Pages of the Past

100 years ago

October 21, 1926

Mr. Wm. Dubois, architect in charge of the new State Tuberculosis Sanatorium and Mr. John M Snyder, representing the State Board of Charities and Reform, came up from Cheyenne on Tuesday and, with Dr. Watkins, Superintendent, went over the matter of equipment for the new building. They went over the building with Mr. G. Kullen of the Larson-Jorgensen Co., while here and determined that the building should ready occupancy by the 1st of January. Mr. C.C. Peters informs us that he took twenty-one tons of beets per acre from his patch of 3.30 acres this year. These beets gave him a gross income of $178.50 per acre. The net income being $128.50 per acre.

75 years ago

October 18, 1951

Installation of the Big Horn county Sheriff’s office radio transmitting and receiving equipment was under way this week. Erection of a large transmission tower atop the county courthouse was begun Tuesday. Similar units are being installed at sheriff’s offices in Washakie, Hot Springs and Park counties to complete a radio network which will enable law enforcement agencies in the area to cooperate rapidly and efficiently. The network will later cooperate with the new highway patrol system being contemplated.

Miss Barbara Ellison, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Floyd Ellison, is amonb students enrolled for the fall semester at Minneapolis Business school at Minneapolis, Minn. She is registered for the 40-week legal secretarial course.

New fixtures were installed in the Basin café last Thursday evening. A new wall furnace was placed in operation Wednesday night. New Chromium-trimmed tables and chairs of chromium-plated stainless steel tubing with plastic upholstery have been added as have new counter stools and three new booths along the western wall of the café. The establishment is operated by Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Triplett.

50 years ago

October 21, 1976

The Basin Woman’s club in their meeting, Wednesday, agreed to present a resolution to the Basin Town Council in favor of a museum for Basin, suggesting the council find, in its treasury, money to purchase the Republican Rustler Building at its appraised value.

Clement weather has brought area beet deliveries near to completion, but inclement prices to the farmers cast a shadow on the operation. This year, sugar beet producers are getting less than half of what they got last year.

25 years ago

October 18, 2001

Members of the RHS Foot Ball Team. Chris Scharen, Tyson Caretta, Jeremy Wyatt, Austin Alexander, Brenton Paxton, Dale Query, Cole Hartman, Toby Thon, Derek Query, Tim Hagemeister, Tacy Pearce, Ben Werner, Tye Brown, Jeff Longshore, Eric Kestner, Brian Stulc, Daniel Schultz, Charlie Cauffman, Jeff Jacobs, Eric Godfrey, Taylor Thon, Marcus Harley, Mykel Atkinson, John Protas, Chris Ekins, Darryl Coronado, Levi Ragland, Willie Frame, amber Bretzman, Sam Joyce, Felix Koellner, Chad Dellos, Quinton Blakely and Mike Craft.

RHS Homecoming Royalty for 2001 include: King and Queen Cole Hartman and Valli Gamble. Attendents Katie Bock and Toby Thon, Megan Dellos and Chris Scharen, Alisha Bretzman and Brenton Paxton, April Bretzman and Sam Joyce.