Peek at the Past

100 Years Ago

June 21, 1923

A.E. Hoyt is offering the John Martin ranch for sale at public auction on July 10. The property consists of 400 acres on Soldier Creek, and is a fine location for stockraising and lumbering.

The Moorcroft elevator was totally destroyed by fire Sunday afternoon from causes unknown. The loss amounts to about $8500. The elevator was the property of H.G. Weare and in the charge of P.J. Scott.

75 Years Ago

June 17, 1948

Nominating petitions for three candidates for positions as trustees for the high school in District No. 1 have been filed with C.D. Roberts, clerk. Names filed are Andy Policky, three-year term; Willet Keyser, two-year term and M.O. Trego, three-year term.

Reverend Howard L. Elston, district superintendent for the Methodist Church in Wyoming wrote to say that a pastor had been secured for the Methodist Church in Sundance. The minister’s name is Charles Roberts from New York state.

Junior Yeoman of Sundance was sworn in as a cadet in the United States Air Forces at Rapid City. He has received his assignment to report to the Parrin Airforce base at Sherman, Texas for training for pilot. Yeoman served in the regular United States Army during World War II.

50 Years Ago

June 14, 1973

Janet Clark was elected 1974 State 4-H Camp Chairman at the State Junior Camp held last week at Douglas. Monte Moeller was also elected to the council. Ten junior leaders from Crook County attended the camp, they were Criss Williams, Ruth Lytle, Janet Clark, Janine Eixenberger, Susie Reando, Kim Raber, Monte Moeller, Cindy Canfield, Marilyn Canfield, Jan Orr, Beeb Moeller, chaperone and Barbara Schoenthaler, county home economist.

Miss Roxanne McCullough, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard McCullough of Moorcroft was crowned Miss Rodeo Crook County at the Hulett Rodeo by Miss Linda Simons Miss Rodeo Wyoming. Miss McCullough, a graduate of Moorcroft High School, is a sophomore nursing major at Augustana College in Sioux Falls.

25 Years Ago

June 18, 1998

The storm system that blew through the area Saturday spawned several funnel cloud sightings by area residents. At one point a funnel cloud descended from the clouds above Sundance, triggering the warning sirens in town. Another tornado touched down at the DJ Lantz Ranch southeast of Sundance on Moskee Road. The twister first uprooted some tall pine trees just north of the ranch house. It then skipped about 200 feet and damaged several outbuildings. Some buildings it just turned over off their foundations, others it picked up and threw across the land for the next quarter mile.