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About Wallowa County chieftain. (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 28, 1909)
1 1 Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, Linoleum, Pianos and Organs WaiiPtper. class Moulding jsew Koyal and Singer Sewing Mnchinps- - Baby Boggles and Co-Carts. FRED 5. ASHLEY, The Home Furnisher, UNDERTAKING AND EMBALMING ENTERPRISE. OREGON Waited Ensrgy. A Baltimore uiau hud decided that be must administer a uteri) lecture to bis alx-year-old son Harry. The boy bad been naughty, but did not seem to ap preciate tbe fact, and It was with some reluctance, tnererore, inai me parent undertook -a scolding. He spoke Judiciously, but severely. Be recounted tbe lad's misdeeds and duly explained tbe wbya and where fores of bis solemn rebuke, bis wife tbe wblle sitting by duly Impressed. Finally, when tbe fatber ceased for breath and Incidentally to bear tbe culprit's acknowledgment of error, the lad, bis face beaming with admiration, turned to tbe mother and said: "Ma, Isn't pa interesting?" Harper's Monthly. At the Wrong Place. It was an exceedingly luxurious and forbidding looking hotel. Neverthe less the worn, dusty and bedraggled one marched courageously across the lobby to the desk. "What" he Inquired, "are your prices?" 'Room without bath, $3.50; with bath, $4," tbe clerk rattled off glibly. Tbe dusty and bedraggled one pon dered. "Well, please give me," be remarked finally, "a bath without a room. And kindly see that a nice soft eiderdown pillow is placed in the tub. Also be especially sure that" At this point a cold glitter In tbe clerk's eye closed the incident New Xork Times. Ignored the Old Law. The evidence bad shown that tbe brick which a careless workman had dropped from a scaffolding twenty feet above tbe surface of tbe ground bad fallen on a man's shoulder and broken a bone, but tbe Jury decided that tbe victim had no cause for ac tion tbe falling of the brick had no necessary connection with tbe acci dent "Gentlemen," said the Judge, "I never beard of such a verdict You utterly Ignore the existence of tbe law of gravitation." "That law, your honor," answered the foreman of the Jury, "is so old that we decided not to consider it It's obsolete. Fir and Water. A new Insurance inspector had Just completed bis lirst trip lu one of tbe bl office buildings. He was making up bis report, lu tbe office of the super intendent if the skyscraper. "Y.eil." -id the superintendent "did you eerythlng all right?" "Yen." salJ the other, with a grin, "all right but in one instance." "What?" "It bad to do with the buckets in tbe corridors." "What was the matter there?" in quired tbe superintendent. "I bad them filled Just tbe other day." "That's It exactly," replied the offi cial. "The label reads, 'For Fire Only ai.d you have put water in tbeni!" Yt-utb's Companion. CONTRACT LET FOR WATER WORKS AMERICAN LIGHT AND WATER COMPANY TAKES BONDS AT TAR i COUNCIL'S GOOD BARGAIN SAVES MONEY FOR CITY CONTRACT SIGNED. WORK TO BEGIN APRIL I System To Be Completed Four Months Details Big Deal. Within of At a special meeting of the coun rll Thursday night the contract for ,the Enterprise water works was let to the American Light & Water com pany of Kansas City, Mo., on the company's bid made by its repre sentative, R. K. Lowry, the bid being Imarte in detail for the different parts of the work and material, but will aggregate less than tbe total, $30,000, for the bonds. Just how much less will depend on several things, but more especially on the reservoir site, pnd extent of distributive pipe laid this first year. The company takes in payment for the contract, the city's 5 per cent, bonds at par and accrued interest. The work is to begin as soon as yeather and ground conditions make it possible, or about April 1, and is to be completed within four months fiom the starting date, barring acci dents or delays not the fault of the 'contractor. The system when completed will be one of the most complete and best In all the Pacific Northwest, say competent engineers who have had a great deal to do with water works In Idaho and Washington as hvell as Oregon. The plans and spec ifications prepared by Mr. Lowry are first-class in every respect. They bave been gone over by Fred A. Tol- man, an eminent engineer oi noise, Idaho, and pronounced O. K. "If you iget the work done according to the (specifications," says Mr. Talman, "you will have a first-class system," Bo along about August 1st, Enter prise will have one of the best wa ter works plants of any town, re gardless of size, in the Northwest. A supply of pure spring water suf ficient for a town of five or six thous and people, brought from a point J 280 feet above the city in an 8 hu b main, with a reservoir to break the too high pressure, bringing it down to about 80 pounds, also to furnish a reserve supply of water in case of accident to the supply pipe from the springs or in case of fire. The water supply is known by fre quent tests to run practically an even quantity at all seasons, and at about the same temperature. No ice will toe needed to cool Enterprise's drink ing water, or fire to boll it for drink ing purposes. It is the opinion of the councllmen. and of others who have followed' the matter closely that a good bargain has been made for the city. The company takes the 8 per cent bonds at par, a figure no other small town has been able to sell its bonds for. 'Even Boise cannot float Its bonds at par for less than 6 per cent. It is La clear gain of at least one per cent, or $300 a year on the investment, or l3000 for the 10 year period before 'the bonds are redeemable. Mr. Low ,ry also lowered his bid one cent a foot on all the pipe, which was a sav ing of over $400, and as he under his agreement with the council was to receive $300 for the plans and spec ifications, unless his company was awarded the contract, another saving (of $300 was effected. The council has proceeded cau tiously In the matter from the first Step in the negotiations, and every tblng was done that could be thought of to protect the city's interests. The mayor and all the councilmen "were present Thursday night, except jMr. Combes, who was detained at home by illness in hla family. Mr. Lowry was present and after some dis cussion, cut his bid one cent per foot on the 45,000 feet of pipe that will be used. On motion his bid was then accepted, and by resolution, with the usual emergency clause, the mayor and city recorder were autho rized to enter into a contract with the American Light & Water com pany to construct and install the lEnterprise water system. Has La Grande Contract Too. The same company, the American (Light & Water company, was given ithe contract for the La Grande wa iter system, Wednesday night, at the contract price of $146,000. As here, The Early Bird Doesn't Get All The Snaps Here are some pretty good picking's for the late ones. Lots of winter weather to come and we are selling Ladies' and Children's Coats and Furs at from one-fourth to one-third off. That means A $12 Coat for $9 - A $6 Coat for $4.50 And a $4 Coat or Fur for $3. Also CUT PRICES on Felt Slippers and Felt Lined Shoes, Overcoats. Mittens, Etc. A few of those cotton blankets at $1.00 a pair. Ladies' and Children's Hoods and Fascinators from 25 cents up. BARGAINS IN OTHER LINES. See the Rice we are selling at 5 cents a pound. California Extracted Honey at 12 1-2 cents a pound. Red Cross Mince Meat, Chow Chow, Prepared Mustard and Olives. ECONOMY JARS Pints, Quarts and Half-Gallons. p the company takes par in payment. city bonds at of Al. Graham, Tuesday night. The snme night a wee daughter was born to the wife of E. A. Crossler, east of town. Mrs. James Nolan left Thursday for Baker 'City to sea her daughter, Mrs. Minnie Edwards. W. W. Winnings left Wednesday for Twin Falls, Idaho, to look after a shipment of horeas he recently Big Snows on Snake. Will Rankin returned Wednesday from Snake river. He says the storms there were the worst in years made to that titaoe. but no stock suffered as the chl- Some smart aleck put cayenne pep nook arrived in time. There wera per on the stove at the church Wed 10 inches of snow right on Snake nesday night, junt at the close of river and 18 inches on Salmon riv- service. The offender la unknown er at Whltebird. Mr. Rankin reports or it would go hard with htm. mining development work progress- isn't It about time the express I -"v J 1 1. J"V i .C MOUNT ETNA MOUNT ETNA AND PEASANTS AT MESSINA. When the great earthquuke destroyed Messina, Itegglo and many other towns in Sicily and Calabria tbe residents of Catania aud Taonulna feared an eruption from Mount Etna, and thousauds of people lied from the section surrounding the volcano. All the volcanoes In the earthquake zone became more or lass active, but Stromboll, which is In the Lnpurl Islands, waa th only one that did much damage. lng nicely. The Copper Mountain company has five men at work. company extended Its service to this lace? All our express now goes on ' t T.-., t ,. ! a I . V 1 1. . Mudslide Near Elgin v uuu una io ue urougiu A mudslide over a hundred feet . lu uules long, seven miles north of Elgin, ' The La Mott show attempted corn has blocked the railroad since 'l)elltlon' wlln the revival meetings but Wednesday. The trains meet at the fter one nlsht'8 alry, moved on slide and the nassniitrPrsj trnnufnr to grct-nor pmur3H Stag Co. Gives Up Mail Contract Lostine Postmaster Asks For Bids To Carry Mail To Depot. w . J. f UMK k CO. Lostine, Jan. 21 The revival meet ings at the Christian church,- con ducted by Rev. and Mrs. Stevens, are crowded nightly. So far there have been two conversions and four additions to the church. Mr. and Mrs. Caudle were baptized in ' the river Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock Eighth grade examinations are in : progress Thursday and Friday. Pine Bros, started Thursday with a big bunch of horses and mules for the winter range on the Chesulm uus. H. B. Starr, who was 111 for sev eral days with heart trouble, is again able to be at his hardware store. A short circuit caused the dynamo at the electric light plant to burn out Wednesday evening, and there will b no Juice till the dynamo is rewound. Mrs. J. A. - Fitzpatrlck and Miss Russell spent the day at Wallowa, Wednesday. Harvey Carlyle has returned from a visit with his parents at Boise, Idaho. W. H. Graves was down from En terprise Thursday looking after his sheep that are being fed near here. W. E. Taggart, the Enterprise real estate and Insurance, agent, was here on business, Thursday. Postmaster S. L. McKenzie, has posted notices that by order of the department he will receive - sealed bids from January 19 to January 29 for carrying the mall for the ensu ing year between the postofflce and the depot. The stage company will turn the mall contract over to the railroad January 30. - A daughter was born to the wife FRATERNAL NOTES. The Royal Neighbors will give a v eight social in the Fraternal hall, next Thursday night, January 28. Everybody Invited. Refreshments and a good social time. Three Modern Woodmen and three Royal Neighbors went out to Flora the latter part of last week and attended lodge out there, seeing some fine work done, and being royally en tertained. The party consisted of Mr and Mrs. J. S. Mathews, E. E. Rod gera and C. A. Loasley. Smoke the Advertiser best of all 5 cent cigars. Made in Enterprise, H.r Way. There was an old darky In Virginia who lived happily with bis wife and seemed to every one to be a model husband. A white man who appeared to enjoy lees domestic bliss called upon the old fellow for tbe secret of hla marital success. "Since yo' axes me,! returned the darky. 'Til tell yo' how Ah does It. Ah Jcs' let's huh bib huh own way an Ah hnb hnh war toor First Sumptuary Law. Laws regulating eating, urluktng and dressing are aliut t ns old ns history Itself. Nothing like exactness cau be reached In the matter, but It Is aafu to say that It was In ERyrt, as far bnck as 8000 B. C, that the first prac tical sumptuary statutes were passed. Among the Romans they first appear ed in the celelrat.'d "twelve tables." In modern times Charlemasn3 rras the pioneer In sumptuary legislation. The Ptdint Ondsr the Mloratcop. A scholar baa a considerable amount of aound learning, and bo Is afraid that his fellow cl'.lzens may not fully ap preciate It. So lu 111 i conversation bo allows his erudition to leak out, with the Intent the stranger should say, "What a modest, barned man he 13. nnd what a p'.eaiure it H to meet him!" Only the stranger dues not ex press himself in that wny, but Buys, "What an admirable pedunt l.o Is. to be sure." l'eduntry Is a well recog nised compound, two-thirds pound learning and one-third harmlei;a vani ty. S. M. Crot tiers In Atlantic. Rao Traits. Tbe Celt, or the kind of inin our Ignorance calls Celt, bus slior. u him self more than any of hla bivthr.-n of other races dogged In following Hla Ideas, whether in politics. In religion or In social customs dogged cud dauntless, beaten often, but never giv ing in, never changing bis uem.tud aid not readily even changing hi tac tics. Dublin Freeman's Journal. A Dttptrat Charg. "They churged like demons," said the retired colonel excitedly. "I never saw anything to touch It. The wny they charged positively staggered me." . "Whom does be mean?" wlilnpered the man who bud just come l:i to Ids neighbor. "Is he talLlng ubout one of his old battles?" "No," replied the other, "lie's talk ing about the holiday li spent at tho Swiss hotel." Liverpool Mercury. "It Isn't Ms." The Ottawa Herald tells of a furmer who received a telegram from New Mexico saying that hla sou had beeu killed and asking what they should do with the body. Tbe bereaved father sent word that the body should be sent to him. Next day he received a dis patch from his son saying. "My corpse shipped to you, but it lau't me." Kan sas City Star. A Disadvantage. A man was praising the Improve ment made by a friend In his dwell ing. "Your house looks a lot better now that it has been all uewly paint ed." "Well," the man who bad been re decorating admitted gloomily. "It does look a bit better. But we shall have to wash the windows more frequently to keep in harmony with It!" London Family Herald. What Ha Didn't Want. The stranger with the empty look on his fact weut to. tbe office of tbe in tltutlon that said on the front. "Vac cuum Cleaner." Approaching tbe desk, he asked ab sently: "Do you keep a vacuum cleaner?" "Yes," said the smart person behind t!'e Cask. "Whut do you want a sLumpoo?" Chicago News. It Might Be of Interest To You To know that we have lots, within five minutes walk of the Public Square, with pure running water on every lot, size 70x300 feet, prices from $200.00 to $325.00. Easy terms. This is a proposition you cannot afford to overlook. If you can find anything in town that beats this, buy it, and if you don't need it yourself, tell us about it and we will ' take it off your hands. . Of course we cannot keep these,- so come in quick if you want' one. JORDAN PACE The People Who Do The Real Estate Business. ! ; I 7