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The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-10-10
) Horses Missing;
Probably Stolen

Two work horses and two-year-old
saddle colt broke out or were taken out
of Jacob Bauer's barn lot Sunday night
and no trace of the animals has been
found.
The general belief il that the horses
were stolen. The lot is surrounded by
a high board fence and the gate was
securely fastened on the inside, but Mr..
Bauer says it would have been impos-
sible for the horses to have unfastened
the gate by rubbing or otherwise.
The tracks of the horses lead north
from the city, and as far as traced indi-
cate the horses were led, for the tracks
go straight ahead in the road and not
from side to side as when horses are
loose.
Diligent search and inquiry so far
fail to give any clue. Mr.. Bauer offers
reward of S25 for the animals and $l0O
for the arrest and conviction CT the
thief.
AL three animals are branded E. b
on the lett stlhe. The horses are bay
one 5ighing 1900 and TIE other lS5C
pounds They hold their heads high
are fresh shod, hava trimmed tails, one
branded A, with bar above, over lett
stife, the other q. j. on left shoulder.
The saddle colt mare is black in color
blocky build and has bald face.
The work team was valued at $35(
and Mr.. Bauer had refused $75 for tn,
colt.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-10-10
ENTERPRISE DAY
At COUNTY FAIR
Citizens Of County Seat Go En- Masse
Thursday Morning to Exhibition
at LOStine.

Today, Thursday, is Enterprise day at
the county fair and the whole town
went to Lostine early this morning.
Every conveyance, public and private,
was utilized and hundreds of people are
viewing the products of farm, garden
and house that are tastefully arranged
in the McCully building, admiring the
fine stock in the big corral, or enjoying
the excitement of the races. -l
The plan of Enterprise day originated
with Enterprise merchants Tuesday.
and wss enthusiastically taken up with
by everyone. Arrangements were made
so that all employees OF mills and stores
could go except one at each place to
wait upon people who for lack of notice
may come from distance to buy sup
plies.
The business men secured holiday
for the school children and hired wagons
to take them all to the fair Mesdames
Forsythe, Maxwell, Moss and Bell act
as chaperons for the merry loads of
school children.
A number of the members of the En-
terprise Concert band went to Lostine
Wednesday night to play for dance.
The remainder went this morning, and
the band will give its services at the
fair today.
While only two days. notice was
given, the success of Enterprise day
was assured from the start, as it was
one of the most popular movements
ever started in this city. Everybody rec
ognizes that the county fair should be
the,big annual gathering and reunion
Of all the people in Wallowa county.
when the ties that bind US together
can be drawn more closely and lifelong
friendships formed. The citizens Of
Lostine who have worked so hard tc
make the fair success deserved this
recognition of their labors.
There is grand fruit exhibit at the
fair not only from the famed Imnahs
and Garden of Eden districts but from
all parts of Wallowa valley as well
The registered live stock OF the county
is we'll represented and some sharI
competition is sure in the draft horse
classes.
Kenneth Mckenzie was acting secre
tary in the absence of Secretary Mays
the first of the week and he and seyera
assistants we're kept busy receiving en-
tries. There are number OF amuse
ment lay-outs on the grounds, including
that never-ending source of JOY for tn
children, a merry -go-round.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-10-10
Sheep Herder Bound Over

H. L. Moody after preliminary hear
ing before Justice A. C. Smith, Monday,
was bound over to the circuit court in
$500 bonds on the charge of assault
with dangerous weapon. Moody is a
sheep herder in the employ of Pete
Beaudan. He got in an alteration with
herder named Joseph Memo, employed
by rival sheep firm. Moody claims
Memo had his band on decided ground
belonging to Beaudan. Moody struck
at him and then took Meno's gun from
him and struck him with the barrel.
j. A. Burleigh appeared for the defense
and T. NJ. Dill prosecuted in the absence
of the deputy district attorney.
H. A. Sprague and son, R. L. Sprague
and A. F. Arnold of Imnaha we're lay
ing in supplies'at the local stores, Sat
urday. r. L. Sprague made final
proof on his homestead.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-10-10
MOTHER RESCUES.
BABY FROM RIVER
Mrs. J. II. PARROT PIungeS Into Icy
GurrentOf WalIOwa After
Her Child

At the risk of her life, Mrs. j. H.
Parrott plunged into the swift, icy
current of the Wallowa river and res
cued her year and half old baby girl
from drowning, Tuesday afternoon.
The PARROTS reside near the Enter
prise electric light power house, over
mile below town. The river flows just
back of their house and the little tot
reached the water through an open door
of the kitchen or through the barn. Mrs.
Parrot had gone for some wood when
she heard the child scream. She had
to climb over two fences and when she
reached the river she saw only the
ab> : blue dress, the child's head being
under water. She jumped into the ice
cold water which at that. place was up
to her neck. The swift current bore
her Off her feet but she iclung des-
perately to her baby and finally with
the aid of some bushes she succeeded in
gaining the bank
Mother and child were wet and
chilled to the bone, but with energy
born OF mothers great love she
worked over her baby until the set jaw
relaxed and respiration began. Then
wrapping the tot as warmly as possible
! she put it and another child in baby
buggy and started over the hill for
town and a doctor, two miles away,
She had to lift the children and buggy
over two high locked gates. Mr..
! Parrot VAS working on a new house in
the northwest part OF town aud he
buried for medical aids while the
! motner and CHILDREN went to the home
LOT ". Nj. Dishaw, where DR., C. u.
Hockett. found the little one practically
recovered and in no danger except Of a
cold from its icy bath.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-10-10

Someone took mare and five months
old colt belonging to G. f. Graves out
of Mrs. Maggie Blooms pasture Friday
night about O'Clock, but was kind
enough to return the animals after rid
ing the mare all night. Alta Davis
heard the gate opened when the mare
was taken out and spoke to Mrs. Bloom.
Search all day Saturday failed to locate
the animals, but on Sunday morning
they were found in an adjoining field
with marks of the saddle cloth and
girth still on the mare.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-10-10
BIC DAIRY FARM
IS MONEY MAKER
L. J. Jordan Demonstrates A Very
Profitable Use for WalIowa
Valley Land

Two years ago l.. j. Jordan and sons
came to the Wallowa valley from the
Grande Ronde, where they had lost
three crops out of six by drouth or frost.
They we're looking for a place where
there was water when it was needed.
After a brief inspection Of several
places they bought the E. r. Bowlby
ranch of 800 acres, ~ miles south of
Enterprise for low price. 1t may be
said in passing the ranch is worth twice
today what they paid for it and a like
increase per acre within the next three
years is as sure as the summer sun melts
snow in the mountains. And the reason
is not far to seek and it is the solidest
of all foundations of values-the land
under the use put to it by Mr.. Jordan
will return good interest on that val
uation.
Mr.. Jordan was looking for good
dairy farm and he found it. That is
not hard to do in this valley. There
are tens of thousands of acres of land in
the Wallowa valley that will make the
finest Of dairy farms. And in few
years that is what it will be used for
exclusively.
Mr.. Jordan is, as far as the writer
knows, the pioneer in the dairy business
in this part of Wallowa. He had to
import his thoroughbred Jerseys from
the Grand Ronde. But with all con-
ditions of soil and climate and water so
favorable, combined with his practical
knowledge of the business, he could not
help making success, and SO much OF
n surce-s that at least one of his neigh.
bors already has followed his example
and will hereafter receive monthly div
idends in cash from the 'Wallowa Valley
Cream company.
Mr.. Jordan has not gone so very
extensively into the dairy business
judged by the standards of the counties
in the East where the business is q
half-century old, but for 16 cows feed
ing in pasture still covered with
willows and underbrush, his butter fat
check for August amounted to $50. A
thrifty bunch of hogs has ,fattened or
the skinned milk, and lie received $l1
head for his calves. There are {
half dozen great stacks containing 15(
tons of timothy, worth on tn Portland
market over $40 a. ton. Then besides
several nice fields of grain made big
yields. Mr.. Jordan rented his biggest
pasture during the beef roundup and
received 5000 for its use-a tidy little
bit of pocket money for winter spending
Mr.. Jordan is interested in horses al
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-10-10
HIGH SCHOOL OPENS

The Wallowa county high school
opened Monday with Ii students en-
rolled and 8 others reported who will
start within a week or two. The prin-
cipal, Prof. W. f. Moore, reports"
splendid interest and an auspicious
beginning in every way.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-10-10
Idaho Land Drawing.

B. B. Boyd returned Saturday night
from Jerome, Idaho, where he witnessed
the drawing for the land on the north
side of Snake river, opposite the Twin
Falls country. Mr.. Boyd, j. s. Cook
and one or two other local men regis
tered, but before their numbers were
drawn the desirable locations were
taken. The purchasers of the land pay
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-10-10
Premature Explosion

Luther Greene was badly hurt by
premature explosion of giant powder in
mine south of Joseph, Monday. Two
fingers Of his right hand were mangled
and his face and body punctured by
broken bits OF stone. DR.. Thompson of
Joseph dressed his wounds. The in
jured man is from Colorado and is a
brother of Mrs. VIM. Rutter of Enter
prise.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-10-10
Cattle Off IA Cent.

Cattle are off one-fourth cent in price
and raisers and shippers are disap-
pointed as many were expecting the
market to go the, other way. E. L
Wiley got potice to hold big bunch he
was taking out, owing to congestion in
the wards at Portland.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-10-10

well as cows as couple OF handsome
registered Percheron stud colts, a reg
istered Percheron mare and big band
of other horses testify. The three
year old stud is a beauty and might
have served as model for Rosa
Bonheur when painting the celebrated
picture, The Horse Fair.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-10-10
Marriage Licenses

Oct. 81. w. Eddleman and Ethel D.
Martin.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-10-10
County School Notes

Sam Lowell OF Promise, who works
for j. III. Dobbin, was transacting
business with Superintendent j. w.
Kerns the first Of the week.
Thomas Lathrope of Leap will teach
this winter and was in to see Superin-
tendent Kerns, Tuesday.
G. II. Daugherty, director in the
Chico district, was at the superinten-
dents Office one day last week.
Bud Fisher OF District 81 was in seeirg
about a teacher for that district. Mrs.
Fisher accompanied her husband and
bought supplies at the local stores Z.
Their daughter, Miss Jean, will attenl
school down on the Grande Ronde in
Washington this winter, taught by Mrs /.
Viola Stocking.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-24
THE NEW RAILROAD
ACROSS TEHAUNTEPEC.
New Orleans States.

There is no reason to doubt that
the opening of the Tehauntepec Rail-
road ten years, at least, in advance of
the completion of the Panama canal
will make it a potent and important
factor in the transcontinental traffic
situation. 1t would seem that this has
been shown by the fact that some of
the ships of the Pacific Mail line are
to be taken out of the San Francisco
Panama trade and will connect with
the road across the Isthmus Of Te-
hauntepec at Salina Cruz on the Pa
cific side. This isthmus railway which
practically connects the Atlantic
ocean with the Pacific has made ar
rangemerts with the Hawaiian-Ameri
can Steamship Line and heavy car
goes are now being delivered at Coat
zacOalcos and Salina Cruz to be trans
shipped.
1t would be we'll for the merchants
of New Orleans to bear in mind that
they will have to wait at least ten
years for the completion of the Pana-
ma canal, but in the meantime there
is an opportunity to accomplish much
in the way of building up trade with
the South American countries on the
Pacific by making use of the Tehaun-
tepec Railroad as a transcontinenJal
freight carrier. This line, the Eastern
terminus of which is nearer to New
is now in full operation and is able to
furnish such rates as to attract bust
ness both from the Panama Railroad
and from the American transconti
mental lines. Its projectors are conf
dent that it will prove to be the most
profitable railroad in the world and
the indications are that their expecta-
tons will be realized in the near flu
ture.
The management of the Tehaunte-
pee line and its equipment are of the
highest order, and as it has the back
ing of the Mexican government, it is
safe 70 say that in very short time
there will be lines of steamers running
between Selma Cruz and the ports
OF Chile and Peru. the trade of which
is now controlled by England and
Germany, which have lines of steam
ships which make the long voyage
from Europe around Cape Horn. The
construction of the railroad across the
narrow isthmus of Tehauntepec opens
up for the trade of New Orleans
short route to the Pacific which it
would be well for our enterprising
business men to take advantage of by
arranging for ships TO sail from this
port to .Coatzacoalcos.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-24
Cattle Continue to
DESTROY Property.

To that class of people who take a
pride in identifying the city, in max
ing their own premises attra5;ive and
improving generally the condition of
our streets and parks, the long-estab-
lished policy of letting cattle and
horses roam at large through the city
is becoming more and more discour-
aging.
Only yesterday a lady telephoned
The Journal that on the night previous
roaming COW had destroyed Il tree
which she was trying to grow in front
of her residence, and the same animal
or some other had few days previous
almost ruined flower bed in her yard
OF this writer's own knowledge, cat
tie have been roaming about the city
and destroying property ever since
the So-called "cow-law" came into OK
istence, but We have yet to learn of a
single case in which stock owner has
been punished for it.
Even fences. "rorse high and bull
strong" will not prevent these stray
animals from entering yards and there
destroying flower beds, foliage. gar
denS. and lawns.
But ii ought not to be necessary in
any civilized CITY in the year 1902 for
people to go TO he expense of building
fences to protect their property from
roaming cattle, 4 fence spoils the
looks of a place anyway, but while
that might be called a matter of taste.
nc person should be compelled TO
erect one of the unsightly things sim
ply for self-protection.
| II might not be bad idea to make
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-24

negro soldiers shooting up the town
of Brownsville" is the clearest and
most logical defense of the president
in discharg1ng the negro troops that
we have seen. He not only shows the
horrible atrosity of those black devils,
but fully quotes the law giving
the full authority of the presi-
dent as commanderin-chief of the
army. Senator Mallory is justly re-
regarded as one of the ablest senator's
in the United States senate.-Craw.
fordville Breeze.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-24

If you will read that editorial again
carefully you win notice that we left II
entirely in the hands of the governor
TO treat the matter under discussion
just as he pleased as to whether he
would give out the Information or not
We hold that Official proclamations'
should all be recorded and that all the
people of Florida have a right to ask
about them, and are interested
Query" did Governor Broward pre-
tend something that was not real and
genuine. at that time?-Tallahass
True Democrat.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-24

The supreme court of Florida. in
an opinion rendered by Judge Whit,
field, says: When a railroad com
pany permits its roadbed and track
TO become and remain so palpably
unfit for use in rendering the service
of a common carrier that IT endangers
the lives and property of the public,
and the law provides no other ade-
quate remedy, the company may by
mandamus upon proper allegations be
compelled to put and keep its road.
bed and track in a condition reason
ably sufficient TO meet the require
ments of public service it engages 10
perform" This decision will mean
much to the people of Florida, but
If the legislature will give the rail
road commission the power to do that
which the court by this decision has
ordered done. 1t will simplify matters,
and save much money and litigation
by the state and the railroad com
lpanies. 1t should not be necessary
10 go to the court every time a de-
Motive piece of track has 10 be re
Pared.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-24
The City Campaign
and the Probable Division.

The action of the city democratic
executive committee in setting q
definite date, April 2, for the first
primary has accumulated somewhat
the interest in the coming city cam
paign, or rather in the campaign
which already seems to be on.
While few candidates have yet an
nounced and little public discussion
has thus far been INDUCED in, it does
not require the vision of a seer mol
the wisdom of a prophet to discern
even this early, what some of the is
sues are likely to be and what divi-
sions, or ''Iine-ups," are likely to be
made.
The turbulent two years of city gov
eminent which are now drawing to a
close can have but one result-so far
as the mayor and council are CON
cerned-and that result will, beyond
question, be found in a sharp, definite,
and distinct line of battle, with the
mayor and his friends on the one side
the other. We are assuming of course
that the mayor will be a candidate for
reelection and that the members of
the council, whether they all stand
for reelection or not, will seek vim
dication either in their own election
or in the defeat of the mayor
This much for the mayor and coun-
ell and for the division which those
two contending elements will most
surely create.
But on the other hand, there is like
ly to be a third element-an element
mayor or the council, but has looked
on from afar and has found little to
commend in either party to the admin
istration controversy which has ragged
from the very first day since mayor
and aldermen were sworn into
Office.
This third element, if it develops
and all signs indicate that it will de-
velop-will beyond peradventure de-
clare for new deal all around
clean sweep as it were-and, without
having to choose between the mayor
a new mayor and nine new aldermen
to succeed the nine old ones whose
terms expire. next June.
This element is strong; it repre-
sents probably a more general senti-
ment than either of the other two;
the clean sweep" idea, in fact, is
quite general. To win, it must crys-
talize about a ticket for mayor and
council that cannot be connected in
any way, directly or indirectly, with
either branch of the city government.
Will it do so?
Thus We see that the campaign is
likely TO prove decidedly interesting
before the final primary is held and,
if the three divisions develop, as all
indicate that they will,
il requires no more of a seer or
prophet TO forsee or predict the result
than it requires to outline the proba-
Ele respective ''line-ups" to which We
have herein referred.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-24
j, M ,Barco,


There is whole lot Of talk in the
newspapers about "Jim" Barco again
entering the political arena of Florida
and that he may again aspire to the
position of state comptroller.
The present holder of this portfolio
is Mr. A. Church Groom.
With all due difference to Mr.. Groom
he is not as good a mixer" as Mr..
Barco.
The editor of this paper was in
evidence" at the. state convention in
Ocala in 1896 There was a deadlock
in this convention over the candidacy
of Mr.. Barco and Mr.. e. j. TRAY. And
while it may be one Of the chapters
of unwritten history in Florida poll
tics-it is fact all the same, that
the lamented William H. Reynolds,
who was then nominated and elected,
always knew that his selection was
almost wholly due to our efforts.
We had served in the state senate
with Mr.. Reynolds and we too well
knew the good material OF which he
was made. At the opportune moment
we had his name placed in nomlna'
ton. And ''he won in a walk"
We have related this little chapter
simply and solely TO emphasize the
fact that Mr.. Barco has for a long
time been a strong man in Florida
politics, and that if Mr.. Groom beats
him somebody viii know that from
the wreckage on the beach, there has
been a storm upon the waters. =
Jacksonville Floridian.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-24
Senatorial Pen Pictures.


, next senate is Tom West, of Milton.
Mr.. West was member of the lower
house in 1908, and in 1905 was eleva-
ted to the senate. He is a young man,
but in the two sessions at Tallahassee
has made a splendid record, and goes
back in April to finish out his first
term as the senator from the first
Among some of Mr.. Vests predeces-
sors in that Office might be mentioned
the late Charles J. Perrenot, who was
president of the senate in 1897 during
the heated senatorial fight between
Call and Chipley, and E. V. McCaskill,
who rendered yoeman service in that
body during reconstruction days.
Speaking of Mr.. West reminds me
of a story l once heard about a COM
pact, or agreement entered into by
three of Florida's most promising
young politicians. The scene was in
the deans Office of one of the largest
southern universities. 1t was on COM
mencement morning, and three young
men from Florida were bidding fare
well to the dean, before leaving for
their native state to begin upon the
practice of law. The dean had just
advised them to keep out of politics.
and do nothing but study law; that
they could never hope for success in
the profession if they dabbled in poll
tics. They agreed with him, and sol
EMMY signed a compact never to f1irt
with Miss Politics. In less than three
ga - - do
the dean received message telling
him that Tom West and Scott Loftin
had been elected to the Florida legis-
lature, and that Will. Bryan had been
elected prosecuting attorney for Duval
county. And this reminds one how
easy it is to break agreements when
politics gets in the way. Tom West
is now in the senate, Scott Loftin is
prosecuting attorney for Escambia
! county, and Will Bryan is serving his
second term in that capacity for Duval
county.
John NeeI.
Another West Florida senator who
has had many years experience N the
legislative halls at Tallahassee is John
Neel of Westville. Mr.. Neel repre-
sents Holmes and Walton counties,
and is very popular in Tallahassee, as
well as among HIS colleagues in the
senate. He is said to be an ardent adj
vocate of the administration. Not
withstanding the custom to alternate
in the matter of selecting the senators
from districts composed of more than
one county, Senator Neel has served
two consecutive terms in the senate.
He is of the farmer class-plain, SIM
pie, and noted for his rugged honesty
and fair dealing in all matters, wheth-
er of political or business nature.
Judge Lucius ]. Reeves, now of Pen
sacola, was one of Senator NeeIs pre-
decessors in this seat
OLD CAMPAIGNER.