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About The news=record. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1907-1910 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 16, 1909)
HIUrlta fe. Tiviced Week Saturday Edition THE N RECORD ALL THE OFFICIAL NEWS OF WALLOWA COUNTY IN THE N-R ALL THE NEWS WHILE II IS NEWS TWICE. A-WEEK NEWS RECORD ELEVENTH YEAR. NO. 49. ENTERPRISE, WALLOWA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1909. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER EWS MONEY TO LOAN 8 Late Funds loaned, 6 per cent. JoUn P. Rust Atty. State Land E'd. Joseph FOR SALE. Team, harness and 2 inch spring wagon.$250. Enquire at this office. 160 acres timber land and good mill site In Wallowa County, Oregon. Communicate with J. E. Houtchens & Co. Waitsburg, Wash. 50btf WANTED. Lumber. Anyone having lumber ol 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. Kankln at Haney planer in Enterprise, Agent for W. R. Klvette. 26b4 MA L LOST. Valuable sheep dog, black with red tips. Had collar with name "Craig" scratched on back. Any Information as to whereabouts liberally reward ed. George 6. Craig, Enterprise. Or. Daybook, between Enterprise and Joseph on Oct. 12. Name of WH- lard W. McCully in the book. Find er please return ;to this office. 8a2 STRAYED, NEW FUST IN RECORD TIME FASTEST" RUNNING EVER ON WESTERN RAILROAD MADE BY O. R. & N. TRAIN. Hereford Bull, going on 4 years, red, white face, branded EB on left hip and circle on right hip. Strayed from ranch south of Enterprise last -March. Notify Hotel Enterprise. b3 FOR TRADE." For Wallowa county land; 120 acres fine blue grass and timothy land In Adair county, Missouri; well watered. Fenced, half cleared; 25 acres In tim othy, balance in blue grass; about 60 acres in po3t oak, partly underlaid with coal; 1, m'. from mining town, ,.125 per acre, C. C, Brown, Joseph, Oregon. 49b4 Marriage Licenses. October 13 George Faught. 67, miner, Joseph; Ellen FoeterjfiO(- Jo seph. October 14 Rudolph Bork, 24, farmer. Flora; Rena (Miller, 17, Flora. The fastest railroad time ever made in the west was that of the new fast mall Monday night when the time from Nampa to Hunting ton, eighty-two miles, was made in exactly that number of minutes, or an average speed of a mile a minute, reports the La Grande Star, The train left Nampa behind time and the shortage was almost made up In the run to Huntington. The Bame night the train made the distance of twen ty miles between Baker City and North Powder in twenty-ono minutes. On portions of this run the speed In dicator showeli a rate of sixty -six miles an hour, Engineer Jack Carlson took the train out of La Grande and made the run to Umatilla in three hours and ten minutes and at that point all but ten minutes of the lost time had been regained. This is the fast est train running ever dona over the mountain roads In the west, The O, R. & N, will expend $300,. 000 for Improvements on the La Grande division, mostly for 15 new sidings between Duncan and Baker City, but by far the heaviest wqrk will be at Perry, There- the deep cut west of the station will be wid ened 27 feet to make room for a new side track to hold 60 freight cars. All the new side tracks, will be 3000 feet In length. The. Kamela station Is to be dis continued and the train crews here. tofore there will be moved to La Grande and Gibbon, the Junction and near there. ' King and Stanley, logging contractors for the Palmer Lumber company, have full force of. men at work, getting out the timbers and loading the same on cars. The mill company has put in a pier a quarter of a mile long. They have established a good-sized samp on their own property-.- Just north of Rondowa. John Anthony Is engaged in clear ag ground on the west side of the Grande Rondej river for an orchard. The postofflce at Rondowa will be a money order office on and after January 1, WILL WORK SNAK .ORK ON ROAD FROM ... ... , RONDOWA TO PROMISE Work will begin in a few days on the) new county road to connect Ron- rifturn wif-h tha Oltnflflmnn arA PrOTTrt- October 14 G. C, Whitmore, 84, ! .3e country, so says a report from farmer, Enterprise; Martha Surber, 17, Enterprise, Rondowa. There Is considerable aotlvlty at Taking Religious Census Of Town Pr of Preparatory Work For Big Revival That Will Begin October 24. The executive committee In charge of the arrangements for the revival reports satisfactory progress. A re ligious census of this city and vi cinity is being taken by assigned workers, and invitations to attend the meetings have been sent to ev ery family in the city and Surround ing country. Attractive hangers and window ards, advertising the meet ings, have been gotten out and : dis tributed, ' The meetings begin Sunday, October- 24. Christian people of all the evangelical churches are . holding union prayer meetings and next Run day evening there will be union ser vices ln( the Methodist church. Every word that comes relative to Dr. Pratt, who will conduct the re vival, Is a word of praise. Here Is a testimony from the North Dako ta Evangel; An Appreciation of J. R. Pratt. One of the strongest, f not the strongest character on the program of the Bible Conference, was that of Dr, J. R. Pratt of AlbanyNew iorK. All tne speakers were of a. high type 'but it seems to us as we listened and a3 we. watched others that Dr, Pratt was the mightiest among the mighty. The personality (Continued on last page.) E RIVER BUCK SAND IDAHO COMPANY TO INSTALL BIG REDUCTION PLANT. AT OLD'S FERRY. The black sands along Snake river are to be dredged and worked by a new process discovered by a Chica go chemist, Professor Eckstein.1 Ex periments made with the sand have demonstrated that it is very rich in gold. The Idaho Pioneer Mining company that has for the past three years been operating a dredge in Snake riv er at Old's ferry is arranging to In stall a large reduction plant at that point to work the black sand that -is found In the river and brought up by the dredge. The company owns a large amount of ground at Old's ferry and can keep the plant em ployed constantly, says the Baker City Democrat. It has been demonstrated that the Snake river U the richest gold field In the world today. Colors have been found in the river fromi Its) head to the mouth in sufficient quantities to demonstrate that with the proper appliances and plants to save it that it would be the moat productive placer, mine In the world. the E. M. & M. company. 1 car cement for the E. M. & M. company. 1 car shingles for the E. M. & "M. company. 2 cars miscellaneous freight for the E. M. & M. company. 1 car miscellaneous freight. 1 car of shingles for Riley & Riley. caf of coal for Riley & Riley. BRANCH LINE BUSY. From La Grande Star. There Is a very heavy volume of business over the La Grande-Joseph branch of the O. R. & N. The rule Is' to send out from ten to fifteen empty cars from various points on this road each, day and they usually return at night loaded with pro ducts of one kind and another for outside shipment. And even at this rate demand for cars Is In advance of the supply. CAR LOAD LOT8. The following car load lots have been received at the Enterprise sta tion during the last few days; 2 cars of coal for the E. M. & M. company. 1 car of farming Implements for Mrs. Henry Proctor of Elgin vis ited her daughter, Mrs. Charles Hug, and family, for a few days, returning home Saturday. Winter Wheat Is Splendid Quality Conclusive Proof Is The Flour Turned Out At Enterprise Mills. The Enterprise roller mill Is re ceiving splendid wheat these days and wagons are standing in line waiting to unload. The fall sown grain 1? especially of fine quality and Miller J. C. Rennle praises it highly. The result is that never has this mill, noted for 20 years for 1U excellent flour, turned out a bettei luallty than thlsi fall. The , Enterprise mill Is as old as the town. That is, it was started about the same time the town was, but Its equipment is new and up-to-date, no better in Oregon. All the latest Improved appliances for mak tng the best flour are found In the mill. It has a capacity of 60 barrels per day and runs practically the year around. It is run by water power. The old reliable brands of flour known the county over, are the Calla Lily "(patent), White Loaf and Pride of Enterpilse. 111 m it is a n OUR-FALL S TOOK Corresponds With the Season's Crops Biggest Yet. It is none too early to begin preparations for Winter and our store is crowded with Fall and Winter goods. As schools are opening up we would call especial attention to our line of shoes for children. The Famous Buster Browns and Nap-a-Tans THEtY"MAKE A HIT 13) Tssfalirfvl FOR BOYS FOR GIRLS I yJM any Leather, Style or Size ON SALE AT our store. Guaranteed to give satisfactory service and a neat, comfortable fit. A nice, new line of Ladies' and Children's Coats New Dress Skirts and Shirt Waists for Fall. Also Kimonas, Dressing Sacques, Underskirts, etc. Complete Stock of Men's Apparel of All Kinds The Gordon Hat, best $3.00 Hat on the market. A big line of Men's Extra Trousers at $3.50, $4.50 to $6.00. Also a lot of broKen lines in the old stocK with prices cut away down. Come in and look us over whether yon buy or not. ORDERS IN PROBATE. Oct. 4 E. A. Holmes, Ex. of will of J. C. Standley, ordered to pay Lucy McDonald legacy of $1000. Oct. 6 Semi-annual account of A. S. Cooley, Adnir. of Henry Mace, approved. Oct. 9 Dec. 6, 1909, at 10 a. m., date and hour fixed for hearing ob jections to final account of H. C Cramer, Admr. of Mary A. Cramer. Oct. 12 Semi-annual report of E. A Holmes, Ex. of J. C. Standley, Approved. Oct. 13 In re estate of R. James Beard. Order confirming sale' of real estate. . Oct. 14 Nov. 20, 1909, at 10 a. m., date and hour for hearing ob jections to final account of W. 13. Applegate, Admr. of R. James Beard. CHURCH BERVICE8. Preaching at the court house Sun day by Elder A. J. Layland of the Re-organized Church of Jesus Christ at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Rev. W. S. Crockett's subject next Sunday morning at the Chris tlan church is "Spiteful 'Christians.' In the evening this congregation will Join In the union service In the M. B. church. TAFT 010 VISIT OREGON BUILDING REPORT IN PORTLAND PAPER NOT CORRECT BERRY LAND 91003 PER ACRE. President Taft did visit the Oregon building at the Seattle fair, and re gained In it so long that the fair jfflclal who was acting as guide re narked they hai better be going. The big, genial President laid his irm on the official's shoulder and laughingly sail there was plenty of time. A Portland parer had a long edi torial complaining that the Presl lent was not shown the Oregon building, w. W. White of this city, was standing near the entrance of 3Ur state building when the Presi dent entered and was told of the remarks above quoted by a man who heard them. Mr. Whl'e heard the Presidents speech delivered in the vast natural amphitheatre on the fair grounds. A :rowd of nearly 25,000 people were vlthlri hearing of Mr, Taft "a voice. Mr. White, who is an old stockman, s especially enthusiastic In praise of -he fine show of stock at Seattle. The best animals In the world were m exhibit there. Mr, and Mrs. White stopped a day it Puyallup coming from Seattle and -hey report the colony of former Wal owans in good health and prosper ous. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rice, James Tuley, Mrs. Larktn (formerly Miss Newby of Joseph) and Editor Swilllam, formerly of Joseph, reside it that place. Puyallup Is a great berry center, especially black and !ogan berries. Berry land sells for U0001 an', acre. Mr. and iMrs. White visited In Polk county and Salem also before returning home. At Salem they saw Albert Chenoweth, formerly of Al der Slope. He has been quite HI. but Is convalescent. CITY FOOTBALL TEAM ORGANIZED MONDAY A city football team has been or ganized and Is practicing nearly ev ery evening. There) are a number of strong players In the line-up and the team as a whole ought to he able to give a good account of Itself. A game has been arranged with Joseph! on the Enterprise grounds for Saturday afternoon, October 23. Following are the names of the players: Conaway, Bllyeu, Bur naugh, Pace, Crumpacker, S. C. Weaver, Fleener, R. Makln, For sythe, A. Rutter, W. Bauer, Lock wood and three or four substitutes. Whirlwind Tablets cure rheumatism In this climate. They have relieved hundreds and cured scores of cases In Union and Wallowa counties, positive proof, names, etc., furnished on application. For sale by Jackson & Weaver, Enterprise. 20btf Houses in Enterprise, $650 to $3,000 Lots $75.00 to $250.00 160 Acres, Hill Farm, $12.50 293J Acres on Slope, $65.00 an acre, time 270 Acres, Island, $40.00 an acre, time 160 Acres, Slope, $3600.00, time 480 Acres, 12 miles, timothy and timber, $10 per acre Best and Cheapest Insurance Companies. Agent American Bonding Company. The Pioneer Real Estate Man. : : OREGON W. E. TAGGART, ENTERPRISE, : : W.J. FUNK (Q. CO. snxxnnnnmnum miwanmnnmiiim unuiiiuuiiiioiiiiiniinniniimimininii i "Cartful Banking Insurts tht Safity of Dtposils." Depositors Have That Guarantee at WALLOWA NATIONAL BANK OF ENTERPRISE, OREGON CAPITAL 50.000 SURPLUS t50,0U0 Wc Do a General Banking Business. Exchange Bought and Sold on All Principal Cities. Geo. W. Hyatt, President W. It. Holmes, CaHbler Geo. B. Craig, Vice President Frank A. Reavis, Awt. Cashier DIRECTORS Geo .8. Craig Geo. W. Hyatt Mattie A. Holmes J. H. Dobbin W. R. Holmes
