POLITICAL
NEWS AND
COMMENT
Carl L. Kelty, rpr3Mntatlve of A.
W. Lafferty, the Insurgent, Aiitl
.rsembly candidate for Congress,
vaa In Dnterr-rine, Saturdcy, mak
ing arrangements for an address by
Vr. Lafferty at the court house In
this city Saturday infeht, September
10, at 8 o'clock. If possible, Mr. Laf
f;rty will also speak la Vattowa, tie
c.rae afternoon.
J. P. Rusk, -the primary candidate
fcr the log Mature, received, a warm
v.elcome In. Union IzM. week. The
aasemblyltea ceera acarrer than hen'a
teeth.
Friends have prevailed on J. A.
French, the popular ex-county clerk,
to come out for the Democratic nom
ination fpr representative. Too late
for petition, no they will wrlto bis
name In.
J. T. McLr.ln.of Joseph will be
the Democratic nominee for county
commissioner.
Thursday la the last day petitions
cm be filed for county offices. Sep
tember 3 wa3 the last day for state
offices.
SPECIAL MEETING OF
IMPHOVEMENT LEAGUE
The Improvement League met In
regular session Monday night lirr A.
C. Miller'fl office. Mrs. Rose of El
gin was present ami made a proposi
tion to the ladles to put on a Hlght
oporo or comedy some time In Octo
ber. The ,work at the Fair was dis
cussed briefly, but as liittle Interest
suems to be taken In the proposed'
eating booth, projoct, It will probably
be abandoned.
A special meeting of the League
will be held Thursday evenlnig of
this week In A. C. Miller's office.
A full attendance Is desired, as
there Is urgent business to come be
fore the League.
Marriags Licenses.
Aug. 30 Reuben Walker and Lola
Toney. Married same day by Jus
tice A. C. Smith, of Enterprise.
Bept. 6 Tommy Williams, 29, Wal
lowa county, laborer; Izora Zuiuwalt,
20, Wallowa.
Fresh Fruits
All seasonable fruits
found here. Also the
finest shipment of For-,
eign and Dome s t i c
Cheese ever in the city
General Merchandise
With the en t i r e
stock kept brand
new at the lowest
prices the quality of
goods can besold for
All Hats, Shoes and
Gloves at Cost while
they last
An excellent quality of coal
at a conservative price.
Lay in the winter
supply now.
Riley Riley's
Baker City
Normal and Business College
Begins September Sth
NEW CATALOG Tells all about the different
courses. Do we get our students POSITIONS?
Yes! We have even placed students from other
chools. NOW ia the time to PREPARE.
A. L McGaifley, Principal
Wheat Oats Barley Rye
Timothy Hay -
Highest market price paid at any . .
station on railroad in the county.
Call on or telephone
CARL, ROE
Briar In your Sample
SUGAR DEET HARVEST
BEGINS SEPTEMBER 26
F. S. Bmrowell, manager of the
La Grande sugar factory, who was
here looking after the details of har
vesting their tig crop In this coun
ty, returned' to La Grande, Wednes
day. Mr. Brarawel says the harvest
will begin in here September 26 and
will last 40 days. Japs will be
brought to to do the handi work, but
100 span of horses will be required,
ainJ Including the pullers andi top
pers 200 men employed.
Mr. Eramwell eays the record of
the factory shows' that the man
ufactured sugar is less than 10 per
sent of the gross- weight of 'the
beats.
Diphtheria Cases
In North Country
Little Boy Dies at BartMV Dr.
Gilmcre St;ricken, While.
On, Duty.
Several cases of diphtheria of ma
'gfiiant type, the death of a little
oy near IJartie'.t, and the Illness of
)r. T. M. Gllmore at Flora, has
( aused considerable alarm and un
aslneaa la. tie North Country,
i'rompt quarantine ' mecoures we.-e
pJuca, hovever, and it i hoped the
lurther epread of the disease will
o prevented.
Diphtheria first attacked the fam
.ly of Edward Hack near Dartiett,
hU ULtle five-year-old son, Charles,
lying Friday night. Mr. Hack is
low 111 of the same disease. A mem
ber of the O'Neal family living near
la reported Ill, and that family, the
Hack homo and the Lafayette WJ
10a home are all quarantined.
Dr. T. M. Giimore of Flora was the
itteiiding physician at the Hack
lome, and he ha3 been stricken, with
a mild form of the disease. He Is
i inter quarantine at hla home In
flora. Word Wednesday noon is
hat he Is getting along all right.
fEN CARS OF CATTLE .
SHIPPED ON TUESDAY
Ten cars of.Imnaha and Snake
river cattle were shipped' from this
station, Monday morning to Portland
and Seattle markets, by Chandler &
Walker.
The cattle were a fine lot and
no doubt will top the market.
All the range stuff io in extra
prime condition and the cattlemen
rejoice.
HIS 16.000TH LECTURE.
Michael J. Fanning, a noted Irish
temperance lecturer, spoke In the
Christian church Tuesday evening
to a good sized audience. He talked
in favor of state-wide prohibition.
This, he stated, was his 16,000thi lec
ture, which he claims 1 the record'
for long wind. He expect to deliver
4000 more speeches.
PROBATE COURT.
, Sept. 2 S. F. Pace, A. C. Miller
, and C. M. Lockwood appointed ap
I prataers of estates of Emera M. Km
near and Belle R. Klnnoar.
I Aug. 27 Order final heading and
' settlement In estate of Kate Mai
j lory.
Aug. 19 Edwin Marvin appointed
I Admr. estate of John Williams, bond
I $ 1000. Estimated value of estate
112200. Honry Spence, J. P. More
lock, and R. MeCrae appointed, ap
' f raisers. Adnir. authorized to oper
ate thi eaw mill.
Geo. W. Hyatt and family return
ed last weoil: from a trip to the sea
shore. Enterprise
Office In BerUnd Building X
DEDICATE TROY ;
BRIDGE TO PUBLIC
FORMALLY, ACCEPTED BY COUN
TY COURT FROM CONTRACT
ORS PEOPLE REJOICE,
The fine bridge over the Grande
Ronde river at Troy, 45 mlleo north
west of EnVrprfae, was received
'rora the contractors and dedicated
lo the put tic by the coun ty court,
Saturday. There was a good-sized
Lirowd of Grouse, Eden and Lost
Prairie people present, and the
irowd would have been much larg
er but for the di;.htherla " scare in
.J rouse.
Judge Olmsted and Commissioners
3am Lltch end W. G. Loiie were
present, the two former accompanied
:y their wives.. ' The exerclseo were
informal, but the Judge made a lit--le
talk,, in' v;blch he coinpllmeatcd
'Ir. Lltch cs the "bulkllnig commia- i
iloaar," whose name ia associated
.1th eo' many public works during
jIu short term of office.
A picnic and boakot dlnoier was
siv&a by the residents and the day
.vas very much enjoyed by all. The
members of the court were thorough
ly Impressed with the appreciation
jf the people of the new bridge. '
The structure was found complete
.n every respect according to con
.ract, and every one believes It an
lonest piece of work.
The same contractors had raised
'.nd straightened, the wooden bridge
iver the Little Salmon, and it Is
iow in firstclasa condition.
Lafferty Talks In
Enterprise Saturday
,3xaert Candidate for Conqpesa
Will Make Speech at tie,
CoUrthousec
A. W. Lafferty, of Portland, Insur
ant candidate for Congress from
he Second Oieom district, . will
speak In the court house In Enter
prise next Saturday evening, at 8
o'clock. Lafferty Is making aa aB
sresslve campaign and has s.prung to
-he front to short order. He Is the.
anly Congressional candidate' to vlsiitj
enterprise in this campaign, and iSj
ilso the only one to make a sya-i
'ematlc canvass of the whole dis-'
:rict. When he returns to Fort
and four days before the' primary
election, he will have spoken in
avery one ofthe seventeen county
teats.
In his talk Lafferty will pay par
ticular attention, to the Government's
liscrimlnatlon against Oregon io its
administration, of public lands. He
will explain the Reclamation Act
iteal by which the government took
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A. W. LAFFERTY,
Republican Insurgent Candidate for
Cc,:U'e.
$3,360,000 rightfully due this state
for Irrigation projects. This was ef
fected by repeal of Section 9 of the
Reclamation Act, which was done
by the Ways and Means Committee
of the House, of which Congressman
EH La la a member. He will also
show how the Interior Department
has construed the Homestead "and
Timber Land laws off the statute
books so that now a man's rights to
lake up government laud are prac
tically worthliea, Lnfferty Is es
pecially well versed in this subject
and handles It in an Interesting man
ner. Ou National Usuea Lafferty is a
progressive Republican and stands
with Cummkis, Dolllver, LaFollette,
Murdork and .V a ilso a, ami agalnot
AMrleh, Cannon, Payne, Dalzell and
the other reactionaries. In local
politics he opposes the assembly
Idea. He to a fighter and If he is
aent to Congress he will get things
for Oregon.
Lafferty' talk Saturday night will
not be long. Everybody U Invited.
tPald Advertising.)
INCREASED ENROLLMENT
AT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
- Wallowa County High School op
ened Its fourth year Monday morn
ing with an enrollment of 59, an In
crease of 18 over last year's open
ing. Students from 11 parts of the
county are present and there Is ev
sry Indication of a fine year's
work.
The same efficient corps of Instruc
tors are on duty Prof. H. K. Shirk,
principcl; Gene' W. Hall, assistant;
.v'rs. Ivanhoe r.nd Mloa Eothweil.
TOM TUCKER PARDONED.
Tom Tucher sentenceid to four years
in the penitentiary from this, coun
'.y, has been conditionally pardoned
by Acting Governor Bowerman, the
condition being tha.t he remains out
jf Oregon during the four years.
Tucker Is reportei as having loca
ted at Walla Walla.
Local Firm Sells
Joseph Property
3ot,-pr Farm Sold To The Dalles
Capitalists Ranpher Moves
To TOiVvn,
Jordan & Pace, of the O. R. &
i. company, negotiated same big real
jctate deala In Joseph and vicinity
ast week. They sold the John
.loner place, two miles east of Jo
reph, owned by George Boner and
Jurtis Christy, to J. T. Peters and
.V. II. Ragsdale of The Dalles, ait a
.irlce very near ?C0 an acre. There
tre 71 acres In the farm. The
lew owners weie already hoavy in
.estors In Wallowa county land,
..lilch they believe has a great
future.
George Boner 'bought a half Inter
est in the Thompson livery barn
it Joseph for $2500.
Will Move to Enterprise.
James Steen, a, well knovn. ranch
'r and stockman of the Zumwalt
jountry, has bought a lot in the
ioutheast part of Enterprise. The
;r.le wa3 prade by W. E. Taggart.
.Mr. Steen wl!l build a fine house
m the lot nadi move his family to
his city. . '
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.
Notice Is hereby - given, that the
.lartnershlp heretofore existing be
ween Sam Lltch, Jamca. A. Funk
ind M. E. Kotohkias dolai business
'tnder the nr.me of the L. 'F, & H.
Jo. has heen dissolved by mutual
consent, M. E. Hotchklss retiring.
Sam Lltch and. Janiea A. Funk w'll
:cntln.ue bu!ine33 under the name
jf the L. F. & H. Co., pay all the
;rm obligation and collect all bills
iue the firm. 37r3 .
SAM LIT CH.
JAMES A FUNK,
M. E. HOTC.HKISS.
CHURCH SERVICE8.
Church of ChrUt, Glfford Ernesit,
pastor: Bible school at 9:43; wor
ihlp at 11 o'clock Sunday morning
aud preachfcg at 8 o'clock in he
svenlng. Y, P. S. C. E. at 6:45 p.
week prayer and praise service Wed
n., topic, "Proud or What?" Mid
week prayer and praise, service Wed
iea;lay evening, topic, Your favorite
erso from the 12th chapter of Ro
mans. Th sen'ice of welcome and greet
ing for Rev. B. F MereJlth, the
aew paator of the M. E. church of
his city, will be postponed uutiJ
Hev. Harris of the Presbyterian
.-hunch returns, lu order that he may
.wKlelpate la the service. The Chris
icu church prefers not ty rush the
deserved welcoma to Rev. Meredith
intU all may take part sinco the
same consideration .was s.hawn the
present pastor of the Christian,
church by the other reiilou3 bodies
of the city.
New Suiti Filed.
Sept. 2 Edito Robinson vs. Mu
tual Fire Company of Portland, Or
egon. For the best rigs, horses, buggies
and drivers, courteous treatment and
fair price go to the old, reliable
Enterprise Livery, . Baker & Smith,
proprietors.
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Plumbing, plumbing fixtures, pipes
and fittings, ft Keltners.
J L, G. HOLLAND, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
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Office In Lltch Building.
Telephone Connection.
For All Kinda of
Artistic ralntla. m
rsr BaMlai
do not fail to call on
0AKCS, Contractor
N. B.-Low Broa.' Tainta
Big Horse Sale
of High Grade Draft Stock
100 Percherons, Clydes and Shires
will be sold at Public
4ucon commencing;
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 1910
the second day of the Wal
Iowa County Fair, at
ENTERPRISE, OREGON
70 Head of 2-year-olds
No Old Stuff
More Mares than Geldings
Every One a Good One
TERMS :-6 months bankable note, with privilege of renewing
E. A.' ANDERSON and GEO. WAGNER, Owners
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Baker a Smith, Proprietors
Fair treatment to everybody. Bus meets all trains 10 cts
' Commercial Trade a Specialty. '
First Class Rigs. t Phone Orders Carefully Followed
Horses Bought and Sold
Feed For Sale Open Day and Night
Pure Bred Black Percheron Stallion at this barn for service
Pure Bred Black Percheron
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Abstract
A. C-MILLER, President
4. umce m L-ompany's new
new Court House, Oldest and most complete ahstmct nlant
m countv. Ahstmpfa nf tiflo
I ly. Insurance written m largest and strongest companies.
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. aauuc buaueu at very Lowest current Kates
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New Line of
"Superior" Stoves and Ranges
See me and get my prices before buying else
where. I carry also a full and complete Hno of
bath tubs, basins and bowls, and a full list of
plumbing supplies. First-class plumbing at the
lowest figure for which such plumbing can be
done. -:- ALL WORK GUARANTEED.
S. CLARK EnterprUe, Oregon
CONCRETE WCRK
TOf all kinds. TO you believe in beautifying Enterprise, you
must believe in making that beauty enduring.lConcrete is
enduring-it will render city beauty a "Concrete Reality."
ISee us for any and all kinds of Concrete Work.
MARKS BROTHERS. General Contractors.
L. BE R LAND
Dealer in Harness,
uu reamer uooas or ail descriptions.
I will fit you out with the best goods for the least
money. When in need of anything in my line, call and S
inspect my stock before purchasing.
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