One Nation, Under God
One Nation, Under God
The Class of 1970 from Whitewater High are, bottom row, from the left, Cathy Lea Studdard, Marilyn Memory Dolphay, Christina Rose DeMontgomery, and Dixie Ann Dunbar. Back row is Perry Mitchell Dolphay, Gary Jon Anderson, Richard Lee Kinshella, and Richard James Hoover. PCN 1970.
Phillips County Librarian was hired for her position this week 25 years ago, replacing Evelyn Starkey who had recently retired. Congrats on the anniversary, Janeen Brookie. PCN 1995.
100 years ago
June 1, 1945
County splitting was becoming a popular North Montana pastime. Saco Residents were working for a new county to be carved from the eastern part of Phillips and western part of Valley counties and North Valley County residents were out to get themselves a new County. Not to be outdone, Dodson was agitating for a County to be formed from Phillips and Blaine counties.
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A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Grabowski of the Lovejoy community.
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An old time Danson picnic was to be held in Midale.
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A barn on the Louise Hershman farm was partially destroyed by fire. No one was living on the farm at the time.
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George and Dave Dutrow were down from Dodson on business.
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The Zortman road was being graded by the County.
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The Bowdoin Oil and Gas Company well was down 2,100 feet.
75 years ago
May 31, 1945
Buttreys acquire Ed's Food Store in Malta
Buttrey Foods, Inc., this week purchased Ed's Food Store in Malta and for the time being, will operate both the Sixth Avenue store and the newly acquired business.
Ed Smith, owner and operator of Ed's in Malta since 1935, said the transaction consisted of the sale of his Business property formerly the Kronschnabel building on Front Street and 5th Ave, in the entire stock of groceries and dry goods. He has operated the store in its present location for the past two years, having moved at that time from the corner of 6th Ave and Cosner Street.
Phillips County inductees reported
The following registrants of Phillips County were inducted as follows:
William Buel Stotts, accepted by the Navy at Kansas City, Mo., on March 27th; John C. Peterson, army, Kent, Wash., on March 9; Ichiro Bakanura, Army, accepted at Fort Douglas, Utah, on April 4; Lawrence M. Brewer, navy, acted Fort Douglas, Utah, on May 15, and Belva LeRoy Clark, army, accepted at Fort Douglas, Utah, on May 18.
Laurin H. Bruckner, Richard Martin Manke, Gail W. Smith, Russell E. Jacobson, Andrew Veseth, and Raymond H. Heck were acted by the army May 21.
Great Northern Hotel changes hands
The Great Northern Hotel, established in Malta in 1903 by Mr. and Mrs. Max Sklower, and operated by the Sklower brothers since 1917, has been sold to Homer Sherlock of Sydney.
The Great Northern was one of the first brick buildings in Malta in one of the first large buildings to be erected on Malta's Southside, the town having originally been built on the northside of the Great Northern tracks.
It was one of the few businesses established in Malta that has been owned and operated by father and sons. It is perhaps one of the best-known hotels in the northern part of the state as well as one of the oldest. It was constructed with bricks manufactured in a local brickyard by the late Dan McKay, known as the "County Splitter McKay" by old-timers.
Mr. Sherlock has operated a restaurant in Sydney for a number of years and before that was in business in Saco. He is the son of the late Tom Sherlock of Saco.
50 years ago
June 4, 1970
County turn-out was light for primary election
Only 38% of the eligible voters of Phillips County turned out for the primary election on Tuesday of this week. There were 2817 possible voters in the County and only 1081 voted.
Pete Messerly, Republican candidate for Sheriff, received the most votes of any party candidate at the County and state level with 482. The closest race of the night was for County Attorney, where Willis M. McKeon, Democrat, received 435 votes, and Donald D. Cole, Republican, received 437.
25 years ago
June 7, 1995
Crowned Phillips County Junior Miss
Jolene Calk, daughter of Sandra Jo (Nicholson) Calk, became Phillips County Junior Miss for 1995 last week and the first, second-generation winner as her mother was the winner in 1964.
Other award winners were Sarah Hould, first runner up, and Laura Matthews, second runner up.
10 years ago
June 9, 2010
25th wedding anniversary
Bob and Barb Galt celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in Las Vegas, Nev., recently. The occasion was made special by celebrating with close friends Del and Kay Del Stiles, and Tiffy Erickson.
Masters
John and Jay Galt recently graduated cum laude from Rocky Mountain College with Masters of Accountancy Degrees. John and Jay are the sons of Bob and Barb Galt.
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