PIONEER PORTRAITS

Ten Years Ago

November 4, 2004

Donna Keeney was presented her 50 year pin of faithful service to the Order of Eastern Star by Jean Miller, Worthy Matron of Chapter 9 in Waitsburg.

Numerous friends of Ruth Phillips Durr and Roy Phillips gathered at the White Stallion in early October to reminisce with the former Waitsburg residents. Durr was a member of the Waitsburg High School Class of 1945 and now makes her home in Choteau, Mont. Phillips graduated with the Class of 1942 and now lives in Yakima. Gathering at the White Stallion Restaurant were Joe Abbey, Vic Allman, Myra Bloor, Velma Sickles, Wayne and Joan Hinchliffe, Dorne and Dorothy Hall, Gordon "Corky" Arthurs of Milton-Freewater, and Dick Wolf. Their mother is 101 years old and resides in Yakima.

While Waitsburg Cardinal Cross Country front-runners Brad Huffman and Kyle Weston selflessly paced and urged one another through the District 9 XC meet last Thursday at Pomeroy, team efforts back in the pack spelled the difference for the team's success in its first-ever district cross country championship.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

November 2, 1989

Bettie Chase, Secretary of Waitsburg Chapter No. 9, Order of the Eastern Star, was honored Saturday with an Award of Merit for her service to the local group. Giving the honor were the Grand Worthy Matron Anne Hendrex and Grand Worthy Patron Ernest Brooks. The honor was one voted by the chapter to recognize someone who had done outstanding work on behalf of the local chapter.

The first horse 4-H meeting was held October 11th at Jocelyn Leid's house. Karen Mohney has offered to instruct our group in proper horsemanship. The group chose Saddles 'N Spurs to be the name of our group. We also elected the following officers for '89-'90. President, Sandy Conover; Vice President, Jocelyn Leid; Secretary, Margaret Monfort; Treasurer, Diane Conover; and Reporter Rhonda Newbury.

Fifty Years Ago

October 30, 1964

There will be no Commercial Club meeting on election night, Tuesday, November 3. Waitsburg stores will also be closed all day on Veterans Day, November 11.

Go to the polls and vote next Tuesday. If you don't think that your vote, just a single vote counts - ask Ross Brown of Dayton. He was edged out in the primary by a 288-287 margin. Your vote does count. Exercise your rights.

The first meeting of the Saddles and Spurs 4-H group was held in the Vo-Ag room at the high school on Monday, Oct. 26 after school. Officers for 1965 were elected as follows: Charlie McCown, president; Dianne Zuger, vice-president; Joan Land, sec'y; Tracey Harper, treas.; Sherry Donnelly, reporter; Nancy Gagnon, historian; Kathy Donnelly, jr. chairman.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

October 27, 1939

Kenneth Bickjelhaupt returned Thursday from Wisconsin where he purchased five purebred Guernseys to add to his Mill Stream Dairy Herd.

The new home of Mr. and Mrs. Dolph Egelston on Orchard Street wsa the scene of a large party Fri. Oct. 20, when Mrs. Egelston, Mrs. Jessie Light, Mrs. John Clodius and Mrs. Wesley Lloyd were joint hostesses. The guests were seated at 14 tables and served a salad luncheon.

Art Erwin of Prescott, purchased the first 1940 Chevrolet from the Waitsburg Garage, local distributors. It was a special Deluxe Sport model.

One Hundred Years Ago

October 23, 1914

Mrs. Laura Patterson, of the city died at St. Mary's Hospital, Walla Walla, early Saturday morning, Oct. 17 after having undergone an operation a couple of days before. She was almost fifty years of age.

Arrangements are being made to re-organize the business Men's Athletic Club again this fall, that the townspeople may enjoy the privileges of Preston Hall on stated evenings and under certain conditions.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

October 31, 1889

O. M. Conover came down from Sedalia yesterday, for his wife and baby, who have been visiting relatives here for some time. They will return today or tomorrow.

Miss Addie Fudge and Cara Neely made a horseback trip to Huntsville on Saturday evening.

From J. W. Bruce we learn that Alto is having a little boom. A new side track, one and one fourth miles in length, has just been put in and there are numerous other improvements.

Miss Anna Wickersham and Katie Hauber have returned to school after an absence of several weeks.

Willis Ingalls a few days ago hired a man to plow. He put him to work in the afternoon, and when night came the fellow could not remember in which direction the house was, and consequently could not find it. He had also forgotten his employer's name, hence could not make an inquiry. He wandered about in the field all night, and till eleven o'clock the next day, when he happened to meet a man that knew the horses and told him where to go.