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Oron Historical to Twicea Week Saturday Edition IE NEWSREC ALL THE OFFICIAL NEWS OF WALLOWA COUNTY IN THE N-R 0 ALL THE NEWS WHILE 11 IS NEWS TWICE-A-WEEK NEWS RECORD ELEVENTH YEAR. NO. 21. ENTERPRISE, WALLOWA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1909. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER OR Wajlts SQUATTER RIGHT money to loan iiniiri n nn n n Slate Funds loaned, 6 per cent. John III HM II Hi It, I 1 1, P. Rusk, Atty. State Land EU Joseph UIIILL.U Ul U LI Ul FOR SALE. LA GRANDE OFFICE TIMBER AND City Hotel of Elgin Oregon for sale or trade. Rents for MO per month. STONE ENTRY DECISION IS Addresa J. T. Eotts, Elgin, Ore. 2134 SUSTAINED. Notice To Owners of Stock. All owners of stock and chickens are hereby, notified that Ordinance regulating them will be enforced on and after the 10th day of July, 1903, by order of City Council. 21sl W. E. TAOOART, City Recorder. HORSES. We will be in Enterprise for the next few days buying horses, Inquire at the Red Front Livery barn. If convenient bring your horses in. Haley & Turner, Ca'.dwell, Idaho. NEW MILL ON SLOPE. W; E. Daggett has moved the Bed Ingfleld Baw mill to his place on Alder Slope and has it .up ready for work. The mill U one of the best in the county, with cut-off and edger. (Mr. Daggett will not only work up the Umber on bis place but will do cus tom work for the neighbors along the Slope. BUYS WHITE STE.MER. Dr. C, T, HocUett bought the White Steamer automotile from the Baker City man who brought It into the valley a few days ago. The Steamer considered one of the best machines find the doctor's purchase Is a practic ally new one. Several other local men have bought or are considering the purchase of automobiles. Sam Lltch is expecting one so3n that he bought wbn In Portland a few weeks ago." Runaways At Lake. O. T. Prout's team ran 4way at the foot of the lake Saturday morning, breaking the buggy and piling the occupants on the ground. All were more or less bruised, Mr. Prout's daughter, Mrs. Art Hewett, the most severely. There were two other runaways at the lake Saturday but no ope was hurt. Ford C. Potter, the Wallowa nurs eoiun, was In the county seat Thursday and Friday, The celebrated land case of F. M. Newlon vs. G.'M. Burkett, involving a fine timber claim In 4n-41, has again been decided In favor of the squatter, Newlon, and against Burkett the timber and Btone entryman. Register F. C. Bramwell's decision In favor of Newl jn has been affirmed by the general land office. This case was tried at the La Grande land office last December, two weeks being consumed in hearing the testimony. Attorney D. W. Shea han of Enterprise conducted the case for Newlon and won a big victory for his client. Register Bramwell wrote the decision and cancelled Burkett's timber and stone entry on the grounds that the land was oc cupied and showed the Improvements of a bona fide se'.tler, Mr. Newlon. I The case was appealed to the gen ie raj land office and Bramwell's de- Icision was affirms!. Burketje has1 yeit tike rihl of ap peal to the secretary of the interior. If this authority affirms the previous decisions Burkett's only recourse will be to take the ca3e Into the courts, The La Grande Star says It is rumor ed that Burkett is determined to carry the fight to the supreme court of the United States or win the claim-. The tract of land Is estimat ed to contain 4,000,000 feet of timber. Entryman Wins Another. Another important decision by the general land office is in a case simi lar to that of the United States vs. Ro3e, in which the contention of the goveinment, that after Rose had shown the land in his claim to be chiefly valuable for grazing, he must also show that he had used It for grazing In compliance with a departmental regulation, was not sustained. Since that date, in thq neighborhood of 25 cases involving the same point have been decided by Register Bramwell and Receiver Eberhard, adhering to the principle followed out in the Rose case, While the officials of the local land office have been deciding these cases according to the law ' as they have Interpreted it, says the Star, they have been waiting the action of the department anticipating a poesi- j ble reversal on appeal. But the . agreeable news has been received that in the case of ex parte David C. Bowman, taken before the interior department for review, the secretary of the interior has rendered a de cision which sustains the opinion handed down In these cases by the local office. HEAVY CLIP AID FINEST QUALITY REPORTS OF SHEARING PLANTS CONFIRM EARLY ESTIMATES SEASON ABOUT OVER. Snake River Line Contract Let Soon Clarkston Republic Gives Date July Tenth Coal Prospect At Pittsburg, We have a railroad rumor from a reliable source, all our own ,says the Clarkston Republic. It Is that a high official of the Harrlman lines said in private conversation, but a few days- ago, that in all probability thu Utah Construction company would be given the contract for grad ing the Huntington line about July 10 and that work will commence in Clarkston a.t thjs end of the line about July 15, Coal at Pittsburg Landing. The same paper gives the following item: The Electrolytic Copper company held its annual election at its office in Clarkston Thursday, when the old officers were all re elected. The company has a flnenext Tuesday or WrtnHdav nh The total wool clip of the county comes up to the highest prehear ing estimates. At the three princi pal plants 136,836 fleeces were clip- ed and the weight Is close to 10 pounds per fleece. In addition many thousands were sheared by hand. The Lltch plant 14 miles north east of Enterprise finished July 2, having been in operation 21 days, during which 47,000 ahesp passed through the hands of the sherers. The she of the force varied from 15 to 27, with an average of about 20. The largest single day's run was 3300, Mr. Lltch says the quality of the wool was fine, and E. A. Rumble who received the wool for the buyersj saya it is A No. 1 staple. At the E. O. Makin plant, eight miles east of Enterprise, the 30 days run was finished July 7, when the total of sheep sheared reached 53,000. Fifteen shearers were em ployed and th beat day's was 2287. Mr. Makin says the fleeces were heavier than usual while the quali ty was never better. Mr. Makin had 3000 yearlings that averaged over 10 pounds, and he thinks the general average was close to that figure. The Peter Baudan plant on upper Prairie Creek will complete Its run property up the Snake River. W, 36(83q the It started June Campbell of Spokane and A. L. Qber . u and wa clo3ed ..... nr VH ,of Chatfteld, Minn., were among those on account of wet weather. The in an.eno.ance. mese genuemen are shearers have averaged JU in number also looking up what they think Is. e,;and the'averaee number of sheen (promising coal prospect in the vicinity per da was n50 Th(J , , . vi x-ittauurg uonains. mey report i extra fine qua:ty C, L. Hartshorn that it is generally thought that the;had 2000 yearlings' that sheared 13 O, S, line wlU tush the. Hunttngtqn. pounds, and were sold for J3.50 a line uuwn ius river l i,iainwu head last as possible. DELEGATE TO SPOKANE. Dr, C, T, Hqafcett has teen ap pointed by Governor Benson delegate to the National Irrigation Congress that meets at Spokane In August. Midsummer Merchandise We would liKe to show you our line of Ladies' Oxfords and Ankle-Strap Sandals BlacK, Chocolate, Tan, Wine Color and Patent Leather A new line also for the little folks just received in Tan, Black and Red, Sizes 2 1-2 to 1 1 Parasols and Umbrellas For Ladies and Children Shirt Waists A pretty fair assortment left,, and a few short sleeved waists that we are selling at just half price. Get our prices on 4 Summer Dress Goods We will give you some good values New Line Men's and Boys Hats In the new shapes and Colors. We have the celebrated GORDON $3.00 HAT. Compare it with any other hat at the same price or more and you will understand why we sell so many of them Men's Summer Undeiwear 75 cents, $1.00, $1.25 to $2.50 a suit Always Special Bargains in Some Lines. . Come and See Us. You Don't Have to Buy Because You Look, or Keep Because You Buy W. J. FUNK a CO. AH Three Oliver Children Succumb Last Little Victim of Summervllle Fir Passes Away Tuesday Midnight The most terrible, heartrending tragedy in years In this part of the slate reached it culmination when the little two-year old boy of the Burt Oliver family at Summervllle died Tuesday at midnight from the effects of his burns, leaving the father and mother childless, when only 60 hours previous they were happy in the pos session of three children, a bright little girl, Lena, aged four years, the twoyear old boy and a Laby boy of eig'h't months. The accident by which the home was destroyed by fire Sunday even ing, and the baby burnt to ashes, has already been described in this paper. Lena, the litUe girl, died Tuesday afternoon and the little boy passed away at midnight. The remains of the baby that was burned in the house were found Tues day. Only the bones were found and they fell to ashes when touched. The funeral of all three children was held Thursday and the remains laid, to rest in the Summervllle ceme tery; Rev. Klein officiated. The parents, both badly burned In their frantic efforts to eave their children, are recovering and their lives are considered safe. They ore bearing up bravely under their terri ble woe, and the deepe3t com pas sion i felt for them, not only by neighbors and relatives, but by everyone in the two counties. UNION AND WALLOWA PIONEER OF THE SIXTIZe where he assisted in constructing a large number of the buildings. In '73 he went into the newly opened Wallowa valley, where he has lived ever since, one of Wallowa's mo3t honored citizens. He Is at present engaged in farming. Mr. Boswell veriries the statement that Enterprise, as well as all the Wallowa valley, ia having a thrifty, substantial growth There la noth. ing of the boom spirit prevalent, the spirit that usually results In poorly mint houses and badly arraneed streets, but the towns are advancing In a business-like, steady manner. Cloud Burst Ten Miles East Of City Heavy Downpour Does Damage Over Small Area Temporary Warehouse Struck. The severest thunder and rain storm that has visited this section In years raged with great fury from about 3:30 to 4:15 o'clock Thursday afternoon. An unusually heavy rain rell accompanied by some hail. There was a veritable cloud burst about 10' miles east of town, and the water poured down the O. K. euleh and flooded the dlt-chei and low lying land out by E. O. Makln's. The Makin place seemed to be the center of the damago area and there fences were washed out and grain beaten down until the damage is estimated by Mr. Makin at $500 and it will take 10 days to siraignten things up. A Ughtn!nK bolt struck the south east corner of the roof of the temnor- ary warehouse in Euterprlsa but 4u no damage except to knock off a few feet of boards, p. C. Batchel der, B. A, Reynolds and Stewart I'awsaij were in the building at the ume and felt the shock but were un harmed. The storm paised from east to west over a comparatively narrow belt, not a drop f0n at Harl Aklna east of Jojeph. Two milej north of .iiiiterpri.se the dust was scarcely laid. Scout Holdup Tale. The officers at Joseph scout the story of hold-ups at the head of the lake during the Fourth of July cele bration and say none was reported o tiiem. The doaf-mute. 0car Lambcrger, who claimed to have been robbed of $100 and lay 111 as the re result of the at'ack. has recovered and returned to his homo at La Grande. .It is sa'd he told conflict ing stories of the aliened hold-uii. He had several dollars in his po'ket when found, and It is thought strange the robbers did not make a clean haul while about it. CONTRA! WALLA WALLA CO LOWEST BID ON COURTHOUSE PLUMBING AND HEATING WAS $4532. The contract fur the heatlnsr and plumbing of the new court houaa was let by the ooiiutv court Thurs day to the G. II. Sutherland company of Walla Walla for $1592, that being tile lowest bid. An expected risht over the Los tine depot road brought up a big delega tion from that town Wednesday. The petition for the road contained 07 names but the attorney, D. W. Sheahan, of the objectors, J. P. Haun nud Geo. Wood, pnsouteJ a request of 16 slgiidis to have their nam-ji stricken off. Only 12 nirao are re quired for a nt titim. so tha court ordered the roui viewers to view and lay oat the road, and c.inthund the matter of removal of mimes. The same oiJer was made In rec-"d to names on tha W. T. Knann road petition. The John Anthony road petition was disallowed because tH 3 descriji Uon was faulty. P. C. Shifar roU will be viewed ami hihl out by the viewers. Bird Sarrett, and J. A. R:u.l roads ordered but petitioners must first settle the damages on tha laU tar. The affidavit of po j'iv.g of the S. W. Miles road was Insut'.lji ent. Supervisor of ro.ul district 18 wis ordered to give supervisor of 25 (new district) one-half of all funds received this year. WALLOWA AND JOSEPH PRES3YTERIAN PASTORS Summer School, The summer sjqool conducted by Supt. J. c. Conley and Prof. Harl Eronson of Wallowa opened Wednes day iwQthj la gjood attendance. Eighteen are registered and Beveral more will enter next week. The M. & M. water works system la now bc-ing supplied with water from the well recently dug south of the mill. Dr. S. W. Seaman i, chairman of the Home Missionary committee o.' the Grande Ron tie presbytery, reports all Presbyterian churches In this pres bytery supplied with pnslors, the lust, two vacancies, tioso at Joseph a id Wallowa, now provided for by the ap pointment of Re. A. J.Ladd of Green Bay, Wis., to Joseph, and Rev. J. h. Maynard of Fackwaukee, Wis., to Wallowa. Those two iniiiHter3 wera classmates and are warm friends. They graduated from the same col lege and theological seminary at Mon treal, Canada. Following Is a register of the minis ters of this presbytery: Rev. M. L. Boozer, Baker iCty. F. Schmidt, Sumptor. A, J. Irwin, Burns. S. G. Houston, Nyssa. W. A. 'Robinson, Halfway, J. E. Youel, Union. S. Harris, Enterprise. , Rev. A. J. Ladd, Joseph. Rev. J. L. Maynard, Wallowa. Rev. Win. Gihoncy, D. D., Elgin and Summervllle. S. W. Seemann, D. D., La Grande. Rev. II. A. Ketchum, D. D., Sun day School Missionary of presbytery. Preaching at the M. E. Church at regular hours next Sunday; sabbath school 10 a. m.', Ep worth league 7 p. m. C. E. Trueblood, pastor. 160 Acres Good Wheat Land terprise. Per acre W. E. TAGGART, ENTERPRISE, : : Fifty acres in cultivation. Nine miles from En- $12.00 The Pioneer Real Estate Man. : : OREGON From the La Grande Stan Ben Boswell of Enterprise left Wed nesday morning on the Joseph train fo- his home. Mr. Boswell visited his daughter, Mrs. J. H. Doty of Pendle ton, the latter part of the week, tak ing in the celebiatlon at Pendleton. He came to La Grande last Sunday. He reports that in his opinion the celebration here was much superior to that given In Pendleton. He wan enthusiastic in his praises of the parade, and all other features of the celebration that La Grande offered to the public. Mr. Boswell is quite well known in this locality, having come here In '62, when La Grande consisted of one house. He located at the Cove, "Careful Banking Insures the Safely of Deposits." Depositors Have That Guarantee ut WALLOWA NATIONAL BANK OP KNTEIUMtlSK. OKKUOX CAPITAL 50,roO SURPI.UH 150,000 We Do a General Banking Business. Exchange Bought and Sold on All Principal Cities. Oeo. W. Hyatt, Prudent Geo. 8. Craig, Vice 1'renldcnt W. It. Unimex, Ciwliier Frank A. IUhvIh, Axxt. CitMliler KIKKtTOKS Gko ,S. Ciiaki Geo. W. Hyatt Mattik A. Hoi.mks J. II. DomiiN w. B. Hoi..mks