Wallowa County chieftain., June 23, 1910, Image 3

MYSTERY HAS BEEN
- - - - FULLY EXPLAINED
Jtwt why Enterprise lost the ball
game June 14 has finally, been ex
plained. Cashier Holmes of the bank,
during bis recent vteit to Portland,
purchased- "two "clcptrapc" ita be
used In making a noise at such gath
erings as ball games when the home
team is winning. One "claptrap"
is constructed of a small frying pan
with "wooden clappers on a stiff
spring. When the frying pan l
shaken the clappers strike the pan
ou both sides, making a noise that
makes thunder sound like dropping
cotton on a still morningto use the
late Mr. Dana's expression. The
other l an ingenious invention, a
hollow cylinder of wood with wood
en clappers on each side, and when
in violent operation sounds a good
deal tike a saw mill in chains. Mr.
Holmes Is guilty of having these
things in his pocket, according to re
; in, and with not using them once,
wlieu one shake from the frying pan
"claptrap" or just half a shake from
the wooden apparatus that sounds
like a sawmill, would have .won the
.y'.iva easily. This neglect cost En
e.jHijje the game, and thus consti
tutes a most serious offense which,
'"is, will be considered at the
next meeting of the Twilight League.
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:eaL uaker, formerly of the firm
ji ij.ii.er Urotlieis, engaged in the
. ... .:iis i.css lie e, has sold his
in the bnslnew to Calvin
r sin. 1th -takes charge im
i . ..a.'. JuSl what Neal will en
y.ge with here In the future has
ueaa announced yet. Leonard
. .nU".s in the livery and 'the new
i , wlM be styled Baker & Smith.
A ..NJ 8HEEP OUT
TO THE RANGES.
. '.. .c'.ennon a.id J. W. Chand-e-.i:iesday
evening with
iii I of sheep, yearling ewes, be
' . .. 'g .o 3. H. Dobbin. The men
. . trail the sheep out to the Blue
.v.:a!a range above La Grande,
vhere they will be herded' during the
summer. ,
Another iot of 1700 head of year
. .; wathers were trailed out by J.
'',. g iing to Pullman, Wash.
. ier . : erland arrived
3 iUe Thursday evening
..' y.'li. Win..' to visit their
.: u other relatives here,
a x3. jeilamd, as previously
we ve married in: Ylsconoin
and their Journey here
3 .. .i 1 i:i e of a honeymoon.
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WOOL
CLIP IS
STILL COMING IN
PERHAPS NOT HALF THE USUAL
AMOUNT IN POUNDS ARE
HERE YET.
While the general prediction is
that the wool clip of this spring will
not be as 'heavy as expected, nor as
heavy as that of last y&T, the
"crop" is still coming in and Is keep
ing the jwarehouse force in Enter
prise worn out with handling it and
keeping it away from the unloading
wagons. An estimate of the entire
clip that will be stored here is im
possible to be made at this time. In
an interview wl h Manager Knapp
of the Warehouse company, that gen
tleman kindly took ime from work
that was very pressing to explain
that any estimate' approximating the
full clip would be practically impos
sible now.
The only woo! sales day so far
officially assigned for Wallowa coun
ty is scheduled for Jiily 12. The
price of wool is slowly rl lng, the
iast sale on June 14 at Vale bring
ing forth bids from one to two
cents higher than the recent Pendle--o.i
Pilot Rock sale.
Nsw Elevator Working.
The ne,w eleva.or for elevating
the bundles of wool has been In op
eration since its arrival at the ware
house. It is an utter necessity.
The bundles wlil. weigh from 250 to
Jo pounds each, and the men handl
ing them,- before the installation of
Jie new machine, were worn com
p.etely out physically. Added to the
weight is the unwleldiness of the
uew bundles which renders it Im
possible for them to be readily
handled and lifted by hand to the
opmost tiers.
The new elevator, however, sim
plifies the matter wonderfully. It
is run by gasoline motor power, with
a rising carrier in an endless chain,
x:i& as the tiers of bundles grow
higher the carrier is elevated at a
Jjre acute angle. This carrier ex
tends' from the floor, over the gaso
line engine, to the place of deposit
ing the bundles. Two men carting
the wool to the carrier and one man
tliiag It away and piling It up con
. i.e the force, in addition to Mana
.;ar Knapp.
At a rough estimate the number
of sheep in the county before the
24,000 head were shipped out a few
days ago was in the neighborhood of
.1(0,000, figuring the increase from
last year's stock of 180,000 to bo
about 90 per cent. Deducting the
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j shipment of 24,000 made ay few weeks
ago, a rough estimate of the num
ber of head In the county would be
about 275,000.
ARTESIAN WATER AT
NORTH POWDER 8TRUCK
While Henry Pearson at North
Powder, Union county, was drilling
for water the drill struck and tap
ped an immense flow of artesian wat
er at a depth of 222 feet. This make
five artesian wells flowing continu
ously In North Powder enough td
begin a systematic irrigation with.
1275 Sacks Of
Wool Received
lip of Wallowa County Still
Coming Into the, Local
Warejhous.
Although the wool- ollp of the
county is lighter than was at first
anticipated, the article is piling up
In the Woolgrowers' Warehouse here.
Mid there is no apparent end to It
in sight. Already 1275 sacks, aggre
gating 426,926 pounds, have been ele
vated and stored up in tiers! in the
big warehouse building, and it is ex
pected that by the time the total clip
.s stored It will fill the big building.
YVben the wool began to arrive the
entire upper floor of the warehouse
was filled with grain wheat, oats,
rye and barley. It was found neces
sary to move all this Immense
amount of grain to the basement. Ac
cordingly a temporary, opening was
made in the floor and 'the grain
(hunted by hand to the basement
And wheeled to its place and piled
in sacks, tier upon tier. This base
in it floor Is now practically flUed
with grain. On either side of the
driveway grain lies in seeks twenty
five feet thick to the sides of the
building. In order to protect it from
germination it is raised upon open
wooden foundations, thus permitting
'be air to circulate freely under and
around it.
The entire first floor was thus
cleared for wool, and It Is being rap
idly filled up,
HORSE SALE..
On Saturday. June 25, at Loatine,
Oregon, J. W. Bright will dispose of
33 bead of horses at public sale, in
cluding some good grade Percherons,
work horses, saddlers and drivers.
11" will also offer for sale one Pr
cheron stallion, four years old. Sam
Pace, auctloneecr. al
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PROMISES A GIG
GOLD PRODUCER
WILSON BASIN FIND ONE OF THE
BE8T. IN LIFE OF EASTERN
OREGON.
Word came to Enterprise last weok
of an immensely rich strike of gold
quarts In Wilson Basin. The mes
sage received by E. T. Anderson was
as follows:
"Lostine, Oregon.
"Come to the mine at once. Sam
ples of gold are shipped you today.
Bring sacks for sacking, as ore is
too valuable to put on dumps."
The message was from John
Henry Wilson, an old miner and t ,
Wallowa county resident who has
bev.n and continues to be enthusiastic
over the outlook for this county as
a mineral producing section. ,
The Enterprise Press wishes toj be
conservative In all its statements and
desires rather to understate than to
overstate any matter, when It comes
to ''boosting."
In such a vein of conservatism' the
paper win say: First, the sample
of gold quartz shown a press repre
sentative Is better than a sample of
gold quartz examined by the same
representative in the Medicine Bow
district of southern Wyoming, which
went over $20,000 gold to the ton.
We do not know, nor do the mine
owners know, Just how mucin of such
gold ore the Big Dick and Li title Joe
claims In the group contain. But
the two claims' contain at least some
of It, for some of it was found.
Mr. Anderson left the first of the
week for the mine. On his return
he brought samples with him which
show copper glanc In addition to the
gold quartz, a trace of silver, and an
excellent deposit of some of .the best
graphite the Press representative has
ever seen. Graphite occurs in a cone
some four feet wide running over
bead the stringer in which the men
are driving. The hanging wall is of
changed granite and the whole foot
wall, ,we understand, is a snow white
quartz. This spring the men, left the
two old tunnels and drove In on a
stringer or feeder, the work taking
them over & hundred feet lower than
the two old tunnels. In this string
er, after driving twenty feet, the
rich gold ore and copper glanc were
found, and overhead the extensive
graphite deposit was1 found.
The only question about this pros
pect is this: If the owners have a
primary deposit of the minerals al
ready shown, they have a big pro-
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ducer. If they haven't they have no
producer. And no one however ex
pert can see through solid Tock into
the ground to determine whether ft
ledge runs 1000 feet or one mile or
one foot. Everybody in Wallowa
county sincerely hopes that the
mines will prove a tremendous producer.
CANDIDATES ATTENTION!
Nominating petitions for county
and district candidates before the
primary September 24, for sale at
this office. Nicely bound. Complete
sets only $1 at office or by mall.
Trades Horses
For Fruit Ranch
'. C. Shackelford Will Make His
Home at Clarkston,
Washington.
J. C. Shackelford, well known
hroughout Wallowa county, has ef
fected a trade by which he gains
possession of a fine eight-acre fruit
.'arm at Clarkston, Wash. He intends
.naklng his home at tbat place in the
m mediate futu.e.
The trade was effected between
Mr. Shackelford and E. D. Foun
aln of Lew I s ton, Idaho, across the
river from Clarkston. Mr. Fountain
has been for nearly 20 yeara in the
hack and livery and hotel business ;
in Lew 1st on, and acquired the fruit
ranch some time ago from, California
iwners. After the fruit ranch had
;een Inspected by Mr. Shackelford,
he exchanged 16 head of horses in
cluding the celebrated German coach
italllon valued at $3000, for the eight
Acres-a monetary value of $7000.
The eight acre contain five acres
it good bearing apple trees, besides
herrles and small fruits of almost
very description.
Mr. Fountain with his companion,
.1. Hainmel, re'.urned to Lewieton
Thursday Immediately after dinner.
A. part of the horses .were taken by
-hem, the remainder waiting until
:he departure of Mr. Shackelford who
will drive them through.
ANOTHER "ANNIHILATION"
IN NATIONAL GAME
Wednesday night witnessed another
Same between t,wo Twilight League
teams. This time the irresistible
aggregation known as the Brooklyn
Neversweats met the immovable ag
gregation known as the Hillside Dig
gers. The score resulted In a tie
of 6 to 6 which is equivalent to
the complete annihilation both of
the irreslstables and the immove
ables. Further battles will be held
as rapidly as new recruits can be
found and pressed into service.
DILL AND RUSK WIN
8UPREME COURT CASE
The case of Beatrice DeVall ver
sus Thomas DeVall, three times
amended by counsel for the plaintiff,
T. M. Dili of this city, and J. P.
Rusk of Joseph, and carried In
to the supreme court of Oregon,
hag been reviewed by that court and
remanded for rehearing. The case has
been a long, difficult and tedious one,
starting from Wisconsin and carried
into Oregon at the time the defend
ant took up residence in this state.
The suit is foV recovery of alimony
judgment for which (waa rendered, by
the Wisconsin court of record, in
1905, The arrears of alimony amount
to considerable, and this winning of
the hearing In the supreme court
naturally dellghU the attorneys for
the plaintiff.
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
Resident; Property, $6SO to $3,000
Fire Insurance Surety Bond Live Stock Insuranco
W. E. TAGGART,
ENTERPRISE, : :
jCartfiu Bankmi Insurtt tki Saftty of Dtpositt,"
Depositors Have That Guarantee at
WALLOWA NATIONAL BANK
OP ENTERPRISE. OREGON
CAPITAL $50,000
SURPLUd 155,000
We. Do a General Banking Business.
' Exchange Bought and Sold on
All Principal Cities.
Geo. W. Hyatt, President
Geo. 8. Craig, Vice President
DIRECTORS
Geo .8. Craio Geo. W. Hyatt Mattib A. Holmes
J. H. Dobbin W. R. Holmes
SELECT GROUNDS
FOR COUNTY Fl
WILL BE HELD ON BANK ADDI
TION NEAR CENTER OF
CITY.
At a meeting of the executive com
mittee of the County Fair association,
Thursday evening, A. C. Miller was
elected preeUleut and C. S. Bradley,
secretary.
Work was begun oa tha compila
tion of a premium list and an effort
will be made to have the list com
pleted, printed and In the hands of
the public by not later than July 1.
It was decided io offer $1000 in
cash premiums and to ak the buel
netfc men of the county to contribute'
the usual special premiums for the
encouragement of such special .ex
hibits a may appeal to them.
Grqunds sufficiently large to in
clude a half (mlle race track are
available in the Bank addition at
a distance not to exceed four blocks .
from the center of the city. These
It is the lu ten Hon to Improve in ft
manner to enable the association to
hold a strictly modern and up-to-date
exposition of the resources of the
county.
The executive committee as at
propont constituted is composed of
seven members, all from Enter
prise. It Is the purpose of the asso
ciation to make the fair atrlctly a
county fair, representative of every
part of the county. To that end it
han hortn i!Arlrfe4 tt Itirrnniuk tht
executive committee ta a total of fif
teen, the other eight members, or a
majority of he whole, to be repre
sentative men from other parts of
the county, and all of them to be
from other precincts than Enter
prise.
A full representation of the com
mittee was out on Thursday evening,
much enthusiasm was Bhown, and It
was unanimously decided that ev
ery effort should be made to make
his the trios complete county fair
ever held in Eastern Oregon.
MORE FAT PORKERS
FROM NORTH END
George Llghtle of Lost Prairie
brought in a load of fine hogs Wed
nesday, returning Thursday morning
to hl home. The porkera were fat
and sleek, and were purchnsed by
Combes & Hotchkitu. After dispos
ing of the load Mr. Llghtle took wKh
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nun a ivuu w -wire jur ituicing. iui.
Light le Is one of the prosperous
ranchers in the north portion of the
county. ,
LEE 8HIPP NUPTIAL8 IN
LA GRANDE THURSDAY
A happy marriage was con sum mat
3d in La Grande, last Thursday, J.A.
I ve of this, city and Miss Lura
Sh'DD of Indiana beinc the contract
ing parties. The ceremony was an
exclusive one, the happy young peo
p'p coming at once to Enterprise
where they will make their future
home.
The groom is recently from Indl
ac.j, near Marlon, and has with his
blither purchased the) blacksmlthlng
btilness 'formerly owned, and con
ducted by I. N.' Pltser here. Miss
Sllpp Is an estimable lady and
highly spoken of where she has been
known during her life- In the east
ern state. Enterprise will welcOr-',
the happy pair and wish them both
a long life of mutual happiness and
helpfulness and prosperity.
Ladles' Kahkl Riding Suits, just
received, at W. J. Funk & Co's.
The Pioneer Real Estate Man.
1 i OREGON
W. R. Holmes, Cashier
A. J. Boehmer, Anst. Cashier
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