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Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-16
Strange Fish Caught

New York. Sept. 13.-A fish. nine
;. iee' wide and IL feet long, the first Of
Its kind seen along this coast in "A a
years, according to Captain Cook. wbo
mas n been in the fishing trade at West
sno' Long Branch, for that length Of
S s,.ne, was netted at the Highlands and
Drought ashore at Galilee, three miles
hor'n OF here, by Captain Daniel Gas
KIN and his crew. One Of it's vo,,no
was captured with the monstrosity
notn were alive when landed.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-16
Would Hurry Allotments.

klamath Falls-Complaint is made
of unnecessary delay in allotments OF
the Klamath Indian reservation. The
matter is in the hands of Rev. H. F.
White, who began the task two years
ago. At that time it was announced
that it would require not more than six
months to do the work. When the
Indians have received their lands there
will be left over about 200. 900 acres
of fertile farming land, stock range
and timbered tracts. If these lands
are opened for settlement it will mean
an enormous influx of people into the
klamath country and will greatly in
crease the resources of this section.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-16

London, Sept. 9.-The morning pa
pers apparently consider that the Polar
controversy has passed the stage where
serious comment will prove any useful
purpose. All statements from either
side tending to throw light on the dis
puted points are printed in full, but
most of the papers either refrain from
making editorial comment or confne
themselves to few semi-humorous re-
marks. The Daily News points out
the complete unreliability of evidence
from Eskimos, who are likely to say
anything calculated to please.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-16
Prune Association Formed.

Roseburg-Prune growers of Myrtle
Creek have met and formed an associa-
tion for the sale of their crops. They
also elected a committee to receive of
fers and do the selling for the pool.
They have issued an invitation to all
growers to join the pool. The fruit
will all be sold together, and whoever
buys the pool gets all the fruit. The
growers have agreed to dry the prunes
in a good marketable condition and ex-
pect good prices.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-16
oregon State ITEMS OF Interest
STARTS PHEASANT INDUSTRY
Lebanon Fancier Succeeds in an on-
usual Undertaking.


Lebanon-R. F. Simpson, residing
here, is preparing to ship carload Oh
rinpneck pheassnts to the game war
den of Idaho, the birds to be used Tor
breeding purposes. Simpson is said 70
be the only man in America who could
fill such a large order for the much
priced game bird.
Mr.. Simpson embarked in this in
dustry last year. A person unae-
ouainted with the increase OF this
feathered family would say that he had
met with fairly good success for an
amateur, but the gentleman declares
he has learned some tricks which will
materially aid him in the future.
To commence with, Mr.. Simpson had
2l2 hens and five roosters. At this
time he has over 200 young ones, rang
ing in size from three days old to hall
grown birds of this seasons rearing,
and the hens are still laying.
White bantam hens are used for hatch
ing purposes, they having been found
to be more careful and painstaking
with the young than the other of the
feathered tribe by Mr.. Simpson.
Experience has taught that hens ot
larger breed are apt to become restless
and move about on the nest more than
the bantam, thus causing the death OF
many of the young Immediately after
leaving the shell.
Mr.. Simpson is raising two kinds OF
pheasants-the ringneck and the gold
en-, the latter being from the northern
part of China.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-16
Female Labor Law Attacked

Chicago, Sept. 13.-Circuit Court
ouoge Iuthill has issued writ re-
strainlng the states attorney and the
factory Inspector from bringing suits
against W. c. Ritchie & Co., paper box
manufacturers, to punish that firm for
working Its women for more than 10
nours a day. The injunction was OBJ
famed by the lawyers of the Illinois
manu1acturers' association. An ap-
peal will be taken. If the ruling
stands, the law prohibiting the em.
ployment OF women for longer than 10
nours a day will be invalidated.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-16
Milton Growers Shin Apples.

Milton-W. E. Gibson, of the Sibson
Fruit company, of Chicago, is in Mil
ton shipping about 100 carloads of
prunes bought from the Milton Fruit
growers union. The price being paid
is $32 per ton. Last year the crop
was sold for $15 per ton. A large
force of packers has been employed in
the sheds for two weeks and larger
force of pickers has been engaged in
gathering the fruit. The orchards
owned by C. L. Stewart, C. w. Ray
and John M. Brown, near Crockett, are
good illustrations of the prune indus
try here.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-16
Planning Mill for Pendleton.

Pendleton-Pendleton is to have a
new industry in the shape of planning
mill. Ben Hill, manager of the PEN
dleton Lumber company, has made an
nouncement to that effect. The COM
pany will put about $40, 900 in equip
ment and expects to install the plant as
soon as suitable location can be found.
The mill when in operation will employ
about 80 men and will do both retail
and wholesale business.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-16
Rich Strike at Gold Hill.

Gold Hill-In the Gray Eagle mine
development has opened the mine 10
feet below the first tunnel and struck a
body of ore which shows values from
Sc to over $500 per ton. A ten stamp
mill is now on the way to the property,
the mill having been started after the
main stockholders and directors had ex-
amined the ground carefully. In the
workings l3 foot vein has been found
so far and still the foot wall has not
been reached.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-16
Gold Beach Mines Active.

Gold Beach-Considerable activity is
being manifested here in the copper
mines. An English syndicate has re-
Gently purchased the Shasta Costa
properties, paying $4,000 for them.
The syndicate has also bonded the
Deans-Crook holdings for 500, 900. The
hills are alive with prospectors.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-16
Crop Prospects Good.

klamath Falls-Recent rain through
out the entire klamath country have
put the fall range in good condition
and stock is doing we'll. The moisture
did some damage to the hay crop on
the ground, but the loss is slight.
Grain was not injured, but harvesting
will be few days late on account of
the rains. The grain yield will be ex-
ceptionally good.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-16
WelIman Gives un Dash

Christiana, Sept. "a special dis
patch from Tromsoe says that Walter
Wellman has instructed his agent to
arrange for the return of all the explor-
er's property from Virgo bay.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-16
Haul $50, 100000 Tbrou.h g..

Chicago, Sept. 13.-More than 500
vUv;ovo =; In cash and securities was car
RED through downtown streets in an
immense van, when the Continental
D. Uanh moved from LaSalle and Adams
ssreets to its new quarters at Clark and
monroe streets. The van was o,arded
Oy squad Of heavily armed police.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-16

Edward Henry Hartman will 90
down in history as one of the most
spectacular financial geniuses, most
daring stock spectators and greatest
railroad magnates of his time. He
was born at Hampstead, L. l., Febru-
ary 25, 1S48, the son of Rev. Orlando
Hartman, Jr., rector of an Episcopal
church in that town, founded in 1902.
The early life of the future man of
millions was one of great poverty. His
father was a cultured but poor man,
his mother came from an old aristo-
cratic, but equally impecunious family
of New Brunswick, N. ].
Edward H. Hartman received his
early education at the district school
and supplemented it by a two years.
course in a boys school under church
auspices, where the sons of clergymen
paid practically nothing for their edu-
cation.
Edward Henry Hartman began his
career as clerk in brokers' office on
Wall street. He showed no unusual
ability and for many years gave no
promise of his later brilliant develop
ment. Socially he was we'll liked and
those who knew him at that time des-
cribed him as a sociable young man,
always full of fun. He was noted,
however, for mind of his own. What
he wanted he generally obtained, but
his desires and ambitions were, at that
time, at least, neither very sweeping
nor particularly important.
How he obtained his start and the
funds which enabled him to buy seat
on the New York stock exchange, have
never been clearly explained. The
most widely accepted explanation,
however, was to the effect that during
the famous "gold corner" engineered
by Gould, Fisk, Kimber and others,
Edward H. Hartman plunged with all
his own money and some borrowed from
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-16
Victor In Financial Battles Loses
TO Grim Reaper.
Mind REMAINED CLEAR TO LAST
Secrecy Preserved Until Stock Mar
ket Closed-Time Misstated-
Whole Family Present.

Arden, Sept. 10.-Edward H. Harri-
man, the greatest organizer of rail-
roads the world has ever known, met
the only lasting defeat of his active
life at the hands of death. Secluded
in his magnificent home on Tower
Hill, he succumbed to an intestinal
disorder yesterday after fight against
disease that will rank for sheer grit
with his remarkable struggles in the
financial world.
The exact time of his death is known
only in that limited circle of relatives
and associates who had shielded Mr..
Hartman from all outside annoyance
during his last illness. The time was
given out as 3 :35 p. M, but Mrs. Mary
Simonds, sister of the dead man, said
last night that Mr.. Hartman died at
80 p. m. Whether this apparent
discrepancy has any bearing on the
current belief that every effort was
made to lessen the influence of the
fnancier's death on the New York
stock market is problematical. But it
is significant that the time of his
death, as officially announced, was just
35 minutes after trading had ceased on
the New York exchange.
Mr.. Hartman died peacefully and
to the end his brilliant mind retained
its clearness. After relapse OH Sun
day he sank slowly and soon after noon
yesterday there came a relapse that
marked the approach of the end. His
wife, two daughters and two sons, who
have been constantly with him, assem-
bled at the bedside and carriage was
hastily dispatched for Mrs. Simonds,
whose home is three miles from the
Tower Hill home. Mrs. Simonds en-
tered the great silent home in time to
be present at her brothers. death. She
joined the wife and children, who,
with DR.. W. G. Lyle, of New York,
and Orlando Hartman, a brother, and
the nurses, formed a group at the bed
side.
Mr.. Hartman will be placed at
rest in the family plot at the little
graveyard behind St. Johns Episcopal
church at Arden. He will rest beside
his eldest son, Edward H. Hartman,
Jr., who died 20 years ago, soon after
the family first came to Arden. The
services will be held at $3.50 O'Clock
Sunday afternoon, and, it is under
stood, will be strictly private.
Smyrna times., 1909-04-28
AGlTATING SPEEDWAY COURSE
Sixty Foot Driveway Could be Made
Along Old Bombay Hook Railroad
for the Distance of a Mile.

S'NY Oot driveway LOUD be Made
Along Old Bombay Hook Railroad
for the Distance of a Mile.
Editor Smyrna Times-In company
with couple Of horsemen who were
visiting Smyrna last week, l had oc-
casion to drive over the former track
way of the old Bombay Hook Rail-
road. AS we passed along this sixty
foot wide drive way, as level almost,
for over half a mile, as a board, both
these gentlemen expressed astonish
ment that the citizens of Smyrna had
not converted it into Promenade
and speedway. l thought that if
the people Of Smyrna really knew at
how little cost this tract could be
converted into beautiful place Of
recreation and excellent speedway for
the exercise Of horses, they would not
delay in making the impr vement.
There could be a broad walk for ped
estrians laid out on each side Of the
street These walks could be lined
with trees, fruit or shade trees, and
here we would have a promenade that
would be a pleasure to all, Old and
young Then little grading would
lay out fifty foot wide speedway
where a drive such as could not be
found anywhere else in the State could
be enjoyed This l contend would
help to develop cur horse flesh and
would be the favolite exercising
ground for all this section. and our
people would have the pleasure while
enjoying walk Of seeing some Of the
finest teams in the State speeding
along Why do no. some of our horse
owners take this matter up and agi-
tate it. l really believe that if this
speedway and these walks were laid
out it would result in lining that street
with handsome residences Let the
matter be agitated. J. F. G.
Smyrna times., 1909-04-28
ACQUITTED OF STEALING B OAT
Cheswold Mulatto Charged With Theft
of Boat Found Not Guilty.

The case of Thomas Carney, a
mulatto living near DUPONT station,
just below Cheswold, was tried in
General Sessions Court Thursday for
the larceny of rowboat, the prop
erty of Isaac Kline Gooden of Wyom-
ing. The boat was stolen from
Gooden's boat house sometime last
February. On February 22d Carney
was seen with a boat on a wagon.
The boat was finally located in Leip-
sic Creek, and was alleged to have
been used by Carney in fishing there.
Carney admitted that he had a boat
the kind and color of Gooden's boat
but claimed that it was his property.
The jury rendered a verdict of not
guilty.
Smyrna times., 1909-04-28
TO STAMP OUT ANTHRAX
Valuable Facts for Farmers in Address
at LeiPsic by Government Expert.

Valuable Facts for Farmers in Address
at LeiPsic by Government Expert.
At an important anthrax meeting
held in Leipsic last week the center
of the "anthraX zone" DR.. c. F..
Dawson, who is the consulting State
veterinarian, gave some valuable of
facts to farmers. There has been a
movement throughout the region to
oppose vaccination, and stock bill
to compel all farmers to vaccinate
was recently defeated by the farmers
in the Legislature. In the course
of the meeting DR.. Dawson gave
these points: That it is impossible
for vaccination of animals, of itself,
to cause death. That in 1907, 5000
animals were vaccinated and it pro
tected or saved all but seven Of the
5000. That some animals are not
susceptible to the fatality Of the
disease, but this cannot be pre-dis
cerned. That some animals cannot be
rendered immune, even by vaccina-
tion. just as vaccination agai inst
smallpox is not absolutely infallible
in mankind
Smyrna times., 1909-04-28
REALESTATE SALES OF WEEK
H. D. Boyer, Broker, Sells the Willard
Pierce Property and Lightcap Farm

n. D. Boyer, Broker, Sells the Willard
Pierce Property and Lightcap Farm
H. D. Boyer, realestate broker
has sold the large brick property
known as the "Willard G. Pierce
Property" and belonging to Mrs.
Annie Pierce of Philadelphia, to
James R. Mott of Woodland Beach.
The latter bought it for investment.
D. A. Goldsborough, the present ten
ant, will remain in the property. Mr..
Boyer also disposed of the Joseph
Lightcap farm of 113 acres two miles
west of Clayton to l. Judson Warner
for 81, 500. Charles Hanratty the
present tenant will remain on the
farm. In the deal Mr.. Warner sells
his residence at Spruance City to Mrs.
Susan Lightcap for S11OO. The Light
caps will make this their residence.
Sometime ago a deal for the sale of
the Lightcap farm as to George Car
ter of Flushing, L. l., was made but
the sale was never consummated.
Smyrna times., 1909-04-28
!. r. SUDLER TAKES BRIDE
Married this Morning at Six-Thirty to
Miss BeuIah Reynolds of This Town.

James Robert Sudler a well-known
young business man of this town.
funeral director ami proprietor of
Sudler's Marble Works, and Miss
Beulah Reynolds daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Aaron Reynolds were married at
the home of the brides parents on
Commerce street at $50 O'Clock this
morning. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. Arthur Richards
of the Presbyterian Church, in the
presence of the immediate family.
A wedding breakfast followed after
which the bride and groom left on the
7.15 train for a trip north. Upon
their return Mr.. and Mrs. Sudler
will reside in Smyrna in the home
which he recently purchased and re-
modelled They have the best wishes
of their many friends form long and
prosperous life.
Smyrna times., 1909-04-28
BERRY PROSPECTS SEEM GOOD
Likely to be 4 Large Crop Down the
State-No Hope for Peaches.

Likely to be Large Crop Down the
State-No Hope for Peaches.
Information gathered Saturday in
dicates that the strawberry crop,
which is developing rapidly, is unhurt.,
The opinion is expressed among berry
growers generally that if nothing:
serious now intervenes during the next
four weeks. an excellent crop of
strawberries of many varieties will
be harvested. Truckers and large
growers down the peninsula also said
that the outlook is better than in
years. Peach growers who have not
already pulled their orchards are
beginning to despair. The tendency
of the Delaware Maryland peninsula
to "enjoy" cold springs and dam
aging nights in April is increasing
rather than disappearing as it was
hoped.
Smyrna times., 1909-04-28
LESTER GRANT GETS ONE YEAR
Sentenced to Greenbank for Compiled
ty in the Theft of 400 Hides From
j. W. Jones Attempt to Escape.


? Lester E. Grant was tried in Cen
eral Sessions Court, last Wednesday
for the larcency of 400 muskrat hides
from the store of James w. Jones of
Smyrna. The theft was alleged to
have taken place on February 18th
last. 1t was shown by the States
witnesses that Grant took a number
of hides to Wilmington on February
18th, and sold them. Grant practi-
cally convicted himself by making an
open confession under cross examia-
ton of the States Attorney. Lawyer
c. H. LeFevre up to this point was
making a strong cases and was nearly
at the point of getting an acquittal
for his client. Grant admitted SELL
ing the hides, but insisted that they
had been given him by Edwin Hazel
of Smyrna. Grants counsel argued
that inasmuch as it had not been act
ually proven that Grant stole the
hides, he could not be convicted of
the crime of larcency The jury re-
turned a verdict of guilty, with re
commentator to the mercy of the
court. Grant was sentenced to one
years Imprisonment in the New Cas-
tie County Workhouse. Saturday
morning he led daring attempt to
break Jail at Dover on the eve of his
departure for the Greenbank work
house. Grant and two others, Pusey
and Raughley, who were to be taken
up to hard labor, procured a saw or
prepared a Barlow knife on the con-
ditiOn of a saw and with it they cut
the lock off OF Grants cell as clean
as if it had been done by machinist
with every tool and accessory at close
hand. The prisoners then hurried to
a window easement and cut both the
screen and the CRATE doors that swing
on the window cases. Just here the
Jail authorities reached them and
frustrated the attempt, aided by a
trusty prisoner, Alexander Tilghman.
Tilghman is believed to have aided
also in giving the alarm.
Smyrna times., 1909-04-28
METHODISTS AWAIT The
DECISION OF CHANCELLOR
WESLEY CHURCH HEARING TO
TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY.
Rev. Lightbourne breaches Every Sun
day at Dover Opera House-R Rev.
HoffeCker Awaiting Decision.

Argument in the case of the trus-
tees of Wesley M. E. Church Dover,
before Chancellor Nicholson which
was to have been heard last Saturday
was postponed one week, to May first.
owing to the illness of Henry Ridgely,
Esq, attorney for the conference.
The case is of great interest to Meth
odists of the entire peninsula, includ-
ing the territory of the Wilmington
p NJ. E. Conference under whose iuris-
dictiOn Wesley Church is. The i'm
preston has been that if the char Gel
Tor decides against the majority of the
trustees, in compelling them to open
the church to Rev. E. L. Hoffecker.
tie conference appointee, that tie
church reverts to the Wilmington
Conference. However the only thing
the comp ainants are asking is that
the church be opened to Rev. E. L.
FJffecker. This they claim must be
done in order to fulfill the trust in
tie deed Of the property to the trus-
tees, which states that ministers or
breaches Of an annual or general con
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, shall be allowed to preach
and eXpound Gods Holy Word there
in. - The right of the trustees to
hold the church and conduct it as they
have done heretofore, is not ques-
toned by the attorneys for the COM
p,ainants. In fact they admit that the
trustees have absolute power and
control Of the church property, but
are compelled to open the church to
the conference appointee, and to no
one else. 1t is upon this point that
the chancellor will be asked to rule.
The declaring valid two deeds made
last July by the trustees in the trans
fer of some of the church property,
under its deed, or the setting aside of
these deeds is one of the important
points to be considered by the chan
cellOr. Under the original deed of
the church the trustees are given
power particularly to dispose OF
property for the payment of debts,
ETC., as is evidenced in the following
language of the deed: "And partic-
ularly with power to grant, convey,
mortgage and sell the same to secure
or repay any sums advanced or ex-
pended in payment of the purchase
money, or in the building of said
house or place of worship" Another
point is that the deed is made out tC
''The Trustees of Wesley Church, near
Dover, and not to wesley Metho-
dist Episcopal Church" as many had
supposed.
Smyrna times., 1909-04-28
HISTORY DAY AT CENTURY CLUB
Excellent Papers Read-DeIegates Elec
ted to the Federation to meet Here.

Excellent Papers Read-DeIegates Elec
ted to the Federation to meet Here.
The follow ing program was render
ed Friday afternoon, which was His
tory Day in the Club: Vocal duet,
Mrs. McCausland and Miss Mary
Roberts. Paper, Talk on Indians,
by Miss Eunice Anthony read by Mrs
James Anthony; GA Visit to Rome, ~
Mrs. Lillian Cloak; singing, "Amer-'
lea" by the Club. The election of
delegates to the Federation took place.
and resulted in Mrs. w. B Megear,
Miss Mary Roberts and Mrs. TheO-
dore Ferguson being made dclgates
and Miss Eunice Anthony. Mrs. E. S.
Dwight and Mrs. H. C. Tschudy al
ternates.
Smyrna times., 1909-04-28
CAPITAL COMMISSION TO MEET
Body Authorized to Expend $50, 500
Will Meet Next Thursday at Dover.

Body Authorized to Expend $50, 500
Will Meet Next Thursday at Dover.
The new capitol building commits
sion, recently created by the Legis-
lature and authorized to spend $62, 500
on a new library building and to re-
store the State House to its old colon
ial antiquity will hold its first meet
ing at Doyer next Thursday. Governor
Pennewill has called the meeting for
the State House al 1890 a. m. on
that day, the purpose being to begin
work at once. The members of the
commission are Governor S. S. Pen
newill, ex-Governors Preston Lea and
Ebe Tunnel, Senators Thomas Mona
CHAN, Alexander P. Corbit and Alvin
B. Conner, Speaker T. o. Cooper and
Representatives James F. Lafferty
and Timothy Townsend.
Smyrna times., 1909-04-28
NEXT SUNDAY AT ASBURY

Next Sunday Evening DR.. Watt Will
Preach on Gamblers and Gambling.
The subject of the morning sermon
in Asbury M. E. Sunday Church will
be a. Good Man in the Wrong Place
and what Came of it" This is the
story of one of the heroes of the
olden time, interesting and instruc-
tive and full of modern touches. In
the evening the subject will be
Gamblers and Gambling" with local
applications. Young men and parents
should hear this sermon. 1t will be
a plain and fearless discussion. Come
and hear it. 1t will not be the
opinions of preacher but tie cold
fact. Men are especially invited.
There will be special music.