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J O S E P H , O R E G O N , O & T O J ÎE R 8 , 1 8 9 1 .
W H O L E NO?
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A MYSTERY IS SOLVE».
The Nebraska P p IfOl'IJ.
The Murder of Twenty Chinamen
The N ebraska Repuh.'s is h »' Week
on Snake River,
m et in convention, aril adçoW a
The Wallowa Chieftain
fS I8SVEt> EVERY THURSDAY
— BV Tint—
Highest of all in Leavening Power— U. S. Gov’t Report, Aug, 17, 1889.
platform th a t is a pretty fair itiica-
.
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The following article is now going tion of th e grounds on which the
CHIEFTAIN TUB. COMPANY. th e rounds of the papers:
j party will m ake its ( a m i.s ic A i8 9 2 .
S an F rancisco , Sept. 30.—The mvs-
F . M . M c C U L L Y , E d it o r .
The platform follows: t ’c ismice in
i tery surrounding the finding of the I the restoration of the virri>ran|stftte«-
| bodies of tw enty Chinese in "'nakc ■ m anship in the conduct i< ouiforidgn
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
river, Oregon, in 1887 has been solved. affairs under the guiiti fg ‘Und of
Single Copy, per year .................
The bodies all bore gunshot wounds, America's favorite son, ..lenes O.
Single Copy, - i t m onths
.’75; showing they had been murdered. The Blaine. We approve o ' .vb silver
Single Copy, three otoliths
____■ Chinese consul in stitu ted an invnsti- coinage act of the prrent adm inis­
i gation, hut was then unable to find tration, by which the ç»fre product of
TROFESSIONA L CA KBS. ‘ who com m itted the crime. Consul i the pilver m ines of <.heHT
ic v r nited
.lt
Bee now m akes public the following arc added to the /
of the peo-
8. iVAXIME.
P . W. 8 hkaman . 1 statem ent, dated \A alia \\ alia, A ugust j pie, b u t we denounce n. 'democratic
31,1891:
j doctrine of free and uul. •:)«4 coinage
c
Paragraphs by Gabe.
J " - -¿A. I L T T N d T B L I i L
IVANHOE & S IIK A H A N ,
I “ I Hugh McM illan, now of W alla of silver
a financial pohftiiable
to
- ’'Aft“ «
While some of our sister north- U. S. Commissioner. 9th Hist. ,,f Oregon,
i!n’ " ash > but formerly of Im n ah a. I precipitate
tin e people of
cipitate th
o f , . |e|- city and
i
wait'' w a cot I Or., make the follow «very stai/- in ihc U n it,U n a pro­ west-wn states are com plaining of u n ­ —Is prepared to take all kinds of—
ing statem ent, to the end th a t justice longed and disastrous <lcH*»sion and usually warm w eather, we are not
ENTERPitlHE, OREGON.
Land Filings,
All buaineas and correspondence ut may be done the interested parties. I delay* the revival of businf^.enterprise struggling much to keep cool.
tended to with dispai h. D irotte, Orini .1 make this statem ent from a statem en t and prosperity, ;,o ardenti) »¿sired and
The last of the annual Indian vis­
Land Proof«,
made me bv my son, Robert, eged 16, now apparently so n near.
inai and Contrari practice «peci a)ti<
e a r. | Up free and itors to the lake took their departure
Collections of all kinds made, and charged j ju st prior to his death, and by me then unlim ited coinage of silv£ tfluld tend ; for other pastures early last wick,
A ffidavits, Etc.
for a -cording to amount of w o n done.
| reduced to w riting. In the la tte r part to hoarding gold and for«' the use of j O high colored child of the iorvnt,
.1
Klo
h
o"A
'"ew
*'a"
*'•'
transited before
Office on first floor of Signal building. j of April, 1887, my son and Bruce cheap money in the jiayis.it of wages
Thy calico pony we miss;
i
. iiw 1 ou’n;'««¡«treras well as a: tba
Thouyli with civiVzation thou warrest
: Evans, .1. T. Canfield, Max Larue, in every workshop, milifstflory, store
Land Office, lhotie who deaire to make
WeIruely present you with thia.
I F rank V aughan, H iram M aynard and and farm, and tend to silo down the
C. S M I T H ,
ap p licatio n for notice of final proof i «n d
Carl H ughes were stopping in a ’ cattle wagewof toilers already • pressed and
The not peculiarly fascinating v/t at'i- only «end iiainea of wihwiwe«, and th«>
cam p, four miles from (Snako river. weakening the porch».-y, power of er to wh ich we were treated on Monday, application will be inudo out free of charge.
My son and Evans, Canfield, Larue the dollar which woulj bi used to Sept. 28th, was a rath er rude rem inder All work carefully and correctJy done
Office in poHtoffice building.
and V aughan w ent to a Chinese cam p purchase the product oltho farmers. of the “ wind'' up of sum m er.
Enterpris«, - - - - Oregon.
on Snake river. Canfield an d I.arne We are in favor of ha-. i r evbry dollar
According
to
the
ann
u
al
statem
ent
Will tnumtet a general Land, Law and
i.ainn at
ai all
... times
tim es ?7“n t ,ahove tl,e Cftmn n’ul E ' a "« *»<l I as anv oth ier dollar. WtSemand
nd the of land comm issioner C arter, Oregon
Loan busln«ss May 1» found
?e of the Ame.Ui svt stem has forty-million acres of vacant public
in Ills oltt •«, in the court -house building I ' ftuBhttn remained M ow . The whole ■ m aintenance
6
o'clock
l’.M.
'
l’a
H-.v
were
arm
ed
with
repeating
rifles
of
protectii
m to Amerijlir-Adii istry j lands,
from 10 o'clock A. M, to 5
ELGIN, - - OREGON.
and revolvers. There were th irteen j and labor, a poli,
t» '»has been
W’hat gives the tint
Chinese in th e cam p, and they were | identified with
tiAjy of our
Guests
will receive every ponaible
To
the
new
blown
nose;
G -. HT. S M I T H ,
fired on by "
attention.
Is the kerchief a painter,
I The unarm ed
Do you suppose ?
Physician and Surgeon,
tlioy were
O ur people have co enuso to com ­ GOOD ROOMS
the
camp.
ES’ .’ ERPklB F, - - OREGON
plain of the scarcity of money, as
—And the---
stuntly killed, and one o th er caught in recognition of his m ag 'fiicn t serv­ they have tim e in just as great a
BEST FARE.
afterwards and his brains beaten out. ices to the country. W p A’ o com ­ q u an tity as the in h ab itan ts of any
sj’-* .¡-.'fry a tînecialty,
The party got th a t evening $5500 in mend and indorse th a t Jiolv' ° f reci­ locality, the hank of E ngland not ex­
A share of the public patronage
Ofiìce at (ireig's Drug Store,
g dd dust. The next day eig h t more procity by which the ■Mitral and cepted, ami all agree th a t tim e is solicited. Stage office it the H o­
Chinese came to the cam p in a boat. South American stations cS1 Spanish money.
tel-
J- R. JOHNSON.
D R G W . S T E P H E N S O N , They were fired on and all' killed, and Indies are being opened,*p to our
Proprietor.
The
I
niked
States,
as
a
section,
is
th eir holies with the others, thrown trade upon favorable toils. and bv
peculiarly favored a t this time, .lust
in
to
the
river.
The
party
then
took j which all the surplus p rix ftk of our th in k of the wanderful crops, to say
Take it B efore B r e a k f a s t
P ty s 's h n snd Surgeon,
Lh« l-o ic W"d W ent t o u n o tb v r
.- c o u n tr v •,mt> dm!
’ ‘
tiiuirV and' li'v tiot.tiiny; erf The' b aseb all games and
The ««.at n|tpctixi.r . tunic athl liver
— OREGON, i cam p, «bout lour miles d istan t, where j which all or; people shnl1 receive in prize-fights.
ExTK7tPR.I3K,
legnbitor. In use for more than udyears
th irteen Chinese were working on the I exchange therefor a lour Ano -if prod-
in biigland. Positive s|>cciUe for liver
The hop crop of the W illam ette coFiplaint. Dad taste in the niontli on
river bar. These were all shot ahd | nets which do not proluce the most
Office in Ln r rt Buildimr. Main street.
killed, and the bodies thrown into the | ruinous com petition among our own valley is almost a failure by reason of arising in the morning, dull pains it. the
Treatm ent of Pile» and Rectal Diseases
river. The eam p was robbed, an d people nor destroy the developing the dcpieilations of the hop louse. Il bead and back of the eye«, tired finding,
a 8 |* eiu lty
$50,000 in gold secured. My son was industries of our country. Wc are the campaign lies would attack the dizziness, languor—symptoms of liver
Ketnedv—l»r. Henley's En­
present only the first day', b u t w as heartily in favor of file general pro­ crop of office seekers in this country, complaint.
glish Dandelion Tonic. Relieves consti­
K . T . J . »K A 7I«
acquainted with the facts, ns they visions of the interstate -empmetee law, liberty might not thereafter comm and pation, sharpens the appetite and tones
were talked over hv the parties in his and we dem and the reguhtion of all so high a price as eternal vigilance.
Up the entire system. Get the genuine
P hysician and S urgeon,
| presence. The circum stances here railway and transportation lines in
Some of our local w eather prophets from vonr druggist for » L an d take ao-
cordlng
to directions.
JO SE PH ,
-
-
OREGON. detailed occurred on the Oregon side such a m anner as to insire fair and predict a severe w inter, giving ns a
of the Snake river, in W allowa county, reasonable rates to th e pijiilucers anil reason for this inform ation advanced
U . HE. H I L L ,
near the northeast corner of the state. consum ers of the country. We favor the wonderful crops, as they say hard
7 K. H A S , A. *1. M. I».
Practical
The Chinese consul-general in this such legislation as will prevent, all winters invariably follow a bounteous
-J»
■ -
city will at once com m unicate these illegal com binations am all unjust harvest This rem inds us of the editor
facts to his own governm ent, and it is exactions by aggregate!! capital anil w**°i contrary to tradition, was ileter-
’’ ’iysician and Surgeon.
Repairing fine watches u ajieclaliv.
probable steps will he taken to punish corporatc powers. We iihist upon the | red from his usual occupation of hc-
All work warranted. Ori’.crs by mall ail!
the murderers.
suppression of all trueifc, combines moaning his unhappy lot, by bis sub­ receive prom pt attention.
JO SE PH , - - OREGON.
To the people of Wallowa county, and schemes designed
artificially scribers calling in large num bers nnd
Shop with K. C. Mays A Co., Elgin,
the revival of this old story seems increase the price of the necessaries of settling for the paper. T his was fol- Oregon.
peculiar and some of its statem en ts life. We indorse tho Wellfi’s Colum­ lowed by a severe w inter, but it <lid
¿ T O IIH r C A L V I N ,
absurd, especially tile announcem ent bian Exposition as an iin iirta n t < vent not blight the quill ('river as lie bad
j th a t steps will probably lie taken to in the world’s history, and we are in of fuel and food great abundance.
— DEALER IN—
I punish the murderers. The principal hearty sym pathy with etfry effort tq
G abe G unnison .
■ ¡acts in McMiilan's confession aro not make it a success.
Has a Complete Stock of
j m aterially different from those brought
“ The Jersey Lily.”
Paradise, Wallowa county, Oregon.
! o u t a t th e circu it court trials, in this
The G o v ern m en t’s 'Ijra n n y .
Axc.t.Esa.i C o t t a g e . L. B. July 2.
u n ty three years ago. Ind ictm en ts
Gentlemen: A ltho'it is very unusual
Will rtny and Sell anything that bas « ¡co
Baker City Ficvcille: Alman in Iowa
;
were
found
against
all
the
parties
value.
who could not find tim e X answer the for me to use any lotions or washes, still,
All kind« of Tinware inanufoctored to
m entioned above, and all th a t were questions of the census tifcer, in regard in answer to your reqneat, 1 have tried order,
and repairing promptly done.
tried were acquitted, Evans, Canfield I to a mortgage on his fair., hut took Wisdom's Violet Cream and Robertine,
Tho former 1 consider especially effica­ L o w e st P ric e s in th e County.
and Larue were never apprehended
i am ple time to write an iisaltin g letter
after the indictm ents were found, hav­ to the superintendent o: the census, cious in cases of roughness of the skin,
and I have been using it every day for
A «hare of the trade solicited.
ing left the country previously.
will have an opportunityl to consum e the last fortnight. 1 have found the Rob­
E N TER PR ISE. - OREGON.
more time and probably (otne coin in ertille an excellent preparation in cases
J. S. HOUCK, M anager.
The Difference.
clearing up the otl'en» before the of tan, sunburn, etc., caused by ex|ajsure
to
March
winds
ami
a
July
sun.
M.
R.
Brown,
of
Cornucopia,
has
courts.
Possibly
there
vduld
not
be
Thi« Hotel, having been pur­
H»«Ie f ,-rfnn»« h«vs b»<»n
Yours faithfully,
work J«.r lia, l>» A n n « !•>.(,«, A i.n «...
chased by o.ie of the oldest and best made a new strike which gives prom ­ ns m any growlers abou the Census if
», «m l .h m , I'. rin , I olvtln, t-h f î.
Lu,
l ie L a x g t k v .
c
u
t. O thers are tlo h ig n s v ,« II. W h y
bote] proprietors in Eastern Ore­ ise of great richness. From an assay some of th e very growleh : themselves To Messrs. Wisdom & Co.
no» y.»n* Mom« earn o r« r t f l W M i« a
iMonili. rt>n ra n do Ih c w o rk an J liv«
would
have
consumed
tiirictenough
in
of
the
ore
tic
got
the
following
re
tu
rn
s
:
gon. and the same having been
M lio in«, w h erever y r « «e«, i r e i ! b e ­
the first place to answi j jlroperiy the
ginners «re eneilv e n m liiv rhmi t h to
Lead, $33.60; gold, $2,» silver, $4.86.
l»a«1«.v. A ll «it««. W c ■»■»«* yon how
thoroughly renovated and many
When it is Built.
nd »r«et you. ( a n w o rk in »¡mr.- ihm»
The above paragraph is now being questions of the enum erit ir.
« r a ll Hie lim e. Iliff » io n e ; *o rw « < k -
commodious changes made, is now printed in the papers throughout the
From five to ten team s loaded with
Failure ntiknow u iiiiong t|i. rn.
open to the public.
grain from Wallowa, may already he H . l l a l l e t t A l « ' o . , l l « i M M U l* ..itl:,,i,|.
WhRt is Good Baking Powder?
State, and we copy it to show our peo­
I t is a well known /n t th a t car­ seen on our streets every day. Elgin ■
Vlenl». 9A eta., I,i>dstl’i(r, S3 cis. ple w hat is considered a “strike which
Itnu,-< I a m t I-iO ilg tH g , $ ,5 .0 0 p e r ' gives prom ise of great richness” in bonate of am m onia is m l by bakers will soon be the leading shipping point
ek*
| o th er m ining districts. I n - h e Joseph in the preparation -if tlq- finest anil in Union county.—Elgin Recorder.
G ests at the above-nam ed H o u se i district such a strike and assay would most wholesome bread! and cake, and i And when the builders of railroads
will he furnished with clean beds not a ttra c t more th an passing notice. has been from tim e in^iwnMirial. I t is ‘ TjtUy recognize the im portance of a
am ong the oldest and »t the same lim e h '" 't o tap t he Wallow.i grain fields,
and the in st f 're the market affords,
THE OHLY TRUE
most healthful constittents of baking ! Wullowa m ineral, Wallowa lime, mar-
cooked by one of the he«t cooks on
P r. Meek and W. II. Spensc, the two powders. I t is ill evolved in gas by ! bl“, building rock, and Wallowa prod-
men arrested a short tim e ago in Pen­ the beat of the oven./an l leaves no j u r!e nn‘l m anufactures, the shipping
earth. ‘ J, V, LUTTRELL,
dleton for procuring an abortion on trace of itself in the food, and it is ' P °m t will he in \\ nllowa county and a
Pronrietor.
the person of Mrs. Weaver, a widow this th a t gives it its gteat, value as
town will he b u ilt nt some convient
whose husband was drowned nt A rling­ leavening agent in the opii|ions of the ' lK>lnt th a t will surprise all Eastern
ton some years ago, had an ex am in a­ physicians.— Ne*- York Journal.
| Oregon.
tion last week, which resulted in both
- F O R SALE BY—
being bound over to appear before the
W tll PwWfy «b*
iwvnlatathe
A new variety of wlicati known as ,
Mind Read in:
Li»-r nn«l Kldacy» and ■esl«M U,«
T he Joseph Lim e Company. grand jury in the sum of $1000 each. th e new golden is attractii»; ronsider- i A bashful fellow called oil his girl, '
Hraitll «ad Tlrwrof Vnnlb.
W « n t or AppMit», I iv H m m U ia,
were unable to furnish b onds-' able attention among wheat growers, anil they both sat on the sofa, nt oppo-
. Thev
................
I noli of BtronKth « n i T ìtm I
1* • • I Lo r abito i i i « i 70 > i r» d . Mon «
A supply of first-class lime, tnnnu- j m en’ ant* wer® “g'»» rem anded to jail. , I t is a.product corning originally from 1 site ends. After a silence of consiiler-
•n tiirlM ani* norr«« rnvtl Q
new forco. F abronntho m i r i
foctnred from pure Wallowa limestone,
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.
;
;
t,ie d epartm ent of agriculture, and able duration, evidently spent bv each
-aand _»wpr>lle» B rain Power.
Some interest is being taken i.i the produced in Oregon fir the first tim e ¡in
«
snfforintf front rom nlaintp
co nstantly on hand.
sum moned up
in bard
hard thought, she simimoned
.A D I E S ¡ruKBo;^ -ri-« i'«oi
courage -- to ask
Stine-w ork, plastering and brick j m atter of irrigation. This is proved in any q u an tity tin- prcsisit season, enough ----------
— •- him w hat he
•N
IC
a
anfo
and
apoody
miro. Gira« « a
aofoar.
« M r . boni*
'
by the fact th at th irteen states and The yield surpasses tin t of little club was th in k in g about, lie, hoping t<
work done at lowest rates.
•om pioffioa. Froqoont attempt« nt o o u n^*i
n '-rte iv
in^»nty 7 add to tho popularity o f the il » « o oou
r i« n « -
-
,
. , _ _
,, , te rrito rie sw e re re p re s e n te d a ttb e c o n - under like conditions, whil$ it is ap- please her, replied : “ I was thinking of
not oaporl mant—»at
t
i
onrafW
M
,
«w
i
«arsi.
v ottbo <-------------
Leave orcers with T . P. McCully A veution held at Salt Lake recently. p aren tlv less affected \v dfv w eather the same thing von were.” S h e .tu rn -
Go or w ith the undersigned.
There were 450 delegates in atteud- than any other rariety heretofore sow n I
‘
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'
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1 mg around, replied, “I ’ll slap emu on
"NEI.L i J'JHNSwN.
ance at the contention.
in E astern O rcjjii.
the m outh if von try it.’’
Dr. MART«« MBOICIMC CO., S tills , I s
I
Attorneys and Counselors at Law.
Attorney-at-Law,
THE WESTERH HOTEL,
D
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Watchmaker and Jeweler.
THE JOSEPH TINSHOP
General Merchandise, Etc.,
Tinware, Stoves, Etc.
ENTERPRISE HOUSE,
IR O IÌ
TONIC
THE BEST LIME IN OREGON
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