Not Going Out of Business But Selling' Out My Groceries at Cost
7 packages Force fl.00
i Small white Navy Beans...; 8c
" California Pink Beans 5o
( Choice DrKd Applet. 12'c
., Clwioe Dried Peaches 15c
1 pound Japan Kice 7c
1 pound Japan Tea.... .. . . 40o
25o Catsup . . .' 20
'13 lbs Best Cane Fruit Sugar.. 1.00
35c bottle Horse Radish Mustard.. i5o
25c package Crackers ,." 20o
15c package Crackers iOc
' 85o bottle Catsup ........ . . 25
2 cans Peas, extra-standard. . .
25c Chase & Sanborn Ooffoe.
Sn nan Suol P..'f..
, pound Shillings Best
7 l-ars Laundry Soap, Swifts Pride
20
25
luonapole and Klul ling's Best
Spices Impound cans 10
25c Extra Standurd Peaches, 'Apri
cots, Plums, Cherries and Pears
20c bottle Pickles...,
& cans r.xt rn Standard Tomatoes
1 can Corn Kxtra Standard
1 can Axle Grease
ftOo pails Axle Grease !
25
10
5
25
FRED S. ASHLEY
' Sell for Cash or Installments
OUc bottle Vanilla Extract, Mononole 45
50c bottle Lemon Kxtraet " 40
Economy Fruit Jars gnls 1.40
Economy Fruit "Jars, qnarts .. 1.20
Other stuff too numerous to mention.
Enterprise
Oregon
25 20e bottle Mustard...... ' 15
20 1 gallon Monnpole Syrup 1.10
?5 5 pounds Shilling's Best Baking
powder 1.05
20 2 pounds Shillings Best H5
15 1 pound Shillings Best.'. 40
A Fey Facts
(Continued from first page.)
avoid even the appearance of attempting
to balk' the people or to influence their
. judgement, we Jbave refrained from
word or action -which could be construed
ai interfering in anyway with a; free
and fair expression of their sentiments.
So many of our friends, however, have
expressed the opinion. that a decent
consideration tor ourselves and for them
.' . should prompt us to make to the people
a presentation of the" case as we see it,
that we are constrained to do as they
request. '
Will you, therefore, kindly allow me
space for the following :
The first Intimation that Wallowa had
county ' seat aspirations came after
several weks; or months, devoted by
the Wallowa Sun to, a campaign of
' abase of the County Court and of the
city of Enterprise, because . the court
had acofepted the offer of the citizens of
Enterprise and had located the county
. high school here. Ate we not, therefore,
justified in. assuming that this campaign
of abuse was part of the general
v camaign by which, working upon the
prejudices of the people, they hoped to
' bring profit to themselves.
, And what are the facts with reference
to the location of the high school here?
:Yoii, will remember that at the last
election .there was submitted to the
voters of the county the proposition of
establishing a county high school.
This was done under the provisions
of the High School Law, a petition
for the vote having been circulated and
very generally signed throughout the
county. In no part bf the county, so
far as I am informed, was there any
effort made for or against the measure,
the result of the vote apparently being
an unprejudiced and uninfluenced
expression 'of the peoples will. The
following is the result of the vote;
For. Against.,
Wallowa, 94 58 .
Lostine, 90 24
Enterprise, 152 49
Joseph, 104 ' 31
Prairie Creek, - 33 - " 17
Divide, 13 5
Park, 19,. 6
Eureka, 10 3
Pine Creek, 11 11
Paradise, 2(5 13
Promise, - t 31 10
Smith Mountain, li , 4
Powwatka, , 9 - 5
Leap, 27 19
Pittsburg, 12 2
Butte, , 11 13
Imnaha, 0 . 15
Trout Creek, 3 32
Flora, . 4 57
Lost Prairie, 3 27
Grouse, 18 21
Mud Creek, 6 9
The result of the vote left the county
court no choice. They had received
from the voters notice to establish a
higl; school and that notice was manda
tory upon them. And it had to be
located within a certain time. The
court notified the various communities
that action would be, taken at the July
term of court and that it would be
located at that town which, in the
opinion of the court submitted the best
bid for it. At the July term 'each of
the towns submitted its bid and Wal
lowa's sw lowest and worst. After
the- hid i were read and before action on
them was taken by the court, Judge
Corkins Called up President McDaniel,
of the Wallowa Commercial Club and
urged him ,to increase Wallowa's bid,
but was told that it was impossible to
do so, that they had raised as .much as
they could, at least without farther
time.
The bid of Enterprise, $1500 in cash
and a site consisting of about 6 acres,
being consideredby the court to be the
most advantageous to the county was
accepted.
We desire to submit to a candid and
unprejudiced public the proposition
that Wallowa, having voted strongly in
favor of the high school, having been
given an opportunity to secure its
location in competition with the other
towns, having taken ladvantage of that
Opportunity an I having lost out because
it was uiiuole or unwilling to pay as
much as the other towns, is estopped
from criticism of the county court, the
city of Enterprise, or any one or any
thing else. I think the agitation of the
matter by the Sun was, under the
circumstances, puerile and childish.
In the absence of any authoritive
statement from the people of Vallowa
to the effect that the Sun does not
represent their views, I think we are
justified in thinking that it does.
The next bogie raised by the Sun was
the matter of the high tax levy made by
the county court and it had the gall to
Insinuate that Enterprise was respon
sible for it. In' the name of common
sense, why should it be. As a matter
of fact the people of Enterprise howled
as loud and as long as the people in
the other parts of the county did. And
why should they not? The people of
Enterprise pay approximately two and
one half times as much taxes as the
people of Wallowa pay. Why should
Wallowa monopolize the howling?
And the Sun, with that utter dis
regard for truth which has characterized
it from the beginning of this contro
versy, has tried to convey the impression
that the high school was responsible
for the big levy, when as a matter of
fact but 3 mills out of a total of 22,
was levied for that purpose.
And then the consistency of our
friends in Wallowa. They shed briny
tears over the wrongs of a dear people
who have been robbed by a cruel court
and they hurl anathemas at the court,
and then they came up at least Mr.
McDonald, Mr. Holmes, Mr. McDaniel
Mr- Maxwell, Dr. Gregg, and possibly
other gentlemen, came up and they
hehK'np that self same court for a
further appropriation of $2200 for the
Sled Springs road. And that, too, after
having received an appropriation of $400
on tno same road. lust, fall ami fu-fv,.
. ...... .UlVUd
appropriations ', of ;$1783.50 on the
V hiskey Creek hill leading up-the' Sled
pringsroad, during the years 1900 and
'.-PRICES REDUCED
After our, very successful Spring and Summer Sales there are
many remnants of Spring and Summer Dress Goods not old
and shelf worn "but new and first-class in our large and well
assorted stock of Dry Goods, we offer you these goods at. a
tremenduous discount. Thesegoods will perhaps answer every
purpose as well as costlier goods.
Mens' Ball-Briggan' Underwear, was
i $1.25 suit, now . . . .
Ladies Muslin Underwear 25 per cent
discount.
One lot Warners Corsets worth
$1.50 Present price
i
Summer Corsets .worth 62c are now
, going at -. . . , .
j One lot Sun-Bonnets, good value at thirty
five and. twenty-five cents,' now fifteen
Sand twenty-five cents.
Our ' line of ladies Neckwear is second to none
jn the city. Please examine it before go
ing elsewhere.
95C
$1.20
50C
Big reduction in Lace Hosiery.
Ladies Summer Waists will go - at - twenty
five per cent discount.
Remember we carry a large line' of Trunks
and 1 Valises. If .you or any- of your
1 family are going away" for a trip give us a
, call.
One lot Dress Skirts thirty-five per cent dis
count. These Skirts are good, heavy and
- serviceable." These goods can be worn
any season of the year.
Call and see us and we will treat you Tight.
U v Respectfully
Enterprise' M..&' M:
Co.
(Concluded onjast page.)
Mrs. M. King left Friday lust, fnr
Tnrlock, California, where her folks are
living.
W. T. Bell is erecting a Ibarn on the
lots recently purchased from Daniel
Boyd in Alderviow addition. ,
If you want peace in the family get
'out wife a Shelby washine machine. E.
M. & M. Co. keeps them.
Misses Jennie and Cora Borland luff.
Saturday for Corvallis, where they will
take a course at the college.
Fine line of gents' neckwear at Bubv
Big Store. '
Mrs. 3.C. Hutchinson of Eiain and
Mrs. Henry McElroy of. Wallowa
visited over Monday with Mrs. Ashley.
Fresh oranges and lemons at the E.
M. AM. Store.
L. E. Jordan has been celebrating th
arrival at his home of a daughter.
Monday, August 20, 1007.
You can get a pair ot Buckincham
Hecht shoes at the Busy Big Storo.
Mr. Verger has secured the part of
Ashley's store building formerly used
for the grocery stock, which he will
make the central for . his telephone
system.
The six month-old child of Mr. and '
Mrs. A. H. Sasser died last Friday.
The funeral was held Saturday at the
Presbyterian church. Rev. Temnieton '
officiating. ; '
Fred Ashley announces that he will .
put in a larger and more un tc-dato stock
of furniture as soon as his grocery stock
is msposed of. Now is the time to get
bargains in the fancv erocerv line
CP J
notice his advertisement in this issue.
'Twill soon be school time. Don't
forget that Burnaugh & Mavflold are
headquarters for school supplies. Best
line of tablets in town.
Norman L. Downs has been annotated
to the forestry service under Supervisor
O'Brien. He will act as Private sec
retary.
Dermine Cream, the best preparation
for chapped, hands and face, is sold by
liurnangli & Mayfleld. Therefore the
county seat should stay in Enterprise
Union servicos will bo held at the M.
E. church, Sunday. Rev. Thompson
will preach.
(let one of those nice hand bags at
E. M. & M. Co's. Biir Store.
Say son, get your mamma somo Jan-
alacat Burnaugh & Mavflold.s so bIib
can make that old furniture look like
new. Their varnish stains will help
the looks of your cupboard and table
too.
Wesley Duncan has purchased the
livery business of Emmons Bros., tukinit
possession Tuesday.
Miss Nellie Davis returnod home to
Wallowa Saturday after vlsitinit with
Mrs. O. M. Corkins.
The national Live Stock Insurance
Association is one of the best vou can
insure your stock with. Call on W. E.
Taggart and talk it ovor, 6r droD him a
card and lie will call.
Mordo and Hector McDonald were in
town this week buying cavalry horses
for Walla Walla.
Moses Harris left for La Grande last
week. Ho will return later with the
intention of going into business here.
F. D. Coville, government entomolog
ist is in theivalley for a mouth's stay in
the forestry service.
Tullis-Cox '
Mr. C. W. Tullis of this city, received
invitations the fore part of the week,
to the wedding of his son Frank, to Min
Vivian Cox, daughter of J. II. Cox. of
Heppner, Oregon, September 2nd. Mr.
Tnllis is a Murgenthaler operator on
the Daily Tribune of Pendleton.