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.
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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.
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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.