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About Wallowa County chieftain. (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1910)
FLASHES $1000 BILL TO PAY HOMESTEAD ENTRY Mortimer Collins of Grossmen, this county, nearly pcra'.Jzed the La Grande land ofjca officials, Tuesday, by offering a $1000 gold certificate to pay the $16 filing fee on a loxae fftead. Receiver C. R. Eberhani felt In e7ary pocket of his trou3crs, vest and. coat but couldn't dJg up enough change by $931.72, and Resistor F. C. Bramwell wa powerless to help. The ''poor homesteader" then of fered t-iem a $100 gold certificate, which waa changed .with, the assist ance of Chief Clerk Carpy and hi stonographor. Mr. ColMns fl'.ed on the sw of section 35 In the famous township, 4.1, 41, '.hat was thrown open to en try on Sept. 15, 1908, and which has been the occasion of so mcny con test cases between squatters and Umber claim entrymen. EM NUMBER OF RANGE LIVE STOCK CENSUS BUREAU TO SECURE CORRECT DATA ALL REPLIES CONFIDENTIAL. Judge J, W. Knowles ds In Pen dleton on the circuit bench In place d." Judge Bean, who ,was Interested In suit In his court. ADDITIONAL TWELVE MILES OF ROAD CONTRACTED FOR The Eagle Valley News say6: "It has been a question in the minds of people who are acquainted with the tremendous task of building a railroad do,wn Snake river below Homestead, as to whether the road would be continued. It has been thought that po3slbly the road would not be built beyond Homestead as at this point all the rtch mine of this section are accessible and the road would be a paying) proposition If It were not constructed' further. "Word has been received on good authority that a contract has been let for the construction of 12 miles of road belovy Homestead which means that the company will push the road to completion on down Snake river and thus the company will have a water grade from Huntington to the PaeVIlc ocean." lapalac. varnish stains. Unseed oil at Burnaugh & Mayfield'o White Loaf Flour, $5.00 per bar rel at E. M. & M. store. I must make room for my Immense spring stock. Hence all grades of wall paper, .regular 40 to 00c goods, at 10c a double roll. 85b2 FRED S. ASHLEY. Washington, D. C, United States Census Bureau Is making extraordinary preparations to ascertain the approximately ex act number and value of 14 ve stock on the ronges In the United States on April 15 next, the date of the live-stock Inventory, as required by the act of Congress providing for the thirteenth' census. Fearful that for one reason or an other tLti live stock raisers may be deterred from fraely stating the number and value of their holdings, :he census bureau i exerting un usual efforts to assure the ranchmen .a fanners, especially of the western range states, that their in terests, bother personal or corpo rate, can not possibly be affected In any way by their frank and full disclosure of their live-stock posses sions. The informatioa gathered by the census office is held strictly confidential not only to respect to the fact that under no circumstances Is It ever imparted to any one not connected with the census office, but In respect to Its ever being given to any other branch of the governr meat. Assurance of Secrecy. "In behalf oif the census bureau," today said Assistant, Director Wil liam F. Willoughby, "I can give as positive aas'.'runce af the confiden tial troaitment of Information called for by th live stock questions to the general agricultural schedule as I could if a confidence were to be Imposed upon me personally and pri vately. Tho census bureau is con cerned only to the collection and publication of statistical facts. The spirit of every act of congress pro viding (lor the various decennial censuses has been, and is, that the Information as to individuals, firms, and corporations isi to be giv en iuvlolabla secrecy. It ia as much 'privileged Information" as thot Im parted by a client to a la,wyer, by a patient to a physician, by a dying man to a minister. It can not even I be Imported to another branch of the feUeraU government, no matter how much the inoormation may be declrod. No court ever has or ever ' will Ignore this 'Immunity from per sonal or business involvement be stowed in return for information, re quired by United States census in quiries. To do otherwise would im pair, X not wholly destroy, the scien tific efficiency of the census work. So far as Uie Hve stock census is corcerned, the bureau, following fair, Feb 17 The 4mPartIal. an'i unbiased methods. i quicKiy saparcies tne person, urm, or corporation from the facts tfurniahed, and private or corporate Identity in connection with any census data re mains forever sealed and sacred in the great safe3 of the census' office." Local Firm's Bid Lowest of Four Fred S. Ashley Gets Contract For Court House Furniture and Fixtures The county court has awarded the contract tor furniture for the court house to Ashley, the furniture deal er In Enterprise, his bid of $1607.10 being deemed the lowest and best of the four bids, two! by eounty deal ers, one fiom Portland and one from Spokane. The furniture Is of quar ter sawed oak throughout, finished in wax. It will come from Eastern manufacturers. Fried S. Ashley was also given, the contract for the counters and rail ings on their bid of $726. Tihese are also to be of first-class mater ial and workmanship. The contract for the steel roller shelves, flies, cases, cabinets, etc, was awarded to a Portland house for $1465. To Buy Cell. The county court went to La Grande Friday to examine tie new jadl fixtures recently Installed. If found satisfactory 1m quality and price, the order will be given, to the same firm that installed the Union county fixtures. URGE TAXPAYERS ON ROLL OF 1 LIST OF THOSE A8SESSEO FOR $3000 OR MORE NAMES AND AMOUNTS. Following are the names and amounts of those who are assessed on the 1909 tax roll tor $3,000 or over: (Continued from first page.) W. F. Craig 7395 Couch & Eoyd 9950 N. D. Crofutt 3750 G. E. Coleman 3950 .vl. J. Coleman 3207 Conley & McCul'.y 10093 Crow ft Co 13000 G. L. Cole 61C3 A. E. Cole 8553 O. W. Chambers 3971 L. E. Caviness 170S9 L. M. Chapman 3S67 L. Couch 9796 Chas. Crow , 8340 S. J. Cucstos 3120 Tanny Colo 4750 Q. B. Cook 3210 W. Cook 5155 Bis lie Funk's. of breaWast foods at All furniture at a close out price to make room for 6prlng stocky ! 85b2 FRED S. ASHLEY. to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to ettin 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 you good; liberal cuts on lots of winter stuff. Are 3'ou satisfied with your rubber footwear? Get a pair of the famous Bali 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. M. E. Hotchkls 10350 Jonathan Haas 23955 C. fi. Haney 5390 J. R. Halley S405 John Huber 3010 Annette Htegtns 3275 D. H. Hearing 4040 Haaland Bros 6720 C. A. Hunter 23250 A. J. Harris 15065 F. W. Heskett 3165 Heskett ft Mays 3200 E. A. Holmes 4610 R. E. Heskett 6710 Haniroack Bros. 6150 Geo. W. Hearing 8940 W. B. Hunter 3460 L. L. HambePoi 3460 Houser ft Gatllard 6350 H. Halsey 3560 Huffman ft Son. 3120 W. Hayes 4910 W. S. Haye 3270 Haia Bros 25666 V. L. Hewitt 3795 C. Himelwrlght 6825 PAYNE APPOINTED CLUB SECRETARY COMMERCIAL CLUB DIRECTORS HOLD FIRST SESSION PRE PARE FOR SOCIAL. -as w vl mi (Continued on page six.) Decision Against 0. R. & N. Railroad M. Crow 6900 S. P. Crow 10720 A. W. Courtney 6150 M. O. Courtney 7920 James Cole 3190 A. B. Cole 3310 Q. M. Cannon 3655 J. K. Carper 4600 L C. Cooper 8870 Waldo Chase 5930 Campbell Bros 6195 Mary J. Creighton. 47300 Davis Bros. 4335 James Day 3660 J. C. Dodson 13445 DeBonnoit ft Rambond 6000 W. B. Daugherty 5470 Duncan ft Boner 4045 I. N. Doak 10155 VV. C. Dorrance ". 7515 Chas. Downs 15830 David Diggins 4870 H. B. DavWhleer 28405 Dawson Bros 4580 T.'l. Davis 4506 H. E. Driver 12580 T. J, Dryden 6515 Jamea Dorl Est 4000 Amanda Davis 8345 J. A. Downing 3G60 W. T. Daugherty 7915 D." M. ft R. Co 59300 Jas. Daugherty 3070 J. A. Denny ft Wife 6535 Blaine Davis 4000 W. I. Downard 3600 Jay H. Dobbin 122775 Julian Ellis 4115 Enterprise Hotel Co 15300 Enterprise Electric Co 6500 L. B. Emmons 3000 Ent. Fraternal Bldg. Aaa'n. .. 9400 E. M. ft M. Co. 72500 F. R. English 6895 Oscar Elliott. 3000 C. R. Elliott 8470 East. Oreg. Merc. Co 123O0 W. C. Bodes 11270 Jas. Erikson 10275 T. N. Estes 4225 J. A.Eegleeon 13050 C. F. Evans 4066 S. W. Evana . 3375 J. W. Emmons 4145 H. H. Edwards 4000 R. E. Elliott 3700 A. FlUpatrtck 3430 F. W., J. A. and Maggie FiUs- patrtck 10250 C. A. Fltapatrkk 7520 F. W. Fttzpatrlck ft Co 18900 F. W. Fitzpatrlck , 6240 Maggie Fitzpatrlck 4550 John Fisher 6240 T. H. Feagdns 3550 1st Bank of Joseph 63000 1st Nat. Bank of Joseph 24160 Flathers Bros 9295 A. J. Fleenor 4070 N. D. Varner 10640 Mrs. E. Fleming .. 6830 John Fruit 4665 Josephine Flak ft Son 6890 S. K. Francis 3690 Edwin Fallaa. 8600 Peter Fordney 4645 J. W. Fisher 3210 Flora Milling Co 6000 J. H. Fordlce 3580 W. B. Forddce 6480 Andy Forbes 4185 Fred W. Falconer 4050 Falconer Bros 51430 J. A. French .. 18510 W. J. Funk ft Co .. 25600 C. E. Funk 3440 Henry Fletcher 15545 W. H. Gibson 895 Jos. GdU 4775 C. E. Glenn 10745 W. F. Gillespie ...... 5780 Richard Galbraith 12700 John Goebel 6270 Gaatln ft Cusalns 6800 A. A. Greea 4490 A. M. Gaatrtn 6620 G. W. Gregg 3965 E. D. Gorsllne - 3570 Frank. Gowing 6740 G. C. Gowing '.. .. 6850 A. Gaylord 4075 A. GUlaspie 6775 r.rai.J Dnnlo T.nmhoF Psi R4335 0lw. H. Graves 13106 Injunction In Right of Way Suit De cided In Favor of Hector McDonald. The boardi of directors' of the Com mercial club met Thursday night, e'ited U B. Payne as club secre-a-y and started things for the big open meeting that is to be held the second .week in March. The board organised by electing B. B. Lord chairman and A. F. Poley secretary. The vote for Mr. Payne as club secretary waa unanimous, and it Is believed & mighty good se lection has been, madol Mr. Payne moved to this c-lty troro Iowa last year, bought property and Identified himself with the town from the start. He 1 a booster of a practi cal kind, has Ideas and knows how to express them. The board spent considerable time In preliminary preparations for the big, open meeting and social to be held early In March. F. S. Ash ley was appointed chairman of the committee on program, Dr. Ci. T. 1 locket t on the social side at the meeting and C. S. Bradley on re freshments. Each of the foregoing will appoint two more members of the respective committees. According to the La Grande papers, Judge Knowles hns rendered a decision of the injunction suit In lie case of the O. R. ft N. vs. Hec tor McDonald, adverse to the com pany and dissolving the Injunction which restrained McDonald! from tearing up the railroni track where It crosses his farm. Clerk W. C. Boatmaa has not yet received' any notice ?f the decision. Mr. McDond'd had' a proviso in) his deed of rlgiit of way to the railroad company requiring that tho tracks should be laid within two years krom the date of tho deed, olhorwieo the deed should be void. Tho tracks were not so laid, McDonald brought suit to -eotraln the company from laying the tracks Just before the tracklayers reached his land, the In junction was laoued and there the matter has reatedi until this decision. The case w(U be appealed to tho su preme court, the company's conten tion being that it, was prevented by the panic and other causes over which it hzd no control, from com plying with the strict letter of the deed. For bargain In furniture, go to Ashley's. He needs the room and the money. Sells Timber Tract. Steve Hodge has Bold a timber traot of 80 acres adjoining the for est reserve west of town to J. W. Emmons. PAYING WELL STRUCK IN MALHEUR OIL FIELD D. M. Hun, of La Grande, who ihas been drilling In the Malheur field for the Eastern Oregon Oil ft Gas company of 6't. Johns, has struck oil In paying commercial quantities, and has earned a bonus of $750 cash and $5000 shares In the company in addition to hte contract price for drilling the well. A California expert hired by the company reports that the well sunk by Mr. Hunt will yield from 25 to 250 barrels of oil per day without further development, and that this quantity is sufficient to make the well a paying proposition. ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following Is a list of letters remaining unclaimed at the pofttefc flce at Enterprise, on Feb. 12, 1910: Mrs. J. N. Brundage, Mr. J. W. Brantley, Mrs. Joha Brown, Charles P. Bates, Willis Compton,. Mr. Gor don Edmonson, Clark Ewing, Mrs. Dotty FiltzpatrUk, Mr. William Glm bert, Miss Avis' Keith, Porter Lee, J. Lindstrom Co., Mr. A. Mayfleld, Miss Ellle Nwsome, Mrs. J. P. Riley, Frank Ross, A. J. Smedsvlk, Mrs. Ophelia Smith, Mrs. E. M. Btwene. Mr. Wm. Thomas,- John Valentine (2), Miss Tlllie Wolke, Mrs. Edith Williams, Mrs. May Williams, Mr. Frank Wood. The above letters will be sent to the dead letter oflice Feb. 26, 1910. BBN WEATHERS, Postmaster. End of Earth a Long Way Off. fROM T ABLE TENS THE By Profeuor THOMAS C. CHAM BERLIN, CtolofUt. THE GEOLOGICAL POINT OF VIEW THERE IS A PROB ABLE CONTINUANCE OF HABITABILITY FOR MILLIONS OR TENS OF MILLIONS OF YEARS TO COME, NOT TO PRESS LARGER POSSIBILITIES. There are indeed certain possibilities of collision with heavenly bodies, but these do not seem to be imminent. An end of the earth will no doubt COME LN TIME. MAN'S FUTURE OPPORTUNITY-SEEMS, THEREFORE, GREAT, llow far he will realize it ia another question. That depends much on two new factors that have come into play, the moral purpose of the race itself and the CONTROL of the VITAL FAC TORS through research. 293 acres Alder Slope, $23,000.00 80 acres Alder Slope, $ 8,000.00 160 acres hill land, about six miles out, $2,000.00 320 acres, 12 miles out, $3,200.00 City Lot, $100 to $300 Residence Property, $6SO to $3,000 Fire Insurance Surety Bond Live Stock Insurance W. E. TAGGART, ENTERPRISE, : : The Pioneer Real Estate Mao. 1 T" OREGON Cartfui Banking Insurts tht Saftty of Dtpositt." Depositors Have That Guarantee at WALLOWA NATIONAL' BANK OF ENTERPRISE, OREGON CAPITAL $50,000 SURPLUS $50,000 Wc Do a General Banking Business. Exchange Bought and Sold on All Principal Cities. Geo. W. Hyatt, President Geo. 8. Craig, Vice President W. R. Holmes, Cashier Frank A. Iteavis, Ami. Cannier Geo .8. Cbaio J. H. Dobbin D1BECTOK3 , Geo. W. Hyatt Mattib A. Holmes W. R. Holmes Geo. Palmer Lumber Co 836955 J. D. Halsey 8450
