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100 years ago

February 1, 1917

Mrs. Marion Langston, who has been very critically ill with blood poison, was so much improved that the attending physician believes she is out of danger. While handling a meat saw two weeks ago, her left thumb received a small cut. The next day it was apparent the small wound had been infected. For several days Mrs. Langston hovered between life and death.

• Advertisement: “The Cheapest Labor Saving, Money Saving & Social Convenience in Existence is a Telephone.” – Home Independent Telephone Co.

• Last Wednesday’s train did not reach La Grande until 6 o’clock a.m. and as a consequence was not back in Enterprise on Thursday until 4 o’clock p.m. Slides in the canyon were given as the reason for the delay.

• A pronounced peace play, “In the Vanguard”, was given in the opera house Monday night before a large audience by pupils of the high school. The argument in favor of peace between nations and against war was more conspicuous than dramatic arrangement. In fact there was only enough of a plot to carry the point.

• News from Promise: Mr. Stace, Mr. Fleshman, I.S. McDonald and W.B. Hescock have put up a fine supply of ice furnished from a pond below I.S. McDonald’s spring.

70 years ago

January 30, 1947

• The Raven creamery will hold open house all day Saturday inviting the public to visit their new plant just completed in the former Keltner-Skaggs building.

• About 20 farmers were out Monday evening to enroll in the farm machinery and construction course to be given by the vocational ag department at EHS. Bill Wergen will act as welding instructor.

• A truck bringing the furniture of Mr. and Mrs. Byron Henry to Enterprise went off the grade on Cabbage Hill Sunday night. The driver was burned to death and the truck and furniture were also consumed in the flames. Mr. Henry will take over the publication of the Joseph Herald next week.

• The price of the hot lunch served at the school has been raised since last year when the price paid was 10 cents. This year started out at 15 cents which has since been raised to 18 cents.

• Photo caption: Cora Mae Denney, Red Cross swimming instructor at Enterprise, wipes her face with a towel after a winter dip in the snow-fringed waters of Wallowa Lake, site of Oregon’s newest state park. Temperature: a chilly 16 degrees.

50 years ago

February 2, 1967

• Photo caption: Mrs. Noel Wright is shown here accepting the keys to the Enterprise Greenhouse from Mrs. Frank Hays. The Wrights took over the greenhouse this week. The Hays have operated it for the past 4 ½ years.

• Three times in the past year Mac’s Grocery in Joseph has been broken into and merchandise removed by burglars. The latest was Jan 19. The thieves made off with 9 or 10 cartons of cigarettes, $3 from the till and 18-20 cases of beer.

• An over-flowing crowd of approximately 550 people attended the premiere showing of “Wonderland Country” at the Vista Theater on Monday night. This was the first public showing of the film Walt Klages of Enterprise and Bob Landsburg of Portland filmed for Northeast Oregon Vacationland, Inc.

• Plans to convert the upper Pallette ranch on the Imnaha river into a private club to be known as the “Pallette Ranch Sportsmen’s Club” have been announced by Claude Hall, one of the new owners and promoters of this canyon property. The club property runs roughly from the Imnaha River Woods development on the south to Mahogany creek and takes in the lower Crazyman canyon drainage.

25 years ago

January 30, 1992

• Photo caption: CJD rodeo committee chairmen Keith Waters and John Bailey show off the handsome saddle the committee will present to the Columbia River Circuit PRCA bronc riding champion at the awards banquet in Pendleton.

• Three third grade artists were the winners of the annual Ground Hog Day Dinner poster contest sponsored by the Joseph Chamber of Commerce. Anna Schmeck,Sheena Thiessen and Tara Shirley all win free meals for their families at the Ground Hog dinner.

• The Cougars hit the road for Halfway Friday, where they beat the slumping Pine Eagle Spartans, 64-24. Then on Saturday the orange-and- black notched an 85-53 win over Adrian. The back-to- back victories left the Cougs with a 5-2 Old Oregon League mark – good enough for a tie for first place with Crane.

• County bookmark design contest winners will be recognized by the Mountain Valley Reading Council to be held Feb. 4 at Wallowa Elementary School. Two district winners are from Wallowa County: Taylor Phelps, a Wallowa second grader, won first place in the 2-3 grade category; and Jennifer Isley, a 5-6 grade teacher at Wallowa Elementary won first in the adult category.