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II 18 NEW8 TWICE-A-WEEK
NEW8 RECORD
ELEVENTH YEAR. NO. 72.
ENTERPRISE, WALLOWA COUNTY , OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1910.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER
THE
NEWS
MONEY TO LOAN
Slate Funds loaned, 6 per cent. John
P. Rusk. Atty. State Land E'd. Joseph
Farm loans at 7V4 percent. Call- or
write First Bank of Joseph. 68bt!
WANTED.
Lumber. Anyone having lumber of
any grade In any amount for sale,
or who has timber he Intends to eaw
soon, and wishes to contract the lum
ber, call on or address W. F. Rankin
at Haney planer In Enterprise, Agent
for W. R, Klvette. . 26b4
8TRAYED.
FOR 8ALE.
40 acres of Umber on Alder Slope.
$250.00. Terms. C. E, Vest. 69bm
The busdeat and mightiest little
thing that ever -was made is Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
They do the work .whenever you re
quire their aid. These tablets change
weakness Into strength, listlessness
Into energy, gloominess Into Joyous
ness. Their action Is so gentle
one don't realize they have taken a
purgative. Sold by all deadens.
NOTICE TO . STOCKHOLDERS.
Notice. Is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of
the Wallowa- National Bank, of En
terprise, Oregon, will be held at the
office of their banking house in En
terprise, Oregon, on Tuesday, the
11th day of January, 1910, between
the hours of 10 a. m. and 4 p. m.,
for the election of directors for the
ensuing year, and for the transac-
tion of such other business as may
legally come before said meeting.
Dated at Enterprise, Oregon, De
cember 8 th. 1909. 66w4
W. R. HOLMES, Cashier.
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Greeting
To Our Many Patrons and Friends:
The year 1909 has just closed, and we are
thankful to be able to say that it has been
one of the most successful years in the his
tory of the Enterprise Mercantile & Milling
Company's business. Many new friends
and patrous have been added to our already
mammoth trade. For all this we feel pro
foundly thankful, and now for the year 1910
we expect to be better equipped and have
. better facilities for making you feel at home
in our store than heretofore. Our store is
being re-modeled all through and we expect
, to be second to none in the city.
Visit our store, shake hands with us and
get better acquainted with us, and trade
1 with us, and we will do you good and you
can do us good. ,
Again thanking you lor past favors, we re
main yours truly, .
Enterprise
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PETER FORDNEY
DIES BY OWN HAND
WELL KNOWN RESIDENT OF
NORTH COUNTRY KILLS
HIMSELF.
' Peter Fordney, a .well' known cltl
zen of the North Country, was found
dead in bed Tuesday morning, at
his home in Paradise, with a revol
ver In his hand. Coroner W. ,C. Ket
cbuan of thte city was at once noti
fied and deputized 'Squire Davis of
Paradise to take charge of the body
and hold the toques..
Mr. Fordney was well known
throughout the county, at one, time
having been elected to tbe legisla
ture from this district. He was a
real estate dealer and farmer and
for several months had conducted a
store at Paradise. He was a man
past 60 years of age and Vaa never
married. There is no known cause
for the tragedy.
The remains were taken to Flora
to prepare for burial.
WEDDING BELL8.
Fred W. Falconer of this city and
Miss Josephine Weldert of Walla
Walla were married in. Portland Wed
nesday, December 29. They were at
tended by J. E. Patterson of this
city and Miss Marie Weldert, sis
ter vt the bride. Aftter a trip to
Calfornla the happy couple will re"
burn to (Enterprise to make their
home.
Mr. Falconer "la a prosperous sheep
man and his bride to also well known
here, she and her sister having home.-,
steaded In this vicinity. Their many
friends Join la congratulations and
best .wishes for a happy married life-
Indian blankets at Funk's,
Year's
Mercantile &
Company
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COUNTY COURT.
The regular January term of the
county court convened Wednesday
with all members present. Thla Is
the' moat important terra of the year,
at .which the tax levy is made, road
supervisors appointed and .'a large
amount of routine work done. The
Lo3ulae short road to the depot is
likely to bob up again, but for the
last time owing to the damages
assessed by tihe road viewers, $1400
jach to Haun and Wood. It i';
thought these damages will kill . the
road.
WAREHUOSE OFFICERS.
At the annual stockholders meet
tag of the Wco!growers Warehouse
company, held Monday, the follow
ing officers were elected: J. H. Dob
bin, president; R p. stubblefield,
vice president; E. B. Knapp, secre
tary and treasurer.
Real Minstrel Troupe
Here Saturday Night
Company of 20 Slngefrs, Dancers and
Comedians Letter From Pen
dleton Manager.
Enterprise people will have their
first taste of reail old-fashioned ne
gro minstrelsy on Saturday evening
next when the we'.l touown Culll
gan & Hockwald Minstrel company
will be seen at the opera house.
This is the first trip of this stand
ard, company into this section of the
country, their territory heretofore be
ing the Dakotas, Minnesota and oth
er states of the Central West, They
bring with, them Uie reputation of
being a first-class company of min
slyela. There are 20 imen In the com
pany and each has been picked wlt
especial reference to his skill either
aa a singer, dancer or comedian. On
its present trip the newspapers of
Butte, Helena, Great Falls, Missoula,
Spokane, and' the other cities vis
ited by them are unanimous in their
praise. ,. , ;
Tfie management of the opera
house la in receipt of the following,
letter, which speaks for itself:
Oregon Theatre
C, J. . Mitchell, Mgr.
Pendleton, Oregon, Jan. 3, 1910.
Manager Opera House,
Enterprise, Oregon: .' '.
Dear Bit: Oulltgan's Nashville Stu
dents . played here lost night to ca
pacity and gave good satisfaction
They put up a good show in fact
the beat we have had here In a long
time, and certainly deserve a good
house. The juggling act alone is
worth the admission.
Yours vrey truly,
C, J. MITCHELL.
DEATH RECORD.
Levi P. McFerran, father of Mrs.
Thomas Morgan Prairie Creek,
died at hia home in- Olyimpia, Wash.,
the evening of December 27, aged 72
years. He was born at Shelby vllle,
Ind.; where he wa3 a successful farm;
er. He . came to Umatilla county,
Oregon, and farm el near Pendleton
until he retired from active life and
went to Olympla to spend the re
mainder of hla days. He leaves- a
widow, two daughters, Mrs, Morgan
and Mrs, Emma Whlteman of Olym
pla, and four sons, all married and
residing Ji Qlympia.
Th deceased was- known to many
of our people having spent one win-,
ter and summer at the home of his
daughter on Prairie Creek. The wid
ow will return wl.h -Mrs. Morgan the
last of tbia week and will make her
horns here. ;
Wllhraa, the 22 months old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Porter,
diled at 7 o'clock Monday evening af
ter an Illness of three weeks of spi
nal meningitis. - Funeral was held
from the home Wednesday morning,
Rev. W. S. Crockett conducting the
services. This la the second child
-4. au-d Mrs. Portar have lost with-
In the last few months and they have
the sincere sympathy of the commu
nity in their snrraw.
Have yoa a wek throat? If so.
yoj cannot be loo careful. You can
not bagin treatment to early. Ench
cold makes you more liable to an
other and the last to always the
harder to cure. If you will tike
Chamberlala's Cough Remedy at the
outset you will be saved much tion
ble. Sold by all dealers. .
FOR SALE
Recleaned Timothy Seed,
lmb " C. S. Bradley.
IU, DEBATERS
MEET NEXT WEEK
DEBATE BETWEEN LA GRANDE,
ELGIN AND W. C. H. S. POST
PONED ONE WEEK.
Word has been' received from La
Grande high school asking that the
date of the delate be postponed un
til next week, as- it Is Impossible for
them to be here on Friday, January
7,- as announced. The date has ac
cordingly been changed to Friday ev
ening, January 14.
The students of the W. C. H. S.
are eagerly preparing for this con
test with their opponents from La
Grande and Elgin H. S. It promises
to be a heated contest, and one In
which the victory wil'.il be wellJneriiled
shice the teams have been, chosen
by a system of try-outs and so con
sist of ' some of the best talent . of
the schools. The ''students of the
W. C. H. S. have done all In thciT
power to compile statistics and
gV.her argument which they are con
fident will make holes in La Grande's
fire and bullet-proof parchment.
(According to the new Constitution
oi .the Oregon Debating ' league, in
each district Is formed triangles of
oh res schools each. By this plan
ejich school Is required to prepare
cyo ' teams one negative and one
affirmative thus making' It possible
for all three debates to be held the
same evening. In this district the
W, C. H. S. negative goes to lE'.gln,
he Elg-ji negative to La Grande, and
La Grande's negative to Enterprise.
The affirmative teams remain- at
home. This Is the first of the ln-ter-dljurlct
debates, and it i a matter
4 no small moment who shall be
the winner of this district. Wallowa
county is pitted against two parts of
Union county. Who shall be the
winner
The question- la "Resolved, that
the Galveston Plan of City Govern-tr-nt.,t
Applied .to. New York City
Would Correct the Prevalent ' Pollti
sal Vices of that City." The gov
ernment of the great American city
is becoming more and more a com
plicated and vexing problem to Our
eaders of government, and it la a
problem "upon which our statesmen
and greatest th'nkers of today are
concentrating their thoughts' and
energies; It da a broad question,, and
Lnce It Is one that confronts the
rising generation, lt discussion and
leba'.e are worthy of our united loy
alty and support. It in true that a
man generally believes the side wlltfi
which he lis moat familiar. It ie
hen a matter for congratulation to
our students that since they are
equally conversant with both aides
)f the question, each team Is equal
ly firm and confident that it- is on
ihe right side of the question.
The most of the people of the
town Temember the enthusiasm with
which the city celebrated the vic
tory of our hiUh school over the Pen
iletoa debaters year before last,
Again this year the students lift high
jhe banner of W. C. H. S. and cry,
'Victory or Death'" Then everybody,
iltogether. one two three "Three
cheers for the success of the W. C.
H. S."
PARADISE.
Paradise. Dec. 31 Several Inches
of snow last night.
Pearl Stevenson la running Peter
Fordaey's store, Peter la sick at
Flora..
J. Q, Connal-ly and wife and Mrs.
GJUmore were trading at Fordney's
tore yesterday.
Jam. Pames and son are hauling
whe4 to Abotin.
O. S. Clark has sold hla farm to
Jay G, Ha'J of Unlo.itown, Wach.
for $2000.
Lodge o. 139, I. O. O. F, and
Rebekahs will have Joint installation
January 8.
Mrs. Walter Applegate and chl-l
dren were visiing W. B. Applegate
- Attention, Woodmen'
Ail members cf Eagle camp, No,
10497, are requested to attend "camp
Thursday night, January 6. The new
officers will be installed.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy l
very valuable medicine for throat
and lung troublei, quickly relieves
and cures pa'.nful breathing and
dangeros!y sounding cough which
Indicates congested lungs. . Sold by
all dealers.
Japalac. varnish stains, linseed oil
at Burnaugh t Mayfleld's.
New Suits Filed.
Dec. 30. Hayes Kernan vs. Geo.
A. Perry, Alta E. Perry, E. N. Mid
dlebrook and Effle Mlddlebrook.
Dec. 31. Herbert Knox & Co. vs.
Martin L. Lareen.
Orders In Probate.
Estate of Jos. Miller. Order con
firming sale of real estate by John
McEonald. Admar.
A. A. Greer appointed guardian of
his unole, Hiram G. Clark, an in
sane person; bond $500.
Bond of E, Moore, guardian of Geo.
Moore et al, on sale of real prop
erty, is approved. .
In estate of Shelby Edward Jen
nings et al, minors; Order setting
aside Teal estate sale.
E. B. Morgan, W. Hardin and Win.
Halsey appointed appraisers of the
estate of Jobe H. HaJsey.
Read the advertisements.
Explosion of Pipes
Blows Stove to Atoms
Mrs. N. J. Falconer Hat Narrow
Escape From 8erlous Injury
By Flying Particles.
An explosion of the water pipes
it the Falconer home Monday mom-
'.'ng caused the complete destruc
tion of the cookstpve, and Mrs. N. J.
Viconeiv had a very narrow escape
rom serious injury. The water pipes
n .the stove had frozen during the
lllght and- Monday morning when
jhey began to thaw the steam and
expansion caused them to burst.
Parts of the stove were blown x
r eight feet through the aide of
wall. Mrs. Falconer was struca
by flying particles' and 1b now at
he home -of her son Ross- recuperat
ing from the bruises which fortun
ately were not eertous.
OUT OF THE GINGER JAR.
(From January Farm Journal.)
If .you want to borrow trouble go to
x money lender. ..
The farm id a sort of clock which
reflects the itflime of year.
' The corn waa simply shocked by
ie cutting manner of the farmer, ;
It Is better to be ah honeat man
to one language than a liar in five.
Truth crushed to earth' will rlae
lgailn, but It Isn't that way with an
agg. - ; .
The horse has no need of money.
for he is never without fore-quar
ters.
if people only said what they
thought 'there wouldn't be so much
talking. ' - (
Don't forget that when lit comes
to raising things the yeast cake 1b
not a bad second.
The soap4ufcble te a very pretty
thing till (t bursts; and that Is true
of' all our bubbles.
One does not need a perfect knowl
edge of grammar to apeak good and
true words . all the time.
"Tom went West to make hla for-,
tune. Did he make a hit?" Yes,
he Is hitting stones with a sledge
on a new Iturnpike.".
Goodxby,
House-fly;
Health boards cry
'You must die.
You carry germe
Upon your feet,
And drop 'them in
The things we, eat;
Deposit microbes
On our plates,
And scatter them
. On shiny pates.
Hurtful atoms
You dispose
Upon Wopay
Popsy's nose.
Good-by,
House-fly;
There's reason why
You must die.
Many a young man has become en
gaged without knowing exactly how
it happened. And yet they tell us
that women do not understand di
plomacy. "l
What Did He Wantf
A commuter hurried Into a hardware
store od bis way to the train one frosty
night "Here." be called to tbe clerk.
"I've only got a minute. I wsnt to get
a poru eopiKT."
"A wlmiT h ld tbt clerk.
"A rxrp ronner."
"Uu. bill" lunched tbe clerk. "I guess
you nit'stn a von porper, don't you V
"No. I don't. I mean a pon corper,
you chin kli'heiid. But I can't get It
now iMH-ause my train Is due."
"Silly ass." murmured tbe clerk after
be bad gone, "couldn't say pop corn-err-Metropolltan
Msgaslne.
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR
NORTHWEST FIR
8PLENDID SPECIMENS SENT TO
WASHINGTON FOR FINISH
ING PURPOSES.
Portland, Jan. 4. Splendid ex
amples of fir flnte'hdng, said to be
the most elaborate ever sent from
the Northwest, wdll be shipped this
week to Washington, D. C, where
they .will enter Into the new build
ing being ereo'ei by the Bureau cl
.American Republics, under the di
rection of John Barrett. The wood
will be used In the reception room
of the new building, which will, ba
completely finished In fir. This will
result in a big advertisement for
this wood as finish In gi material.
This wood ha been' prepared
for shipment east and goes as a
gift from the Oregon. & Washington
Lumber Manufacturers' association.
The finishing consists of pane la,
scroils', medallions, desks and- brack-
eta of the most elaborate hand-carved
design. The grain of the wood
lis shown to ep'.endld advantage and
Is stained with an. oak finish.
One big fruit growers' union for
the entire Rogue River Valley dis
trict la planned by orchairdtota of
southern Oregon. A . movement Is
under way for merging the Medford,
Ashland and Grants Pass fruit grow
ers unions into one organization
and it la proposed to give over to
this- body the packing and shipping
of all fruit grown In the valley and
also the buying of packing, spray
tag and other orchard materia'.ai di
rect from the factory in carlolwl lota.
The formation of such an organiza
tion will Insure the uniformity of
the pack andi maintain the high repu
tation of Rogue River fruit. The
proposed union da to be incorporated
and Its affairs will be handled by
a board of directors' and a manager.
Preparations are being made for
the annual convention of the North
west Retail Harnessmakere' tsuid
aUan of the Northwest, which wl'l
be held In Portland January 10 and
11. The sessions will be held' in
the" auditorium of the Portland Com
mercial club and delegates will' be
In attendance from the states of
Oregon, Washington and ; Idaho.
About 200 harness men from the
three states are expected. The big
(Continued on last page.)
Our Bakery
Ran Night
and Day
To Supply the
Holiday Demand '
That spealf s louder
than words of the
Quality of the Goods
Newest and Freshest
Groceries
Everything of the best
for the table (includ
ing Dishes) is
found at
Riley
AND
Riley's