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 th...