Little Chieftain Newspapers
Contributions from Jim Reavis
Sept. 23, 1899
“Coyote Bill” Cottingham has been giving Marshal Wagner a wide berth the past few days upon the urgent advice of his friends. He ventures as far as the livery stable in the day time and takes the middle of the street at night, in order to escape the officer’s eye.
Married in Alaska.
Oct. 13, 1899
Cards have been received announcing the marriage of Warner Wrenn and Miss Mable Barnard in Alaska on Sept. 24. Mr. Wrenn was formerly a rustling young stockman of this county but went to the Klondike during the gold excitement. He and J. A. Rouse, another former citizen of this county are engaged in the merchandise business a short distance from the Dawson City.
Oct 20, 1899
Polk and Benton Mays, Church Dorrance, Boles Daugherty, James Blakely, Clark Amey, and many other good citizens were transacting business in the city Tuesday. It was a busy day.
Mr. Haggerty, formerly of Cove, who lately bought the Winnie Lynch place, has just moved his family to the place. They express themselves as being well pleased with the country, and they will engage in the cattle business.
Kill Many Water Fowl.
Oct. 20, 1899
Dr. Temple and Ed Dreske have the hunting record so far in this locality. One day last week they killed 19 ducks and four geese. Ed Jennings and a young man from Joseph have the record in that locality. They killed eight out of a flock of nine that had lit in Mr. McLain’s field on Prairie Creek last Friday. We did not learn how many they killed altogether during the day.
Married: At the home of the bride’s parents Sunday evening at 7 o’clock by Rev. B. F. Harper, Mr. S. M. Crow and Miss Gussie D. Englehorn, both of Hurricane Creek. Mr. Crow is one of Wallowa county’s most popular teachers, the bride the accomplished daughter of one of our best citizens.
Nov. 3, 1899
Henry Mahaffey killed a cougar last week down on Davis Creek. It measured 8 ft. 4 inches from tip of nose to tip of tail.
City Builds Pest House.
Nov. 24, 1899
The city council is taking time by the forlock and have let a contract to Lee Devere to build a pest house to be used in case one of our citizens should become afflicted with small pos or any other contagious disease.
J. S. And W. H. Wagner started last week for Iowa and Illinois with two cars of horses for the market in those states. They will be gone at least a month.
W. m. Snyder and family have moved into the Bloom property in the north part of town and “Billy” is running the Chop House near Ott’s saloon. He says he is also going to open a first class barber shop.
Dec. 7, 1899
M. W. Goodman returned from Lostine on Tuesday where he just finished a new house for B. O Foster which is undoubtedly on of the best in Lostine. Mr. Goodman is a first class carpenter and his work always gives satisfaction.
Mining Boom on Imnaha
Dec. 7, 1899
Mart Hibbs and Michael Toomey were out from the Imnaha copper mines last Monday. Mr. Hibbs says that the superintendent of the Hibbs and Barton mine thinks that the prospect for the large mining camp is good. They are running five tunnels and tho are averages $90.00 in copper and $4 to $8 in gold.
Buying Cavalry Horses
Jan. 11, 1900
Hec. McDonald was buying cavalry horses for the Government, in Enterprise last week. He secured ten fiery steeds to fight the Filipinos.
Married: At Union on Monday, Jan. 8, Jay Dobbin and Mary Ella Huffman. Mr. Dobbin is one of the most expensive and successful wool growers of Wallowa County. The bride is the accomplished daughter of W. H. Huffman, one of the best known and respected citizens of Union County.
The new sidewalk from Main Street to the Presbyterian church has been completed.
The people of the Christian church will begin protracted meetings on the fourth Sunday in January. Outside help is expected and a season of revival is anticipated. It is needed.
Harley Horner in Town.
Feb. 22, 1900
Harley Horner a prominent Imnaha farmer was in the capital the last of last week.
The Literary Society of Enterprise is developing some unique characters. Last Friday evening D. S. Gardner and W. S. Burleigh proved their eligibility to membership in the Ancient and Honorable Order of Auanias. This order was organized last week with J. W. Kerns and D. W. Sheahan as charter members.
A bucking Cayuse, a cart, and Lyss Wilmore were the actors in a comedy which was enacted on our male street last Saturday morning. For several days Lyss has been engaged in breaking in obstreperous cayuse to drive single to his card, and at the time mentioned was driving on main street, near the M. & M. store when the cayuse began bucking and kicking. Pieces of harness and cart were scattered along the street, and the crowd of spectators expected to see the driver dumped out, but he stayed mit and finally stopped the combination at the city stables.
Guys Millinery Store.
March 1, 1900
We hear that Mrs. D. Brusha has bought the millinery business formerly conducted by Mrs. Calvin, Mrs. B. is an experienced milliner, and can trim hats to suit you
Literary program Friday evening,
March 2:
Music, Messrs, Reavis, and Calvis and Miss
Wasson.
Story, E. J. Avery.
Recitation, Ethel Weaver.
Seven minute discussion, Miss Devore and Wm. Zurcher.
Vocal Solo, Ollie Boswell.
Queries, W. S. Burleigh.
Quartette, Mesdames Bater and Steel, Messrs. Dreske and
Henderson.
Medley son, J. W. Kerns and W. S. Burleigh
Vocal, solo, Mrs. Clarke.
Debate: Resolved, that a republican form of government is
stronger than a monarchy. J. S. Hodgin and F. A. Clarke will affirm
and C. H. Zurcher and Ulyssis Wilmore will contend for the monarchy.
Music, Mr. And Mrs. Baber.
Building New Sidewalk
March 1, 1900
A force of men are now at work building more new sidewalks. We hope the good work will go on until there is a sidewalk from one end of the city limits to the other on every street.
L. J. Rouse went to Joseph last Sunday to see his old friend, W. H. Huffman one of the first and best citizens of Union county. Mr. Huffman is visiting his daughter, Mrs. Jay Dobbin. He is much pleased with the country and expressed his surprise at its wonderful possibilities. Mr. H. has many friends in this county and this visit may be the means of adding another good citizen to Wallowa County.
March 8, 1900.
Carl Whitmore is the happy father of a fine baby girl which arrived on the 3rd last.
Emerson the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reavis, is quite sick with a cold on his lungs. We hope that it may not be anything more serious and that he may soon be well again.
Painting Masonic Hall.
March 8, 1900
H. H. Baker, our photographer and artist is now engaged in decorating the walls of the Masonic hall with a number of beautiful paintings. If any one doubts Mr. Baker’s ability as an artist, let them take a look at his work there. It has exciled the surprise and admiration of all who have had the privilege of seeing the beautiful scenes there depicted.
Fred Makin has a very sick child so he informs us. However we are glad to be able to state that he is very much better at present.
March 15, 1900
N. Brumback the extensive rancher and good citizen of Joy was transacting business in town the first of the week.
Dan Warnock and John Blow, two good men from Crow Creek, were transacting business in town on Tuesday.
Marriage License Issued.
Marriage license was issued this week to Chas. F. Evans and Lesia C. Bork both of Flora. The clerk was instructed not to let the papers get hold of this information, but as the devils have access to the fee book to the clerk’s office, we were able to find it without the aid of the clerk.
J. S. Horner of Imnaha was out to town to attend the Democratic meeting at this place last Saturday. He went home Monday accompanied by his daughter Maggie, who has been staying in Enterprise this winter attending the academy.
P. M. Burleigh has lately been out on Crow Creek doing some surveying for John Root. He thinks Uncle John is too ardent a McKinley man to be a good Christian. We. Don’t.
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Old Canyon School In the old stage coach days there was a considerable settlement in the Wallowa canyon. Children numerous enough to require a good school came from families living along the river, on the old wagon road. The old school house burned in 1912 and there was no need of rebuilding it. |