Pages of the Past

100 years ago

October 7 and 14, 1926

Dr. C.E. Harris reports the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. H.L. Wise at their home in Basin. He is the first child and is being accorded a very cordial welcome. 

Manager Oliver Irwin of the Big Horn Co-operative Marketing Association informs us that the bean crop is moving along nicely, going out to market at the rate of something like eight to ten carloads a week.  

While doing her washing with an electric washing machine on Monday morning, Mrs. H.C. Brome had the misfortune to get her left hand caught in the wringer, with the result that two fingers were badly mangled. Fortunately no bones were crushed and it is hoped that both fingers will be saved. The injury was a most painful one.

75 years ago

October 4 and 11, 1951

The Wyoming department of public health’s mobile X-ray unit will visit Basin and the surrounding vicinity beginning next week. Every boy and girl, man and woman of 16 of age or older is urged by the Wyoming Tuberculosis association to take advantage of this free opportunity to have his or her chest X-rayed to detect the presence of tuberculosis. 

The Basin chapter, Future Farmers of America, placed eighth among 42 schools and won the trophy for farm mechanics at the annual FFA state judging competition in Laramie last week. 

H.F. Batenhorst and sons this week began preparing the Basin post office to receive a fresh coat of paint. Cleaning and priming of the wooden and metal portion of the building’s appointments, including the steel flag pole and the cold colored ball at its peak, were underway Monday and Tuesday. 

Great Northern aristocrat white beans sent from Basin will be served at the Wyoming State Society’s potluck supper in San Diego, Cal., the beans were advertised as “grown in the Big Horn Basin, the bean capitol of Wyoming.”

50 years ago

October 7 and 14, 1976

The monthly birthday program at the Wyoming State Sanitarium was a puppet show conducted by the Basin Woman’s Club. With a puppet stage and puppets belonging to Laverne Rison; Ann McClain, Margaret Brown and Mrs. Rison presented a show called “The Well at World’s End.” Ethel Wheeler accompanied on the piano. 

Teachers and administrators of School District #4 of Big Horn County recently elected Terry McKone of Basin as their candidate for Teacher of the Year. He graduated from Basin in 1958 and received his bachelor’s degree from Chadron Nebraska Teacher college in 1964. He came back to teach in Basin the fall of that year. 

25 years ago

October 4 and 11, 2001

The Basin Town Council heard a few complaints and a lot of support concerning the practice of exploding fireworks after touchdowns at the local high school football games. With only one more game remaining at home this season, however the council to no official action to rescind its permission to allow the loud booms. 

There will soon be a new person at the helm of the Basin Republican Rustler, Publisher David Peck announced this week. Longtime Fremont county sports editor and broadcaster Joe Sova will take over the day-to-day operation of the Republican Rustler ad editor on October 15, Peck said. Sova is a native of Manderson and the brother of Riverside High School teacher and coach Cory Sova. He is a 1969 graduate of Manderson-Hyattville High School.