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wils TWENTY-8IXTH YEAR. NO. 21. ENTERPRISE, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1910. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPEH I X'- v MONEY TO LOAN Slate Funds loaned, 6 per cnt. John P. Rusk. Atty. State Land B'd. Joseph Farm loans at 7 percent. Call or write First Bank of Joseph. 68bt? WANTED. Lumber. Anyone having lumber of any grade in any amount for Bale, or who has Umber he Intends to saw soon, and wishes to contract the lum ber, call on or address W. F. Rankin at Haney planer In Enterprise, Agent for W. R. Klvette. 26b4 FOR SALE. 40 acres of timber on Alder Slope. $250.00. Terms, C. E. Vest. 69bm Two match driving teams, 7 and 8 years old; 3 seta hock end buggy harness, good; 2 buggies, good; 1 3 seated hack, 2 wagon, 1 2-eeaited car riage. Win eell reasonably. Set W. A. Moss, Entreprtee, Ore. 74w2 HOUSEKEEPER WANTED. To keep house- for man and two small children. Elderly woman pre ferred. Good place for right party. Inquire at this office. 73b2 FOR RENT Three 'large bed rooms for rent; with, or without board. Mrs. Carl Roe. 73 Decisive. While ex-Fresldeut Rowevelt was on his famous LouImIuuii bear hunting trip he pussed by au old colored man's cabin and saw two tiue uouuds Id the yard. Mr. Roosevelt umde several of fers for the hound, eueu lurger than the last, but the tuuu snook bis head. Finally the president said, "If you knew who I am you would sell me those dogs." "Who Is you?" exclaiuied the man. "Who 13 you. anyhow?" "I am President Roosevelt," was the reply, uttered in an impressive tone. The ola muu looked at him a mo ment and then Buid, "See heah, I wouldn't care'lf you was Bookub T Washington you couldn't get dsm tiawgsr j ISMIBEIEUinUf SUSIXSE 5 M m m Resolutions m H 8 As the old year passed out and the new dawned upon us many of us made new reso lutions, resolving that we would improve by looking at the errors of the past. , Now, then, if you have not been trading with us ' the past year you do not know what you have missed in the way of saving money. Take our prices all through the year and you will find to your own satisfaction that we are as cheap, it not cheaper, than any house in the valley. The .public knows that we have been all torn up repairing and en larging our store. Many carpenters and workmen have been busy for the past ten weeks getting our building in good repair, so that trouble is about over, and we ex pect to give more of our attention to our many customers than we have been able to" in the past. AYe have quite a large stock on hand that must be sold in order to get room for our spring stock, so come early and get our prices and we feel quite sure that you will be satisfied with our merchan dise and also our prices. Thanking you for past favors, we remain, Yours Respectfully n H n n s Enterprise Mercantile & i Milling Company iirriisiiiMiiMimwinimiiuMiinimiuMmii SECRETARY WILSON ON FOREST AREAS SAYS IMPRESSION FARM LAND WTIHHELD FROM SETTLE MENT IS UNTRUE. Washington, D. C, Jan. 10 "An impression that the Natujnal forests contain large areas of agricultural land to the exclusion of settlement and large areas of untimbered graz ing land un Justifiably brought with in the National forest boundaries for the soke of grazing, has gained wide "currency," says Secretary of Agricul ture James Wilson In his annual report Just made to the President. "To soitlafy myself on the ground as to the facts, I made personal in vestigation, of these matters during the past summer in His- states of Ida ho and Wyoming. Presumably the time will come when some portions of ithe present foreats can with ben efit to the community be converted into farms. Through- dry farming, plant breeding, and the lntroduc ttont of many new forms' of useful and dronigiht-endiuiri-ng vegetation, eg rlculture is steadB'.y gaining upon the desert, and may be expected to gain on the forest la semi-arid regions Growth in papula ion also will bring an increasing demand for farm Hand But it wi'll also bring an' Increasing demand for timber and water con servation. The present is1 not the time to decide where the line should finally be drawn. "I found no evidence that the Na tional forests are withholding from settlement land now demanded for agriculture. As to grazing land, it is sufficient to say. that proper ad ministrative control of Nations for est grazing has necessitated the fix big of the boundaries where' they now are, that -public sentiment in the HIIlinillllliIIUUUK I statas visited is strongly in favor of the maintenance of the exis.'Sng boun daries, and that representations that great . areas of land are held for other than Forest purposes are'ii my Judgment wide of the ficts.." When tracts of land suitable foi agriculture are found scattered in the National Forests, they are al ways, contrary to the belief of, many, opened to settlement under i the Act of June 11, 1906, and the' secretary says in his report that! nearly 1,500 home'eads, w-l'h a to tal area of 140,000 acres, were list de during the last fiscal year. WEDDING BELLS. Announcements have been received by friends in this cl y of the marriage of Mr. Charles Yandell of Huron, Indiana, and Mi Frances Louise Gj'gr. The happy event took place! at noon on Chris tmas day, at the home of the bride's "parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dale Gyger at Bedford, Ind. Mr. Yandell is a isba of Mr. and Mrs. William Yandell, former pro prietors of the Central hotel in this olty, and was himself In the drug business la partnership with By ram Mayfiejd. His many friends here extend beat wishes. Large Attendance at Short Courses All Ages And Conditions In, Life Represqntted at Corvallis School. . Corvallis, Jan. JO The winter shoit courses opened at the Agricultural college, . Tuesday, January 4, with 'he largest and mo3t representative body of students ever in attendance. There are men end women ranging in ige from 16 to 65 years and rep resenting almost every walk to i!ffe. Side by Bide with the girls aadboys from the ninth and tenth grades of the public schools of the! state are graduates of Brl:wn, YaleJ Lake Fore&t and many other great; Eastern and middle We3t uniiversUj ties and colleges. There are farm-! ers and fruit growers who own or manage (arms ranging from 5 to 300 acres. There are teachers and housewives, eckmen, dairymen horticulturists, businessmen and cap- jtaiists. This rewesentative attend ance speaks well for the future of agricultural Oregon. Oregon! Ranks Seventh. Oregon ranks seventh among all 'the states in railroad building during 1909. These figures are compiled by the leading railroad publications of he country and show that the Beavei abate added 134 miles to Its railroads during the year just closed. The Pacific Northwest is declared to be the greatest goal of competitive rail road buHdjng in the United States. The struggle of the railroads to enter Central Oregon is detailed and development In the Willamette Valley and In the Oregon Coast country is recorded. This is a far. better showing for the post year than was made in 1908, when 79 miles of new railway was, built In this state. SUNDAY SERVICES. M. E. church; Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, subject "A Century and a Quarter of Methodism''; evening 7:30 o'clock, "The First Disciple John." Other ssrvlces at usual hours. Rev. C. E. Trueblood, pastor. An Emergency Brake. Saying her prayers U considered by 'jttle Katheriue u nightly propitiation to the Almighty to be accomplished with all possible speed. Night after night she rattled off thf Lord's 1'ruyer a string of unintelligible gibberish un til a Nemesis overwhelmed her iu the form of maternal chastisement. "I'm sorry to be obliged to punish you." said her mother, "but you ure a naughty little girl. It's very, very Ir reverent iu you to rattle off ibe Lord's Prayer like that.' "1 don't rattle it eft'." soi.bed Kuth erine. "Kealiy and truly, mother, J don't. I nlwnys slow up toward the eud. because I'm at raid if 1 duii't 111 say it all through twice before i think." Philadelphia ledger. Bungled. Old Lawyer (to young partner) Did you druw up old Moneybag's will? l'oung Partner Yes. sir. and so tisbt that all the relatives in the world can not break it Old Lawyer (with some disguBti The next time there is a will to be drawn I'll do it-New York Sun. Regular meals 2a cents at Pid ccck's restaurant, 2nd door south o? R. ?. & Z. . 64bti OREGON BENEFITS BY TIMBER SALES SCHOOL AND ROAD FUNDS HELP , ED BY LARGELY INCREASED GOVERNMENT SALES. Portland, Jan. 11 Pending Umber sales from the national forest re serves of Orgeni and Washington wKl mean a revenue to the two great commonwealths of more than $300,000 Thi.s 8 am wl!l go to the school and road funds of the two states, th counties benefitted be lng those in which the timber grew. The distribut-ifon of this money wlli mean grer.t improvement to both states. Sales thl3 year wi'l be the heaviest yet made from government reserves Last year sales in ttae two states ag giregatd 130,000,000 feet, board mean ure. Tills year proposals have been made for the purchase of about 650, 000,000 feet. Growing scarcity of tlm ber on private holdings is leading mljlmen to the reserves for logs. This increase is expeoted to continue -r iVi-a next few years until the poinl Is reached whe:e only mature Han bar will be cut. Stumpage prices this year charged by the government are about $2 The forestry law provides that 25 (per cent of the stumpage revenue shall go to the etate where the forest i3 cut. l&ls means that the revenue to the two slates for the coming year from timber cut off forest re serve lands will be aboot $1,200,000. Numerous imjlurtant conventions of interest throughout the Northwest are schedule! f or Portland during the present month. The Oregon State Federation of Labor and the North west Retail Harness & Saddlery association, opened their annual gath erings on Monday, January 10, and interesting sessions are being held by biHh of these bodies. Good atten dance has marked ihe conventions the delegates being widely repre sentotive of the North Pacific states The Oregon Re:a'l Hardware & Im piemen t Dealers' association wtilch embraces those portions of Wash vngton tributary to Portland, as well as this, whole state, will meet here January 18 and 19, and Oh ' Pacific Federation of Hard,ware & Imple ment Dealer association will meet here January 23 and 21. The Young Peoples SOcetles of Christian Endeavor throughout the state are planning to send full del egations to the big state conven tion 4j be held in Portland . February 15, 16 and 17. Dr. Francis E. Clarice, of Boston, president of the World's Christian Endeavor Union; General Secretary William E. Shaw, and Dr John Willis Eaer, president of Occl dental College, are among the prom ineat names that will be on the pro gram. BURIAL IN MISSOURI. The remains of Peter Fordney ;were taken back to hi old home near Rutledge, Missouri, for burial. Dave Kuhn and O. E. Bolmer took the body to Wallowa for shipment. Oregon Agricultural Colbge Winter Courses January 4th to February 18th, 1910. Practical work, lectures and demon strations will be given in such vital subjects as General Farming, Fruit Culture, Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Poultry-keeping, the Business Side of Farming, Forestry, Carpentry, Black smithing, Mechanical Drawing, Cook ing, Sewing, Dressmaking, Home Management, etc. AM regular courses begin January 4th and end February 11th. Farmers' Week February 14-th to 18th. A cordlai invitation Is extended to all interested. Good accommodations may be se cured at reasonable rates. No age limit above 16 years. No entrance requirements. Prominent lecturers have been secured for special topics. The instructional force of the Col lege numbers 100. Excellent equip ment. A special feature is the Farmers' Wefe which come this year Feb. 14th to 18th. Lectures, discussions, and a general reunion. For further information address Registrar, Oregon Agricultural Col lege, Corvallis, Oregon, Glucose at Funk's. PARADISE GLINTS. Paradise, Jan. 7. O. L. Berland made a business trip to Enterprise this week, O. S. Bodroer, Dave Kuhn and j Pearl Stevenson tdok the body of I Peter Fordney o:tt to Wallowa Wed 1 nesday. Joa Deach and W. B. Applegate attended the I. O. O. F. lodge at Flora last night. O. S. Clark has eo'.d his ranch here to Jay G. Hall for $2000. Mr. Wt'.ey and eon are here look ing (or land. They wish to buy a tract of farm land. Joe Deach was doing bus In ess -w 1th the l'jcal notary this week. Farmers in thii section are hauling wheat to the Flora flouring mill. The late Peter Fordney was an old settler in Lost Prairie; hod lived there for a number of years and had served one term in the leg Ia!ature from this district. He was an Odd Fellow being a member of Flora lodge No. 199. He also was in charge of the Paradise Post OffU-e k'jT several months liaM year. Kepulkr meals 25 cents at Fid cocks restaurant, 2nd door south of R. S. & Z. 64tf Pioneer Preacher Dies at 'Promise Rev. G. W. Carper 40 Years In Min istry First Preacher n Promise. Rev. . O. W. Carper, first preacher In Promise and one of the first set tiers in that community, died at his home on April 6, 1910, lacking bat 2 ni):iths and 2 days of being 80 years of age. He had been 40 years a preacher and had spent in active life much of it on the frontier of Oregon. George Washington Carper, was bom in West Virginia, April 7, 1830 He and the wife of hto youth togeth er united with the Christian; church early in life. Mr. and Mrs. Carper about 15 years ago came to Promise where aome of their children had al ready come. Mr. Carper preached 'the first sermon ever preached in Promise in Mr. Mann's hjbuse in June 1885, Most of the time elnce then he hasi liived In Promise and preached in different parts of the country until the state of his health pre vented h3ra from such labore. Dur lng the last few months Mr. Carper has been a constant sufferer. I Ida life came to a peaceful close Jan uary 5, 1910. The funeral services were held at Promise schojoi house conducted by Rev. Fred G. Potter. The remains were laid in the Prom ise cemetery where his first wife was burled several years ago. Mr. Carper was the head ot a large family. He was the father of 13 children, three of .whom died In childhood, two live in West Virginia and eight live to' the. Promise coun try and were near him at the time of his death. He had nearly 100 grand children and about 35 great grand children. Very fittingly was he generally called Grandpa Carper. A wife who has bean a comfort to his declining days, also remains to mourn for hkn. Death came to him as a relief from toil and suffering He was cheered by the hope of Im mortality tn the1 blissful, beyond in which he had so great faith. Origin of Muelo. According to the old Greek legend as given Is Apollodorus. music arose in the following way: The Nile after an overdow left on its short a dead tortoise, the meat of which dried up, leaving nothing but the shell and the cartilages. These iu the bot Egyptian sun were soon braced aud contracted until tbey became sonorous. Mercury, walking by the river, happened to strike bis foot against the shell and was so pleased with the souud pro duced that the Idea of a harp come to him. Uu Immediately constructed an Instrument In the form of tortoise and strung It with the sinews ot dead animals, aud so, says the legeud, music was bora. Tactics. "Is there any portion of the fowl you prefer, major?" asked the boitess blandly. "The left wing, if you please." "The left wing?" "Yes," returned the major, gazing dubiously at the plutter. "I believe it Is always good military tactics to bring the left wing of a veteran corps luto action." New York Journal. Japalac, varnish stains, Unseed oil at Burnaugh A Mayfleid'a. L DEBATE AGAIN POSTPONED ELGIN ASKS POSTPONEMENT OF DEBATE UNTIL NEXT WEEK. The illness of o ie of the Elgin con testants and inability to secure a bait for that evening are the caus?e of another postponement of the high, school debate which was booked for Friday evening of thto week. The Uuite is now sot for Friday January 21 when our affirmative tean composed of Fred Holmes, Asa Craig and Nellie StubbleMetd will meet the La Grande negative In the assembly ha1 of the high school in, this city On the same data Irl Olmsted, Julia Marvin and Aaron Olmsted go to Blgln to uphold the negative side of the question. OS-TEOPA-TKY Osteopathy remove the "lesion." With the vliit of Dr. Loreni to this country the press woke up to the fact tha America has la Osteo pathy a most excellent system of bloodless surgery all Its own. Anatomy, the science of form, phy siology, the study of function, and pathology, the perversions of struc ture and function the - manifesta tions of disease, are the three rocks upon which Osteopathy is builded. Right Way, Missionary Meeting. The Womans Missionary society of the Presbyterian church held an interesting meeting -with Mrs. c. T Hockett Wednesday afternoon. Bev eral entertaining papers were read; and a number of choice selections from the graphophone listened to Several visitors were present and one or two names were added to tha society's membersh'p, one of th most interesting features was the answering of roll call by good reso lutions which, If properly Mved up to can not fall to have a marked effect in the work of the church during the coming year. Refreshment were served with mufcio and a pleasant social time was passed after the reg uiar program. The February meet lng will meet wi h. Mrs. Daniel Boyd We do first-class Job ' work. Our Bakery Ran Night and Day To Supply the Holiday Demand That speaKs louder than words of the Quality of the Goods Newest and Freshest Groceries Everything ul twe Ix for the table (incltid ing Dishes ) i s found at AND Riley's SCHOO Riley i I):