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Ripley County democrat., 1909-01-22
Beans and Bounty.


ton, Idaho, known as Potlatch,
the farmers have taken twenty
one carloads of beans, the crop
being far under the record yield,
which is forty carloads. But be-
cause Of the small production this
year and the consequent demand
the bean growers will receive
about $4,000. This is ample, 1t
is reported locally, to offset the
decreased harvest.
Less than fifty years ago the
school biographies Of the United
States labeled all the great sec.
tion between the eastern half of
Kansas and the outer rim of the
Pacific states the Great American
Desert. The acquisition Of Ore
gon and Washington had shortly
before been condemned as a silly
piece of imperialism. Twenty
five years ago the Lewiston dis
trict was visited by only an oc-
casional prospeetor or was grazed
over by a few widely scattered
herds Of cattle.
The building of the Northwest
is one of the most romantic items
in our history. The departure of
the Indian, the passing Of the
trapper, the exploration Of the
gold seeker, the entrance of the
daring osttlemen and then the
coming of the farmer, these are
chapters in a swift epic that is
living poetry.
Here was a land that was any,
thing but attractive to the agri-
culturists Of the old school. They
believed in the efficiency more Of
the rainfall than of the richness
of the soil. They turned in dis
gust from dusty looking land that
has since broken a hundred rec
ords in national production.
What they liked best was valley
deep in rich grass, bordered with
trees which attssted the benefi-
cence of the climate, a country
over which cloud chased cloud,
and the gentle rain came at just
the opportune time. They we're
willing to compromise, however.
If they could find a plot we'll
watered they would undertake
the clearing away of boulders,
scrub oak and thistles. And so
many an emigrant journeyed be-
side the Snake river and into the
rainy >slope that touched the
ocean. Yet they passed through
an empire. There was land they
spurned, land they believed utter
ly barren, which has brought
forth wealth and q thousand
goodnesses of the earth.
There we're others more shrewd,
who tried the soil and discovered
its wonderful boundfulhess.
Some of these "treked" into the
Lewiston district and were re-
warded beyond their dreams. In
this year Of grace, 1909, scarce a
quarter century after the trapper,
a little ridge named Potlatch
sends forth $4,000 worth of
beans-beans for which, mayhap,
Boston is this very miu,ste clam.
oring.
The Lowry CITY n dependent
Ripley County democrat., 1909-01-22

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The babies born in Moberiy al
appear to be of the good old
"bouncing" kind.
The Excelsior Springs postoffice
receipts for the year show an 1e
per oeat increase.
The assessed valuation Of all
property in Ray County for the
year 1908 is $500, 1896.
The city council Of Macon has
refused to order an election to
vote on local option for that city.
Possibly having the idea that
they lived in a dove cote, a Mar
shall paper speaks of coterie Of
doves.
leadership, urges the Andrew
County Republican,. counts for
more than numbers in a legisla-
tive assembly.
Miracles continue to happen
every day. Though $50 Boone
hunters recently got together in a
wolf drive nobody was shot.
The monthly report of State
Treasurer j. F. Gmelich shows a
balance Of 81, ,403, ,64s.5s in the
state treasury on January /.
A farmer living near Bunce-
town, recently put up q sign on
mis- ground: Hunting on my
place is politely but positively
forbidden"
From his name one might sur
mise that "Abe" Gqodpasture of
Holt County was bricklayer or
lime salesmsRbuts strangeto say,
lie is alstockman.
Charles Kays shot and killed
W. H. Cole in Gladstone, Camden
County. Kays is still at large.
A fepa OF dong standing was the
pause of the shooting.
Morton'H. Pemberton's walking
feat from Columbia to Jefferson
City was called off on account
,of she cold weather. 1t always
did look like a press agent stunt.
There can be no doubt about
the earnestness and sincerity Of
many editorials appearing in the
country papers now. They are
the ones titled Remember the
Editor"
An electric corn pepper is the
invention Of a Columbia boy. A
network of finewires runs through
the bottom of it and all one needs
to do to pop corn is to turncn the
current.
II the Standard Oil Company is
banished from Missouri, says the
Webb City Register. gleefully,
it's going to be hard on the oil
inspectors appointed by q Repub-
lican governor.
Missouri boast frcm the Osceola
Democrat, Missouri, produces
more tobacco and mules than
Kentucky, more wheakthan Kan
sas, more corn than Indiana and
more mineral than the Klondike.
We have no comments to offer,
the Urich Herald says, but We do
Z hean ~ sh;nk;ne u,kar ,.,<. raa 4
Ripley County democrat., 1909-01-22

hSus WhttS ostVcp Dy OnSrtn
Evans" said . Nodaway County
exchange in telling Of the doings
of , bold, bad man, whc appears
10 have been especially reckless
about choosing a sleeping place.
"You say that local option has
been Q great benefit to this section
LOT the countryP" "Yes, sir, .
answered Colonel Stillwell. "As
soon as a lot Of US citizens real
ized how far anybody would have
Ito go for a drink we organized a
good roads movement"
Everett E. Craig, who has been
lin trouble at Macon before, while
drunk, went to the coal fields,
selected the best house in the
place, ran the occupants out with
two big revolvers. and took pos
session. Sheriff Hall sent two
deputies over to capture the
"bad" man, and they told him il
he would surrender they would
give him q good dinner in the
new county Jail. Craig then re-
memhered that he was hungry
and surrendered.
A Wellington negro porter is
about ready to take the Keely.
The other day while slightly in
toxicated his employer sent him
to his (the employer's) home to
water q COW. He went, got a
bucket of water, and poured 1t
into the manger. By the time
he had brought another bucket
full the manger was empty. The
negro kept carrying water for
half an hour and then went away
muttering that he didn't see how
a cow could drink 80 much.
One of the most remarkable
men that ever lived in Macon
County died here recently. For
fifty years John Koechel has
been totally blind. Within that
period he established a large
business, wooed and won beau
tiful girl, raised three handsome,
well-grown children and amassed
a fortune. AT twenty-four years
of age Mr.. Koechel left an insti-
tuition for the blind in ST. Louis.
His only capital was a knowledge
Of broom making, which he had
acquired in the institution.
Barney Martin, ,whow aswanted
in this city for stealing about
forty dollars worth of clothing
and jumping q board bill, and for
whom q reward of forty dollars
was offered for his return to
Sikeston, was picked up by Gus
Richards, city marshal at New
Madrid, and returned 10 Sikeston
Tuesday. Constable Edwards
took him to Benton Wednesday
morning and lodged him in Jail
for safe keeping. II Is believed
that Martin is first class crook
and may be wanted in other COM
munities. s.-Sikeston Hornet.
DR.. ]. W. Connoway, of the
Missouri Experiment Staten at
Columbia, has discovered a serum
for the prevention of hog cholera.
The serum is in the form OF q
vaccine, and il 1t is injected into
\
the blood Of q hog before 1t has
become infected with cholera, the
hog becomes immune to the dis
ease. The serum was discovered
through the fact that when a hog
has once recovered from an at
tack Of cholera, 1t is proof against
another attack, even if IT is ex-
posed te diseased hogs; for It has
developed something in its blood
which makes /. proof against the
disease. The serum has been
fused on 1900 hogs in different
parts Of the state. and very few
have developed cholera after be-
ling properly vacoinated, although
exposed 70 the disease. The
serum Is kept in supply by the
j a-s-..4s-.-zf ~. - - :.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-11

Commercial Department
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A. @. AKIN,
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is managed by those who understand the business,
capacity Of its employees that they may grow as I'M
pansion which add reasonable hope to every work
spirit at courtesy, thoroughness, enthusiasm, energy
and personel Of the Montgomery Light and Water
and this directory may be Of general use to many
with the various channels Of their business hansacto
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this directory hundred apprentices. helpers and buas The
organization striving the welfare Of Montgomery because the
the Montgomery light and Water Power Company
each This has succeeded making for the
CITY Montgomery which the majority Of citizens that
exces advantage
more light fuel power gas and electricity your
Montgomery Light and Water Power Company
Telephone
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-11-03
0. R. &N. Railway
Files Objections
Board of Equalization Asked to Re.
duce Assessment from $4,000
to $1,000.

The o. r. G. N. through its repre-
sentative filed objections before the
board of equalization to the assess
ment of the road by County Assess
Or b. F. Miller and asked that the
amount be reduced from $4,000 a
mile to $1,000 mile
The matter was taken under ad-
visement by the board, but as it has
been officially stated that the cost of
the road was $4,000 a mile 1t is
scarcely probable that the demands
for reduction will be acceded to.
Very few other objections were
filed. A few taxpayers thought their
assessments were higher than their
neighbors and registered complaints,
but on the whole the assess
ment seems to have been considered
just and equitable. The board will
be in session until November 1S,
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-11-03
MOUNT MCKINLEY
Of EASY ASCENT
so CLAIM MR.. AND MRS. WAIT
MAN WADE, SUPPORT
ERS OF DR.. COOK

Mr.. and Mrs. Waitman T. Wade, of
447 Sixth street, Portland, are loyal
supporters OF DR.. Cook in his claim
to have reached the summit of Mount
Mckinley. They, with two others,
formed party or prospectors who
were among the last to converse
with DR.. Cook prior to his attempted
ascent of the peak on the southwest
ern side. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Wade
are firm in their conviction that DR..
Cook and his party made the ascent
on the southeastern slope of Mount
Mckinley, after a futile attempt to
reach the summit on the west.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade spent the en-
tire summer of 1906, Prospecting
along the southern base of Mount
Mckinley, they tell Portland report
er. While searching for pay dirt"
about the foot of the mountain
they came upon DIR. Cook and his
party camred at Dutch Creek,
branch of the Kahiltna, which drains
the southwestern side of the noun
tain. This was on the afternoon of
July IA, 1906, according to entries
in diary kept by Mrs. Wade of
her sojourn in the wilds near the
base of the mountain. Cook and his
party were then eamped about 20
miles from Mount Mckinley and to
the southwest. After a few hours
visit in the Cook camp, during which
DIR. Cook expressed his determination
to reach the summit of the mountain,
the Wade party pressed on eastward,
According to statements of Mr..
and Mrs, Wade, verified by maps and
diary notes, the Wade party contin-
ued eastward, along the foot of the
mountain, for four weeks and event
ually reached the southeastern haae
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-11-03
NOVEMBER DOCKET
OF. CIRCUIT COURT

Following are the cases on the
docket for the November term of the
circuit court, that convenes Monday,
November 8:
Eisenbeis & Welch VS.. Thos. r..
Atkins.
Beatrice Devall VS.. Thomas De-
Vail.
Elgin Forwarding Co, va. David P.
Hunter,
J, A. Wood, Admr., VS.. l.. F. Nor
ley.
]. A. Wood, Admr. VS.. e. l.. Wiley.
e. F. Dotson, Respondent, vs. Som
ers Campbell, Appellant.
e. r, Bawlby VS.. John Mcdonald.
w. ]. Funk & Co. VS.. T. NJ. But
Ter, Mabel J. Butler, C. w. Stew
ems, Lillias A. Stevens.
c. A. McCrary VS., Ida B. Welchel
and H, E. Welchel.
Joseph Mercantile Co. vs.. E. p.
Giles.
d. C. Birchaux vs.. J. NJ. Herman.
Jr.,
C. r, Elliott vs., Wallowa county.
Marshall Wells Hdw, Co. VS.. T. H..
Green, Helena Green and r. l.. sa-
bin, Trustees.
Caviness.
NJ. Crow e. Co. VS.. w. b. Hunter
Frank N. Watt VS.. Oscar NJ. Swi-
kert.
j. w. Cook VS.. Arthur d. Hulse, w.
b. Hunter, ID. II. Harris.
A. Levy VS.. l.. b. Emmons ct al.
f. NJ. & NJ. Co. vs.. James NJ. Stub
blefield.
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w. 1. Dishman VS.. A. ]. Harris.
Equity.

SHe'Js
o. R. & N. Co. VS.. Hector McDon.
aid.
John Curry and A. C. Beckman VS..
Grant w. Johnson and C. R. Eddie,
man.
Howard II. Gaunt VS.. Edna ].
Gaunt.
A. c. Miller VS.. Wallowa county.
Geo. Palmer Lumber Co VS.. Wal
Iowa County.
Grande Ronde humber Co. VS.. Wal
Iowa County.
Crossett Timber Co. VS.. Wallowa
County.
VIM. j. Knight and Mary A. knight
VS.. Charles A. Ritch.
Edwin Marvin VS.. Hattie Merrill,
J. E. Martin and Augustus Walker.
A. Levy vs.. Calvin Smith and Jes-
ie Smith.
Hiram C. Cramer VS.. John r. Cra-
ner ct al.
Vernon NJ. Gregg VS.. VIM. A. Da-
Wis and Sarah F. Davis.
A. Lane vs.. Taylor Bishop and Mel
lie Bishop
Joe Allen VS.. w. H. Gibson and A.
c. Smith, Justice of the Peace.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-11-03
WILL ERECT FINE
STONE BUILDING
MELOTTE TO BUILD ON RESTAU-
RANT SlTE-OTHER IMPORT
ANT DEALS.

Mrs. Mavor has traded her down.
town property, where she has been
conducting a restaurant for some
time. to Frank Melotte for the cot
tage in the southeast part of town
built by NJ. F. Wheeler, and now
occupied by R. T. Richards.
Mr.. Melotte expects to tear down
the old restaurant building next
spring and erect in its place fine
large two story stone building. The
lower story will be used as a store
and it is intended to fit the upper
part into suites for housekeeping pur
poses.
Mrs. Mavor will take possession of
her new property as soon as it is
vacated by the Richards family, and
the restaurant is now closed.
Baker Brothers Livery Barn.
The deal between Baker Brothers
and j. C. Shackelford for the Enter
prise Livery and Hack Barn was
closed Friday. The big deal involv-
ed about $4,000 worth of property,
Mr.. Shackelford taking the Neal Bak-
er 160 acre homestead on Swamp
Creek and so head of young horses
at 500 a head, the majority of them
under three years old. Neal Baker
bought Mr.. Shackelfords residence
property in town and Leonard and
Neal Baker together become own
ers of the livery barn, horses, We
hicles, harness, etc.
Mr. Shackelford's old friends and
patrons will find the Baker Brothers
keeping up the old standard of cour-
teous treatment and honest dealing.
They have entered into the business
with determination to give every
body square deal, and no effort
Will be spared in keeping the barn
in first-c.ass condition in every re
spect Both are excellent horsemen
and have the added advantage of
knowing. the country from one end to
the other.
The Enterprise Real Estate COM
pany who handled the deal also sold
the northeast lot off this property
to j. S. Wagner and Henry Fetch
er.
Delbert Homan purchased through
the same agency the Baker ranch
from Mr.. Shackelford. Mr.. Homan
took possession Saturday
Big Ranch Sold.
Another sale made by the Enter
prise Real Estate company is the
fine Alder Slope property of w. E.
A. Watson's. The purchasers are
Fred Belahlan and John Martzen o:
North Yakima, Wash. This is one
of the choice places of the valley.
Almost the entire 480 acres is un-
der cultivation, 1t is all under irriga-
tion, and contains one of the best
orchards in this vicinity. The price
paid was $75 an acre. Mr.. Watson
will give possession next spring.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-11-03
HOMESTEAD ROAD
NEARLY FINISHED.
NEW SNAKE RIVER LINE WILL
START. TRAIN SERVICE WITH.
IN A WEEK.

Homestead, Nov. 1.-Within a week
trains will be running into Home
stead over the new Northwestern rail
road from Huntington. The big tunnel
through Ox-Bow mountain is finish
ed, as is also the bridge across Pine
creek, and tracklaying on the last
four mile lap of the road reaching
to this place is well under way.
Regular train service will be put
on at an early date and the many
mines near here are preparing to
ship large quantities of ore. Some
of the richest copper mines In the
west are situated here, but develop
ment of them has been retarded by
the lack of transportation.
1t is understood that the railroad
company has let contract for the
completion of the road from the
place through the famous Box Can
yon, to connect with the Lewiston
end of the road, thus affording them
water grade from the summit of
the Rockies to Portland and obviat-
Ing the necessity of crossing the sew
eral mountain ranges between Hunt.
lngton and Pendleton.
The road through Box Canyon will
be one of the most expensive pieces
OF road to construct in the United
states, the roadbed having to be
blasted out of solid rock for dis
tance of SO miles. The scenery
along the Snake river from Hunting
ton to the mouth of the Imnaha RI
vals in beauty and grandeur that
of the famous Grand Canyon of the
Colorado and will make the North
western railroad one of the most pop
ular scenic roads of this country.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-11-03
TRAVELLERS TO EAT
AT RONCOWA STATION

John Anthony, mayor, postmaster.
storekeeper and hotel keeper of the
new town of Rondowa, Is in town
today. He says the people of that
country have raised $4,000 to be
paid In work and money to build a
road from Promise and Grossman to
Rondowa. and Mr.. Anthony Is here
to ask that the road be made coun-
ty road. Mr.. Anthony states that
after next Sunday all trains will
make 25 minute stop for luncheon
at Rondowa.
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Known in this County.

Mr.. and Mrs. Wade are we'll known
in this county. He is a brother OF
Aaron Wade of Alder Slope and OF
Sam Wade of Lostine. He resided in
Union county for many years and he
has numerous relatives out there, in.
Guiding three sisters, Mrs. R. w.
Laughlin of LaGrande, Mrs. C. A. My.
ers and Mrs. S. l.. Brooks of Sum
merville. Another brother, Hon. JUS
tus Wade, former state senator for
this district, now resides in Walla
Walla.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-11-03
Oregon Gets Share
Of Irrigation Fund
Building of Railroads Will Be Fol-
lowed by Extensive Irrigation
Good Roads Association.

Portland, Oregon, Nov. 2.-Exten-
'ive irrigation works are likely to
iollow the railroads now being built
into Central Oregon. Promised trans.
portation for that section of the
state has changed the irrigation poll
cy of Secretary Ballinger and he will
lake up various undeveloped projects
IN Oregon with the Reclamation Ser
vice in the near future.
Oregon will get its full share Of
benefits under the National Recla-
nation Law, declares the Secretary
of the Interior. In addition to the
amounts heretofore allotted, this
state will be entitled to about $2,700.-
700 by 1912. Secretary Ballinger
plans to set to work on some of the
undeveloped projects in this state as
soon as the necessary funds become
available. =,
The building OF railroads into the
'i'Ciioi VI Tie oIdte Luhhe lhe ocmi-
arid districts accessible for reclama-
Ion projects. Just what district will
be benefited first by new irriga-
ion works has not yet been announ-
ced.
Boys and girls of Portland and vi
cinity have entered heart and soul in
20 poultry raising movement fost-
cred by the local Y. NJ. C. A. About
1000 have joined the Portland Ju-
nior Poultry association, practical
ly all being school children between
The ages Of IL and IS. The associa-
tion has the hearty cooperation of the
Oregon Agricultural College and the
department. of poultry husbandry Of
that institution has just issued a
bulletin announcing contest in poul-
try raising for which 5000 in cash
prizes has been offered. The first
prize is 500, the second $50, while
ten awards of So each will also be
made. The contest opens November
/. The school children were inter-
ested in poultry raising by the local
Y. NJ. C. A. because of the health
full and profitable nature of the work
md because the industry needs Htim-
llating in the Pacific Northwest. the
supply Of poultry and eggs in this
section being inadequate to meet the
demands
Better roads for this state Is the
object of the Oregon Good Roads Az
ocisation, formed here during the
past week with q strong member
ship. The association will work for
good roads legislation, uniform plans
Of improvement throughout the state
and the collection OF money for road
building. It is planned to collect a
fund of $4,000 during the next two
years and engage competent road
engineer who shall direct all road
work in the state. Much good Is ex-
pected of this association.
The Columbia river will be stocked
with Sockeye salmon as a result of a
visit during the past week of Unit
ed States Fish Commissioner George
II. Bowers, of Washington, ID. c. He
has ordered the shipment of 2.0OO,-
900 SOckeye eggs from the Yes
Bay, Alaska, hatchery to be delivered
to the Bonneville hatchery and the
)ung fry will be turned into the Co
lumbia. During the past few years
the Sockeye has been growing scarce
In the Columbia but 1t Is believed
that this fine variety of CONNER
cial fish will be propagated in sui.
flclent quantities to meet the ravage
Of the fishermen by restocking the
river,
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-11-03
FOR TRADE.

For Wallowa county land: 120 acres
fine blue grass and timothy land in
Adair county, Missouri; well watered,
Fenced, half cleared; rs acres in TIM
othy, balance in blue grass; about SO
acres in post oak, partly underlaid
with coal; mi 9 from mining town.
$25 per acre, c. G, Brown, Joseph,
Oregon. 49b4
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of the mountain after crossing the
Chulitno and Shushitna rivers. From
their camp at the foot of the noun
tain they saw the possibility of
reaching the summit of Mount Nc
Kinley along it's gradual incline.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-11-03

Lumber. Anyone having lumber of
any grade in any amount for sale,
or who has timber he intends to saw
soon, and wishes to contract the lum-
Der, call on or address w. F. Rankin
at Haney planer in Enterprise, Agent
for w. r. Kivette. 26b4
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-11-03
Marriage License.

Oct. 29.-EddieMcCall and Bernice
ogle, both of Wa,lowa county.
Nov. 2-Wm. II. Ballinger and Miss
Leila McCully.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-11-03
GRAIN WANTED.

Clarence E. Vest is paying the high
sst market price for all kinds of
grain delivered at any station along
the railroad. 50atf
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WANTED.

Man with team to work in exchange
for wood. Roe G Calvin, Enterprise.
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Juniper fence posts. Inquire of or
address, Roe & Calvin, Enterprise,
Oregon. 53tf
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Home on West Greenwood street,
$500. Large lot and new house.
Clarence e. Vest. 50atf
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Two Jersey bulls. Call on H. c.
Chenoweth, Alder Slope, Enterprise,
Oregon. 11cm
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Almost new, black coat; misses or
small lady's size. Will sell for So.
Inquire at this office.
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Team, harness and 21s inch spring
wagon'$250. Enquire at this office.
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Wants
MONEY TO LOAN
FOR SALE,

State Funds loaned, per cent. John
P. Rusk. Atty. State Land B'd. Joseph