Voices from the Past

From the Examiner Files

 


April 8, 1921

Officers Quieten Big Distillery

“Billy” Richardson, state stock inspector, and Deputy Sheriff J.K. Marsh are credited with finding a perfectly equipped distillery at the head of Cabin Creek, this county, and are said to be likewise responsible for the arrest of three men, alleged to be its custodians and operators, George Mayhan, Henry Taylor and Dwight Pierce. All three men were admitted to bail in the sum of $750 each to stand trial in court.

In the confiscated property was one keg of about 20 gallons of moonshine, 1 empty 50-gallon barrel, corn grinder, 10 sacks of corn, two sacks of ground corn and a still.

The distillery occupied a new building, 35 by 16 feet, built in a coulee about 100 yards from Mayhan’s house. It was supplied with running water, piped from a spring a short distance away. There were 12 vats in the place, each one measuring five feet square and three feet high, all having an estimated capacity of one thousand gallons. All contained corn mash, and this was dumped.

April 5, 1946

Will Complete Texaco Gas Station Building

R.D. McCurdy, owner of the Texaco Service station building in Broadus, is planning to complete his building sometime this spring. A load of tile was received last week and Jack Ridenour will complete the mason work. The building will be extended an additional 16 feet to the south and this will be used by the McLees Tin Shop as an office and display room. Installation of the plumbing in the service station will be completed within the next few weeks as most of the material is on hand.

April 8, 1971

Dick Jesse assists as photographer

Dick Jesse, an avid photography enthusiast, has graciously agreed on occasions recently to serve as photographer for the Examiner. The Examiner wishes to extend their thanks to Dick for his assistance and to bring recognition to young Jesse’s talent in the field of photography.

Jesse became interested in photography when he was about 12 years old and started experimenting with a cheap little box camera of his own. He discussed aspects of photography with his uncle, Malcolm Jesse of Denver, Colo. and gained much information.

Several individuals, plus membership in the local photo club, have contributed to Jesse’s interests. Glen Gay, a senior who is also interested in photography, has worked with Dick at high school and has helped him with techniques in photography and developing. Mrs. Eugenie Richards, high school teacher, has offered Dick much encouragement and furthered his studies by actual experience in a dark room and actual photography at school. Marshall Sullivan, who has worked with photography for a number of years, advises Dick about equipment and techniques. He has also let Dick use his equipment on several occasions for use in projects and experiments.

Dick recently bought his own camera with which to continue his hobby in which he is extremely talented.

All-state Chorus & Band

Nine Powder River County High School mixed chorus members and three Symphonic band members were selected through taped auditions, as members of the Southern Montana All-State Chorus and Bank of 1971.

All-State Band and Chorus will be held during the State Music Festival on May 7 and 8, at Montana State University, Bozeman. William Ramsey, director of choral activities, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, will be the guest choral conductor. The guest conductor for the band will be Randall Spicer, Washington State University at Pullman, Washington.

Broadus students selected for the All-State Band are: Carolyn Heidel, French horn; David Heidel, snare drums; and Mary Faye Rolfson, B flat clarinet. Those selected for All-State Chorus are: Soprano I, Janet Dodd; Soprano II, Barb Study and Laurie Earley; Alto I, Cynthia Carter; Alto II, Susie Earley and Elaine Smith; Tenor II, Terry Anderson and Arnie Mader; and Baritone, Allen Sickles.

April 4, 1996

Five students place at Regional Science Fair

Eight students from Powder River County District High School participated in the Regional Science Fair at Billings Friday and Saturday, March 22 and 23. Five of the eight placed.

The Science Fair is sponsored annually by the Deaconess Research Institute, and is held at Alterowitz Gymnasium at MSU-Billings.

Lucas Dow entered a computer and engineering project titled “The Automated Tang Maker” and placed second in the high school Psychical Science category. He received a ribbon and $50. Dow also won the Fair’s “Creativity Award” and was presented with a trophy plaque and an additional $100.

Erika Barnhart also entered a project in the High School Division, for which she received Honorable Mention. For her project “Turbidity on the Powder River,” Erika also received a Naval National Science Award – a Sharp EL-8300C Graphing calculator.

In the Junior High School Division, Dawson Dunning won a second place award of $50 for his project “Feel Heat Feat.” Emily Perleberg and Michael Williams both received Honorable Mention awards for their respective projects “Hot Stuff” and “Pellet Power”.

Other junior high exhibitors included Beth Mainwaring, “Vitamin C, Please,” Ren Gardner, “Acceleration Due to Gravity,” and Tony Wiltse, “Young Sprouts.”

First place winners in the High School Division at the Regional competition received all-expense paid trips to the International Science and Engineering Fair, which this year will be held in Tucson, Arizona in May.

The local Science Fair participants are students of Science instructors Greg Childress, Wanda Jamieson, and Technology Instructor Steve Ray.

 

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