Pages of the Past

100 years ago
August 14, 1924
Mark Plasters of Hyattville got into trouble last week. While cranking his truck, the crank slipped off and struck him on the cheek, cutting the flesh very badly. He then had the misfortune to run the truck across the sidewalk and into the Wise Jewelry Store building, breaking a large plate glass.
A list of candidates running for offices in 1924: F.E. Warren, Charles E Winter, J.H. Hinckley, A.S. Mercer, Walter O. Anderson, Hans Hansen, Charles B. Mann, Dr, C.W. Tarrant, Republicans. Leroy E. Laird, Joseph C. O’Mahoney, Robert R. Rose, Theodore Wanerus, J.A. Berry, H.E. Harris, C.C. Peters, Democrats.
County offices: Harry L. Wise, Thomas W. Spratt, K.K. Kimbro, George S. Maller, Zela Murphy, Lou Blakesley, John Weintz, Robert H. Puckett, William K Severy, A.C. Burgess, Ross M Lynn, T.W. Olney, B.F. Wickwire, W.F. Griffin, J.L. McMillian.
75 years ago
August 11, 1949
The new agriculture building at the Basin high school will be open to the public for inspection during the Big Horn County Fair 7 Night Rodeos. The agriculture department will be in full swing by the time school opens.
Mrs. Ella N. Perkins and Byrl T. Perkins, of Otto, were re-married in a ceremony performed in Billings, Mont., last weekend. The couple had been wed previously and were divorced.
Travel through Yellowstone National Park is again breaking all records. For the first seven months of 1949, travel in the park was up 15.3 percent over the same period of 1948, reaching 640,027 as compared to 554,998.
New cars in Otto are news this week. Price McWharter is sporting a coupe while Earl Sprague has a new Buick. Ross Wardell got himself a beautiful new Oldsmobile  station wagon while Bert Olson settled for a new Dodge truck.
50 years ago
August 15, 1974
Lightning stuck a tree in southwest Basin Monday night, resulting in a power outage that lasted about an hour, according to the Town Electrician, Richard Sanders. The tree was located between the Doerr and Massey homes on the town’s southwestern outskirts. The tree brought down a power line, cutting service to the neighborhood.
Some compromises on school district reorganization problems in Big Horn County were worked out at a meeting. Seven trustees will be elected in each of the four districts into which the county is to be divided. In District 4, which includes the Basin, Manderson and Hyattville districts, five are to be elected from Basin and two from the Manderson-Hyattville areas.
25 years ago
August 12, 1999
Richard Russell of Basin successfully passed the written Uniform AICPA Examination held in Cheyenne, May 5-6. Under provisions of the DPA Act of 1975, he will now be eligible to receive his certificate as a certified public accountant after completion of the self-study “Professional Ethics for CPAs” course and producing evidence of two years of experience in the practice of public accounting.
Shirley Rannells brought home two gold medals, five silver medals and one bronze medal from the Wyoming Senior Olympics held in Laramie July 29-Aug 1.