Peek at the Past

100 Years Ago

The Times

November 12, 1919

H.P. Ilsley, returning last Saturday from a trip to the stock-wintering country east of Rapid City, was compelled to leave his car well buried in snow a few miles out of this city and resort to the healthful mode of locomotion to reach home.

How’s this as a new use of the flivver? Dr. A. B. Tonkin of Riverton, a member of the state board of health, became stalled in an auto while hunting elk. While he was “out and under” fixing his little machine an elk, terrified by other hunters, came running and leaped into the auto and was unable to extricate itself. Tonkin shot the animal. This is the first we have heard of the flivver’s success as a game trap, but maybe it’s so.

75 Years Ago

November 16, 1944

Charley Stagemeyer will start work soon as the new county trapper for this county, he said Tuesday. He succeeds the late Leonard Holts who was accidentally killed a few weeks ago.

Books by Mrs. Homer Eber Cooper, born at Sundance and now a resident of New WIndson, MD, have recently been added to the University of Wyoming library’s collection of works by Wyoming authors. Mrs. Cooper’s maiden name was Clara Francis Chassel.

50 Years Ago

November 13, 1969

The Crook County High School Board, meeting in Hulett, accepted the resignation of Dennis Talich, Sundance high school football and wrestling coach. Talich’s resignation is effective at the end of the school year.

Devils Tower VFW Post No. 4311, this week called on all community organizations to join with the VFW in “Operation Speak Out” which is a program designed to encourage the “silent majority” to show their support of the government on the Vietnam question the week of Nov. 9-15 which included Veterans Day. Commander Cecil Crago said, “Vietnam Moratorium Day last Oct. 15 has given the world and especially Hanoi a distorted view of the true feeling of the majority of the people in this country. It is the belief of the Veteran of Foreign Wars that the majority of the people in this country do support our men in Vietnam and the position of our government.”

25 Years Ago

November 17, 1994

Two Sundance High School students, Kaylin Anderson and Ben Tonak will leave this Friday with the Wyoming All-State Marching Band. The 157 member band will spend two days practicing in Laramie before they perform at halftime at the Denver Broncos game on Sunday. Following that game, they leave for New York where they will march in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.