Peek at the Past

100 Years Ago

Oct. 6, 1921

Word has been received in Sheridan that a notorious grey wolf which has been preying on livestock in the Pryor mountains near Lodge Grass, Montana, for the past six years has been captured by U.S. Biological Trapper Walter Standish and his son, Dell Standish. It is estimated that over 150 head of stock have been killed by this lone wolf up to the time of his capture. Other government trappers from different parts of the state have vainly attempted to ensnare the beast but all efforts proved unsuccessful. Recently two saddle horses owned by the hunters were killed by the wolf.

Work is being pushed on the construction of the bridge across the Belle Fourche on the C.B. highway. A large amount of cement has been hauled out to the scene of operations during the past week. It is thought the structure can be completed by the middle of October – Moorcroft Democrat.

Farrall Notes: Mr. Krenk and others who shipped the 17th of Sept. didn't get strike a very good market, best steers only bringing $5.60 per hundred. Best cows around from $4.00 to $4.50. Cattle sale this fall don't pay up bills very fast. Butterfields and Camerons are getting ready to ship next Friday. They are hoping to strike a better market, but can tell later.

75 Years Ago

Oct. 3, 1946

Carl Stoneberger, Deadwood contractor, started construction the first of the week on a new building for H.P. Fawkes adjacent to the drug store in Sundance. The building will be a modern affair built of cement block and tile 20 feet wide and 70 feet long and will have a 40 foot basement. It will be used as a display room for the new Kaiser-Frazer cars, which Fawkes expects to arrive soon and Norge appliances.

Freida Oudin announced Tuesday that on that day she had purchased the building which has housed the Elk Horn Café for a number of years, from Charles Ernst, a former resident and operator of the café. Mrs. Oudin said that she planned to remodel the building as quickly as possible and that the remodeling would include a brick front with plate glass windows, new flooring and would be redecorated.

The first air marker in this vicinity and the third in the state for non-commercial airports was completed last week when Lee Schloredt and assistants completed instillation of the Sundance airmarker atop the Lee's Pharmacy building. The marker, which is visible from a high altitude, has the name "Sundance" in ten foot letters. At the end of town name is a circle with the numeral 1 eight feet in length indicating the distance to the Sundance airport. At the top of the town name in eight foot letters the latitude and longitude are shown with a large arrow indicating the direction north. The entire sign is painted in bright yellow on the black roof.

25 Years Ago

Oct. 3, 1996

The 51st annual membership meeting of Tri-County Electric Association was held September 28 at the CAM-PLEX in Gillette. Tri-County Board President, Chuck Townsend and General Manager Ron Harper reported on the changing environment in the electric industry and what the cooperative is doing to meet those challenges. Harper reported on the positive merger vote by the membership this past May. He reminded the audience that as a result of the vote "to merge Sheridan-Johnson REA into Tri-County Electric" the new organization would be operating under the name of Powder River Energy Corporation beginning on January 1, 1996.