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THE NEWS RECORD
(Twloe-a-Week.)
A.N INDBPKNBKNT NBWHPAPF.il
Formerly the Wallowa News, sstab
lisiie.l March 3. 1899.
Krod Savage returned the first of
ihe week from a visit with his pa
rents la Portland.
Ed Rodgera went to LaGrande,
Sunday, to work for L. C. Smith
In the latter' garage and automo-
Satur- i bile repair shop.
See S. K.'Ctork. before buying
water pipe and fittings and ail phimb-
Puhlished Wednesdays and
day at Enterprise Oregon, by
THE ENTERPRISE PRESS
Office Kast side Court House Square matel.lal He wlU save money on
matter , your bills. Phone blue 7. 64t
Delicious refreshments) were served.
The guests were: Misses, Leolai Rat
'.iff, Zola Wright, Anna Smmons,
Lenora r.nd Wltma Lewis., Lelai Pace,
4ora and Arlena Combes, Clara." Bau-
jr, Marie Gregg, and Jessie Mathews;
Floyd Fletcher . Wayne and Glen
Wagner, Aubrey Haney, Reed and
lifford Smith, Charlie Dunbar, Mrs.
Mathews and sons, Hugh and Eldon.
Entered as second-cla9s
January 2, 1909t at the postotflce at
Enterprise. Oregon, under the Act of
March 3, 1S79.
Subscription Rates: One year $2,
six ' months $1, three mouths 50c,
one month 20c. On yearly cash-in-advance
subscriptions a discount of
25c Is given.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1910.
fttT andTounty
- Brief News Items
Ed Davis Is clerking for Prentiss
Horn an,
J.- E. Tulloy, postmaster of Wal
lowa, wa3 In the city over Friday
night.
To appreciate the $3 picture foi
ns rWnts at Ashley & Bue's, call and
see them.
P. O. Townsend will sell at, puoiic
sale on the W. H. Robins raneh,-7
miles south of Enterprise, at 12
o'clock, Tuesday, February ,22, all
live stock, Implements' and house
hold goods. Lunch free. bl
Mrs. J. M. Hockott of Eugene, and
Miss Waif Ilockett of Condon, math-
?r and sister of C. T. Hockett, who
nid hue a vlsittlng Dr. Hockott and
amlly, Mt Thursday morning for
heir heme.
Mr. and Mrs. Walker Franklin
vere delightfully surprised by a num-
jer of frieiid3 who came uno.nnounc-
J bringing refreshments and pres
ets of china plates. A very pleas
mt social eventing was enjoyed, and
Irs. Franklin given a sincere wel-
ome as a resident of this city.
A. N. Adams, the we't knovm resi-
len.t of Upper Prairie Creek, vos. in
he city Saturday. About Kay first
lr. and Mrs. Adamsi will leave fc'or a
rip to the East. They will visit
a Wisconsin ana oiso go on no wr,
Mrs. Louisa Morrison and sons
let Tuesday morning (for their new Vdanw, boyhood holns to- Vermont,
vhlch h has not vifiltedi for Korty
home at Forest Grove,
Dr. F. E. Moore, osteopath, has
office hour all day Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday iui Enterprise. Of
fice over the bank. 83bt8
' Mrs. Spratt MumtgonTory of La
Grande and Mrs. Cummins of Salem
are guests of Mr. and Mrs. James
Allen. The to .Ilea aro sisters-in-law
of Mrs. Allen.
Mrs. Para Thornton, who had been
bore settling up affaire Incident to
the death of her husband. Architect
C. R. Thornton, returned to her
home at, LaGrnndo, Friday.
Dr, J. D. Gillllan, M. H. district
superintendent, was injured la a
fall in La Grande Monday shortly
alitor his return from the Joseph
church d'etllcallon. Two ribs were
fractured' on, his right side.
Mm. Fred V. Falconer arrived in
Eivterprlae last week after a short
vWt with her home people near Wal
la Walla. She and Mr. Falconer
will go to housekeeping In his resi
dence just west of the old court
house, ,
II. A. Reynolds, the carpenter
and contractor who ,was stricken
with paralysis a couple of months
ago, Is Improving slowly but sure
ly. He U now able to tak several
steps and to say a few words.' He
la under osteopathia 'treatment by
Dr. F. E. Moore.
The loca' lodge of Odd Fellows
. will entertain the, grand master of
the; order in this state net Sutur
day night, February' 19, and am ?b
pecinlly fluu lime is btrtwg planned.
There will be degree work and a
upper prepared and served by the
Robokuh lodge. All sojourning Odd
Fellows are Invited to attend
The masquerade ball In the opera
house Monday night was well! attend
ed and was eu Joy able throughout.
. The music was good, and th tunc
tiou well mauagod. Prizes otf $2.00
. each for "beat gentleman and
lady's cuBtomes were awarded to
llss Cora Bircher and Mr. Elmer
McFetrldge. Supper was served at
11:30 at His Hotel Enterprise.
J. W. Rankin et Salem has writ
ten to W, E. Trggart tolling of lls
trio to the old home scones "back
East." He had a flue time, and ts
poclolly In visiting his c'.d battle
field In tfco South Shlloh, Keues.tw
Mountain, Lookout Mountain, At.
lanta and on (o Savanab. He ays
they don't look Uks they did In the
Hstles. lie also ; visited Sprlns
fields 111, and looked again on IJn
coin's monument and the old Lin
coin home. Mr. Rankin's father Is
; still livlnig a;ul In good health for a
man 87 year of ag. v
ears.
The ex-convlot who escaped from
larshal Duncan at Jo30ph, Monday
rt lat week, but was recaptured,
provedi to bo Wm. Weldon, who
;iad served a term In the Walla
.Valla, penitentiary for! robbing a
nan. He wont by the name of Or-
ille White In Josoph. A Walla
.Valla officer came and took the man
o Walla Walla last Wednesday. He
s now charged with burglary.
Ilne men and boysk arrested by
3heriff Marvin and City Marshal Hug
ti a room of the Commercial Hotel,
Friday ndght, for gambling, were ar
algncd biVore City Recorder Tai
;art Saturday. Five "wore fined $20
md costs each, one $10 and coats
ind three, who hadi beea merely) spec
.r.tons, were let go without punish
.nont. Al' p-ald their flues but two,
3d Ward and Ja-A Pierco, who went
o Jail. They are ctrangers' im the
city.
LECTURE BY DR. ILIFF.
0. A. C. To Celebrate
Quarter Centennial
Grit Time Planned At End Of
College Year Forestry
Professor.
Corvallls, Feb. 10 The Oregon
Agricultural College will celebrate
Us Quarter Centennial as a etate In-
tiitutiona at the close of the present
college year with the most elaborate
function ever held at the Institution.
The most able and distinguished
peakersi obtainable excellent music.
military drills, athletic contests and
dramatic exhibitions will be among
he features. All of the college and
3tudent organizations 111 hold re
unions in. short every etf'ort will
be made to attract the alumni of tne
college at this time. The details
have not been worked out but the en
have no been worked out but the en-
huslasm of both the student and the
faculty, In -whose hands the arrange
ments have been placed ift a suffici
ent guarantee of the great success
it the undertaking.
Gearge W. Peavey has beeni en
B. B. Boyd 5000
Burnaugh .& May field 8290
Emma Bauer 3000
J. A. Bookout 8W
3. R. Bowlby 7G65
C. I. Craven 3540
f. S. Crockett 52O0
3. A. Crossler 3325
fohn Curry 4645
j. u. i-uira
f. R. Carter i
eo. S. Craig 1.85
V man da Chenoweth 8000
.1. D C-umpacker ,iJUU
(To be continued.)
PUBLJC LAND SALE.
Department of the Interior.
U. S. Land Office at L,aiuranae,
Oregon, February 11, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that, as di-
ected by the Commissioner of the
General Land Office, under provl-
ilons of Act of Congress' approved
June 27, 1906 (34 Stats., 517), we will
f fer at public sale, to the highest
bidder, at 10 o'clock a. in., oa the
!4th day of March, 1910, at this of
fice, the following described! land:
The SEtt Sec. 20, T. 1 N., R. 45 E.
V. M., Serial No. 07159..,
Any persons claiming adversely
he above described land are advised
o file their claims, or objections,
m or before the time designated! for
sale.
F. C. BRAMWELL, Register.
COLON R. EBEEHARD, Receiver.,
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THE THREE
cardinal virtues of a
well made shoe are ' '
QUALITY
In which the Florsheim Shoe
will be found pre-eminent
STYLE
For which the Florsheim '
make has always been noted
EASE and COMFORT
Which is assured in a de
gree never before attained
A Shoe With the flame
"The Florsheim Shoe"
Woven in the strap is a guarantee .
of the above qualifications
Soid only by
C.H.ZURCHER
ENTERPRISE -. - OREGON
THE CANYON CLIMBER
AND THE
BEARS
By Rev. Fred G. Potter.
(A True Incident.)
gaged as Professor of Forestry at the while he was yet a tenderfoot,
Oregon, Agricultural College to fill
the vacancy left by the resignation
of Professor E. R. Lake.
Mr,. Peavy is a graduate of both
the Literary department and) tne
Forestry School of the University of
Michigan. He has been to the Gov
ernment Forest Service for several
years. Much of this time has been
speut in the Pacific Coast states.
3'er he had donned the hob-nailed
boot.
Dr learned to lug a guni and shoot
. The wild game, greati or small,
He camped upom the canyon's top.
Adhere team and wagon had to stop
Dr Into the canyon's chasm drop
With household goods and all.
S'er he had learned to cinch the
pack
He resigned the position as chief of Uipon nUj grey mare'8 falthCttl back
Planting in the Btates of California
and Nfcvada to accept the position at
th college.
The 'ecture by Dr. T. C. Illff In
he M. E. church, Friday night,
diould Lave been heard by very
citizen of Enterprise, tad especially
by the pupils of the public and
high schools. The old veteran
i grand speaker and his lecture,
The Suany Side of a Soldier's Life,"
was ono of the beat over given in
his city. While hi necenaarily
djWelt upon bid personal! experiences.
yet his talk was free of egoism. He
told of the great' civil war as It
looked oiid Impressed him, a boy
of 15 who shouldered his musket
for lovo of country and flag. His
description of the great battles
brought the carnage, -and roar of
guua vividly befoi-e the audience,
and one could almost see Sherman's
army as It left Atlanta on the fa-
iiioiia March to the Sea.
REPUBLICAN ASSEMBLY.
The Republicaa state central com
mittee, or to speak accurately, a
part of it, has issued a call for a
state "assemblv" of the party to
meet in Poitland, Thursday, July 21.
It is to consist of 1248 delegates, 18
being the number allotted to Wal
lowa county. It, recommendsi the
selection of delegates! by county as
semblies, delega'.e3 to the latter be
ing chosen by majority votei only,.
at precinct macs meetings. M. C.
George is the ne.wly elected state
chairman, succeeding Judge Cake,
who resigned.
VALENTINE PARTY.
Misses FaIioI and Maggie Weaver
entertained a company cf the lat
her's young friends at the home of
ihelr mother Mrs. Seropta Weaver,
Saturday evening, at a Valentine
party. The rooms, were nicely deco
rated with red hearta, and Valen
cia favon were dlstrfibuied.
A very latere. Ing impromptu pro
gram At recitations and rouble was
Slven and Uie lemauidef of the even
ing was spent in playing games.
A clever guesting contest was ar
ranged by picture representing
popular songs, Aubrey Haney being
wwner of the valentine given for
tho best 11-Jt of answer and Charlie
Dunbar ft ttlng the consolation' prise.
LARGE TAXPAYERS
ON THE 1909 ROLL
(CoitlnusJ fr.im first page.)
W. H. Boyd 18055
J. W. Bright ...... 6925
W. J.. Beach .. ,3950
W. H. Baker .-. .. 4640
Bsaot ft Drake 10620
W. Q. Beith 10000
M, K. Boatman 10000
Benne't ft SInnott .... .... 000
J. B. Bloke Eot. 3200
J. M. Blakely 1S250
Daniel Boyd 6165
Pater Baudon 138060
Ollvene Baudon 4320
And take thw canyon's aownwara
track
To make a homestead proof
He tented. And he sajw below
The rapid Grande Ronda waters flow
Near by his. claim and longed to go
And raise a cabin roof.
By days of pouring rain delayed
tl close within his tent, wans staia
But when the skies were clear es
sayed .
To make a reconnolter.
To seek the beaten, path he spurned,
h vantage of trails he had not
learned.
3o down the steepest place ha turned
With no Intent to loiter.
While climbing down oni double quick
O'er slippery stones, through, bushes
thick, -
Hie; lone defense a crooked stick,
(No gun or fox nouna pup;
He saw two bears from a thicket
glide.
When they the canyon climber spied
THEY went straight dowa the can-
. yon side, -
The climber went straight up.
Piomtse, Oregon.
Enterprise Opera House
One Night Only
Monday Night, February 21
J. G. and Glenn Harper present the
eminent actor
Mr. Joseph Detrick
supported by an unusually effective company,
in a grand scenic revival of Washington Irv
ing's immortal play
Rip Van Winkle
Direct from a triumphal tour of
the leading Eastern cities
Sachs & Company
Branch Hens ef Balttr
City Kid ana jank Co.
Wt f 14 Framt Bats, EtrrlM
Highest Market Price Paid
for Hides, Pelts, Fur, Junk of
11 kinds, Rubber, Brass and
, Cast Iron , -:- -:- -
Beginning Feb. 1: 18Jc per pound
for dry beef hides; 15c per pound
for dry sheep pelts. Will buy
. wool. -:- , -:- --
PUBLIC SALE.
R. Musgrava will sell at' public
l at tho Red Front barn, Enter
oriae, Saturday, February 19, at V
o'clock sharp: 10 well, broken wo
horses. 2 yearling colts, l fall colt.
7 good dairy cows, cream separator,
7 calves, 6 shoa'.s, E dotea chit-kens,
500 pounds cured pork, 75 pounds
laid, almost new back Si inch Mit
chell half -truck wegon, S kich Mltr
chell high wheel wagon. 3 bottom
14-lnch Oliver chilled plow. 6 sec
tions of steel harrow, 4 sets har
ness. 2 wheat racks, 1 hay rack. 16
tons of hay. some straw, household
goods, washing machine, and other
articles , too numerous . to mention.
AU sums of 110 and .under cash.
9uans over 1 10, note drawing 8 per
cent with approval security will be
accepted.. S per cent discount for
cash. Sam Pac. auctioneer.
Prices: Parquet, 75 cents; Family circle, and
first two rows in balcony, 50 cents; balance of
balcony, 25 cents. Seats go on sale at Bur
naugh & Mayfield's store Thursday morning
r.
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