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About The news=record. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1907-1910 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 1910)
'fM Historic.! Tu)iceaWeek Wednesday Edition RECORD ALL THE OFFICIAL NEWS OF WALLOWA COUNTY IN THE N-R ALL THE NEWS WHILE 11 18 NEW8 TWICE-A-WEEK NEW8 RECORD ELEVENTH YEAR NO. 86. ENTERPRISE, WALLOWA COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1910. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER NEWS MONEY TO LOAN State Funds loaned, 6 per cent. John P. Rusk. Atty. State Land B'd. Joseph Farm loans at 7V4 percent. Call or write First Bank of Joseph. 68btt 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 HELP WANTED. Wanted District Managers, agents and soliicdtors for new Whole Life and Ten Year 6 per cent Debenture Bond, also best natural death and disability policy. No classification for occupation, racu or sex. Good pay.. Mr Meek, 1041 Drexel Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. 86bl PUBLIC SALES. The Musgrave sale at ta Rel Front barn Saturday attracted a big crowtfi and) iao3t of the articles brought coDd price. The sal tot aled about $1800, and in, addition six head of horses were sold for other parties by, S. F. Pace, the auctioneer. Mr. 'Musgrave to going to south era Idaho to take up an irrigated traot. Mr. Pace cried a sale for P. O. Townsemdi on the Wt. H. Robins ranch, Tuesday. Mrs, Ban Brown, Dead. La Grande, Feb. 22 Mrs. Ben Brown, the first white woman to locate la Union county, died at her home In Island City Monday af ternoon. Her husband died a few months ago. Marriage Licenses. Feb. 19 Raymond Rutledge; 25, la borer, Joseph; Anna Roup, 20, Joseph!. CLOTHES THAT ARE STYLE I lr' aQ 'fli'Thi'i, Clothes that fiUClothes that wear We carry them the celebrated Brandegee Kinkaid & Co. kind. More sold here than any other kind ask the wearers how they like them. Spring stock coming in. Come and see the elegant new line of latest styles Enterprise Mercantile & Milling Company TOWNS MAY SECURE PHY ROLLS PLAN 8UGGESTED TO - INDUCE FACTORIES TO LOCATE AP PLICABLE HERE. Governor Benson .was the guest of honor rut the annual banquet of the La Grande Commercial club the night of February 15. A number of notable addressee were made, among them on by W. L. Miller, that is so apropos to other communities! be sides La. Grande that ,w give apace to Mia following description of the "plan" from the Star: "The subject handled by Mr. Mil ler so skillfully Tuesday night was the guarantee fund of $100,000. He argued then and still Insists that by levying, say five per cent of a man's . taxable property, payable when he is called upon for certain 'purposes would not be felt by any onei. "He proposes that if a man'si prop erty is assessed at $20,000, for in stance, to gitve his note for & per cent, or $1,000 without Interest, no part to be payable until some fac tory is built and put into opera tion, like a woolea mill, a wool scouring plant, gas plant, an electric light " plant or any other bona fide factory that would utilize the raw materials' which may be prodbced in Union county, "His plan g09 a step or two fur ther. He says' Insert one or two ad vertisements In the leading Journals of New York or Chicago, for in stance, that there Is available im iLa Grande a guarantse fund of $100,000 any portion of which could be do nated to any factory that would es tablish Itself in La Grande. The La Grande Commercial' club has a publicity fund of $5,000 a year, out COPYRIGHT. 1908, BY 6RANDEGEE K1NCAJ0 &CQ. mBiiiumiiKumtmn of .which It would b a very simple matter to pay for these advertise- merits in the eastern papers. "Probably 1,000 or more .replies would be received from such aa ad. The committee appointed for the especial purpose of handling this fund, could easily select from this mesa of letters such as may look 'jona fide, Invite the writers out !iere to investiigato for themselves ind If they propose to erect say a $20,000 factory, put lln the machln 3ry and put It in operation, give them a check fori $10,000 aa a) bonus. "It is a matter of history that the sugar faccory cost the people of La Jranda $80,000 and also It is a mat ter of history, that one of the de lators to that fund got his money back five times over flefore the seets were harvested, and he put up he sum of $600. Much the same crowd of people In La Grande, paid $8,000 bonus for he establishment of the big Palmer (Continued on last page.) Youth Bound Over On Forgery Charge asses Bogus Check For $128.50 on R. S. & Z. Captured Four Hours Later. Walter Nelson of. Union, a nlne- een year old boy who has been vorkinig on ranches in this county or a year past, was bound over to ho circuit court, Monday, by Jus tee A. O. Smith, la the sum of $1000 n a charge of torgery. . The evidence at -the examination was. that Nelson' uttered a forged iheck for $128.50, purporting to be igned by W. C. Dorrotice, drawn n the First Eank of Joseph in fa- 'or of J. T, Jones. The check was first presented by Nelson to the .VaJlowa National bank In this city; Saturday afternoon, but Cashier W. R. Holmes refused payment, as he believed the signature not genuine. Nelson them went to the R. S. & Z. Jtore andi bought $43.25 worth of clothing, shoes, etc, and gave the check - In payment, receiving as ihange $50.25. cash and the R. S. Z.'s check for $35.. Mr. Steel 'ound out the suspicious natuie cl the check when a little later he :ook the store deposit over to the bank and a phone message to the Dorrance some confirmed the forg- 3ry. Nelson had endorsed the check o the R. S. & Z. in the name of J. T. Jones. Mr. Steel and Marshal Hug went o Joseph on tihe delayed train and captured the man there. All the jlothLog, the $35 check and $39.55 f the money were recovered. Nelson- is In Jail in default of bondsmen. Cold Winter Does Not Stop Building Several Residences Started and Com pleted In Spits of Unfavorable Woathar. No residence sections of the town ire Improving so fast as Alder View, in the southwest and Boyd's subdivision In the. west. The for mer especially is being rapidly built ap with a fine class of houses- pretty cottages and large fine res idences. Building has gone on dur Ing even the cold weather of this mprecedented winter. A number of houses are planned and only wait the coming of spring ind the securing of building ma terial to begin, the work of construc tion, s Among the cottages recently com pleted la Alder View are Wm. Date ley's pretty home on Depot street and Martin. Lar sen's on Montclair avenue. The class of houses In Boyd's sub-division have not been so pre tentious heretofore, but several are planned to be built this spring chat will compare favorably with those in any part of the city. The city water mains are in this, subdivision, thus insuring gcod lawns and gar dens. This removes the only draw back to that section and It will now oecome a very popular residence section. Mr. Daniel Boyd's faith In the growth of Enterprise, based on the bread lines of the development and growth of the whole county, Is be ing Justified in the rapkV sale of hte lots la both Alder View and the sub-dlvlslon, and the fine improve ments being made thereon. SCALE OF POINTS J FOR JERSEY COWS HOW TO TELL BEST MILK PRO DUCERSPURE BREDS OF t ALL COLORS. The rapid Increase dn dairy herds In this, county, especially of Jersey herds, makes this article from the Pacific Rural Spirit of general In terest: Correspondent Answered. Scale of points Young Breeder, T(wln Falls, Idaho: Will you kindly publish' the seal of points for Jer sey, cattle in yoar valuable paper? Are spotted Jerseys thoroughbred? Reply Jerseys are of varying col or from fawn to almost black. Fash ion has in the past prejudiced the public against spotted, or broken colors but they may be just as pure in blood and many of the best pro ducers of the breed are broken colored cows. This pejudice 1b, we are glad1 to say, passing away. The term Thoroughbred applies only to the English race horse. Pure bred or full bloodi aro the proper terms to use to disi'dignuteh from grades or scrubs. Scale of Points for Jersey Cows. Head, 7 Counts. A 'Medium eiae, lean; face dish ed; broad between eyes and narrow between horns 4 B Eyes full and placid; horn simalV to medium, Incurving; muzzle broad, with muscular lips; strong under jaw 3 Neck, 5 Thin, rather long, with clean throat, thin at withers' ...... . 5 Body, 33 A Lung capacity, as Indicated by depth and breadth through! body, Jurt back of fore legs.. 6 B Wedge shape, with deep, large paunch; legal proportion ate to size and of fine quality 10 C Back straight to hlp-bonea.. 2 D Rump long ta tall-setting 4Mid level from hlp-bonesi t -rump bones 8 B Hip-bones high- and wide apart; loins broad, strong....' 6 F Thighs Wat and well cut out 3 Tall, 2 . Thin, long..wlthi good switch, not coarse at setting-on 2 Udder, 28 A Large size and not fleshy. . 6 B Broad, level or spherical, not deeply cut between teats 4 C Fore udder full and well rounded, running well forward xf front tea' ...... D Rear udder well rounded, and well out and up behind! . . Teats, 8 T ggod and uniform length and size, regularly and squarely placed Milk Veins, 4 Large, tortuous and e'.aattc Size, 3 Mature cows, 800 to 1,000 lbs.. General' Appearance, 10 A symmetrical balancing of all the parts, and a proportion of parts to each other, depend ing on size of animal, with the general appearance of a high class animal, with capacity for food and productiveness at pail 10 10 100 JAIL CAGE BOUGHT BY COUNTY COURT The county court has- ordered from the Pauly Jail company one large steel cage for the new Jail Abstracts Loans Insurance Reliable Abstracts of title furnished on short - notice. All Kinds of money to loan on farm property, from one to five years; large or small amounts Fire Insurance written in companies that pay all losses in full. WALLOWA LAW, LAND A ABSTRACT CO. ENTERPRISE, OREGON C H. LOCKWO0D, Lock woo a ft Bilyaa, Vmift States Commission? Manalars It will hold 16 prisoners, has four cells, with (four bunks im each cell, and an exercise corridor withlni the cage. I' Is absolutely tool proof. The price is $3900, which, amount Includes rivets, etc, necessary for the setting up of the cage now in the old jail, in one of the ne,w Jail rooms. All the membersi of the. court were at La Grande Friday and Saturday inspecting a cage elm liar to the one ordered and are satisfied It la all that Is claimed) (for It. Business Change, a1) Wallowa. B. B. Boyd of this city audi L. Couch dt Wallowa have bought a iialf interest in the Eastern Ore gon Mercantile company, one of Uhe largest and most popular stores at Wallowa. Wm. Sherod and Messrs. Sherman and McClaren owned the itore, and the latter two are sell ing their interest. C. H. Zurcher af this city la In Wallowa, helping to invoice the stock. News From Arko and Lost Prairie New School House In, District 70 Nearly Completed F4d Scarce. Arko, Feb. 14 Mr. andi Mrs. L. C. Nicoson have moved' to their new home, that they purchased of Wm. Moore a few months, ago. Harry Redmond, Claude Cole, Clara and Grace Bermer spent Sun day with Miss Renfrew's parents, tlr. and Mts1. Ed) Renfrqw. Mrs. Effle Skagga spent Thursday U the home cfc Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Nicoson. Jeaa Williams has leased' the Troy Hotel and te erecting a livery barn it the same place. Several of the young folks of this vicinity attended the dance at Flora Friday night. The literary Is progressing finely. On account of the long winter feed Is getting very scarce in the north end. Claude Hueaton .wag up tfrom the river, Friday, Mrs. O. Hi. Llghtle, who has been 3-lck for the past five weeks. Is lomewhat improved. Grandma Martin, who has been jtaytog with her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Nicoson, returned' home Sunday. Jay Cowey and children visited Sunday with Harper Gowey and family. - W. B. Holloway and family vl ited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J O. Wakeflold. Mrs). Ida Edwards and two daugh 'crs are staying at the home of W il. Nicoson. The now school house In Dls trict No. 70 is nearly completed and school will start about March 1. It is reported there will be a dance at Troy Feb. 18, also one at Mud Creek the same night. Will Wakefield, Will Tourthman and Carl Erantney were over from Mud Creek lost weekj. . W. B. Holloway and Fred BotU have been sawing wood the past week for Harper Gowey. 40 Acres Sell For $3825. At the guardian's sale of 40 acres of the Basim farm on Alder Slope, held Saturday, there was some live ly bidding by adjacent property own ers. Jonathan Haas woa the pur chaser, paying $3625 for the 40 teres. It adjoins his farm. Orda a In Probate Estate of R. James Beard: Admin istrator given final discharge. Estate of Teter Fordney: Order of sale of personal property. SNOW E RAISED TUESDAY TRAINS THROUGH ON BRANCH AFTER; BEING STORMBOUND THREE DAYS. Th train blockade on the branch that prevailed since Sunday, caused by sno(w slidea In, the Galloway cut a few miles below Elgin, was raised Tuesday, when a work train was brought through, a gang of ahovel ers clearing the tracks of the drifts. This train reached Enterprise at 1 p. m. but brought no mail or passen gers. It returned to La Grande the same afternoon, carrying passengers, mall and baggage. The regular train left La Grande Tuesday at 12:45 p. to. and will reach ihere about 6 p. m., this, Tues- day, evening, bringing three days mail and many passengers who have been storm bound there. The outgoing train Sunday reached La Grande that evening. After a hard fight, but the Inbound train only came as far as Elgin andi re- . turned. It didi this also 'Monday. The main line is clear though all trains are much delayed. Our Passenger Train! The latest rumor of a dally pass enger train on this branch wast laid . to' rest, Sunday, when the new time table went Into effect on the O. R. N, lines. The only change on the branch ,waa that hereafter the Sunday trains will not handle freight, so the branch gets a pass enger train once a week. Storm In This County. Monday's storm' was the worst ex perienced in this county for year. The wind was gusty but strong and piled the drifts so that the roads were all but impassable. For the first time two stages' were un-. able to make their regular trips. The Imnaha stage reached Jewell's and put up there for the night. The Chlco stage went as far aia Beaver creek and then returned. Fred Zum walt left vZumwalt posteff ice at 6. a. m. and reached! here about S P. m, Tuesday is bright and clear.with no wind and the storm is believed to be over, with no bad results, though stockmen are anxious about amount of snow on the winter ranges, It being reported there la (Continued on last page.) Vry, Dry. A codfish brenkfast and a rublmr joat will keep a man dry all day. Liii plncott'i. Glucose at Funk's. Carload of Outside Flour Best of the Best (North Powder) Just Arrived New StocK of Hats Carload of Shingles came Tuesday Riley AND Riley's BLQCKAD LT i