Pages of the Past

100 years ago

September 24, 1925

The delay in the matter of starting actual construction of Wyoming’s Tuberculosis Sanatorium is explained by the fact that certain demands were made by the board on advice of the attorney general, who insisted that the state be guaranteed against an assessment for drainage which would call for the difference between the actual assessment made some time ago and the estimated benefits, a sum amounting to $1,300.00. Because of the delay it is quite likely that nothing can be done this fall, but it is probable that everything can be gotten in readiness for quick work next spring. 

The Alexanders, who have recently leased the Big Horn Mills from the Big Horn Co-operative Marketing Association, resumed grinding flour on Thursday last. 

75 years ago

September 21, 1950

Among Big Horn Basin reservists and selective service registrants who have been ordered to active duty or to report for physical examinations are 11 men from Basin and the surrounding community. They include: First lieutenant Harold Engel, Private first class Houston Kreger, Sergeant Jiro Sato, Corporal James Tuttle, First Lieutenant W.O. Henderson, Private first class David Swing, First Lieutenant Nelse Petermann, Private first class W.J. (Pat) Michaelis, Corporal William Dorton, Robert Faries, and James Michaelis. 

Albert Hallcroft, Bobcat guard and son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Hallcroft, has been nominated for the best player of the week award. 

Restyling of the building housing the Fountain Drug was completed late last week. A light brick facing replaces the darker surface formerly about the entrance. The building which houses the Fountain Drug, owned by L.L. Lowry, is owned by Dale Palmer of the Big Horn Bakery. 

50 years ago

September 25, 1975

Basin firemen were called out last Friday evening when a fire was reported burning below a bluff opposite the Peters farm north of town. No damage was caused by the blaze. Appearances indicated someone had driven through a gate, dumped a load of brush over the bluff and set it afire. 

Coach John Tate’s Manderson Demons picked up their first win of the football season when they dominated the Burlington Huskies 26-16.

A report from the state veterinary laboratory in Laramie indicates a bat found on a Basin street last week was rabid. 

25 years ago

September 21, 2000

Ground breaking for the new Big Horn County Jail is still a few weeks away, according to Big Horn County Commissioner Keith Grant. Although delayed, it still should be underway by Oct. 12. 

Residents near the corner of S. 9th and A streets probably think some sort of water demon is out to get them. For the second time this year, the intersection was flooded with water. This time it was a construction accident which punctured the water line. The same area was hit last April when a break in the canal west of Basin sent water down A street and flooded several homes and yards in the area, along with school facilities.