Looking Back: A Glimpse Through The Chronicles Files December 12, 2004 20 Years Ago, December 12, 1984 Wasco County has filed a motion in circuit court seeking to stop further use of 640 tent structures at Rajneeshpuram and disassembly of these structures. The motion is part of a suit by McGreer and others against the city of Rajneeshpuram and other defendants and dates back to 1983. Wilford Carey, county land use lawyer, filed the suit. 40 Years Ago, December 12, 1964 Another part of the Stadelman property, amounting to six acres or more, will be acquired to go with the 14 acres previously purchased as site of a new school in the Chenowith Road-Webber area as the result of school board action Thursday. The District 12 board voted to authorize the additional purchase. An item of $24,000 for property acquisition was included. 60 Years Ago, December 12, 1944 Fire Chief Charles Roth Jr. was startled this morning to receive a congratulatory telegram informing him that he was the father of quad. The signature reassured him, however. It was from the Portland agency of the Mack Truck company and was designed to inform him that the quadruplet fire truck ordered months ago by the city had arrived in Portland from the east. The Portland agency will service and test the $14,000 fire truck during the next several days. Roth said that he expected delivery would be made to his department by about Friday of this week. 80 Years Ago, December 12, 1924 After waiting through most of one night and all of the following day for appearance of George Lawson on a ranch about six miles east of Criterion (Oregon) Sheriff Levi Chrisman returned to the city yesterday with a small steam cooler; copper coil and other paraphernalia seized at a suspected moonshine plant. Acting on information that a moonshiners outfit was in operation on the ranch, Sheriff Chrisman, accompanied by Deputy Hans Blaser and Federal Prohibition Office Dan Kerfoot left here Wednesday and upon reaching the premises, hid themselves to await the arrival of the owner. Urging local people, including members of the Officers Reserve Corps association to select a suitable site for an airdrome in or near The Dalles, Lieutenant Oakley G. Kelly , famous army aviator, told members of the Congregational Mens club that he would return shortly to assist them in their work. The subject will be presented to the Kiwanis Club by Pat Foley, president elect. 100 Years Ago, December 12, 1904 This morning, Rex Harvey, who was arrested over a week ago for giving liquor to a minor, appeared in Justice Kellers court for hearing and was discharged for lack of evidence to bind him over to the circuit court. W.H. Wilson appeared for the defendant and District Attorney Menefee for the prosecution. Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser Member of Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society c/o The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library 722 Court Street The Dalles, Oregon 97058 http://community.gorge.net/genealogy [Note: new website address] Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ recently updated information regarding Wasco County - Links are at the bottom of page The Dalles Chronicle http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/ http://searches.rootsweb.com/ "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson Incoming and Outgoing mail protected by Trend Micro PC-cillin program