PIONEER PORTRAITS

Ten Years Ago

November 30, 2000

The Waitsburg Cardinals closed out the 2000 season ending their six-game winning streak with a tough loss to Davenport last Saturday, one game shy of appearing in the state B-11 championship game. Washington's wheat production is up for the first time in three years. This year's crop totaled 165.9 mil­lion bushels. At 68.1 bushels per acre, the 2000 wheat crop yield is 13.9 bushels per acre more than 1999.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

November 14, 1985

Plenty of help was available at the scene for a one-car accident Monday on Minnick Hill. Slick roads were blamed for the accident. The driver was able to free himself through the windshield, and Waits burg's Jaws of Life were used to open the car to remove the passengers. This was the first time the Jaws has been used since their purchase.

Sudden Arctic weather caught the area by surprise this past weekend, and snow and cold temperatures enveloped the town.

The City Council renewed a contract for state bid­ding. If the city has a contract, it may buy items from any supplier at the state bid price. Dan Bickelhaupt and Bill Zuger have worked on a set of bids for a new garbage truck and trash compactor.

Fifty Years Ago

November 18, 1960

The Waitsburg 4-H Livestock Club was awarded the Pomona Grange trophy for the third consecutive year at the achievement night held in Walla Walla. Leaders of the club are Mr. and Mrs. Fred Harris and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Nordheim.

Rainbow Girls held an Appreciation Night for How­ard Packer at their regular Thursday evening meet. Ed Ramseur was honored Friday, Nov. 11, on his 92nd birthday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Julia Davis, when members of the family enjoyed cake and coffee following dinner in Walla Walla.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

November 15, 1935

Joe Abbey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Abbey, en­tertained a group of his young friends at a Halloween dinner and slumber party at the home of his parents last Thursday night. In attendance were Lolita Trichler, Janice Roberts, Laura Lee Small, Richard and David Roberts.

Good news! Waitsburg's first WPA project for the year is to get underway Tuesday. This first project is the work of grading and filling on Front Street west of Main to city limits. The plan is to run Front Street di­rectly west to a point in front of the Harlan Mills place and thus eliminate travel from the rear of the wheat warehouses as it is now.

One Hundred Years Ago

November 18, 1910

Mrs. O.B. Smith, Mrs. J.W. Roberts and Mrs. Frank Jonas entertained delightfully at the Jonas home on Main Street last Thursday evening. About fifty guests were present, and the time was pleasantly spent with progressive whist.

The Touchet River fish ladder that has been under construction at Lamar all summer by the Acme Mills Company has now been completed.

Wm. Mosgrove, proprietor of a general merchan­dise store in this city, announces a "retiring from busi­ness" sale commencing this week. Mr. Mosgrove has another store in Dayton and has decided to concentrate his business in the Dayton store and will close out the business here.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

November 27, 1885

Our city council is putting in considerable extra time in preparing a new charter which will be introduced at the coming session of the legislature.

The Northern Pacific has put on its through service a combination emigrant car, so that all emigrant travel­ers shall not be compelled to sit in cars in which smok­ing is permitted. When you come to Waitsburg, put your team in S. Wilson's stable on Second Street, where you may rest assured it will receive proper attention and the charge will be reasonable. The Hagerty farm of 320 acres, lying a few miles north of this city, was last Monday sold at public auc­tion to Valentine Wilson at $4.75 per acre. This is the same piece of land which at auction a few weeks ago was knocked off to J.W. Morgan at only $2.40 per acre, the court refusing to confirmthis sale.

Owing to the very inclement condition of the weath­er, the rain coming down in a continuous pour, the con­cert at the Opera House on Tuesday evening was not well attended. The exercises were good throughout. We never heard our band play so well. The entertain­ment was not a financial success - there being but ten dollars left, after paying expenses.