Pioneer Portraits - May 14, 2015

Ten Year Ago

May 19, 2005

Marco Jo Lanning and Richard Pounds, members of the junior class at Waitsburg High School, were the recipients of the Outstanding Junior Girl and Outstanding Junior Boy awards at a recognition program at the Dayton Masonic Lodge on April 20, 2005.

“Friends” of Waitsburg’s Jerry Baker, a member of the Blue Mountain Snowmobiel Club, honored him with the First Annual Prestigious Goldfish Award when the group met for its Annual Banquet Saturday, May 14, at the Dayton Golf Course. Bake, a modern Katzenjammer Kid, was riding his SNOWmobile on a thawed portion of Upper Payette Lake near McCall, Id., when it lost power and sank. Unlike the Titanic, Baker’s sled did not hit an iceberg and spring a leak, and also unlike Capt. Smith of the White Star Line, Bake did not go down with his ship. He deftly stepped off the machine onto the nearby snowbank.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

May 17, 1990

Howard Smih, Jr. and Joe McMillen were honored Tuesday night as Honorary Mmbers of the Waitsburg FFA Chapter. They were credited for heading a move for new livestock panels for the Waitsburg Junior Livestock Show.

Five members of the Historical Society Board met Monday night and welcomed Bob Butler as the new treasurer for the organization. Bob Patton is to contact Mark Tabor to spray the thistle at the Mill whenever the weather allows. Some adjustments must be made on the sprinkler system at the Bruce House. Joe Abbey and Jim Leid will handle that situation.

Misses Cara Rea, Jennie Beaman and Ronda DeRuwe were winners of the Masonic Temple Junior Achievement Awards for the year of 1989-90. Given for the qualities of Leadership, Scholarship, Citizenship and Community Service.

Fifty Years Ago

May 13, 1965

Roy Leid had a real puffed-up eye last week. He was trying to deliver oil in a territory which a belligerent honey-bee had staked out as his very own. The bee bit Roy on the eyelid, but Roy’s tuff – it killed the bee.

Bill Peterson reminded us this week that the small trees in front of Waitsburg business houses will need a drink of water from time to time this spring and summer. The trees were one of Bill’s project during his term as Commercial Club President, and he has taken a continuing interest in them.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

May 17, 1940

The contest for Queen of the Days of Real Sport closed at 9 o’clock Saturday morning and the count of votes revealed that Miss Kathleen McCaw, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jay McCaw, residing between this city and Prescott was chosen Queen.

Laurel G. Smith, a newly appointed state leader of the grasshopper control program, said Sunday the pest is expected to be a menace this year in Walla Walla, Whitman, Ferry, Kittitas and the Pend Orielle counties.

Jimmie Stonecipher, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Stonecipher, who is attending WSC, recently became a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity.

Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Bains left early Sunday on a two-week trip that will take them to Vancouver, Long Beach, Raymond, Shelton, Seattle, Manchester and Spokane.

The mercury climbed to 91 degrees last Thursday making it a “scorcher” coming as it did following cool, spring weather.

One Hundred Years Ago

May 21, 1915

The 19th annual picnic of the A.O.U.W. Lodge is to be held in Dickinson’s Grove on Friday and Saturday, June 4 and 5, and plans are being made to have this the most enjoyable occasion ever held in Watisburg.

Mrs. Malinda J. McDonald-Hodgen, aged 72 years, wife of Isaac Wallace Hodgen, a pioneer of 1865, died at her home in Huntsville Monday morning after an extened illness brought about by her old age.

Fred Casey, the human frog, of Waitsburg, played two night’s engagement at the American Theatre in Dayton to a large and appreciative audience. Casey has a return engagement next Wednesday at the same house.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

May 16, 1890

Hon. W. G. Preston this week had a foot bridge put in across the creek running between his residence and the M. E. Church. It beats all, the sacrifices that man will make in order to make it convenient to attend church.

Born in Columbia County, May 5 to Lewis Winnett and wife, a son.

Dr. J. H. Hudgin and J. C. Wright left last Sunday on a trip to the upper country. Before starting they spent considerable time digging fish works, which they tied onto the back end of their wagon with a string, but they lost it before going on mile. They took better care of their snake-bite medicine though. It lasted them over two miles.

The name of New Walla Walla, an annex to Milton Oregon, has been changed to Free Water. That is a good change.