PIONEER PORTRAITS

Fifteen Years Ago

July 1, 2010

[Photo caption] Summer's Here! With school out and temperatures in the 80s, the Waitsburg swimming pool has been a good place to cool off for kids, families, and adult lap swimmers this week.

Fifty Years Ago

June 19, 1975

Weekend guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Abbey following the graduation of their daughter-in-law, Barbara A. Abbey, cum laude with a B. S. in Home Economics from W.S.U., were Mrs. Sophie Fisher of Seattle, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Hanson and Kathy, Burlington, and Scott Fischer, USAF, Las Vegas. The Bruce Abbeys are moving to the Jim Abbey farm home from Pullman. Bruce will be engaged in farming with his family, and Barbara will be teaching Home Economics at Pioneer High School in Walla Walla this fall.

Miss Becky Huwe of New York is home to spend the summer with her father, Burdette Huwe, and sister Patty.

Wheat supply and demand – This season's wheat carryover will be 285 million bushels – 50 million bushels higher than previously forecast – according to USDA projections released this week. A slow-down in end-of-the-year wheat shipments is behind the carryover boost, and the USDA has lowered its 1974-75 export target to 1,050 million bushels.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

June 23, 1950

Population for the City of Waitsburg is 1,008 according to figures received from the district office of the Bureau of Census at Yakima. This shows an increase but is questioned by county and city officials because of other sources such as water users and postal receipts. The population in 1940 was 936.

4-H Cooking Club members will bring notebooks and a plate of six biscuits, which they have made to the meeting at 2:30 on Wednesday, June 28, at the home of Miss Joan Carson. There will be table setting, demonstration, and judging. Attending the 4-H Encampment at Hidden Valley this week are Sereta Patton, Deana Land, Joann Carson, Judith Donley, Patsy Pettichord, Harvey Danielson, Dean Hermanns, and Richard Collingwood.

One Hundred Years Ago

June 19, 1925

Merril Cox and Lewis Atkinson left Sunday morning for the Bend, Or. country for a week's fishing trip. We expect to hear some big fish stories when they return. Clemens Keve says he doesn't like the wet weather we have been having. Owing to the large amount of moisture on the ground, Mr. Keve was late getting his potatoes planted.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

June 22, 1900

The Waitsburg Post Office has just received another increase in its salary. A raise from $1200 to $1300 has been announced. This is the most substantial indication we have that our city is progressing.

Milan Smith arrived home from the cattle ranch of John Neace near Billings, Mont., on Monday evening after a month's absence. Milan went out of Smith Bros. store for a months rest and recreation but say that "cow punching" is no snap and that he is of the opinion that there are other things harder than clerking in a dry goods store.

A. E. McLauglin purchased Chas. Sanders farm of 100 acres near Waitsburg this week, paying $40.00 per acre. Waitsburg's Thirteenth Annual Horse Show opened last Friday morning with perfect weather.