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Wallowa County Official
Paper. Enterprise City
Official Paper.
CORD
Wallowa County Is Rich
In the 5 (Ircatest Sources
of Wealth.
VOL. 2, No. 15.
ENTERPRISE, WALLOWA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1908.
WHOLE NO. -466-
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Jews
Notices In this column are charged 1
cent a word one Insertion, or S centF
a word 4 Insertions. Minimum charge
15 cents. Cash with order.
FOR SALE.
NO. 1 MILK COWS, also a full blood
-Jersey Bull. Enterprise Dairy Farm
1V4 miles south of Enterprise. Home
phone. L. J. Jordan, proprietor. I5t-
40.00 GIANT DEERINO MOWER.
g od as new. Enquire of A. F. Poley,
Enterprise, or W. E. Eisenbeis, Lostine.
MILL SLABS, stove length, on
Alder Slope. Inquire of O. J. Roe.
Former T. R. Akins farm. Horn:
phone. 8ti
CATTLE, 100 head, from yearlings
up to 5-year-old cows with calves,
and Including 1- and 2-year-old steare
and a few 3-year-old steers. J. H
Whltmore, Enterprise, Ranch 1C
miles north of Enterprise. " 12tf
LODliE DIRECTORY.
In il C ENTERPRISE LODGE, No
.U.U.I. 153.
EMERALD REBEKAH LOlGE, No. 119
U n ENTERPRISE LODGE,
No
. 01 T. 4.
JUANITA TEMPLE, No. 7, Pythlai
Sisters.
MIQrmip ENTERPRISE CHAPTER,
lllftoUilluNo. 30, Royal Arch Masons,
meets first and third Tuesdays of each
month In Masonic HalL All visiting
Royal Arch Masons welcomed.
J. B. OLMSTED, High Priest.
D. W. SHEAHAN, Secretary.
WALLOWA LODGE, No. 82, A. F. &
A. M., meets second and fourth Satur
days of each month In Masonic Hall.
Visiting Masons welcomed
C. H. ZtJRCHER, W. M.
W. C. BOATMAN, Secretary.
WALLOWA VALLEY CHAPTER, No
50, O. E. S. meets first and third Sat
urdays of each month, In Masonic Hall
Visiting Stars are always welcomed.
OLIVE LOCKWOOD, W. M.
DANIEL BOYD, Secretary.
Mill EAGLE CAMP, No. 10497. M.
. If.fl.W. A Meets first and third
Thursdays In .each month. In new Fra
ternal halL Visiting Neighbors alwayt
welcome. J. O. RENNIE, Consul
T. M. DILL. Clerk.
ANEROID CAMP, No. S542, R N. of A.
W.O.W.
ENTERPRISE CAMP, No.
635, W. of W.
ALMOTA CIRCLE. No. 278. W. of W. .
You - will not bo', disappointed 1.
the selection of . a raid-summer ha;
at Helena Zurcher's, one door east
of the postofflce. Everything goes at
late season prices.
The News Record, $1.50 a-year.
I ' CVOTHIMT BT -"I ilTll I, L I
WE CAN AFFORD NOW To .SELL. WHAT S
rSi MER. .STOCK WITHOUT PR.OFIT. BECAUSE WE
YOUR, MONEY To INVE-5T IN NEW FALL dOOD-S AND MAKE
MONEY FOR. OURJELVE-5 BY VSM YOUR. MONEY. THIS 1,5 THE
WAY WE ARE -SQUEEZING OUT OUR PROFITS OUT OF .OUR
PRICEJ.
A lot ol summer dress
12Jc to 25c a yard, your
. choice for
HAVEN'T ROOM To
-
COUNCIL
REFUSES
TO REDUCE LICENSE
FEE FOR' "SOFT DRINKS" KEPT
AT $400 NEW BRIDGE
ORDERED.
The "near hear" venders will not
get a foothold In Enterprise If the
council can prevent. Several partlet
have desired to open up "soft drink'
joints in Enterprise, but the license
fee Is prohibitive, $400 a year where
bars and billiard tables are Included.
And to make money to have the
boys line up and shake dice by the
hour and drink 60 more drinks of the
1 per cent alcohol stuff than they
want It Is necesasry to have mag
nets such as bars and billiard tables
to "draw the trade." But at the
meeting of the city council Tuesday
night the proposition to decrease
the license for such places was sc
unpopular It was not put to vote.
The recorder was Instructed to ad
vertlse for bids for building a bridge
across the river at Residence stree
as soon as specifications for same
were secured. .
The application of R. I. Long foi
the position of city engineer received
and laid over until the next meeting
B. B. Boyd was sworn in as coun
cilman to fill vacancy caused by res
Ignatloi; of J. C. Reavls.
The Street Carnival company was
given the use of the public square
on August 14 and 15, for the pur
poses of their carnival.
K. S. Pace was given the contract
to build crosswalks at $6.50 pet
walk.
The recorder was ordered to notifj
L. W. Riley, E. W. Steel, G. S.
Reavls, Mrs. Landers, R. F. Stubble
field, W. I. Calvin, W. C. Ketchum
Q. S. Craig, Preitlss Homan, and the
the trustees Qf the Presbyterian
church to build new walks alone the
front of their property within ten
days or the city w)ll build same at
their expense. Recorder to also no
tify G. S. Craig to open up streets
fenced in by hlra at north end o
East First street, and west end o.
blocks 32 and 31 on Alder street.
Following are the
Claims Allowed.
H. C. Cramer, marshal 23 days
.... .-. $57 50
M. 'J. Bauer, hauling 2 25
1C. S. I'yce, work on cross fralks
and ditch 5 00
J. H. Horner, work on cross- '
walks and ditch 1 50
E. J. Forsythe, lights 42 00
T. M. Dill, pay city attorney.. 5 00
C. M. Lockwood, pay city treas
urer i. . . 5 00
W. E. Taggart, pay city record
er and rent 6 00
Enterprise Planing Mill, lum
ber 28 76
Resolved
That we want to hllour.
sponge with fresh water,
and our shelves with
fRESH FALL GOODS So WE'RE
SQUEEZINfC OUT OUR PROFITS
mow
DU5TtR dROWiV.
K.ZIN
good?, values
Boys' and Men's Straw Hats worth up
10c
to 75c each,
at.
GIVE FULL LIJT BUT CAN
RESPECTFULLY,
W. J. FUNK & CO.
BASEBALL DURING CARNIVAL.
The baseball club is endeavorin.'
to arrange games with Wallowa tc
be played in Enterprise Saturday
and Sunday, August 15 ami It!, aim
may go to Wallowa next Sunday
This would make a series of thres
games, and the club that won tw(
of them would be Justly entitled tt
style itself champions of the county
which the Wallowa club is now do
lng without warrant, as the sario:
with Enterprise stands a tie.
SPECIAL CIT ELECTION.
The special election to amend the
city charter, so that a majority rulei
in voting on bonds, will be held in
Recorder Taggart's office, from 1; tt
7 p. m., Saturday, August 15. ..
Conley is County
Superintendent
Succeeds J.
School
W. Kerns
Notes of
Interest.
on Monda
General
County School Superintendent J
C. Conley assumed the duties of tha
office Monday morning, succeeding' .1
W. Kerns, one of the most populai
and efficient men who ever occupied
that position in this county. Mr
Conley is no stranger in the of flic
and his large majority was evidence
that he "filled the bill" most satis
factorily before. Mr. Conley jump,
right into work preparing for the
teachers examinations and the annu
al institute, notice 3 of which appea:
elsewhere In this paper. 1 .
The county hl;h school board met
Saturday and made- final settlemeni
with Contractor S. D. Haworth. It
was ordered that the building b
thoroughly cleaned, the floors oiled
and tho grounds cleaned up. Frank
Haggerty was awarded the contrac
for 150 ricks of wood at $2 a rick
The county high school roof hai
been given a coit of dark greet,
paint that adds much to the genera
appearance of the building.
The final apportionment among the
counties of the state school fund
made August 1, gives Wallowa counU
an additional $2208, which added to
the $2000 allotel this county on Ap
ril 1, makes $4208 of state school
money that will be divided among
the districts of the county, $l.o for
each person over 4 and under 20
years of age. .... V
County Superintendent Conley
says it would be advisable for dis
tricU that have not yet engaged
teachers, to put their applications
in right away, s0 they could be on
file during the examinations next
woob., wnen many teachers will
here.
be
.
OUT PtOtlT
LEFT OF OUR. SUM-
CAN THEN HAVE
".SHOW YOU.
SWELL COSTUMES
COME FOR OPERA
NO EXPENSE SPARED IN STAG
ING OLIVETTE SEATS SELL
ING RAPIDLY.
In ordering costumes for "OH
vette," the instructions of the man
agement to the costumers were that
host should be provided, regard
les of" cost.
The costumes arrived on Monday
e-vciiiiigb stage, and that the Instate
lions of the management had been
earned out Is self evident. They are
undoubtedly the swellest Outfit o,
costumes ever sejn on a Wallowe
county s'age.
Seats are selling in a way tha
Indicates overflowing houses when
the i.uitaiu goes up on Friday ant!
Saturday nights' performances', and
the performances bid fair to justify
the largest housas possible, and lliei
SOlll'.'.
The entire company, both princl
Pals ami chorus, have tjone at the
York with an enthusiasm that was
hound to accomplish results and has
done so. The opera is being sunt
with a smoothness and a "go" tha
would do credit to any professiona
aggregation. Indeed, few prol'es
sioual aggregations surpass the work
that is l (-ing done.
It woula be hard to improve or
Miss Browning in the leading so
pruno role, Mr. Boyer in the leading
tenor role, Mr. Pratt in the leadin
baritone role, and as for Mr. Street
Of and Miss Bryan, their comedy
could not possibly be improved. The
chorus, too, is exceedingly efficient
making music such as is rarely heart
In a professional chorus.
Altogether, this annual musical
event in Enterprise promises to bt
a greater success, both artistically
and from the standpoint of attend
ance, than ever before.
The fame of the splendid work
being done by the Enterprise sing
ers has already reached oatsldt
points. Wednesday morning, Prof
Uoyer received a telephone me.ssagt
from Mrs. Hendricks of Elgin asklnf
terms for bringing out the entire
company for a presentation of Oli
vette in that city. As by the date
mentioned, September 1, several o
the principals would be. away, no en
gagement could be made.
Court House Notes
Sheriff Edgar Marvin and H. (
( ranier returned Saturday nigh
fiom Salem where they took A. Y
Klnna;- from Walla Walla to the pen
itoiniary. Kinney had been in Mon
tana shearing sheep and was arrest
ed in a few hours after reaching
Walla Walla, some one who kne
u.m informing the sheriff He wai'
enjoying himself at a lawn part
rested t0 tW PreUy gir,f1' Whe'1 ar
Petition for final naturalization
Papers were filed Saturday by
Matthew Henry Stables, a farmer
pbstoffice address Wallowa He is r
native of Urswick, England, came tr
the United States In 1895 and look
u'Lihls, fi,sl pal)ors ftt Spokane
" asn., 6x years ago.
Doings in Probate.
Aug. 3 N. J. Lapham appointee
guardian of Grace I', and Roy L
Churchill, minors.
Court Orders.
State of Oregon vs. J. m. Blakely
and heirs of James Hilton. Ordei
confirming sale.
State of Oregon on relation of W.
T. Dell, plaintiff, vs. Prank A. Reavls
defendant. Defendant's demurrer tc
the affidavit for proceedings of con
tempt for violating peremptory writ
of mandamus, is overruled and de
nled.
W. T. Bell, nlaiuliff ami rtm,.or
vs. Frank A. Reivls, defendant. Da I
murrer of defendant to peremptory
writ of mandamus overruled and de
nled, '. . j
Same. Motion to recall peremp
tory writ of mandamus and Issue an
alternative writ of mandamus, over
ruled and denied. "
J. J. Marrascck vs. F. A. Gaylord.
Motion and to strike out allowed, and
plaintiff given leave to amend.
E. R. Bowlby V3. Harry Hough. Do
murrer overruled.
Miss Ella Daley appointed court
stenographer pro tern.
8. E. Miller vs. H. Achunch et al
Sale confirmed.
- J. G. Hayman vs. J. L. Hammack
et al. Sale confirmed.
J. W. Rankin vs. S. I.. Burnaugh
et al. Dafault and decree.
W. T. Bell vs. P. A. Reavls. De
fendant found not guilty of contempt
Crossett Timber Co. et al vs. .1. M
Blakely, sheriff, and Wallowa Coun
ty. Deft, in open court s'ates h
refuses to appear or plead further
Default and Judgment for Plf.
Josephine Fisk vs. Xavler Michel
lod and Auguste Robin. Defendants
demurrer overruled and they allowed i
ALDER SLOPE FRUIT FARM.
One of the prettiest and one oi
. !ie busiest places on all Aldet
ii'opt: these days is the Mountain
v'lew Fruit Ranch. The strawber
ries and cherries are1 nearly gone
but they are just beginning to pick
the deucate flavored red raspberries
and no doubt will find ready marke
for every gallon of the big crop
Air. and Mrs. O. J. Roe have worked
a transformation in the famous fruit
farm, and it has been literally work,
hard work. The results - are appar
ent, however, and it pays, too, at
customers of the Iusclous strawber
ries and rich, juicy cherries can tes
tify. Besides the raspberries there is
.vet to come the plums, peach plums
pears and apples. The orchard re
ceived a thorough trimming this
spring and the fruit promises an
abundant yield.
Big Fire Sweeps
Overjsland City
Flouring Mill, M. & M. Warehouse
and Thirteen Other Buildings
Burned.
A fire burned the Pioneer flourinc
mill, the I. C. M. & M. Co's ware
house, and other business buildingt
and residences at Island City early
Saturday morning entailing a loss ex
ceeding $125,000. The fire broke otr.
about midnight in the store of W. C
Perry and quickly spread to the M
& M. implement warehouse, the flour
lng mill, the bank and other build
ings in the north part of town. Tht
La Grande fire department came oi
a special train and aided in gettlni
the blaze under control about 2:
a. m.
In all 15 structures were consumed
The approximate losses include Pio
near Flouring mill l0,000, I. C. M
& M. warehouse and goods $52,001
and another building and content)
$2,500, W. C. Perry $2,000, Ell Ball
hotel, $2,000. I
The flouring mill will be rebuil
as soon as possible. In addition U
lie mill, about 5000 barrels of flou '
and a quantity of grain were burned
P. J. Holmes, president of the M.
M. company, can give no decision a:
to rebuilding the warehouse unti
other members of the firm have heei
consulted. Mr. Holmes is a brothe
of W. R. Holmes of Enterprise ant
B. A. Holmes of Wallowa. The 1
C. M. & M. is the parent company
of the M. & M. company of Entei
prise, the W. M. company at Wal
Iowa and G. M. & S. company a
Elgin and still retains stock in thesi
concerns.
CHICO RANCHER BUY8
SUBURBAN PROPERT
E. A. Anderson, the well knowi
rancher and stockman of Chlco, ha'
bought of Fred Falconer 10 acres o
land Immediately south of Jacol
Wagner's place, on Riyer street, one
half mile south of town,. Mr. Ander
on will improve the tract by tht
erection of a modern dwelling. Th.
price puid for the 10 acres was $1500
POWWATKA.
A. Ii. Post and temily have Jus
returned from the valley. Have bee:
visiting Mrs. Post's parents. Mr
and Mrs. Post are the proud possess
ors of a nice baby boy.
Roscoe Ghormley has flnlshe
building a cabin on his homestead.
Lewis Carpenter. Is away at pres
ent working on the reesrve.
George Post went Valleywards i
few days since with some peaches
tomatoes, etc.
Several of the teachers In thli
community will take the examlna
tions next week In Enterprise.
Miss Ruth Ghormley has Jus
finished a very successful term o
school In district No. 48. She hai
been employed to teach in distrlc
4j for the coming fall and winter.
O Anderson has returned fron
working on the new road. Reporti
good work done.
Prosperity Follows Railroad!
Only two months until the railroad will
be'a reality.
Strangers, railroad men and people who
know, say:
Enterprise will be larg
er than La Grande in 5
years."
There Never Was Such a Demand for Town
Property. BUY NOW.
DANIEL BOYD
Secy. Wallowa Law, Land & Abstract Co.
TWO
ASCENSIONS
AT BIG CARNIVAL
BALLOONIST TO MAKE JUMP IN
HIS RACING PARACHUTE
BOTH DAYS.
Prof. H. V. Reed made a fine bal
loon ascension and parachute drop
Tuesday evening at Enterprise, the
first successful ascension ever made
in Wallowa county. It was wit
nessed by a big crowd, everyone In
town and many country people. The
notice was limited, as the aeronauts
only arrived in the valley Monday
A goodly sized purse was made up
by the business men and the crowd
surely got its money's worth for the
ascension and Jump were both at'
pretty affairs of the kind as were
ever pulled off. The carnival com
mittee immediately closed a con.
tract with Profs. Hicks and Reed tc
make an ascension each day ot
the carnival next week, paying a
good, round price for the exclusive
right. The balloon party left Wed
nesday for Baker City where they
have engagements and will return
by next Thursday. Ascensions wli
be made here both Friday and Satur
day. Prof Harry Hicks hopes to be
in shape physically by that time tc
make the jumps hlmeslf, using hit
famous racing parachute. If he is
not recovered from his Injuries
Prof. Reed will go up.
It was in Baker City on July 23
that Prof. Hicks was injured, his
first accident In 13 years experience.
He was never hurt before, nor ever
!iad a balloon burned In his caraer
is an aeronaut. At Baker, his para
chute struck the guy ropes of th
)oles just as he hollered "all let
?o," and he was thrown about 60
'eet. His head was badly hurt and
hree ribs broken, but he says he
will be all right by Friday, August
M, when he will make the jump at
Enterprise.
Prof. Reed, who made the beau
lful ascent Tuesday evening, ; his
een in the business five years. The
ieen In the business five years
The balloon sailed no gracefullv in a
mutheasterly direction to a height
if 5000 feet, when he made , th
Iron, shooting down with great v
'oclty for several hundred feet
Then the parachute onened out a"''
''e came down easily and slowly
illghting at the southeast edge of
'Own.
"5REAT 8TREET FAIR AND ...
CARNIVAL NEXT. WEEK
What Is promised to be th hi
rest two days fun ever in Wallowa
ountv Is scheduled at Enterprise
or Friday and Saturday of nxt
veok. A big. gorgeous, rlp-roarlne
'treet fair and carnival will be held
nd more shows, more amusementF
nd more genuine enloyment crowd
id Into two ''avs t.hnn were ev'
ieen off the Chicago Midway or St
Touis Pike. It will bo a half doi.
'n big circuses and Fourth of .tiv
celebrations all rolled Into one. The
MTalr Is under the auspices of the
Enterprise Concert Band, which
on.e a guarantee of a big show
ind absolute performance of everv
hlng advertised. Full progVam will
e given next week.
8plendid Cherries.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rich and
":aby of Frulta arrived In town Tuns,
lay with 1600 pounds of splendid
toyul Anne cherries. He renorts a
"Ine crop of fruit and expocta to
'irlng out his apricots next week.
Immha Road Repaired.
Renalrs to the Imnaha road were
'lnished Monday. The roadway was
leaned out but not regradnd as
ome changes will be made later.
Marriaae Lirense.
Aug. 1 L. E. Feaglns, 22, farmer
Wallowa, and Rdna R. Thompson
17, Wallowa.
40 days to file their answer.