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II IS NEWS TWICE.
A-WEEK NEWS RECORD
ELEVENTH YEAR. NO. 26.
ENTERPRISE, WALLOWA COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1909.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER
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ENTERPRISE WINS FREIGHT
RATE BEFORE COMMISSION
O. R. & N. ORDERED TO PUT CON
TINUOUS DISTANCE TARIFF
INTO EFFECT HERE.
BIG SAVING TO PEOPLE
Substantial Reduction of Freight!
Rates on All Goods Shipped
Into Wallowa
'County.
Freight rates, on the Wallowa
county branch have been very materi
ally! reduced to all points from Palmer
Junction to Jo:eph, by an order of
the state railroad commission as the
result of the complaint filed by the
Enterprise Commercial club. A copy
of the order has been received by
!A. C. Miller, pre i lent of the club.
The matter came on for final de
termination by the commission on
July 16. and the order was entered
on July 23, and the new rate will go
Into effect 20 days after the railroad
company has been served with a.
notice, or probably about August 12.
The order requires the O. R. & N.
railway to apply continuous distance
rates to shipments to or from its
Stations from Palmer Junction to
Joseph, inclusive. The commission
Muds that the proportional rates now
in force are unjust and unreason
able and unjustly discriminating In
application. The new ruling is limit
ed, however, to commodities that
take class rate?.
The commission finds that the pro
portional rates for transportation of
Wol, complained of, are used almost
nUrly as a basis for the com puts,
fjon of through Interstate rates and
the eonsmiigion therefore expresses no
opinion as to the reasonableness or
MONEY TO LOAN
SLaU FuKds loaned, 6 per cent. John
P. Rusk. Ally, gtait Land B'd. Joseph
WANTED,
fytinber. Anyone having lumber jf
grade in any amount for sal-,
Or wk bs timber he Intends to saw
on, and wishes to contract the lum
ber, call o pr address W. F. Rankin
at Haney planer Jn Enterprise, AgenS
or W. R. Klvette. 2(!b4
If you are in need of a
Mower
unreasonableness of the proportional
rates on wool.
The commission declines to inter
fere at this time with the proportional
rates on livestock, because the same
have not been given a thorough test
and are largely' used as a basis for
the computation of through interstate
rates. The commission will make no
finding on the reasonableness or un
reasonableness of the ' proportional
rates on live stock for state ship
ment until the same have been
given more extended practical test.
The relief granted by the commis
sion applies to practically all freight
shipments Into this county, and the
average reduction will be 12 per cent
or more.
The new rates will almost wipe out
the difference on shipments to Wal
lowa and Enterprise from Jobbing
centers, but there will be a reduc
tion In the present rates to Wallowa
as well as to all the towns. The
total saving to the people of this
county will amojnt to thousands of
dollars yearly.
The Enterprise Commercial club
brought the compla nt alone, and at
the hearing held by the state commis
sion in this city on June 7, bore the
burden of the conflict alone- repre
sentatives of the other towns coming
in the O. R. & N. special train as
witnesses for the company.
There With the Goods.
"It's rather an up-hill job (or a stran
ger in a strange land to get out an
interesting newspaper," says 8, P,
Shutt, the new editor of the Joseph
Herald in his first number. That first
number, however, troves him a strong
uphil? pullsr. ,
BIG MOGUL KBUTTSCHNITT
INSPECTS BRANCH JLINE
J ulius Kruttachnitt, Harriman s
chief, aid and a big gun himself in
the railway world, whose official
title . (s) superintendent of mainten
ance of all the Harriman lines, pars
ed over this branch Friday afternoon
and evening from La Grande to
Joseph and return. The great mogul
came in a special train made up of
his private cars and those of General
Manager J. P. O'Brien and General
Superintendent M. J. Buckley. Other
officials in the party were Chief Engi
neer G. W. Boschk and Superintend
ent W. Bollons. Mrs. Kruttschnjtt
accompanied her husband. The party
ENTERPRISE M.
visited the lake, returned to their car
and the train immeilately pulled out
for La Grande. A. C. Miller received
a telegram from Manager O'Brien to
imeet the train here and had a short
talk with the officials during the
stop.
Two New Postoffices.
Two new postoffices will be estab
lished on this branch soon Rondowa,
with John Anthony as postmaster,
ana Palmer Junction with Guy Byr
kit as Najby. Minam is next In
order.
Church Excursion to Lake.
The various churches of La Grande
are considering a church excursion to
Wallowa lake. There are 11 denomi
nations represented in that city and
all are expected to Join. ' v
S. D. Keltner Is preparing to erect
a house on hlsi lot on West Main
street. '
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Railroad Projects
Many At Clarkston
Northwectern To Coast Rumor Given
New Life By Idaho
Incorporation.
From the Clarkston Republic.
The Republic has been a little
slow to give publicity to all the rail
road rumors that have been floating
aroundf lately, but it seems evident
that the situation is rapidly nearlng
a point where the plans of the rail
roads will be made public and every
.thing Indicate! that the Northern
Pacifip will build from Mlssqula to
iLewlston-Clarkston and down the
south bank of the Snake river to
(Rlparla; that the Harriman Interests
will build from Huntington here as
soon as possible and from here to
Missoula; that the North Coast road
from Seattle to Pasco and the Pitts
burg and Gjlmgre, road, which (a now
building In southeastern Idaho and.
which a few days ago filed ' articles
of incorporation in Boise locating its
line through Asotin county to Pasco,
are the links that will take the North
western to the cast; and that the
Graves electric' line will soon an
nounce its intentijn of building to
Clarkston. Of course the Lewlston
(Papers set forth that the roads are
all going on that side of the river
tout to the unprejudiced mind Clarks
tm will derive as much benefit from
the rallrqad deejmment as our
friends across the ivep.
E
E LOST
ENTERPRISE TEAM ENDS SEASON
BY SPLITTING EVEN ON
DOUBLE-HEADER.
With the game nicelv sewed ud in
the ninth inning, Enterprise players
ripped the seams and allowed the
Wallowa team to snatch a victory
they had given up all hope of secur
ing. The score was 4 to 1 in favor
of Enterprise and as Ellyeu had the
enemy at his mercy, striking out nine
M tnem In eight innings and allow
ing but six measly hits, it seemed all
over but the shouting. But things
"re not a'.waya what they saemeth
in ba3jjall and the ninth Inning is
a part of the game.
Tulley got to second on Paces
muff of Hug's perfect throw and
went to third o.i Marvin's scratch
single, and came home on a short
passer ball and W. Pldcock's mommi-
tary trance. Hayes was out on a fly
to cehter, but Hughes and Johnson
were given life by errors of hid.
ment in handling their easy hits,
.Marvin scoring. Hughes was nailed
at third by a fine Dhvv bv Moodv.
but a rapid fusilade of Blngles by
Schllke, Holmes and Maxweli and a
two bagger by Woelty brought in
four scores. Tulley ending the agony
with a grounder to second. During
the entire melee of errors and hits
the 500 spectators, made a noise like
unto a boiler shop, and an incipient
fight between two or more excited
partisans delayed play several min
utes. Result of this, nightmare was
six scores for Wallowa, not one of
which was earned. These added to
the one garnered in the fifth on a
hit and error gave a total of seven.
Enterprise had hit Hayea harder
than usual and had amassed a total
of four mainly on good batting. The
home team made a game effort to
come hack In the ninth, Savage and
Hug dying on third and second when
succeeding batters failed to hit safe
The score;
(Continued on last page.)
HORSE MARKET ACTIVE
DURING LAST FEW DAYS
Joe Melotte bought a. blank filly
of Williams and Shraner who brought
a fine hand of young horses from
the Garden of Eden last week to
sell here. Melotte paid $150 for tho.
CAM
WON
ONE
G A M
or any other kind of
FARM
MACHINERY
we can supply you as
we have the goods on
hand and will sell them
to you at a price that is
right. Come in and look
over our stock.
M. CO.
filly and Wm, Reed paid $300 for a
pair of brown fillies.
John Woods of Walla Walla sold
his band of about 40 mares, colts and
fillies to Fitzpatrlck Bros, of Lostine.
They were a good lot and while the
price is not made public It is known
to be considerable higher than range
stock has been bringing until lately.
Mr. Woods has brought out nearly all
his stock from The Buttes range,
sending 30 head to Walla Walla to
sell, and leaving 40 geldings In the
Fitzpatrlck Bros, pasture to feed.
C. M. McDanlet Is here buying
imall mules for packing supplies Into
the N. P. railway surveying camps
along the Lolo fork of the Clear
ater river in Idaho. He is paying
from 80 to$100 each and had found
8 by Tuesday.
Judge J. W. Knowles, Court Re
porter Hanna and District Attorney
Ivanhoe came in Monday to attend
circuit court.
Sale Of Planing
Mill And Timber
W.v F. Rankin Buys C. 8. Haney's
Business Interests Deal In
City Realty.
A deal Involving about $23,000 was
completed, lats Saturday, W. F. Rankin
buying the planing mill' plant, power,
timber land and about 1,300,000 feet
of timber from C. S. Haney. About
600,000 feet of sawed lumber is in
cluded. The consideration for the
plant Is said to have been $6000. The
deal was made through the Enter
prise Real Estate company.
The Haney planer la run by water
power and Is very advantageously
situated. The timber is also handy,
and the new owner, Mr. Rankin, Is
well known as a progressive, alert
man who will make the most of the
exceptional opportunity. He complet
ed a deal just a few days before by
which he sold 600,000 feet of lumber
to an eastern buyer. Mr. Rankin will
keep on hand a first class, large
stock of all kinds of lumber.
City Property Sold.
The Enterprise Real Estate company
sold a lot In the northeast part of
town to M. K. Bue for $200, and a
tract of land Just west west of town
from R. L. Day to W. H. Graves
for $600, also a amall tract adjoin
ing, from K, S. Pace to Mr. Graves.
Ona-Mlnute Washers the Only
Best Washer. For sale by Ashley.
ADJOURNED TERM
OF CIRCUIT COURT
THE JUDGE HEARING CASE3 AT
ISSUE GRAND JURY IS
IN SESSION.
Judge J. W. Knowles convened
an adjourned session -of the May
terra of court, Tuesday morning, at
which will be heard canes not re
quiring a Jury, as no trial Jurors have
Deen summoned, only the grand jury
to look into the horsestealing cases.
The grand Jury was sjmmoned
last week and reported at 10 o'clock,
Tuesday morning. Following are its
members:
Sam Wade of Lostine. foreman:
H. E. Driver of Wallowa. Ed Isiey
of Divide, Louis Page of Fruita, H. C.
Laird of Enterrme. J. v. McCauley
'pf Bartlett, Jo-. Glil of Chlco.
Court will probablv be In sa33lo:i
until Thursday. Following are the
orders entered Tuesday morning:
Equity.
Charlotte B. Cutler vs. J. F. Cutler.
Default as to Deft.
Stella V. Clark vs. Joseph M. Clark
Default a to Deft.
Jas. F. Haun vs. O. F. and Lela
Mays. Dismissed on motion of Plff.
as settled.
JLa Grande Nat. Bank vs. Lo3tlne
Merc. Co. Confirmation of sale.
Law.
Beatrice DeVall vs. Thomas Da-
Vail. Demurer to amended answer
sustained toy consent and 23 days
allowed to file amended answer.
E. F. Dotson. respondent and Plff..
vs. Soraers & Campbell, appollant.
Application to file amended complaint
Carrie Mesplle Wilson vs. C. P.
Ragsdale. Dismissed on motlan of
Plff. as settled.
D. C. Brlchoux va. J. M. Herman.
Jr. Passed for service.
Irena M. Montgomery vs G. H.
Russell and H. N. Vaughn. Default
as to Deft. Judgment Tor Plff. for
$332. and $50 Atty's fees.
M. Crow & Co. vb. W. B. Hunt jr.
Passed.
F. C. Schafer vs. Oral Beecher.
Judgment on mandate.
Union meetings will be held by
the local churches on Sunday evening
during August, Next Sunday even
ing the services will ba held nt tha
Presbyterian church. Rev. W. S.
Crockett preaching the sermon.
There Is a scarcity of houses for
rent in Enterprise. One dealer had
four persons looking for homes last
week with no suitable houses avail
able.
Fresh Fruits
and
Vegetables
Bananas, Oranges and
Lemons
Blackberries
This Week
ORDER NOW
ROCK CREEK
FLOUR
Everyone Says the
BEST IN TOWN
Plenty of Good
Cedar Shingles
Always the
CHEAPEST
Riley
and
Riley
Groceries and Floor
Fuel and Feed