The town of Malta, and what you need to know befor
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5/30/2008
If you are coming from out of state, the people here are literally all related, either by marriage or birth. The town started in early 1900, with 32 families. There was no way to get here from there, except by Rt. 2 going east to west. We have lived here for 2 years, we still have no friends, the police love to harass us for no apparent reason, the Judge came from an old Malta family and must be the head of some secret organization that promotes persecution of new families, as do the police chief, the Justice of the Peace, the county attorney, and all the money comes from, the "old families" thus the bosses are also "natives". There are appro 100 growing days for a garden. Snow in not very much, just cold and windy, all the time. All purchased goods are priced at 20% more than another town. We shop in one of the other towns, when we get the chance, and multitask, or on line.
If you are highly educated, this not a place to come. There are the following entertainments in this town, drinking and gambling (they go together), church, one movie house, open 2 evenings a week. Wages match the cost of living, conversely. Most people have two incomes either two jobs, or both parties must find jobs.
As Clint Eastwood so aptly put it in "High Plains Drifter" 'Welcome to Hell'. Come and look before you sign on the line, and make your contract for moving out is in a year, that's all it takes to be fed up. Hunting, is very good here, large game, fowl, fishing, all excellent. That part is good. Ah, but for only a short period of time.
Joann | Malta, MT