THE NEWS RECORD
(Twice-a-Week.)
Ahindepekdent newspaper
iv the Wa'lowa News, estab
lished March 3. 1899
Published Wednesdays and Satur
days at Enterprise, Oregon, by
THE ENTERPRISE PRESS
Office East side Court House Square
Entered In the Entsrprise postoffiee
as second-class matter.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1909.
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ceived at $1.50 a year. This price
includes the colore! comic supple
ment. When "America" Was Sjng for the
First Time
A Reminiscence of Dr. Edward
Everett Hale's Boyhood)
"On one Fourth of July in Ronton,'
writes Doctor Hale in his "Reminin
cence3" In Womans Home Cjmpan
Ion for January, "I had spent all my
allowance for July and all my "lac
jj.ioy' oi fie Common possibly
for a sight in the camer.i obscura
though I doubt If I had mona;
eiioirh for that certainly for rav
jysiers, three for a cent if small.
tor a cent if large; probably hnii
a glass of spruce beer, one cent, an
two or three cheskerberry medals
die now lost and make what allow
ance you please for tamarinds, co
coanuts, sugar cane and other foi
elgn delicacies. I was returning pen
nlless and had to paa3 Park Stree'
Meeting House, when an event of his
. torlcal Importance took place. Lon
columns of boys and girls were goln'
Into mee'.ing. The spectacle of c
procession of children going to meat
lug on any day but Sunday was as
wonderful to me as a volcanic erup
lon from the Blue Hills would have
been. Of course I joined the throng
So la it that I am one of the little
company who heard the national
hymn sung for the first time:
' My country 'tis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty.'
I hope I did not Join In the sing
Ing for at that time do was to me
even as re and ml, and I am aralc'
I should not have Improved on the
harmonies of the occasion."
Notice of Dissolution of Partnership
Notice Is hereby given that the co
partnership heretofore existing be
twesn F. P. Somers and William
Campbell of Wa'liwa County, Oregon,
Is this day mut a!ly dissolved, the
said P. P. Somen will aisime all the
Indebtedness of the said firm, and
wl'l make all collections of moneys
due to the Bald llrm at this date.
Dated this 2nd day of January,
1909, at White 1 ird, Idaho. 2U4
F. P. SOMERS.
WILLIAM CAMPBELL.
NOTICE OF GUARDIAN'S SALE OF
REAL PROPERTY.
In the County Court of the State o'
Oregon, for Wa'.lowa County.
Notice Is hersby given that by vlr
t 'e of a i order of the above-entitled
C . rt, male and entered on the 8th
y of January, 1909, licensing, au
thorlzlng and empowering the under
signed guardian of the estate of Beu
lull Bunnell and Irene Bunnell, in In
ot's, to sell all of the Interest of the
said minors In and to the E of
the NW V4 and the W V4 of the NE
Vi of Section 35 In Township 1 North
ot Range 44 E. W, M. In Wallowa
County, Oregon, the same being an
undivided one-third Interest, I will
from and after the 12th diy of Feb
ruary, 1909, procaed to soil at private
sale all of the Interest of suUl mln
ors In and to the said described real
property. The terms of said sale
are as follows: the entire purchase
price is to be pal l In cash.
Dated this 13th day of January.
1909..
MINNIE AKINS, Guardian.
First Insertion Jan. 14, 1909; last
Feb. 11. 1909.
BURLEIGH & BOYD, Attorneys' for
Guardian. 2 1 to
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.
U. 8. Land Office at La Grande, Or
egon, January 11, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that Albert
L. Chllders, of Enterprise, Oregon,
j, on October 16, 1902, made
HomeBtcad Entry, No. 12040. for W
Vi NE U. NVa SEV4, Section 15,
Township 1 Noith, Range 44 East,
Willamette Meridian, has filed no
tice of Irrigation to make Final Five
Year Proof tj establish claim to
the land above described, before D.
W. Sheahan, U. S, Commissioner, at
his office at Enterprise, Oregon,
on the 20th day of February, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Frank V, HeBkett, of Wallowa, Ore
gon; David H. Hearing, of Wallowa,
Oregon; Nicolas W. Ownbey, of En
terprise, Oregon; James W. Childers,
of Enterprise, Oregon.
F. C. Bram well, Register.
PUBLIC LAND SALE.
Department of the Interior.
U. S. Land O.flce at La Grande, Or
egon, December 8th, 1908.
Notice Is hereby given that, as di
rected by the Commissioner of thi
General Land Office, under provis
ions of Act of Congress approve 1
June 27, 190G (34 Stats., 517), ws
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'. SH4 Sec. 29, W'.fc NE Sec.
32, T. 1 N, It. 43 E. W. M., Serial
No. 0181.
. Any persons claiming adversely the
above-described land are advised to
file their claims, or objections, on
or before the time designated for
sale.
F. C. BRAM WELL, Register.
A. A. ROBERTS, Receiver.
RESTORATION TO ENTRY OF LANDS IN
Nalionttl PoreHl. Notice is hereby oriv
that the land described below, embracing ljtO
acres, within the Wallowa Nutional Forest, Ot
ro.i, w.ll be subject to Hettlcment and entry under
tne provisions of the homestead laws of the
U 11 -d Suites and the act of June 11, 1UU6, (34
t ... at the United States ltnt ofliceat La
Cramie on March 4, HWJ. Any settler who wua
actually an.l in Rood faith claiming any of said
la 1k for agricultural purposes prior to Junuaiy
1. 190 i. and has not atia:uioiied Mtme. has a Dref-
erence right to muke a homeh tead entry for tl p
lands acmully occupied, fcu.u li nds were lisfi
up n the applications of the peii-ons menli-.ntu
ii .iow, who have a preference riui tut je l to tl.e
prior riifht of any Bueh settler, r rov ucd such
lettier or applicant isquaiineu to make Homestead
entry and the preference right is exercised prior
o March 4. UHlil. on which date the lands will be
subject to settlement and entry by any qualified
nerson. 1 he lands are as tollows: the Eta of
AW 'it. Hoc. i!6. N'a of NW1,. bee. 3S, T. 8 N.. K.
1M h., listed upon application ot Maggie b. Hcecher,
f hn e prise. Oregon. IVii ol bWVi. Sec: E.
SE'i of NE'i, NE'4 of SEV4, Sec. 80, T. 2 S., K.
17 r... upiiln alien of Ailam f . Ahects, of Joseph,
Oregon. NEW of SE'i. Sec. 21. SW of NWi.
NWH of SWW, Sec. 22. T.liS., R. 47 E applici..
.ion of (icorgfc W. risher, ot bummerville. Oie
ron. W Vj of SW'4, Sec. 17, EV4 of SEW, Sec. IX,
I'. 2 S., R. 47 E., application of Perry A. Foster,
)f Joseph. Oregon. NEW, Sec. IS. T, 2 S.. K. 41
jj,, lipplication of George Kellogg, of Joseph.
Iregon. NWof NEW, SWW of NEW, NWW of
fEW. Sec. 7, T. 2 S K. 47 E., application of
Walter Ynt.dell. of Elgin. Oregon. SWW of NEW,
Nt of SEW, NEW of SWW, &ec B, T. 2 S. R.
17 E., application nf John Gray, of I.a Grande,
Oregon. Fred Dennett, Commissioner of the
Jeneral Land Office. Approved December 23.
ItftiH, Je-tse E. Wilson, Assistant Secretary cf
ch Interior.
Lists 1904, 1905, 1906. 1907.
Aclicrman Opposes Plan.
Salem Believing that the rural
schools are most urgently in need of
attention and strengthening at the
present time, Superintendent of Pub
lic Instruction J. H. Ackerman has
declined to aid in promoting leglala
tlon having for its purpose establish
ment of a system of inspection and
uniform examinations In High
Schools.
There are two movements on foot
for the creation of the office of High
School Inspector. One plan Is that
the High School Inspector shall be
appointed by the State University
and Khali bring the High Schools of
the state to such a standard of work
as shall harmonize with the work of
the University. The other plan Is
that the Inspector shall be appointed
by the State Board of Education and
shall bring the High Schools to such
a standard as the board may deem
best for the students.
State May Hire Dufry Inspectors.
Portland Creamerymen and
dairymen of Oregon will join In an
appeal to the legislature this winter
for the appropriation of $6000 an
nually for the employment of com pa
tent Instructors to educate dairymen
to produce only the best possible
products.
With the appropriation that will
be asked. It is provided In the bill
that, three competent dairymen be
employed and placed in the field),
with nothing else to do but to spend
their time with the farmers and in
struct them as to the proper manner
of curing for their herds. Including
the feeding, stabling and other de
tails connected with . the modern
dairy farm.
Kadi Normal for Itself.
lloseburg Senator Abraham will
Introduce a bill at the coming sea-
slon of the legislature to cover the
normal school situation completely.
Under the "provisions of the proposed
bill each district In which the nor
innl school Is situated will be com
pelled to finance Its own normal
without the aid of other districts.
The measure provides that the state
shall be divided Into flv different
districts, euch one of which will be
entitled to one normal school, and
they will bo supported wholly by tax
ation, levied upon the assessable
property In the district.
When Passing On The Lewis
tu, Road, Stop At The
Sled Springs Hotel.
Plenty of Stal le Root...
S. B. CONNER, Proprietor.
ENTERPRISE
OPERA HOUSE
Watch for
Next
Announcement
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Rear Admiral Swinburne
and the Cruise of His Fleet
m In the PacificLoyalty to
k Speaker Cannon a 0
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IIE statement of M. Philippe
Bunau-Varilla, chief engineer
of the Panama canal under the
French regime at the Isthmus,
that the lock plan now being followed
would result In certain disaster has re
sulted in much discussion. As the re
sult of this and other statements from
anglneerlng authorities about the lock
plan of construction, President Elect
Toft is about to undertake n trip to
Pnnama in order to satisfy himself
that no nilHtakes are being made In
the prosecution of this preut tusk. It
Is believed tlit If he can be con
vinced that the lo k plan is not entire
ly safe the ch :e to a sea level will
be reoiii:vc!:deil, and radical altera
tions in tiie work will In that event l;o
upu'e in all likelihood. M. Ilunau-Vti-tilla,
while paying high tribute to the
energy with which the American engi
neers ore prosecuting the work, de
clared: "It Is doing a service to the United
States to nttirm that the plan beins
followed will almost Infallibly end in
the greutest disaster in the history of
great public works ever recorded. The
ennal as conceived will exist or not
according as the On tun dam holds or
M. PHILIPPE BUNAU-VARILLA.
does not. Now. I, with all the French
engineers who have studied the Pan
ama canal Question, have the absolute
conviction that the site of the Gatun
dnm will result in certain destruction.
I raised the first cry of alarm In a let
ter to President Koosevelt ou March
3, 19C0, and not only Is my conviction
not mndlfled, but it has Just received
an ominous confirmation In the nccl
lent which occurred In November."
The stop at Panama of the fleet of
rulsers under command of Rear Ad
miral William T. Swinburne served to
focus special attention on this oflicer
ind his warships. This stop was the
first the fleet made after leaving Mng
lulena buy on its southern cruise, and
the otllcers and men were the recip
ients of many courtesies nt the Isth
mus. The command of Admiral Swin
burne comprises the West Virginia,
Maryland. Pennsylvania. Colorado,
Tennessee, Washington, California and
South Dakota. The admiral reached
his present grade two years ago and
entered the navy from Rhode Island
In 1802. He hna seen over twenty-five
years of active duty on the sea. He
participated in some of the most noted
engagements of the Spanish, war and
V. B. APPLEOATE,
Notary Public .
Collections made, Real Estate
bought and sold and all business
matters attended to. Call on 1 r
write me.
I'aradise. tin p
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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 buy property in Enterprise.
See me if you 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, Oregon.
$-tt.g.. .c-o
Seen
M. Bunau-Varilla and
His Panama Canal Views.
A Popular Washington
Debutante & 0 (3
later, in the Philippines, was senior of
REAR ADMIIUL WIliLlAMT. 8WINBUMNB.
fleer in command of the Vessels assist
ing General Lnwton In his campaign
around Manila bay In June, 1809.
Representative Olcott of New York
gave a little illustration of the way
the average Cannon man proposes to
stick ' to Uncle Joe. Mr. Olcott was
asked who he favored for sjieaker.
"1 am for Cannon," he replied.
"Would you be for Cannon If Taft
opposed him?"
"1 am for Cannon."
"Would you be for Cannon If he
should be indicted for burglary?"
"I am for Cannon" wus always the
answer.
Perhaps Miss Ethel Roosevelt and
Miss Helen Tuft are the two members
of the younger society set In Washing
ton now most talked about. Miss
Taft has made an especially bril
liant record in her classes at college
and seminary, being now at Bryn
Mawr. There Is naturally some eager
ness on the part of Washington girls to
be counted among the friends of these
popular young women. One of those
who are Intimate with both Miss
viz . v
WISS FKAKCE8 M. WEIiSTElt.
Roosevelt and Miss Taft is Miss Fran
ces M. Webster, a pretty debutante of
the season. She has been seen much In
their company in recent months.
MAJOR ORLANDO JAY SMITH.
Lto Author-Journalist Who Founded
American Press Association.
In the historic Sleepy Hollow ceme-
tey, near the spot whore the dust of
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Washington Irving reposes, the body
of Major Orlando Jay Smith, editor,
author and founder of the American
Press Association, was recently laid to
rest. Thus In death, as in life. It
seemed that he was In the midst of
associations such us he loved. His
tory and philosophy and the facts un
derlying the motives of human prog
ress wen subjects that appealed espe
cially to his Interest mid engaged his
study even amid the duties of a busy
Journalistic career.
Major Smith was born June 14. 1S42.
on a farm near Tern? Haute. Ind., and
THE LATE ORLANDO JAT SMITH.
his ancestors were Vermonters. His
father. Hiram Smith, was one of In
diana's pioneers. He sent his son to
the public schools and later to Asbury
college, now called De Pauy universi
ty. From it in later years Major
Smith received the honorary degree
of LI.. D. He was not quite nineteen
when the civil war broke out. but he
enlisted at once in the Union army
and served until the end of the war,
being in the armies of the Potomac,
Ohio and Cumberland and rising to
the rank of major ip the Sixth Indiana
cavalry. Ills war record was a gal
lant one and Included some stirring
episodes. At one time he was wound
ed and taken prisoner. After confine
ment in a Confederate prison at Au
gusta, Ga.. he was exchanged and re
joined bis regiment.
After the war Major Smith engaged
for a time in cotton planting lu Mis
sissippi, but the call to wield his tal
ents lu the field of journalism proved
u compelling one. and his career lu the
newspaper world was begun as editor
of the Torre Haute (Ind.) Mall. He
subsequently acquired the Terre Haute
Cxprcs.s, but removed it to Chicago,
continuing its publication as the Chi
cago Express. It was in 1882 that he
established the American Press As
soclatlon, and during the rest of bis
life be remained Its president and gen
eral manager, giving it his active inter
est and thoughtful care. Although this
association constitutes a notable monu
meut to Major Smith, It Is quite possi
ble that in years to come he will be
best remembered as a philosophic
thinker and as the author of works
bearing upon human character and
destiny. Among these are "A Short
View of Great Questions," "The Com
ing Democracy." "Eternallsm," "Bal
uce" and "Agreement Between Science
ni:d Religion." He was a great lover
of nature, as was shown In the sur
roundings of his home at Dobbs Ferry.
N. V., and on bis farm at Amawalk,
N. Y.. where some of the finest speci
mens of arboriculture are to be found.
Major Smith was of most dignified
bearing and kindly manners, and his
geniality made friends of all who en-
Joyed his acquaintance. He married
in 1SS1 Miss Evelyn V. Brady, and she
and two daughters aud a son survive
bim.
Wur Claim Is Allowed.
Salem Attorney-General Craw
ford has received a dispatch from
Washington saying that the United
States court of claims has allowed
the state of Oregon $199,000 on ac
count of Civil War claims arising out
of expenditures made by thta state in
raising and maintaining volunteer
troops. Out of this sum $19,900 will
be paid to Washington lawyers who
assisted in the case, and the remain
der will be paid into the irreducible
common school fund.
The principal items in the claim
which has been allowed by the gov
ernment were those for bounties and
for extra pay for the enlisted men,
In order to get men to enlist it was
found necessary to pay bounties and
bonds were Issued for this purpose
which were afterward paid by the
state.
"Tou know, dear," cooed a young
married woman, "you promised to let
me bare all the pin money I wanted."
"Yes, love, and you shall have it"
"Oh, you dear thing! Well, I saw a
pin today, with diamonds and pearls In
it, and I do want It so!" London Ex
press. .
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-half from texts: New
comer's English Literature, and
Newcomer's American Litera
ture. B. One-half from the following
classics:
1. Lowell, The Vision ot Sir
2. Webster, The First Bunk
er Hill Oration (Rlv. lit. ser.)
Houghton, 25c, 22c.
3. Scott, Marmlon (Pocket
Classics) Macmilllan, 25c, 22c'
August, 1909
A. One-half from texts: New
comer's English Literature, and
Newcomer's American Litera
ture. B. One-halt from the following
classics:
1. Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
(Riv. lit. ser.) Houghton, 25c,
22c.
2. Ruskln, Sesame and Lilies
(Rlv. ; lit. ser.) Houghton, 25c.
22c.
3. Carlyle, Essay on Burns
and Burns' Poems (Pocket
Classics) Macmlllan, 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 of Study, four-fifths
from Redway & Hinman. .
5. Grammar, One-fifth from State
Course of Study, four-fifths from
Buehler.
6. History, U. 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, Whites
Art of Teaching.
13. Writing, Outlook Writing Sys
tern. Tests in Writing.
14. Algebra, Wells: Algebra for
Secondary Schoo's.
15. Bookkeeping, Office Methods
ind Practical Bookkeeping, Part I.
16. Composition, Herrlck & Damon
17. Physics, Milllkan & Gale: A
First Course in Physics. ,
18. Psychology, Buell. .
19. Botany, Bergen: Elements of
Botany.
20. Geometry, Wentworth: Plane
and Solid Geometry, questions on
Plane Geometry.
21. History, General, Myers: Gen
eral History.
An examination is required upon
he first thirteen subjects for a first
grade County certificate valid for
three years; upon the first eighteen
subjects for a State certificate valid
'or five years; and upon the twenty
one subjects for a State diploma
valid for life.
Information Concerning Eljhth Grade
FinaJ Examinations.
1. Dates:
Three examinations annually. Each
;o.inty superintendent to select
months for his county.
(a) January 21-22, 1909.
(b) May 13-14, 1909.
c) June 10-11, 1909.
(d) September 2-3, 1909.
2. Program:
(a) Thursdays Arithmetic, Writ
ing, History, and Civil Govern
ment. (b) Fridays Grammar, Physiol
ogy, Geography, and Spelling.
3. Sources of Questions:
(a) Civil Government United
States Constitution.
(b) Geography State Course
of Study: Redway a id Hi-iman'a
Natural School Geography.
(c) History List of topics from
History Out. Ine in State Course
of Study and Current Events.
(d) Language Buehler's Modern
English Grammar, no diagram
ming. (e) Reading The teacher will
send to the County Superintend
ent the applicant's class standing
in reading, which shall be taken
by such superintendent as the ap
plicant's standing on the subject.
(f) Spelling Eighty per cent
from Read's Word Lessons, and
twenty per cent, from manuscript
in Language.
(g) Writing Specimens of pen
manship as indicated in copied
matter and from manuscript in
Language.
Respectfully submitted,
J. H. ACKERMAN,
Supt. Public Instruction.
The first Eighth Grade examina
tion for the year 1909 will be held
January 21-22.
Teachers preparing classes for this
examination will please report to this
office the number of applicants at
least thirty days before above date.
Respectfully,
J. C. CONLET,
Supt. ot Schools.
We have purchased the Joseph
Mercantile stock of hardware,
Tinware, Granite Ware and Disr
es and are selling them at a big
reduction. Come now for bar
gains. HUNSAKER & TAYLOR.
Launfal (Rlv. lit. ser.) Hough
ton, 2"c, 22c
. JosepK
Oregon.