Memories for March 8, 2017

100 years ago

Taken from the 25 Years Ago feature, PCN, March 5, 1942

War clouds were gathering over the nation as Germany proceeded with unrestricted submarine warfare and U.S. rumblings increase.

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Superintendent McCandles and Milton I. Leydig were among the Zortmanites in Malta to participate in a damage suit involving the Ruby Gulch Mine. Court was being held in rooms in the Varney Building. A panel of 40 jurymen was exhausted and more names had to be drawn to secure a jury.

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Saco was badly hit by a fire which destroyed the Windsor Hotel. The Jack McCormick Store was destroyed and offices occupied by Drs. Minnick and O'Keefe were damaged. Insurance policies had expired a short time previously and had not been renewed.

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Discomfort was caused at the Fifth Avenue Hotel with a leaking boiler putting the furnace out of commission during a cold spell. Some oil heaters partly solved the problem in the main, but the guests kept warm by skipping rope and wearing their outdoor clothing.

75 years ago

March 5, 1942

Malta Guardsmen transferred to Engineer Regiment

Word from First Sgt. Charles R. Moore of what was once Company D of the 116th Quartermaster Regiment is to the effect that the organization has hauled down its guidon due to military necessity and has become part of the 198th Engineers.

D Company loses its original identity because it is in common with other National Guard Divisions, the 41st has been streamlined.

Muskrat crop will be reduced by trapping

First trapping on the Lake Bowdoin Bird Refuge since the establishment of the wildfowl preserve in 1936 will begin this month by Elmer Knopfle and Roy Braaten. B.M. Hazeltine, manager, said the trappers will be allowed from 800 to 1,000 muskrats, half of which will be turned back to the government.

Trapping will be permitted this year due to the big increase in the last few years. In 1936 muskrats were practically extinct at Bowdoin Lake.

About 2,500 wild ducks are being fed this winter along the seepage spring below Nelson Reservoir by Hazeltine and Harry Cosner, Deputy game warden. Grain raised and harvested on the refuge is being used.

50 Years ago

March 7, 1967

Used Car Clearance Sale at Malta Motor Company

1964 Ford Fairlane 4dr. White V-8 292 engine, 3-speed standard transmission, heater and defroster. Good tires. Regular price $490. Now only $350.

1961 Chevy Biscayne Tudor. Black, six-cylinder engine, 3-speed standard transmission, heater radio, new engine, 1 yr. old, good tires. A nice good car to own. Regular price $645. Now only $495.

1966 Mercury Comet 4-door. White with beautiful red interior. 289 V-8 engine, Cruisematic transmission, seatbelts, front and rear, outside rearview mirror, tinted windshield, radio, fresh air heater and defroster, backup lights, electric windshield wipers with washers. Only has 57 miles on this unit. Now only $2.440

Several other used car are also available, see them today at Malta Motor Company.

Golik wins Conference Wrestling Championship, loses Nationals

Matt Golik won championship honors in the 137 pound class at the Mon-Dak Wrestling Conference held recently in Miles City. Golik advanced to the National Tournament which was held in March in Worthington, Minn., where he was eliminated after the first match.

Golik, a freshman at Bismarck Junior College in Bismarck, N.D., tied the school record with 234 wins, four losses and one tie. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Golik of Malta.

25 years ago

March 4, 1992

Street Talk

Question: Who do you think has the best chance of winning the Democratic nomination, and what are his chances of beating Republican, George Bush?

Donna Newby: "I look for Clinton to get the Democratic nomination, but, I don't think he, or whoever gets it, can beat Bush or Bachman."

Gene Barnard: "Harkin of Iowa, but, I don't think he will beat Bush."

Walter Baeth: "Tsongas. Yes, I do think the Democrat can win."

Johnny Wollman: "I don't know which Democrat. It's going to be tough for them to beat Bush."

10 years ago

March 14, 2007

Boys will be boys and Shriners

will be Shriners ...

Shriners love children – and in the Malta Shrine Club is no exception.

The club recently acquired six riding lawn mowers which had been converted into racing on the goal of creating their own parade like other Shriners.

"There aren't many Shrine Clubs which don't have some kind of parade unit," said local Shriner Brent Waters.

Waters said two of the six new racing lawnmowers will do over 50 mph.

Dinosaur Museum design concept approved, demolition complete

A crew from Malta Ready Mix Tuesday was busy demolishing the old Jan's Floral business. The site will formally become the property of the State of Montana March 19 when the State Land Board gives final approval to the purchase.

Final plans for the Great Plains Dinosaur Museum and Park Thumbs up for members of the Milk River Foundation Monday morning.