Wallowa County chieftain., February 03, 1910, Image 3

Opened His Eye.
The da)K?r little traveling man
glanced at the menu and then looked
at the pretty waitress. "Nice day, lit
tle one," be began.
"Yes, It Is," she answereca, "and so
was yesterday, and my name is Ella,
nd I know I'm a little peach and
have pretty blue eyes, and I've been
here quite awhile and like the place,
and I don't think I'm too nice a girl to
be working In a hotel. If 1 did I d quit
my Job. And my wages are satisfac
tory, and I don't know If there Is a
show or a dance In town tonight, and
if there is I shall not go with you,
and I'm from the country, and I'm a
respectable girl, and my brother is
cook in this hotel, and he weighs aoo
pounds, and last week he wiped up
this dining room floor with a fresh
fifty dollar a month traveling man
vho tried to flirt with me. Now,
wuat'll you hare?"
The dapper little traveling man said
he was not very hungry aud a cup of
coffee and some hot cakes would do.
Exchange.
Lord Southey's Guillotine.
The most eccentric action of an ec
centric man was Lord Soutbev 's cool
arrangeraeut for suicide by moans of
a guillotine. He hud a uiuRiilncent one
erected In the drawing room of his
house in the Rue du Luxembourg at
Paris. The niuehine was of ebony in
laid with gold and silver, the frame
work carved with artistic skill; (he
knife, sharp as a razor, was of polished
aud ornamented steel. Preparing for
death, his lordship had his hair cut
close, and. clothed In a robe of white
silk, he kneeled upon the platform un
der the knife before a mirror and
pressed the spring which should re
lease the knife. But the spring failed
to work, and the would be sulfide de
cided to give the guillotine to a mu
seum instead of muklug a Becond at
tempt to end his life. It Is Bald that
he made an annual pilgrimage to see
the guillotine until the end of his life.
How the Chineie Preserve Grapes.
To preserve grajms the Chinese cut
a circular piece out of a ripe pumpkin
or gourd, making an aperture large
enough to admit the hand. The ul
terior is cleaned out, the grapes placed
inside and the cover replaced and
pressed In firmly. The pumpkins are
then put in a cool place, and the
grapes retain their freshness for a long
time. Careful selection of the pump
kin 1b requisite, the common field
pumpkin, however, being well adapted
for the purpose.
GROUSE MAN KILLS
OF
BUNCH
COUGARS
M. K. GABRIEL SHOT 3 SATUR
DAY AND ANOTHER SUNDAY
TVO ARE LEFT.
WEDDED IN WALLOWA.
' Grouse, Jan. 25. The roads are
in bad con-lit ton, owing to the thaw
which continued for four daya; then
-fonwrad a sudden freeze, while the
rortia were in a slush or water and
enow. The Menatchee road to blook
ed caused by a large rtx siMe in
from above the road.
j M. K. Gabriel had a combati -with
a bunch of cougar Saturday. He
succeeded in killing three. He shot
one down and saw another go imo
a bunch of thick brush. Ho .went
into the brush anH while in Pursuit
heard a noise behind him; looking
around he saw the third one within
six feet of htoo. He threw his gun
on the animal and shot It dead.
Soon the one he was pursuing walk
ed out of the brush and he played
the same game on it.
The next morning Gabriel very
reluctantly went back to his battle
ground and on approaching the spot
he saw the fourth one, which he
instantly shot making four in all.
It Is said there are two more visit
ing the carcass of a horse at the
same place, and last night it is said
they were making frightful yellfl in
various directions on the foothills .
Several parties are preparing for the
remainder of the gang, but with no
hopes of such success as Mr. Gabriel
had.
From La Crando Star.
Mm. W. M. V.lnan, Mrs. Eugene
Lor ion, biases EL'Copeland and L.
McKean, and Mr. W. C. Marsh, all
of (Valla Walla, passed through La
Grande Monday on their way to
the tome of Mi Hector McDonald,
a wealthy firmer of Wallowa, here
Mitea Jessie McDonald, daughter of
Mr. Murdo McDonald, of Walla Wal
la, la to, marry C. Marsh of Walla
Walla, a well known jjjung business
man of that city. The wedding will
take place tomorrow at the home of
Mr. Hector Mclbnaid, uncle of the
bride to be, in Wallowa City.
COMET TOED
FROM
ENTERPRISE
Miles of Them.
Lady (In modern bookstore)! wish
to see all of the latest books. Sales
manVery well, madam. Will you
kindly step on board this scenic rail
way? Life.
The Inventor of the Flouring Mill.
About the year 70 B. C. Mithridates,
king of Cappadocia, one of the moat
ingenious and able princes of the time,
Invented the first mill driven by water.
This triumph of bis skill and Ingenuity
he caused to be erected in the imme
diate vicinity of the royal palace. In
the course of time the Cappadoclan
bakers became celebrated and were In
great demand throughout all parts of
the world as then known.
These mills were usually placed upon
bonts on the river, being so elevated
and contrived as to be easily driven by
the water, and the millers were thus
enabled to move from place to place,
distributing the meal to their customers.
Big Acreage of
Beets this Year
Over 1000 Acres Will Be Planted
Here Preparing For Spring
Work.
P. S. Bramwe'l, superintendent of
the La Grande sugar factory, and
Samuel Story, general field foreman
for both Union and Wallowa coun
ties, were in, Enterprise, last week,
closing up contracts for land and look
ing over things in general prepara--ory
to spring work.
Mr. Brannwell reports matters in
this valley in most satisfactory con
dition. The total acreage to be plant
ed in thia valley will be between 1000
and 1400 acres. The results last
leasoa were highly pleasing to 'the
company.
T. W. Workman, the overseer for
this county, is busy every day get
:lnig 'things ready for an early start
ro put the ground in condition. Like
all other farmers who have lots of
plowing to do, he is hoping for an
early spring. If a long, hard winter
is any sign, the spring should cer
tainly. break records in prevlousness.
Wagner on "Parsifal."
Wagner had fiulslied the score of
"Parsifal." and after whistling it soft
ly to himself a few times his face
wreathed with smiles.
"There, by ginger!" he said, signing
his name to the score. "With all due
respect to the Society For the Suppres
sion of Unnecessary Noises, 1 think
that is pretty good stuff." Philadel
phia Ledger.
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eiting Busy
We are very busy just now taking stock,
and haven't time to arrange the line that
we expect to cut the price on, but will
give j'ou 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.
W. J. FUNK (& CO
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CELESTIAL WANDERER PLAINLY
VISIBLE IN WESTERN SKY
IN EARLY EVENING.
Comet A-1910 Is an object of great
interest In the western sky these
evenings. Nearly everybody In En
terprise was out viewing it Friday
evening. It shines as a rather dim
star but its tail spreads upward over
about four degrees of celestial longi
tude in a long, brilliant sweep.
Some people have confused this
celestial visitor yl.h Halley's comet
that is expected to be 'visible to the
naked eye In a couple of months
They are entirely different breeds
comets, however. Halley's comet
a regular has been making trips
around the sun every 76 or 77 years
since people began to notice and
record such doings. lis periodicity
is known and calculated by astrono
mers to a day barring the Influence
of certaiai big bodies, like Jupiter
Hnd Saturn, in retarding or accel
erating the comet's speed.
Comet A-1910 on the other hand is
an interloper, a casual visitor, just
dropped In for a li: tie wanning up
trip around our sun. It Is a big fel
low though and if It had substance
equal to its s'.ze there would be some
thing doing. As It is, only a great
mass of burning gas, when It has
completed its little Idetour around
Old Sol, off It iwlll go into the im
mensity of space and never be seen
again by any one on earth. So you
had better look at it now It i your
first, last and only chance.
Fielder Jones To
Coach 0. A. C. Team
Wall Known Big League Star Stirs
Interest In Baseball at
Corvallis.
The schedule for the Oregon Agri
cultural College debating team has
recently been announced. Two de
bates have been scheduled with the
Washington State College, one to be
held in Pullman and the other in
Corvallta. The Pacific University
has also accepted a challenge for a
debate. The girls have shown ex
ceptional activity and Interest, this
year, and will Idebate in the Girl's
State League composed of McMinn
vilde College, Albany College and O.
A. C. The large number of students
who are trying for positions on the
teams and the enthusiasm which has
been aroused seems to promise a
very successful year.
J. G. Arbuthnot who la now super
intending the physical education ex
tension work of the Portland Y. M.
C. A. nas been added to the faculty
list of the Oregon Agricultural College
as assistant to Dtreotbr Angell. Mr.
Arbuthnot Is a graduate or the Kan
sas State Agricultural College and
has had several years of practical
axperience In teaching physical educa
ion. He is considered an authority
In the art of boxing and wrestling.
Fielder Jones, the well known White
Sox star of the American League
will coach the 0. A. C. base ball team
luring the coming season, This an
nouncement has caused great excite
ment among the students. It will
mean a big year In base ball for O.
A. C. I ;
COWBOY OR SHEEPHERDER?
The Tragedy of the Wyoming Range,
Wyoming cattlemen have seen the
handwriting on the wall. Sheep Is bo
be king of the open range, and the
annual wool clip .will be a golden
fleece. For the daya of the cow ooun
try are numbered; where once the
despotic outfit toss ruled his' domain
grauily, the fSok-master, by right
of invasion, has proclamled sovereign
ty and sway until ie shall In turn
be driven out by homesteaders and
immigrant farmers.
There was more than murder and
arson in the celebrated' Spring Creek
raid in the Tensleep country April 2,
1909, when seven armed cattlemen
rode in the night, down on a sleep
ing sheep camp and began a battle
which ended with the death of three
defenders of the camp, the cremation
of two bodies in a burned wagon,
and destruction of hundreds of frigh
tened cheep.
It was the law of the range, for the
Mocks were over the dead line mark.
ing division of the country for sheep
and cattle, and the conflict was in
accordance with the ethics of the open
But heavy-handed legislative mandate,
ror once in Wyoming's range history,
reached over and above the law of
the catUe kings, and sought to pun
ish where, hitherto, complacent com
munities had condoned and ignored.
The state penitentiary at Rawlins
' today holds five of the seven raiders,
one Bervtng a life sentence, two
,wlth penalties of twenty years each,
and two whose Immurement will be
hut three years each, sentenced after
confessed participation In' that dread
fo' uight's orgy of massacre and de
struction. George C. Morris kt the
February Pacific Monthly.
Odd Fellows Have
Banquet at Joseph
Enterprise Team Puts on Degree
Work And Assists In
Installation.
BAKER
A bobsled load of members of
Knterprise todge, No. 153, I. O. O. F,
were guests of Silver Lake lodge,
No. 84, at their Installation meeting
and the fine banquet which follow
ed. Two candidates, Editor S. P.
hutt and John Bilker, were put
h rough the nivsteries of the first
legree, the work being done by the
Enterprise team.
District Deputy Grand Master J.
i). Woodell was in charge of the in
stallation ceremonies. The following
officers were installed: Ross Leslie,
N. O.; G. W. Endlcott, V. G.; Arthur
Collingsworth, R. S.; Ed Leffel, F. S.;
Alex Donnelly, Treas.; Waller Delth,
Ward.; R.. M. Erwln, Cond.; Louie
Frauenfeltre, Chap.; John Dlevlns, I.
G.; Harry Carpenter, O. G.; J. (M.
Ilankln, R. S. N. G.; Ed Borland,
L. S. N. G.; S. K. Warnock, R. S.
V. G.; Frank Stevenson, L. S. V.Q.
G.
Members of the Enterprise lodge
present were: J. D. Woodell, Chas.
Boswell, G. Bauer, Crls Bauer, Curtis
Sanford, Estus Ward, W. F. Rankin,
J. W Rodgers, E. E. Rodgers, Edgar
Mafvin.
8tory of Lady Haml ton.
The story of Amy Lyon, the daugh
ter of the humble Cheshire vllluger,
who by her wondrous beauty rose to
u pitch of European renown, Is an as
tonishing Instance of beauty's power.
The future Lady Hanilltou was chris
tened Amy, but after trying the vari
ous changes of Amyly. Emyly and
Emily, finally adopted Emma aud,
wishing also a change of surname,
christened herself Hart when at six
teen she came to London as lady's
maid. After on extraordluury career
of vicissitudes she came under the pro
tection of the Hon. Churles Greville,
who Introduced her to Romuey, who
wns Inspired by her loveliness to paint
from her some of his finest pictures.
She also But to Reynolds, Hoppner and
Lawrence uud to numerous artists In
Italy when at twenty-eight she had
become the wife of the ambassador
at Naples, Sir William Hamilton.
There she met Nelson, and thereafter
her history Is lutwlued with his own.
Site was obliged nt fifty to flee from
her creditors to Culnls, where she died
lu 1815. Loudon Strand Magazine.
Waco and Arkansas.
Every town hag a right to pronounce
Its name In Its own way, but Texaus
never seemed to get together on the
pronunciation of the name "Waco."
Years ago Texas was represented by
two senators, one of whom called the
town "Way-ke," whereas the other In
sisted It was "Wack-ko." The reading
clerks bad a merry time. If the word
were read one way the opposing sena
tor would make a complulut, and vice
versa.
It recalls the time when Arkansas
was represented in the senate by Gar
land and Walker. One Insisted that
the state should be called "Arkansus,"
just as It Is spelled. The other always
Insisted upon "Arkuusaw." John J.
Infills, who was presiding officer of
the senate In those days, hud the mat
ter down to such a nicety thut be
would recognize the one as "the sena
tor from 'Arkansas'" and the other
as "the senator from 'Arkansaw,' " be
ing very careful to give eucb seuator
bis favorite pronunciation. YVauulutf
ton Cor. St. Louis Star.
enr fire
LOSE $300,000
TWO BIG DEPARTMENT STORES
BURNED ONE-THIRD'. COVERED
BY INSURANCE.
Baker City had a $300,000 fire early
Thursday morning, the greatest fire
loss that city ha ever knqwn. The
fire started in the furnace room of
the Baer Mercantile company build
ing, aud bumed out the Baer store,
the Wiel store, the Superior bakery
aud every office above. Only about
one-third of the loan is covered by
Insurance.
The fire was discovered about, 1
o'clock a. m, by the linotype ope
rator on the Morning Democrat and
the fire department was on the ground
almost Immediately, but the fire was
already beyond control. A number
of families occuried rooms above the
Baer store end all escaped uninjured.
It Ib snld that 100 people are out
of work becauue of the fire. That
the entire business portion of the city
Vila not destroyed wau perhaps tlue
to the thk-k blanket of snow which
protected tho roofs.
FINDS FINE PEARL.
Mrs. Clara Purdln of Alder Slope
recently found a fine pearl of good
dltce in a cove oyster, and still more
remarkable it is unimpaired In brill
ancy. Her husband, L. W. Purdln,
has had It set as a solitaire In a
pretty gold ling, which Mrs.
Potnlen will highly prize, both
for its beauty and the strange way
she got it.
$3 Framed Picture 98 Cents.
The firm of Ashley ft Bue are
giving coupon tickets with every 2
purchase whlJch will entitle the hold
er to a beautiful $3 framed picture
for only 98 cents.
Glucose at Funk's.
Harriet Jane Cllnghan died at her
home south' of Loatine, Saturday, Jan.
22, 1910, la her 75th year. She was
the mother of the Cook men, all
seven, of .whom live south of Lostlne.
She was born in Illinois and came
west 35 years ago. Her first hus
band Is burled in the old cemetery
In Middle Valley, Her second hus
band also preceded her in death;
also one daughter, Mrs. Llnz Ham-mack.
Riley & Riley Pay the top Prices
ror Hides and Pelts. When we Say
top we mean the Best.
Subscribe for the Chieftain.
JacKson H Weaver's
PURE VANILLA
EXTRACT
Made from the 7 inch
Samara Bean, the best
Bean that can be pro
cured COSTS LESS AND
GOES FURTHER
We make it and we know
Price 25 cts. per bottle
Houses in Enterprise, $650 to $3,000
Lots $75.00 to $250.00
160 Acres, Hill Farm, $12.50
293 J Acres on Slope, $05.00 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 aid Cheapest Insurance Companies.
Agent American Bonding Company.
W. E. TAGGART The Pioneer Real Estate Man.
ENTERPRISE, : : : OREGON
Cartfiii Banking Insuns Iht Safety of Dtposits."
Depositors Have That Guarantee at
WALLOWA NATIONAL BANK
OF ENTERPRISE, OREGON
CAPITAL 150,000
8URPLUH 150.000
We Do a General Banking Business.
Exchange Bought and Sold on
All Principal Cities.
Geo. W. Hyatt, President W. R. Holmes, Cashier
Geo. H. Craig, Vice President Frank A. Reavls, Asst. Cashier
DIRECTORS
Geo .8. Ckaiu Gko. W. Hyatt Mattij: A. Holmes
J. H. Dobbin W, R. Holmes