The news=record. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1907-1910, December 21, 1910, Wednesday Edition, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextTHE NEWS RECORD I (Twice-a-Week.) - AN INDEPENDENT NEWorArftn- rormerly the Wallowa New. uauaa ...arch 3. 18. , t day at Enterprise, Oregon, by OfflcYf asf tcZn Hous"e Square I Bntersd a second-clase matter January 2, 1909, at the poatofflce at Enterprise. Oregon, under the Act of lurch 3. t879 -.if. ita.tfa' Ona Tear thr. mouths 50c, Uanvaind the Nlbley-Mimnaugm "m- i .ah In. . Utl yearly -1 ,-ir. i. a discount of EDNESCAY. DECEMBER 21, 1910. -lO" r AC-E XMAS MAXIM8. uaa. trnl v said: "Christ- r... j cheer is good cheer hat should n the year." Don't ha an old Scrooge. Cheer -V , in. in SDlrlt. and material 'things wW respond. if you make one; family of chMdw, or one child, evtm, be it your own, cruly merry, there will be a miracle wrought In you. Try it A fool can preach Christmas max ims; it takes a saint to practice them. Wallowa county -will spend a mer ry Christmas, and the, amount of uionev anient has notiiinig whatever la making it merry or tine reverse. To all our readers, young or Old, rich or poor tall or short, lean' or fat, paid' in advance or ,o l. .tho iears," we wish a Merry Christmas aradi lota of them. Merry ASOTIN COUNTY AROUSED. (From the Aso'Hn Sentinel.) While Asotin county ds making e strenuous fight to rid Ouia JocaMty, of hydrophobia that now exists among the odyoles, it would; seem1 that some Muling should be done in Nee Perce county, Idaho, as well as wallow county, la Oregont and Garfield coun- 'r !n Vashlmgion. In fact, the. first r'.nor,s of itlhB exlstieiiiioe of hydro phobia among the coyotes, came from the Idaho side, dm. the vicinity of BMy Creek and Captain John cotmtrv. And starts th ofr.lrtLn.ln of Asotin county, with, .the aldi of the state veterinarian and his assistant. Dr. Baker, hiave shown that hydro phobia exists, through .thorough exam ination by Dr. S. B Nelson, the B'trn'o vetennnaraan at puiimani on heads of dogs, etc., that have been aoimt him, it .would' Beera that, the time La opportune for Nez Perce county to get busy. UnHess drastic stops are taken at once to rid this country of this dreadful disease among the wild animals, the safety of the horses, cattle, sheep, hogs and dogs Is sorlously Jeoardplged; and 'through them lives of men, worn. en and children. The very existence of this malady is going to bq a draw beck to the country unless all aec tlocis take prompt etepa to get rid of it. It would seem that, there had been sufficient waruinB for all Deaole fco ir nH.. J. O. Rennlo returned Sunday from eaiom where he attendedi hW father1 ruwerai. Christmas exercise fa the public schools. Thursday afternoon then the school will diUiulee iintU Tuos- day, December 27. Take yaw egg to Davie A Ward and fit cash. 4tbtf Graduate Chicago Veterinary College Ex-President Society Veterinary Graduate bf Wisconsin DR.E..R. FLACK ' Formerly of Milwaukee, Wisconsin Headquarter at Enterprise Livery Q Sales Stable. Enterprise, Ore. UMBER COMPANIES nnrnnlirilT JlUULA ft L M r N nl I LiiL. nUULUUtllUll I 8AY $10 AN ACRE TOO MUCH - COMPARISON WITH FARM- ING LAND. The George Palmer Lumber com pany, the Grande Konde Lumber coro- liiv. nnrWli'..pli llllia as- per tuuiyuui ..-rirw of (their timber lano iioiu n, i fivftrt bv Assessor ,M'U"r -j hv h county boara - equalization,, to the Circuit court The rate is. $10 an, acre, or ?iow per Quarter. This 1b an Increase, of an, acre. the assessment, in ia" Ing $0.25 an, acre or $1000 a quarter iectiom, The Palmer company is assessed iiA .. - on. nr, f,74Ki acres 'wre . . l.n Jramide Rowle company on, 14,612 acres and Nilbley-Mim.naugh out 14,270 icrea. The appeal invoCves an assess meM ;f $323,868, that being the. inciiei'-K! jf $3.75 an acre on, a total of 86,365 acres. The companies in, their complaint jrv .ni innraaswi is uniust. one of Lhe reasons cited' being that, tiheir holdings in this county are consiWer- jd a reserve supply of Umber for -heir mills In Union county, and this iiseKKmn,t wOUkl cOni'Beil theim to - - .og off 'the timber at once. ComsilderiiDK the big imereases on ,11 other classes of property, most urople who are informed oju thie sit- uauon .tninK me uunDer curainu"-ip ot off lucky. Farmers owning tillable land sure ly think so, for the increase oa their '.and Is. close to $10 an acre, or over imid one-half tinis 4jlie imorease n timber land. The 73.767 acr3, of tillttblo lawd in 1909 was. assessed at, $1,964,040, or $26.62 an acre, This yeariUne 87,537 acres of 'tillable iand is assessed at $3,143,570, on $35.91 mi acre, an. aver age iaicreasiei of $9.29 ani acre, com pared to an iancreasei of only $3.76 an acre on. timber land. Another part of the) complaint) says the companies' lands, are valuable chiefly for the, timber. That miay do to tell a count 'but not to the poor, fool homesteaders out north of Wallowa, who soldi 'their claims to the Umber companies, and when they wonlt tQ buy ibhem back are asked twice as much, for the logged-off land' as the homestead ers got for land, timber and all. Special Christmas Displays By Stores I Fill Window With Pretty and Appropriate, Shows For Holidays. BeaMes. Uie splendid and bouniU- ful provision' for the. Christmas shop per on the Inside of all Enterprise stores, nearly all have addled to .the beauty gayetv and lnvterest of the street scene by appropriate window displays. Maimi street, 'Enterprise,, is Just as fascinating audi gorgeous as far as it go', as State street. Chicago, or Sixth Avenuo, New York. ot ourse it doesn't go as far, or as CWP l1". Pocket) as Uiose' worMJametJ inorougMares, but our klus ana grownups enjoy it as much as the satiated evea of Jhe city snoopers. The bite display windows of W. J. Funk & Co. and itlhft E. M. & M. More. Rro m l wl useful Christmas gifts, .tastefully arranged Xliii uocorated with Christmas green- ery, bells, etc. The window of tho drug stares, Uirnaugh & MavfMd andi Jackson & ,eavorareacrelitto Uie towm and attract lots of attention. Ashley's grtsat windows' are fine. with elegant furniture, rugs, eartpota, pianos, etc. The R, S. & Z.'s spec ial is siledis for bove and girls. The toy and confectionery stores, Weaver & Weaver and Prtls Ho maa have everything to delight the children. One of the prettiest wtawlows and one showing much work and plan ning is the Christmas sceno at the Fair store, A house aet lav spacious grounds, the Christmas tree seen thru the window of the parlor while above, the untonscloua, happy children asleep la their beds. Soft ly falliivg snow completes the real istic scene. The peculiar properties of Chamber- lain' Cough' Remedy have been thor oughly tested during epidemics of hi- nuonj., and ,whn it was taken In time we have not heard of a single cie of pneumonia. Sold ' by Bur. naugh & Mayftald, and all good drug- T. 'N. VAIL New Yor;ep U Trying to Corn bin All Telephone Companies. MUCKRAKING MUST CEAStSAYS HILL I Seattle. James J. Hill, chairman ot the board of directors of the Great Northern Railway, In an Interview 1 paid his compliments to Theodore Roosevelt, discussed the future of the railroads of the country, and consid ered the case of the professional muckraker. "Theodore Roosevelt, poor fellow I know him well he means well, but he never has had a week of continu ous control of himself since he first got into power. When he gets a cheering crowd In frofft of him he t ' ' r i. V1 I S - y '3 simply loses all control, nd that ex,coyotes doga et0ok Mi dogs to plains it.1 Mr. Hill said the professional muck- raker Is now, to all intents and pur poses, out of a Job. The railroads cannot undertake much needed new construction until there 1b an entire change of public sentiment towards them. Neither English nor French j bankers, he said, would advance ; money for railroad bonds in America under existing conditions. The Amer ican banks have too heavy demands on the part of municlDalitles and other public institutions for bond Is sues to undertake to finance new American roads. CANNON GRILLS WILSON Action of Future Governor Is Called Usurpation. Philadelphia. Senator Heyburn, of Idaho, Speaker Cannon and Represen tative Champ Clark were among the speakers at the anniversary banquet of the New Jersey Society of Penn sylvania, Mr. Cannon In his address caused a sensation by his severe critiolsm of Woodrow Wilson, Governor-elect of New Jersey, for the attitude he has taken In the contest for the United States senatorshlp In New Jersey. He deplored the undue activity of newly-risen leaders, who, he said. usurp, without authority, the right of the legislature to choose whom they soe fit to represent the state in the National Congress. May Pay Qutan "Lll." Honolulu. A bill to appropriate a lump sum of $200,000 as full payment of all claims of ex-Queen LUluokalanl will probably he introduced at the coming session ef the territorial leg! - lature. Bible House Damaged by Fire. New York. Bible House, the home of the American Bible Society, the Christian Herald and several Metho dist publications, was Uie scene of an ugly fire. The blaze started on the sixth floor, doing damage of nearly f 10,000. THE MARKETS. Portland. Wheat Track prices: Club, gic: bluestem, 83c; red Russian, 89c. Barley Feed, $22; brewing. $23. Oats No. 1 White. $23 per ton. Hay Timothy, Willamette Valley, $19(520 per ton; Eastern Oreeon. $2122; alfalfa, $14. ButteiN-Creamery, S7c; ranch, 240. Eggs Ranch, candled, 42c. Hops 1910 crop, 1214c; 1909. 8c; olds, nominal. Wool Eastern Oregon 13l7o lb.; Valley, 17 19c lb. Mohair Choice, 3233o. Seattle. Wheat Bluestem, 83c; Club, 80c; red Russian, 79c. Barley $22 per ton. Oat $29 par ton. Hay Tlmcthy$2 per ton; alfalfa, $19 per ton. Butter Washington creamery, SBc; ranch, 22c. Eggs Selected, local, 40c. RABIES INFECTION BECOMES SERIOUS STATE BOARD WANTS HEADS OF SUSPECTED, ANIMALS SENT ASOTIN AROUSED. NoUce: County Health! physician E. T. Anderson, has received word from the State Board of Health, aski.ig that anyone who kUlls a coy ote, dog, or any animal wild or do mesUcated .which he thinks had the rabies, to cut off the head of such animal and send by express to the Secretary State Board of Health, PorUand, Oregon.. The State Board I will pay the expresaage. Dr. Anderson, coianty health phy slciaa who hai hai. in comm.unica- tionwlth the Son Board regarding the prevalence of rabies in, coyotes, will take the matter up with the i county court, as soon, as it) meets. There was a big cock and hull story in Satuirday'a Portland! Journal abQUit a big coyote hunt in this county. Nolhiing of thei kind has so far been done or even s.uggieated, .but It might not be a hod Idea. There : was one in Asolta county last Sat i urday. Johnnie Bosley of Grouse, who has been, in Portland receiving Pasteur treotmeriT on, account of haying ibeen bittern by a supposedly mod coyote, was sent home, Saturday. Excitement in Asotin. There is lots of excitement In A.rtMtn. mitnit.v fwtxr hvdronhoiula in the county have 'been quaranUned for 90 days hy Dr. E. T. Baker, the assistant state veterinarian. Owners of dogs must keep them tied up for that length of time. The Asotin. Sentinel says Dr. Bak er has succeedied 1m learning, on, what Is considered the best possible auth ority, the; following: That Victor Hendrlckson, on Mont gomery ridge, has lost three head of cattle and; one horse; James1 Ross, of Asotin, one dog; J. T. Roland, Asotin, had one dog and chicken foit ten by a coyote, and samei jwere killed. (The heads from this dog and chicken, -were sent to Dr. S. B Nelson, state veterinarian, at PulU man, and on a thorough analysis, mad from a microscopical examination positive signs of hydrophobia; wre found); Henry D'lebel, Aootin, had a dog acting suspicious,, and same, was .shot, and the head of this dog also sent to Pullman, but result is not yet known; W. A. Montgomery, ofundi dead coyote near his corral, and. this head has been, seat to Pull main for analysis j Hnry Talbot, on Montgomery ridge, is reported to have had' several domes tic animals bitten but this meporfc has not been verified.; vicious coyote kil fed near Jerry by Madison) hoys; one coyote, apparently mad. shot near Gloverlaind ; also three doss shot in and near Anaitonet . Commend Commissioner, (From Aso'jln Sentinel.) Bly, WnM Dec. 12 Editor Sentinel: Luther Johnson,, a sheep-herder In the employ of Cramer end Endtoott, shoep men Just across the line. in( Wol Iowa county, Oregon, was severely bitten by a dog thought to have hydro- , phobia. The brute kiHed about, fifty ahsp before hie could1 be killed,. The commissioners of Asotin county should be pralaed by tJL people for their Uroely wraing, that they might guard, themselves against coyotes and doge Very truly. Joseph Bly Council Orders All Dogs Muzzled Quarantine to La Sixty Day Preventive Measure) Against Rabies. All dogs In) Enterprise must be muz zled on and after December 26, for a period of 60 days. This Ibj the sub- stance of a resolution unanimously parsed by the city council Monday 'night. It is designed as preventive measure There is no longer doubt coyotes, or some of them have rabies, and dogs are especially liable to the Infection from attacking the brutes and) being i bitten. 1 Wire muzzles must beg used. S. D KeMnor has Oeaegraphed for a sup- pi. j The marshal was directed to kill all dogs not having muzzles or not kept under control by rope or chain . during the 60 day period. a It Ever Occur To You That Gold and Silver never depreciate in. value. That money invested in articles made of Gold and Silver is like putting it in a Government Saving Bank. A Gold Watch, a Gold Pin or Locket Qr Chain, a piece of Sterl ing Silver Plate will be worth as much ten years from now as it is today. That's the kind of Christmas pres ents to buy your wife, mother, sweetheart, or sister yes, and husband, father and brother. Durham gives 10 per cent off his regular low sale price. That's good interest, isn't it? And you may get a Gold Watch free if you are a good guesser. Come and see EXPERT WATCH DOCTOR ENTERPRISE PLANING MILL Under New Management BOESEN & RUGGLES, Proprietors Both Practical Mill en All kinds of Rough and Dressed Lumber now on hand. Prompt Delivery and Prices Right. Estimates cheerfully furnished. IT'S time you were thinking of do ing your Christmas buying; if youVe a man to buy for, we know what a problem confronts you. The safest thing is to come to a man's store, where you find the things men buy for themselves. You'll find a Hart Schaffner & Marx suit or overcoat as good a gift as you can offer. But you'll find here also plenty of other things suitable; neckwear, hosi ery, gloves, sweaters, shoes, hats, etc. Suits $15.00 AND UP C. H. ZURCHER The Men's Outfitter The steam planer was directed to place a screem over its stack. Following ore the Claim Allowed. fl. E. Merryman, $15 75 Sam Gotter : 42 50 rhos. J. Braden, (City Planing Mill) 12 60 You Must Read Thi If You Want The Benefit. J. W. Greer, Greenwood, La., uf fared with & severe case of lumbago. "The pain were so intense I jw forc ed ,to hypodermic in jeatiaaa for nelief . These atbacks started with a pain in the msall of my hack which! gradually became fairly paralyzing. My atUsn tlon was attracted to Foley Kldjuey Remedy and I am glad to say etsr using this wonderful medicine I am no longer bothered In any way by my aid enemy lumbago." Burnaugh ft May field. Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Workman and two younger children went to La Grande, Sunday, ,to remain untH af ter the holidays. irrigated; LANDS AM ACsUC $1 sa Acre a Msnth. No Interest. Perpetual wuter right First-class land. Perfect climate. Tracts ten acres ad up. 2fo residence re quirement Want salesmen in every town in Oregon and Washington. l HAVK IM,tN AC.IS CHAM A TAIXET LAND COMPANY T Walls rare rertUas. On W. H. DURHAM Enterprise Jeweler. Overcoats $17.50 AND UP All phjane order for bus to aad trass asp! bsobib aOemted to. White Front barn. Home phone. 97b Oregon The Last Call of the West Did you see thi beautiful article picturing Oregon in four color In the November SUNSET? $25,000 It being: Pnt by SUNSET Magazls on a series of article superbly illustrated in four color picturing and describing the attrac tions and resource of the WONDERLAND OF THE PACIFIC We will end you the next three issue of SUNSET commencing with the special December issue in which begins the best serial novel of the year, "The Spell," by C. N. & A. M. Williamson and a superbly illus trated article in four color on "San Francisco the Exposition City;" and in addition we will include a copy of the November issue con taining the beautifully illustrated article on Oregon. ' ALL FOR 25 CENTS (Stamps or Coin) Sunset Magazine Well Fargo Bldg. Portland, Ore.