A century ago in western Washington County: Roy resident Albert Vandehey is killed by a train, the KK is pelted with eggs in Forest Grove, and a farmer would really like someone to pick up the stray horses that wandered onto their Dilley farm.
This month's police log is atypical - it is an audio transcription of a brief report verbally delivered by Washington County Sheriff's Office Deputy Frank Ward on Tuesday, November 14 to the Banks city council.
Hayward may be a tiny community with a cemetery and a handful of homes, farms, and a cemetery today. But in 1923, it had a hotel, a school, and by November 29, 1923, a sidewalk.
It's a double feature this week! One hundred years ago, Banks took their first steps to building a municipal water system and bringing electricity to what was then the newest incorporated city in Washington County, and in Gales Creek, we've got news about three people named Bill.
A man hit another man in the face at the racetrack, a driver blew through town at 80 miles per hour, and the Secret Service is investigating a string of counterfeit bills passed in western Washington County.
100 years ago, someone lost their Nash wire wheel "with tire and cover" between Forest Grove, Banks, and Timber. Was it ever found? Could it still be out there?
