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Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-25
DRUG FIRM BUYS
BUSINESS HOME
suRNAueH & MAYFlELD PuR.
CHASE HowLeY BUILDING
OF w. J. FUNK.

Burnaueh & Mayfield, the drug
gists, completed the deal Tuesday by
which they become owners Of the
handsome stone building occupied by
their store, purchasing the same of
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-25
Royal NsIahbors, Attention.

1t is requested that all Royal
Neishbors be present at the meeting
Thursday night, Feb. %. as there
~ special business to come before
he meeting.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-25
srRAyED OR STOLEN.

THREE MARES: One light bay
mare, years; one brown mare, 2
years; one iron gray mare years;
all three branded HI (joined) on
right shoulder. Reward for informa-
ton leading to their recovery. H. c.
Laird, Enterprise. b1m
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-25
Woodmen Of World, Attention.

MT. F, B. Kichenor, General Organ
izer for the Woodmen of World in
Oregon, will be present at the reg
ular meeting, Monday night. March
1st. You are earnestly requested to
be present.
SAM LITCH, C. C.
CHAS A. AULT, Clerk.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-25
FOR SALE.

Two thousand acres of choice level
land in the Turlock irrigation Dis
trict. This land is level. sandy loan
and will grow anything from oranges
to Alfalfa. Sold on easy terms at SIS
to 500 per acre. For further infor-
nation and printed matter write to
Cadwallader & Baker, Turlock, Cal.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-25
SUCCESSFULLY PASSED
TEACHERS EXAMINATION

The following earned certificates
at the teachers examination recent
ly held in this city:
First grade: III. II. Bronson, Sadi
Womack. Stella Hooper, H. Mae JEFF
ferson, Minnie Miller.
Second grade: Stella Crockett,
Mrs. Lena w. Potter, John c. john
son.
Third grade w. e. Keplinger,
Martha Riis, Edith Fay, Fred 9.
Potter.
Primary certificate: Mabel Murray
Following wrote on state questions:
II. H. Bronson. F. M. Ghormiey,
Virginia Baker, Inez Maxim. Gussie
Hutchinson, Mrs. Stella Hanyille,
Kathryn DuFur.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-25
Natures Remedy.

Levy's Oregon Grape Compound.
Enriches your blood. Regulates kid
ney and liver. Sold and guaranteed
by Burnaugh G Mayfield, Enterprise,
Oregon.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-25
Wants

Classified notices in this column 1
cent a word each insertion in either
News Record or Chieftain; IL cents
a word for same notice in both pa
pers; special rates by the month or
year.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-25


ume that John Hayes the Marathon
TO skill at the Marathon
miles ana was certain that would
supremacy distance
champion ongoat
be
friends sngery backed him rs the ndian - - -
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-25

BOILER AND ENGINE-75 H. p, for
sale. Suitable for a saw mill cut
ting from 25 to $4,000 feet per day
or for a planning mill of large capac-
This Is a good outfit and a
real bargain. For particulars ad-
dress o. S. Wigglesworth, La Grande,
Oregon.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-25

Warehouse Contract Price.
The final contract price for the
Woolgrowers warehouse is sS79S.5O.
Numerous changes were made in the
original plans.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-25

H. N. Williams of Lostine came up
Saturday and remained over Sunday.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-25

the handsomest drug store in this
part OF the state.
Vest Buys Business Lot.
C. E. Vest re entity bought the
vacant business lot, just south OF
the Mavor building on East First
street. of C. II. zurcher and Con.
neil Cox for 1910. He contemplates
improving it but may not do so this
coming season.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-25

GRAY FILLEY, coming 2-years-old
Game to my farm, IL miles north Of
Enterprise, about October 1. Owner
can have same by proving property
and paying charges. H. D. Crum-
packer.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-25

Marriage Licenses.
Feb. 2o.-G. w. Myers and Mary
Myrtle zimmerles.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-25

30 cause Dot another bit of trouble
ever"
Neither am l." declared Bobby,
stoutly Now let's cook the dinner
and help Dot downstairs. Won't she
be surprised?"
Nan and Bobby both We're truly
good cooks, and before long their lit
tie table looked better than 1t had
looked for a long time.
Then Dot was helped downstairs, and
my, but wasn't she surprised, though!
incidentally Nan and Bobby never
did cause Dot another bit of trouble.
RUTH e. FERGUSON.
324s Emmett street, East First
street school; age 10; grade A3.
They all began to talk and tell what
they could do to make that a happy
Easter.
IT will take care of the children
said Bunny II will cook and wash the
Dishes" said the duck. And l will
make the beds and do the other house
work." said the chickens. The owl was
to make amusement for the children
by digging holes in the ground for
them to play in, and by playing he was
going to sleep and let the children wake
him up.
The next day was to be Easter and
they were all cleaning up the house
and bathing the children. Easter came
and the butterfly brought Easter eggs
and some meats. The orioles AMI other
birds brought green cabbage and such
nice things that Dummies like. The bun
ny and owl and the other ones hid the
Easter eggs in the grass and let the
children hunt for them.
They played such games as animals
and birds play and all had good time.
MABEL ANDREWS.
Burnett school, 9Th grade, Burnett,
Cal. Age II.
/ was glad to get your letter, Mabel,
and hope you will write again.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-25
Beginning of Story Completed by Juniors

Polly Dean in the white one and
six of the dearest little folks in
the gray one; the house is so
small and the family so large
that the children spill over out
of doors and live wherever they
happen to light.
"Now, Dot is the mainstay OF
the family; when she is around
nothing very much can happen
to them.
"Last night brother Bunny
didn't whistle when he came past
my tree, so l stopped him.
What's the matterF said /.
"'Why, haven't you heard !
Dots hurt herself-she fell
down stairs and she can't walk,
and her head is tied up. So Bob
by ran away and fell in the
brook and now he's sick and aw-
full cross. Sos Johnny, and Nan
doesn't like to stay at home and
wash dishes. Everything is all
wrong count of Dot, and nobody
knows what to do. So near Eas-
ter, too. That's harder yet, isn't
it, BunnyF c,1 -,
"Then | said to myself, We II
see about that Easter Won t
we, little people,"
Then all began to talk at once,
cheeping, growing, quacking,
singing-what racket!
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-25

n UNNY awoke one morning,
II brushed the dew from his
whiskers and sat up, rub
bing his eyes.
There's something | must do
this morning. Oh, yes, l
know"
He cut big Easter lily from
the stalk with his sharp teeth.
"'Twill make a fine mega
phone" said he.
Then he began to call.
Wake up, wise little owl, we
need you. | want you, Chick-a-
bids"
Peep, peep, peep they an
swered, hurrying through the
grass.
"Quack, quack, I'm coming,
too, Mr.. Bunny"
A big butterfly lighted on, a
lily and thrush began to trill
in the beech tree, I'm here
here"
So all the dear little Easter
people responded to Bunny's
call.
Then he sat up, stamped loud
", and said "Pay attention
Business on hand
"You know the three little
houses in the hollow-Jimmy
Smith lives in the brown one,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-25
Prize Story

NER. BUNNY succeeded in getting
M them all quieted but one old
LII goose who was so excited she
had to be shaken before she could stop
quacking. She was very indignant all
the rest of the evening.
Mr.. Robin was first to come up and
make a deep bow to Mr.. Bunny, and
asked if his brother and himself might
be permitted to sing duet for Dot.
"Oh, certainly" said Mr. Bunny,
I'm sure she'd take the bandages right
off her head to hear you"
Then Mr.. Robin, very much flat
tered, flew off to brush up his feathers
for the event.
An industrious young rabbit came up
politely and asked if he could have
his two baby brothers on exhibition.
IF your mother will let you. I'm
sure they would be cunning" said Mr.
Bunny.
Then a squirrel said that he and his
family would sweep out the house ii
necessary.
Certainly, certainly" said Bunny.
who was beginning to wonder how he
could be of service.
Ladies and gentlemen" he began
with a cough, I'VE have the rest of the
night to think it over, and if you find
a good scheme, call me up over the
Spider Web CENTRAL any small things
YOU have for the festival, put In the
hollow oak tree on the corner of Bunny
and chicken tracks"
With pleasant good evenings" and
many bows they scudded away, each
thinking what they were going to do
AVIS Wrinkles.
Santa Ana, Central school, grade A6
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-25

with the little ones. The little chicks
agreed to go and be fondled and cud-
died, which they despised. Mr.. Chip
munk said he would bring them nuts
and other good things to eat. the
owl decided that he would sit up at
night and see that Dot and Bobby were
properly taken care of. The thrush
agreed to sing to them when they got
fidgety. Mr.. Duck said that he would
help watch the little ones and see that
they did not fall in the water.
DORIS COLLINS, Age II years.
I shall be glad to hear from you
again, Doris, but remember next time
to write only on one side of the paper.
All these Easter people talked to-
gether leach in his own fashion) for
a long time, and as the day was
Easter each hurried home to make
agreed preparations Tor the pig fanny
of children who lived in the little gray
house.
Easter morning Bobby, Johnny, Nan
and all but Dot were up and astir
early. Bobby and Nan, having dressed
before the others, went out on the
front porch. AS they opened the door,
what should meet their gaze .but-but,
wait!
"Oh, Bobby" whispered Nan. "do
you Inlnk d larry put tiO9O
Let's tiptoe real carefully over there
and touch them and see If they are
real
They followed this advice, and find
ing out they were real, jumped up and
down in their delight.
And now, my readers, I know you
would like to know what was on that
porch. Mr.. Bunny hSS picked a lot
of turnips. carrots anu cabbage, and
here all this lay on the porch. The
chickabirds had managed to pick a big
bouquet of beautiful lilies. These lay
at the side of the vegetables. The but
ter1y had contributed roll of nice,
fresh butter. How on earth could a
butterfly get and carry butter, you
ask? Well, never mind. This is a
fairy tale, and fairy tales are not al
ways precisely accurate in their state
ments. Mrs. Bunny had sent big
basket full of brilliantly colored Easter
eggs.
The thrush, unable to find anything
better, had deposited a lot OF worms
on one corner of the porch, and now
was looking at the children from a
corner of one eye and thrilling mis-
chievous little tune.
ooh Bobby, let's take all this stuff
right in and show Dot" cried Nan.
''All right" agreed Bobby.
But as Nan started to pick up the
lilies she saw a note addressed to her.
This is how it read:
my Dear Nan: You will doubtless
be surprised when you find out who
this is from, but / would like to have
a little confidential talk with you. You
are dear little girl in most respects,
but 1 would like for you to improve in
one other respect. Did you ever think
of how you and your brothers and sis
tiers treat Dot? I am sorry to say
you do not treat her in the most salts
factory way. Now what want you to
do is to cook a nice dinner with what
you find on this porch and surprise her.
Then do all the kind little acts you
can find to do for her and others, and
see if you won't be a much happier
girl. Now 1 hope you won't feel Of
Tended at this. From your true friend,
"MR. WISE OWL"
"Oh, Bobby" said Nan, with choke
in her voice, after she had finished
reading the note aloud" I've been just
too mean for anything. I'm not going
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-25

Round the world goes Edna May
On her horse. SO grand and gay.
Gallop, trot and maybe run.
Oh, but riding's lots of fun!
Gee up, Horseyl" Edna cries.
And old Horsey fairly flies
Down the valley, up the hill;
Always going-never still!
Round the world, then quickly back;
Coming DER the selfsame track;
For tits teatlme, don't you know,
And they must no farther go.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-25
Bunny and His Forest Fellows Assist Invalid Girl
honorable Mentlon)

II UNNY tried his best to make him.
TX self heard above the uproar ana
~ finally succeeded. IF we are TO
do this thing at all we must have Or
der" Instantly all became silent and
Bunny went on: "Who will volunteer
to do the homework? shall build the
nest and paint the eggs"
The hen said She would sweep, and
as the duck was too clumsy to do any
work he said he could make them
laugh and in that way cheer them up.
The owl promised to watch them. while
the bird could sing. The animals We're
to do different things and the party
set out.
They reached the house and soon set
to work. The duck did such runny
things and the bird sang so sweetly
that the whole family frightened up;
Easter morning dawned bright anu
all the animals were hiding except the
owl, who was watching to see what the
children would do when they found
the Easter eggs. A great surprise came,
for out of the house walked DOT. She
wasn't pale or sick, either. After her
the rest of the children came, laughing
and talking.
The chiidrens joy knew no bounds
when they beheld the big nest full or
brightly colored Easter eggs, and at
the same moment they saw it the ami
mails began to skip gayly about the
front yard.
my kind little Easter folks said
Dot. "you are the ones that made me
well, because you were so cheerful,
and l thank you one and ALL"
FRANK HOWELL.
455 Third street.
Your writing is improving very rap
idly, Frank but there would be still
more improvement If you would use
pen and ink and not to crowd your
words together on the page quite so
much.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-25

AS they were discussing the matter
Bunny found IS gold piece and said:
81 will give this to Dot and she can
give it to the doctor for her doctor
bill"
The whole crowd gave a cheer. and
said that IL the children would not hurt
them they would let them play with
them. They made a plan that they
would go the next morning and huddle
together in the yard, and the children
would think them half dead.
Next morning the little animals came
together and went into the yard, and
huddled together to keep themselves
warm.
The children fonud them and took
them into the house to play with them:
Bunny did not forget the money, and
when he went into the house he slipped
ii under the chair.
The children were playing with Bun
nv when Dan found the money. and he
cried out, "Oh, Dot! Here is some
money
Upon hearing this the bunny ran I'M
der the chair, the duck flew into pan
of sour milk, the hen and rooster flew
upon the stove and crowed and cacieled,
and the butterfly flew up to the ceiling.
and OH what a noise! What a racket
But he enjoyed the fun.
The SIS paid for the doctor bill and
some money left over. All the animals
went home except the duck and the
hen stayed, and were a great help to
the family.
This was the happiest Easter the
children ever had.
HERBERT BoOsE.
Age II; Central school. A6. Santa
Ana.
AS soon as the bunny could make
himself heard he unfolded this plan to
the others:
The night before Easter each bunny.
chick, duck and bird are to get one egg
apiece and bring them to the artist
bunny, and he will paint them all in
different colors Then two of the ducks
can hide them around the house for the
children to hunt in the morning.
Brother Bunny can go around Easter
morn and help the smaller children get
ready for Sunday school. while I will
make up the beds, wash the dishes,
cook the dinner and fix things up COM
Portable for poor little Dot.
The birds can all sing from the near
est trees. while the butterflies will light
on the flowers. We will all go to bed
now, and don't forget Easter eve any
of you. JESSIE CLAUDINO.
Jefferson Street school, 6s3 West Thir-
ty-sixth place. A3.
l had to talk in very loud tone to
overcome all this noise; indeed l almost
screamed, HAS anyone any suggest
tons to make?"
Yes! Yes! I have! Now, you all
just keep still till I've finished my say"
cackled the hen in her shrill little
treble. Lets all go down to the cot
tage and do the housework and take
care or Dot ourselves. / think this the
best way to help" She concluded.
Il was just going to say that" said
voice. "And so was l." Me, too"
said someone else.
ut seems to me- I remarked, that
since so many of you like this plan we
might adopt it. Don't you think so?"
Yes! Yes! We do. But you must tell
each one of us what our duty is to be-"
WELL" l. replied, wrinkling my brow
in perplexity. This is the way I'll fix
it. Bunny and the chickes may take
care of poor sick Dot. The little brown
hen may supervise everything and see
that people attend to business. The
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-08-14
Modern Methods Of Irrigation.

Within the next few years. coming
with the development of new irrigated
districts, more modern methods of ir-
rigation have been introduced. In
many sections now irrigation is being
practiced by the furrow method en-
tirely or as 1t is otherwise known in
certain sections. the marking or the
corrugation method. This method is
proving very satisfactory and seems
well adapted to the more intensive
crops. Another method has been
widely used in other states, known
as the check system. When this meth
cd is used, banks or levees are
graded up for holding the water on
the land. These banks divide OF the
land into rectangular checks or
basins. The water IL allowed to stand
in these checks until It IL soaked down
as far as seems necessary and 1t IL
then drawn OF into the next check be-
low. This method has q large first
cost and is subject to the disadvan-
tage of taking out some land for the
banks from the cultivated area and
also that the top soil. which IL usu-
ally the best. 10 used in the embank-
ments. 1t has the advantage Of be-
ing very rapidly and easily irrigated
when properly prepared.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-08-14
Care Of curran. Bush.

Currant bushes are often neglected,
never thinned or trimmed and 10
worm-eaten the plants die. No fruit
will more readily respond to care
than the currant. Clean cultivation,
careful irrigation and a liberal use
Of manure will certainly be followed
by good cropt. Red and white cur.
rants bear mostly on two-year-old or
older wood. A succession of young
shoots should be allowed to grow in
place Of the old bearing wood. Cut
out the canes a. they grow too old.
The partial shade afforded by = young
orchard suits the currant we'll. A
currant patch should continue in good
bearing for ten to twenty years II
properly handled. One important
point is to keep the old. weak canes
cut out and succession of two to
four new ones coming from the roots
each year. Such limited quantities
Of commercial currants are grown
around Denver that prices run very
high for them and consumers have
never yet been supplied ~ are the
people Of the eastern states.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-08-14
Romances Of Progress
By Albert Payson Terhune
ROGER sAcoN-A Man Who Lived 500 Year. Too Soon.

order. of which he was a member.
sent him to prison for ten years at
Paris. depriving him OF all books or
writing materials. and thereby doing
everything In its power to block fu-
ture civilization.
The pope At last ordered him set free.
He hurried back to Oxford. where. in
lectures and books, he hercely do
nounced the ignorance and monk-rid-
den stupidity Of his time. He also
put forth . new philosophy which
pointed to q higher. saner life: and
resumed work on his inventions.
Foremost among these inventions
was the formula for gunpowder.
Combustibles Of various sorts had
been in use from time to time, prin-
cipally in the orient. since before the
beginning of the Christian era. Crude
explosives had even been hurled by
hand or from catapults in battles and
at sieges. This custom had been COM
mon among the Arabs for centuries.
For In the early days. all civilization
and invention came from the east. Cul'
ture and progress were rife in india.
China and Arabia at = time when
Europe was cropping in the darkness
Of semi.barbarism.
But there can be little doubt ~ to
Bacon's devising real gunpowder in
dependent of these earlier discoveries.
He found that equal quantities of
His Discovery Of . ma sm,nhur cs formed
~""Pe"o' high explosive.
1t was not long before cannon Of
wood, bound with iron hoops. or Of
leather, bound with ropes. were in
use. These were easily SUFFICIENT to
resist the expansion Of such powder
~ Bacon had invented. Iron balls or
great stones were the projectiles. The
flower Of chivalry found they could
make scant headway against such mis-
siles, which smashed the stoutest
armor like eggshells. Thus the per-
secuted Roger Bacon struck death
blow to feudalism and other ontworn
"chivalric" customs. He also. indi-
rectly. aided progress by decreasing
the frequency with which wars were
waged. For powder. as 1t improved,
called for more intricate guns. and
these at last so increased the cost Of
war as to render 1t no longer q thing
to be entered upon, ~ before, at any
slight provocation.
Bacon's audacious writings and lee
lures caused the church once more to
imprison him-this time for IA years
and to burn most Of his writings
(including a formula for prolonged
life) and his inventions. Soon after
his second release he died-poor, dis
graced, Stunned as a sorcerer-at the
age of so. His was the double crime
Of seeking to help humanity and Of
living 900 years too soon.
(CopyrtRhted,)