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THE REPRESENTATIVE NEWSPAPER OF WALLOWA COUNTY.
OL. XVIII. N(Uf.
ENTERPRISE, OREGON- FEBRUARY :U i2.
WHOLE NO-n:r,
flip
eduction
finning Saturday, Dec. 28th, we will place
on sale an immense line of merchandise at aston
ish nlv lew prices. We do this in order to re
dti' our stock before taking our annual invoice
Feby. 1st, and every one is invited to call- and
I avail themselves of this opportunity to secure
bargains.
We also .take this oppornity to express to cue
and ail our appreciation of their liberal patron-nfl(-'
u ring .the past year and solicit the same in
L-e future. We. assure you that we will do our
l;tmost to merit ytfuf good will, and endeavor to
serve you fa'thfully." "
V'ishing all a prosperous and happy New
car, we arc
Respectfully yours,
THE WORLD'S NEWS
E. & M. CO.
FROM FAR & NEAR.
Clipped From Our
Exchanges.
Many Umatilla county farmers ex
press the fear of severe damage to
growing wheat tie-Ids as the result of
the recent cold snap. The strong
winds removed much of the snow
from fields, thus leaving the sprout
ing plants with little or no protection
foni the heavy frost.
A naturalist says that every time a
farmer kills a hawk he throws a fifty
lollar bill into the fire, for although
the bird takes an occasional chicken
it destroys at least a thousand rats,
mices'nd gophers every year. Trot.
Hodge, of Clark University, estimates
toads are worth twenty dollars each
i'or their work as destroyer of cut
worms. According to the statement of one
who knows there were sixteen train
robberies last year and twent-nine in
liJOO. In the past twelve years 30G
trains were "held up" and ninety-five
persons killed and l()f injured by be
ing shot. In the past two yeaia live
train robbers were killed and two
wounded, and two passengers and
train men killed and ten wounded.
The United States has, in round
numbers, 200,000 miles of railroad in
operation or more than two-fifths of
the mileage of the world. Germany
is the nearest rival with 32,030 miles,
llussia comes next with 30,000 miles,
a -id France, Ind.a, Austria-Hungary,
British Isles and Canada follow in or
der. Almost one-third of the mileage
is government owned, and the rail
roads of France will revert to govern
ment control about the middle of the
century.
A conservative estimate of the
numbjr of horses shipp d from Mon
tana last year places the number at
100,000. The British call for mounts
for South Africa has resulted in
thousands of head of stock leaving
the state. The result is that there
are now fewer horses in this state than
ever before, indeed there are no large
hands, and unless there is a move
ment of horses to Montana from the
south, there is certain to be a horse
famine in this stitc next year. Be
fore the bottom fell out of the horse
market a cayuse could be seen on
every bill. Today it is possible to
drive for 50 miles across the country
without seeing a horse. Montana is
to be congratulated.
A novel plan for settling (he lands
in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Cali
fornia and other western states tribu
tary to the lines of the Ilaniman syn
dicate is being worked out by the
officers of these raihoads. A new
method is to be used to influence this
settlement. The llarriman syndicate
through the officers of the different
roads have engaged a corps of lectur
ers, who will travel over the east and
central west giving free lectures on
the subject of settlement in the west
and northwest. -These lecturers will
illustrate their talks with stereoptican
and moving pictures. Photographs
will show the land offered for sale and
the development of ' the country
They will thow 'the products, raihoads
water facilities and everything else
that tend to induce moves from the
older regions of the country to the
premised land.
Democatic Call.
As recommended by State Central
Committee, I hereby notify all Dem
ocrats in the county that there will
be a meeting of the County Central
Committee of the Democratic party
of said county, in Enterprise, an Wed
nesday, Feb. 26, 1902, at 10 o'clock a.
m., for the transaction of such busi
ness as may come before said meet ing.
All Democrats of the county are
urged to be piesent as questions of
importance will come before the meet
ing for its consideration.
A A hon Wade,
County Central Committeeman.
Looks Like Trouble.
There seems to be trouble and ru
mors of trouble for homesteaders and
their witnesses who have been prov
ing up on homesteads by means of
perjuring themselves.
Rumors are adoat from various
sources that a United States marshall
is expected in the county any day to
make arrests, and certain citizens are
contemplating a trip to the U. S.
court at Port land. In trying to chase
these rumors down and get at the
the bottom of the flurry, we found a
difficult job, and have come to the
conclusion that there is nothing au
thentic in the mi.tttr that can be
termed news. If such a thing should
occur, we predict a gteat deal of
trouble1. There probably "lias been al
ready a number of resolutions to act
ually establish a residence on their
homesteuds, or to relinquish them and
proceed no further. The numerous
possible things that might happen
should the government conclude to
investigate how the homestead law is
being interpetod in this county and
put in practice WuU d be startling.
As a matter of news and general in
formation valuable to every citizen of
the United States, we print the follow
ing extract from the affidavit required
of a person who files on a piece of
land as a homestead:
I, do solemnly swear,
that my said application is honestly
and in good faith made for the pur
pose of actual settlement and cultiva
tion, and not for the lienefit of any
other person, or persons, or corpora
tion, and that I will faithfully and
honestly endeavor to comply with i.il
the requirements of law as to settle
ment, lesidence, and cultivation nec
essary to acquire title to the la. id ap
plied for; that I am not acting as
agent ol any person, corporation, or
syndicate to give them the benefit of
the land entered, or any part thereof,
or the timber thereon: that I do not
apply to enter the same for the pur
pose of speculation, but in good faith
to obtain a home for myself, and that
I have not directly or indirectly made,
and will not make, any agreement or
contract in any way or manner, with
any person or persons, corporation or
syndicate whatsoever, by which the
title which I might acquire from the
Government of the United States
should inure, in whole or in part, to
the benefit of any person except my
self, and further, that since August
30, 1800, I have not entered under the
land laws of the United States, or filed
upon, a quantity of land, agricultural
in character, and not mineral, which,
with the tracts now applied for,
would make more than three hundred
and twenty acres."
When a homesteader goes to make
final proof in support of his claim to
a curtain t ract of land he has to an
swer to a list of questions as to his
actual lesidence and cultivation of the
land as also have the witnesses to
swear to the answers to the same
questions. As a warning to all again
st false answers, the following section
of the U. S. statute is read to them:
Sec. 5302. Every person who, hav
ing taken an oath before a competent
tribunul, officer, or person, in an ease
in which a law of the United States
authorizes an oath to be administered,
that he will testify, declare, depose, or
certify truly, or that any written testi
mony, declaration, deposition, .r cer
tificate by him subscribed is true, wil
ful, and contrary to such oath, states
or subscribes any material matter
which he does not btlieve to be true,
is guilty of perjury, and shail be pun
ished by a tine of not move than two
thousand dollars, and by imprison
ment at hard labor, not more than
five years, and shall, morvover, there
after be incapable of giving testimony
in any court of the United States un
til such time ns the judgment against
him is reversed.
There are many theories and ideas
advanced as to how to circumvent or as
it is culled, to "comply with the law"
in the matter of actual and bona fide
residence. Of these we have nothing
to say. But we do know that a tech
nical construction of a law very sel
dom amounts to much in the courts
of justice, or with the l and Depart
ment. There is a wide difference lie
tween n technical resilience and an ac
tual residence. We shall endeavor to
ken-pour readers posted on the au
thenticity of the many rumors that
are afloat.
Later.
A Deputy U. S. marshall by the
name ef Proebstel arrived in the citv
Tuesday evening with n warrant for
Walter Simmons on a charge of per
jury growing out of the final proof re
cently made on his homestead. No
other names were mentioned in the
warrant as has Wen rumored.
Latkh Word Is received from Jos
eph that the deputy U. S. Marshall
arrested Walter Simmons vesterdav.
His preliminary examination will be
held today at two o'clock before U. 8.
Commissioner Lake at Joseph.
Died.
MORE BARB WIRE 'PHONE.
Palouse Country Becoming a Net
work of Telephones.
The Palouse country, according to
local dealers in electrical supplies, is
becoming a regular network of barb
wire telephones, says the Spokesman
Heview. The (arm house witoout tel
ephonic communication either wilii
its nearest neighbor or with outlying
barns on the farm, is becoming a rar
ity, and to meet the demand several
local supply houses have laid in tele
phone apparatus.
Insulation is unknown to the Pa
louser. lie "triugs an ordinary tele
phone wire from his house to the
fence that runs in the direction he
wants his telephone to go; splices the
two wires and the work is d me. An
instrument connected by sphcing at
each end of the barb wire is all that is
necessary.
There is no insulation whatsoever
on the fence posts. The users of the
'phone system say that if a staple
that fastens a wire to a post becomes
loose or rusty it is likely to render
hearing somewhat difficult, and wet
weather has a depressing effect on the
: system. Under favorably conditions
I however, it is claimed one caii hear
! almost as well as over a regular insul
ated city 'phone. The regulation
storage batteries are used.
As yet Palouse ingenuity has not
figured out a swithiug system. Never
theless several farmers having separate
'phone in their h ues attach them
all to the sunn w ire. Under this plan
when a bell rings in one house it rings
in all, and to avoid confusion the
farmers using the same line have u
dopted a system, so many ri iii;m for
each house wanted, just as is used on
the party lines in the city.
One man who calh d into nn electri
cal supply house in Spokane tint other
day said to 'he proprietor that 15
farmers in the vicinity of Endicot!,
Whitman county, were contemplating
attaching their ind'vidual 'phones to
one barb wire fence. The proprietor
expressed bis doubts if more than 10
at the must could use the line, but
tUe f riuer was positive that it would
accommodate the entire number.
The longest bulb wire 'phone is said
to be just across the Idaho line, in
the Palouse country. It is nearly 20
miles long, and on a good day it is
claimed that conversation from one
end to the other is almost as clear as
that of two people sitting in a room
and talking together. Only ordinary
storage batteries are used.
Instance have been known, it ib
claimed, where one could plainly hear
the playing of a piano over a barb
wire 'phone for a distance of 10 miles.
Eastern supply houses have become
aware of the desire of Washington
armers for telephonic communication
with each other, and have their repre
sentatives in this section offering for
sale several cheap telephonic devices.
Those who have tried them say they
are not as satisfactory as thu barf
wire system, hi that they will not
carry sound so f:ir. Ex.
Why not try the exp. riment in
Wallowa county? The fact is how
ever no longer an experiment, so Why
not bring some of the outlying com
munities in closer communication
by means of the barb wire telephone
hues. It is worth thinking about.
In this city, February U. I'.HW.
of consumption, Alfred Vane, aged 2'J
years.
Little was learned of the de
ceased as he was brought here only .a
few days previous to his death for
medical aid. His funeral sermon was
preached at the Methodist clinch Sai
urday by Rev. Walker.
Far, far away from home and friends,
Beneath the Western sky,
The niessauger of Death was wit
With a summons from on high.
No mother's hand to press his brow.
No relative's were near,
But strangers kindly took their plaor
As mourners 'round his bier.
A friendly hand on his casket placed
A sheaf of grass and Mowers,
As years go by his grave will bestrewn
With sunshine and with showeis.
At solemn toll of the old church lu ll,
They laid him 'neath the sod
There till the resurrection morn,
We leave him alone with God.
Received Certificates.
The following applicants tueeess
fully passed the teacher's examination
w hich was held in this city last week i
State Papers Mrs. Nora Pu tin,
E. F. Carleton,
First Urn do J). C. Conner, Mrs.
Henrietta Heumes, Miss Pickett.
Second Grade Tim Misses Nellie
Beach, Lest a Wagner and Priscilhi
Maxwell ami B F. Miller.
Third Grade Tim 'Misses Maude
Craig, Etta Churchill, Zella Williams,
Slock and Lester linbler.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the
Alder Slope Ditch Co. will receive bids
for the construction of a water ditch
of the follow ing dimensions:
Six miles or any part thereof 2
feet on top and Hi feet on bottom
with uniform depth of 2 feet and a
bout one and one-fourth of enlarge
ment of the Hurricane Creek Ditch to
the following dimensions: 22 feet on
top and Hi feet on bottom with uni
form depth of 3 feet. Bids will be
considered by the rod or by the mile
and the said company reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
John limn. Secretary,
Alder Slope Ditch Company,
Enterprise, Oregon.
Publishers Notice.
On and after Feb. 15, all siilmeriberr.
outside of Wallowa county must be
cash in advance, and the paper will
be stopped when the time is op
Therefore all our ubseribers outride
the eounly who ;:!illwant the paper
mut send in the cash or their name.-.
I will be dropped oil'. Ail accounts for
s'K'h sub.-criptieiis up to that time
will be placed in the hands of attor-
j neys for collection. Hoping that
this arrangement will be satisfactory
to both onisclws ami Mihscihers out
side of the county we ure,
Yours very truly,
Itousi: fc U.iK,
Publishers Wallowa Chieftain.
Populists, Attention!
The membeisof the Populist party
jof Wallowa county, are hereby notili
led that at Enterprise, on Wednesday,
the 2(ith day of Feb., 1002, at the hour
Jof 10 o'clock a. in., there will be a
meeting of the members of said party,
i to discuss the political situation of the
'state and county, and to determine
What action the party tlmll take in
the approaching election.
All members ef the party arc cordi
ally invited to attend.
' G. M. llb.NDHK'KSOfJ,
County Chairman.
! J. A. FiiEseit,
Action Secretary.