Pioneer Portraits - September 7, 2017

Ten Years Ago

September 20, 2007

Another beautiful – albeit breezy – September Sunday played host to the Pioneer Fall Festival at the Bruce Memorial Museum. The corn on the cob was lip-smackin’ good and smiling folks were abundantly welcoming to the well-attended fall classic.

The case of the missing Lewis and Clark Silhouette has been solved. The Silhouette of the two famous explorers, positioned in the parking strip near the Main Street Bridge was discovered missing Monday morning by local citizens. By Tuesday the iron silhouette, crafted by local metal artisan Dick Largent, was back in place. After it was reported missing to Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Office, Deputy Brian Bush made a thorough search of the surrounding area and found that Lewis and Clark had been pulled out of the ground and tossed down the bank of the levee.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

September 17, 1992

The son of a farmer who moved to the area in 1883 and his wife, Francis and Mabel Wood, will be honored as “Pioneers of the Year” on Sunday, Sept. 20 at the Fall Festival in Waitsburg. The couple was selected by the Waitsburg Historical Society because of their deep roots in the community and for their many contributions to community life, including tireless efforts in behalf of the 55-plus, seniors group, which meets in Waitsburg.

Yes, there’s still time to buy tickets. Salmon bake co-chairman Ken Jantz and Dave McConnell say they’ll still sell you a ticket at the door for the best salmon dinner around.

Shamrocks and Lace has opened in Waitsburg. Debra Callahan, 36, of Waitsburg, is the owner of the business on Main in the Plaza. Many of the crafts in her store were made by Callahan. She makes a popular doll using floor mop heads and designs floral arrangements.

A crew from “Hard Copy,” a tabloid TV program, got a booster shot when they showed up in the Blues the other day. The trip came from Los Angeles to film the area in which Paul Freeman shot some good video footage of a couple of Bigfoots Aug. 20.

Fifty Years Ago

September 14, 1967

Mickey Mead, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Mead of Dayton was chosen to represent Columbia County as Wheat Queen. Mickey was crowned during the Columbia County Fair last weekend.

A cloudburst in the Prescott area between 3:00 and 4:00 p.m. Monday caused a flash flood which sent water and mud across Highway 124 closing it temporarily. The main storm hit hardest in the Little Skyrocket region and the road was covered from the Leroy Houger place to the former Beechinor place to the west. Considerable washing in the fields was reported.

Photo caption: Bicycling is a sport that can be enjoyed by everyone, and here is Mrs. William Vannice with her “three-wheeler” to prove the point. This dandy cycle has a basket for carrying various items, and is extremely difficult to tip over.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

September 18, 1942

Mrs. Earl Pettichord was installed as president of the PTA Wednesday evening. Mrs. Josepha Elder is vice president; Mrs. Emma Laughery is secretary and W.E. Watt is treasurer.

Helen Lloyd and Barbara Bachmann are planning on going to Pullman next Wednesday to attend the State College.

Barbara is returning for her second year while Helen begins her first college year.

Donnie Wills, youngest son of Mrs. Sam Wills, came home from a Walla Walla hospital Monday, where he had been for the past three weeks recovering from a broken leg. He was vacationing at Wallowa Lake three weeks ago where he was thrown from a horse, breaking his leg. It will be a month before he can walk.

One Hundred Years Ago

September 21, 1917

Miss Elsie Herrington and Fred Geiger of Waitsburg were married in Dayton Tuesday afternoon at 1 o’clock by Justice H. E. Mason. The bride’s parents accompanied them to Dayton and witnessed the ceremony.

The public will be surprised to learn that Smith Bros., one of Waitsburg’s oldest and best concerns, is to quit business.

Miss Pearl Archer has succeeded Miss Elvira Southard as boss of the soda fountain at Porter’s Confectionary.

Miss Elvira resumed her studies at Whitman College after spending the vacation period at her home.

Mr. and Mrs. Orland Phipps, Mr. and Mr. Bob Pollard, Mr. and Mrs. John Hawks, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pollard motored to Walla Walla from Huntsville on Saturday night.

Miss Margaret Keve went to Walla Walla Wednesday to attend the Sisters’ school at that place.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

September 23, 1892

They average 1600 sacks per day at the Coppei warehouse.

Under the game laws of this state, you can’t kill hogs until Oct. 1st.

There is a shy backwardness about wheat selling that makes business anything but lively.

A telegram was received last Sunday bearing the information that Hon D. J. Storms had died that morning at his brothers home in Rockport, Ind. He served one term in the Territorial Legislature, from this county as a democrat.