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Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-09
MAKING BETTER ROADS
AT HEAD OF MlNAM
From Ia Grande Star

That the government through its
foresters IS cutting a large perfect
ystem of roadways through the
.,allowa forest reserve; reserving
line camp grounds, and in other ways
making the fore It attractive and
securing against fires, was the state
nent of Sheriff F. p. Childers, who
returned yesterday with party from
IN extended fishing trip on the head
waters of the Minam.
Among the trails being cut, one
goes over from Cove toward the Mi
nam, making big cutoff in the road
from this valley. A second trail
goes up the north fork, and third
up the south fork of the Minam.
These trails are made as wide as or
binary wagon roads and reader pas
sage easy in case of fires.
Another work of the foresters is
that of camp ground making. For
merry the rule of selfishness was su.
preme and the sheepman who got in
first destroyed the grass and shade
about the lakes and brooks at will.
So campers or travellers could find NJ
grass or places of comfort in which
to stop. This is all being changed
and camping grounds being reserved
and brooks and lakes protected.
Cabins, too are being constructed
about the lakes and along the road
for the use of the rangers. In many
ways the forests are being improved
so as to make it easy and pleasure
able to traverse them.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-09

son, great variety of treatment. no
special favor shown to COMPOSERS of
any particular country, an opportunity
for new compositions to compete for
the popular verdict-these are some of
the good things promised by Mr.. Ham
merstein.
1t has been proved that Gotham is
not opera mOribund during the heated
term. More than one of the periDatetic
organizations which have disnutad
space with dog days and the mosoui.
toes has made good in every way OK.
cept financially. Mr.. Hammerstein
cares little for that phase of the mat.
ter--he has said so. Nor does If dis
courage him to be told that at that
time OF the year no real Gothamite will
admit that he is in town. Although ba
mas made no public statement to that
enect, MT Hammerstein knows thai
New York Is not entirely deserted IN
the 1ervid period. that 1t Is n tima
wheh numerous visitors from all marta
OF the country have the good s.,,.,c Z.
make their annual pilgrimage TO tho
metropolis and that these visitors m.
music hungry and have the money =,
satisfy their longing.
STUYVESANT BROWN
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-09
Keep Your Eye on Joseph, Now
From the Elgin Recorder.


Editor Lee Tuttle, publisher Of the
Elgin Recorder one of the best coun-
try papers in the state, accompanies
by Arleigh Russell and F. B. Hooper
came up to Joseph Wednesday even
ing. They will spend two wesAs
here, one week doing the assessment
work on some rich copper, silver
and quartz claims on tie modn-
tain side a couple of miles from
Joseph, and one week camping anu
fishing above the lake. They are
jolly trio of boys.-7Joseph Herald
The reader will remark that any
less enterprising trio would nave
been satisfied with existing conui'
tions and would have fished in he
lake, or from the lake. or through
the lake, but they must take to a'i'
atorism, for new sensation.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-09
City and County
Brief News Items

1apalac, varniSh STAINS. huSeeo ""
at Burnaugh & Mayfield's.
School supplies of all kinds at Jack
son & Weaver's.
T. p. Coleman arrived home FIJI
day from a business trip TO Tacoma
A. Denny and wife. the Imna-
ha mercantile firm, were in town
the first OF las. We *.
Game Warden Joe Clemons was in
last week from Zumwalt for few
days.
Miss GLADYS Amey visited re'a-
tives in Joseph several days last
week.
Hugh Riley returned home last
week from a two weeks trip to out
side points.
] S. Cook and family, who LETT
here last spring, have moved from
Dallas to Independence.
States and tablets pencils ana
pens-in fact everything needed by a
school pupil-at Jackson & Weayers
Mrs. Angeline Hanson returned
Thursday from a short visit with her
daughters at Hoo1 River.
The porch AMI front of the Lewis
hotel is being remodeled so as TO
give additional room space.
Bread and cake for sale at Mrs. NJ
Larsen's, three doors east of post
office.
The Commercial Hotel is very
much improved in appearance by a
coat of paint.
Mrs. C. H. Zurcher and children
left last week for Seaside, where
they will enjoy the ocean breezes
for a time.
Whirlwind Tablets are a guaran
teed remedy for rheumatism ant
kidney troubles. For sale at Jack
SON e. Weayer's 35bt
George Harrison of Portland, for
merly meat cutter for Funk & Grave
arrived in the city last week anc
will probably locate here.
Mrs. Annetta styles of Portland
grand matron of the Eastern Stai
oroer in Oregon, will visit Wallows
Valley chapter, September %.
Miss Anna Richards of Enterprise
who has been the guest of Miss
Nellie Morton for some time, re
turned to her home Wednesda!
morning.-La Grande Observer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Roe and sor
of Wal!a Walla came in las
week for a few days visit. MI
Roe formerly published the Chief
tain. They were guests of his sister
Mrs. C. E. Vest, ami family.
R. w. Hussey and L. NJ. johnson
of Chico, capitalists. met W. d. Hit
ley of Snake river here the first o
last week and went with him Il
his big cattle ranch to look Owe
mining proper les in that section.
Robert Rice and family came ou
from Wallowa county yesterday OF
their way to Puyallup, Wash.
where they will reside in the future
Mr.. Rice has sold out his Interests
in the Wallowa.-La Grande Star.
Rev. c. E. Trueblood has receives
word that his brotherin-law II L
West, who in company with hi
wife visited in Enterprise recently
has bought an interest in th'
johnson Bros. grocery, at Nampa
Idaho. Mr.. West will be buyer ant
general manager for the firm.
Miss Blanche Clarke of Fowler
Ohio, left for her home Thursda
morning after a visit of severa
weeks, with her cousin, P. S. Trew
of the water works crew. Mis-
Clarke is a teacher in the Fowle
schools, and stopped here on he
way east from the Seattle fair.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-09
A GOOD SHOW.

The W. A. Eieirs tent show pleas
ed a good crowd Friday night. The
performance started promptly at 8: 10
and there was some hing doing every
minute OF the time until 11:0O. 1t is
one aggregation of the kind that
gave everything advertised and then
some. A fine band gave two con-
certs on the street.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-09

HAVE come to
the conclusion
that the so called
artistic tempera-
ment Is not a
cOngenital affair,
but Is acquired
by ose who
need 1t as an
apology for their
own weird do
ings. l know a
Gotham artist, to-
day the most IA
nous painter of
grizzly bears in
tue universe, who
is a case In point.
Twenty years ago
he was a farm
er's lad on the
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-09

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and his companions were now travel
ing, is a consi lerable stream, winding
through a success ion of bold and
beautiful scenes. Sometimes the
landscape lowered into bold and
mountainous heights that partook of
sublimity; at other times meadows
and graceful undulating valleys"
From this point he describes the
journey on the wilder scenery of the
Snake.
1t is easy, l suppose to commingle
Wal-o-wah, and other similar Nez
Perce gutturals so as to make the
modern name of the limpid, gurg.
ling, transparent, scenic Wallowa
So mote it be!
DIR. SCHOLAE
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-09

49, NAAN Wv = W
campaign against
the popular OBJ
tuseness In the
matter of grand
opera. 1t is to be
educational and
uplifting, and
those who know
Its leader and
have taken note
OF his methods
HrCcOuNlucCul0 l0aL
1t vii. be conduct
ed with skill and
discretion. A three
months season of
grand opera given
with all the at
tention to detail
that characterizes
the regular sea
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-09

secured for him admission to many
studios not open to the ordinary Amer
Ian.
When he returned he opened studio
N a downtown attic and began TO
combine art and starvation. Even IN
those early days be had committed
himself to the grizzly and painted
nothing else. | have now In my pos
session one of those old time studies
a token of the artists appreciation OF
my sympathy in the horse barn cpl
sode. At the time l regarded ii rs an
impossible affair. grizzly perhaps cor
rect anatomically, but too unpictur-
esque for everyday use. So COLI
signed the canvas TO the top shelf OF
my cupboard without thought that
some day it might become my most
promising asset. as 1t has.
Before long the young man found
friends and patrons. l never could
understand why 1t wns that his skele-
ton-like grizzlies became popular. Per
haps 1t was for the same reason that
Chase's emaciated portraits of society
women became the vogue. His bears,
however. caught on" with grip that
has never loosened, and he can sell
them fer more than a menagerie would
be willing to pay for their originals.
Now, right here Is good place for
me TO return 10 my preliminary state
ment that the artistic temperament
must not be held accountable for all
the freak things done in its name.
For example, it has nothing whatever
to do with the successful bear limner's $
choice of a residence. Today at the
very top notch of his vogue he is liv-
ing, with his charming wife and four
equally charming children, in an old
deserted stable near Washington
square. This he has transformed at
the expense Of few dollars into II
combination studio and residence. 1t
Is but a sorry shelter for ones lareS
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-09
A Nature-Fak

"Oh, see the tadpoles!" shouted she,
Beside the pool, in glad surprise;
And just to think, some day they'll be
Those horrid, wiggling things we see
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-09

All changed to Gorgeous buttefilies'"
Nixon Waterman In woman
Home Companion for September.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-09
Gotham Both
Gay and Serious.
Too Much Accredited to the Artistic Tem'
perameat-The Successful Career of
aPslnter Of Grizzly Bears-Sum.
mer Season Of Grand Opera.

TFrOm Our New YOrl, cOrrespOndent.I
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-09

and penates. fronting on malodOrOus
alley, devoid Of most creature COM
forts, cold as the barn 1t once was In
winter and correspondingly stuffy in
summer.
But it Is not on account of the ar
tistic temperament that my friend Of
the barn door decoration H. living in
Finnegan alley. The real reason is
to lie found in the fact that the man
who has made grizzly bears produce
for him an income such as few of us
enjoy Is also possessed of n shrewd
business capacity. lie knew that those
who were in quest of bears would fol-
low him into the alley and that after
awhile the portion Of the general pub
lie known as society" would find him.
Time has proved that he was wise in
his belief. Today that Finnegan alley
studio is one of the best known and
most freQuented "sights" of New York.
1t Is the fashion to be seen there. and
cards to the bear painters teas are be-
lievcd to confer social distinction on
those who receive them.
The operate millennium IS nigh. Mr..
Oscar Hammerstein is the man who
has announced its speedy coming and
even set n date for its appearance. 1t
is to come off in New York Aug. 1G at
the Manhattan Opera House. and
those who expect to be present would
do well to prepare their white robes Of
the most diaphanous material, for
Gotham is not in the temperate zone
at that time Of the year.
This announcement Is the first gun
in the energetic little imDresario's
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-09

Has Friends.
Don't fool Yourself"
Il won't; l don't have to-"
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-09
w. IRVING WROTE OF
WAY.LEE.WAY

Continued from third page.)
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-09

THIS announcement Is the first gun
in the energetic little imDresarios
, 1909-04-28

w LOSE ~ 90'P "o'"o '"''Hou ~
Fageoles IKE spencer ana OIlatteilons $.
The Treasury mas received a SlndtalI Of
three hundred thousand pounds iron the
estate OF t4e late or IfedeIlk NeIIs' DIrec-
tot OF me Imperial IooaGco company,
The Church OF SAINT Clement, Danes, was
opened on Johnson Day Tor the uhYeiI-
ing OF i've windows the SIT OF Princess
Henry OF bHttehpor8' One com'htmolat es
queen victoria Diamond Jubilee, the
prlnclpal picture Poftl"lS Johnson surround
ed by Boswell, Burke, G"rllek ami Gold
smith. The organ has been reconstructed,
the bells retuHed and Johnson OLutcu COM
PleteIy renovated
Mr.. Roosevelt and ms son are lnjlsposed
from over tatlgue from their inst hunting
e%Xertions and are resti1a after arrival at
Sir Alfred Peose ranch.
q D1uSSelS ltle6I"!. Sal7 LH6IAnu mas
communicated the io OWNS conditions Tor
recognition OF me az eAat.on OF the Congo
state hV"c'@'lon 81 lhe Lado lHcloye by
May nI'een'n' I'oi"eauon7 OIL inc eastern
liohlef giving LH5i"uo twenty square miIeS,
and guarantees | I LtIo1hlS.
, 1909-04-28

(frou" The UaiIy -hgosH Hlch II, Ig49)

-
(From" The UaiIy .IjYoSH Hlch II, IyI85
-
The Speech Of the Governor Of jamaica
ut the opening Of the Legislative Council
last month reveals a position highly crodita-
Die to the Government and by mo means
unsatisfactory to tho c~oIouj-ts OF necessity
the island Is suffering graycIy, and VIII uu-
doubtcJF have To suffer for some time To
come, from the terrible eastlGuke that
wrecked jamaica two wears 40 But lis
careful and cautious administration Sir sgd
~, following q course that. burriug uutowurd
accidents, should ultimately Ioa3 to the res
t|o3ation of the prosperity OF tho island On
stable lines. AT the beginning of the fIau-
clal year Of 1907-OS. it was hoped that when
the wear closed there WouHI he II su7'us
to the c.ti1 Of the government OF sons
thing over t22O.OOO. The authorization was
wcl justified. Whom the financial year
closed it was found there was a surplus bad
ance of r234.245. thus enabling ma appropri-
atiou Of $50 600 towards the C|3laDitic, Iu-
-urQnca lEI.l Yha ontr91l, however. for
the succeeding wear. wli.h cl loses nj tlc .Hl
of this month. VA not 10 bri..a. A1EcuI-
turor danre..ion was rooarded as ipovItalle.
Economy had been cat Town to what His
Eveelencv REGARDED as the irroducible mimi
mum. while if ,vouId be- necessary to incur
increased pxnondit1ra for ojuratIop the
reononino Of me nnlIic bosaills anl other
uoik. of r,,Llc innr,vamapt tn flo CIR
cnmetonnh. tLa nos.iLlitv If j enrnIl. saeIu-
od remote Indeed If on,eored moro 4Loh
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-09
FRENCH AVIATOR
MAKES NEW RECORD
Ills Machine Remained in Air Nearly Two
Hours and Thirty Minutes-..Gived
Ovation by Cheering Crowd

MoURMELoN, lie Grand, France
Aug. 7--Roger Sommet. The French
aviator, today beat the worlds record
for prolongcr flight In IN aoroplane
Ills machine remained in the air for
two hours iwentyseven minutes and
fifteen seconds.
Sommer started mt 3:1i u. m. I'm
the bright moonlight and for time
Travelled Gov near the ground at eIo.
yatlons running from six TO thirty
yards. After the machine had become
limbered up the aviator Increased his
speed and the coming of daylight
showed him travelling and maneuver.
ing easily, When 1t became evident he
had beaten the duration record held
by Wilbur Wright The assembled
crowd cheered wildly and as soon as
he came to the ground at 5;4f.15 he
was given great ovation
NJ. Sommer Is one OF the new school
of French aviators. several OF whom
recently have made records that would
have attracted worldwide attention a
year ago. August he flew nine miles
In twelve minutes which Is at the
rate of forty Ave miles an hour, and
August he made flight of few
Seconds over two hours. using bio
plane of the voisin type.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-09
JAPAN STARTS RAILROAD
IN DEFIANCE OF CHINA

PEKIN, Aug. TN defiance of the
protestations of China, Japan today
began the construction OF the Antung
Mukden railroad In Manchuria. Work
was started simultaneously at each
end of the line by Japanese engineers
and contractors who have been await
ing the outcome of the negotiations
for several months. They acted on
instructions from Toxic. The feeling
OF Japan in this matter is due to
China's objection TO changing the ex.
listing narrow gauge of the line to
standard gauge of connecting lines in
both Korea and Manchuria, is reflect
ed here today by Japanese official of
high standing who said the Chinese
Japan relations at the present moment
bore dangerous resemblance to those
Of 1904.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-09
OTHER eRoMlNENTs OFF
FOR HUNT IN AFRICA

NEW YORK, Aug John T. Nc
Cutcheon, the cartoonist, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. f. Akely also of Chicago and Fred
erick Stephenson of Menominee, Wis,
sailed today on the steamship Cedric
en- route 10 Uganda and British East
Africa where they will spend several
months in hunting big game. 1t is pos
sible they will meet the Roosevelt
party there, and Mr. McCutcheon has
planned TO continue his cartoon con
tribution from the jungle. Mr.. AXE
ly will represent the Field Columbian
museum In an effort to obtain speci-
mems of rare animals He has been
through the British East African ter
ritory on TWO previous occasions. Mr..
Stephenson is famous as big game
hunter. Mrs. Akely is keen about
the trip as her husband and will carry
a rifle In quest of big game. Party
expects to return next April.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-09
FATEOF
TIA W
Decision Expected to
be Handed Down by
Next Tuesday

WHITE PLAINS. N Y. Aug. O.
Closing arguments were heard by JUS
lice Mills today In application OF Har-
ry X Thaw for his release from Mat
toawan, Each side was confined to an
hour and both had sam they did not
need that much time.
Mr.. Jerome's turn came first. Mrs.
Josiah Thaw, the prisoners sister-in-
law, was the only member of the fam.
lily party not present when court con.
vened. Thaw looked even paler than
usual. His chair touched Jeromes, ),
and he set his features with an evil
dent determination TO show no emo.
tion under the storm which he ex-
pected TO descend upon his head Mr.
Jerome began with saying that Jus.
tice Mills must be perfectly familiar
with the case and therefore he would
not attempt to go over the evidence
h detail Speaking of the credibility
OF Witnesses and their bearing under
cross examination he said he believed
all did their best to tell the truth
except Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw.
Il do not think he declared, that
this girl was deliberately and inten-
tionally falsifying. That she told her
husband the story of her injury at the
hands of Stanford White. | have no
doubt"
Mr.. Jerome then passed directly to
the question of Thaw's sanity He
acknowledged modern science did not
attach extreme Importance to the In
fluence of hereby in disease. never
theless he charge THAT this influence
must be considered In assessing the
defendants mental condition He sum.
cd up Thaw's family history with the
declaration that when member
broke. he or she broke In their weak
spot-the mind Under the strain they
developed imbecility or epilepsy. Let
me point out now that the whole Thaw
family manifested what might be cali
ed popularity. From such stock the
average man of the world would say
without any assistance from the alien
lists. Well. you would get pretty rick
ETY. sort of child out OF that FAMILY"
There will be no decision by Justice
Mills until Tuesday.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-09
RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION.

While the death OF Bart Smith is to
be greatly regretted, at the same time
The people should know that he re-
ceiyed every attention at the hands
Of the railroad company through As.
sistant Superintendent Deuel. The
train left Durango about In the morn.
lug instead OF l as gwen Thursday,
ard the accident took place at the
/ Oxford switch about an hour later
AS soon as the train stopped Mr.. Deuel.
( and other trainman ran to where the
/ locomotive tipped over across the
fireman was not In sight. Some one
called his name but no answer. In
+, going around the locomotive Smiths
hand was seen sticking out. He was
pinned underneath the cab Willing
hands were soon at work and exca-
walton was made under the cab which
In turn was cut out with an ak and
In twenty minutes the injured man
was taken to Mr.. Deuel's car and
placed on a bed, DR. Morrison being
4 summoned at once. and inside Of an
hour from the time OF the accident
Mr.. Smith was relieved OF pain through
opiates. A Miss Helen Davis. an ex.
perienced nurse stopping with DIR. and
Mrs. Morrison, offered her services
gratuitously and with DR.. Morrison
remained with the man until DR. Tur-
rell arrived on the special about 8
O'Clock. 1t viii probably require an
official investigation to ascertain the
direct cause OF the accident.
The above information is given in
order that Herald readers may have
full and reliable information as to
the care of the unfortunate man.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-09
WRECK ON THE
RIO GRANDE R. R.
Several Hundred Passengers Badly Shaken
Up, But No One Killed..Engineer
Carr Seriously Injured

DENVER. Aug. 7-Westbound Den
yer & RI Grande passenger train No
8 struck a ck near Grizzly. $50 miles
west Of Deryer at $50 this morning
throwing the engine and baggage car
down steep bank, seriously injuring
Engineer Carr. and badly frightening
several hundred passengers on the
train. The heavily loaded tourist train
had narrow escape from being plung-
ed hendlong into the river, with the
prospect Of killing and manning scores
of passengers. The escape of the train
from a repetition OF the Dotsero dis
aster where more than twenty were
killed six months ago Is considered mi.
raculous. But for the fact that 1t
was daylight and Engineer Carr saw
the rock in time to reverse his engine
the entire train would have been
ditched.
How the rock which weighed over
ton got upon the track is mystery.
and there is hint that it may have
been put there by train wreckers The
wrecked train was the second section
OF No. 8 and left Denver at $50 last
night. 1t was heavily loaded with
tourists for the Pacific coast.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-09
BIG DELEGATION OFF
FOR MORMON CAPITAL

The depot was lively this morning
the IT, A. RS being assembled in full
force. and many others joining the ex.
cursfun which left for Salt Lake over
the Southern. One coach was packed
with pilgrims to the famous Utah city
ana number of excursionists over
flowed into the other cars. Those be.
longing to Sedgwick G. A. n. post
were Joseph Dobbins, Sam May. S. II
Smith. w p. Vale. s. NJ. Blges. ]
w. Wingate. Charles Carroll, X. B.
whitaker. A. Burnham. T. X. Hum.
phreys and c. E. Dudley. who will
Join the party at Grand Junction.
Other q. A. r. men from other posts
were: James Scott of Aztec. C. IL
McHenry and d. Cunningham of Farm
ington. T. j. Thompson of Chama, and
W. c. Hyler of Pagosa Springs. Sam
Rfdinger and II. Mum of Aztec, MIR
and Miss Hood of Hoods mesa near
farmington. Mrs. Susan White, and
Mrs. Marcellino both of Liberty, N
NJ, and Miss Mabel Reed of I.aplata
N NJ, were San Juan people also
taking In the excursion. Mrs. Sam
Biggs and Mrs. r. B. Whitaker accom-.
panied their respective husbands to
see that no harm befell them. Among
the Durangoites bound for Salt Lake
we noted w. C. Liesenberg. Charles
Harmon. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Woods.
| and the Misses Lizzie and Ella Fleck
Every one was In the best of spirits
and Department Commander John
Wingate was the busiest man In town
for the space OF fifteen minutes or SO.
everybody wanted to know something,
or wanted romething done and wanted
1t at once, but by train time all the
people and baggage and tickets were
fixed, and the worried looks on indl-
vidual countenances had melted away
as II by magic, so that as the eye
Travelled down one side of the car
and up the other. you couldn't have
told without a ruler which person had
the biggest grinl