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Xmas Presents Worth While
Dishes. See the Handsome
Every Year Old Santa Claus
Leaves His Best Gifts at
HOMAN'S
Smokers' Sets, Candies, Nuts, Fruit
Christmas Tree
Ornaments
Largest StocK in
Town
Never Forg'et the
Fresh Baked
Peanuts
at
Prentiss
Bishop Robert Paddock of the
Rplscopal fhurch preached two fine
sermons to large congregations lu
the M. B. church hero, Sunday and
Monday nights. He went to Joseph
Tuesday afternoon to lu.ld services
there.
Lots of Granite Ware
DIG LINE 0F-
Men's Gloves
Men's Mittens
NecKties
Christmas Post Cards
Candies and Bon Bons
by the Box and Pound
Fruits of Every Kind
Nuts
Cranberries
Celery
Canned Goods
Bottled Goods
Jill IQincls of
Baked Goods
' for Christmas
See the Wonderful
Picture and
Animal blocks
The Appropriate
Books for
Children
Games, Toys, MaKs,
Dolls and Doll Heads,
Child's Dishes
Girls' Sewing Sets
Trumpets, Toy Guns
Homan's
W. M. Sutton, formerly principal
of the local whoo'.a, has been elect
ed mayor it Springfield,
Freil Wagner of the Enterprise
Real Estate company retwnied home
Saturday from a business trip to
the Wall WalU country.
at
RILBY
AIND
RILEY'S
Beautiful Decorated
Oolcl, Glass and Delft
China Cabinet
WE CARRY A
COMPLETE LINE
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SHOES
THE NEWS RECORD
(Twice-a-Week.)
AS INDEPENDKNT NEWSPAPER
Formerly the Wallowa News, estab
lished March 3. 1S99.
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, 1879.
Subscription Kates: One year $2,
six months $1, three months 50c,
one month 20c. On yearly cash-ln-advance
subscriptions a discount of
25c is given.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1909
Lunch and meals served all hours
t M,rs. M L. Larsen's. Lunches
10 and 15 cents; meals 2o cents.
Board by the week also. bo
Emerald Rebekan lodge, No. 119,
elected Wie fallowing officers batur.
inv niirht: Iona Woodell, N. G.;
Uaggle Oakes, V. G.; V. I. Cronin,
Rec. Secy.; Mrs. S. L. Burnaugn, tin.
3ecy.; Alice Gaily, Treas.
Call at tha New Drug Store when
In Enterprise, and look over our
brand new store and uew stock
Everything f list-class from top to
bottom. Jacks an & Weaver, propria
tors. The Ll'.cii bllg. 65aG
Misa Ella Daley, the very efficient
stenographer nd deputy In County
Clerk Boatman's office, left Monday
for Yale. S. D., for a long visit with
home folks. Sirs went by way of
Spokane to Alberta, Canada, where
she will visit a cousin, and then go
on home via the C. P. Ry.
Miss Nina Ma.'k of Los Angeles,
Cal, Is a guest of her relatives, Mr.
and Mrs. W. T. Bell and Mr and
Mrs. W C. Boatman, mm Mack is
a daughter of George Mack, a for
mer Joseph banker. She has return
ed to this county to spend the win
ter at least as she fk:uls this cli
mate better for her health. She will
reside at Joseph.
Reverand Adams will begin a se
ries of bible lectures in the Christian
church Wednesday night. Mr. Adams
Is the evangelist who has been hold
ing a revival at Wallowa. He will
occupy the pulv.it In the Christian
church next Sunday morning and ev
ening. W. H. Drydon and J. R. Vlen came
in Monday to ship out the big steam
ditcher belonging to the American
Light & Water Co. it has been
.standing on River street near the
flume sine the completion! of the
water works last summer, u will
be shipped to Tucumcarl. N, ,
where the company has a contract.
The La Grande water works system
is complete and the cltUens ere
now drinking reiver Creek water.
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Architect Thornton
Very Badly Hurt
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Falls 20 Feet, From Scaffold at Litcii
Building Aligh,ig On His
Head.
C. R. Thornton, the architect wlio
designed the Wallowa County court
house, fell from a scaffold at the W.
J. Funk corner Monday afternoon
:.')0Jt 2 o'clock, aad was v.ary seri
ously and perhaps fatally hurt. He
was still tmconscloas Wednesday, but
his heart action Is stronger and
more hope is entertained, for his
recovery.
Mr. Thornton was putting on the
Iron sheathing at the bottom of the
3cond story windows- on the Sam
Litch building, juat a few feet west
of
the W. J. Funk & Co. corner en-
rance. The seaffo'.d o:i which he
Hood is about 20 feet high. It is
supposed he stennp.1 hack f.-vrs-p.tH.ii
he platform is only two oiauks wld I
and tumbled over backward. He
Utghted on the right side of hi Jid 1
ind face, breaking his nosie, bruis
ing' his cheek, but the chief ' wound
being a contusion on his forehead.
io far as known there are no frac
"res. He wai carried unconscious
"to into Jackson & Weaver's drug
'tore and attended by Dr. Hockett.
Later he was removed to hi3 home,
he Sam Dorrance house corner East
Wrat and North streets, where ev--'rything
poss-ibl is being done to
iave this life.
Mr. Thornton's home la In La
lra:ide but for several months, he
id hi wife have resMed here while
le worked on the courthouse and
ha Litch building.
Mrs. L. M. Chapman of Leap, who
has been In the county 27 years, long
before Enterprise was started, in
town Thursday, commented on the
large number of people who had
driven here through the storm - to
trade and on o.faer business, er
rands. She also praised the rapid
and substantial growth of. this city,
and the many fine, new buildings!
Mrs. Chapman spent seven months
during 1908 visiting in Missouri, and
it her old home in. Iowa, and saw
no better built, town of its size than
iSnterprlse. ; .
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FURNITORl
Mission, Golden OaK and Reed Rockers, MaKe Fine Gifts. See the Genuine Brass Z
Bed at Q. I. RATCLIFF'S, The House Furnisher
Exclusive Agent for
GENUINE EDISON PHONO
... GRAPHS
The best of all Talking
Machines. I am selling
more Phono graphs
thau any other dealer
in the county. There's
a reason
THE LIGHT-RUNNING NEW
HOME SEWING
MACHINES
MERMAID WATER MOTOR
WASHING MACHINES
G. I. RATCLIFF, Enterprise
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.
Notice 1.1 hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of
the Wallowa National Bank,' of Em-1
tcrprise, Oregon, be held at the
oiyice of their banking house In Eli-1
lorprise, Oregon,, will be held at
terprise, Oregon, oi Tuesday, the
llth day of Janiary, 1910, between'
the hours of 10 a. m. and 4 p. m.,
for the election of', directors for the
en satin g year, and for the transac
tion of aach other business as may
legally come before said meeting.
Dated at En'erpalse, Oregon, De
cember 8th, 1909. 66w4
W. R. HOLMES, Cashier.
Notice to Modern Woodmen.
Eagle Camp, No. 10497, will hold
its annual election of officers In
Fraternal haLl, Thursday night, Da
cember 16, at 7:30 p. m. All mem
bers are requss el to be present.'
J. W. RODGERS, Consul.
THOS. M. BILL, Clerk.
XMAS RUSH AT P. O.
The Christmas rush at the post
office Is in fuU swing and it keeps
Postmaster Weathera and two clerks,
Mrs. Weathers and Miss Wagner,
busy distributing postcards and sell
ing money orders.
OSTE-OP-A-THY.
A Thought.
"When in tlie future an estimative
Intelligence sums up .the great dis
coveries of the nineteenth century, I
believe that the science 3f Osteop
athy will be appointed a place near
'he head of the list." Opie Reid.
New Suits Filed.
Dec. 13 s. C. Hlmmelwright vs.
A. W. and Sarah V. Hodgin.
WE WANT
To list good, smooth Wheat Land
improved or unimproved as we
have the buyer for it.
Enterprise Real Estate Company
Office over Harness Shop, Enterprise, Ore.
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Art Squares, Rug's
and Carpets share
in the Cash Cut
Price Sale, as does
everything in my
immense stock, ex
cept Phonographs
that must be sold
at Contract Price
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Our line of Ch Utmaa Candy In
Christmas Hexes Is eompleie. Ja k
son & Weaver. (i"aG
Dance Christmas eve at Enlerpv'-.e
Opera House. Otibl
Fod Savage, b io!. keeper at. W. J.
Fiuk & Co's, li walking like a
fcvilng-hal.ed horse, the result of a
painful wound d.i th bottom of o is
.foot, caused by a nail that ha
stepped on and didn't know It was
loaded.
See the fine line of Dolls at the
New Drug Store. Everything - new.
Nothing carried over from forniir
years. Look thera. Jackson & Weav.
er, proprie:ors, C3a6
Mrs. Myrtle Huffman of Elgin
came Tuesday evening for a -weeks
visit wi.ii her relatives, tha family
of M. Larson.
Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Boyd le.ft Tues
day morning fo- Eedford, lowa, to
3pand Christmas with his parenls,
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Eoyd. They will
he gone about a month. Mr. Bo; d
expects to make a trip down to Ok
lahoma while East.
Vest Brothers Orchestra w.lll play
far ithe danc at the opera house n
Christmas Eve. Supper served at
Hotel Enterprise. 6Gbl
Paul Wilson was In town Satur
J'.ty visiting bis parents. He reports
the sale of 1020 sacks, 2234 bushels
of wheat, to C. R. Bradley for N8
cents a bushel, the top price so far
paid in this val'ey.
Christmas tree ornaments, candles,
bells, candle holders, etc., at Jack
son & Weaver's. 65a6
WANTED.
Some one to saw wood. I will fur
nish the machine. A snap for right
party. O. J. Roa, Alder Slope, En
terprise, Oregon. 60tf
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At Bargain Pric
es For Cash In I
Hand I
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In order to Raise
Money to Meet
Maturity Obliga
tions I will sell
My Great StocK of
Furniture, Etc. at
Cut Prices for
Cash. Great Op
portunity for
Christmas Shop
pers at this
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