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ENTERPRISE, WALLOWA COUNTY; OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 1911.'
TWELFTH YEAR. NO. 98.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
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HAREM SKIRT WILL
STAY SAY MODISTES
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GROWING POPULARITY OF, BIFUR
CATED GARMENT PREDICTS;
ITS PERMANENCY.
; New York. April 7 If any . on
thinks the harem skirt Is going to
be laughed and ridiculed out of fash
ion much, the same as the direetolre
gown "and sheath" skirts were, and aa
the hobble Is now being, that person
has . another unusually, large sized
think coming, according to many of
the dress and health experts of New
York., .. " . ,- .- .;. -vv '
'' And should the harem remain,
dressmakers are agreed that common
aense will have scored the greatest
victory over mere fashion on reoord.;
' Not many can be found to rave over
the appearance of the bifurcated
ekjrt, although leading modistes say
that when the public once gets used
to It. It will appear as modish a a
' Worth gown. But thatit Is comfort
ableand what is more important
hygenlc, few will deny.
The Committee on Public Health of
the AmerlcanWomen's Medical asso
ciation held its annual meeting . to
this city recently. Dr. Belle J. Mc
T" 1 .1 . .. A Xtanr VlvV i t V
delegates' and here IS) whatishe has to
aay of the latest Paris importation:
"From the standpoint of hygiene,
it is. a capital innovation. Ia the first
place, the trouser-like division gives
perfect freedom of motion. But more
important, the. harem skirt will not
drag going" down steps, as ven a
short tailor-made skirt is apt to do.
This means that the wearer will be
freed from' the collection of. germs,
dust and mud that is bound ta gather
on the bottom of the ordfnary skirt.
Also on wet days the ankles will be
-Cent a word single" insertion, M
cent a word 2 insertions. Special
rates by month and year.
T LOST.
Woolen Horse Blanket In south part
of Enterprise, Saturday night. Reward
for return ' to .this office. Jacob
Bauer. ' . . 98btf
WANTED.
Fresh cow to pasture for use of! 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. Attjr. State Land B'd. Joseph
FOR SALE.
Eggs, single comb Brown Leghorn
and Rhode Island Reds, pure-bred
stock. $1.50 for 15. L. E. Jordan, En
terprise. ' 98b4 . .'-
See O. W.. Franklin for full 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 thia office. , 92a6 .
S. C. Rhode Island Red Eggs. $1 fo
16. C. J Sanford,, Enterprise. 88b8
Matched team of horee9. Well broke
and true to pujl-v 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.
Zurcher, Enterprise, Oregon. 40btf
See 3, 3 N 44 40 A. S E sec.
M. W NW see. 23.SW SW
ee. 14, 2 fcV46 280 A.
4btf J. B. Cook, Burma, Ore-
Seed OaU that will grow. Don't you
know oats play out. Get Selected,
Tested Swedish Regenerated. Charles
Down, Joseph. 88a8
; Good sorrel gelding, 9 years "old, wt.
1200 pounds. Sound. Broke to all bar
ness. Good set of heavy work harn
' eea with collars and pads.
C. S. BRADLEY
Sa4 Enterprise, Ore
'
One cook stove and one heating stove
both , in good condition. Inquire at
this office. 98btf
SOCIALISTS WIN MANY
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
How rapidly the Socialist party Is
. advancing and becoming a factor in
political life is indicated by the fol
, lowing results hi Municipal elections
during the last month:
March 6 O. C. Wilson and William
' Montgomery elected to the city coun
ell at Muscatine, Iowa, on the Soc
ialist ticket.
protected from the chill caused .by
damp skirts rubbing against them.
If all women adopt ihe harem, I be
lieve they will be much healthier."
' From other" sources come praise
for the harem." no less an authority
than Mme. Ripley, president of the
Chicago Dressmakers' Club, declaring
that within a year the new fashion
will be worn- by all women who wish
to be strictly In style.'
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Sarah Workman, wife of T.
W. Workman of this city, died Wed
nesday, Match 23, at La Grande, of
blood poisoning. Funeral was held
Friday; interment in La Grande cem
etery. Mrs. Workman, who had been ill
here for several, weeks, was taken
three weeks ago by iMr. Workman to
Stanfield, Umatilla county, where
her mother lives, and where she was
rapidly recovering, until the picking
of a pimple on , her Hp caused blood
poisoning. She 1 was brought to La
Grande and alfthat skill and loving
care could do was -of no avail, her
sufferings being ended only by death.
Sarah, daughter of Samuel and
Mary E, Hiatt, wss born in Utah,
Nov. 28,' 1869, and was married to
Thomas W. Workman in June, 1887,
at Parker, Ida. To ' them seven chil
dren were born, four . of whom sur
vive: Bertha, age 17, May 13 Zetta 8
and W, Bud 6.- Besides-fhe Immedi
ate family, her mother seven broth
ers and three sisters "urvrve.
The deceased was an earnesthris
tian woman, devoted to- her home and
family,' and her death , leaves a va
cancy that can never be filled.
Fred S. Tshley returned Thursday
from a business trip to Portland.
Bass Weaver went to Echo, Thurs
day, to shear sheep. ' '
Mrs. L. O. Johnson and childi of Im
naba returned Thursday from a few
days visit at Wallowa. '
Bankruptcy Referee John S. Hod
gin of La Grande came in Thursday
to hear suits in connection with the
Rankin estate.
March 28 The Socialists carried
Two Harbors,, Minn., electing a mayo!
and "three aldermen. .
March 22 The Socialists carried
South Frankfort, Mich., electing a full
ticket. ' v ;
March 27 The Socialists of Belle
Plaine, Iowa, elected one alderman
and came within fourteen votes of
electing a mayor, and missed electing
a second alderman by only five votes.
March 27 Socialists of Wichita,
Kan., on direct ' primary election
nominate mayor and two members of
the city commission. The party show
ed great, strength,; having 700 more
votes than Graham, the prohibition
1st, who has been mayor for four
years and who was nominated by his
partv. This makes the Socialist, A. t
Blase, a cobbler, and Graham, tne
only two candidates.
March 31-E. D. Barber, Socialist,
elected corporation attorney of Ben.
nington, i Ver., defeating Judge1 E. L
Bates. . x
April -1 J. Stiff Wilson, Socialist,
elected mayor of . the .heretofore
atronir ReDublican r.ltv of Berkeley.
CaK, defeating Hodgehead, Republi
can, by a plurality of 284. Wilson
received 2750 votes. Hodgehead had
the unqualified endorsement of Col
onel Roosevelt, who recently delivered
a series of addresses at the Unlversl
ty of California here.
April 4 John A. C. Mlnton, cigar
maker and Socialist, was electedTmay
or of Flint, Mich.., by a plurality of
852. He polled over 7000 votes. The
Socialists also elected three 'alder
men, three superlvlsora and two school
trustees, one of the latter being May
or Minton's wife. . - '
April 5 H. J Houghton. Social
ist, elected mayor of Glrardy Kan., by
61 votes over his nearest opponent,
April 5 Three Nebraska cities, Bea
trice, Red Cloud and Wymore elect
ed Socialist mayors. William Griffin,
a sprinkling cart driver, got the maj
orlty of Beatrice votes: Edward Wy
mack was chosen In Wymore, and Ed
ward Foe in Red Cloud.
April 6 At Vietor, Col., the entire
Socialist ticket was elected by 600
majority, Joseph B. Bitterly, being
made mayor.
O. A. C. STUDENTS
'' HELP EACH OTHER
Corvallfs, April 7--The student ioar
fund at the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege for the-temporary assistance of
self-supporting bovg and girls, has
Just had a contribution of $50 to. its
empty ciroreequer from the receipts
the l'h.!r.t!elphlan and Femnian lit
erary societies netted from a recent
production of "The College Widow
TRUXTON KING -:-
A Story of Graustark
GEORGE BARB McCUTCHEON
BY
Copyright, 1909, by George Barr McCutcaeon
Copyright, 1909, by Ooid, Head Company
CHAPTER XI. .
UNDER TnitjOROOND.
THE second da.v"pfter his Incar
ceration began" King was given
food and drlnb,. It was high
time, for he was almost fam
ished. Thereafter twice d day he was
led into the larger room and given a
surprisingly hearty meal. . ' i
Peter Brutus had Just voiced the
pleasure of the majority by urging the
necessity for physical torture to vrlug
the government's secrets from the pris-
rn .1." T." Inc. half fnttolahAjl half nnnvaA
by thirst, bad been llsteulng to the
fierce argument through the thin door
that separated the rooms. - He heard
the sudden, eager movement toward
the doer of bis cell and squared him
self against the -opposite wall, ready to
Sght to the death.' Then there came a
voice that he recognized. ' ; ',
A woman was addressing be con
spirators In tones of deadly earnest
ness. His heart gave a bound. It was
the first time sluee bis incarceration
that he had beard "the voice of Olga
Platanova. she who still must be bis
friend. . ' .
"No! . Yon shall not torture him. ' 1
have said he is no spy. I still say it!"
she was exclaiming. t ,
God. girl, we cannot turn 'him loose
now. He must die." This was from
Spantz. .
"We cannot release him, I grant
you," she said, and Truxton's heart
sank. "Not now., but afterward, ves.
When it is all over he can do no harm.
But hear mo now, all of you. If be Is
harmed in any way I shall not perform
my part olthe work on the 2Gtb. This
is final."
"You cannot withdraw!" exclaimed
Peter Brutus. "You are pledged. You
are sworn. It is ordained."
"I, Olga Platanova. say this to you.
It is not a plea, not a petition; it is an
ultimatum. Spare him Vr the glorious
cause must suffer by my defection."
"thl Not so loud, girl! He can hear
every word you say!"
"Let him hear. Let him know that
I, Olga Platanova, am to hurl the thing
that is to destroy the life of Prince
uoDin. 1 am not afraid to have him
know today what the world will know
next week. Then the world will say
that.OIga Platanova was not a beast,
but a deliverer, a creator! Let him
hear!" '
The listener's blood was running
cold. The life of Prince Robin! An
assassination! "The thing that will
destroy!" A bomb!
For half an hour they argned with
her, seeking to turn her from the stand
she had taken. Then they came to
terms with her. TJruxton King owed
tils life to this strange girl, who knew
him not at all, but who believed In him.
Truxton was brought Into the room
a few minutes later. He was white
with emotion as he faced the commit
tee of teu. Before a word could be
addressed to blm be blurted out:
. "YoA cowards! Weak as I am, 1
would have fought for you. Miss Pla
tanova, if I could bare got through
that door. Thank you for what you
hare done to convince these dogs!
Only don't do this awful thing! Think
of that dear little boy!"
Olga Platanova crledVout and covered
her eyes with, ber bands. She was
led from the room by William Spanta.
Peter Brutus stood over King, whose
arms were held by two stalwart men.
"Enough!" be commanded. "We
spare you not for ber sake, but for
the sake of the cause we serve. Hear
me! You arc to be held here a prisoner
until our pluns are consummated. You
will be properly fed and cared for.
You have heard Miss Platanova say
that she will cook the food for you
herself, but you are not to see ber."
King Interrupted him. "I haven't
the least doubf that you will kill me In
the end. She may not be here to pro
tect me after after the assassination."
"She is prepared to die by the same
bomb that slays the prince," was all
that Brutus would say in response to
this, but King observed the sly look
that went around among them. He
knew then that they meant to kill blm
in the end.
' Afterward. . In his little room, he
writhed In the agony of helplessness,
The prince, bis court the government
all were to be blasted to satisfy the
end of this, sickening conspiracy. Lo
ralne! She. too. was doomed! lie
groaned aloud in his misery and awe,
There was a telegraph Instrument
in the outer room. He could bear It
ticking off Its messages day and night
and could bear the discussion of re
ports as tbey came in or went out. It
soon became clear to blm that the wire
connected tbe room with Marlanz'a
headquarters near Balak, In Axpbaln.
a branch Instrument being stationed in
tbe care above tbe witch's hut.
j2iLhla.UUrLnlsUt be heard, ttefojm
"WEAK AS I AM, I WOULD HAVK FOUOBT
FOB SOU."
mitteedlscusslngthe conditions at the
castle.
"The count Is more afraid of this
man Tullls than of ail the rest," aver
red Peter Brutus. "He bas reasons to
hate and fear the Amerlcuus. That Is
why be desires., tbe death of our pris
oner. He has said time and again
over the' wire that King will In some
way escape and play the deuce with
our plans. It does not seem possible,
however. We have him absolutely se
cure." "This is the 22d; Saturday is the
28th, ' Nothing could be done to stop
us in four days," said one of the wo
men.
"Count Marlanx will be ready on the
2Gth. He bas said so. A new strike
will be declared on the railroad .on the
25th, and tbe strikers will be in tbe city
with their grievances. Saturday's cele
bration will bring men from tbe moun
tains and tbe mines to town. A single
blow, and we have won." So spoke
Brutus.
"We must not we cannot fall," grat
ed William Spantz, and the cry was re
iterated by half a dozen voices.
' The next morning, after a sleepless
night, Truxton King made his first de
termined attempt to escape.
He knew that two armed men stood
guard in tbe outer room day and night
The door to tbe stairway leading into
tbe armorer's shop was of Iron and
heavily barred; tbe door opeulug Into
the sewer was even more securely
bolted. Besides, there was a great
stone door at tbe foot of tbe passage.
The keys to these two doors were
never out of the possession of William
Spantz. One of his guards held tbe
key to tbe stairway door.' His-only
chance lay in his ability to suddenly
overpower two men and make off by
way of tbe armorer's shop.
When his little door was opened on
the moruing of the 23d Truxton King's
long, powerful figure shot through as
if sped by a catapult. Tbe man with
the candle and the knife went down
like a beef, floored by a blow on the
Jaw.
The American, bis eyes blazing with
hope and despera
tion, kept onward,
to find himself
face to face with
Olga Platanova!
She was staring
at blm with fright
ened eyes, ber
lips apart, her
bands to ber
breast He turn
ed. "He has not the
key," she cried,
"nor have I. You
have no chance to
escape. Go back!"
A key rattled in
the door. When
it swung open two
men stood In tbe
"hi has not tui aperture, both
kbv!" with drawn pis
tols. Tbe girl looped between them
and the helpless, defeated Amerlcr.u.
"Remember!" she cried. "You are
not to kill him!"
Peter Brutus had risen from the
floor, half dazed, but furious. He made
a vicious leap at King, bis knife ready
for tbe lunge.
"I'm glad It's your roared - King,
leaping aside. Uls flt shot out. and
agasi Brutus went down.
"Miss .Platanova. call your uncle."
be was ordered. ''It Is now necesxary
to bind the felloe's bauds. They are
too. dangerous to be aljcwud to roam
CITY - AND COUNTY BRIEFS.
, Deputy Sheriff Pace was serving
papers out at Flora the first of the
week. r
A report from Elgin says there has
been one death there of scarlet fe
ver' and 'that five other cases are
in quarantine.
A. F. Poley Is here this' week look
ing after business affairs. He and
Mrs. Poley do rot expect to move
back-from Portland unNl about June 1.
H. V. Grunsky of the U. S. census
bureau is at Hotel Enterprise, and
he would like to meet all irrigators
who have not sent in a ' full report
by mail to the Bureau of Census.
He will be here several days.
Editor Sloan P. Shutt and Mrs.
Shuttl of Joseph were on Friday's
train eh route to Portland on a com
bined business and pleasure trip, Ed
itor Shutt told us he chose this par
ticular time for going to Portland,
Immediately following Roosevelt's
visit, because he thought Beckwtth,
Mills, Wilcox and the rest of the
high moguls would be sleeping Off
the celebration attendant on Teddy's
visit, and he could slip in without a
big demonstration in his honor. He is
also booked for a lecture ' Saturday
night before the Sunnybrook Irriga
tor's Club on the Hop Louse question.
CHURCH SERVICES.
Christian: Servfles as usual next
Sunday. '
Methodist: The regular prayer
meeting will be held on- Thursday, ev
ening. Next Simday morning the pas
tor, Rev, B. F. Meredith, will preach
a special sermon to old people. At
the evening service the Rev. G. G.
Haley will preach and on the follow
ing' Monday evening will hold the 3rd
quarterly conference.
Rev. H. B. Foskett, who has been
absentfrom the city for a few days
on business relating to the local
Baptist church expects to return here
Saturday afternoon and will preach
in the Baptist church tomorrow at the
usual hours.
at largelTi TQlsTaSuKm.-
All day long Truxton paced his little
prison, bitterly lamenting his ill timed
effort Now be would be even more
carefully guarded. His bauds were
bound behind his back. He was pow
erless. If he bad only watted! Luck
bad been against blm. How was be to
ktfow that the guard with tbe keys
ad gone upstairs when Olga brought
Is breakfast down? It was -fate.
Tbe 23d dragged Itself Into the past,
and the 24th was following In the
gloomy wake of Its predecessors. Two
days more! He began to feel tbe ap
proach of madness. His own death
was not far away. It would follow
that of tbe prince and of Olga Plata
nova, bis friend. But be was, not
thinking of bis own death; be was
thinking of tbe prince's life. , j
Forty-eight hours! That was all!
Early that night as be lay with his
ear to tbe crack of tbe door be beard
them discussing bis own death. It was
to come as soon as Olga had gone to
her reward. She was not there to de
feud blm. Spantz had said that she
was praying lu ber room, committing
her soul to God. Truxton King sud
denly pricked up bis ears, attracted
by a sentence that fell from tbe lips
of one of the men.
"Tullls is on bis way to the bills of
Dawsbergen by this time. He will be
out of tbe way on the 20th safe
enough."
"Count Mnrlanx was not to be satis
fied until be bad 'found tbe means to
draw blm away from Edelweiss," said
another.- "This time it will work like
a charm. Late this afternoon Tullls
was making ready to lead a troop of
cavalry Into the bills to effect a res
cue. Suuta Maria! That was a clever
stroke! Not only does be go himself,
but with him goes a captain with 100
soldiers from the fort. Ha. ha! Mar
lanx Is a fox a very exceptional fox!"
Tullls off to the bills with soldiers
to effect a rescue! Truxton sat op, his
Drain whirling.
"A wise fox!" agreed Peter Brutus
thickly. "1 wonder what our fine pris
oner will say to it when tbe new pris
oner comes to keep blm company over
the 2Cth." , ' -
OIAPTER XIL--
A NEW PRISONER ARBITCS.
DT was far past midnight when King
was aroused from the dose into
- wbicb be bad fullon. Was It tbe
2th? Loud, quick commands
came to his ears.
They are here at last," be heard
some one say. "God! This suspense
bas been awful. But they are here."
"Stand ready, tbeu, with tbe gnus!"
cried Peter Brutus, "it may be a
trick, after all. Don't open tbat door
dowu there, Spantz. until you know
wbo Is on tbe outside."
"It's all right" tame at last to the
relieved, eager voice of Peter Brutus.
"Clear the way, comrades. Give tbem
room. By our holy father, this la a
brave triumph. Ah!"
. JJeavy. footsteps clogged into tbe
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TO CITY BOIL
COUNCIL DECIDES TO OCCUPY
ITS PURCHASE WILL RE
PAIR WATER DITCH.
At a special meeting of council,
Thursday night, It was decided to
use the city building now occupied
by the Enterprise" Press for the
library and reading , room, also ,as
a council chamber. The building af
ter remodeling and refitting will an
swer well for the purpose. Places
will also be provided for the fire
apparatus.
Tbe committee on the cltyi ditch re
ported that it would take from $500
to $000- to replace the old flume with
new pipe an ,to clean out the ditch
and place It 4n order. The marshal
was directed to go ahead and dig the
trench for the pipe, and the city re
corder to write for prices on pipe of
various sizes. The recorder was al
so directed to advertise for bids for
cross walk lumber.
A petition was presented for the .
opening of Mountclalr avenue to
Greenwood street. Mountclalr is para
llel -to and first west of Depot street
In Alder View addition. Councllmen
Ashley, Combes and Hockett are a
committee to ascertain the cost.
Clvea Aid to, Strikers.
Sometimes liver, kidneys, and bow
els seem to go on a strike and re
fits .! to work right. Then you need
those pleasant little strike breakers
Dr. King's New Life Pills to give
them natural aid and gently compel
proper action. Excellent health soon
follows. Try them. 25c at all drug
gists.
Lee Weaver went to La Grande
Thursday on a few days business-and
pleasure trip.
room, accompanied by stertoriuu
breathing' and no small 'amouut of
grunting from masculine throats. .Not
one but three or four 'languages were
spoken by tbe excited, inteuse occu
pants of the other room. King could
make nothing of what tbey suid. Filial
ly the sharp. Incisive voice of Wil
liam Spantz broke through the babble,
commanding silence.
"Still uncousclous," be suld when
some measure of order was mi-nred.
"Yes," grunted oup of tbe men.
"We will have our Instructions to
morrow. The count Is to Inform us
before nightfall where she Is to be re
moved to. Next week Bbe Is going to
go to Spbloss Marlanx." Brutus added
a cruel, heartless luugh. .
A woman, thought Truxton. The
countess! They hud brought ber here
from Bulak, after all. What a re
morseless brute Marlanx must be to
maltreat his beautiful wife!
To my mind she Is more beautiful
than bis own wife." observed Anna
Cromer. "She will be a flue morsel for
the count wbo has even cast longing
eyes on so homely a mortal as 1."
"All woman are alike to blm," said
Spantz seutentlously.
"We must put ber In the room with
tbe American for tbe present. You are
sure he will take her awajkbefore Sat
urday T A woman's cries are most dis
tressing." It was Spantz wbo spoke. -
"I'll stop ber crying." volunteered
Anna Cromer harshly.
"She's regaining ber senses!" ex
claimed one of the men. "Stand back,
every one. Give her air.-" .
Presently tbe door to King's room
was thrown open. He bad got to bin
feet and was standing In tbe ceuler
of tbe room, his eyes blinking lu tbe
glare of light.
"Hello!" cried Peter Brutus. "You
up. eb? We've got a fair lady for
you. my friend. Get back there, you
dog! Keep In your corner."
"You are a fine buuch of human
beings!" blurted Truxtou.
A man with n lighted candle entered
first, holding tbe llgbt above bis head.
Ho was followed by two others, who
supported the drooping, tottering fig
ure of a woman.
"Let ber sit there against tbe wait.
Drago. Julius, fetch lu more rancUtf.
She must not be left lu tbe dark. U
says she Is not to be frightened to
death. Women are afraid of the dark
and strange dogs. Let there lie light."
scoffed Peter Brutus, spitting toward
King.
"I'll get you for that some day."
grated tbe American, white with anger.
"Enough!" commanded William
Bpantz. "We ore not children." Turn-,
ing to King, be went on, a touch of
kindness In his voire': "Cheer ber If
you can. She Is oue of your class. Do
not let the lights go out."
Raising his bands, be fairly drove
the others from the doorway.
For a time King stood In bis corner,
watching tbe figure huddled , against
tbe opposite wall Suddenly be started
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