The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-08-27

Screen doors and wire screens for
sale at Hartshorn e Keltner's.
Varnish, stains and brushes and
LacQueret-makes old furniture look
like. new-at Burnaugh & Mayfield's
John G. Wray of Promise brough,
two loads of fine watermelons and
grapes to Enterprise, the first of the
week from Freewater. Mr.. Wray was
accompanied by his family.
La Grande Observer: j. H. Vur
pillat, of Winnimac, Ind, who has
beeD visiting his son Charles in this
city, left Monday for Portland and
other points in the northwest.
C. P. Ragsdale bought ]. w. Kerns'
home on Residence street Tuesday
and will move to town for the schoo
year. The deal between Kerns ant
Litch for this property, fell through.
An experienced nurse offers hei
services to the people of Enterprise
and vicinity. Address Mrs. Emily
Spicer, Enterprise, Oregon, or leave
word at News Record office. 6tf
r. L. Day and family and Miss Jen
nie Berland have returned from {
Two weeks stay in the Grandt
Ronde. Mr. Day states that he will
probably move to La Grande and &c
nto business.
Miss Prudence Eddlemon of Flors
arrived on Tuesday nights stage
from Weiser, Ida, where she hat
,een attending the Methodist confer
ence Miss Eddlemon will attent
he teachers institute.
George Boner of Joseph returned
On Tuesday nights stage from Mon
ANA where he had gone to see his
son Will, who suffered stroke o.
paralysis. Mr.. Boner brought his son
% Pendleton for treatment.
Farms and town property for sale
Or rent. Will trade for good horses
Stock ranches and timber land cheap
General real estate business. T. M
Littleton, first door south of I. o. o
F. building, Enterprise, Oregon. Stf
Miss Mary Zurcher left Wednes
day morning for Cove, where she
will teach the coming year. She was
accompanied by her brother, c. Fl
zurcher, to La Grande, where he
will meet Mrs. Zurcher, returning
from an extended visit in the Viii
lamette valley.
La Grande Star: James O'Sulli
van came out from Wallowa Friday
light to visit his mother, Mrs. Peter
OSullivan, who has been quite i'll
She was considerably improved Sat
urday. Her daughter from Joseph
arrived Saturday evening and will re
main with her for a while.
G. H. Grassland, who owns a fine
'ruit ranch on the Grande Rondt
liver a few miles above Troy, was
IN the county esat on business last
week. Mr.. Crosslands is an earnes
advocate of road up the Grande
Ronde from the mouth of the Little
Salmon to the George Post place
hence up the bluff to Powwatka.
X. S. Francis, who resided at Day
on, Wash, for the last three years
has sold his property there and re
,urned to Enterprise with view o
locating. Mr.. Francis formerly own
ed the S. F. Pace ranch just west O.
own and the Joe Weaver place cas-
of this city. Mrs. Francis is daugh
GER of j. w. Weaver of Alder Slope.
The union missionary society me
1T the home of Mrs. E. B. Whea
Tuesday afternoon. AS the leader
was unable to be present the devo
tional was led by Mrs. Browning and
very interesting talk on missionary
work was given by Mrs. Kirk of La
Irande. This being quarterly
meeting the remainder of the after
loon was spent socially and dainty
refreshments were served by the
hostess.
Charles Willgerodt has completed
The foundation and basement for Rob
ert Shinn's fine new residence soutl
of town, and Mr.. Shinn Is now haul
ing the lumber from the Davis & Lit
tleton planning mill for the superstruc
.ure. Mr.. Willgerodt also has the
foundation we'll along for Jay H. Dob
bins fine residence. A planer will
be put up at the Dobbin place to
prepare the lumber for the house.
BY the discovery in the nick
time of fire In the Mavor building
next door to the News Record office.
shortly after o'clock Sunday morn
ing, a disastrous fire was averted
The room was rented a few days
before by TON" Troy for a restaur
ant. He and party were in the
room late Saturday night or rather
early Sunday morning and on goinl
away left kerosene lamp burning