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A WEEK NEWS RECORD
ELEVENTH YEAR. NO. 83.
ENTERPRISE, WALLOWA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1910.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER
MONEY TO LOAN
Slat 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. 58Wt
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. & M. store.
ENTERPRISE
OPERA HOUSE
Monday Evening
FEBRUARY 14, 1910
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'll
enjoy yourself
WOOLGRQWERS IN
ANNUAL
MEETING
COUNTY ASSOCIATION LEVIES
TAX FOR" COYOTE BOUNTY
OFFICERS CHOSEN.
The Wallowa County Woolgrow
ers association met In annual sees Ion
Tuesday, February 9. From the op
ening of the mee'.lng, much interest
was manifest and the attendance
was the largest ever known. '
Mr. Elack df the forest service
took an interest in the meeting
by answering many questional re
garding the range, etc.
The coyote bounty was thoroughly
discussed and' the following was de
cided on: That of a cent would
be levied on all sheep in. the county,
the same to be used to pay a boun
ty on all coyote scalpa that &e state
pays; on.
It was further arranged so that
the holder of coyote scalps could get
both state and county iax.
By conforming with the state law
and presenting an affidavit, from the
county clerk to the -Wallowai Nation
al bank, a peraon will be paid $1.50
by the Woolgrowere association.
All having detatched scalpa se
cured prior to Feb. 10, 1910, may get
$1.50 for them by 3enJuig the some
to , Thomas Morgan, Joseph.
The scalpa1 must he turned In on
or before March 1, 1910; after that
dete the state law will have to be
complied with.
As it is now arranged the prlca of
$5 to $6.50. can be secured for every
coyote by complying with, the state
requirements.
1st. A perfect h'de must be pre
sented to the county clerk. He. will
mark the ears In a way that will
not Injure the sale of the same.
2nd. ' An affidavit will be given
by the county clerk which) when) pre
sented' to the Wallowa National
Bank will get $1.50 from the Wool
growers association, making! $3.00
a bounty and the pelt is worth $2.00
to $3.50.
The election of officers resulted as
follows: J. H. Dobbin, president;; W.
H. Graves, vice president; Thomas
Morgan, secretary and treasurer.
An advisory board was elected', the
purpose of which Is to work with,
the forest service as regards the
range management, etc. -The follow
ing were elected on the advisory
board: J. H. Dobbin, Frank Stub
blefleld, Ernest Johnson, L; C. John
son, C. L. Hartshorn.
Resolutions in regard' to the man
agement of the forest reserve will
be published next week.
Timber Sales On
National Forests
Threefold Increase in Oregon and
Washington Revenue. In Six
Months, $114,000.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 10 A
statement received at the Department
of Agriculture froroi the Forest Ser
vice office at Poitlandi Ore., shows
that the timber sale business on na
tional forests Iru the Pacific North
west is Increasing very rapidly-. This
increase is regarded as an. index of
the revival of business in the lum
ber industry generally, and shows al
so the growing use of national forest
resources by the public.
The contrast between the amount
and value of timber sold during the
last six months of 1909 and that
sold during the corresponding1 period
in 1908 is very marked. The1 figures
Just received are for most of the
national forests in Oregon and
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ettinjg . Busy
We are very busy just now taking stock,
and haven't time to arrange the line that
we expect to cut the price on, but will
give you good, liberal cuts oh lots of
winter stuff. Are you satisfied with
your rubber footwear? Get a pair of the
'famous
Ball Band Knit, Laced,
Boots and Overshoes
Sold under an absolute Guarantee
to give Perfect Satisfaction.
Some Novelties in Men's Caps that
are good for these cold days
In taking stock we are finding lots
of Remnants in all departments
that we will throw on the remnant
table as soon as we get through.
W. J. FUNK CO.
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RADICAL CHANGE IN
HOMED LAW
CROP PRODUCTION INSTEAD OF
ACTUAL RESIDENCE PROPOSED
AS CONSIDERATION.
The following letter has been re
ceived from Senator Bourne:
Washington, D. C, Dear Sir: I
am binding this genoril foim of let
ter to many newspai'ic s, . i.r.ges and
commercial organizations of Oregon
for the purpose of getting before the
people the Weai I have! embodied lmi a
bill I shall introduce In the Senate
that production of crops rather than
residence upon a homestead 1st the
essential of successful and most ef
ficient development of our resources.
I have done this in the hope that the
people of Oregon, will favor their dele
gatlon here In Congress) with their
views as to the wisdom of the pro
posed legislation.
I am' informed by William Hanley,
an extensive stock raiser in Har
ney county, that there are 20,000,
000 acres of vacant land la Eastern
Oregon Incapable of irrigation, but
nearly all of Insusceptible of culti
vation under the scientific! methods
now In vogue. In "dry fanning." Mr.
Hanley's suggestion of substitution of
crop production for actual residence
as the consideration for obtaining
title increasingly impresses my mind.
If the bin ;wh!ch I have prepared
should become a law, the homestead
er on non-iirigr ble land lei what Is
known as the arid region need not
live upon his land at all, but must
live within the state. He must cul
tivate lit either personally or by rep
resentative and he must show by, an
nual proofa that within, a period' of
five years the lan,'' has produced
crops of a total value at $1500.
Assuming Mr. Hanley'e estimate
of 20,000,000 acres of vacant land
la Eastern Oregon Js co-rect and that
,same cam to brohight under cultiva
tion 'by adoption of what is known
as "dry farming," this area of land,
would furnish opportunities for 60,
000 homestead entrymen who, bifcore
they could acquire title, would be
obliged to produce crops of a total
value of $90,000,000. Thus it will
be seen that the nation, state and
commun'ty would be benefited In the
development of our naturali resources,
wealth increased, and, what Is more
important, a class of citizens gained
who would be obliged to produce
"ather tham merely liive on the land
a population of workers
In Its present condition and hi the
present state af settlement and of
transportation facilities most of this
land Is. not suitable for home-making,
though, it could be culvtlated by men
who ,would make their home else
where, or upon the land during only
a part of the year,
My bill la based upon the theory
that if a tract of land is made pro
ductive it will provide some family
with a home even; though) that family
lives In a town near the land, rather
than upon the land itself, and that,
therefore, all of the essential! ob
jects elf the homestead la(w will be
accomplished. The great difficulty
under the present homestead law Is
that a great many men who settle
upon land under the homestead) act
do as little cultivating as the law
will permit and avoid as many as
possible of the Government's require
ments, and their land Is not made
productive.
Believing that production Is the
real essential, I made that the most
Important feature of my bill.' Land
agitable for "dry farming" is fre
quently such as a man would not
wish to make his home upon fori 12
months In the year, butt he present
law permitting an entry om 320 acr-j3
rr ,ii: n a at Hal residence, and, I be
llei'e, wiiho.r accomplishing any de
s'raV.is (ii.i l;- such requirement.
Under the plan proposed by my
bill an entrymaa under the 320-acre
homestead act could keep his (fami
ly In any town of Oregon, where his
children could go to school and all
members of his family have the ad
vantage of attendance at church and
socll functions, and, at the same
time, by complying with the law re
garding cultivation and production,
hi could secure title to the land.
There would be no opportunity for
fraud because the bill requires that
annual proofs must be submitted
showing the amount of land cultivat
ed and the character, quantity and
value of crops produced.
I believe that the average farmer
on 120 acre of land subject to entry
under the enlarged homestead act
,would be able to produce crops of
much more than. $1500 in value in
a period of five years; butj the; $1500
minimum limit is fixed es a standard
to which the entryman must work,
and I believe that even under ad
verse circumstances any man who
is enterprising and diligent will be
able to produce crops) of thisi value.
The theory of the homestead low
is that the Government should pro
vide cheap homes for the people.
This theory Is in no .way violated by
my bill. Land taken, under this
measure would maintain, homea for
the entryman even though! these
homes were a few miles distant
rather than upon the land Itseiff.
The residence requirement of the
homestead law Is to the nature of a
penalty, the punishment being Inflict
ed not only upon the entryman, but
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Revival Services
Christian Church
Audiences Continue, to, Grow In 8ize
and Interest Increases 8unda
8ervlces.
The meetings at the Christian
church continue wkh. growing crowds
and Interest, and prospects are
good for substantial results. Evan
gelist Gregg preached oni "Repent
ance" Thursday nighty emphasising
"that as slni ia rebellion against
God and proceeds from the, heart,
repentance must therefore be a
heart condition." He urges men and
,women to do right because It Is
rlghit and enobles character.
The Sunday Program.
The Sunday service will be in
tensely interesting. The subjects
are as follows: Morning- sermon,
"The Great Memorial"; evening,
"The Devil and his Angels."
There will be no preaching service
at the Presbyterian church Sunday
morning on account of the dedica
tion T the M.E. church at Joseph.
Service as usual In the evening with
sermon by the pastor, Rev. Samuel
Harris.
Evangelist Gregg will deliver his
iennon "Paramount Issues," to men
only at the Christian) church on Sun
day at 2:30 p. ni. At th? xie hour
Mrs. Gregg will speak to tho ladles
ject for this service will be
"Woman."
The sermon-lecture to be sl'von by
Evangelist Grojjft on Suiudav nlsrht is
ontilted "Tho Devil and His Angsls."
This address has been given on chau-
auqua platforms and hasi been' woJI
received everywhere.
HAY FOR" DE8CHUTE8.
RUey & Day shipped' a can ot hay
a day for eight days, ending Thurs
day. It was baled timothy and
went to the Oregon Trunk construc
tion camps on the Deschutes.
Do we 4want a county fair at En
terprise next fall? Will be decided
at a pmbllc meeting in, 'the Court
House next Monday night.
TO HONOR
OREGON'S
GRANDM3LD MAN
COMPLIMENTARY BANQUET FOR
JUDGE GEORGE H. WILLIAMS
ON HIS 87TI4 BIRTHDAY,
Portland, Feb. 11 An event that is
of wide interest is a eotupUmiontary
banquet to be glvao Jalgo George
H. WUi:am3, Oregon's grand old ni.v,
on hl,3 87th blrthdr.y, March, 27, in
Portland. As Attorney General In
President Grant'si cabinet aud promi
nent in the nation's history through
out his active lib a, Judge Williams
commands the affection and' respec
of all Oregonians and the most promi
nent people of the city are proud to
show him honor.
Planning to increase the falling lob
ster supply, the United States Fish
eries department ?,lll transplant
carload In tho waters of Yaqufca bay.
Whether lobsters .will thrive there
Is not yet known but it is thought
conditions are riht for them. Lob
sters' demond a rocky bottom, with
out silt deposited by nearby rivers,
which is the case at Yaquina. This
Is the reason assigned for the failure
of experiments made heretofore In
trying to grow Eastern lobsters In
Pacific wa'ers. Senator Bourne has
been agitating the matter and has
wcured the promise of Fish Commis
sioner Bowers- to make the experi
ment! at Yaquina.
Special round-trip excursion rates
have been made from the East to
Portland for the annual Rose Fes
tival in June and the national con
vention of 'he Ancient Order of Hi
bernians In July. Both of these
events will attract large numbers of
people and the rates are to be as at
tractive as those made last year for
the Alaska-Yukon-Pac'l.'lc exposition.
These fares should be the means of
giving thousands of tourists their
first view ct Oregon during the com
ing summer.
It is expected ihati over 2,000, dtla
gates will attend the annual state
convention of the Young Peoples'
Christian Endeavor Society In Port
land Feb. 15-17, which is likely to
be the biggest assembly of the organ
ization) ever held 1m Oregon. The ses
sions will be held at the First Pies
byteWan cl.urch, Twelfth and Alder
streets. While In the city the En
deavorers will be entertained by a
reception and banquet by the Y. M.
C. A.
Oregon roses are to have wider
fame than ever soon for the beauti
ful blooms that have made a reputa
tion for Portland as a rose center
are to be copied by Paul del Longpre,
the celebrated painter of roses. The
weil known artist planned to come
here on February 22 at the time of
the annual roseplantLngi but ,was un
able to carry out his Intention and
will come during the rose festival
In June. He will paint some of the
famous it lowers he .will see here.
Gua Price Is quite 111 and confined
to his bed from the ailment that
has troubled him during the last
year.
293 acres Alder Slope, $23,000.00
80 acres Alder Slope, $ 8,000.00
160 acres hill land, about six miles out, $2,000.00
320 acres, 12 miles out, $3,200.00
City Lot, $100 to $300
Residence Property, $650 to $3,000
Fire Insurance Surety Bond Live Stock Insurance
W. E. TAGGART The Pioneer Real Estate Man.
ENTERPRISE, : : : OREGON
Cartfui Banking Inturti thi Satty of DtposUs."
Depositors Have That Guarantee at
WALLOWA NATIONAL BANK
OF ENTERPRISE, OREGON
CAPITAL $50,000
BURPLUW 160.000
Wc Do a General Banking Business.
Exchange Bought and Sold on
All Principal Cities.
Oeo. W. Hyatt, President W. R. Holmes, Cashier
Geo. 8. Craig, Vice President Frank A. Reavla, Axet. Cashier
DI HECTORS
Geo .8. Craio Gko. W. Hyatt Mattik A. Holmes
J. H. Dobbin W. R. Holmes