Peek at the Past

100 Years Ago

The Times

November 19, 1919

So far this year in the neighborhood of 1200 cars of livestock, including cattle, sheep and horses, have shipped from Moorcroft, according to information given us by D.F. Smith, Burlington agent. About half of the stock went to market and the others to various points to be wintered.

Word reached the city today that a man by name of Jesse Janes had been mistaken for a deer and shot over in the northern part of the Bear Lodge. It is said only a part of the bullet entered the shoulder and that the accident should not prove fatal.

75 Years Ago

November 23, 1944

Despite a state-wide loss of 13 active mills in 1943, the production of sawed timber in Wyoming amounted to 47,871,000 board feet. The combined 23 mills of Carbon, Converse, Fremont and Platte counties accounted for 21,959,000 board feet of the total. Second, was Crook County, with 22 mills turning out 9,842,000 board feet.

During his 15 months of duty in the South and Central Pacific, Captain Edwin G. (Ted) Rounds, who is now home on leave, flew transports in to 41 of the islands. His group followed closely every invasion in that area from New Caledonia to Palau. Ted piled up 1700 hours of combat flying during his service with the Marine Corps’ “SCAT”, the South-Pacific Combat Air Transport.

50 Years Ago

November 20, 1969

Seven Sundance men met here Nov. 12 and formed the Bear Lodge Snowmobile Association with Dr. James Summers being elected president. Other officers are Russell Tracy, vice president; and Ted Orr, secretary-treasurer. Other club members are Dick Macy, Cecil Hughes, Carl Peterson and Joe Richards.

Four Sundance High School students have been selected recently for “The Best of SHS” recognition. They are Debbie Gerhart, Gena Orr, Gary Roadifer and Jim Viergets.

25 Years Ago

November 24, 1994

The Deadwood Dolls and the Leather and Lace Dancers will again stage their wild, wild west lingerie and variety show at the Dime Horseshoe Bar. They will perform in a benefit for Thad and Cindy Stoddard. The Stoddards lost everything they had in a house fire on Sunday, November 20.

The Crook County War Memorial Committee is planning to add an additional wing to the existing memorial now located on the courthouse lawn. The new wing will be made of the same material, the same size and shape as the World War I and the Korean and Vietnam memorials. The new wing will bear the names of any and all service men and women in any conflict since Vietnam.