Phillips County News - One Nation, Under God

This week let’s talk about a few of those industrious souls who started and helped the town of Malta to grow.

One such man came to Malta very early. He was a native of Canada and emigrated to the United States. This individual made many contributions that helped the growth of Malta.

He donated land for the Little White Church, the land for the Carnegie Library, a large piece of land for the Phillips County Courthouse and jail, land for the first Catholic Church in Malta, and the gift of land which now makes up Trafton Park on the Milk River bank. (And perhaps you can now guess who I’m...