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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 1911)
PAGE 2 LA GRANDE, UXIOS CO DOTY, OUKUON. MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1911. : ENTERPRISE, OREGON COUNTY SEAT OF THE GREAT AND WEALTHY WALLOWA COUNTY Of the cities and towns of .Wallowa county too much In praise can not be said. Enterprise, the county , seat, on the O. R. & N. branch from La Grande, Is the county seat and the site of the County High School. Jo seph, a busy, bustling, wide-awake business center at the foot of Wal lowa lake, Is on the Bame ' branch road, the present terminus. : Lostlne in practically a full complement of generous dealing with its patrons of retail business. Ice cream and eon- . the county. In the panic of 1907, when fectionery business abound, 1 and each is doing fcell. Among these is a wholesale candy , factory which not only upplies the home trade but ships large quantities of plain and . fancy candles to nearby cities in the county. ' Two big furniture stores, an up- and Wallowa also are on the same to-date undertaking parlor, an ex branch line and both are tbrhlng, ' elusive and big hardware store, are growing, up-to-date little cities, in ' adjuncts attesting the retail trade other sections of the county are 'volume in Enterprise. Two livery Troy, Grouse, Promise, Paradise, Im-jand feed and sales stables, a good nana, Flora and half a score of mall flouring mill, planing mill, an ex centers affording the nucleus of fu-' elusive clothing store, two meat ture big towns In the midst of future 't markets, several grocery stores aside big agricultural areas. Flora is'Just'from those mentioned especially, a now growing rapidly, boasting a good representative newspaper. Troy, Promise, ' Grouse and Paradise are located where future growth is cer tain.1,', 1 The County Seat. Being the county seatand the site of the Wallowa County High School, Enterprise naturally receives promi nent notW "i'situiil occupies a prominent position' in the county. The county business is centered here. A brand new county court house, er ected of stone is Just completed, and furnished. The cost of this building was $50,000, all paid, and the county first-class restaurant, three hotels, and a host of minor business estab lishments, with the big retail empor iums, make of Enterprise a thriving city of nearly 1,500 people. ' E. 9L " jb M. Company. Among the big companies of the county and of Eastern Oregon la the EnteiwU McrciiUIw auj Min ing company. This house is the first big establishment whose . history dates back before Enterprise was a city. It began in the days when En teiferlse boasted a few scattered homes, when the streets ran open on the slope land, and 'when perhaps a Is out of debt -indeed with money in hundred souls made up the village the people's ' treasury. ; The new population. , ' county jail has also been completed. The cages are the latest steel cages from the Pauley Jail company of St. Louis. , . . , Business Interests. ' Enterprise ' Is happy and bustling President O. W. Hyat, of the Wal lowa National Bank of Enterprise, heads the E. Mb & M. company. This company owns and operates a large saw mill in the timber Bectlon north of Enterprise. It has a history for mth a fayli w 'HEN you want a first-class Job of rrinung, ana want it without delay; when you have a design in printing you would like to have figured out sat isfactorily; when you want work at reasonable prices, bear the, EVEN ING OBSERVER in mind and call Main 13, also Independent 1342. We Do Anything With Type EVENING OBSERVER The Print Shop with a Pay Roll THE men went to bed thinking they were worth $50,000, but awoke to And their sheep, cattle, horses and other stock shrunk in market -value to practically nothing, the E. M. & M. Co., came to the rescue. Credits were not only carried but extended further. Men who wefe indebted to this company and found that they could not pay. were given the cheering counsel to buy within reason on further credit whatever they needed. And la ihls manner the E. M. & M. Co., carried thousands of dollars on its books day after day and month after month, as a genuine service to the interests of the county. It would not be wide of the truth, perhaps, to make the suess that this company carried close to $100,000 in this manner, until tidi ness matters settled again to normal and the financial upheaval and chaos had been reorganized and markets resumed the tenor, of their way. ' This business, in this - iuit wntch has characterized It in. itf history is intimately associated with the welfare of the whole interest tt the county. Its Influence reached and still reaches to the remi.te hr.e deader as well' as to the hi s ock man in Wallowa county. y The E. M. ft M. company carrlc a ; ,neral stock of goods. lr is , ell equipped. It contains a gr-;ery do rarlment, dry goods department, la: dies' furnishing department, ."fjc-jtle-inen'B clothing and fumlB'iln.r de partment, boot and shoe dertir.ent, and a big stock of all kinds of agri cultural Implements and bull.tf.nir ma terials. It Is Just now dolus the big gest volume of business In its history, and this volume Increases with the increased settlement of the county. Any one of the large corps of clerks as well as the head of the big busi ness, 'will make the visitor to Enter prise feel at home If he or she will visit the store. Indeed, the manage ment of the store desires all visitors to make their; headquarters there, where courtesy Is extended gladly to the visitor as well as to the buyer. The W. J. Funk Company. Another stupendous general or de partment store Is that operated by the W. J. Funk ft Company. Mr. C. E. Funk Is the head of this estab lishment Everybody in Wallowa county knows "Charley," as he is called, and sees in him a happy, self denying friend. Mr. Funk has made a wonderful success of this business whose gross transactions will prob ably range anywhere from $10,000 to $15,000 a month depending upon the seasons and the conditions generally. This establishment is made up on the lines of the up-to-date depart ment store. It has many depart ments as 'the general trade demands, and iu addition Is engaged In large sheep and wool growing Industries, The personality of this blgi busi ness is preeminently Mr. C. E. Funk, whose geniality Is a synonym for friends, for financial success and for generosity, for Interest In everything pertaining to the welfare of the county. Each department of the large store la placed In charge of an ex pert, and the whole Is put under the direct charge of a well-seasoned head cierK acting in position of Immed iate manager of the work. In this manner W. J. Funk and company presents a most modern appearance. Its grocery, hardware, dry goods, la dies and gentlemen's furnishings ooots and shoes, and other depart ments are spick and span,' and snap with business appearance. Over nil this institution, beaming like a refreshing life of perennial good nature. Mr. C. E. Funk presides, Tie is never too busy to stop and talk pleasantly with the buyer and the visitor, never too burdened with bus incta affairs to smile and lend one a good laugh and Impart to all a pleas antry that makes the life glow as with an oasis-of happiness. This bus- mnss has a trcmepdous volume of trade based unon square dealings and upon ranking the public's Interests , us own. Enterprise would be lost without W. J. Funk ami company? Hold Enterprise. Terry Blanchard Is a genial host Just the sort of man with the glad hand to make you welcome, when yon stop at the Hotel Enterprise. We have stopped there along with many other La Grande citizens, time out of mind and we're going to do it "again." This hotel is a miniature of metro politan style and finish for the Inland . city. It la modern, in a modern stone building with, a service that delights the heart of the travel ing public. In addition to this ser vice Is the personal Interest in the entire trade taken by Mr. Blanchard, who never, permits an individual 'to leave with any want unfilled. Smith and Baker Liverymen. Of the livery stables in Enterprise, that conducted by Smith & Baker takes precedence as one of the finest businesses of its kind in eastern Ore gon. Smith and Baker seem to know precisely, and by sheer Intuition, Just what sort of roadsters and equlp pages the driving public want, and they have them always on hand. Their barn Is an immense structure, occupying nearly a block with its yard and sheds; and Its roominess af fords accommodation for almost any number of visitors with teams and rigs, i Besides this,' Smith and Baker ( are'themselves those Jolly sort of fel ' lows that "mix well," and that "take" well, with the traveling public. Their friends are not confined to Wallowa county, but extend among travelling .men over the whole torthwest. No one entering Enterprise would expect to find an expert Watch-maker and Jeweler here. . But W.H. Dur ham Is this, and many other things when It'comes to the ."Jewelry busi ness. He is a schooled, expert watch maker. ; Given the raw materials, Mr. Durham . can : make a better watch than the majority one buys at the big watch factories. This makes him an expert repairer of all jewelry, an an excellent Judge of the sort of Jew elry that people , Bhould ' buy. ' His whole stock is bought with this expert Judgment and the people' of Enter prise are thus served. He is also an experienced plater of Jewelry, a deal er In diamonds. The citizen can get as small or as large a diamond as he might want at the right price. In addition Mr. Durham Is building up a big mail order business, and all these orders receive his careful and prompt attention. Satisfaction is always guaranteed by Mr. Durham. G. I. Katcliff-Furnl'tnre. G. I. Ratcliff Is one of the oldest business men of Enterprise. He con ducts a furniture business that is a model of reliability in all its appoint ments. His stock Is a large and var ied one, including a bigillne of phon- ugrapus ana uaison records, as a full side line. Mr. Ratcliff Is known, through his long and honorable busi ness career, to every one residing In Wallowa county. - In the old stage days he did business here, selling household furnishings to the remot est settlements In the county. 'Sat isfaction", says Mr. Ratcliff, "is guar, anteed both as to quality of furniture and as to the price." , Upon this mot to he has built up a tremendous bus lness. , Wallowa Title and Abstract Company. Under the presidency of A. C. Mil ler, one of the most amiable citizens of Wallowa county and known and honored from Portland to Erie, Penn., whence he originally came, the Wal iowa i me -ana Aostract company has grown Into a business fixture of Enterprise. It has been built upon painsiaaing ana conscientious care in its ousiness. its bead is a mau whose conscientiousness, while It will never make him rich In the mat ter of. dollars, has created an envla ble lecord for what Roosevelt his called a square deal. This company is known as an abstract and title com pany from the Snake river on the ent to MInam on .the west, and It'drawa iu abstract business from this large tv-rrltcry. Moreover, when the Wal lov a Title and Abtract company pre sents the prorerty with an abstrac that settles it. There are no flaws iu the title. The owner Is secure In his possession and that Is the real plea sure of efficiency In an abstract com pany. All land holders are given the same scrupulous consideration, as to their titles, when employing the work of this company. Weaver & Weaver. There are so many "nice" things to say about Enterprise people that the Observer representative gets con fused In the search for proper adjec tives. Take Weaver and Weaver for example: These two boys have a rack X S. A. GARDINER, Prop. andJMgr THE COLONIAL PLAYERS i with E. FORREST TAYLOR and, MISS ADA DANIELS 0 SUXDAT, MONDAY, TCTS DAY AD WEDNESDAY KIGHTS, .ST. ELMO. ': ' :V THntSDAY, FRIDAY AM) SATURDAY MATINEE, ' -HEARTS OF Til E BLUE RIDGE." ; ; ; ; .PRICES. . . ' ; 230 Ochestra seats ...................... 35c 800 General Admission 25c Entire Gallery 25c Saturday Matineee, 10c and 25c RESERVED SEATS ON SALE AT BOX OFFICE 10 A. M. TO 9 P. Iff. ey and getting happier. Weaver and Weaver receive practically the news-, paper trade of Enterprise, and with out them the people would be lost. It has come to be second nature for all Enterprise to wend toward Weaver Waiver's Tor tu evening and morn ing papers, as also for iced drinks of all kinds, and the line of goods found in a combined . racket stock. The many patrons of this firm, who have been looking to it for their supplies of various kinds for yearB, wish the firm the utmost of success. Riley and Riley. "That man Riley," you hear some Enterprise resident say, "Has a heart in him as big as a pumpkin!" Riley and Riley conduct a cash bus iness. It Is the aim of this firm to sell for cash and thus give the custo mer the benefit of all cash discounts In groceries, boots and shoes, china ware, hats and. caps, and a general line of merchandise. Fruits of all kinds in season Is handled. In the early spring the purchaser will see at Riley and Riley's cantaloupes shipped an tne way from Mexico by this firm In order not to dissappolnt its cus tomers. Dried fruits of all kinds are kept on hand. Riley and Riley also handle some of the flnect shipments SIT AOS THEATRE PROGRAM TONIGHT i ; .... '. . m : . ; r ;": ' : The Greater Call Essaney. :.' ' The Musical Ranch Lubln. The Two Paths Blograph. ; . Song Anywhere. . ; . Admission 10 cents ih. vhiJ LADIES AND GENTS SHOB . (Continued on Page Seven.) f 4 ? -1UJI, THE BOOTBLACK' nas moved to Ills Adams .. Avenue, where he will serve A all customers, new and bld. ' .'ii.avicj.-i MARKETING by TELEPHONE YOUR FAITHFUL BELL TELEPHONE always ... ,u. SUBaauy increases in usefulness. It does! a score of errands while a messenger is doing one. You come to accept telephone service as a matter of course, like the air you breathe or the water you drinks. Your Bell Telephone performs these daily srvices oi neignoornooa communication, and it does is a unit in the universal cTrctw, .. aua enaoies you to reach any one any time within the reach of the Long Distance Service. , ; THE PACIFIC TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO. ft store and confectionery business with all the leading papers and per iodicals a business that Is a distinct fulfillment for a distant Enterprise demand. And the boys are always found attending to busings, and therefore always found making mon-1 Co J Barley Genes al Contractor of Cement Work Plain and Reinforced Concrete THL SIDEWALKS nnonv nJr1r- 4