Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Wallowa County chieftain. (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1909)
City and County Brief Nes Items -.e-e- ip horseaio? at Kela's Mrs. E. J. Churchill of La Grand h here on business tr:p. TB. S'.akit went out to L G-andt Vonday on a husaiess -.rip. Conin)is:o:ier Sam Litcfc wen. tr Elgin Jionday or busmen trip. The venerabit- V ie. Wood o Lo tine was a pues: over Sum? of t uaugbter. i:rd. V.. K. Boatman John Wo-tman. Sr. returned Tues dav from a three weeks vwl: wltl -eiattve at Elgin and L Grauoe. W. K. Grave and Fred W. Falcon er returned Vonday tional Woo.g-owers Toes telle. CouctT Commissioner V. G. Lo.it left SioncEV lor Tu-lo-k. Cal. wher, he wU: join Lock and remau. lor a month or two. Ha-rr Thomas, Walios conn" manager lor 'At Horn lnuependen' Telephone comply, went out if Lt Grande yon day to attend the annua: BUckhoiosr nierting that was heli. Tuesday. George Raird. W. B. liutterfiel. and T. W. IavidoL. who were i ine ci-v ior a wee selling oil sto-.k List wa-e at Keltners. C. A. AUK re.uK-u Monday a 10 from tnt -t convention a IT from Portland. Judf;e J. W. Knowles arrived Mon day u. b.d a spe.-iu: st-sison of cir cir rnur.. 4 work shop is bt'inf Ju: up on tut soua- tor ue of the workmen on tat rou" house. Nk :reh cake made to order by Mt members of the Woman Ei .hajigt. Ei.rl C. rianr of Taronia was t arriva". .joudi.v he coming permanent!' lo-.-ate hee. q E Ves: bought Tuesday of C. H. Lurcher and Conne'. Cox. lot i- of bioL-t El:t-nirlSt. L E. Joruai.. o.' the O R. fc 1. Co.. La been bus--y :ne early pa' vetik tiikir. lestunory u. J c attest ca--es. i.et cat get their overcoats, suit ; ; m& underwear ni- e:- mended by one J ', .vho understands the business, ln ; :juire a: the Woman's Exchange. Owing to so few being present at :he Commercial club meeting Mon- j . uay night. :ht annua! election of of ficers war postponed until nest Hon da y night. i LuViotfs Comedy compart- gave a : ukk! ertuinmeut in ihe vj leville j lint. io two fair sized audiences in :he oiwra house Moudav and Tues- Suo'ar Beet Meeting " LO.O.F. o: two Uiis land Saturday Afternoon January 30, 1909 at 1 o'clock In office of O. R. & L Co., Enterprise, 1st. door west of postoffiee Every Farmer with Sugar Beet Land Is Requested to be present at this Meeting. i COUNTY HIGH -EF5J , WALLOWA FOOl--- h. roui.tr IOOlbiJi (J ; t. ro won an "" i ....V, ' iaturdav afternoon by a .for oT 6 ru ....... hK made a touca- .o ... rue emu,- - , j Suneri 'v LODGE DIRECTORY. EVTEKJ'iOSK LODGER exc tin, game from The KKEIP 1 hool team at of u - -. Jf ANITA TEUn-E. No. I. PjUliM ilnu-n soon aiier . . . i EVTKTtriUSE CHAPTTU, ,u,lu n.ltved the bo?- lYlhdUa UNu. SO. Ko 1 Arch Huovn, the locals clearly oplajefl , H f)m wa TuewU, rt ,,d thai ended the ncortng. ... onfl kebt ;from do-n me - 'ball almost constantly in l0'a !tt.-rito-v The county an lost i,bance.rto score by aMm1c. kicks for goal from u-e xn..-- place nd 'W'al- t.... .n uniDire "I...,: :ee. A fair steed it-l crowd watched the game. COLD SNAP CAUSES LOSS ,N WILLAMETTE VALLEY (To the 12 inches WEDDING BELLS. Y;r. V.'ilber Homan and Miss Nora j McCormacU. popular young people of j Aider Sioie. were uuit3d in niamase at the home of E.ev. W. P. Bamms. at S:50 o clock, "W'einesday evening. January 20. The young couple were were called to Tnion Sionday to a. ; lay ngnts. tend a hoard meeting of their com j JoilE Humphrey returned to Dav pary. jupurt. AVash.. Tuesday to make Gane Tamer left Monday for j preparations to move here and lo V ardner whe-t he will work a cou j ;att on the Hert Gossett claim, east in ! nKi.h Vic hue nnrchaaed. h.p o? montns on a ils unc ( ji w4, . Aiex SicCloud. Ke will return to saw for J. E. Patterson when tht latter gets hU mill started. Mrs. H. H. Nottingham and baby ot Prairie Creek returned home Tuesday from an eight weekg visi' with relatives at The Dalles and Portland. Mr. Nottingham went out to La Grande to meat his wife and son. C. E. Teat left Wednesday morning lor a two or three weeks visit with relatives at Sun Dance. Wy. Mrs. "est and daughter Enid left at the same time for "Walla Walla to visit her father while Mr. Ve3t i in Wy oming. B. A. Gardner and son J. A. ar rived Monday from Tacoma and win be followed in a few days by Mrs Gardner and daughters. They wil" reside on a tract of land just Bouth of town that Mr. Gardner purchased a few mouths ago. SHEEP MEN URGE WAR ON COYOTES CHANGE IN ABSTRACT FIRM. MONTHS OF JANUARY AND FEB RUARY SET ASIDE FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dan P. Smythe, secretary of the Oregon Wool Growers association. requests that publicity he given the j Cluude M. Loekwood has purchas ed Daniel Boyd's in.erc3t iu the ub ; strain, business of the well kuown i Wallowa Law, Land and Abstract ' company, and will take possession ! March 1st This company is one o! ' the be.st known abstract firms of the o mty and enjoys an enviable repu talion for prompt and careful sar vice in their line of business. Mr Loekwood is in every way quulifiet. in maintain this nreUige. Mr. Boyd withdraws that he nii-y be fable to de vote his entire time to the consaint! iccomnanied bv Mrs. Bertha Millard lister of the groom, and the bride's ! war ou COy0tes started by the asso-j increasing business of the u.w firn brothers, Byron. John and Bart Mc Coroiack. The bride is the only elation, and to urge all farmers and Jaucaier of William McCormack, and I .he gro im also belongs to one of the aid and respected families of this vicinity. Many friends wish them a happy future. stockmen to join in the crusade. Mr. Smythe says: "You are no doubt aware of the enormous loss every year, not only to of Burleigh & Boyd. Oregon City, Jan. full here deep and a temperature of 6 below zero The snow is two feet deep at The' Dalles and the Columbia river troze so people could cross on the ice The steamboats had to stop on the Willamette also, because of float- u'6 il"e- v This is the worst storm uerr i v.-. (.allure 1S!U and as few penpie "-' i-v lost the most of their vege- -r.wU Natural ice Is being put up here, 'the first time since 1B0. Many birds are frozen. Tours tru.y, LEONARD BAKER. Box 11, R. F. D. No. 2. Surprise Party. A very pleasant surprise party was rivpn vus Muriel Moss, Friday ev ening. January IS, at her home, by a number of her schoolmates. The venitic was spent in playing games uid with music. About 11:30 o'clock .he guests were treated to popcorn and tuffy. Those present were Miss s Zora und Arlena Combes, Carman c:iark Punsv Foster, Anna Emmons Mnrvin Muriel moss auu . . .. . j m.n. 'laud Emmons. Dick .ucAaanu., . lippitts. Roland Marvin, David ieavis and Guy Moss. month in Maonic Bu An vjatuat Roval Arch welwmwd. 3. B. Ol-MfTED. HUrh Trten. XX -W. SHEAHAX. Secreiry. WALLOWA LOOSE. Kt. C A. r. ( iihwu second and fourth Satur davs of each month in Vaaoiilc BalL VialUns ilutini wplcorood J A. BTRLElGH. W. M. W. C BOATMAN, Sroretmry. ALLOW A VALLET CHAPTER. O. E. S. ineeu rirw na intra Hat. urilaya of each month, in llaaotitc Baa risltinf Star ar. always welcomed. MRS. ELY A L. FRENCH. W. M. MRS MART E. STEEL. Secretary. ii tir i ll.ll.n.W. A Meets first and thlr rtiurmday. in each month. In new Fra ternal haJL VtalUu- Neighbors alvayt welcome. J. W. EODGERS, Consul. T. 1. uILl, Citu-iw ANEIIOID CAMP. Na 3M II N. of A. COLD AT WALLA WALLA. SAYS SUGAR BEETS IS MADE FOR US BY 1 "VX The col StSpuis A letter from A. W. Couraiey, R sheepmen but to stockmen and farm-D. No. 4, Walla Walla, Wash., dated ers generally, by reason of the rav-1 January 1. says tne temperaiurt aces o' covotss and other predatory I there ranged from 1C to 20 .degreut I wild animals These pestiferous ani- below zero, the previous week, and NOT PROFITABLE CROP j nials are increasing no rapidly as to j there was a foot of bhow on the ! become an alarming menace to the ' ground. Mr. Courtney Buys his fam "I don't believe growing sugar '; raising of sheep, pigs, poultry, calves i!y'B health has improved some, but beets will be attended with satisfac- j and even colts, not to mention the :n-v nui'u ir. thi fnrnier" said n wild game, such as deer and elk. ..mmir.ni. TH t.Tir.n-Q t.n t aiiaac ttibii killed hr pmiEar and wolves in the Tuesdav. "1 base mv belief on ob- mountains j the name . him. Walluwa Bounds jund to Se t Rock Sample to Rutland. Contractor S. R. Haworth has sent larje block of the soft rock to Rut land, Vermont, to see if he can get PETERS SHOE I? known the World Around as the BEST VALUE FOR the MONEY We carry a complete for Ladies, Misses. Men. Youths and Children ;te Following the successful sen.-a-.ion and the experience of grow- i killing of coyotes under a similar mo- ers in two towns in which I lived j tion and method in January, IHDh. wi...-., -h rnl'iiTfr nf be-s was taken ; Dassed at The Dalles convention, the up. Around ITuion, where there is ' Oregon Wool Growers association j a saw that will cut It. Rutland is a jroort r.i; m.d iilfntv of water, the re turain at its convention in Heppner. great granite and marlile center and hH- b-n vpt unsatislactorv. the Nov IS. 1908. unanimously adopted rock cutting machinery is made there cost of growing the beets has been ; the following: much higher than predicted, while ; -fc, the sheepmen of Oregon. the crops have been way under what . h mauth 0 janu. Aiost or me original; , , hen their aT?- purpose ui maiut, a ! special efforts to destroy coyotes and JOSEPH was expected farmers quit the business w fntracts were up. and some r reat dta! of money." lost a ; special efforts to Destroy covote auu j JosepU jan 19. Mike lleaveme other predatory wild animals through-j went t0 Xji Grande Tuesday to see At Ontario, much the same esper-; out Oregon; that every possible effort 1 his niece, Miss Margaret Moore, who irnce U told. I was there four years : be made bv aU Bne,pn)en l0 deBlroy ago v.-lien tne piarted viU grea: .here iasi November - n!unfr twnc crime flnfTR hopes, and I was -ul" and farmers ! and other metnoas; tnat we win iu- loid me they would like to throw up ' duee our neighbors and everyone pos- 1 :ueir contracts. borne claimed 11 gibie to assist look IS tons to the acre to pay the cost of the crop." SUCCESSFUL REVIVAL AT CHRISTIAN j The revival meetings at the Chris--, tian church conducted ' by Rev. and 1 -Mrs. Samuel W. Jackson, are attend ed by large crowds, the church be ! ing packed to the doors Sunday night, and nearly as many there Mon i day night. Mr. Jackson is a direct, : forceful speaker, and is always inter esting. Mrs. Jackson is a fine sing- us in this crusade againBt coyotes. That special pre caution be taken in putting out pois on; that poison be not placed near CHURCH 1 dwellings or public highways, so that dogs passing would not be lia ble to reach it; that poison be put out only on our own premises and ranges.' 'A coyote bounty law will be urged before the coming legi:i!a' ire You can very materially help us in securing the passage of this law by writing personal letters to each one of your members of the State Legis- r'esjsgav'EKZaBBSasBVBVBMssai er and an effective director of sing ing. Following are the subjects forhuppenB l0 b; R memuer Get your neighbors to do likewise. Help us in this coyote fight. It means much to the sheep industry and Oregon." the remaining meetings this week: Friday: "The Greatest Day on Earth." Saturday: "Where to Find What under her stage name of May Bur dock is one of the principals in Babes in Toyland, a famous musical extrav aganza produced in Stewart s opera house Tuesday. Mrs Bessie Meek returned Tues day from a stay at Milton. Miss Gertrudde Fleaner is home from a visit at La Grande. The 71st birthday anniversary of T. F. Rich was made the occasion of a pleasant family gathering at his home in the north part of town, 011 Thursday, January 14. The farmers of this vicinity re-ci'-ei Tuesday 12,500 pounds of al f Uf jl seed. A uumber of yoang people will be entertained FriJay evening at the home of J. S. Mathews. Born, to the wife of Thomas Rich Saturday, January 1C, a daughter. Thomas Morgan was in town Tues day stating that he had got rid of must of his fat hogs, having sold to buyers who snipped them out. VOTirF FOR PI BL1LA1 1UA U- lated Tract.) PUBLIC LA.VD SALE. Department of the Interior. t- c i.ntui fif'ifp at la uranoe Ore gon. January 16, 1H09. Notice is hereby given that, as fli reeled bv the Commissioner 01 me General Land Office, under provis ions of Act of CongreBB approved .Iuiip 27. 19UC. (34 Stats, 1,1. ). we will offer at public sale, to the high est bidder, at ten o'clock a. m., on hp Uth duv of March. iy09. at this office, the following-described land SEV NEV Section 24. Township 1 South, Range 44, East Willamette Meridian. Serial No. 0KS7. Any persons cliiming adversely the above-described land are advised to file their cluinis, or objections, on or before the time designated for sale. F. C. Dram well, Regis ter. 2StD ALU OTA CIRCLE, No. 5 CAMr. Ka t W. of "W. Chicago, and Hon. John day, of Clay, Ronison Co., Chicago. There was a fine lot of sherp -ex hibited at the midwinter stock show here. The first prize was awarded G. Butter.'ield of Idaho on fine wool sheep and A. J. Lnolin on Shropshlres. It was surprising to me to see the number of Intelligent men at this meating who are inter ested in the ubeep and wool industry of the fnited States, and how well they are organized. The old preju dice is fast leaving the minds of u American people, that the sheepmen have ruined the forests and poiaaned the grass so that cattle and horses couldn't eat it, filled the graveyards .vith homesteaders and the asylums with sheep herders. We admit that the sheep stinks but the money don't, W. H. GRATES. wesley mm. Stfick InPpector lor Wallowa County. JOSEPH, OREGON Lunches, with hot coffee, Women's Exchange. at the NATIONAL WOOLGROWERS MEET AT P0CATELL0 (Continued from first page.) Best Fitting, Best Wearing Best Looking R. S. & Z. CO. ENTERPRISE to Do to Be Saved." Sunaav at 11 a. m.: ion or the Lord's Supper." j Sunday, p. ni.: "Woman, Her . Piacc and Power." (Women only.) Sunday. 7:.!u p m.: "The Glass Railroad." Large chorus choir. Ster- eopticim pictures and Illustrated Bongb. Conimun- j The Wallowa county court has add- I Hit fi . or 1 V. nf b mill In fh loPT fnr coyote scalp bounty purposes, aud the ; wool growers of this county have LOSTINE Lostine. Jan. 19. Mr. and Mrs. W. ;ae. ALUiVi&AUGH, AGED 1D3 YEARS, IS DEAD : asseBHed themselves one-half cent per ( t.. neenor returned juesaay from head of their aheap for bounty pur- . an extended trip of two months dur poseg j ing which ,they visited in Southern ! Oregon and in the Waitsburg, Wash.. : country. ! Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Glenn biid cUil ' dren returned Tuesday from Summer- So.tisfaCti0H GU&TeVIlteed. jville, where they had bean to attend it A. hall and selected a committee of three of which I was chosen as one, and the following resolution was sub mitted to the national committee for their approval and adoption: ' W e. the resolution committee of the state of Oregon, respectfully sub mit for your consideration and adop tion the following resolution: That the National association URGE that ! proper and suitable legislation be en acted at the coming sessions of the different state legislatures offer such bounty as will promote the de struction of wild animals; also pro viding that such proper safe-guards are included as to prevent fraud and the importation of skulls. And we further believe that in course of time when such predatory animals are fairly well thinned out, the boun ty should be increased to such a fig ure as to insure their permanent aradication; and we further suggest that the national forest officials do their part and use every effort to exterminate these animals in the woods and forests which are the nat ural lairs and breeding placeB of many of them; and further we rec ommend that the president of the National association appoint a com- a well known valiev farmer residing h few miieb unovfc this city, has re ceived news of the death of his father, James Alumbaugh, at the great age of 103 years. The old gentleman resided near Odessa, Mo., and his death occurred last week. Sewing of all kinds. Satisfaction Guaranteed. .Alumbaugh;.,,-,- ,T.,,T r, l mer residing wXlAUJC liUUU, LU51Lt youngest child A Finishedw Product in all things, com pels preference from "The man who cares BIRTHS LONG: To the wife of County Sur veyor R. L Long, a nine-pound son; Sunday, January 17. : LEONARD & KUIIN ; Proprietors f the J : CITY MEAT MARKET J Cured Meats and Lard always on hand. Hides Z bought and Bold. Vergere Phone. Z S LOSTINE - - - - OREGON Z niittee of three to draw up, or cause 10 oe urawn up, a suitable bill fori the above purpose. Have the same ' presented at the proper time and use every possible means to have such bill enacted into the law at th j coming legislatures, and we further recommend that such committee use what means they can to educate the public generlaly as to the importance of such legislation and the enormous losses sustained every year by not ouly sheep men; but also cattle" own ers, goat raisers, poultry fanciers and farmers generally. El L. Clark, W. H Graves, G. S. L. Smith." On January 16 there were some very able speeches made by such mei as Hon. Geo. B. Mr Put. s w..v is preeminently so FOR SALE BY C E Zurcher EXCLUSIVE AGENT Complete Stock of Men' FurnishinB' Jiugton, D. C, Hon. A, J.' Knolin of