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100 years ago taken from TCB 6/8/1923

Disastrous Fire At Richey Saturday Nearly Half Block Business Section Goes Up in Smoke Saturday

The town of Richey had a disastrous fire last Saturday night, when about midnight fire broke out in the Price Bakery and Grocery. The fire was not noticed until it had gotten such a headway, that all efforts to stop it was of no avail, Nearly half a block of business places on the east side of main street went up in smoke. All that was saved in the block facing main street was the First National Bank building on one corner and the Farmers Lumber Yard on the other. Cause of fire unknown.

WAGNER GETS $400.00 FINE

Art Wagner of the Tussler creek community, who recently was arrest-ed for having two gallons moonshine in his possession, plead guilty to the charge before Judge F.P.Leiper,at a term of court held here Wednesday, and was given a fine of $400.00,which he promptly paid.

Moonshine at $200 per gallon for having it in your possession, ought to be lesson for others in this section.

MAURICE BROCKWAY KILLED

Former Brockway Boy Well Known Here Accidently Killed Last Sunday at Missoula.

Missoula,June 4th-Maurice Brockway,18 years old, was instantly killed here yesterday when he came in contact with live electric wires. He had been out for a hike with a companion when in returning, Brockway decided to walk over the top of a bridge on the girders.

His companion was on the ground and did not know that an accident had happened, until on glancing up, he saw Brockway's body hanging over the outside edge of the girder. He gave the alarm but medical aid and a pulmotor were used to no avall.

75 years ago taken from TCB 5/28/1948

MCKEAN FARM SOLD

E.S. McKean has sold his farm on upper Lost Creek to James Crockett of the Bloomfield country. Mr McKean has purchased the Orville Quick residence here in Circle and will now make Circle his home. Mr \McKean homesteaded in lost creek back in 1910.

Signing of petitions for the pro-posed $40,000.00 Court House Bond issue is coming along fine.This would be additional funds to the $80,000.00 now on hand from former bond issue, and enable the County Board to go ahead with the be a construction of new building. In order that McCone county folks may get an idea of what the new proposed Court House would look like, we are publishing the above cut. The proposed Court House building would be a duplication of the one at roundup, ,which is considered one of the finest in the state. The petitions asking for an election on the preposition will be presented to the Board of County Commissioners at the next session.

50 years ago taken from the TCB 5/31/1973

VIDA

Once again we are seeing activity at the Vida ball diamond. Bob Erickson and Sam McClellan mowed and raked the diamond and Bob is now coaching fifteen enthusiastic Little

Leaguers.

Recent callers at the Melvin Bogar home were Mrs.Bruce Bogar from Billings and Mrs. Kenny Bogar from Opheim.

Mr. and Mrs.Matt Kwasney returned Friday evening from Billings where they were baby. sitting for the Elmer Kwasneys who were vacationing in Tokyo.

FRIENDSHIP

the Stan Kniepkamp family. Karn and Kerry Vamer from Billings were weekend guests at Gene Voss's. Also Rose Marie Voss was home for the weekend.

Mr.and Mrs,Lowell Babbock and Gene from Harlem visited the Stan Kniepkamp's on Sunday.

Roger Schara spent Monday with Glenn Idland to help him celebrate his birthday. Dick and Elaine were over for birthday cake in the evening.

Mr.and Mrs.Kyland and Brenda and Ole Ta were guests at Arnie Idland's on Monday.

In order that McCone county folks may get an idea of what the new proposed Court House would look like, we are publishing the above cut.

Norma and Darlene Jensen stopped in for awhile in the afternoon.

POLLY"S COLUMN

In the Terry paper of May 13,1998,Glen Malvern had written about the Indian Turnip in their historical happenings. He mentions that there was an old government trail that ran west of Duck Creek close to their families homestead that was south of Brockway. That's no doubt area where the old FortKeogh/Fort Buford Trail was located and probably the old N -NTrail.Green said there was a spring close by where there was evidence that the Indians harvested the turnips.

Called Tipsin by the Dakota Indians and Indian Turnip by early settlers, this perennial has roots which were an important food of the plains inhabitants. In summer the three to four inch tuberous roots were peeled and stored so that they could be ground and pounded, providing a starchy meal.