Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits

Ten years ago

November 23, 2011

It is difficult to play defense when you’re looking at the numbers on the back of an opponent’s uniform. In Pomeroy’s 68-24 thumping of Wellpinit in Pasco on Saturday, Pirate senior running back Tory Knebel showed his number 9 to the Redskins’ defense six times as he crossed the goal line.

Twenty-five years ago

November 27, 1996

A 1996 graduate of Pomeroy High School has been accepted into Washington State University’s Honor Program beginning with the fall 1996 semester. Nettie Heytvelt, daughter of Lou and Carla Heytvelt, entered the WSU program.

Pomeroy pre-school children recreated the first Thanksgiving, with “Indians” from the Pomeroy Cooperative Pre-school and “Pilgrims” from Wednesday School meeting to enjoy refreshments and fellowship.

Fifty years ago

November 25, 1971

Christmas in Pomeroy begins early next Sunday morning with the annual installation of Christmas decorations, at 7 a.m. Volunteers are needed, according to Jim Herres, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Decoration Committee.

Five burglaries in Pomeroy in 1968 and 1969 were cleared up last weekend when Garfield County Sheriff Russell Pierce talked to three men being held in Orofino as suspects in numerous burglaries in the Orofino area. Pierce said the three admitted entering the state highway department building east of Pomeroy, Pioneer Farm Chemicals, Pomeroy Seed, and Standard Oil all in one night in December, 1969. Two of the suspects apparently entered General Tractor & Implement Co. in July, 1968..

Seventy-five years ago

November 28, 1946

Oscar Bartlow, of the Bartlow Auto & Implement Co. estimates that between 750 and 1,000 people inspected the Kaiser special sedan on display in their show room the past week. Said Mr. Bartlow: “People were surely interesting in the new car, judging from the number of folks who came to inspect it. Many of them were women, too.” The car has been sold to Creighton Fitzsimmons and delivery will be made Saturday.

One hundred years ago

November 26, 1921

Frank Morgan and his son Frank Morgan, Jr., and William Hastings were fined at Dayton for hunting in the game preserve. The older men were fined $50 each and the younger man $25. A.L Cabbage and U.S. Webster were also taken to Dayton by Len Jennings on the charge of hunting deer in the game preserve, but were acquitted on testimony that they had gone out to kill a cougar

Because of the deep snow, the J.M. Felhouse garage was unable to get several cars which they had planned for the show, but arranged a very attractive exhibit nevertheless. The pictures were also creditable, and the dance in the garage was largely attended.

One hundred twenty-five years ago

November 28, 1896

Joe Jewett and Vint Gilbert are about to fight a duel. Keep up courage, Vint, you may win.

Columbia Center has a Mayor now in the person of our esteemed fellow citizen Mr. Jerry Stantorf. Jerry’s official robes and metropolitan swagger would do honor to a “Greater” New York. Office hours, from 5 a.m. to early candle light. Hurrah for the pine tree burg!

E.M. Ranch shipped six hundred boxes of Garfield County apples to Portland, Oregon, this week. It looks as if “the land of red apples” ought to produce enough of them for home consumption; but perhaps the Portlanders want something better in this line than that section of the country affords.

Gus Hardin has got a “bran fired” new suit of clothes, and was seen fixing up his barn to keep the buggy team sleek. Look out for wedding bells!