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About Wallowa County chieftain. (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1909)
City and County Brief News Items Stoves and ranges at Keltnei-i. Alia.ia seed for sale at R. 8. & Z. For prompt ssrvlce call up Vest & Vest market. C. E. Vest, transfer.574 O. 8. Reavis has gone to Walla Walla (or a short visit with his brother. Twelve postcards (or 5 cents at Jackson & Weaver's. Mr. and Mrs. S. Carroll, who had been living near Joseph the past year, went to Union Saturday to re side. Japalac, Tarnish stains, linseed oil at Burnaugh it, Mayfleld's. J. L. Lambert le(t Friday (or the Imnaha. He will spend the winter at Ray Vest's ranch above Light ning. Complete stock of Pittsburgh Per fect Field Fencing at Keltner's hard ware store. 67b3 White Loaf Flour, $4.60 per bar rel at E. M. & M. store. Jack Fogarty of Newport, Oregon, Is visiting his mother, Mrs. Jane Fogarty, on her homestead north east of this city. Llsk ware, the non-rust kind, tin and granite, at Keltner's. 57b3 Two children of the Robinson fam lly ill with typhoid fever at Wal Iowa, have died and another is in a very critical condition. New line of Queensware and China ware at Keltner's hardware store. A complete line, the best in the conn ty and prices are right. 67b3 Mrs. J. W. Shelton and baby boy of Spokane, who had been visiting her brother, D. Richards, went to Union Saturday to visit her mother, Mrs. Llda Richards. Take a look at the weld of the Pittsburgh Perfect Field Fencing at Keltner's. Electric weld you can't break it. 67b3 Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Moss went to Alice! Saturday to be present at the marriage of his niece, Miss Isls Moss, to Mr. Win. Adler. The wd ding occurred Sunday at noon. Geo. O. Downing, who has been working at Pratt's, went to Leap and spent Sunday with his parents. He will go to Zumwalt this week to work for the L. F. & H. sheep firm. i . f LaQrande Star, Nov. 11: Mrs. Frank Reavis, of Enterprise, who has been at the Grande Ronde hospital the past week following a critical surgical operation, is rapidly im proving. A carload of nails and wire was x-eived by S. D. Keltner this week. A card from Jay Lewis of Los tine requests the address of his pa per changed to Pendleton, where his family will reside this wlntei that the boys may attend schoo! there. Mr. Lewis has gone East on a visit. Carbon paper for copying, 3 sheets for 5 cents at Jackson & Weaver's Indicative of the activity In real estate transfers in the lower part of the valley, John McDonald of the real estate firm of Couch & McDon aid, brought 14 instruments to be recorded when he came up the first of the week to attend court. Oliver Typewriter, best by every test, for sale by Jackson & Weaver. The union revival meetings at the rink continue with unabated inter est, the audiences being large in spite of the bad weather. From 7 to 9 confessions are made at each meeting. Last Friday night it was decided to not close Sunday but to continue the meetings all of this week. Full llae of Pyrograpblc goods at Jackson & Weaver's. Mrs. Sam Lltch of Alder and Mrs. Wesley Duncan of Joesph returned home Thursday from Corvallis, where ithey had been to see their niece, Miss Jessie Imbler, who has been ill. UHII1IIKU1IUUIIUII The Ciy Planing' Mill W. F. RANKIN, Proprietor ENTERPRISE, OREGON. Carries a enmn1f c 3 lumber. a line ol standard mouldings always in stock. I Satisfactory Mill WorK a Specialty Flva jar Mitt discount for cash. All accounts balanced t expiration of 30 days and settled by cash or not. A typographical error In the 1t ieeue made a out uX a now Ut Uie, Item about the trains sloppiug at Rondowa for lunch. They do wait for you to eat a sandwich and drink a cup of coffee. W. J. White, who holds the pos ition of farmer In the state peni tentiary in Salem, brought Arthur Hulse here to testify in the W. B. Hunter case set for Wednesday. Mrs. White accompanied her hus band and they were guests of his brother, W. W. White, and wife. Mrs. W. J. White returned home Saturday, but he will remain to take Hulse back after he has testified. CITY LOT 8ALES. Levi Rllev and Daniel Boyd have bought the frame building and lot wi West Main street, three doors west of First street, of Burnaugh & May field for 1500. They will put I new front on the building. Leonard Baker has bought the cot :age property on West Main Btreet, mown as the Charles YandeU place, if S. L. Burnaugh for $875. TEACHERS' MEETING. The Wallowa County Teachers' Association will hold its first meeting 3t the school year at Joseph, Dec. 4 1909. All the teachers and friends 3t education In the county are cor dially invited to attend. Announcements concerning the pro gram will appear later. Aubrey G. Smith, Stella M. Hooper, President. Secretary. Plumbing Fixtures, Paints, Oils uid Glass at Keltner's hardware Jtore. 57b3 A LIBERAL OFFER. Its Effct Upon the Customer to Whom It Was Mad. A business man of Dayton, O., tells this story of some commercial friends of his: A customer who bought in a small way from the wholesalers and whose credit was not of the sort known as gilt edged visited the city and pur chased a $2,800 bill of goods, paying $2,500 In cash and giving his note for the remaining $300. After the transaction bad been closed and the paper and currency bad chang ed hands the customer said: "Now, after a deal of that size It is customary to give a purchaser a pres ent. Come across with it." "We'll throw in a pair of suspen ders," laughed the salesman temporlz lngly. "A pair of suspenders, eh I Say. quit fooling. I really mean It. I expect you to do something la ackmowledgmeBt of my patronage." The salesman went to the manager with the problem, and the manager said: "Well, if he feels that way about It we might encourage him a bit. We'll do something that ought to please him greatly. Give him back his $300 note, Make him a present of his paper. That will make him a cash customer and raise bis credit and save him money besides." The salesman went back, pleased to be the bearer of such joyful tidings of liberality In business. "Well, sir," he said, "we've arranged about that present, all right. Here," with a flourish, "is your note. We give It back to you." The customer did not seem enthusi astic. Instead, without looking at the note he asked: "Is it indorsed?" "No," said the salesman In astonish' ment "Then I guess you better gimme the suspenders." said the disappointed cus tomer. Chicago News. DEATH RECORD. Joseph D. Robinson. Joseph D. Robinson, for many years a resident of the Flora coun try, died after a long Illness at his aome near Lower Lake, Cal., Novem ber 6, aged 71 year and 7 months, de leaves a widow, two sons and five laughters, Wm. E. and V. R. Robln Kwi, Mrs. H. H. Baker and Mrs. Jay Miller who reside in California, and Mrs. F. W. Fltzpatrlck and Mrs. W. S. Robinson of Los tine. Mrs. Anna Bodmer, widow of the late Otto Bodmer, died at the home of her son, Harvey Bodmer, in Jo seph, Monday evening, November 8, at 6 o'clock, after a long illness of cancer. Funeral was held at La IIIIIIIIIHIHIUIIUIIDI 5 s E S 5 THE NEW . MEAT MARKET In the old Electric Theatre Building on River Street FRESH, SALT AND SMOKED MEATS EVERYTHING CLEAN : CUT RIGHT MEATS VEST & VEST PROPRIETORS urande from the home of Mrs. In- gels, Wednesday afternoon, burial .n the La Grande cemetery. Anna Ochsner waj born In Switz erland In 1851. She came to Amer .ca with her parents at the age of ieven years, settling in Wisconsin, where she married Otto Bodmer. They came to the Grande Ronde val ley in 1887 and a few years later moved to this cojnty, settling at Paradise, where Mr. Bodmer died 10 years ago. She was the mother of eight sons and two daughters, of whom the following survive: H. A. of La Grande, A. R. and Vern of Joseph, Otto of Wallowa, Ernest and O. E. of Paradise, and Airs. Linda Chandler of Baker City. All were present at the funeral. Mrs. Bodmer was a Christian wo man In the largest and best sense Df the word. A loving and affec tionate wife and mother, her chil dren are jewels that testify to her life work. Many friends sympathize with 1th the bereaved ones. DIED IN WALLA WALLA. From Walla Walla Union, Nov. 6. In the death of Edward A. Tins ley at his home, 215 West Alder street, yesterday morning, this city loses one of its most respected cit izens, lie died after a prolonged Ill ness of lung trouble. The deceased was born in Mlsosurl, February 17, 1879, and with his par ents moved to the Wallowa country In the year 1887, living there until last April, when he moved to this city. On October 9, 1904, he mar ried Miss Florence Edgmatid, two children being born as a result of this union. Besides his wife and children the deceased is survived by his father, F. P. Tlnsley, of Dayton; a brother, C. E. Tlnsley, of this city; and two sis ters who are Mrs. D. W. Dorrance of Lowdon, and Mrs. W. C. Dorrance of Joseph. The funeral will be held this after noon at 2 o'clock from MacMartln's chapel, Rev. R. C. Brooks officiating Interment will be in' the city ceme tery. WARNING TO FISHER8. All persons are warned against il legal fishing from gasoline boats after night. JOE OLBMONS, Deputy Game Warden. 80ME HOGS. R. E. Heskett, the well -known rancher at Leap, recently delivered 4 hogs, that tipped the scales atL 1842 pounds. He received 7 cents for them or 1128.97 for the four. Doors and Windows and Builders' hardware at Keltner's. 67b3 TOWN8 THAT KNOW PUBLICITY VALUE (Continued from page three.) man's auxiliary that' will make itself felt in many ways in furthering the efforts of the local commercial club In advertising Corvallis. A'.warm wel come is given nawcomers. SUverton people, at a meeting dur THE GOOD TOBACCO SHOP IS HOMAN'S If You Prefer the Best Brands of Cigars or SmoKing Tobacco you can always get what you want here. Fine line of PIPES The same is true of all our Stock. Come in and see. PRENTISS HOMAN'S Next Door to Bank Enterprise, - - Oregon Ing the past we?k. r.iHe.l a fund of or $200 that will b UI1 further j A uinm" commercial flub. . . I I ...1,1. ii i ' ii r ill II 1 (Ml I - nas oeen orgwn2-u wiiu u.c, . j 'bera and It U promised this number; I will be raised to 100 soon. Sclo and Jefferson are In Hue fr their share of publicity, having each I raised $fi00 for development work in j their section. All are alive to the benefit of working togeiner as state league. Laidlaw Ij active. The develo ment league of that place Is on the alert to advertise that part of Ore gon and it la getting ahead as nev er before. Glendale at a meeting Friday show- ...... ...! o.wl ed a splendid get-wseuier i"- the people of that place are thorougti y wide-awake and entertaining. NOVEMBER TERM OF COUNTY COUKI (Continued from third page.) office declared vacant. In the matter of appointing a Jus tice of the peace for wauowa uis trict: Now at this time the Court con siders the appointment of a jus tlce of the pe.iee for Wallowa dis trlct, which office Is vacant, caused by the resignation of J. A. Cox; and after the court being suffic iently advised in the matter It Is hereby considered and order ed, that A. G. Wlgglesworth be and he hereby U appointed, Jus tice of the Peace for said district. Third Judicial Day. Friday, November 5, 1909. in the matter of appropriating money .'or Smith Mounla n road: Now at this ttme the Court consid ers . the matter of approprlatlnf money for the Smith .Mountain road which leads from the top of Smith Mountain to the Wallowa Canyon, and after the Court fully consider ing the matter, It Is hereby conHderel and ordered that $100.00 le and the same is hereby appropriated to be used on said road only. And further or dered that the Clerk draw a war rant In favor ol Frank Victor, ami he superintend the work. in the matter of appropriating moiv ?y for the G. W. Harris road aiu' bridge: . Now at this time the Court con siders the matter of appropriating money for the G. W. Harris roail and bridge, and after the Court fully considering tlia matter, It Is- hereby considered and order ed that $50.00 be, and the same i hereby appropriated to be used o: said road only, and not otherwise. It is further ordered that the clerk draw a warrant in favor of W. T. Bell, and he superintend the work In the matter of cancelling warrants presented by the Treasurer: Now at this time the County Trea.s urer presents the Court with war rants which he has 'paid for cancel lation, and after the Court fully ex amines and checks the same, It is hereby considered and order ed that the following amounts are cancelled to-wlt: General Fund $"98G 93 High School 1420 19 Road Fund 960 86 County School 1001 93 Institute Fund 75 00 WAGON JOURNEY TO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA Continued from pane three - September 24 we drove to Fall City ocated on the banks of Fall river, and made camp over night. Here It rained all night and until noon the next, day. After dinner we started on. We' are now finding a good deal of fruit, It being about the first fresh fruit we have found since leaving home. We certainly enjoyed it. We all have good appetites by this time We find ourselves picking up quite fast in flesh, except Mrs. Davis, who took sick shortly after starting on our trip; the cause we could not ac count for unless it was the change of water. Shortly after starting we missed our road and got off on a log ging roaa; nqt Knowing it at the time, we climbed a steep hill that was all rocks. We thought it the The Bakery Fresh Bread and Fine Pastry WE ARE HERE TO PLEASE We Solicit Your Patronage H. V. MOORE, Manager River St., 2 doors south of Funk's. roughest public road we ever travelet Inn we kept going on it for seven miles and finally ra n entirely out of a road. So we then took a back track, and started on the right road. We are now camped at the head of Ilurney Valley and are making tracks fly. We have come a distance of 9 miles today. Mr. Wortman who drove the horse we gave away, was mow missing him, and taking it pret ty hard. The girls were Joshing him -to much on his missing companion ihey threatened to get some black .rope for his hat. but could not get my at the present time so they et It go. Shortly after leaving our amp grounds there we started thru lie Fall River canyon which was 9 nils through. The Fall rlvef ran lown through it on one side and the road went down the opposite side; very few feet the river making falls nnde It very beautiful through this anvon, also large rocks and cliffs of t shapes ami sizes hanging over its Kinks and falls made It very pretty. ... mixed among tue oeks. The largest fall was about 0 feet and about 5 feet from that mother fall 35 feet. All colors could ,e seen among the falls. After view K this beautiful place, -we went on vnd shortly after we left the canyon ve came to several tall, sharp rocks, vhlch lokked like Indian tepees. We hough t they were but as we drew loser we found them to be a soft, imey rock, but they were cut UP .nd 'fire Places cut In them and enches, stoves, and different things ut in them that were very interest tig and amusing, which we all had to itop and examine. While we were itopped, Mr. Littleton, who had his ni:ik with him. had the girls climb ip on. the tall rocks and then he took leveral snap-shots of them. We Jour leyed onward getting to Burney Val ey at 4 o'clock and camped for the light. (To be continued.) uited States Land Notices OTTOKATION TO ENTUT OF Lands in National Forest. Notice Is erel.v Klven that the lands described ,el..w", eml.iaelnB 472 acres, within the Vallowa National Forest, OreKon, will e miliject to oeltlement and entry un lor the provisions of the homestead aws of tlie United States and the act .f June 11, laOJ. (34 Btut., 233). at im n.iitPil States land office at La ramie, Oregon, on January 10, 1910, Vny s:-U'.er who was actually and in :ok1 faith clnlmlnx any of said lands or aKi'li'iiltiiritl purposes prior to Jan atv 1. 19J0, ami lias not abandoned aiiie, has a preference right to make i homestead entry for the lunds actu mlly occuiiiej. Said lands were listed ipon the applications of the persons nentioned below, who have a prefer Mice rlislit subject to the prior ritfht if any such settler, provided such set- ler or applicant Is qualified to make loinestfiid entry nnd the preference iKlit Is exercised prior to January 10, !I10, on which date the lands will be iiilijt'ct to settlement and entry by any luaiil'ied person. The lands are of .ollovvs: The SK!4, Sec. 20, T. 4 N., R. HI K, V. M., listed upon the appllco .Ion of J. K. Hylton, of Povwatka, Ore- ,"in. Llt 6-31. The W of NE14 and Uie Wij of PK, Sec. 17. T. 3 N., R. Ill K., listed upon the application of lames W. Alford, of Chlco, Oregon, Ust G-30. A tract approximately 32 icres within what will probably be when surveyed, Se. 4, T. B . S., R. 48 ':., bounded and described as follows .iuKlnnint; at a bowlder 30x21x24 inches .vlience the mouth of Squaw creek at iIkIi water mark bears S. 2.80 chains Mending thence N. 53 deif. 30 mln. A'., 7.4 chains; thence N. 13 deg. E., 31 halns; tlieiice S. 79 deg. E. 11.80 'lining to a rock monument at high .vuter mark of Snake River; thence muth along the said high water mark to the place of beginning. Variation 20 log. E. Listed upon the application of Wm. P. Gregg, of Homestead. Oregon. List G-12H. The SEVi of NW and the ''A of SVVVi, Sec. 7. T. 2 N., R. 46 E., isied upon application of Ira C. En lleott, of Chlco, Oregon. List 6-204. Fred Dennett, Commissioner of the den ial Land Office. Approved, October 26 1909, Frank Pierce, First Assistant Sec retary of the Interior. 12c4 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION ISO LATED TRACT. PUBLIC LAND SALE. Department of the Interior. U. S. Land Office at La Grande, Or egon, November 6th, 1909. Notice is hereby given that, as dl- reeted by the Commissioner of the General Land Office, under nrovis ions of Act of Congress approved June 27, 1906 (34 Stats., 517) we will offer at public sale, to th hleh est bidder, at 10 o'clock a. m., on lnc day of December. 1909 this office the followlng-descrlbed 'ana: The Wfc SB Sec. 14, T. 1 N., R. 45 E. W. M Serial No. "C324. Any persons clalmlnir ndvorsB ly the above-described land are ad vised to file their claims or nh la tions, on or before the time desig nated! for sale. i2C5 F. C. BRAMWELL, Register. COLON R. EBERHARD, Receiver NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department! of th Tn U. s. Land Office at La Grande, uregon, October 2fith igna Notice is hereby given that Carl Keeler, of Enterprise. Oregon ho on October 13th. lwu .,- October 13th. 1904. mH ' stead Entry No. 1383, Serial ' 04255 for RV)u aw ' n0' NW, SWfc new. Ro ' " Township 1 South, Range 45 Ea,L Twuiau, nas riled notlci f Intention to make Final fivo ... Proof, to establish claim to the laad above described, be.'ore C. M. Lock- woou, u. a. uommissioner, at his office, at Enterprise. Oreeon . .... 22nd day of December, 1909. ' Claimant names as witnesses; a. . Sasser, J. D. Braughton rIMi 1 ucui Wagner, Newton Hammack .11 Enterprise, Oregon. 10c5 F. C. DRAM WELT. P..t.. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Department of th9 Interior. . S. Land Office at La Grand, Oregon. ' Oct. 11, 1909. Notice Is hereby given that Georw Craig, whose postoffice addreu Enterprise, Wallowa County 0. is son, did on the 2nd day of Febrft. try. 1909, file In this off!c 8nm 3tatement and Application, No. 03456, lo purcnase ttte SW of SE, See. ion 13, Township 2 S.. Ran u E., Willamette Meridian, and th timber thereon, under the nrovlsioni 3f the act of June 3, 1878, and acti imendatory, known as the "Tlmbsr and Stone Law." at such v!h . night be fixed by appraisement, and hat, pursuant to such application, the land and timber thereon havt been appraised, the timber estimated 00000 board feet at $0.80 per M, tnd the land $20.00; that said appli cant will offer final proof in support it his application and sworn state ment on the 28th day of December, 1909, before C. M. Lockwood. TJ A. Commissioner, at his office, at Enter- jrlse, Oregon. Any person is at liberty to protest this purchase before entry, or lnltl .te a contest at any time before pat ent issues, by filing a corroborated iffldavlt In this office, alleging lacti which would defeat the entry. Icll F. C. BRAuMWELL, Register. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department of the Interior. U. S. Land Office at La Grande, Oregon. Oct. 11, 1909. Notice is hereby) given that William 33. Davis, of Joseph, Oregon, who, on December 27, 1907, made Homestead antry No. 15731 Serial, No. 05219, or Lots 3, 4, 5 and 6, Section 3, Township 1 S., Range 46 E., Wil lamette Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make Final Commuta tion Proof, to establish claim to he land above described, before John A. Rumble, U. S, Commission )r, at his office, at Joseph, Oregon, m the 6th day of December, 1909. Claimant; names as witnesses; Ar- hur Dodson, of Joseph, Oregon; Fred A. Gay lord, of Joseph, Oregon; James Steen, of Zumwalt, Oregon; E. Frank 3argent, of Enterprise, Oregon. Sc6 F. C. BRAMWELL, Register. Legal Advertisements NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned administrator with the will annexed of the estate of B James Beard, deceased, has filed W final account of the administration of said estate with the Clerk the County Court of Wallowa Coun ty, Oregon, and the Judge of aU Court has fixed Saturday, November 20th, 1909, at ten o'clock in the fore noon of said day as the time tor hearing objections thereto. All persons interested in aid tats are hereby notified to file their objections, If any they have, with to Clerk of said Court on or before said day. Dated this 14th day of October, 1909. W. B. APPLEGATE, Administrator with the will annexed of the Estate of B. James Bea deceased. . Burleigh & Boyd, Attorneys for Ad ministrator. te5 NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. In the County Court of the State of OTegon for Wallowa County. In the Matter of the Estate Mary A. Cramer, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned has filed with the cwr of the above named court, his 1 account and report as administrator of the above named estate and Judge of the said Court has fixed . on Monday, December 6th, 1909' the hour of 10 o'clock a. Ha, at tn County Court House in the c'1' Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oreg as the place for final hearing of report and account and all tlohs thereto and why said esi should not be closed and settled provided by law. HIRAM C CRAMER Administrator. Dated this 13th day of October, Conaway & Corklns, Attorneys i Administrator. Get yo ,r winter cabbage and eau kraut. A. M. Wagner, Euterp