Professional Directory
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Physicians and Surgeons
Physician and Hurgeon
C. T. HOCKETT, M. D.
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Formerly the Wallowa Newn, Kmuljli.-hid Mur )i i, 18(H). New nerle began April 80, 1907
Published every Thursday at Enterprise, Oregon
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F.Q. HEWETT, M. D.
Physician and Sm-geon,
LOSTINE, OREGON.
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TALK TO FARMERS
J. A, Burleigh
Daniel Boyd
Burleiqh k Boyd
flttorneys-ai-Law
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thisStateand before the Interior
and IU offices.
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Enterprise, Oregon.
TIU.'KSnAY.
Editorial j?ag6.
MARCH 2!1
Couple of Prophecies.
Senator Ilnnrne prophesies that unices Roosevelt runs for the, pres
idency, Willism Jennings Bryan will be elected. If Bourne is gifted
with t-eunnd-sight, then Bryan is the next president, for Tnft will cer
tainly be the Republican nominee. Thai is now conceded by the
friends of the opposing candidate.
I In this connection, M me Hmri W titers , t'v gifted editor of the
Louisville Courier-Journal, h v incre ii I hie bet en Bryan's election
from 50 cent to $1 50. since Tafi's nvniu uinn Inn Income certain.
And Wattersnr- is about as far from bdinj; a Bryan man as is
j Parker, Bjlmont or the New York World.
Speaking of i mphecies, or guesses, for that is all they are, the
N"ws Record ventures one. I he Chicago Democratic convention of
1 189b" will be duplicated at Denver, except that invern'ment railroads
instead offree silver will b th3 stim-n.linj ory. If Bryan allowj it to
in the platform, lie wi 1 be elected.
THOS.M. DILL,
Attorney - at - Law
Office First Door South New
. Fraternal Building
ENTERPRISE. ORE.
Absolute equality bef re tlie law (a ml lawmakers and enforcers) for
rich and poor, if a remedy recimmen lea by a number of distinguished
doctorsof government affiis, for the itch of unrest now prevailing in thie
country from the Atlantic t-i tlie Pacific , It i9 an old remedy used
successfully in the pant by such great phdcian3 as John Hampden,
I John Mareh ill, Thonn Jefferso.i and Abraham Lincoln. It is not bo
soothing as bayonets or Ahlrichitis ou the one hand, or so drastic as
BOiialism, tingle tax or anarchy on the other, yet has been found very
effective in working a complete cure without impairme.it of the consti
tution of the patient.
Hotels.
When PaBsing On The Lcwis
r ton Road, Stop At The
Sled Springs Hotel.
Plenty of Stable Hool..
8. B. CONNER, Proprietor.
Government regulati .n of railroads has proven a miserable fail
ure. When the "Interests" allowel the rate bill to pass the U. S.
senate, they knew t wouldn't hurt them. As Harriman said in his
Kansas City speech, when the Government really regulated the rates
on his railroads he was willing the Government should own them.
Miscellaneous.
WESLEY DUNCAN,
Stock Inspector for Wallowa
. County. ,
' JOSEPH, OREQON
Information Concerning Eighth Grade
Final Examinations.'
1. Dates: 'a) January 28, 24. 190ft:
(bjMay 14, 15,1908; (u) June 11, 12,
2. Program: 1
a Thursdays Arithmetic, Writing,
History and Civil Government.
b Frldaye -Grammar, Physiology,
Geography and Spelling.
Z. Sources of Questions:
k Geography State Course of
Htudy, Redway and Hlnnan's
Natural Behoof Geography.
b 8 polling Eighty per cent, from
ileed'a Word LewoiiH, and
twenty per oent from manu
- script In language.
9 Writing Bpeclmens of penman
hip aa Indicated In copied mat
ter and from manuscript in
Language.
d Language Buehler's Mod- n
English Grammar, uodlagra -mlng.
a Civil Government United Btato
Constitution.
t History List of topics from His
tory Outline In state Course of
Study and Currtnt Kventa
Notice: Teachers preparing classes
tor examinations will pirnne notiiy
county auperlntendeut 80 days before
'examination aooordlng to law.
. ; J. W, KKHNS,
County Buperlutendcnt of tsuh.Hils,
I LAND NOTICES. I
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Land notices must be pub ?
Halted in the newspaer near
est to the land. Where there
are two papers equally near,
the applicant may designate
the paper,' Readers of the
News Record, when lUinu on
tlrulter land or 'inakTng tlnal
proof on lnmiei.tadt, are ro
quetited to expressly deelgnate
this paper If they desliv th
A notice to Im published la It.
The Nep Kecord is an auth
orised paper for the publica
tion of laud notion.
. Governor Chamberlain bits the nail etpuare on the head when he
says the principle nf tlie election of United States senators by popular
vote is the only issue at the June election. A vote for a Statement No.
man is a vote in fnvdr of popular election of senators.
Gentlemen, if I have published any hing I am sorry for, I am
glad of it Editor Jonas.
WAVERLEY NOTES
Waverley, Mel-.. 1G Albert Ager U
homo from a trip to KnterprUe and
other valley points, "right-side up with
care."
Grandpa and Grandma Paget le:'t for
Kagle Valley Monday morning, with
their son Itobort.
Leiuuul O.uidy started for California
one duy last week.
Andrew Myers went out to Klgin Sun
day after his family. They will mo'e
to Flora here ho will follow his trade
of hlacksmithlng.
Kmery CtilbertHm ha- had his big
barn raised.
Joe Brine is In fiom the Pomeroy
country, but eays he will return In a few
days to remain, lie lias sold out here.
Joe's many friends will miss him.
W. W. Tluley has lost, his big, fine
mare. It ie a big Ins? for a poor man
and we all feel for him.
COMMUNICATIONS.
(The News Record will print communlea
tUniH on toplcM ol public liitttrmt, proviillnu
they are lirlel, uot ubiiHlvu uud the article Im
MljUtHl.)
Monthly Report
Public School
The best tarn s for sale in Wallowa
auuty ii (Mtal by lh O. R. & I. Co.
riHti ii t 21, month ending March 20,
1908: Pupils remaining last month,
boy 01, girls 85, total 170; increase for
month, boys 1; readmitted hoys 2.
girls 10, total 12; total boys 94, girls 05,
tot d 189; decrease for month, boys 10,
girls 19, total 20; remaining at date,
boy 84, girls 78, total 1C0; (lavs taught
during month 20; whole number days
;W07j whole number days absence, 155;
whole number of times late 8; pupils
neither abseut nor late 9:1; average num
ber pupils belonging 161 ; averagu daily
attendance 155; per cent of attendance
90; visits by parents 2.
Tardy s for the tuontii Ceta Vest,
George Mavor, Vlniu Wiuht, Oleuu
McGarry, Blaine Stubhletield, Komaiue
isndell, J-.lise Holme, Irving Dili
Visitors for the mouth, r. and Mrs.
PoPue,' Mis t'orkiu-i, Mr. and .Mrs.
Cramer. W. M. huTroN, Principal.
Bare You Any Frfcnis
Iu the east? Send them a Wallowa
county docrip"lve pamphlet a beauti
ful book lssu"d by tbo oon.ity court.
Get them bee at the county clerk's
office In F.nterprise ; or of J. . WalcJt,
Joseph ; Couch A McDonald, Wallowa;
Bowman & Mays, Lostiue; Moore A
Con ley. Flora.
Majority Not Consulted.
Editor News Record: f eee in tin
News Record reference is made to tiio
special road tax levy In district No. 18,
and I have been urged to make a few
oomments. Your article reads "the
oounty belug out of debt it is in excel
lent shape to stand up for its rights
against the big corporations,'' which is
very commendable as far as It goes, but
does the editor of the News Record
kuow that three-fourths of the legal
voters of district 18 are wondering if
they have any rights, and that they are
welooming the contest and hnve urged
the lumber companies to take up the
matter and aro w ith thi companies in
regard to it.
i lie nrst know ledge that juich a tax
had been -nted and passed came as
news through the News Record to three
fourths nf the voters in the district, and
the proceedings ought to be of Interest
to ev. ryoue in the conntv as it involves
the legality of one-fourth of the voter
voting a tsx and the other three-fourths
knowing nothing of it.
Thanking the News Record for giving
us the first information that such a tax
had Wen voted, and trusting that it
may always keep us posted in such mat
tore, I nm, yours lo behalf of the
slighted majority,
Matt II. Stables.
Kxtract from an address delivered by
Hon. Tom L. Johnson, Mayor of
Cleveland, before an audience com
posed almost excb eively of farmers.
After fpeaking on the issues in
state and county for some half
hour, the Mayor, as is his custom,
called for questions. A venerable
gentleman, wim long white whisk
ere, arose and said: "Mr. Speak
er, I have a suspicion, from wnat li
have rend in the papers, that!
Mayoi .li'linsoii desires to place aili
. - I T . . 1 . .1-1
laxeson ianii. is mis c.'iitc r it
Someone else in the auiiieme ihtnij.
called out: "Tell us a!out tin- I
Single Tax." Replviug to thel
eltb rly man, the Mayor iai.i:
' Mopt emphatically, iNo!" He
paused for a moment, then con
tiiiuing said: "But if you mean
that I have a desire to place ail
taxes on land values, I answer
most decidedly, yesl If you want
to hear about the Single Tax, I
will stay with you and let my tent
meeting in the city wait, while I
say that if it were not for this idea,
called Single lax. I would not be
here toniht. This is the reason
that I a;n what I am, ami making
the fight which we are now in. A
tax on land would be an uniusl
and iniiiuiious system, but a tax
on la nl values would be the best
and fail est pV"1 that the world,
has ever known. Laws which
would bring about the taxation of
land values would he of more ser
vice to humanity than any legisla
ti m ever yet enacted. Farmers
are large owners of land, but not
ot land values. We have land in
out city tiiat spIIs at the rate of
five million dollars per acre; have
any of you farmers land as v. lua-
hle as that? In New ork City
there is land that sells for fiueen
million dollars per ncre; is there
any land in this neighborhood at
that priee? To answer my fiinnl's
question, I will relate a litiie talk
I had one day with Congres-man
Pierson,, of Tuscarawas county,
whtn wewere in Washingum to
gether. Pierson waK a farmer and
he said to me one day: 'Tom, I
cannot go your single Tax, as it
wouid be a hardship on the farm
ers, and they" already have more
than their share of the btrden of
taxation.' I said: 'Look here,
Pierson, if I thought the Single
Tax would increase the farmer's
burden I wuld not Btand for it
one minute.' In fact, if I did not
know it would be the greatest
blessing to the farmers and to the
workingmeo in the city 8 well, I
never woi 1 1 advocate it again. I
can show you that the .Single Tax
will lighten the farmer's burden as
compared with the present method.
Let me ask you some questions,
to see if we can get at the facts of
the matter. How much, Mr Pier
son. of the present tax burden do
you think the farmers bear?'
Well,' he answered, the farmers
constitute over lia'f the population
of the United States, and I should
say that they pay at least GO e
cent of all taxes.' 'Very well, le 8
call it 50 per cent to be sate ' 'N.',
no,' aid Piersoii, tnat s too lov.
They pay more than (JO per cen,
rather than less-' 'All rigm, but
to be eafe, let's call it 50 per cent
Now, Mr Pierson, I want you- to
tell me how much of tl.e value ot
land the farmers have in, the
United States? Please take into
consideration all the valuable coal
lands, he iron, silver, ild, copper
and other valuable mines the
water power privileges, the rail
roads and their rights of way and
terminals, including street rail
roads, telephones and telegraphs,
for these are built on the most val
uable land; all the gas ar d ele
trie I'ghtiug rights of way, built on
land of great value; all the city
lots, Home of which are worth more
than a whole county of farming
land. I want you to take all these
into consideration, and then tell
me hw much' of these values in
the United States the farmers have
Our Complete Line Of
Gents' Furnishing Goods
Is now in. Shirts, fancy and plain in
both negligee and banded, Under
clothing, Neckties, Scarfs, Collars,
Cuffs, Sox.
Spring and Summer Suits for
Men, Youths and Boys
1908 patterns and styles. Ready-to
wear. Our Prices are light. Our
SHOE DEPARTMENT
Is filled as never before with the best
footwear for men and women, boys
and girls. We especially call your
attention to ladies' Oxfords in button,
buckle and lace.
WE SOLICIT YOUR PATHONAGR
THE ENTERPRISE M.&M.G0.
More Stock On Reserve.
- WVehiiitston, March 24 Tl.e Forest
Servicu has recommended that the
number of cattle and horses ulloVed to
grate, upon the Blue Mountains (W)
National t.,i-st in Oregon, during the
1 season I'.i0.s, be increased from 10,000 to
17,900 head, and the number cf sheep
from ISO.lHk) to 152,500 head. This for
est has recently been divided into three
administrative units, and the increase
in the l umber ot head of stock to graze
on the range this year was made to per
mit au equitabla adjustment among the
former users of the forest.
Irrigated furms and splendid bit
wheat lands for sale at bai gains by the
O. R. & 1. Co.
Mr. Pierson replied: 'Well, I
should say, less than 5 per cent.'
I said. 'call it 10 per cent to be
safe.' 'Oh, no, no; thatV eniinly
too high; that's doub'e.' 'Well we
will call it 10 percent, anyway, j
Now, don't you see that if the'
farmer are paying 50 per cent.,!
that if all lliH taxes were raised by
a Single Tax ot hind v.tl'ies the)
farmers, since they hHvo but 10 j
tier cent of these values you . ay i
n per cent would pay lew; that
their lax would be red m ml li e
times? That instead of payin.
nne-lWf us now. they would, under
that plan, pav but one-tenth?'
" 'I deolaie, Tom, I never looked j
at it in that light, and I guess you ;
have got me.
"So, I t-ay to you farmers here
tonight, that this Single Tax,' of
which I am proud to be an advo
cate, would be to the over bur:
dened farmers and workingmen
the greatest boon, the greatest
blessing, the greatest Oodend that
any country ever knew. I wit.b
you goodnight."
Red Front Livery and
Feed Stable
First Class Accommodations
Best of Hay and Grain
BOSWEIL & SON
ONK BLOCK SOlTU OF
HOTEL l.N I KR PRISE
PROPRIKTOliS.
IIOMli; PHONE 115
NOTARY PUBLIC
1
'; J. D.Vfc
Heal .Estate Dealer
Mitchell Hotel Block . JOSEPH. OREGON
New and Second -Hand
Furniture, Stoves, Dishes, Kitchen Uten
sils. Miners supplies1--picks, shovels,1
drills. Highest Market Price for Fur3, Hides and Pelts.
HUNS AKER & TAYLOR
HOME INDEPENDENT PHONE JOSEPH, ORE-
Harness and Saddles
L. BERLAND, THEil
Will supply your needs in the Leather Goods line more cheaply and
give better Hiiinfactioii than any other dealer in Wallowa county.
Let him lit you out for the season's work. Repair work a specialty.
MAIN STREET,
ENTERPRISE, OREGON
ENTERPRISE MEAT MARKET
RKST OF MEATS' ALWAYS ON HANIX'
Utelii'st Market
Price for
Hides and Felts
RICB4H0MAN
PROPRIETORS
INDEPENDENT
PHONE 20
FIRST-CLASS RIGS
CAREFUL DRIVERS
AKK SPECIALTIES OF THE
ENTEHPRiSfi LIVERY AND FEED STABLE
Horses Boarded by' bay, Week or Month "'
Good Care of all Stock. ' '
BEST EQUIPPED STABLE IX THE COUNTY
One Block North of Court House.
J. C. SHACKLEFORD, Proprietor.
MAIL AND . PASSENGER
STAGEJLINE 1 ; V
Wallowa. Appleton, Flora to Paradise,
MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS and FRIDAYS: and
From Paradise, Flora and Appleton to Wallowa,
TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS and SATURDAYS.
Good . aocommndations, cotirUous treatment, and reasonable rates'.'
Leaves Wallowa at ft a. ni. , " . , "...
E. W. SOUTHWICK, Proprietor.