Wallowa County chieftain. (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, April 07, 1910, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextCity ami County Brief News Items Born to the wife of J. W. Hansen, a son, Monday night, April 4. The front of the E. M. ft M. Wore was repainted this week by Oakes ft Son. Dr. A. F. Foley wa looking after business matters In Wallowa, Wed nesday. Silks, Silks, Mlra, Tusaah, Pongee and Shantung, etc. All kinds- and colors at Funk ft Co's. There will be a dance In the op era house next week. Music by Pro fessor Selak'a orchestra. Miss Eula Feebler, of La Grande arrived here Saturday afternoon on her ,way to Jay H. Dobbin's. Read "Springtime." It will' cure that tired feeling quicker than 10 bottles of Anybody's Sasaparllla. All phone orders for bus to and from depot promptly attended to. White Front barn. Home phone. 97b The new serial to start soon In this paper is one of, the most beautiful stories ever written. Don't miss the opening chapters of "Springtime.- Harrison's meat market has been made neater and cleaner looking than ever by coats of paint, and a remodeling of the Interior by which the ice room U made to open back of the partition. Rev. W. H. Gibson of La Grande will occupy the pulpit of the Chris tian church at 11 o'clock Sunday morning and Rev Homer D. Pease of Hermlston wMl preach ta the even ing. Mr. Pense le visiting 'the city as a prospective pastor for the Bap tists In this city and vicinity. Mrs. A. E. Ivanhoe, one of the in structors in the Wallowa Count' High School, was complimented by being asked to take part. in one o! the discussions at the meeting of the Inland Teachers association at Pen dleton recently, which incidentally proves that Wallowa County high's teachers rank among the foremost educators of the state. Mrs. Iva hoe wa unable to attend aa our schools did not dismiss. James M. RodgeTS, clerk of the local Modem Woodman camp, re ceived a telegram Tuesday from Rock Springs, Wyo., stating that a member of the camp, HalUe Taylor, was demented, and requesting Mr. Rodgers to communicate with Tay lor's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James M. Taylor of Grossman. HalUe left home about a month ago. His father has started for Rock Springs to bring him back. The unfortunate man formerly conducted a pool room In this city m, partnership with Mr. Slebrlta. The Klamath Express points out that a proposed new sewer can be built by a local firm of home manu factured materials without sending outside for civil engineers or sup plies. It is remarkable how far the foolish contract system will lead honest men astray. For a few dol lars' lower bid public officials feel compelled to turn money away from the community, leave their own fel low citizens Idle, knock their own skilled professions, and send a thous and miles away for all these. The city of Klamath should Imild Hst own sewer with its cjwn men and mate rials, and then, as the Irishman said, even If it cost more, It would cost less. Posts 22 Years Old. Juniper fence posts on Zurcher place have been la service for 22 years and still good. Similar posts for sale at Roe ft Calvin ranch, west of Enterprise. 96b2 NORTH POWDER Patent Flour Best of Best Same Price as Home Flour GOOD EATING APPLES $1.25 PER BOX Plenty of COAL on Hand All Hats, Shoes and Gloves at Cost. Morse's California Gar den Seed guaranteed to Grow Riley Riley's OF STATED IN BRIEF TELEGRAPHIC CHRONICLE 0 STATE HAPPENINGS. BALLINGER'S PLAN FOUGHT Hawley Contends That Settler op Klamath High Lands Are En titled to Benefits as Pledged. PORTLAND Representative Haw ley Is endeavoring to secure a r versal of the recent order of Secre tary Ballinger eliminating about 60. 000 acres of high land from the Klam ath irrigation project His efforts aim to have the Klam ath project built according to the or iginal lands, so as to reclaim not pniy the lands that can be Irrigated by gravity systems, but those which de pend upon pumping. Because of the reasons advanced by Secretary Ballinger for cutting out the high lands of the upper project, and because of the unusually bad showing made by the Klamath set tlers before the Senate Irrigation Com mittee last Fall, the task is a diffi cult one, and the probabilities are that the Secretary will stand by his decision. Jury Renders a Peculiar Verdict. PORTLAND The Jury in the case of Walter H. Moore, Indicted presi dent of the defunct Oregon Trust ft Savings Bank, returned a verdict of not guilty. The Jury was out over thirty hours. The Jury's verdict was the most re markable -ever returned by a Jury in Oregon, and has few equals in Amer ican Jurisprudence, according to the lawyers in the case and others who have followed the trial from its in ception. It recommended that Moore be the recipient of the most severe censure of the court for his "guilty knowledge and participation in the unlawful and dishonest acts relative to the conduct of the bank of which he was president and director." Fight on Plague Upheld. SALEM The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis has lnagurated a move ment for a National Tuberculosis Sun day, to be held upon April 24. The plan is to secure the co-operation of aa many churches as possible in all parts of the United States .to devote a portion of at least one service on that day to the consideration of tuber culosis and its preventlan. Tie as sociation has requested Governor Benson to Issue a proclamation desig nating April 24 as "Tuberculosis Sun. day." Big Umatilla Deal Is Completed. PENDLETON The largest real es tate deal ever made in Umatilla County, Oregon, has Just been com pleted at Hermlston, In which the Columbia Land Company, of which Dr. Henry W. Coe is president, takes over the McNaught and Skinner hold ings under the Government projects for a sum considerably over a half million dollars. These holdings make up nearly one-half of the lands now provided with water under the Gov ernment holdings, and are the only large tracts which have not already passed Into private ownership. Fish Experts Talk. SALEM Between 50 and 75 can nery and hatchery men from Oregon and Washington were present at the convention called by Master Fish Warden McAllister, held at the state bouse In this city Monday and Tues day, April 4 and 5. After the close of the sessions on Tuesday afternoon those who desired were taken to Bonneville for an inspection of the central hatchery, .which Is considered one of the best in the country. Convention to Draw Many, ' - ALBANY It is thought practically all the cities of the Willamette Val ley will sent big delegations to the open-river and frelght.rate conyentloa to be held here April 14. Every mall brings acceptances of the invitation to the local committee in charge of the convention. The Commercial Clubs of Corvallis and Springfield both send word to expcet big delega tions from those cities. Sheepman Is Exonerated. PR1N EVILLE George Estes, the sheep raiser who killed H. C. Ran nels, was exonerated from culpability by a coroner's Jury, Evidence intro duced at the Inquest was that Ran Dels had opened tire on Estes from ambush on Estes' ranch and that after he had shot at Estes three times, Estes shot and killed him. The jury returned a verdict of Justifiable homicide and Estes was released from U8tody. NEWS OREGON NEWS PARAGRAPHS FROM OTHER CITIES IN OREGON PORTLAND Beginning at once, Portland banks will accept Canadian currency from their customers at par. ALBANY Albany postofflce re ceipts for. the quarter Just ended show a gain of approximately 20 per cent over the receipts of the first quarter of 1909. SALEM Dr. Jean Cllne. Portland, and Dr. Clyde Mount, of Oregon City have been appointed by Governor Benson as members of the State Board 'of Dental Examiners, to serve three years. SALEM Patrick White,' who con fessed to stealing two overcoats from G. E. Low, student at Willamette Universtiy, was sentenced by Judge Bennett to serve a year in the state penitentiary. . HOOD RIVER At the annual meet ing of the Hood River Applegrowers Union it was stated that the croo titis year would reach 850,000 boxes ference in Portland early In the week and that in four weeks from 2000 to with representatives of th Hill roads 4000 employes would be necessary to i and took up numerous matters Incl thin the fruit. dent to the newly acquired Hill Inter- PORTLAND1 It lias been decided : ests In Oregon, to hold the Republican county assem-1 " bly for Multnomah, in Portland July 19, and that 826 delegates shall be elected at precinct meetings held July 9. The county assembly is to seleot delegates to the state assembly. LA GRANDE The establishment of the seventh land office district In Oregon has been ordered. Vale Is to be the land office town and the of fice Will open July 1. Ten townships I the La Grande and many townships from the Burns district comprise It PRINEVILLE Prlneville city gov ernment is free from all current debt, the first time since its origin, al though there remains a bonded debt, which was incurred several years ago, when the present light and water ystem was Installed. PORTLAND Supervisor 8herrard has issued an order by which 19 men will be restored to active duty on the Oregon forests for the season of 1910. The men will, be assigned to, prepara tion of trails and roads In anticipa tion of reaching and combating forest tires usually occurring in the Sum mer and Fall. PORTLAND Joseph BImon for Governor; Thomas C. Taylor of Pen dleton for State Treasurer that U the way it is framed up now. In ad. dltion to that the slate makers also want to put Frank W. Benson on the program for Secretary of State anil Willis S. Duniway for state printer, notwithstanding the open hos tility of Duniway to the convention plan, and the fact that Benson has not announced himself as favorine (the scheme. PORTLAND Dates for the partici pation of Oregon National Guard or' ganlzations In the biennial Joint man euvers with regular Army troops at American Lake have been announced at National Guard headquarters. The two regiments of Oregon Infantry will take the field August 8 and remain until August 19. The Coast Artillery will participate in Coast defense man euvers about the Column's River fort ifications from September 1 to Sep tember 10. No. 3912. REPORT OK THE CONDITION OF ' The Wallowa National Bank, at En terprise in the State of Oregon, at the close of btiMiiesfl, March 29, 1910. Resources. Dollars. Loans and Discounts. ...... .C58,971 8C Overdrafts, secured and un secured 8,161 81 U. . Bonds to secure circula tion 12.600 00 Bunds, Seeuritis, t-t 790 61 BunkiiiK house, furniture, and fixtures 12,800 CO Due from National Banks (not reserve amenta) 4,1)06 92 Due from State and Private Banks and Bankers, Trust Companies and Savings Banks . 1,401 60 Due from approved reserve , agents 20,355 72 Checks and other cash items 766 96 Notes of other National Banks 800 00 Fractional paper currency, nickele, and cents 6(1 30 Lawful Money IUskrvk in Bank, viz; Specie ltf.825 00 LeitaUlender notes 190 00 18,515 00 Redemption fund with U. H. . Tieasurer (5 per cent of circulation) ; 625 00 Total .......f335,64l Vt Liabilities. . Dollars Capital stock paid in .-.,.$ 60,000 00 Surplus fund 65,000 00 Undivided profits, less -ex pen ste and taxes Daid 1,640 64 National Bank notes out. standing J 2,500 00 Due toother Nation i! B-inks. 2,044 88 Individual deposits subject io i heck 147,011 38 DHiiiand oxrtifleates of tiepit 47,444 82 Bills payable, including certi ficates of deposit for n ouey boi rowed 20.XK) 00 To'al 1335,041 62 Stateof Oregon, County of Wallowa, es: 1, W. K. Holme, Cashitr of the above named bank, do solemnly sweur that the above utateiuent is true tu the best of tny knowledge and belief. . - W. U. Holmes, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me thin 4th day of April. 1910. notary J UDIIC. Correct Alien! : Geo. W. Hyatt, Jay,111 tnelr names be enrolled upon H. Dobbin, M. A. Holmes, Directors, i the great register. LOUIS W. HILL i Louis W. Hill, president of the Great Northern Railway h.u . os HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST CONDENSED FOR READERS Hearing of evidence In the Cun ningham coal land case was con cluded in Salt Lake City, last week, by Special Commissioner William J. McGee. The Diggers negro disfranchisement bill passed the house of the Mary land Legislature. - The measure had passed the Senate and the Governor will sign the bill at once. The Young Egyptian Company has published a protest against Colonel Roosevelt's speech at Cairo, declar ing that his remarks were' offensive to the whole nation and were made only with the object of pleasing his official hosts. Helen Aoki's dream of love Is over. Finally convinced that the environ ments in which she was surrounded were not for the Caucasian, the wisp of a. girl, taking her dark-skinned baby, quietly slipped out of Seattle a few days ago and Is now at her fam ily home at Corte Madera, Cal The Government baa filed suits In the United States Courts to recover title to thousands of acres of valu able coal lands In the Elk Mountain district in Carbon County, Wyoming. The suits are signed by Attorney General Wlckersham. Hush money amounting to $64,000 was paid by Clifford W. Hartridge to a portion of the acquaintances of Harry Thaw, according to Mr. Hart ridge's own testimony in his suit to recover $92,082 for his services in the first Thaw trial. Republican Congressmen in the Middle West, particularly in Ohio, are encouraged with the hope that President Taft's Spring itinerary, as revised at the White House, will help them In their campaign for reelection in the Fall. Women will not be allowed to ap pear in decollete costumes at any of the big functions to be held at Mont real in September, when Cardinal Vanutelli, Papal delegate from Rome, with Cardinal Gibbons and scores of United States ecclesiastics, will at tend the Eucharistlc Congress. Prince Tokugawa, president of the Japanese House of Peers, will leave Yokohama on April 24 on the steam ship Awa Maru for Puget Sound. He is the adopted heir of the last of the Shogans, who was deposed with the war of the restoration in 1868, and was educated in England. L. L. Bales, an Alaska hunter and trapper has been awaMed Judgment against the Alska-Yukon-Paclflc Ex position for $535, the value of two bear cubs, lent to the exposition and which, the plaintiff charged, were not properly cared for, but neglected, to the extent that they died. On the authority of Captain B. F. Osborn, one of the most active sup porters of Dr. Frederick A. Cook, the explorer, It Is announced that about $175,000 had been guaranteed toward a fund to help Dr. Cook prove hit claim to discove'y. Three hundred thousand organized miners of the bituminous coal fields of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illi nois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Okla homa and Arkansas quit work pend ing settlement of a new wage scale, according to the estimate of Presi dent T. L. Lewis, of the miners' un'.on. Mrs. Russell Sage has Inaugurated a state-wide plan to thwart the loan sharks who fatten upon the necessi ties of the poor. She has returned tim her trip across the continent to put into immediate effoct measures to save the unfortunate from the exac tions of the usurer.. " Demanding the privilege of partici pating In the next state election and all others' to follow, representatives of the Votes for Women Club of Cali fornia made a formal request upon the San Francisco registrar of voters $400 Will Buy a Beautiful Homeslte in Enterprise. Terms, if Desired. 110 ft. front by 330 ft. deep, five-sixth of an acre: reasonably close in; good sidewalk to place; very deep soil; a clear stream of water through place. Just the place where you can live in town, have some breathing room, raise a garden, and keep a cow, chickens, horse. See us quick about this place. Enterprise Real Estate Company OVER HARNESS ENTERPRISE Abstracts Loans Insurance Reliable Abstracts of title furnished on short notice. All hinds Of money to loan on farm property, from one to five years; large or small amounts rire insurance written m companies that pay all losses in full. WALLOWA LAW. LAND 31 ABSTRACT CO. INTERFUSE, OHEC0N C M. L0CKW00D, UcKwoo4 It Bllyto, United States Commissioner Managers BUILOJO COAST 3ALE OF CENTRAL OREGON LAND GRANT INDICATES CROSS 8 TATE ROAD. Portland, April 6. The Bale of the M land grant of the Willamette Valley & Cascade Mountain Road company during the past ,week to capitalists said 'to represent -the Hill Interests- Indicate to many that the reported Pacific Coast outlet for the Burlington will become a reality. It Is believed Hill will build west from Billings, the present terminus, to Boise and thence westward through Ontario and across Oregon to Coos Bay. The. purchase price of thU big land grant wilt run up Into the millions. If lta purchase by Hill can je connrmed, and thte railway la built, It will mean a great develop ment for Oregon for It will open up the most isolated sections to settle ment It is expected to complete the Jetty at the mouth of the Columbia river this season. Work starts to day on extending it further and the dredge Chinook will operate on the bar during the summer. By the time the ,work stops In November, It Is expected to have a depth of 30 feet on the bar at low tide. Oue of the big wheat farm of the state was sold last week when the lands of the J. A. Woolery es tate, In Morrow county, passed to a yndlcate of North Dakota bankers. The sale Included 19,000 acrve and the price paid was $150,000. It will be cut up Into small farms-. The purchase of a big tract of Um ber land on the Sluslaw river during the past week by Porter Bros., be lieved to represent J. J. Hill, strengthens the belief that the east and ,wet line across Oregon will be built. The biggest shipment of spray ing materials ever sent to any fruit district in Oregon was received' dur ing the past week at Medford, when 90,000 pounds arrived. It will be used to fight fruit pests In the Rogue.. River valley. Work will soon be begun on the new Federal building at Pendleton, which will cost 50,000. Only four votes were recorded against the proposed $40,000 bond issue to erect a high school at Lake view. The O. R. ft N, farming demon, stration train that was run through Eastern Oregon and Washington, returning the past week, was the most successful ever operated in this state. Mine owners of Cherry, 111., have docked the few rescued from "Us deptha for time lost while entombed. It is contributing nothing to the sus tenance of the destitute and fight ing every case in court. Charity Is called on from the public, but like all charity is a fraud, for it is Jus tice that Is wanted, i . Miss Minnie Gliddea was a L03 tiae visitor Wednesday. BURLINGTON MAY SHOP ., OREOON nnnnnnnnnnnn Head This si n m Have you examined our line of Ladies' and Children's Wash Suits Ladles' Fancy SKirts: Waists. M M W M U a i i Underskirts, Muslin Underwea r , Hosiery, Gloves, Etc. Also a complete line of Men's Furnishings, in eluding the McKibbin and Stetson Hats. We have just now the most complete line that we have ever carried. We buy our Dry Goods from one of the largest houses in Chicago and have a large assortment from which to make our selections. s We discount our bills, which gives us the goods laid down in our store at the lowest cash prices. We give our customers the benefit of our cash buy. We also give a discount on all cash purchases. . If you are going to build call and let us figure with you on Doors and Windows. We have just received a large stock of same and we are going to sell them at bed rock prices. R.S. & Z. Company sUiiuiiiimiHuiiinr The Wallowa County Title ft Ab stract company has moved its offices into Its handsome new office build ing on River street opposite the court house, and Manager A. C. MfT ler Is pardonably proud of his new quarters. While the interior decora tions are not complete, enough is done to show that It will be one of the finest office rooms in Eastern Oregon. The loan and Insurance business of Wm. Miller ft Bro. la also located in the new building, and Charles Thomas has opened law offices in the same place. ' Fine line straw and linen hats Just In at W, J. Punk ft Co's,