Looking Back: A Glimpse through The Chronicles Files June 27, 2004 20 Years Ago, June 27, 1984 The Oregon Court of Appeals Wednesday reversed its earlier ruling upholding the incorporation of Rajneeshpuram, the Centeral Oregon city founded by followers of Indian guru, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. The new opinion means the Rajneeshees must go back to Wasco County and go through the difficult exceptions process in their quest for a city on land zoned for farm use. Fred Spivey, who has been on the Northern Wasco County PUD board for 20 years, submitted his resignation at the June meeting of the board Tuesday night. 40 Years Ago, June 27, 1964 The Wasco County Republican Central Committee elected a new chairman and acted to fill a ballot gap at a meeting this week. Elected as new chairman succeeding Joe Kelly, who has served since 1956, is Charles Harding, an employee at Bonns Market. Chosen as Republican candidate for the two-year term on the Port of The Dalles Commission is John Zapp. The Republicans had no candidate for the position in the May primary. Zapp ran for the nomination for the four year term and was narrowly defeated. 60 Years Ago, June 27, 1944 Finis was written in the Wasco County justice court this morning in the Mill Creek fish poisoning case, which for weeks has stirred the ire of local sportsmen. More than 1,000 trout and other fish died when ammonia was dumped from a refrigeration plant into Mill Creek early this spring, it was estimated by authorities. Harry A. Beeler of Pendleton [Oregon], a service man for the Harris Ice Making company appeared this morning before L.M. Martin, acting justice of the peace and entered a plea of guilty to the charge of polluting the creek with ammonia when he was cleaning out a refrigeration plant at Pines Dairy. Two men were burned, one so severely that his condition today was reported at The Dalles hospital to be critical in an early morning fire that destroyed a log cabin at the Ward Webber orchard in the Chenowith District. L.T. Cleveland suffered burns that cover almost a fourth of his body. Floyd Morris suffered lesser burns. 80 Years Ago, July 27, 1924 The law took a short cut this morning and as a result Dale Heath, who says he is from Bend [Oregon], is behind the bars, a suspected saddle and automobile thief. Within 10 minutes after Chief of Police Frank Heater had locked Heath in jail, and five saddles, which were believed to have been stolen property were seized, Sheriff Gard of Madras [Oregon] telephoned Sheriff Levi Chrisman that five saddles had been stolen earlier this morning from the barn of Bolter at the foot of Cow Canyon. Two men, apparently Washington ranchers, celebrating a recent purchase of land or stock, drank so much moonshine on a pleasure trip to Hood River [Oregon] that they only got halfway and fell asleep in an automobile which in some manner stopped in the middle of the highway just east of The Dalles today. Both are held in the county jail, arrested by C.W. Wanzer, division engineer of the state highway department, County Judge J.T. Adkisson and Office Engineer H.N. Hackett, also of the state highway department. 100 Years Ago, June 27, 1904 Iden Hardesty, a boy about 15 years old, was found at the hobo camp this morning by Marshal Wood, and taken in charge. The youngster escaped from the Boys and Girls Aid Society, of Portland, he having been sent there from that city for larceny. Detective Hawley will arrive today and take the boy back. 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 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