Men of Character
Will Find It Profitable
Clcrfhes sent to La Grande A. B. C.
laundry every Tuesday. Bundles must
be In Ca'.vln's barber shop Monday
i night. 20b4
to represent
Oregonlife
1 he Policyholders Company
The glorious fourth.
Many Enterprise people celebrated
at the head of the lake, where a crowd
not nearly so large as last year, en
Joyed a day or two days outing.
Some exercises were held, but the
itnaln attraction was the lake and its
(beautiful surroundings.
A number of family and .'party
picnics were held up and down the
river, and one composed of Alder
and Enterprise people In Hurricane
Canyon.
OUT OF FIVE ON TRIP
'P5 Only energetic men of strict
reliability can retain a contract
in this Company for any length of
M.Z TT'U. I S fnii trai ntforfinn f I'll I
III I1C a 13 BALL TEAM WON THREE
public and for the protection of our
representatives.
The contracts of many of our agents
date from the organization of the
Company.
HOME OFFICE -
A. U MIX.LS, Pre.
COEBETT BUILDING, PORTLAND OREGON.
L. SAMfKI,. (Sen. Msr. CLARENCE S. 8AMUEL, Ant. Mgr.
City and County
Brief News Items
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Larsen wen!
to La Grande, Saturday.
Ed Rumble went to La Grands
Saturday to stay over the fourth.
Daniel Boyd was out in the Grande
iRonde last week on a business trip.
Hon. J. P. Rus t of Joseph deliver
ed the Fourth of July address at the
celebration in Union Saturday.
If your sewing machine needs re
pairing, call at the Second Hand Store
We guarantee to make them run.
The Misses Laura and Jennie Her
land, who spent the winter at Spo
kane, are home.
Joe. Allen of Trout Creek was out
to La Grande last we?k and bought
another 40 acre tract of hill 4and at
.public sale.
S. R. Haworth went to La Grand 5,
'Saturday for a few day3. Mrs.'
jlaworth is redding tsmporarily In
(Portland.
Did you get one of tho3e fins
graduated medicine glasses that Jack
eon & Weaver are giving free to ever;
one that has a prescription - filled at
their store?
Sit Up And
Take Notice
Every department of our store
has been replenished with new
and up-to-date goods and our
, ck Is now complete in al
most every department.
. We pay spot cash for our
goods, and therefore get the
benefit of all cash discounts
and we give our customers the
benefit of our cheap buys.
Our New Goods
Just received direct from Chi
cago in the dry goods depart
ment consists in part of tne
following:
PERCALES,
DIMITIES, . .
BATISTES,
QALATINS,
SWISS,
SUMMER NOVELTIES
In drsst goods of the newest
and most exclusive patterns,
LADIES' MUSLIN UNDER
WEAR, LAWN, NET AND SILK
WAISTS FOR LADIES,
RUCI1ING,
l LADIES' COLLARS AND COL
i LARETTES,
, LACES,
V EMDROIDERY,
i RinriONS,
NOTIONS, Etc, etc.
Clothing
We have In transit a large In
voice of Men's Clothing which
wll arrive In about 10 days.
We also take orders for the
"OLD RELIABLE
ROYAL TAILORS.
Hats
Our spring shipment of Hats
Is already here, both men's and
boys'. We carry the HARDE
MAN HAT, superior ill style
to any other hat In the mark
et, and only equalled In dur
ability and holding Its shape
by the celebrated Stetson.
Shoes
We have Just received a large
assortment of men's, boys' In
dies' and Mioses' Oxford Shoes
in black, tan, chocolate and
ox-blood (lace or buckle.)
Our Grocery and Hardware de
partments are a'ao complete.
Drcp In, look at our goods,
and compare prices.
Respectfully,
R. S. & Z. CO.
ENTH.HPRISB.
Ed Rodgers went out to La Grande,
Saturday, to cele'jra'e. .
Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Page of Fruita
were in town lart week.
One-Minute Washers the Only
Best Washer. For sale by Ashley.
Thos. Rich of Joseph was in the
city, Monday, on a business trip.
Forest Ivanhoe has been appointed
deputy county clerk of Union county.
Dr. C. T. Hockett made a profes
sional trip to Wallowa Wednesday of
last week.
Elgin Flour at W. J. Fu-k & Co's.
Patent $1.50 a sack, straight grade,
1.40 a sack.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. McCubbln and
family went to I oJtlne, Saturday, to
visit relaives a few days.
Ml.-ts Merle Mo s went to La Grande
Saturday where she will Join her
moUier In her visit there.
Fresh Fish every Friday and Sat
urday at Cray & Wlllett's City Mar
ket.
Miss Lenna Marvin of Wallowa
visited relatives in thi3 city last
week.
H. D. Haisten of La Grande hai
bought out the business and stock of
C. E. Hood at Wallowa.
Our Store wlM be closed soon.thase
wishing bargains In Millinery come
quickly. Helena D. Zurcher.
Ice Cream packers! Parties having
our Ice cream packers will please re
I turn Bame as soon as possible. 20wl
John Caviness of La Grande wa.s
greeting old friends and attending;
I to business affairs In the valley las;
week.
Charles Flathers went out to La
Grande Saturday and may go on to
visit his people up in Washington
before returning.
Take your next prescription to
Jackson & Weaver and get one of
tlholr fine lead blown graduated medl
Iclns glasses FREE.
I W. E. Taggart was at Flora the
latter part of last week on Insurance
business, and re.iorts fine prospecta
for crops In all the North Country
A large bunch of rye, 7V4 feet long,
In I ho office of the O. R. & I. con):
pany is evidence of the big grain
that will be raised In the hills this
season.
Mr. and Mrs. n. P. Boyd have moved
Into their new home on River street,
the former Wheat cottage. ' Frank
Hamblen and family have moved to
the Boyd property that he recently
purchased.
Jackson & Weaver are excluslvo
agents for Dr. Hess famous. Stock
Foods and Remedies. Dr. Hess i
one of the mon noted Veterlnarlei
of the United States. Come In and
get o:ie of his S'ock Dooks Free.
Mr. and Mrs. Oren Wagner ani
baby we'll t to Ijv Grande Saturday
for a visit with her people. Mlsa
Minnie Liulil, sister of Mrs. Wagner,
who had been staying here for some
time, returned home the same day.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L, Browning lsft
(Monday for Seattle to visit the fair
and attend the National Epworth
liaxo convention, to which Mr.
(Browning and, Supt. J. D. Glllllan
,are the delegates from the La Grande
district.
Henry Amey of Ft. Cobb, Okl.,
brother of Clark Amey, and Mlsi
GuhhIo Amey of Monmouth, 111, niece
of Clark, are visiting Clark Amey and
family. Henry Amey Is the postmast-
sr at Ft. Cobb. Miss Amey spent a
summer here some years ago,
Mrs. J. F. McLean, wife of a promi
nent Walla Walla business man,
came over with Mrs, Gardner. Mrs.
McLean hnd heard so much of the
beautiful Wallowa that she came
Just for the outing, and says her ex
pectations are more than realized.
Mrs. J. P. Gardner of Walla Walla
Is visiting her many old friends In
this city and .vicinity. Mrs. Gardner
and her husband the late Judge Gard
ner, were among the earliest settlers
of this valley and he was one of the
owners of the town site of Enterprise.
Part of the ball team are home
(telling the story of the week's play
ing in Union county. . The club won
three out of five games played In
five days, a splenjil record consider
ing the team hal but one substitute
pitcher. As s a.ed the club won two
games at Cove and the boys, were
royaliy treated, and they will never
fjrget the fine hospitality of all the
Cove people, ani especially those
Cove strawberries, 48 quarts of which
were brought to the hotel bo that
the boys would surely have plenty.
The first game at Union was lost
by a combination of errors and
hard luck. Friday the boys won from
Union by a score of 8 to 6. Enterprise
scored seven runs in the first Inning.
Conaway pitched the first three In
nings and then gave way to Bilyeu.
The club lost to Elgin Saturday by
he score of 6 tol. Oburn pitched
fine ball, while Ellyeu did well con
sidering his sore arm. One of En
terprise's famous ninth. Jnnlng rallies
nearly scared the game from Elgin.
SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC
AND BASEBALL AT FLORA
The people of the Flora and Lost
Prairie country held a Sunday schoDl
picnic In the beautiful grove near
Flora Saturday. It was very success
ful In both enjoyment and attendance.
A baseball game was played be
tween Flora and Lost Prairie nines
that resulted 28 to 13 In favor of
Flora. W. J3. Taggart of Enterprise
umpired. Following were the play
ers: Lost Prairie Williams, . Mar
tin, Redman, Renfrow, Nlcco30n, Kuhn,
Botts, Fordlce, Cole; Flora R. Eddie
mon, A. Gandy, L. uandy, wrigm.
Gowey, E. Eddlemon, King, Duley,
Robinson, Curry.
WEDDING BELL8.
Makin-Gossett.
Miss Julia Gosiett of northeast of
town and Mr. William Makln of near
Cove were man led Saturday even
Ing at 8:15 o'clock at the home of
and by Rev. W. P. Samms. Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Richards, the latter a
sister of the bride, were the attend
ants. The young couple left at once
for the lake to spend a few days and
will visit in this vicinity for a week
or ten days and then will go to Union
county to reside on his farm. Mr.
Makln Is a grandson of Wm. Makln,
Sr., of this city.
Waelty-Goebel.
Miss Christina L. Goebel and Mr.
Murland E. Waelty were married in
Hotel Enterprise parlor, Monday morn
lng, Justice A. C. Smith officiating.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Waelty were the
wltnessee. All the, parties reside In
or near Wallowa.
Mrs. DeBord's Experience.
Union, Ore., Jan. 22, 1909.
Whirlwind Remedy Co., Elgin, On
Dear Sirs: Four months a to 1
had to walk on crutches. I had
scarcely any use of my limbs at all;
My limbs were swollen badly: I com'
menced taking your Whirlwind Tab
lets; In a very short time .the swell
lng had entirely let my limbs and
I am now Just as we'l as I ever was.
I can do all my own house work,
The above is my experience with your
Whirlwind Remely, and I am pleas
ed to recommend It to others.
Yours truly, Mrs. Miranda DeBord
Union, Ore.
For sale by Jackson A Weaver
Druggists.
New
Millinery
ARRIVING
Now is the time
To Get Your : :
HATS
for the 4th
SFW1NH ALL W0RK
JlrfVYlllV GUARANTEED
GRACE WOOD
Next door to Laraen'a Jewelry Store,
Enterprise, Oregon
IS
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A Portion of Our Sales for
June, 1 909, were as follows:
M. Harris to Wm. McFetridge, eighty
acres, highly improved, irrigated
land on Alder Slope - - $6,000.00
W. A. Fay to A. R. Stein, 495 acres of
wheat land, $16.25 per acre - 8,043.75.
B. B. Boyd to Frank Hamblen, improv
ed half block, Enterprise - 2,500.00
I. C. Smith to Wm. Jones, residence
property in Enterprise - - 850,00
O. H. Brady to Charles Horner, Enter
prise property - - - - 335.00
Total
$17,728.75
We now offer a 760 acre stock ranch,
at $15 per iacre. All under fence and
cross-fenced. Good buildings. Two
hundred and fifty acres broke out that
will raise the best of grain and timothy
Just enough timber. Never failing
water. Abundance of free range near
by. This place is in good shape to go
to making money on.
WE KEEP POSTED ON THE SNAPSAND
GOOD BARGAINS IN WALLOWA COUNTY
ENTERPRISE REAL
ESTATE COMPANY
ENTERPRISE, OREGON
Office Over Harness Shop
'4? 4r "4? m4T
'r
GENUINE MINING BOOM
8TRIKE3 HOT AT L03TINE
It h seated on good authority that
the Contact Mining company has
let a contract for a $5000 tunnel on
their claims on the South Fork above
ILoatlne, and 100 men will be brought
In to work wllhin 60 days. The
coniDanv has $30,000 of Spokane
capital to develop the mines, and a
road will be built to the claims, i nis
All means a real boom for our sister
town of Lostlne.
YOUTH 13 KILLED
BY LIGHTNING BOLT
(Continued from First page.)
electilc spark then passing down the
front, of the body to the ground.
The family were almost prostrated
over the sudden and terrible acci
dent. Mr. Downing has bean 111 and
for a while It was thought the shock
of his son's death would have a fatal
effect on hlro. Dr. C. T. Hockett of
this city went out and attended him
'Monday and he is recovering. The
sympathy of the entire community Is
extended the bereaved family.
mer and early autumn harvest
weather.
j The cause of the. difference from
other counties in this region Is that
the county Is surrounded on all sides
by mountain range3, the - Wallowa
j and Blue Mountains shielding, us on
I the south and so Uh west from the
hot winds that sweep over central
and eastern Oregon and . southern
Idaho. These same mountains, with
the highest peaks In the state, break
the heavy rainclojds causing more
precipitation la this county than
anywhere else ' around, by several
inches. The Blue mountains also
guard against the cold west and
northwest winds. The high hills of
Asotin keep the northern passes,
while the famous and altltudlous
Seven Devils range over the Snake
river complete the circle of topo
graphical isolation.
The deep canyons, the magnificent
forests, the rolling hills and broad
valleys are otiier topographical fea
tures that complete the change, giving
a sub-tropical c'.lmate in the canyons
and a pleasant, four-season temperate
climate on the 'upland and In the
main valley.
WALLOWA COUNTY
CLIMATE IS
IDZAL
(ContiDr-ad from front page.)
confounded with - the so-called seuii
arid regions. There is no desart
land here, no sandy, sage brush
plains. Everywhere grows the na
tive grasses, covering the hills and
valleys with a dee? carpet of green
that browns only with the late sum-
Ice Cream
Ice Cream Soda
ALL FLAVORS
Sundaes, Root Beer, Re
freshing DrinKs
When extra CANDY
good
NORTH END NOTE3.
Peter Fordney, ex-representative,
has bought out the business of Nova
Straley at Paradhe and will also
conduct the postoffice.
Dr. GUmore s neat two story busi
ness room on the main street of
Flora Is completed. One room is oc
cupied by a drug store and the other
by a millinery business.
City
Meat Market
CRAY A WILLETT,
Proprietors.
is wanted come to
PRENTISS HOMAN'S
Next Door to Bank
Enterprise, - - Oregon
Fresh and Salt Meats
HIGHEST MARKET PRICE FOR
HIDES AND PELTS.
River St, 1 block south of Funk's
tore, Enterprise Oregon.