100 YEARS AGO

Oct. 31, 1912

Four homesteaders from Snake River proved up on their claims in Enterprise early this week. One, James Grimes, is road supervisor of the Pittsburg district and the other three, Walter S. Brockman, James Wisenor and George Robinson, are prosperous farmers and stockmen. Mr. Brockman is the largest cattle owner in the county, with 1,000 head on the river.

Election next Tuesday, Nov. 5. The registration books of Wallowa County show 1,907 voterss names. Republicans registered number 1,133 and democrats 610; prohibitionists, 14; and socialists, 150.

FLORA The flour mill at Troy is now in full blast and will soon be prepared to supply the inhabitants of the county with the staff of life in the shape of flakey loaves, provided the housewives can make them. The Troy flour mill will fill a long felt need of the people of the Grouse, Troy, Eden and Lower Lost Prairie countries and is deserving of their patronage and support.

Work at the Q.E. Gwynne sawmill between Enterprise and Lostine was halted by the filing of three attachment suits, which represent claims of about $6,000. The difficulty is understood to have started with the failure of a bank in Culdesac, Idaho, where Mr. Gwynne had been doing business.

70 YEARS AGO

Oct. 29, 1942

Beginning Monday, Nov. 2, no further home milk deliveries will be made, according to an agreement by the local milk dealers. The abandonment of home delivery was made necessary by government regulations, according to the dealers.

One hunting party going out from Joseph last week had an unusual and exciting experience during their hunt when they killed a nine-foot male cougar. The hunters were Glenn Sprague, Max Wilson, Aubrey Estes and George Dawson.

The elk season opened yesterday with much of the rush and excitement of last and former years missing. The fact that many would-be hunters are either in the service or at jobs where it is not possible for them to get vacations now, coupled with the tire and gas situation, undoubtedly explains the reduction in the number of hunters.

Wallowa Countys 23rd contingent of selectees (with 32 selectees) left Enterprise by bus last night for the United States Army Induction Center in Spokane. This was the second largest group inducted from the county. The leader was Harry Lee Voss and assistant leaders were Jack Phillip Wagner, Ferman Alexander Warnock and Max Davy McKenzie.

50 YEARS AGO

Nov. 1, 1962

Probably the heaviest invasion of elk hunters in the history of Wallowa County moved in for the opening of the season here Saturday. Hunting rigs had been arriving most of the week, but Friday a steady stream of pickups, campers, jeeps, house trailers, trucks and horse trailers poured in over Highway 82.

EDITORIAL The events which first started the long road to the present brink of war over Cuba began a long time ago. Probably the Russians will not consider the Cuban situation worth an open conflict with the United States at this time. But we will have learned how easy it is to drift to the brink of war by playing footsy with dictators and then getting at outs with the revolutionaries who overthrow them.

PROMISE There were 84 deer killed in the Promise that are known of and probably another 25 or 30 we dont know of.

Roland Johnson, Enterprise, fractured his ankle while playing football at Nyssa last weekend.

5 YEARS AGO

Oct. 29, 1987

Wallowa County tax statements for fiscal 1986-87 went out to all property owners last week. While taxes and valuation remained relatively stable county-wide, cheers or moans could be heard, depending on what tax district the person lived in. The total tax rose only $502 out of over $5.4 million, while the countys property value dropped by about 1 percent to $270,796,026.

Longtime Baker postal worker Tom Bunch has been named postmaster at Enterprise.

Wallowa Elementary students got a taste of the countys past Tuesday when the school held a pioneer rendezvous. Wallowa kindergarten teacher Carol Willett and volunteer Maridee Symons organized the event. Demonstrators included: Bob Casey, wagon rides; Peggy Gentle, crocheting; Colleen Evans, tatting; Jack Neal, whittling; E.H. Van Blaricom, taxidermy and trapping.

Twin lambs born a couple of weeks ago to a Suffolk ewe owned by FFAer Kreg Coggins, 15, should have been a harbinger of spring, rather than the product of a very unusual Wallowa County autumn. The lambs are the ewes second set of twins in seven months.