Memories for January 13, 2021

100 years ago

January, 1911

At least three oil drilling rigs were expected to start operations on the Bowdoin dome in the spring.

Directors of the First State Bank held their annual meeting reelecting H.W. Robinson, president. B.M. Phillips was elected vice president to fill the vacancy created by the death of Dr. G.W. Clay and Iver Rood was elected cashier. C.E. Seacrest was elected to the board of directors.

D.L Partridge was injured when he fell from a loaded ice wagon.

75 years ago Thursday,

January 10th, 1946

Nearly Half As Many Divorces as Marriages In 1945

Marriages in Phillips County in 1945 barely held a two to one lead with 58 licenses to wed issued by the clerk of court against 26 divorces granted by in district court.

September was the big month in the marriage license business with 8 licenses issues that month.

Draft Board To Be Awarded Merit Medals

Awards of Merit will be presented to the members of the Phillips County Selective Service board with ceremonies at Wolf Point on January 30. Members of the local board are F.W. Hall, Charles E Magner, E. Sklower, John DeKoning, Clayton Hack an James T. Harrison, the latter being the local appeal agent. Hack is now living in California.

A party of young people caravanned to the Dunbar ranch Sunday afternoon and charivaried the recently married couple, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Dunbar.

50 years ago – Thursday,

January 7, 1971

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Matovich attended a New Year's dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Smith. New Year's Day, the Matovich family attended a dinner party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wilke at South Dodson. On Sunday, the Matoviches were supper guests at the home Mr. and Mrs. Pete James of Dodson.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars will host the 24th Annual OLD TIME DANCE & FIDDLE CONTEST on Saturday and Sunday, February 13-14th at the VFW Club in Malta. No Fiddlers Contest at the Dance Saturday Night, Just Good Western music by

THE OLDTIMERS.

Waltzes, Onesteps, Squares, Polkas & Schottisches. Jam Session and Fiddlers Contest At the VFW Club the Following Afternoon, Feb 14.

The Rainbow Girls Initiated two new members and held election of officers for the winter quarter at the regular meeting held on Monday Night. Ruth Smith and Darlene Shell were initiated into the Malta Assembly of the Order of Rainbow Girls. Janine Simanton was elected Worthy Advisor; Terrianne Jacobson, Worthy Associate Advisor; Pam Larcombe, Charity, Holly Southwick, Hope, and Paula Dean, Faith. Debbie Maxie was elected recorder and Laura Olson, treasurer, for 1971.

25 years ago- Wednesday, January 10, 1996

School debris can go in landfill, including asbestos

Help continues to pour in to Malta in the wake of the Christmas Eve fire that destroyed the high school and junior high. Even though the City of Malta is not fiscally responsible for any of the work that is being done, it is doing what it can to make efforts by the school as easy as possible.

Street Talk: "How do you like your new school quarters?"

Jodi Olson: "I like our old school better, but the rooms here are bigger."

William Hofer: "It's okay, except for the stairs, because I'm still on crutches."

Chris Matthews: "It's better than the high school was!"

A letter to the editor from former teacher Marie Smith:

A special memory for me was having a tonsillectomy in what was recently known as the Malta Junior High School building. Dr. G.W. Setzer conducted the clinic with beds completely filling the auditorium.

My first teacher's meeting was special memory, also, conducted by Superintendent John H. Lesselyong. We were instructed: No smoking, no drinking, no late hours, no slacks, but to wear attractive dresses. My teaching career lasted over 40 wonderful years . . . all in the Malta schools, ending with my retirement in 1983.

10 years ago- Wednesday,

January 12, 2011

Bozeman resident and international businessman Steve Daines stopped by Malta last Thursday to talk politics. Daines, who was the lieutenant governor candidate in 2008 during Roy Brown's unsuccessful bid for governor against Brian Schweitzer hopes to become the Republican candidate who will unseat first term U.S. Senator Jon Tester in the 2012 election. During his almost two hour visit with a handful of local citizens at a "Meet and Greet" session at the GN, Daines talked surprisingly little about Sen. Tester and more about government out of control.

Patty and Dallas Maxwell have leased Dr. Jim Curtis' practice and hope to be able to purchase it by the end of 2011. For Dr. Curtis, the arrangement is a chance to groom a successor so he can retire someday-a difficult challenge in an era when large animal veterinarians are hard to come by.