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NEWS RECORD
TENTH YEAR.
NO. 57.
ENTERPRISE, WALLOWA COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1905.
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a word for same notice In both pa
pers; special rates by the month or
year.
FOR 8ALE.
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 Is a good outfit and a
real bargain. For particulars ad
dress O. S. Wlggleaworth, La Grande,
Oregon.
320 ACRE FARM, 2 miles from En
terprise. " Bargain. Terms easy. R.
D. Sanford, Enterprise. blra
GOOD SEED BARLEY 1 cts. a
pojnd. S. L. Magill, Lostine, Ore. bn
ALL PERSONAL PROPERTY. Imme
diate pojse.sion of greater part. W.
M. Sutton, City. b2m
A BARGAIN 40 acm good pasture
land, mile wen of town, with
good building place on county road,
for $650. Terms. C. E. Vest. 65r4
THOROUGHBRED BRONZE Turkey
Gobbler. Charles McAlls'er.
SWAP.
TIMBER CLAIM on Alder Slope for
property In or near Enterprise. C.
E. Vest. blm
FOR RENT.
160 ACRES within a mile of 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,
rise
OPERA
House
Thursday Evening
March 18,
Last Attraction In The
Season's Lyceum Coarse
The Eminent Lecturer
Prof. L. E. Follaasbec
In The Hamorous And In
spiring Lecture
"Genius & Quo ption"
Popular Prices, 25 35 50c
Reserved Seats on and After
Monday at The Drug Store.
fchtern
You Will Make LoU of Money
And have an ideal home when you own this place.
$60 per acre will buy a level, fertile, irrigated farm
on public road, lYi miles from the terminus of the
railroad; all tillable land and under the ditch, 135
acres in cultivation, 60 acres in alfalfa. Abundance
of irrigating water goes with the place. It is a
good hog and dairy ranch, being only two miles
from a creamery. It produces big crops of hay and
grain. A stream of pure everlasting water runs by
the house and barn. Just enough timber for shade
and domestic 'use. AH enclosed with a hog tight
fence, cedar posts. New house, barn, granary, hog
feeder, etc., etc. Family orchard. Easy Terms.
For further particulars write or phone.
Enterprise Real Estate Co.
Enterprise, Oregon
PLAT OF WALLOWA COUNTY IN OFFICE.
OFFICE ON MAIN ST. OVER HARNESS SHOP.
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MARKET TOP WAS 22a CENTS
WADE SELLS PERCHERON
FOR $2303.
Wa'.lowa, March 16. J. T. Jardlne
h the United States Forest service.
reached Wa'.lowa, March 13, from
ton, D. C. Mr. Jardlne Is en
gaged In the experimental work,
along the Hies of forage Investiga
tions that Is being carried on by the
forest service and the bureau of
plant Industry acting In co-operation.
During the past month Mr. Jardlne
has visited lambing camps . on the
deserts of Arizona. The season , this
far has bean an excellent one there
most of the shearing is over and
the wool market el for a good price,
some of it as hijh as 22 cents a
pound. The desert lambing will be
over by March 20 and sheep meD
expect to reach between 90 and 100
per cent lamb crop. . Mr. Jardlne
will go soon to the lambing camps
on Snake river, for the purpof-e of
continuing a comparative of sheep
lambing on outside range, and lamb
ing under the pasturage system. La
ter in the season, he will conduct the
experimental investigations at the
coyote-proof pasture on the Chesnim
pus section of the Wallowa forest.
Ranger Charlej Black, rider for
Section one of the Forest reserve
came In Friday on business.
Albert Hunter of Island City
bought IV very fine Percheron thor
oughbred stallion, a Wallowa county
production of Sam Wade, paying
$2000. He had made quite an exten
sive hunt over the eastern states
and claims this horse is the finest
he had seen.
Monday - morning Galloway Bros
shipped a car load of high grade
horses to Elgin, purchased of local
parties.' 1 v - - "- :
Saturday, Baker & Drake had two
teams In from Flora for freight for
merchants of that place. v
Miss App'.eiate also had a load of
goods hau'.ei to Appleton.
The Shell, Combes & Co. are add
ing 30x30 feat more space to their
salesroom, by (eating qut the, parti
tion of their rev wa.re.rqam, using a
aidj room as a store house. The
office on an eeatlon In the rear
will be light and the improvements
will add much to. the storey attrac
tiveness. The Valley Hardware Co. received
a half ear Igad of dqors and windows.
They are ge ting ready for the spring
rush,. .
Jqe Robinson of Promise traded
Monday in town.
iurs. W. J. Erown last week gave
a dinner party in honor of Vest a
Jackson, who goes . to Enterprise
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L, Couch was In Joseph Friday on
a busineai trip.
Couch & McDonald sold 160 acres
Of timber land belonging to Jennie
Thompson.
Richard Maxwell returned home
Saturday from Walla Walla .where
he had been all winter feeding cattle.
The dedication of the new Chris-
ARIZONA WOO
PUBLIC AUCTION.
At Colon Eberhard's office In Jos
eph, Oregon, March 20, 1909, at 2
o'clock, four shares of water in the j
warmers Wa'er Ditch Company, to
the highest bidder: One third of
the" purchase price to be paid on day
of sale and the balance 6 months
time with lankabia note at 10 per
cent from data.
Also the' same day will receive
hids to eilarge the Farmers Water
Ditch.
FARMERS WATER DITCH CO.
JOHN PRATT, Preaident.
Third Franchise
Given At Joseph
Council Passes Walck-Hamilton Llflht
and Power Ordinance Local
News.
Joseph, March 16. The Wallowa
iake Light and Power company has
secured the right of way for their
water ditches and . flumes. The
Valck and HamlltDn franchise passed
-he vote of the council at the regu
lar meeting Monday night.
The bids for the Edith Jennings
building will be opened March 20.
Mrs. Else Arnold, who was here
for several weeks taking medical
treatment, returnad to her home at
The Buttes, much improved in health.
J. C. Wetherly has purchased the
house south of the Mitchell hotel;
belonging to the A. A. Hall e3tate.
J. C. MoFetridge and W. F. Craig
of Enterprise were in town Monday.
Monday night the eastbound mall
miscarried, the Loatlne sack was sent
up here and it is supposed the Jo
leph mall was 13ft at Lostine.
Mrs. G. L. Williams of Grants
Pass returned home Monday, after
v several months visit at the
home of her parents, Mr aid Mrs.
3. A, Foster, north of town.
Frank Stevenson, merchant, was a
business visitor at the county seat
Monday. .
Mesdame3 Eben, Bowman and Ham
ilton were shopping and visiting in
Enterprise Monday.
Edith Austin of Elgin and Myrl
Donnelly came In Monday night from
heir visit at Wa'.lowa.
Tom Bales sold a five year old
.torse for $275.
Tuesday morning 2000 aheap were
Ishlpped to Waho, eight car loads,
mrchased of E, A. Anderson of Elk
Mountain.
J. M. Mitchell has gone to Portland
with a carload of horses.
LOSTINE
Lostine, March 19. Lulu Brldwell
went to Wallowa Monday and will
anter the hospital for an operation
for appendicitis under the care of
Dr. Gregory. Her brother George
accompanied her.
Mrs, Bert Hatnmack Joined her
husband at Palmer Junction Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. James Ftfspatrtck,
Mrs. Saunders and Eula. Russell went
to .La Grande, Saturday for-a few
days visit.
PARADISE QLINTS.
Paradise, March 12. W. J. Akin
and Frank Norton left today, the
former going to Dft.ytQn,"Wash., and
the latter to Washington.
Deputy Sheriff Mosa Martin of Aso
tin Is here on business.
The Paradise literary closed last
night.
Rev. Jackson and wife are holding
a protracted meeting at Flora Six
teen persons have Joined the church.
Born, to the wife of J. W. Fisher,
on the 7th day of March, a son.
BIrs. Benton Connor retuned from
Washington where she has been vis
iting. . .
Surprise party at Gilbert Phillips',
last week. Surprise party at Court-
land Phillips', this week.
There Is many a slip between the
cup and the Up, as this old adage
will apply to a marriage that did not
come off here yesterday evening.
The wedding supper was all ready
but no wedding. Cause: No marri
age license.
The ladles of the M. E. church
will give a chicken dinner in the
banquet room of the Fraternal hall,
St. Patrick's Day, Wednesday, March
17, from 6 to 8 p. m.
TIMBER COMPANIES
PAY THEIR TAKES
SETTLE IN FULL WITHOUT PRO
TEST AGAINST ASSESSMENT
COURTHOUSE NEWS.
The Palmer. Croisott and Grande
'Ronde companies, owners of' big
tracts of timber in this county, who
appealed to the circuit court the
$1000 assessment per quarter made
I by ex-Asse38or Pace and confirmed
by the equalization board, have paid
their taxes in full without protest,
which action is taken to mean the
suits will probably be dropped.
Monday was the la3t day on which
the 3 per cent- raba'e was given for
prepayment of taxes. Deputy Sher
iff Crow says the number of re
ceipts to this date is about the
same as last yeir. Sheriff Marvin
and Deputy Crow are digging into
the work from early morning till
dark keeping up with the payments.
No penalty is added if hair your tax
is paid on or before Monday. April
6. The sheriff has made one turn
over of $13,214.09 to Treasurer Bell.
File First Papers.
Two. natives of the Republic of
France flbd in Coanty Clerk Boat
man's ofiice, Tue3lay, their first dec
larations to become citizens of the
United State3. They are, John Ro
man, laborer, aged 37, born at Corp,
France, and a re il lent of this coun
try since 1905; Amedee Rambaud, la
borer, aged 24 years, born at Saint
Bonnet, France, and who came to
the United States of America Dae
28, 1908. Among other things those
desiring to become citizens must
make oath to, are the declarations
they are not anarchists, polygamlsts,
nor believers in the practice of
polygamy.
New 8ult Filed.
.Following are recent suits filed in
the circuit court: "
- March 5 Oscar M." Swlkert " vs.
Grace E. Swlkert.
March 8 J. A. Wood, Admr., vs.
L. F. Morley.
March 15 A. C. Ruby vs. J. Q.
Connally, Bell Connally, Kate L. Gil
ttore, T. M. Gilmore. )
Metes and Bound Survey.
County Surveyor Merryman and H;
C. Cramer start for Snake river Wed
nesday, to make an official survey
for Jos. J. Brown, who wants to
prove up on his homestead, which
is In unsurveyei territory. The sur
vey will be by metes and bounds.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE COUNTY COURT
Wednesday, March 3, 1909.
In the matter of the road petition of
W. E. Boner and others:
It appearing that said petition is
signed by twelve and more frej.
holders of said county and state
residing In the vicinity of said
proposed road and that the peti
tion correctly describes the begin
"Emmanuel"
At Presbyterian Church '
Friday Night, March 19.
Most Popular Oratorio of Modern Days,
Leading Soloist-21 Voices
Admission 50c.
Are You Satisfied
With the tlt'e to your farm? Your answer will probably be, yes
I have a Warranty Desj. But did you know that warranty deeds
sometime i He? There may be judgments standing against some
former grantor, delinquent taxes, or unredeamed tax sales, all of
which are liens on and clouds against the title of your farm.
AN ABSTRACT 8HOW8 THESE THINGS UP and you should have
one whether you are going to cell at this time or not Some day
You Mill want to all, then you will be required to furnish an Ab
stract Won't It be much easier ai d a great deal cheaper to get
these matters straightened up now while the grantors are still liv
ing, than later when all are dead or have left the country.
ORDER AN ABSTRACT TODAY FROM
The Wallowa Law, Land and Abstract Co.
C. M. LOCKWOOD, Secretary,
Notary Public.
ning, Intermellate points and ter
minus thereof, and It further ap
pearing to the court by affidavit
filed herein, that due and legal
notice of presantatlon of said pe
tition to this court notifying all
persons that applicalon would be
made by advertisement pdsted at
the place of holding this court and
three other public places In the
vicinity of said proposed road, and
It further appearing that a bond
conditioned according to law has
been filed he;eln, which bond is
hereby approved: .It is therefore
hereby considered and ordered that
the prayers or said petitioners be
granted. The roai viewers are or-
(Continued on last page.)
Regular Meeting
Of City Council
Additional Street Lamps Ordered
Johnson Reimbursed for Cost
of Bridge.
At' the regular mid-monthly meet
ing of the council Monday night, a
street light was ordered placed at
the northwest corner of Greenwood
and West Flwt straet, Ted Johnson
was reimbursed for the cost of a
bridge,, he built two years ago on
the street near his' home, and two
culverts were ordered In across the
'branch at the west end of Main
street and on Holmes street, Daniel
Boyd, who owns adjoining property,
offering to pay for pulling of the
brush and grading of approaches to
and betwean the culverts.
H. E. Merryman asked whether his
offer of a free site for a reservoir
would be accepted, but the council
eould not tell him definitely until
the arrival of Mr. Lowry, the engi
neer for the American L. & W. com
pany, who ha3 the water works "con
tract. He Is expected soon.
The mayor wa3 Instructed to post
a warning notice forbidding persons
from taking dlrf from the south" end
of the Wagner addition, near Resl-,
deuce street.
Besides the $51 allowed C. F. John
son for the bridge, a bill of Burnaugh
& Mayfleld for merchandise for $1.50,
iwas allowed.
New Hotsl But.
Landlord Bauer of Hotel Enterprise
received the first of the week his
fine new bus, the moat elegant ve
hicle of the kind ever brought to the
,'county. It seats 10 passengers and
the baggage Is carried on top, It was
made In Michigan to special order.
STRAYED OR 8TOLEN.
7 year old Bay Mare and 2-year old
Lay filly. Each weighs about 1000
ipounds; branded circle quarter cir
cle on left shoulder. - Filly has wire
(cut on left hind leg. If not Inter
cepted will probably go to native
range on Whl3ky creek. Liberal re
ward for Information leading to their
return. Daniel Boyd, Enterprise.
k.
ENTERPRISE, OREGON
Rooms 2 and 4, Borland Bldg.
BIG STOCK RANCH
SOLD FOR $15,850
EMMONS PLACE ON DAY RIDGE
BOUGHT BY CLARKSTON
CAPITALIST.
The largest and moat Important
real estate deal in this county for
some 'months was made Tuesday by
the Enterprise Ileal Estate company,
the J. W. Em mo. is stock ranch on
lower Day Ridge, of 1984 acres bor
dering on the Giande Ronde river
and Mud creok was sold to C, Mur
dock, a Clarkston capitalist, for
$15,850. The latter left at once for
his home but wi'l return shortly to
knake" extsn.ive improvements on
the ranch and tarn it over to his
son who will mamg3 It.
The Emmons plce 13 an ideal
stock ranch about 40 mil 33 from this
city, the most accessible trading
point. When the railroad li extend
ed dov.n th? Grande Ronde canyon,
the placi will be worth several times
he price paid Tuesday. Time are
hundreds of acres of fine soil suit-
able for grain and hay, and it U a
splendid fruit district, probaV.y eqnal
to Grouse or Eden. There ar 000
acres under coyote-tight fJ.ice and
wire enough on the place to in
crease that to 1000 acres.
This sale 1b but a forerunner of a
number that will be made to Eait
em Washington parties who are at
tracted here by the lower pi leas
for better land than In their part
of the country.
The Enterprise Real Eatate com
pany also sold Tuesday the John D.
iBraughton property, just sauth of
the depot, to John A. Bookout, Sr.,
for $1500. Mr. Bookout is now re
siding on this place.
The same firm soil last week, the
Samuel Spro3ton place of 150 acres
Just south of Walowa to Leonard
Couch. :.....
City Lots Sold. .
W. E. Taggart has sold two lot I
on West Third street, just off North
street In this ciy, for Jared Manle
to Ward brothers; consideration
$200.
8L Patricks Day Dliinor.
the Fraternal building, March. 17, to
be served by the ladlas of tUs M. 5.
church lrom 5 to 8 p. m. Menu ai
follows:
Chicken Him
Potatois Salads Bread
Boston Raked Beans.
Tea Coffee
Pie Cake
Price 35 cents. Special family rates.
Riley's
Flour Prices
Lowest In County
RocK Creek
High Grade Patent $1.35
Full Sifter Patent $1.25
Lostine
None Better $1.25
Try Lostine Germea.
Berry and Fruit Sugar
(Best) per cwt. $7.40
Beet Sugar per cwt $6.50
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 Whit 37
Free Delivery to Any Part
of Town