100 YEARS AGO

March 26, 1914

The home of H.F. Battles, three and a half miles down the river below Enterprise, burned to the ground Monday afternoon. A sewing machine, a trunk and a few odds and ends was all that was saved. The house was insured for $800, but there was nothing for the contents.

The results of the investigations made last summer by the Oregon Bureau of Mines and Geology, at the black marble quarry above Alder Slope, are shown in the current number of the bureaus publication, The Mineral Resources of Oregon. The article is illustrated with half a dozen fine photogravatures, showing how the marble lies in the quarry and giving some idea of the country around the quarry.

TROY It is expected a survey will be made for the new wagon road leading down from the W.A. Moore ranch to Troy. This will be a great convenience for the Bartlett people. Spring work has started already on Wenatchee grade and it is expected teams can go out soon over the mountains to Cloverland.

S.T. Tippett came up from the Imnaha last Saturday, feeling well satisfied with the way his cattle have come through the winter. He did not lose a single animal. The ground has been graded for the new house at the mouth of Cow Creek, but the building will not go up until the men can find the time later. Mrs. Tippett has come back to Enterprise to remain the rest of the spring, while the smaller children are in school.

70 YEARS AGO

March 23, 1944

The county court announced the appointment of George Dawson of Joseph to fill the unexpired term as county commissioner left vacant by the recent death of John D. Laird.

Mr. and Mrs. M.R. Womack of Medford, formerly of Wallowa, had the unusual experience recently attending a movie of seeing their son, Ross E. Womack, on the screen. Ross had previously written his parents that he was among a group of Marines photographed in the South Pacific, released in the film Marines at Tarawa.

The 11th annual Enterprise F.F.A. Parent and Son banquet will be held Saturday evening, March 25, at the IOOF hall, with the ladies of the Rebekah lodge serving the dinner. The following able committees insure the evening will be a success: invitations, Melvin Pace, Bob Best, Leslie Masterson, Kenneth Ward; program, Gerald Sandlin, Don Russell, Bill Hayes, Jim Hall, Bud Moffit; decoration, William Beaudoin, Harold Amey, Wayne Cook, Gordon McGinnis, Jim Hombel; menu, Bryce Shuway, Kenneth Craig, Mervin Collinsworth and Marvin Maxwell.

BARTLETT Our warm spring weather has changed into cold winds and snow flurries. The temperature was 3 above zero March 13.

50 YEARS AGO

March 26, 1964

Financing has been arranged and everything ready to go on a $2.25 million dollar project to construct a four mile long tramway to Aneroid Lake and to build a lodge and ski lift at the upper terminus if a right-of-way can be obtained from the Forest Service over the Eagle Cap Wilderness section, District Attorney Keith Wilson told a meeting at the courthouse Monday afternoon. The tramway would run from the vicinity of the Pacific Power and Light Co. hydro-electric powerhouse.

Four more candidates have been added to the roster of local girls competing for the title of Miss Wallowa County. The above girls, Maridee Connor, Diane Makin, Sue Ann McGraw and Cathy Ann Tippett, are the contestants that will represent Wallowa High School.

Several members of the Lostine High School FFA chapter attended the State FFA Convention in Klamath Falls last week, March 18-20 Robert Carper, Alan Carper, Dallas Crow, Terry McArtor and Tommy Frazier. Senior Robert Carper walked away with honors in the coop test, placing highest in the state and attaining the highest score in the history of the exam (93 out of 97).

Two Joseph FFA members received the State Farmer award at the State Convention, Jim Cornwell and Dave Stubblefield.

25 YEARS AGO

March 23, 1989

Construction of the Forest Services new complex west of Enterprise reached new heights Friday when workers and crane operators hoisted a 12-ton 44-foot Ponderosa pine in place. The 5 ½-foot thick log, cut near Indian Crossing on the upper Imnaha River last fall by Robert Long of SFS Logging, will serve as the central support beam of the visitors center thats being constructed of lodge pole pine.

When it comes time for the Wallowa County Court to consider vacating a 12-mile stretch of Powwatka Ridge Road, it will handle the issue in a calm, logical manner, according to Judge Pat Combes.

Wallowa High School teacher Terry Crenshaw will be spending a month in West Germany this summer with 13 other American social studies teachers, learning about the Federal Republic of Germany.

A Chief Joseph Days Court member is likely to appear at almost every door in Wallowa County within the next month as competition for the CJD queens crown heats up among Heather Williamson, Jill Stilson and Shawna DeVault.