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About Wallowa chieftain. (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 3, 1902)
County Official Taper.... City Official Paper. 13 rwAi. THE REPRESES'TATIVE NEWSPAPER OF WALLOWA COUXTY. iifefiii fi Ufa h in V01.XV1II.NO.57. ENTERPRISE. OREGON- OCTOBER 3 W02. WHOLE NO. fl5tf i FALL OPENING GENERAL MERCHANDISE We wish to announce to the people of Wallowa County that wc are now receiving1 our stock of Hi WORLD'S NEWS. g all gat wm safe I which is by far the largest stock and best quality of goods we have ever received. We solicit your patronage and trust our goods and prices will merit a liberal portion of your purchase. With us it is not a ques how low we can make prices but how good quality we can furnish for the money and how well we can serve the public in fur nishing their requirements. We do not claim to be philanthropists or that we want to sell goods below cost but we will meet aav competition in our locality. W e are now busy opening and marking our new stock and haven't the time to go in detail in ad vertising any specials but will say that our lines are quite complete in the different departments. FROM FAR ANDNEAF Clipped and Copied From Our Exchanges. pides, and who will superintend the ' P'opigition o the Mint.--LaGiandc Chronicle. Mrs. A. C. Forrester and children, who reside in the Joseph Creek coun try, cane in on the Anatone stage Thursday evening, to make their homo at this place until next spring. Mr. Forrester, who has been sick for several weeks, ad who is still sick and very Weak, is expected to bo brought down the rirer in a boat to day. He does not believe there is any merit in medicine, hence refuses it; and for the past twenty-three days he has taken on but little or no nourish ment and if so weak at the present time that he hardly has the strength to swallow. Asotin Sentinel. o 3912. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF TIIK WALLOWA NATIONAL BANC. Iie2.72-i and nnseourrd l.'-Ml l IT. 8. Bon. Is tu secure circulation liiOL Stocks, ktcnriues.etc 856 liO Bankinc-lionse. furniture and fixtures 11.900 Due from National Hanks i' not re serve nciits) 2.818 41! Due from btate Banks an i li.mkers Due from onproved reserve agents 40,711 iBt Internal-Revenue Slump 11 itfi Checks ami other cush items 2ot 71 Note ( other isational Kuns ... 30 Fractional puper currency, nickels and cents 38 OS I.nwrui. Monet Kkmrve is Bask, vix : Specie 9,029 Lrjcui tender notes 20 0,010 Redemption fund with V. S. Treas'r 15 per cent, of circulation ) 025 00 Total 204,2:l 4H LIABILITIES. Capitnl stock paid in. Surplus fund lUrplUK Jnuividi The Oregon State Blind School opened this week with 30 students. There are two more to come in, so that the total attendance w ill be the same as last year. Secretary of State Dunbar has pro cured desigos for m.-tal budges whfch he will have made for the state house employes during the session of the It'gfelature. Hood liiver is to have a Fruit Fair, beginning Oct. 8 and lasting four days. It will be one of the best ever held in the state, probably the host purely local" affair. The average attendance at the Chemawa Indian so tool for the past year was 556, 64 mo e than the ire- At Enterprise, In the Stale of Oregon, ceding year, uhile the enrollment was 'ttbe clwe of bnInCM Sept. 15, 1902, 'WO, as against 560 in 1SKII. arsoiat r.s. Rev. F. . Powell, formerly of the 'ff "n? "V.'1 """"J18 .. . . , Overdrafts, secured at r.ugenu divinity behoof, who has re cently been pastor of th First Chris tian church of San Frantisco, has been converted to Unitarianism and will ollieiate in a Salem pulpit of that denomination soon. A law authorizing school districts to combine and conduct one school for several districts, is a measure that will be proposed for enactment by the next legislature. A similar law is in force in some of the eastern states and U found entirely satisfactory. An exhibit for the Lewis and Clark fair that will attract much attention will be that of the model of the rlist ship thut went up the Columbia Hive. This ship was commanded bv Capt. Gray. E. M. Simpson of San Francisco is owner of the model, but has kindly offered to loan it to the Fair company. It is Oregon's turn, now, to be the center of a movement that shall de velop latent resources and multiply the strength of the commonwealth. Other states have had their jeriod of development under the spur of heavy immigration and cbe coming of Rust cm people of all classes. Oregon will during the next few years, forge ahead rapidly. Mrs. Waggoner, whofoMnd Merrills body and eloped with the murderer's brother, has been in Chehalis. She was discovered heartbroken at Seattle recently and is sorry for the deed and cries for her children, It is said that those who were interesting themselves in obtaining the reward of $ 1500 from Oregon for her for the finding of Mer rill's body have abandoned the project, j The richest strike in the history of the Eastern Oregon gold fields was made in the Cracker Oregon mine Friday. The mine is on a parallel ledge with the Nurth Pole and C. fc E. mines. Hon. J. JI. Bobbins, who witnessed the assay of several average ajx-cimenis of ore taken from this new find at Suiupter says that tney aver age ff'M)0 in gold to the ton. Picked samples go as high as 10,000 to tne ton. So bitter is the feeling nguinst tin proposed 5000 sij'iure mile forest ic seive from the Blue and Strawberry mountains in Eastern Oregon, among the citizens of Grant county that peti tions were sent last week to every pre cinct in the county with apal to the voters to sign the remonstrances wholesale. The sentiment against the rev-rve a at present constituted is so ir'-nsu that over four fifths of A Sweeping deduction This is the season when you expect special reduction sales; but surely you never antici pated such sweeping reductions as we're mak- ing for this sale. You can't realize the extent until you come and see, Easy to Buy Two good points about these shoes are they are easy to buy and they arc Easy to Wear We believe that we have a stock of men's, ladies and children's shoes that will afford a satisfactory shoe for every caller. HWUfBOf OCUH TO 0CT4X fntArtm'wn frv Shot Makers. St.lotifsMo. I.vj.oon on lu.onoi led profits, les expenses and taxes paid 2.GUO70 National It unit notes outstanding 12.500 ou Individual deposits subject lo check 107.015 77 Demand certificates of deposit ... Jl,072i14 Time certificates of deposit.... lu,40i '.0 Total $204, 2.M 40 Statk or Orkgoh. I COUHTY Or WAIXOWA I, W. It. Holmes, cashier of the ahov named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the uest ot my knowledge and l.elicf. W. It. HOLM IV, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to liefnre me this ijtli. duy of September. V.nl. J o. H. HoiKin. seai. Notary Public for Oregon. (.'obhxct Attest: f. M. Chcrcii, r I I M I r IMNg BEST MADE. ESTfTTTINC MtOlUi PRICED. Pleasing Clothes for VVell-Dressed Men When we buy our stock we are anxious for right quality and right price. We are anxious to procure for our i customers the best the manufacturers produce. , There's Quality, Style and finish in these suits ami every buyer speaks of his pleasure in owning theiii. Ladies Hats for Mid-summer These beautiful hata are veritable dreams and the rusb , of the selling peaHon in pant The Inference is Pain The best of the wearing housou ia coming and theae bat may bo bought at a bargain. lie Mire to hco Ibem at one flen's Neckties Wanted! To list a few choice stock ranches that are for sale, within next few days for a colony of Eastern stock men who are coming to Wallowa county to locate. If you want to sell here is your opportunity. Apply at the Burleigh Ileal Estate office, Enter prise, Oregon. Notice to Sheepmen. The Jackson Kaniboulcttc bucks from Dayton, Wash., are in a pasture nenr F!utcrpiic and in charge or K. W, Bloom. I'arties wishing to pur clutse will call tin hiin. G. F. jAf'KSO.V. Notice. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Equalization for Wallowa the settlers are expected to aflix their . county will meet in Enterprise on signatures. The protests will then be . OctoW G, the saine Ijeing the lirsv forwarded to the Departnien of the Monday in said month. Interior. ' J- H. Mr.Ct jinix, Assessor. II. Kice, who is interested in a large amount of marso lund near Wallowa hke, has just returned from Seattle, and expects to make arrangements to plant rock oysters, ciama nno muscies, For Tery cheap at Uie ort.j,ar( start a shell inousiry in u.ai sec- on tbe ji9i L Reavil rancl, wi tion of our state. !Io wtll Ijc assisted ! dgliyered at your home if desired, bv E. L. Roup who- desires lo intro- j Address C. H. Ooiti nx, dticetho Australian Mussel inai jiai Enterprise, Oregon, How arc you off for ties? Summer stock needs replenishing. We are showing some of theswellest and handsomest you ever saw. Light pretty summer colors, the brand new ness of the styles, the fairness of the price all combine to attract men. Hot Weather Hats We'll fit you with a bat that will look well aa well an feeling comfortable. The fashionable summer bead ear nbown here ought to please anyone who wants to bo in stylo and to be HensiLly comfortable. These Straw Hats will bold their color and their sbapo. They are good enough to stand cleaning, which will insure them being a credit lo you all through the season. Peach Plums, Apples and Pears. Painting as it Should be The paint we sell is the right kind. It has good body and will cover your walls effectively. J'lcnty of gotMl colors and all the taints are mixed so thoy won't tun peel, crack or blister. Just as nearly perfect as paint can be made. You get it at. a reasonable price. Compare the Goods It is just the season for wearing these summer dre goods and if you are wiso you will select one or more ft them. Plenty of variety in color and grade, but every piece is this season's sfock and will be comfortable for your use. , , . Enterprise Oregon.' proven a greav sorces in the auti-;