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Yesterday's Phillips County News Memories for October 17, 2018

100 years ago

October 10, 1918

Deaths from influenza during the week included William Claypool and his seven-month-old son; John Wesley Copple, 12; Guy Woods, John and Albert Jannote, Ruby Klinsick, 3; Mrs. Anna Bowman, Mrs. Mary Wiggens, and the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Leonard.

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The upper floor of the Noes (Montana) Hotel had been reserved as an emergency hospital and every room was full because of influenza.

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Undertaker Stewart of Beaverton has arrived to assist R.V. Tucker.

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Local University students were arriving home as all schools are closed until the influenza epidemic abated.

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J.P. Donne, son of the Regina Postmaster, had been reported gassed and wounded in France.

75 years ago

October 14, 1943

Full-size plates for state cars in 1944

County Treasurer Chas. E. Secrest has been informed by Deputy Registrar N. J. Trenne that 1944 license plates will be full sized instead of metal tabs.

Passenger car plates will be of a plastic material while other plates will be manufactured of steel.

Patrolman halts truck with $20,000 load

A truck loaded with 500 cases of alcohol and valued at approximately $20,000 was seized at Malta last Thursday when Highway Patrolman Earl Hanson, who had been informed that a cargo of the liquor was heading west, met it on the highway east of town.

The truck was held at Malta until Burr Hill and Ed Donovan of Havre, alcohol tax unit investigators, were contacted and arrived in Malta to assist Patrolman Hanson at that point.

Civilians will get a chance to buy butter

Military and other government purchasing agencies have arranged to get out and stay out of the butter market until next March to permit the entire production to move into civilian consumption channels.

Farm machinery rationing is revised

The War Food Administration has announced a new farm machinery distribution program which provides for actual rationing of considerably fewer items that in 1943 and in general sets up a much more flexible system for farmers in 1944.

50 years ago

October 17, 1968

Adam Koss bought reserve

Champion

Adam Koss of Malta purchased the reserve champion bull at the Hereford Sale which has consigned by Joe Kohut of Stockton. Koss paid $700 for the bull, second high price at the sale. Ten heifers sold at the sale average $271 each.

This week at the Villa Theatre

Virgil and Julie in One Fantastic Night (guaranteed to hold you spellbound.) Sponsored by the Malta Jaycees. Adults $1.50, Students 75¢.

25 years ago

October 20, 1993

'Ghost Out" set at Malta High

Local law enforcement officials will conduct a "Ghost Out" at Malta High School next Tuesday.

The Ghost Out Exercise is designed to graphically portray the potentially disastrous results of drinking and driving.

Mine spending $4.7 million on future

The Zortman Mining Inc. will spend $4.7 million during 1993 pursuing an accelerated reclamation program to deal with acid rock drainage problems at the mine's Little Rocky operation.

The company had originally planned to spend only $1 million.

10 years ago

October 15, 2008

Street Talk

Question: Are you better or worse off than you were last year and, do you think whichever new president and administration get in will get us out of the country's financial straits?

Bill Desfosse: A little worse than last year. I think it will take at least 2-to-3 years to get back on track if the market sta-bilizes in the next six months.

Dollyann Willcutt: A little worse than last year. The country didn't get into these financial straits overnight. It will take several years for the country to see a positive light.

Fran Kunze: About the same. They'll have a hard time doing it.

John Richardson: I think I'm worse off than I was last year and there are no signs of improvement.

 

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