Wallowa County Chieftain
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Bear meat supper at Alder Slope
100 YEARS AGO
Oct. 12, 1916
OUT OF THE PAST
• Photo: This small pic-
ture shows one of the best
known spots in the eastern
part of Wallowa county, “The
Bridge”, on the Imnaha. Two
weeks ago the old wooden
bridge was removed and a
new steel structure put in its
place.
• Registration of voters in
the county has been complet-
ed and the books in County
Clerk Zurcher’s ofice have
closed. The total number of
registered voters is 3541,
against 3320 on the books at
this time two years ago, a gain
of 221.
• A traveling salesman
took a straw vote for presi-
dent on the passenger train
coming in yesterday after-
noon. The salesman was a
republican and Aaron Wade,
who was coming in from La
Grande, checked up the re-
sults, which showed 42 votes
for Wilson and 28 for Hughes.
Democrats were so pleased
with the vote that they have
been telling it to all comers.
• Enterprise school notes:
A hot water tank has been
installed in the grade school.
The water is piped to the lava-
tories for the use of the pupils
and is also used for cleaning
purposes.
• The moving pictures tak-
en last summer of the gather-
ing at the watermelon festival
at the foot of the lake will be
shown at the People’s The-
atre, Joseph, next Monday
evening. This will be the only
opportunity for the many En-
terprise people who attend-
Compiled by Cheryl Jenkins
FOR THE RECORD
Dispatch log:
Monday, Oct. 3
9:17 a.m.: IRS scam reported
in Wallowa.
10:38 a.m.: Non-injury vehicle
accident in Enterprise.
1:06 p.m.: Enterprise Fire
responded to brush ire out of
control in Enterprise.
2:02 p.m.: Theft reported in
Joseph.
4:53 p.m.: Enterprise police
arrested Caden Christman, 20, of
Enterprise for probation violation,
original charge DUII; transported
to Umatilla County jail.
7:37 p.m.: Report of harass-
ment in Enterprise.
Tuesday, Oct. 4
9:36 a.m.: Ambulance request
in Enterprise.
11:12 a.m.: Disturbance in
Enterprise.
12:20p.m.: Civil dispute in
Enterprise.
6:39 p.m.: Wallowa Coun-
ty issued a statewide warrant
for Jimmy Joe Weber, 39, of
Wallowa for probation violation,
original charge burglary II.
6:45 p.m.: Wallowa County
issued a statewide felony warrant
for Gerritt James Johnson, 24, of
Enterprise for probation violation,
original charge burglary II.
8:37 p.m.: Ambulance request
in Enterprise.
10:02 p.m.: Report of cows hit
in Minam Canyon area. Several
dead and injured.
Wednesday, Oct. 5
3:49 a.m.: Ambulance request
in Wallowa.
5:03 a.m.: Ambulance request
in rural Joseph.
3:30 p.m.: Ambulance request
in Enterprise.
Chieftain archive
ed the gathering to see the
pictures, as they will not be
shown in Enterprise.
70 YEARS AGO
Oct. 10, 1946
• While guests at the Chief
Joseph hotel in Joseph were
sleeping peacefully Monday
night a prowler entered sev-
eral rooms and stole mon-
ey amounting to $138. The
money was taken from three
rooms. Several other rooms
were entered and ransacked
but nothing taken.
• Tragedy struck swiftly at
the F. Thomas Hurlburt home
in Enterprise Monday when
their two-year-old son was
instantly killed by a car be-
ing backed out by Mrs. Cora
Richards from the Richards
garage.
• New Ford truck owners
are Bill Fleser and Delman
Brown. Bill Platzoeder has a
new Ford coach. New Ford
tractor owners, all veterans,
are: Arthur Bay, Keith Searles
and Ernest Young.
• Alder Slope news: Bill
Heskett, Merl Chenoweth and
Louis Jordan entertained 31
of their friends at a bear meat
supper at the Johnson home
Friday night. The bear was
3:59 p.m.: Union County
deputies arrested Gerritt James
Johnson, 24, of Enterprise on
Wallowa County Circuit Court
felony warrant for parole viola-
tion, original charge burglary II,
and misdemeanor warrant for
contempt of court.
4:10 p.m.: Union County
deputies arrested Bobbie Irene
Buchholz, 40, of Wallowa in
Enterprise on Wallowa County
P&P warrant for probation vio-
lation, original charge contempt
of court.
4:34 p.m.: Enterprise police
arrested Jimmy Joe Weber, 39,
of Enterprise on for P&P viola-
tion, original charge burglary II
and contempt of court. Trans-
ported to Umatilla County jail.
6:49 p.m.: Wallowa County
issued a statewide warrant for
Josh Ray Tankersly, 33, of Elgin
for contempt of court.
Thursday, Oct. 6
7:17 a.m.: Report of possible
wolf depredation in rural Joseph.
7:56 a.m.: Black/tan/red
male blood hound cross with no
shot by Mr. Johnson when he
was mowing hay for Mr. Hes-
kett on the Bob Baker place.
• Bartlett news: There was
a REA meeting at Troy Sept.
26 to see how many were
interested in having electric
service here. Speakers were
members of the Clearwater
Valley Light & Power associ-
ation of Lewiston. 59 families
signed up for the line.
50 YEARS AGO
Oct. 13, 1966
• The Seventh-Day Adven-
tist Church in Enterprise will
be dedicated at a special ser-
vice to be held this Saturday.
Work on the new structure
has been underway for about
three years.
• One of the projects of
the local Soroptimist Club
has been taking residents of
the Wallowa County Nursing
Home out for weekly automo-
bile rides during the summer
months. Among the drivers
serving most often: Gwen
Rahn, Rusty Ricker, Marjorie
McGraw, Dorothy Wergen,
Emily Daggett, Ruth Amoni-
no and Joy Klages.
• The total number of vot-
ers registered in Wallowa
county is down almost ten
collar or tags found on Imnaha
Highway at milepost 7.
11 a.m.: Theft of service in
Joseph.
11:27 a.m.: Ambulance
request in Imnaha.
12:34 p.m.: Theft in Enter-
prise.
2:06 p.m.: Overdue hikers
reported in Troy.
Friday, Oct. 7
2:35 a.m.: Ambulance re-
quest in Wallowa.
8:02 a.m.: Report of power
pole on ire at Wallowa Lake.
2:12 p.m.: Trafic stop in
Enterprise.
2:14 p.m.: Trafic stop in
Enterprise.
3:19 p.m.: Ambulance re-
quest in Wallowa.
Saturday, Oct. 8
2:14 a.m.: Ambulance re-
quest in rural Enterprise.
3:21 p.m.: Theft complaint in
Enterprise.
7:37 p.m.: Report of possible
impaired driver on Highway 82.
8:47 p.m.: Female border
collie/red healer mix with red
Are you feeling stressed
and overwhelmed?
Do you feel hopeless
or has the joy gone
out of your life?
Are you struggling
to make your
marriage work?
percent under the registration
igure in the presidential elec-
tion year of 1964. The current
registration igure stands at
3106 compared to 3426 this
time two years ago. Current
registration shows 1191 Re-
publicans and 1895 Dem-
ocrats and 20 classiied as
Non-Partisan.
• The Enterprise Savages
are still looking for their irst
football win of the season af-
ter losing 20-7 to Sherman in
a Greater Oregon Conference
clash last Friday night. Jim
Dutli turned in a sparkling of-
fense show gaining 101 yards
rushing in 15 carries besides
scoring the only EHS touch-
down. Dan Courtney, Aaron
Guest and Gary Connolly
were singled out for their out-
standing defensive play.
J. Johnson, Alicia Carper,
Jennifer Dalton and Stacey
Salmon. Business Friend of
4-H – Bud & Ruby Zollman
of Bud’s Hardware. Friends
of 4-H – Rod and Linda
Childers, and Perry and Don-
na Johnston.
• Photo: Wallowa quarter-
back Lynn Jackson throws an
incomplete pass during action
against Crane Friday. Crane
won, 56-28, but Jackson
threw for 316 yards.
• Photo: The 1991 Joseph
High School homecoming
court during halftime of the
JoHi football game against
Union: Kim Kruetzer, Chris-
ty Odle, Ashley Bennett and
25 YEARS AGO
Oct. 10, 1991
• Persons concerned about
the loss of the historic Wal-
lowa County High School,
which was virtually destroyed
by ire Sept. 26, may ind
comfort in the announcement
this week that the landmark
building is going to be re-
built. That’s the word from
owner of the building Delbert
Deach, who plans to begin re-
construction next March.
• Awards presented at 4-H
Family Appreciation Night:
All Around award winners
– Kyle D. Johnson, Tisha
Stangel, Amy Zollman, Kyle
Last week’s photo
On The Chieftain’s Face-
book page, Deborah Weaver
said: “This was taken in 1956
or 1957. It was Auntie Sue
Sheply’s kindergarten class.”
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VFW Hall • Enterprise
collar found at Iwetemlaykin Park
outside of Joseph.
Sunday, Oct. 9
2:46 a.m.: Trafic stop in
Joseph.
1:26 p.m.: Enterprise police
arrested Otilia Thiel, 51, of
Enterprise on probation detainer
warrant for probation violation,
original charge criminal trespass
II.
3:42 p.m.: Report of a ire in
Silver Creek Basin area.
5:51 p.m.: Trafic stop in
Enterprise.
7:32 p.m.: Ambulance re-
quest in Enterprise.
7:59 p.m.: Trafic stop in
Enterprise.
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• Members of the Enter-
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of Joseph. The wooden con-
tainers were part of a $1500
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Mayor Malcolm Dawson and
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