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City and County
Brief News Items
Happy and prosperous New Year
to all our subscribers. '
Popcorn and corn poppers at
Funk's.
For prompt 83rvlce call up Vest &
Vest market. C. E. Vest, transfer.574
Mrs. C. O. McRcynolds and babyj
have returned home from a visit at j
La Grande. .
Mr. and Mrs. L. Couch of Wallowa I
have gone to California to Bpend a
month or more.
Rev. V. S. Croske'it will occupy
the pulpit at the Chrlsitba church
tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock.
City Recorder Taggart returned
Thursday from a visit wli'h his fam
ily at Garfield, Wash.
Mins Graoo Wool relumed from
Elgin. Friday where she hod been
on business, for a few days.
La Grande Observer: .EvangeUwt
F. W. Batchelder is assisting Rev.
S. T. Hawkins In special meetings
for ten days at North Powder,.
George Oralg wa3 taken ill white
down town Tiiursiay ana naa to ue
itaken hme 1m a bus. He Is suffer
ing from an old complotot. He in
reported sHiglhyy be iter, Saturday.
Get yo ,ir winter cabbage and sauer
kraut. A. M. Wagner, Enterprise.
Milan 'Etma Shoemaker of La
Grande was a guet during the hoi
Mays of her aimt, Mrs. It. M. Fay.
Mis EdJi'h Fay, who is teaching in
tmnaha, spent vacation tit homo.
Evangelist W. L. McDIarmld, who
conducted a revival in the M. E.
church here a year or two ago, is
at Flora conducing meetings. He
has Just completed a successful se
ries of meetings at Haines.
Messrs. And Me id am 09 .1. H. Dab
bin, R; . F. Slubbleflo-ld, V. H.
Graves a id C. P. Ragadale .will1 ml
tend the Natijonali Woolgnowcrs con
ventlou of Og:le:v next week, leaving
here Tuesday, Mr. and Mrs. Doii
bln wl'.l make an extensive trip
through the Ernst before rurturnlfng.
Elgin Recorder: M. E. HutehklsB
Hid daughters were out from Enter
""'lne to spend the holidays with 101-iinl-ei
and frtonds. Mnrve wan
i :.:; ve'il known HSlgln resldonit
' ''.m.1 on Joys a vlailt in- his old'
: ' e. ThLi winter he and his part
'er are reading lt.OOo lioad of sheep
near Bly, Wash.
Osbom Boyd of Twin. Falls Is a
. guest In the home of his uncle, Dan
iel Boyd, for the holidays.
Dr. Moore, tha onteonaith, who U
serving a five pear appointment on
the Oregon Board of Medical Exami
ners, leaves for Portland Sunday (to
tt'jteuid hoard meetings and assist In
examining now doctors, buth M. D's.
utid D. O's., who are recent gradu
ates, or late arrivals In the state
dojlrlng to be licensed Wi practice In
Oregon. Dr. Mojre will be in his
office for practice as usual on and
after Jitui'uary ll.
Bauer krant, era iberiios and sweet
potatoes' at Funk's.
ESE&22IZS1BEX1
Jolly Delia Pringle
Today at 2:30 P. M.
Bargain Matinee
A Howling Comedy
"Because She Loved
Him So"
Tonight Last Time
The Splendid Comedy-Drama
"The Man from Nevada"
$15 in Gold Given Away
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Get Seats Early
Alfalfa seed for sale at R. S. & Z.
Individual silk waist patterns at
Funk's.
C. A. DeBole, barber In Calvin's
shop, went out to Elgin to spend
Christmas wii h home folks.
Miss Tlaa Mayfleld of Elgin vtelted
her friend, Ml Roup of Joseph, this
week, and her brother, Mayor Byraro
Mayfleld, of thin city.
Japalac, varnish stains, linseed oil
at Burnaugh & Mayfield's.
The shooting maitch under the di
rection of Baker Bro3. was not well
attended Friday. Local shooters won
all tJie prizes.
The jewelry stre of Carpenter &
Larson was closed by tihe sheriff,
Friday, on a writ of attachment sued
out by Herbert Knox & Co. of
Copperfield for a debt of $287.
See S. K . Clark, before buying
water pipe and fittings and all plumb
ing material. He will save money on
your bills. Phone blue 7. 64btf.
Have you noticed the prices on millin
ery goods at Miss Wood's? $2.00 hats
for 98 cents. Everything below tost to
make room for spring goods.
Elgin Recorder: Byram Mayfleld,
of the drug firm of Burnaugh & May
fksld, of Enterprise, spent Christmas
at the home of his parents in this
ality. Byram formerly lived in Elgin
and has many friends here.
Fancy embroidered nd drawn
work linens at Funk's,
Mrs. John McDonald of Wallowa,
who dilitended the funeral of Mrs.
Conley at Joseph, stopped here
iver Friday night wltih C. M. Lock
wood and family.
Along the Right Way.
Epilepsy la generally regarded as
ncurablo and In some- cases the be
ief Is well founded. Yet it da al
.vays' .worth while to have on Osteo
aithlc examination. It is usually the
:ase that Osteopathy can tbring bel
ermonit and In not a few cases cure
His beo.i' wrought by Osteopathic
nethods.
All kinds of ipartlail paralysis re
wiltlng from the constant use of cer
i.U.a eats' of muscles ipoint to the
probability of structural iii'terfeTenice
wWi the nerves controlling .the inus
les at fault. In the treatment of
h33e troubles, in which the inade
liiucy of medicine needs no demon
stration, Osteopathy has made a
splendid Tecord. Thl3 applies to all
the neurosis, including writer's cramp
telegrapher's paralysis, etc.
Ositeaipathy achieves excellent re
sults In urinary Roubles, as the res
(oration of structural order soon
brings about proper functioning of
13 parts involve J. The practitioner
of Osteopathy is able not. only to
give spesdy relief from immediate
pain and inconvenience, through his
npoi'lial nuaiidpu'.a'.lons, but usually is
:nb!e .to accomplish a final cure as
well
Neuralgia may be said to mean
pressure on sensory nerves. The
Osteopath removes the pressure and
the result that must follow is obvl
OUN . Osit oopath Ic I lerald.
CHRISTMAS AND
THE WHITE GOOSE
By ELLA M. PIATT.
Copyright, IOCS, by American Press Asso
ciation.! THE little boy and the little girl
sat at the breakfast table eat
ing oatmeal and milk.
Their papa said to their mam
ma: "A Christmas goose Is the best
thing there is. This year we must
hare a Christmas goose."
The little girl looked up at the little
boy and Bmlled, and the little boy
smiled back.
After breakfast
the little girl and
the little boy put
on tbelr caps and
coats and mit
tens and started
off for the barn
yard. 1 ney met a
big, old, fat
duck.
"Are you the
Christmas
goose?" asked
the little girl.
The big, old.
fat duck shook
her bend.
Tbey met a
big, old, fat hep.
"Are you the
Christmas
goose?" asked
the little boy.
But the big.
old, fat ben
shook ber bead.
PUTTINO THE WHEATU
ON TUE GOOSE.
Tbey met a big, old, fat guinea hen.
"Are you the Christmas goose?" ask
ed the little boy.
The big, old, fat guinea ben shook
her bend.
They met a big. old, fat white goose.-
"Are you the Christmas goose?" ask
ed the little girl.
And the big, old, fat white goose
nodded her bead and fluffed her featli
ers and stepped proudly with her flat,
yellow, webbed feet.
"Oh, goody!" shouted the little boy.
"We've found our Christmas goose al
ready." "Oh, oh. oh! I know something,"
said the little girl, and she ran to the
house just as fast as she could go.
And when she came back sue bad a
lovely little holly wreath tied with
beautiful long fed and green ribbons. .
They put the wreath over the head
of the Christinas
goose, and each
held one of the
r f b b o u s. The
Christmas goose
waddled along
proudly.
The guinea
liens piped, the
ducks quacked
and the hens
clucked when
they saw this
fine sight.
The little boy
and the little girl
led and drove
the proud Christ
mas goose out of
the .barnyard to
the grecii grove
where all the lit
1 1 e Christmas
trees grow.
"WAIT A MINUTE,
CliltlbTilAS GOOSE."
"We must have a Christmas tree for
our Christmas goose," suld the little
girl.
"Yes, yes, Christmas goose," said the
little boy, "you wait right here for us.
Don't you muss your holly wreath,
and dou't you muss your ribbons."
The proud Christmas goose waddled
geutly to show how careful she would
be. The little boy aud the little girl
ran away fust to get the things for the
Christmas tree.
The little girl brought back some
ears of red aud yellow corn and a
buuch of wheat aud barley heads aud
a pocketful of oats.
The little boy brought back two cab
bages aud a yellow pumpkin and some
gruln. The Christmas goose became
so excited wheu she saw these things
that she waddled too fust.
"Walt a minute, Christmas goose!"
cried the little boy, and he placed his
things on the ground uear the tree.
"It Isn't quite time. Christmas
goose," cried the little girl, aud she
fastened her things on the tree.
"Now, Christmas goose," said the lit
tle girl, "we will go and Invite all your
menus to come
and see our beau
tiful tree."
So the little
girl Dlcked un
J&rl uor rlbbou. nl
7XVfV Ue little boy
picked up his rib
bon, and they led
and drove the
Christmas goose
back to the barn
yard. But it was
hard work, for
tho Christmas
goose wanted to
turn her bead nil
the time to look
fS nt the i
M. tree. Al
9 yard
at the Christmas
At the baru-
all the
coik. SEK ovn chickens and nil
cuhistmas trek!- the ducks nud nil
the guluea hens stood still to admire
the tine Christmas goose iu her holly
wreath aud ribbons.
"Oh, chickens!" said the little boy.
"Oh, ducks!" said the little girl.
"Ob. guinea bens!" said the little boy.
"Come, see our Christmas tree!" said
the little girt.
The chickens clucked, and the ducks
quueked, au.J the guinea hous piped.
j and tbey all spread themselves out iu
I a long row tad ran around aud around
1 Jl&
nod around after the little girl and the
little boy driving their Christmas goose.
The little boy and the little girl
scattered corn and wheat and oats
all over the ground around their
Chrlstma:i tree. The chickens and the
ducks aud the guinea heus ate and
ate and ate. The Christinas goose
ate, too, but she ate very proudly and
THE best pcn op all.
raised ber head every few minutes to
shake ber holly wreath.
Papa and mamma came out to see
them.
"Ilelgh-ho! Whnt's this?" said pnpa.
"Mercy! What's all this?" said
mamma.
"This is the Christmas goose!"
shouted the little boy.
"And the Christmas goose's Christ
mas tree!" said the little girl.
"And the Christmas goose's friends!"
said the little boy.
"Yes, and It is quite true, papa,"
said the little girl. "A Christmas
goose Is the best thing there Is! Why,
a Christmas goose Is just lots of fun!"
"Yes. mamma," said the little boy,
"a Christmas goose Is the best fuu of
all." '
Christmas Chimes In Many Climes.
Christmas Is always u season of
good wishes and loving kindness.
In America almost nil little children
hang, up their stockings ou Christmas
eve, to be filled by kind old Simla
Onus. In Germany they make more
of Christmas than we do In America.
Everywhere the Christmas ' tree is
used.
If a family is too poor to have a
whole tree, a single branch only will
stand Iu a conspicuous place, hung
with the few simple gifts.
A week before Christmas St. Nicho
las visits the children to find out who
have been good enough to receive the
gifts the Christ Child will bring them
on Christmas eve.
j It is a very usual thing to sec on a
Overman Christmas tree, way up in the
vWy topmost branch, an image or doll
representing the Christ Child, while
below are sometimes placed other
Images representing angels with out
spread wings.
After the tree Is lighted the family
gather round it and sing a Christmas
hymn.
In England almost every one who
can do so has a family party on
Christmas eve. Young and old jolu iu
the games, many of which - belong
espoclully to Christmas time.
From the ceiling of one of the rooms
a large buuch of mistletoe Is bung. If
any little maid Is caught stunding
under it the one who catches her has
a right to take a kiss from ber rosy
Hps.
In Holland the little Dutch girl puts
her wooden shoe In the chimney place
ready for gifts, just as the little Amer
ican girl hangs up her stocking.
And so In some way all over the
Christian world od the eve of the
twenty-fifth day of December the
birth of our Lord Jesus Christ Is cele
brated. Everywhere the Christinas
chimes ore ringing out the message
the angels brought to Bethlehem
Tence on earth, good will to men."
LOOKING OUT FOR SANTY.
By GERALD PRIME.
My mamma, when we build
house, -
Wants plenty closets in it.
She says she'll tell the architeck
That's how he must begin it.
our
My papa says he doesn't care
A fig for big clothespresses,
But what he wants is plenty room,
And that he'll have, he guesses.
Sat I don't care how little 'tis,
A palace or a shanty,
I want a chimney big enough
To let in dear old Santy!
The Barber's Joke.
Christmas morning and the barber
very busy.
"I'd rather shave ten Germans than
one American."
The rubicund brewer in the chair
smiled broadly through the lather.
"Goot." he chuckled. "Dot vos
right! But vy?"
The barber took a firmer bold upon
bis victim's Dose as be replied:
"Ten Germans pay me a dollar and
a half one A morion n ouly 15 cents."
And you could buve beard the ther
mometer drop.
Popcorn I
"If Santa Claus has corns the same
as grandpa," suld a wee girl the other
day, "I flnk he'd be 'frald to come
down the chimney over a hot fire for
fear his corns would pop."
Santa Claus' Revenge.
Belated conies advice tonight
That, "without proper cause,"
Two foolish boys went on a Btrlke
Against old Santa Claus.
They sent him written word that he
Must take two trips a year.
The first an early one to see
What children wanted here. '
They said his work of late was bad.
They criticised his taste.
They sold it made them very sad
Those presents gone to waste!
They asked him why he thought a boy
Would want a Teddy bear.
They said It seemed ne could employ
Much better judgment there.
They wrote him frankly what they
thought,
A protest in each line.
They told him that they thought he ought
To sell out and resign.
They covered reams of paper then
To tell him what to do
The how. the which, the what, the when.
They carefully went through
And then they told him what to bring
For each boy In their town.
And for themselves "Oh, everything!"
Was Just what they put down.
They thought the saint was far too old
To understand their scheme.
And each one bought a bag, to hold
Their presents. It would seem.
But when they woke on Xmas morn
With "What did Santa bring?"
Why, Just as sure as you are born.
He hadn't left a thing!
STACY E. BAKER.
Lunch and mexU sarved all hours
at Jlrs. M. L. Larsensi Lunches
10 and 15 cents; meals 25 cents,
tloard by the week also. 66
Apple Baskets.
For apple baakets, shape apples In
Lhs form of .baskets as shown in
JMustra'lton. and fili'Jl with itibe following
saiuce: Wipe, pare, core and cut
eight apples In etghta. . Put in stew
pan and add 0113 cupful of - sweet
aider," bneha'f of a cupful of maple
wTup, two sllce3 of lemon, one-fourth
of a teaspo'Dnful of salt, one tablc
jpoD.if ul of butter and a few gratdings
jf in uitni es. Coo's unUl apples are
soft, remove lemon Bldces, and force
mixture through a sieve. Woman's
Home Companion' for December.
ACREAGE FOR SALE.
We have a ci:o.nt who Ie:rfre to
sell about 31 acres of land, Vi niile
south of town, at reasonable puce.
This is ideal land for suib-dlvlsJon
property, being fertile, well watered,
and partly improved; small house
and bam, fenced, good water rtght
for irrigation purposes, city water
main on on 3 side and county road on
two sides. Cash, good note or will
trade. Daniel Boyd, of Burleigh &
Boyd, Lawyers. 68s2
Annual Stockholders Meeting of
Woolgrowers Warehouse; Company
The annual, meeting of the stock
holders of the Woolgrowers Ware
house company will be held in the
office of the warehouse In Enterprise,
Oregon, on Monday, January 3, for
the purpose of e'ectlng officers and
the transaction of euch other busi
ness es may come before iie meet
ing. J. H. DOBBIN, President.
W. H. GRAVES, Secretary.
PARADISE GLINTS.
Paradise, Dec. 24. Mercury has
been ibelow zero.
Mr. Eastman is ill with pneumonia.
Dr. Gllmore is hi medical attendant.
Jamea Barnes and John Bowlin
hauled a load of freight for George
Clark of Flora.
Dance at Fordney's hall Wednesday
night. Everybody present had a good
tiime.
Christmas tree M Fordney's hall
tonight December 24. ,
Mr. VanCamp was 'shot in the
foot by the accidental discharge of
a gun that Wm. Catron waa carry
ing .
Ray Renfrow is blaokfiradthlng at
the old stand at Paradise. He (made
a business ttip to EnUrprla thia
week.
Sheltons are fesdlng 800 oheep at
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W. F. RANKIN, Proprietor
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g Carries a complete stock of rough and dressed
S lumber.
S A line of standard mouldings always in stock,
g Satisfactory Mill WorK & Specialty
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Five per cent discount
at expiration of 30 days
3
tihe ranch known as the Low place-
David Mahon and wife are visit
ing (relatives in Paradise. They are
residents of Nez Perce, Ida.
Persons having coyote scalps or
any kind of scalps .will have to pre
saait the same (to the county clerk
ut Enterprise within six months af
ter killing ithe eaie and make affi
davit .before eaid cterk In order to
get the bounty on the acalpj, also
have to have the whole hide of baM
animals.
The Youth's Companion. Ini 1909.
The amount of good reading given
to subscribers to The Youth's Com
panion during tha year is Indicated
by the following summary of contents
for this year:
50 Star Articles
Contributed by Men and Women of
Wide Distinction in Public Life, in
Literature, in Stance, in Business,
in a score of Professions.
250 Capital Siies.
including Six Se:ial Stories; Hum
jrous Stories; Stories of Adventure,
Character, Heroism.
1030 Up-to-Date Nots
n Current Events, Recent Dlscov
arles dn the World of Science and
Nature, Important . Matters in Pol
itics and Government.
2000 One-Minute Stories
Inimitable Domestic Sketches, Anec
lotes. Bits of Humor, and Selected
Miscellany. The Weekly Healtih Ar
vlole, the Weekly Woman's Article,
Timely Editorials, etc.
A full description ot the current
volume will .be sent with sample
copies of the paper to any address
in request. The new subscriber who
at once sends $1.75 for a year's
aubscriptlon wild receive free The
Companion's new Calendar for 1909,
"In Grandmother's Garden," litho
graphed In thirteen colors.
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Oregon Agricultural
College Winter
Courses
January 4th to February 18th, 1910.
Practical work, lectures and demon
itratlons will be given in such vital
subjects as General Farming, Fruit
Culture, Animal Husbandry, Dairying,
Poultry-keeping, the Business Side of
(Tanning, Forestry, Carpentry, Black
smithing, Mechanical Drawing, Cook
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iauaasTuiftt, 'etc.
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Ith iia:tl end February 11th. Farmers'
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A cordial invitation Is extended to
all Interested.
Good accommodations may be se
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limit above 16 years. No entrance
requirements. Prominent lecturers
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The instructional force of the Col
lege numbers 100. Excellent equip
ment. A special, feature is the Farmers'
Week which coroej this year Feb.
14th to 18th. Lectures, discussions,
and a general, reunion.
For further information address
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lege, Corvallls, Oregon,
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