The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-10-06

Mrs. A. E. Ivanhoe spent Satur-
day in La Grande.
Rev. S. Harris attended presDy'
.ery at La Grande the first of the
week.
John Workman, Jr., left Sunday
for Kalama, wash, where he will
conduct a grocery store.
Elgin Flour at w. ]. Fu-k C Cos.
Patent $1.5O sack, straight grade,
s1.40 a sack.
A jolly crowd of high school pu'
rils took a hayrack ride to Joseph
Saturday might.
Mrs. Lizzie Lloyd, postmistress oi
| Grosyman, is a guest at the home
If Judge ani Mrs. o. NJ. Corkins.
States and tablets, pencils and
pen--in fact everything needed by a
school pupil-at Jackson & Weaver's
Mr.. and Mrs. James Terwilliger oi
Milton, who formerly resided on
Trout creek, are visiting friends In
his vicinity.
School pupils can get q nice ruler
free, by buying tablet, pencil, or
my other school supplies at Jach
g1n G. Weaver's drug store.
Mrs George ID. Boston, son Dewey
and daughter Miss Mabel Of Grouse,
were in town last week. Miss Ma
bel remained to attend public schoo!
this winter.
Mrs. J. w. Flowers went to La
Grande Monday in response to a mes
sage sat,ng her daughter Ida was
i'll Miss Lii ia has been working IN
La Grande for several weeks.
Mr.. and M1s. l.. J. Jordan and
daughter left Fri ,ay to attend the
sc he al conference of the LATTER Day
Saint, Mt Salt Lake and will also
5.t3t at Their old home in Utah.
WE. Taggam has sold two lots in
Merryman's add ion to Ancil F. Linn
FOR $500. Mr. Taggart has bought g
OF on West Gre enwood street of s.
D. Ke'tner for $50.
The infant daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Bales was buried Sunday
afternoon, funeral services being
held at the Me'otte home at 2:3O
o'clock, conducted by Rev. c. E.
Trueblood.
Mrs. Gavin Thomason has been
chosen as teacher in the Fir
street school building in La Grande
an extra teacher having been found
necessary owing to the crowded con-
dition of the schools Mrs. Thoma-
son is former Enterprise girl.
The Echhardt company gave two
fine performances in the opera house
Fnlday and Saturday nights. 1t Is
one of the best IL not the best
troupe that ever showed here and
1t is to be regretted they were not
greeted by larger audiences. MISS
Deffry, Mn Eckhardt and Mr.. Bran
doa are exceedingly clever actors
and the remainder Of the company
was worthy of the stars.
AT the regular meeting OF the
council Monday night, the marshal
was directed to notify the owners
Of the soft drink houses to take out
licenses or close up. AT special
meeting he'd Tuesday, the full
amount, $400 year, was decided on
rs the license rate with no rebate,
and neither soft drink house pro-
prietor took out a license. The mar
slal was instructed to enforce the
ordinance and both places were
closed Tuesday.
l.. Graves four-room house In the
northwest part Of town was destroyed
by fire Monday night about half
past 10 O'Clock. The fire caught in
the kitchel or the flue and was burn
Ing Mercely when Mr.. Graves, who
was alone in the house, was awaken
ed by smoke. He had time to save
but very few of his clothes. 1t took
some time for the alarm to be given
and when the chemical and hose
carts arrived 1t was too late to save
the building. The house was new,
having been built by Mr.. Graves
this summer. He had $3.50 insur.
ance.
Last Sunday was Rally Day for the
NJ. E. Sunday school, the day when
all Methodist schools take up a col.
leetion for Sunday school mission
work. The local school has always
responded nobly in this good cause
but last Sunday al high marks were
passed by the big sum of $9604 from
an attendance of 95. Mrs. ]. c. Con.
ley's class of boys won the banner
by turning In the largest amount
$S5.S5. all earned by their individual
or class efforts. Miss Jessie Robert
sons class of girls was close
second with $29.5O. while Mrs. True.
blood's class OF little tots came for.
ward with the astonishing sum of