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About The news=record. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1907-1910 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 15, 1909)
CTCM HMirftt! TwiceaWeek Wednesday Edition Tff N :WSRECORD ALL THE OFFICIAL NEWS OF WALLOWA COUNTY IN THE N-R ALL THE NEWS WHILE 11 IS NEW3 TWICE-A-WEEK NEWS RECORD ELEVENTH YEAR NO. 43. Wants MONEY TO LOAN Slate Funds loaned, 6 per cent. John P. Rusk. AtU. State Land B'd. Joseph FOR 8 ALE. 100 or 125 tns o! bay. Inquire of H. O. Zumwalt, Zumwalt, Oreg. 3914 160 acres Umber land and good mill site In Wallowa Cojnty, Oregon. Communicate lfch Ja E. Houtcbens & Co. Waltsburg, Wash. BObtJ 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 Pool and Billiard Tab!e3 at a bargain Call at Mrs. Mayor's restaurant. 36bm Nearly new eight room house and half block of land In most desirable part of town. Easy terms on part if desired and will take team and wagon In trade. Enquire at this of fice. 28r8 WANTED. Lumber. Anyone having lumber of any grade In any amount for sale, or who has timber he Intends to 'saw soon, a ad wishes to contract the lum ber, call on or address W. F. Rankin at Haney planer In Enterprise, Agent for W. R. Kivette. 26b 4 8TRAYED. Small light gray mare, branded A on right shoulder. $5.00 reward for return to Zumwalt, Oreg. 34bm CATTLE FOR SALE, 550 head of cattle offered at private Mis, S or wrlt Colonel GraveB t CMeo, or W, H, Grave, Enter, prise. Slbtf . The Ldta Aid of the Presbyterian church will meet with Mrs. Hockstt Friday Sept. 17, A g03d attendance Is requested. on DDnnoDnnnnnnasinnnnnnBnHBonnnnnnnnnDno a More Room Needed at the S a ci a a N E3 a B a n a a a a a H a a a (uiDTBinnioir 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 thera 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 vefy earliest convenience. Summer Underwear Our stock is broken and we wish to make a thorouch eleanuo 5 n We are headquarters for m a We try to keep constantly on hand n u D a a a tables of all E. M. mm ENTERPRISE, i a , ,.-t , r ' ROOM FOR MILLIONS IN FERTILE VALLEY W. E. CURTiS WRITES OF WON CERS OF WALLOWA AND ITS GLORIOUS SCENERY. BY WILLI VM E. CURTIS. (Spe.dal correio.idence of the Chi cago Rec6:d-Herald.) Joseph, Oregon, Sept. 6, 1909. Wallowa Valley U inclosed by moun tains U.OOOand 12,000 feel high, which accounts for the de'lghtful climate. The mountain slopes furnish good pastures and In tie gorges are sup posed to be valuable deposits of clip per, sliver and go'd, but they have not bsen th ro ghly explored. There are several promising prospects, and Mr. Galloway, formerly a Chicago reporter, who edits the newspaper at Enterprise, te 1 me that only a few days ago $30,090 was deposited l.i the bank at that town for the develop ment of a copper property In the neighborhood. The scenery Js glqrlaus. Hurricane Canyon, whiejj separates two. qf ttf e principal pe-ks of the Powder mow tains, is a narrow paisige between perpendicular walls through which Hurricane creek has bored its way. You can nfer the character of the streani by the name It bears. This canyon is almost unknown except to a few alventuro a neighbors who have goae up there for fishing and for curiosity. Thee is no reference tg it in the geographies or gazetteers, and i(s name do 33 not appear in the railway folders, but Mp. McMurray of the Oregon Railway and Naviga tion Company, who publishes the most bea-ti'ul advertising booklets I have ever sesn. is going to sand Lee Moorehouse, the famous photog rapher of Pendleton, up there this fall with an expedition to take pic E.M.&M.Co's and in order to get that room we will give a liberal discount on all a genuine good Glore, such lands and we are right on prices Respectfully, (a M. COMPANY U WALLOWA COUNTY, OREGON, tures of whatever he can find in the way of scenery. There is no road and they will have to follow the river bottom. People tell of a cluster of' thirty lakes on the mountain side near the canyon which have curious features. One, called Frozen Lake, is covered with Ice the whole year round. It Is from two to three feet thick In midwinter, but the summer's sun eats Into it and melts it down to spongy trust, but it is always there. The lake lies at an -altitude of about 9,000 feet, is two and a half miles lojg and va'.lei in width from half (Continued on last page.) , , 1 , Play less Lurid Than Its Name "James Boys In Missouri" Full of Comedy Element! and Deep ' Interest. . The Tucker Stok company appear, ed at the opera house last Saturday evening In "Ac-oss the Desert" to one of the largest and best pleased audiences of the'r engagement. The; play was a goqd one and thqrqugh. Iy well played. Business with this company show an eieouraglng growth, the past two weeks showing the largest audiences of the season, Next Saturday evening the same company will present the pqpu,la,r sensational pja.y, '!Thq James; Bqye lq Missouri." This la really a first class play of Its kind and by nq means as lurid as its name would Indicate. On the contrary, it abounds, in situations of deep Interest, is full of comely elements, and gives, to qach member of the cast an op portunity tg display his or her talent to the very be it possible degree. It Is no diffe ent from anything else seea here this season tha$ ha-. cause of that difference it wiH nq doubt be seen by a record, breaking crowa, p ES n D B G a a a a D as McKibbin and BlocK O mm Fruits and Vege U a oodls WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1903 TWO MORE SALES OF SAM PACE WILL MOVE TO TOWN HOLMES BUYS CRUM PACKER PLACE. i That bargains in farm prope-ty around Enterp.Ue are still numerous Is elleiced by the sale concluded Tuesday by the Entarprlse Real Estate company of the H. D. Crura ;acker farm of 480 acres, ten miles north of town to W. R. Ho.mes of. this city for $4800. The farm is considered one of the best hill ranches, has 200 acres tillable land, and Whisky cresk runs through It. SAM PACE FARM SOLD TO EMMONS FOR $6000 S. P. Pace has S)ld his 210 acre farm Just northwest of town to George Emmons fqr $6000, The major part of the farm is hill land but there is some bottom land along Trout creek. It Is Impiq ed with a good residence, barn and other buildings. In the deal Mr. Pace takes the Em- mqns cottage and loti on River street corner of Res dence, and ha and his family will move tq town and occupy the cot' age, Planinj Mill Sold. The Iais planing mU was so'd Saturday a.t p..b.ic aale. It was bid in by J, A. Bu.elgh for the mort gagee, V, M, Gresg, . Progress Notes At Wallowa County H.S. Work qf Various Classes Practical Plan Used in Study of Boo .keeping. Twenty,twq members of the Sanh more class are mastering The Arthur, ian. Legends of Tennyson, as & step ping stone to the more advanced work of rhetoric and synthetic composition. The Freshman class, after a brief review of grammar, passed success fully a test upon the subject, and are now studying fae Sketch Book by Irving, with additional work by Car son along the l'ne of capitalisation and punctua'lon. The English work of the Senior class besides American Literature, comprises the eljjht required classics. At present the puilla are studying Burke's Speech Upon Conciliation With The Colonle3. The English Literature class has spent two weeks upon the early Latin and Anglo-Saxon writers, and is now discovering the mysteries of Chau cerian English through the medium of The PrologueTo Canterbury Tales. There are eight members of this class. The class In Bookkeeping, consist, ing of nlnteen members, have an ex cellent opportunity for the pursuit of their work. The recitation room Is divided into streets and offices, which, with the addition of a bank and postofflce.provlde a means for the thorough martery of business methods Checks, dra'ts and other business paper are procured at proper places and drawn upon representative banks and firms. Each student Is required to do the work of the text and also assume the occasional responsibility of the trans ictlons. Both theory and actual practice are enhanced by the Unit Method of Instruction. The third week of school opens with an enrollment of 53, 27 girls and 26 bo.s. Miss Lola Heikett of Wallowa, Miss Edna Chambers and Weldon Makin of Enterprise are the la it three to enter school. The Janitors, Richard McAdams and Theo. La Cer e, oiled two of the class room floors and washed the windows Ta'urday. The plumbing for the sanitary drinking fointJni, lavatories and toilets Is being Installed and will be completed In about three weeks. The football juad Is setting o it for practice every evening, and individually, are rabblng liniment on the "bruises" at bed time. The glrs have o.'ganhed a ladl-s quartet, and thl, In connection with with the mixed chorus will make the tsaembly room ring with song. The following claise are organiz ed at prent: ninth grade, algebra two divisions; tenth grade. Algebra; plane geometry, typewriting, spelling, first year La' In, Caesar, Cicero, Ver gil, German, physiology; ninth grade DRY RANCHES English, two divisions; composition and rhetoric, Engll ih literature, Amerl can literature, lokeeplng, political economy, physics, physical geography. chemistry; Ninth and Tenth grade classes In general history, and a class in teaching Is offered If any one wishes it. j Wallova County Day. Fresldent John Colli ;r of the La Grande Commer.lal club was In the valley last week In the interest of the fair. He say Thursday, October 7, has bae.i de lnatad as Wallowa Iay, and it is desired this county furnish the program for that day. How To Deal With The Fly Nuisance Rules Put For h by Merchants Asso ciation Committee of New York City. The wo 11 Is Juit awakening to the fact that the common house fly is the greatest spreader of disease. So cle! lee have been organized to help in its extermination, specially In large cities. The following rules telling how to get rid of files will be of Interest to every housewife. They are issued by the Merchants' As so da' bn commi.tee on pollution of the water of Ne York: Kep the fllei away from the sick, especially these 111 with contagious diseases. Kill every fly that atraya Into the sick room, his bqdy is cover- el with disease germs. Do not allow decaying material of any sort to accumulate on or near your p-.emhes. All refuse whLh. tends in any way to fermentation, such as bedding straw, paper was. e, and vegetable tuabter, should be disposed of or covered with lime or kerosene oil. Screen all food, whether In the house or exposed for sale. Keep al receptacles for garbage carefully co.red and the can clean ei or sprinkled with on or lime. Keep a'J stable manure In vault or pit, screened or sprinkled with Hme, or o'l or other cheap preparations, such as are sold by a number of reliable manufacturers. Seq that your sewage system Is in good order; that It does not leak, la up to date and not exposed to flies. Pour ke o jene lnti the drains. Burn or bury all table refuse. Screen k windows and doors, es re.lally in the kitchen and dining room. If you see file, you may be aure that their breeding place Is In near by fjl'th, It may be behind the door, under the table or In the cuspidor. If there Is no dirt and filth there will be no flies. If there is a nuisance In the neigh borhood write at once to the health department. To Kill Flies. The London "Lancet," the lead ing medical journal of the world, says 1 bat the best and simplest fly-klUer 13 a weak so'utlin of formaldehyde In water (two teasposnfuls to the P'nt). Place In plates or saucers throughout the house. Ten cents worth of formaldehyde will last an ordinary family a l summer. It has no offensive sme'l, is fatal to disease organisms, and is practically non poisonous except to Insects, Pyrethum powder, which may be bought at any drug store, burned In the house will also kill the files. ELEVEN CAS OF CATTLE I SHIPPED FROM ENTERPRISE Eleven ca loids of cattle were shipped from Enterprise, Sunday, and two from Wallowa by H. N. Chandler- the stock going to Portland. The cattle loaded hee, 300 head, included the Rice cattle from Snake river and the rest were bought from M. E. Hotchkl.'s and Combes ft Hotch kiss. One bunch of 71 steers averag ed 1200 pounds and brought close to $50 each. Unioi 8'ock Yard Opened. The new Unlo.i stock yards at Portland, built by the Swift company, were formally opened for business today, September 15. Killed a Bobcat Ben Ownbey and T, E. Hudson killed a large bobcat that was attempt ing a raid on Ceorge Oally's chicken house in the west part of town, Sun ) day morning. They noticed the : varmint and went to Oally's house j and borrowed a 22 and killed the cat with the first shot. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER IMMENSE CROPS OF ALL GRAND HARVEST IN WALLOWA CASH FOR RYE STARTS EARLY SHIPMENTS. Splendid weaker 10.1'lnues to favor the farmers and threshers in Wal lowa county and the lmme.ise craps of golden grain are rapidly belig sacked. Big yi Ids a"e reiortel of wneat, oats, r. e and barley. The grain is In from talr to excel. eac condition and qua'lty, very little frost being re;)cr.ed except on low, wet lands. The yields In the hill lands are bringing Joy to the hearts of iae nome Headers. Rye is going frm 25 to 32 bushe s to the acre a id the farmers are getting 1 cents a pound for It and sicks farniahad. That means from $20 an ace aid "P. Not so b.id from land sa'ling for $10 to $15 an are! Wheat In the hills is r.mnliiK from 33 to 50 bushels to the acra, while the oat crop is simply Im mense and the quality A No. 1. Kye l an e.ery veir cron in fa hills, and is a sjre yield. Tens of cnousande of bushels will be ship ped out this fall for the flrt tl:na. Over 600O bus'iela a-e already In ne enterprise warehouse awaltinr cars. The farmers received l'A- cents a po ind for It cash. Farmers are h jldlng their wheat and all the buyers say very little 8 for sale at the current market price. Over 3000 bushels of wheat are stored In the Enterprise ware house. The market dH e In thU va'la for the first time is the Portland Price, lesa the freight which li alJut 20 cents a bushel. Current Enterprise market Tu-s- day; Club wheat 67c, fortyfold 70c. wue stem 75c; feel ba lev 9c cwt.. beardless barley $1; oat? $1.10, rye Mill stuffs: chop lV&c, branlc. Butchers are Da vine 7c for hoza. $28 for top cows and $43 at $44 for steers. Tries Bee Sting Cure. P. L. McPhe s n. who has had a long siege of rheuma Ism. a fey days ago tried the bea siting cure that i.H claimed to be a panacea for ilu- disease. He went up to DaKeott s apiary on Alder Sbpe and allorel the bees to sling him oa the hmda a number of times. The wounds caused little or no swelling and Mr. McPherson believe his right hand and arm to be benefitted somewhat. oal Three Carloads Coming SAVE MONEY by ordering so we can haul it to you direct from the car It will cost more if we have to haul it twice Riley and Riley Groceries and Flour Fuel and Feed GRAINS
