Wallowa County chieftain. (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, October 20, 1910, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextCITY AND COUNTY BRIEF8. running a separator for hta COUIlN PiOflPPr PaiW Julian, Ellis of Alder Slope, ! ' WllKX flKl J. C. Ellis of Doty, Wash.,- wo had been cousin left tor. h! nolle Friday. The old Star laundry building lias been moved by Fred Wagner to a lot on North River street where H will be fixed overinto a residence. Geo. S. Craig returned Thursday from Lewiston. He left his son-in-law, H. C. Mahaffey, somewhat im- uim. wuii a verj BLC& mail. Mr. and Mrs. M.'L. Larsen and daughter, Rhoda Wood, leave Sun day for Haines, where Mr. Larsen will open a Jewelry store, and the family will' make their home. Little Unis and Ronaldi Henderson went to La Grande, Friday, where they will meet their father, L. C. Henderson, and proceed to their new home at Pasco. Mrs. Hender son will follow later. All phone orders for bus to and from depot promptly attended to. White Front barn. Home phone. 97 b Watch the big Ad. of W. J. Funk & Co. every weak for their Satur day Special. It will pay you. . The ladles of the Christian church rill serve chicken dinner Election day, November 8. 46btf ' . . . J. A. BUKl-JlilUH ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Offioe In Litch Building. - 5 Enterprise, Oregon. 1 Waltoira County Chieftain Established In 1884. Published every Thursday by The Enterprise Press. Office East side Court House Square. Entered In the postoffice at Enter prise, Ore, as second-class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. One year $1.50 Three months 60c. Invariably in Advance. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1910. THE AWFUL "32." Thene are 32 Initiative and refer endum measures "bn the November ballot, 13 more than were ever sub mitted at one time before. Of the -otal number, in our Judgment les3 than one third are debatable ques tions. To put it another way, more than two-thirds of them will require no study or hesitancy on the part of the average voter to mark yes or no on his ballot. They are either famil iar questions to him, about which lie has long s'.nce made up bis mind, or else are so clearly good or bad that a man with half horse sense knows Intuitively how to vote. For Instance take the first one on the ballot the extension of the franchise to women .tax payers. We all have heard that threshed out since we were boys, and everyone has his opinion about it; an opinion that would take considerable evi dence or strong argument to change. With many people, probably a ma jority, the same is true of the state wide prohibition amendment, al though you will see later on la this article that we class It among the de batable questions. An Instance of the clearly wrong ueasure Is No. 346-347, found on page 132 of the Voters pamphletr? blU :o create a board to inquire into the iubject of employers liability, and appropriating 1 1000 for the board to waste. All the information that board could possibly collect fc Al ready available. This measure Is clearly only a stalking- horse to help defeat No. 330 (page 81 of the pamphlet). county of Otis Tram parts of IUt ney, Malheur and Grant counties. No. 323 No, Page 67. To annex part of Clackamas county to Mult nomah county. No. 326 No, Txe 63. To erect Lane and Douglas counties. No. 333 No, Page 8". To erect county of Orchard from jart of Umatilla county. No. 335 No Page 96. To erect If you are in the market for property see us, we can fit you out Here You Are, Mr. Homesesker Five room bungalow on lot 60x ' 120; nice residence district; the house wired for electric lights; city water installed; good wood shed and cellar; lawn and shade trees. Two blocks from Main st $1600.00 Buys This Beautiful Home $850 down, balance on your own time Wallowa County Land Company C. M. LOCKWOOD, Mgi Room 2 over Harness Shop Enterprise, Oregvn Carefut Banking Insures the Safety of Deposits. Depositors Have That Guarantee at - WALLOWA NATIONAL BANK OF ENTERPRISE. OREGON CAPITAL $56,000 SURPLUS 155.000 We Do a General Banking Business. Exchange Bought and Sold on - All Principal Cities. Geo. W. Hyatt,. President Geo, & Ccaig, Vice President VY. R. Hohr.y Cashier A. J. Bufkucuer, Asst. Cbsbier Geo .S.Chaio J. H. Dobbin DIRECTORS Geo. W. Hyatt Mattix A. Holme W. R. Holmes . 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 32Q acres, 12 miles out, $3,200.00 City L,ot, $100 to $300 Residence Property, $f50 to $3,000 Fire Insurance Surety Bond Live Stock Insurance W E. TAGGART The Pioneer Real Estate Baa. ENTERPRISE, : : : OREGON la Grande Iron Works. D. FITZGERALD, Proprietor. Foundry and Machine Shop. Casting- and Ma chine Work done on snort notice. WE ALSO MANUFACTURE FEED MILLS Sawmill break down jobs promptly attended to GIVE US A TRIAL I L. BERLAND jg Dealer in Harness, Saddles, Chapps, Spars S and Leather Goods of all descriptions. jg I will fit you out with the best goods for the least 5 money. . When in need of anything in my line, call and H ' inspect my stock before purchasing. I ENTERPRISE, - - - - OREGCK Enemies of the initiative and ref erendum, particularly the Orego- iaa . newspaper, are attempting to ridicule the submission of those measures to the people They say the people are too ignorant, and too careless o vote intelligently on measures that concern them; that, all such measure should be left to he legislature. The Oregon tan has- made a great hoop-de-doodle-do because. It as serts, that out of 300 Portland vo ters interviewed only a small per cent had made, up their minds how hey would vote. That', what, the Oregonian says, but a score of stances show that tiie Oregonian will stoop to any baseness in the bitter war agaln&t the people's rule.' But admitting the Oregonian -s f Ig or e to be correct, the same fig- ires showed that a large per cent, of the voter supposed to have been interviewed were studying the meas ures, and the arguments pro and! con, as set forth im, the Voters pamphlet. And 'that's more than the, average legislator does. Besides the Intelligent voters Of he state are not found la the stores or oa the streets of Port land, or other v towns. The city business man is too busy trying to corral some other fellow's share of 'his world's goods, jto . pay any heed to the duties and obligations of citizenship. He would rather be ruled than bothered, and he don't care a snap whether the ruler Is a corrupt, gangster politician, a pub lic service corporation .or a king. If he nas any preference it to for the latter. People In the country, however. take not kindly to bosses or rulers of any description. They are cap able of thinking for themselves, and take time to do it. We venture the assertion that 90 per cent, of the rural voters of Wallowa county who have received the pamphlet, are studying the measures and argu ments. If the Oregonian doesn't believe the ussertioa it Is welcome to send a man tip here to Invest!- .te. Was there- ever a legislature to any state in -the Union In the last 100 -years, la which 90 per cent of th members; knew even the title, of all the bills- they vo'.ed onT We gues not. If such a miracle did happen, they could make a for tune exhibiting themselves as legis lative freaks. And why? The last leglslaturo "considered" over 500 bills, and had only a few -weeks to do all l! con sidering, with the manifold distrac tions of gay Salem at tnidninht to combat. And the average intelli gence, honesty and horse sense of the legislators were not a whit high er .than that of the people. The vot ers have only 32 measures to con sider cud. mora moat ha then, the leg islators had weeks, In whih to do their considering. The best test of, the fitness of the people to legislate Is the tent of experience. Two yeans ago there were 19 measures- on the ballot, and not even the Oregonian has ever dared to dispute the fact that: the results showed the people voted in telligently, discriminatingly an 4 Just ly. They hod their little Joke .with the two fisheries bills an gave both the gill netters an the toh wheel ers a proper rebuke. Immature and too radical proposals were voted down, propositions ,to waste money mere kkkeJ into oblivion, while aU e'eeeat and needful measures were given handsome majorities. The safest, moot conservative force tu all Oregsn U the great Sody of plata people on election day. Of the S2.cieajure3 cn the ballot this fall, we divide them Into four classes: Those on which, la our judgment, the vote should be an emphatic Yes; those which should not be determined by the state I county of Clark from part of Grant st large, being purely local matters, I county and on which the vote 6houli be I No. 339 No. Para 106. To annex No; those on wblc-h, clearly, wlth-lp of Washington county to Mult out a shadow' of doubt, the vote noroah county. i should be No; and fourthly, the jj0 351 n0 page 141. To erect debatable questions. We put eight county of Deschutes from part of jf'the 32 fci te first class, eight In Crook county the second, five in the third and 11 I six new counties and two changes n the fourth. in boundary lines, and at long This week we will consider the range at least five of them look, like first two classes and next week the schemes to gratify the ambitions of third and fourth -classes. I he towns named as temporary coun- We may preface, however, by say- 'y Beats tng the dlvletoa Into classes is a Ther are many reasons for vol- purely arbitrary one of our own, I ing made primarily for the quicker and the eight. First, we who live out plainer consideration of them. 11. Manley, of Knterprfee, Oregon, who. on June 10th, 1905, made Home stead Entry No. 14458. Serial, No. 04522, for WH NE and NW Section 34. Township 1 North. Rang 45 East. Willamette Meridian, has filed notice of Intention to maks county of. Williams from part of Final Five-ywar Proof, to eotabllsh claim to in land aoove oescnueu. before C. M. Lock wood, U. S. Com- mlailoner. at hU office, at Enter prise, Oregon, on th 17ia day of November, 1910. Claimant v . nanws as witnesses: Thomas Monroe, Theodore E. Wood, of Enterprise, Oregon, and Lewis Martin and John Baker, of Joseph, Oregon. 7c5 F. C. Bramwell. Register. Good en Thefr Face. The women's taxpaylng suffrage amend meat (No. 300 Yes, page 2 of the pamphlet) wl'.l probably be vot ed down, but t shouldn't. This Is one 'nstance of where people vote jy piejudlce instead of reason. All women over 21 years of age should have the ballot; there never has been and cannot be one reason ad vanced against St. And surely why .shouldn't women" taxpayers have a voice In law making? No. 302 Yes. Page 8. This is he bill for an Eastern Oregon, In jane asylum, passed by the legisla ture and referrei to the people, The present asylum at Salem is al ready overcrowded. The more pa- lents In. an Institution the less care each individual gets. Then, too. all natlentta do not thrive to the salubrious but moist air of SaJem 'and their physical condition hamp s their mental recovery. Last and least It will be a saving of money, No. 314 Ye3. Page 35. Allows Ba- NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department of the Interior. U. 8. Land Office at La Grande, Or egon, July 29th, 1910. Notice Is hereby given that Mary . Yeager, whose postoffice address la Elgin, Oregon, did, on the 27th Jay of October, 1909, file In this office Sworn Statement and Appli cation. No. 07203. to purchase the NB NKV Sec. 7 and NW NW Section 8, Township 1 North, No on each and every one of provisions of the act of June 3, 1878. Me of the territory affeoteii are ini aotA amendatory, known as the tot Drooer judges of the matter. "Timber and- Stone Law," at such There may be merit and justice In f1 bJ appral .1 uniii, iuu iiia, yui lunui v uvu my- ome 01 tnem, um. . ' ..tAvKu, th, land and timber there- these county division sohemea w nftV been ftpprau,ed, at 1241.25 strongly opposed by residents of the the timber estimated 290.000 board territorv includedlust what rotor- tot at 75 cent per M, and the land 1 . . 1 I . ,1 . 111 . . M iii.ta, tnai etuu appncam win wi nronf in, suDDort of her aDPlicS- have no way of t.llng. Ve Deiieve tlo . ,wortt ,tatenien(t ott the erection of a new county, or the 27th day of October, 1910, before The slicing off of a Btrio from one coun- KtglsUr and Receiver at th UntUsd ty and adding it to anoiner, anouia b-e left .wholly and solely to the peo ple directly affected. Such a law Is proposed by an. Initiative measure to :e voted on al this election, and .is no Injustice will result im asking these schemes to wait a year or .wo, we are In favor of voting No on each and every one at present. A Just law would leave the matter f the erection of a new county, with certain constitutional jestrlc- tions as to area, population and as sessed valuation, to the citizens of th county or counties affected. States Land Office,' at La Grande, Oregon. Any person U at liberty to protest this purchase before entry, or Ini tiate a contest at any time before patent Issues, by filing a corrobo rated affidavit In this office, alleg ing facts which would defeat ths entry. 60c H v F. C. Bramwsll, Reglstsr. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department', of th Interior. (J. S. Land Otflcs at La Grande. Or- egon. July 29th, 1910. Notice Is hereby given that Elmer J. Jewell, whoBe post-office address is Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or egon, did. ou the 10th day of No- The vote In the territory embraced vsmber, 1909, file In this office ,..i,t.. i.imn. th- nrnivMM! Sworn Statement and Application, I Nn 072r.7 in 'niirchnuA th 8U IWU. I 1 11 1 I., tairnr I ' ker county to Day its circuit judge "' -w., . , 8acUon TowMnlD 1 Norlh. Rftn- jiaaa ,it of lt own Dock- '? r ct 76 per cent, u aiiu-roe- 47 Willamette Meridian, and ct If they want to do it, and they tlve vote In the balance of the don't throw any obstacles in 'd county or counties snouio n large enough to show that, fair nrliided men could see Justice in the lo. .heir path. Judge's salaries are too lo.w anyway. No. 318 Yes. Page 46 No. 336 Yes. Page 103. No. 340 Yes. Page 109. Theae are the Normal school bills, for one at Ashland, oae at Moii mou'th and one at Weston. A tax of 1-25 th of a mill Is provided foi each school. Vote for all three, sure. Oregon Is disgracing herself by not educating her teachers. Do we want to pay out big salaries for fctgh'.h grade graduates to teach our children? The belt is none too good for Oregon, and we need' the three schools in thTte parts, of the state ."or two reasons: First, a school with two or three h-undred echol ars is alwayB letter for the sdiol ar than the big school, and, second, the normal students as a rule have 10 money to waste, and the nearer the school the cheaper for the stu dent. No. 330 Y3, Page 81. Employ era liability bill, modeled 0:1 the beat in the Illinois, New Yorlj and Massachusetts laws. Oregon is a rnossback In enough things; lets gt jo to da'e oa thlr cneat reform measure. It is for the beat Interest jf a" classes, We make laws pro- acting boilers and other machlniery; let's have one protecting men. No. 362 Yes. Pase 200. Amend .nent the timber t hereon, under the pro- visions of the act of June 3, 1(71, and acta amendatory, known as th4 'Timber and Stone Law," at aucli value as might be fixed -by appralee- iroposUion, say 15 to 25 per cent, ment, and that, pursuant to such ap- There Is no doubt whatever that plication, the land and timber tnere- tome of these scheme have a ma- nave oeen apprauiea. at W.v . the timber estimated 210.000 board own territory, rpr example, uo- 195,. mU appiicant will offtr chutes county where It Is reported I fin ad proof In support of hie applies- that practically everybody la opposed tion and aworn statement on th4 ?,,,n. Rd,monrf nd Immedlat. vl- 27tn av r. 1910, Defor. U. M. Lockwood, Uultsd States Commis sioner, at Enterprise, Oregon,. Any person le at liberty to protioat this purchase before entry, or ini tiate a contest at any tlms before patsnt Issues, b- filing a uorroU rated affidavit In this office, alleg ing facts which would defeat the Well F. C. Bramwell, Register. ctnity. Madras and Ilend people are strong against It, Same Is true of Orchard, where Milton, favors but it 4 claimed Athena, Weston and most )t .the people object. We have seen ao coniraaiouon or tne suaieiuen that a majoi-Uy of the people In the entry. trlp proposed bo be sliced off Wash- itlftrfkn. n n1 fuinVAd to Multnomah ire opposeu 10 tiw "'. nr.rtmnt nf th. Inter la. Lfi Uiem all wait untU a U.w Is ' TjnlteJ gtA',83 Land Office. passed giving them a right to do- iLaQraode, Oregon, September 19th, cida for themseVves 191. A sufficient contest affidavit bar. Incr tuun fitful In ttlla nfMno hv P IWW measures. If you approve of them L McKvw9 contestant, against vote Yes, but IX you see the Justice Homestead Entry No. 06955, made jf Jotting them decide for themsolvea August 24th, 1909, for E"4 NEty zote No. - BVi section J, rownsnip x North, Range 50 East, Willamette Meridian, by Howard Whlttler, Con testes, in which it Is alleged that rfald Howard Whlttier has never es tablished a residence upon said tract, but has abandoned the same, that he has- been absent therefrom for more than six months s-t.ee making said entry, that said tract U not settled uponand cultivated by said lloili'ij States Land Notices NOTICE FOtt PUBLICATION. Department of the Interior. United State Land Office at La Grande, :Oigon, Oct, 11th, 1910. Notice Is ibtreby given that Wll Icra H. Dale, of Enterprise, Ore- partv aa rWiuped by law said parties to the constitution providing ;on, who on June 15th, 1905, made aM hereby notified to appear, re- that three-fourths of a Jury may de c Homestead Entry No. 14469, Serial xpond. and offer evidence touching ide to a civil ault, and other ood 87. fVfc NB. ad N hald aUegatlon at 10 o'clock a. m. on I Section 14. Town8hlU 1 North. Nnv.mlu, Kith 11A tLufnra C V. provone o-egaru o cour 6 wlUameMls Meridian. Lockwoxl. Unite! State Commfcisloo- ceaure ana pracuce. mis wm tenu aaa e notice of Intention, to mane ef( at nu, office in Enterprise, Or. .0 p-omote Juetlce, discourage llti- Final Five jcar Proof, to estabUsh (on, and that final hearing will be cation and even up matters between lim to ine wn aDOve aescrineu, held at 10 o'clock a. m. on Novem- u:ore C. M. lookwooo, u. b. uom- ber 15th, 1910, before the Keg is tor ralattLoner, at his office, at. Kntr- .au Receiver at the United States riaa, Oregon, on tie 16th day of De- Land Office In La Grande, Oregon. member, 1910. I The said contestant having, in Claimant name as witnesses: proper affidavit, filed September 19. the poor man with nothing but jus tice and a cheap lawyer on hi aide, while on the other Is the rich, con tentious wrongdoer with the leading lawyer to cunningly direct matters Fred Zumwait, Joe Gill, and Ed Lord, 1910, set forth facts which) show that an or jsummai', Oregon, ana' mimer 1 after due dUigent personal service m one man on a jury may override 'nstloe. Nome of Our Business. No. 317 No, Page 37. To rect county of Nesmtth from parts of Lane and Douglas counties. No. ,321 No. Page 61. To erect Jewell, of EnterprUe, Oregon. 9c5 F. C. Bram well, Register. ' NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. ' , Department of the Interior. U. S. Land Office at La Grande, Oregon, Sept. 26th, 1910. Notice to hereby given that Jared of this notice can not be made, It is hereby ordered and directed that such notice be given due and proper publication. Record address of entryman Whlteblrd, Idaho, 7c5 F. C. Bramwell, Register. Colon R. Eberhard, Receiver.