Our Town 100 Years Ago: June

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 very long. He had an experience of the latter nature last Sunday morning, and the critter came near jumping off the high side of the depot platform with him, in which case, though temperate, he would have been guilty of taking a drop too much. He finally dismounted with the machine on top of him, and after the boys extricated him he started for the drug store and has since been buying arnica in job lots.

The Zephyr baseball nine hereby challenges any baseball nine in Jefferson county to play at this place Sunday, June 24, or June 30, a return game to be played on the grounds of the accepting club the week following the Whitehall game. The club at Bozeman not barred from acceptance of this challenge. Joe Morris, Secretary.

Last Saturday Will Sacry, Burt Bolsey and a Whitehall man were fairly "in the swim." They were fording the Jefferson and got beyond their depths, but owing to Will's foresight and past experience, for he is often "in the swim," they managed to make the shore.

Till Tappers About. Last Tuesday evening the money-drawer in the T. D. Hind & Co. dry goods store was tapped and a wallet containing $35 and valuable papers, the latter the property of Mr. Norville, was extracted. The drawer is of the combination order, and whoever got away with the plunder must have known the combination as no alarm was sounded.

The entertainment last night at Tebay Hall by the scholars of the Whitehall school, assisted by some of the more mature talent of the town, was largely attended –Whitehall people are always very liberal with home affairs. The lateness of the hour prevents extended mention of the program.

Roy Millegan, Sr. spent years reviewing and taking notes from old editions of the Jefferson Valley News. The following is rewritten from some of the notes on the June 1921 editions.

School District #15 in Pleasant Valley has announced their school officials for the 1921-22 school year. The principal will be J. L. Houx, primary school is Ina Guthrie, Mrs. Nellie Hoey will teach at Piedmont, and Helen Thompson will continue to oversee the Pipestone Bench school. Those graduating from the Whitehall 8th grade this month include Berniece Burns, Mary Alexander, Ethel Crumb, Mary Greene, Mary and Margaret Joyce, Hugh Mosier, Arthur Needham, Walt Stanley, and Edna Tait. Pleasant Valley graduated Glady Elmer and Walter Jordan. Francis Hart completed 8th grade at Cardwell.

Local business news: Try the Liberty Café. The meals are not free but you will freely pay for their great food. Mr. H. J. Tebo has purchased a half interest in the Ray Stretch Transfer and Feed Grinding business. Mr. Tebo has been employed there for the past nine months. The McKay and Carmichael building (currently Tona's Treasurers and the Mint Bar) is undergoing some improvements. A new doorway will be open between the two sections of the building and new show windows are being added to the east side section. The building will also have indoor plumbing after being connected to city sewer and water. The Waterloo Coop Creamery opened its doors on June 6th. The 500-gallon vat was filled to capacity by 9 AM that morning. This makes Waterloo the largest manufacturing city in Madison County. The creamery will have a daily output of 500 pounds of brick cheese. Whitehall Drug reminds everyone to stop by and take a look at the new painting by Harry Sacry (a reproduction of buffalo in Yellowstone Park) and try a beverage from the soda fountain. Those on Rural Route #2 will be seeing Ed Speck delivering your mail. Nat Chamberlain has been the temporary mailman since January.

It is sheep shearing season and a crew is in the valley ready to clip 6,000 total sheep owned by the Burgoyne, Pitts and Kountz ranches. They'll make good money at 12½ cents per head.

The Old Men's Club held their last dinner at the home of L. C. Pace and while not all attended the following did manage to make the journey to the Pace house. John Flaherty and Mr. Houghton, Grand Army of the Republic veterans, Captain W. Smith (also known as the club cynic) and Captain Sam Campbell; the club sage, Dr. Dobyns; the sunshine and fun maker, W. McCall; and the prophet, Judge Foster.