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About The Blue Mountain eagle. (John Day, Or.) 1972-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 2016)
%OXH0RXQWDLQ(DJOH History :HGQHVGD\-DQXDU\ A7 O UT OF THE P AST Jan. 13, 1916 Grant County Journal 100 years ago No More Mud Taxes The people of Grant county are out for a better road down the John Day Valley and they are going to get it this year if they keep up the work they have started, and pull together — Just how the road is to be built, no one DSSHDUVWRKDYH¿JXUHGRXWDV\HWDQG we have not heard any of the boosters VWDWH ZKHWKHU WKH\ ¿JXUHG RQ ERQG- ing, increased taxation or otherwise. Undoubtedly there is an excel- lent chance for getting state aid on the road, if the matter is put in shape where it can be shown that the people of this section need the road and are willing to help themselves. But it is not likely that the state will do any- thing until the county gets busy. Every man in the interior of the county at the present time is digging up his share of the cost of hauling freight over a road that is impassable for heavily loaded wagons a good part of the year, and there are mighty few of them who would not vastly prefer to devote this money to getting a good road. Bonding the county has been sug- gested as a method for getting the roads built. Undoubtedly a bond issue would be far better than the present conditions, but it will be well to go a little slow on the bonds. They are easy to sell and hard to redeem. But get together and keep boosting for the roads. As soon as Prairie peo- ple hear from the Dayville boosters, who have been promising us a visit, an organization will be formed here, or better still, the Commercial Club brought to life. Jan. 10, 1941 Blue Mountain Eagle 75 years ago Big Industry is Coming Back to Us With the proposal of both the gov- ernment and state to raise the tax on liquor, the bootleggers are beginning to organize. The high tax portends a rosy future and if and when liquor gets higher than $1.00 a pint there will be many little new industries spring up in the county. The head of every gulch will have its industry. The prospects look good. Good money can be made boot- legging when booze gets more than $1.00 a pint. Grant County has moonshiners the grasslands were somewhat over exaggerated. +RSSHUUHWXUQHGWR6LOYLHV9DOOH\ EHFDXVHKHKDVQ¶WEHHQDEOHWR³¿QG JUDVVDVJRRGDV6LOYLHV9DOOH\EXQFK grass for growing beef. It puts pounds on cattle and fattens them better and faster.” But there were some winters that ZHUHGLI¿FXOWIRUWKHUDQFKHUV+RS- per remembers long, hard winters in the valley when ranchers were forced to feed hay to the cattle and livestock for up to six months. +RSSHU DSSOLHG IRU KLV ¿UVW JUD]- ing permit on the Malheur for 12 head RI KRUVHV RQ )HE %\ he had built this permit to 50 head RI FDWWOH DQG HLJKW KRUVHV ,Q WKHSHUPLWZDVLVVXHGIRUKHDGRI cattle, the number which he ran at the time he waived his permit to his son, 'DUUHOO+RSSHURI6LOYLHV Elsworth Hopper, in the earlier days of his career, used to run on the 6LOYLHVDOORWPHQWZKLFKWKHQHQFRP- passed Malheur Forest lands on both VLGHVRI6LOYLHV9DOOH\ Hopper’s permit was transferred to his son and daughter-in-law, Dar- UHOO DQG *ODG\V +RSSHU LQ They now have a permit on the House Creek allotment which is made up of forest land up-stream from the home- stead. al warmth for customers. “Our burritos and nacho supremes DUHJRLQJRXWJRRG´6KHDGGHGORWV of deli sandwiches are being sold. The most popular combination is a half sandwich, soup, and pop. Hunt and her husband Bob decid- ed to pursue other types of work, after operating Hunt’s Economy Mini Mart DQG+XQW¶V7LUH6KRSLQ3UDLULH&LW\ IRUWKHODVWIRXURU¿YH\HDUV About four months ago Bob be- gan selling new and used vehicles for Phil Long Ford of Baker City. Hazel soon longed to go back to work and jumped at the chance to open the deli. “It(’s) a small enough business I can work it by myself with a little help,” Hazel said. The Hunts previ- ously had a deli area within their Prai- rie City mini mart. The Hunts moved to John Day last November. The deli is open Monday through 6DWXUGD\ IURP DP WR SP Although catering services are not available, group take out orders can be prepared in advance by calling 575-0700. Jan. 11, 2006 Blue Mountain Eagle 10 years ago /RFDODUWLVW¿QGVQLFKH JOHN DAY – Lindsey Wyllie has digital photography on display at FirstBank all month. Jan. 10, 1991 Wyllie has been doing profession- Blue Mountain Eagle al photography for a year and a half. 25 years ago His favorite things to photograph are Hunt’s Deli plans on staying action shots, like sports and rodeo. with the old favorites “I’ve always been interested in In addition to menu items sold by photography, as far as rodeo and wild- the previous operators, Fred and Deb- life. The last few years I’ve been fortu- bie Bond, Hunt’s Deli also offers four nate to have the ability to really get in- types of meats for deli sandwiches volved, and from there the passion has with three choices of bread and 25- grown into a business,” Wyllie said. cent coffee. The restaurant previously Wyllie only does digital photog- RIIHUHGÀDYRUVRIKDUGLFHFUHDP raphy. frozen yogurts, and various lunch “It’s where the industry is going,” items. he said. Eagle file photo “I’ve tried to stay with what Wyllie has just opened his own Elmsworth Hopper, one of the oldest permittees of the they’ve done because they’ve done VWXGLRDW(0DLQLQ*%&,7HFK- Malheur National Forest, first came to the Silvies Valley well,” said (Hazel) Hunt. nologies building. He can do just country as a boy seven years old (from the Jan. 13, 1966, 6KHRSHQHGWKHUHVWDXUDQW'HF about any kind of photo including edition of the Blue Mountain Eagle). with the help of her sister-in-law Mu- family, senior, sports, action, animals riel. It had previously been closed for and collages. who can make better whisky than the )RUHVW ¿UVW FDPH WR WKH 6LOYLHV9DO- a few months. Collages are his specialty. cheap drug store variety. ley country as a boy seven years old. Hunt had advertised on the radio “I try to be a little bit different in He arrived in Baker on a train from and on the TV weather channel prior WKH SURGXFWV ,¶YH WULHG WR ¿QG P\ Jan. 13, 1966 Nebraska. to opening day. niche,” he said. Blue Mountain Eagle His father bought a wagon and “During the cold, cold weather it He has also worked at the Blue 50 years ago horses at Baker for transportation to was bad (business) but it’s picking Mountain Eagle as a freelance pho- Hopper Uses First Grazing 3RLVRQ&UHHNLQ6LOYLHV9DOOH\$W up,” said Hunt. The Hunts, who have tographer, at KJDY as sports director Permit In Silvies Valley Elsworth left for better grasslands in a one-year lease on the restaurant por- announcing ball games and occasion- Elsworth Hopper, one of the oldest Montana. tion of the building, have installed a ally working in the studio, and as an permittees of the Malheur National He didn’t stay long. 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