Yesterday's Phillips County News Memories for week of April 1, 2015

100 years ago

Thursday, April 1, 1915

Public Notice:

Notice is hereby given that on the 3rd day of May at 10 o'clock a.m. of said day at the Town of Malta, Phillips County, State of Montana, the Ruby Gulch Mining Company will make application to the Board of the County Commissioners for authority to erect and take tolls on a public ferry to be operated on and crossed the Missouri River between Phillips County and Fergus County.

Notice:

Except within one mile of the limits of the cities of the first class, all saloons must close at 10 o'clock Saturday night and remain closed until 1 o'clock the following Sunday.

Headline: Swat it now

Authorities have doped it out that this is the gentle springtime when the flies buzz and the housewives should get busy on the swat. The springtime, say the health authorities, is the breeding season of the fly and one fly swatted now is better than a dozen flies swatted in July.

75 years ago

April 4, 1946

Visitor

Last week a rather unwelcome visitor to Malta High appeared. His entrance was unusual and with a lack of formality. Room No. 4 has apparently been the living quarters of a tiny long thing, a snake, a blue racer, for the winter months.

Headline: Pistol shots recall Oldtime Days at Landusky

Landusky – Pistol shots brought this old camp back to life when an Indian crazes by liquor pulled a Lugar pistol and proceeded to settle an argument. Bullets and rocks flew. People outside scampered for shelter and those inside locked their doors and peeked cautiously out windows.

Old-timers, reminiscing on the days of the Currys, grinned as they looked up the street and saw people behind cars, other ducking around corners, while dust from the flying bullets caused a high jump or a sudden dive to cover.

When the dust settled and the Indians had hurriedly departed over the mountain for their reservation, no bodies were found and no harm was done. No arrest have been made nor any complaints filed, although some grumbling was heard.

50 years ago

April 1, 1965

News of Zortman

A welcome sight early Tuesday was the county snow plowing equipment. It came up Bear Gulch and went out to 191 – both roads were almost passable again.

Mr. and Mrs. Pete Itcaina spent most of the week in Havre where they attended the trial on their stolen sheep.

Dick Kalal is driving a nice new pickup purchased in Malta recently.

Walking down from Ruby Gulch is really work, Slim Hansen reports.

Headline: March goes out with snow at Plainsview

About three inches of new snow fell here Saturday and Sunday. None of us are sorry that March is gone; humans and animals will welcome warm weather soon. Several people have had colds and earaches and nearly every ranch has lost a calf or two so far.

25 years ago

April 4, 1990

Headline: Local attorney to open own office

Edward A. Amestoy, attorney at law, has announced he will open his private law practice at 171 South Central Avenue, Malta, Montana on April 11, 1990.

Amestoy earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture Business from Montana State University in 1981 and received his law degree from the University of Montana in 1984.

Headline: Malta Royalty

King and Queen Candidates at this year's prom held Saturday night, March 31, were Ray Harms, Greg Sandsness, Chad Bebee, Jason McEwen, Sue Webb, Shaelyn Dyrdahl and Heather Rust.

10 years ago

April 6, 2005

Headline: Hospital Assn. seeks $550,000 loan to buy Good Samaritan

The Good Samaritan Center, a future in Phillips County since 1978, could be under the ownership of the Phillips County Hospital Association later this year if everything goes as planned.

The association held a public meeting Tuesday afternoon –a necessary step in seeking approval of a $550,000 30-year-loan from the USDA's Rural Development agency to fund the purchase.

No one is saying what the actual purchase price is at this point because of a confidentiality agreement with the Good Samaritan Society which owns the home. But at the public meeting Tuesday officials made it clear that the $550,000 loan would be enough to purchase the facility plus pay for an appraisal, title insurance, and other necessary closing costs.