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NEWS RECORD
ELEVENTH YEAR. NO. 15.
ENTERPRISE, WALLOWA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1909.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER
NEWS-RECORD
MONEY TO LOAN
State Funds loaned, 6 per cent. John
P. Rusk. Atty. State Land E'd. Joseph
WANTED.
FAMILY WASHING. Specialties:
fancy shirt waists and white sklrtn
and dresses. Mrs. Harris, 4 blocks
west of old courthouse. 15b4
FREE READING F.OOM.
Arrangements have been made by
which the Public Library at the
southeast corner of the public square
will be open each week-day even'ng
from t y. m. to 9 p. m. as a free
reading roam Men and boys are
especially Invited to drop In and
spend the evening. There are pien
of books and magazines on hand to
select from that you may employ your
time pleasantly and profitaDiy.
ANNOUNCEMENT'
Normal for teachers
miii h held at Enterprise, commenc
lug Wednesday, Jnly 7th, and continu
ing until the August examination.
k thnrnneh course In all the aub
jects required for County certificates
will ha elvaii.
Tuition Ten Dollars for the term.
HAUL. H. Bwn
J. C. CONLEY
i5h2 instructors.
Teamster and Contractor Attention.
Bld for hauling 400,000' feet of
lumber from the Big Sheep Creek
saw mill, on Big Sheep creek, to
the railroad depot at Joseph, Oregon,
IS miles, will be received until July
1, 1909. Address all bids to us at
Joseph, The right Is reserved to
reject all Wds deemed unsatisfactory.
The work to commence not later
than July 15, 1909.
MITOHELL AND, TYLER.
Joseph, June 9, 1909. I3b2
ADVERTISED LETTERS.
. The following Is a list of letters
remaining unclaimed in the pout
office at Enterprise, Oregon, June
IWh, 1909.
Mr. Arthur Amtdon, Bhoda Bram
wH. Mr. M. M, Burnap, Edgar Cam
eron (2), Emery Calllhan, J, C,
Combs, Mr. Geo. Davis, H. G. Foster
(2), Mrs.. F. 8. Foster. Merwyn Gil
bert (2), Mr. F. O. Gerber. Mr, Wm,
A, Gordon, Mrs Maggie Hlnes, W. W,
Holmes, Mr. Wm. Knobbs, Mrs. Kate
IAn Edward Luke. J. W. McCulla
. (3), James Molarity, Mr. W. Harri-
von Moore, B, F, Mailory, Mr.
Bodgers, Miss Hattie Williams,
Persons calling for the above wJH
Dleaaa sav advertised. June 10, 1909.
BEN WEATHBUS, postmaster.
Cold that hang on weaken the con
titutlon and develop Into consump
tion. Foley's Honey and Tar cures
persistent coughs that refuse to yield
to other treatment. Do not expert
ment with untried remedies as delay
may result In your cold settling ot
your lungs. Burnaugh .& Mayneia
Wash Skirts in duck and cheviot, neat patterns, trimmed in buttons, $1.75 and $1.90
Silk Petticoats, black and-colors, $5.00 to $8.00.
Dress Skirts in Voile, Panama, etc., $3.00 to $10.00.
Children and Girls' Ready-to-wear
Dresses 35cts and Upward
; We have some beautiful new patterns in
'Suisine, Kobe 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, Gold NecK Ropes, Dutch Collars,
Hair Barettes, Embroidered Wash Belts, Lisle or Kid Gloves, new Veilings
Holsery, etc
W.J FUNK. CO.
WILL CELEBRATE
FOURTH AT
PLAN GOOD TIME IN BEAUTIFUL
PLACE MILE ABOVE THE
BRIDGE.
The residents of the Imnaha have
made arrangements to fittingly cele
brate our Nation's birthday at a place
about one mile above the Imnaha
Bridge on Friday and Saturday July
2nd and 3rd.
A suitable program will be render
ed on Friday, liberal prizes will be
given for sport3 of all kinds includ
ing horse races. A dancing pavilion
will be erected in which those who
desire can 'Trip the light fantastic,"
and every thing will be done to make
the occasion enjoyable for everyone.
A grand diaplay of fireworks will be
given on the night of the second.
Everyone is cordially Invited to Join
and help celebrate the glorious Fourth'
in one of the moat beautiful spots
In Oregon.
ALDER AND ENTERPRISE
JOIN IN GRAND PICNIC
Arrangements are being made for
a grano. picnic in one oi ie ucuu -
ful groves near this city on Saturday
a grand picnic In one of the beauti
j . j t..i.. Q A A rrUA Ha. "
tails have not bem concluded but I
are rapidly being whipped into shape
by such masterhands as Sam Litch,
Louie Burnaugh and Hugh Laird, and
we can all look oat for a grand, good
time.
kinds of sports, a game of baseball
So far the nrosram includes an
between business men and farmers,
and other heroic, daredevil things on
Saturday. The day following win
probably be devoted to speaking, re
ligious exercises and a grand sacred
concert."
PEALS IN CITY AND
COUNTY REAL ESTATE
The I. C. Smith property at the
north end of River street has been
bought by "Bi.ly'' Jones, the well
known sheep herder. It includes a
half block of ground and a small
house and was sold for $850, the deal
being maSe by the Enterprise Real
E. B. Wheat has sold his Alder ,
View lots to C. s. Braaiey.
The Enterprise Real Estate com
pany, In connection with Couch &
McDonald, has sold- 80 acres 4V2
miles from Wallowa to Louis Fizey
of Asotin for $1000,
REAL ESTATE ACTIVE.
Couch & McDonald, the ever hustl-
Ing real estate dealers of Wallowa,!
have been busy the past week. On
Monday of this wesk they closed the
sale of the Ras Tulley place in the
Middle Valley consisting of 680 acres,
200 of Which are Irrigated, to Wal-
MNAHA
New SKirts'
lace Purdla and Iodel Klrts, the lat
ter of the Willamette Valley and the
former of the Yakima Valley. Within
the past week they also sold to a
Mr. Felse, the 80 acre farm of C. W.
Johnson a few miles ea3t of town
also 440 acre? on what is known
Mud Flat to W. H. Braharo r Mob?
cow, Idaho. They also closed the
sale of the Cox place on Bear Creek
to J. S. Mason of La Grande. Aside
from this they have closed sales to
various parties of lots in town, and
sold a quarter section of timber lan
for A. P. Sprague of Portland. 151)1.
Merchants Meet at Lostine.
The Wallowa County " Merchants
association met at Lostine, Wednes
day, and transacted routine business.
A number of Jo3eph, Enterprise and
Wallowa merchants were present In
addition to the Lostine members.
Death Of Scott
King Accidental
Theory of Suicide It Ssouted By
Hla Widow And
Friends,
The many old time friends of the
late Scott E. King in this .county will
be Interested in this account of his
- - - , , , n
death, taken from the Rainier Valley
XVtn:UlXl UL IV 1 Vi V .
Scott E. King, a we'd known min
Ine man and contractor and the man
who built Rainier Boulevard, rented
a rowboat at Lecnj park 'last -day
afternoon about 3 o'clock, and a
couple of hours later the craft wa3
found floating near the old pumping
station. In the boat was found two
coats and an overcoat, the property
of Mr. King,
It was close to 2 o clock when Mr,
King appeared at the Leschl boat
house, He lingered there, talking
and chatting for about an hour and
was apparently in the best of health
and spirits at the time.
For a year past Mr. King had not
been in good hea'.th, .He suffered
from nervousness. Ha. was about 50
years of age. Mrs, King is some
years his Junior. There are two
children, Donald, a boy of three and
a half years, and Joyce, a baby girl,
age thirteen mqnths,
The Kinr home at nainier Beacu
Is one of the handsomest there. The
house is an expensive one and well
furnished, Tho library contains some
choice books, mo3t of the newest
fiction and much that is along the
new line of progressive thought
The grounds are beautifully laid out
and command a line view of Lake
Washington. There is no question
that Mr, King's home life was an
.,,., '
,Mrsii Scott E King, when eea
Tufl9jay Dy a Record representative,
declare(i m08t emphatically that her
husband did not commit suicide, as
i t;Toi"
(Continued on last page.)
COVE WINS FIRST
BASEBALL GAME
FINE RALLY IN NINTH INNING
GIVES FOUR SCORES AND
VICTORY.
A fine batting rally by Cove in the
ninth Inning, aided and abetted by
a couple of untimely errors of play
and a couple more of poor headwork
by Enterprise, gave the visitors the
first game of the series of three by
the close score of8 to 7.
The score was 7 to 4 in favor of
Enterprise when Cove came to bat
for the last time. Fred Mires, re
lieved of pitching duty a couple of
Innings before, saw It" was now or
never if he was to save the game
he had almost lost In the box. With
nice judgment he picked out a big
open epace In left center and plant
ed there a smacking ' two-bagger.
Catcher Conley duplicated the hit in
almost the same place, scoring F.
Mires. The next lu order on the bat
ting list, E. Mires, had been help
less before Bllyeu's curves the three
times he had been at bat.eohe very
considerately kept In the back-ground
and Carter, the head of the batting
order, came to the plate with a "its-my-turn-air"
and pushed a teaser to
second, and ran all the way to that
base when Pldcock threw wild to
third la an eadeavor to catch Con
ley, the latter scoring on the error.
Walters went out on a fly to R. Pid
cock, but Haeffer was given life on
Hug a short throw to Marvin and Im
mediately stole second. Allen reach
ed first while Carter was being put
out at the plate, Hug to W. Pldcock.
Smith then pushed out a timely
single, scoring Haffer and Allen. Kail
ended the swat.'eit by grounding
out, R, Pldcock to Marvin. Four
runs and one to the good. Enterprise
coald do nothing In Its half, Marvin
grounding out to first, Ililyeu strik
ing out and Pae gave the pitcher
an easy one.
The game," raple'e with ' batting,
base running and errors, was inter-
eating from start to finish. Hug dm
the unusual, for hlra, by striking out
his first time up, but R. Pldcock
laced out a single, went to third o:i
Marvin's pretty hit and raceil homo
when Haeffer threw wild to th3
plate aHer a nice stop of Bllyeu's
bounder. Both Marvin and Bllye ,
were loft on base, as Pace and Bau
er could not connect successfully
Another score was added in the nex'
Inning. W. Pldcock went out, third
to first, Savage walked but was
caught stealing. French walked, stole
second and came home easily o:.
Hug's long two-bagser. R. Pldcock
ended the seance by being hit wit1.i
the ball as he made third strike.
In the fourth Bauer reached firs!
on a fumble by F. Mires, stole sec
ond and then third after W. Pldcock
had gone out on fly to center. Sav
age as usual was a good waiter, and
I purloined second on the first ball
pitches. French was given life on a
wild throw to first by F. Mires but
Bauer was put out at the plate when
he tried to score on the error, "Casey
going to second and Savage to third
on the play, whence both scored on
Hug's long single. R. Pldcock made
the third out when the left fieldei
hung on to his fly. All was quiet until
i the sixth, When Bauer reached first by
(Continued on last page.)
FOOD FOR FAN 3.
The second game with Cove Is be
ing played this, Friday afternoon..
Cove was to have played Wallowa,
Wednesday, but for several reasons
Wallowa cancelled the game, and a
third game will be played here Sat
urday afternoon. Bilyeu Is pitching
for Enterprise this afternoon and he
will be in the box a3ain Saturday.
The Cove team Is composed of a
fine lot of fellows, and as a number
of wives and sweethearts accompany
them, the grand ball to be given to
night will be all the more enjoyable.
Cove's little mascot, Sherman Ilees,
must be given some credit for that
ninth Inning rally. It made a win
ner of an almost sure lost game.
Miller's umplilng was the best ssen
for a long time. His Judgment on
balls and strikes was splendid and
all three pitchers were well satis
fied.
The home team made a bad slip
when It failed to notice Cove run
nlng In a good batter In place of
nrmr nna In the fateful ninth.
Hug had an off day In fielding, his
miscues aiding In the "coring of five !
runa. Just the number he brought
In by his mighty hitting. At that 1
. . . ..V. ...lit. 10 1
he aaa a Dusy aay ai "un wnii 1
chances offered. Two of his erro
were of the "near" variety.
Bilyeu pitched his usual steady
game but wag hit when hits meant
m iunAA Iia otPiiilr ntlt.
Smith the first four time3 hut the
latter cracked out the hit in the
ninth that won the game.
Pidcoik caught finely, but the
rest of the support was ragged, as
sight errors show.
Savage reached first every time
up, twice on bnsos on balls, twice on
hits, stole throe bases and 'scored'
two runs.
Haeffer made a fine stop of a
sro-.uuler nlmost back of first.
There was a big crowd out and it
certainly got it3 money's worth.
The Enterprise club leaves for the
3utside Monday, June 28, plays Cove
June 2D and 3), Union July 1 and 2.
An endeavor is being made to ar
range a game with La ' Grande on
luiid zi, alio ta get Elgin to play
nere next Monday. Elgin and Cove
play at Joieh Sunday forenoon,
Joseph and Wallawa playing In tha
afternoon.
Protection Denied !
Auction at Joseph
i
E. B. Wheat Forced To Closs Hi3'
i
Sale By Disorderly
Crowd. ,
E. B. Wheat, who is closing out hi
Jewelry stock at auction, claims di
ldedly uncourteoa; treatment a
Joseph, where he endeavored to clos.
out what was loft from the sale hero
The sale at Joseph were advertise
to beheld Monday, Tuesday and Wed
nesday afternoon and eveainga. Mi
Wheat says the Joseph city counci
was called in Bne:'ial session betwec.
i'i and 2 o'clock Monday and an ordl
nance adopted imposing a license fee
of-$10 a day for the auction. Thl
license was paid and a sale hold I:
the afternoon and a;i attempt mad'
to hold a sale in the evening.
The night sa!e wai interrupted b;
loud criea and other noises by n
gang of boys and men both wlUil
and without the bulluing, bo it wa
almost impossible for the auctlonee
to make any headway. Someone t'
'.he doar pulled down the e'.ectrlc
light wire, leaving the room in dark
ness. Two oil lamps were procure
and the sale proceaded after a fash
ion in spite ofth? nolsoand Intorrup
tions, which were redoubled. Po.iii
ing on the windows and Bide of the
building added to the din.
Mr. Wheat sny3 ho looked all ovei
town in search of police protection
but could get none. The sale had to
be clo:ie:l, and the next day Mr.
Wheat says he wai told by theacthi'
mayor that the action of tho mob had
the approval of tho city council, and
wa.i refused a renewal of the license
the next day.
Mr. Wheat claims that one of the
nio.it prominent busUiess men and ai
officer of the city was a moving
Jplrit in the attack on the sale, but
hat a number of the be.st people of
the town deprecated the outrage
and so told him the following day.
Mr. Wheat's account Is verified In
most part by Mr. Taylor of Spokane,
who with his wife was visiting her
people In Joseph, lie says it wo
the most outrageous treatment ha
iver saw. He also says the business
man above noted took an active part,
in tho attack, and several severed
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160 Acres
Good Wheat Land miles from En-
terprise. Per acre
W. E. TAGGART,
ENTERPRISE, :
"Careful Banking Insures tht Safety of Deposits."
Depofilors Have That Guarantee ut
WALLOWA NATIONAL BANK
OK HNTEKPRISK. OltKdON
CAPITAL- twno
KUUl'l.i.'rt f.-MI.OOO
We Do a General Banking Business.
Exchange Bought and Sold on
All Principal Cities.
Oeo W. Hyatt, President W. K. Hotm.-N, Cashier
Geo. 8. Craig. Vice President Krnnk A. IUavls. Asst.. Cashier
IHRKlTOItS
Gko.S.Ckaki (Jko. W. Hvatt M attik A. Hoi.mks
J. H. Dohwn W. It. Hoi.mkh
IDEAL CONDITIONS
E
EDITOR PACIFIC NORTHWEST
SAYS OUR SOIL, GRASS AND
WATER JUST RIGHT.
Phil Bates, ti e' urbane and hustl
ing editor of the Pacific Northwest,
the leading farm journal of the Pa
cific. Coast, was in Enterprise this
week to aLteud tho Thrhermen's
convention, scheduled for Tu33dny,
but which failed to materallza.
This was Mr. Dates' first visit tj
this county and he is loud in his
praises of its beauty and resource!.
lie was given a ride over the hll'i.
to the shearing plants, along Aldor
Slope, on Prairla Cicek and up to
the lake.
Mr. Dates beiio this to bo an
Ideal dairy country and oxpecti some
day this county will take the le-ul Ii
that line, which he says la f.ia moil; '
profitable industry that a piopb can
engage in. He has now bojn la every
county in Ouion, except Curry,
which dojsn t count, and he says no
other county exceyt Tlllamojk hin
as favorable conditions of Boil, trnn.i
and wa'er for dairying.
Mr. Date intends to print a com
plete, up-todate description of Wat-
'.owa county, lllus'rateil with many
lew views of scenery, in the I'-'.-Ifi"
Northwest, which no doubt will prova
af great benefit to the cu;it.y, as
dmilar publication has to other co "i-
lles or the state. Mr. Ila.es a'.-w
visited tho other towns of the val'cy
o gather material for tho article.
75 LAND CONTESTS
ARE SET FOR K3AR1TJ Y
The officials at the land o'flco have
leen busy during the past fo-.v (Uys
letting land con'eit casis for hear
ing says the La Grande Stf.r of T jet
Jay. There are about 7u of tVn'cnsas
In which t'io Unl'ed Statai Is pro
ceeding against eVryineti with a .
view to canesiii;; tholr ciilmi ti tr- )
land because of alleged viaiatio.is of
he laws under which tltlen were ac
quired.
These 75 ca ei are distril)';! .'il
hroiighout fo ir cO.uiitles and t!u
hearings will bo held dm lag . tha
months of July a id A 1311st Tho
hearings will be le.'oro Orlu L. Pat
Person of Oanvon Vily, W, C. K
Prultt or Pendleton, v. L. Pat'ersou
of Ilaker City and D. W. Sheiilian of
iinterprise. The.no parties and places
represent the o:'ii!lcs in which t'-.o
contested entrlo are located.
APPLY FOR CITIZENSHIP.
Geo. Win. needier of Troy, a
native of England, bus made applica
tion for final naturalization pupein.
Ills witnesses are Charles J. ricmhig
md Gel. 113. Courtney.
John Robert Rtul.er, postorrice nd
.lress Josojih, alsj aslts for full cl'.l-
.eimhip rights, lie U a native of
Switzerland, and names as wltnessos
L. J. Jordan and K. U. Peal.
Doth appih atlons are set for hear
ing In the circuit court on August 18.
Largest and finest line of ice
cream cones tt Enterprise Cream
ery. F i f ty ac r es in
cultivation. Nine
$12.00
The Pioneer Real Hstate Man.
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