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ELEVENTH YEAR. NO. 7.
ENTERPRISE, WALLOWAV COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 22, 1909.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER
THE
Classified notices in this column 1
cent a word each insertion in either
News Record or Chieftain; 1 cents
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pers; special rates by the month or
year.
FOR 8ALE.
GOOD Second-hand Double Buggy
Harness at Rodgers Bros.' It
WANTED. r
OLD RUBBER of all kinds. At the
Second Hand Store.' Enterprise, Ore.
FOR RENT.
FOUR ROOM COTTAGE in Birch
land addition. New. $8 a month.
8. A. Gotter, Enterprise. 7rl
FOR 8ALE OR TRADE.
8 EVEN ROOM house and 18 lots,
3 blocks from business part of town.
The best speculation today in Enter
prise property. Daniel Boyd, Enter
prise. 3rtf
8EALED BIDS.
Notice Is hereby given that the
undersigned will receive sealed bids
at the office of the City Recorder of
the City of Enterprise, Oregon, for
making taps and extending water
pipes from mains to curb, including
trenching, piping and connections.
Bids will be opened May 29, 1909, at
1 p.m. and must be in my office on
or before that date.
By order of City Council. W. E.
Taggart, City Recorder. Dated May
19, 1909. 7r2
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS' OR
GANIZATION MEETING.
Notice is hereby given that the
first meeting of the stockholders of
the Troy Mercantile, Milling & Power
company wll be held at Enterprse",
Oregon, June 25, 1909, at 8 o'clock
;or trie election of a board of
directors, adoption of bylaws and for
the transaction of such other busi
ness as may properly come before
the meeting.
' Dated this 20th day of May, 1909.
H. E. MERRYMAN,
MARY P. MERRYMAN,
7s4 Incorporators.
Watch the label on your paper.
The Allen Ranch of
.-, 720 acres just
Could have been bought
a year ago for $10 an acre
I have another just as good buy 430 acres SDlendid timothy and stock
ranch, 12 miles'from Enterprise for only $10 an acre. See or write me
about this quick.
PORTLAND RESIDENCE, 10 room, modern, well located, $5800 cash,
or $3000 down and $3000 to suit purchaser.
W. E. TAGGART,
ENTERPRISE, : :
Wash Skirts in duck and cheviot, neat patterns, trimmed
Silk Petticoats, black and colors, $5.00 to $8.00.
Dress Skirts in Voile, Panama, etc., $3.00 to $10.00.
wear Dresses 35cts and Upward
We have some beautiful new patterns in
Suisine, Kiobe and Tokio Silk
Can be washed. Prices 50 and 60 cents. Also a very nice line of
Summer Dress Goods
Lawns, Swisses, Organdies, etc., at 6 1-4 cents to 50 cents per yard.
See the new Belt BucKles, Tie or Veil Pins, Cold Neck Ropes, Dutch Collars,
Hair Barettes, Embroidered Wash Belts, Lisle or
l ff aUsvot mir
HEAVY SENTENCES
BOOTLEGGING
EMMONS AND BEDDINGFIELD
GIVEN FINES AND JAIL
TERMS COURT NEWS.
That Judge Knowles is for the
strict enforcement of the prohibition
law is made evident by the sentences
imposed for its violation.
Al Emmons was tried on one indict
ment by a Jury Thursday and found
guilty of seliing Intoxicating liquors!
He pleaded guilty to three other In
dictments of the same nature and
Friday afternoon was sentenced to 30
days In" the county jail and to pay a
fine of $300. His attorneys, Bur
leigh & Boyd, gave notice of appeal.
John Beltnglield of Joseph first
elected to stand trial on the charge
of selling liquor but after the Jury
was empaneled, he "changed his mind
and pleaded guilty to all three Indict
ments. Judge Knowles in passing
sentence gave a scathing arraignment
of bootlegging, but said as this was
Bedlngfleld's first offense the court
would be light on hlra, and sen
tenced him to 30 days in the coun
ty jail and to pay a fine of $200.
Guy Harris was the prosecuting wit
ness in both the Emmons and Bed
ingfield cassa.
Frank Goodman of Joseph pleaded
guilty to one indictment for divid
ing his booze with a "friend," and
was fined $100 for his liberality.
Joe Allen Fined.
Joe Allen, found guilty of assault
with .a dangerous weapon, was sen
tenced to pay a fine of $300 and
costs amounting to about $100 more.
Tom Tucker Here.
The elulsve Tom Tucker, who de
fled the officers and the writ for his
apprehension for two years, is at
last to face the music. His capture,
due to the alertness of Sheriff Mar
vin and deputies, was made at Chi
nook, Mont. The matter was kept
quiet, requisition procured and Dep
uties Pace and Crow reached the
county seat, Fort Benton, in time to
Sold for $15 an Acre
Profit $3600
The Pioneer Real Estate Man.
OREGON
BJew Skirts
and Girls'
W. J. FUNK (&
prevent Tucker's release on habeas
corpus proceedings Wednesday.
Messrs. race and Crow were at La
Grande, this, Friday, morning with
their priBouer and are on the way la
with him on today's train.
Judge Know lei has increased the
amount of Tucker's bond from $1000
to $5000.
O'tfher Court News.
The celebrated sheep case of H. C.
Longfellow vs. Huffman & Son was
tried Wednesday and the Jury di
rected by the court to bring In a
verdict for the defendants. This is
the third time the suit has been
brought and it has been before the
supreme court twice". The particu
lars of the action and the history
of the case have heretofore been
given in thi3 paper.
The case of the state vs. Frank
Burns has been dismissed for want
of prosecution.
. In the case of Emma J. Churchill
vs. Nancy J, Lapham et al, Mrs
Lapham is permitted to appear In
the suit as guardian for Roy Church
ill, a minor, de'eadant.
The case of C. L. Dickson vs. Lou
isa Dickson will be heard before
the judge of this court at La Grande
as of term time.
SLAYER OF 8EIBERT
ARRESTED AT VICTORIA.
Conconully, Wash., May 17 Char
les Phillips, a one-armed half-breed,
who last August shot and killed Roll
Selbert and for whom a reward of
$500 was posted, has been arrested
and is held at Victoria for the Ferry
county officers.
The crime was one of the most
brutal which has occured in the his
tory of this county. Selbert was driv
ing on a country road when Phillips
came up, A quarrel started and
Phillips picked up a rifle and shot
Selbert down. For weeks possees
sought the haVfbreed, but without re
sults, until arre ted in Victoria.
Roll Selbert was a brother of J. B.
Selbert of this city. The murdered
man was known here having spent
a part of the winter of 1907-1908
here and for a short time served as
marshal. The above dispatch is
incorrect in stating the shooting
was preceded by a quarrel; Phillips
shot Selbert on sight because on the
previous Fourth of July Selbert act
ing as police arrested Philips at a
celebration.
LA GRANDE MASONS COMING.
From La Grande Star.
The Masonlo chapter of Enterprise
has extended an invitation to Royal
Arch Chapter No. 9 of La Grande to
visit them on the evening of Tues
day, May 25, on which occasion the
La Grande members of the order are
to' confer the Royal Arch degree. A
very large number of the La Grande
Masons are preparing to attend. It
zzm
in buttons, $1.75 and $1.90
Ready-to-
Kid Gloves, new Veilings,
CO.
deiired that all who Intftnd tn male
this visit will elve the'r nampu to
Frank Kilpatrick, secretary of the La '
prise lodge may have some indication
as to how many will be present on
that occasion.
8. 8. Convention Dates.
The dates for the county Sundav
school convention to be held In
Enterprise, have been definitely fixed
for June 2 and 3.
WEDDING BELLS.
Miss Eunice Bennett and Mr. Fred
Zumwalt of Zumwalt were married
at the home of Dr. and Mrs, C. T.
ockett In this city Wednesday even
ing, May 19, at 6 o'clock, in a very
lietty wedding witnessed by the Im
mediate relatives and a few Intimate
friends. The Impressive Presbyter
ian ceremony was used by Rev. Sam
uel Harris. A welding supper was
CUBA AND ITS INHABITANTS
Pearl or the Antilles As Seen by a Former Resident of Enter
prise. Its cities and Co ntry described.
Editor News-Record: The writer
spent about six years as a resident
of your beautiful valley, and when
he left there expected to go to
South America. But the Foreign
Mission board saw fit to call him
and his wife to Cuba instead.
His wife had spent over four years
as a missionary In Porto Rico and,
is not only qualified as both a teach
er and nurse, but bandies the Span
ish language.
We left Walla Walla last May and
after visiting friends several weeks
in Maryland, and attending a camp
meeting at Wilmington, Del., sailed
from New York and arrived In Ha
vana, the metropolis of Cuba, Julv
13.
Long before reaching the city the
ship's passengers sea Morro Castle,
built by the Spanish on the point
across the harbor from the city.
One of the most interesting things
to an American upon entering to the
center of the bay is the wreck or
the Maine which lies still partly pro
truding from the water.
During the revolution on the is
land many of the country residents
flocked to the cities and to Havana
in particular. The place was In a
wrechedly filthy condition, but after
the Intervention of our country, Un
cle Sam saw to It that the city was
cleaned up; the streets graded,and
a good system of sewerage establish
ed. English, Canadian and United
States capital has been largely in
strumental in furnishing the city
with electric lights and street cars
and the Island with good steam and
electric railways.
The cities mostly have narrow
streets, and the sidewalks, if any at
all, are really curbstones from IS to
30 lnchee wide. Many of Havana a
business streets are only from . 12 to
20 feet In width. The buildings are
mostly of the oriental or Spanish
character stone or brick, cemented
within and without and have the win
dows and doors a'l boarded as though
they were Jails.
Near the cities, gua guns, a sort of
busses drawn by small mules, com
pete In fares with street cars for
passengers. Most all the towns of
the Island are connected by Colza
dos (well graded macadamized roads)
along which every few miles are
Obraa publicos (public work dwell
ings) for the section men who keep
the thoroughfare In repair.
The country In general Is partly
quite level and partly rolling, per
haps most largely prairie lands dot
ted here and there with clumps or
scattering trees mostly palms of the
"royal" and another kind, a sort or
fan leafed variety. These are of
much use to the native Cubans tn
the rural districts, furnishing materi
als for the shacks which at a dis
tance look like old haystacks. The
guamaa (leaves proper) of both va
rieties are used a a thatch for the
roofs, and the yuagua (the lower por
tion of the leaf from the royal palm)
are used to coer the sides of the
are uesd to cover the sides of the
house, or are used In place of sacks
often to wrap up his marketing
tobacco, etc.
The beasts of burden are mainly
the oren or bulls, and a very high
wheeled cart of large dimensions i
his vehicle. It would surprise some
of the old Wallowa freighters to see
how much stuff can be hauled on oik
of these carretas.
The rainy season extends from
May to November and the remainder
of the year la known as the dry
season, generally with occasional
rains. On a whole the climate Is
very pleasant. During the wet sea
served following the ceremony. The
young couple are very popular and
their many friends extend congratu
lations. They will reisde on a farm
near Zuinwalt.
Miss Bennett was given a kitchen
shower at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel Boyd, Monday night, and re
ceived a large number of useful
preesnts.
TO LET CONTRACTS TO
PITTS3URG THIS SUMMER
A dispatch from Grangevllle, Ida.,
states that contracts will be let this
summer for a continuation of the
Snake river Mlroad from Home
stead to Pittsburg, In this county.
This is the mo:t difficult' and -nMv
section of the line from Huntington
to Lewiston. Tl ere are six tunnels
ranging In length from 600 to 3000
feet, but practically the entire dla
tance the road bed must be blaste !
from solid rock.
son often every day a shower coroen.
The nights are usually quite cool,
like In the northwest, except hora
there are no frosts nor snow.
In the western end of the Island
a chain of mountains extends near
the center, dl'.ldlng the sugar dis
trict, on the gulf of Mexico side from
the tobacco district on the Caribbean
sea side. The coffee plantations
are found up in the highlands or
mountains,
Cuba, like Cali'ornia and Florida;
is, by the real estite men shown only
the boat side. Yet It is a fruitful
field and men with means could, b.v
.ightly using and applying same
iere, make more money and live in
comfort. Crops can be grown the
year round, each thing best however
In its season. The na ive is satis
tied with very little; for exampls
perhaps an acre In tobacco and twe;
or three acres In corn, Bwcet potato
es, cassava tubers etc.
" Moat of the citrus fruits, especially
pomellos (grape fruits), and the
country seems to be perfectly In
digenous to the guavas, mangoeir
and avocados (alligator poars).
The two lat'.er grow on large fine
trees.
Camp Columbia situated about
eight miles west of Havana on a
gentle slope overlooking the gulf pro
seats a commanding appearance. It
has been evacuate! by Uncle Sam's
boys now and "Cuba llbre" (Fiea
Cuba) on Apill 28, began again tt
try the guidance of the reigns ol
her gove.nment. Time will show
to the world whether she is able tc
keep in harmony her motley-mlxet
races-children.
The mission of the writer and
his wife is to open up an Industrla
mission school lu Cuba where some
of these,1 formerly downtrodden peo
pie can receive an education and a
training to work among their own
people and give them the message
that will prepare them for Chrlsft
coming kingdom.
About C6 acres of good land hat:
been secured for this school site,
about 60 miles west of Havana 1
the San Claudia Colony near Cab
anas town and bay. Here the land
is rolling like the great PalouHe couu
try in Washington and Idaho, an
the soli is very fertile. Should any
persons think of coming to this land
or summer let the;n first correspond
with the writer or C. L. Campbell,
the Pres. of our school board, San
Claudio, Cabanas, Cuba. Our school
opened this week, April 13.
Several months before moving to
this locality we lived across the
mountains near Sua Cristobal. In
that portion of the country was some
of the greatest strife for freedom I
from Spanish serfdom and therefore
some of Weylcr's most terrible deeds.
He had most all the populace, women
and children gathered Into that town
until many perished from hunger and
pestilence and if they did not die
fast enough the instructions were to
tincture their food until they should;
result about C000 of them were haul
ed out and bunled In a trench Just
outside of the cemetery.
This cemetery like most all here
Is rather small and surrounded by
high strong walls. We might won
ler why for 1U inmates can't get
lut and none, I'm sure, is anxious
o get in.
Since the Island has resumed self
iovernment, one of the first acts of
its legislation was to consider res'or
ing to the people the "cock pit''
(cock-fighting) and tt to be opened
only on Sunday and other holidays
the state church here imposing
many such days on the people.
S. II. CAUNAHAN.
THROW WATER IN
ENTERPRISE JULY 4
MAINS COMPLETED TO CITY BY
THAT DATE STEAM DITCH
ER STARTS.
"We will have the mains laid to
the city and to th0 reservoir on the
hill by July 4,' said John R. Uten,
mannger of construction of the city
water works, to a party of citizens
who were out to the Whilmore place,
Thursday, wauhi ig the big steam
ditcher cutting the trench through
boulders, stumps and roots. The
ditcher was started Wednesday af
ternoon at 3 o'clock, and at the same
hour Thursday afternoon a trench
of over 100J feet in length, 3 Ms test
deep and 2-feet wile had been dug
through a bed oi' boulders a.id
through an un lerhrush whera tho
ground was interlaced wiUi roo's. in
this "bad" ground the 3 fonl gear is
set on the machine thr.t h 3 feat
of trench is dug per minute. In Riod
ground 9 fe?t rer minute will be the
speed.
The entire work is under the sup
ervision of John R. Ulen who has
been with the American Light r.-.id
Power company for 10 years. It H
needless to add he undersaiuii tho
business on all Its sides, digging
trenches, laying pipes, bulldiii;, tv;
ervolrs, etc. Tho laying of pipe v.iil
3tart as Boon an it arrives and 1: H
sxpected o;i every train. Tin e'l-ho
supply mala of 10 and 8 Inch pipe
'ins been ordered shipped at once.
The big ditcher is a wonderful tua
.hlne and U appreciate its workings
'.hould be seen going through "bad"'
ground. It Is In charge of W. 11.
.lose and V. II. Dryden, who ha'e
also been with t ie company several
years. Eight or 10 men are k?:t
busy clearing a path for tho niachlnj
ukI other work, and another gasi
A-lll be employed to lay and cover
he pipe. An expert pipe man will
come from tlu factory to overeat -hat
work. . An export reservoir mail
ii'ill come from I'o.-tland In a fear
lays to over.-e3 t'io construction of
.he reserve reservoir on Merry in un
llll, east of Reddenco street.
Tho mains will be laid from t'.ie
iprliifis to town. 4V& miles, and to
he reservoir by July 4, and Mr.
Ulen says wat.?r wl'l beihrown on
the streets and probably tho dltchor
will give an exhibition of its work
as a feature of the celebration.
The water is secured from threo
springs on the Whilmore farm, I a
miles south of town and 280 feet
above the level of the tutcrsaetlsn
of Main and River streets. A con
crete Intake reservoir will furnish
he head, and the springs give a
How of pure, soft, cold water su -iclent
for a town of 50U0 people.
CHURCH SERVICES.
Sunday school 10 a. m. Tho pai
or will exchange pulpits for the day
jvith Rev. A. L. Howarth of Joseph,
lev. Howarth will preiich at 11 a. tn.
unl 8 p. m. Kpworth League at 7
.). in. Prayer meeting Thursday ev
ening. Re. C. E. Truoblood, paitor.
Marriage Licenses.
May 18 Frel Zumwalt and Bunko
Dennett.
EASY MONEY
I want a 5-room cottage
built. Will trade lots
and lumber to son.e
man who wants to
make some easy money
who will build this
house for me.
DANIEL BOYD