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Rich and Lonna Johnson are the latest recipients of the Whitehall Rotary Club's Wheelchair Award in recognition of their community service through the Saddle Club and numerous youth activities. Since the Rotary club began the program, more than 75 individuals, groups and businesses in our area have been recognized for their service. Money collected at the A&W/KFC is used for the wheelchair program, youth programs that include scholarships and Rotary Youth Leadership Academy (RYLA), and support...
The following is taken as written in early July editions of the Whitehall Zephy, 1895. The accompanying ads appeared in the July 12, 1895 edition, and yes, the one ad was printed upside down. We were pleased to meet Mr. John H. Weingard, of Silver Star, in the Zephyr office Thursday. Mr. Weingard will go to Warm Springs soon, to see the unfortunate young man Eberhardt (from an earlier article, he was on the roof of a local church ringing the bell and shouting for people to gather). Mr. W. L. Wilkins of Butte, Mrs. C. J. Eckstorm’s father, is ma...
The following is taken as written from the June 21 and 28, 1895 editions of the Whitehall Zephyr. We were pleased to meet Mr. Martin Lundwall of the Madison County Monitor, Twin Bridges this week. Mr. Lundwall was down to Bozeman and took in the circus but says he was not one of the suckers who dropped a roll on the shell game-that's what he says. Dick Hammond may be able to stick to a bucking or runaway bronco, but when a bicycle takes the bits between its teeth he ain't able to stay with it...
The following is taken from the June 7, 1895 Whitehall Zephyr as it was written. The accompanying ad is also from that edition of the paper. BOULDER JOTTINGS. The rains of the last few days were just what was needed. The farmers smile all over their faces. Judge Turnely of Elkhorn was in Boulder this week and procured a load of lumber from our new sawmill. The judge looks well and hearty, and is just as young as ever. Gossip says we are to have several weddings soon. The supposed contracting...
The Whitehall Rotary Club is having a program about Community Integrated Healthcare (CIH) on Monday evening, June 14th, at 6:30 PM in the fellowship room at the Trinity United Methodist Church. The public is welcome to attend and learn more about this new healthcare option that is especially beneficial for those with financial and/or physical limitations. The CIH can provide non-emergency and preventive care in a patient’s home when it is not otherwise possible for a person to visit a doctor’s office....
The Jefferson Valley Museum will hold an antique appraisal fundraiser on Saturday, June 19th from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the museum. Local appraiser Roger Richmond will help people learn more about the value of the items they bring in. Each person can bring up to two items for each appraisal session and each session is on a first come, first served basis. People bringing in items must be able to carry them to the appraisal area. The suggested minimum donation for each session is $5.00. People who want to have more than two items appraised are...
May 1921 Part 2 The following are taken as written from May 1895 editions of the Whitehall Zephyr SCHOOL BONDS: Saturday, May 25th, one week from tomorrow, an election will be held for the purpose of deciding whether Whitehall is a progressive or retrogressive community. The present school building is manifestly much too small to accommodate the demands at present-what will it be by winter? It is proposed to add another story to the present building. It has been said that it is only two years...
The Jefferson Valley Museum will open for its 26th season on Saturday, May 29th with the museum open Noon to 4:00 PM, Tuesday through Sunday with Monday openings on Memorial Day and Labor Day. The season ends on September 15th. The museum volunteers have been doing a lot of work rearranging displays and adding new artifacts. The change in displays gives a more open feel to several areas of the museum and brings attention to items that have often been overlooked in the past. A special fundraising event will be held on Saturday, June 19th at the...
May 1895 The following is taken as written from the May 3, 1895 Whitehall Zephyr. The accompanying photo is of an ad from the same edition. Charlie Wagonbreth is constructing a fine ice-box in his market. He calculates there will be "no flies on his meat" at any stage of the game. As soon, it is reported, as a suitable hall can be secured, three new lodges will be organized in Whitehall, Knights of Pythias, Free Masons and Odd Fellows. Luke Dear is up at Pipestone Springs for a time-that is for...
April 1921 Part 2: The following is taken as written in April editions of the 1895 Whitehall Zephyr. A petition has been circulated in Boulder and extensively signed, praying for a direct mail service between here and the county seat. As it is now it takes two days to send a letter 35 miles by railroad. A circus procession, if a good one, is often an amusing sight, but never half so interesting as the procession of ore teams to be seen daily on our streets from the Aurora, Broadway and High...
The following is taken from the Whitehall Zephyr, April 5, 1895, as it was written. The accompanying ad is also from that edition. Sam Wade has bought the restaurant property, on the corner opposite Fergus' store, and will soon make extensive improvements thereon. Sam is "our kind of people" – full of enterprise and vim. If appearances and sounds do not deceive us there are many bluebirds, robins, meadowlarks and nightingales putting in an appearance; in view of the recent spells of weather, how...
The March weather of 1895 in the Jefferson Valley was not a lot different than now. There were blizzards and warm days and people were busy going here and there. Back then, the Zephyr reported the good, the bad, and the funny of the town and valley. The following is as it was written in the March 15, 1895 edition of the Whitehall Zephyr. William Franklin, a well-known knight of the grip, departed last Wednesday morning, after enjoying several days in Whitehall society. He found upon a frequent...
The annual meeting of the Jefferson Valley Museum will be on Thursday, April 8th,7:00 PM, at the Star Theater in Whitehall. The featured program this year will be “The Tebay Legacy” featuring the story of John Tebay who built one of the first homes in the valley. Norm Tebay and members of the Tebay family have put together a very interesting history about the important role that John, his brother, and their descendants have played in the development of Whitehall and the valley. Based on current meeting restrictions, attendance will be lim...
March 1, 1895 Journalism in 1895 had a much different tone than today. This first section is as written from the March 1, 1895 Jefferson Valley Zephyr. The advertisement is also from that edition. In less than one month more than ONE THOUSAND MEN will be employed in digging the great ditch for the Parrot smelting company, besides hundreds more in railroad and smelter construction. This is enough, without additional details, to account for anticipated lively times in and about Whitehall soon....
FEBRUARY 1921, PART 2 Whitehall was a very young community in 1895 and journalism had a much different tone than today. This first section and the business ad are taken as written from the February 22, 1895 Jefferson Valley Zephyr. A New Industry in Whitehall - We understand that the famous beauty and ladies' man, James Monahan, of the bridge and building department, has started a steam laundry in one of the boarding cars, and is doing washing and ironing at the lowest rates for cash. Please...
FEBRUARY 1921 PART 1 We will start with some news, as it was written, from the February 2 & 8, 1895 Whitehall Zephyr. The dance given by the band boys on the night of January 25th was not nearly so largely attended as on previous occasions. Much of the cause for this was the very inclement weather then prevailing, and also the fact that the revival being held at Fish Creek kept many away who had heretofore been regular attendants. Among those present were: Misses Ethel Hind, Lonie Woolverton,...
January 1921, Part 2 The "Our Town" articles will have an extra bonus this year. The first couple of paragraphs will be taken from an 1895 edition of the Jefferson Valley Zephyr and will be as written in that edition. The 100 years ago news is rewritten from notes made by Roy Milligan, Sr. when he reviewed decades of the Jefferson Valley News newspapers. From the January 18, 1895 Zephyr: CHICKEN THIEF – Will Hurlburt, on the Noble ranch south of town, had a fine flock of chickens-about 60 or 7...
JANUARY 25, 1996 A semi-tractor trailer accident at the Whitehall I-90 interchange Saturday around noon sent three people to the hospital by ambulance. According to Highway Patrol Officer Nancy Antonioli, “We were very lucky we didn’t have any fatalities.” Driver Carmen Mittleider from Tappen, N.D., apparently fell asleep at the wheel of the empty cattle-hauler westbound on I-90. After drifting off the right side of the road into the triangle of ground between the exit and the interstate, Mittleider over-corrected, crossed both westbound inter...
(Please note a correction for December 1920, Part 1. Mr. Black's first name is Tanjor, not Tannor.) Another year is wrapping up. Kids are playing sports, people are getting married, organizations are selecting officers for the coming year. There are three marriages of interest to locals. Guy D. George from Butte has married Lucile Renaldo of Laurin. Mr. George is a mail clerk at the Butte post office. Antone Bertoglio was united in marriage to Ethel Mae Winslow. Our Superintendent of Schools,...
Christmas is fast approaching in the Jefferson Valley. Candlelight tours of the caverns are the first big event of December as a promotion of Morrison Cave. A special dinner was held at the Palm with 40 visitors (at least 21 were influential men from around the state) and close to that many locals attended. Our local band played music outside of the Palm so everyone could enjoy the tunes. After dinner, twenty-one boarded the train for a ride to the cavern area. Another mile had to be covered to...
Winter is settling in on the Jefferson Valley, the general election is becoming just a memory, people are moving in and out of town. It is the second half of November 1920. The post office has an opening for a rural mail carrier. The route is a standard 24 miles and pays $1800 per year. Extra pay will be provided should the route extend beyond the 24 miles. Women will be considered if they are a widow or the wife of a physically disabled veteran. George Bleichner has been showing his friends...
The election is over, winter is setting in and homes and businesses are changing hands – one hundred years ago in Whitehall. Jefferson County voters selected Mr. D. F. Riggs as a new member of the Montana House of Representatives. Mr. H. R. Houghton defeated Mr. M. L. Tuttle for county treasurer and James Flaherty is the Clerk of the District Court. 367 voters turned out in Whitehall. Our town orchestra provided the music at the big election dance in Virginia City. There are several changes a...
Fall is a beautiful time of year in the Jefferson Valley. The cottonwood trees along the river have a golden glow from the changing leaves; the air has a crisper feel than just a month ago, and wearing a jacket is becoming more common. New people are moving to town and some are leaving in October 1920. We send wishes for improving health to longtime resident, businessman and former mayor Mr. A. J. McKay. Due to health issues, Mr. McKay is selling some of his land and his bungalow. This includes...
It is mid-summer. Crops are growing and some are being harvested. School is only weeks away. The weather is hot and dry. Things were pretty much the same 100 years ago and then again they were quite different. Farmers in Waterloo are harvesting good crops of turnips and peas. Butte is a great market to sell their produce. Waterloo area residents said goodbye to the founder of their community. Tom Walbert has moved to Three Forks and has a business there. The school has announced annual salaries...
One-hundred years ago, Whitehall was a growing community with new businesses opening, existing ones being sold and some closing – kind of like today. In business news, Carl Smith has sold his interest in the Smith Garage to Harry Huber. Walter Hettick announced that the Pipestone plunge is open as is the dance hall, bar and lunchroom but it is doubtful that the hotel will be open this year. Mr. Lahood is selling gasoline for $0.34 per gallon and states that the drop from 37½ cents to 3...
