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About The news=record. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1907-1910 | View Entire Issue (July 7, 1909)
Ortien HitUrlctl to Twicea Week Wednesday Edition NEWSRECO ALL "THE OFFICIAL NEWS OF WALLOWA COUNTY IN THE N-R ALL THE NEWS WHILE 11 IS NEWS TWICE-A-WEEK NEWS RECORD ELEVENTH YEAR. NO. 20. ENTERPRISE, WALLOWA COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1909. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER THE RD - FOR SALE. SAYS ENTERPRISE PIANO, brand new Kingsbury. $325. at $7 a month. Electric Theatre. LUMBER, all kinds or rough lumber. J. R. McCoy, Enterprise, Oreg. Mill 12 miles north of Enterprise. 6b8 8TRAYED.' Black Horse white hind legs, slight ly crippled In one front foot, has halter on, branded 10 on stifle, shod when got away. Reward paid If re turned to my plane in Enterprise, or for information leading to his re covery. J. E. PATTERSON. 16b4 WANTED. ' FAMILY WASHING. Specialties: fancy shirt waists and white skirts and dresses. Mrs. Harris. 4 blocks west of old courthouse. ' I5b4 LOST. Part of watch charm, gold, with ini tials E. B. on it. Finder please re turn to Hotel Enterprise and receive reward. 20r2 FOUND. GOLD RING at Ball ground. Owner can have same by calling at this of fice, proving property and paying for this notice. IS PROGRESSING C. JACKSON TELLS LA GRANDE PAPER OF MANY IMPROVE MENTS HERE. MONEY TO LOAN State Funds loaned, 6 per cent. John P. Rusk. Atty. State Land B'd. Joseph NEW ARRIVALS. Born, to the wife of Walter Ques enberry of Whiskey Creek, a son; Friday, July 2. Express Messengers. Express messengers will be put on the Wallowa cojnty trains as the business Is too heavy for the baggage men to care for it. Waldo Geddes of La Grande male the first run as inessenger, Friday. From La Grande Star, July 3. In an Interview with J. C Jackson of Enterprise a Star reporter learn ed that the city of Enterprise was developing rapidly in every way. Mr. Jackson, who is stone cutter on the court house construction works, pass ed through La Grande ye3terday on his way to Baker City to attend to business interests. He expects to re turn to this city next Monday in time to witness the Fourth of July cele bration that La Grande Is giving this year. Mr. Jackson says he has seen great changes in Enterprise since he took up his residence there last November. The court house is now well under way. The basement and the first story are completed. -The basement is seven feet be'ow the surface of the ground, and four feet above. The Ibuildlng when completed Is to con sist of a basement, two stories, and a tower. The cojrt house is being erected in the center of the city square, which for a number of years has been kept in One condi tion, oo now there are large shade Itrees. growing well, and the lawn is Icovered with clover. Enterprise is a so to have a magni ficent $30,000 water system. The Kansas City company, that puts in the water works for this city, is engaged in bringing tha clear, ,- cold moun tainous water down fremUie springs to the left of Hurricaae creek. For two months the company has been at work on the water system. It is thought that Enterprise will reap the benefits of telr mountain water by August l. Sam Li ten U building a magnifi cent bank building beside the Funk etore, .across from the court house. This building has a 60 foot front, and is 120 feet in length. It is built of the native stone, the ' same material of which the co.irt house is being built. Haworth, the court house contractor, also has the contract for the bank structure. Concrete crossings are another feature of the improvement wave. At the head of Resilence street the city Is putlng In a new reservoir, the fall of which is 270 feet. When the water system i completed Enter prise will have a system second to none on the coast. Not even the famous Bull Run system of Portland can come ahead of the water brought from the Crystal springs above Enterprise. 1L 01 COUNTY Youth Is Killed By Lightning Bolt Young Clark Dawning of Leap 8truck Whl! Going For -Cows. Clark Burton Downing, the 13 year old son of Mr. arid Mrs. J. L. Down ing of Leap, was killed by a bolt of lightning while on his way after the Cows Sunday evening about 6 o'clock. (Phis Is the first accident of the kind ever known in Wallowa county. A rainstorm was threatening when ithe lad came n the house and ask ed his mo'-ber If he should not go after the cows, and on bIng told ys, he went down the road on his errand. In a few minutes a terrific flash and Bhock told that a bolt had struck somewhere near. -The boy not re turning, another son was sent after him and he found the body. Burned furrows showed CJark had been struck on the top of the head, the (Continued on last page.) L CLIMATE IS IDEAL PRECIPITATION HIGHEST IN IN LAND EMPIRE AND TEMPERA TURE MOST EVEN. Not a month In five years (1904 1908 Inclusive) without rain In Wal lowa county. This Includes all of last year, the dryest year ever known since the county was settled. Average annual rainfall 16.07 Inches, snowfall 45 Inches, making the total precipitation way above the amount necessary for successful farming without irrigation. The foregoing are official fieures given by Observer L J. Coverstone of Wallowa, and pubUshel last weak In the Sun. Other interesting data are as follows; Average number clear days per year, 115; average of partly clear days, 05; average number cloudy days per year, 195; average number rainy days, 117; average annual rainfall, 16.07 Inches; average annual snow fall, 45 Inches. General direction of wind, west. The lightest rainfall In any month In five years was two-tenths of an Inch; the heaUast not quite four lnche3. The average me in temperature for five years was 45.36 Fahr. The coldest Jn five years was 26 degrees below zero on Feb. 12, 1905; the hottest reached was 104 degrees on July 31, 1908. June, July and August are usually free from frost. Volunteer potatoes that came up In April have not been hlackened. On January 10, 1909, the tempera ture reached 27 be'.ow but was for one night qnly, There has not bean a month since the observatory! was established nearlj six years ago that It did not rain, but the months of July and August. the haying months, are usually almost rree from rain. The altitude is 2912 feet, the lati tude 45 degreea 33 min. north, and the longitude, 117 deg. 32 min. west. The foregoing is statistical evl de:ice that should be sent broadcast by our citizens. Here at home we ire so familiar with big crops year after year on unlrrigated land that we forget that strangers, especially easterners, don't know that this coun--y Is a speslally favored section, both In climate and soil differing from jail other parts of the Inland Empire, even from our neighbors. Union county on the we3t and Asotin on the north. Wallowa county should never be nDnnnnannnnnconnnnnnnnnnncnnaaonDgnnanncnoDannnoDnnnn n a M, M. cos n n a a M a a u a a a a .Busy, Tm IMS Store B D D B R a a tt a B B Ladies' Summer Skirts Just received a fine -line of Ladies' Summer Skirts in Whie, Tan and Blue. Exceptionally good values. We want you to come and examine them. We also wish you to remember we carry the PERCIVAL B. PALMER line of Suits. Shirts and Coats. Our sales of these goods has been very grat ifying and we appreciate your patronage. Still there are others that we would like t6 fit with a nice new suit. Come in and see us. Our goods are right, our prices are right, we are right, and you wi'l be treated right. Ladies' Neckwear . We can truthfully say that there is none nicer in the city. We have also a complete line of BELTS, .all colors. Shoes We have now received our line of fancy Oxfords and Shoes that will surpass anything that we ever have been able to show you in the Shoe line. Don't forget to ask to see them and we will gladly show them. Men's Neckwear We have a nobby line of Ties and Scarfs. If you see them we feel confident that you will purchase. Gloves We carry the celebrated McKibbin Glove. For hard wear there is none better. They are good fitters. We have them in both Dress and Working Gloves. Suit Cases If you are going to the World's Fair, visit the E. M. & M. Store and get you a nice leather Suit Case before starting. We have them rang ing in price from $2 up to $12. Also Handbags in different styles, B B B BS B a a M B a a B Hi a A complete line of Children's, Boys' and Youths' Clothing, Latest Makes, styles and colors. E. Mm & M. Co., Enterprise, Oregon (Continued on last page.) Three Holdups At Lake Celebration Man and Woman Ro'o Several Parties ---La Grande Deaf Mute Seriously III. Joseph, July 0 Ds.iar Lambergor deaf mute from La Grande, agoJ. about 22or23yeirs,i3 lying In a pre carious condition at the home of an icqualntance here, Mr. Turnbow, is the result of an assault at the dead of the lake Sunday evening. Laraberger has been out of his head much of the time but in I1I3 rational .Ti omenta says he was accosted by 1 man and woman and as!:ed to step aside with them which he did. When iway from the crowd a handful of .vhat be 'thinks v.as cayenne poppsr was thrown In hU eyei, hla nose was seized and a lot of tho stuff force! Into his mouth. During the tussle $40 wa3 taken from him. Two other ho!d-up3 occurred at the .ake. Another man was assaulted in x similar manner to Lambergor and jlOO taken, and a woman from Imbler 03 1 some money to the same hold up team. - - One of the stands was robbed of 140 Friday night. Lamberger's si iter is here taking sare of him and a brother is expect- sd in today. LICENSE FOR SOFT S 01 GRANTED REFUSE GAME WARDEN USE OF JOSEPH JAIL Deputy Game Warden Joe dem ons arrested a man at the head of the lake Saturday for fishing with a grab hook, demons brought the man to Joseph and lodge! him In the town calaboose. Later, demons says he was notified by City Marshal Dick Martin that by instructions from tli 3 mayor and city attorney the town Jail couldn't be use! for his prisoner, and unless demons took charge of him, he would be released. Mr. demons was not able to get word to the sheriff sd took the pris oner, whose name Is John Wright, to the Sheets Hotel, where the 'fellow broke his parole and skip ped, Clemons raturned to Jo3oph Monday and getting hold of Wright brought him to Enterprise,' where at a hearing be"o e Justice Smith Tuesday he was fojnd not guilty and discharged. 3ABY BOY BU3NED TO DEATH AT 8UMMERVILLI B B " B 2 QEcunonn or died cnnnnnanE Sad news came to Mrs. Edgar Mar vin Monday telling of the death by burning of the 8 months old baby boy of her bro.her, Hurt M. Oliver, at Summervllle, Sunday night. Mrs. Oliver wai putting the children to bed and Mr. Oliver wait In the kilo hen separating milk. While she was In the bed room with the baby, one of the other children pulled a lamp off the table and It broke set ting the entire room ablaze In a min ute. The children's clothes caught fire, and Mrs. Oliver ran and extin guished the flames that wrapped -he older boy. Hefore she or Mr. Oliver could rescue the baby the en tire house was ablaze. The two older children were bally burned, the older dying about 4 p. m, Tuesday and the younger not exie;ted to live. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver were burned In their at tempt at rescue. The house and contents were entirely destroyed. Mrs. Marvin and her mother, who bad bean visiting here the past month toft for Sumroerville Tuesday morn ing. Mr. Marvin was already there. being In La Grande at the time of the accident. COUNCIL VOTES TO ALLOW SIEG MUND $303 REBATE ENFORCE COW ORDINANCE. So much time was taken up at IMonday night's meeting of council In auditing the grist of bills and In considering the application of J. L. Slesmund for a soft drink license, that the unrestrained meanderings of the town co.v and unlicensed In vasion of bulla and range stock re ceived but short attention fram tha tired-and slejpy Uty fathers. The recorder was ln3tructed however to serve notice by publication that owners mut keep their stock up. A pound will ba provided and the aug ust law will be dlgaiflediy enforced some day. J. L. Slegmrni1, wl o recently bought an interest In the pool hill in tha Fraternal building, made application for a soft drink license and that the charge for the came be made oily $100 a year iis'ead of the prohibitive $400. After a heirlng of complaints by W. II. Decker that gambling was carried o;i in said poll hall and t'.iat It was keytopenotSundayn( contrary 10 tha st.itoots in slch casoi made and pervlded, which Mr. Dackcv of fered to show to the council, the latter gave the whole matter . very mature consideration and by vota granted Mr. Slejinund a soft drink license at- $100, with a $300 robate provided he runs a strictly respect able place, allows no card playing or minors within the hall, nijkford, Combes and Graves voted aye, and 'Funk no. Cojn:llman Ilokeit wa 1 called away be'o.e the vole w.s taken. The recorder Is to notify k3ipir3 nf hog pens to keap same elaanad Jp or remove them. A petition for a sldewaU; 0,1 wet Second street from Mvla pan the ereamery. to Falcone-we-H-henee .weft u Noith street to Parrutt's place, wa3 grantel. The bonds for the American Light and Water company were ordered Issued. CHANGES AT DEPOT. J. S. llutner of North Powder Is the new agent at this station taking over the office Sunday night. He is a married man with three children. Mrs. Butner and children arrived Monday. and they will reside in tha rooms above the station as soon an vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Harman, who leave In a day or two for tholr new home at Orange, Cal. If you want Homo Grown Straw berries call up O. J. Roe, Mountain View Fruit Farm, Home rhone. Strawberries by the Crate Lowest MarKet price j& j& Choicest HOOD RIVER Berries LEAVE ORDERS Bananas, Oranges Lemons SHINGLES Plenty of Good Cedar Shingles Always the CHEAPEST Riley and Riley. Groceries and Flour Fuel and Feed
