"Hot Biscuits!"  called out the stout woman.

She brought a skillet heaping with freshly baked biscuits to the table.

A dozen hungry men quickly grabbed for theirs. 

They were the men gathering daily for breakfast in a warm June day in 1897.  May...

In 1974 three large landowners north of Liberty Lake wanted to annex into the newly formed Liberty Lake Sewer District.  

Jezlyn Schultz, owner of 45 acres along the south side of the Spokane River, wanted to go in.  Chuck Williams wanted...

Thousands eagerly awaited the inaugural of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.  Tomorrow - on Sunday, March 6th, 1933 - FDR would be sworn in as president.

Mixed in with the frolickers were crowds of citizens in serious discussion.  What was to become of...

 City Almost Doubles In Size

March 1, 1890  

The city council met last night to consider extending the city limits.  The plan is to make it three and a half miles square.  A few councilmen wanted it expanded to four miles...

The Problem

On August 1, 1945 the East Side Businessmen’s Association had a luncheon.  They discussed a really big problem.  Their business area was extremely active, but totally congested with truck traffic. 

The East Sprague shopping district extended from the 900...

It came as total surprise to the leaders of the Spokane Chamber of Commerce.  Major Hampton, head of the Army for the northwest, recommended Spokane as the site of a new army post.  He also wants to abandon  all other...

Golden Bear Honey

35 cents a 5 pound pail

  (normally 43 cents)

Welch's Market

710 W Main Avenue

Things started out rocky when a new drive in tried to open west of town.  It was a mile from the new Spokane airport. 

Objectors cited that they worried about a a potential airplane crash.  They said it was a danger. ...