PIONEER PORTRAITS

Ten Years Ago

October 12, 2000

The American Legion and Auxiliary hosted a dinner to honor local girls and boys state representatives on October 9. Reports by Billie Jo Curtis and Juan Flores of Prescott and Mans Hofer of Waitsburg were enjoyed by the group.

Ninety youngsters attended the two hours of fes­tivities

at the Waitsburg Elementary School celebrating National Children's Day October 8. Children enjoyed a bike rodeo, face painting, silly snacks, touring the Waitsburg Ambulance and seeing a fireengine, creat­ing

bookmarks, recycling and learning.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

September 26, 1985

Waitsburg merchants will participate in a special promotion on Tuesday night. "Shop at Home Night" will be held on that evening from 7 to 9 p.m. with spe­cial

buys in every local store.

Bill Keith, deputy marshal, submitted a resignation in writing to Mayor Tom Baker last week. The council voted to accept the resignation.

Bill Zuger complained one time too many at Lions Club. You know what happens to complainers - they get appointed to the head of a committee. He said he would be glad to head up a committee to pick a new name for the new facility, something besides "Cook­shack."

Fifty Years Ago

September 30, 1960

Rosemary McConnell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. McConnell, and David Rogg Archer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arden Archer of Dayton, repeated wedding vows Sunday afternoon, Sept. 18, in a ceremony con­ducted

in the Central Methodist Church in Spokane.

Little Faye Abbey celebrated her first birthday Sunday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Abbey, at 420 Kinnear Street, when grandparents and friends shared her birthday cake and ice cream.

Mr. and Mrs. V.E. Barnes, who have operated the grocery store, gas station and post office in Dixie for the past 24 ½ years, have sold the business to Mrs. and Mrs. Roy Rosenbaum of Spokane.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

September 27, 1935

Lynwood Easton, coach, took Charles Sutton, Bob­by

Hillis, John Neace and Pete Kinder to the football game at Pullman last Saturday. They spent the night at the fraternity house of Mr. Easton and returned home Sunday. The boys report a most enjoyable trip.

Apple harvest has commenced in earnest in the Touchet Valley, with an average crop of fine-looking apples on the trees. Pear harvest was completed at Moore Bros. Orchard Saturday and an enlarged crew started picking Jonathan variety Monday.

A.C. Macomber and Herb Martin have formed a partnership and have accepted the Ford Motor Co. agency for this city.

One Hundred Years Ago

September 30, 1910

O.L. Denney and family left Friday for St. Marys, Idaho, and Melstone, Montana, on a visiting tour to be gone about two weeks. Their man Hes Bromerly is taking care of the farm.

Quite a delegation of ladies from Huntsville at­tended

the equal suffrage meeting in the M.E. Church in Waitsburg last Saturday.

All the principal business houses of the city have agreed to close Friday -Waitsburg Day- at the Touchet Valley Fair and this city will visit Dayton several hun­dred

strong on that day.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

October 9, 1885

James Chase, the man who murdered two Indians at Wallula last week was, after examination, bound over in the sum of $2,000 to await the action of the grand jury. Not being able to furnish bail, he was sent to jail. The time has passed when a man can shoot one or more Indians and be lionized for the deed. Civilization is moving westward.

The much-talked-of foot race between R.J. Orms­bee

and J.E. Frick of Pomeroy was run in Dayton last Saturday in the presence of near 2,000 spectators. Be­sides

the main stake of $1,000, there was considerable money, probably $40,000, staked on the result of the race, each runner and the friends of each feeling sure of coming out ahead. Frick came out two feet ahead amid wild excitement and loud cheering. The Pomeroy boys ordered a grand dinner and finecarriages to take them home. The Waitsburg boys took cheese and crackers, donated by sympathizing friends and walked home-they had experience!

Last Sunday morning there were three Sunday schools in this city at the same time. All were well at­tended.

This speaks well of our city's morality.