The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-03-26
MANY ARE STUNG
BY FIGHTING BUG
Prominent Men Engage Ia Personal
EncouHterS--Reverend Batchel Ter
Egged at Flora.

The fighting bug that started in En-
terprise two weeks ago has been sting
ing up aud down the valley and even
in the NortI. country, involving preach
ers, law officers, candidates and promi.
nent citizens.
At Wallowu Friday afternoon, Rev.
E. j. Moore, who has been active in
enforcing the Sunday closing law, bat
tered up w. l.. WilherelI, keeper OF
soft drink shop and pool room, in front
OF the latter's place of business. 1t is
claimed bv AIoore's friends that With
ercll nj used Moore as he was passing
and then struck fim Moore got the
better of the encounter. L. G. Berry
interferred and struck Moore. All the
parties were arrested. Marshal McNrtt
laid u charge of disturbing the peace
against both principals and each
pleaded guilty and paid II fine OF S5
each. Witherell and Berry came to
Enterprise and swore out Il warrant
before Justice Smith against Moore on
charge OF assault with brass knuckles, II
pair of which the pi eacher used in the
| fight. This charge was withdrawn
Monday, as it was agreed by all hands
| to let the affair quiet down. Rev.
Moore also withdrew charges of
of assault he made before Recorder
Tulley against Witherell and Berry.
E. G. Berry states that Moore was
the verbal aggressor in the affair.". and
that he Berry, interferred when he
saw Moore using the knuckles. Berry
also claims the blow he gave Moore
stopped the fight.
Fight at Joseph.
j. M. Mitchell and J. p. R,isk had {
personal encounter on the streets o
Joseph Sunday afternoon. II is claimed
Rusk was struck several times by Nit
chell, and knocked down once, ant
then Jerry" took of his glasses snc
waded in, giving Mitchell seycr
beating. Mitchell, who is an el3erl
man, was one of four who We're arreste
on charge of playing poker last week
on warrants sworn out by Rusk, VIII
is deputy district attorney.
Both men were arrested, Mitche
pleading guilty to assault and payin
his fine. Rusk was to have been trie
before Recorder Eberllard Tuesday, bu
on motion OF ]. A. Burleigh, attorne
for Rusk, the trial was postponed b
the court until April 20.
Throw Eggs at Preacher
Rev. F. w. Batchelder, who was COZ
ducting revival meeting at Flora. va
. egged after his sermon on Dancing,
week ago last Sunday night. 1t
claimed his language was unfit for til
pulpit and certain citizens took tina
method of expressing their disapprova
|. w. G.. Moore, who was in the chnrcl
said in Enterprise this week, that til
, sermon was string of indecent storie
unfit to be repeated in company
men, let alone a church crowded wit
. women and girls. The expressions tha
I Moore charges Batchelder used are III
fit to print. 1t is said that about fiy
dozen eggs we re thrown at the preache
. but were badly aimed as Mr.. Batchelde
!, is reported as claiming only four egt
struck him. Mr.. Moore says it is III
\ known who threw the eggs.
y From Flora Journal.
The two weeks protracted meetir
D conducted by Rev. Batchelder in II
y NJ. +. church was success. The
we're number of conversions. Six pc
Y sons joired the church on prot ATTIC
Z and one was taken into full membe
4 ship Sunday. The meetings clos'
\ Tuesday evening.
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