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About Wallowa County chieftain. (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 10, 1910)
iiinwii TWENTY8IXTH YEAR. NO. 25. ENTERPRISE, OREGON, THURSDA.Y FEBRUARY 10, 1910. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPE MONEY TO LOAN 8 Late Funds loaned, 6 per cent. John P. Rusk. Attr. SUte Land B'd. Joseph Farm loans at 7V4 percent. - Call or write First Bank of Joseph. 68Wt WANTED. LtMJoer. Anyone having lumber of any grade In any ' amount for sale, or who has timber he intends to saw soon, and wishes to contract the lum ber, call on or address W. F. Rankin at Haney planer In Enterprise, Agent for W, R. Kivette. 26b4 White Loaf Flour, $5.00 per bar rel at E. M. & M. store. ENTERPRISE OPERA HOUSE Monday Evening FEBRUARY 1 4, 1 9 1 0 St. Valentine's Day The management an nounces for the above evening, a grand Masquerade Ball The Best of Music The Best of Order You'd better go! You'll enjoy yourself MlMlMMMiaSl 1 Aetv Resolutions 3 B As the old year passed out and the new dawned upon us many of us made new reso lutions, resolving that we would improve by looking at the errors of the past. Now, then, if you have not been trading with us the past year you do not know what you have missed in the way of saving money. Take our prices all through the year and you will find to your own satisfaction that w'e are as cheap, it not cheaper, than any house in the valley. The public knows that we have been all torn up repairing and en larging our store. Many carpenters and -workmen have been busy for the past ten weeks getting our building, in good repair, so that trouble is about over, and we ex pect to give more of our attention to our many customers than we have been able to in the past. We have quite a large stock on hand that must be sold in order to get roomjforour spring stock, so come early and get our prices and we feel quite sure that you will be satisfied with our merchan dise and also our prices. Thanking you for past favors, we remain, Yours Respectfully s i Enterprise Mercantile & Milling Company lUnUIIIEUIIC latest "hot i" electricrailhoad OBSERVER SAYS SURVEYS FOR LINE ACROSS BLUE MOUN TAINS ARE MADE. That sooner or later a steam or electric railroad -will be built across the Blue Mountains to connect the Walla Walla country with Wallowa and Grande Ronde valleys is as sure as fate, and a number of peo ple here Who have investigated the matter believe the time when this wllli he dotie is not far off. Here is the latest "hot air" on the Sub ject as reported by the La Grande Observer of Febriuary 3: "Tangible assurance comes from the head offices, of Northwest Corpo ratloiL Managers m Portland! that) the Walla Walla interurfban railroad, owned and operated by the North west Corporation, will be built over the Blue Mountains, encompass the Grande Hondo valley, penetrate WaU Iowa county, and perhaps in. times be extended through the Powder valley into Baker Ci'y, and that tha coming April or May will see thinigs being done, has been received within the week by a La Grande citizen prom inent to municipal affaire. The as surance came to him during a visit to Portland while in conversation with Mr. Welsh, .the strpreme head of the company In this section of the country. Surveys Over Mountains Done, "It is a fact, established! beyond, a question of doubt, that the company has alreaiiy surveyed a road over the Blue Mountains from Milton, and runs adjacent to the. Toll Gate and looks out upon the Grande Ronde valley Just aitova Sumraervillo. From that point on, survey are yotj to be I done. This Mr. Welsh admits with. lllnnifnftinr : HnSIEaaHBMBZCMBEUlua Out any degrca of reticency, a.ul K. follows that, as he affimo, the coming- April or May will soe ether steps toward the fulfillment of the plan. "Philadelphia money la behind the movement and It la being rent, lav iuhry here where the returns are visible to the seers. Real Competition. "When the road to buitt, it will be possible to carry freight and pas sengers and the freight will be turn ed over to the Northern Pacific at Walla Walla eking La, Grande, when the plan materializes, a direct com petitive line with the O. R. & N. Power for the project will be fur aished from either the Mtoam or the Wallowa rivers or fcrora the Des chiutea river where the company now has a power site that will de velop the enormous amount 4. 100, 000 horse power." Many Aspire For . Enumerator Job Eight Take Test Examination at Enterprise and Five at - Wallowa. A test examination! of person who desire the positions' of census) enum erators, was held in the public school building, to this city Saturday after noon, under the supervision of Post master Ben Weathers. Eight per sons took the examination here, in cluding one from Joseph, one from Loetlne and two or three (join the near by country. The same day a test examination was held at Wallowa at which five persons filled thai test blanks. It is not known definitely htofw many enume:a Ion districts there will be to this county, but, probably eight or ten at least. Ten. years' ago there were seven. The censjs this yean will be taken for April 15 instead of June 1. as heretofore was. the rule. The reason for the change is that so; many peo ple are away from their usual place of abode on. the later date, especial ly cltyi folk. The queries the enumerators, will asik are much the same as. in preced ing censuses, except the agricultur al schedules, which are designed to give more details than ever before. Enumerators in Eastern Oregon will be paid $6 a day, except to. the citlos cf The Dalles, Pendleton, La Grande and Baker City, where the pay will be 4 cents, a name. The enltunerators begin, work) April 15 and must be through to 30 days. This county is in th second sup ervlsor's district of Oregon. S. C. Beach, proprieor of a Portland print ery and prominent to Republican pol itics, is supervisor. B. B. BOYD BUYS ALDER; SLOPE 177 ACRE FARM The Enterprise Real Estate com pany has sold the D. C. Conner farm of 177 acres on Alder Slope, miles west of town, ..to B. B. Boyd of this city. There are 120 acresi of plow land oa the place, the balance timber and grass. There are a fam ily orchard, a big spring near the the house and fair improvements. All the land is under the Alder ditch and one share in the ditch com pany is included to the deal. The price paid was $G250. - Air. Boyd has recently returned from an extensive trip through the middle states and southwest as far as. Oklahoma and I lads, no place where land is so cheap, values- con sidered, as in Wallowa county. The same firm has sold, two lots in Lockwood's addition to Prentiss Homan. for $575. There is running water on the lots. - OS-TE-OP-ATHY The foundation rock upon which Osteopathy Is built is: "That an unobstructed flow of the body fluids must result in health and that dis ease of all kinds except traumatic is the result of one or more of these life streams becoming clogged.? That the clogging is mechanical i and la most cases, starts) from some abnormality, (sight though it may jbe) of the bony structure is a fact i which pur medical brother find's hard I to accept as true, but the truth of I whk.1i is demonstraed every day by i Osteopaths by treatment applied along the line of dtagaosls. Right Way. " Japalac, varnish stains, linseed oil at Burnaugh & Mayfield's. Riley & Riley wants your Scalps, Pelts and Coyote Hides. REVIVAL SERVlCtS CHRISTIAN CHURCH LARGE AUDIENCES HEAR EVAN GELIST DEDICATE; JOSEPH M. E. CHURCH SUNDAY. Large audiences greeted Rev. Sam uel Gregg at the opening services of the protracted meeting which he is conducting at the Christian) church. Two powerful sermons were given Sunday and the meetings are start ing with unusual Interest. A quartet composed of Dr. Poley, Mrs. Corklns, .Mrs. Poley and Mr. Sheets gave special music Sunday evening, and Mrs. Corklns sang a solo Monday night. There is a large choir to lead the congregational singing which is made, a feature. Services: will be held every evening thfe week except Saturday, and ou Sunday afternoon at 2:30 Rev. Gregg will address a men's meeting at he Christian church, while at the same hour! Alr. C.rega talks to women only at the M. E. cnurch. Iliff Lecture, Friday Evening. Thomas Corwto Iliff, who Is; billed to lecture at the M. E. church Fri day evening on the "Sunny Side of a Soldier's Life," is not only ai lec turer of note, but is -ell prepared to handle his: subject in a gTaphlc and interesting way, as ha was with Sherman on his famous march to ihe sea, and has tested both the hardships and the sunshine of a 3oldiers li i. The lecture Is ior the benefit of the parsonage fundi and to attending you will be helping a worthy causa, and at the same time enjoy a rare treat. Joseph Church Dedication. The new M. E. church at Joseph will be dedicated next Sunday, and as a consequence the services, an nounced for the Enterprise M. E. church in charge of Presiding Elder Glllllan have been postponed. Dr. Iliff and Dr. GUlilan will both assist In the dedicatory services, and It Is probable a large number from this city will attend. Paradise Ranches Changing Owners Nelson, Buys Sturgill Place on River Local and Personal News. Paradise, Feb. 4 Walter Adams and family returned here yesterday. Henry Schmith sold hls farm to Mary Schmith;' consideration! $2000. G. M. Hendrickson has made ap plication to be appointed, census enumerator. William Forduey has returned. James Barnes has gone to Ana tone, Wash., to freight. Dave Kuhn and Walter Applegato took a load of wheat. to Wallowa this week Mr, Nelson has bought the Frank Houses in Enterprise, $650 to $3,000 Lots $75.00 to $250.00 160 Acres, Hill Farm, $12.50 293 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 Pioneer Real Estate Man. ENTERPRISE, : : : OREGON Carefui Sinking Insurts tht Saftty of Dtposlls." Depositors Have That Guarantee at WALLOWA NATIONAL BANK OF ENTERPRISE, OREGON ' CAPITAL $50,000 SURPLUS $50,000 We Do a General Banking Business. Exchange Bought and Sold on All Principal Cities. Geo. W. Hyatt, President Geo. 8. Craig, Vice President Geo .8. Craw J. H. Dobbin SturglU ranch on the Grande Ronde river from Mr. Taplln. Kmluie Akin has gone to Asotin. William Cltoe came In and cot a lul of oats. Mr. V.'. o. Wilson and her son Paul are visiting relatives and friends in Puraillse. Cbf. v Houchens, ha ir. to Portland to bo doctored, H Las beon sUk a'l vtoter. CAPTURE EX-CONVICT. There was a lively chase ki Jo seph, Monday. A man under arrest for being drunk, but also suspected of being a man wanted to Walla Wa'la for stealing an overcoat, es caped through a window of the wash room of a restaurant where the mar shal had taken him for supper. Dun can found htan near town, chased him to a farm barn and there cap tured hlra. If It is. the mam wanted he has already done, time to the penitentiary. Local News From The Promise Land County Road Viewer Trump and Wife r West Virginia Homesteads, are Sold. Proml3e, Feb. 5. Oscar Colipttt of La Grande has come to help his brother, R. W. Colpitis, to selling logs to the saw mill on his place. He expects to remain until ibout March 1. Luther Henderson and. Grady Mil ler were trapping on the Grande Ronde lately. They report fairly good success but Grady was taken ilick and they returned home. Birdie Serretto's baby has been sick for several weeks tut Is oome what better now. Wm. Abbott, who has beon at 'Mr. Colpitts' for a few weeks, has gone away, expecting to go to California. Mr. and Mrs. Joner Trump left the lest day of January for en ex tended visit in West Virginia, where both of their mothers are still living. Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Clemona went lately to Wallowa for a stay of a few weeks. Frank will do some work with his team. It Is reported that Tom Bennett and his two sons Will and John have sold all but 40 acres, apiece of their homesteads. WILL ELECT) OFFICERS. Much interest is l.elnar taken to the meeting of tha Wallowa County 1 eachers association to be held lu the county high school building next Saturday. Besides the excellent pro gram, the regular election of offi cers will be held, wo a large attenr dance of teachers Is expected. W. C. T. U. MEETING. The next, meeting of) the. W. C. T. U. will be held' Friday, February 11, at 2:30 p. m., at the home of Mrs. T. M. Dill. The members are urged to be present, as there Is Important business to transact. All' who are In terested to th work are 'cordially Invited. MRS. R. II. WILSON, Sec. W. R. Holmes, Cashier Frank A. Reavla, Asst. Cashier DIRECTORS Geo. W. Hyatt Mattib A. Holmes W. R. Holmes ENTERPRISE WILL HOLD COUNTY fir COMMISSIONERS OFFER STATE APPROPRIATION TO THIS CITY FOR 1910, "Shall we hold a county falri at Enterprise next ffallT" was the mala toyio of discussion at the meeting1 of tha Commercial clib Monday night. District Fair Commissioner S.' F. Pace loW of the roceut mectuig of the coinmloslon at La Grande. The state appropriates $2000 for tbla dis trict, $1250 of whUh gooa to Union county and $750 to thl 1C wei hoM a fair, otherwise the whole $2000 goes to Union. The commissioners from this coun ty, Mr. Paco and C. T. McDanlel of Wallowa, gtve Enterprlso the flrat chance to hold the fair, and Judging from the expressions at Monday night s meeting the fair wlti bo held here. However It waa thought bet to put the matter before) an open meeting of the citizens. TbU meeting ,wUl be held next Monday night, probably in the court room. Everybody la urged to turn out and make It a representative meeting of the city and vicinity. ' circuit court to meet wednesday, february 23 The adjourned term of circuit court, called for February 8. has been postponed until Wednesday, February 23. The trial of the State vs. lleaverne Is sot for that date and will be tha only Juryi case heard. All. other work not requiring a Jury will be given attention. A Jury has been summoned. Probate Record. Jan. 29 Vertle Snell appointed guardian of Alice Snell, minor; bond $1300. Jan. 31 D. M. Rouneavell appoint, ed administrator of estate of Peter Forduey; bond $6400. Estimated vilue of personal property $3000, realty $2600 with, $200 annual rents. Heirs arc two brothers and a sister residing to Missouri, a slater at Med fird, Ore., and a Ibrothen at) Turlock, Cal. Feb. 2 iBdwlm Marvin, David) Kuhn and Walter Applegato appointed ap praisers of the estate of Peter Ford ney. Harry A. Lacroaoe, who ha been working at McCoy saw mill, re ceived' word Saturday that his moth er was very lli at the family home in Lonts, near Portland. Air. La crosse, left Sunday for Lents. Nearly Everybody Buys Bread at Riley & Riley's The Best Baker Ever In Enterprise Newest and Freshest Groceries Always Found Here Low Prices On ' Shoes and Gloves Cash and Highest Price Paid For Hides and Pelts and Everything the . Farmer Has to Sell at Riley AND Riley's