THE NEWS RECORD
(Twice-a-Week.)
An independent newspaper
i tiie Wa'bwa 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 Enterprise postofflce
as second-elasj matter.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1909
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
The subscription price of the week
ly News Record has been $1.50 a
. year. Subscription to the Twice-a-Week
paper will be $2.25 a year,
$1.23 for six months, invariably cash
in advance. The new rate will go
mio elfect February 1, 1909. Until
i int time subsciiytions will be re-
.i, J1..0 a year. This price
i .u to ore 1 comic supple-
THE COMMERCIAL CLUB.
At the annual meeting of the
Commercial club, Monday night, it
was wisely decided to continue along
business rather than spread-eagle or
even social Une3. The Commercial
club U for business, for work, for
development of Enterprise and Wal
lowa county; not for social amuse
ment, not a school of politics and
oratory.
The club has bejn successful along
its present lines in accomplishing
Whatever It has undertaken. And it
has been free of factions and Jeal
osies, no doubt because It ha3 been
a purely business affair.
The club Is democratic In Its
membership, for every citizen of the
town Is a member by virtue of his
citizenship, and as such Is entitled
to attend and participate in the gen
eral club meetings, if any should be
held. Above all he has the right to
attend the annual organization meet
ing and help select the officers who
choose the executive or governing
committee that does the work. From
that time until the next annual meet
irg the executive committee Is the
club as far as action is concerned.
The executive committee, to put It
tersely, la the Commercial club
stripped down to fighting weight.
This Is the same working principle
as that of a private corporation, that
has been said to be the most effici
ent method of conducting business,
private or public, that the wit of
man has devised.
This long explanation of the plan
of the Commercial club is given es
pecially for the benefit of the many
newcomers In our city, who have
wondered at the absence of "hooray
meetings" that usually accompany
the workings of such bodies.
There Is more work cut out for the
club this coming year than ever be
fore In Us history, and whosoever
President Miller may designate as his
executive, committee, should have the
loyal support of every citizen, for
they will be devoting their time, and
tlolng the very best they know how,
for the general welfare, for your and
' my Interests as well as thoir own.
Let every knocker be conspicuous by
his absence. If any man has any
Idea for the betterment of the town,
let him go to the officers or members
of the committee; and It any man
lias a grouch let him do likewise.
With hustling, unselfish officers,
the club la in splendid shape to
clinch the work of the past and blaze
out new and greater paths of ma
terial development.
NOTICE OF GUARDIAN S 8ALE OF
REAL PROPERTY.
Notice Is hereby given, that under
nnd by virtue of an order of the
County Court of the State of Ore
gon, for Wallowa County, made and
entered on January 9th, 1909, In
the matter of the Estate and Guar
dianship of Robert H. Wright, Merle
Wright, Stephen Wright and Walter
Wright, minors, and helrs-at-law of
Heury Mace, deceased, whereby the
undersigned as foreign guardian of
said minors waa and la authorized,
licensed and directed to sell at
private sale all the Interests of
aid minors, the same being an un
divided one-twentieth Interest be
longing to each, or four-twentieths
Interest belonging to all, of said min
ors, of In and to the following de
scribed real property, to-wlt;
The SW of NV!4 and NWVi of
SWK of Section 29, the EV4 of SE
hi of Section SO and the EVi of NE
M and NW(4 of NE4 of SecUonSl.
except about 14V4 acres In a triangu
lar shape In the southeast corner
of the EH of NE4 of said Section
Si, conveyed by George B. Dexter
and wife to William L. Ulshop by
deed recorded at page 99, Book L
of the Deed Record of Wallowa Coun
ty, Oregon, and also except a square
one-acre tract near the southwest
corner of said EM of NE4 of Ssc-
t.on 31, conveyed by the said George
a Dexter and wife to the director
of School District No. 16, in said
county, by deed recorded at page
367, Book I, of the Deed Record of
Wallowa County, Oregon, to which
deeds and the record thereof refer
ence is hereby made for a more def-
nite description of said excepted
tracts, all situated and being in
Township 2 N., Range 43 East, W.
M., in Wallowa county, Oregon, and
containing 265 acres, more or less,
and subject to an unassigned dower
estate, to-wit: An undivided one-hal
interest for life, owned by Mary E.
Mace, as widow of said Henry Mace,
deceased, and also subject to a
mortgage executed by the said George
U. Dexter and wife to the Oregon
State Land Board to secure a loan of
$250.00 and Interest, which mortgage
is recorded at page 55, Book I, of the
Mortgage Record of said county,
I wil, from and after the 26th
day of February, 1909, proceed to
sell at private sale to the highest
and best bidder for cash, ail the
rights, title and interests of all o
said minor wards In and to said
described real property, tje.hir and
In one sale, and subject to the ux-
ceptions and Incumbrances above
mentioned.
Dated this the 26th day of January,
1909.
GEORGE C. WRIGHT,
2 lt5 Foreign Guardian.
Department of Publio Instruction
8alem
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 of Sir
Launfal (Rlv, lit. ser.) Hough
ton, 25c, 22c.
2. Webster, The First Bunk
er Hill Oration (Rlv. lit. ser.)
Houghton, 2uc, 22c.
3. Scott, Marmlon (Pocket
Classics) Macmllllan, 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
(Rlv. lit. ser.) Houghton, 23c,
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 & Hlnman,
6. 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, White's
Art of Teaching.
13. Writing, Outlook Writing Sys
tem, Tests In Writing.
14. Algebra, Wells: Algebra tor
Secondary Schools.
15. Bookkeeping, Office Methods
and Practical Bookkeeping, Part I.
16. Composition, Herrtck A Damon
17. Physics, Milllkan ft Gale: A
First Course In Physics. ,
18. Psychology, Buell.
19. Botany, Bergen: Elements of
Botany.
20. Geometry, Went worth: Plane
and Solid Geometry, Questions on
Plane 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.
Watch the label on your paper.
AT NATION'S CAPITAL
Governor Magoon Wants Maine
Wreck Removed From
Havana Harbor.
NELSON WOULD CLOSE LANDS
Secretary Garfield Says Special Land
Agents Must Help' Honest
Entrymen.
Washington, Jan. 25. Governor
Magoon, of the provisional govern
ment of Cuba, In his annual report
to the secretary of war, brings his at
tention to the wreck of the United
States battleship Maine in Havana
harbor and recommends that the
government take Immediate steps to
accomplish its removal without fur
ther delay. Ho says:
"It will be necessary In a short
time to begin dredging In order to
provide proper anchorage for the
large amount of shipping now enter
ing the harbor, unless the wreck is
removed.
"Even more imnortant than thi
obstruction to navigation is the fact
that this wreck, although It contains
the bodies of 63 American seamen,
or what is left of them, Is apparent
ly abandoned and foreotten bv th
government and people of the United
States. Thousands of Americans and '
and other nationalities annually en
ter the harbor of Havana .and prob
ably not one omits to express regret
and censure for the deplorable spec
tacle. "It has become a national renrnnnh
and an international scandal. The
neglect to remove the wreck is at
tributed by many, especially the
large Spanish contingent in Cuba, to
the fear that its removal will dis
close the fallacy of thn nnnnlnr ho.
lief that the Maine was destroyed by
a torpedo or mine instead of an In
terior explosion." j
Senator Nelson, of Minnesota, a
chairman of the public lands com
mittee, is author of a bill, recently
Introduced, which is Intended to re
peal the timber and stone act, and
forever put an end to the sale or dis
posal of public tlmberlands. The bill
Is drawn In line with the conserva
tion policy of the President, and
makes a blanket transfer to the For
est Service of all jurisdiction over
the entire timbered public domain,
reserved and unreserved.
The Nelson bill is of such Import
ance and proposes such a radical
change In existing law, that It stands
no chance of passage this session.
The proceeds from sales of public
timber shall be divided, one-fourth
to go to the state territory, to be ex
pended under the direction of the
Legislature for roads and schools In
the counties where the timber sold
was located at the time of sale. In
those states affected by National rec
lamation act the remaining 75 per
cent of the money shall go Into the
reclamation fund, but in other states
It goes into the general treasury
fund.
Secretary Garfield has received
many complaints from Western Sen
ators and Congressmen about the
manner In which land office special
agents have harassed entrymen who
have been endeavoring honestly to
acquire title to public lands. One of
the most vigorous protectants has
been Senator Borah, of Idaho, who
has cited specific Instances In which
special agents have not only failed
to carry out instructions with refer
ence to assisting honest setters, but
have gone to the extreme of under
taking to dispossess settlers, without
authority of the Interior Department.
He also cited Instances where special
agents, continuing along the linos In
vogue under Secretary Hl choel,
had done their utmost to dlscrad t
honest settlers who were making ev
ery endeavor to comply with the law.
Secretary Garfield has specifically
Btated that special agents are not to
place obstacles In the path of honest
entrymen, but must render them all
proper aststance.
An early decision has tieen prom
ised in the case now before the su
preme court Involving the question
of whether the more stringent laws
of Oregon regulating the use of
purse-nets on the Columbia dominate
the lessors laws of Washington, cov-.!
erlng the same pursuit.
The case Is that of a Washington '
fisherman, who, while violating no :
law of his own state on fishing In
the Columbia with a purse-net was ,
made to answer in Oregon courts
which hold It an offense.
The bill providing an annronrin
tlon of $50,000 for the establish-'
ment or two fish hatcheries on Puget
Sound, was brought before the sen-1
ate by Senator Piles and passed. The
bill has already passed the house.
The secretary of the Interior has
urged congress to pass a bill In the
Interest of reservation Indians whn
have taken allotments which hv
turned out worthless. He urges the ''
passage of a bill permitting Indians'
to relinquish unsuitable lands and I
elect in lieu lands of equal area
from the unappropriated portion of
the reservation. He Insists that the
Indians are entitled to the best land.
ot the reservation, prior to the open
ing.
BRANDENBURG ON TRIAL
Not Written by Ex-President.
New York, Jan. 25. In the crim
inal branch of the supreme court the
trial of Broughton Brandenburg, the
literary agent accused of grand lar
ceny in the second degree in connec
tion with the sale to the New York
Times of a political article purport
ing to be written by Grover Cleve
land, was begun.
"It Is a very simple case," said
District Attorney Jerome. ' There is
no doubt In my mind as to this de
f ndant's guilt. I have had a chem
ical analysis made of the ink used in
s
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BROUGHTON BRANDENBURG.
the signing of e article, and it is
entirely different from the ink used
by the late president and different
from that used in his home. The
paper is also different."
"If Mr. Jerome relies only on the
facts already adduced," Bald S. B.
Thomas, counsel for Brandeuburg, "1
doubt seriously if he will ever get his
case to the jury. As to his statement
that the ink used in the Cleveland
home, if that is true it does not prove
anything, for Mr. Cleveland signed
the article in his office, not at home."
GOSGROVEJN OLYMPIA
Will Return to California Soon After
Inaugural Ceremonies.
Olympia, Jan. 27. Governor-elect
Cosgrove arrived here today in his
private car from California.
He was accompanied by his wife
and R. Fitzgerald, who is private
secretary to Paul Shoup, but in this
Instance acted for the Southern Pa
cific in making a speedy trip to
Olympia and return. Howard Cos
grove met his father In Portland and
accompanied him to Olympia.
The governor looks and says he
feels much better, but owing to his
phycical condition there will be no
elaborate inaugural ceremony.
Chief Justice Rudkin will adminis
ter the oath.
It is customary for the Incoming
governor to formally take over the
office at a joint meeting of the house
and senate. The outgoing governor
reads his message to the joint assem
bly and the newly elected governor
is then sworn In and the legislators
listen to his message.
Governor Cosgrove's stay in Olym
pia will be brief, and after' he Is
sworn In he will turn the office over
to Lieutenant-Governor M. E. Hay
and return to California. ,
While Lieutenant-Governor Hay is
acting governor, Senator A. S. Ruth,
of Thurston county, will preside over
the senate.
The train which carried the gov
ernor north Is the first to pass over
the break In the railroad line near
Orland, Cal., which had closed this
line for several days.
A. B. McKlnley Dead.
Denver, Jan. 26. A. B. McKlnley,
iiatlonel committeeman from Colora
do during Cleveland's administration
and one of the leading lawyers of the
West, died here of neuralgia of the
heart. Mr. McKlnley was Instru
mental in passing the Australian bal
lot law in Colorado.
THE MARKETS
Portland.
Wheat Track prices: Club, 92c;
red Russian, 90c; bluestem, $1.05;
Valley, 95c.
Barley Feed, 826.60; rolled,
S282I.
Oats No. 1 white $33; gray
$32.
Hay Timothy. Willamette Valley,
fancy, $16; do. ordinary,, $13; East
ern Oregon, mixed, $18; do. fancy,
$20; alfalfa, $16; clover, 14.
Butter Extra, 36 37c; fancy,
S3 34c; choice. 30c; store, 18c.
Eggs Extra, 40 43c.
Hops 1908, choice, 7Jc; prime, 6
7c; medium, 56c; 1907, 22jo.
Wool Valley, 1415Hc; ft.;
Eastern Oregon, 8 iff 16c, as to
shrinkage.
Mohair Choice, 18 19c,
Seattle.
Wheat Bluestem, $1.04.
Oats $32 33.
Barley $27. 60 18.
Hay Eastern Washington timo
thy. $18 per ton; Puget Sound hay,
$13 14 per ton; wheat hay, $1$
per ton; alfalfa, $13 14 per ton.
Butter Washington creamery,
$7o per lb.; ranch. 21c per ft.
Eggs Selected local, 40c
j--. KfPi
Cured of a Severe Attack of Bron
chitis by Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy.
"On October 18th, last, my little
three year old daughter contracted
a severe cold which resulted In a
bad case of bronchitis,'' says Mrs.
W. G. Gibson, Lexington, Ky. "She
lost the power of speech com
pletely and wa3 a very sick child.
Fortunately we had a bottle of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy In the
house and gave it to her according
to the printed directions. On the
second day she was a great deal
better, and on the fifth day, Octo
ber 23rd she was entirely well of
her cold and bronchitis, which I at
trlnute to this splendid medicine.
Sugar Beet Meeting
Saturday Afternoon
January 30, 1909
at 1 o'clock
In office of O. R & I. Co.,
Enterprise,
1st. door west of postoffiee
Every Farmer with Sugar Beet Land
Is Requested to be present at this Meet-
Masquerade
Ball
To Be Given By Th
Enterprise Concert Band
Atthe OPERA HOUSE in ENTERPRISE,
Friday Night
February 12, '09
Music by The Enterprise Orchestra of
Seven Pieces
Grand March at 9 o'clock
Unmask at 11 o'clock
Dance Tickets $1.00. Spectators 25c
TOWN PROPERTY
FARM LANDS
TIMBER LANDS
STOCK RANCHES
Property listed with me is unsolicited. The
owners desire to sell. Consequently they are
BAR Q A I N S
Now is the time to buv 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
3our horses or cows.
I have the best Standard Fire Insurance Com
panies. Also the cheapest Mutual Company.
W. E. TAGGART,
Enterprise, Oregon.
I recommend Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy unreservedly as I have
found It the surest, safest and
quickest cure for colds, both for
children and adults, of any I have
ever used." For sale by Burnaugh
ft Mayfield.
GAME LAWS.
Any person knowing of any viola
tlon of the game or fish laws of th
state, or of persons not properlj
keeping screens over lrrlgatio'
ditches, are requested to notify
JOB CLEMONS,
Deputy State Game and Foraat.
Warden, Zumwalt, Oregon. 4ttf
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