La Grande evening observer., January 19, 1924, Image 7

Saturday, January 19, 1924.
THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
PAGE SEVEN
Early History of
Wallowa County
Told by Pioneer
WAUJW-V, Or. (Kpeclal)
Kwiry SliuffVr, one of Urn flrwt flt,
iwn to settle tn Ihu Wallown YuU
ley, in r. recent Interview with thu
writer, when uknt to tell oi soma
f hi rurly liro nnd t'xpcrtcncrrt,,
said: "t wir. born in Iowu, I-Vb
rmry 2, J 848. My father Samuel
BbafCe.. wa'i n farmer. With my
pifcrentflI camo ucerosn tho plains.
t, California by o-teum in iW
cooitny from iheru to thu Will
ami lie valh'.v (he following year.
We lived thero about trn yearn,
when I came to I'matiUa, where
I lived for two years, or until tho
summer of 1871 when hi coiujiuiiy
vifh three or four otherti I came
to look .over the Wullowa valley
with, view to Hettllnp. and. as wo
ware favorably improved with
this section, in the next year mov
ed here, five ot beers coming at
the time I rame. They were J. K.
Johnson. William Weber, V. C.
Bramlett, nnd W. P. Powers. A
number of others came during the
sanio mi miner, including tho Tul
ley brothers and a few others,
"The. five of uo who camo to
gether all settled In the lower pari,
of live valley, below where tho
town of Wallowa now stands.
Wfcl le tho t hree Tul Ivyp sett led
some miles farther up tho valley.
. "The next year in 1873 I was
married to Miss Viola
Powers, !
, daughter of W. P. Powers. Thin
was at the lime when tho question
of the rights of the valley was be
ing hotly debated between tho In
diana and whites. Numerous In
dian scares were caused by tho
bitterness which the Indians dis
played at the settling; of the whites
Chief Joseph and his band of fol
lowers claimed the valley, regard
loss of a former treaty in which
old Chief Joseph father of the
prcsent chief had signed relin
quishing his rights to the Gov
ernment, and contended this wns
Hot h I nd 1 n j. because ho hi msel t
had not signed it. He tried in
many ways to induce the settlers
to gho up the valley unnd move
out, tolling them (he country was
ffnly Tit for hunting and fishing
for the Indians, during the summer-
.season, and that at many
ilniea the entire valley was filled
with deep snows, which wero so
heavy I hat everything was killed.
"However the sturdy pioneers
were- not easily discouraged, and
continued tto slick lo their hold
ings. In 1K7i news reached the
Mttler;i to the effect that Chief
Joseph and his bund of warriors
were on tho warpath, tho settlers
ren lining their heipness due to
their smalt number, mado ready
and hurried to tho fort at Klglin,
or whore vt present.-town of-that
name now glands, wheni two com
panies of sojdiers were stationed.
In relating the fear caused by n
report of this .kind one case is re
lated a man coming down a steep
oanyon leading towurd the mouth
Of the Wallowa canyon, which
route was the only gnu leading to
tho Kort, in I'nion county, In his
haste to get out of the Indian
country, hud driven so fast over
1he rough road, that one of the
tires on tho rear wheel of the wa
gon was lost, and by continuing
filong on the wheel hi this manner
It was broken to pieces with the
hiib d raging. This did not delay
Ills flight, until another wheel had
came to (he rule. He then hur
riedly unhitched his team, and
mounting one or them, and lead
ing the other was on his way again
lis fast as the horse could carry
him.
"When the few settlers reached
the fort, all but about a half a doz
en of Hie soldiers had been sent
tu capture the Chief and Ills bund,
who were found to be no where
near the Wullowa valley at this
time. The chuse and fight lasted
in the capture of Die Indians, iklwrft
-wnrc ifin io ine inuutn reserva
tion, and t he sett lers wero per
mitted to return to their homes in
tn.. valley. In a short time the
Chief was permitted to return up
on the promise of frond behavior.
Drink Water If
Kidneys Bother
Take a- Tablespoonful of Salts
if Back Pains or Bladder
is Irritated
Flush your kidneys by drinking a
quart of walcr each day, also lake
salts occasionally, says a noted au
llmrity, who tells us that too much
rich food forms Ecids which almost
paralyze the kidneys in their efforts to
xpcl it from the blood. Thy become
ItiiiKish and weaken: then vou mav
mffcr with a dull misery in tho kid-
"-j s'id'P I'ains in tne ua,
sick hMd.'Uic, dizziness,
ours, toiUlie is coated, a'iiwhcn tlie
weathcyis bad you rheumatic
1wing- The urinoPtis cloudy, full
of scment, thlianncls often eet I
sore.d trriuFl, obliging you to seek .
rclijr twqF three times during the :
iK.n i.cutianzc incu irruatina
acids; to ,rlp cleanse the kidneys ami
flush of? the body's urinous waste, get
four ounces of J9r Salts from any
pharmacy here. Take a tablespoonful
in a gln.s of ter before breakfast
for a few Hays, and your kidneys may
Ihcn act fine. This famous salts is
made from the arid of grapes and
Irmon juice, combined with lithia, and
has been wed for years to help flush
and stimulate sluggish kidneys; also to
neutralize the acidi in the system so
they no Joncer irritate, thus often re
lieving bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive: cannot in
jure and makes a delightful efferves
cent litbia-water drink. By all meam
have your physician examine your
ii'int; 5 at !?2!t twice a fur.
"Tlie Kelt lenient und develop
ment of the valley up to this time
had been very glow, dueturgely to
tho uncertalnlty of tho possibility
of belnt; allowed to remain here.
I'pon the return of thu chief, con
ditions again became a erious he
being allowed' to como Into the
valley, a volunteer company whs
organised ut Walla Walla, for tho
purpose of coming to Ilia valley
and running off u largo bunch of
the Indian cay uses which belonged
to the tribe and In thin way try
t ogivo the old chief a Bcure, which
would tend to make him give, up
his desire to stay In the valley.
"In ftorne manner ho leurned of
thu proposed plan, . and in 9 tho
meantime had prepared himself
for tho occasion by gathering his
ponies, und going to a high hill
near the Wallowa Idiko, where lie
with 100 warriors awaited ' the
I coming of the company, of volun
teers. When tho company reached
the Fort at Klgin they- were reln-
forced by the soldiers stationed
I there and proceeded to 'tne place
where chief Joseph hud taken his
j stand. The trip from tho fort had
. been mude on Saturday; and the
fight was to take place Hunday
I morn i ntf. i .
"However before any nttack was
made, the Captain of .the volun
teers, and" the Captain of the sold-
"rs were ueierinineo 10 iry peace
ful methods first, the Chief was
signaled, and made to understand
that the men wished to hold a
counsll. Chief Joseph camo part
way and met them, tho counsll re
sulted in an agreement which was
quite satisfactory with both sides,
and trouble was averted.
"A plan was decided on by (he
Government, for thcbuylng of the
i holdings of tli,. settlers, and nuik-
lug tho valley into an Indian res
ervatton. Tlireo commissioners
were sent to ' thu valley from
Washington 1). c. to make an ap
pralsment of the holdings. This
was done nnd the valley ofered to
Chief Joseph, as a reservation - if
he would taka It, and live on it
at all times, but this he refused to
do. A few years beforo this plan
was worked oiit, the government
hud forbid the settlers doing any
furihur work, until .the question
was settled for good, and this hud
retarded tho settlement and
growth for four or five years. But
upon t;e refusal of Joseph to con
sider i ne question of, a reservatln.
being jnude o fthfl valley tho set
tlers were Informed by the govern
ment to go alead and mojee
homer. .''
"I pon learning of this decision
Joseph again went oh tho warpath
At this time he was again taken
In- hand by the Govern niMH, afld
again taken to the Indirtn nation,
where he was kept for three years,
hocomlng sick, and realising the
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lowed to rot urn to his beloved J find, settlers came, only small
laud where tn his youth, ho had J patches of g?-ln and a few gard
been freo to come and go when lie , f its were planted, theso were of
pleueed, and to enjoy tho unllmll- ten euien off by the largo herds of
ed hunting and fishing. His re- deer and elk which roamed tho
quest was granted, and he wu at- j valley and hills. This abundance
lowed to return, and booh died, j of dld game afforded the settlers
His remains were taken to loiplwu, !nf plenty of meat, he streams
Idaho where he was burled. ' Thu.1 were well supplied with fish.
the Indian troubles were ended tor
the valley. The valley was settled
very rapidly ufter the close or 18
77. "Chief Joseph must bff give;-,
due credit for his , noble qualities
of manhood, though u savagoi he
held strictly to the rules of tqilai''
play, and did not muko wiir oil
women und children, not were hiu
warrloro ever acused oi murder
ing any of the early settlers., The
first white man murdered lu tho
vu 1 1 ey , was au old ma n named
Wilson, who was found with .his
head cut off, and one bullet .hole
In hi i body, tho party who com
mitted the bloody deed was never
discovered. Cp until alter this
date the valley was a part of lv
ion county so thut all who had
business to attend wero compelled
to make tho long tedious trip out
Of the valley over the rough rouds
which wero from over one bowlder
onto another. Tho hill which led
from the junction oi the Wullowa
and Mtnum rivers, wan up u steep
mountain side, which in a few
years was slightly changed, and
offered a much better road."
, An incident which took place
whllo the Indians were Ktill in the
valley Is related by Mr. Hlmffer,
thus: "Some of tho Indians wore
noticed coming from the country
northeast of where Wullowa now
stands in what appeared to be an
intoxicated condition. Thu settler i
were greutly alnrmed at this sit
uation, and decided to investigate
at once, a number of men volun
teered to make a search of the
territory in that direction, and
try and find out the can ho or the
utranftc actions of the Indians.
Going up the creek for some three
miles they (discovered what ap
peared to be a camp near the
creek. Two men wero seen to dis
appear into the brush nearby. The
men upon riding up (o the cump
discovered a 10 gallon keg of
whiskey, which was being sold
and traded to the Indians and tht
keg containing the wlriskey was
taken to the hank of the stream
and poured out. The two men
making their escape, but tho whis
key traffic was stopped.
A laughnble yarn told In con
auction with this Incident was that
ome Indians were present when
the whiskey was poured into the
creek, and that they-went below
and lying down drank the water
below where the whiskey was
poured in.
1 The first store- to be established
U tho valley where a few necessit
ies could bo purchased by the wet
tiers, was on Alder Hlope some
twenty-five miles east of this por
tion of the valley thin was operated
by a man named King. Tho next
stores to be put up were at Kn
terprlse, by Mr. Church. Tho
first school district established In
tho valley wus jn..w(iut is known
es Lower vaHoy'bctwueii tho town
of Wallowa find the canyon, this
was district No. 1. No crops to
speak of were grown In the vul-
ley until some ten years after tlie
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It is human to go where
.. flock to a store that is
Both clerk and customer are better satisfied. A
20 per cent increase in sales per customer has been
. known to resujt from increased illumination.
Take your individual lighting problems to your electrical
dealer or bring them to this company, which main
tains a department to advise you regarding scientific
lighting. ' Let trained lighting experts give you ad
. vice on better window and store lighting.
Power Company
"Always at Your Service"
Mr. HhnfTer not only enjoys the
dibtiuetion of being one of the,very
Hm settlers to settle in the' val
ley, but also was thu first man
married jure and has raised a
t'ninily of six children, three boys
und three girls, alt living, Kor
many years he I ved on his ranch
m the Lower valley, and in later
years w'lh his wife moved to Wal
lowa whero he is comfortable sit
uated, with a nic residence nnd
garden plot, where he can find
work to take up his time when he
feels like taking 'the exercise.
Having" been Ji constant resident
ror over llfty years he has seen
thu cohntry change from the wild
erness where no whlto man had
darod live before, to and to see
the country develop Into a thriv
ing, community.
BERLIN SEES
A 'HOPE RAY'
Maximum Despair Last
Year Indicates an Im
provement This Year.
HKitU X, ( I X H ) Kl ncu Ger
many apparently nuffend maxi
mum misfortune lu Hi 23, a simple
process of elimination Indicates
some Improvement this year, Krilss
Kbert. Jr., son of the president of
tho German republic appeared to
believe when Interviewed here re
cent I..
"Indeed there are concrete signs
that the depth of our misery has
been reached and we may dare to
hope that at least the first steps on
the road to recovery are neur at
hand," Kbert said following his re
cital of the Ills which have be
leaguered the Kntherliind In the
VISIT
JANUARY SALE
OF,
FINE FURI
W. H. Bohnenkamp Co.
Where you always get a Bquare deal,
rent, Mr. Merchant, for
of more value with the
people stopped y look at
the lights are
light, cheery and attractive.
year Just ended.
"Nigh With Hcllof."
"At tho end of tho 'Mad Yar
1923' the German nation heaves a
sigl of relief and views the future
with some slight hope' of better
days. said Kbert, "The year Just
passed was more replete with mis
fortunes and stunning hlowa than
even thu blackest war-year. None
of the hopes with which It was
ushered in- has been fulfilled all
were trampled into oblivion by the
iron heel of tho FYanco - llelgtan
troops marching Into the Kuhr last
January. Tho bitter consequences
of that occupation surpassed every
thing that even tHe blackest pessi
mists feared on New V ear's lay,
1923.
"We havo seen the richest eco
nomic reservoir . of our country
taken away and Its population sub
jected to terrible suffering. Wo
havo seen our formerly so stable
and respected money unit, tho
mark, sink Into a bottomless pit
of inflation nnd Insolvency, while
m Iscry a nd rebel I ion gro ws by
leaps and bounds, and, to cap thu
climax, separatists In the west and
mad adventurers In the south tried
to deal tho deathblow to the lie
public and thu HoJch.
pcoplo Suffering.
"Today wo witness in impotent
grief the starving to death of un
told numbers of our children a
ea t as t ro p h o t hat cu n be c h ec k ed
only by the quick Intervention of
a chartlahle outstdo . world, at
whose head, as usual, stands Amur
lea.
"However, all the terrible
events of tho last twelve months
havo not crushed us. The spirit
of our people is bent,, but not
broken. Indeed, there uro con-
1 creto signs that tho depth of our
misery has been reached and that
wo may dure hope that, at least
thu first steps on thej road to re- j
covory aro near at hand. i
"It Is a rocky road! It will re-
quire the last bit of our strength 1
and will-power and the exertion of
all tho moral forces of our nation.
Many of us will remain on the
road, starved or frozen to deal In
Win havo to defy nil these dangers, j
becnuse wu want to soo the light
of lifo nfter years anil years of
privation In tho Valley of Death! j
"Our great sister' Kopubllc, by'
Blurting a gigantic relief work and
by' dispatching prominent experts
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to lnvestlgato the Our man famlno,
has taken the lead on the road to
salvation. If other nations follow
our crossing of tho threshold into
the new yyar will be thu beginning
of n change from misery to pros
perity and happiness.".
Condition Terrible
DKNVKIt, (1N"8) A pltiablu
plight of the resident) of Ger
many, particularly n tho congest
ed d strict of thu Ruhr, was paint
ed hero by James H. Causey, Den
ver banker and philanthropist.
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men when you can have it., done by thoroughly exper
ienced watchmakers who have made the business a life ;
study. '.
We wijf repair
, do to possibly have it raiined.
for thirty years which today are keeping perfect time.
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who returned recently from an In
vestigation of conditions .In that
country.
"Tho situation cannot be exag
gerated," Causey declared, point
Inn out that: i
"Men, women and children drop
on tho streets from hunger weak
ness, j
"Dlseaso In rnmpjhnt,' bcause
medicine cannot bo procured.
"Forty-seven out of every 100
babies die between tho ages of two
nnd six years of tuberculosis as
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!w and you will not have to pay
ratcnes that we have
the result of undernourishment.
"The Ruhr la the most highly
congested spot In Europe,'' Causey
said, 'five and one- half million
people living In an area not larg
er than the city of, Chicago. Rail
linos are demoralized and wasting
away from rust; car-repair shops
where formerly 1,000 cam were
repaired dally, are now idlo; groat
Industries are In ruin, hunger and
disease rage, and the people aro
facing a Winter without coal or
food stores for their needs."
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to be the same
any more than
kept in repair