Pages of the Past

100 years ago

February 12, 1925

Mr. H.H. Cowan, a representative of the Heinz Company, is visiting in Basin for the purpose of locating a pickling station for his company, providing contracts for growing 150 acres of cucumbers can be secured in this community. 

Mr. and Mrs. Nick Smith of Manderson were here on Monday with their 2-year-old son, Wyman, who was suffering from a fracture of his left elbow. The annual dinner given by the Home Economics Department of the Basin High School to the members of the school board, their wives and the teachers of the schools, will be given at the school house tonight.

75 years ago

February 8, 1950

Members of the Basin Club, meeting at the Wynona Hotel café Tuesday evening, reviewed the compiled results of a survey conducted recently to determine public opinion regarding Basin as a shopping center. 

All of Basin’s dog owners were reminded this week that 1950 licenses must be purchased for their pets. Town officials announced Tuesday that on March 1, they will begin taking into custody and destroying all dogs roaming the streets without license tags.

Basin grade school students were given a vacation Monday when the building was forced to remain closed due to frozen plumbing. 

Billy Stoelk, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clive Stoelk, suffered lacerations about the hand and forearm Monday when he thrust his arm through the pane of a French door while playing at his home. 

Bruce Kennedy, son of Gilbert V. Kennedy of Basin, was recently appointed to the position of managing editor of the Daily Nebraskan, the campus newspaper at the University of Nebraska. 

50 years ago

February 13, 1975

Three prominent Basin businessmen were killed Sunday morning when the pickup truck in which they were riding was struck by a northbound Burlington Northern freight train at the Wyoming Avenue crossing in Basin. Dead at the scene of the accident were Larry Royal, Craig Stoelk, and Dale Wenke. According to Big Horn County Coroner Del Atwood, the three died instantly. 

Randy Royal of Basin has been listed on the first semester Honor Roll at Chadron, Neb., State College. Randy is majoring in criminal justice and business administration. 

A number of students from this area have been named to the Dean’s Honor Roll at the University of Wyoming. They include: Charlotte M. Brown, Marilyn Sue Darr, Janis C. Eckerdt and Lori A Moberly of Basin; Tom A Davidson of Burlington; Linda Y. Hamilton of Hyattville; Kenneth M. Jensen and Ruby Ann Wilkerson of Manderson. 

25 years ago

February 10, 2000

The District 4 school board voted to adopt a nontraditional schedule Tuesday night. The board also voted to work with the Greybull district to align calendars and schedules. The two proposals were adopted unanimously after extensive comments by patrons and staff, and discussion by the board. 

Chris Davidson of Burlington has been named to the 1999 fall semester honor roll at Rocky Mountain College in Billings.