TWICE -A - WEEK
WEDNESDAY EDITION
THIRTEENTH YEAR, NO. 3
. ENTERPRISE, WA-tLOWA COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY ,10, 1911.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
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CLASS ADDRESS BY
ELOQUENT MINISTER
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DOCTOR KIMBALL OF --WALLA
WALLA SECURED FOR W. C.
H. S. COMMENCEMENT.
Clarence 0 Kimball, Ph. D., D.
D., pastor of the Methodist church of
Walla Walla, and an orator of renown
will deliver the address-to Jhe gradu
ating class of the Wallowa County
High school at the commencement to
be held in assembly hall next Tues
day night.
The remainder of the program in
cludes the Invocation by Rev. W. S.
Crockett, instrumental solo Jjy Edna
Ragsdale, oration "Horticulture" by
Asa Craig, oration, "Our Progress To
ward the Knowledge and Application
ofvElecU"clty" by Irl Olmsted, vocal
solo by Hazel Payne, presentation ol
class gift, violin solo by Pearl Hum
phrey, presentation of diplomas and
a selection by the Glee Club.
The graduates are" Eva Falconer,
Lora Kooch 'Grace McCubbln, Jennie
Mitchell, Elsie Varner, Janet Wiltgeia
odt, Asa Craig, Fred Holmes, Aaron
Olmsted, Irl Olmsted. '
The baccalaureate sermon will be
delivered by Rev. B. F. Meredith In
the Methodist church next Sunday
morning.
Boyd Oratorical Contest '
The oratorical contest for the -Dan,
; iel Boyd prize of $25 will be held
in assembly hall next Monday night.
There are four contestants, Homer
Fleming, Wilbur Brines, Emmett
Forsytheand Calvin Long. The prize
goes $15 to the best and $10 to,nexit
best.
SANDERS DRAY LINE S0LD.';
The J. P; Sanders dnay line, includ
ing "wagons, horses, business and ev
erything has been- sold to the Bruce
brothers who recently' came here
from Oklahoma. The deal was made
through Payne & SheeU.N Tuesday
and possession will be given May 15.
WEDDING BELLS. . .
.Married at the court house, Mon
day; May h, Miss Donna L. Roark
and Mr. L. C. Huffman. Byron F.
sillier performed the ceremony. The
contracting parties are esteemed
young, people of the Divide country.
After the ceremony they left for their
home on the Divide where.sthe groom
is a rancher and stockman.
CHURCH SERVICES.
Catholic: Mass and sermon next
Sunday morning at; 10 o'clock,' by Rev
Peter Heuel. - . '
When la doubt, , read the ads
Wants
Cent a word single Insertion,-1
cents a word 2 Insertions. . Special
: rates by month and year.
MOHeY TO LOAN
Seat Funds loaned, 8 per cent. John
P. Busk. Attjc State Land B'd. Joseph
LOST.
Rug Muff of Isabella Fox, between
Enterprise and Lostlne May 6 Find
er return to Etha Kooch, Enterprise,
and receive reward. 3b2
FOR RENT.
House in ecst part of town, clo3e
to schools. Inquire of Dr. C. A
Ault, Enterprise, lbtf
FOR SALE.
67 acres of fjne land ia Willamette
valley wljl consider trade for land
in Wallowa county. . See Carl Roe,
Enterprise, Ore. " 2bl
Eggs, single comb Brown Leghorn
and Rhode Island Reds, pure bred
stock.. $1.50 for 15. L. E. Jordan, En
terprise. 98b4 '
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
Matched team of har&ee. Well broke
and true to pull. See Carl Roe .or
w; I. Calvin, Enterprise, Ore.- 8?btf
I will sell all or any of tor town prop-
ty at reasonable prices. W. W
Znrcher, Enterprise, Oregon. 40btf
See. 36, 3 N 4-1 40 A. 8 E aec.
2, W NWK secC 23.SW SW
ec. 14, 3 8 46280 A.
tUM J. 8. Cook. Bum. Of,
House, partly furnished, new range
and heater, etc. 4 room cottage in
most desirable location In Enter
prise. Only $400 down; easy pay
ments. Inauire at this- office. 102b
HORSE AND STOCK SHOW
,,AT JOSEPH, SATURDAY.
j Everything points to a grand suc
cess of the Horse and Stock show
at Joseph next Saturday. Wallowa.
county Jias the finest stock in the
Pacific Northwest, and the .cream of
It will .be exhibited at the show.
Joseph has been a bit slow about
advertising the event, no bills hay
ing been sent here , at least, but
everybody should turn out and see
the fine stock r
The stock parade will take place
at 1 p. m. Music- will be furnished
by the Joseph band. Several racr
es will be pulled. off Id the evening.
The committee on arrangements
consists of H. L. Day and BB. Boyd
of Enterprise, Sam Wade of Lostlne,
Jack Johnson of Imnaha, J. M. FTuitts
of Prairie Creek, Henry McElroy of
Wallowa, Wesley Duncan and J. M.
Thompson of Joseph.;, '
ALLOWING SAW DUST IN
STREAM GETS $50 FINE.
John Hoover, "owner of a saw mill
on Bear Creek above Wallowa, was
arrested Friday) by Deputy Game War
den Joe Clemons for allowing saw
dust from his mill to enter Bear creek.
He was tried before Justice Mprelock
at Wallowa Friday night, found guilty
and was fined $50 and costs
8ELLS COLT FOR $225.
Jack Johnson, of Imnaha reports the
sale of the two-year old, colt recent
ly advertised in this paper for $225.
You bet It was some colt. That's
the only kind Jack raises.
Acqmital Jetiiiet
In Zumwalt Case
Jury Out Fifteqn Minutes Alvin Har
ris tjen Tried In Cir
, "quit Cour.
Henry L., Zumwalt, fndlcted for
stealing a foal, was acquitted by a
Jury in the circuit court Tuesday.
The trial ras begun Monday aftor
noon ' and lasted, until' Tuesday night,
the - case being given to the Jury
afer supper. The Jury was out' only
15 minutes.
The trial of Alvin Harris for the
murder of Fred Jacobs at Lostlne
was begun- Wednesday morning. The
trial? of .V. W. Wining for assault
with intent 'to kill is set to follow
the Harris trial. y-.'
' The cases of the State vs Arch
Wtllett, W. W, Wlllett and the Wolfe
Bros, have been continued until next
term. . ; - ' . .
Robert Friddles," indicted on two
statutory charges, was arraigned and
pleaded not guilty. .
Court convened Monday morning.
The following grand jury wasi drawn:
F, A. Clarke. foreman, C. J. Allen,
L. BeechevWm Bonner, F. O. Clark,
Jos. Gill and Harvey Hendrickson.
L. F. McAnulty was appointed grand
jury bailiff, H. C. Cramer Jury batV
iff, and O.1 W. Pagin court bailiff.
Judge Knowles came in from La
Grande and heard motions .and demur
rers, Friday evening and Saturday,
and otherwise got the docket clear
ed and cases ready for trial. . -
. As soon as you advertise, ' the fact
that you have property to rent or
sell becomes an ex-secret. ,
A wholesome' breakfast dish may
bj made from wheat direct, from
the granary.. Soak It over night arid
cook it aU day on the back of the
range. This makes a food, unequal
ed as to nutriment, and a great fa-'
vorlte with all who have been serv
ed with It." A, bowl of this vwheat
served with rich milk, makes a good
breakfast for a growing child.
- Potato soup: -.Boll 4 quart of po
tatoes and an onion until thoroughly
cooked. Pour off tthe water. 'Add
a piece of butter the size of an egg,
and beat the whole well with a fork
tr wooden, spoon. Heat a quart of
milk and pour over this mixture. Salt
and pepper to taste. Keep' it hot
on back of stove, until served, but
dc not allow It to boll after the milk
has leen added. - ,,
- Prospective tenants, nine-tenths of
whom, read advertisements, will, be
gin to "look np" your property the
day, you begin to advertise 1L
" J. M. Howell, a" popular druggist
of Greensburg, Ky" says, "We use
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy In our
own household and know it is excel
lent." For sale by all dealers. ,
Big Increase In
3 Bands Of Sheep
C. C. Bos we I Secures Close To 100
. Per Cent News From ' (
Zumwalt Country.
Zum wait, May 8. A cold wave pas
sed over -this section of the country
Friday afternoon followed by a se
vere snowstorm causing thermomet
ers to drop below freezing point, but
so far as known very Utile damage
has been done.
J. C. Zum wait is fencing his home
stead, while his wife's spare time .from
household duties is spent making a
garden that promises to be one. of
the best in this section.
John Crossland, employed on the
Boswell place, was fishing in Ches
nimnua last Saturday. He lost hls
way home, until he was found ; by
friends about midnight. , .
H. O. Zum wait and daughter Miss"
Josie'were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
O. J. Stubblefleld, Sunday. A pleas
ant evening was spent in' song and
music by the hostess. .
, C. C. BosweU has completed lamb
ing his three bands of sheep, and
marked very close to 100 per cent
all through, which Is considered ' very
good?1 for this spring. ',
MISS -'HOCKETT PASSES .
EXAMINATION FOR BAR.
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The Oregonian of: Sunday publish
ed a picture of Miss Wayfe Hockett,
sister, of Dr. C. T. Hockett of this
city, who passed the examlnationjor
admission to the tar last week. isa
Hockett did not attend' law school
but took the studies in- Senator Bow
erman's office, while also , acting as
his stenographer. She is the daught
er of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hockett of
Eugene, a graduate of the Grants
Pass high school and a Salem Com
mercial college.
BEET 8EEDING NEARLY DONE.
Sugar beet planting wfll be com
pleted In this- vicinity this weekf and
seeding Id already finished around Los
tlne. Air. Kerr reports the fields in
splendid condition and everything is
getting a most favorable start for
a bumper crop. ,;
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mi. Mystery
Greatest
Detective
Story
Of Modern Times
Will be published in the
v Saturday News Record
Beginning Soon
The House of the
Whispering
By Anna Katherirte Green
Author of "The Lea renworth Case"
Watch for it. Read it Sure
Six Horse Coach
For Flora Stage
Contractor Applegate Makes Innova
tion North End News
From Journal.
Flora, May 5.-The infant son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Holloway died last
night. Funeral from the Methodist
church, today. '' .
After over 20 years of staging the
mall service between here and the
valley is to be equipped' with an up-to-date,
six horse- stage coach. This
innovation' by Mr. Applegate, the
sub-contractor. Is ohe that will be
appreciated by the traveling public.
The Troy school closed last Fri-1
day. Mrs. P. E. Knapp has had a
very successful school and both she
and Mr. Knapp will be missed in that
community, they having returned to
their homestead up the river.
Albert Bakej- of Eden 'is back in
the woods again as forest ranger.
A Catholic priest visited the North
End this week. He held services at
the home of Wm. Fournler. on' Lost
Prairie. Several persons were bap
tized after the services.
Mr. and MrsL Harry Dorse ot The
Point on Day Ridge are preparing
for an extended Eastern visit, and
will go by the way of Montana to
see their daughter, Mrs. Fred Knapp.
Gentle showers have caused smiles
on farmers faces. Old timers say
enough moisture has already fallen
to insure bumper crops.
NEWSPAPERS TO MOVE.
The Enterprise Press has leased
the Samms building on. West First
Street, one-half block south of the
Wallowa National bdhk, and the
News-Record and Chieftain newspa
pers plant and job department will
be moved Into the new quarters, as
soon as the remodeling and repair of
the building is completed, possibly
the latter part of this week.
QUARANTINE LIFTED.
' The U. S. Department of Agriculture
has declared- Western Oregon sheep
now free of scabies and the quaran
tine lifted under date of April 18.
Advertisers want your trade.-
Pines
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A CASE OF SUSPENSION
SCORES A DECIDED HIT.
The Senior class play, "A Case
of Suspension," . presented In Assem
bly hall Tuesday night, was a great
success. The comedietta while short
was interesting and was finely act
ed, and the luill was filled. '
, Everyone was perfect in his 011 her
part, and native talent was improved
by careful training. The plot by which
the sedate member of the' college; fac
ulty (Fred Holmes) and the strict
matron of the seminary (Grace Mc
Cubbin) were Induced to Join in the
social festivities planned by the
young ladies of the seminary (Jennie
Mitchell, Lora Kooch, Janet Wlllger
odt and Elsie Varner) for the enter
tainment of the college boys (Aaron
Olmsted, Asa Craig and Archie Mil
ler) was simple but very funny and
was well acted. The" parts .of Kath
leen, a Celtic malden(Eva Falconer),
and Jonas the "seminary man" (Irl
Olmsted) were also well taken, and
on the whole. the entertainment was
a first class amateur performance) anc
a credit to all who took part .1
LA GRANDE LEADS E. O. L. .
La Grande won from Elgin Sun
day and now leads the Eastern Ore
gon baseball league with a clean score
of 3 games won and none lost. Elgin
Is second, having won two and lost
one. Baker is third by virtue of a
victory over Union, Sunday.
.The Elgin game was a comedy of
errors, the home team making 11 er.
rors and La Grande 10. La Grande
made 7 hLts and Elgin 5. The score
was 8 to 4.
Weather Vagaries
Hurt Not Gardens
Vegetation Fresh and Green At Elk
Mountain Young Stock
Thriving. 1
Elk Mountalny May 9. W. E. Kelt
net of - Enterprise - was , out to see
Wilbur Nicholson, Sunday. .
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. MiFetrldge were
visiting , Mr. and Mrs Geo, Wagner,
Sunday. ,
Jesse Daugherty and Miss - Grace
Warnock went to Joseph Saturday
and took In the track meet, return
ing Sunday.
Roy Stubblefleld passed here Fri
day oh his way out from Snake river
.where he hud been employed with
Colonel Graves. - , v , .
Elmer McFetriclge spent Sunday at
the-home of Polk Mays.'
Frost,, sleet, rain, snow ..and Ic8
I all were to be seen here "yesterday,
; but garden vegetatloV looks fresh and
: green this morning. '
Young calves lying lazily in the
good warm sun In the lot, -bangs of
young lambs playing merrily upon
the fresh grassn-covered hills, and
youiigcolts prancing proudly, by their
dam's side In. the fields all these add
I comfort and pleasure to the ranches
i around . Elk Mountain.
Jack Poineroy left here, Sunday,
bound for Enterprise.
Grain, sowed this spring is. coming
up nicely.
Ditch Screen Notice.
All ditch companies are required
by law to keen screens on 'the In
take of all dltchog.- Failure to com
ply with the Jaw subjects offender
to penalty. JOE CLEMONS,
100b2 Deputy Game Warden
Choice residence property for aale
or rent. See Enterprise M. & M.
Co. 2b2
' Ftar of the Tree. ' -f
The first experiments attre plant
ing In London were sternly discour
aged. A. D. Welmter telH-us In Town
riuntlng that when J.oudon built his
house In rorcliester terruce, Bayswa
tor this van n the thirties he plant
ed a sumac by the side of the path
opposite. v The action- was met by
prompt and triumphant 'opposition on
the part of the dlstrit't surveyor, whose
complaint was that it was .."likely to
ftlmde the pathway and keep it damp,
Io the end the trve bad to go. .
Proper Chill. ' ', 6
"I've ' had cold chills running over
me nil dny." the thin man complained.
"You ouxht to lie glad of that," said
I bis heartless friend.
"I don't think I understand you.
Why should I be gladr
"Ob. well, you know. It U quite an
ordinary thine to have cold chills.
There's no cause for alarm. Juxt'tUlnk
what an extraordinary thing It would
be If you Hliould have hot chills run
ulnir over you." New York Press.
TRACK MEET WON
; BY COUNTY IH
BIG MARGIN OVER ALL THREE
COMPETITORS EUGENE AND
. CORVALLI3 FOURS.
The County High school won the
track meet at Joseph, Saturday, by
a big margin of points over( all the
three other competitors, Joseph, Los
tine and Wallowa. The County High
won a total, of 50 H points, Joseph
39, Lostlne" 1, Wallowa 0.
There was a large crowd present
to witness the events, and everything
went off fairly well. There was
some little dissatisfaction with - the
rulings, but' probably 110 more than
is the case at all' meets. The judges
were Dr. Erwin and Dr. Cummins of
Joseph and R. H. Jonas of Wallowa.
The spectacular events of the day
were the mile, half mile and 220 yard
runs, and the broad jumping by
Brines. Ault and French In the long
runs, Howard : Shutt, Read and Dill
In the dashes, Brines In the jumps
were the bright particular stars. How
ard Shutt of Joseph, made'a great in
dividual record, equaling that of
Read at the meet In this city a year
ago. . W. C. H. S. spYinters. ' were
handicapped by the the starter giving
a signal word just before firing.
The winners of each event scored
four points, second two points and
third one point. - Following are the
results and time:
CO yards dash Howard Shutt of
Joseph, won, Read of County High
second, Dill of County High and Cole
of Joseph third. Time 61 seconds.
100 yards dash-Howard Shutt first,
Read second, Dill third. Time 11 sec
onds
220 yards dash-ftead first, Dill
second, and Howard Shutt third. Time
24 ,3-6 seconds.
440 yards Ault, County High, 1st;
French, County High, second; Harold
Shutt, Joseph, third. Time 59 sec
onds; .v. ,
One-half mile Ault first, French
second, Bright of Lostlne third. Time
2:15. '.'
Mile Ault first, French second, anc"
Skaggs third ill County High. Time
5:18. . . , .
Hammer throw Vest of . Joseph
first, Olmsted and Emmons of Coun-
115 feet, . . v
Shot put Howard Sliutt first, Em
mons second, Vest third, 35 feet.
High Jump Brines of County High
first, Vest second, Cramer of . Coun
ty High third. 5. feet 4 inches.
Broad jump Brines first, Read sec
ond, Cole third. 20 feet 1 inch.
Discus throw-r-Howard Shutt first,
Vest second. French third. 135 feet.
Pole vaultVest first, MaAdams
and Haney of County High, second
and third. 9 feet 10 Inches.
Low hurdles Cole first, Vest sec
ond, Howard Shutt third. 29 1-6 sec
onds. r ,
! Four representatives of the County
high school left Wednesday for Eugene
to enter the state track meet of high
schools to be held there Friday. Read,
Brines, Ault and Irl Olmsted are the
four who will battle In the honor
the garnet and gray. The cracks of
the big high schools of the state
will be there, and if the boys make
one showing they- will have covered
themselves with glory.
Read will enter 100, 220 and 410
yard runs, and probably the running
broad jump, Brines the running broad
and running high jumps, Olmsted the
hammer throw, Ault the , 440 yard,
half-mile and mile runs.
The boys will be accompanied by
S. L. Burnaugh, Jr., who will look
after their, Interests, and you bet
Louie as an old track man and one
of the greatest football players ev
er turned out at O. A. p., knows the
ropes. The boys will return home
from Eugene, jbut Mr. Burnaugh
will go. to Corvallts and meet the
four sent there next week from the
County High. That team will probably
consist of French, Skaggs, Dill and
McAdams.
La Grande, 8ocond.
At a high school track meet held
at Ontario, Saturday, Baker won first
place with 60 points, La Grande sec
ond with 36 points, Ontario third 24
points and Cove fourth 21 points.
Superior Grain Drills.
Hacks, buggies, Canton Plows and
P k O Harrows for sale by D. Baugh
man tt Soar, .AMpk&v 7 , ,..-'. ,
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