<p>Pictured with their beards in this old photo in the Joseph rodeo arena, submitted by Don Henry of Island City, are, left to right: front, Harry Jones, Joe Naughton, Beanie Hayes, Wick Prout and Ted Grote; top, Jim Estes, Bob Grandy, Delwyn Zollman, Don Henry, Kenneth Day and Hank Hatch. Henry, 80, who now lives in Island City said that of the group he, Estes, Zollman and Grote are "still kicking." He said that the photo was taken sometime after 1954, but was wondering if someone could pin down the exact year.</p>

100 YEARS AGO

Sept. 12, 1912

By a vote of 46 to 43 Joseph decided at an election Tuesday to pay the Joseph Water Works $4,000 for its system. The action will automatically end the suit by the municipality against the water company now pending. but does not end another suit by the McCully interests alleging that the McCully companies the electric, mill and water companies own all the water of the river.

Joe Allen, well-known at his home in Enterprise and elsewhere in Wallowa County, was killed in the railroad yards at La Grande last Saturday. He was on his way to Portland with a car of hogs. At La Grande Mr. Allen and others were in the way car attached to the stock car bound for Portland, when a train was switched past and struck the way car.

Wallowa County will vote on the question of permitting the sale of intoxicating liquor at the Nov. 5 election. The county first voted dry in 1906 (and again in 1908 and 1910). Advocates of licensed saloons, and many who really prefer absolute prohibition, say they will be surprised if the county does not go wet at the coming election.

The train that will bear excursionists to La Grande today to hear Theodore Roosevelt will be loaded to the guards with Wallowa County people, according to all signs.

70 YEARS AGO

Sept. 10, 1942

Dorothy Oliver, 17-year-old Wallowa girl, was dragged to death Sunday afternoon by a colt she anticipated breaking to ride. The colt belonged to Luther Johnson and he was fixing a hackamore on it when it became startled and bolted. Her foot became entangled in the loose coil of rope.

Scrap! Scrap! Scrap! It is rolling in from farms and camps, from business houses and private homes, from highways and byways. The government wants all old scrap and wants it badly. It is hoped there will be a great outpouring of useless metal on Scrap Rally Day on Sept. 19 that can be re-melted and be made into the implements of war, guns, tanks and airplanes, to smash the enemy of democracy.

LOSTINE Ray Johnson lost 72 head of sheep last week when they crowded over a bluff up the Lostine River.

Stamp No. 8 in your War Ration Book will be valid for the purchase of five pounds of sugar at any time in the 10-week period between Aug. 23 and Oct. 31.

50 YEARS AGO

Sept. 13, 1962

Supt. Jim Courtney of the Enterprise School District reported this week that the enrollment of the school is up considerably from last year. The initial figure last year was 628 for the grades and high school. This number has jumped to 668 this year, 448 in the grade school and 220 in high school.

A meeting was held at Wallowa City Hall last Friday in an attempt to arrive at an agreement between the union and the J. Herbert Bate company. As in the past, the meeting was short and showed little progress.

Wallowa County Historical Society held its first fall meeting Sept 8 in the Masonic Hall lounge. Mrs. Harry Bartlett talked on her interest in writing Wallowa County history, many articles of which have been published in the Oregon Historical Quarterly, the Oregonian and other publications. She mentioned to get started on this project, she had written to Oregon State Library and had been referred to Mr. Harley Horner, pioneer of this county, as one who had material and information.

FLORA A very nice meeting of the Community Club was held at Mrs. Louisa Sandays home and the following officers were elected: president, Mrs. Ann Lenahan; 1st vice president, Mrs. Evelyn Wilsey; 2nd vice president, Mrs. Clara Lenahan; secretary, Mrs. Millie Yeoman; treasurer, Mrs. Bonnie Jean McCall; and parliamentarian, Mrs. Thelma Hurich. Mrs. Carol Wulff won the door prize.

25 YEARS AGO

Sept. 10, 1987

Representatives of the agriculture community approached the Wallowa County Court last week with the idea of establishing a county ag service district to insure the future of the Wallowa County Extension Service. The ag group was represented by Extension Agent Arleigh Isley, government trapper Marlyn Riggs, seed potato grower John Hillock, and sheepmen Perry Johnston and Skye Krebs.

Mules will come into their own once again this weekend as the 7th annual Hells Canyon Mule Days gets under way Saturday in Enterprise for two-days worth of mule-oriented activities. Were getting more inquiries than ever before, said chairman Max Walker. Weve come a long way since our first year (1981) when most of the mules hadnt ever been in town before. Now they are better bred and better trained.

A.L. Duckett, 92, of Imnaha and Carmen (Clark) Maxwell, 94, of Enterprise will be honored this weekend as Hells Canyon Mule Days parade grand marshals.

The lack of animal control in Wallowa County is creating a problem. The county animal control officer position was eliminated in about mid-July and many people seem to be unaware there is basically nowhere to turn now with minor problems involving domestic animals.