Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Enterprise news-record. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1910-1911 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1911)
?on Historical Society TWICE -A-WEEK SA TURD A Y EDITION TWELFTH YEAR. NO. 96. ENTERPRISE, WALLOWA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1911. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. FWTFUl NEWS-1REC0RD OKUHOMAN HARNESS BUSINESS L. BERLAND SELLS SHOP TO J. F. BRUCE OLDEST BUT ONE IN CITY. L. Borland's harness and saddlery shop, the oldest mercantile business In this city but one under the same ownership and management, has) been bought by J. P, Bruce, who recently came here from Alva, Okl. Tha deal was a straight ' sale proposition and amounted to the neighborhood of 4,000. Mr. Berlandl started In. business here 13 years ago last fall and has always enjoyed a fine trade. His dealings extended all over the county,. Stock men and ranchers came from as far as 60 miles to trade with Mr. Berland because of his known uprightness and probity and because they liked him. He has been very successful, and re tires with a good share of this world's goods. He says he has mo In tention , of leaving Enterprise. He still owns the two story brick build ing In which the shop is located, and a beautiful home on West Main street. Mr. Bruce Is a man who made a big success In farming in Woods coun ty, Okl. One of his sons, J. E. Bruce, came to this county a year1 or so ago and bought a place on Alder Slope. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Bruce and brothers Richard andi Frank came two weeks ago and have since been looking over the country, and they liked it so well this deal is the re sult, Mr. Bruce Is a man whom to meet Is a pleasure. He will conduct the business along the same lines of fair and square dealing, with prices as low as possible. The deal was made through Payne & Sheets and the Enterprise State Bank. Cent a word single Insertion, IVi cents a word 2 Insertions. Special rates by month and year. WANTED. Fresh cow ito pasture for use oC part of the milk. Good care. Plenty of water. Address care of this office. MONEY TO LOAN Slate Funds loaned, 6 per cent. John P. Rusk. Atty. State Land B'd. Joseph FOR SALE. Good heavy work horse, young and well set up. See or phone F. I. Ver- gere, Enterprise. 95b2 Several different varieties of seed po tatoea. S. T. Daggett, Alder Slope. Rhode Island Red roosters. Also eggs for setting. Inquire of Mrs. J, L. Brownlng 95al "s"o, W. Franklin forfull blood Barred Plymouth Rock settings. 92tf Work team, well broke, for sale at low price for cash. One of the hors es worth the price asked. Inquire at this office. 92a6 S. C. Rhode Island Red Eggs. $1 fo 16. C. J Sanford, Enterprise. 88b8 Matched team of horses. Well broke and true to pull. See Carl Roe or W. I. Calvin, Enterprise, Ore. 83btf I will sell all or any of my town prop e ty at reasonable prices. W. W. Zarther, Enterprise, Oregon. 40btt See. 36, 3 N 44640 A. S E sec. 32, W NW see. 23,SW SW see. 14, 3 8 46280 A. 4btf J. S. Cook, Bums, Ore. Seed Oata that will grow. Don't you know oatg play outT Get Selected, Tested Swedish Regenerated. Charles Down, Joseph. 88a8 AH of my household furniture, con si sting of bedroom suites, dining room eta of quarter sawed oak, buffet, fan cy chairs, etc. Also piano, which will be sold on terms to suit purchaser. Call at rooms over bank, or at bank. A. J. Boehmer. Good sorrel gelding, 9 years old, wt. 1200 pounds. Sound. Broke to all har ness. Good set of heavy work harn ess with collars and pads. C. S. BRADLEY, 93a4 Enterprise, Ore. White Langshan cockerels 31 each. Eggs $1 for 15. Mrs. J. D Struble, Enterprise 93b2 MISCELLANEOUS. Anyone wanting sidewalk, tanks, for watering stock, or any kind of con crete work can have first-class work done by O. W. t. Glenn, Enterprise, Oregon. 25 year experience concrete work la the east, 3b2. JOE MELOTTE BADLY HURT IN RUNAWAY. Joe Melotte was severely Injured in a runaway Saturday morning short ly after 10 o'clock. His left leg was broken above the ankle and badly mashed by being run over by a load of gravel and the other leg was sprain ed. He was also kicked by the hors es. Mr. Melotte was coming north on River street with a load of gravel for the court house walks. In front of Clark's plumbing shop his team scared at Marks automobile and became un manageable. He held onto the lines and was jerked over the front of the load and was kicked by the horses and the loaded wagon ran over his leg. The team ran north to Main street, turned east and was stopped at East First street, Mr. Melotte was taken to a physi cian's office where bis Injuries were attended to, and afterwards removed to his home. PROMPT PAYMENT. Enterprise, Oregon, March 9, 1911. On the above date I reported to Payne & Sheets, agents of the Pacif ic Home Mutual Fire Insurance Co., a partial loss on my residence located about seven miles northwest of Enter prise, and on March 14, 1911, I re ceived a draft in payn- jnt In full, and take pleasure In recommending the above Fire Insurance Company to all who want to insure In a good re liable company, and am more than pleased with the prompt settlement of the loss. Assured: 96b2 JOE ALLEN. Biggest snap In town, 25 cent coun ter at W. J. Funk & Co. 96bl Mrs. M. E. Carter of Dallas, Ore., came Sunday for an extended visit with her sister, Mrs. Carl Roe. Mrs. Carter was art teacher in the college there but was compelled to retire wl1 i. vii tier iit.il 1 1 ii tuiu una come to Enterprise to recuperate. CITY AND COUNTY BRIEFS. ' o; "'M. " Corkins was In Wallowa Thursday on business. Mrs. Ivanhoe returned Thursday from a short visit at La Grande. Miss Margaret Mavor is visiting Mrs. H. D. Crumpaeker at Lostine. T. J. Wheeler, grocery clerk at; W. J. Funk & Co's. has resigned his po sition. Don't overlook those good bargains on the 25 cent counter at W. J. Funk & Co. 96bl H. J. Martin has sold his livery barn at Lostine' to' George O. Mof fitt formerly of Middle Valley. Irving Dill is around with his head tied up, the result of striking a match to see if the auto gasoline tank was dry. Mrs. Bertha Price and daughter, Miss Elate LomatcW returned from Omaha, Neb., Monday evening, and will spend the summer here. The Lostine annual city election will be held April 3, for the election mayor, recorder, treasurer and four councllmen. Nominations made at a massi meeting are: S. P. Crow for re election for mayor, M. K. Goodman and M. K. Bue for recorder, M. Crow for re-election for treasurer, S. L. Mc Kenzle, S. L. Magill, R. B.. Bowman, J. P Gillespie, J. D. Wood, Wm. Bon ner, S. W Lilly and Chas. Williamson for councllmen. The question wheth er or not Lostine .shall have saloons will be an Issue. ' Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Boehmer left Saturday morning for Wesslngton Springs, S. Dak., where Mr. Boeh mer will go into the mercantile bus iness. Frank A, Reavls takes Mr. Boehmer's place as assistant cash ier of the Wallowa National bank. A' number of social functions to, have been given In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Boehmer were not held because of the quarantine, but they take with them the best wishes of a host of Enterprise friends. Mr. Boehmer has been a great help In musical work here and has given generous ly of his time and talents In every local' entertainment! and gathering In which he has been asked to par ticipate. The K. of P. lodge offer ed resolutions of appreciation, -of his work In drilling th minestrol company and be was presented with a book, the fly leaf of which contains the autographs of the members of the company. They will be especially missed, however. In church and Sun day school work, Mrs. Boehmer in the missionary society and Mr. Boeh mer In the young people's Win One class of the Presbyterian church, where his efforts have banded togeth er a large class of loyal young people. TRUXTON KING -:- A Story of Graustark GEORGE BARR McCUTCHEON BY Copyright, 1909, by George Barr McCstcheon Copyright, 1909, by Dodd, Mead It Company CHAPTER IX. STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES. U? Hobbs halted hi nmd fllRbt. He decided to return to the hut. His friend might be in desperate need of aid. Then, with his henrt li bis mouth, he slowly began to retrace his steps, walk ing where he had galloped a moment before. A turn In the roud caused him to draw rein sharply. A hundred yards ahead five or six meD were struggling with a riderless bay horse. 1 "By Jove!" ejaculated Hobbs. -It's ! his horse!" As he drew nearer it struck him forcibly that the men were not what he had thought them to be. They were an evil looking lot. more like the strik ers he bad seeu lu the town earlier In the day. Eveu na he was turning the uew thought over In bis mind oue of them stepped out of the little knot and. without a word of warning, lifted his arm and fired point blauk at the little Englishman. A pistol ball whizzed close by his head. His horse leaped to the side of the road lu terror, al most unseating him. But Hobbs had fighting blood In bis veins. What Is more to the point, he had u Mauser revolver In his pocket He Jerked it out and, despite a second shot from the picket, prepared to ride down upon the party. An instant later half a dozen revolvers . were blazing away at him. Hobbs turned at once and rode In the opposite direction, whirling to fire twice at the unfriendly group. Soon he was out of range. The only thing left for him to do was to ride at once to the city and give the alarm. Suddenly his horse swerved and leaped furiously out of stride, stum bling, but recovering himself almost' in stantaneously. In the same second be beard the sharp crack of a firearm far down the unbroken ravine to his '.left. A second shot came, this time from the right and close at hand. His horse was staggering, swaying; then down he crashed, Hobbs swinging clear barely In time to escape being pinioned to the ground. A stream of blood was pour ing from the side of the poor beast. Aghast at this unheard of wantonness, the Uttle Interpreter knew not which way to turn, but stood there dazed un til a third shot brought blm to his senses. The bullet kicked up the dust near his feet He scrambled for the heavy underbrush at the roadside and darted off into the roadside, his revolv er in his band, his heart palpitating like mad. Time and again as he fled through the dark thickets be beard the hoarse shouts of men in the distance. At 10 o'clock tbe next morning Colo nel Qulnnox and a company of soldiers, riding up from the city gates toward the north in response to a call for help from honest herders who reported attacks and robberies of an alarming nature, came upon the stiff, footsore, thorn scratched Mr. Hobbs not far from the walls of the town. The colo nel was not long In grasping tbe sub stance of Hobbs' revelations. He rode off at once for the witch's hovel, send ing Hobbs with a small, instructed es cort to the castle, where Baron Dan gloss was In consultation with Mr. Tul 11s and certain ministers. The city was peaceful enough, much to the surprise of Hobbs. No disturb ance had been reported, said the guardsmen who rode beside blm. Up In the hills there had been some depre dations, but that wns all. "All?" groaned Mr. Hobbs. "All? Hang It all, man, wot do you call all? You haven't heard 'alf of It yet I tell you, there's been tbe devil to pay. Wait till tbe colonel comes back from Ganlook gap. He'll have news for you; take It from me, be will. That poor chap 'as gone up In smoke as sure as my name ' Hobbs." They met Baron Dangloss near the barracks, across the park from the castle. He was In close, earnest con versation, with John Tullls and Count Halfont both of whom seemed labor ing under Intense excitement The arrival of Hobbs, a pitiful but heroic object, at once arrested tbe at tention of every one. His story was heard by a most distinguished audi ence. There Ik nothing supernatural about Elng's dlHBppearance," said Tullls sharply. "That's all nonsense. He bad money about blm. and It perhaps turns out that there really was a man at the crack In the door, a clever brigand who today has got tbe better of our vainglorious friend. Tbe shooting In the bills Is more disturbing than this, to my mind." "This mystery coming on top of tha other la all tbe more difficult to under stand I mean the disappearance of the Countess Marlanx." said Baron Dangloss. pulling at bis imperial In plain perplexity. "But we must not stop here talking. WllLyou come. wUh. me, Mr. Tullls; to tbe tower? I shall send out my best man to work on tbe case of the lady. It Is a most amaz ing thing. I still have hope that she will appear in person to explain the affair." "I think not." said Tullls gloomily.' "This looks like abduction foul play, or whatever you choose to call It She has never left her father's house In Just this manner before. I believe, baron, that Marlanx has taken her away by force. She told me yesterday that she would never go back to him If she could help It 1 have already given you my suspicions regarding his designs upon the ahem!" Catching the eager gaze of the prince, he changed the word "throne" to "treas ury." Loralne. her cheeks white with reso lution, turned upon John Tullls. "You might leave the rescue of tbe countess to the proper authorities the police," she said calmly. "1 think It Is your duty as an American to head the search for Mr. King. If Count Mar lanx has spirited his wife away, pray who has a better right Y" "But we are not sure that he" "We are sure that Mr. King is eltbet dead or in dire need of help," she in terrupted hotly. "Colonel Quinnox Is quite competent to conduct the search," he said shortly. "But Colonel Qulnnox has gone forth on another mission. He may be un able to give any of bis time to the search for Mr Kins;. It' is out- fi fageous, John Tul- us, iu remise ueip: "I don't refuse help!" he exclaim ed. "But I'll tell you this I consid er It my duty as o man to devote what strength 1 have to the service tm 11 I m I vi u itvuiuu ill 4mk !rib,e- e.?, e: UftlVUl C 111 gu to the tower." Count Halfont In tervened, hastily proposing t b a t a second party be sent out at once "I don't befusk help!" With Instructions to raze the witch's but if necessary. "I shall be happy to lead tbe expedi tion," said young Count Vos Engo, bowing deeply to the young lady her self. "You shall, Vos Engo," said Halfont "Prepare at once. Take ten men." Tullls turned suddenly to the resent ful girl. "Loralne," he said gently as the others drew away, "don't be bard with me. You don't understand." "Yes, I do," she said stubbornly. "You are In love with her." "Yes; that's quite true." "A married woman!" "I can't help it I must do all I can for her." She looked into bis honest eyes foi a moment. "Forgive me," she murmured, bung ing her head. Then she smiled brightly up Into his face. "Have your way, then. Remem ber that I am her friend too." The guard about the prince was dou bled. Orders requiring the strictest care of his person were Issued by Count Halfont. Baron Dangloss began to see things in a different light Things that had puzzled him before now seemed clear. But late In the afternoon a telegram was brought to Tullls which upset all of their calculations and caused the minister of police to swear softly In pure disgust It was from the Count ess Marlanx herself, sent from Por vrak, a station far down the railway, in the direction of Vienna. It was self explanatory: "I am going to Schloss Marlanx, there to end my days. There Is no hope for me. I go voluntarily. Will you not understand why I am leaving Edelweiss? You must know." It was signed "lngomede." Tullls was dumfounded. He caught the penetrating glance of Dangloss and flushed under the sudden knowledge that this shrewd old man also under stood why she was leaving Edelweiss.' Because of him! Because she loved him and would not be near hlin. His heart swelled exultantly in tbe next moment A brave resolve was born within him. "We don't need a key to that my boy," said the baron indulgently. "But I will say that she has blamed little consideration for you when she steuls away In the dead of night without a word. Unfeeling, I'd say. Well, we can devote our attention to Mr. King, who is lost" "See here, baron," said Tullls after a moment; "I want you to give me a ciuoleof zosA Uieo for a few davs. Ik LEWIS HOTEL ON FIRE 8ATURDAY MORNING. The Lewis Hotel had a narrow es cape from destruction. Saturday morn ing. Fire discovered' about 9:30 o'clock, burned out the interior, ex cept the partitions, and the ceiling near the flues where the fire is sup posed to have caught. The front part of the house was unoccupied at the time, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis being In the wash house. A passerby saw smoke pouring out the office door and gave the alarm. There was prompt response and the fire appara tus was soon on the scene but there was delay in connecting' up but when the water was turned on the blaze was quickly extinguished. The loss on. building and furniture will reach several hundred dollars. In surance was carried. PUBLIC SALE. Saturday, April 8th, 1911, at 1 P. M. At Red Front barn in Enterprise, I will offer for sale 20 head of Jer sey Cows and Heifers. Some are Full Bloods, balance grades all are good stuff. Reason for selling have rented my farm. This Is your opportunity to . get home bred Jerseys at a bargain. No by-bidding. Everything put up for sale goes. Terms: Amounts under $10, cash; over 310 six months time on approved security at 10 per cent. L..J. JORDAN, S. F. PACE, Owner. Auctioneer. Rev. B. F. Meredith was at Ontario this week attending the district con ference of the Methodist church. F. S. Ashley, the popular borne fur nisher, Is making extensive improve ments at his big furniture store in the way of balconies on both sides of his large show room. The new Im provements will add greatly to the amount of floor space and will fac ilitate the display of his large stock of furniture. Pin going to Schloss MarlanxT I'll get her away from that place if I have to kill Marlanx and swing for It!" At 7 o'clock that night, accompanied by two clever secret service men, Tul lls boarded the train for the west A mun who stood in the tobacconist's shop on tbe station platform smiled quietly to himself as the train pulled out. Then be walked briskly away. It was Peter Brutus, the lawyer. A most alluring trap bad been set for John Tullls! The party that had gone to Ganlook gap lu charge of Count Vos Engo re turned at nightfall no wiser than when it left the barracks at noon. Riding bravely, but somewhat dejectedly, be side the handsome young officer in command was a girl in gray. Now she wns coming home with them, silent subdued, dispirited even more so than she allowed tbe count to see. Colonel Qulnnox and his men' had been scouring the hills for bandits. They arrived at the witch's cabin a few minutes after Vos Engo and his company. Disregarding the curses of the old woman, a thorough search of the place was made. The old woman's story, reflected by the grandson, was convincing so far as it went She said that the young man remained behind In the kitchen to puzzle himself over tbe smoke mystery while she weut out to her doorstep. The man with the horses . became frightened when she went down to ex plain the situation to him. He fled. A few minutes later the gentleman emerged to And his horse gone, himself deserted. Cursing, be struck off down tbe glen in pursuit of his frieud, and that was the lust she saw of him. CHAPTER X. the iron count. w HEN King, In the kindness of bis heart, grasjwd tbe old woman to keep her from fall ing to the floor he played di rectly Into the hands of very material agencies under her control. The next Instant something struck blm In the face. Then with a fierce Jerk this same object tightened about bis neck. A noose bud been dropped over his head. As be was pulled backward his startled, bulging eyes swept the cell ing. Above him a square opening had appeared Id the celling. Two ugly, bearded faces were leaning over the edge, and strong bauds were grasping a thick rope, lie was strangling. Frantically be grasped the rope, lifting himself from the floor In the effort to loosen the noose with bis free hand. A hoarse laugh broke upon his dinning ears, the leering faces drew nearer, and then as everything went black a heavy yet merciful blow fell upon his bead. Not many minutes passed before con sciousness, which had been but par tially lost, returned to him. It was pitch durk, and the air was hot and close. Not a sound came to his throb bing eurs. With characteristic Irre presslbillty he began to swear softly, but articulately A gruff V''i. tar" FRENCHMAN WARNS AGAINST WAR TALK DECLARES THAT CONFLICT BE TWEEN AMERICA AND JAPAN IS DRAWING NEAR. Los Angeles, Cala March 31. That there is danger of war between the United States and Japan, was stated by Baron, D'Estoumelles de Constant, member of the French Senate and rep resentative of France at The Hague Peace Conference, in an address be fore the City Club Tuesday night. "There Is a storm hanging over your heads," he said, "a battle that threatens destruction of all this lov- llness, and It Is of this I have come to warn you. Japan does not want war any more than you do, but may be forced Into it by a force of cir cumstances that seems to be deepen ing around you both. "Let me tell you that Japan does not want war with you nor any oth er country, and never will there be a war between this country and it, un less It is stirred up by the Ignorance In both nations." The Baroa then stated that the two countries were in a period of construc tion, of development and progress, and that both needed all their ener gies for peaceful development. City council at a special meeting Wednesday night decided to re-open school Wednesday morning, April 6, provided no new cases of scarlet fe ver develop. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert; Hedges, who were married at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dalsley in this city, March 22, have gone to Parma, Ida., where the groom owns a farm. The bride was Miss Minnie Winlngs of Lostine. fHugly near at hand, Interrupted hlra. "Spit It out, young fellow I Swear like a man, not like a blamed canary bird."- .. - r ... The hidden speaker was unquestion ably an American. "Where am I?" demanded the cap tive. "You're here, that's where you are." was the sarcastic answer. "Are you an American?" "No; I am a Chinaman. I was born in Newport" as an afterthought "Kentucky." "This is the worst high, handed out rage I've ever" "Better save your breath, young fel low. You won't have it very long, so savo what you can of it." "You mean I am to stop breatl.lng altogether?" asked the prisoner. "Something like that" "Why?" "You'll find out when the boss gets good and ready. You wanted to get a poke at the old man's eye, did you? By thunder, that's like an American never satisfied to let things alone. See what It got you into?" "The old man's eye? What old man?" "That's for you to find out, If you can. You've mudo a poor start nt It." "How do you, an American, happen to be mixed up in a deal like this?" "It's healthier work than making bar rels at I was going to say Sing Sing, but I bear they've changed the name. I prefer outdoor work." "Fugitive, eh?" "You might call It that. I'm wanted in seven states. The demand for me Is great." That he bad fallen Into tbe hands of a band of conspirators was quite clear to King. Whether they were brigands or more important operators against tbe crown he was of course In no posi tion to decide. Time would tell. It was enough that they expected to kill blm sooner or Inter. This in Itself, was sufficient to convince him that he was not to be held for ransom, but to be deposed of for reasons best known to bis captors. Like a shot the warning of Olga Platanova flashed into his brain. His guard bad mentioned "the old man." Good heavens! Could be mean Spantz? Tbe cold perspiration was standing ou King's brow. Bpantzl He recalled the wickedness in tbe armorer's face. But why should Spants wish blm evil? Tbe anarchists! Tbe reds I Olga was an avowed anarchist "By gad, they think I am a detective!" be exclaimed, light coming to him with a rush. "What's that?" snapped tbe other. Truxton could almost feel the other's body grow tense despite the space be tween tbem. "Are you a detective? Ire you? If you are, I'll finish you up right here. You" "Nol They're on the wrong scent By Jove, tbe laugh's on old man Spantz." "Oho! So you do know what's up, then? Spantz, eh? Well, what you've guessed, at or found out won't make (Contlnuod on Page 2.)