Memories for the Week of February 17, 2016

100 years ago

February 17, 1916

Local News

Sissy Rhodes in his last attempt at an issue of his sheet, the Valley County News, says in his brainy Pat and Mike Column, that a newspaper in Malta will run anything from a whisky editorial to the republican platform, as long as he gets the dough for it. We are not aware of either of the Malta papers running any advertisements for the liquor interests, but from the looks of the patronage given the Valley County News, we think Rhodes would welcome anything that would throw a few coppers into his till.

Saco came near having another disastrous fire...