some eases ow THJ eaUa aa fcoor. !
or in oier words, some operator
candied about seven calls & minme. j
although each aa Lust-ited they iia.- j
died three times many. On op
ratirca carat? oirfuia Xelephone Ffrst
County Pioneer Paper In Election News
Oregon Day And
Lincoln Centenary;
o.
7V
EstahLtfhed in. liii. Published every
lairsuax 3t iae Enterprise Fres.i.
Off.oe Ease siiie Cuur. Kow
Square.
Entered in tie po--.o:?.oe : Ea.tr
pr.se. Ore., as second-class si"-'
SUBSCRIPTION" SAT-IS
One year i'-.wV Three aioa in 1I-'-iavartailv
in. A taa-;e.
CCCNTY A3VEnTiS,'a RA7S-
Coaaty sub:rl":e-s w tl. Caieftaii
UU7 have idii ions.; copies se-t
au'-ijle tie M.iar-f f:ri:.'-M ?ir
year No iv.il subscription aiii
fur tess ii.n one ye-ir
THURS3AY. JANUARY 2. '3C9.
Hr Way.
Tier? was la nd darty !a Vlnriilj.
wao lived happily wita als wife aad
teemed Ct every 00 tO b 1 21iM
hasb::id- A Tt maa wao ippear-ni
to euoy s d.mesoe biias es-ied ap.u
tie .jid fellow f:r tie secret of bis
marital snc?ess.
"Since tij" st returned ti.
diriy. T'l reH t.' S.-w Ah dos tc
Ai ins' Ititi hul Sab huh owa hit
aa" Ah Sab Sni wit t:
Bi-ignt P-scct
We don't ill i: raestiocs of
etii's La tie Jae ttjt. A yorroi
Easiisii m-?:er n Ti!aca Ijeeasu
enaait!ril of a r?s7 ftr, bet T'il tie
aiotier tiiar & "u aoc ri'i enoasS t
tnajTT Iwr. Tj miitiwr taTfiel aii
Mill: "Wiit: Not ri.!i enoc?i La tiw
la ail of gTti:eas? Wt. wlti so acvuci
Ciisietl a tilef u dx3ri:r yoo wCI
te a aLiliooair? la a nreTeaocii."
R suit ef Training.
Traia a Iri La ti wij lie sl.;cI
go. azi xieQ siu gr-jr op tie w
act only JerS sriooio cot of ti
kfariiea stoTt tut si wta lay uiiie
tie tail fearien cf tie tnrSey a:
TiaiisciTt:?. aaT ti !r from tie
toled tay. bay 13 cearj w;rti cf riV
ta aid cccatrL't a tcat tiit will
g.i te a fjrty dcilir nxcstroelry lock
fast a little til Hie 9) ceata. Hatutoa
Peat.
F.rt Sumptuary Law.
Lav) tfi;.r;rg ealsg. v-t
clregii" jr ar I'Tctt u eld as tistcry
ttseii Xcf fn ; lie exaocieas eaa ti
rariwd ta tie maner. fc It !s saJs
to say tiat tt was ta ET?t. as fir
tck as 3 R C, ttit t first prii
Heal sojsftzary statates wer passai.
Aesoc tie E.:rr.a- tiy first a;cear
td ta tie eeietrated rweiT rabies."
Ia BiIera Uses darlecaaae was tie
pioneer la jJixptsary lesisiaioa.
tRfarmalon Concerning Eistft Grade
F.na! Examinatiotra.
L Dates:
Tiree examlnaticns aaaially. Eaci
coiaty superiatea'ieac ta seeiit
mentis for bis eooaty.
ta. Jaaaary IWi.
(5 Slay U-It im.
z June l')-U,
id. September 2-1. IW.
2. PTcaram:
a) Tiursiiaya Arltimetic. Tr.:
iaj. History, aal Civil Gjvera
m'jtt.
tb Frila-3 On--sir. Piysiol
oey, Georrapty. and 5;lltr.g.
3. Soorces of Q"estii;cs:
fa i Civil Government Uaitec
States ConstittKion.
Ibf Georrapily State C-Tzn
cf Study: Piway and Hiamaa'r
Nataral Sciool Geofrapiy.
te Elstory List cf topics from
Eistory Out.iae ia State Coirs
cf Stilly aai Current ETats.
(4 Laaz-ia 2ieiler's Mciem
EagUsa Grammar, a a dixrnm-
miag.
(ej Heading Tie :ea.:ir wlU
send to tie Coatty Supriateci
eat tie applicant's class staailaji
ia readiag. wilci snail b'i take;
by suci iperistendect as tie ap
p2caar staaliag on tie sib;e:t
it SjeUiag Eighty pr cent
from Eeni's Word Lesaons, aad
twenty per cent, from niaa-iscr.p' J
ia Language.
? "iVrttiat Specimens cf pn ;
ntaasiip as indicated ia copi!
matter and from maaa:r:pr Lr
I-aar4.
Ejpicc;uily sibmitied.
J. H. ACKEH.MA-.
S :pt, Public Iastracti,;c
Ti Cnr ELziti Grade examina
tion for tie year 14 wi be aeid
JaaTiry 21-22.
Teachers pre; Litg classes far tiis
eian nioa wid ;as report ta tiis
office tie aimber cf appucaats a
!-Jt tiirty days before above date.
EespictftiCy.
J. C. CO-VLET.
Si;c of &:iofiis.
X JANUARY 1909
MoTWed TW Tri Set
is
2
3 4 5 6 7
8
9
J 10 II 12 13 14 15 16
X 1718 19 20 21 22 2Z
tlr, 25 26 27 28 29 30 J
..........
Strry cf Haw R etjrrra Were Git-V
t-5j 5y N-w News-GatAenng
A jency.
Wl-a "ie presilea:iil eijtioa to
a'.-n'.as fast ta ex-itemeat kjshi
".aerwa hjLi di-d aay. But
-Ji'ir- are s'.jc-.es lad aaecdoci coa-a-ftteii
wita "be coaipafa taa: will
aot d.e yfir.
Waay cf '-lei icjrws, aad pir
iajs a mor.ty. lav to dj w.ta tbe
z'lig of rrarai. Every iastr'i-x-ra'u
eery a-;-" jfttia aeaoy aad
every beia i'J U directly ooaoeraed
La ir.:i r'?i.-4 on eiectju u.T
a.it ire kept ca tbe -izi ive. Press
iixli"ii:ai. aevspaper correspond-
ea:i. ae-i iers iad every ocaer
aers ie:'iaj ancy aiake sapreme
er'.'rt to be first La sectinj rssaits
be'ore tie pabuc. Tie extent tiis
cote petition reacies. tie ia tensity of
tie r
arr iai tie aieias empioyeI
to jet tii res'ilts
believeaile :o one
recti cr Laie::t;
:paa-
fir ?r are
sao bas
. be- a
iardio
iot. i
la tie pre-iiientia: ele-.-'i.
of im
taa i.ry was aa?rei:eiiec .en.
r.aost effars were pit farti and ua
usiaiiv ine expeaiitares of money
. T. .
wer made to s;ore wia; La news-,
papr pariaace are kaowa as 'beats." !
m ,i cataiza tie plxn f:r
i
tae most erticiea leas.ji j
LsJac ory way of jettiai complete aadt
aatieai.: recaras. went ta aa agen
cy wiica a fe years ao was con
sidered impracucasi aaa too ea-i
' peasiTe.
Tiis areacy was tie telepioce.
scaie years aja tie telepione coa
paates rave oit tieir balietias direct
n tae larii et-tes. ia tae iaJt e-r-
tioa tiey give tiem
to ti news-
iars. wao. ta rara. ra
iTe tiem tj 1
.'
tie piibiic over
te.epaoce or oci :
r- ran Lin cities extra
staticcs aai liaes were LastaUed Sa i
offices witiaur exa
tiarse. Tie ccatpieteaess aad ac-
ciraj
iu-etiis taiga ia
waiaactioa witi ;
ti sziooti maaaer ia
, .-h rhT !
isadied tie extra rush of
iave prompted tie various
busLaessi
aewspa-;
pers tirouzaoat tie ccuatry. who en
Joyei tie benefit of tie semlce. tj
iv liberal credit ta ti
teleshine '
,, -a-:..
" Tie Paiiadeiphia Times, a new ev-l
in cia- ia eraressiaz its aanrec-
Utioa says: Tiii ia
r -i r1 u- time '
we have received aaytiiag
o--h.Ttrr
paying for it siae we iaTe been
Tie Baltimore World says: -Tie;
' te'epiione service was perfei:t aad'
enabled us ta put a more complete
extra on tie street by eight o'clock '
tiaa ever before.- ;
Although tie b-ille-tias of tie teii-,
phxne compaay were first at hand ia j
nearly every instance, tie accuracy
of the reports was not sacrificed to j
jbtaia tiis result. Ia so far as pos- i
siile every b ulletia was
r.z-ji.y cea-i
I sore i. WUd-cat guesses. propn:ies j
' tae :-i or. ieresay. etc were elimi-;
aated. Ccc.siueatiy tie bulletins
i ia-i a real value. j
! Department "lea. is aad traffic offlc-j
als of tie telepo.-,3ce compaaies arei
f eateii at tie iigalv siccessfu! out-!
to-te cf tis rgid test of tieir sys- j
tern. As a result of tie wori it per
iormet statks of letters are care
fully eied ia executive offices eom-j
plimentary to the efficiency of tie !
orgaairatiotts. j
Other tests tie telephone ias been :
iub.ected ta woold make iaterestiagl
rea.iig. Fir instance, during tie!
pennant winai-.; games at Detroit last!
.all tie c:ty -ras base-ball mad. Dur-j
- tie last mo weeks of tie season!
tie entixiiasai of tie "fins' was
biibl..-g ever with every game. Ti.
climax was reaihed on tie peaaaat j
wianir.i Tuesday, however. Tie tel-j
ephone exchanges were teseiged with;
enquiries. ' j
To prepare for tie emergency tie
.e-lepc--ce ccm;aaies orgaaiied bulle-;
tia s;uais whose only duties
to aaswer baseball inquiries.
Tie'
a. number of yoiag La-iles who 1
?ompre!l ties siiads bandied ia
ENTERPRISE
OPERA HOUSE
Watch for
Next
Announcement
from ma outside exchange. appr-
. eatly witaouc confusion. Tais was
; at tie rate of U'W aa boar.
! Taes are bat two tastaaoes out of ;
imaay taat are aappfaiag day after:
iday waica proe taat tb teiepdon '
' aas become our most indispensable
' servant. It Ls becoming a aecesBity
, ta eery bom aad ode, wbetaer ta
j towx city or country. It fc fcxk
; teppin wita prore ax every
stnde.
Ties two instances also serve tj
: Ladica: tae tncreas! aaaiber of par-
poses for wiica tae teiepione Ls used
aad also tends to saow ta depead-
: enc tie general ptibiio places apoa
".
Bat to get a deflaite Idea of tii
' $rowtb ta popularity cf ta teiepaoa
aad tie increase La ta n amber in
use one si hi:1 taie aot of tie l
growti of ti Westera Electric com
paay. te principal manufacturers
of telephones aad teiepioa supplies
l4 country. Ia 12 te'.epiiones
snipped by tbis compaay aambered
one millioa and a quarter, la li'H a
million aad a ialf, and la IVH two
millioa aad a o.uarter, aa lacrease
ia f-ve years of a millioa telephones,
or approximately over S) per cent.
COPPESFIELO JUST NOW
WIDE OPEN TOWN
Tie stories broagit la from Cop-
i perfield. ti towa oa Saaie river, by
persons arriviag frota taere souad
Uie tie tales of many aaotier new
railroad aad miaias towa La tie aey-
j day of tieir meteoric eareer.
I It Ls related tiat it is a wideopen
: town. Hiad.-eds of laborers on tie
1 Nortiera railwav aad Ox Bow con-
uu i- cLr
f'-T wien taey get taeir time
.' ....4 . V.. . Tllan fhPi
------ - -
3 sonsetaaig cotag. All tae oooze
ary caa be iad aad tiax
a
45o! 'T
Tie sarewl
"sport" is tiere also, ready aad cap
able of separating tie laborer frota
cuul l- ue mu.
acieauac way.
la W 13
also on tie
s---- tussu u'a- -vfc a-.
. Caffies aad cosmetic oeaaty.
! Aad ia ail, so report ias it. Cop-
ckj. u uie mi yui ut -j-i
aortlest towns. It is
tie qaiates-
- f a3 tia: Ls loud aad Immoral. ;
-
.
-,JCI uuclu LC5 .ju. j
comes tae metai tor waica tae
towa
: has been appropriately named. Ba
i Iter City Democrat.
Make La Grande Busy.
From Evening Observer.
La Graade is becoming quite a
railroad center. Tie branch road
into Wiilowa county has added great-
iy to our tmportaace.
HAS GOT THIS MONTH
Two screimlng stories by EZSs
Paris' Bier aad Lindsay Deniscn,
each racing to ses which wiZ buxp
y our assay bone hariest.
One trag-dy tiac wH grip ycur
heart.
Aad artr'ci by RasseH, Paine aad
Dkkjos that cut deep into things.
loo i orr r m moors this
HOJTl TSZ CAT IS liXX
-or Sa.e by Co ernan tros.
; ate
TOWN PROPERTY
FARM LANDS
TIMBER LANDS
STOCK RANCHES
Property lifted vtixh me is unsolicited. The
owners desire to sell. Consequently they are
B A R G A I N S
Xow is tHe time to bay property in Enterprise.
See me if yoa want a house or lot any location
Good farm propositions in valley and out
lying districts.
Insure your lire stock in the National Live
Stock Insurance Company. You can not afford
to take chances at the price it costs to insure
your horses or cows.
I have the best Standard Fire Insurance Com
panies. Also the cheapest Mutual Companv
W. E. TAGGART,
Enterprise,
-g.
C ebratis or To Important
Events.
A suggested pro-rna for piblio
scb.jois and literary societies for Ore
$on Day. February 1. ti 3)tl aaai
versary of ti adaiiiUJa of Oreton
iau ti Coioa. Tie act aianttiai
Oreoa was passed February li aad
signl by ti Presideat. Feb. 1.
liZ-i. Inasmaci a ti H'.i fails on '
Soaday tbis year, it Ls suggested tilt
tie esereises be held oa Srdsr. Feb
ruary 12. and tia; ti eeatenary of
Lincoia's birti be comaiemorated in
ti same exercimi.
Tbi projraai U so??ested by tie
raiveristy of Orejoa and was pre-
t- uo-.jij -
aad Education.
Onier of Easreis.
Sonj, "Oregon.- (Orejoa Teuhers"
M'Mitiiy. Sett I )').
Reaiinr. Je.Terion's Instructions
to LeLs for ti? exploration of
tie Colombia River. Coues" Tie
Hi-tory of ti? Leis aai Ciarit
Eipecitioo. I p. XXVI. from mid
dle of pate to end of second line
oa p. XXVII.
Declamation. Eaylies' Speech ia Con
gress ijustifyia- tie expectation
tia; Oregon wouii be settled by
Americans, Ann Vm of 17th Con
gress. 2nd Session. l22-23. Sel
ections pp. SSI aad S2.
Reading. Applegates "A Eay With
tie Cow Colaaa iSciafers His
tory of tie Pacific Northwest, pp.
lS'i-l2.
Reitaon. -Caaipfires of tie Pio
neers.' Simpeoa ijti aad Sti
stanzas 'Pilirirs of tie Plain. "
(2d staaza tboci la quarterly
Oregon Kistorical Society, Dec.
Reading. Act for tie Admission of
Oregon ifroni Report Sec. of
State of Oregon. 13iT-3i, pp.
1312.).
Oration. Abraiam Lincola. (by a
;mber of tie school or some
prominent citizen.)
Song, "America."
Note: Complete copies of tie read -
Logs aad recitations cited above may
be secured free of char? by writing
tie Registrar, raiversity of Oregon.
Eugene. OreToa.
oa Din e n I i-r"i
PARADISE GLINTS.
Paradise, Jaa. 13. Tie mall from i
Paradise to Aaatan caaaot cross the
Graade Ronde river on account of
the ice. ;
O. P. Barnes died at his home La ;
Asotia, Fri.lay, Jaaaary 8. llr. i
Barnes was a former resident of this
pUc4 wa3 Q,lt s.j ?ears of Me.
E. W. Apptegate Is still eonaed
to his raita on account of his foot
that was Injured by his horse falling
on
James Barnes male a trip to
. iston last week.
Le"v"
Weather warmer today, tig cniaook
; and snow disappearing. '
i A. C. Miller of Enterprise was j
i here on business vesterdav i
I " t
! W. C. Straiey and wife have sold
to Nova Straiey and wife S) ai:res
of land; consiieration ll')'W. W. C.i
.Straiey and wife to Clyde Straiey j
aad wife 12 acres of land; eonsid-1
, eration SLm). !
j Mrs. W. J. Akin, who wis operat-
, ed on at Flora by Drs. Anderson aad
I GUmore a short time ago, u doing :
7f
ar!
FIRE INSURANCE
PLATE CLASS INS.
STOCK INSURANCE
i
'fit
I'
iai
1
A,
!'
ill
lll
Oregon.
There are two kinds
One is the other
The kind that IS contains I1 the constituents that come
from crecr disriliiioo od 4eir That s wht makes it
REAL whiskey. .
The kind thar ISNT is made of alcohol, prune juice and
bead oil or is simply. alcohol. put in charred barrels, and
bransid whiskey. - .
The Pure Food Law ym at having the consumer jet
eiacthr what he calls for. i
WTien you call for whiskey ask your, dealer it it win
respond to a giovernraent laboratory test.
Ask him if he guarantees it.
Then you will know what you are paying your money for.
Buv the brand you know, the standard for 70 years.
Cvnis Noble pure whiskey-all whiskey old whiskey.
4
qoart boCiea ef CEM.TSE CTRUS NOBLE
rtct to yw al eiupi
paid to tk aearc n3rod cxpna cfka,
W. J. VAN SCHUYVER & CXD.
EIjClcJjW !&4 105-107 Seami Scraet. PanW. Owfaa
W. X Vu SeW C. r k
CIM.1X2 CTS'JS NOSLE.
P. OLA.
BIBInl
Ca
General Blacksmithing
JforsesAoeny a Specialty
Ir y.a wiih to bijr a Hack. Bm;
handle coxpleu itixk in thi.- lii
'i;cai'-icz f a;.
S. E. Combes,
Enterprise, Oregon.
TT7v T-T
; TTV X X CX V Z
;
, and only complete line of
k.u ua uupetx ow gooas ana compare our prices
with nfh-r
S. D. KELTXER,
THE HARDWARE DEALER.
Oepartmeflt of Pubiic Irwtrjction '
Salem ;
CIRCULAR CF INFORMATION ,
Giving tie sources of examination
auestions for State aad County pa-1
; Wr3 February aal August, vh.
j L Arithmetic, One-Cfth frota State j
! Coarse cf Strrv fnnTf!-j
' Smith.
2. Civil Government. Stroc t
: Schafcr
English literature:
February, l'
A. One-halt from texts: New
comers English Literatare. and
Newcomers Am eric aa Litera
tare. B. One-half from tie foTiowiag
classics:
1. Lowell, The Vision of Sir
T 1 T'i! TM t TI. i ...
- . ut. .) tiocga-1
ten, 23c, 22c. j
2. Webster. The First Book- (
er Hill Oration (Eiv. lir. sr.) j
Houghton, lie, 22c. " I
3. Scott, Marmion (Pocket :
I
Classic) MacasLUiaa, 23c, 22c. '
August, i3
A. One-half from text: N-
comer English Uteratare aad
newcomers American Litera
ture. B. Oae-ha from the following
classics:
1. Shakespeare, Jaiio Caesar
S1t. ut. er. Hoiighton 23c.
2. Raskin,
Sesame aad Lilies
IRiv. lit.
er.) Houghton, 2.
!
2. Cartyle, Essay on Earn
and Bams' Pon (Pocket
-Tase; Macaiiiia, zzc, 22c.
1 The first figure Ls the publisher
j price, the second tie price to viooLs
otrated for fcet,
I UbnrT Commission aad Tk J k.
! Ci3 Co.
s. geography, Oaerti
from
aw uoorsea rJ s,,t-
four-fifth
1 from Eedway ft Hlamaa' '
amar, onefti from State
jCoorw of Study, fonr-Cfth from
' Baehler.
I Hb,w' V. 8. Oneftk fma.
s r -
a'r. bourse of
Study, fonr-Cfti
frota Boebier
7. Orthography, Ewj-, Word Le-
on.
, - Phrsfcai Ceograpky. Tarf. Ne
Pi7ical GeocraDhr
- "'a, nmcninson
hy- Reading, gut. r.
iiStady. Wiif. Art Heading. Oral
t
I
!
of whiskey.
isn L
$4.22
or Harrow ffOieaile
ar d you will vera dp) ly
HT1 T
JLJ tO I
Hardware in the Conntr
Reading.
11. School
Oregon.
Law, School Law3 of
12. Theory aai Practice, White's
Art of Teaching,
Writing. Outlook Writing Sy-
teffl. Tests la Writinr.
1. Alzebra Wella- AVvhra tar
Secondary School!.
la- Bookkeeping. Office Method
aad Practical Bookkeeping. Part L
IS- Composition. Herrick ft Daaoo
IT. Physic. MUilkan ft Gale: 1
First Coarse ia Physics. ,
IS. Psychology, BaelL
U. Eotany, Bergen: . Eetnenta of
Botany.
20. Geometry, Went worth: Plane
and Solid Geometry, questions oa
Plan Geometry.
21. History. General. Myers: Gea-
ral History.
A& examination Ls required apoa
tie Erst thirteen subject for a fir
mdt Coonty certificate valid t
f-ie years: upon tie first elghteea
,ali'ct for a Stat certificate Talid
for fiv rears: and BDon tie tweury-
subjecu
diploma
T3Sli tor life.
Dandruff ahd
AmNOrrlAIRi
re bd oclwari sfs ef tie ev3
ac ia iccrrt by nrjriais ( its
cff pni salpinx the life blood
of the hair. Micra kills the eara
site, soothes tte it(ig scala,
t; ketre ta tie fcair asd Heps
iltalliTioat. Kiictfe tfpixttict
refiel cad prirrtj its worth.
y.rx ksir l'.'x-t too late.
tbsiirtss. Kb
-r-l for tte kiir,
t rd sticky oils.
Subscribe for the Chieftain.
J lTQilNGoGALP
J1
1 fcl
FOR SALE BT
BURNAL'GH 4. UAYFIELD.