I i ft LOCAL HAPPENINGS IN AND ABOUT TOWN. Picked Up Hero And There By The Chieftain. The uenibers of the Christian 0 ,er plants we call weeds are eaten church are earnestly requested to I e . by some p?ople, present at the church Saturday, Dec. 6, at 2 p. ni., to decide as to having a ministe r. K L Day s.M a hop to the F.. M. A M. Co. l.i t week that weighed 34 j pounds an I eonseipiuit'y brought , him quite a near -urn. Th? ho: wis ; bought on: of tli.' Vest lire, stock : whan quite young. The peach deriv.nl its name from Persia, where it w.is lirst cultivated. The apricot is named from Armenia: the clierry from Cerrasus, a city in Western Asii. where tli" Honiara to ind i; in on- of llu'ir eaoipiigiis. It i not known who introduced the potato into Europ- from America, nor i io.nwn that any tribe o! Indians .'i;i.- mi. ice m. .it at the E. M. -i '. Co. store. l -ter P.. nk n tumid Monday fie in :.-;n to Hum. .ius.ige meat and spare rib? at ti.e 'J. M .v. M. Co. s; .re. I; y..u .van: the b.-st cross-out se.w v. E. M. M. C . l:y a wan: wo vl s.rving m.iehi;. vy th-.-K. M. jr M. Co. S ,c toe new iU-igh at the E. M. & y. Co. stcre kfon ptiiciu-ing. Travv'e: ri port tin -now as leii g 11 inches d-.vp on t'tu Fiora-TaraJi-e v.,,!. ."h.ool start-: -a :vi.iir Monday m -v: - ::: after a vaea'.ioa sir.eo Wednesday Moon. Ail ru'-'oor go .ls are ginr-iut-vd to lirst gr.i le at tin- E. M. .v M. C . tore. All gvvls g-,n.uit..vd to he just a ; pres-.-nt d at the E. M. A M. Co. -tore. Almost any kind o: Kl W.i:ikot at ;iie E. M. Oi O. store a: the ri; t "rice.-. Xo v i- the ti:ne to ivjy Mackin tosh A oec i line .it tiie E. M. V "!. Ce. store. A g od sto;k of Mens ,r: 1 h ; s 'lot':iin0' now at the E M. ." -u. I o .a ore. M!m-Ci'.issl- U :..vi- c;-.;.." up fen c iir.'iHi an1 i- 'sMyinjr in tjvu a ''.V li.lVs. ' J. S. Mni:': ai:d Fret.' M::w oi liu va w-.-n. in th. city a short tii. e -.itiir lay. W. 15. A:-; i- r.x:- ,.: l'.;.a.; - v. s ii the city T i' s'iay and Wed n-. si ay '.rau-acting ! u-ir.e s-. ? LO .U i. to I . ii :! 7 per cent inic-r-u.i r...I estate -.curity, C. T. Mi.'Da.s-;::l V"a:i:?.l. A ' die:: .r .or a . .d pr ... -i:iot i: g ..' wag.;-. Ii ' lire at tiie Ciii.f:ai:i ie.;i.e. I-..' V.'ri o; (, , Harr'- tf Cit.'sn: ..is a;ri-.--il in tiie city Tu .--Jay evening ei: a ;.ni-i:us- trip. A silo., ti. ii 'neu- tle.in .ill ier style and n;;ii'..- - til .- American Lao ' The well kiuvfn firm of MoPona.d i nultivattd this tulvr. The whole mat . llro. liave diss oiv 1 partner-iii . ter of its introduction is a mystery. The fom brothers Join. Hector Dun-1 Ik-tor- the introduction of t i and w. M. M. C j. sture. A :...tr.'a.'- li-was isst.-d M ..- ;.. .-.na ..- p..- ;:...! .. i;g ? -..e i-u-..:Oti Lv-.M-r V..'.hy. t'lii.er II li.-vrth cam.- iii iron; t C r.i i:- ..ii Ciss. ti:;..- If. :d iy. l.e i. i i. ei: iierdi'u . il.di.-:- u. 1.- . -. Ci iii.' I. ,:'.v,-i)j 1 ii -p-.r.y couutv c : ...:!-,; : W ... . v . t: e 'ir . w.-.k -..-.A r-.-tur.i-U 'lue-- day. As u-u.il the E. M. M. Co. will U )' id ijUa.ter- Jur -.uiid.iv J-iui-;. i.-jx j u io: a ul .-t .c.-t iio.v uii .. e u ay. If y.ju want a .-aperh ie-atin .t ;i).-li am j'.ij" one oin- ul tile Gar uea Aeom at t.ie E. M. x al. e st.irv. (! o. Mitciieil has iMr.'iias'i l.t ii-tert-st of G C. Baaii i0' l:i tii Ei. Mountain ;a.v iimIi an 1 is nuw o.n, and j.TOprietor. Tli'rc are no more ne.v c.oe-. o: . -.ltt lever and those u hav .- Leei a.ilieled are prosreMin rapid i "'aid iteovery. (. A. Ganii-r who has hvn .. j'vin for" Peter Peek o i tiie l.oit . ii-iihl;ii took his departure for lh . Wednesday iiiuroiiig. The niarkmcu met in Enterpiise en Weinesday of last week aiul co. -t.'j'jl lor iha iksivin uirk Fred Mkin walkel od' with live. T!. E. M,. A- .M;. Co. Jiave )ei Lutuhering ho-.'s every few days an preparin;4 tiie bacon for Use in .h she.-p camps d'iriii : the next year. Lost between Euterpriseand Swam Creek, one email package containn. a pucketbook and tong "Just Lre. the news to Mother," and otlier ai cles. Finder please leave ut Chiefl ollice. Tiie E. M. & M. Co. will place sale in very few dnys an elejj.: stock of Ladies, Misses and Childr Cloaks, Jackets an 1 Fur gets at prh that will p'easo the pu-rcliaser. Wi; aVd -see tl.em before buying wint- . "raps. can and Peter, m : at Wallowa ti e j tirst of th week an 1 agreed on ad ! vision o tii pror-erty. John nial I Il. cto" di vide the interest 'n Wai j'owa oun v and 1 inc. in and Peter divide th 1 rra.vrtv in Fnion countv. I j Tli ' :i :ii;i -'; - ti W- ilowa c.vint) jha 'iinr resem iau 'e to the ( oni and wheit pitts of Ciaea,". Oa a dark stormy day 'he 'nils," the producers it-'t the upper hau 1 and trv to force the pile up. On brulit clear day .v'nen the ( ro-.'ct- of a hard winter e no. i-vid in t e- bears -i- ; th" upper hand and th- pvic of hay is al i -taiul-tili or low.T- a imtch o1 two. O. A. Neriiood treasurer of tU Eureka Minin :. mih lt:n; and Power 'o. rrived i i the City Pri.lay in ni I.ewiston. II came aero-: on Iioim - eick acconipani" i ly a iriend. Mr. Nerlioo 1 i- very entluiiiastic over the hiinaha copper liist.ic: ami says ti at his eomp.n.v i- exendi;i a la-jte amount o: money in developin!: tie .igof. but have ii" douhts wiiatev, i ut t'aey wii' -ooa r.-ceivc it all W'ek ut of th mines. coffee our ancestors used various kinds of beer, and t tic ir only suie-ti-u . e- ir was h iney. Our Armv at the .Minimun. in v -r 1 1 1 the r..:u." Siates Army consisted of i'SJDO oiiieers and men. :" the tot il. ".", Ml cfhc 'rs and mn vere i:i tie: Philippine. 1! -fore tii" elo of P1 U the army had b-enredu.nl to T7,'t HI :,n.l t!ie force in t.i Philippines to .'ii.'lOO men. In June. tiie army was re duced to le'i.lC. the minimum con template! in the army ri or;;ani e.tion act of P.iili, an 1 the lores in the Pliiiippi.ies was reduced to 2".'.l Interesting Agri:ltaral Notes. from The foliovriii" fac -. ttatherc o;.-tor. ancien an 1 mo i-rn. is cm :ribut by Dr. Geor,re u. Gro:l to the N'-iw Y irk Tribune Farmer: Dr. Benjamin Push, .vir-.'.on-Gen--ra! of tii- America i Army in th" Wi.-ofthe Involution, iia- left thj statement tiiat tii' pii.ieipa! vege tables if uis time were cxbj.ii and turni;s. Dr. Uush also says that tiie first reai maidens i a Am.Mic.i were nude by tii Hessian prisoners. In p;:t I the Un ler dale of O -t. si-.ic 1 r hii'in x tin Tais ord -r will le iv 10 an ord- r w army to 'r.'X i u witii an armv to: il smaller hv lo.O'.l ) than tiie Pniiippin : in Divi-ni- force from timlr and .stone entries, pend-', ing an investigation into extensive1 extensive alleged frauds. The letter ; his leen oent to olhces in all seetioi ; O the I'niteil State nnd is an initial 8t "p mi the purpose of the dep: it nient to protect the goveruniert ; against all frauds and to investigate: do'!? the conditions suroundii g ! all entries. j The local land ollice Las also re-1 C"ived an important announcein. nt ' from the commissioner to the elVict ' that tiie government in the future j will reserve the riht to appropriate; lmdsmi all homestead iilin:;s made I w -st of the Mississippi when it i dee ned such land can be utilinlj for water storage or ditch purposes, j This step has been taken by the! government in connection with the' extensive ii.itioii.il inigaiion plans. i we h iil in h r, I9XI. This reduction in our tightin is th' natural re-ik of tli p is in the Pailipphi s. Tii '.e are still fro n ' N ... .'.tr.'. K::i'in o -- the pon'h.tion oy 1 lie W.r ow.i Nation i! bank al lhilo P"i-e. in t:n 8 ate .t Ore on. al Hie ei" of I u-ines-. N'.iv. 1'' .', KKsiOl'Ul'KS, Loans and lh-coinit- Uveolrafls. -cure I ana uu-e- i-nred V. Is. .:ond.. t i s 'cnro e.o'ii'ation 6ok k -. sei-ur' vies, c . .Ml ; hua-'e fun it lire acd ti.ui.o-, '. Dae from National Punk- i not re-erve aein-I Due fro. u Stale li ink.- and Pau ls- 17.; ::: 1 UU 71 11 t-.il ' ; i l o;s : 1) le Ii ap)i. d o i i i' i . -. i i.i :.. .!... I)..:-.,.. : - e. aei . - j. i i " l 1 1 t"i in i lie i a : 1 1 1- t pine islands, iva: lleveiiue Stamps . i i M-ii it 'ia- ! nloiT N. in. ma llaaiis liy the rein nits! Fr.ll.;;.,.li i'.,,, ( urrin ic employed in the campaign ag tin;: the j . kc!-aad i eiit-i . .. Moros are eng.ued in war. j lev,; , i. mo;.e B.-i:i:vt in iu.nk In Luzon and oth'r islands u::l :r I v": : civil government the Filipino can-t tilarv is tue oaiv torce acting a'.'am-t the L Iron-'s and outlaws. Th-.ea -e no insurgents in th-? ti .'Id, an 1 the na tive Filipino- org i.iie l in compiui s and br.talions and tigiitiir,' tinier the American dag are pr.'seiviug tin peace an 1 protecting tiie people again' tii" mountain out'aws who were desc ined ny Democratic orators a f 'w mo:i".'i- ago .is patriots strtlg- r indep mlenc". g a I i L ,al Keder.ipt l." pel s i a i tender Nous 1 e-' i e:: n i'.nu! wi.ii P. S. Trens'r . nt eiicalatioa i Total i.i .v.;i i.: t i.-:s a) it. i -to K p lid in . . .1'J1 e . pel. se- glt 11 In the interest of ieie'-.' it wi'.i lie necessary to retiin -o.od) Am "ricaii troops in tiie Philippines an 1 thi- wiil leave in the Unite ,1 States an army only a little larger .than was our r--g i- lar force at the time of th" declaration ci: of Philadelphia I 0; W-lr wih in lS.t-t. E:"- i- : maintained "town bull." ..., ,i,ou--d :,t .,.. . t!,.. vabie ..' sixty years ago th. tomato was cul- j well-trained and disciplined armv a.vl ! tivaie . . s an o.namental platit under j its inadequae.. in time wi actual w...-. the name of "love apple." The fruit In one particular, however, the pi . -- , wi- hen thong it to be poisonous. ! ent orgaoiation is I tier than tiiat of ; Iti-sa . taat timothy glass ...,?d J 1 '.. We hiv? ilit-'-n regiments of was tiis: ollect ;1 somethin,' over .1W calvaty, thirty regiments ol infantry, ye.us .uo i i j swamp in Ne.v Hamp- ; thirty Utt-.-vi.-s of i.el I sirtillery. ai.-! shire. From tiiat tir: thi viht- ' 120 companies of -oust artille.-y; r -abieplan: has U-eti spread all over the I dnced to iiiinimtim company stivngtli, count re. Si.. oa!- I alio I ii : iiie i ir'iits aad ta.e- pjld Nat.iiaal bunk i.oo. -o n-t in lin : ileii. .dii.il di'pusits .-uo ei:'i tei Cle - 'ii o0 0 ill lU Ui.l.l Je:.l.l!id ee dlie.lt-. iaie. e.'l illr.atvs e id oi posit Uepe-sh (, :'a 7 ito I - 1 10 -m.i if. II H"ii 10 III 1...-) ; e Tot il State o -. ,-ei. Con i'.v l Wall I, W. K il o'.ii.-. ' i , i i e i- of ii. rn: 1 o.ii.-i 'i i so!e:n iiv s,ea :t ! . .' o tin !t)l :-.! J I.V.l, S. I fie a i n-e I : tlia! He i -t of !ii ': -t.it .'lo ot l- I. a ii liv and iieilef. v. i:. H 'I.m;; . c-i i. -. i: -r.ii. 1 aad -.voin to ue.'o..' me tilis i.e.- oi No . e.iiii,';- i'.i.ij. P. W.. s '!!: All. V.N . N tary Public. lee. -Ar It M. '!:itrea. (ieo. V. Hyatt, (ieo. S. '. l'ii-ie.lo , Hi Warns to Return. : ini.'..r.ti th I.i The firs: Secke". rei- tree was dis covered in a thicket near PniLideipiii.t ' Tiio lir-: Jenriej appi ..- grew in a ; Cuutin, near West Cacs er, Pa. i The first Contiri ttrap-jv i n 1 w discovered near Cu.icord, X. ii. in- I Bartlett and Ki-jtVer pears w-re b tn j discovered lita- Phiiade'piiia. Tii- . nios. f our valuable fruits aie. 'chance" products an 1 gift- of n.itire. I r. Benjamin Franklin tva jitiiin uent in hi- e.lo.'t.s to i:idu :e the f.i .n sti of his time to use "land plast -r' ground yp-um. Atth.'tin- o" tiie Ilevjlution al tarn laborers wore leathe.-n upron iimilar to those now wora iy o.aCK itnitiis. The seel '. th lirst ri ce irr rva in America cam; ;on Ma lagaa-.-ar. it v. "chano;'- imp or'.atio i. Among tli lairner.s of C mi an 1 ?orto Pico, the woolen plow, form :. if a natural crooked s;i :k foitil u. hi woixls, is still in cotn.n ati ai;. fne ox yoke usel alt arcuul tin I-ii rraneau sei and in .Spin.sti Vineries coni'Hs of a straigot stick VO I tied to the horns or iorea -a js o lie cattle. Bows are not used in Iuh oke at all. nut retain i n.' an o luav on short no" ee i lucre is -ii u tiie iiu.ximutn strength of lO-),OUd j n.-arans, th men. I sail d today iid.m. Nov. 20. General Schalk r ati'.l M s-ts. Wessler and W il former Iloer de-legates, lor South Africa. Tin Tir .r.-r Ifi'.-t.'s. I.pwi-t and o.lic n Tribune- T .- ha-- r-c io.-l i--i.-d by tli- c 'et-ne-r il i i n 1 o lie 1 ie..s -.V;t i.d ; a'A al uf i.-;ii :. 1 ."' ti and jGei.eral is the beaicr of a 1 tter from j Mr. Kiuu'er to the Colonial Secretary .lie." , ii Ch nu'oei lain, asking that le Li vvistoa be allowed to return to South Africa. Messis. .Vessel and Wolniarans bad Ik en ref.ised permission to jroceel to the Transvaal Colony, but they hope the prohibition will be rescinded after their arrival in Cap - Colony. oi a copy I '!! Ill is- ion in -A'nle;li l,i all Sands in Washii zton New Cans New Jackets New Skirts ia!atZti i tJ . ji : ! obacco, th; deadly nigh tstiade, tin i jil Just Received at F. D. Ac CULLY COS CA5H STORE Ur.ristmas will saon Le here W'c lmve a f,;-,v suggestions to m ike which will help yo'i in your pu-chuses;. We have a nic line of Jackets. Cape-, Collarettes, Bias. MulLs, Fascinators, Hiik llarulkeicliiefs, Mulller.s, Swealers?, Neckwear, I linvf-s, Stispt'iider?, Hosier', Fancy 1 amps, Hookers, .t )v s arnl liturjvs. We invif you one and all to call ami look over our sto k. You will find we can have you tnuney. F. D. IfficOally Co. ;)mate, the potato, thn eggplant, tin ;.iyeune or red pe)per, the dealiy fatiij'jtown wed (ditur.i) and tn .irulini nettle all belong to the dam unily. It is a strangj as -.o-i itinu o the noxiouir and the wholes jine. A black walnut his be;u di jv r ; I l Pennsylvania which has the sii.'l. f a hickory nul.. .ice i : cereal most in us-7 by th mi.in family. It id not so nulr; m as wh'jat, by which it is being iplaied, for tiie usa oi whnat tl iur i tenling into the rice-eating coun ie. (n .lupin tlio burdock is consi:l?rod valuable vegetable. The pigweed! tue ptirnlaiie, the pokoweed, docks and if 'f p f f p 55 5Unii3siasi5iLa -a siSiS'ilaiLi C. L REYNOLDS, Enterprise, Grogon. EXLKRT Watclima Formerly with the Elgih National Watch Co., Deuber Hampden Watch Co., Lancaster Watch Co. Elgin, Waltbam and otlier watches we sell. Impairing a bpecialty. We guarantee our watches and our work. 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