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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-20

hours faster than the Franklin came
m the $50 miles of crooked and rocky
mountain road"
After a struggle with Quicksands
near the California line they bore
straight across the sandy Nevada des-
ert of which they said after their ex-
perience:
"There isn't a lake or river in the
whole big state that has an outlet in
summer. Every stream sinks into the
sand or evaporates under the SIX
months of cloudless sun. The sand
burns your feet through leather shoes.
On the railroad track you can cook an
egg in the sun. Yet at night under the
sparkling stars you need blanket to
keep warm.
It was the railroad track that helped
them out of some of their difficultles,
for from Mill City they bumped their
way over the railway ties. 1--WE took
the easiest way said Whitman,
whose explanation of this remark is:
"For six hundred miles of this coun-
trv there is no real road. The early
trail in these regions was made by the
first adventurer driving where nature
offered the least resistance; the next
followed this track, and so the trail
was formed But when this became
washed into deep ruts by heavy rains,
instead of rebuilding the trail, another
woul1 he formed in similar fashion
and that in turn abandoned"
It took over five of the Is days for
the record holders to reach Granger,
Wyoming, and this years transcontl-
nentalists will escape all this, but the
mountains must be crossed, and at one
place the tentative route rises three
thousand feet in three miles. One or
the routes proposed lies through the
Snoqualme Pass, within 200 miles of
Seattle which is deep with snow even
in June This pass was penetrated
last season by r. S. Cannon and A. T.
Land and party of Seattle in a tour
ing car when it was predicted that
thew wiuld have to take their motor
car apart and pack it over the noun
tains to North Yakima. which. how
ever, they reached on the automobiles
own power.
A more southern route is being
sought for this part of the contest
which will probably send the contest
ing motor cars through Prineville,
Oregon,
Preliminary estimates make the dis
lance 1878 miles. The distance COW
cred when the Franklin made the rec
ord, made necessary in part by de-
tours, some of which will in all PROB
ability mark the forthcoming event as
WELL was 41OO miles AS in the pre-
vious run there will be enough drlv-
ers so that each car may be sent
through without stop night or day.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-20
FREE TO ThE
RUPTURE En-
4 New Home Cure That Anvo,.
Use Without Operation. Pain
Danger Or Loss Of Time.

I have . new Method = that cures ru- ~ ~.
trying to sell you q Truss, but offer Won am not
that stays cured and ends all truss-wear;nsa Gun
danger Of strangulation forever. 'us aao
No matter whether you have single a,.,
or navel rupture or one following an ope uusa
my Method 10 an absolute cure. No malta ,a ssa
your age nor how hard your work. nv Mo saa
will certainly cure you. especially wa aesaod
send it free to those apparently HOPELESS 1 ~ %
where all forms Of trusses, treatments and osas
lions have failed. l want to show everyOp s. :.
rupture suffering and truss-wearing for ali m "a ~
This means better health. increased nhv une
ability and longer life. My free Offer uyss az
important to neglect single day Write D 700
Simply mail coupon below. Do it to- ds ,nOns''
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SOME SAD CHECKS.

i The police are today working
= on d gigantic passage of bad :
j. checks on a number of business Z
j men, at least II firms having been 4
i "stung" by the swindle. After Z
+ banking hours Saturday, a per- 4
= son giving his name as c. S. Cole, .
j visited a number of business 4
+ houses, made a small purchase, :
j. and presented an SIS check, signed I
+ by j. M. Rayburn, and payable q
+ at the Farmers Savings bank. I
i In every instance the balance in :
I. cash was returned, and today I
+ the checks. were found to be 4
]. worthless.
i The man whose signature APP
! pears on the check is said to have I
+ made $50 deposit in the bank 4
i last week. but had not enough on 4
i deposit to cover the checks drawn. 4
j Among the firms accepting the 4
j checks were The Chicago Store, 4
+ Clark Kirkman company N. Sell 4
+ Motter-Wheeler company, Hang I
j. er & Thompson, H. V. Lindberg, 4
!. and J. s. Barrett. The police be- 4
!. lieve the two men worked the 4
+ deal together, and have skipped
+ the country. They appeared to 4
+ be ranch hands.
i. = = 4. + = 4. I. + 1. i i !. + j + !
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-20

conservation congress had been sent
out. Many responses have been re-
ceived from the invitations extended
to speakers. and an unusually large
crowd is expected.
A representative of The Whitman
College Glee club gave brief outline
Of the clubs trip through Oregon, and
of the advertising done for the city.
He asked the support of the club for
the concert to be given Friday night,
and after the luncheon disposed of a
large number Of tickets to those who
were present.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-20
Killed While Insane.

SEATTLE, April 20.--The coroner's
jury today decided that Mrs. Henry
Kalem, whose mangled body was found
on the tracks at Stuck, was killed by
the Northern Pacific while temporarily
insane. Her husband, his brother and
nephew, arrested pending the investi-
cation. were realeased on the recon-
mendation of the jury.
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BLOODY KNIFE.

+ While engaged in tearing down
- the old pioneer cottage at Col
+ Vile and Main streets this morn
+ ing, workmen discovered a bloody
I. knife Is inches long, which had
+ been hidden between the outer
I. siding and the hewn logs of which
!. the building is built. The weapon
= suggests some dark deed Of an
+ early time, but nothing is known
+ that will give clue as to the
= foul use of the besmeared cutlery
+ The relic has been given a po-
= sition in the curio cabinet at po
!. lice headquarters.
+ j. + + + 1. + !. + j + + + 1! + i 4
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-20

AsPIRANTS FOR HoNORS IN THE
NEW YORK SEATTLE RUN
HAVE MARK SET.
Former Run Across the Country Was
Accomplished in IS Days, Two
Hours and Twelve Minutes.

It was just after the California
earthquake that L. l.. Whitman and
G.. S. Carris three years ago in SIX
cylinder Franklin touring car made the
present record for a transcontinental
automobile run, the start being made
at the 100000 wreck that had once
been the San Francisco city hall In
IS days, two hours and II minutes
they drove into New York, which city
This wears aspirants for an across-the-
continent record are to make a start
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She Could, Too.

what are these notches in your
gum" asked the flirt, who was visit
ing the ranch
"They represent men," replied Gao
tus Sim, who thought they wuz
smarter than 1 wuz'
"a good idea. I'll have to notch my
parasol handle"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-20

Il suppose you will do a little gar
dening this year?'
NO. answered Mr. Sirius Barker, 81
tried it once. 1t made me so sympa-
thetic with the people who raise things
to eat that / stood for any overcharge
the huckster choose to suggest"
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MARRIAGE License.

License to wed was granted this af-
ternoon from the county auditors Of
flee to Miss Nora Pentacost of Starr
buck and Herman J. Gustaverson, Of
Tacoma
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-20
Judoe Fitzhuqh Dead.

ROSEBURG, Ore, April 2O.-Judge
Joseph S. Fitzhugh died in this city
last night, aged rs. He came to Ore
gon in 1858 from Illinois. He served
as county Judge from 1870 to 1874 and
from 1882 to 1890.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-20
A Condition Remedied

You Americans eat too much" said
the health expert
THAT will be remedied," answered
Mr.. Fam. with base ball claiming
my attention most every day and my
wife busy with afternoon concerts, most
OF the attention to dinner will be left
to the servants"
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FIND NO TRACE OF MAN
WHO is PERPETRATOR OF
SLICK SWINDLING SCHEME
c. w. Brooks, Who Represented Him
self to be Secret Service Agent,
Has Disappeared.

No trace of c.. w. Brooks, the orig |
inator of the slick game, whereby |
about 40 people in this city became
separated from $40 apiece, owing to
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-20

Looking for resuIrsY Classified Adds.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-12-25

taste displayed in decorating, you
could but know of the high esteem
in which Miss Haas is held by her
friends. But the never to be for
gotten and crowning event cS the
evening was "The Maiden's WALL
motion song by seventeen voices.
A number of the stores have fine
Christmas displays in their windows.
The new drug firm of Jackso on G
Weaver have taken FUN advantage ca
their big show windows in the new
Litch building. A tall Christmas
ree loaded with presents occupies
the corner, and very pretty effect
is made at night by colored electric
lights that flash and dim at stated
intervals. The entire store is bright
and pretty, with harmonious blend
ing of colors in the decorative ef-
fects. The hot drinks at the foun-
tain are a big attraction these cold
days.
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WEDDING BELLS.

At the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan Haas, on Alder
Slope, Wednesday evening, December
%, at 6 o'clock, was celebrated beau
tiful ceremony which united in bonds of
holy matrimony, Mr.. l. Marion Langs-
ton and Miss Laura Haas. The parlor
where the marriage was performed was
richly decorated in the Christmas colors,
red and white, and the bridal party
stood beneath an arch of evergreens
twined with silver spangles. Above
was suspended large white dove hold
ing a bow of white ribbon, the ends of
which were caught by smaller doves on
each side the arch. The bride looked
beautiful in a gown of soft white silk
trimmed with real Valenciennes lace.
She carried prayer book with white
ribbons. The bridesmaid, Miss Zella
Millard, wore gown of creme color,
The groom was attended by Mr.. Henry
Haas, brother of the bride. The cere-
mony was the German or double ring
ceremony, and was pronounced by Rev.
Samuel Harris, of the Presbyterian
church. An elegant wedding supper
was served Immediately after.
Only the immediate family and Mr..
and Mrs. Sam Litch and two daughters
were present. The bride is a lovely
girl in every way, with friends as
numerous as her acquaintances. She
is daughaer of pioneer couple. The
groom is fine young man, highly re-
spected and Industrious. They will
reside in the Haas home this winter.
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ORDINANCE.

An Ordinance to levy a tax OF ten
mills on the dollar on all of the tax
able property within the corporate
limdts of the city of Enterprise, Or
egon, made taxable by law for county
and state purposes, for the purpose
Of defraying the expenses of said
City of Enterprise, Oregon, for the
year 1910.
The City of Enterprise does ordain
as follows:
Section /. That there shall be and
here is hereby levied a tax of ten
(10) mills on the dollar on all the
taxable property within the corpo-
rate limits of the city of Enterprise,
Oregon, made taxable by law for
county and state purposes, for the
purpose of defraying the expenses of
said City of Enterprise, for the year
1910.
Section 2. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and
after its approval by the Mayor and
publication according to law.
Passed the City Council, Dec. 20,
1909.
Approved, Dec. 20, 1909.
BYRAM MAYFIELD,
Mayor of the City of Enterprise,
Oregon.
Attest: w. E. TAGGART, City Re-
corder.
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First street to West Second street;
On West First street from Main
street to Greenwood street; On Riv-
er street from Main street to the
Mill Flume of the E. M. & NJ. Com
pany; On Greenwood street from
West First street to East First
street; On East First street from
Main street to Greenwood street,
without building or constructing the
same with concree.
Section 2. Each and every side
walk built or constructed remodeled
or altered or repaired, within any
portion of the streets described in
Section 1 of this Ordinance, shall be
at least twelve feet in width, and
shall be built or constructed of con-
crete, and said sidewalk shall be
Laid SO that one side thereof shall
adjoin the front property line of the
owner or owners owning property
alongside of each and every street
bOiiSiohSu ldl oeilu OtSllOu vi Uuio
Ordinance, and the other side of said
sidewalk shall extend outward and to-
wards the center Of the street a dis
tance of twelve feet from Such own
ers' property line, at which point a
curb shall be built or constructed of
concrete 16 inches in depth and
Utich SidauaIly o,d o,,rh cborj ba
built and cons tructed to conform to
the grade to be established by the
City Engineer of said City of Enter
prise.
Section 8. The expense of building
and constructing said concrete side
walk and curbs, shall be paid by the
owner or owners of the property
alongside of the streets mentioned in
said Section l, of this Ordinance, but
said sidewalks and curbs shall not
be built or constructed until after the
grade of said streets shall have been
established by said City Engineer of
said City, and the construction, build
ing, remodeling and alteration of all
of said sidewalks and curbs, shall
be under the control and supervision
of said City Engineer of said City of
Enterprise.
Section 4. It shall be the duty of
the City Recorder of said City of En-
terprise, when so ordered by the
City Council of said City of Enter
prise, to give notice, in writing, to
each and every person, or corpora
ton owning property alongside of the
several streets mentioned In said
Section l of this Ordinance, to build
or construct. remodel, alter or re-
pair, that portion of the sidewalk
which extends In kront of his, their
or its property.
Section 8. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person. persons or corporation
to build or construct, remodel, alter
or repair any sidewalk within amy OF
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the streets mentioned in said Sec
iton l of this Ordinance, without
building or constructing the same
with concrete, and without building
and constructing the same under the
supervision of the City Engineer OF
said City of Enterprise.
Section 6. Amy person CT corpora
tiou violating any of the provisions
of this Ordinance shall upon convic-
tioa thereof, be fined in sum not
less than ten dollars nor more than
fifty dollars, or be imprisoned in the
city jail for period of not less than
five days nor more than twenty days.
Section Z. This Ordinance shall
take effect and be i'm force from and
after it's approval by the Mayor and
publication according to law
Passed by the City Council, Decem-
ber 20, 1909.
Approved, December 20, 1909.
BYRAM MAYFIELD,
Mayor the City of Enterprise, Ore
gon.
Attest: w. E. TAGGART, City Re-
corder.
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ORDINANCE.

An Ordinance to establish bound
airy lines within which concrete side
walks shall be built or constructed
Within the City of Enterprise, ore
gon, and to regulate the consbruc-
tion. remodelmg, alteration or re-
pair of all sidewalks within sucn
lines, in said city, and to punish vio'
lations thereof.
The City Of Enterprise does ordain
as follows:
Section l. From and after the
passage, approval and publication
of this ordinance. no person. persons
or corporation, shall be permitted 70
build or construct any sidewalk, oil
remodel or alter any sidewalk now
built or constructed. within any por'
ton OF the following described
streets in said city of Enterprise
to-wit: On Main street from East
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SLAVE
OF e. H. HARTMAN

Continued from first page.)
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NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.

In the Matter of the Estate o Jo-
seph G. Bruce, Deceased.
Notice is he. eby given that the
undersigned, Executrix of the estate
and Last VIII and Testament, of
Joseph G. Bruce, deceased, has filed
in the County Court of the State df
Oregon, for Wallowa County, her fl
nal account as such Executrix, and
that Monday, the oath day of Janu-
ary, A. ID. 1910, at the hour of ten
o'clock in the forenoon of said day,
at the Court House, in Enterprise,
Oregon, has been fixed by said Court
as the time for hearing of objec-
tions to said report, and the Settle
ment thereof.
Dated, ENTERPRISE, Oregon, Decem.
Der 21st, 1909.
First published, December 25th.
1903. IDA B. WELCHEL.
formerly Ida B. Roberts. Executrix
of Estate and Last VIII and Tes-
lament of Joseph G. Bruce. De-
ceased.
Thos. M. Din. Attorney for Execu-
trix. 69s5
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Continued from first page.)
ating market at it's very tip. In the
spreading Of weather reports it has
saved many thousands of dollars every
season to the fruit-growers of the coun-
try. 1t brightens the lives and enrich
es the social opportunities of the wives
and daughters on the farm. 1t is their
protection against hoboes and maraud-
ers when the men-folks are away. Per-
haps its greatest service is in bringing
nearer to home the physician and veter-
mary = in answering instantly every
emergency of farm life.
The telephones on farms are growing
more and more popular and numerous.
The statement is made by the Western
Electric Company, manufacturer of the
"Bell' telephones, that over 100, 900 of
its new type of rural telephones have
been sold in the past ten months. There
are now close to two million telephones
ON farms in this country.
When President Roosevelt's Country
Life Commission went among the farm
ers last year, hearing testimony on con-
ditions of farm life, itreported that the
greatest encouragement to farming of
the better sort and more healthful life
in country districts was given by just
such agencies as good roads, the extern
sion of the rural mail system and the
farm telephone.
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ACREAGE FOR SALE.

We have a client who desires to
sell about 81 acres OF land, Y mile
south of town, at reasonable price,
This is ideal land for subdivision
property, being fertile, we'll watered,
and partly improved; small house
and barn, fenced. good water night
for irrigation purposes, city water
main on one side and county road on
two sides. Cash, good note or will
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TREATING Sweater Necks.

II the neck of a sweater becomes
stretched too wide from wearing, do
not sew up or cut out any of 1t; sim
ply dip neck part in clear warm
water, wiring out lightly, and hang
up to dry. The neck will. when dry,
have resumed its original shape
and size.-Woman's Home Compan'
ion for December.
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National Woolmen,s Meet.

Travelling Passenger Agent ]. H.
O'Neill was in town over Tuesday
night to see what interest was being
taken in the National Woolmenls
at Ogden, January 6. The
o. r. & N. will probably run spec
iaufrom Portland to Ogden. Portland
is trying to secure the next meeting.
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City and County
Brief News Items

Alfalfa seed for sale at R. s. & 2.
Roger Kay returned Monday from
a trip to La Grande.
White Loaf Flour, $3.50 per bar
rel at E. NJ. & NJ. store.
Mrs d. C. Brichoux of La Grande
Is visiting her parents, Mr.. and MIS-.
w. P. Samms, and other relatives.
Try a pair of Cats Paw rubber
heels. Put on by Rodgers Bros. for
IN cen4s nair 67b2
Us. Cook has moved from Indepen-
dence to Burns where he has open
ed a law office.
Sweet cider made to order Phone
o. ]. Roe, Mountain View Fruit
Farm. 62btf
We acknowledge the receipt OF a
fine calendar from the Stockgrow-
ers and Farmers National bank OF
Wallowa.
Popcorn and corn peppers at
Funk's.
Miss Elise Holmes, who is attend
ing school in Portland, came Thurs
day to spend the holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Holmes
For prompt service call up Vest q
Vest market. c. e. Vest. transfer5f4
Miss Florence Bartlett took the
teachers examination before County
Superintendent Conley, Tuesday. she
will begin a term of school at Troy,
December 27.
Japalac, varnish stains. linseed oil
at Burnaugh & Mayfield's.
Bob Harrison, Frank Millard and
j. 7. Bircher were fined S. each by
City Recorder Taggart Monday for
INDUCING in a three cornered scrap
Sunday evening.
C. C. Ghormley of Powwatka took
an examination Saturday before
Superintendent Conley and began
teaching the winter term at Powwat-
ka, December 20.
Get yo.r winter cabbage and sauer
kraut. A. NJ. Wagner. Enterprise.
Walker Franklin left Monday to
spend Christmas in the East. He
will visit his mother in Missouri
and other relatives in st. Louis. He
wouldn't say how many tickets he
would buy ON his return journey.
c. o. McReynolds returned the
first of the week from La Grande
where he attended the fun eral of his
cousin, c. L. Thornton. Mrs. Nc
Reynolds and baby daughter remain
ed dn La Grande for a few days
visit.
Cash paid for old rubbers, brass,
and copper at the Second Hand store
Enterprise. 67b2
An improvement which will be
much appreciated by patrons CT the
opera house is an additional flue,
proWiding for am adlditional Stove
In the auditorium. There has beer
some difficulty jim keeping the house
at comfortable temperature dur
Ing the extreme cod weather but
1t is the purpose of the manage
ment to change this condition If
additional stoves will do 1t.
Sauer kraut, cranberries and sweet
potatoes at Funk's.
Wallowa Valley Chapter, o. E. S.,
gave delightful shower at the close of
its meeting last Saturday night in COM
pliment to Miss Laura Haas. There
was large crowd present and Miss
Haas was the recipient of many pretty
and useful gifts. A banquet in which
a beautiful BRIDES cake figured con-
spicuously was spread in the new ban
quet hall which was prettily decorated
In the colors of the order.
Now 10 the time to get your shoes
repaired. Bring or send them to
Rodgers Bros, Enterprise. Am work
guaranteed. 67b2
The first annual poultry show Of
the Grande Ronde Poultry associa-
ton will be held at La Grande, jan
uary Is, 10 and 20.
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CHRISTMAS TREES
AT THE CHURCHES
Continued from First page.)

Continued from First page.)
Song The Happy Christmas Chorus"
Choir
Exercise :. "The Christmas Shock"
Miss Murray's Glass.
Song ...... "The Beautiful Song
Choir.
Address -. -. Mrs. Daniel Boyd
Song ..........''T ''The Brightest Star
Mrs. Dill's Glass.
Recitation -. -. Alegra Ragsdale
Offering.
Closing Chorus :. Flag of Victory
Miss Olms eds Ctlss.
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City Recorder Taggart is at Gar
field, Wash, spending Christmas with
his family.
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"a N/SS DELHI PRlAGLE- .

.rade. Daniel Boyd, of Burleigh &
2oyd, LAWYERS. 68s2