The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

Ten Years Ago

September 9, 2004

For whimsical westerners wondering about wind power, Pacific Power is hosting a guided tour of the Eurus Combine Hills wind farm the weekend of Sept. 25 and 26, in conjunction with 3 Phases Energy and Renewable Northwest Project. Guests will get a first-hand gander at the towering wind turbines on windswept hills overlooking the picturesque Walla Walla Valley.

Gabe Keifel rushed for 151 yards on 17 carries and two touchdowns, one a 61-yard charge right up the middle. Kiefel and the Cardinals were unable to keep Elgin's Codi Burgess in check, the 6-1, 176 lb. running back chalking up 368 yards and five touchdowns in the 38-28 non-league game.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

September 7, 1989

This venerable old bell which at one time hung in the belfry of City Hall when it was on the east side of Main Street in the vicinity of the present liquor store, was donated to the Waitsburg Historical Society by the City of Waitsburg. It was used in the early days to toll fires and other notable occurrences. It will be mounted on the Bruce Museum grounds, a project under the direction of Joe Abbey and Jim Leid. It will be installed in time for the Pioneer Fall Festival.

Officers and members of Waitsburg Rainbow Assembly No. 68 attended the District 15 Line Officers meeting in Benton City on Aug. 27. Those attending were Jessica Hofer, Joy Mertens, Dorothy Hazelbaker, Nichole Hagerman, Jordan Kirk and Micki McCoy.

Fifty Years Ago

September 4, 1964

Every once in a while a story of rather delicate nature comes to our attention, and it poses two questions: 1) Whether to mention it at all, and 2) How to phrase it. This particular tale, and a comment made to me lately, I believe is worth repeating. Seems that a young bull elk has wandered into the Prescott area and has amorous intentions toward a pony owned by Mike Hofer. Ginger Hofer, in relating it to me, said that the poor mixed-up elk thinks that he is a pony, or that every other four-legged creature in the world is an elk!! Mike ought to have a few visitors come the first day of Elk season this year.

Four Waitsburg men and two from Dayton attended the Washington State Big Game meeting held in Ellensburg on Sunday, August 30. Regulations and conditions for the next year's hunt were discussed. Those attending were Frank Bramlett, "Red" Mohney, Joe Abby and Ted Tate. The firearms training course given by Frank Bramlett is to be given this fall.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

September 8, 1939

Some prices of 25 years ago: potatoes, 50 pounds for 59¢; tomatoes, 10¢ a basket; crackers, two pounds for 25¢; marshmallows, one pound for 10¢; boys' spiral note books, 5-10¢; boys' sport shirts, 79¢-$1; boys' cords, $1.95 to $3.45.

The first days enrollment totaled 163 in grade school and 113 in high school.

M. Zuger exhibited a wheat sample at the fair last week. This remarkable stool fo Turkey Red had fully matured a total of 98 heads of No. 1 wheat.

Among the Waitsburg students who have gone to Pullman this week to enter Washington State College are Phyllis Danielson, Barbara Sweazy, Charles Herring, Jimmie Stonecipher, Barbara Freeman and Paul Bailey.

One Hundred Years Ago

September 4, 1914

Lee Laughery and Isaac Maxwell returned home from harvest Tuesday afternoon. They have been harvesting with Henry Myers on Whiskey Creek.

Mrs. Blance ARtz and son Francis, and Grandma Modlin are visiting in Spokane with Mrs. Artz' brothers. Francis expects to remain with his uncle and attend school in Spokane this winter.

D. R. Roberts and Henry Bateman last Thursday sold their Bluestem wheat consisting of 6,000bushels for $1 per bushel - even money and easy to figure.

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Wheeler and daughter Miss Fannie returned last week from a trip through Yellowstone National Park. They also attended the Montana Pioneers re-union while away, Mr. Wheeler having been a mining man in that state in the early days.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

September 6, 1889

Mrs. George Brown is now bookkeeper in her husband's hardware store. That's the kind of a wife a merchant should have.

Yesterday while George Romine was descending a hill near Colville Springs with a wagon load of wheat, he in some manner upset his wagon. Besides material damage to the wagon three of Mr. Romine's ribs were broken by being struck by one of the wagon wheels, and he was otherwise injured. His injuries are not serious.

W. A. Laidlaw has purchased the George Marsh ranch in the mountains, east of Waitsburg. If W. A. keeps his lick up, he will become a bloated landowner.

Yesterday in a friendly scuffle with Mordecai George, Arthur Damar had the misfortune to break one of his legs. He was brought to this city and Dr. Hudgin set the fractured leg and he is reported as resting easy today.