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Newspaper
Enterprise Record Chieftain
Location
Enterprise, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1926
Page
10
W H Baker and family relate experiences from California including Los Angeles living, real estate myths, and a parable of a boy with a pup selling it for cash. The letter reflects caution about quick riches in California and prefers earning through work and local values in Wallowe County.
Perry Oregon residents describe placements across the state in a Home Coming Edition letter. Families narrate jobs schools and memories from Hood River to Roseburg and La Grande while noting land, property, and past ties to Wallowa county communities.
Williston readers share memories of travel from North Dakota to Saskatchewan Lake Carlyle for pike fishing and a Minnesota tour through Fargo, Minneapolis, Jay Cooke State Park, and Duluth, noting landscape contrasts and unique city features. The letter reflects regional curiosity and summer trip experiences.
Long readers report life in Wallowa County with notes on farming fruit wild berries and timber. Maud R. Cole recaps recent winters labor wages and settlement 25 years of oldest inhabitants and two Oregon families nearby. Amy M Chauvet and Mrs H Depkins share experiences visiting Enterprise and Pendleton while praising local hospitality and daily life.
The writer recounts a leisure trip from Wallowa County to Venice and Long Beach then to Noah’s Ark imagery, describes mild weather and sights, mentions friends like Mr. and Mrs. Holmes and Daisy Rumble, notes the passing of Louis Stevenson, and recalls a circuit through North Dakota Minnesota and Minnesota farms with praise for south central Minnesota’s scenery and prosperity.
A letter from a Sacramento resident recounts moving from Enterprise Oregon to California from 1900 to 1911, naming friends in Mill City and Los Angeles, then settling in Sacramento in 1911. It highlights Mr Chauvet’s work with Western Pacific Railroad since 1912 and family milestones through 1932.
Former resident writes fond memories of Wallowa County and family roots. He recalls 1873 frame house sites, log barns, and an extensive Willamette Valley farm near Salem. He notes ongoing visits to Joseph and Enterprise and keeps up with county news via the Record Chieftain.
Albany Oregon notes memory column greeting to the Record Chieftain recounting time spent in Wallowa county about 16 years and residence among friends and locals.
Mrs. M A Ghormley writes from Albany Oregon sending warm regards to Wallowa county friends in her Home Coming edition of the Record Chieftain. She recalls six years in Albany with her late son Roscoe and notes family nearby while expressing hopes for the newspaper’s future success.
J A Kennedy writes from Troy Idaho about leaving Enterprise to relocate to western Washington around March 15. He notes employment with Idaho Fire Brick, schooling for his sons Harold and Ralph in Cheney and Ellensburg, and plans to settle near Centralia or Chehalis while sending greetings to Wallowa County friends.
Greetings from Mr and Mrs H D Akins to the editor of Record Chieftain and all old friends. They express pleasure in sending a letter and maintaining ties with Wallowa County readers in Walla Walla Route 1.
Mrs Renbanedraw recalls a 1886 Grand Ball at Roups Hall in Emmett Idaho with the Roup Orchestra. The poem lists dances and participants such as George Hamberton , J C Hutchinson , Robert Cols , W G Warden , John Hayes , John Bowmans , Hiram Durham and more, concluding with reflections on youth and future plans.
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