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About The news=record. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1907-1910 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 31, 1907)
Not Going Out of Business But Selling' Out My Groceries at Cost 7 packages Force fl.00 i Small white Navy Beans...; 8c " California Pink Beans 5o ( Choice DrKd Applet. 12'c ., Clwioe Dried Peaches 15c 1 pound Japan Kice 7c 1 pound Japan Tea.... .. . . 40o 25o Catsup . . .' 20 '13 lbs Best Cane Fruit Sugar.. 1.00 35c bottle Horse Radish Mustard.. i5o 25c package Crackers ,." 20o 15c package Crackers iOc ' 85o bottle Catsup ........ . . 25 2 cans Peas, extra-standard. . . 25c Chase & Sanborn Ooffoe. Sn nan Suol P..'f.. , pound Shillings Best 7 l-ars Laundry Soap, Swifts Pride 20 25 luonapole and Klul ling's Best Spices Impound cans 10 25c Extra Standurd Peaches, 'Apri cots, Plums, Cherries and Pears 20c bottle Pickles..., & cans r.xt rn Standard Tomatoes 1 can Corn Kxtra Standard 1 can Axle Grease ftOo pails Axle Grease ! 25 10 5 25 FRED S. ASHLEY ' Sell for Cash or Installments OUc bottle Vanilla Extract, Mononole 45 50c bottle Lemon Kxtraet " 40 Economy Fruit Jars gnls 1.40 Economy Fruit "Jars, qnarts .. 1.20 Other stuff too numerous to mention. Enterprise Oregon 25 20e bottle Mustard...... ' 15 20 1 gallon Monnpole Syrup 1.10 ?5 5 pounds Shilling's Best Baking powder 1.05 20 2 pounds Shillings Best H5 15 1 pound Shillings Best.'. 40 A Fey Facts (Continued from first page.) avoid even the appearance of attempting to balk' the people or to influence their . judgement, we Jbave refrained from word or action -which could be construed ai interfering in anyway with a; free and fair expression of their sentiments. So many of our friends, however, have expressed the opinion. that a decent consideration tor ourselves and for them .' . should prompt us to make to the people a presentation of the" case as we see it, that we are constrained to do as they request. ' Will you, therefore, kindly allow me space for the following : The first Intimation that Wallowa had county ' seat aspirations came after several weks; or months, devoted by the Wallowa Sun to, a campaign of ' abase of the County Court and of the city of Enterprise, because . the court had acofepted the offer of the citizens of Enterprise and had located the county . high school here. Ate we not, therefore, justified in. assuming that this campaign of abuse was part of the general v camaign by which, working upon the prejudices of the people, they hoped to ' bring profit to themselves. , And what are the facts with reference to the location of the high school here? :Yoii, will remember that at the last election .there was submitted to the voters of the county the proposition of establishing a county high school. This was done under the provisions of the High School Law, a petition for the vote having been circulated and very generally signed throughout the county. In no part bf the county, so far as I am informed, was there any effort made for or against the measure, the result of the vote apparently being an unprejudiced and uninfluenced expression 'of the peoples will. The following is the result of the vote; For. Against., Wallowa, 94 58 . Lostine, 90 24 Enterprise, 152 49 Joseph, 104 ' 31 Prairie Creek, - 33 - " 17 Divide, 13 5 Park, 19,. 6 Eureka, 10 3 Pine Creek, 11 11 Paradise, 2(5 13 Promise, - t 31 10 Smith Mountain, li , 4 Powwatka, , 9 - 5 Leap, 27 19 Pittsburg, 12 2 Butte, , 11 13 Imnaha, 0 . 15 Trout Creek, 3 32 Flora, . 4 57 Lost Prairie, 3 27 Grouse, 18 21 Mud Creek, 6 9 The result of the vote left the county court no choice. They had received from the voters notice to establish a higl; school and that notice was manda tory upon them. And it had to be located within a certain time. The court notified the various communities that action would be, taken at the July term of court and that it would be located at that town which, in the opinion of the court submitted the best bid for it. At the July term 'each of the towns submitted its bid and Wal lowa's sw lowest and worst. After the- hid i were read and before action on them was taken by the court, Judge Corkins Called up President McDaniel, of the Wallowa Commercial Club and urged him ,to increase Wallowa's bid, but was told that it was impossible to do so, that they had raised as .much as they could, at least without farther time. The bid of Enterprise, $1500 in cash and a site consisting of about 6 acres, being consideredby the court to be the most advantageous to the county was accepted. We desire to submit to a candid and unprejudiced public the proposition that Wallowa, having voted strongly in favor of the high school, having been given an opportunity to secure its location in competition with the other towns, having taken ladvantage of that Opportunity an I having lost out because it was uiiuole or unwilling to pay as much as the other towns, is estopped from criticism of the county court, the city of Enterprise, or any one or any thing else. I think the agitation of the matter by the Sun was, under the circumstances, puerile and childish. In the absence of any authoritive statement from the people of Vallowa to the effect that the Sun does not represent their views, I think we are justified in thinking that it does. The next bogie raised by the Sun was the matter of the high tax levy made by the county court and it had the gall to Insinuate that Enterprise was respon sible for it. In' the name of common sense, why should it be. As a matter of fact the people of Enterprise howled as loud and as long as the people in the other parts of the county did. And why should they not? The people of Enterprise pay approximately two and one half times as much taxes as the people of Wallowa pay. Why should Wallowa monopolize the howling? And the Sun, with that utter dis regard for truth which has characterized it from the beginning of this contro versy, has tried to convey the impression that the high school was responsible for the big levy, when as a matter of fact but 3 mills out of a total of 22, was levied for that purpose. And then the consistency of our friends in Wallowa. They shed briny tears over the wrongs of a dear people who have been robbed by a cruel court and they hurl anathemas at the court, and then they came up at least Mr. McDonald, Mr. Holmes, Mr. McDaniel Mr- Maxwell, Dr. Gregg, and possibly other gentlemen, came up and they hehK'np that self same court for a further appropriation of $2200 for the Sled Springs road. And that, too, after having received an appropriation of $400 on tno same road. lust, fall ami fu-fv,. . ...... .UlVUd appropriations ', of ;$1783.50 on the V hiskey Creek hill leading up-the' Sled pringsroad, during the years 1900 and '.-PRICES REDUCED After our, very successful Spring and Summer Sales there are many remnants of Spring and Summer Dress Goods not old and shelf worn "but new and first-class in our large and well assorted stock of Dry Goods, we offer you these goods at. a tremenduous discount. Thesegoods will perhaps answer every purpose as well as costlier goods. Mens' Ball-Briggan' Underwear, was i $1.25 suit, now . . . . Ladies Muslin Underwear 25 per cent discount. One lot Warners Corsets worth $1.50 Present price i Summer Corsets .worth 62c are now , going at -. . . , . j One lot Sun-Bonnets, good value at thirty five and. twenty-five cents,' now fifteen Sand twenty-five cents. Our ' line of ladies Neckwear is second to none jn the city. Please examine it before go ing elsewhere. 95C $1.20 50C Big reduction in Lace Hosiery. Ladies Summer Waists will go - at - twenty five per cent discount. Remember we carry a large line' of Trunks and 1 Valises. If .you or any- of your 1 family are going away" for a trip give us a , call. One lot Dress Skirts thirty-five per cent dis count. These Skirts are good, heavy and - serviceable." These goods can be worn any season of the year. Call and see us and we will treat you Tight. U v Respectfully Enterprise' M..&' M: Co. (Concluded onjast page.) Mrs. M. King left Friday lust, fnr Tnrlock, California, where her folks are living. W. T. Bell is erecting a Ibarn on the lots recently purchased from Daniel Boyd in Alderviow addition. , If you want peace in the family get 'out wife a Shelby washine machine. E. M. & M. Co. keeps them. Misses Jennie and Cora Borland luff. Saturday for Corvallis, where they will take a course at the college. Fine line of gents' neckwear at Bubv Big Store. ' Mrs. 3.C. Hutchinson of Eiain and Mrs. Henry McElroy of. Wallowa visited over Monday with Mrs. Ashley. Fresh oranges and lemons at the E. M. AM. Store. L. E. Jordan has been celebrating th arrival at his home of a daughter. Monday, August 20, 1007. You can get a pair ot Buckincham Hecht shoes at the Busy Big Storo. Mr. Verger has secured the part of Ashley's store building formerly used for the grocery stock, which he will make the central for . his telephone system. The six month-old child of Mr. and ' Mrs. A. H. Sasser died last Friday. The funeral was held Saturday at the Presbyterian church. Rev. Temnieton ' officiating. ; ' Fred Ashley announces that he will . put in a larger and more un tc-dato stock of furniture as soon as his grocery stock is msposed of. Now is the time to get bargains in the fancv erocerv line CP J notice his advertisement in this issue. 'Twill soon be school time. Don't forget that Burnaugh & Mavflold are headquarters for school supplies. Best line of tablets in town. Norman L. Downs has been annotated to the forestry service under Supervisor O'Brien. He will act as Private sec retary. Dermine Cream, the best preparation for chapped, hands and face, is sold by liurnangli & Mayfleld. Therefore the county seat should stay in Enterprise Union servicos will bo held at the M. E. church, Sunday. Rev. Thompson will preach. (let one of those nice hand bags at E. M. & M. Co's. Biir Store. Say son, get your mamma somo Jan- alacat Burnaugh & Mavflold.s so bIib can make that old furniture look like new. Their varnish stains will help the looks of your cupboard and table too. Wesley Duncan has purchased the livery business of Emmons Bros., tukinit possession Tuesday. Miss Nellie Davis returnod home to Wallowa Saturday after vlsitinit with Mrs. O. M. Corkins. The national Live Stock Insurance Association is one of the best vou can insure your stock with. Call on W. E. Taggart and talk it ovor, 6r droD him a card and lie will call. Mordo and Hector McDonald were in town this week buying cavalry horses for Walla Walla. Moses Harris left for La Grande last week. Ho will return later with the intention of going into business here. F. D. Coville, government entomolog ist is in theivalley for a mouth's stay in the forestry service. Tullis-Cox ' Mr. C. W. Tullis of this city, received invitations the fore part of the week, to the wedding of his son Frank, to Min Vivian Cox, daughter of J. II. Cox. of Heppner, Oregon, September 2nd. Mr. Tnllis is a Murgenthaler operator on the Daily Tribune of Pendleton.
