Wallowa County chieftain., February 24, 1910, Image 6

City and County
Brief News Items
Glucose at Funk's.
Bt rained Honey 12',-ic a pound a
Funk's.
Daniel Boyd went to North Yaki
ma, Wash., Friday on legal business
for Burleigh & Boyd.
Union Scout: Jay Dobbin, a prom
inent stockman aid banker of Wal
lowa county, is visiting with rela
tives near Union. Mr. Dobbin com
menced in the sheep business in
this county a number of years ago,
and was not rich by a long shot
when he started in. His success id
the result of attention to business.
Have you enrolled as a member of
the Commercial club?
G, W. Wright has gone to Troy,
Idaho, to reside.
L. Berland returned Friday from
a business trip to Portland.
The county court has notified the
contractor that i: expects the court
house to be finished April 1.
The now Methodist parsonage Is
completed expert the bath room,
and Kev. C. E. Trueblood and fam
ily moved la Wednasdr.y. The new
parsonage in very pretty cue and
a hr.lf story cottage of eight rooms
besides pantry, ba.-i a:il closets,
with city water and electric lights.
The co.-itroct prl:e was floOO. The
ouiside will be palmed r.s soon as
the wcatln-r permit.
PROMISE NEWS.
The Colpittts sch-ol will celebrate
Washington's birthday on the even
ing of the 22ml by an appropriate
program of songs and recitations,
after which a box supper will bo
given. The gills and women are
asked to bring boxes containing
fi- wo. Th,- box-?; will be
1 i! The proceeds are
i .y he district to pro-
e .ae'.ed sjpplies for the
ciioji room.
There will be preaching at West
Grossmin school house, Sunday, Feb
ruary 27, at 11 a. m., by Rev. Fred
G. Potter.
DEATH RECORD.
Word hes been received by Mrs.
F. S. Ashley of the death of her
father, D. C. Davis, who passed away
February 1, at his home In Masada,
Tenn., at We advanced ago of Sj
yeara.
': Davis was a pioneer of both
a.id .uilowa counties, having
3iitled at the Cove in '69 and moving
to Wallowa coun'.y in '75, where he
lived 20 odd years in Alder and on
Prairie. Creek. He war, a member
of the Eaptis,. cli irch and a veteran
of the Mexican war. In an early
day no pioneer family was wore hos
pitable, more highly respected or
more widely known In Eastern Ore
gon than that of 1). C. Davis.
Hi3 surviving childre;;, of whom
there are six and of whom Mrs. F.
S. A3hley (f this city Li tho young
est, all have homes and families in
.lie e-rvt.
Robert Miller, the La Grande ar
chitect and a brother of A. C. Miller
'Jf this city, died very suddenly
sday night, February 13, at 9
. .e was taken ill of neural
i l:u aeart while in this city
i.a., , b-t was able to return
i-v.i-a iiuntVay. He had another
t ck on Monday, but nothing
... i ,vi,3 app:eh?nded until about
i ! es baloie his death.
i;ceasj was 55 years of age
- ii.i.ea a widow, a daughter isa
p - son Robert, and an infant.
llljr of La Grande
iller of Enterprise are
.,- horj, and Mrs. Kirk of La Grande
iiuer.
? sadden death Is a great shock
ay frienda in thia county.
.n business but few
years in the west his handiwork la
roiilj;i i Prater
At the Red Front Stand
All kinds of Blacksmith
ing. -:- Horseshoeing '
a Specialty.
Enterprise,
Ores;on
A. C. Carpenter
High Grade Watch Repairer
Manufacturing Jeweler Stone Setter and Engraver
Old Pr:tnfTice Ruilrlinjr Fnterprise, Oregon
THE GOOD
TOBACCO SHOP
IS
ROMAN'S
If You Trefer 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
ICnterprise, - - Oregon
seen in a number of fine buildings,
eluding the oftlce structure for the
.Vallowa County Title & Abstract
.ompany in this city, the Jennings
'jlock in Joseph, the ML & M. Co.
block and the F. J. Holmes residence
in La Grande.
Subscribe for the Chieftain.
LARGE TAXPAYERS
ON ROLL OF 1909
(Continued from page three.)
iieadricksjii l'ros. 41S0
virah Henderso.i 51430
D. Hendricks 48820
i.j.ue hid. Tel. Co. 5125
A. Hart 3500
ianie Hays 4370
A ilbur Honian "075
ia;:ie A. Holmes 3300
X. It. Holmes 11965
.'. L. Hartshorn 20615
CI. Holmes 12865
'. I. Howard 6320
X V. Da. is 5340
: sj;) Uros 237CO
i is.ey 4030
(Continued next week.)
The Sleeting of the Governors.
Whatever uame may be formally
adopted as bellttiii;; the scope of the
annual meeting of the governors who
-ihall assemble to compare views, the
movement is likely to be important
.Hid the results encouraging. The first
meeting was announced as a confer
enco. "A house of governors" has
been suggested, although In sucli ecu
uection tho word "house" would Imply
legislative functions, which, of course,
governors do not perform.
Uniformity In laws throughout the
states would be generally desirable,
and tho governors miht help toward
this end. But uniformity in the spirit
lu which laws are lived up to Is also
essential, and here the Influence and
co-operation of governors would be
effective. A wide range of topics has
been suggested as proper to bring be
fore a conference of the heads of the
several states. Among these nre mar
riage and divorce, the status of wom
en, prison reform, election reform and
special taxatiou. Extradition is a mat
ter of executive action and Is all the
more a subject for governors to con
sider, most all others being finally
dependent upon legislative will. True,
relief through federal legislation Is
often difficult and must come through
state action.
America and Manchuria.
The chief weakness of the advice
coming from many quarters not to
mix In the business of Japan In Man
churia is the fact that this country has
mixed in. Nearly six years ago Secre
tary John Hay originated the United
States policy of maintaining the Integ
rity of China In the Russo-Japanese
conflict within Chinese territory'. The
peace of Portsmouth was concluded
with tho approval of the United
States, and that document seemed to
explicitly bar Japan from the course
In Manchuria which she has of late
pursued and apparently Intends to con
tinue. Like the planting of our flag, the set
ting up of our policy hi the far east is
the step that cost. It must stay to the
fore until good and sufficient reasons
exist for its withdrawal. All along
the people of this country have taken
pride in the worldwide tribute that
"the United States Is the only power
which can look China in the face
without blushing." To let Japan have
her own way with railroads In Man
churia might be defensible diplomacy,
but would look like abandonment of
the integrity of China to Its fate In a
crisis as Important as any raised by
the recent war..
HUMOR OF THE HOUR
His One Great Chance.
One who bad been very rich slowly
approached the gates of pearl.
He appeared to be lu doubt
There was uothlug In his manner to
indicate that be expected to be wel
comed with opeu arms or a blare of
trumpets.
He saw others, those who had been
poor and humble upon the earth, walk
up confidently to the splendid entrance
and gain ready admittance.
Frequently he paused as If he had
decided to turu back, but little by lit
tle he drew nearer to the place where
bis fate was to be decided.
At last he stood before the gate and
peered through at the magnificent
scene within.
Then the saint who kept the key,
perceiving him, asked:
"Have you any credentials to pre
sent?" "No," replied the one who had been
very rich. "The best I can hope for
is to ask that you will permit me to
try to get a camel to pass through the
eye of n needle. 1 don't suppose I can
do It, but I wdll try. 1 have never be
lieved lu giving up without making an
effort."
"Your remarks lead me to believe
you were a rich man."
"I was n very rich man."
"I suppose you were not always
scrupulous In your dealings with other
men?"
"No."
"Your riches were not the result of
hard work and honest dealiug?"
"No. I gained my millions by lay
ing burdens upon others, by cunningly
evading laws that were made for the
purpose of protecting the weak and by
engaging in enterprises that were of
ten of a questionable nature."
"I suppose you gave many millions
to charity and did other things that
were intended to divert public atten
tion from your reprehensible prac
tices?" "Yes. I can see now, however, that
I might as well have saved myself
the trouble. Giving to charity for
selfish ends Instead of for the love of
giving, it appears from certain things
which I have seen and beard since my
arrival here, does not rank as a vir
tue." "Well, If there is nothing in your
record which ought to entitle you to
admittance here, why do you linger?"
"There Is one thing that I have
thought might be considered in my fa
vor." "What is It?"
"I never went around after I had be
come a multimillionaire trying to make
people believe that I considered my
wealth a burdeu and was longing to
be poor again."
"Wait. Don't go away. I think we
may be able to fix it for you without
applying the needle's eye test" Chi
cago Record-Herald.
Not the Least Alarmed.
"The last time I was around here 1
was telling you about the comet," said
the tourist.
"1 remember, boss," grinned the
freckled lad on the fence.
"Didn't frighten you much?"
"Not a bit, stranger."
"Well, listen. Since then I have
found out that the comet will be equal
to twenty full moons."
"Good news, by heck! Thar'll be
more spooning than ever, dad won't
have to burn so many candles, and the
mules can feed at night and work
twice as bard In the daytime."
"You seem to be a good prophet,
bub. Do you know the tail of this
comet will sweep the earth next May?"
"That ought to please ma, sir, be
cause May is housecleaning time."
"You seem to be the limit young
man. Suppose you awake some morn
ing and find there is nothing left but
the farm?"
"Just what I am thinking, stranger.
President Taft says, 'Young man, stick
to the farm,' and I guess In that case
I'd have to do It." Chicago News.
Tooly Lurall
"How far Is It between these two
towns?" asked the lawyer.
"About four miles as the flow cries,"
replied the witness.
"You mean as the cry flows."
"No," put In the judge; "he means as
the fly crows."
And then all looked at each other,
feeling that something was wrong.
Everybody's Magazine.
Improvement.
The Landlady At our table, Mr.
Bjinks, it is the custom to return
thanks at each meal.
The New Boarder That's fine! 1
like It lots better tbau paying cash.
Rehoboth Sunday Herald.
Appropriate.
"He has Invented a new drink."
"What does be call It?"
"Love."
"Why?"
"Because it makes the world go
found." Houstou Post
Tin Servant Problem.
Stude (home for vacation) Bridget,
I've just found another fly In the milk.
Bridget (appreciatively! Begorrah.
it's wonderful what collldge tralnln'
will do for ye. Yale Record.
In the Ark.
Noah I know what I'm going to do.
Mrs. Noah What Is It?
Noah Hold the elephant's trunk for
board. New York Press.
Popular a 8hort Time Ago.
"What Is a north pole cocktail any
way?" "A gumdrop In glass of toft top
audi." Boston Herald.
FACTS If FEW LIS
The Russian sugar crop exceeds a
million tons.
Experiments In raising vaulila are
to be made lu Brazil.
A direct cable Is to be constructed
between Argentina and the coutlueut
of Europe.
Cotton growing is being resumed In
Palestine. An extensive suitable urea
is available.
There are In Constantinople some
400 pharmacies to an estimated popu
lation of 1.120,000.
In England lu 1534 a penalty was
Imposed on flockmasters who kept
above 2,000 sheep.
Ice breakers are of Importance In
Russian ports. Riga Is to have a new
one costing nearly $200,000.
Canada's first great electric smelting
plant for the treatment of ores is to
be erected at Sault Ste. Marie, Ont
It is estimated that 75 per cent of
the products advertised In the street
cars of Canada ure of American man
ufacture. An average of thirteen persons a day
who use the railroads of the country
for footpaths pay for the practice with
their lives.
Operators on the sewing machine in
south China are paid $5 a month for
working nine hours a day seven days
in the week.
The swamp areas of the United
States if combined would cover the
New England states. New York and
New Jersey.
During the last ten years $750,000
worth of property has been cost ashore
on the coast of Irelaud, including tweu-ty-six
steam vessels.
W. E. Cummiugs of Albany. Me.,
felled on bis farm a spruce tree thnt
was 175 years old and measured near
ly four feet across the stump.
For every man. woman and child In
this country there is manufactured
each week more than twelve pounds
of finished Iron and steel products.
Though hydrophobia has been stamp
ed out of Britain, it Is still rampant in
Germany, where every year over 2,500
dogs and cats affile ted with the disease
are destroyed.
When George Osborn, a Jeweler, of
New Haven. Cunn., took apart an old
clock brought to him to be repaired, he
found a green wad of $150 tucked lu
the back of It.
One Scotch casualty insurance com
pany is offering policies to aviators,
while auother will extend all future
polltdes to cover the risks of aviation
and ballooning.
West Australian flowers Inclosed In
a block of ice sent by the governor.
Sir Gerald Strickland, to Joseph Cham
berlain recently arrived in London lu
the orient liner Ophir.
All the grade crossings on the Mon-treux-Berue-Oberland
electric railway
are guarded by automatic gates or
bars which close when a car approach
es and lift when it passes.
Despite the disadvantages of a tem
perature of 30 below zero, the gasoline
engine of Lieutenant Shackleton's mo
tor sleigh used in his antarctic expedi
tion worked with scarcely a hitch.
The -Lincolnshire (England) county
court ordered a man who was owing
$90 to a money lender to pay the debt
In installments of 2 cents a month, at
which rate It will take 3G5 years to
pay off the sum.
There are not less than 800 moving
picture shows In New York city, and,
figuring on the capacity of each and
on the basis that each house is filled
twice a day, they give amusement to
480.000 people a day.
The Swiss climbing season of 1900
will long be remembered as a black
year for accidents. At least 150 climb
ers were killed outright or died from
the effects of the injuries tbey sus
tained lu the mountains.
Cork cut Into very thin sheets and
chemically treuted to remove all resin
ous matter is being used In France
for hats, shoes and waterproof gar
ments. In the last instance textile ma
terials being coated with It.
The failure of the experiment of hir
ing Japanese laborers on the coffee
plantations in Brazil Is explained as
being due to the unwillingness of
Brazilian planters to allow the Japa
nese laborers to adapt their own sys
tems of work to the industry In which
they are engaged.
Paris Is having much trouble with
the moving picture craze, aud the cam
era operators now even Invndetbe
cemeteries when the funeral of some
well known person Is being held. The
government had to forbid the photog
raphers from attending executions, as
tbey wanted to even make films of
these.
For many years the Mexican dollar
was current at and In the vicinity of
the Chinese coast and river ports, but
now Chinese dollars are coined at the
provincial mints at Tientsin, Nanking,
Wuchang. Hankow, Canton and else
where, but tho mintage of one province
is only accepted at a discount in an
other province.
The Women's Industrial and Educa
tional union of Bqston has started the
work of Introducing the system of
savings bank, life insurance aud old
age annuities among the settlements
In and near Boston. The plan Is to
Instruct a class made up of represent
atives of co-operative social settle
ments lu savings Insurance.
The 100.000 British residents of Ar
gentina have decided to erect a memo
rial clock tower on some prominent
site In Buenos Aires In 1910 to mark
the first centenary of Argentine Inde
pendence. A monument will be erect
ed by the Spanish community In Ar
gentina, while the French. Italian and
other foreign elements have similar
ylans on foot
DUESTiON OF DESCENT
Settled to the Satisfaction of All
Concerned.
By CLARISSA MACKIE.
Copyright, 1910, by American Press Asso
ciation. "TKero's uo use tulking. Addlsou, I've
got It ull fixed in my mind plain as can
be that you're descended from 'Over
the Mountain Dodge.' who used to live
in the white farm on the east slope."
Mr. Luke Goddard knocked the ashes
from his pipe amf carefully refilled
the bowl.
When he bad returned It to his lips
and applied a match, he lifted hi
keen gray eyes to the obstinate face
of the young man ou the other side of
the hearth.
"What say, Addison?" be Insisted.
Addison Dodge urose to his great
height and looked down ou the little
gray bearded father of Emily God
dard. "I ought to know who my great
grandfather was," he said with cold
dignity. " 'Over the Mountain Dodge'
wasn't any ancestor of mine. I'm de
scended from Philemon Dodge of Exe
ter and nobody else, sir." .
Emily Goddnrd's father shook a
crooked forefinger nt Emily's lover,
and his shrill voice quavered with
rage.
"Don't you dare contradict me to my
face, Addison Dodge! I'd like to know
who 'twas that taught school on the
mountain here for thirty years eh?"
"You did," returned Addison crisply.
"Who is it that's allowed to know
the genealogy of every man, woman
and child In Peters county, eh?"
"You."
"Who Is It that's referred to when
tho committee wauts to find out who
lit lu the wars, eh?"
"You."
Luke Goddard's voice rose trium
phant. "And who nre you that sets up
and tells me that you ain't descended
from 'Over the Mountain Dodge' when
I say you are. eh?"
"I'm Philemon Dodge's great-grandson,"
retorted Addison firmly, "and no
body else."
There was a long silence after thnt
while the two men meusured the depth
SPEEDING DOWNWARD WITH STARTLING
BWIFT.NKSS.
of each other's obstinacy with nar
rowed eyes.
Pretty Emily came and peeped at
them through the kitchen door, and at
sight of their angry faces her own
went quite palp.
Finally her father spoke. "My
daughter Emily shan't marry nny one
except he descends from 'Over the
Mouutaiu Dodge.' No need to make
that any plainer, eh?"
Addison Dodge grew white to tho
lips, and for the first time his eyes met
the pleading ones of his sweetheart.
His teeth snapped angrily, and he
turued his miserable glauce uway from
Emily's face.
"I don't know what you're getting at,
sir," he said hoarsely. "Do you mean
to say that If I don't admit I'm a de
scendant of 'Over the Mountain Dodge'
that you'll forbid Emily's marrying
me?"
"That's what I mean," snapped Luke
Goddard.
Addisou turned toward the door.
"Very well, sir. I'm not going to lie
about tho matter to gain anything, not
even Emily. She wouldn't want me to,
would you,-dear?"
His voice dropped Into tenderness as
she came forward and slipped her
hand into bis.
"No," said Emily with trembling Hps.
"Father knows I shall never marry
without his consent, and if he feel's
that he is justified in making me un
happy over the question of some man
who is dead and buried this hundred
years, why. I have uothing to say."
She broke into sobs and hid her face
In her hands.
"Except 'goodby.'" added Addison
Dodge, kissing her golden head.
The outer door opened and closed
and left Luke Goddard aud his daugh
ter alone In the mouutaiu cabin.
Outside the door Addison Dodge
thrust his arms savagely into the
sleeves of his heavy jacket, belted It
snugly about his waist and pulled
his cap down over his ears.
Then he stropped on the snowshoes
that he bad left beside the door aud,
throvlng his gun over his shoulder,
strode away up the steep mountain
PUGreat pines beavy with snow leaned
above the narrow trail.
As he crashed through the h n crust
with fiercely placed steps a I ight w liid
sent the snow crystals In Icy sting
ing gusts ugnlust hN face.
As he plodded upward the crust : .
thicker, and when-he reached the top
of Bald Knb walking was dlffl.-ult.
He paused nnd looked around at tne
mountains of snow glistening with Icy
caps lu the bright sunshine.
Overhead was n sky of deep bine.
Below nestled the village, w tb bis
school in the center, and under the
shoulder of Bald Kind, was Luke God
dard's comfortable home.
Addison could see the smoke pour
ing from tho wide chimney. It crept
like a blue mist up over the shoulder
and curled away Into nothingness In
the light air.
Tho house was long and low. nnd It
was built so snugly under the moun
tain that the kitchen opened directly
into a great natural cave in the rocks,
and that cave was Luke Goddard's
woodshed.
Addison's strong arms had hewed
vigorously that long autumn to fill the
woodshed. Every night after school
he had come up the mountain and.
with Emily sitting near by to gladden
his eyes, he had cheerily reduced tho
pile of cord wood to kindling.
lu the spring he and Emily were to
be married and come to live with Luke,
nnd their plans for the future bad been
so long In making and so Interwoven
with love nuil little self sncrltices that
now, standing alone ou the mountain
top, with n loveless future before him,
Addison Dodge was very miserable.
His was a nature that would never
yield to nn uujust claim. Neither
would he lie to save his soul.
Luke Goddard. in bis owu way. was
obdurate. He loved Addison Dodge
as his owu son. and yet his domineer
ing spirit would not concede one Inch
In the controversy which had separat
ed them that morning and in whicb
the old schoolmaster believed himself
to be in the right.
Genealogy was his hobby. That any
one should dispute him upon his be
loved subject was unbearable.
Pretty Emily would have fared hard
ly between these two unrelenting men
she so dourly loved, but kind Provi
dence intervened and made clear the
descent of Addisou beyond all doubt
and quite to the satisfaction of his fu
ture father-in-law.
Addison roamed over the mountain
top all the aflernoon, rejoicing In the
keen wind that arose and chilled hlin
to the bone.
Ills snowshoes glided over the frozen
crust and bore him along against the
bitter wind with startling swiftness.
He always remembered that day on
the mountain as one of pain and self
torture.
His love for Emily sent him toward
the trail n dozen times, and his pride
sent him back ngaiu as many more.
At sunset, when the whole west was
a glorious blaze of crimson aud purple
and gold and the expanse of frozen
snow was blinding in the glare, Addi
son skirted the shoulder of Bald Knob,
seeking for a short cut to the vllluge
below.
He had made up his mind. He
would not take back what he had said
to Luke Goddard.
When he reached a point above the
cottage of his sweetheart he paused
and looked down the glittering slope
to where the blue smoke curled up
ward from the chimney.
While he gazed Emily nnd her father
came out of the cottage and looked
toward tho west, as was their custom
at sunset. He could see the pink
shawl about Emily's head, and in the
clenr air he heard Luke Goddard's
sharp cough.
In another second they would see
him silhouetted against the suuset sky
aud he turned abruptly away.
As I said before. Providence Inter
vened. The mass of snow upon which
he stood suddenly slipped forward, and
before the young man could throw
himself from the little uvalauche he
was speeding downward, downward
with startling swiftness.
He heard Luke's shout of dismay and
Emily's frightened scream as he swept
dow-D toward them -toward a goal
wh eh could be no other than the roof
of their home.
It was growing larger, larger now
and the stinging blue smoke of 2
chimney smote his eyes, nmi tbeu-the
avalanche of snow struck the stout
roof and packed Itself into a high
plateau about the tall chimney
Addison clambered out of the great
bank of snow to find Luke Goddart
Poised on a tall ladder, staring at Km
over the eaves of the roof.
"Boy, I thought you were killed"
sa d the old man hoarsely as he helped
Addis,,,, to descend to the ground
Emilys arms were around her lover
yoi? F-,tUU ' t,ilme Ut t0 ' '
you. rather made a mistake"- She
looked at Luke with loving, sympathet!
that Dodge matter after you went out
Addison, and-and as near as I cnrl
make ,t out 'Over th.MoBhiSi?
was a crabbed old bachelor that lived
rthV'r11- s ni t
gie n hat you me from E
after all." He held oui yM hand an"
Addison grasped It warmly
"We're both wrong and both right"
asserted the young man as he etood be
tween his sweetheart and he Shot
birthday supper read.'."