THE NEWS RECORD
(Twlce-a-Week.)
AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER.
Formerly the Wallowa New, stab
llshed March 3. 1899.
Published Wednesday and Satur
days at Enterprise. Oregon, by
THE ENTERPRISE PRESS
Office East side Court House Square
Entered as second-class matter
January 2, 1909, at the postofflce at
Enterprise. Oregon, under the Act of
March 3. 1S79.
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six months $1, three mouths 50c,
one month 20c. On yearly cah-ln.
advance subscriptions a discount of
25c It given.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1910
GOOD CONGRESSIONAL TIMBER,
The people of Wallowa valley saw
and heard a roan, of congressional
calibre Saturday.
His was like the voice of a man
crying In the wilderness to a peoplej
long disgusted with stand-patisnV
Btand-stUlism, and Joe-Cannonlflm.
Ho told us of a better way and,
what is more pointed, out thej way.
The people who want Oregon to
conve Into her own ; who want th-e ag
ricultural areas of Wallowa co'unty
opened to bona-flde settlers;' yea,
who live In hope that one day the
government will aid in conserving
the great bounties of waiter in this
county and put It oni the handreds of
thousanda of acre3 of fertile soil In
tho hills all tliej will give Mr. Laf
ferty a big vote In this good old
county a week from next Saturday.
POLITICAL
NEWS AND
COMMENT
Daniel Eoyd, the chairman, gave a
neat Introductory at the, Lafferty
meeting. -
A flat salary for the State Printer
wa. decreed by the voer3 of the
state In 1906, by a vote of 4 to 1,
and defeated by Willis S. Duniway on
th'e ffoor of the State Legislative
session of 1907 and again lu 1909.'
Why continue a graft when a saving
can be made? William J. Clarke U
the popular republican, flat salary
candidate pledged to this great re
.rm. Paid rdverttalng.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
(Articles untler this head are Paid
Advertising.)
L. Couch of Wallowa;
This paper is authorised to an
nounce the candidacy of L. Couch
fo" county commissioner, oubject to
the decision, of the Republican voters
at the primary e'ectlon.
Improvement golig forward in,
Eugene and Medford are summarleed
and brought to the notice of people
interested in- those communities
through the .local papers, by; Mana
gers, Freeman, and Malbeouf of the
' commercial clubs of those 'two thriv
ing cRles. The plan Is an excellent
one, and serve a an eye-openen to
people at home who do not Teallze
the extent of local betterments until
the matter 1 called to their atten
tion. Portland! EJspatch..
Beauliflcation of railroad stations
In Oregon la planned by the Harri
man. lines and W. C. Chase has been
appointed official landscape archi
tect. Bugeife was the firaf city in
the state to adopt modern landscap
ing, for lt depot grounds and oth
ers will follow suit.
We are now prepared, to re-tlre
your worn-out baby buggy Urea.
We have just installed the new ma
chine and will guarantee the work.
38a6 Fred S. Ashley.
Republicans four years ago were
!ed to believe that by their vote
ihey were electing to office a flat
salary candidate for State Printer.
After nearly four years experience
:hey are now told by Mr. "Duniway
that he only pledge!) "an economical
business, administration," and now
hollers for more of the GRAFT.
Give William J. Clarke your primary
vote. Paid advertising.
To t,he, Voter of the Count.
Owing to slckneis In my family 11
has been and will be Impossible for
me to visit all parts of the county
during the progress of the primary
campaign,, but as stated through the
papers heretofore I shall. If elected,
endeavor to do justice to all partsl of
the county. It would not be proper
for one In my position to make
promises prior to election. It la suf
ficient 'to say that if elected I shall
do all Im my power to make a bet
ter county, a progresolve county, a
county of which every clitlzea- may
Justly feel proud, but keeping In
mind that we must have economy
and not waste In the administration
f county finances.
Yours very truly,
L. COUCH.
Candidate for nomination for County
Commissioner on the Republican
Ticket. 39b2
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long standing, it may be either acute
or . chronic, but whatever it Is Fo
ley's Kidney Remedy will' aid you
to 'get rbd of It quickly and restore
your natural health and vigor. "One
bottle of Foley's Kidney Remedy
made me well," saye J. Slbbull of
Grand View, Wis. Commence tak
ing It now. Durnaugh & Mayfield. -
The Fair Department Store
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Stunning New Designs in
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Announcing Our
Millinery Opening
Beginning Saturday, Sept. 1 Oth
CLASSY IDEAS in
Juvenile Headwear
Young Ladies' and
Missses' SWAGGER
STREET HATS
WE SAVE YOU
MONEY
The Latest and
Most Stylish in
Millinery Crea
tions. It will
cost you nothing
to examine our
line of millinery
The Fair Department Store
Jennings Brick Block Joseph, Oregon
Fresh Fruits
.All seasonable fruits
found here. Also the
finest shipment of For
eign and Domestic
Cheese ever in the city.
General Merchandise v
With, the entire
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
asnsasw.i.. iirsaa53sg83a .
An excellent quality of coal
at a conservative price. ;
Lay in the winter I
supply now. .
Riley jjRiley'3
SPECIAL REPORT ON
WALLOWA SCHOOLS
SUPERINTENDENT CONLEY
RE
PORTS PROGRESS AND CON
DITIONS TO STATE SUPT
Following la the text of the special
report on the schools, of Walltowa
county made by County SupeHijten
lent Conley at the request of State
Superintendent J. H. Ackermat4 to
je embodied In, the biennial, report
jy Mr. Ackerman; '. ,.
In reply to your request I bec to
.'ubmlt the following special report
f bi-hool conditions In. this, county:
General Outjook'.
The general outlook for bettej-Ing
'v frchool conditions, fcv this coitoty
13 more favorable than ever beforja.'.'',
The patrons are demanding bqtiter
;i mil, fled teachers and longer terms
cf school and are offering better
wuenles. j
The rural schoo'.s are paying rom
f& to 75 and quite a number tK dis
tricts tire; planning to have elight.
md some nine months school this
year.
Special -Taxes.
A few years ,aso only the . town
schools provided any extra funds
for the support of their schools, but
last year 38 districts levied a spec
ial tax of from 1 to 10 mlll3.
Number of Districts.
In 1M0 there were 42 districts In
this county, while now (1910) wo
have 73, an Increase of nearly 74
per cent. In 10 years.
Supervision.
With no office help, the clerical
i,-ork more then doubled within, 10
years, and tho schools scattered ov-
.r an aroa or auout . 4J0O square
miles, a great cart of it roueh and
and deep oncv;s, the worl: of super
vision la very difficult.
I believe tho superintendent's work
ia, and should be, largely supervis
3ry and mostly confined to the rural
Jch-Dols, whero as a rule, the Inexper
ienced teachers' are working.
The town schools are In charge
jf capable and efficient principals
.'.nd need very little of the superin
tendent's time.
Compulsory Education.
Tho compulsory law 13 fr'rly effec
tive, but I believe i: could be made
r.iore so by having the sheriff made
county truant officer. In almost at
ory caoe a simple notice from, hka
v uld be sufficient to Insure atten-
Knee ind prevent further truancy.
Nejw School Houses, ' ,
Several new schoolhouses are be
ing built and addllons made to oth
ers, the moot notable or which are:
Joseph, District No. 6, $30,000 build
ing; Wallowa, Dis rict No. 12, $25,-'
XW, each being bonded for the : re
spective amounts; Enterprise, Dis
trict No. 21,. Is building a two-room
addition, to her already spacious
building, and a number of the rural
district are planning to build, are
putting In. new furniture to meet, the
ever Increasing demand,, and belief,
hat the beat Is none too- good for
the boys and girls- of Wallowa
county.
High Schools.
We have a splendid County High
school located at Enterprise, with an
efficient corps of teachers doing ex
cellent work.
Joseph, Lostlme and Wallowa each
have their district high schools, and
are maintaining a full four years'
course, and with their splendid buIJd
luga and equipments are able to
meet the demands of their students.
Teachers.
I wish to commend the te-tchers
of the county for the splendid ef
fort tliv ar-. putting forth and the
Interest tlu-y are manifesting in
their work and. for their loyal sup
port. Teachari' Meetings.
We held threa Local .institutes fast
year and found them very helpful
and Instructive. The last one of the
year was held at Flora and I wish
to commend the people of that com
munity . for their enthusiastic wel
come and hearty good will. .
Ann.ual Institutes.
The annual institute was held
at Lostlme with Pror. E. D. Ress'.er
and Supt. J. H. Ackerman as In
structors and was the best ever held
In the county.
Respectfully submitted.
. J. C. CONLEY,
Superintendent of Schools.
LAFFERTY GIVEN
L GREE
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TIG
CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS
MAKES FRIENDS BY HIS PRO
GRESSIVE IDEAS.
A. W. Lafferty of Portland, pro
gressive Republican candidate for
the congressional nomination, made
a court room full of friends- by his
address here Saturday night, and
Wallowa men- report an equally suc
cessful meeting at that city In the
afternoon.
Jlr. Lafferty Is a young man,
brainy and full of vigor, who has
Ideas of his own and isn't, afraid
to' tell them. And he knows how
o tell th-sm, too. He made what is
termed around town, the best politr
ical speech heard here In y-aara;
Mr. Lafferty bristles with, to
mrgency. He is In. favo of a fed
eral Income and inheritance tax, of
larlff reduction on articles the Am
Ji.tan manufacture of which is in
he hands of a monopoly, like the
Jtt-el Trust. He stands for the
Oregon primary law, popular elec
tion of United States senators, and
a opposed to convention nomlna
ions. t
Ellis Asleo.
He told In, graphic terms how Con-sressman-
Ellia went asleep while
he committee of which he i a mem
ber ta-eked on a repealing clause
o the reclamation, bond bill by
which Oregon lost over $2,000,000 of
.'eclamation funds that was the right
ful share of this state. Then be
cause of pique or dislike, of Ore
gon's senators, Ellis nevr gave
:hem any warning and the grab
was railroaded through, the senate.
"That money should have been
speni on irrigation projects in Or
son," said Mr. Lafferty, "some" of it
right here in Wallowa county la) put
ilng water on the hill land."
If elected Mr. Lafferty will en
deavor to get this money, back for
Oregon, and get thl state her prop-
sr share hereafter.
State Cara of Forests.
It was In his conservation.' policy
;hat Mr. Lafferty especially struck
the popular chord. "
First he Is in favor of restoring to
homestead entry all agricultural
lands now within the boundaries- of
-he forest reserves.
Next, he would have the forests
placed In. trust In, care of the state,
under strict provisions that would
insure careful trusteeship. The state
,nen- to patrol the forests, and the
proceeds of all sales of ripe tlm-
)er and grazing feea to go Into the
3tat treasury, wh3.r0 It belongs-.
Mr. Lafferty has a bill prepared
to the above effect, w'ch he will
troduce If he is elected. He Is
.jnfl'Jent of' securing the co-opera-ion
of the congressmen from all
Jther states where there are nation-
U forests, and encountering but ilt
le opposition in the East,
WILL ADVERTISE THE FAIR.
A comml'.tee of e'lht or ten bust-
iesi mea left for outside points this
uornlng to adver.lie the blj Wal-
owa county fair. They will visit
La Grande, Pendle'.on and Baker
City. They pay their own expenses.
'. Stubborn) as Mules
ire liver and bowels sometimes;
jeem to balk without cause. Then
Jjere'a trouble loss of appetite, in
digestion, nervousness, despondency.
headache. But auco. troubles fly be
fore Dr. King's New Life Pills, the
world's best stomach and liver rem-
adv. So easy. 25c at all druggists.
L. Q. HOLLAND. M. D. ' T
PHYSICIAN AND Sl'RGEON
Office In Lltch Building.
Telephone Connection. J
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For AU Kinds of
Artlatic PaUllM.
Far
do not fail to call on
OAKES, Contractor
N. B.-Low Braa.' Paints
Now is the time to buy your
Fall and Winter Suit
before the line is broKen
5 00
New and up-to-date samples now on
display. The new Fall line of noted - ,
Hart Schaffner & Marx
and the
Kuh, Nathan & Fischer Clothing
is now arriving and will be on display
for your inspection. Why not buy a
suit that is , j
QUAANTEED
and be sure of being fully satisfied
C. li. ZURCHER
The Men's Outfitter
MBK3HEBE1
icnuBiiininuuininn,
The City Planing Mill
W. F. RANKIN, Proprietor
ENTERPRISE, OREGON.
Carries a complete stock of rough and dressed
lumber. 1
A line of standard mouldings always in stock
Satisfactory Mill WorK a Specialty
Flv par eent discount for cash. All accounts balanced
at expiration of 30 days and ssttlsd by aash sr not.
miiiiiniuiimuniiii BEEEtaEiBiEBiEMBaMiuui
s
Big Horse Sale
of High Grade Draft Stock
100 Percherons, Clydes and Shires
will be sold at Public ':
Auction, 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
P -9 W W W ar w
j Wallowa County Title &
T atV '" . ' T
Abstract Company
A. C. MILLER, President
X Office
n LtT j upuoite iruntoi 4
nc vuuj u nuuae, uiaesc ana most comn ptA nhctraot n onf
t in county. Abstracts of title furnished promptly and cheap-
i ly. Insurance written in laro-oot nA V : 4
HHmfnHiu tMttniiini on i m
. - . uuioiitu jji uniuiiy tuiucaeau-
iy. insurance written in larcrest anH stmniroot-
.wmBVMW WUINUUGa1(
Money Loaned at very Lowest Current Rates
New Lino ol
'Superior' Stoves and Ranges
" See me and get my prices before buying else
where. I carry also a full and complete line of v
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. K. CLARK Enterprlw, Oregon
CONCRETE WCRK
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must believe in making that beauty enduring.TConcrete is
enduriag-it will render city beauty a "Concrete Reality."
ISee us for any and all kinds of Concrete Work.
MARKS BROTHERS, General Contractors.