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TWELFTH YEAR. NO. 103.
ENTERPRISE, WALLOWA COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1911.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
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NEW LAW DATED FEBRUARY 3,
1911, OPENS DOOR FOR
SECOND FILING.
United States Commissioner Carl
Roe of this city has received official
notification of the passage by congress
on February 3, 1911, of an act that
restores the homestead right to many
people la Wallowa county and else
where. The new law provides that any one
who has for any reason lost, forfeited
or abandoned his homestead or re
ceived no more than his filing fees
for relinquishing the same prior to
February 3, 1911, has. the right to
file a second homestead entry.
The Commissioner states that those
who contemplate making a second en
try under this new law should bring
with them at the time of filing, two
witnesses, who know of the nbandon
ment or relinquishment of the form
er entry, and can subscribe to the
required affidavit.
Second Filing Allowed
A very difficult case of second fil
ing has been put thru by Commission
er Roe. Mrs. Henrietta Mc Alexander
of Fruita filed In February on some
unsurveyed land In the foreseserve.
She had filed on a homestead more
than 25 years ago In Nebraska, but
had relinquished without compensa
tion. The trouble was, however, she
had no description of the land, did
not remember of course the number
of the filing, and had toothing to Iden
tify the land, not even tl e exact
year in which it was made. The land
office in Nebraska where she filed re
plied there was no alphabetical list
of applicants. The matter was taken
up by Mr. Roe with the general land,
office and after a great deal of cor
respondence, notice has come from
La Grande that her second filing has
been allowed. She has -made aDDllca-
tion for a homestead entry In sec.
15, t 43-48.
Make Final Proofs.
Ellsha R. Ward made final commu
tation proof on hla homestead, Thurs
day, before Commissioner Roe, and
John Lyons final commutation proof
on Saturday. Ward's land is in sec.
6, t 2s-44, and Lyons' land In sec 21,
t ls-44.
KNIGHTS PLAY BASEBALL.
Enterprise lodge K of P baseball
team and a good body of supporting
rooters went to Wallowa Tuesday and
won from the Wallowa K of P club
by the score of 27 to 12. The visit
big Knights were nicely entertained
at a smoker in Wallowa Castle Hall
in the evening.
Wants
Cent a word single insertion, 1H
cents a word 2 insertions. Special
rates by month and year.
MOTTIy-TO LOAN "
3iate Funds loaned, 6 per cent. John
P. Rusk. Atty, State Land B'd. Joseph
FOR SALE.
Two Duroc Jersey male hogs Octo
ber Digs. Eligible to resistery'. S. T.
Daggett, Alder Slope, P. O. Enter
prise. 103b2
Guaranteed Clean, Selected, Tested,
Swedish Regenerated Seed Oats for
sale, 2 cents a pound. Will grow.
Charles Down, Joseph. 100b2
Eggs, single comb Brown Leghorn
and Rhode Island' Reds, pure bred
stock. $1.50 for 15. L. E. Jordan, En
terprise. 98b4
See G. 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 this office. 92a6
S. C. Rhode Island Red Eggs. $1 fo
15. C. J Sanford, Enterprise. 88b8
Matched team of horses. . Well broke
and true to pNl. See Carl Roe or
W. I. Calvin, Enterprise. Ore. 83btf
I will sell all or any of my town prop-
ty at reasonable prices. W. W,
Znrcher, Enterprise, Oregon. 40btf
ec. 3, 3 N 44640 A. S E Vi
2J, W NWtt'see. 23.SW14 SW4
tec. 14. 3 3 46280 A.
4btf J. S. Cook, Burns, Or.
House, partly furnished, new range
and heater, etc. 4 room cottage In
most ' desirable location in Enter
prise. Only $400 down; easy pay
ments. Inquire at this office.' 102b2
W. C. H. ATHLETES WILL
GO TO CORVALLIS MEET.
Corvallls. April 24. The Invitation
of the Oregon Agricultural college to
the high schools of the state to
send their athletes to the interschol
astlc track meet May 19 and 20 has
received hearty response, acceptance
of twenty having been received al
ready. Including those at Cove, Hood
River, Baker City, Oregon City, As
toria, Medford, Salem, Pendleton, Eu
gene, Enterprise, Woodburn, Union,
Albany, Corvallls, and the Portland
Washington, Jefferson, Columbia, Hill
Military, and Allen's Preparatory
schools.
CREAM FROM FLORA.
Grant Johnson of Flora brought a
load of cream to the Enterprise cream
ery Friday, and will make regular
trips hereafter, bringing the cream
from 80 cows in the Flora neighbor
hood. Mrs. Nannie Austin, landlady of
the Farmers' hotel at Flora, has ful
ly recovered from her illness.
Stallion License
State Law May 25
Effective Beginning On That Date
Applications Can Be Made) .
Now.
Corvallis, April 24 The new stallion
law which was passed by the last
session of the -legislature will go in
to effect May 25. The stallion board
has been organized, and plans for the
work are being made, but no licenses
will be issued until after May 25.
Stallion owners should, however, get
in their applications before that date.
It will not be possible to -register
and have examined all the horses In
the state in a day or two so that some
time may intervene between the re
ceipt of the application and the is
suance of . the license, . It is. not ex
pected that-the owners stop using
their horses during that period, but
it is expected that no horses will be
used after May 25 until an application
for license has been made.
Animals having county licenses will
also have to get state licenses un-
der the new law, as there is no con
nection between the state license and
that issued by the county. Money
paid for . county licenses will not
count toward securing state licenses.
Copies of the law. Mid application
blanks may be obtained from the sec
retary of the board at Corvallls. It
is not necessary, however, that the
applications be made on the regular
blanks. A letter will o as) well, pro
viding the necessary information is
Included. All applications must be ac
companied by the $10 fee, and! in case
of registered horses, by the pedigree
certificate. These pedigrees will be
returned. For horses not pure bred
the owner must give a complete
statement of the horse's breeding.
AMONG THE CHURCHES
8ERVICE8 ANNOUNCED.
"Is It Scriptural, or is it Reasonable
to Believe that a Godi of Infinite Love
and Mercy will Punish the Wicked
Through all Eternity?" Sunday af
ternoon, April 20, at 3 o'clock, in the
Christian church. . Answer by W. P
Samms. All cordially invited.
. CITY AND COUNTY BRIEFS
Next Tuesday is the city election.
Muckrakers were plentiful Tuesday
Paul R. Moore has bought the Flort
drug store of Dr. T. M. GUmore.
Lloyd Purdin returned Tuesday from
a business trip to Proesser, Wash.
W. H. Baker of Flora will go to
Chicago this week to take medical
treatment.
Miss Bertha Bue of Wallowa visit
ed her sister Clara here over Tues
day night.
Mrs. C. T. Hockett was taken to the
Browning hospital, Tuesday, quite
111 of a fever.
Mrs. H. Littleton, who has. been
visiting her son, Fred Self, returned
to her home at Alice!, Wednesday.
Mr. Self will farm the Foley ranch
this season. -
Mr. and Mrs. H. I, Belden, who
have been employed In the Bos well
sheep camp, returned to their home
at Lostlne, Wednesday.
Mrs. Charles Hug went to Elgin,
Wednesday, to visit her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Proctor. Mrs. Proc
tor, who has been 111, is slowly Improving.
Plan Oregon Land
Show In Portland
Information About Rural Districts
- Will Be Furnished Colon
ists Next Spring.
Portland, April 25. Plans for an
Oregon land show, to be held next
March, are now being developed by
the Portland Commercial club. Man
ager Chapman believes the scheme
would prove the best possible means
of interetsing colonists who reach
Oregon at that time.
Exhibits would be gathered from al
the orchard districts of the state and
the exhibits would be not particularly
fruits but of the land itself and how
it is cultivated, giving, the prospective
settler an object lesson in the care
of the land and the successful method
of tillage.
It is thought the show will be par
ticipated in generally by the whole
state and wlllglve each section an
opportunity to display its advantages."
Such an exposition would not only
bring settlers but would also educate
those already here and influence
town people to settle in the rural
districts.
The Salem Board of Trade has ar
ranged a unique boost for that city.
Pastors of the local churches have
been induced to devote one day In
preaching the attractions of Salem
and thei first Sunday in May has been
selected for the, booster sermons.
The sixty-eighth anniversary of the
organization of the first civil gov
ernment on American soil west of
the Rocky Mountains will be cele
brated at Champoeg on May 2. This
is an interesting historical obser
vance, participated in by the pioneers
who made the early history of the
Oregon country. Thei Oregon Pioneer
association will have charge of the
exercises. Many will attend from' Port
land and other Wetsern cities will
send delegations.
Much Freight Goes
By Zumwalt Stage
Extra Wagons Required Julian Scott
Kicked In Face By
Colt.
Zumwalt, April 24. Weather condi
tions much improved. Everybody busy
sowing spring grain.
" Fred Zumwalt, proprietor of Enter
prise and Zumwalt stage line was
compelled to put on an extra coach
Saturday to haul the. large amount of
freight going over that line.
Julian Scott, while discing on the
Stubblefleld ranch two miles north
of this place, met with a severe acci
dent one day last week by being
kicked In the face by a colt he was
breaking. A very painful and bad
looking wound was the result.
James Stein returned home from
Enterprise where he had been trans
acting business a few days last week.
Omar Stubblefleld is marking his
early Iambs and indications point
to a very large percent for this late
spring.
CROFUT CAPTURED MAN
ACCU8ED OF BURGLARY.
The tourist who broke into Charlie
McAltater's home northwest of town
last week while the family was away,
was captured Thursday afternoon on
Smith Mountain by N. D. Crofut. He
was brought to Enterprise and lodg
ed in the county jail Friday. He gave
the name of Miller. He had McAlIs
ter's gold watch and a suit of Mc
Allster's clothes in his possession
when captured.
Trace of the fellow was gained
thru Roger Kay, station agent at
Lostlne, who reported to the sher
iff's office that a man was there
Thursday morning trying to sell him
a gold watch. McAUster was noti
fied and at Lostlne he was joined
by Kay. They came up on the man
near Wallowa but he escaped into
the timber with a bullet hole or
two in his coat. Crofut took up the
chase and after several desperate
dashes on the part of the man finally
wore him-out and brought him to Wal
lowa, and to Enterprise the next day.
The party who took the shotgun
from the opera house will return the
same to A. C. Miller to save furth
er trouble, . 103bl
Urged To Try Dry
Alfalfa Farming
A. F. Hitt, of U. S. Bureau Gives
8omo Advice To Eastern
i.
Oregon Dwellers.
Portland, April 25 Farmers of east
em Oregon are urged .to develop dry
farm alfalfa by A. F. Hitt, special
field agent for Oregon, Washington
and Idaho of the bureau of statistics
of the United States department of
agriculture.
In an interview published in the
Journal, Mr. Hitt says the plan is
being successfully adopted in the Ida
ho districts where the rainfall is only
between 3 and 9 inches. He believes
therefore, that there is no reason
why It should not be equally profit
able In central Oregon, where the
rainfall is much greater.
Iu discussing this matter with J. J.
Sayer, who is now touring eastern
Oregon gathering information for the
Portland Commercial club, on the re
sources and conditions of that partic
ular part of the state, Mr. Hltti stat
ed that the farmer, who will tryi this
plan conscientiously will make a profit
in two ways. In the first place, he
pointed out, he will get a good crop
of hay and in the second place the
growing of alfalfa will restore to fer
tility lands worn out by constant crop
pin gs with wheat.
. Air. Hitt stated the experience .of
the farmer will be that he will not
get much of a crop of alfalfa the
first year, but this should not dis
courage him. The second year .the
yield will be one good crop of hay
and an abundance of pasture. The
third year will be the same as the
second, with occasional exceptions in
favorable years of two crops of hay.
The third year the land will be brot
back to fertility and will then be bet
ter than virgin soil,.
The statement of Mr. Hitt is con
firmed by J. F. Haverly, one of the
oldest! wheat farmers of Wasco county
. ......
Promise Pickings
Of Newsy Nature
Local and Personal Notes Fruit
Crop Not Injured By
Late Frosts.
Promise, April 24 Mrs. Bessie Hen
derson of Wallowa Is visiting friends
and relatives here thist week.
Miss Hayes of Joseph returned to
her school at Klondyke District to
day.
O. C. Fleshman returned Saturday
from a two weeks business trip
thru the valley.
Mrs. Rachel Bennett of Sunnyside
was calling in Promise last week.
Miss Ruth Hayes was calling on
friends here last week. She has just
closed a successful term of school
at Grossman.
Marshall Fleshman and Orvllle San
nar were calling on the east side
Sunday. '
The young folks organized a C.
E. society Sunday evening.
Miss Bessie Wisdom of Lostlne
has returned home from her school
at Sunnyside.
Jessie Phllllpps, who had been at
tending school at Wallowa," has re
turned home.
W. I. Sannar, our obliging P. M.,
made a business trip to Wallowa last
week, returning Saturday.
Promise hortlculturallsts are con
gratulating themselves on prospects
of a good fruit crop, while it is killed
In many less favored localities.
Studebaker Wagons.
3 inch, $104.00; 2 inch, $93.00
Prices are for wagon complete with
bed and spring seat. For sale by
D. Baughman & Son, Joseph.
Circuit Court Suits.
April 24 J. E. Patterson vs W
F. Kiel.
April 24 Joseph Meno vs Graves
Bros.
Mrs. O. M. Corklns was hostess to
about twenty ladies Tuesday after
noon in a meeting of the Union Mis
sionary society. Mrs. H. T. Mitchell
was leader and after an interesting
program the Christian church ladies
served ice cream and cake. Mrs Cor
klns was assisted by Mrs. C. S. Han
ey. This was the last meeting of the
year and it was decided to disband and
hold no more meetings except possibly
an occasional social gathering.
SHEEPMEN BUSY IN
THEIR LAMBING CAMPS.
Elk Mountain, April 25. Farmers
are very busy putting in their spring
grain.
A seven pound baby boy came
to gladden the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Steve Hodge, Sunday.
Sheepmen are very busy at the
lambing camps. E. R, Bowlby is
nearly thru, while others are Just
beginning.
Good shower of rain fell here Sat
urday night.
James Loftus made a trip to En
terprise, Monday. He has made a
homestead entry west of his fath
er's place.
Master Willie LItch is visiting at
E. A. Anderson's.
William Henderson is fencing his
homestead.
Art Haggerty is working in the,
lambing camp of Fred McFetridge.
Fine growing weather prevails at
present.
Millard McFetridge bought a team
of mares at the sale in Enterprise
Saturday.
Chapman District
Prairie Farm Sold
Caleb G otter Buys Roscoe Place-
Elmer Rucker Breaks 90
Acres of Sod.
Chapman District, April 24. W. A.
Elmer has Just received some luscious
Grande Ronde apples which were ship
ped to him by J. E. Woods of Sum
mervllle. Catharine Harmon is staying at S.
L. McKlnzle's of Lostlne while fin
ishing her eighth grade course In the
Lostlne school. She is intending to
take the next 8th grade examination
at that place.
Elmer Rucker has Just finished
breaking 90 acres of sod on his
place west) of the school flat.
Mr. and .Mrs. W. Harvey were vis
itors of George Stonebrink and fami
ly Sunday.
Miss Jet Whitemore is attending
school this spring at the Eagle school
Mrs. Chris Johnston has been trans
planting strawberry plants. They
have a good place for berries and
raise them for the market.
Several of the farmers are harrow
ing their fall wheat. They are also
anxiously scanning the sky for some
indications of rain.
Mr. and Mrs. J, C. HIgglns spent
Sunday at the home of W. A. Elmer.
A. E. Hartley reports the selling of
James Noble's place of 160 acres
known as the old Roscoe place to
Caleb Gotter. He also states that
Mr. Gotter Intends to erect buildings
on It and break It up In the near
future.
Clepn Elmer has sold the last of
his seed rye to Carl Whltmore of Al
der Slope.
Weather Warm; No
Rain At Paradise
Winter Wheat Looks Fine Across the
River Death" of Former
Resident.
Paradise, April 22. Weather warm
er. No rain has fallen here this
spring.
W. B. Applegate made a trip to
Anatone, Asotin and Clarkston. He
says winter wheat looks fine but will
soon need' rain.
Mrs. William Low, a former resi
dent of this place, died recently.
Grant Johnosn of Flora was hunt
ing horses In this vicinity last week.
William Shay is very ill of appen
dicitis. TRESPA88 NOTICE.
Notice to owners who have been
turning their cows onto my land be
tween the railroad and slaughter
house, Just south of Enterprise: Tres
passers will be prosecuted. JACOB
BAUER. 103b2
EA8TERN OREGON LEAGUE
Elgin wen from Union, 6 to 0, at
Elgin, and La Grande from Baker at
Baker by the same score, 6 to 0, in
the opening games of the Eastern
Oregon league, Sunday.
Superior Grain Drills.
Hacks, buggies, Canton Plows and
P ft O Harrows for sale by D. Baugh
man & Son, Joseph,
CURTISS DESCRIBES
E
FLIES IN AIR, SKIMS OVER WAT
ER OR TRAVEL8 ON
LAND.
Astoria, April 24. Glenn Curtis has
written a special description of his
monster hydro-aeroplane which is to
fly at the Astoria Centennial during
the third week of the pageant. "This
is the first time Mr. Curtlss has writ
ten about his combined motor boat
and air ship. His description follows:
Written By Glenn Curtis.
The hydro-aeroplane is the newest
and most sensational thing in aviation.
developed it from the Standard Cur
tis aeroplane at San Diego, Cal, dur
ing the past winter, and is Is herald-
by the experts in aerial navigation
the greatest advancement since
man first learned to fly.
This new wonder of the air Is popu
larly called "The Triad," meaning the"
union of three. It takes this name
from the fact that it represents the
conquest of three elements air. water
and earth.
The Triad can fly sixty miles an
hour, skim the water like a racing
otor boat at fifty miles an hour, anc
run over the earth at thirty-five mllot
an hour. It can rise from tho earth
and alight upon the: water; start from
the water and some down udoh land.
or be used exclusively on either laud
or water.
A flight by the Triad from Ui
water is far more spectacular tlmr ;
flight by the ordinary aoroiiliino '
see it Bklm the water like a swoop
ing gull and then rise into the air,
circle and soar to great heights, and
finally to drop gracefully down iijio
tne water again, furnlshos a tlnil
and Inspires a wonder that Ao:a
come with any other sport on ean.li.
The hydro-aeroplane is safer than
the ordinary aeroplane. For this reas.
on it Is bound to become; the most pop
ular of all aerial craft. The beelnner
can take it out on his nelghborir.K
lake or river, or even the gie.it
bays, and skim it over the water un-
til be is sure of himself and sure
that he can control it in the air. He
can fly it six feet above the water
for any distance wlthi the feeling that
even if something should happen to
cause a fall, he would not be dashed
to pieces. The worst he would get
is a cold bath
The Triad is destined to be the
greatest factor In the development of
aviation. It makes long cross-countrv
or cross-oea flights possible. If a
cross-country flight is too dangerous
to attempt because of the rouirh char.
acter of the land, the hydro-aeroplane
can follow a river course with perfect
safety. Or if there is no water course
and the country la level it can take
tne land course with equal safety.
Iu short, it matters little whether
an aerial course takes one over land
or water, the hydro-aeroplane is the
safest machine for flight. With the
Triad the Great Lakes offer no im
passable obstacle to a long flight,
and it is within the vision of him
who watches the trend of things, that
an oversea flight is not far in the
future.
The right way to poach eggs: Have
a saucepan of water boiling hot, but
not actually bubbling. Break the eggs,
one at a time, Into a saucer and
slide them into place In the water.
Draw the pan aside where they can
not boll, and baste the water over
them with a spoon till they are cov
ered with a thin veil of white. Have
ready slices of bread toasted, butter
ed and cut in pieces the size of the
eggs and arranged on a hot platter.
As each egg is lifted out on a skim
mer, trim off the ragged edges and
slide It on the toast.
Sponge coke made in this way will
keep fresh and moist longer than
the old fashioned 'kind: To seven
eggs take half a pound of flour and
three-qparters of a pound of sugar and
the juice and grated rind of a lemon.
Pour over the sugar a half cupful of
boiling water and let it boll. Beat
whites and yolks of eggs well to
gether, and when sugar is boiled 'to
a clear syrup, pour it over them,
beating the whole until it Is thick
and light. Stir in the flour and add
the lemon last of all. Bake In a slow
oven. If properly made it will be
wonderfully light and delicate.
As to that used article you want
to sell; make the price attractive
and make the ad explicit. That's all.
HYDRO
AEROPL AN