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About Wallowa County chieftain. (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911 | View Entire Issue (April 14, 1910)
ANGORA GOATS AS CLEARERS (Fli! BAVD ON FOE CALV.VS RANCH PROVE SUCCESS AS EPU5H EATERS. V,ti.ieT ni i2 in failure to bound cvtr o the raad JT? 00 tit ii.k'pe of ::;og Dcuor. nnn aonnnnnnjn nnnnannnnccaa aannnonacGEnacEnnnnnncnon SeHfr Hakes Tu-n-Over. Sheriff Vtrvia made a tcrr,-oTfc or JC:.:: to County Treasurer W. I Ca-'vic of F.m t CVvil. who reten'y put a fok of 4 rt.t a lei: itnd f U6t wt of towt. sty the billies and ntktL-e are Irvirg lo tier reputatiot as ittd cje&r ers. It is jtrestiae to -.bent go after the brusi. stripping i: of leeve and twtrs. Tney are grw ci:n:r ind stra: of them will eLin up Quite a good sizei rjkiijc to bend it over. As trii. ew.ers tity are a sucpeas. Aior g aits it usc very eiten I'tt't t a Willamette Valley for this purpo. 2u- well as it. tJ other parts of tlx- "nited S'-t. 1 fact tbey bive t.oEf so well knows as brush eaters that ie rnru-d States Department of Agriculture has issued a email book on the e ab ject for the guictne of the farm ers owning truth covered land. At extract frota this government report sets: "Land can be cleared of tie wors brash known to litis cotmtry for little leas than nothing by Ac? or goats. The in which goats kil. brush ic by continually cropping the. leaves anc cwigs, wtich s-errv lii )unes o? ie brusa. The col::uu! cropp-itg of i'eeves leak -ie bruaa, as It were. Bkk. t-aud bT tb Ikck of uourjfctiDnt. Th; eli.ks io the vrj eitr-emi'tT of tie roou, tiiue prTecing sprouting. Atf aiid kiads of brush are iu iLis war eas"T tilied. Siacj vjtrieti re entirely killed bj on aummere trimming of th lfeaves. Almost any are kili&i by tvo years trimming. To clear the worst bnist do not cut any thing chat th goats caa reach or bead. Tie ialiec or larg3t are bet ter not cut. All trees and saplings should be cut, and ch goats nil keep the sprouts down." The government report goes very fully inio the other values of :he Angora goai for mohair and meat, liohair is now quo-.ed at 30 cent per pound in the Willamette Taliey. and many people aoe that g meat is better than mutton the browsdag habits givicg it more the taste of voic. B-YS TEEPEE SPRING. Tr- Wtcner has bought tbe weli knox Tfe Spring raatk Troa: cr-et, aioui eipbt nils nori of Extrj,rM. front iTrs. Sig z Ekont for fl'-''-'. TAX'CAS SERVICE. T. I Tergre. dnon6tra.tor lor be E K.. k Co. has ben drrrjng j ne con.pJU.ys bandsome E. K. T. ovfr ti city tb P wk rd expifciajng the merits of this mil of autoirobi)s to those wbo ' s.re :nte.Tted in Hiaibines Th- rtent. rtins bave put tie Jrosids in tad condition but jast soon ti4:y wiU iermit the E. i5 k M. Co. wUl plc tie car at tie ii-tKfe of parties wishing io take tiu or piure rript over tie ' :-oun-.ry. It tames four passengers j an.d wk be found a most conveni j ?nt and popular mode of transporta ; Jan this summer. a S3 C HORSE SHOW GETS MUCH ADVERTISING Wide Extent Of Y. JIL C. A. City Work Big New Building Altady C-owttod With Ciasa Over BOO Students Registe"e4. PORTLAND, April 12 The extrs ordinary imponane of the modern Toung J!en'8 Christian ass at ia'. joe in the twentieth century city is emphasized by statistics obta;nab- at the Portland institution. The great .ory buiidisg -a" Siith and Taylor streets was op ened six months ago and considered ampie for twenty years. Within 60 days after the opening every available inch of room was being utilized. Today It Is the permanent r' dence of 207 men, and TOO take their meals there daily. An average ' of 75 different classes, meetings and gatherings are heid in the building every eight, Sunday excepted. Three physical directors are regu ularly employed and more than men and boys take part in physical work. There are 253 members on the roils, and in excess of 2,000 men visit lie building dally. Probably the most striking state ment is the fact that the Portland Young Men's Christian association has more students than any orther single educational institution in Or egon 90s have registered this sea son. There are cia.ses in carpentry, plumbing, brick-laying, trades, chem istry, mining and assaying, amomo biling, gas eagine. electricity, tele graphy, bookkeeping, typewriting, show-card writing, salesmanship, ar chitectural, mechanics" sheot metal and free hand ture, subjects, OUTSIDE PAPERS GIVE COMPU KENTARY NOTICE MANY HORSES COMING. Everybody is coming to tie sixth ?rand annual Horse Show to be held .n this city next Saturday. La Grande. Pendleton. The Dalies. Wai a V. felia and Eaker City papers have ill copied tie article oc the Horse Show that appeared in this paper ay week, and a number of promi aent horsemen are mentioned as in tending to come. Each and every one of the papers aave highly complimentary remarks 6 make concerning tie excellence of Vallowa county stock horses, cat tle and sherp. It is getting to be an aceepted 'act all over the Northwest tiai for ill that is good io livestock Wal owa coun'y produces the best. There will be a cumber of new iorseg shown for tie first iim tiext Saturday. The band will play, and iere will be a fine time for all lov its of fine stock. Notes of the Show. L P. iicCnbhm of Lostin has nought tie bsndsame black 3-year-Did Percieron recentcy brought Into tie valley by Euby of Portland, for i.iw. It is one of the finest young xtallions ever seen here and will be in object of much interest at tie Horse Show next Ss-turday. Another new horse will be a mag nif:ceat grey Percheron, 4 years oid. brought in by the famous McLough iia Bros, of Coiumbue, Ohio. There will be many disappointed people if Jack Johnson fails to aring in Clarion. One never tires of looking at tiat beau ideal of road horse. The sheepmen are promising to make quite a display of blooded rams and ewes. a a a n D B a a n n Varnish youT furniture and wood work witfc Che-NameL Guaranteed not to mar or scratch. For aeie by W. J. Funk Co. Clean-Up Fever Becomes Epidemic Home Omen Anticipate Special Day And Get Premises In Order. n u n n u Friday, April 13, is Clean-rp Day and over the residence portion of the ci'y hardly any one is waiting for that day to put their yards In. fit condition for critical inspection. Alleys are being cleaned too, and in some instances property owners are reicimberine the reiuest of tie drafting, apple cul- 1 JiEDroveniem im raking thp poultry rais.ng, and fiTty o Jier I street in front of x.rt f" -'--Try -In1 D a D a a a a a 14 a a a a a LJERE'S the beautiful and impressive entrance to the new twelve story building now occupied by our friends Hart Schaffner 8p Marx Good Clothes Makers whose fine clothing we handle so much of. We're glad to show you this handsome illustration; it speaks well for the merchandise we sell; it is a monument to a continuous policy of mamtaining the highest stand ards of good quality in clothes-making; all wool fabrics, when cotton mixed cheapness is the rule; the best of tailoring; the most perfect styles and models; the highest type of fine clothes made. We're glad to be identified with such goods; and vou ought to be. Honest merchandise, w ith an honesty you can be sure of, is like an honest man; we are all benefited by associating with such ' merchandise and such men. You'll find this store the home of Hart Schaffner &c Marx clothes, and of much other merchandise of a similar sort; good quality always. U. ZURCH Men's Outfitter n u c. En Main Street Enterprise nennnnnnnngpn gpnnnncgnnccn ggcnngnnnnnnn 3bdbbdbqo d d sidewalks. They should be taught Tie annual meeting of the Alder Slope Ditch company was held at MAHAFFEY BREAKS OUT OF JAIL SUNDAY NIGHT Bill Jiaiaffey broke jail Sunday night and has gone the Lord knows where and be won't tell. Evidezi'-iy Bill had outs.de help for the upper half of the iron-bar door was pri-d outward end chunks of wood insert ed to bold it out while Bill crawled ' aothiiig that w ill make wur city mrougn tne opening thus made. Toung Nelson, who Is Hi JaJl on charge at forgery, save Le heard voices outage wn B:ll was getting . residear-e Beckons but ia the streets oaL Sheriff yarrla Las tie aasj!- u? the business portion, aats spcttM bt im4 m arrb j CU4rm aavuid be taurht t not a 7. itiruw pfcpw an th r.reets or j But Slain street in the business difc j trict is being saved intact for tie grand finale. j Let everybody get hi line with hoes and rakes and baskets and cWan up. It should be a matter of J ttvic pride to Lave things clean, j TheTe is nothing yon can do tiat j win show for more than a few hours j work pu king up tie trash from ' about your premises. There is mo beautiful, so desirable, so attractive , that k is a direct hindrance to tie their premises. ; growth of town, and a lessening , of the vaiues of property, i fnfortuna-te'.y the practice Is by no means confute 3 to children. ' Cleanliness is next to godliness. Make your selections in Cndermus Uns now while you mar have a tie court bouse. Saturdav afternoon -JarBe 8lock t0 :t from at the E. land the following officers elected: jM- M. store. Clean-Cp. Watch for Special Sale at W. J- Funk t Cos. The high school ball club won jfrom tie K. of P. nine Saturday by j a score of to T. O. H. Brady. wCo went to Jlock I Springs, Wyo., lat week to bring i President, Sam Litcfc; vice presi- j j dent, W. E. A. Watson ; secretary j jand treasurer. A. R Murray. These three officers with tie addition of H. C. Laird and 0. J. Boe form tie board of directors. Silks. Silks. a:ira. Tussah. Pongee iand Shantung, etc. All klads and ! colors at Fuixk t Co's. FOR SALE Recleaned Timothy Seed. i ranged, found him better tian x- Call Oil Orsho&e WoolerOW- j " ers Warehouse Co., Enter j prise, Oregon. 9Sb2 U strangers coming in as cleanB- ' back tis cousin. Wallie Taylor, whom nesg end Beatnefcs, not only hi our !m teieerem reported mentaljv de- t pecjed and tog tier tiey went on. to Kansas, whither Taylor was journey 1 ing when he Lad Lis attack. P. . nsH UritV THtHODOU I r J OtALU j WEDDING BELLS. j Mr. Steve D. Houck and Mlsa i Ethel H. Sheet, both of Joseph. wer i married at the M. E. parsonage in uiis ch-, by Rev. C. E. Trueblood. Saturday. April 9 At ii-sa m .were accompanied by Mr. and They Mrs. c. A. Collinsworth of Joseph STALLION BOOKS. Indispensable records for owners of stallions, containing description of mares, dates of service, time of Payments, and all necessary data, printed on good paper and strongly bound in boards with cloth back, for sale at this office or sent post age prepaid on receipt of price. $1. i Ladles and men's riding and drlv j Ing auto gloves at Funk Vo'a.