In 1924, nearly every week saw a rural western Washington County resident fall afoul of the law as it pertained to the possession, distillation, or transport of liquor. This week, it's three Banks men who had their Ford seized by Forest Grove police.
A 1924 ad for dynamite, the tiny community of Watts (where Stringtown Road and Gales Creek Road meet) considers merging their two community halls, and a Banks man says the water system is coming along fine in this week's Dispatches from History.
In 1924, one Banks-area man—Bennie Lyda— just refused to die after being crushed by a tractor near Banks. This and more in the news clips from one century ago. (No subscription required for this one-Happy New Year!)
Mole trappers will pool their mole skins countywide to sell as a lot, the Gales Creek Cemetery puts out a bid for water infrastructure, and more from a century ago in western Washington County.
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.
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.
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?
