Wallowa County chieftain. (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, April 07, 1910, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextC4d of Thank. We dee Ire to sincerely thank those of our friends and neighbors who have shewn such kindly and heart felt sympathy la the death and burial of our darling babe. Also the com forting .words spoken especially by Brother Lynn. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wilson and daughter MabU. Goats To Clear 'Land. Roe A Calvin have received from the Willamette Valley 40 goats to brouse on the brush on their land Just west of town. Goats are re puted to be exce'.lent land ctearers. This lot was brought from Jeffer son by I. S. Hotchkias. Car Load of Jerseys. I. S. Hotchklsa of Combes '& Hotchkiss, who took the load or steers to Portland' last week that brought the highest price ever paid on that market, returned Wednesday jWUh a car load of nice Jersey cows and heifers to add to the rapidly In creasing dairy herds In this county. Extending Water Maine. Street Commissioner Hug and a force of men are engaged 1m extend ing the city water system up Depot street to supply the Alder View res idents, nearly all of whom wish to take city water. Varnish your furniture and wood work with Che-N&mel. Guaranteed not to mar or scratch. For sale by W. J. Punk & Co. The Enterprise club Is ordering new suits of navy blue with white trimmings. Mrs. J. F. Overall, of Monmouth, grandmother of Mrs. C. E. Zurcher, and Mrs, Anna O. Green of Wauke sha, Wds., came in from Monmouth and are guests at the C. H. Zurcher home. Mrs. Overall- will remain here and reside with her son, H. Best, who Is now In Monmouth, set tling his affairs and packing up pre paratory to returning here to locate permanently. The Held and poultry fencing at Keltner's is the Pittsburgh Electric Weld the weld that held. W. E. Howard, a capitalist from Clarkston, Wash., was la town the first of last week, and went on to Eureka to look after mining property there. Mr. Howard Is secretary of the Eureka Mining, Smelting & Pow er company. Dr. C. T. Hockett reports the birth of a daughter to the wife of S. P. Crow of Los tine, Wednesday morn . lng, March 30. Walter Sheet of Des Moines, la., and Clarence Sheets of San Fran cisco, brother of Frank Sheets, ar rived Thursday evening to look ov er this town and county with a view to locating. Make your selections in Undermus llns now whll you may have a large stock to select from at the E. M. & M. store. Mrs. rear! Brock and two children went, to Elgin, Friday, for a few ' days visit. Oliver Ward and C. V. Christy of Joseph transacted business here Wednesday. , L. B. Payne, secretary of the Com mercial club, has moved Into a suite j or ornces in the Lltch building. Mrs. L. C. Halaes and baby who were called here by the Illness and death of her father, L. B. Haggerty, left Thursday morning for their home at Rupert, Ma. They will vis it relatives at Union en route. SPRING IB New Spring' Suits Elegant line just received. We are making ex ceptionally low prices on this line considering style, goods and workmanship. See our Men's Suits at - . $10.00 to $15.00 g New Line of Shirts, Neckwear, Shoes , and Hats for Spring wear. g For the Ladies 5 We have a beautiful assortment of Waists, Skirts, g and Wash Suits just in. You will want new for g Spring some of the little accessories such as Belts g Gloves, Handkerchiefs, etc. , g A Fine Line of Oxfords Afoiv In g W. J. FUNK . CO. STOCKMAN WRITES COMING FEES THINKS MASS MEETING SHOULD BE HSLD TO INVESTIGATE THE MATTER. Daar Sir: Will you allow space for a stockman, to say a word In de fense or the stockman's Interest? I see from the News Record that stockmen are "not going to be al lowed to pasture stock on the Na tional Forest reserve this year. The reason, for this order seems to be that the Supreme Court of the U. S. has handed down a decision that the regulations made by the secre tary of agriculture governing forest reserves are unconstitutional. Now according to this, the For estry officials are notified to pros ecute all stockmen going on the re serves. This being the case these same forestry officials say by their actions that, in violation of law and In the face of the highest court in the land, they will keep stock off the rtserves. TL'.s ks confiscation, as thousands tf head of stock are dependent on forebt reserves for grass to summer or. Men here that have all they have invested In stock will be ruin ed and all over the West the same way. The meat and wool supply of this county will be reduced to such an txtent that the price of stock raiiches jwlll be reduced one-half or mere. What can the stock raisers da in defense of their interests but bow to this set of law breakers? Thtre never was a syllable of law authorizing these forest people tr collect grazing fees off the stoekrais ers. The cash paid out for the last five years in this county jwtthout authority of law Is an enormous sura. The stock men should' hold a mass meeting and investigate this, for the people are being grafted out of thous ands of dollars annually. Well informed attorneys say that we are blindly paying out money without any authority of law for the payment of the same. I think if the 6tockmen of this county would meet and Investigate they would find that they are fac ing a grave problem. Even the humble homesteader 16 getting the worst of It, as certain forest rangers have been known (o contest the rights of certain home steaders, giving the owners of such claims all kinds of trouble In this county. It seems to me that It is about time the people were investigating this matter. It Is safe to say that united action will accomplish much. I would be pleased to hear the opinions of some of the old stock raisers concerning this subject. The question is, are we going to continue to pay out our money for the privi lege of grazing our stock on govern ment land, when we know that there is no law for these forest of ficials collecting It from us? If they attempt to enforce the collection of fees or bar ua off the range when they know that it ?s in violation of the law. We can carry our case, to the highest court where we will be exonerated. There Is not a stockman, In this county that will not donate toward making a test case as California has done. Yours In earnest, A STOCK RAISER. Enterprise, Oiegoa, March 25. GOODS ! V inuiuiiuuuiarsunuunuuiS GUY CRAMER FUNERAL. The funera! of Guy Frederick Cra mer, 13 year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Cramer, was held from the Methodist church Friday after noon at 2 o'clock. The church was crowded to the doors w4h sympa thizing friends. Rev. C. E. True blood preached an affecting sermon and beautiful hymns were sung by a Quartette composed of Edna Brown ing, Mrs. F. A. Clarke, C. H. Zur cher and G. W. Hall. The pall bearers were young men. Many beautiful flowers were upon the casket. Interment was in Enterprise cemetery beside the older brother of the deceased. . Fishing Season Opens. Friday. April 1, was the opening of the fishing season and County Clerk Boatman and Deputy Bllveu were kept busy Issuing anglers' licenses. Game Warden Clemon advises all fishermen, young and old, to procure Wcense3 for the law Is going to be aaforced. Flora Journal: It Is reported that M. E. Hotchkiss has purchased the Buford estate for a consideration, of $10,000. Bourne's Amended Bill Passes Senate Utah Provision to Apply In Oregon On Arid Land Home-' stead. Senator Jonathan Bourne writes this paper that his bill amending the enlarged homestead act will not be urged for enactment at this tlme.- Hia bill was based upon the principle that production rather than mere residence should be-the prerequisite to the acquiremnt of title to non 'irrdgable arid lands. Mr. Bourne requested discussion of the measure, and he says, he re ceived a large number of letters concerning it, the majority of which were favorable to the bill. There has been considerable opposition however, and for this, reason it will not be pressed at present. The senate public lands commit tee reported an amendment to Mr. Bourne's bill so as to make the Utah law apply to Oregon. The amended bill has passed the senate. If it should become a law it will brine Oregon within the provisions of section 6 of the Enlarged Home stead act, which section has hereto fore applied only to Utah. Thia sec tion wild then read as follows: Sec. 6. That whenever the Secre tary of the Interior shall find that any tracts of land, in the states of Utah or Oregon, subject to entry under this act, do not have upon them such a sufficient supply of water suitable for domestic pur poses as would make continuous res idence upon the lands possible, he may, In h's discretion, designate such tracts of land, not to exceed in the aggregate two million acres, and thereafter they shall be subject to entry under this act without the necessity of residence: PROVIDED, mat in such event the entryman' on any such entry shall dn good faith cultivate not less than one-eighth of the en.tlr area of the entry dur ing the second year. one-fourth dur ing the third' year, and cne-half aur- ing the fourth and fifth years after the date of such entry, and that af ter entry, and until proof the entry man- shall reside within such dis tance of said land as will enable him successfully to farm the same as require 1 by this section. Longer He Stays; m Harder To Leave West Virginian Likes Wallowa Coun tyLocal News From Promise Land. Promise, March 29. John Dowd and Clint Clemons -were West Gross man visitors, Sunday. Mr. Hunter of West Virginia, who has been la this county about seven months and has been visit ing in West Groesma'a for two weeks, left for the valley Monday. The longer he stays fa Wallowa county the less Inclined he Is to go back to West Virginia. Mr. Wllllmas and Mr. Farrell of West Grossman are working near Los tine. Promise school closed Friday, Ap ril 1. El,wood Robinson went out to the valley to commence work for Mr. Ragsdale. , Clyde Bennett has been ailing for the past few weeks, ... The Colpitis school ,wlll close Ap rK 8. They are planning to have a basket dinner to which everyone is Invited. The closing exercises will be after dinner. Other schools are invited to come in the morning and spend the day. CHAPMAN RANCH SELLS TO PURCHASES HILL FARM HERE AFTER LOOKING ALU OVER NORTHWEST. I-. M. Chapman ha sold his ranch of 320 acres of hill laud eight tulles north of Enterprise to O. L. Har mon, late of Grand Junction, Iowa, for $9600. The deal was completed Thursday, all the parties being In town making the necessary papers. Mr. Harmon came west last' year to the Seattle fair,, and looked around over the northwest but saw nothing to suit. After returning home he heard of this county, came out and wasn't long lm being suited. Mr. and Mrs. Harmon have already moved onto their new possession, while Mr, Chapman and family are occupying a small hou9e on the place. Later they may move to this city to reside. . Many Stranger Hera There are t,wlce as many home seekers and investors coming Into the valley this spring as came a year ago, and everyone without ex ception praises the country highly, while the majority stay or make In vestments that Insure their return. The House Moves. S. L. Burnaugh has personally assumed the Job of moving the old Selbert house to lots near the ball ground and is making good progress down West Third street with It. Mr. Burnaugh bought the house and tried to hire it moved but It was taken only to the middle of Malm street where it stuck until "Louis" put his broad shoulders against it. Squatter Rights Given Recognition Secretary of Agriculture Issue Or der to Pro Sect Bona Fid Settler. Washington, D. C, March 31 Sec retary Wilson' has Just issued an order providing for a more liberal treatment of bona fide squatters upon, unsurveyed land .which has been Included within National For ests since the time of actual occu pancy of the land! by the squatter. Under the homestead law it Is Im possible for any one to secure legal title to unsurveyed public land, but occupancy pending survey la recog nized as giving a prior claim to the land after survey, under what is known as "'squatters' rights.' A squatter who bad, la good faith, taken possession of a piece of Na tional Forest land before the Na tional Forests were created is not dispossessed of his claim by tha Fo rest Service, and If he lives upon It and cultivates it until the land has been surveyed, he is able to get his homestead Just as though he had settled on any part of the undeserved public domain. But since the pas sage of the act of June 11, 1906, which permits' the Secretary of Agri culture to list for settlement Jand which he finds chiefly valuable for agriculture, It has been possible for squatters to apply for the listing of their lands under this Act, and thus to obtain title prior to the govern ment survey. The object of the new order of the secretary Is to provide for the listing of the full amount of land Which the occupant would re ceive If he exercised hit option, of awaiting the government survey, Ir respective of whether or not the en tire area la cultivable, provided the claim is bona fide and the land Is not more valuable for Its timber than for agriculture. Secretary Wilson's order Is as follows: "A person who has settled upon and continuously occupied unsurvey ed lands within a National Forest before Its creation and la at the pres ent time occupying such lands in good faith and Is In' all respects complying with the homestead law, has the right to Include within the lines of hla homestead 160 acres after the land Is surveyed. There fore, If the land Is occupied for agri cultural purposes and i not more valuable for 1U timber than for such purposes, and there are no circumstances ,whlch would In the opinion of the district forester tend to discredit the bona fides, of the claimant, he should be allowed to make application for the patenting of such lands under the Act of June 11, 1906, and tile' examination for listing should be made with a view of listing 160 acres of land where possible. The tracts as listed should conform so far as practicable to the form of public land surveys. The listing of lands as above should not in any way govern) tha determin ation of the total area or amount of non-cultivable land listed for ap 01 plicants under the Act of June It 1906. who were not residing upon th land before the creation of the Fo rest. "In cases where leas than 10 acre of land has been lUtted to a person who settled upon the land prior to the creation of the forest, an addi tional area sufficient to complete the homestead entry may be allow ed upon proper appllcr'ton.1.' CoUmarV PrlnUry Cloaad, The Coleman Job printing plant was closed ThursJay by E. T. Ander son, who held a mortgage against the outfit. It U another example of the truth that an exclusive Job office In a town the U of Enter prise will not pay. Elk Mountain Ranph Sold. The Sam Baker ranch of 200 acre on Elk Mountain was sold this week by W. E. Taggart to Daniel Boyd for I-S00, It i a good place with about 75 acres cultivated, house, barn and springs on the place. Marriage License. March 26 A. H. Bain, MyrtU V. Reel. Halley's Comet To Be Visible Soon Wliore the, Visitor Will Appear In Thq Heaven and How To .Find It Halley's comet Is now aDDroaeh- ing rapidly, according to scientist, and with favorable meteorolnsta&l conditions will be In plain lght next week, will be visible all through April, and .will be at Its brightest, in -May, attaining Its maximum bril liancy on May 18. Those who desire to hav a look at the comet may do so by taking up a position, dlrectlv it become dark, facing due south. Find Slrlu the "dog star.' low down, on. th horizon on your left hand side. Take a perpendicular line from thin till you come to the constellation, of Gemini, or "The Twins," one above the other. Midway between these !he comet passed! In October last, going to the right, on, through the constellation of Taurus, to tha two planets Mars and Saturn, both high up in. the southeast. .Planets da not twinkle, and, moreover, Mar Is pos sessed of a distinct reddish Unoe. The comet's path lay between these two last month, and the comet Itself will bo found some little distance to the right. An easier way nrobably to find Mara and Saturn will be to take a line to the right from the top star of the Gemini at an, anH of about 15 degrees, till you come to five little stars all clustered to gether. These are the Pleldes Cnn. tlnue the line at an equal distance and you will find the Dlaneta In question. The above position of the stars refers to the time directly it becomes dark, If viewed, say, two hours later, all the star will have moved to the right and Mara and Saturn will be found sinking In the west. JOSEPH NEWS. The ne,w plantae mill owned hr Harry Carpenter burned to the ground between 2 and 2 o-rlnrk Thursday morning. Loss 13000 and no Insurance. Origin unknown. The body of John K. Johnson of Divide, who died at Lewlston, March m, was brought here for burial and Interred In Prairie Creek cemetarr Wednesday. He was 64 years of ag ma unmarried. 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, $6fiO to $3,000 Fire Insurance Surety Bond Live Stock Insurance W. E. TAGGART, n Fk)neer eal Estate Mm. ENTERPRISE, : V : : OREGON Canfiti Banking hsurtt th Saftty of Dtpostts," Depositor Hav That Guarantee at WALLOWA NATIONAL BANK OF ENTERPRISE, OREGON CAPITAL 100.000 SURPLUS 150,000 Wc Do a General Banking Business. Exchange Bought and Sold on All Principal Cities. Geo, W. Hyatt, President W. R. Holmes Cashier Geo. 8. Craig. Vice President , Frank A. Relvfi iE Cashier DIRECTORS , , Geo .8. Cbaio Gko. W. Hyatt M arris A. Holmbs J. H. Dobbin W. R.Houmks OF NINE ENUMERATORS FOR THE TWENTY PRECINCTS WORK BEGINS APRIL 15. Census Supervisor Beach of Port land has announced the name of the 325 enumerator, of the second district of Oregon. The appointment .were made by competitive examination, and Mr. Beach received notice March 28 from Washington confirming the appoint ment. , The enumerators for Wallowa county a as follow: Enterprise precinct, Frank A. Clarke; Joseph, William J. Roup; Lostlne and Leap, Otis F. May; Wallowa, James P. Morelock'; Prairie' Creek and Trout Creek, Leonard E. Jordan; Divide, Imnaha and Park. Frank Sheets; Pine Creek, Butte and Pittsburg, William W. Zurcher; Mud Creek, Flora and Paradise, Lincoln Austin; Lost Prairie, Grouse, Pow watka and Promise, Homer A. Gal loway, The enumerator Mart work on Friday, April 16, and must complete th counting of the Inhabitant of the various district within 30 day. They are sworn to secrecy and roust not divulge any Information tney receive to anybody whomsoever. Aside from the mere counting of the number of persons, a great deal of other information Is gathered, es pecially about farms and crop. This census U designed to be the most complete in regard to agricultural and live tock statistic of any sine the first decennial count was made 120 year ago. Two of the enumerator for this county, Messrs. Clarke and Roup, filled the flume positions ten year to, and say the Job wouldn't be a bad one if It wasn't for the humor ist who spring the mouldy, moth eaten Joke about "not having any sense to take." Game Warden Joe Clemon waa in town Friday, having recently re turned from a trip through th North Country, Mr. Clemon ha moved hi family from Buckhorn Springs to Leap to reside during his busy season In the duties' of his of fice. His, ,work takes him all over Wallowa and Union counties. He has, been ordered to go along the Grande Ronde river it entire course In these two countie to. see the ditches are all properly la- uurea. "Dick" Brldwell of Lostlne- was here over Wednesday night. Ex-County Clerk J, H. French made a business trip to Wallowa, Wednesday. Miss Cora Borland 1 employed a stenographer by tha Wallowa Law, Land & Abstract company. , Mrs. A. C. MoClaren of Wallowa ,wa a guest from Wednesday till Friday morning of. Mr. L. A. Jack son. The ladles were schoolmate in Ohio. Call and so our new line of drygood. Notion, and Ladlea and Misses Ready-to-Wear Suit. Skirt. etc. No two suit aUk. E, 11, A M. Co. Mis Mabel V.'lison Is a new op erator at the telephone office. She ha been employed In a store at Joseph for some time. Vance Thoroa ha' returned to his father horn at Paradise. CENSuSTAKERS WALLOWA COUNTY T " H'l'.71-H". M.. JJl.