Pages of the Past

100 years ago

February 18, 1926

The following call for bids for the construction of the State Tuberculosis Sanatorium is being published by the state board of Charities and Reforms. “Bids will be received by the State Board of Charities and Reform at Cheyenne, until ten o’clock a.m. March 16, 1926 for the construction of a Tuberculosis Sanatorium Building at Basin, Wyoming. 

Mr. A.B. Wrigley, who was in town the latter part of last week, told us that he threshed a small stack of beans on Thursday and got from it thirty-six bags of beans. He could not get to the threshing in the fall, so he covered the stack with bean straw. The beans came through uninjured. 

The Rustler has prepared an up-to-date mailing list of the residents of the southern part of the county. Including those who get their mail in Basin, Manderson, Shell, Shell route, Otto, Burlington, Hyattville and Emblem. If you have use for such a list, you may secure one at this office for the sum of $5.00. 

75 years ago

February 15, 1951

Those Cub Scouts receiving awards at the recent award presentation include: Michael and Roger Bennett, James Whipps, Bill Gilmore, Tommy Ellison, James Saban, Allen Mercer, Gary Skovgard, Bruce Campbell, James Hastings, Donald and Ronald Caines and David Phillips.

Nearly 5,000 passenger auto, truck and trailer license plates have been issued for 1951, according to Miss Shirley McLaughlin, license deputy of the Big Horn County treasurer’s office. It breaks down to 2,976 passenger plates, 1540 truck plates and 479 trailer plates. The total compares with a total from last year of 6,649.

Superintendent and Mrs. Robert L. Kilzer are the parents of a son born Saturday at the Cody hospital. The child has been named Louis Charles.

50 years ago

February 19, 1976

Mrs. Pat Brown’s team of Basin girl gymnasts finished in sixth place among 12 teams in the state gymnastic meet at Laramie last weekend. The team includes: Cindy Bennett, Janice Shimogaki, Carol Argento, Janet Dickenson, Carla Blank, Joyce Eckerdt, Cindy Werner, Connie Lynam, Debbie Dellos, Vicki Lynam, Lynelle Galasso, Karie Tideman, Margo Sanders, and managers Becky Batenhorst and Kirk Shibata.

The Basin High School “A” honor roll includes: Jeri Black Lynelle Galasso, Tom Pearl, Kirk Shibata, Marty Wright, Amy Gibler, Betty Stulc, Letitia Williamson, Tammy Christopherson, Debbie Dellos, Holly Dill and Lory Nelson.

25 years ago

February 15, 2001

Two Basin youths are fine after spending a cold night out over the weekend. The two, Matt Vanderpool, 18, and Toby Thon, 17, were found at 9:30 a.m. Sunday by members of the South Big Horn County Search and Rescue squad on an oil field road south of Wyoming Highway 30 west of Basin. Both were in good condition despite Saturday night’s sub-zero temperatures. The two had been hunting in the area Saturday afternoon when their pickup became stuck in a snowdrift approximately one mile from Elk Creek.