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Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-29
Floating Lumber Down lmnaha.

Ray Vest went to the Imnaha
Thursday to float 1000 feet of lum-
Der down the liver to his place near
Lightning. The lumber is hauled to
the end of the wagon road about
eight miles below the bridge, thalo 2
put in the river and RATED tn
naming eight miles to Vests ranch.
The lumber is to complete a large
barn.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-29
TWO SAD TRAGEDlEc
IN LINEBARGER FAMILY
From La Grande Star


At 2:3O Monday, July 10, the funer-
al of Oscar Linebarger, the deaf mute
who died in the Salem insane asylum
Saturday evening. was held in
the undertaking parlors, the Rev. S.
w. Seemann, officiating. The inter
ment was made at the |. o. o. F..
cemetery.
1t will be remembered that Oscar
Linebarger was in the Grande Ronde
hospital from the 7th to the 18th CT
July afflicted with a strange malady
hat proved to be case of insanity,
! and that this tro Ible was the result
of beating that the young man re-
ceived at the hands of robbers near
Joseph.
This is the second calamity that
has taken place recently in the Line
0arger home. About sixteen months
ago Harold Linebarger, a young man
Of some twenty-folr years, was odt
On the mountain side near his home
in Ladd Canyon. In some way he
lost his footing and fell over cliff.
Not being able to gain a holding, he
went crashing down the mountain
side landing finally broken, bleed
ing form in which but little life was
eft. He diel soon after.
The Linebarger family owns a sum
mer resort in Ladd Canyon. There
is much sympathy felt for them in
this their second great bereavement
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-29
National Sewing Machine Co,
Beividere, III.

Paints. oils and glass at Keltner's
Hardware. 43c tt
Albert Wurzweier was down from
Joseph Thursday.
Iapalac, varnish stains. linseed oil
at Burnaugh & Mayfield's.
]. S. Pratt of the Imnaha was in
town last week.
Bread and cake for sale at Mrs. NJ
Larsen's, three do)rs east of pos;
office.
Gasoline engines, 2 h.p. and up
See sample OF best kind made. S. D
Keltner. 43c If.
Mrs. Hattie Che oweth and daugh
ter Vera returned Thursday to theil
home at salem.
/ Get your suit or skirt cleaned al
Andrews & Berry's. Located il
! Wheat Bdg.
Sewing Machines for rent, by thu
week or month, at the Second Hant
Store.
We are the sellers of the E. How
ard watches, the best on the market
Call for them at Martin Larsen's.
7 Dawy Wood let for Corvallis Wed
ne5day where he will attend schoo
/ this coming wear.
: Cold STORAGE ReSrig gerators-Keep
( everything perfect. See them at S
ID. Ke.mers. 43c If.
/ Miss Ne-tie Brock of Alder Slope
entered the MINER normal, las
week, making the twenty-fifth stu
dent u re2ii iter.
Miss Ethel Ashley returned to her
home 4. Neiser Ida. Thursday
after q visit of 10 days at the home
, OF her brother, Frel Ashley.
Mrs. Eta Johns on returned from
Huntington, We lnesday, and is al
the home of her parents, Mr.. an
Mrs. If. W. Beeche', of Alder Slope
T. A. Ratcliff returned to his
home at Salem, last week, While
here he relocated AID filed on a
mining cain o 1t on Davis creek, Is
miles north of this city.
Mss Jessie Imblar of Corvallis re-
turned home We 1nesday after a
visi. of a few weeks here with her
brother Lester, at Litch's on Alder
Slope and in Jose )h.
Alice NJ. Bel Of Imnaha left
for Union comfy last week
to visit relations a few weeks. She
will op at Elgin to see her brother,
f. S. McCOmas, and will attend the
Pioneer reunion at Imbler. Mrs.
Bell came to Union county in 1879
and l.er brother, E. S.. crossed the
plains in 1862. Mrs. Bell will go on
to Union and visit her sisters, Mrs
IS. A. Pursel and Mrs. j. B. Thomson
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-29

NJ. X. Bue is clerking for w. J.
Funk e. Co.
Flyer washing machine. Best on
earth. For sale at Keltner's Hard
ware. 43c II.
]. B. Seibert of the New Era Real
Estate company went out to La
Grande Friday on land business.
If you want excellent home grown
strawberries call up. o. j. Roe. Noun
tain View Fruit Farm. Home Phone.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-29
WEDDING BELLS.
Gro >kett.Harris.

The popular pastor of the Christian
church, Rev. Walter S. Crockett,
was married Tuesday noon. July 20,
to Miss May Harris, at the home of
the brides parents in Olympia Wash,
Rev. Oric Of the Olympia Christian
church performing the ceremony.
Rev. Crockett and bride arrived here
Thursday and were met at the train
by a number of fri ends who had
heard of the event They have gone
to housekeeping in the new parson-
age, and have the helrtiest congratu-
latiOns and he st wi dies of all.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-29
GUARDIANS SALE OF REAL
PROPERTY

In the matter of the estate of Alvin
B. Montgomery, a minor.
Notice is hereby given, that by
virtue Of an order of the County
Court of the State of Oregon, for
Wallowa County, made and entered
on the 18th day of July, 1909, en-
towering and ordering the under.
signed guardian of the estate OF
Alvin b. Montgomery, minor. in
Wallowa county, Oregon, to sell at
private sale all the estate. right,
title and interest of the said ward in
md to certain hereinafter descrlb.
ed real property in Wallowa county,
Oregon, l will from and after Satur.
day, the 14th day of August, 1909,
proceed to sell at private sale all Of
the estate, right, title and interest
of said ward, Alvin B. Montgomery,
in and to that certain tract of real
property, described as follows, to-wit:
The west fourteen feet and four
inches of lot seven in block four in
the town of Enterprise, Wallowa
county, Oregon.
The terms of sale are as follows:
The entire purchase price to be paid
in cash on confirmation of said sale
by the court and the issuance and
delivery of the deed by said guardian.
Dated July 18th, 1909.
47c5 j. A. BURLEIGH, Guardian.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-29

Gust Carlson, one OF the mining
foreman who came to Lostine a few
days ago, and w. T. Potts of Lostine
we're in this city Thursday complet-
ing the deal by which Mr.. Carlson
became owner of a nice residence
property. The sale was made through
the LoStine Real Estate company.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-29
Delegates to N. |. Congress.

Hon. J. H. Dobbin OF Prairie Creek
2aa been appointed by Governor
Henson delegate to the National
irrigation congress that meets at
Spokane early next month. He makes
lie third Wallowa county man named
as a delegate, the other two being
Or :. Y. Hockett of Enterprise and
ilon. j. j. Rusk of Joseph.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-29

U. S. Pat. to b. A. mclaughlin,
Sc ne, n1a Sc sec 20, sw NV sec 81,
3n-42.
U. S. Pat. to E. C. Berry, Sc NV,
nh sw' sw sw, 21-3n-42.
U. S. Pat. to Daisy B. Berry, SO
sw sec Fl nR NV, Sc NV sec %,
3n-42.
U. S. Pat. to NJ. S. Stevens, wiz
ne, n14se, S-3n-42.
U. s. Pat. to Thos. Goodwin, sw
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-29

Delay in commencing treatment for
4 slight irregularity that could have
Deen cured quickly by Foley's Kid
ney Remedy may result in a serious
kidney disease. Foley's Kidney
Remedy builds up the worn out It's
sues and strengthens these organs
Burnaugh & Mayfield.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-29
SPLENDID SUCCESS
OF OPENING NIGHT
Continued from page three }

INUHVIHutu 1IU0I page thTee.J
acting and singing. Comment on the
other members OF the company will
be made later but space must not
forbid even now from praising the
excellent stage management.
The performance, which did not
begin until after o'clock Through
no fault of the company lasted un-
til 1870, yet many took advantage
of Miss fuckers graceful and hearty
invitation and remained for socia
dance, thus me st;ng the visitors per-
sonally. These dances will be a
feature following elch performance.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-29
City and County
Brief News Items

Alfalfa seed for sale at R. S. & H.
Doors Windows, Shingles and
Builders Hardware at Kelmer's. 4ScI'
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Wilett have move u
to Lostine.
Lester Imbler is driving the deIlV-
erv wagon for W. J. Funk & CO.
Choice residence property for rent
See E NJ. & NJ. Co.
Henry Wright went out to Ia
Grande Thursday.
Harley Horner of Turlock, CAL Is
here on visit.
Miss Zelma ogbolrl of the Slope
went down to Lostile Friday.
Mrs. w. c. Endicott went to Union
county Wednesday to visit her dansh-
ter. Mrs. Ruckman.
b. F. Policy went to Iostine Thurs
day to spend a few days at the home
of his son, Orville.
Full line screen doors, window
screens, and scre an cloth Al KelinefS
hardware 43c tt.
G. c. Bolding OF Troy brought a
load of fine potatoes to town Thurs
day.
Full line of pi ..es and fittings and
other plumbing supplies at S. d. KslI
ner's hardware store. 45c u
Jack Johnson, the well known
Imnaha horseman, was in towl
last week.
Mrs. o. Fine and baby went out to
Elgin, Friday, to visit her relatives,
The Bloodsworths.
Go and order a suit at Andrews
and Berry's tailor shop and leave
your money at home Andrews and
Berry, located at Enterprise, Wheat
building.
Mrs. Anna Hunt and daughte"
Elva of Pocatello returned home
Wednesday after an enjoyable visit
at the homes of Sam Litch Of Alder
and Wesley Duncan of Joseph.
c. G. Mack, the new principal OF
the public schools, came in Thurs
day to look up a house before moY-
ing here. Mr.. Mack was married in
June last and Mrs. Mack is now at
Hood River.
Dan Clemons is suffering from
rheumatism and had to be taken
last week from his home on North
River street to the Commercial Hotel
where he can receive care and at
tention.
Miss Katherine Sexton, guest of
her brother, Daniel Boyd, left Sat
urday morning for Twin Falls, ida,
where she will visit another brother
before going on to her home at Pen
field, Ind.
H. V. Moore of Caldwell, Ida, has
rented the Holmes building, next
door to Rodgers Bros store, and
will start a bakery as soon as the
room, oven, etc, are prepared, or in
about three weeks.
Exclusive territory given to live
agents for the sale of Gloria instan-
taneous lighting systems. Small capi
tai required to handle best lighting
system made For particulars and
information address, The mstan-
taneous Light Co, Salem, Ore.
Agents for Oregon. 24r2
Emerald RebeAah Lodge No. 119 /.
o. o. F. installed the following off
GERS on the evening Of July 81: Alta
Weathers, n. G.; lone Woodell v.
g.; NJ. E. Ward, Treas; Mabel VII
son, Sec; Mrs. Morrison, Fin. Sec;
Sarah Cramer, Chaplain Katherine
Berland. Warden; Mrs. H. E. Oaks,
Conductress; V. |. Cronin, l. g.; j.,
b. Ready, o. g.; Eva Wilgerodt, r. S.
N. c.; Bertha Cronin, L. S. N. G.;
Abbie Burnaugh, l.. S. V. g.; Serepta
Weaver r. S. V. G. The Misses
Leoti and Edna Holmes of Flora were
initiated into the mysteries of the
degree, after which light refreshment
were served.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-29
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior.
United States Land Office at La
Grande. Oregon, July 10, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that Chesley
y. GAYLORD, of Enterprise. Oregon,
who. on August 1G, 1904, made Home
stead Entry No. 1376S-Serial No
Ji2lS, for NEA NWA, WE NEA
md NWA SEA, Section 20, Town
ship North, Range AZ East. Villa
nette Meridian, has filed notice of
intention to make Final five yeal
Proof, to establish claim to the land
lboye described. before c. NJ. Lock
wood, L. S. Commissioner, at Enter
)rise. Oregon, on the 1st day of Sep
-ember, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Charles L. HaTtschorn, of Joseph
Oregon, Fred A. Gaylord, of Joseph
Oregon, william Pearson, of Enter
)rise, Oregon, Lon L. Dale, of Enter
prise Oregon.
lSc5 f. c. BRAMWELL, Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior,
q. S. Land Office at La Grande
Oregon, July 10, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that Alice
I. Bell, of Imnaha, Oregon, who, or
august 4, 1904, made Homestead
.ntry No. 13751-Ser,al No. 042l2, fol
4ots 3, /, ), and g. Section 2, Town
ship 1 Solth Range AS East, vii
annette Me.idi1n, has filed notice OF
intention to make Final five year
'rGor, II Establish claim to the land
bo e das ribed, before w. C. Boat
lan, Clerk of Wallowa County, Ore
,on, at Enterprise, Oregon, on the
st dag of September, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses
sarah Jewell. of Enterprise, Oregon
elmer Jewell, of Enterprise, Oregon
i. n. Vaughan, of lmnaha, Oregon
J. A. Denny, OF Imnaha, Oregon.
EScj F. c. BRAMWELL, Register.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-29

One-NIinute Washers-the Only
Best Washer. For sale by Ashley.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-29
LOTS OF WORK IN
RECORDERS OFFICE

Continued from third page.)
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-17
NEW $4,000 BUILDING
FOR THE CITY HOME.
Aldermen Learn that Institution
Is Greatly 0vercr0wded.

Ten thousand dollars is to be placed in
the tax ordinance for the construction Of
new building to be added to the City
Home group for the use of school rooms
and workshops, as result of the in
spection made by the finance commit
tee of the Common Council and other
city officials on Saturday. There had
been a request for an appropriation
for an administration building. which
was at first opposed by the committee.
but the fact that there are 15s inmates
In an institution which has a capacity
for only 125 changed the attitude of
the members and made an addition Of
some sort look like necessity.
The Aldermen also visited the city
sanitarium at Verona. where DR.. E. e.
worI has taken charge, in place of DIR.
Isaac Gluckman. The inspection of
that institution and Of the City Hos
pital, which several Of the aldermen
had not seen before, took so much OF
the afternoon that the party was un-
able to complete the entire trip and ar
rangements for another will have to
be made this week
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-17
may SEND Her TO
CHAIR FOR KILLING
TRENT0NAsiPEIRsER
Eighteen-year-old Girl Stabs
Man to Death at
Once.

TRENTON, May 17.-New Jersey is
confronted with the unpleasant pros
pect Of having to electrocute young
girl as the result of sensational muir
der here Saturday night. Pearl Palska,
Is years old and small and frail for her
age. is under arrest, charged with the
killing of John Lucatz, fellow coun-
tryman, two years her senior and with
wife and children in the homeland.
AS near as the police can ascertain
the killing was due to aspersions which
the man insisted on casting on the
character of the girl after she had
warned him to desist. Following the
stabbing of the, victim through the
heart, which was done at the home of
q mutual friend where the two. with a
number of others. had been attending
dance. ting girl fled to another part
of the city and hid. Watch was set
over her home, however, and when she
returned little later to get her clothes
preparatory to flight, she was appre-
hended
The girl refuses to talk and close
watch is being kept over her, as it is
feared she will commit suicide.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-17
FORT WILL NAME TAX
MEMBERS TOMORROW
Twenty-one County Officers to
Be Appointed.

Twenty-one county tax commission
ers will be appointed tomorrow by
Governor Fort in accordance with his
statement given out last week. That
will be one member to each Of the
twenty -one counties of the State The
appointments were to have been made
last week, but the absence of the Gov
ernor on the trip to Virginia made that
impossible.
At the dinner given by the Senator's
to the Executive last week he asked
that each name the person whom they
wished to have put in the place and
they promptly furnished him with the
names
There are a few minor appointments
to be made this week. Up to date Gov
er1or Fort has issued no statement as
10 what he thinks of the work done by
this years Legislature but he has let
it be known that he will make such, a
statement tomorrow.
The rlmor that State Assessor Baird
proposes to wind up his competition
with the State Board of Assessors and
resign has received no continuation
Mr.. Baird met with his fellow-meinber
in Jersey city today for the purpose Of
assessing railroad property,
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-17
SIX DROWN AS
| BOATS CAPS|zE IN
LAKE AND RIVER
Brother and Sister Sink To-
gether as Canoe Upsets in
Genesee Valley Park.

ROCHESTER, N. Y, May 17.-While
canoeing in the Genesee river at Gene
see Valley Park yesterday J. Louis
Minges, 28 years old, and his sister,
Carrie Minges, 30 years old, were
drowned by the capsizing of their
canoe. Two men in gasoline launch
tried to rescue them. but failed The
bodies have not yet been recovered.
The young man was employed in the
local postofilce
BOSTON, May 17-Three fishermen
met death in Massachusetts ponds yes.
terday In the capsizfnE Of their craft.
Harry Frost and Arthur Rivard. OF
Lowell, brothers-in-law, were drowned
in Long Pond, near that city, and La
varre Hebert, weaver, lost his life
in the waters of a Leominster pond. In
both cases the men were fishing from
a rowboat, which was overturned
HARTFORD, Conn, May 17-Fol-
lowing the upsetting of canoe on the
Connecticut river John La Belle, %
years old, of Schenectady, n. Y, was
drowned, and Henry A. Todd, Is years
old, of this city. narrowly escaped a
like fate In attempting TO fix the
rigging of the canoe in which they
were sailing it upset, throwing both
men into the water. Todd managed to
reach the shore exhausted, but La Belle
could not swim and sank.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-17
FORMAL PROTEST
FROM STEAOMAN
As He QUITS JAIL
Will Contest Being Removed
: as Warden-R Richard Nc
Guinness Now in Charge.

Accompanied by Sheriff Harrigan
and his personal attorney, william j.
Kearns, MIR. and Mrs. Richard Nc
( Guinness. recently appointed warden
and matron at the county Jail, went to
that sombre, temporary home for the
city's delinquent at noon today and
formally demanded the kays from the
up to that moment warren and matron,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Steadman.
For his part. Mr.. steadfnan had with
him representative Of the law firm OF
Riker & Riker. and as he turned over
the bunch of big keys to the prison and
its cells and keen, entered formal pro-
test against his removal The cere-
nony completed the Steadmans de-
parted, leaving the McGuinesses in con-
troll.
The function was made formal in that
Mr. Steadman plans to contest the right
of the sheriff summarily to remove him
and the presence of his attorney and
his verbal protest as he surrendered the
keys was the first step In that action.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-17
SAVE DROWNING GIRLS
AND HERO ESCORTS.

PHILADELPHIA. May H--Through
presence of mind on the part of the
men in the party was a drowning ac-
cident averted yesterday afternoon on
the Schuyllzill River. While visiting
Marsion Smith, of Monument road.
West Manayunk, Mary Jamison. Of Oh
ney: Howard Tyson, Jacob Stern, Har-
ry Jamison and Robert Gardiner, all of
Ashland Heights, concluded to take A
row on the river. They We're going
down stream with the current when
their boat struck rock, causing the
boat to capsie anzd throwing its occu-
pants into the water. Each of the
men taking a girl. they attempted to
place them on the rock. but the slip
perry condition prevented them doing
so repeatedly they slipped back into
the river. Men on the shore put off to
the assistance Of the struggling party
and saved all
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-17
Miss Mary Downey, Of Hoboken,
Will Face Education Board
Tonight on Cruelty Charge
DENIES ACCUSATION;
SLAPPED PUPIL, SHE SAYS
Woman Instructor Said to Have
| Been Told Of Injury Her
Charge Suffered From.

HoBOKEN. May 17.-Miss Mary Dow
ney, teacher OF class "A in No. Public
School was today called by city Super
intendent A. j. Demarest to appear to-
night before the Board OF Education
She is charged with having injured
Emily Schroeder, II years old. of 4os
Washington street, a pupil, so severely
by striking her on the head last Tues
day that the child has since been un-
der the care of DR.. w. t. Kudlich.
Emily went home at the noon session
and complained that her head hurt her
very much She suffered such intense
pain that after she told her father,
Henry Schroeder, that her teacher had
struck her on the head he called in DIR.
Kudlich.
The physician prescribed for the suf-
ferer and told the parents to keep her
from school until the pain left her
head. This morning the little girl was
able to dress herself and play about the
house, but she looked delicate and
weak
Mrs. Schroeder said today that sew
eral years ago Emily fractured her
skull and since then she has been sub.
ject to headaches. Mrs Schroeder de-
clared that she had told the teacher
of her daughters condition when she
entered school.
Miss Downey denies that she struck
the child a severe blow, but has told
superintendent Demarest that she SIM
ply slapped her face
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-17

$4,000 DAMAGES
ASKED OF ERIE. BY
GIRL TYPEWRITER
Miss Martha E. Fronapfel Was
Hart by Sudden Start
ing Of Train.

For the second time jury in the
Supreme Court circuit today heard the
experience which Miss Martha e. From
APPEL, of Bloomfield. had on an Erie
railroad train. February 4. 1908. which
is at the foundation of an action for
10000 damages against the company
for injuries received
Miss Fronapfel Is a stenographer and
Typewriter and worked for New York
concern 80 SIS week at the time she
had boarded q double header combin-
alton train at Jersey city and was
walking towards the front te reach the
section that would take her home when
the engine started up suddenly and she
was thrown from the platform Of the
car to the platform of the station She
was twirled around. so she testified, so
that she landed on her left side and SO
seriously injured that she is still suffer-
Ing from the shock.
The result of the first trial was non
suit.
Franklin W. Fort represents the
plaintiff and Cortlandt Parker and
Duane S. Minard the railroad company.