Wallowa County chieftain. (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, July 29, 1909, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextThis Mattress is made of long staple cotton, and is non tnfted which nuKes it absolutely sanitary, no place for bues and dirt or germs of any Kind to collect. Guar anteed for 20 years against becoming lumpy or uneven. FRED iS. AiSHLEY BOISE BUYER CONTRACTS 8 FOR WALLOWA LUMBER W R. Klvette. a lumber buyer of Boise W8-. contracted for over a Million feet of lumber here and at joZ this weak. He bought 600, 000 feet of W. F. Rankin of this ,ty and the Carpenter mill will be token to the Rankin timber north of this city early next week, work to tegin at once on getting out the lumber. jlr Klvette also contracted for a ,arge amount from Mitchell & Ty kr, east of Joseph. - Splendid Success Of Opening Night Elhel Tucker's Fine Acting Impres ses Large Audience Strong S?e:ialtics Given. The Ethel Tuc'.rer stock company opened in summer season In this city, 'Thursilay night, playing la Belle Marie to a good Blzed and representative audience. The com pany made an Instant and big hit by their evident Intent to present a finished performance In every respect, every member gl.ing hla or her best without stint. Miss Tucker completed the Impres sion made upon har Enterprise audi ences last winter, that she Is the beat actress ever seen on the local stage, fine was especially fine In hor subdu ej but effective acting In the death jtene In the fir.U act, and in her feeling recital of her life's story to Earl Lelghton." Miss Mar jorie llandeville played the part of Graee Leighton with, spirit and under standing. She alio pleased the audi ence great'y with her Dutch song and dance between acts, and little Whit Brandon, Jr., captivated all by his (Continued on page six ) NEW CREAM 8TATI0N. The Enterprise Creamery company has established a receiving station for creim at Lostlne. The building just north of the barber shop has been rented for the station and for the preient cream will be leceived there Wednesday and Saturday fore noons. Later. If the business justi fies, a building will be erected and more time put in there by represen tatives of the company We Mid-Summer Merchandise Ladies' Oxfords and Ankle-Strap Sandals BlacK, Chocolate, Tan, Wine Color and Patent Leather A new line also for the little folks just received in Tan, Black and Red, Sizes 2 1-2 to 11 Parasols and Umbrellas For Ladies and Children ShirtWaists A pretty fair assortment left, and a few short sleeved waists that we are selling at just halt price. Geour prices on h Summer Dress Goods We will give you some good values New Line Men's and Boys' Hats In the new shapes and Colors. We have the celebrated GORDON $3.00 HAT. Compare it with any other hat at the same price or more and you will understand why we sell so many of them Men's Summer Underwear 75 cents. $10252.50 a suit 7 '. T- I rwip and See Us. You Dou't Have to Always Special Bargains hi Some Lines. Come ana see ' Buy Because You Look, or Keep Because You Buy W. J. FUNK CO. ;oi to ICE MEN FROM COEUR D'ALENE DIS TRICT ARRIVE AT LOSTINE THIS WEEK. Listine. July 23. J. H. Jackson of Wallace, contractor for the $jOOII tunnel on the Contact Mining & .Milling company's claims up the South Fork, 17 miles south of here, nrrived Monday, accompanied by Mrs. .'.ukson and their san Edgar. The latter will also work at the mines. Others who came with the Jacksons from the Coeur d'Alene country, are Oust Carlson, J. C. Campbell and J. W. J'ckllng, all experienced miners. Mr. Carlson is accompanied by his fr rally. These men are the foremen on the vork and other workmen will come 1 I.'i later. Tholr families will reside here in town. Reports confirming the great ex tent of the veins are made by every one who sses them. Two mining men and Investors were here last veeli to inspect the claims before investing, and they became a9 en th.itilustic as all others, and say there io enough ore in sight to load 100 1 cars a day for yeirs. I The miners say the news Is already , spreading In the Coeur d'Alene dis trict and a bunch of prospectors will I be- down soon. Already other claims iihave been staked and the canyon !f r many miles up will be thorough ly prospected within a few months. The veins of fie Contact company s propel ty are exposed on the side of the canyon for hundreds of feet, and M. Hunter, the man who put up $::o,000 for deve'opment work, says the extent and rlchnes3 of the de posit was never equaled in the Coeur d'Alene. In addiMon to buying a onotlijii Interest, Mr. Hunter gave each or the five locaters a bonus of $1000. Outside mining men say It wl'l prove one- of the big copper mines or the country from the start, and means a population of 3000 or more for Lostlne In a very short time. Anothei group of local men have made a rich strike In the high moun- would liKe to show you our MINERS COMMA WORK taiiii routheast or Enterprise. Thev are W. W. WUlett and son, Crof Woniack, Irvin Whitmore and others. Theii c.aims assay very rich In gold and siler. 515 FOR TIMOTHY. 7 he first car of new hay was ship ped today by S. E. Miller, consigned .o the United States reclamation service at HermHton, Oregon. The hay was No. 1 timothy and brought at $15 per ton on car at Union. Lu Grande Observer. Double Train To Wallowa County La Grande Stir Gives Rumors of Im proved Service On This Branch. "One of the mo3t encouraging ru mors afloat in railroad circles recent ly Is that there is to be a double train service started soon in Wal lowa county," says Tuesday's La urande Star, "According to the new schedule, if it materializes, one train Is to leave in the morning and re turn that evening, while the other leaves In the aftsrnoon and returns in the morning. "It is reported that the new sched ule will provide for a Sunday train, thus accommodaine the large num ber of people who de3lre to take Sunday excursions into the Wallowa, one of the most beautiful valleys to be found in the United States. Many are eager to have the pleasant trip up the Minam, and up the Wallowa river, but on the present schedule two days are required for the trip. "The increase In traffic from the prosperous Walova makes this ex tra train service vary desirable now. The outcoming of people is very large, and Is rapl lly growing larger, and the business re'.a'.lons that they have with Union county are exten sive. Thus from every point all quar ters the report of the new service is hailed with delight." CONTRACT 2500 TONS. The hay buyers contracted for 2500 tons of hay at Lo3tine and vicinity last week at prices ranging from ?.:.(- in the field, and up. There is a banner crop of hay in the Middle Valley this year. line of LOIS OF WORK IN RECORDER'S OFFICE FIFTY-TWO INSTRUMENTS FILED IN ONE DAY MANY U. S. PATENTS. There may be the usual Bummer dulneso in other business at the court house but there is no slowness ap parent In the recording department of County Clerk Boatman's office. On Monday, July 19, 52 Instruments were filed for record, 31 of them being U. S. patents. Here are the real etate deeds recorded since last publication: Clyde Harsin to Fred A Harsln Q. C.i lie, se nw 33-ln-47. $160. U. S. to .Martin Lassus (.Dup.) rw 32-3n-4i. Henry ibberson to John G. Be?gs (Q. C.) w' eV4 35-3n-45, $1. A I.. Ikrry to C. C. Uoswell (B for !) r.w. nA sw, nw s, sw ne 31-ln-44, S(M)0. Aanlo Aliu -o J. F. llaun (Q. C.) nVj w ir.ln-43, tl 1'nilol State M :-cbn Zell (T. C. C.i n',j ii w 8 nw, nw tw 26-ln-44. Kilgar AJarviti, ..ei ill. to O. I Ratcliff, sheriff's dead, ne sw 29-2n-41. 13.37. lnli.i.-., Vieal l;i B B. Boyd, loti 1 una ?. blk H. Gardrer's add En terprise $!. K. B. AVhsat to II. I. Boyd, lots 3 and 4 blk 11, G.-.-dnc-r's add Enter prise I!. K. F. .I ihb-t!iell to James E. SuliUVC'eld, trac of t acres In Gardner' add Knforpi.m., $1000. O. O Hjop to Tre Geo. Palmer Lumber Co., nw l-3n-42, $1. U. S. Nar.. Bank vt La Grande to Gtf. K'.oddnrd, lota ecd 3, a nw SL'n-U. $1100. Gun. ft.i,ld:ird to G'snde Ronds Luaiber Co. lots 2 and 3, a nw 4 in $no. lien. y p.nnr to E. O. Makln, blk 7, Riverside add Joseph, except tract 80 feet wide off north side, $2600 Oliver Hepburn to 1'fte Baudan, e se sec 34. ef 35. 2s-46, lidisnr M.vvln, f.lrlf .to W. E. Howard, sheriffs deed, se nw, e'6 sw sec 20, ne nw sec 29, 3n-48, $500. Mi:"!:i I 'issws lit Krtiieilne Las- nw 3'i in IV, $ I i l l Mf.DonaM (. (l.rres Camp- ben. Io: 11 a:id 1 1- blk 2.:. McDonald ail 1 Whll i:t $ioi C. H. CiimpliDll fi L. :j Campbell, io'i II :mJ l blk J3. Slelonald add Wallow u, . F. I). McCnlly to Mr3 A. J. Flee- n r. bit. 17. j:c( i !y' odd Joseph, W..W. Winings to Ada A. Hunter, lot 9. blk 4, Cole and Maglll add LosUne, also tract north of lot 9, $350. Daniel Boyd ti J, M. Wortman, Jr., lots 2 and 3, blk 4, Alder View add Enterprise, $1. Wm. Makin to C, S. Haney, C. E. Funk and J. D. HaUey, trustees of Christian Church, lots 8, 9 and 10. blk 3, Enterprise, $800. Wm. E. Lewis to Henry Fletcher, sw ne, se nw, eV4 sw, 19-5a-43, $2250. John McDonald to James H. Brltton, lots 7 and 8, blk 14, McDonald add Wallowa, $100. James C. Eates to Peter Baudoi, se se sec 23. sw &w sec 24, Ss-45, $1000. U. S. Pat. to E. H. HInton, w' nw, wVi sw, 29-3n-46. U. S. Pat. to Geo. P. Roop, s14 nw, lots 3 and 4, l-3n-42. . U. S. Pat. to Purl N. Stephenson, a'A se sec 6, nV& ne sec 7, On -4 3. U. S. Pat. to A. L. Grlnstead, lot j 2. 4-5n-13, sw se, 8 sw 33-6n-43. U, S. Pat. tgf C. L. Hartshorn, n'4 aw, sw se sec 9, ne ne sec 17, ln-47. U. S. Pat. to Thoaiaa Finley, ne se l-3n-41, and loti 4 and 5 6-3u-42. U. S. Paf. to Lou Thompson, nw 4w lMn-42. ' U. S. Pa', to Mart Otto Johns n, sw se 8-3n-42. . . U. S. Pat. to Geo. D. Wood, sw se 30 18-44. U, S. Pat. to Elizabeth Putuian, nw u w 10-4n-42, U. S. Pat. to Jno. W, Kern, se ne 26-2n-44. V. a. pat. to Jno. W. ! Baker, nr 3G-2S-46. U. S. Pat. to E. P. Iarkln, se ne sec 7, wV6 aw, sw nw sec 8, 3n-4l. U. 8. Pat. .to E. F. Johnson, e!6 ne sec 28. se se sec 21, 2n-42. U. S. Pat. to John Zell, Be nw 26-ln-44. - U. 8. Pat. to Ed Thompson, n Waitresses Some of the so-called cotton mattresses are made of linters, which is not cotton at all, bat scraping from the cotton seed and not to be compared with the long staple pure white cottcn used in the SEALY. The Home Furnisher I. S sw sec Pat, to Lena Herman, 11, u'i nw, se nw sec 2ii-44. - A? S. Pa, to Jno. Kaker, se, ne sw,. 21-ln-4". lT. S. Pat. io Lynn Tansvher, ne se. se lie 14-3n 40. U. S. Pat. to TilburtU L. D.wla, sw nw, n4 sw, sw sw, 33-3n-42. U. S. Pat. to Julli E. Mt'Daniel. sH to sec 24, eV4 ne sec 25, 3u-42. U. S. Pat. to H. S. Brewer, Ut 4. 34-3n-41. (Continuett on page 6.) Pioneers Go To Reunion At Irablcrj, Settle's Who Came To Wallowa Seventies Attend Annual Event. In W. W. While of Ms city, and Mr. and .Mrs. A. Wado of Alder Slop.' weiv passengers for I'nlon county, Wednesday, going to attend tho Pioneer meeting at linhler. Mr. White was among the ear.iest setUevs of Wallowa county, coniins in here in 1S72, the same year ho reached Union county. The Tulleys Mjsteracn, and a few others w-'ro 'Ue oiil settlers ahe:id of Mm. Ho has resided here ever since and seen and he'ped the co mty grow from an Indian ilderne?8 paradise to civil ization ciiltivaUo i and prosperity. His i.r t of the work has ben no small fhiirv and he has shared In the splendid i rcsperity, too, Mr. and Mrs. Wade will vhlt In Island City witi Dla'lves. Aaron Wado ciinie to Union county In 1872 and !rs. Wade In 1876 and both moved into this va ley tho followliiK year a. id in the 32 years since then have v. orked and earned a comfort able ciiiiK',hik e, owning one of tho finest farm and most beautiful homes .in Aldor Slope, bedUei mu'h oi.he: properly. Mr. Wade find Mr. White both say tha Hansons have changed wonderful ly since the early days, there being less frot In the lat'j spring and early fall, more rain d iiriii!? the g. owing season and leas snow In the winter. This H du:, they hay, tu the cultivation of tho ground. I'luwiMl ground absorbing much li.oic c.t the sun's heat rays. Billi eld tiiueri say while there wcrti hui'ilhli.p? to be endured, yet on 'he whole i'io early ssttlers had a good lime nd enjoyed life probably ni oi'D than Die residents here during these Btrciiuous modern days. CROPS AND CATTLE LOOK FINE ON THE CHESNIM Deputy Assessor Thos. Rich, back from the Chcsniinnus country, praises the splendid crops up there and is especially enthuKlastlc over the fine gardens along tha streams. He Bays Calvin Smith on Joieph creek has as good a garden with as wide va rlety of vegetables, as anyone can raise anywhere. Sir. Rich says tie caUle seem to be at least 30 days ahead of last year at tills time, and are as fat and sleek as prime beevej ready for market. 160 Acres Good Wheat Land miles from En- terprise. Per acre W. E. TAGGART, ENTERPRISE, : : , . "Cartful Banking Insures tht Safety of Deposits." Jieposiuiri Have That liuaruutee at WALLOWA NATIONAL BANK OF ENTEHl'RISK. OKEOON CAPITAL f-WOO aUKPI.L'.S .rsi,000 We Do a General Banking Business. Exchange Bought and Sold on All Principal Cities. Oeo. W. Hyatt, President W. It. Holmes, Cashier Geo. B. Craig, Vice President Frank A. Keavis, Asst. Cashier ' DlKKdOKS Gvo Ckaki Oeo. W. Hvatt Maitik A. Holmes J. II. Dobbin W. R. Holmks FNSE YIELD OF SUGAR BEETS EXPERIMENT IN THIS COUNTY IS BIG SUCCES3 SAYS M AN l AGER BKAMWELL. F. S. Braimve'l. niinr.Rer of the La Grande Sugar fai tnrv, nmie In Thurs day and In om puny wlUi T. W. Work man, who h:il p rs)ii:;l charge of the ruliuio of Ihu V'n acres of experi mental fields on tlie Slope Bill o:i ralr'.o Cr.-e'c, male ai exnnilnatiim of tha fields. W'-at he fouud was beyond hU hlhe't hoea, a'ld he avs tb 3 experiment Is already a Wk success, incs?nt propects being for the lniTe... to .na'o i"-r ncre lu th or? : ' " 0,an 'f ,"rtrf- o I'liu ;rw v.ia ty; ti iiht h m uiu valley to up-.y ne erftl f.u lories. Following n 'c .Mr. BraniwV.l's vl wordi In aiiH.vcr to an Itxi iliy by a representative of this pnrer: "Mr. 1 r.in-.wcV, How do y r.ir b"3'- ook mid what nre the proipocU?" 'Voir r'e"l,)a requires a bettor insrwer than to id or bad, Fjr y"r ivcr since 1 first Baw this biautl- ul va'ley, 1 have always sill In my iplnlon It Ih an e'tcilloni p'--j for eet culture. WJien tho o.nen ef he La Gran le factory talked f i iv- tig away I always cintnied tti.it u he railroad world tap Wallowa co'n y that our troubles would bn end- d. I wan cnn!l I and honest in t'liit talenieiit. Whei i wan hero l-t winter I s:ild I a pihll;- that I b.'tlev- d a largo tonnage could bo grown m almost any of the land here folnv 1 have male a very cariM xamlnulion of the several fljlli In Ahlch we are nr.k ng a teL of be it culture. 1 find that my former n'ate ncnt U more than proven true. I 'Ind no file, wotiih or bliKht o' r.n kind tormenting the bed. I find the ap root fiom 10 ta 10 Inches in iongitli, with a saioath, clear kl i, with no fl'joroas rai s whatever. All hese points indicate great tonnaga wliii h tin esn sonehlng unforese-Jii Imppeiu. will Hiirj'.y come. The only way I would cJiiuiga my former state meat Is that I r;;a ly did not appreci ate the h;i1 'inil I c -mil, un that I find obtains todav. "At this time I po on record in telling you that the ten wo are making U tit lu execs of my f iudent anticipations. 1 am convinced th,t -iiifflclent beels can lw grown here to iupply two or three sugar factories1 and sooner or l:its!r we will see tho sugar beet culture operated here in large proportion. "About Novemlcr 1, I will Kiv you a detailed statement of what has been dine so yoj will then know bolter what I si eak" New Dostor At Lostino. Dr. J, I. Russell of Salem has lo cated at Lostlne. He is a graduate of the medical department of Willam ette University. T. P. f'o'eman left for Tacoma Fri day on a b'.islneis trip. F i f ty ac res in cultivation. Nine $12.00 The I'ioncer Real Estate Man. " : OREGON MM ne sec 21, n nw sec 22, 4n-42.