The Dalles Chronicle March 2, 2003 (Text Only) Again we have apparently stumped the History Mysterians with last week's photo at left. Our thanks to Gordon Hilderbrand for sharing it. On the back of the photo is written: "The first store built in Wasco, 1884 or 85, owned by W.M. Barnett. "It was later moved, and a brick building was built on this site, where it still stands and is owned by Rich Freight Line. "The brick building was also a grocery and dry goods store, and housed his bank. The bank, called the W.M. Barnett Bank, was owned by Mr Barnett until his death, and was carried on by his family until 1935." We're not sure when the inscription was written, but it's fascinating. On a personal note, Mr. Hilderbrand remembered that my grandfather, George Mark Nichols, who owned an apple orchard in Zillah, Washington, would haul barrels of apples to this and other stores in Sherman County in the 1920s and 30s. It's a small world indeed. (Contact Rodger Nichols at rnichols@eaglenewspapers.com or 541-506-4603 or fax: 541-298-1365 to request copies of above photograph). 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.oregonlive.com/cc/genealogy Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/for recently updated information regarding Wasco County Links are at the bottom of page http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail