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TiviceaWeek Saturday Edition THE CORD ALL THE OFFICIAL NEWS OF WALLOWA COUNTY IN THE N-R ALL THE NEWS WHILE. 11 IS NEWS TWICE-A-WEEK NEW3 RECORD ELEVENTH YEAR. NO. 99. ENTERPRISE, WALLOWA COUNTY, OREGON, " SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1910, CITY OFFICIAL PAPER NEWSRE ' ;. ' ..1 Wants FOR 8ALE. i St ed Grain. Clean beardless" barley and oats, in the warehouse at Jo seph. Address Jay Lewis, Lostlne, Oregon. 97r2 WALLOWA NEWS. J. S. Kay has bought the E. O. Anderson property, consisting of "two- acres wltth good buildings, for 11750. Election April 4: Mayor, J. -P. Morelock 89, John McDonald 67; recorder, J. C. Balrd 84, O. S. Wig glesworth 72; treasurer, E. L. Holmes 79, R. H. Jonas 76; council men, J. L. Maxwell 92, John Goe bel' 85, Henry Meeham 81, J. B. Pace 75, K. W. McKenzte 70, Edward 1. . LOSTINE NEWS. J. W. Bright has bought the. H. B. Starr store store building and residence. Starr will move to Port land. L. M. Chapman haa bought the Dr. Seely house of E. A. Hart oj En terprise for $2000. Wm. Fltzpatrlck has bought 12 lots of J, O. Kiddle. Lostlne and Wallowa schools will have a' debate la the near future, subject, "Resolved that the United States Should Maintain a Large Navy.' . i.. OS-TE-OP-A-THY. .The osteopathlBt's plan Is to give a thorough examination to this hu man organism to find out Juat, where the ' trouble la, and then correct this trouble, Just as any other in telligent machinist .would do wilth a machine of his own construction. Osteopathy la based upott'oclemtific principles;, and its technique la In scrutable to any but the trained .Os teopathic physician; yet the com mon sense of lit appeals instantly to all unbiased minds, and Its phi losophy is easily understood. ENTERPRISE OPERA HOUSE Friday Evening APRIL 15, 1910 The management an nounces for the above evening a GRAND BALL Swell Music led by the eminent musi cian, Prof. Selack Adequate Refreshments Tickets $1.00 SPRING GOODS g ' New Spring Suits f Elegant line just received. We are making ex- ., vfi ' ' ceptionally low prices on this line considering 5 style, goods and workmanship. See our Men's 5 i Suits at . S New Line of Shirts, Neckwear, Shoes , and Hats for Spring wear. For the Ladies We have a beautiful assortment of Waists, Skirts, and Wash Suits just in. You will want new for Spring some of the little accessories such as Belts Gloves, Handkerchiefs, etc - Ji Fine Line of Oxfords Jfotv In W. J. FUNK a CO. I m m m a i 'S ARM T ' OFF NEAR ELBOW TERRIBLE ACCIDENT TO F. A. , RACHOW, ON HA UN FARM AT LOSTINE. F. A. Rachow, a farmer living on the Jim Haua . place just below L03tine, suffered a terrible accident Wednesday, his right arm catching in a belt and being torn, off at the elbow. ' Assistance was at hand and Rachow was saved from bleeding' to death -by a turniquet made with a towel. A physician, came from. Wal lowa, and at lost reports the injured man was resting as comfoptably as could be expected. Rachow and some other men were operating a power feed chopper. The jacker choked and Rachow was flx ng St when his arm caught la a small belt. The arm .was literally torn apart at the elbow, and the forearm and hand hurled ten feet. . Mr. Rachow i a married man and has children. He owned' a ranch that he sold a short time ago. Make Big Strike At Williams Mine 0ery Rich Copper Ore And Lota of i It Stockholder Arq ' " Jubilant. II. N. Williams of Lostlne was In town Thursday and Friday showing some very high grade copper ore as samples of the product of the mines of the Wallowa County Min ing and Development company's property, better knqwn as the Williams mine, on Lick creek, about 25 miles southeast of thl city. The boys who have been worklngthere this winter have come out with glowing reports. -i They are working in a very rich velt, that is 18 inches thick and a tunnel 140 feet long is still In rich ore. A cross cut of 40 feet does not reach the wall. Over 150 tons o. this ore have been got out since February. - The Williams mine is only 10 miles northwest of the big smelter at Homestead. - The ledge lies straight toward the ledges of the Iron Dyke mines, so the stockhold ers of this company are feeling not only hopeful but jubilant. WALLOWA WOOLGROWERS 1 WIN BOUNDARY DISPUTE District Forester C. E. Chatman of Portland has upheld the ruling of H. K. O'Brien, made while the latter was supervisor at Wallowa, in regard to the boundary line In Wal lowa National' Forest between the stockmen of this county oni one hand Man I QRN $10.00 to $15.00 i " ' ' ' " ' 'I ! and those of Baker and Union coun ties. ' ;; This disposes of the high-handed attempt of the Union and Baker people to take range, fromi Wallowa county stockmen, and as the rul ing Is iron-clad It closes the matter as far as th District Forester Is concerned. . ' The brothers to the south are greatly peeved'. The Baker Citj! Democrat says the : "Baker wool? growers are sore ' at the District Forester,", and may appeal to the Forestry department at Washington Unanimous Request For Rev. S. Harris Presbyterian Church Asks Pastor to Remajn Sunday School Offl can Elected. viitj. 1 Rev. Samuel 'Harris was unani mously requested to remain with the local rTesbyterlam church and given a vote of thanks for his ef tl".lant work here, at the annual con gregational meeting Thursday night. Geo. W. Hyatt was jro-eiected as (Continued on last page.) !:SMMGTIME!: I I tc;lpM it,, ri,,, c I Novelized by Porter Emer son Browne COPYRIGHT, 151. BY AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION Springtime t Springtime is lovetimel And the breath of spring and the spirit of love were never more beautifully translated into words than in this idyllic story, the combined work of three Men of literary genius, Booth Tarkington, Harry Leon Wilson and Porter Emer son Browne. The play, by the first two named authors, capti vated hundreds of audiences. The story, by Mr. Browne, can not fail to captivate an entire nation. Madeleine de Valette a heroine more beautiful, more innocent, more divinely inspired with the innate purity of a young girl's love, has never been por trayed in fiction. And in Gil bert Steele, the stalwart young American soldier in Andrew Jackson's army, is found a hero who lives up to the traditions upon which this patriotic nation was founded. Read of M. de Valette, the stern French aristo crat; of his dissolute cousin, to whom he would wed Made leine; of Father O'Mara; of L'Acadienne, the wandering dancer, : who had a heart; of Wolfs sturdy American sharp shooters; of old time French customs in Louisiana, where the Code Napoleon yet prevails to administer Justice on American soil; of war and peace, of brav ery jjnd cowardice, of love and hate, of life and death, and you will read a romance that creates a nonf standard in contempora neous American fiction. SHE came through the mists of the morning, a slender little figure, fragile as the dew laden cobweb, delicate the heart of a violet Skirting the lushy edge of the bayou, the came beneath the trail. In moss of the oaks, following the old footpath that led to Valette. The little shafts of sunlight piercing the tangle of the great trees above her lost themselves on tbe tumbled mosses of ber gold brown bair. There was laugh ter in her eyes and on ber lips, for she was very young tod there was in ber to tbe full tbe joy of living. Bbe was late, she knew. It had been wonderful butterfly, tantalizing but terfly. On wings of red and gold It bad fluttered here and there, leading ber far astray. It bad stopped for moment on tbe crimson of a Japonlca. Then, indeed, the bad thought It ben. IS FOB BET SEEDING OVER 1100 ACRES WILL BE PLANTED NEAR HERE BY SUGAR FACTORY. T. W. Workman, field foreman In this county for the "sugar factory, is rushing WOrk preparing the ground for seeding. All the plow ing Is completed, 730 acres adjacent to Enterprise and over 400 acres near Lostlne. - Seadlng will begin soon and Mr. Workman-aims to complete it this month. The ground is In fine condition and there Is promise of a bte crop. as plenty of water is assured. the Stubblefield farm : south of town Is Used as headquarters for- the work. A new dump will be erected above town where the loading of the beets next fall can be done much more rapidly and easily than last autumn. Mr. Workman returned from La Grande, Tuesday, where he had been to consult Manager F. S. Bramwell. The latter is Just-recovering from a j From the Play of , uio kiaiuc name by Booth Tark ington and Harry Leon Wilson J But even as ber hand closed upon it H! was gone. 8he had followed. Far Into the forest she had followed. And at length They were waiting for her at home. She must be very latel . For an instant the lightness left ber lips and eyes. Her father would be angry, aud Aunt Marguerite, for it was not In keeping with the honor of Valette that a daugh ter Of tbe bouse should keep waiting thejone to vhqmshe wasjjetrothed. KAOKUIKX Dl VALKTTK, "DSLIOATS At THR HiAHT OF A VJOLK." She would tell them that flie had not meant to cbuse the butterfly; that be bud meant to keep In all Its starch ed, purity tbe little wblte dress that Aunt Matguerlte and old Marie had o carefully, so painstakingly, made for .ber; that she bad meant to stroll only a little way a down tbe path that led to tbe broad acres that bad once b"en of 'Valette ere came the I clutching linger of hard fnced poverty tu n rem o iuhiu lueuuw. DOS WOUIU teH tbm tbpH tlilngsjshejv'ould ei (Continued on Inside page.) GROUND READY I i w I " i V -''-l ' Ir - " "l l i -. v - " I '. . ''! ! A severe Illness. Mr. Wortman brought his youngest girl horns with him, the older one remaining in La Grande to attend school,' ' ' - SELLS WORTMAN RANCH AT PROFIT OF $500 E. B. Knapp has sold the John Wortman homestead that he bought a fe,w weeks ago for $2000, ta Bert Gossett for $2500, making the neat sum of $500 ln less than a month. Mr. Gossett Is going to move on to the ranch and farm it'. He has let a contraot to Bert Reynolds, to break 100 acres of sod on the. place.. Enterprise Will Have First Oarage Rodgars Brothers Buy Old 8ktlng Rink Property; For That Purpose. Jas. M. and Edward Rodgers, com posing the firm of Rodgers Bros.j have bought the old rink property at River and Grant streets of Wal ter A. Smith for $2200. The lots are 120x228 In stee, Improved with' a large one-story frame building. The deal was made by W. E. Taggart.' The new proprietors will make ex tensive improvements ou the build ing, and fix tt up for a garage, ma chine and tin shop, buggy and wag on painting room. Bumaugh Tires Moving. . Louie Burnaugh's "broad should ers" tired of the Job of moving the old Selbert building ,whea he got as far as the S. D. Clark lots south of the ball grounds, and so he bought the lots of Mr. Clark for $400. The building will be placed on the lots and rp modeled and made over Into u eir fortable residence property. Only Half Tha 8tow. .The miners ,who have recently come out. from the Williams mines on Lick creek, report only half as much snow this winter as last. The extreme depth a year ago was 9 feet and 1 inch, while this winter the deepest is 4 feet. The lowest teuperature this winter was 10 de grees. Clean-Up day, April 15. WHITE FRONT " Livery, Feed and Sale Stable R. L.. DAY, Proprietor Good Rigs Fair Treatment Horses Bought and Sold Special Attention to Commercial Trade Rates for Regular Boarders Bus to and From Trains Best of Help Employed Home Phone I Open Day and Night One 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 eut, $3,200.00 City L,ots, $100 to $300 Residence Property, $650 to $3,000 . Fire Insurance Surety Bond Live Stock Insurance W. E. TAGGART m Fi0fleef Real Estate M,IL ENTERPRISE, : : : OREGON I Cartfiu tanking Insurtt tht Saftty of Diposlls." Depositors Have That Guarantee at WALLOWA NATIONAL BANK OF ENTERPRISE. OREGON CAPITAL $50,000 , - SURPLUS $50,000 We Do a General Banking Business. Exchange Bought and Sold on All Principal Cities. Geo. W. Hyatt, t resident W. R. Holmes, Cashier Geo. 8. Craig, Vice President Frank A. Reavis, Ar.t. Cashier D1BKOTOM Geo .8. Cbaio Gbo. W. Hyatt Mattib A. Holmw J. H. Dobbin W. B. Holmes TO LP J. K. JOHNSON BEQUEATHS ALL HIS PROPERTY TO ROBERT ; WRIGHT COURT NEWb. The jWlll of John K. Johnsom was filed for probate, Wednesday. Mr. Johnson was an old bachelor who lived on upper Prairie Creek. ; He died' at Lewiston, recently after, t long Illness. During his Illness he was taken car of by Robert Wright, and in recognition of Wright's faithfulness, ' Mr. Johnson willed him all his prop- j erty, consisting of a homestead! val ued at $1000 and personal property? to the amount of 1 $15. One dollar each Is. bequeathed to' a brother and two sisters In the East. , All the rest, Is given to Wright, for the reason as stated ini thei will: "in consideration of the services and ' care which the -said Robert Wright , has, in the past years,' rendered un to me." , The .will is dated February, 1910. ' Othr Probata Doings. U. T. McDanlel, F. A. Galloway -ind Charles Hauprichs appointed ap- pralsers of estate of Eva Agnesi Wll- Hams, a minor. Return of sale of real estate by ' Rdlth E, Hoist, guardian. Property told for $1225. Sale confirmed. i NEW IRRIGATION DITCH BEING DUG EA8T OR, TOWN Tl 1. I . j , vn is pruBraneiuig rapiuiy on ui lew ditch of the Farmers Ditch com pany on the north side of Prairie Creek and in Swamp Creek pass. 3. E. Patterson who has the contract for over two miles of the ditch la working a large fores of men and teams. - ' The new' ditch will be supple mental .to th old one and will add a lot or water to toe land unoev n. it ,wiu do about tnree mues long, 10 feet wide on the botttom, and will carry 30 cubic feet of water. TOlA intn 1. . III . " w .vkwu wvoM v& utq ucnr tt Jt at tt im be about $4000. The old ditch will be kept up and will be the source of supply for the higher lying land. Block North of Hotel Enterprise 2 WILLS RANCH FA1THFU R1END