The Chieftain
Contributions from Jim Reavis
Cattlemen Are Satisfied.
March 16, 1900
James and Giles Daugherty, good citizens of the Chesnimnus country wore in town the first of the week. Their interest being in cattle, and the grass so fine, they were in good humor with themselves and all the world. They think Wallowa County and especially their part of it is not a good place to move away from. Mr. Harris of the same place was also doing business in the city.
Miss Miranda Applegate of Paradise came up from Lostine on Wednesday’s stage.
Marriage licenses were issued to W. H. Turnbow and Elsie Toney this week, and to Jesse Allen and Daisy Ghormley of Wallowa.
Jas. Funk returned on Tuesday’s stage from Portland where he has been attending business college.
News from Many Parts.
March 15, 1900
Leap: Miss Edith Lathrop spent two or three days of last week with her parents. A social dance was given in honor of her homecoming.
Arko: Miss Mae Fleet has been visiting relatives at Flora the past week. Dame Rumor says that we will hear wedding bells in the near future.
Imnaha: Pete Wilson and Lewis O’Meg killed a cougar; the first one for the boys.
Imnaha: Chas. Horner has returned from the mines but is going back to finish up some assessment work.
Promise: The people of this vicinity were treated to an invitation to a barn raising and carpet tacking last Saturday, the largest crowd ever gathered at a working here, being present. There being 207 present including men, women and children.
Political Pot is Boiling.
March 29, 1900
At the Democratic Convention her last Saturday the democrats elected the following delegates: Sheahan, Wade, White and Calvin.
At the Republican primaries held here on the 23, the following delegates were elected to the county convention to be held on the 26 Kooch, Hyatt, Clarke, Litch, Gardner, and Funk.
Wm. McKinley Funk and Col. Bryan Forsythe suffered greviously is consequence of the sudden change in the weather. Their frostispieces present quite a frostbitten appearance.
D. R. Allen has sent for five new Columbia wheels for himself and the following persons: D. W. Sheahan, Jewett Gardner, “Benny” Calvin and J. R. Bater, Sheahan will ride a Chainless.
The Populist primary was held in the hall last Saturday and E. J. Forsythe, F. S. Craig, Ben Boswell and Henry Sexton were elected as delegates to the county convention.
Two Hurt in Runaway.
March 29, 1900
Mrs. Harper and Mrs. Ault were driving along the street near the Central Hotel last Monday when the horse became frightened and ran away throwing the ladies out. Mrs. Ault was unconscious for a short time, but otherwise neither were seriously hurt.
May 3, 1900
E. J. Forsythe has gone out of the sheep business. Somebody shot and killed his entire band (two) last Sunday. The work was done with a .22 caliber rifle.
The bicycle craze has struck Ulyssis Wilmore. He was busily engaged breaking one to ride Sunday and Monday. As soon as he gets it so it will keep the road the other crack riders want to look out for their laurels.
Pet Bear is Sacrificed
May 10, 1900
W. P. Samms sold his pet bear to H. L. Day, the butcher, on Tuesday and Wednesday morning the bear steak was on the block for sale. Mr. Samms had him killed for the reason that some people thought is was the cause of the horse running away with Mrs. Harper and Mrs. Ault some time ago. Bruin was a very amiable Disposition and afforded plenty of amusement for visitors.
May 10, 1900
Cards are out announcing the marriage of Miss Alice Wilson and Geo Gally May 23.
Barney Mulladay was in from Pete Beaudoin’s sheep camp on Tuesday fixing up his registration business.
Harley and Guy Horner and the Fisk brothers of Imnaha, arrived in town Tuesday preparatory for the round up Wednesday.
W. S. Burleigh started for Pendleton on Monday where he will appear before the Supreme Court for examination to be admitted to practice law.
J. K. Lawler, former resident of this city arrived in town Sunday morning. He is now located in Milton and made the trip over on a bicycle.
C. H. Zurcher, the Republican nominee for County Clerk, mounted the hurricane deck of a cayuse Tuesday morning and will try and see a few voters before election day.
Driving a Fine Team.
May 24, 1900
Harve Hendrickson and Lou Austin of Paradise were in town Friday. They were driving one of the finest teams in the country.
Flora: A birthday party was given Tuesday afternoon in honor of the 8th birthday of Guy Skaggs. Those present were Fannie Bazzard, Myrtle and Alpha Carpenter, Frances Hitt, Mary Eddleman, Vella Zerres, Walter Buzzard, Ernest Baker, Arden Mench, Earl Eddleman, Frank and Carrol Howard, and Charley and Guy Skaggs. A number of nice presents were received by Master Guy which he highly appreciates.
June 7, 1900
Chauncey Akin the veteran hunter and Indian fighter, of Paradise arrived in town Tuesday.
J. D. Zurcher of this city won the mile walk in the intercollegiate athletic meet in Salem last week. His time was eight minutes and thirteen seconds. Jim is a student of the Oregon Agricultural College at Corvallis.
Epworth League Delegates.
June 14, 1900
A party of delegates to the Epworth League convention at Walla Walla from Joseph, consisting of Mabel Hall, Berenice Amey, Mrs. Leslie, Guy Barton, Ross Leslie, Frank Winston and Rev. Moxley passed through town on Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary E. Steel and Mrs. W. W. White went to Portland last week. Mrs. White to visit friends and attend the Sunday school convention and Mrs. Steel to attend the Grand Chapter Order of Eastern Star. Mrs. Steel was honored with the election to the office of Grand Electa.
A representative of the Inland Telephone Co. has been in town the past few days arranging for a local telephone exchange. He informs us that the main line will be here about July 1st., when a person in Enterprise can talk to Portland, San Francisco, Spokane and intermediate points for a nominal sum.
June 28, 1900
Funk & Sons have a new fangled grind stone on exhibition. The stand is made of iron and the stone is turned by foot power.
The wool crop of Wallowa County is enormous this year. It will probably reach 1,5000,000 pounds. Most of it was sold for 16 cents per pound.
July 12, 1900
The stage had a runaway at Joseph on Monday morning the consequently did not reach this place until after 8 o’clock.
Levi Riley and Clate Shackelford returned from an extended trip in the Lapwai and Paloose countries, last Monday. Levi navigates with the aid of a cane, as a result of a runaway mule that was hitched to a wagon he was in.
On Wheels to Yellowstone.
July 12, 1900
W. I. Calvin and W. S. Burleigh started Tuesday morning for the Yellowstone National Park on their bicycles. They will go by way of Spokane and Montana and Return by way of Boise City. They carry a complete camping outfit with them and will enjoy the open air life on the trip. They expect to be absent about one month.
Trio of Holdup Men On Road
In Valley
July 26, 1900
Two traveling men started out from Wallowa
Monday night about 10 o’clock with a buggy and team to come to
Enterprise. Just after they had crossed the bridge, over the river
at Wallowa going east, they were told to stop by a masked man who
ran out from behind a pile of lumber. They whipped up and got away
from him and were just congratulating themselves on their narrow
escape when a second masked man made an attempt to stop them but
they also whipped out of his reach.
They had not gone far when a third highwayman tried to catch
hold of their horses. This attempt also failed and the traveling
men proceeded to their destination without further experience out of
the ordinary.
It is supposed by some that the would be highwaymen thought
that one of the occupants of the buggy was W. R. Holmes, cashier of
the Wallowa, National Bank of this city, who was in Wallowa that
night. They would have been fooled had they been successful in
holding up Mr. Holmes, for all bankers make a practice of carrying a
very small amount of money on their persons.
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Old Sled Springs Hotel For many years a comfortable hotel was maintained at Sled Springs, midway stopping point on the mail and freight road between the valley and the north end of the county. A drive between the two districts was an all day job and the hotel and barn at Sled Springs were welcome sights to hungry travelers and jaded horses. The hotel burned about ten years ago. It was replaced |
| by a light structure which was abandoned when the forest highway shortened the distance and tracks of the East Oregon Lumber company railroad now pass the place. | |