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The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-02-20
PYTH|AN KNIGHTS
HOLD CONVENTION.
WALLOWA AND ENTERPRISE
LODGE THIRD RANK TEAMS
WILL CONTEST.

Kinsman lodge of Wallowa and En-
terprise lodge of this city, Knights
of Pythias, will meet in district con-
vention, this, Friday, night in Fra
ternal hall. The feature of the con-
vention viii be the district contest
between the third rank teams of the
two lodges, for the honor of repre-
senting the county at the state con
vention at Pendleton in June, when
teams from all over the state will
contest for a silver cup, emblematic
of the state championship.
There viii be other features at
tonights gathering, not the least
Of which will be the swell supper
served by the members of Juanita
temple, Pythian Sisters. Forty Wis
ltors from down the valley came up
on the afternoon train, and there
will be large turnout of local
Knights.
But the big fe.tlre is the degree
team contest. The judges are
3. Bragg and George Lindgren of
Knights Frank S. Smith of Elgin, E.
La Grande. There are several es-
quires on the waiting list to act as
sacrifices in tonight's tourney. Fol
lowing is the personnel of the two
teams:
Wallowa-Theo Williams, NJ. c.
Davis, G. r. Mcdaniel, John McDon-
aid, j. O.. Kiddle, H. E. Driver, j.
C. Baird, Kenneth Mckenzie, j. H.
Maxwell, j. P. Moralock, Bruce Cox,
Charles Hug, w. S. Wilson, George
Schant, A. V. McAlexander, Henry
Mehan, Paul McCusker, Johnnie
Combs, Leslie Wiley, Jeptha Wolfe,
Joe Crabtree.
Enterprise-E. B.. Wheat, G. w.
Hyatt, S. F. Pace, Charles Thomas,
V. |. Cronin, j. w. Kerns, s. l.. Bur
naugh, Jr., Walker Franklin, S. E.
Combes, G. NJ. Gaily, NJ X. Bue, F.
w. Savage, S. B. Weaver, Sterling
Smittle, C. H. Crumpacker, j. B.
Seibert, Bryan Mayfield, Halle Bos-
well. VIM. Zurcher, w, I. Calvin, F.
l. Vergere, Heb Browning, c. Nj.
Lockwood.
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BUILD WAREHOUSE
WALLS OF CONCRETE
CONTRACT AWARDED TO KNAPP
AND REYNoLDo BY WOOL.
GROWERS DIRECTORS.

The contract for building the fire
proof warehouse was awarded Fri
day to e. B. Knapp and H. A. Rey-
nolds, the former taking the con-
crete work and the latter the carpen.
ter. The building will be 50x15O
Ieet In size, the walls being of II
inch concrete. The main room will
be 16 feet in the clear and not
post or pillar in it. The roof will
be of the truss variety. There will
also be an 8 foot basement under
meath the whole structure. There
will be vile platforms on all four
sides, the roof eXte lding out over
them. The contract )rs will be under
bonds to have the building completed
by June 1st.
Three bids were opened Tuesday:
One for stone by Stewart of La
Grande, another for stone by Marks
and Reynolds of this city, and the
third for concrete by e. B. Knapp,
the well known sheep owner, of
this city. Mr.. Knapp's bid was for
SS25O, and was the lowest of the
three, although only $525 separated
he highest and lowest. Marks aid
Reynolds bid was $S40O.
MIR. Knapp has had experience in
concrete building and erected sim
liar structure back in Michigal. A
zig fire destroyed buildings all
around 1t, but the concrete struc.
-ure only turned trifle yellow
The award of the contract was
deferred for few days to give timo
to investigate further concrete G3 n
Building material. The investigation
was favorable to concrete. Certain
changes are being made In the
plans so that the contract will be
for considerably more than the orig
nal bid of $3.50,
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-02-20
NEW CENTRAL HOTEL
OPENED TO PUBLIC

The New Central hotel was opened
to the public Monday night, supper
being the first meal served in TIE
iplendidly appointed yet cozy din
ing room. Sixty-six meals were
served, many townsmen dropping in
to help celebrate the opening and
to congratulate Mr.. and Mrs. Birch
er on their pluck In rebuilding so
soon after the fire and on being
thus so nicely installed In a home
so much larger and finer than the
one that burned a few months ago.
The dining room Is certainly
gem and many strangers have ad-
mired it and say there Is no finer
one along the line east of Port
land. The rest of the interior is
beautifully finished and Is in keep
ing with the pretty dining room.
Mr. Bircher is pleased with the open
ing pa a'ronage.
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Indefinitely Postponed.

The bill proposing to increase the
salary Of the prosecuting attorney
of this judicial district from $4,000 to
$27OO, was indefinitely postponed by
the senate. Senator Oliver said he
had received several protests against
ii and no one had asked him to sup
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-02-20
STATE GIVES ASSISTANCE
TO IRRIGATION WORK

Salem, Feb. 17.-Among the mer-
itorious bills increasing appropria-
tons that have met with general
approval, is that of Representative
Rusk, giving $4,000 annually for CO.
operation with the federal govern
ment in making typographical maps.
1t passed the house with little
opposition. The bill is favored
by the conservation commission of
this state and Is said to be necess-
airy II reclamation work Is to con-
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-02-20
SHACkELFORD SELLS
HIS PINTO HORSES

J. c. Shackel'ord has sold his
team of pretty. Plntos to Sam Litch
for $500. The horses are well known
to almost everybody in the valley,
where for several years, no matter
how often one hal seen them, he
would turn and give them a second
look as they went trotting swiftly
by.
Riley and Day have just about
completed the buying of a carload
of horses, now having 81 head ready
for shipment.
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tinue. The United States govern
ment appropriates the same for this
work as does the state, besides print
ing and distributing the maps. The
state had previously appropriated
$4,000 a year for this work, so that
the total sum now available will be
$4,000 annually.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-02-20

Japalac, varnish stains, linseed oil
at Burnaugh & Mayfield's.
Mrs. A. C.. Willett went to Wallowa
Thursday to visit her brother, Ken
meth Mckenzie, and wife.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-02-20
ROYAL ARCH MASONS
"HELP" AN OLD FRIEND

Seven members of Enterprise chap
ter, No 30, Royal Arch masons, had
the time of their lives in La Grande,
Tuesday night, when on special in
vitation they saw the Royal Arch
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-02-20
STRAYED OR STOLEN.

THREE MARES: One light bay
mare, 3 years; one brown mare, 2
years; one iron gray mare 2 years;
all three branded HI (joined) on
right shoulder. Reward for informa-
tiou leading to their recovery. II. C.
Laird, Enterprise. b1fn
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-02-20
HODGE HOMESTEAD
BOUGHT FOR $24OO
SALE MARKS DISTINCT ADVANCE
IN PRICE OF HILL
LAND.

Moses Hodge has sold his home
stead in the hills two miles north
east of Enterprise to w. j. Howard
OF Charleston, Wash, for $24OO, and is
to give possession April /. The deal
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-02-20

Railroad traffic on the main line
Is considerably ahead of last year
at this time, says Division Fore
mani. H. Watson at La Grande. Bus
mess on the Wallowa county branch
's away beyond expectations.
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MRS. JOHN ALEXANDER STIRLING.

Stirling
before her Stirling
was popular tgure
some highest
surfing named
Deautu Mrs Mabel Louise Ahern responsible for her marital
-'- "ei
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-02-20
Rent Prairie Creek Farm.

Willard McCully and John Reid
have rented the j. S. Crockett farm
of 120 acres on Prairie Creek, for
grain rent.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-02-20
NOT BEGINNING, BUT
ADDING TO GOOD START
From La Grande Observer.

A carload of grade Jersey cows
was shipped into Wallowa county on
the train today. This marks the be-
ginning or, rather, shows that there
is a transition from stock raising to
dairying taking pace.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-02-20

There were great things doing at
Masonic temple last night when the
Royal Arch degree was conferred.
Somehow, possibly by wireless tel
egraph, it became rumored that a
once prominent citizen of Wallowa
county was to be one of the 'vic-
Tins" and when the Wallowa coun-
ty train pulled in there were eight
or ten innocent looking individuals
alghted and proceeded to let it be
known that they had come primar-
lily for the purpose of seeing this
degrees conferred upon their erst-
while friend and they did not want
to be disappointed in not seeing the
candidate duly and truly prepared in
due and ancient form. In the Wal
Iowa constituency there was one
or two old line campaigners and they
soon engineered it so their friend
was to receive the brunt of the
special features, and, suffice to say,
the visiting brethren were more than
vel pleased with the evenings en-
tertainment, which closed with a
banquet. This was the first offic-
ial occasion that gave the officers
of Hope Chapter No. 8 an opportun-
ity to wear their elegant new uni
form, which is acknowledged to be
the finest in the state. 1t required
very little fancy to make one be-
lieve that he had been viewing
King Solomon's temple with all the
high court Officials out to greet
him. 1t was after midnight when
the friends let the banquet table,"
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-02-20
w ANTS

Classified notices in this column /
cent 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.
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port it, he therefore moved indefin.
ite postponement.
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BOILER AND ENGINES H. p, for
sale. Suitable for a saw mill cut
ting from % to $4,000 feet per day
or for planning mill of large capac-
itv This is a good outfit and a
real bargain. For particulars ad-
dress o. S. Wigglesworth, La Grande,
Oregon.
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FOR SALE.

Two thousand acres of choice level
land in the Turlock irrigation Dis
triet. This land is level, sandy loan
and will grow anything from oranges
to Alfalfa. Sold on easy terms at $75
to 500 per acre. For further infor-
nation and printed matter write to
Cadwallader G Baker, Turlock, Cal
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-02-20

Fred Calvin has begun the erection
Of a dwelling in the southeast part
of town.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-02-20

Smoke the Advertiser and be
happy.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-02-20
TAKEN UP.
LOST.

WATCH CHARM. Gold Keystone
with name on back, Chas. e. Funk,
Enterprise Chapter, No. 80, R. A. NJ.
$5 reward for return to Funk's store,
Enterprise.
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800 ACRE FARM, 2 miles from En-
terprise. Bargain. Terms easy. r.
L. Sanford, Enterprise. b1m
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-02-20

degree conferred on three candidates,
one of whom was John S. Hodgin,
formerly of this city. The Wallowa
county visitors were Judge j. B.
Olmsted. c. e. Funk, d. w. Sheahan
w. R. Holmes, Ben Boswell nd Geo.
S. Craig of this city, and Waldo
Chase of Imnaha. One and all de-
clare they were royalty treated and
made to feel at home and then some.
The La Grande Observer tells of
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-02-20

GOOD SEED BARLEY-115 cts. a
d. S. L. Magill, Lostine, Or. bm
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ALL THE NEWS WHILE
1T is NEWS - TWICE
A-WEEk NEWS RECORD
The Delta independent., 1909-10-08
Crack Shot Woman Brings
DoWn Her Tenth Deer,

MoNTRosE, Colo, Oct 5.-Mrs. w.
H. Golden of Noel, Colo, probably is
the champion woman hunter of the
Western Slope. Yesterday Mrs Col
den came to Montrose with big buck
deer, which she shot last Friday.
The deer was one of the largest ever
shot in this section, the antlers having
eight prongs on one side and nine on
the other, with spread of thirty-six
inches between the points. She brought
the buck to Montrose to have the skin
stuffed by a taxidermist.
This is the tenth deer which has fallen
before the rifle of Mrs. Golden. She
has reputation as an expert with a
gun and very few of the crack shots
among the hunters have better records
to their credit.
The Delta independent., 1909-10-08
All September Records
for Rains Are Broken.

The report of the weatt er bureau for
the month of September, issued yester-
day, reveals the fact that the month has
been record breaker in the amount Of
precipitation, which has been greater
than for any other September since the
local weather bureau was established
thirty eight years ago.
The total precipitation for the month
was 3. .78 inches. The highest previous
record was $40 inches in 1902 and the
average for the month during the thirty
eight years has been 0.9S of an inch.
The record for twenty-four hours was
also broken during the month, with a
rainfall Of i.94 inches on September 4.
The entire year has been remarkable
for heavy rainfall and promises to sur.
pass all previous records. The total
rainfall to date for the year has been
over twenty inches. while the highest
record to date is 21.43 inches.
The Delta independent., 1909-10-08
Accepts His Own Story as
Truthful and Grants
Him Liberty.
R. L. Cunningham, Charged with
Being Accessory in the Safe
Blowing, Held to Await
the District Court.

VIM. Hecky was acquitted of the
charge of the murder of Joseph Sulli-
van, on the Doughspoon ranch last
January.
1t will be remembered that Sullivan
endeavored to steal fine stallion from
the ranch stable, and attempted to run
away, but was shot and killed
Hecky was acquitted on his own tes-
timony. He told his story to the jury
and it was believed.
The case of William Gould, versus
o. T. Hester and w. F. Conine, was
tried and decided in favor of the de-
fendant. R. D. Mcleod of Leadville,
acted as attorney for the plaintiff, and
A. R. King for the defendant.
Harold Clarke, charged with break
ing box cars, was found guilty and
taken to the reformatory at Buena
Vista.
The Delta independent., 1909-10-08
Steals Farmer Money
and Buys Candy.

Montrose, Oct. 6.-An inordinate love
for candy brought to the attention of
officials here has caused the arrest of
Alonzo Pilliey, who is now being held
on the charge of grand larceny. The
arrest was made last night after Pilliey
and companion named George Briden-
hall had been spending money lavishly
for cansy. They had squandeIed IS. so
on a candy slot machine in pool hal
and bought other things in lavish
way.
The officers had been on the lookout
for young man answering the de-
scription of Pilliey, who had robbed S.
Sheehan, a ranchman, of $50 in money
and some valuable papers. Pilliey was
arraigned this morning in police court
and confessed to the theft, but stated
that Bridenhall had the balance of the
money. Bridenhall was searched and
$50 of the money was found sewed up
in the lining of his coat.
Pilliey had been working for Sheehan
and stole the money yesterday while
his employer was in Montrose.
The Delta independent., 1909-10-08
Apples Bring Big Prices.

Delta county apple growers this year
will get fabulous prices for their crops
and in some cases the figures are al
most unbelievable, says correspond
ent. E. F. Hubbard, who lives few
miles from Delta and was formerly a
reporter on the Denver Times. sold ap-
Piles from 200 Jonathan trees for 50. 0l2.
N. Lambert who has ranch near Ce-
daredge, received $4,000 offered by the
Delta County Fruit Growers Associa-
tion for the apples on eight acres of
trees, the buyers doing the picking and
packing. 1t is the biggest apple crop
in Delta county's history.
The Delta independent., 1909-10-08
Half Million Dollar Peach Crop.

The returns from Delta county
peaches that went out in car lots, to
say nothing of the express shipments,
have been figured UP, and amounts to
$500, 600. Nearly all the peaches from
Paonia and Hotchkiss We're shipped in
car lots, but the greater part of the
Delta crop went by express. A num-
ber Of days during the peach shipping,
extra express cars had to be brought
into service to accommodate the fruit,
so when the total estimate is made, it
looks as though the peach returns from
the county would go considerable over
the half million mark.
With the apple and sugar beet crop
just getting started, it means some
money to local farmers this fall.
The Delta independent., 1909-10-08
Derelict Youths Punishable.

We are in receipt of circular per-
tanning to the juvenile law which is
now claiming the attention of the
County Court. This law provides,
among other things, that ''any child
who violates any city ordinance, or who
associates with thieves or immoral per-
sons, who jumps on trains, who uses
Objectionable language, who does not
attend school or is truant, who wanders
about the streets during school hours
or at night without lawful excuse, shall
be deemed juvenile disorderly person,
and may be sent to the Industrial
School" Parents may be punished for
with the action of the court
The Delta independent., 1909-10-08
Posse Shoots Escaped Conuict

Gunnison, Oct. 6.-Louis Baggs, an
escaped convict, was shot and killed
late last night by posse which was
in search for him near Sargents. He
was overtaken on Bear Creek, twenty
miles from Sargents. Baggs was
wanted for having escaped prison and
for the shooting of Charles Tabor,
stage driver, few nights ago. Tabor
died three days afterwards from the
wounds received at Baggs' hands.
Baggs and Tabor were arrested
number of months ago on forgery
charge Tabor turned states evidence
and Baggs was sent to the penitentiary.
He swore when he got out he would
kill Tabor and when the latter was shot
one night in his door yard after having
been called out, suspicion rested on
Baggs. A search was made and re-
suited in the posse shooting the escaped
convict and murderer before he could
be captured.
The Delta independent., 1909-10-08
Program of Rare Attractions
Has Been Arranged for
the Winter Months.
Central Grand Concert Co.. Col
lege Singing Girls, Whitneys,
Dewitt Miller and Ed
ward Elliott, Features.

The entertainment course this year
will be under the management of the
Woman's Club, who have secured five
of the highest class entertainments
that could be had. and assure the peo-
pie an interesting season.
The first of the course is the Central
Grand Concert Company, which is
composed of four artists of renown,
with Macmillan Dick, who is admitted
to be one of the greatest violinists in
America as headliner. This number
will take place Oct Goth at the opera
house.
The Whitney Brothers Male Quartet,
who made such hit on the lecture
course last year, have been secured
again.
Dewitt Miller, lecturer, and Edward
Elliott, reader, will also appear. Last
but not least are The College Singing
Girls. who have attracted great com
ment throughout the country.
These entertainers are among the
finest that can be seen in any of the
large cities and are worthy of all this
city can do for them.
Season tickets can be secured from
Miss New or any member of the
Woman's Club.
The Delta independent., 1909-10-08
Business Mems Association
Meets Next Monday.

The next regular meeting of the
Delta County Business Mems Associa-
tion will be held Monday evening, Octo-
ber II, in Odd Fellows hall Supper
will be served at $50 and will be fol-
lowed by a discussion of the work
which is to be done by the association
during the winter. together with re-
view of what has been accomplished
during the summer.
At this time plans will be made to
send from Delta county an exhibit that
will capture all the prizes at the big
National Apple Show, to be held in
Denver starting January g. Business
of Importance will be taken up and
every member of the association as
well as every Delta booster is urged to
attend.
The Delta independent., 1909-10-08
Night Marshal Hit With Rock.

About l:S0 yesterday morning while
night marshal Jesse Smith was making
his rounds, he was struck with rock
thrown by some stranger, who is
thought to be a bad character. The
scene took place near the Methodist
church. The rock struck Smith on the
shoulder, glanced and hit him in the
face. What the mans intentions were
are not known. as he and a pal who
was with him at the time, fled right
after the rock was thrown and were
later driven out of the city by Smith
and Stevens, about 4:30 the same
morning.
Yesterday evening two men of the
same description, and thought to be
the same pair, We're seen about town,
and were still being watched when we
went to press.
The Delta independent., 1909-10-08
Cunningham Bound Oper.

r. L. Cunningham was given pre-
liminary hearing in Justice Coombe's
court Monday morning, on charge of
being an accessory in the Hotchkiss
safe blowing. A. r. King appeared as
attorney for the prosecution. owing to
the absence of District Attorney Logan,
and H. j. Baird took the stand for the
defense. Sheriff Dugelie of Montrose,
and Marion Campion We're the only
witnesses called. The prisoner reserved
his defense, and the case was bound
over to the district court.
On default of $780, 90 bonds, Cunning
ham is being held in the county Jail.
The Delta independent., 1909-10-08
Democrat Changes Hands.

The Delta County Democrat has
again changed owners, F. L Stearns Of
the Grand Junction Herald has sue
ceeded E. A. Ault, and, we understand.
the firm will be known as the Stearns
Publishing Company.
H. H. Moore and two daughters. of
Denver, arrived here Tuesday and are
in charge of the Office. Mr.. Moore has
been in the printing business in that
city fer twenty years, SO he is not new
at the work.
1t is the intention of the new manage
ment to remodel the Office and put in
new machinery and material.
The Delta independent., 1909-10-08
Booster Train to Apple Show.

Eugene Taylor of the Delta County
Business Mems Association, has nearly
completed arrangements for a special
train consisting of four Pullman cars
and diner, to go from Delta to the
apple show in Denver, in January.
If the plans are completed the train
will start from Paonia, stopping at
Hotchkiss and Delta, and then 20
straight on through to Denver.
The idea is to get trainload of loyal
Delta county boosters and go in crowd
and let people know that Delta is here,
rather than to go in on regular trains.
one at time. The rate will be nearly
as cheap as the excursion prices with
all the comforts of the special.
The booster train will go if one hun
dred passengers will agree to go with
it, and it should be little trouble to get
them.
The Delta independent., 1909-10-08
Nep Motion Picture Theatre.

Mr.. Lang Shepard, who arrived here
a short time ago from Las Animas, is
remodeling the old Spot Cash building,
and will open a new motion picture
theatre shortly. The front of the build
ing is taking on the appearance of a
regular city nickelodeon.
Mr.. Shepard followed the motion
picture business for some time before
his arrival here, and thinks this good
The Delta independent., 1909-10-08
September Weather Report.

All of the rooms of the Delta schools
are keeping daily weather records. On
Saturday and Sunday the pupils and
the teacher keep the records compar-
ing results on Monday. Mrs. Moss
room has been selected the first month
because of the uniform accuracy.
25 clear days.
5 cloudy days.
3 of the cloudy days, heavy rains.
"a degrees F. average temperature.
September 18th and 10th light frosts.
September 22nd. heavy killing frost.
Prevailing winds for month-north-
west.