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About The news=record. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1907-1910 | View Entire Issue (March 3, 1909)
Orsgon Historical Soo TwiceaWeek Wednesday Edition NEWSRE ALL THE OFFICIAL NEWS OF WALLOWA COUNTY IN THE N-R ALL THE NEWS WHILE If IS NEWS TWICE-A-WEEK NEWS RECORD TENTH YEAR. NO. 53. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1909. COM) PNTPDDD-IQr uiiinuK . .... " . " .i-f imkkvnn LUUPI I T . CJHfcliUN. ClasRiilcd notices In this column 1 cent a word each insertion In either News Record or Chieftain; 1ft cents word for same notice in both pa pers; special rates by the month or year. . . FOR SALE. MAN I BUSINESS AND LAND DEALS Two thousand acres of choice level land in the Turlock Irrigation Dis trict. This land la level, sandy loam and will grow anything from oranges to Alfalfa. Sold on easy terms at $75 to $ 100 per acre. For further infor mation and printed matter write to Cadwallader & Baker, Turlock, Cal. BOILER AND ENGINE 75 H. P., for sale. Suitable for a saw mill cut ting from 25 to 35,000 feet per day or for a planing mill of large capac ity. This 13 a good outfit and a real bargain. For particulars ad dress O. S. Wlgglesworth, La Grande, Oregon. 320 ACRE FARM, 2 miles from En terprise. Bargain. Terms easy. R. D. Sanford, Enterprise. blm FINE RESIDENCE PROPERTY SOLD OPERA HOUSE, COM 1 PANY SHARES SOLD. IS GOOD 8E3D BARLEY 1 cts. a . d. 8. L, Maglll, Lo3tlne, Or. bm ALL PERSONAL PROPERTY. Imme diate Doise'slon of greater part. V. M. Sutton, City. b2m SWAP. TIMBER CLAIM on Alder Slope for property in or naar Enterprise. C E, Vest. ' blm STRAYED OR STOLEN. THREE MARES: One light bay mare. 3 years: one brown mare. 2 years; one lion gray mare ,2 years; all three branded HL (joined ) on right shouUer, Reward for Informa tion leading to their recovery. H. C. Laird, Enterprise. blm FOR RENT, 160 ACRES within a mile qf Enter prise, Good house, 8 acre truck patch. A good place to keep a few cows, and work In town. See Enter prise Real Estate Co, LODGE NOTES. General Organiser F. B. TIchenor, of the W, O. W, Is In the city start ing a class to be Initiated Into that order. . , Harley Fleener was initiated into the Enterprise Iolge, I. O. O. F, Saturday, and a large number of his friends from Los tine were present to give him moral support. A lunch eon was enjoyed after the cere monies, J, H, Fordjce of Lost Prairie and Calvin Smith were given the entered apprentice degree by the local lodge Of Mas 3ns, Saturday night. BRIEF NEWS ITEMS. Rev. Crockett will preach at the prayer meeting In the Christian church Wednesday night, on "Fretful- 71038," It is now Governor Benson. Cham berlain's resignation took effect Sun day at midnight, On day more of Big Theodore. Wheat touched $1.19 in Chicago Saturday, An additional Feleral The past few days have been pro lific in important land and bus! ness deals at and near Enterprise, and are conslderad by men in the heart of things a fair indication of the activity tht will prevail all spring. C. E. Vest sold for F. A, DePe the south end of hii home property, 240x230 fee', to J. A. French, whose home adjoins it on the west. At the same time Mr. Vest himself bought of DePue the north end of tha 5. acres conia'nlng the home and other buildings. This part is 330x 360 In she and .is one of the most dedrabla residence lots in town Mr, Vest will make hla home there after Mr. DePue and family 'leave for Eugene about May 1. The price paid was not made public but street rumor 3ays it was close to $4000 for the 5 acres. Lit;h Buys Another Corner. . Another tiansfer of residence prop erty in tha sojti part -of town was made Saturday, when Sam Litch bo -i unimproved tract of Wm Zurcher, running from the river 270 feet soith on River street to the George Emmons place, With a depth of ,'240 feet. An L street 111 be pla.tsd running from River street, just north of Emmons', to the east line, ther.ce south to Residence strqat. Opera House Shares Said. T. R. Aklns, A. C. Miller and W. I. Calvin have bought the shares of S. L. Burnaugh and E. B. Wheat In the opera house company, and the three ar a now sole owners of the stock of that conce n. . , Old Chieftain Office. Ben Weathsr3 has bought the in terest of his former partner, J.- W. Allen, In the s one business room, first door west of the postofflce, formerly occupied by the Chieftain plant. Morgan Dairy 8old. Thomas Morgai has sold his dairy plant to Hugh Wl son of Joseph for $3800. .The deal Includes 57 cows and the milking machine. Mr. Mor gan took 25 head of horses In the deal, and about 200 acres of land ad jacent to Joseph figures in the tran saction, Mr. Morgan paying Mr. Wll son a difference of $3000, Lewis Mill Sold. W. E. Lewis has sold hla saw mill to Lew Bloom and John Bowman. The mill is in the Rouse timber west of town. Chlco, Feb. 26. Spring will soon be here, The birds are building their neits and the sap la rising in I the- trees. Robert Edgmand and his mother Judge has and sister were visi ing at J. T. Edg- been granted by congress for Oregon, mand's, Thursday, and the Job goes to Fultoa. Se3- William Tlppetfs house burned slons of the court will be held in down a short time ago. It was Modford and Pendleton. quite a loss, as they had Just got In CHICO CHRIP3. $12.50 per acre Will buy 8S0 acres of land, 18 miles from Enterprise, Oregon, a railroad town, and the county seat of Wallowa county, Oregon. A good road leads to the place. The land lies in a pretty valley at the head of Salmon creek, and la nearly level. The soil is very de3p, rich and productive.. Four h mdrei acres of tillable land, bal ance choice grass land; 153 acres In cultlvatlcnthat has produced over two .tons of bay per acre by actual measurements. Part of this land has produced 40 bushels of barley per acre. There Is a house, barn, corrals, etc., and the entire tract is enclosed with a strong stock fence. The place is not in the reserve and Is close to fine public range. - Abundance of water for stock. Tha ranch Is abundantly supplied with pure, dear water. This place is a money maker for a stock man. For further partlculars-addresa Enterprise Real Estate Co. Enterprise, Oregon OFFICE ON MAIN ST. OVER HARNESS SHOP. V IS $1000 T PAY E STATE TAX MO REAPPORTIONMENT BY EQUALI ZATION BOARD RAISES WAL- LOWA'S SHARE. Comedy Company Makes Popular Hit1 Curtis Troupe Is Even Better Than Its Flattsring Press Notice. The large audlance was more than pleased with the first performance Monday night of the weak's engaga- ment of the Curtiss Comedy com pany in this city. The troupe ' Is for ahead of the usual repertoire show and it is no exaggeration to say that in average merit it is' equal to the sto.k companies of iarje cities, Monday nights play, "La Belle Marie, might have been a drama tlzatlan of all of Laura Jean Lib beys nove's blended Into one, but It is of the good, old fashioned kind where vliilany, on top for four acts, Is completely exposed and punished In the fifth, and virtue is triumphant as the curtain goei down In a "hap py ever aftarwards" style. Miss Leata Howard la an actres3 of Intelligence aid zeal. Her work wa3 that of a finished artiste, and the e'fect was enhanced by her beauty of person and voice. Lillian Mullally was nearly - perfect' a3 sis ter Grace, while Be3sle Canwright and Flossie Striker carried their roles admirably The men qf the company sustain the high standard set by the women. ' Leslie Smith, as Stubb, the office boy should feel satisfied, as he kept the house in roars of laugh ter whenever on the stage. The company is not only deserv ing of the be3t patronage our peo ple can give them, but they give value received. It is safe to say the majority of those present on the op ening night will return several times during the wee. For once we have troupe that Is even better than the press no Ices, and they were mighty good at that, - a load of provisions, rt haDtienerl I about 5 o'clock In the evening when Mis. Tippett and the children were alone. : Miss Anna Ha skins was seen on Chesnimnus, Monday. Mrs. A. E. Tlnsley and children me visi ing her mother, Mrs. Hattie Edgmand. ! I Rattlesnake El'l" and his wife, wlw have been working at Endicott's, ; hava returned to their home on Pov-i eriy Flat. ' V j . Joe Edgmand is cutting wood on i Under the new emergency tax law the ;ek. . . jfor the reapportionment of the r j 8tate revenue . among the various counties, Wallowa's share is raised $1000, and this county will have to send $10,327.50 to Salem. The old law by which the counties paid state tax in proportion to the amounts expendel by the various counties for coanty purposes, except '", uiiusei mm new ouuaings, was . ed unconstitutional by the I Supreme court, and the legislature passed the emergency law by which a special equalization board went lover the assessments made bv the county assessors, equalized them as be3t It could, and reapportioned the sjate tax according to this equalized assessment, r called in the assess ors from all over the state and the assessment for some counties was doubled and trebled while others f were reduced. The result Is be lieved to be as fair and equitable as was possible to secure on short notice. This equalized assessment is effective only for state taxation and aoe3 not change the valuations for county taxation. As far aa Wallowa la concerned we have no great kick coming Union whieh wasalready paying over $28,- 000 s'ate tax is raised to $29,707.50, or nearly thres times that of this county. This probably Is about a fair proportion. ' The equalized assessment of this county la $4,844,885, a decrease of $2,382,000, in rojnd numbers, from the county assessor's figures. Union's was raised from $7,109,835 to $13,- iM6,621. Baker's county assessment fras' raised one-half by the state iard, Benton's doublel, Columbia's more than cut in two, Harney's treb- 'J, and Hood River's doubled The proper Inference la that where 'he assessments were reduced the county assessors had been trying to follow the law, and where they were raised by the state board, the conn ty assessors had been evading the law. The board dli not try to bring them all up' to a full valuation but only tried to equalize, bringing the high ones down and the low ones up to a common mean. Will Appoint Surveyor, The March tarro of the county court will convene today, Wednesday. There is quite a large amount of road business to be considered, the isual batch of bills and claims to be audited, and a county surveyor to be appointed In place of R. I. Long, re signed. A petition asking the ap pointment of A, H, Rudd has found many signers. Mr, Rudd la at 3olden, Col., at present, but still owns his home here and expects to return aa soon as he finishes his 'justness In Golden. Ex-County Surveyor Merryman has many friends who would like to see him get the place. He has no peti tion out but la witling to assume the duth of the office if the court ap points him. sold well. $3,500. The sale totaled nearly Apply for Bank Charter. Application ha3 bean made to the proper treasury official for a char ter for the Enterprise National bank, with a capital of $25,000. This la the new bank that was organized by local capitalists a few weeks ago. Union County Jail Empty. Union county, for the first time In over two years, has not an Inmate within her county jail. LIGHT AND POWER AT LAKE COMPANY DETAILS OF PROJECT MEANING MUCH TO UPPER VALLEY DEVELOPMENT. Personal Appeal To AH Citizens Spread the News of Low Rates To All Your Eastern Acquaintances. For the attraction tonight Mr. Cur tiss has selected the big Cow 4)oy play, "Out West," This play was written by Hal Retd, and will be found as full of comedy and pathos, as his well known play of "Human Hearts." The drama shows from first to last that Mr.- Reid Is well acquainted with the habits and dis positions of typical cowboys and the Interesting plot and well defined characters brings out a play that would ho'.d the attention of any audi ence, on Tnursqay nignt tne same clever cast will be sean In Willie Collier's great comedy success, "The Man from Mexico," a play that has caused as much hearty applause as any play ever written. On Friday ight, Frederic Brighton's great ro mantle drama, "The Gambler's Wife,' will be given with Miss Leota How ard in the tit'e role. Miss Howard has appeared in this role in all the leading cities during the past five years and has received much favor able comment upon her careful and artistic rendition of this difficult part. Saturday afternoon a grand perform ance of the we'.l known emotional drama, "East Lynne," with Mlsa How ard as "Lady Isabel" and "Madame Ine," with a strong supporting cast. Saturday night tab excellent com pany will close what promises to be one of the most successful engage ments ever play el here In J. B. Polka famous comedy, "Mixed Pickles." Seats for any and all per formances may be secured at Bur naugh & Maytield's. 8 Week Without Mail. H. S. Brown, who owns a good ranch on the bluff above Troy, Is out with the peti Ion to the county court for a bridge at Troy. It has the names of 125 freeholders on it. If any place ever needed a bridge, one la needed there. For three weeks this winter Uie entire Troy, Grouse and Eden country was with out mall, and a'l trade Is driven over the mountains to Lewlston. The Poe Sale. S. F. Pace, who cried the A. J. Poe sale near Lostlne, Friday, reports good prices. The stock especially Enterprise Opera House ' All This Week The CURTISS COMEDY CO. In a great repertslre of plays, WEDNESDAY NIGHT Out West THURSDAY NIGHT. Man From Mexico ' FRIDAY NIGHT Gambler's Wife 8ATURDAY MATINEE, 2:15 p. m. East Lynne SATURDAY NIGHT ' Mixed PicHles Price 25, 35 and 50 cts. Portland, March 1 Today Is an ex tremely Important one In the growth and advancement of the state of Or egon It is the opening day of the lowcsl-iiiced one-way tickets to the ."talo sold for years, and calculated on tlio nasi of rate per mile, Ore gon has' (be advantage of every other state in the Union. Tickets for Or- on i t'ii.ffi will be on sale today and continue until April 30, at every ticket olfice In the United States ard Cam (Ja, and If the buyer of the ticket !s posted In advance he can get a ride from Winnipeg, Canada, to the farthest rail point In Oregon for $25. This same fare applies from J i. ram, Omaha, and Kansas City, while from St. Louis It U $30.50, Chi cago $33, New York city $50, and proportionate rates from every oth er place. To spread the knowledge of these rates the people or" Portland are do ing everything In their power, and leaflets are going out In almost ev ery letter that leaves the city, advU ing that people can buy their tick ets to any , Oieson, point Just as cheaply as to Portland, Every city, town' and village In the state should ?et busy In Its own behalf to tell Eastern people of this fact. Then ii every Indication now that the travel will be very heavy It should be enormous. Every reader of this paper should take this article as a personal appeal and do his full share oward adding to the population of the state. All the doubts about the new rail road through Central Oregon have lean removed by the definite prom he of Secretary of the Interior Gar 'ield that proposed construction maps y1!1 be approved by March 4. Forty Tililion dollars wl I be expended by he'Harrlman system in building this ine, but I'b benefits to the people of Oregon will be many times that great sum,r A series of the mou enthusiastic meetings ever he'd In Eastern Ore gon and Washington are being held under the au3pi es of the various commercial bodies. Addresses by Manager Tom Richardson of the Portland Commercial club on the ad vantages to be derived from public ity work have resulted In the rais ing of generous sums. In but thir ty minutes Wal'a Walla subscribed $8,000, and her cH.ens are deter mined to increase this to $20,000 be fore undertaking a great advertising campaign. Milton, Oregon, got $1,- 000 in a quarter hour, with $500 more in sight. Freewater and Mil ton will co-operate in their cam paign. The most spirited meeting held by the Pendleton Commercial association in six months and they lave bsen actively at work during the pan yeir outlined plans along even broa'er and more vigorous lines . A. Moore wa e'ected president. A project that undoubtedly meina much for the upper valley and prob- aoiy ror the en .Ire south half of Wallowa county, is initiated by the 'illng in the county clerk's office of the articles of Incorporation of the Wallowa Lake Light and Power com V . The pl.rpose of the company ' vary broad and includes the appro priation of water for irrigation, pow er and light purposes. The Incorpo rators are Jny H.Dobbin, of Prairie Creak, the groat v.o lgrower, Aaron Wale of Alder Slo.je, and L. E. Cav noi, land owners aud capitalists. The other two n. embers 'of the board of directors are L. Knapper, banker and landowner, who Is president of the corjparv, and A. Wurz.veilor, real e3trte age.it at Joseph, who Is secretary. Air. Wade is vies president. The company will take the wator of the river Just below the dam at the foot of the lake, and c6nduct it in ditch and flume to thj power house where a fa 1 of 147 Test wl.l be obtained. A plant will be put in to generate a minimum df 3000 horsepower at the start. The capital stoik is only ?15,0).) at the start, divided into $50 sharai. The necessary money for building of power plant, pipe lines, wires, etc., will be raised by assessment on the original shareholders, it being stated there 13 no stock for sale. The plans and engineering for tlie project have lean made by C. It. Thornton of La Grando. At a meeting of thj Joasph co.n Jll Monday night, the cor.ipaiy asked .'or a power . and Ivghu f raachUe for 50 years. The McCully comyany also iskel for a renswal at i s fratichlsa, ind the disposition tf the two ap plications will be made at a special meeting Thursday nlsht. The new coinpcny will ask th-i county court at the present session for a franchise to erect po!e3, strliif? wires, e'c., over the county roads. One of the directors said Tue3day It was the purposa of the company not only to supply power and light In Joseph and Enterprise but to all the farmers within reach of its lines. Wheat Highest in 5 Years. Chicago, Feb. 26 The price of May wheat went to the highest point since September, 1904, when it reach ed $1.18; today it went to $1.18',,,. sold at. that figure, and closed there. Kinney Pardoned. Richard Kinney, sentenced to three 'ears in the penitentiary for partlc oating In a riot, has bean pardoned ty the governor. Kinney is the man who escaped tight after sentence, but .vaa captured at Walla Walla by Sheriff Marvin last summer. Marriaqs Licenses. Feb. 27. Ira Hoskins and Marga ret E. Coulter. . 27. John II. Sheets and Ber tie M. Harper. RAILROAD SPIKES. Agent Harman announces his of fice hours as follows: Depot opened at 7 a. m., closed from 12 to 1. open from 1 to 6 p. m. The warehousemen who have been assisting the agents at Enterprise, Wallowa and Joseph, have been dis charged in the Interests of econ omy, leaving the agents to handle all the work themselves. Home of Low Prices And Fine Quality Lostine Flour 0 . Best on Earth LJ5 Lostine Germea Berry nnd Fruit Sugar (Best) per cwt. $7.40 Beet Sugar per cwt $G.50 Horseshoe and Star Tobacco, plug 45c 7 Export cigars 25c Oranges, Lemons, and Bananas, per doz. 40c Baled Hay, $13 a ton. Best Timothy in Town. Armour's Bacon and Lard Hams and Sides per lb 17c Cottolene Cheaper and better than lard. RILEY & RILEY Phone White 27 Free Delivery to Any Part of Town