100 Years Ago
Jan. 17, 1918
Goshen County Journal

Gov. Houx’s son drowned
Christie Houx, the 17-year-old son of Acting Gov. Frank L. Houx, was accidently drowned at Ft. Collins, Colo, on Wednesday afternoon. He was with a companion in an ice boat when the strong wind blew them off the lee and into the water.
The other young man managed to get out of the water. Search parties were organized and lake dragged but the body of Christie Houx has not been discovered.

Goshen Co. men charged as slackers
Deputy U.S. Marshall P. R. Warlaument came over from Cheyenne the later part of last week and arrested several young men in this county on the charge of failing to register under the draft law, although being of the legal ages required for registration.
Those arrested will be tried on the charges next Monday. It is a very serious offense with which they are charged. All protested they are above the age requirement.

75 Years Ago
Jan. 21, 1943

Freak egg discovered

One of the hens on the John N. Peterson ranch seems to have a new slant on the increased food production program.
Recently the Petersons, ranchers in the northern part of the county, found a large egg, almost cylindrical in shape, which contained another large, hard-shelled  egg as well as the normal yolk and white a third, ordinary egg.
This freak is creating considerable comment among those who have seen it.

Beet hand-labor reduction inevitable
Hand labor, as far as beet harvesting is concerned, will inevitably be greatly reduced in the not too distant future, it was revealed in moving pictures shown Monday noon at the Rotary Club meeting and to farmers Monday night at the Lyric theatre.
The show clearly depicted the new innovations in the sugar beet industry, which are predicted by many to eventually cause the elimination of most of the hand labor heretofore necessary. It also brought out the growing use of sheared beet seed and explained the new lifting, topping, cleaning and piling harvester machine.

50 Years Ago
Jan. 22, 1968

Per pupil cost here under state average
District 3 Superintendent of Schools Blaine Ronne last week released figures revealing that per pupil costs in Torrington were the lowest in Goshen County for the 1966-67 school year.
Ronne’s figures also show that Torrington’s per pupil cost was under the state average.
Average per pupil cost in the county was $635.97, while the state average was $573.92. Torrington’s cost per student was $517.67.

Public Health nurse resigns

Mrs. Harold (Barbara) Hort has accepted the post of Public Health Nurse effective Jan. 29. Mrs. Margaret M. Akright has held the position for the past 3-1/2 years. She has resigned to attend Easter Wyoming College to continue her studies toward her Bachelor’s Degree.
Mrs. Hort is a native of Goshen County and is well known in this area. She was associated with the Torrington Medical group from 1953 to 1960. Since 1960, she has been on the Goshen County Memorial Hospital staff.

25 Years Ago
Jan. 20, 1993

Council scraps liquor request
Cheers and applause ripped through the Torrington High School auditorium Tuesday evening as the town council voted down a request by the owners of liquor establishments to allow Sunday alcohol sales.
Nearly 250 people attended the town council meeting with more than a dozen verbally expressing their sometimes-emotional views.
Jim Knight, pastor of Torrington Church of the Nazarene, read a letter from Dana Bennett of the Goshen County Task Force on Family Violence and Sexual Assault, saying, “while alcohol does not cause battering, it does give people an excuse for their behavior.”
Mark Mattis, manager of the Pizza Hut, read a letter stating the bars and restaurants that sell alcohol are only asking the Christian community to treat them like other businesses in town.

Blazer grapplers defeat Cyclones
The Torrington Trailblazers wrestling squad survived Southeast’s challenge Tuesday night to walk away with a 40-24 win.
The Cyclones gave away 24 points to forfeits while allowing only two pins and one major decision for the Trailblazer’s 40 points.
The Cyclones were stronger in the heavier weight divisions while the Blazers were stronger in the lighter divisions, Southeast Coach Mark Bullington said. When wrestling against a larger school like Torrington, he believes the Cyclones have the advantage, because they “don’t have anything to lose.”