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About The news=record. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1907-1910 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1909)
THE NEWS RECORD (Twice-aWeek.) An independent newupapeb 't,e Wa'liwa News, estab lished March 3. 18H9. Published Wednesday and Satur days at Enterprise, Oregon, by THE ENTERPRISE PRESS Office East side Court House Square Entered in the Ent3rprlse po3toffice as se2o:id-t.'las3 matter. SATURCAY, FESRUARY 27, 1909. NO NORMAL SCHOOLS. The legislature made a pretty mess of the normal schools question. It refused to appropriate anything for the ma'ntenance of the schools at Weiton and Ashland, Just enough to keep the one at Monmouth going temporarily, and put the matter m to the people to say whether om should be ma'ntained near Portland or none at a'.l in this state. This was cowardly and unfair. Normal schoola are either worthy of generous state support or should be aboMshed. If worthy, there should be two such schools, one west of the Cascades and one in Eastern Oregon. The school at Weston from all we can Via n has been a worthy Institution. To withdraw support from It was treacherous and mean. The wise men who strutted th3ir brief month of power at Salem squandered on a half dozen useless objects several times the amount neceisary to have kept Weston and either Ashland or Monmouth open in working shape. We hope the people of Eastern Oregon, who get only the crumbs from the appropriation largess, will vote solid asalnst one normal school and It to be located "near Portland." Ground was broken Wednesday for the first concrete building in Wallowi county, the Wooljrowers warehouse in Enterprise. It is to be 50x150 feet in size, absolutely fireproof, a monument to the leading Industry of this county and a credit to the blg-bralned, big-hearted, progressive mon who have made Wallowa county famous for the be it mutton and best wool in the United States. It will be a grand thing for this city too, and one that is appreciated by the cltl zens, as time and works will show. The fleet is home from around the world with no mlsh tp except one cap tain court martlaled for being drunk. An officer has to get an awful Bkate on before he is o flclally drunk so we suppose this captain made a holy show of himself at the consul'B re ception in Gibraltar. It's all nuts to poor Jack who is put in the brig five days on bread and water and fined 30 days pay if he blows the foam off two dishes of suds handrun nlng. This is going to be a great year for Enterprise. Over $80,000 worth of Improvements are now under way or contracted, while a half as much more are already projected. There is a big pay roll all year assured in the building line. Work for every body at good wage3. Two jobs for every man. Rather hard on the con tractors but good times for the wage earner. He deserves, an inning now and then. If now, or a little later on you "Cartful Banking Insures the Safety of Deposits Depositor llavo That iiuarunteu at WALLOWA NATIONAL BANK OF ENTF.RI'KISK. OKKGON capital ivi.roo surplus t).ooo Wc Do a General Banking Business. Exchange Bought and Sold on All Principal Cities. , Owi. W. Hvalt, President Ue. S. Craig, Vice PresUh-ut immToHs (iKO ,S. CltAKl J. II. lHilUHN (Iko V. ENTERPRISE HKS1 OF MEA'IS Highest Market Vrlce for Hides and Felts PROPRIETORS bear of a project that means a pay roll In this town, don't knock. Keep your mouth shut if you can't boost. Don't talk till you know more. Doa't forget. It is the fashion to poke fun at the legislature. But the one just ad journed wasn't half bad. Nine-tenths of them are worse. This one passed some good laws and refused to pass several bad measures. In a week or two, when we have more fully digest ed its record, we will have a few words to say about the session o 1909. On y four days more of Teddy, then four years of Tatt. The legislature's ended. Least Baid soonest mended. Don't forget. A pay roll is the thing. For that Terrible Itching. Eczema, tetter and salt rheum keep their victims in perpetual torment. The application or ChamberlrU.i'a Salve will instantly allay tiiis itching and many cases have besn cured by its use. For sale by Durnaugh & Mayfield. Not Just as good but better than o;hur 5 cent cigar, is the Ad i-erliser. Enterprise made cigar. NOTICE FOIl PUBLICATION, liemrtment of the Interior. TJ F. land O.lLe at La Grande, Ore gon. I-eiin a-y 15, 11)09. Notice Is lieieby Riven that Charles B. Hjn.er, of Ll;litn:nir, Oregon, who, on lily il. 1 04, male Homestead Entry No. 137J3-S-'erlil, No. OlliOO, for Lots 1 a:d 1', SWVi NE4, NWVi SE, Sec Ion Township 3 North, Range 49 East Wll'amette Meridian, has filed notl e of Intention to make Final live year Proof, to establish claim to the land abo e describe!, before D. W. -h ahtn, U. P. Comrrissloner, at En ter,)! lse, Crejon, on the 6th day of Aprl', 1919. C almant names as witnesses: Charles O. Holmes, Colonel F. Graves, Guy C. Horner, William P. Rankin, all of Light ning, Oregon. F. C. Bramwell, Register. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department of the Interior. U. P. Land O.'flje at La Grande, Ore gon, February 15, 1C09. Notice Is he eby given that Ezeklol F. f'argeant, of Enterprise, Oregon, whJ on October 2 th 1903, made Homestea 1 Kntry No. 1332 Serial, No. 03269, for the North-enHt quarter of Section 34, Township 1 N.. Range 46, East, Wll. Me ridian has fl'el notice of Intention to make linal five year proof, to establish :'.alm to the land above described, before I), w. Shcn him. tl. S. Commissioner, at his o:flce In Enterprise, Oregon, on the itli dav of April, 1909. Claimant names as witnesses: Harry N. Vaughun, Elmer J. Jewell, Delmar faineant and Lora E. Allen, all of Enterpr.se, Oregon. F. C. Bramwell, Register. RESTORATION TO ENTRY OF LANDS IN National Forest. Notice is hereby given that the lands deru-ribed below, embracing- 2M.H9 teres, within the Wallowa National Forest, Oro qron, will be subject to settlement and entry under the provisions of the homestead laws or the United States and the net of June 11. 1906, C4 Stat., 2U:, at the United States land office at La Granite on April 13, littlW. Any settler who was actually an.l in jroud faith claiming any of said lands for agricultural purposes prior to January 1, ltMtf, and has not abandoned same, has a pref erence right to make a homestead entry for the lands nctuully occupied. Said lands were liBted upon the applications of the persons mentioned below, who have a preference right subject to the prior right of any such settler, provided such settler or applicant is qualified to make homestead antry anil the preference right is exercised prior to April 13, l'.Hru, on which date the lands will be subject to settlementand entry by any qualified person. The lands are as follows:' Lot 4, Sec. 2, Lots I and 2. See. 8. T. 4 N.. K. 42 E application of John A. Doud. of Promise, Oregon. SEV of SWV4, See. 27, KWi NWto, NEVi of SWM, Sec. 84, T. 4 N., K. 42 E.. application of Joseph Robinson, of Wallowa. Oregon. Lot 4, Sec. 3. Lot 1, Sec, 4, T. 4 N.. R. 42 K.. application of John W. Powell, of Promise. Oregon, who alleged settlement in 1HU&. FRED DENNETT, Commissioner of the (ienoral Land Office. Approved January 26, 1909. FRANK PIERCE, First Assistant Secretary of the Interior. 2-11 4t Lists 6-15,16, S2 Applications for Grazing Permits. Notice 1b hereby Riven that all applications for permitH to irrwiir cattle, hot-twit, and nheep within the WAM.OWA NATIONAL FORKST during the reason of 11MH, must be Hied in my office at Wnllown, Oivfron, on or before March 1, 1909, Full information in retrard to the graming ten to be charred and blank forma to be used in making" application will be furnished upon request. 2H& HARVEY W. HARRIS, Supervisor. V. It. Holmes, Cashier Frank A. Iloavls, Awt. Cashier Hyatt M ATTIK i. HOLMKS H. IIOl.MKS W MEAT MARKET ALWAYS ON HANI). INDEPENDENT PHONE 20 ome Course in Modern Agriculture III. Preparing the Ground By C. V. GREGORY, Agricultural Di-Ol-ticu. lobua Stall Collect Copyright. 1908. by American Press Association IXCE the condition of the soli has so much to do -with the readiness with which the plants can get food from it one of the most important problems that confront the farmer is the proner preparation ot the ground. The fii v,-k of prepara tion usually consists of plowing. Plow ing the ground pulverizes it to some extent and buries the weeds and trash that uiay be on the surface. Plowing should not Le done when the soil is too wet. -r the first of these objects will not be accomplished. In stead of being pulverized, the slice turned up by the plow will be packed tcrrtther more flruily than ever and will bake' iuz6 "a lial'u clod. The rur row slice will also turn up cloddy if the soil is too dry. A good way to tell when a field is in proper condition to be plowed is to squeeze a ball of the dirt in your hand. If it sticks together in a pasty mass you had better let it dry a few days longer. If it hangs loosely together iu a mealy ball the plow can be set to work at once. Such soli will fall over the edge of the moldboard lu loose, crumbly masses. The field will not be rldfred like a washboard, as too many fields are, but will aptly demonstrate the truth of the old saying that "a field well plowed is half harrowed." In order to do a neat Job of plowing a colter and a weed hook are necessa- HQ. V A GANG PLOW AT WOKE, ry attachments. By using them all the trash can be turned uuder completely. This not only hastens tiie decay of such matter, but also adds greatly to the looks of the field. Too ninny farm ers do not pay enough attention to looks. A ragged looking field may raise Just as large a crop as a smooth one, it is true, but the farmer who is careless iu bis plowing is likely to be careless iu everything else. If the plowing is done in the fall It does not matter so much whether it turns up cloddy or not. The hard freezes of winter are the best pulver izers that ever tore a clod to pieces. This is one of the advantages of fall plowing. One of the disadvantages Is that In an open winter the soil 1b lia ble to wash badly. This can be pre vented to some extent, however, by planting a catch crop, such as oats or millet, on the field after plowing. The depth of plowing will vary with the conditions. A light, sandy soil does not need to be plowed as deeply as a heavier one. If the ground Is plowed the sume depth every year the bottom of the furrow will become hard and the roots will have difficulty in getting through It readily. A good plan Is to begin at, say four Inches, and plow one-half inch deeper each year until a depth of seven or eight Inches Is reached. Then go back to four inches and begin over again. In this way a little new soil is turned up every season and the layer of surface soil rradunlly deepened. Spring plowing should be shallower than that done in the fall. The soil Is full of tlry pores, its structure being much the same as that of light bread. If you will put one corner of a slice of bread In a dish of water you will notice that it becomes wet f c r o con siderable distance above the surface of the water. This is caused by the moisture flowing upward through the little hole In the bread. The force that causes water to rise In a small tube is called capillarity. It Is this capillarity that makes the water rise from the subsoil up to the surface where the roots can use it Ths mailer the capillary tubes the faster and higher the water will rise. When the ground it plowed these capillary tubes are broken up, and the rise of water la checked. To start It again the Bolt must be allowed to settle for a long time or else be worked down with the disk, harrow or roller. In the fall the depth of plowing does not mat ter, since the furrow slice will have all winter In which to settle. But in the spriug this capillarity must be restored almost at once or the surface layer will become so dry that germination and later growth will be checked. Hence the Importance of shallow plow ing, so as to reduce the labor of disk ing and harrowing. If the surface of the ground is crusted or if there to much trash to be turned under the field should be disked before it Is plowed. This will provide for layer of fine dirt iu the bottom of the fur row, which will pack down closely and help to restore capillarity. If the furrow turns up "shiny" or shows any tendency to bake Into clods It should be harrowed every half day, or every day at least This seems like a great deal of extra work, but If a harrow Is kept In the field It does not take long to hitch on to It and go over the newly plowed strip Just before quitting for noon or night. A few nluutes spett In harrowing at nek times will pulverize the ground more than hours of work after it has be come dry and baked. The fall plowing will usually need to be gone over with the disk to get it in shape for planting. The superior con dition obtained by double disking that is, letting the disk "lap half-will more than pay for the extra labor. There Is an additional advantage in that the surface is left smooth. Disk ing spring plowing is seldom neces sary. In cases where improper plowing has left a field cloddy the roller may often be used to advantage. A corrugated roller is better for this purpose than a smooth one, as it tends to crush the clods rather than to simply push them down Into the finer dirt. A home made "planker" or clod crusher will often answer the purpose as well as a roller. The roller packs the ground consid erably and so quickens the capillary rise of water. If the surface Is left smooth much of the moisture that comes up will be lost by evaporation, and later in the season the crop will be likely to suffer from drought. To avoid this the roller should be follow ed Immediately by the burrow. This loosens a thhi layer of surface soil. When the capillary water reach es this loose layer Its rise Is checked, and comparatively little Is lost by evap oration. For this same reason it is often well to harrow fall plowing ns soon as it is dry enough in the spring, especially if disking is not to be done until late. After the ground Is plowed and disk ed the harrow must be used to com plete the preparation for planting. There are many kinds of harrows, but none that are better than the ordinary spike tooth. These are made in all styles and sizes. The harrow is eco nomical to use, since it gets over ground so rapidly. The best time to harrow in order to pulverize the soil is Immediately nfter a light shower. The little clods will then be softened and will be easily knocked to pieces. To kill weeds, however. It is better to wait until the soil is a little drier, as har rowing a wet field will transplant the weeds rather than destroy them. Do not be afraid to harrow too much. No work that you can put on a field pays better. No other Implement will kill as many weeds In so short n time, and no other machine will tear clods to plocas so rapidly. A field well plowed and disked and harrowed until it is In as fine tilth as it is possible to make it Is an ideal seed bed. Seed planted In such a soil will start under the most favorable conditions. If the seed Itself is strong and the after treatment what it should be, a maximum crop may be expected. Not all fields need to be plowed be ' fore the crop Is put iu. ' It is a general practice in the corn belt to sow small I grain on stalk fields without any pre- vious preparation. Experiments have shown that small grain does not yield enough more on plowed corn stalk ground to pay the cost of plowing. Very frequently they do not yield as much. Where small grain follows small grain, however, plowing is nec essary to kill weeds and loosen the surface soil. It does not need to be loosened as deeply as for corn, how- ever, since the small grain plants are hardier than corn and the roots are more aggressive In pushing through a bard soli. - While plowing stalk ground Is un necessary, it will usually be found profitable to disk the land before seed ing. This chops up the cornstalks and provides a mellow layer of soil fcr the seed to germinate In. Where the oats are to be put In with a drill the ground should be double disked previously. If sown broadcast HO, VT PREPARING THE G80CJTO WITH A DISK PLOW. one disking before sowing and one afterward will cover them better than two after sowing. The drill Is becom tng more popular for sowing oats, and Justly so. It places the seed at an even depth and covers them all. It saves seed because It places all of It where It has au opportunity to grow. After the oats ore drilled or disked In at least two harrowlugs ' should be given. Even three or four would not be too many, since this Is the last chance to cultivate the crop. In some parts of the corn belt the practice of listing corn is followed. This consists In throwlug up a large furrow and planting the corn In the bottom of It In-this case there can be little previous preparation of the ground unless It la to go over It once with the disk. Corn Is listed only on very light soils, which do not puddle or become cloddy easily. Such soils Deed less preparation thnn the heavier clays and loams. NOTICE OF GUARDIAN'S 8ALE OF REAL PROERTY. In the County Court of the State of Oregon, for Wallowa County. Notice is hereby given that by vir tue of an order of the above-entitled Court, made and entered on the 8th day of January, 1909, licensing, au thorizing and empowering the under signed guardian of the estate of Beu lah Bunnell and Irene Bunnell, min ors, to sell all of the interest of the said minors in and to the E V4 of the NW and the W of the NE Ya. of Section 35 In Township 1 North ox Range 44 E. W. M. in Wallowa County, Oregon, the same being an undivided one-third interest, I will from and after the 26th day of March, 1909, proceed to sell at private sale all of the Interest of said min ors in and to the said described real property. The terms of said sale are as follows: the entire purchase price is to be paid in cash. Dated this 20th day of February, 1909. MINNIE AKINS, Guardian. First insertion February 25th, 1909; last March 25th. 1909. BURLEIGH & BOYD, Attorneys for Guardian. 27t5 Lame Shoulder, TM is a common form of muscu lar rheumatism. No Internal treatr ment is needed. Apply Chamber lain's Liniment freely three times a day and a quick cure is certain. This liniment has proven especially aluabla for muscular and chronic rheumatism. Sold by Burnaugh & Mayfield. SECOND-HAND STORE RODGERS BROS., Proprietors Dealers in new and eecond-hand gondn. Bicycles and Bicycle Supplies. Bicycle and Oun Repair Shop. Furniture made or Repaired, Screen Doora and Windows made to order iiive ne a trial. Our prices are right and all work guaranteed. We Have The Best ind only complete line of Hardware in the County Call and inspect our goods and compare our -prices with others. S.D.KELTNER, THE HARDWARE DEALER. I MILLIONS OF I AT LOWEST RATES. ON EASIEST TERMS. Wm. Miller & Brother, SUITE 204, Wallowa National BanH Building, I Enterprise, Oregon. General Blacksmithing JfyorsesAoet'ny a Specialty It you wish to buy a Hack, Buggy, Plow or Harrow remembe handle a complete slock in thu line and you will Bavem-ni-j by pu.cha-ing of me. S. E. Combes, Enterprise, Oregon, Did It Ever Occur To You That A Telephone in Your Home Provides safety, convenience, economy and pleasure, and makes your home life com plete? Its cost is little, its benefits are ' manifold. iiuiiic iMucpcuucui xtJitjpnone uo. H Covering Union and Wallowa Counties II K232S! MAIL AND PASSENGER STAGE LINE Wallowa. Appleton. Flora lo Paradise, MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS and FRIDAYS; and From Paradise, Flora ud Appleton to Wallowa TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS and SATURDAYS. ' Good accommodations, courteous treatment and reasonable rat ' Leaves Wallowa at 8 a. ru. E. W. SOUTH WICK. Proprietor. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. In the County Court of the State Oregon, for Wallowa County. In the Matter of the Estate of Martha J. Brown, Deceased. Notice is hereby given, that the un dersigned, the administrator of the estate of Martha J, Brown, deceased, has filed his final account of his administration of the said estate with the Clerk of the County Court in and for said County of Wallowa, and that the County Court of said Wallowa County, by order duly made and entered, has fixed Friday, March 12th, 1909, at the hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon of said day, as the time, and the County Court room in the County Court House in the City of Enterprise, in said coun ty, as the place, to hear objections to said final account and settle the same. All partie3 Interested In said estate having objections thereto, If any there be, are notified to pre sent the same, in writing, at said time and place. Dated this 9th day of March, 1909, J. A. BURLEIGH, Administrator of the Estate of Martha J. Brown, Deceased. 25t5 GAME LAWS. Any person knowing of any viola tion of the game or fish laws of th state, or of persons not proper' . keeping screens over irrlgatln ditches, are requested to notify JOE CLEMONS, !P!ntA State Game and Foi1 ' arden. Zumwalt, Oregon t2:f Read the advertisements. n I Y