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NEWSRECOk
ALL THE OFFICIAL
NEW3 OF WALLOWA
COUNTY IN THE N-R
TENTH YEAR.
NO. 60.
ENTERPRISE, WALLOWA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1909.
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Classified notices in this column 1
cent a word each insertion in either
Isews Record or Chieftain; 1V4 cents
a word (or same notice In both pa
pers; special rates by the month or
year.
FOR 8ALE.
?IAY, a few tons of bright loose tim
othy rty.'also baled timothy. R. D.
Sanford. - 60r2
10 BROOD MARES, Good ones.
Nine In foal to a good horse. Will
be sold cheap. See or write Tom
Stump, Enterprise. ' 60btf
TWO HIGH GRADE PERCHERON
stallion colts, coming 2 years old.
Extra good ones. See them at my
(arm, 2Vi miles south of Lostine.
Sam Wade. 59btf
HEAVY WAGON, 3Vi Inch; single
buggy; 3 sets work harness; 1 set
double driving harness. B. A. Rey
nolds, Alder Slope, P. O. Enterprise.
59b4 '
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. Wigglesworth, La Grande,
Oregon.
ALL PERSONAL PROPERTY. Imme
diate possession of greater part. W.
M. Sutton, City. b2m .'
SWAP.
TIMBER CLAIM on Alder Slope for
property In or near Enterprise. C.
E. Vest. - blm
PASTURAGE FOR RENT.
The large Crelghton tract Is for rent,
from May 1, reserving right to sell
not to exceed 200 acres after Octo
ber 1. Terms half cash, balance Oc
tober 1. Phone or write immediately
td Colon R. Eberhard, Joseph. 59bl
A BARGAIN 40 acre3 good pasture
land, mile wen of - town, with
good building place oh county road,
for $650. . Terms.. C'. E. Vest. 55M
WAGON, 3 inch, $60. One 2-horse
buggy $50. Both almost new. One
pet heavy .harness $20. $279 worth
of nice, dry lumber for $265. C. E.
ye3t, Enterprise. 58r2
" Appointed Government Hunter.
Deputy Sheriff W. C. Moore of
Flora has been appointed govern
ment hunter, attached .to the station
at the big pasture in the Chesnlm-nua.
THE GORDON HAT FOR $3.00
We have decided to reduce the price of The Gordon to $3.00. New
styles to select from. You will find this one of the most satisfactory
hats you ever bought
We have added a new line of children's and girl's ready-to-wear
dresses. The new style corsets have arrived. You will find the
fitting of the late pattern dresses greatly simplified by using one' of
them. Messaline silKs in single waist patterns.
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SPENT LONG LIFE
ON THE FRONTIER
W. K. STUB3LEFIELD BLAZED
THE WAY OF SETTLERS IN
MANY STATES.
Almost the entire life or William
K. Stubblefield was spent on the
frontier. Born in Tennessee when
that now old state was "West," he
moved successively to Illinois, Mis
souii, Texas, Arkansas and came to
Oregon in 1884. He built the first
log cabin in the Palo Pinto river
country of Texas 55 years ago, and
built a stockade of posts 21 feet
high around the cabin as protection
against the Indians. For four years
their neare3t neighbor was 45 miles
distant.
When the Civil war broke out he
tried to get north to join the Union
army but was stopped at Red river,
and turned back. He went to Cook
county, where the Union sentiment
was overwhelmingly strong and na'
rowly escaped the massacre of
Union men in Cook by the seces
sionists of the surrounding coun
ties. After that he and his family
lived nine years on the Texas west
ern frontier, then moved to Eureka
Springs, Ark., and engaged in the
fruit business.
, When he came to this county he
settled on the lower Imnaha where
he- made a- ranch, planted an or
chard and sold hay to stockmen. In
1899 he sold out and came to Enter
prise, which was his home until his
death. For a number of years he
.held the contracts for the mail stf -
routes from this city to Chlco
and also the one to Zumwalt
and until a year ago drove the Chlco
route himself. He was the oldest
man in the Unite 1 States driving a
stage regularly, yet in an official let
ter to the Chlco postmaster, the
Postmaster General said Mr. Stubble
field had the best record of all
route contractors in the state of
Oregon.
"Uncle Billy" was as honest and
upright as he was strong, and his
strength was that of three men. He
was held in the highest esteem b
all who knew him,- He was a- life
long member of the Christian
church.
He was the father of 15 sons and
nine daughters, 13 of whom are liv
ing, as follows: Thomas of Musco
gee, Okl.; Jasper of Cole county.
Mo.; William of this county; Mrs.
Sarah Clinkenhead, of Arkansas;
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RUNK & CO.
Mrs. Chrlstena Blyeu of Oklahoma;
Ira of Dallas, Ore.; Mrs. Eliza Ne
well of Harney county; Michel and
Stonehaven of Enterprise; Mrs. Ly
dla Rowley of Malheur county; Ne
wel of Cottonwood, Ida.; Fancho
and Brennen, of this city. Ira,
Newell, William, Brennen, Stonehav
en, Fancho, Michel and Mrs. Rowley
were present at the funeral.
Funeral was held Thursday after
noon from the Christian " church,,
which was crowded with relatives
and friends. Rev.W.S. Crockett of
ficiated and the choir was composer
of Mrs. Corklns, Mrs. Wilgerodt, M
Gaily, Mr. Wortman. The pallbear
ers, pioneers and old friends of the
deceased, were Captain A. C. Smith,
J. C. Reavis, W. W. White, E. J. For
sythe, A. M. Wagner and G. W. Hy
att. Burial was in the Enterprise
cemetery beside his wife who dted
20 years ago.
Elgin Flour at W. J. Fu-k & Co's.
Patent $1.50 a sack, straight grade,
$1.40 a sack.
Annual Meeting
Of Presbyterians
Rev. 8. C. Adams Is Requested to
Remain Another Year
Officers Elected.
At the congregational meeting of
the Presbytsrian church Wednesday
night, Rev. S. C. Adams was unan
imously requested to remain another
year. Good reports were made by
the several church officers and the
following were elected: J. C. Reav
is, elder; C. T. Hockett; elder for
three years; J. S. Kay, O. J. Roe,
Geo. Law, Daniel Boyd and Geo. M.
Gaily, trustees.
The officers elect for the Sunday
school are Mrs. Cora White, Supt.;
J. S, Kay, Asst.; India Ault, secre
tary; Aaron Olmsted, Asst.; Esther
Mawetl, librarian; Winifred Kay,
Asst.; Alta Davis, organist; Helena
Kay, Ass't.
Three Sales Next Week.
There will be three public sales
next week on Alder Slope. W. C.
Eads will offer a fine lot of live
stock Tuesday, besides many house
hold articles and farm Implements.
On Wednesday, R. D. Sanford will
sell a big lot of farm implements
and other articles,' and on Friday
Marlon Harris ha 3 a big general
sale Including a lot of good horses,
cattle and hogs. He may also offer
his ranch for sale or rent.
Read the advertisements.
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ANOTHER STONE
BUSINESS BLOCK
SAM LITCH WILL SOON ERECT
HANDSOME MODERN FIRE
PROOF BUILDING.
Sam Lltch states he will build a
stone business block on his lots Just
west of his building occupied by the
W. J. Funk & Co. store, in which
Mr. Lltch owns a half interest. The
plans are not yet completed, but Mr.
Litch expects to hurry matters up
and begin work within a week or
two.
The new building will have a front
age of 60 feet on Main Btreet and a
dapth of 90 fae:. Two store rooms
will extend bac'.c 6) feet from Main
street, and back of them will be a
room, 30xG0, that will be used as a
wareroom by W. J. Funk & Co., the
present wooden warehouse being
moved to the C. E. Funk lot across
the alley. This same firm will oc
cupy the east room of the new build
ing, archways being cut between it
and the present store. The west
room of the new building is not yet
rented. A basement will extend un
Jer the eist room and warehouse
jart.
Burnai'gh & Mayfield have plans
drawn for their 34x34V4 two story
jne addition to their storeroom.
A force of a doien men are now at
o.k on the new courthouse.
Contractor Knapp has the founda
tion walls of the woolgrowers ware
house completed.
CHICO TATTLINGS.
There would be no use to say that
spring had arrived away back here
in the tall timber, for our last items
from here written by the Chlco
Chlmer. informed you of It some
three or four weeks ago, when the
thermometer was hovering near zero
and the sap in the trees and the
birds' nests would haye frozen to a
frazzle The sap must have been In
his head and the birds' ne3ts in the
far distant future. But of course
it was all true if he said so. Be
it ever so.
But now at this late day, the hills
are taking on a beautiful emeraia
me. our dear first flowers of spring
the golden hued buttercups are ev
erywhere, the bluablrds and larks
are making the air melodious witn
their welcome song.
St. Patrick's day passed very
auletlv here. No very patriotic dem
onstratlon; only a little wearing of
the green.
Haven Stubblefield, our petite
stage driver, reports the roads very
muddy between here and Enter
prise. Several families who have spent
the winter In the city are moving
out to their country homes.
U. E. Endlcott came out from Jo
seph and Is helping his brother fix
fence, getting ready to put In their
crops. Mr. Endlcott'a family will
move out here as soon as the roads
will permit.
.irs. Edgmand and daughter Inez
are keeping house for their son and
brother, J. R. Edgmand.
Several bands of cattle and horse3
have bem turned on the range and
are doing very well, as the grass Is
about 3 Inches high on the south
till, si :cs.
School has started in the suburbs
of Chlco with Miss Edith Fay as
teacher.
All fall sown grain is looking fine
with promise of an abundant crop,
and the farmers are fencing and get
ting implements In order and get
ting ready for spring work for with
gra.n at the top price it l, there
is some encouragement to the farm
er. J.-W. Alford Is busy hauling rails
and posts on his new homestead for
a hog pasture, as he intends rais
ing hogs on quite a large scale.
He alsj Intends building a new
house this spring.
Little lis Lois Alford, who has
be3n quite sick the past week, has
almost recovered.
P. Tljiett, who lost his home
by fire th's spring. Is living in the
Che-mimnus schoolhouse, until he
can bnl d a new house.
Miss Stella Edgmand was vUltlng
her mother last week, but has re
turned to Joseph.
Jeff Stickney was hauling wood
from Forest Dell last Friday.
George Greenwood has lately
come from Cherry Creek, a pla.
about H miles from here and reports
seeing To or 40 dear all in one
bunch. It is suppose! that is where
they winter, as it is quite warm
there on the banks of Imnaha. Some
one asked G. W. if he killed any
of them, and he said, oh no, I re
spect the game law, and so I Just
tipped my hat and went on, but I
could not help thinking, so near and
yet S3 far.
Calvin, Smith of Elk Mountain is
moving his household goods to his
hometsead be'.ow Chico where hei n
tends 11 . 1 is this summer.
Henry Ibberson was a passenger
on Friday's stage to Chlco.
James Daugherty, Sr., is visiting
Messrs. Poirdy and Harris. Harris
says he is getting tired of doing
the couklng and is thinking of get
homestead below Chico where he in
fect a welding notice in my next
Items. Make gcod, George.
Wheat At $1.23 In
Portland Market
Highest Foint This Season 23 Cents
Paid For Montana
Wool.
Portland, March 25 Wheat sold
as high as $1.23 per bushel in this
'.narket. yesterday. This is the high
est point reached by bluestera this
season. The advance In wheat has
revived the talk of still another ad
vance ' in flour prices all along the
coast.
LI.e Stock Market.
Portland, March 25 Official qu
tatlons at the Livestock Exchange:
Cattle Top steers, $5.255.G0;
fair to good, $4.755; common to
medium, $3.254.B0; cows, top, $4.
25; fair to good, $3.504; common to
medium, $2.503.50; calves, top, $5
5.50; heavy, $3.504; bulls and
ita.Ts, fat, $33.50; common, $2
2.75.
Hogs Pest, $7.257.60; fair" to
good, $6.757; Blockers, $5.506.50;
China fats, $8.75.
Shee; Top wethers, $55.75;
fair to good, $4.504.75; ewe1). c
less on all grades; lambs, top, $6.50
6.75; fair to good, $66.50.
Wool 8trong at Boston.
Botson, March 24. In the ab
sence of heavy domestic stock, the
local wool transactions are confine:)
to the foreign product, while in both
lines the demand exceeds the arrival
of the new clip and advices from the
west show an advance to 23c for
Montana and Dakota wool on the
sheep's back.
Very little of the old stock is avail
able and transactions are confined to
small lots. There is a steady de
mand for pulled wool at firmer prices
for all grades. Some leading domes
tic quotations range as follows:
CaMfornia Northern, 5862c;
middle county, 5052c; fall free, 42
45c.
Oregon Eastern No. 1, staple,
623c;. eastern clothing, 6557c;
valley No. 1, staple, 4850c.
IN WALLOWA COUNTY
For $60 per acre 160 acres of good,
level land, every foot in cultivation
and under irrigation; 40 acres in
alfalfa that made 4 tons per acre.
Netted the owner 10 per cent last
year on price asked. Good water
right, well fenced, good buildings.
Two miles from depot.
O. R. & I. Company
JORDAN a PACE
NEXT DOOR TO THE POSTOFFICE
It
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,ilES
UNION AND V. -OWA MIGHT
CO-OPERATE TO ADVANTAGE
OF BOTH.
The mutual interests of Wallowa
and Union counties in publicity work
is thus set fort'i in an editorial in
the La Grande Observer:
The Commercial associations or
the counties of Wallowa aud Union
should Join hands, pool their inter
ests in a measure, having so much
in common. Wallowa county was
formerly a portion of Union coun
ty, a great many of the pioneer res
idents of Wallowa CDunty were for
mer residents of Union county, many
of the sons of the pioneer families
of Union county moved into Wal
lowa county. This fact for years
has been no small factor in cement
ing social and commercial Interests.
Now thp.t the lion horse has entered
the great commonwealth of our sis
ter county, which means stiU great
er mutual interests, it would bo the
natural thing to pool interests in a
common cause. Both counties need
additional population. Wallowa coun
ty has opportunities and advaata2a
for some people that Union coauty
cannot provide, but there is not a
resident in Union county but would
rejoice to see every homeseekjr tnat
could not be secured for Un'.on
county, lo:ate in Wallowa county.
On the other hand, every additional
thousand people secured by Union
county ma'tes it Just that much eas
ier for Wallowa county to seeura an
other thousand. It is a case of mu
tual Interest for either county to
develop, and, in fact, one cannot 3
velop without assisting the other. In
unity there Is strength. Thea two
counties, through their county courts
and commercial clubs, could raise
larger appropriations, and by work
ing in harmony could do more effec
tive work. The above suggestion
was the remark overheard by tho
writer on the depot platform Satur
day, when one of our wide-awake
real estate men was there Interview
ing a group of homeseekers, and af
ter questioning them for a few mo
ments realized that they wanted
something that he did not believe
could be found in Union county, Inl
ine Uately commenced boosting for
Wallowa county and actually hunted
up one of the Wallowa county book
lets and gave It to the supposed
leader of the group. As the train
moved out, he replied: "I bolleve I
Ud Wallowa county and those peo
ple a favor. Wallowa county has
uome cheap land, and those fellows
would soon make progressive farm
ers if they had a chance and I, for
one, would much rather see thom lo
cate In Wallowa county than else
where, If Union county cannot get
them." This repreaonts the feeling
toward Wallowa county by the boost
ers o Union county, and we firmly
believe it is reciprocal, and this feel
ing should be encouraged aid ci n
oration would bring greater results.