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Ten Years Ago June 28, 2001

Does your dog pass the Good Citizen Test is the question around town. The Waitsburg City Council recently adopted a new animal ordinance in which your dog must demonstrate his obedience, confidence and control.

Waitsburg High School teacher Brad Green has become an intern for the Waitsburg Times. For the next three weeks, Mr. Green will learn the ropes of newspaper publishing. Brad will take this new knowledge to Waitsburg High School where he teaches publications (the Cardinal student newspaper) and annual (the yearbook).

Twenty-Five Years Ago June 25, 1986

Waitsburg's municipal pool has been a busy place, especially last Monday, when there were about 100 swimmers cooling off from high temperatures. Lifeguards this summer are Denise Maners, head lifeguard, assisted by Esther Dutton and Kristi Kirkpatrick.

Former Waitsburg Postmaster John Bowles received national attention when 15 V-mail letters written by his father during World War II were finally delivered to him last Thursday. He conceded they were a bit late.

Fifty Years Ago June 30, 1961

Boy Scouts Jeff Broom, Stan Pearson, Tom Mock, Jerry Mock, Bob Stewart and Randy Pearson as a guest went on a two-day fishing trip above the Tucannon on Meadow Creek last week with Dr. A.S. Pearson as leader.

Due to the reduced yields in fields caused by recent hot weather, the Green Giant Company in Waitsburg found it necessary to curtail operations on Tuesday of this week.

A new shortwave radio had been installed in the fire station which is tuned in with the four fire trucks at this station and also with all other fire stations in the county. The antenna is placed on Buttercup Hill.

Seventy-Five Years Ago June 3, 1936

Margaret Mills, Virginia Bloor, Eunice Quigg, Virginia Rinehart, Adelle Conover, Phyllis Danielson, Helen Brunson, Mary Elizabeth Walker, Elmer Berland and Bob Rhay attended the Northwest Young People Conference of the Christian Church at Twinlow Park near Rathdrum, Idado, last week.

Merwin and Byron Neace, and Charlotte Mickkelson this week sold 160 acres of land situated in the Pomeroy area to John Elsensohn.

Mr. & Mrs. Jack Cockburn and daughter and Mr. And Mrs. Dave Barnes were among the dinner guests at the home of Mrs. India Neace in Walla Walla Sunday.

One Hundred Years Ago June 30, 1911

Roland Allen, proprietor of Allen Cash Grocery, is preparing to install a meat market in his grocery store. The new market will occupy one side of the building and will be in charge of Edgar Remseur, a cutter of experience.

A.E. Clark, one of our well-known farmers has just purchased a new five-passenger Overland Auto. He says it cuts down considerably the distance between the farm and town.

Born in this city, Sunday, June 25th to Mr. and Mrs. Ira Bloor, a son and heir, Mrs. Bloor was formerly Miss Blanch Patterson.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago June 25, 1886

A Fourth of July celebration will be held on the Touhet River near J. Pettyjohn's place.

Levi Ankeny of Walla Walla passed through the city on Wednesday.

S.M. Wait is about to establish another "Waitsburg" at a point 12 miles from Colfax . Wait is a good town starter.

There are considerable number of cases of that terrible disease "black leg" among the cattle of the upper country.

Next Monday, June 28, the voters of the Waitsburg precinct will decide whether or not Waitsburg shall have a licensed saloon.

The following are students present at school every day and whose standing average was over 98%, and deportment 100: Richard Roberts, Ralph Lloyd, Lizzie Baxter, Mary Baxter and Bertie Hudgin.