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About Wallowa County chieftain. (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 26, 1909)
Every Clerk Every Mechanic Every Farmer Every Stockraiser Every Merchant Every Banker Every Professional Man is directly interested in thepro3perityof Oregon. None flourish unless money is in good supply. Life insurance premiums drain Oregon of vast rums every year. p This Drain r.ace your life insurance with Ortgonljfe Ine Policyholders Company 1 his is the only "Purely Oregon" Company. Makes all of its invest ments here, and is an im portant factor in the up building of a Greater Oregon. Rates are no higher. Write for further partic ulars giving your occu pation and date of birth. HOME OFFICE. PORTLAAD, OIL A.. L. MILLS. Pre. L EAUUEU Ota. Mgr. CLARENCE S. BAXUEU AaU Umt. A. C. Miller went out Monday, to hear the v and Count v Brief News Items y.r. aui Mrs. A. !. Wagner return id Friday from the Seattle fair. Mrs II. C. Sim -soa of Omaha is e truest for a it weL-ks of her friend n. Augus: Pri-1. rs. E. A. SJ-.t ejt to Wallowa "jesdav ta visit her niece. Miss Vesia R. S. & Z. Co. ENTERPRISE A Large Stock of Dry Goods AND Clothing For Fall and Winter wear JUST ARRIVED AT THE R. S. & Z. CO'S STORE WATCH THIS SPACE For Further Announcement R. S. & Z. CO. ENTERPRISE. John V.'oKfcLh. Jr.. k.t Tuesday in a trip O rarioi) outride point. FTed Holme of La Grande lere Monday on busineaa trip. The Misses NeDie and Vera Svub- J ie.'ie-ld left Monday on a rip to tie Seattle fair. Mrs. A. C. WMl'U and bahy wenr -own to Losij:, Tuedat. u re.Biun or a week. Elgin Flour at.W. J. Fuk & Co. atent $1X0 a aack, straight grade, 1.40 a sack. Mr. and Mrs jo La Grande, Mormon choir. -Mrs. J. H. Parro t and children -ent to Pullman, a;n, mesaay, o visit ber people. Mrs. Jessie and Visa Minnie Glid len returned Tueday from a few lavs outing at the lake. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Willianfs went up o the Transvaal mi ie this week whor joth will be engaged in work. Miss Ceeile Chuive; left Monday .'or Tacoma to visit re.aUves and will .lso view the Seattle fair be!ore re urning. The Woman's t'nivi Mlssionar; ociety wlH meet at th.? home of Vrs. ieorge Law Tuisday, A ,z. - : 1:20 p. Q. Mrs. Lafe Hamnia k and Mrs. A. J. Poe of Lostine were here over tlonday night, shopping and calling on friends. Mr. and Mrs. L. Couch and Edward Holmes of Wallowa tame up thj .alley Tuesday in E. A. Holme Studebaker automobile. Miss Lida Flowers went to La Grande lat wee'i to remain som time. She will be employed in a Ire&smaking establishment. Harry Vaughan of Imnaha was In :own Saturday, accompanied by his guests J. G. Vaighin of Lansing, Mich., and daughters, Mrs. Beatty, and Miss Vaughan. Mis. Ada Wal a:e t'nnih. KaUonal jrganizer and lecturer of the .V oman's Christian Temperance Vnior A-ill be in Enterprise Sept. a and 6 .She will speak ia the Presbyterian jhurch Sunday evening Septembe: and hold a convention of the W. C. r. V. Monday evening and Tuesday iftemoon. Will Church, and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Tarr of La Grande were here Tues :ay in Church's white Ford. They uad be3n out to Flora. Paradise and Sled Springs, coming in by the An .lat road, which they said was fine ;or automobiiing. From here they went up to the lake. I Water was turned into the reser I voir on the hill Monday night and hen drained out to clear it. The distributive system was flushed Sat j urday, and the builders are going 1 over their work carefully making ready for tha tests before turning ' over to the city. No connections will j be male until the system Is accepted : by the city. ' Mrs. B. F. Eothwell and daughter j Miss Mcy of Lincoln, Xebr, arrived i Friday to visit .Mrs. Bothwell'6 daugn : tcr, Mrs. George Law. Miss May ; will remain, she being one of the teachers engaged for the coming year in the public schools. Mrs. Both well v.i'.l slay about 10 days. They had been in Ca ifo.nia for the past two months. Rev. W. S. Cro.kett and family will move Thursday to Lostine where they will occupy the B. F. Poley resi dence. Mr. Crockett is pastor of the Christian churches here, at Lostine and Wallowa, and Lostine being the central point it will be more con venient for him in keeping his ap pointments. He will conduct regular services in the Enterprise church. j this, Wednesday, evening and next 4 Sunday morning. Mrs. C. V. Amey and daughter Gladys. Miss Gussie Amev of Mon j mouth. 111., and Gene Boner of Ver- non, Ind., left Monday for the Seattle : tair. Miss Gussie Amey had been : visiting here for a couple of months. I Mr. Boner is a cousin of George I Boner, and had been here and at j Joseph for several weeks. He likes this country so well that -he will ! probably return and locate. I ! Mrs. C Mver and dauchter. Miss ; Lucy Vyer, of Saugerties, N. T., after 1 an enjoyable visit of two weeks with Mrs. Myer's ister, Mrs. Angeline : Hanson, and family, left Tuesday for i Seattls. They came to the coast by way ' of the ' Southern Pacific up through ; California, and altjr viewing the fair will return by way of the Cana dian Pacific. Mrs. Hanson accom panied them as far as Hood River i where she will visit her daughters for a fortnight. 'This waa the first meeting of Mrs. Myer and Mrs. Han son in 40 years, or since the latter left the old home at Sangerties. The joy of the meeting of the two sis ters after their long separation can ' be better imagined than described. ; Saugerties is a beautXiul town situ ated on the Hudaon river at the foot of the famous Catskill mountains. ',ani Mrs. Mver says Enterprise in its j beauty of location is very much like Saugerties. Cily Meat Market Newport. Olyrnri. Orting. Seattle, and Walla Walla, ton. Republic. Washing- eaa toe hr th nubile throughout his vUlu t'. . ri h bis parada in t President's honor, in which he will t j .l V. m.v )w Sftn DJ !, ' ,. mt,a knowing? '-.he thousands who will want to have Li A; -Jhrr tlai b.'k aloak ,t the nation's executive. Pn i.r.u , . .... ... . . k an I . . " ; earning is romtr.a e,s,.....- - .... - "j ui , 9 . . . w - i mnrr fn th after-I n avmI It m1 opportuni'ie, ior tnose ' aaare .. ,s. 7n. ,,T ""! f kk k. peasanu wash there nnfaUingly every SMnT" order to be allowed to go to ch k Sunday, for the Orthodox cW? Joins cleanliness. " The Russian peesint b tin,, and peuerally t debt He nw" J with elui-a:io:al advantage considerably itute'JSfd. Tl'.f 1 , CRAY & HOTCHKlSS. Prnnrmmni ' development of lie Na'-ioiiHl ' ; making contjiaally imreisii.g i 'mands upoa tho--e engaged iti '.h ir Fresh and Salt Meats 11 v: I supervisory tapAi iTies are in iX-rv.. . ... . J-Wnl.A t.mme: ial Club nismt on -u. '"'""- if u Plans for Sunday, wmcn wm oe - - -ea, or oor. pay HIGHEST MARKET PRICE HIDES AND PELTS. FORI Tbese more ri-fpTOsible poUi.i. on j Portland people UU main worry la at h " the governor's Uxe. t S nmi pay ne is Luezed - " ... kt n W e part of hi. .--.vnt nere. are noi uW of ,,,, he President will probably f snd ! for vera! monJ church and spend the remainder or j aiJ(1 of cour8e bt! Wofse "fi hi. ;he day resting. Mayor Simon has ; tlle following year. " namtl a committee or pronuueui ud .nn8nnas nigbt at dusk . t arrange the Presl- River St, 1 tor. block south of Funk's Enterprise Oregon. Enterprise Opera House U0: One Night Only Saturday Night AUGUST 28 The Ethel Tucker Stock Company In the laughing success of the season A Runaway Match No Funnier Flay None better played i National Forests are filled by jr.ni tion from lover stales, so that sn lone entering a? a ranger is e:!.l) 'for promo ijn tu any o.' the not 'responsible and hisher p.'.id p a. t'. : in!nitinv ihat n' Paresit SuPi-rv: ior. Onlv those m?n who ar? a: Tei--' ears of ace. not more than 4. I of cood character, temitrate. and in J stood physical co jdition. are eligible i to take this examination. The sala: j paid to beciuneis is t'Mxb a year, j Applicants can se -ure informatioti I concerning the esamination from tht Di-strict Fore-ter ct Portland. Oregon, j forest Supervisors, or the United States Civil Service Cw-niissioii- Washington. D. C. Agricultural Sharps Hold Convention At Portland. ii j Portland, Aug. 2.1. Agricultural ex ! perts of the cojn'ry. who have a.'. v. in session in Port.atid daring the past week, closed t'aelr mov. s;iw 1 fill .inminl cn'hpriiif ?:ilI-:-iljlv wi'll an attendance even la-s-r that ir:p about the country will be maae !.ien.'s enlera:nroent. v On a tour of the Northwest to get . material f;r a a.ri?s of letters to : ills p.iier- the Chi ago Rcord-Herald, William E. Curtis, probably the bct known correspondtnt in the world, vas a Portland i.itor recently. In i discussing the Ro -e City, he said: "Portland ii the best city on the ;I ai:ic Coast and 1 would rather live jore tl.au in any other cKy of which 1 know. Portland U farther along ;h.tn any other city on the Pacific . Toast: by that I mem it is more m:ure than any o her big eilie3 of he West." Thee are strong wards, coming as they do from a roan who lias traveled all over the world. An event of great interest, especi ally to the Pacific Coat, will be the ! visl! of ;it) leading business men of .liipan, who will anive oa Sptmb-r i lor a tour or 50 citlas of the coun try. The visitors ar. coming to learn of the re-.ojrcei and commercial ' -nrthods of the United States. The rlageable village girls go ont iJT treeU and meet their young tan ll one says, "What is your nameir young man answers "Foma." uZ replies, "My husband's name b FrnTl tali i r t i u J.ra ).,.. . . BL j ui me fir)-. relations are gathered togetber T cornea a knock at the door. Tv ? rosti " - 'U. lU.lh. Popular Prices, 25, 35, 50 cts j i. .n a Seats Selling at Burnaugh L Mayfield's Alfalfa seed or sale at R. S. Z. Miss Jessie Robertson returned Sunday from Naropa. Ida., where she jpent her vacation visiting her sister, Mrs. Stone. Her mother from Dei Joines, la., accompanied her here and will visit for awhile. La Grande Star: Word ha3 been received from Mrs. F. S. ivanhoe .hat she will return to La Grande lext- Thursday. 6he is resting and .Isiting at Gibbon before going to Eu .erprise to begin her work in the ligh school. DEATH RECORD. Alex Mavor died at his home on East First street about 6 o'clock this (Thure lay) morning. Funeral services will a ueld from the Presbyterian church it 10 o'clock Friday morning, conducted by Rev. Samuel Harris. A-ILL HOLD REUNION OF SMITHS AT SEATTL: plendidly equipped special train at a o.,t of JTo.OOu, contributed by he business interests of the United Jutes. A committee of prominent -nea has been named to have charge of the visitors while in Portland and e THE RUSSIAN PEASANT. i at a recent con veil. ion ii a;ai! ton. D. C. The s?ss:ou was o..e 'liv means much to the Pacific .N'j-tU west for it was atteuoel by me.i wh are keen students of agricultural pos ibilities, and what they saw h:re itn pressed them. They w. re afford:-i ' arrau an opportunity to inspect the various terming districts of the state by means of special trains run by the Portland Commercial club to Willam ette Valley points and Haoi TJver. On these trips they were gu?s;s of the Commercial club and were e-ort ad by a soeoial co.nmittee of promi nent .Oregon people who gave ail the information defied 0.1 th dif t-rrtit li.stricts inspected. The result of the convention will be far reaching, it is believed, by those w n ar? familiar with the work ol t!ie organization. President Kerr, of the Oregon Agri cultural college, was choien the head if Tha DBn 'latiit. a . : 4 i . .1 wT ,, v(J(jUll. He is clothed la uncured sheep- -ultural Colleges and Experiment Sta : Btuj8 and tarrieB ln wlater moTe tions for coming year. President Kerr' clothes than the average Englishman secured the convntioi for PortlanJ could stand up in. while in attendance at last year's He is unspeakably stupid, however. iession. , j aud his dream of happiness Is to gorge, f resident Taft wi 1 be maJe tin i ,0 6let1' 88 U)Ucn us r8Kible through center of a big demonstration whoa ; tJnt,J'I -. --- dliuuci B lii BL Vlf- Jwtion to the moujik is that he smells not l.ecause he does not wash him self. As a niatter of fect, in every vil-!;- t!wre rn "rt.ijc bnthR ImnTii mat! mnA tli. - man enter. am lnar InarM nf kro n says something like this: -We are German people, con Turkey. We are hunters, emZ lows. There was a time once in country when we saw stranw prints in the snow, and my frieui prince here saw them, and we tw, they might be a fox's or martenTlL. prinu or it might be those of 1 oami. ful girl. We hunters, we good lows, are detetrmined not to rest as we have found the animal. We b been In all cities from Germant a Turkey and have sought for thi fm this marten or this princess, and it Its we have seen the same strange fo prints lu the suow again, here bj Jw court And we have come in. Cost, let us take her, the beautiful prince for we see her in front of ot, q, it be that you would keep her till d grows a little olderT Thus does the moujik ask for t ift Inventor Davy and Lev. Sir Humphry Davy, the Inventor 4 the Davy lamp, found love sonwbii; of a delusion. If not a snare, n n-i for their entertainment here, j to his mother, be said, "I um the bar piest 01 men in the hope tf t oni Stupid and Poor, a Good Fellow Whc Merely Exists. j The Russian peasant does not live; ' he .merely exists. "Xitchevo" ("It Is j nothias"i, he merely suys when any I tiling happens to him. Nothing mat : lers, uothias could be worse, and i "Nitchevo" is his puuucca for all evils. And yet the Ilussiuu moujik isteully a f ue felluw. oriiluurily, H. P. Kenuard : tells us in his book, "The Russian IV:';iut." he is a splendid, well built mac. large limbed, large headed and ; healthy. lie is equally unuffected by "0 degrees of frost or twenty glasses of with a woman equally distingnlsW for virtues, talents and aceumiili ments." And ln a letter to his bratta he expresses his rapture thai: "Mn Apprece has consented to marry at. and when the event takes place I ttall not envy kings, princes or potentate" The widow must bare been s pmot possessed of great powers of faaciia Uon. for Sir Henry Holland maka mention of ber as a lady wbo nude snch a sensation ln Edinburgh sockr that even a reglus professor did sot think it beneath his scholarship to p down on his knees ln the street to fat ten her shoe. The sequel need not be dwelt upon further than to add tint the marriage turned out. to be alto gether a mistake. ne comes to foniand October 2. There will be no private entertaining for the; big President, but he will be oa view I People with chronic bronchitis, asth ma, and lung tro jble, wiH find treit relief and comfort in Foley's Honej and Tar, and can avoid suffering b.T commencing to take it at once. Bur naugh & May field. Headquarters for school eupplla. Jackson & Weaver s drug store. Seattle, Aug. 23. Is your name Smith? If It is, you are wanted at the laska-Yukon-Pacific exposition. Sep .ember 2, to take part in the Smith family Day festivities. From high and low, from near and 'ar, the Smiths are coming. Seattle ooasts of several thousand, and the other cities of the Northwest are ap parently ass'.rong in Smiths in pro portion. Unique Smiths of all descriptions ire ct a premium and if you happen o be a Smith with some particularity &11 of your own, yoj may be able to get special inducements. Prizes will be given to the oldest Smith, ths youngest Smith, the prettied yout.v lady Smith, the homeliest man Smith, and so oa through the whole list of unusual members of the family. A warning ha been issued to all visitors at the exposition to be ex plicit in speaking to members of the Smith family on that day. For ex ample: If you have a friend, Fred W. Smith, it will be useless for you to attempt to a" tract his attention by yelling Smi h" at him. That might cause some thre or four hundred other Smiths to iojk around to see if they were wantel, but your chance on getting the right man would be imall. instead, call out "Fred W. Smith," or better yet. collar the man you want to speak to. TO HOLD EXAMINATION FOR FOREST RANGER Portland, Oreg.. August 24. An examination to fill vacancies in the ranger force on all National Forests in District 6 will be held October 25 ind 26. From this examination it is expected that 75 appointments will be made on National Forests In this district. The examination wiN be held at the headquarters of each National Forest in the district, at the following places Ketchikan. Alaska; Eugene, Grants Pass. Hepnner John Dav Lakeview. Medford, Prinevilie, Portland. Rose burg. Sum pier, and Wallowa, Oregon: and Bellingham, Chelan, Leavenworth, 1i AS 4S (is AS to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to Pi By a mistake in shipping orders more Pianos have come to us and as we are now overloaded we have decided to make more ' strenuous efforts than before in disposing of our large stock and therefore offer an exceedingly fine piano, in mahogany case, full standard size, - t 1-3 octaves, 3 strings or tri-mrrl nn1,- d:i, I "'J V1J Bllglll-, $183.00 4V A A A A A ly worn, for TL! - . . inisremarnable offer holds good for two days. We will make a cuu arce lo take it back in exchange nv tin twn rears at W the same price if you should wish to get a more costly instrument. Remem- ber this is a piano anvone mn f.-l ..a r j 1 jnee W r . vvu t..i ijiuuu 111 m 1 1 1 1 1 nn m p"itik in i nr . icxj of cheap pianos, but as before stated the EILERS PIANO HOUSE believes in giving exceptional values and now is the chance of a'lifetime to get a piano at way down below waj-down pricei. ' have others costing more money, but every one of them cannot be beaten in excellence or approached in price at which we are selling them, on have to see them to realize how great an opportunity this sale really is- We cannot continue this Sale much longer but now is your chance.- Take it Remem ber we GUARANTEE Every Piano Sold Eilers Piano House SAMMS IilIl.DI.G, ENTERPRISE A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
