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ELEVENTH YEAR. NO. 20.
ENTERPRISE, WALLOWA COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1909.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER
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- 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.
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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
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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
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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,
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Latest Makes, styles and colors.
E. Mm & M. Co., Enterprise, Oregon
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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
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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
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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