Wallowa County Official
Paper. Enterprise City
Official Paper.
V'fl!iwj CuJtily Is Rich
In tile 5 Orcatesl Souites
of Wealth.
VOL 2, NO 11.
Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon, Thursday, July o, 1908.
Whole Numl.erXSJ
FOR SALE.
Timothy Hay, Outn, live bihI HaiW,
nisi, om; -.f my Fiiiiiih. H. D Suufonl,
3 mill's S. W. f Enterprise. 4itl
Ml LL SLABS, stove length, mi
Alder Mope. Inquire of (). J. Roe.
Former T. H. AkniH farm. Ilcune
V '. 8tf
GLI.DINIJS Matched upail of 1201)
pound geidingu; one nice 4 year old
gelding weight 1075 pounds. Also h
(pan of lieavy 2 year old colls. K. I).
Siinftirri, Knkrprisu Oregon. 8lf
' lOSEBERRIES, fine large ones, 35
.wiits a gallon. Order at once as
they are being rapidly engaged. A
M. Wagner. 11
LOST.
WALL TENT, 12x14 ft., new, losi
Monday on road between the lake
and 2 miles north of Joseph o l A!
dor Slope road. Finder please n J
til'y Ij. T. Powers, Wallowa. Suit
nolo reward. It
8TOLEN.
$10 REWARD for ladies' ast Id:
saddle, gray horsehlde with si vai
horn, also bridle, with rings on si le
and bit tied on with string. Taken
from my barn on Swamp Creslt
nbout. June 30. Notify J. P. Averi'l.
Enterprise. lltt
LODi.E DIRECTORY.
I. . O.K. Knti-rprlw Loile, No. I!1.
Kmt-rnlu Ki-peliiili Lodge, Nk 119.
K.of r. ICnt(rpr1 se Lnlge, No. It.
Jiiniiltii Temple, Is'o, 7, I'ytliian
HIMlM'K.
Ma win ir Knlerprlue Chapter, No. SO, fioynl
Anil Aliisnns, meets tlrnt and tlilnl
Tiihsih-s of each im-nth in Miikuiui
ffull. All vinltiiiK Royal Arcli Jla
sons welcome).
J.B. Ol.wsTED, Hinh I'rlcst.
D. W. Siikahan, .tccreuiry.
Wallowa Lodge, No. Ki, A. F. &
A. M., meets Neconil and fourth Sat
urdays of each month la Masonic
Hall. VUtllinc Miihoiih welcomed.
' C. H. Zurchkr, V. M.
W C. Boatman, Secretary.
Wallowa Valley Chapter, No. 60,
. iC. S., inectN llvst and third Sutur
ilnys of each month, in Maxoaic
"" VlMtt hijf HUirn are alwuy wel
come. Oi.ive Lock wood, W. M.
Daniki, Boyd, Heo.
M. W. A. KiigleCiunp, No. lttliT, M. W. A.
Meets Klrnt and Third ThurmlnyH la
each month in new Fraternal hull.
Visiting Neighbors Always welcome.
J. O. Rennik, Consul.
, T. M, Dili., rlcrk.
Aneroiil Camp. No. SM2. R. N. of A.
W. O. W. Kutcrprise Camp, Nn. )!, W . of W.
Almoin Circle, No. 278, V. of W.
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TWS S THE TIME OF YEAR WHEN WE WI.SH To CLo.SE OUT
ALL REMNANTS OF SUMMER GooD,5 AND INCIDENTALLY ANY
THING ON OUR -SHELVED THAT WE THINK HA.S BEEN THERE
TOO LONG. JU.ST NOW WE ARE -SHOWING A NICE LOT OF
FANCY DECORATED DI.5HE.S AT ONE-FOURTH OFF THE REGU
LAR PRICE.
TWO LOT.S OF MEN'-5 -SHIRT-S ONE AT 50C AND ONE AT 65C
FOR CHOICE.
ALJo OME JHIRT JASTS AT REDUCED PRICED.
HOW ARE YOU FIXED FOR HARVEST -5UPPLIEJ? WE HAVE A
FULL LINE OF FORK.S, RoPE, OIL, OIL CAN, WRENCHEJ, ETC.
RESPECTFULLY,
s
WILL SI ART COURT
HOUSE THIS PULL
FOUNDATION TO BE PUT IN THIS
SEASON MONEY ON
HAND.
The foundation for the new court
house will be put in this fall, so It
can settle during the winter and ev
erythiug be in readiness for work on
the superstructure next spring. This
is the smtiment of the court as ex
pressed in discussion' of the subject
Wednesday afternoon.
The pi'j'iiniiiaiy de'ails wi'l be
started at once. Architects will be
consulted and plans and specifica
tions drawn conforming to the ideas
of arrangement and cost that the
co.irt has cle.irly settled in theii
minds. Alter the plans are adopted
bids will bo advertised for without
delay.
Further consideration of th3 que)
tion will probably be given at today's
session.
The court, considers the late elic.
tic.i a mandate to build a suitably
court house, and ai there is plant)
of money in the treasury to si.art
no time Will be lost.
The new court, J. 15. Olmstel
and Sam Litch and W. G. Locke
commissioners, took up the work
Monday morning just where the old
court left off Friday. Most of Mon
day was spent in examining the
bonds of the new officers and othei
routine work. Consideration of roa3
petitions, the acceptance of the plat
of Zurcher's Homestead addition tc
Enterprise, and other mUcel a ieout
fci'Kiness has since OMCupIsd tha time
The court has under considera Ion
the checking of all county books, anc
expert accountants may be hired tc
do the work.
Court House Notes.
Auguste Mathieu, laborer, age 31
) eard, a native of Corps. France,' on
June 24 filed in the circuit court hU
declaration of intention of becoming
a citizen of the United State3. HI 3
postoffice address is Joseph and he
I arrived in this country on last
l Chfistnris lay.
1'iiiiip Gerald Cunningham, miner,
age 34 yars a native of Beach
I worth, Victoria; Australia, fl'.el l.i
R E- SOLVE D
THAT WE ARDETFRM
TO CLEAN OUR STOO
i- n n f
Buster, brown
J. FUNK & CO.
the circuit court on June 30 hi-t dec
laration of intention of becomi ig a
citizen. His address Is Enterp.lia
and he came to America on Febru
ary 1 last.
Samuel James Dorranca, s one
masuu, age 39 years, native of S.'ii
forth, Ontario, Canada, filed in tlu
circuit court on. Jivn 30 hii pe.it o )
for final citizoiic.ii.j papers. His a 1
dress is Enterprise and he has bsil
a resident of the United States since
Dec. 2, J890. He filed his dejlari
tiiJn of intention to become a citizen
at La Grande on Aug. 25, 1894.
Motion for Rf.'iearing.
In the case of Iciiady vs. Sch nlth
which the supreme court recently da
cided In favor of Ready, thus af'irm
ing the judgment of the circuit, co :rt
O. M. Corkins, attorney for the d
fendan t, has filed a motion foe a r-J
hearing.
Telegraph Wires
Crew Stringing W. U. and O. R. & N.
Lines From Elgin. Into Wallowa
County.
A crew' of telegraph ground ant",
wire men is engaged in extending
the W. U. and O. It. & N. wl.e:
from Elgin into this county, folio .ving
the line of the railroad. The O. -ft
& N. is doing the construction wo "If
which will take about 90 days. Throa
linemen and 15 ground men are em
ployed.
The O. R. & N. will have a serie
of wires with which to run trains on
the blanch when the service Js put
on. In addition to the O. 11. & N
wires there will be a Western Unioii
wire in connection and thereby tela
graphic communication with tha out
side world is established. It 1
planned to establish relay offices a!
Enterprise and at Joseph for the
Western Union. This' will be a grea
boon for the residents of this coun
ty, as heretofore we have had to de
peud on telephone relays.-
Trains on Riparia Road.
Regular train service on the Ri
paria road started July 7. Oae
mixed train and one passenger are
run, making close connections with
the trains at Riparia.
Born, Tuesday, July 7, to the wife
of Charles Giovannoni, a son.
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REFUSES BELL TRE
MONEY 110
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REAVIS HOLDS ON TO COUNTY
TREASURY LEGAL BATTLE
IN PROSPECT.
County, Treasurer F. A. Reavis re
fuscfi to turn over the books an I
money to Tveasmev-elect W. T. Ho .1
Monday, for the stated reason that
Air. bell could not properly qua-ify
for the office, according to the s ate
constitution, and he (lleavis) mail
hold until his successor is duly (null
ified. Section 10 of article 2 of the con
stitution forbids any ciuzan fro.r
iiolding two lucrative public of! ices a
the same time, and it has' bean h.d.l j
that the office of postinasier wh.'n '
it pays to exceed $100 a year, is a i t-1
crative office within the meaning of
the section. Mr. Reavis stales ha li
acting under legal advice.
Mr. Bell Is postmaster at Knt r
prise, but on June 6 sent a can li
tional resignation to the department,
the condition being that he did no
resign if the rules of the poitoTli e
would permit him to act as count
treasurer and still hold the posto'
fice job. Under date of June 22, the
department replied that it wa i
against the rules and that ste is
would be taken immediately for tie
appointment of his successor as po .t
master.
.Mr. Bell, through his attnrnays,
Burleigh & Boyd, will besin ma l
dam us proceedings at once to compo
Mr. Reavis to turn over the bojks
and money. The bond of Mr. Be
has been approved by the county
court and he has qualified be.'ore v
proper officer.
It will be remembered that Mr
Bell was elected treasurer on June
1 by one plurality over Mr. Reavis.
There is a total of $27,159 co nty
money on hand, divided among th-
several funds as follows:
County II?gh School $ 4211 1(
General fund 13.".2I 85
Contingent fund 1G05 9.1
County school 2 00 21
Road . . 5203 4!)
And the remainder, $.',81.87, in
eight minor funds such as In'ijrn
soldier, county library, etc.
Council Appoints
Election' Officers
i
Councilman J. C. Reavis Resigns
and His Successor "Will Be
Named July 20.
The appointment of the judga and
clerks for the special city eledlon
on August 15, the receipt of "Illicit
Joe" Reavis' resignation, allowing ol
bills and discussion of sidewalks ar.
cows formed the budget of business
at the regular meotlng of council
Monday night.
President of council W. II. Crave
presided over the deliberations in th
absence of Mayor By ram May field
and all five councilmen were pres nt
No action was taken on Mr. R ;avU
resignation. It going over until the
next regular meeting, July 20.
B. B. Boyd, Daniel Boyd and T
R. Akins were on motion appointee'
officers of the special election tc
amend the city charter on August 11
One of the three will act as judge
and the other two as clerks.
Geo. S. Craig appeared before tlu
councll and -asked that action be tik
en to have the sidewalks on ICast
First street N., be completed. Tin
recorder was directed to notify Mrs
Wortman to have the walk along he
property put in by July 21.
There was considerable di;cm;ii
about the enforcement of th-; c
ordinance but no action was taken
The main source of the trouble i
the range cattle and it was coucele "
the only relief would be to her
them away to distant water point!
As there is some douht of the city'f
right to do that, no action was tulc?n
The council allowed the follo.vi.it.
bills and claims and orditel war
rants drawn for the several arno inis
News Record, printing $ 7 0
T. B. Zurcher, hauling 2'
Ross Falconer, work on flitch., fi 5t
H. U. Bauer, hauling
D. f. StPele, work on ditch
5 0
r. co
4'i i:
i R. 8. & Z., cement for wa'k..
! K. J. Foray Hie. Hunts
K. S. work on ditch and
sidewalks
it. C. Cramer. June pay 20 days
T. M. Dill, June pay city atty
C. M. Loikwood, June pay, city
treasurer
V. IC. Taggart. June pay city
recorder and rent ..
Knltiprise l'laning Mill, lum
her
10 2"
50" 00
5 0.
5 00
6 0
:.o oo
4 0'
1 50
1 50
2 50
L. 1 McAiiulty, setting up with
Mrs. Johnson
Clark Akins, driving cattle ..
l'loyd Fletcher, driving cattle..
J. C. Reavis, hauling gravel ..
Iloswell & Son, hire of team.
.3 00
Selling The Wool Today.
The flockmasters of. Wallowa c airi
ly are at Elgin today attending Vie
wool Males day. Considerable ovar
one million pounds of Wallowa co in
ty wool is there and will probably ba
lold. The expected price is aro.in.l
cl'j'-e to I i cents.
Large
Shipment
Hogs and Sheep
Hotchkiss Cleans Up The Mutto.
Sheep Hogs Bringing Fair
Prices.
M. IC. Hotchkiss shipped two ca
loadti of hogs from Enterprise Mon
day, (he fat porkers being taken In
wagons to Llgin. W. 13. A. Watson
of Alder Slope sold one car load to
Mr. Hotchkiss and the reniaindei
were picked up on Prairia Creek
Harry Nottingham contributed 13 tc
the bunch for which he raeelve
$4.G0 a hundred. Nottingham make
a big success in hog raising and says
if his whoie place was in alfalfa lit
would have pigs to do the bar
Vesting.
Scarcity of Mutton.
Mr. Hotchkiss bought and sjl
327.r) head of two-year old wetners
last week. He bought Wagner Bros,
baud of 1450 at $2.75 each and a
once received a good offer for them
from a Seattle buyer who was in the
county looking for mutton sheep. Mr
Hotchkiss also bought 1825 head o
two-year-old wetheis from C. L
Hartshorn at $2.8d. Tills bunch is t(
bo delivered August 1. The Wagns
sheep are on the way out to Elin.
Mr. Hotchkiss says there Is a grea
scurcity of two-year-old wethers 1
ibis county; in fact these two pur
chases just about clean up tha
class of sheep.
THREE CELEBRATIONS
OF GLORIOUS FOURTH
The celebration at the head of the
lake attracted a crowd estimated at
I.'OO to 2000 poople, Saturday. The
address by Judge Lowell is high
ly spoken of. Wallowa and Joseph
played throe games of baseball, Wal
Iowa winning Friday 2G to 6, and
Sunday IG to 3. Joseph won Satur
day 8 to 3.
There was a fair sized crowd a!
Lostlne and the program was enter
taining. Daniel Boyd de'lverej a
splendid address. The play by the
Los i hie Dramatic club is very highly
praised.
Contrary to expectations few went
from here to Flora, but reports say
it was one of the best celebrations
over held in the county. Col. F. S.
Ivanlioe was the orator.
Here Is a Snap
Seven-room new house,
well, cellar, wood and
chicken house, four lots,
close in, only
$1275-
! We will take $350.00 cash, balance on
your own terms.
DANIEL BOYD
Secy. Wallowa Law, Land & Abstract Co,
OFFICERS
NAMES OF S'JRET'r. rrERED
APPROVED GY NtW COUNTY
COURT.
All the new officers must give a
bond. Kverylxxly from treasurer to
constable must gel a ;.w:r.i)" of hhi
more or less distinguished but. weal
thy friends to stand securily that h
will not. oat. lose or hide nny couuiy
moneys or postage stamps wnile li '
Is drawing the saaiy.. Thai. K ev
erybody but the couuiy court. All
the court lias to do is to approve t'no
other fellows' bonds. Isu t. it nice
to be the county court ?
All the new oll'iceis took (hi oath
of office Monday and f.lel til dr
bonds, which one and all ni.'t the
approval of the county court. That
is all who were elected June 1 e
ccpt B. V. Miller, who will not s ic
ceed Assessor Pace until next Jan
uary. J. C. Couley wiil not silica id
Superintendent Kerns until Au?;s'. 1
hut he filed his bond Monday. Fol
lowing are the new officers, the
amount of their bonds and the
bondsmen :
W. T. Boll, county treasurer, lion 1
$25,000, signed by F. I). McCully, C.
L. Hartshorn, K. T. Roup, Peter la l
dan, Polk Mays, Hector McDona'd, T.
T. Shell, 10. A. Holmes, C. T. McB
ia. l-
lei, C. A. Hunter.
Kdgar Marvin, slioriff, $10 000,
M. Rounsr. e!l, Kdwin Marvin, C.
n.
A
Hunter, K. A. Holmes, (1. V. Clro;g.
W. C. Boatman, clerk, $I').(KKI, M.
!C. Boat num. 1-3. O. Allen, J. A.
French, J. M. lilakely.
R. I. Long, surveyor, J5000, A.
Wade, G. S. Reavis.
W. C. Ivetchuin, coroner, 3)0),
s
D. Koltner, S. L. Burnaugh, T.
H.
Akins.
J. C. Conley, school superln'end nt,
$1000, P. F. McCully, J. B.' Sfe9!er.
.. A. C. Smith, justice of tha p.iace,
1,000, I-'. A. Reavis, L. Borland.
A. B. Dunbar, constable, $1000, W.
It. Holmes, S. L. Ilurnaugh.
All justices and constables file a
bond of $1000 with tho court, fir?
above two being given us examples
of those offices.
S.imnier Normal Op- nr..
Tho summer normal conduclel by
Prof. W. M. Sutloii and Supl. J. W.
Kerns opened In the public scho !
building Monday morn ins. Tho at
tendance Is not as large as Impel for
but good interest is . manifested in
the work. Following is the cn-
i roll men t: Mabel Wilson, Mrs. Hen
derson, Leima Mallory, Malllda Ha
gan, Mrs. Fletcher, .Marian Cuuleol,
Lulu Ownboy, Inez Makin, John Wea
ver, Laura Weaver.
Doings In Probate.
W. B. Applegale appointed adminis
trator wilh will annexed of R. Jnmin
Beard.
Fred Harsin appointed adiniiils' ra
tor of KII.uboMi M. llursln.
Lewiston, July fi
nierly clerk In the
J. A. Cook, for
land office, h is
l been elelced secretary of the LewlV
ton Commercial club at a salary of
' $100 per in on Hi.
mm
! Lawrence Cramer, hauling, dil-
1 ing, etc 11 Of;