Saco Mercantile, then the Co-Op Store still serves the residents of Saco. Built in 1907, the two-story brick building served as a general merchandise and grocery store on the first floor with offices on the second. Will and Betty Copple still operate a Laundromat and Will’s Antiques in the building. Historical research by Betty led to the building becoming a National Historic Site in Montana.

June 24, 1989

25-years ago

Headline: Cox Ranch to trail 112 longhorns to Roundup

Phillips County rancher will have well over 100 head of cattle consigned to the historic Centennial Cattle Drive when it moves out from Roundup to Billings next week. Whitewater rancher Conrad Cox has branded 112 head of his longhorn cattle with the m-89 centennial brand and pans to start the cattle drive early.

June, 1964

50-years ago

Notice: To our customers, effective August 3, 1964, we will discontinue our delivery service, Buttery Food Inc.

On Sale: Heidelbrau Beer, 6-pack for 89-cents.

Headline: Bazooka Fogger smokes up Dodson Skeeter population

Jack Korsbeck of Wagner used his “bazooka” fogger a week ago Thursday evening in the streets and alleys of Dodson in an effort to curb the mosquito population … it seems to be 100 per cent effective.

For sale: Used car sale at Malta Motor Co.: 1959 Dodge 4-Dr., V-8, automatic, radio, $795. 1962 Rambler 2-dr, 6-cycle, Auto, $1395

At the Movies: This week at the Valli Drive-in, Ernest Hemingway’s Farewell to Arms staring Rock Hudson and Jennifer Jones.

June 29, 1939

75-years ago

Headline: Chevrolet Garage is conducting contest this week

A contest to see how far a person can drive a 1939 Chevrolet on a pint of gas is being conducted this week by Smith-Nordhagen Chevrolet Company. The contest is free, open to anyone and closes July 1 … prizes awarded to the people who drive their car the furthest are five dollars cash or $25 credit on any new or used car for first; 15 gallons of gasoline, second, and eight gallons of gasoline, third. (Editor’s Note: I checked the next issue of the paper and no mention of the winners was made. Sorry.)

Help Wanted: Two high school boys to dig small basement. Write Mrs. G.B. Tilman, Malta.

Entertainment: Dance at the Bar D Hall in Wagner, July 1st and 4th. Music by William Faymen and His Sea Island Band.

June 26, 1914

100-years ago

Headline: The Circus

The Circus has come and gone, and it had never stopped there are very few in this city who would have missed it. The only things about it that was any good was the advertising. It carried the usual bunch of grafters and undesirable class of people that are generally with an organization of this kind. They had just as few animals as a show could have and just about as few acts that were presentable … at Culbertson they were even worse than here and the show broke up in a fight. It will be well to remember the name, and in the future when they come here to pass them up.

*G.W. Hewitt has just received a carload of Ford cars. Two or three are for sale. Last chance to get a Ford car this year.