Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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FEBRUARY 1921 PART 1 We will start with some news, as it was written, from the February 2 & 8, 1895 Whitehall Zephyr. The dance given by the band boys on the night of January 25th was not nearly so largely attended as on previous occasions. Much of the cause for this was the very inclement weather then prevailing, and also the fact that the revival being held at Fish Creek kept many away who had heretofore been regular attendants. Among those present were: Misses Ethel Hind, Lonie Woolverton,...
January 1921, Part 2 The "Our Town" articles will have an extra bonus this year. The first couple of paragraphs will be taken from an 1895 edition of the Jefferson Valley Zephyr and will be as written in that edition. The 100 years ago news is rewritten from notes made by Roy Milligan, Sr. when he reviewed decades of the Jefferson Valley News newspapers. From the January 18, 1895 Zephyr: CHICKEN THIEF – Will Hurlburt, on the Noble ranch south of town, had a fine flock of chickens-about 60 or 7...
JANUARY 25, 1996 A semi-tractor trailer accident at the Whitehall I-90 interchange Saturday around noon sent three people to the hospital by ambulance. According to Highway Patrol Officer Nancy Antonioli, “We were very lucky we didn’t have any fatalities.” Driver Carmen Mittleider from Tappen, N.D., apparently fell asleep at the wheel of the empty cattle-hauler westbound on I-90. After drifting off the right side of the road into the triangle of ground between the exit and the interstate, Mittleider over-corrected, crossed both westbound inter...
(Please note a correction for December 1920, Part 1. Mr. Black's first name is Tanjor, not Tannor.) Another year is wrapping up. Kids are playing sports, people are getting married, organizations are selecting officers for the coming year. There are three marriages of interest to locals. Guy D. George from Butte has married Lucile Renaldo of Laurin. Mr. George is a mail clerk at the Butte post office. Antone Bertoglio was united in marriage to Ethel Mae Winslow. Our Superintendent of Schools,...
Christmas is fast approaching in the Jefferson Valley. Candlelight tours of the caverns are the first big event of December as a promotion of Morrison Cave. A special dinner was held at the Palm with 40 visitors (at least 21 were influential men from around the state) and close to that many locals attended. Our local band played music outside of the Palm so everyone could enjoy the tunes. After dinner, twenty-one boarded the train for a ride to the cavern area. Another mile had to be covered to...
Winter is settling in on the Jefferson Valley, the general election is becoming just a memory, people are moving in and out of town. It is the second half of November 1920. The post office has an opening for a rural mail carrier. The route is a standard 24 miles and pays $1800 per year. Extra pay will be provided should the route extend beyond the 24 miles. Women will be considered if they are a widow or the wife of a physically disabled veteran. George Bleichner has been showing his friends...
The election is over, winter is setting in and homes and businesses are changing hands – one hundred years ago in Whitehall. Jefferson County voters selected Mr. D. F. Riggs as a new member of the Montana House of Representatives. Mr. H. R. Houghton defeated Mr. M. L. Tuttle for county treasurer and James Flaherty is the Clerk of the District Court. 367 voters turned out in Whitehall. Our town orchestra provided the music at the big election dance in Virginia City. There are several changes a...
Fall is a beautiful time of year in the Jefferson Valley. The cottonwood trees along the river have a golden glow from the changing leaves; the air has a crisper feel than just a month ago, and wearing a jacket is becoming more common. New people are moving to town and some are leaving in October 1920. We send wishes for improving health to longtime resident, businessman and former mayor Mr. A. J. McKay. Due to health issues, Mr. McKay is selling some of his land and his bungalow. This includes...
It is mid-summer. Crops are growing and some are being harvested. School is only weeks away. The weather is hot and dry. Things were pretty much the same 100 years ago and then again they were quite different. Farmers in Waterloo are harvesting good crops of turnips and peas. Butte is a great market to sell their produce. Waterloo area residents said goodbye to the founder of their community. Tom Walbert has moved to Three Forks and has a business there. The school has announced annual salaries...
One-hundred years ago, Whitehall was a growing community with new businesses opening, existing ones being sold and some closing – kind of like today. In business news, Carl Smith has sold his interest in the Smith Garage to Harry Huber. Walter Hettick announced that the Pipestone plunge is open as is the dance hall, bar and lunchroom but it is doubtful that the hotel will be open this year. Mr. Lahood is selling gasoline for $0.34 per gallon and states that the drop from 37½ cents to 3...
The large barn that is known as the Jefferson Valley Museum began its history in 1914 as the Ike Pace Barn. Pace and Frank Wyne began a dairy business there in 1915. It was known as The Sanitary Dairy and from 1927 to 1937 Al Smith operated the last dairy at the barn. This barn not only held cattle, horses and grain. It was also host to many Barn Dances in its early years. In 1950 Basil and Tene Brooke bought the barn and built a Meat Processing Plant just south of the barn. In 1990 during...
The Jefferson Valley Museum will open for its 25th season on May 23rd at noon. People can visit the museum Tuesday through Sunday, noon to 4:00 p.m.. The museum will conclude the 2020 season on September 15th. Volunteers have been working on updating displays and cleaning in preparation for this anniversary year. Due to current restrictions, no more than 9 visitors and the decent can be in any section of the museum at the same time. More confined areas of the museum may be temporarily roped...
The annual meeting and program of the Jefferson Valley Museum will take place on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall at the Trinity Methodist Church, 102 North Brooke in Whitehall. The meeting and program are open to museum members and the general public. There is no charge to attend. Three board positions, including board president will be voted on at the start of the evening. The program will be provided by an archeologist from GCM Services in Butte about the...
The Jefferson Valley Museum has been collecting the history of our valley for more than two decades. There are records of settlers from the mid-1860s forward. But, human habitation of the valley goes back thousands of years. An archaeological project in the northern Whitetail area has uncovered evidence of people living in this area as far back as 8500 to 8700 years ago. The significant historical site was known decades ago and recorded in 1991. The installation of a fiber optic line around...
Early settlers in the Jefferson Valley soon discovered that the combination of good soil and a warm summer climate made this an excellent place to grow fruits and vegetables, if you could obtain enough water. Remnants of old apple orchards can still be found here and up the South Boulder; but, most of the early farms are long forgotten except for bits and pieces on file at the Jefferson Valley Museum. Once the railroad arrived in the valley in 1890, the ability to ship large quantities of...
The historic tours conducted over the Frontier Days weekend were a success with all but two seats sold on the five tours. Most of the participants were local and several came from nearby communities. The first tour on July 28th included a group from Meadowlark Manor. Some people took the tour to reminisce and other wanted to learn more about the valley's history. Transportation was provided by Whitehall Public Transportation with driver Tom Salvagni and tour guide Arlene Weber The first stop...
Not long ago, an old Butterick pattern book was donated to the Jefferson Valley Museum. Glued to the many pages were years of newspaper articles about local and international events. The following are some of those many stories from the 1930s and 40s. Headline from early 1940: “$23,368,000 Tourist Money Spent in Montana in 1939. Other States through Legislative Action Invest in This Business and Get Handsome Returns; 1940 Expected to be Record Year.” From a March, 1942 news article: Miss Marion E. Beall, daughter of F. E. Beall of Whi...
A young man heads west from New York, intent on settling in the Montana Territory. A law degree in hand, he has a desire to help bring law and order to the wild west city of Butte. He meets a beautiful woman, has a family; but, runs headlong into dirty politics, clandestine meetings, front page news stories, and a lengthy trial. It could be the foundation for a Hollywood drama. The tale of John Wellcome; however, is not fiction. It happened right here in Montana and the Whitehall valley was...
