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About Wallowa County chieftain. (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 20, 1910)
VaUoira County Chieftain County Pioneer Paper Established la JS84. Published every Thursday by The Enterprise Press. Office East side Court Hoase Square. Entered In the postoffice at Enter prise, Ore, as second-class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Oue year $l.iO Three months 50c. Invariably in Advance. THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1910. COUNTY COURT FIXES TAX LEVY for school purjjoues is $20.36, of which $19,621 is Cue per caplUt of (7 each on 2803 pupils, and the re mainder is the amount to be trans- i ferred from the general fund to mcJte tp the deficiency in email dis tricts, where he per capita and high est limit, special levy together are COURT ADJOURNS AFTER BUSY insufficient to provide six months SESSION STATE AND SCHOOL TAX HIGH. Troy Bridge Raises iteal Estate Prices Noi Mailt Betauee Ferry is Blocked By Ice Horse Killed By Falling Tree. The caawtv court adjourned Tbwrs- j day evening aier an unuusally long and busy session. i The citv linCs of Joseph. Wallows i and Enterprise were made the bound ; aries of those road districts. The ! niAjier of the appointment of a road supervisor for Enterprise district was 1 laid over. : The Wallowa Chieftain was again j named as the county official flaper. The tax levy for 1910 was fixed at 12.5 mills, apportioned as follow: State, 2.1 mills. County, 6.1 mills. County school. 2.2 mills. County roads, 1.5 mills. County high schools, .6 mills. Big State Tax. The blj state and school tax are the principal, In fact only reasons the toial levy this year is not way befow last vear's. The state tax school as required by the new law. Both of these big euros, he state tax and school tax, are compulsory on the county court, which has noth ing whatever to say about the amount. Grouse, Jan. 11 The cold seems to continue; about 7 inches of snow on the ground just enough for nice sleighing and for logging at "the saw mill. The diphtheria panic is all over; n new cases. W. R. Madison lost bis apportioned to WaMowa county this little boy. The general opinion is year Is $17,4S4.90, or almost twice that he had pneumonia fever. as trauch as it ever was before. The There has oily been one arrival of highest state tax heretofore paid by the malls since New Years day. The Wallowa county was $10,327.50, the ferry i3 not runaing and the only amount that had to be sent to Sa chaiice to get across Ls to cross on Iem last year, but this year $7,157.40 the ice and employ a man on the j more will have to be raised for 'State Troy side to carry the mails through. purposes. When the bridge is completed there! And at that the assessed valua will be no excuse for further fail- tion levied by Assesaar Miller was ures. Every man on the north side ; reduced nearly $1,000,000 by the ui ihe river, even down to Hanson's ; boat d of state tax commissioners for Kerry, m Aoula couaty. Wash., is : '.he purposes of the state apportion- rejoicing over the assurance of the i meat Most of the counties were Troy bridge., It has a tendency to , raised. Union county moist pay $35,- gi-ve new life to every land owner S2T..71 state tax thte year. The total tu the whale community and it is I levy In Union for 'this year Is 2.2 slid thai 'the price of real estate has i milis. already advanced. The only explanation for the in- D. A. Silver has sold his saw mill i creased state tax Is the increased to Eli Billings and Earnettt Ray; j expenses of the s a'e, and the almost con si deration $1400. Victor Bucher drove his team in to his field and tied them up and set fire in a tree a rod or two away. NEW COPPER CIRCUIT. The new copper circuit between La Grande and Joseph is completed and .was put In operation Thursday. The ierviice is perfect and will prove a great convenince to business men and ithe public generally, and espec ially to those who have the Home Independent la residences or busi ness houses. Hogs Highest Price Ever Paid in County Dishman and Day Ship Thre Car of Hqgs From County Paid 8 Cents. Official Proceedings Of County Court criminal inactton of the state legis lature in not taxing corporations and other special state beneficiaries. Ohio with a bigger s'ate expenditure per He stepped off a auort distance at j capita than Oregon, raises practl- his work and the tree fell and killed J cally all its revenue from state ben oue of hb horses and crippled 'the j eficaries. School Tax Heavy. other. Sometiuiej a little careless ness causes a considerable loss. The amount that must be raised The highest price ever paid for hogs to Wallowa county was paid this week by Dishman & Day for two carloads of hogs shipped to Por: land from this station Saturday morning. The two loads averaged 223 pounds and the iprice paid was S cents. A load was shipped at the same time ff'jtn Wallowa. The hogs were purchased of Wil Vnm Weaver, Sam Iitch and Bert Eggleson of Alder Slope, and James Dale, George M. Cannon, Lorenz Bacon, James Fleat, Jr., and Samuel Warnock of the North Country. Shipment of Horses. Two toads of horses will be ship ped Sunday morning by Frank Gra ham of Elgin, bought of Will Zur-cher. $3 Framed Picture 98 Cents. The firm of Ashley & Bue are giving coupon tickets with every $2 purchase which wifll entitle the hold er to a beautiful $3 framed picture for only 98 cents. For. prompt service call up Vest & Vest market. C. E. Vest, transfer.574 (Us AS as OS AS OS OS as as as as as as OS' as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as eft lng Susy w. I 8 $ 5 9? -V V vxji tTft'j J. FUNK . CO. f , ,.,.,.,,.,.1 We arc very busy jtist now taking stock, and haven't time to arrange the line that we expect to cut the price on, but will give you good, liberal cuts on lots of winter stuff. Are you satisfied with your rubber footwear? Get a pair of the famous Ball Band Knit, Laced, Boots and Overshoes Sold under an absolute Guarantee to give Perfect Satisfaction. Some Novelties in Men's Caps that are good for these cold days In taking stock we are finding lots of Remnants in all departments that we will throw on the remnant table as soon as we get through. In the County Court of (he SUlo of Orvpon, for Wa'.loa County. First Judicial Day Wednesday, January 5, 1910. Be it remembered. That at a rogu.ar terra of the county court of the -jie of Oregon, for the cou:ity of Wallowa begun and held at the court house in L!m city of Enterprise, in :vUI cou'itv And s'ate, on Wednesday, he 5th lay of Jauury A. I. 1910, the wuu' Jay of January A. D. 1910, the same being the first Wednesday In said month and Uie time Ifxed by 1iw Hr' holding a regular term of said court, hen ,were presant the Hon. J. B. Olmsted.coxinty judge, Sam l.inh nnl V. G. IXK-ke, county commissioner. W. C. Boa man, clerk, Edgar Marvfci. sheriff. The following proceedings were had to -wi:.: in the matter of the proposed county read petitioned for by T. K. Eds ipond, et al. Now at this time T. K. fcdgiMiiand and others petition the court pray lng for the loia.ion of a county road, comes on to be heard, and it appearing to tho court that said proposed road ls in Wallowa county Oregon and that said petition is signed by twelve and more frei' holders of said countv a:id stale resldiug in the vicinity of said pro posed road an I that the pwltion correctly describe the beginning, intermediate points and terminus thereof, and H further appearing tc the court by affidavit filed therein and due and legal notice of preset! tatJon of said petition to this court notifying all persons that applua tion would be made by advertise ment posted at the place of holding this court and three other public places in the vlcinKy of saw pro posed road and it further appearing that a bond conditioned according! n;l;li to law has been filed herein which bond is hereby approved. It Is -therefore hereby consklere'l and ordered that the prayers of said petition be granted. The road vlewe.s are hereby order ed ts vlsw and lay out said road according to the law on the day of 1910, and of their pro ceedings make due and legal return to the court at the next regular meeting. hi the maWer of .the proposed road petitioned for by O. F. Mays, et al: Xow at this time O. F. Mays and others petition the court praying for the location of a county road, come3 on to be heard, and it appear ing to the court that said proposed road is in Wallowa county, Oregon, and that said petl ion is signed by 12 and more freeholders of said county and state residing In the vicinity of the proposed road and that the petition correctly describes- jaI) the beginning, intermediate points District and terminus thereof, and it f urtliei appearing to the court by affidavit filed therein, that due and legal no-1 ttce of presenta.'l'on of said petition to thi court notifying all im?isoiis that application would be made by advertisement i.osted at the place of holding th's co irt and three othe places dn the vicinity f said pro posed road and it further appearing that a bond conditioned according to law has been filed herein which bond te hereby approved. It Is therefore hereby considered and ordered that the prayers of said petitioners be granted. The road vle.wers are hereby ordere'l to view and lay out said road ac cording to law on the day of 1910, and of the'r proceedlngK make due and legal return to the court at their next regular meeting. In the matter of the proposed! road petitioned for by Waiter Boner, et al: Now at this time Walter Boner and others petdt-lon the court pray ing for the loca'tjii of a couniy road, comes on to be heard, and It appearing to thecourt that said pro posed road Is In Wallowa county Oregon, and that said pel It ion is signed 'by twelve or more free holders of KM couniy and state residing In the vicinity of said pro posed road and that the petition correctly describes the beginning, intermediate points and terminus thereof, a;id It further appearing to the court toy affidavit filed there in, that due and legal notice of pre sentation of ild petition to this court notifying all persons that ap plicaiUon would be made by adver tisement posted at the place of holding thlm court, and throe other public places in the vicinity of said proponed road and It further appear lng that a bond conditioned accord ing to law has been filed herein which, bond lis hereby approved. It Ih therefore hereby considered an ordered that the prayer of said petitioners be grantad. The road viewers are hereby ordered to view .and lay out ftaid ro.1I accord lng to law on the fliy of 1910 and of their prjceadlngs to make dae and legal return to the court at the next regu.ur meeting. In the matter of the proposed road ptMtltno.l for by . L. McKenzie, el al: Now at hi thne the viewers report on lu S. I.. McKonr.le road cornea regularly on tJ be ho.rd and the fame being read in oper court for the first time it ia continue for the second reid ng. In the matter of the proposed road lViined for by John Anthony, et al: Now at thU time th" vl.'wrrs report on the John Anthony road comoa regularly on to be hevd and 'he same being road in f.pon court for the first time It ti continued for sevond readt ig. In the tnutier or the proponed road petitioned for by (J. F. I.lndley, et al: Now at Lhis time the viewers report o:i the (i. V. I-lndlov road comes regularly on to be heard and the' Kiunc being read in open court for the first time it Is continued for second reading. In the matter of examining and ap proving road tisporvlsors repnui: Now at tli la time the court pro coeds to examine a:fl approve nil l'oad supervisors reports now on file with tho clerk. Iu the matter of appointing road su pervisors for the year 1910: Now at this time the court con siders the matter of appoint lng road supervisors for the .vcar 1910, uul after fully considering the matter It Is hereby considered and ordered that the following named men bo and they are hereby appointed to act as road surervlsois for the year 1910;, Dlstrjct No. 1 J. A. Pace. Wallowa lb:ricl No. 2 J. 1. Williamson, Lost hie. DlKtirict No. 3 O. W. Chambers, Prairie Creek. District No. 4 Wm. Newby, Joseph District No. 5 O. W. Chambers, Prairie Creek. litrlcj No. G It. U Scott, Divide District No. 7 S. C, llliumel wriglit, Krulta. District No 8 TIioj. MteCarty, Im District No. 9 C. H, Daugherty Pine Creek. District No. 10 T. C. llunnel, Trout Creek. District No. 11 O. j. Uerland, Tar adise. District No. 12 It M. Martin, Lost Prairie. District No. 13 Lafayette Wilson (irons e. District, No. 14 Quincy Trump Promise. District No. 13 II. Mench, Flora. District No. 16 S. 13. Waniock, Mud Creek. District No. 17 Olof Anderson, Powwatka. District No. 18 Peter Kuehl, Smith Mountain. District No. 19 Joe Cleraons, Eu reka. District No. 21 G. E, Courtney, Eden. lintrict No. 22 G. H. Lathrope, No. 23 E. F. Sargoant, ot No. 21 J. A. Grimes, PitU Frank Victor, Wal 2G 20 A. II. Sasser Uutle. Dist burg. District No Iowa Canyon. District No Swanp Creek. Whereupon court adjourned until tomorrow morning al 9 o'clock. Second Judicial Day. Thursday, Jan. C, 1910. Court met puisuant to adjournment when were present as on yetrday. The following proceeding were had lo-wlt: In Hie matter of the iproposed county j of c .unity road W:wcra for a second reading, as pro. Idol by IaNw li.ixlng ibcea re id publicly In open court f;r a second time, the same In hereby continued. In the matter of th j proposed road pcMtiiNK-d for by Juiin Anthony, et al: This nia' tor can e on to bo heard thU lime on tlio riitrt of tho board f co.m y roid vl 'ers for a second road'tic. and having been publicly read In p,'n emi t for a second time the same Is hete'y continued. In tlie matter of the proposed county nxid petitioned for by U. F. IJndley et nl: This mu'tter came n to be heard a thM titno on the report of the board of oj'.mty load viewers for a Beyond reidlstg. and having been publicly re m! fur u h "oo id time. It lt hereby referrel to the dlrU't attorney fir his U gal o; I n Kin. In the mntter of a gate obs-txuctlng the (leo. W. Honor county road, on Crow Creek: Now at this time it appearing to the court, that Henry lliborson, ha obstructed ulie (!. V. lVoticr cMinty rwl along Crow Crook, hy placing a g;we a-ro.s said road, and after the i-tjurt fully considering the mat ter. It U hereby roisidered and order ed by tlie court that Henry Ibber a m must, take o.it saldl gate on or before the flrMt. of AprlJ, 1910, an3 keip it out from that time on. (.Continue. 1 on last page.) NOTICIO FOlt PUBLICATION. Department of the Interior. United Stales Land Office at La Grande, Oregon, November 11, 1909. Notico is hereby given that Clair II. Ford, whose post of flee address 1b Zumwalt. Oregon, did, on the 4th day of Juuo, 1901), file In this office Sworn Statement and Application, No. 0(it!29, to purchase Lot 4, SWi,i NV V4, W'j SW4, Section 3, TowusJiip 2 N, Kange 47 East, Wil lamette Meridian, and the timber thereon, under tho provisions of the act of June 3, 1878, and acts amend atory, known as tho "Timber and Stone. Law," ut such value as might bo fixed by appraisement, and that, pursuant to such application, the land and timber thereon have been appraised, the timber estimated 375000 board feet ut $1.00 per M, and i ho land $80.00; that said applicant will offer final proof In support of his application and sworn statement on the 27th day of January, 1910, before C. M. Lockwood, U. S. Com mlHsioner.at his olflce, at Enterprise, Oregon. Any person Is at liberty to protest this punlmso before entry, or Initi ate a contest at any time before pat ent Issues, by filing a corroborated affidavit In tills office, alleging facts which would defeat tho entry. 13c F. C. Pram well, Register. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Notice is hereby given, that tha undersigned have been by the Cotmty Court of Wallowa county, Oregon, duly appointed m J'llnt dtulnlstratort of the estate or Jobe II. Hnlsey, de ceased; and all puroaus having claims against said deceased or hie est uie are liureby reuire'd to present the sumo with the proper vouchers to said administrators or either of them at Enterprise, Orogou, or to their at torney, D. W. S'heahan, at his office at Enterprise, In said county and state, within six months from and af ter the l&th day of December, 1009, the same being the date of the first publication of this notice. Dated at Enterprise, Oregon,, this road petitioned for by S. L. McKenzle , e lClh day erf December, 1909 et al: Tlii matter came on to be heard at tlila time on the report by the board 17c5 ELSIE L. IIALSEY, WILLIAM MAKIN, Joint Adimliilotrntora. Houses in Enterprise, $650 to $3,000 Lots $75.00 to $250.00 100 Acres, Hill Farm, $12.50 293 J Acres on Slope, $65.00 an acre, time 270 Acres, Island, $40.00 an acre, time 160 Acres, Slope, $3600.00, time 480 Acres, 12 miles, timothy and timber, $10 per acre Best and Cheapest Insurance Companies. Agent American Bonding' Company. W. E. TAGGART The rioneer Real Estate Man. ENTERPRISE, : : : OREGON Cartfui Banking Insures tht Safety of Deposits." Depositors Have Thut Guarantee at WALLOWA NATIONAL BANK OF ENTICHI'HIKK, OIIEUON CAPITAL 50.P00 SUttPLl'H fiO.000 We Do a General Banking Business. Exchange Bought and Sold on All Principal Cities. deo. W. Hyatt, President W. H. Holmes, Cashier Geo. H. Craig, Vice President Frank A. Itcavls, Asst. Cashier D1BKOTOKS Geo .8. Cbaio Oko. V. Hyatt Mattik A. Holmes J. H. Dobbin W. R. Holmes