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About Wallowa chieftain. (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 11, 1902)
'county Official Paper. City Official Paper,- aft dtir' -ISM ..XV-III. NO.f-4. THE REPRESENTATIVE NEWSPAPER OF WALLOWA COUSTY. ENTERPRISE. OREGON. $EIThMIE)7wT i MD-SUMMER 53 22 vl 3?e2eJ A ximii mtc.ss, to.o.us. We have just placed oi our Bargain counter all strictly Summer Dress goods, consisting- of ajercerued Fouliards, Dimities, Percales Batistes, etc, at greatly reduced prices, namely; All regular 25c Values at 25c 20c 15c 12Je 10c ie;;c 12.1c 10c OJc These are all nice pattern? and genuine bargains Alt We offer a nice new stock oi men's and youths' Straw Tits at 50c on the dollar. price is made reg,i.rd- kss of cobt in order to close them out. Shoos -4 w .v Horreseekers want to Knew. WHOLE NO- 95 W ALLOW A COUNTY. "Tim O. 15. & X. Comp.mv pets from 20 to 30 letter .-i di.y ns Icing for information about Oregon, andve-I'X'Miti- Unit ( send some f t,,,r advertising literature about the state and its resources," said K. 31. of the iidvcrliKing depart monk of Hint railroad, to an On'jjoimn reporter yesterday. 'We send most of them copy oi 'Oregon, Wahin;.'ton and Malm,: or 'Oregon and (ho Home seeker.' Tliry write from everywhere, u:id here is a pile (if ;o or 7;j" Ik tors that have come in tho mail yesterday and today. Here is a -letter from Cuba, and another from Lancaster, Kngland. These people must aiit to know something about the country or they wouldn't write to us for nothing. This department of the comoimv i- doing all it cim to get people to c'on.el Great Successes Won With Small Btginnincs. my h .ti.fr Writer.) j The writer has just returned from a i tr.p through Wal!..w;, f.,.n:y. Sum- , ming in. tin- i.e.pre:-ious .i the trip I : believe there i- no hc.ilitv that 1 have ' yet visited where n 'little money, a good deal of industry ai.d a large! amount of stayi-ig qualities will bring ; larger ntuiris li.au in Wallowa'; county. j To the young man who will refrain ! j from frittering away his time in ,-ide !t ismk s, w!io will turn a deaf ear te the 1 J j siren sounds of the clinking glass, the If , rattling chips and other such nttrae- tions, and vho will h vote his atteu- u this tate, and we will soon he in a 1 tl"" '"'i- 's or dicey and 1 :$ rjoin to ourselves, where we can dn ! e;?.;u).:M;:e tlie Hit. tor be will be le.s apt lf succeed if he tries to han,'. e ; more; than one kind of stock there is m chance to sueci ed. great deul nu.re work than we nic, mv do'ng. We huvc been i.otiii;,! I that the tifoilc ,,f U.,!:.. ,-..n. I rendleton, Baker City and LuCninri,' ' For !lu' fint feW -v,':': s 5t w and all the cities t.f the Inland Km pirc are collecting their share t.f C literature to be distributed by the agents of the Ilnri-iman lines 'in the Ki'.st. These "will be hiim,,!'" tw . ..... i I I i mm I and the work f distribution will com nienesitssoonas poBsible. Oregoniuu. Oregon Scltoo! Statibtics. Trof. J. IT. Ackermiin has compifed p,-.,;,e: ty iiiird work and sm;ll returns, bi.i ithis is his tesliic; time. It, is the . I tnne-thiit tort line is trvimr the itai and .seeing of what metal hw is made, j If hard knocks serve but to temppr. the meial jind it tines not. go to ph ces or crumple up Tinder the i-train ! e will do ami Dame Fortune is ready to remove her frown and smile unon him- His herds or Hocks have betun to in" crease and if he will hold on throuul ij gotid times and hard times he wi! have ; uood livinc and ajcuinuh.ti thu school statistics of the state from the reports received from the several comity superintendents. The state- By going well back from the settle nienis government land may In- takei up w here there is buck ramie in t! , luent,to be used in the bienni.,; re- ; hills and goro v.Jiieh will not l.i la.rt k!i,u- rh.-r f . .1 . ... II W'e have some odds and ends in this line at just half regular price. Those are good quality, but price is made r'.T the reason that we haven't a full line of si.ves iu ih different styles. Buying these at price offered is genuine economy. We offer as a special drive in this line 25 .dozen pairs of Misses' and children's bfach ILse in sizes from 5 to 9 ft (':.;'c j)cr pa it These values will surprise you. Ladles' S-liirt Waiste These-arc in Mercerised cotton and Percale at one-half regular price. Ladies' silk waists regular V value $:i 75 u i, t it ( n 3 50 " 2 50 .4 - il '3 . 4 50 ' " !i 25 " 2 25 These silk waists are the. best quality we have ever had and now is the titac to get bargains in them. We have a few of the,Chaaipion mowers yet oil hand. Remember this mower jSjaok first premium at the Paris po,ition. Call and see them if you are interested in li"v!:.g a thowe'f We are headouarters for Mitchell wagons in this county ami have a good supply of them on hand. ' Our stock of General Merchandise is quite complete a-d we would be glad to figure with you on anything you r-' jvure. Respectfully yours rt. shows that toe total school ulation of the state is J.Ur,!!, nceord- m' to the latest s,..I ,.....,. """'m ' i u: up, I- which number 3f)0,-:;",!l (.n. ,, t!t, uehool ngjsters (hiring the last e!r)l year. Tlie school lihniries of the "'te show a heaithv growth, the nmr.- ber of Looks i::ireiw-,l dmhig ti- taken up for years to eotne. K (. Fruit for Sa5c. I have for sale i:t Itoi-.seV p.lai-c (: .,.,. I,,,;,,,, l -, u.5 1 i , Aiuor M.ipe, scJloW iiansiBir nl ei.i Wviig i.i.hJ, and the total mini- .... I,,,,.,, ... :, ,i , . .... jaucness nnu r.ariv rennfieK nppi: --- ..... ....i..tiv.o in t ,ii;n. Ti... .... . f .. nt' one ee;u a vi'iio, ai.-o t ee I ne tot.ti amount of nioncv available ... , .... .,. i ... . a -i , l'lums; later wi;; Uiivi; fa 1 unU 1:1- iO! se.'iool purj loses v, as .2 !S.!07l I'! .,..,1,1...,. i , , . .' ,' ter Ar.ple, 1'ears. Ihunes, etc. Th ai d tlie amoutil esp.-nded fl b'il.i '.M'l .'"! I,, K . , , -..,u.. ' '"'''Altier Klope l';uit is verv line ll.i: lea in- a ba,an jk of -VJSJ.iilo.j:). , . ,, ; year. r1 i ..,,. Kates: Meals 2d cents. Board oy week 53.50. Room and Board ?4,S0 per v.-eelc, cn u ' : fn n mi TirTav W of En! I 1 i mm VYaflowaCcunty. LaGranue, Oregon wiil hold a RRAKD STREET FfilR HD CARKIVAL, ' 1 o which al'. people of Wallowa a;e .-rrdially in vitee. $150) in Caib JVcmiunr. SuJ-ctuit accomodations i all. Reduc :1 rates on all rail.-.-a s. Write for premhn. list tj W. B. SARGENT, Manager LaCrawle Street Fair Carnival tatecfe5 Oregon si-1 ' n ,V 7 A 15 iiiiii SAVED mil mmbMM 'ft fill V;'y ! U .y W kijy m J e-tirii Of Goods oi' aluDst every doscrip- r tlonTrom the recent lire' and we must f close tiiciJi out b; OCTOBER is Iiegitrdless of ( lost. mrfTirrritiiTrtrfriiivf:flnriiTtnw)MMf.j! ji.uu: We also have i wo vv.;ip lion o wait Come and sf e us and ve will, make; the price lowet than tlie lowest. V. J. FUNK & SONS, Enterprise, Oregon.