Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits

Ten Years Ago

April 9, 2014

Washington state attorney general Bob Ferguson stopped in Pomeroy last week Wednesday on his swing through the southeast corner of the state. Ferguson's visit in Garfield County marked the 29th county out of 39 that the stage's chief law enforcement official pledged to visit since taking office last year. Ferguson met with prosecutor Matt Newberg, sheriff Ben Keller, state Wildlife officer Jim Nelson, and county fire chief Kris Darby.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

April 14, 1999

It's going to be a busy and exciting year for Pomeroy High School senior Crystal Hastings. In addition to preparing for graduation and looking forward to college, she will also spend a lot of time this spring and summer as a 1999 Lewiston Round-up Princess. Adding to the excitement is that the Round-up court will make its first international appearance this year, traveling to the Calgary Stampede in July. Crystal was queen of the 1998 Garfield County Rodeo and princess of the county rodeo in 1997.

Fifty Years Ago

April 11, 1974

The boiler at the swimming pool does not appear to be any closer to being fixed now than it was before, since members of the Pomeroy City Council have heard a half-dozen different stories on how to fix it-and most of them have been tried before. Bea McNeil, swimming pool chairman, said she had learned a new boiler would cost about $2,300, plus a new building, installation and plumbing. Added to this would be the cost of diesel or propane fuel, which is not cheap anymore.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

April 14, 1949

Major improvements at the Blue Mountain Canneries this spring are progressing right along. They include construction of two new barracks, and a service building. Work on construction of a new steel warehouse was started this week, according to Manager Frank Jackson. It is planned to have this finished in plenty of time for the 1949 harvest.

One Hundred Years Ago

April 14, 1924

After years of dispute, legal and otherwise, the priority rights of landowners along Alpowa creek to water of the stream have been defined by court order. The decision was handed down by Judge John Truax of Ritzville, acting for Judge Chester F. Miller against whom an affidavit of prejudice had been filed. Fifteen classifications of priority were established by the decision, based upon evidence which dated back to early settlement of the creek lands by Indians.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

April 8, 1899

Mayor Gose hitched up his fine team Sunday and we accompanied him on a delightful ride out into the upper Deadman country. Mr. Gose has a 320-acre grain ranch there, all sown to fall wheat. It is a notable fact that throughout all that region of country the spring planting is only partially completed and in some places it is hardly begun. But this is all that could be expected for a year of weather surprises and drawbacks almost unprecedented.