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 CORBETT BUILDING, PORTLAND OREGON.
A. L. MILLS. Pres.
L. SAMUEL, Gen. Mur.
City and County
Brief News Items
Al Reynolds, has bej;un work on the
new M. B. parsonage.
. L. E. Jo.-dan brought his wife home
from th, 3 La Cr nda hospital, Satur
day. Airs Ini Gakl 1 I vldtlng relatives
a'. Al el end other Grande Ronde
po'nts.
E. A. Anders n of Chlco returnsd
tha lattar part cf last week from a
trip to Wa'.ilt)g,on.
Four 4-horse taam jind eight be3t
racks came In from La Grand a Sun
day to be I.era leady far the sugar
beet harvest th .t will begl.i In r
few 'days. ,
,Mirs J. H. IXibbl i an 1 two xWdrei
le't 1 onday f r a we;k'a vl ;it In 1 a
Grande, Mrs. E. A. Splcer ascompani
el them Iron Wallowa where she
spen. S niay wtt'i har nLce, Mrs.
C arias Hauirl h.
The come'y-drama "T'.ie Grass
WUoV vi 11 be tn Mrs. off erl ig of
tin twi nl;hts engagement o' t'ie
Ee ha dt com.un supporting Miss
Josphl'ii lef rv at'tln o'era house,,
next 1 rlday nl lit, October 1. . On
Saturday n'ht, "The Lliuoos Ca
rl lge."
R. S. & Z. Co.
ENTERPRISE
A Large Stock of
Dry
Goods
AND
Clothing
For
Fall and
Winter wear
JUST ARRIVED
AT TUB
R. S. & Z. CO'S
STORE
WATCH THIS SPACE
For Further
Announcement
R. S. & Z. CO.
ENTH.UPRISE,
Orcgonlifc
Policyholders' Company
CLARENCE 8. SAMUEL, Aut. Mgr.
Headquarters for school supplies.
Jackson & Weaver's drug store.
Anyone wishing apples, pears,
plums, crabapplei or prunes call up
Mountain View Fruit farm. Home
hhono. O. J. Roe, proprietor.
Tha s e.i'll Eckhardt company
suppo ting Mss Jo3!phtne Dufcry
comes to the Opera Hojse for an
en a emen'. of 2 nig'iU commencing
Frl a nlsht O.t. lt.
A card from J. W. Allan In Souta-ern-Ca
If jrnla etites he and his wife
an 1 ba'oy a e lomted for the present
at A'.hambra, ani are enjoying good
he Hh.
V yoi wlih to en)oy a delig'ul
anl re railing rerforoiaaca, go and
see the Eik ardt company at the
Opsra Ho sa on Frllay night Oct 1st
and Sat rlay night Oct 2d.
S T. Luj ett o' Alder Slope
brought In ro.na extra fine Ye'low
Transparent apiljs, Monday, and
re o tt not on'v a big crop of all
i kuii o' fruit but says hls baes have
dona exceptionally we'.l and he will
have lots of honey.
Hi h- lif s acting anl a bi n ling
of hea thy himor, Irae frona maudlin
sjirtimeiit will ba the kind of attrac
Hons that t'ie Eckhardt company will
preie t d lrlni'thel.-tAOnlahU en sag
ment a'. V e Opera Housa In this city
comm nclng Fri a; night Oct. 1st.
A r. and J.rs. J. S. Do ,ney and
baby o? Spo' ana were on Saturtay
eveniiij'j tr In on rh 1." way to Joi
e h to -Icilt Jr. Downey's oio-her,
Mn. V. Hunt. A.r. Done is super,
Inten'ent o' Columbia Onervatory
of Music. They wl 1 also vl It his
BlBtar, A rs. A. G. Smith at Lolnj
Mis. Aar n Wale and two daugh
teri of Ald;r S'.o.e left for Corvallls
Sa'urday, whra the girls will entjr
school. Mrs. San Wade Joined the
party at I.ostine and the two ladiss
wi 1 go on to Sea t'.e to visit a sister
o' Mrs. Aar:n Wade and attend the
fur.
('. M. Ste ani, Mr. and Mrs. James
MuMois and S. A. Gotter leave Jos
e.ili Wcdn H3:'ay on a trip, overland,
tin Irs nam 3d pa-tlei fo to E-gane
an 1 A.r. CoVer to Rosaburg. Mr
w-u r, vjio recently proved up on
hs honei'eal 2 miles north wet
o' -E.it ?r rlsa, report cna of the
fine it cro.)s of potatoei any where
aro:ml h?ra. He dug 28 sadts on
a q inrter acre of dry hill lind.
Lonmie.icing a two nights engage-
ment of. the EokrarJt company sup
port ig A.isv Jossfhlna Deffry In a
apendlj 83leition of high-class plays
at Iha Opera Hois beginning on
Friday nl?ht Oct. 1st. Th a first night
will le ireientid the comely-drama
"Tin Cra-s Wldo-." '
A circus parade with clown, ele
phant, glra'fa, dens of animals a.id
w't'i o har st vidard features appeir
e.t iniira red on the down town
!Mi jeis, anuray, and was mucA ei
Joyed by old and yojng. It was -got
ten up by the boys of Mrs, True
blool'j S.'nday 8:h3ol class and was
a ere mam r ort. The boys gave
th3 'circus" o:i the tsnnis court of
tha parsonage yard.
A iopy o' the Rogue Magazine,
publlsel at Medfird. tells of the
re?eit shortliu tournament MA
ihore In whl h sma.or the greiteit
wing shots o? Amerha participated.
includ.nj the word's champion, Fred
Gl bert, anl ex-chiroplon, Tom Mar
shal. Dr. Seely, formerly of
Lottlne . won th9 Tribune cup
I To.- the championship of Jackson coun
i'. ne ana t.nvart Ued wl'a a
pret sore In fe firjt trial but
li the sliwtoff of tootle Seely won.
I W. H.. Co hran was In town Mon
Oiy a ij 'stint buvlnatj matte" He
uai io iI his farm at Para Use and
with bit family h removing over
1 nd ti Freeaater. O e, whera he
liai purclaiod a 20-arrj fruit tract.
The 160 o-res knon the mil
I.o.e plnce 3 miles nr:hw?at of
Pira I vp, was purchased by Peter
Fur'nsy. and f e 160 are known as
tin F.nnk Cro Hue, l roll s
ieau or rsraih store, was boueht
by James rarnoi.
S. D. Keltner retjrnsd Sunday
frsm a (rip tj the Grande Ronde.
The opera housa management an
nounce) tiat hereafter the curtain
will rise pro optly at 8:30.
Ml sas Margaret anl Alice Mavor
went to La Granie WeJn3day for
a few days. -
Ala;o By ram Mayflsld returned
Tuesday from Elgin. He U able to
get about with the use of crutches.
C. L. Dickson of Smith Mountain
wai cil'lng on finds and trans
acting business at "the county seat
Mon lay.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Sinrord la.'t Fri
day f;r Cooi lay where they were
callel by t'ie 1 lns3 of Mrs. Sai
ford's mother.
The Fred Calx In property In the
30utheait part of town has been sold
by Clarence B. Vest to Carl Roe, who
wl 1 o :cupy it as a home.
It. F. E. Moo.-e t in En'erpriie
all the time except Mondays, Wednes
days and Frl 'a s during office hours,
when he Is at Jce h,
Another of toe 'amous diinars
whl h tihe R ethodiftt ladies- are
capable o servi g will be given
next T uesday, Oct. 5, at the Frater
na' Ha 1. Dinner wl 1 be sarved
from five t) eight o'clock.
Notice: La 1 s using Electric
Irons please be r in mind that begin
ning October 1 current will be suppli
ed each Wedneslay and Saturday
forenoons, after which no Ironing in
evenings. Enterprise Electrle Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen F. Oile oi
Spent e.', la., and fo merly of Eireka
S. D., a-rived Tussday and will make
the'r home here. Mr. Od'.e Is a fina
Job printer anl wl 1 assama charge
of that department in this oftice.
N on 3 sho Id fail to attend the
Ope a Ho S3 on Friday night Oct 1st
whei the comely drama "The Grass
Widow" wl 1 be given, a splendid per
formance by t'ie B khsrdt conpany
supportlnj MIjs Jo3phine Def ry.
Cais No. Tares cf the M. E. Sun
day school wl;I give a "Poverty
Social ' In t le hi set ic. theatre build
Ins tils, We'n38cay, evening. The
'rals end reliahuii" o i the bil a
sty woman must wear 'kalikers'
anl men "oil clos." There Is
small ad j is ilon fee and you are
wa nad to taka pennies alo;g to pay
the fines.
Burcaigh & Mayftald's drug stor
silnce ithe renoJe'.ing Is a place of
tea ty and deserves to b-a styled the
White Palace. The ramoval of the
pa'rtitons has livea far more room
All the into lor glistens in purest
white end ne .eit, all glass sho
casa3 give an air of elagance to the
s'jors. A'l thU hai tesn made poss
ble by the big stne wareroom add!
tio.i that now hill all .the bm.k
slo.k, sach ai faint), o'l, etc.
AUCTION SALE OF HORSES.
Having sold my ranch' and am re
tiring f.om tha stojk business, hav
ing sod my sheap and cattle, I now
offer for sale
35 Head of Young Hories
including a 3 year o'.d 1650-pound
Percheroi Mai ion, will ba sold at
auction, sa'e at Duncan's Barn in
Joseih on . Saturday Oct. 16, com
meaclng at 1:30 p. m.
Terms One year at 8 per cent
with secu:eJ note, or 5 per cent off
for cash.
4b2 JOHN BAKER, Owner,
H. P. DAVIDHIZAR, Auctioneer.
NERVES' AN OSTEOPATHIS
8 E lALTrV
That t'ie t.ojtl known a
' ne. vea" re elva eatirely too little
atteiition f on It) victims li te on
q-aeitkn. tt li not only a warning
sigi that there Is sonsthns rail
cally wr.n .but at the nevej are
the (0 e norj cf o r whoM b--ln
it It th) pla'nat sort of in'l a t n
tiat tie suffe r U not In the full
comple'enesai of his or her natural
com;ten y -.or the affairs of life. A
conditlin o" c lm vnler ordinary con
ditions li abso'utely n c.ssary in or
der th t tnera n a,r le a reserve force
of nervoas euerry o' emergen. las
There ara always dafinite reasons
fo.- thi tro ble: n' even when
hab ta of llf an lar.ely responsible
a arg a at n as. there la alwav
some anatomlca Iv wrom condition
tiat ir dlstoss the suffer Jr to the
foible. If t'ie boly structure la in
a statj of perfect d uslment. if cl
cuiatljn to e rart Is unobstraot
ea, l.-every nerxeis unl.itrferA-i witJh
in Its wo-k by pre sare. and if nmr.
munent and h glene are aitended to
nerves" will Deadilv
Ths OiteopaUi Is the sDe-lall in
ul ooiy adjustment and he Is
tne master of t'ie craft.
Rlht Way,
FLORA NOTES.
A Re ekah lo.lim win a inmit..
ners tse nljht of September 29.
The Marlon i ller place has beer
bought by Mr. Wodt.whoh.rt n,v.i
In. He wi 1 win r 1 .'.Oat tlAtt.t v
sneep.
Aic v IUU broth
nead o sheep anl uill
at R.d H.- this wee
Mr. an 1 Mr. H. T. Rkv. .r. .
landing the feattla fair.
Janalac. varnish atina nn.
- u wA VHI
at Durnaugh Mayfteld'a.
DEATH RECORD.
Janiev F. Ea 4, we 1 known in
this city and vl.ln!ty as Frank Davis,
died at Baker City, Saptember 23,
of tyruo'd fever, and his wi.e lies in
ine Baker City hoipital III of the
same oiseasc. They had been re
siding on a farm near Baker City
when stricken.
The de easel was born in Iowa,
April 21, 1870, and came to Wallowa
county over 30 years ago. His par
ent are buried In Alder S'ope cema
tery. He marrhd Mary J. Jones, a
formar res'dent of thij county. Their
children are thrae daughters, Elma,
Herter and Phyl 13, and a son, Elmer.
ther relatives wiho mourn his death
ire four shtars, Mn. Ben Ownbey,
Hr3. Edith Stubb:e :eld, Airs. Susan
Thornburg and Mm, Lena Graves;
half-Bister, Miss Alta Davis; and
brothers, Ira anl Bckley Davls-all
residents of thli county except 'Airs,
rihornburg who lives In Baker.
Mr. and Mrs. Bckley ravls ware
with him for a week or 10 days before
he died, anl Mri. Graves, Alias Alta
and Ira Da 13 went out to the funeral
whteh was hill from the First Bap
1st church, SaturJay fo enoon at 10
o'clock. BuriJl wa in Baker City
cemetery.
The decea-el was a yoang roan of
fi e ch ra trandye-yihighlyt:ojgl.t
f. Hii roan frl;nds here sympa
hi?e deeply with the wllow, children
ind otliir rala lve.
NATIONAL APPLE
SHOW AT. SPOKANE
(Contlni-id from front page.)
Mirty or la tter and the train will
ely be tn a.rbulural collega on
vhee s.
That the paienger train sarvice
)i tha O. R. & N. batween Port
I'nl anl Huntington has increa-ied
l 0 ier cent In tie list six months
j th3 statament cf General Mana
,er OTrlen. Thl shows tha remark
ets g in in ja a n;er travel through
iat tha Paci ic ' Northwest. From
wo tani daily ev:h way betwein
he two points naned six months ago
Vie ravlroad company has found it
lecessary to in-re?S3 tha number to
le dlly in ea :h direction. Aluch
. thi aWel traval Ij or coarse due
) tha A-Y-P fair but a large part cf
t Is a t touted to the increase in
opulation in thU state and the la
flux of new sattljri.
O.ie hundrad c'ollarj Is offered by
'h l!lp S. Bates, secretary of t'ie
3re;cn Th e hars' association, for the
le. bucl of wh?at grown In Ora
;on. An adlitl na. $100 will te dl
'idel a se on 'cry prlsas. A'l ex-
U-is s:ould te, shipped to The
3a lei, Saturday, No ember 27, where
h9 enfries will be Judged and prizes
we-ded. The contest wi.l make a
heit show t'lat wi 1 be he!d in con-
i2olcn i h the annual .convention
f the O.-egoi Threshers' association
ecm b r 2 and 3 "at Tha Bullei.
a ra 1 no en ry fee and a'l entries
Taould ba sent forward In standard
wo-b shel grl i sacks, with the
.'.o.ver's name attached and stating
hare t e gra n was grown.
SAME OLD STORY
OF PEDDLER GOUGE
. (Continued from First page.)
Jivan ai orde.- whlb her husband
was off at harvest, and waj laft a
o?y cf the orler sVe; anl toldtfsh
at r decldzd sha did not want the
toots, sue cull cojntermand the
orde - wit in a givrn time, by writing
Into the ho.:se. But lo and behold
thera ai not a th n on the copy
to tell .where the house .supply! 'g
the e good), ai lo?at!d. Another
leitlemcn state 1, when the agant
ame to hl hoi:83, ha put up a nice
ak, anl sated that ha was not go
ing t char e fo.- the Has he tod
while taking tha order, and then
'III be danel If le dKn't go and
charge me for every damned He he
told," stited the gen'leroan. But
then, why. string thi story out. It
is the same ol 1 thing. The3e traveli
ng felons are under a heavy ex
pense travelling over the country,
and sore oly hat got lo be goiged
1 1 crder to meat taam. , Moral
ira e with home ' merchan's. msr-
cnanti whom you know, and If yo ir
goo Is ara not satisfactory, you can
take toem lack and get your money
oacx.
Osteopathy's Aim and Object
'Tha authorised de Inl I in of osteo
pathy Is as fo'lows: 'Osteopathy is
a method o! re no In? thj cau e of
dls- as-a by ad mtm.nt, Kg purpose
balng to rastore the structural con-
ditron of the boly to its normal
ta thereby ena ling n-t .ra through
norm 1 actt'lty to re tore hea'th.'
Oste;aths hod that thi human
boly contUns all the remedial ag.mts
ne es ary fo- the mai.iten.ince of
bettl, aid thtt these curative fluids
re l !". te when and where neel
el, ex t when such dlUrtbuion Is
Interfered with by structural HIrdr
Ths province of the oiteopa.h 1.
uerero , to rtSn structural hr-
mony, si th it the Inherent healing
power of nature Itself m ,ffi
contr.l, m king thi adnainlstratl n
of drugi unuece sary." Co wo o:it n
MaLilne (September). , , '
ENTERPRISE
.Two Nights Commencing
Friday, October
The Eckhardt Co,
Supporting the brilliant actress
Miss Josephine Def fry
In a splendid selection of two plays
Frirlav Nirrlif Oct. 1, the screaming comedy !
llXAXy Allglll "THE GRASS WIDOW" "
Saturday Night. SSSSm
Prices 25c, 35c and 50 cts. Reserved
NOTICE Curtain
NOTICE TO PAY.
AH persons owing Lon Davis must
settle on or before October 1, 1909.
On all account not settled by that
date .action will be commenced.
LON DAVIS
41a4 BURLEIGH & BOYD
GRAIN WANTED.
For Quotations oa Wheat, Oats,
Rye, Earley; etc, send samples and
number of sacks to my office In
Joseph. Highest prices paid deliver
ed at Joseph, Enterprise, Lostlne,
vVallowa or aay side track In county.
F. D. McCULLY
Portland Office October First 33rl7
FARMERS DAY AT
A-Y-P EXPOSITION
CCo:tInuel frm first page.)
be one of the most entertaining
events of the week. Nearly a thous
and Infants of all descriptions and
classes have leen entered by, their
"ond parents and the judges will have
their work ahaid of them In appor
lonlng tha rl bo as to the winners.
PARADISE GLINTS.
Para 'Is-!, Sapt 25. Mr. Braughton
who bought the Eeirl ranch came
In. la :t week.
Roy Ralls, has bought the steam
thr shing o tfit of Har.ey Norton. .
Xr. Elwards o' Hon Is balding
a flue on the Fort off be.
W. H. Co:hran and family laft
yea erday fo: Freea e.- Ore. where
tiey wld make their future homa.
Mr. Murdock of Mud Creek pissed
through hera on 11j way cut to his
ran h
J. W. Clark was a recent vUitor.
He was a former re ddento; this place
but now live at Weston, Ore.
The Flora flourlnj mill is grinding
svhaat. The re3l 'ents cf this vicinity
can get f our without going 40 miles
for It.
A SPLENtID COMPANY COMING.
Commencing Filday nlsht Oct. 1st
MUi Jo3arhlie Def fry, In an exce lanl
saleotl;-n or high-class plays comes
to this city fo- an engigemant of
two n.ght). The llrst nljht orferlng
will be "ihe Gra-s Widow" and if
yoi fall t sae It you wl'.I have ml s
ed a woudjrfji re .iforman e of a
very Inter ?st ng comedy. It Is one
o! tia dlitlngul had and Immediate
s cces-ej whl A sw?pt io favor.
It wiV. be the first tine this brilliant
comely has been seen in t"ii citv.
There is a succe slon of psycologleal
sir,rlses, an lntansa undercurrent
that keeps one quite a art from the
d Isht In the scorchin? satire, the
doibleedreli hum t In the sparkling
linei. Juds'nf f om c nventlonal
dramatic standards as It Is wrl ta
in the racojnized key of pure comedy
U o.e o! the ben of modarn times.
Tha play will be beiutlfulty staged
ani the moat majnlflcently acted
product! n yet attampted by Mr. E.-hardfs-
splen'il company. The gowns
wora by Miss Josaphln9 Deffry and
M. si Georgia Nichols are the hand
some t anl rie'eit ever se3n on the
s tag a and are sa'.d ta be Wonlerful
crea Ions.
$600
I Will buy a beautiful home in Alder
I View addition. It is now paying
I 10 per cent on $960 in rnfale
I ENTERPRISE REAL ESTATE CO.
I Office over Harness
OPERA HOUSE
seats on sale at Burnaugh & Mayfield's
rises at 8:30 sharp.
THE NEWS RECORD
(twice-a-Week.)
An independent newspaper
Formerly the Wallowa News, estab
lished March 3. 1899.
Published Wednesdays and Satur
days at Enterprise, Oregon, by
THE ENTERPRISE PRESS
Office East side Court House Square
Entered as second-class matter
January 2, 1909, at the postofflce at
Enterprise, Oregon, under the Act of
March 3, 1S79.
Subscription Rates: One year $2,
six x months $1, three months 60c,
one month 20c. On yearly cash-In-advance
subscriptions a discount of
25c Is given.
W
ECN S AY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1909
THE NATIONAL STOCK.
TJn Na 1 nl Stoc't tonrany, c m
posel of a I art ol'tha members of
the Ethal T.cker Sto k coxpany, re
lnfo.cel by otiers, playad the first
bill o It) en-.asement l i this city on
S-atjr'ay e enlnj la;t fnd to say
that it made fool li puttdng it alto
gether to mlUi'. Bntarprise thea
tre auJleicai have en;oy:d the repu
tation, in Ihe pa t, o.' balng excead-
jlngly m esponshe, ce talnly that
I re a'l n w s no; deserved on 6at
urda ' evenln3.
Ths play aj ,Vbo3 Eaby is UT"
an ada.tat'oa o: the oil and very
paoul r comely "A Family Affair."
The play avoundel In funny cbm
pllca ions and absurd situations and
the players enterad into Is siplrlt
with a zest and abanlon that was
cont-glna. t'e au lane?, from the
middle o the flrat act until the final '
curtain, beinj In a con tnml uproar.
Th c m;any fo- the next three
weelfs will le entour throughput the
citie3 o! Sojthfrn Idaho etpactlng to
return to to.Ii cl cult tha latter part
of October.
If upon'thel' cet rn th?y will give
the peipie soxethlng as satisfying
as the pla? of Saturdiy evening, they
may feel assured of a warm welcome.
Tie si, Mumte-, Jmt fi.- cents."
begged Johnnla.
Br, Joonnle, it was only f is
mornlns that I gave yoi five cents."
"I know, Mumsey, , but" putting
his arms around her ne?k "I'm so
ha d on money! ' Evertody's
Masa In a.
ALL THE
DAILY PAPERS,
MAGAZINES
AND THE
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at
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The Best Cigars, Confec
tionery and Fruit.
Stationery Supplies of all
kinds.
First door east of Poetoffice.
Shop, Enterprise, Ore,