City and County
Brief News Items
Jap-a-lac at Keltner'a.
Edison. Records for May now en
sale at G. I. Ratclkff's.
Fred Wagner and family returned I
a, Portland Wednesday..
Sheriff Marvin left Wednesday
far Imnaba on official business.
Mies Edith Fay went to Joseph
Friday to ' visit .with friends until
Monday. ; ..
Miss Anna Richards of the R. S.
V By O. HENRY.
Copyright, 1906. by S. a McClure Co.
A.KLEM. V
' Mrs. Fink , has dropped Into
Mrs. Cassldy's flat, one flight
below. ' " -
j "Ain't it a beaut?" said Mrs. Cassldy.
. She turned her face proudly for her
! friend Mrs. Fink to. see. One eye was
nearly closed, with a great greenish
Her lip was
mirnle bruise around It
& L. store or tuis city, returned irorn , cut and bioedhig a llttie. and there
La Grande. Friday. .':'. . - were red finger marks on each side of
If you should want anything In the j her neck.
line of gasoline engines, pumping :
plants, ' and similar 'outflits, come
to us, We handle the Fairbanks
Morse and Co.'s ' engines and ma
chines. - Let us give you price and
show you: that we ; cam save you
money. ; W. J. Funk & Co.
Tvev. W, hV Gibson, the Baptist
missionary from La Grande, arrived
1p Enterprise Friday evening.
Mrs. etlllwell, wife of the (Enter
prise market) . man, returned' here
from La Grande Wednesday.
Mrs. Harley Fleener of Enterprise
left Saturday morning to visit her
family relatives la Lostine. . , . ,
Mr. Rancher: Did you know that
W. J. Funk & Co. are agents for the
famous John Deere alfalfa rakes,
stackers, plows, and all the Deere
agricultural implements? v Come In,
and let us quote you prices.
John Hug, brother of the city mar
shal of Enterprise arrived fromi (El
gin for a few days' visit here.
. Davis and Ward have received the
new soda .water fountain to be In
stalled In thelir lunch and pool 'room.
Mrs. W. W. White has been very
ill for several days at her .home in
tula city, but is. at this time lm-jcrovlng.
Try Chase ft Sanborn's coffee
best coffees and tea on .Upmar
ket at W. J. Funk & Co.'o, Exclus
ive agency for Enterprise., .
' Mrs. , Hoffman and Mrs. Brown,
who have been visiting In Enter
prise, returned to their homes In
Elgin Saturday.-
' When la Enterprise, call at W. J.
Funk ft Co.'s and get prices on the
famous John Deere agricultural Im
plements. Let us quote you prices
especially on alfalfa rakes and
stackers. Don't, buy till you get
our pricos. ' ., :
Mrs. John McDonald returned to
her home la Wallowa after a day's
Visit U Mrs, C. M. Lock wood of
Enterprise.. .''.,
Rev. Mr. Howarth, pastor of the
Methodist church at Joseph, returned
to that city Thursday after a brief
visit to Enterprise.
Dr. F. H. Moore, osteopath, has
office hours all day Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday In. Enterprise. Of
fice over the bank. '83btf .
Air. and Mrs, Bookout and little
' son returned-from Portland Wed
n.asday,'' where they had' taken their
little child who was 111.
Mr. and Mrs. George McDannel
of tke Cove are ' Tiflitlng Mrs. R.
V.,Bloon and other, relatives to
the valley. They expect to remain
for a fortnight. -
Mrs. Ida Landon, sister of Mrs. H.
E. ; Merryro'an, who was called here
by the death of their motner, win
leave Sunday morning to return' to
her home in Albany. .
C . p . Raesdale left Saturday
' morning' for MInam where his men
are rounding up the ewes with lamb
from his sheen -ranch. Mr. Ragsdale
has now 2100 ewe on the ranch
Trr Chase ft Sanborn's coffee-best
cotees and teas 01 the market at
' W 3. Funk ft Co.'s. Exclusive agen
cy for Enterprise.
G. J. Ratcllff has Just receive a
large shipment of . Edison records
matthis: his record - stock complete
Yon have over 2.000 records to
choose from. Come and hear them.,
Rev. Carlck of the Joseph Pres-
' bvterlan church returned' Thursday
after attendlmg .& temperance lec
ture by Rev. Foulkes at thei Metho-
odist church, Wednesday xngw, m
Enterprise r
Revs. Mavnard and Johns of Wal
Iowa returned' to their homes in. that
city Thursday morning, after attend
ing the temperance lecture Dy
Rev. ' Foulkes of Portland, ' ta
Methodist church hers. '
i:
THE MEADOW DAIRY
. I mm now prepared to
furnih the people Of En
'terprise and vicinity with
;' . . the best of f ,
MILK, CREAM, BUTTERMILK
SKIMMED MILK ;;
I Whole Milk, per quart, 5s
' Cream for table ue, per quart 5C
I Cieam to whip, rer quart, - ' Vc
; Bultennilk, per gallon. . IOV
i Skimmed Milk; r gallon IOC
'. . W. W. ZURCHRH '
"My husband wouldn't ever think of
doing that to me." said Mrs. Fink, con
cealing her envy. ''
"I wouldn't have a man." declared
Mrs. Cassldy, "that didn't beat me up
at least once a week. - Shows he thinks
something of you. Say, but that last
dose Jack gave me wasn't no homeo
pathic one! I can see stars yet. But
he'U be the sweetest man In town for
the rest of the week to make up for It
This eye is good for theater tickets apd
a silk shirt waist at the very least"
"I should hope," said Mrs. Fink, as
suming complacency,' "that Mr. Fink
Is too much 'of a gentleman ever to
raise his hand against me." :
"Oh. go on, Maggie!" said Mrs. Cas
sldy, laughing and applying witch.
hazel. "You're only jealous, xour oia
man Is too trapped and slow to ever
give you a punch.- He Just sits down
and practices physical culture with a
newspaper when he comes home. Now,
ain't that the truth?"
"Mr. Fink certainly peruses of ths
papers when he comes home," acknowl
edged Mrs. Fink, with a toss of her
head, "but be certainly don't ever
make no Steve O'Donoell out of me
Just to amuse blmself-tbat's a sura
thing." - '
Mrs. Cassldy laughed the contented
laugh of the guarded and happy ma
tron. With the air of Cornelia exhib
iting her jewels she drew down tha
collar of her kimono and revealed an
other treasured bruise, maroon color
ed, edged with olive and orange, a
bruise now nearly well, but still to
memory dear.
Mrs. Fink capitulated. The formal
light in her eye softened to envious
.admiration. She and Mrs. Cassldy had
been chums In the downtown paper box
factory before they had married, one
year before. Now she and her man
occupied the Sat above Mame and her
man. - Therefore she could not put on
airs with Maine.
"Don't It hurt when be soaks you?"
asked Mrs. Fink curiously. .
"Hurt!" Mrs. Cassldy gave a so
prano scream of delight "Well, say,
did you ever have a brick bouse fall
on you? Well, that's Just the way it
feels Just like when they re digging
you out of the ruina. Jack's got a loft
that spells two matinees and a new
pair of Oxfords and his right! Well,
It takes a trip to Coney and six pairs
of openwork, silk lisle threads to make
that good." i
"But what does he beat you for?"
Inquired Mrs. Fink, with wide open
eyes.
"Silly I" Bald Mrs. Cassldy indulgent
ly. ."Why, because he's full. It's gen
erally on Saturday nights." - I
"But whaf cause do you give himr
persisted the seeker after knowledge.
"Why., Uldn t , I marry turn? Jack
comes in tanked up, and I'm here, ain't
I? Who else has be got a right to
beat? I'd Just like to catch him once
beating anybody else! . Sometimes It's
because supper ain't ready, and some
times it's because It is. Jack ain't
particular about causes. He Just
lushes till be remembers he's married,
and then he makes for home and does
me up. Saturday nights I just move
the furniture with sharp corners out
of the way. so I won't cut my head
when be gets bis work la.' He's got a
left swing that Jars you. ' Sometimes I
take the count in the first round, but
when I feel like having a good time
during the week or want some new
rags I come up again for more pun
ishment " That's what I done last
night. Jack knowa I've been wanting
a black silk waist for a month, and I
didn't think Just one black eye would
bring It Tell you what Mag. I'll bet
you the ice cream he brlnga It to
night" ' . '
Mrs. Fink was thinking deeply.
"My Mart," she said, ."never hit me
a Jlck in his life. It's Just like yon
Bald. Mame; he comet In grouchy and
ain't got a word to lay. lie never
,akea me out anywhere. He's a chair
farmer at home for fair. He buya me
things, but be looks so glum about It
taat I never appreciate eny
Mrs. Cassldy slipped an arm around
ier chum. ' ;
"You poor-thing!" she said. ''But ev
erybody can't have a husband like
Jack. Marriage wouldn't be no failure
If they was all like blm. These dis
contented wives you hear about what
they need Is a Pian to come home and
kick their slats in once a ween ana
then make It op in kisses and chocolate
creams. That'd give 'ero aome interest
In life. Whaf 1 want Is a caasterfol
man that alugs you when he's Jagged
and bugs you when be ain't Jagged.
Preserve me' from the man that ain't
got the sand to do neither!"
Mrs. Fink sighed, - : ,
The hallways were suddenly Oiled
with sound. The door flew open at the
kick of Mr. CasHidy. Ills anna were
occupied with bundles. Mame flew
and bung about his neck. . Her sound
eye sparkled with the love light that
shines In the eye 6f the Maori maid
when she recovers consriousnem in the
hut of the wooer who baa stunned and
dragged her there.
'Rpl!o. old girl r shouted Mr. Cas
stdv He sbed his bundles and lifted
tier otr her feet In a mighty hug. "I
got tickets 1 pr Barnum & Bailey's, rfnd
if you'll bus t the string of one of them
bundles I guess you'll find that silk
waist Whyy. good evening, Mrs. Fink!
I didn't see yu at first How's old
Mart corning along?"
"He's very well. Mr. Cassldy, thanks,"
said Mrs. Fink. "I must be going
along up now. Mart 'U be home for
supper soon. Til bring you down that
pattern you granted tomorrow. Mame."
Mrs. Fink went up to her flat and
had a little cry. It was a meaningless
cry. the kind of cry that only a woman
knows about a cry from no particular
cause, altogether an absurd cry the
most transient and the most hopeless
cry In the repertory of grief. Why had
Martin never thrashed her? He was
as big and strong- as Jack Cassldy.
Did be not care for her at all? He
never quarreled.- He came home and
lounged about, silent, glum, idle. ; He
was a fairly good provider, but he ig
nored the spices of life. - '
Mrs. Fink's ship of dreams was be
calmed. Her captain ranged between
plum duff and his hammock. If only
he would shiver his timbers or stamp
his footi on the quarter deck now and
then! And she had thought to sail so
merrily, touching at ports In the De
lectable Isles! Bnt now, to vary the
figure, she was ready to throw up the
eponge. tired out without a scratch
to show for all those tame rounds with
her sparring partner. For one moment
she almost hated Mame Mame. with
her cuts and bruises, her salve of
presents and kisses, her stormy voy
age with her fighting, brutal, loving
mate, " .i . ' '
Mr. Fink came home at 7. He was
permeated with the curse of domes
ticity. Beyond the portals of his cosy
home he cared not to roam, to roam,
He was the man who had caught the
street car. the anaconda that had swal
lowed its prey, the tree that lay as it
had fallen. i ' ' i-
"Llke the supper, Mart?" asked Mrs.
Fink, who had striven over It.
"M-m-m-yep." grunted Mr. Flnk.
After supper he gathered his newspa
pers to read. He sat in his stockinged
feet.
Arise, some new Dante, and sing me
the befitting corner of perdition for the
man who sltteth In the house In his
stockinged feet! Sisters of patience
who by reason of ties or duty have
endured it in silk, yarn, cotton, lisle
thread or woolen does not the new
canto belong?
The next day was Labor day. , The
occupations of Mr. Cassldy and Mr.
Fink ceased for one passage of the
sun. Labor, triumphant, would parade
and otherwise disport Itself.
Mrs. Fink took Mrs. Cassldy's pat
tern down early. Mame bad on her
new silk waist Even her damaged
eye managed to emit a holiday gleam.
Jack was fruitfully penitent, and there
was a hilarious scheme for the day
afoot with parks and picnics , and
Pllsener in It
A rising. Indignant Jealousy seized
Mrs. Fink as she returned to her flat
above. Ob, happy Mame, with ber
bruises and ber quick following balm I
But was Mame to have a monopoly of
happiness? Surely Martin Fink was
as. good a man as Jack Cassldy. Was
his wife to go always unbelabored and
uncaressed? A sudden, brilliant breath
less idea came to Mrs. Fink. . She
would show Mame that there were
husbands as able to use their fists and
perhaps to be as tender afterward as
any Jack.
The holiday promised to be a nominal
one with the Finks. Mrs. Fink bad
Professional Diectory of Wallowa County
THOS. M. DILL
E ATTORNEY-AHAW
J Office first door south of New $
Fraternal Bldg, Enterprise, Ore.
BURLEIGH & BOYD
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW J
Practice iu all State Courts and f
Interior Department. Careful at-
tention to all business.
.Si
D. W. SHEAHAN
LAWYER ' ENTERPRISE
Practice in State and Federal
Courts and Interior Department
w a RinnnN
ARCHITECT AND BUILDER
ENTERPRISE, OREGON
HMHMHMHHHt,4M,l
Cold Ltaf.
While a leaf of gold is so thin that it
Is impossible to measure (ts thickness,
scales have been made which weigh
it accurately. One leaf weighs one
fifth of a grain. It is so light that a
breath will blow it away. Held to the
light, it is translucent and greenish.
CHARLES' THOMAS "
LAWYER - ENTERPRISE, ORE.
Practice in State and Federal f
Courts and Int. Dept Abstract I
Bldg., opposite court house
(tsiiitiataiiitiKiaiBkiiaiai m mm
W. C. KETCHUM
DENTIST - ENTERPRISE
Home J
Office Borland Building,
Independent Phone.
C. T. HOCKETT. M. D. J
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office upstairs In Bank Build-
ing. Ind. Home phone in office 2
and residence. '
I! DR. C. A. AULT
I! PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON ;;
1 ! Office In Bank Building. I '
', Horn phone both office and; ',
; residence. j
i-uuit; me buuuu ui a wuuiaD s Toice.
high, raised, a bumping, a stumbling
and a shuffling, a chair overturned
unmistakable sounds of domestic con
flict "Mart and Mag scrapping?" postulat
ed .Mr. Cassldy. "Didn't know they
ever Indulged. Shall 1 trot up and See
If they need a sponge holder?" '
' One of Mrs. Cassldy's eyes sparkled
like a diamond. The other twinkled
at least like paste. '
"Oh, oh," she said softly and with
out apparent meaning, in the feminine
ejaculatory manner. "1 wonder if I
wonder If wait, Jack, till I go up and
see!" '.:.'-!. ' ..i ,
. TJp the stairs she sped. As ber foot
struck the hallway above out from the
kitchen door of her flat wildly flounced
Mrs. Flnk. " , .
"Oh, Magjrle," cried Mrs. Cassldy In a
delighted whisper, "did he? Oh.dld he?"
Mrs. Fink ran and laid her face upon
ber chum's shoulder and sobbed hope
lessly.": : "f- ' : 1
Mrs. Cassldy took Maggie's face be
tween her hands and lifted It gently.
Tear stained it wasj flushing and pal
ing, but its velvety, pink and white,
becomingly freckled surface was un-
scratched, unbrulsed, uninarred by the
recreant fist of Mr. Flnk.
"Tell me, Maggie." pleaded Mame,
"or 1 11 go in there and find out
What was tt Did be hurt you? i What
did he do?"
Mrs. Fink's face went down again
despairingly on the bosom of her
friend. i -v . .
"For Gawd's sake, don't open that
door, Mame!" she sobbed. "And don't
ever tell nobody keep it under your
hat' He be never touched me, and
he's, oh. Gawd he's washln' the
clothes he's washln. the clothes!"
HutiinrisiaiiiiiniiiiuiiiniHiiHiiiiiiiiiiii
Hack Calls to
any part of the city
answered day or night.
Both Phones -Home
Independent 40
Pacific States 45.
SailaalllURiaiUIUIiniUIIUI'WBIBIIUBIBIHHIli
EiiiBuiiiiiniiinniim umnninriiiininiuin
The Cit Planing Mill
W. F. RANKIN, Proprietor
ENTERPRISE, OREGON.
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Mr. and Mrs. - Harry Murphy of
Kansas ' City, who have been vis
.r.'jij friends iia La Grande, arrived
in Enterprise Friday evening to be
the guests of Dr. and Mrs. F. E.
iioore. They -will remain for sever
al days. ' : ' .,
J. .W, Nedrow paid this office a
congenial visit Friday. Incidental
ly, tn conversation with Mr. Nedrow,
It was discovered, that he bore some
the stationary washtuba in the kitchen distant . relationship to the editor's
filled with a two weeks' wasn tnat oaa aTaindnarenta
been soaking overnight. Mr. Flnk sat
In hfa fltoplclnipprl foar renrllnir ft news-
paper. Thus Labor day presaged to '. Enterprise furniture dealer, re-
T. A Ratcllff, father of G. I. Rat
the
th
Epeed.
Jealousy surged high tn Mrs. Fink's
heart, and higher still surged an auda
cious resolve. If her man would not
strike her If he would not so far
prove bis manhood, his prerogative and
his (liferent in conjugal affairs, he must
be pror'ted to bis duty.
' Mr. Flnk lit bis pipe and peacefully
rubbed an ankle with a stockinged toe.
He reposed In the state of matrimony
like a lump of unblended suet in a
pudding. This was bis level Ely slum-
to alt at ease vicariously girdling the
world in print amid the wifely splash
ing of suds and the agreeable smells
of breakfast dishes departed and din
ner ones to come. ; Many Ideas were
far from bis mind, but tbe furthest one
was the thought of beating bis wife.
Mrs. Fink turned on tbe bot water
and set the washboards in the suda.
Up from the flat below cume tbe gay
laugh of Mrs. Cassldy.- It sounded like
a taunt, a flaunting of ber own hap
piness In the face of tbe ttnslugged
bride above. Now was Mrs. Fink's
time.
8uddenly she turned like a fury upon
the man reading,
"You lazy loafer!" ahe cfled. "Must I
work my arms off washing and tolling
for the ugly likes of you? Are you a
man, or are you a kltcheu bound?'
Mr- Flnk dropped his .paper, motion
less from surprise. .Sbe feared that
ha would not strike that tbe provoca
tion bad been Insufficient Sbe leaped
at blm and struck blm fiercely In the
face with ber clinched hand. In that
Instant abe felt a thrill of love for blm
such aa she bad not felt for many a
day. Rise tip, Martin Fink, and come
Into your kingdom! Oh. she must feel
the weight of bis band now just to
show that he cared Just to show tbat
be cared t
Mr Flnk sprang to his feet Ma-
gle caught blm again on the Jaw with
s wide swing of ber other band. She
closed ber eyes In tbat fearful, bliss
ful moment before bis blow abould
come.-' fche whispered his name to her
self. She leaned to the expected shock.
hungry for It
Iq the flat below Mr. Cassldy. with
a shamed and contrite face, waa pow
dering Maine's eye In preparation for
their Junket. From, ib flat above
turned- to bkj home in 6 alero Friday
lnornlng. Mr. Ratcllff has been
spending several weeks here and
around Enterprise visiting his son
and friends, and looking after min
eral Interests In Wallowa county
Mr. and Mrs W. A'. Moss left
Saturday morning ; for Wallowa,
where Mr. Moaa baa purchased'
res'tauramt business. They main
t aimed, residence here until the past
week, in order that their children
might -have the advantage of the
Enterprise schools.
Buwiaugh ft Mayfteld have in
stalled a new gasoline measuring
tank, a self-measuring apparatus
by which gasoline, at any price per
gallon, can be accurately measured
out In small quantities, up to a gal
lon, Ths tank is constructed to be-
out of doors, being encased by wood
James R. Lane of Joseph was
bound over in Justice court last
Thursday to aalt the. action of the
next grand Jury, Mr. Lane Is charg
ed with violating the local option
law. His bond was fixed at $600.
ENTERPRISE LIVERY
AND HACK BARN
BAKER BROTHERS, Proprietors.
M
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First Class Rigs
and careful drivers.
Our bus meets all
trains. Fare 25c.
within city limits
Carries a complete stock of rough and , dressed 1
lumber. " . ,
Aline of standard mouldings always in stock.
Satisfactory Mill WorK a Specialty
' Five per cent dlaoount for oaah. All Accounts balances'
at expiration of 30 days and settled by oaah or note.
ENTERPRISE MEAT MARKET
BESl OF MEATS ALWAYS ON HAND.
?ricetrMarket Com)eS & HotchkisS
Pelts and Hides , proprietor
INDEPENDENT
PHONE 20
L, BERLAND
Dealer in Harness, Saddles, Chapps, Spurs g
and Leather Goods of all descriptions.- S
I will fit you out with the best goods for the least 5
money. When in need of anything in my line, call and 5
inspect my stock before purchasing. ! 8
ENTERPRISE, - - - OREGON fj
A Bright Preipact,
Tor Ave years." said the commer
cial travelor. "I bnd called upon a cer
tain draper in Scotland and never got
an order. I mentioned It to tbe bead
of tbe firm. 'We eye deal wl' B. &
CoV he said. Their traivler ca'd for
twenty years before be took an order,
and If ye'll continue to call for twenty
years I'll no auy but ye may get one.' "
Manchester Guardian,
T
ftTALLION BOOKS.
Indispensable records (or owners
of stallions, containing description
of mares, dates of service, time of
payments, and all neoeasacy data,
printed on good paper and strongly
bound in boards i with ' cloth back,
for sale at this office or sent post
age prepaid on receipt of price, $1,
Garden, tools, pruning shear
saws si Keltner'a.
and
la Grande Iron Works.
D. FITZGERALD, Proprietor.
Foundry and Machine Shop. Casting and Ma-
chine Work done on short notice.
WE ALSO MANUFACTURE FEED MILLS
Sawmill break down jpbs promptly attended to .
GIVE US A TRIAL
REAL ESTATE FIRM
Payne & Sheets
ENTERPRISE, OREGON.
5j We handle r.anches and City Pro perty. tt
. We ceo exchange your land for city property, or visa-versa. tt
,'e have some fin residence lota for aale. tt
2' We aall Bualneaa Lota. jjjj
Make Loane on Land. . JJ
ft Writ Your Insurance, J
Call and see ua when In town. 5
Office In Lltch Building, EnVerprieo, Oregon, jjj