Natrona County Tribune, 1909

Chastened -- "Gertie Repented.

"Gertrude Hopkins, the woman who used such vile language one day last week while she was making her departure from this city, and who was brought back from Douglas by the officers, had her trial before Judge Tubbs last Wednesday afternoon, and imposed a sentence of three months in jail and a fine of $100 upon her, but the sentence was suspended if she would leave town and never return. Just after the trial the woman swallowed a dose of laudanum with suicidal intent, but an emitic brought her out of it, and she left town Sunday. Upon her departure she seemed to feel different toward the officers and she thanked Judge Tubbs for the consideration he had shown her and she humbly apologised to Marshal Jones for all the trouble she had caused him, and said she felt truly sorry for using the bad language before such a large number of people."

Casper Tribune-Herald, 1934

Foiled -- "PRISON BREAK PLOT IS NIPPED

"PISTOL TOSSED OVER WALL OF WYOMING PEN

"Man and Woman Arrested Here ...

"A prison-break plot, frustrated Monday night, at the Wyoming state penitentiary in Rawlins was traced yesterday to Casper.

"Identification here of Oliver Green, 322 West Second street, as the man who purchased the revolver tossed over the prison wall and discovered by the penitentiary officials before it could be put to use, followed this morning.

"Green and Dorothy Fleurney, a resident on North Ash street, who is accused as his accomplice, were taken to the penitentiary this morning by Rawlins deputies for questioning. ...

"A local pawnbroker made positive identification this morning of Green, a man with one wooden leg, as the person who had purchased from him the revolver subsequently found within the prison walls. ...

"Two cold chisels and a sledge hammer found cached beside the prison wall near the point where the gun was thrown in ... were identified by their owner as tools stolen from his place in West Casper on Monday night. ...

"The gun was fully loaded when discovered."

Medicinal purpose -- "WINE STOLEN FROM HOSPITAL PHARMACY

"The police are searching for three suspects believed to be those who broke into the Hospital pharmacy, Second and Conwell streets ... stealing a quantity of bottled wine. ... Entrance was gained by breaking the glass in the front door. The same establishment was broken into last year and looted of a quantity of liquor [and] raw alcohol."

Casper Tribune-Herald, 1959

Tech school -- "Schools Adopt Electronics Accounting Machine System

"Automation--in the form of an electronic IBM accounting machine -- has made its appearance in the business office of the Casper-Midwest schools. ...

"The accounting machine, utilizing key punch cards, was used for the first time by the school business office in computing and making out the payroll checks for Sept. 30. ...

"A factor in the decision to introduce electronic accounting methods into the school system is that the school continues to grow--as anticipated -- and as the work load increases accordingly, the IBM equipment will be utilized to a greater extent. It is expected that among the tasks the equipment will take over in the next few years are budget accounting, accounts payable, budgetary control work, and making out report cards."

Peak of greatness -- "McGee to Speak At Lincoln Bust Dedication

"LARAMIE -- Sen. Gale McGee (D-Wyo) will be the principal speaker at unveiling of the world's largest bronze bust of Abraham Lincoln Oct. 18.

"The bust will be placed on the highest point on U. S. Highway 30, also known as the Lincoln Highway [now Interstate 80], about 10 miles southeast of Laramie.

"It was sculpted in clay by Robert I. Russin, University of Wyoming art professor, and cast in bronze. ...

"The bust is 12 1/2 feet high. It will rest on top of a 30-foot native granite stone base ... on the summit, about 9,000 feet in elevation."

Casper Star-Tribune, 1984

Child endangered -- "Psychic aids in search for missing girl

"An Illinois woman who claims to possess psychic powers is aiding the search for a missing 12-year-old South Dakota girl. ...

"The child ... has been missing since she was allegedly kidnapped Sept. 19 by Evansville resident Royal Russell Long.

"Although Long was arrested last week in New Mexico, the child's whereabouts are still unknown. ...

"The psychic ... described for police a rural area that resembles the landscape near Albin [in Laramie County]. ...

"The sexual assault charge stems from the alleged rape of a 15-year-old South Dakota girl.

"The girls were apparently hitchhiking near Casper when Long offered them a ride. ... The girls accepted the offer and were taken to an Evansville address. ...

"Long raped the older girl and was undressing the younger child when the older girl escaped and fled the house.

"She alerted law enforcement officials, but Long and the younger child had disappeared by the time police arrived."

Cheap trick -- "Biker ducks parking bill

"A local motorcyclist owes the city 35 cents. ...

"The man, driving a 1981 Yamaha, dodged a barrier at the city parking garage. ... He escaped without paying for one hour's parking."

"A Look Back in Time" is made possible with the help of Western History Archivist Kevin S. Anderson at the Casper College Western History Center, which is open to the public. Quotation marks surround stories as they appeared in the Casper newspapers 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago, with their original grammar, punctuation and spelling, unless otherwise noted. You can reach Corryne at corrynedrake@gmail.com.