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
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Highest Market
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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
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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,
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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
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