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NEW8 RECORD
ELEVENTH YEAR. NO. 65.
ENTERPRISE, WALLOWA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1909.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER
TwiceaWeek
THE
NEWS
RE
NEED CIIY HALL
MDHRE HOUSE
COUNCIL APPOINTS DR. HOCKETT
COMMITTEE OF ONE TO MAKE
PURCHASE.
The need of a city hall and fire de
partment houae wa3 discussed at the
meeting of council December 6, and
Councilman Hockett was appointed
a committee of one to sea C. O. Kno
dell about buying a lot south of
the White Front barn and along the
alley. There Is a one story dwelling
on the lot now that would be moved
off and a two story stone or brick
building erected, the lower story to
be used 'tor the fire apparatus and
the upper as a city hall. It is a
central location and would answer
the purposs admirably.
. The matter of extending the city
boundaries on the souih and we'
was also dlscu3sed. Street signs
were ordered made and put up at
street corners. An arc light was or
dered installei at the corner of Boyd
court and Depot street. G. I. Rat
cilff was glvea permission to extend
the water mains to his hill property
at hda own expense, the water rates
to be applied on the coat. Follow
ing are the
Claims Allowed.
J. Hartshorn, building bridge! 5 00
W. J. Fivnk & Co., lanternand
oil 1 45
G. S. Craig, tapping main and
pipe 9 40
E. J. Farsythe, light 68 00
C. E. Vest, hauling 1 50
Pacific Coast Pipe Co 970 9
W. D. Taggart, city recorder,
Nov. pay and rent 16 00
T. M. Dill, city at'.orney, Nov.
pay 6 00
Charles Giovonoml, work on
water works 35 00
Chas. Hug, city marshal .... 75 00
Sterling Smlttle. hauling dirt 45 00
COURTHOUSE PROGRE8S
The slate roaf is nearly completed
on the court house. It was delayed
some by the non-arrival of the cor
nice, but that 1 now on and the
windows will te put In and the
steam heat turned on that the (plas
terers may work on' the upper story.
Assessed NValue
of Valley Towns
Nearly One-Fifth of Toal Roll for
1909 Is In Four ,
Ci.ies.
Nearly onefi.th of the assessed
valuation of Wallowa county is in
the valley towns. Enterprise, Joseph,
Wallowa and Lostine. The toial for
the four towns is $1,640,650, while
the total for the-county 13 $8,676,770.
Following Is the assessed valuation
of the towns:
Enterprise $651,220
Joseph 557,350
Wallowa 329,105
Lostlne 102,975
This is a substantial increase in
each town over last years figures,
Joseph leading with arv increase of
M09.705, Wallowa and "Enterprise fol
lowing with $64,315 and $63,025, re
spectively. The valuation in the Enterprise
school district, the smallest in size
In the county, is $819,005. The Jo
seph district ii $741,920 find Wal
lowa district $630,090.
Russian Thistle
Along R. R! Tracks
Worst of Pests Has Secured Start
In County Says A.
Go'lnick.
A. Gol'nlck of Asotin county, who
has been visiting his sons just west
of town, sounds a note of warning 4n
regard to the Russian thistle, which
he says has already gotten quite a
start along the railway track be
tween Lostine nd Wallowa, with a
few plants this side of Lostine. The
railway company and all road super
visors near the railway should be
compelled to keep the way cleaned
dl this obnoxious pest, the worst
with which farmers have to contend.
Tlie plan'ts shojld be cut down
green, If posulble, but when cut ripe
or dried should be gathered In piles
and burned. One branch contains
thousands of the minute seed, and
as the plant, is light, easily carried
by the lightest wind, one little
branch may seed a big field. They
j are considered the worst ojf all plant
pests In Dakota and Minnesota,
where Mr. Gollnlck formerly resided
and the most rigorous measures are
taken' to eradicate them.
The seed has been carried here, in
freight cars as the plant was un
known In this county before the ad
vent of the ral.road and this first
year his grown only along the right
of way. A branch if the thistle is
In this office (or anyone to "see who
does not know the weed at eight.
BAPTIST CHURCH BUYS.
The Baptist churah society has bar
gained for the Wm. Re avis property
on River street from the Wagner
corner to the flume. The price is
said to be $2000. The purchase in
cludes tha frame building formerly
used as a meat market, and which
will be remodeled into a temporary
church. It is reported the society
will later build on the ground south
of the temporary church, and not
on the Main street;, lots bought some
time ago for that purpose.
BUSINESS BIG IN
RECORDER'S OFFICE
New Suls Filed.
Dec. 8 George Houser vs. Copper
King Mining and Development Co.
Dec. 8 James Allen vs. Get. 8.
Craig.
WALLOWA COUNTY AHEAD OF
UNION IN NUMBER OF
INSTRUMENTS.
Wallowa county has forged ahead
of Union county dm number of real
estate transfers and number of in
struments filed (or record. The
total number of the latter filed in
the recorder's offllca at La Grande
from July 6 t3 November 26 last
was 3898, while for the same period
there were filed in the office here
4302 instruments, or 404 more than
In Union county. 1
At the samo time the recording
fees averaged for four months in
Union county, $251.23 a month. The
receipts for recording during the
same period' in Clerk Boatman's of
fice were as follows: August $305..
80, September $341.95, October $340..
25, November $320.70; total $1308.-
(Continued on last page.)
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Ladies' and Children's
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Big Line of Children's
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Until Christmas All Our Ladies'
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f
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ned Goods
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