Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884

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100 Years Ago

August 4, 1921

One of the worst cloud-bursts in the history of Crook County occurred late Wednesday night at 11o’clock, resulting in the loss of two lives at Beulah. The camp of Dr. L.R. Bower was near the mill, and was struck by four feet of water, sweeping the entire party and their car into the stream. They had only a moment’s warning, and the doctor had placed his wife in the car, expecting to get the others and drive out of the danger. Mrs. Bower went into the stream with the car, and she reached a tree on the bank and was saved. Mr. and Mrs. William Bower were still in the tent when the water forced them to the main flood. The lady, 60 years of age, was overcome and her body was recovered in the morning on the bank. William Bower swam some distance with his youngest grandson but he was buffeted by drifting logs and the boy was lost. His body was not recovered until 11 o’clock Friday morning. Dr. Bower and his oldest boy reached safety in a tree close to where his wife was. The escape of the four survivors is considered remarkable.

The Assistant State Leader of Barberry Eradication, Ralph U. Cotter, has been working in the county for the past two weeks in an effort to find all the barberry in the county. While there are two kinds of barberry, the common and the Japanese, only the common has been found in Crook County so far. The common variety spread the rust and should be destroyed wherever found.

75 Years Ago

July 25, 1946

That the town of Moorcroft will not be included in the Tri-county R.E.A. program recently set up for Crook, Campbell and Weston counties, was announced Tuesday by County agent L.G. Landers. Landers said that the R.E.A. headquarters in Washington had deemed it not feasible to bring the power into Moorcroft because it would require a sum of $20,000.00 to purchase the privately owned power plant there, and the number of possible users were too few to warrant this large an expenditure for the present power plant. He said that at one time the owner of the plant there had been offered $17,000.00.

This week construction was started on another fine, new building for Sundance. Raymond L. Vines, proprietor of the Hi-Way Service Station and Garage is building a new brick garage building which will measure 34 x 68 feet and will be 1 ½ stories high, the upper half story of the building will be used for storage. Located adjacent to the Hi-Way service station, the new building is designed for top efficiency. .

25 Years Ago

August 1, 1996

Moorcroft Police Chief David Hein has been appointed Crook County Undersheriff, Crook County Sheriff Steve Stahla said this week. Stahla said that Hein will be stationed in the Moorcroft area.

The board of Crook County Commissioners will hold a work session on Aug. 6 to further discuss the installation of a compressed video conference center in the county.

 
 
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