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About The news=record. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1907-1910 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 12, 1908)
THP NF.WS RECO'k WALLOWA COUNTY OF FICIAL PAPER. ENTER PRISE CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. " W . . i 1 VOL. 2. NO. 33. TRPRISE, WALLOWA COTECON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1903. fcjg . &C ENTERPRISE OPERA HOUSE. ONE NIGHT ONLY Wednesday, Dec. 16 The Great New York Success THE DEVIL With the distinguished actors Miss Ethel Tucker Mr. Whit Brandoc and an excellent supporting comp any Sensation of both continents PRICES, 25, 50, 75c and $1 Reserved seats on ar.d after Monday, December 14 at usual place. WALLAC MINERS E PRAISE OUR BEEF SAY QUALITY OF MEAT BETTER SINCE SUPPLIES COME FROM HERE. Notices In this column are charged 1 cent a word one insertion, or 3 cents a word 4 Insertions. Minimum ohargc 15 cents. Cash with order. FOR SALE. BRIGHT TIMOTHY HAY, 60cts per cwt. C. E. Vest. baled, 31U CABBAGE and SOUR KRAUT -Lots of it, and of the be3t quality bette than ordinary. Leave ordors now with A. M. Wagner. 25tf CATTLE, 100 head, from yearlings up to 5-year-old cows with calves, and including 1- and 2-year-old steers; and a few 3-year-old stoors. J. H Whitmore, Enterprise. R.anc' 10 miles north of Enterprise. 12tf BUGGY, second hand, in good condi tion, newly painted. Cheap. Inquire of Rodgers Bros. FARM of 1G0 acres, fenced with barb wire; 95 acres tillable; craek of run ning water; 2 springs; good house, barn, and outhouse; one-fourth mile from school house. For particulars see Thos. M. Dill, Enterprise. "12-1 2b 1 LOST. HOGS, 5 or 6 head, weighing from 180 to 200 pounds each. Reasonable reward for return to L. P. Womack, Joseph. FOR RENT. FIVE ROOM Mrs. Ault. HOUSE for rent. Se3 33tt Another big shipment of stock left Enterprise Wednesday morning, con sisting of four car loads of cattle and four cars of hogs. M. E. Hotch kiss sent out two cars of cattle and three of hogs. Frank Graham had one car of hogs and will add two more at Elgin. Harry Dowd shipped two cars of cattle to Wallace, Ida., and is expect ing a bunch of cattle up from the Imnaha in time to ship a car load Saturday and four Monday. Mr. Dowd says Wallowa county beef is getting a big reputation up in northern Idaho, and people are ill praising the improved quality of meat since the butchers nave Been getting their supplies in this county. Another testimony to the many oth ers that Wallowa county beef is the tenderest and best flavored in the world. O. W. Kinney went with the Dowd shipment and G. W. Chandler, Guy DuBoia, C. C. Graham and Lou Davis with the other stock to Portland. Express Business Starts. Traveling Auditor Burch of the Pacific Express company was in this week and extended the service of that company to Enterprise and Jos eph. Agent Harman sent out the first expre3sThursday morning. The depot will be ready in 10 days or two wfieks. General Superintendent Buckley, accompanied by Assistant Campbell and Engineer Erandon, in Mr. Buck ley's orivate car. were over the line Thursday and Friday oa a tour of in spection. W. H. Grave3 has been given a per mit for stock scales on the depot grounds. He will put in the scales early next spring. The new stock yards are complet- I e3 and were used this week, me I yards are the finest of any along l he line say the officials and surely 1 - l,, .11. nnv UUlll IVJ OLdJ. Buys 1800 Lambs, falconer Brothers have bought 1800 iambs from R. F. Stubblefield at md; a head. Falconers josepu here Thursday afternoon. The death occurred at Ellensburg. Wash., from ptomaine poisoning. The family had visitine relatives near n.n- burg and the poisoning was due toj i I., a restaurant atv. Veiling oa.ut.&G that place. One of the other chil dren was sick from the same cause but recovered. New Blacksmith Shop. . I. N. Pitzer. the well known black smith, has returned to Enterprise and opened up a shop in a new building built for the purpose, north of the creamery. Giving Alcohol Charge Is Tried Case in Justice's Court at Joseph Cor.imercial Club President Resigns. WHERE WHEAT IS THE AMKUIL CROP d A. BAGWELL, BIG CRM RMS ER TELLS OF UMATILLA WHEAT LANDS. Mrs. J. S. Spiker, of La Grande, who had been visiting her people, the Wymores, returned home Mon day, accompanied by her sUter, Miss Josephine Wymore. Joseph, Dao. 11 W. P. Cole, -Jr.. was tried Wednesday and Thursday before a Jury and Justice A. F. Sheets on a cliarge of giving a bot tle of alcohol to Jack Stewart in the city jail, S and ay. The case was hotly contested b.y Mr. Cole, and his attorney. J P. Rusk, largely on the ground that th e prohibition law diss not include the giving of intoxicating liquors gratuito usly to a friend. Dep uty Pro3ecutin g Atto.-ney Eberhard assailed this position as law, hut failed to ab; wlutely Identify the liquor introduce 1 nt the trial, through unwilling wltn sses, and the jury after several h Durs deliberation da elded the defendant wis not guilty. The city council at the -regular monthly meetin g levied a tax of 7 Inills for genera, municipal purposes. The levy was made high to meet a number of mur.iclpal expenses the council has in sight for the coming year, and to tover a slight deficit this year owing to tho many new crosswalks con structed tlits fall. At the mee';ine of the commercial club Thursda y evening, the resigna tion of John F. Hemenwty was ac cepted and 1 iVade Siler elected pres ident. The death of the wife of Mr. Piemen way and the settlement of the business in cldent thereto, cause the removal of Mr. Hemenway from nere. A baske,'; social is advertised for Thursday evening, Dec. 17, under the auspices of the Jo3eph Commercial cluh Cavlness and Wurzweiler have sold 1 to J A. Mat lews of Steve.is counLj, J. A. Bagwell of Adams. I'niutllta i i.t tho ajiey iun -- buving horses to tal w me i mules on his 1200 ac-r vheat He bought 14 in the .v i -terprise and a number doy.U about Wallowa. Mr Bagwell Is a forcier 1" I but has been in lUe wheat rawmjj business in Umatilla for swei.i years. He rents two .sections in -'ie 'very heart of the best wheat u--'trict. He says quarter sections of wheat land over there are held lit, tinrt.ui tr. S12.000. Tlie farmed season after season, to wheat, with summer fallowing years be tween. The average crop in the ueM wheat district is 35 bushels to the acre, ever two years. Th,a lana does not pay over 0 per cent on that basis. Mr. Bagwell Is wonderfully taf.cn with this county an 1 predicts a b.S wheat production in the hill la'UU In a few years. savs they are the finest pen produced on the lmiiaha. Twin Girl Babies. ev. Three Rivers (Mich.) 1 Born this (De.. 3) afternoon, t Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kugmes in prise Oregon, at the home oi iw. father and mot nor. Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Ruggles. , . . The grandfather is the happiest man in Throe Rivers today, and well u mv ho as the new arrivals have Mor brother to chaperon look after the young ladies. and 19 Mill Tax Levy Made By Council " tr r 'ty Purposes Sum Necessary For C ap:d Pay Deficit $5000. Exc ieds LODGE NOrES. Eagle Camp, M. W. A., will its annual election of officers Thursday night, December 17- All ue.gnbois requested to bo prese.it. Grand Chancellor Gus C. MtnUer of Portland and L. R. Stlnson. graJid K of R. & S., will visit Knterpri lodge, K. of P., Friday night, Decem ber IS. The grand officers are on . . ff iVi Infif.psi Of tnelr annual tour ui -Eastern Oregon, and the local lodge will m.ake a gala night of "their -visit. mc"a YEARS EVE DANCE. The Enterprise Bund mil Slv0 one of their popular public tt.auct.. at the oiera hoise oa New Years eve. Everyone get ready 10 ct t,ov a nnd tlne and wai-t the old year out aid t;ie New Year in. Tickets will be $1.00 . .of cree.t ranch wa3 Stubl iefie!d in the deal. transferred to j Wash., the El. Dodson property, con- . . , in Poisoned by Eating Sausage. WaVJowa, Dec. 11. The funeral of Keith McLaughlin, son of Charles McLaughlin, was held from the home oi,wtvn i onn Air Mathews will remodel the house and has already sent for his family. J. R. Williams and wife of Lostine, are guests of Mr3. Fred Miller, a sis ter of Mrs. Williams. RiiililiSSKllii IS? D iP1 1 - fe m 0 mi ELK CREEk JOTS. Weather pleasant for tlLls time Baker and Flanary passen i".h. here Sunday with their sheep. They i,,! ,11 for the fesd yaril. The Baker boys have returned from their annual hunting trip, ;lfc .and sound and in gold spirits. They report line luck, having s3cu rea aight- (' C. Flanary was a caller at 11 -juune of Pat i.oftus. Sunday. ! understand G. R. Flanary win spent the summer herding sheap fo Baker and Flanary expects to start in 'a short time for Kentucky on bus iness. Earl Coffman's shesp pai33t through here a few days asa en route for the feed ground; The Annual Question Wiiat shall I buy for Chns tmas? We are prepan d to help you solve this question an d will ba glad to "show you." First, an as: tortment of genuine IMPORTED CHINA WARE consisting of Chocolat3 sets, Salad Bowls, Cake Plates, Fruit Sets, Vase3, Sugar p.nd Cret.m Sets, etc. If you don't want china .vare we have lots of other e.rticles that are both useful and bea-utiCul. For instance, those new NICKLE PLATED IRONING SETS with asbesto3 jackets to hold the heat, special irans for sleaves, flounces, etc. D033 better and eas ier work than the old way. CUTLERY. Roger v Bros. A1 1847. Pocket Knives, Guns, Skates, etfc. ORY GOOtS In the Dry Goods line we can show you a better assortment than ever before. Dress Goods, Silk Waist patterns. The new Neckwear for both ladies ' and men. Stamped linens for embroidery. Fancy drawn work pieces. Table linens and napkins. Towels, eti. White bed spreads. Ready to usa sheets and pillow case3. Fancy sweater coats for boyt and men. Ladie3' sixteen-button length kid gloves. Felt lined Slippers and shoes- for ladies and chlldrai. Slippers for men. If the article you want Isn't here ask us and we will find som ething else. CHRISTMAS DINNER. ' Here are a few things you might want for your Christmas ilinner: Mince meat, olivei,- nuts, honey in the comb or strainel, pick tea of all kinds, relishes, frutta, etc. BARTLETT BRIEFS. nartlet. Dec. 5. Gus Smith who has resided in Lewiston for the last. few months, and who has beJn in terested in the Idaho feed yards at. -Jiat place, is in here o-i a visit wini .1.1 .if.n.lu Vo ;;nc.n a to re- oiu-Liiue ititjiMii, .... main a few days longer. Mr. Murdock of Clarkslon, wasn., was in here again a lew ua.,s He is still trying to buy up some land. Mrs Bockleraan, while going i . 11 1 1.. the schoolhouse to meet n-'r girl, had the mUfoitune to have a runaway, the other day. Hie hors. became frightened at something and threw her from the seat. She was l.iidlv. Tho hurses IIUX. Ill J 1 v w ran right on, but were caught by Ihe boys coming from school. No jther damage was done. Lon Silver is runnlj? hi- 1111I1'; aghi and will soon have lots or plaviid lumber on hand again. Thore .1 ...,.,,, i.amo from the were iluicj u"" Hansen Ferry - country after three loads of planed lumber tho last of the week. They are going to fix jp their new school hoimo. Th,, k-yy for fity purposes next fe vpw will be 10 mills. This was the I Tnis amount found necessary by t.he coun- 2il t the meet.ng Monday ia.ttiit.. The levy this year was 3Vi mills i which bipug-it ii about $1600, and as by the time money will come in ,11 the new levy, tho last of next March, the city will he about $1800 nehttid on iti warrants, it ii plaia this year's levy was not. half enough. t'he new levy mus': be largo e io.isi. o pav raunlng expenses, abput $:ir.00, wd this year's deiicit, $1800, or a -rftal of $5300.. This a 10 mill levy will Ao, as U13 total valuation of ity p 'op'i'ty is ?. ' The' bidgo over the river on Res Idence street, was accepted from Contractor Marks, who was given a warrant for $411 in pflm?nt of same ,,m ov,.. n,i several ioembers ol council reported having inspected the bridge a,id fo uul it according to con trav.t. , C .K Ve;t appeared in behalf 0. ' residents of North River street md ah'bed for a street light at cor- .ter of Curfield street, t.ranteil. Marshal Clemens was ordered to -ing the csirfew bell each nigni a. , J o'clock, ix which hour all school .hildren must be off the street. lie as also to m.tify all pool and bil .lard halls to .-Ve at 10 o'clock, as i.v r.rdiriunce. and to keep minors out of their -tfacea of business The MJMTbal was Wml for another Tionth. The mayor .and r3eonUr were au horlzed to env- iinto coi.iravls with owners .f gro.m long Proposed route of Pipe lino Uaw FolowiiS are the Claims Allowed. Rodger Bi W, work and md.$ 2 r ,-, Tvm-k on crossr 1. r. jvj.v.u.t, walk ' W.'K. Tuggart, Nov. pay and rent - M. Lcokwood, Nov. pay.. 1'. M. DHL Nov. iii. (. E. Lewis., meals ior v- oner "" I c. Sh acktll'ord, team hire ilaliay Ta.vlor, wo on cross walk - 3 n KeltneT, nans The a recently 1. junction suit & N. at the tin tempted to stop t.. track through his lanu lev. The answer ciauua the land to the O. R. ame void because i-c . . . f.i.t.. . uaars n. not completed wuum two j - savs all work was abandoned on the road at the time of the panic a year ago. It says also the land is worth $1000, no part of whlttt lhas been paid since the alleged tor- In substance, is iswmj-t? otirm for the land In HOOO comi- ,00 ja t.hd A' ' addition to J -ed and which the com'Vany na already paid Mr. McDonald, l '3 company of course will fight the cla.'1 to tne end as to allow It would be " invitation for ill from whom it bo'ugiH right of way, to bring "suit for additional pay .'or their land. Lumber Companies Appeal. The threo big lumber coiup..:u :. hat failed to have the a3S3 in their timber lands o" $1000 i-J piarter section, reduced by the coan- y board 01 e;iua.ization, nave ap ;ealed to the circuit court. New Suits Filed. Spmmer Bros. vs. It. I. Long et at.. Oregon Liquor and Cigar Co. vs, John T.and ii. B, Bowman. W. J. Funk & Co. vs. Geo. B, Bales Joseph Merc. Co. vs. C, E, and 3uillla Turnbow, Stockgrowers aid Farmers Nat, dank vs. Wm. Fisk, 1 75 0 wo r. ci i 5 00 3 r.o 1 00 5 .75 WAREHOUSE MEETING, A number of the stockholders of ohe Woolgrowers Warehouse com pany met in tills city Monday and talked over plans and issued a call .'or the regular stockholders meat ing to ba hold Saturday, Jan. 9, at 10 a. m., in the office of D. W. 4iwvih.au. Threa different co.istruc ions for the permanent warehouse ire being consldo.ed, soft rock, harl rock and reinfori-el concrete. The temporary warehouse is en .dosed and under roof. It will ba -mwlv for Htoraire of goods in a few lays. SPOKANE INLAND INTERESTED. The Spokane Inland, the electric road that has gridironed the Spo kane Coaur d'Alene and Palousa MiintricH and will reacn tw.-u.. next June, is lnterctsed in thto coun ty By request. County Surveyor R. I ' Lou recently sent photos of scenes here to the general passenger agent who will "e the:n In tie next descriptive foAvx ihmuhi oy company. vvrk on cross- J K. S Pace, walks - " " ' ' ' ', . , u,nh:r hauling . 1'. sanuers, r r. a tvh.is marshal U ..() ,3. J. FwBy the. F'-V P W. Smith, haul VjtHi'iiibor. Dan Clemoiis, ma UliiU 4i SO 2 65 75 00 Joins the Fjrst3. M K Boatman has Joined the Or der of Firsts. He shipped the first ,.ttr load of stove wood into Enter prise Ho had the load sent er row IwUne tho Hl ot Ule weekl Tickets To The vShow For the remainder of the year to those who wish them we will give 6ne ticKet to the Electric Theater with every 2.50 cash purchase j. W. J. FUNK & CO. CHURCH SERVICES. Dr Seemann of La Grand.' la assisting the pastor. Rev. Adams, In the revival servl ei at tho trcsj.r- terlau church. Dr. Seemann Is a in- pulpit orator aid his dloursc arc , .rP,t to hear. Service both morn ing and evening Sunday, and every evening next week. IMNAHA PEACHES. Born, Saturday, Dec. ', to -hn wife of J. V. Crawford of Imnaha bridge, twin daughters. TI13 proud father We h we 'Eastern buyers who WAVF Tl IE GfiSH and will buy WaMowI t.nty farms through farm listed With Tight parties is half sold. How about a "Ot.T town prop erty? Youcanlwaybuy unde sirable property, uut property in Enterprise soon !be hard to ,8t. Buy . before the outsider Bets the bargains. J.S. CROCKtTIT & SON Office vitK BurUrh (D. Boyd $.5Oioooaoooooooo 1 Si ai.i S of Lower lle trans ' A Q ;