P a g e 7 G h o s t T o w n s a n d H i s t o r y o f M o n t a n a N e w s l e t t e r eastern Montana prairie. It is on the National Register of Historic Places and was inducted into the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame in 2017. In 1914, the building was originally the Wiley, Clark and Greening Bank. The bank closed in 1921 due to misappropriation of funds. In 1948, it began operating as the Jersey Lilly Bar & Cafe when it was purchase by Bob Seward, who was originally from Texas. It retained the original bank building character and charm, with the original tin ceiling, bank vaults and wooden flooring with the outline of teller cages still visible. Many of the original fixtures, including the back bar remain. The back bar was brought up on river boat from St. Louis to Forsyth in the early 1900s. It sat in Forsyth during prohibition before it was brought to Ingomar in 1933 in the back of a Model T Ford. As the story goes, this is why there are scratches in the mirror.– Courtesy of Shawn Shawhan, Check out more of his beautiful Photo by Shawn Shawhan Photo by Shawn Shawhan photos at: https://abyssart.smugmug.com/? Meaderville may be long gone, but we get to see some of their Christmas cheer re-created at the Race Track Volunteer Fire Department. The old Butte neighborhood of Meaderville and the Meaderville Volunteer Fire Department put up a giant Christmas Card display every year from 1945 up until 1960. People would come from all around to see the displays. Meaderville would be consumed by the Berkeley Pit but their festive spirit lives on... Meaderville Volunteer Fire Department Christmas Display, Meaderville, Montana (1950), Image taken from page 37 of Meaderville Volunteer Fire Department; Our Golden Anniversary Year; Fifty Years of Community Service; MVFD; 1910 - 1960 by Angelo Petroni, Fire Chief (1960). View entire book at the Montana Memory Project. 2022 Display. Photo by Jolene Ewert-Hintz
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