From the Dayton Chronicle archives

Ten Years Ago

April 16, 2014

Will Hutchens pens book about Portland's coffee Culture. Will Hutchens, a 1995 graduate of Dayton High School, outlines what he describes as the unique coffee culture of the Portland area coffee houses and what has been labeled as the third wave of the coffee industry.

The 1984 Dayton Days Parade Marshal has been living in the foothills of the Blue Mountains for most of 83 years, and has been riding horses since he was five, loves to fish and hunt and "knows pretty near everyone in the county." Wincel Abel will be leading the Dayton Days Parade on his sorrel quarter horse, Shorty. In 1864, Wincel's great grandfather, Andrew Joseph Abel and his entire family all came to Columbia County. Wincel was raised in a house on the corner of the North Touchet Road and the Wolf Fork and could tell stories of when the Indians made camp in that area for the summer.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

April14, 1999

Dayton Volunteer Firefighters held their Annual Banquet at the Eagles aerie. The family of the late Dave Payne were on hand for the presentation of the first Annual David Wallace Payne Award for community service. The award was presented to the Dayton Fire Department. Also honored were two long-time volunteer firefighters who were retiring from the fire department: Skip Buroker and Larry "Smoke" Hatfield.

Yellow star thistle: an unwanted alien. Bit by Bit, this noxious weed, yellow star thistle, a native to the Mediterranean areas spreads its seed across the land. The seeds were found in adobe bricks in California beginning in the early 1800s, first reports of star thistle in the Pacific Northwest are from the Walla Walla area, around the turn of the century.

Seventy years after the fact, Columbia County Sheriff James D. Smith will be honored for giving his life in the line of duty, and was inducted into the National Law Enforcement Officers' Memorial. Smith was elected sheriff of Columbia County in 1898 and again in 1900 and served until his death in 1928. Smith was murdered in the Starbuck Jail on October 19, 1928, by a prisoner named Emile Pfaff who was wanted in Adams County on a charge of highway robbery.

Fifty Years Ago

April 18, 1974

TJ Corral, 148 E. Main, new owners Tom and Judy Brooks, announced their Grand Open House. The new business will feature western goods, Red Wing boots, Dr. Sholl's shoes, clothing, and Western tack. Ramona's Alterations and Custom Sewing by Ramona Cheever.

Bill Homes, son of Mrs. Helen Eaton, graduated from Boot Camp in San Diego Training Center and receive addition training in Store Operations.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

April 14, 1949

The College of Veterinary Medicine, State College of Washington, is presenting its annual open house for the purpose of showing to the general public the various activities and courses of study presented by the college. It is sponsored by the student members of the American Veterinary Medical association to show the modern technical training and to show the part played by the veterinary profession in our present-day society.

Soil Conservation directors elected out of eight candidates, Leo Henry, Wilfred Thorn and Hesper Archer. The returns were sent to the state conservation office in Pullman, where the state director will determine of sufficient interest was shown locally to warrant the formation of a district.

Work is underway by the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company on the construction of 45 circuit miles of telephone line which will serve the Patit Valley and Highland neighborhoods. A long delay on the construction was due by the scarcity of materials during and following the war.

One Hundred Years Ago

April, 1924

No information available.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

April 15, 1899

Dr. C. H. Day is building a new residence of ten rooms besides closets, bathroom, etc. Kribs, Odell and Strohm have the contract for construction. W. H. Burrrows is the architect.