Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884

Peek at the Past

100 Years Ago

Sept. 15, 1921

County Agent Glen Hartman left Sunday afternoon for Douglas, where he will enter the Crook County exhibit in the state fair. Mr. Hartman has given notice to all other counties to look out for Crook, and from the quality of entries he took with him, this county will show up in front rank.

Louis Callquist informs us he lost about fifty bushels of grain and the straw stack at one setting as a result of the fire while threshing at his place the other day. It is presumed the fire was caused from ignition of dust and straw in the separator. The flames were blown to the straw stack from the machine and could not be extinguished. With the assistance of the men it was managed to pull the separator away from the fire with the engine by means of the belt. The machine, which was owned by E.A. Richards, was only slightly damaged.

75 Years Ago

Sept. 12, 1946

That prehistoric mastodons once roamed over the present location of the Town of Sundance was discovered Tuesday of last week when John Grice unearthed 19 bones of some prehistoric animal while digging a basement at the Grice cabin camp grounds. Grice, working with Fred Cressman, unearthed 19 pieces of bone that when put together showed they had uncovered the remains of parts of the spinal column, neck, rib and head bones.

Members of the city council met in special session Tuesday night and reached an agreement whereby they will secure gravel from the state for the purpose of graveling the street from the bridge near the Sundance Service Station south to at least as far as the Sundance Methodist church. The council plans to eventually gravel most of the two main thoroughfares in that section of town.

50 Years Ago

Sep. 9, 1971

Several Crook county cowboys will be competing in the five-state NRCA finals in Belle Fourche. Over $6000 in purses and fees will go to the winning cowboys. Hulett rider Gene Griffis is presently leading in all-around, saddle bronc and bareback riding. Albert Proctor, Moorcroft, currently tops the breakaway roping with Sunny Moore, Gillette, formerly from Crook County, second.

Cooperation from the Board of County Commissioners and the Northern Wyoming Mental Center has given Crook County School District No. One the green light to use the county courthouse basement for classroom space. The school district has been searching for classroom space since its meeting last month in which it decided to evacuate students from the Sundance elementary building within 60 days.