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About The news=record. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1907-1910 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1909)
Oraon Historical Im Twicea Week Wednesday Edition THE NEWS ALL THE OFFICIAL NEWS OF WALLOWA COUNTY IN THE N-R ALL THE NEWS WHILE 11 IS NEWS TWICE-A-WEEK NEWS RECORD ELEVENTH YEAR NO. 32. ENTERPRISE, WAf.LOWA COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1909. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER RECORD MONEY TO LOAN Slate Funds loaned, 6 per cent. John P. Rusk. Atty. State Land B'd. Joseph FOR 8ALE. WILL GET WATER WORKS OVERFLOW ors shouM write for full particulars to L. K. Arrastiong, Supt. of Mineral Dep., 615 Hyde Block, Spokane. Wash. Nearly new eight room house and half block of land in most desirable part of town. Easy terms on part It desired and will take team and wagon In trade. Enquire at this of fice. 28r8 160 acres timber land and good mill site In Wallowa County, Oregon. Communicate Hh J. E'. Houtchens & Co. Waitsburg, Wash. 50btf SURPLUS AT RESERVOIR TO BE ' PIPED ONTO GEO. S. CRAIG LAND. One complete planing mill and engine. Also 300,000 feet, more or less, of good merchantable lumber. For price arid terms call on Burleigh &Boyd, Enterprise, Oregon. 31btf 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 W. F. Rankin at Haney planer in Enterprise, Agent for W. R. Klvette. 26b4 Notice of Settlement. All persons knowing themselves to be Indebted to W. A. Davis on account of purchases of lumber are hereby notified to make settlement of same forthwith at the office of Burleigh & Boyd, Enterprise, Oregon. 32bl A committee of council, the mayor and Interested property owners with County Surveyor Merryman located the overflow at the reservoir Tues day morning. The plan Is to carry the overflow by nearest to the Geo. S. Craig land, a distance of about 200 feet, Mr. Craig to have the use of the water for taking care of the overflow, and to pay $100 toward the pipe from the reservoir to his land. The last four blocks of pipe were laid on Grant street Monday and the distributive system Is now practically complete. The connections will be made at the re3ervolr this week, and the water will probably be turned In. A number of householders are al ready making connections will' the new system. RYE $1.25 PER CWT. The only market so far made on grain is $1.25 per cwt. for rye, at the E. M. & M. mill. As predicted In these columns a few weeks ago the wheat market will open lower than was expected a couple of months ago. The Wal'.a Walla market was as fol lows last Saturday: Club 76, Turkey Red 76, Fortyfold 76, Bluestem 83. Lumber Company Incorporated. Article of incorporation of the Bear Creek Lumber company have been filed in the county clerk's office. The capital stock 13 $60,000, divided into 120 shares of $500 each. The Incorporators are Giles and J. B. Plass of Elgin, C. W. Pursell of Boise And J. J. Shaw, residence not given. Full line Keltner's. of Dempster pumps at 32r2 MINING EXHIBITS WANTED . SPOKANE INTERSTATE FAIR Advices from Spokane say while there Is abundant evidence that there will be the great .t display of minerals at the Spokane Interstate fair next month ever shown on the grounds, it still remains for a number of districts and many mines to be heard from, including those of this county. It is an opportunity for the miners here to have their product examined by several hundred of the most prom lnent mining engineers on this conti nent. If impossible to send a party in charge of the exhibits, they can be packed carefully and the same will be taken care of. Some very handsome prizes are of fered for exhibits. Intending exhibit- First Sunday Mail y In Wallowa County Service Inaugurated Last Sunday Will Facilitate Business . Correspondence. The first Sunday mail received in this county came in on the train last Sunday. In old stage-coach days the Saturday mail did not reach here Sunday mornings. But last Sunday was the first mall that left the main line on Sunday and reached here the same day. It Is a welcome addition to the service. The Sunday f ain has been on for three weeks, but the postmaster had no authority tD despatch malls by Jt until last Sunday, The Sunday sarvlce will greatly facilitate business correspondence PLAN TO CONSERVE . STATE'oJSOURCES OREGON COMMISSION TO HOLD CONVENTION AT PORTLAND, AUGUST 30. Portland, Aug 17 The conservation of Oregon's resources will be discuss ed fully at Portland by the Oregon Conservation commission, which will hold its convention on August 30. Gifford Pinchot, head of the forestry service, will be the principal speaker and will discuss the various phases of conservation in Oregon. He 13 thoroughly familiar with the various phases of conservation in Oregon. He li thoroughly familiar with the situa tion hera, having studied It in connec tion with his forestry work, . Since the commission was organiz ed, much has been accomplished in protecting natural resources. Water power, timber and land have bean saved to the state. It Is expected that much good will result In further ing this work by the forthcoming con vention. Citizens from the whole state are invited to attend. German reiidents of the state are to take part In larga numbers in the eelebratjon of Ggnnan day at Seattle August 19. German-Americans of this city will make the trip in two di- tion and people have been coming in from miles around to see for them selves what" can be accomplished by conscientious application of dry farm ing principles. Mr. Irvine has Informed Secretary John T. Burns of the Dry Farming congress that he will send a sample of this crop to Eilllngs, Montana, for exhibition at the Fourth Dry Farming congress which will meet at Billings, October 26-27-28 next. Funny Farce: Are You An Oddfellow? Popular Attraction at Enterprise Opera House Next Friday Night. at the same hours as on week days. CHURCH SERVICES. Union services will be In the Pres byterian church next Sunday evening, August 22. No preaching service In the Presbyterian church In the morning. O a a the a a N a a a E3 Q a n H a n Q a E3 a a More Room Needed at E.M.&M.Co's and in order to get that room we will give a liberal discount on all Lawns, Dimities, etc. and in fact on many things that are too numerous to mention in this small space. We have- some of those SUMMER SKIRTS on hand. Come in and see them before they are all gone. Men's Oxfords We have an elegant line of these goods and are giving a Discount of 20 per cent. They will last but a few days. Call and examine them before they are gone. We still have a few pairs of Ladies' Oxfords and if you would like a pair come and get them at your very earliest convenience, i Summer Underwear Our stock is broken and we wish to make a thorough cleanup. We are headquarters for a genuine good Glove, such as McKibbin and BlocK We try to keep constantly on hand Fruits and Vege tables of all kinds and we are right on prices Respectfully, E. M. M. COMPANY with Portland and other jobbing ' Ilsions' 1,eavlng on Al,SU3t 17 a,ld 18' centers I Preparations have been made at For the present there is no change !e,ea,Ule on large wale to receive the in the time card, the malls on Sun-1 vlsltors' The will be held days being dispatched and received 1 at the fa,r Bounds and the exposition by the Enterprise office on Sundays 1 mBement is taking steps to make me miair one iqag 10 uq re,mt;iJUe' d, Work has been started In Portland on what will be the biggest and most ( omplete cereal mill on the Coast. The mill Is being built by Albers Bros, and will be located on the river front, where additional property for the purpose was recently purchased. When complete, the plant will repre sent an outlay of.' f 1.000,000. n is expected the plant will be ready for operation this winter. Joy riders have been put under the ban by the Portland Automobile club and steps were taken at a meetln; held this week to do away with reck less motorists. Recent killings b autos on spesdways about the clt by the class of drivers known as Jo. riders have caused the Automobile club to start a campaign to restrici dare-devil automobile speeding. Reso lutlons were passed at the meetlni and members of the club are golni to do everything they can to put c atop to speeding on public roads. During late Septsmber and earl. October, Portland will be the seen, of the greatest gathering of under takers ever held In America. It wil be the occasion of the annual con vention of the National Funeral Ul rectors' association, in conjunctloi with which will be held the annua conventions of the Oregon and Wash ington state associations. Septembe' 28, 29 and 30 and October 1 and ? are the dates set for the three con ventlons. This will be the first time the national convention has been held on the Pacific Coast. Preparations have been made to give the visitor? a warm reception. They will be dined at the Commercial club, formally welcomed to the city by the Mayor and the club ofllclals, and taken about Portland and up the Columbia rive for sight-seeing trips. Contracts were let during the past week for double tracking the Northern Pacific main line between Kalama and Tacoma. Eetween Kalama and Portland a doable track already ex iats. The additional track Is being laid to provide for the common ue of the Northern Pacific line by the Union Pacific betwean Portland and the Puget Sound cltle3. The work lit expected to be co.npletad within six months at a coU of about $1,000-000. ES S3 S3 U c D & E3 m ES B B a E3 a B El a HIGH S 00 LIO 0 AUGUST The two largest audiences of the 3ngagement saw the Ethel Tucker company present "Paid In Full" and 'Roanoke" in the opera house, Friday and Saturday nights. The former Is an especially plsasing little play and was well given. F.oanoUe U a beauti ful story and It was breathlessly fol- jwed until the happy conclusion. Friday night of this week the Ethel Tucker Stock company will present the very funniest farce comedy, "Are You An Odd Fel ow?" This Is Miss Tucker's own adaption from the origi nal German of the successful comedy "Are You A Ma ion?" Miss Tucker has copyrighted her adaption under the title, "Are You An Odd Fellow?" All who enjoy an evening of bright, Jolly, healthy fun should see this bright little play. There is not a serl ous moment just fun and laughter from the first act to the third and last. Laws of Order Prohibit. The management of ths Opera louse desires to say that in announc ng on the housa bills and from the itage on Saturday evening last that he play to be given on next Friday svenlng by the Ethel Tucker Stock company would be under the auspices md tor . the benefit of Enterprise -fldge,. No. U3, I. O. O. F it was ictlng in perfectly good faith. A -euder of tha benefit was made to -he Individual officers of the lodge, Deluding a majority of the trustees, ind was unanimously considered by hem to be desirable and of advantage 0 the lodge. At lodge meeting on Saturday even ng, however, It developed that the aws of the order prohibited such jenefit without a special dispensation 'rom Uie Grand Master, Inasmuch is there was not sufficient time in .vhleli to obtain such dispensation, it .vas neceiaary to forego this benefit. The management of the house desires .o extend to the public its personal issurance that "Are You An Odd ellow" Is one of the very best and unntet comedies now on the boards robably nothing better nor funnier 'ill be saen this season. It Is worthy f the large it poislble attendance. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPEN SAME DATE ALL PA33 TEACHERS EXAMINATION. County Superintendent J. C. Conley announces that the county high school will open for the fall term on Monday August 30. Tha teachers engaged are as follows: Principal, H. K. Shirk; Ass't., O. V. Hall; Mrs. A. E. Ivanhoe and Miss May Both well. The Enterprise public schools open on the same date, Monday, August 30. Teachers Examination. The very remarkable event at the. teachers! examliat'on conducted in .the high school building last week was the fact that every one who complet ed the examination passed. One young lady was compelled by illness to go home before completing the work. Following are the names ot the successful applicants for county papers; First grade; Etha Kooch, R. C. Edgemand, c. R. E.ldlemon, Uurt Southwlck. Second grade: J. R. St-iber, Laura Weaver, Mrs. Zella McCullouh, Lulu Ownbey, W. F. Vun Pelt, P. A. Fo3ter J. W. Weaver, LeoLl Holmes, Be'Uiiee Llttlefleld, W. p. Ballard, Sylvia Graves. Third grade: Edna Holmes, May V.. Rudd, Joice Castael, Mabel Wiiiits. Eula Forsythe, Corrinne Bue, Matilda Hagen, Claire Leslie, Edith Fay, Mrs. Gertrude Brewer, Emma Weaver. State papers: Mds3 Inez Makin Iflnlshed the state papers and H. II. fBronson took part of them. B h p a til a a p CQ ICDODnDDDDbDCrl THIRTY ErUSHEL WHEAT FOR MONTANA DP.Y FARM Caldwell, Montana, August 16. F. F. Irvine, member of the Montana Board of Control of the Fourth Dry Farming congress and one of the suc cessful dry land farmers of this vicini ty is now harveting 40 acres of wheat which he estimates will yield about 30 bushels an a:;re. This grain wis planted in September on sod ground that had bean plowed In May and June. Being the first crop from thl ground Mr. Irvine regards his crop as unusually good. He says the field has be?n attracting atten PARADISE, Paradise, August 14. J. B. Ready made a trip to Enterprise this week. A. C. Miller was here this week. Land buyers are becoming numer. ous In this section lately. Ida Bowlin, John Bowlln, Peter Fordney and W. H. Cochran were doing business with the Paradise notary this week. W. H. Cochran had a sale on Aug. ust 10. Property did not sell very well. Peter Fordney and Stevenson have i stock of goods In the postorrice building here and are prepared to iccommodate the public. Earl Ren.'row, O. L. Borland, Lewis and George Frazler Joined the I. O. 3. F. at Flora the last meeting of the lodge at that place. Grant Johnson has been driving the delivery meat wagon the last few trips. Wallowa Beet of All. John D. Struble of Burlington, Kan. In the west on a slghtse3lng and prospecting trip, Is here looking over the -country. He ha3 been prettj well all over the northwest, Includ ing all the boom places, and he na ' Wallowa county looks the best of all. DEATH RECORD. Edna May. the five months old baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. s. i. Combes, died Sun 'ay morning at 10 o'clock, and was burled la the Enter prise cemetery, Monday afternoon, the funeral being from the Christian church, Rev. W. S. Crockett conduct ing the services. The teuderest sym pathy of the entire community goes out to the bereaved parents. Elgin Flour at W. J. Fuk & Co s. Patent $1.50 a sack, straight grade, $1.40 a sack. RILEY AND BERLAND BUY PARADISE FARM The Churchill farm in Paradise, sold at referee's sale at the court house Saturday for $1400. L. W. Riley and L. Berland, Enterprise uuHlness men bought it. The land vaa ordered sold In the partition suit ot Lapham vs. Churchill. 3 Winner In Flathead. Three Wallowa county men were tniong the last 2500 names in the Flat- teod drawing, Friday: W, D. Green f Wallowa, W. H. Be II wood of Apple -on and A. G. Smith of Joseph. Windows, doors, shingles, building hardware and building material of all ktuds at Keltner's. 32r2 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 r