ill
Fruit Trees From
Spraying Fluids
Myers1 Spray Pumps
Pruning Hooks and Saws
FORD C. POTTER
WALLOWA, OKKGON
Before buying nursery stock or
nursery supplies of any kind
write me for prices.
LODUE DIRECTORY.
1 0 0 F enterprise lodgb k
EMERALD REBEKAH LODGE, No. 1!9.
flj P ENTERPRISE LODGE, No.
JUANITA TEMPLE, No. 7, Pythian
Sisters.
FJIAQdWIP ENTERPRISE CHAPTFH,
UIHOUIIIUNo. 30, Royal Arch Masons,
meets first and third Tuesdays of each
month In Masonic Hall. All visiting
Hoyal Arch Masons welcomed.
J. B. OLMSTED, HlKh 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. ZURCHER, W. M.
W. C. BOATMAN, Secretary.
WALLOWA VALLEY CHAPTER, No
BO, 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 1 EAGLE CAMP, No. 10497, M
lln,W. A Meets first and third
Thursdays In each month, In new Fra
ternal halL Visiting Neighbors always
welcome.
v JAS. W. RODGERS, Consul.
T. M. DILL, Clerk.
ANEROID CAMP, No. 3542, R N. of A.
Wn III ENTERJ RISE CAMP, No.
.U. W. 535. W. of W.
ALMOTA CIRCLE. No. 278. W. of W.
Notice to Debtor.
Notice ia hereby given that O.
"W. Pagin of Lostlne i3 authorized to
collect and receipt for accounts due
me, and he will accept marketable
produce, hides, feed, etc., on such
accounts. '
. J. C. SHACKELFORD.
TOWN PROPERTY
FARM LANDS
TIMBER LANDS
STOCK RANCHES
Property listed with me is unsolicited. The
owners desire to sell. Consequently they are
BARGAINS
Now is the time to buj' property in Enterprise.
See me if j-ou want a house or lot any location
Good farm propositions in valley and out
lying districts.
Insure your live stock in the National Live
Stock Insurance Company. You can not afford
to take chances at the price it costs to insure
your horses or cows.
I have the best Standard Fire Insurance Com
panies. Also the cheapest Mutual Company.
W. E. TAGGART,
Enterprise,
Harness and Saddles
L. BERLAND,
Will supply your needs In the Leather Goods line more cheaply and
give better natisfacliou than any other dealer in Wallowa county.
Let him lit you out for the season's work. Repair work a specialty.
MA'N STREET.
ENTERPRISE MEAT MARKET
BEST OF MEATS ALWAYS ON HAND.
Highest Market
Price for .
Hides and Felts
PROPRIETORS
Department of Public Instruction
Salem
CIRCULAR OF INFORMATION
Giving the sources of examination
questions for State and County pa
pers, February and August, 1909.
1. Arithmetic, One-fifth from State
Course of Study four-fifths from
Smith.
2. Civil Government, Strong &
Schafer.
3. English Literature:
February, 1909
A. One-halt from texts: New
comer's English Literature, and
Newcomer's American Litera
ture. ',
B. One-half from the following
classics:
1. Lowell, The Vision of Sir
Launfal (Rlv. lit. ser.) Hough
ton, 25c, 22c.
2. Webster, The First Bunk
er Hill Oration (Rlv. lit. ser.)
Houghton, 25c, 22c.
3. Scott, Marmion (Pocket
Classics) Macmillian, 23c, 22c.
August, 1909
A. One-half from texts: New
comer's English Literature, and
Newcomer's American Litera
ture. B. One-half from the following
classics:
1. Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
(Rlv. lit. ser.) Houghton, 25c,
22c.
2. Ruskin,. Se3ame and Lilies
(Rlv. lit. ser.) Houghton, 25c.
22c.
3. Carlyle, Essay on Burns
and Burns' Poems (Pocket
Classics) Macroillan, 25c, 22c.
The first figure Is the publisher's
price, the second the price, to schools
contracted for between the Oregon
Library Commission and The J. K.
Gill Co.
4. Geography, One-fifth from
State Courses oT Study, four-fifths
from Redway & Hinman.
5. Grammar, One-fifth from State
Course of Study, four-fifths from
Buehler.
6. History, TJ. S. One-fifth from
State Course of Study, four-fifths
from Buehler.
7. Orthography, Reed's Word Les
sons, 8. Physical Geography, Tarr's New
Physical Geography.
9. Physiology, Krohn, Hutchinson.
10. Reading, State Course of
Study, White's Art of Reading, Oral
Reading.
11. School Law, School Laws of
Oregon.
12. Theory and Practice, White's
Art of Teaching.
13. Writing, Outlook Writing Sys
tem, Tests In Writing.
14. Algebra, Wells: Algebra for
Secondary Schoo's.
15. Bookkeeping, Office Methods
and Practical Bookkeeping, Part I.
FIRE INSURANCE
PLATE GLASS INS.
STOCK INSURANCE
Oregon.
THE HARNESS AND
SADDLEMAN
ENTERPRISE. OREGON
INDEPENDENT
PHONE 20
If . Composition, Herrick & Damon
1 7. Physics, Millikan &. Gale: A
Fii st Course In Physics. ,
18. Psychology, Buell.
19. Botany, Bergen: Elements of
Be tany.
20. Geometry, Wentworth: Plane
and Solid Geometry, questions on
PlMte Geometry.
21. History, General, Myers: Gen
eral History.
An examination is required upon
the first thirteen subjects for a first
grade County certificate valid for
three years; upon the first eighteen
subjects for a State certificate valid
for five years; and upon the twenty
one subjects for a State diploma
valid for life.
NEW YEARS EVE DANCE
ENTERPRISE OPERA HOUSE
The Enterprise Band will give
one of their popular public dances,
at the opera hoase on New Years
eve. Everyone get ready to come
and have a good time and watch
the old year out and the New Year
in. Tickets will be $1.00.
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS'
MEETING.
Notice is hereby given, that the
first meeting of the stockholders of
the Woolgrowers' Warehouse com
pany will be held at the office ot D.
W. Sheahan In Enterprise, Oregon,
on Saturday, the 9th day of January,
1909, at ten o'clock in the forenoon,
for the purpose of adopting by-laws,
elacting a board of directors and
transacting such other business as
may lawfully come before the meet
ing. Dated this 7th day of December,
1908. JAY H. DOBBIN
R. P. STUBBLEFIELD,
W. H. GRAVES,
J. A. FRENCH,
FRED W. FALCONER, .
12-10t2 Incorporators.
RECEIVER NAMED
FOR JOSEPH STORE
Joseph, Dsc. 15. Edith Jeiinlngs,
by her attorneys, has filed com
plaint In the circuit court ask
ing for a receiver for the Joseph
Mercantile company, a large store
In this city that has enjoyed a big
trade. W. F. Einenbeis has been ap
pointed receiver and has given bond
in the sum of $10,000.
The complainant alleges that she
gave $6750 on July 19, 1907, for 50
shares in the company, and that the
other 200 shares of the capital stock
were owned, 50 shares each, hy
George Houser, Edward Eben, W. E.
Leffel and Mary J. Mitchell, and that
complainant had received no divi
dends. Complaints of the manage
ment are detailed and representations
as to the company's financial status
given. She asks that her purchase
of stock be set aside and that she
be given judgment against the com
pany for $6750 and legal interest
since July 19, 1907.
Oilier members of the company
state that the basis of the suit U
a disagreement in regard to the iniin
agement. Warehouse Company.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed in the county clerk's office of
the Joseph Warehouse company, capi
tal stock $3500; Incorporators, F. F.
McCully, Albert Wurtzweiler and F.
F, Scrjbner,
The M, E, church is planning for
a cantata on Christmas Eve, entitled
Santa Claus' Club.
Chief Joseph camp, M. V. A., elect
ed the following officers December 4:
Consul, A, G, Smith; adviser, J. H.
Taylor; clerk, C.E. Graves; bank
er, J. H. Sheets; watchman, J. E.
Lay; sentry, W, L. Lay; managers,
John Rohrman and H, D. Amey.
Clarence Akins of Prairie Creek
has been enrolled a pupil of Joseph
school.
William Warnock of the Imnaha
was here Saturday trading.
C. L. Hartshorn was an out of
town visitor Monday.
Mrs. Lem Dobson of Union has
joined her husband here and they
will make this their home for the
winter.
C. E. Merrltt and wife returned
Monday from Elgin. They had been
visiting Mrs. Merrltt's father, Thomas
Barnes.
, TROY.
Troy, Dec. 5, Weather fine; snow
all gone; cattle look fine and most
all of them are yet on the range.
Troy school will soon be In new
quarters.
C. J. Fleming returned from Flora
where he was transacting business.
There Is some railroad talk in
Troy. Likely we will give you some
interesting news on that line soon.-
Diphtheria at Grossman.
County Health Physician E. T. An
derson reports several cases of mild
diphtheria at East Grossman, but
says strict quarantine is observed,
and It is believed there will be no
spread of the disease.
DEATH RECORD.
Thomas Brady, a gallant veteran
of the great Civil War, passed away
at his home in East Grossman, Do
eember 8, 1908, aged 66 vears, 11
months and 20 days. Funeral was
private, owing to the nature ot the
disease, diphtheria, of which he died.
Mr. Brady was a native ot hull
ana. He enlisted In company E of
the luth Ind. Vol. Inf., and served
his country in the forefront of bat
tie for over three years. He came to
Oregon six years ago, and settled on
a fine homestead in East Grossman.
Besides the widow, the following
children survive: T. C. Brady of
Evangeline, La.; Mrs. Lizzie Loyd
and B. W. Brady of East Grossman;
E. S. Brady of Seattle; Mrs. A. E.
Howard and C. A. Brady of Auburn,
la.; O. H. Brady of Enterprise.
The deceased was a man of ster
ling integrity whose word was as
good as his bond with all who knew
him. He was pardonably proud" ot
his war record and took great inter
est in all that pertained to the
Grand Army.
Grande Ronde Apples and Vegetables
J. B. McKtnnon of Alicel shipped
in a car load of apples, potatoes and
onions to Enterpiise this week and
found ready sale for them. There
were 300 boxes of fine apples of the
best varieties,70 sacks of potatoes
and 40 sacks of onions. The whole
sale prices at the car were 2 cents
a pound for the apples. $1.10 per
hundred for the spuds, and $1.75 for
the onions.
Booklets in Big Demand.
J. B. Seibert returned Monday from
the National Apple show at Spokane
He says there were crowds ot vis!
tors there from all over the Unl
ted States. The Wallowa cdunt)
booklets were in great demand.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION (Iso
lated Tract.
PUBLIC LAND SALE.
La Grande, Oregon, Land Office, No
vember 20th, 1908.
Notice is hereby given, that, as di
rected by the Commissioner of the
General Land Office, under provis
ions of Act ot Congress approved
June 27, 1906, Public No. 303, we
will offer at public sale, to the high
est bidder, at 10 o'clock a. m on
the 29th day of December next, at
this office, the following tract of
land, to-wit: SWi Section 28.
T. 1 S., R. 44 E. W. M., Serial No.
02269.
Any persons claiming adversely the
above-described lands are advised to
file their claims, or objections, on
or before the day above designated
for sale.
F. C. Bramwell, Register.
3H5 A. A. Roberts, Receiver.
PUBLIC LAND SALE.
Department of the Interior.
U. S. Land O.'fice at La Grande, Or
egon, December 8th, 1908.
Notice Is hereby given that, as di
rected by the Commissioner of the
General Land Office, under provis
ions of Act of Coiigress approve.l
June 27, 1906 (34 Stats., 517), we
will offer at public sale, to the high
est bidder, at 10 o'clock a. m., on
the 28th day of January, at this of
fice, the following-described land:
W SEV4 Sec. 29, WV6 NEVi Sec.
32, T. 1 N, R. 45 E. W. M., Sarlal
No. 0481.
Any persons claiming adversely the
above-described land are advised to
file their claims, or objections, on
or before th3 time designated for
sale.
F. C. BRAMWELL, Register.
A. A. ROBERTS, Receiver.
Notice of Non-Payment of Proportion of
Expenditure on Mining Claims.
To A. A. Welch, V. R. Plerson, Jr.,
R. Robertson, R. W. Rayner am
Charles Shultz: Tiou are hereby no
tified that you liavo failed to contrib
ute your proportion of the expenditure
due for the year 1908, upon the follow
ng described mining claims situated
In the Lostine Minim; district iu tin
County of Wallowa and 8tute of ,Ore
iron, and known as (lie Hunker Hill
Mminii Claim, the lip lop Mininu
Cluiin, The War Eagle No. 2 Mining
Claim and the War KhkIi? No. 3 Min
ting Claim, a more complete di-Hcnp
iion of which properties may ho found
in Hook Three of the mining location
of tiiid County at pages 32!), 3(l
and ;m.
Yon are further notified that the
underlined have contributed your
proportion of said expenditure and
unless rcimbtirwd !v you and ctu li of
you, on or before the 1st day of .liintir
ary, 1J00, your interest In taid mining
claims will become the property ol tin
underfiiKtied. Signed: U. H. Hkstov,
I'. W. C'AMKItoN,
It. Clark,
I. W. Leaiikk,
K. I). Wktmork,
M. H. Nkhem.,
(". II. Cahhinutox,
II. E. I'KKT,
M. E, Cakh,
23tl3 O. L. I'ALMKR. '
Nice fresh cake made to order by
the members of the Woman's Exchange.
2S8BI
$100 REWARD
OFFERED BY
O. I. RATCL1FF
To anyone who will disprove the fact that he
lias just received a full carload of furniture for
his Xmas trade.
$5 REWARD $5
To ANY OTHER FURNITURE DEALER IN
WALLOWA COUNTY who will prove that he
has received a full car load of furniture (for
himself) this year.
When you see a thing in my ad.
IT IS SO!
10 Mills Levy For
City Of Wallowa
Rapid Growth of Town and Improve
ments Cost Lots of
Money.
Wallowa, Dec. 15.
At the last meeting of the coun
cil the tax levy for the coming year
for city purposes was fixed at 10
mills, the same as lau year. The
amounts' required for the several
funds are: 2 mills light fund, 3 mllU
water, 5 mills general to meet a
deficit and for the running expenses
An ordinancea was adopted establish
ing the width of sidewalks In differ
ent streets, and giving the power to
order new walks.
Invitations are out announcing the
marriage of IMiss Maude Davis ta
William Kenneth Innian, to take
place In the Presbyterian chapel.
Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 8 o'clock.
Harvey Harris left for Baker City,
Monday morning to attend a meeting
of the Woolgrowers association.
Wallowa, Dec. 11. The funeral of
Keith McLaughlin, son of Charles
McLaughlin, was held from the home
here Thursday afternoon. The death
occurred at Ellensburg, Wash., from
ptomaine poisoning. The family had
bean visiting reiatives near Ellens
burg and the poisoning was due to
eating sausage iu a restaurant at
that place. One of the other chil
dren was sick from the same causs
but recovered.
The public school under 11. H.
Hrouson and a corps ot efficient
teachers was never In a more pros
perous condition. The enrollment foi
the month ending Nov. 27 was 183,
average daily attendance 172, per
cent attendance 94, whole number ol
tardiness 37, number neither absent
nor tardy 94. A fact worthy of no
tico is in tho enrollment of pupils
there are 20 more boys than girls.
Mary P. Ross made final T. and
S. proof Friday before U. S. Com
mtssioner Cooley, In t In, r 41 e.
Ethel Fleener, Zelma Ogbourn
teachers from Loitlne, and Thelma
Crow, a pupil, came down Friday
and visited relatives over Sunday.
The school Is arranging for an
other entertainment for the organ
fund.
Kenneth McKen.ie, son of S. F.
McKenzie, of Lostlne, has opened
the City pharmacy in a now building
erected for the purpose.
The be.st washing machine on
earth is the Flyer. For sale by
S. D. Kel'ner.
CLEANING
...OF...
Ladies' Suits and
Cravanettcs
A HI'Kt'IAI.TY AT THE
Enterprise Cleaning and
Pressing Works
A. C. WILLETT, Prop.
Two doors west of City Dakery.
S. K. Clark
Plumkr I Steam Filler
Full line of plumbing
rraterial.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Shop at Keltner's Hardware Store
Leave Orders.
ENTERPRISE OPERA
HOUSE.
Christmas Night,
Dec. 25, 1908
W. Eugene Knox
Impersonator and Reader
Mr. Knox is the funniest
man in all the West in read
ing and impersonations.
Usual Popular Prices
For Eczema, Tetter and Salt Rheum
The Intense itching, characteristic
of these ailments is almost instantly
allayed by Chamberlain's Salve.
Many severe cases have been cured
by it. For sale by Burnaugh & May
field. Holiday Rat:s On Railroad.
Holiday rates on the O. R. & :
one and one-third fare for roun 1 t' .
children under 12, half, those run
Tickets on sale December 23, 2 ' '
25, and again on Decomher :!!
Januury 1; all good returning i i i
January 4. J. O. Harman, Age it.
Nature Provides
but one
California
It is the natural winter
home of many thousand
of the world's best peopie.
Under the gentle influence
of its mild winterclimate,
every amusement and
recreation abounds. Such
bathing, boating, fishing,
driving; such picnics, par
tics and "jollifications."
GO TO
Los Angeles, Paso Rubles
Hot Springs, Hotel del
Monte, Santa Barbara,
Venice, Long Beueh Santa
Cruz, or a score of similar
resorts and you will find
health, congenial sur
roundings, hospitable
associates, faultless ac
commulutions and num
berless; attractions and
conveniences.
The O. R. & N. Co.
Connecting with
The Southern Pacific Co.
Make inexpensive round trip
excursion rates to California
A six months stopover
ticket Wallowa to Los
Angeles and return is
$76 80
Corresponding rates are iis ef
fect to other points.
We have some very distinctive
literature covering California's
winter resorts, and will take
pleasure in giving yon all of tho
information and assistance at
our command.
For tickets, sleeping car reservations,
etc., call on, telegraph or write
E. T. Campion, Agent, Wallowa.
OR
WM. McMURRY, gen. pass, agent
Portland, Oregon.
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