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ELEVENTH YEAR. NO. 82.
ENTERPRISE, WALLOWA COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1910.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER
NEWS
MONEY TO LOAN
Slate Funds loaned, 6 per cent. John
P. Rusk. Atty. State Land B'd. Joseph
Farm loans at 7 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 saw
soon, and wishes to contract the lum
ber, call on or address W.'F. Rankin
.at Haney planer in Enterprise, Agent
for W. R. Kivette. 26b4
White Loaf Flour, $5.00 per bar
rel at E. M. A M. store. "
ENTERPRISE
OPERA HOUSE
. Monday Evening .
FEBRUARY 1 4, 1 9 1 0
St. Valentine's Day
The management an
nounces for the above
' . evening, a grand
Masquerade
Ball
The Best of Music
The Best of Order
You'd better go! You'lT
enjoy yourself
aiinuiuiiBiiuiiuui
Hew
Resolutions
As the old year passed out and the new
dawned upon us many of us made new reso
lutions, resolving that we would improve by
looking at the ' errors of the past. Now,
then, if you have not been trading with us
the past year you do not know' what you
have missed in the way of saving money.
Take our prices all through the year and
you will find to your own satisfaction that
we are as cheap, it not cheaper, than any
house in the valley. - The public knows that
we have been all torn up repairing and en
larging bur store. Many carpenters and
workmen have been busy for the past ten
weeks getting our building in good repair,"
so that trouble is about over, and we ex
pect to give more of our attention to our
many customers' than we have been able to
in the past. We have quite a large stock
on hand that must be sold in order to get
roomjfor our spring stock, so come early
and get. our prices and we feel quite sure
that you will be satisfied with our merchan
dise and also our prices. .V
Thanking you for past favors, we remain,
Yours Respectfully -
Enterprise Mercantile &
Milling Company
:aiaapaam
LATEST 'HOT 1"
ELI
OBSERVER SAYS SURVEYS FOR
LINE ACR03S BLUE MOUN
TAINS ARE MADE.
That sooner or later a. steam or
electric railroad will be built across
the Blue Mountains to connect the
Walla Walla country with Wallowa
and Grande Rondo valleys is as
sure as fate, and a number of people-
here who have Investigated the
matter believe the time when this
will be done Is not far off. Here
Is the latest "hot air" on the sub
ject as reported by the La Grande
Observer of February 3: -
"Tangible assurance comes from
the head offices of Northwest Corpo
ration. Managers in Portland! that) he
Walla Walla imterurbaa railroad,
owned and operated by the North
west Corporation will be built over
the Blue Mountains, encompass the
Grande Hondo val'ey, (penetrate Wal
lowa county, and perhaps la tlma be
extended through the Powder valley
into Baker Ci'y, and that the coming
April or May will see things being
done, has been received .wlthlni ' the
week by a La Grande citizen prom
inent in municipal affairs. The as
surance came to him during a visit
to Portland while in conversation
with Mr. Welsh, .the supreme head of
the Company In this section of the
country.
Surveys Over Mountains Done
"It is a fact, established t3ycnd a
question of doubt, that the company
has already surveyed a, road over
the Blue Mountains from Milton and
runs adjacent to tho Toll Gate and
looks out upon, the Grande Ronde
valley Just above; Summerville. From
that point on, surveyes are yetj to foe
done. This Mr. Welsh adimtta wiUv
aiuwaiBiHMMaraa
inmimmmnH
ICTRICT RAILROAD
out any degrea of retliceney, and It
follows that, as he affinna, the com
ing April or ' 'May will aoe other
stents toward the fulfillment of the
plan. '
; "Philadelphia money ia boSUndl the
movement and it i being ei?ent lav
ishly here where the return are
visible to the seers. ' 1
, . Real Competition.
"When the road 1 built, It will be
possible to carry freight) end pas
engers and the freight will be iturn
ad over to the Northern Pacific at
Walla Walla giving Lai Grande, when
the plan materializes, a direct com
petitive line with the 0. R. & N.
Power for the project will be fur
llshed from either the Mtnam or the
Wallowa . rivers . or tram the Des
chiutesi river where the company
now has a power site that will de
velop the enormous amount ot 100,
DOO horse power." .
Many Aspire For
Enumerator Job
Eight
Take . Test Examination at
Enterprise and Five at
Wallowa. .
A test examination) of person iwn0
desire the positions." of censusi eniuin
erators, was held in the public school
building in this city Saturday atfter
aoon, under the supervision of Post
master Ben Weathers. Eight per
sons took the examination here, in
cluding one from Joseph, one from
Uoetine and two or three from the
near by country.
The same day a test examination
was held at Wallowa at which five
persona filled the! test blanks.
It Is not known definitely Wow
many enume;a:ion. districts there
will be in thia county, but probably
eight or ten at least. Ten, yearsi ago
there were seven. .
The census this yean will be taken'
for April 15 Instead of June 1, aB
heretofore was, the rule. The reason
for the change is that so many peo
ple are away from their -usual place '
of abode on the later date, especial
ly city) folk. -The
queries the enumerators! will
aak are much the same asi ln preced
ing censuses, except the agricultur
al schedules, whlch are designed to
give more details than ever before.
Enumerators In; Eastern! Oregon
will be' paid $6 a day, except iu
tho cities of The Dalles, Pendleton,
La Grande and Baker City, where
the pay will be 4 cents a name. The
enumerators1 begin world April 15 and
must be through In 30 days.
This county ia in th' second sul
ervdsor's district of Oregon. S. C.
Beach, proprieor of a Portland prlnt
ery and prominent In Republican pol
itics", is supervisor.
B. B.
BOYD BUYS ALDER '
SLOPE 177 ACRE FARM
The Enterprise Real Estate com
pany ha9 sold the D. C. Conner farm
of 177 acres on Alder Slope, pVt
miles west of town, to B. B. Boyd
of this city. There are 120 acres; of
plow land oa the place, the balance
timber and grass. There are a fam
ily orchard, a big spring near the
the house and (fair Improvements.
Alt the land is under the Alder
ditch and one share In the dltch'coiu
pany Is included In the deal. The
price paid was $6250".
Mr, Boyd has recently returned
from an extensive trip through the
middle states and southwest as far
a Oklahoma and llnda no place
where land la so cheap, values con
sidered, as in Wallowa county.
The same firm has sbld two lots
in Lockwood's addition to Prentiss
Homan for $575. There is running
.water on the lots.
OS-TE-OPA-THY
... The foundation - rock upon which
Osteopathy is built is. "That an
unobstructed flow of the body fluids
must result' in health and that dis
ease of all kinds except traumatic
is the result ol one. or more of these
life streams becoming clogged."
v That" the . clogging Is mechanical
and In most lease starts from- some
i abnormality, (sight though it may
wnxrn our meoicai Drotner finds nam
to accept as true, but the truth of
! which is demonslraed every day by :
. Osteopaths , by . treatment applied
along the line of diagnosis. Right
Way. .-.
Japalac, varnish stains, linseed oil
at Burnsugh A Mayfleld's
KUey A RUey wants your Scalps,
Pelts and Coyote Hides.
REVIVAL SERVICES
CHRIST1A1
LARGE AUDIENCES HEAR EVAN
GELISTDEDICATE, JOSEPH .
M. E. CHURCH SUNDAY.
Large audiences greeted Rev. Sam
uel Gregg at the opening services
of the protracted meeting which he
Is conducting at .the Christian) church.
Two powerful sermons were given
Sunday and the meetings are start
ing with, unusual interest. A quartet
composed of Dr. Poley, ,Mrs. Corkins,
Mrs. Poley and Mr. Sheets gave
special music Sunday evening, and
Mrs. Corkins sang a solo Monday
night. There is a large choir to
lead the congresational singing which
Is made a feature. Services will be
held every evening thlk week except
Saturday, and on Sunday afternoon
at 2:30 Rev. Gregg will address a
men's meeting at, the Christian '
church, while at the same hour! Airs.
Gregg talks to women only at tbe
..I. E. church.
Iliff Lecture, Friday Evening.
Thomas Corwlrs Illff, who la hilled
to lecture at the M. E. church Fri
day e-:ilnp on the "Sunny Side of
a Soldier's Life," is not only a lec
turer of note, but Is jWell prepared
to handle hid subject liu a graphic
ind Interesting way, as ha was with
Sherman on his famous march to
the sea, and has tested both the
hardships and the sunshine of a
soldier's 1:1 3.
The lecture is Jor the benefit of
the parsonage fund and In attending
you will be helping a worthy causa,
and at the same time enjoy a rare
treat.
Joseph Church Dedication.
The new M. E. church at Joseph
will be dedicated next Sunday, and
as a consequence the services' an
nounced for the Enterprise M. E.
church in charge of Presiding Elder
Gillllan have been) postponed. Dr.
Illff and Dr. Gillllan will both assist
In the dedicatory eervlbes, and it Is
probable a large number from this
city will attend.
Paradise Ranches
Changing Owners
Nelson! Buys SturgiU Place on River
' Local and Personal
News.
Paradise, Feb. 4 Walter Adams
and family returned here yesterday.
Henry Schmith sold his farm to
Mary Schmith; consideration! $2000.
G. M. Hendrlckson has made, ap
plication to be appointed census
enumerator. . ,
William Fordney has returned.
James Barnes ' has gone to Ana
tone, Wash., to freight.
Dave Kuhn and Walter Applegate
took a load of wheat to Wallowa
this -week
Mr, Nelson has bought the Frank
Houses in Enterprise. $650 to $3,000
Lots $75.00 to $250.00
160 Acres, Hill Farm, $12.50
293 Acres on Slope, $65.00 an acre, time
270 Acres, Island, $40.00 an acre, time -v
160 Acres, Slope, $3600.00.-time -..
480 Acres, 12 miles, timothy and timber, $10 per acre
Best and Cheapest Insurance Companies.
Agent American Bonding Company.
W. E. TAGGART The Pioneer Real Estate Man.
ENTERPRISE, : : : OREGON
Cartfui Banking Insurts thi Saftty of Dtposlts."
Depositors Have That Guarantee at
WALLOWA NATIONAL BANK
OF ENTERPRISE, OREGON
CAPITAL 50.000
' BURPLUB 160.000
Wc Do a General Banking Business.
Exchange Bought and Sold on
All Principal Cities.
Geo. W. Hyatt, Prwldent
' Geo. 8. Craig, Vice President
DIRECTORS
Geo .8. Cbaio Geo. W. Hyatt Mattik A. Holmes
J. 11. Dobbin W. R. Holme
Sturglll ranch on the Grande Ronde
river from Mr. Taplin.
Bin line Akin has gone to Asotin.-
William Cline came in and got a
load of cat 8.
Mrs. W. C. Wilson and her son
Paul are visiting relatives and friends
in Paradise.
Cha'Vj Kouchene has fine to
Portland to be doctored. Ha Las
bean sick uU v Inter.
CAPTURE EX-CONVICT.
There was a lively chase m . Jo
seph, Monday. A man under arrest
for being drunk, but also suspected
of being a man wanted in Walla
Walla for stealing an overcoat, es
caped through a window of the wash
room df a restaurant twhere the mar
shal had taken him for supper. Dun
can found him near town, chased
hiin to a farm barn and there cap
tured him. If It is the mam wanted
he has already done time in the
penitentiary.
Local News From
The Promise Land
County Road Viewer Trump and) Wife
ln West Virginia Homesteads,
are 8old.
Promise, Feb. 5. Oscar Colpltts
of La Grande has come to help
his brother, R. W. Colpltts, In
jetting logs to the saw mill on his
place. He expects to remain until
ibout March 1.
Luther Henderson and Grady Mil
ler .were trapping on the Grande
Rondo lately. They report fadrly
good success but Grady was token
3lck and they returned home.
Birdie Serrette's baby has been
)lck for several weeks tut Is oome
what better now.
Wm. Abbott, who has been at Mr.
Colpltts' for a few weeks, has gone
away, expecting to go to California.
Mr. and Mrs, Joner Trump left
the lost day of January for uv ex
tended visit la West Virginia,
where - both, of - their mothers are
still living.
Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Clemons ,went
lately to Wallowa for a stay ol a
few weeks. Frank will do some
work with his team.
It Is reported that Tom Bennett
and his two sons WlU and John
have sold all but 40 acres apiece
of their homesteads.
WILL ELECT) OFFICERS.
Much Interest is '-elng taken 'n
the meeting of the Wallowa County
1 eachers association to be held in
the county high school building next
Saturday. Besides the excellent pro
gram, the tegular election of offi
cers will be held, so a large attenr
dance of teachers is expected.
W. C. T. U. MEETING.
The next meeting oC the. W. C. T.
U. will be held Friday, February 11,
at 2:30 p, m at the home of Mrs.
T, M. Dill.' The members are urged
to be present, es there Is Important
business to transact. All who are In
terested in the work are cordially
Invited,
MRS. R. H. WILSON, 80.
W. R. Holmes, Cashier
Frank A. Resvls, AmU Csabler
L
HOLD COUNTY FAIR
COMMISSIONERS OFFER STATE
APPROPRIATION TO THIS
CITY FOR 1910. -
"Shall we hold a county falrl at
Enterprise, next (fall?" was the main
topic of discussion at the meeting of
the Commercial club Monday night.
District Fair Commissioner S. F.
Pace told of the recent meeting of
the commtasion at La Grande. The
state appropriates 2000 for this dis
trict, $1250 of whklh goes to Union
county and $750 to thlsi Ml we) hold a
fair, otherwise the whole; $2000
goes to Union.
The commissioners from this coun
ty, Mr. Pace and C. T! McDanlel or
Wallowa, give Enterprise the first
chance to hold the fair, and Judging
from the expressions at Monday
night's meeting the fair will be held
here. However it was thontrht. h&.t
to put the matter before an open
meeting of the citizens.
This meeting .will be held next
Monday night, probably in the court
room. Everybody Is urged to turn
out and make It a representative
meeting of the city and vicinity.
circuit court to meet
wednesday, february 23
The adjourned terra of circuit
court, called for February 8, has
been postponed until Wednesday,
February 23. The trial of the State
vs. Heaverne Is set for that date
and will be thei only Jury case! heard.
All other work not requiring a Jury
will be given attention. A Jury has
been mimmoned.
Probate Record.
Jan. 29 Vertle Snell appointed
guardian of Alice Snell, minor; bond
$1300.
Jan. 81 B. M. Rouneavelli appoint
ed administrator of estate of Peter
Fordney; bond $64(W. - Estimated
value of personal property $3000,
realty f!600 with $200 annual rents.
Heirs arc two brothers and a sister
residing lit Missouri, a sister at Med
ford, Ore., and a brothen at) Turlook,
Cul.
Feb. 2 Edwlni Marvin, Davldi Kuhn
and Walter Applegate appointed ap
praisers of the estate of Peter Ford
ney, Harry A. Lacrosse, who has been
working at McCoy' aaiw mill, re
ceived' word Saturday that his moth
er was very Mi at the family home
In Lents, near Portland. Air. La
crosse, left Sunday for Lents.
Nearly
Everybody
Buys Bread at
Riley & Riley's
The Best Baker Ever
in Enterprise
Newest and Freshest
Groceries
Always Found Here
Low Prices On
Shoes and Gloves
Cash and Highest Price
' Paid For
Hides and Pelts
and Everything the
Farmer Has to Sell
Riley
AND
Riley's
ENTERPRISE
WIL