This Week in Odessa History

Immigration to area encouraged in 1915

100 years ago

From The Odessa Record

January 21, 1915

The immigration campaign started last July by the Spokane chamber of commerce has now reached a point where it is certain that hundreds of farmers and their families are coming to Eastern Washington.

Miroslav Totusek was an Odessa visitor on Friday of last week.

H.C. Phillips returned Tuesday from Brookfield, Missouri, where he had been visiting for two weeks with his people.

Louis Zicha and F.F. Browning, two popular young businessmen, will open a pool hall and confectionery store in the Kelly buiding...