Peek at the Past

100 Years Ago

June 22, 1922

S. M. Leister, a contractor form Newcastle, has been looking over local conditions with regard to the construction of the new Crook County high school building.

Fears of high water in Sundance were experienced a few hours Thursday night when a telephone message was received from E.A. Bock that large cloudburst had struck Warrens Peak at 7 o’ clock. Telephone messages were sent out from the local exchange to all who might be supposed to be in the path of the flood and where telephones failed auto messengers were used. While no flood water reached Sundance, Houston creek was reported four feet out of its banks and Ogden canyon ran from eight to ten feet deep.

75 Years Ago

June 19, 1947

Devils Tower was the scene Sunday of what is believed to be the largest crowd ever to attend the Northern Black Hills Pioneer picnic – 3500. Honored guests of the event were 70 former cowboys, all who rode the range in the area before 1890. Speakers for the day were William Henry Harrison, Sheridan, state representative, and Warren Morrell, Rapid City Journal columnist. A.W. Storm, president of the association, presided at the meeting.

J.G. Moore, a hard-riding cowboy from Gillette, was winner of the $675 prize given in the 114-mile endurance race from Gillette to Douglas. Moore was riding a horse owned by E. Matheson of Gillette in the 15 rider free-for-all. It took the winner 15 hours, 34 minutes and 55 seconds to complete the ride.

50 Years Ago

June 22, 1972

Wayne Shaw won the only contested position on the Crook County School District No. One board in the annual school election held Tuesday. Shaw defeated incumbent Lee Tromble for Hulett Trustee. Other trustees elected were John Moline, Sundance and Charles Kottraba, Moorcroft. Both ran unopposed.

Two Crook County 4-H members will be among the eight Wyoming 4-H members who will tour Washington, D.C. as part of the National Citizenship course. Attending from Crook County will be Rosemary Hall and Roxanne McCullough. Crook County Home Economist Barbara Schoenthaler will accompany the members.

25 Years Ago

June 19, 1997

Ranch A, historical hunting lodge build in 1933, is under new management and will be maintained as an educational facility for those who wish to conduct seminars, retreats and other educational activities. The State of Wyoming assumed ownership of the site in the fall of 1996 and organized the Ranch A Restoration Foundation to govern the site.