Sears was a small town located east of the stage road about one-half mile and north of Sears Creek. The present highway follows the old stage road. The town was located on the site of the home of the late Fred Peterson.
Sears grew fast and died fast when the railroad went through approximately one-half mile east and below the hill. The first train went through to Sidney in 1912.
The Sears Schoolhouse was cut in two and upper floor was moved about one and one-half miles south where the main road intersected the railroad tracks. It was graded and named the Washington School. A boxcar was put at the crossing to protect passengers boarding the daily train to and from Sidney as well as for cans of cream being shipped. Albert Hoffman had bought land there and donated the space for the school yard. Since there was another station in Montana named Midway this one was named Hoffmanville and the community was named Midway since it was about halfway between Savage and Crane.
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