From the Dayton Chronicle archives

Ten Years Ago

March 12, 2014

Dayton was recognized by True West magazine as number three in a top ten ranking of True Western Towns for 2014. The distinction was given to cities that have made an important contribution to preserving their Old West Heritage.

The current exhibit at Dayton Historic Depot is "Our Old Quilts: Patterns of Love & Memory". The exhibit consists of 20 quilts from the permanent collections of the Dayton Depot and the Boldman House Museum.

A new National Park Service report shows that 7.5 million visitors to national parks in Washington spent $419 million and supported 5,164 jobs in the state in 2014.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

March 10, 1999

Dayton FBLA first-place winners at the Regional completion were Brigitte Richter, Jeremy Thorn, Dana Coombs, Cathy Schuck, Kim Richter, Jackie Post, Ashley James, Kelli McGhan, Raelynn Rinehart, Mary Reeves, Toby Latin, and Mason Mendel.

Fifty Years Ago

March 14, 1974

AMN Brian Munden, son of Mrs. Maxine Munden, was graduated from Technical Training school in aircraft Maintenance at Shepherd Air Force base in Wichita Falls, Tex., and was promoted from Air Basic to Airman. He will be reporting to Hill Air Force base in Salt Lake City, Ut.

Mary Sue Evers, with a grade point average of 3.74, has earned the honor as valedictorian and Lois Dickinson, with a grade point average of 3.64 has been named salutatorian of the graduating class at Dayton High School for 1974. Four other honor graduates for 1974 are Kelly Harris, Carleen Goodrich, David Broughton and Mark Nelson.

For the second consecutive week, the Crops Team representing the Dayton Chapter of Future Farmers of America remained in the top division. Last week they placed second to a strong Pomeroy team at Pomeroy, among a field of six teams.

Judy Patterson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Patterson, Lazelle Russell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Murphy Russell, and Connie Fletcher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Fletcher, will serve as the royal court for Dayton Days Inc., for this coming year.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

March 10, 1949

One of the biggest sport events in the history of Dayton will take place Friday and Saturday when the locals play host to the southeastern Washington district boxing tournament. Ten teams, coming from Dayton, Wa-Hi, Asotin Anatone, Lacrosse, Colfax, Pomeroy, Clarkston, Pasco and Hermiston, will be represented. Dayton's contenders will be Harvey Shale, Frank Rodrick, Tommy Turner, Ronnie Kenney and Harold Roy.

It was brought out at a Farm Bureau meeting that there are a number of small herds in the county that need to be bangs tested. Those with small herd which they wanted tested call the Farm Bureau and list your name and the number of animals.

Paul Hofer was called to Stockton, Calif., to lend his knowledge to a harvest machinery manufacturer in designing and building a combine that would work in the hills of southeastern Washington.

The wood shed at Pine Grove School, on the North Touchet, burned to the ground Friday evening, it is presumed the fire started from embers of a trash fire the kids had earlier in the day, before school was dismissed. Neighbors formed a bucket brigade, carrying water from the creek to save the school.

Blue Mountain Canneries has increased their pea acreage in Garfield County for the coming season by approximately 800 acres, bringing the total acreage up to 3300 pea acres.

One Hundred Years Ago

March, 1924

No information available.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

March 11, 1899

Some of the local milling companies in Garfield are now paying a little more for wheat than exporters. Recently the Farmers' Warehouse Company sold 20,000 bushels to the Sheldon Milling Company at 46 cents a bushel.

C. Berg expects to start soon a brickyard at Dudley, in Walla Walla County. The brick will be made by steam power and the best machinery, and the yard will have a capacity of 20,000 brick per diem.

F. M. Towne, of Yakima County, says he has been offered $15 per ton for his 1898 crop of potatoes. He has about 1,500 bushels and expects to get $20 per ton. He has raised potatoes on the Sound, but claims Yakima is the the banner county of Washington for potatoes.