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SHORTAGE
AT THEPR1MMIIES
EITHER VOTERS OR CANDIDATES
MUST SMOW MORE INTEREST
REGISTRATION 819.
Registration of voters Is proceed
lng mther slowlv in the various pre--
ciucts of the county, ami unions more
spirit is shown by either the elec
tors or the oanJjJatea there 'will
hi a deckled shortage at the prima
ies on September 21. The registra
tion books cloee on September 14
aid will remain closed until after
the primaries. The books will thi
Ik- again opened and not close until
about the middle of October, but a
voter who expects to cast his ballot
on September 24 mus-. get his name
on the bool:s before September 14.
Election d.-iv is November S.
So far only $19 voters have resB
tereJ. while the number of votes cast
at the last election v.-a 1S"1.
Uy preeLaots the registration is a
follows:
Joseph T'j rep: 3 dent; sn-inl-kts;
3 independent; 1 prohl; total
US.
Enterpriser 11 ' rep: 70 d?ni; !
soc; 6 ind; 1 prohl; total 193.
Los tine 24 rep; 20 deui; 1 soc;
to.al SO.
.ui.owa 100 rep; 50 dem; 11 soc;
IS ind; 1 prohi; total l3.".
I'roroUe 10 rep; 8 dem; 5 soc;
total 23.
Grouse 1 rep; total 1.
Lost Prairie 23 Tep; 10 dem; 3
soc; total 36.
Flora 34 rep; 15 dem; 4 soc; 1
ind; 2 prohi; total 66.
Paradise 14 rep; 15 dem; 3 soc;
1 ind; total 33.
Leap- 9 rep; 3 dem; 1 soc; total
15.
Trout Creek 9 rep; 4 dem; total
13.
Pine Creek l rep; 2 dam;
al 3.
Butte 20 rep; 2 dem; total
Pittsburg 1 ie.i; total 1.
Imraaha 9 rep; 3 dem; 1 soc
tot-
tot
al 13.
Park 1 rep; 1 dem; .total 2.
Divide 6 rep; 4 dem; total 10.
Prairie Creek 16 rep; 5 dem; to
tal 21.
PowwaUta 3 rep; total 3.
Fresh Fruits
All seasonable fruits
found here. Also the
finest shipment of For
eign and Dome s t i c
Cheese ever in the city
General Merchandise
With the en t i r e
stock kept brand
new at the lowest
prices the quality of
goods can besold for
All Hats, Shoes and
Gloves at Cost while
they last
An excellent quality of coal
at a conservative price.
Lay in the winter
supply now.
Riley Riley's
jjj
Baker City
Normal and Business College
Begins September 5th
NEW CATALOG Tells all about the different
courses. Do we get our students POSITION'S?
Yea! We have even placed students from other
schools. NOW is the time to PREPARE.
A. U. McCauley, Principal
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Wheat Oats Barley Rye
Timothy Hay r
Highest market price paid at any'
station on railroad in the county.
Call on or telephone
CARL ROE
Bring: in your Samples
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3EST LIME CUARRY
IN THE NORTHWEST
C:-o-za 1Iou-t. nian32Pr of
'.a.-k Marble I.ime company.
ra:is.u-ting bu.inesi la the city Sat
lrdav. Mr. Hoiiaer reports -that the
reasury stock of the company,
iniountiiig to $9,'H0 has been, sold
a G. II. Sutherland of Walla Walla.
The company at present con
itruetinc an aerial tramway from
he quarry to the kiln. The work
i under the direction of Engineer
liltiaru of Walla Walla.
This hcs ben pronounced by com
:tent. r.uthoiitles o be the finest
Uiarry la the Northwest. Mr. Hous
r states that several outside par
ies have been looking at it and
hat s:me very flattering offers have
een made for Its purchase, but all
tave been refused so far.
Report of Schools
Of Wallowa County
bounty Superintendent J. C. Con
lV's Repot to Stats Super
intendent. Co-.iiry School Superintendent J
'. Coiil'ey has male the following
;port to the Plate Superintendent,
-.lowing the condition of Wallowa
-unty s.-hools at the close of the
ohool year ending June 1910:
Enrollment.
Number of persons between 4 anil
.0 ye.irs residing in the county,
.nale 1410, female ll'.ST. total 2S03.
Number pupi's marked "IV on reg
.ster, male 101S, female 922, total
VJi).
Number marvel "E" on register,
raale 103, female 73, to.al 176.
Teachers.
Numler ter.chers employed, male
J j, female 60, total 92.
Number holding state certificates
ir diplomas, ma'e 7, female 4, total
II.
First grade certificates, male 7, fe
male 11, total 13.
Stoond grade, male 8, female 27,
'otal 35.
Third grade, male 2, female 13.
total 15.
Primary ceriifica.es, female 1.
Fermi's, male 2, female 10, total
12.
Number holding certificates of in
st'tate attendance during the past
year, male IS. female 39, total 57.
Number examined for teachers
r.ifiea es dnrimj year, male U, fe
uiti'e '.ii. total 51.
Number filling to obtain certifi
er, ur.iU 2, female 2, toal 4.
Ni.tiib.-r teaching takfcig an educa
I'.c.na' journal, male 26, female 66,
to Hi f2.
Pupils.
Number eighth grade diploms is-
vl during year, male 24, female
1 1, total 3S.
Number Letwec-n 4 and 20 years
no attending any school, male 39S.
f .'male 4'!5, total 803.
Miscellaneous.
Whole number organized districts
in county 73. Number school houses
built during year 3. Number school
rooms in operation during past year
82., Number of legal voters for
school purposes fci" district at time
of making this report 2131. Num
ber of visits made by county super
intenJer.lL 80. Estimated number
miles traveled in performance of of
i ucjai uut.es dur:ng year 5000. rsum
1 ler county in.vt.tates 1, local iiiati-
tutes 3.
')' Libraries.
1 1 Total books on haad 3172, pur-
1 cha.ed during year 481.
Finrjcial Statement.
Ke.eipts.
Cash on hand at time of
(Continued on page 3.)
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Enterprise
Office in Zurcher's Store
AGITATE SUGAR "
BEET FACTORY HERE
EXPERIMENTS PROVE. WALLOWA
BETTER THAN UNION FOR
RAISING BEETS.
The past two years have evllently
-itaoxsued the racr. tnat sugar ueeis .
can be successfully grown in this vi- j
cinity and many other parts of the
ooun'y. 'omparlsjii wih the yields
In tliio county and Vnion county are
.!: Medlv in favor of Wallowa coun
ty. It is stated on good authority
uat there will le several hundred
.ores of land in this valley this year
hat will produce as much ad 25 tons
o the acre. The comparisons be
ween the yields In the two coun
les also establishes tho fact that, to
h successfully grown beets must be
jated. A few fields in this couu
y have not tur.ied out as well as
Anticipate.! but the sugar company
dm', s that they were unable to
ire for them ad they should.
Farmers are evlile.ith- becoming
nore and more interested in the
ulture of bee's and It Is hoped
hat this interest will increase mi
ll it is possible for the sugar corn
any to secure sufficient guarantees
t acreage to warrant uie erection
i a factory in this county. While
t Is not known the exact acreage
nd Uie nature of the contracts that
ould be required to guarantee the
rection of a factory no doubt this
aforniation will be forthcoming
hould the farmers or Commercial
lub evince enough interest to make
he Inquiry.
In the past the farmers have been
villiiig to rent their ground for a
dTiUiiu stipulated price per acre for
he growing of beets but few have
uidertakcu the raising of the crop
n their own responsibility. Ten
lollars per acre rent has looked
c-:ter to them tlian the prospect of
i profit on beets at $4.50 per ton.
0.:e farmer in discussing the mat
er last week said: "If the farmer
ou'd rai.-:e the beets and ride on
lorseback, the sugar company might
aduce thsm to take up the culture.
rat this back-breaking thinning,
reeding and topping of beets by
and don't look good to many of us.
n other thing that keeps the farm-
is from contracting to raise beets
s that the idea has gone forth that
lie sugar compaiy should be willing
o pay more for them. One of the
ompaciy officials made the state-
nent 4hat a ton of beets will produce
' bout 300 pounds of sugar. We do
:ot know Just what thev sell the su-
;ar for at wholesale but I suppose
t is around five cents per pound,
hus giving the sugar company a
iross return of $15 per ton. There
,s quite a difference between $1.50
md $15 a ton and we farmers think
hat some of the $15 should be
ulded to the $1.50. I understand that
n some other states the price of
teets is consKerabie more than is
.)aid here. Some places the price
lepends upon tlie per cent of sugar
ihown in the be:s by analysis. If
he Enterprise Commercial club
vould take up a campaign for the
nation of a factory in. this county
I thisik it will find the task an easy
ne if they can induce the sugar
.onipuny to guarantee a better price
or uie beets at the factory.
"Of course in the fields where 15
o 25 tons are raise! to the acre
he showing of profit is highly sat
isfactory, but we do not figure that
'-i-li bumper uo, .. dl always pre
vail, and if they sliould there 'Is no
reason why we should not partici
pate further in the reputed eior
.nous prcfi'is male by the refining
-ompauy, If that report is correct."
So far as can be learned there
lias been no definite action taken
by either the Commercial club, the
farmers or the sugar company to
encourage the building of a factory
in the vallev.
Harvesting In Fall
Blast Over County
Crcps Eieirg Taken Care of Earlier
Than Last Year Fall Wlieat, Is
Coing Well.
Harvesting is in full blast all
over the Southern and Western parts
of the county. Threshing machines,
headers and tenders are to be seen,
on every hand, and from all appear
ances the crop will be taken care of
much earlier than It was lait year
unless stopped by persistent rains,'
which does not s?em probable at
present. In aMi "ion. to the harvest
ing of the grain crops the second
crop of alfalfa Is being cut, which
adds a double load to the fanner
who happens to have both grain
and hay.
Reports from the bill country are
to the effect that most of the fall
wheat i& turning out well, and the
spring grain be-tter than was ex- j
peeled. Several farmers have made ,
.he statement that there will be a j
;ood and strong hair crop La the ;
.lilk) this year. On many of the Ir- j
.igiVed ranches' the yield lias be.i
:urtailcd by frost. There is plen- j
y of straw but the head 3 are not j
ell filled. The crop of rye is re- i
ported to be htaler than last year j
md it i expette.l that tnu-h of it ;
..ill be placed on the market as soon j
is K ccn be hauled to the wa e- i
louses. Graisi dealers report that I
the prices have been about station
iry for several days except that
ats and barley have gradually d
iined. This is accounted for in
Portland by the oficri-.e of Caiifor-
ila oats ia that ci'y an 1 oats from
he East in Seattle, llarley Is the
owest down in the scale of quo.a
!ons. PUBLIC MEETING
WELL HTTEH
REPRESENTATIVE M N OF EN-
"5 E5f-RISE TALK "FAIR" IN A
PROPER SPIRIT.
.Monday evening in the assembly
oom on the third floor of the court
iouse. every chair and bench was
wcupied by reireieaiative men of
Enterprise who met. pursuant to a
.!, to discuss the coming Fair. Tt:
nee.ing was an enthusiastic one and
ill pre.vi.it s'.'enifd of o.ie minil and
if. single purpose to Jo anything
vithin the realm of possibility to
nake the coming exhibit one of
he biggest and most complete of
ts kind ever made by any Fair
-ssociation representing a similar
population.
President A. C. Miller of the Asso
iaMoti explained the object of the
'.leeting. He sta ed that the pres
n t indication was that the Fifth
'xhibit would be a "humdinger"
hough he didn't use that word. He
-aid that from every letter receiv
d thus far and from spoken inform
ation received by him and by ether
nembers of the association, the
vhole county was up on the tiptoe
if enthusiasm and expectancy, and
hat with good weather for the
?air the attendance promises to be
'xceptlonaly lar;e.
The matter of taking care of all
isiiors was taken up and discussed,
iui a committer selected Lo arrange
citiJ'ortable quarters for any num
jr of visitors. A committea com-u;-
of the real estate men of this
i'y was aprolntel to .canvass this
lUw.-ict and to see that the exhib
is were tomple e. lleporta were
uade by the association as to the
'logress of the work at the Fair
-rounds, and all told the meeting
vas a most prolitable otie.
Flora will hold her Fair September
-'2 and 23, and the matter of aeml
ng a representa'.ive delegation to
itiend the Flora meet was taken up
tad d'-scussed, wi h the result tha'
large number from this ci'y will
loubtless attend the Fair there at
nat time. It was also decided to
'end a large delegation of rapresen
ative i:i7tns .o La Ora.nd? to con
'tr with the comm!rcial club of that
::!ty anent the La Grande attendance
U the Enterprise Fair.
The meeting a'ljourned only after
?very detail of t resent important in-
eret was discussed and sattle!, atid
he Fair, up to Unte, left in th
most commendable condition.
ihe program of the Fair, subject
'o slight changes, was read by the
liairman and met with general np
iroval. Thin daily program is a par
ticularly strong one and will iii due
time be printed on poster sheets and
distributed through the county and
3urrounduig counties.
For All Kinds of
Artiitie Painting, and
Paper Hanging
do not fail to call on
OAKES, Contractor
N. R-Lowe Bros.' Paints
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FOR
CANDY
riTMNia
THE MODERN
DEALER
IMn Corftctioctfy Cfc, Mlrt., FutUnd, OrafM
L. G. HOLLAND, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office in Lltch Building.
Telephone Connection.
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Pur-ity
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Now is the time to bay your
Fall and Winter Suit
before the line is broKen
500
New and up-to-date samples now on
display. The new Fall line of noted
Hart Schaffner & Marx
and the
Kuh, Nathan & Fischer Clothing
is now arriving and will be on display
for your inspection. Why not buy a
suit that is
GUARANTEED
and be sure of being fully satisfied
C. H. ZURCHER
The Men's OutHtter
luiiuianninaMiEniuKinuiuiiiiiiiinniini
The City Planing Mill
W. F. RANKIN, Proprietor
ENTERPRISE, OREGON.
.Carries a complete stock of rough and dressed
lumber.
Aline of standard mouldings always in stock.
Satisfactory Mill WorK a Specialty
Flva par oent discount for oath. All account, balanced .
at expiration of 30 days and aottlad by oaah or not.
j jEEBasnsaKEEani
imsiHaiiiiiiimianiiiiiinnHnininiimninii
Enterprise Livery
BaKer a Smith, Proprietors
Fair treatment to everybody. Bus meets all trains 10 cts
Commercial Trade a Specialty.
First Class Rigs. Phone Orders Carefully Followed
Horses Bought and Sold
Feed For Sale Open Day and Night
Pure Bred Black Percheron Stallion at this barn for service
i S3SS2H22IBSIZIB1HIBXIBSSI IMBCCSHBBSI
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I Wallowa County Title &i
Abstract Company
A. C. MILLER, President
Office in Company's new brick building opposite front of
J new Court House, Oldest and most complete abstract plant
in county. Abstracts of title furnished promptly and cheap-
ly. Insurance written in largest and strongest companies.
I Money Loaned at very Lowest Current Rates
New Line of
"Superior" Stoves and Ranges
See me and get my prices before buying else
where. I carry also a full and complete line of
bath tubs, basins and bowls, and a full list of
plumbing supplies. First-class plumbing at the
lowest figure for which such plumbing can be
' done. -:- ALL WORK GUARANTEED.
S. K. CLARK
CONCRETE WORK
Of all kinds. Tilf you believe in beautifying Enterprise, you
must believe in making that beauty enduring.lConcrete is
enduring-it will render city beauty a "Concrete Reality."
ISee us for any and all kinds of Concrete Work.
MARKS BROTHERS, General Contractors.
L. BERLAND
Dealer in Harness, Saddles, Chapps, Spurs
and Leather Goods of all descriptions.
I will fit you out with the best goods for the least
money. When in need of anything in my line, call and
inspect my stock before purchasing.
ENTERPRISE, - - - OREGON
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