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Wallowa County Official
Paper. Enterprise City
Official Paper.
Authorized Paper for Pub
lication of Timber and
Homestead Noticed ,
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VOL. 2, NO, a
Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon, Thursday, May 7, 1908.
Whole Number 474
NEWS
RECORD
WANTED.
107 Cub Hears. . ..fll-- ami npaanh
; Thomas Birgmtthd, Elgin, Ore. ., 2t-l
FOR SALE.
DUUOC JERSEY PIGS, Thorough
bred. Can Ih registered. - See or ad
rift C. K. Elliott & Siki, Wallowa,
Ore. 49t8
Timothy Hay, Outs, Rye and Barley,
nlso one of my. Farm. R. D. Sanfor'd.
B mile 8. W. of Enterprise. :. - 4tl
" Taken up. :
Two IIokhks: Onu sorrel'1 geldtug
branded 11 on right shoulder and G oil i
' left stifle. One bay gelding bninffc-d
with horseshoe oh left stifle. About
three year old. E. W. Southwick,
Fall view . 1 t 4.
STOCK ORDINANCES
ENFORCED MAY 15
Council Acts oil PetiUoa Sidewalks
Ordered oa Depot Street, Alder "
i. Yiew Addition.
LoDi.E MKEITORY.
1. O.U.P. :tirirlw l-odce. No. IM.
KineriUd Kutiekub Luilgv, So. UK. !
K. of K EutirirlH Usltfe, No. t. j
Junulla TeuilUu, M. 7, Pythian
Sinters. . j
Enterprise Chapter, No. HQ, Roy tl ,
i - arcu Muttons, nutcu nn-i ni tliiru
. TiimuIuvs of each lncnlh in MiumuiIo
Mail. All vMtlng Roynl Arcli Slit
s Mini w elcomed.
J. B. Olmmtead, High TriHat,
P. W. HHKAHAN. rtecreiarr.
WHllowa Ixxigr. Np. Ki. A. P. A i
A.M., uivut. Nevuml aud fourth Sitt- j
ur.luyn of ncti mouf li In Masonic .
Hull. Vivlliii Muson welcomed, i
f. H, Zvimhfk, W, M.
W, BOATmx.Mevfetary. !
Wallowa Valiejr Chapter, No. GO,
' ' O, meet ilntwuii llilr.1 Hutur
, ' iluyn of each mouth. In Mux.inlo
all. VMtliiK Stars arc, always .w el-,
.. - roino.
Ol.lVE LOCKWOOh, W. M. j
pAMIM. Boyd.BocV'" r ' I
M. W. .V-Wt-C.it nip. Nit;. 107. MW. A.
:iH"lf rirat andTlilr.l TMiirs.lny.- in
' eeeli uuii.lli iu IK nli-nml h ill.
Ywlttng Neighbor Aluvityx welcuutu j
J. (i. KtNNlK, CdllKUl.
T. M. Hi'ik. . ' , " .
Aiu-roM :nmii, XoTsii'.i R. N. iff A.
AV. O. W. Knlnrl Cu.Dii,"S.i.5:. vv nf V.
- AlmutH Circle, NO. in, W. Hf W.
I m firanita R R Plxt, Cumin "
.a uiuuuk ih v. muw vuiui'ijj. .j
Mauaeer Bilyt-u in :n necKitiutton with i
Mniiagar U'llrlen of tlie JJ Uruitde pro
. fe ion I hnneball club and it in jUxmt
'' twttled that the latter will oome in. the
. laat of nvxt week and play. two tgaruea
in Enlerpriw, pi-olmbly Saturday and
Sundav, May hm.1 17, and two garnet,
at Wallowa the illiwing week. vVa'
.towa will play in Euierpriae -next 8ui
day. It in the (.bird name between
' theiws two pood .cltiba thin' eeanon, each
,hiiviiuf pnts. irud- big .crowd will
tootri t m what proBiUW ,ttr',B a
Oattle rtfval. The boya have . vnice
jrmiudn tixi'd up, fencml .-and with
pleuty of iaf
. So Scared tie burners.
. . .f'Ther t-li tin, nir, that that we - are
.w.k.'Waflowa, Sim.
At the meeting of the city council
Monday night, it was ordered that the
oow and uhictcen ordinances bo n-
loroert, sidewalk vonstruoted ou Depot
atreet. in Alder-Tiew addition and
minor inattera were - diapoaed of.
Mayor Boyd, ' Conncliineii Aklna,
lierlund, trinities and Heavla, Ktorder
'I'aggart and City Attorney Dill were
prenent.
It. I. Long and 10 other property
owner of Abler View petitioned that
tlie council order aidewalka and vroHa
walks na followa: Went aide of Depot
Ktreet from (jreeiiwtMHl to south line of
lot 11, block 2, Alder View addition,
aiwi along east ide of iepot atreet
from li)l2blkto north line of Litcli
atreet. Tlie wtiMoii waa granted ami
order mailo. The city "will oouatruot
tiiree crosswalks and Will give $15 and
tlie services of the niarxlial toward the
expenae of the three hrklgea that will
be n-qtilMil..
Petition iiMkhig Unit tlie oow and
chicken ordinance lie tnforoed, waa
read. Theiu were 4:5 aigimium for en
forcement . and three agnlnat on the
pvtitinn, which was circulated by W.
I', bamnia. On mutton tlie council
ordered t e ordiuanoca ui forced on
and after May lb.
Jieii Boswell offered to fix the fenoe
nround the pul'lic aqnare tor the uae of
paMture. It was deemed inadvisable
to let the lot for privuta uae. Tbt
manihal was directed to r pair the
ft (. j -
ki tition -.f C; K. Vert and 13 others
aide tog couiicll to have obstructions
iijmiu and acnmH Alder, Bilver and
VVihI Klmt tttreeU removed. The ib
Klrlictloo referred to In the fence around
part ( the . hiiHVliall grounds. On
motlou the petil'o.n was-laid ou the
Inblc, Jhrmotion the. recorder's. ofHoe
whs deiognalett.a- the piaceifor the tel
ephone due tlie city, us part rental for
One oi tue streets by tlie' Lioino lude-
priiuriib uoiUHll.v.' ' - '.- .
The following aiv the ..' - ..
.' ' ,01alm? iliovad. :.,
V (& Haney, lumber. . .; ..$ 3 M
Buniaugh 4. Ma v field, indse . . 4 IS
H C'Cramer, niRrsbai j..., 60 0U
C M Look wood, treasurer........ 6 00
T M PlH, attorney . . .. ' 6 00
W E Taggart, retrder r't...... 8 00
News Record, prtg. 1A
k,..lr ri.L. .u... b Al .1. . 10 tfl
Off Vest, Wdg.rroaswak;'v-f..i'Sfl 00
KJ Forsythe, lghfa.i..,'...'.i.... 41 80
W J Fuiik 4 f, u:...,...i............ io
T B Zuroher, ha ting....... ..... .... 75
Froiisy Wilson, wurk on ditch. . 2 50
I-awrenoe Cramer, work ou cltuii 8 0u
K H Pant, work ou ditch....:..... . 40 ?5
The city attorney waa directed to ex-
)
amine into the legality of the i'atjlfio
Htatea Telephone ooinpauy'H ordinann'.
Council adjourned to meet Wnlncw.
day night to ounvaaa the vote ou the
eity election.
Says Lostine Was Bribed.
From Wallowa 8un.
In order to get the Lovtiiie vole at
the primariei-, they iv turprine prom
ised to Kve their asriHtance to opening
up a roud to tlie north end of the
comity; from Loftine iu order that Loe
tine niijflit lioneftt by the trade of tlie
Klora country and "the wheat rf that
vartt region be brougi t to the lnlilie
mill. . .
Closing Exercises i
Of' Public School
Follow'ng are tho closing exeniiaes
of the Enb rpriae public acliool to be
held at the hnlerpri opcr huuae on
May 16, 11)08, beginning at 8 p. m.: -
Mtioio Oroliestra
Motion htong! . Primary Otrls
Address . ....F. 8. lyanhoe. La irande
Presentation of Diplomas.. J. VV. Kerb)
Tumi ourine Drill and March.......'
Twnty-four Tr.mbadours, Orchestra
Little lujun -
...... ...Chief and Thirty Redsklus
Wand . . .Twenty-four Actors, Orchestra
Minstrels ,
...Unole Rastus and 40 Other Coons
Concert Reading. .......Troupe
Solo and Chorus....... ...Topsy White
Chorus Troupe
Sole and Chorus Rastus Johnson
Chorus : '. Troupe
Song... Nine Coohs
Chorus Trou pe
Chorus , Troupe
Solo and Chorus. .Topsy White
Chorus Troupe
Bolo and Chorus..., .....A. Lincoln Cole
Duet and Chorus
Angelina Crow and Martha Whiterbad
Chorus ...Troupe
Solo and Chorus ...Uncle Rastus
Chorus , ...Troupe
Ohorus Troupe
Chorus .Troupe
Music Orchestra
Bootblack Drill
Eighteen Young Shiners
Instrumental Mrs. Wheat
Japanese 1 rill and March...,
Twenty-four Japanese Belles, Orchestra
Seats on sale at the usual place after
Monday, May 11th. Prices 30 cents
and 60 cents. .
Eides Behind McDonald ;
. Not content with having saorlfloed
OlieiH HI, WtllOOII 111 VUW WUIIIJ IU
I kl.. t Il..l t...
i trembling under the ImIi of - public-
i . . . . . I . . j . I. . . i. . a .1.
opinion, is irj uig iu iiiub ueiiuiu uie
. g-iod unw and iionored personality, of
- Hector MiiDrwiald.'. The News Record
'has hover. spoken Of Mr. McDonald
: except iu terms of renpeol, and when
Jonas-say we have "Repeatedly.
(ii,ilcd Mr. McDonald's pame with
iteniH that, are not at. alt compliment-
ary," lie (lid not depart front his usual
' practice and toll the truth.
ls3 .
DF.Tnl AFD
TH AT THEYLIVAYJ THROW
BOQVJETJ AT THOSE; WHO
ARE WELL DRESSED.
TO BE WELL DRE55E P Op
lb THE PLACE" WHERE
tufV kfsnW HOW-To
I I ' . - - w - - -
YOU WELL
BUSTER.
v.
, TUSOWINa WKIATWI
i a. Tfe.fai
MAY S UPON VS. ..HAVE YOU NOT ALREADY WAITED TOO
LoNfj TO PREPARE .FOR SPRING AND -SUMMER. YOU HAVE
.SEEN THE CROWDS IN OUR STORE. DOES NOT THAT TELL
YOU THAT THE CHOICE THlNfJS FOR THE SEASON ARE TAST
DISAPPEARING. REMEM5ER THE SOONER YOU 6ET YOUR
NEW THINGS THE LONGER YOU WILL HAVE TO ENJOY THEM,.
AND CAN ANYTHING GIVE YOU MORE JOY THAN WEARING
ATTRACTIVE APPAREL? WE CARRY IN OUR STORE EVERY
THING THAT MEN AND LITTLE MEN WEAR.
RESPECTFULLY,
W.J. FUNK CO.
ELECTRIC LINE MAT
BE NORTH COAST
Surveys From f alia Walla to Lewis
toa Io Interest of Traosconti-lentalRoal.
Xo definite news during the last week
about resumption of work on the O. R
A IS. extension. The feeling in Elgin
wild La lirande is that nothing will be
dune Miia ear.
Tins following arlinlefrom the Lewis
ton Tribune will be of iutereet :
The transportation Mt stion in the
IwiHton-Clnrkstoi: field as it relates to
new lines introduced a new devel
opment when Engineer Clarke
and three assistant passed through
U' inton en route to the Grande Ronde
section of the Jliile Mountains. The
DnrtV HtObtlml Ilk Aantin ami u.u...l
ROmn blue urlllta. unilnnnninir flmt 11,1.
investigations ould deal with water
pewer sites on the main Grande Ronde
and tlie Little Salmon branch of that
stream. .
The tip was given out that Engineer
Clarke was rppreeei.ting the North Coast
ronu, wiucii m . promoted ny Kobert
Strnhorn. of Snokano. and which la ithii.
erally accepted now as being an anxil-
wry uurjurairon oi tne JU10tl o & INortll
Western road. Thn North Pnaat. Im.l
surveyors in the field last year endear-
onng io una a route tiirougii the Jilne
Mouutuuis to tlie mouth of tlie Salmon
river ill Idaho. 'I'liia uorlr wua i,niiu.
taken shortly after engineers had made
a recnunaisance aown the Salmon river,
these engineers evidently representing
the North wpulnrn A innriul trin
down the Sulmoo river by engineers
saiu io do representing tne Northwest
ern was made a few- weeks ago and this
itep is now followed by the appearance
in the Grande Ronde section of En
gineer Clarke.;
While Engineer Clarke is said to be
a North Coast company engineer, it
was learned yesterday that for four
years past he has been In the employ of
the Stone & Webster company, of Bos
ton, known as the agents of the Rocke
feller interests and head of the electric
line and electric power merger wbioh
controls all the important northwest
systems.' The holdings embrace the
Portland and Seattle street car lines
and the saburbaa adjuncts also. Then
fore If Mr. Clarke has not recently qnil
the emDiov of the Wnhatar Jk Afn.
people, his present employment with
ttui Nnl-th rViaot .n.,l,f l'nJl...
- swow " "till. IUUIVBW liUO
Rockefellers are interested in the latter
road, while the general impression has
been that it ia a Gould llnu
It lias been known lor two -yean past
mat ine moron coast company has been
quietly doing work in this field, and the
aonearance now admin nf mriMvnri In
the Grande Ronde section will come as
no surprise.
There was a rumor yesterday that
Encrineer CMnrka anil Rmrinaav Mtfr,
are working on the same project in this
. i . i. .a . .
mrriiory, uu lovestigaiion seems to
ciean y aisciose mat tne project are In
no way allied. . -
Water Free Frdni
Disease Bacteria
diU h w ill lie fined. The costa of clean
ing and repairs, aside from the mar
shal's work, is $75. The estimated
total cost for the season, including
marshal's work, Is $200, and thU
amount w ill be apportioned among the
uac rs in a uew rate card that will be
adopted by thc council. .
Special School Meeting.
A special school meeting of the
patrons in Enterprise district will be
I eld at tlie school house Sutnrduy after
noon, May 9, at 2 o'clock "To consider
ways and means of acquiring additional
school properly aud aoliool houses."
Eagle Cap, High
School Paper Out
Eagle Cop, the county high achool
paper, was issued this week from the
jiress of the News Record. The paper
ts in the form of a booklet, ana the
cover has, appropriately, a viow of
Eagle Cap, tlie lofty snow peak re
flected in Mirror lake.
The contents are a credit to the
school, and equal in literary merit to
acy school paper we have seen, com
paring favorably even with the splen
did paper put out by the Salenr high
school.
The literary contributions include a
short story by Grace Steel, '11; "The
Switzerland of America" bv Charity
Mayner; "Three Modern Poets" by
"M. N; Wallowa Conntr in Para
graphs by Janette Willgerodt, '11;
Character Sketch of Coldemith, by
DORIS
CASE SET
FOR NEXT MONDAY
Two Murder Charges Will Be Tried
At Hay Term of Circuit
Court.
Circuit court convenes next Monday;
Judge Crawford presiding. There is a
light docket, both in law and equity and
criminal TUn i...A .
criminal cases aretbnt of Jimmy Doris,
ei ior me nrsi a ay ot the term, and
Howard Whittier charged with killing
Frank Rminnnil lad n,,..,! ?
- --"" inoi ivciuudi, A
large batch of informations, mainly on
neuiiiK uquor ana gamming charges,
have been filed.
Judge Crawford arrived in Enter
prise last night to give the attorneys
time to bring their suits at issue.
County Court la Session. v
County court met in regular session
Wednesday. The day was given over
to the hearing of road petitionar no less
than seven being acted upon,
. . County School Notts.
James Wisenor was before the dis
trict boundary board asking for a new
school district at Pittsburg. The peti
tion will be granted.
The county high school boardi has
accepted the resignation of Principal
W. E. Moore. , v
Mayor Boyd lias " received it . letter
from R. C. Yennev. state health oliioer.
enclosing a report on water which reads
as follows:
"To tlie State Board of Health,
roruanu, uregon. .
Gentlemen : I have to report exam
ination of specimen of watei received
from Mr. Daniel Boyd, of Enterprise,
uregon.
Upon examination of this . water
have been unnhlo to find any organisms
I resent capable of producing diseuse,
and would therefore pronounce same as
safe for drinking and drmestic purposes.
lours very truiv,
Ralph C. Matson, M. D.," '
Bacteriologist to the State Board.
The water referred in this report is
from the sprinei four miles above
Enterprise. It was col looted according
to directions from Mr xenney by
Mavor I'ovd assisted bv R. L Da v. J.
W. Bickford assisted in packing it for
. ii i. .1 . .. .. i r
euuing io ine suite ocaru.
Milked 27 Cows it 51 His. '
J. W. Bickford was at Thomas
Morgan's Monday evening aud reports
that with the hew milking machine,
and separator, Mr. Morgan milked 27
cows and separated the milk in 50
n-.inotcs.
t'
Rev. 0. II. DeKay
Tiie noted prohibition ora
tor who is campaigning In
Wallowa County, a. B.
Taynton, dir. California Pro
hlbitioulLSUta oomP'ltbte,
writes ttist Rev. DeKay's leo
ture, ''UnwAshed Hands," Is
a "uiaatertlece on Individual '
responsibility to the liquor
crime."
Effie Hotick, '11.
The other departments are editorial,
local, exchange, athletics and an ac
count of the high school debuto.
Amy Olmstead '10 is editor-in-chief,
Iran Jackson '00 -business manager.
Charles Oaks '00 assistant, Vernon
Corkinn 'OH litrarv arlitnr VfHn ls.,t.
debate editor, Irvine French '11 athletic
euitor, .11 ia rorsytne 'u and Vance
Thomas '11 local editors, and Asa
Craig '11 exchange editor.
The paper was splendidly patron
ised by the merchants of the county.
; ' Sour Grapes.
' From Wallowa Sun.
Let ever one know the truth. In re
gard to these items. let it be known that
B. H.Jonas was not aprlicant for the
principaiaiup oi Wallowa schools for
next year.'.
Bill's Critical Condition.
Fruita: Born on May 1 to the wife of
Win. Musty, a daughter weighing 9
ponnds. Mother and child aie doing
well but Bill is in a critical condition.
The di trict boundary board has
mado a few chances in the' boundaries
of districts 1 aud 80, and new , territory
has been added to district 68; in the
Garden of Eden. '
Notice to Citizens.
All owners of cows and chickens In
the City of Enterprise take notice: On
and after May 15 the city ordinances
prohibiting cows or chickens from run
ning at large within the city limits, will
bo strictly enforced, by order of Council.
W. E. Taooart, Recorder.
H. C. Cramkr, Marshal.
: Buying Horses for Twin Falls ,
W. S. Harvey of the firm of McCoy
& Harvey of Kennewlck, Wash., U In
the valley buying a oar load of draft
horses to ship to Twin Falls, Ida.
Mrs. Harvey accompanies ber
husband.
Old bedsprlngit i restretohed made
tighter than new for $1. O, I. Rat
cliff, the Home Furnisher, , Enterprise.
Political Notes
A. F. Sheets, a blacksmith at Joseph,
is an Independent candidate for Justice
of tlie Peace in that disi riot.
Registration books for the June
election close Friday of next week.
Not many names have been added
since the books were re-opened April 25.
E. A. Searle of Wallowa, who was In
Enterprise, Wednesday, says that
while he' appreciated the act of his
frieuds In writing in bis name for
county clerk on the Republican ballots.
Siving bhn the nomination, be bail
eclded not to make the race this year.
Chj Water Ditch Cleanel
- Tlie water was turned into -the city
Oitch Tuesday and patrons are rejoicing.
The grass is green with gladness and
the trees are leaving their bare asnect.
Marshal Cramer. K. S. Pace and assis
tants have cleaned the ditch from one
end to the other, cnt out all the willows.
put in a new double headgate and put
ererytbinif in apnlepie order. It is op
10 tlie people to see that It ia kept so
and anyone throwing rubbish in the
Our Abstracts
Arc Reliable, Fees Reasonable And All
Orders Receive Prompt Attention.
Our Large Fire Proof Safety Vault is Com
pleted and our patrons are invited to deposit
their valuable papers without charge.
s
.
BURLEIGH & BOYD, Lawyers
With Wallowa Law, Land and Abstract Co.
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