Every Clerk
Every Mechanic
Every Farmer
Every Stockraiser
Every Merchant
Every Banker
Every Professional Man
is directly interested in
theprosperityof Oregon.
None flourish unless
money is in good supply.
Life insurance premiums
drain Oregon of vast
sums every year.
Stop This Drain
Place your life insurance
with
Orcgonlifc
The Policyholders' Company
This is the only "Purely
Oregon" Company.
Makes all of its invest
ments here, and is an im
portant factor in the up
building of a Greater
Oregon.
Rates are no higher.
Write for further partic
ulars giving your occu
pation and date of birth.
IKOIK OFFICE. PORTLAND, OK.
A. L MILLS, Pre. L. BAMUEU Oen. Mgr.
CLAKENCK S. SAMUEL. Aut. Mr.
City and County
Brief News Items
One-Mlmtto Washers the Only
Best Washer. For sale by Ashley.
Mh niwl Wra T fl Wjlfrnoi- rptlirn
.i iwn.iu Mmwinv fi'iim n month's
stay In a sanitarium near Portland
lor the benefit or airs, wagners
health. She la much Improved and
h slowly but surely gaining in
sirengin.
m Up And
Take. Notice
Every department or our store
has been replenished with new
and up-to-date goods and our
el; la now complete in al
' most every department.
We pay spot cash for our
goods, and therefore get the
benefit ot all cash discounts
and we give our customers the
benefit of our cheap buys.
Our New Goods
Just received direct from Chl
cugo In the dry goods depart-,
ment consists In part of the
following:
PERCALES,
DIMITIES,
BATISTES,
GALATINS,
SWISS,
SUMMER NOVELTIES
In dress goods of the newest
and most exclusive patterns,
LADIES' MUSLIN UNDER
WEAR, LAWN, NET AND SILK
WAISTS FOR LADIES,
RUCHINQ,
LADIES' COLLARS AND COL
LARETTES, LACES,
EMBROIDERY,
RIBnONS,
NOTIONS, Etc, etc.
Clothing
We have In transit a large In
voire of Men's Clothing which
wl 1 arrive in about 10 d:iys.
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 In 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 largo
assortment of men's, boys' iu
dies' and M Uses' Oxford Shoes
In black, tan. chocolate and
ox-blood (lace or buckle.)
Our Grocery and Hardware de
partments are also complete.
, Drop In, look at our goods,
and compare prices.
Respectfully,
R. S. & Z. CO.
KNTH.nPRISE.
Mr. end Mrs. E. O. Makln and baby
vere at Wallowa, Monday.
Fresh Fish every Friday and Snt
irday at Cray & Willett's City Market.
,!rs. C. C. Eowell and children ,
returned Saturday from their visit
t Salem.
ClTln llnnr at W. J. FU-.k & CO'S.
Patent $1.50 a-sack, straight grade,
$1.40 a sack.
Mrs. Sarah Hill of Portland la a
guest of her cousin, W. W. White,
and Mrs. While,
If your seing machine needs re
pairing, call at the Second Hand Store
vVe guarantee to make them run.
Mr and Mrs. S. Gower of Calhoun
county, Iowa, are Kiies "
lior-e, Mrs. J. B. Selbert.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ratcliff of
Salem arrived Sa'uruay ror a vi.
it the home of their son, G. I. Rat
jllff. The Epworth Leigue will give a
awn social on the M. E. church lawn
Friday evening, July 16. Ice cream
iiid cake will be served.
Rev W. S. Crockett and daughters
returned home Friday from Olympla,
.Vash., where they vlil'ed after the
idjournment of fie Chilian conven
tion at Turner.
The wa'er works pipe is laid on
River street to the bridge by W. H.
Jraves. Work will begin next on
he pipe up Re-ilience street to the
reservoir, .
Lou Davis retimed Saturday from
i business trip ti La Grande. He
mim a'-icompaniedhomebyhls relative,
drs. C hai. Ward, and children of La
Jraiide, who come for a visit.
If you want excellent home grown
ttrawberries call up O. J. Roe, -Mountain
View Fruit Farm. Home Phone.
Jherries and raspberries will be ready
n a couple of weeks. Order now.
Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Allen arrived
in Enterprise Saturday from a sojoi rn
if several' monhs In southern Call
'ornia, where they went soon after
heir marriage at Moundsvllle W. Va.
"Sun always shlne3 on haying In
,Va".oa county." If that old say
.ng holds out this season, Old Sol
A'lll see put up one of the finest and
argj.st crops of hay ever harvested
in thU state.
S. 1. Shutt and son Harold of
lo.t.and aie in the valley looking
over the cojntry. Mr. Shutt is a
newspaper man of many years ex-.jerlam-e
in both eastern and. west-
sni Oieeon He recently Bold the
J rain paper. Mr. Shutt says this val
ey is the prettiest place he
has
vor seen.
Gus Schluer Dead.
G. C. Schluer, well known retired
ranchman of Prairie Creek, died
Saturday, July 10, In New York city,
after a brief Illness, Mr. Schluer
left his home at Joseph a few weeks
;iko for a trip to his native land, Ger
niMiv, and became ill while visltmt
his sister in New York. Funeral and
burial will be in New York this Wed
neaday.
Sugar Beets Doing Fine.
So f ir the sugar beeto planted
near this city as an experiment by
the. sugar company, are, doing splen
didlv. Mr. Workman, who Is in
cHirgoi for the company1 "Hy
growth has been the best he ever
saw anywhere In the same length
ot time. Several fields are liKeiy io
go 20 tons to the acre, and the beeta
are growing deep Into tue giounu.
CHICO CHIRPS.
Chlio. July 6 This Is getting to
bo a bojmtng town.
The glorious Fourth of July was
celebrated at Chleo by a large crowd
2.ro people, not counting the kidlete
The bucking contest was great, $5.75
being paid to the rider, Sam Davis
Sum rode the bucking broncho,
I "straight up!"
The fishing excursion on the fifth
vtu said to be all right, 75 people
attending. Two of the boys caught
375 t In two hours, out of Ches
nimnus.
Guy Moss, the city sport, Is visit
tug the Tlppett kids.
John Edgmaud, Jr., and his sister,
Glady.t, returned home on yester
dav's shine. They have been ce'.e
Uniting at Joseph.
ftlrs. Daisy Greenwood Is visiting
her mother, Mrs. Jane Daugherty,
"I'mle" Henry Ftske will start for
Wallu Walla with horses. July 10.
Mrs. Harmon has been Quite HI
from oak poisoning, but Is recovering
George Haas was calling on Lee
Masking Sunday e.engln.
Rattlesnake Bill and spouse were
calling at the government camp not
long ago. ,
a broncho reared up suddenly and
k truck Ed Klrkland on the shoulder,
brcnkinir his shoulder blade, and
breaking his little finger off Square.
Maggie Edgmund 1 visiting Lee
llnkins this eek.
R. C. Edgniand started for Iinnaha
this morning after a load of cherries.
There will be a dance at the Fine
ballroom, near Chico, July 16. Basket
supper. Everybody Invited, good
dancers, especially.
PROCEEDINGS JULY
TERM COUNTY COURT.
(Continued from first page.)
court is hereby authorized to enter
into contract with the said The
G. H. Sutherland company to in
stall the plumbing and heating as
per bid above set forth.
In the matter of the road petition
of Bird Sarrett et a!.
This matter came to be heard at
this time on the report of the
Board of County Road Viewers for
a second reading, as provided , by
law, said report belne In words
following to-wlt:
To the Honorable County Court:
We, the undersigned board of
County Road Viewers, appointed by
the Honoiable Court, to view, sur
vey and lay a. it a county road as
prayed for In the petition of Bird
Garffett and otihes, beg leave' to
report:
That pursuant to said order we
met at the beginning of the pro
posed road on fie. 4th day of June
1909 the same oeing the time and
place fixei by said order for the
meelng of the undersigned Board
of County Road Viewers and took
to our assistance John G. Wrav
f.nd Luther Trump as chain bearers
and Bird Sarrett as marker and
proceeded to view, survey and lay
out said road a prayed for in said
petition, as near as in our opinion
a good road can be made at a
reasonable' expense, taking into
consideration the utility, conveni
ence and Inconvenience and ex
pense whCch wlil result to Individu
als as we'l as the public, If such
road shall be established and opened.
The said road was surveyed under
our directions, and the same was
conspicuously marked throughout,
the corners and distances thereon
noted, and all trees on the line of
said road were marked on each of
the sides thereof corresponding
with the direction of said road,
with three notches cut through
the bark and one inch Into the
wood, and all treea adjacent to the
said line of sail road were plainly
blazed oil the side facing said road
The beginning and termination of
said road and the termination of
each mile and intermediate points
have been marl.ed in the manner
provided by law, as will more fully
appear toy the ceitifled return of
the surveyor of said road, which
Is hereunto attached and made a
part of this report.
That In our opinion the said pro,-,
posed road should be -establlshe...
for the following reasons-:
It make much easier grale than
old road and accommodates more
people and the travellnfj publlo J
The portion of the old road sousiV
to be vacated contains grades as
high as 18.7 rer cent. The stnepest
grade on the proposed change is
6.5 per cent.
No damages claimed and none al
lowed. And said report of the board of
county road viewers having been
publicly read In open court on two
several days of the present term
of the court, and it appearing to
the court that said board of road
viewer report favorably thereoa
and recommend that said proposed
road be established as a county
road and be declared as a public
highway and all the proceedings
according to law, and no remon
strance or claim for damages hav
ing been filed herein, and there
having been no cause shown why
this proposed road should not 'oe
declared a public highway and
ordered open according to law, and
the court being satisfied from the
report of the board of county VDal
viewers that such road will 1.5 of
public utility; the report of thj
viewers being favorable thereto,
and all the files and records of
Bald proceedings having been sub
mitted to the district attorney, who
has advised this court as to the
legality of said proceedings, It Is
therefore considered and orde
by the court thr.t the report of
the board of county road viewers be
placed on re o d in this Journal,
and that said pro:osed road be de
clared a public highway of Wallowa
county, Oregon, and ordered opened
up and placed In repair for travel
New
Millinery
ARRIVI NG
Now is the time
To Cet Your : :
HATS
SRWINO ALL WORK
tJLU YV 1MVJ GUARANTEED
GRACE WOOD
Next door to Larsen'a Jewelry Store,
Enterprise, Oregon
according to law.
In the matter of the Road Petition
of the S. W. Miles et al Road.
County road viewers report read
second time, and the court being
satisfied from the report of the
viewers and otbe. evidence before
the court that eold road will be of
ipublic utility and that it is greatly
needed P7 the travelling public;
the said report Is hereby approved
and allowed; and It further appear
ing to the coai-'t that the board
of viewers have assayed damages
ty reason of t ie locatio i of
road, as follows: In favor of James
Haun to the ee'A sw sec. 3 Tp. 1
S. R. 43 E. W. M. in the sum of
$75.00, and in favor of Geo. Wood
to the swV4 sey Sec. 3 Tp. 1 S.
U. 43 E. W. M. la the sum of $75.
The court being satisfied that suSd
assessment of damages is Just and
equitable the same Is hereby ap
proved and allowed; and that the
road is not of sufficient public im
portance to Justify the court In pay
ing said damcges . or any part
thereof, and all files and records
of- said procejdings having been
submit ed to the district attorney,
and wTio ha3 advised this cou"t
that the affidavit of pooling Is not
sufficient. It H hereby considered
and ordered, that the petitioners
pay or cause to be paid to the clerk
of this court, the amount of damages
so assessed as aforesaid, and that
all proceedings te, and the same
are hereby continued.
In the matter of the Road petition
of Jas. A. ReeJ, et al.
Report of the board of county road
viewers read second thru, and the
court being sa'lsfled from the
report of the viewers and other evi
dence before the court that said
road wi'-l be of public utility and
that it Is greatly needed by the
traveling public; the said report
Is hereby aprroved and allowed;
and It further appearing to the
court that the board of viewers
have assessed damages by reason
of the location of said road as fol
lows: In favor of Jame3 Haun a3
damages- to the swi nw4 seVi
EeJ.3 Tp. 1 S. R. 43 E. W. M.in the
sum of $350, In favor of Geo. Wood
as damages to the sw4 seV Sec.
3 Tp. 1 S. R. 43 E, W. M. In the
sum of $40.00.
The court being satisfied that said
assessment of damages i3 Just and
equitable the same is hereby ap
proved and allowed; and that the
road is not of sufficient public Im
portance to Justify the county in
' paying said damages or any part
thereof; and all the files and
records of said proceedincs having
: 'been submitted to the district at
torney, and who has advised thli
I court that the affidavit of posting
Is not sufficient. It Is hereby con
side red and ordered, that the pe
titioners pay or cause to be paid
to the clerk of this court, the
amount of damages so assessed
as aforesaid, and that all proceed
ings be, and the same are hereby
continued.
Fourth Day, July 10, 1909.
In the matter of locating the county
fair.
It appearing that the fair commls
sloners having agreed to hold said
fair at Joseph, Oregon, It is hereby
considered and ordered that said
fair be, and the same Is ordered to
toe held at- Joseph Oregon,
In the matter of approving the plat
of Evergreen addl'lon to the City of
Wallowa, Oregon.
It Is hereby considered and ordered
that the same be approved by the
court by the name of Evergreen
Addition to Wallowa, Oregon, and
It Is further ordered that the same
be filed and recorded In the county
records. -
In the matter of approving the Plat
of Riverside Park Addition to the
City of Wallowa, Oregon.
It is hereby considered and ordered
that the same be approved by the
county court by the name of
Riverside Park Addition to Wal
lowa, Oregon, and It is further
ordered that the same be filed and
recorded In the. county records.
In the matter of appointing a county
fruit Inspector.
Now at this time the matter of
appointing a county fruit Inspector
came regularly on to be heard, and
it appearing to the court that Ford
C. Potter ot Wallo a, Oregon, hav
ing presented the coirrt with a peti
tion with the names of twenty
five and more residents and fruit
growers of this county, and after
the court fully considering the
matter. It is considered and ordered
that Ford C. Potter, of Wallowa,
Oregon, be and he hereby Is ap
pointed county fruit Inspector, to
hold office during the pleasure of
the said court.
Third Day, July 9, 1903.
In the matter of checking Road
Supervisor's reports.
Now at this time the cojrt pro
ceeds to check and examine all
road supervisor's reports on file
. with the clerk.
In the matter of the allowance of
miscellaneous bills against the county
and the issuance ot warrants there
for.
CORIF. ONE COME ALL
and be convinced that
the place to buy
MeiVs Clothing. Shoes, Hats,
Gloves, Overalls, Shirts, Un
derwear, Suitcases, Trunks,
and everything in the line of
Men's Furnishings is
THE STORE THAT MAKES A
SPECIALTY OF THESE LINES
The most complete and only exclusive line
of Men's Furnishings in Wallowa County
C. H. ZURCHER
The Court having passed upon and
audited each of the bills separately
m appears from the signature of
the court thereon, It Is ordered
thai said bills be allowed and war
rants Issued by the county clerk In
payment of the same as allowed in
classes and amounts as follows:
General Fund. "
J. B. Olmsted, salary, county
Judge, May ".
Edgar Marvin, silary, sheriff,
May ,
W. C. Boatman, salary, clerk,
May
B. F. Sillier, salary, assessor,
$66.66
166 66
125 00
May 100 00
J. C. Conley, salary, school
superintendent, May 83 33
W. T. Bell, salary, treasurer,
May , 60 00
Chas G. liilyeu, silary, dep
uty clerk, May 75 00
Chas. E. Crow, salary, dep-
, uty sheriff, May 75 00
Eii;-. ua.ey, salary, stenogra
pher, May 40 00
Ei. j. Foray the, lights. May
W. O. Mlllikln, scalp bounty,
D, Richards, scalp bounty,
John L. Johnson, scalp bounty
Gerald Holmes, scalp bounty
Kenneth Blevans, scalp bounty
18 00
40 00
15 00
7 50
3 00
2 00
S. R. Haworth, On account
of contract 5000 00
J. B, Olmsted, salary, county
Judge, June 66 66
Edgar Marvin, salary sheriff,
June 166 66
W. C. Boatman, salary, clerk,
June 125 00
B. F. Miller, salary, assessor, .
June 100 0C
I. C. Conley, salary, school
superintendent, June .... 83 33
W. T. Bell, salary treasurer
June 60 Ot
Chas. G. Bllyeu, salary dep
uty clerk, June 75 00
Chas. Crow, salary, deputy
sheriff June ,. ...... 75 00
Ella Daley, salary, stenogra
pher, June 40 00
E. J. Forsythe, lights, June 18 00
W, C. Wilson, Work in as-
'sessor's office, June 58 75
Joseph J. Gill, scalp bounty 7 50
Wallowa County Chieftain
printing and supplies .... 78 95
The Enterprise Preis, print
ing and supplie 88 50
A. C. Smith, Justice fees .. 12 05
The R. S. ft Z. soap, tacks
and wicks , .... 40
A. C. Smith, Justice fees 8 95
C. C. Duger, witness state vs.
Schluer 2 70
Leonard Duncan, witness State
vs. Schluer 2 70
George Hamilton, witness State
vs. Schluer . . . 2 70
Tyler Thompson, witness State
vs. Schluer 2 70
R. Onse, witness State vs.
J. Wright' , 2 70
MoMary, witness State va
J. Wright 2 70
John Mclntlre, witness State
vs. J. Wright 2 70
H. H. Mann, witness State
vs. J. Wright 2 70
Ice Cream
Ice Cream Soda
ALL FLAVORS
Sundaes, Root Beer, Re
freshing DrinKs
When extra
jrood
CANDY
is wanted come to
PRENTISS HOMAN'S
Next Door to Bank
Enterprise, - - Oregon
Chas. Crow, serving subpoenas
J. Wright ca3e
3 90
John P. Ru3k, legal service
State vs. Sutton 10 00
Edgar Marvin, stamps, box
rent
Edgar Marvin, expense of
guard for T. Tucker ....
4 85
66 25
Mrs. T. J. Wright, telephone
rent 12 7u
Edgar Marvin, board of prls-
I oners .
q w. Humphreys, witnesa
I State vs. Mary Hagen ....
jjosie Hagen, witness state
37 20
5 00
vs Mary Hagen
Anders J. Smedsvkl, witness
State vs. Mary Hagen . .
Oscar Elliott, . witness State
vs. Mary Hagen
5 00
6 00
4 40'
W. C. Boatman, freight and
express 10 12
IW. C. Boatman, stamps and
box rent
J. C. Conley, stamps and
express
Home Ind. Tel. Co., telephone
rent
Aubrey G. Smith, eighth grade
examination
24 60
10 50
19 60
6 00
3 95
3 00
11 15
37 07
1 50
51 70
24 00
24 00
29 88
S. K. Clark, plumbing on Jail
Lincoln Austin, hall rent June
1 1
election
A. F. Sheets, Justice fees
State vs. Sutton
Class & Prudhomme, supplies
Bushong ft Co., 1 gross pens
Irwln-Hodson Company, books
and supplies
Stella Doud, county poor....
L. P. Rose, county poor ....
J. C. Conley, travelling exp,
j, c conley, stamps, extra
phone
1 45
E. T. Anderson, salary and
stamps 52 80
Prank Melotte, supervisor on
court house ...... 115 00
iMann & Beach, supplies (Print
ing;) 7 25
B. F. Miller, abstract of land 52 90
Nina Miller, work in asses
sor's office 22 20
(Continued Saturday.)
PARADI8E GL1NT8.
Paradise, July ?. Warm dry weath
er. Crops look fine hut a rain is
needed.
A cattle buyer is ' here buying
cattle.
Luther Applegate Is quite 111.
Nova Straley has gone to Walla
Walla to work.
Earna Fisher Is back In Paradise
once more.
Mrs. Joa Beach has gone to Seat
tle to visit her klnfolks and attend
the fair.
E." W. Applegate and his brother
Ray are helping Ball Shelton put tip
his hay on the river.
It is rumored that Paradise Is to
have a new postmaster.
George Redman was married the
fourth of July, to Miss Ruth Alder,
at Flora.
Jean Fisher has gone to Waits
burg to work. '
City
Meat Market
CRAY A WILLETT,
- Proprietors.
Fresh and Salt Meats
HIGHEST MARKET PRICE FOR
HIDES AND PELTS.
River 81, 1
store,
block south of Funk's
, Enterprise Oregon.
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