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CENTENNIAL EDITION

The Lovell Chronicle LOVELL, BIG HORN COUNTY, WYOMING, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 2006

LOVELL IS THE TRADING CENTER

OF A GREAT AGRICULTURAL AND

INDUSTRIAL SECTION WITH A

POPULATION OF 5,000 PEOPLE.









CHRONICLE, NUMBER 2









Innovation, perseverance marks Chronicle

history through 100 years of publication

Among the very oldest cial Club, Jones left town one line Lockhart. He sold his Huntingtons were planning

continuously-operating busi- night, putting the newspaper interest in the paper and pur- to get out of publishing at

nesses in Lovell is our news- in the hands of the club. Of chased the Lovell Chronicle. the time, but they soon found

paper, the Lovell Chronicle, course, to retain legal status, Before Huntington had themselves in Red Lodge,

founded in 1906 as the town the paper had to be published even published the paper for Mont., where they published

was incorporated. Our history each week. This meant that four years, the plant was de- the Carbon County News.

is intertwined with the his- Mac Cline and a few others stroyed by fire in June 1930. Lytle switched the Chron-

tory of our community, which had to get the paper out with The building on the east side icle format from a tabloid to a

is fitting, since a newspaper’s little or no help from experi- of Nevada Avenue just north broadsheet in March of 1971,

job is, literally, to chronicle enced printers. of Main Street was a complete and it has retained that for-

the events of a community. Relief was found – and loss. This incident, coming at mat ever since, moving to

We are celebrating the none too soon – when Reyn the beginning of the Depres- the standard advertising unit

Chronicle’s 100th birthday Leedom, an energetic editor sion, might have discouraged six-column layout in the early

with this special edition. and printer from Nebraska, anyone from trying to make a 1980s. For two years, Lytle

While other newspapers took over management of the comeback. But as Huntington ran a flag bearing a rose to

in the Big Horn Basin of Wyo- plant. Under his ownership, put it, “The response from the reflect Lovell’s noted “Rose

ming may have been founded the plant gained new and community was so prompt and Town of Wyoming” name.

earlier than the Lovell Chron- better machinery, including sincere, it gave us the neces- Then on March 1, 1973, Lytle

icle, the Chronicle may be the a Linotype, one of the most sary spirit to start anew.” instituted the distinctive wild

oldest paper to publish under important parts of a modern While replacing equip- mustang flag that was been

the same, continuous name. printing plant of the time. ment and becoming settled in the trademark of the newspa-

The Chronicle had its With the building of fac- the building on Main Street, per ever since.

humble beginnings in May of tories in Lovell, the Chronicle where the paper is current- Under Lytle, the Chron-

1906 when H.S. Jolley per- enlarged to properly represent ly published, the paper was icle was named the top

suaded a relative – J.P. May the town. Special editions printed in Basin with the as- small weekly newspaper in

– to move to Lovell and estab- were issued in 1917 to cele- sistance of P.P. Anderson. The the country in the National

lish a newspaper. brate the construction of the Chronicle was printed in the Newspaper Association Bet-

May, newspaper edi- sugar factory and again in present location for the first ter Newspaper Contest in

tor, band leader and active 1920 when returning service- time on July 31, 1930. 1974.

citizen, named the paper the men from World War I pub- Ted Huntington was fa- Lytle published the COURTESY PHOTO FROM JEANNE HAMER

Lovell Chronicle, a name it lished a cooperative project. tally injured in a car accident Chronicle until 1975, when E.O. “Ted” Huntington is pictured in his Chronicle office

has retained. The paper was active in near Lander on December 6, he and his wife Katy moved in the early 1950s. Ted ran the newspaper from 1926 until

Machinery to print the promoting the glass factory, 1954, and publication of the north to Hardin, Mont., to his death in 1954.

paper was hauled to town the brick and tile plant and Chronicle then became the re- publish the Hardin Herald.

from Bridger, Mont., by wag- all civic improvements. In sponsibility of his wife, Fran- Pat Schmidt, another product

on. Housed in a small build- later years, before Leedom cine, and his son, Burt. On Oc- of the Peck papers, took over

ing along the old main area of left the town, he placed a tober 1, 1955, Burt purchased as publisher, printing his first

town, the paper was published great deal of effort behind the the paper from his mother. issue July 24, 1975. In the families before them at 10 In the summer of 1988,

in what was later to become building of the road over the In 1958, the Chronicle early 1970s, Schmidt recalls, Wyoming Street. desktop publishing came to

the office for the Lovell Clay Big Horn Mountains, and one became a tabloid and soon be- a person could walk right into Schmidt served as presi- Lovell when the Chronicle

Products Co. The newspaper sharp turn was called “Lee- came Wyoming’s first weekly the unlocked Chronicle office dent of the Wyoming Press went in with the Powell Tri-

plant soon moved, though, dom’s Loop.” paper to use the new offset and find no one there. Every- Association in 1986, Peck in bune and Thermopolis Inde-

when other businesses began In 1926, E.O. (Ted) Hun- technology. On January 21, one was next door at coffee, 1993. pendent Record to purchase

to move further south into tington moved to Lovell from but there was little worry Publishing the Chronicle an Apple Macintosh comput-

1960, Huntington started a

town. Cody, after having lived in the about theft. was mostly a family affair un- er and laser printer system,

distinctive tradition that was

May sold the Chronicle to lower Shoshone River Valley Like the Huntingtons and der the Huntingtons, and it is which greatly streamlined the

to last for years, when the

W.M. Jones two years later, from 1908 to 1915 as a boy. Lytles before them, Pat and difficult to assemble a list of Chronicle’s operation.

front page of the Chronicle

in 1908, but Jones didn’t last Ted started in the newspaper Emily Schmidt were very ac- reporters/news editors from The paper continued to

featured a full-page photo.

long as editor. business working for Ernest tive members of the communi- that era because bylines were modernize, first scanning neg-

The newspaper also had a tra-

At the request of mem- Shaw and L.L. Newton of the ty during their time with the not used, except for commu- atives in the late 1990s, then

dition of printing a full-page,

bers of the Lovell Commer- Cody Enterprise with Caro- Chronicle. Under Schmidt, nity correspondents. William abandoning the wet darkroom

full-process color photo on

the office was remodeled, and Schweinler was listed as as- and moving into a fully digital

Easter. The front page photo

a new Compugraphic Edit- sistant editor in the early photography department by

was reduced somewhat later

writer video display terminal 1960s. Jeane Wagner later early 2004. Production grad-

that year (1960) when the pa-

and word processing system worked for several years as a ually shifted to full pagina-

per adopted a covered wagon

was installed. The newspa- reporter into the early 1970s. tion under the leadership of

pioneer setting for its flag,

per continued to be an award Reporters/news editors production manager Pat Par-

with the large photo below.

winner. since 1970 have also includ- mer, and the Chronicle joined

During part of Burt Hun-

In July of 1984, Schmidt ed Wagner, Tracy Thompson with the Powell Tribune to

tington’s time as publisher,

moved south to Thermopolis, (1974), Yvonne Harvey (1975), purchase Imagesetters (mov-

the Chronicle was published

where he took over as pub- Mark Kitchen (1975-77), Sal- ing pages from computer to

only 51 weeks a year, be-

lisher of the Thermopolis In- ly Straka (1977-78), Wyoma page negatives) and further

cause the Huntington family

dependent Record. Haskins (1978), Bruce Moats streamline the operation in

liked to take a vacation dur-

Taking Schmidt’s place (1978-84), Scott Stackpole 2002. The digital camera

ing the week following Christ-

at the helm was current pub- (1984-86), Lori Mulley (1986- work, computer pagination

mas and did not publish a pa-

lisher David Peck, son of the 87) and J.D. Mach (1987-90). and the Imagesetters have

per that week. Because Burt

late state senator and co-pub- Gib Fisher of Cowley also allowed the Chronicle to run

Huntington was a pilot, there

lisher of the Riverton Ranger, filled in at the paper in 1987 more and more color photo-

were frequent aerial photos

Roy Peck, and the nephew and ’88. graphs in recent years.

used in the paper, and on May

and cousin, respectively, of Karla Schweighart Pome- One of the benefits of

9, 1963, Huntington convert-

current Ranger co-publishers, roy had the longest run as a working at the Lovell Chron-

ed the newspaper’s flag to an

Bob Peck and Steven Peck. Chronicle reporter. She was icle is the view one sees by

aerial photo of the town.

David Peck also moved into hired in June of 1990 as a stepping out the front door.

Burt and Louise Hunting-

publishing out of the ranks reporter/news editor. She The Big Horn Mountains,

ton published the Chronicle

of the Riverton Ranger, pub- was named editor in the fall with their snow-capped peaks

until the end of 1970, when

lishing his first Chronicle of 1999 and continued in that and rugged canyons, loom to

they sold the paper to Roy and

issue July 19, 1984. Peck role until moving to Laramie the east seemingly a stone’s

Bob Peck of Riverton and Ron

and his wife Susan lived in on March 31, 2006, with throw from the end of Main

COURTESY PHOTO FROM JEANNE HAMER Lytle, who took over as pub-

the “Lovell newspaperman’s husband Alan. Connie Bur- Street. Schmidt called it the

The Lovell Chronicle crew is hard at work in this 1958 lisher January 1, 1971, mov-

home,” the same house owned cham was hired as the new best “newspaper office view”

photograph, including Louise Huntington (standing in ing to Lovell from Riverton.

by both the Lytle and Schmidt reporter/news editor in April. in Wyoming.

the middle). According to Bob Peck, the







1906 to 1946 – recalling the first Chronicle edition

The following is a combi- showed signs of fight earlier in A search of the dead man’s does not flinch when he is sur- for the Crow reservation open- Big Horn Stake for 18 years

nation of stories from the in- the evening but it was thought clothes revealed nothing as to prised or throw up his hands ing in Montana. and established a medical re-

augural edition of The Lovell nothing would result. his former home, relatives or for any man. This is good news for Wyo- cord of assisting with the birth

Chronicle on May 31, 1906, Shortly before the shoot- associates. Fifty-nine dollars C. H. Young, commonly ming in general and Big Horn of 3,000 babies.

and the Chronicle’s 40th an- ing, Tom Callahan had rented and thirty cents was found in known as “Clab” Young, is a and Sheridan counties in par- ––––

niversary edition published a room and when he went to his purse which with a few true western frontiersman, ticular. It is but a few miles

May 23, 1946. We bring them bed the large Italian occupied personal articles was turned having served Uncle Sam from this part of the state and OPPORTUNITIES.

to you as written, complete it. Callahan went into the over to the county authorities. during the Indian troubles in no doubt many people in this ––––

with language that might not saloon to see what could be The burial took place Monday Montana and spent some time section will take a chance.

be considered to be politically done. Wesley Britton, who had afternoon. with “Buffalo Bill” and simi- Sheridan is a good town and Many Chances for

correct in 2006. charge of the rooms, went with The evidence showed that lar western characters. A few able to take care of all who Various Business

Callahan to oust the foreigner when he was shot he said “it’s years ago he was one of Col. come, while the military post

Killings and shootings who refused to leave and drew all a mistake boys, he shot the Cody’s rough riders and is well is near at hand to give perfect

Houses

were not uncommon and we a knife, chasing both men out wrong man.” Efforts were be- known among “Old Timers” in protection during the rush.

Lovell, Wyo., May 31,

expect this paper was not after a brief scuffle. Britton ing made to obtain some clue northern Wyoming and south- Sheridan is fortunate and we

1906—Lovell needs several

unusual in that respect. The went back into the saloon and regarding his relatives but all ern Montana. venture to say the wide-awake

new enterprises. Among the

style and wording of those procured a six shooter. Just as he would say was that he had “Clab” is one of those who men of that city will do justice

most urgent and most need-

days is retained as far as pos- he entered the rear door, gun a brother and an uncle in this well knows his ability with a to the honor.

ed are two or three that must

sible. There have been con- in hand, the Italian made a country but knew nothing of gun and always relies on his –––– come very soon or some local

their whereabouts, and that

Early Doctor

siderable improvement in the rush for him, and was about aim. One of the typical range

persons will set up amateur

quality and type used. six feet from his intended vic- he came from Ireland. Shortly men, he has spent many a

establishments in order to

tim when Britton fired, strik- before he died he again stated hard earned dollar in ammu-

meet demands.

A SAD AFFAIR. ing the would be assassin

in the left arm and the shot

that they should not blame

Britton.

nition and bought a sample of

each new pattern of gun as in-

A good jeweler would find

ample employment and an op-

–––– glanced off, striking Callahan, The only mistake Britton ventions progressed from the

portunity to build up a pros-

One Man Killed, who was in the doorway of the made was in not going after “Cap and Ball” to the “Brown-

perous business.

Another Injured. next room. The bullet made an an officer, yet most men would ing Automatic.”

There is room here for a

ugly wound, penetrating the have done the same under the While the country is

Drunken Italian cavity of the abdomen. circumstances. When an Ital- sparsely settled and during

dentist and he will find all the

With a Knife Cause The Italian was not badly ian is after a man with a long the time hundreds of men of

work he can handle.

In a country supporting a

of Trouble. hurt while the innocent man knife, there are not many who all classes are employed on

population of three thousand

had received a mortal wound. would not get a gun if possible the railroad, passing through

people, there is not a photog-

Lovell, Wyo., May 31, Callahan was immediately and when confronted again every day, he is the right man

rapher. Occasionally a travel-

1906—Saturday night at cared for by Dr. Clymer, but it with the knife, shoot. in the right place.

ing amateur comes along but

about ten o’clock one of the was evident that he could not –––– –––– even these individuals are

worst and saddest affairs live long. He died twenty-two

took place at the Strong room-

ing House. The trouble first

hours later. Justice J. O. Ev-

erett empaneled a jury, con-

The Right Man. Register At

scarce.

Lovell is the trading cen-

ter for a large scope of coun-

started through the imbibing

of too much intoxicants by

sisting of N. D. Bischoff, M.

D. Harris and R. C. May, who

Lovell, Wyo., May 31,

1906—Lovell is fortunate in

Sheridan. try, and the development of its

resources had barely begun.

some Italians who dropped in returned a verdict releasing having a man resident here Lovell, Wyo., May 31, Where there is now one per-

that afternoon from the grad- Britton. Mssrs, Kelsie, Dun- who is competent in every way Dr. E. W. Croft, who es-

1906—May 24th Commission- son there must soon be ten.

ing camps. A spirit of fight bar, Deputy Sheriff Young, to act as deputy sheriff – a tablished a record as a family

er of the General Land Office No farm is yet fully developed

seemed to possess the whole Dr. Clymer and Britton being man who is of known worth doctor for the lower Shoshone

Richards has appointed Sheri- while industries have but

crowd. One large, burly fellow called as witnesses. when there is danger and who valley. He was president of the

dan as a registration station Continued on page 8

The Lovell Chronicle Centennial, June 1, 2006, page 2





Huntington family ran Chronicle for 45 years

Editor’s note: From 1926 through community.

1970, the Lovell Chronicle was owned and In 1955, Burt and Louise purchased the

operated by the Huntington family, first Ted newspaper from Francine Huntington. Burt

and Francine Huntington and later Burt was active in the community. He served on

and Louise Huntington. Ted and Francine’s the Lovell Area Chamber of Commerce board

daughter Jeanne Marie Huntington Hamer of directors and was the chamber president

has been working on a family history and in 1966. During this time, with John Nickle,

wrote this history of the family’s involvement he designed and published the first Mustang

in the newspaper industry and their life in Guide tourist publication.

north Big Horn County. He and Louise both obtained pilot’s

By Jeanne Huntington Hamer licenses and owned their own airplane for

Edward Olney Huntington was born several years. Burt was an avid sportsman,

at Dayton, Wyo. January 23, 1900. He was enjoying fishing and hunting in the area.

called Teddy as a child, then Ted or E.O. After continuing her interest in nursing for

Huntington later in life. In his early years, several years, Louise gave that up and began

he attended schools in Jamestown, Kan., then to help at the Chronicle office, taking over the

at a one-room schoolhouse on Crooked Creek, financial bookwork, billing and eventually

northeast of Lovell. When the family moved some of the production work.

to a ranch in the Southfork area west of Cody, Burt converted the Chronicle to a tabloid

he worked at the local Cody newspaper to format in 1958 and printed with a sheet-

pay for room and board while attending high fed offset press. Offset printing was a new

school. He graduated from Cody High School photographic process. Dave Bonner, the

and worked for his father as a guide for Publisher of the Powell Tribune, later wrote:

hunters through the Thorofare and Jackson “ ‘He absolutely was one of the first

Hole areas. to introduce the new technology. He was

He spent one winter trapping in the a mechanical guy. He really understood

Thorofare country, and in 1920 he rode printing.’ Bonner said Huntington was an

his motorcycle to Laramie to attend the excellent photographer and combined that

University of Wyoming. Ted often expressed ability with his love for flying and his new

that obtaining an education was extremely offset technology to give his Chronicle readers

important, and he worked for the Union new and dramatic images of the Big Horn

Pacific Railroad at the roundhouse in Basin.

Laramie to pay his tuition, room and board. On Jan. 21, 1960, Huntington started

He worked, sometimes at night, and attended a distinctive tradition that was to last for

classes for two years before he found this years when the front page of the Chronicle

rigorous schedule impossible to maintain and featured a dramatic, full page photo. He also

returned to Cody. started a tradition of running a full-page, full-

In August of 1923, Ted and his friend process color photograph on the front page at

Charlie McEachron constructed a boat to take Easter.”

a trip down the Big Horn River from Basin to In February 1963, Burt was invited with

the Barry Ranch in the Big Horn Canyon. other Wyoming newspaper publishers and

This was considered a very daring feat, as editors to meet with President John Kennedy

others who had attempted the trip had lost to discuss Wyoming concerns. They had lunch

their lives. An article which appeared in the with the president at the White House.

Basin Republican Rustler and was reprinted In May 1963, Burt converted the

in The Lovell Chronicle many years later newspaper’s flag to an aerial photo of the

gives a humorous version of this dangerous town. He continued to use the offset process

adventure. to add more photographs to the paper. In

Ted and Charlie McEachron both worked 1969, Burt and Louise adopted a son, Ted

at newspapers for L.L. Newton and Ernest Huntington. Later, Bob Peck, a newspaper

Shaw at the Basin Republican Rustler and publisher and friend from Riverton, wrote:

the Cody Enterprise. Ted became part owner “Burt and Louise raised their baby (Ted) in

of the Cody Enterprise and in 1926 he sold his a playpen next to a Linotype machine.” This

interest and bought the Lovell Chronicle from may have been the case part of the time, but

A.R. Leedom. He was the editor and publisher Burt’s mother Francine helped with child care

of the Chronicle until his death. most of the time.

Ted lived with the George Sherwin family At the end of 1970, Burt and Louise

on Main Street in Lovell. His sister Mildred sold the Lovell Chronicle to Roy and Bob

Huntington was married to the Sherwins’ Peck of Riverton, and Ron Lytle took over as

son Wylie, and when she became ill with publisher Jan. 1, 1971. The Lovell Chamber

tuberculosis, she came to stay with the of Commerce honored Burt and Louise at a

Sherwins to avoid transmitting the disease luncheon meeting that same month. In tribute

to her children. Ted frequently called the to the Huntingtons, C.E. Roche reviewed some

Wylie Sherwin family at Wapiti with reports COURTESY PHOTO FROM JEANNE HAMER of the community projects in which they had

of Mildred’s condition, and the telephone Ted Huntington speaks on the telephone in his Chronicle office in November of 1953. been active, particularly during Burt’s term

operator who put through the calls for him was as president in 1965-66. It was during this

Francine Clavier. They became acquainted, time, Roche reminded members, that the wild

and a romance bloomed. Francine’s family organize the Lovell Lions Club in 1939, born in the United States. horse controversy erupted, which resulted

had moved to Lovell from Salem, W.Va., in helped with the planning and some of the As a teenager Burt Huntington became in the establishment of the Pryor Mountain

1925. Francine’s father Samuel Clavier, a construction of the Masonic Hall, was past interested in flying and took flying lessons Wild Horse Range. It was also during that

glass blower, was the president of the Salem master of the Masonic lodge and past patron at the new North Big Horn County Airport. period that Lovell sponsored a float in the

Window Glass Company Co-operative that of the Order of the Eastern Star, a member of He graduated from Lovell High School in Portland Rose Festival, which was awarded

purchased the glass factory in Lovell. the White Shrine, a member of the Rod and 1947. Active in the Lovell Ski Club, he was the Governor’s Trophy. As president, Burt

Ted and Francine were married Gun Club and active in the Lovell Commercial awarded a ski scholarship at the University was also instrumental in providing the town

September 4, 1927, in the Cody Presbyterian Club. He helped organize the Lovell Ski of Wyoming. He enlisted in the U.S. Army, with new promotional brochures which were

Church. It was a small wedding with family Club, spending much time over a period of served as a meteorologist at Fort Sill, Okla., widely distributed for several years. “We have

in attendance. Photographs of that occasion years working on building, developing and and Fort Bliss, in El Paso, Texas. He was had the complete cooperation of the Chronicle

indicate that there was a family party following improving the ski course in the Big Horn honorably discharged in 1951. He returned to for publicizing community activities,” Roche

the wedding at the home of Ted’s father, Cecil Mountains east of Lovell. Active in the county the University of Wyoming where he studied said in closing. “Burt has been the conscience

Huntington, who lived on the Northfork. Ted and state Democratic Party, he was selected journalism. of the community and we’re going to miss that

and Francine lived in an apartment house as a delegate to the state convention in 1940. In August, 1952, he married Louise conscience.”

near the Sherwin home in Lovell. They later He also worked for one session of the state Burgener in Powell. They moved to Laramie, Bob Peck later recalled that Burt was

purchased a home on Montana Avenue in legislature in Cheyenne. In 1942, he ran for where Burt continued his studies in planning to get out of publishing when he

Lovell. On September 10, 1929, a son, Burton the Wyoming House of Representatives but journalism and Louise worked as a nurse. sold the Chronicle, but about the time they

Edward, was born in this house. was defeated in the General Election. He They returned to Lovell in 1953, and Burt bought the Chronicle, the Pecks, with Bonner,

According to an article in the book served on the city council in Lovell from 1946 joined the staff at the Lovell Chronicle. He also bought the Carbon County News in Red

LOVELL, Our Pioneer Heritage, by Rosa to 1950. supported his father’s progressive ideas and Lodge. They asked Burt if he would help run

Vida Bischoff Black, published in 1984, the In September of 1939, Ted and Francine made suggestions for modernization at the the paper, and he agreed.

newspaper plant was destroyed by fire June purchased the “Durkin” house at 144 West newspaper. Burt continued his involvement in Lovell.

30, 1930. She explains: Main in Lovell. It was next door to the George Periodically Ted purchased new In 1973, he joined John Nickle and Wallace

Sherwin home where Ted had lived when equipment and added a new press in 1952. Olds in establishing Lovell Cable TV, the first

“In June 1930, before Ted Huntington had he first moved to town after purchasing the He purchased a press camera to use for the cable TV system in Lovell. Over the years, he

completed four years editing The Chronicle, Chronicle. Francine worked at the Chronicle newspaper, utilizing his continued interest in also helped his friends at the Powell and Cody

the plant was destroyed by fire, a complete office more often when Burt and Jeanne photography at the Chronicle and with help newspapers. Dave Bonner later commented

loss. This happened in the beginning of the were attending school and eventually did from Burt built a darkroom in his home. on his generosity: “Not long after the Powell

Great Depression and might have proved the bookwork and billing each month. Burt Burt’s presence at the newspaper office Tribune bought its offset web press in 1976,

fatal to the paper’s life because of the economy worked more regularly and by the 1940s enabled Ted to enjoy more leisure time. At the paper lost its pressman, and Huntington

at that time, but Huntington stated: “The Jeanne occasionally helped with job work and this time both Ted and Francine renewed came down daily from Red Lodge to run the

response from the community was so prompt was a proofreader. their interest in golf. They spent several Powell Tribune press for almost a year.”

and sincere, it gave us the necessary spirit to During World War II, some of Ted’s weeks golfing in the Phoenix area in the After many years of crop spraying, Burt

start anew.” While replacing the equipment help left to work in the war effort and he spring of 1954 and talked of spending part of gave it up in 1989. He continued to fly for the

and getting settled in a building, the paper had to work long hours to keep up with each year there. Montana Game and Fish as a contract pilot.

was printed in Basin with the assistance of the work load. Because of the manpower Ted died in an automobile accident Dec. He flew the mountain goat and big horn sheep

P.P. Anderson. The Chronicle was printed for shortage, he noted in his diary that most of 6, 1954, near Lander. The memorial services population surveyors over the Beartooth

the first time in the present plant July 31, the businesses were closed until noon during were held at the Lovell United Methodist Mountain Range and in the northwestern

1930, and has been published every Thursday the beet harvest in 1942, so that people in Church on December 14. His ashes were area of Yellowstone Park. He retired in 1994.

from the present location.” town could help the farmers get the beets to scattered on the Big Horn Mountains by his He died in a mid-air collision near Bozeman,

the sugar factory. Also mentioned during the son Burt from an airplane as he flew over a Mont., Dec. 7, 1997.

There was some panic during the fire war years is his service on the board for food beautiful remote area that Ted loved. Longtime friend and partner Jim Moore

when someone saw Burt’s baby buggy rationing. In June of 1943, Ted hired John Ted was highly respected in the jokingly called Huntington “one of the few

inside the newspaper office, but it was soon Yamamoto from the Japanese internment Lovell community, by his colleagues in the democrats allowed to live in northwest

discovered that he was safe with his mother. camp at Heart Mountain, near Powell, as a newspaper business and by local and state Wyoming” but said one could never tell by

Ted often mentioned that without the help linotype operator. While this could have been political allies and opponents. He was admired his writing which side of the aisle he was

of the bank in Lovell and the support of controversial because there were so many for his honesty, integrity and intelligence. on, because everyone was fair game. Moore

the business community, he could not have local boys serving in the Pacific Theater, it did Always mindful of the responsibilities that explained that while Burt concentrated on

continued in business. not cause any apparent problems. Ted worked accompanied the “power of the press,” he the production end of the newspaper in Red

A daughter, Jeanne Marie, was one of the to foster tolerance and during this time wrote was never arrogant about that power. He Lodge, he also wrote a well-known column

first babies born at the Lovell Hospital March editorials on the subject. By this time, most respected other people regardless of their called “Grumblin’ by Palisades Pete.” Moore

1, 1933. As business was often slow during the people were aware that most of the Japanese position and felt great empathy for those added that in his column, Huntington directed

Depression, Ted had time to spend with his people at Heart Mountain were not aliens, less fortunate than himself. He was totally “a frontal attack on pomposity and hypocrisy,

family, and they often enjoyed camping/fishing but American citizens, and that many were committed to the welfare of his family and leavened with a good dose of humor. He was,

outings to Yellowstone Park and the Sunlight in a way, the conscience of the community

Basin in the summer, plus skating, sledding with his column. Despite the force with which

and skiing in the winter. During the ‘30s Ted he wrote, he was a quiet, unassuming guy.

continued to help his father and brothers There was not a soul who knew him who

with the family outfitting business when time didn’t like him.” Other friends in Red Lodge

allowed. He and a friend purchased a movie described him as an intellectual who was

camera, and he took many movies of area never arrogant, and as a quiet person with a

skiing and wildlife pictures while hunting great sense of humor.

and guiding. He edited these films with titles Dave Bonner noted that Huntington

to show friends and groups in the area. His was often the “alter ego” of Big Horn County

wildlife movies became a popular program for politics and had an acerbic bite to his writing,

community organizations. noting, “He was willing to take the other side

In August of 1938, Ted purchased the and keep you on your toes.” He called him the

Cowley Progress from Milford Vaterloss, and “conscience” and the “prickly pear” of Lovell.

from comments in his diary, he was not sure David Peck, editor and publisher of

how long he would find it economically feasible The Lovell Chronicle wrote that: “Burt was

to publish it. He continued the Progress for remembered locally as a man who wrote

about 10 years. The last issue was published with vigor and lived life his way. He was a

December 31, 1948. Ted also mentioned The newspaperman, pilot, community leader and

Messenger in his diary. Most likely this was The Lovell Area Chamber of Commerce honored Burt and Louise Huntington at a noon pioneer in two industries.”

a flier put out by the publisher of the Cowley luncheon on December 28, 1970, as they turned the reins of the Chronicle over to Ron Burt had a great zest for all that life had

paper. Lytle. Pictured are (l-r) master of ceremonies Rocky Roche, Burt Huntington, Chamber to offer and approached each day with a sense

Active in the community, Ted helped president Dee Cozzens, Louise Huntington and Lytle. of adventure.

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My recollections of Lovell

Growing up in a newspaper family

By Jeanne Huntington watching Hopalong Cassiday, accuracy and getting the facts

Hamer the Lone Ranger and many right is of primary impor-

When I look back on my other western stars in addition tance. My dad often discussed

life, I feel that I was fortunate to adventure films. My family the fact that there is always

to grow up in Lovell. There also enjoyed attending movies more than one side to a con-

were many advantages to be- on weekdays in the evening, troversial issue. I learned that

ing raised in a community that both in Lovell and in Cowley. it is not wise to “jump to con-

was small but where there Lovell had beautiful clusions” from these situations

were a variety of opportunities Christmas decorations, and and discussions about them. I

available to young people. most of the stores downtown developed an appreciation for

I was one of the first babies had special displays in the the value of diverse opinions

born in the Lovell Hospital, windows. I remember walking and to allow people to express

March 1, 1933, delivered by on Main Street in the early themselves. Because working

Dr. Horsley. My parents were winter darkness stopping at at the newspaper office was

E.O. “Ted” and Francine each store to admire the deco- often a family effort, I learned

Clavier Huntington. My father rations. We didn’t start “cele- the importance of teamwork.

was editor and publisher of the brating” Christmas as early in Dad felt that sensationalism

Lovell Chronicle. My mother, those days, and many people was an abuse of power, and it Jeanne Hamer

who moved to Lovell from did their shopping a day or two made a lasting impression on

West Virgina, had worked as a before Christmas Eve. I re- me to see him agonize over the Jeanne Marie Huntington

waitress and telephone opera- member the outings to the Big need to publish a story that Hamer, a fourth-generation mem-

tor before their marriage. My Horns to get a Christmas tree. involved illegal activities by ber of an early Wyoming pioneer

Burt and I always searched COURTESY PHOTO FROM JEANNE HAMER a friend he respected because family, was born March 1, 1933,

older brother Burton, called

Burt, was born in 1929. for a tree that had lots of pine The Huntingtons pose in front of their home at 144 W. the facts were proven in a in Lovell. She attended school

My first memories are of cones on it. Main in 1941. Pictured are (l-r) Ted, Jeanne, Burt and courtroom. He used his “power in Lovell and earned bachelor’s

our home on Montana Avenue, Keil’s Grocery was across Francine. of the press” very carefully. and master’s degrees in music

where we lived next door to the street from our house, and My brother and I were re- with honors at the University of

the Threet family and across in addition to her regular shop- quired to finish what we start- Wyoming.

the street from the McCaffrey ping there, mother would often ed, which may not have come She married Roger Hamer

home to the east and the send me to get something she did a lot of our laundry for us, the school year, and some of directly from being raised in of Torrington at the Lovell United

Wilcox home to the south. Dr. had forgotten, or that we had and this saved a lot of work for the students would prepare a newspaper family, but we Methodist Church in 1955. They

Croft’s home was north of us. run out of, that she needed in my mother. skits to perform for assem- were aware dad had to make have two children, Michael

There was a small ditch that a hurry. I often miss this easy My brother Burt played blies. I believe this was the sacrifices to meet deadlines for Hamer and Kathy Hamer-Smith,

ran in front of the houses, and access to food shopping now football in high school, and very first time girls had ever job work and publishing the four grandchildren and two

I don’t believe the street was that neighborhood stores no I remember visiting the worn “jeans” to school. Some paper. I don’t remember my great-grandchildren.

paved. longer exist. My dad hunted Japanese Internment Camp of the boys in our class served parents requiring any more Jeanne has been active as

Marilyn McCaffrey, her for pheasants and elk every at Heart Mountain a few with the National Guard in of Burt and me than they a church musician at Episcopal

older sister Joy, Peggy Wilcox fall, and mother would can the times when they played Korea and missed our gradu- were willing to do themselves. churches in Montana, Minnesota

and Marlene Threet were my meat for us to eat during the there. It was startling to see ation ceremony. Luckily, none Their concern and compassion and Torrington, where she direct-

early playmates. Some of the winter months. During WWII, the guard towers and armed of them lost their lives. for others set a wonderful ed choirs and served as organist

boys in the neighborhood were the school district made the guards, and the sight of the My class has had very example, and we were made for more than 30 years. She was

Richard Croft, Jay Kocherhans school kitchen available to barracks was depressing. I high attendance at reunions, aware of the importance of an instructor of music at Eastern

and Ralph Johnson. anyone who wanted to use the did not really understand why and enjoy seeing each other the community as a whole. Wyoming College from 1968 to

As the printing busi- facility to can large quanti- the camp was there. When my so much we are meeting for a Being a good citizen 2000 and served as chairperson

ness was slow during the ties of food in cans instead of dad’s Linotype operator left 55th reunion instead of wait- means getting involved and of the music department from

Depression, my dad often had jars. My dad was on the Lovell to work in the war effort, he ing for the 60th. We are lucky giving back to the community, 1970 to 1992, when she retired

free time after the paper was Food Rationing Board, and I hired Mr. Johnny Yamamoto that our classmates who still and again, my parents set an from fulltime teaching and was

published on Thursdays, and remember that many things from the Heart Mountain live in the area are willing to enviable record for their con- appointed Faculty Emerita.

I have wonderful memories of were rationed, including sug- Camp to work at the Lovell arrange this. Some of my best tributions in time and effort While at EWC she directed the

camping, fishing and boating ar. This seemed strange to me Chronicle on the recommen- memories of growing up in to the betterment of the com- college vocal performing groups,

in Yellowstone Park, Sunlight as there was a sugar factory dation of a newspaper friend Lovell are of my many friends munity. Dad also talked often gave private vocal lessons and di-

and other areas at an early in Lovell. Eventually, a frozen in Cody. Mr. Yamamoto was a who added so much to my life about the fact that local, state, rected the Torrington Community

age. Some of the time we were food locker business opened very quiet, reserved man, and there. They were an impor- national and international af- Chorus.

joined by other families. For and we stored vegetables and I remember him as pleasant tant part of my life, and I wish fairs affect every person, and In addition to teaching,

many years, I thought every game meat there. and very polite. Burt recalled there had been room to name he was a wonderful example Jeanne has been active as a

family was lucky enough to Main Street, with the many years later that the all of them. of the term “well informed.” soprano soloist, appearing with

spend this type of quality rows of trees on each side, Heart Mountain football team Growing up in a news- My life was influenced by all orchestras and choruses in

time together but eventually gave a beautiful “framed” view always defeated Lovell by a paper family did affect me these aspects of editing and Montana, Minnesota, Nebraska

learned that it was in large of the Big Horn Mountains to large margin. in some ways. I learned that publishing a newspaper. and Wyoming.

part made possible by the hard the east. It was great to live When I was in high

times. there when the town had pa- school, we had a very active

In wintertime, many fam- rades, as we could watch from youth group called MYF at the

ilies enjoyed skating and sled- our front yard. I believe the Methodist Church. Many of my

ding. Our family enjoyed these biggest parades at that time friends, including classmates

activities and was also part of were on July 4. Arlene Keller, Janet Wood,

a group that enjoyed skiing on When I was in junior high Bob Dunmire, Rance Dunmire

the Big Horn Mountains. My school, Ms. Daisy Booth invited and Jack Preston were in this

dad and some of his friends me to sing with the West Ward group, and we often had visi-

put up a rope-tow and a small Chorus, which she directed. tors from other denominations

warming cabin at an area As I was not a member of the join in our activities.

fairly near the road above Five LDS Church, I was thrilled My mother sang in the

Springs. Some of the families to have this opportunity. Ms. Methodist Church choir for

I remember that often skied Booth, who was the Lovell many years, and when I was

together were the P.D. Sims librarian, often rode a bicycle old enough, I also sang with

family, the Bob Halliwell around town, and I don’t know them. I also enjoyed partici-

family and the “Whitey” if she owned a car. I believe pating in Job’s Daughters at

Moncur family. Margaret Ann she was from England, and I this time, and the friends I

Halliwell, Marion Sims and I remember in later years that made there are too numerous

became friends when our fami- if she didn’t approve of a book to list. As Marilyn McCaffrey

lies spent time together. These for teenage girls to read, she and Margaret Ann Halliwell

families, among others, passed would not allow us to check it were the daughters of drug

equipment and ski clothes out at the Library. store owners, my friends and

around so that as the children I was also invited to join a I often enjoyed making ice

grew, there was usually a pair performing dance group when cream concoctions at the soda

of boots, a jacket and skis I was in junior high school. fountains at the Lovell Drug

available. I believe there were 16 boys and Busy Corner on special

During World War II, the and 16 girls in this group. Our occasions.

Highway Department stopped teacher was very experienced Our high school had a

plowing Highway 14A, so the in folk dancing, including good music program, active

skiers drove as far as pos- Mexican dances and ballroom drama program, journalism

sible, then walked the rest of dancing. program and strong athletic

the way. In 1939 we moved to Mr. Erickson was an in- program. This was in addition

144 Main Street. Dr. Horsley’s strumental music teacher in to fine teachers in the tradi-

family lived across the alley, the Lovell schools, and I re- tional classes. I particularly

on Park Avenue, and he later member him as a fine musician liked singing in the chorus,

became a well-known expert and teacher. His son Greg was and also played clarinet in the

and promoter of roses. He was a member of the Torrington band. I also played the piano

responsible for Lovell being Community Chorus that I di- in the dance band. I remember

called the “Rose City” because rected many years later. one year when the vocal music

of the numerous rose gardens. The young people in the teacher resigned in the middle

The Snyder family lived community often swam in of the school year, Mr. Merrill

across the alley on the east the canal that was north of Tew, a talented musician in Reproduction of Chronicle ad featuring young Ted Huntington, 1970.

corner of the block, and Sylvia town, but Dr. Horsley and Dr. the community, met with the

Snyder and I spent a lot of Croft felt the threat of typhoid high school chorus at 7 a.m.

time together. The Ross fam- was too great, so this activity before he went to work, and

ily moved next door to the

west, and Dr. Croft, a dentist,

was stopped. Later, the polio

epidemic affected Lovell, and

before our classes began. His

willingness to help us enabled YEP – WE CAN HANDLE IT …

and his family lived across the unfortunately there were some our group to complete the year

street from us. Although Leah

Ross and JoAnn Croft were

young people who contracted

the disease.

and compete at the District

Music Festival.

We’ve got our sleeves rolled up–and our

a little older, we also became

friends.

In the 1940’s, my dad

raised Irish Setters and he

This spirit of helpful-

ness in the community was

plant tuned up– to take care of your every

I remember the elementa-

ry school had large staircases

kept two of them for pheas-

ant hunting. One Irish Setter,

not unusual. The high school

band and chorus usually got

printing need.

where all our classes would Duke, became a fixture at the very high ratings at the music

sit on the stairs to practice Lovell Chronicle Office. He festivals. Arlene Keller and

the music for Christmas pro- would walk downtown and sit her older sister, Lorece, were

grams. These programs took in front of the office, then walk friends who were also active in

several weeks to prepare and back home to meet Burt and I music activities, and Louene

were quite elaborate with cos- when we got home from school Johnson, Wilma Olsen and I In fact, we can print just about

tumes and solo parts. During in the afternoon. had a lot of fun singing in a

the school year, each class had I sometimes helped at the vocal trio. anything–but money!

song books and, regardless Chronicle when there were When my voice teacher,

of the musical ability of the jobs that required collating or Eugene Troth, who lived

teacher, we sang almost every other hand work. I remember in Cody, stopped coming to

day. This seemed as much fun tying satin bows on invitation Lovell, my parents allowed me

as recess to many of us. cards for one job. My mother to drive to Cody for lessons.

Saturdays were usually

special days downtown. The

was in charge of compiling two

different editions of cook books

Lorece Keller rode with me,

and we made the trip once a (If we could do that, we wouldn’t

families from the country

would often take the afternoon

for the Lovell Woman’s Club,

and I helped her with that.

week. Our drama group not

only produced plays locally

bother with all that other stuff …)

off and drive to town. One Sometimes I would hand feed but competed in the area at

popular entertainment center the small press, and often did one-act drama festivals. I re-

in town when I was growing some proofreading. Some of member our group getting a

up was the Armada movie the businesses in town wanted top rating prize at a festival at







The Lovell Chronicle

theater. I believe it only cost to pay their bills with “in kind” the college in Powell.

10 or maybe 12 cents for the services. One example of this We were allowed to dress

Saturday matinee. We enjoyed was the Lovell Laundry. They casually a few times during

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Many fond memories of a special place to live

By Pat Schmidt schools into Rocky Mountain the all-night party hardly had didn’t match that in larger of a very well dressed lady left

Publisher 1975-84 High School. Besides mak- the energy to wrap the meat newspapers, but the people at marooned on an island in the

What do I remember as ing things a lot easier for the and sauce with foil, then bur- The Chronicle then and now middle of a deep puddle out-

unique in around 10 years Lovell Chronicle when it came lap, before using a hook from were as dedicated as anybody side her office…

as publisher of The Lovell to covering sports and school the fire department to lower it at those larger newspapers. The coach/principal who

Chronicle? The special people news, the quality of education onto the corrugated steel that As a result, The Chronicle could sit down at a piano and

of Lovell and North Big Horn was raised in a time when covered the coals. The pit was continued to win newspaper rip off one ribald song after

County. funding was scarce. covered with more steel and awards and, more important- another, the wit of a banker

The year before I arrived, There were some excit- several feet of dirt. Some went ly, provide a quality, reliable who guaranteed I’d be rich

The Chronicle under publish- ing, special moments. A state home for a needed rest; others source of community news if I wrote down all his advice

er Ron Lytle was named the championship Lovell boys started turning the pigs on and advertising to people in and then did exactly the oppo-

best small weekly newspaper basketball team in the days the two spit poles. an area that no other news site, the farmer brothers who

in North America. Perhaps of competing in Class 3A that To shorten the story a outlet including radio stations “allowed” me to get a picture

that’s appropriate, since some enraged opposing fans when little, all the preparations re- really cared about. of their beet digger and beet

say a newspaper reflects the starters ate popcorn on the sulted in a crowd I remember It’s hard to believe David truck colliding, the same

people it serves. bench after being pulled with as around 2,000 people eating and Susan Peck have been brothers who gave sweet corn

At the top of the list of a big lead. The most exciting free food, hugging new and in Lovell so long. In fact, is to the liquor store all summer

my recollections is the way thing about the Lovell track old friends and having a great it possible that David, with before confessing they had

people got things done with team that year was going time for no particular reason. 22 years on the job, has been found the hidden corn in their

limited means, often with to the practices where five Pat Schmidt All the butchers, who were editor and publisher of The neighbor’s field, the man who

little or no outside assistance. sprinters would compete to daily competitors in their Lovell Chronicle longer than described the cemetery as the

New hospital, gymnasium, see who would be the four businesses, cooperated mer- any other person? marble orchard, the fun of

expanded high school shop, members of the 4x100 relay resulted when Rex George rily to cut up all the delicious I miss those unique char- taking pictures of the lead-

track, swimming pool, senior team that eventually won walked into Wes Meeker’s meat. Do you recall a plane acters of Lovell. The ones with ing Democrat and Republican

citizen center, National Park a state title. Oddly, a state real estate office and said he flying over with a political the sense of humor like find- selling their political fund-

Service visitor center, a major championship girls team had a heifer he’d sell for $100 banner? I can’t remember ing out what the initials stood raising tickets to one another,

water project that included a melded Lovell girls with two if somebody would help put whether the football team for in S&K Lumber, govern- the druggist who delivered

short-lived water plant but girls who had already com- on a free pit barbecue. By the won the night before, but I ment apple picking permits, special presents to the ladies

a very important main that pleted their fall basketball time the livestock sale at the can tell you all the people in crabgrass seed ads and ship- at the bank, the bunch of

looped around town to omit season in Montana. fair was over, the banks had the community were winners ping bills, a fake arrest of hunters who had so many

the dead-end water lines As impressive as the bought two pigs to barbecue the next day. a town councilman, Mickey great laughs restoring a cabin

that caused stagnant water athletes and students were on spit poles, farmers (George The Chronicle, which Bigmouth labels on the side the government thought was

in parts of town, the new in Lovell, Frannie, Deaver, Wambeke?) had donated a already had become the first of a pickup that happened on private land... The tales

Highway 14A all the way from Cowley and Byron, what double horse trailer load of newspaper in Wyoming pub- to be Game and Fish green, are endless.

the sugar factory and Main was really stunning was the fresh corn and businesses, lished by the offset method special recipes at barbecues, Most of all I remember

Street to the Medicine Wheel support they received from people and groups had pitched over two decades before, went a non-existent athletic club on caring people in a community

on top of the Big Horns, start- parents and the rest of the in with beans, salads, deserts through more technological Wyoming Street, tire chains welcoming a young family

ing the ill-fated Transpark community. The turnout at and more. revolutions quickly in the being washed then sold back into their midst, helping me

Highway that now ends at games and school events such A backhoe dug a large 1970s and 1980s, using spe- to their unwary owner, publish their newspaper for

Barry’s Landing in Big Horn as graduation often surpasses pit, and the first volunteers cial typesetters to replace hot Snedeker note pad napkins, a few years, tolerating my

Canyon National Recreation that in much larger communi- started burning the donated lead type. Within a few years advice to never get in a squirt- shortcomings and helping my

Area. (That’s the way Bighorn ties. mountain of firewood right it was among the first com- ing match with a skunk, spe- family in so many ways. The

should be spelled!) The community events after the football game. By posed completely on McIntosh cial books of regulations at people there make a special

One big improvement was were special in all the towns. morning the bed of coals was computers. The advertising the National Guard armory, little valley an even greater

combining Deaver-Frannie, My favorite was the free several feet up the wall of the income in a community with attitude-adjustment hours, place to live, for a little while

Cowley and Byron high community barbecue that pit, and those who had been at fewer and fewer businesses asking to have a picture taken or for 100 years.









Jack Preston









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Recollections of a printer’s devil

In 1944, Ted Huntington on Thursdays, and the Cowley resist running my fingers over there was a particularly large by his brother Bert. Bert did

hired Jack Preston to work Progress, published weekly on it–with the result of severe job, one of the presses could general press and set-up work.

at the Lovell Chronicle office. Saturdays. The latter paper burns on three finger. Oops.) be fitted with a Miller feeder. Bob Thomas (from New York)

Jack was born in Lovell Dec. was largely pre-print, with The newspaper was hand-set The pride of the job presses later replaced Howard at the

26, 1933, to James W. and only the front and back pages into page-size metal frames was a Mielhle Vertical press. Linotype.

Viva Preston. He attended printed locally. using linotype slugs from It was an automated, rapid (for Burt Huntington did









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Lovell public schools and The flatbed newspaper column trays and stereotype that time) press. All gathering much of the set-up work for the

graduated from Lovell High press was hand-fed. The blocks. Special headlines and and cutting (using a large Chronicle and frequently fed

School in 1951. He attended operator fed a paper sheet into some ads were hand-set using guillotine-like unit) was done the newspaper press. He did

the University of Wyoming in the press approximately every the variety of fonts and sizes by hand. Each job had to be set everything but the Linotype

a pre-dental curriculum, then two seconds (don’t miss feed, of type. It wasn’t long until I up and laid out by hand. setup. Since he was attending

the University of Southern or the flat-bed with the type found myself being able to read The Linotype machine school, he worked after school

California School of Dentistry will print on the platen and “upside down and backward” was run by Howard Ostler. He and on Saturdays (as I did).

from 1953–1957. you will have to stop and clean since all of the type was mirror sat there hour after hour, day I was hired to sweep, wash

He served in the U.S. the press). image of the printed page, and after day, pounding out copy. windows, etc. but soon was

Army Dental Corps from 1957– All pictures, etc., were page layout was with the top of The Linotype machine melted feeding the job presses and

1959, 1961–1969 and attained made using the stereotype the page facing the user, and metal and automatically doing set-up work. Eventually,

the rank of Lt. Colonel. Jack process, with molten metal the bottom farthest away. formed line of type (thus the the Cowley Progress became

boarded in prosthodontics poured into the forms The Chronicle did a lot name) one “slug” at a time. It my project to set up, print,

and was staff prosthodontist containing the matrices. Many of job printing–stationery, used devices called “spacers” break down and mail. I really

and director of education at of the images were from stock. envelopes, announcements, that were inserted into the enjoyed the press work. I also

the Los Angeles VA Hospital (I vividly remember first seeing fliers etc. There were two lines and would fill out a line enjoyed hand-setting the type

from 1969–1979. He taught at a casting made–it looked so Chandler and Price presses– to ensure justified copy. After for placards announcing the

the USC School of Dentistry smooth and pretty I couldn’t nearly always hand-fed. When WWII, Howard was joined weekly dances held at Starlit

from 1979–1999 as Harrington Gardens and similar placards

Professor of Esthetic Dentistry, and flyer. While attending

where he was granted chair USC in Los Angeles in the

and a tenured professorship. 1950’s, I worked for the LA

As Executive Vice Times mail room. The contrast

President of Dental Medical with the Lovell Chronicle was

Diagonostic Systems from striking–even back then.

1999 to 2002, he oversaw the There were no facilities

development of high-tech for color newspaper printing

dental equipment. Since in The Chronicle, but we did do

retirement in 2002, he and his basic color job work. No four-

wife, Charlotte Ann Preston, color printing was possible.

own and operate Prestons’ There were no on-line services

Vineyards at Templeton, Calif., or computers to generate

where they produce Bordeaux anything.

Varietals. The Chronicle had part-

Jack wrote the following time reporters that wrote local

recollection of his years at the copy. Ted Huntington had

Chronicle: total responsibility for getting

everything together and for

By Jack Preston, D.D.S. getting advertisements which

I started work at the provided financial support.

Lovell Chronicle in 1944 at He was always calm and

the age of 11 and worked there COURTESY PHOTO FROM JEANNE HAMER controlled, and I can’t ever

until I was about 15. At that This old Miehle flatbed press sat in the back of the Lovell Chronicle building for many remember him losing his cool.

time, The Chronicle put out years. Later, around 1969, the Chronicle presses (commercial and job work) were The paper always came out on

two newspapers–the Lovell removed, and the Chronicle was printed at a central plant, first in Cody and later at the time and maintained a very

Chronicle, published weekly Powell Tribune. neutral stance.

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Fortieth Anniversary left an accurate picture of our The names of the trustees and Basin” by Charles A. Welch

Marked By Chronicle And development in his book, “The officers at organization are as of Cowley, and first president

Lovell Town Big Horn Basin,” and everyone follows: of the Lovell State Bank,

______◊______ interested in the factual A. O. Woodruff, pres; Byron states that the survey before

City And Newspaper and complete account of our Sessions, vice pres; Charles incorporation was made by H.

With Bank And A Few development should read it. Kingston, sec; Charles A. S. Jolley and M. Davis Harris.

Firms Were Incorporated Another phase of our growth, Welch, treas; Jesse W. Crosby, The vote for incorporation was

In 1906. Interesting History the one having the most to do Jr., Hyrum K. North, Wm. B. 57 for and none against.

Related During Early with population gain and quick Graham, and B. L. Tippets. First officers of the town

Days. Progress In Period Is growth, was the discovery of a Full accounts of the building were George W. Johnson,

Marked By Steady Growth. supply of natural gas and the of canals, enlarging of those mayor; M. D. Harris, Fred

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Lovell, Wyo., May 23,

industrial development which

accompanied it almost at once

in the early ’teens. This gas

already built on the lower

part of the river, and how the

pioneers were able to keep

Ostler, Elias Johnson and

Alma Peterson, councilmen.

City employees were John F.

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progress – some slow, and fuel and light by a few homes between the ditch work and Harris, attorney; Ephriam

some bordering on the most for a period, but with the building of the railroad are all Croft, town marshal; Thomas

inflationary boom days, is building of a sugar factory, recounted in Lindsay’s book. It P. Allen, treasurer; and Albert

the record of the growth

of the Town of Lovell, and

Northern Big Horn county.

Lovell embarked on a campaign

which has made it the leading

industrial city of the state, if

was a most interesting period

of our development.

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newspaper, your bank and Other factories, some over- colonization, the valley was feet in width!

the incorporation of the promoted, soon followed the settling up with “squatters” Early in May, 1906,

town, this special edition is building of the sugar factory, who had been employed by the The Lovell State Bank was

presented. but 30 years later, we still large outfits, and took up land incorporated, and the same

Only one other firm, the have them in the community, to begin operations of their month, The Chronicle started

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in existence for a longer factory, which was destroyed and when Mr. and Mrs. Frank The Lovell Drug Store, was

period here. It was started

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by fire.

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themselves in 1894, some of

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Lovell State Bank, but has depression days as additional Hunt, “Nigger” Thaxton, Wells, The balance of this page

remained the same institution, oil activity and better farm Mason, John Smith, Ira Waters is made up of stories which

providing a safe and sound

financial institution during

operations continued to bring

wealth, employment and

and relatives, Jim McCann,

Foster, Walt Eckler, Boggs, Joe

appeared in Volume 1, No. 1 of

The Chronicle on May 31, 1906.

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all these years, even though it population into the valley. Brocious, Greg Thamm and We were fortunate in having �����������������������������������������������

was modernized to become a Thus it seems that Lovell several others. a good copy of this first issue

national bank. has escaped a great many of With a post office, but not given to us by W. E. Pearson ������������������������������

A brief glance at the history the setbacks which mark the an incorporated town, Lovell of the bank, and it apparently ��������

of this section will provide some growth of towns with too rapid began its existence north of was well preserved in the vault

idea of our progress. a development. the present location. This is for many years.

Early residents were To return to settlement now referred to as the “old

trappers and hunters who days, many people do not know town” and a complete account

remained to become settlers. that the Mormon migration of the moving of the city to

Frank Sykes is one of the first to this part of the basin was this location is contained in Bill

names we find in what is now the second to be made from Murphy’s story of early days,

Big Horn County, having been Utah. David P. Woodruff had which appears in another part

described as coming to the brought in a group of settlers of the paper.

Paintrock country as early as to the Burlington and Otto Mr. and Mrs. Strong ran

1875. It appears that normal section as early as 1892. His a saloon, and built their two

settlement in those days was pioneering did not have the story home, which still stands

on the principle of pushing sanction of the Mormon church, west of the brick and tile plant,

the frontiers forward as the so these people suffered a great and operated it as a hotel and

east and middle west became a deal in getting their farms rooming house. The present

farming part of the nation. This established and water on the town was first laid out with

saw the first settlement along land. Also it probably gave the the business district near the

the upper part of the Big Horn second migration promoters a railroad, but after the overnight

and Wind rivers with 1870 better idea of what would be move, the bulk of the land was

being given as date of arrival encountered here. formerly Strong’s. Mrs. Strong,

of permanent residents in the Under the direction of who still operates her ranch

Lander section. Woodruff ’s brother, Abraham and cattle holdings on Crooked

From that area, with the Owen, the settlement of the Creek, where she moved with

guiding and exploration of lower Shoshone valley was her husband in 1905, stated

Jim Bridger and others to undertaken by The Big Horn that her husband had filed on

encourage them, pioneers came Basin Colonization Company 320 acres of land here and she

in to the southern part of the with full church support and had patented 160 acres.

Big Horn Basin. approval. This company was Town history as given in the

This northern section was organized in the spring of 1900. book ‘History of the Big Horn

a little slower in attracting

ranchers and cattlemen.

First operators who could

begin operations that would

prove profitable and provide

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employment for men, were

large cattle ranchers, such as

Henry C. Lovell, Otto Franc

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and others. The town of Lovell

took its name from H. C.

Lovell, who with a partner by ��������������������

the name of Mason, said to be �����������������������

an eastern investor who spent

little time out here. Thus the ��������

origin of a famous brand M L,

and the building up of a large

cattle empire was carried on

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ranch in this section.

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lowest section of the basin,

attracted Lovell to the Big

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Willow Creek.

As a few other settlers came

in the road ranches followed

to provide stopping places for

travelers.

Jack Morris and Josiah

Cook figured prominently in

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this business, Jack having a �������������������������������������������������������������

stage station at Frannie and ���������� ��� ���� ��������� ��������� ��� ������� ��� ����� �����

Cook across the river from our ������������������������������������������������������������

present location. These were �����������������������������������������������������

established in the ’80s, also.

Lovell’s growth as a town ����������������������������������������������������������������

has had several phases. From ���������������������������������������������������������������

this early phase of gradual ������������������������������������������������������������

settlement by a few people with

a few farmers and ranchers ������

coming in, the first change took ����������������������������������

place when the Mormons came

up from Utah to irrigate and

farm the country on a larger ������������������������������������

scale.

It is not possible to provide �����������������������������������

a complete picture of the

settlement in a newspaper, �������������������������

but our section is fortunate in

having a historian, Charles �����������������������������

Lindsay of Byron, who has

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Murphey’s Dollar Store

80 E. Main Street, Lovell

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COURTESY PHOTO FROM JEANNE HAMER

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Burt Huntington was one of several Wyoming newspaper publishers to be invited to the White House in February of

1963 to meet with President John F. Kennedy and discuss Wyoming issues. Burt is across the table from the president

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at the White House luncheon, just in front of the president’s face in this photograph. Bob and Roy Peck, who purchased

the Chronicle from Huntington in late 1970, are also in this photo. Bob is to the president’s right, Roy at the far end of ���������������������������������

the table to the left.

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Two score years of progress ��������������������������������������

Longtime publisher E.O. describes newspaper, community ��������������������������������

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in introduction to 1946 40th anniversary edition �����������������������

THE LOVELL lax in advertising our own but the response from the Although we have ���������������������

CHRONICLE business) is the fact that community was so prompt established our reputation for

within a few months we will and sincere, it gave us the running a weekly newspaper ���������������������������������

E. O. HUNTINGTON, Editor have published THE CHRONICLE necessary spirit to start anew. so that we would be welcomed

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and Publisher for half its lifetime. Started Our first realization of the full by our merchants next week,

Official paper for the in 1906 the paper was sold to importance of a strong bank next month and next year,

Town of Lovell, County of W. M. Jones a couple of years came at that time. Within a this experience has started us

Big Horn, the U. S. Land later. Jones was not much of matter of hours, W. E. Pearson wondering if we have not been

Office and legal for all a success here, although he of the bank had contacted all too conservative. Our dislike

publications. still publishes a newspaper businessmen of the town who for over selling advertising

________________ in Montana. Leaving town came forward with advertising came from the fact that it is

overnight at the request of for a 16-page edition to get us mainly done by high-pressure

A weekly newspaper the public spirited members of started again. This voluntary strangers. In the future we V&S

published every Thursday The Lovell Commercial Club, help from the business men pledge THE CHRONICLE will

to serve the 6,000 people in Jones left the paper in their has placed us under an keep abreast of the town’s Variety

Northern Big Horn County.

Lovell is the center of

laps. To retain its legal status

it was necessary to have a

obligation which will never

be fully repaid. Especially are

needs – even if it takes

more equipment and a daily

Store

the oil production and paper published each week, we indebted to Mr. Pearson newspaper. Hours • Mon. - Sat.: 8 am - 9 pm • Sundays: 9 am - 6 pm

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refining, manufacturing, so it fell to Mac Cline and a for that badly needed boost

agricultural and livestock few others to change a date of 16 years ago, and with this

feeding activities of the line or two and get the paper edition the enthusiasm, advice

Big Horn Basin. out with little or no help from and more than expected

experienced printers. support of advertising and �����������������

________________ The club was successful valuable old pictures.





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in getting an energetic editor We appreciate the fact that

Entered as Second Class and printer to come west much material of historical

Matter at the Post Office from Nebraska and take over interest and personal interest

at Lovell, Wyoming, June management of the plant, so has been omitted. In trying to

6, 1906, under the Act of Reyn Leedom began 16 years make a comparison between ��������������������������������

Congress, March 3, 1879. of work in keeping the paper the industrial and agricultural

abreast of developments. production of 40 years ago and ���������������������������������������������������

________________ Under his ownership the plant today, we have had to leave

had new and better machinery out much personal matter. ����������������������������������

Subscription: One year $2.

Six months $1.25 Three

installed; a Linotype machine,

the most important part of

At this time we wish

to explain to the dozens of

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months 75c. Single copies present day fast printing, neighbors who responded

5c. On sale at newsstands was installed. With the with pictures that it was not

in Lovell, Cowley, Byron. building of factories, The possible to place all of them in �������� ���� ���������������� ������������

_________________________ Chronicle enlarged to properly this edition. Many were so old ������� ������� ��������

TWO SCORE YEARS OF

represent the town. Special

editions were issued in 1917

they could not be reproduced

with enough clearness to

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PROGRESS to celebrate the construction make it worthwhile. Then we ����������� ������ �������������

––––◊–––– of the sugar factory. Again received a lot of pictures of ����������

WITH this edition, Volume in 1920 a large edition was great interest from Cowley

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41, Number 1, THE LOVELL published by returning service and surrounding communities

CHRONICLE is presenting an men from World War I and was which we left out because ��������� ��������������������

anniversary edition which published as a co-operative we finally had to confine

covers most of our business

life as it exists today. The

project. The paper was active

in promoting the glass factory,

our efforts to Lovell. We are

more appreciative now of the

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edition has not come up to

our expectations as we freely

the brick and tile plant and all

civic improvements. In later

interesting history contained

in the pioneering days. It ������ �������������������������������

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admit it is a new field for years before Leedom left the is our hope to cover these

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us. The generous support of town, he placed a great deal stories at a later date, but it

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our business associates has

so far exceeded our hopes

of effort behind the building

of the mountain road over the

was impossible to do it at one

time. As expressed by Howard

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that we have allowed for

advertising to overshadow

Big Horns, one sharp turn still

being called “Leedom‘s Loop.”

and Bert Ostler, our Linotype

operator and printer, who

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the historical coverage of In 1926 the present have learned the trade here, ���������������� ������

our community. However, on publisher came to Lovell we have hardly accomplished ����������������������� ������

closer inspection, we find that from Cody after having lived more than to learn how to �����������������������

much of the advertising will in the lower Shoshone Valley get out our 50th anniversary

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be of historical interest also. from 1908 to 1915 as a boy. number in proper shape! ���������

Especially is this true of the With little writing or editorial After working for several

detailed account of the bank’s experience, our liking for the months on preparation and ������������������

activity which is interesting printing trade made the long production of this edition,

and complete in four pages. hours of overtime during we were amazed at just ����������������� ����������� ��������� ������������������������

We hope our readers will the first few months seem how big and progressive our ����� ��������� ����������

find the edition worth while, less tiresome. Before we had community really is in 1946. ���� �������� ���������������� �������������������������������������

even though it cannot be as completed four years of weekly It is all contained in a small ������������������������������������ ���������� ��������������������������������������

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complete as a history book. publication of the paper, the three-line item tucked away ��������������

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We have followed our regular plant was destroyed by fire in in the Springfield (Mo.) News, ����������������

newspaper style, because we June, 1930. It was located in which was sent back to us, ���������������

have never subscribed to the a highly inflammable frame and we understand has made

idea of trying to appear as

something we are not.

building and was a complete

loss.

the rounds of several daily

papers. It read: “Nearly every ���������� �����������

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Of special interest to us This incident at the major Wyoming industrial

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(and newspaper publishers in beginning of the Depression and agricultural activity

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general as well as ourselves

are often accused of being

was one which might have

discouraged anyone in debt,

is represented in Lovell,

Wyoming.”

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Thank you to everyone who contributed stories, photos and

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general information to us for this special edition. ���������� ������

We are part of our past, and hope that we can continue to bring ������������������

local news that our readers find interesting.

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Thanks also to our readers for your continuing support! �������

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The Lovell Chronicle Staff

David Peck, Connie Burcham, Gladys McNeil, Pat Parmer, Kitty Myers, Erin

Henson, Dorothy Nelson, Dorothy Bush, Marwyn Layne and Julie Lassiter.

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Journeyman

printer subs for

Chronicle drunk

This article was reprinted Hotel. I hauled sand for the

from the June 25, 1981 edition Wheeler and Basin State bank

of the Chronicle. Headlines and buildings. I then went to work

language are from the original for Leslie Davidson on the

P.P. Anderson speech, given in Basin Republican.

1945. Readers are warned the “He leased the paper to Lin

language may not be politically I. Nobel, now of Thermopolis,

correct. who ran the Republican for

The late P.P. Anderson of one year.

Basin, who arrived in Basin “O.T. Gebhart and I

in 1906 as a printer’s devil and purchased the paper in 1907

stayed to become owner of the and moved it from its location

Basin Republican and Basin to the building of the Atwood

Rustler, was at one time owner Mortuary.

of the Greybull Standard, the “I later purchased

COURTESTY PHOTO FROM JEANNE HAMER

Cowley Progress, the Deaver Gebhart’s interest and sold one

The Lovell Chronicle production staff poses in the Chronicle shop in 1952. Longtime printer Howard Ostler is in the Sentinel and the Frannie interest to my brother-in-law

middle, with Charlie Shumway on the left and Bob “Brooklyn” Thomas on the right. Independent. Boyd V. Osborn. I purchased

In an address before his interest a short time

the Rotary club in 1945, the afterwards and moved the

longtime newspaperman paper to its present location in

recalled those early days of the old Blly Gibson furniture

publishing in the area. store. This was in June 1924.

“I arrived in Basin Aug. “In June 1928 I purchased

21, 1906. My first job was for the Big Horn County Rustler

the Bighorn Canal, 15 miles from A.W. Cooms and

south of Basin. I drove a pair consolidated it with the Basin

of mules to the place and the Republican. He was my editor

next day I worked on the ditch, for a number of years.

was fired that night for tearing “The Greybull Standard

up the only good construction was established in 1907 by

made the previous day. Alma Ralph Woodward of Meeteetse

Peterson was the foreman. I who ran it for several years,

walked back to Basin, carrying selling out to Harris and

an umbrella, overcoat and Harris. In 1919 Frank Bristow

suitcase. The temperature was and I purchased the paper and

110 in the shade and there was later sold it to Axel Lilja.

no shade. “Papers at the time of

“Next day I went to Lovell my arrival were all political.

and worked on the Lovell Someone wanted to run for

COURTESY PHOTO FROM JEANNE HAMER Chronicle for 10 days until the office. He started looking for

COURTESY PHOTO FROM JEANNE HAMER

Burt Huntington runs his offset press in 1958. The regular man sobered up. a paper. Usually all he had to

Chronicle was the first Wyoming weekly to use the new Francine Clavier, center, was working as a Lovell

telephone operator when she met E.O. “Ted” Huntington. “I cam back to Basin and do was pay up the past due

offset technology.

They were married in 1927, a year after he purchased the carried hod for the Rogers bills and start in. At that time

Lovell Chronicle. Hotel, now the Wynona $1,000 would start a paper.”









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Continued from page one

commenced to come forth.

With the high prices re-

ceived for all produce and the

prosperous times which have

existed here since the land

was irrigated, the whole dis-

trict is on the eve of a building

boom; in fact, the demand for

all kinds of building material

is greater than the supply.

Lovell also wants a plan-

ing mill which will turn out all

kinds of finished material.

There is a good market for

brick and a good kiln would

not last long were it for sale

at present while the demand

must necessarily grow.

Besides the opportuni-

ties mentioned, there are oth-

ers which will soon be here

although not so publicly de-

manded now.

Those desiring further in-

formation will do well to write

The Chronicle.

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Too Much Water. Lovell had grown into a bustling small community by the time this photograph was taken, apparently in the 1920s.

Lovell, Wyo., May 31,

1906—The Chronicle does not

know who the water master is is at last here. The Lovell Just so is it wrong for Basin, ed to capture the whole gang. an angular course, penetrat- Young first spoke to him and

whose duty it is to look after Lumber Co. is the name of or any man there, to speak of For some reasons or oth- ing the heart. his actions threw the officer

the ditches carrying water con- the new firm and all who have Lovell as SMALL. Lovell is er, Boylan, the leader, post- The county sheriff and off the track.

tinuously through the streets, been complaining about short- small but not small compared poned the raid and the next coroner were notified and It was planned to shoot

but one thing is evident and age of building material can with Basin. day said he would leave for were there next morning. The Cashier Stryker on enter-

that is he should take care now get all they want, any The state census of 1905 Garland and wait there until verdict of the coroner’s in- ing the bank, and for several

that no more water should be kind they want and in any gave Lovell 717 people and his colleague returned from quest exonerated Young who days, guards were on duty at

admitted to each ditch than it quantity. Basin 370. Lovell lacked 23 Billings where he had gone was certainly justified, as he all hours. All feel relieved to

will properly carry. Mr. C. A. Riggs, presi- of being twice as large as the to secure a better kit of tools. had been told through the de- have such men out of the way.

During the recent storms, dent and general manager of county seat and we make the The detective followed Boylan tective that Boylan had said Along with the intended bank

there has been far too much the new company arrived last audacious assertion that this to Garland, but before leav- he would shoot Young if he raid the gang expected to rob

water in some of the ditches; Friday from Billings and will town has gained two people ing he swore out a warrant, tried to arrest him. the Strong hotel at it was

the result is the streets in sev- take up his residence here. during the year passed to each charging him with conspiracy Of the two other men who known Mrs. Strong had con-

eral places are flooded, and The company purchased five one of Basin’s new residents. to rob the Lovell bank. It was were charged with the same siderable money which was

in one place the roads on the lots from the Lincoln Land Co. There seems to be a general planned that if Boylan at- crime as Boylan, one has left kept on hand to cash checks.

principal street running east some time ago, south and east impression prevalent that tempted to leave they would town by order of the officers Boylan made the threat that

and west were made almost of the depot, on which they are Lovell is a very small place, arrest him and when he ar- and the other has not been he would burn her feet if nec-

impassable for heavy loads. now erecting warehouses and which is substantially true, rived at Garland, Barrett seen since the leader was essary to get the whereabouts

There should be better care an office. but it is a large town for Big telephoned to the Deputy killed. The man who went to of the money.

taken of the roads and in no There is no improvement Horn county. It has one thou- Sheriff that he was to leave Billings after better tools has Later: John Boylan has a

way can they be improved that was more needed than a sand people and is gaining as on the train that night and to not been arrested nor is he wife in Cheyenne and was a

more than by keeping water good lumber yard, and Man- rapidly as any other place in come immediately. likely to be taken as he would resident there last year, com-

out of them. ager Riggs is the right man the county. Young left for Garland lose no time in getting out of ing to Wyoming from Sioux

–––– at the head of it. Everything Since occasion calls for it, and about seven o’clock that the country. City, Iowa, where he killed a

in the line of building mate- permit us to make a few state- night was in the act of read- Much credit is due the policeman in his saloon. It is

Started Chronicle rial will be on hand as soon ments regarding the relative ing the warrant of arrest to men who assisted in break- said that it cost Boylan all he

as the warehouses are ready size, in a few ways, of Basin Boylan when the latter pulled ing up the gang but the one owned to free himself and he

to receive the various lines. and Lovell. This town has a revolver and ordered “hands who should be given most has been following the life of

But two cars of lumber have twice as many people as the up.” Instead of obeying orders credit is he who, while a gun the thief and thug since leav-

yet arrived; however, more is county seat or any other town Young, who is one of the best in the hands of an intended ing Iowa.

expected this week, and when in the county except Cody shots in the west, quicker murderer was pointed at his ––––

the buildings are ready the – the largest, and Lovell has than a flash drew his gun and heart, had the nerve and abil- Quite a number of Cowley

stock will be complete. three acres of first class farm- fired, killing the desparado in- ity to refuse to surrender. As people are freighting timbers

–––– ing land to every acre that stantly. Two shots were fired, Boylan well knew, most men from the railroad bridges. Ow-

Basin can ever bring under the first striking him in the would hold up their hands ing to the bad weather most of

SHIPPING POINT cultivation. Lovell has a natu-

ral power site within a mile of

forehead and the second en-

tering his body at the shoul-

when they are taken by sur-

prise and a gun thrown in

them laid off several days but

returned to work this week.—

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Lovell to Have a Large town on a river that is but ten der and coming out through their face. Boylan made no (From The Chronicle of May

Freight Depot and Oth- feet below the level of Main the opposite side and taking sign of resisting arrest when 31, 1906.)

er Accommodations Street and which has a fall

of thirty feet to the mile, five

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1906—Among the three towns at Basin. Lovell can have an









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on the new extension of the elegant system of water works









th

Burlington that will have by laying a mile of pipe line

large freight warehouses while Basin pumps its water

J. P. May Lovell comes first. up on a hill in order to get

Newspaper editor, band Engineer A. J. Vermazen a small force and can’t even

leader and active citi- who has charge of the con- have a vegetable garden until

zen, who started The struction work in the build- water reaches it from the tail

Chronicle in May 1906. ing of depots and warehouses end of a canal fifty-four miles

Machinery was hauled is now here building a large in length.









Year

down from Bridger by water tank. To The Chronicle The Chronicle has no ill

wagon to print the pa- representative he stated that feeling toward Basin or any

per. Housed in a small Lovell, Basin and Worland other town in the county but

building at the location were the three towns on the we do demand more respect

of the old town, where line from Frannie that would than has heretofore been

the office of the Lovell have freight warehouses and given this locality, and when

Clay Products company that he has orders to build Basin speaks of Lovell as “a

later stood, the plant small settlement fifty-two

was moved when other

Lovell’s warehouse as soon as

miles from Basin” we would Check with your father or your grandfather – since 1906 we

the water tank has been com-

business houses moved. pleted. ask them to stop and think have been the bank that has played an important role in the life

May sold the paper to that they are speaking of a

The water tank here will

town twice the size of the

of our community.

Wm. M. Jones, who left be of the best in construction

town and turned the and will hold fifty thousand county seat. Basin has a few

paper over to the Lovell gallons, being twenty-four more offices, one more bank, When we opened our doors 100 years ago, Lovell was a

Commercial club. feet in diameter, sixteen feet and the transient trade gives struggling frontier town surrounded by sagebrush flats. Land was

–––– in depth. The present plans it some advantages, but with

require a pump house directly these advantages, it will never plentiful, but the money to develop it was hard to come by.

REGULAR TRAIN. north of the tank on the river equal Lovell in population.

–––– and will be fitted out with a –––– Our early-day bankers had the faith in our pioneers to support

To Be Put On When Track gasoline engine. It is expected

Reaches Basin. that a gravity system will take Lovell, May 31, 1906— them with loans that were better than promises, and then had the

the place of the pump and en- Emil Vaterlaus was down and foresight to believe that, through cooperation, our bank and the

Lovell, Wyo., May 31, gine as soon as Lovell’s water informs us he intends to start

a paper at Cowley in the near early farmers could make this land productive, green and a great

1906.—The B. & M. agent system shall be put in.

here, J. S. Honnold, informs The freight depot, it is future. place to live.

us that there will be no regu- said, will be similar to the ––––

lar passenger train until the standard warehouse which Our faith and their hard work was justified. Through the years

track has been laid to Basin. is thirty-two by one hundred THAT KILLING. our close relationship with farmers, ranchers and businessmen

The reason for this is that the feet. The tank which is now ––––

work trains are passing back used, at the bridge across the The Complete Story of the has been instrumental in North Big Horn County’s growth.

and forth and must not be hin- Shoshone River one and one- Breaking Up of a Gang of

dered. No connections with ex- half miles above Lovell, will be Bad Characters.

press companies have yet been discarded as soon as the one Today it’s no different. We still support promising people who

made, but as soon as regular here is completed. Lovell, Wyo., May 31, feel their future is in North Big Horn County. What are your plans

passenger trains are running –––– 1906—Although it has been

these will be made and until more than a week since John for the future? If they include North Big Horn County, we are

that time all Lovell express Boylan was killed at Gar- enthusiastic about talking them over with you.

must be taken off at Frannie. THAT SMALL land by deputy Sheriff Clab

Agent Hannold is han-

TOWN Young, it is best that the de-

dling nothing but freight but

will likely continue to have ––––

tails be told and the whole

affair straightened out, be- Bank of Lovell

considerable trouble because Fifty-two Miles North of cause many stories have been Your Life, Your Money, Your Community, Your Bank

many yet believe that regular Basin. published, each one wrong in

trains are running and that whole or in part.

express can be shipped direct. Lovell, Wyo., May 31, It was about May 12, a

Considerable freight has 1906—In a dispatch to the Wy- man in Lovell heard that a

been coming in for the last oming Tribune dated Basin, gang of men were intending

month or so. Many people here May 22nd, the writer makes to hold up the Lovell State

have received car load lots, many mistakes regarding the Bank. The information was

among these being the local killing of John Boylan and ev- obtained through one of the

merchants and saloon men erything said is a bungle with intended bank robbers solic-

who are, after long delays, at very little truth, but there was iting the assistance of the in-

last getting freight in on some- one sentence in that article formant.

thing like schedule time. that we must call attention to. Detective Barrett, dis-

–––– “To rob the bank at Lovell, a guised as a common laborer,

small Mormon settlement fif- was soon in touch with his

ty-two miles north of here.” men, knew all their plans, the

Lovell Lumber Now we believe the same modus operendi and the night

rules govern towns in mat- of the intended hold-up. Ca-

Company ters of comparison as the rules shier L. V. Stryker, Post Mas-

which govern men. It would be ter Ira Waters, E. Crofts and 179 E. 3rd St., Lovell, Wyoming • 548-2213

Lovell, Wyo., May 31, considered bad manners for a

1906—One of the very much

deputy Sheriff Young were BankofLovell.com

very small man to speak of a ready for the raid and expect-

needed additions to the town man twice his size, as small.