NEWS
RECORD
Wallowa County Official
Paper. Enterprise City
Official Paper. -
Wallowa County Is Rich
In the 5 Greatest Sources
of Wealth.
VOL. fc'NO..
ENTERPRISE, WALLOWA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1903.
WHOLE NO4A3f
Notices In this column are charged 1
cent a word one Insertion, or S cent;
a word 4 insertions. Minimum charge
15 cents. Cash with order.
COUNCIL
PASSES
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.
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 stoers. J. H.
Wbitmore, Enterprise. Rane' 10
miles north of Enterprise. 12tf
LODliE DIRECTORY.
In n C ENTERPRISE LODGE, No
.U.U.r. 163.
EMERALD REBEKAH LODGE, No. 119.
K. of P. u
ENTERPRISE LODGE, No
JIJANITA TEMPLE, No. 7, Pythian
Sisters.
ill I OH II 10 ENTERPRISE CHAPTER,
IVinUUNIUNo. 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, Seoretary.
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. ZURCHER, W. M.
W. a BOATMAN, Secretary.
WALLOWA VALLEY CHAPTER, No
60, 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 I EAGLE CAMP, No. 10497, M.
Yl.n.W. A Meets first and third
Thursdays In each month, in new Fra
ternal halL Visiting Neighbors always
welcome. J. G. RENNIE, Consul.
' T. M. DILL, Cleric.
ANEROID CAMP. No. 3542, R N. of A.
W fl U ENTERPRISE CAMP, No.
.U.Vl. 635. W. of W.
ALMOTA' CIRCLE. No. 278. W. of W.
BOND
DRDINA
NCE
PROVIDES SINKING FUND FOR
REPAYMENT WEST FIRST
ST. SIDEWALK ORDERED.
The ordinance for the sale of wat
er bonds to the amount of $30,000
was passed by the city council in
regular session Monday night by the
unanimous vote of the four coun
cilmen present, Boyd, Bickford,
Combes and Graves. It was ap
proved by the mayor and is pub
lished in full on the editorial page
of this issue of the News Record.
The ordinance was drawn by City
Attorney Dill, and it received care
ful attention from the council, which
made a few minor changes in it.
Previous to taking up the bond or
dinance considerable other business
of the La Grande Commercial club,
is In the valley to interest the farm
ers in raising sugar beets. The
company hopes tD contract for 1000
acres here this fall.
Taft and Sherman Club.
The Enterprise Taft and Sherman
club was organized Thursday nigh
with the following officers: Presi
dent, G. W. Hyatt; vice presidents,
Daniel Boyd and Bei Weathers; sec
retary, Sol Keltner; treasurer, C. W.
Lockwood. It will meet Tuesday
nights at the court house.
BIG CROWD GREETS
EXCURSION
TRMN
Price Of Batter
Raised To 30 Cts.
Wallowa Valley Cream Company
Makes Corresponding Advance in
Butter Fat Prices.
Following the Portland market, the
local wholesale price of creamery
was transacted. Daniel Boyd re- butter has been raised to 30 centi
quested that the street committee a pound and the Wallowa Valley
view the ground for the extension ol Cream company announces that Uit
Depot street to the railroad tracks, price of butter fat will be advancet
and determine what the city would I accordingly,
do toward fixing up the proposed! This will be good news to the
street. The vacation of that part ol I growing number of dairymen in tbh
Alamo street Included within the 1 valley. More good news awaits them
SCHOOL NOTES.
The enrollment at the county high
school has been Increased to 41, by
the entrance Monday of Ethel Weav
er, Audrey Combes, Ralph Makln and
John McCullough. Mrs. A. C. Miller
and Mrs. W. R. Holme3 visited the
school Friday aftsrnoon.
M. H. Tucker began teaching the
fall term at the Pratt school, Monday
imnio iew i vwii niver uunciion.
John Anthony has given his new
town at the mouth of the Wallowa
river the name of River Junction.
depot grounds was referred to the
committee to secure data.
The recorder was instructed to or
der the chemical engine forwarder
by railroad from Elgin to Wallowa.
A certified copy from the secretary
of state of the articles of Incorpora
tion of the Enterprise Water com
pany and the dissolution of same,
Was read. A bill of $2.50 for above
document was allowed.
Councilman Boyd of the commit
tee on a council meeting room, re
ported adversely on the Fraternal
building basement, it being hard tc
heat, no daylight and Is damp. The
cost to fix it up Is also considered
excessive. Committee continued and
W. H. Graves aided to it. Othei
rooms will be considered.
The petition for a sidewalk on the
west side of West First street was
allowed from North to Garflelc
streets.
Sugar Factory Man Here.
Fred G. Taylor of the Amalga
mated Sugar company and secretar
for President J. W. Bickford of thi
W. V. C. company states that with
the completion of the railroad tht
saving In freight on butter fat ship
ments, amounting to 1 to 2 cents a
pound the year around, will all go tc
owners of the cows.
Dairying is now one of the most
profitable businesses in this valle)
and It is going to get better rlghi
along. An 80 acre farm with 4(
cows, at the prices paid during the
last year for butter fat, would ne.
the owner easily $3000 above all ex
penses, or over $37 an acre and the
land being enrlchei every year.
Last Chance to Register.
County Clerk Boatman re-opened
the registration books Monday ant
will close them October 20 for the
presidential election that will be held
Tuesday, November 3. Only thjsc
who have not heretofore registered
this" year need to register now.' i'he
same notaries as last spring are au
thorized to register voters In out
lying precincts.
RESOLVED I
THAT YOU my CLEAN ALLTrlE
SPOTS fROMl&OR OLD CLOTHES,
MTWHO WANTS 10 LOOK LIKE A
SHABBY GENTEEL? You DONT
LOOK PROSPEROUS OfL CLEAN.
met, FRSH,NEW GARMENTS
MAKE VS fEEL CONFIDENT
Buster browm
i
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TWELVE HUNDRED PEOPLE RIDE
ON FIRST PASSENGER INTO
WALLOWA COUNTY.
The first passenger train into Wal
lowa county was given an enthusias
tic welcome Sunday noon when the
excursion train of 15 ' cars steamed
into Wallowa. A salute was fired,
the people cheered and the bands
played. The cars were loaded with
over 1200 people, mostly from La
Grande and Elgin, and an even larg
ar crowd was at the depot grounds
to meet the train. Owing to the
lateness of the train's arrival the
town program was adjourned to the
park, three miles west, to which ev
erybody was glve.i a free ride. Af
ter the lunch baskets had bean emp
tied and the dinners, helped out by
coffee and apples furnished by Wal
lowa, had been disposed of, the En
terprise and Wallowa bands played
several pieces. An address of wel
come was delivered by Leonard
Couch. C. T. McDanlel acted as
master of ceremonies, and the re
sponse was made by J. D. Slater ol
La Grande. The train took every
one back to town and a most enjoy
able day ended without an accidenl
to mar the pleasure.
Notes of Celebration.
It was a big crowd, variously es
timated from 1500 to 2500 people.
Outside of Wallowa residents, En
terprise was by far the most num
erously represented between 300
and 400 people going down from
here.
"Grandma" McKennon of La
Grande, aged 87 years, can boast of
riding on the first passenger train
into this county.
It was like an old settlers' reunion.
The old timers of the two counties
had a great time.
Ex-Governor Geer and wife, Col.
and Mrs. F. S. Ivanhoe, Judge anc
Mrs. Thos. Crawford. Carl Roe, edi
tor of the Walla Walla Union, and
many other notables were among the
excursionists.
The train pa3sej In the canyon
the last Wallowa county stage tc
3tart from Elgin. Billy Wright held
the reins over six horses. The ex
cursionists i gfive the stage a royal
cheer as they passed.
It was a great day and an enjoy
able one and not the least of the
triumphs was Wallowa's splendic
hospitality. They took care of their
many guests In good style.
Two Train loads
Of Wallowa Stock
Sixteen Carloads of Cattle Will Be
Shipped This Week 8000 Lambs
October First. '.
wood. At the corner Is a frame
dwelling now occupied by Mr. Lit
tleton. On the rear of the lot
fronting on West First is a two
story frame building containing b
store room on one side, and the
other side Is occupied by Thos. M.
Dills law office?. Price paid by Mr.
Wheat was $2500.
Mr. Littleton has bought the quar
ter block just north of the Enter
prise Planing mill of W. E Lewis
for $300.
CO. CM (CAM. .AM WUA SPOTTKO?.
OPIE READ WROTE;
"A RIP OR A TEAR MAY BE ACCIDENTAL, BUT A
PATCH 1-5 A SURE SIGH OF POVERTY."
WEAR RICH CLoTHE.5 AND YOU WILL FEEL RICHER, AND (SET
RICHER. ' WE MAKE SUITS AND OVERCOATS ESPECIALLY TO
YOUR MEASURE. THERE'S A GUARANTEE BEHIND EVERY
GARMENT. YOU CANNOT GET SOMETHING FOR NOTHING BUT
IF YOU DO NOT COME To THE RIGHT CLOTHING STORE YOU
' MAY GIVE UP YOUR GOOD MONEY AND NOT GET WHAT IS COM
ING TO YoU.v COME To US AND WE WILL GIVE YOU WHAT IS
COMING TO YOU. . . . . .
WE ALSO CARRY W STOCK A NICE LINE OF READY-TO-WEAR
CLOTHES BOTH FOR MEN AND BOYS.
BOYS' SUITS FROM $1.75 TO $6.25.
MEN'S SUITS FROM $14.00 TO $25.00.
RESPECTFULLY,
W.J. FUNK & CO.
Two long train loads of stock
vlll be shlppel from Wallowa
county within the next 10 days, one
of cattle and another of lambs, Wm.
Dlshman of Portland and F. Graham
of Elgin are now loading eight cars
of cattle at Wallowa, and E. L.
Wiley will load 10 cars Saturday.
These three lots make a good slzet
stock train over mountain railroads.
.1. H Dotbln and Falconer Bros,
have sold their 8000 lambs to B. F.
Saunders of Salt Lake for ZV cents.
The lambs will be delivered at Wal
lowa by October 1, and will be ship
ped East, the bulk of them going
right through to Chicago.
Laying Track Mile
And Half Per Day
Rapid Progress of Rails Towards
Enterprise Time, and Rate
Schedules Issued.
The laying of the rails up the val
lay is being rushei with all possible
speed. A mile and a half a day is
laid when all conditions favor, but
there are many Interruptions on ac
count of lack of material. A bridge
across the river on. H. N. Williams'
place will .delay the advance a cou
Pie of days but the track will reach
tae Lostlne station by the middle
of next week.
The Elgin branch train la now
running regularly to Wallowa, be
ing due there at 12:30 p. m., but is
hardly ever on time. Returning it
leaves Wallowa at 1:45.- The dis
tance Is too great for a mixed train
and gives hope a passenger will be
put on when the rqad Is complet
ed clear through.
The freight tariff from Portland to
Wallowa first-class Is $1.53 per hun
dred, second class $1.30, third $1.07,
fourth 92 cents. Car load rates on
grain, flour, potatoes, etc., 244
cents, lumber 26 cents, salt 46 cents,
hay, etc., 24 cents, horses $76 per
car, cattle, hogs or sheep $74 pel
car.
At present box cars are being used
as freight houses at Wallowa but
the erection of depots Is being push
ed as rapidly a? possible, Agent
Campion, late of Bingham Springs,
"( been ordered to Wallowa aE
station agent.
The stage leaves Wallowa as soon
as the mall Is sorted after the arriv
al of the train. It has been reaching
Enterprise between 6 and 6 o'clock.
It Is reported the company hae
bought a 90 horse power Thomai
automobile, that will carry nine pasB
engers, and that It will be In ser
vice soon.
Contractors Patterson and Mitchell
each have about a week's work left
on the railroad grade.
NEW SUIT8 FILED.
(The following new suits have been
filed In the circuit court:
A. Levy vs. Patrick Loftus. Suit
on note for $197.
F. F. McCullv and J. C. Dodson
vs. J, J. Weaver. Suit on note for
$5.95.
T. R. Aklns vs. H. A. Reynolds.
Suit on account for $294.47.
E. T. Anderson vs. M. E. Hotch
klss. Suit on account for $147,
State of Oreeon and E. R, Bowl
by vs. Geo. W. Frazler, a minor,
Charles R. Frazler and Anna Marie
Marshall and Marshall (hus
band). Suit to quiet title.
Highest Market Price for Gralr
paid In Furniture by Ashley, the
Home Furnisher.
Go to Oakes' for shotgun shells.
010 FRAME HOTEL
.'DESTROYED Iff FIRE
BUILDING AND CONTENTS TOTAL
LOSS FIERCE FLAMES BAF
FLE ALL EFFORTS.
The Central hotel owned by J. T.
Blrcher burned to the ground Wed
nesday night between 8 and 9 o'clock,
together with most of Its contents,
Involving a loss estimated by Mr.
Blrcher at nearly $4000, which Is
total as he did not carry a dollar
of insurance.
The fire was discovered at about
8:15 by one of Mr. Bircher's chil
dren, and the kitchen and rooms
back of It were then a mass
of flames. Mr. Blrcher at the first
cry of fire ran Into the dining roam
and was nearly blinded by smoke,
his hair singed and hands burned be
fore he could get out. The fire
started in or near the kitchen, and
as It happened the rear of the house
was entirely deierted long enough
that the fire got so big a Btart there
was no stopping it. The hose oart
reached the scene in quick time and
x good stream of water was soon
playing on the flames that "now en
veloped the whole house. The volun-'
-eer firemen worked hard and brave
y and succeeded In confining the
lire to the one building.
Only a small lot of furniture was
laved and Mr. and Mrs. Blrcher have
the sympathy of the entire commu-
ilty in their loss. The boarders
os t most of their personal effects,
rank Goodman reports that In ad
dition to his clothing, $50 In curren
cy was burned In his trunk. Mrs.
C. C. Mahaffey, who worked at the
hotel, had $60 In a purse under the
mattress of her bed. It was saved
by Rev. W. S. Crockett, after several
others had been driven out of the
room by flames and smoke.
The building was a two-story
frame structure, the main part be
ing built 21 years ago by J. A. Bur
leigh's . father, who conducted a hotel
.here for years. The kitchen pan
was the first house erected on the
present site of Enterprise. Mr. Blrch
er bought the property a year or so
ago with his savings from an Im
naha fruit ranch. It is stated he
will rebuild.
L08TINE 8CH00LS HAVE
' ENROLLMENT OF NINETY
The Lostlne schools opened Sop
(.ember 14 with an enrollment o.
learly 90 pupils and the followliif
.eachers In charge: Room 1, Ml
Dgburn; room 2, Miss Fleener; room
Mrs., Clark. The high school wll
je In charge of the same principal
is last year, Prof. W. Eugene Smith.
The pupils are taking up the work In
x manner that Indicates a very suc
cessful year.
The board has made several lm
provements which are very much ap
predated by both teachers and pu
ills, and it Is hoped the parents
will find time to visit the school
frequently this year and that the;
will see to It that their children
ire present every day and on time
too.
"Skidoo" Sacks of Mail.
The first lot of mall brought in
by train, to Wallowa Included a rec
ord-breaking amount for Enterprise.
There were 23 sacks and pouchet
thrown off the stage here. Besides
the usual heavy paper mail of Mon
day, there were many pouches o
circulars, catalogues, etc.
Gone After "Coyote till".
Sheriff Edgar Marvin left Wednes
day for Salem to get requisition pa
pers for "Coyote Bill" Cottlnghan
and Scott Clark, Jr., who are out or
bail In Asotin county on some
charge, but will be turned over U
this county for trial on charges of
cattle stealing.
E. B. WHEAT PURCHASES
THE LITTLETON CORNER
E. B. Wheat has closed a dea
with T. M. Littleton by which he be
comes owner of the lot corner ol
Greenwood and West First streets.
The lot fronts 60 feet on Green-
King Hill, Idaho, Mammoth
Irrigation Project
Affords Great Opportunities to
the Investor, Land open for
settlement October 1 2.
We are agents for Wallowa
County. Tickets from Wal
lowa Station at greatly re
duced rates.
Call or write us and we will
give full particulars.
DANIEL BOYD
Secy. Wallowa Law, Land & Abstract Co.