Days of Yore for May 9, 2024
10 years ago—
Traveling from her mission duties with SEND International in Taichung, Taiwan, former Arlingtonian Jean (Frost) Carlton has been at the Mikkalo home of sister Julie and Neil Mikkalo for the past two weeks.
The Arlington Jackpot Rodeo had fair weather with attendance up from 2013. Three riderless horses entered the arena as a moving tribute to three men lost during the past year; Dustin Lorentz, Richard Rende and Ron Davis. Jim and Tiona Weiser felt that these men, all rodeo supporters, should be honored in a special way and suggested the tribute.
25 years ago—
Members of the Spray seventh and eighth grades, instructor Dennis Starr and Mayor Buck Leckie planted spruce and pine trees on two sides of the city park. The spruce and pine trees were secured from the Oregon State Forestry. Around 50 trees were planted at the park and 15 around the museum grounds.
The first meeting to reorganize the Condon Booster Club was held at the school and those attending agreed to keep the focus of the club’s support at the high school level.
The employees of the Klamath First Federal Bank at Condon received a plaque from Sharon Hamner, chair of the Elks Bloodmobile, after 60 percent of the bank’s employees gave blood at the recent blood drive.
50 years ago—
Mrs. Pam Hankins and her children, formerly of San Jose, California are presently guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bill (Beth) Pemberton while looking for a place to live in the Fossil area. On Sunday, Bill’s parents of Spray arrived and everyone pushed Beth out of the kitchen and prepared a very nice dinner for Beth’s birthday.
Mitch Hoover was elected president of the Mitchell High student body for next year. Others elected include Julie Maxwell, vice president; Patty Barnhouse, secretary; Jerry Schmidt, treasurer; and Brad Kane, sergeant-at-arms.
Gilliam County eighth graders will be hosting twenty-six eighth graders and two chaperones from Portland schools as the county hosts its 14th annual tour. Among the various activities planned is a “rodeo” at the Dave Childs Diamond Ranch on Rock Creek. There they will see calf branding, marking and vaccination to prevent cattle diseases. A delicious barbecue chicken lunch prepared by Tom Hassing and his gang will be served by the women of the Farm Bureau organization.
75 years ago—
The Ezra Snabels of Spray, who have made their home here the past 30 years, have sold their property to the Stirewalt Bros. of Kimberly, and will leave for their new home at Prineville.
The Samples’ 6-piece band of Kinzua went to Condon to compete in the amateur musical contest held there. The group was awarded first prize. Taking part in this band is Hugh Samples and his 3 sons, Fred, Jack and Leonard, and Sonny Matteson and Don Brock. This band has been asked to get in touch with the Orpheum Theater in Portland to take part in an amateur program there.
More news on Major…Major II, the young spaniel recently given to Burns brothers to replace the one killed in a truck accident, is convalescing at his home in Condon after being hospitalized in Pendleton with a severe case of distemper. Mr. and Mrs. James O. Burns and Sue went to Pendleton to bring him home.
100 years ago—
T.A. Weinke, Jim Burns, H.H. Wilburn, George Parman and Lew Couture went to Portland yesterday to meet oil men from Montana, who want to negotiate for some of the Lake Basin leases of the Harrison Gas & Oil company. Some of the party left Portland for Billings.
At the Oregon state championship trapshooting tourney held last weekend at Pendleton, Earl W. Snell won the Honeyman diamond medal in a special 50 bird event, scoring 49 birds for a tie and winning in the shoot off. Earl is wearing the sparkler, and if he can repeat next year will gain complete title to this beautiful trophy, says the Arlington Bulletin.
The Globe-Times “Grandmother offer”, a year’s subscription, to the youngest grandmother has brought several replies. To date Mrs. T.J. Andrews of Lonerock holds the record. She became a grandmother at 33 years of age. (A week later…) Grandmothers at 40 years are plentiful in this part of Eastern Oregon, but only in such fertile and fruitful valleys and towns as Lonerock can we find them below the age of 35. Mrs. Andrews is the winner.
From the Condon Times 1909 —
Dunn Bros. brick is going up as fast as bricks and mortar can be laid, and in a few days it will be ready for the finishing touches. Mr. Dunn says he doesn’t know how he found room for his big stock for such a length of time and will welcome the additional room.
Emmet Summers offered to bet us a new hat that he would have 30 bushels of wheat to the acre this fall, rain or no rain. It is against our religious principles to get a Panama in this way or we would take the bet. Emmet says we have cold feet.
They are now selling ice cream in goblets made of genuine ice. They have the ice cream here at Myers’ but the goblets haven’t arrived yet.
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