Voices from the Past

February 25, 1921

County division seem likely

House bill No. 330, introduced in the house of the Montana legislature by Dowlin, was passed last Sunday and passed to the senate. This bill creates Joe Brown county out of Rosebud, Bighorn and Powder River counties.

Bet on sheep as against horses

Ed Sutten, who lives southeast of town, traded a dandy six-year old saddle horse to George Phalen last week for a sheep. Mr. Sutten says one ewe will in ten years time make a man more money than a mare that costs $150. He has figured it out and will bet on the sheep.

February 22, 1946

Banker will remodel old house into home

Contractor Frank Bandy moved a home from the Dick Smith ranch on Wolf Creek to Broadus Monday for C.A. Rowe. The five room house was mounted on a specially built trailer and brought to town on the highway. Mr. Rowe had built a foundation for the home last fall on a lot next to his home on Wilbur Ave. The house measures 24 by 32 feet and an addition 20 by 12 feet will be built on the west side. The homes when completed will have a living room, dining room, kitchen, glassed in sleeping porch and bath on the first floor and two bedrooms in the basement. Mr. Rowe, assistant cashier of the Powder River Bank, expects to have the home ready for occupancy by next fall.

February 25, 1971

Hawks win over Scobey

The Broadus Hawks, in their last game before the tournament, pulled from behind to win over the Scobey Spartans in Broadus last Friday. The Hawks were leading at the end of the first quarter with a 15-12 score but went into a slump in the second quarter and Scobey was ahead at the half with a score of 29-25.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Scobey’s top scorer, Don Rush, had picked up four fouls so did not go back into the game that period. Broadus, as is their habit, had a big third quarter and outscored the Spartans 18-11 and ended the period with a 43-40 lead.

The last quarter was a fast game with scores being made right up to the last seconds in the game. Scobey could not regain their lead, however, and the game ended with a 63-58 Broadus win. Three Broadus Hawks scored in double figures: Holst-14, Samuelson-14 and Roberts, high scorer with 19. Scobey also had three men in double figures: two with 13 points and one with 10.

Ice jams remain with little water running

Area pilots continue to fly up and down Powder River periodically inspecting the ice jams remaining in the river. They report no change in the gorges from last week.

Cooler weather has decreased the run off, consequently little water is running they report. Ice jams, they say, have dammed the river so badly in some places that the water detours from the river bed and runs through trees and brush before making its way back to its main course. Dikes and reservoirs were filled to overflowing during the warm weather of last week and can hold nor more water.

Pilots who have flown up the river into Wyoming report there is much snow to melt yet. Broadus residents remain in the “watch and wait” status of last week.

Thursday, February 22, 1996

Ten Science projects awarded purple ribbons

Ten Broadus junior high and high school students were awarded purple ribbons for their projects in the annual Science Department’s Science Fair last Wednesday.

The top students and their projects included: Emily Perleberg, “Hot Stuff”; Ren Gardner, “Acceleration Due to Gravity”; Michael Williams, “Pellet Power”; Dawson Dunning, “Feet Heat Feat”; Megan Mobley, “Rub a Dub Dub Three Bars in a Tub”; Beth Mainwaring, “Vitamin C, Please”; Bethany Dice, “Hot Water”; and Tony Wiltse “Young Sprouts”. All were junior high students. Only two high school students participated, with Erika Barnhart winning a purple ribbon for her project. “A Study of the Turbidity of the Powder River”.

The Fair was coordinated by Science instructors Wanda Jamieson and Greg Childress. “The kid’s did a really good job,” said Jamieson. “There were a lot of neat projects.”

Judges included Dave Mathieson, Sam Shappard, Sandy Thomas, Sue Wiltse, Sue DeGooyer, Liz Riter, Maggie Dice, Kristi Mobley, and Shelly Hansen.