Professional Directory of Wallowa County
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' THOS M. DILL s
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW . 1
Office first door south of New i
Fraternal Bldg., Enterprise, Ore. 3.
BURLEIGH & BOYD 1
. ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Practice In all State Courts and
Interior Department. Careful at-
tention to all business.
L. W. SHUAHAN
LAWYER
ENTERPRISE
Practice in State and Federal
2 Courts and Intarlor Department,
C T. HOCKETT. M. D. f
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON $
Office upstairs in Bank Build-
lng. Ind. Home phone in office J
and residence.
WORK OF THE FLAME.
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APRIL.
12. Fire destroyed 20 blocks In Chelsea.
Mass; 13 deaths and a property loss of
110,000,000.
MAT.
t. Loss of $1,500,000 by fire in the business
district of Atlanta.
IS. Loss of 1, 250,000 by Are in the Omaha
Packing; Co.'s plant at South Omaha.
JUNK.
U. Plant of the Shelby Steel Tube Co.
burned at Shelby, O.; loss $2,000,000.
26. Loss of $1,000,000 by the burning of a
grain elevator at Duluth.
JULY. I
S. Fire on the Boston piers caused a loss
or 11,600,000.
ADQUST.
1. Bush fires started a conflagration
which swept over 100 square miles of
territory In British Columbia; loss $7,
000,000, and many deaths reported.
80. Fire in the business district of Net?
Orleans caused a loss of $1,500,000.
SEPTEMBER.
2. Forest fires wrought destruction to
towns and villages In Minnesota and
Wisconsin; damage estimated at up
ward of $5,000,000.
4 Fire destroyed the business section of
Rawhide, Nev., causing a loss of $750,
000. 12, Fire destroyed the plant of the Cos
modale Cement Co. near Louisville,
Ky.; loss $2,000,000.
OCTOBER.
14. Loss of $500,000 by Are which nearly
destroyed the town of BiBbee, Artx.
Loss of $600,000 by the burning of the
Jenkins lumber mill plant at Blaine,
Wash. .
16. Fire in a lumber plant at Rock Is
land. 111., caused a loss of $500,000.
15. The Colonnade and other buildings oa
the Chautauqua assembly grounds at
Jamestown, N. Y., destroyed by firs)
loss $125,000.
NOVEMBER.
A Tbe Park theater, Brooklyn's oldest
playhouse, burned.
U, Flra In the Tom Moore distillery ware
bouses at Bardstown, Ky., caused a
loss of $400,000 on stock and $750,000
government tax.
DECEMBER.
4. Malvern Hill, hlstorlo mansion on the
site of the battlefield of July 1, 18S2,
destroyed. Loss of $500,000 by lames
St the Grand Trunk railway docks,
Portland, Me.
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CONVENTIONS.
MARCH.
10. The International Congress of Moth
ers convened In Washington.
APRIL.
20. The National Society, Daughters of
the American Revolution, met in an
nual convention In Washington.
21. The general society, Daughters of the
Revolution, met In New York city. .
SO. The national congress, Sons of the
American Revolution, opened in Buf
falo. HAT.
6. The National Society of Colonial
Dames met in Washington.
The general conference of the Metho
dist Episcopal church met in Balti
more. 13. Congress of governors met in Wash
ington. I
10. The Southern Baptists met in conven
tion at Hot Springs, Ark.
91 The general assembly of the Presby
terian Church in tbe United states met
in Kansas City, Mo.
28. International congress of aeronauts
met in London.
JUNE.
L Eighth biennial convention of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
at Columbus, O.
. Reunion of United Confederate Vet
erans at Birmingham, Ala.
IE. World's temperance congress met at
Saratoga Springs.
International Woman's Suffrage alliance
met in Amsterdam.
IS. International Sunday school conven
tion in Louisville.
22. The general Federation of Women's
Clubs met In Boston.
29. National Educational association met
In Cleveland.
JULT.
T. National good roads convention met
in Buffalo.
12. Federation of American Zionists met
at Atlantic City.
14. Convention of the Western Federation
of Miners opened at uenver.
tf. Universal peace congress met In Lon
don. 11. National congress of Esperantists met
at Chautauqua, N. Y.
ACOtJBT.
10. Annual conventions of the Interna
tional Typographical and of the
Stereotype and Elect rotypers" un
ions, also the American Federation of
Catholic Societies, opened in Boston.
U. The 13d annual convention of the Na
tional Editorial association opened at
Bt. Paul.
1J. International Esperanto congress met
In Dresden, Saxony.
2S. National society. Sons of Veterans.
met at Niagara Falls.
40t Ann-;' epcampment of the Lotted
T R. I. LONG
COUNTY SURVEYOR
$ Civil, Hydraulic and Irrigation
4 caigiaesring. Enterprise. Ore.
Expect Rural Route Soon.
N. V. Ownbey of Leap was in
town last week and stated they were
expecting the rural mail route in that
I section to be started soon. The ser
I vice will 1)e a greatconvenlence to
' the pesple along the route and will
well repay the small Investment In
a regulation man box mat tne gov
ernment requires.
Ossar Victor Arrested.
Cscar Victor , was arrested last
week by Sheriff Marvin on a charge
of carrying a concealed weapon, up
on an Indictment found by the grand
jury. Victor is in jail In default of
bo..
CHAS. A. AULT
I PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON 1
Reildence 1 block east of Pres-
X bytaiian Church. Office In Ber-
land Building. Enterpries. 1
Spanish War Veterans opened In Bos
ton. ..,
31. 4d annual encampment of the G. A.
ti. opened in Toledo.
' SEPTEMBER.
t, 19th annual international eucharlstlo
congress convened in London.
24. 28th annual meeting of the farmers'
national congress opened at Madison,
Wis.
2& Triennial international congress on
tuberculosis' opened In Washington.
Convention of the American Bankers'
association opened in Denver.
291 llith session of the national Irrigation
congress opened in Albuquerque, N. M.
OCTOBER.
& 19th transmls8issippl commercial con
gress met in San Francisco.
7. The national Inland waterways con- I
ventlon opened in Chicago.
11. First International congress of road
builders opened In Paris.
16. 4uth annual convention of the Nation
al American Woman Suffrage associa
tion opened In Buffalo.
23. Convention of the National Woman's
Christian Temperance union met In
Denver.
NOVEMBER.
9. 28th annual session of the American
Federation of Labor opened in Den-
ver.
U. 15th annual convention United Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy met at At
lanta.
IS. The first American Catholic mission
ary congress opened In Chicago. .
17. The Atlantic deep waterways conven
. tion met in Baltimore.
23. Conference of New England govern
ors at Boston.
28. American Association For the Ad
vancement of Science met in Baltimore.
DECEMBER.
I American mining congress opened In
Pittsburg.
14. American Civic Federation met In
New York.
28. American Association For the Ad
vancement of Science opened in Balti
more. 1
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JANUARY.
9. Receivers appointed for the Chicago
and Great Western railway.
MARCH.
21. Knickerbocker Trust company in New
York opened its doors after a suspen
sion of 6 months.
APRIL.
21 The New York Stock Exchange Arm
of Coster, Knapp & Co. failed for
nearly $4,000,000.
MAT.
L W. A. Stetson, leather dealer, failed
In Boston; liabilities about $3,000,000.
4. Inman & Co., cotton brokers, failed
in Augusta, Ga.; liabilities $1,250,000.
9. The Euclid Avenue Trust Co. of
Cleveland assigned with liabilities of
$1,700,000.
U. The Amador Mining and Develop
ment Co. of Montana failed in Chicago.
JULT.
19, Cameron, Currle & Co. of Detroit,
members of the New York Stoek Ex
change, placed' in hands of a receiver,
owing $1,000,000.
AOat'ST.
1 The PillBbury-Washburn Flour Mills
Co. in Minneapolis placed In receiver's
bands; liabilities J9.000.000.
21 A. O. Brown & Co., Stock Exchange
brokers in New York, failed with
heavy liabilities.
SEPTEMBER. -
Ml A. Booth & Co., fish and oyster firm,
placed in receiver's hands In Chica
go; liabilities $5,500,000.
OCTOBER.
11 1 H, Gray & Co., stockbrokers In
Boston, thrown Into bankruptcy, ow
li.g nearly $8,000,000.
NOVEMBER.
If. A. Board man & Co., brokers, falle4 la
Philadelphia: liabilities tl.000.000.
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OBITUARY
JANUARY.
4. Charles Augustus Young, noted Amer
ican astronomer, at Hanover, N. H.;
aged 74.
14. James Ryder Randall, author of the
famous war song
"My Maryland,"
at Augusta, Ga. ;
aged 69.
18. Edmund Clarence
Stedman, Ameri
can author and
critic known as
the "banker
poet," in New
York city; aged
74.
22. Dr. Edward A.
MacDowell, noted
American compos
er and pianist, in
New Y'ork city ;
aged 48.
24. August Wllhelml,
E. C. Stedman.
noted violinist, in
London; aged 62.
Mrs. Antonio Ysnaga, noted for ber
beauty, wealth and noble connections.
In Natcnex, Miss.
26. Louise de la Ramee (Oulda), the nov
elist, atFlorence, Italy, . . - .
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H. E. MERRYMAN f
SURVEYOR AND ENGINEER ?
U. S. Deputy Mineral Surveyor,
Mining and Metallurgical- Engl
neer. Enterprise. Oregon.
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X Practices in all Courts and In-
tterlor Dept. Notary Public. $
Ind. Home phone. Joseph. X
E. T. ANDERSON, M. D. , t
X PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
X Calls attended to day or night. T
Home phone. Enterprise, Ore. 4.
30. David Johnson, American landscape
painter, at Waldon, N. Y.; aged 81.
FEBRUARY.
21. Crosby S. Noyes, editor of the Wash
ington Star, at Los Angeles; aged 83.
Harriet Hosmer, noted American sculp
tor, at Watertown, -Mass. ; aged 77.
28. Pauline Lucca (Baroness Wallhofen),
the opera singer, in Vienna; aged 68.
MARCH.
4. Senator Redfield Proctor of Vermont,
In Washington; aged 77.
17. Senator William Pinkney Whyte of
Maryland, at Baltimore; aged 84.
SO. Joseph Howard, Jr., noted newspaper
man, in New York city; aged 75.
APRIL.
1 James Jeffrey Roche, noted American
poet, at Berne, Switzerland; aged 61.
12. Lieut. Charles A. L. Totten, U. S. A.,
retired, noted for his prophecies of the
coming of the end of the world, at
Milford, Conn.; aged 57.
Gen. Byron M. Cutcheon, noted veteran
of the civil war, at Ypsllantl, Mich.;
aged 72.
20. Henry Chadwlck, writer on field sports
and known as the "father of baseball,"
In Brooklyn: aged 84.
22. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, who
resigned the premiership of England
April 4, in London; aged 72.
Bishop Ellison Capers, noted civil war
veteran, at Columbia, S. C; aged 70.
S3. Gen. Nikolai Linevltch, who was suc
cessor to Kuropatkin in command of
the Russian army in Manchuria In
19U6, at St. Petersburg; aged 69.
29. Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix, son of the late
Gen. John A. Dix and rector of Trin
ity parish, New York, over 45 years. In
that city; aged 81.
MAT.
1 Ludovlc Halevy, French dramatic au
thor and novelist, in Paris: aged 74.
27. Rear Admiral A. 8. Crownlnshleld, U.
s. N., retired, in fhllaedlphla: aeed 65.
28. Lieut. Gen. Stephen D. Lee, noted
Confederate veteran, In Vicksburg,
Miss.; aged 75.
JUNE.
1 Gen. Sir Henry Redvers Buller, Brit
ish commander at tbe siege of Lady-
smith in the Boer
war, In London;
aged 69.
14. Frank C. Bangs,
an actor associat
ed with Edwin
Booth, Charlotte
Cu s h m a n and
Laura Keene, in
Philadelphia ; aged
71.
22. Ellen M. Ames,
an author known
. as Eleanor Kirk,
at Weekapaug, R.
Grover Cleveland.
I.; aged 76.
president of the
25. Grover Cleveland,
United States from 1885 to 1889 and
from 1893 to 1897, at Princeton, N. J.;
aged 71.
JULY.
t Murat Halstead, veteran newspaper
editor and magazine writer. In Cincin
nati; aged 79.
1 Rear Admiral Charles M.' Thomas, U.
8. N., retired, second in command of
the - battleship fleet on tire Pacific
cruise, at Monterey, Cal.; aged 63.
4. Joel Chandler Harris, author of "Un
cle Remus" and other stories, in At
lanta; aged 60.
a. Bishop Henry C. Potter of the dio
cese of New York, at Cooperstown,
N. Y.; aged 73.
AUaUST.
4. Branson Howard, American play
wright, author of "Saratoga," "Shen
andoah" and other popular plays, at
AVon-by-the-Sea, N. J.; aged 66.
William Boyd Allison of Iowa, "father
of the senate," at Dubuque; aged 79.
1 Elizabeth M. Stewart, founder of the
W. C. T. L, at Hicksville, O.; aged 92.
10. Louise Chandler Moulton, well known
author, Boston; aged 73.
11. Ira D. Sankey, Blnglng evangelist and
author of hymns, in Brooklyn; aged 68.
24. Baron Speck von Sternburg, German
ambassador to the United States, at
Heidelberg, Germany; aged 56.
27. Tony Pastor, popular theatrical man
ager, at Elmhurst, N. Y.; aged 72.
Ex-United States Senator William F.
Vilas of Wisconsin, who served in
Cleveland's first cabinet, at Madison;
aged 68.
22. Lieut. Gen. Alexander P. Stewart,
noted Confederate leader, at Biloxl,
Miss.; aged 87.
George P. Rowell, prominent newspaper
advertising agent, publisher of Amer
ican Newspaper Directory, at Poland
Springs, Me.; aged 70.
SEPTEMBER.
1 Sir Lionel Sackvllle-West, former
British ambassador to the United
Slates, in London; aged 81.
4. Frank P. Sargent, United States com
missioner of immigration. In Washing
ton; aged 54.
U. Joseph Wheelock, well known Ameri
can actor, at Navesink Highlands, N.
J.; aged 6b.
Alfred Thompson Brlcher, American
painter of marine pictures, at New
Dorp, N. Y.; aged 71.
OCTOBER.
X Gem. Eppa Hunton, noted Confederate
veteran long distinguished in Virginia
public life, at Richmond; aged 86.
12. Br. Daniel Colt Gllman, emln?t
American educator, at Norwich, Coon. ;
aged 77.
1 15. Mrs. George C. Howard, an old time
actress and the original Topsy In
"Uncle Tom's Cabin," In Cambridge,
Mass.; aged 71.
1 12. Count Micbttsura Nqdzu. a prominent
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Japanese leader in the late "war with
Russlu, ct Tokyo; aged 6S.
a. Dr. Charles Eliot Norton, well known
Harvard lecturer and critic, In Cam
bridge, Mass.; aged 1.
29. John Wallace Hutchinson, last of the
"Hutchinson family" of singers, at
Lynn. Mass. ; aged 87.
30. Mrs. William Alitor, formerly a social
leauer In New iork society, in New
York city; aged 7b.
NOVEMBER.
4. Tomas Estrada Palmn, firct president
of the Cuoan republic, ul Santiago;
aged 72.
8. Victorien Sardou, French dramatist,
author of numerous popular pluys
seen on the American stage, ir. Paris;
aged
15. Tsze Hsl An. dowager empress of Chi
na, in Pekln; aged 74.
DECEMBER.
6. Rear Admiral Joseph Bullock Cogh
lan, U. S. N., retired, at New uo
cuelle, N. Y. ; aged 64.
15. Donald G. Mitchell (lk Marvel), noted
essayist and novelist, at Edgewood,
-oiin.; aged
JANUARY.
5. Conviction of Mayor Schmlts set aside
in San Francisco.
IL Henry Kenny, president of the Dela
ware railway, who attended to the se
cret journey of President Elect Abra
ham Lincoln on his way to Washing
ton in 1861, died at Ridley Park, Pa.
FEBRUARY.
20. Gen. Stoessel, Russian commander In
the defense of Port Arthur, sentenced
to death by a military court at St.
Petersburg, with a recommendation of
mercy.
25. Trolley tunnel under the Hudson from
Hoboken, N. J., to New York opened.
MARCH.
7. Germany launched her biggest battle
ship, the Nassau, at Wllhelmshaven.
18. The death sentence of Gen. Stoessel
for the surrender of Port Arthur com
muted to Imprisonment for ten years.
APRIL.
27. Beginning of the Roman Catholic cen
tennial celebration in New Y'ork city.
MAY.
6. The Atlantic battleship fleet entered
the Golden Gate, San Francisco.
13. Succesetul liiht of the Wright broth
ers' aeroplane at Manteo, N. C.
15. Prof. Walter A. Wyckoff, sociologist
student and author, died at Princeton
. N. J.
United States battleship Michigan
launched at Camden, N. J.
JUNE.
3. Dr. Vvilliamson Boyakln, a protege of
Andrew Jacusun and at one time on
the Btaff of Gen. U. S. Grunt In the
civil war, died at Marysville, Tenn.;
aged 102.
11 Thomas Wiggins (Blind Tom), noted
negro piano player, died in Hoboken,
N. J.; aged about 60.
JULY.
1. Count Zeppelin made a new world rec
ord by a 220 mile airship flight over
Switzerland.
7. The battleship fleet sailed from San
Francisco bound tor tiie orient.
19. Opening of the celebration of tiie 300th
anniversary of the founding of the
city of guebec.
ZL Decision of the United States court of
appeals overruled the $29,40,000 Stand
ard Oil line imposed by Judge Laudis.
AUGUST.
4. Count Zeppelin traveled 261 miles over
southern Germany In a dirigible bul-
( loon, which was "afterward destroyed
by fire.
19. Tbe battleship fleet arrived at Syd
ney, N. S. W.
21. Fiftieth anniversary of the opening
of the great debate between Abraham
Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas cele
brated at Ottawa, 111.
29. The battleship fleet reached Mel
bourne. SEPTEMBER.
12. Orvllle Wright made an aeroplane
flight of 1 hour 14 minutes at Fort
Myer, Va.
21. Wilbur , Wright made a flight of 1
hour 31 minutes 25 seconds In his
. American aeroplane at Le .Mans,
France.
28. 150th anniversary of the founding of
Pittsburg celebrated.
OCTOBER.
2. The battleship fleet entered Manila
bay.
4. Philadelphia celebrated the 225th an
niversary of the founding of the city
by William Penn.
6. 820,000 acres of government land open
ed for settlement on the Rosebud In
dian reservation, South Dakota.
11. 23 balloons started In the Interna
tional balloon race at Berlin, the Brit
ish Banshee winning.
18. The American battleship fleet' wel
comed with salutes by the Japanese
fleet at Y'okohama.
29. The battleship fleet welcomed by the
Chinese at Amoy.
NOVEMBER.
L Julia A. F. Carney, author of the
schoolhouse classic "Little Drops of
Water" and other poems, died at
Galesburg, 111.; aged 85.
9. United States battleship North Dako
ta, the largest warship In the world
to date, launched at Qulncy, Mass.
10. Government's appeal for a rehearing
in the Standard Oil line caBe denied by
the federal circuit court In Chlcugo.
Former United States Senator Edward
W. Carmack of Tennessee shot and
killed In Nashville by Kobln Cooper.
13. Special Prosecutor Francis J. Heney
snot by Morris
Haas in San Fran
cisco. 11 Monument to the
prison ship mar
tyrs of the Rev
olution In Brook
lyn dedicated In
the presence of
President Elect
W. H. Tatt.
16. Fiftieth anniver
sary of Pope
Pius' ordination
as priest celebrat
ed In Rome.
17. Lydia Thompson,
famous as a bur
lesque actress 30
W. II. Tnft.
years ago, died In London; apfcl t(i.
Statue to Gen. P. II. Sl.undun un
veiled In Washington.
30. Iden'.lcal notes regarding the far east
exchanged by United Suites and Ja
pan at Wasninton and Tuityo.
DncnMHER.
L Battleship fleet sailed from Manila,
homeward bound.
9. Tercentenary of the birth of John Mil
ton, author of "Paradise Lost," cele
brated In England and America.
10. Abraham ittic-f convicted of briber
In San Francisco. -14.
The Dutch cruiser Gelderland cap
tured the Venezuelan coast guard ship
Allx off Puerto Cabello.
17. Gen. Simon elected president ol Haiti.
18. Wilbur Wright made a new aeroplane
record by remaining In the air 1 hour
4 minutes at Le Mins, France.
The Advertiser Is a home-made
cigar, and the hen judges of the
weed say it is the best 5 cent cigar
they ever smoked.
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MAIL AND PASSENGER
STAGE LINE
Wallowa. Appleton, Flora lo Paradise,
MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS and FRIDAYS; and
From Paradise, Flora aod Appleton lo Wallowa,
TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS and SATURDAYS.
Good Bwoninintintions, courteous treatment and reasonable rates.
.Leaves Wullowa at 0 a. in.
E. W. SOUTHYyiCK, Proprietor.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
R. F. StubblefiJld is at Portland
1 aving his eyes tteited.
Arthur Johnsan and family went to
Wallowa Monday for a short visit.
Charlea McAliitr went out to La
Cirande Monday oa land office busi
ness. '
Sam Wade and family are in Walla
ualla visiting the family of ex-Sena-or
Justus Wade.
Mr. and Mrs. William Zurcher and
children were Christmas guests o?
ielative3 at Cove.
Mrs. Win, EaisUy and baby were
.it her mother's in Lostlne for Christ
ma3 and over Sunday.
C. B. Daugherty, who worked at
.aliowa last summer and fall, has
returned to Enterprise.
r. and Irs. S. L. Barnaugh and
.vie spent Christmas at Elgin. Mr.
-:r-iaugh returned Monday.
. 0. Courtney of near Lostlne
as transacting business in Enter
prise Thursday of last week.
ulUr II. Lo)d of Twin i'ailJ,
Ida., aiTivel Monday for a visit at
:he home of his uncle, Daniel Boyd.
rs. Fronzo Wilson of Howard
...eadows spent Christmas with her
sister, Mrs. Char.ea Brldwell of Los
tlne. Mr. and Mrs. A. Willett and ba
3;ent Christmas with Mrs. Willetfs
parents, Mr. and .Vrs. S. L. ..itiCd.ii
of Lostlne.
G. II. Batcholder lsft Monday for
).d home at Mt. Pleasant, la.,
ifter a year's stay in the valley
vUh his sjii, Frank.
J. H. Henderson and two sons re
turned to their hone at Elgin, .Mon
day, after having spent Christmas
at C. E. Pratt's, e.tst of town.
Mrs. Harley Fleener spent Christ
mas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
H. N. Williams, be'.ow Losline. Miss
Edith Fleener returned with Mrs.
Fleener, Monday, for a short visit.
.Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Inman of Stev
.3iison, Wash., left for their home
Monday, after a visit with friends
lore, at Joseph and Wallowa. They
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. c. E.
Haney in Enterprise. Mr. and Mrs.
Inman redded in this county 10
years ago.
Rev. Seldon C. Adams has organ
ised a fort of th3 Sons of D.uiioi
Boone of the boys in the Presby
terian Sunday school. The fort was
named for General O. O. Howard,
the only surviving major general of
the Civil War. The gallant veteran
of Sherman's march recently 8e:it a
letter from his home In Burlington,
Vt., saying he was proud that the
boys had so ho.iored him. It is a
nice, friendly epistlo and the boys
are pardonably proud of it.
Ran:h Sold at Flora.
T. M. Butler ha3 sold his ranch
southeast of town to B. F. Bach
doit for $1500, says the Flora Jour
nal, and with his family, departed
for Gilford, Ida., where he has pur
chased a livery barn.
Catholic Church Notice.
There will beno services In the En
terprise Cat.ho:lc church Sunday, Jan
uary 3. Rev. John Bradley, pastor.
MASONIC RULERS
IOR ENSUING YEAR
Enterprise Chapter No. 30, Royal
Arch Masons, and Wallowa Lodge No.
S2, A. F. & A. M., elected and Install
itl officers for the ensuing year Sat
ur!ay nl;ht. Thers was a goodly at
to ;dance of members and several vis
liing brethren. The chapter elected
ai;d installed flrst, and the blue
lodge followed, tho ceremonies taking
until a late hour when an appetizing
luncheon of sandwiches, cheese, cake,
doughnuts and hot coffee was served.
Following are the officers for the
year 1909: Chapter J. B. Olmsted,
ligh priest; Jacob Wagner, king; Ben
Joswell, scribe; Geo. S. Craig, cap
aln of the host; Daniel Boyd, prin
cipal sojourner; C. E. Funk, royal
ireh captain; J. W. Kerns and T. F.
rtleh, masters of the veil; D. W.
3heahan-, secretary.
Blue lodge J. A. Burleigh, worship
'ul master; t p. W. Shoahan, saii jr
warden; Daniel Boyd, Junior warden;
W. R. Holmes, treasurer; W. C. Boat
nan, secretary; M. K. Due, senior
leacon; C. M. Lock wood, Junior dv
on; m. Weaver and Cha. .a ;
itewards; K. S. Pace, tyler.
SUMORED CHANGE
IN TRAIN SCHEDULE
There Is a rumor among raliroa ,
.nen there will be a change of tlma
an the branch in January. It is s.i.u
.he Wallowa county train will not
eave La Grande until after tin n
ival of No. 1, the iast ,
-rain from the East that wh- '
rives at La Grande at 9:110 a
This would bo a groat eu.ivo.iio..i-o
both in the mail and passo.iRe. s.i
lee. All easte.n tna.l .v j
iiojfs earlier, and paiie ;,i
this county from the East coam sa j
.he 24 hours wait at La Grande.
Waiting for the Eastern mall wo :.it
delay the departure of the branch
train until probably 10 o'clock, but
that would not lucessarlly make
he train two ho irs later at Wal
owa county stations as considerable
can be cut off the present running
-inie of seven hours from La Grande
0 Joseph. TliU is proven by the
'act that the train is now reaching
Enterprise almost every afternoon at
i o'clock, or 30 minutes aheid of
Ime. And the trainmen say th li
jound train Is nearly always delayed
it Mtnam waiting for the oitbound.
A'hen the roadboi becomes settled
ind the ballasting finished a five
liour schedulo would not be fast time,
A'lth the train handling no local
freight between La Grande and I'a!
ner Junction as at present.
In addition, the rumor is that No.
1 may get Into La Graudo a:i hour
ir two earlier. The running tltno of
hat train between Omaha and II ml
ingdon was recently cut to meet coiu
petition of the Burlington-Northern
,'aclflc between Chicago and Port.
and, and another cut for the si ,'!
reason Is antlclpat3d.
Nothing is said regarding the
ichodule of the outbound train.
SPLENDID REPORT
OF PU3LIC SCHOO-8
Following Is the report of tin
tcrprtse public school for the month
Sliding December 25;
Principal's room Enrollment J
..'IG number belonging " , i
ige dally attendance 30, par ce.it.
J7, tardy 1, roll of honor 22.
Mrs. Sutton's Enrollment 49, avo.
No. 47, ave. att'd. 40, per cent. 9 ,
Lardy 2, R. of II. 30.
Mrs. Danville's En roll tne
avo. No. 54, ave. att'd 51, pj
95, tardy 2, R. of H. 2S.
Miss Hutchinson's Euro ;
38, ave. No. 35, ave. att'd 3 1, pa; t
97, tardy 4, R. of H. 19.
Miss Murray's Enrollme
ive. No. 34, ave. att'd. 32, jij.
90, tardy 5, R. of H. 11.
Totals Enrollment 229, avo. :'i
-'08, ave. att'd 199, tardy 11, R. of ..
11G.
V.'e regret very much tha'. t' -cut
conditions have mad 3 It i 11,1111
ible to carry out ojr Parent's Ui;
program. At a later date, we will en
tertain the parents and tho goi?1-'1
public.
W. M. SUTTON', I' i
Link ware at Keltner's.
Nevor-Sllp Horseshoes at Keliner'-.
Good sleigh with good pair of
shafts and pole, usid only a fe -times.
Only $33. Lanlel Boyd.
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