Powder River Examiner -

February 17, 1922

To Overhaul Flour Mill and Produce Better Grade Flour

Directors of the Broadus Co-operative Milling Company met Wednesday night and authorized John Leno, local miller, to proceed with his suggestions for overhauling the machinery. These improvements will take the wheat over a shorter course to the grinders and with an added “steaming” process, an unexcelled white grade of flour that will overcome every objection. The miller will start on these alterations at once and will have them completed within a week or ten days. Grinding of the wheat will be resumed after completion of the improvements. Some 1,400 bushels of wheat on hand now will assure a long grinding season. New consumers of Broadus flour are at Epsie, Coalwood and Powderville.

Charles B. Lewis and A.B. Norris respectively are president and secretary of the milling company.

February 14, 1947

View Cattle Country from Seat in Airplane

Friends of Pemberton Bros. from Spearfish, S.D., landed their Piper Cub plane in the dooryard of the Pemberton ranch on Little Powder River Monday afternoon. They were Cecil Ice and Buzz Driskill who had flown to the Gay ranch to buy some calves. On their return they stopped and visited with Lawrence and Osborn Pemberton. The Pembertons are in the process of moving cattle on their ranch so Lawrence took a ride in the plane over their place and located all of their cattle which was a decided saving in time as their work was cut out for them on horseback.

February 17, 1972

Snowmobile Rally at Boyes

On Saturday, Feb. 12th, a large crowd of people from southeastern Montana were on hand to compete and watch the events of the Boyes Snowmobile Rally. The East Fork Range Rovers 4-H club served lunch and refreshments throughout the day.

Winners in the respective events are as follows:

Men’s Stake Race: Class A, Dick Wilsey of Ashland, Lawrence Giacometto of Boyes; B, Louis Giacometto of Belle Creek; C, Lawrence Giacometto and Jack Mills of Boyes.

Women’s Stake Race: A, Sandra Neill of Ashland, Rita Fortner of Biddle; B, Rita Fortner, Nancy Trom of Broadus; C, Rita Fortner and Rosalie Millar of Broadus.

Men’s Barrel Race: A, Hugh Espy of Boyes, Lawrence Giacometto; B, Jack Mills, Louis Giacometto; C, Ray Lillianthal of Ashland and Hugh Espy.

Women’s Barrel Race: A, Amanda Two Two of Ashland and Sandra Neill of Ashland; B, Rita Fortner; C, Rita Fortner and Rosalie Millar.

Kid’s Barrel Race: A, Jimmy Welsey of Ashland and Norman Lambert of Hammond; B, Joe Fortner.

Men’s Scramble Race: A, Ron Neill of Ashland, Carl Lenyard of Ashland; B, Louis Giacometto, Bill Walker of Alzada; C, Ron Neill , Louis Giacometto.

Women’s Scramble: A, Sandra Neill of Ashland, Amanda Two Two; B, Rita Fortner, Amanda Two Two; C, Rita Fortner, Rosalie Millar.

Kid’s Scramble: A, Byron Snodgrass of Ashland, Joe Fortner of Biddle; B, Byron Snodgrass, Joe Fortner.

Three Man Relay: All Classes – Ron Neill, Carl Lenyard, and Ray Lillianthal of Ashland, and Jimmy and Hugh Espy of Boyes and Wayne Hagedorn of Broadus.

Cross Country: A, Ron Neill, Carl Lenyard; B, Louis Giacometto, Albert Snodgrass; C, Ron Neill, Louis Giacometto.

The class C cross country was the most thrilling race of the day with the different makes of snow machines all trying to out-run the other on the cross country course at the Mills ranch in the Boyes area. It was reported that at one time one snowmobile went under another one while it was in the air after hitting a bump on the track!

Speed oval, jackpot race for machines over 500 cc, Louis Giacometto.

Jackpot “calf” roping: Hugh Espy, Jimmy Wilson of Ridge, Calvin Gotfredson of Boyes.

“The day was a great success with the help of all the snowmobilers in the area coopering in every way,” Jack Mills, chairman of the affair said. “A special thanks to everyone who made the day go smoothly, especially to the Jesse Ambulance Service of Broadus who were on hand throughout the races.”