"This may save someone else from being killed." A century ago, a Gales Creek man was hunting near Timber when he saw what he thought were the eyes of a cougar gleaming in the darkness. He fired his gun, and World War 1 veteran Arthur Weston, holding a small flashlight, was struck.
A Killen pioneer (namesake of the Killen Wetlands) of near Banks passes, a young Gales Creek woman is robbed of a $65 watch and more in the news of a century ago.
One hundred years ago, the Wilson, Nehalem and Salmonberry Rivers were examined as potential power sources. This and more in the news of a century ago.
