Voices From the Past

May 16, 1924

Midwest Cancels Contracts for Digging 600 Oil Wells

Paul Glosser of the Little Powder River Country returned to his home a few days ago from Casper, Wyoming and reported about the cancellations. Mr. Glosser reports there were between 1,500 to 2,000 men idle there and waiting for what employment they might find.

Approximately 300 truck drivers have been laid off since the first of April, when the new railroad between Casper and Midwest began service. Casper is no place for a man with family to live, states Glosser as his expenses are more than his earnings.

Mr. Glosser had considerable difficulties in motoring to his home. Vain were his efforts to travel directly to Buffalo or Gillette because of impassable roads and washed out bridges, so he was compelled to travel to Douglas, then Gillette and down Little Powder to return. Glosser says he’s had enough of the oil fields and isn’t going back. Herman Smith, who accompanied him home, is of the same opinion.

May 13, 1949

Little Girl Injured Falling from Auto

Diana McCurdy, 2 and a half year old daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Neal McCurdy received painful bruises and scratches last Saturday morning when she fell out of her father’s automobile. The family was returning from visiting Mrs. McCurdy’s parents in Boyes when the accident happened. Diana and her little cousin were riding in the back seat alone when in some manner the rear door came open and Diana fell out. The car was traveling at a high rate of speed at the time. She was rushed to Broadus where her bruises were treated and then taken to the hospital in Miles City. She was able to return to her home Tuesday.

Baseball Teams Formed League

Formation of a Powder River County baseball league was accomplished at a meeting of team managers and interested parties May 4th at a meeting in the Fire Hall at Broadus.

Eight teams have joined the league and play will start on May 29th. Ashland, Otter, Biddle, Coalwood, and Mizpah will join three Broadus teams in making up the league membership. The Broadus teams will be the Red devils and Klein teams and a new team of High School Players.

There will be three games played each Sunday during the season with two teams being idle each Sunday. Each team will play two games with every other team in the league during the season.

May 16, 1974

Personnel changes at Broadus Aviation

Mike Schneider, airplane mechanic for Broadus Aviation, plans to leave Broadus about the first of the month to make his home elsewhere. This is a definite loss to the aviation service and airport facility in Broadus and no mechanic has been found yet, according to Keith Stevens, owner of Broadus Aviation.

Stevens said, however, that a flight instructor has moved to Broadus to work with the fixed base operation at the airport. Randy Popiel is a graduate of Missoula Vo-Tech and has all his flight instruction ratings. Call the local number at the Airport or Keith’s Ashland number to sign up for lessons or for more information.

May 20th, 1999

Busy agenda for Historical Society by Don Heidel

The May meeting of the Historical Society will be held May 21st. At 7:30pm., according to Ann Carroll, President. Plans for the official opening on Memorial Day will be made, and with the inter-season work in the process of being done, the new season promises to be another active one.

The Community Work Day activities held last week gave the Museum buildings and grounds a thorough going-over, thanks to Patty William’s school crew who swarmed over the premises with juvenile enthusiasm, swabbing out the old jail, spiffing up Mac’s Museum, dusting, sweeping, and window cleaning the main building. Rhonda Gatlin and her pre-teen children Jordan and DrewAnne, along with the faithful Hal Hawley assisted the regular Society Staff in preparing the building for the opening. Jillian Powell, a graduating senior, decorated the window display area with an attractive cowboy and branding scene.

A big Thank You to everyone for your help!!