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About The news=record. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1907-1910 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 23, 1910)
THE NEWS RECORD (Twlce--Wssk.) 3 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER.- Formerly the Wallowa News, tab tished March 3. 1899. Published Wednesday! and 8atur days at Enterprise, Oregon, by THE ENTERPRISE PRESS Office East side Court House Square Entered as second-class mattei January 2, 1909, at the postofflce al Enterprise. Oregon, under tie Act of March 3. 1879. ; . ' - r Subscription Rates: One year 2, six months $1, three mouths 60c. one month 20c. On yearly. cash-ln advance subscriptions a discount ol 25c Is given. . . WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1910 THE DAIRY, COW. The dairy cow doer mire than bring financial succew to the dairy farniw. She make Mm a tetter citizen than, h would otherwise be, Hor influence upon home conditions ia a most pleasing contribution- to tboe factors which aire responsible for .the changed coniWJona which pre vail in .Uie farm homes of today. Thousands of the homes that are now characterized by comfort and happlne-ag vhe: formerly they were blighted by drudgery and unhapplness. Better financial condition shave con tributed to this chance, and the dairy cow he-3 boon In no maH mensure rojpcnsllble. She has contiribu.ted In still another way. Tho dairy cow teaches kindness. Her ownc-r soon loo-ma that only by -treating her kind ly can ho aacure tho hlghaBll. pcari&I axtiMna from her, a:i(k,sho responds quickly to k I.h1 words and propor caro. Her distortion Ut one that tho human family mht. wU emulate She Is pa'.leiit and long suffering, ncqulealng mutely In thin auraage juanU mado by her owar fr carry, log on the dairy business, striving at all UiiK'tt rto r.ay lllm tor every ef fort jn-ado for her earo otfid comfort. Tho nieinbcna of the family m I hoy coma In contact wl.h hr acid her kkidly dlapotritloa, aro luifluenood tor goad. As they appreciate the finan cial benefit to come from caring for ,v-!'4 tlMy tnlke a deeper Jitito.nefl.t in In . In doliitf so they , unconsciously f u'tlvato t'ua.w qualities which make thdin beMor cMzona. The diry cow the prototype of nidi's b3s'. f riend Is wielding a great er Influence icn alio la Bonerally crodlLed wl'-h. Sh has always been found In tho front franks of cMU attan aid no agricultural country can long prospor without -her. Sh Is a potant factor to tile upbuilding of auch a coiuitry, financially, and goo JaMy, vnd a wl.ve people will appreci ate her aaid oncourago tlie indutry ct which she Is the foundationNat ional Dairy U:ilon. OREGON'S ADVANCE STEP. Tho uiilvena.1 anplU-atlon of tho prl nia-ry law hce hardly loen . dreamed of na yot, ox:a.t la Oragon, whare "Uie Oregon' plan" has been extending Us scopo until no.w It embraces all orflco3 from low it to highest In the nation, asps tlie IAHj'on TMor la nn cdltorla!, that goo.i oi to- aay.-.. 10vn tlie popular choice for presi dent and vkeiresiident will be ljdl- caed In 1912, before lie national con ventions of the leading panW"ftre licM. The wtora will aelect their wn presldontl"! '-sotors, a'.ao the de'or g.x't to tho tia'lmal caavccillon-s and r-ay tor tho'.f exuenaca ' out of 'the. cu: uraiary. Voters can v.te for ..anj-ow Vhom thvy think th best flUel tor irol deal and vlce-piesldont. It will be a at raw vote ctf the ccitire otate that v.-lU attract wide t-UwtkKi. Votcra W1U choose the preddwitlal -lecUri, and will send men of their own choice to to!.h tho party conveaCtnna and tlve clw'torol collese. Provlalona for Mi exerdoe or pop- !vr cholco at the pjipiorlea are, pro vi.W for la the kt Illative nvwu'vi wlilnh Oieco: adopted et tl iocH : sctoa. The law Isuntqiie in l'.a way b.k1 lu proo'lval worklnif will attract wl.la attention, if U pras ' ;tl factory, its app!ltion will probably epread throughout the"co;uilr.v 6a did he Au itraTaii ballot avtcn) ondtiie dlroc )iim i.-y '., it la thei extreme extension of poiu:ar choic aud ap ltr to bo Cxi widest ponslble apptl catlon of that prkiclJ. TRUE THANKFULNESS. Rev. B. .F Mere$;h , the EiHc-r-rUo iiethodlat church, ptiohcd , a e gospel sernioiiVSundav mdrtiki ..i "The SlgnliUa ico of 'the Silence it Jesus." Jesus wa3 the m'xst e!o ;ue:it tharecier In all history. lit .paka as man never J? poke before it since, but Ills silences' were even noiia 'ekHiuontr than 'His 'utterances. fhW His acts spoke' far' Hiia. -.- Th3 pre.ichd.ri . did not inak a rhaultsslvlng application of his theme, JUt'it, certain!;" points tho way to the a.it expression of thanks. . A truly thankful heart needs "no iv rvico. A life of thanksgiving will e lived. Acts always speak louder han word V ' - A CIVIC RECEPTION. The members of the Enterprise Im- jrovemont lcnKuo wtM "receive'' the X'Vjm of Ent'.ri.Tl-Jc and vicinity ia loaor of the many ladfesi 1 who ar ew i-esWonts oi" this city, tho re- :eptiaa to he U-d In -beautiful p.ra. - 'j : ' r i ... ' Hall, Tlnirs!ay artTaoi, ember 1. .Xroati: ti 5 O'c''k. The teneral -Invitation' is printed"' in L this )aier and no doubt will be very) gen- rally accepted. . , ; This is a sriiMd 'example of 'Lnie .lospltallty, n-ad it Is acts like this hat will give our city' and comity a mona eayiah'Je fame th-.ui ever our proudest achi Client In tho materi al line. . I RIEF NEWS OF THE WEEK No immunity tor t Importers who lave swindled the government by un- lerstating the .viiltie of 'Imported joods was ii nn ounce J as the policy of. the treaeury depnitnicnt. So wlde-Kpreud has rabies become In four counties In Northeastern Kan sas that the Btato Beard of Hea'.ui has ordered a quarantine of all doga in these communities. Twelve hundred fchool teachers, from all - parts of Luzerne Coun.y, Pennsylvania, have vovod to uniouize and join, the American Fedeiut on ol Labor in an effort to obtain better wages. r The John Street Methodist .Episco pal Church, 'of New Yoik, 'calltd 'the cradle of American Methodism, re cently celebraied its 141th birthday. After 16 hours of continuous debate the New Mexico Constitutional Con tention adopted the majority report of the committee to legislative de partment, which Incorporates a mod I fled form of . tho referendum and makes no mention of the Initiative. 1'lfty thousand doUnis was the value placed on ono Kidney by Mrs. Maria Marcutti, of San Francisco, when she entered suit iigtiinst Dr. F. W. Vowlnckle lor that sum. The complaint declaros that Dr. Vowiuekel unnecessarily removed the kidney. Fire In the storage yards of the Santa Fe Railway at Topeka, Kan., destroyed 700 freight cars, emailing a lose estimated at ciosc to $800,000. Heart disease ranked second only to tuberculosis of tho lungs ns the principal cause of death In 1909 among the gainfully employed male persons In the United States, accoru Ing to figures Issued by the census officers.' Steamer Strikes a Rock. Cordova', Alaska The Alaska ConBt Steamship Company's wooden stoaui shlp Portland struck a submerged rock off Katalla, making a hole In her bottom. She "was beached at the nioulh of the Katalla river and the passengers landed Biuely. - Shippers to Demand Refund.-'. Penver-Sulppers of Denver, acting In conjunction with shippers of other cities In the west, will make demands Upon the railroads for the refund ng of overcharges. U Ij estimated by the uippers inai me mpicnants or Den ver alone ar entitled. to approximate ly a isoolooo 'Wand ' ExMayor Wins 8tg Star, Milwaukee, Wis. Rosemary Gloss Whitney, Eastern, light opera singer, was married at Pawpaw, Mich., to ex Mayor David T Rose, of , Milwaukee. Rose recently- loured Oregon, speak In J against prohibition' measures In the campaign Jest ended. "!-'"'', i ; .I,:. IRRIGATED! TLATITITHS. -' KJT AN ACRE 1 ass Acre a Month. No Interest. IVrpetual water tiht.' First-dasa lainLrcrittlii"atc. Tracts tea acres, and. tin. residence ro-" quireuient. Want alemueii iu every town ia Oregoit ahd'M'nsliinjton. we mv loo.oo acne CIAMA TAUST UND COBflPAirr V WUa Fare rortlaad. Oraama " "-irTrT-'aTiTnT ANDREW CARNEGIE. Many Reports Circulated About Hi III Health. fir' ;i PACIFIC STATES TO WORK TOGETHER San Francisco, Cul. With the. ad journment of the first Pacific Coaal Congress, which concluded Its sessions here, have come plans for its expan slon asan agency for the up-bulldlng of the western 3tate. Not alone from a commercial standpo'nt, but from the standpoint of protection against a foreign foe, are these plans now con sidered necessary. The meeting which extended over a period of three days, was: Intended more for the formation of the body than lor actual, positive accomplish ment. Governor Gillette, of California, was chosen president, and ten vlce-presl-d;jius named, one from each of the ten states and territories represented. Portland was chosen as the meeting place of the second convention of the congress, which will be held in July, 1911. Man Defeated by Wife. Spokane. A peculiar situation In connection with the recent election a reported from Green Creek precinct, one of the heavily-populated rural pre cincts' in Idaho County, where A. J. Hoffman, who was running for two offices, Constable and Justice of the Peace, was defeated by his own wife, who, according to the official canvass of the election returns, received two votes to his one for both places. - BLAME IS GIVEN THE WEST Prices Go Up as Operations of Ranch men Narrow. Chicago At tne opening of the United States Land Irr'gatlon Exposi tion James Wilson, secretary of agri culture, delivered the principle ad dress. He declared that the home steader of the west is In part to blame for the present high costs of living. 'The homesteader," he said, "Is re ducing the field of operations of the meat harvest of the west and becom ing quite a factor in the cost of liv ing." . Other causes, he said, were the great Immigration to this country and the movement to the cities. The re cent tumble In the prices of meat he attributed to drought In the range country and the big corn and oat cropi. College Decline Feared. Boston. Unless Immediate steps are taken to remedy the great dis crepancy now existing between the cost of living and Incomes provided college professors, the status of the American colleges will rapidly de cline, Is the prophecy by President Hamilton, of Tufts College, and Pres ident Faunce, of Brown University. THE MARKETS. Portland. ' Wheat Track prices: Club, 78c; bluestem, 8lc; red Russian, 75c. Barley Feed and brewing, $21. Oats No. 1 White, $28 per ton. Hay Timothy, Willamette Valley, $1920 per ton; Eastern Oregon, $20y22; alfalfa, $15lt. Butter Creamery, 36; ranch, 14c Eggs Ranch, candled, 42c. Hops 1910 crop, llc13c; 1909, 6c; olds, nominal. Wool Eastern Oregon 1317e lb.; Valley,sl719c lb. Mohair Choice, 32J3'33c." : Seattle. s N Wheat niuestem, 7Sc; Club, 76c; red Russian, 74c. Barley $20 per ton. Oats $27 per ton. ; Hay Timothy, $26 per ton; alfalfa. X 6. a f $19 per ton. Butter Washington creamery, S8c; ranch, X2c . ' Eggs Selec'd locil, 47c. t NEWS PARAGRAPHS FROM OTHER CITIEt! IN OREGON Orders have been issued by Adju tant General W. E. Finzer, Oregon Na tional Guard, for the dlsbandment of the coast artillery company located at Astoria. c. ti Sproat, of Hoot! River, Ore., is the winner of the grand sweep stakes prize of the third Spokane na tional apple show. The winning ex hibit, a carload of Spltzenbergs was given a rating of 99.73. The, prize consists of $1,000 in cash an'd a gold medal banner. v After eight hours', deliberation by the jury Curtis Helvey, at Oregon Oity, was found guilty of murder in the second degree. In a quarrel at Carus last June, Helvey shot and killed George Smith. He contended that he acted in self-defense. At a meeting of the Douglas Coun ty Fruitgrowers' Union held at Rose burg, the Producers' Fruit Company of Sacramento was vested with power to handle and dispose of the fruit grown in Douglas County during the year 1911. . Ten years of activity by the Oregon Idaho Young Men's Christian Associa tion will be reviewed by the annual convention of that organization, which will be held in Eugene, December 2, 3 and 4. The first convention of the Oregon-Idaho organization was also held in Eugene ten years ago. ' When a jury at The Dalles brought In a verdict of not guilty in the ca3e of Orville B. Fields, charged with burglary, the acquitted man's fiancee, Miss Sarah Perrault, who was a con stant visitor at the county jail dur ing Fields' confinement and. an anx ious attendant at the trial, appeared at the county clerk's orfice immedi ately after his release and secured a license to wed him. The greatest number of votes cast on any measure was on the prohibi tion law, which received a total of more than 106,000. The bill was de feated by 20,915. Approximately 11, 000 votes fewer than those cast for candidates for Governor were polled on this bill. ' Statewide prohibition, as provided for by constitutional amendment was defeated by 17,846, in a total of more than 104,000 votes recorded on the amendment. .; The first conviction under the white slave act of congress ever secured in a Federal court of the United States, occurred at Portland, when a Jury re turned a verdict of guilty against two Greeks, George Kavalln and Jim Ta kos. The penalty which may be in flicted by the court when, the men are brought In for sentence may tuck away the duo for a period of ten years and . carry a fine of not more than $5,000 on each count. State Treasurer Steel has prepared his second and last biennial report to the Oregon legislature which shows there was on hand in the state treas ury September 30, 1910, $424,913.14. The report covers the two years be tween October 1, 1908, and Septem ber 30, 1910. The receipts, including transfers for the two years were $7,- 095,855.28 and disbursements Including ; transfers were $7,329,262.43. There were on hand at the beginning of the period $658,320.15. . - Of 3,210,364 bushels of wheat ex ported from eleven customs districts In the United States during October, Portland send away 1,173,240 bushels, nnd for ten months ending with the October exports, this port Is credited with 2,682,484 bushels, thereby taking rank as the , greatest exporter for that period in the United States. John Timmermnn, one of the wealth iest wheat growers In Uuiatllla county, was kicked to death by one of his horses last week. Professor O'Gariv chief Inspector of .lackson county, bllleves that he dis covered that the black spots which 'broke out on apples. In Beveral cars shipped east from Medford this fall, were due to soluble matter In the ar senate of lead used in spraying the Iruit. The apples when they left Med ford, wore In the best of condition, but when they began to sweat the sol uble matter, which had entered the pores caused small cavities beneath the skin. Many of the prize apples sent to the display at Minneapolis were thus affected. William J. Kerr, president of Ore gon Agricultural College, who has been In Washington attending the an nual convention of agricultural college president, had ceveral conferences with officials of the department of ag riculture regarding cooperative work which Is being planned In Oregon. The department Is anxious to take up Professor Kerr'a suggestion that co operative Irrigation work be under taken in the Willamette Valley, the expenses to be borne jointly by the state and federal governments. - Pro fessor Kerr also urged the establish ment of a co-operative fruit experi ment station in Southern Oregon, a suggestion which was equally favored by tbe department. It will be neces sary for the state legislature to ap prove this project and make an ap- proprlatlon for equlpp'ng the station cough remedy for all coughs and colda before It i can be opened. Anotner .jDo xiui accept a sub.itute but project laid before the department by J i u you get he genuine FoWya Mr. Kerr contemplates the establish- j Honey aud Tar lu a ye!!ow caftoa meat of a cooperative dry farm ex- with black letter. Buraauga & May perlment station In Harney valley. field. . 1 L . Now is the time to buy your Fall and Winter Wearing Apparel Men's Uuderwear in two-piece suits, Men's -Union Suits, Shirts in all colors and quali ties, Suits, Overcoats, Sheep Lined Coats, and Mackiuaws, Slickers and Rubber Leg- . gins, and in fact everything to make you comfortable for -cold weather. - Shoes. Hats and Gaps Come in and buy before the line is broken C. H. ZURCHER The Men's Outfitter $14 ' case $12 All Goods Purchased Here Engraved With Name . Or Initial FREE year for We on all solid gold plated ware, watches, clocks, chains, charms, jew elry of all kinds the largest, cleanest, " honesest stock ever brought to this county. N. B. Watch next week for particulars about the Great Bean Jar Contest. Somebody's going, to get an elegant Men's Gold Watch Free, and somebody else' an elegant Ladies' Gold, Watch Free. - EXPERT WATCH DOCTOR ENTERPRISE PLANING MILL Under New Management EOESEN & RUGGLES, Proprietors Both Practical Mill Men All kinds of Rough and Dressed Lumber now on hand. Prompt Delivery and Prices Right. Estimates- cheerfully furnished. - ll!BUmJiJil.'JUWUUlJSlM8..!LBW W. C. HS. AND ELGIN BATTLE T Ths Wa'.lo.wa Coanty High school and the Elgin High school football teinw will mix li a battle for supre macy at the Fair grounds Tbauiks glvtag afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.' The local tM-m t Ui fine feWe :u3 has not bea scared oa- alnoa the first gam.3. It baa deve'jopiod scien tific tram work audi will give a good account of Itself, . Tha Elgin. tm r&ve tli boya a goad tuaa' last )ax and a splendid contest siouli iL the refluU, Thurs day. -;' - - - . - "- ' , TUCKER CO. CANCELS DATES. Th E;hel Tucker company haa canceled u kvte ut tho Enterprise tr2ta hou&a and ,wiU not be here Friday ead Saturday nights as an nounced. The renson givcir Is a 'big revival at E'.gln, and Inability to se cure other dates on, tho, branch cx co; t the two hora. tton't forget to at'ond tho special saia'at, th R. S. & Z. Cc'a. cext Sat urday. , . . " " 59b3 Take your ga. to Davla & Ward and get cash. ... , 43btf Dressed in "Slack and Yellow." Not Toob-ill colors- but the color o! tl- carcoa containing Folcy'a Hmsj -..ia Tar ti beH and eat Ladies' Gold Watch (20-year guaranteed) for $12.60 Gentlemen's Gold Watch (20 case, guaranteed ) $10.80 That's 10 per cent off on Stand ard Goods. It's worth saving, im'tit? are giving that 10 per cent off goods in our store Diamonds, silver and gold, silver and W. H. DURHAM Enterprise Jeweler. v OBITUARY. Foia Evyitoo Daalel was bom ia nr,leJgh county, W. Va, la 188ft. Sho r.iovei withi hksr parents -toj Wallowa cosaty, Oregon, In 1900. She united v.lth tha Methodiat church In 1905 Sha was mamriad to Candei AUffi July ti, 1908. . She died November 17, 1910. Ilar husband and little girl, father, mother, brother and clater and oih or iralatlvea remrta to moura for the ana they aai much loved. The funeral services were held at 'i.h Utapli J.liathoMat, churchi andjeem etery, conducted by Rev Fred O. Potter. Mra All' waa ; a dutiful child, and a loving wlfo and ever faithful to her nvautc-r who ml ehalov ad and served. If you want good' feed for your team and good treatment come to White Front Barn. 7btf STOCKHOLDER'S MEETINO Notice of first mealing of the stockholders of the Wallowa county Agricultural Fair Association. Articles of incorporation of the Wallowa County Agricultural Fair As SDclatlou having been filed as requir ed by'law, the first meeting of (he stockholders of aakl Wallowa County Agricultural Fair Association will be heM at Uie office of Associat ion, la tho Wallowa County TW & Abstract Company's building, . In Enterprise, Orego.i, oa December 24th 1910, at 2 o'clock la the afternoon for the purpose of electing a Eoard of Director for tho ensuing year. Date of frrat publication, Novem ber 23, 1910. A. C. MILLER, " . B. B. BOYD, " , "C. 3. BRADLEY, , "3wtf incorporators.