The former Majestic Hotel is now the Main Street Motors used car lot in Enterprise.

100 YEARS AGO

July 15, 1920

The first store and post office building in Paradise, erected 32 years ago, burned down Friday morning with most of the contents. The building was owned by Harry Miller and was a total loss.

Thelma Caudle, the 13-year-old Lostine girl who was shot in the abdomen last week, has died. She had been taken to the Wallowa hospital to use the X-ray to locate the bullet and it was found. Nothing could be done to save her, as her bowels were shot thru in several places.

Follow-up: Rhee (Caudle) Lathrop contacted the Chieftain with the rest of the story: Thelma Caudle died of her injury three days after being shot. This was before my birth in January of 1925, but Thelma was always remembered in the Caudle family; I grew up with the tragic story. There were no repercussions for the 15-year-old boy who shot her, as he claimed it was unintentional. However, as an adult he ended up in prison, and years later died there.

A Main Street office with service from 8 in the morning until 8 in the evening will be opened by the Western Union Telegraph company in Enterprise. It will be opened on a modest scale, with one operator in charge and a regular messenger boy.

50 YEARS AGO

July 16, 1970

The Alpine Meadows Golf Course was the scene of the annual Elks Golf Tourney. Leading the lists of winners were Dick Quinn with a low score of 142 in the championship flight, followed in second place by Ray Milligan with a score of 149.

Jawn Stockdale, who is wrestling in Mexico with the Oregon Cultural Exchange Team, has competed in four matches; winning all four with three pins and one 4-0 decision.

Two basketball players from Wallowa High School’s state championship team of 1970, Tom Childers and Greg Oveson, have received All-American honors.

25 YEARS AGO

July 13, 1995

Amber Follett of Enterprise was one of 15 delegates selected to represent Oregon at the 1995 National 4-H Youth Congress in Tennessee.

Jeff Quinn and Jody Marcum were the winners of the sole survivor round in last weekend’s Elks Invitational golf tourney at Alpine Meadows, beating Mike Crawford and Dick Quinn.

Baremore Ranch of Wallowa was the top-pair penning, sorting and branding team in the first-ever 6 Ranch Rodeo held at the Wallowa County Fairgrounds.

Brandon Burgess, Chris Lozier and Tillie Barton were the individuals who raised the most money for the Wallowa Valley Little League this season. For their efforts, they each received a new bat/duffel bag.