Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
25 Years Ago, November 12, 1998: It has been twelve years this month since the "Sundance Kids" orchestra began playing their music at the Crook County Nursing Home In Sundance. The three "Kids" have racked up a few years, both as musicians and as good citizens. Drummer Ancil Sisson of Moorcroft Is 91; accordion player, George Watts, Sundance, is 90: and Opal Oudin, pianist from the Sunny Divide area, is quoted as saying she is 39 plus. Opal played the accordion with the group until her mother. Cora Vore Smith retired at age 94. Enjoying the music is Bob Wyman, seated in left background.
100 Years Ago
November 8, 1923
Dan and Tom Straight were in from Grand Canyon Friday and report that the elk are making themselves sick eating oats. Owing to the wet weather they were unable to thresh, and the animals have destroyed most of the stocks. They went out Saturday to try to save the remainder of the crop.
A visitor in Laramie the other day was told that 100 carloads of high-grade lettuce had been shipped out of that city this season and that there would be 25 more under favorable conditions. Furthermore, he was informed that eastern buyers were staying in Laramie throughout the harvest season, and that next year the acreage would be doubled. Wyoming lettuce, it appears, has a quality not obtainable in the lower altitudes. The cattle business is in the dumps. Wheat has been there for a long while. But the farmers of this state may find their salvation in numerous other products, dairy, beets, lettuce and potatoes among them. Diversified farming is the thing.
Two truck loads of cement made the arduous trip from Spearfish Sunday and the mild weather Monday caused active resumption of concrete work on the high school building.
75 Years Ago
November 11, 1948
Five hunters, trapped by the heavy snows in the Bear Lodge Wednesday night, were rescued Thursday after their cars became stalled and they were forced to spend the night in the Peaks. Thursday morning three hunters from Buffalo, Bill Lawrence, Bill Long and James F. Dillinger, were caught in the blizzard nearly 3 miles from the Warren Peak Lookout Station. Dillinger, who is crippled by arthritis, and Long stayed at the car while Lawrence went to the lookout and broke in. He telephoned a plea for help to Sheriff Blakeman who sent Charlie Stagemeyer, his son Bud, and Maurice Classick to rescue them. In the meanwhile, two hunters from Torrington, Paul Norris, and Geoge Hacker were trapped at Hutchin's Spring one mile west of the lookout by the storm. They walked to the tower after Lawrence had called for help.
A chartered Burlington bus loaded with Junior Normal College football boys from Billings, was stranded in a deep snow drift at the top of the Rupe hill on the evening of November 4. Enroute to Spearfish the 29 boys with their coaches, were stopped on the hill at about 6:30 p. m. five miles west of Sundance when their bus struck a snow bank as they tried to pass a stalled car. Two of the boys set out for help from a nearby ranchhouse or any other attainable place. Before they realized their whereabouts they arrived in Sundance. They declared that the only way they could follow the road was by watching the fence lines. Arriving in town about 10:30 that night, the boys woke Raymond Vines, who in turn "dragged" Bill Gladsby, Kenneth Ealy and Kenneth Weaver from bed, and the men attempted to reach the bus. After stalling a patrol and highway truck they reached the scene. By two in the morning these men, with Charlie Claire and Maurice Slagle, had transported the boys to Ray's Cafe, where they found warmth and hot food. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Marshall opened Ray's Cafe for the boys, preparing a steaming meal for the chilled travelers and bedded them for the remaining hours of the night.
50 Years Ago
November 8, 1973
Champion Construction Co. announced this week that it had sold The 3-C's business firm here to Nora and Alven Reimer, Sundance. The transaction was effective Nov. 1. Mrs. Reimer will manage the store, which will continue to operate under the same name. Champion opened the business in April 1972 in the former Thorne Drug building which it purchased.
Eight Sundance junior high musicians have been selected to participate in the district music festival according to music instructor John Gaylord. Saturday's clinic will be held all day with practice scheduled to be held throughout the day. Sundance students participating will be Gena Gaylord, Dixie Kipp, Patty Macy, Murray Moeller, Dan Blakeman, Mark Lanning, Judy Ripley and Jeanette Peterson.
