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About The news=record. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1907-1910 | View Entire Issue (May 14, 1908)
4 Candidates at June Election" Names of Men Who Want Your Votes And Why You Should Vote For Them. ' REPUBLICAN. Tor Anesior. C. H. Allen of Flora, Republican nom inee for County Assessor, believes in a "square deal'1 assessment, and pledges, If elected, to fulfill the duties of the office to the best of his ability, fairly and Impartially toward every propei ty owner. County Tmmrer William T. Bell Is the Republican nominee for County Treasurer. Mr. Bell's platform is "Safety for the county money." Mr. Ball is one of the beat known men In the county and his record Is known of all men. INDEPENDENT To tit Votsri of Wallowa County. X will be a candidate fori re-election as County Surveyor on an Independ ent ticket u usual. On account of my qualifications and .my experience of the last four years in the position, there la no other man on earth who van better serve the Interests of the . people of Wallowa county as County Surveyor for the next two years, and It elected the permanency of lines nud corners already properly established are assured. Respectfully, . H. . Merryman, County Surveyor. DEMOCRATIC. Candidate for He-eleotlon. Frank A. Reavis, Democratic candi date for re-election to the office oi Coun ty Treasurer, will safeguard the county funds if elected and serve the best in terests of the taxpayer. Proceedings of County Court Continued from Editorial Pago iciun for the ensuing year: Court appoints Dr. E. T. Anderson county physician for the year begin ning May 1, 1908, and ending May 1, 1909, and agrees to pay said E. T. Anderson $150 for the year; said K. T. Anderson to attend to any and all cases of a medical nature that are declared county charges by the county court, and should any patient require surgical operation, sold phy siciun shall perform eiud operation at a reasonable price; further said physician agrees t o furnish all medi cines for county charges. In the matter of appointing secretary for county board of health : Court appoints Dr. E. T. Anderson to act as secretary of said board of health for the ensuing year, be ginning July 1, 1 908, and ending July 1, 1910. Court adjourned for the day. . Claims Allowed. O. M. Corkius, salary, March, f 66 66 " 106 66 J W Baker " " 3 in) M P Isely " " 3 00 j J B Falconer, clerk " 3 00 Robt. Bcott " 3 00 J W Huffman " " 3 00 do - returning box 50 mi. 5 00 J S Pratt, judge, Iuinaha, 3 00 W P Warnock ' " 8 00 J D Hamilton " 3 00 J A Denny clerk " 8 00 Jack Johnson " " 3 00 L C Johnson " - " 3 CO do returning box 66 mi. 6 60 Sam Stevens, judge, Paradise, 3 00 Walter Applegato " " 8 00 O. L. Borland " 3 00 Nova Straley clerk, " 3 00 II A Burns " " 3 00 G M Hendrickson " " 3 00 Walter Apple rate, returning ballot ' box 90 miles 9 00 : ro a oo 20 oo 3 oo 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 hall rent, etc., judge, Promise, clerk W C Straley. J K Car per, Walter Miller Q D Daniel J L Doud F M Roup ". W T Miller " do returning box 90 mi. J Q Connelly, judge, Flora, JFVan Camp ' " J H Dale i. i. H C Davis clerk " TDCoblentz " " SB Conner ' x " W C Moore,' In matter of appropriating money for road district No. 19: Sum of (160 appropriated to be used on Eureka road and Imnaha trail from Cow creek to end of said trail. Warrant ordered drawn in favor of Joseph Clemons, supervisor of said dUtrict. Court adjourned. Friday, May 8, 1908. Court allowed all just claims. In the matter of ordering road and trail open in road district 6: Road supervisor of district 6 ordered o openup said road as follows: From . the county road coiner at Rumble's cabin on Little Sheep creek, through the gate down the west Me of said creek to a point opposite to the mouth of Rail canyon, then to open up the trail across stream up said Rail can yon to the first gulch that conies into nld canyon on the left hand side as ou go. up sal I canyon from Little jiheep' creek and up raid gulch to on top, he ether side of Little Sheep creek.' In matter of appropriating monoy for road district No. 5: Sum of 200 appropriated, and w ar rant ordered druwu in favor of O. W. Chambers. In matter of appropriating money for road district No. 2: Sam of $100 appropriated for C. E. . 'Van Pelt road and warrant ordered drawn In favor of F. W. Hammack. In matter of allowing E. M. & M. Co. the right to construct and maintain a pipe line on the north line of the Coun ty High School grounds: Said E. M. & M. Co. granted and al lowed the privilege of constructing and maintaining a vater pipe line through the north side of the county high school grounds in city of Enter prise. In matter of appointing county phys. J. M. Blakely, J. A. French, S. F. Pace, " " J. W. Kerns, " " F. A.Reavis, " W.C. Boatman, " '. C. E. Crow, ' " Ella Daley, " " E. J. Forsytho, lights for March T- F. and Dunne Lattirope, pay ment Troy Bridge 400 00 Kirkland 4 Moss, roud contract, 498 96 It. H. Richards, expense John Herman, insane 82 75 125 00 100 00 83 33 60 00 75 00 75 00 40 00 18 00 O. M. Corkins, salary, April, J. M. Blakely, " " J. A. French, " " S. F. Pace, ' " J. W. Kerns " " F. A. Reavis " '" W.C. Boatman " C. E.Crow " " Ella Daley " " E. J. Forsythc, lights for April Primary Election Geo. S. Craig, judge, Enterprise, B. Kooch " W. E. A. Watson " Oeo. M. Gaily, clerk " Fred Savage " "A. G." High Grade Percheron Will make the season of 1908 at the ranch of Baker Bros., on Swamp Creek, 7 miles north of Enterprise. $8 To Insure Colt PASTURE FURNISHED. "A. C." Is a handsome black gray, 3 years old In May, and weighs 1560 pounds, $15 CASH $15 To tbt three Pupils of Wal lowa County! Schools who bring the largest numlr of their Bunter Brown Ads cut form the News Record to W. J. FUNK& cos store by November 1, 1908. Cut out the ads each week and have all your friends eave ads for you. ' They are found only in the News, Recoup. marshal " judge, Joseph clerk. returning box, judge, Lostine V. I. Cronin C Reavis S Honck O T Prout J M Mitchell Hugh Wilson, F F McCully, A G Smith O T Prout, Sam Wade, J II Haun A W Courtney O F Mays J O Kiddle Mike Crow W C Fleener, O F Mays, Edwin Marvin, H 8 Moore Levi Tulley O A Hunter, Ed Tulley " " A S Cooley " " Chas. Hug marshal " Levi Tulley, returning box 40 mi. F W Heekett, judge, Leap, G Christopherson ' " H W Meek " " Leroy Ruggles clerk " LG Peterson " Wash Owubey 3 50 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 9 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 CO 3 00 3 00 9 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 clerk, marshal M returning box ji-dge, Wallowa, clerk 66 66 166 66 125 00 100 00 83 8 00 00 75 00 75 00 40 00 13 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 2 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 1 40 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 2 CO 2 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 marshal, " J Q Connally, return'g box 90 mi. S C Himelwright, judge, Park, B Marks . .. .. MP Thompson " " Murat Blevans clerk " R M Fisk W O Beith, " ' S C Himelwright, returning bal lot box chietv miles 9 00 RLCole, jucie, Lost Prairie, 3 00 O A Shuman " , " 3 00 Geo Lightle " " 3 00 Barg Holloway, clerk '" 3 00 Low Frazier, " " 3 00 Jack Cole, " " , 3 00 RLCole, returning ballot box 100 miles...: 10 00 M ike Tuoiuason, judge, Pittsburg 3 00 E B Wilson " " 3 00 Ben Johiihon . 3 00 liB Robertson clerk " 3 00 l.' r o i a I i' 1 .-'inn. lit; James Cliutlin " " Miko Thomason, returning bal lot box 200 miles Peter Ficker, judge, Grouse, E Riohman " " James MoCeuley " " W A Moore . clerk " C J Fleming " " Lafavette Wilson " " C J Fleming, returning ballot box 120 miles 12 00 Geo L Post, judge, Powwatka, 3 00 W I Downard " " 8 00 W E Dearing " " 3 00 Olof Anderson, clerk " 3 00 B II MeGinnis " 3 00 Louis Carpenter " ' 3 00 H II MeGinnis, returning ballot box 100 miles 10 00 A C Smith, assisting canvass ing returns do justice fees do " " E A Hart, juror case State vs WW Zurcher Wm Weaver " " Geo Wagner " " Solomon Pace " " James Koocli " " J C Pratt " " Ed Rogers, making 6 booths for Enterprise precinct 10 00 C A Ault, physician examining H II Beeman, insane CTHoekett " ' J N Stubblefield, witness, Bee man insane case J C Shackleford " " J T Bircher " " Josh Weaver " " Hattie Beenihn " " do mileage " John Beemm " " do witness . " W B Applegate, registering 25 voters Bushong & Co., Sheriff's office supplies 87 00 A E Cole, witness State vs John Doe J G Fleener, examination J II Scatt insane Chas A Ault " " Elgin Forwnrding Co., freight, "Cartful Banking Insures the Suety of Deposits." Depositors Have That tiuaruntee i;t WALLOWA NATIONAL BANK OF ENTERPRISE, OREGON CAPITAL I50.C00 SURPLUS 140.000 We Do a General Banking Business. Exchange Bought and Sold on All Principal Cities. Geo. W. Hyatt, President Geo. S. Cruig, Vice President W. R. Holmes, Cashier Frank A. Reavis, Asst. Cashier Geo. S. Ckaio G. Penxell DIRKCTOKS Gko. W. Hyatt W Mattie A. R. Holmes Holmes 6 00 7 95 8 50 1 50 1 50 1 50 1 50 1 50 1 50 5 Q0 5 00 2 20 2 20 2 20 2 20 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 CO '2 50 2 20 5 00 6 00 21 45 R. I. LONG CIVIL ENGINEERING and GENERAL LAND SURVEYING Hydraulic and Irrigation Engineer ENTERPRISE, OREGON. Continued next week. ENTERPRISE PAINTIN CO. MOORE & IRVING PRACTICAL PAINTERS House Painting Carriage Painting Paper Hanging Up-to-Date Signs Calcimining Show Cards mfgs. famous fuuni ture polish PICTURE FRAMES GILDED Shop and Repository River St. ENTERPRISE THE SOCIALIST PLATFORM. (Adopted by the Socialist Party in National Convention at Chicago, 111., May 5th, 1004, and endorsed by ref erendum of the party membership, July liOth, 1004.) I. L G Petersou, returning box 30 mi. 3 00 L Knapper, judge, Prairie Cr. OW Chambers " " CWMeek " " H B Davidhizer, clerk " II D Akins " " G C Gowinff " " O W Chum bars ret'r'g box 30 mL Tom Stump, judge, Butte, Frank Zumwalt " " Geo. Neil, " " Henry Davis clerk M Arthur Jewel FredHarsin " " Tom Stump, returning box 40 mi. do preparing booths, Geo C Russell, judge, Trout Cr. T C Bunnell " " Jno Baker " ' G W Wright clerk E A Anderson " JPAverill " " Jno Baker, returning box 22 mi. 8 B Warnock, judge, Mud Creek, Albert Ager " , . " J W Emmons " " J M Casteel, clerk . " J W Eddlcmon- ' " W V DuK-y " " 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 0) 3 00 3 00 8 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 4 00 2 00 3 00 3 00 5 00 3 00 8 00 3 00 2 20 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 S B Warnock, returning box 80 ml. 8 00 S T Tir pott, judge, Pine Creek, 3 00 CSWrenn " 8 00 W H Getchell " " 3 00 G W Harris clerk " 3 00 Henry Wright - .. " 3 00 RJ Haskins . " " 3 00 G W Harris, ret'r'g box 70 roL 7 00 8 A Blevans . judge, Divide, 8 00 The Socialist Party, In convention assembled, makes its appeal to the American people as the defender and preserver of the idea of liberty and Belt government in which the nation was born; as the only political move ment standing for the program and principles by which the liberty of the individual may become a fact; as the only political organization that Is democratic, and that has for Its pur pose the democratizing of the whole of society. To this Idea of liberty the republl can and Democratic parties are equal ly false. They alike struggle for power to maintain and profit by an Industrial system which can be pre served only by the complete over throw of such liberties as we already have, and by the still further en slavement and degredatlon of labor. Our American Institutions came in to the world in the name of freedom They have been seized upon by the capitalist class as the means of root ing out the idea of freedom from among the people. Our state and na tional legislatures have become the mere agencies of great propertied in terests. These interests control the appointments and decisions of the Judges of our courts. They have come Into what is practically a pri vate ownership of all the functions and forces of government. They are using these to betray and conquer foreign and weaker peoples, in order to establish new markets for the sur plus goods which the people make, but are too poor to buy. They are gradually so invading and restrict ing the right of suffrage as' to take away unawares the right of the worker to a vote or voice in public affairs. By enacting new and misin terpreting old laws, they are prepar ing to attack the liberty of the in dividual even to speak or think for himself, or for the common good. . By controlling all the sources of social revenue, the possessing class Is able to silence what might be the voice of protest against the passing of liberty and the coming of tyranny. It completely controls the university and public school, the pulpit and the press, and the arts and literatures. By making these economically de pendent upon Itself, it has brought all the forms, of public teaching Into servile submission to its own Inter ests. Our political Institutions are also being used as the destroyers of that Individual property upon which all liberty and opportunity depend. The promise of economic independence to each man was one of the faiths upon which our Institutions were founded. But, under the guise of defending private property, capitalism is using our political institutions to make It Impossible for the vast majority of human beings ever to become posses sors of private property in the means of life. Capitalism U the enemy and de stroyer of essential prlvete property. Its development is through the legal ized confiscation of all that the labor of the working class produces, above us subsistence-wage. The prlvato ownership of the means of employ ment grounds society in an economic slavery which renders intellectual and political tyranny Inevitable. Socialism cornr-s so to organize in dustry and society that every individ ual shall be secure in that private property In the means of life npon which his liberty, of being, thought and action depends. It comes to res cue the people from the fast increas ing and successful assault of capital ism upon the liberty of the individ ual. II. As an American socialist party, we nledce our fidelity to the principles of international socialism, as embod ied In the united thought and action of the socialists of all nations. In the Industrial development already accomplished, the Interests of the world's workers are separated "by no national boundaries. The condition of the most exploited and oppressed workers, in the mose remote places of the earth, Inevitably tend3 to drag down all the workers of the world to the same level. The tendency of the competitive wage system is to make labor's lowest condition the measure or rule if its universal condition. In dustry and finance are no longer na tional but international, In both or ganization and results. The chief significance of national boundaries, and of the so-called patriotisms which the ruling class of each nation is seeking to revive is the power which these give to capitalism to keen the workers of the world from uniting, and to throw them against each other in tho struggles of con tending capitalist interests for the control of the yet unexplored mar kets of the world, or the remaining sources of profit. The socialist movement, therefore, Is a world-movement. It knows of no conflicts of interests between tho workers of one nation and the work ers of another. It stands for the free dom of the workers of all nations; and in so standing, it makes for the full freedom of all humanity. III. The socialist movement owes its birth and growth to that economic development or world-process which! Is rapidly separating a working or producing class from a posseslng or capitalist class. The class that pro duces nothing possesses labor's fruits and the' opportunities and enjoy ments these fruits afford, while the class that does the world's real work has. increasing economic uncertainty, I and physical and intellectual misery, for its portion. The fact that these two classes have not yet become fully conscious of their distinction from each other, the fact that the lines of division and Interest may not yet be clearly drawn, does not change the fact of the class conflict. This class struggle is due to the private ownership of the means of employment, or the tools of produc tion. Wherever and whenever man owned his own land and tools, and by them produced only the things which he used, economic lndepend ence was possible. But production, or the making of goods, as long ceased to be Individual. The labor of scores or even thousands, enters Into al most every article produced. Pro duction Is now social or collective, Practically everything Is made or done by many men sometimes snp arated by seas or continents work ing togother for tho same end. But this co-operation In production Is not for the direct use of the things made by the workers who make them, but for the profit of the owners of the tools and means of production; and to this is due the present division of society Into two classes; and from It have sprung all the miseries, Inhar monic and contradictions of our civ ilization. Eetwon those two classes there can he no possible compromise or Identity of Interests, any more than tlifve can bo peace in the midst of war, or light In the midst of dark ness. A society based upon this class division carries in itself the seeds of Its own destruction. Such a so ciety is founded in fundamental in justice. There can be no possible basis for social peace, for individual freedom, for mental and moral har mony, except in the conscious and complete triumph of the working class as the only class that has the right or power to be. IV. The socialis program is not a the ory imposed upon society for its ac ceptance or rejection. It 13 but the interpretation of what Is, sooner or later, inevitable. Capitalism is al ready struggling to its destruction. It is no longer competent to organize or administer the work of the world, or even to preserve Itself. The cap tains of Industry are appalled at their own Inability to control or direct the rapidly socializing torces of industry. The so-called trust is but a sign and form of the developing socialism of the world's work. The universal in crease of tho uncertainty of employ ment, tho universal capitalist deter mination to break down tho unity of labor In the trades unions, tho wide spread apprehensions of impending change, reveal that the Institutions of capltalis society are passing un der the power of Inhering forces that will soon destroy them. Into the midst of the strain and crisis of civilization, the socialist movonient comes as tho only conser vative force. If the world Is to be saved from chaos, from universal dis order and misery, It must bo by the union of tho workers of all nations In the socialist movement. The so cialist party comes with the only pro position or program for intelligently and deliberately organizing the na tion for tho common good of all its citizens. It is the first tlmo that the mind of man has ever been directed toward the conscious organization of socloty. Socialism means that all thoso things upon which tho people In com mon depend shall by the people in common be owned and administered It means that the tools of employ- mcnt shall belong to their creators and users; that all production shall be for tho direct use of the produc ers; that the making of goods for profit shall como to an end; that wo Bhall all bo workers together; and that all opportunities shall bo open and equal to all men. V. To the end that tho workers my seize every poslsblo advantage that may strengthen them to gain com- plcte control of tho powers of gov- ernment, and thereby the sooner es tabllsh the co-operative common- wealth, the Socialist Party plodgcs It- eclf to watch and work, In both the economic and the political struggle, for each successive linniedlato Inter est of tho working class; for short ened days of labor and Increase, of wages; for the insurance of the work ers against accident, sickness and lack of employment; for pensions for aged and exhaiiKted workers; for the public ownership of the means of transportation, communication and exchange; for the graduated taxation of Incomes, inheritances, franchises anil land values, the proceeds to be applied to the public employment and improvement of the conditions of the workers; for the complete education of children, and their freedom from the workshop; for ho prevention of the use of the military against labor! In tho settlement of strikes; for the froo administration of Justice; for popular government, Including Init iative, referendum, proportional rep resentation, equal suffrage of men and women, municipal home rulo, and tho recal of officers by their con stituents; and for every gain or ad vantage for the workers that may bo wrested from tho capitalist system. and that may rellovo the suffering and strengthen the hands of labor. We lay upon every man elected to any executive or legislative office the first duty of striving to procure what ever la for tho workors' most immed iate interest, and for whatever will lessen tho economic and political powers of tho capitalist and increase the like powerB of tho worker. But, in so doing, we . are using theso remedial measures as means to the one great end of the co-operative commonwealth. Such measures of relief as we may be able to force from 'capitalism are but a preparation of the workers to seize the whole powers of government, in order that they may thereby lay hold of the wholo system of Industry, and thus come in to their rightful inheritance. To this end wo pledge ourselves, as tho party of the working class, to. use all political power as fast as it shall be entrusted to us by our fellow-workers, both for their immed iate interests and for their ultimate and complete emancipation. To this end we appeal to all tho workers of America, and to all who will lend their lives to tho service of tho work ers In their struggle to gain tholr own, and to all who will nobly and disinterestedly give their days and energies unto the .workers' cause, to cast in their lot and faith with tho socialist party. Our appeal for tho trust and suffrages of our fellow workers 3 at onco an appeal for tholr common good and freedom, and for tho freedom and blossoming of our common humanity. In pledging our solves, and thoso we represent, to be faith rul to tho appeal which wo make we believe that we are but preparing the soil of that economic freedom from which will spring the freedom of tho wholo man. $6500 T Stock $5000 In Best ?utincH8 in the County for 200 ncros on Iinnalia - $1C00 100 acres on Chcsnimnua - 800 1G0 acres 3 miles from town 5500 Bargains in Town Property INSURANCE In Best Companies. V. E. TAGGART, EN T ERPR1SE, O REG ON . A Bad Title Is always shown up by a GOOD ABSTRACT. Abstracts of Titlo Accurately Made prom Tho Law Oflico of 0. 11 CORKINS E NTERPBISE, OREGON. Ollico on Main Street