Mystery Picture

The people in last week’s Goldendale’s Attic Mystery Picture were familiar to many, though no one could put a name to them. The location seemed to be the Presby Museum, based on

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This week’s Goldendale’s Attic Mystery Picture

We realize it’s likely no one will recognize any of these faces—the picture goes back too far. But it’s an intriguing shot of an interesting family, and it was in our archives, so we presume it was taken in Goldendale. Perhaps it’s an ancestral family portrait of someone from the area? If you have any thoughts on it, please share. All we know about

L Ooking Back

February 26, 1891 – 132 Years Ago this picture is that it ran in The Sentinel sometime, lost in the annals of yesteryear. If you know anything about it, please drop us an email (info@goldendalesentinel.com), or give us a call (509-773-3777), or drop in at the office—and remember, you’re welcome to come in and take a look at the original photograph. the sloped roof and the wallpaper. But we were able to identify the people through other means. They are: Norman Elsner, a mannequin, Selma Neils, and J. Neils.

I had to quit my job as a faith healer. I kept calling in sick.

Teacher: “Give me a sentence with the word ‘efficient.’”

Student: “When he’s hungry, my dad likes efficient chips dinner.”

What would have happened if Three Wise Women had gone to Bethlehem? They’d have asked for directions, decorated the stable, and brought practical gifts like a nice casserole.

William Olsen, of Lyle is deeding to the Grange of that place a tract of land upon which to build a Grange Hall. His gift is a liberal and commendable one. He was born in 1864 in a covered wagon on the trail to Oregon.

March 2, 1893 – 130 Years Ago

Editorial: With this issue we take control of the Sentinel, and whether we succeed in making it a success – both as concerning its owners and its patrons -depends mostly upon us, for if we do our part there is no doubt but that you will do yours. As this is a newspaper of and for the citizens and interests of Goldendale and Klickitat County, for these we’ll ever strive, hoping to be found working to give the news rather than fi lling the paper with articles abusing those who may differ from us. And here we will say that those seeking public favor and trust need fear nothing from this paper, unless it be the truth. The man for the office we will always support; but if that question be mooted, then our choice will go to him whose principals are and ever have been for the interest and upbuilding of our country and for the betterment of its citizens. It is not deemed necessary to say more, as the paper will speak for itself. Some mistakes will be made, and some news will not be gathered in, yet we hope we’ll be able to say we’ve done our best and will always be found trying. Your obedient servant – Will F. Byars.

March 21, 1895 – 128 Years Ago

The flying machine which until recently was a mere matter of conjecture or picture imagination, is fast taking on a substantial form. The work is thus far being done by the projector of the plan, Mr. D. Parrott. Mr. Parrott has begun work on the boiler, which is a very complicated piece of machinery. The engine, which will develop 100 horsepower and can be placed inside an ordinary hog trough, will, if a success, revolutionize artificial power. The cost of using it, when once charged, will be nothing as the vapor which arises from the chemical, condenses, and becomes a generator over and over. Mr. Parrott informs us that the boiler will be completed in a few weeks and the power will be put to the test, if the engine is a success, Mr. Parrott has a fortune in that alone. A few weeks will suffice to give it a test.

March 22, 1923 – 100 Years Ago

Mr. and Mrs. W. Leidl received word last week from the Seattle chapter of the Red Cross that the grave of their son Louis Leidl, who was killed in action during the world war, has just been found and the remains identified.

March 15, 1973 – 50 Years Ago

In 1947, Coach Burdette Kindred took his basketball team to the vastness of Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, where empty seats outnumbered the fi lled ones. Our boys looked at the building that is so big that indoor football practice is held there, and swallowed hard. On top of that, they were the only ones who didn’t have warm-up jackets, and they suddenly felt like the poor country cousins. Ez Kayser was there. He got on the phone and got the American Legion here to pay for jackets, and miraculously purple and gold warm-ups appeared the next morning. Meanwhile, great excitement was brewing at home – Frank Grillo and Doug Ledbetter were readying a charter plane that could take 20 rooters if Goldendale made it to the semi-fi nals. Chartered buses were also being investigated. We won the fi rst game, beating Fairfield 45-40, and expectations were high. Then the bubble burst. Eatonville and La Conner wiped us out and dashed everyone’s hopes. We didn’t place.

March 15, 1973 – 50 Years Ago

Tragedy struck the basketball team in 1951. We won the league pennant and were playing in the district tournament, having only one more game to go, hoping to beat Zillah. The entire team came down with the flu. We would have been able to go to state in second place without playing for it, but after plans were made, games scheduled and programs printed, the boys simply didn’t recover in time. Five were still in bed and seven were extremely weak. Principle Warren Flannigan reluctantly cancelled our participation. Shortly after, the schools and the theater were closed in what became a real epidemic.

—Richard Lefever Klickitat County Historical Society

Points to ponder:

If there were no golf balls, how would we measure hail?

I want my tombstone to say, “Don’t just stand there, water my flowers.”

What’s small, red, and whispers? A hoarse radish.