125 years ago
Feb. 17, 1893
It seems that the announcement that Dr. Gile has been sentenced to five years in the penitentiary was premature. The report originated from a dispatch sent from Chehalis to one of the sound papers. Mr. Linn, who was the attorney for Gile, informs us that a new trial has been asked for, and the date for hearing set next week, and that sentence will not be pronounced until is has been decided whether the case is to be re-tried.
100 years ago
Feb. 15, 1918
A. R. Rankin, owner of The Vidette, writes from the Balloon Observation School to say “My address is Flying Cadet A. R. Rankin, Barracks No. 6, Fort Omaha, Neb. Start class work tomorrow, but don’t get a chance at the balloons until all the ground work is completed, which will take about six weeks.” Mr. Ranking says the work is stiff and that many who attempt it are not passing, which is not considered a disgrace at all. In a letter to his wife, he told that he found fine weather all of the way to Omaha, but at the time of writing, the next morning, it was blizzarding severely.
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“Nobody loves a fat man,” — except his ma and Uncle Sam.
Uncle Sam has thrown down the bars for fat men. He will take ‘em any size for the army, if they are well otherwise. Also he will take men who are not fat — lean men and short men. He doesn’t care how lean they are and he’ll take them if they are four feet ten inches tall or over. He’d take them shorter than 4.10 but he’s afraid they couldn’t see over the trenches, and he’d take them if they weighed less than 100 pounds, only men of under that weight might not be able to carry the new rifle.
75 years ago
Feb. 18, 1943
“Somebody is going to be seriously hurt at the city dump shooting rats,” said a city official today in warning, not only youngsters, but grown ups as well, that they should stay away from there. “It’s city property and people have no business trespassing, let alone practicing their marksmanship there, and unless this is voluntarily stopped city legislation will be enacted penalizing people for trespassing,” said one of our city fathers today.
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Recent bulletins have indicated that local butcher shops may not be able to buy meat from local cattle raisers. Instead they are to be forced to buy from a few of the larger government-authorized packing houses on a rationed basis. This government bureau requirement may force a local shortage far beyond anything yet noticed here, meat men predicted.
OPA officials already warn of drastic meat rationing down to as low as a pound a week per person.
Maybe a flock of good fryers — and a jack rabbit or so — will be worth more money in the bank — or a coupon in the book, eh?
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Hostesses at the USO who furnish cookies for the Friday evening entertainment will be provided with sugar to repay them for the amount used in this way, stated Mrs. James Landon. The USO has made special arrangements to secure sugar for this purpose, and any hostess who uses sugar from her own cupboard in the future may call Mrs. Landon (168) and ask for a like amount in repayment.
50 years ago
Feb. 15, 1968
John Murphy of Montesano is one of eight Grays Harbor College students who will travel to Tucson, Ariz., in April to participate in the 18th session of the Far Western Model United Nations.
The session will be held at the University of Arizona April 24-27.
Under the guidance of Peter Dufour, political science instructor, the GHC students will represent the country of Singapore. The model session is expected to include representatives from more than 100 colleges and universities in the western United States, Mexico and Canada.
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A proposed library communications network which would tie together cooperating libraries of the state will be explained to librarians of western Washington at meetings which will be held February 16 and 17 in Tacoma.
Among those attending from Grays Harbor county will be: Judge Warner Poyhonen of Montesano and Mrs. Dorothy Warford and Arlene M. Viche of Elma.
The network plan, which would be implemented over a 13-year period calls for the gradual introduction of electronic channels of communication between libraries of all types.
The proposed interconnections would enable libraries to exchange printed and graphic materials quickly with other state and national resources to supplement those available locally.
25 years ago
February 18, 1993
“Energy consumers are becoming acutely aware of how their energy bills affect their bottom line,” says Joanne Hansen, Energy Service manager for Grays Harbor PUD. “Increasingly, companies are investing in energy conservation programs to reduce their energy expenditure and, ultimately, their overall utility costs.”
The Grays Harbor County Vehicle Maintenance facility is one energy consumer that has relied on energy conservation measures to lower its overall energy costs — to the tune of $3,000 a year.
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Five commercial fishing vessels, currently tied up in the Westport Marina and owing back moorage fees of anywhere from $546 to $2,078 each, are going to be placed on the auction block by Port of Grays Harbor authorities. In explaining his request to the members of the Port Commission Tuesday, Larry Ivy, Marina manager said, “The owners of all five vessels were notified by certified letter of the intent of seizure of the boat quite some time ago, and the return receipts pertaining to the letter of notice were all signed. A second notice of seizure and sale were sent again on February 16 which specified March 10 at 1 p.m. as the date for the proposed sale.”
10 years ago
February 14, 2008
After a decade of seeing patients at his Montesano chiropractic office, Dr. Larry Kelly has retired and Dr. Jack Dwyer has taken over the Nature’s Way Chiropractic on Main Street.
Dr. Kelly came to Montesano in 1998 and opened his office on Pioneer Ave. Eventually, the practice required more space and was moved to Main Street.
Dr. Kelly celebrated his retirement at the Brady Grange.
