One Nation, Under God
One Nation, Under God
Leslie Eskildsen, right, department commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, was in Glasgow Sunday to present a Montana Flag to be delivered to the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, Okla., on behalf of the State of Montana. Wesley Anderson of Malta, left, who is stationed with the U.S. Air Force at Enid., Okla., received the flag and will deliver it to Oklahoma City where a ceremony has been arranged. 1966.
Malta teachers John Elliot, Dorothy Ayer and Grace Remore, 1916.
100 years ago
June 8, 1916
Wild West
Written by Wallace D. Colburn, Malta's Cowboy Poet, now being featured in the movies by the Great Western Film Company
Wild west, sweet ruler of the past,
Whom I shall ne'er forget;
To thee whose power once was vast,
The lines I write and yet –
E'en as I write I fain would look
Upon the charms once more –
As when in bygone days I took
Advantage of the smiles you wore;
But thou are gone and naught remain
Oh thy sweet presence here,
Except the subjects of the plains,
Whose love for thee was dear.
And even they are few and gray,
And with the passing of the year,
Like all things human, fade away,
Adown the vale of tears,
Yes, thou art gone and in thy stead,
Dame Progress proudly stands.
With stolen crown upon her head,
And blood stains on her hands.
But though from sight of loving eye,
Thou hast sadly passes away.
My love for thee shall never die,
Till in the ground my form they lie.
75 years ago
June 8, 1941
Four draftees are honored by Kiwanis
Ormund Halvorson of Forks, Karl Lincoln Riley of Malta, Richard A. Taylor and Ellsworth Clayton Lewis of Zortman, members of Phillips County's first group of draftees, were guests of the Kiwanis Club Tuesday night at the club's weekly meeting in the parlors of the Little White Church.
Auto racing to be featured at County Fair
Midget automobile racing, a breath-taking sport which has been showing great popularity lately, will be introduced this year at the Phillips County Fair, according to Edgar Lee, President of the Fair Board.
Lightning bolt hits three horses on Landusky Ranch
Three work horses belonging to V.C. Mitchell were killed by a lightning bolt that struck about a quarter of a mile from the ranch house last Saturday afternoon. The Mitchell Ranch is about 12 miles southeast of Landusky.
The bolt is believed to have crashed into the middle of a group of half dozen horses standing together in Mitchell's pasture during a heavy storm. The tracks showed that at least one other horse was knocked down but escaped without injury.
50 years ago
June 9, 1966
Another Fire at Dump
The Malta Volunteer Fire Department answered a call to put out a small grass fire next to the City Dump south of town about 10 a.m. Wednesday. The fire was small and promptly extinguished with no damage.
On Honor Roll
The name of John McKeon was not included in the honor roll list in last week's paper. John, a sophomore, was on both the last six weeks and semester honor rolls.
25 years ago
June 5, 1991
Sixth Grade Talent Show winners noted
The Sixth Grade Talent Show held at the Malta Elementary School was well attended and chock-full of talent!
First place went to a skit called The Reporter, staring Kelly Kuszmaul, Lacy Lodmell, Luke Starr and Mike Wood.
Second place winner was another skit, Wrestlemania, staring Dustin Murphy, Luke Starr, Nathan Salsbery, Jake Flemmer, Jared Rorvik, Nick Wood and Josh Green.
Phillips County's Young Woman of they Year
Jamie Grensten of Malta, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Grensten, was crowned Young Woman of the Year Tuesday night before a large crowd in the Dodson Gym. Others honored were Kathy Solberg, third runner up; Miranda Frye, creativity in art winner; Shannon Hould, second runner up and fitness and spirit award winner, Kristie Korsbeck, first runner up; Jennifer Obie, presence-composure winner and Greta Koss, scholastic achievement award.
10 Years ago
June 1, 2006
Newsfiles
10 years ago (May 29, 1996)
Burglars hit five Malta businesses for a take of more than $10,000 in a 2 ½ hour period, hitting gambling machines and cash registers. The victims included the VFW, Roger's Upstairs, The Stockman, Stretch's Pizza and Honker's. Strangely enough, no booze was taken. The losses at Roger's alone were estimated at $10,200.
25 years ago (May 28, 1981.)
Larry Simpson moves 200 cow-calf pairs and 50 yearlings onto the Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge to protest the Refuge's dumping of alkali water on his land.
Drag strip members plant trees for sound barrier
Members of the Phillips County Motorsports Association and other volunteers planted 165 trees at the east end of the former airport runway in an effort to construct a sound barrier for the upcoming drag strip.
The group received a $500 grant from the Phillips County Community Foundation for trees, which were purchased through the Conservation District.
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