To the Citizens of Wallowa County:
THE NEWS RECORD
(Twice-a-Week.)
AS INDEPENDENT NKWHPAPER
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, 1879.
Subscription Rates: One year $2,
lx months $1, three months &0c,
one month 20c. On yearly cash-in-advance
subscriptions a discount of
25c Is given.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1909.
1909 WAS GOOD TO US.
The year Juat ending has been the
best 12 months in. tha short htotory
ttf WaV.owa county and of the city
of Enterprise, the county seat.
There ha been a larger and more
rapid Increase of wealth, and the
entire year shows no large entry on
the debit side j the account.
The first and largest factor In the
general diiffuskn of prosperity
among all the people, has been tha
railroad, for by It cash market have
been created, at aU the stations for
everything (the farmer raises. Tills
has given cash to those who have
hitherto had to depend on barter of
what they raised to secure what
they needed.
A secondary result of the rail
road Is the beginning f cultivation
of .the vast areas of wheat Kund in
this county, it Is the estimate of a
conservative banker, who probably Is
In. nearer touch with conditions than
anyone else In the county, that 10,
000 more acres ck land In the vicin
ity of Enterprise alone, will be seed
ed this coming eeiaon than ever be
fore. Tim sacond Llg factor In wealth
gain has been t"ia high prices for
everything of which we raise a sur
plusgrain, hay, cattle, hogs, horses,
sheep and wool. This, -with good
crops, has (made the producer king,
and lie If its the throne so well it is
ciiisy to aeo he was cut out for the
Job.
Goodbye, 1909, You have been
good to us. YVe'come, 1910. Beat
'09 if you can.
DR. COOK'S FAILURE.
Niie out of ten peopla ore
truly sorry that Dr. Cook failed to
prove Jiiis casa. The proofs Bnibin.it
ted to the Copenhagen University
have been pronounced Insufficient by
His committee that examined them.
I'euiry'a proofs wo.iU probably have
besa equably Jncoovpleta it examined
by an Impartial Jury.
Peary 1b such a cad that the av
erage man. would prefer the honor to
'.vat'e gone to anyone rather than to
lilni, Ha wl 1 now reap a rich rewaid
i.i MiiMiey ana fama tor his many
year of euideavo.-, hut he will nev
er have the love, admiration or even
i,..l will of hlj countrymen.
Ae ifor tlie naval clique and the
rich parasites who compose the
Peary Arctic club, they are and al-
wiijs will be hell lu contempt by
every honest man.
The navy officers should not be
blamed. They are trained to bJ-
lieve a lie is Juetflod by the end it
Mie end eought H to keep up the lie-
tlon of foifalllbi lty that la fostered
, to pro'ent latomii.e eala from being
found out.
The Idle rich who have for years
sought notoriety by 'belonging to the
Peary club, have shown n. the last
tew months they would utop at no
crime, however mean anl despicable,
t accomplish 'their doMre.
Peary's fame v,i be but ashei of
disappointment during his lifetime.
It seema strange that although we
have had the initiative for seven
s no.e of i'he boawUfU'l bookd
; ti -1 W"itiata.l Uratare ImwaA by
Uia Co.iiniiorcial club ijf Portland,
and all the cithor boostor orgwalza
Ho; Llii-o.t hout t':e atai'o, have a
il to -ay abo t It. A stranger
uil-.ht ijli.nik t'int In Oragm such a
h!i;.jt luij naver teon heard of. He
wo ild (ot'.'i,:o t'.iat it was no more
a government r.v'.el by the pjo.ile
ihrm New Vork sate. Vet the ialt.
iithe has a traded more attention
lo Oiegon than rll It J other adver
tising yivt together. "Th Oregon
way" ia spoken of In Great Hrlt
lan, Canada, AuairaUa, every state
In the Unlcn, and all through the
Latin trepubllca. it shoald be men
tioned as an asset by our boosters,
along with our glorious climate and
Mt. Hood.
Unitwl States Lid Notices
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.
United States Land Office at L&
Grande, Oregon, December 14. 1909.
Notice is hereby given that Daisy
C. YandoW, of Enterprise, Oregon,
who, on October 21, 1907, made
Homestead Entry No. 15635, serial,
No. 05152, tor SVi SE4 Sec. 20, and
8V4 8'M, Section 21. Township 1
South, Range 44 East, Willamette
Meridian, hat filed notice of inlen-1
tloci to make Final Commutation
Proof, to establish claim to the land
tfjove described, before C. M. Lock
wood, U. S. Commissioner, at hl3 of
fice, at Enterpt ;e, Oregon, on the
9th day of February, 1910.
Claimant liamej as witnesses:
lames V. Bright, of loatlne, Ore
gon,' Sam Pace of Enterprise, Ore
;on; Sam Cotter, of Enterprise, Or
egon; Charles Thomas, of Enter
prise, Oregon.
lSea V. C. Rramwell, Register..
NOTICE) FOR PUnUCATION.
Dopartmoat of the Interior.
United States I.a-id Office, at. La
(ramie, Oiogon, lecember 14, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that Mel-
vlna Ward, widow of Calvin. C. Ward,
Deceased, at Enterprise, Oregon,
who on November 18th, 1904, made
Homestead Eivlry No. 13930, serial,
No. 01280, for SW4 SE'A, 3 SWy4
Sec. 17 'and SE'4 SE, Section 18,
Township 2 South, Range 44 East,
Willamette Meildlin, has filed notice
jf Intemtlon to make Final five year
Proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before C. M. Lock
wood, U. S. Commissioner, at his
office, at Enterprise, Oregon, on the
1 1. U day of February, 1910.
Claimant names a wltness.es: Wil
liam II. Urock, Daniel 1). Brock, Her
man Ruaatadtler, Virgin. Owubey, all
yf H.iterprhe, Oresn.
18c3 F. C. IlrumweU, Reglter
NOTICE FOR PVHLICATION.
Di'partmont of tli3 Interior.
I'liKel Sat?s Land Offlca at La
CJraiulo, Oregon, December 14, 1909.
Notice I hereby given that Wil
liam J. llaninittck, of Eaterprlse,
Ores;!, who, cn Jwiuary 12th, 1005,
ma.'.o llon;o:a!erd Entry No. 14035,
soi lal No. 01330," for NEV4. Section
18, Township 2 South, Range 44
Kiust, Wl.'.!amette Meridian, has filed
notice of Intention to make Final
five-year Proof, to establish claim
to the lanl above described, before
C. M. 1H'kwood, II S. Commission
er, at his office, at Enterprise, Ore
gon, on the 10th day of February,
1910.
Claimant namej a witnesses:
George Brock, Theodore Wood. New
ton E. llamniack, Abraham II. Sas
aer, nil of Enterprise, Oregon.
IScG . F. C. Bramwell, Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.
Vailed Sla'ei Land Office at La
Grande, Oregon, Iiecembor 14, 1909.
Notice i hereby given that Abra
ham H. Sasaar, of Enterprise, Or
egon, who, on December 23, 1904,
made Homestead Entry No. 14017,
serial No. 04217. lor S1CU NE4. NB
SE' Sei 6, SW',4 NWVi. NW!4 i
SV, Section 5, Township 1 South,
Range 43 East, Willamette Meridian,
has filed notice of Intention to make
Final five-year Proof to establish
claim to the land above described,
before C. M. Lcckwood, U. S. Com
missioner, at his office, at Enterprise.
Oregon, on the 10th day of Febru
ary, 1910.
Claimant names as witnessas:
Newton E. Hommack, Carl Keeler,
Steve Hodge, Nell Baker, all of En
terprise, Oregon.
ISca F. C. Bramwell, Register.
13 F.STOUATION TO ENTRY OF
Lands in Nntiorat Forest. Notli-o
Is hereby given thnt the limits described
below, embracing 417.33 acrea. within tlie
Wallowa National Forest, Oregon, will be
subject to settlement and entry under
tbo provisions of the homestead laws of
the United States anil tho net of June
11, 1906 :l Stat., ::S3, at the United
States land ofl'Uo at La Grande, Ore
gon, on February 1!8, 1910. Any settler
.vho was actually nnd In good faith
jlnlmliiit any of Kail lands for agricul
tural purposoa prior to Janunry 1, luOtl,
ami has not abandoned same, has a
preference rl;;ht to innUe o homesteo.l
Mitry for tho lands actually occupied
ild lands were 1'stod upon the applica
tions of tlia persons montloned below,
Abo have a preference right subject
to tho prior right of any such settler,
.'rovldod such seitler or applicant is
C ,- pad entry and
the preference it. -lit l exerelsed prior
to February St, 11)10. on which date the
lands will be subje.-t to settlement am'
entry by v any nullified person. The
lands embrace a tin t of 9.1.1 acres,
which when surveyed will probably be
within See. 15, T. 5 N., R 4 R, W.
M., bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at the F. S. M.. a basalt
llff on the west sldo of Hnsln Creek
opposite tho mouth of Hush Creek,
four chains from the edge of the water,
approximately the corner common to
Sees. 9, 10. 13 and 18. T. 5 N., It
K., thence S., 6 chains; thence E., 8.75
chains; thence N. de. -13 min. 1,
St chains; thence W., 19.90 chains, to
.'ornor No. 1, listed up.m tho applica
tion of M. K. Hot -hklss of Knter
)ilso, Oregon; I.Ht 6-113. A tract of
1 16.25 acres, probably within Sec. 23, T.
5 S,, li. tS H, bo unded and desolhed
as follows: Beginning nt the F. S. M.,
Vromlnent rock In the NV comer of
McO.raw Hnsln; 67.5 cluilis north and
35 chains west of approximate corner to
Sees. 24, 23 and 26, T. a S., 15. 4S
M, thence 8., 30 chains; thence f. 43
dog. K., 21.21 chains; thence N. 23
chains; thence S. 66 deg. 20 mln. F.,
43.60 chains; thenee N. 17-50 chains;
thence N. 51 dog. 20 min. W., S2.
chains; thence V. SO. chains 'to Cor
ner No. 1, application of Luther II. Per
kins of Homesteal, Oregon; List 6-2U.
A tract of 10S a -res, probably within
ec IT. T. 5 X., K 47 K.. bounded and
described as follows: Beginning at cor
ner 1 (from corner 3 the SV end of
the roof of the tunse bears X. 66 deg.
30 mln. V., 34.8 chains) thence X. SI
deg. o mln. W., 11.15 chains; thenee
X. IS des. 20 mln. K., 10 il chains;
thence X. 53 deg. 10 mln. F. 33. chains:
thence S. SS Ue 30 mill. Ii, 23.60
Dy ERSKINE DEFOE.
Copyright, 1909, by American Prasi Annotation.
j&Z BLITHESOME maid, divine
ly fair,
Stepped, thoughtless,
'neatii the mistletoe
Hung high above the car
pet square,
While out of door fell fleecy snow.
Heighho ! Eeighho !
Surprised beneath the mistletoe!
HE did not know she was
so near
The kiss provoking mis
tletoe. The bough upon the chan
delier w"as deftly fixed, but
not too low.
Ch, no! 0h.no!
In ambush was the mistletoe.
rrIL NCE in the mesh nnrl fflirlu
j
She showed no sudden
haste to go.
Two victims with a single
thought
Are brave beneath the
mistletoe.
Just so! Just so!
The courage-giving mistletoe!
v& ITH cheeks suffused a rosy
f(flc7 red
That shamed ihe holly's
livid glow
She held aloft her charm-,
ing head,
The lawful kiss did not forego,
And, lo! And, lo!
That kiss beneath the mistletoe!
chains; thence 8., 3 des. E., 12.61
j chains; thence S. 60 deg. 30 mln. W.,
l 16.80 chains to the place of beginning,
application of Gus ave Gillard of Jo-
j seph, Oregon; List 0-213. A tract of
- V0 acres, probably within See. 3, T. 2
I X., 11. 50 E., Bounded and dosaribed
as follows: Beginning at a point S
chains south and 20 chains west of
the northwest corner of Section 2, T.
2 N., It. 50 E., ext.-nding thence N.,
40 chains; thence W., 10 chains; thence
S., 10 chains; thnnco AV., 10 chains
thence S., 30 chains; thence K., 20
chains to the placo of beginning. Other
wise described as what will probably
be when surveyed the E'4 of NW'1,4 of
SE',4, the SW14 of NW of SEVi and
the SVVVi of SE'i, aec 3. Application
of William Campbell of White Bird, Id
aho;, List 6-234. Fred Dennett, Com
missloner of the General Land Office.
Approved December 2, 1:09,. Frank
Tierce, First Assistant Secretary of the
Interior. 17c4
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.
U. S. Land Of:ice at La Grande,
Oregon, November 29, 1909.
Notice Is hereby given that Julia
E. Sargeant, nee Neil, of Iinnaha,
Oregon, who, on Dacember 6, 1901,
made Homee.'.ead Entry No. 13972,
aerial, No, .01296. for NE&, Section
2i, Township 1 North, Range 46 East,
iVllhwnette Me lllan, has filed notice
of Intention to make Final Five Year
Proof, to establish claim to the land
above described," before C. M. Lock
Wood, U. S. Commissioner, at his of
fice lu Enterprise, Oregon, on the
ITtti day of January, 1910.
Claimant names ai witnesses: Wil
liam R. Davis, of Joseph, Oregon,
Ceylon A, Fisk, of Imuaha, Oregon,
Omar J. Stubblefleld, of Zuniwalt,
Oregon, Elmer Jowell, of Enterprise,
Oregon.
15c5 F. C. BRAMWELL, Register
NOTICE OF SALE OF SCHOOL
BONDS.
Sealed proposals will be received
by the undersigned, up to and in
cluding Jan. 3rd, 1910, at six o'clock
P. M, for the purchase of J30.000
Bonds of School District No. 6,
Wallowa County, Oregon.
Said bonds to be dated Jan. 3rd,
1910, due in twenty (20) years from
date of Issue, optional on and after
ten years (10) years from said date,
bearing interest at not to exceed six
per cent; (6 per cent) per annum,
payable semi-annually, principal and
interest payable at the office of the
Treasurer of Wa'lowa County, or a
designated Fiscal Agency ' in New
York Cify, as may be designated by
the purchaser, bonds to be In denom
ination of $300 or $1,000 each, bid
ders 0 name the price and rate of
Inteust al which they will purchase
said bonds, or any portion thereof.
1
" It is our purpose to handle any business
entrusted to us in such a fair and liberal
manner as to maKe the customer's rela
tion with this banK satisfactory and
profitable. 11 Aside from our excellent
facilities, this bank has the advantage of
a large capital and substantial list of
stockholders. It is also a State Deposi
tory. If you are not a customer we
invite 3'ou to become one.
IMf rowers and Farmers National Bank
Wallowa, Oregon
each bid being accompanied by a cer
tified check for five Per cent (5 per
cent) of the amount of bonds bid for,
the right being reserved by the Boan
of Directors of said school district to
reject any or all bids submitted.
, W. T. BELL,
Treasurer, Wallowa County, Oregon.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.
United States Land Office at La
Grande, Oregon, November 11, 1909.
Notice" is hereby given that Clair
H. Ford, -whose postofflce address Is
Zumwalt, Oregon, did, on the 4th day
of June, 1909, file In this office
Sworn Statement and Application,
o. 06629, to purchase Lot 4,
SWVi NW&, WV6 'SV, Seetlon 3,
Township 2 N, Range 47 East, Wil
lamette Meridian, and the timber
thereon, under the provisions of the
act of June 3, 1878, and acts amend
atory, known as the "Timber and
Stone Law," at such value as might
be fixed by appraisement, and that,
pursuant to such application, the
land and timber thereon have been
appraised, the timber estimated
375000 board feet at $1.00 per M, and
the land $80.00; that said applicant
will offer final proof In support of
his application and sworn statement
on the 27th day of January, 1910,
before C. M. Lock wood, U. S. Com
mlssioner,at his office, at Enterprise,
Oregon.
Any person is at liberty to protest
this purchase before entry, or Initi
ate a contest at any time before pat
ant issues, by filing a corroborated
affidavit in this office, alleging facts
which would defeat the entry.
13c F. C. Bramwell, Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.
United States Land Office at La
Grande, Oregon, November 11th, 1909.
Notice Is hereby given that Mae C.
Cowlby, whose' postofflce address Is
Enterprise, Oregon, did, n the 16th
lay of March, 1909, file In this of
fice Sworn Statement and Applica
tion, No. 05969, to purchase the SV6
NEU, SE14 of NW and NB of
SW, Section 7, Township 1 North,
Range 43 East, Willamette Meridian,
xnd the timber thereon, under the
provisions of the act of June 3,
1878, and acts amendatory, known as
the "Timber and Stone Law," at
uch value as might be fixed by ap
praisement, and that, pursuant to
such application, the land and timber
thereon have been appraised, the
Umber estimated 220000 board feet
it $1.00 per M md the land $80.00;
that said applicant will offer final
jroof in support of her application
md sworn statement on the 27th
day of January, 1910, before C. M.
Lockwood, U. S. Commissioner, at
his office, at Enterprise, Oregon.
Any person la at liberty to protest
this purchase before entry, or initi
ate a contest at any time before pat
ent Issues, by filing a corroborated
affidavit in this office, alleging facts
which would defeat the entry.
13c F. C. Bramwell, Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.
U. S. Land Office at La Grande,
Oregon.
Oct. 11, 1909.
Notice Is hereby given that George.
S. Craig, whose postofflce address'
is Enterprise, Wallowa County, Ore
gon, did on the 2nd day of Febru
ary, 1909, file in this office Sworn
Statement and Application, No. 03455,
to purchase the SW of SE, Sec
tlon , 12, Township 2 S., Range 43
E., Willamette Meridian, and the
timber thereon, under the provisions
of the act of June 3, 187S, and acts
amendatory, knows as the "Timber
and Stone Law," at such value as
might be fixed by appraisement, and
that, pursuant to such application,
the land and timber thereon have
been appraised, the timber estimated
iJOu'OO board feet at $0.80 per M,
nd the land $20.00; that said appli
cant will offer final proof in support
of his application and sworn state
ment on the 2Sth day of December,
1909, before C. M. Lockwood, U. S.
Commissioner, at his office, at Enter
rise, Oregon.
Any person U at liberty to protest
his purchase . before entry, or initl
vte a contest at any time before pat
ent Issues, by filing a corroborated!
affidavit, in this office, alleging facts
which would defeat the entry.
8cll F. C. BRAMWELL, Register.
Lcpl Afatisements
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given, that the
undersigned have been by the County
Court of Wallowa county. Oregon,
duly appointed as joint diminitrators
of the estate of Jobe H. Halsey, de
ceased; and all peroans having
claims against said deceased" or his
estate are hereby required to presont
the same with the proper vouchers to
said administrators or either of them,
at Enterprise, Oregon, or to their at
torney, D. W. Sheahan, at his office
at Enterprise, in said county and
state, within six months from and af
ter the 10th day .of December, 1909,
the same being the date of the first
publication of this notice.
Dated at' Enterprise, Oregon,, this
the 16th day o'f December, 1909.
ELSIE L. HALSEY,
WILLIAM MAKIN,
17c5 Joint Administrators.
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
In the County Court of the State of
Oregon, for Wallowa County.
In the matter of the Estate of Leon
ard G. Snoll, De -eased.
Notice la hereby given that the under
signed has filed with the Clerk of the
above named court, his final account
and report as administrator of the above
named estate and the .Tude of the said
Court has fixed upon Monday, January
17, 1910, at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m.,
at the County Court House in the City
of Enterprise, Wallowa County, Ore
Ton, as the place for final hearing of
said roport and account and all objec
tions thereto and why said estate should
not be closed and settled as proWded
by law. CHAS. MCE, Administrator.
J. P. RUSK, Attorney for Administrator.
IN THE COUNTY COURT,
of the State ot Oregon,' for the Coun
ty of Wallowa
In the matter of the Eslate and
Guardianship of Lianie Baslm.
Now at this time this cause came
on for hearing upon the application
of Cart Whltmore, the duly appointed,
qualified' and acting guardian of Lui
nle Baslm, an Insane person, for an
order directing the next of kin of
said insane persoa ,and all persons
interested in her estate to' show
cause at the next -regular term of
this court if any they have, why an
order shall not be made for the sale
of the following described land' be-,
longing to said insane Person, to
wit, the Southeast quarter of South
west quarter of Section Twenty
three in Township Two South of
Range Forty-Four East of the Wil
lamette Meridian, for the purpose of
paying the debts of said ward and
for her maintenance, and it appear
ing from the verified petition filed
that the said Llnnle Baslm Is an In
sane person' residing In Wallows
County, Oregon, but now temporar
ily an Inhabitant of Multnomah cojn
ty, Oregon, and that she Is the 6wi3i
of the above described lands end.
that Dora Kooch and Lizzie' AId U
more, both residiug In Wallowa Coun
ty, Oregon, John Tasini of rhoenlx.
Oregon, and Judson Basim of Salem,
Oregon, are the ne .t or kin of said
ward and the tnly persons Interest
ed in her estate, it la therefore or
dered that the s-.il Linnla Basim,
Dora Kooch, Llzzb Whltmore, John
Basim and Judson Basim and al
others interested In said es ate ap
pear before this Court on the 3rd
day of January, A. D. 1910, at To
o'clock P. M., at the County eo irt
House In Enterpriss, Wallowa Coin
ty, Oregon, and show cause if any
they have, why an order shall not
be made authorising the said guar-
aian of tha said Linnie Baslm, to.
sell the above described lands, and
i Is further ordered that service of
this order be made by publication of
a copy thereof for three consecutive
weens in the WallDwa Chieftain, a
newspaper pu'-U-fcad weekly at En
terprise, Oregon. -Witness
the Hon. J. B. Olmstel,
County Judge of Wallowa County,
Stat of Oreson. w l h the seal r f
the County Court of siid County
hereunto affbej on this 4th clay
December, A. D. 1909.
(SEAL) W. C. BOATMAN.
16c4 County Clerk.