The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

Ten Years Ago

August 12, 2004

Local grain producers are approaching the 70% point in the 2004 harvest, estimates J.E. Mc- Caw, local manager of the Northwest Grain Growers' Waitsburg Branch. Depending on Mother Nature, there could be another week to ten days of cutting, he predicted.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

August 10, 1989

Don Thomas was at the helm of his favorite pastime - Old Fashion Harvesting. He started his team of 27 mules as the old style John Deere was pulled over the hills of the Thomas Ranch, three miles south of Waitsburg on the Middle Road. Don had lots of helpers for the Saturday-Sunday event, and lots of spectators.

Rev. Steve Knox of the Waitsburg Christian Church has accepted a position as Pastor of the Christian Church in Milton-Freewater, Oregon. Steve preached his final sermon for the Union Summer Church Services (Christian/Presbyterian) last Sunday at the Presbyterian church.

Fifty Years Ago

August 7, 1964

Maurice "Pete" Huwe has purchased the Palm Club effective August 1, from Jack West. Huwe this week applied for his state license to sell beer, but the license has not yet been granted. West has owned the Palm Club since 1933. His future plans are at present undecided.

Dawson Funk and Glenn Callow, two Walla Walla men, have come up with a boon to the farmers who are sick and tired of eating dust when doing field work. These men have invented and built a fiberglass tractor cab that is equipped with air filters and electric fans that make it possible for field work to be done in dust-proof comfort.

Downtown living is getting better all the time. The apartment above the Plaza (now being occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Baker) has a new open-air patio and barbecue grill. My set of spies said that last weekend Glenn was out on top of the Plaza marquee with a small grill, barbecuing some meat. The smell drifted streetward, and a small group of hungry people had gathered below to literally "See what was cooking."

Seventy-Five Years Ago

August 11, 1939

The Union Pacific train made its first run over the Northern Pacific tracks between Dayton an Huntsville this week.

Sally and Mary Jane Dyar have just returned from a ten-day bicycle trip in the Puget Sound area. They traveled from twenty to forty miles daily.

Mr. and Mrs. Otto Nelson of Waitsburg announce the engagement of their daughter, Billie Maude to Emory E. Kruchek, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Kruchek of Waitsburg. August 20 has been set as the wedding date.

Ben Bloor who is working for the Tidewater Transportation Co. at Attalia is spending a few days with his folks.

Farmerettes include Mary Elizabeth Walker, Eleaor Kent, Maxine Spencer and Evelyn Barclay.

One Hundred Years Ago

August 14, 1914

Fire supposed to have originated from a defective flue, last Thursday afternoon, destroyed the home of Ira L. Chew in the north eastern part of the city.

Word has been received in this city to the effect that Miss Ruth Arnold, oldest daughter of Mrs. J. C. Arnold of this city was married in Cheney August 2 to Mr. F.C. Eccles.

The Perrine-Jonas Co. had a very neat memorial window in honor of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, which was displayed Monday and Tuesday. This was the only window decoration of this character in the city and occasioned much favorable comment.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

August 9, 1889

Miss Anna Jessup, one of our faithful types, is almost sick, but having lots of grit she sticks to her case like a heroine.

A. G. Lloyd came to town the other day, and while here, someone, whose initials Mr. Lloyd calls "S. B." poisoned his dog, a very valuable one.

A woman advertises in a Chicago paper, that she desires correspondence, with a view to matrimony, with a steady man - one who neither smokes, chews, drinks or swears, does not frequent club rooms, and will be satisfied with the society of a loving wife. We hardly think the man she advertised for is in Waitsburg. Possibly he is in Dayton.