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Ten Years Ago September 6, 2001 Fifty local kids showed their best animals, including goats, swine, sheep, beef and steers at the Walla Walla Fair. Walla Walla Fair Queen Angela Smith, daughter of Glen and Adelle Smith, and her court were recognized during the concert opening night Thursday; and Days of Real Sport Queen Chelsey Murdock and princesses Corinne McKinley, Trista Flores and Amy Smith flashed smiles at folks along the parade route in Walla Walla. Sally Baker of Austin, MN, spent the long Labor Day weekend with her mother Bettie Chase. Jan Eastman of Spokane, Bettie's niece was also a visitor.

Twenty-Five Years Ago September 4, 1986 Waitsburg woodworkers won the triple crown at the S.E.W. Fair, taking first, second and third places with projects built in shop class. Marne Lytle won first with a microwave cabinet; Kris Cobb second with a chest and Patty Keeney, third, also with a chest. Randy Halley, driving a 1965 Cadillac, won second place in the SEW Fair Demolition Derby last Thursday night. Prize for second place was $500. Helen Duckworth, driving for Duckworth Repair, won the Powder Puff Race. Jerry A. Votendahl was sworn in Tuesday as District Court Judge, taking the place of Howard Martin, who retired last week.

Fifty Years Ago September 8, 1961 Girls winning first prize at the SEW Fair in sewing were Gail Wheeler and Patty Harris for party dresses; Judy Kruchek for her college outfit and Linda Lytle for her lounging outfit. A Labor Day outing at the Frank Zuger cabin was enjoyed by James Stonecipher, Harvey Stonecipher, Bob Butler, Vaughn Hubbard, Ernest Mikkelsen, Bill Payne, John Egle, Albert Land, Harold Roberts, Jay McCaw and Walter Zuger and Everett Kreisinger of Pullman. A total of 353 pupils enrolled in Waitsburg schools for the first week with several more expected in the coming week. The grade school has 255 and high school has 98.

Seventy-Five Years Ago September 11, 1936 Ernest Kison left Wednesday afternoon for Providence, Rhode Island, where he will this year complete his course in the Rhode Island School of Design. Kenneth Zuger, a son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Zuger and Edwin Lawrence, foster son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Neace, left Tuesday evening for Atascadero, Calif., where they will enter Miramount Junior College for this school year. Joe Wood, last week, pleaded guilty to possession of a grouse out of season when arraigned before Justice of the Peace C.M. Wilbur and was ordered to pay a fine of $20. H.A. Ketcherside, government hunter and trapper, made the arrest.

One Hundred Years Ago September 8, 1911 After Dec. 1, no patent will be issued to homesteaders by the United States land office unless the homesteader can show satisfactory proof that he has lived on the property a full period of five years. H.D. Buroker of Prescott, was in town this week looking up a suitable location for a restaurant and confectionary. It is probable that he will rent the Caldwell building. Born at Dayton, Tuesday Sept. 5, to Mr. and Mrs. William Vollmer, a son and heir. Mrs. Vollmer is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Shaffer of Dayton. Will Vollmer is a son of Hon. and Mrs. Gustan Vollmer.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago September 4, 1886 O.C. White and J.K. Rainwater of Dayton have purchased the Dayton Chronicle for $6,000. Mr. White is a good newspaperman and the Chronicle will continue to be a good paper. Last Sunday morning at ten o'clock a rapid sounding of a fire bell quickly disorganized Sunday Schools and depleted churches in this city and rapidly thronged the streets with people dressed in their best bib and tucker. It was soon discovered that the fire was in Doc Willard's stables. Total loss was $3,000. Siwashes are numerous now-a-days. Oh for a shower of rain to drive away the smoke, settle the dust and cool and moisten the atmosphere! This has been a long, hot dusty summer, the worst we've had in all these respects in three years. Miss Mattie Eggleston went to Dayton yesterday to enter on her duties as teacher of a kindergarten school in that city.