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The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-01-27
TO STOP HORSE RACING
Pool Sellers Are Struck by Conster-
nation-Farms Will Suffer.

Pool Sellers Are Struck by COnster-
nation-Farms Will Suffer.
San Francisco, Jan. 25.-That rae
ing in the state of California is
doomed and that the present season
at the famous Emeryville and Santa
Anita courses will mark the passing
of the sport of the kings" is the
opinion of the majority of race fol
lowers at Sacramento.
The passage of the Walker-Otis
anti-racetrack bill by an overwhelm-
ing majority in the lower house has
the opponents of the proposed law.
The bill as passed by the house is
similar to the Humphreys anti-race-
track bill which has suppressed pool
selling in New York. The poolsell-
ers in California will be allowed 60
days in which to wind up their af-
fairs from the time the document is
signed by the governor.
The effect of the closing of the
racetracks in California will be wide
ly felt. The county fairs, at which
trotting meets are annually held in
various parts of the state during the
summer months, will be forced to
| abandon these events. The great
breeding farms which have made this
state famous the world over, will re-
ceive death blow.
In the event Of the closing of the
| ranino 70 hli icb nm 70 in fhio or 70
it is fairly certain that racing will
be shifted to Nevada or Lower Cali
iornia.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-01-27
CHURCH SERVICES.

Catholic: Services next Sunday at
10 a. m. consisting of mass and ser
mon. Sunday school Immediately
after.
Presbyterian Church: Selden c.
Adams, minister. Sunday school at
10 a. m. Preaching at II. Christian
Endeavor at $50 p. m. No preaching
in the evening. Prayer meeting Wed
nesday evening at 1880.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-01-27
VOTE AID FOR MITCHELL
United MinewOrkers Give Old Leader
$25OO for Appeal.

Indianapolis, Jan. 25.-A resolu-
ton to appropriate money to assist
in defraying the expenses of John
Mitchell, former president, in his de-
Tense against the Jail sentence pro-
nounced in Washington upon him
and Messrs. Gompers and Morrison,
has been passed by the United Mine
workers convention.
The convention on motion of Pres.
ident Lewis, voted S2500 as a prelim.
mary aid for Messrs. Gompers, Mitch.
ell and Morrison in the contempt
cases. The resolution adopted also
instructed the miners international
executive board to appropriate in the
future as much as is necessary tc
give those men proper defense
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-01-27
VIII Hear Gateway Case

Washington. Jan. 26.-It is an
nounced by the Interstate Commerce
Commission that a hearing will be
held at Chicago February 1S, before
Commissioner Prouty. on the ques-
ton of establishment of a through
route and joint rate from Puget
Sound points to the East via Port
land gateway. The Hill and Harri-
man lines are unable to agree and
the commission has been asked to
settle the dispute.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-01-27
Beehive i'm Living Rock.

Caldwell, Idaho, Jan. 25.-A
beehive in the solid rock of the
bluffs near Boise River bridge was
the unusual discovery made by three
Caldwell men.
The discoverers of the bees un-
usual hive proceeded to blast away
the rock with dynamite and their
reward was large quantity of good
honey. The bees, it was found upon
investigation, had made entry to the
bluff through natural crevices.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-01-27
STOCK SAIPME ENTs.

Two cars of fine cattle sold by w.
p. Wamock were shipped Monday
rom Joseph by Scott Milen of The
0alles, Mr.. Hotchkiss shipped two
,ars OF hogs Tuesday, one from Los
tine and one from Joseph. He viii
ship hogs from Enterprise Thursday.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-01-27
CHAMPION SKATERS MEET
Amateurs Of the United States and
Canada to Contest.

Pittsburg. Jan. 29.-Tonight and
tomorrow night the best amateur
skaters of the United States and Can
ada will contest in Duquesne Gar
dens in this city. the largest indoor
skating course in America, for the
championship of the two countries.
Chief among the entries is Ed
mund Lamy, the 1S-year-old wonder
ON runners, who is the present anna
teur champion.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-01-27
It Happened In Church.

It Happened In Church.
A southern clergyman tells the fol-
lowing story:
After the morning sermon one Sun
day he had read the notices for the
week and then announced the closing
hymn-number so-and-so. At that mo-
ment one Of the deacons came down the
aisle, and the minister paused to hear
what he had to say. which was that
the pastor had forgotten to give notice
Of meeting Of the ladies' of the con-
gregation.
Accordingly the divine gave the no..
tice. apologized to the congrega tion for
his forgetfulness and then again an
nounced the number of the hymn and
proceeded to read it. His feelings and
those of the congregation may be I'm
agined when he began:
Lord. what thoughtless wretch
was I"--Lipnincott's Magazine.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-01-27
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS.

Notice is hereby given that the
County superintendent of Wallowa
County will hold the regular exami-
ration of applicants for state and
county papers at Enterprise, as fol-
lows:
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-01-27

Vicar Of Poppleton-I hear you have
been over at Ippleton church the last
two Sundays, Bates. How would you
like it If your cattle strayed into
somebody else's field?
Bates-I shouldn't object a bit, II so
be the pasture was better!-London
Punch.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-01-27
For State Papers.

Commencing Wednesday, Feb. 10,
Al 8 o'clock, a. m. and continuing
until Saturday, February 1S, at 4
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-01-27
UTAH MAY BE MAD DRY

Drastic PrOhIbltlOn Law Pfesented
az for Action by Legislature.
80 Salt Lake City, Jan. 25=Prohibi-
tion that shall be state wide and alb
solute is the intent of bill intro
duced in the lower branch of Utah s
legislature. Under it's provisions the
manufacture, sale or free dispensing
of intoxicants is prohibited. To Oh
tain liquor from the druggists it will
be necessary to present special pre-
scription, which must be filed with
the county clerk. Violation of the
law will be considered as misde-
meanor.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-01-27

Smoke the Advertiser and be
happy.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-12

That is, I was beaten as far as dam
ages to the Bell went, but in the end
L consider we had the best of it. That
was about the biggest fight we ever
had except the time we took their
chief operator, Louis Whiting. That
created a hubbub that made noise
like something doing.
whiting had been in the service
of E. G. Fellows, of the A and P com
pany in Oakland, from the time be
was graduated from the Oakland High
School and was good fellow. He
came down for the Bell folks and got
room somewhere in town and one
morning was found dead in bed. He
had worked dozen years here and
given satisfaction. While / was in
the telephone service we had two fires.
Both companies were burned out of
their offices and Cassidy and / worked
together to save what property we
could. When the companies eonsoli-
dated January 1st, 1895, / was con.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-12
CHANGES IN THE SYSTEM"

''There was internal dissension. ;" re-
piled he. land Mr.. Widemann became
dissatisfied. With that came dissastis-
faction from the public. | think there
was fear that a thousand shares of
the Bell stock held in England would
be turned over to the dissenters so the
late James Campbell commissioned some
one in London to buy it for him That
practically prevented the dissenters
from getting control. The men who
were willing to 90 into the new com
pany were men of business interests
here and men of means. They drew
William G. Irwin into il and fran
ehise was asked for and granted
against the opposition of those in the
Bell company. On August %. 1888. the
new company was organized with Her
man Widemann as president, Henry
Waterhouse, vice president; A. Jaeger.
secretary and treasurer, and s. NJ. Da-
mon, auditor, In addition there were, be-
sides Mr.. Widemann, A. J. Cartwright
and John Patty in the board of diree-
tors.''
Stockholders Did It.
"To those who were not informed it
looked like the usual form of doing
things in Honolulu Once a man show
ed that there was money in an enter
prise there was always some one to go
into the same line. The fact that the
original promoters of the Bell com
pany were promoters of the Mutual
put another light on the affair This
seemed to be done for the reason that
the stockholders were dissatisfied. In
1884 William G. Irwin wrote to the
Spreckels in San Francisco stating the
case He wanted someone familiar with
telephone construction to come here
and install plant.
Pratt Came Suddenly.
"At that time James ". Pratt was
with a telephone company in San
Francisco and the place was offered
him. He had only few days in which
to consider the offer and he decided to
accept it and he left there on February
18th. Construction of the new line was
begun in May of that year"
On the subject Mr.. Pratt says:
81 put up the first telephone line
in the State of California 1t was a
short one between the residence of ex-
Governor Blaisdell and the Western
Union office. We used only hand tele-
phones in those days and the equip
ment of that line consisted of two of
those in addition to the wire. The re-
ceiver such as was used few years
afterward was unheard of at that time
as was the Blake transmitter.
Clashed Often. a
"The new company had the enmity
of the owners of the pioneer company
and there were some amusing incidents
as A. result. Mr.. Cassidy, who I con-
slider the best telephone man that ever
! visited Honolulu, and man whose
knowledge of electricity in it's COM
mercial workings is surpassed by few
| in the States, was the superintendent
of the Bell. We FLASHED as often as
the Mutual company wanted to extend
its lines in a direction covered by Cas-
sidy. He fought as hard for his COM
panv as I fought for mine When
the time came for me to run cables
along South street / found it neces-
sary to cut the wires of the opposition
company at the junction of King and
began to do so. The Bell people got
ont an injunction and the case went
into the courts where [ was beaten.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-12

tinued as superintendent for time
and Mr.. Cassidy occupied all of his
time with the government electric
lights, a position he had filed for some
time Later he came back into the
telephone business and / retired to en-
ter the government service
Mr.. Cassidy remained with the Mu-
tual company for several years, going
to the Coast finally with view to re-
naming there permanently; but the
lure of the Pacific was greater than
he could stand and he came back and
entered the service of the Hawaiian
Electric Company, where he now is.
OF the early operators still living here
are Doctor Sinclair, Charlie Herriek,
Charles S. Crane, manager of the Ha-
waiian Gazette Company, Henry Crane,
collector for the same company, and
Charles j. Peterson, who was for a
time district magistrate. Edmund Hart,
also a pioneer operator. is a clerk in
the second circuit court, on Maui.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-12
The First Rival.

A gentleman was asked the other dav
why the original Bell telephone com
pany had for a rival an organization
put into existence by the very men
who started the Bell.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-05-15
DIED..

At the family homo. in this town
at 4:3O p. m., Sunday May 9th.
the grim reaper death invaded the
happy home Of the Gutekunst's g
and took away the mother of the
family. Mrs. Charles Gutek unst,
born Eloise Josephine Mendoza,
aged 54 years, 5 months and 9
days.
Mrs. Gutekunst was sick only
short time, having contracted
pneumonia which Immediately de-
veloped serious symptoms. and
her condition was considered seri.
ous.
In the death of Mrs. Gutekunst
dutiful wife. loving mother, a
good friend and . christian wo-
man has left Us to receive her re.
wards at the hands of her maker.
Mrs. Gutekunst was a woman
entirely devoted to the duties of
her home, and her only pleasure
outside of the home circle, was
when she could offer assistance to
her sick neighbors or those in
need Of good, tender care and nur.
sing.
Mrs. Gutekunst leaves a bus.
band, q father and mother and se.
veral brothers and sisters and. se.
veral children 10 mourn her death.
She was buried at four O'Clock
Monday evening from the Catho-
lie church and her remsins were
followed to the grave by q large
concourse of sorrowing relatives
and friends of tho family.
We cannot try to offer consoling
words to the stricken family, be.
cause the death of q dutiful wife
and loving mother cannot be SCOT
he'd by kind words; they know
they have the sympathy of the
community. but time only can
heal the sorrow of their hearts.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-05-15

We learn that the local council
of the Knights of Columbus are
making elaborate preparations for
tie initiation of a class of some
fifty members. The Knights ex-
pect to have many members from
the several. adjoining councils, and
are making preparations to give
them a royal reception.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-05-15

A good many of our people took
in the excursion to New Orleans
last Sunday. A large number of
them took this occasion to visit
tho battleship Mississippi which
was in New Orleans.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-05-15
Smashes All Records.

As an all-rOund laxative tonic aud
hralth- builder no other pills can co,,.-
pare with DR.. Kings New Life Pills.
They tone aud regulate stomach. liver
and kidneys. purify the blood streng-
then the nerves; cure Constipation. Dys-
pepsia. Biliousness. Jaundice. Headache.
Chills and Malaria. Try them. 25c at
Labbe's drug store.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-05-15

Athletics has driven tho deadly
cigarette from the Crowley High
School. The testimony of teach.
ers and pupils is unanimous on
this point. 1t is q great achieve
ment for the school and it fixes
athletics as an indispensable part
of the school curriculum. - The
Crowley Signal.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-05-15
Kills To Stop The Fiend.

The worst foe for Is years Of John
Deye. Of Gladwin. Mich. was q running
ulcer. He paid doctors over $4,000 with.
out benefit. Then Bucklens Arnica
Salve killed the ulcer and cured him.
Cures Fever-Sores. BOils, FslOns, Ecze.
ma, Salt Rheum. Infallible for Piles,
Burns, Scalds. Cuts, Corns. % cents at
Labbe's drugstore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-25
Rosebery and the Budget.

Lord Rosebery's speech in the house
of lords yesterday was a performance
characteristic Of that intellectual but re-
ponsibility-evading statesman. When he
succeeded to the leadership of the liberal
party upon Gladstone's retirement in 1894
he demonstrated that he lacked the es-
sential qualification Of a political COM
mander-ability to take one side of a
question and advance resolutely with that
~ a war cry. His keen powers of analy-
sts led him into dissertation rather than
effective oratory. He appealed to the
minds rather than the emotions of his
followers. In short. ne did not inspire
them The scholar in him yearned for
retirement. and when he abandoned the
premiership In 1895 he withdrew to his
study to prepare those remarkable BIO
graphical works on Peel, Napoleon. crom.
well and Churchill that have done much
to redeem modern Engiieh letters from
decadence.
It was to have been expected that Rose
berry would adopt the attitude Of neu-
trail adviser Of the peers rather than a
partisan. He had already denounced the
budget as unsafe. but yesterday he turned
to his colleagues Of the upper house and
,axxed them to accept the scheme OF tax
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-25
Roosevelt for Governor.

Interest in the talk of Mr.. Roosevelt
for Governor of New York next year is
increased by the announcement that be-
fore leaving the White House he re-
fused a proposition to stand for mayor
in this years contest. Representative
Bennett made the proposition. and now
tells the story. The republicans saw that
their task would be difficult, and that
their only hope was in making the
strongest possible nomination. With Mr.
Roosevelt as their candidate their hope
would be high. 49,.
Mr. Bennets interpretation of Mr.
Roosevelt's refusal is hardly convincing
Is it likely that the hard work connect
ed with the New York mayoralty gave
SO hard a worker as Mr.. Roosevelt pause :?
Did any gIutton for work ever decline
work? Had Mr.. Roosevelt's seven years
In the White House exhausted him phys
ically? Would tagged man have gone
from the comforts Of home to the rough
The explanation given at the time for
the African journey was altogether per-
suasive. Mr.. Roosevelt wanted not a
rest. but change of activity He had
had his fill for season Of big game in
the field Of craftsmanship, and would
try his hand on big game of another kind
elsewhere. And then he wanted to avoid
the opportunities that would be pressed
upon him in connection with the new ad-
ministration. Men seeking Office, or
favors Of any kind. from President Taft
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-25

would, with Mr.. Roosevelt in reach, seek
his aid: and Mr.. Roosevelt did not desire
to trouble his successor with requests.
Now let us apply this to next years Sit
uation. There is a good deal OF hard
work connected with the governorship OF
New York. Mr.. Roosevelt, from personal
experience, knows the full measure of It,
But that will cut no figure in his eyes II
he is called upon to consider the question
of another gubernatorial nomination. He
will have all the strength and spirit nec-
essary to make the race and to discharge
the duties of the office II elected. He
would probably revel in them, as he did
ten years ago.
But what will -.Ir. Roosevelt say when
he discovers that there is an anti-admin-
istration end to this proposition to him
to re-enter New York politics as a candi-
date? What encouragement will he lend
t, men who are not only after" Hughes.
bu: after Taft, and would use his name
and influence to promote their plans? The
New York game now taking shape Is COM
pick, but one or two objects may be- de-
serted. Mr.. Roosevelt left the country
Taft man, and it would be an extraor-
binary thing if he should return and play
into the hands of those who are already
scheming against renominating the Presi-
dent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-25
Our Forefathers' Fault.

From the Albany Journal.
Also in the matter of Thanksgiving
turkeys, the present generation has to
suffer because former ones made eX-
travagant and wasteful use of natural
resources.
For be it known that the turkey, that
noble bird which is to the American
stomach as dear as the eagle Is to the
American heart, was once as numerous
in the forests of this country as the
buffalo was on the western plains.
But like the buffalo 1t was slaughtered
to the verge of extinction, by our fore
fathers, whom. otherwise regarding with
esteem and degree of reverence. we can
not quite forgive for their failure to leave
some of the wild birds to multiply in the
woods for our delectation.
Only in a few of the wild, because in
accessible. parts of the south and west
are wild turkeys any longer to be found.
and then the comparatively few residents
have them all to themselves.
With proper protection. the wild turkeys
might have remained in considerable num-
bers to round out the insufficient supply
of tame birds, which are harder to raise
than most other fowls. AS it is, we have
to rely upon the latter alone for the
Thanksgiving feast. and at prices any
where from "a to 30 cents a pound, such
reliance holds out no bright prospects
for many
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-25
Thanks1iYinp

president Taft's great tour around ,bs
country placed him In a position from,
"hicn ne was qualified to call unop tho
people of the United States to give tbanks
on this day for the benefits ana hlessing,
tney are enjoying. In the course Of hie
"a'e's ne surveyed prosperous, busy
people intent upon the affairs of whole
soH'e existence, intelligently studyinp
pfacticai questions of local and national
importance, facing the future optim;s-
ticaily. and strong in their faith in tho
nation. >''e
thanksgiving day this year finds tho
american people blessed with an ahun-
dance Of reasons for gratitude. They
nave passed through a year of plentv
with few misfortunes and with an nm
mistakable gain in the projects O, i'm
proVement ana reform which are occupy
ing the minds of men in large and SINAI,
sroups throughout the country. Disas-
.ers nave been recorded. but they are
ioca' ana DO not indicate slackening of
'ne moral purpose of the people,
ihe chief reason for giving thanks
hes IN the persistent efforts of men and
women who are seeking amelioration of
the conditions which affiict the less for
tunate members of the community the
poor the sick, and those of lax purpose
and failure to comprehend their respon-
s1oility. A process of education is at
work to cure evil conditions, an educa-
ton not conducted In schoolhouses. b,,,
carried into the homes and into the work.
ing places by volunteers in the great
army OF uplift now campaigning agains,
the forces of evil
On the moral plane Thanksgiving day
finds the people of the United States adj
vanced. and In the outpouring of praise
and gratitude on this occasion apprecia-
ton Is eloquently voiced of the unselfish,
persistent efforts of those who have faith
in the republic and in the people consti-
tuting 1t. and who are freely giving of
their time and energies and means in or
der that the ideals upon which this gov
eminent Is founded may be attained.