Pioneer Portraits - February 9, 2017

Ten Years Ago

February 15, 2007

Jane Butler was initiated into P.E.O., Waitsburg Chapter BE, in January of 1947. The initiating President was Evelyn Harris. In her 60-year P.E.O. lifetime, she has also been a member of Chapter BJ in Dayton and Chapter CE in Yakima . . . At January meeting of the Waitsburg chapter, Butler was honored with a Sweet Adeline serenade of the song “That’s What Friends Are Fro,” a bouquet of fresh flowers and an interview with “Barbara Halters” aka Barb Knopp, a member of the chapter.

Fifty-four members and guests attended Waitsburg Commercial Club meeting February 6, 2007 at Ye Towne Hall. Guests introduced were Fr. Bob Turner, Linda Ray and her group of violinists; Joe Thomas and Delbert Mock. The drawing of $11,00 was won by Wilt Poolman.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

February 13, 1992

Waitsburg’s City Council’s tree committee is making plans to plant trees on Main Street early int eh spring. The European Hornbeam has been selected as the most suitable tree for the restrictive and stressful environment of a city street. . . Because the city has no budget for trees, the tree committee members Bill Thompson and Ron Carlson are seeking financial help from citizens or clubs who will sponsor the purchase of a tree. So far, six people have offered to finance one of the trees.

Cardinal varsity seniors Ben Lawyer, Jason Selph, Matt Schiermeister, Cody Havens and Brandon Butler played their last basketball game for Waitsburg High School Feb. 8.

Mayor Roy Leid and council members Bill Thompson and Bob Abbey have been appointed to the city’s personnel committee as a result of new guidelines adopted last week for city employees to follow. It is the first time the city has a formalized set of policies for employees.

Fifty Years Ago

February 9, 1967

Kermit Jones and Dave McConnell engaged in sport last week that would make the writers of the old “Whirly-Birds” show green with envy. The pair were up in Kermit’s bird looking over some wheat ground when they chanced on Mr. Coyote loping along the hill. They gave him a merry chase over hill and dale until he had had enough of the sport and headed for the restful confines of civilization. Fred Zuger said he saw the ‘copter land in his farm lot. The duo alighted and ran into the barn. The wily coyote got into the barn ahead of them, and his somewhere in a cranny inside – cause they never did find him.

Susan Chapman returned a billfold belonging to Times Nature Notes reporter (Loyal Baker) last Sunday night. He lost it on the sidewalk somewhere and it contained nearly all of his earthly savings. (Approx. $5.) It was a nice thing for Susan to do – sort of a memorial to Honest Abe whose birthday we celebrate this next week.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

February 13, 1942

Spring vacation for the schools has been canceled by the school board. School will be held on four Saturdays in March so that school can be dismissed for the year on May 22.

The pea cannery which is being constructed here by the Bozeman Canning Co., is progressing nicely. The tile work for the storage warehouse is being done by Taylor Bros. of Walla Walla and William Vogt of Waitsburg is the carpenter foreman on the job.

Sorotus Club met at the home of Mrs. Henry Zuger Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Mount Shaffer who was in charge of the program, presented an instructive and interesting paper on “Food for Victory.”

One Hundred Years Ago

February 16, 1917

M. Zuger Jr. and family and Mrs. Alice Winchell arrived home Friday morning from Long Beach, Calif, where they have been sojourning of the past two months. The rest of the Waitsburg Colony down there are commencing to think about returning home.

Born, Friday, Feb. 9th to Mr. and Mrs. Will Vollmer, a daughter. Thanks, Will, for a choice cigar.

W. C. Segraves, who recently sold his farm in Whetstone Hollow, is moving this week to near Touchet where he has purchased another farm. Tom Grooms is going to farm the place formerly owned by Mr. Segraves.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

February 19, 1892

Hons. Lewis Neace, P. A. Preston, and A. C. Dickinson were amont visitors to the Garden City on Saturday.

An exchange says that a man in his town shot off his foot. That’s nothing. There are men in Waitsburg who shoot off their mouth every chance they get.

Bids for a brick building, one story with basement, 36 x 100 feet, to be erected on the corner of Main and Second streets in Waitsburg by the J. H. Morrow Mercantile Co., will be received at the store up to March 5, 1892 at 2 o’clock. Plans and specifications to be seen at the office of J. E. Abbott, Architect, Waitsburg.

Three protracted meetings in progress this week – Methodist, Presbyterian and United Presbyterian.

But two more months for the festive town cow to be roaming at her own sweet will thru our city.