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Oregon Historical Soc Twice a Week Wednesday Edition NEWS ALL THE OFFICIAL NEWS OF WALLOWA COUNTY IN THE N-R SUBSCRIPTIONS PAID BEFORE FEBRUARY 1, AT OLD PRICE, $1.50 TENTH YEAR. NO. 43. ENTERPRISE, WALIOWA COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1903. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER THE RECORD Classified notices la this column, 1 cent a word each Insertion In either News Record or Chieftain; 1 cents a word for same notice in both papers; special rates by the month or year. FOR SALE. Two- thousand acres of choice level land tn the Turlock irrigation Dis trict. This land is level, sandy loam and will grow anything from oranges to Alfalfa. Sold on easy terms at $7j to $100 per acre. For further Infor mation and printed matter write to Cadwallader & Baker, Turlock, Cal. WELL IMPROVED FAR'.: in high j state of cultivation, 160 acres 80 j acres of alfalfa, 50 acres in small grain, 25 acres of bottom land, With abundance of timber and running water. New house, new barn, gran ary, hog feeders and various out buildings. Entire farm enclosed with hog-tight fence, woven and barb wire; abundance of Irrigating water all pa'.d for and deeded. $60 per acre. Reasonable terms. On main road 1 miles from Joseph. See, address or phone C. E.,Vest, Enter prise. ' 401m . Billiard and Pool table, in good condition, with new cloth. Half price for cash. Burleigh & Boyd, attor neys. BUGGY, second hand, In good condi tion, newly painted. Cheap. Inquire of Rodgers Bros. WANTED. Will pay cash for Rye, Beardless Barley and Blue stem Wheat. W. J. F nk & Co., Enterprise. 2tnr Second hand Farm Wagon. Ad dres C. O'Neil, Enterprise, or see him at the Woman'sExchange. TAKEN UP. GRAY FILLEY, coming 2-years-old, Came to my farm, IV miles north of Enterprise, about October 1. Owner can haye same by proving property End paying charge3. ; H. D. Crum packer. Woodmen of tie World, Attention. There will be a special meeting of the camp on Monday night, February 1st, in Fraternal hall. All those who txpect to continue their assessments are-requested to be present. By or der of the Board of Managers. Chas. A. Ault, Clerk. " . , NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING. The, annual meeting' of the stock holders of the Enterprise Mercantile & Milling Company will be held at the company's office in Enterprise, Oregon; at three o'clock p. m., on February 10th, 1909, for the purpose of electing directors and the transac tion of such business as may proper ly come before said meeting. GEO. W. HYATT, President. Bishop Paddock Coming. Robert L. . Paddock, ' Episcopal Bishop of the diocese of Eastern Or egon, will preach In the Methodist church at Enterprise, Sunday, Janu ary 31, at 11 a. m. Bishop Paddock will' be at Joseph Saturday evening and at Wallowa Sunday night. Our Big 1920 acres rich, productive land, nearly all In a body, at a spec ulative value: $10.00 per acre. The lindlays well for a stock and grain ranch and there Is a good road to it. 600 acres of tillable land, 200 of which is now In cultivation, 10,000,000 Feet Good Saw Timber, mostly yellow pine'. Well watered with river, creek and 15 or 20 good springs. The place produces good grain and hay. Good winter range; 600 acres under woven wire, coyote tight fence. ' Enough' wire to fence 400 acres more. Thres small orchards. Sch6oJ hquse, on land. x The place can be divided to make sev eral good' homes. Will require about $7000.00 down., For fur ther particulars write ! I Enterprise Real Estate Co. Enterprise, Oregon OFFICE ON MAIN 8T. OVER HARNESS SHOP. E .'resident-alect Taft and Mrs. Taft Leave for Panama. At New Orleans Feb. 15 PLEA IS MAD2 FOR WILSON Plantation Negroes Sing "God Bo With You Till We Meet Aguin" us a Serenade. Charleston, S. C, Jan. 25.- President-elect Taft and wife and many newspaper correspondents, a corps of expert engineers and other distin guished friends, sailed this morning on a cruise that will end at New Or leans February 13. ' Mr. Taft and his immediate family departed on the North Carolina and the others on the Montana. Both boats were crowded to the limit. Re turning from Panama the Taft party will be transferred from the war ships to the Bcout cruisers Birming ham and Salem for the trip up the mouth of the Mississippi river. This arrangement will permit the North Carolina and Montana to assist in escorting home the battleship fleet on its return from the world-wide cruise. A rather unusual Incident of Sun day was the appearance before Mr. V It ' UK VI WILLIAM H. TAFT. Taft by appointment of Colonel B. J. Watson, commissioner of Agricul ture and immigration in South Caro lina, who represented also the South ern States Association of Commis sioners of Agriculture and a commit tee fropv the Farmers' Union in this state, representing 10,000 Demo cratic voters, who came to present resolutions urging ' the reappoint ment of Secretary of Agriculture Wilson. Mr. Taft and party were taken to "The Oaks," the beautiful country home of, Edwin Parsons, near Char leston, where luncheon was served Sunday afternoon. As the party left Mr. Parsons' house there was assem bled In the yard 400 or 600 negroes from the neighboring plantations, all singing "God Be With You Till We Meet Again." Mr. Taft made a short talk to the negroes, telling them that they must lead decent, honest lives and do that which was right. 1 Bargain OFF FOR CANAL ZON Were In the Wreck. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hover of Seat tle, who were in this valley iu their automojile last summer, were on board the Republic, the big steamer rammed and sunk by the Florida off Cape Cod Saturday. The 758 souls on board were' . all saved, wireless messages carrying news of the steam er's plight and rescue vessels hurried to the scene of the disaster from all directions. COMMERCIAL CLUB ELECTS NEW OFFICERS The annual meeting of the Enter prise Commercial club was held in the office of D. W. Sheahan, Monday (light. The following officers were elected to serve , during 1909: Presi dent, A. C. Miller; treasurer, W. R. .Holmes; secretary, L. E. Jordan. The executive committee of nine be sides the president and secretary will 'be selected by President Miller. Matters of great Importance to the city and county were discussed in a general way, and bills were au 'dlted and allowed. Large Crowds And Growing Interest Features of Revival At Christian Church Fine Sermons by Rev. S. W. Jackson. The Christian church was crowded to the doors Sunday night, both the auditorium and lecture room being packed, many people having to stand. Mr. Jackson's sermon on ."The Glass Railroad," was among the best he has delivered. Mrs. Jackson sang some beautiful solas, Including the illustrated song, "Tell Mother I'll be There." The singing by the large choir is a feature .of each meeting. The revival Is marked by large crowds and growing Interest each night, and It U predicted a great work will be done In the salvation of souls. Following Is the program tor the remainder of this week: Wednesday "The Thief On the Cross." Thursday "The Longest Ladder, In the World." Friday "What Shall I Answer God?" Saturday "The Three-fold Power of Christ." Sunday 11 a. m. "The Anointing at Bethany." Sunday, 3 p. m. "What Is Man?" :(Men only.) Sunday, 7:30 p. m. "The Ques tion of the Ages." DEATH RECORD. Donald Ellis Combes, six year old eon of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Combes, died Monday forenoon after a long Illness of heart trouble, caused by rheumatism. The little fellow has been a sufferer for many months and his death had been expected for ;weekB but when the news came It caused sorrow throughout the town and deep sympathy is felt for the Iparents, who have lost four of their five sons. Little Donald was born May 26, 1902, and all hi) short life was spent here in Enterprise except a few months last spring when Mr. and Mrs. Combes took him to the Willamette valley in hopes a change of climate might benefit his health. Funeral was held Tuesday after noon at 2 o'clock from the Chris tian church. Rev. W. C, Crockett epqke words of comfort to the sor rowing ones. The attendance was large. Interment was in the Enter prise cemetery. Telephone Company Election. Manager Harry Thomas Is home from the Independent Home Tele phone company meeting at La (Grande, The old board and officers were re-elected except Will Church whose place on the board was taken by C. E. Hood of Wallowa, while John Cavlness was elected vice pres ldent in place of Mr. Church. Ivanhoe Burned Out. The Hllts-Andross double bouse in La Grande, occupied by the families of Col. F. S. Ivanhoe and T. E. Beuh ler, was destroyed by fire Sunday night. Most of the contents were nt the Ivanhoes lost about $250 worth of furniture and clothing. The fire Is believed to have been of Incendiary origin. A negro named Ji Williams Is under arrest charged with the crime. LEASE OFFERED BV SUGAR COMPANY FINAL MEETING TO BE HELD ENTERPRISE NEXT SATUR DAY AT 1 P. M. IN If the land owners of this vicin ity do not turn out to the sugar beet meeting next Saturday afternoon ! at 1 o'clock, and enough land offered io niaKe the experiment worth while, SCENE TA0RMINA Pi LJ nrh 4' ;l xT 1 til m. I ' ' " (tiSw1 " ' " C ' ""''ifR4't 's IN . !!mT I0'!11 f Scylln' nmrWnK tllu entrance to the strait of Messina, T' ? X eurtn,l"ake n southern Italy. It was first reported that this his oric promontory, which an. ient uavknitor feared when travers ing the whirlpool of Chnrybdls, liiid crumbled and fallen Into the sen. Taor- upheival 80 maDy aUCl0Ut rUlllS 8'il"d- Was "ly MeUtly sllukeu b tUe the movement will be abandoned for!said in Colorado In support of sugar this year, say the representatives of i-utj uuiiiiJiiiijr,, as u is imperative tne uerinite oifers be known by Febru ary l. While a number of farmers have made offers to lease their land, the greater number are holding back. If all will come out to this meeting. acreage and price can be ascertained and submitted to the company. The article in last Wednesday's paper has stirred up some contro versy. In reply those In favor ol sugar beet culture say the company backs its belief in this valley as a sugar growing country by being will ing to assume all the money ri.sk, the land owners risk nothing. They will be paid a fair rental for the land, and the land will be benefitted, as It will be thoroughly cleaned. Here Is the lease offered to the land owners: Land Lease Contract. "I have thU day leased to the Amulirtimntail Gllfrno rmtn IM h t n nnp. ! poration located at La Grande, Ore gon, acres of land, situ ated of my farm, located near Wallowa County, Oregon, to gether with sufficient water furnished by me to Irrigate said land, for tho tprm of one year, with the privi lege of more yearn, according to the option of the said Amalga mated Sugar company, for the sum of per acre; said rental to bo paid on or before , l'JO . "The Amalgamated Sugar company accepts the lcasj of the above men tioned land at the price and terms stated, and we both bind ourselves and our legal representatives to the foregoing." Then follows usual signatures and witnessing of the same. "What Is there In the above to cause tli3 Wallowa rnai to get out his hammer?" said one hero, who ba :leves that growing sugar be.;'.s would lotible the populati'm nnd ('i:idruple the woalth of the sections that ta'.ic it up. FACTS FROM COLORACO ABOUT BEET GROWING The sugar beet Industry Is 10 years old In Colorado. The Denver News Times gives a summary of the re sults. It has "turned Into the cof fers of the people $100,000,000 in act ual cash, $75,000,000 in sugar pro duced and the balance from the var ious by-products of the sugar making i process or through the fee ling of cattle and sheep on the pulp and molasses from the factories or on the beet tops from the unmarketable bejts on the farm." Of the $75,000,000 for actual sugar, i$38,4G8,2l5 was paid to the farm ers for beets, and $12,6S0,800 to la borers la the factories. "In the factory districts land values have increased 300 and 400 per cent since the plants were es tablished. Land that formerly could te bought for $25 an acre cannot be had now for $100." "From the viewpoint of the farm er the year just ended gave a strik ing lesson of what has always been AND ROCK OF SCYLLA. bHet.H Tll nrlun nac int. n lha far mer is always the same, regardless of the fortunes of the factory. No other crop that can be planted by the farmer offers the same induce ment In this particular. "No crop raised In any section of the country except In Colorado ap- proaches tl?e beet crop for net re turns to the farmer. The average yield per acre harvested in Colorado for the past five years has been close to fourteen tons at $5 a ton, making a gross return of about $70. Tho average cost of raising the crop, according to reports from all sec tions of the state, Is about $35 an acre, leaving a net return of about $35. The returns from the best Icorn In the east, which Is more unre liable than the beet crops, do not average better than $18 an acre, and hail, excessive rain or hot winds ruin crop after crop when they would not affect the farm value of the beet crop to nny appreciable extent." Tho Denver paper tells of ths; great value of the pulp as feed fy tslock. Actual results show that each Jon of pulp costing 40 cents puts meat worth $2 on cattle. It Is de clared the bust food that can be Klven stock for fattening purposes. There are many other by-products, such a mofaifa and denatured al cohol, that add to the wealth of a ,'33t producing and manufacturing section. And the prosperity extends ilo the towns. The News-Times says Tons Become Thriving Cities. The farmers In Colorado and the laborers l'l the beet fields and fac tories are not tho only persons who have benefited to a marked extent : hro.mli tho development of the beet .s-jnar Industry. Every factory town in the state has developed Into a thriving city since the factory was established and the large sums of money paid every year to the farm ers and workers connected with the ilndustry have done much toward en riching hundreds of merchants, busl--ess men and manufacturers depen .! !iit upon the factory town trade. Postmaster Ben Weathers has a supply of the new one and two cent stamps. The pictures of Frank lin and Washington are In profile instead of full face and there Is Jess lettering but he's charging the same old price for them. NEW TIME TABLE BRANCH TI HELD AT LA GRANDE FOR EAST ERN MAIL OUTGOING TRAIN HOUR EARLIER. The chitnge of time of tha train on ithls branch fore'old in this paper several weeks ago, went Into effect ,Monday. The in coining train does not leave La Grande until 9:45 a. m., or one hour nni 45 mLiutes later than formerly. Part of this is made up by a faster r.:n, and the leaving time at Enterprise is 3:45 p. m., or fut one hour and 15 minutes later than before. This change, while it makes our Po-.t'.and mall an ho-jr and a quarter latar Is a grea'. con venience, as all oar Eastern mall is n hours earner. The big west bound mall tr:.ln on the main line, j No. 1, arrives in La Grandj before the departure of the branch train. I 'Mall a.id passengers for this co nty 'mat rorirerly had to "lay over" 21 hours In La Grande, now come right through. Letters mailed at Chica go ea ly Saturday morning, will reach Enterprise Tuesday af'.jr noon. The westbound branch train has also changed time, leaving an lnur earlier than before. Its leaving time at Enterprise Is now 7:30 a. in. It arrives at La Grande about 2 p. m , giving plenty of time for visitors to that city to transact business and return on the next day's train. Postmaster Ben Weathers an nounces malls close as follows: West bound 6:45 a. m.; eastbound 3 p. m. In New Depot. Agent Harmau moved his office In to the new depot Sunday, tj the greut relief and satisfaction of him self and all patroas of the road. The depot Is both coavenlent and comfortable. Construction Engineer Brandon, tn Enterprise, Monday, stat ed the depots and utoc.kyar.ls here, at Wallowa and Joesph were exactly ill ike In all respects, Including size. This should stop the silly braggado cio as to the relative bigness aad l ....... ss of those structures. Petitions for Dully Mail, """"nns to the postotflce depart ment have been circulated In all itowns along this branch asking for a seven-days-a-week mall service. t The petitions are addressed to tha second assistant postmaster general. Marriage Licenses. Jan. 25 Oscar P. Victor and Mar garet M. Mellon. OUR Sugar Cured Hams and Bacon Have Just Arrived QUALITY Al We are still selling 12 Pounds Sugar For $1.00 $8 Per Sack For Best Grade Sugar RILEY & RILEY Phone White 37 Groceries Dray and Express
