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About The news=record. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1907-1910 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 8, 1909)
Men of Character Will Find It Profitable ' to represent The Only energetic men of strict reliability can retain a contract in this Company for any length -of time. This is for the protection of the public and for the protection of our representatives. The contracts of many of our agents date from the organization of the Company. HOME OFFICE C0RBETT EUILDING, PORTLAIfD OREGON. A. L. HILLS. Prl L. SAMUEL, Gen. Mgr. THE NEWS RECORD (Twice-a-Week.) Entered as second-class matter January 2, 1909, at the postofftce at Enterprise, Oregon, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Subscription Rates: One year $2, six months $1, three months 50c, o.ie month 20c. On yearly cash-In-advance subscriptions a discount of 25c Is given. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1909. City, and County Brief News Items S. A. Gardner went to Portland Sunday on a bu siness trip. Rev. E. Owen returned Saturday from a visit with his sister on Jos eph Creek, Miss Joyce Crilg returned Sunday from an extended visit at Seattle and Por land. Dr. E. A. Fosner is building a residence on hit lots in the south east part o.' town. Anyone wishing apples, pears, plums, crabappiej or prunes call up Mountain View Fruit farm. Home phone. R. S. & Z. Co. ENTERPRISE A Large Stock of Dry Goods AND Clothing For Fall and Winter wear JUST ARRIVED . AT THE r. s. & z. ays STORE WATCH THIS SPACE For Further Announcement R. S. & Z. CO. ENTERPRISE. Qregonfjfe Policyholders' Company CLARENCE 8. SAMUEL, Ant. Mgr. C. S. Dra'Hey went to Las iae Wei ne.iday to ship two cars of rye. Mrs. T. P. Cobman departed Wet nesday for a vl It In Seattle and Tacoma. Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Dobbin and baby lert Wednev'ay morning for a trip ito Portland. The Epworto. League will give an Ice cream so lal on the Methodist church lawn Friday evening begin ning at 7 o'clock. G. E. Mayfield and daughter, Mi3B Stel a, who had be;n guests of his son, Mayor Byrana Mayfield, return ed home to Elgin Sunday. Mrs. Charles Hug will hold her fall millinery opening Friday and Satur day, September 17 and 18. She Is loca'ed in the Wheat building. Fred S. Ashley, the furniture dealer le't S in Jay on a business trip to Portland, J. H. Parrott Is looking a'ter the s ore during his absence. I A carload of fire brick arrived Tueiday for Ch rhs Christy to re place his lime kiln on Hurricane 'creek recently deitioyed by an ex plosion. j Henry Fletcher ha had a hand some bay window added to his resi dence, the Bosvie'l place which he recently purchased. O. H. Brady did the work. W. L. Mulkey ol Joseph went through on Wednesday's train en route for Portland on business. He will visit the fair at Seattle before returning. S. R. Hawo th went to Portland Wednesday on a business trip.. Mrs. Haworth, who has been In Portland for some time will return to La Grande wl'h htm. Miss Edna Browning left Monday or Spokane where she will resume her musical studlei under the direc tion of Dr. Herl:a?e who was hei Instructor last year at Willamette university. F. D. McCully went through on Wednesday morning's train enroute for his saw mill, at the head of the canyon to prera-e to ship about 50 cars of lumber to various points along the line. Little Weldon Hyatt has been quite ill for several days and it was at first feared that he hod sufferad spinal Injuries In a fall Sunday even ing from a baby buggy Into which he had climbed. He was reported better this (Wednesday) rooming. Mrs. A. C. Weaver was taken to the hospital at La Grande Sunday and an operation was, performed very successfully Monday by Dr. E. T. Anderson. Mr. Weaver and little daughters who accompanied her re turned home TuesJay. Low Zundell, who has resigned his potion as news agent on the Jos eph train, leaves tomorrow for Salt Lake and after a short visit there will assume a regular news agency run between Huntington and Port land. -la Grande Observer. Geo Funk ome in from Turlock, Ca'lfM Sunday, accompanying the car of stock and household goods be'onglng to J. A. Funk, who Is taking up his residence at The Buttes on the ranch recently purchased of Frank Kernan. Mrs. w. R. Forsythe. daughter Belle and son Craig who have made an extended vl -h wl h their relatives, E. J. Forsythe and family of this city left Monday for SeUtle whence they will return to their home at Kim. bolt on, Ohio. E. J. Forsythe accom panied them to Seattle to visit the exposition. Mlis Giaoe Wood will hold her annual Fall ml llnery opening Wed nes lay, September 15. Comraenc Ing that day and continuing for three weeks eaoh lady making a purchase amounting to l or more will be given a ticket on a beautiful silver berry spoon. This spoon was pur chased of M. Larsen which Is a guar antee of Its be'ug the best, as he handles no other. All are cordially Invited to come and see the beauti ful new Fall goods. Remember the date, Wednesday. Sept 15. Alfalfa need for sale at R. S. ft Z. 1 Will Gardner returned from the Sea tie fair Tuesday. J Miss Nell Morton of La Grande who was a guest of Miss Anna Rich ards, returned home Tuesday morn ing. The Enterprise W. C. T. U. will hold its regular meeting at 2:30 o'clock Friday a'ternoon at the home of Mrs. G. M. Gal'y. New style bo As and samples of made to-order suits and silk dresses Just received. Ca 1 or phone. Mrs. R. I. Long, representing Chas. A Stevens & Broi. bl Tom Eaton ani family passed through town on Wednesday on their way to their place near Zumwalt. They are returning overland from Pullman Wash., where Mr. Eaton has be in to harves' . Mr. and Mrs. J. VV. Allen and little ion Jay returned home Friday from i visit at the home of Mrs. Allen's father, E. F. Sergeant, at The Buttes. Her sister, Miss Irene Sargeant, came .iome with them for a visit. Miss Mary Z Tcher Is home for a few days I lit from Cove where she has lie !ii teaching. Miss Zurcher and 1 s I.iez Mal ln will leave In a ay or two for Pendleton where both are engaged ai teachers for the com .ng year. A. H. Rudd wa3 on Wedneslay morning's train bojnd for the Mc Cully mill at the head of the canyon o prepare for planing pipe for the Joseph electric ripe line. The dea rie company is aoout ready to lay he pipe for the new line. -Mr. and Mrs. Harrington DuPuy ind the latter' slater, Miss BJnnle wnbey, went to La Grande Sunday where Mrs. DuPuy underwent an jperation. Dr. E. T. Anderson was n charge of the work and the jatlent Is reporte 1 ai getting along veil. The DuPus came here with .he Ethel Tucker S'ock company. Mrs. L. E. Jo dan went to La Srande Monday, accompanied by her .lusband, Mrs. L. J. Jordan and Dr. 2. A. Ault, enteilng a hospital there or an operation which was success ully performed Tuesday morning. Dr. Ault who assisted In the operatloi eturned home Tuesday evening. WALLOWA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL NOTES The opening of the second week .'Inds an enrol'ment of fifty pupils, ,vlth several more to come In during the week. Everyone has so' tied down to work n earnest and the studies go along with a vim. W'e are to have a Bausch and' Lomb compound microscope for use in our physiology and botany classes, which will be a great help to us In hose, studies. The High School Board has order, id an additional hundred volumes or our library; this will enable us o do much better work In the future iml Is appreciated by pupils and ..eachers. If you Intend going to school thii winter better Join U3 now; as the work In algebra a.id book keeping will be hard to make up later. Cordon Ragsdale was out of school Tueiday with a touch of the grip. Fred Holmes Is one of our new recruits. Ivan Jackson Is doing P. G. work -o help him in entering the medical tchool. Frances Stanley, Fred and Nepoleon 3eaudan entered school Tuesday and ire taking the English course. FINE LIVESTOCK 8HOWING ' FOR LATE 8EPTEMBER (Continued from First page.) and good prl ei were ryilijad, Eastern Oregon wool getting a maxl mum orice or 23 innt on i tho Wil lamette Valley crop reaching a top price or 26 coats. The season was ideal for wool g o wers. Fleeces were heavier than usual and the grade of 'he product Is hl?h. The wool mnn will be divide 1 quite generally through out uie slate. Enterprise Opera House One Night Only Saturday Night SEPTEMBER 11 The Ethel Tucker Stock Company Presents the unusually absorbing drama Across the Desert Popular Prices, 25, 35, 50 cts Seats Selling at Bumaugh & Mayfield's Official Proceedings Of County Court (Continued from Saturday.) Ella Daley, salary, stenogra pher. August 40 00 E. J. Forsythe, lights, Aug. 18 00 J. T. Baker, scalp bounty 4 50 R. A. Richards Co., typewriter ribbons and cirbon 4 31 W. C. Boatman, stamps, Aug. 19 50 W. C. Boatman, express 7 20 The Enterprise Prew, printing 14 93 S. R. Haworth, grading around court house and jail .... 469 66 S. R. Haworth, payment on court house contract .... 3500 00 McOully Merc. Co., county poor 16 00 H. R. Hanna, copy of test!- mony in case sta'e vs Al Emmons ' 2 25 Jackson & Weaver, supplies for court house 1 43 Ford C. Potter, fruit inspector 60 00 Glass & Prudho.time, supplijs 90 72 Edgar Marvin, e :pensei .... li) SO VV. C. Wilson, viork In as3e3- eor's office, August 31 25 E. T. Anderson, sa.ary July and August 51 20 J. C. Conley, stamps ,and ex press 7 r,0 A. C. Smith, Juitl e fe33 .. 7 20 Nina Miller, v.ota in aise3- s:r's office 21 45 A. H. Bronson, a is ., examiner teaeher's examination .... 20 00 Smith & Smith, draying .. 1 00 Aubrey G. Smith, asat. exaaiiner teacher's exanlnation .... 20 00 A. C, Smfch, Justice fess-.. f 8 50 The Wallowa Chie'taln, print-' dng 44 05 The Enterprise Press, print. ing and suPlliei 5 95 Sdgar Marvin, exjense after Arthur Hulae 29 05 Edgar Marvin, expense after Wm. Hunte.- 2G 03 Varon Wade, re.it of bldg. for court house (from Jan. 1, 1909 to July 1, 1909) .... 325 00 J. C. Oonley, expense to Salem Supt. convention 34 75 Frank Melotte, supervising co lit house 115 00 Dave G. Tucker, rebate In taxes 12 71 L. P. Rose, county poor .. 24 00 Stella Doud, cojnty poor .. 24 00 Gen:ral Fund IV. H. Decker, tointy poor $10 00 Ohai. W.llgerodt. making date . fo.' co art hoase 23 00 a Grande Weskly Observer, ' printing Brief, S'ate vs. Moxley 18 00 3am Lltch, Co. commissioner 21 40 W. G. Locke," Co. commissioner 20 00 Road Fund r. A. Grlme3, road work .. 107 50 Thos. McCarty, supervisor roid DIst. No. 8 37 50 li. E. Merryman, surveying F. C. Shafer txl& 10 00 'i. C. Cramer, road viewer F. C. Sha'er road 4 00 lonr.r Trump, viewer F. C. SJ a'er roid 10 00 U M. Cook, chalnman F. C. . Shafer road 1 00 D. D. Brock, ohalnman F. C. Shafer roid 1 00 P. C. Shafer, marker F. C. Siia.'er road 2 00 F. W. Hammack, supervisor road Dlst. No. 2 67 50 A'm. Newby, road work .... 32 50 Peter Kuehl, supervisor road D. st. No. 18 10 00 VV. E. Daggett, lumber 39 80 loe Clemons, r:ad work .. 42 50 Sturm & Os'.om, bridge lumber 33 85 D. L. Borland, road work .. 66 25 '. E. Pa'.terson, lumber .. 58 34 Vm. I. S innar, road super. vlsorj salary N 14 30 00 High School Fund The Enterprise Pre38, ioo slip books . . ; 1 75 D.R. Allen, work and material 12 33 Ed Rodge s, lumber and work 10 25 Jackson & Weaver, supplies 2 25 In the matter of the road petition of F. C. Shafer et al. This mat er came to be heard at this time on the report of the Board of Co.nty Road Viewers for a second rea.lng, as provided by lawx said re.ort being In words following to-wlt; To the Honorable County Court above named: Wo the undersigned Board of Coun ty Road Viewers, appointed by the honorable court, to view, survey and lay out a county road as pray ed for in the petition of F. C. tiafer and others, beg leave to report: That puisuant to said order we met at the beginning of the pro posed roai oa fie 20 1 h day of July .1909, te same being the time and place fi-xel by said order for the mooting of the undjMlgned Board of County Road Viewers and took to oar assistance L. M. Cook and D. D. Brock as chain bearers, andF. C. Sharer as marker, and proceeded to view, survey and lay out said rood as prayed for In said petition, as near as In o.ir opinion a gooj road can be made at a reasonable expense, taking t I We can sell your real estate Send us in a complete We will call the attention of Yours may be the place that suits. ENTERPRISE REAL ESTATE CO. Office over Harness Shop, Enterprise, Ore, into consideration the utility, con venience and Inconvenience and expense vihich will result to Indi viduals as well ai the public. If such road saa 1 ba established and opened. The said roai wa surveyed under oar directions, and the same was conspicuously marked throughout the cwneri and distances thereon noted, and all treis on the line of said road were marked on each of the sUei the'Ctf corresponding wiih the diraction of said road, with three notches cut through the liark and one inch Into the wood, and all trees adjacent to the said line of said road were plainly blaz ed on fie slle facing said road. Tie beginning and termination of said road and the termination of ech mi e aid Intermediate points have bsen markel in the manner provided by law, as will more fully appear by the certified return of the survey if said road which is hereunto at'aehed and made a part of thi3 report. That in our'ooinion the said road j shou'd be e:ab:ished for the fol lowing reasons; It Is nseiel by the adjacent set tlers and the public. We consider that the sw sw see. 15 twp. 2.3 r 44e W. M. claim ed by R. B. Boyd will be rendered less valuable to toe amount of $100. We consider that the wV6 nw sec 15 twp 2s r 44 E. W. M. claim ed by J. Havs will be Tendered le )s valuable by tha establishment of the proposed road, to the amount of $150.0 Da'ed this 2M day of July 1909. H. E. MERRYMAN, . County Surveyor. H. C. CRAMER, JONAR TRUMP, Board of County Road Viewers. And said report of the- board of County Road Viewers having been . now publicly read In open court 6'n two several days of the present term of the court, and it appearing to the court that said Board of County Road Viewers report favor ably thereon, and recommend that said proposed read be established as a county road and be declared a public highway of Wallowa County, Oregon, and It also appearing to the court that there are damagas claimed, and that said damages have not been paid Into the Clerk of this court, and also that the District Attorney has not reported a3 to the lesallty of the proceedings.- It Is hereby considered and order ed that said proposed road be, and the same Is he'eby continued for the term. In the matter of road petition of S. L. McKeazie, et al." This ma ter came to be heard at this time on the report of the Board of County Road Viewers for a se-ond reading, as provided by law, sail report being In words following to-wlt; To the Honorable County Court above named; Special Bargains In order to clean up our summer stock, we are offering at Greatly Reduced Prices Men's Oxfords and Men's Summer Underwear Straw Hats at your own price Youths' Bib Overalls at 45c Youths' waist overalls at 40c Boys' and Youths' Suits AT COST Come in and buy before these bargains are gone. Respectfully, G. H. ZURCHER description of your land. J our buyers to it. We are f We, the undersigned Board of County Road Viawers, appointed by the Honoratla Court, to view, survey and lay oit a county road as prayed for in the petition of 8. L. McKenaie and others, beg leave to report: That pursuant to said order we met at the beginning of the pro posed road oi the 28th day of July. 1909, the same being the place and -within live days of the time fixed by said order for the meeting of the undersigned Board of County Road Viewers, and took to our assistance H. E. Fine and L. S. Vai Pe t as chain bearers and proceeded to vl3w and survey out said road as prayed for In said petition. That In oar oiinlon the said pro posed read should not be establish ed for the following reason: The point of tsrminatlon accord ing to the petitio.i appears to be In two or threa different places. Dated this 28th day of July, 1909. H. E. MBRRY-MAN, ' ' Cojnty Surveyor. H. C. CRAMER, JONAR TRUMP. Board of County Road Viewers. And said re;.ort of the Board of County Roai Vie wers having been publicly read In open court on two se.e.'al days of the present term of the court, and It appear ing to the court that said Board of County Road Viewers have report ed unfavorably thereon, and recom mended that said proposed road should not be established as a county road and be declared a public highway of Wallowa County, Oregon. And a ter fie court fully consider ing the mattar.dt Is hereby consider ed and o.de ed that said Board of County Roid Viewers survey A .1 I.. .. .. t ) .A - uuu iajr uut diuu iuou uu mid ..... day of .... 1909, according to the description in said road petition and make due and legal return according to law, to this court at their next regular meeting. Whereupon court adjourned until to-morrow at 9 a. m. Third Judicial Day. Friday, Set: 3, 1909. Court met puisuant to adjournment when were present same as on yesterday. The Journal of yester day having been read the same is here now approved. The following proceedings were had, to-wlt: In the matter of 'cancelling warrants returned by the County Treasurer. Now at this time the County Treas urer presents the County Court with warrants to be cancelled, and after the court examines and cneCKa aniri nnrranta 4t la harahv considered end ordered, that the following amounts be cancelled to-wlt: No. 119 Road Fund $3,037 32 No. 120 General Fund 18,282 97 No. 121 High School Fund 453 85 No. 122 Scalp Bounty 187 60 No. 123 County School Fund 11,114 50 Whereupon court adjourned.