Pages of the Past

100 years ago

July 3, 1925

They’ve had some hard rains in this section during the past week. Mr. Roy Mason was down from his home on the Nowood on Thursday night of last week and reported that it had rained so hard the night before that the gulch at Bonanza, which is 20 feet wide and about the same in depth, had been unable to carry the water, which ran two feet over the top of the bridge. Then there was that rain of Sunday last. That was a very hard rain for a while, and the water came down Dead Man’s Gulch so fast that the bridge a few miles out of Basin was carried out. County Commissioner T.W. Spratt found out the bridge was out and stood his car out there with headlights burning and warning the people back. 

50 years ago

June 29, 1975

An increase of 340 passenger automobile license plates and 225 truck plates over 1949 figures was revealed this week in totals by Miss Ruth Mers, license clerk in the office of the Big Horn County treasurer. 

Nine out of every 10 Burlington residents contacted in the drive for funds for the Greybull Hospital refused to contribute on the grounds that Greybull citizens have repeatedly blocked Burlington’s efforts to have the road from town to the highway north finished. In fact, only two contributed of 36 families contacted. 

Two students from Basin and vicinity gained honor roll standing at the University of Wyoming as a result of high grades during the spring quarter.  They are Frederick K. Clements, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Clements of Basin and Margaret McIntosh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John McIntosh of Burlington. 

50 years ago

July 3, 1975 

The Basin police department, due to numerous complaints received from local citizens, has announced an extensive crackdown will be made on motorcycle violators within the city limits of Basin. The two most prevalent complaints received are excessive noise due to no mufflers, the second complaint involves riding off street on private property. At the city council meeting Monday night, it was decided that Montana Avenue will be barricaded at Ninth Street since motorcycles have been jumping the irrigation ditch, then proceeding up the hill to Ninth Street. 

Raymond F. McGrew said Tuesday morning that he concluded the sale of the Wynona Hotel property in the 200 block of west B street Monday. The new owners are Don Welton and Ben Strauch. Details of the sale were not announced. Mr. McGrew said he plans to continue his residence here. 

25 years ago

June 29, 2000

The new circuit court system in Big Horn County goes into affect on July 1. County Court Judge Robert Skar will be a circuit judge for the Fifth Judicial District Circuit Court. The circuit court area encompasses the dame jurisdiction as the Fifth Judicial District does, Big Horn, Park, Washakie and Hot Springs counties. 

A Manderson Student has been honored with membership in a National Honorary Society. Niki McKim has accepted membership in the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. She will be honored at a ceremony at Colorado State University next fall where she will be entering her sophomore year.