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Arizona republican., 1909-05-03

months before his hands were suf-
ficiently healed for him to use them,
but he eventually made a good re-
covery.
Mr.. Demrick was one of the best
liked men in the service, modest,
quiet and unassuming, strictly a
worker and not a talker, and was
highly regarded both by the men
under him and by those under whom
he labOred. He was a man of de-
cided competency, one of the best in
the service. He had been more close
ly associated with this project from
the beginning than almost any mem
Der of the reclamation service ex-
cept his superiors in rank and in
point of active construction he has
probably had more personal connec-
ton with the project than any other
engineer. 1t is most regrettable that
after giving his best talents and eff
forts to the work, the price Of his
life should become a terrible addi-
ton to the cost. Mr.. Demrick was
not a married man. A brother re-
sides at Mesa City and his father
was here sometime ago. 1t was not
learned whether he is still here, but
it is believed he has returned to
Michigan.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-03

high alfalfa, the growing beets and
garden products and the cantaloupe
patches, etc. He should meet the
farmers with money in their pockets.
He should take dinner with them and
see what has taken the place of
bacon and beans, for in the old day
the farmers fare was that of the
prospector He should see the good
clothes the family all wear and best
of all he should note the optimism
of their conversation.
Then on the way home he should
note how many wagons he meets go
ing to the country freighted with
everything conceivable used on a
farm, lumber, Page wire, cement for
bitches, walks, houses, etc, machin-
cry, household furniture and utensils
and so on ad infinitum.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-03
SETTLERS WANTED.

And lastly he should pause and
remember that $4,000 more acres of
the same kind of land are yet to be
cultivated and many times the num-
Der of people now here can well be
supported on the acreage now culti-
waited, when a more intensive system
is employed. And when 10000 more
farmers and their families crowd into
this valley, instead of detracting from
the prosperity of those already here,
it will be added to. The pleasing
feature of it all is that conditions
in the Salt River valley are so largely
cooperative that more people only
means more prosperity, which is quite
different from conditions in some
places where everything is COMPETE
tive.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-03
VETERAN NEWSPAPERMAN
Who DIED At HIS POST
The funeral at Los Angeles on Sat
urday Of w. G. Taylor.

Los Angeles, Cal, May 1.-(Spec-
al Correspondence of The Republi-
,an.)-The funeral of William G
FaylOr,,~ the we'll known newspaper
nan, who died at the Good Samari-
an hospital at > o'clock last We'd
lesday morning was held this morn
ng at 10 o'clock from the undertake
ng rooms of w. H Sutch, s42 South
'igueroa street. Rev. Baker p. Lee
officiating. Interment took place in
he odd Fellow cemetery.
Just four days previous to his death
while sitting at his desk in the EX-
lminer office. he was stricken with
ipoplexy. When the end came, his
wife and two sons and DR.. Sumner
7. Quint were at his bedside.
As youth Mr.. Taylor was a
printer on a newspaper in Memphis.
Tenn, at the time of the terrible
Fellow fever epidemic in that city in
1879, when nearly all of the residents
# the city fled, Taylor stuck to his
,ost and worked faithfully as a nurse
md in helping bury the dead. Finally
lie was stricken by the scourge.
For a quarter of a century he had
)een an active working newspaper
nan in Los Angeles( his first work
being for the Times. serving in sew
raj capacities, and was city editor
or a number of years. Later he
served as a reporter on the Express
md for a time was night city editor
IF the Examiner. At the time of
his death he was employed by the
after newspaper as a reporter at the
.ity hall.
Mr.. Taylor leaves a widow, two
married sons and a daughter six
Jears old, to mourn his death.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-03


endered unconscious, before he was
lalf way through the tunnel, though
10 report has been received as to
he condition in which the body
vas found.
HIS NOTABLE SERVICES
A II Demrick was about thirty
light years old. claimed Detroit as
his home. though he has been con-
lected with the Salt River PROJECT
;ince the fall of 1898 and has partici-
)ated in the actual construction al
most from the first. He helped to
bring in much of the heavy initial
machinery that YVES brought via
Globe. He had charge of the install
alton of the power plant at Roose-
yelt. and he also had charge of the
construction of the electric trans
mission line from Roosevelt to Phoe-
nix, sixty-five miles, six wire line,
)r a total of 800 miles of wire, a
arge part of it through the toughest
lind of country. Those who have
seen it wonder yet how he got the
material into the seemingly inaccessl-
Die places where the towers are placed
n the hills. Beside the main line he
also constructed the Sacaton trans
mission line from Mesa City, and
has had charge generally of all the
bower features of the project.
1t will be recalled by many read
ers that Mr. Demricl also narrowly
ESCAPED death a few months ago,
through a mysterious explosion in
the penstock tunnel at Roosevelt,
where the water wheels of the big
power plant are set. He and two or
three other men entered that subter-
ranean chamber with candles and ig-
nited an accumulation of gas, the eX-
istence of which had not been sus-
pected. All were burned, but Mr..
Demrick was injured the worst. His
shirt was literally torn off, and his
hands, face, arms and back We're
badly burned. but his eyesight was
not injured. 1t was two or three
Arizona republican., 1909-05-03
DEATH DEALT AWFUL BLOW

Continued from Page ~
Arizona republican., 1909-05-03

Sweet Arizona oranges. $3.50 a box.
Crumps-
Arizona republican., 1909-05-03
Agricultural Expansion.

1t will next be quite interesting t.
note by comparison of figures, the
progress that has been made in tn,
cultivation of valley lands already
as the first fruits of reclamation con.
struction.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-03


This is an increase of 10000 acre:
in four years, the figures including
flood water lands, and in fact, al
the cultivated acreage of the valley
Yet with this added 10000 acres
there was never a time in the histor,
of irrigation in this valley wheI
there was a more abundant waite,
supply or an equally efficient ser.
vice in its administration And We
tremendous volume of it has gone
to waste. And another 10000 acre.
can be brought under cultivation am
amply watered before there has bee,
reached the minimum amount of 100.
900 acres for which the reservoir will
furnish guaranteed assurance of irri.
CATION for two years without a droi
of rainfall
And finally one cannot know an6
meet and talk to the people in thu
valley towns without approaching in
large degree their present and pros
pective prosperity. But to know it,
fuller meaning one should ride out in
the country from Phoenix any day
and in any direction and wend city.
ward again in the late afternoon. He
should be with some old resident. anC
on the way out he should note this
that and the other ranch houses which
have recently supplanted the adob,
shacks or the tents by the bitches
He should notice the fat stock in tn,
fields. the waving grain, the waist
Arizona republican., 1909-05-03

endered unconscious, before he was
ialf way through the tunnel, though
10 report has been received as to
he condition in which the body
vas found
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-13
IMPORTANT RULING
BY LAND OFFICE
CONTESTANTS CANNOT IGNORE
FIRST HEARING AND START
NEW SUIT.

The La Grande land office has re-
Gently dismissed number of contests
by squatters against those who filed
timber claims in township 4 north Al
the township in this county that was
thrown open on September 10 last
The Star says the railing while it af'
fects in the present instance com
paratively small number, outlines the
procedure that will be required by
Register Bramwell and Receiver Eber
hard in all contest cases by private
parties.
In these particular cases, contests
were filed, dates for hearing set, AID
upon the day set the contestant in a
number of cases failed to show up,
though the contestees did, often al
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-13
WILL ERECT FINE
OFFICE BUILDING
TITLE AND ABSTRACT COMPANY
TO HAVE SPLENDID HOME
BUILDING NOTES.

From the plans being prepared in
the office Of Architect Robert Miller
building boom seems to have struck
the towns OF Joseph and Enterprise
seys the La Grande Star. ENTER
prise is soon to have ole OF the fin
es,, IL not the II es.. office building
in eastern oregon. This building is
to be built for tho use OF the Wal
Iowa County Title and Abstract COM
pany.
According to the plans now being
prepared by Architect Miller the new
building Is to be of pressed brick
with plate glars front and beam cell
ing. 1t Is to be but one story high
at present, but the material to be
used In its construction and the plans
along which 1t Is to be builded will
make an extra fine building OF 1t. 1t
will cost about $4,000.
In Joseph Mrs. e. e. Jennings Is
soon to build brick block to be used
for business purposes. According to
the plans provision is being maze for
three stores on the lower floor and
office rooms in the upper story. The
cost of this building will be about
$4,000 and It is to be located In
Main street in the central portion OF
the city. The bids for the construc-
lion of the building will be opened
May 10 and a number OF La Grande
contractors will submit their fig
ures."
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-13

great expense and inconvenience. The
land office would then dismiss that
contest and give the contestant a GER
tain time to move to reinstate his
case. Instead of doing this, a large
n mber OF them dropped the first
case and started new contests on ex-
actly the same ground. The local
office allowed such contests for some
time, but their frequency and man
ifest inconvenience, and in some
cases, injustice, led to a full examin-
alton of the matter on the part of the
officers, and last week in an opinion
written by Receiver Eberhard, con-
CURED in by Register Bramwell, the
iand laws were exhaustively discuss
ed, and the conclusion reached that
such contests were not legal. Ac-
cordingly they were dismissed.
The opinion of Receiver Eberhard,
if sustained on appeal, will hereafter
require all persons to stay with their
first contest and fight it out in that
case.
The current work in the land office
at present is heavy, and besides TAX
ing care of that with the office force,
Register Bramwell and Receiver
Eberhard are working early and late
on contest cases, proofs, ETC., which
are on file.
John Lang, recently of Spokane,
is now meat cutter in Combes city
market
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-13
INCORPORATE WALLoWA
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

The wallowa Athletic association
has filed articles of incorporation in
the county clerks office. The incor-
porators are E. A. Holmes, Edwin
Marvin, E. L. Holmes. S. T. Combs
and C. T. MCDANIEL. Capital stock
is $500 divided into shares of $40
each. This is the company formed
to buy the baseball ground and con
duct the business affairs of the club
Grounds have been secured across
the street from the creamery.
Wallowa will play in Enterprise
May 15. Union will also come here
for q game in about two weeks.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-13
Heskett. Irl olmsted. Arlie Brock.
Closing Day Exercises.

The inspection day of the public
school postponed from last Decem-
Der, will be held on the last day Of
school, Friday. May IA, Short pro-
grams will be given in the various
rooms from to IL a. m, to which
all patrons are invited.
The Sth. grade graduates of the
public school are Eloise Holmes. Es-
ther Mawell. Marie DePue, Wini-
fred Kay. Elizabeth Willgerodt, Glenn
Poulson, Claude Emmons, Fora Com
bes, John Laird, Muriel Moss, John
McFetridge, Dick McAdams, William
Laird, Burl Kooch, Delbert Mitchell.
The public and high schools will
join in a basket dinner at the high
school at noon. and an hour of in
spection of the work at the high
school will follow, then the follow
ing program beginning at pm:
Soldiers Chorus .........,......,
High School Glee Club
Reading ......... Edna Ragsdale
School Biographies Elmer Warnocll
Latin Song Classical Department
Lifes PHILOSOPHERS ........,.......
Freshman English
The Dixie Kid ..,.Mixed Quartette
Where Rolls the Oregon" .........
Amy Olmsted
Remarks .,., .... j. G. Conley
closing Song ..... ..... Audience
]. C. Shackelford has generously
offered to run free bus to both
places for the accommodation of
those wishing to attend. Phone your
requests to him. Both phones.
We hope that the people of the
town and vicinity will not fail to
avail themselves of this golden op-
portunity to see what is being done
in the schools of Wallowa county and
the city of Enterprise.
Yours for the cause,
KERNS AND SUTTON.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-13

The building for the Title and Alb
stract company will be commenced as
soon as some complications In re.
gard to the title of the lot can be
Strengthened out. says A. G. Miller,
the proprietor of the company. The
site Is the vacant lot on River street
Immediately south of Rodgers Bros.
store. 1t Is an ideal location, being
opposite the front entrance OF the
new courthouse.
Work on the court house, slightly
delayed by shortage of building mo-
terial and bad weather Is again IN
full swing. The walls of the first
story are now being laid.
The foundation walls for Sam
Litch's fine big store building are
rapidly going in. Good progress is
also being made on the woolgrowers
warehouse, the concrete walls OF
which are now several feet above
the main floor.
@. #. Graves. the well known cattle
man, has bought the lot on Residence
street, lying between the houses OF
@. Il. Vest and G. M. Lockwood, of
Mr.. Vest for $500, and will build a
handsome residence thereon.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-13
Liverymen's Association.

The liverymen of Wallowa county
met in this city May 3, and formed
an organization known as the Livery
mems Association OF Wallowa County.
Wesley Duncan of Joseph was elect
ed president, j c. Shackelford OF
Enterprise secretary and I. C. Endl-
cott of Joseph treasurer Ben Bos,
well, j. NJ. Thompson and Wesley
Duncan were appointed committee
on constitution and bylaws, to re
port at the next meeting.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-13
W c. HIGH SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT
THREE BOYS FORM FIRST GRAD
uATING cLAss-LAsT DAY
EXERCISES.

The first commencement Of the
Wallowa County high school will be
held in the high school assembly
hall, Friday night, May IA, at s
O'Clock. There are three graduates,
Vernon G. Corkins, Charles E. Oakes
and Ivan C. Jackson. The program
of the graduating exercises is as
follows:
Chorus ..... High School Glee Club
Invocation-Rev. W. S. Crockett
Salutatory, uncle Sans Big Ditch
Charles E. oakes
Grafton, The Three Sides of & Dollar
Ivan C. Jackson
Duet ...... ............
Amy Olmsted, Edna Ragsdale
valedictory, Modern Industrialism,
Vernon G. Corkins
class Address ...... ...............
President Ressler of Monmouth
Presenting of Diplomas ............
Judge Olmsted
Qudrlette .,.......... ...,...'.''''
Misses Olmsted, DuFur
Misses Bue, Ragsdale.
Following are the high school pu
pills exempted from all examinations
because of their good work during
the year: Charles Oakes, Vernon
Corhins, Ivan Jackson. Amy Ohm
sted. Maude Litch. Nina Miller
! Charles Rodgers, Julia Marvin, Mani,
Kooch. Lora Kooch, Janet Willgerodt
Everyl LaCerte, Asa Craig. Lols
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-13

Or. II. A. Trippeer veterinary sur
geon, resident of Walla Walla, was
here few days to see some Of
Mordo McDonald's horses which were
sick. Doctor Trippeer lived in En-
Eerprise for time several years ago
and has many friends here who are
glad of his rapid rise in his profes.
sion. He is graduate of the fore.
most veterinary college in the United
States.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-13
GAM & LAWS,

Any person knowing of any viola
ton of the game or fish laws OF tht
state, or of persons not properl.
keeping screens over irrigation
bitches, are requested to notify
JOE CLEMONS,
Deputy State Game and Foregtr
Warden, Zumwalt, Oregon. ATT
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-13
County s. s. Convention.

A convention of all the Sunday
schools in Wallowa county will be
h I'd at Enterprise early in June, the
exact date to be announced later.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-13
Probate Register.

May 3.-Final account OF Fred Har
sin, Admr. Elizabeth NJ. Harsin
approved.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-13

Elgin Flour at w. ]. Fu..k G. Cos.
Patent $3.50 a sack. straight grade.
s1.40 a sack.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-13

Smoke the Advertiser, best five
cent cigar. Home made.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-13
INTEREST TO HoMEsTEADERs

The contest by the government
against the homestead title of Lew
Wilson. above Troy, heard before U
S. Commissioner Sheahan in this
city. was abruptly terminated by the
government, the witnesses for the
defense not being called.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-13

Iapalac. varnish stains. linseed oil
at Burnaugh & Mayfield's.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-17
Stationery of extra worth.

There is a splendid collec- ton of stationery in boxes at 25c to $1. The boxes are pretty but, more important than that, the paper is of good quality and correct stvle-and there is. a gene1>- GUS quantity of it in each box.
 Here are boxes at g cents. They areA covered with at tractive paper in lowered patterns and hold AS sheets of paper and 50 envelopes. {.
 Special cabinets at 50 cents also hold 48 sheets of paper and AS envelopes. Some are covered with holly and other floral papers some are of plain paper em- boseed in effective patterns. Of holly and Christmas bells.
 Main floor. rear.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-17
For baby.

Some of the prettiest things that ever were made for llutle tots, both for wear and for play, are in this Christmas store. Just as dainty as Baby herself are they.
 Little sacques knitted oi fine wool or made of alba. tross or cashmere and such fine fabrics. Some of them beautifully embroidered by hand and finished with equally-handsome trimming, -5Oc to $2.50.
 Little sets made up of comb brush and rattle, in pretty satin-lined box, $2.50.
 Powder puffs in a hand. some hand-decorated bag, L$1.
 Teething rings trimmed with ribbon that is hand painted in tasteful design, 50c.
 Sets that comprise. comb and brush and teethino-ring conbined with con1forter,in satin-lined box,-$2. Trinket boxes for Baby, one two or three drawers. beautified by hand-nainted deonrations.-95c 10 75c. Comb and brush sets in pretty decorated boxes s1 5n.
 Toilet sets for Bahv. comb and brush and soan-hov and nowder-hox, decorated by hahd-s2
 Knitted docs and, cats for Rahv'S -,1av-+inne. a+trac+;ve and dainty a9d prao+icallv i,,Hestructible, - $1.75 ta So 5n.
 White velvet plav+hi-~s, dnos ard cats. hea,1+-find hv 1ncnratio,, If harI-rainted ribbon,-sr En to so.50.
 Second flor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-17
SCORES TAFT FOR GOING BACK ON
 TEDDY'S POLICIES

Madison, Wis. Dec. 17-"If the President expects to advance the Roosevelt policies he will do well to go about 1t promptly and not leave Congress and the public to infer. as they well may after the experience Of the extra session. that he is awaiting the program of Aldrich and Cannon" !"
 In these words. United States Sena- sharply crfticising President Taft and his recent message in this weeks is- sue of LaFolette's Magazine.
 The editorial. referring to the Pres ident's message to the tariff session, says. in part:
 "Everywnere thoughtful men were anticipating a great statement. Sena- tors and Representatives sat with fix ed attention as the clerk began to read President Tafts first message to the clerk stopped. It was over. Men looked into each others faces in amaxement.
 "The one thing especially emphasiz- cd In the brief executive note was that with regard to the business in terests until the tariff bill should be passed. The exactions from which the people sought escape though revision continue upon the more important articles of general use the rates were increased and prices are steadily ad- vancing.
 ..The people elected MT. Taft in the belief that he would hold fast to all that Roosevelt had gained for the pub lie. The people were anxious to see in definite official form his declaration for legielation- A feeling of uncer- taIEty prevails. The tariff was a bad job and the Ballinger situation grows more and more tense, as the truth Is known.
 "On Tuesday. Dec. T, President Taft's message on general legislation was presented to Congress and the country. The message is silent where 1t should have been vigorous
 For the Roosevelt poicies.' Con- gress and the people must await his Craft's) further action. Until then, let us hope that now. as when he pre- par ed his speech of acceptance. he is giving his best thought to the 'prac- tical constructive work of devising ways and means by which the high level of business integrity and obedi- ence to law which Mir Roosevelt has established may be maintained"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-17
BARONESS VOW
 ROMBERG MUST st UhEY LuIlkI

Judge Burpee today returned a ver- dict fin the suit instituted by Walter c. F. Merrill to secure the enforce ment of the previous order of the Su- perior court that his wife. now the Baroness Won RomberT. should allow him the custody of their two sons. George Peabody and Converse Morrill,. respectively 8 and years old. The court orders that the Baroness shall return the children to the custody of her. former husband for at least s~x weeks out, of each year. delivering them to Morrill, on his written appli- cation at New York city. after July each year. and Morrill, In turn. is ordered to deliver the youths to the mother in Berlin by Oct. of each year The mother must pay the ex- penses of the children with suitable guardian for the passaFe~ over. and the father must pay the return expenses.
 Mrs. Morrill, is the daughter of F. C. Converse. the multi-milliona' re Standard oil man Of New York and Greenwich. Her divorced husband al- leEed she was bringing up her chil- dren in the German way. and he pro- tested he wished them to be brought up as sons of Uncle Sam.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-17
Railroads 10 Comb ne
 Their Cap tal StOci
fspecIal from United Press

Albany. Dec 1.-The second dis1 +-'-' r~N"r se-'-'re c~-mission today authorized the New York. Westchester and rston Railway and the New York Pdrtchester Railroad company to con- solidate their capital sI0ck. property ana franchises. The commission ap- proves the consolidation providing the capital stock of the consolidated com pany shall not exceed s5 coo. .000 and that the final agreement of consolida- ton be submitted to the commission for approval. The company is author ized to abandon such portions of the routes are as not necessary to form a continuous route between it's opera ting points.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-17
w omen s nice
 warm slippers.

Lots of true comofrt is found in these warm slip pers. Lots of good looks is in them too.
 "Comfy" slippers are very soft and flexible and have heels. Made in a mum. Der of colors. Red blue and gray at $1; wine aupe red and old rose at $1.50.
 Felt high-cut slinDers trimmed with silk,-$1.5 and S1.75.>
 Hirh-cut felt slippers will trir'niro of fur,-s1.
 Felt slippers with leather soles. low cllt.-50c to st..
 Knitted slippers ir severa good cclo~s-eoc and $1. Main floor, rear.