Ten Years Ago

July 5, 2012

The Second Annual Mule Mania is just around the corner, to feature entertainment, vendors and a chuck wagon cook-off not to mention plenty of mules.

County Commissioners received several outreach grants, $11,284 from SNAP, $14,700 from the Community Transformation Grant and Early Support of Infant and Toddlers of $18,000, reported Administrator Martha Lanman.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

July 9, 1997

Superintendent Steve Chestnut is moving to Moses Lake, and School Directors offered the superintendent’s contract to D.H.S. Principal Van Cummings.

The Festival at the Depot is set to provide the community with two days of fun in the downtown area: rollerblade obstacle course, whiffle ball golf on the Courthouse Lawn, wine/beer tasting, a parade and more.

Fifty Years Ago

July 13, 1972

Winter barley, first grain harvested in the 1972 season, was received Wednesday, July 5 at Delaney Station of Columbia County Grain Growers, Inc. Honors as firs in the harvest fields this season went to Ferrell and Luvaas.

First wheat of the season was cut Monday, July 10, by Dave Archer and Arden Talbott.

A total of 15 serious job injuries occurring in Columbia County were reported to the Department of Labor and Industries during the four-month period of July-October of last year.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

July 10, 1947

The Fourth of July was marked in Dayton by three fire alarms. All were grass fires that didn’t do any damage, but the timely arrival of the fire department in each case, prevented spread of the fires.

The Dayton Baptist Church, second oldest church in the state, is observing its 75th anniversary July 13. They will also re-dedicate the new parsonable which is nearly completed.

One Hundred Years Ago

July 12, 1922

Only $32.95 for a round trip from Dayton to Yellowstone National Park.

Machinists on the railroad were paid 70 cents per hour while boilermakers made 71 cents per hour. Helpers in all crafts were the lowest paid workers on the railroad at 47 cents per hour and car inspectors earned 63 cents per hour.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

July 10, 1897

The crops of this county up to date are the finest that have been grown for years. There is every indication that the harvest will be bountiful and that prices will be good.