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About The news=record. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1907-1910 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1910)
'ion H!;,P(ei, ta TwiceaWeek Wednesday Edition THE NEW ECiSrElSl- THE OFFICIAL I'NEWS OF WALLOWA iuSSJijacOUNTY IN THE NH ALL THE NEWS WHILE 11 IS NEWS TWICE-A-WEEK NEWS RECORD ELEVENTH YEAR. NO. 84. ENTERPRISE, WALLOWA COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16. 1910. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER RECORD MONEY TO. LOAN Slate Funds loaned, 6 per cent. John P. RuBk. Atty. State Land B'd. Joseph Farm loans at 74 percent. Call or write First Bank of Joseph. 58bt? 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. Klvette. 26b4 i Whdite Loaf Flour,' $5.00 per bar-! rel at E. M. & M. store. OS-TE-OP-A-THY How reasonable comes the explana tion of osteopathy to the mind that hasi lost its prejudice! Familiar forms of speech confirm the rea3orable ne3e ot Osteopathic theory. People speak of being under a "nervous tension," of being "frozen with hor ror," of feeling the "heart rising in the. throat," etc, all of which are Idiomatic expressions of scientific facts. The- Indica'e a common know ledge dfthe fact that nerve activ ity or excitability reacts upon the muscles of the body and throws them Into contraction. The man who examinee himself just as he is recovering from a strong nervous tension f'nds that he was just as truly und r a muscular tension, that he has been si ting with' drajwn muscles, clinched hands, bated breath. He rolaxe3, sometimes col lapses after the strain Is past, The Perils ctf Old Glory. Evangelist Eamuel Gregg will give an address to t union meeting dn the Christian church next Sunday at 2:30 p. m. This address! lsi full of facts and appeals to the civic con science of the present generation. Good' music will be furnished) for the occasion. "iHuiHuiHMHaasmzB Jetv - Resolutions As the old year passed out and the new dawned upon us many of vis 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 alUthrough 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 our 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 . room'for our spring stocky 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. ; ( Thanking you for past favors, we remain, " Yours Respectfully .,. . e Enterprise Milling I IXBBKZ F COMMERCiAL CLUB ANNUAL ELECTION AND TWEN TY NEW MEMBERS ARE ADD ED MONDAY NIGHT. At a largely attended and very enthusiastic meeting of the Commer cial club and citizens generally, held in the court house, Monday, night, the proposal of the fair commission that the county fair be held next fall at Enterprise, was unanimous ly agreed' to, and the club 'will make arrangements for the necessary ex penses to hold the largest and best fair ever In Wallowa county. The club also elected a new set of officers, changed the by-Jaws in several particulars, and received over 20 ne t members. The club is to be made rep resentative of the city and vicinity by a widening out on popular Maes. Every citizen will be invited to be come a member and help, however Jilt tie, in the good work df boosting the best town in Eastern Oregon. The new officers chosen are S. L. Burnaugh, president; L. B. Payne, vice-president; S. F. Pace, treas urer; B. B. Boyd, C. T. Hockett, Fred S. Ashley, C. S. Bradley and A...F. Poley, directors. The board of directors will select the secretary. The toy-laws' were changed so that members will contribute an optional amount over a minimum, monthly for a year toward the expense of publicity and other work. Regular meetings of the club will be held on the second Monday night of each month. It is proposed to hold a social meetlngv w'Jthln, two or three weeks to which the women will he Invited. The lattiter will be urged to form an auxiliary association, ' iiiaiiniiiiiiaiiiuniHi m s Mercantile Company & m I UUeZSCXawunOCnXSEZZanmS NEW OFFICERS 0 The preliminary arrangements for the fair were referred! to the di rectors. This board is always in ses sion for consideration of any and! all matters that will benefit the city. An active canvass will be made In the endeavor to make the worda clti sea and booster synonymous. If you live in Enterprise It is your duty to help in the fight for the. general welfare. Enlist for the war by Join ing the Commercial club. Fraternal Orders. All fratternal order people of the city and vlcIoiCty are invited to at. tend a special service given ini the Christian church next Sunday night. The subject will be "Fraternal Or ders, their Benefits and which is the Best." Mr. Gregg has spoken for various fraternal orders for sev eral; years, and will give something' that is worth hearing. The public generally Is Invited. Get yo winter cabbage and Bauer kraut. A. M. Wagner, Enterprise. Teachers Institute I Largely Attended Beat Ever Held In County Annual Meet May Be, Held At, Pendleton. The most largely attended and one of the best local Institutes ever in .the county say the teachers la re gard, to the meeting ot the Wallowa County Teachers association held in-' this- city Saturday. The splendid program was carrlei out practically, as published and the various papers,' demonstiatlons and talks were of great value to all. The music was an enjoyable feature of both ses sions. . Prof. A. H. Yoder tlf Joseph was. slec'ed president, and Miss Stella M. Hooper of Joseph re-elected sec retary and treasurer. The teachers present were much in favor of holding the 1910 annual Institute In Pendleton at the tinte of the meeting of the Eastern Oregon Division, of the State Teachers as sociation. Umatilla, Union and Bak er counties1 will hold their annual institutes In Pendleton at that time and Wallowa county has been Invit ed to do likewise. It would mean a great educational privilege for the teachers, at but a little more ex pense than If the institute was held within the county, A local Institute wiil be held at Flora probably In trie latter part of May. Teachers Examination. A large number off teachers took the examination last week. A. G. Smith and H. H. Broneon, respective ly principals of the Lostlne and; Wal lowa schools, assisted County Super intendent Conley, and the following earned certificates: First Grade Jennie Hayes and L. G. Peterson of Wallowa. Second' Grade Emma Hartkopf of Imnaha, Laura L. Brewer of Leap. Carolyn Miller of Wallowa, Flossie B. Williams of Arko, Ava Kernan c Joseph, Edgar Woods of Wallowa, Ida E. Eastman of Paradise, Jean nette Huffman of Wallowa, Fred'G. Potter of Promise, Hannah T, Bliss df Joseph, Jessie Hyde of Enterprise, (certificate issued on accepted state grades.) Third Grade Carrie E. Van Pelt of Lostlne, Edith M. Ghormley of .Powwatka, Wm. C. Cannon of Bart lett, Mabel P. Boston of Grouse, (Catherine A. Galbralth, of Joseph, j C. C. Ghormley of Powwatka, Flor ence M. Bartlett of Bartlett, John, H. Shirk of Grossman,' Geo. W. Paddock cfc Flora. H. H. Bronson of Wallowa completed the state examination for diploma, and Mrs. Jeannette Clark took the flrat examination for state certificate. . . Eighth Grade .Graduates. The papers of the pupUs of Flora district who took the eighth grade examination have -not yet reached Superintendent Conley and are prob- ;ably lost in transit. Exclusive of those at Flora, 48 children took the examination of whom only seven pas j sed as follow: Joe Bauer, Helen j Clark, Ivan RatcWf, Mabel , Boston, Ralph Stubblefleld of Enterprise; Ralph Southwick of Wallowa, Myrle Own-bey c4f Hurricane Creek. Ivan Ratcldff la probably the young est eighth grade graduate ever in the county. He Is not yet 13 years of age. " ' Japalac, varnish stains, linseed oil t Burnaugh ft MaOeld'i. BIG APPROPRIATION 1MB e OVER TWO MILLIONS OF DOL LARS IN RIVER AND HAR BOR BILL. Portland, Fab. 15 That the Colum bia river improvements fared well in the Rivers and Harbors bill now before Congress w&a tho a 'vice re ceived in Portland this week from the capital. A total) of $2,153,500 is propcoed to be spent on Columbia river work and items provided1 for in the bill are as follows: Wenatchee o Bridgeport, $23,000; Bridgeport :o Kettle Falls, $50,000; Celilo to Snake River, $90,000; at The Dallos, 600,000; Oasca;lea Canal, $5,000; Vancouver, $7,500; below Portland, including Willamette river. $175,000; mouth of Columbia, $1,200,000; gaug ing, $1,000. If this money is appropriated, as aow seems likely, the improvements o tho Columbia during the coming year will be lasting to their benefits ind will to ot great advantage to the whole Pacific Northwest. The work Is too Important to be claimed is al betterment by any one state for in opeu river from the Inland Em pire to tho soa will "oeneflit chnost avery person- living In the North western states more or lo3s directly. By clearing out the upper river, iteamboat navigation will be aided, with a good effect on rates to and tlom tho interior, while the Improve ment of the channel to the) sea from -he Columbia will facilitate ccean ihlpmeats both to and! from the Korthwcst states. - The Great Northern railway will exploit Central Oregon, and has sent wo men through that territory to iet data for bulle Ins and other rall .oad publications that will describe ho country thoroughly and tell prospective settlers what they may 3xpect hero. The -Valley ot t'.ie Descnute3 river, tributary to the Mill road uow building up the Dos :hu't.esi -ivll1 come 1m lor much favor- ible publicity and ifs resources, crop possibilities and general future- will bo told. The Hill lines are 4aldng in Interest in Oregon that will mean nuch for the sta'e.'At oxhlblt rooms n St. Paul, th Great Northern how9 Oregon products end similar ;x'albits are to be mcta'tained by he railroad company lti Philadelphia ind Boston. These places will direct i great deal at attention to tho op- portuultle In Central Oregon for the settler. Paradise-Anatone Mail Readvertised No -Satisfactory Bid Was Received Paradise Local and Per sonal News . Paradise, Feb. 11 Sheltons are moving their sheap from Paradise to he river today. Dan Rali Is selling the Peter Ford ley stock of goods. Mr. Botts of Lost Prairie was In Paradise oa business yesterday. Win. Howell and Henry Schmlth went to Enterprise last week. Laredo Sturm and sons are cutting wood 'for the Flora flouring mill. The mall route between Paradise nd Anatone Is re-cdvertlscd as no satisfactory bid was received on it. Ray Renfrew bas gone to Wallowa .'or a load cf freight for George Clark, the-Flora merchant, ' O. A. C Short Courses. The O. A. C. winter short courses which close this week (with a ''Farm rs Meet" have been moat success ful from every point of view, says bulletin from the Corvallls ecl lege. The "meet" promises: to eclipse uiythlmg of the kind heretofore held Among the prominent men who will give talks 1 Walter M. Pierce ttf LaGrande. NORTH END TELEPHONE COMPANY ELECTS OFFICERS At the recent meeting of the North End Tekrohone comnanY hold at Troy the following office. were eloc ted: Prealdent, Howard Moore, Bart- lett; vke-prcsklent, George Cannon Lost Prairie; secretary, Geo. D Boston, Grouse; treasurer, T. H Valen, Troy; : directors, Evert Rich roan, H. Merry, andi Harvey Brown Several additional share of stock were ta'-i nad more phonerf .H1 be Installed soon. RIP VAN WINKLE. Rip Van Winkle, that Immortal character at whom more people have laughed and with whom more people have cried than any other in: the history of the American stage, comes the opera house Monday even ing next. Joseph Detrdck, who is hailed as the legitimate successor of the great Jefferson, will be seen to the title role and will be supported by a company of unusual merit. This company has been playing only the arger clUes on Its tour and that it has cpme to Enterprise i matter for congratulation. Its itineracy this week is the Plnnoy, .at Boise, the Wheaton, at Welser, the Baker, at Baker City, and Steward's, at La rande. : , i , Homestead Entry. Grover C. Weaver of Entterprlse iias made homestead entry on the o nw, sw ne, no siw and nrw so of ectijn 5, township 1 south, range 45. Joseph Methodist Church Dedicated Debt $4450. and $2000 Surplus Raised By, Pledges at Morning. 8ervlc. About GO Enterprise ' people at- endod the dedication of the new Methodist church at Joseph, Sunday, and report flue meetings aad great uccess to clearing - the beautiful church of Indebtedness. Ministers from all over the county were pres ant. besides Di. Glllllan. the dis- rict superintendent, and Dp. Iltft, who preached the dedicatory sermon. It was announced at the beginning 3f the Morning service that the church had 'cost corop'ete, including heating and furniture, $14,660, of which there remained unpaid or un pledged $4450. Subscriptions were made to the amount of $6437, which, provides for be debt and leaves a goodly mar gin.': The subscribers are given three years to pay and those who liad previously subscribed a longer time. F. D, McCully gave $500 and H. Dobbin $300, Sunday, la addi tion to their previous subscriptions. The splendid liberality of the peo ple of Joseph and vicinity In paying for the church ls .worthy of highest praise. Revival Meetings. Rev. Samuel Gregg was greeted by three large audiences, Sunday. The men's meet tog in the afternoon was one ot great power for good. Mrs. Gregg spoke to women lm the M. E. church at the same hour. There were eight additions to the church Sunday night. The church is gaining strength and arrangements are being made to hire a resident minister for this church alone. COURT HOU8E FURNITURE. The county court opened) the bids .for court house furniture Tuesday afternoon. There were four bid dersAshley & Bue of this city, Leffel & Burr of Joseph, Shaw ft Borden and Glass ft Prudhomme, outside bidders. The bids range from $1607.10 (Ashley ft Bue) to $2195 (Glass ft Prudhomme) for furniture, from $726 to $1353 for counters and railings, and from $1465 to $1911.45 tfor the steel fittings. The court ia comparing qualities! and prices on the various articles and will probably make the awards Wed nesday afternoon. HERMI8TON -LAND FILING. Thero vore on.!y eight applications for the Hermlston Irrigated' tracts filed in tho LaGrande land office last Thursday. The first choice tract, secured by J. A. Yeagor of Hermls tc, Is supposed to bo worth $3,500. Only one Wallowa man filed, Carl Vertner, ,who socjred farm unit "C" the NE Sec. 2, T. 4 N., R. 28 E., containing 22 Irrigated acres at $2 50 an acre. How Land Values Increase. S. L. Maglll this weak purchased the north-vast 40 acres of tho William Allen farm west of towa, .'k.y the Losxuie Reporter. Mr. Alien still owns enough land to make one -of the boat fr.rms to this section. The price paid was $4,000 cash. Some twclvo years ajo Mr. Allen paid $2,600 for the 160 acres, and now sells a fourth cf the laud for almost twice a much as ha gave for the en tire farm. TAXPAYERS ON THEJ909 ROLL THOSE ASSESSED FOR $3,000 OR MORE SHERIFF READY TO RECEIPT. The extension of the 'tax rolls for 1909 has been completed1 by Deputy W, C. Wilson and the rolls are now in the hands of Sheriff Marvin, and Deputy Crow, who are ready to re ceive and 'receipt for taxes. If you pay your full tax on or bci'ore. .March 15, you wiU receive a three per cent rebate. If you don't pay at least, one-half of your tax on or before the first Monday In April, which. Is April 4 this year, then penalty and Interest are added. Following are the names and amounts dt those who are assessed on the 1909 roll for $3000 or over: Fred S. Ashley $ 3225 W. II. Allen 12970 C. J. Allen 24890 Allen Bros ; 6130 Ellen Aklns 3600 A. N. Adams 9285 H. D. Aklns 7310 J. S. Applegate 4070 Lincoln Austlni 4185 P. Alumbaugh 6560 C. W. Amey 16045 P. Averlll 16290 E. A. Anderson 19075 Joe Alleni 3120 T. R. Aklns 3700 L, Borland 3925 J. T. Bircher 3730 John Blow 3070 Boswell & Soni 3620 John Bookout 10055 W. R. Bookout 3110 D. D. Brock 4115 Baker Bros, r 3930 T. C. Bunnel 6555 W. T. Bell 3455 H. W. Beecher 7300 Llnnie Bastm 6750 Barton Bros .... 6095 Ed! Borland .; . 3200 S. H. Bonner .. 4225 J.rC. Boner 4055 Walter Boner .". ttiYv? 18735 G. W. Boner 29638 D. S. Burde&t 6640 S. A. Blevans 14625 J. W. Baker 3840 J. W. Barnard 4505 D. H. Burrow .. ....... 4085 Baker & Flanary 9155 O. E. Bodmer ' 3670 Q. D. Boston .. 3185 Theo. Blanc 6170 Rosa Boyd 8915 Geo. Boyd 14640 N. II. Bramlet 3265 H. C. Begg .. 6505 (Continued on last page.) 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 at . Riley AND Riley's