New town dentist arrives, search still on for missing boys

101 years ago

June 19, 1913

Dentist located here

Dr. Frank Coret, a young dentist from Denver, arrived here Saturday through the influence of Dr. Stanton, and has established his office in the Club Building. Dr. Coret purchased the office fixtures belonging to Dr. Bunten and is now open for business. He will remain steadily if he finds the business will warrant it. He also expects to make Hanna a few days each month. This valley has been in need of a dentist for some time and he is certainly welcome. Everyone needing his work should attend to the matter now. Dr. Coret seems to be the right man in the right place and will unquestionably give good service, with his store of knowledge of the latest methods.

75 years ago

June 22, 1939

Many searchers give up hope of finding Hixon boys alive

Radio reports late last night state that only skeleton crews of CCC enrollees and others remained at the site where hundreds of men have been hunting for Harold Hixon and his four-year-old brother, Charles, lost since last Wednesday in the heavy timber of the Medicine Bow Forest east of Elk Mountain. The reports said the troops from Ft. Warren, brought to assist in hunting for the boys, were to return to the forest this morning and that the blood hounds brought from Canyon City, Colo., had been taken on the return trip home last evening.

Around 90 enrollees from the Saratoga camp had been taking part in the hunt since last Wednesday, but all were returned to the camp here last evening. A. W. Mitchell, as well as several other individuals from this section, assisted with the search, and all are of the opinion that the little boys will not be found, at any rate alive. Newspaper reports state a group of 25 CCC boys are still in the forest and that some 60 men arrived from McFadden to search today. These men and some others have stated they will stay on the job until the boys are found. It is said all searchers, and even the parents, have little hope now of finding either of the boys alive.

50 years ago

June 18, 1964

Saratoga girl crowned 1964 County Rodeo Queen

Darlene Waliser of Saratoga was crowned Carbon County Rodeo Queen at a public luncheon Saturday at the Saratoga Inn. Mary Lynn Alameda of Rawlins was selected lady-in-waiting and automatically makes her the 1965 queen and Terri Burgess, also of Rawlins, was named attendant.

Both Mary Lynn and Terri were selected at judging Saturday at the American Legion Rodeo grounds and the Inn. The girls were selected from six entries from throughout the county and judged on horsemanship, personality, appearance and beauty.

Darlene, 19, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Waliser of Saratoga. She was the lady-in-waiting last year. Mary Lynn is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. (Buck) Alameda of Rawlins. She is 17. Terri, 17, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Burgess of Rawlins.

Other entries in the contest were Darlene Olson, Lamot; Kathy Sanger, Encampment, and Kay Bartlett and Linda Welton, both of Saratoga.

25 years ago

June 14, 1989

Irrigation getting tougher as water levels continue to drop

Irrigation of Platte Valley ranches is tough and getting tougher as water levels in the valley continue to drop, according to Roger Ralph with the State Engineer’s office.

Ralph said, “Our last bright spot was Brush Creek, but it’s been dropping this last week.”

He said Brush Creek dropped 100 cubic feet per second (cfs) overnight. Usually, irrigation on Brush Creek lasts through July, Ralph said. “I give Brush Creek three more weeks.”

South Spring Creek, which usually peaks at 130 cfs, peaked at 48 cfs this year but has been holding steady at 45 cfs for the past three weeks. Irrigation on ranches along the Pass Creek drainage would be over except for supplemental water rights from the Medicine Bow River drainage, Ralph said, noting ranchers have been bringing water over from the Medicine Bow River (including Turpin Reservoir) for two weeks now.

Ralph said he has had trouble keeping head gates adjusted to the proper levels as water levels continue to drop and gets calls from two or three ranchers every day to adjust head gates.

On the average, the North Platte River peaks at 7,000 cfs, Ralph said. However, this year, the river never has gotten above 1,978 cfs recorded on April 26. Last Wednesday, measurements showed the river running at 1,888 cfs.

 

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