PIONEER PORTRAITS

Ten Years Ago

December 21, 2000

Crews of Northwest Grain Growers worked all weekend, 24 hours a day, to empty a grain tank on the northern edge of Waitsburg containing 150,000 bushels of wheat. Employees noticed a recently added skid-steer loader door at the base of the 160,000-bushel steel tank had failed posing an immediate hazard to employees, passersby and the elevator facility.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

December 5, 1985

Waitsburg Commercial Club made plans for the first Hometown Christmas on Friday and Saturday, Decem­ber 9 and 10. The Children's Home Society will have free balloons for the children and PEO will be serving hot cider to persons of all ages.

North Chinook winds came Tuesday morning bring­ing the first above-freezing temperatures since Nov. 18. The melting will probably raise the level of the Touchet River a bit, but because the ground underneath the snow wasn't frozen the moisture should soak in for the most part with little chance of flooding.

Fifty Years Ago

December 9, 1960

Waitsburg school directors will consider the study of class conditions at the next regular meeting. Classes have become too large to provide the best education. Mrs. Donald Harris entertained PEO Tuesday night when Mrs. Kenneth Zuger displayed many interesting ideas in Christmas decorations for the holiday season. As a Christmas service to the people of Waitsburg, the high school typing class has volunteered to address Christmas card envelopes for anyone who wished to bring their mailing list and envelopes to the high school.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

December 6, 1935

No more will you witness the familiar sight of George and Mox, the city's handsome big bay team, at work on our streets hauling the sprinkler wagon or doing other odd jobs about town.

Miss Marjorie McCullum of Prescott returned home Wednesday after a three weeks stay with her uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Broker, Miss McCollum had charge of Mr. Broker's paper route while he was sick. Miss Hazel Broker accompanied her home for a few days.

Judge H.V. V. Grebe, who is well along in his 80s, had the misfortune Monday morning to fracture a bone in his right leg between the knee and ankle.

One Hundred Years Ago

December 9, 1910

J.B. Caldwell has just purchased a new Powers Motion Picture machine of late. No. 6 Underwriters model, together with a golden radium curtain on which to show the pictures.

Frank G. Hicks returned home this week from Se­attle. While he was away he purchased for himself a cork leg by means of which he hopes soon to be able to discard his crutches.

A Harvest Cantata was rendered at the Christian Church Sunday evening by the choir of the church, as­sisted by a number of vocalists from the other church­es. Miss Hooton, Mrs. A.S. Dickenson and Dr. Elmer Hill rendered the solo work very acceptably.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

December 18, 1885

Married on Crab Creek, Lincoln County, W.T., De­cember 6, 1885-Hollis D. Conover and Miss Rachel McKinney.

H.M. Wood, the man who keeps the best and most orderly saloon ever in Waitsburg, announces that on Christmas Eve, and Christmas day, he will serve an elegant free lunch at his resort. Mr. Wood assures us that no matter how large the crowd may be at his place on Christmas, everything will be done decently and in good order. No drunkards need apply.

Mrs. Clark, a merchant of Yakima City, has pre­sented a new dress pattern to each of a number of women who recently assisted in soundly thrashing a wife-beater. Vawter Crawford and Otheo Conover returned from their up-country trip last Friday. E.L. Powell informs us that on January 1, his annual distribution of gifts to all children under 10 years of age will be made as usual. Remember this applies to all, whether children of customers or not.