Miscellaneous newspaper articles for Wallowa Co. Oregon

October 7, 1896
Gazette, Stevens Point Wisconsin

Bank Robbers Shot
     At 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon the First Bank of Joseph, Wallowa County, Ore., was robbed of $2,000 by three men, one of whom was shot dead and another badly wounded, while the third escaped, pursued by a posse of citizens.

April 13, 1901
Idaho Daily Statesman, Boise City Idaho

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Correll and family left yesterday afternoon for Enterprise, Ore., where they will remain.

May 21, 1916
The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis Indiana

JUDGE PAYS RESPITED SUM
     Enterprise, Ore., May 20-To save Wallowa County the expense of trying a lawsuit in which the litigants were only $10 apart, Judge J.W. Knowles, in the Circuit County, paid over that amount to the plaintiff out of his own pocket and the suit was dismissed. The suit was brought by J.A. Burleigh against Lillian Spicer.
     "I have been informed," Judge Knowles said, "that plaintiff and defendant are only $10 apart in this case." The lawyers replied that was the truth. "Then I will give the plaintiff $10 to settle the suit," said the judge, "and we can take up something of more importance."

November 14, 1917
The Iowa City Citizen, Iowa City, Iowa

Mrs. Effie Eckert Dill, will leave soon for her home in Enterprise, Oregon. She has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. J.G. Tucker.

November 20, 1919
The Weekly Courier, Connellsville Pennsylvania

$12.50 A MONTH PER PUPIL IS PAY OF FORMER FAYETTE GIRL NOW TEACHING IN OREGON
     Twelve dollars and fifty cents ($12.50) a pupil per month, seems like a high rate of pay for a teacher, yet that's what Miss Inez Carroll of Dunbar, daughter of County Superintendent J.S. Carroll, gets. She has secured a ranch school some 16 miles from Enterprise, Oregon, which pays $100 a month and only has eight pupils.
     While on a visit to her sister, Mrs. Clara Carroll Victor of Oregon, Miss Inez fell in love with that state and decided to stay there. She had no trouble securing a position for teachers are in much demand and her experience in Fayette county supplied her with all of the necessary qualifications. To be sure, it's a little lonely out on the plains, but Miss Carroll writes that she likes it.
     Unlike in some country schools, Miss Carroll does not have to be her own janitor, that service being provided. All she has to do is to attend to the mental development of her eight young hopefuls, at $12.50 per month per hopeful.

August 2, 1921
The Perry Daily Chief, Perry Iowa

Miss Opal Gettings of Enterprise, Oregon, arrived last week for an extended visit at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Alex Jenkins.

August 21, 1925
The Davenport Democrat and Leader, Davenport Iowa

Luncheon for Out of Town Guest Featured by Surprise
     Mrs. James F. Ravenscrost, of Enterprise, Ore., who is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Jules Kerker of 2506 Iowa street, was delightfully surprised Wednesday, when her sister, Mrs. Nettie Day of Oak Park, Ill., whose expected arrival had been kept secret, shared honors at a luncheon given by Mrs. Kerker.
     There were four tables of bridge and favors were awarded for high scores. The house was gaily decorated for the occasion with garden flowers.

September 6, 1929
Hayward Review, Hayward California

Sheep Herder With Foot Burned Waits For Help
     Enterprise, Ore.-With his right foot badly burned, Phil Hollis, sheep herder, tended his flocks for three days until aid reached him. Hollis had built a campfire to warm himself. He retired while the embers were still warm. A breeze sprang up and fanned the sparks onto his canvas shelter, igniting it. He was awakened when the tent filled with smoke. He dressed the burn and waited three days until a camp tender came before leaving the flock.

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