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The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-11-12
NEWS PARAGRAPHS FROM
OTHER CITIES IN OREGON

Portland will De SHOWN to be the
18th city in size in the United States,
when the present census is completed
Zen years ago it stood in 42nd place.
Oregon is importing more than 100
carloads of eggs year. They should
be produced in the statss This Is the
statement given out at the Oregon
Agricultural College experiment sta
ton.
Oregon third and fourth class post
masters are granted five days leave
to attend the annual meeting of the
Oregon postmasters' league at Port
land December 3.
Plans for the establishment of a
trout hatchery at Poujade, on the Nc.
kenzie river, in connection with the
salmon hatchery already established
there, are being considered by Master
Fish Warden Carbon.
During the 80 days from September
10 to October Is, the o. r. & N. com.
pany brought S,O4S colonists into Or.
egon from the Eastern states, an in
crease of 1884 over the corresponding
period OF last year. The number is
the largest in the history of the com.
pany.
Apples In the Hood River valley
are all gathered and the total output
this year will be about 100000 boxes.
Many of the growers have secured
over 30 per cent above their estimate
OF the crop made at the beginning OF
the season. The bulk of the crop
has been shipped for this year. As
high as ten cars per day have left
Hood River for New York City.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-11-12
ILLINOIS BRIBERY
SCANDAL GROWS

Chicago.-Discovery of several new
sources of information resulted in the
uncovering of more corruption and
bribery that attend the acquittal of
Lee O'Neil Browne of the charge of
bribing legislators to vote for Will
liam Lorimer for United States SEN
ator.
1t was shown that majority of 12
men who voted to discharge Browne
who was charged with handling the
purse strings in the campaign to buy
vote for Lorimer had been the guests
at great joll:fcation and banquet
that concluded with tour of various
places of amusement at a, late hour
of the night.
So secure did the participants in
this affair feel that they held the
wine dinner and rounding up" less
than week after the verdict was
returned In court. In this function
Attorney Charles Erbstein, one Of the
tria of lawyers who represented
Browne, and who now is charged with
having fixed" at least one juror, IS
declared to have played an important
part.
But even in the face of this open
jolliication, evidence of the use OF
money in the handling of the case
% ~. /.
the two men who already have con.
fessed-Grant McCutchen, Juror, and
Harry T. Stacy, chauffeur-were
dissatisfied with the amount paid
them and believed they were being
double crossed"
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-11-12
NEWS OF NOTED PERSONS

Lyman c. Smith, head of the L. c.
Smith & Brothers, manufacturers of
typewriters, is dead.
Miss Ellen Terry, the famous Eng
lish actress, who for so many years
was co-star with the late Sir Hen
ry Irving, has arrived in this country
to deliver a series OF lectures.
William Victor Baker, who was
known throughout the English speak
ing world as the blind gospel sing.
err" was found dead in bed by his
wife at Los Angeles. He was 10 years
of age.
Christy Mathewson has just signed
contract with the New York Base
ball club for next season at the high
est salary ever paid in the history OF
| ty will receive for his services next
season $4,000.
John E. Redmond, the leader of
the irish parliamentary party, who
has been touring the United States in
behalf Of the Irish cause, has sailed
for home. Mr.. Redmond said that he
and the other Irish parliamentary Wis
itors had received pledges of $150.O0O
in aid Of the Irish cause and expected
$4,000 additional.
The use OF Admiral Bob" Evans
name in broadside advertisement
Of stock in a California Oil company,
Of which he is president, is the sub
ject of editorial criticism in the Army
and Navy Register, weekly publica.
ton in Washington, devoted to the
news of those services. The parad
Ing Of an officer in stock selling en-
terprise is severely condemned.
DIR. Hawley II. Crippen, the Amer.
lean dentist convicted Of the murder
OF his wife, Belle Elmore. the actress
in London, was hanged November 8
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-11-12
10000 ACRES THROWN OPEN

Lakeview-The throwing open to
settlement of tract OF about $4,000
acres In the Lakeview land district.
which has been part of the Silver
Lake irrigation propect in northern
Lake county, has created quite a de.
mand from the officials for informa.
tion regarding these lands. The lands
are nearly all close to Silver Lake.
and some of them are along its
shores. The soil Is deep, rich and
capable OF growing grain and alfalfa
without irrigation. One feature that
commends the new lands to settlers
Is the fact that good water, fuel from
the forest reserve and lumber within
a reasonable distance of the land are
to be obtained at slight effort, and
while this Is not in citrus fruit belt,
1t is one OF the most productive Dor.
tions of Oregon, and one that is be.
Ing rapidly opened to railway trans.
portation. The climate is the health.
lest In the western country. This
land Is to be opened November 25
to settlement, and those who desire
these lands will have to be here be.
fore that time to get located and be
able to settle by that time.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-11-12
Man Killed and Robbed.

salem-As he drove under the COW
ering OF lonely bridge near the
state Reform School, two miles south
OF this city, ]. E. Roberts, well.
known real estate dealer of Salem.
was shot and killed and then robbed
of $500.
Roberts was found dying on the
pianking of the bridge by Earl Gard.
ner' who drove onto the bridge short
iy after the realty man was attacked.
Gardner. however. did not hear the
shooting, and the murderer or MUIR
derers had escaped in the darkness.
Two bullets had pierced Roberts
nat and third lodged in the left side
OF his lead, near the top of the skull
He lived but an hour, dying without
regaining consciousness.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-11-12
ITEMS OF INTEREST
THROUGHOUT OREGON
Chronicle of Important Events
OF Interest to Our
Readers.
Course Opens January 3

winter Course Opens January 8.
Corvallis-The winter short course
at the Oregon Agricultural College
Will commence January 8, continuing
ior period of six weeks and will be
followed Immediately by a special
course commencing February 10 and
extending over period of one week
which Will be known as Farmers,
Week. This announcement has lust
oeen made by the chairman of the
course committee.
The work will cover six weeks,
course in agronomy, animal hus-
pandry. poultry husbal dry, horticul.
ture, dairying, domestic science and
art mechanic arts and forestry. I'm
der these various heads the most
practical work that can possible be-
prepared will be offered to the short
course students. The work Is de.
signed to meet the requirements of
men and women, old and young.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-11-12
Loaf Must Weigh a Pound.

Topeka, Kan.-The state supreme
court has decided that a loaf of bread
weighed 16 ounces or it was not a
full loaf. John McCoat, a Leaven-
worth baker, was arrested because he
did not label his bread when the
loaves weighed less than 16 ounces
He appealed and the supreme court
affirmed the decision.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-11-12
NEITHER REACHED POLE

London-A dispatch from Copen.
hagen declares that Knud Rasmussen,
who went to Etah to investigate the
North Pole discovery claims OF DR..
Frederick Cook, is now convinced
that neither Cook nor Peary reached
the pole, and that no one has yet
come within hundreds of miles of the
top of the earth. Rasmussen's con,
clusions are based on his own inves,
legations and on statements made to
him by Missionary Olson, who ques.
toned the Eskimos used by both Cook
and Peary.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-11-12
LANDS IN FORESTS
MAY Be OPENED

Washington, ID. C.-The forest SER
vice is preparing to open to home
stead entry number of fertile,
though timbered valleys, within the
forest reserves of the Northwest. The
lands in question will not be elimin-
ated from the reserves, but will be
listed for entry under the act of June
IL, 1906, which permits the home.
steading of agricultural lands within
plan Is devised to make sure that
these timbered valley lands will fall
exclusively into the hands of bona
fide settlers who intend to make their
permanent residence in the reserves,
steps will be taken TO get the lands
on the market. so to speak.
Henry s. Graves, who succeeded
Clifford Pinchot as forester, is respon-
sible for this new move, and is the
first official of the forest service who
has been willing to permit settlement
on forest reserve land that is covered
with merchantable timber. Mr..
Graves has found, as a result of his
travels in the West this summer, that
there are a great many valleys, fol.
lowing streams heading in the noun.
tains, which could be turned into pro.
fitoh1a farnc az oJaorad of tbai, tim
ber. He comedies that some of the
western land now timbered, is more
valuable for agriculture than for tim.
ber culture, and SUCH lands he pro-
poses shall be placed under cultiva-
ton
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-11-12
BANK CASHIER SUICIDE.
Doors Of Seaside Institution Are
Closed,

Closed.
Seacide-Rather than face a term
in states prison and hundreds of his
fellow citizens who put their faith
and money into the Bank of Seaside.
which he had wrecked to save from
financial crisis a lumber company
controlled by him and his brother. e.
N. Henninger, the cashier, committed
suicide on his doorstep here.
The bank did not open its doors
and its condition and the loss that
will be suffered by derositors in the
crash of the institution will not be
known until the bank examiner has
made an investigation.
The wrecking of the bank. with its
tragic climax that came when the
cashier blew out his brains with a
rifle just as fellow citizen and
friend passed his residence, furnishes
as dramatic story of high finance
as can be found in fiction.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-11-12
THE MARKETS.
Portland.

Portland.
Wheat-Track prices: Club, 74c;
bluestem, 7Sc; red Russian, 72c.
Barley-Feed and brewing, $21.
Oats-No. l White, S29 per ton.
Hay-Timothy, Willamette Valley,
$4,000 per ton; Eastern Oregon,
$2O@22; alfalfa, s15016
Butter-Creamery, SO; ranch, 24c.
Eggs-Ranch, candled, 40c.
Hops-191O crop. 12@15c; 1909.
nominal; olds, nominal.
Wool-Eastern Oregon 13@17c lb.;
Valley, 17@19c lb.
Mohair-Choice, 32@33c.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-11-12
Evers SIGNS With Cubs.

Chicago-All reports that Johnny
Evers would desert, the Cubs to be-
come a manager, to join the new
league D. A. Fletcher says he is or.
Ganizing, or for any other reason,
have been put at rest. Evers will be
at his old place on second base in
the Cub lineup for 19l1, he having
signed two-years' contract.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-11-12
NOTICE OF DAIRY MEETING

AT the Court House in Enterprise,
Wednesday, November 16, State Daily
aad Food Commissioner ] w. Bailey
and others will be present. Dairying
In aM its phases will be taken up and
discussed and the present dairy laws
explained. A large attendance is de-
sired. Ladies' especially invited.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-11-12
Seattle.

Wheat-Bluestem, sec; Club, SIC;
red Russian, SOC.
Oats-$28 per ton.
Barley-s21 per ton.
Hay-TimoIthy, $26 per ton; alfalfa.
s19 per ton.
Washington creamery, sec;
ranch, 22c
Eggs-Selected local, 47c.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-17
l00 MEMBERS
WILL pE ADDED; Is Lls4 81 M. ".
/, A. LODGE BY MARCH
TENTH.

I At the regular meeting Of Wh.e
Camp No. 5473 OF the: M! w. OF a. this
evening 81 additional applications will
be acted upon which will make a total
Of ~ new applications secured for the
big class Which viii be Initiated ON the
night Of March the. 10th. "
state Deputy J. M. Connolly, of Par
kereburg. is terc' personally conduct:
ing this campaign and stated that the
one hundred Would be secured within
the next few days. March the 10th
win be red letter dayin Wcoderaf.
in the city Of Fairmont, as this class
adoption will attract members of tho
Woodmen here from Warrington,
c!arksbura, Grafton and Moraantown
and preparations are being made to
accommodate crowd OF four or five
hundred at the Masonic ballroom
which will be secured for. that night. !.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-17
FUNERAL or
I MISS AOULT
REMAINS OF YOUNG WOMAN WHO
DIED IN PARkERsBuRG BURIED
L HERE TDAT.

Funeral services over the remains
Of Miss Winilred Houlti daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Hoult. whose death
occurred on Tuesday ut Pnrkcrsburg,
were held this afternoon ut two-thirty
o'clock from the residence OF Mr.. Ell
'Alusgrave on Monroe street. Tho re.
mains reached this city Wednesday
night ut ten-thlrty and were accom-
panied here by the father and mother
Of the deceased. Mrs. ". A. Kendall.
Mrs. F. o. Havener and Mr.. John P.
Hnrrls. all OF Parkersburg. The re-
mains were taken. 10 the Musgrave
home on the arrival or the train.
The services were largely attended
BY sorrowinE friends OF the deceased
and the floral offerings were beautiful
and pro[use. Rev. A. H. Benvin. pas.
tor Of Christ Episcopal hurch. conduct.
ell the sericves.
The pail bearers were rs follows
E. F. Hartley, H. j. Hartley. Boyd
Wees. James L. Shinn. Fl. II. staggers
and Jesse B. Stnggers. ,
+ The choir rendered several appropri
ate selections.
= Following the services mt. the house
the remains were conveyed to Wood
lawn Cemetery. where they were ten
derby laid ut rest.
Among the relatives and friends
from a distance for the funeral were
Mr.. and MIS-. G. III. Hoult. OF Baltimore
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd Wees. of Eikins
Mrs. VI. a. Kendall. Mrs. F. Q. Haven
er aud Mr. John.P. Harris. OF Parkers
burg.
Miss Hoult was born In this city nj
the Burns; homestead. and not in iii
nnis, as stated.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-17
!: .sftnscle1loN aA1Es.
7cLosINa I'M oNsTHE ENEMY.

ccordlns s. to i REPORTS which come
from ,Athnningt ton the coming election
will close the dbors Of the saloons in
that city .'for keeps" The people have
become so utterly Disguised with the
z"smartelickss4f In charge of the liquor
Interests that. there is no possible
chance or that city having license an
Sot her year, A gentleman well ne
Snuaintctl; with the situation there says
1T IL d dead sure thing that Manning
stulisswlll he f.lry, a.1a That We will all
know tStu;n certainty before the Fair
mont election COMES OFF. With Fair
mont and Huntington dry. the county
court swoull not grant license at NO!
Z nongan. SO we hold the key to the SIT.
5nntionFfor the whole county Only re-
Gently New Martinsyllle went dry and
sit5was at once ANNOUNCED that 10 sa.
loon licenses would be granted for any
other place In the county. That makes
5lsittleton dry, SO with Fairmont dry
there wilt not be a licensed saloon on
the B. and q. between Oakland. Md,
3antllpheeline: 4
"a The Anti.saloon League lis making
determined effort to rout the So.
looms from ClnrksDurg, and Superin
sitcnlent Hare says they have more
than IL flghtIns chance this spring. II
they elm defeat two liquor candidates
|: for council the job is done. and MIR.
Hare says they can do it. A branch
league. has been organized in the city
and no stone will be left, unturnel to
rid Harrison county OF i,silicensed hell
holes. zi. 5a
;i With 4 the saloons bnnished from
..ssNNetzel.. Marion and Harrison. central
West Virginia can hold its banner
. much higher. At the coming session
Or the legislature In 1911 the energies
: OF the temperance people will be d.
Erected to the enactment of a county
local option bill and 1t Is certain
such "a measure can be passed.
Z & county local option law will
solve the problem for nearly ali
of the State, ana especially Marion,
Harrison and Wetzel counties. in
i which we in this region are especially
Interested. With this situation before
us 'Falrmont cannot afford to be lille
n minute till IA Sufficient number OF
votes are in the ballot box on March
10 y insure a no license town for an
other year. II the people are in earn
y est, now Is the time to show it. Organ
4 fze, organize. agitute, agttate. let moi
( q moment be wasted till victory is
q Won. X (: s.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-17

Il = j. - ~ i. I .LsA
VII Twas very plea sing TO hear the an
{nonncenlent at last nights convention
by man authorized to speak for him.
that! Mr. Reed. the Republican nominee
Z for mayor. will. ,if- elected. abide py I'll.
willEnf the people on the license Ques.
tlon: That means IL the majority Of
the voters OF the city are against the
{ granting ofilicense as expressed at the
! coming election. Mr.. Reed viii oppose
the granting ofEllcense ana SO vote.
The pledge WINS publicly AMI voluntar.
ily made and OF Coarse Mr. Reed would
nett 60 bnck on 1t. This adds another
strong Incentive to the temperance
people to strive nightly to- carry the
city against saloons. I'he purity Of
our city Is at stake. the public schools
are In danger, the State Normal School
will suffer unless llcense1'ls defeated,
the churches will be greatly hinderetl
4 ini;tlleir$wotlsS IL tho city has saloons.
= 1:etE us stathn ont the saloons ut al
4 lazards. We are s glad TO have Nj,
Reed S. Ned IS hn people in
this work eewg l,,:.. u etr votes
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-17
| ROAD LEIl|lD
10th GRAND
" IL ZFl,s9 - 81 laf y
ghlExT3,WEEk VI en- He INDOOR:
~ CIRCUS Will Be PRESENTED.
Ia COMEDY, Z RAlhEDi ANIMALS Z
CIRCUS FEATuRES.ts w Y y

The Indoor Circus that will be given
By Manager Powell at the tGrIni or
era Houses next week will be some
thing out OF the binary While ii
will NOT be original Iin9Its entirety. i,
VIII be unique In all 81 its appoint
ments and novel in Its presentation
The show istinstrlctire and entertain
Ing, i Is refreshing and iuntirnE good
all the way through. There never WIS
such a strong array OF talent ever
brought to this city except under tho
canvas city brought here by great elf.
Gus men. &
The small boys are. getting ready for
the Indoor Circus. which they have
learned will be the best ;hinE that
they have a Chance to see this seas IN.
They are anxious to have some Of the
Two thousand circus balloons that Man.
ager Powell has ordered for the event.
The red lemonade and popcorn bricks
and peanuts tllat they will get to eat
at this gathering are inviting to young
America. =.
The performers at the Indoor Circus
are artists in their line OF work. Tfp.
pony acts are the highest grade that
is exhibited under the canvas seen III
the best pony shows on the road. The
dog exhibit shows the ceverest tricks
that can be taught TO the canine fam!
ily. The dog intelligence that il dis.
played In these tricks is mlrve;Ius
and must be seen to be properly appre.
cinted. The acts given by the trained
seals cannot be duplicated by any cir.
Gus In the entire country. Manager
Powell absolutely has the best trained
seals for this engagement that can be
obtained: Think OF them playinjE; mu.
steal Instruments and doing balancing
acts that seem Impossible to believe
although one Is there to see II. VI
The acrobats are the clevcrest. the
eontortionists are the most wrltl,ine,
and supple, the aerial artists are the
most daring ana sensational. dcIyine
the very laws OF gravitation in their
work. where they consciously tlIrt with
death. The clowns are the greatest
bunch OF iun.makers ever brought to.
.sether. They are mirth.makels and
the only danger that the spectators
are are likely to experience Is. that SOME
one one Is liable to laugh himsen into 1T
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-17
THIRTEEN FOR PEN.
Kanawha Court Sends Substantial In
crease to Moundsv:,Fe.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. H.
Thirteen persons were sentenced tc
terms in the penitentiary by judge
Black yesterday. at the close of the
criminal session Of the Intermediate
court. They We're: Paul Rucker.
murder, seven years.. Pete KisheI,
Adam courie and William courie,
,1ansIaughter, five years: Sonny Tay.
Tor, burglary. five years; James Fow'
Ter, Ernest Key and Sam Jumper. ROT;
berry, two years; Jesse Rucker, Janice
Wilson, John Truslow, Jack sm,ti,
and George Grass, minor otfehses, one
year; Rcy Parsons was sentenced t.
the reform school for burglary. Y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-17

= Everybody is going to the Indoor
Circus. - "&3ss6' %
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-17
I'm
EIcENsEfoRs MOI Li- Nj I. slg.
cENsE ON TIL e TICKET

! Ed!ttr West Virrinfan:
II. While The writer Ii Heartily In, favor
of submitting the question: Of license
CRIB llcensestps the vote of the citizens
Of Fairtnont, This viii not justify a
dry ttisfit III 9th q for a wet mayor and
af'wtt councilman. Is
The tfodble with sotne dry people q,
they dd not iii derstand Wfiatttte dry ~
tfoiicy inciuaes. II Includes. At least,
tive things, VIZ: law and It's enforce
r7ens. stnie people think that If Pair:
! r1t7tsvutcs dry that that Wilimean' tic
Enlistment 81 HE evils Of drink. BIZ,
the good dfy people have too much
sehse to think anything. or the; Kind. {,
The dry policy must Be enforced.
Can the citi1e1s OF Faaniont expect
wet rs y5r and 4 Vet eot,ncil to- en-.
force the laWs against tliqtor selling /,
can'We expect senerliiesrof of: a law 10 en-.
force such Ia~7 What good will II do
to lave a prohibitory law In our, town
and then turf ttoVerto an adr1inlstra.
ton that'is opposed to such a law and
says sc: You might about as we'll try
to, convict the Deqii of SD. BY trying
hin1'in his oMr, re aim, before twelve Of
his irnps'f as to Try to have dry r.
ginne carried out through a wet admin.
jstraticn!. iS+'sa q
A'wet: administration will ever be
seeking opportunity to make the prs.
,ibitcry ordnance against license obi.
Gus, SO that 1t may have cause to raise
the howl, ""prohthition does not pro.
hihit.v The good dry people have long
eince learned that prohibition which, |
deca not prohibit is not prohibltion:
: is only prohfbitory law, and "a pro.
Eibitory law in the: hands Of its ent9
mics Is sure &c ne trampied under foot,
or put to- soak In a whiskey barrel or
heet vat.
AS good citizens who love our homes, |
we can not afford to tak= any chances
by voting for candidates who are. nj
slavery to party bosses. and have
promised to DO either right or wrong; |
according to request. Such are not to
be trusted. if The writer should hap |
Gen 70 reside in an :.Jnerant commu.
nifty he would not want t1is' children |
Taught the flat theory ct geography be:
cause the majority Of the community
Under pressure perhaps, make such :
request of tie teacher. And IT, the
writer were a teacher He WOULD feel
that }1;e t1r n ,Jrttid n ,lsel !. ..,t
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-17
KILLED tNscHiCAGO. :
can7ue' W: courson Met Death While
at Work on. Railroad.

Samuel w. ccurson, formerly en-
ployed in the local Baltimore and Ohio
yards, was called in Chicago In the
yards. Of the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Laul Railroad Company on Janu.
airy 22. courson was well kncwn her.
BY a large number OF people. Death
came to MIN while in the employ OF
his company while he was carrying out
the duties that were imposed upon
him. He was a member OF the local
lodge Of 7rethe rhood of Railway Train
men. ~ ,..s5 ~ 80 stf
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-17

Buy your seats in advance for tht
indoor Circus and avoid the rush.