Peek at the Past

100 Years Ago

July 14, 1921

Willard Ripley Jr. was over from Hulett Tuesday and left Wednesday with four top-notch bucking broncs to enter in frontier days at Newcastle this week. Willard made a good showing at Belle Fourche and expects them to jump high at Newcastle. If he has good luck he will go to Cheyenne for the frontier celebration.

About a week ago Frances Harmon, age 14, disappeared from her home in Sundance and an investigation by the sheriff and county attorney finally resulted in locating her at Alzada, in company with a traveling sign-painter named Craig, who did some work here...