Savage

A railroad man from Billings, Montana by the name of Savage came down the valley and spotted a bit of prairie which he thought was an ideal spot for a town. He may have been Patrick B. Savage who proved up on a homestead in Section 20, Township 27, Range 56 on April 21, 1913. He bought the land and the town started March 3, 1910.

Homesteaders were rapidly settling the area. The main canal was completed in 1909 and water turned on in 1910.

Emma Jeffries was the first telephone operator. She owned the Candy Kitchen and was sister of Mrs. Frissell who had the post office and put out a newspaper known as the Savage Star.

The interested men of the community built the first church, Presbyterian, and it was organized August 21, 1910.

In 1923 parishes in the state were exchanged in order to be near a church of the same denomination and Savage Presbyterian changed to the Congregational conference and is served by pastors from the Sidney People's Congregational Church.

The first Richland County officers from Savage were: M.L. Hoffstos, county assessor, Herbert Hoar, county attorney, W.B. Gibbs, county commissioner, George Arkle, sheriff and W. S. Southwick, representative.

The Lutheran Church was organized in 1915 and building complete by 1920.

The Catholic Church was built in 1916.