One Nation, Under God
One Nation, Under God
The 1969 Homecoming Queen, Gayle Hoynes, is shown being crowned by Supt. James C. Nordlund, at a pregame ceremony last Friday evening. Ken Kaufman, Mustang halfback, was elected Homecoming King. Pictured from the left are queen candidate Elaine Jacobson; king candidate Jeff Hungerford; Kaufman, Supt. Nordlund; queen candidate Danette Broadbrooks; Queen Gayle, and king candidate Don Green, holding the bouquet of roses that were presented to the queen. The Mustangs went on to put the frosting on the homecoming festivities by trouncing the Fort Benton Longhorns 45-21. PCN 1969.
Winners in the 11-year-old age group of the Run, Punt, Pass, and Kick were, from the left, Mitch Morris, third; R.J. Tollefson, second, and Cody Oxarart, first. PCN 1994.
Wade Jones, of Malta, was one of two local hunters to get a moose permit in this area and made history on September 25 when he became the first hunter in Phillips County to legally bag a moose since hunting laws went into effect. He was hunting with Jerey McEwen in McEwen's ranch, 15 miles south of Malta. He estimated the live weight at 1,250 pounds and harvested approximately 500 pounds. PCN 2009.
100 years ago
October 1, 1919
The Saco Creamery burned to the ground in a fire of undetermined origin.
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Alderman McKone has resigned from the City Council. A. F. Winkler was appointed to succeed him.
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Alvin C. Canole, WW I veteran, talked on "The First Eight Days of Argonne" before a large crowd at the Methodist Church.
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A cold-snap and a day-long snowstorm greeted Malta residents on September 28.
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Miss Tully Lusbey of Bowdoin visited friends in Malta.
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Repairs were being made to the sidewalk in front of the St. Hills store (F.A. Buttery company building.)
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H.S. Witcomb, Ralph Richardson, M.T. Wiekle, and H.M. Kirton were named to attend a good roads meeting at Glasgow as representatives of the Malta Commercial Club.
75 years ago
October 5, 1944
In Police Court
Lyle Gard was fined $20 for resisting an officer following a quarrel on September 26. Sam Raff of Malta paid $10 fine for creating a disturbance in a local café. The cases were tried by Police Magistrate Nellie L. Chase.
Whitewater Prairie fire burns six sections
A prairie fire in the country north of Whitewater called out local farmers and ranchers and firefighting equipment one-day last week.
The fire was extinguished after if burned between five and six sections of grassland. About 35 men helped fight the fire. The origin of the fire is unknown.
Annual snowstorm halts work on farms
Phillips County's usual September snowstorm occurred last Friday night and early Saturday morning, Sept. 29 and 30. Residents of the county awoke Saturday morning to find the ground covered with snow and every indication of a three-day storm. However, the weather cleared Saturday afternoon, but lows fell to 27-degrees Saturday night and read 24-degrees Sunday night.
50 years ago
October 2, 1969
U of M Alumni honor Stiles
Malta High School's state champion javelin thrower, Craig Stiles, has been chosen by the University of Montana Alumni Association to receive its "Outstanding Athlete of the Year Award" at their Homecoming on the university campus on October 16, 17, and 18.
Mustangs beat Fort Benton 45-21 in Homecoming
The Mustangs downed the Fort Benton Longhorns 45-21 in the Malta High School Homecoming football game last Friday evening.
The whole Mustang offensive line did a good job in getting the win. Doing a good job on defense for Malta were Bruce Bruckner, Randy Frazier, Mark Pankratz, Jim Nevrivy, and Don Green who blocked a punt.
25 years ago
October 5, 1994
Coyote killed three black-footed ferrets, 9 still alive
Nine of the 12 rare black-footed ferrets released thus far in Southern Phillips County were still alive as of Tuesday morning.
The Bureau of Land Management reported that three of the animals have been killed by coyotes as a total of 38 will be released at the reintroduction site in the U.L. Bend area of the Charles M. Russell refuge before the month is out.
10 years ago
October 7, 2019
Saco okays Whitewater co-op basketball request
The Whitewater School Board is expected to approve a co-operative agreement with the Saco School District as the Saco School Board unanimously approved a merger between the boys and girls basketball teams.
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