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ELEVENTH YEAR. NO. 30.
MONEY TO LOAN
Slate Funds loaned, 6 per cent. John
P. Rusk. Atty. State Land B'd. Joseph
WANTED.
Lumber. ' Anyone having lumber of
any grade In any amount for sale,
or who has timber he Intends to saw
soon, and wishes to contract the lum
ber, call on or address V. F. Rankin
at Haney planer In Enterprise, Agent
for W. R. Klvette. 2Gbi
Star Actress In
Splendid Drama
Ethel Tucker 8oen At Her Best
Strong Support By
Company.
On their re'.urn ta Enterprise, Fri
day night the Ethel Tucker Stock
company will make a very ambitious
effort when they produce a play that
fcas been one of the dramatic sens
ations of the past two years, "Paid
In Full." This U a wonderful study
of one phase of metropolitan life
wherein the mad whirl called living,
toonor, love, business Integrity,
woman's purity, all are sometimes
sacrificed.
in Paid in Full, all are saved by
woman's purity. This Is a play that
All should see; it 13 one you will
never forget. Every member of th3
company is enthusiastic over the
play and that always means' good
work,
Jt has been dec'.ded by the manage
ment of the company in conjunction
with the management of the house
to compliment Its patrons in attend
ance at Its performance on Friday
and Saturday evenings next, August
13 and 14, To this end a purchase
bag been made from M. Larsen of a
trlctlj flrat class gold watch, which
is now on exhibition in the window
of Burnaugh ft Mayfleld, With every
reserved seat ticket purchased to
cither Friday or Saturday's perform,
iinee, a number will be given and on
Saturday evening a drawing will be
made, the lucky number winning the
gold watch.
On Saturday night will be present,
ed t&e beiutiful story of Virginia,
''Roanoke'
N Suits Filed.
( August Tj3. W. Cook vs. Arthur
D. Hulse, W. B. Hunter and D. H.
Harris
If you are in
Mimes
Mower
lie
NOTED NEWSPAPER
MAN IN VALLEY
W. E. CURTIS GREATEST OF
TRAVEL WRITERS VISITS
WALLOWA LAKE.
W. E. Curtis, the premier news
paper correspondent of the world, was
In Wallowa Valley Tuesday afternoon
and night. He came in Ge.ieral
Passenger Agent McMurray's private
car attached to the regular train,
visited Wallowa Lake, and went out
Wednesday morning. He was accom
panied by Mrs. Curtis and their
daughter.
Mr, Curtis is the greatest traveler
and writer of travels in the world
today. For over a score of years his
daily letters on the first page of the
Chicago Record, and since the con
solidation, of the Chicago Record
Herald, has been eagerly watched for
by hundreds of thousands of people.
He speaks dally In a personal sense
to the largest and most Intelligent
audience of any writer in the world.
Ills letters are the "making"' of any
scene of natural beauty that he choos
es to describe. His description of
Crater Lake made that greatest of
natural wonders known to the world.
As a word painter he has no tqual,
yet his letters are remarkable as
Stevenson's work, for their clear,
limpid, elegant style.
So It can be understood that the
visit of Mr. Cur ls Is one Of the
greatest pieces of good luck that
has happened to this beautiful val
ley, whose treasures have so long
been hidden by Its cloak of Isolation,
in one day it will begome famous.
Mr. Curtis is famous in other ways
besides as "a newspaper man. He
was James G. Blaln's main depend
ence In the attempt of that great
statesman ' to draw closer together
the republics of North, Squth. and
Central America, and was- secretary
of the Bureau of. American Republics.
He has written many books of big
circulation and (a the Intimate and
doubtless the confident of more of
the great and powerful of earth than
any other one man. He enjoys a
princely salary and is a free lance
to go wherever hl3 inclination may
lead, his sole duty being, and that a
voluntary one, to write a letter a
day for Victor F. Lawson, which Is
published in Lawson's Chicago Record
Herald, n many respects the best of
newspapers,
need of a
SPSS
ENTERPRISE M.
ENTERPRISE, WALLOWA COUNTY. OREGON,
Thompson Miller,
At the home of the Rev. Ford El
lis, 1701 Washington avenue. Pro
fessor Robert L. Thompson ot Prom
ise, and Mhs Nona B. Miller of En
terprise were united in holy bonds of
wedlock Monday aternoon at 5
o'clock. Mrs. o. C. Fleihman acted
as bridesmaid and Mr. O. C. Flesh
man as best man. The bride waa
beautiful In a gown, of soft cream
tulle and a veil. She carried a bou
quet of orange bknsDms. Mr. and
Airs. Thompson are well known In
Wallowa county, both having taught
there. Immediately after the wed
ding they started by vehicle for Prom
ise, where they wiil make their fu
ture home, and where Mr. Thompson
is to be principal of the school. La
Grande Star.
Cattlemen Paid
Top0f Market
Shipment of Snake River Steers
And Cows Bring Good
Prices.
Eight cars of Snake river cattle
were shipped out Sunday by Chandler
of Elgin. The cattle were bought for
him by M. E. . Hotchklss from Ben
Johnson, F. p. SOmers, C. J. Wilson,
E. A. Mace, Mike Thorn ason and J.
M. Wlseaer.
The cattle were In prime market
condition and brought the owners the
fine price of $29 each for cqws and
$43 for steers.
The cattle market is still Improv.
ing and the chances are Wallowa
county stockmen will clear up a big
um after the bee round-up next
month.
Sunday's shipment was loaded at
Joseph as the scales are not put in
at the yards- here yet.
Marriage Licensee.
August 7. Grover Witt and Jessie
Lyons.
Changed Fair's Name.
The La Grande peiple have chang
ed the name of their fajr from Eastern
Oregon Exposition to Union County
Exposition Association. The Observer
says the plan to, combine the Union
and Wallowa fairs at La Orande is
still up In the air and several men
will come to Joseph Wednesday to
find out de:lnltely what Is going to
be done abqut it,
Warren Forsythe of Ann Arbor,
Mich., arrived Monday for a visit
w'th his parents.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1909.
M REDUCTION
IN EFFECT
RAILROAD COMPANY ACCEPTS
COMMISSION'S DECREE IN
GOOD GRACE.
The new freight rates, ordered by
the state commission because of the
complaint by the Enterprise Com
mercial club, were put Into effect
last Thursday, August 5, and mean
a reduction on all Incoming freight
from Portland or elsewhere In Oregon
of from 10 to 18 per cent, according
to classes and towns. The reduction
to Joseph and Enterprise Is much
larger than to Wallowa, because
more of ljcal rats was knocked off,
but liij.o U a 3ul3tantial reduction
to Wallowa.
Formerly the first class rate Port
land to Wallowa was $1.69, now it is
$1.53 per cwt. To Enterprise It was
formerly $1.79, now it Is $1.57 or
but 4 cents more than to Wallowa.
Following are the rates to the four
towns from Portland;
Wal- L33- Enter- Jo
Classes lwa tine prise seph
First $1.53 $1.55 $1.57 $1.58
Second 1 30, 1 32 1.33 1.34
Third 1.07 1.09 1.10 1.11
Fourth .92 .93 .94 .93
Fifth .76 .77 .78 .79
, A .76 .77 .78 .79
B .61 .62 .63 .(;:;
C .46 .47 .47 .47
D .38 .39 .39 .40
E .31 ,31 .31 .32
The saving at Enterprise over
former rate3 is 22 cents a hundred
on first class freight, 23 cents on,
second class, 16 cents on third and
12 cents on fourth,
I From La Grande the rate was
formerly 69 cent on first class to
Enterprise; it is now 52 cents.
Along with this splendid reduction,
-or which credit must be given the
3. R. & N. for noi seeking to delay
the putting It into effect, the rail
road company Is giving a big reduc
tion on shipment from the East.
Flric Mass from Chicago to Enter
prise Is reduced from $4.04 a cwt.
to S3 .6ft, Fecond rlaa from $3.47 to
$3.17, third from $2.65 to $2.51,
fourth from $2.20 to $2.16,
Returned from England.
Alvln E. Jordan, son of Mr. and Mr
L. J. Jordan of Just south . of this
city, has returned home after an
absence of two and a half years In
NOW
pAMPioipfi
M. CO.
England on Mormon mission work.
He was stationed In London, and was
president of the London conference
with 36 elders under him. While In
England he visltsd his father's birth
place, Gosport on the Hampshire
coast.
Fall In Cement.
An overload of cement piled on the
temporary floor ot the sheriffs of
fice In the new court house caused
It to give way, Sunday, precipitat
ing the cement into the basement.
The loss to joliU and cement was
about $23.
S. E. Combes returned from Hot
Lake Tuesday. Their baby is much
better.
Deal Involving
$46,000 Is Closed
Litch, Funk & Hoto'hkies Now Own
Kernan Bret. Sheep
Bjsiness.
The L. F. &' H. company Is a new
sheep firm formel in this city Mon
lay, and Is compoied of that veteran
.voolgrower, Sam Litih, Jas. A. Funk
jf Turlock, Cal., and the well known
itotkbuyer, M. E. Hotchklss. The
lew firm takes over the. sheep, 4900
liead, recently bought by Litch and
Hotchklsa or Hayes Kernan, and the
1800 sheep and 1280 acres of land
bought a few days ago from Frank
kernan by LlUh and Funk.
The exact figures on the sheep
ire not given out but the Hayes Ker
nan deal Involved over '$19,000,
and . the Frank Kernan Bheep
and land sold for over $27,00(
or a total of over $46,000.
New 8uitt Filed.
Vernon M. Gregg vs. Wm. A, and
Surah F. Davis.
We are the sellers of the E. How
ard watches, the best on the market.
Call for them at Martin Larsen'S.
Prof. A. G. Yoder of Colorado, prin
cipal of the Joseph school this com
ing year, was la town Tuesday.
DATE ON LABEL.
The month and year to which your
subscription is paid follows your name
on the label. Look at It. For In
stance, "Jan 10" means you are paid
to the last day of January, 1910. If
I the date is ' July 09" or any date
prior to thatyojr subscription la now
due. On August 20, statement will
be sent to all who are in arrears.
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 ourstock.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER
ENTERPRISE
WINS
FROM
WALLOWA
TAKE SUNDAY'S GAME BY SCORE
OF 8 TO 3 PACE'S FINE
PLAYING.
To steal a phrsa. and chance it a
little, of a celebrated baseball writer
not a thousand miles from Wallowa,
"But wouldn't a 8 -ore of 8 to 3
make anybody happy?" Sure it does
when it comes our way, as it did
last Sunday at V.aKowa when by
splendid all-around playing the En
terprise team won by the aforemen
tioned score.
The Enterprise club was minus the
lervlces of Its crack pitcher, Bllyeu,
who is at the Coas.;. but. Bruce IBrt
nan, who recent'y arrived here from
Stuart, la., prove! a mcl worthy sub-
itltute. He was wild the first two
nnings, pas.slng lour or five men,
.nd enabling Wallowa to score once
n the firs', and twice in the second.
Jut after that his drop ball worked
o perfection and nary a Wallowan
hereafter saw the home plate ex
:ept when he poinded his bat on it
just before dying on flrs-i. or thera
ibouts. Billy Bauer caught Hartman In
iplendld style and threw a hair dv.j i
ambitious but rash runnel's o.:i at
first, PIdcock at second and Hug at
ihort being the same old reliables.
Casey" French, his bum anklo pa. Uy
.vell.dug 'em out of the dust at thir l,
vhlle Savage, Pace and Marvin
:avorted in left, center and right,
espectlvely.
And maybe Pace didn't cavort some.
Nothing too far oat or cloie In fi..
llm to get and that wing of his nailed
hree baserunners, one trying to score
rom third after Pace had ci isj'u
ong fly, another mm doubled at
lrst who ran a few fee', off the hae
o watch Arther scoop up a Texas
eaguer, while the third man perished
nlserably attempting to score from
lecond Just because a lo.ig miig!-i
went to the far bojndary of Pace's
iiasture. Oh! what an arm V
Haye3' support was poor but a',
ihat the Enterprise boys battel hi-n
hard enough to win two games. Hug
and Pace leading In the s'.aughter.
The Wallowa team is invltod here
for next Sunday but has given no
answer yet.
GROSSMAN.
Preaolilng by Rev. F. G. Polt-r
text Sunday at East Grossman. All
ire invited.
Herb Browning returned Sunday
from Hood River and Portland.
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 Flour
Fuel and Feed