Voices from the Past

April 25, 1924

Boys and Girls to Fly Toy Airplanes

All boys and girls of Broadus and vicinity are invited by this newspaper to participate in a miniature airplane tournament to be conducted here Saturday afternoon, May 10th. This paper has ordered and paid for twelve such miniature airplanes from Chicago and they are now at this office waiting only to be assembled. “Skeeter” planes, they are called, about a foot in length, having rudder and propellers. An attached rubber band is wound 200 times furnishing the power for the propeller. These small planes will keep in the air for about a minute on each flight.

This tournament is free and open to all children. Times of the flights will be kept and winning times will be telegraphed to the headquarters in Chicago.

Charles Jesse has reason to be Proud of His Young Son

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Jesse of Wolf Creek have reason to be proud of their young son, also named Charles. The lad, who will be seven on May 7th and has not yet attended public school, has been taught to read and write by his mother at a third or fourth grade level. He already knows his multiplication tables also. In the fall he will go to public school, riding horseback three miles to the Sand Creek School.

Funkenbusch Sale

A large crowd attended the public sale conducted Tuesday afternoon by F.I. Funkenbusch at his place on Baking Powder. Willis O’Connell was auctioneer and A.W. Heidel of Broadus was clerk. Good prices were received for the farm machinery. Cattle and Horses did not bring the money expected. One team of work horses sold at $66 and one work horse brought a top price of $50. Seven hundred bushels of corn sold at 40 cents a bushel.

April 22, 1949

Judy Gatlin Victim of Accident at Ranch

Judy, the 4 year old daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Grant Gatlin of Stacey, was seriously injured one day last week when she fell while following a plow at her home on the 2K ranch. In falling her leg dropped in front of the plow and was run over. She was rushed to the hospital in Miles City where an x-ray examination revealed that a bone in her leg had been broken.

Million Dollar Rain came last Tuesday

A two day rainstorm on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week brought 1.10 inches of precipitation to this area according to Fred Edwards and Jay Meade, local weather observers. The rainstorm was common all over Powder River County and was classed as one of those million dollar rains.

April 19, 1974

New Scoreboard is on its way

The Powder River Jaycees received word last week that the electronic scoreboard has been shipped. They plan to install it immediately after its arrival and hope that it arrives this week. Members of the Jaycees undertook the project last fall to provide an electronic scorekeeping system at the Sagebrush Park and planned activities to raise the funds to purchase it. The first fundraiser was the presentation of “A Boy Named Sue” which raised the first few hundred dollars. This Sunday they are playing the All American Red Heads in a basketball game at the High School. This summer the Jaycees will join the Belle Creek Volunteer Fire Department in sponsoring the annual barbecue and rodeo at Belle Creek. The Jaycees will receive 50% of the proceeds which will go to the scoreboard fund.

The scoreboard is over seven feet high and twenty one and a half feet long. The Jaycees plan to install it near an announcing booth, which will be located at center field (baseball) or on the 50 yard line (football).

Baby Shower held

Mrs. Bonnie Jo Quade and Mrs. Janie Bostwick hosted a baby shower for Mrs. Laura Lee Ullrich. The shower was held at the Ted Quade home at the Joe Irion ranch on April 20th. Guests drove to the ranch to attend the shower in spite of the rain. Out-of-town guests were Mrs. Linda Irion of Sheridan, Wyoming and Laura’s Lee’s mother, Mrs. Roy Irion of Belle Creek. The honored guest received many nice gifts for the Ullrich’s expected arrival.

April 29, 1999

Trusler headed to China

by Stacy Mader (reprinted from the Talon)

Her heart pounds as the referee stops the clock for a timeout called by the US Team. The score is 71-68 with only 18 seconds left on the clock. Will we be able to hold onto the game or will the China team come back?

Mary Trusler is going to find herself in a situation like that in the 10 days she will be in Beijing, China, playing basketball on the US team. She was asked by the St. Labre eighth grade coach, Melissa McCloud, to travel with the team of 11 girls, Mary being the 12th, to China for an International Tournament of Sports Exchange. Leaving on July 29, the team will be gone for 10 days.

This trip is definitely not expense-paid as it will cost $2,000 for each person who is going. Mary will join St. Labre in many fundraisers over the months of June and July.

Mary will play the forward/post position on her team. “I am so excited to go and I can’t wait to see the Great Wall of China,” she commented, “but I can’t believe that the whole town of Broadus already knows I am going and I only told like 5 people.”