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About The news=record. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1907-1910 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 9, 1908)
City and County Brief News Items Have you registered? Preferred stock canned Roods at the R. S. & Z. lienihtr.ition of voters began at the Cuuhty clerk's office Monday. Tim U. 8. & Z. have tin- Ims-t line tf ice tl.utch in the county. Prices right. Ray Johnson of Imnaha was in En terprise fcuturday on hid way to Wul- ' lowu to visit his parents. t Thomas Morgan, the well kn own Prairie Creek sheepman, bought a cream wp rator of J. W JJickford laiit week. The R. S. & Z. Co. have only a few Ljd.es .md Childrens Coats left. Call and get one at your ow n price. Closing bale Dr. J. II. Thompson of Joseph, County health physician, was securing data at the court iioiwe Friday for his ftunii.il report to the state board of health. Marl Graves has begun a conte.-1 for the A. P. Kir land homes'ead near Lightning. Commissioner D. VV, Shea han has been appointed referee to take testimony next Saturday. Win. C. Dislimun of Portland, a former resident of this county, is in the valley this week buying hogs. Mr. Dish. nan is a brother-in-law of u'0. K. Craig. J. W. Knnulro, an ntto-ney of La (irande, iu in Enterprise greeting old friends and making dow ones. Mr. Kiiowlcs is an aspirant for the circuit judgeship. K, O. Berry of Wallowa is the second man in the county to make unqualified avowal forcundiilacy for a county office. Mr. Kerry seeks the ncminaliou for sheriff on the Demccrutio ticket. There will be big doings in Enterprise a week from Saturday night. The whole county is invited and everyone will be made weleomo. Enterprise will entertain in old fashioned style. TI.e partnership between Fred Wag ner and L)ii Davis was not consum mated and Fred has concluded to stick to tbo real estat business. He con tinues an a partner with L. K. Joi dan in the 0. R. & I. Co. Father O'Pvoiirlie delivered nn inter esting sermon in the Catholic church Sunday morning, giving tho reasons for the ceremonies of the church, why the Latin language is n ed, etc. Ho will , continue tho explanations at tho next Service. Contractor 8. R. Haworth was hurt in the new Fraternal hull Wednesday. While moving a heavy framework it f 'I, just missing Mr, Haworth as he f ilwitn it. If it had struck him the ! ult would have been serious and us it it he gave his leg a severe wrench. Mrs. Sam Wade of Loitino has bought the Rev. M. J. Thompson property on Residence street 'or $2000 It will be occupied about February 1 by Mr. end Mrs. M. K. Boatman who will iuov. to Enterprise from IoUiiie. Rev. and Mrs. Thompson will leave the first of next week for new home, Eugene. Prof. Ambrolse Tuinell resigned Tuesday night as director of tho Enter prise Concert band and will leave next week for Portland. He has been director of the local band since its organization last spring and under bis; teaching the memliers have made splendid progress. His successor lias not yet been chosen. Quarterly meeting sorvlces will be held in tho Methodist church next Sun day evening. The presiding elder of La Grand district, Rev. J. D. (iillihin, will preach and conduct lite c miinu nion service. Ho will preac'i i.ls Fri day evening at 7:30 and bold V.ie nuar- torly conference. Let there Lo u good attendance at all these service. Oo to the R. S. & Z. Co. for Fui'liiutor and Shawls, etc. Lowest prices. The Indoor baseball team recently organized will go Wallowa Saturday for a game with the boys there. It is ex ptH ted a number of local lovers of the pame will accompany the team, which will piubably line upas follows: Hilyeu, pitcher; Pace, catcher; Hall, flri-t base; Mc A lister, becoiid base; Forsythe, third Iwse; Savage, left shortstop; Bauer, right shoitctop; Browning, left fleU; Kay, right Held. Roy Middles worth, who worked for Fred Fulconer two ears ago, was killed at Hillsboro, HI , lVcember 20. lie was oiling a hot journal of a car wheel in the Frisco yard at Hillsboro when he was struck by the pilot beam of a pasting engine, receiving fatal iujuries. Middleswortli was a young man wnll l.n....l. I...... ...1 .. : i 11 . .. erous friends are sorry to hear of his r-i ..i - t v i 11 I .i... ...i .... i IlTJi T-tlllM VI IUU CVI 1-lVllt. JJ1I I HU.1.F. Okl .. hr Midduiw-.m. i - i i . ii. . , ii VUV JTUIIUK lllllll Dou't Fail to see fine line ot m n'. - Crsvenette CouU on sale at Reduced ilioot ut tho it. S. it 2. Levi MiJIcris the new city marshal. Shoe repairing next dour to tar hum dry . Everett Flowers. tf Ralph Russell of Pittsburg nn Snake river was in town .Monday. Diamond W Coffee,' the finest flav ored. Sol 1 1 at the E M. &. M. Co. tf Deruiiue Cream, the b't preparation fur chapped hand. and f.ice, is told by liurnauuh & Aiavlicld. Forest Ranger Walter A l ay va- in Enterprise ou busi.ics: t '.:. t'r.-t of ti e week. But two cold d;iy! so f ir this winter. The weathor is idea! clear and sun shiny and just keen enough to be bracing. R. S. & V. O hsv a feiv pairs ,f tho colehrattd Red CI .id and Sootch Giay (lermnii box left. Come in and get pi ices. M. I". Rue U at AIofcow, Idaho, visiting his mother, who hag been in ill lical h. lie is expected to return about next Wednesday. City el.jeti n next May. Successors to Mayor Boyd, Recorder Taggart and and Couneilnvu Aikins and Graves will Le ('Iiof.cu. C. M. Lock v. ood went to Wallowa Thursday to assist in the ex ra clerical work resulting in the hank there changing to a National batik, which it w !l do next . Wednesdrv. Charles Zurchcr is helpin ; in the Wallowa National while Lock wood is away. G. N. A ra el of Promise was transact ing business at the court house Satur day. Ho and Sirs. Ames came to Lcstiuc, Friday, for a short vbit with their daughter and son in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Woods. Mrs. Aims has been in ill health for homo lime, and while at Lostino consulted Dr. Hewctt. Tiiere is a movement started to organie n'rillo team. II. I!. Oakes says a number are willing to join a team and have regular shoot nt Stated times for trophies and medals. The club would construct n range and aside from the sport furnished, the reasons of economy and safety are on the side of a club. S. R. O. was the sign long before the curtain went up at the opera house Monday night. Every seat was occu pied ami fifty or sixty had paid two hits for tho privilege of hearing tho Midland Jubilee ciugeis, a troupe of seven negroes who gave a creditable performance of the kind, tlir.ngh they, did violence to some good old-time negro melodies by twisting in Bowery variations, it was the first time some of tho younger folks in the audience had ever seen a negro and curiosity was at a high tension before the per formance began. The' attendance was nearly 6')D. Saloons limited i license If Wallowa county goes wet next June, i ot to exceed three s.doons wit be permitted to run in Enterprise and each will pay not less than one thorn and dollars a year license, I'.o curtains, screens, painted windows, tables, curd playing, pool tables or other adjuncts will ho permiUed, That was the souti m uit expressed tit council Wedmday night, when the ni'itter was brought up on request by the mayor. City Attorney Dill was directed to prepare an ordinance, 'fhn is done not because the members believe the wets will win but to be pre iu red in case they do. Joseph is also going to have an ordi nance restricting the number of saloons. The petitions for local option liquor election were distiibutcd this week by L. W. Riley. Ten per cent of tho num ber of votors at the- last general eloo tiou is required, but Mr. Itiley savs they will secure 200 names for yood mmsure, til) each in Enterprise and Wallowa, and 40 each in Joseph aud Lostino.- WEDDING BL'LLS. Miss Alvimt E. Hess nnd Mr. Harris M. FlowerB were married Sunday after noon at tho homo of the groom's par ents, Mr. and Mrs, J, 11. Flowers, by Rev. F. O. Potter in the presence of the immediate families of the contract ing parties. Mr. aid Mrs. Mowers left Mondiiv for n fnvv iltiv wnlmim t:. I the country. Both arc well known and popular young people who have a host of friends who wish them j y and prosperity. Mr. John McCulloch and Miss Dorothy Feg'j of Smith Mountain were married by Judge O. M. Corklu-", Wednesday evening, al the home of the judge. , Democrats at PortlaaJ. - lace, member c f - the stale , . .. , . ,. IViuoerutio commilteij km well as county chairman, has received an , ... ...... nV h,,"B ad ft '''" leader' at rortlui d, January 18. Ax " W"K down to attend a stnte I . ,! . . ...... j Pieetlog of asscHsors oil the I ttli , .t , will nli atieud the polities (n,,i t $ j 8 u-n!!' J. M. Bhtiiel will ui pruo jaulyulteud. D. V.Sheahan Made President of Club At a dimly attended but earnest meeting of the Commercial club, Tuc day nig t st the op. ra bouse, D. W. Slieahan was elected president of the club fur l'JitS, -uccetding A. C. Miller who po-itive'y cYclined r -election hc huw 1 Hire cf private business. George W. lhatt was re-elected treasurer. The sentiment of the meeting was for a paid secretary and that it would he wise to d.-fer the selection of that oliicial in order that v.o mistake be made for all rrali. that on the person ality and ability if the becretary de pends the success of tho organization and the growth and progress of the city. By the by-laws of the club, the execu tive committee consists of eleven mem-be-s, nine of w hom are annnintwl hv j tho president, and he and the secretary I are the oilier two. On motion it was ! ordered that this executive committee I when nppointe 1 shall select a secretary aim orrang:) for hu pay, tho action to ho ratified at a called meeting of the club. The old officers submitted no detailed r;ports, but rntdi verbal statement of the disposal of tii1? funds subscribed. Besides arranging for the high school debate, the club discussed the public lih.ary, aud .it was the general opinion that h permanent place Bhould bo found for tiio books, the scope enlarged and librarian secured. 1 Criminal Case Fcr Trial d i Circuit court convened Monday in speiial session, Judge Craw ford presid ing. The escape of Elliott and Logan from jail cleared the docket of cases ready for immediate jury trial and all jurymen who reside near Enterprise were excused, and those irom a distance given choice of remaining hero or going home but returning Saturday when the trial of tieorgo B. Clark for statutory offense will be begun. Judge Fee is associated with 1). W. Sheahan -in the de'enscand Burleigh & Boyd with the district attorney iu the prosecution. Motion for continuance was argued and denied. Demurrer to complaint in Ready vs. Smith sustained with leave to file amended bill. Trial set for Friday. Demurrer to complaint in Patterson vs. Eiwnbois et al, sustained and leave gireu to file amended complaint. ', ""' T. II. Valen wns granted a divorce f om his wifo on charge of desertion I le was given custody of their boy. D -W. Mioahan appeared for plaintiff. The eases of. the State vs. Monkman, violation of prohibition law, and State vs. Moody, assault with intent to kill, go over to May term. Applogato Case Settled. Demurrer to complaint in case of J. S. Apph'irate vs. M. R. Applegate was sustained. Later it was agreed to loavo the matter to three arbitratorsW, . C. Wil-ion, L. Borland and W. W. White, who heard the case Tuesday night and deci led that Miss Applegate ell the HO acres to her brother for $35 ), he being given until October to pay for it. Escape From Jail. fleorse Logan and M. D. Elliott escaped from the county jail Thursday night of last week by the old familiar way where two squads had gone before. Tho patchwork flooring was kicked, l.ncked or brokeu through, a short crawl and liberty. No news, aud precious few care if they ever come back. Elliott had been a boarder on the county for many months tinder a charge of jumping a board hill and stealing a suitcase. Logan v as mixed up in the fracas at Beaudoin's t hearing plant. The men were not put in the cage as there wa-J no way of warming it The county court is having a 4-inch fir plank floor placed in tho jail. S. . Haworth has the contract. 0. R. & N. Disputes Bill. II. A. Brandon, construction engi neer for the O. R. & N., and a gang of four assistants are re-measuring the grade and other work dene by Eiickson & Peterson in this county, as th ris a dispute un to tho amount, between tho railroad company and the contractors. Tho latter claimed $SO,000. Second hand Sewing Miul.ine? for! vale or rent at tho Second-Hand Store. I SfSl msm LOSTINE DEPARTRflEMT .Mix Ilethel McKenzte at iha Pnstnffina 1. authorized t. receive and reoelot fur&nbunrln- ! Hons mid advertising for ttie News-Kecord, i mid to receive fuiilyecetpl for job work. Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Poley have gone on a two weeks' visit among friends and relatives near Asotin, Wash. Roy Ha in left . Monday morning for Pendleton . where he will resu me his commercial school studies. Hascall Cole returned Friday from California where he went to spend the winter. He says he is glad to be in Wallowa n;wa and prefers our little valley to the warm state of California. Dr.JIockett was called from Enter prise Pi i.lay evening to attend the bed side of O. E. Hulse'a infant daughter. The child is now improving. Mrs. T. M. Willett of Liberty was visiting friends and relatives in this city last week. Mr. and Mrs. Fleener left Saturday on a business trip to Athena. They will be gone some time visiting friends and relatives along the way. While on their way to Elgin Mrs. Fleenor lost her purse containing twenty-five dollars. Schrol began Monday as usual, only each room was crowded more than it had been for several years. Tho teach ers are finding the work very heavy fince the holidays as all classes have increased to nearly twice their former number. Pupile are doing better work, however, than they did b? fore Christ mas, and all seem to take more interest in their studies. Robert Lavis, who has been in tho employ of Mr. Melquist of Baker City, has returned. . He says Mr. Melquist is not satisfied with his work in Baker and will return here in tho near future. On New Years niuht. L. P. Womack gave what proved to oue of tin best 1 WALLOWA COUNTY'S LOWEST TAX LEVY Continued from first page. meeting held in district No. 18, of which Peter Kuehl was chairman and C W Krown secretary, when a special rond tax of 8 mills was voted, wan accepted and approved by the court. Action of special rond meeting n district No. 14, of wh ch Walter Miller whs chairman, when h special rood tax of 10 mills was vcted, accepted and approved by the court. Action of fair association lo cating the 1908 fair at Wallowa approved. Petition of Adolph Meyer for change in J. P. Gardner road, granted. Petition of Henry Martin to vacate road was disallowed a? no notices were posted P.tition of C. 0. Knodell et al for h county road, grunted. A P. Kirkland and W. A. Mow awarded contract for grading county road from pouthwept corner of Jordan farm north 0.rods to brUgo, at $4.37 1 'A per runnirg red or $350 in all. .The gravel in to be 6 inches deep and 8 feet wide and tho work completed April 1, 1908. - Kirkland and Mo?a were also awarded the contract for the Trout Creek road from the .brickyard north to the bridge, a distance of 1C0 rods. It is to receive a coat of broken done 8 inches deep and 9 feet wide bv April 1, at a cost to the county'of $958.40. Bank Inspector Optimistic National Bank Examiner Claud Gatch of Salem was in enterprise cue day I'St week, md examined the con dition ot the Wa'lowa Natioi al bank. Mr. Gatch is an optimist and is quite enthusiastic over financial prospects. He says the bankers in tho larger towes and cities are already doing busi ness as if no panic bad occurred, and that in fix mon'hs the squeeze will be forgotten. As showing how Oreson is fenced in by Harrinmu Mr. Gatch says in visiting the national banks o' this tnte be is compellod to travel 1400 miles by stage, that be reaches every national bank in Montana with only 32 miles of stage travel, and every national bank in Washington without a mile of stage travel. $15 CASH 51$ To the three Pupils of Wal lowa County' Schools who bring the largest number of their Ku8tT Brown Ads cut from the News Keccrd to w. j. funk & co:s store by November 1, 1908. Cut out tho ads each week and have all your friends save ads for you. They are found only in the News Recokd. danres in this section of the county. Good music was afforded by home talent and everyone enjoyed the evening very much. A good supper was given at the Womack restaurant. N. J. Cook left Friday enronte for Missouri whero he expects to unite in the holy bonds of wedlock with one of the fairer sex of that state. He will return with his bride in two or three weeks. They will make their home in Wallowa county. He is a well known farmer ot Lostine and the people of this vicinity unite in extending thorn their hearty congratulations for future prosperity and happiness. We ladies are already beginning to feel that Leap Year will do much for the lonely bach elor. The football game at Wallowa New Years day between Wallowa and Los tine was another victory fo: the local team, the scoro being two to nothing. It was played by tho best that either town could afford and was so closely contested that for awhile it seemed as if neither side would tooio. Finally Lostine madj a Fafely counting them two and the game ended with no more tallies cn either side. By all who witnessed tho tussle it was thought to be the hardest game ever pla-ed in tho county. Tho Lostine' team averaged one hundred forty-six pounds; and the Wallowa one hundr d forty-three. The Lostine Kebekah Lodge No. 158 met and in regular form installed the following officers for the ensuiug terra : EffleCook.N. U.; Zarota Fitzpal rick, V.G.; Graco C'ow, Reo. Sec; Sadie Womack, Fin. S jo. ; Floyd Hammack, Trea. Tin same evening, Kenneth McKenzie, T. R. Cook and Marion Harris were ini'iatod. . After lodge every one eujoyed a good social time and a good part of the evening w as spent in merry making. EVERYONE INVITED TO H. S. H. DEBATE Continued from first page This cabinet has the complete apparatus for performing over four hundred exper iments in physics. The boys manifest, considerable iuterest in . the dvnamc and the steam engine which are in perfect running order. The following persons visited the school : Aubrey G. Smith, J. C. Conley of Joseph, C. W. Hull, John W. Kerns, Mrs. John W. Kens, .Mrs. V. R. Holmes, and Emley Bell of Enterprise. Rett Jackson of Joseph who has been attending the La Grando high pchool has enrolled in the eleventh grade here. Everything is about in readiness for the debate with the Tendleton high school. This will take place in the opera house on Saturday evening, Jan nary eighteenth. The question is: Resolved, That the government shoild own and t perate the railroads of the United States. W. C. II. S. has the affirmative. Miss Carrine Bue of Trout Creek and Charles Oakes of this city enrolled in the hiKb sclkool Monday. Miss Bue is taking ninth grade ork, and Charles Oakes the eleventh gradj. DEATH RECORD. Riohard Harley Burdett died Sunday aged tix years and eleven months Interment took place Tuesday in the Joseph cemetery, Rev. F. G. Potter speaking appropriate words from the twelfth chapter of Second Samuel, be ginnin with the eighteenth verse. Richard was the second sen of D. S. Burdett and only sm of Mrs. Anna Burdett, he having a son by a former w ife. They are well known residen ts of the valley between Enterprise a d Joseph. The cause of the boy's death was spasmodic croup. The parerjts have the sincere sympathy of the eutire community. Joel, seven year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scott of Upper Trairie Creek, died Wednesday morning.. The little fellow had teen an invalid from birth; Funeral w ill be held probably Friday. , Card of Thanks. We wish to thai k our friends and neighbors for their kindness and help through the illness and death of our son. Ma. and Mrs. D. t. Bchdett. Notice to Democrats. There will be a meeting of the Demo cratic precinct committeemen of Wal lowa county iu Enterprise, Oregon, on Saturday, January 25, for the purpose of talking over plans and outlining a campaign for the coming election. All committeemen aud Democrats interested in the work of the party are urged to be present at this meeting. Respectfully, S. F. Paci County Chairman. ! I Tiarnrnd W Cofee sold in 1 Slid 2 "hl. tutii :;t r..M. A. M.Cc. " Special j Bargains A'r TH E S. We will start the New Year with a BARGAIN COUNTER You are invited to call at our new store in the Frater nal Building and Bargains that are Bargains ..' Vi ;"' ' : .-" ' '' '' ? '' R.S.&Z.Go. ENTERPRISE By City Council At the meeting of council Wed nesday night the following bills were allowed: Burnangh & Mayfield rodse $ 2 00 W E Taggart, pay and rent 6 00 T M Dill, pay. . 5 00 C M Lockwood, pay ..... 5 00 It D Seibert, . pecial police 3 lay. 7 i"0 E J Forsythe, lights 29 60 Enterprise planing mill. . . 37 15 At a meeting held two weeks ago bills were allowed aB follows: K S Puce, labor on streets. 5 00 Hartehosn & Keltner, mdse 6 69 Try a pair of Morgan & Wright rub ber heels at the . Second-Hand Store- WSm OREGON and union Pacific Dally Ex Time schedule. Dully Ex. uml,l5"- Sunday. Depart tor Elgin. ' A r- from imbier; Alicel, Il.in) No. 81 City, Ln Grantlo, con. No. 32 mmhIus at Lit Grande 3:15 p.m. with train for all 11:30 n.m. polntn emit nnd west. Low Rates.' Through Tickets To and From All Parts of the Country. FOR FVKTHKR PARTICULARS, ADDRESS, II. flVWpfttv.Brepoon, Ajent. -Elgin, Oregon.
