125 years ago
Sept. 2, 1892
From the Elma Chronicle.
Born on the 22nd inst., to the wife of County Superintendent F. A White, a fine boy.
What’s the matter with the Republican county ticket representing the Grays Harbor section?
All articles intended for exhibition at the county fair shipped over the N. P. R. R., will be returned to the shipper free of charge.
Patrick Murray, one of our most public spirited farmers, has brought in a collection of samples of oats, wheat, barley, timothy and alsike clover for the World’s Fair exhibit that is surprising, even for this fertile region.
William Price, son of B. F. Price, who resides on the river a short distance below Elma, died on Tuesday afternoon of quick consumption, after an illness of only three months. The Funeral occurred Wednesday at 3 o’ clock p.m., W. H. Ruddle and Charles H. Fuller performing the last offices in the presence of a large number of sympathizing friends of the family.
100 years ago
Aug. 31, 1917
The liberation, or “planting” of a shipment of four dozen fine young Chinese pheasants, sent here from the state game farm at Walla Walla, was carried out Wednesday by Game Commissioner D. W. Fleet and Warden Jack Winslow. These birds are splendid specimens of important pheasants and will go far towards increasing the supply of these great game birds in Grays Harbor County.
Mr. Fleet, who is one of the best marksmen with a shotgun in the state and an ardent hunter, is even more enthusiastic in game conservation and he planted the new birds in environments where there was every promise that they would be protected. Eight birds were liberated on the Fred Rosmond farm near Oakville, eight at Brady and the Upper Satsop, eight on the Mustard farm and the lower Satsop, ten on the J. A. Geissler farm and the upper Wynooche, two on the bottom land south of the N.P. depot, eight on the Polson farm near Montesano, and four on the Burrows ranch near Humptulips.
Each of the above land owners has promised Mr. Fleet to allow no hunting on his premises for upland birds, in order to protect the young pheasants planted. It is against the law to kill pheasants imported for propagation purposes and these birds must be watched for when hunting near the places where they were planted.
75 years ago
Sept. 3, 1942
“There can’t be very much junk left in Montesano, but we’re going to keep after every bit that’s left,” said Gaston Moch, chairman of the Montesano salvage committee. He expressed appreciation for the hearty way in which all citizens worked with his committee during the salvage campaign which ended last Saturday with reports of the zone captains marking the final “junk rally day.”
Venerable J. E. Calder added an unusual feature to the final check up when he drove a span of mules hauling a wagon full of junk through Montesano’s streets. Representing the thought that age and youth should work together to help win the war Calder and two young boys, Donald Bohren and Buster Eldridge joined forces to make the “junk for Uncle Sam” search a success.
50 years ago
Aug. 31, 1967
Pointing toward their 1967 grid opener, now just over a week away, the Montesano Bulldogs entered their second week of slam-bang training Wednesday with the customary aches and pains but no serious injuries.
Coach Bob Izzi said Wednesday the start of one-a-day sessions should ease the tender muscle situation, thereby enabling him to concentrate more on actual plays and timing. “So far conditioning has been most important,” he explained, “but now we’ve got to switch. Our timing really needs work.”
The fact that a number of football players are still committed to summer jobs and won’t turn out regularly until September 1 has prevented Monte from fielding a prospective first team to date. “We haven’t had a good scrimmage yet,” Izzi said.
A solid session before the public is expected at 8 p.m. Thursday, August 31, following the traditional team mothers’ pancake feed.
Izzi said everyone he expected to be on his first MHS roster has made it already or has indicated he will be aboard by Thursday night or Friday. He has no unexpected surprises to report thus far, though there are some new faces and the coach remains hopeful.
25 years ago
Aug. 27, 1992
Residential construction in the higher elevations of Montesano may well present some problems in the future as far as supplying fire-fighting water is concerned, Fire chief Don Bradshaw told city council members Tuesday evening.
“Recently,” he told the council, “Our department undertook the testing of various fire hydrants in the area, and we found the hydrants on Stephenson Drive, especially those at the higher elevations, do not put out proper pressure. There is no immediate cause for alarm,” he emphasized, “but it is a problem that should be addressed in the future.”
Bradshaw noted in regard to the highest hydrant on the road that the department could utilize only one fire hose line. “It would appear,” he added, “that pumps to reach the higher elevations may well be needed if residential construction continues to grow on the upper levels of the city. We found that there is a 60-foot rise in elevation from the middle hydrant on Stephenson to the residences at the top of the hill.” As far as handling any fire emergency on today’s market is concerned there does not appear to be any problem since the fire department does have pumper trucks. However, as Bradshaw pointed out, “If additional houses are constructed at the higher elevations, and pumps are not included in the plats, that could well mean problems down the line.”
After a short discussion on the matter the council decided that the city’s comprehensive water plan may well have to be revised to address the problem of residential construction at the higher elevations of the city.
10 years ago
Aug. 30, 2007
Children grow like weeds during the summer and before you know it, it’s time to weed out their closets to make room for another new school year.
Now, there’s an easy way to get rid of your kids’ old sporting goods and equipment and feel good about it in the process.
Two moms in Montesano have spent their summer creating a new non-profit organization called “Instant Replay…So Every Child Can Play!” and they’re hoping folks in the area will donate slightly used but perfectly good sporting goods and equipment to the cause.
Kris Manley and Misty Bradshaw figure it’s better to let other kids “replay” with the equipment than to just let all that equipment gather dust in closets and garages until the kids grow up and leave home.
Those soccer shoes your son or daughter wore last season probably won’t fit this fall anyway. Likewise, that tutu your daughter wore that was so adorable last year isn’t going to work this year. Sadly, even daddy’s little ballerina is going to grow up.
