Memories for January 24, 2018

100 years ago

January 31, 1918

Clarence Cosner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cosner, arrived safely in France with a company of U.S. Army Engineers.

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Professor McDowell was reelected head of Malta Schools for another term and James Davidson was named the truant officer.

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On Wednesday, January 30, the U.S. reclamation office reported the temperature at 46 below zero.

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Assessor Roy Lee is planning to employ a woman deputy to take assessments in rural districts.

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Paul Faubert returned after spending several days with a brother at the army camp at America Lake, Wash.

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Mrs. Charles Secrest and her small daughter had spent the week visiting in Saco with Mrs. Secrest's sister, Mrs. Fraiser.

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Registration of aliens will begin February 6, and continue for six days with postmistress Patton at Malta and other postmasters in the county acting as registrars.

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Miss Mable Peck wrote a lengthy article on her work with the Red Cross in Chicago.

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The board of county commissioners had called a special election for April 3 to vote on bonding the county for $75,000 with which to furnish seed for farmers. It was pointed out that in 1915 a similar plan had been set up and that every farmer who had borrowed money from the county had paid it back.

75 years ago

January 28, 1943

Tall weather stories still being torn down

As an all-time editor printer used to insert in his news columns almost weekly: "news is all fired scarce this week."

The weather was probably the week's big news story locally. The coldest day of the week was Monday when the U.S. reclamation thermometer registered 42 below zero, colder by 2° in the previous weeks low.

Snow measures about 16 inches on the level and farmers and ranchers are hoping for weather warm enough to settle it before high winds drift in, making roads worse than they are at present.

Schools opened Wednesday when weather moderated to the comparative warmth of 14 below zero in the morning and warmed up to zero by noon.

World mail carriers probably suffered the most discomfort during the cold spell. Rex Ulrich, who delivers in Regina, had difficulty getting through drifted roads and carriers to Box Elder and other communities abandoned their cars and used saddle-horses to complete their rounds. George Soennichsen, driving the Loring- Morgan-Whitewater route, spent a day digging his pickup out of the borrow pit after he had driven off the grade. He said the ditches were level full with the grade.

Car of steel derailed

A freight car loaded with steel went off the track between Wagner and Exeter Monday, delaying train service for several hours. A broken wheel was said to be the cause of the accident. No one was injured.

Outstanding strain of Herefords for Holman heard

Steve Holman, Dodson, purchased from Lester Thompson the outstanding summer yearling Future Type by Future Domino, dam, Florette 34 by Advance Mischief, 28th. Along with the yearling, he chose four junior calves: Future Anxiety 69th, Future Anxiety 72nd, Future Anxiety 73rd and Future Anxiety 74th. All are sons of Future Domino. Holman's check to Thompson was $4,250.

50 years ago

January 24, 1968

O'Rourke, Lovejoy Ranches sold to Simonson, Murdock

A business transaction involving in excess of 20,000 acres of land was completed recently when the ranches owned by L.W. "Larry" O'Rourke and Ernie "Cy" Lovejoy were sold to Roger Simonson and William Murdock of Whitewater.

The ranches adjoined each other and are located about 35 miles northwest of Malta.

The Lovejoy Ranch was homesteaded in 1910 by William Lovejoy, father of Cy, who bought the place from his father about 1922 and had lived there since that time. The Lovejoy home was built in 1910.

At the Villa this week

The movie and the music for young America!

Doctor Zhivago

From the year's most exciting motion picture comes the year's most popular - and #1 album - featuring "Lara's Theme."

Starts Tuesday, Feb. 6. Runs for 7 days! Adults & Students $2.00 and Children $1.00.

25 years ago

January 27, 1993

Malta's Drama Team takes second

The Malta High School Speech and Drama team captured second place at the Northern Divisional Speech and Drama Meet held in Malta.

Melissa Green took first place in the Original Oratory category, Jori Poulton took second and Becky Pugh fourth in Memorized Public Address; Matt Pugh took second in Pantomime; Tony Roberts, fifth in Humorous Solo; Ryan Rush and Joel Schumacher, second, and Dan Low and Ehren Durham, fourth in Humorous Duo and Pat Anderson, Saco, placed fifth in Extemporaneous Speaking.

10 years ago

January 23, 2008

Street Talk

Question: "What do you think of President Bush's providing tax rebates of up to $150 billion (as much as $800 per individual taxpayer) to help avoid a possible recession?"

Dale McAuley: I think it is a good idea, but $800 is a little much.

Russell Jaynes: It won't stop a recession.

Darrell Gairrett: I could use it. The more (money) the merrier I am!

Jerry Salveson: I think my ship has come in.