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NEW. Wallowa County Official Paper. Enterprise City Official Paper. Wallowa County Is Rich In the 5 Greatest Sources of Wealth. VOL. 2, NO. 18. ENTERPRISE, WALLOWA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1908. v9 WHOLE NO.jm: RECORD Notices In this column are charged 1 cent a word one Insertion, or 3 cents a word 4 Insertions. Minimum charge IS cents. Cash with order. WANTED. TWO DINING ROOM GIRLS, tel Enterprise. , Ho- FOR SALE. A 20,000 Sawmill, In good order. Has 35 H. P. engine, gang edger, all belting, saws, etc., ready to run. Is a bargain at $1,100. Write to Star Planing Mill, Elgin, Oregon. NO. 1 MILK COWS, also a full blood Jersey Bull. Enterprise Dairy Farm Vt miles south of Enterprise. Home phone. L. J. Jordan, proprietor. 15t4 CATTLE, 100 head, from yearlings up to 6-year-old cows with calves, and including 1- and 2-year-old steers and a few 3-year-old steers. J. H. Whltmore, Enterprise. ' Ranch 10 miles north of Enterprise. 12tf LODliE DIRECTORY. 1 0 0 F enterprise louue n EMERALD REBEKAH LODGE, No. 119. K, n ENTERPRISE LODGE, No . or r. 94. JUANITA TEMPLE, No. 7, Pythian Sisters. MA CRM 10 ENTERPRISE CHAPTER, IlinuUNlUNo. 30, Royal Arch Masons, meets first and third Tuesdays of each month in Masonlo Halt 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 Masonlo Hall. Visiting Masons welcomed C. H. ZURCHER. W. M. W. C. BOATMAN, Secretary. WALLOWA VALLEY CHAPTER, No 69, 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. .ll.n.W. A Meets first and thirf Thursdays in each month, In new Fra ternal hall Visiting Neighbors always welcome. J. G. RENNIE, Consul T. M. DILL. Clerk. ANEROID CAMP, No. 3542, R N. of A. Wn Ul ENTERPRISE CAMP, No .Ui IF. 63B. W. of W. ALMOTA CIRCLE. No. 278. W. of W. win ict gcaaaagagmaaMBM n m James-' NUblJB Cfcrc77o Landruf and a gentleman from. Palouse stay 6ed at Sleds Thursday night on their way back to Asotin county, after a short business stay. The gentleman from Palouse would Invest and set tie in Wallowa .county but thoughl land was pretty high. m i. n. iQik jr -m. oi .SCHOOL WILL OPEN EARLY IN -SEPTEMBER- AND IT IJ TIME NOW To JEE THAT EVERY THING S READY. WE ARE RECEIVING OUR FALL .STOCK NOW AND ARE PREPARED TO FIT THE CHIL DREN UP IN GOOD -SHAPE. , IF YOU HAVE EVER BOUGHT CHIL-DREN'-S -SHOE-S FROM VS WE KNOW YOU WILL COME AGAIN OUR BQY S' READY MADE -SHIRT J .AND WAI-ST-S WILL -SAVE m APPOINTMENTS Bl. f',1 E, CONFERENCE REV. C. E. TRUEBLOODVDF WIN TERSET, IOWA, COMES TO. EN TERPRISE CHARGE. Rev. C. E. Trueblood of Wlnterset, Iowa, was appointed to the Enter prise charge by the M.E. conference In session at Welser, Ida., last week, Mr. and Mrs. Trueblood and their two children arrived in Enter prise Tuesday night and are being given a warm welcome and made tc feel at home. Rev. P. G. Potter, who has bee-j pastor of the local church . for the last year, will move onto his claim on the Grande Ronde river and will preach at Promise. Following are the appointments In Presiding Eldei Gillilan's district: Superintendent, J. D. Glllilan. . Baker City, Jacob Finger. Cambridge, Ida., to be supplied. Cove, J. L. Baker. Elgin, W. F. Bradley. . Enterprise, C. E. Trueblood. Flora, H. Martin. " Haines, J. M. Johnson. Harney, H. E. Carter. Huntington, Mr. Henshaw. John Day, H. P. Peterson. Joseph, A. L. Howarth. La Grande, C. E. Deal. Long Creek, J. M. Cason. North Powder, C. D. Fawcett. Nyssa, A. H, Soward. Ontario, J. E. Garver. Payette, G. G. Haley. Prairie City, J. M. Dressier. Promise, F. G. Potter. Roseberry, to be supplied. Summerville, A. F. Kline. Thunder, to be supplied. Union, D. C. McColm. Vale, B. F. Meredith. Wallowa, J. D. Bird. Welser, C. McCoard. 8UNDAY SERVICES. The subject of Rev. W. S. Crock ett's sermon at the Christian church next Sunday morning is "Christian Unity." Preaching services in the Presby- terlau church next Sunday monilnKga rta - Lostine- without a resident at 11 o'clock by the pastor, Rev Selden C. Adams. Rev. C. E. Trueblood, the new pas tor of the M. E. church, will preach the sermon at the union services next Sunday evening In the Metho dist church. resolved That we have all of us BfEN tf TCHTSQUE&7 aT ScyvjE Tint eft MOTHER- BUT A LITTLE BoNOtftm CARE ' ULL JAVE OS LBK OF WORRY BlMrVG 7HINW ATA PLACET VE WTKU5TI5CV.ajrr BU57TR RE-SPECTFULLY, W.J. FUNK & CO. DEATH RECORD. Mrs. Samuel McGee of Lo3tine died Monday morning after a lingering ill ness. Funeral services ' were . held at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Williams, Tuesday fore noon at 11 o'clock, Rev. W. S. Crock ett of the Christian church, offlclat ing. Burial was in Lostine ceme tery. Mrs. McGee's maiden name wat Daisy Alice Williams and she' was born in the vicinity of Lostine where she has always made her home. She Was married to Samuel McGee In September, 1905. Mrs. McGee was of a sunny, affectionate disposition and besides the sorrowing husband parents, three sisters and one broth er, she leaves a host of friends t' mourn her untimely death. Arrests Robber; Earns $200 Reward D. A. Silver of Grouse Captures at Colton Man Wanted in Kansas. Grouse, Aug. 18. D. A. Silver cap tured Harry Coleman, a bank rob ber, who had been staying with Chris Hanson, near this place for several weeks. Sliver found Coleman at Colton, Wash., and had him placed under arrest and sent to Colfax jail. Silver then wired the sheriff of a Kansas county of Coleman's arrest There was-a reward of $200 offered for Coleman's arrest and conviction When arrested the officer asked him if he was the man described by the sheriff. Coleman replied, "I guese I am." The fire in the mountain near this place was extinguished by the rains Roy Smith has received appoint roent as a forest ranger and assigned to a position in the Blue mountains above Pendleton, Ore.' Dr. Hewett Goes to San Francisco. Dr. F. G. Hewett has moved from Lostine, leaving there last Thursdaj for San Francisco, where he will take a post graduate course In medicine and surgery. Dr. Hewett's remova physician but one is expected to lo cate there shortly, TAKEN UP. Taken up on the Bell ranch neai Chlco, on Crow creek, one spotted cow and calf branded RT on left hip. BROW. .' I m SQUARE IS PUBLIC PROPERTY FOREVER COUNTY COURT ADVISED BY LAWYERS NO POSSIBLE WAY TO CONVEY. The public square cannot be sold according to the opinion of District Attorney Ivanhoe, concurred In by two other leading lawyers of La Grande. The opinion was given .at the request of the county court, as two members of the court were in favor of accepting the offer of $10,- 000 for it and building on anothei site, at the head of Main street, just below and to the north of the coun ty high school building. The onln ions given do not leave even a bare possibility of doubt, and Judge Olm stei stated Monday the court would go ahead and build the courthouse on the public square site. The obstacle in the way is thai the dedication of the square to f public use Is Irrevocable, and as Mr Ramsey puts it, neither the dedica tors, their heirs, the city nor the county can by any kind of deeds change that dedication. This is the law of Oregon as laid down by the supreme court. This is a phase of the mattei not thought of at the time the offer to purchase was made. It war- then believed by those making th( offer and by citizens generally, tha if Mr. Stubblefield, the Zurche; heirs, and the city made unconditlon al deeds to the county, and authority was secured from the legislature em powering the county to convey, t warranty deed could be executed b tne court. This was not only the J belief but the hope of several whe were sure of making" a good profl In the purchase. There is more thai one local capitalist who is confideni he could clean up several thousam dollars profit on the purchase price of $10,000. The "public" phase of the sltua tion was never suggested. It seemi that a man who never saw or hear of the square could veto- Us sale just as ffpptiin:iy..-i. v vf- ,u original dedicators. It must remali a "public square" for all time tt come. After citing records showing the original dedication as a public square by R. F. Stubblefield and John Zur cher, 20 years ago, and the facts ji: regard to the offer by 68 citizens taxpayers, offering the court J500C as a bonus for building a courthouse, second, the quit claim deeds made by R. F. Stubblefield. the Zurcher helrf and the city of Enterprise, and thirc" the offer to purchase for $10,000 made by five citizens. Mr. Ivanhor gives his conclusion, of which the fol lowing are pertlnant extracts: " 'Public Square" and 'Court-House Block' have bean irrevocably dedl cated to public use, as a 'PublU Square.' " (Te:i Oregon cases ilt ed besides a long list of decisions in other states, and legal author! ties.) "Under this dejication the 'Pub 11c Square' In question, can be usee! for county courthouse nnrnnflpq (Long list of authorities and decls ions cited.) "The 'public Square' in the cltv of Enterprise, Oregon, Is hold ir trust, by said city, for Wallowa coun ty, Oregon, to be used by county foi court house purposes, and any sale or use of the same attempted, thai would devote said premises to othei than public use, could be perpetual ly enjoined: and no individual coult! acquire title to said property from eitner said city or county, nelthei having title or right to convey." (Authorities and decisions cited.) Summary: "The 'Public Square' in tha clU of Enterprise has be3n clearly dedl cated to public use as such Said 'Public Square' can be used for County Court House purposes unde. said dedication Neither salt! Wallowa county, nor the city ol Enterprise, has any title to, or any authority to convey the title, of salt! 'Public Square' to any individual oi Individuals, but must hold the same perpetually for some public use, con slstent with Its designation as a 'Pub lie Square.' C. H. Finn Concurs. Following Colo.iel Ivanhoe'g opin ion is this note: "Based on the facts only, I am of the opinion that there can be no legal conveyance, by Wallowa coun ty. of the tract of land In Enter prise, Oregon, called on the plat, a 'Public 8quare C. H. FINN, Attorney." No Conveyance Says Ramsey. Wm. M. Ramsey of La Grande, to whom was submitted Colonel Iv anhoe's opinion states that In his opinion Mr. Ivanhoe "has come to a correct conclusion." "The square having been so ded Icated to a public use, it must be used for public purposes, within the meaning of the dedication." "The square having been dedicat ed to a public use and the dedication having been accepted, or its accept ance being presumed, neither the original dedicators, nor their heirs, nor the city of Enterprise, nor Wal lowa county ha? any title to said square that would enable them to sell or convey it to any one and make a goad t tie thereto. By the dedication it was irrevocably charged with a public use." Find Light Grade Up Courtney Canyon Sled Springs Reporter Interviews Surveyors. Half-way House News Notes. Sled Springs, August 21 Messrs Merryman and Cramer passed here today on their way home from sur veylng a wagoa road up Courtnej canyon. They report a 3 to 5 pe; cent grade up Courtney, which It not bad. This Is a road that It needed badly, and we all hope there will be farther moves made In thlt direction for the benefit of those wht are almost Isolated from the count seat in bad weather. Mr. Irwin of Kuhn Ridge stayee at Sleds on his way home with flour which Mr. Irwin says Is very hlgl swing to the shortage of wheat oi hand. Our Flora mill will be run aing before long. Mr. Jardein, government botanist, stayed at Sleds one night on hli way from the High mountains to tht Billy Meadows government pasture. Charles Shine was at Sleds wltl a fine 4-horse team on his way t Culdesac to harvest, where he sayt crops are fine. James Appllngton stayed at Sledt last night on his way In from out tide points., . Pete Dodmor of La Grande wa7 iere today on his way back fron Paradise where he had been lookinj lfter his business interests. Mr. Crossland stayed at Sleds las light on his way out with fruit am vegetables from his fine river plac near Troy. Miss Rosa and Doc Shelton wht ire sojourning at Sled Springs fo 1 month, made a trip to their rancl in the river after fruit and vege L.ables for their summer camp. Dan Cussins made a biilsness trlj -o Wallowa and Lotslne this week. Misses Alice Norton .and Ros Shelton made a trip to Day Rldg 3unday to visit Miss Allle's parent who live on the Dob Harrison place. John Hendersoi stayed at Sled last night, returning from Elgli where he took his wife on her wa; to Colorado on business. She wll be gone about six weeks. Joe demons, game warden, wat at Sleds yeiterday enrottte to th. North Country on official business. Miss Inez HueUon was at Sledt today on her way in to visit he uncles, Oren and Al Shuman, o Lost Prairie. There is no mistake about it, Enterprise WILL 5,000 People in five years and now is the time to get a in Alder View Addition. We will increaee price of every lot $2.1.00 October 1st, date Railroad will reach Enterprise. DANIEL BOYD Secy. Wallowa Law, Land & Abstract Co. AVERT THREATENED DELAY OF RAILROAD LAND OWNERS WILL NOT PUSH THEIR CLAIMS FOR ADDITION AL PAY. The threatened delay of the- rail road by Hector McDonald and pos sibly other landowners between Wal lowa and the canyon asking dam ages or more money for right of way across their land, was reported Thursday morning as having been adjusted, and that McDonald and the other owners would make no move to restrain the laying of the track. The hint of trouble from this cause created no little excitement in Wallowa Tuesday and Wednesday. There were broad insinuations of a scheme behind the move, such as stopping the road at Wallowa for the winter, or the location of a new town site near the head of the can yon. If there is anything in the mat ter other than appears on the sur face, the citizens of Wallowa are In Ignorance of It, for they were In dignant and alarmed at the prospect 3f construction work being stopped 3ntlrely. There was danger of that '.t is believed, for tho officers In charge of the work said the O. R & N. would not fol-ce the railroad n this county when such actions Indicated the people did not do3lre '.he road. Mr. McDonald and several others iold the company right of way with he proviso that If the land was yot wed for railroad purposes by Sep tember, 1907, it was to revert. Mr. tlcDonald posted or had posted no Ices on the right of way across his and, warning the railroad company tot to trespass. As the company le n possession, has Its grade made m the right of way and as the U. 3. supreme court has decided such Imitations on a deed' in fee simple ire ot no effect anyway, It Is hard ;o see what Mr. McDonald could lave gained by a legal battle, ex sept to anger the' big railway offi cials Into suspending work entirely. Lawyers say the only "thing the andowner can do is to apply for an njunction. To secure that he would lave to give a bond to indemnify the :ompany for any loss or damage caused by the delay, which mlgh an up Into thousands of dollars a lay. This would be a costly pleci )f business even If he won. T- ' itated that Mr. McDonald wa it! $ii lamages that he believes ha is . Itlod to for loss on hay bought lasi lummer In the expectation the roa vould be finished so he could ship 1 ut. The railroad company official! latly refused to pay a cent. It If lupposod Mr. McDonald and tha o"i ir owners agreed to not push tin! dalms as a matter of public policy Between Wal'.owa and Ente.';. i i here are but two conditional rlgh f way deeds, that of C. W. ' m 'ord, at Wallowa, the time limit o vhich was last February, aid "l )f Fltzpatrkk, this side of 'h he time limit In which Is next. V? uary. As Mr. Mumford's deeds In clude a refund of tho money hereto ore paid, it is not thought any fur her trouble will be made, as In o (Continued on last pago.) HAVE
