Voices from the Past

January 25, 1924

Philip Ruidi, teacher at the Murray School, failed to return there following the Christmas vacation, but proceeded on to his home at Cheney, WA. The school directors, it is said, were not notified of his resignation and will reopen the school when the service of another teacher is secured.

Milton (Shorty) Turley says he is in the market for at least three carloads of broke saddle horses, weighing between 900 and 1,150 pounds and not over 9 years in age.

Two or three local boys were bruised about the face Wednesday afternoon when they engaged in a “Snowball” fight using ice in lieu of snow.

We are in the throes of the first semester examinations. Woe unto the loafer who has frittered away his time, for the day of reckoning has come. It was announced at the beginning of the year that all students who made a standing of “B” (90) in any subject during the semester would be excused from the semester examination in that subject. In accordance with this rule there were three pupils excused from examinations in all subjects.

M.Crane, with the help of his son Harold and John Murray, succeeded in getting his summer’s supply of ice into the ice house this week.

January 29, 1949

Sick Rancher Rescued at Snow Bound Ranch

J.O. Washington, Poker Jim Creek rancher, was taken to a Miles City hospital Saturday suffering from Bronchial pneumonia according to word received in Broadus last week.

Mr. Washington had been sick at this ranch for several days and sent word out that he needed the services of a doctor. Because of the heavy snowfall and blizzard conditions in the area it was decided to attempt the trip to the ranch to bring him out. Friday evening Bob Washington, Pat Webster, and Bud Shober broke a road to the ranch and brought him to Broadus, where a preliminary diagnosis was made.

The trip to and from the ranch required consistent shoveling of snow drifts. A Jeep was also used, to pull out the automobile that was used for the trip, several times from snow bound sections of the road.

BHS High Flyers take Townies to Town 17-9

Jumping into a 4-2 1st. quarter lead the Sophomore High Flyers of BHS led to a 6-4 halftime, 8-5 third and 17-9 end of the 4th quarter to win from a fighting Town team Tuesday evening.

Sophomore's Dent and Blaylock scored 6 each, followed by “Honey” Mitchell with 5, for their total. Nygren was high for the and the Townies with 7. Popp made the only other score. The Townies lost Burris late in the fourth quarter via the foul route.

High Flyers - Susie Dent, “Bo” Mitchell, “Honey” Mitchell, Gloria Meade, Myrna Potter and Myra Butts.

Townies- “Tennessee” Burris, “Andy” Anderson, “Two Point” Popp, “Tots” Langston, Viv Dent, “Sub” Churchill, and “Dead Eye” Nygren.

Officials were Dallas Slayton and Ray Potter, Scorekeeper, (?) Huckins, and Timer Gary Potter, all of BHS.

P.S. It was a Girls Basketball Game.

January 24, 1974

Badgett All-Around Winner at Denver

A part time competitor from Ashland was named Sunday as the All-Around Cowboy at the National Western Stock Show Rodeo.

The winner was Wally Badgett, whose combined earnings in Bull Riding and Saddle Bronc were $3,977.

January 28, 1999

Big Cat

Dan Harrington shot a large mountain lion just south of his Hammond ranch last Tuesday. The lion, although lean, weighed over 140 pounds and was nearly seven feet from tip of tail to nose. It was somewhat of a community project involving Dan, his son Troy, neighbors Doug Gardner, Bruce Dinstel, and Randy Trucano, along with Floyd Mitchell and his dog and Rick Gatlin of Broadus. It was the second lion in two weeks for Mitchell’s dog - despite the fact that it’s unusual for a single dog to be used in successful pursuit of the large cats. Last week, with his assistance, Trucano was able to bag a big lion in the Cache Creek breaks area up off Powder River.