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A'la Wa'liwa News, estab
lished March 3. 1899.
Published Wetfnesfiay. and Satur-!
days at Enterprise. Oregon, by
THE ENTERPRISE PRESS
Office East side Court House Square
Entered In tho Entsrprlse po3toffico
as seoad-clasi matter.
8ATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1339.
The passing within the span of
one day of two "fathers In Israel"
like Wm. K. Stubblefleld and Thomas
Terry give us pause to stop and
consider the'.r long and useful lives.
Both had passed by several years
the four-score milestone. Mr. Terry
was not so well known here, coming
in his extreme old age, but he had
epent his long life la noble work,
and wai a men of prominence In an
Eastern state. "Uncl3 Billy" Stub
Me'ie'.d, as he was familiarly called,
was a pi'moer of this county, yet
was what Is usually considered an
old man when he came here a quar
r f a century ago. But possessed
of a magnificent physique, he did
more of the hard, pioneering work
than mo it of t'ae young men, and
at 80 years was driving the stage
through storm and cold to Chlco,
never rolling a trip and never re
ported late. And before he came
here he had done more work than
the. ordinary man does in a life
time. The following tribute was
paid Mr. Stubbleflald In the La
Grande Observer by one who knew
him: "His moral and physical de
velopment was all that nature, and
the hl.?he3t sense of personal honor
could make It. He belonged to that
old school of manhood, when every
promise was kept and every duty
performed He was tender as he
was strong, and simple as he was
true li e al'y without deceit and
without pretense. As a pioneer and
frontiersman, he was thoughtful, ten
dor and bravo a manly and courage
ous mai."
A Pleasant Physio.
When you want a pleasant physlr
give Chamberlains Stomach and
Liver Tablet a trial. They are mild
and gentle In their action and al
ways produce a pleisant cathartic
effect. Call at Hurnaugh & May
field's drug store for a frea Barnple.
Highest market price paid In cash
for live chickens at Enterprise Meat
Market. Prke & Homan.
PUBLIC AUCTION
I will offer at public auction on
my farm 3V4 miles west of Enter
prise, on Tuesday, March 30, begin
ning at 10 a. m. Bharp, the follow
ing described property: 22 horses,
consisting of 4 1400Jb. Bay mares,
all hi foal; 1 3-year-old Bay filly. In
foal; matih span mares, 1300-lb.,
both in foil; 2 12001b. mares in
foal; 1 mare, in foal, with colt by
Bide; 6 yearlings, one a Coach; 5 2-year-olds,
one a Coach; 1 3-year-old.
Two milch cows with calves. One
high grade Jersey, 1 half-blood Jer
sey, l full blood Jersey bull. Nine
head of hogs, consisting of eight
thoroughbred Poland China sows,
and 1 full-blood Duroc Jersey boar.
Farm Implements and houeshold
goods, 3 sets of team harness, 1 2
horse power chopper, 1 hay stacker,
1 cook stove, 2 heaters, 2 farm
wagons and other articles too num
erous to mention. Terms: Sums
"Cartful Banking Insures th Safety of Dtposits"
Depositors Have That tiuurunteu at
WALLOWA NATIONAL BANK
OF KNTERPR1SH, OKROON
CAPITAL .V.r00
SURPLUS ioO.000
Wc Do a General Banking Business.
Exchange Bought and Sold on
All Principal Cities.
Geo. W. Hyalt, President V. U. Holmes, Cashier
Geo. 8. Cra'tf. Vice President Frank A. 1 tea vis, Awt. Cashier
" ,- MKKITOKS
Gko .8. Ckaim Uko. W. Uvait Mattik A. Hqj.mks
J. II. Dobbin V. R. Hoi.mks
ENTERPRISE
BES1 OF MEATS
Highest Market
1'rlee for
. Hides and Tells
U
PKOPRIETOUS
under 10 rash; over $10 six months
me on approved note. Free hot
lunch. W.- C. EADS. Owner.
H. 13. DavlJhl:er, Auctlonear.
I will sell at public sale at my
farm. 4 mile3 southwest of Enter-
3-4 mile southwest of Alder,
Friday, April 2, beginning at 9:30 a
m., the following described property:
H head of horses, consisting of 1
large brown mare, 8 years old; one
hunky bay mara, 8 years old; black
mare. 10 years old; grey mare, 4
years old; bay mara, coming 2; geld
ing, 10 years oia; Day geiaing, com
ing 4, and his full brother coming
I; bay ge'.dlng, coming 2, and his
full brother, coming 1; sorrel saddle
ind driver, 8 years old. Three good
nllch cows, all giving milk; 3 steer
calves, 1 part Jersey heifer calf, 2
yearling hellers; 40 head of hogs,
;.e;al have fine pigs, about 35
i pigs already. Three sets of
louble work harness, Bain wagon,
l'i, double tire oa hind wheels, near
y new De Laval cream separator,
i few tojls, boy's saddle, tables,
chairs, 2 rockers, stands, good heat
ing stove, dishes, almost new cider
nill and other artlclss too numer
ous to mention: Terms: 6 months
ime on a'l sjm3 over $11 wl'h A
)er cent Interest, good approved se
:urlty; 2 per cent discount for cash.
HO and under cash. Come early and
inspect stock. If you want bargains,
jome. MARION L. HARRIS.
Three miles southwest of Enter
prise, Wednesday, March 31, begin
.ing at 10 a. nr., sharp. The follow
ng articles will be offered: Invlnci
Me Universal ste3l range, 2 heat
lg s'-oves, kltrh3n safe, dish cup
oard, extension table, fall-leaf table,
.Itchen treasure, stand tables, 12
hairs, several rockers, variety of
ilshe3 and kitchen utensils, tin and
.ranlte ware, canned fruit and emp
y Jars, keg vinesar, tubs and wring
r, several Iron bedsteads, springs
jo n:ateh, wardroba, de3k and book
:ase, commode with glass, brand
iew sewing machine, emery sickle
Tinder, small tools, chains, Cham
ion mower and hay rake, 16-hich
Oliver chilled plow with jointer and
.' extra points, 2 section steel har
tw, Iron Age cultivator, Cohoun
,rass se-jder, 3-lnch heavy wlde-tlre
lalf-truck Studebaker wagon, Mit
chell hack, 100 fence posts, saddle
and bridles, 2 good sets double har
ness, hay rack, 1 heifer, soon fresh;
yearling Jersey heifer, 2-year-old
mare, six dozen chickens. Terms:
All sums under $10 cash; on all
bove a credit of 12 months will be
jlven on approved bankable note3
drawing 10 per cent; 5 per cent dis
count for cash.
. " R. D. SANFORD.
A Religious Author's Statsment.
' Rev. Joie;-h II. Fesperman, Salis
bury, N. C, who Is the author of
several br.oHs, wrlt9S; "For several
years I was afflicted with kidney
trouble and last winter I was sud
denly"8trlcken with a severe pain in
my kllnes and was confined to bea
eight days unabla to get up without
assistance. My uilne contained a
thick, white Bedlment and I passed
same frequently day and night. I
commenced " taking Foley's Kidney
Itemely and the pain gradually
abated and finally ceased and my
urine became normal. I cheerfully
recommend Foley's Kidney Remedy.".
For dyspepsia, Indigestion and loss
of appetite take Levy's Oregon Grape
Compound. Sold and guaranteed by
Bumaugh & Mayfleld, Enterprise,
Oregon.
W. B. APPLEGATE.
Notary Publii .
Co'lectlons made. Real Estate
bought and sold and all business
matters attended to. Call on or
write me.
PARADISE, OREGON.
MEAT MARKFT
ALWAYS ON HAND.
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Home Course In
M
odern Agriculture
The Selection of Seed
By C. V. GREGORY,
Agricultural Ti)Uion. Jobua State College
CopyrlKht. 1909, by American Press Association
NE of the most Important fee
tors in crop production is the
selection of seed. This is Im
portant not only In producing
a largo yield, but also In obtaining a
product of the highest quality.
The use of the fanning mill as a
means of sorting out the heaviest,
plumpest grains was spoken of in the
previous article. The Importance of
this means of seed selection cannot be
too greatly emphasized.
One of the principal reasons for se
lecting the liirwst grains for seed is
that they contain so much more food
for.thp young plant. This enables It
to 'make a strong, vigorous start
..ticii plants have more vitality, grow
faster and produce larger yields tlinD
plants from shriveled seeds, which
have a struggle for existence from
the time they germinate. Another
reason for selecting plump seed Is
that the resulting crop Is likely to be
of better quality and will thus bring
a higher price when sold. The old
law of "like produces like" applies to
plants as well as to animals. One of
the surest ways of bringing about Im
provement Is by using parents of the
desired type year after yenr.
Selecting seed according to size by
screening out the small grains Is not
Fid XIII GOOD AND BAD TYPES OF 8 ESS
WHEAT.
Nota the shriveled, shrunken condition
of the kernels to the right.
enough. Borne of the largest grains'
are shriveled and light in weight
The only way to separate these Is to
use plenty of wind in the fanning
mill so as to blow them over. SucU
grains are all right for feed, but ai
entirely out of place In the seed bin.
This method of selection is especially
important In the case of wheat, as it
separates the bard from the soft
grains to some extent, since the soft
ones are lighter. Hardness is an Im
portant factor to look after, since a
hard wheat is much more valuable
for milling purposes, making a larger
amount of high grade flour.
If the most value is to be obtained
from the selection of seed some defi
nite plan of improvement must be fol
lowed. By a little care a variety of
wheat or oats may be so bred up as to
increase the yield from ten to twenty
bushels per acre. The work Is a small
Item as compared with the benefits.
In starting the work of breeding the
variety which does best In your par
ticular locality should be selected. Go
Into the field Just before harvest time
and select forty or fifty of the best
heads. In doing this the size and
plumpness of the grain and the length
of the head should be considered. This
latter point has a great deal to do
with the yield, since a long head often
contains twice as much grain as a
shorter one. The character - of the
straw Is also Important It should be
straight and strong, with no tendency
to rust, as a weak straw or one that Is
badly rusted cannot hold up a heavy
head of grain. Another point to-notice
is the stooliug that Is, the number of
stalks that grow up from one seed.
When the required number of such
heads have beeu found they should be
put away lu a dry place until spring,
when they should be thrashed out sep
arately and planted In a little plot in
the garden. The seed from each hend
should be sown In ,a row by ittrlf.
The rows should be about four Inc'ies
apart and the plants the same dis
tance apart In the row.
As harvest time comes on a great
difference in these rows will be no
ticed. Some will be badly affected
with rust. Some will have weak straw
and will go down badly. Some will
have short beads containing but a few
grains each. A few of the rows will
contain plants and heads of the type
you are looking for. Select the best
heads from these rows to plant in next
year's plot.
The second year. If the first year's
selection was proierly carried ou, con
siderable improvement will be observ
ed. This year the seed from each of
the strongest rows should be saved In
bulk after sorting out any heads that
are not of the required type. The seed
from each of these rows Is to be plant
ed in a little plot by Itself the follow
ing spring.
Notes on these plots regarding the
strength of straw, amount of Btoollng
and resistance to rust Bhould be care
fully kept. The main point to be con
sidered, however, is the yield. The
grain from each of the plots should
be weighed and the preference given
to the heaviest ylelders. Seed from
Qve or six of the best producing plots
may then be saved for larger plots the
fourth year. The yield of these, to
gether with the quality of grain and
strength of" straw, will determine
which strain la to be selected for field
UBe.
A factor which often cuts off as
much as 10 per cent from the yield of
small grain is smut Unlike rust, the
treatment of this disease comes more
under the head of preparation of the
teed than that of selection. It may be
well, however, to give a brief outline
of the methods of prevention here.
Smut is a fungous growth that is, a
low form of plant which lives ou other
plants. It usually attacks the heads
of small grain, tilling the place where
the kernels should be with a black,
worthless mass. The black dust of
which this mas3 Is made up la com
prised largely of spores, which corre
spond to seeds of higher plants. These
spores become scattered over the seed
in thrashing and storing. In the
spring, when the grain sprouts, the
smut spore germinates also and sends
a tiny thread up through the stem to
the head, where It develops Into the
familiar smut ball. Often these smut
balls ure inside of a hull that appears
perfectly sound from the outside, so
that the damage from smut Is much
greater than would appear from sim
ply glancing over the Held.
Any method of treatment which will
destroy the smut upores on the grain
will prove -effective, although the smut
which Is scattered In the field some
times Infects the plnnts the next year.
When rotation Is practiced, however,
this Is seldom the case, as the oat
smut will' not attack corn, nor will
corn smut grow on oats.
The selection of seed corn is even
more important than the selection o?
small grain, since so much less corn
Is required to plant on acre, thus per
mitting of much more careful choice.
The most important point to be consid
ered in the selection of seed ears Is ma
turity. An ear that is not entirely ma
ture will be light, the kernels will be
loose on the cob and have a dull,
chaffy appearance, and the germs will
be shrunken and the back of the ker
nels wrinkled.
Such corn should not be selected for
seed because the amount of food ma
terlnl stored In tho kernel is too small
to give the young sprout much of a
start. The germ is also likely to be
weak from being frozen while still in
the Immature, watery condition. The
fact that an ear is not entirely , ripe
indicates, too, that It belongs to a
variety Just a little late for the local
ity.
Ears that are not entirely ripe are
not nearly so valuable for seed as
riper, sounder ones, even If the latter
are not so large. By selecting only
ears of this early maturing type a
strain of corn can soon be developed
which can be depended upon to ripen
In tho particular locality In which it Is
grown.
Since the size of the crop depends
to a considerable extent on the size
of the ear the seed ears selected
should be as large as is consistent
with early maturity. Mere size of
ear is not enough, however. The ears
should be well proportioned and not
too big around for their length, since
ears of this sort are late in maturing
and slow to dry out. The size of an
ear should be made up of corn instead
of cob. This means deep kernels and
a relatively small cob.
There must also be the largest pos
sible amount of corn In proportion to
FIO. XIV A SPLENDID TYPE OF SEED EAR.
the cob. To secure this the ear should
be well filled out at butt and tip and
fairly uniform In size from end to end.
The kernels should be so firm on the
ear that it cannot be twisted In the
hands. There should be no spaces
between the kernels next to the cob,
nor Bhould the spaces between the
tops of the kernels be too great. Tbey
should not be packed together too
tightly at this latter point, however,
as this hinders rapid drying out. The
rows should.be straight and the ker
nels of uniform size.
Iu starting out to select ears of the
desired type the work can be done
much more quickly If the corn Is laid
out on a table or bench. Then by
taking an ear for a sample which
most nearly represents your Ideal you
can go over the entire lot and quick
ly pick out the ears that are most
lite It The point of selecting ears of
a uniform type Is au important one.
as only In this way can the corn
grower hope to make Improvement
from year to year The methods of
btocding corn to serure Increased
yield will be taken up In detail in the
next article.
Stiff Neck.
Stiff neck is caused by rheima-
tlsm of the muscles of the neck. It
Is usually conlinei to the back of
the neck and one side. While it is
often quite painful, quick relief may
be had by applying Chamberlain s
Liniment Not one case of rheuma
tism in ten requires internal treat
ment. When there i3 no fever and
no -swelling as in muscular and chron
ic rhsumatism, Chamberlain's Lin
iment will accomplish more than any
internal treatment. For sale by Bur
naugh & Mayfleld.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Da mrtma-it of the Interior.
TJ. S. land O.!l?o at La Grande, Ore
gon, Febnary 15, 19U9.
Kntlra in hihv L'lven that Charles B.
Horner, of Ujhtning, Oregon, who, on
July 21, 104, male Homestead Entry
Mo. 13723-Serial. No. 01200. for LOIS 1
ai,d 2, SWV4 NE, NVV14 SE, Sec
tion ;, Township 3 North, Kange n
East WilatieUe Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make Final five
year Proof, to establish claim to the
land a!;o.e de3erl.el, before D. w.
Sluahen, U. 8. Commissioner, at En
terpilse, Oregon, on the 6th day of
April, 1909.
C.aimant names as witnesses: Charles
G. Holmes, Colonel F. Graves, Guy C.
Horner, William P. Rankin, all of Light
ning, Oreson.
F. C. Bramwell, Register.
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t
L, BerSaimdl,
Dealer in
Harness, Saddles, Chapps, Spurs, and Leather
Goods of all descriptions. .
I will fit you out with the best goods for the least
money. When in need of anything in my line, call and
inspet myrstock before purchasing.
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Enterprise, Oregon.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Darartment of the Interior.
U.' S. Land O.'flee at La Grande Ore
gon. February 15, 1S09.
Notice Is he:eby given that Ezeklel
P. a.rKeant. of Enterprise. Oregon, who
on October 2 th 1903, made Homestead
Entry No. 13322 Serial, Ko. 03269, for
the North-east quarttr of Section 34,
Tnwnshln 1 N.. Range 46. East. WIU Me
ridian has ft el notice of Intention to
make linal five year proof, to establish
claim to the land above described, before
D. W. Sheahan, U. a Commissioner, at
his o'fice in Enterprise, Oregon, on the
6th day of April, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses: Harry
N. Vaughan, Elmer J. Jewell, Delmar
Pargeant and Lora E. Allen, all of
Enterpr.se, Oreson
F. C Bramwell, Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.
U. S. Land Office at La Grande, Or
egon, March 16, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that Henry
u. Downs, of Lostlne, Oregon, who
on July 28, 1903, made Homestead
Entry No. 13161-Serial, No. 03999, for
W SW, NE SWH, NW'4 sa
t, Section 10, Town3hip 2 South,
Range 43 East, Willamette .Meridian,
has fi'.ed notice of Intention to make
i'inal Five Year Proof, to establish'
c aim to the land above described,
before D. W. Sheihan, U. S. Com
missioner, at Enterprise, Oregon, on
'.he 26 h day of April, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses:
I o is 0.3en, Charles E. Van Pelt,
Paul A. Harris, Floyd W. Ham
mack, of Lostlne, Oregon. 68t6
4 F. C. Bramwell, Register.
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