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The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-10-13
DRY FARMING CONGRESS.
Great interest Is Shown From All
Parts of the Country.

Parts OF the Country.
Billings, Montana, Oct 11..-An in
teresting example of the widespread
interest in the dry farming movement
was given in the morning mail received
by the secretary the other day when
fourteen states and Canada were rep.
resented in the memberships recorded.
These ranged from the Pacific coast on
the West to Pennsylvania on the East
and from Canada to New Mexico.
There were several memberships from
Canada. The states from which the
applications came were California, Col
orado, Idaho, Montana, Minnesota,
Missouri, Nebraksa, New Mexico,
North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania,
South Dakota, Washington and Wis
consin.
Memberships are being received at
such rate that the edition of the Hand
book Of Information, which contains
the report of the third session of the
congress, has been exhausted and the
secretary has been compelled to an
nuonce to new members that there are
no more of these valuable books avail
able. All persons joining the congress
from this time on will receive the Sec
ond annual Handbook which will con-
tain the proceedings of the Fourth Dry
Farming congress which will meet at
Billings, Montana, October c6.28, and
a resume of the contents of the first
edition.
The officers of the congress set out
after the close of the Cheyenne meet
ing with the ambition of making the
membership of the congress total TO-
900 before the Billings meeting and
the indications are that they will come
very near that goal. In one day re-
Gently the secretary received l80
memberships coming from all parts of
this country and from several foreign
lands. Every mail brings more.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-10-13

'1 can't go back-it's too much, I
can't do it," he said, wearily.
II NOW how it must be-this last year
and Wary! 1t was all so terrible-for
all of u.s. She was looking away.
John looked at her. 1t was natural
that she should include herself with him
in a common grief for the man who had
been his friend and whom she had loved.
She had always been kind to him; her
kindness stung him now, for he knew
that 1t was because of Wary; and re-
solve woke In him suddenly. He would
not suffer her kindness under false pre-
tense; he could at least be honest with
her.
II can't go back because he Is not
there; and because-because you are not
there! You don't know-you should new
er know. but l was disloyal to Wary
from the first. let him talk to me from
day to day of you; l let him tell me that
he loved you; l never let him know-I
never meant any one to know" He
ceased speaking; she was very ctill and
did not look at him. 1T was base of
me-" he went on. 81 would gladly have
uieu lor MIN IL ne ndu INeui Dut now
that he Is dead l can betray him. hate
myself worse than you can hate me.
know how l must wound and shoe. you
-
"Oh. no !" she moared.
But he went on; he would spare him
self nothing.
ut is hideous--it was cowardly Of me
to come here" His hands were clenched
and his face twitched with pain. "Oh,
IL he had lived !"
She rose now and looked at him with
an infinite pity.
"If he had lived" she said, very softly,
looking away through the sun-dappled
aisles Of the orchard, 'if he had lived
1t would have been the same, John"
But he did not understand. His name
as she spoke 1t rang in his ears. She
walked away through the orchard path,
which suddenly became to him path Of
gold that stretched into PARADISE and he
sprang after her with great fear in his
heart lest some barrier might descend
and shut her out forever.
Evelyn! Evelyn!'
1t was not a voice that called her; Il
was a spirit, long held In thrall that had
shaken free and become name.
(The end.)
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-10-13
FAIR TO BE BETTER.
Gresham Makes Improvements in
Buildings for Coming Display.


Buildings for Coming Display.
Gresham m-Multnomah county's fair
promises to be the equal this year of
the two preceding ones. About So, 600
worth of the treasury stock has been
sold since the last fair, which has Gre
ated an ample fund for making i'm
provements. The sum of $500 is avail
able out of the state appropriation for
premiums on exhibits this year, which
sum will be increased by the gate re-
ceipts and the money from sale of con-
cessions.
A large force of men are at work on
the new stock buildings and out-of-
doors pavilion. 1t is intended to use
the main exhibit building for no other
purpose after this than to house the
displays of agriculture, horticulture
and art, together with exhibits of bus
mess houses. The new building will
be used as an auditorium and dance
hall and other public functions.
The new stock pens will be ample
and commodious and permanent, those
of last year having been torn down. A
new fence will be built around the
grounds and suitable booths will be
erected for small concessions.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-10-13
FARM CENSUS ECONOMY.
Director Durand Hopes to Save Sew.
eraI Hundred Thousand Dollars.

Director Ourand Hopes to Save Sew.
eraI Hundred Thousand Dollars.
Washington, Oct. 11.-U. S. Census
Direcotr Dana E. Durand hopes to save
several hundred thousand dollars in
taking the census of agriculture and
also to increase the accuracy of the
statistics.
The director stated today that at the
census of 1900 the agricultural data
were handled by means of punched
cadrs. For each farm a large number
of cards had to be punched, as the
number of facts recorded regarding a
farm was far greater than the number
of facts required regarding an individ-
ual in the population census.
Director Durand said the statistics
of population and of agriculture are
collected by different force from that
employed in gathering the statistics
of manufactures. The population and
agricultural data are secured by enum-
orators of whom there will be about
65, 900 at the present census, they in
turn being appointed by the supervis-
ora, of whom there are about $50. The
difficulty of securing competent and
faithful enumerators is very great.
The length of service is very short, Is
days in the cities and 80 days in the
country districts. The pay is small,
averaging perhaps three dollars per
day in the country districts and trifie
more in the cities, practically the pay
of ordinary mechanics. Not only,
therefore, are most.of those who seek
to be neumerators able to command
only moderate pay in their occupa-
tions. but many of them are men who
can not command regular employment
and who are looking for odd jobs.
The director hopes that a consider
able number of the colleges and univer-
stiles of the country may see fit to give
leave of absence to their students for
the short time required to do this work
of enumeration. The college student is
very useful enumerator in some
cases, but it is exceedingly desirable
that enumerators should actually live
in the distritsc where they work, and
there are multitudes of districts where
no college students reside or where such
students are in institutions hundreds or
thousands of miles from their homes.
Another class who can render good SER
vice as enumerators are school teach
ers, but, with the enumeration taking
place in April and May instead of June
as formerly, few school teachers can be
spared from their duties to take the
census.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-10-13
Oregon STATE items OF INTEREST
COOPERATIVE IRRIGATION.
Baker County Farmers Don't Need
Outside Capital.

Outside Capital.
Baker City-Baker county has more
cooperative irrigation projects than
any other county in Oregon. There
are no large ditch systems, the farm
ers being banded together in small
groups, and cooperating in building of
inexpensive bitches and in the division
of the water therefrom. Very much
the same conditions as to the ease with
which water is utilized for irrigation
prevail in Eagle and Pine valleys
where superabundance of water flows
from the mountain gorges which has
in it power enough to run the machin.
cry of a small empire. The Lower
Powder has several systems which
have been expensive, built by private
farmers. and corporations, and which
irrigate tracts of alfalfa land. In
Burnt River valley are number of
private ditch companies irrigating bot
tom and foothlil land, which produce
good results but which are compare
lively inexpensive.
The largest irrigation system in
Baker county is that which covers the
bench lands on the east side of Baker
valley, beginning about eight miles
above Baker City and extending in a
northerly direction and terminating at
present about five miles northeast of
the city with the probability of it
being extended later and covering the
whole east side of the valley. This
canal has been built at large expense,
having been cut of solid rock for con-
siderable distance along the mountain
side. In distance of % miles of
canal there has been used only about
400 feet of flume, and the work is of a
much more substantial nature than is
ordinarily used in private irrigation
works.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-10-13
Wins Riches in Old Age.

Los Angeles, Oct. 11.-By a decision
of the United States circuit court of ap
peals today, Timothy Carroll, pioneer
OF southern California, wins his fight
to compel the Los Alimitos Sugar Com.
pany to pay him royalty ON his patent
beet dump. The decision crowns with
victory the struggle of Carroll, who is
20 years old, against poverty and hard
ship. 1t will make him independently
rich before the expiration of his pat.
ents six years hence. 1t will put an end
to litigation that commenced 12 wears
ago, when the sugar company refused
to recognize Carroll's rights.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-10-13
Phones to Sound Fire Alarm.

McMinnville-This city is installing
the latest standard fire alarm system.
The apparatus, purchased from New
York firm, is being placed in position
and the city council will be asked to
district the city into eight fire wards,
or districts, to conform to the require
ments of the new system. IAN electric
bell striking machine will be connected
with the automatic transmitter, which
will be installed in the Office Of the
McMinnville Local & Long Distance
Telephone company, and thus, for the
present, each public or private tele-
phone belonging to that company in the
city will serve to transmit an alarm of
fire instead of the regular automatic
fire alarm boxes.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-10-13
Building Santlam Bridge.

Lebanon -Preparatins for the con-
struction Of the bridge over the San
tiam river at this place are being made
as rapidly as possible, for the new line
between Lebanon and Crabtree of the
Oregon & California railroad company.
A gang Of nearly 100 men are now at
work on the new structure. The
bridge Is going to be one of the longest
bridges in the country, being nearly
400 feet crossing the river, with tres
tie Of some 1000 feet on the west ap-
proach to the bridge. The bridge will
cost in the neighborhood of $l0O, 900.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-10-13
TRAIN ROUTE FIXED.
Demonstration Special to Stop at
Seven Eastern Oregon Towns.


Portland-Its shibboleth "A crop for
every acre every year." the demonstra.
tion train of the o. r. & N. will leave
Portland, October 25 on an anti bar
renness crusade in Sherman. Gillian
and Moro counties. The intinerary of
the educational train as finally decided
upon provides a four-days' trip in
which seven stops will be made. lone,
Heppner, Glenn, Condor, Grass Valley,
Moro and Wasco will be visited by the
demonstration train and at each place
six lectures will be delivered by men,
bers of the faculty of the Oregon Ag-
ricultural college at Corvallis, profes-
sors of that institution, with a few
railroad officials to be the only passen-
gers of the demonstration special.
The complete schedule for the dem
onstration train is as follows:
Tuesday, October 26-Ione, 9 a. m.
to IL noon; Heppner, 2 p. m. to p.
m. and 8 p. m. to 9 80 p. m.
Wednesday, October 27-Clem, y a.
m. to IL noon; Condor, 2 p. m. to 5 p.
M, and 8 p. m. to 9 80 p m.
Thursday, October 28-Grass Valley,
9 a. m. to IL noon; Moro, 2. p. m. to 5
p. m. and 8 p. m. to 9 80 p. m.
Friday, October 29-Wasco, 9 a. m.
to IL noon.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-10-13
Improve Immigrant Station.

El Portal, Cal, Oct. l1.-One direct
result of President Taft's trip to the
West has been the immediate improve.
ment of immigration conditions at San
Francisco. BY the presidents direc.
tion Secretary Nagel ordered that the
new immigrant station on Angel island
San Francisco harbor, be opened at
once. The opening of this station had
been held up for long time for want
of an appropriation for furniture and
supplies.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-10-13
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Track prices: Bluestem,
96c; club, 88c; red Russian, S51bc;
valley, 90c; Fife, sSc; Turkey red,
88c; 40-fold, 90c.
Barley-Feed, s26; brewing, s27.
Oats-No. l, white, $27. .5O@2s.
Corn-Whole, $35; cracked, $36.
Hay-Timothy, Willamette valley,
Sl5@l6 per ton; Eastern Oregon, SIS
@l9; alfalfa, $14; clover, $14; cheat,
$lS@14.50; grain hay, $l5@16.
Butter-City creamery, extras SO
fancy outside creamery, 33@36c pei
pound; store, 22N@24c. Butter fat
prices average l1sc per pound under
regular butter prices.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, 321S@33c pei
dozen.
Poultry-Hens, 14@14Hc; springs,
14@l4ec; ROSTERS, 9@10c; ducks,
l6c; geese, 9@loc; turkeys, 1s@19c
squads, $l.75@2 per doz.
Pork-Fancy, 9@9 &c per pound.
Veal-Extra, 1O@lONc per pound.
Fresh Fruits-Apples, new, $l.25@
l.75 per box; pears, $lMl.75; peaches,
75c@$l.25 per crate; cantaloupes, SOC
@$l.25 per crate; plums. 25@50c per
box; watermelons, 1c per pound
grapes, S5c@$l.25 per crate, 2O@25c
per basket; casabas, Sl.50; ounces,
Sl@l.25 per box; cranberries, $9@1C
per barrel.
Potatoes-Buying prices: Oregon.
60@66c per sack; sweet potatoes, &c
per pound.
Onions-New, $1.25 per sack.
Vegetables-Beans, 4@5c; cabbage
A@lc; per pound; cauliflower, 5Oc6
81 per dozen; celery, 5O@75c per
dozen; corn, l5@20c per dozen; egg
plant, 75c@ 81 per box; garlic. 76Sc
per pound; horseradish, 9@10c per
pound; onions, l2%@l5c per dozen
parsely, S5c per dozen; peas, &c per
pound; peppers. 405c per pound
pumpkins, l@lhc radishes, l5c per
dozen; squash, l1s@lAc; tomatoes,
60@75c.
Cattle-Steers, top quality, S4.25@
4.4O; fair to good, 81; common, So. so
@S.75; cows, top, So. 25@S. So; fair to
good, S@S.10; common to medium,
2.50@2.75; calves, top. .s5@5.25;
heavy, $S.50@4; bulls, s2@2.25;
stays, so. .50@S. so.
Hogs-Best, ss; fair to good, s7.75
G7.s5; stockers, s6@7; China fats,
$7.50@S.
Sheep-Top wethers, $4@4.25; fair
to good. So. S.5O@S.75; ewes, &c less
on all grades; yearlings, best. S4@
4.2s; fair to good, sS.50@S.75; spring
lambs, $5@5.50.
Hops-l909, Willamette valley, GOA
24c; Eastern Oregon, 20@2Sc; mo-
hair, 1908, 2S@24c per pound.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-10-13
SAM soTHERN NOT SAM AT ALL.
His A1literative Name a Sample of
His Fathers JocuIarity.

His A1literative Name a Sample of
His Fathers Jocu1arity.
Probably there Is not one in twenty
Of the fellow members of his profes-
sion, either here or In England, who
knows that the name of Sam Sothern,
the actor, is not Sam at all, the New
York World says
Mr.. Sothern came back to New
York on Friday in response to hurry
call to act with Sir Charles Wynd-
ham in "The Mollusc." He has been
absent from this country more than
fifteen years, although he made his
first theatrical appearance in this
country with the late John T. Ray.
mond, friend of his father, e. A.
Sothern, in "The Private Secretary"
During the early days of the starring
career of his brother, E. H. Sothern,
Sam, who is not Sam, acted in his
support at the old Lyceum
If Sam Sothern had registered in
New York as George Evelyn Augustus
T. Sothern possibly his own brother
might not have recognized him.
George Evelyn Augustus T. was
named to please his mother. His
father, who was comedian off the
stage as well as on 1t. didn't like the
long handle. He wanted a name that
was short and expressive. He was
appearing in Brother Sam" in Lon
don at the time, and, for convenience,
tackled the name of the play on the
newly born infant. Brother Sam has
kept 1t ever since.
Another thing that Sam Sothern
received from his father-this by in
heritance-was the tattered yellow
manuscript Of Our American Cousin"
1t didn't seem like large inheritance
at the time, for the elder Sothern had
played the piece to a standstill both
In this country and in England. So
Sam cast the prompt book into a
trunk, where 1t slumbered twenty
years until E. H. Sothern, two years
ago. decided to revive the play under
the name of Lord Dundreary."
All these years small fortune had
been lurking in the crumpled bunch
Of papers. AS it was Sans property
e. H. Sothern had to pay fat royal.
ty on it, and as Lord Dundreary"
has been one of e. H. Sothern's big.
gest successes in recent years a steady
stream of American dollars has flow
ed into Sans English pockets.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-10-13
Postal Receipts Gain.

Corvallis-The postal receipts of this
city for the quarter ending September
30 shows gain of 1862 per cent over
the receipts for the corresponding quar-
ter of 1908. The gain for the quarter
ending September 80, 1908 over that
OF the year previous was 23 per cent.
The falling off in the percentage of
gain this year 10 attributed to the fact
that o. A. c. began it's work little
later this fall. The receipts for the
quarter just ended were So. 512.82.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-10-13
Riches Fall on Old Man.

San Antonio, Tex, Oct. 1l.-Tames
Pagan, an aged switchman here, re-
eeived official word today that a Car
negie pension of $4,000 was awaiting
his disposal. Pagan worked ON the
Pennsylvania railway when Mr.. Car
nogie was his division superintendent,
and the $4,000 is accumulation of n
snug persion put aside some years ago
for the switchman.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-10-13
Paper Railroad Is Formed.

Salem - Articles of incorporation
were filed today for the Albany, Leb-
anon & Bend railway company. The
incorporators are ]. C. Mayer, Ed.
Kellsnberger and George B. Whitcomb,
and the capital stock $40, 900. 1t IL
proposed to build road from Albany
to Bend by way Of Lebanon. Articles
were filed today by the Oregon w ash
ington Railway and Timber company,
capital stock. $1,000. 900. Incorporat-
ors are T. H. Ward, Ralph L. Moody.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-10-13
Income Tax Is Fought.

Salem-Arguments were heard be-
fore Judge Burnett in Circuit court in
the case of the State vs.. the Wells
Fargo Express company. The express
company is resisting the payments of
the income tax, and the defendants de-
murrer will be taken under advisement
by the court.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-10-13
Odd Fellows to Spend s5, 900.

Condon-The Odd Fellows have be-
gun excavating for their new two-story
brick building on Spring street. The
building will be 30x1OO feet, and will
cost 5000. The order expects to be
able to occupy its new quarters about
January l.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-10-13

Askitt-Why are you so down Oh
Walker? You used to be the best Of
friends.
Eggbert-Yes, know; but last fall
he took my part, and haven't spoken
to him since.
Askitt-That sounds queer.
Eggbert-Not necessarily. You see,
he's an actor, too-and I wanted the
part for myself.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-10-13
Hunting Makes Revenue. .

Albany--Linn county has contrib
uted 1858 to the state game fund al
ready this year, 997 hunters licenses
and S66 anglers licenses having been
issued from the county clerks office
here.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-10-13
Deeply Interested.

Said She-oh, I'm Just awfully in.
terested in baseball. have cousin
who belongs to college bunch.
Said He-Indeed! And what posi-.
tion does he play?
Said She-Well, forget Just now
whether he's knocker or a stopper.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-10-13
The Explanation

Edyth-Why did Clare insist on .hav.
ing quiet wedding!
Mayme-Oh, 1 suppose she thought
II would make talk.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-10-13

Mrs. Brown-Do you believe that
marriage is lottery?
Mrs. Green-No. l consider It more
of faith cure.
Mrs. Brown-Why, how's that?
Mrs. Greenwich, had implicis
faith in my husband when we were
first married-and now l haven't
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-10-13

1t is estimated that there are s,ooO.-
900 telephones now In use In the
wosld.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-06
TIM MURNANE THINKS
PIRATES WILL TAKE SERIES

Within the next day or two opinions
from various baseball writer's through
out the United States will find their
way into the sporting columns of the
newspapers. The article printed be.
low is the way Tim Murnane, presi-
dent of the New England League and
considered an authority on the ma
tional game in many sections of the
country, figures the outcome. Muir
name favors the Pirates, as is shown
by his tale on sizing up the Clarke ag,
gregation. 1t follows:
"Pittsburg will be the favorite in the
worlds series. With well-seasoned
players, under the handling of Fred
Clarke, Pittsburg was bound to mako
fine showing against all corners.
"The Pirates have today the strong
est team ever managed by Fred
Clarke. The race this season has been
walkover in the National League,
as it must now be evident to all that
the Chicago champions remained in
the running on pure grit, fine lot
Of inside ball players, we'll handled
but feeling the loss Of one Of their
greatest players In King. King was
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-06

Still another cause of uncongenial-
ity among the rich is the absence of
family life. In ordinary homes the
husband, wife and children meet daily
at table and elsewhere and the sweet
old-fashioned home relations main
tain. If an outing or good time Of
any sort is afoot, all the family par
ticipate in it and it becomes a gen
eral merry-making. A sorrow to any
member of the family becomes in
like manner a general grief Such ex-
periences go toward the closer knit
ting of family ties.
In many rich families, however, the
children are put out of sight, in
nursery with a governess or at some
fashionable boarding school, and are
thus deprived of any knowledge of
what home life in its truest sense
really is. A multitude of social en-
gagements, too, rob the husband and
wife of much of each others society.
How can home exist in such circum-
stances? The wife is absorbed in the
duties that throng the path of wom-
an of fashion. The husbands time
and thought are taken up by his bust
ness or his club. Absorbed in dia-
metrically different interests, they
naturally drift apart. In the summer
the wife goes to Newport or to
Europe Her husband stays at home
watching the stock market and taking
advantage of such recreation as
comes his way.
think there will in time be a re-
action from this sort Of empty, idle,
vain existence. People will tire Of 1t,
will see how little 1t amounts to. and
| will return to the home idea.
(Copyrisht, ~ yssspA ,. BowissJ