CASH REGISTERS
111 POSTAL BANK
Yankee Ingenuity to
Adoption ot Plan.
START WITH. OLD SYSTEM.
CumbirMm. Foreign Procedure of
. Pass Books to Bo Dropped 8oon
Dssirabla Machine la Invented to
. Safeguard Money Deposits of Public
Says Postmaster General.
That the United States will bnre a
postal saving bank plan entirely dif
ferent from all other postal saving
schemes and that Its superiority over
other systems is a tribute to Ynukee
ingenuity are two of the facts brought
out in an explanation made recently
by Frank H. Hitchcock, postmaster
general, concerning bis luteutlouB re
garding thin new financial feature In
the life of the country.
Mr. Illk-bcock bus assured himself
that the groundwork has been laid se
curely for the establishment or the
postal banks.
Cash Register Guards Deposits.
Although every other couutry which
has a postal savlugs bank system uses
(be pass book plan In order to keep
track of the deposits of money. Mr.
Hitchcock. after many conferences with
authorities on savings banks, has de
liberately cut loose from this scheme.
He has decided to adopt a plan which
in the end will depend upon machin
ery. To be more exact, the'eash register,
essentially an American Idea, will keep
tabs on the deposits of money and will
guard the public agulust the possibili
ty of embezzlement and theft on the
part of those who handle the sums
turned in to be guarded by the gov
ernment. Never before has this plan been con
sidered by any country, and all over
Europe there Is now in effect the
cumbersome scheme of handliug pass
books. All the other postal savings
plans of the world are practically
identical.
It is now up to some Inventive genius
to put on the market a cash register
which will do the things required for
handling the money intrusted to the
postofflces of the United States.
Deposit Slips at First.
But Mr. Hitchcock has not calculat
ed tbat the cash register system can
be put into operation at once.' first,
because no satisfactory register is on
the market and, secondly, because the
.expense of Installing the system at
once would be too great.
For the first six months or a year
there will be used deposit slips, han
dled by hand. They will be in figures
from $1 to $9. and in addition to these
there will be slips for $10. $20 and $50.
The $10, $20 and $50 slips will be made
out lu duplicate, so tbat there will be
no opportunity for clerks or receiving
tellers to falsify them.
Only the slips running from $1 to $0
.will be made out lu ink as Issued, and
.the postmaster general has figured
that thereMs slight chance of anybody
incurring the danger of the peniten
tiary for the benefit of falsifying any
.entry less than $10;
Big Gathering
Say! Why wouldn't Fair week be a good
time to have a family round-up? You
could write to all the home folks and rela
tives and have them meet you at the Fair
and all have a week's visit together and a
lot of fun. Of course, you will want to
look your best. Well, here's the secret.
FIT YOURSELF OUT AT OUR STORE
We turn our stock every season; conse
quently our goods are always new. The
store is now loaded with new fall Dry
Goods, Shoes, Ladies' Coats, Capes, Cor
sets, Waists, Skirts, etc.; Men's Shoes,
Clothing, Hats, Shirts, Overcoats, Neck
wear, in fact we can dress the entire fami
ly up in good togs.
W. J FUNK '(EL. CO.
THE QUALITY STORE .
Always Up to-date Never a minute behind
F
PROMISES
AJIG EOT
MANY IMPORTANT ITEVS WILL
BE INCORPORATED IN THE
PROGRAM.
Mention has been made, la part,
of the exhibit of the coU from the
various sires of 'Wallowa county at
the Wallowa County Fair to be be id
in Enterprise the week, beginning
September 26.
Id connection wl'-h this, the asso
ciation, will bo' kit the owner of
sires to give as a premium for the
best colt from each sire, a service) of
the sire to the owner of such pre
mium colt. "
The exhibit In. i self of each sire's
colts within ithe county will be a
wide advertisemeat for every horse
and. lack in the county. The own
ers of such sires are being corres
ponded with by the Fair associa
tion, and I Is expected that, this may
be made one of the big events of 'the
exhibit.
A not bar matter .that needs' to be
emphasized Is the stock sale that
will be held each day of the Fair by
the association. No breeder within
che county can afford not to have
his best stock on exhibition. This
proposed sale has Interested the
breeders pretty much through the
Northwest and thousands of put
side people are expected to be im at
tendance at the Fair.
In the matter of amusements alone
the association has already expended
or contracted to expend over 11000
about $1500 up to date. This, wfch
Innumerable other featured, will
make the Fair a gala event that will
appeal to everybody.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given, that the
regular ELghth Grade Examination
for Wallowa County, Oregon, will
be held in the several school dis
tricts September 8 and 9, 1910.
Teachers having pupils for this
examination should report names of
applicants to this office at once.
Respectfully,
J. C.vOONLY,
Superintendent of Schools.
American Saws.
The most pjw ...ul and durable saws
In the worl'' are American made, vana
dium bi'luu iiMpd In the steel.
INDIA'S CENSUS BIG JOB.
A Million Enumerators Required to
Gather Statistios.
Nearly 1,000,000 enumerators are re
quired to take the census of India. The
Indian census schedule is printed in
seventeen different languages and in
cludes, in addition to the ordinary In
quiries, questions concerning religion
aud caste. Some schedules require
rareful checking.
Devout enumerators occasionally re
turn the village shi-lnes and temples as
"occupied houses," the business of the
accupant being described as "granting
boons and blessings," or "subsistence
on contributions from tenants."
RETURN TO WALLOWA
COUNTY FROM CANADA
J. A. Churchfl, ait from the Al
berta country Is to the city looking
for land in the surrounding country.
Mr. Churchill is one of tihe army of
people who flocked to Canada during
the past few years and has now re
turned. He went North from the
slate of Washington. He says hat
the crops in tifce Southern part of
Alberta are total failures thla year
on account of the drouth, and that
times will be bard la that section
this winter. The price of hay has
Jumped to $20 per ton and tihe stock
men do not know how they are go
ing to bring their stock through the
winter. The crops north of Cad
gary, he says, are fairly good, but
the experience has been, too much
for many- of the former residents of
Uie Northwestern part of the United
States and they are coming back to
their old homes la large numbers.
Horses and Hides
Here High Quality
Wallowa Counjty Now Has Same of
Best Stock Raised in Northwest,
Says Local Stockman.
N A horse-ouyer from Seattle, who
akes quite regular trips into this
county has just returned to that city
with a carload of ood norses for
that market. He picked up the car
load la a few dava and will no doubt
return later for another lot.
The horse and mule raising busi
ness Is on the Increase in, thia coun
ty and if It con.dnues a reputation
('or quality and' quantity will be es
tablished that will attract the atteu
i.iou of many other buyers.
One stockman In commenting on
the prospects for the future la that
business said: "Wallowa county 1b
a great place to raise horses and
mules, and I am glad to see the In
terest in it Increasing. We now have
j of Uhe lest stock In the
Northwest and as time passes the
number, will Increase. If we can
only raise enough to make It an
attraction to the buyers from the
various markets in the Northwest
we will soon enjoy even, better prices
than now prevail. The cities furnish
a oonstant demand for draft and
driving horses, while the wheat field.'
of the Inland Empire will always use
a large number of mules as well as
horses. The more horses we have
in thl3 county the better the market
will be.
Liszt and His Cigar.
There have been many devotees of
the cold clgur. Liszt was one. Mas
senet says that the nlile could not
ploy the plauo unless be bad a clgur
In his mouth. But be did not light it
or smoke it; he used to eat it. lie
would sit down to the Instrument wltb
big cigar between his teeth and keep
munching It all the time be played.
When the cigar was eaten pp the per
forma nee closed
AN OPEN LETTER
RUSK TO HOCKETT
(Paid Advertising.)
Joseph, Oregon, Sept. 1, 1910.
To Dr. C. T. Hockett,
Enterprise, Oregon.
Dear Sir:
In as much as you were a dele
gate to the late Republican assembly
at Portland, and as you state In your
announcement for the Republican
nomination for Joint Representative,
Union and Wallowa Counties, that
you favor holding assemblies la this
State, I as a candidate against you
and pledged to uphold the Primary
Law, Statement No. 1, and opposed
to assemblies, do hereby challenge
you to publicly discuss the assem
bly proposition before the voters of
our district; you may fix the times
and places during the Primary cam
paign and dereod while I shall op
pose the assembly scheme.
I also invite you to discuss ad
versely, if you please, my record last
session, or any part of it.
No "pussy footed' campaign for
me. Let us see if tihe peopls deem
themselves capable of choosing? their
own officials.
Respectfully,
JOHN P. RUSK.
Original of Falstaff.
Sir Jobu Kastolf was toe .original of
Shakespeare's Kalstaff and In bis day
was a continual butt for the jests ot
the town and borough of Boutbwark
Though be had fought at Aglocourt.
when Jack Cade invaded the borough,
be showed great cowardice When
Cade was yet some way off Kastolf
bad armed and fortified bis bouse and
garrisoned It wltb veterans of tbe
French wars. On tbe arrival of Cade,
however, be withdrew bis garrison and
fled 4o the Tower, leaving bis neigh
bors to tbe mercy of tbe rebels. Kas
tolf s matrimonial adventure seem also
to have been another source of unpop
ularity, for. having married a widow
named Scrope, be seised her property
and kept bis stepson out of his Inheri
tance during bis own lifetime. Lon
don News.
SHEEP
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FORTY CARLOACS WILL LEAVE
NEXT WEEK TWO SIDES
TO QUESTION.
The shipment o! about 16000 sheep
to the Chicago market by J. H. Dob
bin, W. H. Graves, Fred Falconer
and others left the first of the week
25 cars goiug fioin Elgin anl 18 from
thie etation. Un.ler ordinary cir
cumstances there would be a num
ber of buyers in the vadley be
fore this time, but It seems that
the limitations put upon the sheep
business by the Forestry service
In the matter of controlling the
range, and the increase In the prlca
cf hay by the farmers has mode it
necessary to dispose of portions of
the herds whether the price Is sat
isfactory or not.
In discussing the matter one sheep
raiser said: "The sheep business
Is In pretty hard lines this year, es
pecially for those of us- v.ho are lu
It and have to buy a large part or
all of our hay for winter feeding.
In addition to the cost of the summer
range in the lorej-t reserves, we are
also paying more for labor and all
supplies, and on top of all of this
comes the demand of the farmers
for (8 per ton for hay. The price
of wool was such a disappointment
"hat the outlook at this time is very
discouraging. Many of us are Just
debating the que. Ion aud will have
to decide whether to take chances on
shipping to the Eastern markets. If
we buy hay and feed here we know
'.hat there will be a loss, and can
figure out about what It will be. In
shipping we may lose much heavier,
but we have a chance of pulling
out even."
In contrast to the sheepman's
view of the price of hay Is that of
a farmer who said: "Well, the day
of $4, $5 or even 16 hay U past.
The sheepmen practically set the
price of our hay for many years past
and they should be in good finan
cial shape to r.ay the increase. If
we can't get $8 per ton many of
us will no doubt bale the hay and
put it on the city markets either
later In the fall or this winter.
"Great Expectations-"
1 Charles Green, one of Dickens' Il
lustrators, bod two models, one of
whom was a IlkHble fellow, while the
other, Gregory by mime, wan a greedy,
self seeking character, always tbiulc
ing of bimttelf and bis perquisites.
When Green was on bis deathbed
Gregory was very ofUclous, aud one
day Green, noticing this, said lo blm:
"Oh. 1 haven't forgotten you. Greg
ory: got you down In my will."
At the funeral Gregory Invented Id a
wreath and duly attended to bear the
will read.
Green bad kept his word, and the
model was not forgotten.
"To my dear frleDd Gregory." ran
the document, "I leave, for bis kind
ness to me, an Illustrated edltloo of
"Great Expectations.'"
Against His Principles.
"What was that man making such a
fuss about?" asked the restaurant pro
prietor. "tie found a couple of balrs in the
food, sir." replied the waiter.
"Oh. Is tbat all?"
"You see, sir. he's vegetarian, and
you can't get him to eat anything but
vegetables." Von kers Ktateamun.
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SIT TIGHT.
ITh? (lcpnrtui e of Secretary Jlltch
cuck iur Eurni leaves Ui? govern
ment with neither uuUliit-l nur pres
ident lu Waatili7lou.-Kn,a Noie.
Taft la up at Beverly studying the
l'Utt;
Knox la off vacationing office Moi
la ahut:
Wlckeruham la wandering, quUtlli,
till) nerves;
Balllnger la telling how people nun
Ills curves;
Dickinson Is dallying In the sum
mer breeze;
Hitchcock has gone hurrying off
and over aeus:
Nagel takes his euse some here, act
does geu. 4iuc Veagli
But!
The government goes on In Ita
pleasant way.
Oh, but this la wonderful! Can It
ever be
That we do not need a staff In
Washington, D. C.T
Not a soul upon the Job, and still
the country lives!
No committees pouring lovely white
wash through their sieves;
No one pointing now wltb pride or
viewing with alarm
Just the hustle-bustle In the city.
town and farm.
Let's keep still about It while the
country runs Itself,
Crops a -crowding fences, while the
folka pile up the pelf.
Capitol deserted by the men of
name and fame
But! Tbe gentle government la going on
the same!
Oh. but this Is wonderful! Can It
ever be
That we do not need a staff in
Washington, D. C.T
Jefferson Toombs In Harper's
Weekly.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Japalac, varnish stains, linseed oil
at Burnaugh ft Maytleld's,
SRIPMEH
ASTERN
MlDfLTC
HUiU 0
PARADISE GLINTS.
Paradise, August 26. Dry and
smoky.
A fruit agent representing the Mil
ton nursery 4s canvassing thia
country.
A report has reached us that the
Hendrk'kson brothers threshed five
acres of wheat that made GO bushels
to the acre.
Benton Conner and wlfs passed
through Paradise today. !
Gilbert Phillips and wife are here
visiting relatives.
A peculiar accident occurred while
threshing wheat at Joe Peach's. A
load of bundles caught fire from a
fpark from the engine at the hind
end. A man was on the front
end of the load, yet the load burned
up and ruined the hind wheels of
the wagon. Don't know how the man
escaped, but he is still alive.
Bring All Items
Handiwork To Fair
Especially Requested That, Ladto
Bring In Any and All Handiwork
Whether Listed or Not
Several la.1y residents of Wallowa
couuty have writtea to the Fair asso
ciation asking about exhibits not cat
iogued in the regular premium
list. It may be ell to state pub
licly that any handiwork or any
production of the -county will be el
Bible to exhibit, and will be gladly
received aud entered. Whether cat
alogued or not, it U the desire ot the
tssoclatlon tbat every production ot
the county be In exhibit If possible,
and thus the , Fair made the most
complex advertisement ot the couu
'y's resources and development that
s possible to be made at this time.
Bring la any rlece of handiwork
wrought by a resident of the coun
ty, whether that particular article
4 listed in the catalogue or not.
From all indications up to this
uiue theie will be the largest at
tendance at the Fair that marks the
l'alr's history thus far. Thousands
from the outside are expected here,
In addition to the people from
iTii!on and Wallowa counties. Enter
prise Is makir.g extensive prepara
tion to see that every visitor may
i'ind comfortable quarters while here.
Many former eastern Oregonlans
Crom as far away as Portland will
be In Enterprise during the Fair.
Write to all your absent friends and
make Fair week a sort ot bome-com-lng
week. Tell them the Fair be
gins September 26.
Waste Land Grows Rubber.
Wide reaches of waste laud on tbe
Island of ru:iipure are now being set
out lu rublMT plum, which seem to do
well, lu Malacca there were formerly
square miles of land covered with, la
lung, the biding place of tigers and
other big game, which have been
transformed into Due rubber planta
tions. All Who Love
little Ones
will provide
purest of the
pure in
Candy
Look for the Seal of rarity
PatronU th "Modern Dtali
Utitn CalKtiwnr C., Mire., rtbae. One)
293 acres Alder Slope, $23,000.00
80 acres Alder Slope, 8,000.00
ICO 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, $60O to $3,0 30
Fire Insurance Surety Bond Live Stock Insurance
W. E. TAGGART,
ENTERPRISE, : :
f Cartfu, Banking Insurtt ths Saftty of Dtpoths."
Depositors Have That Guarantee at
WALLOWA NATIONAL BANK
OF ENTERPRISE, OREGON
CAPITAL'IW.OOO
8URPI.ru I55.IKI0
We Do a General Banking Business.
Exchange Bought and Sold on
All Principal Cities.
Geo. W. HyH, President
Oeo. 8. Craig, Vl Presideut
DIKECTOK8
Geo .8. Ckaio
J. H. Dobbin
G&o. W.
HILL UNO IS
COMIRGTO FROUT
HILL LAND VEGETABLES DOING
WELL WHILE VALLEY STUFF
IS FROSTED.
A trip through the hill country
north of Enterprise at this time Of
the year would be great surprise
to the average resident of the valley
and towns. Ths moat noticeable con
trast between the valley land and
the bill land' Is In the matter of
raising gardens. The tender garden
stuff in tbe valleys has been nipped
by. the froet for some tiros and lat
er froaen to the ground, but a visit
to the gardens in the Trout Creek
and Leap country will reveal corn,
beans, tomatoes, and in some place
cucumr-ers growing and maturing
icely. In fact roasting ear made
their appearance from tbe bill coun
try about the sams time as tbons ,
from ths Imnaha country. Besides
being able to raise all kinds ot ten
der garden truck many of the farm
ars are raising fruit and ons or two
have eatablkJhvd the fact that
l eaches can be raised. Who know
but that the Imnaha country may
have to face a competitor nearer
home than anticipated in the near
future.
On many of ths farms there is
Lhis year a good crop ot apples on
the small orchards now bearing.
Whoa taking Into consideration ths
past unusual apilng and summer H
has certainly been demonstrated that
there Is good fruit land on the hills
around Enterprise.
C. S. Bradley planted eight acre
at potatoes on the hill nortnwSJt
of the city Just north ot ths Roe V
Calvin place. They grew aivd looked
fine long after the similar crop
down In the valley had bee a frosted
and frozen to the grounl. It was
only on, Thursday night of last wek
ihat the tops were frosted at all.
Tbe day of small and large com
mercial orchard Is no doubt ap
proaching In till Is part of the coun-
iy, and with It will come more pros
perity and business for everybody.
Tbe seasons are such that most
fruits and vegetables ripen and ma
ture at a time when the similar
crops In. other pari of tits North
west are gone, .thus injuring a god
market and not la competition" wltb
ne earlier belts, -MISSIONARY
SOCIETY
FAREWELL RECEPTION
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One of ths most deiishiiui social
;aJ'f rings cf J.o eon wa a-niest.
lng of tbe union missionary k.
:i bsme of .Mrs, Frank Clark,
Friday afternoon. The pr'.rty 'is.:n h
iui pride Ins.ltiitel by the smcI'j
ts a farewell to Jrs. A. A. Oi irk,
who loaves A on iay fot t-it -r.'.i..-i!
visit in Elsie, .Vikh. Delkloua to '
freobmenta were served ty ths bos-
id several hours vere a pea
very enjoyably, .V rs. Clark Is one
of ths society's most valued mem
ber and all Join In wtuhkug er a
pleasant trip and safe return. Those
inor, Sarah Maxwell, E. J. Foray the,
ier, C. W. Amey, Frank Dtubbls
field, O. 8. Reavls, E. W. Steel, r
U. Uumaugh, Ceo roe Law, E.. D. .
Knnpp, N. R. Holmes, A. J. BimjU
mer, Sarah Mcxwell, E. Z. roiyth.
T. M. Dill, O, H. Vest, J. U Brown-
ng, tieo. V. Gaily, V, II. Gravt
and Mrs. Rlcbaids; Mrs. A. .
Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clark,
daughters, Helen, Margaret and Aff
iles. Tic Pioneer teal Estate Baa.
: i OREGON
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A. J. Boeliaier, Axxt. Cashier
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