This Week In History - October 23
 | Author:
Linda Huth, Broadwater County Museum Curator
Linda Huth: MT43 News Board Member and Copy Editor |
“What Happened this Week in History”
Submitted by Linda Huth; Sponsored by: The Broadwater County Historical Society and the Cotter Foundation
October 23
1902
“Local News”
Joe Johnson is back from the hospital in Helena.
Mrs. C.B. Fairchild and Mrs. Clara Scott were visitors at “Robin Rookery,” the pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. Pruitt at Bedford on Thursday.
Gus Reinhart and family drove over the range from White Sulphur Tuesday.
A slight accident occurred in the N.P. yards near the coal dock Tuesday, while taking a car of coal over a switch. The front tracks of the car passed over safely, but for some reason the hind ones tried to take another track, with the result that two steel rails were broken and the car and its contents deposited on one side of the track.
A very pleasant dinner party was given by Dr. and Mrs. Belcher on Saturday at 8 o’clock p.m., at which hour the large dining room in their spacious residence was handsomely decorated and illuminated for the occasion. The table was spread with everything in the edible line possible to procure in the market and served in a manner which made the guests feel that to go hungry would be criminal to nature. The evening was spent in games and music. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. W.M. Hale, Mrs. R.H. Dean, Mr. and Mrs. W.K. Mayne and family, your humble scribe and wife, besides the host and hostess.
1941
“Radersburg News”
Glenda Collins celebrated her 6th birthday anniversary in a big way Saturday with several little guests to help make the occasion a gay one. The surprise birthday party was given at the home of Mrs. Henry Holling. Guests were Mary and Grace Leach, Charlotte Holling, Barbara Jean Barraugh, Frank and Alice Efickson, Jerry Holling and the small hostess.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Sitton and daughter, Sandra, have moved into the Doughty house on Main Street, recently vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Popish and family.
Mrs. Minnie Holdaway left Wednesday for a visit in Helena with relatives and friends.
Harvey Barraugh motored over from Marysville Friday to be with his family and attend the funeral of Ray Eslick in Townsend.
1958
“Toston News”
Mr. and Mrs. Rex Bovee, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Berberet and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Moudree attended the square dance held in Townsend Saturday night.
Mrs. Frances Lau and daughters of Pony were Saturday dinner guests at the John Klein home.
Arriving Monday to visit Mrs. George Harrigfeld were her mother and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Garret, of St. Anthony, Idaho, and her aunt, Mrs. Ida Sears, of Salt Lake City.
Mrs. Bill Flynn returned home Friday night with Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn Evans from Spokane, after spending two weeks there.
“Radersburg News”
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Ragen and children visited Mrs. Ragen’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Williams, several days last week. The Ragens just returned from Spokane, where they have been for the past two months.
Miss. Kay Thompson of Townsend was an overnight guest of Miss Terri Ralls.
Miss Merrilee Miller was an overnight guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.G. Williams in Townsend Monday.
Miss Pat Kirley and Miss Carole McElravy of Townsend spent the weekend here visiting Miss Olive Cain and Miss Bea Harris.
Bert and Bradley Tarrant were visiting school and friends here Thursday and Friday of last week.
1975
“School Driver”
Bus Driver of the week is Wes Horne, who has been living in Broadwater County since 1918. He has driven as a substitute for Ray and Betty Horne for 2 ½ years on the Radersburg route. Wes figures he has driven between 15,000 and 20,000 miles in one of those yellow buses. He says he gets along well with owners, parents and especially the kids. And, speaking of kids, Wes read last week’s “Bus Driver” Which featured Marvin Meyer, and he remembers when Marvin was a passenger on one of Wes’ buses.
“Townsend News”
Steve Upton became a teenager over the weekend. He, Danny, Steve, their mother, Mary Alice, and their grandmother, May Sweeney, celebrated at Mr. Ed’s Sunday evening. Rob Gillespie was included in the birthday party.
Mr. and Mrs. John Schwisow and three daughters, Kimberly, Angela and Nicole, of Ogden, Utah spent several days with John’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Art Schwisow. From here they went to Missoula to visit other relatives.
Tim Holling is now relocated in Kentucky.
Anita Olsen of Helena spent the weekend with her mother, Mrs. F.L. Olsen.
