City and County
Brief News Items
' Irrigated farms and splendid bil
"wheat hinds for sule at baigaius by the
O. R.&I. Co.
1 J. D. Halney is able to bp nut again
ut Mrs. HhIhkv has uot jet recovered
Irom Lit illness.
T. K. Edgmand and son of Chico
were in town Tuesilsv and were wel-
xmt caliorc ai the News Iteoord olliue.
, liirchlaud lota are the beet buy ii.
city property in Wallowa county. See
the O. R. k I. Co. for prices and easy
terras.
T. H. Feagins of Trfap was in the city
Tuesday and made the neeeHsary ar
rangements to have his News Record
dated way in advance.
The Eastern Stars, after Initiating
C. M. Lock wood Saturday night, gave
one o! their delicious banquet Just to
make the neophyte glad he was alive
and a Star.
Hamilton Vance of Zumwalt was a
business visitor in Enterprise Satur
day. He has been working all winter
on bis mining claims at the mouth
of the Imuaba.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank V. Bowman of
.-Joseph were in Enterprise Tuesday
Mr. Bowman in much pleased with the
-encouragement and promises of tmpport
he is receiving in bis candidacy for the
. .Republican nomination for sheriff,
i D. W. '.Sheahan left Wednesday
UUIIJill nil . . v. vj w H.m
several cases- in the courts of Union
-county. Mr. Sheaban is Wallowa
county's candidate for circuit judge
and is also receiving: many assurances of
.support from Union county voters.
The Indoor ball game at the rink Sat-
- H.ln 11 nlivhfr BUI till houf. UuF tlllll'Mjl
and the Lostine boys showed they were
ball players even if green at this par
ticular species of ball. The gumu was
replete with good plays and as hereto
fore the features we're the battery work
of Bilyeu and Pace, and the daring
baserunnlug of the locals. The next
day A game of outdoor ball was played
between the same teams and it resulted
in 7 to 5 in favor of Lostine. 'J'e.inm
representing the county high school
and' the Lewis commercial school
played at the rink Wednesday night,
the former winning by a score of 42
to 21. '
This Is Your
Chance
Owing to lack of
warehouse room we
are closing but our
tock of high grade
Farm Implements at
the
Lowest Prices
ever made in this
county. John Deere
gang and walking
plows and disc har
rows. You; know
there is none better.
Such an opportunity
to buy plows cheap-
When You
Want Plows
comes but once in a
lifetime. The ;wise
farmer will act ac
. cordingly. :
Now On
The Road
coming is ? our big
stock of new DRY
GOODS, Shoes, and
other Spring and
Summer goods.
R. ft. & Z. Go.
New Fr.itern.il BuUdlng
LNILUPRIbC ORE.
Strychnine and poisoned wheat at
Burnaugh & Mayneld's. Does the
trick for squirrels.
The News Record is now Installed in
its new borne, the building on the east
side of the square formerly occupied
by Green's harness shop.
Notice: Persons having freezers or
packers beloiivrinu' to the Wallowa Val
ley Creiuu company will please return
came at once at our expense. 4'Jt 2
Mi. Fred Ashley litis bni'g'it Laura
Varbish stains and brushes, and
Lacquered makes old furniture look
like new at iiurnaugh & May field's.
Preaching at Methodist church next
Sunday hy the pastor.
Flora Journal Prof. C. A. Lewis who
has been, with his wife and son, con
ducting commercial schools in Enter-
prii-e and Wullowu, gave an interesting
lecture in the school hmie of this plm-e
Welnesday evening and he and
oneiied a school with IS pupils the
Berland's millinery flock and " 111 soon j following eve ingwith others to com.
open up a splendid line o' tprimr -unl i j jaj .r- The profes-or's schools were
so successful at the other points, that
we can safely prt diet a gooj school at
this place.
summer millinery. In Ashley farm
lure store.
Ainu S. Adams and GeorM C. (Jow.
inn, of Prairie (Vk, proved up on
timber cl lim of 4'1 acres eae! , i'l 'own
ship 3 , J5, Tuesday, li.-f.ire U- Com
inissioner Sheahan.
All advance shipment of til" book
lets advertising the oiiutv, ord ired by
the countv eourt, lii lieeu received.
It is ii liand-Mtnie iitt'.ir and will u.
doubt do lots of g-Hid
C 8. lfaney and Walker Franklin
have l..iiflit the planing mill on
(Jrei-nw.ioil str-t of Win. tonkin and
J. A. Funk. hIi the base of T. K.
Akin and nM the hitler's lumber.
Oeorge S. Craig has sold to J. B.
Olinsieil for lfiOO the 160 acres of pic
ture land in theHlev lr:iet recently
In U rbt iiy Craig nl Dr. Beele.v. The land
Is between Joseph and Ki terprise.
Buy a lot in Beautiful liirehland nl
dition to Enterprise and limk esv
money by the advnm-o this summer.
For sale by tbp 0. R. & I ( o.
U r'.irV-. Rieket 8torn has . been
m 'ved one door west into the room
formerly occupied .by K. B. Wheat.
The room vacated be Wright will .be
occupied by Mr. Will Zuroher with
her millinery sho ,
Constable T,. F. MeAnultv, who
made a trip to the Itnunha lnt week,
reports n prloota In bloom oyer there,
and brought buck tufts or trriwi griixs
to prove the niildnesH.of ti e weather.
P.owlng wns in progress on the Poley
ranch on Frulrle Creek the first of this
week. . v . -
The Minstrels will propaMy hn p
of the most popithir entertainments
ever put on the Enterprise opera house
stage. The exact date 1ms not been set
but it will be week after next. There
will be fun galore and good mimic too.
The proceeds will be for the benefit of
the band. k
Fred Wagner bus sold h la residence
property in the northeast part of town
to Geo. 8. Craig for $2100, taking in
rjart exolmnire the house and 10 acres
of ground just, southeast of tiiyn, riw
iHioupied,by Mr, C.raiir as a ffsldenoe,
It being valued at SlRno fit' the trade.
Mr. Craiir and family will move to
town and reside In the Wiigner house,
The new lilhrnry association s( will
hold a meet lug at the opera house,
this. Thursday, afternoon, and the
Mom In the northenst oorner of the
bulldlnir will be tint '.it readiness 'or
the librarv. The Indies will mnke a
canvass of the town to inorease tne
membership of the association, and at
the same time the dues will ! in
creased. The larger Income will r.
suit In n porportlonute enlargement of
the library. ' . ., .
Two Imnaha Pioneers;
Mr. and Mr.Tbos. F. Rich of Joseph,
accompanied by their son Tlios. Rich of
Fruits, were in Knterprise Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Rich will go with their
son to t hoii-rid home on .the I uniiha
on bis return, Mr. Pi.ih to make a viit
of several weeks hut the old ircntlcman
will stay and look after the t bar Is, a
labor of love with lura. Mr. Itioh was
one of the first suttlera on tint Imnuha,
and Mrs. Rich was the first white
woman who went there to live. When
they went in they had to let their wation
dow n the can von sitleit by ropes, air.
Rich kept u"stre on Prairie creek
before Enterprise was started. 1
Socialists Attention!
Th 8c cialist party will hold a con
vention iii KnterprUe Saturday, March
28, 190', at 9 a m., for the purposeof
nominatiii): couuty oIHimm Every
Socialist U urged to attend.
By order of Countv Committee,
. E. Taooaut,
4fit3 ' " Ciiairinau.-
Basket Social.
Proeram of social at Presbyterian
church 1-lid lynljiht, March III:
Sonj.' 'Butter Cup"
Deciamation
Deciamation ......
Sony
rcclama!ioil. . . . . .
Recitation ....
Recitation..
Vocal solo. .... i. . .
Readmit
Vocal solo. . .......
Reading ,
Class No. 3
.... . .Robert Boyd
. . . . . Donald Gaily
I Clara Bauer
. . .' . . .Robert Steel
Ra:noiia Hoe
India Anlt
MissDu Fur
. ....Mrs. Wheat
.' Miss Heatou
Sonif Male quartette
Sale of baskets
Program.
The Kpworth League will; give n ft.
Pnt ick's Pay social at the Methodist
church next Tuesday evening. The
follow iui; program will be rendered : '
cone , Irish chorus
Recitation Miss Klesp Hnl'iies
Vocal solo ..Mrs J. W. Kerns
Address Hon. P. W. Sheahan
Vocal duet ,,..The Misws Houck
Pelqct rending. , . . . iMiss Marie Church
Reading. , Miss Xauiie Ileaton
Song Trisb chorus
, St. Patrick's Snake Hunt
Serving refreshments
' Social honr ' "
. An admission fee rf twenty-five cents
will be chare d. Refreshments will
be served without charge.
The person capturing the greatest
number of snakes in' the snake hunt
will be presented with a prize a nicely
bonr d copy of Moore's Poems.
WEDDING BELLS.
Charged With Gambling.
J. M. Mitchell, W. P. Cole, Wm. Ellis
and J. P. Dunard, of Joseph, were
given a preliminary hearing in Enter
prise, Wednesday, and bound over to
the circuit court in bonds of $200 each
ou charge of playiug poker. Oce Hart
lock was the complaining witness. .
Fruit Trees From
Spraying Fluids
Myers' Spray Pumps
Pruning Hooks and Im .
FORD C. POTTER
WALLOWA, OH IttiOK
IWfore buying nursery stock or
nursery supplies of any kind
wrll me for prloea. y
' F.lmer Kooch of Alder arrived home
Sunday with bis bride, who was for
merly Miss Blanche Hooper of Stock'
port, lows. - She is a sister of Miss
Stella Hooper, teaoher in the Joseph
schools. ' They were given a reception
at the home of his parents Sunday
night.
Miss Delia Beeman of Joseph and
Mr Clarence -Johnson of Turner,
Wash., were married in Hotel Enter
prise parlors, March 4, Rev. E. Owens
officiating.
Miss Olive Johnson of Wallowa ai.d
Mr. Charles MoAlister of Enterprise
were married at the home of the
bride's parents, March 4, Rev. E. I..
Moore ofiloiatlug. Only near relatives
were present. . The bride Is a beautiful
girl and belongs to an honored pioneer
family. The groom is a well known
young farmer and both he and his
bride have a host of friends who wish
them much joy and happiness.
Official Proceedings
Of County Court
. J.VSU.VBY TKRM, 1908.
Feb 4 lit matter of setting aside
Tov nshlp 4 north, r 42 east, a Justice
i recinet and appointing T. C. Miller as
Justice of t lie peace:
Said district established and T. C.
Mille appointed justice.
Feb. 14 In matter of allowing claim
of Kirk'and and Moss for road work for
)1U7.10 as per contract.
Claim allowed. Consent to garnish
ment denied. Warrant trdered
drawn.
maucii tkrm, 1908.
In matter of C. ( ). Knodell road :
Road dUaHoWed as the viewers report
unfavorable.. Bond forfeited and dis
trict attorney ordered to collect same.
In mutter of oli.inno in J. P. Ciardner
riaid ! . ,
Viewers report read firrt time.
In matter of change in V. R, Stokes
road:
All tiuidilious having been fulfilled,
th -titioii of Olofi Anderaou t-t al
for chati'io iu said road, is allowed,
road lew rs ordered t' lay out pro
- posed road aud reort at next regulur
meeting of court.
In matter of Hurricane Creek road ; '
. Road disallowed.
In matter of R. V. Coltitta road:
Clerk directed to advertise in three
issnes of the News Record, tor bids to
make special improvements.
In matter of ordering tale of all county
property:
Tax collecter ordered to offer for sale
all lands to which the county or any
public corporation therein shall hare
acquired title by -irtue of any sale.
upon which ti e period of redemption
has xpircd ; selling price to be not
less than' amount due county or mu
nicipal corporation,,
fu mutter of Citing vacancies on board
of judges and clerks of election :
Edwin Marvin appointed judge of
election f r Wallowa precinct in place
of M. C. Pn'-i--; .TesFe Kiddle clerk fi r
Tistiue pr 'i inctto fill vacancy caused
by Kenn- th McKenzie resin lug; J.
P. Husk and K. F. McCully clerks
fi-r Joseph precinct to fill vi cancies;
Mnrat Blevans and Richard Fi-k
eU-rks for Park precinct: l.eroy Ruo
tde and Wash Ownbey clo ks fur
Leap precinct; R. L. Cole judge for
Lost Prairie precinct.
In mitter of petition to determine
whether dntoxlcatini? liipiois shall lie
solif in Wallowa county us a whole in
said'eounty:
Peitition presented by L W. Riley be
ing signed by more than 10 p. i cent
of the registered voters, and all other
legal requirements having been com
piled with, it is ordered that an elec
tion lie held. t
In mutter of change in J I. Gardner
road:
Vjuwer.-' report read second time,
and mad ordered open to the public,
and to b.- received by the road super
visor of said district.
In ;nalter of allowing claims against
tlie.connty : - - '
All jtii-t claims allowed.
In matter of appointing L. A. Bediiii?-
tield as constable for Joseph district:
Said L. A. Rediugtield appointed con
stable for said district.
In !i alter of appropjiating money for
road district Xo. 12:
For improyemeiit ' of W. H. Kicco-on
- lilll tl50is appropriated when amount
I Hunsu'iiiea cy saia uisinci is worm a
out and verified by Road Supervi.-i.r
VV'ni. Merrill.
In mutter of appropriating for money
Peer Creek road in district No. 11 :
Sum of $150 appropiiated.
In , matter of resignation of crank
Melotte of road district No. ft:
' Resignation accepted and W.J. liain-
: mack appointed to fill vacancy.
In matter of removal of c muty i eat of
Wallowa county from Knterp;iae to
Wallowa:
. petition of C. T. MoPaniel et al being
.signed by more' than three-fifths of
.,the qualified voters at last genera.
' election who have had actual resi
dence in the county for three months
preceding their signing, it is ordered
7,"the question: be submitted to the
voters at the general election to be
" iield Junei, 19087'"'' -'r-'K ri?-..
f the matter of fixing polling places
for 1908: ':' ' r ,r -.
,Court Axes following places for bold
lug primaries and election in ' the
different preoinuts; to wit:
Wallowa precinct City council room,
Lfpstine "
Enterprise "
Joseph "
Prairie Creek "
Divide "
Park
Iinnaha "
Pine Creek "
Trout Creek '
McCully store Bldg
Court house ball.
Recorder's 'Bldg.
School house No. 6.
t 9
" Park.
, " " No. 11.
it i i. is
Paradise preefnot
Flora
Loot Prairie
Grouse
Promise
Powwaika
Mud Creek
'.
Butte
Pittsburg
20
Swamp Creek
Straley's hall.'
Clark & Austin's.
" School House No.
" Fiuker's halt.
" School House
ii it it
it it
" Fairview school.
" Sohmil House.
" Mike Thomason's house.
N;o.
28.
DEATH RECORD.
ENTERPR 1 9 E O PERA HOUSE
The management is pleased to announce
for a date in the near future, the
Metropolitan Mammoth
Mastodon Minstrels
.
40 performers
count them 40?
AND EVERY ONE A STAR
Sweet Singers
Dandy Dancers
Comical Clowns
' ' . ' ' '
UXDER THE AUSPICES OF . .
The Enterprise Concert Band
AN EV&NT WORTH WAITING FOR
WATCH FOR THE DATE
ENTERPRISE PAINTING CO.
MOORE & IRVING
PRACTICAL PAINTERS
House. Painiins
Carriase hunting
Pa per Hanjjin;
Un-i.o-Daie Njrjis
rnli'ifliiliing
Show Carda
MFOS FAMOUS FUiiNl
TUPE P0M8II
oir.OEft -v ; ;
Shop and. Repository
River St. 1 EiSFTERRMSE
O. M. CORKINS
LAW
REAL ESTATE ABSTRACTS
Plat of Wallowa County lor Fr e Use By nipnts.
Office on Muin St. over Uurnes Shop EXTEltPRISK, OKEUON
HOME PHONE 115
NOTARY PUBLW
J. D. WALOK
Real Estate Dealer
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Mitchell Hotel Block ' JOSEPH OREGON
Mrs. Prlmllln MoKeur.le, wife of
Vni. McKenzie,' ditnl Ht Wallowa
Monday Hfternonii after an illness of
two weekn. She wait the daughter of
1,-W. and Ellen Maxwell and was
liorn In tliw oounty Oct. 1, 188U She
iyaa married three year ago. Besides
the huhlmnd and bahy daughter, two
Astern and eight nMthera and a host
unfriends mourn her death.'.' Funeral
waM held Tuesday.
' ' ' Imnaha, March 9.
Mm. Alice Boll, this (Monday) moru
Ihg, reo-ived the cad intelliaenee ot the
ieth of her brother, V.. H, .McComa .
IIo Imd been einpUyed (r n.me .lin e
or tlie Wan:o NVwh at Vui, Orepm,
'hut at the time ol death w.is at ttie
houieoi their oinUjr, Mr. S. A. time I,
ut Union. Iiiteinieut will take tu: iu
tho Vnion cemet ry Tiiosditv wtterncot'
and will be cirdiictd ly tho Order
Waslioftton i( which .Mr. c.Noma)
wtw a nipinber. v ... . !
LOSTINE. i
The nurilnmts are rfcoirini? t'.ietr
spriiitf pKidf.
Mm. ! I . Motubbin wa a viuor in . ol,n
lioatine, Monday.
sOrand pa Woods has betMi very iil
with la grippe.
' Mr. Varner, who rented the M. K.
Boatman place, baa taken possession of
that property.
Mn. H. W. Cole has been bedfart
with muscular rheumatism.
Koy Martin left for Imnaha Sunday
where ha w IU assist L. Stnmbaugh in the
. , , -
si ee; business.
ltevs. Potter, of Ent.rprle, and Mar
tin, of Flora, are holding a series f
nif etinfts in the M.' E. church. Thei'
are havint; success.
The Miopen Fleener, Womack, Wil
liams and V. itdem were gaevta at
Hotel Enterprine Saturday and Sunday,
having attended the indoor baseball in
that city. I
Mn. Delia Hatin returned fluidity I
from Turlook, Cul. While there- she j
was o delighted with the beantr and
promise of the place that she intends .
moving with her family soon. - j
Mrs. Dillon and baby, who hav been i
very ill for the last three weeks, nre now
improving.
Born, March 8, to Mr. and Mrs. -B.
Hall, a baby boy. Little Jack and his
mother are improving rapidly.
Several gueFts were invited Wednes
'ay to a quilting and rairewing party
at the home i f Mm. deo. Ilonser. All
enjoyed the day and wanted to ui ugnin
the next day. ' - v
"Little Huckslut" was piven Friday
night bv the lyisti- e Dramutie rontnany
with approfud sm-ees!'. To Mr. Kulm,
who represented "Wtldflower." the
Indian girl, was given the; nn ft praise
ulthouiili each of thd rharactera at'ted
his or her jiart wel'. Tlioy Intend Koinn
to the Enterprise opera house with it
One-Third Off
The biggest eut ..tn piiues- of
watches, clocks, jewelry, silver
ware, musical Instruments and
our entire stock of high-grade
goods (except phonographs and,
phonographic supplies) , sver
made in the oounty.
REDUCTION
SALE
NOW ON
E.B; WHEAT
F.NTKR PRISE, OREGON
One-Third Off
Ud 0a At Wallowa.
The Sunday lid is clamped down tight
at Wallowa. Be v. E.J. Moot of that
town complained of the stores being
oi en on the first day of the week, and
the deputy district attorney has notified
all to obey the letter of the law. The
hotel is allowed to Ml) cigar to guests
only.
Buys Xichaaio&l Jtilktf.
3. Blckfoot report the sol of a
milking machine to Thomas. Morgan
of Prairie Creek, the' .Irst Hi., this
county and probably the first in Ore
gon eust of The Dulle. The machine
will cost laid down chute to T00, and
it will sav nearly that in-a In wages
the flmt year. It I run by a ttteaiu
engine. Tlie milkers are of rubber
that lit over tlie (Vat aud draw the
milk by auction, aim liar toauakiing by
a calf. Each machine milk two cows,
and ae tn mm bin ordered by Mr.
Morgan la doubt Ik will by capac
ity of milking four cow In seven,
miputr,