Memories for the Week of December 17, 2014

100 years ago

December 17, 1914

Malta Locals: The Scarlet Fever scare that was prevalent the first of the week has died out considerably and no new cases have developed. The closing of the different buildings in the city might have helped some in stamping out the disease but when children are allowed on the streets to the extent that are in Malta, they had better be in school.

Dr. Cockrell was up the latter part of last week and closed the schools and public places for a short time. The schools have been thoroughly fumigated. The picture shows, which were closed a couple of nights, were permitted to be opened again on Saturday night by Dr. Cockrell, after they had been fumigated.

Dr. Cockrell was up from Hinsdale looking after the scarlet fever scare that has thrown the people of Malta into an uproar.

75 years ago

December 20, 1939

Headline: County Contracts Awarded

Contracts for county hospitalization, burial and drug supplies and for county physician and surgeon and health officer were awarded last Friday by the County Commissioners.

Mrs. Margaret Sandlie, who submitted the only bid for county hospital care, received the contract at $2.25 per day. This is 25 cents higher than the previous year. Rent for the county hospital was reduced from $60 per month to $50 per month.

Two bids were submitted for supplying the county with drugs, the successful bidder being the Valley Drug Company with a flat rate of $175 per month for all drug supplies.

Drs. Setzer and Williams, who held the contract last year, were the only bidders for county physician and surgeons and health officer. The health officer’s salary of $50 per month is the same as last year while county doctoring and surgery costs were raised from $144.50 per month to $175 per month.

Editors note: There are no copies of PCN from 50 years ago at the PC Museum.

25 years ago

December 13, 1989

Headline: Pam Butler, formerly Pam Arnold of Malta, has authored four songs which will be published in various forms.

Two of the songs written by Butler will be made into demonstration records by Nascho Music and William Gentry will sing the songs on the record. The songs are entitled Don’t Let the Music End and If God Should Go on Strike.

The two other songs written by Butler will be published as sheet music by Betty’s Music Makers of St. Petersburg, Florida. Those songs are entitled Wondering and An Evening Prayer.

10 years ago

December 15, 2004

Headline: Todd Foster to fight in Havre

Todd Foster, a former Malta resident, now making his way steadily up the professional boxing ladder, will fight in Havre on January 13, at 7 p.m. at the Northern Montana College Gym.

Headline: Local Players named to 3-C All-Conference Team

Dodson and Whitewater each landed players on the first team 3-C all conference team while Saco placed three players on the second team.

Top spot on the first team went to senior Melinda Cole of Dodson …Charlene Synan, a senior from Hinsdale, Michelle Lefdahl, a junior from Whitewater.

Second team honors went to Nicol Martin, a senior at Saco, Angie Gillette, another Saco senior, Rachael Fiedler, a junior from Saco … and Lora Simonson, a Whitewater junior.

Headline: Kitzenberger to discuss plans to seek dino museum funds

The Judith River Foundation will hear from State Senator Sam Kitzenberger Thursday.

Kitzenberger will discuss a funding bill he hopes to introduce in the upcoming 2005 legislative session to help get startup money for a new dinosaur museum in Malta.