Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-24
Additional Locals.


use at the Stationery Store.
All members OF the Circle please be
on hand Friday night at the hall for
practice.
Just received at the Stationery
Store, the finest line OF candies ever
carried in she town.
The directors of the Alder Slope
Ditch Co. have not yet been able to
let contract for its construction.
Master Lloid Akin of Joseph visited
in this city for several days this week
with his little cousin Clark Akin.
Miss Gertrude Brusha returned
Wednesday from a visit OF several
days with Miss Jessie Imbler at E. W.
lmbler's sheep camp.
The Enterprise Meat Market has
been taking lay of for the past two
weeks, and as consequence bacon
and eggs have been in demand.
Walter Smith and Wilford Green
We're among the ones who successfully
passed the Eighth grade examination
held a short time ago in Joseph.
DR.. Temple and Claude Lockwood
drove out to Elk mountain Sunday.
George Mitchell and Miss Foster are
both recovering from pneumonia.
Messrs. J. F. Batter, w. l. Calvin
and W. s. Burleigh attended band
practice in Joseph last Thursday even
ing. They report an enjoyable time.
The E. M. & NJ. Co. has begun work
on installing the pump at the -four
ing mill for the water works. 1t will
be completed and in operation as soon
as possible.
Messrs. Achnrch and Hammack,
proprietors of the Lostine Bulletin
Leader, and the Hardware store in
that city, were transacting business
in Enterprise Thursday.
Jap Ellis and Clarence Vest left
Saturday for Imnaha, the former re.
turns to his lambing camp, and the
latter goes to assist in the driving out
of cattle from the winter range.
Quite number around town have
planted their early gardens, such as
lettuce, radishes, peas and onions
Potatoes and cabbage will not bt
planted until near the first of June.
L. j. Booth was out from Imnahs
Tuesday to see about getting a nes
wagon, as it was his wagon that went
down the Imnaha a few days age
with Johnny Beeman and was tota
wreck.
NJ. w. Goodman and W. H. Wagner
started for Lewiston Friday with som,
horses which they will endeavor to
dispose of. ]. S. Wagner intended tc
go with them but Mrs. Wagner wa,
taken sick the evening before.
n. w. Applington of Joseph creek
was in town Thursday and made on
Office a business call. He says the
fruit trees in that locality are heavily
loaded with bloom and prospects for ,
heavy crop Of fruit is very favorable.
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Dobbin passed
through town on Wednesday on theil
way to Union having been summoned
' to the bedside OF Mrs. Dobbin's fathe
who is seriously i'll. Mr.. Huffman
has many friends in this county whc
will be sorry to hear of his sickness.
The Sunday Oregonian announce
that the U. 8. Grand Jury has fount
! an Indictment against Walter Sim
/ mons OF this county, charging hin
4 with giving false testimony before
U. s. Commissioner in regard to
d homestead claim. The witnesses tina
4 were subpoened on this case returned
Tuesday from Portland. They wer
George Gowing, Will Needham, Free
4 Mitchell, ]. c. Weatherly and Georg
H. Furgason.
One day last week Johnny Beemal
attempted to drive team across tin
Imnaha river at the Baer place. H
I had only gotten fairly started whel
the water struck the wagon bed, over
4 turning the wagon and driver int,
the icy stream. The team cam
loose from the wagon and swan q
/ shore, but the wagon and boy wen
|. down stream. Once the wagon turn
/ ed over and Johnny was underneath
!: John Baer saw the Predicament anc
! swan his horse and rescued the bo,
who was chilled and almost ready K
give up the struggle. 1t is safe to sa,
that he will take no more dhanres /,