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Ten Years Ago Thursday, October 23, 2003

Waitsburg Cross Country will run today in Colfax in prep- aration for the District meet in Deer Park next Friday. Oct. 31. Five Cardinals ran in the Walla Walla High School meet at Ft. Walla Walla Park, competing in the junior varsity meet. Coach Ron Huntington is anticipating fielding a five-member team at District in Deer Park on October 31. Brad Huffman, Matt Baker, Jimmy Crawford, Tyler Berg and Connor Talbott will comprise the team. The sole girls' runner is Marci Jo Lanning. At Walla Walla, Baker finished about 22nd in 19:50 and Crawford was about 24th in 20:01, Huntington said. Berg completed the 5 k. course in 22:03 and Talbott in 22:18. Lanning ran the race in 28:13. Huffman returns to competi- tion after an exchange visit to Japan. All Cardinal runners qualify for the district meet, Huntington said. To reach state, runners must be in the top 15 individually or among the top five teams.

Twenty-Five Years Ago October 20, 1988

For two Waitsburg 16-year-olds, a journey across the con- tinent to the historic places of the East Coast made an indelible mark on their memories and view of the world. "Seeing New York for the first time, as the skyline came into view, I felt like I was just a little person in a great, huge world," observed Amy Branson. "There's so much out there you can do, you have to go ut and grab it," thinks Rachel Hinchliffe. "The trip makes me want to go out and try really hard. It gave me lots of confidence." Such were the lasting impressions felt by the pair of Waitsburg High School students, who were part of a nationwide contingent of students from the U. S. and Canada, who took the cross-country bus tour after winning a speech contest sponsored by the Oddfellows Lodge.

Fifty Years Ago October 18, 1963

City councilmen reported Wednesday night that plans for a mobile home area between West Fourth and West Fifth Streets in Waitsburg, owned by Denzil Mock, depend upon further investigation of easements by city attorney Vaughn Hubbard. A ublic hearing was held on the decision of the planning commission permitting mobile homes with some restrictions, on Tuesday night, Oct. 8. The hearing was at- tended by all of the Waitsburg city council and eight other interested persons living in that area. About half of the eight favored the mobile home area and half were opposed to the development which would provide lots for mobile home fam- ilies. Other council business this week on Wednesday night included the granting of a new year's lease to Phil Monfort on the Plaza Theater in Waitsburg. Sorotus Club asked permis- sion to put in a drinking fountain at Preston park in the spring; and a discussion was held on the graveling of some parking areas on the hill at the City Cemetery.

Seventy-Five Years Ago October 21, 1938

Waitsburg was host Tuesday to the regional meeting of representatives of the Association of Washington Cities.

United in marriage at the Pullman home of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Glover Friday evening, Oct. 14, by the Rev. Carroll Fairbanks of Moscow, were Maybelle Kenworthy Carver and J. V. Glover of this city.

The J. B. Loundagin residence just south of the city limits across Tenth Street is undergoing some extensive inte- rior remodeling. Among other improvements, the kitchen and bath room are being brought up to date with built-in features, new sink and modern plumbing.

Mr. and Mrs. Orin Carpenter left Saturday for several month's business and pleasure trip.

Sunday was the first day of pheasant season. The birds are very nice and fat now.

In a terrific aerial rally in the last quarter, the Cards downed the Dayton Bulldogs 19-14 and emerged victorious for the second consecutive year.

One Hundred Years Ago October 24, 1913

The local High lost their second game this season in a contest with Whitman's second team last Friday afternoon. The score ended 6-2 in favor of the visitors.

Miss Jennie Lytton and Mr. Wallace Barnes were mar- ried at the M. E. parsonage Wednesday evening at 9 o'clock. Rev. Paul Little, pastor of the church, officiating.

Dr. H. A. Mount and Forrest Carpenter arrived home Wednesday evening from a big game hunt into the Rockies in Montana. They went particularly for mountain sheep but failed to connect. However, they got their allotment of elk and goats and had a fine trip.

The Ladies Aid of the First Christian Church will give their annual dinner and bazaar in the basement of the church Saturday, Nov. 15.

The ladies Progressive Club met Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Brink. The subject was "Sane Living" with Mrs. Ingraham as leader. Miss Weller read a good article on the subject and Mrs. Christopher Corbett read an excellent paper. Roll call was thoughts on living. The meeting was closed singing "America."

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago October 19, 1888

In the orchard of Mr. David Roberts, one mile southeast of this city, are a number of June apple trees which bore a good crop in June and are now fairly loaded down with as fine a fruit as one often sees. The apples are large, well matured and are now ripening nicely. This is indeed a great country with a great climate.

The frost on Wednesday night saved many a cord of wood in this city by freezing nearly all the house plants which had unthoughtfully been left out of doors.

W. F. Anderson of Dayton was in the city yesterday and made this office a pleasant call. He thinks the indications are for a hard winter on stock owing to lack of rain and thinks farmers should take good care of their strawstacks. Mr. An- derson's opinions are most certainly right.