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Plum Pudding and Loads of Toys Are Just Fine for Xmas
But No Finer or More Appropriate than the Great Display of Beautiful and Useful Gifts at Burnaugh
& Mayfield's. Just a few of the Thousand and One Articles from Which to Choose
Bon-Bons illustrated Books Toilet Sets
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I Columbia Graphophones
and
Indestructible Records
8 n -
Delicious Candies
in pretty gift boxes
Post Cards
make pretty
and inexpensive
rem embrances
Post Card JMbums
for Children of all Ages
All the Classics
Anderson's and Grimm's
Fairy Tales
Gullivar's Travels,
Robinson Crusoe,
Alice in Wonderland
Cox's Brownies, etc.
Animal Books
'Something to Find"
Painting Books
Gifts for Men in Great Abundance
Never did we show pret
tier ones. New styles.
Mirrors, Perfumes, Hand
Bags, Pocket books, Pic- -tures,
Stationery, Work
stand, and many other
appropriate gifts for
ladies
Seethe Beautiful Gifts
in Hammered Brass
Smokers' Sets, boxes ot Cigars,
the kind HE smokes, Pipes in
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pretty cases, Shaving Sets something new in design made for use, but very handsome.
Standard makes of Razors, Safety Razors, Cutlery of all kinds, Fountain Pens, Books all the
Standard Authors and Best Sellers, Souvenir Shells.
We can't name one-tenth of the beautiful, useful and appropriate gifts for Ladies, Men and Children, but you
can see them all without charge. A hearty welcome and courteous treatment await you
at the old, reliable drug store of
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Bayfield, Enterprise
LOOK HERE
Mixed Candy
10 cents a pound
Nuts, Toys of all kinds
We have presents for
everybody and ai-e
prepared to please the
little folks as well as
the children of older
growth
GET OUR PRICES
We will treat you right
PRENTISS HOMAN
Next Door to Bank
THH NEWS RECORD
(Twlce--Week.)
AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER.
Formerly the Wallowa News, estab-
Untied March 3. 181)9.
Published Wednesdays and Satur
days at Enterprise, Oregon, by
THE ENTERPRISE PRESS
Office Kant side Court House Square
Entered as second-class matter
January 2, 1909, at the postofflce t
Enterprise, Oregon, under the Act of
March 3. 1S79.
Subscription Rates : One year $2,
ix months $1, three mouths 50c,
i one month 20u. On yearly cah-In-
advance subscriptions a discount of
l&c is given.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 191&
PLENTY OF CURRENT.
We gladly glvo space to Mwnmiger
Forsytho'a long dtifonfie, for this
question of day current for lighting
and power purposes to' mot, a per
sonal one as hie sesks- to make it,
but a question that concerns the
very life and upbuilding of this city.
As he flays tfiie Jo3ph convpamy
proposition need not longer .be dis
cussed, it is ancient history, and it
matters not whether to proposal
was exorbitant as Mr. Foreythe
told the writer 10 days ago, or that
it was not, us. he now says. '
The moat of the whol thing Is In
Mr. Forsythe's statement that the
local company lias no meed to buy,
current. This we toko it, itapHe
It has plenty for lighting, power,
day current or any other ireason-
ttble demand.
There ore oilier points, that wMl
be hotter discussed whom the data
that la being gathered 1b at hanid.
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California
is the place to visit Orange proves in full
bloom, tropical flowers, famous hotels, his
toric Old Missions, attractive watering
places, delightful climate, making that
favored section the Nation's most popular
retreat. You can see it at its best via the
Shasta Route
and "The Road of a Thousand Wonders"
Southern Pacific Company
Up to date trains, first-class in every respect,
unexcelled dining car service, quick time
and direct connections to all points south
SPECIAL ROUND TRIP FARE OF
$55.00
Portland to Los Angeles and Return
With corresponding low fares from all other
sections of the Northwest. Liberal stop
overs in each direction and long limit In
teresting and attractive literature on the
various resorts and attractions of California
can be had on application to any S. P. or
O. R. & N. Agent or from
WM. McMURRAY
General Passenger Agent
Portland, Oregon
MANAGER FORSYTHE SAYS
HAS PLENTY OF CURRENT.
on
Day
Makes Tentative, Proposal
Current Question.
Editor News-Record: The various
eruptions of information, and misin
formation appearing tav late las
of your paper oai the. oubjoot of.
current, etc, for Enterprise, P
me to much the same frame, or nwuw
taunt I presume existed1 im tto mm.4 of
of the good old Baptist Elder when
at the morn log service fer reading
a part of St. Paul's 1st Letter to
the Carln'thiams, raiher startled uie
worshippers by closing he Book,
taking a survey of the congregation
over his laaees and aid, "Now,
brethren, you have heann what Paul
has to say about that; now listen
whaio I take a rough shot at, it."
BrotherGallowny has acton fit to
air his peculiar views' om thuj eleotrkJ
situation; honoe I ak permission to
"Uke a rough shot" at the proposi
tion, hoping that I may be able to
shed a few rays of light on scwero!
questions that seem to be entangled
im the cobwebs of h& undoratandiSng.
Firstly, the offer of the Joseph
Electric Co., to sell us .their surplus
current was not "exorbitant" but at
a price that I think was as low a
they would be Jua'Afted ki asking;
uonce they need not be brought iu
to this discussion, but after consid
ering all. the circumstances, we
deemed it Impractical from the
standpoint of either cost, utility or
need. Let me say here for informa
tion of all concerned, that supplying
two towns from same source, one
of which is at generating station
and tine distributing points of
tho other town from 6 to U miles,
dit'itaci't, is not the simple problem
Jit might appear: to be at first glance.
To give all potato satisfactory ser
vice would require an, investment
in apparatus out of all .proportion
to benefits' derived from the arrange
ment; and furthermore, we have not
nor do we now need to ibuyt cmwt
Now as to the proposition of day
current. You say that "Enterprise
Is probably the only towra of its
rank and Importance dm the North
west, where there is no day lighting
and power service." Well wouldn't
such a statement disturb the bats
to your belfry f I wiM say and refer
you .to Al authoritj' itihat there ta
not a town tan th entire United
States of 'like "rank and Importance"
or population, that has day service
except such as are elbuated within
zones covered by large companies.
Tou understand my assertion, la hat
no town to United States of "Hke
rank and importance" or population
Is supplied, regular day service by
local company catering to said town
alone. If I am wrong in hls,
please name the town end I wlU
promptly take water. My authority
far this is McGraw's Electrical W
reotory, also a write-up la the
Electrical Record about one year ago
of what purported to be the minute
history of smallest town in U. 6.
holding this distinction and this ac
count was referred to and comment
ed on by all the trade Journals and
surprise expressed at -the show-big
made. This was a town in natural
gro field of Ohio of 1500 inhabitants
and was .buint up of emaU factories.
This plant uppi!d light and power
for thae factories and the basis
of their success was natural gas.
As 1 rem ember, their output for
lighting toad was something leas
than 100 kflowwta, while their power
iord was about 4'0 k w. For sake
of comparison let us compare he de
mands of this tow and Enterprise,
and Just bear 4n mJmd while doing so
that power load is very much more
profitable and more sought after by
all companies than lighting load.
Enterprise at present at peak load
demaiadis possibly a trifle more for
lighting than the Ohio town, say
fully 100 k w, but how about
.the power demand for that "day cur
roat." i feel safe far saying that
from 10 to 15 k w is all 1m eight
at present and the latter amount in
more tfuau. could be counted on as a
regular load. Say, Brother, how
would the Income on that amount
look oai the 1st. of eaoh month when
the dynamo hostler showed up for
nils seventy-five per, to say nothing
of wear, tear and other incidembals.
Further, I never made the state
ment that 'the Enterprise Electric
Co. would not furnish day service
till it would pay a profit. The com
pany lis just as anxious for the time
to arrive when they can see actual
cash cost to the poposdltin as any
one else, and more so. 'I feel safi
bn sayiiinig that the company would
even be willing to stand a loss for
a time if they thought dt ,wOuld be
the meanB of building up the busi
ness, i
Now in dosing Just a word about
that "cheap power all around us go
tag to waste." That's the pant of
your various eruptions that really
interest me, you bet! That sounds
good. As our illustrious Ex-President
T. R. would say, "That's Bully."
That's what I have sought for sever
al weary years "and mourned because
I found it not." Say, Brother, jns
take a sneak with me some fine
moraling and point out that "cheap
power" and im consideration' of same,
I hereby agree and covenant .to jtake
you to, on. th ground floor, also to
furnish you all needful power to set
up and priiit such and various com
munications as this, free of all charge
eiithier day or night, even, if compel
led to turn 'the machinery by hand;
and 1 feel sure of having to do the
hand-tuna act, if depending oa that
"cheap power."
If my memory serves me right,
this is. my first offence as a writer
for publication, and. I hereby agree
not to offend again; anyway not till
we get that "cheap power'1 going,
except always, that the provocation
be very great.
E. J. FORSYTHE, Manager,
Enterprise Electric Co.
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.
Notice is hereby given that the an- ,
nuol meeting of the stockholders of
terpriise, Oregon,, will be hold at the
office of their banking house, in En
terprise, Oregon, on- Tuesday the 10th
day of January, 1911, between, the
hours of 10 a. m. and 4 p. m. for
the election of directors for the en
suing year, and1 for this transaction
of such other business as may legal
ly come before said meeting.
Doted at Enterprise, Oregon, De
cember Sth, 1910.
6384 W. R. HOLMES, Oaohier.
W. B. APPLEQATE.
Notary Public .
Collections made. Real Estate
bought and sold and all business
matters attended to. Call on or
writ me.
PARADISE, OREGON.
To the Citizens of Wallowa County-
It is our purpose to handle any business
entrusted to us in such a fair and liberal
manner as to maKe the customer's rela
tion with this banK satisfactory and
profitable. II Aside from our excellent
facilities, this bank has the advantage of
a large capital and substantial list ot
stockholders. It is also a State Deposi
tory. If you are not a customer we
invite you to become one.-
Stockgrowers and Farmers National Bank
Wallowa, Oregon