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Maxine Kaul discusses the 20th Century Club and Weston County history after Mike Jording finished his presentation entitled,
'"Women of the Library". (Alexis Shultz/NLJ)
Alexis Shultz who made the library possible, created in 1894, according to As was the case in count-
NLJ Reporter "They started looking at Jording, and included 16 ladies less communities at that time,
the formalities of building a that signed their constitution the local organization received
: Wyoming Day is cel- library," Jording said of the and focused primarily on edu- financial support for construc-
'.ebrated on December 10 of 20th Century Club, who cational concerns, tion of a library from the foun-
.every year, and this year Mike boasted a number of members As the women continued dation set up by businessman
Jording gave a presentation that eventually formed theto look at what it would take and philanthropist Andrew
at the Weston County Library Library Club. to build a library for Weston Carnegie.
,with thepurpose of celebrating He noted that the 20th County, a number of road "Carnegie it is. The grant
:Wyoming andWestonCounty's Century Club was originally blocks were encountered and totaled $12,500," announced
exciting history. Jording's pre- called the Owls Club, but Jording reported that the com- Jording, who chronicled the
sentation this year focused on chose to change their namemittee made the decision to construction ofthebuildingthat
the Weston County Library and to something "more dignified." enlist the help of their husbands now houses the Weston County
ihe women of the community The original Owls Club wasto overcome those obstacles. Library and was built on a
lot where the old courthouse their outing.
was located. The library, which It wasn't long after
boasts the typical Carnegie Newcastle had its library up
Library look, was completed and running that its neighbor
in August of 1912, with the to the northwest established its
cornerstone being laid in 1911. own facility.
Jording went on to explain "In 1913, the Upton Branch
that the Weston County Library of the Library was created and
became the place where public sponsored by the Culture Club,"
documents were kept, and Jording revealed, adding that a
noted that in 1911 the facility number ofthe books featured in
started receiving publications the Upton library were shipped
of the geological survey, which to them by Miller herself.
was considered an important Jording also took time to
reference and valuable to the describe a bustling Weston
people of Weston County. With County of that time, which was
materials already coming into considered the "best bet" for
the community in anticipation prospective homesteaders that
of the library's existence, the were interested in dry farming.
20th Century Club was also In 1910, according to Jording,
ready to provide an individual Weston County was the home
to manage the facility, of nearly 4,960 people and was
"The first librarian at the one of the more popular places
Weston County Library was in the region for people to live.
Anna Miller who held the Since the library's comple-
position from 1908 until tion more than 100 years ago,
1933," professed Jording. He a number of other important
explained that Miller was a events have taken place. These
20th Century Club member, red letter dates include the
and that a number of other grand opening, which was
members of the organization hosted by the 20th Century
served in the same position as Club in 1912, the opening of
Miller over the years, the new addition in 1983, and
The Weston County Library the 100th anniversary, which
also featured the Librarian was hosted by the Weston
Club Room, which according County Library Foundation in
to Jording had two specific 2012.
purposes. The first purpose To this date, the Weston
of the room was to allow the County Library is a place for
20th Century Club to hold their people to gather and the facility
meetings beginning in 1914. still aims to serve the corn-
The other purpose was to allow munity in a number of different
for the "country women" to ways-- meaning that it has
come to town to do their shop- continued to fulfill Carnegie's
ping and have a place that they vision more than a century after
could stop, sit, and rest during it was built.
by Tom Dutcher
November 3, 1927 .......
The days are swiftly passing ....
That brings hunting season near
And you got your license
So you can get your deer.
Oh that tender steak for breakfast
My wife can cook so good
And I am all excited
It is heating up my blood.
My thirty-thirty carbine
Is a standing by the door
And all oiled up ready
As it never was before
Let's go up in the mountains
Where the hack pines are so thick
The deer is quite plentiful
And we can take our pick
The head I'll keep as a trophy
For I'll surely make a kill
I'll show it to my friends
As a measure of my skill
It will hang up in the kitchen
Or the room where I will sleep
The feet will make a coat rack
There also nice to keep.
Gee, ain't those spare ribs tempting
And I can hardly wait
Till I get a great big juicy one
A steaming on my plate.
over cow
Well, by now every- called the cow owner, explained the situation
body will know the fact and he was kind enough to replace what his
that I am a pure dummy cows had swallowed. I learned also that I
about life in Wyoming, was in the land of the Open Range and, yes,
remembering my eventually a fence had to go up. It was another
adventure with a horse;: ,,ooaple of yeam b fore.that,happened:.though.:
But I still had a long way Now, ! was raised on a farm in northern North
to go, I hadn't gotten to, Dakota-and had a couple of milk cows, but
the cow population yet they didn't last long before Dad sold them, so
and that didn't turn I had very little cow experience.
out muchbetterthan the Then we acquired three pigs. Did you
horse deal. know that pigs are smarter than people? We
The first time I got had an electric fence around their little pen.
left alone up on 'the hill,' the horses were The pigs squealed and went right through it,
nicely in a corral and the water tank was full. under it and over it.
All I had to do was throw a little feed and hay They were everywhere, so l loaded up a
in. My first clue about the cows was the sound BB gun and nailed them every time they came
of a lot of cow feet and a lot of moos and a anywhere near the house. When we finally
lot of shuffling noise. I reared up in bed and butchered them, they were full of BBs and we
discovered a mass of black cows out there, were picking BBs out of every pork chop and
and worst of all they were crowded around the plunking them into a bowl.
water tank, no doubt quenching the thirst of 40 We could not keep them in a pen. Bending
or 50 dry throats, over the seat in my car and unloading gro-
I pulled on a bathrobe and grabbed aceries and getting goosed by a pig sent me
broom as I ran out the door to the water tank, straight up in the air like I'd been shot from
yelling at the top of my lungs. The cows raised a cannon.
their heads and kind of consulted each other Well, the next step was we lined up vehi-
in cow-language. I could almost hear them cles bumper to bumper, no gaps of any kind,
talking about the demented human in their and I saw a pig perform a miracle leap to
midst, freedom. He jumped flat-footed straight up in
Well, so far that was not successful, so I the air and over the hood of a pickup truck. 1
leaped into my little truck and started rounding said, "Duffy, those pigs are a lot smarter than
them up and heading them out, honking the you are!" End of the pig situation, and I was
horn while yelling, and they finally ambled grateful.
away. I suddenly realized that I was far from We still had peacocks, geese, guinea hens,
the house in my truck in a bunch of sage brush chickens and a pair of ducks -- small stuff
in a pink chenille bathrobe -- Heaven help me compared to horses and cows, although they
if anyone drove up to the house, scattered a liberal coating of bird poop on
I figured that the first step had better be to everything, so I put my big-girl pants on and
get dressed, then get me some nice coffee and trudged on. I'm a pretty good trudger person
get my blood pressure back in line. Then I'd most of the time. I was armed with a garden
better deal with the missing water problem. I hose, a BB gun and lots of energy. Onward!
WC Senior Services ,
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December 17
Trip to the Lodge
Mexican Train 1:00 p.m.
December 18
Rolls 9:00 a.m.
Bridge Ladies 1:00 p.m.
December 22
Mexican Train 1:00 p.m.
December 23
Manor Here for Lunch
Creative Handcrafts After Lunch
December 24
Closed Christmas Eve
December 25
Closed for Christmas
December 28
Visually Impaired Group 1:00 p.m.
December 29
Mexican Train 1:00 p.m.
December 30
Creative Handcrafts After Lunch
December 31
New Year's Eve
Manor
December 17
Concentration 10:30 a.m.
AI and the Gang 2:00 p.m.
December 18
Greedy 10:30 a.m.
Bingo 2:00 p.m.
Movie 6:00 p.m.
December 19
Laughter Group 11:00 a.m.
Family Party 1:00 p.m.
December 20
Proverbs 11:00 a.m.
Church 2:00 p.m.
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December 21
Children's Choir 9:00 a.m.
Resident Council 10:30 a.m.
December 22
Ceramics 10:30 a.m.
Keepsake Krafters/Stories
2:00 p.m.
Stories 4:00 p.m.
Cards 6:15 p.m.
December 23
Catholic Study 10:00 a.m.
Kickball 10:30 a.m.
Out for Lunch 11:30 a.m.
Bingo 2:00 p.m.
December 24
Game 10:30 a.m.
Christmas Eve Service 2:00 p.m.
December 25
Dinner 12:00 p.m.
Holiday Film Fest 2:00 p.m.
December 26
Name It 11:00 a.m.
Happy Hour 3:00 p.m.
December 27
Trivia 11:00 a.m.
Church 2:00 p.m.
December 28
Wii 10:30 a.m.
Crazy Cart 3:00 p.m.
December 29
Ceramics 10:30 a.m.
Keepsake Krafters/Stories
2:00 p.m.
December 30
Catholic Study 10:00 a.m.
Crossword 10:30 a.m.
Bingo 2:00 p.m.
December 31
Resolutions 10:30 a.m.
Manicures 2:00 p.m.
Cheers Party 6:00 p.m.
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We are proud of the donations Wyoming Refining
Company has made this Holiday Season
NES Bullseye Reading and Lego Program Weston County Concert Association
Weston County Helping Hands Purchase of 2 wreaths at the "Festival of Trees",
A.B.A.T.E of NE Wyoming which is donated to local nonprofits in the area
WC Health Services "Tree of Love" Ministerial Association through the Black Hills Cares
NMS Close-Up Washington D.C. Trip Newcastle Volunteer Fire Department
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