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City nnd County
Brief News Items
Never-Siip Horseshoes at Keltner'a.
Miss Eula Forsytlie began teach
ing school on Prairla Creek, Monday.
Take yo.ir porcoliln and granite-j
ware to the AVo.iie l's Exchange and
have them repaired.
Mrs. Charles Thomas left Tuesday I
for nedfo.d, Ii., ca'lnd there by the!
serious il'nes) nf h?r motlier.
Absence of l'ghts, cuUing the work
ing days down to just a few hours,
causes the paper to be a day late
and sln:t of the usual amount or
Lews.
The hl:;h sehoil teachers treated
t'le pu;ii3 to a jo'ly slci ride Satur
day night. They all wont out to
Sam LiUh's where Mr. and Mrs.
Litch gave thorn a royal welcome.
The library asfo.iatiin entertain
ed a l.u-gT company at the reception
u; ihe lib.ary romi. this, Welnesday,
nfteinoon. The affair was a delightful
one socially, ami the proceeds wore
$13.15.
Ent3rp.i ;e has be n in darkness ex
cept for a few hours in the middle
of the day, since Saturday. The ex
treme cold v;'a her caused a shui
down or tin elntric ll;ht plant Sat
urday, and Monla.' when the water
was turn d in about 12 feel of tho
ditch went out. This mishap was
repeated this, Wednesday, morula:;,
so there wlil be no lights tonight.. Mr
Forsyihe and ho'pors are doing every
thing in thrir lower to remedy the
t:o ible.
A ml:vhty football game will be
played at tin baieball park in Enter
prise next Saturday at 2:30 p. m.,
when the Wallowa city school team
meets the- Wallowa county high,
the former won the lan game but
the county high boys will try and
even matters up Saturday. The lo
cal line-up: Asa Craig, re; Ed Long,
le; Chetser Riley, rt; John McFet
rldge, It; Aaron Olmsted, rg; Theo
dore La Certe, lg; John McCulloch,
c; Irvin French, qb; Parke Wilson,
rh; Woldon Maldn, lh; Fred Himmel
wrlght.fb. Mrs. O. M. Cortina was delightfully
surprised by the boys and girls of
t!io Christian church Sunday school
choir and a few Invited friends Fri
day evening. Mr3. Corklns has boon
dirsctlng the choir and as there was
m practice Frlt'ay night they decided
In i end the evening with their teach
er. They left as a token of apprecla-
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PETERS
iine SHOE
Is known the World
Around as the
BEST VALUE
FOR tHe MONEY
We carry a complete
line for Ladies, Misses,
Men, Youths and Children
MADE FOR. VS BY
Peters
Shoe Co.
..Lou ia
Best Fitting,
Best Wearing
Best Looking
R. S. & 1. CO.
EXTlUirillSE
tion of her efforts In their behalf a
beautirul hand-painted chocolate set.
Mr3. Corklns and Miss Corkins
ssrved Impromptu refreshments of
home-made candy and popcorn. Lau
rence Crockett took a sack of hickory
nuts brought from his home in Mis
souri. They were especially enjoyed
by Mrs. Corkins as she came to Wal
lowa county from Missouri 13 years
ago. A pleasing feature of the affair
was the sloighride to and from their
homts in Roy Crockett's big bob
slel. The party was composed of
Cecil, Lucile and Reglna Chauvet;
Verna lianey; Carmen Clark; Rosi
land Marvin; Lora and Arlena
Couib- s, Na ia and Neza Miller, Ma
bel and Gladys Post, Angoline Mer
ryman, Grace Ileeman, Pansy Fos
ter, Gladys Amey, Vera Stubblefleld,
Sallie and Nellie Poulson, Routh San
ders, Lola Pace, Maggie and Ethel
Weaver, Merle Mosi, Bernlce and Wll
ma Le.i ', Wayne, Dee and Glenn Wag
ner, Gilbert Funk, Kenneth Hanvllle,
Or ie Wortman, David Reavis, Laur
ance Crockett, Aubrey Haney, Rol
aid Marvin, Claude Emmons, Char
les and Joe TILbetts.
The Colonial Saxaphone and Male
juartete and Miss Victoria Lynn,
rcaler, were a great suc :e Monday
night, and a !ar'e audUics braved
the cold, and enjoyed the peform
auce in spite of the hall being poorly
lighted. Miss Lynn Is a real read
er, the best we have seen for years,
and it was a real pleasure to hear
her.
DEATH RECORD.
Mrs. Mary E. Wool, wife of Wni.
II. Wood of Loitius, died Tuesday
ii i '-lit at 12 o'clock, of general de
bility due to e:.t eme old age. Mrs.
Wood was one of the pioneers of
this co. inly, having come here In
1SS1. She crossed the plains In 1859
ind lie'.Ued in the Willamette valley.
Her maiden name wan Francis, and
die leaves .beddes the aged husband,
i si iter. Mrs. J I. Pace of Prairie
Creek, a brother, Samuel FrancH,
and two sons, M. K. Boatman and
George Wood. The funeral will be
held Thursday at 1 o'clock.
EXPERT'S REPORT
OF COUNTY BOOKS
(Continued from first page.)
and submitted to the County Judge
for his approval or rejection. If the
County Judge approves the requisi
tion It should be returned to the
County Clerk attached to the Invoice
by the person or llrm furnishing the
supplies or material. The requisition
system can also be employed in a
simi'ar manner as to the various
road, districts.
I would a'so recommend doing away
with the printed form books In the
recording department of the Clerk's
office. These books cost about one
third more than the ordinary blank
book, and besides about one third of
the space Is not utilize!, thereby mak
ing them very expensive books for
the County to us 3, where the blank
Looks would serve the purpose just
as we 1, inasmuch as you have a
book typewriter ii this, department.
I appreciate very much the cour-
t,'sls which have been extended to
me by Mr. Doatman, Mr. Marvin and
their deputies, and I fully approve
of the changes they have made In
handling certain lines of County bus
iness in their respective offices.
In conclusion I will say that while
some minor errors and discrepancies
have been found, nothing has appeared
to Indicate anv intention to mislead
or defraud on the part of any of the
officials.
, Respectfully submitted,
J. II. MIMNAUGII, Auditor,
WEDDING BELLS.
Ml is Goldio Sa'sbury and Mr. Jesse
Kinney of Prairie Creek were mar
Vied Sunday evening at 8 o'clock, by
liev. W. P. Sanims. at the home In
Enterprise of the bride's mother,
Mrs. Duralna Salsbury.
WALLOWA
Wallnva. Jan. 12. Joint Installa
tion or tlu offliei'i of the Robokahs
and 1. O. O. F.. toJk place Friday
uWu in Odd Fellows hall, followed
by a banquet. Pert llammack of Los
tine was Installing officer for the 1.
O. O. F. and Mrs. Mumford acted In
the same capacity for Carnation
Iodise.
The depot U ll lished and the agent
moved in January 10.
Saiervl8r Harrv Harris left Mon
day for Ia Grande on a business
trip.
! Mis E. A Tilly and Mrs. Charles
' Hunter gave a sleighing party Satur
day night. They drove out to Mc
Donald's and ha I an oyster supper.
i Mrs, L C. Fischer, mother of L.
! Com h, the real estate man, left for
her home at Cove, Monday.
' WT1 ltursell made proof Monday
of his timber claim In boo. 29, 4n, 41.
j P. Fordney came In from Flora
F.
HOLD'
BEET
The farmers of Alder Slope,
Prairie Creak and all the upper val
ley, and anyone else Interested In
sugar beet culture, are asked ' to
meet in the office of the O. R. & I.
company, first door we3t of the post
office in Enterprise, Saturday even
ing, January 16, at 7 o'clock, for the
purpose of considering the leasing of
a certain amount of land to the
Amalgamated Sugar company, and
the price to be pall therefor.
The sugar company men have made
two trips here and w'aiie they have
receive! a gool deil of encourage
ment in a geaeral way, not enough
land ha j been definitely pledged to
war.ant the exyerlment on the scale
(.he company wishes to make it.
The company not only offers to
bear all the expense of the experi
ment, but in addition to benefiting
the land by cleaning It, a small rent
al will be pal J.
It is up to the land owners wheth
er th3 beet Industry Is established
in thl3 valley or not.
Come out to the meeting, Satur
day evening, at 7 o'clock.
LAW-MAKERS MEET
OREGON A:.TD WASHINGTON LEG
ISLATURES MEET IN SALEM
AND OLYMPIA.
L. O. Meigs Chosen Speaker of Wash,
ington House C. N. McArthur
for Oregon.
Olympia, Wash., Jan. 11 The or
ganization of both houses in the leg
islature went through smoothly to
day as the result of caucus agree
ments. L. O. Meigs, of North Yaki
ma, was elected speaker of the house
without opposition. At a conference
Sunday morning the supporters of
J. W. Slayden, of Tacoma, checked
up their strength and found 35 votes
out of the total 89 Republican mem
bers. The Slayden men then an
nounced their withdrawal from, the
contest. (
Meigs will appoint Frank H. Ren
Ick, of Seattle, chairman of the ap
propriation committee.
Loren Grlnstead, of Seattle, de-
'Don't
LET your sub
scription ex
pire. If you do,
Uncle Sam will
bar your paper
from the mails.
Look at the la
bel and don't
FORGET
v O o VY
ARMERS
SUGAR
MEETING
LKONARD & KUIIN
A
a Proprietors of the
CITY MEAT MARKET
Cured Meats and Lard always on hand. Hides
bought and sold. Vergere Phone.
' LOSTINE - - - - OREGON
WHY
NOT
YOU
MUCKGR0WERS
& FARMERS
feated J. W. Lysons, also of Seattle,
for chief clerk of the house by a
vote of 3 G to 35. , The defeat of
Lysons removes a familiar figure
from the legislative roster, he having
been secretary of the senate for five
years.
The Senate was called to order by
Lieutenant-Governor Charle3 Coon,
who will preside over that body un
til Wednesday, when the change cf
administration takes place and M. E.
Hay becomes Lieutenant-Governor.
The new members will then be sworn
In.
Little beyond organization was ac
complished today. Tomorrow the
vote in the last election will be can
vassed, and Wednesday the official
notifications of their election will be
delivered to the state officers-elect.
Oregon Legislature Convenes.
Salem, Or., Jan., 11. The 25th
Oregon legislative assembly convened
In this city at 10 o'clock today and
organized by electing Jay Bowerman,
of Gilliam, Sherman and Wheeler
counties, president of the senate, and
C. N. McArthur, of Multnomah and
Clackamas, speaker of the house.
The fight over organization was
entirely abandoned Sunday end prac
tically all the Republican members
of the two houses participated In the
organization caucuses. t
The Democrats In the two houses
took no part in the organization, ex
cept to cast a complimentary vote to
one of their party.
Senator A. J. Jolr.ison, of Benton,
called the senate to order. The
house, according to custom, was
called to order by W. Lair Tnomp
son, of Lake county, chief clerk of
the last house.
Many Killed in ('mil Mine.
Zeigler, 111., Jan. 10. The series
of mishaps in Joe Letter's famous
$1,000,000 colliery here during the
last few years reached a climax
shortly after 1 o'clock thiB morning,
when a mysterious explosion killed
24 men. Nineteen dead have been
recovered, five are missing and are
undoubtedly dead, and two are In
jured critically.
WOULD WHIP WIFE-CEATERS
Law Introduced In Montana Legisla
ture to Establish Floggings.
Helena, Mont., Jan. 11 Among
the bills which have been ltroduced
In the legislature, the most Import
ant are the appropriation bills and a
measure to stop pool selling on races
outside of the state, and a measure
which would make It possible to
punish wlfo-beaters and others at the
whipping post and those regarding
the election of United States senators
by direct vote of the people.
Will Register Pedigrees.
New York, Jan. 9. Official regis
tration of pedigrees in order that per
sons who have traced the branches
of their family trees may have the
records published in books form, is
to be provided by the New York
Genealogical and Biographical So
ciety. By this compilation it is hoped
to present a standard authority on
American pedigrees.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Track prices: Club, 90c;
red Russian, 88c; bluestem, 96c;
Valley, 92c.
Barley Feed, $26.50; rolled,
128(h) 29.
Oats No. 1 white, $32; gray.
$32.
Hay Timothy, Willamette Valley,
fancy, $15; do. ordinary, $12; East
em Oregon, mixed, $16; do. fancy.
$18; alfalfa, $12.50; clover, $X2.
Butter Extra, 36 37c; fancy,
33 34c; choice, 30c; store, 18c.
Eggs Extra, 40 43c.
Hops 1908, choice, 67c;
prime, 5 6c; medium, 4 5c; 1907,
2 4c.
Wool Valley, 1415c; lb.;
Eastern Oregon, 8 16c, as to
shrinkage.
Mohair Choice, 1819e.
SEATTLE MARKETS.
Wheat Bluestem, $1.0i.
Cuts $32 33.
Nnrlev S27.50 28.
Hay Eastern Washington . timo
thy, $18 per ton; ruget sound hay
$13 14 per ion; wneai nay, l
ner inn: alfalfa. $13(3 14 per ton.
Butter Washington creamery
37c per lb.; rancn, Z3C per ro.
Eggs Selected local, 42 43c.
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A1AINY FARMERS
Would like to keep an account of their receipts and
expenditures if some one would keep it for them.
Open bank account with the Stockgrowers and
Farmers National Bank of Wallowa and you will find
the account keeps itself with no expense. Your
checks are alwys evidence of date and amount of all
disbursements and your deposit book shows dates and
amounts of your receipts. Many of your friends ard
neighbors have account with ua. WHY NOT YOU?
Don't wait for a big start. Any amount offered, ei
ther large or small, is cheerfully accepted. It's a
handy convenience to the farmer as well as the
business man. We solicit your business.
NATIONAL BANK, Wallowa, Oregon.
COUNT IN TROUBLE
VON GASSENDORFF LAYS CLAIM
TO GERMAN NOBILITY HIS
A REMARKABLE STORY.
Shows Picture of Fiancee, Said to Be
Daughter of Countess Police
Believe His Story True.
Portland, Or., Dec. 11. Charged
with obtaining money by false pre
tenses, WInrich von Gfug Gassen
dorff, who declares himself to be the
eldest son of the late Count von Gas
sendorff, of Dortmund, Westphalia,
war returned from San Francisco
Sunday n the custody of Detective
Smith. With him he brought the
picture of a beautiful German girl,
daughter "of a countess and his be
trothed, he says, and the only sign
of emotion he betrayed was when the
picture was taken from him, with
his other effects, at the police station.
Letters In his possession and his
conversation with the chief of police
convinced that officer that his claims
to exalted birth and lineage are true.
The German consul will investigate
the claims.
Oswald Lohan, imperial German
consul at Portland, was notified of
the young man's predicament and
will take immediate steps to Invest!
gate and If he finds the prisoner's
story true, Interest his relatives In
the case. Von Gassendorff is accused
of having secured $25 from an em
ploye of the Studebaker Company
while attempting to have a check
cached.
He related to the chief of police
a long and remarkable story of his
life and experiences. And he cor
roborated it with so many details and
letters that the chief was convinced
of its verity. Von Gassendorff, ac
cording to his story, is the eldest
son of the late Count von Gassen
dorff. He served In the German army
and reached the rank of second lieu
tenant, when an accident caused him
to be sent to a sanitarium.
RAISE PRESIDENT'S PAY
Senate Committee Proposes $100,000
a Year Salary.
vvacningcon, jan. ii. By an
amendment to the legislative, execu
tive and Judicial appropriation bill,
the salary of the President of the
United States Is increased from $50,'
000 to $100,000, the increase to in
elude the $25,000 now annually ap
propriated for the President's travel
ing expenses.
Amendments also were reported
from the finance committee Increas
ing the salaries of the Vice-President
and the speaker of the house from
$12,000 to $20,000 a year. The
amendments were referred by the
senate to the committee on appro
priations, which, if it approves them
will Incorporate In the minutes the
appropriation bill which is now un
der consideration and report them
back to the senate for action.
Senator Bourne, of Oregon, Intro'
duced a bill recently to make the
President's salary $100,000 and the
salaries of the Vice-President and
speaker $25,000 each and this bill
formed the basis of the amendments
reported.
NO DANGER OF PLAGUE
Stringent Measures Are Taken at
Messina Looters Shot on Sight,
Messina, Jan. 12. General Mazza
has adopted stringent measures to
protect people and property. In ad
dition to establishing a police service
around the city, he has Issued orders
that any person found excavating
without a permit shall be shot
General Mazza declared that under
the guise of rescuers, many thieves
were committing robberies.
BATtnoR or XfESSrSA AND HAP BBOWINO
KKOION APPEOTKD BT RECENT SEUUflO
1ISTCBBAMCB.
Sanitary conditions have greatly
Improved, and it Is now believed that
there is little danger of the spread of
disease.
The American relief ship Bayern
flying the Red Cross flag, has arrived,
A small amount of clothing was sent
to the American consulate and the
remainder of the stores are being dls
tributed to the ports along the south
coast.
The United States suddIt shin Cul
goa, which arrived from Port Said
Friday, carried 130 tons of provis
ions and was well stocked with blan
kets and wearing apparel. The stores
aiAgSic Ttl3r r fir tvna.1
MY HAVE CABINET POSITION
Seattle Man Can' Have Appointment
If He Says He Wants It.
Washington, Jan. 12. It Is the
desire of President-elect TaJt to give
the Pacific Coa3t representation In
his cabinet, but up to the present
time no Coast man has been selected,
no has any particular cabinet office
been set aside for a Pacific Coast
man.
There 1b a very strong belief that
Richard A. Ballinger of Seattle could
have a cabinet office If he desired It,
but be himself has discouraged his
friends who have been urging hia
appointment and has strongly indi-
wir hi
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RICHARD A. BALLINGER.
cated that he has no desire to again
take up official work at the national
capital.
Information comes from various
sources that Secretary Garfield will
not be continued in the cabinet after
the fourth of March. ' There has been
no formal announcement to this ef
fect, but men who have talked with
the President-elect assign various
reasons for their belief. If it Is true
that Mr. Garfield is not to be in the
Taft cabinet and the incoming Presi
dent should insist upon Judge Ball
inger taking a cabinet office, his most
likely appointment would be that of
Secretary of the Interior.
Llsk ware at Keltner's.
WESLEY DUNCAN,
Stock InRpector for Wallowa
County.
JOSEPH, OREGON
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"Finished"
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is pre-eminently so
FOR SALE BY
C. H. Zurcher
EXCLUSIVE AGENT
Complete Stock of Men'a
Furnishings.
mm
1 Monday.
were sent ashore and distributed.
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