Waif ovva County Official
. Paper. Enterprise City
Official Paper.
Authorized Paper for Pub
lication of Timber and
Homestead Notices.
RECORD
VOL I, NO. 42
U)snts By and For : '
allow a County Readers
WANTED.
Enterprise, Wallowa County. Oregon, Thursday. February 13, 1908.
FORTY THot SAND I'ol'NDH Ber U-k, Bur.
y. W. J. tt-KK ArEnterpilHf". Or!
XAt.DI.K lONYl.yr.t;. l-..tt. r. TrTrT.
FOR SALE.
rm.sTri.AKs jkhsey "n ut
of C. II. Zurcher.
i ow,
Inquire
421
iOOI FRKK1I milk cow, bright clean Ttti.
othy ami Kyc hny out of Imrn. SeedoMii,
Hurt H.ve-fce.l Hurley. Three miles southwest
Vf linlerprlM-. R. I). Santor.l. 4-it4
COUNTV HIGH TO
MEET THE DALLfTS
Debste On eovsrrment 'Owacrship cf
Railroads at Cherry City,
February 28. . .
Wallowa County Hioh ftel.n,.! n..w
ing teain w;ll debate wit, rne Dulles
Win at The Dulles. February oa
J -'-'I VI 11
Kovernment ownership cf railroad the
KINOf-.K DRIVING HORSE and huKg):
Terms ..twite made known fin application.
J. . KHjiJcln. Katerprise. . . . . . ,r , ""u lf
W.r.uo j been assignethe SJTbr t
FIFTY TONS Itlmoiliy mid wheat hav; l.wo executive committee at Eugene that has
liUHlieU gooil 8ee.l oitts, O; H. Burrows. ! flmrce of the 1-.,t.a ,1.,1.. i ..
the J. D. llalney place.
40U
CLEAN SKED RYE, delivered anywhere In
Enterprise lor 1 per cwt. D. C. Conner,
Enterprise.
STRAYED OR STOLEN.
SIX HORSES from school flat range, noith
enst ot Lostine: One In-own saddle mure
tirandcd ou Ktifle "15"; 0110 chestnut sorrel
mare with paddle marks'; two hay yearlings
branded half circle 4 on right shoulder; two
mare colts unhrsmlcd, one black, other
buckskin. Brown and chestnut mares are
crippled. Seen near Elliot's about December
20. 210 reward for arrest and conviction of-
l"'" ur persons wno took the above an
imals., M. O. Cnnrtney, LoBtlne, Ore.. OOtl
JLODtiK DIRECTORY.
I. O. O. P. Enterprise lodge, No. 153.
Emerald Kulmkuli Lodge, No. 119.
K. of P. Enterprise Lodge, No. 94.
Juanlta Temple, So; 7, Pythian
Sisters. ...
iUsoNic-Enterprixe Chapter, No." .10, Koy.il
Arch Masons, meets flint imi .i,i4
Tuesdays of each mtnth in Masonic
Hall. All visitlug Koyal A rch 11a
Rous welcomed.
I.B. Ol-HRTBAD, High Priest,
, . W.SHEAlUN. jiccrecary.
Wallowa Lodge, No. R2, A. F.
A. M., meets second and fourth Sat-
, unlays of each mouth in Masonic
Hull. Visiting Masons welcomei).
C. H. Zurcher, V. M.
C. Boatman, Secretary.
Wallowa Valley Ohnnter
j- . ). j.8., meet first and third Satur'
days-of each month, in Masonio
B; Visitlug Stars are always wel-
. come, t , , ,
Oi.ive Lochwood, W. M. '
Danibi-, Boyd, See..,
M. W. A. Eaicle Camp, No, 10487, M. W;' A
Aneroid Camp. No. 3042, R. N. of A.
W. O. W. Eutui prloe Camp, No, 532, W . of W.
Almotn Circle, No. 278, W. of W.
Preferred stock canned Roods at the
r league.
The Dalles a.pealed to the committee
to meet some other Want than Wallowa
County High, but the decision U against
them. As a foot-warm Br ti, .,.:.
gave Th Dalles team the affirmative
me same side they had in the debate
with Hood River, while Wallowa Couq.
ty High must prepare on the opposite
side from that they had with Pendle
ton. County High School Notes. .
Judge Corkins. clinirmnn f
school, board, snent th 1,1 .1....
Tliursday is visiting the different de-
e-a.wuents or the high school. Supt.
John W. Kerne was present a short
time 011 Mondav, .
Next week will be given a brief ac
count of the high school paper which
be ISSII1 "ext month. This paper
... F,e, reu Dy me composition and
rhetorio Iclasses. The
"ill ue
n et by advertising and subscriptions.
there was a livelv f.imo of u .
"ig 01 me literary society Fridav. For
several days candidates for the" heads
of the different departments of the high
sthool paper had been discussed.
Ihureday after school. th .t,,j...
, - D.UUCIIifl
held a direct primary and nominated
candidates for the diffni-m, m
- " vfixiwn.
There were three parties, Republican,
"cu""'uc ana independent. When
the society met Fridav. rho K
opeecumaKing and electioneei ing. A fter
the speeches had been mnrlo f. .i
against the candidates, the president, '
uuig rorsytne, instructed the
members to vote for those who are best
qualified to fill the offices The Austra
lian ballot system was used, and the
following candidates elected : Business
manager. Ivan JackBnn i.0a
t 1 jl ui.er-
ary department, Vernon Corkins j head
m ueoate aepartment, Effle Hauk; head
otathletio depHiiuieiit, Jrvin Frei:ih;
j head of swial departmeni, Eula For-
s.vtue; lieHl or n cial ilepurtinent, Vance
Thoniiis; head of oxeluuie deiiartnieiit,
Ai Cn.ig. Hps Amy Olmsted aim
elected editor in-chief lit a previous
meeunjr. '
Tlie follow 1114- persons wore present at
the Literary meeting I'riduy : . Mr.
Oaka-, Mrs. Holmes, Mrs. Mori hum,
Mrs. BurnaiiKli, Mr. Lewis and son.
8t!i Grade Graduates.
In addition to the in mi nil j rJ tl.u
lnternrife schools. wIiosh nami.B liavo
heretofore been published, the following
impiiKoi otner sehoo s in t h r-.n,,i
passeil successfully tho receut 8th grude
exuiiuiiatious: Vntoria Rt ady, Joseph ;
Hurley Courtney, Lostine ; Birdie. Mc
Citbbin, LostMie; Chas. Womack, Los
tine; Roland Maxwell, Wallowa; Lulu
Mcecs. Uallowaj Julia .Marvin, Wal
lovyajKdiih Fi.sher, Wallowa; WiJbui
Bri e.-i, Flora: Florennn U,,n..t, i...
lett. ?ar
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w IIU VUMU
T.anl notieen must bu pul
w lifched in 1 he newspaper near-
est lotue land. Where there
are two papers equally ,.,.,
the u plieant may des'gniite
the paper. Readers of the
XewsR corJ, when filing on
timber land or making final
proof on liomei-teads, are ro
quested to expressly designate
this paper if they desire th.
notice to bo publishod in it.
The Xews Record is an auth
orized paper for the public
tion of land notices.
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WEDDING BELLS.
Epworth League
Entertainment
The following DrOOTrt m will K.
aered at the MutbodiHt i-h,,
. ..m.vi I'liUUV
evening, February 21, by the Epworth
League:
SV-'A.-:-KntcrpMse Orchestra
Son 8 Miss Marie Church
h'!?u"h -M,le Quartette
V'V ' ." Miss Jeannetto Wlgerodt
l,1.Holu' Mrs. J.W. Kerns
Washington, the Soldier.. .Prof. M. Sutton
vocal Nolo ui-.. .
Trm,,one Solo.. Mr. E VegJ
ma" Venus Thomas
w!0.- Enterprise Orchestra
Washington, the Statesman
pOCtt,ol Mm. E. B. Wheat
r,,U',1)UOt Miss Durur, Mrs. Holmes
vih Z Mllw Edilh Fay
Violin Solo ,. ....
solo , , "nt',lt
itecitation. .. 1. mu
o ioei Wilson
c""1-1 Mk. a,,.... ......
e,c' Enterprise Orchestra
Probate Orders.
Orders or final settlement ' in the
estates of Wm. M. Hepburn and Sarah
"fpuurii were entered by County
Judge Corkins, Monday. . .. i
Re-annnmtpH Rama
rr uiw naiuBa.
' Joe demons of Zumwalt has received
nouee ot his re-appointment as dtputv
state game warden of Wall,,.. "
It iaa evidence he has been an efficient
ouicer lor tliere has l,,..n .
alem and many deputies are being h t
1 - , iiuii vuiauiH nnnn 1
...- . . . . I nt ,11..,.. .1 ... . L
'"-wuepitriment. ISllie Hauk; hnnrl I
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111 a Xa4
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HE VEVFR Trw r a 1 ir-
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AMD I. IP" uru 11 r aii n.
I' in iv vi jriuvuy rU.1. JJL,
The Xmev a 5ucces5ful
MlS REPRESENT: ja)
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MftCl.1HBALM.
HE -SET A fiooD .fyampi v it t r r L f'S-K.R.Y TR.EE
BENEFIT RATHER. THAN THE TRUTH, . Tth, CfS IMMED'ATE
YOU THAT HE WILL JELL " you WoRT H, lES
'ASM JUir.Vwr.7n IS ?'"'. c"4 VoU $20
WAY? ""'-...,.ntK- BWINEW
Miss Eva Hamilton of Inmalia and
Mr. Max Wilson l'ru nkr.HM;..,l .. A, At.
i -, . irtiiiwi u i- rue
iMetnodist parsonage, Saturday even
"s. r. Wilson's trother and sisler
were attendants The groom is a son
of County Commissioner and Mm. W
C. Wilson. He has just completed a
term of school at Itnnahn, and both he
and his bride have many friends who
wish them a long and happy married
life.
Miss Anna Edgmand of Chlco and
Mr. Frank Roup of Joseph were
married in Hotel Euten.rUn .v...i.
Sunday evening at 0:30 o'clock, bv'
ev. i g. Potter. The hrido
attended by her mother ..ml ......
other relatives witnessed the ceremony.
Miss Angie Ownbev of Tillrrtf.di.u
AH.... I. . . . . v
li.eea Him nir. Jess Mmm(u-u..
t-agle alley were married Tn..uH,..,
iignt at me Home of Mr. and Mrs W
w. wiiue oi iuntemr se. v w n
Potter. Three sisters of the bride were
present, and th? bridal party went nl
once to ine nome of her parents where
a line weddina; supper was served
They will reside lu Eagle Valley
Political Pointers.
F.O.Clark of Lostine hns"o;it peti
nous lor Kepublicsn nnmiiiHtion for
assessor. He makes No. 7 who is will
ing to accept the job.
up to Wednesday tnrrniu-j onlv 134
-voi.e'.8 ; Jjad ..resist! red in . Enlernrise
precinct, ine ot.ler 20J aud odd had
better see Clork French or Doputj
Boatman if they want to vote.
T"l . . . ....
ine petition ot Wm. M. Ramsey of
La Grande as a candidate for the Dem
ocraticr.omination for circuit jud e h.-u
been received at the clerk's olUYe.
Delinquent Tax Sale.
The delinquent tax sule in herifl
Blnkley's otliee Saturday wui attended
I'.v about a baker's dozen ..f i,..n,.i
There wan a irrpnt iil. ..r v .......
lu-,., ,i. i.i.ravnig
f r several days prior to the sab-,
leaving only 79 parcels to be oili red!
of which only 17 were bid oil" by
private parties.
Pensions for Veterans."
1'oi.sion increases for Wallowa coun
ty Civil war veterans: John P. Barnes
of Imnaha to 12, W.P. Hammsof En
terprise to $15 Alva A. ldeler of
Waibwa to $15, Milton Simmons' of
Imnaha to $12, U. L. Bon-n nt n.....
to $15.
LARGEST WOODEN
BRIDGE
FINISH
Span Across Little Salmon RiFer at
Troy Op;ned for Traffic Last
Saturday.
la New Quarters.
The ofllees of Burleigh & Bovd, at
torneys, and th ) Wallowa Liw, Lund &
Abstract company' were mo' ed this
week into the handsome suit.,
ivuiiib
in the new Boyd building on West Main
fct:ect.
Teachers Taking
An Examination
County Superintendent J. W. Kerns
assisted by Profs. J. C. Conley of Joseph
and W. M. Sutton of Enterprise, is
holdinir an exanilnnll
1 ""'"s ui.u ; ""I"", inere are two timbers lr
T',y TXZ K"t0?rUe "uWlc I the bri,1 -""'' xl4, and 83 feeVlong
.... .,. wo k. in. re is I iJuane Lathropo was in Enterprise
b . one applicant for state paper, (J. W. Tut sdav to report the comp.etiorTof he
naii ot iMiterprise. Tim f.il! nurltt.a ..... . It. '1.1. ... .-. .1... .. .. .
The bridee over tln V...,, . t iai
Salmon i iver where it empties iuto the
-.B rvonueat troy, was completed
Saturday and is open for traffic. It is
the larg. st single span wooden bridge
in the county and probably one of the
largest In Oregon, being 114 feet be
tween abutments, with a fnfol l.n..r.
of 13 j feet. It is 18 feet wide in the
clear. The bridge was built by Lathropo
Bros, of Lean, who l ernin ,...,1, .. n .
cember 2, it taking just ,67 workinK
days. From five to seven ma.. .........
employed. Tho contract price was
o-uw nut that included a rook cut for
the south abutment that averages U
feet wide, U or 15 feet deep and 137W
feet long. That was the bluest part
of the job. The north abutment is 12
L-et high. The lumber came from
Grouse mills and over 31,000 feet were,
required. Tliere are two timK- i
JUDGE RAMSEY'S PLATFORM.
If elected Circuit. .Tmlv,. f .. ;n t,. n...
----...., i, in, HIV. IU
utmost of my aliilitv. ilU.I ill vifik ni
ilutiea lionyt.l
' i"" "'"iiii in i i 1 1 1 1 1 ni r
tiuUy, and dondu nil ntr-es wit hunt if
eard to thu Doliticn i.r ..(n-:..
-. i iv.i.iwin nii.ii 1 4i
tions of the parties, and treat all
attorneys and litigants with courtesy
and fairness.
All unnecessary delays in transacting
the business will h.i avoided, tin
Having to counties und liiiiLits I
sums as costs.
I stand, us. f iilitr.ivo 1..... t ..
tile efiieient. enfrirfemiMii- nf M
and oppose the nullification of iinv law
. imrt oi a law oy granting illegal
paroles or discharges.
Wm. M. Rambky.
BUTTE ITEMS.
Miss Mvrta Hn VPQ la l.i.i.ia .1...
teaching a three months terra of
school in the Park, near Fruita
iHini, last weeK to the wife of C. F.
Davis, u daughter.
-Miller Slnnn. la i.
; p m uauiniK leiieinir
material for Mr. Rnl. I, i., nt I 7.
. , , V U'KUtllll U
creek. 6
Lester Neil snii ilutop ml0
- - . i inn a .inn ,
VIsitAtrl Iheir tel...,. Ii.n.i.. j -i
....... "iifiiicis nnu sis
ters, also Mrs. M. F'isk and family of
Cjhllfl. IAUrViail an1 Tnmnn ftl..
rn.,,It; ,,MtM'M Kir pflHUITie 11)18 WfH'K
Tf 7umrliii .1 I I . . i
mtrn hu rani'U hero to his ranch
snake river.
K. M. Hair
w i K ,,IM wa 10 KmerpriHe
CUIICBUM)'.
r - .
li. iV. I II T 1 1 ltil hUO li.on
" J ""vi itna utuu IWIII nHIIlt
inuuiig irom Joseph to Imnaha for
Ills brother, Fred.
Johnnie Neil came out from Initial. n I
wliere I
.stay for a while with til I rotlu-r and
i T. Stump and Mr. Sherman
been sawing wood on Tiail creek
1 last few days.
' Jamen. 11n,'la
1 -- uni v (iiiirn j 'u 1 y 1 1
(turned from Imnaha Thiirsdav. where
itiey went to help Harry Vaughn tuke
"isciue.
Hull of Enterprise. Tho fnlwi..., .....
applicants for county papers: C. II.
Allen, 1. D. Coblentz, C. H. Eddlemon,
L H. Holmes, Loiti Holmes and O. W.
Paddock, Flora ; Claude and Le!ah Cole.'
i- Bt rraine; i.ola Riohman. Oron.
"..uKe iu iiih cotintV eonrf It- i.
posed that a party accompany the court
to Troy atout the middle of March and
hold an appropriate celebration or
formal opening of the bridge. The date
is set ti at far ahead as other engage-
'..i. ti , ' " uueaa as other eneaim-
vZlf-Tn"! 60rBe McI,hMTOn. !ne't8 "'"vent an earlier one, and Xo
vallowa; N. D. Bunrovnu .....1 v in 1. ....... , .... . . ' ula"
.unowa; i. u. Kur.-oviiB ..,.! v
loop, Promise; P. JJ. Foster, Joseph;
Max Wilson, Imniha; Lulu Ownb y,
M. H. Tucker, Beulah M. Frost, Nettie
Brock, J. W , Laura and Fannio Woav
er, Enterprise; W. E. Smith, Lostine;
Victoria Ready.
MISV
in Hopes the road ud into Tton in t...
" out UV
c m.pleted. That work has been delayed
owing to the freezing of the ground.
Grande fionde Bridge.
The people of Grmse, Eden and ad
jacent territory are going to circulate a
subscription paper and seo how much
can be raised toward a budge across tho
Grange Roude at the whirlpool, a few ;
hundred yards above the mouth ot lh
home of her daughter, Mrs. S.V.Cray ;NNl'"?ilm' .,ind liltr will petition the
at iiosllne. Wediw,,.,, ... 1. : '" n its
DEATH RECORD.
Mrs. D. A. Brldwell died at ti e
at Lostine, Wednesday night of last
runerai was held Friday, Rev.
F. G. Potter officiating; burial In Los
tine cemetery.
Card of Thanks.
Mrs. W, T. Kiiiidd and f.imll,. ,ii.
to thank the kind friends and neigh
bors for their kind lless n.nl l...lt.
through the illness and death f ...
dear moihor, Mrs. I), A. Bridwell.
Jin AND Mh.s. W. T. Knaii
ami Family.
Game Laws.
Any person knowim? of
of the game or fish law s of the state, or
of persons not Dronnrlv LratttUnr usiMon....
over irrigation ditches, are requested to
Deputy Stale Game and Forestry War-
uen, iumwait, Uregon. 42tf
eriliallan,f 'PI. I -
uv..uu, UI
ui lane is uaaiy needed. There are nat
ural abutments lit the proposed location,
and tho span would be from 130 to 140
L-et.
cattle
on
T. F. LATHROPE,
Canddalo for the Republican
Nomination for
Assessor.
"No favoritism to any individual or
section of the county, but a straight
assessment on every dollar obtainable."
No Tax Exemptions.
County Assessor 8. F. Pace has re
ceived an official letter from Attorney
Geuoral Crawford in response to an
inquiry from Mr. Puce, stating that as
the Supreme court in Wallace vs Board
of Equalization, 47 Oregon 684, held the
householder's exemption uncoustitu
tional, iu his opinion the county assess.
or should not nil iha
., u(lw gAruiuuuQ
trt..ii,nfl 1... At. I--. 1 . .
b...uuU i,y mo mll legislature.
- Night Commercial School.
Ti e Commercial class under the man
agement of Prof, and Mrs. Lewis was
organized in the public school building
on Monday night of this week and the
prospect now is that they will have a
very pleasant class in Enterprise.
Their proposition is as fair ...
sihly be made, that le, "If they cannot
make good (hey require no pay." They
curry with them the testimonials that
in every place they have taughUtbey
have given entire satisfaction. It is a
rain opportunity to master the science
of book-keeping.
have
II e
re-
RESPECTFULLY,
W. J. FUNK & CO.
Tor,
FLORA SITTINGS
S; r j ' wo reached our community Thuri -
K-W,5 ivtl1"' c!' Newkirk of liausen's
YV j erry had died that morning of typhoi I
fever after an illnevs of
f5&; 1 only 5 days. He leaves a wife and on..
. ....ii ....I... -
. nn. nit t:ijiti.
... -
1 iwn, u ine wire of William
fy . uu January zs, a son
Ode,
Rav Renfrnw lim rontoA II,. r.i
hlankraii.tth ul.,.n i .. . J
. , oiiu ratutu uii lor
business today.
We Can Sell
Two more ranches on Prairie Creek, Alder
Slope, Middle Valley and Lower Valley.
We can sell two first-class stock ranches.
Give us these options and '
we will not list any more
farms until these are sold,
giving you the exclusive ben
efit of our efforts to sell your
place.
When you list with us you are sure of a sale
cssantzasa
DAN I EL BOYD,
Sec. Wallowa Law, Land aod Abstract Coipy
-y ittes?vj