TWICE A - WEEK
WEDNESDA Y EDITION
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11 -ilLiKJr-JKl
NEW,
ECOMD
TWELFTH YEAR. NO. 87.
ENTERPRISE, WALLOWA. COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1911.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
EN
1
Cent a word single Insertion, 1
cents a word ,2 Insertions. Special
rates by month and year. ' '
WANTED.
Men and teams wanted to haul lum
ber. For particulars see 'the E. li
fe M. Co. 70btf.
MONEY TO LOAN
Stat Funds loaned, 6 per cent. John
' P. Rusk. Atty. State Land B'd. Joseph
FOR SALE.-
Al Piano for . sale. Enquire at this
office. ' . . v - 83btf.
' Matched team of horses. Well broke
and true to pull. See Carl Roe or
W. I Calvin, Enterprise,, Ore. 83btf
I will sell all or any of my town prop
e ty at reasonable prices. W. W.,
Zurcher, Enterprise, Oregon. 40btf
Bsc. 36, 3 N 44640 A. S E sec.
22, W NW sec. 23.SW& SW
ec. 14, 3 S 46280 A.
4btf J. S. Cook, Burns,' Ore.
California Homes. Beat dairy and
fruit farm la Turlock- Modes to Irri
gation districts. Write for exact des
criptions of desirable places, and my
low faTe rates. . Edward fowler,
Overlook Jersey Farm, Ceres, Calif.
79r8 '
WORK' HOR6ES WANTED.
Millard White will be here to buy
horses on and after March-10. Any
one having good work horses, weigh
ing about 1200, In good order, bring
them In. - 87bl
Marriage Licenses.
Feb. 24 W. T. Thompson, 20, far
mer, Wallowa; Effle J. Evans, 81,
' Wallowa.
Feb. 25 Ernest N. Henderson, 39,
carpenter, Wallowa; Lula V. Wright,
32, Joseph. '
Feb. .. 25 George Willafd, 24, lab
orer, Wallowa; Bessie French, 18,
Wallowa.
Feb. 27 Arthur D. Hulse, 32, lab
orer, Los tine; Jessie L. Hulse, 26
Loatine. , .
Feb. 28 T. K. Winston; 36, stock-
raiser, Imnaha; Ida M. Snell, 22, Im
naha. -,
Feb. 28 Emery A. Mace; 36, stock
raiser, Wallowa -county; Margaret
11. Snell, 20, Imnaha.
CHURCH 8ERVICES.
Methodist: The pastor, Rev. B. F.
Meredith, will breach next Sunday
at both services. The visit of Pres.
Horn an of Willamette is deferred un
til some time In April,
'Chapel Car Coming. -The
Chapel Car recently describ
ed in this paper is now at Wallowa,
and it will be brought to this city
Wednesday, March 8. This church on
wheels is in charge of Rev. Father
Austin' Fleming, who is reputed a
very eloquent orator. Everybody in
vited to hear him.
; , ELK' MOUNTAIN ECHOES.
Elk Mountain, Feb. 25 Jamesi Daily
was out from Joseph, Sunday. '
pt Loftus ' was over from Alder
Slope the last of the week.
One ot Geo. Wagner's children
is reported ill of scarlet fever.
:. Some of the .roads are Impassable
owing to snowdrifts, .
Attorney Daniel Boyd was out from
Enterprise' Friday afternoon attend
ing to business. . ,
M. McFetridge has a fine cow with
twin calves by her side.
AN ELK.
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT,
V In the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Wallowa County. -
Ii the Matter of the Estate of Char-
- kjt S. Fitzpatrick, Deceased.
, Notice la hereby given that" the un
dersigned administrator of the Estate
of Charles B. 'Fitzpatrlck deceased,
has filed his 'Final Account of his
adminlsratlon of said estate with the
. Clerk .of the ' above entitled Court,
x and that the said Court has' fixed
Monday, the 3rd day of April, at the
hour of ten o'cltfck Jn the forenoon of
aid day, at the County Court House
. In the City of Enterprise, In said
county and sta'e, as the time and
place to hear objection to said fin
al account and the settlement of
the same. All parties interested In
aid , estate are hereby notified to
present their obct!on, if any they
have) to said ftnai account, in writ
ing and file the same with the Clerk
' of said Court on or before said day.
' f. w. fitzpatrick;
Administrator of the Estate of C. S,
Fitzpatrick, Deceased,
J. A. BURLEIGH,
28co Attorney for Estate.
Always good new is ads.
E
IN SCHOOL LAWS
SUPERINTENDENT TO APPOINT
A COUNTY EDUCATIONAL J
BOARD EXAMINATIONS.
Stafe of Oregon, Department of Edu
cation, Salem., Feb.v 24, 1911..
To County Superintendents:
Gentlemen: The iaws enacted at
the present session of the legisla
ture will go into effect May 20, 1911.
The two laws which affect you the
most are the Certification law and
the Supervision law. f
Under the latter, the County Sup
erintendents of each county having
more ' than sixty school districts,
shall appoint on or before June 1,
1911, four members of a County Edu
cational Board, of "which board the
County Superintendent Is ex-officlc
chairman. The members of the boarc"
receive no compensation excepting
traveling expenses. Members of this
board must be legal' school voters
and no person holding any! other coun
ty -office, excepting the County Sup-,
erintendent, shall be eligible.
On the first Monday In June the
Educational Board shall meet and
divide all the school districts in the
county excepting districts of the flTst
class into supervisory districts. No
supervisory district shall contain
less than twenty nor more than fifty
school districts. 'The County Super
intendent shall be counted as a sup
ervisor for one district and the board
shall employ Supervisors for the
other districts. The. Supervisor shall
be, employed for not less than ten
months each year at not less than
$100 per month to be paid from the
general fund of the county.
Certificates.
The next examination will be held
n Juno 21, 22, 23, and 24. There will
Be no examination in August, hence
those persona whose certificates ex
pire in August, or who wish to take
teachers' examinations In order to
teach next, yea- should write at the
June examination. The new law does
away with the county certificates, bi
you will have authority to issue coun
ty certificates on State grades until
May 20. . . ,
Under the present law applicants
must complete the subjects for a
State certificate within three suc
cessive examinations. The new. Jaw
provides that such persons may com
plete their examinations under the
laws now in force. All persons, there
fore, who are writing for State certifi
cates should appear at the June exam
ination. , .
Applicants for a one-year State cer
tificate must make" a general average
of not less thn 75 percent and shall
not fall below, 60 percent In any one
of the following subjects: Arithme
tic, civil government geography, gram
mar, history, orthography, physical
geography, reading, school law, theo
ry and practico of teaching, and writ
ing.
Applicants for t five-year State cer
tificate must make a general average
of not less than 8& percent end ehall
not fall below 70 percent in any one
of the following subjects: Writing,
orthography, arithmetic, physiology
grammar, geography, theory and prac
tice of teaching, reading, U, S. his
tory, civil government, school law,
psychology; American literature, al
gebra, physical geography, and com
position. Twelve months' teaching
experience- la required for this paper.
Applicants for a life State certi
ficate must make a general average
of not less than 85 percent and shall
not foil below 70 percent in any one
of the following subjects: Arithme
tic, writing, orthography, reading,
physiology, school law, civil govern
ment,, grammar, geography, theory
and practice of teaching, U. S. hist
ory, psychology, American "literature,
English literature, algebra, physical
geography, plane geometry, botany
physics, bookkeeping, composition,
general history, geology, and history
of education. Sis months' teaching
experience Is required for" this paper.
Applicants for primary five-year
State certificate must make a general
average of not leas than 85 percent
and shall not fall below 70 percent
In any one of the following subjects:
Methods in reading, methods In arith
metic, methods in language, methods
in geography, theory and practice ol
teaching, writing, orthography, physf-
jology, psychology, and n addition
I thereto shall writ a thesis on an edu
cational subject selected from a 11s-
CHANGES
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prepared by the Superintendent of
Public Instruction. Twelve months'
teaching experience ' is required vfor
this paper which gives the applicant
authority to teach only In the first,
second and third grades. 'v
No examination In English classics
will be required In the June examina
tion on account of the lack of time
for announcements and preparation.
All examinations will be based upon
the text-books adopted by the State
Text-Book Commission.
Yours very truly, .'
87b 1 - L. R. ALDERMAN,
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
BOAT RIDING ABOVE
DAM ON LITTLE" SALMON.
Troy, Feb. 23. Work on the flour
mill is moln-g right along.
T. H. Valen, our hustling merchant,
is having his lot enclosed with a
fence, and a well dug, Reed Davis
doing the' work. .
A party of 19 went boat riding. on
Little Salmon above the dam last
Sunday.
A Sunday school will be organized
at the Troy school house Sunday af
ternoon, February 26. Flora Journal.
"Colonist Day" Set
Apart By Governor
Executive Asks Everybody To Write
Some Easterner On, March
. First
Salem, Feb. 25 Governor! West has
Issued" the following proclamation:
"Whereas, the state of Oregon of
fers unrivaled opportunities to home
seekers and, ; v
"Whereas, by Its great diversity of
industry, the state can furnish homes
and occupation for thousands,, am
"Whereas, by virtue of reduced
rates on railroads penetrating the
state it is possible for homeseekers
to reach here at a trifling cost, It is
hereby v ' j"
. "Proclaimed that Wednesday,
March 1, 1911, be a day known as
Colonist day, and I car upon all the
people in this state to avail themselvet
of 'the privilege of sending a person
al letter to some person in the East,
accompanied by literature telling of
the advantages the state has to offer
homeseekers,"
CHAPMAN DISTRICT NEWS.
J. J. Chapman and family have all
been suffering with lagrippe. They
called in the doctor Saturday, AU are
convalescent at present writing.
Several of the neighbors have tak
en advantage of cold weather! by put
ting up a supply of ice. -
The squirrels are already making
their appearance but the farmers are
watching 'for them, as each one that
goes to town generally comes home
with a supply of poison for the, pests.
Our literary program was some
what shorter than usual last week on
account of sickness, hut we hope to
have a very entertaining one for Sat
urday, March 4, Our literaries have
certainly been a success ' here this
winter and have been attended by
large audiences,
Eva Wilson la staytng with her sis
ter, Mrs. J. J. Chapman. She came
down from Enterprise, Sunday.
E. A. Crossler has recently become
the happy possessor of a Colum
bia gtaphophone,
Chris Jqbnston's of Parsnip Creek
had the misfortune to lose one of
their Jersey milch cows, Sunday.
CONTACT COMPANY MAY
INSTALL CONCENTRATOR.
J. H, Jackson of Lostlne, manager
of .the Contact Mining company, was
in the city the first of the week on
business. Work is temporarily sus
pended 'at their mine up the South
Fork until the danger from snow
slides , passes, when It will be resum
ed with a larger force than hereto
fore. - '
They uncovered large amounts of
ore during (he pant season, and if the
width of the ledge continues as the
work progresses a concentrating plant
w'll be put up,. The cost of such a
plant wHl be from $60,000 to 70,000
Installed. The ore so far mined will
concentrate about 40 per cent copper,
with enough gold and silver values
to pay for mining and handling,
Mr. H, N. Williams, who had been
visiting her daughter, Mrs, Harley
Floenor, returned home Sunday. Mr.
. and Mrs. Flepnor spent the day at J.
I H, Haun's In Lostlne,
SNOW
COMES
DOWN
ON SAN FRANCISCO
FIRST FALL
OF THE BEAUTIFUL
THERE
IN QUARTER OF
CENTURY.
San Francisco, Feb. 26. The first
snow in 25 years fell In San Francis
co today, accompanied by a heavy
thunderstorm. The mercury dropped
ten degrees in a single hour. The
day opened with brilliant sunshine
and everybody prepared for a pleas
ant outing, but shortly after noon a
dense black cloud swept in from the
ocean and settled over Twin Peaks,
to the west, of the city.
Immediately after the electrical dis
charge, snow began falling. In most
parts of town, the snow melted as
it fell, but in the Mission district, It
reached a depth of about half an inch.
The small boys went frantic at the
prospect of a real game of snowball
and proceeded to pelt every moving
object. Windows were broken in ev
ery direction, automobiles, carriages
and street cars sustaining the most
damage. Many occupants of street
cars were cut by broken glass and
there were a few passengers- who had
to be taken to hosfJUals for treat
ment for quite severe wounds.
The snow also fell to a depth of
an inch on the foothills in the sub
urbs of Oakland. The high, mountains
around the bay wear a white mantle
of several inches of snow. :
For the second time in 30 years,
snow fell at Fresno today. The Iflakes
fell for only a few minutes and were
followed by cold rain.
TOWNSMEN OF SPEAKER -
RUSK PLAN RECEPTION.
Speaker Jerry Rusk will get a big
reception on hla return to Joseph
some time this week, the exact date
being uncertain as he has been
detained in Salera by illness.
The town will be at the train ' to
meet him, and will act as his escort
to the business part of the city,
where a banquet will be served, and
speeches made, by Dr. Erwln, Mayor
Thompson and others.
Music Is liberally provided for and
"school yells' punctuate the program
at frequent intervals. '
Improvements At
Imnaha Progressing
J. 8. Pratt Constructed Ditch and
Telephone Line Newt -Along
River.
Imnaha, Feb. 24. Roy Simmons
and wife moved In to J A. Denny's
home on Blrthlngton'a Washday. Both
rammes will occupy, the house for the
present, Mr. Denny and family as
boarders.
C. E. Lewis brought his 2-year-old
boy to Mra. Gus .Stumbaugh, whi
will care for him for the present.
J. G. Mntheny took another loac'
of goods out to Enterprise for J.
A. Denny. E, C. Crowell accom
panied him,
J, S Pratt's ditch Is almost com
pleted, -
J. 8. Pratt'a private telephone
Is completed, and is in good ordor.
The weather is "warm andi sultry"
but it io snowing "to beat the bam
Mrs, Eula Bear accompanied hci
uncle to Enterprise where she will
visit their people.
Mrs. Frank Pierce went out on
Tuesdays stage to visit in Haines,
Oregon.
8-YEAR OLD IMNAHA KID,
GOVERNOR'3 FAVORITE
BONO 19 "VETO, VETO!"
Salem, Feb. 83. Governor West
completed a moat strenuous--campaign
of veto axe wielding at midnight Fri
day night with hla disapproval of the
bill to give one man the monopoly
of Rogue river fiahlng. ,
In all, Went vetoed 72 bills and in
cidentally saved the state $813,874,
that being the amount appropriated by
tb legislature on the' bills he dis
approved, Among the bllla vetoed by the Gov
ernor were the (our good roads bills
wUh all the "good" part cut out by
"sharp" legislators), the one intend
ed to take Campbell or Aitcbison
off the railroad commission for pollt-
ical revenge. Turner Oliver's private
bill to help his clients to get certain
real estate back that escheated to
the state, the second choice amend
ment to the primary law, the bill In
creasing the pay of circuit Judges,
the bill giving each county in the
state (except Wallowa, thanks to Oli
ver) a prosecuting attorney, the coun
ty division bill, and many others.
PRAIRIE CREEK AND
ALDER GET R. D. SERVICE.
. .
According .to the LaGrando papers
Receiver C. R. Eberhard has received
a telegram from Senator Bourne say
ing that rural route No. 1 out of Jo
seph would be started by the post
office department before the end of
the current fiscal year, June 30, 1911.
Mr. Eberhard had charge of the effort
to secure the route while he was an
attorney in Joseph.
This will be the second rural route
In Wallowa county, the other cov
ering the Middle Valley and the
Leap country. It has proven of ' great
convenience to the patrons, and no
doubt the new one will also.
The route covers all of the Prairie
Creek country and upper Alder Slope,
Former Resident
Oi North End Dead
Brother of Mrs. Renfrow Passes
Away at Coyj Flora
Journal Notes.
Flora, Feb. 24. Tommy Wright,
formerly of this section, died at Cove
February 18. He had many friends
bere who were, sorry to hear of, his
demise. Mrs. Edw. Renfrow, a sis
ter of the deceased, and her sons
Ray and Dale, of Lost Prairie, at
tended the funeral which was held
Monday, February 20.
J. H. Fordlce of Lost Prairie was
operated on successfully at a Port
land hospital, Wednesday, for appendi
citis.' O. O. 'Gowcy was up from Arko,
Monday. The old gentleman has been
confined to his home all winter by
feeble health,
John Hollo way and James Doran
brought in a saw mill from the out
side, Monday.
W. H. linker la enlarging one of hiF
warehouses. He also had a telephone
installed at his Arko ranch recent
17. - ,
Mr. and Mrs. B. Botts have been
staying In town most of the weekl
visiting with friend 3 and attending
the meetings in progress In the M. E.
church.
Mr. and Mrs. James Cole and chil
dren of Lost Prairie and Mr. and
Mrs. G. W. Barnes of near town,
visited from Saturday until Monday
on Buford ridge, with Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Redman.
PERSONAL ITEM8 ANO
NEW8 NOTES OF BARTLETT
Bartlett, Feb. 21. There was a
dance given at the hall near Bart
lett Friday " night, 'Fob. 17, with a
large attendance. All report a splen
did time.
Mrs. Leonard Smith of Grouse re
turned home Saturday from a visit
with her son, O, L. Smith, the fo
rest ranger.
There was a basket social given
at the Bceson school house Saturday
night. A very nice time reported.
F. A. Peterson and Charfle Flem
ing of Eden were visitors on this
side of the river Saturday and Sun
day, returning home Sunday evening.
School is progressing nlewiy under
Mr. Holmes' instruction.
A. H, Holmes, teacher of the Bart
lett school, spent Sunday evening
and Monday night as a guest at the
homo of Justice Wilson.
Harding, Wilson and McNeill are
building a wood saw.
G. D. Boston and J. II. Moore re
turned home Monday from Enterprise
where they had been attending a
sessLjn of the grand Jury.
IS NOT DISINTERESTED.
From Flora Journal.
The Journal, from curiosity, can
ask questions, hut excuse uh, are
we "dlHinteieflted?"' The North End
Is nther Isolated of course, but Is
a part of the county and pays taxes
according to its wealth the same as
other localities. Convince the peo
ple that the High School is a! success
and that toe extra tax money they
pay out to maintain It la wisely spent
and your cause la won.
PORTLAND
MARK
EI
REPORTCF MONDAY
RECORD CATTLE RUN FAILS TO
BREAK PRICES FLOUR
LOWER. v
Portland, Feb. 27 There was a rec
ord breaking run of cattle in the
stockyards today but the market was
steady and quality stuff even sold
at an advance.
There was also a heavy run of
sheep but only two loads of hogs.
General range of values:
CATTLE Grain fed steers, $6.75:
best hay fed steers, $6.50 6.60; fan
cy $6.00; cows, best, $5.50; ordinary
$5.25; poor, $4.00(8)4.25; stags and
bulls, $3.OO5.O0.
HOGS" Beat' light, $8.75; ordinary,
$8.408.5O; heavy, $8.008.2!. '
SHEEP Best yearling weathers,
$4.404.66; old weathers, $4.25; grain
fed lambs, $5.5O6.00; ewes, $2.60
3.25.
CALVES Best, $8.00; ordinary, $7;
poor, $3.004.50.
Grain and Provisions.
WHEAT Club 77c78. bluestem 8C
81.
OATS $27 to $25.50 a ton. x
BARLEY $23 23.50 a ton.
POTATOES $1.50.
FLOUR Patents $4.9C, straights $4
$4.5o. . ,
HAY Eastern' Oregon timothy, $19
20. Alfalfa $12$13.-
EGGS 2021.
BUTTER Creamery 31c.
POULTRY Mixed chickens 1819.
BACON 2224.
HAMS 1718.
Boston Wool Market,
Boston, Mass. Feb. 27. A perplex
ing situation exists in the American
wool trade, although the new .wool
season approaching will show a short
age ot 25,000,000 pounds In the Amerl
can clip and will disclose the necessi
ty of importing from 100,000,000 to 200,
000,000 pounds of the staple this year.
Pr'ces of domestic wools range from
15 to 30 per cent below the import
ing point in the large eastern mark
ets. The spread in wool prices here and
abroad was first noted about the be
ginning of 1910. Since that time in
the face of a strong foreign market,
prices In domestic markets have sag
ged off and the gap has' been steadily
widening. Not only is the stock of
domestic wool in America likewise re
duced to a minimum, but authorities
estimate that today supplies of wool
in this country are at least 50 per
cent below the volume carried at
the beginning of 1910. Unless the fo
reign situation weakens the near ap
proach of the necessity for import
ing will gradually level up prices fof
the domestic staple to a point near
er foreign prices.
PASTIME OF IDLE RICH
IN 80UTHERN CALIFORNIA.
Frank Soroers, the well known
Snake river stockman, returned Sat
urday from a two mouths sojourn in
Southern California, spending the
tlmo principally at Los Angeles and
Long Beach,' the heaven of the idle
rich. One of tho strangest sights he
saw was grown men, presumably
strong and healthy and undeniably
rich, pitching horseshoes day after
day, in the shade of minion dollar
buildings. That game seemed about
s much as their luxury-weakened
brains could fathom.
WEDDING BELLS, .
Two of the best known and pros
perous young stockmen of the eastern
part of the county, Emerjr A, Mace
of Snake River and T. K. Winston of
j.iaba, were married In Joseph, Tues
day evening to two beautiful and win
some girls, the Misses Margaret and
Ida Snell, daughters of Mrs. Ida Snell
of Imnaha. The ceremony was per
formed at 7:30 o'clock by the Rev. C.
E. Deal at the Charles Rice home.
The weddings were quiet, only the
contracting parties and the minister'
being present. Mr. Mace won for his
fair bride, Miss Margaret, and Mr.
Winston and Miss Ida were Joined in
matrimonial bonda.
All four are most worthy young
people and a host of friends Join us
In wishing them a Jong and happy
voyage on the sea of matrimony.
COUNTY COURT MEET.
County court met today, Wednesday
in regular March session. Commis
sioner Couch is unable to be present
an account of Illness.