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Wallowa County Official
Paor. Enterprise City
Official Paper.
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Railroad Building, Coun
ty Scat Settled Hij; Do
ings In Wallowa County.
VOL 2, NO 7.
Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregjn, Thursday, June 11, 1908.
Whole Number 47o,
EWS
ft Ji Rl J
lIC
FOR SALE.
Timothy IIav, Oats, Rye and Hsil
also one oi iiiv Darius. II. D. iSimford
A miles VV. of Enterprise. 4(itl
HfOlIESTCASII PRICE paid for old
ras. Must lie clean and laigo. Nes
Record ollice.
LOST.
I'AIU OF PI.IFRS, between Enter
prise and Losthie. Return to telephone
ollice in either town. Roger Kay.
LodTe DiRKiriok i.
i. o.
, .F. Knti-rpilso !,iidBo, No. 1.13.
Emerald Ui'liukiili Lodge, No. 119.
K. of I Enterprise Lodge, No. .
.1 mi lillu Temple, No, 7, I'yllilllll
KIsUTS.
Masonic Knterprlse (')nitir, Nn. :in, lioyiil
Areli Masniix, iiiccis Hmt nnd third
( 'I iiwnnys of kiii'Ii iik nl h In Masonic
Hull. All Visiting Hoy nl Ati-li Ma
sons WC-lc'lUlll-l).
.1. 11. OMIfTRIl, High i'rtost,
I. W. KlIKAIIAN, .-M'lTeilli y.
WiiUnwii Lodge. Xo. S'J, A. r. A
A. AL, meets specaid mitl fiiiutii Siil
iinlayH of eaeli moiiMi tn "Masonic
Hull. VUillnix Mi.scin welcomed.
C. II. Zi iiciiKK, W. M.
V. :. lioATMAx, Si'rri'tiiry.
IVnllcmiC Valley Cliuptur, Xo. SO,
). .0. liieetH first mill third Siitac
clays of each aiontli, in Masiiniis
all. Visiting Hlni un." alwuyK wi-l-.
come.
Oi.rvK Uiriiwoon, W. M.
Daniki. IIoYI), Sec-. ,
XI. vv. A.-Kiigii'diuip, No. HH(7, M. V. A.
Meels Kirst unit Tliinl Thursdays la
I'.C'h iniiiitli In imw Fraternal hull.
Visiting Neighbors Always welcome.
J. i. KKNMK, Consul.
i. M. Dim., Clerk.
Aiieroiii i a nip, .no. ;i.hz. k, ...oi a.
W. (. W. Knterprlse Cnaip, No, n::.',. , of v-.
Almiitu (Jirc-ie. Nil. 27. v. of W.
For Sfle.
Timber Land. 100 acres described as
S),j of NVV-4' 1""' X 'f SV,t4', .town
slii ; 1 S, range H E.
E. J. i akikk, 15ox 45, Spraguo, Wash.
Game Laws.
A ny person knowing of any violation
of the game it lish laws of the state, oa
of persons not properly keeping screen m
over irrigation ditches, are requested to
notify Jok Clkmoxs,
Deputy Ptatp fiama nnd Forostrv War
den, Xuinwait, Oregon. 42tf
lliiviaga Licences.
.inneo-neo. a. r.oner a-ia -NtMlto
June 8 Perry A. Hulse and Cluistina
M ('ittrou. J
Mr. lUiner and M ss Foster were mar-
tin) .. I iitin , i tin. Iii m i . U . ........ 1 1
i -outer by Rev. A. I.. Ilowarth -if Joseph, j
Alr lliilse is a voiina farmer of Flora, I
which is also the residence of his bride,
IF YOU ARE PAYING
oHOULD NOT HAVE WHAT PLEA-5E-5 YOU. IF YOU LIKE BRIGHT
5JTS, BRIGHT NECKTIE BRIGHT -5HIRT5 AND BRIGHT HOSI
ERY, WHY NOT BUY THEM? OF COURJE YOU KNOW YOU
MUT COME TO THE .STORE THAT CARRIED BRIGHT PATTERNS
IF YOU WI5H TO GET BRIGHT PATTERNS. THERE 5 No
REASON WHY BRIGHT PATTERNS .SHOULD NOT BE MADE OF
GOOD MATERIAL. YoU KNOW HOW IMPoJIBLE IT S To DE
SCRIBE A COLOR OR A COMBINATION OF COLOR S. BRING YOUR
EYES TO OUR STORE AND LET THEM LOOK AT THE ATTRAC
TIVE THINGS WE HAVE TO SHOW YOU. WE CARRY, YoU
KNOW, EVERYTHING THAT MEN AND LITTLE MEN WEAR.
RESPECTFULLY,
W.J. FUNK & CO.
CITY IS PULLING
FOR BEN WEATHERS
Popular CI o'cc for Postmaster Sends la
Almost Unanimous Petition Tor
riace.
Ten Wethers, editor of the Wallowa
Chieftain. Is the popular choice for
postmaster of 'Enterprise hy a Very
la'jiij majority, judging from tho way
his petition is I. ciiia signed. Hi op
ponent is W. F. Fiscnbeis of Jo.-eph.
The contest opened publicly Friday J
when Mr. Eisenheis made the lonnds.
of Enterprise merchants to see" how 1
tl.;'y would view his candidacy to fill
toe vacancy caused by the
resijtialion
, ' ,;l,,'lllii,!-y4if 1 ''"
from another town f ,r a. ottlee that is
always looked upon as a local affair did I
ij-s looked upon as a local affair did
not please, the pi ople at all, ami many
uracil M;. Weathers to come out. This
l... .i:.i it.- . , . . .
oe o. u aim oeiore .'i nours no nail a I
large tnajoiitv of the ualron.a on l is
! petition, the endorsement of the Com-
meri ial club, and the tiackin' of every
leading citizen except two or three who
pioini-od Kisenbeis before Weathers
came out.
It is said Mr. Kisenbeis lias the back
ing "IK i. McCully of Joseph, who
has influence with Senator Fulton. On
the id her h'ind, Mr. Weathers will prob.
ably b s favored by Congressman Ellis
and. Senator lioiirne, so his friends, have
strong hop -s ho will land the plum.
M r. Weathers uiH'.nubteilly desei vesthe
ollice. He has done yeoman service for
the fiarty w ith his newspu er and has
probably never received even a thank,
von. IK- is well (iiclilied and his
pleasant, accommodating way fits him
ideally for the place.
j Psstofiijs Business Increases.
The salary of the Enterprise post
master vvil be hi'-reased from $1100 to
$100 a year '.leginning July 1 The raise
is due to the large increase in receipts,
upon which the s-alary is based.
Sheep Shearing In Full Swing.
Shear!, g is in f.ill blast in Wallowa .
(;,,,ity anrl gn-at loa.ls of
wool in ias-
.
s'"s m,t to 'S'" 5, a
stream of freight vvngoiiH.
000 fleeces will be sent out.
continuous
. , , ,,. I
FulU 140,-
At tlie E.
- Mllkln plant, six miles east of En-
terprisw ovei 10,0110 i-heep iind been 1
shorn up to Tuesday afternoon. M r.
I :
RE 5QLVED
"HAT 50ME PEOPLE
BRILLIANT PATTERNS
LIKEF QUIET THlWCS.
EVtR YOU WEAR. IT SHCVLQ BE
Good materi '-.r.AGHiorMBLY
CUT AND WT' ADE. TriAT 5
THE HAH A'rfi.i
BTiTR
FOR. IT THERE 1,5 No
I Makin fays his plant will handle over
j 50,000 this season. Fifteen expert
iguid.j tin' shears thai, are worked ly
j power. The wool is heavier tlian for i
I years and if the price was only iMnal to i
last yent 'a would mean a big pn-fit to ,
fl'vkmasters. i
C. M. LncWood and family bavtf
movwi into tiudr now home, tiie .i. i .
Cool; place on Rjsidencu atre.-t, that ho j
reeimtly bought. ' J
Kerns Principal
(t W 1 C 1 i ; n t ox. itinfr gamo before a large crowd
Ul fElIl ibCjlOOl "" tlv,:tl-'rprUi.KromidsSnii lay after
O noon. Wallowa mado three ran? in
i the third inning and as Hayca was
At a meetimr ot the county hi-h seemiuyly jiitchim? better ball every
school board, Tuesday, .1. V. Kerns r,inil, tliat tl ree loomed lar-o. Tl e
was elected principal of the l.igh school home team never faltered anil with
at a salary of $125 a month, heuinniiiji j
lAiiullst 1. This comnlelcs the hij'u i
K,,l.,.l fo!t
: bS a Ppecia! commercial teacher is en,. This tied tho ,amo up, and as cad, , Ue
L.i. ,,.,! T, ,,. A.,'.. ., T, '""'"'
. . .C. , ' '
ployed, lli
are (i. W.
uau hhu miss ivam:j n
l)ii Fur.
The board consider.-- -itself lucky in
H"curing the services of Mr. Kerns, who
has already demons: rated in the ollice , steadied and LrUve a grand exhibition of
of county siiperintei-.d.-nt, that he is an j skill and brains. lie fielded Kdgnr Mar
cxc. llent organizer nnd builder of vin's easy one to Clark , putting out
schools. He has the magnetic (jualitieHj Doris. Schilke struck out and" Hug
that infuse life ami energy into others. went out on a pop up to thort. M'al
Ife knows the pupils who are. entitled j Iowa threatened again in the ninth,
to admission to the high school, and Alter Johnson went, out, Doris made
they know him better than any otheri, another basebit. and I )...... 1 t ii.i...i
man that could be named.
School Ussting and Election.
The annua! school meetings in
nil.
districts will bo held Monday, June 15.
The meeting in Enterprise wiil be held
at 2 p. in., an.! one director for three,
years to succeed E. J. Foray the
and clerk for'on.j year to succeed U. M.
Lockwood, will be chosen. ,
A special school election will be held
in Enterprise district June 27, to vote
j on selling bonds for 5:251)0 to pay for the
land ri cently purchased from Mrs. K
M. Kay and for building an addition to
tho school house. The polls will be
open from 1 to 4 p. m.
Band Will Go To Lake.
j The Enterprise band has accepted
the invitation to play for the fourth of
July cdehration at the head ot the lake.
1Mst v,'lir t"(i Joavph bandsmen heipeii
out tho Inoals.ut t,u Kiiterprino lf-
lmti;.M llll.l .it fli.it I ...
" i-
was made to return tho favor this vear.
Rev. Seldon C Adams, the new pastor
of the Presbyterian church, is expected
here from Kalida, Ohio, in time to
preach next Sunday morning.
LIKE
yH I LESoME
BUT VHAT '
3ROVvN
BSILUISNT PATTERNS
u
REASON WHY YOU
V i
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V'.' iv
E WINS
CLOSE BALL GAME
Meats Strong Wallowa Team
by
S.ore cf 5 to 4 Before Large
Crowd.
E iterprise defeated Wallowa in a close
admirable uinuer went to work to even
thiiiL's un. imililn.r ...... -.. :., .i...
' ' x"Ln a,,-v,w,-v "
Kami! until the end Tim crowd was on
Uptoe. Wallowa was awful danceroiis
in the seventh. Doris and Max well
made dean base hits, then liilveu
on Willett's muff of Edgar Marvin's
easy fly, afler Mux well' 4 foul had been
caught by Ilaininack. Schilke, how
ever, tried illett witli another lly and
was the tliinl out, leaving Doris ami
Marvin perched on third and second
Hayes was putting on more hi vain as
the game progressed. He struck out
two in the seventh inning and two in
the eighth. Fleener opened ti e ninth
with an easy grounder to Have, hut
Clark was there with a base hit, then
stole ;ecoud. Clemens won the game
then and there with a nice little bit,
Clark scoring from second, Maxwell's
muff aitling him, however, and the
game was over. The score:
EXTKIII'IIISK.
AH R P.1I SI! PO A
Clark 3b. . .- 5 13a 20
Clemens 2b 5 0 2 1
MTiimpacker Hi. . 3 1 0
10
0
8
0
1
0
0
4
ni'Vi n p 3 0 2
llaiumack c 4
I auer rf 'J
Willettrf...
Savage cf. . .
Zurcher If . .
Fleener ss. .
- Totals..
. . . 35 5 11 7
WAI.I.OWA.
10 I,
AB k BII SI! po
Ji hn son cf . . .
Doris if
Maxwell c...
Edgar Marvin
lb.
Schilke If
Hug ss
Edwin Marvin 21
Havs p
Waoltv .'lb
Totals' 41 4 0 3 ')
One out when winning score was made
Score by bluings:
1 2 3 4 o li 7 8 !l
Enterprise 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 15
Wallowa 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 04
Struck out by I'dlyeti 4, by Hayes 5.
Bases ou bulls-off Hayes 1. Hit by
pitched ball Fleener, Crnmpaeker.
Passed balls llanimack 2. First base
on errors Wallowa 5, Enterprise 3.
Left on bases Enterprise 8, Wallowa
10. Double plays HugtoKdgar Mar
vin ; Schilke to Edwin Marvin. Um
pire Stewart.
Wallowa Beats Jcseph.
Wallowa and Joseph played a close
and interesting game at Joseph Satur
day afternoon, Wallowa winning by 0
to 4. lioth clubs plated fast ball. Fol
low lug is the score by iinii gs;
1 2 3 4 5 t 7 ." !)
Wallowa 0 0 II II I) 2 l 4 00
Joseph 0 0 1 111 0 0 04
iiatteries: Wallowa, Hug and Max
well; Joseph, Kehn and Clink.
MoreTho'oulibreJ Jersey;.
Ilruce 15. R ivd has brought In "from
the tirnnile Ron le two fill blood and
three grade Jersey heiferd lor his d dry
ranch near Wallowa.
Court House Notes
County lourt was in session the first
of the week, auditing and allowing bills
for thu recent term of the circuit court I
and June election expenses Several
(thousand dollars in cash will be dis-
tribute
In a,
1 out over the county. I
In iicci rclaiice with tin result of the
refereiiilnni on
"t large of swh
prob. biting the running
! at large oi swine, ine conn pasicj an
i .. . i
order by uhich toe ruiioiier nl I-. t .n if
HTEHPHIS
f x 'aJ j r hie in Wallowa courily is absolutely
f ? Vy. t irbidden unci prohibited. The order
! v'-s into i ffect 00 days after its pubKci,
- tioii. It npH'iirH in this issue of the
Stvy I Xv Record and is effective thcicfoie
ou and after August 11.
The order inude on May 8, to o en a
t'-ail throiiuh the farm o! Mrs. Louise
H. Scott, between the Shecps, was re
voked. .
The sum of 75 was appropriated for
road di.-drict No. 7, the money to be
expended by Supervisor S. C. Iliinel
vvright. The money will be Used in
clearing out the road along the tipper
liiinal.a, damaged by recent storms.
Ioir.s;s In Pro'oate.
Edward M. llepburu appointed ad
ministrator of the ettate of Char'.ej"
Hepburn.
New City Officers
Duly Installed
Tho recently dieted city ollicers
assiin ed their duties without forn-ality
Thursday l ight, Juno 4, the regular
niorthly council, meeting postponed
from Monday night on account of the
election. The following ollicers took
the oath of ollice:
Mayor lly ram Maylield.
Counc il e an W. ll.fSravefl.
Connciln J. VV. 1 lick ford.
Recorder V. E. Taggart.
Treasurer C. M. l.ockwood.
Attorney T. M. Dill.
The bin d of Cily Recnrjer Taggart,
signed by S. I. Keltncr and L. W.
liiley, was presented ami approved.
Petition of (ieo. S. Craig and others
for a sidewalk on East First street from
the pi esbvterian church corner north
lour b'.u ks, and one block i n biriield
street east from E. First, was allowei'.
and walks ordered built.
Motion carried that F. A. Clark be
barged f"i a year for use of water from
ity water ditch. Marshal directed to
epoit names of all users of water from
ity ditch. Follow ing were thu
Claims Allowed.
Scot f irtl Stamp and Sta. Co. ...if 1 31
I . M . Dill, salary for Mav 5 (V)
C. M. l.ockwood, salary tor May. 5 00
V, h. Tnggart, salary for May
and rent C, ot)
Ed Kodgers, making voting
booths 2 ."0
11. 15. P.oyd, judge of election 2 00
J. W. Kerns, " " " 'j o;i
S L. llurnangb, " " " o 00
II. C.Cramer, marshal 53 7",
K. J. ForsyHie, lights .pi oo
iluriiiiiigluvr Maylield, nidse..,. , if,
Work Starts On
Depot Grounds
Contractor J. E. Patterson started
pitching tents and making other prep
arations for camp and rcsuminir work
on the Enterprise depot grounds and
Miinpletion of grade for which he has
the contract. They will begin to throw
lilt in a few days. Air. Patterstn will
employ IS men.
Workmen are being rushed to the
the front through Elgin in sounds of 25
and 50 almost daily. Material Is being
hurried forward also, and track laying
in the canyon wi.l begin as soon as the
temporary bridge o-er the Uiundt
lolide is completed.
A Coiirt Correction
H. II. Davidhizer wishes it stated
that Hi ) court records do riot show that
he pleach d guilty to a charge of opening
a marked ballot. Mr. Davidhizer mivs
there was no such charge an I further
more he committed no such act.
Now Is the Time
To Buy Lots
WE HAVE THEM
FOR SALE AT ALL
PRICES
Prices Will Double in Three
Months.
DANIEL BOYD
Secy. Wallowa Law, Land & Abstract Co,
la
ILM
CHARTER ELECTION
Want BonJ Provision A niiiJJ Sj Ma
jority Will Rj!e."Siep.; For Wat:r
Works.
The new council and mayor evidently
believe in bring ng the (pieMuni' of an
ac'eipmte and satisfactory water works
system to nn issue. At an adjourned
meeting Monday night, an ordinance to
provide (or the holding of special elect
ions was pa-scd and ordered published.
It appears in this issue if the News
Record.
Initiative petitions are being circulat
ed ainl very generally signed demand
ing that, the c. aiucil call a special elect
ion amending the charter so that a
majority vote of the citizens will auth
orize the council to sell bonds to the
ainouiit of $3U,0iu f. r water works.
These petitions will probably be pre
sented to the council Friday night.
At Monday nig! t's meeting, organiza
tion of the new ccuineil was completed
bytlieclectioiiiifW.il. tiraves chair
man, to pr. side in the hIkchcc of tho
mayor, and fixing the fi r-st. and third
Monday nights of cadi month as dales
for regular nice: iug.
lloss Falcoircr and D. F. Sled were
employed to llnish cleaning out the
cily ditch, and also to put. in all cross
walks ivecnth ordered.
Charged With Assault.
A warrant is out for the arrest of a
voiing man from Joseph, charging biiu
w ith assault. It is s.dd that, be entered
tho lion e of a woman in Enterprise
Friday night and brutally knocked her
down. He was accompanied by anoth
er man. The one who is alleged to .
have made the assault has left for parti
uuknow n.
D!iAT!l IvLCGIO.
Mrs. (!. II. Ogbntirn. nee Fmnia
Human, was lion in Adams county
Iowa, March 111, IS.;:!, died near Enter
prise', .Mne' 1 1, :" I'.K'S, ngeil V5 years 2
uionlhs and 21 days. At tin- ngi- of I:!
die united with tho Missionary l'.ati t
church ami ever thereafter honoring
the profession she hud made. Jan. H
1SS4 she was married to ('. II. Ogboiiin,
with whom she came to Oregon in.
IS! II I unci this was her home u til called
away. There remains to mourn her
death, father husband and seven child
ren, four daughters and three sons,
three brothers, two sislcM and a large
circle of flic ds.
The sufferings of her last illness were
intense, but t he calm fortitude with
w hich they were borne was character
istic of her heroic life.
1 ler ow u life I's known I ? her friends
is the highest tribute if praise to he'
memory. As life o n panic n she vmih
truly devoted, as a mother, Uind,com-
assionnte, Indulgent, dulilul, as a
christian In i ' 1 1 f 1 1 1 to convict ions of duty.
The family have the ileci est sunpiithy
of the friends, nc ighhois, unci bn thlcil
and sisters in christian fellowship.
Card cf Thanks.
We sincerely thank tic; kill I fiMen la
nnd neighbors for their asMi-bince and
sympathy in our berenvcmeiit.
C. II. ( IcllMI IIX AM) i amii.v.
PETITIONS M FOR