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Rh remembered that commonly the itemizer is not the maker of the item; he merely presents it just as he sees and feels it. So it will be understood at the outset—there is nothing like an understanding—that they who assume unenviable attitudes before the public have largely themselves to blame. A chief among ye takin' notes and faith he'll print them. With charity for all, etc., I remain A. W. GOWAN.

Mr. Gowan's regular business was real estate.

Under the head "Our Schools," one of the items given a line on educational discipline of that day:

"Mr. Altman, a new-comer, we understand, has contracted to wield the birch at Prairie creek school, commencing next Monday."

Wallowa. —Wallowa city was four years old when, March 3, 1899, L. Couch and C. T. McDaniel started the Wallowa News, first newspaper in the town, which later was to form a component part of the Record Chieftain at Enterprise. After some changes of ownership Couch bought the paper back in 1903 and conducted it for two years. In 1905 he sold it to Fred Conley, who after a short time moved the paper and plant to Enterprise.

After a short time without a newspaper, Wallowa in 1907 welcomed R. H. Jonas, who launched the Wallowa weekly Sun and published it for five years. Under various changes of ownership the Sun has continued to the present. The present owners are Harold and Mona Dougherty Hamstreet, who after several years of farming are again conducting their newspaper. Mr. Hamstreet, son of the late O. D. Hamstreet, well remembered as publisher of the Sheridan Sun, was graduated from the University of Oregon, where he was editor of the Emerald in his senior year (1916-17). He was for several years a member of the news staff of the Oregonian, and for a time was associated with his father on the Sheridan Sun.

Will C. Marsh was editor from 1912 to 1914. After a year in which the paper was conducted by Lulu and Ray McNees, J. M. Bledsoe, newspaper veteran, later publisher of the Myrtle Point American, conducted the Sun from 191 5 to 1922, followed by D. M. Major, who was publisher to 1925. He was followed by Harold Hamstreet. R. H. Jonas was back as editor and publisher in 1929. Roy Lovell published the Sun from March 1, 1931, to December, 1932, when he sold to James A. Dement of Boise, who traded an interest in the Dement-Oster Printing Co. in Boise to Mr. Lovell. Mr. Dement in turn sold to M. J. Sevier of Wallowa, who placed Miss Marjorie Martin in charge, while he continued as salesman for a power company.

Joseph. —As told under the Enterprise heading, Joseph was for