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About Wallowa County chieftain. (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911 | View Entire Issue (July 8, 1909)
TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR. NO. 46. FOR SALE. ENTERPRISE, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 8. tW itsief fail COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPEI? SAYS ENTERPRISE PUSO. brand new Kingsbury. $325. j t $7 UJMEBR. all kinds of rough lumber. Enterprise. Oreg. Mill y mile, norm of Enterprise. 6b8 STRAYED. Black Horse white hind legs, slight ly crippled In one front foot, has baiter on. brandeJ 10 on stifle, shod when got away. Reward paid If re turnel to my Pl"e in Enterprise, or far Information leading to his re toverr. J. E. PATTERSON. 16b4 WANTED. FAMILY WASHING. Specialties: toncy shirt waists and white skirts ilA dresses. Mrs. Harris. 4 blocks IS PROGRESSING west of old courthouse. 15b4 FOUND. GOLD RING at Eall ground. Owner can have same by calling at this of fice, proving property and paying for this notice. . MONEY TO LOAN Siate Funds loaned, 6 per cent. John f. Rusk. Atty. State Land E'd. Joseph Express Messengers. Express messengers will be put on die Wallowa cojnty trains as the business is too heavy for the baggage men to care for it. Waldo Geddes of La Grande male the first run as messenger, Friday. The Ethel Tucker stock company will come to the Enterprise opera bouse by the middle of July . and finish eat the summer season. Miss Tucker was here last winter as one of the stars In the Brandon-Tucker company that presented The Devil." She was pronounced at that time to be the be it actress ever in this city. She is bringing a capable sup porting company. J. C. JACKSON TELLS LA GRANDE .PAPER OF MANY IMPROVE MENTS HERE. From La Grande Star, July 3. In an Interview with J. C Jackson of Enterprise a Star reporter learn ed that the city of Enterprise was developing rapidly In every way. Mr. Jackson, who U stone cutter on the court house construction works, pass ed through La Grande yesterday on his way to Baker City to attend to business interests. He expects to re turn to this city next Monday in time to witness the Fourth of July cele bration that La Grande is giving this year. Mr. Jackson says he has seen great changes in Enterprise since he took up his residence there last November. The court house is now well under way. The basement and the first story are completed. The basement is seven feet below the surface of the ground, and four feet above. The 'building when completed is to con sist of a basement, two stories, and a tower. The coart house Is be Jig erected In the center of the city square, which for a number of years has been kept in fine condi tion, so now there are large shade trees growing well, and the lawn is eovered with clover. Enterprise is a so to have a magni ficent $39,000 water system. The Kansas City company, that puts In the water works for this city, is engaged in bringing the clear, cold moun tainous water down from the springs to the left of Hurricane creek. For two months the company has been at work on the water system. It is thought that Enterprise will reap the benefits of their mountain water i . . . . ' ' T by August 1. Sam Lltch Is building a magnifi cent bank bntldins beide the Funk store, across from the court house. This building has a 60 foot front, and is 120 feet in length. It is built of the native stone, the same material of which the com house Is being built. Haworth, the court house contractor, also has the contract for the bank structure. Concrete crossings are another feature of the Improvement wave. At the head of Resiience street the city is puling In a new reservoir, the fall of which Is 270 feet. When the water system l completed Enter prise will have a system second to none on the coast. Not even the famous Bull Run system of Portland can come ahead of the water brought from the Crystal springs above Enterprise. WALLOWA COUNTY CLIMATE IS IDEAL PRECIPITATION HIGHEST IN IN LAND EMPIRE AND TEMPERA TURE MOST EVEN, Not a month In five years (190 1 190S Inclusive) wl'hout rain In Wal Iowa county. Tht9 Includes 'all of last year, the dryest year ever known since the county was settled. Average annual rainfall 16.07 inchei, snowfall 45 Inches, making the total precipitation way above the amount necessary for successful farming without irrigation. The foregoing are official figures given by Observer L J. Coverstone of Wallowa, and publlshel last week In the Sun. OUer Interesting data are as follows: Average number clear days pe: year, 115;- average of partly clear days, 55; average number cloudy days per year, 195; average number rainy days, 117; average annual rainfall, 16.07 inches; average annual snow fall, 45 Inches. General direction of .wind, WSt,' The lightest rainfall In any month in five years was two tenths of an Inch; the heaviest not quite four inch3. The average me in temperature for five years was 45.36 Fahr. The coldest In five years was 2G degrees below zero on Feb. 12, 1905; the hottest reached wa.s 104 degrees Youth Is Killed By Lightning Bolt Young Clark Downing of Ltap Struck While Going For Cow. Clark Burton Downing, the 13 year old son of Mr. and Mrs, J. L. Down ing of Leap, was killed by a bolt of lightning while on his way after the cows Sunday eveilng about 6 o'clock. This is the first accident of the kind ever known In Wallowa county. A rainstorm was threatening when 'the lad came in the house and ask ed his mqther f he should not go lifter the COWS and nn holnu tnlri v he went down the road on bis errand-! V" 7 , , , In a few minutw a terrific flash an4 ' Jun, July d Aqsu8t re usuaUy shock told that a bolt had struck ;fre froro froat- vIuner potatoes somewhere near. The boy not re-1 um- u uv nm u.. , Diacaenea. On January 10, 1909, the tempera ture reached 27 be'.ow but was for six years ago that it did not rain but the month of July and August the haying months, ara usually almost free from rain. The altitude Is 2912 feet, the lati tude 43 degrees 33 mln. north, and the longitude, 117 deg. 32 mln. west. The foregoing la s'atiatloal evl deace that should be sent broadcast by our cittiens. Here at home we ire so familiar with big crop year ifter year on unirrlgated land that we forget that strangers, especially ?astemers, don't know that this coun y Is a specially favored section, both in climate and sail differing from all other parts of the Inland Empire, even from our neighbors. Union county on the weU and Asotin on the north. Wallowa county should never be i LICENSE FOR SOFT boy not re turning, another son was sent after him and he found the body. Burned furrow? showed Clark had been struck on the top of the head, the (Continued on last page.) one night only. There, has not bean, a month since the observatory; was established nearly nnnDnnnnnnnnnannnnnDPnonnflnnannnDDapncDPannannaannon a n a a a a D a n a a a n a a B n n D D a a D 0 D n D O a a D a o a a a a s 0 a G a a n a D a D a Q a a o a a L M, M (D)S usy, Big Store n D a n D Ladies' Summer Skirts Just received a fine line of Ladies' Summer Skirts in White, Tan and Blue. Exceptionally good values. We want 3ou to come and examine them. We also wish you to remember we carry the PERCIVAL B. PALMER line of Suits, Shirts and Coats. Our sales of these goods has been very grat ifying and we appreciate your patronage. Still there are others that we would like to fit with a nice new suit. Come in and see us. Our goods are right, our prices are right, we are right, and you wi'l be treated right. Ladies' Neckwear We can truthfully say that there is none nicer in the city. We have also a complete line of BELTS, 11 colors. Shoes We have now received our line of fancy Oxfords and Shoes that will surpass anything that we ever have been able to show you in the Shoe line. Don't forget to ask to see them and we will gladly show them. Men's Neckwear We have a nobby line of Ties and Scarfs. If you see them we feel confident that you will purchase. Gloves We carry the celebrated McKibbin Clove, For hard wear there is none better. They are good fitters. We have them in both Dress and Working Gloves. Suit Cases If you are going to the World's Fair, visit the E. M. & M. Store and get you a nice leather Suit Case before starting. We have them rang ing in price from $2 up to $12. Also Handbags indifferent styles, (Continued on last page.) Three Holdups At Lake Celebration Man and Woman Rob Several Parties La Grande Deaf Mute 8erbuly III, Joseph, July 6 Osear Lamberger x deaf mute from La Grande, aged ibout 22or23yeus, U lying In a pre- -arlous condition at the home of an icqualntante here, Mr. Turnbow, is tha reiu t of an uunult at the lead of the la'.ie Sunday evening. Bamberger has been out of bla head nuch of the time but in his rational noments says, he was accosted by v man and woman end ashed to step iside with tham which he did. When iway from the crojvd a handful of vhnt he thinks v.a cayenne pepper vas thrown In hlj ee3, Mu nose was .iMzed and a lot of the stuff force 1 into his mouth. During the tussle J 10 was taken Iro n him. Two other hold-ups occurred at the iks. Another man 'was assaulted in i similar manner to Bamberger and $100 taken, and a woman from Imbler oat same money to the same hold up team. One of the stands was robbed of HO Friday night. Lamberger's sifter Is here taking -are of him and a brother Is expect d In today, DINS GRANTED COUNCIL VOTES TO ALLOW SIEO MUND $303 REBATE ENFORCE COW ORDINANCE. So much tlni3 was taken up at Monday night's ncetlng of council in auditing the ni'Ut of lillU and li considering the nriHicaMou of J. I Siegmtmd for a mft drink license, that the unreal lalne I meandering of the town co. aft.l unllcjnsj.l ln- as Ion of bulls nnl miikj sto.'k re ceived but short attcntlm from tin tired and s'.e 'ny lly fath(rs The recorder was liHtmcte.l however to serve nolUe by publication tlii' owners mut ke p their stock up. A pound will hi provided and tlio aim- Jt law wi'l be ill:n:flolly enforced -some day. J. h. Slesmund, who recently bought an Interest l.i the pool lull In tnj Fraternal building, made application for a soft drink Hotline nnd that the hargo for t'.ie, same bo midj only 100 a yeir Instead of the prohibitive 500. After a he .rlnj of o.nplr.'.nU by V. II. Decker that g'iibi;:i wm nrrled o.i lr. said po.il hall and Lnt t was kept open oi Sunduys, c intra:; o th3 Btatoats. in men cxsei -.iuao ind pervlded, whl.'h Mr. Dj.ikor of fered to show to the council, t' 3 latter gave the whole matter vjry nature consideration nnd by vo.j granted Mr. Sieimund a soft drink Icense at $401, .with a $300 rebvo provided he runs a strictly re ipo. st able place, allow no card p'ayl lg or minoiB within the hall. IJlckford. Combes and Grave voted nya, nnd Funk no. Count llniait llocko'.t wai ailed away be'o e the volo wui taken. The recorder is ti nollfy k3rrs Df hog pens to keep sune c'.umja up or remove them. A petition for a sidewalk on weit Second street from Main PAU tne creamery to Falcon ir's, theuca wast i North street to I'urro'.t'B pi ico, as grantel. The bonds for fie American Light and Water company were ordered is sued. REFUSE GAME WARDEN USE OF JOSEPH JAIL n B Deputy Game Warden Joe Clem ons arrested a man at the head of the lake Saturday for fUhing with a grab hook C. lemons hrouisht the man to Joseph and lodge 1 him In the town calaboose. Later. Clemona says he was notified by City Marshal DlOk Martin that by instructions from th3 inayor and city attorney the town Jail couldn't be used for his prisoner, md unless demons took charge of him, he would be released. Mr. demons wai not able to get word to the sheriff 83 took the pris oner, whose name is John Wright, to the Sheets Hotel, where tne fellow broke his parole and sklp Ded. demons rsturned to Joseph Monday and getting bold of Wrlgh broueht him to Enterprise, where at a hearing beo e Justice Smith Tuesday he was found not guilty and discharged. 3ABY BOY BURNED TO DEATH AT SUMMERVILL2 P et a a 14 a a a a a a CHANGES AT DEPOT. J. S. llutuer of North l'owder Is the new agent at this Btatlon taking over the office Sunday night. He 1 a married man with three children. Mrs. Dutner and children arrive! Monday and the will reside In the rooms above the station as soon rn vacated by Mr. and Mrs. llarman, who leave In a day or two for their Lnew home at Orango, Cal. A complete line ot Uniarens, Latest Makes, styles and colors. E. M. & M. Co., Enterprise, Oregon -...HfinnnnrnRnnnnnnnnnc Sad news came to Mrs. Edgar Mar in Monday telling of the death by burning of the 8 month old baby boy f her brother, Hurt M. Oliver, at Summerville, Sunday night. Mrs. Oliver wai putting the children .o bed and Mr. Oliver was In me kitchen separating milk.. While she wai In the bed room with the baby, hi a nf tha other children pulled a lamp off the table and It broke set ting the entire room abla.e In a min ute. The children's clothes caught fire, and Mrs. Oliver run and extin guished the flame that wrapped .he older boy. Before he or Mr. 'Oliver could rescue the baby the en tire bouse was ablaze. The two oldor children were bally burned, the older dying about 4 p. m. Tuesday and the younger not estreated to live. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver were burned in their at tempUi at rescue. The house and content were entirely destroyed. Mr. Marvin and her mother, who bad been visiting here the past mouth left for Summerville Tuesdy morn ing. Mr. Marvin was already there, being in La Orande at the time of the accident. If you want Home Grown Straw berries call up O. J. Roe, Mountain View Fruit Farm, Home rhone. Strawberries by the Crate Lowest MarKet price j& Choicest HOOD RIVER Berries LEAVE ORDERS Bananas, Oranges Lemons SHINGLES Plenty of Good Cedar Shingles Always the CHEAPEST Riley and Riley Groceries and Flour Fuel and Feed i : annnnnrjnnnrinnnnnnDninBJBBHannnBu