Less murder, more community happenings in this week's edition of Dispatches from History, the last of 1922. Next week, a new year of the "Roaring Twenties" begins in 1923!
A 17-year-old Cedar Canyon resident, formerly of the Groveland community on Gales Creek, confesses to the murder of a Hayward hermit in this week's edition of Dispatches from History.
A century ago in western Washington County: Snow inundates the region, the Nick C. Lilly store in Gales Creek sells, the Vernonia stagecoach through Timber can't get through and more!
In October, a man allegedly threatened to urinate in an urn containing the ashes of his girlfriend's mother. This and more in this month's Banks police log.
This week a century ago in western Washington County: Two horses plunge over a bridge at the Gales Creek-area Clear Creek Fish Hatchery, a dance in Banks, and more from 1922.
This week a century ago in western Washington County: A Gales Creek resident bags a bear, a fire in Watts, and a man dies at a Timber-area hotel. This and more from 1922.
The September Police Log, as written by sheriff's office deputies serving Banks. This month: A burglary at Chevron, a break-in at Sunset Speedway, and more.
This week a century ago in western Washington County: A big black bear bounds by a Banks barbecue, twenty turkeys trot into Gaston, "little Byron Ranes" of Gales Creek bikes to Forest Grove and more from 1922.
In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in western Washington County. This week, a detailed listing of Banks-area winners of the Hog and Dairy show, a Verboort man loses a finger, and more from 1922.
