Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
A photo from 75 years ago – Mrs. George Kagele, manager of the Ritzville General Hospital, is shown receiving one of the 12 dried blood plasma sets from Dick Everett, chairman of the Adams County Red Cross Chapter. The plasma, now available for civilian use, was recovered from blood donated to the American Red Cross during the war.
100 years ago
The Ritzville
Journal-Times
March 2, 1922
Special values in
bluestem wheat
Those who have watched the quotations for wheat have observed that Big Bend Bluestem wheat produced in the Ritzville territory commands a premium of about ten cents a bushel over bluestem wheats produced in other sections of the state and a considerably wider margin over the soft club wheats of the Palouse country.
This is due to the fact that Big Bend Bluestem is coming to be recognized as a much more valuable flour for milling purposes.
In fact, all of this wheat is milled in this country while the soft wheats are known as export wheats and go largely to seaboard.
75 years ago
The Ritzville
Journal-Times
Feb. 27, 1947
Soft water flow hit by drilling city well deeper
Drilling work was finished Monday on the city well near the municipal building, and tests show the water is practically as soft as other city wells.
Before drilling a deeper hole, the water in the well was about three times harder than the other city water.
J.W. Queen of Spokane had the drilling contract and went down an additional 151 1/2 feet, which added to the 318 foot previous depth of the well, makes it now 469 1/2 feet deep. A 12 inch hole ws drilled, going through two layers of hard roc before satisfactory water was secured.
50 years ago
The Ritzville
Journal-Times
March 2, 1972
Cubbing makes heroes,
says council executive
Cub Scouts, their den mothers and parents are heroes in today's world, a Boy Scout executive told those attending the annual Blue and Gold banquet at Evergreen gym Friday night.
Robert LaMott, Spokane Inland Empire Council executive for the Boy Scouts of America, praised all who accept jobs in training boys, and in doing so announced that John Reitmeier has accepted the job of pack master for Cub Pack 831 for teh community year.
LaMott said the Inland Empire Council ranks among the top 5 per cent in the nation in terms of a per cent of the area's boys reached with the scouting program.
"We reach 38 per cent of theboys," said LaMott.
25 years ago
Ritzville Adams
County Journal
Feb. 27, 1997
Tigercats win three
to stay in tourney
Advancing to the State B Tournament in the boys division of District 9 takes near perfection as this district is limited ot just one entry on the boys side.
The LaCrosse-Washtucna Tigercats have displayed talent and perfection as they have eliminated three teams after claiming wins to stay alive in the tourney.
Opening the tourney against the Asotin Panthers, the Tigercats claimed a 63-50 win.
"We played an all-around solid game," said Tigercat Coach Andy Stinson. "We shot well and played with confidence."
– Journal-Times
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