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NO. 63.
.ENTERPRISE, WALLOWA COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1909.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER
NEWS
RECORD
Classified notices In this column 1
cent a word each Insertion In either
News Record or Chieftain; 1 cents
a word for same notice in both pa
pers; Bpeclal rates, by the month or
year.
FOR 8ALE.
SEED RYE Pe'er Olsen, 3 miles
east of Enterprise, wcs
INFANT'S handmade wardrobe com
plete. Address or call on Mrs. E.
B. Wheat, Enterprise. wcs
DRY LUMBER and dry slab wood
in car lots delivered Enterprise and
Joseph. See W. T. Bell. F. D. Mc
Cully. 6lr4
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
farm, 2V& miles south of Los tine.
Sam Wade. . 59btf
HEAVY WAGON, 3 inch; single
buggy; 3 sets work harness; 1 set
double driving harness. B. A. Rey
nolds, Alder Sloije, 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
reat bargain. For particulars ad
dress O. S. Wlgglesworth, La Grande.
Oregon.
ALL .PERSONAL PROPERTY. Imme
diate possession of greater part. W.
!. Sutton, City. b2m j
3TRAYEO OR 8TOLEN.
TWO MARES, oi 2-year-old, one
3 year-old, coal black; one bay driv
ing mare, weight about 900 pounds;
one black saddle horse with white
clip on noie, . 8 or 9 years old. All
are fresh branded with a crossed
J (cross line on stem of letter one
third down from top), on right shoul
der. Strayed 2 or 3 weeks ago from
our farm between Lostine and Enter
prise. Reward for their recovery.
Fttzpatrick Brothers, Lostine, Ore. b
CALL FOR MASS MEETING.
A nau meeting of the citizens of
Enterprise nvill be held In the court
room, Wednesday night, April 14,
1909, at 7:30 o'clock, for the pur
pose of nominating candidates for
councllmen, mayor, city recorder,
City treasurer and city attorney.
By order of City Council. 63r2
Eaterprlsa, Ore., April 5, 1909.
W, E. TAGGART, City Recorder.
NOTICE OF CITY ELECTION.,
Notice is hereby given that an elec
tion wl!l be held on Tuesday, May .
1999, for the purpose of electing
Three Councllmen, a Mayor, City
Recorder, City Treasurer and a City
Attorney, 63r2
W, E. TAdJGART, City Recorder.
L'Jt Valuable Stallion.
'Squire W, B. Applegato reports
that J. S, APl3ate of Appleton lost
bis $100) stallion, the animal dying
on the 24th of March,
You Will Make Lots 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, IY2 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. All 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 HARN ESS SHOP.
I
ADVERTISING
HQMESEEKERS
LACK OF PUBLICITY WORK IS
TELLING AGAINST WALLOWA
COUNTY.
The only publicity work on a large
scale that has beea done by this
county was the 10,000 booklets ijftld
for by the county court a couple of
years ago. A goodly share of them
were well distributed and they
brought a number of homeseekers
and investors to this county. Most
of the comparatively few who are
coming here this spring were influ
enced by that booklet, and by the
jfree advertising the county received
' by the completion of the railroad. '.
Aside from that booklet, and a few
leaflets gotten out by real estate
firms a year ago, and a folder this
spring by a Wallowa firm, there has
been no publicity work done, yet the
ef.'ect of that small amount Is thus
commented on by the La Grande
Star:
'"That Wallowa county is alive 13
evidenced every day by the number
of new people who get off the train
here to go to that part of the state.
The Commercial clubs of that county
lave a man at Pocatello who boards
the trains at that place and explains
to the tourist how to arrange for a
stop-over at La Grande and make
the side trrp to Wallowa. In the
past few days several families have
stopped off at this place, some from
the state of New York, due to the
work of the man at Pocatello.
"The Wallowa people have also
gotten out a very attractive little
booklet, all home print, that is dU
tiibuted to those going through on
the trains." !
The foregoing U misleading. The
Commercial clubs have no one sta
tioned at Pocatello. An enterprising
real estate firm at Wallowa got, out
the . booklet spoken . of in the last
paragraph and has a representative
at Huntington distributing them. ! It
is stated the scheme is a failure as
far as genera results go. The. Wal
lowa Sun, In an editorial last week,
referring to the Ineffectiveness of
this method, s ated a scarce half
dozen of the thousands of colonists
had been diverted to the "be3t val
ley of all" and not one had located.
The reason Js, as this paper has
often pointed put, cplonlsts go to
the place to which they buy thlr
ticket. Advertising to be effective
must be brought to the notice of
homeseekers before they buy their
tickets before they make up their
minds where they wish to locate.
In sho:t. the advertising must be
done in the East, and mgnths in ad
vance of the colonist rate period.
The advertising for the next period,
September 1 to October 30, should
begin now. If it 13 put off until sum
mer the thousands who will conje,
to Oregon next fall will continue to
pass by the "best yajley of all."
. Many Letters Mailed
Letter writing week, which ended
'a t Friday, proved to be a success
ful advertising scheme and between
500 and 1000 letters descriptive of
Elgin were ma'Jed to the people of
other state3, says the Recorder. The
public school pupils were Interested
In the work by Superintendent Bail
ey and. a large number of letters were'
mailed as a result of their efforts,
Each letter contained & colonist fold
er, and the schexe will do much to
wards advertising Elgin and her resources
Another lot of Hats have arrived
at Mrs. Zurcher's.
Transfers of Farm
And City Property
Another Imnaha Rancher Buys En
terprise Home Final Home
stead Proofs.. ;
John Weaver of Imnaha, Nvho re
cently so d his farm to L. C. Jolnv
son, has bought the cottage prop
erty at the north end of East First
street of A. M. Wagner and will
soon move to town. T. M. Dill and
family have been residing in the
house.
Sells 40 Acres on' Alder Slope.
M. L. Harris has sold 40 acres of
hU Alder Slope ranch to W. W.
Harr.'g. M, L, Harri3 had a fine
sale, Friday, article J bringing good
prices, live stock especially. The
sale totaled close to 11700..
Made Final Homestead Proofs.
Chas. B. Ho nar made final proof
on his homestead before U. S. Com
missioner D, W. Sheahan Monday.
The land is over on Snake river in
township 3 north, range 49. Mr. Hor
ner's witnesses were C." G. Holmes.
C. F. Graves, G, C. Horner and W.
P. Rankin, all of Lightning.
E. F. Sargeant made final proof
on his homestead near the Buttes,
Tuesday, before Commissioner Shea
han. The land is the ne of sec 34,
t 1 n, r 46, and Mr, Sargeant's wit
nesses were H, N. Vaughan, E. J.
Jewell, Delmar Sargeant and L. E.
Allen,
DEATH RECORD.
Paul Me'otte was born In St. Law
rence county, N. Y., March 1, 1821,
and died at the home in Enterprise,
of his son Frank, April 4, 1909, at
the age of 88 years, l month and 3
days. For 67 years, Emelle, the wife
of his youth, was his constant com
panion. One npnth, lacking two
days, she preceded him to her eter
nal reward.
Five of their 11 children survive
the parents, The living sons are:
Gilbert and John, In New York; and
""rank and Joe, of Enterprise, One
daughter, Mp3, Nancy Baulleu, lives
in Oregon City. For the past four
years he ha3 made his home with his
son Frank.
Mr. Me'otte wai always a sober,
Industrious citizen, a loving husband,
a kind father, a geaerous neighbor,
and a devout christian. Having lived
beyond four score years he welcom
ed the future 11 'e with hope and
gladness, realizing that there he
should find rest frim his labors, by
Him who a'one can give true rest.
The funeral w&j frqm the hqme of
his son Frank, conducts! by Rev. Sel
den C. Adams of the Presbyterian
church, asihted by Rev.C. E, True
blood. THERE IS PROFIT IN .
RIGHT KIN.D OF COWS
Sam Wa'e's four Jersey cows
brought him at the Enterprise
Creamery for bit er during the
month of March, $31-29, and he says
they kept two gallons of milk each
day that they Cl not separate, which
would be 62 gallons or 496 pounds of
milk at 5 per cent makes 24.80
pounds butter fat. At the same rate,
31 cents, wquld make 17.68, he
had sent It all to thq creamery his
check would have bean $41.97, mak
ing an average of $10.49 for each
Cow.
PLENTY OF PEACHES
, ALONG SNAKE RIVER.
There will be plenty of peaches
on the bars and benches along Snake
river. G. B. Robertson and E. A.
Mace came out from Plttabursr the
first of the week on land business,
and Mr. Robertson says the peach
wee there are full of bloom. The
season Is already far advanced and
me cattle a-e a month ahead of any
he saw on his way out.
Luther Lloyd of the Imnaha here
on land business the first of the
week, says the peach trees are not
ill dead on the river, but the crop
0-1 DEVELOPMFHT
CONGRESS DATES
WILL MEET AT LA GRANDE
APRIL 26-27 NOTABLES TO
ATTEND.
April 28 and 27 have been selected
for the La Grande meeting of the
Oregon-Idaho Development Congress,
and a commttte9 consisting of Will
lam Miller, Mac Wood and Tod Rine
hart are making preparations to sur-
138 all other meetings of this body
of public spirited and enterprising
citizens of these two states, says
the La Grande Observer. The
jeneral purpose of the congress Is to
arouse a sentiment among tho people
that will secure tho building of rail
roads, highway, ,.t;., and In particular
to so organize that If railroads refuse
to provide adequate transportation
facilities for any section, the people
f that section shall be enabled to do
mmethlng for themselves. Meotings
ire held once a month during the
winter. The meatlng scheduled for
La Grande will probably be the hwt
Hie held until fall. Last month the
jongress met at Ontario, and the
ttonth be'ore at Bolss. Invitations
111 be sent to tons as far east
is Bobe and west to Pendleton
ind Walla Wa'.la. Wallowa county
will be well r sprinted. Judga
Lowo'.l, who 13 frre3ident, will be
present, and a prominent Portland
member, the gift3d C. S. E. Wood,
is expected. An invitation will be
ent to Editor Hofer, of the Salem
Capital-Journal. Colonel Hofer is
ice president of the organization.
In a'l abojt 150 delegates are
Jxpected to be present.
President A. C. Miller of the En
'erprlse Commercial club says a nura
)er of citizens here have already
ilgnlfiad- their Intention of attend.
ing the co.igre3s. The subjects dls-
jussed at the meetings are of vital
Interest to this county, and some of
ne Dramie3t men of the state will
e there.
Joe Allen Bound
To Circuit Court
Iharge of Assault With Dangerous
Weapon Fighters Fined $5 and
Costs,
Joe Allen, a well known hill ranch
er, was bound over to the circuit
:ourt in $200 bonds by Justice A C.
Smith, Monday, on a charge of
issauit with a dangerqus weapon.
At the same time the prosecuting
witness, w. H. Gibson, was placed
under $100 appearance bond.
The alleged assault is said to have
aken place at Allen's ranch. Sun-
lay, March 28. Gibson, who came
rom Pendleton, was wqrkln for
Vllen and it claimej the row start-
)& over thq quality of grub he was
served. He claimed Allen followed
am to the yard and pointed a re-
vol', er at htm. Allen says he had
no gun, and there was no gun about
the place as far as he knew,
At the preliminary hearing before
Justice Smith, Burleigh & Boyd ap
peared for Allen, and Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Eberhard for the
state. Gibson has also started a re
plevin suit to get his qutftt that
he says is at Allen's, and has also
sued him for wages.
City Recorder Tazerart fined Ar.
thur Deshazer $5 and costs. Tuesday
THOUSANDS
COMING
People from all over the United States are coming
to Wallowa County this summer, all of these people
will be looKing for FARMS. But they will want the
farms that have unquestionable titles. Is YOUR
FARM in this clas, or do you Know? Better come
in and let us maKe you an ABSTRACT, so that you
will be prepared when the time comes. ....
The Wallowa Law, Lacd and Abstract Co. i.
We write Imuran; in the best
Companies on earth.
for fighting In the city limits. W.
assaulted him, was let off without a
W. Eaton, who claimed Deshazer
fine. Another fight occurred on Main
street opposite the hotel, Sunday,
Oscar Davis pummeling Ed Boswell
to get satisfaction for a debt that
Davis said Boswell owed him. Dav
is has sent in word from where he
is working that he will pay his fine,
while Boswell has skipped.
Flora Odd Fellows
Have Big Supper
Members and Guests Enjoy Fine
Time Paradise Newe and
Notes.
Paradise, April 3. The Odd Fel
lows of Flora gave a supper Satur
day night. Every member Invited a
guest. A nice supper and a good
time was enjoyed by the guests and
members.
Deputy She iff Moore, who has re
ceived the appointment as govern
ment hunter, is preparing to move
to the big pasture in the Chesnim
nus. Snow all gone. Farmers are plow
ing on the lower flats.
Nellie E. Haskln and James F.
Haskin Bold to Mary J. Straley 80
acres of land for $1500.
A Mr. Flock of Anatone, Wash.,
was here trying to buy horses. He
did not buy any.
James Barnes baB moved onto the
Beard ranch.
POWWATKA BREVITIES.
Powwatka, April 3. Snow all gone.
Plowing and seeding has commenced
In earnest.
The new road up the Post and
Lewis grade is progressing nicely.
The grass Is fine, stock doing nice
ly. Een McGinnls made a trip to the
valley the first of the week for a
road plow.
Jim Nolan of Lostine is working
for Mr. Fletcher, the "new" sheepman
wir. Fletcher has had a new house
built upon his homestead.
Miss Ruth Ghormlev beean n
spring term of school at Arko, March
29th.
Cecil Ghormley spent a few days
among friends at Day Ridge the
first of the weak.
Louis Carpenter Is seeing after Mr.
Hunter's cattlq which are Krazlnr In
this country.
Newton Downs was calling on
rlends in his old neighborhood a
ew days a.jo.
ENCAGE PUBLIC SCHOOL
TEACHERS FOR NEXT YEAR
The,ro8ter of teachers for the En
terprise public schools was com
pleted at the last meeting of the
board of directors by the election
f C. F. Mack as principal, Miss H.
Mae Jefferson, teacher of the Gth
and 6th grades; Miss Mary Lub
bers, of the 3rd and 4th grades. The
primary teachers, Misses Hutchin
son and Murray had been previously
engaged.
Mr. Mack has been principal of
he high school at Prairie City for
several years, and U recommended
by a former professor la the state
university as being one of the best
instructors in Oregon. Miss Jeffer
son is now teaching at. Wallowa
and ts considered a splendid teacher.
Miss Lubbers cornea from Boyden,
Iowa, very highly recommended.
UTOPIA.
Preaching at Utopia next Sunday.
by Rev. F. G. Potter. Easter sermon.
All welcome.
Rooms 2 and 4, Berland Bldg.
ENTERPRISE, OREGON
CITY NOMINATING
L 14
MASS CONVENTION CALLED BY
COUNCIL LOG DRAG FOR
8TREETS.
The annual city election will be
held Tue3day, May 4, and at the
regular meeting of the council Mon
day night, City Rocorder Taggart was
instructed to call a mass meeting to
nominate candidates, . at the court
house the night or Wednesday, April
14. Officers to be elected are mayor,
recorder, attorney, treasurer . and
threa councllmen to succeed L. Bor
land, B. B. Boyd and S. E. Combes.
Council appointed the following
Judges of election: T. R. Akin 3,
James Rodgers an I Charles Thomas.
Better streets came up for discus
sion, especia'ly tho streets leading
to the depot. ,Tho matter of a log
drag will be Inves igated. The cheap
log drag back in the East is rele
gating the co'.tly road machinery,
like graueri and stsara rollers, to
the sirap heap.
' In a communication, Shields, Chat
ham and Jones of Joseph offered to
build threq concrete crosswalks fjr
$160. ,The council already ha3 of
fers from local parties to put such
walks in for $50 each.. The street
committee was given power to con
tract for crosswalks.
Charles Thomaj made application
for the position of overseer for tho
city of the installation of the water
works. The application was accept
ed with the proviso that satisfactory
terms coald be made with Mr.
Thomas.
Sam Lltch was given permission t
remove the frame warehouse now on
lot 3, block 10, to lot 9 of the same
block. This is ty clear the ground
for the large, stone - store building
Mr. Lltch will erect soon on the west
half of lots 1, 2 and 3.
The following billj were allowed:
T. M. , Dill, city attorney . ... .-. $ 5 00
W. E. Taggart, rocorder, rent,7 v
ef-c . . 7 25
C. M. Lockwood, treasurer .... 5 00
J. C. Shackelford, team ...... 2 00
C. E. Lewis, feeding prisoners. 3 75
E. J. Forsythe, lights 57 61
The city attorney was directed to
look up matter of road tax and take
necessary steps to get cl'y's share
from the county.
Notice to Contractors.
Sealed bids for two frame or
brick residences will be received
by F. F. Scr'bner not later than
April 15th. Plans and specification i
can be seen at First Nutlnnni nnv
Joseph, Oregon.
Plenty rf
POTATO E
and
ONIONS
Another car of
Potatoes will
arrive on
April J 0
Firm, Mealy Spuds
Clean, Crisp
Onions
Riley
and
Riley
Groceries, Flour,
Provisions, Hay,
Coal and Wood.
MEETING
A I
Phone White 27
for
Tranatfror Dray
win be short this year.