City and County
Brief News Items
Tom Stump haj moved to Enter
prise from The Buttes.
Ruberoid roofing, 1 ply and 2 ply,
for sale by HartHhorn & Keltner.
No lady will go without a hat if
she Bees the pretty styles at Mrs.
Zurcher's.
S. L. Burnaugh, Charles Yandel
and Dr. C. T, Hockett are out on
another hunting expedition.
Varnish, stains and brushes ant
Lacqueret makes old furniture loot
like diw at Burnaugh & Mayfield's
Fred Falconer went to Cromwell
Iowa, last week for a Bhort visit al
his old home.
Beautiful wall paper designs. Save
25 per cent by ordering it at Ash
ley's. 10 cents a roll and up.
H. E. Oakes hai the contract foi
putting the tin roofs on the new
store buildings at Joseph.
Highest Market Price for Grair
paid In Furniture by Ashley, the
Home Furnisher.
Tom Rich of Fruita left Wednes
day with the ballot boxes for Park
Imnaha, Butte, Pine Creek and Pitts
burg precincts.
Two wagon loads of little folks
from town spent a jolly day at the
W. E. A. Watson home on Alder
Slope, Saturday.
Dr. F. A. Clisa and son, optica'
experts, are at the Hotel Enterprise.
The doctor Is very much pleased wltl
this valley and expects to locate here
permanently.
The sidewalk from the east sld
of courthouse square has beer
taken to Alamo street and will be
placed along the south line of G. II
Vest's property.
Farms and town property for sale
or rent. Will trade for good horses
Stock ranches and timber land cheap
General real estate business. T. M
Littleton, first door Bouth of I. O. O
F. building, Enterprise, Oregon. 8tf
The Bryan and Kern club held ar
enthusiastic meeting Wednesday
night. Several traveling men were
present and' gave glowing reparti
of an approaching landslide.
Eagle Camp, Modern Woodman o.
America, enjoyed an oyster suppe
and smoker In Fraternal hall, Thurs
day night. A number of nelghbort
from the Joseph camp were In at
tendance. Music and speeches on
- the good of the order was the aftei
supper program.
Proud
Of Your
Shoes?
We are. And we hive a big
lot of them, too. All the good
kinds, sizes and prices. Our
line of ladies', misses' and chil
dren's shoes Is the very best
In the market. There's no
Trouble About the Fit
When you buy Shoes from our
big stock.
The new goods are still arriv
ing at our store Thoss
Ladies'
Sweaters
there has been so much In
quiry about are here now.
Come In and see them,
R. S. & Z. CO.
ENTIUlPltlSE
The Place Where Money
Talks Louder than Any
where Else In Wallowa
County.
Fred Smith has bought the dray
and business of Henry Bauer.
Luther Lloyd of the Imnaha, here
to mill, saw the first train reach
Enterprise, Tuesday.
The beot washing machine on
earth is the Flyer. For sale by
Hartshorn & Keltner.
District Attorney F. S. Ivanhoe
as here the latter part of last week
jn legal business.
Dennine Cream, the best prepara
:lon for chapped hands and face, is
told by Burnaugh & Mayfield.
IIoR-hkUa & Dowd shipped out
leven cars of . cattle and one ol
mgs lut week.
Mr. and Mrs. Gearge Post of Pow
watka have moved to Enterprise and
:rupy the Murray cottage In Aldei
View.
The project for a company here
)f the stale guard is meeting with
avor. Over 70 have handed theii
lames to Dr. Ho::kelt or the drug
(tore.
.Misses Laura and Jennie Berland
eft Wednesday for Spokane, where
hey will spend the winter, and Miss
lennie will attend a commercial
ichool.
The indoor baseball team, cham
)Ions of Wallowa and U.ihm conn
lea last, winter, lias been rc iani.j.l
uid the boys say the team Is s-i'ong-;r
than ever.
C. E. Vest sold two lots in Mer
ymun's addition to Will Rankin,
Ionday, and on the same day Mr
est bought a 3-acre tract on We3t
jrcenwood street of Sol Keltner.
J. F. Sinnott of The Dalles waF
. . U - a U n
lere last ween to sue me uirni
md his law partner, Judge Bennett
jought last summer of Carl Whit
nore, a few miles above Enterprise.
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hlmmelwright
f Fruita returned home last week
rom a short vl lit at La Grande.
rhey attended the Wallowa fair and
,vent out to the Grande Ronde on
he train.
T. R. AkliiB returned the first o
he week from hU placer mines on
llie Upper Imnaha, where he was
loing assessment work. He is great
y pleased over the showing of the
mines.
I have purchased of Mrs. Ashlej
lor stock of new winter milliner
Just as it arrived from New York.
.ly shelves are now filled with hat1
o overflowing. Ladies, come ani
joe them Helena u. &urcner.
Mr3, S. R. Ilaworth, who had bee:
'i'e with her huaband for a week
returned to La Grande, Tuesday.
ir. and Mrs. Ilaworth will move tc
Ills city next sinlng and occupy thel
oitse on West Second street.
Miss Edna Browning has returnee
'rom Willamette University when
las supplanted Prof. Heritage am
.wo other popular instructors in the
nusic department with importation:
I'rom Chicago. A number of students
lave left the institution because oi
.he change.
Ben Weathers took charge of thi
nostofflce Saturday. Miss Nellie
Wagner is retained as assistant
Mr. and Mrs. Weathers will movt
into the rooms back of the office a?
ioon as they are vacated by Mr. ant
Mrs. Bell, which will be when thoi:
cottage in Aldor View is ready fo
occupancy,
R. L. Day, who returned from tak
ing two car loads of cattle to Wal
lace, Ida., last week, says there It
lots of interest up there in Wal
Iowa county and Enterprise, and r
number of people are coming to look
the country over. The same was
true at a town in the Palouse where
lie stopped to feed.
M. F. Wheolor has sold his pretty
cottage in the southeast part o
town to Frank Melotte for $1075
who will occupy It as a home.. Mr
Wheeler and family will leave the
last of this weok for Vancouver
Wash., near which place he recently
bought a small fruit and vegetable
ranch. Their many friends here are
sorry to sua them leave but wisn
them prosperity In their new home
La Grande Observer: Mr. anc
Mrs. M. A. Foiestead expect to leave
Wednesday for Wallowa, where the
have roal estate holdings. Mr. Fore
teiul expects to build a neat cot
tage this winter, and by the time
spring opens he will have become
.horoughly established in their new
home. Mr. Forestead has boon head
saw filer at tho Perry mills for the
past 10 years, and has many friends
In Perry and La Grande who wish
htm well in his new home.
Mrs. F. E. Moore, chairman of the
press committee, has sent notice ol
the ninth annual meeting of the
State Federation of Women's clubs,
which will be held at La Grande
November 10, 11 and 12., The vis!
tors will bo the guests of the Neigh
borhood and Lvlo Tuesday Musical
clubs of that city, and Mrs, Moore
tends a special Invitation to the
ladies of Enterprise who are inter
ested in club work to attend, that
the ladles of the' two clubs in La
Grande would be delighted to meet
the ladles of Enterprise at that time.
All sessions of the Federation are
open to the public.
The News Record, $1.50 a year.
WEDDING BELLS.
Married, at the M. E. parsonage
Wednesday, October 21, at 7:30 p
m., Mr. Leroy P. Martin and Miss
Grace Wisdom, both of Lostine, Rev.
C. E. Trueblood officiating. Mr. and
Mrs. Bales of this city and Miss
Wisdom of Lostine, a sister of the
bride, were present at the wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin are worthy
and enterprising young people, and
they will locate in Enterprise.
Miss Lela Estes of Prairie Creek
and Mr. Fred German of Joseph
were married Wednesday evening
October 14, at the home of the
bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos
Estes. Rev. A. L. Howarth performed
the ceremony in the presence of the
relatives and Intimate friends of the
happy couple.
In the parlor of the home of Mr
and Mrs. H. N. Williams, prettily be
decked in autumn foliage and flow
ers, their daughter, Miss Cora, was
married to Mr. Harley Flesner of En
terprise, at 8 o'clock, Wednesday ev
ening, in a ba itiful ceremony by
Rev. W. S. Crockett. The attend
ants wore Miss Ethel Fleener and
Po!k Mayes, Jr., the bridal party en
jnng to the strains of the Mendels
sohn march played by Miss Hutch
ens. After the ceremony. Miss Edna
Browning softly sang, O Promise Me.
The bride is a girl of lovely char-
acter and the groom a popular clerk
in the W. J. Funk & Co. store,
Their host of friends wish them a
long and happy married life. They
will go to housekeeping soon in the
Ben Weathers cottage on We3t Main
street.
Colon R. Eberhard, a rising young
attorney of Joseph and Miss Maude
Knapper were married Wednesday
evening at the home of the bride's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lew Knap
per, on Prairie Creek. Mr. and Mrs
Eberhard passed through Enterprise
rhursday morning on their way to
McMlnnville and other Willamette
Valley points, on their wedding trip.
Both are very popular In Joseph and
vicinity and many friends both there
and here extend congratulations.
Deshazers Found Guilty.
Arthur and Jack Deshazer were
onvicted In Justice Cox' court at
Wallowa, Tuesday, of stealing a re
volver of W. J. Skates at Sled Springs
last week. They were fined $50 and
sosts and remanded to Jail In de
'ault of payment. All the parties
were traveling together from Idahc
:o this valley,. The boys claimed
hey bought the gun of Skates
Sheriff Marvin arrested the accused
Friday. The De3hazers resided in
shack on the Lostine road neat
Trout Creek last winter.
Road Up Powwatka Hill.
County Surveyor R. I. Long and
H. C. Cramer returned last week
from the Grande Ronde river above
rroy, where they were surveying
he Post road from Troy to the
eorge Post place, thence up Pow
watka mountain. Mr. Long states
he Burvey up the mountain side is
ihree miles long and at no place does
it exceed a 10 per cent grade. He
estimates the cost at $4200.
Marriage Licenses.
Oct. 17 Harley E. Fleener, 20. En
terprlse, clerk: Cora E. Williams
20, Lostine.
Oct. 19 Colon R. Eberhard, 28
loseph, attorney; Elsie Maude Knap
per, 2o, Joseph.
Oct. 21 L. P. Martin, 25. Lostine
aborer; Grace Wisdom, 19, Lostine.
FOR SALE.
LIGHT VAN, in first class condition,
especially adapted for express or fur
nlture. Will sell it right. Colemar
Bros., Enterprise.
The Passion Play
ENTERPRISE ELECTRIC THEATRE
Friday and Saturday Nights
OCTOBER 23 AND 24
The celebrated Passion Play as per
formed at Oberammergau.
The costliest and finest films ever shown
at any place.
USUAL PRICES
SMITH & SHRADER, Props.
COUNCIL DEFERS AWARD
OF WATER WORKS BONDS
The council opened the bids for
bonds Tuesday noon, but p33tponed
the award until several details men
tioned in the bids were cleared up.
It is stated there were three bids,
two from Chicago and one from
Portland. . each of them conditiona
on minor points that will require
correspondence t3 straighten out.
At the regular meeting of council
Monday night, the contract with J
E. Patterson to clear and grade Al
amo and Depot streets for $150 was-
approved. The county court was
given permission to erect such too
houses, etc., necessary iu the con
struction of the court house, and tc
immediately take away the sidewalk
on the east side. Following are the
claims allowed:
S. K. Clark, survey $ 2 50
Riley & Riley, 10 lb. soda .. 1 60
Daily Bond Buyer, adv 9 00
A. G. Long, chemical engine 275 00
J. F. McCoy, pulling brush.. 5 00
Alex Mavor, " " . . 10 0C
W. A. .Moss, (team) pulling
brush 25 0(
Burnaugh & .Mayfield, mdse.. 1 45
O. W. Franklin, watching fire 2 50
Open to Enterprise November 2.
From the Walla Walla Union.
C. F. Van de Water, traveling
freight agent for the O. R. & N. rail-
way company, returned yesterday
from Enterprise and Wallowa where
he has been for the past five days on
business connected with his company.-While
in Wallowa he attend
ed the annual county fair which was
held there the 8, 9 and 10. Arrange
ments have been completed accord
ing to Mr. Van de Water, for the
opening of the O. R. & N. extension
from Wallowa to Enterprise, a dis
tance of 18 miles, on November 2.
CHURCH SERVICES.
Evangelist W. L. McDiarmid, o'
Franklin, Pa., Is to conduct a ssries
of evangelistic meetings in the M.. E.
church beginning Sunday, Nov. I.
It:. E. church: Sunday school at
10 a. m. Preaching at 11 a. m., sub
ject, "Steps Toward a Revival." Sun
day gehool Rally Day program at
2:30 p. m., consisting of songs and
recitations by the children and young
people, and short addresses by Sun
day school workers. Epworth League
at 6:30 p. m. No preaching in the
evening on account of union evan
gellstlc services at the Christian
church.
ENTERPRISE OPERA HOUSE
Monday Evening
NOVEMBER 2.
Rachel Stcinman Concert
Company
composed of artists without superiors
on the American concert stage
Season ticket holders may reserve
?eats on and after Monday, Octobei
26th.
The general public may reserve
jeats on and after Wednesday, Octo
ber 28th.
Reserved
Mayfield's.
seats at Burnaugh &
On account of the banquet, the
performance will begin promptly al
7:45 o'clock. Patrons will kindly be
in their seats before that hour.
FALL and
WINTER
FOR
Men and Boys.
THE FIRST NEW LINE SHOWN THIS SEASON.
Men's Suits from
Boy's Suits from
500 Choice New Samples
To pick your made-to-measure suit from.
Fit and Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Now ia the time to buy before the
line is broken.
C. H. ZURCHER
ENTERPRISE, OREGON.
guess it's all rljht anyway, if it is
old, it will do, for the wheat got
frosted this year and it's soft and
won't be hard to grind. We are
gcing to get some of the flour on
account of shortening (in distance
to mill.)
MOTHER TERRIBLY BURNED
WHILE SAVING HER CHILD
Mrs. Putman Yeck lies in this city
at the home of relatives, says the
Elgin Recorder, in a burned and
painful condition as a result of a
fire which destroyed the Yeck home
on Gordon creek Wednesday noon.
The hair is burned from her head
and the scalp is seriously and pain
fully burned.
Wednesday noon Mrs. Yeck was
at home and alone with her baby,
which was lying oa a bed in the
sitting room, and in which room she
had placed some wet blankets around
the stove to dry. Closing the door
f the sitting room she went into the
kitchen to attend to household du
ties and after many minutes had
passed she discovered that the house
was on fire. Immediately she rushed
into the room where the baby had
been left, to find the entire room a
mass of flames which started from
the stove Igniting the blankets. She
grabbed the child, together with the
bed clothes under it and started tc
sscape from the room, but steppee
m one of the quilts and fell into the
burning blankets. A large celluok
back comb which she wore Immedl
Proved
Into my own building on West
FitKt atrest, Ju3t south of the
Frntsrnal Building, where I am
prepared to fill all wants in
JEWELRY AND WATCH E3 at
Lower Prices
t'iun ever before. No rent to
pay and other expenses reduced
cr ut lea me to sell on lower
margins.
E. B. WHEAT
JEWELER AND OPTICIAN.
Headquarters for Edison and
Vlctsr Machines and Records.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Eyes Examined Free 30 Years Prac
tice Fitting Glasses.
F. A. Clise, the Eyesight Special
ist and manufacturing optician, has
come to Wallowa .County to open
offices in Wallowa, Lostine, Enter
prise and Joseph. He has associat
ed with him his son who is an ex
pert lens grinder and has his grind
ing machinery.
Have Your Eyes Examined by a
man who guarantees every pair of
glasses he make. Yours truly,
CLISE OPTICAL CO
Offices at the Hotel Enterprise.
CLOTHING
-
$10.00 to $40.00.
$6.75 to $15.00
ately caught fire and before she
could save the child and protect
herself the hair was burned from her
head and her scalp badly burned.
She received various other burns but
none so bad as those of the scalp.
Dr. Whiting was summoned and after
rendering what surgical assistance
was possible the mother was brought
to this city. At last reports she was
getting along as well as could be ex
pected and her recovery is expected.
Everything that the family possess
ed was destroyed and they have the
heartfelt sympathy of the community
Head Cheese.
Take a pig's head (upper parts
only, using the lower halves for
roasting), thoroughly clean, and let
lie in salt water over night. Put on
to boll in plenty of water, and boll
until the meat drops from the bones.
Strain the liquor it was boiled in,
and set away to cool. When cold, re.
move the fat, when the liquor will be
ready to add to the meat, which
must be looked over carefully, to. re
move any small bits of bone, and
chopped very fine. Season to taste
with salt, pepper and sage. Put on
again to boil for about five minutes.
Then pour into dishes and set away
to cool. If sace is not liked, add
any flavoring desired. October Wo
man's Home Companion.
Wormless Fruit.
If you wish excellent apples that
ire absolutely free from worms,
:all up by Home Phone the Moun
aln View Fruit ranch on Alder
Slope. We also have many varie
les of plums, pears, prunes and
:rab apples. O. J. ROE.
Notice of Non-Payment of Proportion of
Expenditure on Mining Claims.
To A. A. Welch, V. R. Pierson, Jr.,
R. Robertson, R. W. Rayner and
Charles Shultz: You are hereby no
tified that you have failed to contribute
your proportion of the expenditure
i due for the year 1908, npon the follow
ing described mining claims situated
In the Lostine Mining district in the
County of Wallowa and State of Ore
gon, and known as the Bunker Hill
Mining Claim, the Tip Top Mining
Claim, The War Eagle No. 2 Mining
Claim and the War Eagle No. S Min
ing Claim, a more complete descrip
tion of which properties may be found
in Book Three of the mining locations
of said County at pages 328, 329, 300
and 301.
You are further notified that the
undersigned have contributed your
proportion of said expenditure and
unless reimbursed by you and each of
you, on oi before the 1st day of Janu
ary, 1909, your interest in said mining
claims will become the property of the
undersigned.
Signed : R. H. Heston ,
F. W. Cameron,
R. Clark,
I. W. Leader,
R. D. Wetmork,
M. H. Newell,
C. H, Carringto.v,
H. E. Pret,
M. E. Carr,
23tl3 O. L. Palmer.
NOTICE
All persons knowing themselves
to be in debt to me will please call
and settle as I need the money to
meet my obligations.
Respectfully,
H. E. OAKES.
LoU $30 to $60.
Three to four blocks from High
School. South of Wagner's addition.
Large size. See H. E. Merryman. En
terprise. 21tf