PIONEER PORTRAITS

Ten Years Ago

September 21, 2000 Ye Towne Hall received a grant from PacifiCorptoward the cost of a new roof. Work on the project should be completed before the rainy weather arrives.

Over 800 friends gathered to enjoy barbecued salmon and good times at the annual Salmon Bake at the Don Thomas Community Building Thursday. One of the largest crowds ever to attend enjoyed a beautiful day, coming from a wide variety of places from Germany to Alaska, Arizona, Kansas, Montana, Idaho, Oregon and California.

Tennys Bickelhaupt was honored at the 2000 Pio­neer Fall Festival last Sunday.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

September 5, 1985 Some Waitsburg FFA members who showed swine at the SEW Fair were on hand to receive the Herds­manship

Trophy. They included Scott Huwe, Troy Larsen, Denise Davison, Rhoda Halley, Marnie Lytle, Allen Adams and Wendy Davis.

Randy Halley, a driver in last Thursday's Demoli­tion Derby in Walla Walla, was injured during the demolition portion and spent the night in the hospital because of lower back pain and muscle spasms.

John Bowles, Waitsburg postmaster, was informed last week that he had been appointed postmaster in the Dayton Post Office. He started his new job Tuesday morning.

Fifty Years Ago

September 9, 1960 The Waitsburg Cardinals 1960 football edition donned their pads August 29 for the first turnout under their new coach, Gary Frederick, and assistant coach, Gordon White. Twenty-nine boys, including twelve lettermen, are preparing for their first game with Dayton.

Dan Clodius won a reserve champion ribbon for his Poland China sow at the Southeastern Washington Fair last weekend. Roger Hillis showed the reserve champion, Chester White, a fat hog. Tom and Ted Collins are leaving Friday for school with Tom returning to Notre Dame and Ted returning to Harvard University Law School.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

September 6, 1935 A barn on the Henry Zuger farm at Bolles Junction burned Friday night about 6:30 o'clock.

The many friends of Billie Dickeson who has been working for Mannings in Seattle for the past year and a half will be pleased to learn that on last Saturday he was made assistant manager of Mannings restaurant at Pike's Place. Born - at Seattle Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wright, a son. Mrs. Wright is the former Dorothy Har­ris. Grandpa Bill says that they have not written him any of the particulars as yet. Joe Mount is at home this week with a case of mumps which he contracted on his eastern trip.

One Hundred Years Ago

September 9, 1910

Mrs. Mary E. Storms will erect a handsome monu­ment to her memory in the form of a parsonage for the First Presbyterian Church. The bungalow will have full cement basement, will contain seven rooms and will be modern in every respect. Edgar Purdy is back in high school this year. Edgar has been pastor of a church at Wallula during summer vacation. Louis Fudge and family of Huntsville moved to Walla Walla Tuesday to reside, Mr. Fudge having succeeded in securing a fine position with the firm of Morrow and Son of that city.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

September 18, 1885 An immense lot of wheat is being piled up at the depot. The four large warehouses are nearly full and unless it begins to move off soon, haulers will have to begin piling it on the ground.

On Tuesday morning, the Blue Mountain train stalled in climbing the grade south of Dry Creek, and in backing down to get another start, the rear passen­ger coach ran into a cow, which threw the trucks off the track, and they went thumping over the ties a quar­ter of a mile before the train could be stopped. A lady passenger was so badly frightened that Dr. Blalock was summoned to attend her. No serious damage was done. The train was delayed for three hours.

On Thursday, Sept. 17, 1885, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. A. Broiled, five miles north of this city, James C. Lowell and Miss Jennie Jackson, and Lyc­urgus Jackson and Miss Ella Peters were united in the holy bonds of wedlock. The Times extends hearty