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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
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'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
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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
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The Greater Call Essaney. :.' '
The Musical Ranch Lubln.
The Two Paths Blograph. ; .
Song Anywhere. . ; .
Admission 10 cents
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LADIES AND GENTS SHOB .
(Continued on Page Seven.)
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? -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
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