Out Town 125 and 100 Years Ago - March, Part II

125 YEARS AGO - MARCH, PART II: Spring began in March 1898. While local farmers were preparing for a new planting of their crops, things were a little more tumultuous in other parts of the state and country. In Missoula, Mr. F.W. Morris, who was in the new medical profession of osteopathist, was arrested for practicing medicine without a certificate from the Montana medical board. California Governor Budd asked Montana Governor Smith to help his state celebrate its 50th anniversary of being admitted to the Union of States. Kentucky was reeling from a smallpox epidemic. In France, the largest balloon ever constructed was getting ready to be flown to the North Pole area to rescue explorer Andree. In Butte, The Hale House on East Broadway (the largest boarding house in Montana and owned by Marcus Daley) burned to the ground, leaving two dead and many injured. The following articles are taken as written from the March 18 and 25, 1898 editions of the Jefferson Valley Zephyr.

SUMMIT VALLEY, March 22. Still, we are enjoying the use of snow, and as the thermometer registers zero this morning, one would think we were having winter. But all of us would rather have the cold weather now than later. Fred Tebay and Mr. Warman of Whitehall and Ray Beall of Waterloo were visiting this valley Sunday. And still, they come-immigrants from Iowa and Missouri-six having arrived in the valley during the past week. The population of this section is increasing rapidly. It was not learned who sent out the circulars demanding laborers.

THE HOME NEWS. The bounteous fall of snow during the past ten days has been of inestimable benefit to the ranges, as abundant grass is assured for the early spring.

SCHOOL NOTES. There was no school on Monday due to the inability to warm the rooms. Francis Yotter and Willie Taylor have been absent from school this past week.

Deputy Sheriff Sherlock was in town Tuesday serving processes in a civil action brought by J.F. Faulkner against parties on upper White Tail Deer Creek regarding the waters of that stream. It is said that all the ranchmen above the Faulkner place have been made defendants in the action.

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS of the Board of County Commissioners of Jefferson County, Montana, Regular March Term. The petition of John F. Tebay et al. for the appointment of C.M. Whitney as justice of the peace, Whitehall township, was granted. The petition of R.W. Noble et al. for the appointment of C.W. Brooke as constable for Whitehall township was granted. The petition for jails at Whitehall and Basin was laid over until the June meeting. The viewers' report of the county road from Whitehall to Pipestone Springs was approved, and notices of opening the road were ordered to be posted.

Since the war talks commenced, the Whitehall Patriots have been discussing the various positions. The Whitehall Volunteer Warriors division will be composed of Officers, 99, and privates, 1. The offices have all been spoken for, but the private job is still open.

100 YEARS AGO - MARCH, PART II: By the second half of March in 1924, Montana people were preparing to deal with eight months of politicians vying for wins in the many upcoming elections from the school and town to a May presidential primary and the August State and County primaries. Outside of Montana, the U.S. Army Air Service was making the first attempt to fly around the world; the first modern mutual fund, the Massachusetts Investors Trust, was introduced; U.S. Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty resigned because of the Teapot Dome scandal; and professor, author and motivational speaker, Leo Buscaglia (who popularized hugging in the U.S. in the 1970s) was born in Los Angeles. The following articles are taken as written in the March 20 and 27, 1924 editions of the Jefferson Valley News. The photo is of the 1924 seventh and eighth-grade classes.

COMMUNITY CORRESPONDENCE: Miss Helen Thompson, primary teacher at Pleasant Valley school, has moved to Whitehall and is staying at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Thompson. She drives to school in her new Ford Coupe. Elvan Tuttle and Miss Clara Ahl, from Whitehall, attended the program at the Piedmont school house last Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lepp and his son, Russell, spent the weekend at the H.C. Collins ranch. Boyd Tebay says the boss over there gnaws a cigar to look fierce and profound while loafing.

EGGS FOR HATCHING. Purebred Barred Plymouth Rock eggs from large, healthy, free-range stock. The price is 75 cents for 15 eggs, $3.50 per hundred. Mrs. J.A. Jergensen, Whitehall.

SUMMIT VALLEY AND SOUTH BOULDER: We are witnessing a regular old-fashioned March. Lots of snow and mud. But this looks good to the farmer. Mrs. W. Brooks and her son, Leslie, went to Waterloo on Saturday afternoon. They attended the card party at the Pat Carney home, which the bachelors held. About sixty neighbors were present, and a royal time was enjoyed. Fred Hemund motored to Whitehall Monday with a load of fresh pork. The Masons of Riverside Lodge are giving an "old time" dance at Shaw's Hall on March 28th. Both modern and old-time dances will be featured. On Monday night, the St. Patrick's Day old-time dance given by the J.I.C. Rod and Gun club at Shaw's Hall at Jefferson Island proved another financial and social success for this live and enterprising organization.

SCHOOL NOTES, SECOND AND THIRD GRADES, Katheryn Zietzke, Reporter. We got the quarter holiday last month, and we hope nobody gets sick in our room so we can get the quarter holiday again this month. Russell Lepp was absent Tuesday and Wednesday. Vincent Stretch spends most of his evenings riding his new pony.