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ELEVENTH YEAR. NO. 37.
ENTERPRISE, WALLOWA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1909.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER
THE
MONEY TO LOAN
Slate Fun d a loaned, C per cent. JoUn
P. Rusk. Atty. State Land E'd. Joseph
160 acres timber land and good mill
site In Wallowa County, Oregon.
Communicate with J. E. Houtchens
& Co. Waltsburg, Wash. 50btf
One complete planing mill and engine.
Also 300,000 feet, more or less, of
good merchantable lumber. For price
and terms call on Burleigh &Boyd,
enterprise, Oregon. 31btf
FOR 8ALE.
Pool and Billiard Tables at a bargain
Call at Mrs. Mavor's restaurant. 3Cbm
WANTED.
Lumber. Anyone having lumber of
any grade In any amount for sale,
or who has timber he Intends to saw
soo.i, and wishes to contract the lum
ber, call on or address W. F. Rankin
at Haney planer in Enterprise, Agent
for W. R. Klvelte. 26b4
STRAYED.
Small light gray mare, branded A
on right shoulder. $5.00 reward for
return to Zumwalt, Oreg. 34bm
LOST.
Spectacles In black case along rail
road between Enterprise and Joseph
by 'Engineer Kenjle. Finder please
return to railroad agent at Enter
prise. CATTLE FOR SALE.
550 head of cattle offered at private
eale. See or write Colonel Graves
at Chlco, or W. H. Graves, Enter
prise. . 34btf
450 POUNDS WEDDED.
Emll Solirauner and Mary J. Beech
er," both of Wal owa county., ore.,
were married by Judge Breats at
the count house yesterday afternoon.
The bride and groom joked each
other and the court house officials
who witnessed the marriage, as she
weighed close to 300 pounds, and is
larger proportionately than he, who
weighs near 150.
' "We looked good to each other
and decided to bo married," they
said and got ai much fun out of it as
any one. Walla Walla Bulletin.
Bundles of Bargains
ymmmmeir
Shirt waists at about half price.
Very pretty waists at from 50c up, .
Lawns, Dimities, Batistes, etc., at 5c,
10c, 15c, 20c and 25c.
Misses Lace Hose in black, red, tan
and white, the 35c kind at 15c
a pair.
Little boys' wash suits at- 40c and
75c a suit.
Reduced prices on children's ready-to-wear
dresses.
A few pieces of Victor Taffetas, re
duced from C5 cents to 35 cents
to close out.
Ladies' Oxfords $3.75 quality for
$2.90.
Any Straw Hat in the House for 25 cents
We have been cleaning up our broKen stocks in SHOES
and have three lots of Especially Good Values at
$1.50, $2.50 and $3 for Your Choice
A lot of Men's Golf Shirts for 50 cents each.
w. j. funk a co.
NUMEROUS REALTY
DEALSJE IDE
ENTERPRISE REAL ESTATE MEN
BUSY RANCHES AND CITY
PROPERTY SOLD.
Anson Wools and W. S. Paine of
Weston, Oregon, purchased this week
the W. H. Holmes ranch on Trout
Creek, through the agency of J. B.
Selbert, manager of the New Era
Land company.
The consideration was $9000. The
ranch 13 what is known as a dry hill
ranch and contains 360 acres. There
was 70 acres which produced on an
average 45 buste's o'f fall wheat to
the acre this season. It was farmed
this year by C. P. Ragsdale.
O. R. & I. Deals.
The O. R. & I. company engineer
ed a number of land deals this week.
Daniel Boyd purchased the W. W.
Harris 160 acra wheat ranch. 6 miles
north west of town. Three lt in
Alder View additl.n were sold for
Mr. Boyd to W. W. Harris, one lot
in Alder View to L. E. Jordan and
two lots to Win. H. McFetridge.
The same company sold thb Wm.
H. McFetridge 80-acre ranch on
Alder Slope tr W. W. Harris for
$6000 or $75 an aire, and Mr. Harris'
60 acre ranch on Alder Slope was
trans'f erred to Mr. McFetridge.
C, E. V3t his sold for Roger Kay
the latter's lot on West Green
wood street to S. D. Keltner for
$150.
J. D. HaUey foai bought'two lots
ia Birchiand addition from C. E,
Funk for $225. Clarence E. Vet
made the deal.
FOUR PERSONS MAKE
FINAL HOMESTEAD PROOFS
Alice M, Bell of Imnaha made
final proof on her homestead (n sec.
2. tie, r46, be ore County Clerk
Boatman, W "nesday. Her witnes
ses were J. A. Denny, H, N. Vaughn,
Sara and Elmer Jewell.
C. N. Gaylord also made final proof
on his homestead. Wednesday. U. S.
! Commissioner C. M. Lockwood tak
iing the testimony, The land is in
ec, 2.0, tin, p 47, Te witnesses
We are making some
BIG REDUCTIONS in
Come and See them.
were C. L. 'Hartshorn, F. A. Gay
lord. Wm. Pearson and Lon Dale.
County Cle'k Boatman heard the
testimony of two final proofs Thurs
day: John D. Kraugh toll's, claim !
sees. 5, 6 and $ tls; r45, witnesses, G.
W. Wagner, Abr. Sasser, Steve Hodge
and Carl Keeler; ,and Steve Hodge s
claim in sec. 27, t2s, r44, and whose
witnesses were Abr. Sasser. J. D.
Braughton, L. B. Emmons and Her
man Runstadtler.
Official Proceedings
Of County Court
In the County Court of the state
of Oregon,for Wallowa County.
First Judicial Day.
Wednesday, Sept. 1. 1909.
In the Matter of Road Petition of S.
L. McKenzie et a'..
Now at this time this matter came
on to be heard on the report of
the Board of County Road Viewers
for a first reading as provided by
law. And said report having now
been read publicly In open court,
the same Is laid over for a second
reading upon another day of this
term of Court.
In the matter of the Road Petition
of F. C. S'hafer, et al.
Now at this time this matter came
on to be heard on the report of the
Board c-f County Road Viewers for
a first reading as provided by law,
and said report having now bean
publicly read in open court, the
same is laid over for a second read
ing upon another day of this term
of cpurt.
In the matter of Road Petition of
Jas, A, Read, et al,
Now at this time this matter came
on for final hearing, and It appear
Ing to the Co art that all damages
assessed and claimed have been
paid Into the Clerk of this Court,
and there having been no cause
shown why this proposed road
should not be declared a public
highway and ordered open accord
ing to law. and the court being
satisfied from the report of the
Board of County Road Viewers, that
such road will be of public utility;
It Is there ore hereby considered
and ordered, that said proposed
road be considered a Public High-
continued on last page.)
Ooodls
Ladies' Oxfords $3.00 quality for
$2.40.
Ladies' Oxfords, $2.75 quality for
$2.15.
Ladies' Oxfords $2.50 quality for
$1.90.
Ladies' Oxfords $2.25 quality for
$1.75.
Misses and Children's Oxfbrds will
be reduced:
$2.25 for $1.G5
$1.90 for $1.50.
$1.75 for $1.35.
$1.65 for $1.25.
'" $1.50 for $1.15.
PASTOR CLIMBS TO
EAGLE CAP SUMiVHl
REV. SAMUEL HARRIS MAKES
JOURNEY TO MOUNTAINS
ALONE FROM THIS CITY.
Rev. Samuel Harris, pasW of the
Enterprise Presbyterian church, with
out companion or guide except his
past experience In mountain climbing,
went up Hurricane canyon, Monday,
and Tuesday crossed the saddle and
B. C. basin and made the ascent to
the summit of Eigle Cap. the famed
giant of the Powder River mountains,
and the highest peak in Eastern
Oregon.
Mr. Harris retimed to Enterprise
Welnesday none the worse of his. 40
mile mountain journey and full of
satisfaction at having scaled the
highest and most noted mountain
peak between the Rockies and Cas
cades. He also resolved to his satis
faction several disputed points. Mr.
Harris Is convinced there are no
glaciers around Eagle Cap. On the
north side Is an Immense snow bank
and the sun ehinlig on the center of
that gives a gUclar like appearance
to one on top of the mountains
around Wallowa Lal'e.
iMr. Harris eays Marble Mountain
in Hurricane Canyon Is by far the
most beautiful of all the sights uP
the canyon. When the saddle is
crossed and you behold the wonder
ful basin of lake?, with their velvety
frame of green, the great enowi banks
toppling Jnto their edge, and all
flanked and surrounded by majestic
peaks, the scene Is beautiful beyond
description, Mr, Harris counted 11
lakes and he says each one Is a
gem with its own individual beauty
or characteristic,
iMr. Harris crossed the basin to the
foot of the peak, then turned to the
right (west) and made the ascent
from that direction. The climb is
not hazardous and not especially
difficult, calling, at the most, for only
plenty of muscle.
Under a caira of stone on the
very eummlt, he found a pickle
bottle, In which written on cards and
plainly visible through the glass
were these memoranda;
"First reading 11 a. m., Sept. 15.
1907, Fred W, Colville, botanist,
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Aneroid
reading, 9860 feet. In company
with Arthur W. Sampson."
"Second aneroid reading, 10:45 a.
m August 26,1909, 9800 feet, Arthur
W. Sampson, U. S. Forest Service.
Timber line appjoxlmately 9300 feet."
If the foregoing readings are ap
proximately correct, they should set
At rest the old dispute of Eagle Cap s
height. The last reading was made
Just six days be 'ore Mr. Harris was
at the summit.
Rv, Harris li no novice at moun
tain climbing. He has explored the.
loftiest peaks of the Alps and knows
a glacier when he meets one. The
unattended trip up the canyon ""and
ascent of the peak were more. of a
pleasure than a hardship to him and
the Journey was made all the more
pleasant by kindly hospitality offer,
ed by the herders at . the several
sheep camps he came upon. He did
not see a wild animal on the trip.
CHURCH 6ERVICE8.
Sunday Services, M. E. church.
Sunday school 10 a. m. Preaching
at 11 a. in., subject, "Shining for
Christ." Epwoith League, 7 p. m.
No preaching in evening on account,
of union temperance services at the
Presbyterian church addressed by Mrs
Wallace Unruh. Prayer meeting
Thursray evening, S P. m. C. E.
Truebiood, pastor.
No momlnsr preaching services in
the Presbyterian church next Sun
day, nor any ' preaching services on
Ui following Sunday. The pastor,
Rev. Samuel HarrB, will be holding
services on the Imnaha.
NOTICE
Users of Eleitrlc Flat Irons pleaia
bear in mind that current will be on
next Wednesday forenoon. Those
not having Irons will be supplied
before that time. Ee ready to make
use of your Irons Wednesday fore
noon. 1
Enterprise Electric Co.
Keep Your Eye on Joseph, Now.
From the Elgin Recorder.
Editor Lee Tult'e, publisher of the
Elgin Recorder, one of tlie best coun
try papers In the Mate, accompanied
by Arleigh Russell and F. B. Hooper,
came up to Joseph Wednesday even
ing. They will rend two weeks
here, one week doing the assessment
work on some rich copper, silver
and quartz claims on tae moun
tain sUe a couple of miles from
Joseph, and one week camping and
flahing above the lake. They ere a
Jolly trio of boys. Joseph Herald.
The reader will remark that any
les3 eivterpilsing trio would have
been satisfied wiUi existing condi
tions and would have fished In the
lake, or from the lake, or through
the lake, but they must take to avl
atorism, for a new sensation.
WALLOWA SINGERS INVITED.
Wallowa county, through A. C. Mil
ler, has been asked to compete in
a vocal musical contest Wallowa day
at the Union to.nty fair, Thursday,
October 7, at La Grande. A prize
of $50 lirst and $25 second has been
offered for the best mixed chorus of
not le3s than 30 nor more than 50
voices, it la expected that two
choruses from La Grande and one
each from Pendleton, Baker City
and Union will compete, and Wal
lowa county Is Invited to consolidate
her musical forces or to send as
many ohorusea as she desires.
Love and Intrigue
Romance and Song
Atmosphere of Old Spain Pervades
Carmen At Opera House
Tonight
Carmen in song or dialogue, opera
or play, la a 'story of love and the
Irresistible fascination of a woman
whose very ficklaness seems her
charm her wea'tness her strength.
It is a question which is the most
lbsorblng, the opera or the drama.
It is certain that the play tell the
Jtory to better advantage to the
average auditor. Love and Intrigue,
poetry and passim, together with
the beautiful picturesque Spanish
costumes, will bring us in close
touch with the atmosphere and cus
tome3 of old Sraln, the land of ro
mance -and inuiic.beaytlful dark.
syed senoritas. Miss Tucker has
traveled in old Mexico and made a
study of "Carmen'' from life, and
those who know her best can readily
understand that in a role like Car-
men, full of fire, passion and emotion
she will be at her test.
Every member of the cast will also
'lave an opportunity for good and un
usual work. The rart of Jose, who
deserts from t':e army and becomes
i smuggler for love of Carmen, Is
i romantic and beautiful character.
Lucas Mendey, the toreador (bull
lighter) dashing and brilliant, appeals
to every woman In the audience,
and while they wish that Carmen
would remain t.ue to Jose they are
all in sympathy with the toreador.
No sweater character than Dolores
was ever put into a play. The co
quettish Anita, revengeful Therese.
the gay young lieutenant Sarceda,
the dashing young soldier D'Alia
and the smuggl rs and gypsies, all
help to make up a baautiful picture
not easily forgottan. This beauMful
play will be for one night only, SaL
urday, September 4.
320 Acres
10 miles from town, 125 acres can
1 be irrigated, 75 acres In summer
TT fallow, large natural lake. 150
pgj inches of water, 40 acres of timber.
Dwelling In Enterprise, $650 to $2600.
Lots In Enterprise, $75 to $250.
W. E. TAGGART The pioneer Rcal Estate Man-
ENTERPRISE, - : : : OREGON
"Careful Banking Insurts tht Saftty of Dtposits."
Depositors Have That Guarantee at
WALLOWA NATIONAL' BANK
OF ENTERPRISE. OREGON
CAPITAL $50,000
SURPLUS 100,000
Wc Do a General Banking Business.
Exchange Bought and Sold on
All Principal Cities.
Geo. W. Hyatt. Prwildent W. R. Holmes, Cannier
Ueo. H. Craig, Vice President Frank A. Ueavia, AmU Cashier
directors
Geo .8. Cbaiu Geo. VV. Hyatt M attib A. Holmes
J. H. Dobbin W. R. Holmes
W, IRVING WROTE
OP WAY-LEE
WAY
FIRST AMERICAN LITERARY MAN
TOLD OF THE BEAUTIES OF
WALLOWA.
In connection with the article on
the origin of the name Wallowa, pub
lished In the last Issue of this paper,
the following let r in the La
Grande Star will be of interest:
Editor Morning Star; With every
other eastern Oregonian I am very
greatly Interested In anything per
taining to the eariy history of the
region in whl.h we live; a region sj
Intensely Interesting that it has well
nigh become the cynosure of 'all ees.
The article appeirlng in the Sunday
Morning Star on the origin of tlie
name Wallowa 13 the one to which I
have special reference.
The reader of Washington Irv
Ing's classic American sketc hes has
not failed to notice what that master
in the art of description has to say
of this enchanted realm In his volume
entitled "Adventures of Cintain
Bonneville.; An epitome of thes'.ory
is this: Captain Bonneville was go
ing westward to Fort "Wallah-Wal.
lah," having followed the Po. t Neuf
from old Fort Ha'.l (now Pocate'Io)
and down the Sna'te to the mou':'i of
Gun (now Powder) river. the"s.
thinking a nearer way possible, he
left the main sfeam of the Sua -j
and came up Gun river to the Grande
Ronde valley. He-e are his word:
At length pi .11 gin g and tass.ng
through a Buccesslsn of snowdrl.ts.
they reached a valley known among
trapper as the 'Grand Rond,' w'ulJ.i
they found entirely free from siow:
this Is a beautiful valley about 20
miles long and 5 or 6 broad; a bright
cold stream cared the Fourc.he de
Glace or' Ice river runs through it.
Its sheltered situation einb-csomel
In the mountains renders It good pas
turing ground in fie winter tino;
aCter passing "the 7hlght la fW val
ley the travelers in the morning
scaled the netghlo Ing hills, to look
for a more eligible route than ntn
one on which they had so unluckily
fallen; and, after much reiounoit
erlng, determined to make their way
once more to the (Snake) river."
Here they were almost In sight of
Walla Walla, but returned to the in
hospitable Snake.
Well reaching the great river,
they had a terrible winter of It. On
they went, crossing and recrosslng
the river, killing their horses to
make boats of their skins, till at last
they climbed out and over Into the
Immaha (now Imnaha) country and
on over to the Grande Ronde river.
It seemed that the trappers had reck
oned that the stream formed by thn
joining of the Wallowa and th
Fourche de Gla e took the name of
the former, for they called It tha
Way-leaway.
Hear the kln of American litter
ateurs; "The Way-lee-way, down th
banks of which Captain Bonneville
' (Continued on last page.)