Peek at the Past

100 Years Ago

November 2, 1922

A fire alarm was sounded early Monday evening and the brave fire laddies repaired to the Frank home, where it was found that a wobbly stove leg caused a faint emanation of smoke to cause dire apprehension. The gallant fire fighters administered to the wiggly leg and all was serene.

The Tom Joy sale last Saturday drew a good crowd of stockmen from over the county. Yearling steers sold at $30, heifers $26 and two-year-old steers at $45, cows $38.

Mrs. Lidy and son Roy have moved to the George Steward place in the Bear Lodge. They will run the ranch and Mrs. Lidy will take care of Mrs. Steward who had been in very poor health for several years.

75 Years Ago

November 6, 1947

There were dandelions in bloom at the Warren Peak Lookout Sunday. That’s the report of County Clerk Francis Hejde who was hunting in the Bear Lodge Sunday. With a good snow falling this Wednesday morning it looks as though our beautiful fall weather is over.

The Tri-County Electric Association has received full approval to go ahead with the building of an electric power line from Gillette to Upton, L.G. Landers, manager said Monday. Landers added that he didn’t know of anything now that would hold construction up as they have all their materials, including high voltage insulators which have been on e of the chief bottlenecks.

50 Years Ago

November 2, 1972

The weather was warming up slowly this week after a weekend storm system dropped as much as 36 inches of snow in some parts of Crook County. Only 7-8 inches of snow fell in Sundance itself, but heavy snow was reported in the Moskee and Houston Creek areas. Lew Phillips, who ranches in the Moskee area, reported 36 inches of snow at his place.

In recognition of American Education Week, Sundance High School student council officers and members took over all high school classes for two hours last week. Teachers had no knowledge of the operation until secondary principal Gerald Fiscus called them from their classes for and “emergency meeting”, explaining that supervisors were already assigned to their classes.

25 Years Ago

November 6, 1997

Sundance has a new farm and ranch store that opened its doors on November 1. Northern Ag Supply, located on Highway 585 just south of Sundance plans to stock everything that the rancher or farmer needs to run their operations.

The USDA Service Center opened the doors to its new Sundance offices late last week. With the smell of fresh paint in the air, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Rural Development, Farm Service Agency and Devils Tower Conservation District moved into the offices on October 30.