From the Dayton Chronicle archives

Ten Years Ago

September 19, 2012

The Dayton Skate Park has been padlocked due to recent graffiti vandalism and 6 to 7 complaints filed recently to the Sheriff’s Office. The facility shares space with the tennis court in a fence area next to the swimming pool, within the Dayton City Park

Currently on display at the Columbia County Public Works Department is a draft for a proposed building remodel of the Youth Building located within the Columbia County Fairgrounds. Public may make comments on the proposed plan through comment cards available at the public works office.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

September 23, 1997

It has been a long trip for the Dayton Historical Depot Society’s caboose. Twowalla Painting of Walla Walla has completed the restoration of the vintage railroad car. The caboose, built in 1952, originally served the Union Pacific Railroad, and spent most of its active career on the Columbia River Gorge lines.

Fifty Years Ago

September 21, 1972

Remodeling of the Main Street building a 159 E. Main is underway to provide office space for the local Union Pacific traffic agent.

Shaw’s Shoe Store & Western Wear in Dayton is now owned by Don Starks as L. M. Shaw steps into retirement after 24½ years as a member of the city’s Main Street community. Shaw is concluding a career in the shoe and saddle business which covers 42½ years.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

September 18, 1947

Miss Cora Loundagin gave one of her clever and original parties at her park at Coral Garden, in honor of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Keane and Mrs. J. C. Royer, a niece of Hon. John Brining.

L. F. Dumas of Pomona Orchards brought in the first load of the 1947 crop of apples. Erbes & Son with their newly modernized packing plant are expected to start Tuesday. Additional tracks have been laid along the unloading platform to convey the filled field boxes to the washing machine, moving to the sorting room where a new line of machinery will speed up sorting and packing.

One Hundred Years Ago

September 16, 1922

Chicago, With negotiations reported under way with several railways in an effort to obtain immediate ratification of the peace agreement adopted by the general policy committee of the striking shopcrafts yesterday, the hope was expressed by union leaders that the men would be back at work at several points tomorrow. Next in line was the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, with some 15,000 men would be back at their jobs by tomorrow night over the entire system.

Street Commission Dorr who is to build the concrete bridge across the Patit on Front Street, has the forms almost finished ready to pour the concrete. The only thing delaying the work is the inability of the state road forces to secure coal with which to run the engine that operates the rock crusher at the Thompson hill quarry.

Miss Leila Harting, chief operator of the Pacific Tel & Tel. Co., restarted Sunday from a two-week vacation spent in Oregon, visiting Margaret Price formerly of Dayton, Mrs. George Dickinson, and Mrs. Patman who is remembered here as Miss Lillian Andrews.