The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-01-09
City and County
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NNNAASy NANi N o OAA'NS -'AO'iNeAl
The R. s. & q. have the best line ct
ice sLates in the county. Prices right
Ray Johnson of ImnaEa was in En-
terprise Saturday on his way to Wal
Iowa to visit his parents.
Thomas Morgan, the well kn own
Prairie Creek sheepman, bought q
cream sep rator of j. w. Bickford last
week
The r. S. & q. Co have only few
Ladies and Childrens Coats left. Call
and get one at your own price. Closing
Sale
DR.. J. II. Thompson OF Joseph,
county health physician, was securing
data at the court mouse Friday for his
annual report to the state board of
health.
Mari Graves has begun a contes for
the A. p. Kir land homestead near
Lightning. Commissioner d. w. Shea
han has been appointed referee to take
testimony next Saturday.
Vim. G. Dishman of Portland, a
former resident Of this county, is in
the valley this week buying hogs.
MIR. Di+hnan is brother.in.law of
Geo. =. Craig.
j. w. Knowles, an alto ney OF La
Grande, is iii Enterprise greeting old
friends and making new ones. Mr..
Knowles is an aspirant for the circuit
judgeship.
Il. G. Berry of Wallowa is the second
man in the county to make unqualified
avowal for candidacy for county office.
Mr.. Berry seeks the ncminai ion for
sheriff on the Democratic ticket.
There will be big doings in Enterprise
a week from Saturday night The
whole county is invited and everyone
will be made welcome. Enterprise will
entertain in old fashioned style.
TIE partnership between Fred Wag-
ner and Lon Davis was not consum.
mated and Fred has concluded to stick
to the real estat business. He con-
tinues AS partner with l.. E. Jol dan
In the o. r, q I, Co.
Father O'Rourke delivered an inter.
esting sermon in the Catholic church
Sunday morning, giving the reasons for
the ceremonies Of the church, why the
Latin language is used, etc. He will
continue the explanations at the next
service.
Contractor S. r. Haworth was hurt in
the new Fraternal hall Wednesday.
While moving heavy framework it
/ y, just missing Mr., Haworth as he
Fill witt, it. If it had struck him the
j. ult would have been serious and as
1t i, he gave his leg severe wrench.
Mrs. Sam Wade OF Lostine has
bought the Rev. M. j. Thompson
property OH Residence street Tor $4,000
IL will be occupied about February
by Mr.. and Mrs. M. X. Boatman who
will mov- TO Enterprise from Lostine.
Rev. and Mrs. Thompson will leave
the first OF next week for new home,
Eugene.
Prof. Ambrose Turnel resigned
Tuesday night rs director OF the Enter
prise Concert band and will leave
next week for Portland. He has been
director of the local band since its
organization last spring aud under his
teaching the members have made
splendid progress. His successor has
not yet been chosen.
Quarterly meeting services will be
held in the Methodist church next Sun
day evening. The presiding elder Of
La Grande district, Rev. j. ID. Gillian,
will preach and conduct the c)mmu-
Mon service. He will preach als) Fri
day evening at 1880 and hold the quar-
tcrly conference. Let there TO good
attendance at all these services.
Go to the r. S. & z, Co. for Facinators
and Shawls,' etc. Lowest prices.
The indoor baseball team recently
organized will 20 Wallowa Saturday for
game with the boys there. 1t is ex-
pected number OF local lovers of the
game will accompany the team, which
will probably line upas follows: Bilyeu,
pitcher; Pace, catcher; Hall, first base;
McAlister, second base; Forsythe, third
base; Savage, left shortstop; Bauer,
right shortstop; Browning, left field;
Kay, right field.
Roy Mddlesworth, who worked for
Fred Falconer two years ago, was
killed at Hillsboro, Ill December 20.
He was oiling hot journal of car
wheel in the Frisco yards at Hillsboro
when he was struck by the pilot beam
OF O passing engine, receiving fatal
injuries. Middlesworth was young
man well thought Of here where num-
erous friends are sorry to hear OF his
death. Charles +. Funk received al
paper telling OF the sad event, from