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About Wallowa chieftain. (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909 | View Entire Issue (May 15, 1902)
nnty Official Paper.- City Official Paper.- S 1 ! 1 1 .1 r-.r '.1 6- ! I r J i T 5 m m mi If i ' .11 77E REPRESE.XTA TIYE SEWSPAPER OF WALLOWA COU.STV. XVIII. NO:.37. ENTERPRISE. OREGON- MAY If, iw: WHOLE NO. sus Everytimiff 11 ror If f? TAjA Ji LHOlu rvf V . i. and; fei ipcMiiv ?3 vrmrc e. m: & M. CO. JURY LIST For Circuit Court Which Ccnvencj Hay 19, 1902. 8 J J Wrd jJjjPAveril! ft i Harry Gibson S ! II B Davidhi.rer Joseph Totcr Baudun J H Hartshorn Jas Buchanan J R tndioott Janus Pav Enterprise Chas Hansen I I'K Alien A G Otto J I? Olmstead Lostine f 1 M W Goodman II W Cole Pj j Fdward Mason W T Knaii R T K Cook W A FWner I Wallowa ? H Conner J J Hawlev W C Martin Arko raradis Lfaji Cliico Grot:.e rroniite George Wolff J E Wallace Lost Trail ie Wm Merrill W G Locke Harve Hondrickson C K Elliott E II (iould Levi Wilson John C Phillipps Circuit Court Cases. The following cases will come up be fore the Circuit Court at the next cession which convenes Monday: W j Funk i Sonsvs Samuel Baker, attachment. Margaret A Thomas vs Ralph E Wrenn etal, attachinent. 4 Ci E Stocker va J Berks etal attach K' nient. R T T TV,- ,.. V V.' Tt.1.1..v !..,... ment. L J ri;:e!l vs Catherine izcll, di vorce. John L Hammock vs D II Correll and J A Ali'ord, action for money. L J Fizell vs B A Dorsey and J Y Moreluck. Idaho Exploration fc Copper Co vs E W Eaves, to quiet title. J M Mitchell va JTD Lacert. fore closure. Joe Have vs Carrie M Volswinkle, foreclosure. F P Tins'ey vs Jas C McAllister, foreclosure. J D Ilalsey vs J L Caviness etal, in- j'H'.C'ioK. Wallowa Co vs Aaron Wade, injunc- 1 tii m. J D Ilalsey vs J I C Cramer nhcriiT, i , damages. ' ! I ; I Michael Heaverne vj Silver Lake ( Jitch Co 1 ' Earthquakes in History. Tiie recent earth'paaks occurring in t'ne Lessor Antilles, followed by the rJ cruj tion of Mount I'eke, m-ar ISt. ; ! Pierre, on the Island of Martin'jue, 4' which 'began early last week, and I-; which resulted in the complete diu- traction of the old town of ."ft. Pierre, Thursday morning, in one of the : j ' i-T'-atest disa?ter of modern times. :'ln all, pr.jliably some 40,000 people : were annihilated ly this catastrophe, jj Other eartlionakni and (ruptionn ? I tii.it caused exceedingly great dam- X age have been recorded. Poinjieii, at A I th foot of Mount Vesuvius, was des- j troyi-il by an enipti'Mi of Vesuvius in ! ji in 7'. A. 1). Tliiit terrific eruption in one day overwhelmad and laid in ruin V Pompeii and its neighlxi ing cities, Ivrcu!aue;ito and .-tr.biae. The lava f; 'covered the city 6u completely that ( r over lS'W years Pompeii lay unde ' ; siur'ned and for over 100 years more i little whs div;o'. ered of the former ex- istaiice. care end teaching were in any ay .hnlge Koh, rt Kakin s ill arrive in responsible l,r the terrible condition t uvn totnorn-u . and has n, .thiol all ho was in. The doomed man assuu-d j U :.l attorneys that he will bo on the r n o oii,.nt iK ...... i .. it , . . . i . , ' . ' . Mluauvi.r the purpose of ! aife, of her hul and who left In n.Uowmgh.s mothers advise that he j bearing motions :,nd dennnrers. in ! home on l,nnal,a, Tuesdav. Ap.il .Mh. "v 1 ..uom i;i mi- presence order to expedite matter in eettin-1 From Imnahs. Inform. ilion Wanti.l bv a deo!,d of (J-ath 4 Additional Locals. Circuit court convenes next Monday. Joseph, was in ihe city Monday. L. C. Oliver came in from Lost Prairie Tuesday on a business trip. Miss Ada llohinson, who i teach ing at Alder, was in the city Saturday. The Emerald Eebekah lodge of this city recently received a line lot of new regalia. W. P. Hamilton and family have moved into their ."property in the north part of town. Mr and Mrs. Wm. Masterson uf Lostine precinct were trading in the city Wednesday. Warner Wrenn and J. C. Dodson of Joseph were in the city a ihort time Monday morning. A. C. Miller, of the firm of War Miller it Pro., arrived in town Tues day on a business visit. W. I). Wiavu- took the staging out of the court room the first of the week preparatory to court week. John A. Wood and mother arrived in town last week from Walla Walla where they now live during the win ter. Or. Temple and J. F. Bater started Wednesday morning for Lowiston on cases at issue, t he early part of noM week. This is a commendable act if Judge Eakin, as heretofore several days were spoilt in getting cases at issue, tlu-nby prolonging the term lo a eoiisidi rable expense to the county. S. P. Williams of Prairie creek, and 1 II. F. Taylor, a former merchant of !" relative from the East were in the city Mcn.Iay. 1 lie newcomer is an CHctrician, and is looking over the West in view of a location. Ho stop ivd over night with the Enterprise Electric Light Co. and assi-ted them in putting the plant in order after the break down Sunday night. Attorneys A. C. Smith and W. S. Burleigh will go to Flora tomorrow where an assault and bat: try ca.-e p ill b tried in Judge Austin's court Saturday, liurleigh will appear for the prosecution and Smith will de fend. We understand Ihe parties are Wm. NeCall and Jas. lale, plaiiit'nV and defeiulent respectively. W. J. Funk A Sons, lr. Temple ami the Drug store have eustalled a pri vate telephot'O line between their res pectie houses. The instruments were purchased in the East and Fred Makin and I". G. Stacy of the Electric Light Co. ilid the im-taliing for them. Edward G. Fowler, nf Salt Lake City, is here on a visit to relatives, and is also renewing old aecpiaii. lan ces. Mr. Fowler was at one time pastor of the M. E. elmreh in tiiis city. The Chicitain acknowledges a pleasant call from tin gentleman. A. A. Miller id Jo"ph was circulat in2 a bubs.cri:ition naoer in town Moti- a pleasure trip. They will return a- day to 8mil.e lll0nr.y t aid in build- ing a wagon road from the mines on Lower Imnalni to the present wajjon read near Jas. S teen's. Expected home that evening but li.is not come yet. Thought heard ot at Amitone, Wash. April 12. If tiiw should meet his notice lie is eutic.t.d to come home or v rite at ouee. The w ife w ho so truly lover, him, ill do all in her power to set matter right. Creditors and lodge would be lenient. Ifhewi-hes to desert his who he might at least write and she will olier fair terms for M ttlement or for power of attorney. Mi.cht give name and description of party, but have some faint hope this may meet his eye with out so doir.g and bring word from him. His PisTiiitssKii Win:. , First Oregon Hanging :. I ! I. E. Su-vans informs ft Guard re- ij porter t hut tifiy yeare ago ttylay the j ! first legal hanging, or rather hanging j,' by organized society, took place in i i j Oregon, says the Eugene Guard of I , . . ts:.i .. Tl.- l last riiuuv. xiik Bmiitz iji ijuij ing was on the Kickreall, Polk county. Two men killed another aud while one was hung, the other wn sold to the higheht nidder for iflCO as a pun ishment. The man hung was raised from a small lioy by Senator Xesmith' rnother-in-law. She was present at the hanging,. so. Mr. Stevant related, and atked him on the scaft'uld if her brut next Mondav. (i. W Buck of Elgin lias come out by petition for joint Representative for Union and Wallowa counties on the Prohibition ticket. Harvey Harris, son-in-law of Sheriff Cramer, came out from Powatka Sun day and will assist in the sheriiV'a oilice during circuit court. Marriage licenses were issued last week to Hugh Wilson and Bernict Amey and Frank E. Winston ami Anna iJoonley, all of Joseph. A very refreshing rain visited the county Wednesday evening and great ly increased the hopes of the stock men for a good supply of grass. F. 1. MeCully camii.laie for Joint Representative was in the city Tues day afternoon interviewing the faith ful as to the prospects on June 2. Miss Anna McAiisler left Sunday on u visit to friends at La. Grande. Pendleton and Walla Walla. She will return about the first of June. I). 11. Cerrell returned from ilia, Yakima county, Wash, on Tuesday, where he owns a saloon, lie is inter ested in a case in circuit court next week. John S. Hodgin did not meet the a'jnounctmenU made for political (speeches in the eastern part of the county on account of the approach ing term of circuit court. J. M. Blakley and wife of Pirns creek were in the city Tuesday after noon. Jim says that everything is. ipiiet on the political lines out in his precinct that, many Republicans and Democrats are "sawing wood." I). L. Reavis on account of being sick failed to file his acceptance of the nomination on the Democratic ticket for Surveyor, hence a petition w.ts circulated Monday which will place his name on tiie ticket as a candidate. Clarence Luttrell, formerly of this city, is pitching for thy Nampa base brill team this season. At a recent g.vme with a team from Caldwell, the Nampa team shutout their opponent! by a score of 'A to 0. Only one sab? hit was malleoli' Luttrell '8 pitching dur ing the entire game. E. It. Bowlby and D. W. ?heahan are figuring with other owners of dry ranc)cs on forming a partnership in sinking an artesian well in Hwamp creek Pass. They art- very sanguine of the success of such a. venture, and the proceedings will lie watched with in terest by the entire county. To be ble to secure arteinn water would be a great boon, to t'oe biil ranches. Geo. Voris is out running a level on the Ald-r Slop" ditch aud running lines for the grading of the streets in Joseph, lor surveyor Keavts, who la! ,,:.s, ,. ,. Wl,.f . ff , - ' - .- n it yi t hardly able to engage in the work of surveying. Posters aie out announcing a Ue pt'oiiean Rally in this city on Friday May T., at which W. T. Hume of Port land will hi' the principal speaker. Every one come out and hear him. Sam Pact was in town Tuesday feeling the political pulse of the nation: for it has Leon said as Enter- Reduced Rate to the Hast. Those contemplating an eastern trip will he interested to know that tlicre will shortly on sale great ly reduced rate tickets in connection with the Uio Grande System, thu famous "Scenic I .i no of the World." This lino offers ita passengers ; most .delightful ami coiuFortaldo journey to all eastern points. It is the only Iraiis.contiiiental lino passing directly through (plaint and piotuerosiiue Salt Lake City 'Tho City of the Saints," beautiful Glonwood Springs, Leul villo, EneMo, ('(dorado Springs (where a tdde trip may ho made to tho Garden of the (iixls and tho summit of Pike's I 'oak over the cog wheel railroad,) and llenvcr, thu queen city of the into r mount a i n region. Stop-overs art; allowed on all classes, of tickets. Three daily express trains mako close connections with all trains a choice of five distinct routes to travel. Tho equipment of these trainn is the best including free reclining chairs, standard and tourist sleep ers, a perfect dining car service, anil also personally conducted ex cursion cars, each in charge of a competent guide, whose business is to look after the coiiifoil of his guei.ts. No morn ideas ant and in- prise precinct goes, so goes the stat ! expensive means, of :romng tho 1 1 ont ment can bo found than is provided by these exeur, ions. a u naMon. J. A. French returned ft mi a tour o the North end of the ounty last jS unlay, and ri-.pnts vot"s as being 1 me, plenum! in tnai si- lion ot me counlv. Walt'-r Bcilh, the "Hard of the Park" was in the; city Monday on a visit an I iucidently qualifying him s If for the coming battle of ballots. G. C. Holding of the Elk mountain s.iw mill was in the city Monday after s pplie? aud a spark catcher for the e. gine used in running the mill. The Misses Eva Rumble and Stella Weather!)', two rustling busines wom en of Joseph, were in the city Tues d.iy evening for a short time. L. W. St imiiiii;h und family have moved into the Maxwed proptrty on Alder. They fcpent the winter on Im iinha at their tJieep ranch. A. C. lleucoek, who has ben wink ing at the Elk mountain Haw mill p.issd through town Tuesday en route, to his home in Promise. Sam Weaver came in from Elliott Sons saw mill on Whiskey creek Saturday fiiiere he lfas been ut work for several weeks. The electric plant was undergoing repairs on Monday and Tuesday, and toe town was in darkness Monday For additional details, mldres j, J. D. M .XHI IKI.I), ( i"u'l Ag't, Uio (irande Lines, 12 1 Third St., I'orl 1 and, Oregon. Road Tax f icticc. All pel S' ins mi i ng road tax in d:s i iet No. .'I, Walbova eouuly, Oregon, are here by notified that their road tax is due, and niu-,t be paid at once. The tax can be paid at the LiMik. John Rankin', Pond Supervisor, District No. .'!. Land! Land!! Land!!! The HiirMjdi Real E. tiiti; -Agetn-y has placed on the maiket some choice baigaiiirf in it al estate. Notice tiieie: Ji'iO acres of line bottom bind with mi abundance of running water with water rights; (;) acres in cultivation; me nnest aiiaua or v. lieat land; price SfciaOO on easy terms. 120 seres of fine alfalfa laud; good improvements: a snap at $K!00. 820 acres of line alfalfa, clover or grain land at $12 per ac re. 1(50 acres on Alder Slope; good Henrv Oakes has recently adorned ; orchard; aguij wood saw and various with signs the Hoswcll A S in livery stable and the Ruckhnrn saloon. W. II. Allen, wife and son of Los tine precinct were in tho city Tues day trading with our merchants. Several of tho Democratic brethren will go to Wallowa Tuesday evening to hear Chanilierluin (peak. Dan Trippe was fined in the Record er's court Tuesdiry' for loading a hore on the side walks. articles go with the place at ifllDd. .120 acres; 100 in cultivatisn ; living stream llov.ing through place; best stock ranch in Wallowa valley; on easy terms We only .handle properly that will sell, conseiher tly can (plote you the lowest pric.ci o-i all classes of real pn perty. Call on o: vritj the Arm for further , particulars. ,' t ' rTnB BtJHi.etdH Stir.M. i'.KTA-rK AorncV Foterprist, Oregon. -jJVJieliV '