Yesterday's Phillips County News Memories for week of May 6, 2015

100 year ago

May 6, 1915

Headline: Notice to Property Holders

Clean your premises. Those failing to heed this notice will receive one more personal, more formal and more EXPENSIVE.

The property holder will be held strictly accountable for failure of tenant to comply with the "clean up laws." First, look at your own backyard, then notify me if your neighbor's is offensive.

R.B. MINNICK, M.D.,

Phillips County Health Officer,

Saco, Montana.

Headline: Observe "Good Roads Day"

In accordance with the provisions of the McCone Bill, which was enacted into law but the Fourteenth Assembly, Governor Stewart has signed a proclamation setting aside June 22 as good roads day.

On that day every good roads enthusiasts, automobile owner and good citizen of the state is supposed to don his overalls, shoulder a shovel and pick and contribute his labor or handy collateral, whichever he happens to have the most of, toward the improvement of the public highways of Montana.

Local news:

The Dodson Band came down last Tuesday evening and gave an open-air concert on the streets of Malta and to say it was appreciated by the people here would be putting it very mild. The visitors have an exceptionally good band, and while the weather was anything but pleasant, they were greeted with a very large crowd.

75 years ago

May 9, 1940

Headline: Charlie Stuart began punching cows in '79

We hope no feud come of it but in any event we cheerfully devote this space this week to presenting claims from out friend, Charlie Stuart, old time cowpoke, in a battle of recognition as a cowhand who rode the range before 1883. It seems that Charlie is about one-half or three-fourths on the prod over a story which appeared in the April 25 supplement to the PCN in which one D.J. O'Mally declared he was the only cowhand on record at the Range Riders Reunion at Miles City last summer who was in business in 1883 or before.

..."I was riding for the DHS in 1879. I was in Miles City with a shipment of beef for the DHS in the fall of 1882." – Charles Stuart

Headline: Content

Joseph S. Dyer retired as postmaster, May 1, according to the to the postal regulation at the age of 70 years. He has been in the service since January 1911 without a vacation.

50 years ago

May 6, 1965

Headline: Rustling brings prison sentence for Johnson

Bruce A. Johnson of Harlem, found guilty on five separate counts of altering cattle brands, was sentenced to five years on each count in District Court in Chinook. Johnson was found guilty of altering and defacing brands or marks on 162 cows from the E Bar, B Bar K and E-Y Brands owned by W.D. Rankin of Helena.

Blue and White Courier: Definitions

Yo-Yo: Square

Flake: Kook

Crusty Flake: A good kid who's a kook.

Humh: Cute boy

Hard Back: Cool

KNIF: Really cool person (fink spelled backward.)

25 years ago

May 9, 1990

Headline: Mustangs sign to play college sports

Valley City State University head coach Jim Dew announces the signing of Bart Pugh from Malta.

The 5'10 – 160 lb. defensive back led former Viking Scott King's Mustangs to a co-championship and state playoff berth.

Also, Travis Lamb, son of Ric and Charlene Lamb of Malta, has been admitted to Jamestown College (N.D.) and has signed a letter of intent to participate in athletics.

10 years ago

May 11, 2005

Headline 400-500 riders expected May 14-15 for Outlaw Club Motorcycle races

Four to five hundred riders representing a dozen clubs around the state will converge on Malta Saturday and Sunday with their ATVs and dirt bikes for the annual Outlaw Motorcycle races. A total of 18 races will be held on Saturday with 16 scheduled on Sunday. The action takes place on the local club's dirt tack located approximately five miles north of Malta on the west side of Highway 242.

Headline: It's Gene Barnard Day Friday in PC

The City of Malta and Phillips County have declared Friday, May 13, as "Gene Barnard Day."

Barnard will be honored at a reception at the Phillips County Museum. He is being honored for his work since 1973 to preserve the county's history.

Street Talk: Question: If you were the Class of 2005 graduation speaker, what would your main message be?

Tom Miller: "Probably on the values of life.

Brenda Rummel: "Hold on to, and take with you, the values and morals you've learned from your family and school."

Michelle Smith: "Keep your credit rating good and keep your word."

Laine Miller: "If you didn't take full advantage of your high school years and you have the opportunity to go to college, take advantage of it."